The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-21

Governor Cleveland has been asked
by prominent citizens of New York to
remove Sheriff Davidson for extortion
and fraud. The senate has passed bills
making the comptroller and the presi-
dent of the board Of aldermen elective
officers.
Walter G. Shepherd, Il Boston book
keeper, who pleaded guilty to embeZzle-
ment, was arraigned for sentence, when
he claimed that a woman had urged
him on and blackmailed him. The
court released him on light bail, in
order that he might find his tempter.
At the custom-house in Petersburg,
Virginia, G. b. Raine struck II. A.
Young on the head with stick, and
the latter attempted to kill his assailant
with a revolver. Both are republican
politicians, and the affair grew out of q
denunciatory card published by Raine.
Five prisoners made their escape
from the jail at Columbus City, Ind,
Saturday evening, and have not been
recaptured. They had patiently worked
on the stone ceiling for three weeks,
having obtained mason's tools from
outsiders.
In the circuit court at Kalamazoo.
Mr.. Harding was awarded judgment
for $1,000 against the Chicago and
Grand Trunk road for being carried
past Vicksburg station, he having been
Frustrated by the eXertion of walking
back.
The governor of Kansas has called a
special session of the legislature for
March Is, to take action i'll relation to
the cattle plague. 1t is rumored that
Senator ingalls, will resign to accept
Judge McCrary's place. and let the
Legislature elect Il successor.
A committee of the New York AS
sembly has reported against u bill de-
signed to protect newspaper dealers
from libel suits, like that of Maria
Prescott against the American News
Company for circulating a paper con-
tanning matter injurious to her.
A letter from Miles City, Montana.
states that nearly six thousand Indians
are slowly but surely starving to death
at the Fort Peck agency. The game
has suddenly disappeared. and the red
men realized almost nothing from one
thousand acres of land which they zeal
Ously cultivated.
While in Chicago. last week, Post
master General Gresham had a consul
tation with the officers of the Illinois
Central railroad in regard TO u fast mail
to New Orleans. making the trip in
thirty-two hours. and will probably
carry the scheme INTO execution ut an
early day.
The Chicago livestock exchange, at
its first meeting, decided to send Il COM
mittee TO Washington TO protest against
the passage of the animal industry bill,
and adopted resolutions declaring dis
belief in the existence OF contagious
pleuro-pneumonia or foot-and-mOuth
disease i'll the western states.
In the Couch investigation at Jack
son, Michigan. G.. ID. Harrington testi-
fled that ten days before the murder
Foy asked his aid in putting Jacob
Crouch out of the way, Offering him
$3.50 to participate. After the murder
Foy warned Harrington to leave town,
under threats that Judd Crouch and
H0lcomb would kill him. and he only
returned last Sunday.
The board of trade OF Minneapolis
has adopted resolutions denouncing the
new schedule of freight rates on the
Northern Pacific road. alleging that on
many articles the same prices are
charged from st. Paul as New Y ork.
The railway officials explain that the
ocean freight tariffs compel them to do
this, and plead that their figures TO
lOiiiI'p ~ lluBppolblN iph
Portland TO compete with ST. Paul or
Minneapolis.
The disease among cattle in Efling-
ham county, Illinois, is said by eX-
perienced breeders to be only foot-rot.
There is not an animal in that section
with sore mouth. Physicians pro-
nounce the disorder at Wapello. Iowa,
the foot-and-mouth disease. The lieu
tenant-governor of Kansas telegraphs
that only five herds of stock cattle in
that state are afflicted. and that the
closest quarantine is maintained.
."Oh, do feel so nice " said a
young girl Of nineteen years. 81 don't
feel as if had head or a stomach,
or anything" And yet headaches,
backaches, stomachaches and many
other aches, swellings, sores, etc.,
troubled her before she took DR..
Guysctt's Yellow Dock ard Sarsapa-
rilla. This remedy restored her to
perfect health, as is indicated By her
clear complexion, smooth skin and
bright eyes. 1t will relieve all ailments