The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-13

thur, BOT; Geo. f. Edmunds, Al; John
r. Hawley, Is; John A. Logan, Z; Rob-
ert L. Lincoln, 2.
The nomination of James G. Blaine
was made unanimous and a recess taken
until p. m. In the evening session
the membership of the National Com
mittee was completed, and John A.
Presidency by Senator Plumb, of Kan
sas. No other candidates were named.
The roll of states being called showed
1856 delegates present. John A. Logan
received 779 votes; Judge Gresham, OF
Indiana, q votes, and Judge Foraker,
of Ohio, vote. After Logan's nomi-
nation had been made unanimous the
convention adjourned sine die.
Henry G. Vennor, the weather
prophet, died in Montreal Sunday
evening, aged Al years.
Ell Paso reports the cutting of rail-
way communication with California
and Mexico by the washing away of
bridges.
A wheat statistician of Milwaukee
estimates the spring crop at 141 ,OOO, 900
bushels, and the winter yield at $780,
O00, 900 bushels.
John Hall, lately United States
marshal at Pittsburg, has been arrested
on charge of retaining $l58, 900 belong
ing to the government.
James Coward, the last victim of the
pistol practice of Began Cash in South
Carolina, died Wednesday, after suffer-
ing greatly for three months.
General Brisbin, in marching from
Montana to Idaho, crossed the main
ridge of the Rocky mountains, last
Tuesday, through several feet Of snow.
Henry Strong, president of a defunct
bank at Green Bay, writes to the re-
ceiver from Montreal, confessing the
loss OF large amounts in wheat and
stocks.
AT the government house in Ottawa,
Wednesday, the police found dyna-
mite cartridge near the main entrance,
connected with line of wire to
maple grove.
AT Iowa City, Wednesday, John
Niger killed himself with revolver on
the sidewalk, in presence of his BROTH
er-in-law and sister, because of being
crippled for life by fall.
The assignee of the Penn bank, of
Pittsburg, reports the overdrafts to be
81, 25O, 953. 80. A majority of the di-
rectors withdrew their deposits on the
day the bank last closed.
.Son0Aai hDo DuloIu, VI hcuUuChy,
killed himself with revolver at the
residence of nephew in Danville,
Indiana, because Of financial misfort-
unes and the insanity OF his brother.
E. r. Platt, acting assistant adjutant
general for the department of the Mis-
souri,. was stricken by apoplexy at
Fort Leavenworth while shaving him
self, and doubts are entertained as to
his recovery.
Five members of the democratic
national committee, who form the sub
committee of arrangements for the
coming national convention, met in
Chicago Wednesday and appointed
local committees.
A magazine containing ten thousand
pounds of giant powder exploded on
Tuesday morning just outside of the
limits of Denver, demolishing farm
house and wrecking plate glass in the
business quarter.
Kansas sheriffs are hunting for Lewis
Wampler, who murdered five members
Of the family of John H. Anderson on
farm near Pleasanton. Wampler was
last seen near Paola, and is believed to
be hidden in Kansas City.
A committee of the Cincinnati Bar
association has presented to the district
court an information designed to Sc
cure the disbarment of Il. G. Campbell,
whose trial for bribing juror in a
murder case is now in progress.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders Of the Rock Island road, held
in Chicago Wednesday, Marshal Field
was elected a director in place of Jay
Could II. III. Porter received 1884, 788
votes, against g., 1877 for John Newell.
Two children in Milwaukee, in en-
deavOring to hide from their playmates,
sprang into chest with spring lock.
Before their place of cOncealment was
discovered one had died, and the other
was saved only by the greatest ex-
ertiOn.
General o. E. Babcock was appoint
ed to West Point by Mr.. Sabin, then q
congressman from Vermont, now a
resident Of Sycamore, Illinois, and in
his 9lst year. For many years the gen.
eral has sent Mr.. Sabin Christmas
present of 500.
Early Monday morning, five Italians
were walking. along the line Of the
Cleveland and Pittsburg road, near
Leetsdale, Pennsylvania. when
freight train approached. They crossed
to the other track, where two of them
were instantly killed and third was
MORALLY injured by an express train.
One of the victims was thrown into the
cross-arms Of a telegraph pole, and was
dead when taken down.
The Union Depot at st. Paul, Mimi,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing. Some twenty girls in the upper
story escaped in their night clothes. In
one hour the building, three stories and
mansard roof high, built in the most
approved architectural style, occupying
on the ground space 100 by 200 feet,
was completely Quilted, only the bare
walls remaining to mark the devasta-
ton that had been wrought. Every
thing in the building above the first
floor, with very few exceptions, was
lost. On the ground floor the baggage
in the baggage room was removed as
was much Of the other property. The
passengers awaiting the arrival Of the
trains, among whom were large num-
bers of ladies, were made as cOmforta-
BILE as possible at the Merchants, while
thousands of citizens from all parts. of
the city gathered about the square
and blocked the streets and walks for
many rods.