The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-09-26

clpai clearing-houses or the United
States for the last week show q de-
crease Of 1872 per cent. as compared
with the corresponding week of last
year. Outside New York the de-
crease was 41.6 per cent, in New York
the decrease was 30.1 per cent, and in
Chicago 1876 per cent.
| Edwin q. Larned, a lawyer of promi-
hence in Chicago for many years, died
of heart disease at Lake Forest. He
was born in Rhode Island, studied law
with Attorney General Greene, and
came west in lS47. He won honors in
the anti:slavery campaigns before the
war, and was United States attorney
under President Lincoln.
An incendiary on Sunday fired the
undergrad of Monroe Bros, on the
upper flats in Cleveland. Two hours
later the undergrad of Browne,
Strong u Co. was found in flames. En-
gines were obtained from five neighbour
ing cities, and the firemen labored I'M
til o'clock to suppress the conflagra-
ton. The loss is estimated at $780,
600.
Geo. w. Lawrence, formerly a bank
er in North Manchester, Ind, escaped
from the insane asylum at Indiana
polls last month, and was captured
Monday in Gasconade county, Mo-, a
reward of $500 having been offered for
him. 1t transpires that he secured
employment as travelling salesman for
st. Louis house, and was successfully
conducting.business.
thief, had another exciting adventure
Friday. Two farmers, armed with
rifles, captured him in Prince Georges
county, still handcutfed, and placed
him in their wagon for transportation
to Marlboro Jail. After riding quietly
along until the captors laid aside their
guns, Harrison took the wagon to him
self and drove of at lively rate.
The corn corner in Chicago was suf-
ficient to attract large attendance on
the board Of trade Tuesday. The in
spection returns showed that S65 car
loads OF corn arrived on Sunday and
Monday. September delivery opened
ut 20 cents, soon declining to 70 cents,
and closed quietly at 78 cents. The
last quotation for October was 5St
cents. 1t is considered remarkable
that no failures have occurred from
the constituencies squeeze.
The deliberations of the western
railway managers in Chicago, resulted
only in the formation OF pool between
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Qurque, and FL PaSO to San Francisco,
the Central and Southern roads to re-
ceive 70 per cent. of the freight mon
eys. The southwestern lumber pool
has been dissolved because of cuts
made by the roads running down the
great rivers.
Sadie Robinson, 13 years Of age, re-
siding at birmingham, Mass, packed
up $4,000 worth Of bonds, currency,
and diamonds belonging to her par.
ents. When going to school in Boston,
last Friday, she left the precious valise
in drug store, where she led the off,
GERS and recovered it. She states that
she intended to elope with the lad of
her choice. Her mother feels the dis
grace so keenly as to wish for death.
Monday morning the cashier of the
First National Bank at Las Vegas, N.
vault. He Immediately placed guards
round the building. At o'clock Tues
day the masonry Of the vault gave
way. A Mexican descended into the
cellar to investigate and shot one of
the would-be burglars dead. He proved
to be one of the masOnS who had built
the vault Other robbers were in the
tunnel at last accounts, and are being
watched. They will undoubtedly be
captured.
Annie, the second daughter of the
late Captain Mutt. of Uniontown. Pa,
aged II years, died suddenly last We'd
nesday, after a protracted attack of
cholera-morbus, which resulted in syn
cope. She had no medical aid, no
physician seeing her until about fifteen
minutes after death. No post-mortem
examination was held. Nellie, the
youngest sister, taken with cholera
mOrbus about the time Annie died, was
i'll until Friday morning. She is now
better, and pronounced out of danger
by the doctors. No sensible person
there believes the "poison theory" No
other members Of the family are now or
have been sick from the disease which
killed Annie and Frustrated Nellie.
The funeral of Annie took place Fri
day afternoon, and the remains were
followed to the graveby alarge cortege.
Three distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt in Ohio Friday, at $50 p. m.
The shock was distinctly felt at Sam
dusky, Urbana, Kenton, Crestline,
Coldwater, Bellefontaine, and Lima.
AT Ottawa there was almost panic at
a reunion being held III the court
house. The shock at Rawson was ac-
cOmpanied by rumbling noise, and at
Holgate it stopped clocks. Several
large brick buildings were so severely
shaken at Albany that architects
thought they were going to fall. In
Indiana reports from Indianapolis,
Muncie. Fort Wayne, Lebanon, West
field, Noblesville, Shelbyville, Frank
fort, Danville, Greencastle, and other
| points show that the shock was dis
tinctly felt at all of them, and in some
was very severe. AT Detroit, Michi-
gan, it did no damage, but frightened
many persons, particularly those in
high buildings. The shock lasted from
ten to twenty seconds. Boat captains
say there was noticeable rise in the
river at the same time. The employees
of the Whitney Orange company say
the building vibrated at least fourteen
inches. Three shocks were felt at
Wheeling, West Virginia, the sensa-
ton being that of an undulating
motion, the rocking sensation being
very distinct, ,Occasioning nausea in
many cases. At the custom house the
sensation induced belief that the
building would fall and caused
stnmpp6a Of the officials Cayara1 foil