The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-07

the saloon ana appeared anxious 10 con-
ceal his identity.
The sum of $4,000 was recently alb
stracted from tine Office of the county
treasurer at Carrollton, Ohio. A Chi
cago detective worked quietly on the
case until he found the greater portion
in an old safe in the hall OF the court
house.
Governor Waller, OF Connecticut,
caused the ejectment from his private
Office of ex-Judge ID. C. Birdsal. of Hart
ford, whom he charges with threaten
ing to publish scurrilous articles be-
cause of distasteful appointment
made by the executive.
Sheriff Winney, of Jackson. Mich,
swore out warrant for the arrest OF
Jud Crouch and Daniel Holcomb for
the murder of Jacob ID. Crouch, and
they were lodged in jail in separate
cells. They will have a preliminary
examination next Friday.
Marsh L. Polk, the defaulting state
treasurer Of Tennessee, died of heart
disease at his home in Nashville, FRI
day evening. He had been sentenced
to Imprisonment for thirteen years, but
was released on bail to await a hearing
of his case by the supreme court.
Mrs. Mary Shanks, wealthy widow
Of Milwaukee, has brought suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages from Marshall
Field & Co., Of Chicago, the ground be-
ing slanderous charges that she offered
counterfeit money at their store in
payment for goods.
A collision between passenger
train and freight occurred Thursday
noon on the Indianapolis and st. Louis
road near Paris, Ills. Fireman Lind
sey was killed and four other people Sc
riOusly injured. The damage to engines
and cars will amount to $4,000
Father w. j. Hamilton, who was
buried Tuesday at Louisville, was well
known during the war for missionary
work in the stOckade at AndersOnville,
for which he was presented with teS-
timonial by the Grand Army of the
Republic.
The Canadian government agrees to
give Manitoba census every two and
half years; to hand over the control
of Odd-numbered sections of unoccu-
pied lands, and to grant subsidy of
twelve thousand acres per mile for the
construction of line of railway from
Winnipeg to Fort Churchill.
The federal court at Nashville, on the
petition of the railroad companies of
Tennessee, enjoined the state railroad
commission from interfering with the
business of the roads. The judges hold
that the act of the legislature creating
the commission is in conflict with the
state and federal constitutions.
A hostile politician of Ottawa has
served writ for S., 200 on Sir Charles
Upper, the Canadian minister of rail-
ways for having unlawfully sat in the
house for twenty-siX days. The offense
consists in his having held a portfolio
while occupying the position of high
commissioner to England.
The Canadian government warned
the authorities of Manitoba that they
will be held accountable for bloodshed
or serious disturbance arising from the
serious discomfort in the northwest. A
reply was sent that the Dominion gov
eminent was responsible for all trouble
existing.
The chemical works of Powers Il
Weightman, in Philadelphia. the most
extensive in the United States, were
destroyed by fire early Friday morning.
Explosions of fusel oil carried the fluid
into the streets and spread the flames
to adjacent buildings. The engines
worked at the scene until noon. The
loss will exceed 81, 000,0O0.
Nobody in Chesterfield county, S. c.,
dares to arrest w. B. Cash for the muir
der of Marshal Richards. A posse of
citizens who organized for the purpose
were implored by Sheriff Shofrend not
to attempt anything SO rash. The gov
ernor has taken the matter in hand,
and proposes to bring Cash to punish
ment.
The railroads in the Northwestern
Traffic association have decided to form
q pool on freight business to st. Paul.
The differentia rate to Buffalo granted
to two roads is likely 20 lead to war
OF passenger rates, owing to the dissat-
isfaction of the Grand Trunk. Lumber
rates to Denver by all lines will be re-
duced to 81 cents per hundred pounds.
Dispatches Thursday night from all
over Ontario report severe gales in
progress, and i'll many districts they
are accompanied by snow. The high
ways and railroads are badly drifted
and travel impeded. Freight trains on
various roads have been abandoned
and passenger trains are all more or
less delayed.
In the Canadian house of commons,
Sir Leonard Tilley made his budget
speech. He claimed that for the past
year the surplus had been over $1,000
uou llOlu Iito COllSOlludttu ItNtIlUt dliu
81 100000 from Dominion lands. The
present tariff had met the revenue de-
mands, he stated, but the government
would have to provide for the redemp-
ton of $4,000, 900 of debt maturing
next January.
Leading business men of Canada |
gathered at Toronto TO protest against |
the amalgamation of the Grand Trunk |
and Pacific roads. The French con- |
servatives in parliament threaten to |
vote against the government on the
Pacific railway issue unless the North
Shore road be subsidized to the amount
of $4,000, 900. 1t is rumored that two of
the ministers have resigned.
Prentiss Tiller, money clerk of the
Pacific Express company at st. Louis,
Sunday afternoon with
packages probably amounting to $75,-
900. 1t appears that while the watch
man was at lunch Tiller took stran-
ger to his desk in the front office, but
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