The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-02


while walking with his wife along the
river bank at Ottawa, lost his balance
while cutting cane and was drowned.
Alexander Mitchell says the st. Paul
road will soon complete the branch
from Cedar Rapids to Ottumwa, but
will make no new extensions this year.
William p. Hooper, a well-knOwn
lawyer Of Baltimore, has been dis
barred by the supreme court for a bold
attempt TO defraud in drawing up 2
will.
A loss of $2OO,OO0 was incurred at
Glens Falls, New York, by a cOnfia-
grafton which swept away the opera
house, Presbyterian church, and fifteen
stores.
Jack Cole, one of the sailors Of the
Jeanette expedition, who lost his
reason through intense physical suffer-
ing, died in the insane asylum at
Washington.
A committee of the United Pres
byterian church in Pittsburg has decid-
ed to ask the legislature to make the
use of instrumental music in churches
unlawful. .g, o..
George c. Cargill, for the past seven
teen years manager of commercial
agency at DesMOines, has abscOnded,
leaving considerable deficit in his
accounts.
The Michigan republican state con-
vention chose delegates who favor
Blaine first and Edmunds second, with
Lincoln as the unanimous choice for
vice president.
Sadie Reign, of Chicago, who killed
Patrick Kingsley for defaming her, was
sentenced by Judge Anthony to eight
cen months in the penitentiary, on a
plea of guilty.
President EndicOtt states that the Or
egon Transcontinental company has
lost more than $20,000,000 by the
shrinkage in Northern Pacific and Ore
gon railway stocks.
David N. Carpenter, of New Albany,
Ind, cOwhided on the street young
merchant named Walter Williams, for
circulating damaging reports about the
formers daughter.
At Frankfort, KY, Thursday, a
monument was unveiled Of Judge John
M. Elliott, who was killed some time
ago by Colonel Buford for rendering
an adverse decision.
BY the destruction by fire of the
American Oak Leather Tannery at
Cincinnati, Thursday morning, the loss
amounted to 100000, with an insur-
ance Of $500, 900.
The executive council at Des MOines
finally confirmed Judge McDill as rail-
road commissioner, but the objection is
raised that he is local attorney for the
Burlington road.
Moses Fraley, heavy speculator of
st. Louis, is said to have failed for a
large amount, having been short Of
grain at Chicago to the extent of sew.
eral million bushels.
Frank Carter, aged fifteen, the son
Of the Postmaster at Unionville, Glou-
cester county, N. j., has been arrested
charged with robbing, the mails. He
has confessed his guilt.
The wife ofDr. Walter b. Kempster,
superintendent of the insane asylum at
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is about to sue for
divorce on the ground of cruelty and
incompatibility of temper.
The Dakota republicans elected N.
E. Nelson and Col. j. l.. Jolly as dele
gates to Chicago, and instructed them
to vote for Blaine and Lincoln while a
probability of nomination remains.
The republicans of Des Moines coun-
ty. Iowa, elected Frank Hatton and
John III. Gear delegates to the state
convention, and passed resolutions
heartily endorsing President Arthur.
A confession has been made by Cicero
Sellerson, of Audubon, Iowa. that he
and his brothers-in-law hanged his ia
ther at midnight. Friday, for incest.
They travelled twenty miles and back
after dark, taking rope with them.
The governor of Michigan has par
doned Francis A. Ward, il, formerly a
special agent of the pension depart
ment, who has served year in the De-
troit house of correction for fOrgeries.
An Indiana court has decided that
the establishment of arbitrary rates by
the Underwriters association Of In
dianapolis is contrary to the freedom
of trade and prejudicial to the common
good.
The disappearance of the schooner
Winfield from one of the Florida islands
about one hundred miles from Key
West leads to the belief that another
party of fillibusters has crossed over to
Cuba.
Fast mail connections between New
England and the West bid fair to be
lost by the action of the President Of
the Boston and Albany road. who has
ordered the evening train set back one
hour.
Complaint comes from Dayton, Ohio,
of tyrannous treatment of disabled vet
Grams by Gen. M. II. Patrick, governor
of the National Soldiers Home, and
the citizens are clamorous for his re-
moval.
A plank in the platform of the re-
publicans of New York declares for an
immediate suspension of the coinage of
the standard silver dollar and the adj
justment of the currency to the single
standard of gold.
The Red River Paper company, Of
Jamestown, N. Y, has failed with liza
bilities amounting to $4,000, princi-
pally to one bank. The company start
ed about one year ago with q capital
stock of $4,000.
John Hungate, OF Flora, Ills. once a
wealthy farmer, became insane over
the foreclosure Of mortgage, and ia
tally stabbed NJ. III. Presley, agent for
the insurance company of which he
made the loan.
Professor o. NJ. Conover, reporter OF
the supreme court Of Wisconsin, was
last fall married to sister Of General
Fairchild, and went to Europe for a
bridal tour. Cablegrams announce his
death in London.
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