The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-03

w
City, and others.
The American Church S. S. Institute
meets at st. Paul's on Sunday, Oct 5th, at
4 p m., and on Monday at 0 a. M, at St.
Johns church.
Weman's AuXially to the Board of Mis-
sions, Diocese Of Michigan, meet at St.
Paul's church on Wednesday, the Sth. at
o'clock. Speakers Rt. Rev. III. c. Pot
ter, of New York. and others.
Reduced rates have been secured at the
hotels for those in attendance upon the
meetings of the Church Congress.
Canadian rarchmen complain that
the PieGan chiefs demands 10 cents on
every head OF cattle passing through
their territory from Montana 10 Mani
toba, and enforce it by shooting suttl-
cient stock TO equal the tax.
The sentence of Clifford w. Rich
ardson, convicted Of murder in Hamil-
ton county, Ohio, and sentenced to be
hanged Sept. 20 and reprieved to Oct.
%, has been commuted to imprison-
ment for life 10y Gov. Hoadly.
In the October number Of The Nine
teentk Century Miss Charlotte O'Brien
draws sickening picture of life in the
tenement-houses Of New York, after
passenger in an ATLANTIC mail steamer.
AS Inspector Bassett entered the
front door OF the postoflice at Patcho-
gue, Long Island, to examine the ac-
counts of Postmaster Hammond, the
latter disappeared through the rear
door. A deficit of 81 400 has been
found.
Nellie Hubbard, daughter Of an ex-
governor of Connecticut. having Sc
cured divorce from the coachman with
whom she eloped five years ago, was
on Thursday married to Clark l..
Smedley, a well-known citizen Of New
Haven.
The railroad commissioners of Mass
achusetts, under instructions from the
legislature, have begun hearing Of a
month on the question of the best car
couplet, with two hundred inventors
in waiting to describe the merits of
their patents.
The infected herd of Frisbie & Lake,
of Kentucky, has been appraised at
$2S,OOO. The cattle breeders of the
state voted to attempt to raise $4,000
to offer for the destruction of the herd,
and to take legal measures should the
offer be refused.
George A. Wilt, lumber merchant
of Philadelphia, cut his throat in a
Fort Wayne sleeping-car near Lima,
Ohio, and leaped from the train. When
found he was dead. His wife, who had
accompanied him on the trip, can give
no reason for his act.
The idle miners in the Hooking
valley are charged with killing cattle in
the fields for food. The Cambria Iron
and Coal company, in Pennsylvania,
has ordered a reduction of 10 per cent.
in wages, which would allow some of
its employees only 81 cents day.
The funeral Of John w. Garrett from
his country residence near Baltimore
was attended by a score of railway
kings. An engine and broken car
wheel were among the floral tributes.
The remains were escorted to Green
Mountain cemetery by 100 carriages.
About daylight Saturday morning,
flames destroyed the Buckingham ho-
tel at Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
sixty guests having barely time to es-
cape with their lives. A force of ma
rines from the navy-yard rendered all
the aid possible. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
An inspection of the Canadian Pa
cific road has recently been made by
the chief engineer of government lines.
lie reports that a force of five thousand
men is at work on each side of the Sell
kirk mountains, and that track will be
laid to the Pacific ocean by next
spring, at the latest.
A young lady of New York. named
G. l.. Wilton. made the ascent of
Longs peak, COL, last Tuesday. with
Lad engaged as guide. They encount-
cred fierce snow-storm on the return
trip, and the boy was compelled to go
several miles for assistance. During
his absence the lady froze to death.
On account Of the recent seizure of
the American schooner Island Bell by
the customs collector at Gananoque,
Ontario, the revenue cutter Bibb over
hauled the Canadian schooner Annie
Falconer at Charlotte, and reported her
at Washington for fine OF $500 be-
cause the captain had no manifest.
Bishop Gilmour prints card In
Cleveland in which he asserts that Mr..
Edwin Cowles denied his daughter
freedom Of conscience in the exercise
of her religion, and declares that, while
withdrawing the charge of inhuman
and brutal treatment, he reafiirms that
freedom of conscience was denied.
The managers of the Soldiers home
closed their examination of western
points for new institution by a visit
to Leavenworth, where the scenery. at
mosphere, drainage, and water supply
seemed to make a lasting impression.
General Franklin is understood to have
committed himself in favor of the site.
Incendiaries in Cleveland, Saturday.
fired the lumber yard of the Saw-Mfil
company, causing loss of $4,000
One firm which received threatening
letter, has employed twenty men to
guard its premises. Two large build
ings in Superior street were set aAre,
but the flames were quickly extin-
cuished.