The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-20

death of Hon. Hester Clymer, was the
direct result of a dose of morphine
taken with suicidal intent, on account
of financial embarrassment. His ply
stefan states that he subsequently at
tempted to kill himself with carving
knife.
A collision occurred Saturday on the
Camden q Atlantic road between an
accommodation train and Sunday
school excursion. Eight railway en-
ployes and two passengers were killed
and several other persons were serious
ly injured. Both engines were torn to
pieces.
Luke Phipps, who last August killed
his wife on ferry boat in the Detroit
river, was executed Tuesday at Sand
witch, Ont. He met death bravely. His
body was inferred at the expense OF a
number of philathropic ladies. He
broke jail last November, but was re-
captured at Pullman, Ills.
A destructive windstOrm swept
through the Boyer valley, in Iowa, Sun
day night. The large brick house of
Samuel Durham, in Crawford county,
was wrecked, one corner being torn out.
Considerable damage was done to the
crops along the valley and in the hills
adjoining. There was no loss OF life
so far as known.
George Z. Sanborn, receiver of the
Manufacturers bank at Milwaukee, es-
Inmates the liabilities at about $500, 900,
and the nominal assets at $500, 900. AL
bert Como on Monday offered to make
every dollar of the indebtedness good if
given time. About 100000 in securi-
ties was recently withdrawn from the
bank by the Lake Shore and Western
road.
Statistics furnished by the customs
officials OF the various seaports indicate
that Chicago, in the number of arriv-
ais and departures, with only eight
months Of navigation, is the greatest
port in the United States. For the
year 1883 her cOast-wiSe arrivals and
clearances were 1895, while all the
ocean seaports combined only reported
1857. '..3
E. w. Keyes, at the request of the
University of Wisconsin, preferred
charges against President BascOm for
writing to the press denouncing, Madi-
son as an unfit place for children on
account of sales of liquor to minors,
and neglecting his duties. The accused
is sustained by the senior class and the
alumni.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in New
Albany, Miss, Thursday, between J.
itOr of local newspaper, and Lloyd
Ford, who Is described as "a good for
nothing Desperate" The dispute arose
about politics. Each fired five shots,
Ford was fatally wounded, Reeves es-
capped unhurt, but his father received a
flesh wound. .nlee.
Nine horse thieves made a raid on
that part Of Montana Territory adjoin-
ing Idaho last week and made of with
a number of horses and cattle. They
were pursued and tracked to place
near Eagle Rock, Idaho, where they
were "treed." They made a feeble re-
sistance, during which one was killed
and another seriously wounded. The
others were captured.
Miss Mary A. Kelly, a spinster of
Baltimore, because she failed in bust
ness became melancholy, and took a
terrible method of ending her exist
ence. She filled wash-tub with
scalding water, saturated her clothing
with coal oil, and then sitting on the
edge of the tub set fire to herself.
When overcome by the flames she fell
into the hot water. Her body was lit
orally cooked through when found.
During the matinee at the Thomas
festival at Minneapolis Thursday, one
corner Of the cOncert-hall was struck
by lightning. Some timbers were torn
off and the windows were broken. The
building caught fire, but the flames
were speedily eXtinguished. The au-
dience consisted principally of women
and children. They were very much
frightened. Some tainted, others
rushed out into the binding rain.
Many were bruised. Happily no one
was seriously hurt.
A st. Louis dispatch Thursday,
says: Sanford w. Robson and Miss
Emma Christman went across the river
this afternoon and were married by an
East st. Louis Justice of the Peace, the
couple being prohibited by law from
in Missouri. Robson is
big burly negro, as black as the ace of
spades, and Miss Christman is very
handsome young lady Of pure Caucas-
ian blood. She claimed that it was a
genuine love match, and he declared
that he had as much right to marry a
white woman as Fred Douglass.
Considerable alarm exIsJs On tho Ia
cific Slope over the increased immigra-
ton from China. Last Sunday the
steamer Toxic brought 1902 Celestials
to San Francisco. OF these 200 were
ticketed for Victoria, but it is altogeth-
er probable they will remain in the
United States. The Chinese jmmigra-
ton so far this year exceeds by 400 the
total immigration for the whole year of
1888. 1t is believed that a very large
number have been admitted on fraudu-
lent certificates, while many afflicted
with the smallpox and other diseases
have been allowed to land through lack
of vigilance on the part of the custom
house officers. The Toxic, for in
stance, had landed 500 immigrants when
a child suffering from smallpox was
found hidden away in the vessel.
A destructive wind and rain storm
visited portions of Carroll county, Nd,
on Friday and Saturday last. At Sans
Creek rain fell in torrents for two
hours. The mill dam of Jesse T. Will
son was washed away, and the waters
carried along thousands of rails, logs,
and trees. Rushing down the valley
the surging waters and debris carried
away the dam at Jesse l.. Devilbiss'
mill, and the dam of George w. Devil
bliss mill was torn out. Great damage
was done to fields bordering on the
creek CrOpS bridpes and faucas xyara