The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18

given satisfactory evidence to sustain
his charges.
The funeral of G. M. Fleetwood and
wife, who were murdered at Ashmore,
Illinois, was attended by vast num-
Der of people, who made threats of
lynching the suspected man. In
Winkleblack's room have been found a
pair of his pants with the left leg
bathed in blood. He is in Jail at
Charleston.
L. r.. Redmond. the famous illicit
distiller of South Carolina, is to be re-
turned to Columbia prison from the
Auburn penitentlary, where he is serv-
ing term for killing revenue officers.
showing that the prisoner is cripple,
carrying seven bullets, and is dying by
inches in a cold climate.
Nearly thirteen hundred citizens of
New Jersey expressed their preslden-
tial preferences at the request of
Trenton journal. The democrats proved
to be about equally divided between
Tilden and Randall. Two-thirds of
the republicans favored Blaine and
Lincoln. most of the remainder sup
porting Edmunds and Lincoln.
Fifteen prisoners in the Milwaukee
Jail. mostly burglars and highwaymen,
have been locked in their cells for an
attempt to escape. Jailer Walsh was
called to furnish coal, and as he un-
locked the grated door he was struck in
the face and blinded by ashes. He
sprang back and pushed the bolt in
time TO retain the prisoners.
Floods along the line of the Western
and Atlantic road in Georgia caused
the wreck of passenger train near
AckwOrth. The engineer, fireman,
and mail-weigher were killed, and the
mailagent and conductor were seriously
injured. Five miles distant freight
train went through trestle, the en-
gineer and fireman losing their lives.
James McHenry, the English rail-
way magnate, was arrested by federal
marshal on board steamship about to
leave New York, on account of a judg-
ment obtained years ago by the Erie
road. Rather than be delayed, he turn
ed over to President Jewett bonds and
stocks aggregating $500, 600, with q
written promise to pay the remainder.
The straight republicans of Virginia
will send to Chicago q delegation in
structed for Blaine, while Malone will
allow no personal choice to embarrass
him. Among the representatives of
the Old Dominion in the democratic
national convention will be Hon. j. s.
Barbour. Major John w. Daniel, Rich
ard f. Beirne, and Major Page Nc
Carly.
The members of the western whisky
pool convened in Chicago, Friday, and
induced the disgruntled distillers Of
Pekin to withdraw their suits for dam
ages. II. b. Miller states that the
Western Export association Is perfect
ly solvent; that after May production
will be reduced to 20 per cent. Of the
running capacity, and theprice of whis-
ky will be left at $1.15 per gallon.
Il. Il. o. Hubbard, the defaulting
bank cashier of the First National bank
of Monmouth, Ills, fled during
Wednesday night. He had been allow
ed his liberty on promise of signing pa
pers Of Importance. His shortage at
the bank is found to be STA, 702. 70, and
private parties have already reported
the loss of 100000 intrusted to him for
investment. The bank has been pay
ing semi-annual dividends Of 10 per
cent.
Colonel G. G. Hammond, an old and
hOnored citizen of Chicago, fell dead
in the retail store of Marshall Field,
Tuesday afternoon, in his S0th year.
He had been auditor general of
Michigan, president of the Burling-
ton and the Michigan Central roads,
Pacific. He gave the Congregational
seminary of Chicago the money with
which its library hall was recently
erected.
The banquet of the IroquOis club, of
Chicago, attracted large number Of
democrats of national reputation.
Among those who responded to toasts
were Senator Pendleton, Governor
Hoadly, J. Sterling Morton, and Frank
Hurd. Letters were read from Samuel
j. Tilden, Joseph E. Mcdonald, s. s.
Cox, Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, and others.
Mr.. Tilden writes that he can no longer
aspire to be one of the leaders in the
great work of reform.
Havana advices are to the effect that
battalion Of regular troops has been
sent to Vuelta Arriba, and that fears
are entertained that the Cuban refugees
in San Domingo are preparing to re-
turn surreptitiOusly. The Spanish
minister of the colonies made another
loan Of $3,O00,0O0 in Barcelona at 81
toms income Of Cuba. Panic reigns in
the markets at Havana, and bills of ex-
change are almost unstable.
MI. JOStpu Agate, d EtIlItu UltICnduJ
worth 5000, 600, chiefly in real estate
in New York and Yonkers, shot him
self through the head on Thursday
evening at Earle's hotel, New York.
The suicide was not discovered until
Friday afternoon, and as Mr.. Agate
had registered under the assumed
name Of John AIKEN, of Sing Sing, it
was not until several hours later that
hisidentity was clearly established.
The body was identified by Mr.. Agate's
son who had come from Yonkers.
Two prominent citizens of Suspen-
sion Bridge, named Van II. Pearson
and Thomas Vedder, brothers-in-law,
drove over to Goat island, Wednesday
evening. At midnight the corpse of
the former was discovered, with a
bullet-hole in the head, but the only
trace Of the latter was pile of his
clothing. The horse was found tied to
tree covered with frozen spray. Pear
son had of late become so much I'M
balanced in mind that preparations
had been made to place him in an asy-
lum. Vedder's body is believed to have
gone over Niagara falls. Nothing is
yet known as TO the cause of the trag-