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


The powder-house of Steele. johnson
q Co.. near Omaha, exploded Wednes-
day afternoon. killing four lads and
de stroying much property.
The internal revenue collector at
Louisville on Tu' sday received $751;
600 for taxes on whisky in bond, and
large amounts of spirits were with
drawn for export.
The United ST ties local spectors at
Boston have deprived Captain Wright
OF his llcens' Tor leaving the wheel of
the VIZ ok Il Cilyof Columbus in charge
OF his second officer.
The prohibition SITS of Connecticut
nominated Elisha III. Palmer Tor COVER
nor. anu adopted resolutions demand
ing a constitutional amendment to sup
rress the llquor traffic.
| In the Nril" court at Great Falls.
Ntv Jmp-hire, Desire Boudoir con-
fessed the murder of Frederick Grant,
of which crime his father had been con-
victed.
NJ. M. Ellick. dry-goods merchant
or Richmond, Virginia, who Is charged
with cruel treatment of his wife, was
Shot twice III the back by his son, the
wounds being fatal.
A dispatch from Dover, New Hamp-
shire. chronicles the death of Colonel
Joseph Gushing. one of the pioneers
III the circus business in the United
| States.
Edward Merkle. prominent poll
tician of Louisville, who had grown
wealthy in the saloon business, killed
himself with revolver at his residence
because of over-indulgence in drink.
Michael Mann, one of the five dyna-
mite suspects traced out in Paris, was
last summer laborer on the Lacka-
wanna road in Buffalo, but enlisted in
the regular army and soon deserted.
BY paying experts $3.50 the authOri-
| ties of Vincennes, Ind, learned that
City Clerk Trips was short so cents in
his accounts, and that ex-treasurer Nc
| Carthy was defaulter for $3.50.
Francis J. Smith, city treasurer of
Bayonne, n. j., has been arrested for
the ENLIGHTENMENT of $4,000. 1t is ru-
| mOred that the books show deficit Of
| $37. 600.
The works of the United States
employing five hundred men, were
burned Saturday evening, causing
loss of possibly 80, 100000.
Charles Randolph gave up the secre-
taryship of the Chicago board of trade.
Saturday, after thirteen years service.
The office is in charge of George +.
Stone.
Mr.. Underwood, formerly lieutenant
governor of Vermont, has sued General
Henry and others for 81 500, 900 dam
ages for combining him in lilnatic
asylum.
Five women whose husbands were
killed by the recent explosion in the
West Leisening coal-shaft in Pennsyl-
vania have commenced suit for $4,000
damage each.
Governor StOneman has resolved to
call an extra session of the California
legislature to take measures to force
the Central Pacific road to pay it's back
taxes aggregating $l,0OO,0OO.
II. Ryan has been lodged in jail at
Winnipeg for signing the name of the
adjutant general to q circular calling
for five hundred recruits for frontier
service.
The citizens of Medina county, Tex
as, have hunted down and lodged in
jail thirty-nine fence-cutters. A de-
tachment OF rangers is stationed at
CastrOville.
DIR. AZel Ames, Jr., of Boston has been
arrested on charge of malfeasance in
office as pension examiner, for solicit
ing subscriptions to the stock company
in which he was interested.
While sleigh-riding with her teacher
and schoolmates at Rockford, Illinois,
Miss Laura Morton became paralyzed
in the tongue and entire right side of
her body, accompanied by utter loss of
memory.
AT Delaplane, Virginia, John elias
cock killed his wife and three children
and fired the house containing their
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the woods and shot himself through the |
heart.
Ex-Governor Kirkwood. of Iowa.
states that the party which went to
Mississippi to secure the remains of !
Colonel Kinsman were unable to find |
the grave because of the telling Of the |
tree near which he was inferred.
Experiments with Il combination of |
alcohol and water for fuel were being |
made OH the tugboat Matte Sargent, |
in Boston, when five hundred gallons |
in the boiler took fire, causing IA loss of |
$4,000.
Seven seamen of the United States
steamer Michigan, now lying at Erie,
have volunteered to go out with the
Greedy relief expedition, and have
passed the requisite examination by |
surgeons.
John w. Hawkins. of Buffalo, conf
Dental secretary to Nelson Holland, is
a defaulter for $4,000. He also holds
the position of United States inspector
of lumber, but his accounts with the
government are believed to be straight.
Leonard Wendell, president of
manufacturing company in st. Louis,
had quarrel with his wife Sunday
evening, and fired at her through
closet door, inficting dangerous
wound in the thigh.
The Grand Trunk road has placed be-
fore the Canadian Parliament bill to
authorize the consolidation Of its capt.
tai stock and the mourning of cost of
S13, 50O,0 600 to build double track from
Montreal to Toronto.
Charles Schneider, of Erie, Pa, and
three members of his family, were
found by the neighbors almost dead
from the effects Of coal gas. One of
the number was saved by the physi-