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

man, ana to vote the resoluuun as un-
worthy to be ratified. Mr.. knight
finally withdrew the resolution.
/ The report of the committee on per-
manent organization, recommending
John b: Henderson as chairman, was
adopted, with but one dissenting vote,
and Mr.. Henderson was escorted to the
chair at 1910. In his speech Mr.. Hem
dersOn enumerated the different states
which offered men for the presidency.
All the names were received with
cheers until the speaker reached that
OF Maine, when wild cheer broke out
which was prolonged by an evident eff
fort. The speaker thanked the con-
vention for the honor done him and
pledged himself to impartiality. A
resolution to take a recess till p. m.
was then adopted.
Five thousand people visited Lin
coins tomb at Springfield, Friday.
A snow-stOrm prevailed Friday morn
ing in the Chautauqua lake region of
New York.
Rev. Ralph E. MacDuff was arrested,
fined and reprimanded in Cleveland for
riding a bicycle ON the sidewalk.
There were 14S failures and suspen-
sions in the United States during the
past week, against 1873 in the preceding
week.
Capt. w. E. Dove, of the 18th u. s.
Infantry, was drowned while attempt
ing to cross to the Canada side from
Fort Niagara.
Later reports of Wednesday nights
frOstS show severe damage in Eastern
Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and
Southern Michigan.
A cotton warehouse at No. 81 South
Gay street, Baltimore, collapsed from
the weight of its contents, crushing
eight persons to death.
A sculling-race for 81 900 side took
place on Lake Calumet, Friday, be-
tween John Teemer and Peter III. Con-
ley, the former winning by quarter
length.
Charles Farciot, senior member of
firm of wine dealers at Sandusky, Ohio,
has disappeared, leaving his partner,
MIR. Wehrle, involved to the amount of
$35, 900.
The mayor of New York has accepted
the resignation of City Chamberlain
Tappan. and appointed in his stead
Henry b. Laidlaw, agent Of the bank
of California.
Father William B. Cleary, a prom
inent member of the Society of Jesus,
and pastor of st. JOseph's Church, at
Providence, II. l., died Friday night
aged fOrty-seven years.
Miss Emma Bond, whose name be-
came known throughout the country by
convicted villains, is rapidly regaining
her health at PALMYRA Wis
The greenback national convention
at indianapolis adjourned Thursday
after nominating Gen. A. M. West, of
Mississippi, for vice president, and
agreeing upon platform.
Frost Of more or less severity appear
ed in various localities from the Allan
tic to the Mississippi, Thursday. The
grape regions of New York and Michi-
gan seem to have suffered the greatest
damage.
Right of way is being purchased for
railroad from Belvidere to Peru, Ill,
eighty-five miles. Sixteen thousand
acres of coal land has been secured on
the Illinois river, six miles west OF
Peru.
The Drovers' National bank, of the
Union stOck-yards, Chicago, Is out at
present $1,000 by the irregular financial
operations of Simon Marks, a livestock
dealer doing business between there
and Pittsburg for nearly twenty years
past.
Unknown men entered the residence
of the widow of Senator Truck, at o.
borne, Mo-, and after ransacking the
house, committed a criminal assault on
her. A large party of citizens is SCOUT
ing the country in search Of the vii
lains.
Samuel M. Shoemaker, vice-president
of the Adams Express company, died
Sunday at Old Point Comfort. OF late
| years he has entertained himself by
raising thoroughbred cattle in Mary
land, and he owned the finest herd of
Jerseys in the United States.
1t appears that John G.. Emo, man.
aged to escape from New York by the
aid of MOnsignior Ducey, pastor Of st.
Leo's church. The charge against the
absconder is forgery, in signing check
for 500, 900 as president Of the Second
National bank after his forced resig-
nation. His father was compelled to
make the amount good.
Mr.. Riddle, who was president of the
wrecked Penn bank of Pittsburg, Is in
q critical condition of health. He
stated that the directors were inter-
CoVCu III ollo vi pun WHICH CduoCu tIlo
collapse of the bank; that the fictitious
accounts were opened two years ago,
and that the directors had recently APP
prOpriated $40O, 900 in stock and depos-
its which he had left for depositors.
Isador Jones, a Detroit dentist, was
on Thursday .pardoned from the Michi-
gan penitentiary. 1t appears that he
had taste for detective work, and vol
unfairly aided the police, who soon
grew tired of him and convicted him of
receiving stolen property in order to
rid themselves of his presence. 1t is
not believed that he committed any
crime.
General Lucius Fairchild, of Wiscon-
sin, is i'll at his home of serious com
plication Of diseases. About four
weeks since he was Frustrated by
pneumonia. but recovered sufficiently