The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11


James Williams, who murdered Jail
er Manning ut Ottumwa, Iowa, surren-
dered himself Thursday evening. He
had been secreted in hay-mow three
blocks away, and his feet were found
TO be frozen to the instep. 1t seems
that hay-iork was almost thrust into
his head by the police in searching for
him.
Robert Martin, who had killed his
wife and child, was bunglingly hanged
at Newark, New Jersey. y few min
utes afterward, James Ii. Graves, who
had been pronounced insane by party
of seven medical experts, was swung
off for the murder of boy who annoy
ed him. After his execution DIR. Spit
ka and thirteen other physicians held
an autopsy and decided that Graves
was "a lunatic. e
A local train on the Grand Trunk
road collided with freight train when
two miles outside OF Toronto, at 7
o'clock Wednesday morning. Twenty
seven employees of the bolt-works
were killed or fatally injured, and
like number received serious wounds.
George Barber, conductor of the freight
train, has been arrested for running
without orders.
The senatorial contest in Kentucky
has attracted hosts of influential poll
ticiaEs to Frankfort. Blackburn is
credited with thirty-four votes. Will
liams with thirty-one, and John s.
Cain with six. The whisky interest
has made a strong combination for
Blackburn. Speaker Carlisle refuses
TO permit the use Of his name. The
Democratic caucus will be held Janu-
airy Is.
In West Virginia on Wednesday
snow had been falling for twenty
hours, and is on an average two feet
known in the Upper Ohio Valley since
1859. Business is at standstill and
travel nearly impossible. The weather
is moderating and rain appears to be
imminent. If it comes a disastrous
flood similar to last years may be ex-
pected.
An explosion of gas in the new Park
theater at Cleveland, Saturday morn
ing, was instantly followed by flames.
The building was soon destroyed, and
the First Presbyterian church was
damaged to the extent of $45,0O0. The
court house and jail were for time in
great danger, but escaped without
much injury. The theater was ~ six
story stone front, and cost $200,0U0.
Adams Humpty Dumpty troupe lost
all their scenery and wardrobes.
The Democratic senatorial caucus
at Columbus, o., met Tuesday night
with Senator White in the chair, and
Representative Drummer as secretary.
The first ballot resulted Payne, AS;
Ward, II; Pendleton, Is; George w.
Geddes, /; Henry j. Gould, /. The
caucus after giving three cheers for
Payne, adjourned. kilograms an
Payne at Cleveland, to which an an
swer conveying his heartfelt thanks to
the Democratic members was quickly
returned.
The directors of the Northern Pa
cine road held meeting in New York,
Friday. A letter was read from Hen
ry Willard, resigning the presidency of
the company because Of nervous pros
tration and in Difference to the inter-
estS of the stockholders. The resigna-
ton was accepted, and special cleo
ton was ordered to choose asuccessOr.
The directors voted Mr.. Willard $4,000
per annum for his services. Vice Pres
ident Cakes reported the line in first
class order except one hundred miles
near the junction west of Helena. 1t
is understood that the Oregon Naviga-
ton company will reduce it's dividends
to per cent. The Oregon Transcon-
tinental has raised $4,000, 000in Boston
with which to lift its floating debt.
The new western trunk-line associa-
tion held meeting i'm Chicago, Friday,
with Commissioner Yining in the chair.
Manager Potter was called upon for the
decision of the Burlington road, and
OF ~ 10 NJ n
party to the new arrangement and
would not reconsider its determination.
President Cable then asked if the Bur-
lington would be one party to a pool,
with the trunk-line association on the
other side. Mr.. Potter asked two
weeks to consider the matter, and an
adjournment was taken to January II.
1t is understood that the scheme would
give the Burlington 40 per cent. of the
entire business.
The lives OF thirty two women were
lost at the burning of the immaculate
Conception Convent at Belleville, ILL.,,
which occurred at ii o'clock Saturday
night. The lives lost are those of young
ladies who were attending the convent.
The fire had its origin in furnace in
the southwest corner of the basement,
and when discovered the floor imme-
uluIely ABOVE Iue IuTndce was aDlaZe,
and volumes of smoke were rapidly
pouring through the stairways, CORR
doris, and halls Of the building. BY
the time the sleepers were thoroughly
aroused the smoke had become suffo-
eating, and all avenues of escape were
filled with binding smoke. Then a
panic ensued. The extremity of the
cold necessarily retarded the work of
the firemen, and even if they could
have reached the scene without delay
they could have been Of but little SER
vice in rescuing the victims. There
are no ladders in the department, and
no provision for the deplorable emer-
gency had been made by the managers
of the institution. The unfortunate
inmates were therefore powerless to
relieve themselves, and those who were
witnesses to the horrible holocaust
were powerless to assist them. Eleven
bodies have been taken from the ruins,
and sixteen others are known to have
persisted in the flames. The building
was five-story brick structure, valued
at about $4,000.
A Powdered Locomotive.