The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-08

FOX cnOked Mrs. julia Keller TO q con
dition OF insensibility because she de
clined to purchase his wares. The cit
liens captured the villain and made
threats to lynch him.
A party of fifty-flve men, who were
cutting one hundred cords of wood
daily on government land near Fort
Lincoln, were captured by detach-
ment of the 10th infantry and impris-
oned at the fort. An examination is
in progress TO ascertain who Is respon-
BILE for the work.
The commissioners Of Golden Gate
park at San Francisco, with force of
twenty-five armed citizens and six po-
licemen, tore down the shanties of
lot OF squatters OH the beach, where
liquors and luncheon were sold in de-
lance of law. Dennis Kearney was one
of the evicted peddlers.
Cyrus w. Fields newspaper an
nOunces that the wealth and brains of
Wall street are now sOlidly arrayed on
the bull side. While the failures of
the past week were the largest in num-
Der ever known. the prices of stocks
have been marked steadily upward by
Gould and his allies. re
Andrew Johnson, a Danish lad of
Racine, Wis, killed Bertha Brassman
ternoon. He was jealous of the atten-
tions she received from Charles Blink
man. The girl was employed in a res
taurant, and the tragedy took place in
the cooking-room.
Henry Cooper, formerly United
States senator from Tennessee, was
murdered by robbers near Culiacan,
Mexico. He was manager of the Polk
silver mine, high up in the Sierra Ma
DIRE mountains, and had So, 900 in ex-
change with which to pay off debts
and start the mill.
The cotton spinners at Fall River,
Mass, have struck in ten mills because
of reduction of wages. The opera
tives in the Atlantic mills in Lawrence
accepted reduced pay. The machinery
moulders at Pittsburg resolved to re-
sist cut. In two large tobacco facto-
ries at Petersburg, Va, the strikers
resumed work at a reduction.
An accommodation train on the In;
dianapolis and Chicago airline road
was carried into White river by the
giving way of truss bridge at Broad
Ripple. Six persons were killed out
right or burned to death, and eight
Others were seriously injured. The re-
mains recovered were charred almost
beyond recognition.
Patrick Hartnet, laborer in Cipcin-
natl, who has long been regarded as in
sane. killed his wife with an AK and
endeavored to hide the body under the
floor. When the patrol wagon arrived
he defied the police, and they were
compelled to pin him to the wall with
q scantling before he would surren-
der his ak.
Wendell Phillips died Saturday even
ing in his 73d year, leaving reputa-
ton as one of the most eloquent speak
ers and irrepressible agitators in the
United States. He rose to leadership
the murder Of E. p. Lovejoy in 1887,
and became president Of the Anti
Slavery society.
w. T.. Jones, q farmer near Monroe
City, Mo-, recently signed statement
OF the amount of property he owned,
at the request Of the agent of ma
chinery company at Cleveland. An
engine valued at $50 was sent to him
and demand was made for the cash.
He refused to be swindled, and drove
away the company's attorney.
According to advices received by
st. Louis journal from the lower Miss
issippi valley, the peach crop in ILL
nOis and Alabama has been killed by
the cold weather, while in Kentucky it
was severely blighted, and in Arkan-
saS somewhat injured. Blackberries
and raspberries in Illinois were killed
to the snow line, but Strawberries
promise well.
Eggs have advanced materially in
the Chicago market since the holidays.
Just now they are so scarce that 40
cents per dozen is the price at whole
sale, which is considerably more than
is asked for bushel Of potatoes. The
Atlantic cities are receiving large sup
plies of eggs from Europe and it Is
stated that 20,000,0O0 dozen were i'm
ported during the year 1883.
BY direction of the attorney general,
the district attorney, at Lincoln, Neb.,
has filed a bill against the Brighton
Ranch company, asking its election
from the public lands in Custer county
which it has appropriated and fenced
in. The tract enclosed is fifty-two
thousand acres, and actual settlers
have been wholly shut out from lands
to which the company has no title
whatever.
Peter Clifford, brakeman. was as
sassinated in his doorway at Rendville,
only long enough to charge the crime
upon the Hickey brothers. Four of
the latter and brother-in-law named
Reddy were placed in Jail. Late Sun
day evening large body of citizens
took Richard Hickey and Reddy from
the jail. The former was executed,
but the latter was returned to custody
after the rope broke.
The bull pools organized recently in
Wall street are holding together with
great firmness, considering the tempta-
tion to sell out on each other. The
stock market was rather irregular
Tuesday, ten of the most active prop
critics closing higher and sixteen Iower.
Vanderbilt, Gould, and others had a
conference Tuesday, and the former
has pledged his best efforts 10 prevent
trouble among the trunk lines. An
advance in Burlington and Rock Is
land showed popular confidence in a
peaceful solution of the western freight
muddle.
WASHINGTON.