The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-09

SUeau OF leavlnG IL IN the SaIe dt nlS OF
flee. He claims to have been shot in
The arm by robber, who escaped with
the money.
The Illinois railway commission held
- meeting at Springfield Monday, TO
hear arguments by officers of various
roads against Il reduction in freight
rates, and to listen TO petitions from
citizens against the continuance OF dis
elimination. ~
DIR. Mary Walker created panic in
the Governors Office atAlbany Friday.
She did not find Mr.. Cleveland in,
much to her regret, as she said, be-
cause she wished to apply for an Office
and to give him some advice about
matrimOny.
Jacob Avery, who alone operated a
flouring-mill near Greenbush, Illinois,
was on Saturday night found by his son
in condition which showed that he
had been caught by shaft and pound
ed to jelly, nothing but boot being
left on his body.
A wedding-party at the house of
Charles White. near Lexington, KY,
was interrupted by q gang of roughs.
who perpetrated various indignltleS.
Daniel Hays, a tobacco-grower, shot
one of the intruders dead and wound
ed another. The rest escaped.
George w. Childs of Philadelphia,
states that 100000 could easily be
raised to save General Grants prop
erty, but it would again be seized by
creditors of Grant 81 Ward. Measures
are certain to be taken to rescue the
generals personal trophies. FL
The suspension of the Keystone
bridge-works at PittsDurg was the re-
snlt of dissensions among the stock
holders. Officials who opposed u re-
duction in wages have resigned, and
the works will resume next week if
the employees will yield to the cut.
Mrs. Emma II. Wallace, hailing
from Chicago, has brought suit in New
York to recover one-thirtieth OF the
real estate held by Trinity church.
She offers to settle for $4,000, 900
spent 100000 in similar litigation.
The passenger agents of the eastern
trunk lines have agreed to withdraw
York to Chicago. The Northern Pa
ciiic road recently sold to an eastern
syndicate, for 10000, twenty-seven
sections of land on the jamestown
branch.
The Northwestern Travelling Mems
association, at q meeting held in Chi
cago, elected j. g. Miller president and
T.. 8. Quincy secretary. There are
over 3,4O0 members, and during the
past year $4,000 was disbursed in
benefits, leaving about $4,000 in the
cash-box.
The leader of gang of Chinese muir
derers, who have been operating about
New York, has been arrested. He
proved to be Tom Sing, who served as
officers steward on the Jeanette and
Greedy expeditions. His lat st work
was the butchering OF q laundryman
at Newark.
Joseph +. Tucker, who made ma
tional reputation during his connection
with the Illinois Central road, has been
offered the vice presidency Of the Erie
company. Daniel Nj. BoyntOn, gem
eral agent in Chicago of the Wisconsin
Central road, died OF hemorrhago of
the brain.
General T. .. Osborne, of Chicago,
who for many years has been minister
to Buenos Ayres, caused the remains
Of A. 9. Rodney, one Of his predecess-
OTIS in Office, to be removed to the new
Protestant cemetery, with the hand
some monument donated by the Ar
gentine government.
DR.. G. Ii. Atkinson, prominent
among the medical fraternity of Brook
Ign, lies at the point of death from
blood poisoning, which produced paral-
ysis and mental disorder. lie is at
tended by six distinguished physicians,
who regard his case as one OF the most
remarkable on record.
Captain j. p. Holm, who died in Den
mark few weeks ago, became we'll
known to the American public through
his confinement in q Massachusetts in
sane asylum at the request of his wife
and son. In his will the old man
ignored his family and left 81, COO for a
free library in Maiden.
In the supreme court of Massachus-
etts q jury found that Mrs. Valeria G..
Stone, who left $2,00O,0O0 for educa-
tional purposes, was OF sound mind,
and that her will was drawn in proper
shape. There was tie on the ques-
ton whether Rev. DR.. Wilcox exer-
cised undue influence over the tesla
tor.
In the Miss Hill-Sharon case at San
Francisco the Judge decided Wednes-
day that Miss Hill was Sharon's wife
under the laws of the State; that she
was tHlltitu W IL ulNOICt Ou IIlt HTOuIlu
Of desertion, and also that she was en-
titled to a division Of. the ex-Senator's
property, estimated to be worth $lO,-
O00,000.
At Christmas dance mt Miles City,
Montana, man named Roberts was
Slot by a desperate named Sullivan.
Officers traced the murderer to ranch
fifteen miles distant, where, in resist
ing arrest, he killed Doc Carlin and q
child with Sharp's rifle. He then
made his way to Miles City and sur
rendered.
Miss Bradner, school teacher at
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was charged
by Patrick Shea with Furnishing his
son so severely as to cause his death.
The lady has been confined to her bed
ever since the boy died, and her ply
stefan would not permit warrant
for her arrest to be served. The cor
oner's jury found that the lad fell
downstairs while she was absent from
the room.
An Albany correspondent makes the
positive statement that Senator Bay
ard has decided not to enter the cabi-
net, his friends believing that his abili-
ity and experience would be more val
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