The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

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Michigan.
Snow has fallen heavily in the piner-
les of Wisconsin. and numbering oper-
ations are beginning.
A fruit-raiser near Saugatuck, Mich
loan. reports that he can find no dead
buds on his Crawford peach trees.
Ezekiel Morrison, one of the pioneers
of La Porte, Indiana, and president OF
q national bank, died Saturday night
An explosion in the gas-works at |
Augusta, Georgia, demolished Drick |
building and severely wounded three
workmen.
Jose Gomez, an attache OF the Bra
lillian legation at Washington, mas
married Miss Louise Hatcher, OF La
fayette, Indiana.
Cameron's large painting OF Niagara
in winter, for which $50, COO was asked,
has been purchased by III. Ii. Warner,
of Rochester.
The great seal of Dakota has been
transferred from Yankton to Bismarck,
where the territorial Legislature is to
meet January IL.
Two of the Little Rock train-rob-
beers were sentenced to the penlten,
tiary, one being given six years and
the other seven years.
The liquor traffic has been resumed
at Des Moines by a leading hotel ana
the ordinary number or saloons, Willle
brewery is in full blast
While riding at anchor in the bay OF
New York the British ship Lornty,
loaded with oil, was run into ana sunk
by tho steamship Cornwall.
Hogs are dying in Southern Nebras.
ka of n new disease. In the head or
each animal that dies of the complaint
q large grub-worm is found.
The premier of Manitoba has pre-
sented to the Dominion government a
claim for $1O,O eco for expenses incurred
in determining the boundary.
Nine aldermen OF New York have
received summonseS to appear before
the grand jury, but they, feign lgnor-
ance of what is desired or them.
The Northern Pacific road has COM
pleted its Wisconsin division between
Ashland and Superior, and will put on
regular trains early this month.
Cards have been issued at Gordons-
Vile, Virginia, announcing the en-.
ragement of Willie Scott, years OF
age, and Jennie Perry, years old.
Customs officials at Montreal have
seized $4,000 worth of Cuban and
Mexican cigars, imported from New
York at a serious differentiation.
James Greenwood, of Chippewa,
Ontario, while attempting to row across
Niagara river, broke an oar IN mlu'
stream and was carried over the talls
In the trial of Matthew Millard, al
Grand Rapids, Michigan, charged VIII
numbering his wife, the jury Wednes'
day brought in verdict Of not guilty
Fire swept away fourteen buildings
at Pierre, Dakota, valued at S40,OOO
and seven stores and hotel at Hop
kinsvil]e, Kentucky, the loss being 80,
coo.
Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, of New York
invited nearly three hundred children
to a public hall and distributed amon
them clothing and toys to the value
$l,5C0.
Differences of opinion as to, the WIS
dom of paying commissions Dlds Ial
to defer indefinitely the restoration 0
east-bOund passenger rates from Cn
cago.
The Central elevator, at Dallas, Te2
as. was burned Friday evening, cau'
ing a loss of $4,000. Two EMPLOYS
are known to have persisted In III
flames.
A false alarm of fire was give
Thursday evening in museum at Ne
Haven. In the panic which ensue9
many persons had their clothing near
torn of.
Henry A. Burr, q millionaire h;
manufacturer, and DR.. William DaI
ing, the possessor OF a famous anal
mical collection, expired Thursday,
New York.
Iron manufacturers in the MahoniI
Valley have agreed upon a reduction
No per cent in the wages of all employ
except members Of the Amalgamat'
Association.
The adjutant general of Dakota I
ports that the citizens Of Roberts cou
ty have decided to make All experime
with civil law in. settling the count
seat question.
1t has been learned that Charles
Stephens, Of Chicago, who .gambl
away $4,000 of the funds of q &C
company, of which he was cashier, n
gone to Canada.
Mrs. williams, living near Dahlgre
Illinois, while mentally disordert
threw one of her children into we
and, fastening another to her clothlu
also jumped in.
Sedgwick l.. Plummer, a gradu;
of Harvard, died in the almshouse
Gardiner, Me. He was formerly e.
tor of the Gardiner Transcript and
worth $4,000.
Samuel McMaster, superintendent
the Homestakes gold mines at De;
wood, and prominent III the polltl
circles of Dakota, died in San Francis
leaving $250,OOO.
At Dallas, Texas. on Sunday eve
ing, a daughter Of Belle Boyd,
famous confederate spy, was MARI
to Ray Chartaris, who claims TO De
British nob,eman.
An internal machine, contain
fifty-eight cartridges OF dynamite
a lot of giant powder, was found b.
track-walker on the Jersey Cent
road, near Westfield.
Michael Wheeler, veteran 81
dealer at Alliance, Ohio, has been
en- into bankruptcy by the defalcait
of School Treasurer Greiner, for WI
he was bondsman.
Hermann 4. Voss secured the ar
of his sister Amelia at New 4
Wednesday, for taking from t
company's box 100000 in money
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