The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13

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cent above the average.
A fatal row occurred in Belaire, O.,
Wednesday night, between Casper
Glass and Henry Venison, neighbors,
over family difficulty. The men
were intoxicated, and Glass struck
| Venison with piece of metal, crush
ing his skull so that he will die.
An iron pipe eight inches in diameter,
running from the oil regions TO the sea-
board, burst, near Wrightsville, Penn.
The petroleum soon took fire over
many acres of ground, and farm-houses
and barns in the vicinity were only
saved by throwing up banks of earth.
A delegation of Illinoisans, Tuesday,
secured from the postmaster-general a
promise to give the postOffice at
Charleston, Illinois, to Mrs. o. B.
FicKlin, a sister of Senator Colquitt.
| During the interview Mr.. Villas receiv-
ed Geographic protest from Illinois.
There has been forwarded to the
New Orleans exposition bell belong
ing to the Catholic church at Kaskas-
kia, Illinois, the first which was tolled
west of the Alleghenies. 1t was cast
in France in 1741, and was presented
by the king to the parish of Kaskaskia.
Papers have been prepared asking
for the appointment of receiver for
the Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Company. The road is said to have
been bankrupt for two or three years
past. The bonded debt outstanding is
$5.170, $50 and the capital stock $780,
600.
Bank Examiner Serbia has made a
report to the controller of the currency
concerning the United States National
bank of New York, stating that the
capital of the institution remains in
tact, and that it has surplus of $780,
600. No irregularities were discov-
cred.
During the sixty days of the session
ending Saturday the expenses OF the
For this expenditure there is to show
the passage of bill appropriating S.
600 for contingent expenses and 5000
for the Illinois exhibit at New Or
leans.
Nearly six thousand pounds of nitro
glycerine exploded, Tuesday, at a fac
tory 8 miles south of Bradford, Penn
sylvania. Two men were killed, one of
them being scattered in fragments all
over the neighborhood. The site of the
building is marked by an immense hole
in the ground.
Governor Pierce has vetoed the bill
for the removal Of the capital Of Da-
kOta from Bismarck to Pierre, holding
that it impairs the obligations of q
contract. On charge of bribery in con-
nectiOn with the bill, three members
Of the territorial legislature were az
rested and held to bail.
There are about five hundred Okla
homa boomers at Arkansas City. A
dozen OF more of their leaders waived
examination by United States COM
missioner at Wichita, and gave bail.
Five companies of cavalry have camp
ed near Arkansas City, and two COM
panies of infantry are at the POnca
agency.
Thomas J. Navin, the absconding
mayor of Adrian, still lies in Jail in
New Orleans, as the chief of police in
sists upon the reward of $1,000 once Of
fered and lately withdrawn. The
prisoner offers to go to Adrian without
requisition, but his friends seem to
be arranging for a legal fight for his
release.
A committee of the Massachusetts
legislature, on Monday, listened to ar
guments against woman suffrage by
Judge Lowell, of the federal bench;
her sex did not desire to vote, and Rev.
Brooke HEREFORD also discussed the phys
ical questions connected with the
scheme.
Investigations by Pittsburg jour
nal show that not over dozen actual
citizens among the wOrkingmen belong
to the socialistic organizations. The
meetings of the anarchists are enliv-
ened by songs and speeches by Misses
Molke and Reno. A man named
Schmidle is said to be the keeper of
the magazine.
Sergeant Plunkett, of the 2lst Massa-
chusetts volunteers, who lost both arms
in heroic work at fredericksburg and
made brilliant record in seven other
battles, died Tuesday. in his 45th year.
Since the war he has been messenger
in the state house at Boston. With his
pension and money presented to him he
bought q farm in West BOylstOn.
Jay Gould and his associates were,
on Tuesday, reelected directors of the
Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific
roads. The Lehigh Valley road has re-
duced its quarterly dividend to II per
cent. The supreme court of New
pany decree of foreclosure against
the Rochester and Pittsburg road.
For killing A.. II. Murphy in the
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John Murphy were sentenced Tuesday
at New Orleans to be hanged. Judge
Ford, w. T.. Caulfield, and William III.
Buckley, who participated in the assas-
sination of Murphy, were sentenced to
twenty years. imprisonment. An APP
peal will be made to the Supreme
Court.
in order to fill the vacancy in the
United States Senate created by Gar
lands acceptance of a cabinet portfolio
the Arkansas legislature has extended
its session to the q inst. Balloting
will begin the 18th. Among the avOw-
ed candidates are Poindexter Dunn,
Ex-Governor James III. Berry, William
M. Fishback, John j. Horner, ex-Sena-
tor Walker, and General Robert @.
Newton.
1t was stated yesterday by the di-
rectors of the New York Central rail-
road that nothing was earned on the
stock in February on account of the
snow blockade, loss on Western bust
ness, etc. The dividend was accord
ingly reduced to per cent. The state
ment for the quarter ending March 81,