The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-09
and Chief of Police desire IA decision

n Chief OF Police desire IN decision
on the legality of glove contests.
c.. T.. Huntington has recommended
work on the international railway,
which crosses the Rio Grande at Eagle
Pass, and intends within q year to con-
meet with the Mexican Central at Villa
Lerdo.
The republicans of the first district
OF Vermont have renominated eX-Gov-
ernor Stuart for congress. j. G. Bran
yam, OF Huntington, Indiana, is q dem
ocratic aspirant for the eleventh dis
trict OF Indiana.
Until the collection of taxes in
Louisiana next fall, the state treasurer
has arranged with nine banks in New
Orleans to advance all the funds need
ed to pay interest on the consolidated
A per cent bonds.
Peter lingerie, a Frenchman resid-
ing in Pittsburg, went to Washington
for the avowed purpose Of killing Min
lister Roustan, but was lodged in Jail
after hanging about the diplomate's
house with a revolver.
Harry r. Beasant, a leading light in
society at Frederick. Maryland, was
fatally shot by a Baltimore dentist
trayal of the latter's cousin. Miss Sears,
~ ~ "a ~ iboA w. a.
A conference between Mr.. Powderly
aud Secretary Thomas of the Stove
Manufacturers association, at New
York, resulted in an amicable adjust
ment of the differences between Full
Ter, Warren& Co.. and their employees.
George N. Johnson, of La Crosse,
Wisconsin, was arrested on his arri-
val in Chicago, Thursday, with his
five children, whom he had stolen from
the custody of his divorced wife, with
the intention of taking them to some
point in the east.
Governor Oglesby, in a speech at
Decatur, Monday, alluded to
for his caution in refusing to use troops
to suppress every petty strike. and
urged the people to depend upon them
selves and not surrender their rights
by clamoring for militia.
A reunion of the Sd army corps was
held at Gettysburg Friday. Gen.
Sickles delivered an Grafton in vindica-
ton of the part taken by his corps in
the second days fight, showing that he
asked for orders, and. receiving none,
assumed the responsibility and won the
victory.
The eleventh in the annual series of
fOur-mile eight-oared straight = away
races, ~inaugurated between Yale and
Harvard in 1876, was rOwed Friday
evening on the Thames river course.
Yale finished first in 20 minutes ALI
seconds, beating Harvard by seven
lengths.
Harry Primrose, the leader of the
Salvation Army at New Philadelphia,
Ohio, whose arrest for bigamy has been
chronicled, was about to marry a girl
of 18 years, who would have been his
third living and u~ndivorced wife. His
matrimonial operations ended the la
bors of the army in that section.
John Newell, president of the Lake
Shore road, has served upon Sheriff
Hancnett of Chicago, formal notice to
preserve the peace in Lake township
or prepare to defend himself and his
sureties against q suit for damages.
The sheriff states that the officials of
Lake desire no assistance from him.
The Rudzinski committee at Mil
waukee made a report to the common
council at a special meeting held Fri
day. The report was signed by all the
committee, and set forth that while
the alderman might have uttered some
indiscreet or foolish words the charges
in the specifications were not sustain
ed.
Ten book-makers, arrested for sell
ing pools at Monmouth park last sum-
mer. were fined 500 each at Red Bank,
n. j. Counsel for thirty-seven other
booksellers arranged that the same
sentence be inflicted on their clients.
The fines and costs of the forty-seven
men amounted to over $4,000, the Mon
mouth Park association paying the
same.
The members of the Tammany So
ciety, of New York, In full regalia,
formally celebrated the national ami
versary. Addresses were delivered by
Senator Vance (who denounced civil
service reform as a fraud). Samuel j.
others. Letters of regret were read
from Samuel j. Tilden, b. f. Butler,
and the Governors of a dozen States.
The legislature of Massachusetts has
appropriated $4,000 to entertain Presi-
dent Cleveland in case he visits the
State this summer. The Missouri con-
gressional delegation has invited the
chief magistrate to attend the State
fair at st. Louis in October. The
president yesterday expressed a desire
TO inspect the Michigan State fair in
September.
The Iowa democratic State conven-
ton adopted a resolution favOring the
repeal of the %prohibitory liquor law
anu tDe ESTABLISHMENTS OF local OpUlOn
with high license. The greenbackers
were given the selection of candidates
for treasurer and clerk of the supreme
court. The democrats nominated Cato
Sells for secretary of State and Paul
Guelich for auditor. Frank =. Brad
ley is the nominee for clerk of the SUI
preme court.
Minister Cox writes q friend in
Washington that he will be in Wash
ington next winter. He does not say
what his purpose is in coming, but in
cidentally adds that his daily mail con-
tains numerous requests from his
former constituents to return to the
United States and represent them in
congress again. Mr.. Cox's friends be-
lieve that the action Of the nominat-
ing convention in his district this sum-
mer will afford q clear indication of
that g~entleman's future movements.
George j. Goschen, one of the bitter
est opponents of Mr.. Gladstone, has
been defeated for parliament in the
east division of Edinburgh, by a ma
jority of 1889. Sir Charles Dixie was