The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-09-17


Judge Homer, of Nebraska, has been
sued for $4,000 damages by an ex-con-
vict named Williams. The latter kill
ed father and son in Kearney county
eleven years ago, and Homer was his
counsel. A sentence Of ten years. i'm
prisonment was imposed in Buffalo
county, where Williams did not wish
to be tried, desiring achange of venue.
The British war-ship Bellerophon,
commanded by the Earl of Clanwill-
lam, came to anchor off Quebec few
days ago, and persistently refused to
return salutes. Last week the French
man-of-war La Minerve put into port,
and the citizens gave her officers q
round of receptions and balls. The in
cident has served to show the senti-
ments of the French Canadians.
The republican state convention of
Wisconsin nominated j. Nj. Rusk for
governor, G. w. Ryland for lieutenant
governor, Z. G.. Timme for secretary
of state, and Henry Hardshaw for
treasurer. The platform declares the
labor question the most important So
cial and political problem of the time.
The action OF Governor Rusk in sup
nounced both wise and merciful.
Ito lulu llltt1Ol VI lLOlluOll Ids DIP
pealed to the British public Tor aid for
the Charleston people. New York has
contributed S23, 40, and Boston has
raised about $4,000. The proposition
is made by Colonel j. A. Watrous, of
Milwaukee, that the treasurer of the
Grand Army of the Republic be au-
thorized to forward $1,000 from its
overlooking treasury. The mayor of
Charleston estimates the necessities of
the city before cold weather at $500, 900
to 100000.
The democrats of Detroit nominated
Judge j. Logan Chapman for congress
from the First district. l.. II. Ripley
was put forward by the democrats of
the Sixth district. Judge Geddes
twice declined nomination by the
democrats of the Norwalk district, of
Ohio, and DR.. Thomas G. Bristors was
selected as the candidate. The repub-
licans nominated Judge James G. AL
lison in the Fourth Indiana district,
Judge r. G., Horr in the Eighth Michi-
gan, and William Shepherd in the cap
ital district of Ohio.
Preparations have been made by the
Executive Board of District Assembly
No. of the knights of Labor, of Phil
adelphia, in conjunction with the Exc
cutive Board of the Cigarmakers' Lo-
cal Assembly No. So, to call out on
strike 400 cigarmakers, who belong to
the order, employed i'll several facto-
rieS. The reason is that the manufac-
turers who employ the Knights who
when waited upon by committee to
the Cuban cigarmakers in
their employ, between whom and the
Knights of Labor feud exists.
An epidemic prevails among the in
habitants of Avena, Iowa county, Wis,
which has resulted fatally in many
cases. The disease is of the nature of
dysentery, ending, in the cases Of chill
dren, in spinal meningitis and death.
Thus far it has been confined to the
limits of the village, and has necessi-
tated the closing of the schools and
the abandonment of all public meet
ings. The disease is similar to that
which prevailed with such terribly
fatal effect in Galena, ILL.,, few years
ago, and at Spring Green, Wis, in
1884. Twelve deaths have occurred.
Gurdon S. Hubbard, who died Tues
day noon in Chicago, came to the site
Of the city in 1918, while employed by
the American Fur Company as a clerk.
Besides Fort Dearborn and the resi-
dence of John KinZie there was only
one log cabin. Some years afterward
he established trading posts between
the Kankakee and Sangamon rivers,
having learned the Indian language.
In 1884 at the corner of Franklin and
South Water streets, he built the first
brick building in Chicago. In organic
ing line of vessels to Buffalo he used
Perry's flagship and the
p,,iticl, Honc1,in a
born in Vermont in 1902. He leaves q
second wife, son and daughter, and
four aged sisters.
Miss Edith Kingdom, the actress,
was married TO George Gould, at the
Gould mansion at Irvington on the
Tuesday afternoon, i'll the
presence of the approving family of
the groom, and with all the eclat prop
er to so distinguished matrimonial
event. The ceremony was the simplest
one known in the Protestant Church,
and was performed very impressively
by the regular family pastor. 1t is un-
derstoOd that Mr.. Gould, ST.. made the
event the occasion for the presentation
to his son Of guaranteed income large
to make it certain that the
young couple will never have to take
in plain sewing and copying to keep
the wolf from the door. The young
couple will start at once on q long
trip in the Gould yacht Alta
lanta.
A Niagara Falls excursion train on
The NIckel-PIate railroad, from Ashta-
bula, o., collided with local freight
train in the cut on the curve just east
Of Silver Creek Tuesday. Both engin-
GERS and firemen saved themselves by
jumping. The excursion train con-
sisted OF one baggage-car, one smoker,
and eleven coaches. Only those in the
were hurt, it being COM
pletely telescoped by the baggage-car.
There were thirty-five occupants of the |
car, and all but two were either killed |
d. terribly injured. The scene of the |
accident was in deep cut, just where |
he curve commences. The shock |
aroused the passengers in the rear cars, |
and the sound of escaping steam |
aroused the neighborhood. In ten min
ltes 500 men besides the excursionists |
we're on the ground. The Lake Shore |
and Nickel Plate Railroad, upon re- |
,eipt of news of the accident, sent |
special trains from Buffalo and Erie |
With number of physicians.