The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-12-10


cut is TO commence at the mouth of
st. Mary's river, on the dividing line
between Georgia and Florida; run to
st. Marks, or the Gulf of Mexico. and
thence to New Orleans by the exising
line or waterways. saving twelve
hundred miles of dangerous naviga-
ton.
Some time last month q family Of
eight persons were reported to have
been burned to death in Knox county.
Kentucky. BY the confession of lad
residing In the neighborhood, the fact
has developed that his father and
piled their cOrpses on the floor, and
set fire to the house. The murderers
are in jail ut Barboursville, and the
excitement in that region fortells a
lynching.
At Amsterdam, N. Y. last week
more than one hundred mill opera
tives, both men and women, were
/ arrested for doing picket duty at the
mill where the strikes are in progress.
Messrs. Bailey and Mcclure of the
Knights of Labor are now in town
and have engaged counsel to defend
the prisoners at their trial. AT it's
conclusion suits for damages will be
instituted against the officials who
caused the arrests. Unless the de-
mands of the strikers are acceded to
within few days n boycott will be
placed on he product of the mills.
The coal fever at Kaukauna, Wis,
is now at its height, recent discoveries
having brought many capitalists to
that point. The latest and most inn
portant discovery is that Of a farmer
, q few miles east of the town, and who,
while drilling for water, came upon
coal at depth of twenty-four feet
and just beneath large bed OF lime
stone some four feet thick. The speci-
mems show fine hard coal. Several
farms have already been leased and
several coal companies are being form
ed.
Since last August Mrs. Garfield,
wife of the late president, has been
greatly annoyed at her country home
in Mentor by. the receipt of letters of
advice, ETC., from a person signing
himself S. A. Bodde. Tuesday Bodde
appeared at the Garfield farmhouse,
and being refused permission to see
Mrs. Garfield he swore at the inmates
of the house. He was followed from
the house and later placed under arrest
at gainesville. Bodde is So years of
age and native of Holland. He for
merly lived at Fort Wayne, Ind. At
ter an inquest in lunacy, the judge
decided that Bodde was not of suffi-
ciently unsound mind to warrant his
incarceration in an asylum. He was
therefore sent TO the county pOOrhOuse
for safe keeping.
The recount of Assembly ballots in
the Third District Of Camden county,
New Jersey, resulted in gain of 46
for Henry Turley, Democrat. in one
precinct. Errors were also discovered
III other precincts, and the recount
completed tonight gives Turley q total
of 1.73l votes and Haines, Republican,
LIS, making Turkeys plurality 16.
The court reserves decision on six dis
puted ballots, which will in all pr0ba-
bility be given Turley, making his
plurality %. Judge Parker ordered
Mr.. Haines' certificate to be annulled
aud issued the final certificate of cleo
ton to Mr.. Turley This will insure
Democratic majority Oh joint ballot.
and will give the Democrats control of
the House independent of the Labor
vote. 1t is now thought that Cover
nor Albeit is sure of being chosen
United States Senator.
An incident of the troublous times
when Garfield died is recalled through
the filing in the courts of Washington,
the other day, OF bill in equity against
William Jones, better known as "Bil"
Jones, the avenger, by Catharine. his
wife, praying for IL separation. Bill"
Jones is the man who fired through
the prison van at Guiteau when the
latter was being conveyed back to jail
from the courthouse ut the time his
trial was in progress. A sentimental
Jury acquitted Jones on the charge of
assault. Since then he has become
utterly worthless. and for five years,
if the statements Of his wife are to be
credited, has been drunkard, and has
treated her with extreme cruelty. In
deed, by means of threats, he has for
the last three years forced from her
large sums of money, which were spent
by him in riotous living and debauch-
cry.
Private advices from Oklahoma,
Indian territory, say: The excitement
caused by the. report of the discovery
A party of prOspectors who have been
prospecting along the streams of the
interior for several weeks report most
favorably as TO the result of their ex-
ploratons. About three hundred
claims have been staked out, the
greater number of which are being
worked. An experienced Colorado
miner, Samuel Roberts, says he has
found gold in large paying quantities
on his claim, as do several other
miners who have worked their claims,
The weather is severely cold, which
prevents the miners continuing their
work. 1t Is expected that the country
will be overrun with prospectors with
in the next few weeks in spite Of the
efforts of the United States troops to
keep them out.
Michael Davitt and the superior of
the Oblat fathers of the province of
Montreal have brought the relations
between the catholic church in Canada
and the Knights OF Labor again prom
inently before the public. The super
ior, preaching at st. Peters church,
said that the society had been con-
demned by the bishops of the province,
and the people were bound to obey
them as children do their parents. The
reverend father ridiculed the idea of
the knights being a mutual-henefit So
ciety. saying it was the officers who
benefited, one Of them alone getting q
salary of $4,000. "What confidence, The
asked, "could they have in society the
chiefs of which were foreigners. to
whom they must apply for benefitsw