The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-10-08
GENERAL MEMS.

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The democrats of New Jersey nomi-
mated r. l.. Green, of Union county,
for governor.
John Esten Cooke. the author, died
/ Monday at his residence i'll Clark
county, Virginia.
Colonel &. G. Greene, formerly editor
of the Boston Post. died Monday morn
ing, at the age of SO.
The crop statistician of Indiana finds
that the average yield of corn will be
thirty-six bushels to the acre.
The Knights Templars selected
Washington as the place for the trien-
NAL cOnclaye in October 1889.
The labor element of New York has
nominated Henry George for mayor
and pledged him thirty thousand votes
The st. Paul company has let II con-
tract for cantilever bridge at Kansas
City, 1900 feet long, to cost 81 900, 900.
"A. r. McGill, insurance commits
sioner of Minnesota, has been nomi-
mated by the republicans for governor.
Nude Ben" a well-known colored
man, who was buried Monday at Alton.
Illinois. is believed to have been lis
years OF age.
Lightning started a contiagratOn in
the forests of the Yellowstone Nation
al park, which is destroying immense
tracts of timber.
The democrats of Connecticut nomi-
mated Edward S. Cleveland for COVER
nor and Edward f. Bradley for lieu
tenant governor.
A well of natural gas OH farm near
Savoy, Illinois, ceased to flow during a
cyclone on September 16. Experts are
unable to make it yield.
The republicans of Nevada have
nominated G. &. Stevenson for COVER
nor and $. ID. Edwards for judge of
the supreme court.
Jacob lIutchins. Il pioneer at Jack
son, Michigan, the principal witness in
the Crouch murder trials, died Thurs
day, at the age of 50.
In the federal court at Buffalo four
cigarmakers from Binghamton were
held in 81 900 each for an attempt to
boycott nOn-uniOn factories.
The war inaugurated among the five
express companies doing business be-.
tween Chicago and New York contn-
ues. Rates are completely demoralized.
Two members and two clerks of the
late board Of public works Of Cinsin-
natl have been arrested for the embez-
element of sums ranging from $4,000
to $4,000.
Hailstones said to be as large rs
hens eggs broke half the glass at South
Bend, Indiana, and ruined all the tin
and slate roofs. The damage is esti-
mated at 100000. 10
The Chicago, Burlington and North
ern road is to be opened 10 The public
on Oct. II, with two daily trains 10
and from st. Paul, one OF them being
limited express.
William S. Mellen. assistant general
road, is about to assume the general
management of the wisconsin Central,
z. n. Finney having resigned.
The clothing manufacturers of New
York, while retaining all capable cut
tors secured during the strike, are now
taking back such defeated members of
the union as can be kept at work.
The Canadian Pacific road has placed
the outside Oil-refiners at Cleveland on
a par with the Standard Oil company
on the Pacific coast by making Il
through rate of 72t cents per case.
j. /. Case, the Racine millionaire,
has been informed of the marriage of
his only son to Mrs. Henrietta M. Ray
in March last. 1t is said he offered the
young couple handsome residence.
The grand jury at Mayville, New
York, brought indictments for man
slaughter against Conductor Harrison
and Engineer Brewer, for causing the
Nickel-Plate collision and loss of life.
During Wednesday night a masked
man entered the Burlington depot at
Macomb, Illinois, and, drawing a shot
gun on the telegraph operator, COM
PEELED him to hand over $3.50 from the
safe.
A. G. Strong, a Knight 1emplar re.
siding OH a farm near Naperville,
Illinois, was killed by a Missouri Paci-
an accommodation train at Chelten-
ham.
DR.. S. Buttemore, member of the
Pennsylvania house OF represe natives
i'll 1883, made Misrepresentation fol-
which offense he has been fined 81 600
and sentenced to sixty days imprison-
ment.
The reserve of the New York banks
increased 81 1897 $50 last week, and is
now $685. 75 in excess of legal re-
quirements. The clearings of the
Chicago banks for the week were $780,
266, sos.
The orange crop of Louisiana is said
to be complete failure, on account of
last winters freeze. Nine years of
propitious weather will be required to
fully restore the bearing capacity of
the trees.
In Crawford County, Missouri, NAL
colin Logan, his wife, three children,
and adopted child were murdered, it is
supposed by person who sought to
rob Nh. Logan of 81 800 he had recent
ly received.
II is probable that Richard Guenth-
Ell, residing in the Sixth Wisconsin dis
trict, will accept a call by republicans
and dissatisfied democrats in the Sec
ond district and run for congress
against Delaney.
The Omaha road has reduced it's
local passenger rates to 3 cents per
mile in Iowa, Dakota, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin. The price of transporta-
ton in Nebraska is fixed 10y the law at
81 cents per mile.
Habitual costiveness is the due
result IF habitual neglect Keep ia,
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