The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-04-09
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"A DtlOll ulSpatcn reports the uealn
OF r. L. King, for thirty years q justice
of the peace.
Mrs. Il. A. Hendricks left Indian
apolls Friday for an extended Tour of
the Pacific coast.
Ex-President Arthur is gaining
strength, but is not vet able to leave
his house in New York.
Every on OF the seventy-live trade
or labor unions in Chicago has declared
for The eight-hour system.
Another of The wolf-bitten Russians
under treatment by Pasteur at Paris
has died from hydrophobia.
A vein Of petroleum, flowing two
hundred barrels per day, has been de-
veloped at Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Il. L. White a prominent merchant
of New Orleans, dropped dead at
Staunton, Virginia, of heart disease.
Three Piegan Indians have been SEN
fenced TO Imprisonment in the peni-
ten larry of Montana for stealing horses.
A bill to repeal the Broadway Sur
face Railroad franchise has been fav-
orably reported 10 the New York SEN
ate.
The decrease of the public debt dur
ing March was $l4,0S7, SS4. The total
debt. less the available cash items, is
81, AIT ,992. 335.
The weight Of snow crushed the roof
OF theater in the Japanese town of
Ieromal, killing or seriously injuring
100 persons.
Fanny Locket, born in slavery in
Kentucky, died in Chicago, Wednes-
day, when within one month of her
centennial birthday.
jeff Wilson, a colored man, was exc
cuted ut Lexington, Missouri, for the
murder OF his mistress, in presence of
| five thousand persons.
The king OF Corea has issued an
edict abolishing slavery in his king
dom, where one-half the people have
hitherto been held in bondage.
The Atchison road is announced as
the victor i'll the terms of peace be-
tween the transcOntnental railways
about to be given to the public.
n gang or moonSnnerS nave been
steadily operating in n cave within five
minutes walk of The courthouse ut
Mercer, Pennsylvania. Prominent citi-
zens made the discovery by accident,
and informed the revenue officials at
Erie, who captured TWO of the leaders.
The grand jury at Beleville, Illinois,
has indicted City Treasurer LOuntZ for
Withholding public funds, and Record
er Canty, OF East st. Louis, for con-
spiracy with his brother TO do illegal
acts, besides presenting other officials
for completely.
During the month of March about
thirteen thousand young cattle were
shipped from Chicago 10 western farms
10 be faltened. So great was the supply
of hogs Friday at the stock-yards that
six thousand were left unsold. Seven
thousand sheep were brought in,
causing decline in common grades.
Robert Il. Lincoln, holding repudial-
ed bonds OF the State Of Georgia for
100000 under instructions TO present
them TO the Illinois Soldiers home, is
about 10 bring suit i'll the United States
supreme court in behalf of the State of
Illinois, to recover from the State of
Georgia the face value Of the securi-
ties.
The war department. has assigned
General Schofield 10 the division of the
Atlantic, General Terry to the division
of the Missouri. with headquarters at
Chicago, and General Howard to the
division of the Pacific, General Crook
10 the department of the Platte, and
General Miles 10 the department Of
Arizona.
Eighty prominent citizens of Cali
fornia, including three who represent
$5,000,000 capital, have been indicted
by the federal grand jury at San Fran
cisco for perjury i'll connection with
entries of $4,000 acres of timber land
in Humboldt county. The district at
torney will bring suit to set aside the
patents.
The Georgia revivalists closed their
labors in Chicago Sunday evening,
when an audience Of nearly eight
thousand persons endeavored to reach
the platform and extend farewell
greeting. Brief addresses were made
by Rev. Drs. Henson, Barrows, Nc
Pherson. and Goodwin. When the re-
cent converts were called for 225 per-
sons stood up rs witnesses to the WORK.
The rates OH all classes of freight
from Chicago TO st. Paul, as well as on
Montana and Idaho business, which
heretofore ranged downward from
sixty 10 fifteen cents, were Thursday
cut by the st. Paul road 10 ten and
eight cents. The Rock Island and
Illinois Central followed with reduc-
tion to ten cents on all classes. No
action was taken by the Northwestern.
on account of The absence of its gen.
eneral freight agent.
Before the grand jury at New Or
leans, women named McMahon and
Smythe made full confession of their
part in a scheme of perjury designed
10 secure the acquittal of the assassins
of Captain Murphy. On one of a num-
Der of bench warrants which were is
sued, DR.. Emanuel L. Dreyfus was
sent 10 the parish prison in default of
$4,000 bail. Judge Thomas Ford, the
chief Of the band Of assassins, is com
mssary of the Louisiana penitentiary,
and has never been compelled to wear
the uniform.
A Washington dispatch Saturday
says: There has been no change in
the condition of Secretary Manning
during the last twenty-four hours. Ills
physicians are still reticent about his
actual condition, and will only say
when interviewed that their patient is "a
little better or u little worse, or the
same as when last reported. 1t is
known, however. that the Secretary is
yet partially paralyzed and can barely
move his arms. There is no danger,
however, of an imminent change in his
condition and his eldest son will re-
tuTn to ALBANY to- morrow.