The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-12-17
NEWS SUMMARY.

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journalist of Virginia, died at Dan
vile.
The mayor Of New York has order
ed the police to see that stores are
kept closed on Sunday.
b. L. Perry. provisional governor OF
South Carolina in 1866, died Friday al
Greenville, aged 81 years.
John Il. Owens, the comedian, ex.
pired Mt his home in Baltimore, Md,
Tuesday morning, aged go.
A discovery of iron ore, said to be
of excellent quality. has been made
near the village of Medford, Wis.
Congressman Price expired early
Monday morning, at his home in Black
River Falls, Wis, in his esd year.
A jury at Boston gave the managers
of the National Soldiers home ver-
dict for S16,53750 against Gen. b. +.
Butler.
Customs officers in San Francisco
found in the coal bunkers of the
steamer Rio Janeiro opium valued at
$4,000.
The last spike to connect the North
western and Northern Pacific tracks
at Cakes, Dakota, was driven Saturday
afternoon.
The Amalgamated iron and steel
workers Of Pennsylvania are said to be
generally voting against joining the
Knights Of Labor.
DR.. G. N. Keider, Of Springfield,
Illinois, reports case of lump-jaw i'm
human being, the first ever known i'm
the United States.
Sister Louise, mother superior of the
Convent OF NoJre Dame, died, Friday,
IN Cincinnati. where she resided for
forty-six years.
Benjamin Folsom, a cousin of Mrs.
Cleveland, sailed from New York
saturday to assume duty as consul to
Sheffield, Eng.
There were 25S failures in the United
States during. the week. against 204
last week, and 247 in the correspond
ing week OF 1885.
Over one thousand nOn-unO II men
are ut work in the mills at Amsterdam,
n. Y. where the Knights of Labor
Were recently locked out
i d. w. Williams, son of q well-knoWn
publisher Of Cleveland, has been ar
rested for setting fire to his grand
fathers barn at Bellevue, Ohio.
Proceedings for conspiracy against
the election forgers were begun Tues
day at Indianapolis before United
States Commissioner Van Buren,.
} Arthur Campbell, an octOgenarian
hermit residing near Eau Claire, Wis
consin. possessed of considerable
means was found dead in his chair.
Mining excitement in the vicinity of
the Hot Springs of Arkansas has
caused the location OF claims on every
available tract near Bear mountain.
The natural gas company ut Bowl.
ing Green, Ky, has set up a drill
weighing nearly two tons, and will
bore to depth of fifteen hundred
feet.
A canvass Of the members of the
new Michigan legislature gives Colonel
+. Il. StOckbridge the LEAD for the
senatorship, with James Mcmillan
second.
An attempt will be made this winter
to keep the st. Lawrence free OF ice
from Montreal to the Gulf. Tugs with
steel bows are being fitted up for the
purpose.
A contest over the estate of the late
George Sugden, Of Sedalia, Missouri,
is soon to be commenced by his disin-
herited daughter. About $40, 0Oj is in
volved.
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia,
announces that under DEGREES of the
Baltimore Council balls for charitable
purposes are prohibited by the Catho-
lie church.
In response to popular calls Justice
Harlow $. Orion, of the Wisconsin
Supreme court, has agreed to stand for
reelection next spring. the term being
ten years.
Three Michigan millionaires are in
fol To M NO
Mcmillan and Thomas w. Palmer, of
Detroit, and Colonel +. Ii. StOckbridge
of Kalamazoo.
a postoffice inspector has been Or
dered to investigate the commercial
importance of Rock Island, ILL.,, appli-
cation for the free delivery Of mails
having been made.
Assistant United States Attorney
Dodge, at Cleveland, Ohio, has render
ed an opinion that prison officials viO-
late the law when they open letters adj
dressed to convicts.
The governor Of Georgia has par
d0ned George L. Jackson, the Augusta
cOttOn-mili manager, who embeZZled
100000. His health suffered greatly
from the confinement.
Captain. Il. Fraser. who has charge
of the Lick observatory in California,
is on his way to Boston to superintend
the shipment of the mammoth lenses
for the new telescope.
Large parties of Chinese continue to
cross from British Columbia into
Washington territory, carrying pack
ages believed to contain opium and
other dutlable articles.
The plan of consolidating all the
mills at Minneapolis Is being seriously
considered by the various owners, in
order to control the price of wheat and
the production of flour.
Herman Falkenburg. tailor in
New York, was held in 81 600 bonds
for tampering with juror engaged in
the case of ex-Alderman McQuade,
one of the Doodle gang.
There are in sight 59.55s ,52l bushels
of wheat and 11,73S,755 bushels of
corn. Since last report wheat de-
creased 1857 bushels. while corn has
Increased 310,76 bushels.
In the Federal court at indianapolis
Judge Woods sharply rebuked the
grand jury for falling to indict parties
charged with mutilating and forgng
returns at the recent election.