The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-04-26

burned on the 18th at New Orleans, causing
q loss of 500 900.
HEAVY thunder, wind and hail storm
visited portions of Eastern Ohio and Mary
land on the 18th, doing great damage John
Wetzell and two horses were struck by
lightning and killed at Elk Garden, Md.
MEREDITH STANLEY, an athlete, jumped
from the high bridge on the Cincinnati
Southern road into the Kentucky river on
the 18th, the distance being 2S5 feet. When
taken from the water blood oozed from his
mouth, but he soon recovered The bridge,
with one exception, is the highest In the
world
The Minneapolis (AIinn.) street-car strike
extended to St Paul on the 18th, all the
men in the latter city except those on the
cable line going out.
A CENSUS completed on the 18th gave
Baltimore, Md, population of five hun
bred thousand.
THE total value of exports of beef and
| hog products from the United States for the
| month of March was $S H., O6S, and for the
| five months ended March 81, S4l 81, 715
| THE British steamer Wylo, which arrived
at Hampton Roads, Va, on the 18th, ex-
perienced very rough voyage, having
drifted several days at the mercy of the
| waves
DURING the seven days ended on the 18th
there were lS3 business failures in the
United States, against l41 the previous seven
days. The total of failures in the United
States from January l to date was 1878,
against 8, 1852 in 1888
MRS ROSE, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, attempted
to light fire on the 18th with kerosene
oil, and was burned TO death.
PRINCE LAW, a negro living on planta-
| ton near Savannah, Ga, killed his four
year-old child on the 18th as sacrifice to
the devil.
MRS BECKY KING, an invalid living near
Shelbyville, Ind, was burned to death in
her bed on the 18th
In Chicago on the 18th Augusta Schue,
aged forty-fve years, and Axel Friedstrom,
both committed suicide by shooting. No
cause was assigned for either act
Mrs. GALAXY of Chicago, while trying
on the 18th to take revolver from the
hand of her elevep-year-old son. Edward,
accidentally put her finger on the trigger
and the gun was discharged, killing the boy
almost Immediately. The mother was near
ly distracted
Mr.. BEDDIyGER, prairie fire victim, died
in Valley township, ID. T.. on the 12th, max
ing the sixth death in Hyde County from
prairie fires.
The moonshiners' stronghold at CARTS
creek, near Hindman, Ky, was taken by
United States officers on the 18th. five IL
licit cistilleries were destroyed and five
men were captured
ADvIcEs of the 18th say that In recent
gale and rain-storm at Portsmouth, N. c.,
high water drowned many cattle, sheep and
hogs. The water rose many feet in the
| houses and there was great destruction of
property. The inhabitants took to the house
tops for safety
RICH gold discoveries were made on the
18th near Georgetown, in Brown County,
| Ind.
THE United States grand jury at Port
Townsend, w. T., on the 18th found twenty
five indictments against William Harmed,
ex-Special Deputy Collector; eleven against
Herbert T. Beecher, ex-Treasury Agent,
and twelve against Quincy A. Brooks, for
stealing from the Government Beecher is
son OF the late Henry Ward Beecher.
A CYCLONE struck the mining town of
Beidler, o., ON the 18th, destroying six
houses and killing the twelve-year-ol
daughter OF william Lewis.
JOHN WILLIAMS, one of q band of White
Caps who killed Henry Lee at Little Rock,
Ark, was on the 18th sentenced to twenty
one years In State prison.
THE village of Milford, Ky, was almost
totally destroyed by fire on the 18th.
THE steamer Almeda arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 18th with ten cadets rescued
from the war ships at Samoa during the re-
cent hurricane They told tales of horrible
sufferings and awful deaths, as well as he
roic acts of rescuers The total number of
lives lost was one hundred and forty-six.
ADvIcEs of the 18th from San Francisco
say that the schooner Northern Bell found
cred Off Motlat Island, Banks group and
four white men and sixteen natives were
drowned
GEORGE II. THOMAS, mayor-elect of Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, committed suicide by
shooting on the 18th. No cause was known
for the deed.
The Secret Order of the Golden Field was
formed at Los Angeles Cal. on the 18th,
with the object of selling Lower California,
making it an independent republic and
then getting admission to the United States.
Dr.. J. r. GYLEs, aged sixty-five years, for
forty years physician in New York City,
committed suicide on the 18th by shooting.
Melancholia was the cause
BoRY GREGORY, of Corydon, Ind, during a
temporary fit of insanity on the 18th caused
by his sons trial as White Cap attempted
to kill himself. His son and daughter pre-
vented him from doing SO, but in the scuffie
the revolver was discharged, fatally wound
ing the girl
BILL THomsoN's band of desperadoes
were on the 18th in possession of the town
Boston, Col, and were running the stores,
saloons etc.
GEORGE briggs (colored), accused of
attempting to assault white woman, was
hanged by "a mob on the 14th ut Hampstead
Tex.
GEORGE GcDDING and Thomas Frederick
were convicted on the 18th at Geneva, Ill. ,
of using dynamite to destroy property of
the Chicago Burlington & Quincy road
the former receiving sentence of one year
in the penitentiary and the latter fine OF
$500.
NEAR Maysvillc, KY, on the 18th Frank
Coliday, a notorious character, amputated
both ears and performed another horrible
surgical operation ON the ten-year-old
brother of Miss Butler, because she refused
to speak to him.
WIND-sToRMs on the 18th near Cincinnati
did great damage to property. AT Buena
Vista q bridge costing $4,000 was swept
away
RUDOLPH SPIELHoFFER, q laborer, fell into
kiln of hot lime at Norristown, Pa, on the
18th and was roasted to death
A RIOT, growing out of the street-car
strike, occurred on the 18th in Rochester, N.
Y, and several policemen were badly in