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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
State Items.

White Cloud is desirous of having
new grist-mill.
Charles Scott, colored man, at Big
Rapids, was killed by falling from the top
of house.
Up in Menominee County they have
"icequakes" which rock the largest build
ings along the shore.
Monroe has fire alarm which her
citizens say is no better than q cracked
dinner-pot struck with potato-masher
would be.
John Clinton, of Tyrone. has sued the
landlord of Fenton hotel for selling liquor
to his son, Martin Clinton, confirmed
drunkard, claiming S5, OOl damages, owing
to permanent disability resulting there
from.
"A man named Gilar, near Ann Arbor,
has flock Of Plymouth Rock hens from
whose eggs we're recently hntched sixteen
broods of chicks, as he supposed, but, on
investigation, found that his chicks consist
ed of at least twenty varieties of birds, some
of them tropical fowls never before known
to our latitude. The university professors
have as yet reserved their decision on the
phenomenon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
Niger Jim's Story.

"What makes me feel so bad dis time,
'uz bekase hear sumpn over yonder
on de bank like whack er q slam,
while ago, en- it mine me eff de time L
treat my little 'Lizabeth so ornery. She
warn't only bout fo' year ole, en- she
tuck de sk'yarlet fever, en- had q pow
full rough spell; but she got well, en-
one day she was a-standin' aroun', en- /
says to her, says:
"'Shet de do
"She never done it; jis' stood dab,
kiner smilin' up at me. It make me
mad; en- L says agin, mighty loud, I
says:
"Doan' you hear me P-shet de dor
"She jis' stood de same way, kiner
smilln' up. was a-bilin'l says:
az lay I make you mine
"En wild dat / fetch her a slap side
de head dat sent her sprawlin'. Den
1 went into de yuther room, en- 'uz
gone bout ten minutes; en- when come
back dar was dat do a-stanin' open
yit, en- dat chile stanin' mos right in it,
a-looking down and moanin', en- de
tears runnin' down. My, but 1 wuz
mad. was agwyne for de chile, but
JUS den-it was do dat open innerds
-jis' den long come de wind en- slam
it to, behine de chile, kerblam len my
Lam, de chile never novel My breff
mos hop outer me; en- l feel so-so-I
doan't know how 1 feel. 1 crope out,
all a-tremblin', en- crope aroun' en- open
de do easy an slow, en- poke my head
in behine de chile, sof' en- still, an all
nv a sudden says pow JUS as loud as
l could yell. She never budget Oh,
Huck, bust out cryin' en- grab her
up in my arms, en- say: 'Oh, de po' lit
tie thing de Lord God Almighty for
give po' old Jim, kaze he never gwine
to forgive hisself as longs he livep oh,
she was plumb deef en- dumb, Huck,
plumb deef en- dumb-en I'd been a
treat'n her sol"-MdrE 1acdin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
POLYGAMY'S DEATH.BLOw.
The Supreme Court Renders a
Decision in the Case of
Rudger Clawson.
In Carefully Prepared Opinion the Rul-
ing Is Against the Plaintiff on
Both Points Raised.
Washington dispatch Il

Washington dispatch.l
A decision has been rendered by the Su-
preme Court In the polygamy case of Rud-
ger Clawson against the United States
brought here by writ of error from the Sn,
preme Court of Utah. CIawson, plaintiff
in error, was indicted for polygamy at the
April term of 1884 of the District Court of
Utah, and after trial found guilty and sem
fenced to fine of $500 and four wears i'm
prisonment. He appeared to the Supreme
Court OF the Territory and that tribunal hay
ing affirmed the judgment Of the District
Court, he brought his case here for review.
upon the ground that the grand and petit
Juries by which he was indicted and tried
were illegally constituted. The alleged ille-
gality in the impaneling of the grand jury
consisted in the exclusion upon challenpe
OF persons who believed man had a right
to have more than one undivorced wife iiy-
ing at the same time, and in the case of the
petit jury in the drawing of the Jurors from
an open venire," after the whole annual
jury list OF 200 had been exhausted through
the exclusion of polygamists.
This court, in carefully prepared opin-
ion by Justice Blatchford, decides against
the plaintiff in error upon both points
raised. Section 5 of the Edmunds act pro-
yides:
That in any prosecution for bigamy polvga-
OF the United States. il shall be sufficient cause
OF chaIlenge 10 any person drawn or summoned
as Jury or talesman, that he believes il right
Tor a man TO have more than one living and un-
divorced wlfe at the same time.
Ihls court holds that the .proeeedIngs, to
dictment for one of the offenses named un-
der the statute of the United States against
person not before held TO answer are part
of the prosecution, and that the Indictment
is good, although persons drawn and sum.
moned as Grand Jurors we're excluded by
the court from serving on the Grand Jury.
and being challenged by the United States
for cause mentioned in the act, the chal-
lenges having been found true.
With respect to alleged illegality in the
case of the petit jury the court holds that
where, under section four of the act of
June %, 1874, relating to courts and Judi
cial officers in the Territory of Utah, the
names in the iury-box of 200 Jurors pro-
vided for by that section are exhausted, the
jury being only partly impaneled the Dis
trict Court may issue venire to the United
States Marshal for the Territory to sum-
mon jurors from the body of the Judicial
District, and the jury may be completed
from persons thus summoned. 1t is held
that the record shows no error, and the
Judgment of the court below is accordingly
ainIlleu. nENISX K- JACKSON-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
RUSSIA'S CURT REPLY.
De Glers Refuses TO Talk Further About
the Penjdeh Incident-Dupllcity
OF Turkey.
Tcable dispatch from London ]

hI
The Russian reply to the communication
sent to Nj. de Giers through Sir Edward
Thornton yesterday, after the receipt of
Sir Peter Lumsdens supplementary report
on the battle of March 80, has lust been
received. nj. de Giers replies curtly that
Russia declines to enter upon any further
discussion of the Penjdeh incident.
1t is reported at st. Petersburg that the
general staff are in favor of allowing Gen.
Komarof to act at his own discretion, not
even Nj. de Giers TO interfere.
letter .tom Baku confirms the first ac-
count of the battle of Penjdeh, and states
that the Afghan force consisted of 1000
men. The writer, who had been with Sir
Peter Lumsden. but who left him befos
the battle was fought, states the Russians
throughout the winter had been irving TO
excite and irritate the Afghans, and that
only Sir Peter Lumsden's influence pre-
vented bloodshed long ago. Col. Alikhanoff
advanced TO Ak-Tapa at about the end of
November, before the boundary commits
sion had arrived, and battle with the Af-
ghans was narrowly avoided then. News
has also been received that in the battle at
Penjdeh the Afghan General was through
out in the fore front of the fighting and was
twice wounded. 1t is reported that Col.
Alikhanof offered reward of 100 tomas
about 5000 for the head of either Of the
British officers with the Afghan force.
A dispatch from Constantinople puts n
new light on the diplomatic mission to En-
gland of Hassan Fehmi Pasha, the special
Turkish Envoy, and Hobart Pasha Mar
shal of the Turkish Empire In order to
avoid the censorship of press dispatches at
Constantinople this message was sent by
mail to Athens and transmitted thence by
telegraph to London. IL says that the sole
R@lssiSSpa 9f Eshmii hsmfiicdP HJSdhHuay s was to
fool the British Government into belief
that Turkey was disposed to be on
friendly terms with England and to
seek and follow her advice in all inter-
national complications. Hobart Pasha,
whose former reputation as gallant Ad-
miral of the British navy made him an ad-
mirable tool for this purpose, was sent with
Fehmi Pasha to strengthen the blind. Ho-
bart Pasha was intrusted only with the de-
livery of certain presents to the Queen and
Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Gus
.omary assurances of distinguished consid-
eration, ETC., which may mean n great deal
or nothing. All the fine work of diplomatic
intrigue was to be done and has been done
rom first to last by Fehmi Pasha.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

obliged 10 furnish students with books, APP
paratus or other material. The bill appro-
PIRATES $25, ,0G0, $15, 900 of which shall be
raised in 1885, and $40, 600 in 1886. There
isn't any doubt of the passage of the bill by
the House, and il is expected that the
school will be located at Houghton, the
home of Senator Hubbell, and in the heart
OF the mining territory.
APPROPRIATION BILLS PASSED.
The Senate last week passed the bill to
increase the one-twentieth mill tax for the
State University TO one-tenth of q MILL
This increases the amount from $41 600 to
$S2, 900, and the act limits it from ever
going beyond $85, 900 as the wealth Of the
State increases. The Senate also passed
the general appropriation bill for the Uni
versity, giving it $107, 500, of which $780,
600 shall be collected in 1886 and $17, 500
in 1886. The Senate also passed on the
14th the bills appropriating $40, 200 for the
current expenses Of the State Normal
School for 1885 and 1886, and 1920. 425 for
current expenses, buildings, etc., for the
institution for educating the deaf and dumb
at Flint
GENERAL NOTES.
The Senate proposes to push it's appro-
priation bills ahead of every other class of
legislation, which may possibly mean
preparation Tor an early adjournment, but
1t isn't possible that final adjournment can
be reached earlier than it was in 1888
June 8.
The bill to reduce the test on Illuminating
oil from 110 to 120 degrees, passed the
Senate on the 10th, to the surprise of ev-
erybody, by vote of yeas 10, nays 6.
The joint resolution to so amend the
Constitution as to abolish the Board Of
Wayne County Auditors passed tire Senate
on the 10th. This is the board whose do
ings have been so generally and so severely
criticised by the Detroit papers during the
past year or two.
When the bill to increase the salaries of
the Supreme Court Judges to So, 900 per
year come up, an amendment was offered
and discussed for half q day, to provide
that no law should be declared unconstitu-
tional except as so declared by at least
t6Tsf Of the fSmf JdE'1Ssd ,1a 70
OBSERVER.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
The Great Seal.
Washington teleRram.l

Washington teleRram.J
A report has gained circulation that the
new administration has discovered that the
great seal of the United States does not
correspond with the description given in
the statute by which it was authorized at
the time of the formation of the Govern
ment, and that new seal is at
once 10 be made TO secure an ac-
curate design. This report is PARTIAL
ly correct, but greatly exaggerated
II has long been known that the
eagle on the great seal clutched q mere
half-dozen arrows in her talons instead of
the thirteen designed to be emblomatic of
the original colonies. Protests against the
inaccuracies of the great seal have not COM
manded attention, and IL continued to be
affixed until IL became so worn that the inn
preston could scarcely be seen. The last
Congress made an appropriation for new
seal, and one will soon be produced which
will be as nearly as possible an accurate
reproduction Of the original design.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
The Ameer of Afghanistan.

Ameer Abdurrahman Khan was born in
1880. He is the eldest son of Afzul Khan,
and is thus a grandson of Dost Mahom-
med, who ruled Afghanistan till his death
in 1863, and nephew to the late Shere Ali,
who was deposed and expelled by the Brit
ish invasion of 1879, and who died soon
afterward IN exile. When Shere Ali was
was recognized by the English Abdurrah-
man, who had married a daughter of the
Turkish Ameer of Bokhara, took refuge in
those countries north of Afghanistan be-
yond the Oxus, which had then not yet
been subjected to Russian control. He was
pursued, however, by the prosecuting spite
of Shere Ali and Yakoub, who had seized
his mother, wife, and sister, and detained
them many years prisoner at Candahar, and
who compelled the Ameer of Bokhara to
deny him an abode in that state. Abdur-
rahman was fain to put himself under the
protection of the Russians, then gradually
advancing their conquests in Turkestan,
and was received by Gen. Kaufman, who
procured him, in his poverty, Russian
pension Of 25, 900 rubles year, and after
ward permitted him to reside at Samarcand.
After innumerable intrigues and internal
dissensions the throne was again vacated,
and the present Ameer was chosen in 1880,
and has been very substantially supported
by the British Government of india under
Lord Ripon, receiving from it n regular sub
sidy of e1G0, 900 year, with large gifts OF
artillery, rifles, and ammunition to improve
his military force
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
United States Minister to Turkey.

Samuel S. Cox, the newly appointed Min
lister to Turkey, was born at GAINESVILLE, O.,
in 1924, graduated at Brown University in
1876, studied law, was admitted to the bar,
and practiced in the Ohio courts. In 1853
he edited the Ohio Statesman, and two
years later went as Secretary of Legation to
Peru. In 1858 he was elected 20 Congress
from the Columbus district, and served
in 1864, after which he removed to New
York, and spent good portion of three or
four years in travels abroad or in writing
amusing books about those travels. In 1868
he ran for Congress in New York, was
elected, and has been continuously in Con-
gress over since.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
The True and the False.

Mrs. Payson, Of Houston, had been
reading an article in a newspaper about
the adulteration of food and other tricks
of trade, and consequently she has be-
come very suspicious. A few days ago
she went to hair store to purchase some
raven tresses.
"Just look at these beautiful curls,
said the proprietor of the hair store,
dangling something that looked like a
scalp.
"Yes, but everything is adulterated
so much nowadays" replied Mrs. Pay
son, "that you can't rely on anything.
Do you guarantee that these false curls
are genuine ?"-Terds Siftin0s.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
Tho wen-Known Musical Composer.

Franz Abt, whose death was recently an
nounced by cable dispatch, was born in
1919, and was, therefore, 6G years old. His
parents intended him for the ministry, but,
having passion for music, he chose that
vocation. He was prolific composer of
songs, his compositions numbering between
four and five hundred, the most popular Of
which is "Whcn the Swallows Homeward
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

THE Rev. DIR. Talmnge says he is going
TO Europe to rest and get acquainted with
his family. He has their photographs, but
has had no time to get acquainted 1t Is
the first rest he has had in thirty years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

Sharon, VT, was the birthplace of
Joseph Smith, the founder of the Nor
mon Church. His parents were of
Scotch descent, and when he was q
child they removed to Palmyra, N. Y,
and il was there, about year after he
reached manhood, that he began to
preach his strange doctrine. He was
killed June 81, 1914, at Carthage, Ill,
where he was imprisoned as corrupter
OF virtue, by mob that attacked the
iail.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

A CLEVELAND man has invented a
process for extracting aluminium from
kolin (clayl. A cheap production of alu-
minium will work revolution in the metal
world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

THE Seventh Day Adventists seem 10 be
gaining in strength in New York. They
have recently established missions in New
York, Buffalo, Albany, and Syracuse.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

A NEW YORK topper, whose doctor for
babe his drinking any more liquor, is taper
ing of on distilled water
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

JOHN KELLY still controls Tammany.
He has been unanimously elected to his
old position.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

A ScoTcH gelatine manufacturer sends
out with each package of his goods q leaf
from the Bible.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30

Gen. Henry r. Jackson, whom President
Cleveland has appointed Minister to Mex
leo, was born at Savannah, Ca, in 1920,
graduated from Yale College in 1889, stud
led law, and was admitted to the bar at
Columbus, Ga, in 1910. Shortly afterward
he was appointed United States District At
torney. He commanded Georgia regi-
ment in the Mexican war. In 1849 he was
appointed Judge of the Supreme Court for
was sent as Minister to Austria. In 1860 he
was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court
of Georgia. He was Confederate Cen
eral in the war, was captured in the fall of
1864, and imprisoned for several months at
Fort Warren.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
TIE STATE CAPITAL.

Four Days OF Work for the week-Com-
parison or RecOrds-Want the bounty
Equalization Bill to Pass-TIghtening
the Screws on Criminals Michigan Min
Ing school-MOre ApprOprIations-sun-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-04-30
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

CRAWLING LODGE, No. IA. SONS OF IN
DUSTRY. hold their regu' ar meetings on the
first and third Wednesday evenings Of each
month. From May lst to Nov. 1st. at o'clock.
From Nov. lst to May LIST, at 1880.
F. F. THATCHER, Master.
JOHN G. HANSON, Secretary.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-27
4 Good scr,.Iun-guf the Text!

LA i4stGtr-tI
Not long ago We hear. q clergyman relate
his story The deceased lad been a young
-na;I AMI a Wild one at that He died Us the
result Of a spree. sin he had many redeem
inS qualities. He was noble-souled, big
hearted fellow, who would do anything for a
friend, and vino Ia' generally popular de.
spite lis faiiincs. The church was crowded
To hear wha, the clergyman would have e
say His numerous friends even threatened
an n.s lsasant demonstration if lack Of lib
crafty - the minister into very pronounc-
,ily mEr5ving tie occasion There was
an eElaCtagt hush Is the minister announced
as text: Died Abner as the fool dicth
Tie sermon was a tribute, eloquent and
ovid. ntiy sincere. 10 the character of the de-
c.a-al His generous nature was expatiated
upon nj iength-and then the clergyman
s.... Is repeated his text: Died Al ner as the
TO-. ii ia. HIS goodness as brother son
ana friend We're done fun justice to--and in
c.u-ia ."H O. this the clergyman again sad
over the text, Died Amer as the fool
d.cta. His Iu:lic sIir.t, the gap his re-
lu"v@l made ~ tie community were not
omitted -uE.y to ciosc with the inevitable
words f the text: del Abner as TIE fool
dieth. Tn" InyuTneTs fled out One Of thu
'hay, nul;.,i another and inquired what be
though. II Ire sermon. The Sermon tie
other answered; the sermon was frst-rate;
but what . text.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-27

rJoc Howard III Boston Herald. !

'.fSc Howard i'll Boston Herald
HaEy f mr. Tea,ieTs have seen and heard
Of John Kelly. in his charitable lectures. but
tho;i ands know nothing Of him beyond the
general idea that be Is q rough, brutal. force
full lrishman, who dominates the chief fac.
ton OF the DgmCcratic party in this city
Nov, rs matter Of fact. John Kelly isn't
Gu lrislnin. He is neither brutal nor coarse,
tut on the contrary, is about as mid man
ncrd and well behaved IN American-born
citizen walks tie streets OF his native
town, New York lave known John Kelly
great IngnE ycars. and have frequently
teen brought IA ii lent contact with him,
bat ! have never known him 70 do a rude an
u'n.anly, an GncoUrja-us at. and he Is one
Of the few men IN al country who have
achieved what tie Z. aiIn!-t regards as u pc
culiar thing in life, having conquered his
own tongue, which. according to the in
spireI writer, Is better than having captured
4 city.
sIr. Kelly was on the other side Of tho
street, bowling along al tine rate of seven
miles an hour, when | pointed him out TO
the boys Every one said IN different Ian
guage, 'Do you know him, AMI why can't We
speak 10 him ] instantly crossed Broad
way, and was greeted with characteristic
c5rliality, As were my young friends, each
Of whom introduced by name to the grand
sachcn Of Tammany ball As We conyersed,
the Others looked On with unfeignei interest.
Ar. Kelly IS nearly six feet tall, AM very
heavy built. He probably weighs consider
ably over 200 pounds. and possibly % He
il.I5 = 81 Iare built head, covered with thick
short cut hair He wears his beard. which is
inclined to carrotneS,, very close clipped
lis pictures in HarIcT's Weekly and Puck
look no more Ike MIN than they look like the
Angel Gabriel or Petrarch, the historian
He has q MileSian type Of countenance, and
opl;, like Norwegian or n Scandinavian
lis face j. square. his eyes b,ue. his nose
straight, has mouth wei formed, his jaws
heavy, and h. chin prUuouncedly heavy
HIS voice Is low and molodieus, his language
4, always We'll chosen. lie produces the i'm
PR -ioH-we'i. II you don't know him you
would :hin!. lie va, iuIuiy a straichtfor-
ward, intelligent. hoir,t-meaning farmer.
contractor or man Of affairs, hut not in any
.t.s. 80 q rpstr,r.liifan I3an;puiat.Y
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-27
NVANTEn-AT oSCE-we are compel

NIyANTED-AT OSCE-we are compelled
w to go south and wish TO app int a
suitable man or firm to take charge Of the state
of Kansas tnsi can handle large number oi
salesmen IN the sale OF hardware slecialties
The man OF firm taking charge Of the same can
realize a profit of 81 5r'-'O TO 81. 90 by Au-
gust, if h- will push the bu mess We will
cohtract with the night party to give full con
irol # the state for twel Years We reserve
the right to naBuf turr he goods. which We
agree TO iurBi h from our extensive msnuf4c-
tory in the east Our goods are manufactured
only by ourselves II II VI rsh cashier First
National bank of Groton, New York, and hs-
been the past twenty years, is one Of our largest
stock holders, ard also our treasurer and one Of
the directors Ia - her words our frn is com
posed OF some of the best business men in New
York state. We have special rates for FIRE ghi
with VI erchant's Dispatch eur hrm is the
only enc in the United States or anada that
manufacture these goods. applicants mnst
have small capital negoti bic paper or
real estate We furnish a sto K Of good vi b.
out c S. TO begin with. We offer every iDdncc-
ment we can TO the right party VINO will push
the business and sell goods Call on I. j AL
len ct 4. II Woodland, La y. Topeka avenue.
Wichita. Kansas ne will say o those who
prefer a less resi Onsi lily tGat We will assign
them as much territory ms they can ma age and
the amount of capital in this will be less than
the fret deposit on say, S.i % to sljn.oJ, and
We will start then out ON profit OF sl5h 90 to
500 20 per month d.ll-6t
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-27

lowell tItIz NJ
"Fcrimani. NY .ove. why 10 You sit &
far from NO this evening She anNiously in
quirei
He was alou: AMI remained sitting a: th'
opposite end Il tho sofa
Again she spoke Again lie was silent. les
i'ated, and finally murmursi:
] at,l. my dear blush Ia tell u. but
lave h--- eating oniors to-day
N1u darling exclaimed tn, lovely girl
wIjh look ct glad surprise Illuminating lei
lac, IS She sPrans close q his side. ~
Iaya L.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-27
Corn and Pork.

An Ohio PORK grower has learned by *.
Pcr.neu,inz that bEsSel q raw corn, fed
on tie -. VII p-rlCce nine pounds Of pork,
walia az equal quantity. -rouni and the
uRea tei raw, w weld twelve pounds A
baSAe! % corn toile3 made thirteen and 8
half pounds - Yos5. and 4 busAel Of meal
cooked made GtoaJ sixteen ami a half
y,staiS