Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-15
WEST AND SOUTH.

SIX men were killed by the explosion of
the boiler of tug-boat near Marshfeld,
Ore, few days ago. Only the Captain
escaped.
On the 9th John Furim, his wife and two
children, and Henry Bradentee and wife,
of Youngstown, o., were suffering from
trichina, caused by eating partially cooked
pork The chances for their recovery were
slight.
THE Legislature of Nebraska convened
at Lincoln on the 9th. Church Howe was
elected President of the Senate aud Allen
w. Field Speaker of the House.
On the 9th the steamer Belle, loaded
with passengers and freight for the New
Orleans Exposition, sank near Island GO,
Ark. Only one passenger, James Moon, of
New Albany, Ind, was drowned.
In the office of Auditor of State Ac-
counts, of Virginia, the defalcation was on
the guilty first clerk, was still in jail.
In Ohio there were 1873 marriages last
year, 65,06G births, 1873 divorces and "a
364 deaths.
JOHN w. DANIELS, OF Virginia, has been
selected by the Washington Monument
Committee to deliver an address in the
House of Representatives at the monument
dedication ceremonies February 81.
On the banks of the river near Dayton,
o., the bodies of three dead infants were
found few days ago, within short dis
lance of each other.
AT the present time there are 1850 Nor
mons in the United States. They have
2G7 churches, with seating capacity of
g., 1862.
THE North Carolina Legislature met at
Raleigh on the 7th. E.. T. Boykin was
chosen President of the Senate and Thomas
M. Holt Speaker of the House.
On the eth the first train from the East
for twenty three days arrived at Portland,
Ora Thu raasia had ss.r, hI~sl-..a lss,
DURING a fight at Lexington, KY, re-
Gently between whisky dealers and officials,
several men were killed.
THE organization of the Illinois Senate
at Springfield was effected on the eth by
the election of William j. Campbell, of
Cook County, as President pro TEN. In the
House Elijah M. Haines received rs votes
for temporary Speaker against II for j. b.
Messick and others, and an adjournment
was taken to the Sth without perfecting an
organization.
from Gettysburg reached Forest City, ID.
T., wrecked the building in which the Pot
ter County records were housed, and car
ried off the safe and all public documents.
The Sheriff, with an armed force, had
gone in pursuit, and a battle was i'm
minent.
BY an inventory of the real and personal
of the late John w. Garrett, of
Baltimore, an aggregate of $35, 100000 is
shown, all of which is bequeathed to his
-~i-l>--- ---l- $780, -l-.ia---.---s---
THE Legislature of Michigan convened
on the 7th at Lansing. The Senate elected
T. r. Belknap President pro tenn, and the
House chose Newcomb Clark as Speaker.
FURTHER de'ails on the eth from the cy-
clone which recently swept over Lancas-
ter, Clarendon and other counties In South
Carolina show terrible loss of property,
but miraculous escapes of persons from loss
of life. In Lancaster a number of barns,
gin-houses and other outhouses were
blown down. The greatest damage was
done in Clarendon County. The cyclone
cut a road five hundred yards wide
through fifteen miles of country, making a
clean sweep of buildings and timber, and
mails.
The biennial session of the Indiana State
Legislature met at indianapolis on the Sth.
Charles j. Jewett was elected Speaker of
the House.
In the Southern States no less than 1865
new manufacturing and mining enterprises
were started in 1884, with an aggregate
capital of SlO5, 100000.
AT Grafton, w. Va, William Vaughan
became jealous of his wife, whom he mar
ried four weeks ago, and shot her dead
through a window of their residence on
the Sth.
TWENTY FIVE men took part In an ARRAY
with knives recently at Rutledge, GA. One
was killed, and many of the others were
badly wounded.
In the Indian Nation snow has caused
considerable suffering to stock. The losses
thus far this winter are about fifteen per
cent.
FIRE destroyed the county jail in Fred
ericksburg, Gillespie County, Tex, recently,
and one Of the prison srs persisted.
THE Chamber of Commerce at Denver,
Col, invited all friendly to the unlimited
coinage of silver to meet in national con-
NNh"iVh III uhub ivy VII %.
ADAM Brown, of Newport, KY, a
huckstcr, was chloroformed and 500 taken
from under his pillow few nights ago. |
This was the savings Of himself and wife
for years.
FIRE the other evening destroyed the |
extensive. iron-works of Stovering &
Fleming, on the fats at Cleveland, o.
THE marriage of Major Mutt, the famous
dwarf, four feet high, and aged forty four |
years, occurred in Boston on the 9Th TO |
Clara Corfleld, aged eighteen, aud Of the
ordinary size.
ON the Sth Elijah NJ. Haines was chosen |
temporary Speaker of the Illinois House, |
and the Democratic caucus nominees for |
temporary officers were elected. In the |
Senate Mr.. Clough introduced an election |
bill which prevents unregistered citizens |
from voting. A resolution was passed tx
ng January II as the day for the Senate
-ial election.
JUDGE RI.oDGETr overruled q motion In |
he District Court at Chicago on the 9Th to !