Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-31
FEBRUARY.

Mrs Laura De +. Gordon, of California, ad-
mitted to the bar OF the United States supreme
Court at Washington-the second woman ac-
corded that privilege. ODonovan Rossa shot in
New York by an English woman calling herself
Yseult Dudley; great rejoicing IN England over
the news. Queen Victoria offered to contribute
from her private purse to any reward the Gov
eminent decided to offer for arrest OF persons
guilty Of dynamite outrages. During severe
Windstorm the Colorado Central train from
Denver to Georgetown was blown from the
track eighteen passengers more or less injured.
Intense excitement in England caused by re-
ceipt of dispatches from General Wolsely an
nouncing the capture of Khartoum by FL Mehdi
The Union Pacific Road reports its gross earn
ings for 1884 at S25 79l OOO Reported dissensions
in the Mormon Church, causing its gradual dis
integration-the young MoTmons trying TO break
away from ecclesiastical rule. Authentic re-
ports were received in London that at the time
of the fall of Khartoun the city was on the verge
of a famine, and on entering the enemy massa-
cred about 1900 people; General Gordon was
among the latter, and his head was cut of and
carried in triumph to the Mehdi, who received
it with eager satisfaction. Michael Davitt com
PEELED to leave hotel at Rome because
English guests refused to sit at table
with him. Ex-Congressman ID. j. Morrell,
President Cambria Iron Company at Johns
town. Pa. sent to lunatic asylum.
The Texas House passed bin forbidding the
carving OF, deadly veal ons. The labor crisis
in France causes the utmost alarm 3Or, ,OOO un-
emp,oy ed men in Paris and l,O0O OOC more in the
PROVINCES. NGti nal Independent Association
organized in London, one OF its objects being an
| alliance between England and the United
| Stat 8. The worst blizzard known in many
| years prevailed on the Sth and 9th throus hou'
| the r5gion between the st. Iawren and tIt
| Missouri. The charge of high treason and fe 'ony
| was brought aga INST j. q. Cunningham and
| Harry Burton, alleged dynamitards; in the low
/ Sire ct Police Court, London. Definite informa
| tion received of the death OF Gen. Gordon nnc
/ the indiscriminate slaughter OF tho non-com
| batants and Christians at khartoum. The Vat
| ican refused TO recognize Michael navitt WHIT
| desired to III, sent an address justifying ta'
| cause Of the Irish Nationalists. cotton mil
| established q. Fall River, Mass, trhnsf rted IT,
| machiuery TO Mexico, to manufacture prin
| goods with native labor. Never before in mari
| time history were so many steam ships ard sail
| ing vessels so long overdue at New York; owe
100 bound for that port not spoken or heard from
were expressed that Long Island Sound woul'
be sealed up by ice. Miss Eva Mackey, daugh
ter of the bon ANA king, married In Paris to th
Italian Prince of Galatro Ferdinand Julei
Colonna Secretary Chandler issue an orde
prohibiting naval officers from memorializin
Congress. The House Of Representatives, by
vote Of 15S to lO3 the necessary two-thirds no
being obtlinedJ, defeated bill placing Genera
Grant ON the retired lat. Intense cold weather
with snow drifts almost suspended raj
road traffic throughout the West; 4
the Dubuque section the embargo was th
worst reported I'm eighteen years. The busqut
| hanna River was frozen TO the bottom at Lancai
ter. Pa The Nebraska Legislature passed
bill prohibing the sale of tobacco TO minor
Final decision rendered at Washington gran
ing money-order fees to postmasters as pc
quisites; the decision adds millions TO cost
| maintaining the mail service Feb. 1B the mr.
formal ballot for Senator from illinois Wa
reached by the joint assembly OF the Legisl
ture John A. Logan received 10l votes, W. ]
Morrison "a, with scattering-102 being nece
sarv TO a choice-two absentees. Lake Mic
iRaTl, opposite milwaukee,. was frozen from sho
. To shore, the ice ranging from nine inches
three feet in thickness. The British Parliamel