Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-02-12
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

A monument In memory OF the 1000
Iowa soldiers who died in the war is to be
erected at Des Moines on the grounds of the
new Capitol.
During riot between the Chinese at
Eureka, CAL, stray bullet killed Alderman
David Kendall. An Indignation meeting was
held at once, and the Cinnamon were ordered
to pack their effects and take the first boat
for San Francisco. The excitement is such
that no more Chinese will be allowed to locate
there.
A stock company has been organized
at Davenport Iowa, for the purpose of
building a crematory. The movement origin
ated with some of the leading German citi-
zens.
Stephen Barclay country store
keeper in the vicinity of New Albany, Ind,
undertook to stop the operations OF burg
lar by keeping watch all night with shot
gun. When the intruder appeared, the old
man fired both barrels. Lighting his lamp,
he found his son dangerously wounded.
Advices from Ottawa, Ont, report
that factory bill, introduced in the House
of Commons, provides that no man shall be
employed for more than sixty hours week
or more than FIVE hours Saturdays. Children
are not to be employed unless they have q
meuIcaT corCncutc 5tatfng tnelr age anu
strength.
Reports to s. w. Tallmadge, Secre-
tary of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce,
in regard to the area, condition, and pros
poets of the winter wheat crop throughout
- ~.
is considerable less than last year, and that
the condition of the growing wheat is not up
to the standard owing to the severity of the
winter.
S. s. Merrill, General Superintend-
ent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway, died at Milwaukee. George w.
Bowen, who vainly claimed the immense es
tate Of Madame Jumel as an illegitimate son,
died in Providence, at the age OF OIL. Joseph
Grinnell, who secured a reduction of letter
postage to cents, while in Congress gener-
alton ago, breathed his last at New Bedford
A Cincinnati dispatch records the demise Of
Henry Kessler, formerly Sheriff. Samuel
IllyeSSh Who taIe d RI nfGetpr ala BrslR4yR
fine horses.
A passenger train on the Burlington
Road was wrecked on a bridge near Creston,
Iowa. Seven persons we're killed, incluiing
Superintendent Davenport and civil en-
gineer named Brown.
Thomas Morris, colored man, was
ynched at Schulenberg, Texas for ravishing
a white girl
Belle Ryalls, of Savannah, Ga, was
murdered by her brother.
President-elect Cleveland was in con-
sultation at New York last week with Dem
ocratic polite ans and many waited on him
in the interest of candidates for Cabinet po-
sitions. The President-elect, accompanied by
Daniel Manning, visited Mr.. Tilden at Grey
! stone on Sunday. Two hours were spent al
Mr.. Tilden's dinnner-table and a longer pc
riod in his study. The following is said TO be
the slate for the Cabinet, so far as now made
state; Abram s. Hewitt, Secretary OF tDe
Treasury; w. F. Villas, secretary OF War; L.
| o. G. Lamar, Secretary of Interior, and Sena
tor Jonas, of Louisiana, Postmaster General
A BILL granting pension of $4,000 year
| TO the widow Of the late Gen. George II. Thomas
passed the Senate on the 7th inst. The Senate
also agreed to q joint resolution accepting will
thanks the swords, medals paintings. and othei
articles of value and interest presented to Gen
Grant by the various Governments OF the world
The bill authorizing retired list for private ant
| non commissioned officers of the army who hay'
served thirty years or more was passed by vot
| Of 81 to s. Messrs Hoar and Pendleton wer
named by the Chair to count the electoral vot
| Wednesday. The District of Columbia appro
| priation bill was passed. Discussion OF tn
| river and harbor bill occupied the greater par
Of the day in the House OF Representatives NJ
action was taken.
TIE MApRETs