Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-12-03
LATER NEWS IETMs.

The militia, police, and municipal
officers Of Indianapolis on Sunday the Goth
ult, escorted the remains of Vice-President
Hendricks from his residence to the Court
House. Every building ON the line of march
was draped in mourning. The body lay in
state Sunday and Monday, and was
viewed by thousands of people. Mrs.
Hendricks sent message to President
Cleveland urging him to remain in
Washington, owing to the weighty public
reasons that exist against his coming West TO
attend her late husbands funeral Many pub
lie men, both Republicans and Democrats,
called upon the President and urged him not
to make the trip, and he received many letters
and kilograms on the subject, opposing his
going The Executive finally decided to heed
the advice and remain at the capital He said:
In the first moment of the shock Of Mr.. Hen
bricks death yielded to my inclination, and
declared my intention to be present at the flu
neral. OF course, in reaching that conclusion
did not put out of view peremptory press
OF public business or what deemed u sufficient
consideration of my duty to the people. The
public business thought could dispose Of by
additional application and more hours of
work, and 1 considered it to be my duty
TO the people to answer tender
sentiment OF respect and affection to the dead
1 am satisfied now that was at fault in con-
sidering the question, and that did not take as
comprehensive view Of the duty 1 owe the
public as / should-that is, I did not look at
every phase of it, and am AFRAID my strong
personal desire somewhat clouded my Judgment.
1 am now reminded by some OF the best and
most patriotic and thoughtful of our citizens
that the real and solemn duties of my Office are
at the National Capital, and that in the present
peculiar and delicate situation / ought not to
take even the remote chance of accident incident
to travel to crafty a sentiment so general
and Characteristic as that involved in
this subject I have been profoundly inn
pressed by these considerations, but most Of
all influenced by their strong and unanimous
presentation by the devoted friends Of the late
Vice President living In his State and city, and
their Endorsement by the noble and patriotic
woman who, in the infinite sorrow of her Wild
owhood, reflects the spirit and character of her
honored husband in her solicirude for tho pub
lie good am now certain that neither my de-
sire, nor the sentiment referred to, nor the
difficulty that attends in this case change Of
design, nor any stubborn idea of heroism, will
justify me in subjecting the country to any
greater chance Of disaster than attends my per-
Torrance of strict duty here, and that ought
not to inflict upon my oountrymen even the I'M
rest and anxiety attending my departure, alb
sence, and return in attendance upon the funer-
al ceremonies.
The contestants in the recent billiard
tournament have agreed to play off the ties in
Chicago just before Christmas. The winner will
take the net receipts of the games TO come.
with 81, 600 conditionally offered by Mr.. Ben
singer
A Washington newspaper asserts
that Lew T. Letter secured in Europe an an
cient box in which Martin Luther kept his BIZ
BILE, and that it is now used as a receptacle for
cigars
Miss Ada M. Sweet, of Illinois, for
merly Pension Agent at Chicago, was married
to Mr.. J. Bedine Carter, at the residence of
Captain d. S. s. Sammis, Of Brooklyn. They
will reside in Cedar Rapids, la.
Thomas Lofts was appointed receiv-
er for the Gallego Mill Company, Richmond,
Va Liabilities, s676,OO0
John III. Aufdemarle, late of the Sub
Treasury at New Orleans, was indicted for en-
bezzling s25, 900 of public funds
Mayor p. Booker Read, of Louis
vile, KY, and City Wharfmaster Dreamer
were arrested for a fist-fght on a public
street.
Charles Stewart Parnell was elected
to Parliament from the city of Cork by vote
of 6,n6. Timothy Healy, who was on the
ticket with him, received 1916 votes.
Under instructions from the War Of
fee in London, preparations are being made at
Alexandria and Cairo for a new expedition to
Dongola, comprising about $500 men.
The steamer Greyhound last month
started out from Hong Kong ON trading trip
with 100 passengers. When twenty miles from
shore, forty of the passengers fred on the Off
GERS, killing the captain. The vessel was rob-
bed of $4,000 worth of goods, which were
placed on three junks. Six men concerned in
the outrage have been captured, and will be
beheaded at Canton.