Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-02-26
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

A west-bound passenger train on the
West Shore Road collided with freight train
at Canaj oharie, N. Y, demolishing three To-
comotives. Two persons were killed. Rail-
way stock valued at $4,000 was destroyed.
Six porsons were killed by explosion of
gas at wellsburg, W. Va. Two trains on the
Parkersburg branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad collided near Toll
gate, w. Va, killing Ave men. An
express train on the Ohio and Mis-
slssi pi Road ran into the rear end of an
accommodation train at Delhi, Ohio, iuj ur .ng
u large number of passengers, suburban res
dents but none fatally. The New York ex-
press on the Bee Line jumped the track at
Iockland Station, near Cincinnati. Max
File Gilman, OF New York, is reported fatally
injured. train on the New York, Lake
Erie and Western Road was ditched near AR.
rowsmith. Ill. None of the passengers WEI
seriously injured.
A dispatch from Portland, Ore, says
There is great excitement over the Sena-
torial election at Salem, Ore. Night before
last the joint convention of the Legislature
adjourned without electlng Senator on the
sixty-eighth ballot. The customary forty
days of the session having expired the Dem
ocrats declared that the Legislature was ad-
majority OF both houses, passed q resolu-
ton continuing the session. The Democrats
were angry, and determined in caucus to
quit the city in order to break the quorum of
two-thrds. Saturday another joint session
was held, at which but few OF the democrats
were present. There was no quorum, but
the Republicans proceeded to vote, declaring
that majority was suffi Gent to elect Sem
ator. There was no result, however, the
votes being widely scattered
The completion of the Washington
Monument was celebrated at the national
capital with great rejoicing on Saturday,
Feb 81. The dedicatory ceremonies COM
menced at 10 o'clock in the morning. Gen
Sheridan and staff were followed 10 the
grounds by militia companies from Bos
ton, Charleston, Hartford, Richmond. and
Philadelphia, which were organized from
1888 to 1853. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee led divis
ion OF Masonic bodies. Addresses were de
w. w. Corcoran Col. T. L. Casey, and Prest
the District Grand Lodge the gavel used wa
one held in the hands of George Washington
| in laying the cornerstone of the nationa
capitol. On the return march from the
monument the procession was reviewed b!
the President. In the afternoon, In the hal
of the House of Representatives, John ID
Long read the grafton Of Robert c. Winthrop
and John w. Daniel delivered an eloquen
address.
Marshal Gardner and Deputy Man
ming were shot near New Braunfels, Texas
the former fatally. They were taking Jane
Pitts and Yeager to the penitentiary to serv
life sentences for postofiice robbery, whe
the prisoners turned upon them with pistol:
killing the former and MORALLY woundn
the later. A woman passenger was hit by
stray bullet and dangerously wounded. TIL
desperadoes jumped from the train an
fed. Pitts was oyertaakeln and killed. on
accomplice, was pursued eight miles and she
dead.
In the District Court in Chicago
after trial lasting fifteen days, the jury cor
victed J. c. Mackin, w. J. Gallagher, an
Arthur Gleason of perpetrating electio
frauds, and acquitted Henry Biehl. Motion
were promptly entered for new tria
Mackln and Gallagher were held in $1,000
each, and Gleason in $4,000.
VERY little business was tran sacted
Congress on Feb. Il, the ceremonies attendin
the dedication of the Washington Monumci
occupying the attention of Senators and Repr,
snntatives. The Senate held a brief session
which was devoted exclusively to the postotfi'