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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
THE REAGAN BILL.
Some of tho Interesting Points In the Inter
State Commerce IJIII as IT Passcu tns
House.

Some of the Interesting Points In the Inter
State Commerce IJIII as 1t Fasscu the
House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The Reagan
Interstate Commerce bill, as passed BY the
House, contains five provisions which were
rot i'm the original draft The first amend
mcnt provides that any person having pur-
chased ticket to be conveyed from one
State TO another, and having paid the re-
tluircd fare shall receive the same treat
incnt ami equal facilities and accommola.
tons a. are furnished IL al other persons
holding tho same class OF tickets without
discrimination, but railroads may provide
separate acc0mm0dat. onS for passengers as
they may deem best for the public comfort
AID safety, or which in their judgment re-
Iatcs 10 transportation between points
wholly within one State, providing that no
discrimination is made on account of race
or color, and that furnishing separate ac-
cOmmodatlons with equal facilities and equal
comforts at the same charges shall not be
considered discrimination. Railroads are
prohibited from charging moro for short
hnR o fer Ieengsr haul np2n the Ssne fo Is
made to apply TO the oil pipe lines. 1t is
made the duty of railroad companies to Iost
q copy of changes in their schedules of rate
in at least two places at every depot five
days before it goes into effect and within
fifteen days after posting to file copy of
the changes with the Clerk of the United
States Circuit Court of each district through
which the road passes. Circuit md District
Courts are empowered, upon application of
any person, firm. railroad, or other corpora
ton or association alleging undue or unjust
discrimination against person In violation
of this act, to issue n mandamus com.
handing the offender to furnish facll-
tiles for transportation for the par
ty applying for the writ, upon such terms
as may seem just and proper to the court,
In order to prevent unjust discrimination
against the complainant The proceedings
are to be as In other cases OF mandamus,
and in cases of urgent necessity or invOlv-
ing the TRANSFORMATION Of perishable goods.
The writs OF alternate mandamus may be
made returnable forthwith, but no writ Of
peremptOry mlhdamus shall issue until the
relator shall have given security to pay the de
PENDANT proper legal charges for the services
required to be performed. The remedy by
mandamus Is made cumulative, and is not
to exclude or interfere with other rene lies
provided in the act. No cause brought
under the act In State Court of competent
Jurisdiction may be removed to any United
States Court.
The following is analysis of the vote
by which the bill was passed i'm tha House
-~-.,a': Yeas--DemOcrats, 1913; Republic
ans, IS; total, 1Gl. Nays-Democrats, 20;
Republicans, 40; total, IS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE exchanges at twenty-six leading
clearinghouse in the United States during
thu week ended on the 9th aggregated
$774, 4S6, 2O6, against $7s0, 1885,, 344 the pre-
vious week. AS compared with the COR
responding period of 1884, the falling off
amounts to $270, 141 ,551.
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES portrait was re-
ceived on the 18th at the White House, and
would be hung in the main corridor.
THE death of Rear Admiral Powell &C.
Cured at Washington on the 10th.
The annual report of the Department of
Agri culture at Washington shows that the
corn production of the country last year
was ,795, OOO, 600 bushels. OF wheat there
was 513,0OO,0O0 bushels, and of oats So, 900, :
600 bushels. These are the largest aggre-
gates ever recorded.
THERE were 49, business failures in the
limited States and Canada during the
seven days ended on the 10th, against 40
the previous seven days. The distribu-
ton was as follows: Middle States, 81;
New England States, 81; Western, 1866;
Southern, 100; Pacific States and Terrific
ries, 80; Canada, 81.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
LATER,

AT 4:25 o'clock on the morning OF the
18th a detached ward of the Eastern llli-
nois Hospital for the Insane at Kankakee
was totally destroyed by fire. The build
ing was occupied by forty-flve patients,
six attendants and ono night Waterman.
Seventeen patients were missing, and up
to five o'clock in the evening thirteen bod
les had been taken from the ruins, burned
beyond recognition.
Q AMOS IHENDERsoN's clearinghouse at
Lancaster, Pa, one of the oldest in the
country, failed on the 18th.
THE funeral services over the remains Of
the late ex-Vice President Colfax took
place at South Bend, Ind, on the 18th.
EDMCHD ABOUT, the French journalist
and novelist, died on the 18th in Paris,
aged fifty-seven years.
FURTHER shocks of earthquake were ex-
peIienced on the 18th at Granada and Ca
nillas, Spain, and Malaga was suffering
from the severest snow storm since 1861.
EliAMRoADs all over the country were
blockaded by snow on the 18th and tele-
graph wires were down everywhere.
A BILL was introduced into the Legisla-
ture of Dakota on the 18th to remove the
Capital from Bismarck to Pierre.
DISPATCHES of the 18th from Texas con-
tinued to report great loss to cattle and
sheep by the severe cold weather in vari-
oNs parts.
THE house of Abial Ketcham, at Hunt
ington, r. l., was destroyed by fire on the
18th, and Mr.. Ketcham and his wife, an
aged couple, persisted in the flames.
TEN miles of telegraph poles in the vicin-
ity Of Cincinnati were destroyed by a
wind storm on the 18th.
THE packet Admiral Moorsom and the
ship Santa Anna collided near Holyhead,
on the British coast, q few nights ago, and
the former vessel was lost, with twenty
two lives.
| THE residence Of Mr.. Phillips, at Mo-
bile, Ala, was burned by an incendiary
on the 18th, and Mr.. Phillips, his wife and
daughter persisted in the flames.
nKLAGENFURTH, the capital of the Prov
ince of Corinthia, in Austria, was visited
by an avalanche on the 18th, which
| wrecked several buildings and killed
| twenty of the inhabitants. Many others
were injured and rend cred homeless.
A HURRICANE which swept over Steuben-
! vile, o., the other night caused damage
estimated at $4,000. The First Presby-
terrain Church was complete wreck.
In the United States Senats on the 18th
Mr.. Slater's amendment to the Inter- State
Commerce bill prohibiting higher rates for
short than for longer hauls was defeated
by a vote of II to 81. In the House, in
Committee Of the Whole, a long debate
took place ON the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill, after which the meas.
ure was passed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
Turkey Trick in Iowa.


Late Friday afternoon stranger
whose appearance indicaed that he did
not live on the fat of the land every day,
and that his household knew little about
purple and fine linen, entered grocery
store on Brady street. holding fine
large turkey by the legs. He walked
up to the showcase, saying: "Td like a
cigar, please" and one was handed him
with lighted match. "By the way"
said he, suddenly, would you obiige
me with apiece of paper to wrap around
the turkey-it doesn't look well to carry
IL through the streets in this way." A
polite clerk took the turkey, wrapped il
up artistical'y in paper, which was tied
so that it would stay Thank YOU.
SIR said the stranger politely, as he
turned and walked out with his turkey.
he had not been gone a minute, when
a neighbor from across the street hur-
ried into the store with: Say. did that
fellow who went out from here lust now
pay for that turkeyP" PAY for the
turkeyP-no, why should hep'' "Well.
he picked it up from the bench in front
~ he entered your storcr'-Davenport
Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
HAVOC BY THE WINDS.

The Cyclone Which Swept Alabama of
Unprecedented ViOlenee-Few Lives Lost,
but a Vast Amount of Property De-
stroyed.
EUFAULA, Ala, Jan. 1.-The storm Of
Sunday night last was almost unprece-
denied in severity. The storm arose about
nine i'm the evening, and was ac-
cunpunrcu ny vrvru IIgnrnIng ana neavy
peals of thunder. Hale, Perry, Bib, Chill
ton, Macon and Green Counties all
suffered great destruction of property.
The storm crossed the Louisville IL
Nashville Railroad, fifty miles north of
Montgomery. Near Calera, on the same
road, freight train was blown off the track
and ditched, the engine overthrown, and
cars damaged considerably, but fortunately
no lives were lost in the wreck. The
cyclones path was half a mile wide, and
traces of destructiveness are left on every
side. Three men were killed at the
camp ground in Macon County. Trees,
fences and houses were swept away like
chaff. Among the debris of one house de-
molished near Calera the dead body of a
man was found so terribly mangled as to
render recognition impossible. Another
man, name unknown, was killed near the
Cahaba River in the western part of
the State. Forests were laid waste,
trees several feet in diameter being torn in
spinters Wherever the cyclone struck the
railroads the track was strewn with trees,
telegraph poles and wipss. In many places
wagon travel is stopped. Houses several
miles from the path of the storm were
made to tremble as If moved by
the upheaval of an earthquake. On
several large plantations stock was killed
AMI houses RACED to the ground In
Green County cotton bales were blown hun
dreds of feet in the air, and near Eutaw a
house was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground The cyclones career was
one of undated fury and destruction. The
people of Alabama have suffered loss of
property to the amountof thousands of dol
lars, besides loss of human life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
EPITOME OF THE WEEK
Interesting News Computation.
xLvIIlth CONGRESS.
aaoond aanalon.


TUESDAY, Jan. 13.-In the Senate q
resolution was passed calling upon the
Secretary of War for certain documents
required to settle the controversy between
General Sherman and jefferson Davis.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced a bill to authorize
the President TO place the name of General
Grant ON the retired list. A House bin
was passed to repeal the laws governing
presumption, desert lands and timber
culture, and to amend the Homestead law.
In the House bill was passed limiting the
time for the presentation Of bounty and
back-pay claims TO three years from the
passage Of this act; of all other claims,
except pensions, to six years; and pro-
viding that claims hereafter arising must
be presented within six years from the
time they originate. Tie announcement
of the death of Schuyler Colfax was fol-
lowed by an adjournment.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 1.-THE Senate by
vote of 40 to 3, passed a bill to permit
the appointment Of General Grant to the
retired list Of the army. An appropria-
ton was made for the expense of messen-
gers to Iowa and Oregon to secure miss
ing electoral returns. After a long
spesch by Mr.. Van Wyck on the
Interstate Commerce bill, an adjourn
ment was ordered in respect to the mem
DRY of Schuyler Colfax. In the House a
bill was passed appropriating $500 to
send special messengers to Iowa and Ore
gon to secure duplicate certificates of the
electoral vote of those States, which are
required by law. The Chinese Indemnity
Fund bill, which also passed, authorizes
ha 90 90 he.
Government $3.50, 400 in coin. Mr.. Weller
introduced bill to refund the bonded debt
of the United States at 2k per cent and
to reduce taxation on the circulating bank
note currency.
THURSDAY, Jan. 15.-yn the Senate Mr..
Miller introduced bill to increase the
pension of the widow Of General George H.
Thomas to 81 ,O00p annum. In executive
session Mr.: Morgan spoke in support of the
-s.sDss- a.
fused to concur in the Senate amendments
to the six-months Naval Appropriation
bill. The Mcpherson Funding bill, to en-
able National banks to secure ten per cent.
additional circulation, was killed for the
session by adjourning for caucus.
FRIDAY, Jan. 16.-Mr. Beck introduced
a bill in the Senate to adjust the claims
of any State for expenses incurred
in the defense OF the United States, and
Mr. Sabin introduced measure for the re-
lief of settlers under the Homestead law,
extending the time one year in which
they may complete their titles. A
long debate on the Inter-Stat Com
merce bill followed. In the House
a petition was presented in favor of the
Mexican Pension bill, signed by 1,S00 per-
sons. The Indian Appropriation bill, set
ting aside 1904, 1876, was reported. A res
olution to call up the bill passed by the
Senate for the retirement of General
Grant. was defeated in the Committee on
Military Affairs. Pension bills were con-
sidered at the evening session.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
THE EAST.

THE Church Of Gospel Temperance has
been organized at Pittsburgh, and Francis
Murphy, the temperance apostle, will be
called as its regular pastor.
THE other morning four-ton distilling
vessel in the soda ash works near Syracuse,
N. Y, exploded, the great iron tank as
cending seventy Ave feet and then crash
ing through the rot'f, wrecking machinery,
ETC., and causing a loss Of $4,000. Twelve
men were wounded, several of them seri-
ously.
! THE Governor Of New Jersey has issued
q proclamation convey ing warning that
pleuro- pneumonia exish' among the cattle
in that State, aud rdsring all diseased
cattle to be quarantined.
DURING a quarrel a few evenings ago
about the distribution of be or at n wedding
at Camden, N. J., George Zant, the bride-
groom, was fatally shot By his brother
John.
CAPTAIN ISAIAH RyNBERs, o New York
City, who figured prominently in politics
for nearly fifty years, and was widely
known as "the war horse Cd the Democra-
Cyl" died suddenly at his rcsidauce on the
night of the 18th.
In the Somerset (Pa.) cheInio al works,
five hundred pounds of dynamite recently
exploded, causing the burning to death OF
two men. All the houses in the to wn were
shaken, and window glass was shattered
in residences half q mile from the scene.
THE failure is announced OF ]. B.
Gregg g. Son, of Binghamton, N. ", boot
and shoe manufacturers, for $l2Oy0U.
PRoF. BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, Of Yale Col
lege, died at Hartford, Conn.,, on thc 18th.
CHESTER DARBY, of Cortland, N. Y,
proprietor of steam Touring mill, failed
recently with Sl17,0OO liabilities.
BARBER NICHOLS, aged one hundred
years, died on the 18th at Lockpcrt, N. Y.
OLIVER Bros. e. PHILLIPS, leading iron
manufacturers Of Pittsburgh, Pa, failed on
the 18th for $5,0O0,00O. The mills en-
ployed four thousand hands, and the pay
roll was over $4,000 month.
THE other day Abel Kictharn, over
eighty years Of age, was burned to death
In his home in New York City.
TIE banking firm OF John j. Cisco q Co.,
of New York, failed on the 18th for over
S2,5Oo,OOO.
Four bodies of infants were found buried
under bridge In Franklin, Pa, few
days ago. They were in rough boxes and
ono was but recently buried.
THE Maine County Commissioners re-
Gently voted TO abolish the system of
workshops connected with the county jails.
This action would doubtless lead 10 the
abolishme,st Of the systsm in all the Maine
prisons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
Thousands of Bills Destroyed.

CoLLINsvILLE, ILL.,, Jan. 14-At an early
hour yesterday morning fire broke out in
the L. c. Moore bell-factory at this place.
1t is supposed the fire was sta rted by a
match thrown on the floor by a young man
who roomed in the building. When the
fre-engine arrived It was discovered to
be useless, as the pipe was choked up
with ice, and the factory was totally de-
stroyed. Loss about $50, 900; no insurance
The bell factory burned was the oldest and
most extensive in the United States, and
fifteen thousand dozen bells were destroyed.
The business was established in lS40, and
for the past seven or eight years had been
run by o. Ii. Wilson.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
State Pension Agent Proposed.

WAsnISGToS, Jan. 15.-The House Com
mlttee OIL Pensions OH Tuesday consulted
with Commissioner Of Pensions Clark con-
corning the advlsablity OF having one Pen.
sion Agent in each State to attend TO the
claims of soldiers and be the medium Of
tho departments work In tie State.
The Commissioner thought the idea
was n good one, In view OF the large num-
Der OF letters tho department was requested
to write to Congrcssmen In regard to the
claims OF their constituents. Much delay in
the business Of the department. was occa-
slonc'' by srycral members calling UP the
Sale case.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
atal Explosion.

SOMERSET, Pa, Jan. 15.-The Somerset
chemical works two miles east OF this
place, where nitro glycerine and all grades
of high explosives are manufactured, was
the scene OF terrible explosion yesterday
afternoon. Five men were at work in the
packing-housc, when dynamts ignited
from red-hot poker which enc OF
the men was using IN boring a
hole in the door. In second the
whole building was In flames, and the
men with their clothing OH fire started to
run. They were bur a short distance from
tho building when FIVE hundred pounds of
dynamite, packed ready for shipment ex-
p.odeL Two of the men were found about
sixty rooS away burned TO crisp.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-22
Blown Into the Air.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 14.-Yesterday
morning early large dstilling vessel at
the Salvay Process soda-ash works, four
miles west of here, exploded with terrific
force. Buildings In the city were shaken.
and many persons were awakened from
sleep. The vessel was of iron and weighed
four tons. 1t was blown at least
seventy-five feet in the air. and came crash
ing through the roof of the main building,
In which about fifty men were at work.
Many Of these were injured by falling de-
bris, and several were scalded when the yes
sci exploded. No deaths are reported.
The damage Is estimated at about $40. 600
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
: God bless you /"
Stage ssobber Arrested.

NEVADA CITY, Cal, Nov. 2
Michael Donovan was arrested here
last night in a house of ill-famt
upon a warrant charging him rob
bing the Calistoga and Lakepori
stage on the Sth or 9th inst. A
package containing a dress was
taken from Wells, Fargo & Cos
box at the time of the robbery, and
ten minutes after the preparation
Of the crime a boy out hunting
came suddenly upon Donovan and
saw the dress in his possession.
The dress was consigned to woman
who lived with Donovan S paramour
and who subsequently received the
garment from the robber. Donovan
came here about two weeks ago,
the woman following soon after
An officer from Calistoga, assisted
by local officer Venard, made the
arrest. The stolen dress was found
in the house and taken in hand to
be used in evidence.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
The OWNING He'd ,

Some Of the State papers made
considerable fun of the APPEAL
because it endorsed the " diyining
rcd man in the employ of Kirman.
Now what will they say at the big
strike the " divinlng rod man has
made on the west side Of Mount
Davidson, exactly where he sal
he would strike it. The Chronicle
pats the assays at $40, 900 q ton and
seems quite excited over it. The
APPEAL was the first paper in the
State to treat the diving rod"
man with fairness, or offer any
fclentific explanation Of his pow
ers,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
Convicted OF Tresnasa.

The case Of the U. s. VS.. Chas.
Miller tried for trespassing on the
Government timber lands was con
Guided in the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday. The e7i-
dence showed that Miller had pur-
chased 1856 cords Of wood in the hills
of White Pine, and was there In
formed by q Government agent
that the wood was subject to seiz
ure. He sold the wood however,
and the United States gets the
value of the wood on the hills at
81 SO cord, being 1904.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
The ways OF a Politician.

| Anent the election to take place
in Stockton On Tuesday,, Novembel
Sd. the Mail gets off this gooc
thing
Candidate Ito Colonel Rockanrye)
Colonel, won't you take some
thing?
"Ahem ! Well, thank you don t
cae f l do
Candidate-1m no temperance
man. [ believe that if man
wants to drink no political party
has a right to tamper with his re-
ligion. You may keep the change,
barkeeper.
Candidate Ito Deacon Yellhard)-
Deacon, how do you do ? How is
your good wife
pretty well, thank you; and
how are you getting on ?"
"Ill tell you what, deacon, I'm
afraid that LII be defeated. You
see | don't propose to make a sa-
loon fgha and if | cant get elected
without the influence of the whisky
element, | don't want to get elected
at all. In temperance man, and
/ m almost sorry that | allowed my
friends to force this nomination On
me"
= "a hIacS --c,, !"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
Burned out.

Siddons. the matchmaker and
jeweler, has opened a shop oppo-
site the Opera House, where he is
pre- pared to attend to all work in
his line as formerly. Watches.
clocks, jewelry etc. repaired and
warranted.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
The Armstrong Abduction Cars

LONDON, Nov. 2.-Tbe further
hearing Of evidence in the trial OF
Stead and other defendants ia the
Armstrong abduction case was re-
suned today. Mrs. Jarrett was
again placed in the witness-box,
but she perslstently declineG to
make any further revelations re-
specting the case. Mrs. Josephine
Butler and Prof. Stuart testified for
defendants. Stead then took the
witness-stand. He testified that
Mrs. Butler told him that he might
implicitly trust Mrs. Jarrett, and
he had no reason to suspect her of
abducting or obtaining money
from him by false pretenses. His
testimony was in substance the
same as that given in his statement
at the magistrates examination.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
The New Domestic

George Mclaughlin. is the sole
agent in Carson for the New Do
Mestio' sewing machine. A ma
chine which is now at the acknowl
edged head Of the l1g line of ma
chimes offered the public. Perfect
Ia action, noiseless and lasting.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
y ESAgGLS s'A-ts's, KstSGlk{ L.
Richard D~y D:sIn is es His Claim,

| Richard as~y DiaIni s-es His Claim
for service -.enGered.
The suit of Richard s. Dey
against james u. FAR for $5U,OU
for services alleged to have been
rendered to the defendant from
March to June, 1883, was dismissed
n uage Finn court last Saturday
On stipulation, the presumption
that the Senator from Nevada and
his ex-secretary have squared their
d differences. Dey brought suit Iii
October Of last year, aud IN his
complaint alleged that he Was in
duced by the defendant to do GER
tain work of a delicate nature in
connection with the Senator S di-
vorce from hi, wife, which work
whatever Its nature, Was emlneutiy
satisfactory to the Senator. The
complaint alleges that for these
services be received but $5O.UUp.
The divorce suit and the subse-
quent settlement Melted the Seua
tor wife $f,UJ0,UOD aud the family
residence on Pine street.
1t is presumed that the oily
Richard got quite slice Of the SEN
ator's bank account to ALLOW this
suit to be showed off the calender.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
1eErPys-EewiS

The way the box-sheet is filing
up shows that the people of Carson
know a good thing when it comes
this way. The audience to witness
. Forget-MeNot on Thursday
evening will be almost as large as
the minstrels.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-11-04
Plumbing

J. Fl. McGuirk the plumber, is
now located back of Harris Bros,
and all jobs of plumbing and
inning intrusted to his care will
be attended to in workmanlike
manner, and you don't have to
mortgage your house to pay for it