Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-03
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, has been
challenged by DIR. Leonard, the Prohibition
candidate, to joint d scussion of the license
question during the campaign. The Govern
or signifies his willingness TO engage In
scriei OF debates with the Prohibition stand
a,d-bearer IL Judge Foraker, the Republican
candidate for Governor will also participate
In the customs treaty between Ger
many and Turkey, shortly to be signed, the
former receives important concessions.
An expedition will be sent out from
London to search for Gen. Gordon, many of
whose military friends believe that he es-
capped alive from Khartoum.
The German Minister to Spain had
con "ercnce with King Alfonso Sunday. He
assured the King that the German Govern
ment was anxious to settle the dispute over
the Caroline Islands in a friendly manner.
Advices from Herat state that the
Car will visit Merv in 1886, and in the au-
tumn of that year will he crowed Emperor
of Central Asia.
The steamer st. Paul arrived at San
Frame SEQ with a cargo of sealskins, valued
at over-Sl 100000.
The directors of the Chicago and
Northwestern declared a dividend of IL per
cent on the preferred stock, payable SPIT. %.
ARAPAHoE Indians are committing
depredatons on the cattle ranges in the
Big Horn Basin and elsewhere in that section.
Twelve thousand people witnessed
the sparring match between Sullivan and
Mccartney at Chester Park. Cincinnati. Six
rounds we're fought. The referee gave the
| fight to Sullivan on the claim of foul. Sui
| Ivan offers to fight Mccartney to the finish,
with or without gloves, within three weeks,
and bet $1,000 to SO, 900 that he wins.
A sensation was caused in Wilkes
barre. Pa, by report that Preller, the sup
posed victim of the st. Louis murder by
Maxwell had been seen there.
Victimized depositors in the defunct
| German Savings Bank at Erie, Pa, have
forced the stockholders of that institution
to sign a paper acknowledging their legal
liability and agreeing to make settlement
The recent explosion of the steamer
S. M. FELTON, at Philadelphia has been traced
| to the agency of a man named Adriance
|
ance which would have yielded him $3.50 pei
week If he had been seriously injured
ment of his life policies, which call for $685.
| 900, will be resisted. The deceased is said tC
have bled the accident insurance companies
handsomely during the last fifteen years.
The foreign insurance companies are
threatening to withdraw from New Hamp
shire on account of unfavorable State legis
lation.
A special from Upper Saranac Lake,
New York, says:
President Cleveland's party has broken camp
| and returned to the Prospect House, much tC
| the delight of the few remaining summer board
ers. The President is looking remarkably well
| He is much tanned by exposure to sun ant
| wind during his camp life Every day, will
| a guide, he goes out on the lake fishing, and re.
turns at night with big catch of bass ant
| trout During the long evenings the President
plays whist with DR. Ward and any other tive
| of the guests of the hotel who happen to b,
players. This gives an idea of the every day
| when he gets back to Washington, which will
probably be not before the middle OF Septem
awaits % P Sm wen 10r of his
health are laughed at by the Pres
dent and stormed at by DR.. Ward, anC
his appearance iustiies all that. Variety Is len
| to the hotel life by the visitors who come IL
from the woods and shake hands with tn,
| President. Sportsmen wonder at his declara
tion that he would not give a cent to shoot al
the deer in the Adirondacks, and fishermen
| admire him because he says that he came Il
fish and carries out the programme so thor
oughly Many OF the latter who know hov
much pocket flask can do to make things
pleasant when rain falls or fish Will not bit,
will want to know whether the President stick
to the good old habit of carrying a swallow
| with him. All that could be learned was from
guide. He said that once, in crossing
carry" the President called out, Doc, are yol
sure you've got the bother" and smiled anC
looked happier when the Doctor winked. Tha
guide was snowy-haired, and too old to be un
truthful.