Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-01-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
THERE are 6,733 miles of railway in Texas
an increase during the year of 26S miles.
1T is reported that specimens of rock and
earth yielding an average of 81 900 gold to
the ton have recently been picked up on
TaT ndiRs b aeP8set S q Ess P9sned
bodies of a man and q woman by two
miners in a gypsum quarry, and they were
taken to Santa Marie, Cal. They were
found close together, except that bowlder
was wedged close between them.
On the New Orleans g. Northeastern
Railroad the north bound express train
was thrown off the track on the 23d by OBJ
structions near Purvis, Miss. A number
of passengers were injured, and the engi-
neer and fireman were killed.
A FEW days ago Eliza Ross, one hundred
and three years old, was found dead in a
squalid cabin at st. Louis. She leaves
some property.
AFTER being lashed for flvo days to the
rigging of the barkentine Ephraim Will
Jams without food or water, the Captain
and crew were rescued recently by the life
boats at Cape Hatteras
THE other day James Ruckman and his
son, the former being one of the wealthiest
men In Peasants County, w. Va, were
arrested for shoplifuing at Pnrkersburg.
For years small thefts had been committed
where the Ruckmans resided, and hum
dreds of stolen articles were found in their
possession.
HAVING used the word National" on
his business signs at Atlanta, Ca, suit
was recently brought against G. G. Nell
son, who is a money lender, for $4,000
the sum total of $50 a day since he began
business-that being the penalty, under
the United States statutes, for bankers
and brokers for using the word "Na-
tional," unless authorized by Congress.
The informer claimed half of the money.
AFTER three masked burglars had vain
ly searched the residence Of Elias Marting,
near Wheeling, w. Va, a few days ago
they applied red-hot pokers to his back,
burned off his hair with live Goals, and at
last enveloped him in straw and set it
on fire. He was found nearly dead by
neighbors, but revived sufficiently to re-
late the story of his torture.
On a charge of embezzlement Rudolph
s,~s.ss.-s, "a q ,ssoSss
o., was arrested on the 23d and upon being
apprehended, he swallowed dose of po-
tassic cyanide and fell dead. He was to
have been married the next day.
GEORGE w. WALKER, a leading Virginia
lawyer, having suffered for years from the
amputation of his right leg on the battle
field, killed himself with a revolver few
days ago at Heathville.
THE Savings Bank at Laporte, Ind, sus-
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er was appointed. The President of the
company was confident that depositors
would be paid in full.
A FIRE swept away the bIilding at Min
neapolis, Mimi, formerly known as the
| Academy of Music, the other afternoon
causing loss of 100000.
In Southern Nebraska hogs were on the
25th dying of new disease. In the head
of each animal that died of the complaint
a large grub worm was found.
s. M. RoTHscHILD, of Chicago, dealer in
dry goods, was closed by the Sheriff on the
oath. His liabilities were .believed to be
nearly 100000.
In Dakota at the recent election the Off.
cial vote for Delegate to Congress stands
Clifford (Rep.), 1859; Wilson Dem.) 49,.
124.
ALL over the West heavy SHOWS blocked
the railroads on the oath.
A DECISION has been rendered by judge
Sullivan, of San Francisco, that under thu
laws of California Sarah A. Hill is thu
wife of ex-senator Sharon, and is entitled
to divorce for desertion and division O
common property. The estate involved Il
estimated at $10,OOO,0OO.
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Chicago & Wilmington Coal Company, Of
Chicago, was on the 18th discovered to b.
$4,000 short in his accounts. He Este
phens) had fed.
AN engine struck a sleigh containing
nine persons at crossing near st. Paul
Mimi, the other night, and a man wa
killed, woman fatally hurt, and the res
of the party were badly injured.
AN unknown assassin at Long View
KY, few evenings ago fred through tn,
window of farm house, instantly killing
Jacob TorisE and dangerously wohndinI
Peter Adcock.
ON the 25th Miles Ogle, a noted coun
terfeiter, was arrested at Memphis, Tenn.
with 5000 in ten dollar counterfeit bill
on the Third National Bank of Cincinnati
In his possession.
SIX masked men entered the residence o
Henry Jackson, an aged farmer, near Bow
ersville, o., few nights ago, and boun'
and tortured Jackson, HIS wife and thre
daughter until they gave up 1915 in money
when the robbers left.
A PORTION Of the Masonic Temple a
Cincinnati was consumed by fire few
mornings ago, Enoch Carson's famou
Masonic Library and the paraphernalia o