Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-21
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

"A lazy IN new YORK whose name lS
withheld from the public sent her check for
$4,000 to the Tulane University at New Or
leans, toward the establishment of q school
for the higher education of girls
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mons in New York are about to file bill in
the Federal Court for the recovery Of proper
ty valued at $50, 100000. They have selected
citizen of Louisiana as the plaintiff. About
fourteen hundred persons are interested in
the suit
The loss by the confagration at
Eastport Maine, is estimated by the fire de-
partment and insurance agents at $500, 600
Able Sabouret, of Thionville, is be-
ing prosecuted in the Metz court for having
had patriotic French hymns sung in his church
The German prosecutor asks that the Able
DO imprisoned six months Judgment was
deferred
The Swedish Government proposes
to introduce in Parliament bill against the
socialists.
The German officers quartered at
Metz have boycotted several tradesmen be-
cause of their hostile attitude toward the
Crown Prince on his recent visit
Henry Ward Beecher caused some
excitement in DR.. Parker's City Temple, Lon
don,swhen, after delivering a sermon, in an
swer to questions, he expressed his disbelief
in the doctrine of divine retribution.
Business failures in the United States
and Canada for the week number 179 against
100 last week
In quarrel at Somerset, KY, Ed
ward Logan, United States Commissioner, and
Henry Boyle, Special United States Bailiff,
drew their revolvers and began firing at each
other, with the result that both are fatally
wounded
1t was decided by the Circuit Court
at Baltimore, Md, in the prosecution of a man
charged with counterfeiting the Union cigar
label, that the label is the property of tho
Cigarmakers' Union, though the body may not
be incorporated nor exist in the form Of a
partnership.
The State Engineers of Louisiana
are at once to construct levee at Plaquemine,
but the line upon which they insist will leave
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There is talk Of building municipal tempo
rary levee near tho rivers edge by popular
subscription.
Theodore Roosevelt has been NOM
mated for Mayor by the Republicans of New
York City,
knights ut work-General Oficers In
stalled.
The general assembly Of tho Knights Of La-
Dor elected Il. G. II. Schlieber, of Massachu-
setts and j. M. Broughton, OF Raleigh, N c.,
members OF the General Cooperate Board, at
Richmond, ON the 18th. David r. Gibson. of
Hamilton, Canada, was elected Canadian Sup.
ply Agent. Mr.. Powderly then installed the
he expressed full coincidence in all the men
. elected and pledged himself to the faith
full performance of his duties. He urged upon
the delegates to impress the importance of
temperance upon the local assemblies. He
called attention to the fact that not one OF the
general officers elected used intoxicating liq-
uors. All of the general officers then formally
pledged themselves to abstain from the use
Of intoxicants during their two years term Of
Office. resolution was adopted declaring that
the Knights OF Labor recognize in the field
of labor no distinction ON account of color
but have no intention to interfere with the
social relations existing between races in
any part of the country. The report of the Com
mttee on the State of tho Order indorses the
report Of the Committee on Legislation and the
supplementary report commencing the estab-
lshment of q Labor Congress at Washington
1t also indorses the General Master Workman's
address to the general assembly and recon-
mends the Endorsement OF the report of Charles
II. Litchman, special agent appointed by the
General Master Workman to represent the order
before tho Congressional Committee appointed
to investigate the cause and effect of the South
western railroad strikes. In his report Mr..
Litchman ridicules the testimony given by the
railroad 8 witnesses, who, he says, were drilled
to echo like parrots the statement that the only
cause that they had ever heard assigned for the
strike was the discharge of man named Hall
at Marshall, Texas. The Committee on Legisla-
ton, among other bills before Congress, recon-
meids the Poindexter bill in favor of New York
pilots. It was voted to hold the next Conven-
tion at Minneapolis in October 1887.