Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-15
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

About one hundred and nifty Ala
bama Prohibitionists met in State convention
at Birmingham, and after split into factions,
one against and the other for nominating
State ticket, the latter named the following:
Governor, John T. Tanner, of Limestone;
Secretary Of State, George l. Thomas, Of
Jefferson; Treasurer, l. +. Stevens. of Ell
more; Auditor, l. +. Within, of Jefferson;
Attorney General, J. l. Cunningham, OF
Walker; Superintendent of Education, l. @.
Coulson, of Jackson
There were 1853 failures in the United
States during the week, against ia last year.
Canada had IL, against "a last year. The total
in the United States from January to date is
5,5SS, against 6, 43l In 1885, decline OF S4S
this year. BrddStreers, in its weekly review
of the industrial situation, says:
Mercantile collections have notably improved
ut nearly all distributing centers. The demand
for funds is active at New Orleans and Boston,
where money has been tight and interest rates
higher and Ia increasing at Philadelphia and
st. Louis. The supply exceeds the demand at
Chicago and Kansas City. But the visible signs
hardening tendency in graine pork, lard,
wool, cotton, brown and bleached cottons,
and print cloths. Iron and steel are
firm, and while not higher are not likely
to go lower. Oats higher on poor crop pros
poets Pork and lard have lost some Of their
advance on speculative sales, under cover OF the
advance in grain. Cotton is 1Bc higher ON bet
ter demand and unfavorable crop reports in the
South Atlantic States. Wool remains hrm at
previous advances, and manufacturers are buy.
ing more freely. Higher prices for new makes OF
brown and bleached shirtings and sheetings
and for print cloths characterize the firm tone
and confidence in the dry goods trade.
Sam Archer, one of family of Indi-
ana desperadoes, was hanged at Shoals for the
murder of Samuel A. Bunch. In the Tombs at
New York, the execution Of a Cuban negro
named Chacon was Witnessed by forty-six per-
sons.
Russia declares that the Berlin treaty
has not been violated by the closing of the port
of Batoum.
Full quarantine has been ordered at
Alexandria against all arrivals from Austria
and Italy, because of the increase Of the chol-
era.
In the French Chamber of Deputies
a man supposed to DO insane fired a revolver,
the bullet passing close to the head of the Pres
ident of the Chamber.
The Alabama Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee met at Birmingham, and
according to instructions of the recent State
convention, nominated tho following ticket:
Governor, Arthur b. Sigham, of Talladega;
Secretary of State, j. ID. Hardy, of Shelby;
Treasurer, Colma Goodloe, of Culbert; Audi
tor, W. d. Wickersham, of Mobile; Attorney
General, Lewis L. Parsons,o of Coosa Chief JUS
tice, d. d. Shelby, of Madison; Associates,
George II. Craig, Of Dallas, and George l.
Dustin, of Marengo.
At meeting of the International BIZ
metallist League, in Cincinnati, resolution
was unanimously adopted requesting the sus-
pension of silver coinage.
Mr.. HoAR offered q resolution In the Senate
on the 9th inst, calling the President for in
form alton to the seizure detention in any
foreign ports Of any American vessels, the pre-
texts or alleged causes therefor, and what
efforts have been made to provide redress
for such seizures and to prevent their
recurrence. The resolution went over.
Mr.. Call offered n resolution calling on the
President to direct the American representa-
tive in Mexico to investigate the truth Of state
ments made I'm the newspapers that citizens Of
the United States are confined in Mexican dun
geons without trial for alleged offenses against
the laws of Mexico, and that their final trial
has been postponed without cause, and requir-
ing the United States Government df such
demand tho trial of such persons
| and their humane treatment. The
Senate, in executive session, rejected the
nomination of John Goode, OF Virginia, to
be Solicitor General of the United States. In
the House of Representatives a motion to refer
| to the Committee on Invalid Pensions the mes
| sage Of the President vetoing the bill granting
| pension to Sarah Ann Bradley gave rise to
an animated debate, in the course Of which
| the Executive was arraigned by Messrs, Grosve-
nor, Barrows, McComas, and Boutelle, and
| defended by Mr.. Springer. The message was
referred-1sO to 1ls. The President sent to the
| House n message vetoing the bill for public
| building at Dayton, Ohio. on the ground that
the Federal officials at that point are well ac-
commodated at a rental of s.. $50 per annum.