Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-02-11
LATER NEWS IErMs.

Dennis W.. Dilda was hanged at
Prescott, Arizona, in the presence of one thou
sand persons, for the murder Of Deputy Sher-
i'll ]. M. Murphy. At Leadville, Col, Cyrus
Minich suffered the extreme penalty Of the law
for having been implicated in the murder of
Samuel Baldwin on Oct Is, 1884
Albert Cooley, his wife, and three
children, living near McGregor Iowa, were
burned to death by their dwelling taking fire.
President Cleveland has pardoned
George r. Sims, who was convicted in Chicago
three years ago Of fraudulent pension opera
tons.
An unknown man poured coal oil
down the chimney Of q railway shanty at East
St Louis, exploding the stove, round which
seven persons were sitting, enveloping them in
flames The door to the structure had been
fastened, and when rescued the victims pre-
scented shocking sight
The coolest weather ever felt in some
parts of the South prevailed last week The
mercury throughout Virginia showed tenn
perature of from to 35 degrees below zero,
the most severe weather being at Staunton.
Throughout the East generally the temperature
was very low. Snow blockades interfeTcd se-
riously with the movements of railroad trains.
George Koch, a wealthy farmer of Wilson,
Wis, froze to death on the highway, within
one hundred yards of his house, while driving
home from Sheboygan
Official reports to the Mexican Min
lister state that the recent encounter of Mexican
troops With Crawford command was 1at pa
suit Of mistake. The Mexican loss was four
made in regard to, the alleged lawless acts of
American scouts.
A favorable report on the Hennepin
Canal bill is considered as assured from the
committee having it in charge.
Business failures throughout the
country for the week were 253 for the United
States and 81 for Canada, total of 2S7, as
against $50 for last week and 329 fer the week
previous. Most of the failures were in the
Southern, Western, and Pacific States q
THE Senate closed its long and wrangling de-
bate over the admission Of South Dakota into
tho Union as a State ON the 5th inst, by passing
the bill Of the Committee on Territories. A
vote was first taken on the Butler subst ne,
which was an act to enable the people Of Dakota
to frame u State constitution etc, and
1t was rejected by vote of-yeas y,
nays 80. A vote was then taken In the
nays % The negative vote was wholly
Democratic. The affirmative vote was made up
b 81 sPa Vas ps5sea Ses
the Territory of Dakota on the line of the 4Cth
parallel OF latitude provides for the admission
OF the southern portion as State under the
title Of Dakota, and the organization of the
northern portion into separate Territory
under the name of Lincoln. The Frye bill
Tor the appointment OF a commission to in
vestigate the alcoholic-liquor traffic was re-
ported favorably to the Senate. II provides for
the appointment by the President of five per-
sons to investigate the alcohoic-liquor traffic
its relations to revenue and taxation and its
general economic, criminal, moral and scen-
tihe aspects in connection with paupcrism
crime, social evil, the public health, and gem
eral welfare of the people to inquire and take
testimony as to the practical results of license
and prohibitory Legislation for the prevention OF
intemperance in the several States, and To re-
port the result Of their Investigations to the
President, to be by him transmitted to Congress-
II appropriates $4,000 for the expenses Of the
investigation. The Senate. passed Mr. Sew
ellis bill providing for annual APP
preparation Of 100000 to buy arms and
ordnance stores, quartermasters' stores and
camp equipage for the militia Of the several
States and Territories. No State is to receive a
share of the appropriation unless its militia
force numbers at least one hundred men for
zach Senator and Representative TO which IL is
entitled in Congress- The Senate also passed n
bill providing fer the sale Of the old site Of Fort
Brady, in Michigan, and for the purchase OF n new
tie and the erection Of suitable building thereon
The House of Representatives passed the Sem
alto bill to pay to Joseph w. Parish Of Peoria,
SIS, 34l IS for ice contracted for army hospitals
in 1888. Mr.. Randall reported to the House tho
pension bill from the Appropriation Committee,
and it was referred to the committee OF the whole
The bill as reported approprates SIS, 754, 200 an
increase Of about SIS, 900 900 last year. tits
made up as follows: For army and navy PEN
sions, $4,000, 900; for fees and expenses of ex-
aiming surgeons, $500 900 for salaries Of eigh-
teen pension agents, Sy2 900; for miscellaneous
expenses, including clerk hire rents etc, $780,