Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-28
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Rev. Simon p. Smith, colored, dele
gate to the Congregational Council from Knox.
vile, Tenn, brought suit for 5000 against q
Chicago restaurant keeper who refused to
serve him.
A tank filed with japan, in the
american Yarnish Works CHICAGO. exploded.
The infiammable fluid was scattered about the
works and over the clothing of three employees,
A. 2. George, Henry Poet, aud Henry Sobecl
They were terribly burned, and the injuries of
George and Pect will doubtless prove fatal
Sobeck may recover
John s. Kerr, late Speaker of the
Wyoming Legislature, living at Elk Noun
tain, killed his younger brother for debauching
his wife.
Three unknown men walked into the
American Express Office at Vermontvllle,
Michigan, bound Agent William Bates to leg
of the safe, and disappeared with $500.
Mrs. Etna Brass and James Craft
pleaded guilty at Cadillac, Mich, of the muir
der Of the woman's husband, and were SEN
fenced for life
Near Shueyville, Iowa, Anton Sioux
up, demented Bohemian, who had become
intoxicated, set the house and barn of Mr.
Verba on fire. Two women named Novotny
and Louvar ran to fight the flames, but we're
met by Soukup, who struck each of them on
the forehead with an AK, inhicting fatal
wounds.
Sharp shocks of earthquake were ex-
perienced at Charleston, Summervillo Column
bia, Savannah, Wilmington, n. c., Raleigh
Augusta, Atlanta, Chattanooga Louisville,
and other Southern points, on the ed Wash
ngton also felt the quake Rambling sounds
accompanied the vibrations, which were very
severe, causing, in some instances, good
deal Of apprehension. Four shocks were felt
at Charleston, while two or more disturbed
the other cities mentioned, but no damage is
reported
Emperor William expects to witness
the first cutting on the Baltic and North Sea-
canal next month.
The British Government will reor-
ganizs the police force of Belfast on the
Dublin model and substitute qualified justices
for the present borough magistrates
The Mammoth Cave Railroad, run
vine and Nashville LIE, to the Mammoth
Cave, VIII commence operating next month
Commissioner Black has informed
the pension agent at San Francisco that had
he yielded to the demand of political COM
mittee and paid an assessment, his Official po-
sition would have been at stake.
The gamblers of Cincinnati have
placed boycott on the playing cards manu-
featured by Russell, Morgan 4 Co, because
of the determination OF Police Commissioner
Morgan to have all the gambling houses
closed
The earthquakes of last month made
three large cracks in Flat Top Mountlin,
Iazewell County, Virginia One Of the chasms,
which crosses wagon road had TO be filed |
with large trees and powders to permit the |
passage of teams.
Charles Stern, wholesale fancy-goods
dealer at Toronto, has failed for about $780, |
J00
1t has been decided by the creditors
Of the Inman Ocean Steamship Company to
dispose of the property to the International
Steam Navigation Company for 81, OPS, OOO
There were 1913 business failures re-
ported last week in this country and Canada,
against 10 the previous weak
The Hon. Joseph b. Clark, a prom
nent citizen, hanged himself in his barn at
N. II. His ia lurs to receive a
for Congress, coupled with grave
business cares, is supposed to have led to the
tragedy.