Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-03-04
WESTERN.

Abbott Lawrence, assistant cashier
of the National Exchange Bank Of Milwaukee,
was dangerously shot by George Wardner,
boolkkeeper for the same institution The
would-be assassin claimed that his victim had
been annoying him.
Lumbermen who have returned to
Dubuque from the Wisconsin pineries report
that in forty years the production of logs has
not been 30 expensive as this season. The cut
will not be more than 80 per cent of last falls
anticipations.
It is announced that the local whisky
pool at St Louis is on the verge of dissolu-
ton, and that all the distillers will be running
10 their full capacities in a short time The
meeting of the Western Export Association at
Peoria was harmonious and all difficulties
were arranged, the per cent of output re-
manning at former figures. The members feel
elated at the success of the gathering.
The national convention of coal mine
operators and miners at Columbus, Ohio,
agreed upon scale Of prices for the different
sections, and also made provision for board
of arbitration to settle disputes of national
character.
Thomas A. Edison, the electrician,
and Miss Nina Miller were married at Akron,
Ohio, and will spend the spring at Fort Myers,
Fla
Iowa. snnoances that 6S Win 6FganizSg sStBIsak
company for the erection of q large distilery
in the suburbs of that city.
Joseph Alsup, of Black Oak, Mis-
souri,, having a wife and several children,
killed himself with shotgun when ordered
to vacate a rented house.
Charley Maurice, cowboy, amused
himself at Logansport, Ind, by riding his
horse into saloons and demanding drinks at
the point of revolver. When he attempted
to ride into the Postofice policemen barred the
way and landed him in the cooler
Martin o. Simons, tried at Baraboo,
Wis, for arson, was acquitted on the ground
that there is no law prohibiting the burning of
ones own house
The exports of California wine dur
ing 1885 reached 4, SOC, 600 gallons-nearly one
million gallons in excess of the shipments OF
the previous year.
In st. Louis, DR.. Edward 81. Coates,
whose domestic relations have been unpleas-
ant met A. b. Keith on the street and sho
him down. Keith died soon afterward Coates
claims that his victim was the cause of his
home troubles
Quo warranto writs were granted last
week by the Minnesota Supreme Court to for.
felt the charters of and dissolve the corpora
tions known as the Hastings and Dakota Rail
way, Minnesota Central Road, Southern
Minnesota, Southern Minnesota Railway Elk
tension Company, and tho st Paul and Siou,
City lines, ON the ground of n-fulfllment O
charter promises. The writs also call for
reversion of the land grants TO the State.
On ranch near Deming, New Mex
leo, General Crook and the Apache Chic
Geronimo held conference, in which the latte
asked leave to return to his reservation
Crook demanded an unconditional surrender
but the Indian leader rode away with whit
flag flying
Three ranches at Wheatland, Cal.
were visited by masked men, who drove on
the Chinese, marched them to Wheatland, AM
then set them at liberty. At one ranch tn
Chinese quarters were fired and destroyed
The Illinois Central Railroad is sell
ing round-trip tickets from Chicago to Ne,
Orleans, good for forty days, at $3.50