Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-11-11

Gen. Sheridan is strongly IN favor
of garrisoning Fort Myer, the military post
near Washington. His idea is TO have all arms
of the service represented at the National
Capital, especially on occasions requiring
military escort to tho President
Secretary Lamar has affirmed the
decision of Commissioner Sparks in the case
of Crowston against Seal, of Grand Forks, d.
T., holding that service of notice of contest by
registered letter is sufficient service.
George w. Baxter has been appoint
ed Governor of Wyoming, vice Francis T.
Ward, suspended
The business failures for the week
numbered lS6, against 2l5 the previous week.
Canadian Pacific officials are report
cd as saying that that road will be running
into Boston before May l.
The Pennsylvania Road is soon to
put ON special freight trains to run twenty
FIVE or thirty miles per hour.
General Middleton, commander OF
the Canadian militia, will recommend that
each infantry school be supplied with Cat
ling gun.
Election notes: Nearly complete re-
turns from California give plurality of 3O2
to Bartlett, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor The Legislature is Democratic by ID
on joint ballot The latest Congressional re-
turns indicate the election of four Democrats
Thompson, Briggs, McPike, and Sullivan
and two Observation-Disclosures and Morrow.
Mr. Springer's official majority for Congress
in the Thirteenth Illinois District is 974. Speak
or Carlisle is elected in the Sixth Kentucky Dis
trict by majority of seven or eight hundred.
| Official returns from every county in the
State show that Robertson Rep.) has 3,647
plurality for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
Col Dwyer ex-senator Dorsey's candidate for
Congress in New Mexico, was beaten by Jo-
seph Dem) by over 5000 The next West
Virginia Legislature will have Democratic
majority of nine on joint ballot In the Seventh
Congressional District Of Ohio the Democrats
reelected James E. Campbell over John
Little by three majority. The Republicans
will accept the count The Prohibition
vote in Illinois foots up more than 10000
The Virginia Congressional delegation stands:
Republicans, 6; Democrats, 3; Knights of La
i hor- l. Tho .namncrats have a majority Of 2
on Joint ballot in the New Jersey Legislature.
Returns from 80 Of the 80 counties in Ohio in
dictate that Robinson Rep), for Secretary OF
State, will have plurality Of II, 4SS over Nc
Bride Dem.)
An Indianapolis dispatch of the 9th
inst says: GOhicial returns from the ninety
two counties Of the State confirm the claims
of the Republicans respecting the election OF
their State ticket The pluralities of the sew
eral candidates will vary from $500 to
5000. The Legislature is still in doubt both
the Republicans and Democrats contendinG
that they have O majority on joint ballot
There are 80 many complications in the stu
alton and the Legislature is 30 nearly til
that the probabilities are that the actual fact:
ass to which party will have the power to con
troll the joint bodies will not be definitely set
tied until after the meeting and organization
of the Assembly The political managers O
} both parties are putting forth every effort h
gain possible advantages, and the situation
has become decidedly interesting, charges o
fraud being freely made in all quarters. Il
Marion County there is a feverish feeling, anc
{ considerable bad blood is becoming manifest
| The exports from Spain during Octo
I Der increased nearly s5,UOOOO0 as compare
I with the same month of 1885.
Prince Bismarck, alarmed at tn
: avidity with which German capitalists tax
n foreign loans, summoned the British Consr
n General at Berlin for consultation as to Out
side investments.
A remarkable stofm-cloud burst owe
the lake district of England, the heaviest eve
known in that locality, causing great damae
y A. ,ronarfy