Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-24
THE WESTERN STATES

The partially consumed body Of a man
supposed to be Morgan, Of Fort Smith, Ark,
was found In the embers Of o fire in the In
dian Territory near there, showing marks of
violence. II is believed no had been robbed
and murdered.
MELVILLE Z. STONE, who founded the Chi
cago Daily Neps in 1876, and has been since
then editor-in-chief Of that journal, has sold
his interest to his partner, Victor F. Lawson,
and retired from the newspaper business.
Mr. lawson, by this deal, becomes sole owner
of the valuable plant and will hereafter have
charge OF the editorial conduct OF the Ne,cS
III health, caused by close application to
work, is given by Mr.. Stone rs his reason for
retiring.
The Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha Road have inaugurated through
vestibule train service between St Paul and
Chicago
THE will Of the late Commodore Kttson
has been filed ut St Paul 1t disposes Of
millions in very concise manner. The
amount which the estate will clear up is es-
timated by the Commodore at $4,000, 000
Each OF his eleven children is given 800, 600
at the start, and the remainder of the estate
is to remain undivided until the youngest
child, Albert becomes Of age, which will be
in 1896.
FIRE destroyed the candle and glycerine
works of tine Dearborn Manufacturing Com
pany in Chicago. Loss about $ll5, 900; insur-
ance, sSS,0O0
AQUrScY nl) dispatch of Thursday says:
@1he river is higher than for many years,
and is over ten miles wide at this point The
Indian Grave levee is utterly ruined, and
will not be rebuilt 1t cost over $500, 600
The losses TO the farmers in the Indian Grave
and Sny Valley districts Is roughly estimated
at over 100000. quincy is now cut off
from all railroad communication with the
West The tracks of all lines are under wa
ter, and fat cars loaded with rails are run on
the bridges to save them from being swept
away"
AT Bloomington. Ind, Bill Patrick shot and
killed a saloon-keeper named j. w. Carter.
Patrick escaped.
THREE of the five defendants in the tally
sheet forgery cases atIndianapolis-Rea
Counselman, and Metcalfe--bave been ac-
quilted, while in the cases Of Budd and Sui
Ivan the jury wero unable to agree Coy
and Bernhamer, who were convicted several
weeks ago, have been taken to the peniten-
tiary at Michigan City
MERCHANTS employing collection agencies
to realizs on slow debts will do well to be
careful as to the methods used dry-goods
dealer of Mexico, Mo, has been fined $500
and costs because q collection agency sent one
OF his customers a bill inclosed in an envelope
on which the words SBad Debts" were printed
in largo type.
A MAIL-PouCH on q through mail train
from 81. Louis to Boston, it has just been
learned, was cut, and five registered letter
packages taken.
WILLIAM GEORGE was hanged in the peni-
tertiary at Columbus, Ohio for murder. He
refused spiritual advice and bore up well
during the ordeal.
FIRE at Palouse City. W. T., destroyed
seven business blocks, at total loss Of
s250, 900. with total insurance OF $4,000
MIcHIoAN's lccal-option law is declared un-
constitutional by the Supreme Court The de-
cision Is based upon the point that the act in
question was entitled @An act to regulate the
manufacture and sale OF liquor" whereas
the local-opion law does much moro than
that and is, therefore, invalid under the
clause OF the Constitution which provides that
no law shall embrace more than one object
which shall be embodied in its title. The de-
cision is regarded as a great victory by the
liquor men.
A TERRIBLE hail-storm swept over Pratt
Kan, destroying fruit and wheat and corn for
miles OF territory. People caught out had
their heads laid open by the driving hail
Cattle and pigs we're killed All windows
facing the north and west were broken. Each
$500 to $1,000 At Cullison and Wellsford
roofs were broken in by the weight OF the
hailstonea
A TERRIFIC wind storm swept over the min
ing town of Aurora, thirty-fve miles south
of Springfield, No, which blew down nearly
all the tents in the camp, leaving hundreds of
people without shelter to battle with the
storm There was no loss of life, and the
only reason assigned for this is that the peo-
pie were in tents instead of houses. A great
deal OF stock in the surrounding country
persisted by falling buildings
CHARLES J. MARTIN a notorious horse
thief, has been given ten years in the peni-
tertiary at Indianapolis, Ind. 1t 10 said that
no has stolen about two hundred horses in
Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, and lived in
fine style with his family at Mitchell, Ind He
was captured In St Louis aud taken to Indi-
annapolis for trial
FoUR Of the leaders OF the election night
murders and riot at Lima, Ohio. we're ar