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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
A Boy Reporter.

The reporters pencil has trained
many a hand for the novelist's pen.
1t trained Charles Dickens, who, al
the age of nineteen years, did report.
er's work of such excellent quality as
to draw from the late Earl of Derby,
then Lord Stanley, prediction that
the STRIPPING reporter was destined for
great career.
Young Dickens had reported the
last part of Lord Stanley's speech In
the House of Commons against O'Con-
nell. When the proofs of the speech
were sent TO Lord Stanley that gen.
tleman returned them with the re-
mark that the first two-thirds of it
were so badly reported as to be unin-
telliglble; but that if the gentleman
who had reported the last part of it
so admirably would call upon him he
would repeat his speech and have it
reported again.
Young Dickens, notebook in hand,
made his appearance at Mr.. Stanley's,
and was reluctantly shown by the
servant into the library. When the
master OF the house came in he ex-
pressed astonishment with his eyes as
well as by his words.
II beg pardon" said he. "but / had
hoped to see the gentleman who had
reported the last part of my speech. :"
Il am that gentleman, answered
Dickens, turning red in the face.
"Oh, indeed!" said Stanley, turning
to conceal a smile. 81
Sir James Graham then came in.
and Stanley began his speech. At
first he stood still, addressing one of
the window-curtains as "Mr Speaker"
Then he walked up and down the
room, gesticulatihg and declaiming
with all the fire he had shown in the
House Of Commons. &t@ Q~.
Sir James, with newspaper report
before him, followed, and occasionally
corrected Stanley. When the proof
Of the speech had been read by the
orator, he returned it to the editor
with a note predicting the future
success OF his young reporter.
Many years afterward Charles Dick
ems, the popular novelist, was invited
to dine with Lord Derby. The guests
were shown into the library, and
Dickens, though he had forgotten the
incident Of the speech, felt strange
sensation, as If he had been there be-
fore.
At last something recalled the re-
porting adventure, and he reminded
his host Of it. Lord Derby was de-
lighted TO recognize in the popular
novelist his boy reporter. Youths |
Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Letter from Air. Cleveland.

Lotter fFOtn urs CtCNcAanus
A movement was started In this State
few weeks ago, says Chattanooga,
renn., dispatch, to organize Cleveland
Democratic clubs in every city and town
N Tennessee. The movement grew
rapidly, and within few days clubs
we're formed in Memphis, Nashville,
Knoxville, Clarksville and Chattanooga
The club In this city was organized two
weeks ago, when nearly all the local,
Democrats came forward and signed
heir names to the roster OF members,
James H. Bible made a ringing speech,
In which he eulogized Mr.. Cleveland
and declared that the delegation from
Tennessee must go to the Chicago con-,
vention instructed 10 vote for the man
of destiny" as long as his name re-,
NAMED in nomination. Mr.. Bibles ad-i
1ress created great enthusiasm and his
speech was printed in full in the local
newspapers. Copies were mailed to Mr..
Cleveland, and brought from him the
following letter. the first In which the
exPresident has referred In any way TO
his candidacy:
LAKEWOOD. N. j., Apri IS, 1892
To James H. Bible. Chattanooga, Tenn:
MI DEAR SIR desire TO thank you for
The report OF the meeting at Chattanooga,
which you so kindly sent me, and for the
words you spoke OF me on that occasion. 1
Am exceedingly anxious to have our party
10 exactly the right thing at the Chicago
and l hope that the delegates'
will be guided by judgment and actuated
by true Democratic spirit and the single de-
lire 10 succeed on principle. ] should not
De frank II l did not say TO you that often
Tear do not deserve all the kind things
Iuch friends as you say OF me, and have
frequent misgivings as to the wisdom of
again putting me In nomination. there,
tore am anxious that sentiment and too un-
personal devotion should be
when the delegates to the conven-
ton reach the period of deliberation. In
any event there will be no disappointment
Tor me In the res ut. Yours very truly,
Grover CLEVRIAND
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Disastrous Overfiows.

A Columbus, Mise, dispatch says:
Later advices from the low lands Just
south of here indicate that over one
aundred negroes have been drowned in
this county. It will be weeks before
anything like O correct estimate of the
loss OF cattle can be obtained. The
bodies Of horses, mules and COWS are
constantly floating down the Tombigbec.
For miles on both sides of this river
there remain nothing but poverty and
desolation. DIR. j. ID. Hutcherson, one
Of the largest planters in this State, has
Just returned from one of his planta-
tions In the northern portion Cf the
county and reports great destitution
from overflow of the Butahatchie He
lost seventy-five head OF cattle and one
of his laborers. A. X. Keith, liv-
ing few milcs south, saved
his mules and cattle by putting
them in the parlor and dining-room
where the water was only two feet deep.
His family and fifty negroes were In the
same story OF the residence. The
waters have receded about seven feet
and continue 10 fall slowly. Most Of
the county bridges have been swept
away and it will be weeks before or
dinary traffic will be regularly resumed.
The Mobile and Ohio Railway has three
work trains with 200 men on the road
between here and Artesla and will prob
ably have trains running soon. u. b.
Rider, Superintendent OF the Georgia
Pacific Railroad, is here with repair
trains and Is pushing work with great
rapidlty, but It will be weeks before
trains can be run On that road between
here and West Point. Mr.. Rider has
made arrangements with the NJ. & o. to
use its track from here to that city by
way OF Artesia. A cold rain has fallen
almost constantly since Sunday night.
No mail has been received there for a
week. Only one body has been re-
covered.
At Helena, Ark, the river has now
reached stage which endangers the
new levees in the southern part of the
country and excites the apprehension Of
the planters.
At Jackson, Miss, so great is the de-
vastation that citizens have appealed to
Congressman Allen for assistance from
the General Government. Hundreds of
negroes are homeless and without any
thing to eat. Along the river bottom all
the work they have done toward putting
In a crop has been swept away, together
with fences and much stock. The
greatest loss of life and injury to prop
erty is along the line of the Tombigbee
River. 1t is not large enough in the dry
Jeason to float a small steamboat, but
now it is ten miles wide Its valley
IS extremely fertile and is thickly popu-
lated. All of the plantations along its
border for four or five miles are sub
merged from five to twenty feet. 1t was
ten feet higher than the great food OF
1847, previous to which time nothing
like 1t had ever been seen. In many in
stances so rapidly did the river rise that
small cabins were swept from the face
of the earth and whole families with
them. The river was bank full befor.
the recent heavy rains, which served to
make IL n yeritable inland sea
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
The Red River Floods.

The late and heavy rains OF this spring
have also been having disastrous effects
in some parts of North Dakota. The
Red River at ST. Vincent, Mimi, is over
the banks, and has begun flooding thai
town and Emerson 1t is forty feet
above low water mark. and still rising
AS the ice drive has not yet gone out
greater height is feared. A rise of one
foot more will cover the town Of Emer.
son. The indications are that the dis.
astrous flood OF 1850 will be repeated
and as the towns are more settled the
loss would be greater. Families in the
lower parts OF both Emerson and st.
Vincent have already begun TO move
ont
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Infantry Can Endure More Than cava,ry.

Infantry Can Endure More Than Cavalry.
On a march infantry will endure
the fatigue much better than cavalry,
and in a long distance the foot SOL
diers will outmarch the horsemen.
Those who doubt this statement
should remember that horse In army
service carries about 270 pounds
weight, while the soldier carries only
his gun and from twenty to forty
pounds. Notwithstanding the fact
that ten minutes halt is made ia
every hour for stragglers to catch up,
cavalry straggle to the rear more
than infantry do, and the care of a
horse on a long march is a serious
matter. The horses are picked ami
mails, but even the best horse is liable
to fall lame from the loss OF shoe
or stone in his hoof, or from some
other cause which at first may be
unperceived by the rider
Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

have any cash, though most Of them
have -four and bacon. The soldiers
stationed along the northern border
estimate that there are $500 people
on that line east of Cantonment and
about 1000 west. There are perhaps
$4,000 people ready to go in from the
east and 1000 or 5000 in the Washita
country, while about 5000 Texans are
drawn up along the south line. There
are not many people on the west line.
On the north line, about ten miles east
OF Cantonment, there are 1,5O0 people
from western Kansas camped in one
bunch
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
The Umbrella Trust.

The umbrella trust would get more
shekels II it could make umbrella-steal-
ing q felony. -Courier-Journal
Now THAT umbrellas and parasols are
to be controlled by trust, there should
be an increased trade in big hats and
gum coats.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
No UMBRELLA trust, no matter how
well gotten up, will ever make IL safe
for a man to trust his umbrella out of
his sight In wet weather.-Phila1elphis
Tlmes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Large Universities.

Berlin University is the third larg-
est in the world. Paris. with 9.2i5
students, and Vienna, with 6, ,220, are
larger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
G. MICHIGAN,THURsDAY. APRIL 2I. 1892.
GROVER is IN DOUBT.
SAYS HIS SELECTION MAY BE
AN UNWISE MOVE.

the Ex-President writes q Letter to Thai
Eheot to . Chattanoog. Democrat-sen-
timent and Personal Devotion should he
Thrown Aside-Decrne in Wheat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

The excitement over the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe lands Is quieting down,
due principally to the fact that new ar
rivals are materially decreasing. The
boomers In their wagons continue to
pour In all along the border, but the
crowd coming in by rail is not as large
as that which moved on the Oklahoma
country three years aga, and as the time
for the opening draws near 1t begins to
look as though the crowd that will go in
will not be nearly as great as that which
entered Oklahoma. This is due to the
fact that three years ago thousands OF
people who we're not farmers rushed to
Guthrie, Oklahoma City, and the other
towns, thinking that they would secure
town lots that in a few years would
make them rich, while the new towns in
the Arapahoe and Cheyenne country will
all be miles from any railroad, and do
not invite this kind OF immigration.
Many Of the boomers, even those who
have horses and wagons, do not seem to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

BE not too earnest, loud, or vlolsnt in
your conversation. Silence your oppo-
-ant With reason, not with-no.sc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
SAVED FROM RUSTLERs.
REGULATORS RESCUED BY
UNITED STATES TROOPS.

soldiers Appear Near Dnhalo, In wyom-
ing' just I'm Time TO Prevent the killing
Of Fify or n Hundred Imprisoned Stock
men-Cause of the Trouble.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

reservation, but Il Is estimated that
enough for about four thousand claims
of $50 acres each still remained UP to
the hour Of opening.
On the Oklahoma border.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
WILD RACE FOR HOMES.
SCRAMBLE OF HUNDREDS OF
BOOMERS FOR CLAIMS.

Scenes Attending the Race Across the
Line-A Good Deal Of the Land stin
Left for Settlers-The Situation In OKLA
homa.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
In THE RAGING FLOOD
MANY PEOPLE MEET DEATH IN
MISSISSIPPI.

she Country Surrounding Columbus Over
taken by Rising River Waters and the
City Cut On-Ovcr q Hundred Negroes
Drowned.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

woMENs RELIEF CORPS. No. l62 meets on
the I'd and <th Saturdays at o'clock in the AZ
ternoon- ISABEL JONES' President.
REBECoA wIeHT Sec.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

GIAYLING LODGE, No. $50. +. & A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening on or before the full of the moon.
FL THATCHER, w. M.
w. +. BENKELMAN, Secretary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

MARVIN POST. No. $40. q. A. r., meets the
second and fourth Saturdays in each month.
WIN. s. CHALKER, Post Com.
J. c. HANSON, Adjutant
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-09

IL local politics 10 Br,,tleboro Col. Hls'
sins has often besn bitterly opposed 10
fallsf, -kieh makes the iolloSing extract
from Iettr from Hsssias 70 the Wood
stock 10 tie Woodstock STANDARD Of u ach
messieg.
The Republicans Of this count, do no,
question the high standing, ability and
personal worth Of suy other gentlemen
whose nsmes hsye been mentioned IN con,
necuoa wilh the neat soyernorsbip Of iais
state Bot Tor suy oue 10 cay that Reppb'
lIoaus lack eUthusiasm 10 their support OF
Col. Fuller for governor is untrue. With
but tao or htee exceptions The Repnbh,
cans Of this town are DOT only entb asiasiic
but unanimous ia bis support have os.
cry reason 10 believe that such - the feeli
iug throughout the county, any reports TO
tbs contrary notwithstanding. | venture
the prediction that II Col. Fuller Is the
Republican nominee for governor he will
poll q larger vote 10 this town and county
than apy OF bis predecessors ever received.
Ii is we'll kuosn beresbluts that while
Cll. Fuller and myself have beet in accord
politically, yet We have oi,e1 times disa'
greed AZ to methods, 1t is not for me to
say that he was always wrong and that |
vas siwsys right nor will | aver the con-
lrsry. have had a personal acquaintance
with him Tor nearly thir y years aud can
testify TO bis moral uprlghtness, bis great
business capacity, his uustioted bepevo,
lence, bis personal popularity, bis deep IN
terest 10 everything that is for The general
welfare OF the state. and hls excellent
knowledge OF public sfiirs. He has rssde
much OF bis opportunities aud may well be
classed with the long list OF self mad
men.
Commencing with Gov. Holbrook. who
was elected 10 1861, | have had personal
acquaintance with every one OF Vermonts
governors 81 ce, aud believing that have
some conception and knowledge OF the
kind OF ability aud men required to ill
that distiug uisbed office, have no hesita'
ton 10 say Jog that Levi X Fuller is we'll
qnlpped for the discharge OF It's duties,
aud If nominated aud elected will prove
himself their bonored peer,
| have been led to write this much in
reference TO my townsman, Col. Fuller. to
rebut many uuInst criticisms that have
been published OF him since this campaign
began, aud TO correct wrong impressions
that are liable to ind Judgment with peo
pie who do not know the man. The kind
OF warfare that SON OF bis opponents are
wsging against bim ID wrong aud will re
ceiye the condemnation it destrges in the
caucuses OF this town and county. and
trutt 10 the convention that ASSENT les the
22od Of June
KITIRFDGE HAskISs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-09

The ssustsas Of MlHnespels 10 decided
ly nile5 ~ iha writing Hsrrisoa AID
Blsite iellossa both elsin = tnsloriiy Of
,hs delegates shile soEs feel that, uhde'
the circumstances q dark here would
siand better chance az sinnias There
h., bcen 40 sueh stampede % Blaine ~
bis .upportsrs expected. BA'risohs cup
po,tsn senerslly standing arm snd show
ins srestsr strength thAa vas anticipated.
lhe leaders oounsel ehesrlal seqnlesoene
In the resnli. whatever II msr he.
The y,rnob, delegation hsd decided 10
vote lsttber DO, bad not decided what
their vote should be. bat the indications
are that j, Gill be iof Harrison, al least on
TIE af.t ballot Alter that they are undeeiI
dea shat 10 beet 10 do. This shows thai
msttsfs are very much 10 The dark.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-09
Biain.. it..ixaatian.

The eouuiry vas treated tos genuine
surprise, Saturday. by the resignation ot
james o. Blaine rs Secretary Of State.
which resignation was promptly accepted
by the President No reason vas assigned
for The step. but II vas universally under
stood 10 mean the Withdrawal OF the Feb
rusty letter iu which Mr. Blaine asserted
thAi bis name would not be presented TO
The Minneapolis convention ~ q candidate
for Presiden,. aud that il bis friends II alt
nominate him be will accept
Why be should change bis mind Is not
go clear. The only reasonable reason that
eau he given 10 that bis health is b. tier
than IL ws then sud that be feels n 81 be
eau stand the excitement OF the camp sign
aud fulfil the duties Of the Office II elected.
To ibis may be sdded the fact that n c sit.
nstion shoved that Harrison VAS by no
nrsns the unanimous choice Of The party
sry q the .htewdes, party leaders being
opposed TO him. and that there would
have been coates, Ia any eyeui.
II lea TACT thai Mr.. Blaine hss had no
hand ia elso,lns delegates 10 the eonven
iiob lie has rot plsced straw In The
way o. President Hsrrison. and II there
hsd been practical unAuinity for . secord
tara il IL ,ery probable that The resisps-
iioH would never have been rendered. Ga
The other tsnd there "a. . s,rons feeling
sssln.t q second term, ro,.ithstsndins
Use lulsersai sdnission that the admins
tmi,0u 81 President Harrison has been
ssiisiseiory This feeling came 10 par;
from the fac, that ptouineus Repubiicsns
considered thai they L.d not been fairly
ires,ed by the sanlnissrsiion 10 the dia
irib s,ion ei psirobsse ard more becsuse
there is, 90 tho par, Of Eary, = hostility
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-09
STATE NEWS.

Slss Coburn was thrown from load Of
sswdust 10 Criftsbnry, and sustained 9
rupture Of the diaphragm thst caused bis
death In few days.
Capt George T.. Davis, Of Go. ID, 10th
Vermont, OF Burlington, hiss been awarded
q medal OF honor for distinguished con
duo, a, the bsttle Of Monocacy. Nd. July
%, 1864
Ge re MeCua died last week Tuesday
at Miljleb-ry, from Inries received 10
bsing thrown from buggy two weeks ago.
lie was well known 10 Addison county and
ihroushou, the state asa large dealer in
wool and hides
The sugar product this season, in Yer
mont, from the laboratory stand point
will be about two million pounds, on
which q bounty OF between S35, 600 and
$40. 900 will be paid
q Hood Of DWELL. Mass the propri.
e,or OF Hoods SarssT rilla. has bought q
building let at Chelses. bis tive place.
on which i, is expected that be will erect
9 hsn dsotde honse.
The Vernon: Breeder, association bold
their eighth snuusl summer exhibition At
Rutland August 30. 81 add Septetn Der | /,
and Offer $1,000 10 stakes and prem
En,ries TO stakes close June 10. with i. II.
fsrringlon. secretary, Brandon. Eu,ry
blstks and circulars may be procured Of
hin.
The Boston Globe has been Publishing
series Of sriicles on the strong men OF
the city. who are employed 81 trnckmen
and 10 other occupations requiring m uscle
ope Of them is John Mcfarland. Who for
nsrly lived 3, 81 Johnsbury. He is IS
years old and hss Lining record OF 975
pounds.
The New York Herald states tbs, there
are 10 women whose nsmes are on the gov
ernner. pension rolls ss widows Of Rs,o
luiionsry soldi,u. Three are residents Of
Vermont Esther S. Damon, eyed Is. Ply
mouth urion; Lacy More. 81. Essi Bar.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-09
For Lieutenant Governor.

There has been comparatively little said
10 regard to the coming candidate OF the
Republican for Lieutenant Governor, The
following letter from Addison county to
the Rutland Herald names the prominent
aspirants for the place.
Who should and who should not be lieu.
tenant GOVERNOR The Burlington Free
Press OF May 80 in bali column article
attempts TO answer this question.
1t first informs tue Iubic tlat there are
three candidates 10 the field for this office,
| Col. 4. s. $ rspshau Of St. Adams, Cen
l.. q Kingsley OF Rutland and Z b. Taft
OF Burliogton all Of stout equal fitness
and popularity II frat strikes Mr. TAFT
from the liz, by very modestly asserting
that Cbilteuuen con- ty should not ssk for
this honor TINS year and is not entitled TO
II because the secretary OF rtate lie from
there. Que would iufet from tbs asser
tion that Mr. BfOsueil. secretary Of State,
is the only saIsried iiieer 10 Cbittenden
county. Ytt there are several Others Why
Taft should I've lieutenant govern the
next two years II would without doubt
prevent Col. Woodbury. Of Burlington re
ceisiag the nomination Tor governor in
ls9i2 This Is the secret reason why Mr..
Tai, should not be candidate.
1t then speaks good word for Gen.
Kingsley, saying, de isa'qnire and good
man for almoft any place, bu, Rutland
county has the STAT ireasuier aud should
not ak for more. Bnt tbi- i. not their
principal reason Why We should not have
this flee, Gen. KiIgsIey was member
Of the Senate 10 1890 aud not only favored
the bill for the removal Of the agricultural
college IRON Burlington. but did every
thing 10 tis power 70 secur- the passage
OF this bill. which ss- 20 earnestly desired
BY a mos, every farmer 10 Vermont.
The Free Press would not willingly
help place bin 10 position ~ the Senate,
where. II his qiestioo should come mp
sgsin, be would IT, case u = tie vote. have
the . vtr II be uistes. to secure it's pas
sage by giving TIE casting vote. They fesr
that II his nams Is Ir'sebtsd 10 the state
convention be misht dfss the vote OF the
farmer delegates fais is true reason why
lhey send him 10 the rear 10 keep compsny
With Mr.. Taft.
Col. r. y Stanshsn o, 81 Albans.
they decide. 10 the person . bsvs this
honor, for the simple reason tbst Frsnkllu
county never has bad lieuieusnt Cover,
nor. although Il has bad lie sbafe OF other
important, ciiiees in the past No one de,
nies Col. Susnahsu's fitness for The place.
yet Gen. kinssley's friends eoaiend that
be is iusi - veil qaslifed f,r the dates
pertsinihg 10 the efios snd hSs init -
seed 8 prospec, Of soeafins the nomins'
tlon ~ Col siranahsa, notwithstanding 1
the report eireulsisd by person. 10 the 10.
ieres, Of other esadids,es that be is ont OF 4
the race.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-09

While the lin'pls,e tariff has caused sn
endless amount OF political discussion, the
increased duty on AaI has gone on silently
doing it's work with hardly word from
The tariff doctors But II q careful obs,r r.
yer had made alourney through wes,'ri
New York In the midst OF the harvest sea,
son last year he would have been surprised
Al the number and eit ut Of the fax fields
The growth has increased twenty, perbsrs
iihy fold. since the Mckinley bill was er /.
scled 10 fact, il has come up virtually a.
a nes industry, for DIX growing was ali
most entirely abandoned 10 western New
York many years ago AS an unprofiiable
crop. To day IL is one Of the best pay ins
products grown, Tor hsx mills have brgun
TO work up the straw for the fibre. which
was formerly thrown away. 10 coose
queuce, every considerable town has its
flax mill OF number OF these establish
ments, thus opening new source OF emf
ploymen al American wages.