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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
FEARS OF A DISASTER.
Two Vessels Believed to Have CoiIidcd on
sandy Hook and sunk.

Two Vessels Believed to Have Collidcd on
sandy Hook and Sunk.
Saturday the steamer Ocean arrived at
New York and reported that Thursday
morning the wreck OF q full rugged ship
was passed. The captain OF tho Ocean
could only make out the words @Yar-
mouth, N. S.,n on the stern. From de-
scription of tho wreck, shipping men be-
lieve that the vessel Is the British sailing
ship Fred b. Taylor. of Yarmouth. n. s.
This vessel was sighted 900 miles out from
Sandy Hook on June 12. and should
have reached port over week ago.
The steamship Vega. with a crew of
sixty men, commanded by Captain Rosa,
sailed 4 ON Lisbon June o for the Azores
and New York She had $40 passengers
when she sailed from Lisbon. and IL is ex-
pected that she shipped nearly twice that
many from the ports In the Azores. The
steamer Is seven days overdue Her
agents ar5 very anxious regarding the
vessel In view of these facts, therefore,
those versed in maritime affairs are OF the
opinion that collision has occurred be-
tween the Vega and the Fred b. Taylor,
and that the loss OF life has been appall-
Ing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Jeaious Vyonan's Crime.

Cardonla. a little Indiana town, was
shaken from center to circumference Sun
day night by the explosion of large dyna-
mite cartridge and three persons nearly
lost their lives. Mrs Jane Burch did the
work through jealousy. She claimed her
husband had been visiting the house OF the
Michnot family too frequently. and she
took a dynamite cartridge and placed IL
under the house she supposed her husband
to be In. By mistake she put the cartridge
under A. Handcocks residence Mr. Hand
cocks wife and two children were badly
shaken up but not seriously injured. The
building Is a total wreck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
CROPS SUFFER- MUCH.
Grain Greatly Damaged by the Weeks
Heavy Floods

Grain Greatly Damaged ny inc Weeks
Heavy Floods
Just how much damage has been done 20
crops by tie terrible storm OF Thursday
night and the preceding two or three days,
says a Chicago dispatch. Is not easy 10 esti-
mate. The reports received by special
wire by Board OF Trade firms and the rail-
roads. while they all agree on the main
point that considerable damage has beea
done, differ somewhat as TO the amount
The general report Is that wheat and oats
have suffered most by the heavy rains
and winds. while corn. especially In
the uplands has been but little hurt. In
southern Illinois and Kentucky wheat
cutting Is we'll under way, the weather
there having been favorable. In northern
points and along the Mississippi however.
the complaint is made that grain is badly
lodged. In spite OF the storms, though. the
wheat crop In Illinois promises to DO OF
good size and good quality.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

A Chicago Firm IL Among HIS Creditors
Other Troubles.
Al Lawrence. Kansas. W. II. Pendleton.
wholesale grocer and produce shipper, as
signed for the beneat OF his creditors Lii
abilities. si35.000; assets. estimated. $780,
Oco. Tho Popular Grocery Company II
this city. s12,5c and Murdoch, Reid a Co..
OF Chicago $4,000. were secured by chattel
mortgage. Pendleton has been In the
produce business for years. and three
months ago he bought si25.000 worth OF
groceries w. Behrendt & Co. dry goods
and clothing merchants. at Albuquerque,
N. M. failed; liabilities. $4,000; assets.
$50. 900. AZ Yankton. S D.. the retail dry
goods house of Jacob Max. enc Of the
Oldest In South Dakota. was closed By the
sheriff on an execution amounting to
$4,000. The entire stock OF dry goods.
boots and shoes. the real estate and build :
ings are included in the Judgments The
house has outstanding accounts amounting
20 $4,000. but collections have been oor
and the credit OF the firm hopeIessly in
1ured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Moro Boehm FaIIure Suits.

There is no present probability that the
Boehm failure will sink into obscurity.
Two more suits were fled in the United
States Court at Denver They we're w.
Wal>mann vs. Lesser Levy and Albert
Levin and Walsmann VS. Nicholas stlen-
book, the surviving partner OF the Levy &
Levin company. Walsmsnn is New York
merchant and sues for AS cases of George
Goulet champagne. worth $3.50. together
with duties paid to the Government, which
amount to 50, AGO. making Il total OF $1,000.
This liquor was transferred by Boehm &
Co., the defendants.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
CUPID PLAYING WILD FRANKS.

Indiana Man Married, Divorced and
About to Remarry His First Wife.
James Scarlet. of Orange County. In
diana. who was the hero OF u romantic
marriage TO Miss Belle Gibbons. ut the
h. ad of the Lost River. In 1875, and who
afterwari. becoming divorced and marry
ing another woman and then leaving her
to again court his first wife. who was re-
Gently divorced from her second husband.
has again gained the affections of his first
love, bat finds that he can not marry until
the September term OF court grants his
second wife divorce
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

County. n @ Miss Tweed was passing
Mrs. shelton's house. when the latter came
out with gun In her hand and threatened
20 shoot Mrs. shelton threw down the gun
ON being deded by Miss Tweed and picked
up an AK and attempted 20 brain her. Miss
Tweed was too quick for her and with a
knife cut Mrs Shelton across the abdomen.
inhictlng fearful wound. also stabbing
her Ia the back. Though terribly wounded.
Mrs Shelton Is expected 70 recover Miss
Tweed has been placed In jail at Marshall
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
RED JACKET IN BRONZE.
dwelling of the Statue of the Famo
Seneca Chief

dwelling Of the Statue OF the Famous
Seneca Chief
At Buffalo, the statue of Red Jacket the
renowned Seneca chief, was unveiled In
Forest avn Cemetery Wednesday after
noon. The exercises we're very impressive
The statue is OF bronze, measures eleven
feet in height, and stands on a base four
teen feet high. Upon the round column OF
the pedestal is engraved: "Red Jacket
Sa- Co Ye- Wat-H He keeps them awake -
The statue is an imposing fguie. The left
hand carries a tomahawk and the right Is
thrust forward in gesticulation. Upon the
breas: is worn the historic medal presented
by Washington. The statue was erected
by the BuffSlo Historical Society and the
sculptor was J. G. @. Hamiltoa. of Cleve-
land
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
cold Find I'm Arizona,

A great gold rush has set in to the new
mining camp in Mohave County, Arizona.
For half "a mile on each side OF the gulch
extend eight or ten veins that make the
new camp what 1t is, the richest ever dis
covered In Arizona. The new town will be
called Silverado A good wagon road is
being built to the camp, and the ore will be
smelted In Pueblo and socorro. Allowing
for the usual miners exaggoration, the
camp seems to be good one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Elected Bishop OF Quebec.

After two days balloting the Quebec
Diocesan Synod OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church elected, on IS fourteenth ballot a
successor TO the late Bishop Williams. The
Bishop elected is Rev. Andrew Hunter
Dunn. OF South Acton, near Loadon. Eng
land, who was born In 1880 and educated at
Corpus Christie College. Cambridge lie is
author OF "Helps by the Way" and other
devotional works
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Rob- Ed HIS EMPLOYERS.
wrJngdoing of Trusted Young Jewelry
Clerk at Pittsburg, Pa.

Willie IL IIoerr, n bright attractive
ruddy- checked boy OF II, trusted young
clerk of Messrs. Biggs & Co.. Pittsburg jew
elers. and a member of the German Luther
an Church choir. was arrested on the COM
plant OF HIS employers and taken to jail
in default OF $1,000 bail, charged with sys-
tematic stealing of jewelry and diamonds
20 the extent OF several thousand dollars.
The lad broke down completely and con-
fessed that he had stolen as charged He
declared that he neither drank nor gam
bied, but stole to get money for buggy
rides and other means OF amusing his
young lady friends and because he was
fond OF jew6lery. He was engaged by the
6rInfn February at u salary OF IS a week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
BIG FIRE AT ATLANTIC CITY.

The Property Loss Heavy and the Insur-
ance Very Small.
Atlantic City IN. j. Hremen Wednesday
night fought their hardest battle in that
cIty's history. The FIRE began in the en-
gine-h house In the rear of the big observa-
tion wheel on the beach front, three doors
east of Kentucky avenue The fiamesspread
rapidly and within ten minutes made a
seething sea OF fire a half-acre in extent
The firemen wer. handicapped by the fall
ure OF the water supply. The loss is esti-
mated at sl5O,Ooo with not moro than SOS,
600 Insurance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
BRAvED DEATH IN A TUNNEL
Narrow Escape OF Four Men Near Chat
tanOoga, Tenn.

tanooga, Tenn.
For six weeks a fire has been burning In
the Coosa tunnel on the Columbus and
Western Railroad between Columbus, Ga.
and Birmingham, Ala Friday night two
fremen and two section foremen went In
TO arrange for taking hose in 70
play upon the blaze two thousand
feet from one end, the other entrance
being closed up After going one
third OF the distance one after another OF
the plucky fellows fell. rendered insensible
by gas The last one 20 succumb partially
recovered and crawled back and gave the
alarm. A rescuing party was formed.
which with great difficulty succeeded in
bringing the three unconscious men to the
surface, where hard work for hours was
necessary TO resuscitate them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
rirha VIII Go TO the Pen.

Matthias Tighc. the murderer. who was
supposed to have run away and could
not be found to hear the reading OF the
verdict found against him, was found al
his home, near Celina. Ohio, he having been
told that he could 90 home by his attorney.
He was sentenced to hftocn months In the
pcnitentiary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
SHOT DOWN In THE STREET.
City Marshal Dorm, OF Kentland, Ind.
Killed While Doing His Duty.

Killed While Doing His Duty.
City Marshal Dorm, OF Kentland. Ind
was shot down In the street by Jackson
PlummeE Plumner was arrested. The
City Council recently passed an ordinance
providing that all shade trees along the
streets be trimmed. Plummcr refused Ia
comply. armed himself, and began to look
for Councilmen. He first met J. d. Couklin.
a member of the board. who escaped. Conk-
lin notified Marshal Dorm of Piummer's
threats Dorm In attempting to disarn
Plummer was shot through the heart and
expired Immediately. Dorm had served as
Marshal for ten Consecutive terms lie
leaves widow and eight children
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

At Wiiliamsport Pa. Mrs. Nora nj. shet-
Tor. the pretty young wife of base ball
player. was on her way home on a lonely
street when she was felled by q stone
thrown by one OF three negroes The men
picked up the helpless woman. stified her
cries. and carried her TO vacant lot Mrs.
She tier lay unconscious In the field for AN
hour. after which she succeeded in crawl
ing TO her home. Earlier In the evening
MrA John Keen was assaulted by q white
man. but she succeeded after heroic
struegle. In defending herself The police
have no clew to the assailants
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Another G .se for Lyncher.

Mrs Bate. who lived near shelbyville
Tenn, was assaulted and murdered by
some unknown man. When her husband
returned home at dinner time he discov-
cred her body near the house Her skull
had been crushed, and there we're ether
marks OF violence. Great Excitement exists
in the neigh borhood.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Give rhousand Dollars Reward.

AT Butte, Mont, Police officer William
+. Jordan was shot and instantly killed on
his beat, in the outskirts OF town, at 3:3C
o'clock Friday morning Six shots were
fred. four evidently at the officer and two
by him. Two shots struck him. one pene-
tPating the heart. 1t Is supposed the OFF,
Ger was arrestiny two burglars The MUIR
derer escaped. A reward OF $1,000 has
been offered by tho city.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Shot HIS Sweetheart.

Charles Sucker called on his sweetheart,
Miss Bessie Robbins, In Jacksonville. KY.
and while there her little brother came
into the room with revolver. Sucker
took it, and pointing 1t at his sweetheart
sale; SLook out. am going 10 shoot you. y
and he did. A serious wound was inflicted
in the young lady's groin. Sucker says he
didn't know II was loaded.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
SIX Persons Were Cremated.

The Commercial Hotel, at Sanger, Cal ,
was destroyed by fire Friday evening Six
OF the guests we're burned to death and u
number of others injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
rnx sals. peclared Illeral.

Judge Woodson. of the Circuit Court OF
Buchanan County. Missouri. rendered u
decision which declares all tax sales OF
real estate made In St Joseph during the
year of 1888 by the City Treasurer illegal
for the reason that the sales we're not prop
erly advertised IN the ofdcial papers, IL
that the advertisements failed to specify
the State. county, or city. or tho location
of the property About s5oO,oJO worth Of
property Is involved
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Fell In Front of a Cultlvator.

Frank Hall. the 14-year-old son Of Joseph
Hall, one Of the oldest settlers In Lyon
County, Kansas, while driving a cultivator
near Admire, was thrown from the vehicle.
He fell in front, and one OF the shovels
struck his right and another his left
breast, each tearing great gaps into his
body. He died within an hour
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Burned Seven Thousand Acres.

The FIRST big grain FIRE OF the season broke
out on p. McNamara's farm, near MERGED
Cal 1t moved straight east and burned
over all the country until IL was stopped by
Mariposa creek. Seven thousand acres OF
fine grain were left blackened waste The
loss will reach 500. 1000
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

Long Time TO yynit.

According to theosophists, 900 days
and nights OF Brahma make one year
of Brahma, and 100 years of Brahma
make the great Kalpa, a period of
81 ,040, 900, 600, 900 years, after which
the entire solar system passes into
its night, and everything in it is
DESTROYED on the objective plane.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Crashed to Death.

Thirteen persons we're killed and more
than forty injurel 10 a collision at Dock
street. On the Pennsylvania railroad, in
Harrisburg, Pa, &C 1880 o'clock Saturday
morning. The second section OF the
Western express ran into the first section.
completely telescopIng two cara
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

An old negro woman living upon
the outskirts of Columbia, S, c., is
said to possess secret that has been
fatal to several OF her ncIghbors.
Her secret was knowledge OF a drus
upon which hens will fatten nicely.
but their flesh becomes poisonous tc
human beings. Her neighLors en-
joyed fat poultry, but the undertaken
rot them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Louisiana win Mako an Exhibit.

The louisiana House, by vote OF so TO
is, passed a bill approprlating sac, 900 for a
Louisiana State Exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. The amount originally asked for
was $50, 00o.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
MT. ingalls, Going to Europe.

Ex-senator ingalls,, of Kansas. sale 70
Europe. where he will remain a few
months The ex-senator will return II
time to take part In the fall campaign.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

The forty regular soldiers who attacked
tho town OF suggs, Wyoming. are under
arrest Maj Ilsey OF the Ninth cavalry
will turn them over to the Sheriff OF sher-
idan County for trial The soldiers at
tackled the people without cause.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

At Wabash. Ind. Mrs. JOSEPH KLEIN un-
dertook TO hive swarm OF bees. and the
insects became Infatuated ana stung her In
hundreds OF places She died in q few
hours. suffering Intense agony.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
China Buying NUM- lions OF War

Thirty thousand Mauser rifles and $50
tons of cartridges are being shipped from
Hamburg for Pekin, consigned to the
Chinese Government
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING ROBBERY
A Trap Set for Thives Ends John Daley's
Life,

Life.
At Frankfort, KY. John Daley met q sud-
den and violent death while. attempting to
ROB the money drawer In Fincel Brothers
butcher shop. Fincel Brothers till has
been frequently tapped Of late, and to put
stop to the thievery they set n trap for
the thief In the form of rife so arranged
that when the door of the shop should be
opened the rifle would be discharged
When found Daley was Intercepted as to
how he had been shot, and answered: @Look
at the door and you will see Mr. Fincel
and his wife both tainted after seeing the
body. Fincel was arraigned next morning
before County Judge Ben Williams He
waived an examination aud bond of
5000 was given for his appearance at tho
present term OF the circuit court
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
ceoree cassidy Drops Dead.

George Cassidy, Democratic nominee for
Congress. was stricken with aporlexy al
the close OF the silver convention at Reno.
New, and dropped dead
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

Tho Senate Judiciary Committee. TO
which the anticipation bill was referred.
after considering the measure for two hours
adjourned IL IL expected now the bill will
be certainly reported next week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
L,ehtn,n~ strikes . woman.

Mrs Jacob Drey. OF Lincoln County. S
D.. was fatally injured by a bolt of light
ming while at Wall Lake She had taken
refuge under canvas spread between two
wagons. When the lightning struck her
her hair caught fire and she was terribly
burned.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
.IeaIon. XYnmenin MurtaI Combat.

Jealousy over the affections OF 'Docn
Shelton caused desperate fight between
shelton's wife and the young daughter OF
Arson Tweed, at shelton Laurel. Madison
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

This Frenhlin mine. Wilkesbirre. Pa.
employing 500 men. caught fire and is now
burning fercely.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
HUNDREDS MAY BE LOST
TWO OCEAN GOING VESSELS
OVERDUE.

Signs that They Have Been I'm COLLATION.
Another Fool with Gun--A Ftve-DoIiar
Pittsburg Clerk Steals $4,000 = War.
like China.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30
Court House Rnrned.

Fire totally destroyed the Hyde County
Court House at Highmorc, s ID. The rec
ords and most OF the furniture were saved.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-30

Oxford has won twenty-five md
Cambridge twenty-five boat races. .
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-02

joyment. My camels browsed peacefully
in the fields and thickets, aud their fabby
humps began to stick mp with fat, The
fod hfabS grew siooh, Anu my sUluiets got
this was too good to last. One sitting af.
ternoon / heard shots in the pasture and
knew hat trouble had come. Before the
painting sergeant at the herd guard got
within ear shot my horse was saddled, and
l was galloping to meet him. His report
was scarcely made when the rasha came
laundering down with troop of
his wild bashi bazouks. This report
was that n lot of the Arabs had got
away, perhaps twenty Of them, with seven
ty-ive or 100 camels. They took to the for
ests and scattered like partridges, 80 that
by dark we had recovered many of the cam
els but had caught only two of the be-
douins. / sent them to the Pasha's camp;
he was the governor general, and it was for
him to punish them. The next morning
word came that he was going to hang them.
That was not only cruel but wasteful, and
l went at once to protest. l told Ismail that
l wanted the men; that l should have done
exactly what they had done. and that while
they ought to be punished MS an example,
still to hang them would show a lack Of n
proper sense of proportion. At last he con-
sented to let them off. but he would scare
them we'll at any rate. 1t was agreed that
a show of hanging hould be made and
tuut 4 buoulu lAboECcAt lOE Guetu. luey
were brought up in front of Ismail's tent.
their hands tied behind them and rop s
were put around their necks and passed
over a stout and convenient branch. They
faced toward Mecca and said a prayer.
l never saw men in a tight place behave
with more pluck and dignity. They stood
up and looked death square in the face like
men. They were OF the same breed that
afterward broke the British square at Abou
Klea; perhaps they helped in that job. |
vent through my part with good heart for
l respected these brave fellows. Then the
pasha ordered them to be set free and they
came up to kiss his hand and thank him.
mo" he said, tit is the bimbashi who saves
you, thank him." So they came to kiss my
hands but l stopped them and told them to
90 to camp and behave themselves and help
me to get to Ell flasher and l would lake
care of them. by Allah and by the prophet
they would stay with me rs long az / would
keep them; they would go anywhere with
me.
Their spears were given back to them and
those faithful and grateful men, whom |
had saved from a horrible death, stroue
back to the camp and l thought that / had
two Arabs whom ! could tie to.
That night they ran away again!
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-02

On Tuesday, Got. %. the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad company will sell excursion
tickets from Chicago and all Baltimore &
Ohio POINTS west of tho Ohio river to Win
chester, Woodstock, Middlstown, Harrison
burg. Staunton and Lexington, Va. at the
rate of one lowest limited first class fare
for the round trip.
The Shenandoah valley. Virginia, offers
superior Inducements to persons seeking
new locations. Farm lands offered at
from $40 per acre and upwards. Timber,
GOAL, iron ore, pure water, convenient mar
kets, excellent soil, good schools. best soci-
ETY.. For information about rates, apply
to any Baltimore Il ONO ticket agent. Send
to NJ. Y, Richards, land and immigration
agent, baltimore Il Ohio railroad. Balti
more. Nd, for information about desirable
locations, maps, pamphlets. etc.