The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-15
THE NEWS.
KILOGRAMS CONDENSED.

KILOGRAMS CONDENSED.
The Belgian Central railroad compan!
has failed.
Moberly, NO., is infested with thieve,
and pickpockets.
The King of Burmah has assumed 9
oonciliatory tone.
Central Illinois is troubled with an un
precedented drouth.
The Southern Baptist Convention is in
session at Atlanta, Ga.
The Industrial Exhibition has beer
formally opened 1t Berlin.
The city council of st. Joseph. No., has
decided to erect water-works.
The Durham miners have agreed tc
compromise and end the strike.
The Seneca and Twin Galleries, at Pitts.
ton, Pa, have closed operations.
George Kicks was killed by Thomas
Harrington near Nashville, Tenn.
The anti-license party elect their ticket
by ten majority at Carrollton, Ill.
Josie Irwin, shot by d. j. Sullivan,
Philadelphia, died from her wounds.
German papers announce a measure for
tho sudden increase of duty on tobacco.
The Pope has decided that the partici-
patton of Catholics in elections is lawful
Gen. Todleben has arrived at Odessa,
and declared martial law in South Russia.
The Empress of Germany will visit
Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle shortly.
The city council of st. Joseph, Mo-, has
voted to fund and compromise the city debt.
Chas. Burgess died from an overdose of
morphine At the Pacific Hotel, at st. Joseph,
Mo.
Henry Thomas was shot and severely
wounded at Havana, Ill, by John Hcthering-
ton.
The body of Nathan Frank has been
Ind.
A bill ha, been introduced into the
House to admit Utah into the Union Is .
State.
The MARI; Lane Express states that the
proved.
caused suspension of negotiations with the
Vatican.
The question of compromising the debt
OF Tennessee will be submitted to the people
August z.
n man udiucu lyc, sHOI anu fatally
wounded his father-in-law, J. W. Sparks, at
Atlanta, Ga.
Frank McCrary, of Franklin, Ind, was
fined $50 for kissing Mrs. Sarah Caplinger
against her will.
John Spencer and Nevlin Porter, negro
barn-burners, were hanged by mob near
Stocksville, Miss.
One hundred horses have been entered
Co.. - L.. Nj
opens at Lincoln.
A bill has been introduced in the House
to abolish all taxes on brandies made from ap-
Piles and peaches.
A bill has been INTRODUCED in the House
to regulate the counting of votes for President
and Vice-President.
The Gar has notified the Sultan that
orders for the evacuation of Turkish territory
will soon be issued.
William II. Chandler has been elected
Secretary of the Republican Campaign Con-
gressioual Committee.
Gov Seymour has written letter de-
clining to accept nomination - ; candidate
for Governor of New York.
The coinage of the San Francisco mint
for April was: Double eagles, e2,540,000;
standard dollars, 81, 100000.
John Barr was shot and severely wound
ed at Muncie, Ind, by Mrs. Ollie Landerson,
keeper of house of ill-fame.
Kat-Kos Chilcat, an Indian, was exc
cuted At Portland, Oregon, for the murder of
Thomas J. Brown at Sitka last January.
Stone for the fourth story of the st.
Louis Custom-house will be delivered in st.
Louis during the month of August.
A resolution will be introduced in the
House to investigate Commissioner La Due.
Bad financiering is said to be the cause.
Alexander Cohen, prominent insur-
ance man of Wisconsin, has been arrested At
Richmond, Va, a. an absconding forger.
United States Minister Noyes gave
grand banquet at Paris. Among the guests
were ex-senator Fenton and Mark Twain.
The Khedive's ambassador at London
states that q compromise has been effected
between the Khedive, England and France. :
The Colonial forces in South Africa I'M
successfully assaulted the stronghold of the
Basuto Chief Moirori, losing several officers.
A DR.. Cox was shot and killed by Scott
Judy, at Springfield, Ill. Coz accused Judy
with seducing his daughter and attacked him.
Mrs. George L. Pearson, who recently
died quite suddenly At New Rutland, Ill, il
supposed to have been poisoned by her hus-
band.
Importation of American cattle into the
provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia has been prohibited until
June 6.
Elias Lipsis shot himself through the
heart at San Francisco in the presence of his
wife. He WAS stsge manager of the Bell Union
Theatre.
A special committee of the Mexican
Congress has agreed to report . bill appropri-
ating 100000 towards the expenses Of the Ex-
position.
White prisoners who have escaped from
the Zulus, report that Uimbelino and his
brother were both killed in the attack on Col
Woods camp.
The progress of Catholicism in America
has compelled the Pope to arrange Q complete
organization It the hierarchy and more init
mate union with Rome.
A resolution has been introduced in the
Louisians Constitutional Convention. asking
cial affairs of the State.
Minister Say has informed committee
of the French Assembly that the receipts for
the first four months Of 1879 exceed the eati-
mates by thirty million francs.
A riot has been in progress at Cork,
arising ont of the difficulties between rival
bands. A large number Of people have been
slightly wounded and only one killed.
The assistant secretary of the Treasury
recommends that the internal revenue laws be
SO amended rs to allow the establishment of
vinegar factories in connection with distiller-
iea.
Indian Commissioner Hayt has been in
dicted At Jersey City on the charge of fraudu-
lently representing the amount Of the assets
of the International Trust Company. He gave
bail
Kansas Pacific Railroad: Sidney Dillon presi-
dent; ID. N. Edgerton, vice-president; James
h. Ham, treasurer, and A. II. Coley, secrc-
tary.
There has been introduced bill in re-
gard to the Union Pacific, Central Pacific and
Kansas Pacific railroads to secure the Govern