, 1880-08-15

he f,ct that an Afghan Chief recently k1Ieo
,aar samarcand. Tartary. had in his possession
lisnatches from Abdurrahman 70 tue nos''e@11
Sen. Kaufmann: :--
Cry GREEN B, RAuM, the Commissioner
If internal Revenue, Leaves washington 'o-uas
for Portland, Nc, where. Mt the fe4uess ~
senntor Blaine, he will take part III eae e@144A-
paign- .--=
c,r r. ,r. SHELBY has been nominated
hv tba Democrats Of the Fourth deoree' LIS
*-,,+ CONGRESSMAN Persons, nm lndepenoent
n.rnncra ia the present Representative OF tn7
district. -
4 rnprAn1,E boiler In Sawnllu sltua1eo
eho,,t +weIye miles due west OF Altoona, "a. e1-
nto1ed Yesterday, causing the death OF the GU
gineer, john Allen, and seriously 1nourlne t"o
other men.
TRorgLE Is brewing between Rouman1a
ard Bulgaria. The latter Power refuses to cede
a slice OF territory tn the former, and hence INC
trouble, Should Aostilittcs cnsue, Russia Will
have hand In.
Ir is stated by San Francisco newspaper
that oyer 100000 cigars, manufactured oy
Chinese from Connecticut tobacco, we're shlppeo
from the Pacific Coast for Western cities during
tho Inst thirty days.
T11r tull-Gelt which was to have taken
mace at New York yesterday did not come OIL
The bulls were seized by the Sheriff to snfisly
tho claims Of certain boardinE-house propfae-
tors eguinst the owner Of 1he animals
THE Republican mass meeting which IS to
1,o held in Chickcr{ng Hail, New York, tho loln
Of September promises to be unusually inter-
estfnr. A lady orator will Speak on tue oc,
casit,n> md q campaign club OF 1oo voices Will
THE employers Liability bill passed the
British House OF Commons ycstcFuay. onuet
the provisions Of this measure employers VIII DC
liable for damages for acc'dcnfs "nacn oseu. ~
through carelesncss on their part or detccts II
machinery. :.-
LADY BuRpErT-Courrs will be married
Tuesday to her private secretary, .asnSneae
Bartlett, The Indy Is CD and the gentleman
only g, bur the lady is very wealthy ana III
gentleman is poor, which makes na the diner'
cnce in the world: .24-.---.-
TwrsrY-oSE persons were tried By court
martial md convicted at Kicf, Russia, yester
day. for polttical otrenses. Two were sentenced
to death. three to twenty years fmprssonuleht'
md sixteen to i,nrd labor for terms varying IRON
ten to fifteen years.
THE result of tho recent county elections
IN Tennesscc Indicate that the Republicans VII
elect Consrcssmen in the First. Second, AM
Third Districts OF that State by fair u1a1orit1es
The First and Third Districts are now repre-
sentcd by Democrats =
Hosr11rr1Es have already commenced
between the Albaninns and tho Turks. an
in the first few skirmishes the little army Q
the Aibanians has been successful. Mustaph
pusna. at tho head of the Turkish troops, ha
1aado no progress SO far.
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CAPT. JOIN ElucssoS. OF New 4ork' ia
| invented new engine on the catoric 1noto
principle, which Is said to be very serv1ceaoi
and economical machine. 1t occupies n sma
spacc and the cost of running 1t at ful pressur
| is only three cents per hour.
THE little Village of Red Hill. Colo, sta
! ton On the South Park 8oad, bud every nous
| In it blown to atoms Friday night by tho es
| plosiou of about l,Uoo pounds Of powder ~hfc
( WIS stored in the depot. Two men We1o kaAe
and TWO others badly injured
| THERE is talk Of a fusion between tt
| Nebraska Democrats and Grccnnackers of ths
State, The fusion, if it takes place, will not
| ohte to overcome the Republican major1t
which has been from Il, QUO to 10000, and whit
will be largely. increased this year.
| @A@-=
J. An effort will be made by the coal-1nll
| owners Of Rhenish Prussia and Wcstphalia
| compete with the English coal owners