, 1880-09-05

oner By the Afghaus, and was evidently put u
death BY Ayoob Khan when defeat seemed Ger
tain. The brutality of the act, violating AS !
does all rules OF honorable warfare and sololeil1
generosity, will dotract much from taa ssmpaeo'
hitherto bestowed on the AfRhans
| A rHousANp-roS floating tank OF kerosene
| whfct, was befuR towed On the River Volga to-
yards Baku exploded recently and caused the
death Of thirty men. 4 boatman brought
light in too close proximity to the tank anc
| caused the disaster.
Two srAeE-coAcHEs, one from Cave City,
Ky,, 10 the Mammoth Cave and the other from
the Care to the city, were stopped Friday nigh
by q band of highway robbers, and the passen'
gers and coaches we're riHed OF ali their vaiua-
bies. To compensate their victims for the lossel
sustained. or, mayhap, to cheer their dropping
spirite, the hIghwaymen treated them all. tenn
perance men md topers alike. to some excellen,
Kentucky whisky.
MR.. GLADSTONE entered the House o1
Commons last evening for the first time since
his recent illness, and was received with tte-
mcndous cheering. He has been sadly missed
during some Of the recent debates, and. it may
be that his followers appreciate him more on
that account But however the members OF
Parliament may regard him, it Is certain that
Eng1ishmen admire and love Mr.. Gladstone
above all his contemporaries.
STRIKING miners are causing considerable
trouble In Jackson and Perry County, Ohio.
At the former place detachment OF State
militia we're stoned by the strikers. and at the
latter body OF them sought to drive some
N.n3, md
yet, as the strikers arc becoming dangerously
offensive: go much so that the troops may at
any time open fire on them. Should the troopa
be Withdrawn, the men now at work will have to
put up with considerable annoyance or 1eave
the place.
SOME Mexican newspapers recently ere
atcd great sensation by publishing the details
Of supposed conspiracy between Gen. Ord and
his Mexican son-in-law, Gen. Trevino, the
object Of which was to establish an Independent
Republic consisting Of several Mexican prov
tuces, and after, as was done In the case OF
Texas, to negotiate for the annexation OF the
territory to the United States The conspiracy
had its existence only in the Imagination OF the
eyer-p1ottiuE Mexican editors.
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a FIRE broke out in the Dudley House, at
Salamanca, N. r. early yesterday morning. and
spread with astonishing rapidltY. The two fire
organizations Of the place were utterly unable
to cope with the flames, and 1t wns not until the
arrival Of an engine and hose company from
Bradford that the fire WIS got under control.
There were destroyed In all some twenty-five
buildings, valued at $]57.000- The insurance
will hardly equal half that sum. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by the explosion Of a
kerosene-lamp.
A-AN17
A MEXICAN Roman Catholic priest recent
IL melted Greaser mob to attack party OF
Protestants engaged in the dedicatory services
at place Of worship in Guadalajara- Several
of the unoHending Protestants were assasinated
and the surpliced scoundrcl had the inhumaufty
and fendishness to tauntingly offer the victims
of his fanatcal followers the sacrameuts Of the
Church which he had disgraced. It Is too much
to expect Of Mexican justice that this clerical
fend may be hanged.
A PARTY named Reeve, who is said to be
the husband Of an adopted daughter OF Post
master General Maynard, is reported to have
made an affidavit which he intended to file yes
terday, but which he did not. charging Assist
ant Postmaster Brady with corrupt transactions
in connection with n star mnil-route contract.
The affidavit also sets forth that Reeve overheard
some Lobbyists say they had brihed fifteen Con-
gressmen and number of newspaper CORE
spoudents. It Is believed that Reeve will not
now file his information, but why has not beeu
dehnitly stated.
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A PATTY OF commercial travellers from In
diana. accompanied BY their wives and sweet
hearts, visited Gen Gardeid at his home at Men
tor ryesterday, and after an exceedingly approprl-
ate address by the Chairman. Mr.. G. c. Webster,
and as appropriate response by Gen. Garfield,
the members of the party were introduced to the
General, his wife, and mother. They were then
invited to partake of the hospital'ties Of his
home, and, after stroll through his farm and
OF ci,ard took leave well pleased with their visit
The festive drummers improytsed elee club on
family before leaving. =
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THE Russian Nihifists seem tn be AZ active
az ever. but their schemes appear to be doomed
tn failure. The railroad over which the Russian
Emneror nassed Friday and Yesterday On his
wav to Ltyadia is reported to have been ruined