The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-20
THE Governor of New Mexico has

The Governor of New Mexico has
made an official report that with the ex.
ception of Judge McComas and wife, nc
Territory since October, 1881.
THE total number of pension claims
of all kinds pending in the Pension Office
the Goth of June, 1888, was 44,505; and OF
this number 14S,S13 involved arrears.
The steamer Athenian, with O'Don-
mel, the slayer of James Carey, on board.
arrived at Funchal, Madeira, on the 18th,
from Cape Town. A close watch was kept
upon all visitors in town.
THE International Literary Confer
ence, in session at Berne, Switzerland, on
the 18th, adopted a copyright convention.
to be submitted to the International Con
gress at Amsterdam on the 25th inst.
NEGOTIATIONS between France and
China were said to be progressing favora
bly,.
A BRIDGE fell into the canal at Utica,
N. Y, on the 14th, and navigation was tenn
porarily blockaded.
THE United States Express Company
was robbed of 1000 package at Muncie,
Ind, few nights ago.
THE Brooklyn Felt Hat Works and
some other establishments burned out on
the morning of the 14th loss $150,0O0.
RECENT advices from Hayti were to
the effect that the towns of Bainet and
Maringot had been recovered from the in.
surgents.
BARBARA MILLER was hanged at
Richmond, Va, on the 14th, for completely
in the murder of her husband last Feb
ruary.
The city of Pensacola still remained
healthy. There were three new cases and
one death at the Navy Yard on the 14th.
A SERIOUS riot was reported at a coal
mine on the Upper Lehigh, near Reading,
Pa, on the 18th. One woman was killed
and several men wounded.
BURGLARS entered the PoSt-Office at
Junction City, o., the night of the 18th and
captured the entire stock of postal notes
with the official punch and office stamp.
NINE Germans and three Englishmen
made fight to protect their property against
the mob at Canton. One of the buildings
burned belonged to an American firm.
Two children of woman named
GirouX were burned to death in their house
at East Templeton, Ont, on the 14th.
FOUR indictments were found against
ex-Treasurer j. N. Haven of the Rutland
Railroad Company, charging embezzlement
of moneys and overissues of stock.
The pilots of Pensacola Bar recently
joined in publishing denial of the charge
that the Introduction OF yellow fever to
Pensacola was due to their negligence.
JOHN z TRAUTwINE, civil engineer,
who surveyed the Atrato and Napipi Xiv
ers, Panama, in connection with the inter
oceanic canal died on the 18th, aged sew
enty-four.
THE Merchants Union Barbed Wire
Works at Des Moines, Ia, burned the even
ing of the 14th.
THE dwelling of Frank Campo at
Wis, burned the night of the
18th and two of his children were fatally
burned.
Ir is said that a company at Fort
Worth, Tex, has raised 900 to establish
a crematory there, with the object of hav-
ing the bodies of those who die from dis
eases that are contagious incinerated, and
say that if this is done they can eradicate
malarial fevers, cholera and smallpox.
AT the session of the Great Council of !
Red Men at Atlantic City, n. j., on the 14th,
the revision of the constitution was made |
the special order for the first day of next !
years Great Council. Some changes were
made in the beneficiary fund. The require I
mentS for the establishment of State Coun.
ellis were modified considerably. Adjourned |
to meet at Springfield, ILL.,, the second Tues /
day in September, 1884.