The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06

THE proposed Slade-Mitchell prize
fight has been declared off, neither of the
principals caring to risk the chances cf a
sojourn in the Penitentiary, which stared
them in the face at every turn.
The members of the late Board of
Fire Commissioners of Baltimore have been
indicted for malfeasance in Office.
THE Freethinkers' Convention opened
at Boston on the 30th.
THERE were eleven deaths from chol-
era in Alexandra on the 31st; in Upper
Egypt, 327, and in Lower Egypt, 8.
POSTMASTER WALSH, of Janvier, n.
j., was arrested on the 31st upon the charge
of embezzling $154 of postal funds.
MADISON E. CUTS, Congressman
for the Sixth District of Iowa, was dying of
consumption, and on the 31st was not ex.
pected to survive the night.
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN visited the Gin
cinnati Board of Trade and made a short
speech on the 31st.
ST. BERNARD Commandery Knights
Templar, reached home in Chicago Oh the
3lst, were met at the depot by deputa-
tion of 400 Knights from local Comman-
deries and escorted to st. Bernard Asy-
lum
On the night of the 31st, at Newport,
VT, unknown parties stole the engine re-
Gently seized from the Southeastern Rail
road. An engine went from Canada with
several men, who overpowered the keeper
attached the detained engine and made
rapidly with it across the border.
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ON the 31st.
ELDRIDGE & Sons lumber yard
burned on the 31st at Fort Howard, Wis. :;
loss S200,00O.
THE National Womans' Christian
Temperance Union commenced its session
at Cottage City, Mass, on the 31st.
THE General Assembly of the Knights
of Labor begins its session at Cincinnati,
September 4.
The Porte recently refused British
Admiral permission to make surveys for
canal in Palestine.
COLONEL j. A. EKIN, Assistant Quar-
termaster- General, was placed on the re.
tired list on the 31st.
THE French found no Anamese troops
at Hue. The capital had been evacuated
when they reached it.
DR.. NoRvTN GREEN gave the Senate
Labor Committee further light on the sub
ject of telegraphy on the 31st.
EsAU SMITH, colored, was hanged on
the 31st at st. Joseph, La, for a murder
committed eight years ago.
THE Queenstown officials have been
censured by the British Government for
taking no steps to secure Carey's safety.
A TERRIBLE storm swept the Banks
of Newfoundland recently. One hundred
fishing dories and eighty men were lost.
THE President of the Hungarian
Council had decided to take extreme meas
ures to suppress the anti-Jewish assaults.
Martial law and the death penalty were to
be enforced.
REPRESENTATIVES of, all the distil-
leries north of the Ohio River held con-
ference at Chicago Oh the 31st. An agree.
ment limiting production was signed tc
take immediate effect.
UNITED States Treasurer Wyman on
the 3lst mailed II 1913 checks for -, 163,019.
representing the interest due on September
1 in registered four and half per cents.
The business failures tor the week
ending the 31st numbered 1S6 as compared
with 165 the previous week, an increase OF
twenty-one, distributed as follows: New
England States 26, Middle States 26, South.
ern ~, Western 80, Pacific States and Ter
ritories %, Canada and provinces 49, New
York City 1.
THE President and party started on
their return trip OH the 31st, and expected
to arrive in Chicago September 4th, where
they would remain three days.