The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-10-30
TELEGRAPHIC.
Mary Churchill, the Missing ST. Louis Girl,
Heard From--A Cyclone in
Louisiana,
FIre-Damp Explosion In n Coal Mine--In'
spector Fosters Anairs--The Milwau-
kee MilIionaire's Opinion.


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CHICAGO, October s9 General Sheridan
leaves this evening for Washington to assume
command Of the army. General Sc field is
expected to arrive here tomorrow 10 assume
the duties Of his new position.
GREENSBORO, N. C., October a9.--The
publication that 900 children have died re.
Gently hereabouts from diph,hera is untrue.
The practicing physicians know of only one
case OF diphtheria within the past six months.
ST. LOUIS October 20. General Edgaiton,
the pos,ofice inspector Of this district who
recently investigated Inspector Foster, at
Austin, Texas, returned here and says that
the published account relating to Foster has
been exaggerated. The frauds alleged to
have been committed by him cover only $500
instesd Of $1,000, and his ohense If oiiense il
be, consists in mlsinterpreting the law.
DEADwooD, Dakota, October 20 Grow
Dog, sentenced to death in January for the
murder Of the celebrated Sioux chief, Spotted
Tail, was granted permission to visit the town
unattended and made his escape. His case
is now before the United States Supreme court
on the appeal that having been tried by
Indian authorities, according to the treaty, he
was not amenabe to a white mans law.
CHICAGO. October zo.-The newly APP
pointed Roman Catholic Archbishop Riordan,
accompanied by a large number of clergy
and laymen, left for his new post of duty in
San Francisco this afternoon. The party &C.
cupied a special train over The Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad The laymen ac-
companying the Archbishop returned to the
city after ourneying as far as Mendoza, but
the other members OF the escoriing party, six
ia number, will remain with him TO the end
OF his journey.
MILWAUKEE, October 29. - A Waupun
special says: S. J. Hudson, of Belvidere,
who came here recently with two children,
in search OF his runaway wife, found her mas
querading in male attire under the name Of
Frank Dubois She was living with Gertrude
| Fuller, having been married to her early last
spring by the Rev. III. l.. Morrison, at the
home Of the BRIDES mother. The deception
had not been suspected but many thought
that Frank Dubois had many characteristics
Of woman. Under that name she had
solicited odd jobs ofpainting, and was earning
enough to support them both.
SCRANTON, Pa, October ae.-An explosion
of fre-damp is reported from the Pennsylvania
Coal company's shaft No. 7, three miles from
Pittston. Thirty men were in the mines.
Five are badly burned and one has died.
Thomas and James Gallagher, brothers, were
brought out dead, burned almost to crisp.
Six others were seriously burned and injured,
The men were in The part of the mine where
the explosion occurred. The balance escaped
through being mile away Inc force oil the
explosion olew down the braces and props
and tore me gallerles apart, liing lhe men up
oodily and hurllng some distance oil 20 or 80
ieet
SAN FRANCISCO, October 29.-Two Chinese
cases TO test the validity of the Chinese goy-
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up 'N"' os'o'
Judge Holman, oil the United States District
court. lie pronounced them exceedingly en-
barrassinp. One of them was a Chinaman
who said that he was a CIGAR manufacturer.
The Judge said that Congress used the word
merchant, not "manuiacturer," and that II
,''aa -, VIZ isrIsog e'sa,s VI ~,
restriction act would be practically a dead let
ter. The second case was that OF boy II
years oil age Inc certificate set ior'h thai
in The ;nteres, ~ q nssrcan,;ls Err, vs. ,hs
| boy a laboreT or a merchant? II was difficult
to decide, so judgement was deferred.
Muw,r,,vv So,ohor % Atox,,d.r ,s;.
n s'O0e' "''
eheN, IN an interview io'nieh' regarding the
possibility Of his accepting the Secretaryship
ofthe Treasury. in case of Democratic Presi.
a., .t..,.l !. ,oe, s.;lh.,L,.,
N"' 's N'N ~ ''0+' '"'N ""H'eU
to see change IN the administration OF the
Government and will do his part toward as.
sisting the Democratic party into power, but
will not do so for an office, the Secretaryship
of the Treasury or any other, Tor he does moi
want it, lie said that he trusted that the
late banquet to him by the Milwaukee citi-
zens had no political tag attached, and in
this belief, he is supported by declarations oil
20 OF more Of those who were interested IN ar
suaE * ,he oninon M hn !. ,ha ohss, s nov
cier Of the Northwest, perhaps Of America.
New ORLEANS, October 2o-A Water
nroof snec;al saws. A cvrlone noseed owe,