Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-10-11
GENERAL EWS.

LONDON, Oct Sit is said that tie
Spanish ambassador in Paris has presented
to Prime Minister Ferry note setting forth
the grievances of Spain. Gen. Thlbaudin
hes resigned his place as minister Of war,
and President Grevy has accepted it.
A nationalist meeting announced for
Ennis, Ireland, Monday next, has been pro-
hibited.
An invinciblc vengeance committee, to
hunt down informc-s, has been organized in
Dublin.
Sir Stafford Northcote, in speech at Bel
fast, has censured the foreign and home
policy of the british government.
The disintorment of TIE North Carolina
Confederate dead at the A clington National
Cemetery in Virginia has been completed,
aud all the bodies have been taken to Alex
and1ia, where they will be placed III fine cas-
L is for shipment to Raleigh.
An inbound train on the North Pennsylva-
MIA Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, ran into street car of the Union
line, at Susquehanna avenue and American
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the passengers were more or less injured.
Ten persons, who were most seriously in
iured, were taken to the Episcopal Hospital,
and two of thom have since died.
Judge Bond, at Baltimore, he's decided the
head tax on immigrants is legal.
Lieutenant f. V. Abbott of the Engineer
Corps, has been directed by the Secretary OF
War to run the boundary lines between
Maryland and Virginia.
panic has been created among the resi-
dents and cottagers at Ear Rockaway, Long
Island, by an epidemic of diphtheria. Twer-
ty-fve deaths are reported as having oc-
Cured this week.
Ea Is the Lake Shore train from Chicago was
nearing Adrian, Mich, Thursday, it was
fred upon by concealed persons. Three
windows in the smoking car were broken
and three passengers had tkctz faces badly
cut By the broken Clas-.
LONDON, Oct. At is now known tha
Gen. Thibaudin's absence from the recep-
ton of King Alfonso in Paris was willful,
and not caused by illness. 1t was reported
in Paris last night tha, he had resigned. The
French government aas ordered an investi
cation to be made into the incidents of the
riots. 1t is understood that the Spanish gov
ernment is not satisfied with President
GreVy's apology. 1t is reported that Empe-
ror William has telegraphed King Alfonso
that insult given at Paris was intended more
to Germany than Italy:
The Georgia legislature has voted to build
a capitol in Atlanta, to cost SI,O0O,OOO.
Further rumors have been received from
Saunders Island Of men probably belonging
to Lieut.. Greely's party.
There has been but one fall of rain in va
zoo county, Miss, since last spring. There
is no water in the cisterns, and but for the
river there would be much suffering.
The messengers from Deming, n. NJ. have
been unable 10 recover little Charlie McCo-
mas from the Indians. Ju, the chief of tie
band which captured the boy, is dead, and
his widow refuses to give the boy up.
The cotton crop report for September of
tho Memphis district, comprising West Ten
neSsee, North Mississippi, North Arkansas
and North Alabama, indicates a decreased
yield of thirty per cent. as compared with
the previous year.
The sheriff of Carter county, Ky., recently
applied to Gov. Knott for militia to preserve
order at the execution of Ellis Craft, October
y. The Governor refuses, and says it is the
sherltf's duty to summon posse if neces-
sary and sarrest and prosecute any one DISC
beying his orders.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat has ad-
vices that six colored hands quarreled and
fought over a game of cards with one Ned
Bradtield near Providence Station, Natchito-
ches parish. The quarrel finally resulted in
the six colored men roasting Bradield over
a fire SO badly that he died. The same gang
was accused of killing section-boss few
days before, but was discharged for want of
proof.