The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-16

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ment prevails and there are threats OF
lynch law.
An outbreak in all the principal
towns Of Spain In favor OF q republic
is thought 30 be impending. State
ments are uade that the Carlists are
preparing to rise I'm the north.
The blOoded horses burned at Lex
ingtOn, Ky, were valued st $4,000.
Hour Of them were Wilkes horses, and
by their death a wide gap Is made in
the get Of the famous George Wilkes.
LONDON, August 1O-Dr. Robert
MOffat, father-in-laW Of the late DIR.
Livingston, the celebrated African
traveller, who was himself for many
years q missionary i'm South Africa, Is
dead.
Democratic Georgia is thoroughly
reused up on the temperance question.
The general local option law, which
will be prohibited in twO-thlrds Of the
State, seems to be strongly indorsed
by the people.
William Chambers, the Edinburgh
publisher, left SlO0,O00 for the restor-
alton OF st. Giles, the old church In
that city famous for It's association
with important events IN Scotch
church history.
From official reports received in
Washington IL Is gathered that the
English government Is in much
greater alarm over the threatened
cholera epidemic than has been repre-
sented by dispatches from London.
ALEXANDRIA, August 1.-THE Nile
continues TO rise, and great damage
has already been done TO crops I'm this
vicinity. An occasional harvest will
be destroyed unless measures are
taken 10 prevent the approach Of the
water.
The German government Will send
a scientific expedition to Egypt next
week 10 examine into the origin, na-
ture and cause Of the. cholera now
prevailing there, and to ascertain the
best measures to prevent the spread Of
the disease.
This reminds us Of the anecdOte
told Of the Prince de JOlnville. When
about starting on a voyage to the Pa
cific, he promised to bring his sister
the full dress costume Of a native
princess Of the Sandwich islands. He
brought hack a string Of beads.
Minister Benjamin has been greatly
surprised and embarrassed by reeeiv-
ing an intimatiOn from the shah that
ne Is expected to meet the expense
himself Of the magnificent reception
extended 70 him by the Persian court.
Such Is the custom Of the country.
SACRAMRETO, CAL, Aug. I'D. o.
Ns.A -. - fnHa.
nifieent piece Of statuary representing
Columbus at the court OF Queen lsa-
bella. 10 Is nine feet high and cost
S35. 600 It will be placed in the rO-
tunda of the capitol, at Milns expense.
"What brought you to prison, my
cOlored friend ?" said a Yankee to a
darkey.
Two eOnstables, sah."
t'Yes, but mean had intemperance
anything to do with Il ?"
Eyes, sab; dey was boOf Of 'em
drunk.''
The Anchor line steamship City Of
Rome has made the guiekest western
bound voyage across the Atlantic on
record. From Queenstown 10 New
York her time was six days, twenty
hours and thirty minutes. The Alas
ka's quickest voyage In May occupied
six days, TWENTY-FIVE hours and sixteen
Einutes.
General Booth, Of the English Sal
vatiOn Army, has lately suffered Sc
verely I'm pocket and reputation by
the result or lawsuit. Having leased
the Eagle Tavern for seventeen years
for 500, 600, he attempted 10 evade the
terms Of the agreement, which de-
manded the sale Of liquor. The judg-
ment was that he had forfeited his
lease.
A story Of equine intelligence comes
from Kentucky. a fine blooded mare
foaled in the midst Of other horses,
and 10 get away from the herd swan
q stream thirty yards wide. Her
weakling tried 10 follow, but could
not climb the opposite bank. The
mare gazed at the colt, rushed away
TO the barnyard where men were at
work, and BY furious neighing and
kicking attracted their attention. She
led them to the stream, where they
rescued the colt.
The following named prelates have
been summoned 10 Rome: ArchbiBh-
ops COrrigGn, Of New York Gibbons,
Of Baltimore; Williams, Of Boston
Fehan, of Chicago; Elder, Of Clncin-
natl; Heiss, Of Milwaukee; Perchei
OF New Orleans; 6eghers, Of Oregon
City; Kendrick, Of St Louis; Ale
many, Of San Francisco, aud Lamy,
OF Santa Fe. OF these, Arehbishops
Perche, Of New Orleans, and Ken
drick, OF St Louis, viii be represented
by their coadiutOrs, Bishops Lerray
and Ryan.
The wife Of the American minister
at Berlin, Mrs. Sargent, In a letter de
scribing 8 call upon the empress, said:
Her majesty surprised me BY asking
after my daughter Lizzie. She had
heard that Lizzie began the study Of
medicine in California and was con-
tinuing it IN Zurich. We are much
interested IN medicine the empress
added, and then spoke Of the civil
war in America and the Fnnco-Prus-
sian var, saying that the Germans
had gained much valuable lnforma-
tion from the Americans &c 20 the
treatment Of sick and wounded sol
dies, which was put 20 good use In
their last war.
RICH HuL., No, August 10. The /
oil excitement continues unabated. |
It is conceded that the best grade Of /
petroleum Is here in abundance Old /
Pennsylvania oil men aFe looking &C /
The country, and lands ars being /
bought at fabulous prices- Thousands 4
Of snFes are being leased, and options
are taken for thousands q acF0e more,
and many large and small tracts have
been purchased &c FROM SO 70 500 per
acre that . month ago o0uid have been
bought AZ from so 20 SO. Several
gas wells have been found, and more
oil wells The oil rock ab0undB over
considerable territory, and its extent
b e yet unknown. The number Of
wells under contract continues ineress-
Ing, and machinery O. being shipped
from Chicago and Pennsylvania. All
e excitement, and the livery men are
doing q lively business. The survey
af the Sc. Louis, Emporia q Western
railroad 70 this city was completed 10
Gay. Il iga bee line nom Appleton
City.