The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-09

the outrage.
HUssEIN PASTA telegraphed to Cairo that
he was still at Berber. 1t was too late to re-
rounded and the garrison utterly democrat
lied.
OsMAN DIGNA threatens to attack Abys.
sinia unless King Johns subjects embrace
MohammedaDism.
The National Bank of Monte de Piedad,
the oldest financial institution in Mexico,
closed its doors recently.
The general conference of the Methodists
at Philadelphia was largely attended.
Bishop Simpson, Drs. Vernon, of Italy,
Taylor. of Lexington, KY, Trumbull, of
Ohio, and Monroe. participated in the
opening exercises. Bishop Bowman was
made Chairman.
GOLD in large quantities has been discov.
cred in the township of Koladar, forty
miles from Kingston, Ont.
FIFTY workmen were buried by a falling
wall at Whiteley's building, London, Eng,
the other day.
T~wENTY-FoUR buildings at ~Presqu'Isle,
Me-, including the Presqu'Isle Hotel and
post-office, burned recently. The contents
of the post-ofice were saved. Loss, $685.
600.
In suppressing the riotous striking la.
borers in the diamond fields of South
Africa, the police killed and wounded
several.
ESoCH BROWN, colored, was executed at
the Halifax Court House, Va, the other
morning for wife murder.
LUPPERT's saw mill at Williamsport, Pa,
burned the other day. Loss, $4,000.
A NEW labor organization called the
W%orkingmen's Protective Association has
been organized with headquarters at Scott
dale, Pa.
The four hundred Italian laborers on the
Schuylkill Valley Railroad, who struck for
an increase of wages, have returned to
work at $1.l5 a day.
A GEORGIA postmaster has sent to Wash
ington a letter enclosing a circular request
ing contributions of S24 for campaign pur-
poses. The circular was shown to Post
master General Gresham, who says he will
protect any postmaster who refuses the
contribution called for by the circular.
THE underwriters of London demanded
a premium of twenty. five guineas to rein
sure the State Line steamer State of Florida,
overdue at that port.
THE F. ench Government has requested
yorilIa, the Spanish agitator, to leave
f:anGe and avoid expulsion.
MS e.. w. PAYNE, the Medicine Lodge,
kas., baker, who was shot by the Brown
gang OF robbers, lied from his wounds.
THE Berlin, O., Touring mill burned
recently, causing a loss OF $500.
KEENE, the New York stock speculator,
has notified the holders of privileges to
present them for adjustment.
A DISPATCH from Quebec says the ship
Alanrine, of DIammen, Norway, was
wrecked recently in u northeast gale and
sleet storm, five miles north o. WOolfsland
Immediately and nineteen lives were lost.
The second mate was the only survivor.
The Union Pacific men struck against
the reduction in wages, and the order cut
ting down their pay was r~escinded.
WHOLESALE robbery of mails from Brit
ish Columbia for Europe is reported to
have taken place over the Northern Pacific
road.
The Interior Department reports extern
sive frauds in the methods of acquiring
title to public lands by certain foreign cor
.porstions.
GREAT excitement prevailed in the City
of Mexico over the condition of the Monte
De Picdad Bank.
DISPATCHES dated April q state that
overyfbiuo uaS CuieN at Eharform opd
that trade was being carried on safely.
ADMIRAL HEWITT has sent back two hun
dred bashi bazouks, as the King of Abys-
sinia refused to allow them to cross he
frontier.