The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-19
THE WEST,

SOME unknown person entered barn at
the corner of Carter avenue and Taylor
street, Chicago, recently, with a lighted
candle and ignited the hay. Fred. Asdell,
an expressman fifty years old, and a young
man whose name was unknown, sleeping
in the barn, were burned TO death.
The village of Grand Park, near Kanka
kee, ILL.,, was swept over by fire the other
night which destroyed twenty of its prin-
cipal buildings, including business blocks
and two hotels.
THE Western Nail Association met at
Pittsburgh and reduced the card rate from
$50 per key to $40. This action was
taken in order to get nearer the actual sell
ing figure, which has been s.. % in car lots
at sixty days. Trade was dull.
A STRIKE was threatened along the
indianapolis, Peru & Chicago division of
the Wabash system. The men had not
been paid for several months and were be-
coming restless.
A REPORT was recently published that
eleven men on their way to the C9ur
d'Alene mines, were lost over the Thomp-
son Falls. The corrected account says
three men were lost, the others being res
cued.
LATER information from Yankton Agency
made it appear that the reports of fighting
at Rosebud Agency were caused by re-
cent difficulty, in which three Indians were
shot by other Indians. The Agent at Rose
bud sent runners to Yankton Agency with
the news.
AT Florence, Wis, recently, shots were
exchanged in the street between Sheriff
Readman and District Attorney Mcintosh,
the former being twice wounded.
THE tenth annual session of the Western
Academy of Homeopathy began its session
in Cincinnati on the 18th.
THE special agent of the Mexican Gov
eminent intrusted with establishing the
iona Libra, has returned to the City of
Mexico without visiting Piedra Negras,
and the iona Libra idea ended in smoke.
A FREIGHT train was wrecked on the In
dianapolis 6 Vincennes Railroad, near
Martinsville, Ind, the other night, caused
by washout. The engineer was badly in
jured.
MICHAEL MURPHY, aged about forty five
years, was run over and killed by Balti-
more 6 Ohio yard engine at Newark, o.,
recently. He had started home somewhat
under the influence of liquor, and it was
supposed laid down on the track.
PHILIP KLITz, who lived near Youngs-
town, o., was killed the other day while
out hunting. His lifeless body was found
by fence, which he had climbed, causing
his gun to explode, the charge entering his
brain.
The disappearance of Alfred Sheldon
from Kansas City several weeks ago was
creating considerable talk. Charges of alb
duction and murder have been made, and
counter charges that he embezzled funds and
skipped out have also been made. Sheldon
was an Englishman, reputed wealthy, and
the British Government has instituted in
quiries. Sheldon was a partner in the
Blue Springs Milling Company, of Jackson
County, Mo.
MRS. B. F. NICHOLS, wife of a travelling
man, formerly a resident of Mount Pulaski,
Ill, while out with q fishing party at Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, fell ont backwards from
the boat into the river and never came to
the surface again. Her husband was but
short distance away, and two or three of
the party saw her go under.
ISAAC A. STANLEY, paying teller of the
National Bank of Commerce, of Cleveland,
O., was jailed recently on the charge of en-
bezzling 100000 from the bank. He in
vested the money on grain deal.
THE National Bank of Commerce, of Min
neapolis, Mimi, has been authorized to be-
gin business with a capital of 100000.
MEXICAN newspapers continued discuss
ing the nomination of Blaine, which was
generally regarded as threatened evil for
Mexico. La Libertdd says it hopes for the
election of Blaine, for Mexico has more to
fear from friendly President than one
who is avowedly hostile, regarding it as
more TO the interest of Mexico to deal with
her neighbor ~ the spirit of want OF conf
dence and reserve than to hobnob with
traitors who pretend to be friends in order
TO become masters.
FRANK L. LoRING, of Chicago, who was
sentenced for using the mails to defraud,
surrendered himself to District Attorney
Tuthill, and was sent to Jail for twelve
months.
The dead body. of a young man, whose
widowed mother lives at Bardstown, KY,
was found in Salt River, near Santa Fe,
Monroe County, Mo-, day or two ago, his
arms bound and his neck broke. 1t was BE-