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GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, GA, November 5.-The vote in
this State is very light, Cleveland's major.
ity will be 25 ,00O
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MISSOURI.

ST., LOUIS, Mo-, November 4.-Ford, for
Govern (Rep), 2l,332; Marmaduke (Dem.),
ls,fi2. Blaine, 2O,eA; Cleveland, 2O,907. The
city ticket is divided.
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FLORIDA,

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, November 5.--The
Democrats elect their National, State and
Congressional ticket in Florida.
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NEBRASKA.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, November 5.-The Re-
publican plurality in Nebraska will be be.
tween 10000 and - 900.
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a BAD SMASH-UP.

A Baltimore g. Ohio Train, Thrown From
the Track by Broken Frog, Causes sad
Havoc Among the Passengers-Iist of the
IuiureH.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

TRENTON, n. j., June 19.-New Jersey is
noted for the strictneSs of its divorce laws
and any decision bearing on the divorce laws
is looked for with interest. A case little
out of the ordinary was decided by Vice
Chancellor Bird. The applicant was the
husband Tile case is recorded IN the court
as Ham against Ham. The couple were
married IN 1875, he being a widower and
she widow In 1879 the wife returned to
her own farm in Missouri. After waiting
several years for her return he sued for di-
vorce. In her answer opposing the
application the wife charged that
Ham did not give her sufficient
help to do household work, all of which she
had to do herself and that he called her the
worst devil he ever knew. Once he burst
her bedroom door open. In summing up, the
Vice Chancellor says: 'In all this | find
nothing to fix the legal responsibility on the
husband for her leaving. The law does not
accept of any of these excuses. Home may
be unpleasant, there may be unexpected
toll, there may be hardships too much for
weak or sensitive nature to bear. there may
be neglect that wounds deeper than a ser
penis sting there may he broken promises
that turn all the ardent love of early we'd
lock to unremitting hate, yet none nor all
of these are sufficient" Verdict for the
husband
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
A GOOD INDIAN.

He Tells About Big Fight Below Joe
Kipp's Place Between Cowboys and Cree
Indians.
FORT MCLEOD, NORTHWEST TERRITORY,
June lS.-A South Piegan Indian named
Shorty, of the Indian police, arrived in
search of a horse stolen by the North
Piegans. He brought in the news that
there had been big fight below Joe Kipp's
place, on the Marias, between cowboys AMI
Cree Indians, with fatal results. The cow
boys were on the roundup when they came
to a party of five Cree Indians butchering
COW. As soon as they saw the cowboys four
of the Indians ran away, but one, holder
than the rest, walked toward them. One of
the cowboys went out from the rest to
meet this Indian, and when he got near
enough pulled his siX-Shooter and fired at
him. The Indian was hit pretty badly and
dropped. He then raised himself to a sit
ting position and fired at the cowboy.
whom he hit in the breast. The cowboy
was fatally wounded, but while dying put
four or five shots into the Cree, who was
killed. The cOwtOy died soon after. The
other cowboys, who had been watching the
fight in the distance, now took after the
other four Indians, and lively encounter
took place. The Indians took refuge in
coolie, and threw up breastwOrks. The
cowboys tried to storm their position, but
the Indians were too well protected, and
stood them off. They finally got away.
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THE SOUTH.

JUAN GATAN, the noted half breed Chief
of the Lipan Indians, who made the men,
orable raid into Texas in 1873, and who
was followed into Mexico by General Nc
Kerzie was killed at Santa Rosa, Mexico, by
unknown parties in front of the store of his
half-brother, a prominent merchant Of
Santa Rosa. Gatan was literally hacked
20 pieces with butcher knife.
The IONA Libra of Mexico has been pro-
claimed.
ABOUT seventy friends of Senator Bay
ard held secret meeting recently in Will
mington, Del, and contributed funds to
send representatives to the Democratic
National Convention.
THE tenth annual session of the National
Catholic Union begun at Baltimore on the
18th.
ONE car of new wheat in good milling
order, about No. . grade, from Waco, Tex,
sold at auction on 'change in st. Louis on
the 10 h at $l.21.
A MEETING of the creditors of William
Dawson & Co., who made an assignment
at Baltimore was held the other day.
Liabilities were 100000; nominal assets,
$4,000. The matter was referred to the
court.
THE nineteenth anniversary of enamel
patton day was generally celebrated at
Galveston by the colored people.
GARDNER & CoPP, cotton factors OF New
Orleans, and Gardner & Gates, of Mobile,
have suspended. The firm claimed that
heir assets exceeded their liabilities
Gardner was President of the National
Cotton Exchange.
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Death on the Rail.

SLATINGTOS, PA, June 21.-A shocking
accident occurred near here in which two
well-knOwn and highly respectable ladies
lost their lives. Mrs. Daniel Rooms, of
Walnutport, residing opposite Slatington,
who was the mother of r. b. Rooms, the
general agent of the Lehigh Il Susquehanna
division of the Reading road. and Mrs
Stem, the mother of Harry and William
Stem, prOprietOrs of the Steinton irOn-works
near EastOn, were walking on the tracks of
the Reading road in WalnutpOrt last evening
when Mrs. Stem stumbled and fell. See
ing ap approaching train Mrs. Rooms endea-
yOred TO pull the unfortunate lady from the
track, but before she succeeded in dragging
her from the rails the train, which was of
the Lehigh & Susquehanna Road, came
upon them, and both ladies were killed.
The body of Mrs. Rooms, it is said. was
shOckingly mangled, and she died instantly.
Mrs. Stem lived about an hour. Mrs. Stem
resideIi ia Kempton, and was on a visit &c
Mrs. Rooms. The news spread rapidly. and
the remains of the unfortunate ladies were
picked up and taken home.
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A stomach pump was used from midnight
until six O'Clock in the morning. His wife,
meanwhile, was going into Mysteries every
few minutes. Clymer died in terrible
agony. His wife was not likely to recover
from the shock. The matter had been kept
quiet.
Mrs. Roth was burned to death at Erie,
Pa, recently. She went into the burning
house after something and was overcome
by smoke and heat and could not be got
out.
A LAD at Bridgeport, Conn, was para
lyzed recently by hooking a wire to the
electric light conductor, and in twenty
minutes expired.
A BAND Of rowing Turks with performing
bears was reported to have fed the body of
a dead child to the animals near Troy, n.
Y. Great excitement was created.
VERMONT Republicans have nominated
George Nichols, of Mortified, for Cover
nor.
BISHOP SIMPSON, of the NJ. E. Church,
died recently in Philadelphia. He was
born in 1911.
REV. JOHN P. NEWMAN, pastor of the
Madison avenue Congregational Church,
New York, has been enjoined from pro-
ceeding with the reorganization of see
church or having anything to do with it.
THE New York Democrats, in conven-
ton at Saratoga on the 18th, decided to put
no tariff plank in the State platform. The
delegates appointed to Chicago were re-
ported to be in favor of Cleveland.
THE orders from the police authorities
closing the Paris Mutual and combination
pool rooms was rigidly observed at Pitts
burgh, Pa. All the boards were closed
and the proprietors said they would not
reopen.
On West Shore train, near Syracuse,
n. Y, pickpockets took s., 700 from DR.. NJ.
Angelbrow, of Minneapolis.
THE members of the Bricklayers' Union
of New York have passed a resolution that
they withdraw their patronage from ali
butchers who do not display the sign:
Positively no Chicago meats sold here"
COMMODORE c. K. GARRISON made an a.
signment for the benefit of his creditors al
New York on the Goth. The liabilities were
stated to amount to 100000.
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SUICIDE.

Judge Sharp, of Wyaneotte, Kas., After q
Long sickness, shoots Himself With n
Revolver.
WYANDoTTE, KAs., June Clearly this
morning, Judge Sharp, leading citizen of
this place. arose from his bed, dressed and
went to breakfast, seemingly in good spirits,
although he had been somewhat indiSposed
ever since January last At breakfast he
complained of having poor appetite, tell
ing his wife that he cared for nothing.
After the family had finished the meal the
Judge got up from his seat at the table and
started to go up stairs. His wife followed
him, she having a slight suspicion that the
long continued illness might have
some effect on his mind and might
lead him to take some terrible step. She
asked him if he did not want to lay down
on the sofa, which he said he would do,
and then continued on his way up stairs,
Mrs. Sharp returning to the dining room.
In abOnt three minutes they were startled
by the report of a pistol and the sound of
something dropping to the floor. His son,
Clarence, Immediately rushed up stairs,
quickly followed by his mother, to the
room from which the pistol shot came.
When the door was opened terrible
sight confronted them. The father and
husband was sitting in a large rock
ing chair, to all appearance lifeless save
a slight twitching of the body. His head
dropped over on the side of the chair and
large stream of blood poured from an ugly
wound back of his right ear. Of a little
distance on the floor was the revolver. and
these sights told only too plainly the story.
He died in half an hour from the effects of
the wound. Judge Sharp came to Wyan-
dotte in 1859, and was one of the foremost
in securing the adoption of the WyandOtte
constitution in 1861
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CAPITAL NOTES.
That Mysterious Appropriation-Fraud-
uIent Land CIaims-A New Pacific Rail-

That Mysterious Appropriation-Fraud
uIent Land CIaims-A New Pacific Rail-
road.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Secretary Ere
Iinghuysen has communicated with Governor
Curtin, Chairman of the House Foreign At
fairs Committee, concerning the mysterious
Senate amendment to the Consular and Dip
lomatic Appropriation bill, appropriating
$3.50, 900 to carry out the provisions of the
Neutrality act, and an arrangement has
been made by Curtin and Randall for
joint session of the House Foreign Affairs
and Appropriation Committees to be held
Wednesday morning, to consider what
action should be taken in the matter by the
House. The question to be discussed is
whether the finding of the appropriation
was proper one; whether they should
simply recommend concurrence in the House
calling upon the Secretary of State for all
correspondence relating to the matter and
give it to the public that they may under
stand the transaction. 1t is thought the
latter course will be followed.
FRAUDULENT CLAIMS ON FOREIGN GOV
ERNMENTs.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Deuster to pre-
vent and punish the prosecution under the
protection of the United States of fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments,
provides a penalty of fine and imprisOn-
ment similar TO that prescribed by the re-
vised statutes for making and presenting
fraudulent claims against the United States.
1t also authorizes the President in case it
shall appear to him claim which has been
allowed is based upon fraud to withhold the
payment of the proceeds and return the
same to the Government from which it has
been collected, unless the claimant shall
either remove the suspicion of fraud or
consent to recall the claim. The bill is in
tended to avoid difficulties such as have
arisen through claims against Venezuela and
Mexico and to prevent future speculation in
international claims.
NEW PACIFIC RAILROAD.
A good deal of interest is now felt among
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska
people here regarding the action on the bill
authorizing the construction of road from
vest of the one hundredth meridian. which
bpl was pending when the House adj
joUrned Saturday. 1t is understood that
the opponents of the bill will fight ON the
varinus special orders now pending, and
may defeat it. Should the bill become
law 1t is Understood that the company stands
ready at once to begin the construction of the
road, which will place Sioux City, st. Paul
and Minneapolis some two hundred miles
nearer the Pacific Coast than now.
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THE EAST,

DEPRESSION in the iron trade has caused
falling off in orders for ore from Pennsyl-
wanna mines. In Williams Township,
Northampton County, which supplies the
Glendon furnaces, the mines of Sampson,
Merworth, Bennett and others shut down
and large numbers of men were out of
employment. Hahn's mines and several
Others had orders reduced from eighty-five
70 ten tons week.
THERE was a frost in Southern New
Jersey on the morning of the 10th.
A COMPANY in New York known as
Brown & Brothers, whose sheet-brass fac
tory was at Waterbury, Conn, was in an
embarrassed condition, in consequence of
losses of $4,000 or so by its late treasurer.
BUSINESS was suspended in Boston on
the 18th in honor of the anniversary of the
battle of Bunker Hill.
PREPARATIONS are being made in Pitts
burgh, Pa, for the National Prohibition
Convention, which takes place there
July %
Ike BUzzARD, a member of the notorious
fennsyfvania mountain outlaw gang,
whom the military Of that State have been
In pursuit of, and for whose apprehension
reward was offered, was arrested at Chi
e2go the other night.
1T was reported recently at Philadel-
pnla that ex- Congressman Hester Clymer
took dose OF morphine on the evening be-
fore his death. Ie was said financial re-
verses while in the iron business led him to
take that step. He drew up his will two
weeks ago, giving everything to his wife.
Bis physician walked him up and down
the room all night, having relay of men.
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WASHINGTON NOTES

DANIEL CoRRIGAN, Chief Clerk of the
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the
Navy Department, and Edward C. Kirk
wood, clerk of the same bureau, were ar
rested at Washington, charged with de-
frauding the Government by means of
forged vouchers for supplies which had
been negotiated by outside parties. The
frauds extended over a period of several
years.
The Fitz John Porter bill has finally
passed both Houses of Congress.
THE Senate has passed the House joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of
var to lease to the Board of Fish Commits
sioners of Michigan the strip of land ad-
Joining st. Mary's Falls Canal.
THE bondsmen of Colonel Burnside, de
faulting disbursing clerk of the Post-office
Department, Washington, surrendered him
TO the authorities.
The dedication of the Washington mon-
ument will take place on the 23d of next
February. Extensive preparations are
being made for the event.
WHEN the Mexican Pension bill came up
recently in Congress, Mr.. Beck said the
amendments proposed would, in the opin-
ion OF the Committee on Pensions, involve
an outlay of $246, 000,0 900.
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POMERoY FOR PRESIDENT.

Another National Convention Meets at
Chicago and dominates . Csndidate for
President-Its Platform.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The American Pro-
hibition and Anti-Masonic party met again
yesterday morning and appointed commit
tee, with ex-senator Pomeroy as Chairman.
to formulate a platform. At the afternoon
session the platform was adopted. It de-
clares that God of the Christian scriptures is
the author of civil government; it favors the
use of the Bible in schools; asserts that God
requires and man needs the use OF the Sab
bath; demands strict prohibition laws; the
withdrawal of all charters to secret lodges
and that their oaths be prohibited by law
1t opposes prison and imported contract
labor; favors a revision of the patent
laws; pledges the party to vote fol-
woman's suffrage and asserts that civil
equality is granted by the Thirteenth.
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments,
and should be extended TO Indians
and Cinnamon; that international differ
enceS should be settled by arbitration; that
land and other monOpolieS should be dis
couraged; that the Government should fur
niSh sound currency; that the tariff should
Uc % AdSS HcCccSity VI ACNC
nue. and vested interests will allow; that
polygamy should at once be suppressed, and
that the Republican party is censurable for
its long neglect of its duty in respect to this
evil" 1t demands direct vote for Presi-
dent and Viee-Presidsnt of the United
States. The preamble adopted by the Ma
tiOnal Christian Association in 1873 was
also adopted. The convention then pro-
ceeded with the nomination for President
of the United States. S. Chenery, of Kan
sas, Governor st. John, of the same State,
and Rev. j. Blanchard, of Illinois, were
named. OF the seyenty-seven votes cast
Pomeroy received seyenty-two, and his
nomination was made unanimous. For
Vice-President j. A. Conant, of Connect
cut was nominated on reclamation. The
National Committee by States was then
nominated. The meeting held in the
evening was addressed by Senator Pomeroy-
and others
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
THE MEXICAN TREATY.

ttr. Hevitt's Report Accompanying the
Bill to Carry into Eject the Mexican
Treaty.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Ih the report
accompanying the bill to carry into effect
the Mexican treaty, prepared by A. S.
Hewitt, and reported from the Ways and
Means Committee, the committee says: 1t
has been feared that the industry of Louisi-
ana might be unfavorably affected by the
admission of raw Mexican sugars, and
that the profits of tobacco culture might
ultimately in some way be affected. When
it is considered that Mexico at present does
not raise sufficient sugar for its own use,
and that its own tobacco is of quality
which does not interfere with the product
of the United States, but on the contrary
would advantageously supplement it and
replace tobacco, which is now imported
from Cuba, the objection has therefore
arisen rather from apprehension of the de
velepment of Mexico in the production of
these two articles than from any consldera
bic importation at the present time. The
prospect of interference is evidently too re-
mote to weigh against the great advantages
which will accrue to us from the admission
of our own manufacturers free OF
duty into Mexico. Mexico is the
gate through which this country will
find its connection with the Central and
South American States. The time has al
ready arrived when we must adopt CONT
mental policy, laying its foundations broad
and deep in the mutual interests of intimate
commercial and political sympathies. The
Monroe doctrine must be asserted and ell
forced. 1t is essential for our safety as
well as our growth that we shall exercise
controlling influence in the affairs of the
Western world. 1t may not be desirable
that we should extend the limits of our
sovereignty beyond our own borders, but
every means which tends to establish closer
relations with our neighbors, to create mu-
tual interest, to the development of common
hopes and sympathies and TO tie US more
closely together in the support of the prin-
ciples of free government and the progress
of human liberty should be encouraged. 1t
is for this reason that the treaty with
Mexico marks an era in the progress OF the
Western world. We have only to cultivate
peace and good will with our neighbors and
accept every opportunity for free intercourse
and free exchange in order to complete the
demonstration that the blessings which
have crowned unrestricted commercial inter
course of our Union with each other may
be extended and enjoyed by all the people
of the Western hemisphere, not only in
peace and security, but without peril to
their political existence as free and indie
pendent nations.
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Railroad Accident in Mexico.

NEW LAREDO, MEX, June 1S.-News
was received in this city Of terrible acct
dent on the construction work of the Tam
picO Branch of the Mexican Central Rail-
road in Mexico. The accident, which Oc-
CURED on the work of Price, McGavOck &
Tate. resulted in the killing of fourteen
men, two Americans and twelve Mexicans.
One of the victims was Mike Madgan. Il
walking boss. we'll known to railroad con-
tractors, aud formerly in the employ of Ne
Carthy & Holman. He is st. Louis man. and
has relatives in that city. No particulars
were learned of the accident further than it
was premature explosion of a blast in
rOck-cut work. Tate, one of the members
of the contracting firm, is a resident of this
CITY
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GENERAL.

PATTI has signed an agreement with Col
onel Mapleson to sing in America next sea-
son. She is to receive s., 900 for each con-
cert and expenses. She receives $1,000
DOWN and $4,000 in October. The agree
ment moreover calls for security of $5O,-
800 before she sings.
A JUBILEE in honor of the fiftieth birth.
lay of Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon was
given in London on the IS h.
THROUGH the mediation of Germany,
Austria and Russia the Servo Bulgarian
difficulty has been settled.
THE Winnipeg official crop bulletin of
the Canadian Department of Agriculture
for the province reports the increase of
acreage in the crop at eignty-five per cent.
over last year. Condition of wheat good,
others suffering little from drought. The
yield of wheat will be largely increased
over last year.
PHILIP EMERY, member of the Saliva
ton army, became insane from excitement
and drowned himself recently at Guelph,
Ont.
AT Montreal, S. H. Nay & Co., whole.
sale oil and paint merchants, were re-
ported in financial difficulties. Liabilities,
$4,000.
THE death of John Gustavus Droysen,
the eminent professor of history at the
University at Berlin, was announced.
THE failures for the week ending June
II were: United States, 1872; Canada %
The casualties continue numerous on the
p .cific coast and in the South and South.
west.
In the English House of Commons, re-
Gently, Fitzmaurice, Under Secretary, in
ansN er to a question by Arthur Arnold
regarding the alleged abduction of an
English citizen named Sheldon, at Kansas
City, stated that the British Minister at
Washington had been instructed to act in
the case. Some time would elapse before
the report would be received.
The embezzling manager of the Cantonal
Bank at Neufchatel, Switzerland, closed his
career by suicide.
FIVE men were recently arrested at Pola,
Austria, having dynamite in their posses
sion. The military also announced that
thirty kilogrammes of dynamite had been
stolen from Fort Valmaggion.
THE French committee appointed to con-
slider the advisability of widening the Suez
canal or building parallel one decided in
favor of the former plan.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway authori.
ties have made arrangements to obtain the
Montana cattle trade for shipment by way
of Montreal.