The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-08
THE WEST.

SADIE REICH, Cne young WOInau "uo
pleaded gully to having shot and killed
Patrick Kingsley, head waiter at the
Briggs House, Chiago, for defaming her
character, was sen enced to one year and
half in the penitentiary.
KANSAS Republicans met at Topeka on
the 10Th and elected the following delegates
to the National Convention at Chicago: P.
B. Plumb, of Lyon County; James S. Mer-
ritt, of Pottawatomie County; S. A. Wood,
of Sumner County; A w. Mann, of Jewell
County: Alternates-Rickseck of Rice;
Douglass, of Butler; Fuel, of Douglass;
Jones, of Sequoyah. Electors-General
Rice, of Fort Scott; Dell Valentine, of
Clay Center.
THERE was quite an excitement at Ray
mond, ILL.,, recently, caused by the dis
covery of a four ur-and-a-half-foot vein of
coal at the depth of 432 feet. The coal was
of the best quality.
THE severest snow storm of the season
was prevailing throughout the Yellowstone
Valley on the 29th. Snow fell to the depth
of eighteen inches.
The guarantors of the late dramatic
festival at Cincinnati were complaining of
the assessment that was certain to be
made. The principal point made was that
the guarantee was given under promise
by the solicitor that Irving and Booth
would be the leading actors.
A RACE war took place between Irish and
Swedes at Escanaba. Mich, recently. Gu
of hundred pistol shots fired, only four
men were slightly wounded.
THE poor house of Van Buren, County,
Mich, burned the other night, and fifteen
or sixteen of the inmates lost their lives.
The building was large two-story frame,
and speedily succumbed when the fire
started.
The National Bank of Monte de Piedad,
the oldest financial institution in Mexico,
closed its doors recently.
ALLEN INGALLS,, one of the resurrec
tionists charged with the murder of the
Taylor fam ly at Avondale, O., last winter,
hung himself in the Cincinnati jail.
BROWN, BoNNELL & Co.'s iron works at
Youngstown, o., are to be re-started, salts
factory arrangements having been made
with the creditors.
EXCITEMENT was caused at Fostoria, O.,
by the announcement of the assignment of
j. L. Kenomer, prominent business man
| and heavy real estate owner. The liabil-
tiles were said to be $50, ,OO0 to 10000, and
the assets not more than $50, 900.
COLONEL Tom CAMPBELL, counsel for
Berner, out of Whose case grew the recent
Cincinnati riots, was in Indianapolis re-
Gently. He said there was a conspiracy at
/ work, growing out of the case, to get him
| diS5arred.
SHORTLY before midnight recently a
bomb with an ignited fuse, containing six
pounds of giant powder, was thrown upon
! the porch of the Crawford House, at Col
orado Springs, shattering the doors and
windows of the hotel and neighborhood.
TwENTY-sIx horses were burned in New
kirk's livery stable, Kansas City, the other
iay. Total loss, 81, 600.
| GOLD in large quantities has been discov-
cred in the township of Koladar, forty
miles from Kingston, Ont.
JOSEPH FARRELL, formerly awell known
and prosperous oyster dealer, jumped from
he bridge at st. Louis the other night. A
letter found on the bridge contained the
statement that he had been ruined by
| speculating in bucket shops, and became
weary of life and utterly discouraged. He
| left family of grown children.
| GREAT excitement prevailed in the City
of Mexico over the condition of the Monte
De Piedad Bank.
Mr.. E. W. PAYNE, the Medicine Lodge,
Kas, banker, who was shot by the Brown
gang of robbers, died from his wounds.
The Berlin, O., Touring mill burned
recently, causing loss of So, 600.