The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04
GENERAL.


BARTHOLOMEW BINNS, the English hang
man, was recently deposed for getting
drunk.
A CONFLICT of authority recently oc-
Cured between the Pope and the Jesuit
College in the Province of Quebec. His
Papal Highness issued an order declaring
! Laval University the only one in the Prov
/ ince, and commanding all colleges to affil-
| Late with it Jesuit brethren refused TO
obey, declaring that the Jesuit order was
under such rules regarding education that
even the Pope could not interfere with it.
| BISHOP WILEY, of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church, died lately at Foo Chow, China,
while ON visit to the Chinese and Japan
ese missions.
| WAR has been declared between jeff
Davis and General W. T. Sherman. Some
weeks ago the latter referred to the ex-
President of the Confederacy as a con-
spirator who had schemed to secure the
| dictatorship of the country. Davis came
| to time in a card denouncing the allegation
| as false, and calling General Sherman a
liar" in saying he wished to destroy the
liberties or rights of States. Mr.. Davis
wound up by challenging the hero of the
March Through Georgia" to make good
his statements or "wear the brand of
base slanderer." General Sherman, in an
interview, took occasion to say that ''Mr.
Davis viii get all he wants in due time"
IN the famous Adams -Coleridge libel
suit at London, few days ago, the court
ruled that the defendants letter to Miss
Coleridge, his sister, was a privileged
Al
in order to maintain his case, must
prove express malice or dishonesty Oh the
part of the defendant. The Judge decided
to leave the case to the jury, reserving the
right to decide the action on the point of
law if the verdict was not warranted by
the evidence. The jury brought in ver-
dict of $4,000, which the Judge overruled
and gave verdict for young Coleridge.
with costs.
A 500, 900 "FIND" was recently discov-
cred among the late Duke of Brunswick's
effects in the shape of an old iron safe
which was generally supposed to be empty
The steamer MALTA, from Genoa, with
1000 immigrants, was Secently refused en-
trance to the pert of Buenos Ayres, which
was open only to steamers which left Genoa
subsequent to November 10.
HEIDELBERG Castle, the most magnifi.
cent and picturesque medieval ruin in Eu-
rope, is in danger of destruction. A rail-
way has recently been carried under it.
through tunnel, the blasting of which has
shattered many parts, while the thunder
ing trains do further damage. A society
called the Schlossverein has been organ.
lied to raise funds for its preservation, and
an appeal is made for assistance.
: AN attempt was madei:at Trailee, Ire
land, recently, which nearly proved sue
cessful, to destroy with dynamite the resi-
dence of Samuel Hussey, known as the
Edinburn House. Many winows and a por-
ton of the western wall of the house were |
badly shattered, but no one was hurt. II |
was believed the explosive was placed in |
sewer under the back part of the house. |
After the explosion the house looked as |
though it had been bombarded. A split |
several inches wide was made in the main |
wall and reached from the ground to the
roof. Great excitement prevailed in Cork,
where Hussey was exceedingly unpopular.
Hussey is one of the largest land agents in
Ireland and it was known thai a plDt ex-
listed against his life.