The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

say, Onb., was OeSITOy Su Dy H4O q AO" O"J D
ago. The freight house and shed known as
the Whitby G. Port Perry Storehouse, and
occupied by the well-known commission
firm, W. D. Matthews & Co., was destroyed.
JAMES BRANDON, living two miles from
Randolph, N. j., was murdered by his son
Thomas few days ago. Both were drunk
together little while before the killing.
THE Belgian Liberals lately complained
that the new Ministry is as Catholic as the
old. The election resulted in the return OF
fifty-three Liberals and twelve Clerlcals.
JOHN NJ. EDWARDS, well-known young
man of Fort Benton, Mont, was recently
drowned while coming down the Missouri
River in a skiff. The skiff struck snag.
NEWS was lately received by boat that
roughs and whisky sellers were in practical
possession of Michipicoton, on the north
shore of Lake Superior. The detachment
of police sent from Toronto was too small
to cope with the desperadoes, who kept up
a reign of terror over the whole district.
THE remains of the fourteen victims of
the Youngstown, Pa, mine disaster were
buried on the 29th The funerals were
largely attended, and the services i'm
pressive. The company betrayed all ex-
penses, and did everything possible to re-
lieve the temporary wants of the bereaved
families. There had been no well defined
and accepted theory of the explosion.
THE Coroner at Philadelphia, Pa, lately
investigated the death of two boys, John
Baker and James Clayton. 1t was known
that CLAYTON was often seen at night stand
ing under a gas light reading some thrilling
novel to Baker, and that Clayton, after
trying his pistol, said he was going to
shoot some one, and that when he shot he
would shoot to kill. The jury gave ver-
dict of murder in Clayton's case, and found
that Baker came to his death from a gum
shot wound at the hands of Clayton.
OK account of the shutting down of mills
in Lewiston, Me-, recently, there was con-
siderable distress among the discharged
operatives. The overseers of the poor re-
ported that applications for assistance had
increased rapidly. Forty persons left for
Canada.
SIX members of the Salvation Army were
sent to the penitentiary from Syracuse, n.
Y, recently, for violation of city ordl-
nance. They were released few days ago
under conviction of Judge Kennedy that
their decision was illegal. The common
council passed anew ordinance meeting the
Judges ruling.
THE steamer Newburn, which arrived at
San Francisco, from Guaymas, lately,
brought news of disastrous storms on the
coast of lower California. The steamer
Estado de Sonora, which left Mazatlan
a crew of thirty-eight, was believed to be
| lost, with all on board. This steamer was
a Mexican coaster of seven hundred tons
owned by Don Joaquin Redo. In
sured in San Francisco for $4,000. The
American schooner Dora was also believed
| to be lost. Another storm occurred Octo-
ber 7 and continued three days. Twenty
houses on Cape st. Lucas were destroyed
and a great number of cattle were killed
| Nine Mexican coasters were lost. Each
| had from three to five persons on board
All perished, excepting one sailor and one
| boy. The storm was the most violent ever
seen in those parts.
| THE steam ferryboat Joseph c. Abbot
burned to the waters edge on the Kentucky
side of the river, opposite Madison, Ind.
lately. The boat was owned by Walter
and Joseph c. Abbot, and valued at $1,000
uninsured. The origin of the fire was un.
| known.
| GEORGE SUDENJA, a young German EN-.
ployed in the Ferminich Starch Works a
Peoria, ILL.,, met horrible death few day:
ago by being caught by revolving whee
and drawn up to the shafting. Nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
THE store of A. B. Smith, at Rockaway
Beach, L. l., was entered by burglars re-
Gently. The safe was broken and large
amount of Rnckaway Improvement Com
pany's bonds, several hundred dollars il
cash and other valuables were carried off
A LARGE brick building in Chicago, a
the Southeast corner of Lasalle and Michi
gan streets, recently burned. The build
ing was occupied by Fishers Cigar Boz
Factory, the Campbell Printing Press Com
pany and by Barbed Wire Company
One man was killed by jumping, and TIVE
others were smothered on the stairs. Tn,
factory girls on the upper floors ESCAPED
with the greatest difficulty. In the high
est story was a chewing gum factory a
which a number of girls worked. Eigh
teen young girls from this story
panic stricken, came down pei
mel, and when within twenty
five feet of the ground, the last eigh
jumped to the pavement, falling in a con
fused heap. Miraculously none were Sc
riously injured except three, who received
painful cuts and bruises. The losses anC
insurance were: Building, loss, So, 900: in
surance, $4,000; Campbell Printing Pres
Company, loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000
Schnabel & Co., barbed wire, loss, S}0, goo
insurance, $4,000; Fisher & Co., ciga
boxes, loss, 81, 200; insurance, 200.
The Rising Fawn Furnace, owned b,
Senator J. o. Brown, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
lately announced a reduction of ten pc
cent.
THE ninth annual meeting Of the Ameri
can Academy of Medicine began a few day
ago in Hopkins Hall, John Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore. Several valuable pa
pers were read. One of the objects of tn
association was stated to be to encourag
young men to pursue regular courses o
study in classical and scientific institution
before entering upon the study of medicine
THE J. W. Ranken Company, larg
London firm of East India merchants, wen
under because of the Chinese Wai.
Two men by the name of Steiner wer
recently arrested at Flora, H., for counter
feiting.
News recently came to Galveston. Tex
that the schooner Lucy, loaded with s5
tons of ccal, in tow OF the steamship Ra