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

leigh, from New Orleans, was lost. With
three of her crew, off +ne Sabine pass.
The Raleigh was the snip which brought
tidings of the disast 1r.
THE annual re<oort of the Governor Of
Idaho, recent published, showed the pop
ulation to te $1,000. The funded debt has
been ~iyed out, and assessed property has
iIcraased 30 per cent. over last year. The
export of minerals for the fiscal year was
ST,OOO.OOO.
SIGNoP BRIGNoLI, once celebrated tenor,
died at the Everett House, New York, on
October so, from internal hemorrhage. He
had been ailing for some time, but his death
was not anticipated. He was without rel
atives in America.
Ex-Governor MOSES, of South Carolina,
who was lately under arrest, charged with
swindling Rev. DR.. Rexford, Rev. Mr.. At.
terbury and others, at Detroit, Mich, re-
Gently attempted suicide by hanging him.
self in his cell, He was cut down and ar
rested for attempting his life.
CHARLES NEAL, a young man of Huey.
H., recently took his gun and went to the
timber near the house to kill coon. A lit
tie while after he was heard calling for
help, and was found lying on the ground
with his jaw broken and his left leg frac-
tured between the knee and thigh. He had
evidently climbed the tree to knock the
coon from the limb, and had fallen about
forty feet.
DR.. CARvER's recent visit with a COM
pany of cowboys to Hamilton, Ont, set all
the small boys to lassoing. The result was
that small boy named John Cary was
lassoed by his companions and dragged
along the ground some distance, receiving
such injuries that he died soon after.
A PASSENGER train on the AtchiSon.
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, near SOcorro,
n. NJ, was recently fired into by band OF
masked men. One woman was killed, and
the train was wild with excitement. The
Sheriff and a posse of fifty men started in
pursuit.
A PRISONER perished in the burning jail
at Edgerton, Miss, few days ago. 1t was
supposed that he himself fired the building,
A UNION PACIFIC engine at Omaha was
recently engaged in pushing six empty
cars, when it left an open switch in thu
yards and plunged down high embank'
ment into the river. Both engineer and
fireman were killed, the former outright
and the latter scalded to death after an
hours excruciating agony while pinned
under the wheels. The responsibility for
the accident could not be placed.
A BOMB recently exploded accidentally
at Peoria, ILL.,, killing two members of a
Democratic club.
EMIL LINDsTRoM, a boy of Keokuk, Ia.
was out playing with Eddie Lardon, few
days ago. The two went to shoot some
chickens with a revolver, when Eddie was
shot and died from loss of blood before he
could get home. 1t could not be found out
whether he was killed by his own or his
companions carelessness.
JAMES HAMBLIN, an old and well-known
surveyor at Shelbyville, KY, recently died
4 BATTLE with tramps recently took place
at Weatherford, Tex. Four tramps tool
possession of freight car destined for In
diana. A man called "Old Black Sam,
switchman, and Glen White, another en-
ploye, happened to come upon the gang
when a skirmish took place and resulted il
the capture of the tramps, who were armed
to the teeth with knives.
THE Vermont Legislature lately appro-
priated 5000 for the State exhibit at the
coming Worlds Exposition at New Or
| leans.
A PARTY of white men, near Portland
| Ore, recently murdered two Indians by
crawling up to their camp and shooting
them. 1t caused great excitement.
| YELLOW fever recently broke out on the
west coast of Mexico in most malignant
form. The City of Colima, ,45O feet above
the sea level, was attacked, also the City o.
Manzanillo.
THE Governments of Spain and Portuga
lately combined to oppose the right of the
Berlin Conference to deal with the terrific
rial claims of Portugal in the lower Congo
country. Should the conference persist il
discussing the question of her claims il
that country, the Spanish and Portuguese
ENJOYS say that they will withdraw from
that body.
A BOLD robbery was committed recently
near Brooksville, Ind. An old man by the
name of Crane, a bachelor, lived alone
Three men entered his house, knocked hin
down with fire shovel and tied him. They
then went through the house and secured
about $500. The thieves searched through
the house, but without finding $1,000 more
which was stored away in an old boot. TIL,
old man managed to cut his bonds and giT'
the alarm, but too late to capture th'
thieves and recover the money.