The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-29
THE WEST.


Co.'s Works, burned the other afternoon.
ing belonging to the Jacob Evans estate
was damaged $4,000; insured. Mrs.
Leech, rooming in the fourth story, was
fatally burned. William E. Cook was also
severely burned.
SPOKANE JoE," an Indian desperate
and murderer, of Oregon, has been turned
over to his tribe by the authorities for pun
ishment.
FIFTY prisoners at Aquacaliente, Mex,
broke Jail and escaped recently, but three
were again apprehended.
SHERIFF GORDON, of Van Vert, O., took
little BERTHE Hull, the notorious horse
thief, to the Reform Farm at Lancaster, o.
Hull was ten years of age, and had stolen
three horses already.
REPORTS have reached Matamoras, Mex,
that serious revolt had broken out be-
tween the people and the Government
troops and officials at Liraves, about two
hundred miles from Matamoras. No par
ticulars could be learned. Fears were en-
tertained at Matamoras by both citizens
and officers that revolution had started
which would spread over the entire Repub-
lie.
THE Ohio Democratic State Committee
fixed on Columbus as the place and June
a and % as the time for holding the next
convention.
The wooden suspension bridge over the
Scioto River at Portsmouth, O., fell the
other morning, carrying down two chill
dren, who were on it, and both were
drowned.
THE Democrats of the Fifth Indiana Con-
gressional District, in convention at
Bloomington, renominated c. c. Matson on
the twenty first ballot.
The railroads interested in Missouri
River business had a meeting at Chicago,
and decided to advance lumber rates to
points on that river from fifteen to eigh-
teen cents between Chicago and these
points.
JOHN SCHMIDT, a young German, died
of tetanus or lock- jaw, at Elgin, ILL.,,
recently, after terrible suffering. He
stepped on a nail four days previously.
REPORTS from the Needles, Cal, state
the Colorado River was rising rapidly. The
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad bridge over
the river at that point was partly washed
out. The Southern Pacific Company had
large force at work helping to repair it.
Meantime passengers were transferred.
The famous old horse ridden by General
Custer in his Indian campaigns died re-
Gently at Vincennes, Ind. He was the
property of DR.. W. F. Carver, the marks
man.
BENJAMIN DARLING, of Fairview, Full
ton County, ILL.,, was riding across bridge,
when the horse backed off, and, falling on
Mr.. Darling, killed him instantly.
PETER NOMINEE, a blind ex-soldier, of
Vincennes, Ind, received word that his
claim of arrears of pensions, which had
been pending five years, had been granted.
He was to receive 1880. A larger amount
had never before been obtained in that
section.
ANDERSON and Barnhart, who killed an
Indian on the Umatilla Reservation (Ore.)
a few days ago, have been held to await
the action of the grand jury at Pendleton,
Ore, on a charge of murder in the first de-
gree.
JAMES c. FLOOD, of San Francisco, has
gone to England to establish bank.
THE Republican State Convention of Ne
braska, will meet at Omaha, August p.
ASSOCIATED PRESS advices from all parts
of Minnesota and Dakota show that the
rain had been general. All crops were in
a splendid condition. The prospects were
better than ever before at this season of
the year.
JUDGE DAVID ]. BREWER was rendered
banquet at the Coates House, Kansas City,
on the 22d.
A PARTY of horse thieves and whisky
peddlers were overtaken in the Indian Ter
ritory few days ago by several officers,
and in an attempt to arrest them Frank
Biggs, one of the thieves, was instantly
killed, another one mortally and third
fatally wounded. Two officers were also
slightly wounded.
MISS TILLIE FEAR was killed by lightning
at Toledo, o., the other day, while taking
shelter under tree during storm.
THE third annual exhibition OF bottlers'
machinery and supplies will be held in Gin
cinnati November 4, next.
JOHN OEHMAN, his wife and grown
daughter were burned to death in their
home, near Portsmouth, O., the other night.
The village of Springfield, Fayette
County, O., was destroyed by fire on the
22d.
LLOYD L. MAJORS, the Santa Clara
County (CaL) murderer, was hanged on
the 21st.
A FARMER near Woonsocket, Dakota, has
since November lost ninety-seven out of a
herd of two hundred and sixty cattle, from
what was pronounced by an English immi-
grant foot-and-mouth disease.
THE council of the Nebraska diocese of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, on the
twenty-second ballot, elected Rev. Dr..
Worthington, of Detroit, Mich, Bishop of
Nebraska, in place of Clarkson, deceased.
THE Supreme Court at Yankton, D. T..
reversed the decision of the lower court on
the question of the location of the Capital.
The decision is in favor of Bismarck. An
appeal has been taken to the United States
Supreme Court, which viii delay removal
two or three years.
A ROW boat containing four men cap
sized the other morning at Port Huron,
and Thomas Mooney, John Ford and
Thomas McEwan were drowned.
IL. L. MAJORS was hanged at Oakland,
Cal, on the sd, for the murder of ". P.
Renowden and q man named Mcintyre,
about a year ugo. Majors made desper-
ate attempt to escape just before he was
hung, knocking down his guards and get
ting into the street, but he was captured
by two fremen, who broke his arm, after
which he was executed.
THE SOUTH.
THE following candidates passed exami-
nation for admission to the Naval Academy
at Annapolis as cadets: William NJ Cress,
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