The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS,

THE committee appointed by the Grand
Lodge of the Order Of the Sons of st.
George to frame the wax counterpart of
the floral wreath sent by Queen Victoria
to be placed on Garfield's coffin re-
ported recently that their work had
been completed. For two years the designer
has been at work upon the frame, and as
historical work of art it is of much value.
THE Western Uuion Telegraph Company
lately sent out the following statement of
their revenues for the quarter ending De-
cember u, based upon nearly completed
returns for October and partial returns for
November: Estimated business for De-
cember, 81 100000; additional surplus Oc-
tober l, $i,159,000; total, $5,G59,000; inter-
est on bonded debt sinking funds, Sl44,00
balance, $5,525, 600: dividend, Ia per cent,
$1,199,000; surplus, $4,315,000. A dividend
of IL per cent was declared, payable jan
uary ID. The books close December % and
open January ,. To economic the COM
pany has reduced the wages of night
operators.
THE depot safe of the Western Maryland
Railroad at Smithsburg, Nd, was blown
open recently. The burglars only got about
so for their trouble.
UPON the recent recommendation of Sur
geon-General Hamilton the Secretary of
the Treasury lately granted four months
leave OF absence to Surgeon Waller wy
man, of the Marine Hospital Service, to
enable him to pursue his investigation of
the cholera germ in the laboratory of Pro-
fessor Koch, at Berlin. Owing to the law
forbidding pay during leave of absence of
more than thirty days, DR.. Wyman went
at his own expense.
FIELDING c. BROWN, generally known
about Wall street as Colonel Brown, lately
killed by throwing himself from the second
story of his apartments, POI East Ninety
ninth street, was found to have been in
sane from suffering produced by conges-
tion of the brain. Colonel Brown was in
his seventy first year. He was born in
Kentucky and was a ''forty miner" He
lived in California thirty years. He had
large interests in Tombstone, A. T.
VERY smooth safe burglars of Kansas
City robbed the safe of Colonel II. 1. Pavne
of $1,000 on the night of December l1th,
while people were passing the Office. The
robbery took place early in the evening.
The safe was drilled open very expertly
and no clew was found.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, was recently very
much excited over an affraY between school
boys, which resulted in the death of Thomas
Higgins, aged eleven. Two older BOYS, Ira
Knight and Charles Robbins, had been
abusing young Higgins, and followed him
home from school. Finally Knight hit Hug
gins on the head, over the ear, with q brick
He was able TO walk home and relate the
circumstances to his mother, when he went
into convulsions and soon died.
MEAGRE reports were lately received of
a tragedy which happened at Antelope,
w. T., just across the Nebraska border. A
travelling Baptist clergyman, whose name
could not be learned, stopped in Antelope
and delivered long sermon on the Sub
ject of temperance. After the discourse a
crowd of cowboys took hold of him and the
unwilling victim was compelled to swallow
quart of whisky. They then threw the
drunken man into prairie schooner and
proceeded with him TO trading post about
twenty-five miles distant, and when the
journey was finished it was discovered that
the preacher was dead.
FIRE lately destroyed the well known
chemical works of Eniker Bros, New York,
at loss of $4,000.
RECENTLY Humphrey Humphreys was
found dead at the residence of his son,
Hugh Humphreys, near Sadorus, Ill. The