The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-07
Miscellaneous.

COLONEL n. S. Goss, the State Ornitho-
logiSt at Topeka, has just mounted eighty
specimens, birds captured during his recent
trip to Southern California, and the mounted
specimens have been added to the already
large collection which he has made for the
State. The collection now numbers 1,156
specimens, which is one of the largest col
lections of purely North American birds,
now in the United States. The room set
apart by the State for this collection is be-
coming entirely too small to accommodate
the number of specimens which is being
constantly added. Among the recent birds
added are white-breasted guillemot VERY
rare), pair of crested quail from the noun
tains OF Southern California, and pair Of
California woOdpeckers.
JAMES MCGREw, man of weak mind,
was found dead recently on the floor of his
hut near Topeka. He had evidently been
dead several days, as decomposition had set
in. He had no relatives except wife of
disreputable character. He was subject to
fits, and it was supposed expired while in
one.
SENATOR j. j. INGALLS, paid visit to
Wyandotte the other day. He was the
guest of Hon. W. j. Buchan
o. L. MCCLUNG, Treasurer of Jewell
County, made his July settlement with the
State on the Goth, leaving S11, 4SSS6 JIG.
Nye, Treasurer of Greenwood County, also
made settlement. paying in S6.199.27. All
the Treasures have reported and the settle
ments are closed.
THE population of Kansas, as taken BY
Township Assessors last spring, is 1,135,-
ia, being gain over 1888 of 106,0 900. To
polka has $1,000, while Leavenworth goes
something over $4,000. Wichita stands as
the fourth largest city in the State, her pop
ulation being between Il. 900 and 5000.
A COLoRED woman by the name OF Nancy
Ellis, living in South Leavenworth over
turned kerosene lamp the other night and
was horribly and fatally burned. She
formerly resided at Greenville, Miss.
Hon. NELSON ADAMS was shot at the
other night by the Marshal of Larned. He
struck the Marshal twice with a heavy
cane before the latter fired. Local politics
caused the trouble.
NAvASoTA, a negro, who assaulted Mis-
souri, Pacific engineer at the Belmont House,
Parsons. last fall, with razor, nearly sever
ing his head from his shoulders, and made
good his escape to the Indian Territory, came
back from that rendezvous the other night,
by two lesser lights in crime,
and undertook the capture of the town. |
They commenced by firing into the air, and
when the officers approached they opened |
fire upon them. A battle ensued, in which |
Dne of the negroes was shot in the leg and |
captured. Navasota escaped. but his re-
naming companion was arrested.
A. EBERHARD, of Atchison. dry goods |
made an assignment recently.
Liabilities reported at $4,000; assets S12,-
BOO. LII health was alleged as the reason
for the assignment.
THE examination for State certificates
md diplomas will be held at the State SUI
9erintendent's office at Topeka August 25th.
MILITIA stock looking up.
POST-oFFICE changes in Kansas during
he week ended July &c: Established
Union, Usage County; George c. James,
Postmaster. Discontinued-Claude, Wood
ION County. Postmaster appointed-Em-
raid, Franklin County, John Doolin.
Two stores were robbed at Nortonyille.
jefferson County, the other night. About
wO hundred dollars in cash was obtained by
he thieves, and seven thousand dollars in
totes, which. however were recovered, the
hieves throwing them away. II
JIM MCCALL, of Forepaugh'S show, was
rrested at Topeka recently. TWAS alleged
hat he killed the Marshal of Marysville in
S79.
A YOUNG man died in Atchison the
ther day after being beaten over the head
y robbers while in Kansas City.
ONE of FOrepaugh's musicians fell off the
rain at AtchisOn recently and broke his .
Dllar bone. He was left behind. purse of
lree hundred dollars being made up for
i'm by the circus people
THE farm house of William Gillen, near
arlington, Atchison County, was de- /
Toyed by lightning ON the morning of the '
9TH. One of the family was injured, but 7
OF seriously. i
Two cowboys, named Jesse Green and .
lay Cooper, had a difficulty at Wagon Bed !
prings, on the Cimarron, in Finney Coun-
. Green was shot twice through the breast
tally. Cooper was unhurt
ALLIE STAFFORD was drowned at WYaR ?
'tte recently while bathing