The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-04

their property in the hands of trustees
Their liabilities were $50, 600, and their as
sets S12O, 900. The head of the firm thought
the embarrassment would be but tempo
rary, and said the creditors would all be
paid in full.
THE National Cattlemen's Convention at
st. Louis wound up its business a few days
ago and adjourned. c. C. Upson, of Texas,
was made Chairman of the committee to
urge the trail question on the attention of
Congress, and the arid-land resolution,
which had been pending several days, was
| adopted with some amendments. The
newly-organized National Cattle and
| Horse Growers Association met subse-
| quently and elected permanent officers.
Colonel r. D. Hunter, of St Louis, was
chosen President by aoclamation.
A MOB of Prohibitionists attacked and
demolished a saloon at Bladensburg, o.,
not long since, stoned the saloonkeeper, a
man named Chaplin, until he became un-
conscious, and carried the contents of the
saloon into the street and burned them.
Cbxpin's injuries resulted in his death, and
the authorities prepared to make it in
teresting for his assaiIants.
| DAVID L. WELLS, of Milwaukee Wis,
o7e of the most prominent railroad builders
in the Northwest, died q few days ago.
SOUTHERN Illinois has recently been
everrun with burglars and crooks of every
kind and character. There has scarcely
been town in the Southern part OF the
| State where the enterprising burglar has
failed to get in his work, and successfully,
too; and there were but few arrests and
convictions, and the work of the horse thief,
burglar and tiIl-tapper seemed TO be unin-
terrupted-
A COAL-yEIN was lately discovered just
east of Galesburg, ILL.,, on the land owned
by the Galesburg Pressed Brick and Tile
Company, at depth of fifty feet below
the surface. a good bed of ffre-clay IN
derlies the seam. The Company intends
having shaft sunk at once. The city now
depends almost entirely upon coal shipped
in forEts supply. .-
ALEXANDER FARNUM's well-known Ii
brary of rare books was sold at Providence,
R. L, a few days ago, for $4,000. The
largest buyer was the Lehigh University.
The most valuable portion of the library
was the collection of Thomas Dibbins'
photographed works OF these Mr. Far
mum possessed a full set. Three volumes
of "Dibbins' photographed Decameron,"
published in London in 1917, sold for 81 ,00S.
Six volumes of Typographical Antiqui-
ties" by the same author sold for $420.
The collection included some rare and
beautiful editions of Ruskin's works.
Two Chinese gamblers recently quar-
relied at Fort Keogh, Mont. One beat the
other over the head with stool so he died.
THE incoming train on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton Railway, atCincin-
natl, had narrow escape, few days ago,
from frightful accident few miles from
that city. Two men walking on the track
discovered formidable Instructions, which
would certainly have wrecked the train if
they had not given notice in time to allow
removal before the train reached the spot.
There was no clew to the criminals, when
last heard from.
H. R. THOMPSON, disappointed Texan,
who had lost heavily by the recent failure |
of thesFirst National Bank of Monmouth |
ILL.,, tried to even up matters few days |
ago by firing five shots at B. T. o. Hub |
bard, the defaulting cashier. He was jailed |
at once.
STATE ATTORNEY EDWARD L. BALES
was shot few nights ago while returning
from riding, near Birmingham, vt. A man
named Bennett, of Shafersburg, rode past |
on horseback and fired at him twice, one
shot taking effect in his chin. The wound
was not serious. When further down
South street Bennett fired the remaining
barrels of his revolver in the air. No pos
sible provocation was known.
THREE brothers named Mccarthy, promi-
nent settlers of Union County, Ore, re-
Gently left their homes on a short prospect
ing trip and could not be found 1t was sup
posed they were murdered by Indians and
their bodies secreted.
VIGILANTEs recently descended upon the
premises of Osman Benson at Burlington,
Dak., arrested Benson and couple of
strangers stopping with him, and took
them to parts unknown. 1t was supposed
that the trio were wanted for horse steal
ing, but it was an open question whether
they were hanged or taken to Montana for
trial.
GEORGE W. HARTMAN, q detective from
Chicago, arrived at indianapolis, Ind,
few mornings ago with a warrant for the
arrest of A. B. Davis and his wife, Flora,
,or stealing $1,000 worth of clothing and
ewelry from Mrs. Nellie Bradford, of that
,ity. When arrested Davis had in his pos
session between $500 and $1,000 in cash.
Hartman said Davis and his wife lived at
No. 80 Michigan avenue while in Chicago,
out left there September d, going to Fort
Wayne, Bluffton and other places. The
party returned to Chicago.
j. c. PUSEY, Clerk of the Kansas State
oenitentiary, has ahsconded and is re-
ported TO be a defaulter in the sum of over
1000 For several months past he had
zen living very fast. Women and wine
ed to his downfall.
CAPTAIN D. L. PAYNE, the famous Okla
IONA leader, died suddenly while seated at
he breakfast table in hotel at yelling
on, Kan, on November %. He had de-
ivered an earnest lecture upon his favorite
heme the night before, and up to the mo-
nent of taking his seat at the table ap-
'eared to be in rigorous health. While
ating his breakfast he was observed to
can forward and utter a subdued sound as
from slight suffocation. He then dropped !
rom his chair to the floor and expired in
family. The cause of his death was sup
'osed to be heart disease.
SIX business houses at Whitehall, Greene S
'ounty, Ill, were recently destroyed by
ire at loss o. 900.
A FEW nights ago James Ryan ard !
ames Mccarthy, of Hyde Park, Mimi,
we're going home with a team from Ham
lond's Ford, but stopped on account of a
evere snow storm at a shanty in the tim s
er. While they were asleep the shanty I