The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE Sultan of Zanzibar has protested
against German encroachments upon his
! territory and has appealed to the treaty
powers in regard to the matter.
PIE Minneapolis & st. Croi1 and Mime
apolis, st. Marie &; Atlantic Railways were
to be consolidated.
The Adjutant General of Texas, was re-
Gently in receipt of information that 200
head of cattle purchased in South Texas
| by Abner, Taylor d Co., and en- route to
their Dallas County rancho, had been
stopped at Harold, Wichita, County, by
North Texas cattlemen and forbidden to
proceed further. Bloodshed and trouble
were anticipated when the drive was at
tempted, the owners of the cattle having
applied to the authorities for protection.
The first train over the Minnesota &
Northwestern Road reached West st. Paul
on the 18th. The Minneapolis IS st. Louis
Road will come into st. Paul over this new
line after June /.
THE Superintendents of the mints have
been authorised to purchase mutilated and
uncurrent silver coin at the rate of ninety
eight cents per ounce.
GENERAL MIDDLETON captured Batouche
on the 18th. The rebels were driven out of
the rifle pits at the point OF the bayonet.
a REDUCED copy of the Bartholdi statue
of Liberty Enlightening the World, was
formally presented by American residents
of the French capital to the municipality
of Paris on the 18th.
A DISPATCH from the Cheyenne Agency,
/. T., stated that a number OF colonists had
reached Oklahoma and were engaged in
plowing and locating claims. About one
hundred men were in the party.
A DEPUTATIoN of Mormon officials visited
the President on the 18th, and presented
an address asking for fair treatment at the
hands of the executive.
THE other day Constable Levi and
posse went to Mobiles Lake, near Pine
Bluff, Ark, to arrest Henry and James
Nelson, fugitives from Mississippi charged
with murder. The men fired on the posse
from a log hut, wounding one of the posse,
and the posse were compelled to leave for
reinforcements.
A DISPATCH from Pittsburgh, Pa, of the
18th, stated that an extensive strike was
imminent in the iron trade, the ANAL
gated Association not being able to make
terms with the employers.
THE large brewery of NJ. Brand & Co.,
Chicago, caught fire the other evening and
was damaged to the extent OF S2J0,0O0 be-
fore the flames were extinguished.
ALL the striking quarrymen at Lemont,
ILL.,, went to work on the 18th and trouble
was believed to be ended.
Stain BEY, who, it was believed, was
killed with Gordon in khartoum, is, ac-
cording to statements contained in letters
received by some of his relatives at Vienna,
still alive and at present prisoner of Ell
Mahdi
A RIOT occurred at Trafalgar Square,
London, between the police and mob as
sembled for the purpose of protesting
against the increased duties on beer and
spirits. The mob drove the police off, but
the latter returned with reinforcements
and made many arrests.
AT Pineville, KY, recently, Josiah Has
kins, his daughter and Charles Napier
were shot and killed by j. Johnson Has
kins, his little daughter and Napier were
returning from church whsn johnson at
tackled them with pistol and killed them
with three shots. No motive was assigned.
johnson at recent accounts had not been ar
rested and was defying the officers
DURING a fire at Lawrenceville, Pa, the
other night Mrs. Binder jumped from q
second story window and was killed.
THE Department of Agriculture has dis
tributed during the past year 5000 pounds
Of beet sugar seed.
The Mormons at Paris, Idaho, made no
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warrants in the hands of Marshal Dubois,
but futile attempt was made at Montpe-
lier to rescue the prisoners.
1t was believed that the new Irish Grimes
act would abolish the right of search of
domiciles and that OF special laws against
newspapers and public meetings.
MoSr of the business part of the town of
Darlington, Ind, was destroyed the other
morning by fire started by a burglar.
The losses aggregated $4,000.
AT the trial of the London dvnamiter.
on the 14th. Colonel Majendie, Chief In
spector of Explosives, acknowledged that
the detonator found in Cunningham's trunk
was different from those found at the ex-
plosions.
A TRIAL affecting $1,000 worth of whisky
seized by the County Temperance Alliance
was concluded before Justice Shipman at
West Liberty, Iowa. the liquors being con-
demned and ordered destroyed
At the annual meeting of the American
Bible Society in New York City on the I4th
is was reported that the issue of bibles and
testaments during the past year were
f;54S,iI5.
REGARDING the mooted transfer of the
Indians TO the War Department, Secretary
Endicott said recently that he was not pre-
pared to speak definitely, but that he be-
ieEed it might prove advantageous on the
score Of economy.
JAMES TAYLOR, Deputy City Recorder
of Ogden, Utah, was arrested for unlawful
cohabitation. At the hearing before the
Commissioner the second wife let the