The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

MoRMoNs expressed themselves dissatls-
! fed with the decision of the United States
! Supreme Court on the Edmunds law. They
regarded the decision as inconsistent with
the theory of republican government.
THE United States Supreme Court, in a
test case, affirmed the constitutionality of
| the Edmunds law restraining polygamy in
the Territory.
JUDGE GRESHAM, in Chicago, recently
granted writ of error in the Mackin and
Gallagher election fraud cases, and they
were admitted to bail, which was increased
to $4,000.
FIVE large tea and sugar importing firms
of Moscow, Russia, failed recently. Liabil-
tiles aggregated $1o,O0O,OOO. &s-:2
A POLICEMAN killed wild cat in the cen-
ter of Jersey City the other night. The
animal sprang onto him from a tree in
Hamilton Square.
HAYDoCK'S carriage works at st. Louis
was burned recently. The old Congrega-
tional Church, close by, caught fire from
the factory and was also destroyed. Three
firemen were very severely injured while
attempting to subdue the flames.
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY stevedores
struck at Philadelphia recently against
reduction of wages.
ENGLAND wishes the United States to
keep the steamer Alert, loaned by her for
Arctic purposes, as a memorial of ADeri
can heroism.
THE Music Hall, at Buffalo, N. Y, caught
fire on the evening of the 18th, just e. the
McCaull Opera Company performers were
dressing for the evenings performance.
The players had barely time to escape.
The fire extended to the ST. Louis Roman
Catholic Church adjoining. Both build
ings were destroyed. A man named
Green was killed in leaping from the
cupola of the church to escape from the
flames.
THE Minister from Japan has written a
letter to Secretary Bayard, expressing the
warmest thanks of his Government to
Lucius Foote, United States Minister to
Corea, for protecting party OF Japanese
during the recent disturbances in that
country.
THE New York Assembly has passed the
bill for a reservation around Niagara Falls.
SCARAMoNGA & Co., merchants, London,
failed recently. They had branch houses
in st. Petersburg, Roscoff and Marseilles.
The Dominion Government appointed
commission to confer with the disafected
half breeds and Indians in the British
Northwest, and it was thought the Diff
culties would be settled without bloodshed
THE Western Cracker Baker Labor Union
dissolved recently.
THE Missouri Legislature adjourned on
the 18th.
CAPTAIN PRINDIvILLE. of the lost pro-
peller Michigan" arrived at Chicago re-
Gently and says he never before saw so
much ice in Lake Michigan. For sixty
miles south of the Straits of Mackinaw the
ice was solid entirely across and o. an av-
erage thickness of thirty inches. Naviga-
ton would be very late in opening.
JUDGE BREWER, of the United States
Court at st. Louis, made an order of sale
of the Vulcan Steel Works under 81 900 600
mortgage, unless cause to the contrary is
shown before April is, the sale to include
the right to manufacture Bessemer steel
rails.
THE Van Zandt disturbances were in
creasing in Paris. The Opera Comiuue was
nightly crowded with friends and enemies
of the American prima donna, energetic
demonstrations being made. The disorder
extended to mob outside, and many ar
rests were made.
The Queens message was read in Parlia-
ment at London on the 26th, calling out the
reserves and militia. Consols werc fever