The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
throughout the chief manufacturing towns

THE inquest on the bodies of the wife and
son of Rev. Smell, who were found muir
dered at Inkster, D. T., was held on the Sd.
The verdict was: "Came to death at the
hands of the hired man, who chopped
their heads open while asleep"
A DECREE has been signed expelling
from France two Anarchists, one German,
the other Belgian.
IT was stated Bismarck had been asked
to arbitrate between Portugal, France and
the International Association.
THE village of Battle Lake, Mimi, was
destroyed by fire recently.
THE President has withdrawn the nomi-
nation of Charles E. Kelsey for Receiver of
Public Moneys at Little Rock.
MATILDA LEE, colored, living in frame
shanty in Cincinnati, while drunk the
other evening, upset her lamp and burned
up with her home. -,-
THE Khedive of Egypt has refused to
follow England's advice to allow the Ital-
ians to occupy Massowah without the con-
sent of the Sultan of Turkey.
The express train for Cannes, on which
the Prince of Wales was passenger, came
into collision on the 9Th at Avignon with
freight train. The Prince of W ales suffered
nothing more than slight shock from the
accident. Nobody injured
AT a wedding ceremony at Plato, Ill, re-
Gently, the floor gave way and the entire
company, numbering about $50, were pre-
cipitated into the cellar. Three ladies
were slightly injured and all badly fright
ened. ..tH
THE French, it was rumored, intended to
abandon the blockade of Formosa and ap-
ply the blockade to Canton River. The
French commanders have given notice of
their intention to search all neutral vessels
in Chinese waters for contraband.
AT meeting of the River and Harbor
Committee on the 9TH it was decided to re-
port amendments to the River and Harbor
Appropriation bill, eliminating the item
which proposed to make Captain Eads
Consulting Engineer for the Mississippi
River Commission, and to place him in
charge of the improvements at Galveston
Harbor. The amendments will reduce the
appropriation proposed for Galveston Har-
Dor from 500, 900 to 100000.
MISS ANNIE LEE BOWMAN, aged twenty
one, was turned upon and fatally injured
by hog on her fathers farm near Lexing-
ton, KY.
THE bill to regulate the fees of pension
agents, as it passed the National Senate,
provided that no fee greater than ten dol
lars shall be received by pension claim
agents. The bill contains clause espec-
tally forbidding the collection by claim
agents of more than ten dollars for claims
filed between June 20, 1878, and July 4, 1884.
THE National House, at its session Feb
ruary 6, passed twenty-six pension bills,
one granting a pension of ten
dollars each to the children of the late
Lieutenant Keslingbury, and one increas
ing to fifty dollars the pension of the
widow of Commodore Fillebrown.
d. W. MILLER, of Cincinnati, O., pro-
prietor of the D. W. Miller Carriage Com
pany, recently assigned to Henry H. Glib
son. Assets estimated at $125, 900; liabili-
ties, 100000.
A WAR, waged for three weeks past be-
tween the Nashville 6, Chattanooga and
Memphis & Charleston Railroads, has
ceased, and an amicable adjustment made. |
SEVEN or eight persons were injured by |
IN accident on the Florida Central, near
Quincy, recently. The train was thrown |
rom the track and turned completely over. |
FEARS were felt for the safety of the |
British steamer "Sardony," which left
Victoria, B. c., December 10, with 400 Chi
lese aboard. -
FAILURES for week ended February in
he United States numbered 314, Canada
=, total 346 against 354 the previous week,
md All the week preceding.
THE California Assembly has adopted
concurrent resolution favoring the Nicara-
yuan treaty.
The Mount Sterling, KY. opera house
md several business houses were burned
he other night. Loss, 100000.
DISPATCHES from London on the 9th con-
aimed nothing definite concerning the fate
# General Gordon. 1t would take five
weeks for Wolseley to reach Khartoum
rom Korti. The report that Khartoum
vas surrendered through treachery was
onfirmed.
A COPY of a photograph of the missing
ditor, Conant, of Hdrper's Weekly, has
cen sent to Athens, Ga. A dispatch from
Athens stated that a man representing
imself as Mr.. Conant, of H0rper'S Weekly,
ad been in that city interviewing the PEG.
lie as to the political sentiment there.