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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
kMlCASLE SENTIMENTS.
Compliments Exchanged Between Presi-.
dent Grevy snd the Old and New Ameri-
Miuf.rer,

Compliments Exchanged Between Presi-.
dent Grevy snd the Old and New Ameri-
can Ministers.
PARIS, May 15.-Mr. Morton, the retiring
United States Minister, presented his letters
of recall TO President Grevy. Mr.. Morton
and VI. Grevy then lunched together Af-
terward Mclane presented his credentials
to the President and delivered an address,
to which VI. Grcvy replied welcoming the
new minister and thanking him for the SELL
timents expressed. In his address N.
Grery assured Mr.. McLane that he
would always find in France the most
sympathetic cO-OperatiOn in every
thing calculated to promote the welfare Of
the American republic. In taking his fare
well. Mr.. Morton thanked NJ. Grevy for the
proofs Of esteem and sympathy which he
had received from him and from the French
Government. of whom he said he would al
ways preserve precious remembrance. VI.
Grevy expressed profound regret at the de
Darture of Mr.. Morton, saying he had also
appreciated Mr.. MoTtOn'S great character,
adding that il the uSages ami traditions of
the two countries had permitted he should
have asked a. q favor of the United
States Government that Mr.. Morton
be retained at Paris. Mr.. McLane
in his address said: 81 have the
honor of presenting my credentials as
Minister of the United States of America
| cordially share President Cleyeiand'S
sentiments of respect and friendship to-
ward France and her Government. Al
though little worthy of the high mission
intTuSted TO me, all my efforts will be di-
rected toward tightening the bond of unity
existing between France and America"
The banquet in honor of Mr.. Morton, late
American Minister, was given at the Hotel
Continental last evening. Two thousand
,rIIaStS INnrla nraSpnf
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
In Danger of Forfeiture.

CITY OF MEX!Co, May 1G.-The Govern
rnent officials say tlat the concession to the
Mexican National Railroad Company is in
serious danger OF forfeiture. According 10
article 4 of the cOmpany'S modified con-
tract of January II, 1883, the company
bound itself TO deliver 5000 kilOmeters of
finished road to the Government in
two years. BY the same article it
was stipulated that 200 kiIOmeters were
to be OIL the MatamOras IL Monterey line,
on which line work was not to be suS-
pended. The time for compliance with
this contract was to begin on January I,
1883, and the 500 kilometers were to have
been delivered on January II, 1885. This
was not done, only 100 kilometres on the
MatamOraS x Monterey line being deliv-
cred. The company's concessions now de-
pend upon the forbearance of the Govern
nent
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

The late Commodore Garrison was
a man of Herculean build and MANY
stories are told of his feats of strength
in his younger days. An old friend of
his says: His presence was imposing.
and he had breadth of shoulder that
was Herculean. / saw him once lift a
barrel of -four. with a man on top of
1t. and then throw them both off dock
as easily as one would fling a terrier
The man had made remark that the
Commodore objected to. and without a
word the Commodore threw him over
board. He wasn't called Commodore
then-only Captain-and wherever
Captain Garrison was he ruled the
roast In the early days of 80 he
was accredited with rescuing friend
OF his from twelve border Mexicans
while in saloon. He broke two OF the
men's necks by flinging them from
him, and fractured another ones skull
with blow Of his fist"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES

MUNsELL, the juryman in the Short
Phelan case at New York, who was ar
rested at the end of that trial, was fined
$3.50 and sent to jail for thirty days.
THE Car has sent General Komaroff q
Sword of honor" The present was ac-
companied by an autograph letter from
the Gar, warmly praising General komar-
offs military measures. A similar honor
was conferred on General Zakrajewski
THE Clearing House returns for week
ended May 10 showed an average decrease
Of 35.4 compared with tho corresponding
week of last year. The decrease in New
York was 41.5; the increase i'll Kansas City
was $50. Only two other citios showed
any increase.
AN immense amount of lumber was de-
stroyed by fire at OscOda, Mich, on the
10th. Mills and docks were also burned.
THE round house of the Z. C. & y. Rail-
road Company at Cortlandt, y. Y, burned
the other morning. The loss was nearly
100000.
EDMUND ASHwoRTH 6 Sons cotton mills
at Egerton, near Bolton. Eng, were burned
recently, involving a loss of f540,0OO.
TERRIFIC transforms and floods were re-
ported in Southeastern Kansas for the few
days ended on the 18th. Several lives were
lost by drowning and much damage re-
suited.
THE AHgenaeile Zeit,Eg OF Berlin had a
dispatch from Constantinople, saying that
the British Consul at Batoum during a re-
cent journey TO Kars was arrested by Rus
-. L. Il.
port on the Caspian Sea.
COMMODORE JONATHAN YOUNG, COM
mandant of the New London Conn }
Navy Yard, died of remittent fever at the
Crocker home, on the 18th aged fifty EIGHT
years. The disease was contracted while
he was in Washington as a member of the
Wales court martial.
RIEL was captured three miles north of
Batouche on the 18th by three scouts of
General Middletors force. he was care
worn and haggard and begged not to be
shot
PRIVATE advices from Hermosillo,
Mexico, say that the Mexican troops at
tackled the Yaquis, near Misa. Three
hundred Yaquis were reported killed. The
Mexican loss was eighty killed and
wounded. Four Americans were with the
Mexicans, of whom two We're killed and
man named Mckenzie wounded.
JUDGE FRENCH, in a trial recently at
Muscatine, Iowa, held that the first injunc-
tion proceeding instituted against saloon
had priority to any other injunction pro-
ceedings against the same saloon. This
was regarded as a great victory for tie
saloons, as sham injunction proceedings
had been instituted by friends of the sa-
looms against nearly every saloon in Nus
catine.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

THE count of the money aEd securi-
ties in the United States Treasury has
been completed. Everything was
found in a satisfactory condition and
the reports of eX-Treasurer Wyman
were proved correct in every instance;
even the alleged discrepancy of two
cents reported in the count of the cash
incorrect, the missing pennies having
been found on the floor, where they had
dropped during the count. The books
and accounts of the Treasurer's Office
were vet to be verified.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
MISHAPS.
A Fatal Cave-in-Fatafity to- . Wedding
Party.

Party.
PorTsvILLE, PS, May IA cavein
occurred to-day at the North Ashland col
lier hill, by which three miners and driver
were entombed. and another fatally injured
while endeavOring to escape from the col
liery. II was held by the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company. At ten
o'clock the water from above broke through,
washing ont the pillars and enguifing the
men working at No. - breast
also catching driver boy Just starting
from the fall with a two mule-trip
of cars. John Head, father of the
the boy heard noise of rushing water, and
leaping on the foremost mule then passing,
he attempted TO reach a place of safety
The falling coal, however, caught him and
pinned him and the mules to the ground.
The victims are Charles Dougherty, Joseph
Ennis and Michael McKeran, miners, and
Martin Heard, driver, killed outright; and
John Heard, both legs broken, ribs crushed
and shoulder broken. The latter was taken
out within an hour by the rescuing party,
but he cannot survive his injuries. The ac-
cident was caused by the dropping of pill
lars fIOm the gangvay, thus weakening the
walls.
\ WEDDING PARTY UPSET.
CINCINNATI, May l4.-As Mr.. Joseph
Van Nahidr. of Cincinnati, with his best
man, was accompanying Miss Mamie Ready,
of Newport, KY. TO church in that city IN
a carriage. 10 make her his bride, at about
eight O'Clock last night, railway train
frightened the horses and they ran away.
The race was long and the driver struggled
hard, but his team ran across mortar box
nearly upSettng the coach and threw him
from his seat Seeing no other chance for
escape, Mr.. Won Wahide allowed his i'll
tended bride and her sister To Jump from
the carriage into the street, which they did
The prospective bride was seriously injured
and was ttken home unconscious. Only a
short distance further on the bridegroom
and his best man jumped into the street.
not a moment too soon, for 4 dozen yards
ahead the horses rushed under a low pro-
jecting limb of a tree, against which the
body of the coach dashed and was wrecked.
At the home of the bride. few hours later.
were the doctor, the patient, distracted
bridegroom and guests. The marriage
ceremony was, however, performed at mid
night the bride sitting prOppeG in bed.
There is still anxiety about her recovery.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
A Pair of KuffiRnr.

OswEGo. \. Y, May 11.-Early Satur-
day night two masked men entered the
house of +. S. Thrall. in this city, during
the absence of Mr.. and Mrs Thrall at
church. A daughter, aged fourteen years,
had just put younger sister to bed and sat
at the piano playing, when the :wo men ap-
peared in the room; one of them with a
drawn knife, seized her, and under penalty
of death, commanded silence but said she
would not be harmed if she made no out
cry. He then cut of her hair and cut her
clothing, saying he wanted to be revenged
on her father. They took some articles OF
siIverware and left the house without do
ing the child further harD-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
The BrftIsh Parliament.

LONDON, May 15.-ln the House of Com
mons Gladstone stated that he did not know
whether Russia's answer concerning the
Afghan frontier agreement, reached by
Lord Granville, Earl Kimberly, Baron De
Staal and NJ. Lessar, and submitted to the
Car for approval, had yet arrived in Lon
don. The negotiations between the two
Governments continue, Gladstone said.
and the Government was unaware of a
further Russian advance. The latest
kilograms received made no mention of an
advance. Gladstone then moved and Sir
Stafford NOrtbcote seconded the granting Of
an annuity of $500 to the Princess Beatrice
on tine occasion of her forthcoming mar
rage. Labouchere opposed The noti0D-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

THE preliminary melton of the Re-
ceiver of the Exchange National Bank
before the United States Court to re-
move the trustees of Balm & Brothers,
and appoint a receiver was denied at
Norfolk. Va. Warrants of arrest were
then sworn out by the United States
bank examiners against John B. White
head, late President. James g. Balm,
Vice-President, George NJ. Balm, Jr.,
Cashier, and A. T. X. Balm, Director
They gave bail.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

TOPEKA, KAN, May 15.-The crop re-
port OF Kansas, coming from sixty counties
of the Stat. indicate that the condition of
growing wheat is no better than the last re-
port OF the State Board Of Agriculture in
dlcated. A large area OF winter wheat has
been plowed up, and much of this at the
last report was considered good for half a
crop. and the outlook for the coming crop
of corn, on account Of the late cold and wet
weather, is not good. as the season is at
least twenty days behind. and not more
than one-third of the crop has as yet been
planted. The most of that put in The
ground before the late cold weather will
need replsHting. A large acreage OF oats
has teen sOwn-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
His Presence Needed.

NEW ORLEANS, May 14.-Governor
O'Neal, of Alabama, has received advices
fron home indicating that his presence is
needed there on account of an apprehended
wSr OF races occurring In Bibb and Chiffon
Counties. The trouble grows out of a re-
cent assault on white woman by negro
and the lynching of the negrO's father. In
consequence thereof the Sheriffs are appre-
hending negro rising, and have called on
the Governor for troops. The Governor
leaves in the morning for Mont
gomerr, thus abandoning the line Of
pleasure laid out for him here.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

PROF. c. V. RILEY, Entomologist of
the Agricultural Department. says that
this country will soon be visited by two
great breeds of .ocuSts of the seven
teen and thirteen year varieties. This
will be the first time in two hundred
and twenty-one years that they have
appeared in conjunction. They will
not prove greatly destructive, and the
injury they will infiict will probably be
confined to fruit trees. The visitation
will be prolonged until late in July.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
Methodist BISHOPS.

ST. LOUIS. Mag 15.-The Board of Meth
odist Episcopal Bishops met here yesterday
morning at Union Church. There were
present: Bishop Thomas Bowman. of St
Louis, Senior Bishop, presiding; W. L.
Harris, of New York; K S. Foster. Of Bos-,
ton; S. W. Merrill, of Chicago: z. G. An
drews, of Washington, ID. c.; II. W. War
rem. of Denver, Col; Cyrus w. Foss, Of
Minneapolis; William II. Ninde. of Topeka,
Kan; John W. Walden, of Cincinnati, and
w. F. NslIallieux. Ouly the preliminary
b1siness of the session was transacted and
al adjournment was had to prepare for a
lass meeting tonight, to be addressed by
Bishop FOsS
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

AT West AnsOnia, Conn. resi,'es a
lad OF ten who was afflicted with seed
wart ON the top of his foot 1t was very
troublesome at tines, and he often
l0osenedhis shoe etOprevent thcirritstion.
On Two occasions the wart had been cut to
the surface of the foot, but would soon
grow again, each time to larger pro-
portions. 4 few weeks since as the
boy was sitting at tine table eating his
d nner, his shoe Off, as usual. large
pet roost..r came in for the crumbs, and
In his haste to get away with rs many
as possible in a short time suddenly
seized the wart- Before the lad could
shake him of he with his forcep-shaped
beak pulled the wart out by the roots.
The wound healed in a few DAYS and
there Is no appearance of further
growth. COurGat
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

A TERRIBLE and deadly disease was
reported prevailing in the Seward Val
ley, n. Y. 1t first attacked Samuel
McRobers, who died, and since then
funerals have occurred daily. The
throat first swells, the tongue is parai-
yzed, the patient can not eat, and he
becomes double-sighted. No one had
recovered from the disease. 1t was
very contagious.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

r IT turns out that Harold B. Wallack,
the Youngest son of the well known
actor, was secretly married in Phila-
delphia last November to Miss Madge
d. Fling. The young couple have been
forgiven in true theatrical style.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

A CURIOUS legal document, executed
by Napoleon l.. was sold at public
sale in France the other day for one
thousand six hundred and fourteen
franno
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

DR. HUNT. Secretary of the Board of
Health of New Jersey, says that hog
cholera cost the farmers of that State
in 1884 two hundred thousand dollars,
and the loss thus far this year is sixty
thousand dollars.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

THE Michigan House of Representa-
tives yesterday passed over Governor
Alger's veto the bill allowing minority
stockholders in joint stock companies
representation on the Boards of Di-
rorfor-S
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

THE lamp which General Sherman
carried from the time he entered the
army, in 1861, until he camped on the
now preserved at the Soldiers Home at
Dayfou q
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

DR. DoREMUs, is left-handed from
the fact that he was born without a
right hand He makes twenty-five
Thousand dollars year from chemical
analysis, mostly of patent medicines.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

KING HUMBERT and Queen Marguer-
ite of Italy were received with extrava-
CANT demonstrations of affection by
the Neapolitans upon a recent oo-
caSion
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

Block Island. nearly fifteen miles
of the Rhode Island shore, is consid-
cred one Of the quaintest ocean resorts
on the American coast. 1t is a minia-
ture world, IN which the habits and
customs are those of $50 years ago.
The income of resident physician IN
1881 from medical attendance on the
l,400 inhabitants was 1925. Before
quitting the island at the end of the
year he told an islander that he had lost
his own health in trying to work up a
practice.-M \. Mail.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
CURRENT COMMENT.

A DUBLTN paper states that General
Komarof's grandmother was an Irish
woman of the name of Macnamara.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21

rant. On the IOLOWlnS HlOInllS nc ndl q
preliminary examination, and this was
followed the next day by a sentence to
seven years in the Penitentiary.
IT is proposed to license druggists.
TIE husband of Mrs. Bellamy, Of
Wichita, has been missing since January 1.
Mrs. Bellamy has traced him to Nevada,
No., where he was last seen about January
4. She fears foul play.
4 oxE-LEGGED man recently boarded the
Santa Fe train at Argentine for the pur-
pose of beating his way to Las Vegas, but
was soon put off by the conductor. day
or two later he was found lying by the
railroad track about twenty-five miles
from Argentine, suffering severe If not
fatal injuries. He gave the name of Les
ter, and claimed to have brother at Las
Vegas. who is an engineer.
CAPTAIN SIXTH is now Warden of the
Penitentiary.
THE State Homeopathic Medical Society
met in Topeka and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, DR.. Schieble,
of Parsons; Vice President, DR.. Anna
Warren, of Emporia; Recording Secretary.
DR.. Rider, of North Topeka; Corresponding
Secretary, DIR. Mcintyre, of Topeka To-
peka was selected as the next place Of
meeting.
AN eight-year-old Topeka boy recently
boarded a train in that city with the
avowed intention of going West A tele-
gram headed him off at Emporia, and he
was returned to his mother.
? The semi-anual meeting Of the Social
Science Club was recently held in Leaven'
worth. ------- ----------
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20

and did not try 10 remove IT, Said the
ball ia still In the head, and that Barl0l
ia yet In q dangerous condition and liza
ble to die, although he may probably 70
cover, the critical period not yet having
passed. The Doctor said that on tell
lug Mrs. Bart0l how badly her husband
was shot, she exclaimed, "My God, have
done thisp
This concluded the testimony, and
Mr. Pier0, counsel for Mrs. BartOl, moved
that the defendant be discharged on ac
count of insuillciency OF evidence TO
hold her. Mayor Rex Overrnled the mo
tiOn, and bound Mrs, Bartol over 10 the
next term OF Common Pleas Court In the
SUN OF 81, 900, on the charge OF shooting
with intent 10 kill, Ball was furnished
by Mrs. Bartol, her husband, George
Bartol, and Frank Blssler going on the
bond, and she was released. Jennie
Golden, May Wonderly, Minnie Gray,
Alice Berry and John Golden were re-
Qnired TO give bond for their appearance
as witnesses at the next term OF Com.
mon Pleas Court, the four women In the
sum OF 800, and Golden 5000. Bail
was furnished by different parties, and
they were allowed TO depart.
Mrs. BartOl on her release repaired
Immediately TO her husbands side at
the White House TO tend on him and
curse him back TO health, and II Ia hoped
that she may be successful, for her own
sake, II not for his, 30 that a more aerl
Gus charge may not be brought against
haF
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
Obituary,

pAbraham Henning, son Of Conrad and
Mary Henning, was born In Beaver
county, Pa, Dec. 10th, 1906. and died NJ
his home In 0Snaburg township, Stark
county, Ohio, on the evening OF August
4th, 1885. aged 70 years, 7 months aud
10 days.
In his infancy he was consecrated 10
the Lord through the ordinance OF bap.
tism, administered by the Rev, Gfauch.
In later years he was admitted 10 full
membership In the Reformed Church NJ
parls, Ohio, through the solemn rite OF
confirmation by Rev, Foight On June
10th, 1890, no was united In the holy
bonds Of matrimony with Susannah
Bair daughter Of Rudolph Bair) who
survives him, aud who shared with him
llfe's joys and sorrows up 10 the time OF
his death, period Of o little over Afty.
six years. Their union was blessed with
eight children, oil OF whom survive
him but one.
Hls funeral took place on Friday, Au-
gust 9TH, and was largely attended. The
services were conducted by Rev. J. j.
Leberman, who preached an appropriate
sermon, based on II Timothy i:ls,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20
LOUISVILLE,
Items Of Interest from Our Regular Core.
apOndent.

Items OF Interest from Our Regular Core.
spondent.
Born to Mr., and Mrs. Frank sebot, u
daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Horner buried q
three mOnths'old child last Thursday.
Miss Minnie sauvAgeOt left on Monday
evening to visit friends residing In VII
liams county, o.
Mr.. Joseph Myers returned home on
Tuesday, after an absence OF several
months In 81, Louis.
Mrs. Albert Blood and two sons, OF
Cleveland, Ohio, are Visiting DR.. j. p
Schllling and family.
Mrs, Bowman returned on Wednesday
from an extended visit among relatives
and friends In Dunklrk, o.
Married at the Progressive Brethren
Church on August 9th, by the Rev, KeIm
Mr.. Christian Snyder and Miss EIlie
Cutcher, both Of this place,
Mr., Oscar Rlnehart and Miss Anna
0berdorff, both OF this place, were mar
ried by Rev, j. j, Leberman at the Re
FORMED parsonage on Tuesday evening,
August llth.
Prof. Parklson Ia training q large
class Of LoulsVille's young folks for the
rendition OF the 0peratta Red Riding
Hood, at Keim's Hall on the evenings Of
the 2lst and 22d.
Mr.. Henry WertenbeTger has removed
the two small frame buildings formerly
used by him as a clothing store, tO make
room for q building Of larger dlmen
sions, more In keeping with the require
ments OF his increasing business.
Mr.. Martin Coy while out hunting
In company with Mr.. Louis Lamielle,
shot an owl which measured four feet
eleven Inches from tip to tip OF the
wings. He shot II In Peter ChOlley's
woods, at q distance OF about 100 yards.