The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-19

COLONEL EDWARD E. WHITE, United
States Consul at Puerto Cabelia, Vene-
zuela, died at his residence in Philadelphia
On the 18th.
MIsCELLANEOC&
A MONK named Father Emanuel died re-
Gently at Gethsemane, KY, alleging that
he had been cruelty treated and starved by
the Abbot. The latter stated that Emanuel
was Of unsound mind.
A COPTIc merchant who recently arrived
al Cairo from Khartoum said it was moi
definitely known that General Gordon had
been killed. His body WI not found, and
he might possibly have escaped to the
south.
DR.. Holt, President Of the Board Of
Health at New Orleans, said recently that
there was no yellow fever within the city
limits or anywhere near tho city.
A DISPATCH from London says that after
. collision between tho American ship
Clarissa b. Carver, from New York, and
the British steamer Glamorganshire the
Clarissa b. Carver sank.
JOSEPH RxNsos, while suffering from
delirium tremens recently, blew up his sa-
loon 1t Newport, r. !. He was terribly
burned. Three other persons were In.
jured.
The storage passengers Of the steamer
Weser, numbering SS7, among whom small
pox made its appearance, were all taken
to Wards Island and quarantined on
the 9th.
AT the examination of the charges
against Assayer Harrison at Helena, Mont,
. number of witnesses testified that Gov.
eminent money was used for speculation
in private enterprises.
HARLEY, SPENCER & Co., grain dealers,
St Louis, made an assignment recently.
Tho assets assigned, were valued at $780,
600. The liabilities were unknown.
COMMISSIONERS SPARKS recently ad.
dressed q letter "a Secretary Lamar. re.
questing him to call upon the Attorney
General to institute legal proceedings to
set aside the Maxwell grant in New Mexico,
upon allegations Of fraud. The grant COM
prises two million acres and originally be-
longed to ex-senator Chaffee.
A FIR the other night IN Chinatown,
Ssn Francisco, burned the interior of the
Chinese theater and destroyed several ad-
joining buildings. Loss. $4,000; insur-
ance, unknown.
SIX persons escaped from the county Jail
at Charleston, w. Va, the other morning.
Among them were James Parker, convicted
Of murder in the first degree, and Joseph
Reese, charged with the same crime.
SUFFOLK, Va, was recently damaged
$4,000 by a fire which destroyed . num-
Der of buildings on Washington square.
GENENAL WOLsELEY, In recent dis
patches, warned the English Government
against the evacuation Of the Soudan, say
ing that the whole province would be given
up to anarchy and would revert to barbar-
ism.
IT Is estimated that the result Of the re-
cent elections throughout Austria will give
IS deputies to the Liberals, center 20 and
the other factions 10.
s. H. AND DEAN DENNAN, father and
son. were killed recently by the bursting
Of Q boiler ON their small steamboat on the
Cedar River, . few miles below Cedar
Rapids. Iowa. The father was thrown 40
feet and killed instantly.
A LARGE dredger accidentally sank in the
middle Of the Suex Canal neal Port Said.
Traffic would in consequence Be suspended
for at least two weeks.
A FIRE 1t st. Cesaire, Quebec, the other
night destroyed . number Of stores, ho-
tells and dwellings. Loss, $4,000; partly
insured.
IT was reported at Washington recently
that Commissioner Sparks was formulating
an order cancelling all Withdrawals Of
land by the United States for tho protec-
ton of the indemnifying limits Of railroad
grants. The effect of such an order would
be to restore to the public domain at least
$1,000, 900 acres and would undoubtedly
lead to litigation.
FRosr was reported - occurring in the
western part of the Michigan on the night
of the Sth. No damage was done, how.
ever.
The iron manufacturers Of Youngstown,
o., have decided to 20 into the steel bust
ness extensively and viii change their
plant accordingly.
THE Oriental Exhibition stors, New Or.
leans, burned recently. Loss, $4,000; in.
sured.
ALL the Pittsburgh, Pa, gambling houses
have been closed.
An accident happened during . recent
performance Of the Thalia Opera Company
in the Exposition building at Chicago.
Some tresee work, insecurity fastened,
gave way, and three chorus girls were in
jured.
THE British residents Of Cashmere re.
ported that earthquake shocks continued
with great severity. The towns at Bora.
mulla and sopar havs bssn utterly ruined
and 100 parsons killed.
A~ToMBsrox., A. T., special Of the nth
says: John Slaughter and J. J. Patton,
Who arrived to-day from Swisshelms, re-
port the Apaches killed four soldiers be-
longing % Captain Lowdeu's command
Tuesday last, in 0~nadaloupe canyon. A
Mexican named Oshow was killed last
night by another band Of Apaches, six
miles south Of Bisbee, in the MILESTONE
Mountains
A STRANGE episootic broke bat in the
Lindell Hotel stables. st. Louis, recently.
The horses were affected in the spine. The
animals before dying acted in . most I'M
~coutrollAhle manner.
IHE defaulting postmaster, Hibhs, late
Of Idaho, was reported with his family at
Farewell, . town up in British Columbia,
40 miles from Victoria.
TEE New Hampshire Senate and House
met In convention on the llth and pro-
cecded TO IN election Of State o(acers, With
the following result: Secretary Of State,
A. b. Thompson; State Printer, John b.
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