The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-22
Miscellaneous.


THE following notaries were appointed
recently: d. r. Hirschler, Newton. Har-
vey County; S. w. Mccoy, Derby, Sedg-
wick County; E. W. Kline, Harper, Harper
County; A. Nicodemus, Plainsville, Rocks
! County; William B. Shaw, Spearville, Ford
| County; James w. Orr, Spearyille, Ford
| County; Fred. II. Click, Atchison, Atchison
| County; w. j. Fitzgerald, Dodge City, Ford
! County.
THE State Bar Association held its an
nual meeting at Topeka on the 18th, and
was presided over by Justice Valentine of
the Supreme Court. The following new
members were added to the Association:
w. p. Clark, w. T. Webas, w. LittIefield,
Almeron Gillette, W. p. Douthitt, e. Ii.
Lewis, C. W. Smith, ID. c. Nellis, G.
w. Bertram, II. l.. Alden, Ira Ellord, K.
S. Hicks. j. B. Clogston, Ed S. Waterbury,
w. w. Scott, A. l.. Redden, f. Z. Gillette
l.. p. Kellogg, David Kelso. Geo. j. Barker
and w. w. Smith. The annual election of
officers resulted in making II. II. Orion
President; w. A. johnson Vice-PreSident;
W. Ii. RoSsington, Secretary, and Judge
Valentine Treasurer. Executive Council,
Judge Humphrey, Judge David Martin,
Judge florence; and Judge Houke,
J. ID. Snoddy, Judge David Mar.
appointed 4 committee to draft appropriate
resolutions touching the death of the late
Judge Stevens, who was Vice President of
the Association. MesSrs. Everest, SnOddy
and Redden were appointed committee to
prepare and submit amendments to the con-
StitutiOn that are deemed necessary. After
a general discussion upon the question of
recognizing the Judiciary, redistricting the
State and a Constitutional Convention the
meeting adjourned until February 3.
AN eastbound train was recently ditched
near Longton. The cause of the wreck was
a broken rail. The sleeper, baggage and
mail ears were thrown from the track and
the hind end of tine smoker. No serious
damage was done except to brakeman
named Charles Hinkle, who is, perhaps, in
ternally injured. The wounded man was
conveyed to LOngtoR, where medical aid
was summoned.
DURING the two years just closed, $50
patients have been received into the Topeka
Asylum. These, with 145 present June,
1852, and one returned from visit make 1872
cases under treatment; $50 were discharged
restored during the two years; thirty ill
proved: twenty-One unimproved, thirty-One
died. fourteen are out on visit, five have
eloped, and one was discharged as not in
sane.
lie Herald Telegraph and Telephone
Company, of Fort Scott, Kansas, is the title
of a corporation chartered recently under
State laws. The purpose of the company
is 10 build telegraph and telephone lines
within the State, with headquarters in Fort
Scott. The directors are 5. 4. Day, Alfred
POpkiss and Francis Herman, of Fort Scott |
The capital stock of said corporation shall
be 100000.
THERE are thousands of acres of land in |
Western Kansas subject to settlement that j
can be had without Il controversy with the |
Government or fear of having to fight Uni |
ted StIteS troops.
SENATOR INGALLS, has been renominated |
j. w. CHENEY. of Gettysburg, was as |
SasSnatCd the other nightly some unknown |
person. who came upon him from behind |
and shot him in the back with a load of |
buckshOt. Cheney fell to the ground and |
died within len minutes after he was shot. !
No clue could be obtained to the murderer |
and as Cheney was said to be very dis
agreeable and unpopular no attempt was |
made 10 find him. The Coroner's Jury ren-
dered verdict of killed by some person |
unknown"
THERE was recently taken in at the |
State Treasnrer's Office n 5000 gold |
certificate, the only one of that denomina-
ton that ever came into the Treasury.
RECENTLY 4 live-dOllar bill reached |
the State Treasury on which was written:
The last one Good-by. E. N. c."
THE first commission issued by Governor
Martin was to G.. G.. Wharton, and was ac-
companied with a note from the Governor,
in which he said: 1T gives me great pleas
ure to transmit TO you, a soldier of the |
Twenty-fifth Illinois Infantry.and wounded
while under my command at Chicamagua,
Ga, the first commission issued and signed |
by me as Governor of Kansas"
1T is stated that five hundred and twenty
seven tickets of admission TO the inaugural |
ball were taken up at the door, and as the !
ladies present numbered about two to every
man, there were at least 500 people in the
hall.
The Kansas legislature has now fairly
settled down TO business.