The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-09

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pinwall.
| IT was reported that Ben Davis, Lon
don solicitor, had failed. His liabilities
were placed at 81 100000. 1t was stated h
had fed to Spain.
NAVAL officers were volunteering thei
services at Washington for the Panams
| expedition. The navy yards were in grea
activity fitting up munitions of war. At
/ Cabinet Council it was fully resolved Il
protect American interests at the isthmus
and to reopen the transit, which was re-
: ported closed.
EVERYTHING is a complete ruin at Colon
Central America. After the rebels wer,
defeated they fired the city, only three
houses being left standing.
EARL DUFFERIN obtained from the Ameel
a formal treaty recognizing the rights Of
England to lay out and fortify the north
western frontier of Afghanistan.
AT Arkansas City, Kan, on the I'd, Cap
tain Couch said that in view of the fac
Assistant Secretary had died, further de-
lay in the movement would be necessary
Wagons, farm machinery and seeds were
being purchased by the colonists.
THE Chinese Embassy at Berlin thought
recently the change of ministry at Paris
would Induce the Chinese Government tt
renew serious negotiations for peace be.
tween France ard China.
ANTHONY CoMsToCK was at Chicago re-
Gently taking steps, in conjunction with the
local society for the suppression of vice, tc
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and persons using lottery methods of con-
Quoting business.
Hon. NICHOLAS BELL, Superintendent OF
Foreign Mails, said recently that no
changes would be made in clerkships in
his office. The nature of the work requir ed
every clerk to be well acquainted with for
eign languages and the routine was sEch
that almost lifetime was required to be-
come thoroughly acquainted with the work.
THE failures for the week ended April !
were the smallest chronicled in any week
SINGS 1885 commenced. In the United
States, 1877; Canada, 3i-a total OF 231, as
against pa last week. Assignments were
coticeably light in New York.
ADMIRAL JoUETT sailed from New Or
leans on the Sd for Panama. Commander
Kane, of the Galena, telegraphed that he
had possession of two of the principal in
surgents who were concerned in the burn
ing Of Aspinwall.
THE trustee of Pope, Cole & Co., of Bal
timore, made a proposition TO pay eighty
cents on the dollar of the 100000 of unse-
cured liabilities, of which 100000 would
be paid in cash, the remainder on time.
This arrangement would assure the con-
tinuance of the copper works, one of the
most important industries in Baltimore.
DE FREYCINET was experiencing great
difficulty in forming Cabinet. President
Grevy insisted that he should form one and
politicians were urged to sink their differ
ences for the good of Franco.
THE total number of nominations sent to
the Senate by President Cleveland was 49,
OF these 159 were confirmed, two rejected
and twelve left Enacted upon by the Senate.
THE Secretary of State and other State
officers of Kentucky investigated the
troubles in Rowan County, and reported a
very bad state of affairs. 1t was probable
that the faction trouble would never be
settled until troops were sent to quiet it.
FRIENDS of General Grant have been in
formed that he has expressed a desire to
be buried at Washington, and they were
consulting as to what action should be
taken when he died. 1t was said that
General Sheridan would have the matter
in charge.
The English breeds in the British
Northwest refused to ally themselves with
Riel, but on the contrary joined the whites
for the purpose of suppressing the rebel
lion.
THORNTON & MAwBY's hosiery factory,
at Leicester, England, was destroyed by
fire recently. Loss, 100000.
BY the new fast line trains put on by the
Pan Handle and Pennsylvania lines, tho
running time between Cincinnati and New
York is reduced to twenty-three hours and
thirty-fiv minutes for the train which
leaves Cincinnati in the morning, while the
train leaving at night covers the ground in
twenty zone hours and fifty-five minutes.
BARRIos was reported to have lost 900
men by his recent defeat in Salvador.
His unpopularity was also said to be in
creasing.
TAMAI was captured by Graham on the
of the Sd. The resistance was
only feeble. The British lost one killed and
six wounded. The place was burned.