The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

ST.. JoHN'S military academy at Haddon-
field, n. j., was consumed by fire the other
day.
THE Statue of Liberty in New York har-
Dor was lighted for the first time on the
night of the lst.
RICHARD PRESTON, dealer in coal in Bos-
seen for over a week. His debts were very
heavy, being placed at Sl25,00O.
A SEALED United States express car on
the Lake Shore road was broken open the
other night ON its way from Chicago and
several packages of valuable merchandise
were stolen.
HEAVY storms prevailed on the Sd
throughout Scotland. In Edinburg the ga
bic of a new building was overthrow and
three workmen were killed and five in
jured.
AT Loogootee, Martin County, Ind, early
on the morning of the Sd, the Alderman
Hotel, two-story frame building, burned
and three men persisted in the flames. They
were forgotten in the excitement until it
was too late to save them. Two of them
were John G. Gates and Michael Trasey,
who were the day before elected treasurer
and auditor respectively.
RIoTING began on Carrick Hill, Belfast,
on the night of the Sd. No police were near
when the outbreak occurred, but they ap-
peared later and dispersed the opposing
mobs. Many rioters were struck by stones
and badly hurt The greatest excitement
was caused by the disturbance.
The Limerick Land League threatens to
reinstated and evictions cease. The Earl
of Dunraven has granted his tenants an
abatement of from Is to p per cent. The
tenantry on the Tully estate at Glenry,
Mitchelstown, held meeting recently and
decided not to pay rents unless granted a
reduction Of 80 per cent. Lord Massey has
offered his tenants 20 per cent. reduction.
THE following announcement was issued
at the White House on the Sd: The
President finds it absolutely necessary to
the proper performance of public duties
that the time between the 10th of Novem-
Der and the next meeting of Congress
should be at his disposal, free from inter
ruption. Within this period he will be
obliged to deny himself to visitors, except
upon actual public business of Importance.
This will not be construed to include ap-
plications or recommendations for office
This notification is given to the public this
early to dispose in advance of the plea
that trip to Washington has been made
in ignorance of the Presidents arrange
ment The usual public receptions at 80
O'Clock on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days will be continued"
CHARLES SKINNER, son of a prominent
cattleman, was crushed to death between
two cars at Benton, Tex. He was standing
on the rear platform when another train
backed down with great force.
ANDREW RoBERTsoN's 400 employees
struck at Excelsior, Pa, recently, for an
advance of 10 per cent. The operator says
the condition of trade does not warrant
the raise in wages and he will not grant it
THE schooner Anna B. Hutchinson,
which arrived recently at New York from
Chagres, via Key West, reports on October
a. fifty miles south of Dry Tortugas, that
she picked up the captain and mate and
four seamen of the bark Tresauroras,
from Barcelona for Havana, upon a piece
of the cabin house. they having been five
days in that condition without food or
water. The captain stated that the bark
broke up and sunk October 10, during a
hurricane. The balance of crew OF seven
men are supposed to have gone down with
her.
TwENTY-sEvEN persons who were impli-
Gated in the recent revolt at Madrid have
been sentenced to various terms of i'm
prisonment at hard labor.
A FASTING craze has broken out among
Italian cranks.