The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-23
NEWS OF G'HE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
GENERAL BRADY, ex-Assistant Postmaster
General and of star route notOriety, stated
recently that he was about to write book
about the Florida returns in the Hayes.
Tilden Presidential election which would
''stir up the animals"
GOVERNOR SAWYER, of New Hampshire,
was nominated on the first ballot at the
Republican State convention at Concord,
n. H, on September a
THE following have lately been nominated
for Congress: Joseph B. Cheadle, Republi-
can, Ninth Indiana district; William P.
Neece, Democrat, Eleventh Illinois district;
Ralph Plumb, Republican. Eighth Illinois
district; Isaac Stephenson, Republican,
Ninth Wisconsin district
The Pal Nall Gazette recently published
an article calling upon the Queen to vindi-
cate the purity of English homes and
| sanctity of the judicial oath and remove
Sir Charles Dilke's name from the roll of
the Privy Council.
PIERRE LORILLARD has concluded to sell
his racing stable by auction about the mid
die of October
The United States Minister and Mrs. Cox
left ON September Is for New York on
two months leave of absence.
THE Democratic Congressional conven-
ton for the Fourth Arkansas district. held
at Ozark on September To- nominated Hon.
John H. Rogers.
The State Labor convention which was
in session at Neenah, Wis, on Septembe..
10, had very stormy time, charges being
made that the State organizer had sold out
to the Democrats.
PRESIDENT DIAz, in his annual message
to the Mexican Congress on September t.
held that the Mexican Government was
right in the recent misunderstanding be-
tween that country and the United States.
The Anti-Saloon Republicans, which met
at Chicago on September 10, adopted reso-
buttons strongly condemning the liquor
traffic.
PARSELLITE members of Parliament, at
an informal meeting on September 16,
agreed to abatc their obstructive tactics,
after full debate on the vote for the Irish
police, and permit the Government to con-
clude the consideration of the estimates.
THE Republicans of the Seventh Wiscon-
sin district have nominated o. 3. Thomas
for another term in Congress.
GENERAL ]. l.. PACKARD has been nomi-
mated for Congress in the Thirteenth Ind-
ana district.
SEPTEMBER Is was the first day of the
honeymoon of George J. Gould and he at
tended to his business in the Western Union
building. In the afternoon he and his bride
went to Jay Gould'S residence at Irvington
on the Hudson.
TIE Governors of the thirteen original !
States met at Philadelphia on September |
Il to make arrangements for celebrating |
the one hundredth anniversary of the adop- |
ton of the United States constitution.
NJ. BRATIANO, the Roumanian Prime Min |
lister, was shot at on September 16, but |
lodged aside and the bullet struck men,
Der of the Chamber of Deputies, severely |
him. The populuce were greatly |
excited and threatened to wreck a news
paper which opposed the Premier.
UNDER FOREIGN SECRETARY FERGUSON. Of
Great Britain, has denied that England is
forming coaling station on the island of
IhasS
THE Emperor of Germany had severe
chill short time ago and is in very fee
ole condition.