The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-04
Miscellaneous.

AT the reunion held at Camp Asa Kin
ney, in Russell County, two babies were
born on the camp ground, one on Thursday
and the other on Friday night One of
the new born babies was christened Asa
Kinney.
W. NJ. FREEMAN, printer, recently fell
or was knocked from a bridge near Sedar
and had his neck broken.
EARLY the other morning a stonemason,
while crossing the Kansas river bridge at
Topeka, saw peculiar looking bundle just
outside the railing near the center of the
bridge. To his surprise, when opening the
bundle, he discovered baby boy, APP
parently about six weeks old. Some per-
son had placed the baby in such position
that had it even stirred it would have
fallen into the water. The child was
properly cared for, and the matter placed
in the hands of the police.
THE Chicago, Kansas & Western ran the
first passenger coach to Fredonia on the
9th and took their first freight of five
stock cars to Kansas City.
Topeka registered ), 300 voters for the fall
election.
two men entered a Chinese laundry in En-
poria and attacked the proprietor, who
was up late ironing. They struck him on
the head twice with the sharp edge of
Ratchet, telling him senseless to the floor.
Then they proceeded to rife the building,
taking about 500 in cash and escaped.
Upon regaining his senses a few minutes
later the Cinnamon, Woung Lee, managed
to drag himself across the street and give
the alarm. 1t was thought his injuries
would prove fatal.
c. c. NAY colored barber of Topeka,
has got himself into trouble by marrying
too many women. Some time ago he
wrote to his wife in Illinois that he had
got into trouble and stabbed a man and
was compelled to leave The wife wrote
to his employer and learned that the
trouble he had gotten into was marrying
another woman and that he had gone to
Junction City. The wife Immediately
went to Topeka and had him indicted by
the grand jury. Nay was taken back to
Topeka and lodged in Jail.
WHEN the late National Woman's Suf-
frage convention was called to order at
Topeka there were tweuty-three delegates
present representing Kansas, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Indiana, Maryl and.
Missouri and Washington Territory. Mrs.
Lucy Stone Blackwell read the reports OF
of the Ohio and New York associations,
while Rev. Louis Banks reported that III
Virginia the sentiment in favor of grant
ing women the ballot was growing.
ELECTIONS over. Now for business.
The following articles of Incorporation
were filed in the office of the Secretary of
State on the 18th: The First Christian
Church of Walnut City; the Pap Thomas
post G. a. R. of Thomas County, trustees,
David Turner, George W. Mitchell, I. b.
Caldwell. T. B. Schuster, c. W. II. Odell;
the Mill Greek Baptist Church of Bourbon
County.
CAPTAIN j. III. CooMBs, of Brookv lille.
who was dangerously injured some time
ago by the falling of an elevator on the
Senate side of the capitol at Washington,
where he was employed, is rapidly recov-
ering from his injuries.
PLACE all tools and agricultural imple-
ments under shelter.
The wife of Cy Lafferty, of Leaven-
worth, died from the injuries received at
the hands of her husband, who poured coal
oil over her and set it on fire. He fled and
subsequently attempted suicide by cutting
his throat. Being captured and taken
back be narrowly escaped lynching by
mob OF colored people. He was finally
landed in Jail, but it was thought his self
inflicted injuries would prove fatal.
WILLIAM LEsHEs, of Kansas, has been
appointed to a $1,000 clerkship in the PEN
sion-office and q. c. Bruce appointed TO
s., 200 clerkship.
THE United Presbyterians Of Hutchinson
have completed new church 1t an ex-
pense of 5000.