The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

The boiler of a thresher engine exploded
on the Foster farm near Jefferson, Wis,
the other day, killing five persons instantly
Anthony Klein, the engineer, and his son
Joseph Lester, and his ten-year old boy
and Joseph Haas. Another of Lester's
sons aged eight years and a man named
Fisher were fatally scalded. Several
others received scalds.
ZI,EMER, HERMAN & Co.'S brewery, near
Woodstock, ILL.,. was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. Loss, $4,000; insurance, s20,0 900.
RETURNS from twenty-six of the larger
pOst-offices of the country show an increase
of per cent. in the stamp sales during the
month of July, as compared with the same
month last year
RUMoRs of naval and military move
mentS against Mexico on the 10Th were nu-
merouS and sensational. Orders were re-
ported issued to several vessels to prepare
for sea. Troops were also ordered to hold
themselves in readiness.
STOCKMEN arriving from Mexico state
the news of the trouble with the United
States has just reached remote towns in
the interior, causing great excitement and
making it dangerous for stock buyers to
stay in their midst
THIRTY ONE buildings were burned at
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, recently. Esti-
mated loss S72 900: small insurance.
THE Progressive Union of CigaImakers
of America have decided to amalgamate
with the Internationals and thus end the
long strife.
SQUIRE and Flynn, charged with official
corruption, have been indicted by the New
York grand jury.
The board of guardians of Longford,
Ireland, has adopted resolutions denounc-
ing five landlords for heartless evlctions as
tending to crime and pauperism.
One man was killed and two freight
trains wrecked by a collision near Fails
creek, Pa, on the 11th.
4 DESTRUCTIVE tornado passed through
Aberdeen, Oak, on the 10th. No correct
estimate could be given OF the damage.
TIE three daughters of Henry Wyman. a
fisherman of Far Rockaway, Nellie. aged
tUelve; Lizzie, aged ten, and Sadie. aged
eight, went to a point only short distance
frOR their cottage bathing recently. when
they got into deep water and all three were
drowned.
THERE was a report in Tombstone, Ariz..
on the lIth that Mexican soldiers had dis
armed Captain Lswton's command in Son
ora and taken them prisoners
SIX men were killed recently by the eol-
lapse of the walls of e tunnel being con-
structed at New Ross. Ireland
DANIEL HASGERTT, OF Baltimore. Nd.
has been appointed assistant supervision
dent of the railway mail service.
NATIoS&L bankers met IN convention at
Boston ok the iitk-
The ink&bitantS OF Juneau City and
Douglas Inland, Alaska expelled serenty-
six Chinanaea from those places recently.
Tkey were pat on board two small sehoon-
err and shipped to Fort Wraagell
SaRkH JANE ROBINSON and Thomas r
SzHkh were arrested recently at Somer-
vile. Mass, charged with poisoning. They
were credited with the murder of eleven
perseRs for the purpose of obtaining insur-
1nce nsSxey.
A HUERSCANE swept over Nancy. France. |
on the llth, doing immense damage. The !
wind stripped the vines uprooted trees F.!
and ieveaed houses One soldier was killed |
and many peEsOiIs injured.
THE schooner Oregon eapsized in Boston !
lsrbor the other n 'ght, and four of the five |
nen composing tie crew were drowned
LOUISE Michel ln,s been sentenced to /
our months imprison ment and fne of |
90 francs for seditious language and iucit- !
ng 70 murder during thu Eioting at De-
France, last May. /