The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-17

the child's breast, resulting in death in a
few hours.
THE civil marriage of Mime. Adelina
Patti and Signor Nicolini took place at
Swansea recently. The ceremony was
performed at the Office of the French Con-
sulate. The Office was surrounded by a
crowd, who enthusiastically cheered the
bride and groom when they entered and
when they departed.
DEADLY riots took place recently in Bel
fast between Orangemen and Catholics, in
which nine persons were killed, two OF
them being females. The military finally
succeeded in quieting matters
A WATER spout burst over Marshall, y.
c., recently and a most terrific rain fell up
on the surrounding country. Houses fell
before the advancing flood and cattle were
swept away and drowned. No loss of life
was reported.
A FIRE at Tonawanda, y. Y, recently de-
stroyed the Mozart theater and saloon and
about a dozen other buildings. The loss
was estimated at $4,000. The body of an
unknown man was found burned in the
ruins.
SERIOUS ricting, caused by political ex-
element, took place at Pesth, Hungary, on
the 10th.
A LETTER from Sir Robert Hart, Inspec-
tor of Chinese Imperial Customs, denies
that the Chinese Government intends to
construct railway, and says that there
will be no opening in China for some time
to come for such an enterprise.
TWENTY persons at least received bullet
wounds in the riots at Belfast on the 9th.
An attempt at renewing the riots was
made the following day, but was sup
pressed. All the taverns were ordered
closed.
A sUBsIDENCE of the earth recently
caused considerable excitement at Par
sons, Pa.
THE City and Suburban handicap at
Sheephead Bay, n. Y, was won by Trou-
badour.
HIRAM B. WADswoRTH, of Holly, n. Y,
committed suicide the other morning by
jumping from Goat Island bridge at Mag
ara. He was carried over the falls.
ApvICEs from Auckland, New Zealand,
state that at Tarawera there has been a
volcanic eruption preceded by an earth
quake. Many natives and Europeans per-
ished.
L. ". PITCHER, the expelled member of
the Chicago board Of trade, has sued the
board for $4,000.
CHARLES G. LUNDELL, dealer in Swedish
iron, Boston, has made all assignment.
Liabilities, sl50,000; assets about the same.
LIMESTONE, Idaho, recently reported four
horse-thieves hanging to a tree.
RECENTLY Thomas Hunt, well known
settler, was killed by the Apaches near
Harshaw. And near Benson the red skins
killed an unknown white man.
IT is alleged that the day after the mar
riage of the Duke of BragaRza and the
Princess Amelie, of Portugal, the Dukes
mistress was poisoned, and her two children
died the next day of some unknown dis
ease. The father of the young woman was
so affected that he went insane.
THE business failures during the seven
DAYS ended June II numbered for the
United States, $50; for CanaGa, %; total.
200, compared with total of lS7 the week
previous.
JOHN HUNTER, Kentucky negro, was re-
Gently convicted of stealing a small sum of
money at Evansville, Ind As he had
already served three terms in the State
prison the jury gave him life imprison-
ment.
A FIRE broke out recently in the store of
Moore & Madden, Litchfeld, Conn. \
score of buildings were destroyed. Loss,
S200.0OO
CHIEF GRAVES, OF the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, Washington, IS prepar
ing list of some two hundred names of
employees to be discharged July l owing to
lack of work.
a FAMILY named Armstrong, consisting
of the husband, wife. two sons and one
daughter, went from Missouri last fall and
settled in Little Mountain valley, on
tributary of the Yellowstone river. They
were recently missing for nearly three
weeks, when it was learned that sudden
flood, caused by the melting of snow, swept
away the house and drowned the inmates.
THE strike of the Buffalo On. W bakers
has been declared off, both sides making
concessions.
THE American Association of Steel Shap-
ers and Pillow Manufacturers met in Louis
vile recently and adopted scale of prices.
TWENTY new cases and ten deaths BIZ
cholera is the daily average in Venice.