The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-08-12

eater" was sentenced recently to fort
years in the penitentiary for manslaugf
ter, eight years for each Of his five viz
Tins.
JoHN W. MEL, of Shamokin, Pa, has m
cruited 100 men and has offered their sci
vices to the United States Government i
the event Of q war with Mexico
, THE Oswego, belonging to Captain Grum
mond, Of Detroit, was seized recently b,
Canadian customs officers and three depu
ties placed on guard. The latter went t,
sleep, when the vessel escaped
THE election for Principal Chief of tn
Choctaw Nation was held on the 4th, B. F
Smallwood, Thompson Mckinney, j. P
Fulson and Edward Simms Being the can
didates for the position. A large vote wa
polled. Several hundred negroes voted fo
the first time. Unofficial returns indicated
the election of Mckinney.
The grand jury of New York has post
poned the investigation into the charge:
against Commissioner of Public Work.
Squire and Maurice B. Flynn for a few
days until Mayor Grace has concluded his
| inquiry.
SPEAKING Of the Cutting case, Represen.
tative Curtin, Pennsylvania's war Gov.
ernor, recently said: 1T is an outrage; we
should not submit for day to such treat.
ment of an American citizen as has been
dealt out to Cutting. 1t is not the man, il
is the principle. We can not be too zeal.
Gus in protecting the rights of our people
elsewhere. The attitude of Mexico is pre-
posterous as well as insulting"
The lockout at the Timberline Mont. }
mines continues. Thirty women the other
day forced a ''blackleg" to quit work.
They escorted him home to his wife and
instructed his wife to look out for him.
GREENCAsTLE, Ind, reports a case of at
tempted train robbery by one man. Bag
gageman John T. Winchester was danger
ously wounded.
TWENTY-FIVE new cases of typhoid fever
and three deaths were reported on the
South Side, Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 5th.
There were over 200 cases, many fs tai.
THE trial of Editor Cutting took place at
Paso del Norte, Mex, on the 5th He re-
fused to plead. placing himself in the hands
of his Government. The judge pronounced
him guilty, postponing sentence.
AsIATIC cholera is reported prevalent at
Madison, Chippewa Falls and Miladore,
Wis, several deaths having occurred.
Some, however, deny that the plague is of
the Asiatic type. claiming that it is viru-
lent cholera morbus.
NJ. DE LEssEPs has issued a new circular
addressed to the shareholders in the Pan
anna canal, in which he says that over
100000 shareholders have subscribed for
AS, SOP shares in the new loan.
,JOuN r SMITH the aocOmnlioo ~ hmm
in the murder of William c. Gladson, was
hanged at Gallatin, No., on the eth. Jump
was executed couple of weeks previously,
Smith being respited.
FIRE in Phoenix, AriZ., undoubtedly start
ed by an incendiary, destroyed the finest
business blocks in the city recently, causing
a loss of 100000.
THE appellate court of Illinois has sus-
tanned the ruling of Judge Rogers, of Chi
cago, that the will of Editor Storey, of the
Chicago Times was valid.
SIX young Canadians, two of them neph-
ews of Hon. Alexander Mckenzie, were
drowned by the upsetting of yacht near
Sarnia, Ont, a few days ago.
THE striking bricklayers of Cincinnati
propose to erect buildings without the in
cINeHIiOH VI COuIIdCbOTS anu nave already
set to work on quite number of structures. |
As SOON as the work of completing the !
maps of location is concluded the Com |
missioner of the General Land Office will !
issue instructions for the restoration to the |
public domain of lands claimed by the At |
lantie & Pacific Railway Company in New |
Mexico and California, which were for
feited by an act of Congress last session.
These lands comprise some 1900 900 of |
acres.
IL a row at Belfast, Ireland, on the 9th,
the police fired and wounded seven per-
sons.
CAPTAIN HALL, formerly chief of the
United States secret service in Chicago,
was recently shot dead by woman. The
tragedy occurred at 476 Wabash avenue.
Captain Hall had lately been stationed at
St. Louis, but retired few days ago and
went back to Chicago.
THE Commerce. del Yale. of St. Louis.
prints q letter from the City of Mexico to
he effect that the Presidents and ex-Presi-
tents of the Central American republics of
Nicaragua, Honduras Costa RIGA
md Guatemala, now in that city, are ar
angling plan for union of these States in
'ne corporation, with the ultimate view of
to the Mexican Republic.