The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
An Italian organ grinder, in New Or
leans, recently, was leaning against tele-
graph pole when a current of electricity
ran down and struck him dead Another
organ grinder, who went to his friends as
sistance, was seriously injured. 1t was
supposed that Brush electric light wire
had accidentally crossed the line, causing
the fatal result.
TIE story Of the attempted blowing up
of the Southern Pacific bridge across the
Rio Grande was denied by the railroad Of
fcials.
THERE was a lively scene in the French
Chamber of Deputies on the 29th. Several
members charged that an inaccurate
record had been kept of the Tonquin credit.
Shouts of ''liar'' and ''swindler'' were
raised in all parts of the Chamber. The
official record was voted to be correct. The
uproar was repeated in the Hobbies, and
two duels were likely to result from the
controversy.
A BOY fourteen years old, while playing
marbles on the ice on Archer's Lake, near
Denver, recently, fell through and was
drowned.
MANY people were asphyxiated at Kings
ton, Ont, the other night, by broken gas
main which filed several houses with gas
Two or three were fatally injured
THE convention called to consider the i'm
provement of the Missouri met at Kansas
City ON the Goth.
BRITISH troops recently attacked the
Arabs near Kosch. A heavy engagement
followed, resulting in the defeat of the
Arabs and capture of their position. The
British and Egyptian loss amounted to
about fifty killed and wounded.
THE anthracite coal trade was reported
greatly demoralized. Another cut has
taken place.
THE London Standard says that the cred
itors cf the King of Bavaria have united in
petition for the diStraint of the goods and
property of the Imperial household. Prince
Leopold, uncle of the King and General-in-
Chief of the Army, has forbidden the Bailiff
of the State to take any action to carry out
the objects of the creditors.
ONE of the boilers of the Gulf City Oil
Works, at Mobile, Ala, exploded on the
29th, killing seven colored men and wound
ing fatally and seriously several others.
AN Indignation meeting was held at Car
son, New, the other day to protest against
the closing of the mint Resolutions favor
ing free coinage of silver were adopted by
the meeting.
THE President has approved the recon-
menGation of the Secretary of the Interior,
that a portion of the money appropriated
for the relief of the Indians be used to re-
leve the immediate and pressing needs of
the Souppai Indians in Northern Arizona.
These Indians are not suffering at present,
but they will need help before the winter is
over.
THE Pope was reported about to issue an
energetic protest to the French Govern
ment because of the alleged prosecutions of
priests and the church in France.
THE Rangers who have been in pursuit of
the hostiles have returned to Duncan, Ari.
They report that while on the trail of the
hostiles the Indian scouts refused to follow
it and defed the officer in command to
compel them to obey his orders. The chase
had to be abandoned and the troops re-
turned without accomplishing anything.
An Orange mob recently attacked two of
the released Riverhead (Newfoundland)
prisoners and fatally wounded them. There
was great excitement in Harbor Grace and
crowds were occupying the streets and a
riot was anticipated.
THE Kentucky Legislature convened at
Frankfort, KY, on the Goth and elected the
following officers: Speaker, Charles Offut,
of Bourbon County; Clerk of the House,
Green Kellar, of Nicholas County; Door
keeper, Robert Tyler, of Cradle; Clerk of
the Senate, Harry Glenn, of Carlisle.
THE Archbishop of Canterbury has i'm
parted to the Bishops of the Church of Eng
land scheme for church reform. Lord
Salisbury will approve the measure if the
Bishops approve it after considering it in
private sittings.
FATHER LoBIETzKI, of the Penn avenue
Polish Church, Pittsburgh, Pa, against
whom charges of drunkenness were pre-
ferred before Bishop Phelan of tie diocese,
has been suspended by the Roman Catholic
Church. 1t was said that his followers in
the church were very much exasperated
over his removal, and threats of mobbing
the episcopal residence have been made.
PETER B. SWEENEY, notorious in the
Tweed regime, returned the other day to
New York.
An order has been received from Com
missioner Fink to reduce the rates on live
sheep from st. Louis to New York to so
cents. This is reduction from IS and so
cents, respectively.
ANDREW 7. Cox, wealthy plow manu-
facturer, is supposed to have drowned him
self at Maysvile, KY. His hat and some
letters were found on the river bank. He
had been in poor health.
SECRETARY EDGE visited the farm of
Henry S. Rish, near West Willow, Pa, and
inspected the herd of cattle suffering from
pleuro-pneumonia. One COW was killed
and tkirty-four inoculated. Other herds
in Pennsylvania were also reported in
fected.
The Postmaster General has requested
the resignation of ". B. Gurley, who has
for many yaars filed the position Of chief
of the free delivery bureau in the Post
office Department.