Crystal River current., 1886-10-23
fHLBGRAPHlC BREVlfIBS.

fRLBGRAPHIC BREVlfIBS.
Rear Admiral Nichols ID dead. He
was "a years Of age.
Eastport, Maine, suffered severely
from nre last weak.
The Republicans of New York have
nominated Theodore Roosevelt for Mayor.
Very extensive and destructive prairie
fires have been raging in Indian Territory.
The Knights Of Labor reelected Mr..
Powderly for his seventh consecutive term.
The Bulgarian election resulted in an
overwhelming defeat for the Russian party.
The Chicago anarchists have been
sentenced to be hung on the Sd Of December.
GA rate war is imminent on the over
land roads between San Francisco and New
York.
The London Socialists boast that they
can put 10O,0 900 armed men In the streets Of
that CITY.
Lucy Parsons, the colored wife of one
Of the convicted Chicsgo anarchists, has taken
to lecturing.
President Green says the Western
Union Is earning money regardless Of the fierce
competition in the East.
The remains of Chief Justice Chase
have been exhumed at Warrington preparatory
to their removal to Cincinnati.
j. E. j. Bradley, the former mana
ger Of the Pullman Sleeping Car Company,has
been arrested for embezxlement.
Mr.. Gladstone is quite i'll. 1t is
thought that bis condition 10 worse than has
been publicly admitted. He has fever.
The free delivery system Of the Post
office Department during the past year earned
s23s, 165 for the Government over its expenses.
Five lives were lost and the propeller
selah Chamberlain was sunk by colliding with
another propeller six miles east of eheboygan,
Wisconsin.
Prince Alexander has declined to re-
ceive the money which the Bulgarians voted
him, but he says he will take the throne If
they re-elect him.
Tamman Hall has nominated Con-
gressman Abram 8. Hewitt for Mayor, and de-
cline all propositions for conference with
other political bodies.
Bob Ingersoll has announced himself
in favor Of the election Of Henry George. He
advises the Republicans TO endorse and vote
for the labor candidate.
As further particulars are received Of
the storm around the Gulf of Mexico, the hor-
ror Of the sltuation are increased. It seems
now that over 100 persons lost their lives.
A Washington special says: sit Is
stated here ON good authority that after filing
bis annual Treasury report Secretary Manning
will retire from the Cabinet permanently.
Henry Wildman, q wife murderer,
was taken from the jail ct Monticello, Illinois,
and hanged by mob. They fred eleven shots
into his body to make certain Of their work.
George Hutchins, farmer of Biue
Anchor, N. j., has left the bulk Of his proper.
ty Of $1,000 to Henry George in trust, to be
used in disseminating the doctrines Of George.
The Canadian authorities have con-
fessed that they made . mistake in forcibly
lowering the colors on the American fishing
schooner Grimes. The vessel has been re-
leased.
Two American and one English COM
pany are contesting for the contract which d
to be awarded for draining the Valley Of Mex
leo. The contract involves the expenditure Of
%, 100000.
0lThere are rumors that the Texas cat
tlemen are seriously Affected by the shrinkage
in values and the cattle diseases throughout
the IcountEy. It is thought that extensive
failures may follow.
Rumors OF revolution in Mexico are
in circulation, but no positive information II
given. It 10 reported that the Mexican Minis
ter Of the Interior was captured while out
riding near the City Of Mexico
The beef and sheep butchers in Mr..
Armour's big establishment in Chicago have
Joined hands with the hog killers and have
gone out on . strike. Mr. Armour says they
shan work ten hous Or mot at al.
During the services in the little Polish
Catholic Church 1t Pittsburg, on Sunday, some
miecreant fred shot through the window at
the priest, barely missing him. There has
bean trouble among the factions In the church
for some time.
The County Convention of the New
York County Democracy have agreed to en-
dorse Tammany's nomination Of Abeam q.
Hewitt for Mayor, Il n announced that Nav