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

THE California Legislature elected A. P
Williams United States Senator on the Sd
to fill the place of the late Senator Miller
Williams was the choice of the Republic
ans, the Democrats nominating Hearst, the
Senator appointed some time ago by thu
| Governor
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
on the Sd. adopted resolutions demanding
the surrender of A. K. Cutting from Mex
leo.
HERBERT SPENCER, the wellknown En-
glish writer, was said to be seriously sick
on the Sd.
| ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND has gone
to Arkansas for several weeks vacation.
| SAMUELJ. TILDEN, the well-known Demo
cratic standard-bearer, died at Greystone
n. Y, on the morning of the 4th He had
been ailing for long time, the immediate
cause of death being failure of action OF
the heart. The distinguished statesman
was born in New Lebanon, Columbia Coun.
ty, n. Y, February 10, 1914.
JUDGE HOFFsTETTER who extradited Ra-
sures, recently murdered by Mexican Off
cials, throws all the blame on Sheriff
Oglesby.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS has been unani-
mously reelected president of the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League.
WILLIAM NJ. BAILEY has been nominated
for Congress by the Second Vermont dis
trict Democrats, to run against General W.
W. Grout
HARRISON DURKEE, vice president of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, died
on the 4th
The President has signed the Sundry
Civil and General Deficiency bills.
THE Democratic convention at Leaven-
worth, on the 4th, nominated Colonel
Thomas Moonlight for Governor of Kan
sas. William Whitelaw, of Kingman, was
nominated for Associate Justice The
convention adopted the platform and adj
iourned for the day.
DEMOCRATIC assemblies all over the coun-
try passed resolutions in reference to Til
denis death.
SOUTH CAROLINA Democrats have nomi-
mated State Treasurer ]. P. Richardson for
Governor
Two aged persons and five children were
drowned by the sinking of a pleasure yacht
in the harbor at Portland, Me-, recently.
THE new British Parliament met on the
9Th.
THE President, on the 9Th. signed the De-
fciency, Sundry Civil and River and Har-
Dor bills.
SECRETARY LAMAR has received the resig-
nation of W. P. Johnson, of Chicago, as a
member of the Board of Indian Commits
sioners.
DAISY MURDOCH, the we'll known actress.
died at New York on the 5th after an i'll
ness of several months with CONSUMPTION.
Miss Murdoch was only seventeen years of
age.
JOHN w. GRAHAM, son of the Secretary
of the Navy under President Fillmore. has
been nominated for Congress by the Demo-
Gratis of the Fourth district of North Caro-
lima
THE judicial elections in Tennessee on
the 9Th showed Democratic gains averag.
ing 25,OO0 over two years ago.
LCCIEN FAIRCHILD, of Wisconsin. WINS
elected Commander of the Grand ARMY at
San Francisco on the 9th, with S. w. Back
us, of San Francisco, Senior Vice Com
mander. st. Louis was chosen as the next
place OF meeting.
The President has appointed Thomas
Cooper to be collector of internal revenue
for the Eighth district of Illinois, and n.
F. Acers TO be collector of internal revenue
for the district of Kansas. The above were
among the nominations upon which the |
Senate failed to act.