Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-11
GENERAL TElEGRAPHIC NEWS.

GENERAL 1ElEGRAPhlC NEWS
DOMESTIC.
The hate Joseph e. Temple, of Philadel
phia, left $780, eco to public institutions.
The expenditures of Cook county, Illinois
for the fiscal year ending with August wer
$629,6A in excess of the appropriations.
The special delivery of letters in Chicago
for August yielded 10 to each messenger
employed.
Twelve houses at Mount Carmel, Penn,
owned by the Lehigh Valley railway, were
burned. A woman and child lost their lives
A collision on the New York Central road
near Marcellus, wrecked two engines anC
ten car loads of merchandise. The loss is
$4,000.
A serpent three feet in diameter is report
ed to have been seen in the Hudson river,
near Albany, by Captain Hitchcock and John
d. Parsons.
Robert II. Todd, a master builder at Mil
vaukee, was fatally assaulted by an ineaue
son, who recently escaped from an asylum
IN Illinois.
The democrats of the Fifth Mississippi
district, after balloting 119 times. nominated
@. L. Anderson to succeed o. r. Singleton
in congress.
The mint at Philadelphia is now worked
from A. NJ. to midnight every week day.
Onley 81 OOO, 600 in silver bullion is required
for coming $2.sOO,0OO.
The monument to George Washington at
the national capital was not affected by the
earthquake, but within a few years it has
lost four inches in height.
Seventy-five assemble. of the Knights of
Labor in New York city have been suspend
ed for failing to pay an assessment of 81
each toward the building fund.
Nearly the entire business portion of the
village of South Royal, w., and number of
dwellings, we're destroyed by fire. Thirteen
stores and nine residences were burned.
The democratic congressional convention
Of the fifth district met at Clay Center. On
motion James g. Lowe, of Washington
county, was nominated by acclauation for
congress.
The California democratic state conven-
ton completed its ticket. Washington Bart
lett, mayor of San Francisco, was nOmina-
ted for governor, and Al. +. Tarpey, of Ala
media, for lieutenant governor.
A deputation of Irish ladies, headed by
the wife of the lord mayor of Dublin, will
soon visit HawardeR and present to Mr..
Gladstone home rule declaration bearing
The signatures of half million women.
Dr.. j. L. Ingersoll, a brother of Bob, has !
been nominated for congress by the prOhi- |
bitionists of the Waukesha district of Wis
eonsin. The democrats of the Eighth Mis- |
souri, district re- nominated John j. ONeill. !
The commission of Thomas E. Benedict |
as public printer has been receiced at the
white house, bearing the presidents sigma
tare. It is understood that the new public
printer will relieve Mr.. Rounds about the
lbth of September.
A Vinita, Indian Territory dispatch says
an inspector has been dispatched to bring
down q hundred Sac and Fox Indians from
the Usage agency. These Indians have here
tefore refused to 60 to the Sac and Fox res
efvation in the territory.
The meeting Of coal managers, held in
New York CITY wss very largely attended.
After q long discussion it was decided to ad- |
vance the price of stove egg and chestnut
coal Is cents per ton, and 6rate 10 cents. The
meeting then adjourned until September IA.
A subscription list has been opened at the
Manhattan club of New York city. in aid of
the Charleston sufferers. The total amour
Of subscription received at the cotton ext
change to aid the Charleston sufferers is $5,-
e26, at the petroleum exchange 81, 200.
One of the most extensive parades ever
seen in Cincinnati was witnessed by 10000
people, the occasion being the opening of
the Cincinnati exposition. The formal ex-
ercises of the exposition took place when
the Hon. Benjamin Butterworth and Others
made addresses.
A dispatch from Beaufort, Ca, says that
aeer the Coosaw mines there is crack in
ne earth 200 feet in length and six inches
yide at the top. On st. Helena island off
he Beaufort coast, several large openings
sere made, and piles of mud and sand we're
forced up.
Information has recched Nogales, Arizo-
ma, that Lieutenant Clark had arrived st
Oalabasas with int diligence from General
Miles. That while the latter were marching
lide by side with Captain Lawton, Geronimo
came up, saying the Indians we're out of pro-
visions and ammunition, were faint and
hungry, and would give up their arms and
Internationally.
Secretary Sims, of tho state board of agri-
culture. has written letters to the numerous
county fair associations, asking that some
of their best exhibits of tho cereals, fruits
and vegetables, be expressed TO that depart
ment at the close of the fairs. It is the pur
pose of Secretary Sims to make fms agri-
cultural display in the department of which
he has charge.
Parrottville, in Coke county, Tenn, is in
q wild state of excitement over a frightfol
epidemic which has made its appearance
there. The disease, which proves fatal, re-
sembles FINK, except that the victims are at
tackled with severe pains in the head stimuli
with the pain in the abdomen.
The physicians are unable to cope with the
disease, and those stricken with it suocumb
within short time. Seventy-seven deaths
have occurred within three days.
An Oakland, H., dispatch says that tho
citizens of Bowdrie township, north of that
city, were startled by q noise like the explo-
sion of q steam boiler. On examination 1t !
was found to have been caused bv an erup-
ton on the farm of Chistian Lunkenbach.
That gentleman stated that when the noise
occurred cloud of smoke and dust f-w in
he air, in which were stumps of trees,
stones and roots. deep hole was left in
The ground, which has not been explored.
A South Bend, Indiana, dispatch reports
that Mrs. Emma Malloy, we'll known all
ever the country as revivalist and temper
ance lecturer, attempted suicide by drown
ING. She was rescued with great difficulty,
as she Was persisently bent on taking her
life. Her son Frank was recently drowned
Ut Laporte, and ever eince that time she has
said her life was not worth living. Suffer-
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