The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-22

Pena, Tex, were instantly killed by light
ming during heavy storm the other night.
SCHEDULES in the assignment of George
Adams, importer ana jobber of toys at 479
Broadway, to Alonzo F. Carnham, have
been filed at New York. They show liabili-
ties of $4,000; nominal assets, $50, 292;
actual assets. s2l.3l2.
THE Dakota Constitutional convention
opened at Sioux Falls on the 18th with
about 600 delegates in attendance, Judge
Edgerton presiding. A declaration that
South Dakota should be received as State
into the Union was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. d. BROCK, superintendent of trans
portation of the Missouri Pacific system,
has rendered his resignation. 1t is under
stood his Office will be abolished.
The grand master of the Masonic lodge
of Quebec has issued a Masonic edict pro-
claiming that all Masonic interests be sus-
pended from date between the Quebec
grand lodges and its subordinate lodges
THE small pox epidemic at Santiago,
Chill, was reported becoming worse every
day and the disease was proving fatal to 60
or 20 per cent of the number of persons at
tackled.
Two days of thirst and starvation brought
the mutinous convicts in the Dade coal
mines, at Coal City, Ga, &c terms and all
surrendered without trouble.
SIXTEEN persons were killed in st. Peters
burg by the explosion of a shell recently.
THE Esperanto Marble and the Poultney
Slate Works, Vermont concerns, have
failed
FIVE new business blocks in the center of
Bloomer, Chippewa County, Wis, were
destroyed by fire the other day. Loss 49,,
600.
THE Eastern Green Glass Blowers Asso-
citation in session at Atlantic City, n. j.,
has voted-42 to 26-to join the Knights of
Labor in body.
REvOLUTIoNIsTs recently attacked
train on the Matamoras & Monterey rail
road, Mexico. The passengers were
robbed.
AFTER four weeks effort the twelfth man
for the trial of the Chicago anarchists was
obtained on the 18th.
CONwAY's sash and blind factory on
LOOMS street, Chicago, was burned the
other morning. Loss $4,000.
IN consequence of depreciation and f1uc-
tuations of the silver currency in circula'
ton in Peru, it has been proposed to use
the American gold dollars as the basis of
all monetary transactions.
Hoo cholera in violent form is prevail
ing near HillsbOro, Ill. The loss is heavy.
a TELEGRAM from Rome of the 10th says:
The following are yesterdays cholera re-
ports: Brindisi town. IL new cases. deaths:
Brindisi province, 10 new cases, 46 deaths;
Fontana, 50 new cases, IS deaths; LatianO,
% new cases, 90 deaths; Venice, new case,
l death Codigora, 5 new cases, deaths.
BUSINESS failures for seven days ended
July Is numbered for the United States,
1853; Canada 20; total, 1873. The week pre-
vious they numbered 10.
BENJAMIN RUSSELL and Martin Benkey
were drowned recently at Zoar, near Akron,
o., by the capsizing of q rOwboat.
TERRIFIC storms were recently reported
in Greece, Much damage was caused to
property and crops and the people were in
great distress.
JAMES DACEY, who murdered Alderman
Michael Gaynor, of Chicago, some time
ago, was hanged at Woodstock, H.. on the
10th. The murder grew out of politics.
THE revolution in the State of Tamauli-
pas, Mexico, is progressing. Juan TrevinO.
the leader, captured the town of AgOuS
teguos and in the fight killed five citizens.
THE trial of Thomas Manning, ex-Alder
man of Detroit, Mich, for bribery, resulted
in a verdict of mot guilty" Manning was
charged with offering Councilman Raynor
$1,000 for his vote IN favor of the Brush
Electric Light Company when contract
for lighting the city was under way.
SMALLPOX in a malignant form has
broken out near Bolan, la.
BRADNER, SMITH & Co.'s paper mill at
ROckton, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire recent
ly. Loss $4,000
FORTY cars Of the Forepaugh. circus train
went over the embankment at Vassalboro,
Ne. on the 10Th Twenty-Five horses were
killed and several men were injured Two
men were missing and were supposed to be
beneath the wreck.
THE explosion of a gasoline lamp in the
bucket carrying men down a shaft of the
new aqudUct at New York caused some of
them to jump out recently, falling sixty
feet. Three of the men were seriously
burned and bruised.
GOVERNOR WEST, of Utah, has issued
proclamation warning persons against ahil-
iatng with the Mormons.
THE TTans-Caspian railroad is now open
to traffic as far as Merv.