News Notes

The Empire coal mines, at Ilopkinsvillt", Ky., cavad in tne ottier day, lalling John Slolotcsh and John Dunning, and fatally crusbing a negro laborer. AGBANDAFFAIR. President Arthur, while in Newpor t R I , beid a rewütion, said to be th grandest ever witnessed at tbis famouB resort. Over 1,000 iuvitatione were sent out. The gue3ts iuOluded all the distingui3bed foveigner stnmering at Newport, together with the resideats and American Í5Ítors, Th President was nupported on either hand by Gov. snd Mrs. Morgan. THE ANTI LIQÜOB ELEMENT. About350 delégales met in Chicago August 23d ad formed the National Prohibition Convention. THEIR PLATFORM. Aside from the plank demanding proliibitioti of the liquor traffic, th National Prohibition Convention at Chicago engrafted in itB pla'form a plank calling 01 the enfïancbisemunt of women;a'BO, one agaiiet poiygamj', and one detnanding tho abolition of executivt1, judicial and legislativo patronage; Belection of all cüieers by the people, eo f ar as practicable, and civil service reform in other appointrnents. HONOK TO LONGFELLOW. Sir Frederick Leighton, President of be Boyal Acadeuiy at London, bas writteu o Win. Cox Beunett, LL, D., consenting to dd liis name to the list of those wiüing to promote the project of plncing a bust of the poet LongEellow in Westininster Abbey if tiere be a precedent for sucb a step in connecion with a foreign poet. Mr. Bennett, in re)ly, states hu bas uo doubt aboutthe admissi)ility of the bust and eays: 'The Americans ire not foreigoers to us, but one in blood, anguage aud inntituüons, and Bhare in comiton the glory of our achievements." FLOODED. Terrible rains have lately caused the 3oncho riversin Texasto oveiflowthnirbanks ind üood the country, Hundreds of houses were swept away, cauBin({ tbousands of dolarh' worth of damage. The town of Ben Ficklin b all washed away, except the üghtïouses. The court houaa and jail are a total obs and uuineured from loss by water. The people of San Angeles tried to reader aesistmcï, bet the raging water prevented. Itis mpossible to croBS the North Concho. Tho country presenta a spcclacle which beggais Jtíscription. Housee, horses, cattle and clothng are piled up ia heaps at every step. The Dodies of Mrs. Metcalf and daughter are the nly oneB found. CHOLEBA. The dreadful Asiatic cholera is dong terrible work in the Celestial empire. Four bousand nativea died in the single provine of Philippine vvithin a short time. Tho dlsease U said to bo on the decline THE CATTLE DISKASE IN NEW ÏOBK. The Texan cattle plague con tinuesto pread at Auburn, Nw York. One of tbe cattle afflicted with the fever was slaugiitered and th spleen taken out. It was found to b9 rotten, weighing five pounds and three ounces. Che spleen of one of the healthy cattle killed wi'igbed two pounds aud one ounce. Gov Cornêll haa been notifie'l that stringent measures will i necessary toítauipoutlhe diaease. A PHIZ-PUNCHING GAME ABBANQED. Articles of agreement have been sigced by James Eiliot and Wm. E. Harding for Tug Wilson to fiaht November 28, for f 2,50i) a side, within 100 miles of New Orleans. FIBE. The four story building in Iniladelphia occupied bv Qaai'á planing mil), offices and box factcry and McCarthy's marbie works was destroyed by fire. I1OB3 10,0ü0; partl insured. IN FATAL CLAWS. Oapt. James Anderson, of the steambi J. B. Bauaon, mt a burriblo death at s lumber camp on the Serpent rivtr, Lake Su perior. A heavy iron grip uneJ iu loading tiinber became loosened and In ilyiog pasl Capt. Andtr6on, fastened itself on his head, litoraily cleaving his heai from his body. f apt. Anderson was well knnwn in every port on the chain oí l:kes. The J. B. Banson was ownedbyS. Neelson.of Sc. Catbarinep, Oni and has been engaged ia the Canadian timber trade. A HANIAC'S DE-EI, , An insane woman named Mrs. Chapman aseaulted her sleepiug husbaad, at WorthiDgloD, Ind., with a rszor and cut bis throat from ear to ear, severing the windpipe. She was oommltted to an asylum. THE PJtICE OF NEOLIQENCE. The excursión Thomas Clyde was seized bj tlie Uaited tates officials at Philadelphia for earryicg 1 jjaseenger over the number a'.lowod by law. The penalty is a ñue of $6,500. DISCOURTEOÜS TO UNCLE SAM. UI feeling prevails among the American resident of Japan, started by the repeated and apparently ttudied diseourtesies to the Unite-! í-tates flag on the part of tho British naval officerp. The American ship Swattera left Yokobama homeward bound July 27. She was Baluted aocording to cuatom fcy the war sliips ot eveiy naüonahty except the Engli9b. The British Heet at Yokobama weie sent away on July 2 last and remained at sea over the 4th, avoiding íhe neceasity for a saUite. Similar incidente were of conBtant rccurrence during Grant'a viBit, and the determiDution of the British anny officers at Heng Kong to withdraw ealutes on W:stiDgton'd birthday has been the cause of diflsrence between tht offlcersand Governor John Hennesaf, who shows good sense on such occasionn. It is claimtd on behalf of the British agents that .heir conduct is regalated by orders from Lonáoc.