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Show The Preacher Turned Actor. Chicago. Oct 10-Ex-Rev. [Reverend] Geo.[George] C. Milo, formerly a well-known pastor in Brooklyn, more recently ?[successor] to Robt.[Robert] Colyer as pastor of Unity church, Chicago, made his debut as Hamlet at the Grand Opera House this evening, before a cultured audience. Physically, it was measured by the capacity of the house ?. His somewhat sudden ?[transit] from the pulpit to the stage engendered many partisan antagonisms and friendships and predictions of success and failure were about equally divided. When Milo first appeared, absolutely self-poised and with car as "one to the manner born," the entire audience applauded demonstratively and after each scene he was recalled. The general verdict is, his Hamlet is a distinct and individual impersonation. "Toward the last, apparently encouraged by the cordial reception, he overtaxed his voice and showed a slight tendency to strain. Aside from this the rendition was ?? , deliberate and thoughtful. R.M. ?[Hooley] says, "? It's a bit; ?[war, way, was] ?[Rich, R.C.] ?[sea?rer] dramatic writer of New York says his reading is better than Edwin Booth's. The debutant's knowledge of stage business is surprising. The supporting company was weak. RUDIMENTARY PRIZE FIGHT Chicago. Oct 10-Kansas City special: A prize fight was fought twelve miles from this city at 6:30 o'clock this morning, between Andy Sweeney of this city, and Jack Hanley of Colorado for ?[$250] a side. The fighters are athletes, both have been in the ring before, and had put themselves in excellent training for the event. Two hundred persons were present. London prize ring rules prevailed. J.B. Carew of St. Louis was referee; Ed. Silk of this city, stakeholder. Hanley was seconded by Pat Clancy of Colorado, and Johnnie Hughes of Chicago. Sweeney's seconds were harry Riles and Tom Gibbons of this city. Hanley weighed 170 pounds; Sweeney 182. After the ?? sparing, Hanley closed and then Sweeney. The second round ?[resulted] ??. In the third round Hanley's right foot slipped just as he lunged out for a his in Sweeney's ribs, and owing to this accident the blow landed below the belt, when Sweeney's seconds claimed the right on a foul, and the referee decided it in their favor. Time of fight ten minutes and fourteen seconds. Hanley ?[was] favorite in the belting, and immediately challenged Sweeney for another encounter. FRIGHTFUL MURDERS. ?[Galway.] 17-At the investigation into the murder of the two ?[Haddys, Hoddys] near length M. ?[usklheirigan], the informer was again placed on the stand. He further deposed that a man named Higgins, with his son, took the chief part in the murder and compelled passers by to assist in carrying the victims, whose groans could be plainly heard while they were in bags in which they were thrown into the lake. Other witnesses ?[corroborated]the ?[state??] The prisoners were re??mded ??. ?[TALISMAN] RULING. Chicago, 17.-It is likely that the three unknown persons drowned on Sunday afternoon are the husband and two children of Mrs. Aincild Hansen. They are missing. ?[This] drowning was the result of a strange ruling of the supervising inspection of steamboats, that tugs ?[must] and under ?? of ?? for each person ?[called, cannot] take any passengers on board. Tug owners have ?[immediately] insisted on exception in cases where they would save drowning persons but no exception was allowed. ?[Six] lives have been sacrificed in this harbor as the result of this ?[in??] ruling. FRENCH ? Paris, 17.-Eighty Frenchmen assisted in ?[1,400] African laborers, are about to commence the construction of a railway between the Niger and ?[Senegalia] Rivers. ?[This] ?[ope?arlane] will be protected by a military column, which will plant the French flag and ?[??lay boats] on the Niger. MORE MURDERS ?[Keansly, Reandly] Neb. [Nebraska]. 17-Sheriff James Woods, and a ?[house] dealer whom the thieves had despoiled, reaching Minden yesterday, found four of the thieves, who drew and shot Woods dead, killed two citizens who ?? and fled. They were at large but the whole country is roused. A BLOODTHIRSTY FATHER. ?[Cincinnati. 17-This morning Wm. [William] ?[Suile], a gardner, 60 years old, living on Warsaw Pike, near the western boundary of the city shot his son Wm. ?[Suile] jr. [junior], and then cut his own throat. Both are dead. Cincinnati. 17-Father who killed his son and cut his own throat, had been on bad terms with his son for some time. The elder ?[Suile] is a bad man, and once before shot his son, making him a cripple. He had lain in wait for his son all night, sleeping in a barn. DUCKS ACTING AS MOTHS. Fairfield, Iowa, Oct 16,--During the storm Sunday night, a huge flock of ducks gathered around the electric, light tower to this city, destroyed nearly a dozen globes and put all the lights out. About 200 dead ducks were picked up in three hours. THE INVARIABLE POUND SHOWING. Washington, Oct. 16-Upwards of 370 Presidential commissions of postmasters expire during the nest season of Congress. The annual report of the Second Assistant Postmaster General will show a decided increase in ?[?lrage] of star ?[poulo]service for the ?r ?? year as compared with that of the year ended June such, 1881 when that average ?[utileage] was thought to have reached its ?[maximum]. The report will show ??standing this ??of ?[utileage] the cost of ?? during ?? was less than ?[1880] by more than ?[$1,000,000]. It is estimated the service for the fiscal year ending June ?[10, 30].1881, will cost less than the service of the current fiscal year. 1882-83, by about $314,880. WOULDN'T BE ?[UNLSED].New Orleans, ?[LA] 16.-Some months ago the steamship ?[Froham], laden with coin, had a ?[hole] knocked into her hull, and sunk at the wharf. ?[Cincinnati] ?[underwriters] sent ?[divers, chains] and efforts to raise her progressed ?[intorable] until today, when about forty chains which had been passed under gave say and the steamship again sunk out of sight. It is stated that no further effort will be made to raise her. CHOKED PREACHER DEAD. Baltimore, Oct 16.-Rev [Reverand] Thomas ?[Guard, Grand] the eloquent pulpit ?[mutpastor] and Pastor of Al?? Veriki?, ?[Chapel]. E. Church in this city, died this morning from the effects of an operation of ?[?oury] on Tuesday. ?[Dr., Rev.] ?[Grand] was for five years pastor of churches' in San Francisco and Oakland, California. He was a native of ?[Ireland]. DROWNED IN LAKE MICHIGAN. Chicago ?? 17.-This afternoon three men whose ?[names] ?[have] not yet been ?[released] went out upon the lake in a ?[boat], which capsized, and it is believed all three are drowned. A hat was found with the name Patten inside. ARABI'S AFFAIRS Cairo. Oct 18-The difficulty in regard to the counsel for Arabi ?[Pas??] ?[concon?es]. Possibly a ?[??onsise] will be found in allowing ?[continuel] to ?[ablse] Arabi, but prohibiting them addressing the ?[council,]. |