MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 4 October 1880, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

♦ The following are addifonal details ofthe murder, near Constantinople* of Dr. Parson, an American missionary. One of the assassins placed the muzzle of the rifle close to Dr. Parsons' servant, fired at and killed him instantaneously. Dr Par* 8->n then started np, tut before be could say or do anything a bullet pierced his heart. Two Circassians threw tbe bodies over a precipice at tbe foot of which tbey found after a few days. An Ameri* can residing at Ismet telegraphed the facts to the British Ambassabor, who com* rounicated with Mr Heath, tbe American CousuNGeneral. A squad of soldier* went to the camp ofthe Circassians and threatened to shoot tbe whole- tribe no* less the murderers were deliverved up to the authorities. The affair caused great consternation in Constantinople, and tbe people now travel armed, and if possible witb an armed gaurd, when ridiug or driving in the suburbs. Dr. Scatliff said recently Association, of wbich be is treasurer, there are notr 250 medical men enrolled, and a large number more medical abstainers who are not registered. A quarter of a century a?o he stood almost alone as a medical abstainer— at least as one wltomspre* pared to advocate total absence upon the platform. Fourteen girls, students in a Western College, are writing a continued sto y whL'h one of the country papers is pub* lisbing from week to week. Each girl in turn writes a chapter. Already twelve cl apter have appeard, and the story thus far contains twelve splendid fellows, with bair tbat reaches the ground, and twelve stern fathers. Six of the heroes had each a ' St.' in his name, and the other six are ' De ' somebodys.