The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-10-11
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Interesting Items from Homo and Abro.

SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Interesting Items from Homo and Abroad.
Tho Democratic State convention reassem-
bled at Saratoga to nominate . candidate for
governor, left vacant by the deolination of
Horatio Seymour. Iucius Robinson, present
controller of the State, was nominated on tho
first ballot, aud the nomination was thereupon
made unanimous. Hon. John Kelly insisted
upon his lame being withdrawn from the cleo
toral ticket, that honor might be conferred
upon Horstio Seymour, which was done. 900.
Lucius Robinson, the candidate Of the New
York Democracy for governor, was born i
Greene county, in that State, in 1910, and Oh
arriving at maturity, pursued the profession
of law successfully. After serving as district
attorney Of bis native county for = number Of
years, he WAS appointed commissioner o Jchan-
Gerry of New York city, holding the Office from
184S to 1876. Mr.. Robinson distinguished
himself as q member Of the Assembly in 1859
and 1878. In 1861 he " 8 nominated for con-
troller by the Union Democratic Republican
party, and WAS elected by the unparalleled
majority Of 100, 200. he was renominated and
elected for a second term in 1868 by the Union
Republican party. In 1865 he was nominated
for q third term by the Democrats, but was
defeated. In 1876 he Was again elected con-
troller on the Democratic ticket.
Nominations to Congress: New Jersey, Sec
ond district, DR.. J. Howard Pugh, Rep; Penn
s~ylvania, twelfth, Hendrick B. Wright, DEM;
New York, twenty-seventh, Eldridse G.. Lap
ham, Rep. Massachusetts, ninth, W. ". Rice,
Rep. seventh, BENZ. F. Butler, ep......T The
Republicans Of Delaware, in convention at
Dover, nominated Presidential electors and
adopted a platform reoiting the claims Of the
dominant party for continuance in power, and
point with pride to the recent Endorsements in
Vermont and Maine; demand that all Sec
tarianism shall be abolished from public
schools declare that the Democrats are
actusted by party desires rather than the true
interests Of the country The Maryland
Democratic convention to nominate Presiden-
tial electors adopted q platform ~fsvoring
specie payments praising the last House for
it's efforts toward retrenchment opposes SEQ
tartan interference with public schools and
d%enounces Federalinterposition with elections.
1.-THE New York police have been vigor-
ously raiding the wealthy gambling saloons Of
late. ..... An insurreotionary movement is
brewing in the Basque province Of Spain.....
The island Of Messina, OF Italy, has beep
shaken by an earthquake, and considerable
damage done to buildings in the town Of Reg
gio.. The Hollandise government suppressed
q fair at Amsterdam, whereupon the inhabi-
tants became so riotous as to necessitate action
by the military. One Of the rioters Was killed
and fourteen wounded 5000. The principal
European powers have suggested = cessation
of the T~urco-Servian war, and the Porte prom
ises to consider the situation ...... The report
is current in Alexandria that the war between
E. ypt and Abyssinis 10 to be renewed, the
pelce negotiations having failed. go. Yellow
fever Is on the increase in Savannah. 800. The
Horse Petrarch won the famous English st.
Leger stakes over nine competitors, beating
the favorites.
The international rife match between the
teams Of Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Australia
and the United States was shot at Creedmoor,
near New York city. By tbs terms of the
match, the teams, of eight mon each, were to
shoot at eight hundred, nine hundred and one
thousand yards range; the same to DO repeated
each day the team scoring tho highest sggre-
gate for the two days to take the championship
trophy. At the conclusion Of the eight hun
dred yard shooting, the Americans had scored
$50 points ont of a possible six hundred the
Scotch and Irish each 535 the Australians
531, and the Canadians 521. At the nine hun
bred yard trial the Scotch scored 528, the Irish
and Australians each 524, the Americans 518,
and the Canadians 47e. The score of the
one thousand-yard range showed that the
Scotch counted 523, the Irishmen making the
same, the Americans 500, the Australians 400,
and the Canadians 49S. The total score for
the day stood: Scotch, 1855 Irish, 1852
American, 1,577; Australian, 1,545; Oaua-
dian, 1,49O. The finest individual shooting
WAS by Johnson, Of the Irish team; he making
fifteen consecutive bulls-eyes at eight hun
dred yards, and counting . full ecore of seysn-
ty-fve. At the one thousand-ysrd range,
Mitchell, Ct the Scotchmen, secured eeventy-
three ont Of a possible seventy-fve, with four
TIM, b,,ll,uL ayoo ond an U;pnarU Tho oboot
ing at the eight huudrad-yard range on the
second day resulted in the Scot and Ameri-
cans tieing at 525, the Austr ana making
522, the Irish, 500, and the Canadians 1872. On
the nine hnndred-ysrd range the Americans
did bolter shooting than the other teHms and
scored SIS, the Australians 494, Irish 1876,
Scotch 1862, and the Canadians 4G5. The ell
thusiasm in the crowd Of visitors manifested
itself when it WAS announced that the An1eri-
cans led the total score by forty-four points
over the Scotch. who led the Irish but four
points who in turn led the Australians by
eight; Tue Canadians being practically out Of
the match. The shooting at the one thousand
yard range WAS carried on under the most in
tense excitement, the crowd bursting into
choers Of appreciation IS their respective
champions made bulls" The score showed
that the Irish had made the fine score Of 535 ;
the Americans 500, Australians SOL; Scotch
489, and the Canadians 476; making the 49,
gregate days shooting: Americans, 1,54s ;
Irish, 1, 622; Scotch, 1,476; Australians, 1,617;
Canadians, LASS. Aggregate for the two days:
Americans, s,126; Irish, S,10t; Scotch and
Australians tieing at 5000; Canadians, 2, o2s-
thus giving the Americans the championship,
with the Irish second place. At the one thou
sand-yard range Mr.. Millner, Of the Irish team
made a full SCORE Of seventy-ave, with fifteen
consecutive bulls eyes-an event never equal
ed in match or target practice. The American
team consisted Of Ransom Rathbone, q. 4.
Gildersleeve, John Bodine, ". B. Farwell, l..
Weber, I. l.. Allen, 7. 8. Dakin and Henry
Fulton.
The funoral Of e1-Gov. Henry 4. Wise was
attended in Richmond, Va, by an immense
concouTse Of people of all nationslities, as we'll
as military and civic societies. .... .Advices
from Natal, South America, are to the effect
that the natives are defeating the Doors at all
points, and that the president Of the Transvaal
republic has been requested to ask England to
accept the country as q province in order that
the people may be protected .... While Daniel
Bourne, a dissipa:od butcher, Of New York
city, was beatin his wife, his sister-in-law,