The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-27
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Watkins IN. ~ crew London (Eng.) rowing
club Northwesterns, Of Riverdsle, ILL.,; Gam
bridge(Eng. university crew and the Oneidas,
of Burlington, N. ]. The Atalantss, of New
York, had withdrawn on account Of sickness,
and the Malta and Quaker City crews, Of Phila-
delphia, also withdrew. The winners were
Eurekas, time, 9.264 Yale, 1925; Columbia,
9.11 Beaverwycks, Oh; Watkins, 9.06H
London rowing club, s.55 :; Cambridge Univer-
sity, a.O6%. The Columbia crew retired from
the second days race on account Of sickness,
leaving only the above six crews. The Beaver
wycks beat the Eurekas in the first heat in
in 9.07. In the second hest the Cambridge
crew gave out before reaching the stake, and
the Watkins boys won in 9.011. The interest
Of the day conferred on the third heat, which
was between Yale and the London crew. 1t
was nip-and-tuok from start to finish, amidst
the greatest excitement among the vast crowd
on the shorses. The time was the fastest ever
made on the river, being SSH for the English
men and s.521 for Yale. The last Of the
series was rowed the third day by the Lon
doners, B~eaverwycks and Watkins. Although
the race was generally conceded to the for
eigners, to the surprise Of every one the
Beaverwycks came in first in 9.06, the London
ers second in 9.06k. The poor tlme is &C
counted for by the roughness Of the water and
a strong wind.
The Democratic State convention met in
Saratoga, and after selecting the Presidential
electors, unanimously nominated by acolama-
ton Horatio Seymour for governor. The plat
form ratiaes the nominations Of the st. Louis
convention, and declares q settled conviction
that a return to the constitutional principles,
the frugal expenditure, and the administrative
purity Of the founders of the republic is the
first and most imperious necessity of the times
the commanding issue now before the people
Of this Union. 10 declares that the nomina-
ton of Samuel J. Tilden, while it insures the
vote Of New York, will be approved through
out the Union as the incarnation OF
the vital issue and guarantee OF
OF national reorganization and reform. That
tie party reafirms the principles set forth in
their Syracuse convention Of 1874, and the ma
tional convention Of 1876. It condemns all in
terforence with the constitutional amendments
and all violations Of law, holding that all the
people in all the States alike, regardless OF
raco, color, or condition, are entitled to equal
protection aud that all disturbers Of the pub
lie order and peace should be adequately pun
ished. Recommends the people to ratify at
the coming election the two constitutional
amendment for occurring henco!orth 8 more
economical and efficient administration Of the
prisons and canals Of the State, and for en-
forcing upon officers a striotcr accountability
Algo favors such q reduction Of tolls IS will be
OF best advantage to the State and the men
engaged in canal traffic. 1t concludes by stat
ing, that as American citizens and Democrats
devoted to the union and the equality of the
States, and to the honor and good name Of the
Federal government, we hereby enter our
solemn protest against the recent order Of the
secretary Of war, approved by the President
Of the United States, to place governmenttroope
in tho Southern States with q view to intimidate
the people and control their elections. A gov
eminent by the bayonet to take the place Of a
government through the ballot is an outrage
which demands the eondemalt'o4 OF all who
love republican freedom and hate despotic
power.
Congressional nominations Michigan, De-
troit district, John V. Reuhle, Greenback
Alabama, third, Jere. N. Williams, Dem.;
Ohio, twelfth, Geo. K. Nash, Rep; Ohio, first,
Milton Sayler, DEM; second, q. B. Banning,
DEM; New York, tweuty-third, W. J. Bacon,
Rep; Virginia, eighth, J. g. O'Neal, Rep.
The Connecticut Republicans renominated the
ticket of last year. It is headed by Henry @.
Robinson, of Hartford. Their platform de-
claros that President Grant is entitled to the
thanks Of his party for his patriotic services.
go. Felicien Cesar David, the noted composer,
died in London. .....A verdict Of murder in
the first degree was returned in the case Of
Laros, who poisoned his entire family near
Easton, Pa, by putting arseui, in the coffee.
Two ladies and two children were drowned,
and a large number Of cattle washed from the
Kill Creek valley, Kansas, by the bursting Of a
waterspout.. go. The governor Of Porto Rico
has been ordered to issue bonds for the in
demnity Of liberated slaves.
COURTNEY, Of Union Springs, N. Y, easily
won the championship for amateur single
scul!ers at Philadelphia ..... Sultan Murad Y.
has been deposed because Of his mental in
frmities Abdul Hamid, his brother, has been
proclaimed his successor go. A party OF
Philadelphia roughs landed. at Pennsville,
N. j., from steam tugs, and two Of them,
Wheednn and Walker, fought a prize fight,
which resulted in the death Of Walker after
the tixty-seco,d round, from COMMISSIONS on
the head. The sheiif at Pennsville endeav-
ored to make arrests, but was driven of by
the crowd. The Philadelphia police had strict
orders to arrest the principals and abettors on
q charge of manslaughter. ..... Yellow fever
prevails at Savannah "a party Of disguised
robbers broke into a house near Montague,
Texas, and murdered ". G.. England, his
wife, stepdaughter and four stepsons. .....
Indians arc committing Expectations in Ne
brasks. Fifteen men we're killed by them in
one day ...... A passing locomotive set fire to
the lumber yar.l Of Waltz & Stricken, at White
Haven, Pa, and one II. lion feet Of dry lum-
Der wero destroyed. LOSS, S15, 900. LIN the
free-to-all raco at Hartford, Conn.,, ~Smuggler
won the two first heats in 2.151 and 2.173.
The third heat YVES a dsad heat between Snug
gler and Gel lsmith Maid in z. 16%. The Maid
won the n.xt three heats and race in 2 III,
2.18, 2.l9el....~ Congressional nominations
Michig.r +, second district, John J. Robson,
Dem seventh, Arson E. Chadwick, DEM,
thirty-third, G.. W. Patterson, Rep; New
York, nineteenth, Amaziah B James, Rep.
Virginia, first, L. G. B'i.tow, Rep; Wisconsin,
second, L. B. Caswell, Rep......At Derby
Line, Vt, E. @. Hayden shot his wife fatally,
and also his brothcr-in-law, @. O. Bingham.
No cause was assigned. .... Jesse Pomeroy,
the Boston boy murderer, has had his sentence
committed to imprisonment for life.
The new sultan Of Turkey will not make any
change in the cabinet. .....The public debt
statement shows q reduction Of 50, 119, 1863. 29
for August. .... Large numbers Of Russiana
are lighting in the Servian army......Th
Italian marquis, who forged the names Of
King Victor Emanuel and other prominent
officials to a large amount, has been sentenced
to eight years penal servitude. The interna-
tional boat race at Philadelphia was contested
by the Cambridge (Englishl, Columbia and