The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-30
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

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The Senate declared MIR. Belknap not guilty
by a vote Of thirty-fve to twenty-five. The
vote standing as follows: Voting guilty
Senators Bayard, Booth, Cameron (Penn),
Cookrell, Cooper, Davis, Dawes, Denis, Ed
munds, Gordon, Hamilton, Harvey, Hitchcock,
Kelly, Herman, Key, McCreery, Mcdonald,
Merrimon, Mitchell, Morrill,, Norwood, Oglos-
by, Randolph, Ransom, Robertson, Sargent,
Salisbury, Sherman, Stevenson, Thurman,
Wadloigh. Wallace, Whyte and Withers-thirty-
FIVE. Voting not ~guilty-senators Allison,
Anthony, Boutwell,, Bruce, Cameron (Wis.),
Chrittiancy, Conkling, Co over, Cragin, Dor
soy, Eaton, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin,
Howe, Ingalls,, Jones (Nev.), Logan, Mcmillan,
Paddock, Patterson, Spencer, West, Window
and Wright-twenty-6ve. Most Of the senators
declared their conviction that the Senate had
NO right to impeach a man after his resigna-
ton as q United States officer had been ac-
copied. Senator Jones, Of Florida, refuse to
vote. Senators Wright and Patterson were
the only ones who voted not guilty because
they thought the case Of bribery had not been
made out against the defendant.
While Barnum's circus was proceeding
through Halifax, the clerks Of the Bank OF
Nova Scotia locked the doors and vent to SEQ
the procession. While they were absent, q
stranger, under some pretense, gained dmis
sion to the basement from a servant, and
making his way to the counting room carried
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the provincial treasurer WAS forcibly entered
(tne clerks having deserted it) and $1,000 and
some valuable papers were etolen.. IA fiat
boat containing sixteen persons Of a party OF
e1cursionists near Hilsdsle, Mich, suddenly
sunk, and G.. II. Taylor, Mrs. Thornton and
child, Mrs. Musser, May. Cunningham and her
sister Libbie, Alice Hayes, May Keely and
Randall Blackman were drowned. All were
from Cold Wator. IA hotel, store and several
dwellings were destroyed by fire in the village
Of Crescent, Saratoga county, N. Y.....A tor
nado passed over Rhomere township, Cars
county, NO., destroying several residences and
other buildings, and seriously injuring the
growing cropa. Two peraons were Killed..
lug CuHl6u hOuDO 1 ILL hoo S'eSSe
to pass a bill giving amnesty to Fcnian prison
ers. ..... During July the public debt was re-
duced s1,13s,O33.
The Greenback national council has offered
to Samuel T. Gary, OF Ohio, the candidacy for
Vice-President on the greenback ticket, headed
by Petor Cooper. 900. Godlove s. Ortiz has
withdrawn his name as o Republican candidate
for the gubernatorial honors Of Indiana, in
consequence of disscEsion in the party. ....
While waltzing on all excursion boat on the
Hudson, a couple fell ovo'hg ii, and Mrs
Thomas rlstnor (colored) was drowned. Her
partner wa. rescued ...... Chris. Porter, q
colored man, at Spring Hill, Hampstead Co.,
Ark, outraged a white girl. The next day
Porter was arrested, and when near Hope was
met by a crowd Of men who took and hanged
him to a tree. ..... The Ghilan tribe in Moroc-
CO, Africa, having refused to furnish their
auots Of troops, the emperor devastated their
country and sold the women and children into
Slavery. The Indians have been burning
and running eff government stores on the way
to Fort Fetterman, and much trouble on the
roads in that vicinity is anticipated. -. Lulu
trotted against time in Buffalo, making 2. 1SA,
2.16h and 2.17I...... The coroner's jury in
the Hamburg e. o. case found seven persons
guilty OF murder.
Thomas Conyngham, a prominent business
man Of Wilkesbarre, Pa, has forged papers to
the amount Of nearly 5000, 600. ..... General
Sherman favors Sheridan's request for $500
new cavalrymen, and gave the House his
reasons for so doing. 1893. The Buffalo open-to-
all race, purse Of $4,000, was won by Gold
smith Maid in 2.16, 2.15A, 2.15. Fullerton
took second money, Bodine third, Lucille
Golddust fourth Smuggler being distanced.
..... The Republicans OF Michigan have nomi-
mated O. NJ. Crosswell for governor ...... Suit
ia begun against the Kansas Pacific railroad
for 80, ISL, 2s4 for using fraudulent vouchers.
......A Judge of the supreme court of Con-
n~ecticut has peremptorily ordered the trains
on the New Haven and Northampton railway
to stop at Plantsville, failing which the direc-
tors will BIO imprisoned. 49,. Thirteen buildings,
comprising the main portion OF the business
part Of Brainard, MINI. were destroyedb by fire.
......Ogipg to family trouble, John King
meyer, of Buffalo, N. Y, cut his wlfe's throat
and then took his own life in the same MAUI
ner. They left thirteen children.
Sitting Bulls band il beloved to be breaking
up into small parties, as many Indians are
coming into the agencies, where they are put
under guard as prisoners. Depredations ON
the small border towns from these rowing In
dams are feared ...... Henry Schwaup, while
under the influence Of liquor, visited the
saloon of his sister on Union Hill, N. j., and
after GONE world drew a revolver and fired at
tho woman. Although not wounded, she
screamed Justify for help, which was responded
to by an old man named VIM. Bette, Who, jlst
as he reached him, received a bullet through
his iuguiar voin, which resulted in his death.
Neighbors attempted to recuro the maj, WHOM
he fred two more si!ots, fortunately without
harming any ore. After being arrested and
locked up, tho .Gurd.lcr opened all artery IN
his arm with o piece Of glass, but Was dlscov-
cred ard attended to Gefore he bled t. death.
....: Religious outbreaks hsvo occurred Ill
Columbia, Central America.
Tie New YORK clothing firm Of MsX Stadler
g. Go. failed, with liabilities OF noarly half
a million dollars ......H Slingerlands office at
Cas.leton, N. Y, vas ontorcd by burglars re-
Gently, who gagged an bound a colrsi nanln
charge Of the place and h!e7 opon ! siie,
from which they took $500 in money and
bonds worth several Thousand dollars ......
Upward OF forty fishermen aud sailors OF coast
ing vessels persisted in the gale which pre-
vailed On the coasts Of Scotland and England
recently. ..... The Cheyenne Sioux request OF
the government a cessation OF hostllltles
against Sitting Bull with a hope Of e1eotlng
peace with him ...... A fire destroyed Joseph
Fleury's extensive agricultural and gewing
machine works at Aurora, Ontario. Tho loss
ia estimated at $50. 900 ..... The United States
House passed a bill repeating tho resumption
act Of 1875, which directs the secretary of tho
treasury to redeem in coin legal tender no!es
outstanding in 1879, and making 1879 tho date
of resumption Of specie paymoHt. The bill
was reported by Mr.. Cox, Ga IAN of The
committee On La. king AID chcrerc.', and 1t
Was passed by a vote OF LOG yeas to eighty
three nayr. 1t va. nearly q party vote, hut
a fow Democrats voted against the repeal and
a few Republicans for it.
The Turks have blrned tho town Of Cur