The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-31
NEWS ITEMS.
What Is Doing In the Old World and the

What Is Doing In the Old World and thu
New.
Commodore Vanderbilt, whose death is al
nounced. was born near S APPLETON. Slater
Island, May q, 1874. At the age of sixteen h,
bought 4 boat with which he piled between the
island and New York, and at eighteen lie owned
two boats and was captain Of a third. A
nineteen he married, and at twcnty-threc was
free from debt and was worth IS. 1000. He wa
identified with the leading steamboat interest,"
OF the country until railroads began to take
their place. and then he became the leading
spirit Of the Hudson River and Central roads.
He died very wealthy. He lived q most active
business life. It was q peculiarly of his that
he invested little money III real estate. The
steamboat was his hobby as long as that was
p o.itablc. and then he took up the railroad
when the day Of stcamboating was over.
William Window was reelected United States
senator by the Legislature Of Minnesota. 80.
James G.. Blaine was elected by the Maine Leg
stature for the short term III the United States
Senate. and also for the full term of six years.
prisoners at the OAio pcnitcntiary were made
sick. with symptoms indicative of poison. the
cause being impure baking powders used by the
cooks Of the building. LIN the United States
court at Yankton. d. T., John Mccall. convicted
of the murder Of "Will Bill. was sentenced by
Chief Justice Shannon to be hanged on the first
OF March -. Massachusetts during the past
wear reduced her State debt 1896. 600. In 1875,
by large expenditures for public improvements.
the debt was largely increased In the Mans
field pa coal district three thousand miners
are on a strike. . The State debt of Maine is
IS, l29, l07. The governor estimates that a tax
Of three and one-fOurth mills on the dollar will
be all that will be necessary to meet the current
expenses this year. United States vessels
patrol The Rio Grandr to prevent outraces by
the Mexican authorities 80. The late Commo-
doro Vanderbilt was i'll active business life from
sixteen to cighty-two, 4 period of slXtv-slx years.
80. Tho State debt Of Pennsylvania is 800, $685.
U2l. 50. six thousand men are at work cut
ting ice in the Hudson river.....The three rich
est men in the United States-AStor, Stewart
and vanderhilt-have died within fifteen
months.
The Methodist church at Antwerp, n. Y, was
totally DESTROYED by fire. Loss, 800, 900: in
qurarce. SIG, 900. 49,. The Democratic commit
tee of Maine passed resolutions declaring that
Gov. Ti,den is elected President, and that all
attempts to defeat him. by counting in a min
oritv candidate, be opposed by every legal and
constitutional remedy. The supreme court
Of Massachusetts has decided. in q case growing
out of an ~Israelite keeping open store on Sun
day, that the Hebrews must be held amenable
{ NAIN iifo VI I lIA1 ~ IN
press train was wrecked near Hamilton, Ohio.
but 10 serious casualties are reported. ..E. W.
Major suffered capital punishment at Concord,
y. H., for the murder of his wife. He died
easily. 1t is also supposed he poisoned his
S'Ster-in-law 800. -Four men were seriously If
not fatally injured near Marietta, Ohio, by the
explosion Of a ports lie boiler ...... An eXtradi-
ton treaty between pain and the United States
has beon signed. Gen. Hampton said, i'll
-aFara,ca En- J,1ra Nopla,'. ;Dfaryio,v Will,
Cos. Hayes, that Mackey was not authorized to
peak for him Oh the Democracy Of South Caro-
lima. He Eelieves that Tilden was fairly elected,
and that the people desire a peaceful constitu-
tional solution of the question. AN explosion
occurred at Dupont'S powder mills near Viii
miagton, Del, dcmoiishins one of the build
ings and killing 4 Frenchman, who was IN eT-
plovee. 800. Clias. II. Fletcher, president Of q
Western railroad company, while sick in his
friend Brown house was carefully nursed by
Miss Brown, q sister, whom the scoundrel in
duced TO leave home with hin on his recovery.
The grand jury indicted him for seduction. and
called Brown and the Young lady as witnesses.
On Brown enteSl, the courtroom he Wigs con-
fronted BY Fletcher, and drawing a revolver
shot the SedUcer dead. Mrs. Egbert, a
sister Of the late c mmodore Vanderbilt, died
within 4 few hours of her brother.
The Ohio Legislature adopted a resolution
calling on the railroad commissioner for infor-
nation as to what condition the AShtabula
bridge was in when last inspected by him, and
when such inspection occurred. The cause of
the disaster is to be fully Investigated. .....An
intensely strong effort is being made by the
Mormon leaders to have Utah Admitted as a
State of the Union. 800. As twentv-four OF the
foreign countries made presents of their Cen
tennial exhibits to this government, an effort is
being made to have 4 permanent exhibition of
them THE money package containing SILL
900, which was stolen from the United States
treasury some time since. has been returned,
with but 800 missing. 4 clerk i'll the CASH
room named Fred. i. Winolow was the culprit.
-. Tie drought on the Pacific coast con-
times uabrokcn. For the first time since the
settlement December has passed
without a drop Of rain 1850. The steamship
Anerique. from Hare for New York. ran
ashore at Seabright, near Long Branch, n. j.,
in n dense fog. while ii charge Of 4 pilot.
Three sailors were dcowncl by the oyerturuing
of their boat while cudeavoring to gain the
to procure help. The life saving crew
rescued the passengers and balance of the
steamer hands. 800. Gel. Diaz has ordered q
new election in Mexico for tho presidency. Lut
excluded Mejil lgl"s!as aid al members of
the former Jaarez and L.c:do governments
from running for Office. ....~. CommodOre VAN
derbi!t was buried l. at New Dorp, Staten Island,
IL 9 very ul!OStcatatiOD manner.
At the meeting Of the Indiana Democrats
to consider the political situation. resolutions
were adopted setting forth that n conspiracy
existed to falsify the votes of the people ana
upon them 4 President and Fice-Presi-
dent whom they had not elected declaring
if the vote vas justly declared il Florida
cid Louisiana it would elect Tiiden and Hen
bricks, and protesting against the action of the
returning boards of those States declaring
- it is the duty of g just and efficient govern
ment to prevent The intimidation of its voters
and to restrain and punish all lawle5s persons
wonld modest these voters or interfere
with the freedom Of elections. but the offenders
should only be punished, and those whose
rights have been disturbed should not suffer
dlSfranchiSemcn for the acts Of such Offend
crS.' The Democrats Of Ohio. who met the
same day to consider the same matter, adopted
similar resolutions. Some of these were as
That while clear in the conviction
that Samuel J. Iildcn and Thomas A.
Hendricks have received not only q large
CT the popular vote but Z ma
ior:tv Of the electoral vote. and are therefore
elected President and Tice-Prcs!dent. We yet de-
thai any decision made BY the Senate and
Of Repre- a:lta.iycs will be chccrfully &C
lui"3ced in BY TIE whole peop.c, and that any
attempt to inGuHEratc Il President simply upon
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sill De an act OF us'!rpat!on that will be resisted
" the people to the last extremity. even should
extremity b. an appeal to arms. That the
inauguration as President OF 4 candidat" reject
II b. the people and counted in by fraud IS
evolution, and if aciIi"sccd il. fatal to repub-
lean government. That the National Demo-
ratio committee b" requested to call Il national
Democratic convention. to meet at Washington
III the twelfth Of February, 1877.
The total capital distributed in the requests
II the will of the late Commodore Vanderbilt is
soout seventeen million dollars. All but a vcrT
snail portion Of this sum goes to relatives, six
getting half 4 million each, one four d
thousand dollars and one three hum
ircd thousand. All OF the daughters are
ladies' or widows. One grandson re-
five million four hundred thousand dol
ara, besides other. requests. and three others
NO millions each. These are William II. VAN
children. The widow of the deceased
seven hundred thousand dollars, with
he house in Washington place and the valuable
of which the commodore was a great
during her lifetime, and all the rest
If the household goods and plate absolutely, .
Dr.. Jared Lina!y. OH" Of the family physicians, ,
.'ccc;res forty Thousand dollars, and the Rev. DR..
Deems has 4 remembrance of twenty thousand
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