The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-09-05
SUMMARY OF news.
Interesting Items from Homo and Abr

Interesting toms from Homo and Abroad.
Mexican cattle thieves are continuing their
depredations on the American eide Of the Rio
Grande river ..... The Encouragement OF Viz
renominated for Office in the recent convention,
died in Richmond after two days illness. He
was seventy-two years old, had held many i'm
portant and responsible public offices, and was
admitted to be one Of the ablest lawyers OF
Virginia. go. President Bartlett, Of Dartmouth
College, delivered the Grafton on the second day
of the celebration Of the centennial battle OF
Bennington, and q poem by William Cullen
Bryant was read. The President and Mrs.
Hayes and several members Of the cabinet
were present, as we'll as the members OF the
Legislatures Of Vermont, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts. The procession-three miles
long and consisting of military and civic organi-
satfo1s from several New England States
was reviewed by the President, who made a
short address. Speeches we're also delivered by
Secretaries Evarts and Key, Attorney-denera!
Devens and others. Bennington was filled
with spectators, the crowd being estimated at
over $4,000. After the procession there was a
banquet and the festivities terminated with
a huge torchlight procession ...... All persons
suspected of %obstructing trains or inlur1ng
property of the Erie railroad company during
the late strike are being arrested. .... Judge
West, the Republican nominee for governor OF
Ohio, opened the campaign for his party in
q speech at Bellefontaine..
The Constitutional convention Of Georgia. in
session at Atlanta. decided to give the legis-
lature Of the State power to regulate railroad
fares and freights 1.-The sum OF BOO, 600,
which was given by William Fl. Vanderbilt to
the employees of the New York Central rail-
late strike troubles, has been divided among
1904 men out of the II, 900 employees Of the
company, each man getting the following
amount: Engineers, $50; passenger conduc-
tors, 500 freight conductors, S15 train bag.
gagemen, so brakemen, 50; tiremen, Sl5;
fagmen, SO switchmen, SO; laborers and
watchmen, 81 mechanics, S14 foremen, SIG;
track foremen, s11 all others, &c.. The
government at Washington has received assur-
will fully satisfy the complaint Of the United
States regarding the late attack by Spanish
vessels upon American whslers. The acts COM
planned Of were committed by a subaltern
Spanish naval officer, through excess Of zeal,
and the Spanish minister has been further in
structed to notify this government that the
treaty between the two countries will be re-
spected hereafter even by the smallest OF the
Spanish navy. The New York State Senate
committee convened at Saratosa foI the trlal OF
Bank Superintendent Ellis ended its labors
with a verdict that the accused has not been
guilty of any intentional wrong in his conduct
Of the Bank department." Mr.. Ellis was re-
moved from Office by q vote Of 81 to 10. &C..
Five thousand miners in the vicinity Of Summit
Station, Pa, struck for an increase Of wages to
prices before the last reduction.
General Grant arrived at Copenhagen, Den
mark ...... The town Of Gayville, in the Black
Hills, was destroyed by fire. Three hundred
buildings we're burned to the ground, causing
q loss Of about SIS, 600, on which there isno
insurance. The steam tug Matt White blew
up on the James river, near Fortress Monroe,
and the captain, engineer and one fireman lost
their lives..... "A formal reception was held by
President Hayes at tho house Of Secretary
Evarts at Windsor, Yt...... The striking en-
ployees of the Pennsylvania Coal company at
Pittsburgh almost unanimously refused to re-
turn to work at the old rates $3.50. Thomas %.
Harding, a New York carriage maker, shot his
housekeeper, Mrs. Agnes Woods, slightly in the
arm, and then killed himself. Harding had
recently been divorced from his wife, and
domestic trouble is believed to have affected
his mind The schooner R. NJ. Denham
arrived in New York, having on board four Of
the crew Of the schooner c.. J. Van Name. that
founded in o gale. The steward and two pas
sengers were lost.
A quarrel occurred between four tramps
loafng about the railroad station at Old Or
chard Beach, Me-, and Aleck Patterson became
enraged and fatally injured Charles Miller by
plunging q knife into his back ...... President
and Mrs. Hayes, accompanied by members OF
the cabinet and others, left Vermont for q trip
to the White Mountains. They we're received
in New Hampshire by the governor, and a large
crowd gathered at the railroad stations and
occasional short speeches were made by the
President. .....J. Horsman's hardware store
and other property in Guelph, Ontario, were
DESTROYED by fire, causing q loss OF $4,000, on
which there is o partial insurance. -. Bill
Scroggs, 8 dissolute fellow, shot and instantly
killed J. Oliphant, a prominent citizen OF Atchi-
son county, Kansas. Scroggs had run away
with ELEPHANTS daughter three years ago, but
he had treated her 80 brutally that she had
boon oompollod to leave him and seek protec-
ton in her fathers house. Four men pursued
the murderer and caught up with him, when
he turned and killed John Gof, a respectable
farmer. The murderer then went to q justice
Of the peace and gave himself up. The next
morning a party of men went to the Justices
house, took scroggs away and hung him.
James McDougall 4 Co.'S grain elevator at
Montreal, Canada, was destroyed by fire, and
adjoining flour mills were damaged. Loss,
about go, OG0. .... Samuel E. Hardman, of
Providence, R. l., was instantly killed by fall
ing from the fourth story Of the Astor House.
NOW 10TH, Willie CeSILlS u paVCAI IL oS"Poj.S va
which he was the manufacturer 1.-The forty.
first annual convention Of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows convened at Newburgh,
N. Y. The Grand Masters annual report stated
that there were Asa lodges in the State, with q
membership Of 40, Zoo. Officers were chosen
for the ensuing year, headed by George W.
Dilks, of New York, as Most Worthy Grand
Master, and the Grand Lodge degree was con-
ferred upon one hundred members 1.-The
New Jersey Democrats will hold their State
convention for the nomination of governor at
Trenton on September 10 ...... In Philadelphia
John Hunt, who was one Of the recent strikers
that stopped q train Of cars on the Lehlgh
Valley railroad, was charged by the United
States with obstructing the mail service, found
guilty by the jury and remanded for sentence.
..... The fourteenth annual session Of the
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias, Of Pennsyl'
vania was held in Harrisburg ...... The tenth
annual session of the National Board of Trade
was held in Milwaukee, Wis. Delegations from
the chief cities Of the country were present.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State conven.
ton met in Harrisburg. and after q protracted
session nominated a ticket with John Turnkey
for supreme Judge at the head. The platform
declared that "the induction Of rutherford B.
HAYES into the Office of President, notwith'
standing the election of Samuel J. Tilden there
to, WAS q high crime against free government
that the Southern policy Of the Federal admin
i~stration was according tothe Democratic policy
Of non-intervention, md was q confession OF the
failure of Radicalism and o just tribute to the
Democracy y that an attempt to increase the
Federal army would be opposed by the Democ,
racy Of Pennsylvania that they protest against
subsidies, land grants, loans Of the public
credit and appropriation OF tbe peoples money
to any corporation &; that they look with alarm
and apprehension upon the pretensions of thu
great transportation companies to be above the
fundamental laws Of the commonwealth, and
they should remain objects of the utmost vigil
lance and jealousy by the legislature and PEG.
pie; that they reafiirm and adopt the fnanciaI
resolutions Of the National Democratic plat
form adopted at st. Louis in 1876: The Other
officers nominated we're William P. Schell fol
auditor-general and Colonel Noyes for State
treasurer. .....A dispatch from Idaho says
General Howard had q skirmish with the
Indians, in which one soldier was killed and
seven wounded. The Indians stole two hun
dred of HoWard's horses.