The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-16
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Interesting Items from Home and Abroad.

The Cuban insurgents have been burning
Spanish military stores and sugar cane ant
other estates. A large amount OF property ma
been destroyed. ..... The commission sent tt
Louisiana is preparing its tinsl report TO Dc sen,
has succeeded in obtaining u fnll quorum OF 70
turning board members ...Sccrctary Thomp
son will take energetic action in regard to the
condition of the navy Department.. Flfteer
sailors were discovered at sea Oh the wreck Of
n Danish bark. They had been without food
and water for four days, and were in a helples,
condition when found .....An Italian named
Valentino, claiming to he q converted Catholic
priest. WAS sentenced to ten years imprlson'
mcnt for iIl-treating newsboys and girls IN q
lodging house kept by him ...... In Rondont,
n. T., S. D. Keyser was found gnilty of being
All accessory to the crime Of arson, and was
sentenced for life. The corpse of Joseph
White, q merchant Of New York, was found
floating in the East river ...... The thnd trla
for the choice of a senator and representative
in Rhode Island resulted i'll the election OF the
Democratic candidates.. THERE'S great dis
trcss among the discharged government clerks
at Washington. 800. The Russian grand dukes
have been entertained by the President.
An express train on the Eastern railroad,
near Lynn, Mass, was wrecked. and tile en-
gineer, fireman and one passenger were III
iured. ....O Orders have been given by Presl.
dent Hayes to withdraw the troops i'll the
given in New York to a number Of Canadian
pilgrims on their way to Rome ...... The army
engineers who examined tho unfinished Wash
ington monument ut the national capital have
reported that it would be dangerous to complete
the work, as the foundation would not be secure
enough to sustain the weight of the finished
structure. In New York WellingtonSchuyler, a
colored man who stabbed his white wife n year
ago, killed q restaurant keeper named Corbln,
by striking him over the head with q bottle -.
Judge Emmens, a prominent lawyer and poll
tician Of Florida, is dead ...... The MasSachu-
setts Legislature has rejected u Prohibitory
bill by a close votc......At the graduating
exercises Of the Hartford High School, a Chi
nese student took tho second prize in declanla-
ton, over six American competitors. III has
been ascertained that Prof. l.. Il. Mitchell, who
WAS taken prisoner by Abyssinian banditti while
engaged in q geological survey on Egyptian
territory, is alive in the hands OF his captors,
although it Was reported that he had died from
the effects of hard treatment. The governor
general Of Soudan has made q special demand
for his release. ..... George A. Schneider, OF
Chicago, has been appointed to the Swiss mis-;
sion at Berne ...... Steve Anderson, convicted
Of completely in the murder OF two Germans.
was hanged at Aiken, S. C.......A general call
to arms has been made i'll Roumania.. 80. A fire
involving a loss Of $50, 900 occurred in Chicago.
...... During q heavy storm an oil tank near
Petrolia, Pa, WAS struck by lightning, and the
flames communicating to other tanks, twelve
| oil wells ind the town Of Troutman were de-
stroyed. ia driver in the employ Of a large
dry goods house in New York left his truck to
get n drink, and during his absence two men
drove off with the vehicle, containing goods
! valued at $40, 600.
Several Turkish military officers and civil
officials have been cent to the United States BY
Turkey, to look after the arms that are being
manufactured here for their government. 49,.
Bernard J. Fredericks was arrested i'll New York
for furnishing some Of the newspapers with
fictitious news 49,. Sixteen years ago n deaf
; and dumb boy belonging to Titchbnrg, Mass,
was lost, having wandered away from his resi-
dence. The other day he was found on o Long
! Island railroad. where he WAS employed as a
newsbny. go. While a man named Cove, OF
Wcstclcster county, \. y. was grating horse
radish, he was taken with a fit Of violent sneez-
ing. during which he ruptured a blood vessel,
and death resulted in a short time. 80. General
Crook reports tue surrender OF eighty lodges
Of Cheycnnes, under the chiefs Standing Elk
and Dull Knife, and including $50 Indians. go.
The legislative committee Of inquiry appointed
to look into the charges Of bribery against
Senator WoOdin, of the New iark State Senate.
examined William N. Tweed, in Ludlow street
Jail, respecting his knowledge Of tho affair. BY
advice of his counsel, Mr.. Tweed refused to
answer most Of the heterogeneous put to aim
| He said that ell he now desired WAS to regain
his freedom, and he did not deem it polite to
reply to any questions that might endanger his
prospects OF ultimate release from confinement.
..... During a heavy storm Of wind ond rain
in the mountainous neighborhcod OF White
Haven, Pa, six men in a cabin were orertaken
by the flood that followed and were drowned.
80. The commission sent 20 Louisiana by the
President has finished its duties and returned
to Washington to report the result Of it's labors.
| some OF the foremost members Of the Packard
legislature eX-Gov. Warmoth being among
the nnmber-have Joined the Nichols leglsla-
tive body. Seven members Of the Nichols
| House, who had been given seats subject to
+ lture contest, resigned them in favor OF Re
| publicans, who based their claims upon the fact
Of having been elected ON the face Of the re-
turns. The Nichols government promised to
pay the salaries Of Packard's policemen and
other officials. ..... The president of Paraguay
and his brother were assaSsinated during 4 re-
volt. The conspirators we're routed ...... TX.
Congressman G. Wiley Wells has succeeded
Mr.. Talbot as solicitor-scneral OF the United
States treasury. .... The wheat crop Of the
Nlllo Ciii GlloslSSlDll NnAICS 'hAiOS " ~
large. while that Of California will probably be
the reverse. $500. In Youngstown, Ohio, Charles
NJ. Sterling was hung for the murder of a young
German girl. Shortly before the execution he
made q fierce effort to break jail. and knocked
down the jailer in the struggle, but was finally
~overpowered and compelled to return to his
cell. The moose under. his chin slipped as he
was dangling in the air, and he twitched about
and moaned piteously for several minutes be.
f,rn j.. hn,o M ttfa0ncu hny- ~ DIV Shnt
a companion. aged seven, during a quarrel in
Boston. Both >sere the Sons Of wealthy fathers.
......In Asia Minor q Russian consulate has
been attacked aud destroyed by tho Turks. 80.
Eight passengers were drowned on q mail boat
running between Brest and the island of Ushant.
......A Brooklyn married woman named Piney
committed suicide by drowning herself in
bath tub. The New York State superinten.
dent OF insurance will begin proceedings against
the American Popular Life insurance company,
for the purpose Of having a receiver appointed.
...... George Barker, Of Hudson. n. Y, sup
posed to be the Oldest Free Mason in the coun.
try, is dead. He became q Mason in 1914, and
was eighty-fve years old at the time Of his death.
..... In st. Louis r. B. Williamson blew out
his brains in front Of his wife's dressmaking
establishment Oh account Of domestic Difficult
ties.
The Russian car has reviewed his troops, and
the Russian embassy has vacated Constantine
pie. ..... In New York G meeting was held to
protest against tho action taken at n recent
gathering OF taxpayers, at which it was pro
posed to contine voting for financial officers &c
those paving taxes .... Secretary Sherman has
dismissed two auditors from the Treasury de.
partnent.... .. A tire in the New York Journal
Of Commerce building destroyed typo and other
material to the yalne Of $50, 0Gn. hut the paper
was i1su.d ~ usual tn. following day..... The
Spanish government has promised to nut Gen.
Burricl, connected with the Tirginills massacre.
on trial. ..... Gen. Grant and his wife were en-
tcrtaiIed ut Z dinner in Harrisburg, Pa, by
Coz. Hartranft. =. President Hayes MaS visited
bS Miss Van Lew, who desired 10 be continued
in office as head of tho Eirhmond (Fa.) post.
Office ...... Additional charges against Bank
Superintendent Ellis, Of New York, have beer
made by Gov. Robinson -. I.cttis i. Steele,
who had nearly reached his one hundred and
third year. died in rascark, y. J.....A number
Of cases Of smallpox were found among tho
passengers of Il steamer that arrived il. Sal
Francisco from Ciiila. The disease is raging ii
Hong Kong . Large forest fires are burning
in Michigan, and ac;cral owns are threatened
by the tialnct.. .... Pioneer block, in Omaha
vas destroyed by ire, believed to be the worl
Of III !ncendiary .....A woman named Norman
plunged 4 knife into her husband, during q