The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-31

Coz. Nichols in Lafayette square. Both gov
crnments will make q strong effort to be recog-
niZcd.
The trustees of the Lick estate, San Fran
cisco, have come to an amicable settlement
with John H. Lick. q natural son OF the de-
ceased philanthropist, by which they pay hm
the sum of 1888. 600. out of which he pays the
| other contestants So, 900. ..... James Gordon
Bennett. Of the New York H1'dh, and Young
! Nav. who, a few days before. had assaulted
Bennett in New York city, fought & bloodless
duel on the Maryland and Delaware lire, and
| hear a small village. Three shots with pistols
were exchanged between the parties. and then
thew shook hands and thus settled their trou-
! bleS. 1t is believed by many that their pistols
were not loaded, the seconds OF both parties
CARRYING on q little farce. as 1t was well known
that Bennett and May and their seconds were
liable to criminal prosecution under the laws of
New York and Maryland. 1.-The safe Ill the
post-ofice at Port Jervis. y. u. was blown open
by burglars and robbed of $50 i'll money and a
number of registered letters. The Icglsla-
turc of Tennessee elected eX Gov. lsllam u.
Harris Dem to serve the long term. The
caDtain of the steamer Montgomery, which was
sunk by the Seminole, eXoncratest the officers OF
the latter vessel from all blame, and says that
owing to the heavy fog he niStook the Seminole
for a schooner and acted accordingly. when
the mistake was discovered it was too late to
rcctifv it. -. 1t is claimed that Wm. H. Wander
bilt will arrange with the heirs to his fathers
estate so that tie commodorc's will shall not
be contested. II will take 80 900, 900 to settle
this arrangement. ..... The sale of the pew5 in
Plymouth church for the ensuing year realized
1851 50. In 1876 the sum was :G3,6S3 in
1875. :70.3la.50: in 1874, $5a, 430......T hc
Ohio Legislature has appointed a committee to
:.z,n., xl,, ,o,cn of thn Aulfo1Olo lrilvn
horror 49,. The boiler Of George Donner's
sawmill at Austin, Mich, exploded, causing the
instant death of three workmen i'll the mill.
The cause OF the explosion is unknown .
Acknowledgement Taft ma Il rcporttothe Unit
ed States Congress, relative to affairs Ill the
South. in which he said that evidence came TO
the President that there was intimidation and
violence in South Carolina during the late cleo
ton. and it was necessary to send troops there,
not to interfere with the rights of the people,
but to make it safe for people TO vote. He says
the troops were sent on dcmand Of the governor
of the State, and not to have sent them would
have been q denial Of the Constitutions. right
of the governor and people of the State.
The Nichols government in Louisiana nthc
day after the double Inauguration obtained pos
session of all the police stations and court houses.
The Packard government held and occupied
the State house. which was barricaded. On
this day the Nichols militia, numbering 5000
men and fully armed. were reviewed and made
4 parade, being loudly cheered on the route.
The excitement in the city was up TO fever heat.
Gen. Anger, in charge of the United states
troops, kept his command on duty prepared for
any emergency which might arise, and was i'll
structed by the secretary Of war to preserve
peace and prevent the organization OF unau-
thoriZcl bodies of armed men.
The smallpox is moving southwark in Mani
toba and not q single unaffected house exists IN
Gimli. Big island, where the Icelanders set
tied, has also become infected. .... Seven pas
sengers were injured by the oyerturnins of 4
passenger car which had jumped the track be-
tween Richmond and Louisville. .... Wreckers
misplaced q rail on tie Pensacola (Florida) rail-
road, in consequence of which a fireman was
fatally injured and the engineer slightly hurt.
...... The South street Presbyterian church at
MorriStown. n. j.. was destroyed by fire caught
from the furnace pipe. Loss, :3O,Coo; lnsrr-
ancc, S25, 600. 1.-The silver payments from
the treasury from April 20, 1916, up to the sixth
fractional currency destroyed in that time was
s15. 704. $40. 80. The amount paid on currency
and for checks was Sl0,31l 393..... !
Benz. F. Prescott was nominated for governor
by the New Hampshire Republicans i'll conren-
ton. ..... New gold diggings have been dlscor-
cred on Wood river. Wyoming Territory, where
the miners make 80 a day. 49,. Smallpox Is Oh
the increase in London, and much anxiety Is
by the authorities. -. Forged checks
to the amount of :5o,G00 were successfully
palmed off by men in Alabama in exchange for
The checks were drawn on the First
National bank of Boston. 1.-The report OF
New Yorli's bank commissioner shows thu re-
of the banks to have been sl0n, 759,6l4
the last return-beinS over seven million dol
lars less than at the same date the previous
vear. ..... The secretary OF the treasury has
a call for the presentation Of Slo,oCo,9o
tiyc-twenty bonds of 1865, May and Novem-
issue, for redemption. $1,000. 900 me
and %, 900, 900 registered. !