The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-11-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

Oooaldh S1ASoA4 ANoS
/, suicide by shooting himself at bis residence /
Condersport Pa. He had been in Ill health &c
some time.
The National Liberal League met in CONVEX
ton at Rochester, N. Y. F.. E. Abbott, Of Bof
ton, was elected president. Among the fort
yice-presidents elected were many prominen
men from all parts Of the country. A platforr
was adopted advocating q total separation o
Church and State, national protection 10
national citizens, and universal education o.
the basis Of universal suffrage.
The New Jersey Presbyterian synod con
cluded its labors after q five days session q
Newark.
The Philadelphia grand jury found a tru
bill of indictment against John b. Morton, tn
defaulting president Of the West Philadelphll
tary and treasurer Of the company. The Bill
charges them with conspiring to defraud tn
company out Of 5000, 600, and another bill &C
cuses THIN of embezzling $500, 600, the prop
erty of the company. Morton WAS taken int
custody.
According to a despatch from New Bedford
Mass, late arrivals from the Arctic regions an
nounce that the whaling vessels Three Brother
and W. A. Farnsworth have been lost In tn,
ice, and the whaling fleet appears to have hat
unusual trouble in battling for safety.
Investigation developed the fact that Their
was q deficit Of $50, 600 in the accounts OF tn
savings bank ut Brockton, Mass, which hat
been enjoined from doing further business, ant
that the loss Of this amount was due to tn
operations Of the late treasurer, Edward South
worth, who died about eight months ago.
Benjamin F. Muzzey, a pistol maker, wa'
fatally injured at Norwich Falls; Conn, .!
being struck six times with q base ball club II
the hands OF Louisa A. Bowen, q girl OF abou
twenty years, who discovered him in her room
and took him for a burglar.
Edwin Adams, the well-known actor, died o.
consumption at Philadelphia.
The cooper shops and key factory Of B. D
Moore at Pittsburg, Penn, we're totally de
stroyed by fire. Loss, $50, 900 no insurance
A few minutes later q fire broke out on Cliff
street, in q stable, which WAS destroyed, ant
this was followed in about twenty minutes by
the discovery of flames in Clancy's cooper
shop, which was also completely destroyed
The fires we're all incendiary, and it is though
there was an organized attempt made to burr
the city.
William LLOYD Garrison has written q letteI
to Judge Pitman, Of Massachusetts, 10 which
he denounces the Presidents Southern policy
The steamship Idaho arrived in New Yorl
with 1877 Mormon converts.
At Red Bank. N. j., q negro WAS arrested To-
disorderly conduct, and while being marched
to the Lookup he suddenly TUNED upon tn.
officer and shot him down with q revolver. HI
then emptied his pistol into the surrounding
crowd, woundiug two other men, one OF then
fatally, and fed:
Mr.. Moody will hold o series Of revivals II
Providence, R. l., du!ing December.
The first business session Of the fourth an
nual congress Of the Protestant Episcopa
church in the United States was held in New
York, the opening address being delivered BY
Bishop Odell, Of Ohio.
Three students of Rutgers College. New Bruins
wick, N. j., were arrested and locked up Owe
night for tearing up and setting hre to plani
walks belonging to the college.
A large mass meeting was held by the strik
ing cigar makers Of New York-male and fe
male-snd it WAS resolved to hold out until the
employers acceeded to their demands.
The marriage Of President Eliot, Of Harvard
College, and Miss Grace Hopkinson, took plac.
At Cambridge, Mass.
At a meeting Of the board of directors Of tn.
Pennsylvania railroad, held in Philadelphia, !
was resolved not to pay any quarterly diyi
dend at present il order to make up for th'
losses of the Pittsburg riots.
P. F. Lynch and wife were injured 80 SO
verely by the explosion OF o kerosene lamp a
their residence in Wlkesbarre, Pa, that Mrs
Lynch died on the following day.
Western and Southern States.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
in session at Chicago, selected Baltimore AZ the
place and October, 1878, as the time for the mex
meeting.
An unknown person entered the house Of z
s. McVey, toll-gate keeper six miles from Chill
licothe, Ohio, and shot Money through thu
heart, and his wife through the head, killing
both instantly. The murderer, after ransack
ing the house for plumber, set fire to it and es
capped.
The failure OF the Chicago Savings Institu'
ton and Trust Company Is announced.
The death Of General Forrest. the %well-know1
Confederate cavalry officer, took place at Mem
phis, Tenn.
A special train took President Hayes ant
members Of the cabinet to Richmond, Va, or
an excursion to the State fair. They were vel
coined in a speech BY Judge Meredith, actins
mayor, to which the President responded, anc
addresses we're also delivered by Messrs
Evarts, Sherman, Thompson and Devens. 4
procession followed, consisting Of all the white
and colored organizations Of the city, the fir
department, the city authorities and guests
and hundreds in carriages, and thousands OF
foot. The pageant was witnessed by $4,000
people. In the evening the President held
popular reception in the parlors Of the E1
change hotel.
A passenger train In Utah, consisting Of sew
eral cars, was thrownfro the track and turned
completely over BY gust Of wind, and q mum
Der Of persons were injured more or less dan
gerously.
The public school building at Charlton, Iowa
was burned. Loss, S25, 600 insurance, $40,
900.
meeting of the American Association O
Short-horn Breeders was held in Lexington
KY, and delegates from all parts OF the coun
try were present.
President Hayes and party visited the Vir
ginia State fair at Richmond, and were vel
coined by Governor Kemper. In the evening
the President held q State reception at thu
governors residence.
From Washington.
Secretary Sherman, at o Cabinet meeting
stated that the government expenses were run
ming behind the receipts, and that this decrease
in income demanded the most rigid economy il
ordinary expenditures.
The annual report Of The commissioner o
patents states that the number Of patents ap
pIlcQ lOE lTOW SCLOUC1 1, 4CtOy w SSC0bOl l
1877, was Is, 500; trade marks registered, 1924
labels registered, 579. Th number Of patent
allowed, but not issued on account Of failuI'
to pay the final fee, was 4,271; patents issued
14,242; trade marks and labels, 1,517. Thi
shows a decline Of about 1000 in the numbe
Of patents issued as compared with the pre-
vious year. No radical change in the United
States patent system is contemplated q
present.
It is said that an effort will be made thi
winter 30 induce Congress to abolish the ofic'
Of pension agent and provide for the paymen
Of pensions by checks directly from the Unitet
States treasury.
A bill recently introduced in the Senate b.
Mr.. Howe provides that no cattle, sheep, swim
or other animals shall. be confined in any rail
road car, boat or vessel for a longer period thai
twenty-four consecutive hours, without unload
ing the same for rest, food and water for
period Of at least seven consecutive hours
unless prevented by accident. The present Law
allows them to be confined twenty-eight con
s~ecutive hours, and provides for FIVE hours res
only.
The President has nominated Edwin W
Stoughton, of New York, to be our minister II
Russia Theodore Roosevelt, collector Of Gus
toms Edwin A. Merritt, surveyor, and L. B
Prince, naval officer for the port Of New York
and James Lewis to be naval officer at New
Orleans.
The following are the chairmen OF the NOR
important committees as announced by Speake
Randall: On elections, MIR. Harris, Va; way
and means, Mr.. Wood, N. Y; appropriations
Mr.. Atkins, Tenn. Pacific railroad, MIR. Potter
N. Y; claims, Mr.. Bright, Tenn; commerce