The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-06-26
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Eautern and kiddle state..

I, The Greenback party OF Maine met ~ LOWE
ton and organized by electing Scion Chase
chairman. Joseph Smith was nominated the
rarty's candidate for governor. The platform
favors the abolition Of all bank issues,
free and unlimited gold and silver coinage, full
legal-tender paper money receivable for al
debts, legislation to. secure. each man the just
Of his own labor, reduction OF OH.
salaries, adjustment OF imprisonmenent
for debts; denounces the tired flag Of Com
munism " and the contraction policy.
=. The National Greenback party Of New York
met IL" convention at Auburn and -efected .
permanent organization, headed by O. j.
Of Chenango county, as president a
series Of resolutions was adopted declaring
the greenbaok dollar must bea full legal tender
for all debts, favoring the calling IN Of al
principal and interest, by greenbacks, opposing
fvrther issue OF bonds, demanding the repeal OF
the resumption act and the national banking
act. favoring the establishment o Irrational and
State labor bureaus, and declaring that the
Greenbaok party does not recognize or affiliate
with any secret or questionable organization.
On the first day that the new elevated rail-
road in New York Was thrown open to the
public, thousands availed themselves Of the
convenience OF rapid transit and the cars were
crowded to their utmost capacity. Tbcs begins
the new era Of railroad travelling in New York.
The New Hampshire Legislature has begun
its annual session. .",..
4 FIRE in the large soap and candle factory Of
Colgate & Co., Jersey City, N. j., destroyed
property to the amount Of about $500, 900 ; in
sured.
By the eapsizing of. a yacht of Duxbury
Point, near Plymouth, Mass, Henry 8. Holmes,
his young son, Arthur, and David Brown, Jr.,'
we're drowned. Four others chung to the boat
and we're rescued.
The steam engine in the sawmill Of b. PEN
ney, Holland, Vermont, exploded, driving the
engineer through the side Of the building and
seriously scalding q boy and man. -
The Treat & Lang mill at Bath, Me-, was'de-
stroyed by fire, causing . loss Of 1926, 600 at
Old Town, Me-, the Veazie mills were burned
down and a. logs Of $4,000 incurred, and at
Lisbon, N. a., Bean & Atwoods steam mill
srccumbed to the flames, the loss being
&c. 900. ~ 1'.4. .r.-.- '-. '.' II =
william A. and A.. W. Andrews, brothers,
the smallest vessel that ever attempted to
cross the ocean. The craft is nineteen feet
,tRo incheBlong.: sIFMt : -+57 5 e "
: A. shoemakersnamed 4eistlaok, living ii Phil
adelphia, sont q letter toa local minister stat
ing that he was out Of work, could not obtain
food for his family and was about to commit
suicide. Upon breaking into the house Mrs.
Geistlack and her two children, aged eleven
and nine years, were found dead suffocated by
chloroform. A note from the mother, found in
the house, indicated that she had killed the
children and then herself. b efather2 could
not be found. - $1,000 III
While a social party was in progress at the
house Of Mrs. Kelly, at Newkirk and Merry
streets, Philadelphia, the first floor gave way and
precipitated thirty or forty children to the
cellar. "A few OF the children were hurt, but
none dangerously. , ., ..., rs
Western and Southern States.
Dispatches from Oregon indicate that the
election in that State has resulted in q Demo
cratic legislature. Whitaker Oemocrat is
elected to Congress.
The Indiana Republicans held their conven.
ton at Indianapolis and nominated q ticket
headed by Isaac g. Moore for secretary Of
State. The platform %denounces the Demo:
cratic party, and says there can be no appeal
except by revolution; opposes further financial
agitation but favors currency or gold, silver
and greenbacks, and declares that the paper
money should be received for customs dues,
Referring to President Hayes, the platform
SAYS 1--WE recognize in his personal integrity,
as we'll as in the general course Of his admins
tration, the guarantee that he will conduct the
government SO as to preserve the honor and
promote the happiness OF the whole country
The Michigan Greenbackers convened at
Grand Rapids and nominated q ticket, with
Henry 8. Smith for governor at the head.
The platform adopted is in conformity with the
principles of the party. '.-
A monument 10 Andrew Johnson WAS IN
yelled at GreenviIle, Tenn, in presence Of
large assemblage and with appropriate cere'
monies. =;
William Dixon Was hanged ct Vicksburg,
Miss, for the murder Of q peddler named
Bachman. o..
The business center of Mount Sterling, Ky..
has been destroyed by the flames. Estimated
loss, $780, 600. .
At Bayou Sara, La, five colored men were
arrested on the charge Of attempting to assas'
sinate DR.. William B. Archer. As they were
on the way to the court house they were inter.
copied by a large party of armed men, who
overpowered the. guard, took away the five
prisoners and hanged them.
The Illinois Prohibitionists have held . con.
ventlon and nominated o State ticket.
The hostile attitude Of the Bannock tribe Of
Indians in Idaho has resulted in the murder
by them Of several whites. A feeling Of alarm
prevails among the settlers, many Of whom
have fled to protected points for safety. At 6
meeting in Boise City the governor Of the
Territory was denounced for having furnished
arms and ammunition to the Indians. The
cause Of the trouble seems to be widespread
dissatisfaction among the Indians because OF
alleged encroacbments upon their reservations
Governor Brayman has been removed by the
President. -
General John O. Fremont has been nominated
for governor of Arizona Territory, in place oil
John P. Hoyt, who has been transferred to the
governorehip Of Idaho Territory.
Portions Of Georgia, South Carolina and
Virginia were visited by a terrible tornado
which did great damage to houses, crops and
other property. In the vicinity Of Atlanta,
Ca, two boys were killed at a Sunday school
and others were more or less seriously injured
by the buildings blowing down. In Columbia
county, Ga, the hailstones weighed from ono
to three pounds, killing cattle and hogs and
breaking through the shingle roofs Of houses.
totally annihilated by the storm, a number OF
persons losing their lives, while cars were
overturned, houses blown down and crops
and cattle destroyed. The section of country
surrounding Petersburg, Va, also suffered
severely. -. ."" e.. ..'". .. :
Thomas Winans, the great Baltimore loco
motive builder, is dead at the age Of ffty-nine'
From Warrington. az -,
The secretary Of the treasury has issued the
ffty-nirth call for the redemption of $40
for S5, 900, 600, Of which 80, 500,0 G0 are coupon
and 90, SOC, 600 registered bonds. The prin-
cipal and interest will be paid at the treasury
on and after the 9Th day Of September next,
and the interest will cease on that day.
? Senator Matthews has made a personal ex.
PLANTATION in the Senate regarding the CORES
pondence between himself and Anderson, the
first witness in the presidential election inyes.
tigation. MIR. Matthews denies that he was
in any way connected with the perpetration Of
alleged frauds in the presidential election in
Louisiana, or that he made any promises to
Anderson in consideration Of committing
frauds, or that having knowledge OF such
frauds committed by Anderson be used his
senatorial influence to procure a position tor
Anderson. he demanded a committee OF in
vestigation, and the demand was unanimously
accorded him by the Senate. p.
The secretary of war and General Sherman
have had a consultation with reference to q
threatened Indian war in Oregon and Dakota,
and have agreed that the outlook Is serious.
Estimates OF the hostile Bannocks place their
strength at three hundred warriors, and have
CHOSEN a strong place in the Lava Beds.
The President has approved the act entitled
Gan act to repeal the bankrupt law"
The Senate and House conference commit
tees having come to an agreement upon the
Washington monument bill, the monument
will now be pushed rapidly to completion.
The consul at Canton reports to the State
department that q terrible tornado in that
city, on April II, destroyed 10 1000 lives and q