The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-20
OF NEWS.
Eastern and Middle statee

SUMMARY Or NEWS.
Eastern and Middle Statee
After q pause of two months the contest
over the will Of Commodore Vanderbilt has
been reopened in the New York surrogate's
court.
The United States ships Supply and Consti-
tuition have sailed for France-the former
from New York and the latter from Philadel-
pbia-loaded with goods sent by American ex-
hibitors to the Paris exposition.
The seventh annual meeting Of the Fish
Culturists' Association was opened in New
York, about one hundred persons Interested In
pisciculture being in attendance.
Bertha Won Hillcrn walked one hundred
miles in twenty-eight hours. with six and a
half minutes to spare, at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Andrus, McChain & Co., booksellers, paper
makers and printers of Ithaca, N. y, have
failed, with liabilities Of about $4,000.
Sixty-seyen failures were reported during
the past month in New York, with aggregate
liabilities of So, 65S, 59s, and assets, S695,63l
Thomas Tegley, Frank Alspach, Henry Faust
and Albert Snyder were seriously burned by an
explosion Of gas in q colliery near Fremont,
Pennsylvania.
A. L, Bower and Cyrenius Sellers, the head
OF the defunct Dime Savings Bank Of Reading,
Pa, were arrested upon complaint Of a deposit
tor, who charged them with defrauding him
out of SAL 700. They were admitted to bail.
Governor Hartranft reviewed and addressed
a procession at Pottstown, Pa, in opposition to
the tariff bill before Congress.
J. NJ. Reid, a farmer of Jamestown, N. T.,
committed suicide by hanging himself in q corn
crib, on account Of financial troubles.
During the last two months thousands Of
unemployed men in New York have applied at
the recruiting headquarters in that city to Join
the regular army.
A large number of business failures have
taken place in New York city recently. Among
the most prominent houses that have sus-
pended are Greenleaf, Morris d Co., bankers,
for about $3.50, 900 F. o. Boyd Co., whisky
commission merchants, for a large amount ;
Jewell, Harrison & Co., dealers in provision
and cotton J. G. Kohlsaat's Sons, dry goods
importers, for about $3.50 00, and Wilson d.
Greig, dry goods dealers whose ~liabiiities ag-
gregate in the neighborhood of $40, 900.
At a meeting of the trustees Of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge Company, held in
Brooklyn, a resolution was adopted calling
upon the city Of Brooklyn for q requisition ct
81, OOO, 900, and upon New York.city for $780,
900, for the purpose Of finishing the bridge.
T! This additional amount will make just $780,
600, 900 that will have been raised to build the
structure.
Western and Southern States.
1T having been reported that a writ OF custer
WAS to be applied for in order to test MIR.
Hayes title to the Presidency, and that ex-
Governor Hendricks encouraged the plan, the
New York Herald correspondent at Indian
apolis, Ind, sent a note Of inquiry, to which
the following reply was sent by Mr.. Hendricks
"l have no knowledge whatever Of any writ Of
custer or other proceeding to raise the ques-
ton Of the right of Mr.. Hayes to the Office OF
President of the United States"
Governor Holiday, Of Virginia, has vetoed
the bill imposing taxes on real and personal
property for governmental and free school
purposes, and to pay interest on the public
debt, known as the Barbour tax bill.
Aduel took place betweentwo young farmers,
named Wilcox and Walker, in Charles City
county, Va A number Of shots were ex-
changed and both combatants were wounded.
The fight originated in a quarrel over the
boundary lines Of some property.
The Iowa State Senate has restored capital
punishment, by a vote Of % to 10.
At Kansas City, Mo-, Edward McFarren was
hung for the murder Of a deputy marshal in
February, 1877 at Warrenburg, NO., John
Daniel, 3 farmer, was hung for the murder OF
Jesse Miller, also a farmer, with whom he had
quarreled and at Marion, Ala, Albert Young,
Robert Jones, Silas Wright and Lucius Porter,
all colored, we're hung for the murder Of Isaac
D. Moore.
The death Of Benjamin F. Wade, ex-senator
Of the United States, took place at his home in
Jefferson, Ohio, on the I'd, after a lingering
sickness. Mr.. Wade was born in West Spring
field, Mass, October 81, 1900. At the age OF
eighteen he went to Ohio, working for a while
as a farm laborer and afterward as a school.
teacher. At the age Of twenty-six he began to
study law, and in 1885 was elected prosecuting
attorney Of Ashtabula county, Ohio. In 1841
he was appointed presiding judge Of the third
judicial district Of Ohio, and in 1851 he be-
came United States Senator, which Office he
held until 1869. When Andrew johnson BE-
came President in 1866, Senator Wade wal
elected president pro tenn, Of the Senate. His
last appearance in public was at the nationa,
Republican convention held in Cincinnati in
1876.
At Fishkill Landing, on the Mississippi
river, fifteen miles south Of Waterloo, ILL.,, the
house of Moritz Kaiser was burned, and him
self, wife and six children persisted in the
flames.
The Miami Savings Bank Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
has failed. It's liabilities are $40, 900 assets,
1852, 600.
A terrific tornado, 400 yards in width, swept
through Casey county, KY, killing Vincent
Wesley, his wife, two grown daughters, a
nephew named Sloane and William Taylor, who
was stopping at his house near Rich Hill. In
the vicinity Of Mount Olive, Mrs. Morgan was
killed, and dwellings, were completely swept
away, fences we're blown down. trees uprooted,
and nearly all the cattle and poultry in the
path of the whirlwind were killed.
The recent destructive foods in California
have done an immense amount OF damage.
The country for 1873 miles on the Sacramento
river looked like a huge inland sea. DR.. Glenn.
q farmer Of Colusa county, lost 10000 sheep
and 5000 acres Of wheat. The loss between
Sacramento and Monroeville on leyees, build
ings, cattle and crops will reach $500, 900.
From Washington.
The President nominated Alsnson W. Beard
to be collector of Boston, in place Of MIR. Sim
mons, whose commission is about to expire.
The nomination is said to have been made
chiefly upon the recommendation Of Senators
Hoar and Davis, and Representative Clafin.
The President and Mrs. Hayes have held
their third and last public reception this sea-
son.
The House committee on the revision Of the
laws regulating the counting Of the electoral
votes for President and Vice-President has
under consideration several plans for prevent
ing the recurrence of a controversy like that
which preceded the last presidential election.
The treasurer destroyed greenbacks amount
ing to 1892, 400, on account Of $615, 500 ad-
ditional national bank currency issued during
last month as required by law, leaving the out
standing legal-tender circulation at $34S,61S,
024.
Having learned from reliable sources that
colored men, citizens of Florida, we're being
kidnapped and taken from that State across
the Gulf Of Mexico into Cuba, where they were
sold into slavery, the President has appointed
Judge Leonard, the Republican member Of the
House from Louisiana, q special agent to pro-
coed to Cuba and investigate the matter.
Decrease Of the national debt during Febru-
ary-$2, $50, 237.1S.
The coinage executed at the minis during
February numbered 6,O71, $40 pieces, worth
3d. 49, 1874.
The treasury department is preparing for
the immediate execution Of the silver law. A
device for the new dollar has been proposed by
DIR. Linderman and approved, and the minis
will be put at work Immediately.
Murphy, the temperance lecturer, has closed
a five weeks, engagement in Washington,
whence he goes to New England. While in
Washington he procured $4,000 names to the
pledge.
Owing to the large amount Of busines on
hand it is thought the session of Congress
will be prolonged to summer.
Albert B. Porter, Of Indiana, has been nomi-
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