The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and Middle States.

SUMMARY OF NEWS.
eastern and Middle States.
Another bold robbery has been committed In
New York the victim this time being 8 lady.
Mrs. Clarence Ogden, proprietress Of 8 fash,
ionable clearinghouse on Fifth avenue, had
retired for the night. shortly after eleven
o'clock. Some time afterward she was aWak-
ened by q noise in her room, and on LOOKING mp
she saw two men, with masks over their races.
Before Mira. Ogden oruld give an alarm the
intruders clapped a towel saturated in chloro-
form over her face, and she became uncon,
scious and did not regain her senses until
nearly noon the next day. After rendering
their victim helpless, the thieves ransacked
the apartment, stripping 1t Of money, 1ewelry
and other valuables. They took one diamond
ring from Mrs. Ogden's finger and cut the
stones from another which they could not get
of. Early the next morning Mira. Ogden was
found in an unconscious condition. and tnat
was the first intimation the people IN the
house had that a daring robbery had peeh
committed in their very midst.
Four hundred pounds Of nitro-glycerine IN a
magazine at PetroIia, Pa, exploded, killing
the owner, s. o. Gotham, and an employee,
John Fowler, and dangerously wounding Henry
French. Mr.. Gotham was picked up dead,
without q mark upon his body, while toWIer
~db UlonuI w oGOApt ~ q Ah6SA -
and that was two hundred yards from the
scene of the explosion.
Four men we're being lowered to the bottom
Of the shaft $3.50 feet in depth) Of an iron mine
| at Boyertown, Pa, when the drum became
| disarranged. The engine was reversed, but
in doing 30 the teeth we're torn from one OF
| the cog-wheels Of the drum, and the bucKet
carrying the miners was dashed to the bottom.
As soon as possible after the accident ropes
- -.>4..nI 4-I k-N Mr. trQrn Qanf 60Wn
the shaft to render assistance. At the bottom
the unfortunate men were found, all breath
Ing, but badly injured. The ropes were tied
around their bodies, and one at a time they
were drawn up as carefully as possible. Not
one Of them escaped without broken bones
and severe internal injuries. One died soon
after reaching the surface, and two others died
8 few hours after being carried to their homes.
The schooner Florence, Captain Tyson, has
arrived at New London, Conn, from her Arctic
voyage. Captain Tyson doubts the existence
of an open Polar sea. He says there may be
water at the pole, but believes it ID choked
with immense quantities OF floating ice.
At this early day a meeting OF New York
merchants has been held to initiate q move.
ment for a worlds fair in the American me.
~tropolis in 1883. A resolution appointing a
committee of ten to take such steps in the
matter as shall be deemed advisable was adopt
ed, The year 1889 will be the centennial OF the
inauguration Of President Washington in New
York and the establishment OF CONSTITUTIONAL
government in this country.
The Merchants and Mechanics State bank,
of TROY, N. Y, has been closed by the State
bank superintendent. Disastrous real estate
ventures and other losses are reported as the
cause Of suspension.
Cassius Carpenter was fred upon and fatally
wounded by bis brother, Judson, during. q
quarrel, at South Granville, N. Y.
The examination Of witnesses in the Wander
bilt will case continues before the New York
surrogate.
Conductor Rand was killed and Conductor
Denner slightly injured by the explosion OF a
locomotive boiler at New London, Conn.
Bernard & Hutton, New York silk importers,
have been defrauded ont of S1G8, 000 by one
Of their clerks-R. A. Pedrick-who spent in
stock speculation the money intrusted to him
to pay customs duties. Pedrick fed, but sent
q letter from bis hiding place, confessing the
defalcation. The government has been in.
Identified against loss ty the firm.
The Mechanics and Laborers' savings bank,
Of Jersey City, N. j., has suspended; but the
president stated that depositors would be paid
ia full.
Charles Knox, o well-known New York dealer
in hats, and familiarly known as "Kuox the
halter" is q bankrupt, with liabilities amount
lug to about $500, OOO.
The November elections have taken place,
and the political cauldron, which has been
seething and bubbling for weeks past, IL quiet
once more. Elections in thirty States-for twelve
governors, nineteen legislatures and 2S7 con.
gressmen-were held. Throughout the New
England and Middle States the vot was gen.
erall, quite large, as in several cases unusual
i,k.rout moe 70 Gap IN tho roo1lf ~ the hattIa al
the polls. In New York the Republicans sere
successful, the legislature being largely Re-
publican, which insures the return OF q United
States senator to succeed Roscoe Conkllng.
The bitter fight in New York city between Tam
many Hall and q" Combination" ticket, dl.
vided among Anti Tammany Democrats ano
Republicans, resulted in a sweeping victory FOL
the latter, whose candidate for mayor-EdTard
Cooper, q son of Peter Cooper " elected
over bis opponent, Augustus Schell, by 20, 00(
majority. The Republicans also gained a
number Of congressman in the Empire State.
In Pennsylvania General Hoyt, the Repub,
lican candidate for governor, is elected, anc
in Delaware he Democratic nominees for gov
ernor and Congress were successful. In Mas
sachusetts Talbot, the Republican candidate
for governor, with the entire State ticket, wert
elected over Butler and Abbott-the Demo
Gratis electing one congressman and tn
Greenbackers one. In Rhode Island tht
two Republican candidates for Congress
we're elected. Connecticut gives the Republi
cans q gain in congressman and the leglsla
ture. which selects a United States senator t.
succeed ". n. Barnum. In Vermont Barlow
the Greenback candidate for Congress, has
a plurality.
Wilkinson Brothers & Co.. 8 paper mill il
Shelton, Conn, one Of the largest paper mill
in the country, has been destro7ed by fire, en-
failing a loss Of more than $3.50 600.