The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-30
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States

NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States
The prices at the annual sale Of pews in Ply
mouth Church were lower this year than in
previous years. The sum paid for first choice
was $3.50.
The New Jersey Legislature met at Trenton
and organized. George c.. Ludlow was elected
president Of the Senate and John Egan speaker
of the House, and Governor Bodies message
Was received and read.
At an election Of the New York Bar Associa-
ton, Secretary Of State William NJ. Evarts was
chosen president and Ex-Governor Samuel J.
Tilden one Of the vice-presidents on the same
ticket.
Tho Republicans Of New Hampshire met in
State convention at Concord and nominated B.
F. Prescott for Governor and David E. Willard
for railroad commissioner. The platform
adopted says in regard to President Hayes and
his policy While we admit honest differ
ences Of opinion in respect to past acts, We well
come and approve his sincere efforts to keep faith
with the people, and secure to the whole coun-
try the blessings of a just, efficient, and honest
Republican national administration" Other
planks in the platform favor speedy resump-
ton Of specie payments, denounce any at
tempts to repudiate the public debt, declare
for economy in public affairs and for education,
approve Of the efforts to extend commerce.,
and oppose further land grants.
The Connecticut Legislature opened it's ses-
sion and Governor Hubbells message was read.
The failure Of Edward D. Dunning, Jr., g
prominent Wall street broker, has taken place.
His liabilities reach nearly $500, 900 and among
his creditors are q number Of banks.
John L. Pinkham, employed by Mrs. Marian
Berry, ofNew Durham, N. e., a widow Of sixty
five, had q dispute with the old lady in regard
to the payment for some work done. Procur-
ing a gun he entered Mrs. Berry's House and
shot her dead. Then he went, down the road
half a mile and cut his throat.
A large meeting Of representatives. Of the
leading banks, insurance and trust companies
Of New York, Boston and other cities was held
in the former place, to protest against the pas
sage by Congress Of the Blaud silver bill. A
committee reported that the " passage Of that
bill would operate unfavorably against specie
resumption in 1879 )" the return to business on
a gold basis was urged, and a committee was
appointed to memorabilia Congress against the
passage Of the Bland bill.
Theodore R. Wetmore, late vice.president of
the defunct Security Life Insurance Company
of New York, found guilty Of assisting Mr..
Case, the late president of the company, (who
was recently sentenced for o term Of years) in
making misstatements Of its condition, was
sentenced to one years Imprisonment at hard
labor and to pay a fine OF $25O.s
The Great Darlington Mass Savings Bank
has suspended payment pending an investiga-
ton by the State bank commissioners. The
deposits are S407, 900 and the total liabilities
$414.O O0. And the stockholders Of the Rock
land National Bank, Of Nyack, N. Y, have re-
solved that that institution should go into vol
untary liquidation.
At the annual meeting Of the Plymouth
Church Mr.. Beecher sent a letter proposing o
reduction of one-fourth Of bis salary, and the
offer was accepted.
A resolution introduced in the New York
Assembly, protesting against the passage Of the
Bland silver bill by Congress was passed by 9
vote Of los to II.
A New York retired varnish dealer named
Francis S. Wynkoop has failed for S2s2, O0O.
C. P. Mills, OF Williams College won the
first prize at the annual inter- collegiate orator
ical contest in New York.
The paying teller Of the Rochester On. w.
savings bank, Eugene A. Shepperdson, has
proven o defaulter for SO, 900, the cause Of his
ruin being fast horses and stock speculation.
The commercial and financial community Of
New York was startled by q series Of failures
and suspensions. 81. N. Cutter, q cotton
broker, became q defaulter for q large amount
and disappeared. The large Wholesale drug
firms of Hegeman l. Co. and j. F. Henry,
Carran d Co. became financially embarrassed
by the heavy failure Of E.. J. Dunning, Jr., the
note broker, and allowed their notes to 60 to
protest.
The Chatham mill in Philadelphia, occupied
by manufacturers Of carpet yarns and host
cry, was destroyed by fire, causing a loss
Of about S65, 900, on which there is $50 600 in
surance; and the shoe factories Of A. R. Fisk ut
Wenham, Mass, and at Brookfeld, in the same
State, were burned, the loss on the former
being $751; 900 and on the latter $50, 600.
Another furious gale along the Atlantic coast
caused q large number of maritime disasters.
At Black Rock, Conn.,, Captain John P Brit
ton, aged ninety, while temporarily insane COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself through the
head.
Four children belonging to James Leighton
were burned to death in their fathers CAMP
mar Cherryheld, Me.
The thirteen men comprising the crew. of the
fishing schooner Little Kate, from Boston.
were lost by the wrecking Of their vessel of
Duxbury. The crew all resided in North
oObyOuy nClO lCloVSo SitAO' W ASS Ds
rage, and left seven widows and twenty-one
fatherless children.
At q meeting Of Italian residents Of New
York resolutions of respect to the memory Of
King Victor Emmanuel were passed, and
eulogies upon him were delivered. Bayard
Taylor made q ehort address III Italian.
Western and Southern States.
Hon. Montgomery Blair presented a me-
mortal in the Maryland Legislature, praying
hat Congress make a judicial investigation
into the title Of President Hayes.
The anniversary Of the battle Of New Orleans
was celebrated in that city by q general mill
tary parade.
At Cleveland, Ohio, the thirteenth annual
convention Of the American Diarymen's Asso-
citation was held, diarymen from the different
States and Canada being present. It was
stated that butter and cheese we're now bring
ing relatively higher prices than ever before.
The exports Of cheese last year to Great
Britian-our chief custoumer-were ITO, 00O, 600
pounds, worth S13, coo, 900. Butter had also
been exported to the amount OF 100000
pounds.
Mrs. Mary Sipes died in Baltimore, aged
ninety-nine years. She had seen every Presi-
dent OF the United States, and had been an
upholsterer in the White House during Jeffer-
sons term.
A call has been made for a meeting Of the
National Greenback party at Toledo, Ohio, en-
the twenty-second Of February. The call was
signed by Peter Cooper, Wendell Phillips and
others.
Governor Hampton has disbanded q South
Carolina rifle company which recently made an
attack on United States revenue officers and
took a prisoner out Of their hands.
The Louisiana and Wisconsin Legislatures
have organized. Governor Nichols states that
Louisiana's bonded debt is about $12, 0OO,0 00.
In Wisconsin the Democrats and Greenback
men united and elected their candidate for
speaker Of the House.
Two slight shocks Of earthquake were felt
lately in Illinois.
George A.. Pendleton was nominated for