The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-04-10
OF NEWS.

SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and Middle Statee
The Rhode Island State convention Of the
new National party was held at Providence.
A ticket headed by William Foster for governor
was nominated.
The Calais (Me.) Savings Bank has sus-
pended.
Election returns from all the towns in New
Hampshire for governor give Prescott, Re-
publican, 39,377, and Mexican, Democrat,
1858. The House will stand: Republicans,
205 Democrats, 165.
A bill to grant female suffrage has been de-
feated in the lower house Of the Massachusetts
Legislature by 1877 to 90.
James E. Coll, well-known in New York
insurance circles, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head. He was at one time
wealthy, but met with reyerses, had family
troubles and became dissipated.
The Rhode Island Republicans met In con-
ventlon at Providence and renominated the
present State officers by reclamation. Follow
ing the usual custom, no political resolutions
we're passed.
The Tarrytown IN. W First National Bank
has failed. The liabilities are estimated at
S122, 900 and assets $50, 900. The Bank OF
Chemung, at Elmira, N. "a private institu-
tion-has also suspended.
The Rhode Island Democratic State conven-
~vention, held in Providence, resulted IN the
nomination Of q ticket headed by Isaac Law
renee for governor.
Before q committee Of the Pennsylvania Leg
islature appointed to investigate the Pittsburgh
railroad riots, R. A. Ammon, of Pittsburgh,
who was at the head Of the Trainmen's Union
at the time Of the strike, testified that. the citi-
zens offered the strikers arms to resist the
troops, two prominent citizens having offered
q hundred stand Of arms each one OF these
citizens went to see him at Allegheny, told
him that he hoped the men would stand
for their rights, and promised them arms and
money.
The steam chimney Of the Hudson river
steamer Magenta exploded two miles below
Sing Sing, N. Y, and two passengers were
killed outright, two were fatally scalded and
several others received serious injuries.
Warren Lane, bookkeeper Of the Planet
Mills Manufacturing Company, Brooklyn. n.
Y, was returning from the company's bank in
New York, where he had drawn $4,000 with
which to pay off the employees. BE WAS &C
companied by an assistant, who carried 300
in silver. When in an ~unfrequented locality
they were approached by three men, dressed
as lsborers, Who'll suddenly attacked the two,
knocking them down with blows from sand
clubs and relieving them Of all the money in .
~twinkling. Before they could gain their feet
the thieves were rafting off in o wagon that
was waiting in charge of a confederate and
made good their escape.
Peter McHugh, Patrick Hester and Patrick
TullY were hanged at Bloomsbury, Pa, for
the murder Of o mining superintendent named
Rea, in 1863. The town was filled with people
from the surrounding country, but only about
two hundred persons were admitted to the jail
yard where the execution took place. The
three men were hanged together and exhibited
little signs Of fear. Hester, who was in sub
s~tantial circumstances and for whom strenu-
GUS efforts had been made to obtain an ameli-
Grafton Of the death sentence, protested his
innocence to the last. While themen were still
hanging, q shed on the side Of the jail yard
gave way with a crash, precipitating about fifty
persons to the ground and injuring o little boz
80 severely that he died soon after.
Fires: Twenty.three buildings were destroy
ed by fire in Keeseville, N. Y, causing a loss
large business houses in Philadelphia was
burned, the fire being one Of the largest that
has ever visited the city and causing an esti-
mated loss Of over 81, 600, 900.
Western and Southern States.
A building in Cleveland, Ohio, occupied by
a n~on-e1plosiye lamp company, was destroyed
by fire, together with its contents, and q total
loss incurred Of $165, 600.
A band Of four expert counterfeiters, who
have been operating extensively in the North
west, we're unearthed and arrested in Chicago
by a special government detective. The whole
- THAR opporofr1u and oopna ~ fha oTof1rinrl
coin were captured.
Four men and a boy were drowned near
Howardsville, Abermarle county, Va, recently,
while attempting to CROSS q river in q frail
canoe after dark. Two families, consisting Of
thirteen women and children, were left with
out a single full-grown male to support them.
An appalling disaster occurred in the sawmill
Of Hall & Avis, about seven miles from Rich
mond, w. Without q moments warning an
explosion took place which hurled the building
lumber, sheds and persons standing around In
every direction. The boiler had burst and five
men were killed, and one was fatally and FIVE
dangerously wounded. Among the killed were
two sons Of the manager Of the sawmiD, MIR.
Hall who WAS also injured.
Reports from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and
West Virginia give hattering prospects of the
wheat crop. The average increase over last
\ year 3 CIUp 10 Oob1luaVC0 d IWCAGy OHOA S0hes
A large tobacco warehouse, several factories,
a colored church and six tenement houses we're
destroyed by fire in Danville, Va, entailing q
loss Of $50, 900, on which the insurance is $780,
600,
Rumors Of q Indian confederation in The
Northwest have been confirmed. Scouts are
reported to have found several thousand Chey-
ennes and Sioux in Northern Montana on the
warpath.. 1t is said that Big Bear, one Of the
chiefs Of the league, demands as an ultimatum
that the buffalo law shall be repealed, and that
Indians shall be allowed to settle their troubles
among themselves without interference from
the mounted police or the Canadian govern
ment.
Mrs. George Wallace, her infant child and
| Miss Church, q schoolgirl, were murdered near
Wheeling, W. Va, by the formers brother-in-
law, John Wallace. After the murder he 40
cused his brother of the crime and both were
arrested. Eventually John confessed to having
that Mrs. Wallace and her husband had been
talking about him and his wife. His reason
for killing Miss Church was that he WAS afraid
| she would find out what he had done. He
| started with Mrs. Wallace and her child for the
house Of Miss Church, and on the way killed
them with a hammer. Then he proceeded to
Miss Church's and completed his terrible work
After the CONCESSION q DOQy OF men enCereQ Inc
Jail, overpowered the guard, took away the
prisoner and hung him to a tree, after drag
cling him nearly q mile on his back.
Two colored mon, Fortune Bush and Dexter
McCreary, were hanged at Barnwel Court
House, 8. O., for the murder of Stephen
Enicks, his wife, and two children, all colored.
The murder was committed last January, and
the murderers set fire to the cabin Inhabited
by their victims, intending to burn up all yes
tiges Of the crime. Investigation led to the
discovery that murder had been committed and
further inquiry resulted in the arrest, trial,
conviction and execution Of The above named.
McCreary confessed having been a party to the
deed OF blood, the motive being robbery.
From Washington.
The number Of bills introduced in the House
up to the 21st is s, 1890, and Of joint resolutions
1872.
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions
has agreed to report q bill allowing pensions
Of S72 per month to soldiers who have lost
either both eyes, both hands, or both feet, and
Of S24 to those having lost one eye, one hand
or one foot.
The National Council Of Sovereigns Of Indus
try, in session at Washington, elected the fol-
lowing officers Of the National Council for
1873: John sheddiu, Pennsylvania, president;
s. s.. Davis, Massachusetts,, yice.president; NJ.
W. Morton, Rhode Island, secretary; Clark
Wethersby, New York, treasurer; W. b. Earl,