The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.

NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.
A boy named Peter Stretch was killed by q
tame bear belonging to a hotel In the outskirts
Of Brooklyn.
Cyrus W. Fields proposition to erect q monu-
ment to the memory of Major Andre, the
British spy, on American ground, has brought
forth many letters from correspondents In the
New York papers, SON approving and others
protesting against the erection Of the memorial
stone.
The New York board Of apportionment have
appropriated $50 ,007, 097. 81 for the government
Of the city in 1879. This sum includes the
city's State tax and interest on the city debt.
Sixteen banks in New York city have reduced
their capital from s95, 900 900 to $21, $685. OO.
Mayor Cooper was ushered into Office in New
York, with simple ceremonies.
Eighty thousand emigrants arrived in New
York last year-an increase of 16, 900 over 1877.
Robert W. Mackey, a leading Pennsylvania
Republican politician, and late State treasurer
died in Philadelphia, the other day, aged forty
one years.
The Massachusetts and Maine legislatures
met and organized. a h%ard.money resolution
which passed the Maine senate, was tabled In
the house.
During 1878 there we're 9l7 failures reported
in New York city, with liabilities aggregsting
$6S, 958, 403, and assets $18, sos, 531.
Delegates of the Greenback party from the
several New England States met in Boston to
discuss the best method for conducting the
campaign. Resolutions favoring the forma-
ton of some Greenback organization OF the
New England States, and asserting that the
"permanent issue in the Observation-Disclosures
movement is the immediate substitution OF
greenbacks for national currency etc., were
adopted. Tho delegates were addressed by
Wendell Phillips and CARL Mohr.
A heavy snow storm along the line Of the
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad
caused an entire cessation Of traffic. The road
had just raised an eight days blockade from q
previous storm.
The death OF Caleb Cushing at Newburyport,
Mass, is announced. He was born in Sails
bury, Mass. in 1900, and graduated from Har-
ward college. He began to practice law at
twenty-five, was elected::to both houses Of the
State legislature several times, and in 1888
published two volumes Of "Reminiscences of 8
tour in Spain. In 1884 he was sent to Con-
gress and served four consecutive terms. Presi-
dent Tyler nominated him to be secretary OF
the treasury in 1843, but he failed Of confirms
ton by the Senate. He went to tho Mexican
war as colonel OF a Massachusetts regiment,
and while in Mexico was nominated for gov
erpor OF the State by the Democrats. but WAS
defeated. Then he appears in public life as
mayor Of Newburyport, and justice OF the gu
preme court of Massachusetts, which position
he resigned to become United States attorney
general in Pierce's cabinet. he WAS president
Of the Charleston Democratic convention just
previous to the war, and also presided over the
convention Of seceders from that body, which
met in Baltimore and nominated John Q.
Breckenridge. During the war Mr.. Gushing
devoted himself manly to his profession, and
in 1872 he became senior counsel at the Geneva
conference in settlement Of the Alabama
claims. His nomination by President Grant
to the United States supreme court bench WAS
rejected by the Senate, but his appointment as
minister to Spain was confirmed in 1874, and
be served until 1875. Since his return from
Madrid his almost. exclusive attention has been
devoted to his law practice.
The weather in New York city on tie third
Of January was the coolest in ten years-the
thermometer at 8 A. NJ. registering two degrees
below zero. Throughout the State q furious
storm Of snow and wind had ragged for thirty
six hours, compelling the almost complete sus-
pension Of business in many places. Travel
on the New York Central, the Erie and the
Lake Shore railroads was at a standstll, and
the cold was intense in all parts Of the Eastern
and Middle States.
Out Of twelve children, Edward Williams,
Of Martinsburg, N. Y, lost seven through
diphtheria-an dying within a few days.
Bennett, Phelps i Co., bankers, Of Wilkes
barre, Pa, have failed for $500, 600, OF which
1916, 900 are due depositors. .
Alonzo Garcelon, Democrat, and Joseph d.
Smith, Greenbacker, were chosen by the Maine
house, as candidates to be sent to the senate
for governor. The senate selected MIR. Gar
celon-an the Republicans voting for him
and q committed WAS appointed to inform him
Of his election. The candidates OF the united
Democratic-Greenback caucus we're elected to
the other State Offices.
The Central Park lakes, lin New York, are
visited by immense throngs. to skate and to
see the skaters. One hundred thousand per-
CONS were on or about the ice during the third
Sunday Of the skating season.
Three boys in New York have formed them
selves into a volunteer ift-saving corps, and
patrol the East river front for the purpose OF
rescuing persons who may have fallen into the
water. They have already saved q number 10
lives.
During the recent heavy storm the steamer
Vindicator, from Fall River, Mass, for Phila-
delphis, stranded near Yaphank on the Long
the crew we're saved by employees of q life
saving station.
Hon. Morton McMichael, senior publisher Of
the North American, ex-mayor of Philadelphia,
and president of the park commission in that
city. Is dead at the age of si1ty-two.
, Mayor Cooper's first message was read to the
New York board Of aldermen, in which body the
Tammany members are now in the minority.
A train composed of five engines and a snow
plow sent out from Buffalo, N. Y, to clear the
SNOW of the New York Central railroad, ran
into 9 snow drift near Batavia, and was wreck
ed. The pillow and four locomotives we're
thrown from the track, and several men were
injured.
A public meeting Of sugar refners and I'M
porters was held in New York for the purpose
Of considering such q revision Of the tariff as
will provide for an honest collection Of the
duties on sugar. and to protest against adul-
teration in refined sugars and sirups. Peter
Cooper, Cyrus W. Field, David A. Wells and
others we're present, and the meetings brought
out an exciting discussion but no definite &C.
ton was taken.
Western and Southern Ststos.
Three boilers belonging to a distllery in
Terre Haute, Ind, exploded, killing the oolored
fireman and a boy.
Judge Charles T. Sherman, brother Of Sec
rotary Sherman and General Sherman, and
father-in-law of United States Senator Cam
eron, died in Cleveland, Ohio, q few days since.
A fire in Charleston, 8. O., destroyed prop
erty OF the Union Cotton Press company, in
GLIDING 10, 121 bales of cotton. Loss on prop
erty, about 800, 600 ; on cotton, $475, 600.
The extremely cold weather in the Eastern
and Middle States extended to the Northwest
the thermometer falling all the way from
fifteen to thirty degrees below zero.
The Second Baptist church, Of st. Louis, q
new edi6ce. and one Of the finest in the city,
was Quilted by fire, causing a loss Of $4,000
The Chicago postofice has been destroyed
BY fire for the third time in the last eight
years. The building burned was known IS the
Honore block, and contained the postofice,
General Sheridan's army headquarters, Chicago
and Alton railroad Offices, and q number Of the
largest law offices in the city. The edihce was
six stories high, and was considered one Of the
handsomest blocks in the city. All the valuable
letter mails were saved, but a portion Of the
newspaper mail was destroyed. The threat
ened destruction of adjoining buildings WAS
| ayerted by breaking in the wall of the Honore