The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-29
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States.
Peter McManus was hanged at sunbury, Pa,
for the murder OF Coroner Frederick Hesser
in December, 1874. The condemned man left
q confession in which he said that he had seen
the blow struck which killed Hesser, but had
not taken an active part in the murder. John
O'Neill, who was to have been hung with Nc
Manus for taking partin Hesser's murder, has
been reprieved. McManus is the twentieth OF
the 'Mollie Maguires" to suffer death on the
scafold. -
David Connors and William E. Clark, two
boys, of whom the elder is only fourteen years
old, surreptitiously left Petersburg, Va,
armed with shotguns, on O grand buffalo hunt:
They reached New York, but a telegram had
preceded them and they were taken IN charge
by the police. .,.-
Edward Seguin, the wel1.known American
opera singer, and connected this season with
the Emma Abbott troupe, died at Rochester,
N. Y, q lew days ago.
At Boston five men convicted lost March Of
violating the Federal election laws were each
fined $50 and costs, and q sixth offender was
fined 500 and costs. They went TO JAIL Dut
the fines were paid later.
The first Anti Vaccination League of Amer
lea has just been formed in New York by
medical men and others, the object of the Or
ganization being ITO awaken the attention OF
tho public to the evils Of vaccination and to its
i~nutility, to put an end to its practice, and to
prevent legislation for its enforcement"
Thirty-ive men started in the six days
"go-as-you.please" pedestrian match in New
York, for O championship belt and money
prizes ag~sregating $4,000, given by Daniel
O'Leary. The crowds present dun. rthe week
were as large as those at the cont. in the
same place for the Ashley belt q fortnight pre-
vious.. When the match closed only eleven
contestants were left on the track, among the
%twenty-tour who had withdrawn during the
week being just the men who bad the best
records as walkers, and who were considered
by the knowing ones as bound TO win. Ihe
winner proved to be Nicholas Murphy, a
young man OF only nineteen, employed in q
brick yard at Haverstraw, New York. who de-
veloped an astonishing amount OF endurance
for one so youthful, and might have tovered
many more miles had he been permitted by his
trainers. The following is the score and list
of prizes: Murphy, sos miles, championship
belt and So, 900; Howard, 500 mules, $1,000;
Faber, 1853 miles, $1,000; Briody, 475 miles,
$500; Mahoney. 467 miles, $500, and Walker,
Allen, Russell and Cur1nn, having made 450
miles and over, have their entrance lee OF
500 each returned.
Henry C. Carey, the prominent writer on
political economy, died in Philadelphia, q few
days ago, aged e%ighty-six years.
DIR. F. Julius lie Moyne, the prominent ad-
yocate OF cremation, died at his residence IN
Washington, Pa, the other day, at the age OF
e%ighty.one. He was twice Abolitionist canui-
date tor governor Of Pennsylvania. His re-
mains will be cremated in the furnace erected
by himself and which has twice before boon
used for the purpose OF cremation.
Captain John F. Mason, a ~well-known ship
master of Kennebunk, Me-, while deranged,
dangerously stabbed Mrs. E.. G. Moody, his
wiie's sister, and then killed himself.
Two men named Clinton and Swayne were
blown nh and drowned in Boston harbor
while experimenting in o sail-boat with a new
explosive compound. ~, . 81
Henry L. Gum was arrested in Boston tor
having murdered his father in ~Bridgewater'
Mass, last month, and confessed the crime.
He said that his father had scolded him and
then knocked him down, and that, being wild
with rage, he had procured Il Ratchet and
killed the old man.
Considerable damage has been done by
forest fires in Western Massachusetts and
New Hampshire.
Western and Southern States.
Thomas Jones and William Rearson, both
colored, who were in Jail ut White Creek,
Tenn, for numbering Dick Woods, n store.
keeper, were taken from custody by an armed
crowd and hanged to a railroad bridge. The
two men had confessed the murder.
kilograms from Wyoming Territory state
that General Merritt. after O forced march in
which his troops covered ITO miles in about
torty.eight hours, reached tho battlefield ut
Milk river, in Colombo, and reinforced the
command OF Captain Payne, which for five
days had been CALAMITY holding its own IN the
intrenchments, though constantly undera mol
fire from the Ute Indians. The casualties in
Payne's command has been twelve men killed
and ~iorty-three wounded. Captain Dodge
had already arrived with a company OF coiored
cavalry, but all Of his horses had been shot by
the Indians, except two, and he was Obliged
to remain passive behind the intrenchments
until General Merritt arrived. In his report
to General Sheridan, Merritt says words fail
70 describe the scene in the vicinity OF the
wretched Entertainments Over 30O dead AMI
mails were lying outside of the nreastworks,
the stencil from which was something horri-
BILE. During the five days that Captain
Payne's troops were besieged they fortified
themselves as well rs possible by building n
stockade and digging q trench, in which they
ensconsed themselves out OF range OF the
CALLING fire that was being poured into them
constantly by the Utes from the surrounding
heights. A courier from the White river
agency, to the relief Of which Mayor Thorn
bnrg's command WIS marching when attacked,
reports that nil the white men there were
killed, but the women and children were
spared. The women and children Mt the
agency were the vile Of Agent Meeker and
his daughter, Miss Josephine, Mrs. Price and
her two children, and q boy named Thompson.
The white men ut the agency we're the agent,
Mr.. N. G.. Meeker, Frank and Harry Dresser,
4. l.. Mansfield, w. H. Post, Mr.. Price,
Frederick Shepherd and George Eaton.
Reports received from seven Southern
States concerning the cotton crop state thai
| about an average yield is expected.
The one hundredth anniversary OF the siege
| of Savannah and death OF Sergeant jasper, the
Revolutionary hero, was celebrated at Savan-
nah in presence of about 1000 people. The
cornerstone OF a monument 10 Sergeant JAS
per was laid, and the military and civil pro-
| cession was one OF the most brilliant ever seen
in a Southern city. United States Senator
Gordon was the orator Of the day.
The Federal war veterans Of Indiana, Lii
nois and Kentucky have had Il three days re-
union ut Vincennes, Ind.
A recent dispatch from Atlanta, Co., to the
New York Herald says: "The Judge OF Bald
| win county and a delegation of citizens reached
here this morning 10 ask the Governor tor q
military force to suppress the Georgia II
gers, a desperate organization, who were FULLY
described in the columns OF the Herald q year
ago. They hold possession CT half the county
and defy arrest. They killed two men on
Tuesday and burned several houses. They
lave killed in the past three years twenty
men and women, mostly negroes. Inc GOV.
ernor sent one Of his staff and a number OF
detectives down, and will send military II
needed. Members OF the Legislature in I'D
Joining counties have been telegraphed by
their families and have gone home. The feel
ing here is intense. The scone OF disorder ID
only one days ride from this city"
Two Baltimore and Ohio express trains COL
lided at Bolton, W. Va, and four men were
killed the engineer and fireman Of one train
and two tramps-and several more injured.
At the Burnett House, in Cincinnati, 8. S.
Hickey, manager OF Mary Anderson, the we'll
known actress, was shot and dangerously
wounded bv Miss Florence Mcdonald, OF
Syrucuse, N. Y, who then shot and killed
herself. On Miss McDonald's person were
found letters from Hickey, showing intimacy
u stwecn the two, and q diary containing many