The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-01
NEWS ITEMS.
What Il Doing In tho Old World and the
New.

At Steubenville, Ohio, a freighttr train jumped
the track and ran down an embankment, caus-
ing the death Of Robert Davis and more or less
severe injuries to a number OF others -.
William NJ. Tweed was brought before a com
mittee Of New York ;adermen, appointed to i'll
vestigate the Tweed ring, and began a history
of the transactions in which he had partici-
pated, and an enumeration Of tho names OF
alleged corrupt city and State officials, with
whom he had been associated and who had
aided him in the nefarious practices 49,. The
election in California has resulted probably In a
Democratic majority in the Legislature on Joint
ballot. Ia party Of four men at Wapakoneta,
Ohio, surprised Mr.. Myers, the county treas
urer, while on his way homo at night from
a festival. took him to the court house, and
there tortured him by fire, until he disclosed
tho combination Of the safe. The robbers
secured about $40 900 and fed. Mr.. Myers was
discovered next morning and released from his
painful position. AT Camp Robinson, Neb.,
Crazy Horse, the well-known Indian chief.
while attempting to escape from the guard
house, in which he had been confined, received
injuries which ended in his death on the fol
lowing day...... John Jenkins was killed and
several other miners were injured by an ex-
plosion Of gas in the Phoenix Park mine, near
EbNl llC, i oSSlh ALoA1iEooAit ~ c'ASh
smith, has been nominated by the w~orkingmen
of Baltimore as their candidate for mayor.
A number of men at Harrisburg, Pa, we're
convicted of rioting during the recent railroad
troubles, and were sentenced to jail for terms
ranging from two to eight months, and to pay
fines running from $40 to $50. The twenty
fifth annual meeting Of the American Phar-
maceutical Association was held in Toronto,
Ontario. Representatives from tho principal
cities Of the United States were present, and a
number of questions Of interest to the drug
business we're discussed The yellow fever
has broke out in Fernandina, Fla. Leon
Gambetta succeeds NJ. Theirs as the leader Of
the Republican party in France :....: AT a sol.
diers' reunion in Marietta, Ohio, President
Hayes, Acknowledgement Devens and Post
master General Key were present, and made
addresses. .... The Democratic majority in the
California Legislature will be about thirty
eight, which will insure them a successor to
Senator Sargent.
A startling number of crimes perpetrated by
tramps along the line of the Pennsylvania rail-
road in Lancaster comfy, Pa., is reported.
Hardly a city, town or hamlet in the country
has escaped their dcprpdations. .... Frank Les
lie, the publisher of a number Of wcll-known
illustrated periodicals, failed, owing to the
depreciation in value Of the real estate owned
by him. He made an assignment Of all his
property to I. w. England, publisher of the
New York Sun. and the business will DO carried
on under the management Of that gentleman.
49,. The funeral Of NJ. Theirs, in Paris, was
attended by an immense concourse. People
from all parts OF France were present, and the
streets along which the hcarse, drawn by xix
horses, passed was lined with spectators. Tho
national flag over all the public buildings in
Washington was hoisted at half mast out of re-
spcct to the eminent Frenchman. A fro
that broke out in q barn in Brattleboro, VT,
destroyed q number Of buildings, including tho
Revere House, and caused a loss OF $4,000
which is fully covered by insurance and q fro
at Knightstown, Ind, consumed the Indiana
Soldiers Orphans Home, damaging the building
to the extent of 500, 900 {; insurance, $50, 900.
....A war dispatch says the city OF Nicsics has
capitulated to the Russians, and the town Of
Pleyna is also reported to have fallen into their
hands after a desperate battle A aged
couple named Fitzgerald were found murdered
at their home near Hillsboro, Md. DR.. S. w.
Sway, q prominent physician Of Springfield,
Mass, was killed at Deerield, by falling from n
railroad bridge.
At Salt Lake City an epistle to the Mormons
has been issued by the twelve apostles of the
Mormon Church, who claim that they have
Iuu d QlNlllc lcfCldllouJ lClliiS tiShi W PASsiAS
over the Mormon Church instead Of clecting a
new prophet ...... At Norristown, Pa, the
sentence Of death was carried out upon Thomas
F. Cnrley, aged twenty years, for the murder
of Mary Ann Whitby in May. 1875. The muir
derer killed his victim because she refused to
substitute q lie that he had told his employer.
Curley displayed extreme hardihood and COOL
ness Upon the scaffold, his last words being {:
"Gentlemen, I bid you all goodbye. $50.
A large number of striking miners in Pennsyl-
vania have resumed work. The Republicans
large vote polled by the Greenback party
created surprise :. -. =. While four boys were
rowing on the Hudson river, at New York, their
boat was upset by O ferryboat, and three OF
them were drowned ...... George H. Wade, the
American champion swimmer, was defeated by
Frank Prince, of st. Louis, in Q five-milo SWIM
ming match at Long Branch ....On the tenth
q shock Of earthquake was felt at Mount Holly,
n. J.
NJ. Gambetta, tho successor to Theirs, as the
leader of the Republican party in France, was
condemned to three months imprisonment and
to pay n fine of 1000 francs for failing to
appear in court in answer to a judicial sum-
mons. ..... The New York Democratic State
committee met at Albany and resolved to hold
the convention, for the nomination Of q State
ticket, at Albany on October 3.....O One quarter
of the town of Dieppe, France, was destroyed
by fire, causing a loss Of over 1925, 900 .....
The centennial of the battle of Brandywine was
celebrated at Chaddsford, Pa, with appro-
pirate ceremonies, including addresses by Sena-
tor Bayard and others 80. The Wisconsin
and nominated n ticket headed by William +.
Smith, Of Milwaukee, for governor. The plat
form reafirmed the principles which have guided
the Republican party hitherto hoped that tho
magnanimous purpose which animated the
present administration to restore peace and
concord to the South would befully appreciated
rejoiced if the Southern policy of the President
produced the hoped-for results of order and
peace, but if these results shall not follow this
experiment, demanding the adoption OF other
measures which shall secure to all citizens the
fullest enjoyment Of their constitutional rights;
declaring mistaken confidence in the purposes
and patriotism Of President Hayes opposing
the further bcstowal of public lands upon rail-
road corporations holding that the silver
dollar should be restored to its former place as
money, and expressing sympathy with the
workingmcn.
The British ship Forrest, from London for
New York, collided with the British ship Avail
anche, from London for New Zealand, of Port
lHuQ, IlS tOl iLlc SttliA6 LAS tofeci w. AAS
Avalanche sank Immediately, while the Forrest
kent atloat for an hour or two and then
foundered. Over one hundred persons lost
their lives by the disaster ...... The State con-
vcntion of the Massachusetts Prohibitionist
party was held in Worcester, and a ticket
nominated with Il. c Pitman for governor at
the head. The platform adopted declares o
determination to destroy the liquor traffic, and
afirms that the policy of the State toward the
liquor question cannot be settled by a party
divided between license and prohibition /;
another plank favors woman sulfrage......The
rifle matches Mt the Crcedmoor range attracted
large crowds from New York and vicinity. The
interstate military match was won by a team
of twelve men from California, who made q
score Of 995: Connecticut coming next with
OIL. and New York with 967; the prize being a
Erouze statue worth $3.50. The champions
match, for a gold medal, valued at 500, was
won by Henry Fulton, who scored l39 out OF q
possible $50. The prize known rs the Wimble-
don Cup-valued at $500, and presented to the
rihemen of America by the ritlemen Of Great
Britain, for annual competition was captured
by Dudley Selph, of New Orleans, who scored
1877 out of a possible l5r, at 1000 yards:..:.:
The Pennsylvania Prohibitionists nominated
A. H. Winton for supreme judge, and adopted
a platform declaring an abiding faith IN the
ultimate success of the Prohibition party.