The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-02
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Eastern and Middle States.

Eastern and Middle States.
The remains OF Bayard Taylor, the late min
lister to Germany, we're received in New York
on tho steamship Gellert, and were escorted
by 400 members of German singing societies
and by delegations from other associations. at
the city hall the coffin was taken from the
funeral car, and in the presence or several
thousand persons the German societies sapg
the funeral dirge. The Hon. Algernon S. Sui
Ivan then delivered an Grafton, reviewing the
life and work of the dead poet. The remains
were placed in state in the governor room OF
the city hall, and were removed to kennett
Square, Pa, where the burial took place at
Longwood cemetery.
John J.. Evans, Calvin Mowery and Willette
Lloyd were burned to death during a hre at
tho Mahoning powder works, near Danvllle,
Pa. Lloyd was one Of the proprietors OF the
works.
The New Jersey legislature, which has just
closed its sessions, passed about 200 bills.
An unusual event in New England was the
recent execution Of three murderers in diff
ferent sections during the same day. At East
Cambridge, Mass, W. H. Devlin was hung for
killing his wife and infant in December, 1877.
Devlin was a fireman in one OF the Lowell
mills, and claimed he Was ''crazy drunk when
he attacked his wife in the presence OF their
children. He beat and stamped her to death;
and afterward stiaed the infant, to stop its
wailing. He fled, but was captured at Bellows
Falls, VT, retaken to Lowell, tried, found
guilty and sentenced to death. On the morn
ing Of the execution Devlin was calm and evil
denced no concern as 10 his fate-dlyldlng bis
time between smoking and listening to the re-
ligious counsei Of several Cathollc priests.
When on the gGllows he made a short speech.
covipo. HT fbpply oil nv SriaO3H for their Kind.
ness to me. I recommend all my friends to
abstain from rum, and recommend my soul to
God" Death followed closely upon the fall OF
the drop. The second hanging took place at
Concord. N. a., the victim being John @. Pink
ham, a farm laborer employed by Marian Ber-
~, a widow. In January, 1877, Pinkhan had
a controversy with Mrs. Berry about chopping
some wood, and ended by shooting her dead
with a gun in the presence Of her daughter and
q boy. Pinkham fled, and was found lying in
the snow near the house, having attempted to
cut his throat. After his conviction Pinkham
expressed great contrition for his deed, and
wrote a letter to his mother indicating his re-
greet that in her old age she should be made 10
suffer such sorrow on his account. The usual
religious exercises preceded the execution.
After finishing a cigar Pinkham said: This
is my last smoke" and was conducted to the
gallows. His face was tightly set in one ex-
preston, and his eyes fixed in q vacant stare.
he made no remarks, and had an..apparently
painless death. The third man hung was
Henry Gtavelin, a wealthy French Canadian
farmer, who suffered tho extreme penalty Of
the law at Windsor, VT, for numbering Herbert
O. White, against whom he nourlshed feelings
of enmity. Whites mangled remains were
discovered in q we'll near Gravelin's house, and
the latter's trial resulted in conviction upon
strong circumstantial evidence. He maintain
ed his innocence to the last, saying upon the
gallows: "All that I have to say is I am 60
ing out OF this world forgiven, and hope the
Lord will forgive my trespasses, as 1 forgive
those who trespass against me-" His neck was
broker by the fall of the drop, and at the end
Of thirteen minutes his body was delivered to
bis friends.
Governor Robinson has removed County
Clerk Guubleton, of New York city, on the
ground that he failed to keep proper books,
refused lawyers access to his accounts, charged
excessive fees and omitted to make the return
required by law.
Although rainy and disagreeable weather pre-
vailed. there was the usual large procession IN
New York on st. Patrick's day. More than
Is, 900 Irishmen were in line, and in the even
ing the Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick celebrated
the ninety-ffth anniversary OF their foundation
by a banquet.
The marriage Of Col. Mcclure, editor Of the
l haudOkphao thSc " nAoo SS1e NASs3 s~
place in Philadelphia.
Quite q scene occurred in the office of Mayor
Cooper, in New York, the other day. Three OF
the four police commissioners, against whom
charges Of official misconduct had been made
by the mayor, appeared before him for q hear
ing, but refused to answer questions put to
them by MIR. Cooper except through counsel.
A lawyer who persistently attempted to read a
paper in defense Of his client was p%eremptorily
| oopop,onIaI RI otor hy thu rNouNr on6 rnfna.
ing, a policeman was ordered to remove him
from the room, w%hereupon another lawyer
took the paper and finished the reading.
In the matter of Commodore Vanderbilt's
contested will the surrogate Of New York has
rendered q decision confirming in all things
the probate Of the will and codlci's. The sur
rogate finds the late commodore to have been
of sound mind, and that William b. Vanderbilt
did not exert an undue influence upon his
father.
By the premature explosion Of a blast in a
Pottsville (Pa.) ~colliery, two men were killed
and two others seriously hurt.
Western and Southern States.
E1-United States Senator George Gold
thwaite died suddenly, q few days ago, at
Montgomery, Ala, aged sixty years. His term
in the United States Senate ran from 1871 to
1877.
The town Of Pineville, the county-seat OF
Mcdonald county, Mo-, has been almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire. Only the courthouse,
one hotel and two business houses escaped
destruction.
Captain W. II. Andrews, the president Of the
Ficksburg Towards during the yellow fever
epidemic last summer, and w. l.. Greene, one
Of his ~clerts, were shot dead in Vicksburg by
Captain ". F. Fitzgc' ald during a dispute
about an Hibernian election in which Andrews
had been chosen president. Fitzgerald was
seriously wounded.
From WASHINGTON.
DR.. j. NJ. Woodwork, supervising surgeon
general of the marine hospital at Washington,
and responsible head of the yellow fever COM
mission appointed by Congress, is dead in his
forty-th!rd year.
In the Democratic caucus to nominate a
speaker Of tho House, Randall received seven
ty-fve votes to hfty-seven for Blackburn and
nine scattering. The nomination Of Mr.. Ran
dali was made unanimous upon motion OF Mr..
Blackburn. In the Republican caucus General
Garfield was nominated for speaker, and the
Greenback candidate for the Office was Hen
drick B. Wright.
With the opening OF the extra session Of the
Forty.sixth Congress the Democrats have a
majority in both branches for the first time in
eighteen years. In the Senate they have nine
majority over the Republicans in the House
twenty majority.
The principal committees Of the Senate have
been rearranged by the Democratic majority
as follows: Finance-Messrs. Bayard, chair
man; Wallace, Herman, Voorhees,, Beck. APP
propriations-Messrs. Davis, Of West Virginia,
chairman; Withers, Beck, Wallace, Eaton.
Foreign relations-Messr Eaton, chairman ;
Johnson, Morgan, Hill, Pendleton. Commerce
-Messrs. Gordon, chairman; Ransom, Ran
dolph, Hereford, Coke. Judiciary-Messrs:
Thurman, chairman ; Mcdonald, Bayard, Gar
land, Lamar, Davis, Of Illinois. The other
chairmanships IRE distributed as follows
Privileges and elections-Mr. Salisbury. Mill
tary affairs-Mr. Randolph. Naval affairs
Mr.. Mcpherson. Postofices and post roads
Mr.. Maxey. Public lands-Mr. Mcdonald.
Indian affairs Mr.. Coke. Pensions-Mr.
Withers. Claims-Mr. Cockrell. Manufac-
tures-Mr. Grover. Agriculture-Mr. John
con. District of Columbia-Mr. Harris. Pat
ents Mr.. Herman. Public buildings and
grounds-Mr. Jones, OF Florida. Territories
Mr.. Garland. Railroads-Mr. Ransom. Mines
and miniIg-Mr. Hereford. Revision Of the
laws-Mr. Wallace. Education and labor
MIR. Bailey. Civil service and retrenchment-
MIR. Butler. Printing-Mr. Whyte. Library
Mr.. Voorhees,. Contingent expenses-Mr,
Hill. Rules-Mr. Morgan. Enrolled bills
Mr.. Vance. The select committee "to inquire