The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-12-31

At Newport, Il. l., Mrs. Joshua walker, aged
twenty, discovered her husband trying to salt
down some pork with white sugar. She was
seized with q fit Of Taught r, which continued
several minutes, when she suddenly expired.
William Whites was killed and two other men
severely injured by the falling Of q huge over
hanging rock in a quarry at Sussex, N. j.
How many people are born, die and marry in
q week in New York, is shown by the fol-
lowing record Of one week: Births, 600;
deaths, 495 marriages, 151.
The car drivers on the Third avenue New
York; line Of horse cars struck because two OF
their number, prominently identified with a
strike last September, we're discharged.
Harry E.. Hoy, Junior member of a New York
firm Of publishers, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head with a pistol. Finsn-
cial embarrassment is supposed to have led to
the act.
A desperate attempt was made by a large
body OF men to recapture one OF their friends,
d" Red Leary," who hal been taken into GUS
tody on the charge Of completely in the Man
haitian bank robbery, and after his discharge
was rearrested for robbing the Northampton
(Mass.) bank. As he WAS about to be taken
from the prison to q carriage, several OF his
companions made o dash to release him, but
were confronted by the pistols OF Detective
Pinkerton and aids and after a short but
severe struggle the prisoner WAS left in the
hands OF the officers. while one OF bis would-be
rescuers was arrested.
Western and Southern States.
John W. Garrett has been unanimously re
elected president OF tho Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for the twenty-frst consecutive year
At a race in Stockton, CAL, tho horse Rarus
trotted a mile in 2:14I.
Two cattle thieves in Custer county, Mob,
killed one Of four herders who were trying to
arrest them. Subsequently they were arrested
by the sheriff Of the county. That night
twenty = FIVE masked men ~overrowered the
sheriff and his posse, who were taking the prls-
oners to the county eeat for trial, tied the two
men to tree and burned them to death.
G. W. Lane, his wife and two children, living
Mississippi in q hand sleigh, when the ice gave
way, and the whole family we're drowned.
Peter Muchmeiser, a Cincinnati drunkard,
who subsisted on his wife's earnings as a
washerwoman. beat her on the head until he
supposed her dead, and then hanged himself.
The woman will be manned for life II she sur
vivee.
Skating disasters are becoming frequent.
Porter Guernsey and Florence Wickof, son Of
q prominent druggist and daughter Of a Pres.
byterian clergyman. were drowned while skat-
ing together at Lake City, MINI.
Prier Jones and Smith Jackson (both col
ored) we're hanged at Bastrop, Tex, in presence
Of three thousand persons.
Four colored men, imprisoned at Lake City,
Fla, for trying to burn o mill and beating the
mill superintendent wife, were taken from
prison by a crowd of disguised men and fired
third was MORALLY wounded and the fourth
escaped, but afterward gave himself up to the
authorities.
A loss of $75, 600 was incurred BY the de-
struction Of Williams d Co.'s large tobacco
manufactury in Richmond, Va.
An appalling tragedy has taken place near
Thornhill, Tenn. In spite Of a large family
MIR. j. N. Epperson and wife could not live
pleasantly together in their old age, and sep
arated. The husband left the house, but
returned a few days ago, and it was not long
before he quarreled and came to blows with
his wife. john Epperson, a one-armed son,
him four times with q pocket-knife. After q
fearful struggle John wrested the knife from
his father and killed the old man with one
lunge, Soon after another son, Thomas,
arrived, and seeing his father lying dead on
the floor, became enraged, drew q pistol, and
fred without effect upon his brother John, who
fed into the house. Then Thomas turned the
pistol upon his mother, whom he killed with
one shot. Continuing his bloody work he shot
q third brother, George, in the thigh, and
shattered a sisters knee with a bullet, infict-
ing q probably fatal wound. After committing
these atrocious deeds Thomas Epperson fled.
John Epperson was acquitted by a coroner's
jury.
From WASHINGTON.
Ex-Governor Andrew g.. Curtin has served a
formal notice OF contest on Seth n. Yocum
Republican and Greenback) for q seat in the
next Congress from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hewitt's committee to inquire into the
causes of the present labor depression held a
meeting and listened to tho evidence OF Isaac
Cohen, tho Washington labor agitator, upon
the matter under investigation.
The House has passed a bill to regulate
inter State commerce-making it unlawful for
any railroad to discriminate i'll freight charges,
or to pool the freight of different lines by
dividing between them their aggregate earn
ings.
The bill for the payment Of invalid and
other pensions for tho next fiscal years as it
passed the Houee-appropriatns 500 1856, 600,
being $3.50, QUO less than the amount .stimatsd,
and IS 500 less than the appropriation for the
present fiscal year.
The department Ct agricu'tH' O makes a final
estimated computation Of HE cotton crop for
1878, and says the ac!eagn j. about two per
cent. greater than in 18TH amount not
large enough to affect materially the total
product, being only 200 SOB acres. According
to the report the average production for 1873
is 191 pounds per acre thu making the crop
of 1878, in round numbers, 5,197,00 0 bales OF
cotton, allowing 459 pounds as the weight OF a
bale.
A card generating Representative Acklen
l.1- ~ nho~roa wade o1oircf hfo o0ofo1 phor-
acter by one Smith in New Orleans last autumn,
has been signed by most Of the members Of
the Louisiana Congressional delegation, and
by a commi Zoe Of six Republican aud Demo
cratic Congressman.
MIR. Edmunds' bill, as passed in the Senate,
provides that the electors Of President and
Vice President shsll be appointed in each State
on the first Tuesday OF October in every fourth
year, and on the same Gay in October whenever
there shall be a vacancy III both OF the offices OF
President and Vice PRECEDENT. The electors are
to meet and give their votes for President and
Vice President on the second Monday in Janu-
airy next following, at such place III each State
as the legislature Of such State shall direct. In
case of vacancy in both the Offices Of Presi-
dent and Vice-President occurring moro than
two months next preceding the first Tuesday
il October, the secretary of State shall cause
notification thereof to be made on the execu-
tive or every STATE. IL 1urtner provides tQal
each State may provide by law (enacted prior
to the day named for the appointment Of cleo.
tors) for the appointment OF such electors, for
the trial and determination Of any controversy
concerning their appointment before the time
fixed for their meeting, the second Monday in
January. The electoral vote shall be counted
by the two Houses of Congress on the second
Monday Of February succeeding every meeting
Of the electors. Every objection shall be made
in writing, stating the reasons, and be signed
by at least one Senator and one member Of the
House. It further provides for the separation
of the two Houses. and the action upon all
objections after two hours debate in each
House, under the fye-minute rule. No vote
objected to shall be counted, except by the
affirmative voice of both Houses. No deba'e
is to lie allowed when the two Houses arc ia
joint session,
Foreign News.
A cash box, containing bonds, stock certifi-
oates and other valuable papers--in all amount
ing to over S100, 000--was mysteriously alb
stracted from the safe in the Office Of Turnbull
& Co., st. John, NIB.
In The house of commons Sir Stafford North.
cote, chancellor Of the ~exchsqusr, declared |
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