The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-11-19
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern ard Middle States.

About 100 buildings, comprising the prin.
,ipal business portion OF the town OF Parker,
Pa, have l,een destroyed by O fire which was
of incendiary origin. The estimated
oss is over $500, 900 and the insurance about
$500, 900.
Major General Joseph Hooker died suddenly
. few days ago Of an apoplectic stroke at his
in Garden City, Long Island. Gem
,ral Hooker was born in Hadley, Mass, in
1915, graduated at West Point, took part in
he Florida war and served through the Mexi-
IAN war, which left him h 'autenant-colonel.
In 1858 he resigned his &C. lssion and en-
jagged in farming in California. When the
,ivil war broke out he re-entered the service,
was made q brigadier-genelal in 1861, and in
1862 was promoted to a mnjor-generalship.
He participated in many of the heaviest but
lies OF the war, and gained the title among the
Federal forces OF "Fightipg Joe Hooker"
General Hooker was fully six feet tall and
in the neighborhood OF 300 pounds.
While five men were ~propping up a shaky
pillow that was yielding beneath the weight
Of the roof OF the Mill Greek colliery, thirteen
miles from Scranton, Pa, a trighiful explosion
of fre-damp took place. All the people OF
The neighborhood gathered ut the mouth OF
the shalt, and as soon as it was saieto descend
the mine boss went down with an exploring
party. They were lowered in a car. The
situation was intensely perilous, owing to the
shattered condition of the mine. Alter a
they found three OF the men-Rupp,
and Forcey. Their bodies were terri,
bly, shattered by the storm OF fire through
which they had passed, and they were fright
fully charred and blackened. The scene
where they lay had q wild and desolate
look. Pillars blown from their places, thick
partitions Of coal rent and ragged, and the
roof ready to fall ut the slightest touch. The
remains of the three men were hoisted to the
where they were awaited by anxious
thousands. The appearance of the car was
the signal for IN outburst OF grief from the be.
reaved relatives. Wives and children wruDg
their hands in despair rs they saw the black
ened faces of their dear ones. The ca was
lowered again for the other two victims, Zach.
Thomas and D. Jenkins. They were found
charred to a crisp, and it was hard to dis.
tinguish one from the other.
Five prisoners, convicted of counterieiting
and awaiting transportation from Ludlow
Street Jail in New York to the Albany Pvni-
Tertiary, took French leave of their quarters
in the former institution by cutting the bars
OF their cell windows and scaling a brick wall
that ]interposed between them and liberty
A schooner of 100 tons went ashore at Cape
Elizabeth, Me-, and her crew were all drowned
within sight OF land. Five bodies were washed
ashore.
A glance over the November election field
in the Eastern and Middle States on the day
after election showed the following result:
In New York Cornell. the Republican candi-
date tor governor, was elected by about
25, 900 plurality; indications tavoring the sue
cess OF the remainder OF the Democratic State
ticket, and the Republicans securing q large
majority in both branches OF the Legislature.
In Now Jersey and Connecticut the Republic
cans gained in both branches OF the Legisla-
ture over their previous maiorities. In Penn.
sylvania, where the only State officer elected
was the State treasurer, Butler, the Republican
candidate, was elected by about 0,0u0 major
ity. In Massachusetts Butler was defeated
for governor by Long.
Messrs. w. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan,
author and composer OF the w~ell-known opera
Il" Pinaiore,n arrived in New York the other
day on an ocean steamer. The object OF their
visit is the production in this country OF a
new comic opera.
On account of the failure Of an engineer to
blow the whistle or ring the bell Mt the Erie
crossing near Attica, n. y, the heirs OF B. F.
Gray received q verdict tor $4,000 Tor his be-
ing killed by a train.
The remains OF General Hooker, while lying
in state at the New York city hall, were
viewed by thousands of the citizens. A mill.
tary procession followed the body to churc!.
where the funeral services were conducted,
after which the remains were forwarded to
Cincinnati.
Western and Southern States.
Several hundred students came to Ann
Harbor, Mich, a few nights ago to "clean out
the place" in retaliation tor the arrest OF sew
oral OF their number the evening previous.
They pounced upon the officers who attempted
to quiet them. Mayor Smith had the alarm
bells rung, calling out the citizens, who came
by the hundreds armed with clubs and soon
overpowercd the unruly students. Ten OF the
lenders were arrested and lodged in JUL. The
military was then called out int no further
trouble occurred.
The Memphis committee OF safety has adj
iourned without day. Since organization it
has expended $40, 900 in maintaining people
in the camps and providing tor the poor of the
city. ..i
United States Senator Zachariah Chandler,
of Michigan, died very suddenly and unex-
pectedly a lew days ago in Chicago. He had
been making speeches in Wisconsin, and on
the night oil his death addressed a large assem-.
blage in Chicago, after which he retired TO his
room at the Grand Pacific Hotel, where, while
chatting with Senator Logan and other friends,
he complained OF indigestion, with which he
had been troubled while ION mis- way to the
city. He gave orders to be called ut seven
o'clock the next morning, and his friends
then took their leave. That is the last time
the senator was seen alive. The next morn
ing when the office boy called him there was
no response. AS upon repeti ion silence pre-
vailed the clerk effected an entrance through
the ransom and found that tue senator was
dead. The body was not quite cold, and the
physician who WAS present decided that death
occurred about three hours previous to the
discovery. Tho fhce looked tranquil, showing
that death had been painless. The coroner's
Jury proved that dcuth was tho result of q
cerebral hemorrhage. The senator's remains
were taken by special train to Detroit, n pro-
cession following them to the depot in Chi
cago. Chandler was born at New Bedford,
N. H., December ~, 1918, and was therefore
nearly si1ty-siS years OF age. He received
only an academic education, and when quite a
young man removed to Michigan and engaged
in mercantile pursuits. He entered into poll
tics, and in 1851 was elected mayor of Detroit.
He was tho Wing candidate for governor Of
Michigan in 1852, but was defeated by General
LOWS Cass. When General Cass was made
Secretary OF War by President Buchanan in
1857, Chandler was elecred al l Republican
to tho United States Sennte to fill Cass' place.
Chandler was twice reelected to the Senate,
serving uninterruptedly from March 4, 1857,
to March 3, 1875, He WIS then succeeded by
Mr.. !. P. Christiancy, who, after serving tour
years, resigned, whereupon Chandler was
again elected and took his seat on Washing
toms birthday last. He was Secretary OF the
Interior during Grants second term and chair.
man OF the Republican national committee
His term in the Senate would have expired
on the third OF March, 1881.
General Grant reached his home ut Gales.
burg, ILL.,, a few days ago, alter an absence Of
two years.
Stettauer Brothers & Co., n large Chicago
drygoods house, have failed, owing more thar
81, 900, 900. Several large New York houses
are heavy creditors.
A vessel arrived in New Orleans from
Liverpool a lew days ago, having on board
20j English farmers bound for Texas.
Two men were killed and our more seri
ously injured by tho explosion of the boiler il
q sugar-house at Fa Luling, La.
Alfred n. Robinson, ex treasurer Of Cler
mont county, Ohio, WAS arrested at Miami
vile, charged with embezzling $24,t0O,
The result OF the vote in those of the South
ern and Western States holding Novembe
elections WIS given on tho day after election
as follows: In Maryland the Democratic Gun
didate for governor and the rest OF the Stat
ticket were elected. Mississippi was carried
by the Democrats. In Virginia, where th'