The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-08-11
NEWS NOTES,
Eastsru and Middle states.

NH w NOAGSs
Eastern and Middle Slater.
Tho Vermont Democrats at their State
convention in Burlington put q full ticket in
the field with Edward J. Phelps for governor
at the head.
Boston has a population of 1853, SOS, an in
crease Of II, 066 in ten years. =
Sheriff Borland, Of Westmoreland county,
Pa, arrested si1ty-one members OF q circus
on the charge of abducting and assaulting a
young girl. The sixty-one circus men,
mitted to Jail at Grcensburg.
General q. S. Grant has been elected presi-
dent OF the San Pedro and Cane n de Laqua
company, which owns 40, 900 acres OF land in
New Mexico, including copper and gold mines,
and has a capital OF SlU, 0O0, 900. Boston and
New York capitalists are largely Interested IN
the enterprise.
Eight large sea lions and two big turtles,
comprising nearly the whole OF an aqua iunl
OF Coney Island, made their escape the other
day aud swan out to sea, to the CONSERVATION
OF timid bathers along the beach.
A party while out bluefshing in a small
yacht, Just outside OF New York harbor, came
across an immense school OF sharks, about
two acres in extent and comprising tLousands
of the voracious MONSTERS.
Constantin, Herring, M. D., the founder Of
homeopathic practice in this country, and q
physician OF great eminence both here and in
Europe, died suddenly the other day at bis
residence in Philadelphia, aged 80 years.
Jonathan Wasley, superintendent o. q coal
and John Reese, were killed by white damp, a
gas that is almost in simultaneously fatal in its
effects. The men were overcome while trying
to discover the source OF the damp.
During the absence at dinner OF part Of the
officials OF the Middletown (Conn.) savings
bank q number OF men entered the institution,
and while several Of them engaged the clerks
present in conversation accomplices stole into
the vault and carried of Sc, 800.
The Massachusetts Prohibitionists will hold
a State convention at Worcester, September 8.
The "Old Pine Street Church." q we'll
known Boston landmark, has been destroyed
by IRE; loss, $25. 900.
At q Democratic mass meeting to ratiiy
Q nomination OF Hancock and English,
cid in the Academy OF Music, New York,
Samuel J. Tildep presided. The meellng was
address, d by Mr.. ri'den, Samuel j. Randall,
General Thomas Ewing, Senator Jones, OF
Florida, and others.
The Massachusetts Republican State con.
vention has been called for Worcester, Sep
TENDER ID.
Captain James B.. Stanley, q prominent
citizen OF Pennsylvania, YVES bitten by a pet
dog about FIVE weeks ago, and the other day
he died apparently OF hydrophobia. When
the symptoms first became manifest he babe
his friends goodbye and submitted himself to
the care OF keepers, but the next night during
q violent spasm he escaped, and was found
| subsequently in the suburbs biting at every
thing within reach.
The third annual session OF the American
Paper Makers association has been held at
Saratoga. N. Y.
Western and Southern States.
E. B. Chambers, editor OF tho Fargo
(Dakota) Times, was thrown from a lumber
wagon and received fatal injuries.
The Missouri Democrats at their State con.
vention in Jefferson City nominated q ticket
headed by Thomas r. Crittenden tor governor.
The Ohio Democrats in convention as
sembled at Cleveland nominated q State ticket
with Judge William Long for secretary OF
state at the head.
The California Greenbackers at their State
convention in San Francisco nominated w.
A. Howe and j. D. Godfrey for Congress.
The Mormons OF Salt Lake city have Just
celebrated their first entrance into the Sail
Lake valley, tuirty-three years ago, with usu !
el%aborateness. A procession, representing
sentiments, ideas, agricultural and horticul'
tural products, trades, industries and manu-
features, was an hour in passing, ana was
witnessed by from $1,000 to 2 10000 spectators
Among the notices was "The Happy Polyga'
mic Family" carried in q wagon. The cere
-~..o -oro oNnol,,Iat IN tho hiO tQbarnaCl6
end consisted Of speeches and music.
a party OF boys accidentally exploded 9
railroad torpedo which they found on the
track near West Manchester, Ohio. The ex-
plosion killed Two boys and badly injured two
more. --
City, Oregon, has been destroyed by IRE.
The water in the Petersburg (Va.) reser'
voirs has become 30 impure that the board oi
health has warnen citizens against using 1t iol
drinking purposes.
Stephen C. Spence, q young farmer o!
Kingston, N. c.. was arrested and sentenced
to thirty days in the county Jail tor KISSING
Mrs M. E. Waller, whom he met in the roaI
The Kansas Greenbackers have nominatoo
81. P. Vroonin for governor.
n fir. al Quincy, ILL.,, destroyed FIVE business
blocks, entailirg u loss OF about $3.50, 600.
The Ohio Greenbackers, in State convention
at Columbus, nominated q ticket headed by
Charles A. Lloyd for secretary OF state and
accepted the national platform adopted al
Chicago as the State platform.
At Leadvllls, COL, John Crowder, q faro
dealer, shot and killed Richard Dillon, the
former owner OF the Little Chief mine. The
latter demanded permission to gamble on
trust, which Crowder refused, whereupon
Dillon pulled a revolver, but Crowder freo
first, and then made his escape.
From Warrington.
The internal revenue bureau has prepared g
statement of the collections OF Internal reve'
nue. for the fiscal year which ended on the
thirtiuth of Juns last. The statement shows
a marked increase in the revenue obtained
from whisky, cigars, termented liquors
tobacco, banks, etc., over the fiscal year 1879,
For the fiscal year 1880, the total collections,
not including COMMISSIONS on the sale o
adhesive stamps, were $l23, 1858 1874 90. The
collections Tor the year ending June 80, 1879
were Sll3. 44s, 62l, 3S, an increase OF $40. 5l3,'
5l3.54 .,
tits understood that our government will
speedily make q demand upon Spain for an
apology and reparation Tor the outrage com
mitted upon the American %schooners New.
comb and Merritt, of the coast OF Cuba. Sew.
eral weeks ago a Spanish cruiser fred upon
and boarded both vessels.
Foreign News.
Quite a sensation has been created in
English social circles by the announcement
that Lady Burdett- Coutts, who is sixty.si1
years old, the richest woman in all Great
Britain and noted tor her generosity, is about
to marry.
Madame Skobeleff, wife of the noted Rus
sim general, was recently murdered by q