The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-02-25

The subcommittee OF the House committee
on elections, charged with tho hearing Of the
contested election case of Donnelly against
Washburn, OF Minnesota, have decided to re-
port in favor OF Donnelly, the Democratic-
Greenback candidate. Should Mr.. Donnelly
be seated the Minnesota delegation will stand
two Democrats to one Republican.
In executive session the Senate by a party
vote rejected all the nominations for super
visors Of the census in Ohio, and also O num-
Der in other States, the Democrats charging
that the President had ignored their claims to
u sufficient representation.
Foreign hewI
A volcanic eruption in Dominica, Central
America, caused the Roseau river to over
flow and submerge surrounding estates. The
town OF Roseau was visited by a heavy storm
of sand, mixed with sulphur, anthony and
iron; aud in O short time this deposit thickly
covered the ground and house tops. The
OWL was enveloped IN darkness and many
persons were overcome with nausea, occa.
stoned by the anthony with which the air
was charged.
General Roberts, commander of the British
army in Afghanistan, reports that in all about
100 Afghans nave been executed at Cabul tor
attacking the British residency and various
other crimes.
About twenty-five vessels, including four
foreign trigates, were wrecked and forty-six
persons drowned during the recent hurricane
in the Philippine islands.
During O squall o schooner was capsized at
Grand Manan, N. B., and John Nesbet, Frank
Robinson, John Larry, Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs.
franklin were drowned.
The Theater Royal, Dublin, the third larg-
est theater in Great Britain, has been totally
destroyed by fire. The manager, the property
man and fonr assistants persisted in the flames.
The pecuniary loss is aboat 5000, 600.
During a iete at Constantinople a barrack
three stories hig, suddenly collapsed and 200
soldiers were killed and 300 wounded.
A fire at Ayet, France, destroyed sixty
houses and caused great suffering among the
people who were burned out Of their homes.
Boyd has defeated Elliott for the sculling
championship Of Great Britain and will next
challenge Hanlan.
Gonzales, the would-be assassin OF the king
OF Spain, has been sentenced to death.
The Orient line steamship Chimborazo,
from London tor Australia, returned to Ply
mouth in consequence Of damage sustained
during u gale of the island Of Oshant. Two
persons were washed overheard, two were
killed and seventeen injured.
BY On explosion of boilers in the mills be.
longing to the Canada Paper Co., at Windsor,
Quebec, two men were killed by steam and
bleach liquor, three more were seriously il
not fatally injured, and the pulp mill was
destroyed.
Mr.. P. Lorillard's American horse Parole
is first tavorite in the betting for the race for
the Lincolnshire handicap, which will take
place at the Lincoln spring meeting on March
II.
Later accounts state that eight persons were
killed and thirteen seriously injured by the
burning OF the Theater Royal, Dublin.
The French steamer Valentine, from Cardiff
tor Dieppe, toundered and sixteen persons
lost their lives.
Adolph Cremieux, a life-senator of the
French republic, is dead at tho age OF eighty.