The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-11-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Eastern and Middle State 8.

The, net funded debt o. New York cit y is
800, 2G1, 1893. H., the total funded debt Z eing
s136, GO, 9o7.O7.
HENRI KING was executed at Plattsbu &c, N.
Y, for the murder Of Michael Hamilton at tho
State prison at Clinton, in which botl men
were c%onvicts. Both we're New York b, lrglars
who had been drafted from Sing Sing prison.
King was serving q life term for killing Police
Sergeant McGiven, Of New York. The murder
grew out OF political discussion etween tho
two c~onvicts, King ending the matter by strik-
ing Hamilton twice with an az.
WENDELL PHILLIPS was requested in a cable
dispatch from Patrick Egan, secretary OF tho
Irish land league, to goto Ireland and advocate
'sno rent during the suspension Of CONSTITUTIONS
liberties" Mr.. Phillips replied, expressing
strong sympathy with Ireland and her people,
but declaring the state OF his health haa
obliged him to give up public speaking
HEAVY snow storms have visited Northern
New York and portions of New Hampshire.
THE Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, the new minister
from the United States to Spain, with his WIFE
sailed from New York for Europe.
HENRY B. MARcHBANE, q former correspond
ing clerk of the suspended Mechanics National
bank of Newark. was arrested on q charge OF
having robbed tho bank several years ago OF
funds amounting to about $50, 600.
MADAM ADELINA PATTI, the renowned singer,
arrived in New York q few days ago in an
ocean steamer. She will make o concert tour
of the United States. Twenty-Five years havo
elapsed since Madam Patti, then a girl OF six
teen, left New York to achieve fame and fortune
in the old worlG.
da. sHELLEy, the government examiner,
Yound that the deficiency in the accounts of the
Mechanics Nationa! bank Of Newark amounted
to 2,411, 00O.45.
A FIRE at Hoboken, N. j., destroyed the
Eagle dock and contents, causing a loss OF $780,
900, including $500, 900 worth Of cotton.
AT a meeting of the central branch OF the
Irish national land league, held in Boston,
resolutions were adopted pledging all the mem
bers not to purchase for their personal use any
goods of English manufacture and to influence
their friends to the same purpose. The dele
gates to the national convention will be In
structed to take for their platform, American
vs.. English manufacturers"
THE bail of Baldwin, the dofaulting cashier
of the Newark Mechanics National bank, was
raised to 500, 900, and furnished by his friends.
Hansen & Van Wrinkle, dealers in acids and
chemicals, and Daniel H. Kiely, jobber in oils
who were involved by the banks suspension,
have made assignments.
FIFTEEN hundred people were present a. a
state ball given in New York in honor OF the
French and German gentlemen who were
spcciallv invited by the United States to take
mart in tho Yorktown centennial ceremonies.
Governor Cornell and wife, assisted by o re
ocption committee composed of eminent citi-
zcns, did the honors of the evening. line
ballroom was handsomely decorated, many
ladies woro elegant costumes, and the showy
uniforms of the foreigners lent additional
brilliancy to the scene.
ALAHGE number of claims OF discoveries o
cold mines in New York have been filed re-
Gently at Albany.
Two freight trains collided ten miles from
Port Jervis, N. Y, killing the engineers o
both trains and a conductor and badly wreck
ing the cars.
THE whaling schooner Della Hodgkins, o
New London, Conn.,, has been lost at sea. LINT
mato and four men died from exhaustion alto
being twenty-four hours in a small boat. In
rest of the crew we're picked up by q passing
vessel.
CHARLES p. MILLER, q notorious New lorl
gambler and confidence man, was shot an
killed in n barroom by another gambler nance
Tracy. There had been bad blood between tn
two men for some time.
Two tenement houses in West Grand street
New York, suddenly collapsed early in tn
morning and fell together in a huge mass o
ruins. Eye-witnesscs say that there was a sud
den crash and q rcverberating sound as o
thunder. A cloud of white smoke rose abov
Nos. 50 and SIS Grand street, and when 1t hat
cleared away it was seen that the two building
had collapsed. From the mass Of ruins issue
the agonizcd cries of the wounded and til
diving. The roofs of the buildings fell in fror
the center, and under their weight the floor
we're crushed and The walls bulSed out, fallin
with q laundering crash outward on the street
The buildings were occupied by eight familie
and other tenants, comprising in all abou
thirty persons, of whom nine were killed an
fourteen more or less seriously injured
S1nken foundations and the weight OF tw
floors that had been added to the building
were the cause of their collapse.
, SMALLPOX prevails to such an extent at BIZ
deford, Me-, that the public schools have bee
| closed.
4 FIVE persons were injured, ono OF them WI
probably fatal results, by tho fall of an elevat
r from the fifth floor to the basement OF the BE
yidcre hotel, New York.
LATER election returns indicate the succe
of the Republicans for State officers in Ne
: York excepting the State treasurer, for whlc
position tho Democratic candidate has be-
successful. Both branches Of the legislatu
u are Democratic, the senate standing abo
!, seventeen Democrats to fifteen Republican
u 1900 .l>o,3 ,y-&, oSr nnynnNrQfQ