The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-19
NEWS EPITOME.
Eastern and Middle States.

EpEs SARGENT, the w%ell-known JOURNALIST
and author, died in Boston g lew days ago.
aged sixty-scven years.
\ FIRE Mt Atlantic City, N. j., destroyed
The Windsor hotel and the Dullmor' house,
.ausing n loss that will aggregate $4,000.
In New York city during 1880 there were
3 l,SG6 deaths, 1886 births and 9,Oo2 mar
riages. During 1879 there were 28. go deaths,
Is 1913 births and S,446 marriages. Tho total
emigration at tho port Of New Yoll in 1871
was 800 sos, the largest number that ever
arrived in one year. the number OF failures
in the city during the past year was 544' with
aggregate liabilities OF $40, 29l ,5S2 and IS. 49,
POI in assets.
"ELLERsL1E," tho homo OF James r.
Kceue, the well-known flnancier, was con-
pidered one OF the finest OF tho numerous
cost,v and attractive villas ct Newport, Il.
I. A few mornings ago it caught fire and was
entirely destroyed. The house was hled
with costly works OF art OF every kind' anu
Mr.. Keenc estimates his loss at $3.50 ,OOo.
NEW York daily paper says that the year
1880 was remarkable for the deslructlon ol
steamships, no less than l47 having been lost'
OF these lO7 we're British, 10 French, 9 Anerl-
can, 8 German, 3 IS Spanish, 2 Danish, z Nor
wepian, 2 Russian, l Italian, l Swedish,
Grec. and l Austrian. Seven OF them were
built of wood and l40 OF iron. Fltty'six
were stranded; 80 sunk by collision; 81 found
cred Mt sea; l2.arc missing, with no Glow 10
the manner OF their distinctions; 3 were
lurned, 3 sunk by icebergs; 8 abandoned al
sea, and was capsized.
The Mount St. Vincent hotel, ono OF the
hest known landmarks in New York, situated
Mt tho upper end Of Central pA1k, has been
DESTROYED by fire. An adjoining ait gallery,
containing many art treasures belonging TO
the park, was also damaged and a part o. IT,
contents destroyed. Lie less is estimated u
more than 500 ,OOO.
AT a fire in Kingston, N. z, two men were
killed by falling walls and damage amounting
to about S2S 600 was done.
THE gross debt OF Boston is sec. G53,456:
which is a reduction of 81, ISL 1881 during the
past year.
HE New York legislature organized by
slecting as speaker George H. Sharpe, who
received eighty Republican votes to iorly-ono
Democratic votes cast for Erastus Brooks.
In tho senate I.ieutenant-G Governor Hoskins
made tho opening address.
MASSACHUSETTS furnishes more veal to the
market than any other State.
GOVERNOR CORNELL, in his annual message
TO the New York legislature, says that the
State debt IS S6,936, S79.S3, and that during
the past ye. r it has been reduced $4,000. The
receipts for the year were SlG,353, 927.34, and
the payments were Sl2, 9O5 7ll.9G-leaving n
b~alanco in the treasury OF 81, 44S, 2l5.3S. The
State tax has been increased from 2 SG3-lOOO
mills to 81 mills. The revenues of the canals
we're 81 200, 1884, SO, and the expenses $685.
OILS. 81. The number OF schoolhouscs
in this State is II, 800, OF teachers 80, 73O,
and of pupils l,O3l, SOB. The average
humble, Of prisoners in the three prisons
Clinton, Auburn and Sing Sips-was
. go. From the reports oll2S savings banks
it appears that the number OF depositors last
year was 9l2, 1868, an increase OF S5,Oll; and
That tho amount on deposit was $3.50. 46l ,57o,
nm increase Of $50 700, 239. OF fire insurance
companies lG7 , re nov doing business in the
State. For charitable institutions the total
expenditures during the year reached about
S8, pOO, 900. Tho total number of insane per-
sons in the various asylums during the year
was 9.543.
Ar the annual auction sale Of pews in Mr'
Bcecher's church, Brooklyn, $500 was paic
for first choice, and tho total sum realized was
800, j36.
TIE Dixon Crucible company, OF Jersey
CITY, N. j., the oldest and largest establish
ment in the graphite trade in this country
has failed tor nbout 81 900, 900. The COM
pany's failure was brought about by tho sus'
pension of Fowler, Champion & Co., New
York importers OF chemicals, who owo about
$500, 900, and WHO hold Il large quantity oI
tao Dixon Cruclble company's paper, which
tha;corcern will be unable 10 meet at maturity
The company's assets will about equal its
liabilities.
G~ovEnNcH-ELECT A. G. PORTER, of Indiana,
was married II few days ago il New York te
Miss Cornclia Stone.
TIE handsome Hodge opera house building
AMI the Garsling oil building, adjoining, il
Lockporl, y. Y, tosether with a number O.
stores and offices, have been destroyed by
fire, e~ntailing q loss Ct about $3.50, 600.