The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-11-09
From Washington.

GENERAL FRANCIS a. WALKER, saperintend-
ent OF tho census, has resigned.
NoNuNAr1oNs by tho President: Henry by
land Garnet, of New York city, to be minister
resident and consul general Of the United
States in Liberia; John NJ. Bailey, of Now York,
consul of United States at Hamburg.
THERE has been another earthquake atAgram,
in Austria Hungary. A number of houses wcro
ovcrthrown.
BARON JAMES DE R~oTuscH1LD, a member o.
the noted family of European financiers, died a
few days ago in Paris.
FoxuALL, the American horse, has scored
another victory in England, winning the Cam
bridgeshire stakes at the Newmarket races, and
defeating som of the best English horses.
BURGLARS entered a house in the town Of
yarpalanka, Hungary, and murdered q whole
family of nine persons, including an infan. and
q man aged ninety years, while they were
asleep.
Two small Italian villas-Claudlo and Va
letta-havo been burned. Three persons were
killed and eleven seriously injured during the
conlagration.
DISPATCHES from North Africa report the
French troops in full march upon Kairwan.
The force consists of 80, 900 troops under five
generals, and it is believed that after the cap
ture of the holy city it will advance on CASA.
Arabs arrcsted for tampering with the railway
near Tunis are shot. Tho Arabs who lately
barassed the Kairwan force arc retreatins
southwark.
CHARLES W. SEAToN, of New York, WAS nomi-
mated to DO superintendent of tho census as
successor to General Walker, resigned.
THE Senate confirmed tho nomination Of
Henry Highland Garnet, OF New York, to be
minister resident and consul general to Liberia.
MEssEs. SCovILLE and Robinson, counsel for
Guitcau, appeared at the bar OF the District
criminal court and requested the postponemcnt
of the trial of their client from November 7 to
November 81 on the plea that they were not
properly prepared. District Attorney Corkhill
opposed the motion, and the court finally get
the case down for November II.
THE Washington grand jury returned in
dictments against Captain II. W. Howgatc
for forging the name of r. H. Rochester,
treasurer of tho Western Union Telegraph
company, to a receipt for s21, 100, dated Feb
rnary, 1879 forging the same name to a receipt
for So, $50, dated August 81, 1880, and to an
other receipt for s11, 800, dated October Is,
1879.
TIE following is First Assistant Postmaster
General Tyner's resignation, addressed to
Postmastcr-G General James: Il inclo.o here
with in response to your letter of tho 14th inst.
my resignation of the Office of first assistant
acknowledgement, to be delivered to the
President OH the condition that the request for
it is not based upon charges against my official
honor or integrity, especially in connection
with tho alleged star route frauds, either by
direct act or neglect OF duty. If such charges
havo been mado or implied it is proper that
they should be clearly stated and that I should
hare the opportunity to reply to them. I be.
licTe hc and you will approve this suggestion"
Tho postmastcr-gencra replied as follows: 81
haze tho honor to acknowledge the receipt OF
your resignation of tho Office of first assistant
postmastcr-general, which I have just handed
to the President. In reply to your inquiry I
have to say that the request for your resigna-
ton was not based upon any reflection upon
your personal or official integrity"