The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-11-01
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
.astern and Middle States.

SUMMAhl Vi NLWD y.
.astern and Middle States.
AT Boston, Mass, Captain Matthew Webb,
the English champion swimmer, performed
IN extraordinary aquatic feat. Heremained
in the water constantly, with the exception
of fifteen minutes in every twenty-fonr
hours, for 100 hours. He almost gavo out
several times, but succeeded in finishing tho
task, losing twenty pounds in the effort.
FIRE destroyed John Hurd's large grain
elevator at Bridgeport, Conn. Tho building
contained 50, 900 bushels of oats, 10000 bush
els of corn and wheat, and thirty tons OF
mixed Grain. The total loss on the building
and contents is about $135,WO, on which
there is an insurance of $4,000.
AT Syracuse, N. Y, an express train struck
q carriage containing John D. Millonec,
aged twcnty-scvcn years: lis vile, aged
twcnty-four years Mrs. II. B. Comstock
and Mrs. Munro Burgess, the two latter
being elderly lalics Oh a visit from Mara
thon, n. Y. Tic three ladies wcro killed
and the man WAS seriously injured.
For the frsttimo in several years the Vari-
ons ~foctious of the New York city De-
mocracy havo united upon a local ticket.
TIM estate of Edward Clarke, president OF
the Singer Sewing Machine company VINO
died n few days ago at his home in Coopcrs-
! town, N. Y, is valued at S223,Wo,oW.
4 NEW trial was refused in Philadelphia TO
T r. Black, r. A. McDevitt and G. Price,
convicted of conspiring to defraud the Unl-
ted States in star route mail contracts. NC
Dewitt was sentenced to two years lnprls-
onn,cnt and to pay a fine of $500; Price was
centenced to six months imprisonment and
TO nav a fine of 500, and Blacks sentence
was postponed.
"CEDAR Croft" the late Bayard Taylor's
homestead, near Kennett Square, Pa, has
been sold ut auction for $14,OO.
A BILL has been introduced in tho Vor-
mont house of representatives providing
that prisoners be rendered insenslble before
execution.
JOSIAH w. FLETCHER has been nominated
for governor by the New Hampshire Pro-
hibitioniSts.
New YonK's historic old postof1ico was sold
Mt auction tho other day by the Federal gov
ernment for $G5O,00o.
ABoUT1,O 900 churches from all parts of tho
United States and Canada were represented
at the Universalist general convention held
in Philadelphia.
R. O. SroRRs & Co., manufacturers of
w~oolens, at Dcdham, Mass, have failed.
The liabilities are given at $4,000 and
nominal assets at $225,M.
A o train, consisting of n locomotive
and fifteen cars, was p~recipitated into the
Susuuchanna river near diego, n. Y, by the
giving way of q bridge. The fireman was
killed and the engineer severely injured.
South and West
TIE following is an account of the killing
of cx-Congressman and Colonel A. w. Stay
bock, n prominent st. Louis politician, by
John Coclkrill, managing editor of tho St
Louis Post-DiSpatch, an evening paper
About fifteen minutes before b O'CLOCK
p. NJ, Colonel Slayback, accompanied by
,Judre w. II. Clopton, entered the Office anc
nossinr directly through the city editors
room entered tho room of the managing edl.
tor. John Cockrill was sitting at his dcsh
and the foreman of the composing room,
Victor Cole, and the business manager, JOIN
McGuniu, were also in tho room. From MIR
Cole the story of what happened Is learned
He SAWS rs Slaybacl; entered he said: "lou
ore here. are you?" Cockrill was evidently
expectine trouble, for, according to MIR
Cole. his revolver was lying on his desk. he
madc soue reply to Colonel S%layback, When
the latter said: SIS that pistol for meF
Cockrill said: "It is for you if you want it,
or "when you want it." At this Colonel
Slayback pulled a pistol, a self-cockor, and
os he covered Cockrill, McGuf1in jumped
forward and grabbed tho pistol just MS the
+ hammer fell, catching the hammer on
his hand, between tho thumb ano
foreinger, thus preventing the pistol
ooinr off. At the Same instant Cockrill
grabbed his pistol and fired as he rose. The
hall struck Slayback in the left breast, and
he fell, dying almost instantly. There was
q great commotion, and a rush was made fol
The room where the tragedy occurred. When
outsiders reached the room they found Stay
back on the floor dead and Cockrill knoellns
beside him wiping blood from his face. Tho
news flew over the city, and soon the vicinity
of the ost-DiSpatch Office was the scene OF
the widest excitement ever known IN The
CITY. When the crowd began gathering Cock
rill and McGuffin went out of the back door
of the office and entering q cab were driven
away. Colonel Cockrill afterward delivered
himself up to the authorities. Tho trouble
arose out of political matters. At a political
meeting Colonel Slayback denounced the
conduct of the Post Dispatch. On the fol-
lowing afternoon the paper referred to his
remarks, and retorted sharply. Colonel Stay
bac; was the law partner of Colonel James
q. Broadhead, the Democratic candidate for
CONGRESS from the Ninth Missouri district.
WILLIAM AUSTIN was hanged at Lancaster,
KY, for numbering his aunt, Miss Betsy
Bland.
PAUL Pn1NGLE (colored) was hanged at
Mansfield, La, for assaultins with intent to
murder Alfred Smith. Edward Bolton, an
other colored man, had already been hanged
for participating with Prinsle in the assault,
and John Mobile, a third participant, was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
COLONEL CoCKR1LI at the coroner's In
quest cave the following account of the
shooting of Colonel Slayback in st. Louis:
"a few minutes aftcr 5 o'clock I was sitting
at my desk talking with Mr.. McGufin, the
business manager of tho paper, and Mr..
Cole, tho foreman. The door was closed.
My pistol was lying on my desk, for l had
intended to place it in my pocket on chang
Ing my coat and leaving the Office. Suddenly
the door opened and two men entered, clos
ing it behind them. Twas facing the door.
I recognized Colonel Slayback and MIR.
Uopton, a lawyer, who had a few
days before assaulted two mombers
of his profession in a private Of
fee, I realized that I was to be assaulted
and arose from my chair. Colonel Slayback's
bearing was that of a man bent upon vic.