The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-04-01
NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States.

IN XIV
THE strike of miners in Pennsylvania en-
braces l32 mines, employing over 10000
golfers. 1t is considered the greatest strike
the miners have ever had.
FRANK TOUsEY, n we'll known New York
printer and publisher of cheap books and
story papers, has gone into bankruptcy owing
about SlGO, 900.
THE body of Newberry Hills, formerly q
prominent merchant of Chicago, and well
known as a writer, was incinerated at the
crematorium in Lancaster, Penn.
GENERAL GRANT felt so much better the
other day that he went riding.
CHARLES W. McCuNE, proprietor 1T the
Buffalo IN. W Courier, and a Democrat of
prominence in State politics, died a few days
ago. President Cleveland sent n telegram
of sympathy to Mrs McCune.
THE Connecticut house has passed n bill
allowing women to vote at school elections.
GENERAL GEORGE GRAY has
been chosen by the Delaware legislature rs
United States Senatorto succeed Mr.. Bayard.
Mr.. George Gray is forty-four years old and
is serving his second term as attorney gen
eral of Delaware. He was born at New
Castle, Del, and was graduated at Prince
ton in 1850. He is an intimate friend Of
Senator Bayall, whom he nominated for tho
ptCSlASllS( III LIZ SolNSlIlOlo u ]CO1.
JOSEPH COHEN, one Of the recent con.
testants in the six-day roller. skating race in
New York, died from the effects Of the eI-
ertions made in the match.
CHARLES BRIGGS, who ended a spree in
July, 1855, by killing his wife, expiated his
crime the other day on the gallows ut Phila.
delphia.
Ex-Governor CORNELL and other promi-
want Pan,G1;oop ho1,a haap lolo rro6 hp tho
New York Republican county committee
from voting at the party's primary elections
because they refused to say whether they
voted tb" Republican national ticket at the
last election.
AN explosion of gasoline in the cellar of
q Pittsburg PENN saloon resulted in fatal
burns to James Mccullough, tho proprietor,
serious injuries to nine other persons and the
destruction of property valued at slG,OUO.
GORDON W. BURNHAM, q we'll known New
York millionaire and business man, died in
that city a few days since, aged elshty-two
years. Mr.. Burnham was q widower, but ct
the time of his death was engaged to nj
ried to Miss Kate Sanborn. a grand niece of
Daniel Webster and an authoress and lecturer
of considerable prominence. Miss Sanborn
nursed Mr.. Burnham in his last illness.
South and West
JOHN WEST (coIored) was hanged in Mont
gomery, Ala, for numbering Claiborne Will
son, a rival in love.
POPE & COLE, Baltimore dealers in metals
have failed for 5000, N0.
THE Southern Agricultural works, one Of
the largest enterprises in Atlanta, Ga. has
failed, with liabilities reaching S2l0, 0OO.
WOMAN Suffrage in Dakota has been de-
feated by the governors veto of the bill Civ
ing women the right to vote.
AcRowD of leo armed men forcibly en-
tered the Jail at Independence, No, took out
with the murder of his mother, brother and
sister and hanged him to a railroad trestle.
THE great strike of employees of the Missouri
Pacific railroad has ended in a victory for the
strikers. A st. LOUIS dispatch says that at a
conference held in that city the terms pro-
posed by the strikers were practically nc
cepted.
A BODY Of miners surrounded a hotel in
Highland, n. c., wherein q number OF reve-
nue. officers had taken refuge with two men
captured for illicit distilling. The miners
demanded the return of their companions.
and fired off shotguns. The fire was returned
from the windows Of the hotel, resulting
in the instant death of one miner and the fatal
wOunOluS OIL INO otHciH' liz Hi1leis ~
turned and fled.
"LEoSl," q tight-rope walker, while giving
a performance in the open dir at Stockton,
Cal, fell and broke his neck.
JOHN PERRY, a farmer of Princeton, W.
Va, was murdered and robbed by Arthur
Jackson, a colored boy of eighteen. jackson
was taken from Jail by citizens and hanged
to a tree.
THE losses to miners and their employers
through the recent strike in the Hooking Val
lev, Ohio, is estimated Mt about $2,OOO,00o.
DURING discussion Of a bill in the Texas
Senate members became excited, pistols and
knives were drawn, and but for the timely
entrance of the lieutenant governor blood
shed would doubtless have ensued.
MORE than 100 persons, including several
women, q minister, two doctors and q law
yer, we're indicted at st. Mary's, W. Va, for
playing dominoes in public.
THE Civil Service Reform association of
Maryland, at a meeting in Baltimore adopted
resolutions protesting against the recent APP
pointment of Eugene Higgins as appointment
clerk in the treasury department, and re-
questing his removal.
REPORTS from Lexington and Waverly,
Mo-, state that an immense amount OF DAM
age has been done to property up and down
the river III the Vlclnlty OF the Ialtcr
place by the overflow cansei by
an ice gorge in the river. A family
of six near Waverly persisted, and it was
stated that many other persons had also lost
their lives. All the cattle of the country bor-
dering on the river have been drowned.
OK the first ballot by the Arkansas senate
for q United States Senator to succeed AT
t~orney-Genernl Garland, twelve candidates
received votes, and there was every prospect
of a protracted struggle for the coveted
honor.