The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-02
Houth and Wcsts


HENRY FREEZE was hanged at Catletsbrrg,
Kv., for the murder OF Chester Honaker.
TIE farmers OF Georgia have asked the
governor of that State to appoint day Of
thanksgiving for ''the good crops and the
prospect of bountiful harvest"
A BAND of twenty marau,ling Piegan In
dians have had fight with cattle men in
Montana, which resulted in the killing of the
entire party OF Indians.
'.Iy sham battle Mt the Veterans reunion
in Troy, Ala. W. j. Ban, publisher of the
Irov 1fcssenyrr, had both hands blown or
and one arm broken above the elbow while
loading 4 cannon.
Two men jointly owning large wafer
melon patch in Columbia county, Ga. have
been robbed heavily by nocturnal thieves
during t!,e summer. and to punish the ma
raudcrs ono OF them the other night poisoned
several melons in tho field, but failed to IN
form his rartner. The next morning the
wife, two children and sistcr-in-law OF the
latter partook of one of the poisoned melons,
and all died
THE Irish National League of America has
had O CONVENTION in Chicago, nearly every
State in tho Union being represented. An
address to Irish citizens of America, in which
Parnell was congratulated and an appeal
made for new members and subscriptions,
was promulgated. In tho evening Senator
Riddleberger, of Virginia, made an address.
AN explosion OF gunpowtlcr Mt the homa OF
Emile Lirettp, of Little Caillou, La, killed
Mrs. Lirctte and thre, children and seriously
injured the husban and two other children.
MAXWELL, the alleged murderer of Prel.
Ter, q few days after he was brought back 10
st. Louis from New Zealand, declared that
he had killed his English friend accidentally
by administering IN overdose OF chloroform
The case arouses great public interest i'll the
West, 10th tho alleged murderer and his
victim being Englishmen of good connec-
tions.
A FISHING boat containing a crew Of eight
men was struck by lightning near Peoria, LII.
Three men were instantly killed and one
badly injured.
A FARMER OF Crawfordsville, Ind, cap
tured three burglars who had entered his
house. and taking them in turn to the gate
post, gave each one hundred lashes.
WHILE cars we're ascending and descend
ing the inclined railroad at the Cabin Cresk
coal mines near Charleston, W. Va, the
loaded cars broke loose and collided with a
car in which were Layton Oakford, president
of the road; Thomas Peacock, Amos Mitch
ell, Joseph Hall, and a man named Thoman,
killing the four first named and seriously
wounding Thoman.
THE Iowa Democrats at their State conven'
tion in Des Moines, nominated full state
ticket, headed by Charles L. Whiting for
governor, and adopted resolutions indorslnS
Cleyeland's administration, and favorlng a
license liquor law. A spirited debate on fu'
sion resulted in the nomination OF the i1o?.
T. A. Gillette, of Des Moines, GreenoacK
candidate for eutenant-Governor, anu r. NJ.
,lnfo fN,c N
lie instruction.
GOVERNOR LowREY. of Mississippi. has
been renominated by the Democratic otate
convention.
THE cabin of three brothers named Regan
was blown up by dynamite at Meeker, 90 %
james and Patrick were instantly Killed,
while Robert miraculously escaped.
Washington.
ACCORDING to the report OF General New
ton. chief of engineers, there will b, an eN-
p!osion of extraordinary magnitude III the
East river ut He'll Gate, New YORK, ABOUT
October l. when Flood rock. large reef
which has been drilled for months past, Wiil
be blown up with 215,0Upounds OF dynamite
TRADES organizations throughout the
United States have issued petition request
ing President Cleveland to call an extra ses'
the consideration of measures for the rellef OF
the industrial classes of the country ana the
revival of business.
CHIEF CLERK JOHN TwEEpALE, of the war
department, will net as secretary OF war Giir-
ing the absence Of Secretary Endlcott. Inc
secretary will be absent until October /.
WASHINGTON dispatch states that Cen
eral Black. the pension commissioner, mas
discovered gross irregularities in the pension
Offices Mt Chicago, Philadelphia and other
large cities At Chicago GjJ cases OF irauuu-
lent pensions have been aSrertnnel showing
COLLISION OF sros carelessncsS. The names are
Of genuine pensioners. but are OF persons
now dead or who have Disappeared ior years;
or, in the case OF widows nave lii"IIleu III,
again The Chicago pension agent Is MISS
Ada Sweet.
MORE than POO replies have been received
a. the treasury department to the recent cir
cular Letter calling for expressions OIL oplhlol
from manufacturers and importers OIL the
subject of tariff revision
THE treasury department has just pur
chased 3OO00O ounces of silver for delivery
at the Philadelphia mint for coinage into
standard dollars.
Foreign.
ADvICES from st. Paul dc l.oanda, " eSt
Afrira, report that Il petty king, C"anhama
Huilla, died recently, and the natives. attrln'
utiup hi, death to the witchcralt of the
whites. masS;lcrcd twenty Europeans, lncllld
ing thrco French missionaries.
The sessions Of the British parliament have
closed
SEo' rs Of earthquake have again beer
felt in the Vale of Cashmere.
AN excursion boat was upset at the town
of Rowan, France, an,l cisht of the rasscn
gers were drowned.
Mr. HEAP, the United States consul. has
sent to Turkey strong protests against the
expulsion of Americans from Jerusalem Oh
the ground of their being Jews.
THE continued drought i'll England is cnus'
ing serious damage to crops. AMI the average
Yield of whea', corn, oats, and other crops
vii lfall much below the estimated average
A BELGIAN officer. employed 10y the Afr
can Association on the Congo, has reSGnc
and proclaimed himself emperor of Tan9an
yika.
TIE trade of Marseiles, France. has beer
paralyzed by the appearance OF Asiatlc
cholera.
DISASTROUS floods have ruined the crops
and caused great distress in China and Japan
FIFTY per cent of the European cmployc:
on the Congo, Africa, have died.
CHIEF PouSDMAKER tho leader of RieF:
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