The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-16
LATER NEWS.

F%ITCHBURG, Mass, has elected an entire
temperance ticket, from mayor down. In
Plainfield, N. j., the temperance advocates
were also successful in the local election.
A TUG BOAT struck and exploded a ~natural
gas main on a bar in the Allegheny river near
Pittsburg. The crew of seven men were
blown into the river, one man being instant
ly killed, two others fatally injured, and the
rest severely hurt. The boat was destroyed.
A CONDUCTOR and brakeman were killed
by the collision of two freight trains near
Washington, Penn, and three other train
hands were seriously injured.
THE women belonging to a Polish Catholic
church in Detroit, Mich, refused to accept
be dismissal of their pastor by the bishop,
AMI their displeasure manifested itself in
rioting of the ~fiercest character. Hundreds
of women attacked the two priests appointed
successors to the one deposei as they
were celebrating mass; stones and
brickbats were thrown at them;
the church was broken into by the in.
furiated female members of the congregation
despite the efforts Of scores of policemen, and
one woman was killed, and another fatally
injured. The riotous proceedings continued,
and several women were arrested.
MANY new p%ostlnasters have been ap-
pointed within the past few days by the post
master-general.
ALBERT A. WILSON has been appointed by
the President marshal for the District of Col
umbia in place of Colonel McMichael.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs says
in his annual report that the Indians should
abandon tribal relations and devote them
selves individually to agriculture. There are
in the United States, exclusive Of Alaska,
about 26O, 900 Indian souls. The number Of
acres under cultivation by Indians is 24S,241'
all increase since last year of 1S,473 acres.
The Austrian village Of Grahovo has been
destroyed by a land slide.
KING THEEBAw, of Burmah, has been taken
prisoner by the victorious British and con-
veyed to Rangoon.
GENERAL CAcEREs, leader OF the Peru
Wan rebels, is reported to have entered
the city of Lima and driven out the govern
ment troops
A REVOLUTION has broken out in the state
of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and a fight between
the revolutionists and the acting governors
forces resulted in the defeat of the latter. A
number on both sides were killed and
wounded.
CHARLES A. RAY, a New York civil engi.
neer, shot and dangerously wounded his wife
and then killed himself. Jealousy prompted
the act.
THE body of William T. Connory, Of Bos.
ton, was incinerated the other day in the
Lancaster PENN crematory.
THERE are thirty -seven murderers in the
Kansas penitcntiary under sentence OF
death.
THE extensive iron and wire works OF Bar
mum G. Co., covering a whole block ut De-
troit, Mich. have been destroyed by fire, in.
>volving a loss Of $500, 900.
THE will of Vice President Hendricks, a
tattered document twenty years old, has been
filed for probate at indianapolis. Mrs. He'll
is made executrix, if agreeable to her. The
total valuation of the estate is placed at
S1OO, 900. Mr.. Hendricks had but $1,000 life
insurance.
JOHN A. SULLIVAN, Of New York city,
has been appointed collector of internal rev.
enue for the second district of New York.
MAJOR GENERAL SCHoF1ELD, command
ing the division of Missouri, says i'll his an
nual report that his force, in round numbers,
consists of $500 infantry, 5000 cavalry and
$50 artillery, aggregating $4,000 men. They
occupy sixty-five different stations, giving
on average of 23l men at each. He declares
that in order to prevent murder and depre-
dations by the Indians a larger standing
army is necessary.
THE President has made the following nd.
ditional judicial appointments: Lafayette
Dawson, of Missouri, to be United States
Judge for the district of Alaska; William G.
Langford, of Walla Walla, to be associate
Justice of the supreme court Of the Territory
of Wa%shington; Charles R. Pollard, Of Del:
phi, Ind, to be associate justice of the ST.
preme court of the Territory of Montana; j.
Bomar Harris, of Mississippi, to be attorney
of the Omitted States for the southern dis
trict of Mississippi.
THE order of expulsion of the German
Americans on the island Of Foehr has again
been suspended, Mr.. Pendleton, the United
States minister, having interviewed III the
matter.