The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-06-17

! steamer from ASpinwall. Among the pas
! sengers was President Za',livar, ot Salvador
who said to reporter that he had resigned
his office and should spend tho remainder OF
his days abroad.
South and West.
A GREAT religious revival is in progress al
| Atlanta, Ga Governor Mcdaniel, Mayor
Hiilyer and many prominent club men are
participants. The meetings are held IN
| large cotton warehouse capable Of holding
| 5000 persons Mr.. Moody has been engaged
to conduct the services during tho summer.
ARCHIE GIBSON (colore1) was hanged at
Richmond, Texas, for wife murder.
ABOUT LOCO men have been thrown out OF
work at Youngstown Ohio. and vicinity ey
tho shutting down of all the iron mills. the
manufacturers refusing to sign the scale OF
wages presented by the operatives.
Postmaster W. c. SMITH, of Holden Mo,
committed suicide upon the discovery of an
inspector that he was 500 short i'll his ac-
counts.
JOHN TERRY (colored, was hanged at Barn
well, S. c., for the murder Of the Rev John
G. Session.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN delivered all oration
ut tho Antietam National cemetery on Deco
ration Day. 1t was his first visit to the bat.
tlefield since he commanded the Federal
forces there in September, lsG2.
SEVENTEEN bridges have been washed
away by floods in Mcclellan county, Texas
GABRIEL DUMoNT, Riel's right-hand man
during the recent rebellion in Manitoba, was
released soon after his capture IN Montana
by the American authorities.
MAURICE HUEGY, member Of the sus
pended banking firm of Ryhnier & Co.. ol
Highland, Ill has committed suicide. The
firm failed recently for S500, 900 above assets,
| and investigation shows gross misuse OF the
| funds OF both American and European dc
positors. A. +. Bandelier, senior member ol
the firm, has absconded.
| CHARLES p. BARNES, farmer Of Wood
lawn. Md, shot Thomas c. Brown, his
brother-in-law, Arthur Barnes his son, four
| teen years old, both Of whom were killed,
| and younger son. who was mortally wound:
ed. Barnes had been on q spree of several
weeks duration. His habits and vicious dis,
position made 1t impossible for his wife to
] live with him, and those whom he killed had
taken her part
THE final exercises of the New Orleans
worlds industrial and cotton centennial exs
position were held on the 1st The speakers
said that the exposition had been successful,
| if not financially. at least in the industrial
| y
| After the Mexican band had played Hail
Columbia" the exposition was declared ad,
journed sine die.
| Much damage has been done in the vicin'
ity of Burlington, Iowa, by a terrific hail,
| rain and wind storm. Railroad bridges were
washed out and houses unroofed At Rod
! Bank the losses reached $4,000.
! The Chicago city council has finally de-
| clarcd Carter Harrison elected MAYOR at the
municipal election two months ago by ma
jority of 375 There will probably be a
further contest by his opponent in the courts.
For asSaulting Mrs. Knott near Mount
Airey, Nd, Townsend Cook tcoloredl was ar,
rested. A crowd broke into jail, overpowercd
the officers and lynchei Cook.
HARRY CHAMPLIN came home drunk in
Cincinnati and began to abuse his mother.
Then he attacked his brother-in-law Dr.. f.
+. 10y, n prominent physician, with carv-
ing knife, and was shot deal by the latter.
! FIVE persons-tour men and one womalI-
We're killed by lightning during terrifi
thu ndcr storm in Chicago.
THE New Orleans exposition, just closed
Is to be rcopcned in November next, and viii
be continued another year.
THE boiler in Lnst"dt's phosphate works al
Johns Island Ferry. S. c., exploded, killing
two negroes, dangerously woundinS third
and wrcckinG tho works.
Washington.
FURTHER appointments by the President;
Colonel Charles Denby, Of Evansville, Ind,
minister to China; James W. Whelpley, OF
New York, assistant treasurer Of the United
States: Wendell \. Andersen, OF Wisconsin,
to he consul general at Montreal:-coHSuiS,
William S. Crowell, of Ohio, ut Annoy
| III. T Nf in al
Cologne; D. Lynch Pringle, OF South Caro-
lima, at Tcgucisalpa, Honduras. Colono
DENLY, who goes us minister TO China
to succeed Mr.. John Russell Young
is fifty-four years of age. Ec was born IL
Botctourt county, Va, removed in 1913 tc
Evansville, Ind. served during Il portion OF
the war in an Indiana regiment, has teci
twice q member of the Indiana legislature
and is a lawyer
CAPTAIN BELKHAP, president of the board
to examine the new government vessel. tho
Dolphin, in telegram to the secretary OF the
| navy reports her fourth trial trip was salts
factory. and that the requirements Of tine
contract for tho vessel were complied with.
DURING May there was decrease in tht
national deb: of $3.50, ,S3G3. according to th,
new form, leaving the total debt, less cash il
the treasury. at 81, 40, ,39l OH. The tota
cash in the treasury on the lst was $j9l ,2.,S,
5S024
TIE amount of national bank notes out
standing on the 1st mot including $3.50, 404 in
notes Of gold banks is $3lS, ,i2l ,l23, decrease
of S2,021,4 IA during tn" last month. ant
sol, ,942, 15S since June l, 1854. The amount
| of legal-tender noses outstanding is $346, ,6Sl,'
O16, decrease of 81 So, ,523 since June l, 1854.
ADDITIONAL appointments by the Presi
dent: To be collectors of internal revenue
NJ flY.fh fhn fn,rrf I'll lt
of Texas: Robert Barnett, for the fourth dis
trict of California. Robert A. Howard, Of
| Arkansas to be assistant attorney general
Albert n. Hathaway, of Connecticut, to bt
consul at Nice, France; George W. Julian, ol
Indiana, to be surveyorgeneral Of New
Mexico
THE President has appointed Isaac H. May
uard, Of New York, to be second controller
of the treasury, vice W. W. Upton, resigned
by request Judge Maynard is resident ol
Delhi, \. Y. and at present holds the office
of first deputy attorney general OF the state
He was the Democratic candidate fo- secre
tary Of state a year ago last fall, and wa!
defeated, it is said, because Of his Prohibition
| record.
THE coinage executed at the various Uni
ted States mints in May, was IS, ,320 go,t
pieces, worth 81, 63l 600; 2,40l ,S37 silver dol
| lars, S-V,UO OlilSS, WI Ill :~-,oo'S eSe>
coinage 2.774 l57 pieces, worth $4,O33,4H.
The chief of the postoflice inspectors ha
been informed that Postmaster +. n. Hibbs
of Lewiston. Idaho issued money orders t.
amount of S15, ,O01 OF SO, 1850, payable to hlm
self, ordered banks in different cities to col
lect them and forward the money to him, an(
then absconded. He was last heard from a
Victoria, B. {.
REPRESENTATIVE HOLM.N'S House com
mittec to investigate Indian reservations atf
land matters throughout tho West, has start
ed on its tour of examination. The member
are accompanied by their wives, and will g
to the Point on the Union Pacific railroa'
nearest to the Nel.owstona park. They vi!
visit the Sioux agency, and at Ielsowstoa
will lcnve their families for the summer, hnt
60 overland bv team l,2JJ miles through Orc
scn, Idaho, Washington Territory and Ne
vada TO the Pacific coast. Tho tour will las
until October.
THE President has appointed Charles II
Robinson to lie collector of customs at WI
r.n-ton " c.; Tuly Scott to he receiver o
yu,!ic m,uevs at Ghcrin, Kan; john &
Byxbeo to Ee collector OF cus;o us al New
Haven. He has also appointed thes
presidential po5tmasters:. Eavll ): last
Clear Lake. Ia; David Frakcs Mt o1rny
Col; A. II. Simpson at North Clarendon
Penn: John r. Bruut at OSage Mission
Kansas; Augustine c. EespoSs at Maysvii'"
KANSAS: john kittie at Seward. N"',
Jos .I,h +. Henderson at Aiclo. ILL.,; ;Justlnla
May Derry at i'u"l;nSan", Kansas: W: II
Gihbes nj Columbia, :. c.: Aile:t Mcnch
Mechanics bursn, Penn; c. a.: Glider a
Brark"tt,vi!c, Texas; Martin f. Merelit
at East Saginaw, Mich.
SECRETARY BAYARD Senators Vest an
Co.krcll and other prominent citiz9!
parSiciprtel in the commencement exerciS'
of the Missouri state university ut Columbl'
L.