The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-11
South and West.

ELEVEN white men have been arrested
for terrerizing negroes during the Fast year
in the vicinity of Hickory, Miss.
| A coPIoUs rainfall throughout Arkansas
| has secured the safety of the States cotton
and corn crops, which were in danger from
drought
J.J. MCCARTNEY, Of District Assembly No.
10l of the Knights Of Labor, has been nomi-
mated OF st. Louis to contest the district now
represented by Congressman Glover.
GREAT excitement has been prevailing on
both sides of the Rio Gran2e river over
the arrest of a Texas editor named Cutting
| in Mexico. The arrest was followed by
secret negotiations between the American
and Mexican governments.
Two cattle herders were struck by light
ming near Andrew Station, Ne5., and in
stantly killed.
COLONEL w. H. Bolton, Superintendent
of Second Glass Matter at the Chicago Post
office, and Weigher Stewart have been ar
rested on charge Of conspiracy and embez-
element The amount involved may reach
500 900.
DURING the past fiscal year the postofice
! appointments made numbered g, 47-an in
crease of 1920. The total number of post
offices is 53,Gl4.
In the trial Of the eight Chicago Anarch-
lists evidence which closely connects August
Spies, editor -: an Anarchist organ, with the
| fatal bomb was introduced.
WILLIE Sells, the Kansas boy murderer,
has been convicted at Usage Mission of kill
ing his father. mother, brother and sister.
| Washington.
WILLIAM HUNTER, Second Assistant Sec
retary of State, the oldest officeholder in con-
tinuous service in the United States, died the
other day in Washington. He was eighty
five years old, and hal held office since 1S29.
| INTERNAL revenue collections during the
past fiscal year were SIG S02, Sf5, against
| $112, ,42l, III for the previous year, showing
an increase of si,4sl,7A
| TaE Senate has confirmed the nominations
of J. s. Hagar, Collector Of Customs at San
Francisco, mud Israel Lawton, Supcrintend-
ent Of the Mint in that city.
The President has nominated Charles NJ.
Thomas, of Kentucky, to be Associate Jus.
| d. Bates. of Connecticut, to be Marshal for
the District of Connecticut; Ezra Baird, to
be Marshal for Idaho; Dupont Guerry, to be
Attorney for t's Southern District Of
J Georgia.
SENATOR BLAIR, from the Committee on
Educ alton and Labor, has submitted favor
able report TO the Senate from the majority
Of the committee, on joint resolution pro-
| posing that an amendment to the Constitu-
tion in relation to alcoholic liquors and other
| poisonous beverages be submitted to the Leg
islatures Of the States for ratification. The
amendment provides that from and after the
| wear 1900 tn manu- actrre and sale and i'm
portation o; distilled alcoholic intoxicatin z
liquors except for medicinal, mechanical,
chemi al and scientific purposes and for use
in the arts shall cease.
PRINCE FTsHIHI, q high japanese digni-
tary, has called upon the President.
The Senate on the 9th rejected the nom-
nations of Internal Revenue Collector Han
lon, of Indiana, and Postmaster Rosette, at
Dekalb, Ill; also the nomination of Terri
large number of nominations were con-
6rmed.
Foreign.
THE Eclipse Stakes, for $50, 000-the large3t
sum ever raced for il. th, world-was won at
the Sandown course, England by the six
year-old horse Bendgo in field Of twelve
starters.
SIR CHARLES DILEE, a leading follower Of
Gladstone, has been disgraced by the result
of divorce suit bro.sgh5 by Mr.. Crawford
against his wife. Tine jury found Dixie
aud Mrs. Crawford Iually guilty, and the
! disgraced baronet, who has been for years
| prominent nSure IN l1nSll>n pollIlcS anu uI-
erature, announces his intention of leaving
England permanently and residing in France;
| A BATTLE between Mexican troops and
1.2OJ Yaqui Ind ans in Mexico resulted in
the defeat Of the latter with loss Of forty
kille and twenty taken prisoners. The cap
tured Indians were Immediately shot.
SERIOUS conflicts have taken place at
Amsterdam, Holland, between the populace
and the police and troops, arising from the
prohibition of popular games on Sunday:
The rioters ere:ted barricades. and were fired
upon by the police. Ten persons wero re-
ported killed and many wounded.
LATER reports from the starving people OF
Labrador state that thousand Arctic bears,
driven into the settlements by hunger, are
devastating the country and have eaten the
food remaining. The Indians are eating
their dead co npanions. The population, In
dians and all, Of the region north Of Sand.
wich Bay is estimated at between 10, 600 and
5000. These people are all likely to perish
of starvation.
| LORD SALISBURY, the new British Prime
| Minister, has met with considerable difficulty
in forming new Cabinet.
The international chess tournament in
London resulted in tie for first place be-
TWEEN blackburn and B,lrn. Mackenzie, tho
| chief American representative, was eighth
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