The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
LATER NEWS.

sylvania senate and prominent citizen Of
Erie, has been arrested on the charge of aid.
ing his brother, the cashier Of the First Ma
tional bank of Union City, and Of which
James was president, in making false entries
for the purpose of deceiving the United
States bank examiner.
Ara meeting Of prominent Philadelphians,
Mayor Smith in the chair, $500 was raised
to aid the eighty We Irish members of the
British parliament in their efforts to obtain
home rule. In New York and other places
large SUMS are being raised for this purpose.
JOHN E. KIMBnEL, farmer his wife and
three children, left Dodge City, Kansas, to
locate q claim, and were all found soon after
frozen to death in their wagon.
MORE than 200 claimants of the Lawrence
Townlev estate, England, met in Detroit and
formed an association to prosecute thcir
claims. They came from all parts of North
America, and the estate they arc after issup
posed to be worth $500, 100000.
THE bill which was reported by the House
committee on military affairs for the
erection of q monument to General Grant in
New York appropriates s500,00O for that
purpose the ground to be donated by the
city.
SENATORS EvARTs AND CHAcE have pre-
sented in the Senate numerously signed
petitions of business men aud merchants ask
ing for the suspension of the silver coinage.
In executive session on the 27th another
large batch of President Cleveland's nomina-
tions including three United States district
attorneys, four United States marshals, two
collectors Of customs and numerous postmas-
tiers, was confirmed.
AT British cabinet meeting on the 9th it
was resolved that the ministers should at once
resign. Premier Salisbury sent a special
messenger to inform the queen of the decision
of the cabinet.
Two THOUSAND striking French iron
workers broke into the house Of the manager
of the works. dragged him out and trampled
him to death. Troops restored order, but
not until several strikers had been killed and
others wounded.
The glove-making industry is nearly par.
alyzed owing to the strike for higher wages OF
the glove makers at Gloversville and Johns
town, N. Y, the chief centres Of supply III
this country. More than 5000 persons are
affected by the strike.
WIDOW ELIAS MILLER, ninety years old,
rather than 20 to the poorhouse committed
suicide at Durham, Conn.,, by setting fire tc
her person.
The trial at New York of General Alexan'
der Shaler, of the N. Y. N. G., accused OF
accepting bribe to influence his vote in the
selection of army sites, ended in disagree
ment of the jury, who stood ten for conVlc'
tion and two for acquittal. The case is to be
tried over again.
FRANKLIN, Penn, has lost it's Opera HOUSE
block, one of the most substantial structures
in the town. It was originally built ats
cost of s13S, 900, and was occupied by the
opera house, city reading room and library
and prominent business firms
Two families of ''rovers," consisting Of
nine persons, We're found frozen to death IL
the prairie, near Sans Bois, Indian Territory
Their teams were also found dead in their
harness.
THREE men-Nilliam Wright, al old man.
Andy Wright, his son, and William Wright:
colored- killed by James, Samuel anc
Elijah Wright brothers, in Letcher county
XIV. The parties were relatives, and the
triple murder was the result of family feud
Mr.. MAYNARD, second comptroller OF the
currency, asserts that the adjustment and
settlement of the accounts of the disburslng
officers of the signal service shows that many
apparently irregular and unauthorized dis
bursements have been made. General Hazen,
the chief officer, fatly contradicts Mr. May
nard's assertion.
The formal announcement that the British
cabinet had resigned on account OF the ad'
verse vote was made in the house OF COM
mons on the 2Sth by Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the conservative leader.
DURING debate in the Prussian landtae
on the expulsion of the Poles from Germany:
Prince Bismarck made remarkable two
hours speech, in which he said that the Poles
were constantly endeavoring to set foreign
states against Prussia, that Germany woulc
never concede the restoration of Poland anc
that as for himself he was ready to save
his country, although it cost him MS head anc
honor. The princes speech has excited great
comment in Europe.
The Greek ministry has resigned.