The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-08
LATER NEWS.

LATER NEWS.
HERBERT MEAroN, prominent Jockey,
connected with Congressman Scott's stable,
was killed the other day by being thrown
from his horse during a race at Consy
Island. .S
JUSTICE STANLEY MATTHEWS, Of tho
United States Supreme Court, was married
in New York few days since to Mrs. Mary
z. Theaker, of Cleveland, Ohio. ,.xs9
IT was expected on the 23d that six Of Oh
people poisoned at picnic near Pennington,
N. j., would die. f5,ES
PAUL W1Lz1G, member Of New York La
Dor Union which had compelled the proprietor
Of aconcert hall to pay 81, 900 as fine for not
Immediately complying with its demands TO
discharge non-Union employees, has been
found guilty by a jury Of the charge Of ex.
tortion. Wilzig is the first of several boy
cotters against whom the concert ball pro-
prietor has brought similar charges E
The switchmen on the Lake Shore road
in Chicago renewed their strike of two,
months ago the other afternoon, demanding
the discharge Of eight non-union men who.
had been in the employ of the company from
eight to fourteen years. The demand was
refused by the railroad officials. ~
A MUD drum in the International Cotton
Press Works at New Orlean exploded, killing
the fireman and his assistant Is;
THIRTY-FoUR adverse reports upon private
pension bills we're presented the other day by
the House Committee al
ADDITIONAL nominations by the President:
Registers of the Land Ofice-Pierce, a.
Ryan, at Humboldt, Cal; W. E. Copeland,
at Carson City, New; Richard McCloud, at
Durango, Cal; J. L. Camp, Of Texas, AT
Prescott, Arizona David N. Burke, Of New,
York, to be Consul Of the United States at;
Puerto Cabello; Samuel L. ellison, Of Penn
sylvania, to be agent for the Indians Of the;
Fort Peck Agency, Montana. Postmasters-1
Lewis G. Holmes, at Cobleskill, N. Y; Nich-.
olas j. Macklin. at Stapleton, N. Y; Henry
D. Linsley, at Branford, Conn; James Mo-
dey, at Pottsvills, Penn; Fannie d. Porter
at Ell Paso, Tex; Thomas 81. Perry, at Alton
Ill. James A. Able, at Auburn, Ill. John 7.
Ankeny, at Minneapolis, MINI: 8. Curtie
Symonds, at Hudson, Wis. James E. Nc.
Donald, at Ligonier, Ind. Frederick A Ed.s
wards, at Webster City, Iowa; Joseph. j.
TopliH, at Longmont, Col.
SEVEN more vetoed pension bills were ne.
turned to the Senate on the 23d by the Pred.
dent. -. ~ u "a
The Senate on the 2sd confirmed the fol.
lowing nominations: c. T. N Niles, Reg
lister at Garden City, Kansas; r. L. Cropley,
Collector Customs at Georgetown, D. c.; HI.
Shepard, Collector Internal Revenue, Sixth
Virginia District; E. a Bryan, OF Califor-
mia, Consul at Lyons, and some thirty post.
masters. " E.sl:
A FERRYBoAr containing fifty persons cap.
sized while crossing river in Bohemia At
least twenty-five people were drowned
THE Midlothian Conservatives have decided
not to contest Gladstone's election. u u "a.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., is just $50 years old,
and has celebrated that event by a procession
and other festivities. ,:,5 :
A BOILER explosion at saw-mill near At.
kins, Ark, caused the death Of T, K Adams,
proprietor, and two other men.
THE Senate has rejected the nomination OF
John Seeman to be Postmaster at Dennison,
Iowa. His is the second nomination for that
Office that has been rejecred. The Senate
committee charges that Seeman is conspicu-
ously unfit, and was the mere dummy for
Keith, the first nominee rejected ~.
The Democratic Congressmen held their
first caucus this session the other afternoon,
and manifested strong desire to adjourn at
an early date. ...H :. .,sJ;...
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on the 24th sent to
Congress twenty-uine more vetoes, mainly:
of private pension bills Up to the foregoing
date the President had vetoed sikty-eight
bills President Grant in the course Of his
entire Administration, extending over eight
years, signed only twenty-eight vetoes, and
no other President ever reached that number
before him.
ADDITIONAL confirmations by the Senate:
Thomas C. Jones, of Kentucky, Consul at
Funcha1 Madeira; William Neville, Register
at North Platte, Neb. Postmasters-W. r.
Joline, Long Branch City, N. j.: 8. c.
Logue, Central City, Neb.; M. A Shirley,
Logan Utah: W. D. Lyon Elkhorn, Wis;
H. W. Clendenin Springfield, Ill; George
Washington, Bay City, Mich; s. II. McKen,-
zie, Hopkinsville, KY; Fannie D. Porter, Ell
Paso, Texas.
THE Panama Canal Company wants the
French Legislature to pass bill TO permit
the directors to raise $l20, ,0O0 900 by lottery.
ANOTHER Of Pasteur's dog-bitten patients
inoculated against hydrophobia has died.