The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-13
LATER NEWS.

THE Massachusetts, Republican State Con-
vention, held in Boston, nominated full
ticket headed by Oliver Ames for Governor.
The platform adopted demands the suDmis-
sion of a Constitutional amendment ''pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale Of alco-
holic liquor to be used as beverage"
THE New York Democratic and Republi-
can State Com mittees have made nomina-
tons for Judge of the Court of Appeals-the
former nominating Hon. Rufus W. Peck
ham and the latter selecting Judge Charles
Daniels. Each Committee also adopted res
olutions in conformity with the principles of
its party.
THE undertakers who embalmed General
Grants body say they cannot get their pay,
and have brought suit against w. ]. Askell,
of Albany, \. Y, for $500 for that service.
L1EBKNEcHT and Aveling, the German and
the English Socialist leaders, now in this
country for the purpose Of disseminating
their views were denied admittance the
other day to leading New York club.
The cattle plague has broken out in three
Virginia counties, having been directly COM
municated from Chicago.
WILLIAM H. MEYER has been nominated
for Governor by the Colorado Republicans.
GENERAL JOHN NJ. THAYoR is the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor in Nebraska
CAPTAIN HENNEssY, chief Of the Calves
| ton Detective Agency, was shot dead in that
| city as he was stepping from street car.
| The assassin fled in the darkness.
CHOLERA is still raging throughout japan.
! 13,34S, and the deaths S,472
AT Canton recently Chinese girl aged
eighteen underwent the Ling Chi" execu-
tion, which is that one piece after another OF
the victims body is cut away until the body
is divided up into exactly 1000 pieces. The
victim, as in this case, always dies from loss
of blood before the horror is completed. The
woman here mentioned was charged with
having poisoned her husband and three rela-
tives. Although it was shown on e1amina-
ton that SIZE was innocent Of the crime, the
people Of the district insisted on her execu-
ton, which the viceroy finally ordered.
TIE police attempted to quell a fight be-
tween Protestant and Catholic workmen in
Belfast, Ireland, whereupon the rioters Joined
forces and attacked the officers Of the law.
A troop Of cavalry helped the police, and the
rioters were dispersed. Many workmen and
policemen were badly wounded.
CHINA intends to issue loan Of $50, ,0OO, 600
for the construction Of railways in the
empire.
MRS. MARY WAGNER and her rour-year-
old daughter were run over by a train at
Bingen Station, Penn, and instantly killed
JOHN F. ANDREW, a son of the famous
war Governor, was nominated for Governor
by the Massachusetts, Democratic State Con-
vention at Worcester. Other candidates for
State Offices were also nominated, and
platform adopted which warmly praises
Cleveland's administration.
THE Democratic candidate for Congress
in the Third Congressional District OF Loul-
siana is Edward j. Gay, worth $lO,0OO,Ooo,
the richest man in thu State, and the Repub-
lican candidate is J. S. Davidson, full
blooded colored man. The district is close'
but usually Republican.
| WILLIAM GOULD, the defaulting cashier
of the First National Bank Of Portland, Me-,
has been sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment
A. l.. GAGE s. Co.. Chicago millinery and
fancy goods dealers, have failed for Si5o,Ooo
| SIX Indians who Gro, ,sed from British
America into Moatana to purchase horses
have teen massacreG by cowboys.
THE President has appointed Quincy A.
Brooks t. be Collector of Customs for the
District of Puget Sound; Cooley Mann to be
Collector of Customs at Vicksburg, Mis-,
and William H. Greenbow, to be Postmaster
ut HornelIsville, N. y.
Mrs. CLEVELAND and Mrs. Folsom have
gone to Bulfa:o for visit of about ten
days.
THE Government receipts during Ssptem-
bes were abo t 81, 100000 and the expendl-
lures about S1S,0O,0l0.
| The United States Treasurer has mailed
41,l2J checks aggre5ltins $G,l"l.9S+ in pay
| ment of interest due October l on United
States n. .istered per cent. consols of 1907.
CABLE dispatches from Sofia and other
| capitals in the east of Europe state that for
nal and pressing representations have been
| made to General Kaulbars, the Cars envoy,
for the withdrawal Of the demands made
upon Bulgaria by Russia, but that he has SO
far declined to retreat from his Instructions
| Due D'AUMALE has presented to the French
nation his entire domain of Chantilly, with
it's magnificent castle and all its dependencies
The value of the property is over 81, ,0oo,-
OOO.
ANDREW LUCAS (colored, once servant
of General Jackson and alleged to be l2e
years old, died few days since in Brant-
] ford. Canada.