The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-01
LATER NEWS.

THE lifeless body of Gray, the defaulting
Boston Treasurer, was found on the 18th in
the woods at Milton, Mass. He had driven
into the woods and then shot himself. Ex-
animation of the books Of the two corpora
tions discloSes deficit of about $500, 900.
THE Pennsylvania Democratic State Con-
vention, held in Harrisburg, nominated
Chauncey E. Black for Governor on the
first ballot, he receiving 1913 votes to 129 for
Ex-senator Wallace, twelve for Mccormick,
and one for Dechert The ticket was COM
pleted by the nomination of Robert B. Rick
etts for Lieutenant-Governo Maxwell Ste
venson for Congressman-at-Large, j. S.
Africa for Secretary of Internal Affairs, and
w. J. Brennan for Auditor-Ge The
platform endorses Cleveand's administra-
| lion; favors just and fair revision of the
revenue laws and expresses sympathy with
the cause Of labor.
PART Of train went through bridge
near Bratt!eboro, Vt, falling into the river
sixty feet below. Two railroad employees
were killed, third was probably fatally in
jured, and five or six other persons were
badly hurt.
The Democrats of Ohio have nominated
full State ticket headed by John Mcbride,
aud adopted platform which cordially
endorses the administration of President
Cleveland"
STATE Conventions of the Michigan Dem
ocrats and the Greenbackers have been held
simultaneously at Grand Rapids, and fusion
effected, the latter naming candidates for
Governor, Trea ;urer, Commissioner of the
Land Office and Superintendent of Public In
,truction, and the former naming the rest of
the ticket
The Irish American Land League Conven-
sion, the members Of which are 'Parnelrs
American allies in the effort to obtain home
rule for Ireland, opened at Chicago on the
18th with an immense att ndance. John
Davitt and Mrs. Parnell were present
The steamer st. Paul, which has arrived
at San Francisco from Oonalaska, Alaska,
bring; news Of the seizure Of three British
schooners by the United States revenue cut.
ter Corwin for violation of the seal fishing
laws in Behring's Sea.
SERIOUS riots have occurred at Nagasaki,
Japan, between. Chinese and japanese. Five
Chinese were killed and 1OG wounded.
Two more adventurous Alpine climbers-
Professor Migotti, Of Poland, and an English
| youth Of fifteen-have just lost their lives
THE reported marriage of Christine Nils.
son, the celebrated singer, to a Spanish
Count, has been denied.
A VERDICT Of deliberate murder has been
rendered against nine Belfast policemen who
took Ia:t in putting down the recent bloody
riots, and warrants for their arrest have
been issued.
AS General Santos, the President of the
Argentine Republic, was entering thetheatre
at Montevideo, man fired a revolver almost
point blank at his head. The ball entered the
Presidents cheek, inHicting q slight wound
An infuriated crowd attacked the would-be
assassin and maltreated him so terribly that
he died shortly afterward.
TREASURER SAMUEL G.. SMELLING, OF the
Lowell Bleachery, has been arrested IN Boston
charged with defalcat:on of S40,O
q THE Grant Monument Association has re-
ceived eleven models Of design for the dead
Generals monument The estimate of the
s,ulptors range from $59,0G to 100000.
PARSELLs peace policy was sustained at
the second days meeting of the lrish-Amerl-
can Land League Convention in Chicago.
This result was due to the efforts of Michael
Davitt and the other foreign delegates. Reso'
lutions warmly endorsing Parnelrs policy
we're adopted John Fit gerald, of Nebras-
ka, was elected President, receiving 7Oa
votes to PA for Hugh McCa!frey, of Penn
sylvania The lattr was unanimously
elected Vite. President. The financial state
ment showed that in the past two year;
$500, o So had been collected, Of which only
s. O: were still in the hands of the Treas.
urer.
A CHICAGO special of the Goth says that
the Jury in the trial of the eight Anarchists
charged with killing policemen by throwing
a bomb during the recent riots rendered the
following verdict at 9 A. NJ: Editor Spies
Lingg and Fischer to be hanged; Parsons
flelCeQ, SCuWdU duu Gu6ci " UC ii4 pa ASSAA~N
for terms ranging from fourteen to seven
teen years, an Neebe acquitted.
ELIZA WOODS, colored cook imprisoned
in the jail at Jackson, Tenn, on the charge
of causing white lady's death by poison,
was forc:bly taken from confinement by q
mob and hanged Arsenic had been found
in the dead wonlan's stomach.
ACTING SURGEON GENERAL SToNER, OF
the Marine Hospital, says that the United
States is in a very good state of health al
present. and is entirely free from contagious
diseases, except few cases of yellow fever
now under treatment at the Ship Island
quarantine station, off the coast Of Louisiana
NEBRASKA Prohibtionists have nominated
H. w. Hardy for Governor.
FOUR persons were killed i'll tornado
whi,h nearly destroyed the village of New
ark Dakota
A STORM of unusual violence, causing
many wrecks and serious loss of life, is re-
ported from Newfoun Hand.