The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-07-07
LATER NEWS.

THE Maine Republicans have nominated
Hon. j. R. Bodwell, a rich granite merchant,
for Governor.
THE Rhode Island Legislature has re.
elected United States Senator Nelson Al
drich.
GLOUCESTER (Mass.) fishermen are said to
be organizing for armed resistance against
the Canadians.
CHICAGO Aldermen are charged with
accepting bribes from city railroads.
A wATERsPoUT did great damage in and
around Marshall, N. c. Houses were washed
away, cattle drowned and crops destroyed.
A POSSE of revenue officers have made a
raid in Cumberland county, Tenn, capturing
three large illicit distileries in full operation,
and a crowd Of moonshiners.
UNOFFICIAL returns Of the Oregon elec-
tion from every county in the State except
two, give Hermann Rep), for Congress, GOD
majority; Pennoyer DENY, for Governor.
1900; Nc Bride (Rep), for Secretary of State,
200; Webb Dem), for Treasurer, 400;
Strahau Dem.), for Supreme Judge, 200;
McElroy (Rep.), for Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, 900; Baker Rep.), for State
Printer, 900.
FREDERICK TURsoN, a resident of jack
son, Mimi, aged seventy-two years, COM
mitted suicide by blowing the top Of his head
off with gun loaded with peas.
LATE London advices state that Queen
Victoria telegraphed to Mr. Gladstons her
consent to the dissolution of Parliament after
comforting with Lord Harrington, whom she
asked whether he was willing to form q
ministry. Lord Harrington advised disso-
luton, informing her Majesty that he
would regard dissolution as desirable at this
time should he form government.
The Democrats of the Second Maine dis
trict have nominated Ex-Governor Garcelon
for Congress.
THE people Of Parsons, Penn, have been
badly shaken and much frightened by an e1-
plosion of gas in the Mineral Spring Mine.
The surface of the mine sank two feet over
nm area of about eleven acres.
FIVE men have bssn arrested in Chicago
for setting fire to the two buildings in which
eight lives were lost recently.
THE Canadian fisheries trouble was under
discussion at late Cabinet meeting.
THE President has on his table about 25O
bills, including 100 pension bills, for final
disposition.
PosrMAs1ERs nominated by the President:
George D. Stanton at Stonington, Conn. /;
David Lutz, slatington, Penn; William R.
Joline, Long Branch City, N. j.. Robert 81.
Taylor, Wilmington, DEL: B. S. Martin, Jer-
rcll, Tex; Reuben Stanley, Crestline, Ohio;
Jacob We:ner, Hicksville, Ohio; John D.
Thompson, Mount Vernon, Ohio; Samuel S.
Clayton, Ada, Ohio; Cornelius A. Gallagher,
Cheboygan, Mich; Prior B. Mayo, North
Springfield, Mo-; Gilbert F. Hall, Petaluma,
Cal.
RENEWED rioting in Belfast, Ireland, oc-
Cured on the 10th. Taverns and houses were
wrecked and pillaged, and many policemen
were injured by missiles. The police fired
into the rioters with buckshot, wounding
many. Eventually the military cleared the
streets. Many houses in Fintona, County
Tyrone, have also been wrecked during riot
GUS disturbances, the result Of the Home
Rule agitation.
THE Pope has created six more American
bishops.
MANY Europeans and natives bave been
killed by an earthquake at Tarawera, New
vnaland