The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
LATER NEWS.

A BILL has passed the lower house OF the
Vermont Legislature which allows women
who pay taxes to vote. 1t will probably pass
the Senate.
A JAPANESE embassy reached New York
the other day on journey around the world.
inspecting military aud naval improvements
and studying industries.
Two Italian laborers were instantly killed
and two fatally injured by a freight train
near Port Jervis, N. Y.
THE Georgia Legislature met in Atlanta
on the Sd aud elected j. S. Davidson Presi-
dent Of the Senate and w. A. Little Speaker
of the House. On the 4th Governor Nc
Daniel delivered his message
JAMES R TYLER, of Virginia, a grandson
of President Tyler, has been appointed a
watchman in the Interior Department.
THE French visitors, NJ. Bartholdi, De Les
seps and their companions, numbering
twenty-five in all, called at the White House
and paid their respects to the President.
HEAVY storms have prevailed throughout
Scotland. In Edinburgh the gable of new
building was overthrown, and three work
men were killed and five injured.
TwENrY-sEvEN persons who were impli-
GATED in the recent Madrid military revolt
have been sentenced to various terms of i'm
prisonment ut hard labor.
THE town of Minhla, in Burmah, has been
attacked and burned by 600 rebels. A police
Commissioner and twenty policemen were
surprised and killed by rebels on the Kyer-
Gwen river,
NJ. PAsrEUE during the first twelve months
of his hYdrophobia inocrlations has treatei
2,49O patients, vast proportion of whom
had been bitten by mai dogs. Of the entire
THE Massachusetts Legi .lature stands:
Senat,-%:5 Republicans and Is Democrats:
Housc-lG0 Republicans, 70 Democrats, and
l Independent.
BOTH parties claim the New Jersey Leg
islature. which olacts a successor to United
States Senator Sewell (Rep.).
THE Gloucester (Mass.) fishing schooner
Alice NJ. Stouple lost her Captain and ono
seaman by the capsi1ing of dorY.
COMPLETE returns for Connecticut make
the total vote for Governor 1ai,O5s, divided
as follows: Cleveland (Dem.), S, ,G74; Louns.
bury Rep.l, 5G,S;l; Forbes (Pro), $50;
Baker Uab), 2,145. Cleveland lacks $40
Of a maj jority, and Lolnsoury will be elected
by the Legislature. The Leg Stature, which
will elect State officers AMI United States
Senator, stands: Scnate-Republcans, "A; /;
Democrats, TO- House-Rep ublicars, 13S;
Democrats, l09; Labor, 9.
GEORGE DE HAVEN, engineer, and Charles
Given, brakeman, were killed by the explo-
sion of a locomotive boiler near Davis Sta
tion, La.
CHIEF MAGNUs, one of tho captured Apache
leaders, made desperate break for liberty
while being taken through Colorado on his
way to Fo.t Marian. Fla, and when recap
tured stabbed himself many times, inaicting
serious wounds
THE Republican State ticket in Indiana
has plurality of about 5000. 10th sides
claim the Legislature.
CAPTAIN HENRY JORDAN, just elected
Treasurer of Lasalle county, Texas was
killed by the accidental discharge of q rifle
which friend was handling.
GERMANY's exports to America have in
creased in value sl7,OJO,O ,O)0 in a year.
SIX persons were killed and thirty injured
by tho explosion of steamers boiler at New
castle, England. Tie force of the explosion
carried body to the top of lofty ware
house.
A FIRE at Dalhousie, New Brunswick, de-
st"ay- d twenty-five houses; loss $4,000.