The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-06-17
General News.

eastern Railroad Company 100000.
Mr.. Willie Driggers, near Summer
vile. shot himself in the head five
times Sc ,'eral days ago, but none OF the
wounds are fatal.
\ colored woman found dead near
Inman. Spartanburg County, on Tues
day, is supposed to have been murder
ed by her husband.
Col. Christopher +. Hampton, brother
of Senator Hampton, died at his resi-
dence in Columbia on Tuesday last in
the 65th year of his age.
The press stand fell at the st. Louis
fair grounds on Monday, killing Char
les Dyer, assistant sporting editor of
the st. Louis Republican.
The boiler at the saw mill Of DOdson
& Co., in Hampton County, exploded
Wednesday, killing the engineer, Mr..
T. D. Richardson and badly scalding
his son.
Messrs. Childs and DreXel, of Phila-
delphia, presented the International
Typographical Union in session at Pitts
burg with $4,000 Internationally on
Tuesday last.
President Cleveland has written par
ties at Buffalo that he no longer con-
siders that city his place Of residence
and will transfer his citizenship to
Washington.
Mr.. J. II. EZell, of Spartanburg, was
saving pine tree, so inches through,
cut from the CoWpens battle field and
his saw cut through a musket ball,
(which was evidently used in that
battle.
G. A. Price, express messenger on
the Northeastern railroad train which
went through Santee trestle on Tues
day, has died of the injuries he receiv-
ed in the accident. The total number
Of deaths is seven.
The rains of last week caused higher
streams in York than prevailed during
the late freshet. The cotton crop has
been badly injured and bottom crops
ruined. The same report comes from
most of the upper Counties.
Annie Bree, wife of Il noted gambler
in that city, has been brought to San
Antonio, Texas, from Ell Paso in an in
sane condition, caused by domestic
troubles. She imagines that she is the
bride of President Cleveland.
The police force of East st. Louis,
Illinois, has been mustered out on ac-
count Of the discovery o; Il conspiracy
on the part of two or three professional
burglars and the police to plunder the
town and divide the proceeds.
An Abbeville negro boy few days
ago was out minding cow. He tied
the rope around his body and sat down
to play. The COW suddenly started
home on a run and dragged the boy
with her. His leg and several ribs were
broken.
Joe Brown, white, formerly citizen
of NeWberry County, was killed on the
9Th of May last, near Gallatin, Tennes-
see, by being shot in the breast four
times by John and James Dunham,
with whom he was drinking and play
ing cards.
John Hitz, late president, and Char
les E. Prentiss, late cashier, of the Ger
man American national bank, of Wash
ington, convicted of making false en-
tries on the books Of the bank, were on
Saturday sentenced to five years in Al
bany penitentiary.
Jim Black, a colored boy, while play
ing on the railroad turntable at Sum-
ter several days ago, met with an acci-
dent which caused his death. \ num-
ber of boys were pushing the table
when the boys foot was caught and
his leg terribly crushed.
Bread riots are threatened in Con-
ception Bay, n. +. Crowds of unem-
ployed men are parading the streets.
The police with rifles and fixed bayon-
cts so far have prevented shooting.
The British war ship Lily has been
ordered to Conception Bay.
At 6 o'clock on Thursday evening
last the streets of Aiken were enliVen-
ed with shooting atfray between
Mr.. NIcBee Williams and John
Ganey. Five shots were fired, Ganey
receiving a slight flesh wound in the
groin. The Mayor laid a fine OF $40
each on the belligerents.
Mr.. Sam Williamson, living three
miles from Greenville, on Wednesday
unearthed a pot on his place contain
ing over $4,000. During the war the
place was owned by an aged bachelor
refugee from Charleston, and it is said
he told people in the neighborhood that
he had his money buried. lie died and
his body lies buried on the place.
The coroncr's jury that enquirc1
into the recent disaster ut the Santcc
trcstle heard mass Of evidence chiefly
from railroad men. I'LL Of which WAS to
the effect that the trcstlc WIS sound
and the track in good condition. No
hint Of IN explanation Of the accident
was given. An open verdict that the
disaster resulted from unknown causes
WAS given.
Or. Sunderland received 4 fee Of }
for performing the Presidents mar
riage ceremony. 1t waS Il brand new
bill which had never apparently been
in circulation. 1t was handed to the
doctor by Colonel Lamont Immediately
after the Presidents departure. DR..
Sunderland made his wife 4 present OF
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