The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-15
LATER NEWS

party, spoke few days since at temper
ance encampment in Monssys, N. Y, his
speech being mainly devoted to reply to
Mr.. Blaine's views upon Prohibition as e1-
pressed in his Sebago Lake address.
THE yacht Mayfower, OF Boston, won the
two trial races of American yachts, and was
designated to compete with the British
Yacht Galatea for the international chal'
lense cup, won last year by the Puritan in
the series of memorable races with the Ge-
nesta
A FIRE at Saratoga, N. Y, destroyed
freight depot and number OF railroad cars,
involving loss Of 100000.
VIVIAN W. BELL was attacked by mum.
ber Of New York horse-car employees out on
strike. He drew a pistol and shot Hugh
Prior, q striking conductor, inaicting a
| probably fatal wound. Bell had refused to
| join the strikers.
Two negroes charged with murder were
taken from the Jail at Magnolia, La, by
| lynchers and hanged from a bridge outside
| the town.
The Iowa Republican State ticket, nomi,
mated at Des Moines, is headed by F. ID.
jackson for Secretary of State. The plat,
| form declares the Democratic administration
a failure, demands protection for American
labor, and asserts the State temperance laws
should be enforced.
MAJOR LEVI LYLRAND, a citizen Of Edge
field county, s. c., died the other day in
great agony from hydrophobia resulting
from the bite of dog received last May.
THE North Carolina Democratic Sta5e
Convention at Raleigh nominated the present
| Supreme Court Justices and adopted no
political platform or resolutions.
OHIO Republicans in State Convention at
| Columbus nominated ticket headed by
| General James S. Robinson for Secretary OF
State. The platform declared that the
| Democratic administration Of President
Cleveland has failed to keep the pledges
upon which it came into power" denounces
the Presidents vetoes Of private pension bills,
and favors tariff mot only for revenue,
but also for the protection and development
| of American labor"
The Pennsylvania Prohibition convention,
held at Harrisburg, put ticket in the field
with Charles S. Wolfe for Governor at the
head A platform in conformity with the
party's principles was adopted.
CYRUS B. LUCE has been nominated for
Governor of Michigan by the Republicans in
convention at Gran Rapids.
THE Illinois Democratic Convention at
Springfield nominated H. j. F. Kicker for
State Treasurer AMI adopted resolutions ap
proving Cleveland's administration and ia
voring tariff reduction AMI gold and silver
as basis for the currency.
A. NJ COCHRAN has been nominated for
| Governor by the Texas Republicans. The
! platform adopted fayors the submis sion Of u
pr, ,hbitory amendment to the constitution
to the vote of the people.
NATHANIEL BATES was hanged at Rich
mon |, Ind, for wife murder
| WILLIE SELLS. the Kansas boy murderer
convicted of killing his entire family, has been
sentenced to be hanged. This sentence
under the laws Of Kansas means imprison-
ment for life
THE New England coast is to have six new
life saving stations.
The postoiice receipts for the first quarter
Of this year were ll,53S, ,631, or an increa ase
of S554,9s2 over the receipts for the CORE
spending quarter of the preceding year,
while the expenditures were ST., ,i69, 43S, le,
ing 81 ;a30, ,So7 in excess of the receipts and
S22i ,591 more than the expenditures for the
corresponding quarter of 1885.
LATER reports put the number Of lives lost
by the flood in Mandalay, Burmah, at only
twenty-five,
PRINCE ALEXANDER. the deposed ruler of
Bulgaria, was invited to return to that coun-
try, vast majority of his subjects being
enthusiastically in his favor. It was stated
the European powers would not interfere
with his rein -tatement.