The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06

The deadlock in the Delaware Legislature,
which had continued for three weeks, has
been broken, the House sending to the Senate
as nominations for State Treasurer AMI
Auditor the names of the present incumbents,
William Eerbert and James H. Boyce,
whose nominations were at once confirmed
by the Senate.
In response to an invitation of the Ma
tional Tariff Reform League, in session at
Chicago, Mr.. Cleveland declared his inability
TO attend, but expressed himself as heartily
in accord with the purposes of the League.
The machine shops, round house and car
shops of the "Big Four" railroad at Gin
cinnati were destroyed by fire. The loss is
about 100000.
HIGH winds caused fire at Rock Rapids,
Iowa, to spread very rapidly, until nearly
the entire business part Of the city was con.
sumed. Twenty-one firms were burned out.
The total loss reached $4,000.
JESSE CALHOUN, descendant Of John G..
Calhoun, and one of the wealthiest residents
Of Pike County, Ark, committed suicide
after hearing that his only son had been ar
rested in Texas for murder.
IGNATz LEDERER, City Tax Collector Of
Bloomington, ILL.,, and his assistant, Harry
NJ. Leehr, have been arrested, charged with
forgery and grand larceny.
President CLEVELAND was affected by
nervous prostration, brought on bv over
work. In the evening after his attack, how
ever, he was better and resumed work.
MANY persons have recently died o1
famine in the Province of Orenburg,
Russia.
EDITOR WILLIAM O'BRIEN, the Irish
patriot. after refusing to permit his counse
to apologize for calling Colonel Turner a
sneak thief in court, was sentenced to six
months in jail without hard labor. Thi:
added to the former sentence makes his tern,
of imprisonment ten months.
Two thousand five hundred men were dis
charged few days ago from the cana
works at Tavernilla, Panama. The con-
tractors continue to curtail the work on al
the sections. There is strong military
force on the line Of the canal to maintain
order.
GOVERNOR GREEN, of New Jersey, has
nominated Edwin o. Chapman as State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, to take
the place from which Colonel Fuller was de-
posed by the Legislature.
A LABoRER named Joseph Brogan, at Up
son, Wis, killed his wife and two children,
aged five and seven years respectively, and
then committed suicide with dull razor.
WHILE Harry Brown, John Williams and
third man, name unknown, were crossing
the Kanawha, at Rush Run, W. Va, the
boat was overturned and all were drowned.
LATE returns indicated the election Of
Charles F. Booker, Democrat, and R. P. G.
Wilson, Democrat, for the Fiftieth and Fifty
first Congresses respectively, to succeed the
late James y. Burnes, of Missouri
CHINESE coolies are being constantly
smuggled from British Columbia into the
United States by way of coast steamers from
Port Townsend, Washington Territory.
The President has signed the Nicaragua
Canal bill.
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland were
entertained at dinner by Secretary and
Mrs Villas.
Hon. EDWARD PHELPS, United State:
Minister to England, called at the White
House and had an interview with the Presi-
dent
The House adopted the conference report
on the Direct Tax bill by vote of yeas l6s,
nays 50. 1t was then taken to the Senate,
signed, and five minutes afterward sent to
the President.
THE President has sent to Congress all the
correspondence which has taken place be-
tween this Government and Great Britain in
regard to the dismissal Of Lord Sackvllle
West as Minister of Great Britain to the
United States.
SECRETARY BAYARD has received cable
gram from Minister Hubbard, at Japan, an
nouncing that treaty of amity, commerce
and navigation between the United State:
and Japan had been signed by the represen-
tatiyes of the Governments.
THIRTY THOUSAND people witnessed the
game of baseball at Naples, Italy, between
two professional teams from this country
the All Americas and the Chicagos.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH, of Austria, ha!
summoned the heir presumptive, Archdukt
Franz, to Pesth to introduce him to the lead
ing polt:cal men and members Of the aristo
cracy.
TIE Cologne Gazette (Bismarck's organ
saws that Germany will demand OF the
United States Government that it arrest and
punish Klein, the American whom Germany
charges with having led the Mataafaites IN
Samoa ct the time of the repu!se of the Ger
mans in December last.
NM. FaEYCINET and Meline have under
ts,;er to form Cabinet for President Car
not of France.
THE Duke of Newcastle has been married
in London to Miss Candy, famous English
beauty.
A TERRIBLE famine prevails in the south
ern portion of Corea.
THE Sultan of Morocco has ceded piece
of the coast near the Algerian frontier to the
! Germans, who will use it for q naval station
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