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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-08
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
An Explosion of Naphtha On
Family Pleasure Boat.

BUFFALO, N. Y. August This af-
ternoon bystanders near the boathouse
at the foot of Ferry street heard two ex-
plosions, in quick succession, from the
boathouse of l.. B. Crocker, Superintend-
ent of the New York Central stock yards,
in which his pleasure yacht, the Cedar
Ridge, was stored. Immediately follow
ing, the boathouse burst into flames,
which soon made furnace of the in
terror. simultaneously with the explo-
sions two or three persons were thrown
into the water, as if from the force Of the
charge Caleb Tolsma got boat and
picked up young woman, Miss Mclean,
aged 2S, from the water. She was badly
burned, and was taken to the hospital.
All this time the form of Mr.. Crocker's
Young son was seen standing on the
boat deck against the background Of the
fire. Charles Schweigels seized pike
pole and extended it toward the little
fellow till it almost touched his breast
at the same time crying to him to grasp il
and he would rescue him. But the little
fellow seemed paralyzed and in g
moment fell back into the fire and wae
burned to a crisp before the Mortified
gaze of the onlookers. Schweigels' face
WIS DuTU6u HUN LIS dttcuupt W iCnOue
the boy.
But now attention was directed to g
carpenter clim bing to a rafter just ovel
the blazing boat. For few moments he
hung desperately on his perch. and then
as if stupefied by the heat and suffocateo
by the smoke, he loosened his hold anc
dropped into the furnace below. His
name was John Rugenstein, 80 years old
He leaves a wife and five small children
Other children of Croker, Leonard
Lemuel, aged 10, and Ethel, aged 9, alst
perished in the flames. Another girl
Charlotte, aged IA, was blown into tn,
water; she was rescued therefrom, anc
sent along with Miss Mclean to the
hospital.
The yacht WAS what is known as {
naphtha launch, run by naphtha for fuel
1t it supposed that the accident wa
caused when the engineer struck mattel
for igniting the fuel, by the explosion o
some gas which had leaked out. Mr.
Crocker was preparing to go on pleas
ure trip and had taken his four children
and Miss Mclean, a lady friend from
Detroit, who is stopping with his family
Crocker himself barely escaped with hi
life. He is almost insane with grief
His wife has been i'll for some time ant
this grief will probably kill her. The
condition of the other daughter and Mis-
Mclean was reported serious, but no
necessarily fatal, at late hour tonight
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-08
The Waterway boomers.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, August I'm
the Water-W Ways Convention today, ]. g..
Keith, of Chicago, presented compari-
son of the treatment by the Government
of the water and rail routes. For the two
railroad systems terminating in Duluth,
the Government gave 47,000, 900 acres
of land worth $95,000,000, while
for improving the outlets of
Lake Superior the Government gave
1000 acres and a total of 81, ,023, 900.
A resolution was then presented petition
ing Congress for the construction of a
ship canal twenty feet in depth through
the narrows and rivers connecting the
Great Lakes; also that the harbors be
deepened as rapidly as practicable, so as
to accommodate vessels drawing twenty
feet of water.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-08
woopRUFF IN Goop spIRITs

Frank Woodruff, in jail under an in
dictment charging him with being con-
nected with the conspiracy to murder
DR.. Cronin, takes his confinement more
cheerfully and philosophically that any
of the others charged with the same
crime. This morning he received let
ter and express package from California,
and subsequently, "shook a roll" as he
expresses it, in the faces of his jailers
The money came from his stepfather.
, 1889-07-06
NOTICE.

fiTHE Horse Carriage, and Boat-
taxes for the 2nd half year 1899
viii be received at this Office and
by the Police Assistant 1T Ireder.k
sted from the 10Th Of July 1889
to the 5th Of August, borh Gays
included, after which the !;st ~otarrears
will be transmitted to the respec-
tive Policemasters, to be enforced
within s days, and a special citation
to this fleet will without delay be
served by the Police, for which each
debtor of Tax incurS a fine Of 20 cents
If the Tax be ull4r s., and 40
cents if IS, or above, besides even
tually the ordinary levy expenses.
The taxlists, which viii be distri-
luted by the Police, are to be filed
up in conformity with the ordinance
OF 22nd February 1858 on the
first OF July and returned to the re-
spective Policemasters within IS
hours in town and. 4 days in the
country.
Royal Treasurer. 0 lfce, st. Croix, 28th
JuLe 1889.
HORT,
est.
, 1889-07-06
acknowledgements

IA Pladsen i Colonialraadet som 3die
Medlem for Christiansted's jurisdictions
LanddiSrrikts Valgkreds er bleven ledig
we'd Planter LEEVY'S UdtrRden at Rad
ct, vii ifolge Gouvernementets Ordre Valg
at ct Mediem fnde Sted j Thinghuset i
Christiansted TORSDAGEN den lite JUL
d. A.
Valehandlingen begynder midday ri.
II o. vii Henhold til Coloniallovens s 80
bliye Sluttct Kl. 3 EfteImiddag.
Ealgbeotyrelsen for C~hriStianSteds
jurisdictions Landdistrikts Valgkreds,
st. Croix den 2Sde Juni 1889.
HALYOR HANSEN,
est.
, 1889-07-06

E5HEREAS the seat in the Colonial
W Council as 3rt! Member for the Country
District Of ChliStiansted'S Jurisdiction has
become vacant 10y the withdrawal of Mr..
LEEN y, Il new election of a member
VIII, according To order from the Govern
ment. take place at the Court House in
CIfIstianSted on THURSDAY the 18th
July next.
The polling will commence at 10 o'clock
noon, and, i'll conformity with 5 80 of the
Colonial Law, close at 3 o'clock pm.
Ile Elective Board for the Country Dis
ttIct Of The jurisdiction of Christiansted,
81. CroiA the 18th june 1889.
HALYOR HANSEN,
est,
, 1889-07-06
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Quebec StG2nylipC0

gPMPoRTERs of GOODS
d from England and Scotland are
hereby informed that Messrs.
ROBINSON 6 ALLEN of Liverpool,
agents of the Quebec Steamship
Company, will arrange for through
shipments to this island per English
lines via New York and our steamers,
on through Bills of Lading, at rea-
sonable rates.
u The steamers ofthis line leave
New York for the West Indies every
fortnight and will call here at any
time when sufficient passengers or
freight offers. e. .s
One of the steamers calls regularly
on her outward and, homeward voyage
and will continue to doso. w..
F~rederiksted, Goth June 1889. - s.aa
W. F. MOORE,
Agent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
A Case for the Governors Attention

A Case for the Governors Attention.
One night last week two men went to the
house OF Milton Williams, colered, who lived
near Ninoty-Six, threw rocks on the top OF
his house. When he came to the door, the as.
sassins shot and killed him. There were two
OF them, but the Ress and Bonner Is not in.
formed e. to who they were. We are. howev.
er. informed that the people Of Ninety-Slx be
lieve tho murderers could be found, II the
Governor would offer q reward for them.
The murdered man Is a negro who always
voted tbs Democratic ticket. He had made
himself offensive to his race In other ways
than voting the Democratic ticket. He had
been instrumental In having some Illicit deal
srs In whiskey brought to Justice.
It 10 hoped that the Governor will offer a
suitable reward for the discovery and pun
ishment Of the perpetrator of this most
fearful crime-that Of going to mans house
calling him out, and Staying him on his own
door step. We are quite sure, II the murder
Cd man had been q citizen OF more promi
nence, that tho Governor would not hesitate
to use whatever power he has to find out the
perpetrator OF SO cowardly deed, and we are
equally certain that he will use his official In
fiuenee to protect even the humblest citizen
while under his own vine and fig tree. Gov
srnor Richardson will do his whole duty in
the matter. The people may rest assured that
he will not allow so grave an offence TO go un
noticed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
A Training school for the Peniten.
tiary.

From the Palmetto Post we learn that Judge
Wallace thinks the State of South Carolina
should establish an institution for youthful
criminals. Reasoning from analogy, If we
hsvo common schools, high schools, and col
leges for the literary training OF our youths
We ought, thei efore, to have Institutions
whose inmates may be regularly and system
mstically trained for places In the State pen.
itentiary. In order to make these prepara-
tory institutions more useful In training re-
sruits for the penitentiary, 1t might be well
70 have . little "Reformatory" or training
school in every county to prepare and fit boys
for the penitentiary. The Post says:
"In sentencing boy to five years in the
Penitentiary for burglary and larceny, his
Honor Judge Wallace, at the Beaufort Ses-
sIOnS this week, spoke OF the fact that this
State had no reformatory school for younger
criminals connected with the PenitenLiary,
and deprecated the comingling OF the youth
ful vlolators Of the law with those criminals
hardened in crime. His Honor expressed the
hope that II there were any members OF the
Legislature present that they would see to It
ut the next session Of the General Assembly
that's bill be introduced to provide for State
Rsformatory or School for younger criminals.
Words Of sympathy for the youthful crlmi-
nal were entirely superhuous when prefixed
70 sentence. which seems to US to harden
extremely close to the line Of cruelty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
Very few persons in this community appear

Very few persons in this community appear
to realize the great work of that grand philap'
thopist, Thomas Wadsworth, who, nearly q
centuary ago planned for the education Of the
poor children OF Maj. Dunlap's battalion and
founded what was designed to be magnif
cent school. Thos. Wadsworth was wealthy
English merchant OF Charleston, S. G.. He
had no connections In this country but his
mother and wife, and the disposition of his
property to trustees "for "the sole purpose and
use OF maintaining and supporting free
those limits [Dunlap's Battallion) forever
shows tho philan thropy of the man. The
property which he gave has been found to be
ID ,674 acres Of land in the counties OF Laurens,
Anderson, Abbeville, Greenvile. Pickens,
Spartanburg, Oconee, Edgefeld. Lexington
and Orangeburg. This land has been leased
for long terms by the trustees and the leases are
Just now beginning to expire. The Wads-
worth school has been kept open during this
long period, and although the large sum
realized from the lease OF the lands was lost
by the war, still the trustees have O small
sum at interest," and when another disposition
has been made OF the vast estate, Laurens
County will have school which will be OF
much more beneflt than the State University,
the Clemson College or any other College.
The leases which have already expired are
on lands in Spartanburg and Greenville, and
at the next term of Court In Anderson. the
question Of title will first be tried. There Is
little doubt however, that the trustees will be
successful. l.-Ldnre1ls A advertiser.
Mr., Jude G. Ferguson had been the lessee
of these lands In Pickens County. His lease
was renewed O short time before his death.
The lands adJoin the John Ferguson land
near CLASSY Mountaln.-Pickens SententaL
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
PROSPECTS FOR BUILDING THE cUMBHR
LAND GAP ROAD.
A Bright Promise or Reward OF Long
and Patient LabOr...The COntrac,
Made for Completing tho Lines.
Let Easely Rise and Boom.
GreenrilLe NelpS.

GTeenvtLLe NetpS.
In the Railway Age, Of the Sth Inst, 1t Is
stated that the contract for tho building OF the
Carolina, Cumberland Gap & Chicago Rail.
road from Edgefeld 10 Cumberland Gap. Ten.
nessee, has been let TO the Atlantic and North
western Construction Company, OF New York.
w. H. Schofeld, ITO Broadway, Now York,
is President Of the construction company,
and w. H. Schofleld, jr., is s,superintendept OF
the construction, with headquarters at Aiken,
s. C. The line included in the contract is dis
tance OF three hundred and fifty miles, pass.
ing by Abbeville, touching Pick kens, crossing
the Air Line at Easley, penetrating the Blue
Ridge by comparatively easy grades through
Estatoe Gap and thence on by Asheville to
the Tennessee line and the Cum berland Gap.
1t is believed by those here who are best
posted on the affairs OF the G. {. G. G. Road
that this new contract means the completion
Of the road. w. H. Schofield, who Is at the
head Of The construction company, is the man
who has faithfully worked at the enterprise
for years and to whose energy and ability and
fidelity its present existence is largely due.
After years OF struggle with noapparent pros
pect Of success, during which time Col. r.. f.
Bowen, the President Of the road, and Mr..
Schofield, its financial agent, were Its almost
lone supporters, the first section OF the new
line was built from Aiken to Edgefeld. That
section is now in successful operation, and
with the awarding Of a contract for the build
ing of the road on through the mountains, Its
friends are beginning TO look fondly TO the
consumnation OF the great enterprise.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
Methodist Minutes.

We have received q copy OF the minutes OF
the l03rd session OF the South Carolina Con-
ference, NJ. E. Church South; edited by Revs.
H. F. Chreitzberg and H. Bascom Browne, and
published by Hugh Wilson, the enterprlsing
publisher Of the Abbeville Press and Bonner.
Space forbids an extended notice.-Gresn.
,Uood Tribune.
The pamphlet contains great deal OF in
valuable to Meth0dists and inter-
esting to the religious world. Both Editors
and publisher deserve the highest praise for
the promt and efficient manner In which their
work has been accomplished.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
LoWNDRsvILLE AT ABBEvnLE.
Troupe Comes to Town and Writes
Up His News for the week--An As
sortment OF Good Things, Placed
Together with the Rarest and
Reaf Flovers.

ABBEv1LLE, 8. c.. Feb. II, 1889.
Being in this place I make up my Lowndes
Last Monday night Mr. Barton art, e., Henderson Lender
part of It's contents by fire.
On last Wednesday there came near being g
considerable fire at Judge ]. =. LeRoy's
Some one in passing discoSered the stove N
room was on fire, and notified tho family
There being pretty. high wind at the time,
few moments would have insured the destruc
ton OF the dwelling.
Mr.. Edward McDavid is now travelling
around on crutches, having had his foot badly
hurt by horse falling upon it.
The Messrs. Hadley are painting. the store
OF DR.. j. B. Moseley, now occupied by Messrs
Sherard & Leroy, which will add greatly tc
Mrs Aiee Marchant. after spending few
weeks very pleasantly 10 herself and many
friends in this community, returped to her
home at Granitsyiile last Fridagg u g,ownee Wa,
through this section last week, looking afteI
the roads and perfecting arrangements tc
have them put in good fix.
Messrs. Barnes and Tennant brought In a lo1
ferlng at living prices.
During the past week cotton has been com
ing in right lively, despite the assertion foul
cron IN aEe EEeach had BEEN put upon the
Mr.. H. L. Huckabee and wife went to Pelzel
| last Thursday, returned mere on SATURDAY aQC
will make this their future home.
Last Friday night there was an "apron par
ty" at Rev w. s. Martins for the benefit @
the Methodist parsonage. It was well attend
ed, and it was the source OF much enjoyment
The small tin box, In which the money
stolen from Mr.. P. L. Sturkey three weeks age
was carried of, was found last week near here
with the papers, but no money:
Mr.. J. r. G. DuPre, County Commissioner
made q short business visit to this place last
Rev. ]. Y. Jones was in our town two days
| the week before last. taking tax returns. The
most Of our people came forward and attend
ed to this important matter.
Lille Troupe and the undersigned have been
very kindly entertained by Messrs. j. F. G.
and ]. H. DuPre.
Mr.. j. F. c. DuPre is now devoting his every
spare moment at night in working with his
| large and varied collection OF flowers, and is
rapidly getting ready to supply all demands; NOS.
| We were shown by Mr. DuPre an ear OF corn
raised by Mr.. E. NJ. DuPre the year before
last, which Is quite freak and curiosity
It Is OF the Blount's prolific variety, and upon
It, scattered about, are about eighty grains oi
pure sugar corn.
old, is quite remarkable little fellow in al
least one particular. Some time ago his
gran ndfather, Mr.. A. NJ. Hill, sent to Augusta
for tricycle. for him. giving his age. He was
notified that they did not make them for boys
less than six years OF age. He then sent Tor
the smallest one to be had. After II was re-
csived the little fellow In few moments,
now the ease with which he manages 1t,
would astonish an expert. He can now tray
ell around with less fatigue than TO walk.
Who can beat 1t? TROUPE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13

A big reduction in the price OF Mems, La
dies and Chldrens sShoes--eapecially th Boots
and fine Footwear. Smith i Son.
A ABeautitul line OF Black Cashmeres at
prices that will astouish you, are conspicuous
among our special bargains. w. Joel Smith
& Son.
A full stock Of Glassware and Crockery
cheaper than the cheapest at Smith & Son.
Get you good Buggy Whip while you can
for g mere trif1e. Wehave a goodly number
10 select from. Smith & Son.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
SchoneId and Old TumbIin.

We copy an article from the GreenviHe Ne,Os
In reference TO the building OF the Cumber-
land Gap road. That paper credits its infor-
nation to the RailOag Age. II our
memory serves us Alright the Atlantic
and Northwestern Publishing Company, to-
gether with Mr.. schofeld, and headquarters
ofnoe at Aiken, has been connected with that
road for about eight years. II We mistake
not Mr.. schofeld and the Atlanta and North
western Publishing Company entered into a
similar contract many years ago. The pros
peot OF getting the road seems to be as good
a. ever. Look out for the engine, when the
whistle blows.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
what Does This Mean

We extract the following from the Columbia
Record:
"The inquiry has several times been made
.s'Is the Record going to be run In the inter.
est OF Mr.. McLane?'
ITO this We say NO."
Up this way, we have heard no doubt ex-
pressed az TO the political faith Of the Record
We are quite sure that as good paper as the
Record need not 60 on the defensive in mat
tar like the above.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13
u. 8. Court Notes.
Greendlle Ne1Cs.

Fencher Means. retailing. Verdict not
guilty. Lewis w. Parker for the defendant
Robert Woodson. retailing. Verdict, not
guilty. Lewis w. Parker for the defendant.
have on my remnent counter some beau
tifnl all wool henriettas in several pretty
shades tn at offer for half price. These goods
ARE In and yards lengths. VIM +. Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13

TO make room for my spring stock / Will
sell my winter goods ut greatly reduced
goods this month and secure bargains. VIM.
L. Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13

Seed oats!! White Brothers have few
bushels OF seed cats left. Call early and be
supplied.
90 to r. NJ. Haddon Co. for ladies shoes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13

Several walking jackets in black and color
ed goods at less than cost. w. E. Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-13

In January's Thoughts" We defended com
mercial fertilizers against the oftrepeated
show that they do in fact, as q rule, pay larger
dividends on their cost than most other In.
vestments on the farm, and that the amount
usually Invested, is too small even with large
percentage In returns, to make any very
great difference in the general financial re.
suits OF the farm, We would not therefore
ye that every farmer proceed at once To
double. treble or quadruple his purchases ol
favor Of high manuring as one OF the best in.
vestmenty OF time, labor and money. We in
clude homemade manures, cotton seed,
leaves, scrapings, ashes, refuse matters OF all
tors, supplemented by liberal use Of the
best commercial forms OF the fertilizing ele-
ments. The heavier the application the
IN Ss Il Of the
men ts-or, In other words, the more lmPor'
tant that the manure shall be what is called a
complete fertilizer One thing Is quite Ger.
tain: The can be no steady continued anu
ness OF the soil unless there be more returned
to II, In one way and another. than 10 remop-
ed by the crops, washed away BY the rains
and 6y .aossion the sao Of pieh so
wrecking Ii, as 1t were, and make money for
time, but he will eventually have to move
away, ror perish. 1t may be demonstrated y,
also, that with all the skill and industry tnat
growing soil.lmproving crops, etc., the soil
will exentually fall to produce remunerative
CROPS unless there be added to 1t something
thst did not originally come out OF 1t. In
other words commercial manures, In some
FORM, are q necessity. which will be more and
more felt as the years roll on.
CROPS THAT SHOULD RECEIVE MORE ATrEN-
TON.
Among those which have heretofore been
considered minor crops, sugar cane, sweet po-
tatoea, and peanuts, are three to which we In
vite attention. Sugar cane, although by no
means q certain crop on ordinary uplands,
yields we'll on moist low lands and
we'll enriched sandy or gray Soils. and often
gives enormous returns. A comparative fall
ure In the crop on account Of drouth, which
is about the only cause OF failure, does not In,