The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-19
LATER NEWS.

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ISAAC RICH & Co., the Oldest fish house in
Boston, arc financially embarrassed. Their
liabilities are placed at 5000, 600. Tho firm
was part owner: Of the steamer Haytien Re
public, which was seized at Hayti. The
troubles at. Hayti are said to have had much
TO do withithe firms trouble.
DowNs,Ss FINCH, shirt manufacturers of
New York city, with large factories at James
burg, BorSientown and Hightstown, N. j.,
regarded,as the leading firm in the business
in tho United States, have failed for $500, 600
AT Frankfort, Ind, William Pray shot and
killed his wife, and then shot himself through
the head. .inhicting mortal wound.
AT a revival meeting at Calhoun, KY, j
w. White, Sheriff of tho county, confessed
that thirteen years ago he stole $1,000 from
the county He made restitution at once.
COMMODORE BENHAM has taken command
of the navy yard at Mare Island, Cal.
THOMAS WASHINGTON, fourteen years old,
was put Off an engine near Charleston, w.
Va. He returned and struck Engineer
Spriggles on the head with pump handle,
knocking him down, and then beat him to
death.
THE President has appointed Joel b. En-
hardt Collector at the Port of New York.
Colonel Erhardt was the Republican candi-
date for Mayor of New York last November,
and is prominent party leader in the Me-
tropolis.
CORNELIUS VAN CoTr was appointed Post
,,t, - N,Nrl- fb.,
President Mr. Vnn Cott is State Senator,
and like Colonel Erhardt has been for years
n Republican leader in New York city poll
tics.
A PARCEL post convention between the
United States and the Leeward Islands, has
been signed by Postmoster-Gcncrm Wanna
maker.
SCHUYLER DURYEE has been appointed
chief clerk of the Patent Office. He is forty
two years of age and was born in New Jer-
sey.
THE Secretary of tho Navy has formally
accepted the gunboat Yorktown.
THE oOOO tusks of ivory, which the Atri-
can, explorers Stanley and Emin Bcy nre re
ported to have with them, are valued Mt
$500, 900.
A NEPHEW OF Guzman Blanco, ex-President
of Venezuela, who committed forgery to the
amount of $4,000, has been arrested III
Mexico while trying to escape To the United
/ States.
A NEW Peruvian Ministry has been formed,
with Pedro Alejandrino dc Solar rs Premier.
EA-pREsIDENT CLEVELAND has returned
to New York city from his trip to Cuba and
Florida and resumed the practice OF law.
y RECEPTION w;us given to Secretary
Tracy 10y the Brooklyn Club in Brooklyn.
ORDERS were issued for the entire Pennsyl-
vania division Of the National Guard to go
to Now York aud participate In the core
monte; incident to tn" centennial of WASH
ington's inauguration.
TIE extensive ax, shovel and saw factories
Of Hubbard 4; Co, mt Pittsburg, Penn, were
totally destroyed by fre. The loss will be
fully $5Oo,00o
BILL MORAN, tho Terror Of Flat TOP" n
after most desperate fight. One officer was
fatally injured.
MARI, FRANCIS, n colorcd man who was
hanged at Lebanon, Ky, on March %, was
not killed. and was rcslScitatcd by his friends.
Ill" is now at large.
RICH deposits Of gold have bcrn discovered
7 at Boar Paw Mountain, Montana
The cashier of bank in Anoka, Mimi,
has disappeared with 100000
"A NEW Chinese Minister has been appointel
/ (" Washington. His name is Tsin Kook Van.
lie is man Of scholarly attachments, and
. hollis ,rl, ,
Academy of Pcki.
/ The President and Mrs. Harrison enter.
t2ln"d Governor and Mrs. Algcr of Michigan.
and th" First Assistant PoStmastor-G Gencr,l
and Mrs. Clarkson at dinner Mt the Witt.
I House.
ASSISTANT SEnGEANT-AT-A ARMS JAMES
CHRISTIE, of the United States Senate, has
Just died of pneumonia. He had been n
Senate cmployc for twenty five years
SECRETARY WINDOW ordered the dismissal
/ of Captain Herbert Bcccher, a son of Henry
Ward Beechcr, from the Government ser.
vice. In 1885 Cleveland appointed him Col
lcctor of Customs at Fort Townsend Washing.
ton Territory
The President made the following appoin
mcnts: Ebcn +. Rand, of Maine. to he An
praiScr of Merchandise in the District of
Portland and Falmouth, Me; George O.
SturGiSs of West Virginia, TO be Attorney of
the United States for tho District of West
Virginia, and Hugh b. Lindsay, of Tcnncs.
see, to he United States District Attorney for
the Eastern District of Tennessee
COLONEL III. t. SWORDS, formerly Ser
Grant-at-Arms to the Republican National
Committee, has been appointed Inspector of
Furniture in the Treasury Department.
TIE Dowagcr Duchess of Cambridge. aunt
OF Queen Victoria, is dead, aged nincty-two.
Ttr.'DHEIJs or houses nave pecn ccs,rnv-,,
by fire at Surat, India The loss is placed
ut 81, 100000
CONSIDERABLE distress prevails along the
Panama Canal. There are still over 5000 Der
sons on the line of the works who arc in n
destitute condition. Some deaths from
starvation have already been reported