The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
LATER NEWS.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Republicans met at Con-
cord and nominated Hiram A. Tuttle fol'
Governor.
THE Republican State Convention OF
Massachusetts,, held at Boston, nominated
10. A. Bracket for Governor.
President HARRISON visited Johnstown,
Penn. and went to the burial place OF the
unknown dead.
SAMUEL E. MERw1N, of New Haven, was
nominated for Governor of Connecticut py
the Republicans in State convention at Ne"
Haven.
The stock broking firm of R. Gardner
Chase g. Company, Of Boston, has failed tor
S2,O00,00o.
The New York Central strike is over,
after lasting forty-one days. 1t has oeen
ordered off by General Master Workman
Powderly. Nearly $500 old men have ap-
piled to the road for Unemployment.
SECRETARY TRACY has rendered an
opinion constituting existing law so as to al
low the Marine Corps the ration prescribed
for the Navy, instead of tie Army ration
which has been allowed to the Marine Corps
for years past. The naval ration is usually
reckoned as being worth about thirty cents'
while the army ration is worth about twenty.
five cents.
THE Department of State has been officially
informed that an international Congress,
whose object will be to examine questions re-
lating to the reclamation of prisoners and to
the protection of children who have been
practically abandoned, will meet at Antwerp
on October 8.
II reply to the circular Of the Treasury
Department inviting proposals for tae sale
Of SIG, 100000 four per cent. bonds, the
Treasury Department received offers ag-
crecating about saS, 00O,cOo, of which s1G,-
SS3,sOO were purchased The stringency IN
the money market has, in consequence been
relieved.
Treasury disbursements for the past
thirty-two days have exceeded the receipts
by ss5, 600, 600 and the surplus is getting very
low.1
ACCORDING to the Census Bureau, the
population of Connecticut is 745,S6l, an In
crease of 12S, 16l, or 1913 par cent.
CHAs. WAGNER, General Superintendent
of the Munk g. Roberts Manufacturing Com.
pany, at Connersville, Ind, aged twenty-four
years, has committed suicide by shooting a
bullet through his temple. 1t is said that the
worry of strike caused him to kill himself.
The Tammany Committee of Twenty-four
decided to have straight ticket in the fall
campaign in New York city, with Hugh j.
Grant for Mayor.
IN the course of the heavy storm lightning
struck tee telephone tower in Jersey City, n.
j., and set it on fire, causing $3.50 damage
and stopping all telephone business.
PRINCETON IN. J.) COLLEGE opened with
the largest freshman class in its history.
WHILE John Swanson, farmer near Sey-
mour, Ind, and his wife were feeding their
cattle they were gored to death by an in
furiated bull.
CHARLES WHALLET fatally shot his wife
and then shot himself dead at Portland,
Oregon; Mrs. Hester Reed was shot and
killed by her husband, who afterward COM
mitted suicide at Kansas City, Mo.
The dwelling of Mrs. J. W. Savage at
Park City, Utah, was burned. Her two sons
were caught in the flames. One of them
was so horribly burned that he died a few
hours later. The charred body of the other
was found after the fire was put out.
Ex-Governor FOSTER was nominatedf for
Congress in Ohio.
DISASTROUS floods have occurred in China
and Japan.
EMPERoEs WILLIAM, of Germany, and
Franz Josef, Of Austria, met at Rohnstock,
Sazony.
The Portuguese Cabinet has resigned,
owing to the popular dissatisfaction over the
African treaty with England.
THE elections In Brazil have resulted In
favor of the Republican Government