The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-30
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern md Middle States.

MRS. PARAN STEVENS, New York So
ciety lady, has been robbed, at Newport, T..
l., Of diamonds valued at $50, 0O0
A CAREFUL survey Of the ground covered
and conservative estimates Of the losses
show that Eastern Maine suffered to the e1-
tent of over 100000 by the recent fright
full cyclone. The damage was principally
done to houses and barns, but the crops did
not suffer greatly.
,, EDWIN HOLT, O milknan. residing with
his parents and an aunt on farm about five
miles from West Wilton, N. H., murdered
his father, Warren Holt, aged seventy, and
nearly killed five others, including his mother
and auut. He was insane from oyerwork.
AT Castleton, Vt, two daughters of Mrs.
Jane Williams aged seventeen and seven,
are dead and the mother is fatally injured.
1t was supposed she murdered the girls and
then attempted suicide.
FOREMAN CHRISTIE AcKERT Of Moran's
Bottling Company, in New York city, and
his son, Christie Jr., were killed by the ex-
plosion of carbonic acid gas. Frederick
Ackert, another son, received serious inju-
ries
THE Coroner's Jury in the case Of the Hill
Farm mine disaster, at Dunbar, Penn, has
rendered q verdict charging that the deaths
resulted from John Kerwin's opening drill
hole in an unlawful manner, by order Of
Robert Lang, Superintendent Of the mine,
who is held criminally responsible for the
deaths resulting.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA has been
infested with horse-thieves for several
months. Hundreds Of animals have been
run of into Maryland and Virginia.
THE census returns for Maine show that
| nearly every county has lost in population,
and the farmers are growing poorer every
year. The State will lose one Congressman.
THE wallpaper factory Of Carey Brothers.
in Philadelp phia, Penn. with a lumber yard
and planning mill, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, about S60O 0Oo.
THE Blake Manufacturing Company,
| builders OF steam pumps in Boston, Mass,
has been sold to an English syndicate at a
| price said to be S3,00C,O00.
MARY BRUNoL, aged fourteen, and Clinton
Schuneck, aged thirty-ive, had lovers
quarrel at Reading. Penn, which ended by
Schunack shooting the girl, killing her in
/ stantly. He then shot himself through the
head, inlicting fatal wound.
THE yacnt Marion, of South Boston, Mass,
from Rye Beach to Pigeon Cove, struck q
rock near Portsmouth, \. H., anlwas sunk
Three of the crew Of four were drowned.
BETWEEN 1200 and 2000 iron workers re-
fused to so to work in the New Jersey Steel
and Iron Mills at Trenton, n. j., which are
owned by ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt, OF
New York city, because of the refusal Of the
firm to sign the Amalgamatel Iron Work
ers' Association scale of wages and recognize
that lubo: organization.
EX-ALDERMAN CHARLES DEMPSEY, the
last Of the doodle Boarl Of Aldermen, Of
New York city to return from Canada, gave
himself up and furnished $4,000 bail for
trial.
Miss NANCY GOODRICH 11Oyears old, died
in Bloomfield, Conn, her birthplace. She
had been in good health and could read with
out spectacles.
THE cloakmake:s' strike in New York city
ended, compromise having been effected.
The losses OH account Of the strike and lock-
out are estimated to be: S11.0)) to the
cutters, 100000 to tha tailors $50, 900 to tho
contractors, and many hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars to the twelve firms composing the
Manufacturers Association.
A TERRIFIC thunder an1 wind storm oc-
Cured at Fairlee, VT, and vicinity. Steam
tug Pearl capsized on Fairlee Pond, and
Captain Frank Brown aged thirty-threc
years was drowned. The steamer sank.
Other boats were upset.