The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-12
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern md Middle States.

Ara meeting of the paper makers OF the
United States, held in New York, 1t was
resolved that owing to the shortage In ma
terials entering into the manufacture OF pa.
ner the prices Of all kinds Of paper would
have to be advanced. The cholera scare has
caused a great decrease in the importation
of raw materials from foreign countries.
MINISTER BoLEr-PEsAzA, of Venezuela,
abandoned his intention OF senolnS lrotn
New York vessel in pursuit OF tne s1eauher
South Portland, supposed 10 con1aiu nGnl-
tions of war for the Venezuelan re'oiu''on'
lists.
TRUE bills were found by the Grand Jury
at Pittsbure, Penn. against Coiorei ond
SURGEON Gimm, of the Tenth Regiment.
National Guard of Pennsylvania, for assault
and battery in the Private Iams case.
MONUMENTS we're dedicatd at Gettysburg.
Penn by the Sixteenth Vermont and the
Twenty-second Massachusetts Regiments.
JOHN SHAvon, agai seventy-fve, whlis
sitting at a window in Schenectady, N. Y.
was Struck by lightning few weeks
ago. partially paralyzed and marked
with scarlet circle on his right cheek,
below the eye. A few nlSnts as9
there was a terrific crash Of thunder, ana
Mr.. Shayor's daughter ran into his room,
where she found him dead on almost tne
same spot where he was struck before
HUGH O'DoNNELL, the Homestead Penny
strike leader, has been held without Dali on
a charge Of murder
Ex.SPzAEER JAMES ". Hustled, OF the
New York Legislature, died at his home ~ln
Peekskill a few days ago, aged fifty nine.
JUDGE GEORGE F. WERTs has formally
accsnted the Democratic nomination for
Governor Of New Jersey.
THE tbree-mastad schooner John Burt,
laden with %. 900 bushels OF corn, bouno lot
Oswepo. n. Y, was wrecked near the mouth
of Big Sandy Creek on Lake Ontario. Ono
of the crew and the woman COOK were
drowned.
A CYCLONE swept over the Eastern Dis.
trict of BROOKLYN, East New York and
Long Island City. In the Eastern District
of Brooklyn six houses in course of erection
were blown down. Two boys were killed
and one lad and a workman were
severely injured. A four story building In
course of erection in Long Island City was
demolished. One wan was killed and tnree
sustained probably fatal injuries.
TERRIFIC wind and snow storm prevailed
on Mount Washington, New Hampshire,
the wind reaching a velocity Of 100 miles.
Wire communication with the Glon House
and the Summit was cut of and trains could
not get down the mountain on account OF
snow and ice.
AS the result of quarrel about SIS Fred
erick Mellenburg septuagenarian, MUIR
dered his wife, seriously shot his stepdaugh.
ter and committed suicide at Paterson,
n. J.
GOVERNOR RUSSELL was renominated at
the Massachusetts, Democratic State Con-
vention at Boston.
TIE New York Peoples Party State Con-
vention was called to order at Syracuse.
Nominations were made as follows: For
Chief Judge OF the Court Of Appeals, Law
renee J. McParlip. Of Lockport; for the
electoral delegates at large-Thaddeus y.
Wakeman. of New York City, and I. E.
Dean, Of Honeoye Falls.
CHEF POSTAL INSPECTOR EDGARroN ar
rested at Philadelphia, Penn, six conspra-
tors who have succeeded in robbing the mails
OF over 10000 worth of articles Of all sorts.
The men were drivers in the employment of
the Union Transfer Company, engaged in
driving the mail wagons between the Post
Office and the railroad stations.