The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
LATER NEWS,

JAMES A. DooLEY, Inspector of Election In
New York City, was convicted of making a
false canvass Of the vote cast in bis district
on last Election Day.
E1-PREs1DENT HARRISON, while on his way
to California to deliver law lectures at the
Leland Stanford, Jr., University, was greet
ed by large crowds at Kansas City, Mo-, and
stations in Kansas, and made several
speeches.
st. GAUDENs has notified the Director Of
the Mint that he intends to make new de-
sign for the Worlds Fair award medal, and
will go to work upon it at once.
The President made the following nomi-
nations Charles Jonas, of Wisconsin, Con-
sul-General of the United States at st.
Petersburg; Albert Fowler. of Maryland,
United States Consul at Stratford, Canada :;
Winslow Warren, Collector OF Customs for
the District of Boston and Charlestown,
Mass. A. Augustus Healey, Of New
York, Collector of First Internal
Revenue District (Brooklyn); Fletcher
c. Peck, Of New York, Marshal for
Northern New York HenryJ. Hayden, Mar
shal for Eastern District Of New York
james L. Bennett, United States Attorney
for Eastern District Of New York.
The. Edinburgh Evening News says, on
what it regards as being good authority, that
Gladstone has resigned the Premiership, but
will retain his seats In Parliament and the
Cabinet, and that Earl Spencer Is to be the
Premier in his place.
IT was reported in Moscow that Russian
dragons and Prussian Uhlans had a fight on
the frontier and that several on each side
were killed.
The special com mmtttee OF the New jersey
Assembly, at Trenton, received the necessary
power to investigate the election OF ". j.
Thompson, of Gloucester.
MICHAEL s. FAY. Republican election in.
spector, was convicted in the Court Of Oyer
and Terminer, New York City, OF making a
fraudulent canvass of votes.
ANDREW CARNEGIE will have to give Pitts.
burS's poor S125, ,17O.72 to make good his
promise to duplicate every dollar raised from
other sources during January and February.
THREE men were frozen to death near
Jackson, Tenn, in the late blizzard.
CAPTAIN n. ". DEL1oS, Chilean Consul at
Tacoma, Wash, committed suicide a few
days ago.
TOWNSHIP TREASURER GIERMAS, Of Sco-
field, Mich, was wounded and his wife was
killed, in a fight with burglars, who got
away with $1,000 OF the towns money.
WILLIAM E. BURR, JR., former cashier of
the St. Louis (No.) National Bank, was
charged with the embezzement OF $50, 900
and a warrant issued for his arrest.
AFTER three days OF most exciting wran-
Cling. the caucus Of Democratic Senators re-
turned the Wilson bill to the Democratic
members OF the Finance Committee in the
precise form In which the committee laid 1t
before the caucus.
The War Department authorities have
come to the conclusion that the experiment
Of enlisting Indians in the army is failure,
and will make no further effort to secure
them for the cavalry and infantry regiments.
The Indians have been found to be poor ma
terial for soldiers.
The Postofflce bill was reported to the
House with provision permitting postmas-
tiers Of certain classes to expend fixed sums
at discretion for incidental expenses.
IT is generally believed in England that
Mr.. Gladstone will shortly resign the Pre-
miership and that he will be succeeded by
the Earl Of Rosebery,
The yellow fever epidemic is growing
worse in Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
NINE. PArEY. while singing in concert at
Sheffield, England, tainted and was carried
from the stage. She did not regain con-
sciousness, and died next morning.