The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-07
South and West.

Washington Court House, Ohio, to twenty
years. Imprisonment for criminal assault,
was safely landed at the penitentiary at
Columbus. He was escorted By Sheriff Cook
and Deputy Busick, accompanied on the train
by the Columbus companies OF the Ohio
National Guard.
A LARGE part of the extensive plant OF the
Tredegar Iron Works at Richmond, Va, was
destroyed by fire originating In the car
shops. Loss about S15O,000.
Ex-PREs1DENT RE1NHART and other ex-
officials OF the Santa Fe Railway and Nelson
Morris, the cattle dealer, were indicted at
Chicago for violation Of the Interstate Com
merce law.
THEODORE AMMERMAN, wounded by the
militia during the attempt to lynch the col
ored rapist at Washington Court House,
Ohio, died, making total Of five killed.
GOVERNOR McK1NLEY, of Ohio, addressed
sugar-planters In New Orleans, La.
County, South Carolina, was murdered by
highwayuen as he was returning from tax
collection trip. he had 1906. The thieves
got $3.50 OF this, but overlooked 1856 In bills.
STEPHEN WILLIAMS, the colored man who
assaulted Mrs. Hardesty an confessed, was
taken from the county Jail at Upper Marl-
boro, Nd, and hanged by forty masked
men, who oyerpowered the jailor.
TIE farmhouse OF Silas Jones, nine miles
southwest OF Knoxville, Iowa, was destroyed
by fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were both
burned to crisp.
j. NJ. WOLFE and Henry Haley, Hawkins
County (Tenn-) boys, who were chestnut
hunting, fell from different trees and both
were killed.
The residence OF Sylvester Yeagie, near
Carlisle, Ohio, was struck by lightning.
Mrs. Yeagle and two children were killed
and their bodies consumed with the house.
Washington.
TIE Army Ordnance Board have COM
pleted the test Of the si1-pounder rapid fire
guns. The best showing was made by the
Driggs-Schroeder and Hotchkiss, between
which honors were about evenly divided.
SECRETARY CARLISLE asked Attorncv-Gen-
eral Olney for an opinion on the constitu-
tional questions Involved In reference to the
carrying out OF the Dispensary law in South
Carolina.
SECRETARY HERBERT has authorized Bear
Admiral Meade to hoist his flag as Comman-
der-in-Ch OF the North Atlantic Station on
board the Dolphin, at the New York Navy
Yard.
GENERAL J. A. DUMoNT, Supervising In
spector-General Of Steam Vessels, In his an
nual report to the Secretary OF the Treasury
calls attention to the exceptional fact that
while fires Of greater or less extent occurred
on ninety-four steam vessels during the year
there was no loss of life. The total number
of lives lost by accident from various causes
during the year was 255, an increase Of
twenty-seven over the year 1888.
The Sugar Trust officials, Messrs. b. o:
Havemeyer and j. E. Searles, were arralgned
In the Criminal Court OF the District OF
Columbia and pleaded not guilty to the In
dictments against them for refusing tc an
swer questions OF the Senate Sugar Trust
Investigating Committee.
MRS. CH1LDs, the widow Of George W.
Childs, has taken out permit to erect res
idence at 1927 Z street, Northwest. The
building will be of brick. four stories, with
cellar, and will cost $4,000.
J. ADAM BEDE, United States Marshal for
Minnesota, has resigned, and his resignation
to be that he cannot refrain from active po-
litical work, which is barred by the Presi-
dents letter of 1886.
The appeal In the Breckinridge-Pollard
case was dismissed at Washington, and Miss
Pollard Is entitled to $4,000.
MANY payments on new vessels falling due
next year make the estimates for Navy De.
partment expenses in 1895 greater than ever
before.
The stirring events Of the past year in the
new Department OF the Colorado are de-
scribed by General McCook in his annual re-
port to the Adjutant-General OF the Army.
he recommends the adoption OF the bicycle
In the Signal Corps of the Army.
FIFTH AUDITOR HoLcoMB, of the Treasury
Department, in his annual report, states
that the expenditures Tor contingent e4.
nenses OF the United States Consular service
have exceeded the appropriations by $780,.
900.