The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-19
South and West.

was entered and the safe blown open by
robbers. The robbers secured $40, 600 In
money and considerable jewelry. (, :,
EIGHT lives have been lost aud property
amounting to 81, 600, 900 destroyed by forest
fires in the bottoms Of Tennessee. Z
WARRANTS were issued at Chicago for the
arrest of James II. Aubery, sou-tn-laW OF
Chief Justice Fuller, of the United States
Supreme Court, who is accused Of forging
his father-in-law's name. ,1i
J. E. PrNasSE, Detroit's eccentric Mayor,
caused his carriage horses to be. chloro-
formed 50 as to save the expense OF winter
ing them. At public meeting he charged
the bakers of the city with robbery and pro-
posed to start municipal bakery.
EX-SENATOR JOSEPH E. Brown died few
days ago, at Atlanta, Ga. He was Georgia's
war Governor; was Chief Justice OF the,
Supreme Court, and after the war was uni
ted States Senator. he had been In feeble
health for some time He was sevenfy-three
years old. #-r.r'. ~ sss5'
DR. GEORGE r. BRusH, Medical Inspector
United States Navy, died suddenly IN Colo
rado. A- g3 -
JoHs MARoNsEK, agod fifteen, Of Baltt.
more, Nd, after being reprimanded By his
parents for keeping late hours, shot himself
dead. srE.
Mrs. JACOB ScHoPPENHErM and two small
children persisted In the destruction OF their
home In st. Louis. Mo. .5 ...
REPUBLICAN, and Populist leaders Of North
Carolina decided to divide the Senatorshfps
and fuse again In 1896.
The unexpired portion of the sentence Of
Brigadier-Genera Swain, Judge Advocate
General Of the Army, has been remitted.
The Kansas wheat crop Is threatened with
destruction by reason Of drought.
TIE North Platte (Neb.) National Bank is
in charge OF the National Bank Examiner.
It has capital Of S75,0o0. L,-1
- Washington. ~. .iaa
TIE President spent Thanksgiving Day at
Woodley with his family, having no COM
pany. The members OF the Cabinet who
were in Washington dined quietly at their =
homes. ...
THE roll of tho next House as semitic the.
printer shows PA Republicans, 104 Demo
Gratis, 6 Populists, ! Silverite and one va
cant seat.
THE annual report Of the superint tendent
OF the Life Saving Service has been Issued.
On account OF the death Of his mother,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Max
well was called to Massachusetts,. FE&
The President cabled to United States
Minister Breckinridge at ST. Petersburg In
structions TO convey 10 the Czar OF Russia
the Presidents sincere congratulations upon
his recent marriage. sea
THE annual reports Of the Comptroller OF
the Currency and the Civil Service Commts.
sion were made public. Comptroller Eckels
proposes q new plan for the issue OF Nation
al bank circulation. ,,...
TIE receipts from internal revenue for the
four months ended October 81, amounted to
S64,759,529, an increase Of S15, 1924, 1855. The
aggregate receipts for October were $685.
995 less than for October, 1888.
THE public debt statement sho VS. net de-
crease In the public debt, less cash IN the
Treasury, during November of SS1, IA, ,551.60.
SECRETARY LAMoNTs commission 70 re-
port the longest practical span for bridge
such as Is contemplated for the North
River, at New York City, has reported 5000
feet