The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-06-06
LATER NEWS.

n. l., aQOpteQ fspoIt RECOMMENDING eno'
the General Assembly assume direct control
OF all theological seminaries in the Church.
TIE loss at Williamsport and Lycoming
County. PENNSYLVANIA, By the floods Is esti-
mated at s3,0O0,000.
TIE Southwest Pass Lighthouse, at the
mouth OF the Mississippi River, Louisiana,
has been destroyed by fire. It was first
order fixed light. The structure was LIS feet
in height, and was built early in the seven
ties at cost Of s150.00o.
CONGRESSMAN ". C. OATES was nominated
for Governor Of Alabama by the State Con-
vention at Montgomery, defeating Johnson,
the anti-Cleveland candidate. 272 to 232.
The corner stone of monument to be
erected in honor OF the unknown Confeder.
ate dead of North Carolina was laid In
Raleigh. Walter Grimes was the principal
speaker OF the day. There was an immense
gathering of persons from all parts Of the
State.
FIRE has destroyed the business portion OF
Jasper, Fla
In q shooting ARRAY in Hauford, Cal.
James McCaffrey was killed and James Ryan
mortally wounded. Eight men were engaged
In the fight, which resulted from McCafrey's
attempt to prevent Ryans son voting at
primary election.
THE corner stone of the first Pythian
Home In the world was laid In Springfield.
Ohio. with impressive ceremonies. Il. W.
Lewis, Grand Chancellor Of Ohio, presided.
WILLIAM BBooKs, a colored man, employed
by W. A. Taylor, farmer, in Forest City, Ark,
was shot and killed by unknown persons.
Brooks had proposed for the hand OF his en-
ployer's daughter in marriage and had been
driven of the farm. A colored man, who
assaulted fourteen-year-old girl in Arling-
ton, Ga, and subsequently shot her father,
was taken from the jail a, that place BY an
armed band of citizens. who hanged him
from tree In the public square.
TIE President nominated A. ". Bradbury
to be District-Attorney for Maine.
The Queen of England has knighted Isaac
Pitman, the inventor Of the Pitman system
of phonetic shorthand.
PRESIDENT PENoTo's course in suspendins
relations with Portugal was sustained BY the
Brazilian House of Deputies.
TIE French Ministry was defeated In the
Chamber of Deputies by a vote Of 275 to 225,
whereupon they informed President Carnot
that they would resign. It twas looked upon
as victory for the Socialists.
The dead body of the tourteen-year-olo
son of Lucius Plumb. OF Readsboro, Vt, was
found recently hanging thirty feet from the
ground In a tree. he had been missing
eight days, and ponds had been dragged ana
woods searched meanwhile. The boy had
climbed into the tree and rested on nmp'
tied q rope to the limb above his head, ar
RANGED O moose and put his head into II. and
then slid off.
The Massachusetts Prohibisionists state
Convention met In Middlebury, Mass ana
nominated State officers.
The Pennsylvania Republicans met IN
State Convention at Harrisburg and noml-
mated the following ticket For Governor
Daniel B. Hastings, Of Center County; for
lieutenant Governor, Walter Lyon, OF Ale
gheny County for Secretary OF Internal Al
fairs. James ". Latta, Of Philadelphia; for
Auditor General, Amos b. Myiin, OF Aan-
caster for Representative of Large, George
F Huff. OF Westmoreland; for Representa-
tive at Large, Galusha A. Grow, OF susque-
hanna.
FRANK MArERRozzo, cook. shot ana
probably fatally wounded Joseph Lynch anu
Cornelius Bresinhan in Mountaindale, n. \.
He was jealous.
SENATOR GoamAS delivered q set speech.
in which he defended the action on the Tariff
hill of himself and the Democratic majority.
TIE Senate confirmed the nomination OF
Charles Il. J. Taylor, the colored man IRON
Kansas. to be Recorder of Deeds In the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
HEAVY SHOWS fell In Northern Spain. The
crops have been damaged badly, roads have
been blocked and the telegraph and railway
services have been impeded.
PRESIDENT PE1xoro has announced to the
Brazilian Congress that the difficulty De
tween Brazil and Portugal has been AMIGA
bly, settled.
ABANDON test OF Herr Doves cuirass mas
convinced the Commander-in-Chief OF bsN-
aims army that it is bullet proof.
ApE1oS of terror exists in Servia and
wholesale arrests are being made.