The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04
Domestic.

Daniel 81. Brenizer. Secretary and Treas
urar Of the Citizens Trust and Surety Com
pany. Philadelphia. Penn, disappeared after
having embezzled $25, 600 Of trust securities.
The business portion of Madiso willie, Ay..
was burned, involving q loss OF about $5O,-
Oc0.
The sponge schooner Shamrock, Of Key
West. foundered in the Gull OF st. Martins
Key, Fla, and six Of the crew were drowned.
In New Orleans. La, Patrick A. Hearns
MORALLY wounded Charles F. Porter. q
neighbor, with whom he quarre!led months
ago. shot Porter's child and made an unsuc'
cesstul attempt at suicide.
Alcaeus Hooper, the first Republican Mayor
OF Baltimore, Md, In thirty years, was inau'
gurated.
Over a thousand Indiana Republicans met
at INDIANAPOLIS and indorssd the candidacy
of General Harrison for the Presidency.
The annual dinner of the Chamber OF Com.
merce Of New York City was held at Del
monico's; Secretary Carlisle made plea 1or
the retirement OF the greenbecks. and ad
dresses were also made by Senator Burrows.
Charles Emory Smith, Mayor Strong and the
Rev. DR.. NJ. W. Stryker.
Charges against. Sheriff Tamsen. OF New
York City, were presented to Governor Nor.
ton by Republicans and members OF GOOD
Government clubs, who ask his removal
from office.
An express train on the Great Northern
Railroad was held up by armed robbers
eight miles from St. Cloud. MIMI, but no
booty was secured.
New gold discoveries in Colorado have
started an era OF wild speculation in mining
stocks.
EMPLOYEES of the Penn Steel Company on
trial at Philadelphia, Penn. for defraud1ng
the Government were acquitted.
John NJ. Gano, City Marshal, attached to
the Eighth District Civil Court, New York
City, shot himself dead in the ~Marsbal's
room in the Court House at Twenty-thtrd
street and Eighth avenue.
Jesus vialpando and Feliciano Chavez.
convicted OF numbering and burning the
body OF young Thomas Martinez In South
Santa Fe County on January % last. were
hanged at Santa Fe, New Mexico, before
thousand people In the valley north OF the
city.
Attorney-General Hancock decided to
bring a suit to enjoin the Tobacco Trust
from doing business In New York State.
A bright comet has been discovered from
Lick University, Cal.
Mutual concessions brought DacE peace 20
the Presbyterian Church at Chauhont. N.
Y. of which Rev. W. N. Cleveland, President
Ceveand's brother, is pastor.
John Knight, captain Of the lighter Ajax.
was murdered abroad that craft at New York
City,. John Mitchell. his mate, was held,
charged with the crime.
Jacob Beresheim, a hoy Of fourteen, con-
fessed that he killed William Krauel, who
was found mysteriously murdered in New
York City, and tolda terrible story OF de-
prayity.
The Norwegian steamship Leon was
seized at Philadelphia on complaint OF the
Spanish Consul.
Fire at West Carthage, N. Y. destroyed the
entire business section Of the village except
one vacant store. The losses aggregate $685.
500; insurance, $10.5o0
Massachusetts Day was celebrated at the
Atlanta (Ga.) Exposition.
Senator Hill, OF New York, decided to go
on the lecture platform and to make his de-
but in Chicago on December 6.