The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
South and West.

nominated for United States Senator By the
Republican legislators OF Michigan In caucus
at Lansing. ...
| FREIGHT rates on Florida oranges have
been reduced fifty per cent. because OF the
loss to growers from the freeze.
THE postoface at D ecatur, Ala, was looted
| by unknown thieves and money and stamps
to the value OF $1,000 and registered mail
estimated at $4,000 were appropriated.
GOVERNOR MITCHELL, OF Florida, has re-
voked the requisition for 81. N. Flagler, OF
New York, an officer Of the Standard Oil
Trust, issued at the request OF Governor
Hogg, OF Texas, under date OF December
22, 1894. '
ONE HUNDRED AND sEvENTY-FIvE THOUSAND
DOLLARS has been received by President
Harper. o. tho Chicago University. from
John D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oh mag
nate, as New Years gift, and $40, 600 has
also been received from Mrs. Caroline T.
Haskell, to establish q course OF lectures In
Bombay, India. upon the relations OF the re-
liglons OF the world.
THE county elections throughout Georgia
show heavy Democratic gains everywhere.
The co!ored men In many counties voted
with the Democrats. The Popnlists carried
fifteen out of 1S0 counties.
TEE Southern Illinois Hospital for the In
sane at Auns was destroyed by q fire. All
Of the 900 lunatics escaped with their lives,
with one exception. The south wing OF the
main building of the Ohio State Asylum for
Imbeciles at Columbus was totally destroyed
BY fire. q
An Harrodsourg, Ky.. John s. Van Ars.
dali, Sheriff OF Mercer County, shot DR.. F.
L. Harrod three times while the doctor was
standing In the street In front Of his office.
The doctor died after receiving the third
buhet. Political differences were the cause.
A APowDER mill at Gees Station, Ohio, e1-
ploded, killing three men, Clif Horney,
Adolph Krobel and Arthur Harris.
TIE little town of Nebo, Indian Territory,
was visited by three men who robbed the
stores Of Tucker & Walker and Rogers
Brothers, broke open the safes and fred the
buildings. The town Is In ashes.
TIE Deposit Bank, Of Waddy. Ky., was
closed for lack OF funds. Atthe annual elec-
ton the old cashier was not reelected, and
his friends caused run on the bank and
there was not enough left to pay checks.
TIE Ohio River and its tributaries rose to
dangerous heights by reason OF the rain anc
thaw. -.
ATroRNEY-GESERAL HART, OF California,
rendered a long opinion, holding that It
would be violation OF the Constitution to
deprive GoYernor-elect Budd Of his seak and
that the oath OF office must be administered
to him. ~
FRANK NJ. DOLL, the Postmaster at Alma,
Arizona, his wife and son, have been muir
dered by robbers.
W. J. RYAN, fireman, and Edwin Longs.
dorf were killed and several persons received
serious injuries In railway wreck near
Massillon, Ohio.
IsHAM G. HARRIS was renominated for
United States Senator by the Democrats
Legislative caucus at Nashville, Tenn. Sena-
tor Pettigrew was renominated for United
States Senator from South Dakotaby the Re-
publican caucus at Pierre. .......
Washington.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND nominated these
Commissioners Of immigration: W. P.
Stradley, at San Francisco; William II.
Ruby, at Baltimore, Md. Thomas F. Dele
hanty, at Boston Joseph Il. Senner, at New
York John J. 8. Rodgers, at Philadelphia.
THE President made the following NOM
nations: William 8. Collins, Surveyor OF
Customs at Springfield, Mass. Herbert VOL
at Barcelona, Spain Andrew J. Patterson,
of Tennessee, Consul at Demerara, British
Guinea; Colonel G. Norman Lieber, to be
Judge Advocate General OF the Army with
the rank Of Brlgadier-General.
TIE first state dinner Of the season was
given at the White House by the President
and Mrs. Cleveland in honor OF the Cabinet,
to which number OF Senators and Repre-.
sentatives and their wives were invited.
Among those present was Senator David B.
Hill, ofNew York.
SENATORS CocKRELL, German and Jones,
Democrats, and Senator Allison, Republi-
can, after conference decided that no at
tempt would be made to correct the present
tariff law by amendments to the Urgent De-
flciency bill
MINT DIRECTOR PRESTON has contracted
with the Government OF Ecuador to strike
of $500, 900 in twenty-cent pieces. The
bullion Is furnished BY Ecuador, which also
pays the expense OF the mintage. The work
will be dons at the Philadelphia Mint. The
law permits this courtesy to foreign Govern
ments.
CONGRESSMAN Posr. OF the Tenth Illinois
District, died In Washington.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND declared In semi
official statement, that he refused unequlvo-
cally to grant the request OF Hawaiian royal
lists to again interfere In behalf OF the de-
posed Queen.
The National Park Bank OF New York has
reported a counterfeit 800 Treasury note
bearing the names Of W. s. Rosecrans,
Register, and J. N. Houston, Treasurer, and
the portrait OF Farragut
SENATORS HILL, Lindsey and Platt have
been appointed blythe Senate Judiciary Com
mittee to investigate the charge made
against Judge CIarK, nominated 10 succee,
Judge Key, Of Tennessee.