The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-26
Domestic.
RECORD OF TIE LEAGUE CLUBS.

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the death penalty for an attempted assault
on white girl in Strasburg, Ala.
Secretary Lamont arrived at West Point
Military Academy and witnessed the cavalry
drill OF the cadets.
The Democrats Of Illinois held free silver
convention at Springfield; tumult was
caused by resolution indorsing Altgeld.
The New Jersey Senate passed the bill to
repeal the act providing for the publication
OF the laws in newspapers.
The American Line steamship ST. Louis
started from New York amid much enthu-
siasm, on her first Transatlantic trip.
Charles C. Harrison. of Philadelphia, made
a donation of S5O0.O00 to the University OF
Pennsylvania in honor of his father, the late
George Leib Harrison, LID.
Presbyterian pilgrims celebrated the estab-
lishment Of their faith in America by exer-
cises at Free Hill and the old Tennent
Church, New Jersey.
Judge Alfred Reed, Of the New Jersey Su-
preme Court, was appointed to succeed the
late Vice-Chancellor Green by Chancellor
McGill.
The United States Naval War College at
Newport, R. l., was opened for another
seasons work.
The grain storage building of P. Balantine
q Sons ale brewery, Newark, N. j., vas
totally destroyed by fire. About 15o, 900
bushels Of barley burned, causing a loss OF
S2OO.000.
Rain quenched the forest fires In Penrsyl-
vania after loss OF s250,00o in property
destroyed.
The State Senate Of Massachusetts. fol-
lowing the action Of the House, passed the
Veterans Preference bill over the Governors
veto by vote of 2s to 7. The bill thus be-
comes law.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Of
Boston celebrated its 275th anniversary.
By decision of the General Term Of the
Court Of Common Pleas. William s. Devery,
who was police captain. and Edward G..
Glennon, who was his ward man, and who
were dismissed for bribery from the New
York City force by q former Board Of Com
missioners, were reinstated.
Missouri's Democratic State Committee de-
cided by vote of ten to five not to call q
special convention on the silver question.
The wheat, oats and hay crops in Central
Illinois will be failure. There Is a fine
stand Of corn, but it needs rain. Recent hot
winds have dried up pastures.
The cadets at West Point (N. Y.) Military
Academy, gave a dress parade, which was
witnessed by the Board Of Visitors.
At Minneapolis, Mimi, Mrs. Martha NJ.
Elias and her daughter, Annie n. Elias,
aged ffty-fve and twenty-five years respec-
lively, were murdered by unknown robbers
at their fat.
Druggist Louis Hanvey shot and killed his
young wife at Atlanta, Ga. The tragedy oc-
CURED on the street. Hanvey had been
drinking.
Mrs De Grimm. wife OF the we'll known ar
tist, committed suicide In New York City by
shooting herself. Her mind had been fail
ing since the recent death Of her son.
At the Deals saw mill, near Downville. N.
c., the boiler exploded and killed Edward
Deal, Pender Oxford and Gorden Oxford,
firemen, and Reuben Bones. Two other
men were severely bruised and scalded.
Chauncey NJ. Depew gave dinner in New
York City to ex-President Harrison; among
the two dozen other guests were Governor
Morton, Governor Mckinley, Senator Carter,
of Montana; Senator Elkins, Mayor Strong,
ex-senator Thomas c. Platt and Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
May heat records in New York City were
broken, it being ninety-fve In the shade on
the last day of the month.
Morris Schoenholz, charged with arson,
made confession which showed that re-
cent fires In New York City were OF incen-
diary origin.