The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
Domestic.

Both houses OF the New York Legislature
adjourned in honor Of Lincoln Day. Lin
coins Birthday was observed by q general
closing Of business in the lower part OF New
York City and appropriate banquets celeora-
tions in many institutions.
The Rev. ]. b. Hunycutt, a Baptist min
lister, has been arrested at Morrillton, Ark,
charged with infanticide. Ills housekeepers S
one-year-old baby cried while he was pre-
pairing sermon and the preacher became
snraged at the annoyance and choked the
child to death.
OF three hundred school boys who called
on Mayor Gleason, OF Long Island City, N.
Y, to request the reinstatement OF princi-
pal, not one could give the boundaries or
name the public buildings OF Long Island
City.
Isaac 3. Murphy. the famous colored jock
ey, died at Lexington. Ky., Of heart disease.
Northern New York was snowbound, and
high wind was raging on the New England
and New Jersey coasts.
The bursting OF q water main in Cleve-
land, Ohio, destroyed several houses and
drowned one Of the occupants.
The National Assembly OF the League OF
American Wheelmen elected Sterling Elliott
President and decided to hold the next an
nual race meet in Louisville. Ky.
John W. Keely. the inventor of the Keely
motor, was run into by a runaway horse at
Philadelphia.
The Illinois Steel Company resumed work
in its Joliet mills after an idleness OF six
weeks. Over 1000 men were set to work.
One of the largest diamond seizures ever
known in the United States customs service
was made at Philadelphia by special agents
of the Treasury on board the Red Star steam
ship Rhynland. A box containing O,000
worth of valuable gems was taken.
The session of the National Assembly OF
the League Of American Wheelmen began in
Baltimore. Md, with a Good Roads Congress.
One Thousand tailors, all said to be compe-
tent workmen and all willing to work, are
starving with their families in the tenements
on the least side" New York City. because
the middlenen are determined that the sys-
tenn OF "sweating." which was abolished two
years ago, shall be restored.
H. Cranston Potter, nephew of Bishop Pot
ter, Of New York, was fonnd drowned on the
beach near San Francisco, Cal.
Wizard Edison perfected experiments at
Manlo Park, N. j., for the photography OF
the human brain by means OF the Roentgen
rays.
A new electric motor. greatly increasing
the facilities OF traffic, has been tried and
approved on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Passsic and Paterson, in New Jersey, suf-
fered damage to the extent OF several thou
land dollars each from the rise OF the Pa5saic
Hiver.
The Republican State Committee called the
State Convention for Marco "a in New York
City. It also renewed its pledge OF loyalty
to Governor Morton for the Presidential
nomination.
At Greenville, Tenn, because Miss Sadie
Hendry did not have the evening meal ready
when her brother James returned home from
work. he stabbed her to death.
Rev. Father John M. Fitzgerald was SEN
fenced in Rochester, n. T., to ten years in
Auburn Prison for arson.
Peter L. Atkins and Maud Kelly. lovers,
drove into the Waikiki River at Mtddletown,
n. Y, and were drowned.
Harry" Howard, the last Chief OF the
Volunteer Fire Department, Of New York
City, is dead.
William Henry Grady, President OF the
Versailles and Georgetown Railroad, wide
Unknown horseman and extensive farmer,
tried to cross the tracks near Versailles, KY,
and vas struck by passenger train and in.
stantly killed.
The Attorney-Generalo Of Illinois rendered
decision against the Chicago Gas Trusts
reorganization.