The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-11-18

DOmeSttC.
The fiffieth anniversary OF the Grst SER
mon bv Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, was celebrated Novem-
Der II.
Professor Shields, Of Princeton, resigned
from the New Jersey Preshvtery because OF
criticism of his indorsing Princeton Inns
application for license.
Mrs. Anna Jackson committed suicide in
New York City because her children, for
whom she toiled, disappointed her hopes.
Edward Hankins. fftv-two years old,
was hanged in Chatham, Va, for the muir
der OF DR.. John Rev Cabell, a prominent
citizen OF Danville. Hankins killed Cabcil
August &c.
Afidavits we're filed at Eau Claire, Wis,
which tend to show that Johu O'DoDne!l,
now serving life term for poisoning his
wife, is innocent. and that he is the victim
Of a woman's testimony, who confesses
perjury. Themain witness against O'Don-
nell was yina lie Claire.
President J. J. Darragh, on trial at In
dependence, Mo-. charged with wrecking
the Kansas City Safe Deposit and Savings
Bank, was found guilty and sentenced to
two years in the State Penitentiary.
At Brownsville, Texas. Bernardo Salizar,
aged sixteen. shot and probably fatally
wounded two old women and two girls
aged two and four years. His motive is
not known.
At Hayden, ky., in a quarrel over politics
John Sebre shot and killed Henry Davis.
and Sebre was shot and mortally wounded
by Mollie Davis, q sister Of Henry.
Charles Roberts, President OF the South
Chester Manufacturing Compe2y, and
Charles A. Weed. President OF the Tide
water Steel Works. were killed by train
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad near Lamokin, Penn. Mr..
Roberts was sixty years old; Mr.. Weed
sixty-flve. Mr.. Roberts death was instan-
taneous.
Indignant citizens OF Philadelphia have
asked the courts to prevent the lease OF the
city's gas plant by restraining the Mayor
from signing the ordinance authorizing
the lease.
The feud between the Eppersons and
Williamses in Hancock County. Tennessee,
growing out Of the killing of William Ep-
person, has broken out again. In fight q
cousin OF Williams shot Charley Epperson
and seriously wounded him. Both factions
are arming for desperate encounter, and
serious trouble is feared.
Three thousand sheep belonging to John
Donaldson and twenty head OF cattle have
been burned to death in Crosby County,
Texas. by q prairie fire. which is sweeping
over the ranges OF the Panhandle country.
The damage done to ranches is enormous.
Father Henry j. McPake was foune
dead in the basement OF st. Paul's Roman
Catholic Academy, in Philadelphia.
Wounds on his head and face lead to the
belief that he was murdered.
The Appellate Division OF the New York
State Supreme Court, while sustaining
Judge Chester in vacating the order to the
Coal Trust Presidents, failed to pass upon
the constitutionality OF the Antitrust law.
At Cynthiana, KY, Leon Taylor, a farmer
aged thirty years, committed suicide by
hanging. Taylor was engaged to be mar-
ried to Miss Mary Burns on October %, but
fed. Miss Burns, finding that she had
been deserted, got a rope and hanged her.
self from window, and was dead when
found.
Spotted Hawk who has been on trial at
Miles City, Montana, for the killing OF
John Hoover. the BarTinger sheep herder
was convicted OF murder in the first de-
gree. 1t was the death OF Hoover that
caused the recent Indian outbreak il
Montana.
The National Sound Money League issued
an address from New York City declaring
against international bimetallism.
William Cauldwell, former State Senator,
was arrested aud placed under $40. 900 bail
in New York City, charged with misappro-
priatinS funds belonging to the estate OF
Jason Rogers.
Inspection Of tally sheets shows that
Perez NJ. Stewart, Citizens Union candi-
date for Assemblyman, and Howard p.
Okie, candidate OF the same party for
Alderman in the Nineteenth Assembly Dis
triet, New York City, have been elected,
instead of the Tammany candidates, shown
Us victors in the police returns.
Charles Schlecel. grocer in New York
City, sixty years old.it is alleged, murdered
his wife and then tried to end bis own life
by cutting his wrists. His son tells Of the
tragedy.
A Adesperate battle was fought between n
United States Deputy Marshal'sposse and
Milton Hickman's band OF desperadoes at
Mudd Lety. w. Va. The band was sur
prised while in church. Milton Hickman
was killed and the Deputy Marshal badly
wounded.
The Philadelphia Common Council voted
to lease the city's gas works.
The tug P. H. Wise towed the schooner
Silver Heels to the Bahamas, and narrowly
escaped laundering near hatteras. The
fllibustcr Dauntless transferred part OF the
munitions to Cuba. Three-fourths OF the
war materials were captured by British
officials.