The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-27
Domestic.

David Platt Osborne has begun al suit
against his father-in-law. John d. Km\mey,
q millionaire, Of Norwalk, Conn.,, for alien
alton Of his wife's affections.
Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest woman in
the United States, was charged ut lthe
Medico-Legal Society's banquet in New
York City with having represented heraelf
as being in dire poverty to get free medi al
treatment.
Supreme Court Justice Garrison, fp
charging the Grand Jury In Camden, \. J
declared that embracery stopped the Shaw
murder trial and that Prosecutor Jenkins'
would step aside and Attorney-Genera
Grey take charge OF the investigation.
Lieutenant Commander. Daniel Dele
hanty was installed as Governor OF Sailors
Snug Harbor, Staten Island.
The San Francisco transportation
companies are arranging to carry 10000
persons to Alaska this season. The rates
from Seattle. WASH, to Alaska have jbeen
increased.
Trains are delayed in Ohio by reason Of
the washing ont OF bridges as the result OF
n severe ralnstorm. The Ohio River ut
Cincinnati is 50 high rs to cause apprehen-
sion. Several parsons have been drowned
In Indiana and Tennessee.
Edward Clark, . grain scooper ofBaffalo.
N. Y, after quarrel with his comn9n-law
vile tied her hands and then bea. her to
death with q shovel.
Mrs. Eliza Graxalski, eighty years old,
expired while trying to dancefat her grand
daughters wedding In Chicago. H.. but
the festivities continued as though nothing
had happened after the body had been re-
moved.
Tv9 men were injured and building
was destroyed by an explosion OF natural
gas at Attfca, NY.
A poll Of the New York Legislature shows
that there Is little prospect Of liberal ex-
else amendments or laws to authorize Sum
day baseball or Sunday theatres.
The congregation Of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York City, unan-
imousiy adopted resolutions declining to
ing the presbytery to dissolve his pastoral
relations with the church.
The first Joint ballot for United States
Senator In the Maryland Legislature wns
taken without reaching an election; there
are rumors OF q deal between Democrats
and bolting Republicans to elect An fnde-
pendent Republican.
The standing committees Of Tammany
Hall, New York, we're announced. with
eSam,,tss e,sas5a Croker as Chairman 0i'l Finance
The National Fishery Congress met in
Tampa, Fla,
Henry E. Straight, under arTest as q
swindler, succeeded In making bis escape
from the Gregory street police station, Jer-
sey City, N. J. His wife Is under arrest
charged with having aided HIM to obtain
his freedom
Mrs. Augusta Mack. the acc4mplice OF
Martin Thorn IN the murder bf William
Guldensuppe, was taken frSm the Queens
County Jail to Auburn (N!sY.)t Prison, to
which she was sentenced for fifteen years.
The wife Of Mr.. Harry Frey, an employee
Of the York Penn.) rolling mill, presented
her husban with triplets, two lboys ami u
girl.
The principal. feature in the Draper
murder trial at Jacksonville, ILL.,. was the
Introduction of William jennings Bryan to
testify to Diapers good recorh while the
two were in the same office, from 1882 to
1887. Mr.. Bryan said the defehdant was
good man, rather irritable in temper. The
remainder OF the forenoon was devoted to
expert insanity testimony.
Bicycle Policeman Lincoln WAS killed in
New York City by being thrown from his
wheel in collision with a pedestrian.
Twenty-Five Nondikers, whlo arrived at
Seattle, WASH. on the steamer Corona,
brought gold dust and drafts amounting
TO Sl ,00o. 900. They. confirmed discovery OF
the mother lode.
Tho westbound overland train jumped
the track near COlfax, Gel, Eyrecking the
train badly. The engineer, fireman and
one brakeman were killed,
Hamilton Mcdowell, one OF the best
known wood engrayers and illustrators in
Baltimore, Nd, committed suicide by
swallowing solution OF cyanide Of potas-
sium.
At a dance at the Falls Plantation. in
Mississippi County, Arkansas, shooting
array took place between the three sons
ofArmistead Phillips on oneIside and three
sons of Wright hay on th4 other. Two
meNwer killed and two tYere wounded
fatally.
Edward A. knight, Boston loan bro-,
ker's clerk, robbed the OH be safes OF be-
tween $25,0 900 and S40 0,000f worth OF din
monds and jewelry. he tPok only such
pledges as were not, redefmable. leaving
behind ESQ, 900 worth on VIII tch people were
still paying interest.
wertheimef & Co., sloyef, Of New York
City, and the wefthei1ler glove Company,
of Johnstuwn.N Y, assietned; liabilities,
G9fl0 nm Ta II