The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-31
Domestic.

Governor Stanley, OF Kansas. has IN.
nounced that he wonld try the conditional
pardon plan on the better grade OF prison
ers in the penitentiar!. The condition
will be that the person released shall not
drink, gamble or loaf.
Mrs. Sarah Newberry, OF Yankee Springs
Township, Mich, seventy-fve years old.
was assaulted few days ago and killed.
Lucy Bullock. OF Richmond, Va, is dead
at the reputed age Of Ill years. She was
the mother OF eight children, the Oldest Of
whom Is now In her seventy-afth year
She could recall the excitement OF the wal
Of 1872, but had no personal recollections
OF Washington.
J. G. Butler, living eighteen miles soutt
OF Bentonville, Ark, has been lodged ir
jail at that place, charged with the murder
Of his daughter, fifteen years old. The
girl was butehered horribly, her head being
split open with an az and her throat cut.
E. F. Boger., former postmaster o.
Wilkesbarre, Penn, was arrested q few
days ago, charged with embezzllng money
belonging to the Government.
William MacdoYe, aged seventeen. was
;illed by lightning at BrooksSllle, Penn.
Ie had sought shelter from the storm In
shed, lightning struck It moment
later. q
A fatal fight was fought at Hancock's
Till, Ca, between John Letter on one side
md James Morris and George Mcleod on
he other, apparently without provocationi
after the smoke had cleared away Letter
vas found killed, Mcleod mortally wound.
I'd, and Ton Yowmans, a negro who had
oeen standing In range, dangerously
Hcunded In neck.
An experiment is to be tried by the Board
ST Education, ofWestfleld, N. j., In the ap.
continent Of an auxiliary board Of women
% assist In the conduct OF the public
schools OF the place. TIE following have
been appointed to the committee: Mrs.
Howard MacD ougall, Mrs. Paul Phillip,
Mrs. Salter Clark, Mrs. Alfred Rea and
Mrs. Edgar R. PearsalI.
Warren Brown, twenty-threr years old,
Of Waltham, Mass. was thrown from his
bicycle through his rear wheel being struck
by an unknown rider. He suffered concus-
sion Of the brain, and died two hours after
being taken to bis home.
C.E. Littletield, OF Rocklard, Me., was
nominated by acclamation by the Rspub-
llcans Of the Second Maine district as the
candidate for Congress to succeed the la.e
Nelson Dingley. Dir. Lttlefeld accepted
In q speech eaIoslzing Mr. Dingley and
approving the course OF the nationat Ad-
ministration. (:
Celeste McKenney, ftty.eight years OF.
age, the wife OF Harrison @. McKenpey, q
lawyer, committed suicide at her home In
Providence, R. I. She got into bath
tub full OF water. and while rowling shot.
herself behind the right ear.
As a result Of swollen streams in the
mountain roads fifty miles north OF San
Antonio, Texas, a stage coach containing
| Mrs. Emma Lawrence and five passengers
was overturned Mrs. Lawrence and two
other passengers were drowned. Ihe
accident OCCURRED In q rarlne eight miles
| from Comfort, Texas. I
Frank ". Mccarthy, one OF the most
prominent colored citizens In Southwest
Georgia, died at bis home In Albany, Ca,
a few days ago. His funeral was attended,
by an immense. concourse OF both whites
and blacks. For the first time In the his
tory OF Albany, town ofS0oo inhabitants
every store and office was closed IN honor
| of negro, no business being transacted
while the funeral was in progress.