The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-02-15
Domestic.


Il few days ago. Davis was the guard at
the prison who aided the escape OF H0mlln
and Allen in 1879, at which time Hamlin
murdered Keeper Shipman. Davis was an
authority on Shakespeare and regularly
corresponded with Shakespeare clubs
throughout the country.
The body Of Augustus H. Garland
reached Little Rock, Ark, few days ago,
escorted by Legislative Committee. Tho
funeral party was followed to Mount Holly
Cemetery, where the burial was made. by
an immense procession.
L AS result OF the report OF the bribery
investigation committee, Speaker Wright
resigned the chair Of the California AS
vote OF 60 to 10 to expel him. Allen Ander-
son Was elected Speaker.
Albert J. Parshley, IN insurance man OF
Rochester, N. H., was killed by train
few days ago while crossing the track.
Mr.. Parshley was seveDty-two years OF age.
He leaves O wife and four children.
William mckinley, practical joker OF
Berkley, Va, was shot q few days ago by
Lemuel Smithson, down whose back he had
dropped lighted cigar. Smithson fired
five shots ut McGinley. One passed
through his cheek and nose and two others
pierced each hand. Smithson escaped.
The steamer City OF Seattle. which un.
dertook to break all records between Seat.
tie, WASH, and Skagway, Alaska, has sue
ceeded In making round trip In five days
and twenty-five hours, Including stop oil
nineteen hours at Skagway. Her average
speed was 1879 knots.
Joseph Sauter, carpenter residing at
Sayreville, N. j., shot his wife aud is now
in jail. He shot his wife three times In the
honl hoo nd fun
He has been married twice.
Jackson, a Walking Mountain farmer.
from his home on Wallen's Creek, Ky.
few nights ago, to chastise him. Mrs.
Jackson went to his rescue with q SHOT
gun, with the result that one ofthe masked
men was killed outright and another NOR
tally wounded.
Earl Pedrick, sixteen years OF age. OF
Pnssaic, N. J., was drowned In Dundee
Lake few days ago. He was out driving
with his father, physician. who had to
make call near the lake. While the doc
tor was In the house his son left the buggy
and went out on the lake to slide. He foil
and broke through the ice.
Mrs. W. II. Rudolph and her two
children, aged two and four years.
were lost In a snowside Mt Ape-, COL, a
almost continually for q week, and had
reached depth OF fifteen feet on the
mountain sides. The pack gave way,
swep. down on the Rudolph home and car
ried 1t OF. Rudolph escaped. but his wife
and two children were caught in the avail
anche Of snow.
The First Baptist Church OF Scranton,
Penp., was destroyed by fire on Sunday
The loss is $4,000. The pastor, the Rev.
J. Frank Matthews, several hours before
the flames were discovered, preached on
the great Chicago fire.
All OF the eleven volunteer fire companies
OF Johnstown, Penn, turned out few
nights ago to battlo with the worst flre in
Johnstown's history. Within two hours
time flames consumed 500 coo worth OF
property, on which there Is an insurance
estimated at between 5000 and $50, 900.
under arrest at Anderson, Md, for using q
slungshot in quellng disturbance ut q
revival meeting at q church few evenings
ago.
Almost under the shadow OF n police
station six men entered lodging house in
Chicago few days ago, and held up more
= than hundred men lettering about the
large Office room. The robbers succeeded
In making their escape nfter beating one
OF the clerks OF the establishment seriously.
The Planters Bank, with capital OF
s25,000, at Kansas City, NO., was closed by
the State. The proprietors are under
arrest by order OF Secretary OF State
Leseuer and Assistant Attorney-G General
Jeifrles. The bank has no visible assets, It
is alleged, whatever.
Anderson Wood died at Knuckles, Ind,
the victim OF practical joke. A few nights
ago While Albert Shumate was on his way
home from a dance, Wood and three ccm
panions, who thought to frightsn Shumate,
jumped out OF the bushes and demanded
his money. Shumate fred upon the sup
posed robbers, Instantly killing Wood.
When told Of the mistake Sbumate left
home and has not been heard OF since.
Herbert Maui died ut Trenton, N. j., a
few days ago. While eating peanuts a
whole one lodged at the entrance to his
stomach.
Catherine Coyne. forty-seven years old,
Of Jersey City, N. j., was struck by an east
bound passenger train o few days ago and
instantly killed.