The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-02-14
Domestic.

Kirk D Downing, aged nineteen years, gave
himself up tola9 constable at Fayetteville,
Tenn, and confessed that he had shot and
killed Andrew Patrick. whose body was
found near Ills home In Lincoln County.
.s'Professor''A A. 'Lettamboy, magnetic
healer, was found dead In bathtub at
Grand Rapids, Mich. His body had been
parboiled to such a degree that the hesb
fell from the bones when 1t was lifted our.
1t has been established TINT one OF the
burglars killed by the police 10 Quincy, H..
Ra few days ago was George Good. son OF
gAbram Good. a wealthy miller OF Williams
port, Penn.
. The transport Thomas, bearing the
bodies OF Major General Henry ". Lnwton,
Mljor John A. Logan, Lieutenant Bennett
! and DR.. J. L. Armstrong, arrived at San
B jFrauclsco. tApong tue passengers were
Mrs. .3Hton Rhd her children.
,WIl{Ihm Myers, who built the first sleep.
ing cSS died ut Carthage, No., OF heart
;sdisaa HS was seventy-nlne years old.
SS.and q quarter OF dynamite ex,
fbdsd stssSibley's quarry, uenr Detroit.
3 fS3l.s and blew Nelson Burbo, workman.
3 s6t0ins. Parsons In Detroit and fot
mEhymilss around thought an earthquake
had occurred.
The Ohio Supreme Court has handed
down decision In which the Valentine.
Stewart Antitrust law is held to. be valid.
In an impromptu duel former Sheriff Il.
R. Pickering was killed by Edward N.
Daniel, who was wounded, at Princeton,
Ky.
President Mckinley has reinstated Cadets
william NJ. Cooley. OF Michigan. and james
Prentice, OF New York. as members OF the
second class In the West Point Military
Academy.
At conference between Governor Stone
and the officials Of the D Department OF Aerl-
culture at Harrisburg, Penn, 1t was de-
cided to vigorously enforce the law passed
BY the last Legislature to regulate tho
manufacture and sale OF oleomargarinc
and imitation butter,
Miss Minna Field, seventeen yenrs old, q
niece OF Marshall Field, OF Chicago, and
heress to millions, ran away from board
ing school, and was married In New York
City to Preston Gibson, son OF the late
Ssuator from Louisiana.
Rev. Il. B. Strodach, aged flfty-three.
pastor OF st. Pauls Lutheran Church,
Brooklyn, for thirteen years. lately OF Pine
Grove, Penn, was frozen 10 death at Read
ing, Penn.
Samuel Peter Mevors, convicted OF the
hart, was, hanged in the county jail yard ut
Somerset, Penn. uH
Minnie Cassidy. eighteen years old, has
brought suit against Louis Sherry. the pro-
prletor OF Sherry's, In New York City. to-
recover go, 600 for the loss OF four f1ngers
In mangle while employed rs n laundress
In his establishment. ~
Charles Mccarthy, who was circus
clown more than forty yours ago3l lnd
known as the first man to turn n double
somersault, dropped dead In Chicago.
The third of n series OF dynamite.explo
sions In Leadvile. COL, wrecked the eh4pd.
some residence OF A. '. HuntekHfhe
wealthy mine owner, and the holne19&E23
C. Ritchey, udj joining. No one wasin1Ft8
In the. explosions. Several suspt4lQs
characters have been arrested. q. ~ 4
Henry Keeler, OF Carlisle, Penn. ii vets
eran OF the Civil War, applled5fo 9Sns
sion. A few days ago he received a check
for $1,000. The Joy over It's recelptmade
him Ill. He died before he had an oppor.
3tuuity to spend cent OF hlstwlndiall. =
Through lack OF heirs the property OF the
Seventh Dav Baptist Monastical Society. ut
Snow Hill, Penn, reverts to the State. The
society wassfou nded In 1875 by Peter Leh
man. who said he heard mystic whisper.
ings" directing his course. ~