The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-01
Domestic.

DOnrstic.
Samuel Peter Movers, convicted OF the
murder OF Michael Knrnsy and John Lem
| hart. was hanged In the county jail yard ut
| Somerset, Penn.
! Minnie Cassidy, eighteen years old, has
brought suit against Louis Sherry, the pro-
prietor OF Sherry's, In Nav York City, to
recover S2j, 900 for the loss OF four fingers
iu n mlugle while employed rs laundress
In his establishment.
! Cnaries McCartny, WHO was circus
clown more than forty years ago and
known ~ the first man to turn double
:omersault, dropped dead in Chicago.
The third OF series OF dynamite eIplo-
. sions in LeadvIl e, Col, wrecked the hand
some residence OF \. V. Hunter, tha
wealthy niue owner, and the home OF J.
C. Ritchey, adjoining. No one was injured
In the explosions. Several suspicious
characters have been arrested.
| Henry Keeler, OF Carlisle, Penn, VET
eran OF the Civil War, applied for PEN
sion. few days ago be received cheek
for 5000. The Joy over It's receipt made
him III. He diel before he had nm oppor-
.unity to spend I cent OF his windfall.
Through lack OF heirs the property OF the
Seventh Dav Baptist VI onastical Society. at
Snow Hill, Penn, rev erts 70 the State. Tho
society WIS IOlnutl III lfJo elcI Lou-
man. who said he heard mystic whisper
Ings" directing his course.
At a special municipal election IN Hell
sha, Mont. il has been decided to buy an
electric light plant mt Il cost OF s3U, 900, and
20 bond the city for 5000, 600 to buy or build
water works plant.
Sidney G. Hawson, OF Arlington, Ore. \
member ofthe Oregon Legislature. commit
ted suicide by shooting himself In the
head. 1t Is said that domestic troubles
were the cause.
No more enlisted men cf volunteer reyi-
ments are to be sent to the Philippines.
There Il Federal position at Chapel.
Hartford County, Nd, that 10 one wants
1t is the posto;tice. Nobody could he
found to take charge OF 1t, aud 80 1t will be
closed up.
Mr.. ami Mrs. William F. G llbert, OF Can
non. Conn.,, celebrated their golden we'd
ding ut their home. Relativ es and friends
from Briig port, New Havsu, Danbury and
other places called Oh them.
The statement OF the State Dispensary
In South Carolina for the year 1899 has
been completed. During the year the
amount OF profits going to the counties,
towns and cities was 500 1872. The net
profits to the State which go to the credit
OF the school fund are s193 $40 mnking tho
total uet prodts SAILS Tue total gross
profits for the year were SiS5, $50. The
total receipts for the year were 81 ,635, ,9S9.
Two daughters OF the Rev. G.. N. Day
we're dro gned In Shalrer's fork OF Cheat
River, W. Va. They were crossing the
river on horseback. The horse fell down,
throwing them from his back. The father
saw the accident, but his ski1 sank before
lie colld reach his children.
The British bark Inve rlochy arrived Mt
San Francisco, Cal, li3 days from Swan
sea. and the British ship Kiiburn, $50 days
from London.
Foreign.
The Dowager Duchess Of SchIeswiS-
Hoist in, mother OF the Empress OF Ger
many, died at Dresden.
John Ruskin was buried ut Contston In
the presence Of Il large number OF mounerS
from all parts OF the United Kingdom.
A contingent OF Colombian troops has
gone from Colon to Baranqulla. 1t is re-
ported that the Government has 40, 900 men
under arms. The rebellion continues.
There are several thousand eases OF IN
fueuZa In Rome. There are 10 900 nauenza
cases in Turin. md many thousands are re-
ported all over Italy.
A longshoreman at Sydney, n. 8. W., has
been stricken with bGboaic pIugue. The
physicians say he was innoculated by the
bite OF II flee.
The bubonic plague has broken out in
Rosario, Argentine, and II rigorous Gordon
has been established in that place. 4.
Major Lalande, Chief O.; Police OF Qua
temaia, former resident Uf Michigan, has :
bean murdered while trying to make an az