The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-21
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Thiugs That We All should Know
Gathered From Our Exchanges.

Thiugs That We AL should Know
Gathered From Our Exchanges.
The s,ate Democratic convention meets In
Columbia today.
for the Dl.iricl of Columbia. will deliver the
com men cement OrRtiOn nt Erskine college
Duc West. tho l0th ol June.
The largest gin which the Tunkegre instI
tuie ever recei we'd from negro was received
recently from R,berl +. Baptist OF Galway
New York, who sent check for 81 ,uo. Bap-
list Was formerly slave In Nirgigia.
cCol. John r. Gsynor and Capt. b. ID. Greene
wh0 forfeited their bail at SavMunah cary
under arrest by officers connected with ths
United States secret service and Chief Car
penter OF the Montreal detective force.
Townsend Miller. n Montauk half breed
living at Jamaica, l.. l., and who claims 10 Dc
I0i years old, has just been married the iourtt
time.
King Edward has sent a5.0O francs as hh
contribution To the fund being raised Tor ths
relief OF the sufferers from The Martinique dis
aster.
The Gar has telegraphed 10 President Lou
bet expressipg the strcere sympathy OF MIN
self and the Casrina, who share with Francs
the sorrow caused by the terrible West Indian
catastrophe.
stephen II. Dardcn, aged S., member o.
the Con niedsrate Congress aud . veteran
The Texas war OF Independence nnd OF the
Mexican war, died al his home nj wharton
Tue remains were taken 10 Austin Tor inter
ment IN the State cemetary Of Texas.
Harry II. Brown was committed 10 jail lss
week In kipgstTee ON the verdict Ola cor
ouer's Jury that he killed bis brother.in-law
W. IL. HOileInan.
The flag over the State House has been
raised To itB iuil height, after being ut hall
mast Tor u month for General Wade Hamp'
ton.
The Hon. John Z, Hartridge. OF Jack son
Vile, Fla. ~as retained by sire last week oy
Greene and Gaynor 10 defend them.
President L. b. Hay mes OF Ieesvilie college
has been chosen editor OF the Way OF Faith
until n regular editor can DO elected 10 snc
ceed tho kev. 7. Z. Ligon.
Harry Hitler. Sam Delapy and Geo. Small
three negroes, were drowned In Saiuda riVei
near Columbia On Monday.
Col. A. r. Butler, formerly commiss ioner o
agriculture and one OF the best and braves'
men the state has ever had died at his home
10 Aiken county last Wednesday morning
ut the aye ofT0.
Fred s. Averiii, aged 25, son OF fCoi. John H
Averiil, died last week after an operation f1i
Appendicitis In Chsrieston last week. de
was chief clerk Of the exposition company.
The new lard refinery OF the Armour & Co
In The Union stock Yards 10 Chicago, wa ~
Twenty mine people were injured. and hvs
fatally. The loss In 500 900 and ID fully cover
cd by Insurance..
A line OF steamers II s0on TO be established
on the Congaree and Santee rivers connect
Ing Columbia aud Georgetown.
Abner Harris, whois dying OF consumption
has been granted pardon by Governor Nc
sweeney In order that he may die at Iii
home.
Tho colcred gate keeper OF the toll gate neal
Beaufort, has 0reu srrssted OH the charge ol
oostructIng the United States mail.
Announcements are being sent out In 70
gard 70 the State Summer School which
meets At Rock Hin, beg!nning June 25!h.
The Charleston city council have :clossd d
contract Tor new sysiem Of water works
subject TO the ratification Of the citizens ~
30 dxys. The plant Will cost 81 go OOl AND
the city II 10 pay O minimum rental Of ~.
100 . year.
resisted arrest last Saturday In Atlanta, ni'si
vsy Ing an beatiugan rS.pnliceman whom
they had = grudge against. They hid them
selves 10 house In the negro suburb. only
the desperadoes being armed. Three police
men anu number OF citizens approached
the house ut l:,D q. m. and one of the posse
was Killed by shot frpm the house. At day.
light the house was surrounded and the ne
grues ordered 10 surrender. THIS was follow
ed by An apo, her shot and apother death, and
at intervals by two other fatal shots. The
cabin was fired. ftv policemen. company
OF militia and y cannon were sent from tht
city, but before their arrival. the entire bloch
was burned down: Two negroes were cap
tured and three killed. besides tho desper
ado who was found dead In the rules.