The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20
Western and Southern statos.

AT a. fire in q coal oil refinery, near Balti-
more, Robert Dinsmore and William smith
were burned to death and Lewis Lebrun was
horribly roasted.
The Virginia and Georgia State fairs the
former in Richmond and the latter in Macon -
opened the other day.
A difficulty occurred near Mount Joliet,
Tenn, between Winfield McWhirter and John
Cloyd (colored), caused by 8 dispute about
forty cents, claimed to be due Cloyd for pick
ing cotton. Cloyd shot McWhirter end lied.
A writ for his arrest was issued, and gwen 10
Constable Frank Warfool to serve. James
McWhirter, Dr.. Raymer and John Osborne
we're summoned to aid him in efecting Cloyds
arrest. The posse, in the course OF the search,
came to the house Of John Williamson Ccolored),
and discovered that Williamson was heavily
armed. He was placed under arrest. The posse,
proceeded toward Greenhill, hoping TO meet
Cloyd on the way. When near the residence or
John T. Gleaves, the officer met Cloyd and tried
To take him in CUSTODY. C!oyd shot Warfool,
who then returned the fire as he fell: The
ball struck Cloyd in the forehead and ne i'm
mediately expired, as also did WARRIOR. Two
friends Of CIoyd shot DR.. Rsymer in the thigh
and arm, i~nficting serious wounds.
Hermann & Co., Cincinnati bankers, have
failed for about 5000, 600.
Business is being actively resumed In the
districts OF the South lately cesolated py
yellow fever.
For FORTY miles on the line OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, east OF Parkersburg, W va,
diohtheria has been raging to an extent hitner-
to unknown in that ~region-tWelve cnlldren
diving in four days, and more than hall the
families along the road having had at least
one case.
A band OF one hundred tramps captured o
train, drove off the railroad employees ana
ran it to Fulton, KY, where they were met D!
armed citizens, who compelled the "oulu'De
dead-beats to pursue their journey on foot.
MANY vessels were beached or sunk and a
number of lives lost during a heavy storm on
Lake Michigan.
From the Beaver aud Sappa valleys OF Kansas
comes n terrible Story OF murder, outrage aud
nIupder by the Indians duriug ter cent up
rising. About thirty persons were KILLED 10
the two valleys, all the m and glrls mel
nv the red fieuds wero maitrea!eG. anu the
nroperty of tho settlers was CT rYwhero &C.
stroyed or carried OFF. Tue loss or me say
ages during their ilhumsn raid was tritiins.
The British bark Beaconsieid, from Dublin,
arrived in Baltimore a few days ago, having on
hoard the survivors Of t"0 sh!pwrecked 7essois
An Italian brig and d Portuguese schooner.
From the former the captain mud las t"o
i,rothars wero washed overheard ard drowned,
and from the lattor five pas:engerS-a woman,
her son and three men-were lost.
Robbing tho graves Of their dead seems 10 be
q matter Of common occurrence III portions VI
the West. In Detroit, Mich. two men we're
discovered and fired upon jnet az thty had
oyhumed the body CT u woman. and n horse
and wagon standing near by were recognized az
belonging 10 a we'll known undertakcr. At
Keoknk, Ia. it has been discovered that A.
Msckev, Of that city, has been receiving bodies
OF recently buried people graves having been
robbed at Beacon. H.. and the bodies barreled
and clipped to Mackey, who sold them to med
icsl colleges. The wholesale resurrectlonlst WAS
arrested, but declared that he was innocent.
The Phoenix elevator at Peoria. ILL.,, with
over 100 600 bushels Of grain, bas been de-
y.royed by fire.
The elections in Georgia, Kentucky, Louis
ana, Alabama, Virginia. TENNESSEE: Maryland;
south Carolina. North Carolina, Florida and
Texas have resulted in the success OF the Dem
ocratic State tickets in every instance and the
return OF u solid Democratic delegation to
Congress in several States. South Carolina re-
elects Wade Hampton for governor and IN
Louisiana Burke's majority for State treasurer
is about $4,000. In Tennessee and Texas
AlbertS Marks and Oren NJ. Roberts are elected
governors. In Georgia Alexander ). Stephens
was re. elected to Congress. Thu political con-
tests in the Western States were not 80 one
sided .as in the South Kansas. Michigan,
Nebraska, Wisconsin,, Illinois and Minnesota
Coiug Republican where State tickets we're IN
the iield, while the Democrats were ahead III
Missouri.