The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-04-06
NEWS OF THE D1Y.

! "A special dispatch to tho New
Orleans Times from San Antonio says
that Brown county courthouse and
jail was destroyed by fire Thursday
night. The county records were de-
stroyed and several persons burned to
aeath. The loss is estimated at $780,
ooo' The fire was Of inccndiary
origin.
Tho Ohio Democratic State Con-
yontion met Thursday night. G. V.
Gallaghcr, Of Douglass, was elected
president. a motion to sustain the
two-tlirds rule in the National Con-
vention was adopted. Resolutions
were adopted advocating hard money
and low tariff. yhc convention then
adjourned. On rcasscmbling dele
gates to the National Convention were
chosen, Tilden men prcdominating. No
instructions were given.
"A Chicagn special from San An
tonic, Texas, says that news comes
from Fort Elwell, Lasalle county, that
detachment of Halls State tiDops
nad tight OH Monday morning at
Clnrv and Cases rancho with Mexican
dcspemdocs. The rangers attempted
TO arrest an offender and were attack
ca. Thirty shots were exchanged.
Two hlexicans were killed or wound
cd. "A young man named Pcter john
son, recently from Philadelphia, was
killed by stray bullet.
Andrew Brown, farmer of
Comstock, Mich, ordered his daugh-
tor-in-law, who had been deserted by
her husband, to leave his house. Her
father and other neighbors asked that
she might take some furniture, where
upon fight ensucd, in which Brown
shot John Dunbar dead. A mob tried
10 lynch Brown. He barricadcd HIM
self in tho house, and when the sheriff
gained entrance Brown was found
nearly dead from the effects of nitrate
OF silvor, which he had swallowed.
The physicians have been trying to
save his life so that he can answer to
the charge of murder.
"A New York special from WIN
chester, Ky., says: "Ben johnson, q
young negro, was arrested on Wed.
nesday for al attempt to outrage re-
spectacle young lady. lie had an OK
aiming trial Friday and was held to
answer to the circnit court and sent to
Jail. lie had caught tho bride of the
young lady's horse at Il lonely place
along the road and made desperate
efforts to get her Off the horse, but she
struck him with her whip and cscap-
eel. 1t was with difficulty that tic
negro was taken to Jail. The next
morning crowd Of thirty armed men
ovorpowcrcd the guard at tho Jail and
TOOK johnson, and, after trying in vain
TO get confession from him, hung
him to tree in the Jail yard.
A special dispatch from Ottawa,
Kansas, says cyclone struck that
place about o'clock Friday evening.
completely dcmolishing seven resi-
dcnccs on Elm street and badly dam
! aging five others in the same vicinity.
Tho cyclone thtn passed over six
blocks, and again struck the ground
near the river, when it DESTROYED
several residences and barns, tore the
roof Oft the Kansas City, Lawrence
and Southern Railroad freight house
and overturned several freight cas-.
In North Ottawa twelve or fifteen
residences were totally DESTROYED or
badly damaged. The evening train
from Lawrence was caught at the
Junction, a mile north Of town, and
one passenger car and two ficight
cars upset, and Que passenger serious
" injurcd, The storm proceeded to
the northeast, destroying Spcnccr's
and Wilkms0ns houses and two farm
houses OH its way. a child was killed
and many persons wounded. Lumber
and furniture was scattered for blocks
around, and in some cases horses.
cattle, wagons, and even persons, were
hurled through the air.