The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-05-12
Western and Southern States.

Young brothers were i~legitimate offspring.
The next day Kallooh was shot and danger
ously wounded by Charles De Young, the
senior proprietor of the paper, who at the
time narrowly escaped a lynching at the
hands of Kalloch's friends. De Young was
arrested, and at the time OF his death was out
on bail. Kalloch fingered between Lie and
death tor days, finally recovered ard was
elected mayor of San Francisco. The mother
OF the De Youngs, now in her eightieth year,
q still living
a writ of error has been granted in the
case of Denis Kearney, imprisoned in the
San Francisco penitentiary.
Edward Nugent and Henry j. Redemeir
were hanged at St. Louis, the former for the
murder of his wife while drunk, and the latter
tor the causeless murder Of an old man named
Vosz. On the same day, at Lexington, 8. c..
Alexander Williams was hanged tor the
murder OF Smith Fields more than four years
ago..
Republican State conventions for the cleo
ton of delegates to the national convention
have been held in Virginia, Georgia and Ore
gon within the past few days.
During a storm or Lake Michigan the lie
saving crew OF Station No. 2 went to the
reliet OF a wrecked vessel near Huron City,
Mich. When within quarter Of a mile OF the
vessel the life-boat was swamped. Tho seven
men chung to the submergedb boat, but chilled By
long exposure and exhausted, dropped off one
by one, until Captain j. B. Kinh only was
left. He finally driited ashore with tho boat.
A cyclone in the vicinity OF Taylorsville,
ILL.,, has caueed great damage to person and
property. Two children OF Alonzo Cutter,
Mr.. r. j. Langley, and John Gessner were
killed, and several other persons badly in
iured. A man named Watts and his wife were
blown about q quarter oil o mile locked in each
others arms. and were found badly injured
and insensible. At other points in the North
west houses were leveled to the ground.
The following detailed account is given OF
the murder # the senior proprietor OF the San
Francisco Chronicle by Mayor Kalloch's son:
Just before eight o'clock in the evening
Charles Do Young entered the business Office
of the Chronicle and stood talking with some
gentlemen leaning against the counter. Di-
rectly the door opened and j. NJ. Kalloch en-
tered, and drawing a pistol, without, as far ns
can be learned, speaking a word, began firing
at De Young. The latter ran through the
gate OF the counter TO the desk inside, Kalloch
firing ut him as he ran. On reaching the
desk De Young turned to face his opponent
nth a pistol in his hand, when Kalloch, lean
Ing over the counter, fred again, the oall
striking De Young in the mouth. Kallocll
then started for the door, and De Young
raised his pistol as If to fire; but apparently
his strength Iailed him, tor tho pistol was not
discharged, and sinking backward he iell on
the floor. The ball had evidently pierced the
base of tho brain, and in a few minutes he ex-
pired. AS Kalloch ran out OF the door he was
seized by a citizen, and al the same time an
officer came up, took hin. in charge and con-
5,oto5 him m tho oitv nria0n.
The Oregon Republican State convention ut
Portland nominated State officers and elected
six delegates to the national convention who
we're instructed to vote iur Senator Blaine.
A heavy storm passed over Macon, Miss,
u few nights ago, blowing away twenty-two
houses, including the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road machine shops, round-house, depot, tele-
graph Office and master mechanics on1ce.
Sixteen cars were blown from the track, and
seventeen persons were killed and twenty
two wounded. The loss oil property is esti-
mated at not less than $l00, 900. By the
SAINT storm three children were drowned in
Giles county, Tenn, and tour persons killed
OF Paint Rock. Ala. G.
4 committee " relief appointed by the 81.
Louis merchants exchange make the follow
ing report in regard to the recent cyclones
. thnt devastated eastern Missouri: The recent
cyclones WHICH pltSScu ofC2 AZ ooSSA f~Ns
OF the State OF Missouri have brought death
and ruin to hundreds OF families, laid waste
many thriving towns and villages, and scat
tered to the winds houses, stock and i'm
Elements Of hundreds OF farmers. Recent
ndvices received by this committee show the
destruction to be more fearful than pen can
picture. Frank X. Nipher, professor Of
physics of W ashington university, in this CITY,
and C. Smaller Smith, civil engineer, who
have Just returned from an exploring tour
which embraced the entire line OF the two
tornadoes in southwestern Missouri, IN q 10
port to this committee say that hall the hor-
rors nave NOT been told. The James river
storm began abort thirty-flve miles west OF
Springfield, and gradually increased in size
and power until it attained q width of two
thousand feet. For q distance OF lorty-sx
miles it cut an uhbroken swathfrom one hum
bred and fifty to rwo hundred feet wide. Men,
N and children were killed or crippled.
Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs met q s!mllar
fate. Dwellings, fences and ~outbuldlngs
were not only leveled, but blown away.
Flows, wagons, reapers, and other farming
implements we're reduced to scrap iron and
kindling wood; and in many cases folds with
growing crops were 80 covered with forest
debris, or with mud or sand, that much addi-
tional labor will be required to save what has
been planted. No houses or barns have been
lett Standing in the track OF the storms.
Farmers are entirely without horses or i'm
plenents with which to carry on their farms.
Similar reports come from many other
sources, and the demands upon the people tor
assistance are very urgent. st. Louis ID doing
all in her power for the roliet OF these I'M
fortunate districts, but the call is great and
cannot be supplied in an adequate manner by
10 citizens of this State alone. This COM
mittee, therefore, ia behalf OF the sufferers,
appeal 10 the people of this country every
where to come forward and assist in relieving
the great distress Of the Southwest.
During q storm near Newport, Ark, Mrs.
Sarah Adams and q little boy named Wicklow
were killed by lightning.
,Fhe boiler OF o single mill in Savannah,
Ga, exploded, killing the superintendent and
engineer and injuring eight other men in the
building.
Mr.. Compton, with wife and four children,
attempted to ford the Okaw river in Holland
township, ILL.,, whom the wagon was over.
turned and the three oldest children, aged
respectively five, seven and nine years, were
drowned. The parents and youngest child
were saved.
The seventh annual convention OF the Ma
tional Butter, Egg and Cheese association was
held in Indianapolis, Ind, about 200 delegates
being present.
The Ohio Republican State convention tor
the nomination OF Il State ticket and the cleo
ton OF delegates to the national convention
was held at Columbus. The State ticket
nominated is headed by Charles Townsend
for Secretary of State. The platform adopted
presents John Sherman to the national con.
vention rs a 1T nominee for President; and
the delegates.at large, as well as a majority OF
the district delegates elected, are Tor Mr..
Sherman. On the same day the South Caro-.
lima Republican State convention, in session
at Columbia, elected Delegates to tho ma
tional convention and adop,cl a resol :tion
instructing them to vote as a unit to the end
OF the contest for General Grant.
A coroner's jury ut san Frlncisco has rem
dered n verdict c~anrgin. Maror knlloch's son
with the muir Ter of Charlie. Da iorpg.
Nashville Tenn, is celebrating tho ccnter-
NAL OF her existence By M exposition held IL
q building elcc,cd cspeciul'y for the purpo"c.
From Washington
The President has signed the bill providing
for celebrating the one hnndredth annivcr-
, sary of the treaty OF peace aud recognition al
American independence by holding All inter
! national exhibition Of arts, manufactures, a''i
| the products OF the soil and mine, in tho city
-. Now, yorb in tho ye,ir 1SS3.