The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-23
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

Tho James river has stopped rising.
band fears of a serious food have hcem
dispcilcd. AT Lynchburg "Wednesday
nignt THO water was nine feet above
NIGH water mark, but gradually falling.
IVY: Baldwin was found unconscious
In bed 1T Aurora. Ill.,, on "Wednesday
with several stabs in his neck and body.
and his wife dead beside him. viii,
her throat cut. The murdcrers arc
unknown.
The Senate on Friday rejected the
nominations of the following census
supervisors: II. j. Simmons. First
District OF Georgia, and b. Il. Joubert.
flrst District OF Louisiana. The rc.
lection of Simmons was by u vote of
tWcntysnine to ton. Senators Hill and
Eaton were the only Democrats who
voted In favor of his confirmation.
The trial Of the Virginia ,Judocs
indicted in the United States Court
1or tho. Western District Of Virginia.
Judge itives presiding, for refusing
ocpnt negroes on the .iuries, in.viola-
ton of the United States law, was
commenced ut Lynchburg on Satur-
Gay. The first case called was that of
+ Judge I'M, OF Buckingham, who was
acquitted.
At one o'clock on "Wednesday
morning ono hundred masked men
boldly rode up to the county iail at
Wlnchestcr, ILL.,, battered down the
door, dis"rmcd the guards and ioiler.
ana with rcvolvcrs in hand COMPELLED d
them to- give up the keys. They then
opened the cell Of Joseph j. Field, and
dispatched him with pistol shots. Field
was incarceratcd for the murder Of
James Padgett OH the 25th ult. Hc
had wealthy connections.
Conrad Hieman, resident Of
st. Louis, willie in q fit of tlcljyiu2u
t'enenS Thursday night, attacked his
family with large knife, stabbed hie
wife to the heart, killed the babe in
her arms, stabbed his brothers son.
(who, however, escaped death by run
hlng) and finally, stabbing his brother
who attempted to seize him, made his
escape. lie was arrested in the OUT
skirts OF the city, still raviny of the
demons who, he said, were pursuing
him.
a Grayson, kentucky, dispatch
saysa party Of a hundred regulators
rodo to Jumcs Binion's house on up-
per:Big Sinking Creek on Thursday
night. and asked for John Boggs,
"A 'nat9grions character. who was con
cea!ed about the, house. Binion re-
tusea to open tile door and commenced
"a, fnsllade on the regulators, firing fifty
SHOTS, killing, it is believed, one of
them. The regulators, who had come
only to o.ify Boggs to leave the coun
,!f!!ys then broke down the doors and
Three Shots wtra fired at B;nion, who
was instantly killed. Mrs. .Binion's
right leg was broken. The regulators
took Boggs and hanged linn to tree
AMI fired two shots into his body.
The President has requested tho
resignation OF Mr.. Il. w. Seward. thc
United States minister to China, and
it's understood that if the resignation
is not forthcoming Mr.. Seward will
De removed. In the meantime the
settlement OF his accounts with the de-
partment OF State is suspended. 1t is
held that the practices Of Mr.. Seward
during his official career in China
should have led to his removal long
ago, but tho executive department has
thought proper to await the result OF
the investigation set on foot BIZ the
House OF Representatives AS it is
now settled that nothing further can
come out of that Investigation, the
President has at last taken action.
Intelligence has been received r.
Richmond, Va, Ola duel in Bruins
wick county. between II. A. Raney.
asvoung lawyer Of that county, and
au Mlch1rd Jolly, a travelling salesman.
The difficulty originated from politi-
cal dispute cngcmdcrcd by the recent
heated canvass on the State debt qucs-
ton: A hostile meeting took place
near smoky Ordinary, the weapons
!! used being regular dueling pistols. At
the: first fire Jolly received slight
flesh wound in the arm, while his bali
cnt off a lock ofhis antagonists hair.
While about to have asccond shot. de-
mandcd by Jolly, constable appear
ed and arrested the party. They were
taken before magistrate and bailed
to appear before the county court.
Another and later account says that
the story of the duel is oil n hoox