The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-21
Western and Southern States.

At Massilon, Ohio, two boys OF seventeen
have been sentenced to be hanged tor muir
dering n man last August.
Duling 1879 there were 2S9 fires in Balti-
MORE, resulting in damages aggregating
1896, 5S4.6l.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S annual circular giving
the product OF the precious metals west of the
Missouri river, including British Columbia,
and the receipts in San Francisco by express
from the west coast of Mexico, during 1879,
places the aggregate products ut: Gold, 49,
539, 800; silver, $3S, ga, 8l2; lead, 81, lS5, 1859
At New Haven, Ky, Albert Lucas, with
three ladies, drove off the bridge across Brust
creek. All tho ladies were injured more or
less, but Lucas' young daughter broke her
back, and died in a few minutes. Another
lady had her collar bone broken, md Lucas
was crushed by the wagon bed falling on him.
1t has been discovered that about forty bodies
have been stolen from lakewood cemetery. IN
Richmond, We, during the past few weeks,
and it is supposed the corpses have heen
shipped to medical institutions in various parts
OF the country.
The Capital Savings bank at Sacramento,
CAL, hiss closed its doors. 1t is said that the
suspension will involve a loss of over ST.
900, 900.
NullG lHC SucElll Vi lhIlluclSL COuuIJJ fh'J
was conveying Columbus Miles, Il colorcd
man, to jnil on the charge of having outraged
a white woman, his prisoner was taken from
him by an armed force of about forty men und
hanged to a tree.
A dispatch from Kansas City, Mo-, asserts
positively TINT Jesse James, the most no.
torious outlaw OF the West, has died from the
effects of n shot received ut the hands OF a
former companion.
The steamer Fisher, the mail boat between
Pensacola, Fla, and Freeport, burst her
boiler, killing Captain Watson and one other
person and fatally scalding The engineer.
At the caucus OF Republican members of the
Ohio Legislature Congressman Garfield WINS
unanimously nominated rs the party's candi-
date for United States Senator, to succeed
Senator Thurman, whose Term expires in
1881. The Republicans have q majority in
both branches Of the Legislature.
Governor Cobb, of Alabama, has appointed
Luke Prior, of Athens, to I'LL the vacancy in
the United States Senate caused by the death
OF Senator Houston. MIR. Prior was the law
partner Of the late Senator Houston, and has
never before held office.
A dispatch from Alamosa, COL, confirms the
horrible rumor that the Meeker women were
outraged while in the custody of the Ute In
Se ~"S AoSS wax SA'N' "AS Se'hS SNS
commission OF investigation, but the women
begged that it be not made public. Mrs.
Meekcr now publishes a letter telling the
whole story, from which it appears that the
choice WIS given them OF submitting 10 the
designs of their captors or Of suffering death.
The examination further disclosed that the
three women were permitted, as a iastalterna.
tive, with the exception CT Mrs. Meeker, to
choose from among the chiefs who should live
with them during theircaptivity following the
massacre at the agency. Twelve Ute In
dams, on their way to Washington under
escort of a small body OF troops, were pelted
with stones at Pueblo, COL, and al organized
movement to lynch them was set on loot by
indignant miners, but cooler ~ccunsels even
tually prevailed.
At San Francisco, CAL, the two.story frame
dwelling occupied by Daniel Hoskins, his
wife and five children, caught fire during the
absence OF Mr.. IIoskins, and before the fumes
could be subdued Mrs. Hoskins, Annie, aged
eighteen, Eddie, aged tour, and an infant
daughter were burned 10 death.