The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-10-25
South and Wes

TIE Mormons have been buying q large
tract of land in Arizona.
The vote in Arkansas on the liquor license
question stands 1880 for licenses and 1901
against.
SIXTEEN freight cars and two engines were
Totally wrecked by a railroad collision near
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, causing al estimated
loss of $4,000.
A FIRE at Warrington, Fla, a village adj
joining the Pensacola navy yard, destroyed
twenty-four buildings, indicting a total loss
of about $4,000.
AT Lowell, Kansas, n Miss Rosecranse,
ayoung lady of seventeen, tried to rescue her
scven-ycar-old sister from their burning resi-
dence, when both lost their lives.
The steamer Atlantico brought from Vera
Cruz, Mexico, to New Orleans forty-seven
sailors from five foreign vessels flour Nor
wcgian and ono Swedish), and four sailors
from ono American vessel, the bark Commo-
dorc Dupont, all wrecked on tho coast Of
Mexico. Tho vessels wero riding Mt anchor
off Tampico and Pueblo Nuevo, and were
driven ashore by a gale.
Two convict guards at Darlington, Texas,
shot at each other with pistols until both
were dead.
4 PREMATURE explosion. of O blast took
place near Mountain Store, Mo-, by which
Gordon Mcdonald, a railroad boss, and four
laborers were killed, and six others seriously
injured.
By Il collision between a freight train and
Il wood train near Bridgcville, DEL, m en-
giuo and four cars were demolished and
eleven train hands wore injured moro or less
seriously.
GREAT excitement was caused in Gin
cinnati by the brutal murder of A. w. Ross,
a prominent c%itizon, treasurer of the Coal
Exchange and ono of tho exposition CON-
m%issioners. Mr.. Ross was returning to his
home in Glendale, a suburb of Cincinnati,
late at night, when he was set upon, his head
crushed in and his pockctbook and watch
stolen. A large reward for the apprehension
Of tho murderers was offered.
FLAMES have destroyed the court house ut
Atlamont, Grundy county, Tenn, with all il
contained.
The total number of cases of yellow fever
at Pensacola, Fla, up to the 9th, was loo,
and of deaths III.
Ano11EE in tie sawmill of Young Smith,
near %Shclbyville, Ind, exploded, Instant!
killing George Young and fatally i%njurinG
his partner, Harry Smith.
AT Il baptismnl ceremony near Canton.
Ga, Il bridge gavo way and 200 spectators
fell into tho water. No lives were lost, but
quite a number of persons had legs or arms
broken.
ST.. LOUIS fair has boon q great success
this year, tho receipts in one week reaching
100000, against S77,0O0 last year.
The Rev. j. i. Denton, Arkansas State Sill
pcrintcndcnt of public instruction, COM.
United suicide by jumping from tho balcony
of IL house in Fayetteville. lie had been
mentally unbalanced.
YELLOW fever has caused great distress IL
Pensacola, Fla, and the local boardof health
has issued an appeal to tho country for nld.
RETURNS from Ohio OH the morning after
tho election indicated tho success Of the
Democratic State ticket by q majority eStl-
mated Mt from 10000 to 15,WO, and the
election of from ten 10 fourteen Democrats
out Of the twcnty-ono congressman, Which is
Il Democratic gain Of several congressman.
In Cincinnati the Democrats elected their
county ticket by q majority Of about G,0I.
against n Republican majority of from 2,HM
tp $500 a year ago. The election in West
Virginia, held on the same day, resulted i'll
an increased Republican vote and the sue
cess Of one Republican congressman out of
the four elected, which is q Republican gain.