The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-08-16
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FOREST fires in Michigan have destroyed
much valuable timber and farm property.
ISAAC TURNER ~(colored) was hanged at Lex
ington, Ky, for the murder Of Abe R.y, also
colored.
SIDNEY CHAPMAN NEALE, q prominent lawyer
OF Alexandria, Va, was arrested at Denver,
COL, on the Charge Of embezzlng large sums
of money from various parties.
TIL governor of Iowa has issued q proclama-
ton declaring the result of tho election on the
adoption of the prohibition amendment 10 be
155, 436 votes for adoption and 125, GIT against,
being a majority for adoption of 2s,7'59. He
commands all persons to take notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly.
HENRY CALDWELL, a colored man, in Jail at
Ironton, Mo-, on the charge OF having assaulted
q white woman over sixty years old, vas taken
from prison by a crowd Of masked men and
hanged to a bridge.
AT Steubenville, Ohio, John Harter, OF the
st. Charles hotel, becoming enraged at DR..
Johnson, q boarder in the hotel, sought to At
tack him in his rooms. Hsrter's father endeav-
ored to pacify him, whereupon John drew a
revolver on his father. A younger brother
named Ed , q jeweler, ran to his fathers as
sistance and rushed between them just in time
to receive in the left breast near the heart, o
bullet fred at his father, killing him instantly.
John, who was under indictment TO-: killing
another man some months ago, was lodged In
jail.
SEVERAL deaths from yellow fever hsving oc-
Cured at Brownsville and ct MatamorIs, both
Texas towns, a quarantine against t,lam was
established by surrounding points.
A wATERspour in the vicinity OF Milers-
burg, Ohio, swept away q number OF bridges
and houses and drowned live stock.
ADAM A. HARMLESS, a colored man, alleged
to be 12O years old, died the other day In Nc
Kinney, Texas.
NEARLY every State was represented by ex-
hibits at the opening o. the National Mining
exhibition in Denver, Col. The opening i'd
dress was made by Hon. William D. E.slley, Of
Pennsylvania. The object Of the exhibition is
to show the extent and richness Of tho mining
resources Of the West.
SIXTY freight cars were wrecked BY q COLI
zion and then burned near South Bond, Ind.
Several tramps are supposed TO have persisted,
and The pecuniary loss is estimated at $3.50, 600.
AT the South Carolina Democratic State con-
vention held in Columbia Colonel Hugh 8.
Thompson, State superintendent Of education,
was nominated for governor, and John G. shep-
pard, speaker Of the house, for lieutenant
governor.
A SUDDEN rise in the Licking river Ky.h
which flows into the Ohio river, opposite Gin
%cinnati, caused considerable destruction OF
property at the latter city and elsewhere. The
aggregate damage done exceeds sec, 600.
TIE Iowa Republican State convention al
Des Moines nominated a full ticket, headed by
]. A. 7. Hall, the present incumbent. for secre.
tary of state.
The Indians. Democrats in State con vention
at Indianapolis nominated a full ticket, headed
by ". R. Myers for secretary of state.
TIE Republicans of the eighth Ohio congres-
sional district have renominated Speaker
Keller.
The Ohio prohibitionists have put . full
ticket in the field.
DURING a heavy storm in Milwaukee twelve
houses were struck by lightning, one man was
killed and damage WAS done to property to the
extent of 500, 900.
The Georgia Republicans split into two fac.
tons at their State convention in Atlanta. The
regular convention recommended General L.
J. Gartrell for governor and nominated a full
ticket. In the "syndicate convention" Ca
trell was indoreed for governor, but the re-
mainder of the ticket was different from that
OF the regulars.