The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1882-08-09
south and West

DURING q nr6 IN b enln6ie hill at CA6iuon,
Mich, two boilers exploded with terrific force.
Two boys were instantly killed, and 4 number
OF men we're hurt more or less seriously.
WHILE q Mexican wagon traiu carrying 1870
kegs of powder Was going down a hill near
Helena, Ark, some of the powder exploded.
Two Me1icans and four mules were blown to
pieces, Another man was blown to a height Of
100 feet and killed.
A PARTY Of Arizona vigilantes in pursuit oil
William Mu!cahy, John Kinssbury, and a no.
torious outlaw known as Nevada Jim, the MUIR
derers of two Mexicans, overlook them in .
mountain ambuscade. A furious fight, in which
rifles and revolvers were freely used, followed.
Mulcahy and KingsLury were shot dead,
and ono Of the vigilantes was wounded. Ne
vada jim was captured and told to prepare for
immediate death. While the party were pre-
pairing q rope to hang him the prisoner
snatched q revolver from one OF them and shot
himself through the brain.
W11LARD's bank, at J~onesborough, Ohio, has
failed.
GLOWING reports Of tho abundant harvests
are continually received from nearly every
point in the West.
TIE Indians are on the warpath In Arizona
and have killed many Of the whites, burned
buildings, carried of or slaughtered stock and
laid in waste the crops.
An unsuccessful attempt was made on q
recent night to burn the town Of Seattle, W. 7.
The attempt was evidently made by a brother
Of PAYNE, WHO was lynched Last spring by the
citizens of the place, and his gang OF despera-
does. At the tap Of q bell the vigilance COM
ulittee assembled and hastily prepared a list OF
the names Of twenty prominent "roughs,"
whom they ordered to leave the place before
daylight or abide the consequences. The
order was obeyed and the town was cleared.
SRvEr colored laborers were found dead on
q railroad track near Meridian, Miss, the sup
position being that they had fallen asleep oa
the truck while under the influence Of liquor
and teen run over by q train. Two other
colored men, however, were arrested on strong
that the men were murdered, robbed
and their bodies placed on the track.
ATTIRE in Fresno, CAL, burned about fifty
buildings, mostly business houses, including
five hotels, the Farmers bank, Metropolitan
hall, stores, barber shops and saloons. The
loss will probably reach 5000. 600.
DUEL was fought near Christiansburg, Va,
ct sunrise between Captain John s. Wise, the
Readjuster candidate for congressman at large
and John s. Crockett, commonwealth attor-
ney for Wythe county. After two rounds were
fred without effect Crockett, the challenger,
expressed himself satisfied and tho affair ter
minated.
MA1r1N BEckEr, committed to jail atHamp-
ton Court House, S. c., for assaulting a white
girl twelve years old, was taken from contnc;
ment by a crowd and lynched.
De. D. F. COLLINS, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
brother of Jerome J. Collins, the journalist,
who lost his life with Lieutenant Dc Long,
commander of the Jesnnttte, wishes Congress t.
make an investigation. D.. Collins charScs
that after tho Melville Danenhowcr party
reached a place oil safety, Danenho"er asked
permission to search for DeLonS and his party,
but that Melville refused, aud ordnted Omen.
hover south, saying he wolld make the search
himself; that Melville SION atterward ven
south himself without making q thorough
search, aud remained south until he received
instructions from Washington to return North;
and DR.. Collins alleges that all the circIIn-
stances since Developed show that hal Mel
vile mado an energetic search at the begin
ming, or permitted DAnellower to do 30, Dc
Long and his party woull have been save |.
Or. Collins also alleges that tho jealousy
which existed among the olicets of the expe-
di,ion was such as to mako failure q certainty
from the start that entering tile ice pack was
an ine1cusable bluuder that in the retreat
inferior boats and instruments were taken
and better ones left on board. He also
alleges that the provisions with
Which the Jeanette was fitted out were in
ferior in quality and insufficient in quantity.
DR.. Collins concludes: "Danenhower is anx-
ious for an investigation and will havo strong
evidence to present. lie expressed to me q
willingness to tell tho whole story to an inves-
tisatins board, but will otherwise keep 3 Gloss
mouth. DR.. Newcomb is also ready for it. In
my opinion, If al investigation il made, 1t will
demonstrate beyond doubt that De Long,
party might have been saved"
Two freight trains collidod four miles from
'lciregor, Iowa, on the Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad. Fireman Myron Hubbard and
tramps were killed and several persons
we're injured.
HE Missouri Democratic State convention
1t Jefferson City nominated q full ticket and
q platform in conformity with tho
principles OF the party.
A SECRET organization has been formed In
Arizona and New Mexico to wipe out tho ma
Apaches, who are killing the whites
nd carrying off their property whenever they
get . chance.