The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-16
South and West.

A VIOLENT shock of earthquake occurred
the other day in Caldwell county, N. c.
People sitting in their houses were surprised
to hear noise resembling thunder. The
shock lasted but few seconds, but during
that time there was violent rocking.
JOHN JAMES and his nephew Charles quar-
relied over a game Of cards near Franklin,
Ca, and shot each other dead.
SAMUEL W. COLLINS was hanged at Bow
ling Green, Mo-, for numbering Owen Utter
back, the victims widow and two young sons
witnessing tho execution. On the same day
Henry Burnett, colored youth Of eighteen,
was hanged at Lonoke. Ark, for the murder
of q colored man; John Waiseman was
hanged for murder at Duluth, Mimi, and
Charles Townsend (colored) suffered asimilar
fate at Huntersville. Ala.
GENEVA, ILL.,, has been the scene Of mys-
terious double murder, citizens returning
home at midnight finding the dead bodies Of
Officers McNott and Grant, two OF the three
men who constitute the police force OF the
town. They had either killed each other in a
quarrel, or been murder, d by thieves.
DURING tho recent heavy storm three
pilot boats from Beaufort, S. c., with four
teen men, were lost at sea. The revised es-
innate of the losses by the storm at Charles
ton S. c., Is $780, 900, including 100000
along the wharves, $3.50, 900 Of private prop
erty, $500, 900 to shipping and 500 900 on
Sullivan's Island
AL LOCKE, the Texas monster who re-
Gently murdered seven persons-several: of
them his relatives and mortally wounded
an eighth because they had charged him with
various outrageous crimes, was taken from
Jail by armed men and hanged
REV. S. S. IDLEMAN, Methodist clergy
man, committed suicide at Green Springs,
W. Va, during temporary alteration OF
mind.
THE much dreadcd army worm. produced
by continued drought is devastating cotton
fields in Southern Tennessee.
LATER estimates put the losses by the re-
cent tornado in Charleston, S. c., at So 2,OoO,.
00o.
The schooner Gustie Wilson foundered in
boat, which was swamped by the storm, and
three perished. The survivors were rescued
by q passing vessel
JUDGE FORAKER, the Republican candidate
for governor Of Ohio, delivered at Ports
mouth his opening speech Of tile campaign.
FOUR masked men boarded train at Blue
Spring, Mo-, with revolvers drawn, robbed
the passengers of one car and then fled.
A PARTY of nine working girls and two
men crossing Fox river at Oshkosh, Wis,
used boat TO cover the short draw in the
bridge. They became frightened and upset
the boat Six persons-four girls and two
men-were drowned
A Rock SPRINGS (Wyoming> dispatch says
the white miners in the Union Pacific rail
road company's coal pits with pistols and
,;uns drove all the Chinese, to tue number of
500, from the camp into the mountains.
Twenty-Five houses in Chinatown were
burned to the ground. Troops were sent for.
The mine is tho largest in the West.
THE corner stone Of the new Georgia capitol
was laid at Atlanta with imposing cere-
monies. Governor Mcdaniel, OH behalf of
tho capitol commissioners, presented the
building to the legislature. General a. r.
Lawton, of Savannah, made the Grafton OF
the day.