Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-09-07
South and West.

| THE Republicans of Wisconsin, assembled
in convention at Milwaukee, and placed in
the field a complete State ticket. w. d.
Hoard nominated for Governor, and
George w. Ryland, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
T. p. SKEENE, a United States MarshaIs
Assistant in Kentucky. was assassinated on
his way to Grayson with some prisoners.
A HERD of blooded horses, owned by
George ID. Rainsford, of Cheyenne, Wyoming
the well known horse raiser, was struck by
lightning and eighteen animals, valued at
$50, 900, killed outright.
THE extensive buildings of the Herman
Berghoff Brewing Company at Fort Wayne,
Ind, have been totally destroyed by fire
caused by spontaneous combustion, infiict-
ing loss of $780, 600.
THE Republican State Convention Of West
Virginia was held at Charlestown, and full
ticket was nominated, headed by Nathan
Golf, Jr., for Governor.
WHILE the members of colored Baptist
Church were standing on the banks of the
Rappahannock River, at Carriers Wharf
Va, witnessing immersion, a bolt of
lightning killed three of them and stunned
nearly the entire crowd
Hon. BENJAMIN BUTTERWOaTH has been
renOminated for Congress by reclamation by
the Republican Convention of the First Ohio
District.
FIFTEEN persons were injured by an acct
dent the Sprin gfield and Cincinnati train
near Massilion, Ohio.
The Democrats of Missouri assembled in
Convention at Jefferson City, and placed in
the field complete State ticket, headed by
David r. Francis for Governor. The nOmi-
nee is now Mayor of st. Louis.
THE State Convention of Nebraska Re-
publicans was held at Lincoln, and General
John M. Thayer was nominated for Govern
or. A complete State ticket was placed in
the field.
NICOLA FEMMENETTA has been executed at
Buena Vista, Col, for the murder of Michael
Casey, at Granite, in March last.
AN explosion totally destroyed the Giant
Powder Works at West Berkeley Cal, and
killed three white men and three Cinnamon.
BLACK measles of a most virulent type has
broken out on the rice plantations on the San
tee River, S. c.. Fifty deaths have already
occurred, and the disease has become cpl
demic.
JOHN CARTER and Horace Ch2istler, farm
ers OF Elmont. Kan. OuarreIed about a
cOrnplanter. Carter drew Il revolver, when
Christler knocked him down with a hayfork.
Carter, rallying, knocked Christler down,
jumped on him, gouged out one eye, bit off
his nose and one ear, and then thrust both
prongs of the fork into his skull, killing him
instantly.
THE BOILER in James w Whites cotton
mill at Bremond, Texas exploded, killing w.
l.. WOoten, fatally wounding his two sons
John and Sias, and seriously jnjuring four
others. The mill demolished.
IN political quarrel at Nashville, Ind,
Jacob Peavey Instantly killed Frank Hall
and his brother Elan.
TIE business portion of Clinton, Ind,
town of 1900 inhabitants has been destroyed
by fire.
WHILE fiat car was being raised to the
track on the Michigan Central Railroad at
East Saginaw, Mich, the derrick fell over
into the crowd of sightseers. Two brothers
named Collier were Instantly killed and
three others were fatally ured-
EOREST fires hTrDo6 numerous bOy1coS in
Nadeau, Bolton and Mumford Mich. A
family of seven persons destroyed at
MumforCL Many farmers in that region
have lost their houses and crops.