The Hope pioneer., 1888-09-14
WEST AND sourH.

CANDIDATES for Congress were named
as follows on the 9th: Michigan, Eighth
district, T. E Tarsney Dem renomi-
mated: Wisconsin, Fifth district, G. H.
Brickner DENY. Virginia, Tenth district,
Jacob Yost (Rep.) renominated. Missis-
sippi, Sixth district, T. R. Stockdale
(Dem.). Texas Fifth district, Silas Hare
(Dem.). Missouri, Thirteenth district,
William 81 Wade Rep.) renominated New
Mexico, M s. Otero (Rep.). Ohio Twelfth
district L. T. Neal Dem.). !
SOUTH CAROLINA Democrats in State con-
vention at Columbia on the 9th renomi-
mated Governor J. 2. Richardson and
Lieutenant-GovernorW W. l. Maudlin
The death of Colonel Edward 6. W. But
Ter, the oldest graduate of West Point Nil
itary Academy, occurred at St Louis on
the 9th, at the age Of eighty nine years.
On the 9th the village Of Jennings. La.
lost nearly all of it's business places by fire.
DURING recent gale in Behring sea, in
The far north of the Pacific region, five
whaling vessels were wrecked, but all Of
their crews. one hundred and nine in num-
ber, were rescued. assr, h. s
AN ugly horse bit off the top of the head
OF Albert Banta's three-year-old son at
Bragtown, Ind, on the 9th, causing instant
death. -
GENERAL W. T. SHERMAN was reelected
president at the reunion of the Army Of
the Tennessee in Toledo, O., on the 9Th. n
FROM some mysterious disease Isaac
Wooley, of Shelburn, Ind, died suddenly
on the 1th, few hours afterward his wife
suddenly expired, although she had been
apparently well, and one OF the children
was at DEATHS door.
MASKED men entered the house of Will
lam and Allen Turner, pair of old bach
elor brothers owning fine farm near Co.
lumbus, Ind, on the 9TH, and by threats
OF death obtained s., 200 from the broth,
ers. '6E.'Ss ~ "ssfts'
J. CoSaREssIosAL nominations were re-.
ported as follows on the 7th: Indiana,
Fourth district, NJ. D. Wilson tRepa. Mis-.
souri,, Second district, A. o. Eubanks
(Rep.). Alabama, Fifth district. j. u
Cobb Dem.) renominated. Michigan.
Third district, Eugene Pringle (Dem.
sixth, Nd. 8. Brewer (Rep.).
FORTY, 4 counties in Arkansas voted
against liquor license at the recent cleo
.tlon, and it was said on the 7th that the
ballot boxes stolen from the State capitol
We're from precincts giving large prohibit
tion maiorities.s .:sazi
ON the 7th the Hatfelds, of Logan
County, w. Va. who were tried for the
murder of the Mccoy family at jackson,
KY, were acquitted.
JUDGE JAMES MGREER on the 9Th declined
the nomination for Vice President on the
ticket Of the American party.
PRAIRIE fires were doing great damage
on the 8th north Of Bismars.ss, d. IT,, and it
was rumored that an entire family, had
perished. 70
A BATTLE on the 9th in HillardsvilIe, Ala.
between whites and negroes resulted in
seven Of the latter being killed. A dispute
over taking water from well caused the
tragedy. @:i 3iz ts3fis eiss E Il
FoR the week ended on the 9Th the per-
centage Of the baseball clubs in the Ma
tionA League was as follows. New
York, .657; Chicago, .564; Detroit, 53s;
Boston, 1882; Philadelphia, .504; Pittsburgh,
.A76; Washington, 1857; Indianapolis, 1858.
American Association; St Icnis, s.c68;
Philadelph phia, 1886; Brooklyn, ,.6l8; Cincin-
natl. .5S6: Cleveland. Az. Baltimore. .lA5: