Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-02
LATER NEWS.

VICTOR HILL, living in the little town of
Winchester, Ind, prompted by Jealousy, shot
md instantly killed his wife, fatally wounded
ais father-in-law, Zimri Moffit, and slightly
wounded his wife's sister, Mrs. Harper
F. W. Adams and man known as
''Dutchy" were lynched in the Snake River
County, Wyoming, for burning the house OF
ranchman.
WILLIAM WASHINGTON, colored, has been
hanged at Columbus, Texas, in the presence
Of three thousand people. Washington was
convicted of numbering white woman and
confessed his crime
J. H. BERGMAN and J. II. Flidell, two
lumbermen at Leadville, Col, were dashed
to death by falling 500 feet down a shaft in
a mine.
CONSIDERABLE snow has fallen in portions
of the Northwest
MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD was reelected
President of the W. c. T. .. at its five days
National Convention in New York. Dele
gates from every section of the Union at
tended.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, of the Supreme Court,
New York City, has sustained the legality
will which leaves about 81, 900, 900 for a
public library IN the Metropolis
CAPTAIN r. POWELL and a young man
named Warfield, while engaged in friendly
wrestling bout on board an oyster at
Cooks Point, Md, fell overheard and both
were drowned.
The annual report of Paymaster General
Rochester, of the United States Army, shows
receipts of over $16 600, 600 during the year,
and expenses amounting to S14, 800, 900. He
recommends the appointment of twelve adj
ditional paymasters to cover the proposed
extension to thirty eight posts.
THE United States Supreme Court has
sustained the constitutionality of the pro-
hibitory law against liquor in Iowa; also the
constitutionality of a law in Alabama i'm
posing a test for color blindness on employees
of railroads,
M. DE LEssEPS now asserts that the Panama
Canal will be opened for traffic in July, 1890.
: PARTICULARS about the railroad disaster
at Potenza, Italy, state that one hundred and
fifty dead and wounded have been Identified
Several headless and armless corpses were
found in the neighboring river. A mother,
who had been driven mad, refused to release
from her embrace her two dead children.
A young priest was buried for two hours,
and when extricated his hair had turned
white. An entire family consisting of six
persons were killed.
THE Academy of Music at Wilmington,
Del, has been destroyed by fire; loss 5000.
SPINAL meningitis is playing havoc with
horses in New Bedford Mass.
ALBERT A. SHAVER, ex-County Treasurer
Of Clare, Mich, is under arrest on a charge
Of appropriating between $1,000 and $500 of
the county funds during his term of Office in
1854 Shaver was found bound and gagged
in his Office, and he declared he had been
robbed of $4,000. His story was not general
~ believed, and the present arrest is the re-
suit.
ASSISTANT SURGEON DEANE has just died
on board the coast survey steamer Mac
Arthur at San Francisco. He was a native
Of Richmond, Va.
HENRY SHAFFER, his sons Henry and
Percival, and his stepson David Mink, were
killed by locomotive while cross
ng the track at Omaha, Neb., in a wagon.
Thomas Rowe and A. McLenig, who were
n the wagon. were fatally injured.
THE public schools Of Athens, Ohio, have
oeen closed owing to the prevalence Of diph-
iberia, which the wet weather. seems to
increase.
DURING c fire in q frame shanty at Lex
ngton, No, Mrs. Julia Therkeles and her
laughter, fourteen years old, tried TO save
heir personal effects. The roof fell in and
both were burned to death
THE State Department has accepted the re-
ignation of Henry F. Downing, of New
Tork, as United States Consul at ST. Paul de |
-oando, Africa
THE Pope, in donating 100000 to the anti
lavery movement in Africa, has written TO |
Cardinal Lavigerie in terms of praise an en- |
engagement of the scheme, in which he was |
commissioned by the Pope to invite the CO.
peration Of Europe.