Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-01
South and West.

South and West
THE Ohio Democrats met in convention at
Dayton and elected delegation to the Ma
tional Convention pledged to support Cleve-
land. The Mills bill was approved of.
THE Missouri Republican Convention at
kimball, Commander of the Department of
Missouri, Grand Army of the Republic, of
Nevada, No, for Governor. A resolution
was adopted declaring in favor Of tariff re-
vision.
a BOILER explosion on a river packet at
Blue Creek Shoals, w Va, killed the en-
gineer, fireman and pilot.
THE Nevada Republican State Convention
demands the restoration of duties on lead,
borax, soda, hides, leather and wool. The
delegates to Chicago are headed by United
States Senators Stewart and Jones.
THE Republicans of Alabama assembled in
convention at Montgomery and nominated
State ticket headed by w. T. Ewing for
Governor. Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the PRESIDENT message and the Mills
bill.
The Tennessee State Republican Conven-
tion met at Nashville and elected an unin-
structed delegation to the National Presi-
dental Convention.
THE Democracy of Virginia, in convention
assembled, adopted resolutions favoring
tariff reform, and elected delegates to the
st. Louis Convention who are pledged to sup
port Cleveland for denomination.
IN the Indian Nation Houston Fleetwood,
owner of six thousand acres of land, and a
leading Indian, was shot and killed by j. M.
Trout in quarrel about a fence. Fleetwood
was unarmed
MARSHAL Bowen, of Carthage, Ohio, shot
and killed c. D. Phillips in the Council
Chamber in the presence of the Mayor and
the village officers. Bowen had refused to
prosecute man who owed Phillips $40 so.
FIRE in Blackville, S. c., destroyed TWEEN
ty-four stores and residences. Loss, $50, 600.
THE Republican State Convention of Ne
braska assembled at Omaha and elected an
uninstructed delegation to the National Con-
vention.
KENTUCKY Democrats held their conven-
ton at Lexington and elected a delegation to
the ST. Louis Convention, headed by Henry
WatterSOn of the COurier-JOurlGL, which is
pledged to support Cleveland and tariff re-
form.
THE South Carolina Democracy assembled
at Columbia and nominated a State ticket.
The platform as adopted declared in favor
of the Mills Tariff bill, and the delegation to
st. Louis is solid for President Cleveland
TIE Republicans of Maryland held their
convention at Easton and elected an unin-
Structed delegation to the Chicago COnven-
ton. The platform denounces President
ClevelandS tariff message and the Mills bill.
The Democratic Convention of Missouri
was held at Sedalia. Delegates to the ST.
Louis Convention were instructed to vote as
bodying the principles of the tariff reform
set forth in his last annual message.
BENJAMIN FESSENDEN, a farmer of Port
Penn, Del, was killed and four others were
hurt by the explosion of threshlng machine
boiler from insufficient water supply.
THE Republican State Convention of Della
ware was held at Dover. 1t was enthusiastic
for Blaine, and chose delegates to Chicago
who favor him, but are uninstructed.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's administration
was Endorsed by the California Democratic
State Convention, which met at Los Angeles
and the delegates to the National Convention
were instructed to vote for his denomination.
The platform adopted pledges the party to
Tariff reform.
SENATOR r. L. GIBSON has been renomi-
mated by the Democratic caucus of the
Louisiana Legislature at Baton Rouge, thus
insuring his election.
BY an explosion of dynamite at Negaunee,
Mich, Fred Hamburg and Charles Sundberg
were instantly killed. Sundberg's back was
terribly torn, and staple from the door was
found in it. Every bone in Hanbergs's body
was broken
A SUPPLEMENTARY report on the defalca-
tion of Tate the Kentucky Treasurer, swells
the amount of his shortage to S247, 900.
THE Union Labor and the United Labor
parties have been holding National Conven
tions in Cincinnati, but were unable to
unite on the land question, and adopted
separate platforms. The Union Labor men
nominated A y. SCreeCer, or Illinois, for
President, and Charles E. Cunningham for
Vice President. The United Labor party will
make nominations at some future day.
THERE was a revolt at the Virginia Re-
publican State Convention in Petersburg,
and two sets of Delegates-a at Large, with ex-
Senator Malone at the head of one and John
S. Wise leading the other, were nominated
for the National Convention.
MINNESOTA'S DEMOCRATIC STATE Con-
VENTION met at st. Paul. and delegation
was elected to the National Convention which
is instructed to vote a unit for Cleveland's
denomination A tariff reform platform was
adopted
WILLIAM GEORGE has been hanged in the
penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, for muir
dering an old farmer in Muskingum County.
a QUINCY I'LL dispatch says that the total
area Of cultivated fields submerged by the
great flood in the two levee districts is
25O, 900 acres, and the loss to crops will aggre-
gate 50. 100000.
EDWARD WILNAN, of st. Charles, Mich
killed his wife because she persisted in join
ing church he objected to- and then shot
himself through the heart.
FOUR horse thieves were lynched by vigi-
lantes at " oOdward, Indian Territory.
Hail. fell at Pratt, Kan. with such force
as TO destroy all the growing CROPS and kill
many pigs and cattle.
ROBERT SMITH set fire to the jail in which
he was confined at Cairo, Ill. and was burned
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