Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-09-20
South and West.

OFFICER CAMPBELL, an Indianapolis po-
icenan, has been fatally shot by Waterman
named Johns, who mistook him for a burglar
MICHAEL MCNULTY, who gave important
information in the CrOnin case, has been
threatened with murder if he persists in
testifying against Clan-na-Gae1 men. He is
guarded by the Chicago police, as are also
States Attorney Longenecker and others.
GREAT excitement prevails at ST. Pierre,
South Dakota, over the third attempt within
week to burn down the place. No great
damage has been done, but the people are
much excited.
The British war ship Acorn, at San Fran
cisco, has been compelled to put to sea owing
to her numerous desertions. Five sailors
seized the steam cutter and escaped to shore.
WARREN POWERS, a colored man of East
Point, Ca, has been lynched for assaulting
little white school girl.
THE election in the Third Louisiana Con-
gressional District to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr.. Gay, resulted in a vic
tory for A. Price Dem.l by about 1900 ma
jority.
JACOB SCoLL was working in Purcelrs ele-
vatoT, Chicago, when one of the doors gave
way and an immense quantity of wheat
poured in upon him, burying him 80 that he
was smOthered to death.
Two men have been blown to atoms and
two others injured by all explosion of dyna-
mite on a Government lighter on the st.
Johns River, Florida.
The South Dakota Democratic Conven-
ton has declared for tariff reform and nOmi-
mated State ticket headed by P. F. Nc
Clure, of Pierre, for Governor.
The Union Labor party of Iowa, in con-
ventiOn at DeS MONIES, has nominated s. B.
Downing for Governor, and Ezra Browneu
for Lieutenant-GOvernOr.
A FIRE in Laird, Norton & Co.'S lumber
yard at Wlnona, Mimi, has destroyed
property to the value of $4,000.
THE Republican Territorial Convention of
Washington, which has been in session at
Walla Walla, has nominated Ex-Governor
E. P Ferry, of Seattle, for Governor, and
John L. Wilson for Congress.
THE business portion of the town of Link
vile, Oregon, has been burned. The loss
amounts to about $3.50, 900.
MRS MYERS the wife of blacksmith of
Bourbon. Ind, threw vitriol in the face Of
Dr.. F. J. Linn, a prominent physician, de
priving him of sight. He had assaulted her
while on professional visit.
FOURTEEN colored men have been whipped
at East Point, near Atlanta, Ga, the whip
ping party consisting Of white men whose
identity is not known.
DR.. DAVID Triton BROWN, formerly ply
stefan in charge of Bloomingdale Asylum,
who had become insane and had been re-
ported dead hanged himself in barn on his
sons farm near Batavia, Ill.
A MOB of armed white men surrounded the
jail at Columbia, Mo, and took from his cell
George Bush, a negro II years old, and
hanged him from one Of the windows of the
Court House.
The city of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, has
drilled in q gas well which shows capacity
of over 10000, 600 cubic feet daily. Forty
five thousand people visited the place in one
day, and the excitement is intense.
THREE farmers while standing under
tree near Albany, Ga, during a storm, were
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
LOUIS NELSON and John Coleman were
killed at Minter City. and Wilson Porter
was hanged at Sunnyside. This swelIs the
total number of colored men killed in the
Mississippi riot to twenty-five.