The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-16
South and West.

THE City Gas Works at Big Rapids, Mich.
were destroyed by fire, leaving the city in
darkness.
THE ducking tub and hanging blythe
wrist modes Of punishment, long i'll vogue at
the Ohio Penitentiary, at Columbus, have
been abolished by Warden Coffin as too
severe and inhuman, and the dark dungeon
will be substituted for them.
A CHILD of Joseph Croft, aged sixteen
months, was burned to death at Westminster,
Md. three-year. old brother setting its
clothing on fire during the mothers absence.
A DYNAMITE cartridge placed under the
corner of house near McGaheysvil.e. Va,
in which party of colored people were hav-
inc dance, exploded and almost totally de-
stroyed the building, fatally injuring Amos
Moore and two women.
MARTHA HIGDoN, a girl eighteen years
old, of Jellico. Tenn, killed Pete Morris,
who was trying to murder her father.
"PEr" OvERroN was hanged at Bastrop,
La, for the murder of Frank Hearsey IN
April last, and Ling Sing, Chinaman, was
hanged at San Francisco, Cal, for the MUIR
der of his uncle.
FIRE originating in Macarthur Brothers
drug store at Bottineaux, Dakota. destroyed
the business portion of that town.
WILLIAM WEST and John Darcy, after a
wordy quarrel at the residence of the latter In
Craighead County, Ark. ,resorted to shooting
irons, with fatal results to both
AMOS J. Sr1LLwELL, one Of the Oldest and
weathiest citizens of Hannibal, Mo-, was
murdered in his bedroom in a struggle with
burglar. The weapon used was an ak.
THOMAS VINEs.assistant timekeeper of the
Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Com
pany of Chicago, disappeared, taking with
him the weeks salary or 700 men and boys.
The amount was about $10,0DO, done up in
7Go packages ready for delivery to the en-
ployes.
A RoAT containing seven colored people
was capSized by passing steamer at Ripley,
Ohio, and all were drowned.
UP to the present time 1G3 Republican and
l59 Democratic candidates have teen certl-
fed to the clerk of the House as having been
elected to the next Congress This leaves
three districts in doubt-two in West Vir-
ginia and one in Tennessee. In tennessee
the Governor decided to issue the certf1cate
TO the Republican, but was restrained by an
Injunction.
Mrs. HARRIET BARTLETT ScHoFIELD, wife
of Major General Schotield, COMMANDMENT.
Chief of the United States Army, has died
in Washington of heart failure.
GOVERNOR TAYLOR, of Tennessee, has
given certificate to Evans, Republican, as
member of Congress for the Chattanooga
district. This assures Republican majority
of at least three in the House OF the Fifty
first Congress.
So far notices of contest have been filed in
twelve cases in the next II ouse of Representa-
tiyes. eleven of which are from Republicans
coutesting seats OF Democrats, and the twelfth
is the other way.
y. J. MCCONNELL, Chief Justice OF Mon
tana Territory. has forwarded his resignation
to President Cleveland, finding the duties OF
the office too burdensome. Judge Mcconnell
was appointed from Tennessee about two
years ago.
THE steamboat Natchez, one of the finest
on the Miss ssippi River, was sunk near Lake
Providence, La.
THE Richardson Drug Company, of st.
Louis, the largest wholesale drug store in the
West has been destroyed by fire. A private
watchman was burned to death. The
pecunary damage is about Se0o,OOo