The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-21
South and West.

FlhS LII Guo f1ldSo VI rCunNLlSp IAkSltS
destroyed the postofice, opera-house, express
Office, Forest Hotel and eight stores.
HARRY SEYBoLD, teller in the Bank of
Wheeling, W. Va, and George Hennig,
another employe in the institution, have been
arrested, charged with embezzling $4,000.
FIVE large companies engaged in the
manufacture of artificial ice in the South
have formed trust to control the entire
business m that section.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN, the pugilist, who was
wanted in Mississippi on charge Of having
committed felony in having engaged in q
prize fight in that State, was taken to jack
son from New York city on requisition
from Governor Lowry.
WILLIAM GAsKNs, colored, has been
hanged at Leland, Fla, for the murder OF
bis wife year ago. He made speech on
the scafold, and then gave the signal for the
drop to fall.
CHARLES KEN11ER and Henry Arrett were
drowned in Braxton County, w. Va, while
attempting to cross flooded stream.
TIE low grounds around Galena, ILL.,, were
visited by q frost, which did considerable
damage to growing vegetables. Corn suf-
fered in most exposed places.
THE Ripley Ohio Mill and Lumber Com
pany's buildings, with large amount Of
lumber, were almost entirely destroyed by
are. The residence Of J. P. Parker and the
house Of William Rode were also burned.
The loss is about 100000.
In the Republic mine at Marquette, Mich,
swo cases Of giant powder exploded, killing
swo men and three boys. ALI the victims
we're torn to shreds.
G. NJ. Hull, editor Of the Boliyar Democrat,
vas killed at Rosedale, Miss, by 8. A.
Messenger, editor of the Reuielu. a news
paper war was the cause.
A TERRIFIC wind storm visited portion
,f Prince George County, Va, leaving. de-
struction and havoc in its track. Many
bridges have been washed away. In the
upper counties Of Virginia the crops have
BEEN literally ruined by constant rains.
In Columbia, S. c., William B. Meetze, Q
livery stable keeper, shot and kill ed James S.
Clark, an e1-trial Justice Of Lexington
County. They had quarreled about a wo-
man.
hal HARRIS, an old resident Of Monte
vallo, Shelby County, Ala, was killed dur
Call.
JOHN GIBBS and David Erwin, farmers,
quarrelled over division of crops near Kan
sas City, No., and Erwin shot Gibbs dead.
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shot and Instantly killed Erwin.
CHRIS. SYLVESTER, and Archie Cock
burn, while fishing from a rock ten miles
south Of the Cliff House, San Francisco,
Cal, were washed off by an immense wave
and drowned.
RETURNS from tire election for State
Treasurer in Kentucky on the day after In
dicated that Stephen 6. Sharp, Of Lexlng-
ton, the Democratic nominee, had been
elected by about 80, 900 majority.
A WAGON containing family Of five, ia
ther, mother and three children, was blown
from the road into Black Creek during a
storm at Mitchell, Ind. All five were
drowned.
AN epidemic Of bloody fu1 is raging with
fatal effect in Warsaw, Iowa, and Whitehall,
ILL.,, and has also appeared in Keokuk, Iowa.
Thirty-one deaths have occurred at White
hall, and sixteen at Warsaw.
OLLIE MARTIN, of Connersville, Ind, and
Miss Maud Saylers, Of Brownsville, Ind. were
drowned in the Whitewater River. They had
been out driving, and in attempting to ford
the river the horse and buggy were carried
married soon.
killed two brothers, George and Albert Lewis
One Of Hutchins's stray shots also killed
Frank Dunn.
DELHI Iowa, has been nearly destroyed
by fire. Every business house but one was
consumed.
THE'young twins of Mrs. Line were killed
by passing train ct Lawrence, Va
JOHN CARTER, guard a San Quentin
{Cal.) Prison, killed his wife while she wal
dressing her hair before mirror, and ther
shot himself in the head diving Instantly.
lucs ARD TATE, Kentucky's defaultini
Treasurer, has been arrested at Scottsboro
Alabama.
TIE Topeka Kan) sugar works wer.
burned, involving loss Of about $3.50, 1000.
SEVERE storms were reported in Kansas
Missouri and Virginia.