The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-09-04
South and West.

The Iowa Republican State Convention
convened at Des Moines. Mr.. Hutchinson
was nominated for Governor on the twenty
fifth ballot On the second ballot Poyner
was nominated for Lieutenant-Governor.
FRED TosHMAN, a saloon keeper, was
lynched at Roslyn, Washington, for shoot
ing a man named Thomas. The latter owed
him 50 and would not pay it.
CAPTAIN PHILIP W. MCKINNEY was nomi-
mated for Governor by acclamation by the
State Democratic Convention of'Vrginia in
session at Richmond.
BILL WEsTMoRELAND, colored, has been
hanged at Jacksonville, Fla, for killing his
wife on the night of April 5 last.
A CYCLONE 200 feet wide by mile and a
half long struck Russell, ILL.,, inficting great
damage.
AN engine which was being repaired at
Charlottesville, Va, exploded, killing two
men and injuring several others.
DAMAGE was done by food in North and
South Carolina.
CHAMBERS is raging among car horses at
Chicago. Thousands have died.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE STEPHEN J.
FIELD was arrested at San Francisco, Cal,
charged with being an accessory to the muir.
der Of Judge David S. Terry, and released
on habeas corpus proceedings in s5oOo ball.
THE jury at Purvis, Miss, returned YER
dict of guilty of prize fighting against John
L. Sullivan.
AT jackson, Tenn, Henry Prewit, an ex-
cowboy from Texas, shot his young wife
through the neck, inficting a fatal wound,
wounded his mother-in-law, and then shot
himself through the head, dying instantly.
THE Montana Constitutional Convention
finished its work The North Dakota Constitu,
tionel Convention decided upon Bismarck as
the permanent Capital Of the new State.
WALTER AsBURG, alias Berriam, was
lynched at Pooler, Ca, ten miles west OF Sa-
vannah, for assault upon Lulu KISS
man, q seventeen-year-oldG German girl.
THE work of the Revision and Phraseology
tho Constitution being finished, the State
Convention of Montana adjourned sine die
The Constitutional Convention of North
Dakota has finished its work.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN was sentenced to twelve
months imprisonment at Purvis, Miss, for
prize-fighting. He appealed the case.
EIGHTEEN men were injured by train
accident near Lincoln, Neb.
Ex-Governor JOHN G. BROWN. of Ten
nessee, late receiver of the Texas and Pacific
Railway, and at the time of his death Presi-
dent of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Com
pany, died recently at Red Boiling Springs,
Tenn.
CONGRESSMAN J. LAIRD, Of the Second Ne
braska District, died few days ago at his
home at Hastings Neb., from complication
of diseases. He was born at FowlervIle, N.
Y, in 1S49.
A FIGHT occurred between the sJay ybirds'
and "Woodpeckers," rival political factions
at Richmond, Texas in which Sheriff Garvey,
and Deputy Blakeney were killed and several
others wounded. The Governor and two
companies of State troops went there and
quelled the disturbance.
ANDREW JOHNSON, a barkeeper, and man
named Peterson, a blacksmith, were drowned
while fishing on Camp Lake, Wis.
J. c.. LYONS was killed outright, G. W.
Pauly fatally mangled an engine and eigh:
cars were wrecked and large number OF
cattle Killed In wreck at montgomery, lnd.,
caused by the engine striking COW.
WALLS constituting part Of the ruin of the
brewery recently burned in Fort Wayne,
Ind, fell, burying five men. Charles Ruhl,
Martin Thomas and Lawrence Overly were
killed, John Gleason and Henry Kentz were
badly hurt.