Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-08-16
South and West.

THE signature of White Cloud, the leading
Chippewa Chief, has been appended to an
agreement by which 1900, 600 acres Of his
tribes reservation will be thrown open to
settlement. His signing ends the labors of
the Commissioners
FIELD fires have burned twelve dwellings
and killed numerous cattle and horses in
Santa Barbara County, Cal Loss, $50, OOO
FOREST fires have just destroyed a vast
amount of property along the Missouri
River in Montana. An area of over four
miles was laid waste near Chico, Cal. Sew
eral mining camps and quantity of tim
Der were burned at Lost Gulch and Gunni-
son, in Colorado
MRS. SNoDGRAss and her two children
were drowned at Rockford, Ark, while
fording the White River.
A sAwMILL boiler exploded at Golden
Gate, Ill, instantly killing Frank Peters,
son of the proprietor, and fatally injuring
Joe Wallace and William Fox.
Tom TALBOT, a white man, was lynched
at Meridian, Miss, by about sixty men, for
an outrageous assault upon a fOurteen-year
old white girl.
MISSES FLANAGAN, McCabe and Farrell
were drowned at Ishpeming, Mich, while
trying to cross the Menominee River in
boat.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton ex-
press, due in Cincinnati at II P. M, was
wrecked near Oxford, Ohio, and twelve per-
NEGOTIATIONS were completed at Omaha
Neb., for the sale of all the breweries to a
European syndicate for 81, 5OO,O 600.
WILLIAM L. Ross, note-teller of the Ne
vada Bank of San Francisco Cal, robbed
the institution of $685. 900 and fed to Victoria,
British Columbia, where he was arrested.
FIRE in the village of Fennville, Mich,
destroyed the postoffice, opera-house, express
Office, Forest Hotel and eight stores.
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Wheeling, W. Va, and George Hennig,
another employe in the institution, have been
arrested, charged with embezzling $50, 900.
FIVE large companies engaged in the
manufacture of artificial ice in the South
have formed trust to control the entire
business in that section.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN, the pugilist, who was
wanted in Mississippi on charge Of having
committed a felony in having engaged in a
prize fight in that State, was taken TO Jack
son from New York city a requisitiOn
from Governor Lowry.
WILLIAM GAsBINs, colored has been
hanged at Leland, Fla, for the murder Of
his wife a year ago. He made a speech on
the scaffold, and then gave the signal for the
drop to fall.
CHARLES KEMMER and Henry Arnett were
drowned in BraXton County, ". Va, while
attempting to cross flooded stream.
TIE low grounds around Galena, ILL.,, were
visited by 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
fire. 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,
two cases of giant powder exploded, killing
two men and three boys. All the victims
were torn to shreds.
C. N. Hull, editor of the Bolivar Democrat,
was killed at Rosedale, Miss, by S. A.
| Messenger, editor of the ReUie1U. A news
paper war was the cause.
A TERRIFIC wind storm visited a portion
| of 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 a
livery sta BILE keeper, shot and kill ed James S.
| Clark an ex-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
ing a quarrel by his son-in-law, VIII Nc
/ Call.
Washing tOn.