Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12
South and West,

The totai count OF tn population or ldanO,
as announced by the Census Bureau is "a, 229'
In 1880 the population 81, 61O; increase
since 1880, 81, 49, or 1929 per cent.
THE Democratic Convention of the Ninth
Congressional District renominated Roger
Q. Mills at Temple Texas, by reclamation
and without opposition.
A MAN named Fielder, living near Nebo,
ILL.,, was killed by his fourteen-year-old son.
The boy wanted to plant certain piece of
whereupon the boy went to the house, got
gun and shot the old man dead.
Rev. W. A. OvERToN, one of the most
prominent Baptist ministers of Georgia, COM
mitted suicide at Greensboro by shooting
himself
THADDEUs E. CROWLEY, of Pickaway
County, was unanimously nominated for
Secretary of State by the Ohio State Demo-
cratic Convention at Springfield.
GENERAL MILLEDGE L. BoNHAM Rail-
road Commissioner, was found dead in his
bed in his room at HAYWOOD, White
Sulphur Springs, N. c., from hemorrhage
during the night. He was born in Edgefeld,
s. c., December %, 1913.
The Wisconsin Democratic Con vention, at
Milwaukee, adopted resolution opposing
the Bennett law. George W. Peck was nomi-
mated for Governor.
NEBRASKA Prohibitionists, at Lincoln,
nominated DR.. E. L. Paine for Governor.
REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH G. CANNON has
been renominated for Congress by the Re-
pubIicans Of the Fifteenth Illinois District
THE Michigan Republicans convened at
Detroit and nominated James M. Turner for
Governor.
FIFTY-FIvE adobe houses were destroyed
and seventy families rendered homeless by
foods in the Plaza of Ingrez, FL Paso, Texas.
The loss will reach $50, OOO.
THR United States revenue cutter Rush
is ordering the sealing pirates out OF
Behring Sea under threat of seizure, and the
orders have been obeyed in every Instance.
SOUTH DAKOTA Republicans, at Mitchell,
adopted prohibition plank and renominated
Governor Mellette.
INDIANA Democrats, at Indianapolis, nomi-
mated Claude Matthews for Secretary of
State.
JOHN NJ CHENOwTTH was shot and killed
at San Francisco Cal, by Richard T. Car
roll. The latter then killed himself.
A CYCLONE swept clean of buildings path
100 rods wide at Coldwater, Mich. Orchards
suffered severely. The loss was estimated at
$4,000
THE Arizona Territorial Convention at
Phoenix nominated George W. Cheney, OF
Cochse, for Congress.
THE North Carolina State Convention met
at Raleigh. Charles Price, at present United
States District Attorney, was nominated for
Chief Justice, and W. F. Faircloth for Asso-
'clate Judge
THE Missouri Republican State Convention
was held at Jefferson City. The following
nominations were made: Alexander Mullin
of Linn County, Supreme Judge; James K.
Mortified, Railroad Commissioner; Frank
P. Sever, Superintendent OF Public Schools.
The Oklahoma Legislature was organized
at Guthrie by combination of the Demo
Gratis and Farmers Alliance members George
W. Goldenshire, Alliance member from
Payne County, was chosen as President OF
the Council. In the lower house it was found
that the Democrats and Alliance members
had combined, and had fourteen votes out OF
twenty-five.
THE Washington Democratic Convention
at Seattle nominated Thomas Carroll for
Congressman to succeed john T. Wilson.
WHILE Milton Reiden was performing on
a trapeze attached to a balloon anchored
about one hundred feet above the earth, at
Woodsfield, Ohio, the rope broke and the
balloon rose to the height of 1000 feet. Then
Reiden fell from exhaustion and was dashed
to DieceS