The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-23
South and West.

WILL HICKS and Robert Mccoy both col
,red, were hanged at Homerville, Ca. for
the murder of William Hughes and wife, an
aged white couple, on November last.
THE arrest of the murderers Of the railroad
station agent at Poseyville, Ind, led to revea,
tions that a gang Of murderers contemplated
The destruction of the town by fire and the
murder of several Of its inhabitants.
The house of Wilhelm Brown, near Huron,
South Dakota, was burned, and his three
children perished in the flames.
ONE of the worst storms that ever visited
Dallas, Texas, ragsd in that neighborhood.
All the water courses were over their banks,
and many bridges were swept away. The
1ops were badly damaged.
ALIvELY contest occurred among the stock
holders of the Worlds Fair in Chicago over
the election of directors
A wH1RLw1Sp struck Monmouth, FL,
sweeping over the principal portion of the
,ity. Part of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy round-house was blown down. Sew
aral buildings were damaged and their roofs
blown away.
PROFESSOR CYRUS, Principal Of the
schools in Huntingdon, W Va, was about
to punish a boy named Ernest Welsh for
nisbehavior, when Welsh drew knife and
stabbed Cyrus in six places in the arms,
chest and back
A HUNDRED Northern born citizens met at
the Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta, Ca,
and took preliminary steps toward the
organization of Northern society.
GOVERNMENT boats have been busily en-
gagged in taking the people and stock from
the overhowed districts of the Mississippi.
Another break was reported in. the levee
near Greenville This time it was at Catfish
Point, and the,water added greatly to that
already in the Yazoo Delta. Railroad travel
was much impeded.
THE Sioux held their last council. on the
old reservation in South Dakota.
GEORGE E.. NooNAN and wife, of Chicago,
ILL.,. have died from the effects of poison,
placed in their food by q demented servant
girl.
EAGLE HORSE, crazy Indian, shot and
killed at Rushville; Neb., Frank E. Lewis, q
Government school teacher, and then oom-
nitted suicide.
THREE colored thieves were killed in Bir.
mingham, Ala, for resisting arrest and
fatally shooting an officer.
THE town marshal Of Irondale, Ala. was
shot by three colored thieves whom he tried
to arrest the colored men were killed by his
deputy.
BETWEEN 5000 and GO0O Chicago carpenters
struck for eight hours day and forty cents
an hour. Building operations were practically
stopped.
CONFEDERATE, DECORATION DAY attracted
thousands. Of visitors to. the Southern cem
eteries.
ELECTIONS, for municipal officers were helc
in all the citiesa and towns. of Ohio. A light
vote was polled, in nearly every city
MOSES FRAIEY, the greatest grain specu
lator in St.. Louis, has, failed. His losses II
St. Louis and Chicago are over $500, GOO.
AT Harlan. Court House, in Kentucky, ths
Spurlocks Days and others involved m TN
Howard Turner feud,. held conference ant
agreed to Law aside, their quarrel They
agreed that in case Of any further asSassina
tions both sides should turn out and brins
the murderer to punishment
In consequenceof the inundation OF ma
chinery at the city waterworlS a wate
famine was prevalent at Dallas Texas
There. was no. water to sprinkle the streets
to run electric street lights, and for severa
nights the city was in darkness.
THIRTY cases of trichinoeis have been re
ported to the health authorities in Aurora
Ill. Six of the cases reported resulted iron
the eating Of bologna sausage,
E.B. PURCELL, proprietor of the Manhat
tan (Kan.l Bank, has made an assignment
The doors of the bank were closed. Ih
liabilities are S56l 600.
NINErEEN prisoners have escaped from tn
Jail at Spokane Falls, Washington. Th
jailer was bound and gagged by four of the
prisoners.
ALL the successful candidates at the Edger
ton tKan.) election-The Mayor, Police
Judge and five "Councilmen"-are women
Washington.
THE President has approved the act tt
amend the act providing for taking TIT
eleventh and subsequent censuses.
THE House Judiciary Committee appointed
n subcommittee to Investigate alleged cor
rupt acts of Federal Court officers in the
South.
THE House Judiciary Committee has votet
TO report an amendment 10 the Constitution
providing for the election Of United State
Senators directly by tie people.
THE House Committee on Naval Affair