The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-15
South and West.

HOG cholera is raging in Missouri Valley,
Iowa, and adjoining counties.
'ATroRNEY-GENERAL HARDIN, Of Ken
lucky, instructed the State Auditor to refuse
to grant a license to the Frankfort and Henry
County lotteries, which are operated in that
State.
CAPTAIN A. r. EGEERT, of the Second In.
fsntry, United States Army, died suddenly
at Fort Omaha, Neb. Captain Egbert was
appointed to the regular army from New
Jersey in July, 1856.
The Colorado Democratic State Conven-
len at Denver nominated Judge Caldwell
Yeaman, Of trinidad, for Governor.
THOMAS LEWIS. lmeman in the employ
of the Thomson Houston Company, cut into
live wire at Omaha, Neb., end was iE-
stantly killed.
Two cadets at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, Lexington. Va, Frank ". McConnico,
Of Texas and W. T. Taliaferro, of Gloucas-
ter County, Va, engaged in a personal en-
counter in which fifteen rounds were fought.
Two hours afterward Taliaferro died, it is
presumed, from the punishment he received
ct the hands Of McConnico.
THR National Prison Congress began its
business sessions at Cincinnati, Ohio.
WILLIAM PALMER killed his brother Al.
fred during c drunken quarrel at East Sa5i-
nav, Mich.
jim TATE, who killed Stephen Tate near
Brierfeld, Ala. has been lynched.
REV. ANDREW DEMPsEg candidate for the
Legislature in Cobb County, Co., dropped
dead while making speech.
COLONEL E. C. BoUDINoT died at For.
Smith, Ark, Of dysentery. He was the most
noted Of the Cherokees. He was born in
Georgia and went with his tribe to the pres.
ent home Of the CherokeeS in 1885,
Mrs. DAVID HERMANN and three children
were fatally poisoned by eating canned fruit
at Galveston, Texas.
COLONEL LEVIN WooLFoRD State Tax
Commissioner of Maryland, suffered stroke
paralysis at his home, at Princess Anne,
which proved fatal. Colonel Woolford was
seventy-two years old. He was State Comp
troller from 1873 until 1877.
UNITED STATES officers raide1 illicit dis
tilleries in Howard County, Ark, and cap
tured nineteen mooashiner5 and three stills.
This is the most successful raid ever madein
that State.
signed to r. A. Allison. The liabilities arc
over 100000.
JACOB JOHNSON and c. D. Stanberg were
road ut Tenim, Oregon.
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, of st. Augustine,
Fla, shot and killed Miss Mamie Joseph,
prominent society lady, because she had re-
fused his offer of marriage
GENERAL JUBAL A. EARLY was buried
under a falling wall at Lynchburg, Va, and
badly but not dangerously hurt.
SECRETARY RCsK, of the Department of
Agriculture, visited the Corn Palace at Sioux
City, Iowa, and expressed surprise at its pro-
portions and beauty. He said that if it could
be reproduced at the Worlds Fair in 1893,
and in connection there with an exposition
of the growing and milling of corn and the
preparation of food therefrom, it would be
one Of the greatest educators that could be
introduced
MICHAEL KoENIG and Patrick Mullgrew
were suffocated by gas in IN establishment
at Eisen, Vineyard County, Cal Mullgrew
entered large cask to clean it and was over
come by the gas. Koenig went to his assist
ance and was also overcome and both men
died before they could be taken out