The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-09
South and West.

DR.. NJ. A. BUST, one Of the Oldest and
most prominent German physicians in Rich
mond, Va =, fell from ladder at his residence
and was instantly killed.
E. B. McCURDY. a train conductor, was
shot and seriously wounded by colored man
named Jake Daniels, and in turn the conduc-
tor shot and killed the colored man. 1t hap
pened while the train was near Boy Minette,
Ala.
C. A. SEARLEs and W. G.. Paine ware ar
rested in Missoula, Mont, for robbing the
Northern Pacific Express Office at Brainerd,
Mimi, Of SIS, 900 about year ago.
The steamboat-owners in Baltimore, Md,
appointed committee to confer with mem
bers Of Congress to ask for an immediate re-
peal of the Objectionable features Of the
United States inspection and census laws.
A WAREHOUSE, bath establishment and
eight cottages at Jacksonville, Fla, have been
destroyed by fire. causing a loss Of about
Sl25,000.
DAN GRUELLE, farmer at Kelat, Ky, was
taken from his home and hanged. Several
years ago he dealt in cattle and gave bad
checks, and fed to the mountains.
A DISPATCH from Dansville, Va, says that
moro than 2O0moonshiners have established
fortified camp. in Franklin County, and
openly defy the authority Of the United
States. They have over 100 Illicit stills IN
operation and are producing thousands OF
barrels of whiskey on which no duty is paid.
The District Attorney at Jackson, Miss,
made an affidavit against e1-State Treasurer
". l.. Hemingway, charging him with EN-.
bezzlement of State funds. Hemingway was
arrested.
A FAST steamer has been fitted out in San
Francisco for, seal poaching in Behring. Sea by
q company of local and Eastern capitalists
who. believe there are big profits in Illicit
sealing when every pelt can be sold Tor
$3.50.
EDMUND NICHOLAS (colored) was hanged
at Franklin, La, for the murder OF girl,
and Prince Saunders (coloreD suffered the
same fate at Piaqusmine, La, for the same
reason.
TOMMY WINEMAN, twelve years old, shot
and killed Bertie Polhanlus, eleven years old,
at Joliet, ILL.,, during quarrel over marbles
THE body Of A. W. Longley, Of Dayton,
Ky.. a wel-known merchant, was found IN
the Ohio River twenty miles below Gin
cinnati.
UNITED STATES MARSHALL NEwLIN, with
two deputies, boarded the brigantine Ernes.
tine at Delaware Breakwater, and brought
ashore five mutineers in irons VINO, by
refusing duty, had caused tho vessel to put In
there.
THE business portion of Hamilton, ILL.,, has
been destroyed by fire.
TKE Cocopali Indians went OF the warpath
in Southern California. They were reported
to be numbering the Mexican settlers, and
fighting among themselves.
Much damage has been done in the Ohio
Valley by the river overhowing. The .sltua:
tion along the Mississippi was very threaten
ing.
WILLIAM KINNEY, Peter McGinnis, and
Tom Burke. of Cincinnati went out on, the
Ohio River to look at the high water. Their
skiff capsized and all were drowned.
A NoRTH-BoUSD train ran into a mis-.
placed switch in Nashville, Tenn.,. killing
two men, iniuring several Others wreclne
many freight cars and damaging the depot
building.
IN searching the ruins of the recent fire
in Seattle, Wash, ths charred remains OF
three bodies were found-two men and one
woman.
AToRSADo inflicted considerable damage
in portions Of South Carolina, principally al
Sumter and vicinity, and NUMBER OF la1ali-
ties were reported.
The Midway Hotel at Kearney Neb., has
been destroyed by fire, and Harry Deming,
Ol IoOuGu OIuuuI, u "eo n4AAOH
jumping from q window. 1t was one Of the
finest hotels in til, Sta tc. and cost $1,000
MRS. JOHN LowRlE, wife OF farmer hV-
ins at Charlestown, Ohio, has given birth TO
four children-two boys and two glrls-all
alive and well developed.
FIRE in the business portion of Laredo
Texas, destroyed property worth Sloo,ooo.
COLONEL RICHARD OWEN, well-known
Indianian, died from drinking embalming
fluid by mistake.
Four boys wero drowned in the Missouri
River, near Florence, Neb., while out hunt-
ing.
ONE man was killed and seven lnJurea III q
train wreck near Huron, Mont.
The Kansas prairie fires have been sub
dued. There was no loss of life, but the dam
age to stock and farm produce i'll store Is eS-
timated at $3.50, 600.
DR.. S. DoRsETT Superintendent OF the
State Lunatic Asylum at Austin, le1as, was ~.
assaulted and dangerously injured by lu-
natic named Med ermott.
MAYOR DAVIDSON, Of Baltimore, has re-
ceived letter from the British Consul Cen
eral to Jamaica, inviting the citizens OF Bal
timore to participate in the Jamaica E1poSl-
ton.