The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-06-04
South and West.

THE Rev. DR.. w. f. Moore, OF Columbus,
Of Ohio, was chosen Moderator Of the Pres.
byterian General Assembly at Saratoga, n.
Y. The annual sermon was preached by the
Rev Dr. W. C. Roberts the retiring Mod
orator.
JOHN CoLMsx1 and Michael vocintz were
instantly killed and Peter Basco was seriously
injured by fell of rock in tunnel near
Park Place. Penn.
The Winona Mill Conpany's immense
Touring mill at Winona, Mimi, caught fire,
ana the entire plant, including the mill, ele-
vator and surrounding buildings were de-
stroyed The total loss on the property is
estimated at S3O0,OOo.
C. NJ. WHITAKER AMI G. NJ. Stubbs were
crushed to death in granite quarry near
Monrovia, Cal.
The General Assembly OF the Southern
Presbyterian Church, at Ashevile, N. c.,
elected the Rev. DR.. James Park, OF Knox
vile, Tenn, Moderator.
An east-5ouni train was derailel near
Butte Montana, and the sleeper, containing
the N. c. Goodwin Company, rollei down an
embankment, Manager Duttis and two other
members of the company being killed.
FIRE, which started in saloon from the
explosion of lamp, destroyed half block
of frame dwellings at Spokane Falls,
Washington Two persons were burned to
death. The loss amounts to about s5O, OOo.
COLUMBUS, Texas, has been almost entirely
submerged by the Colorado River.
JOHN SIEBEERY, of Ft. Wayne, Ind. play
fully pointed pistol at his eighteen-year-old
wife and pulled the trigger. 1t was loaded,
and she was killed.
LEWIS SMITH and Edward Elkins travel
ing salesmen Of Montgomery, Ala, quar-
relied over young lady and began to shoot.
Both were killed.
DESTRUCTIVE storms and frosts were re-
ported in North Carolina, Kansas Missouri,
Minnesota and South Dakota.
ALEXANDRIA STARKs (colored). twenty
three years old, was hanged at Donaldson
vile, La, for the murder of Lille Alice
Washington, little colored girl six years OF
age.
JOHN G.. CARLISLE was nominated by ac-
clamation by the Democratic caucus at
Frankfort, KY, for United States Senator,
to fill the unexpired term Of the late James
B. Beck.
MARION TUCKER, farmer living a short
distance from Stanton, Neb., while o,t row.
ing on small lake on his farm with his two
children, upset the boat and the three were
drowned
The mlllerS OF Southern lllnOls anu Last
ern Missouri have formed O. trust and will
operate the sixteen mills as one thus con-
trolling the price of -four in the South and
Southwest.
Ex-UN1TED STATES SENATOR JONES. of
Florida, was committed to an insane asylum
near Detroit, Mich.
DUPONT, Ga, WIS visited by the heaviest
hailstorm ever known in the history OF the
town Inc stones 2ed from three
quarters of an inch TO an inch in length.
Crops will b. totally ruined by the severity
Of the Storm Tie hail lasted from twenty
| TO thirty minutes.
Bob CRAWFORD, white convict, com
mit:el suicide at the Platt mines near BIZ
nn5 cham, Ala. by blowing himself up with
| dynamite, which had been given him to blast
mines.
SENATos-ELECT CARLISLE, of Kentucky,
decide to continue to occupy his seat in the
House until the Mckinley bill had been voted
| upon.
KATE KANE, lawyer Of Chicago, was
admitted to membership before thu bar OF
the Supreme Court in Washington on the
motion of Robert G. Ingersol. Miss Kane
is the eighth woman lawyer to add her
name to the Supreme Court list.