The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-09-03
South and West.

HENRY E. WALDO, Of Minneapolis, Mimi,
,,nd Miss Gussie Hoffman. OF Kansas City,
Mo. were drowned at Tacoma, Wash. while
fishing.
TIE Straishtout Democratic Executive
Committee OF South Carolina was deposeo
by the Tillmanites at the Columbia Conven-
ton: the Straightouts organized to put
ticket in the field against Tillman and the
Farmers Alliance.
NEAR Bonneville Owsley County, ky.,
John Bowman knocked his cousin, Henry
Bowman. down, after which Johns sister,
Topsy, cut Henry's heart out with oo"le
Knife. The girl claimed that Henry had
insulted her.
Two brothers, named Nate and Joe VIII
son. residing near Kahoka, Mo, became in
yolved in O quarrel, and Joe drew knife
and disembowelled the other, killing him.
ENGINEER LON SIMPSON and an unknowa
tramp were killed by a collision on the Cia-
cinuatl Southern road at Danville, Ky.
Two daughters Of Samuel McLeary were
fatally injured at Columbus, Ind, in runa-
wey.
HARRIS, WOLF & DAVIS recently drilled
an oil well north Of Findlay, Ohio, which is,
without doubt, the greatest producer ever
struck, 1t flowed over 1000 barrels the first
hour.
The Nebraska State Democratic Conven-
ton convened at Omaha and placed James
E. BOYD in nomination for Governor.
AT North Platte Neb., Edward Newman
shot his wife and then himself. Both were in
stantiy killed. The only cause known Is that
the wife disoboyed the orders OF her hus-
band.
ALL the switchmen employed in the
| freight yards Of the Wabash Railroad at
| Chicago, ILL.,, to the numb,r of 200 struck,
and freight traffic on the road Is at con-
plete standstill.
JOIN PHILLIPS, colored, was hanged at
| Boydton, Va, for the murder Of Captain Z.
| c. OVERLY, prominent citizen and planter.
A VERY poor counterfeit on the twenty
| dollar silver certificate has made its appear
ance in the South. 1t is Of the act of 1873,
series 1880, check letter c., B. &. Bruce,
Register, with Decaturs portrait. The en-
tire impression is very indistinct.
FIRE at Augusta, Kan, destroyed one Of
the best business blocks in the city with ar
estimated loss OF $50, coo.
SAMUEL JACOBSON, prominent business
man. was shot through the breast AMI fatally
| wounded BY footpadS at San Francisco, Cal.
BE was ordered to throw up his hands, but
before he could obey the order one OF the
men fired They then ran away. Mr.. ia
cobson died.
MIS-. DELA McCABE shot and killed Judge
Max Stein, Of Hidalgo County, Texas.
The Jefferson Iron Works ct Steubenville
| Ohio, were destroyed by fire. The loss is es
timated ut 100000, and large number of.
men are thrown out of employment.
ELEVEN houses aad store5 were destroyed
by fire at Winona, Ill. Loss, O,00O.
&c IL H.
about three weeSs ago, took 1850 out Of his
fathers safe and left the city with it shot bis
wife and then fired a bullet into his OWL
! breast, inflicting q mortal wound. The wo-
man was fatally injured.
TIE channel span of the Ohio River co1.
Meeting bridge YVES swung into place at Pitts
burg, Penn, and one Of the greatest engi-
neerinG feats of century was accomplished.
A VERY light snow, the first of the season,
fell at Denver, Col.
WILLIAN D1SEEN and Lum Maggard were
instantly killed at Lincoln, Neb., BY the ex-
plosion of O boiler at the new gas works
The boiler was old and rotten.
FIVE THOUSAND people assembled at Law
renceburg, Tenn, and witnessed the ceremo-
nies connected with the laying of the corner
stone of monument to the memory of Davy
Crockett one of the oldest os Tennessee's
sons.
The mountain regions along the Big Sandy
River, in Kentucky, are swept BIZ flux. Wa
ter, lmpregnated with alkali, and the ex-
cessive heat, are the supposed causes. There
have been many fatal cases
MARGARET SoLoNAN, the last survivor of
the Wyendotte tribe OF Indians, diel at her
home, near Sandusky, Ohio.
A TERRIBLE storm struck Seaecaville,
Ohio, causing the death Of three men.