The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-03-06

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
LONDON, March IA dispatch states
that the British steamer, Quetta, which
sailed from Coolatowp, Queensland, Feb.
ruary 9th, for London, has been lost at
sea. The report Of loss of the Quetta is
confirmed at Lloyds. Advises received
state that two hundred lives were lost.
The steamer struck q rock not shown on
the chart at 8 o'clock last night near
Somerset, in Torres straits. at the north
ern extremity of Australia, aud sank in
three minutes.
KANSAS CITY, March Ia special to
the Times from Lamar, Mo-, says During
an entertainment, which vas held at
Shorts school, twelve miles west of hero
last night, four men became engaged in
quarrel. Mrs. Henry Short, who was
present, witnessed it, and during its pro.
gress she tainted and died. She was sub
ject to'heart disease. Six men received
painful wounds in the row, which, it is
said, was begun by three SWEET brothers,
who had been drinking whiskey.
CHARLESTON, S. c., February ga
special received here from Varnville,
Hampton County, tonight. states that
Bob. Pope and his 11.year. old son were
killed in that County on Monday night
by parties in ambush. The two were on
their way home from Cummin's mill
when they were killed. When the bod
les we're discovered it was found that
Bob Pope's throat had been cut from ear
to ear after he had been shot. The spe-
cial does not say whether the Popes were
white or black, but says that they were
obnoxious citizens, aud it is supposed that
their slayers were white men. These are
all the details available now.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March Ia
special from Talladega, Ala, gives an ac-
count of storm which passed over there
yesterday. It made path about one
hundred yards wide and destruction
marks its entire course. Fortunately, it
did not pass through thickly populated
part of the town, but the scene along its
path beggars description. Houses were
blown down and boards, and even beams
and lafters were carried for considerable
distance. Trees were snapped like pipe.
stems, or torn from the ground by the
roots; COWS, horses and other animals
we're killed, but none of the people living
In the houses blown down were seriously
injured.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, February Co.
To. night an unknown negro bought some
bananas in fruit store on Hay street.
He ate one and threw the peel on the
floor. The proprietor told him to pick it
up, but he refused and the former then
called Policemen O. J. Payne, at whose
command the negro removed the peel, and
the officer went out. The negro followed
and called to him. The officer turned as
the negro approached and the latter asked
the number of the policeman's badge.
The officer threw his coat open and ex-.
posed it, when the negro fred three shots,
the first one striking the badge and the
other two making wounds in the officers
head and chest, killing him instantly.
The murderer escaped.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 26.-
To-day ex. Congressman Taulbee was shot
through the head by Charles Kincaid,
correspondent of the Louisville Times.
Both men are Keniuckians and the trou-
BILE was caused by the ex. Congressman
pulling the correspondence nose for pub.
fishing certain statements in regard to
him. The shooting occurred just outside
of the Capitol near the southeastern en-
trance to the building. Taulbee was shot
in the head, and his wound is serious.
He was taken to his boarding house.
Kincaid was arrested, and is lodged in the
New Jersey Avenue police station where
he IL charged with assault with intent to
kill. Kincaid is slight built, inofensive
looking man of about 35 years of age.
He was formerly judge in one of the
Louisville courts ana his family is one of
the best known in Kentucky. TAulbee
is about 80 years of age and is tall, sinewy
and strong. He represented one of the
mountain districts of Kentucky in the
forty.ninth and fftieth congresses.
WALNUT GROVE, Ga, March 1.-There
was disastrous cyclone, near here last
night, which is peculiar in its having
been confined to very small area, O. c.,
Hannah being the only loser. It came
in the shape of q boom, the report of
which was heard at considerable dis.
tance. One man saw it and describes it
thus: "I happened to be up and heard
roaring over at Hannah's. T looked in
that direction add I saw the tops of houses
floating in the air like 80 much paper
Every house, except his dwelling, which
was twisted considerably, was nnroofed
aud carried to considerable distance.
Not horse was hurt in the least, though
the stables we're lifted from the sleepers.
The strangeat thing about it is that theirs
were other peoples houses all around and
not single one molested. The cyclone
or whatever you might call it, did its
work in few seconds. I don't suppose
the entire width of it was over two hun.
dred yards. The good people around that
settlement will help him to repair his
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