The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-15
South and West.

LEO CoNNoRS, aged twenty, belonging to
one of the wealthiest families in Paris, Tex,
was shot and killed by Chris Holt. ConnorS
who was drinking freely, was aggressive. =
A HOUSE in Omaha, Neb., occupied by
Mrs. Lena Schip, caught fire, and her three
little children perished in the flames
DEPUTY SHERIFF MARTIN, of White Coun-
ty, Ark, was assassinated while on the prin-
cipal street of Beebe.
The main building of the Western COL
lege at Toledo, Ohio, was burned. Loss,
$3.50, 900.
A BOILER in Neff Brothers mill, at Ed
more, Mich, burst, killing Engineer John
Welsh and Foreman Stedman. Charles
Saunders and Charles Bowen were fatally
injured.
A PETITION, circulated through Oklahoma
and signed by 80, 000 persons, asks Congress
for the speedy establishment of Territoria!
Government.
4 FARMER, Barney Falls, was killed at
Albany, No, by Silas Harrad and his two
sons in dispute over the sale of farm. The
murderers were arrested.
A PUBLIC meeting in honor of the late
Henry w. Grady was held in the Opera
House at Atlanta Mayor Glenn presided,
and Governor Gordon and others delivered
eulogistic addresses.
AT 80 ocolck in the morning the Union
Pacific steamer Oregon ran into and sunk the
British ship Clan Mckenzie at Coffin Rock,
on the Columbia River, Ore. Charles Austin
and Matthew Reid, two colored sailors, were
instantly killed.
NAHDIEzAz. an Apache Indian, who muir
dered Lieutenant Seward Mott, Of the Tenth
Cavalry, on Gila River, was hanged at Globe,
Arizona.
! MRS. RENA HUEH, a widow aged eighty
two years, of Newport, KY, attempted to
cross the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
track, when she was caught by passing
engine and was frightfully mangled.
WILL AND CALVIN ODELL, brothers, of
Burnet County, Texas, charged with murder
and robbery, were killed by deputy sheriff
while resisting arrest.
WARNIE BURNS and Johnnie Finlayson,
both aged seven years, were drowned in the
bay at Washburn, Wis, while coastlng from
the shore on to the ice.
The Citizens Warehouse at Yazoo City,
Miss, 5000 bales of cotton and seven freight
cars, with contents, have been burned. The
YaZoo Oil Works near by, were saved by q
change in the wind. The loss on the cotton
is estimated at $500, ,0o0 on building, Sic, ,00U;
on cars and freight, Sl0,5OO.
TEN persons were killed and several in
iured in the wreck of train on the Chesa-
neake and Ohio Railroad, near White
Sulphur Springs. Va.
BY On explosion of molten metal at the
Mosher Machine Company's foundry at
Dallas, Tex, nine mea were horribly burned,
some of them fatally.
JERRY O'NEIL and his wife were murdered
in bed at Boscobel, Wis, by unknown assas'
sins.
Mrs. ERWIN and her two daughters, Mary
and Bessie, of Benton County, Mo-, were
found asphyxiated in their room in hotel
at Oakland, Cal. They had only partially
turned off the gas.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALLEN SANDERsoN and
their two children were driving from their
farm to Muucie, Ind, when tree fell acros:
the road, crushing their wagon and killing
Mr.. Allen and one of the children.
Miss LUCY WoMBLE, about twenty year:
Of age, who has for some time past been en-
gagged in teaching school at Goldsboro, n
c., committed suicide in Raleigh by shoot
ing herself through the head with pistol.
GOVERNOR RICHARDSON. Of South Caro-
lima, has issued proclamation offering are
ward of $500 for the apprehension and con-
viction of the men who lynched the eight
negroes in Jail at Barnwell.