The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-26
South and West.

F. A. WALTON, trusted employe Of the
Pacific Express Company at Dallas, Texas,
absconded with package containing $50, 600.
A WRIT Of error has been granted to the
Chicago Anarchists in Joliet Penitentiary, so
that their case may again be brought before
the United States Supreme Court.
FIVE Chinese on their way to Dutch Flat,
CAL, were overwhelmed by an avalanche and
killed.
The Navajo Indians in San Juan County,
New Mexico, have been harraSsing the set
tiers on account of the recent killing of an
Indian. About five hundred warriors left
their reservation, and the settlers were great
ly alarmed.
AFTER the adjournment Of the Montana
Senate, eight Democratic Senators, incenssd
at the ruling Of Lieutenant-Governor Rick
ards in counting them present when they re-
fused to vote, took trains going in different
directions. They said they were going beyond
Sergeantat-Arms. Their absence blocked
all legislation.
The election for Governor Of West Vir-
ginia in November 1888, has just been de-
cided by the Inauguration Of A. Brooks
Fleming, the Democratic candidate.
SENATOR PETT1GREw, of South Dakota,
has commenced an open warfare against Chi
cago for the Worlds Fair.
THERE are said to be fully 5000 people in
North Dakota who are in need Of assistance.
The afflicted people are mostly Americans
and Scandinayians.
News was brought to Birmingham, Ala,
of the killing of two white men and the
wounding of three others in fight with COL
ored men which occurred in Bibb County,
fiftv miles South of Birmingham.
A DISPATCH from Stephen, Mimi, states
that the worst blizzard within the recollec-
ton of the oldest inhabitant was raging. The
wind was from the north, and the air was
a cloud of snow. The mercury registered ten
degrees below zero, and it was growing
colder
PRESIDENT FITzGERALD, Of the Irish
National League, issued an address from
Lincoln, Neb., calling for funds in view OF
coming elections in Great Britain.
SEVEN boys were drowned in the river at
Carrollton, near New Orleans, La, by the
sinking of two yawls In which they were
taking ride.
A GREAT rush Of settlers to the Sioux Re-
Servation in South Dakota was made when
the Presidents proclamation opening that
territory was issued. The best lands were
soon literally covered with claimants.
NEARLY half q block of buildings have
been destroyed by fire at Norris Mimi.
The Legislature of West Virginia passed a
resolution favoring the pensioning of all Fed
eral soldiers Of the war and instructing Sena-
tors and Representatives to vote for the pas
sage of such bill.
SETH TwoMBLEY, Charles Buford and
Henry LaClocke crew Of the i'll fatcd train
which collided at South Englewood, Chi
cago, in which seven people were killed, have
been placed on trial for murder.
JIM SEALS and his family attempted to
cross Yellow Creek in wagon near Burns
vile. Miss, and the wagon capsized, drown
ing four children, aged from two to ten years.
A SCHEME to legalize lotteries in North
Dakota was defeated in the lower house OF
the Legislature after it had gone through the
Senate.
WILLIAM FERRELL, a farmer of Ironton,
Ohio, was killed by his son, who is less than
twenty years old. Young Ferrell interfered
to protect his mother in q dispute between
her and his father.