The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-29
South and West.

RUBE BURRowS'S body was taken to Lamar
County, Alabama, and delivered to his
father at Sulligent Station. The old man
wept at the sight of his sons body, and Rube's
sister. went into Mysteries, crying out that he
was shot down like dog.
THE President visited the Coal Palace at
Otturlwa, Iowa.
BY an explosion Of giant powder near
Jamestown, COL, Mike Niles, Hugh Morgan
and Harry Atkinson, all Miners were killed.
WILLIAM SHUM, a Muncie Qnd.) printer,
became insane after setting up the desc.ip-
tion Of murder case and bsheaded himself
by placing his neck on the rail in front OF
on approaching train.
THE Anti-Tillman Democratic Convention
met at Columbia, S. c., and nominated for
Governor, Alexander c. Haskell.
THE Mississippi Constitutional Conven-
ton defeated proposition to make the Office
OF the Supreme Court judges elective.
CAPTAIN PETER FOSTER, ths Oldest men,
her Of the Grand Army of the Republic Of
the United States, died recently, at Mount
Pleasant, Iowa. He was ninety-six years
old and fought in the war of 1872, the Mex.
can war and the Civil war.
PRESIDENT HARRISON attended the re.
union of cd soldiers at Topeka, Kan.
PRESIDENT GARDENsHIRE, of the Okla
homa Territorial Council, mas signed the bill
locating the capital at Oklahoma City.
I'M. LEWIS, Mayor Of Clinton, Miss. has
been assassinated by two colored men, whose
motive was revenge.
FRANK WooTEN (coloreD. who confessed
to setting fire to the residence OF DR.. Pace at
Athens, La, was lynched q few nights ago
at Homer.
PETER AND MINNIE BE25, the former
three wears old and the latter twenty
months, children Of Peter Berg, miner,
were run over and instantly killed by train
at Des Moines, Iowa. The trainmea claim
that the children were asleep on the track.
PRESIDENT HARRISON went from Kansas
City, Mo-, to ST. Louis. where he reviewed
procession Of military and G. A. R. organiZa-
tions. He then visitei the fairgrounds,
after which tho entire Presidential party
went by special train to indianapolis, Ind.
SERIOUS damage by floods occurred in the
Kanawha Valley, W. Va.
E. E. SwEARING1N. State Senator from
Cloud County, Kan, committed suicide at
Kansas City, Mo-, by shooting. He was
Republican.
A RACE war broke out near Middleton,
| ough, KY, and, but for the interference OF
| the police and troops, IL mlShC nave proven
disastrous conflict. As it was, three men
lost their lives, on, white man and two col
ored men.
WILLIAM E. TRUDEAU and Miss Beatrice
Earrig, of Louisville, Ky, chartered loco
motive and eloped to Jetfe-sonville, Ind,
! where they were married.
The only son of Colonel Charles Fred
| Crocker, Second Vlca-President Of th'
; Southern Pacific, was killed at San Fran
cisco, Cal, by falling over the paniSTer ii
his fathers house. The lad was under tea
wears Of age. The boy would have inherited
! the bulk of his fathers large estate, now ci
timated at sl5,o0o,000, and growing ever!
year.
THE Ohio Legislature net in extraord
nary session at Columbus. and received
message from Governor Campbell recon
mending the abolition of two Cincinnati
Boards.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN L. WILSON. OF Wash
ington, who returned to Spokane Falls fey
days ago, reports the loss Of his pocketbook
containing $4,000 in securities, $3.50 i
greenbacEs and gold and other valuable pa
pers.
WALLACE WAGGoSER 6 Co., wholesal
grocers. assigned at Houston, Texas: Liabll
ties, $500, ,O00 The bank of F. H. Haggert
6 Co., suspended at Aberdeen, Sout
Dakota. Liabilities, S2300O0