Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-06-20
South and West.

HARRY and Charles Bodeker, aged four
teen and nine, were drowned in the Ohio
River at Cincinnati by the upsettlng of
skiff
INCOMPLETE returns from all counties in
Oregon give Hermann (Repubican), for Con-
gress, S977 majority; Pennoyer Democrat,
for Governor, 1856 ma jOrity. 1t was thought
these majorities would be increased by the
official count.
FRANK W. MCILvAIN, Cashier of the Sui
phur Deposit Bank, of Sulphur, KY, has
fled with $40, 900 of the banks funds.
BERNARD HEENY, life convict at Joliet.
H., whose sentence was committed to a term
of twenty years, fell dead when informed of
his good fortune.
ALFRED T. PERRINE died in the City
Hospital at Cincinnati, Ohio of typhoid
pneumonia in practically destitute circum-
stances. He was inventor OF the gatling gun,
for which he is said to have received $50 900.
THE street car system of Louisville KY,
embracing about fifteen miles of track, has
been sold to a syndicate of New York and
Philadelphia bankers for s., 100000.
THE Democrats Of the Fifth Missouri Con-
gressonal District renominated Representa-
1--WE John G. Tarsney; Representative Will
am NJ. Springer was renOmnated for the
ninth time by the Democrats of the Thir-
zenith Illinois Congressional Convention;
Congressman Cheadle was defeated for re-
nomination in the Republican Convention at
hokomo, Ind. Judge Daniel Waugh was
5he nominee
Four farmers while cleaning a horse al
Cairo, Mich, were strucl by lightning. Two
we're killed.
THE Democrats of Illinois held their State
convention at Springfield and nominated
General John NJ. Palmer for Governor.
A TOTAL Of fifteen deaths was reported as
the result Of the storm a. Bradshaw, Neb.
| A FIERCE sand storm ragged in the vicinity
| Of Carman, H., doing much damage to fer
| tile fields. People were driven to their
| houses
THE thermometer registered over ninety
| degrees at Cleveland. Ohio, and Joseph Bel
oni ard Joseph Serick, two laborers, and an
unknown man were sunstruck. All died
shortly after being removed to the hospital.
| ZACx HUNDLEY, Chairman of the State
| Democratic Central Committee, of South
| Dakota, and editor OF the Huron Herald,
| was murdered by his son Fred during a dis
pUte about putting down carpet.
DURING a fight in Harlan County, Ky.
between the notorious Turner gang and a
| Sheriff's posse, two of the gang Jim Raynor
| and Ed. Pine, were instantly killed and
| Bob Stapleton Of the posse was slightly
| wounded.
The Tennessee Prohibitionists have noni-
mated Rev. d. c. Kelly, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, for Governor.
THE house of a coIored man on a farm near
| Williamson, n. c.. was struck by lightning
and burned. In the house were five colored PEG
pie. Two ran out and escaped; the others, @
| girl nearly grown and two small children,
| were killed and their bodies consul red in the
burning building.
The United States steamer Rush has sale
| for Behring Sea i'll search of illegal sealers.
REAR ADMIRAL GHERARDI and twenty
eight officers of the North Atlantic squadron
| were entertained at Charleston, s. c., by the
| City Council and Chamber Of Commerce
| Many speeches were made.
PELLIo, an Umatilla Indian. was hanged
at Portland, Oregon, by the United State;
| authorities for the murder OF an Indian
woman on the Unatilia reservation about {
| year ago.
LIGHTNING struck the Pioneer Coal Com
pany's barns at Charleston, ". Va, klInng
! Tom Hicks, stable boss; Sumner Stephenson,
| colored boy, and partially paralyzing
| William Dills, the company's store superin-
tendent, and Dick Alexander, boy.
PAT CRoAKs's stable, at Anderson, Ind
was destroyed by fire and his ten year-old
son was burned to crisp, and his uncle wa:
| fatally burned.
THERE was a 800, 900 wreck on the De-
| MONIES Union Railway track. due TO an 9th
| erwise harmless collision of Wabash and
| Chicago St. Paul and Kansas City passen-
| gers trains.
| THOMAS WILLIAMSON, under arrest a.
| Sedalia, Mo-, as murderer, has confessed
| that he killed jefferson and Charles Moore
father and son, with an ak, and buried then
| bodies afterward to carry out his story tina
| they had gone away visiting. He is also sc
cused of poisoning his wife and committing
| other murders.
The saHmin and sash and DOOR factory Of