The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-08
FROM FAR AND NEAR.
ImpOrtant Occurrences in Va
riOus Parts of the Country.
Death of a Noted Southern Editor
After a Short Illness.

After a Short illness.
Henfy w. Grady, editor of the Atlanta
Constitution, died of pneumonia at his home
in that city few mornings ago. About ten
days previous to his death Mr.. Grady went
North as special guest of the Boston Mer
chants Association, in company with thir-
teen other well-known Southerners. He was
suffering with q slight cold before lie left
Atlanta, and Mrs. Grady was fearful that he
would become seriously i'll during his stay i'll
dome Hotel Boston. Mr.. Grady delivered his
speech on the race problem He overexerted
himself, and when he retired after midnight
was so hoarse he could barely articulate. He
left Boston for New York and when he ar
rived there lie was all choked up. Physicians
ordered him home at once.
Prayers were offered up for his recovery i'll
all the churches of Atlanta. Mr.. Grady first
seemed to fear the result himself on the day
before his death. He called in his private Sec
retary and dictated note Of thanks to Colo
mel John A. Colvin for a floral token sent
him, and, suddenly quitting this he said:
"Send word to mother to pray for me.
Tell, her, if die, that die while trying to
serve the South, the land love so we'll"
Henry Wooden Grady was born in Athens,
Ga, May II, 1851. He was educated at the
University of Georgia and at the University
of Virginia. His father was wealthy busi-
ness man of Athens, and, although Union
man and supporter of Bell and Everett,
went with his State when she seeded. he
was killed while fighting before Petersburg,
where he commanded the 25th North Caro-
lima Regiment.
At the age of twenty young Henry was
editor of the Daily Commercial of Rome,
which he made one of the liveliest papers
ever printed in the South. 1t died in 1876.
For four years Mr.. Grady did work for
Northern Journals, and in 1880 bought
fourth interest in the Atlanta Constitution.
Since that time unbroken su ccess followed
him. AS a writer his versatility was great.
His intuitions were only equaled by the
acuteness of his perceptive faculties. his
famous speech on 'The New South at the
New England dinner three years ago made
for him a national reputation.
Lawlessness in Oklahoma.
United States Marshal Jack Walker, of
Wichita Kan, has been called to Oklahoma
to auell the rowdyism now so prevalent
there, and which threatens to develop into
reign of terror. The Kickapoos and Semi
noies, respectively the ins and outs in
the City Government, wage continual
strife, and, as the date of the
new election draws near, the feeling
becomes more and more intensified. The ap-
pointment Of n deputy marshal as City Mar
shal has added fuel to the flames, and the re-
ports of the trouble sent out from Wichita
have still further separated the opposing fac,
tions. The other evening party OF masked
men, armed with Winchesters, stopped
newspaper correspondent OH the street and
asked him if he knew man named Thorn
ton. That was the correspondents name,
md when they told him that they intended
to riddle Thornton and every other newspa-
per correspondent with bullets, he sent them
in one direction after Thornton while he es-
capped in another. Threats have been made
against the lives of the Deputy United States
Marshals, and Marshal Walker is calling for
support from all sections, in order to be fully
prepared for any emergency.
A Frcnzied Mothers Crime.
Mrs John Brady recently went to Hunting
ton County, Penn, to visit her aged mother
Mrs. Lazier. She took with her her three
boys, two, four and six years of age,
and q few days later gave birth
to another child Subsequently she was
attacked with puerperal mania. Jumpin
from her bed, she attacked and beat bel
mother, and bit O piece of flesh from the
helpless old womans arm. Then going to
another room she seized the little .ooys, and
attempted to dash out their brains. Mrs
Lazier, weak from loss of blood, Staggered
to their rescue, but was thrust from
the house by the frenzed woman,
pitched from the porch, and then
stamped upon. Mrs. Brady then lay
in the yard whence she was borne to her bed
by furnacemen some time afterward. In
casting her boys from her the second, aged
four sustained conclusion Of the brain and
died. Mrs. Lazer was confined to bed by
her injuries, and Mrs. Brady was in serious
condition. The latters husband, who is
sea captain, returned from voyage the day
after the tragedy, only to find his favorite
son dead.
Lynchers Get Rid Of the Witnesses.
Several weeks ago joe Vermillion, the house
burner, was taken from Jail at Upper Marl-
borO, Nd, by masked men and hanged from
a bridge. Two of Joe's brothers, who were
charged with being aecomplices, said at the
me that they could identify some OF the
tinchers, and warrants were issued for the
lyrest of some of the leading farmers living
ar the neighborhood. They were to have
in hearing in day OF two, and SO
a full were they of being convicted
fear they resolved to gel, rid OF
that rincipal witnesses. The plan agreed
rnon was to subscribe sufficient money to
furnish a bail bond for all Of the brothers
and the father and send them out of the
State. About thirty men called at the jail
and had talk with the Vermillions. After
a consultation the brothers subscribed to an
oath that they would 60 away, never to re-
turn, if liberated ThereupoE bail was fur
nished to the amount Of $1650, and $50 was
given to each of the liberated prisoners TO
pay travelling expenses. Next night tney
left the country.