Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-12-18
South and West.

THE two-year-old son of the millionaire
cattIeman. David T. Beals, who was kid
mapped from his home in Kansas City, Mo,
was recovered upon the payment of $4,000,
which the father had offered for the child's
return. A nurse girl, who was known as
Lizzie Smith, stole the child.
THE Clinton Loan Association of Clinton.
Sampson County, y. c., has suspended It
was a small State banking concern, aud had
about $50, 900 capital
GEORGE MoxEY, colored, was taken from
the Jail at Many, La. by mob and hanged
thirteen-year-old white girl as she was re-
turning home from school and assaulted her
ALoCoMoTIvE exploded about mile south
Of Akron, Ohio. The body of the engineer
John Byron, was found 600 yards south of
the track, while that of his fireman, George
Parker, was 200 feet north.
Gus SIMoNDs and Frank Garrett were
hanged at Mansfield, La, for the murder of
an unknown white man near Gloster. They
confessed their crime on the scaffold
Lorenzo Perez was hanged at Midland
Texas, for the murder of some cowboys.
A. s. FRoMAN and William Rivers, two
we'll known citizens fought at Weatherford,
Texas, over the killing of dog, Froman be-
ing armed with shot gun and Rivers with
a revolver. Froman was killed on the spot
and Rivers lived only few hours.
D. G. THOMAS, employe Of the Britain
Packing Company, shot and killed John
Hockridge, proprietor of a boarding house
at Marshalltown, Iowa, and then killed him
self. Thomas was insane.
JOSEPH WoLPH and John Miller farmers,
fought at Wapakoneta, Ohio over dis
puted line fence. One was armed with an
ak and the other with Ratchet, and both
were killed.
THE big grain elevator at Escamaba,
Mich, owned by the $500 road, with $50, 900
bushels of grain, was burned. The flames
communicated to the -four sheds, docks and
coal pits, and 10000 barrels Of -four and
10000 tons of coal were also destroyed. The
losses will aggregate about $3.50, 900.
THE great public benefactor known in his
tory as Land Bilr' Allen ended his days in
the Franklin County Ohio Infrmary after
suffering one week from paralysis. Mr..
Allen was born in Window, Conn, May %,
1910.
A SPAN of bridge on the great Northern
Railroad extension at Kalispell, Montana,
fell, taking down with it fifteen men. Five
were killed and the others injured.
ARCHBISHOP KENRICK's fiftieth anniver-
sary as bishop in the Catholic Church was
celebrated in st. Louis, Mo-, with great
demonstration.
THE Apaches are on the warpath in Ari-
IONA and have committed several depreda-
tions. One man has been killed and another
wounded, and the settlers are arming to pro-
tect themselves.
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at New Or
leans, La, destroying the main building, a
frame structure used as a library, and sew
eral other buildings belonging to the Straight
University for Colored People. The loss is
$500 coo.
FIRE caused by crossing wires in the Arc
Light and Power Company's works. Chicago
Ill, cid $500, 900 damage
MARTIN c. BARTHAL, for twenty-five years
manager of the Concordia Publishing Com
pany, of St. Louis, Mo-, has confessed that
he is an embezzler to the extent of $50, 900,
and has implicated his son, Martin H. F.
Rarthal, who has fed.