The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-01
South and West.

ErrEsNs DEscHAMps was hanged at the
Parish Prison, in New Orleans, La. Des-
champs's crime was tho murder OF Juliet
Dietsch, aged thirteen, by giving her chloro-
form. He then attempted suicide by the
same agency.
GREAT damage has BEEN done by rains in
the Missouri Valley.
A REMARKABLE wedding took place in
Covington, KY. 1t was that of two old
people Of Mount Sterling, Ohio, who said
" had eloped. The bridegroom was
David Heath, who gave his aga as ninety
two wears, and the bride was Mary l.. Het-
rick, who registered as sixty-five years old.
THE Bering Sea squadron, consisting OF
tho United States steamers yorktown,
Mohican, Adams, Rush and Bear, left Port
Townsend, Washington, for the North.
At Frankfort, KY, four men were killed
in a street brawi. One Of them was prom
inent Judge.
THE tents and small buildings in the town
of Arapahoe were all demolished by the
wind storm which swept over Oklahoma.
Near the town Of Frisco five houses were
totally destroyed. Several persons were
badly injured.
TOM DAVIS and Henry Dickersou, colorsa
and brothers-in.law, were hanged in the jail
ward at Nashville ILL.,, for the murder OF q
peddler.
The Utah Territorial Democratic Conven-
tion. at o yden, elected JUICE H. ?. aender-
son. formerly OF Michigan, and John 7.
Caine, present Dsleyats to Congress, dele
gates to the Chicago Convention. The plat
form denounces the systen OF unlnstrucee1
government forcei on Utah by the Nation,
demands home rule at once IL not Statehood,
and the demonstration OF silver.
An appalling accident occurred at the
Anaconda Mine, Butte, Montana. Twelve
men were caught in cave. that TOOK place
from the 500 level down to the SOo. Nine
were supposed to have bsen killed.
The Peoples party Of Oklahoma held
their Territorial Convention at Guthrie ana
Convention at Omaha. The Convention de-.
clared unanimously for James B. Weaver
for President and L. L. Polk for Vice-Presl-
dent.
A BIG FOUR freight train and the cannon
hall express collided near Clevas, Ohio, dur
inc a terrific wind and rain storm, wrscklng
both trains and killing and iniuring many
persons. One estimate placed the NUMBER OF
dead at FIVE. A bluuder of the station agent
caused the tragedy.
ONE of the Burlington and Quincy's
seventy-fiys ton locomotives blew up at
Deadwood, South Dakota, killing Engineer
Renchard, Fireman Wilson and brakeman
named Nelson.
AT Childersburg, Ala, three colored muir
derers named Berry Rowden, Jim Rowden,
and Will Cantor, were hanged and shot on
the bridge Of the Georgia Central Railroad
over the Coosa River. The bodies were cut
down and fell into the river.
The United States warship Concord ar.
rived at Cairo, Ill. She was met below
the city by several boats and tugs and
escorted to the landing. A salute was tired
from the shore and was responded to from
the ship. A reception was rendered to the
crow in the evening.
MORE levees on tue Mississippi River have
broken, causing much inundation OF farm
ing land. Water in the flooded district:
continued to rise and much damage was
reported In Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
IRA MULLeSs, a mountain bandit while
driving across Pound Gap, W. Va, from
court in Letcher County, KY, was fired
mon from ambush. He was accompanied
nv his wife, brother-in-law, child. and the
driver OF his wagon, all OF whom, with him
self. were killed. There was no clew to the
murderers.
TASxEY VALLEY, in Greer County. Texas
was swept by cyclone from one end to the
other and not building has been lett stand
ing. Five persons were killed instantly, ter
were fatally injured. and many more were
badly hurt Hardly person In the valley
escaped.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. r. AUrREY, Of Adel
Ca, were thrown from carriage and klueo
RING BROTHERS circus train was wrecke
near Atchison, Kan, and four showmen wer
killed and five badly injured.
A MOB of 200 men at Clarksville, Ga.
broke into the Jail, took therefrom three
colored men, charged with the murder OF q
night policeman at roccoa, and hanged them
ali on the limb OF large oak tree.
TIE Arizona Territorial Democratic Con-
vention at Tucson elected delegates TO
Chicago. The convention recommended
Marius A. Smith as delegate to Congress,
and endorsed Grover Cleveland.