Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-04-14
South and West.

A BIG illicit distillery, valued at $4,000,
was seized by Government officers in Balti
more, Md.
HAROLD NJ. SEwALL and W. S. Bowen
sailed from San Francisco. Cal, for Hawaii,
it was rumored, to assist Commissioner
Blount.
A. B. SUTTON and his bookkeeper, Will
lam Beecher were arrested at Louisville,
KY, for Whisky Trust certificate forgeries
amounting to $200,00G
In the presence of a polyglot gathering
numbering about two hundred the Hoo
Den, or sacred palace of the japanese at
Jackson Park, Chicago, ILL.,, was dedicated.
LOUIS LEWIS, colored, was hanged at
Macon, Ga, for the murder of his wife.
FIRE destroyed one-fifth of the town of
Galena, Nd. twenty-five stores and dwell
department there.
A TRAIN loaded with japanese exhibits
for the Worlds Fair. including five car
loads of natives and a Zig ourang outang,
collided at Moingona, Iowa. The natives
were more frightened than injured.
AT GAINESVILLE, Va, the buildings on both
sides OF Fourth street, from Main street.
were consumed except the railroad depot
and Magee's warehuose. Eight or ten
stores, hotels. Offices and tobacco houses
were burned. Two colored men were burned
to death.
A FIERCE woodland fire destroyed some of
the best timber lands in Virginia and in
North Carolina. along the the line OF the
Petersburg and Weldon and Wilmington
and Weldon railroads The fire covered an
area of over 100 miles.
THE United States cruiser Essex, which
returned from South America about a
month ago, has been ordered to Annapolis,
Nd, for use as practice ship.
JOSEPH HATTERwACK and his son Charles
were drowned while crossing an arm of the
Mississippi at Lincoln Park. MINI.
GENERAL ScHoEIELD telegraphad to Gen.
eral Miles, at Chicago to sent troops to Ant
lers Indian Territory, the scene Of the
Choctaw troubles.
A CoLoRED desperate named Morgan was
lynched by moi Of his owl color at Ora
ham, Va. He murdered law abiding young
colored man at frolic.
V1CE-PREs1DENT STEVENSON formally
opened the bazar Of the Maryland Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution at
Baltimore. He delivered an address.
CITY TREASURER STRONG. of Grand Island,
Neb., confessed to his bondsnen that he was
S13, 600 short in his accounts. He surrendered
his property aud turned over his offices.
PRAIRIE fires in Kansas aud Nebraska
have destroyed scores of farm buildings and
swept every thing out of their path.
ENGINE No. of the Choctaw Coal and
Railway Company exploded as it was leav-
ing Red Oak, Indian Territory, causing the
death Of four tralnmen.
FIRE at Carrollton, Ga, destroyed the en-,
tire business portion of the city Eighteen
buildings were burned. The fire was of in
cendiary origin
DAVID MERIwETHER, Ex-Governor of New
Mexico and Henry Clay's successor in the
United States Senate, died at Louisville,
KY, few days ago, aged ninety years.
IN battle between farmers at jackson
Junction, Iowa, and seventy-fve employees
of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st, Paul
Railroad who were trying to prevent the
farmers from building a Warehouse. seven
or eight men were badly hurt, At least one
will die. The railroad men won.
ALMOST complete returns showed the
election in Michigan of Judge Hooker, Re-
publican, for Supreme Judge and the two
Republican Regents by pluralities of more
than 10, 600 each. a light vote was poiled
throughout the State. Election for Circuit
Judges was held in twenty three districts,
of which the Republicans carried thirteen,
the Democrats four and the Fusionists six.
The Republicans carried the Kansas cleo
tons; not single city was reported as elect
ing Populist Mayor.
CARTER HARRISON, Democrat was elect
ed Worlds Fair Mayor Of Chicago,
Ill, his plurality over Samuel W. Allerton,
Republican, being estimated at $4,000.