Senator Wade Ilauiptou Injured While
Deer Ilnntlns;.
Columbia, S. C, Nov. 25. Information
has just been received here of ay accident
to Sendtor Wade Hampton while deer hunting
on his plantation on Monday. During
tho day he became separated from tho rest of
tho party who toward evening, supposing
Hampton had left the field, returned home
at 8 o'clock. That night Hampton being still
absent, a searching party started out Tue
old gentleman was fouud a short distance
from the house very much oxhnusted aud
painfully hurt, but making his way homeward.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon Hampton
was riding through a jack wood where vinos
were numerous, a jackvino caught his gun,
discharging it, tho load entering the head of
his horse killing him Instantly. Tho animal
fell on Sonator Hampton and In his maimod
condition it took him some time to extricate
himself. He-had been walking through the
woods for nearly five hours.
Struck liy Eiifhtiilnic.
Edina, Mo., Nov. 25. Tuylor McKinzey
and bis three sons were husklug corn from
tho stalks yesterday In a Hold on their farm,
some ten miles from this plnco, when they
were all prostrated by a stroko of lightning,
aud one of the sons, Luttter W., aged sixteen
years, was instantly killed; another, William
E., so severely in jitred that his life is despaired
of, and the third, Benjamin S., Is
missing. What has bocomo of him Is not
known, but it is supposod that he was so
blinded and crazed by tho shock that he
wandered 'away. Tho fathor was1 only
slightly Injured.
A Town Terrorised Uy llnrKlnrs.
