The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-08
western and Southern States.

THE weather at Columbia S. c., has been
the coolest ever known in that region, the
thermometer going down to one degree below
zero. The ponds 10 and about Columbia were
all frozen bard, and the people enjoyed the
novelty of skating. The coolest previous
day was in 1882, when the thermometer fell 10
seven degree above zero. At other points in
the South, also, the weather was intensely
cold. Near Richmond, Va, a colored man
was frozen to death.
On account of the unprecedented cold
weather fears are entertained Tor the safety of
the Florida orange crop. only one-third OF
which has been gathered. The weather has
been the coolest there since 1857. The oranges
on the trees st Jacksonville, where the Their
mometer fell to nineteen degrees above zero,
were all tIozen.
Cincinnati is to have the electric light. stock
to the amount OF 100000 having been sub
scrioed FIR the formation OF company.
John Bruens, twenty-five years old, while
coating the inside OF cask with brewers
pitch, at Memphis, Tenn, was killed by the
explosion OF the cask. Two other persons
were injured.
HENRY AUGUSTINE, OF Chicago, VISITED his
uncle's family at OLis Ind, and vainly tried
10 get them to drink from bottle which he
carried, and which was aiterward found TO
contain poisoned whisky. About eleven
clock at night Henry sought his uncles bed
room, leveled revolver and began firing
NJ and Me- Apor,st,Do uoro 10th ,,ou.oIl,-
wounded. Then Henry went downstairs and
with revolver shots killed his cousin Christian
and wounded another cousin, James, after
which he lett the house.
MISS KATE CAMPBELL, OF ST. Joseph, Mo-.
was visiting at the residence of her friend
Mamie Wood, at Hamburg, Ia, and while
dressing tor ball Miss Woods dress caugh.
fire from the stove. She ran, and in passing
Miss Campbell the latter's dress was ignited.
Miss Campbell was so trighttully burned thai
she died the next morning, and Miss Wool
was also badly burned about the face, arms
and body.
TIE amount OF bullion produced by Lead
vile (Col.) smelters last year is Sl5, 2S8, 900;
bullion and ore shipment OF the entire State,
SD 500, 600, an increase over 1879 OF So, 0O0,-
900.
HENRY WASHINGTON, a colored youth
eighteen years old, was hanged at jackson
Miss, for the murder of II. FL. Hill last July.
The Marion house, two-story frame, IN
jackson, Mich, was burned, with four stores
on the first floor, aud the adjoining brick
block, containing the Jackson City bank and
four stores. Loss about 5000.
The United States commissioner OF agrieul-
ture has lea ed 200 acres ct land at Summer
vile, S. c., for the purpose OF establishing an
experimental tea farm.
DAMAGE to the amount OF S250,OOO was
done by IRE at the factory OF Buford Co,
pillow manufacturers, Rock Island, Ill. Fifteen
thousand plows were destroyed.
MRS. HARRIET n. COOPER, a colored
woman, died few days ago near St. Louis
aged lis years and weighing AGO pounds.
FIVE small stores at Waco, Texas, have
been destroyed by fire,
A NUMBER OF laborers were engaged in
saoveling snow in a railroad cut near Ban
croft, Iowa. when they were struck by pass
ing train and moved down ike grass. Six
men were crushed TO death under the wheels
and one man lost a leg.
OTTo DRESSED, one of the most prominent
Germans of OHIO a leading lawyer at Colum-
bus and man of wealth, has committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the head.