The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-27
NEWS GLEAMINGS.

Corn is selling in East Tennessee a
sixty cents per bushel,
y Some 400, 900 feet of, cross ties will be
shipped from Kentucky to Mexico.
The levee at New Orleans is to be illu
minated with the electric light.
; Professor Gather, of Alabama, predicts
a hard winter.
immigration and capital are steadily
flowing into Tennessee.
. "A fine vein of coal has been discovered
in Jackson county, Alabama. .'@' 80
ALBANY, Ga, is going to spend 5000 for
an artesian well.
There are 634 convicts in the South
Carolina penitentiary.
The average product of the cotton crop
in the Memphis district is fifty-one per
cent. less than last years yield.
Tyler James, colored, was given twenty
stripes by Richmond, Va, court for
stealing an Overcoat.
Three thousand snappers were carried
to Pensacola, Florida, in one day lasl
week.
At the Florida state fair a premium of
SIX dollars was offered for the best darned
stocking.
All over the south telegraphic inquiries
nave. been received from New York
bankers about Confederate couron bonds.
A few F orida farmers who have plant.
ed arrow-root make as much as 81 900 on
an acre.
Accomac and Northampton counties
Virginia, have peach trees now living
aud bearing which we're planted in 1916.
w. For the year ending September l the
cltiRzens of Brownsville, Tenn, consumed
a2S barrels of whisky. .o,
. A, Pennsylvania has leased 10000
ACRES of land near Woodbury., Cannon
county, Tennessee, and will bore for oil.
Colonel E, w. Cole, the "railroad
king" has purchased the old Bank of
Tennessee building at Nashville for s42,-
900. =, .,.....
Il Rev. Father A. J. Ryan, the sweetest
Poetsin the South, has, taken charge OF
the Catholic chunch at Eufausa. Ala
bama. '.rI... i
.'s Last year j. E. Yates, of Rappahan-
mock county, Virginia, purchased 275
sheep, for which he paid $3.50 apiece
The lambs and wool this year brought
him $1,000. ...
{ One firm in Virginia. with 81 acres of
Hand, has produced $500 gallon, of wine
In season. Two counties in that state
this season will make 10000 gallons
: Messrs. Stuart Mcdowell of the
Rudisill mine in North Carolina, have
sent to, the, Atlanta exposition a.solid
piece of gold sulphuret ore weighing 900
pounds, and is assayed at about $50 per
ton.
The tobacco trade Of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, have decided to appoint an in
spector of tobacco, who shall have charge
Of the entire market This will separate
the business of warehousing and of in
spectiou.
James Phillips, twelve years old, was
left at home by himself in Robson
coanty, North Carolina. During the
" night some devilish boys visited the
house and tried to gain an ensrance for
hepurpose of frightening the boy. The
little fellow was scared so badly that he
was. thrown into spasms, from which he
died shortly afterward.
Rome (Ga) Courier: Two sisters
Misses Emma and Susie, daughters of
widow Cornwell, of Rocky creek, Gordon
county, picked out with their own hands,
last week, bale of cotton, had it ginned,
and sent it to Rome, Mr.. Fl. Fl. Smith
bought it at twelve and half cents, and
sent it to the Atlanta Exposition as a
sample of of North Georgia cotton.
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