The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-08-20
West and South.

CoTroN reports from the various cotton,
growing States received by the New Orleana
cotton exchange state that although the growth
of the crop was retarded by the drought 0.
July the prospects are fairly good. In Arkan-
sas the drought still prevails.
SEVEN negroes-six of them convicts-were
killed by sudden slide in railroad cut al
which they were working near Lexington Va
FOURTEEN business houses in Trafalgar, Ind.
were burned the other morning, leaving only
three in the town untouched.
THE total wheat crop of Minnesota in 1880
was 80, 81, 799 bushels, and the total estimated
yield 1881 is 40, $50 685, an excess of /, 4S4-
1856 over the preceding year.
AT Burton, Mo-, one Jackson insulted a Mrs.
Langford. The woman told her husband, who
hunted up Jackson and attempted TO chastlse
| him. Jackson stabbed Langford several times.
Mrs. Langford then shot Jackson in the breast
whereupon he turned on the woman and cut
her slightly two or three times, when he fell
exhausted from loss of blood Both men were
MORALLY wounded.
AT Quincy, H., a few days ago they had the
| warmest weather in fourteen wears, the Their
m0meter indicating l0S degrees.
LIGHTNING bolt struck the Atlantic -four
ing mills in st. Louis, and in a short time the
| tplendid structure was q mas of ruins Al
I explosion seems to have instantly followed the
stroke Of lightning, and nearly al Of the upper
part OF the mill burst open, AMI its walls were
cracked and riven from top to bottom. The
bolt had scarcely touched the building when
fire burst from its every part, and in half an
hour the mill and its entire contents were COM
pletely destroyed. A number of men at work
on different floors were blown through the
doorways and windows, receiving serious and
some perhaps fatal injuries The loss is es-
timated at S120, 600.
BENJAMIN BIRD (coloredD, convicted of the
murder of Policeman Nelson (colored), in
June 1880, during riot in Jacksonville. Fla.
was hanged in the jail-yard of that city in the
presence of about fifty persons. When first
taken on the trap, and after everything had
been made ready, the trap was sprung and
Bird fell, buta the moose had not been properly
arranged the end slipped out and he fell to the
ground. He gotup with the sheriff's assistance
and again walked upon the trap. The rope
was properly adjusted and he was launched
into eternity.
THE Union Soldiers and Sailors National
reunion viii be held in Cincinnati September
H. Is and 16. 1t is expected that 10000
veterans will be present. The general features
of the programme include-on September II,
reception of the veterans by the governor of
the State and mayor of the city, artillery
salutes, etc.; ON September Is, mass meetings
OF the veterans and citizens addressed among
Others by Generals Sherman, Sheridan, II n
cock, Steedman and Pope; September 16, the
grand parade.
DURING fight in saloon in Menomonee,
Wis, man named Memski drew a butcher
knife and began slashing right and left, soon
clearing the place Later in the night groans
were heard coming from deep well in the
rear of the saloon and it was discovered that
four men had fallen down while trying to
escape from Memski. Two of the men were
taken out dead and the other two mortally
wounded, all four having been terribly hacke.
by Memskis knife.