The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-01-19

Memphis Appeal; Mrs. Erwin, who j
mentioned as the "Southern Florenc
Nightingale" died at Huntsville, Ala
recently. During the war she had hos
pitfalls wherever the army of the Tennes
see could be reached, and after the wa
she established an asylum for the orphan
OF Confederate soldiers.
1t is reported that the Woodwards
the great nail manufacturers of Wheel
ing, West Virginia, are arranging t,
come to Birmingham, Ala, where in co
partnershipwith Mr. DeBardeleben, the,
propose to enter largely into the manu-
tacture of nails and other irons.
There are 1000 Indians yet in tn,
Everglades of Florida. They speak theil
own language, but by frequent inter
course with the white people at the trad
ing posts, on Lake Okeechohee, have be
come civilized. They are friendly an6
honest in their dealings with the whites
The extent of the manufacture OF
"pure olive oil' from cotton seed is in
dicated by export statistics from New
Orleans, Of 100000 gallons shipped
thence during 1879-SO, eighty-eight PEI
cent was sent TO the Mediterranean and
French ports, and one.half of this
amount to Italy.
Phillips, Marshall & Go. of London,
have purchased 1, 100000 acres of land
from the state of Mississippi. The lands
lie mostly in the Yazoo delta, and COM
prise some of tho richest cotton and
timber land in the South. 1t is the in
tention to improve, cultivate and colo
nize these lands.
Hon. j. f. Cunningham of Fulton,
Ark, has invented cotton-picking ma
chine that pulls off the cotton bolls.
limbs and leaf, and then separates them.
The horse and wagon pass over the rows
that have been picked and the machine
gathers on the side. He says that by
attaching the separator to the gip power
he can pick two rows rs fast as the team
can move.
Atlanta Constitution The cost of the
Exposition was $250,0cO, of which $3.50.
900 in round figures were put in build
ings and improvements ard the balance
paid out for running expenses, printing,
etc. The receipts were from 1920, 900 to
$3.50, 900, of which $4,000 came from
stock, $4,000 from privileges, $4,000
fr III entry fees, 1900 from gate re-
ccipts, and $1,000 from miscellaneous
resources.
Eastman (Ga y Times: L. l.. Burch,
of Telfair county, killed bald eagle
last week which measured eight feet
from tip to tip of its wings. One of the
feet was sent to this office, and the claws
from point to point measured eight and
one-third inches. This monstrous bird
had grown sheep down when Mr.. Burch
discovered it, and forced him to relax
his hold by sending rifle ball through
his eagleship,
Durham Recorder: The farmers in
Eastern Carolina seem to be tardy in fin.
ishing up lie years crop, hence it is al.
most impossible to employ man TO drive
deer. Sport in this line, however, is
fine. Deer are abundant, so mech Sc
that migratory sporrsmen believe them
to be more numerous in the everglade
counties of Fender, Jones, Onslow, Ora
ven, Pamlico and Carteret than in any
part of the South,
The Dempsey family and the Norri,
family, of Cherokee county, Ala, have
long been enemies. The older members
have spent life time in continued bick,
erings, and have wearied of it. But the
boys have taken up the cudgel, and here
20 the result: Last week two of the
Den. .Isey boys and two of the Norris
met to .'ght it out. Both of the Norri:
boys werL stabbed, the younger mortally.
The families stand high in the commu,
nifty, and great excitement has grown
out of the difficulty.
Jacksonville (Flar) Union: During
the month Of December there were G..
100000 feet of yellow pine lumber
shipped from this port, against 3, 318, ,0OC
feet for same month last year, an increase
last month of 2,882OOO feet over the
amonnt shipped during the same month
in 1880. The above does not include
lumber shipped north via Fernandina
over the Eernandina and Jacksonville
railroad. During the year just close
there were, not including that shipped
via Fernandina, 58,S87, ,451 feet of Ium.
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