The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
NEWS GLHANINGs.

there were In Arkansas on June 80
1882, 1,415 school-houses.'
Tho new city hall at Rome, Ga, has
just been completed at a cost of SIC, 900
Tho street car companies of New Or
leans altogether collect about 10000
fares daily:
Ex-Gov. Warmoth, of Louisiana, has
been in blaine buying machinery, Tor 8
beet root factory on his plantation.
Two years ago Wepson, Miss, was on
Iy pine forest. 1t has now cotton
mill employing 1000 hands, and nearly
5000 Inhabitants.
The Texas cattle drive for the coming
spring is estimated at 100000 head. Of
these not more than 10000 will reach
the open market. The rest will be re-
served for ranch purposes.
Convict labor is being utilized upon
plantations in Arkansas. One hundred
are now employed upon the plantation
Of Mr. Neil, below Little Rock. They
profess to like working there better than
staying In prison.
The question of n canning factory is
beginning to be agitated in Greenville,
sc. Practical men are figuring on the
subject, and have demonstrated that
such factory will pay large profits on
the small capital required.
Northern manufacturers are exploring
the Virginia mineral lands. Recently a
purchase of $4,000 acres was made by a
Pennsylvania company. A superior
quality of ore has been found, and it
will bo shipped to Pennsylvania fur
naces,
In the seyen months of this fiscal year
the public debt has been reduced tri-
He over ninety five millions. This gives
promise of total reduction in year of
fully 100 millions. We still owe nearly
1900 millions, about one half of which
amount is now redeemable, but one half
OF the redeemable debt does not bear
iht,rest
Memphis Avalanche The Atlanta
Constitution states that the Marietta
and North Georgia road is the great
route for quail hunters. The other day
there was $4,000 worth of dogs (cash
valuation) in the baggage car on that
road, attended by $4,000 worth of ne
groes (old valuation) On the return
trip they had $5. 80 worth of birds, which
they counted while eating $40 worth of
lunch.
Jim Chang, a Chinese merchant who
Teeently established in Waynesboro,
Burke county, Ga, was visited by a
party of men who proceeded to break up
his shew CAGES and otherwise abuse hi
property. They then ordered him to
shut up his store and leave at once,
which he did. Tho indignation seems
due to the fact that Burke county
white girl had sometime before married
Chinaman, and indiscrimnate ven
genee was considered in order.
There are 40,0t0 square miles of al
most unbroken forests in North Carroll
ma, comprising pine, chestnut, oak, ma
pie, beach and hickory timber in their
finest growth. It is estimated that in
ten years the timber. .alone in North Car
olina will exceed in value the present
total valuation of'all the property in the
State, including land. The State grows
nineteen varieties of oak, and it's pine
forests are of the heaviest. The build
ing Of new railroads will rapidly open
this region to the Northern and Eastern
lumber markets.
An inebriated citizen of Butts county,
Ga, got IN front Of an approaching
train on the new road net long since, and
BY wildly waving the tattered remains
Of sanguinary-looking kerchief sue
ceeded in stopping it. The conductor
alighted and inquired the object of the
danger signal, when the inebriated citi-
zen solemnly drew bottle from the
depths of his inner pocket and remarked
that he merely wanted to "set 'em up"
II is recorded of the ungrateful official
that he acknowledged the kind invita-
tion by the vigorous application of a
box-toed, number 10.
There was a new departure a few
nights since at McMinnville, Tenn, to
- raise money to buy church organ. The
plan devised was a sale of the young la
dies to the highest bidder. The young
men were out en- masse, and one by one
the fair ladies were knocked down bv
he auctioneer to the highest bidder
Many of the bellies brought fabulous
prices, one ecstatic bachelor biddino
''heaven and earth" for the girl of his
choice. AS barter was not taken, he was
required to make his bid in dollars and
cents, which he did in handsome price