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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12
I}IIllS.

IT. was 2, Chicago reporter who wrote ::
L,i iihGy iired two shots at him the first
klllGd hlm, but the second was not
Iatai' A French writer, ard not mn
IF lflsn' made tlda bun "In tho DEATH
of "f monsieur Thirrs, France is widowed
OF her modest SON." That was n frat
class bull mado 10y an Enplish R;shn,C
who said Of some ono that he Lod dp' ~
no4nced tho errors OF Popery for tboso
or Protcstantism. It VAS n Kansos noi;'
tlelan who said of hil party ''thnt tbcy
were prepared to burn their ships, md
with every sail unfurlod stccr Boldly
out into tho ocean of freedom" Mixr1
and magnificent as the imagcly is, it
does not approach that of The Austrian
Minister of Justice who, in 1848. de-
clared at Vienna, that "tno chariot of
the Revolution was rolling around and
gnashing it's teeth rs it rolled r'-,&. s.
COC'S " wig We L0,lJh."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

a LAWSUIT to determine tho owror.
amp OF large mctcoric stone which fell
an Emmot, Iowa, is about to be tri,J
Ahe ownor of the land on which i, r,I,
CLAIMS that 1t is his for that reason, and
the man who saw it fall and dug it un
believes tho court will hold his title prr.
tect. The stone has considerable yaIuo
for it weighs 600 pounds.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

AT the ropo walk IN Bath, Me-. the
spinncrs wind hugo skcins Of Mnnill,
hemp around them, catch Il thread or
two Of it upon tho hook, and rs G,.
spindle whirls, walk slowly bnclwar,!
down tho length, spinning ~ they &
and leaving before them a long twisted
strand. Every twenty minutes they
disappear from sight, and arc seen as far
ms the oyc can reach coming into view
down the dimly lighted walk, nonrly u
mile away. Thirty or moro trips make
wand and every wand is n half milo,
and every day each spinner wallis
fifteen miles and spins seven miles of
strands.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

IN a lake near st. Paul tho other day
n box was picked up containing two hui
man heads, and u.rro is great excite
mcnt. We do not see why there should
be great excitement The probability is
that, though human heads were plenty,
boxes were scarce, and the man put the
two in ono box to cconomiZo. 1t may
not have been very good taste, but we
cannot see any reason to get excited be-
cause our ideas Of propricty differ from
ihose Of other people. We have not all
been brought up alike. II PGckt's Sen,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

IT iH claimed that ono rcoson wby
Sergeant Mason, who shot at Guitrau,
still remains in prison is brcauso
Betty" doesn't want him to come cut
f1ho has invested tho money subsriib ibcl
20 "B"tty and the baby" very shrew,lly,
and is not willing to pay tho fcce and
other expenses which arc necessary to
his release. His lawyer wants writ of
attachment issued against her pr,p rtv
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

A FLORIDA alligator cuit0rist has over
1000 little reptiles in stock to fill spring
orders from the North, and he laughs at
men who waste their time in Congress
ut $5, ,000n year.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

IHE average rate of charge on the
American railways por ton of passengers
for mile is $3.2G; tho average rcr milo
Tor ton OF freight is $1.2a por ton per
mile. The profit made out of CARRYING
ton of passengers milo is Sc s
cents; the profit out of carrying ton
OF freight milo is O.53 cont.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

IHE law library Of tho late Justice
Clifford, OF the United Statcs Supreme
court, 1s now offered for sale at Port.
iand' Me-, and an effort is being made
10 have 1t purchased as whole and kent
IN that city rs n public library, It j.
SAD 10 DO the largest law library in New
Englapd except ono in Boston.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

A DAY lahorer who WIS employed dig.
Tng up frozen water pipes about the
streets OF Denver, Col. died recently.
in his trunk were found suit of hr.al .
cloth, white shirts and manu>crint
sermons, and the sto.y soon bcc,m
known thai no was woll-known clergy
man Of the United Brethren denon.ina.
ton,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

A COMPARISON of statistics shows Now
York as the third German city in the
world, coming aftar Berlin and Vienna
Chicago, Philadelphia, and St. Louis
rank close to Frankfort, Hamburg. and
Drosoon' Boston is the only large city
IN the country whore Germans are no,
found in largo numbers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS, Georgia's
deceased Governor, had longer obituary
notices in the I'ondcnpapcrs themorning
aiter his dooth than any American who
bns died in the past quarter Of contnry.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

a "A So'oUENEH in New York says:
Ihe brotherhood of smokers have
never seen moro forcibly illustr,tcd
Ihe rag8edcst gamin presents his
cheroot for light on Broa,lwav ali!c to
the laborer, the bondowncr, and tho
nice young man, an6 has his claim ol-
lowed by all with equal promptncss In
the great city one touch of lighted to-
bacco makes the whole world kin
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

A Montana paper reports that q girl
travelled all the way from Massachusetts
to Bozeman, in that Territory, to marry
Ii man whom she had never seen, but
who, by correspondence, had promised
to wed her. The gay letter writer,
however, was not to bo found when she
arrived.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

DUNDEE merchants, many of whom
carry standing credits in tho United
States OF from $75, 900 to 10000 say
thoy have fewor bad debts in the United
States than in Europe.
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TIE INVENTORS.
And some of the QUocr Things They
Arc Getting UP.


Arc Getting UP.
The latest wrinkle in gns-meters is the
patent of n Norfolk man, price-indi-
Gator showing in dollars and cents the
amount duo for gas.
An automatic railroad switch signal
has been patented by a Hartford hotel
clerk. 1t shows danger when switch is
displaced, and will not right itself until
the last of the indefinite number of
switches to which it may be attached has
been properly placed.
Clocks can now be made self winding
that is, electric clock of the Copen-
hagen variety. Louis Smndcrberg, the
Dane, i'll charge of them, applies to them
mechanical cOntrivancG which peri
odlcally cuts of tho stream of electric
fluid from the battery, and brings an
clcctro.mngnct to hcnr upon the relax
ing maln-spring in such way as to re-
now It's tension nStantanCOuSly.
a young New Yorker has patented
what he calls watcr-SkatrS. Tho skate
is an air vessel made of zinc and her.
mcucnlly scaled is about five feet in
length, ten inches broad and five inches
deep, with vertical sides, and tapcrs off
fore and aft, or at the toe and heel, like
n StcambOnt. On the deck or upper
surface there is socket into which tho
foot is set, the opening being guarded
by II rim of metal to keep the water
from washing into the socket. The bot
tom il fitted with n double gang of auto
matte paddles, one gang forward and
the other aft, with five blades in each
gang. Tho blades are set on swivels in
frame ten inches square, that hangs
vertically with the bottom of the skate.
AS the skate is pushed forward through
the water the blades are opened and
offer no resistance, but when the foot
rests so rs to begin IL forward movement
with the other foot, the pressure back
ward closes the blades and gives pur-
chase on the water that materially aids
III propulsion. Each skate weighs about
eight pounds, but i'll the water, owing to
its buoyancy, it has no pcrccptiblo
weight on the foot. One day the invent
or walked across the surface of tho Har-
lem river on them, tho movement being
sort of gliding step, in which the
skate is not lifted out of the water.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12
TOPICS OF TIE DAY.

BoETEI, the new tenor over whom
European opera-goers arc in ecstasies,
was formerly, like Wachtel, o cab driver.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

The lowest bid for placing tho now
desks required in the House of Repre-
sontatives at Washington, is at u mod.
crate figurc-only SIC 25 for each.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

According to New Jersey paper o
cornice on building was so weak and
done for that it would soon have fallen
on some pasaer's head had it remained
there" That's the way New Jersey
l,ornices hare Of falling.
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Love.

a young lady has a Sundoy-achooI
class Of rather bright hoys, averaging
between and 0 years. Recently she re-
Uucstcd each pupil 10 come on the fol-
lowing Sunday with somo passage Of
Scripture bcaring on love. The lads
needed the rcqdcst, and in turn rccilcd
their verses bearing upon that popular
topic-such as "Lovc your enemies, "
" little children, love one another" !"
etc, The teacher said to the boy whose
turn came last, "Wcll, Robbie, what is
yow vcrso?" Rising. he responded,
"Song of Solomon, ii. o. Stay mo
with fagons, comfort mo with apples;
for am sick Of love-"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

An English trade journal asserts
mat British paper-mCkcrs arc compelled
70 go, to the United States for the best
GhiIlod rolls for glazing calendcrs, ms
pom English and Scotch engir ooT2 fail
10 produce anything equal to the Amer.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

-Four robbers attacked man Mt Co
hoes, N. Y, and while they did moi rear
his revolver the screams of his wife made
tnom scatter. Carry woman in your
pistol-pocket if you want to be safe.~-
Dckr0H TLeG y -NSS.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

TIE Detroit Free Press, which is
good authority on such things, says
I" Corkscrews can now be made and sold
for q cent" ....-..-
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

THERE aro to be number OF lawsuits
growing out of the Vanderbilt bali.
Dressmakcrs, after being sworn to Sc
crccy, revealed the Costumes Of ihcir
lady patrons, so that dupIic ,tcs. and in
some cases tripliratcs, appeared at tho
ball. In several instances The Indies
whose coniidrnco had thus hccn he.
trNycd discovered the trcachcry before
the bali came eff, and refused to tahr t(u
fancy suits that they had or,l rcd. Il is
against these that the mo ii ,tra have
brought law suits to recover tho value Ct
the costumes.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-12

THERE is in Lonion Post-o0j,o
Orphans Home, with 1873 inmates, the
children of deceased members of tho
lostal service. Tho Association having
tDe Home III charge has Il membership
OF over ono thousand, nil of whom nro
connected with the Postal service. Snh.
fcriptlons for the iinintonanco of tho
home are received from tho general pub,
lie, but the dues from members Of the
Association are usually sufficient.
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full roarings. The activity of these mouth s
is not very great, which is regarded as an i'm
dlcatlon OF yet greater disasters. Many fam
lilies have abandoned the points most threat
enedf as Nicolos and Bel passo; but those who
remain sleep in the open air. and the troops
who have been sent are engaged in erecting
tents or breaking down walls and houses that
are iii danger of falling. Great exertions are
made to keep the people from the churches,
which, on the occasion of such awful events,
are always sure to be crowded. sense of
security is felt within these sacred build
lnGs, though there are no places where
there is greater insecurity Happily, no
human victims are reported up to tine 23d;
and this may be explained by the fact that
the shocks of earthquake occurred prin-
cipally by day, when people were on the
alert. But much damage has been done to
property. In some of the small villages on
the middle of the mountain houses have
Macchia has fallen. At Zaffarana six houses
were ruined, and the facade of the church;
while the barracks of tine carbineers were
flssured. Other churches and houses are re-
ported to have been damaged, but it would
be m endless task to note all. Wherever
buildings are in dangerous state orders are
given to demolish them directly. Further
intelligence is anxiously expected for
though there was q short cessation of the
Shocks and people in some places were re-
suming their usual occupations, the noun
tain was dischargingits contents abundantly,
and no one could say that the danger was en-
tirely removed
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it was not for him Dorsey to say that it
was too late for the prosecution to intro
duce proof of the contents of kilograms.
Mr.. Iagersoll had no objection to a state
ment of the contents of tl>e kilograms by the
prosecution as a part of their offer. OF
course the jury would pay no attention to it
unless it was proved
Mr.. Merrick accordingly stated that the
contents of the dispatches were as follows:
The nrst dispatch, enc of them (they were
delivered together) was TO this effect: Get
off the train at once and return to New
York. think all is forgiven you" The
second was: Return at once to New Gork.
For Gods sake do nothing to injure me and
my friends Don't persevere in your course"
Messrs. lngersoll and Davidge (smilingly)
Is that all, is that all you propose to
prove?
Mr.. Merrick, in long argument sup
ported his offer to prove the signature of
Messrs. Davidge and Henkle also argued
the point
The court then, In rather long and elab-
crate opinion, ruled against the prosecution,
basing his decision upon the rules OF evil
dence.
The examination was then resumed, but
Mr. Ingeroll objected to the next question
| asked, and, as the objection was sustained by
the court, the witness was excused.
| The prosecution then put on the stand,
for the purpose of the contradiction of John
W. Dorsey, three hotel clerks, who showed
by the hotel register that Rerdell was in
Nebraska and Colorado in April, 1879 al
though Dorsey had sworn he was in Wash
| ington.
Judge julius B. Bissell. of Leadville, was
next called and examined with regard to the
so-called "Belford check" In an argument
as to the admissibility of this testimony, Mr..
Bliss said the books showed a check drawn
] 10 ID III 4 L.. 1,
B. represented, but would admit that he
did know and believe it meant Beford.
Witness said that in June, 1879, he saw S.
W. Dorsey draw check or draft in Lead
vile to the order of ~. B. B." Did not re-
member its exact amount, but thought it
was for about $40 1t was to be divided
among four different gentlemen. Judge
Bowen, afterward Senator Bowen, was one of
the party. In reply to Mr.. Ingersoll, wit
ness said his (witnessO initials we're
placed on the check and Dorsey suggest
ed that Charles W. Tankersley one
of the party, collect it. Did not
know on what bank the check was drawn.
1t had been given to Tankersley because the
latter was Dorsey's attorney, and the check
had to be collected out of town.
Yes, it was q draft on New York for
81 ,500," interjected s. w. Dorsey.
Witness had never been interested in the
mail business, and the check was not given
in any such connection.
WAS it a business transaction" inquired
Mr.. Merrick.
Witness smiled blandly, and the court
remarked: you cannot ask that Mr.. Mer.
rick
M. G. Rerdell was recalled, and contra
dicted John w. Dorsey where he said that he
(RerdelD was in Washington in April, 1879
Mr.. Bliss then said that with the exception
of proof of the contents of the Clendenner
letter the prosecution had concluded.
The court then adjourned.
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SENATOR sABIN.
A Newcomer Who Takes Hold as Naturally
an Old Hand.

A Newcomer Who Takes Hold as Naturally
Old Hand.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WAsuINGToN, April Ex-senator Sabin, of
Minnesota, has taken hold like an old hand.
He has evidently come with a well-defined
notion of staying. He spends most of his
time in Washington, and has already made
the acquaintance of every body in the depart
ments and out of them senator cares to
know. He is on good terms with more men
already than nine-tenths of the public men
who have spent half their lives in and about
the capital. 1t is said that he has disposed
of portion of his large interests in Mime
sofa, and it is quite certain he has made
extensive Investments in Washington real
estate and other securities, besides embark
ing energetically in Mexican and Southern
railway and drainage schemes. As he is
worth S., 900, 600 or $6,00000O, he can do con-
siderable business and keep several irons in
the fire.
Bashfulness is not Senator Sabins pre-
dominant characteristic. In a personal
sketch, published not long ago in one of the
city papers, he is described by the author as
a very handsome man, tall, of magnificent
physique with flashing black eyes of great
brilliancy, and with a splendid black mus
tache, which droops over his chin, giving to
his face an appearance strikingly like that of
Senator Logan. In point of fact, he does not
resemble Senator Logan any more closely
that Dan. Ransdell or Harry Adams, of In
dianapolis, but as he fancies there is such a
resemblance, nobody can complain. The
Senator will get on.
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w HE1N
CLOTHING STORE.
KATE CHASE sPRAGUE.
Statement of the Facts Concerning Her
Divorce from Governor Sprague.

CINCINNATI, April 17,-Judge Hoadly, of
this city, and Winches ter Britton, of Brook
lyn, N. Y, counsel for Mrs. Kate Chase
Sprague to-day sent from here letter to
the editor of the Vindcator, Staunton,
Va, referring to a statement published in
that paper on March IS, in which Governor
Sprague was represented as having said to
the clerk of the court, to the common
wealth's attorney, and to the Rev. J. D.
Hullihan, in order to procure a license to
marry and 10 induce the minister to perform
the ceremony, that he brought suit against
Mrs. Sprague asking for divorce on the
ground of adultery that she answered charg-
ing him with the same offense; that after
ward she Withdrew her charges against him,
but his remained, and he was granted a
divorce on the ground named in
his petition, and the court divided
the custody of the children The
minister reduced the above statment
to writing. Counsel say they can hardly be-
lieye it possible such a perversion of facts
Gould have been made, but as they have seen
no contradiction, they ask the editor OF the
Vindicator to publish the facts as they are
in justice to Mrs. Sprague. They then recite
that Mrs Sprague brought suit for divorce
in Rhode Island, charging adultery, cruelty
and failure to support. He answered by a
cross bill charging her with adultery. She
prepared proof to support all the allegations,
but on trial Governor Sprague and counsel
proposed that if Mrs Sprague would waive
proof as to his adultery he would withdraw
his petition and permit the case to proceed
on the milder charge of non-support The
PROPOSE ton was accepted, the decree was
granted Mrs. Sprague on this ground, and
She was given the custody of the three
younger children, the other child being
under the laws of Rhode Island, not subject
to the control of the court. In view of all
the facts, the counsel say they have advised
Mrs. Sprague to avail herself of the permis-
sion of the court to resume her maiden
name
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and materials in the designs and construc-
ton of private dwellings.
Among the witnesses named are Secretary
Fofger. Senator Dawes, A. B. Mulicty, W. G.
Stlhemetz, F. H. Oakshott, j. NJ. Wilbur,
Joseph Worms, J. w. Barton, Michael Glib
lin T. L. James and T. H. Murch. The
ch,irges preferred by Whiteall & Co., of Phil
adelEhia, relate to a contract for furnishing
iron shutters for the custom-house at Gin
cinnati This contract, they allege, was
awarded by the supervising architect to a
Boston fre-proof shutter company at e price
$2t, 600 in excess of the lowest bid made, and
under circumstances which indicated I'M
against Mr.. Hill by A. B. Mullett, formerly
supervising architect, have also been referred
to the special committee. These charges
allege general mismanagement on the part of
Mr.. Hill in connection with the postoffice at
Philadelphia and custom ho use at Chicago.
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BEN BUTTERwORTH.
The Quakers Pleased with His Selection as
Counsel in the Election Cases.

The Quakers Pleased with His Selection as
Counsel in the Election Cases.
Washington Special.
The Quaker element here is much gratitied
with the appointment of Ben Butterworth in
charge of election cases in South Carolina
They stand by Ben, though they could not
irdorse his whisky bill nor his speech in
reply to Sam Cox in the House.
"Do you know said one of them to your
correspondent to-day, "that Butterworth
Quaker faith but in the Quaker habits as
well?''
F'What! to use the thees' and thous' of
old-time Quakerism do you mean?"
e'Yes, that's it exactly. Ben is quite strict
or that point in his family, and out of 1t too,
when he meets other Quakers. Ben and L,
Tor instance, use the plain Quaker language
whei we meet"
do you mean to say that the Quakers
still use the peculiar language which char
aeserized them SO many years ago?'
"Oh, yes, among themselves and in their
families. We don't do SO in our general
business intercourse with the public for it
would be an unnecessary parading of our
customs, and would not at all add to our
ability to approach men in our business or
social intercourse. All peculiarities work
some detriment in ones ability to approach
others, you know. But in our families and
among ourselves the habit is still kept up"
Butterworth is highly thought of by the
Quakers, and he will find some Quaker
stock in the Carolinas. 1t was from
there that old Levi Coffin emigrated
when he went to Indiana and Ohio,
and broke ground" for his Underground
railway" which rescued hundreds perhaps
thousands, of negroes from slavery, and
made him name that will stand for genera
tions. One of his sons, by the way, is en-
ployed here in Washington, in the census
bureau. He has been here for a number OF
years, and has seen the census force dwindle
down from 1,500 to $50 and yet he is there" "
There are only two Of the Levi Coffin family
left, the one here and one residing in Cincin'
natl. Old Levi and his faithful wife, who
was as active worker in the underground
railroad as he, sleep side by side in the little
Quaker buryingground at Cincinnati, and
their works live after them,