The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17
NEWS GLEANINGs.

EDGEFlELp, S. c., is to have cotton
seed oil mill.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, will soon have
cotton seed oil mill in operation.
= FLORIDA HIS built 235 miles of rail"
road during the past year.
SOME 10000 silk worms are to be dis
tributed in Kentucky.
Knoxville, Tenn, will probably sell
10000 barrels of coal oil this year.
A whiskey bar for Texas is being
made in Cincinnati which is to cost
$4,000.
PINE lards in Putnam county, Fla,
worth SIS an acre two years ago, are now
selling for $25.
THERE are now 191 cotton factories in
operation or in C, urse of erection in the
southern states.
lT Is estimated that there are twelve
hundred towns west of the Mississippi
river, without chulcnes or preaching of
any kiEd.
THE decrcN;c Of the public debt for
April, 1885,, 400 65, is the lowest figure
that las been reported for years
} THERE are GC6 Geaf mutcs in Missis-
Sippi, @22 males ard 2S4 females; 318
are white and 2SS colored. All are
natives OF the State excepttwo.
TIE Jefferson monument was taken
from Charlottesville to Monticello last
week. 1t was mounted on a truck
especially made for the purpose, and it
required two horses TO draw the load.
SEVERAL thousand Georgia and Alas
bama cattle have been shipped to Texas
recently. They will be returned south
by way of Chicago with some accessions
of tallow, but with few evidences Of
tenderness.
a. good dea-. Of discus, ion has been
ri'c concerning Gen. Grant's pecuniary
means, it may be interesting to know
the exact truth. The entire property of
General and Mrs, Grant yields them an
annual income Of $4,000
THE New y ork Tribune wants q cover
over the East River bridge to keen of
the sun and rain, This, with free soda
water, ice cream, a band of music and
plenty Of chairs ard scttees, would make
it very popular summer resort.
Cor. T.. r. RICHARDSON SAYS farming
op' rations in Mississippi are seriously
intcrTcrcd with by the buffalo gnats. In
Arkansas they fill the cir in black
swarms and torture the mules and bor-
Sos SC that it is almost impossible to do
any plowing.
WHEN the clergyman asked at
church wedding in Henry county, Iowa
1t anybody had aught to say why the
par should not be united, girl arose
and laid, 81 have-hcis is engaged to me-"
There was some confusion, but the cer>
emony was completed.
THE exports Of March cxcce ded the
imports Of that month $IG,912,703
The imports arc still large, but the bet.
ter opinion is that there will soon be
heavy decrease in imports. If so, and if
w '''''S E@oN>' 1iOIH lIlS year, All UaIK
about pane or hard times may as well
be dismissed.
The Timcs-Uuion thus describes
Jacksonville since the close of the sea.
son: "No base ball; no yachting; no
rowir 6; no fast driving; no gymnas-
ium; mighty little sparking-notking
but dreary loaiing and the labor of hol-
ding up the lamp posts. Can't we start
something fresh ?"
LIE Michigan Legislature, as we'll ae
the Pennsylvania and Connecticut
Legislatures, last week killed resolutions
proposing prohibitory amendment to
the constitution Of the State. In Iowa
the Sdpreme Court decision invalida-
ting the prohibitory amendment has
postponed prohibitory legislation for
some years.
MONTGOMERY Advertiser: Now
comes the Admission factory and ships
1000 bales Of cotton goods to China to
make haggy breechcs for the heather.
The South not only proposes to squeeze
the Puritans out Of the West, but the
Britishcrs out Of the East. The South
IS getting hoggish about this business,
and we are glad Of il.
Swimming.