The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-09-13
GENERAL NEW S.

cattle in some parts of Texas.
Large beds of phosphate have boen
discovered in Dulpin and Pender coun-
ties, North Carolina.
The porcelain works in Augusta coun-
ty, Va, have commenced operations, and
goods equal to any ever made are turned
out in large quantities.
Thoro aro now 4S, 049 post-cfliccn in
ri,. United States. The number of posi-
, offices has increased forty per cent. since
1876.
There are eighty-four cigar factories
in Key West and all hands constantly
employed,
The drouth has about spoiled the cot
ton crop of South Carolina. Tho up
land crop is estimated at thrce-fourths,
, and the Sea Island at still less.
Northern company is negotiating for
tho purchase of the MagruJcr mine in
Georgia, which is very rich in "copper"
lead and silver.
little girl in North Carolina was
stung by horuet Just under the eye
and died within twentv-hours.
There are many parts of South Florida
whe,o tho crops of g,lavas arc greater
than tho people can USE Being perish
able fruit, it can not be shipped.
One firm ill Gates county, n c., Owls
thirty miles of narrow-gaugc railway,
connecting five of its saw-mills 1t is the
largest lumber business in the State.
Since the death of Tom Thumb, Gen.
Abe Sawyer, of Key West, Florida,
claims to be the smallest dwarf in the
world, being thirty-two inches high.
nineteen years of age and weighing only
thirty-5even pounds.
The Georgia match factory buildings
mt Gainesville are about finished and G
Van Flccl, the principal owner, is in the
Eastern cities and Canada shipping the
machinery.
North Carolina has two of the largest
Vineyasds cast of the Rocky mountains.
Tho grapes raised arc coming into great
demand even outside of the State.
The Louisiana Homestead ard Aid
Association have taken in hand project
to purchase 400 CT 500 acres of land near
New Orleans for establishing homo for
somc 500 OLD and infilm NEGROES in the
State OF Louisiana, who arc reported as
being, i'll great want.
The citizens of Rome, Ga, arc indip-
nant Mt tho advance in the premium on
cotton insurance i'll that city and claim
that with Rome's unsurpassed water
works and well equipped and dauntlcss
fro department the rate ought not to bc
as high as two per cent
a report from Castlcburg. Ala. saws.
"Thc timber and tho turpcntino bust
ness have both been dull the greater
part of '''s season. The saw-mills have
con- E6 vacation. Turpcntine is fifty
per cent. lower thrn last year"
Honey is plentiful in Smyrna, Fla
Olaf Olcson has extracted over forty
barrels Of choice honey, and was com
PEELED to stop for want of barrels, and is
now gathering it in neat onc-pound sec
tions. r. S. Sheldon comes next, while
his nelehbor, DR.. Goodwin, has been
busy building up his apiary for the COM
ing season.
Reports from the cotton III the Nash
vile district, including Middle Tenncs-
n J,nIfinn ,,fW r., ,t I
North Alabama, show n larger aggregate
yield than last years crop.
Dispatches to the New Orleans Times
Democrat from all sections of the cotton
belt show considerable falling off in crop
prospects compared with last year, ex-
cept III Tennessee and some portions of
Texas, caused by drcuth, caterpilars and
boil worms. The decrease is estimated
III some places at thirty-three and one
third per cent! Many reports from Texas
also show falling off in the outlook
The corn crop is also reported considcra-
bly, damaged by drouth.
A part of Hell Hole Swamp, contain
ing 1900 acres, has been bought by Mr..
Jos. Remfry, who resides at High Point,
N. e., rs the representative of q compa-
ny OF English capitalists. The Com
mlssioners Of the South Carolina SINKING
Fund are to receive for the tract 80 900
payable in three anuucl installmonts. It
will take about 800, ,O00 to drain the wa
ter from this swamp, and it's sale is re-
gardcd rs good one for the State
stampede of Texas cattle created n
panic Monday in the streets of Now Or
leans. The police forco and the entire
town turned out to head them off A.
ter two mules, two holscs and sovoro,
men were badly gorcd the cattle woro
snbdued. 1t is estimated that tboro
were not over twenty steers in the stom-
podc, yet they scattered over the citv so
n1Iinly lI of1 To-