The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-19
NEWS GLEANINGs.

. OhOaeulOis
Sullivan county, Tenn, has some ricl
zinc deposits that only need capitol tc
be properly developed.
> The water power on the Chattahoochee
river, in the vicinity of Columbus, is es'
timated at 100000 horse power.
Mississippi has 1,479 manufacturing
establishments with a capital of $4,727,,
600; value of products, $7.518,302.
The UonIeuerate cemetery at Raleigh,
bas recently been much improved
through the exertions Of, the women OF
that Guy.
South Carolina has 2,078 manufactu-
ring establishments, with a capital of
s1,2O5,894 invested. Value of products
Sl6,738. .OO8.
"he manufacture Of whale oil is among
new Southern Industries. Over $780,
600 worth of it has been shipped from
Brunswick.
There are 10000 square miles of al
most unbroken forests in North Caro-
lima, comprising pine, chestnut, oak,
maple, beach and hickory timber.
Nearly 100000 fe ct of lumber has
leen shipped from Pensacola this season.
Chattanooga wants to tax the drum>
mers 800 each.
The cotton crop of 1882 is officially
estimated aE 6,8OO,OOO bales, Texas
heading the hsJ with ], $4,000, and
Mississippi coming next with 100000
bales.
Two prominent steamship owners
from Liverpool are in Savannah IN cons
suliation with merchants with view of
putting on eeveral new steamships in
the foreign trade next season.
There are ninety Mormon missionaries
in the South who calculate to secure
about 700 converts this year. The Ell
ders say East and Middle Tennessee arc
the most fruitful fields for the mission
ariee.
A gentleman passing through Worth
Ga, counted flock of about fifty sheep
and found only four lambs. The NOR
tality is attributed solely to the weather.
No cause is known for the murrain
among the cattle.
Two miles south of Montgomery, Ala.
Mr.. Glass has 220 mulberry trees apd
10000 worms are at work in the first
and second steps which terminate in the
gaudy silk. He expects to realize a
profit this year of $4,000.
There are nearly 100 persons in Gloue
cester, King and Queen and King Henry
counties in Virginia, between the ages
OF 80 and 100 years, who are in good
health and of sound mind. These per-
SONS are ali Iistives
Mobile Register: The statement is
going the rounds of the press that VIM.
K. Vanderbilt's wife is of Virginia ori.
gin. She was born in Mobile, where her
father, Murray F. Smith lived for ma
ny years previous to the war.
Chicago has 5000 bars, OF one to ev.
cry 120 inhabitants, while there are not
much more than twice that number OF
stores fol the supply of food. Fifteen
blocks, covering three-tenths of square
mile, contain 225 groggeries.
A large amount of orange wine is now
being shipped North through Jackson.
vile. On Friday last the Waycross
train took out seventeen cases and two
kegs of tht wine. 1t was consigned to
parties in New York and New jersey,
and was anufactured at st. Augustine
Fort Valley (Ga) Mirror: Messrs It.
o. Skellie and J. +. Parham, who have
cared the Wester place, are now plant
ing one hundred acres in watermelon
Mr.. Skellie will also plant twenty-five
acres on his home place, making one
hundred and twenty five acres in all
The watermelon crop promises to be
very large in this section, as hundred.
of acres have already been planted,
Florida lines Union: Mr.. Fitzgerald
president of the Palm Paper Company
of Washington, ID. O., which owns The
patent for manufacturing paper from
palmetto fibre, is in the city. His visi
has been Che is now On his way home
for the purpose of exploring the exten
of the palmetto growth of the State, anc
for the selection Of site for an immens,
PULP mill, which it is the purpose of TIT
company to erect in this State.
A number of ladies of Sumter, S. G.
have originated n silk association, bough
land near the town, purchased Mulberr,
trees and silkworm eggs given notice 0
applying for charter, and entered upol
the venture in most businesslike man
ner. The ladies propose to buy a rec
and reel off the silk in Sumter instea,
of sending the cocoons off, and hope t
have, at some time, a silk manufactory