The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-08-21

Tho Boston health officers r.,.
that al officer of the steamer Hungo,
from Spain, last week died of yellow
fever.
"A powdermill exploded at Kazan,
Russia, last Saturday. Ten persons
were killed, and q number besides
wounded.
The Republicans of Arkansas have
nominated full State ticket, and their
electoral ticket will appear oarly in
September.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, command
CT or the English forces in Egypt, has
started on tour of inspection up the
Nile.
Tho French government is getting
two regiments of marines and three
more ironclads in readiness to start
for China.
-Chas. A. Dana has declined to take
part in the Butler demonstration in
New York on the 30th met, pleading
professional engagements.
The Duke of. Wellington dropped
dead, on last Thursday, as he was en-
tering train at Brighton, bound for
London. He died Of heart disease.
"A resolution was, OF Saturday. of
Tered III the Virginia Senate, declaring
the whole debt of the State void. #
went oVcffor future consideration.
The meeting Of the French Parlia-
ment at Versailles for the revision of
the constitution, closed on Friday.
having. adopted the entire bill for re-
vision by a vote Of 500 to 172.
The Irish National Convention
was In session at Boston several days
last week. The proceedings were at.
tended by large crowds every day.
1t Is reported that pleuro-pncu-
monia has broken out at Elmhurst. a
village in Illinois, sixteen miles from
dalena. Health officers arc invcstipat-
ing. "
Hon, Marshall Key, clerk of tho
Federal courts at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
after several, days Sof severe illness
shot and killed htmsSlf in u fit of tenn.
porary insanity On.Monday.
In the Democratic nominating CON-
ventlon of the second MARYLAND dis
trict, last week, - fourteen hundred and
seven ballots wePe taken without q
choice. The Convention then adjourn.
ed. ,. i - ."
, The official report ,ofLieut. Greelv
ON the shooting of Henry sets forth
that Henry was guilty of theft, and
his execution WAS necessary as we'll for
the welfare of the men as for the main.
tenance of discipline.
The Civil Service Commission IN
washington last week received a letter
from a German in Texas, applying
ior government position. He said
he would be satiSfied with moderate
Salary ut tlrst-say, five thousand dol
lars year! "
Alta game of base ball at Norfo,k
Va, last Friday, O disturbances aroec
from the fact that the Baltimore nine
used two bails--a live one for. them.
selves and dead one for their comnct.
itors, the Norfolk nine. The police
had to quellthe trouble.
Much excitement was. caused IN
New Iberia, Iowa, last week, by the
conduct of crowd Of fanti"pr6hibition.
lists. They took possession of the town
annd behaved'in on goptrageonagTn man
ner generally. The ringieadefs have
been arrested, and no fufther'troublef is
anticipated. ......,. ...,t,.,,r
The large mills belonging to tho
estate Of Robert Patterson, located at
Managund and Chester, Pa, wore
closed last weck, in accofdance WiLhia
direction in his will, to the effect that
the mills should ,be closed three years
after his death. The mills employed
about ono thousand hands. -
Near Sycamore, H., on Friday
last, Kitty Mitchell, aged seventeen
years, was outraged and then murder.
cd by Louis Taylor, Q farm hand. A
party of two hundred men found Tay-
lor in the woods, and on their approach
he shot and killed himself with a pis-
tol. The mother of tho murdered girl
has lost her mind.
"A plot to destroy the government
OF Mexico, has just been discovered in
the City of Mexico. The conspirators
planned the murder ofthe President
and all the chief officers .ofthe govern
ment. The parties implicated are
held for trial. The newspaper accounts
trouble.
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