The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1884-04-09
Miscellaneous News Notes.

Boys will find a nice stock of Iudi
rubber balls and marbles cheap, &
the Bazaar.
The wild woman" has again mad
her appearance in swamp in Ker
shaw County.
California is at present producing
not far from $1S,OOO,0OO of gold ant
silver bullion annually.
The new Kimball House in At
lanta will probably be flushed in May
1t is to be freproof throughout.
AS by Asttery a man opens hi.
bosom to his mortal enemy, so by
detraction and slander he shuts the
same to his best friends.
On Thursday last kerosene lamp
exploded at Central, S. c., instantly
killing Miss Ella Paine, young and
interesting young lady.
A colored nurse at Norwood, n. c.,
recently gave the child she was nurs-
ing a dose of s'Roush on Rats" which
caused the child's death.
Col T. Stobo Farrow, of Spartan
burg, has been formally announced
as candidate for reelection to the
office of Clerk Of the State Senate.
Seven -eigbtbs of the cases tried at
the recent term OF court for Williams
burg County were for petit larceny
and that by persons who do not even
pay poll tax.
In the House, at Washington, on
the 2Sth ult., the enacting clause of
the Bonded Whiskey Extension Bill
was stricken out by vote OF 1856
yeas to S3 nays.
Shriner's Indian Vermifuge de-
stroyed and expelled worms thirty
years ago. We guarantee it to do
the same to-day, to the satisfaction Of
every one who uses it.
The Legislature of Mississippi has
appropriated $4,000 for the estab-
lishment of State Female Industrial
College for the free education of girls,
the first step taken by any State in
this direction.
The store of Miss Julia Buzzard,
neas Fruit Hill, in Edgefeld County,
WAS broken into tho other night and
robbed of large quantity of groce-
ries. Four negroes have been ar
rested and ere now 10 Jail. .--
The first State election in this Pres
idential year occurred III Rhode Is
land on the Sd instant. The next
will be in Oregon on the I'd of June.
But the first real test will be the
Maine election in September.
About the only man who has
achieved greatness in Washington is
the White House cook. He is said
to be the very best in the city, and
receives salary of $4,000 a year. |
He has not caused as much comment |
as Tom Ochiltree, but his reputation
stands on the substantial foundation
of merit.
Hon. George II. Pendleton Of Ohio,
has consented to address at Charlotte
On the Goth Of May, on the occasion
of the celebration OF the Mecklenburg
Declaration. Hon. J. G. Carlisle,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
ives, has also accepted an invitation
o be present and to deliver an ad-
lress to follow the oration of Mr..
oendleton.
Congressman Ellis, OF Louisiana, is
bout suing the New York Sun for
$4,000 damages for libel in charging
i'm with having been criminally con-
ected with the Star Route contracts.
The Sun shines for all, and why
hould it not shine few thousand
GLARS worth for Ellis if it has soiled
is reputation.
The prohibition sentiment is max
,g remarkable Roadway in the rural
ections of Georgia. Last week Cobb
nd Whitfield Counties voted in fa-
or Of prohibition by moro than two
, one. It was also noticeable that
! both counties the colored voters
ent almost unanimously for prohi- {
ition. The Atlanta Constitution says
lat within year it is doubtful if
quor will be sold in Georgia outside
Chatham. Bibb,1 1Richmend, Fulton,
-uscogee and Clarke counties. u
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