The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-05-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Langson.
The trial of Richard Short, who
murderonsly assaulted Captain Phelan,
began in New York last Friday.
"A San Francisco dispatch states
that Gen. Irwin Mcdowell may be
expected to die at any moment.
The publication of tho revised
edition of the Old Testament has been
postponed until tho. 18th inst.
F. l.. Cardoza, "of South Carroll
ma" has resigned his place i'm the
treasury department..
Tho Chicago Board of Trade have
just moved into their new building,
which cost two millions of dollars.
The war between the Chicago
Board of Trade and the Western Union
Telegraph Company has broken out
afresh.
The Virginia Republican State
Committee, Senator Malone chairman,
was III session in Richmond last week
with closed doors.
The Paris FTgaro saws that the
Government has decided upon meas
ure for the expulsion of the Orleans
and Bonapartist Princes.
Orders believed to be on account
of the Russian Government continue
to be received in Berlin for the Dur
chase of stocks in London.
1t is stated that Ricl has moved
all his forces from Batoucho and en-
trcnched again in the ravine where the
previous battle occurred.
1t is estimated that the statement
OF the public debt for the month Cf
April will show a reduction of about
$4,000,O00. VI '''0''
an English man-of-war has an
chorcd at the entrance to the Darda-
nelies. It's presumed she is Watching
1or the laying Of torpcdoes.
Oh Thursday the members of tho
New York Cotton Exchange formalIv
badc farewell to their old buiIdinr and
'ooN possession of the new Exchange.
,,Slosson beat Schacfcr in the tenth
ana last game of the New York billiard
tournament last Thursday night, giving
nm me championship of the fourteen
inch Ealk-linc game.
=, The President has appointed An
thony M. Kelley, Of Richmond. Va
10 be envoy extraordinary and minis,
ter plenipotcntiary Of the United Stotes
to Austria-Hungary.
Paul ii. IIayne is engaged in nro.
parlng an article on "Southcrn war
Songs" that will be published at an
early day, and will be choice contri-
Dutlon to the memorial literature Of
the South. VI
Miss Nellie f. Phillips, of Cbicago
mas entered suit against w. l.. Gather,
M,oou' OF the same city, for $40 900
nlllGaSes Tor breach of promise TO
harry. The promise was made twenty
years ago.
49,. --lhe new postal card paper, under
the contract of 1885, will be a delicate
pink in lieu Of the cream color of tho
cards now issued. The texture of thc
paper is also said to be improved. The
size VIII DC the same as now in use.
-During April Postmaster General
Villas appointed six hundred postmas-
ters at fourth-class offices. The Great
est number appointed on any one duy
was l33 on April q. The majority of
the appointments were made to GU
vacancies.
Tho Commercial Cable Company
s',i i'9C week 10 place its wires
in New York city, com
pleting within six days over three
thousand feet in the busiest Of the
streets. The remainder
VIII be laid before the first of June.
Samuel G. Abbott and .Julian A
fcnhlman are under arrest, chorurd
with having attempted to burn Inc
Iio1lman House in Boston. The first
flrc was started on July 25, 1888. and
At intervals since then four other fircs
nave been started in a most mystcrious
General Grant omitted his drive
last Thursday in order that he mirht
devote the time to the prcnorotion nf
matter for his book. The General
ulctatcd and his utteranccs were taken
oy stcnographcr. The General has
since been improving steadily, though
slowly. '-'
Fire broke out in the paper ware
mouse of james Peters 81 Co., of Pitts
burg, Pa, on Monday night. The
heaVy weight of the water soaked
paper caused the wall to fall, covering
hthe ilremen in the ruins. The work
OF rescue was commenced at once. and
aii the bodies were recovered but one,
rive OF the unfortunate men will die.
Tho United States forces which
were sent to Panama, it is expected,
VIII DC recalled at an early day'
Aizpura has surrendered according fo
Il recent arrangement and given me his
arms, and the Government troops now
occupy Ianama. All is quiet and bust
ness IS everywhere resumed. This
ends the revolution.
On Saturday evening John Smith,
a Daker, of Philadelphia, who WAS
Jealous of his wife, arrived uncxpect-
cay at his home and found her in
company with George Dohcrtv. The
la''G He'd to the roof and cndcavorcd
TO Chamber down the watcrspout to the
The spout gave way and
died ''"' = ''''' l'c
The European situation presents
no new features on which to base pre-
dlctions as to the probabilities of war
between England and Russia. Both
powers seem to be making active and
ample preparations, and the latest i'm
preston among the newspapers seems