The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-23
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

All lnCcnGlary nr0 at Lancaster,
"a, on Friday night, destroyed twonty
thousand dollars worth Of property.
"A new railroad to Newman, con-
Meeting Greenville with Atlanta, will |
be built within the next eighteen
months.
The liquor dealers in Savannah ere |
required by law to appear before the |
ordinary of the county and register in
person.
The Prince of Wales has not met
II cordial reception in Ireland. At
Cork and other places he and his
party were hisscd; and several serious
riots have occurred.
The Georgia papers state that by
reason of the no-fcncc law in Greene
county, Georgia, the yield of butter
has been more than doubled, and the
breed of cattle is improving very ra-
pidly.
Mr.. Edwards Picrrcpont, Sccre-
tary of the American Legation, at
Romc who was left III charge Of affairs
by Mr.. Astor and who had been i'll
for some weeks, died last week.
"A skil containing Mary Draper,
her daughter aged II, and her niece
Carolina Dempsey, II years old, cap
| siZCd in tie Ohio River near Evans
vile, lnd., on Wednesday, and all
were drowned.
"A cyclone passed over section of
| North Carolina east of Hamlet on
Thursday afternoon, DESTROYING tim
bcr, fences and houses and doing great
damage in other ways. No lives are
reported to have been lost.
|
| CrOWding into the Black Sea for the
| purpose OF transporting grain from
| RUSSIAN ports before an outbreak shall
Elghty-scven English vessels arrived
in one week.
Although no official information
has been received by the Marine Hos
pital Bureau Of the existence Of cholera
in any part Of Europe, the authorities
are taking every possible prccaution
| to prevent its introduction into this
| country.
II. Mckenzie, canvasscr for the
Equitable Life Assurance COMPANY,
shot his wife and himself at 9G Groyc
street, New York, on Tuesday night.
The pair, who were natives of Prince
Edwards Island, have lived apart for
some time. Drink and jealousy were
the causes OF the tragedy.
-Sarr Stanley died at Ithaca, N. Y,
on Monday, aged 100 years and three
months. lie was born in Dutchcss
county December %, 1884. For four
days previous to his death he refused
food, saying he had lived as long as he
wanted to. lie had never been sick
| before during his life.
At Indian City, Tenn, Bud Far
us, white, and Freeman Yard, colored
were hanged at the fai" grounds Tues
day morning at , O'Clock by mob of
h'Skcd mon numbering about two
hundred. They belonged to a gang
OF thieves who recently have commit
ted many dcprcdationS on citizens of
that lace.
The Governor of Texas has vetoed
the land bill passed by the Legislature
Immediately before adjournment. Uro-
vidin@ for the sale Of the common
school, university and asylum lands.
lie says: "By no act of mine will
ever sanction the acquisition Of thos,,
vast tracts Of land by one manage
| mcnt.'
1t is said that an offer Of s25, 900 a
year for the bar, billiard room and
barber shop of The Kimball House, in
Atlanta, has been made and declined.
| This, with the rental Of the stores,
would have given the lcssccs, after
| PAYING the interest on the bonds and
| dlVldcndS on the preferred stock, the
| hotel rent free and $1,000 cash surplus.
On Wednesday, a party, consist
| ING Of The wife of Admiral REYNOLDS.
three other ladies, and baby two
| months Old, set out from Hampton.
Va, in flat .bOttomcd boat, rowcd bv
two NEGROES, - visit Old Point. The
boat was capsiZcd within one hundred
and fifty feet OF the bcach. All the
members OF the party were rescued,
but Mrs. Rccnolds died subsequently,
from exhaustion.
"A negro named johnson. who
crlmlnGlly assaulted Mrs. Jas. ThomD-
son, white lady aged sixty wears, at
luEa, Miss, was captured on Monday
and taken to Iuka for Identification.
Nhli@ Il party was gone to get the
lady johnson confessed the crime to
the sheriff and also said he was an
escaped convict. The negro was taken
OUTSIDE the town and hanged to q tree.
--Gcncrai Henry II. jackson, the
new minister to Mexico, acknowledges
that his pardon from President John
son was not reinforced by special Act
OF congress, but he denies that he is
| allowing that fact to interfere with his
| movements. He intends to present his
credentials to President DiaZ on Nav
l3J and rest content under the ScnatO-
rial confirmation of his appointment
AT Salt Lake, Utah, on Tuesday,
Orson p. Arnold, prominent Nor
mon, pleaded guilty 10 an Indictment
charging unlawful cohabitation. He
declared, i'll open court, his intention
to abandon ,polygamy, obey the laws
and live with his lawful wife only, not
ncglccting to support his "sccond
family" Judge Zane said these
declarations had great weight with the
Court, and he therefore imposed a fine
Of only $500, without Imprisonment.
The court-martial proceedings in
the case of Gen. w. B. IIazcn were
made public on Friday. The sentence
! is q rcDrimand which is made bv fhc