The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-25

al MS residence Ill Fifth avenue, New
York. He was born i'm Massachusetts
in 1912, but his professional life was
mainly passed in New York. He was,
perhaps, tho most eminent physician
in the United States.
Mccormick, Abbeville county, is
in muss over it's recent municipal
election. Only thirty-fve votes were
cast, and since the election twenty-five
men have made affidavit that they
voted for certain man for intendant,
and still he was not e.ccted.
business failures throughout tic
country during the last week, as re-
ported to II. q. Dan Il Co., number
for the United States 100, Canada 30,
total 225, against 239 last week and 246
the week previous. The gradual de.
cline in this country still continues,
but in Canada failures seem TO increase
as spring opens.
Captain james l. Waddell, COM
mandcr of the Maryland fishery forces
and formerly in command Of the Con-
fcdcratc steamer Shenandoah, which
caused such loss to the a nerican mcr-
chant marine during the late war, died
in Annapolis on Thursday. lie was a
native of North Carolina, aged g.
years.
MIR. Trcvellick, q representative of
the knights of Labor, addressed the
Columbia branch of that order and q
large assembly of workin@mcn at Co.
lumbia on Tuesday. The Re0iSter
commcnds his speech highly, and says
it was an able, conservative and STIR
ring appeal to working people to stand
together for their class.
Mike Coppala, Of Charlotte, got a
pistol intending to shoot dog, but his
wife and sisters protested against the
act and tried to get the pistol from him.
In slight scufflc which cnsucd the
weapon was discharged, the bullet
passing through door aud mortallv
WoundIng Miss Maggie Wilson, who
hao le1t the room through fear of an
accident from the weapon.
Tho City Hall at Boston VAS
burned on Friday night with its coll
tents, including the city records and
seals. The building was of granite,
and the vaults and safes were supposed
to be firc-proof, but proved not 10 be
! The loss at II cash valuation is a quar-
ter OF II million dollars. Upon the
loss of records no estimate can be
placed.
Local option is creating great agi
| tatlon in Lynchburg, Va, and business
circles arc much excited A long
petition has been presented to the
Judge of the Corporation Court, pray
ing him to order an election, which he
| has decided shall be held on the Goth
April. The petition comes from bust
ness men, who say the agiiatio.i has
paralyzed business a heated and
| bitter canvass is expected.
"A Pennsylvania lodge of Knigbt,s
OF Honor is making inquiry relative to
~. a. RULER, member Of that organ
ration who came South last wear in
search OF work and has not been heard
from: His family are in great distress
over MS disappearance. Fuller is Is
years old, 8 feet 8 inches high, dark
complexion, slightly gray hair, dark
mustachc, blue eyes, and the third
tluSer on left hand cut off below second
joint He is 4 railroad man.
The Drunmcrs' Protective Asso i,
citation is borcOtting Cover Il Reilly,
carriers, of Grccnvillc. The bovcott
| has been ordered because Cover e.
| Reilly refused to haul baggage to ard
iioui tllc ucl)olS LOT less IMAM twenty
cents each way, and is being executed
by colorcd tcamster who was en-
! gagged by representatives OF the asses
cation and provided with badge
| designed to secure him the patronage
of all drummcrs.
1t is estimated by insurance com.
panlcs that in the United States last
year dwelling houses were burned at
the rate Of one every hour, with an
average loss of 81 1896. Barns and
stables, 90 per week. Country stores,
per day, with loss of $4,000 per
week. Ten hotels burn weekly, with
loss per year of $4,00O,O0O Every
other day lumber yard goes up in
smoke, each representing 500, 900.
| Forty-tour cotton factories, the loss in
each case being S2S, 900; fortv-thrcc
| Woolcn mills at $25 coo each: and
torty-two chemical works at S27, 900
each, We're destroyed by fire last wear.
Forty-two boot and shoe factories were
consumed, the loss being SIT 900 each.
Theatres were Tapped up by the flames
at the rate of 5 per month, average
loss $4,000. Only about half as many
court-houscs were destroy ed, the cost
OF each being about $40, 900.