The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-29
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Facts OF Interest Gathered from Warrior
Quarters.


August.
The visible supply of cotton is 2, ,G1O, ,0O8
bales.
Vancouver, b. G., is reported to be again
in ashes.
It has been announced that Gladstone
will resign.
Tracy ~ Co., bankers of Elmw0od, Ill.,,
go wrong SOS, ,00O
Graham's daring feat at Niagara is in
spring many imitilators.
An Illinois murderer went mad Friday
just before his execution.
The Savannah Knights of Labor are
taking an active part in politics.
The Prohibitionsts were beaten at the
polls i'll Nicksburg by a vote of six to one
Mrs. Isaac Hayes, of Sarcppa, N. j., was
restored to reason by an attempt at suicide
Cholera reports in Italy, Thursday, were:
Twenty one new cases and nine deaths.
Boulangcr's pistol failed to fire. Lari,
cnty missed his mark. SO ended the Paris
duel.
The New York banks now hold SD, ,G1O,-
92o i'll reserve in excess of legal require
mcnt.
DR.. Mcynardic, Of Charleston, has been
announced for Superintendent of Educa-
ton,
a young man, in Baltimore, killed him
self last Thursday because he was too lazy
to work.
The street Car strike at San Francisco is
at an end; the demand of the drivers was
aCccded to-
a jealous lover in Nashville, Tenn.
shot his sweetheart. three others and then
himself Sunday night.
There is talk of labor party movement
IN Texas. 1t proposes an alliance with the
monopolistic Republicans.
The first bale Of Texas cotton of the new
crop was reported mt Galveston Saturday;
one week ahead of last year.
One thousand acres in watcrmclons re-
turn revenue to the railroads equal in
amount to -. 1000 acres in cotton.
Another crowd Of high-bOrn men and
DANES attended tic Dixie divorce trial in
London on Saturday.
Paul Morphy's valuable trophies, includ-
ing the magnificent gold chcssmcn, are to
be sold to the highest bidder.
Detective j. +. Cox, Of WASHINGTON CITY.
cN-ContCdcratc Brigadicr General died sun
day night at Fort Monroe.
There was Nationalist demonstration in
Monaghan, Ireland, Saturday, after the re-
suit of the poll had been declared
Samuel X. Gay, chief clerk of the Pitts
burg pension office, has skipped to Canada
with $500 OF government funds.
Six members Of the Missouri House of
Delegates have been indicted for drunken
hess in Office and three for bribery.
Mitchell, the English pagilis,, sailed for
home the other day with $40, 900, made in
few months hy MUSCLE
The moral Of the recent French duel is
that great men are sometimes Of very in.
firm temper and very bad shots.
Charles Nelson was caught in Il pullv.
Thursday, in the Scaboard Manulactory,
at Mobile, and crushed to DEATH
man named Gregg fell from the sixth
story window of the Evans building, New
York, Thursday, and was killed.
The Mexican revolution still continues
Inc general government is maSsing troops
to march on the Troublesome province.
Ding Chang, Il wealthy Chinese resident
of Boston, was murdered and robbed bv
one Of his coumtrymcn Saturday night.
An explosion occurred in an unused
house, near Cork, Ireland, Sunday. Two
men were kilcd-supposed dynnmitcrs.
An unknown tramp and the race horse
Flora, VALUED at $500, were killed in Il
rai'road accident near Chicago Saturday.
Captain James b. Willing, a Baltimore
merchant and politician, has gone to Can.
ada with $4,000 Of somebody's money.
Lord Granville is said to be so broken in
health that he will forthwith retire from
pubic lilc III order to live quietly at WAL
mcr.
John II. James, the banker, charged with
making short returns to the United States
Government, will be criminally prose
cutcd.
Cobb, of Indiana, and Laird, of Ne
braska, had IL round in the lobby of the
Capitol Friday, in which the clarct was
draWn.
Two cases Of yellow fever were removed
to the quarantine hospital ut Boston, Fri
gay, from the iorccastc of the brig Carrie
Purcntcn.
The State Teachers Association of Ken
tucky has agreed to work for the defeat of
every Congressman who opposes the Blair
educational scheme.
Gladstoncs resignation is in the hands of
the Queen. lie returns to the parliament
tary hive, the busiest Of opposition bees, to
sting.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila-
dclphia, have just sent out engine No,
5000. Number was built in December,
1882.
The Augusta factory bell will be rung
hcXt Monday morning, and It is believed
that large number OF the operatives will
return to work.
The Birmingham lge asserts that "thc
time is not far distant when Alabama will
send an almost solid protection delegation
to Congress-
Secretary Mannings health is improving
SO rapidly that he will probably be able to
resume his official duties when he returns
in October.
Cashier. Thompson, of ST. Louis, when
he ran away, being dcfaullcr for &1O, 600,
LETT written confession and plea for
mercy.
Benjamin Ramagc, Of the Union Coal
Works, near WhccIing Va, was blown up
in his store Sunday morning Henry Camp.
Deil, the supposed dynamitcr, has been ar
rested.
1lundrcd% Of horses in the ncghborhood
OF LILY, Illinois, are afflicted with disease
resembling gandcrs. The disease is