The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-27
NEWS rrEsrs.
Facts of Interest, Gathered from VARIOUS
Quarters.

Facts OF Interest, Gathered from Various
Quarters.
The Irish National League is still
defiant.
Mary Thomas, colored, was burnt
to death in Uuion by her clothing TAX
ing fire.
"A colorcd woman named Williams
was burnt to death near Aiken a few
days ago.
-Counterfcit $40 gold pieces have
appeared in Ncwberry and the people
are excited.
/. Hog plague is causing terrible
havoc among the porkcrs in portions
of Wisconsin.
Three oil stores were burned in
Philadelphia on Thursday, burning one
man to death.
Grapes and peaches in Grecnville
arc not believed to have been hurt by
the late snap.
The citizens of Grcenvillo want
the Old courthouse removed, as it is
neither useful o ornamental.
"A runaway horse in Sumter struck
and killed n mule with the shaft of the
vehicle to which he was attached.
The residence of Il. l.. Brlner,
formerly of Lancaster, was burnt i'm
Wadcsboro, n. g., a few days ago.
The failures last week in the Unit
ed States were 303-morc than two
thirds Of them in the South and West.
"A dwelling belonging to Mrs. Mich
olson, of Edgeiicld, and occupied by
Joe Oliphant, coiored, was burnt last
week.
Marie Augustine, a colored woman
who is believed to have reached the
age Of 1875 years, died recently in New
Orleans.
Adam Schley, the colorcd man in
lurcd by falling from u train on the
Northeastern railroad, died on Tues
day last.
The new bridge over the Ashley
River at Charleston has been com
pletcd and will be opened for traffic in
a few days.
Friday was the coolest day Of tho
season at st Paul, Minn.-the Their
mometer ranging from % to IS degrees
below zero.
Charles Barnes, of Lancaster,
while cudeavoring to rescue a friend
from the broken ice in Catawba River,
was drowned.
"A man in Akron, O., sold his wife
for five ccntS and now the purchaser
is in limbo and the seller has made
himself scarce.
"Proicssor" Bradley, a nccromancer,
has been arrested i'm Grccnville, on
charges of fraud and attempting to
dccoy n girl of.
Prince Alexandria,, of Bulgaria,
has agreed that ncgotions for peace
between Servia and Bulgaria shall 90
on at Bucharest.
Lazarus Parker, colorcd, Of Aiken,
mas Dccn arrested on d charge of beat
ing his two stcp-children to death with
a garden paling.
"A Nihili,t resort has been discov-
cred opposite the Annitchksf Palace
IN 81. Petersburg, and several arrests
have been made.
"A train on the South Carolina
hallway, going toward Charleston,
ran over aud killed a colored man ncal
the Dorchester road on Thursday.
VIM. Shechan, convicted Of the
murder OF his mother, sister and
brother at Cnstlctown, Roche, in 1877
was hanged III Cork last Thursday.
Major Isaac Kccls, of Sumter. who
has been in bad health for some time
and was also affected in mind, suicid.
ell by shooting himself with a pistol.
chicago now claims a population
or 100000, and the Times of that cit,
thinks shc will outstrip London ir
l9lO II the present ratio is maintained
The "Mutual Self Endowment
which brought grief to SO many people
throughout the State, has been rror
ganized under the old charter in Green
Vile.
-Tommic, a young son Of the late
Congressman Evins, was badly burnt
about tho face and eyes while expert,
mentlng with gunpowder in Spartan.
burg.
Governor Hughes, of Arkansas
has pardoned thirty colorcd rioters
whose sentences ranged from five tc
fifteen years. They had served two
years.
The President will not back dow
from his silver suggestions, nor will
he reccdc before the Senate i'm thu
matter of his removals of Republican;
from office.
Mayor C%ourtenay, of Charleston
has been requested by Q committee /.
the citizens TO Withdraw his resiyna
ton, and has asked for q few DAYS
time to consider it.
-"oheeny Nike" a notorious New
York tough, has been arrested il
Jacksonville, Fla, foI Il robbery com
mitted in Troy two years ago. III,
was just from Europe.
Sydney Brown, colored, who way
laid and killed Samuel Ford, white
last wednesday night, was taken from
the Jail ut Galveston on Friday night
by u mob, aud hanged to a tree.
A manuscript epitaph now il: TN,
possession of an Italian reads: "lIer,
lies Salyino ArInoto d'Armati, of Flor
ence, the inventor Of speclacles. Ma,
Co pardon his sirs. The year 1918.
The President has approved Tn,
Act providing for tho performance o
the duties Of President in tho case of
the removal, death or inability Of b,tE