The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-01-14
NO. l6.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Facts of Interest, Gathered from Various
Quarters.

Quarters.
The Charleston cotton seed oil mill
has suspended operations.
"A heavy fall of snow in England
has delayed railway trains.
Miss Kate Bushardt, of Peaks,
had her arm broken by vicious cow.
ID. III. Day, well known citizen
of Atlanta, was killed by passing
train last week.
.-Five-siXth of the Irish people, ac-
cording to Herbert Gladstone, are fol-
lowers of Parnell.
The failures for last week were
336-the largest aggregate IN any week
since January, 1885.
The Richmond Wing has been
bought by n company, and will be pub
llShed rs Democratic organ.
"A tire in Mobile, Ala, on Friday
property. Insurance $4,000.
The postoflicc at Jacksonsonham,
Lahca>tcr county, wasrccently robbed
oi several dollars in money and q guam
tity of stamps.
AT Jackson, Miss, the Democratic
caucus last week nominated Messrs.
Walthal and George for reelection as
United States Senators.
Gen. Jubal A. Early is described
rs man of venerable appearance. his
long, white beard reaching to his waist
and his bent figure indicating the rapid
advance Of extreme old age.
1t is pretty clear that the Irish
question is still far from q satisfactory
solution, Notwithstanding the sanguine
anlicipations in which Mr.. Parnel aad
his lieutenants have bceu indulging.
The Legislature having made pro-
vision for the new Jail in Lexington,
ana part of the necessary funds being
already collected, the county commits
sioncrs will take early steps to erect
the building.
The Virginia House of Delegates
has appointed a committee to INQUIRE
into the cost of building new State
House. 1t is proposed that this build
ng shall be of granite, quarried in Vir4
glnia by convicts.
"A siXtccn-vear-old girl, highly es-
tccmed in the Creole circles of New
Orleans, stuk down dead while waltz
ing ON Saturday evening at a reception
IN Ihat city. She had previously been
The Galveston Nc,Us calls attention
10 inc TACT that while tributes to the
memory of "Bob" Toombs have plen.
iitnlly come from all parts Of the counA
Try, none has been dated from Beau
voir, Miss, the home of Jefferson
Davis.
The salary of the French President
- Sl2O,O0O yeaL, with an additional
$1,000 for household expenses, maxi
ing II total of $lSO,0O0. NJ. Grcvy,
who has just been reelected for a term
Oh seven Years, is now seventy-two
years old.
lee men along tho K"nnebcc and
Pen"bScot Rivers ara preparing to-
gather this winters crop. If all the
Mhl'ic houses now empty be filled, it
IS sad the crop will lie the largest ever
gathered in that scrtion-footing no
far above 100000 tons.
"A petition for the pardon of Sher.
man Walkup, colorcd, nf Lancaster.
was recently gotten up for presentation
to the Governor, but on comforting
with the superintendent of the penis
tcn!lary it was found that the convict
had been released by death.
"A cavc-in occurred at Boston RIM
near Mahoncy city, Pa. last week. and
IL block Of houses went down out of
sight. The families living in the houses
made narrow escape. At last nc
counts the surface was still caving, and
nve more blocks were expected to 90
down.
friday last, January 8. was
"Crcolc Day" at the New Orleans Ex~
position. The ceremonies of the dov
Included everything representative or
the Creolcs, speeches by prominent
Creole gentlemen, and vocal and i'm
strumental music by the best Creole
mu ;icians.
Miss Sarah Althca Hill, plaintiff
IN the celebrated Sharon divorce case.
was married last Thursday morning to
David II, Terry, cx-Chief Justice of
me supreme Court Of California and
Mlss HIPS leading counsel. Mr.. Terry
is known in connection with his dnci
with Senator Broderick, i'm which the
latter was killed.
In the cattle convention to be hello
inns month at Denver, Colorado, the
OASIS OF representation requires that q
member must own $4,000 head of cattle
10 secure scat. This occasions great
dissatisfaction among the cattle men
with limited constituencies, who are
thus deprived of voice in the pro-
cecdings and are left out in the cold.
"A singular suit has been decided
by T San Francisco justice. The plain
IN, Oscar Schlam, sued to recover
s29o damages for contracting the
''barber's itch" at tho shaving saloon
oI solomon Cohen. After hearing the
testimony, Justice Burke said it was
doubtful whether the disease was con.
.rnc'cd at Cohen's place, and he gave
him a verdict
"A Richmond, Maine, the sudden
cold has caused the ice to jam and the
hennebcc River is full of Ice from five
to ten feet thick for from seven to ten
miles. There arc thirteen ice houses
there with a capacity OF $4,000 tons,
ana thousands of laboring men de-
pendent upon the ice industries for
emPloyment are waiting anxiously for
tho jam to be broken.