The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-05-20

near Oswego; n. Y, became jealous of his
wife and man named Horace Pearson aud
| killed them both, he then suicided; in each
case the heads were almost torn off by bull
lets from shotgun.
| Any material can be made fashionable
now If the right person introduces it. The
variety of dress goods this season is unprc-
cedentea, aud hundreds of ladies daily ont
on shopping excursions are bewildcrcd to
know what to buy.
A bill has been passed by the Kentucky
Legislature for levying school taxes, one
clause of which reads: ANY widow. spin
ster or alien who is taxpayer and has
children of school age shall he qualified
to vote"
Who would have thought 1t? Mr. John
Sherman is indignant at the Southern peo-
pie for the demonstrations that have been
made on MIR. Davis account. Poor John!
lie didn't do any of the tighting-those who
did are not indignant.
Mr.. Daniel Scdford found q ruby in Clay
County, N. c., and sold it for 'S15 It
next sold for So, 600, then for Sc, 600, and n
lapidary was the next purchaser After
working upon it for awhile he sold the
same for the sum of $4,000.
The Popular Science Netns asserts that
the average length of life is constantly in
creasing, and the time may yet come when
persons 100 years old will excite no more
curiosity than one of eighty years at the
| present time.
Charles SlOcum, an elderly farmer, went
early to feed his stock in Scoharic, n Y,
and it is supposed fell in II fit and broke
his lantern, which set fire to the barn and
he vas burnt to death, together with seven
COWS and three horses.
| Mrs Il SiromoDp oti ,n,,rl ,r
| her young daughter in West Denver, Col,
and then shot and killed herself She
is said to have been dcrangcd by grief over
the murder Of her father in Cincinnati in
| Deccmbca last and the death of her mother
a month later.
Sanders Manning, Il young resident of
| Macon, Ga, while hunting beavers, saw
what he thought was one of the animals
moving near the water and fired, killing
Joseph Kay, young man, who was fish
ing. The lad who did the shooting is in
terrible distress ut the result
Charles Raynor was killed in Erie, Penn,
on the Conneaut Bridge The unfortunate
young man was caught by gale, raised
from the top of his train and dropped be
tween the cars. He was cut in twain and
onc-ha'f Of his body went down the ravinc,
| 10 feet deep, while the other remained on
the track
1t was noticeable in the riots in Chicago.
rs in the disturbances in Belgium and in
tho history OF all anarchy in France. that
women arc more aggressive and violent in
their demonstrations of passion and devil
try than men. There seems to be a fiendish
side to female nature that knows no law or
limit.
A monument has been erected in Glas
novla, Ireland, i'll memory of O'Donncl,
who killed James Carey the informer in
the trial of the Phoenix Park murlercrs.
An inscription Oh the monument says: "IIc
died for Ireland" The expense of the
monument was betrayed chiefly by Irish
Americans.
An esteemed Radical contemporary says:
did you observe the names of the Amer
leans who precipitated last nights outrage
, in ChicagoT And yet these same "Amcri-
cans were considered good enough to enter
, the Federal Army as soldiers during the
war. Perhaps, however, they were only
good enough patriots until after the con-
llict.
Ohio is still having political war Twcn-
| ly-tWo democratic members of the Ohio
Senate have left the State to avoid being
compelled to attend the sessions and form a
quorum. Fourteen Of them arc at Chatta-
noo%a, camTrd in n palace car. They are
tryng to crtcat the expressed purpose of
the Republican Senators to fTaudulcntlv
count the Democrats from Hamilton Coun-
ty out and the Rcpublica; aSpiraAts in.
There is good deal OF hustle about the
White House just now, which is not due to
annual house cleaning. Society young Ia
| dies who profess To know all about it as
| sign the cause to the approaching transfer
of Miss Cleveland from The exalted social
| post she has !ill'd for more ;hun Il year
| and the succession If Mis- Fnsom TO the
| position OF first l;'!y Of the land.
did | pay for that wine we had last
night, landlOrd?' asked CrmSOnbcak, com
ing down one morning with his head tied
up in towel. "Why, you ought to know,
Mr. Crimsonbcak, replied bystandcr
jOkingly. "Woll, " said Crinlsonbcak, Il
consulted my pocketbook, and it seemed to
say that did; but when | consulted my
head | came to the conclusion that | was
paying for it this morning"
The Supreme Court at Washington has
dismissed the three Snow polygamy cases
for want of jurisdiction 1t has also re-
called the mandate in the Cannon p0lygamy
case, set aside the former Judgment and
dismissed it for want of jurisdiction. The
Court has decided that United States
Court has jurisdiction over a case of muir
der of one Indian by another Off or on a
reservation.
Frank Clements, handsome and popu-
lar actor of New York and member of
Modjeska's company, threw himself before
a moving train at Newark, n. j., on Satur-
day and was ground to pieces He was
Sc0tchman Of noble family and had taken
orders in the Church of England, but was
forced from the pulpit by the intempcrancc
| and scandalOus conduct of his wife, to whom
! he was pnssionately attached.
The number Of bills introduced in the
House this session is g. 740, joint resolutions
III, total S01f; private bills which have
| passed the House 651, public bills ~, total
| 823. OF this number 10 private and 40
| public bills have passed the Senate. The
House has received 38l bills passed by the
Senate, 129 of which were public and 252
private. The House has passed 8G of these
| bills, 33 of which were Of a public nature
and 63 private,
1t is stated that the Socialists wear dyna
| mite bombs attached to their waists and
concealed by their coat tails If such is
| the case, it would not be bad idea to eonip
the police with long pole, so that when
thcv are called uDOn to diSnprsc q riotoue