The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
News In Brief,

Dan Francisco Is i~ndulging in a paper
carnival, to continue six DAYS.
The Rev. DR.. Talmage made a very
earnest attack on the mania for gambling.
snow has fallen in various places. depths
OF hve, six seven and even eleven
inches being reported.
Ro%senthnl's picture of s.Elninc, is
coming from San Francisco to New York
for exhibition, it is said.
MIR. Beecher WINS warmly welcomed bv
MS mock on the occasion Of his first ser.
mon since his return homo.
Mary Waters was burned to death Inv
hcr clothes taking fire from a stove at
her home IN lIarvc de Grace Nd.
n liberty pole $50 feet high fell in
New Haven, giving churchgoers in the
vicinity a narrow escape from injury.
Our st. Paul (Minn.) correspondent
sends us particulars Of President Stick.
ney stock yard scheme at Staten Island.
Mrs. Cleveland attended Trinity
Church in Boston Mass. and subsequently,
assembled to the dome of the Safe
House.
President Cleveland has intimated to
the authorities of Harvard University his
unwllllngncss to receive the degree Of
l.. l.. d.
Rev. Francis G. Peabody and Rev.
Phlllp Brooks both delivered note worthy
sermons at Cambridge in connection
with Harvard celebration.
Columbia, S. c. and adiacant towns
suffered Il rather severe shock of earth
quake. There was little damage done.
pUt nuc terror resulted from the shake.
The schooner City Of ~Shcboygap,
struck II rock, during a furious storm off
Cotour, Lake Michigan, and sank in
IN deep water. The cook was drowned.
Civil Service Commissioner Egcrton is
to settle an election wager by making n
speech from the front door steps Of the
residence OF Lieutenant Governor. elect
Robinson, Of Indiana.
Experts in naval architecture point out
the advantages offered by the proposed
new dynamite cruiser They dwell.
however, on tho difficult problems which
her construction oilers.
Returns already INDICATE that n large
majority has been cast for no license in
Arkansas. The prohib;tionists declare
that they will nominate straight tickets
hereafter and control the State.
The fact Of jumping from the Suspcn.
sion Bridge into the Niagara River, a
drop Of 1913 feet, was successfully per.
formed by Larry Donovan, who recently
jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge.
At Lacrosse Wis. the law and Order
League has compelled the authorities to
enforce in their entirety the Sunday laws
OF the State. Great Inconvenience to
the citizens followed as a matter of
course.
Patrick Newman, an East New York
blacksmith, was taken dead from a shall
ow cistern, the wa or being only four
feet three inches deep His wife said
he fell in while pursuing her and was
drowned.
Edward Kelly, an imployc Of an electric
light company, while repairing Il defect.
i've wire at Cleveland Ohio, inadvcrtcnt-
ly { touched Il portion Of the uncovered
conductor and was instantly killed by
the shock.
a seaman named Brown, with n boy
passenger, was picked UP from the
wreck Of the New York schooner Azcld,,
and Laura, the captain Of which and
three men and Il passenger are believed
to be lost.
Trouble is hourly expected at the
Chicago stock yards, and ample prep.
aratlons have been made to resist an
outbreak. y crowd of drunken men
attacked Swilt's retail tore. but were
quickly dubbed away by the police.
The rec, nt decision Of Attorney Con.
erul Garland that called bonds could not
be u.ed as q basis for national bank cir
c~ulation was merely confirmatory of the
practice of the Treasury Department,
and that line of policy will be rigidly
adhered to. 1t is not believed. however,
tn t any material contraction of c~ircula.
tion will be caused thereby.