The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Facts of Interest, Gathered from Various
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. we'll known citizen
of Atlanta, was killed by a passing
train last week.
-tive-sixth of the Irish people, ac-
cording to Herbert Gladstone, arc fol-
lowers of Parncll.
The failures for last week were
336-thc largest aggregate in any week
since January, 1885.
The Richmond lVhjg has been
bought by company, and will be pub
llshed as Democratic organ.
A lire in Mobile, Ala, on Friday
night destroyed 100000 worth of
property. Insurance $4,000.
The postoflicc at Jacksonsonham,
Lancaster county, was recently robbed
or several dollars in money and guam
tity of stamps.
At Jackson, Miss, the Democratic
caucus last week nominated Mcssrs.
United States Senators.
Gen. Jubal "A Early is described
as 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 Il satisfactory
solution, Notwithstanding the samguinc
anticipations in which Mr.. Parnrll aad
his lieutcnants have bccn indulging.
The Legislature having made pro
vision for the new Jail in Lexington,
aud part OF the necessary funds being
already collected, the county commits
slonerS Will take carly steps to erect
the building.
The Virginia House of Delegates
mas appointed committee To inquire
into the cost of building new Stale
House. 1t is proposed that this build
nig shall be of granite, quarricd in Nir-
ginia by comvicts.
"A siXtccr vcar-Old girl, highly cs-
teemed in the Creole circles of New
Orleans, sank down dead while waltz,
ing on Saturday evening ut reception
in that city. She had previously been
III apparently finc health.
The Galveston NewS calls attention
to the fact that while tributes TO The
memory OF "Bob" Toombs have plcn-
titully come from all parts of thc coun-
try, none has been dated from Beau
yoir, Miss, the home of Jefferson
Davis.
The salary of the Fren:h President
is $4,000 yeaL, with an additional
$0O,OOO for household expenses, max
ing total Of SlS0,OOO. NJ. Grcvv,
who has just been reelected for Il term
of seven years, is uow scventy-two
years old.
Ice men along the Kcnncbcc and
Penobscot Rivers are preparing to
gather this winters crop. If all the
Maine houses now empty be filled, it
is said the crop will be the largest ever
gathered in that section footing up
far above 100000 tons.
"A petition for the pardon of Sher-
man Walkup, colorcd, Of Lancaster,
was recently gotten up for presentation
to the Governor, but on comforting
with the superintendent of the pcni
tcntiary it was found that the convict
i'N' 'SSi' iNiINSCN DN tltulIl.
"A cavein occurred at Boston Run
near Mahoncy city, Pa, last week, and
block of houses went down out of
sight. The families living in the houses
made a narrow escape. At last ac-
counts the surface was still caving, and
five more blocks were expected to go
down.
--Friday last, January s, was
"CrcolG Day" at the New Orleans En-
position. The ceremonies of the dav
included everything representative of
the Crcolcs, speeches by prominent
Creole gentlemen, and vocal and in
strumcntal mnsic by the best Creole
mu 'icians.
Miss Sarah Althca Hill, plaintiff
III the celebrated Sharon divorce case,
was married last Thursday morning to
David Il. Terry, cX-Chicf Justice Of
the Supreme Court of California and
Miss HIPS leading counsel. Mr. Terry
Is known in connection with his dncl
with Senator Brodcrick, in which the
latter was killed
In the cattle convention TO be hello
this month at Denver, Colorado, the
basis of representation requires that a
member must own 10000 head of cattle
to secure seat. This occasions great
dissatisfaction among the cattle men
with limited constituencies, who are
thus deprived of q voice in the pro-
ceedings and arc left out in the cold.
"A singular suit has been decided
by San Francisco justice. The plain
till, Oscar ochlam, sued to recover
$209 damages for contracting the
"barber's itch" at the shaving saloon
of Solomon Cohen. After hearing the
testimony, Justice Burke said it was
doubtful whether the disease was con-
tracted at Cohcn's place, and he gave
him verdict.
"A Richmond, Maine, tho sudden
cold has caused the ice to lam and the
Kennebec River is full of ice from five
to ten feet thick for from seven to ten
miles. There are thirteen ice houses
there with capacity of $4,000 tons,
and thousands of laboring men de-
pendent upon the ico Industries for
are waiting anxiously for
the jam to be broken.
-------.-sSb---r--
He SOt IIs Title from, GIiIcII ,n,I 1F,.~,,