The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-07-21
NEWS ITEMS.
Facts Of Interest Gathered from Various
Quarters.

"A terrible storm prevailed ON INC lOtn NJ
Newark, Ohio.
There is a genuine smallpox scare in the
Eastern District of Brooklyn.
Saturday Representative Morrison made
an unfavorablc report on the tariff bill.
Hugh w. Brooks, alias Maxwell, has
been sentenced to be hanged on the Goth OF
August.
Terribly destructive storms passed through
the Kankakcc, ILL.,, section Friday and Sun
day nights.
Farms were laid waste, buildings un-
rooted and crops scattered to the winds by
storms in Illinois, Wednesday.
The rug weavers who have been Oh Il
strike at Philadelphia, have returned to
work under protest.
One hundred houses have been destroyed
by fire in Kodcn, Poland, turning 300 fami-
lies out of homes.
The strike at The Knights cotton mills at
| Matte, II. l., extended from 175 weavcrs to
60 other hands Tuesday.
Alta Chicago boarding house fire Tuesday
several people were injured by jumping
from second story windows.
The Sultan has declared for peace, and
has ordered that the army and naval re-
serves disband.
Gallo, the man who fired q revolver in
the BourSc several months ago. has been
sentenced to twenty years penal scrvitude.
1t is again reported that Sartoris and his
family are shamcfully treating Nellie. Cen.
Grants cup of sorrow was full when he
died.
One hundred and twenty convicts, in
Dade coal mines, Ga, have barricadcd
themselves in n building and defy the au-
lll0riticS.
Serious rioting broke out in Belfast, July
l3, between Catholics and Protcstants.
Many persons were injured aud sent to hos,
pitfalls.
The Victoria election returns indicate
that the members of the new Parliament
are, with two or three exceptions, Govern
mcnt men.
The report that the Car, the Emperor
Willinm and Emperor Frances Joseph will
meet during the coming autumn at konigs-
berg or Kicl has been revived.
Rumor has it that Gen. Gordon would
have been favorably considered for the
Cabinet, but was too near Wall street
How about Manning and Jordan?
About II miles from Elmira, New York,
in Wynkoop Creek section, the farmers
We're exhausted Wednesday night, having
been fighting forest fires since Friday.
Captain Potter Van Pclt Monday ended
with his w hand n long career of useful.
ness and not a little distinction as ship news
reporter for the News York Werad.
The citizens of Augusta have sent to the
Rev. DIR. O'Rcilly, Treasurer, $500 for the
parliamentary fund. Augusta sent in Jan
uary about $500 for the same purpose.
Ex.Shcrin John Renoc, of Sumter
County, Tenn. was taken from jail at
Livingston on Tuesday by q mob and
hanged, for the attempted murder of his
brothcrin law.
Mrs. Caroline Benedict, n ~well-known
woman, who for many years has resided in
the little village of Mottvillc, in the town
Of Skaneatclcs, n. Y, died recently after n
fast extending 53 days.
One of the deputies ct the Lake Shore
yards, Chicago, Tuesday shot and tried to
kill Il man who remarked that his gun
looked us If it had como from apawn shop.
Trouble was narrowly avcrtcd.
An epidemic Of typhoid fever has visited
the little village of Waterford, situated in
the Northwest corncr OF Racine County,
Wis, remote from railroads and entirely
isolated.
Small pox Of a very malignant type has
broken out ut Santiago, Chill. The dis
''NHI, 10 CllNlClillS uilu iNt'llllHE
worse every day, proves fatal in 70 per cent
OF the persons attacked,
The Londsdale Company's cotton mill,
mt Ashton, II. l., shut down Tuesday in
consequence Of n strike-2S spinncrs lock,
ing ont 800 employees. Gausc-insuilicicnt
pay and the discharge Of an ovcrscer for
incompctcnCy.
Mrs. Mary j. O'Bricn, the wifo OF John
J. OBricn, chief of tho bureau Of Flee
tons, died Of blood poisoning after n pain.
full illness lasting over ten weeks, at her
home, n. y.
The grand jury have indicted Bernard
=. Verne and William Hogarty on the
charge of keeping their BARRIERS shops open
in violation of the Sunday law, in Boston.
These vii! be test cases.
The reported purchase by China OF / 900
tons If German steel rails has caused many
conflicting rrinors in England regarding
the intentions of the Chinese to immcdi,
atcly construct systems of railways.
On Saturday last a puma, which has been
intcsting the n%cighborhood Of Pilot Grove,
TnXag, for ~slverNl weeks. Tore to pieces and
dcvoured the one year old child OF u farmer
living ON Burns's tract.
The Old sugar commission house Of j. dc
RIVERS ~ Go, han suspended. and Henry c..
dc Rivers, the head of the firm, is missing.
1t is thought that his mind is unsettled and
that he wandered away, not knowing where
he was going.
a soldier attempted suicide in Rome
Sunday, and among his effects was found n
paper Declaring tl.at he had leon designated
by n secret society TO kill tho King, butthat
he preferred death rather than do us in.
structcd. lie would not bctray the society.
Judson G.. Clements is the first Congress.
man from Georgia TO secure q rcnomina.
ton. Eight years ago Judson Clements
defeated nr. FELTON,, the famous Indcpcnd.
ent. who had wrcstlcd the Seventh District
from The Democracy.
The aged mother of Congressman Cole
was informed of her sons death in Balti-
more on Friday Inst. The shock completely
Frustrated her, aud she died Sunday after.
noon, n couple of hours before The funeral
OF her Son took place.
The sensational reports put into ~circula-
ton as TO difficulties between Russia and
| the pOWprS rppnrlipu Rntnnn hayn l,.,