The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-01-04

DbiN'lN Nlh' VI 'l"hhShShNi w p'NNSN'
ing against the confirmation of l.. @. G.
Lamar us Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, Senator Sherman,
in u letter, says; II take the same view of
the nomination Of Lamar as stated by your
Buckeye Club. You may be sure | shall
do all | can to prevent his confirmation. |
regret to say, however. that my efforts will
be unsuccessful
President Cleveland and The members Of
the Cabinet, except Secretaries Whitney
and Endicott, arrived in Albany yesterday
morning and were driven to Governor
Hills residence, where they brcakfasted.
At r. 30 the party were received mt the
residence of Mr.. Mauning's son, where the
cX-Sccrctary died. Subsequently private
funeral services for the family were held
and were followed ny public services in St.
Paul's Church.
Albany girls stand no looling, One of
them was TO have been married Il day or
two since, and the girl was all ready, the
minister on hand, and the feast spread, but
still no bridegroom. I'm wait for him
lust ten minutes" said the girl, and then
I'm opcn 10 proposals" Ten minutes flew
like the wind, and Il little red haired fellow
with Il paper collar and his rouScrs all
frillcd at the bottom, stepped up, proposed,
was accepted, married and scoopcd in the
banquet.
Thursday night the Harlaam Democratic
Club of New York city gave n grand ban
qucL TO 116 great lights of the party. The
affair is regards with much interest, rs it
is looked upon as the first gun in the Pre-
sidcntial campaign of 1888. Many speeches
were made by distinguished men, among
them Senators Vance and German. Srna-
tor Ieb. b. Vance responded to "Thc
- =. - A., N'.,t. ,.lt,,,sI1, cN-,,.,, ~
and the Hon. Arthur p. German to- Gov
crnmcnt by party is css ntial to free insti,
t%utions."
How often is the light of the household
cloudcd by signs of melancholy or irrita.
bility on the part of the ladies. Yet they
arc not 20 DC blamed, for they are the result
Of ailments peculiar 10 that sex, which men
know not of. But the cause may be re-
moved and Joy restored by the use of DR..
Picrcc's "Fuvoritc Prescription which,
as a tonic and ncrvinc for dcbilitatcd
women, is certain, safe and pleasant. 1t is
beyond all compare the great healer of
| women
Apupil in one Of the public schools Of this
city complied recently in the following
manner with Il request to write Il COmpo-
sition on the subject Of q physiological
lecture to which the school had just listened:
The human body is padc up Of the head,
lhOraX and the abdomen. Tie head con,
tains the brains, when there is any. Tho
| thOraX contains The heart and the lungs.
The abdomen contains the bowels, Of which
there are five, A, +, /, O, and L, and
sometimes W aud "
On Sunday Charles House, foreman of
the Richmond and Danvillc Railroad Com.
pany'S printing Office in Washington, was
walking on the railroad near Alexandria
with his little daughter While standing
between the moth ant south tracks, alb.
| S0rbrd In amusing the child, the south.
bound limited express struck him, knocked
him on the track and crushed him so tina,
his remains were hardly recognizable as n
human body. The child was unhurt.
Policeman Wontcn of Roanoke, Va.
shot and killed William Gilbert, colorcd
while the latter was rroistiny arrest on Sun.
day uight. Gilbert was engaged in Il row
N the time, and when hc was killed, all
| the other nCgrOcS made common cause
against Wo0tcn. The Mayor ordered AL
! the police TO the scene and sent Wootcn to
| Jail, ana this ducllcd the disturbance. The
cOroncr's jury rcndcrCda verdict that Woo.
ten killed Gilbert in the discharge of his
duty as an officer.
Yesterday was generally observed as
Christmas by the business and working
people Of New York and Brooklyn. All
the city and Federal Building were closed.
Snow began TO fall towards night. Thl
inmates of the jaiis and charitable institu.
lions Of the city were Toasted nj the cX.
pcnsc of the kindly disposed. The news.
boys were royalty toasted as usual. BY
| CHARITY in the public institutions alone over
10000 people were I'D.
Letters received ut Austin, Texas, by the
State Department Of Education from Sen
atOr Reagan indicate that he is preparing
to make II vigorous fight against the Blair
educational bill. Some OF the statistics TO
be furnished him, however, will not be
very powerful arguments in opposition To
the bill. For example: Texas is now be,
hind in the payment Of her school teach
CT, nearly q million dollars, and they are
compelled to dispose OF their vouchers ut Il
big discount.
Willie Baxter Of Clearwater, MINI, died
Of diphthcria on Monday. On Tuesday
his body was made ready for the coffin and
the family retired from the room. Half an
hour attcrward some one returned to the
apartment and found the boy up and
dressed in his everyday clothes. lie in
sisted that he was not dead and was not
| ScI'S w wv. IOhtNCI III uDDlJ All lJllT,
during which time he talked chccrfully to
those around him and seemed to be getting
better, lac suddenly fell over and was stone
dead in an instant.
u. A. Savage, of Wilkcsbarrc, Pa, has
just lost two children from some strange
disease. The youngest, two years of age,
appeared slightly sick on Monday night,
and Dc!or1 il was known that his illness
was serious he died. Another boy, four
wars Of age, was taken sick yesterday
morning aud within n few hours he died
Shortly before death cnsucd their bodies
turned black. The local physicians are
unable 10 name the disease.
A desperate tight between Catholic and
Orangcmcn occurred on Monday in the
village of K~illybcarn, near Nookstown.
Stones, bricks, rcvolvcrs, &c, were freely
used. The louise Of a priest was com
plctcly wrecked and the windows of otlscr
houses were smashed. The Orangcmcn
were reinforced and the struggle was be.
coming ScriOu when the police stopDcd the