The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-08

The steamship Baltic arrived at San
Francisco from Hong Kong and Yoke
hama yesterday morning with four cases
of SMALLPOX on board and was placed In
quarantine. This is the fourth successive
steamer from China when has arrived
with smallpox on board. The steamer
New York, which arrived last week, Is sun
in quarantine.
The Union Passenger Railway, which
has its ramiications through many OF the
principal streets of Richmond, ana on
which the cars are propelled by electric
motive power, was formally opened 10 the
public yesterday. With insignificant In
~teTruption caIs were successfully run over
the line for a distance of seven miles. They
were crowded with passengers all day.
Mr.. John r. Veazy, who recently trav'
elcd for l.. II. Reads wholesale liquor
house OF Augusta committed suicide, last
night ut bis room in a boarding house, by
taking an overdose of laudanum. lie was
found in his room in u COmatosc condition;
Physicians were summoned. who attempted
to rcsuscitatc Linn without success. Finan.
cial troubles are supposed to have caused
the act.
The women Of Wisconsin were defeated
in the Supreme Court Tuesday, the Court
holding. In an elaborate opinion, that tho
Legislature OF 1855 did not for : moment
contemplate extending the same suffrage 10
females which males enjoy. hut, on the
other hand, meant 10 restrict female voting
to school matters only, rs specified in the
law.
So urgent has the demand for fuel be
come west of Duluth. Mimi, especially
along the North Pacific Railroad that OF.
dcrs have been issued by that road to its
Duluth agents to ship nothing uut coal.
All It's motive power and equipment is TO
he used for coal shipment, and other freight
mu;t wait until the fuel famine i checked.
Some 200 cars OF coal are sent out daily.
Tho California Supreme Court has filed
its decision in The celebrated Sharon III
yorcc case, in which The lower court grant.
ed to Sarah Althca Sharon divorce from
the late [ :. Senator William Sharon and
allowed alimony and counsel fees. The
alimCny is fixed at 81 900, with AN annunl
allowance of $500. Three of the judges
hold that Sharon and Sarah were never
legally married.
Frank Annc,t, a colorcd goldman, was
drowned in the savannah River, at tie
Augusta locks. Tuesday morning. -Four
men left Augusta, on the Petersburg Hat.
to go up the river for a load Of wood. Tho
boat was guided into the raCeway and three
OF the mon remained in the boat. Annclt,
seeing danger. .yapCi tor a rock, which lie
ll.-HO'l. anu "t- tlbH INll Il. II W III IIlDbJ.
Tie other men were saved
Gouzaic2. agent for several wealthy resi-.
dents Of C"alUili. MEXICO. has closed the
sale ~ 100000 acre, OF land in the state
Cf Cothuila 70 representatives Of an Eng.
lish syndicate, which already owns > coo,
600 acres in that State. Tie consideration
was Tl!j, 900. or - Ccnts an acre. Tho
purchase comprises much mountain land.
English capitalists now own fully one.
quarter Of the State Of Coohuila.
The ice gorge which has formed on tho
Mississippi River in front Of ST. Louis be
gan u move during Monday night and
driftcu down the stream about three hun
bred wards, lifting two steamers out OF tho
water, Slightly i~ujuring them, when the
immense weight was checked and remained
inta". uItii next morning, when the thaw
l~OoScncl the great mass and it slowly
cCnshct down upon nearly 81, 800, 600 wortl
of property, which ii is r"w slowly grind
ing into ruins.
Two negroes were fpGnd dead in New.
berry county On Tuesday. 3ush licndcr
son was found in his house, lying near the
i,rUlace. his body partly burned and ;
Cuu-lot wound in his head. Tom Sims
colorcd, has been arrested on suspicion. /
is supposed the two had qUarrclcl over ;
game Of cards. Another negro. lsaa,
Boozcr, was found dead in the wood.
about iifjy yards from the public road auC
about thrgc pli}cs from town. He was
lying on his face with his skull crushed il
as if struck with m axe. He had beer
missing from his home since Tuesday
The coroner jury has no, yet concludcI
its investigation.