The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-06-06

| IN" section OF the crimes act,
a copious rainfall in Southern
Russia has saved the crops, and an
abundant harvest is insured.
There is do prospect of an organ
iZcd union between the Northern
and Southern Presbyterians.
Ben Johnson, husband Of the wo-
man accused OF shop-lifting in At
'hnta, has left that city and his
wife too.
A letter from Mr.. Blaine i'm the
New York papers says he will un-
der no circumstances be candi-
date at Chicago.
Premier Floquet, Of France, in q
banquet speech yesterday in Paris
ailirmrd the sincerity Of the cabinet
policy to all Republicans.
The United States Senate com
mittcc on rivers and harbors show
disposition to be liberal i'm regard
to Southern Waterways.
a cable report from Egypt says
th" camp of Osman Digma has been
burned by inccntiarics, and that
two thousand of OSman's followers
! prri5hcd.
The President vetoed n bill for
the erection Of II public building at
ounGStown, Ohio, and also three
private pension bills one day last
week.
Heavy storms are reported over
Il large portion of the North and
West last night and tclegraphic
communication was seriously inter
ruptcd.
The Richmond Grcys now on an
excursion trip to New York have
received n NEST hospitablc rccep.
ti"n at the hands of the military of
the metropolis.
W. B. Mcdaniel, of Columbia, S
g., has been appointed deputy SER
G"ant-at-arms Of the st. Louis Dem
o"ratic Convention.
The MissiSsippl river is again
rising. Heavy rains nave fallen IN
Missouri, Kansas, Indiana, Illinois,
iowa and Nebraska, doing great
injury to crops.
IN" Louisiana legislature mado
Il hlg mistake i'm clccting n DR.,
White to the Gnitcd States Senate
IN the place of Senator Eustice.
Senator sherman wants the gov
crnmcnt to give the dcpositors OF
the Frccdman's Saving Bank 81
L.,
thicving Republicans who stole it
from the poor negro.
Messengers rom Tippoo lSaib
have arrived at Zanzibar. They
report that Stanley and his party
arc we'll and bad Il plcntful's 'snpply
"l food. No details arc given con-
corning Stanlcy's route.
y dispatch from Chaten ooga
SAYS: The South Trcdagar Iron
Works are putting i'm 100 nail ma
chimes to make steel nails. None
ar" now produced south ,ofthc Ohio
river.
y survey of the Savannah river
has been ordered in conscuucnce
Of the !ama@r done in the frcshet
last year, and i'm order to ascertain
what would be the cost of works to
conilnc the river to its bed.
If II delinquent and a half should
come up and pay Il dollar and
hali in year and q half, an editor
and half would then stand some
chance Of getting meal and a half
occasionally.
If the appropriation Of 100000 for
the new building in Grcenville S. c.,
be paid into the United States trea-
Sury in lump the supervising ar
chitcct of the United States promi-
scs to complete the building i'm one
year.
Mr., w. *. Blake, recently elec-
ted president Of tho Prohibition AL
lance of this state, has declined
the Office His opinion is TINT the
work of the late convention will
hurt, rather than assist, the tempe
rance cause.
ScarlC, ono Of the men who was
accused OF being implicated in tho
Equitable lifc Insurance Company
frauds in Belfast, has volunteered
To give Information covering tho
whole period of his connection with
fraudulent insurance.
Another caucus Of the House
Democrats was held i'm Washing
tor. A harmonious feeling is said
to have prevailed, and the amend
mcnts proposed and accepted in re-
gard to the tariff bill arc said by
no means to seriously affect that
measure.
The Georgia delegation Of third
party Prohibitionists left Atlanta
Yesterday to attend the National
Convention Mt indianapolis. Sam
Small is at the head of the delega-
tion, which is for Fisk for president
and Green Clay Smith for Vice