The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-08-15
LATEST NEWS NorEs.


common schools.
Robert Carrot h IS recovered his
mind entirely
They have Slugeer Sullivan on tri-
al in Mississippi.
B. f. Moore conn. tilted suicide
near Fayetteville.
One man in Georgia ha ! eight hun
dred acres in watermelon
Overlooking rivers have done 81
100000 worth of damage in Texas.
The French Senate Court found
Boulanger guilty of conspiracy Tues
day.
The tiremen's Tournament at Raj
eigh Tuesday was a pronounced sue
cess.
j. b. Connolly, of Statesville, was
on Saturday sentenced to two wears
in the penitentiary.
\ fatal disease, unknown to the
medical frat ernity, is causing wide
spread death in Ohio.
The first bale of cotton in the Mont
gomery market was received there on
the End of August.
A petrified tree was recently un-
earned at Farmingt on, \. j., sixteen
feet below the surface
At Brewton, Ala, man named
Easton committed suicide by throw
ing himself upon circular saw.
The Chicago SIM declares that 1.-The
progress made in some Southern
towns reads more like a fairy tale
than facts"
A bloodless duel was fought in Geor-
gia Saturday night between Patrick
Calhoun and ]. ID. Williamson, both
prominent men.
The latest chicken curiosity from
Chatham county is one belonging to
Mr.. Sylvester Johnson, with one leg
on the top of its back.
The Hotel Arlington, at the famous
Blue Lick Springs. Kentucky, burned
Saturday night at half past twelve
O'Clock. Loss $50, 900.
Three fool negroes walked into an
iron furnace at Birmingham, Ala,
Tuesday, al the bidding ola ''proffet"
and were melted, of course
Mrs. Henrietta Smell, of Chicago.
has again offered $50, 900 reward for
the capture of VIM. b. Talcott, the
supposed murderer of her husband,
Ames j Smell.
Mr. Lincoln, the American Minister,
and nearly the whole American colony
in London, have signed petitions to
the home Secretary for reprieve for
Mrs. Maybrick.
Matthew Gibbs, supposed to be the
oldest man in North Carolina, died
at his home near Centre. \. c., Sun
day. He was 1OS years old, and died
of sheer old age.
The returns from the school cleo
tions in Kansas which have come in
very slowly show that about 10000
Kansas women have voted. Many
ladies are elected to Office.
A man and wife, religious cranks,
at Warsaw, H., have been arrested
for killing their infant child us sac
rifice. The man had been carrying
the dead infant in his arms for two
days.
Landscape gardeners from New
York are laying off the grounds near
Asheville for the $3.50, 900 house Geo.
Vanderbilt is going to build on his
place there, containing 1900 acres
of land
There was large attendance at
the Confederate reunion at Oxford
Saturday. Addresses were delivered
by Gen. w r. Cox, Capt A. H. A.
Williams, J. c. Horner, and others.
Several surrounding counties were
represented.
The GoldsbOrO Argus has been
shown walking cane composed of
10000 pieces of wood, there being
three kinds used, cherry, ash and hol-
~ 1t was made by Mr. H. A. Ep-
ting, Il pattern maker in the Colds
borO furniture factory.
The oldest man in the civilized
world is living at Barez,. Hungary.
His name is Macy Ferenz. He was
born one year before Napoleon Bon
aparte, and is, therefore, one hun
bred and twenty-one years of age
The date of his birth is well establish
ed by local history and the events of
his life
Robert Parker, of Matthews Sta
ton, Mecklenburg county, was shot
and killed by an unknown man from
ambush, at Connolly Springs, on
Friday morning last While the
name of the assassin is not known, it
is suspected that the shooting of Par
ker was in revenge for an act of kill
ing said to have been done by himself
in Union county ten years ago
The Firemen's Association of
North Carolina began its second an
nual convention at Raleigh Tuesday
with laLge attendance. Charles d.
Benbow, of Greensboro, is president
of the association, There was a hand
some parade. The mayor made an
address of welcome, to which Presi-
dent Benbow responded.
The parade was witnessed by 8 900
to 10, 900 people, The weather was
perfect. The Champion reel race was
won by Raleigh's Capitol team, 200
yards, 54H seconds; horse reel race,
won by Rescue team, Raleigh, II sec
onds; engine steam contest, won by
Atlantic team, New Berne, 347; dis
tance contest on throwing water won
by Goldsboro team
Old Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson were car
ried to the Jail Monday and conduct
ed to the door of Burke's cell. When
the old couple paused at the cell
Burke looked inquiringly at them,