The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-27
GENERAL Nt.WsITeMs.
Facts OF IuIErest Gathered from Vmrinr
SSarCet,

SEGrCct.
OF the $4,000 asked for the new
building oftheSecond Baptist Church
of Atlanta, S55,000 has been secured,
and the work of building will be
begun immediately. q. y o. ss a.,,rs
--Goyernor Mckinney, of Virginia,
has approved II bill passed at the
recent session of the Legislature, pro-
hibiting the sale of tobacco, cigars or
cigarettes to boys under sixteen years
of age. ..~s
The dwelling house OF Mrs. j. o..
Havird, at Newberry, S. c., was de
stroyed by fire Monday afternoon.
During the fire little son of B. H.
Lovelace was run over by a horse,
and fatally hurt. .r .s.
1T is believed that at the next
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Dr.. A. G.
Haygood, Of Alabama, will be elected
II bishop, md that he will not again
| decline the bishopric.
The Supreme Court of DIissis-
| sippi has has set aside the sentence
| Of John l.. Sullivan and Bud Renard
his hacker, who were convicted of
prize fighting. The case goes to the
lower court for q new trial.
Jim Gardner, al intoxicated col
ored man, walked out of a three story
window III Louisville, Ky, Friday
night. He fell headforemost, but his
thick skull saved him from inlmc-
date death. His scalp wy gashcd
and II number of his teeth were
| knocked out.
1t has been discovered that Ms.
Payne, sister of the famous ''lEight-
ing Joe Hooker and widow, is
living in Memphis, Tenn., destitute.
A movement has been started to
raise funds to relieve hcr Distress,
which will be contributed to by old
soldiers Of both armies.
Reports coming from the great
tobacco counties in Western North
Carolina show that at least one third
| OF the plants in beds have been killed
by the cold weather which prevailed
Saturday night and Sunday. The
peach and apple crops are also almost
wholly destroyed. The mercury
stood at 10 above zero Sunday morn
ing.
Charles E. Cross, the Raleigh
| bank wreckcr, is serving a seven
years sentence in the worl1housc. A
few days ago an old family servant,
who had but recently heard Of the
troubles of Cross, walked long dis
tance to present himself at Raleigh
| and offer to serve out the sentence of
Cross. Of course no such arrange
ment could be made, but the dcyo-
| ton Of the former slave to his master
was strikingly shown.
/ According to the reports rendered
| the Agricultural Department of South
| CarOlmaduring month ending Februa-
ry %, there were 6G,613 tons Of phos-
| phate rock mined, against 52.GG7 for
| the same period in 1889. This is an
| unprecedented production and makes;
| l26, 100 tons mined in six month end
| ing February %. The total for last
| year was $4,000 tons. If the ratio of
the past six months be maintained
| the amount mined this year will be
252, 900 tons.
| A singular coincidence occurred
| recently III the death Of two brothers
by the name of James and David
| Crockcry diving in Wake county, some
! seven on eight miles south of Raleigh.
\. &. Both were born on the same
day Of the same month, but James in
| 1852 and David III 1865. Both died
from pneumonia on the same day.
last TUESDAY, the 18th. Both were
buried III the same coffin. When
| married, both married sisters, on the
same day, and each one leaves a
| widow and six children
A novel marriage occurred in
Virginia recently. The contracting
parties were Nh. John Spain and Miss
Emily Braton, of Etterick, Chester
field county. The couple locked
arms and walked from Ettcrick to
the residence Of Rev. MI Mr. Van
dcrslice, in Petersburg, u distance of
over a mile, accompanied by about
three hundred of thcir friends. The
ceremony which made the couple man
and wife was performed by Mir.
Nandcrslice, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Spain walked back to Ettericll in
gleeful spirits
General Wade Hampton, of South
Carolina, rides regularly He is
SeVenty-tW0 years OF age, and only
has one good leg, the other being of
cork. Yet there is never IL bright
day that he is not seen riding on
large buckskm colorcd horse-verv
ugly, but n good easy saddlcr. On
the paved streets Of Washington
General Hampton rides along in n
slow canter, but when the country
roads are reached he urges his AMI
mai to swift gallop, and covers five
or ten miles of territory before re-
turning to his hotel. The Senator
says he feels perfectly at home on
horseback, and he believes the exer-
else thus obtained is the cause OF his
good health.