The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-01-30

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In all the leading papers of her domin-
ions offering two prizes, $500 and
81, 1896, for the best two essays on the
life OF Christopher Columbus.
Edmund WaddilI, contestant for
the seat in the House of George d.
Wise, of Richmond, Va:, is a candi-
date for the United States district
judgeship 10 be vacated in about eight
teen months by the retirement Of
Judge Hughes.
"A band of 800 Indians on st. Peters
reservation, a few miles out of NVinni-
peg. Is being rapidly wiped out. The
Indians are afflicted with la grippe
In its most severe form, and being
without proper medical attendance
they quickly succumb to the mala-
dy.
Harris Austin, John Billin, Sam
doen, Jamison Burris, Thomas Willis
and Jamison Jones were hanged
at Fort Smith, Ark, Tuesday. for
murders committed in the Indian Ter.
| ritory.
The grand jury at Petersburg, Va.
failed to find a true bill against Gen.
VIM. Malone, who was arrested chara.
ed with shooting young man on the
| night Of the November election.
"A st. Petersburg Dispatch the
New York Herald says that it is re-
ported that one OF the Cars brothers
Is about to be baDished forever from
the capital, together with his family.
1t Is not suggested that his ImDerial
Highness had any share in the recent
plots, but he is accused of mixing him
self up in politics, by which is meant
liberal politics.
AT Columbus, O., Friday morn
ing, the grand jury indicted seven per
sons Tor selling Louisiana lottery tick
ets in that city.
The Military Affairs committee of
the House has ordered favorable re-
port on the bill to authorize the Presi
dent to brevet officers of the army
for gallant service in the Indian cam
paign:
-luhuenza has been 80 prevalent
among the members of the Quebec Leg
lsl2ture that no serious work has been
done In the House 30 far this session.
Senators Wade Hampton and M. G..
Butler, OF South Carolina, have accented
| invitations to be present and deliver ad-
federate Veterans at Lecsburg, Va. Feb
| rnary 25. General Rosaer will also de-
liver an address.
H. E. DeBardelebeu is the richest
man In Alabama. He is the leading man
IN the State In iron manufacturing and
Is president of the company which bears
MS name. lie is worth from So, 600, 900
to So, 600, 600, and has ma 1e it all in aud
around Birmingham.
brown, the mind reader, is to be used
as witness at Ashland, Wis. ). in defence
OF cashier who is charged with being
implicated in robbery, the specially Of
Brown being to prove that any mind
reader could secure the "conabinatiop" of
the safe.
Peter Jackson, the colored puei,ist.
Is expected to arrive at New York on
the Adriatic this week. He claims to be
anxious ia meet Sullivan.
"A dispatch from San Antonia, Texas.
says that one of the meu who assisted
Judge Longenecker in the prosecution 10
the Cronln case is in San Antonia Insane.
Ills name could not be learned. He i'm
AGNES that membera of the Clana. Gael
are after him with knives dripping with
blood.
ALL the ministers of the new Spanish
| cabinet are free traders.
The Brazilian government has sent
man to Europe to bnrrop $40, 600, 900
.-.Thirty-nine persons, chiefly Polish
and German noblemen, have been ban
| ished from Russia.
1t is rumored in London that Valcn.
tine Loewer's Gambrinus Brewery in
New York has been sold to an English
syndicate for 81. 100 900, and will be csp-
itaiiEed at 81, 800, 600.
The Grand Lodge of Minnesota. A
f. and A. M,, by an overwhelming vote
condemned few days ago that branch
OF the Scottish Rite known as Cerneau-
ism, and hereafter Minnesota, like New
YORK, PennsJ lVania, and the other Stntes
OF the Southern jursdicti n in general,
will have nothing but "stralght" Ma.
| sonry.
Some statistioian reports that the
number of lynchings in the United
States last year were 175, while there
were only 9S legal hangings. Most of
the latter were in the Southern States,
but the ''wild and woolly West" contri
outed large proportion of the lynch.
ings. In fact, it is said that all the hang
ings in Iowa. Knnsas, Nebraska, Wiscon-
sin and Michigan, and majority Of those
In Indiana, were done by ge Lynch
DIR. Lyman Abbott has been form
ally installed as pastor of Plymouth
Church, Henry Ward Beecher's old
church.
Argument in the Supreme Court of
the United States in the case of tho State
of North Carolina and w. p. Roberts.
Auditor, Appellants, vs.. A. H. Temple
Was finished Thursday.
A recent Act of the Legislature pro-
yides that each military company in
the State shall have twelve drills dur
ing the year, and sixteen men shall
be the minimum number allowed for a
drill. If these rules are not complied
with, the company shall forfeit it's
proportion of the annual appropria-