The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-30
LATE NEWS NOTES.

ing all the flour mills in Canada.
Snow fell to the depth ofsix inch
es in the mountains of New York, Sat
urday.
Petroleum has been discovered in
Ireland. What has become of our
Greensboro ''ile well ?"
Austin, Texas, will build a half
million dollar cotton factory before
many days have passed.
The Pension Bureau needs $780,
100000 with which to pay the pen
sions in the next two months.
Sir Samuel Baker, the distinguish
ed traveller, has been sent to Africa to
look after the English interests in the
Soudan.
Three robbers went through a
train on the Sante Fe railroad last
Thursday and took $500 from the
passengers.
MIR. Gladstone, accompanied by
his wife, is aking tour in Scotland
where he is speaking to large crowds
on "Home Rule"
"A special train. Carrying Gov
Hill, was run into by the Chicago Ex-
press on the B. & O. road last Satur-
day. Nobody was hurt.
The Durham cotton mill employs
225 hands the year round. About
one-third of the output is consumed by
the home tobacco factories.
"A retaliatory customs tariff bill
has been introduced in the French
Chamber of Deputies. 1t is a blow
aimed at the Mckinley bill.
Rhodes Herndon, who murdered
Sis Meacham, disreputable woman
in Durham, some time ago has been
captured in South Boston, Va.
The conduc or, whose carelessness
caused two trains to collide in tunnel
on the Cincinnati Southern railroad,
killing seven people, is in hiding.
Forty Italians have been arrest
ed in New Orleans charged with being
members of the secret society which
murdered Hennessy, chief of police.
The Democrats expect to make
gains in Massachusetts this year, and
hold their own in the other New. Eng
land States. They expect to carry
Ohio also.
j. S. Emery, a candidate for Con
gress on the Workingman's ticket in
New York, committed suicide by.cut
ting the artery in his right arm. Too
much whiskey.
The Mutual Land and Manufact-
uring Company of Durham, of which
B. l.. Duke is President, opened their
books Saturday, and $4,000 worth OF
stock was sold.
The Globe says the first load OF
lumber for the new Baptist Female
College at Durham has arrived. The
present structure will cost only $1,000
but funds are being raised to build a
handsome building.
In the Interstate military drill
at the Atlanta Exposition, the first
prize of $4,000. was awarded to the
Gate City Guards of Atlanta; second
prize of $3.50. to the Mccarthy Guard
of Little Rock, Ark.
"A gold medal has been awarded
to Thos. NJ. Webb, of Wilmington, by
the Secretary of the Treasury, for his
brave rescue of Mrs. j. J. Hayes and
Miss Irene Jackson from drowning at
Wrightsville Beach, n. c., last Au
gust.
1t is reported that natural gas has
been struck in Alabama. If this be
true she can undersell the world on
pig iron. 1t is said that the Pennsyl
vania gas wells, which have given them
such an advantage over the southern
iron makers, are giving out.
"A young couple were married last
week at the Birmingham, Ala, Fair
in the presence of ten thousand people.
They then went up in a balloon and
were last seen sailing over the noun
tains. The Fair management gave
the young couple purse of $3.50.
The Irish patriots, Messrs. Dillon
and O'Brien, who SO cleverly escaped
from the clutches of theSlaw in Eng
land, are on their way to the United
States, where they intend to raise a
large fund for the Irish cause and then
90 back and stand trial for conspir-
acy.
There is great excitement over the
discovery of rich gold deposits in the
Arbuckle mountains, thirty miles
north of Gainesville, Texas. The
quartz ore assayed at the rate of 5000
per ton. Several rich placer beds
have been discovered in the basin of
q creek.
Congressman Bum is getting
along we'll in his canvass of the 4th
District. He makes a satisfactory
explanation to the farmers for his re
fusing to sign the Alliance demands
just before the nominating convention
by saying that he did not wish to have
even the appearance of soliciting votes
in that way. He will be re-. lected by
5000 majority.
Senator Quay says that if Penn
sylvania goes Democratic it will kill
the Force Bill. Both parties are
working hard for the labor vote with
the odds in favor Of Pattison. Many
influential Republicans refuse to sup
port Delamater, Quay's unscrupulous
candidate for Governor, but the trusts
are all backing him with unlimited
"fAt."
"A detachment of the iron and
steel manufacturers Of Great Britain
have just made a tour through Ten
nessee and Alabama. Sir James Balm,
to reporter for the Washing
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