The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-26
THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
FOR A WEEK.
Sparks from the Wires.

Sparks from the Wires.
The potSto b light in Iceland is sp~oad-
ing.
President Harrison weighs just 1913
pounds.
The population Ct South Dakota is
$50, 900
The Cotton A~qaeduot mas cost $685.
500, 900.
There are 5000 insane people in New
York City.
A paint mine has been found near Mos
cow, Idaho.
There are So, 5000 600 Of arrears of taxes
due Brooklyn.
Theodore Tilton says he will never re-
turn to America.
The epidemic of suicide is still raging
in the British army.
Immense quantities of apicots arr be-
ing canned in California.
Louisville. Ky had a serious fire on
the 10Th inst. Total loss about $4,000.
DENVER, Col, Aug. ia very light
snow, the first of the season, fell mere last
night.
A man in Washington ~surrenders him
self stating thtt ne had killed two men
| over a horse trade.
Is IS reported that Lord Randolph
Churohru IS coming to this c2notry oon
on a coaching tour,
l. takes 10 votes to elect to he L. s
Senate il G orgia. Gen. Gordon mas
thus ia, IS p omised.
Delaware Democrats have nominated
R.. J. Reynolds for Governor and John
". Causey 10 Congress.
Careful stimates Of the growing orange
crop ot Florida pl4 Is it at 100000
b xas or about the same as last year.
!. II. Day, # Saratoga, N Y, pushed
his wife over a precipice at Niagara FAILS
q few days ago. S e was killed Instantly.
LozDoN Aug. ia strike has been
inaugurared by the lockers Of Tubury.
owing to the employment OF these non
union men.
Young Mr.. Thurman, son Of Allen G.
Thurman, is gray haired and has but one
arm. He lost the other in an accident
many years ago.
RIcHM md, Va, Aug. 19-The Demo
cratic . entioa Of the Third di trict re-
nominal, d to-day Hon. George D. Wise
for Congress unanimously.
Frederick Wilkinson, who is to marry
Miss Winnie Davis in September, has
arrived at Beauvoir, Miss. 1t is since
learned the marriage is postponed.
CHARLESTON, S. G., Aug 19-The
Democratic convention in the first Con-
gressional district to- day nominated w.
H. Brawley for Congress. Brawley re-
ceived thirty two votes.
There are now thirteen persons in New
York likely to soon meet the fate Of
Kemmler, Five of them have already
been condemned to death Oy electricity.
Among these FIVE are one Chinaman and
one negro.
DANv1LLE, Va, Aug. 15,-At Boydton,
in Mecklenburg county, John Phillips,
colored, was hanged to-day for the brutal
murder of Capt. Robert overly, apromi-
nent citizen of that county, on the 18th
of April last.
ABERDEEN, Miss, Aug. 2O,-The first
bale of cotton of the new crop of east
Mississippi arrived here yesterday and
sold at auction at 16 cents. The crop is
already assured to be one of the largest
in many years.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug 15.-The first
bale of cotton of this years crop sold to-
day at 12o. per pound. 1t classed strict
middling. This is nine days earlier than
the 6rst ba e of last season, and two days
earlier than for the last seven years.
BRowNv1LLE, Tex, Aug. 19.-County
Judge MAJ Stein, of Hidalgo county,
and a wealthy and Leading merchant of
Edinburgh, Texas, was shot and killed
Sunday night, in Reynosa, Mexico, by
Mrs. Della McCabe, of earns county,
Texas.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. l5.-Alfred Lud-
lington and Geo. D. Rsssiter, of Phila
delphia, two of the Pinkerton detect YES
stationed at West Albany were killed by
a passenger train this morning, They
had been to get a drink of water and
were returning to their posts at the time.
The most popular way of buying a
thing these days is on the installment