The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-06
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

Mrs. Ella nj. Clifford, of New
England, has presented $50, 900 to the
Richmond retreat for the sick.
MIR. Blaine refused to speak in the
Pennsylvania canvass and would no,
turn finger to help Quay and Del
amater out of the mire.
Speaker Reeds wife was the
daugter of a congregational minister
and was a school teacher. Their on
ly child is a fifteen year-old girl
Catharine.
Mrs john Davis, the only survi
vor Of the women's anti slavery board
of Massachusetts, which existed from
1888 to 1910, celebrated her ninetieth
birthday anniversary recently at Ded
ham, Mass.
Chairman Eaves, a few day ago
sent circulars to the clerks in the reve
nue. Offices making assessments on them
for campaign expenses. A few res
Ponded, but many refused to contrib
ute a cent. .Ee
David Flowers, the revenue off
Ger who was reported in the State
Chronicle as having frightened a wo-
man to death in Wake county by bru.
tai treatment, has brought suit against
that paper for alleged libel.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller
will celebrate their silver wedding some
time in January at their Washington
home. On that Day the wedding Of
their daughter, Miss Mildred Fuller,
to Hugo Wallace will take place.
"A gigantic tobacco company has
been formed in Louisville, KY, which
embraces nearly all the warehouses in
Cincinnati and Louisville. It has a
capital stock of $4,OOO,OOO. and its
business vii. be the storing and selling
of leaf.
Several members of family in
Wisconsin caught diptheria from a
stray cat and died A. froth was no.
ticed on the cats mouth but nothing
was thought of it until one of the
children was taken with a malignant
form of the diptheria.
Alexander Dumas lad a singu.
larly unattractive wife, and is said to
have surprised a gentleman one day
when he was in the act of bestowing
upon her an unallowed salute "My
poor fellow, why do you do this?''
said Dumas, "you are not compelled
to-"
Among the communications re-
Gently received by Mrs. Birchall,
whose husband is under sentence of
death at Woodstock Ont, is one
from an enterprising fellow who de-
clares his willingness to take Birchall's 8
place at the hanging for the sum of
$1,000.
-Fraulein Marie Essipopp has re
ceived IS a wedding present from her
father, a wealthy Viennese merchant,
a book which is said to be the costli-
est volume in existence. The binding
is of tie richest fooled morocco, and
each of the 100 leaves is bond for
1000 gulden.
The Mexican government has i'm
posed tax of $500 a carload on
horses or cattle, and $3.50 a head on
hogs imported into that country from
the United States. These taxes have
been imposed in retaliation for the
new United States tariff law. Expor-
tations have ceased.
The Tuskegee Normal Institute,
Tuskegee, Ala, which has been from
the first oficered by colored people,
has entered upon the most prosperous
year in its history. There are 1926
students (6ve-sixths boarders) present,
representing thirteen States, and
double this number would be present
if there were room.
The postal authorities have
changed their notion about the appli-
cation Of the anti lottery law to guess
ing schemes and gift enterprises. They
say now that the mention of these
schemes in newspapers will be allowed
for the time being. Perhaps the fact
that Russell Harrison's paper has been
openly publishing lottery advertise
ment since the law was passed has had
to do with this change of
policy.
Mr.. Gladstone is making master
ly speeches throughout Great Britain.
Speaking Of the Mckinley Tariff Bill
in q recent speech at bundle, he said
that though this protection measure
might indict incidental injury in 9th
er countries it would do far more
damage to the people of the United
State, by raising the prices of
the necessaries of life and by
trade with other countries.
He advised the English manufactur.
ers to let the American people find
out the evils of protection for them
selves and not to attempt to meddle
with it.
The Pittsburg Times has the fol-
lowing: Edward .Lier, the secretary
and business manager of Goe. E.
Smith, known to turfmen as "Pitts-
burg Phil" has arrived in Pittsburg.
In an interview Mr.. Lier said: "This
has been a phenomenally successful
year for Phil. His winnings for the
season will exceed 100000. Three
months ago he entered into the book
making business, and since that time
has had but three losing days. On
shese days his losses did not exceed
b, 900 day, while his earnings on
profitable days amounted to nearly
b. 900 . day.
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