The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-02

show that $3.50, 779 tons Of pig iron were
produced in the United States in the year
ending June 80, 1890. Of this mount
the Southern States produced I,78O, 900
tons, against $50, 436 tons in 1880.
GAINESVILLE, Ga, August {. = Gaines
vile received her first bale of new cotton
to-day. Mr.. w A. Oliver, from jackson
county, brought it in and sold it to Mr..
P. N. Parker for l2E cents. 1t classed
middling ard weighed 474 pounfs.
The Chicago stock yard switchmen are
still out, and the packing own Is id'e
once more. The roa3s nave dissolved
their switching association, declared he
strikers discharged, ami say t at each
road will hereafter do its W switching.
A Chicago dispatch says that to the
surprise 0: the public the Worlds Fair
directory on Saturday made another in
formal request of the South Park COM
missioners for the use of Washington park
as a Worlds Fair ste, but were again re-
fused
1t is reported from Lexington, Mo-,
that Oh Friday eighty-ive no ses belong
ing to A. J. Noting, which We're in a pas
ture near Higginsville, became scared at
a passing train, ran into a ba!bed wire
fence and literally t re themselves to
pieces.
DETROIT, Mich, August 2l.-Fred j.
Crimnins, assistant editor f the EVeaing
Sun, was shot by Anthony Manila, an
Italian fruit vender at the corner OF Ran
dolph and Crogan SITS. last evening, The
Italian accused Crimmins of taking one
more plum tLan he paid for.
The noto1 iety and advertising which
Davis Dalton, the American swimmer,
has had during the past week, has already
borne fruit. He has had an oftr from
the manager of a London music hall, and
has consented to appear every evening in
consideration of a salar of 500 a week.
BRUSSELS, August 23.-The strikers at
dons AND in vicinity now number l2,O25.
The miners have appointed four delegates
to confer with the Provincial Council and
to urge the establishment of an Industrial
Council and the withdrawal Of the rules
recently issued by the Society Des Pro-
ducts.
NEW YORK, August 23.-Total visible
r. L. --L~10 w-1-II
lO79,5I8 bales, of which 534,9 l bales
are American, against $50, 1872 and 495, 282
re pectively last year; receipts at all in
terror towns 1925 bales; receipts at
plantations 1896 bales crop in sight
7 2OO,Z27 bales.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, August 25-D. c..
Jordan, head book-keeper of the bank Of
Little Rock, has left the city with a dash
ing widow named Mrs. Latham, and has
taken with him two drafts which he raised
and cashed in ST. Louis securing several
thousand dollars. Jordan left a wife and
Numerous creditors behind him.
GOSHEN, Indiana, August 25,-8atur-
day night Sam Wilson, a r~ufhanly negro,
vent to the house of Mrs Metser, ayoung
and pretty widow, whom he has been i'm
p~ortuning to marry him for the past TWO
weeks, and, calling her to the door, asked
if she would not nave him. Upon her re-
fusal, he drew his revolver and shot her
through the heart, killing her instantly.
He then shot and fatally wounded him
self in the head.
WACO, Texas, August %. Small pox
prevails to an aIar ming extent in this city.
Upon request of the mayor, Gov. Ross
ordered DR.. Rutherford State health
officer, and Capt. Ericsson, chief quaran-
tine officer of the State health dep 4rtment
here, to inve stigate the malady. They
arrived yesterday, and after a careful in
v~estigation, have decided that the P eva.l-
ing epidemic is more or less a malignant
type of smallpox.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, August 25.-A.
Woodruff fell in love with a charming
young country girl Of Grand Rapids town
ship, but she would have none Of him.
Saturday he made a final appeal, and be
ing fatty refused he whipped out a re-
volver and fred twice at the object of his
affections. She fell, but through fright.
Thinking he had killed her, he turned the
pistol on himself and lodged bullet just
beneath his heart. He cannot recover.
BURGLARS CAPTURE A TOWN
Hold Up Citizens and Rob Them on,