The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-19
GENERAL NEWS.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL POINTS
AND COMMON AFFAIRS.
News Notes Taken From AL Portions Of
the Country and Quarters Of tho World.


the Country and Quarters Of the World.
A nine months Kentucky colt
brought 5000.
Receiver appointed for the Virginia
Nail and Iron Works.
Last year 126, ,O92 pupils in Phila-
delphia public schools.
Andrew Carnegie sailed on the Teu-
tonic to recuperate his health.
Madame Berg. Swedish artist, died
in New York hotel from morphine
The House increases the pension of
General Clusters widow to 800 q
month.
Congress appropriates $25, 900 to
aid the naval militia of various
States.
Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey, made
a strong speech against subsidies for
shipping.
A petition to repeal the liquor law
OF Maine has been introduced in the
Legislature.
Senator Aldrich is to leave the Sem
ate. He is too poor to devote his
life to the public.
There were $50 cremations in the
capital of Japan during the month of
November.
Canada's destiny, according to
Goodwin Smith, is annexation to the
United States.
Various business interests in New
York are actively moving against the
free coinage of silver.
1t is computed that there are nov
about $4,000 nickel-in-the-slOt ma
chimes in use in this country.
The Baltimore Board of Trade ap-
proved the building of a breakwater
at Lynn Haven Roads.
United States S,nator-elect Hans
brough, of North Dakota, was a
tramp printer twelve years ago.
The farmers in Georgia and South
Carolina are said to be in better con-
dition than they have been since the
war.
The one hundredth anniversary of
Peter Cooper's birth celebrated at
Cooper Institute. New York, yester-
day, 18th.
Mr.. Inman talks about securing
more direct connection with New York
and other developments of his rail-
road system.
The statement that a proclama-
tion is about to be issued declaring
reciprocity with Venezuela is pro-
nounced incorrect.
Dro.;.1o,,k Toh. II Ir-,-- "a A.
Richmond Terminal, has returned to
New York from his Southern trip
with Jay Gould.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, denounced
the subsidy lobbyists and Mr.. Far
quhar, of New York, denounced the
silver lobbyists.
Three hundred employees Pittsburg
and Western Railroad, at Allegheny
and Newcastle, Pa, strike for nom
payment Of wages.
Sixty members of the Philadelphia
Lumber Exchange visited Norfolk
and were shown the attractions OF
the city and harbor.
It is quite true that Miss Mary Gar
rett, of Baltimore, has q bath in her
AouOC llhC0 "IUu
and that it cost Sc, 900.
There is a Pennsylvania town
where no one can understand English
Workingmen's notices are posted in
four different languages.
Forged paper for over $40, 900, on
which the firm name of Henry Nc.
Shane & Co. was used, has been circu.
lating in Baltimore and New York.
Idaho Republicans in Congress are
incensed at President Harrison's &C
tion in appointing James H. Beatty
to be a United States district Judge
At last reports SO, 900 persons had
been affected by "the grip" in Yoka
hama. Japan, including the Emperor
and other members of the royaI
household.
Ex-Mayor Cobb, of Boston, is suf
fering from what is pronounced ar
incurable illness, attributed to thu
absorption of arsenical poison from
wall paper in his own house.
Judge Wilson Lewis, of Pineville
KY, who has been active in the pros
ecution of the desperadoes who have
been carrying on bloody feud il
that region, was shot and killed By
his own son, Sidney Lewis. Tht
judge had put his son under bond al
one of the unlawful gang.
Unity, Me-, has population of les,
than one thousand, 100 of whom, By
recent count, have reached the aRt
of seventy, Is have seen four score
years, eight have reached the age oi
eighty-five and ono is past ninety
Eighty per cont. Of these old peopl,
rae in vigorous health"
The president Of . Delaware say
ings bank refused to give tramp tsl
cents, and the tramp went about hin
ting that the bank was unsafe, aus
| in twenty four hours there was . rul
which tok out many thousand dollars
but fortunately not enough to occaa
ion any Inconvenience to the bank.
Water is powerless to subdue /,
fame that is feeding on kerosene
The thing to. do when q lamp ex
plodes, is to run to the flour barrel
gather up q handful of -four, ant
throw it on the FIRE. The blaze vii
be instantly extinguished.
William Youngblood, a member o
the Republican National Executiv,
Committee for Alabama, is authorit,
for the statement that immediatell
after the Adjournment of Congress
President Harrison, Postmaster-G Gen
eral Wanamaker and other member,
Of the cabinet will make tour ofth
Southern States.