The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-28
GENERAL NEWS.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL POINTS
ANB COM n ON AFFAIRS.
News Notes Taken From All Portions
Globe.

News Notes Taken From All Portions
of the Country and Quarters OF the
Globe.
Delaware for Ballot reform. This
makes the 25th state.
Mr.. Cleveland is to become a cit1-
zen of Massachusetts,
Forty vessels bring $780, 200 worth
of sponges to Key West.
The Yale Professor (Totton) has
fixed the the time of the millennium
before April, 1892.
Since January 1, 1891, it is said,
more than two hundred million dol
lars have been invested in Southern
enterprises.
The warden and the guard at the
Pratt mine have been arrested on a
charge of murder for the killing of
he convict Lloyd.
1t is now deffinately understood
that the Raleigh and CASTOR R. r.
Shops will be removed from Raleigh
to some point further South.
Mr.. Henry H. Tate, we'll known
citizen of Greensboro. died at his
home in that place Thursday night
OF apoplexy, aged Sc years.
One of the largest hospitals in tho
world, containing accommodations
for from 1000 to 1.5O0 patients, has
been opened at Constantineple, Tur-
key.
Mr.. Blaine pays a high tribute to
Washington City as place of resi-
dence. Is this in the nature of poin-
ter? Son Russell should make haste
and fetch out another caricature.
The suggestion is made that when
Eva Hamilton goes upon the stage
it shall be with John L. Sullivan as
her leading man, and that the play
shall be 'The Tanning of the Shrew."
Samuel j. Tilden made his will so
plain that of the four judges who had
it before them, two sustained it and
two decided against it. A Will that
can hang court must be a pretty
strong document.
The President has issued a proc
lamation opening to public settle
ment under the law about $4,000, 900
acres of land in Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation in the north western part
of North Dakota.
The Davis Shoe Company, a cor
pnration chartered in Maine which
operates an extensive factory at the
State penitentary, Richmond, Va,
made an assignment Thursday. Liza
bilities Of the Richmond branch $l2-
5000.
A monument to the late Heinrich
Schliemann, the archaeologist, will
be erected in Schwerin. The Grand
Duke of Mecklenburg, in accepting
the patronship, sent 1000 marks to
the committees treasurer, Bank Di-
rector Steiner.
General Raum insists that his son
is more sinned against than SHINING g
and that he has been moro a fool than
a knave. Uncle Sam isn't quibbling
about it. Either horn of the dilem-
ma would have lifted young Raum
over the fence.
Rev. Thos. Dixon, native North
| Carolinian who has won success and
| renown in the Empire State, is book
ed for a lecture in the Opera House
| Fayetteville sometime next month.
His theme will be his favorite sub.
! ject, "back- bone"
There is talk of getting up music
festival of purely North Carolina
| talent to be held in Raleigh just be.
| fore the exposition. Prof. PAUL. oi
| this city will be in charge. North
Carolina can furnish supurb talent
for the occasion.
| Jack Burke is the champion light
weight pugilist of Texas. He VOL
the title and a purseof 5000 lastMon
day night in a fercely-fought battle
of 43 rounds with Tom Monaghan, Of
Galveeton, who had never been beat
en- III the ring before.
A GAINESVILLE, Texas, dispatch say:
farmers arriving in the city from
various parts Of the section visited
by hail storms Sunday, report the
damage much more. than first sup
posed. 1t is now believed the dam
age to crops will reach $500, 900
I St. Louis is the mule market O
the world and Chicago scoops crea
ton for hogs and cattle, but it is on
ly when one gets down into New
York that he finds the great mar
for Aldermen who have more of th'
mule and hog to boast about thai
the best brands of other centres.
Horace Chiffon. whom Governo
Hogg, of Texas, has appointe,
| Senator in Mr.. Reagan's place
is the first native Texan to hold tina
Office, and, with the exception o
William Fl. Cram, is probably th
first to go to either House or Con
gress.
A man bearing the historic nam
of Louis Philippe and who claims t
be cousin of the late King, VIII
once figured as plain "John Smith,
recently arrived in New York with
pass for San Francisco and $3.50
in his wallet, with which he propose
to GO into grape culture and vino Pre-
ducing.
While Armstead Homers and Cole
man Perry, sheriff and deputy, re
spectively, attempted to spill som
whisky brought into the Indian Tel
ritory by James Lowman and his SO
!, Joe, near Antlers, the two latter rio
died Perry and Homers with bullets
killing them instantly.
i Ten years ago Tennessee potatoe
were unknown in the Northern ma
Z kets, while now the crops brings il
2 to Middle Tennessee from 81 500, ,OC
: to 50 900 900 per annum. It is col
: fidently expected that the latte
| figure will be passed this year. Ii
} acreage is about twice as great ,
} last year, when the output was 15O
900 barrels or l 900 carloads.