The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-25
NEWS NOTES.

NEWS SOTES.
The business outlook in New York
is considered good.
The Polish pilgrims presented 3d.
900 francs to the Pope.
Gen. B W. Heard, died at his home,
in Washington, Ga, aged seventy
two years.
Charles s. Park, ex-postmaster of
Savannah, died in that city, aged
sixty years
In New York telegraphingi nstru-
ment which operates like Il typewrit-
err is on exhibition.
Another carload of Virginia exhib-
its for the World's Fair was shipped
from Richmond.
The Supreme Court of South Caro-
lima sustained the new issue OF South
Carolina State bonds.
The Southern Baptist Convention
selected Dallas, Texas, as the place
for the next meeting.
The report that Erastus Wiman
had made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors is denied.
L
Charles H. Hickey. at DGnvi!te,
caused damage estimated at $4,000.
Col. Basil Brawner, at one time
prominent in State politics, died in
Alexandria, aged ninety-three years.
Richard H. Whitlock, a wealthy
manufacturer, died at his home, i'll
Richmond, Va, aged fifty-three years.
Capt. r. H. Harper, of Atlanta.
committed suicide at Indian Spring,
Ga, where he was a patient in the
keely Institute.
Considerable excitement has been
caused by the official announcement
that laborer had died of Asiatic
cholera near Hamburg.
James Gorden Bennett will change
| the Herald into a corporation, all
! the stock of which, except few
shares, he viii own.
Godfrey & Clark, of Pittsburg, Pa,
! the largest paper manufacturers of
Western Pennsylvania announce
their suspension.
William b. Mygatt, a banker of
| Denver, Col, made an assignment.
| He places his assets at SOL $50 and
his liabilities at $507, SS9.35.
A male colored infant fell from the
second story of house in Washing
ton, striking his head on the ground,
but the injuries will not prove fatal
Orlando Packard, State bank
examiner of Indiana. says the bank
situation in that State is better.
Ten banks failed as a result of the
failure of the Columbia Bank of
Chicago.
The directors of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition decided to
| abrogate their contract with Con-
gress by which they bound them
selves to close the fair on Sunday in
consideration of an appropriation OF
81, 100000.
There is possibility that owing
to delicate health the Princess In
tanta Eulalie of Spain. who is now in
Havana, will not visit the United
States and attend the Worlds
Columbian Exposition under the in
vitation of the President.
| The present administration has de
cided that while Grand Army OF the
Republic veterans will be given the
preference in making appointments
where verything else is equal, the
| old soldiers who are Incompetent or
| lazy will not be kept in office.
The Young Mems Christian Associ-
| alton Convention at Indianapolis
adjourned on Saturday after pass
ing resolutions condemning the
opening OF the Worlds Fair gates
OH Sunday Elk President Harrison
and John Wanamaker addressed the
| convention.
The breaking of an axle of freight
car on the Pan Handle Railroad.
near Frazersburg, Ohio, caused a
wreck which dragged a bridge down
and piled fifteen cars in a heap
William Forsythe, of Steubenville,
Ohio, was killed and Edward
| O'Hearn was fatally hurt.
A crowd of seventy-fiye armed men
visited the Jail at Winchester, Va,
for the purpose of lynching VIM.
Shorter, colored, charged with at
tempted criminal assault on a young
lady, but Jailer Forney refused to
give the combination of the lock of
the steel cage and the party with
drew.