The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
NEWS NOTES.
The city of Brisbane, Queensland
is isolated completely by floods.


is isolated completely by floods.
The school Of the Chicago Art in
stitute has an attendance of 600
pupils.
The ball ''cranks" are gathering in
Atlanta to perfect the organization
of the Southern League.
The Alliance people in Santa Clara
county, California, have just com
pleted fine Touring mill
The Raleigh and Western railroad
has lady official in the person of
Katharine Waite. secretary. The
road is Al miles in length.
Seven students, the majority of
whom are ministers sons, have been
suspended from Mount Union College.
Alliance, Obio, for garnbling.
The Khedive of Egypt uses type
writer, and is so pleased with the
conferred the honor Of Mejidie or the
inventor.
The oldest bishop of the Esta blish-
ed church, Dr.. Durnford, has just
celebrated his ninntieth birthday.
He is a fine old gentleman, stiilstreng
and hearty.
The horse and cattle industries OF
southeastern Oregon are reported 20
be in a depressed condition, and
many ranchers are dropping both
and turning to sheep raising.
1t is intimated that Judge Dick, Of
the United States district court, will
retire and Justice A. G. Avery, of the
State supreme court will lie appoint
ed his successor by Mr. Cleveland.
The Richmond and Danville has
the distinction of being the only
southern road that has a vestibuled
train composed exclusively of Pull
man palace cars, including dining
car.
A man in Texas claims that he has
hen that laid an egg bearing the
initials &c. c." He has just filed his
| application for a four class post
office under the incoming admins
tration.
| A Washington letter says that in
quiry among the Virginia and North
Carolina members shews that they
will be practically solid against the
proposition to open the World s
Fair on Sunday.
A bill has been introduced in the
Tennessee legislature to make the
carrying OF pistols taxable. as other
privileges, at the rate of So a year
The revenue derived is to be applied
to the common schools.
James Sebastian dropped DINA
mite on a stove in his home, near
Sherman, Texas. An explosion fol-
lowed, demolishing the house and
dangerously injuriDg number of
persons.
An election will be held in Mt, Airy
on Feb. IA, for the purpose ofvoting
on the question of creat ting a bonded
debt of $4,000 for the purpose of
constructing system of water works
and sewerage
Rev. a. c. Dixon, q native North
Carolinian and Il Baptist minister
of bility (brother of Rev. TOM has
a suit on hand with Bob Ingers0ll. the
blatant enemy of God and His truth
Bob sues the North Carolinian for
libel
GOV. William Fishback, of Arkan-
sas, has issued a circular letter to
the governors of all the Southern
States, asking them to join in con-
vention at Richmond. Va, April 2,
for the purpose of formulating a
plan for developing the resources of
the South and Offering inducements
to capital and labor.
Four thousand people in Concordia
and Cataroula parishes, in the
| northern portion ofI.ouisiana are on
the verge of starving. Information
said to be from that section shows
that the people are in a pitiable con
dition, and unless relief is given them
! at once many deaths from starvation
will result.
Senator Vance has introduced a
bill in Congress for the relief of the
eastern band ofCherokees. Itamends
the 18th section of the act of July
Is, 1870, so as to give the Circuit
Court judge complete jurisdiction in
all matters in dispute between the
eastern and western Cherokees Also
all matters in dispute between the
| eastern band and the State of North
| Carolina, growing out of the act of
cession of 1888.