The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-10-23
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Latest Items and Curious Notes fi.
Our EXCHANGES.

our CNCnauScS.
The Georgia Legislature VIII
ter upon the election for United States
senator on tho 9th of November.
Professor Clarke, who fills the
chalr OF botany in the University OF
Chlcago, is not yet II years OF age.
"A Japanese gentleman can live
ana dress woll, have nice home ans,
keep a couple OF servants ON $500 a.
year.
The English income tax has been
changed eighteen times since 10.
varying from pence to tho pound to
l6 pence.
-Queen Victoria has TWENTY-FIVE
grandchildren and the rheumatism. s
The two complaints seem to increase
in like proportions.
New Orleans has the honor of hay
ing hrst-class orchestra composed
entirely of women, and their services
are in great demand for cntortain- Z
meats and parties. g
Several years ago IL West VIRGINIA
nogro was made totally blind by q
lightning flash. Recently h, fvedy
ashock from an electric battery, when e
his sight was miraculously restored.
There are two negro women near
Owcnsboro, Ky, aged l03 years, re-
spcctivcly, who have mover known n
days sickness and who arc still able
to perform full days work in the
field.
The current statement that the
Republican national committee has not
sent money to North Carolina for this
campaign is now positively denied.
1t Is said money is being freely fur
nishcd.
ss fa&@
Syria has refused to give a native of,
Damascus Il license to establish a brow
cry in Jerusalem, on the ground that
the jewish and Christian residents do
not want it.
Tho Waldensian colonists near.
Morganton, n. c., are said to be in u
very destitute condition, not having
food to eat. Some charitably d.sposed
ladies have started ftRd for their ben
eiit, and a considerable amount has
been realized.
Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt ha,
transplanted several immense palmet-
to trees from South Carolina to his
palatial home near Asheville, N. c.,
and when he has finished his palm col
lection the young bachelor millionaire
Will doubtless be able to boast of DOS
sessing the finest private conservatory
in the United States
The steamer Moyunc, recently pur-
chased in England by the Japanese
government, has arrived at Yokohoma.
having made the passage from Cardiff
In thlrty-thrce days, steaming $500
miles without stopping. Although
Chlnese war ships were on the look O.
for her she had no difficulty in eludinr +,
them.
When the steamer Gaelic sailed
last week from San Francisco she car
ricd about $3.50, 900 in silver consigned
to China, whore 1t will be used in pay
ing oil the army. Most Of the cargo
was for Japan. The hold was filled
with canned meats, and the surrcs;a
tion is that it meant for supplies for
the Japanese army in Corca.
"A large part of the extensive plant
of the famous Trcdcgar iron works in
Richmond, Va, was burned last week,
the fire originating in tho car shops.
The horse shoe, blacksmith, pattern
ana car shops ana numerous sheds
were consumed. The loss is about
Sl5O.OOO. This company made most of
the cannons for the Southern Confcd-
cracy, and since the war has made
freight cars, railroad axlcs and such.
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
1t is estimated that only about ST.
QUO people will have to pay income tax
under the recent law cXactcd by Con-
gress. The people who will be bene-
iitcd by the tax number considerable
over 6O.0OO,0OO. 1t will opprcss no.
body, for the persons whom IL atfectb
are amply able to pay The tribuU
whlch IN" Government dcmanua
them. The law cannot prove unpopu-
lar with the masses. because it l. ad-
vantagcous to Il vast majority of the
people.
Rev. j. B. Jones. who took an ac-
tive part in defeating w. &. u. Brcck-
lnrldgc for recollection to Congress, has
been discharged by the Providence
CHURCH, near Lexington, KY. Of which
he was pastor III the church were IL
number Of ttrOng Brcckinrdgc men,
and the recent election Of church oni-
GERS put them in the majority ON the
board employing tn, pastor, when
Jones was asked to SC, CT his cOnncc-
ton.
"A prominent treasury official, who
agrees with Secretary Carlisle that
every Cleveland Democrat in New
York should give Senator Hill loyal
support says l'rcsidcnt Cleveland and
Senator Hill stand by side on the tarlf
question and also on the financial ques-
ton. In the fight for the repeal OF the
sherman silver bill the Senator stood
by the President when many Of the
lattcr'S most devoted followers in the
Senate wcnt of and signed the Gormau
compromise agreement. Senator Hill
held out and by 50 doing obtained the
repeal of the obnoxious measure.
The first consolidated mortgage
deed of the Southern Railway Com
pany vas filed in Knoxville, Tenn,
last week. 1t includes all the road
bed, buildings and equipment Of the
road in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee. Alabama,
Georgia, and the District OF Columbia.
The mortgage is fOr $l2bOOO OOO in
favor Of the Central Trust Company,
Of Now York. Cold bonds to run one
hundred years, at per cent. are to be
issued. The mortgage will be regis
tered in lI6 counties through which
the road runs. 1T contains over $4,000
words.
"A unique and remarkable transit
system is in operation ut Bcllport, +
|. 1t is II bicycle railroad, with cars
seating forty on fifty persons the cars
being run on single rail and connect
ing with guide overhead. supported
by upright poles. The motor and cars
are propelled. heated. and lighted by
electricity obtained from this guide.
The trains are noisclcss when moving,
they cannot leave the track, and have
reached velocity OF Il mile minute.