The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-06-05
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GENERAL NEWS suMMAn,
Latest Items and Curious Notes ffSo
Our Exchanges.

Latest Items and Curious Notes fNSm
Our Exchanges. u
Chief Justice Logan Il. BleeckleS
or the Georgia Supreme Court, hfs$
become father at the age OF II. Hf&
married the second time about q wear
ago, young lady from New York.
The hotel at Columbia, Tex, was
burned last week. Charles Lewis, a
capitalist, was the only person whn lost
his life. Several Of the guests jumped
from the second floor anu We're uau v
injured.
The petitions for woman suffrage
SO far presented d to the New York Con-
stltutlOnal Convention contain 2l2.t53
signatures. Tho array of names is IA
notable in the standing and character
as in the number OF petitioners.
Nearly every charitable institution
in New York, Hebrew, Catholic. Pres
byterian, Episcopalian, and all other
denominations is remembered in the
VIII OF the late Jesse Seligman, the
Hebrew millionaire and philanthropist
Secretary Lamont is proceeding
With his sweeping reductiOns~of tho
force in the War Department.. Five
hundred employees have been dis
charged, and about half the army Off
GERS on duty will be sent to their regi-
ments.
Owing to the late frost the orange
crop OF California will be Tar below the
average for this season. The total
output from Southern California will
reach about !, 900 carloads, OF which
over 5000 will go East. This is 20
per cent. below last seasons crop.
The enormous sum of 81, $50, 900
cash has been paid in royalties to the
interests represented by Mr.. Moody
since his book of hymns was printed
twenty years ago. The sale of the
hymns is said to have reached the
wonderful total of 2O,OOO,OOO volumes.
The relatives of Tom Voolfolk,
who was hanged in Georgia Tor the
killing of several members of his
family after bankrupting his county to
convict him, have put a monument to
his memory.
Ex-senator Walthall's health is SO
poor 1T Is improbable he will serve
another terra in the Senate. 1t, is his
ambition to close his political career
as Governor OF Mississippi. and there
would be no opposition to his nominn-
tlon for that Office if he expressed "a
desire to be the Democratic cundi-
date.
AT Port Townsend, Wash, Frank
Z. McDill, restaurant keeper, has
turned up as 2 long lost heir to u for
tune in Chattanooga, Tenn, valued at
$4,000. He had been absent from
homo for fifteen years and several
Thousand dollars have been spent in
vain endeavors to ascertain his where
aboutS.
-Dooly County, Ca, is in happy
financial condition and one of which it's
people have u cause to be proud. 1t does
not owe II cent and has Sis, COO in the
treasury, more than enough to run the
county both this year and the next. The
grand jury has therefore decided not
to levy any tax at all this year.
The common tuberOse is an excel
cellent illustration Of popular mis-
nomcr. The plant is no rose at all and
has no connection with the rose family,
Its name is Il corruption. The French
gardeners always call it plante tube
reuse, or tubcr plant, and the latter
part OF the name was corrupted by ig-
norant people into tubcrose.
"A bloody tragedy took place last
week ON streets of lockwood, Tenn.
In cold blood, without IL word of dis
pute. Holman Kinds emptied the con
tents of shotgun into John Montgom-
cry. Both men are well-tO-do farmers
OF Roanc County. The wounded man
died in few hours, and his murderer
was arrested. An old dispute over
land led to the crime.
The Winston Sentinel mentions as
an instance of the economy of admins
traitor that North Carolina with a
population Of ,6l7.047, pays $50, 600 for
her Judges and prosecuting attorffe5; s.
while Virginia, with l,G55, $50, paws
$2O6, 600 for her judges and prosecuting
attorneys. At the same time it is
claimed that the judiciary of North
Carolina compares in ability and in
tegrity with that of any State of the
Union.
H. Boliver Thompson, the assis-
tant State engineer OF Louisiana, has
brought suit against the Yazoo and
M Misslseippi Valley Railroad Company
for the sum Of $l5, $50 for the loss OF an
eye, caused by being struck by the bell
rope which was running through the
car loosely and irreguIarly and was
suddenly drawn by an employee of the
railroad company who was standing on
the platform.