The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-10-02
NO. 8.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
latest Items and Curious Notes from
Our Exchanges

LATEST Items aud Curious Notes from
Our Exchanges.
In Jacksonville the damage by the
recent storm, which amounts to abont
$4,000, is being rapidly repaired, Tbe
wreck OF the new union depot In pro-
cess oil construction was the most ga.
rious loss. so
MI. Jhos. a. Edison still has an
office in Charlotte, N. c.. and is still
| STRIVING to obtain electricity dire,
from coal. The discovery of u metbod
OF doing this would almost revolution
| ize the world.
| -I'he complete returns on tho lionor
| License question in the recent election
| In Arkansas, have been certified to Inv
| inc Secretary OF State. The vote
stands For liccnse, 1902; against
llccnse, l9,59o Majority against the
continuation of liquor traffic of | ,933.
The indictmontagainstJ O. Hards
Bank of Cedartown. Ga. nus
quashcd. Another indictment for for.k
gerry is pending against Hardwiclx
he demanded trial on that ipdiot-
menu, put the prosecution secured aS
postponcment.
--kev. Henry w. Plummer, who was
appointed chaplain in the army bv
President Arthur in 1884 and ASSIGNED
TO the 9TH cavalry, Il colored regiment.
VIII be dismissed from the service un,
less President Cleveland shall choose
10 set aside tho findings of the court
martial which convicted Plummer Of
drunkenness.
The nomination of Senator David
b. Hill for Governor of Now York
opens new chapter in remarkable
political career. 1t was while Gover-
nor OF New York that Mr. Hill was
elected United States Senator, and now
while Senator he is again nominated
for Governor. 1t is probable that no
other man in the country ever had
such an experience.
Tom Smith, a negro desperate.
shot and killed three colorcd United
states deputy lLarshals and seriously
wounded two white officers whffs>thcy
were attempting to arrest him at GJ'I-'"
Muskogee II. T. International Fair last
week. The deputy marshals organized
posse and went in hot pursuit OF the
murderer. Smith used u revolver and
only fired four times
1t was stated recently that tho peo
pie OF Athens, Ca, had abandoned
thelf dlspenSary to adopt some other
method of liquor regulation. The
Savannah Morning News of a late date
says that new dispensary commissions
ers nave been elected, whose charac-
tcrs give confidence and satisfaction to
the citizens, and it is inferred that tho
ulspensary will continue to disnensc.
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes q
ieCter from Shanghai, dated August
IL, saying that the Chinese navy can
rot fight because the ships have only
about twelve rounds of ammunition
per snip, the regular supply OF am
munltlon having been sold bv the can-
talns OF the Chinese warships. The cor
respondent adds that one OF these com
mandcrs actually sold one of his ship's
Armstrong guns and went to sea one
gun short.
Senator Ransom makes this point
IN discussing the new tariff law.
mere are l,IUO,OOO people in North
CaroIlna. at least 100000 OF these
have accounts at stores The average
yearly store account is about 500.
lake OH OF each OF these 400, 600 ac-
counts 20 per cent. This means IL saw
ing to North Carolinians Of $40. 900. 900
per year; one nillion more than the
COTTON crop is worth twice as much as
the tobacco crop. This means much
more than an increase OF the money
per capita to $50. 1t saves the moncy
IN the pockets of the people.
The great wealth, either OF the
Mormon church on Of the individuals
at It's head, has been again demon
stratcd by the recent investment of
$lO,00O,OO0 by the first presidency"
III II new corporation called the ljtnl,
company. This new company is TO
operate coal mines, Il railroad, Il bath
ing beach and pleasure resort at the
great salt lake. and build, cuuip and
operate telegraph and telephone lines.