The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-19
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The Royal Yatcl Club has sent
cI,alsuge to the New York Yatch
Club to race for the America's cup.
The net earnings of the Southern
Railway last month were $l,S2o,229.
IL fight at Fultz. Ky, night be-
fore last, George Fu;tz, his son aud
son.in-Iaw, were killed by Thomas
James, who had seduced fultz,s
daughter.
Mrs. Louis Alberta, Of Galveston,
Texas, has been arrested on the
charge of insanity. She poisoned five
of her children Four have died and
the fifth is in critical condition.
A bill has beer introduced in the
Alabama Legislature providing for
calling Constitutions! Convention.
The Indian invasion of Utah is
growing serious The settlers have
appealed to the government for help.
The latest advices confirm the re-
ports of the massacre of the Arme.
mans by Turkish troops. The Powers
will undoubtedly take action to force
the Sultan to stop the barbaritles.
Leuenhoek says that four million
webs, spun by young spiders when
they first begin to use the spinn!eret,
are not, if twisted together, as great
in diamater as hair from human
head.
The Roman cstacombs are $50 miles
in extent, and it is estimated that
from six million to fifteen million
dead are there inferred.
When the common earth worm is
cut in two, to the tail there grows
head and to the head there grows atall,
and two animals are formed. AS the
wound heals small white button is
formed. which afterward develops
into rings and perfect extremity.
A Chiuaman's pigtail caused the
death of its owner at Northfeld, Ore,
few days ago. The Chiaman fell
from railroad train and rolled clear
of the wheels, but his long braid
swished around and caught in the
brake, and he was dragged under the
wheels and killed ae
In the accidents which nave
attended the manipulation of liquid
air and other substances in his labo-
ratory, NJ. Raoul Pictet has distin-
guished two degrees of burns from
the intense cold, says London Public
Opinion. In the first the skin is
reddened, turning blue the next day.
The spot doubles in area Oh the fol-
lowing days, there is intense itching,
and FIVE or six weeks are usually re-
quired for healing In the more
severe burns, those Of the second
degree, the skin is rapidly detached.
A long end stubborn supperation sets
in, and healing is very slow and alto.
gether different from that of burns
from fire. On one occasion M.
Pictet, while suffering from a burn
due to drop of liquid air, seriously
scorched the same hand The
scorched portion was healed in ten or
twelve days, whereas the cold bum
was still open six months afterwards.
Gov. D'Ferrall, Of Virginia, the
other day received the following
communication, signed Benjamin F.
Hunter, Washington, D. G.: Tell it
in the city of Richmond and publish
it in the State of Virginia that there
is prophet among the people with
bad aud heavy tidings from God to
every nation, language and tongue
upon earth. / am now mediator be-
tween God and mankind. Mercy no
longer dwells upon earth. He has
surrendered to justice-the milk
white horse upon which the prophet
rides without bride, knowing neither
mother nor father, sister nor brother,
relatives nor friends, but quickly
carries into execution the will of the
living God, and pronounces the ever
fasting and eternal judgment OF an
angry God upon all nations and per-
sons alike. Amen"