The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-06-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Lntcst Items and Curious Notes from
Our Exchanges.

Hon. Josiah Patterson, upon in
vilation Of aOouta hundred of Augusta's
most prominent citizens. irrespective
OF then own financial views, has con-
sented 10 deliver an address in Augusta
on the financial question on or about
June 24.
The grave of William Penn in the
old Quaker graveyard at Jordan 5, in
Bucklnghamshirc, England, is visited
annually by many members Of the
Quakers sect. Penn was buried on
August >, IT'S, and the day is celcbrat-
ed every year by u pilgrimage UNDER
taken by Quakcrs from all parts of
England.
Mr.. Exum percival Hewis, of
Washington, who took the degree OF
Pm. ID. at Johns Hopkins University
on June -, has been nominated for the
position in the University of California
recently flied by Professor Harold
Whiting, who was drowned in, che
wreck, of the Coima, on the Pacific
coast.
During the terrible spell OF hot
weather in New York about ten days
ago /. street ,bcggar tainted and was
taken to the hospital. When tho at
tendants undrcssed him they found
that he was wearing fonr coats, three
waistcoats, three shirts and two pairs
Of pantaloOns He had not succeeded,
however, in keeping out the heat.
Mr.. John Wanamakcr has incrc ased
his life insurance to the remarkable
aggregate of $2,OOO,0O0. He is the
most heavily insured man in America
and possibly in the world. John B.
StetsOn, Of Philadelphia, has policies
on his life for $15O,OO0 and Hamilton
! Disston for $GOO,OO Chaunccy NJ.
Depew is said TO be insured for $780,
OOO
w. II. lIornaday, who has made a
| close investigation OF the matter, says
! that there are now only 200 wild buff
faloes alive in the United States -l5O
in the Yellowstone Park, twenty in
Colorado and thirty in Texas. This
remnant OF the vast herds that once
: roamed over the plain shows how
nearly one of the most typical Of
American wild animals has reached
extinction.
President Cleveland has signed an
Ordcr bringing the employees of the
| great Government Printing Office,
over 1900 in humber, under the pro-
| lection Of the civil service rules This
{ will gratify the employees who petit
| toned for 1T, but it will be distressing
! news 10 many COnSrcSSlneL who have
been able to get jobs for needy con-
! situations.
Tho synod Of the Reformed Pres
| byterian Church OF North America is
! very broad in its demand for "a re-
cognition Of God y in the national con
stitution. Its resolutions adopted at
| Denver last week demand "A clear
aud explicit acknowledgement of AL
| mighty God as the source OF all power
Of Jesus Christ as the Prince of Kings
Of the earth, and the Bible as the
supreme rule in all affairs"
An accident occurred not far from
Auburn, Ala, on the 18th inst, at
Perry's mill pond, which is greatly
deplored in that community. Mr.. Lewis
Cox, IL drummer from Tuskeegec, Ala.
and Miss Cornelia Terrence, aged ~,
the belle OF her ncighborhood, and u
remarkably pretty girl, were out boat
riding on the pond, when unexpectedly =
the boat overturned, drowning them
both. The children playing near the
scene Of the accident heard their
screams for help, but were powerless
to aid them. Ehe pond Is very deep
at the point whore the accident oc,
Cured, and the bodies have not bee
: recovered. The whole community II
: covered with grief over the un3imclI
demise OF the popular young couple.