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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1891
Page
1
The Yuma Arizona area endures a catastrophic flood with hundreds homeless, 250 houses ruined, and fears of large loss of life. Rescue work, torn rail lines, and overwhelmed towns mark the scene as crews, tents, and aid converge to assist survivors across the Gila Valley and Cocopah lands.
James L. Babcock, heir to a 100000 fortune with condition to wed within five years, planned to marry Miss James of Waukesha Wisconsin. Reports say he received many proposals as he awaits a bride amid family and social notices. Also: Tybee wreck near Savannah involves a small two masted schooner sinking after gale. five crew presumed lost aboard the Robert Merriweather from Charleston bound to Coosaw with phosphate rock.
In a New South reflection the memory of Gen W T Sherman is described as brutal yet brave, condemning his 1864 campaign as a wholesale destruction of homes, stocks, livestock, crops, and property with no military necessity. The piece likens the act to Bartholomew’s Day and urges readers to reject sensational biographies and seek unvarnished truth.
The former abolitionist lecturer Anna Dickinson was sent to Danville asylum last night by her family doctor Dr Tileman. For six months friends noted mental decline with queer behavior as she aged fifty. She had given wealth away to the poor and bought property for neighbors before entering clinical care for insomnia and frail health.
A. J. Jackson of Mershon faces trial in the United States Court after twenty years of swindling that defrauded Georgia and other states of about 10000. He allegedly used mail fraud by sending a bill of goods to a fictitious firm at Mershon where he was postmaster, posing as a reputable businessman to obtain shipments he never paid for.
Senator Geo Meiurst of California died at his residence on New Hampshire Avenue Washington at 9 30 PM after a long illness and a December trip to New York City to consult Dr Charles Ward. He suffered a complication of diseases stemming from a serious bowel derangement and will be buried in San Francisco.
Advices from the City of Mexico report Saa Kelipe near the port was struck by a severe storm. Wrecked ships, eighteen houses destroyed, many families homeless, lives lost, and livestock perished.
The House spent the day debating the shipping bill and voting on amendments. After a tense session, the House approved the substitute 144 to 47, then defeated the Senate bill motion on a third reading. Dingley switched to against, leading to mixed reactions and further votes through midnight.
London observes the hundredth anniversary of John Wesley’s death with a statue ceremony in front of the City Road Chapel. Archdeacon Farrar and MP Sir Robert Fowler spoke as the Archbishop praised Wesley’s tolerance and urged unity among Christians.
In Augusta City Court Jesse J. Whitehead of Oconee County sued the Augusta Chronicle for libel over a 190?-item alleging his involvement in a row where a man named Shipp was killed and another named Atkinson mortally wounded. Judge Sue ruled the article did not charge a crime and the case was non-suited, the first libel trial here in 25 years.
The South Georgian Melon Growers Convention met in Albany Georgia to discuss raising melon acreage this year. Mitchell and Lee Counties will add a quarter, Thomas County will double, and the overall South Georgia region may nearly double last year’s crop. Georgia Alabama and nearby rail lines anticipate a large increase in shipment by carloads and fruit cars.
Special to the Dispatch reports a terrible gale swept the lower James River Thursday night drowning twenty four oystermen, mostly colored, at points around the Warwick River mouth and vicinity.
Washington observes the Fifty-first Congress close at noon with praise for its productivity. Major measures include the Memley tariff bill, the silver bill, and the federal elections bill amid radical House rule changes. Comparative data show record appropriations and extensive legislation, with many laws enacted and a high volume of bills introduced and passed.
A report notes Senator Tillman visiting Washington to push constitutional amendments for woman suffrage and prohibition, plus income tax and other radical financial measures, amid a broad political reform push.
Governor Ben Tillman and his brother Geo. D. Tillman arrived in Washington where Tillman met Democratic members and spoke on South Carolina politics. He dismissed rumors of breaking from the National Democratic party and outlined aims to keep state affairs clean. The visit also concerns phosphate beds in South Carolina navigable waters and a potential survey by the coast guard.
A bold jewelry theft unfolds at Rosenthal's store in Birmingham. A assailant hurls a rock through a plate glass window, grabs a tray of diamonds, and darts into the night amid pursuit and gunfire. Four diamonds and pistol cartridges are recovered in an alley. losses run to thousands. The robber is identified as White.
The U S Court dismisses the suit to compel delivery of 1000 bonds issued to aid the Three C's from Cane Creek Township Lancaster County. It held debt exceeds constitutional limits and invalidates the debt, throwing out the bonds. At Newport News a severe storm damages property on the James River with a capsized yacht and a loss of fourteen crew members.
From Prince Albert to Winnipeg extreme readings mark severe cold. The thermometer fell to 46 degrees below zero in Prince Albert, 40 below in Quapelie, with Winnipeg recording 88 degrees below.
In PloorRencre on February 27 a two story Townsend cottage burned after 10 PM. Firefighters found B. O Neale Townsend dead in the ruins. The highly regarded lawyer left a wife and two daughters. Police consider various theories but foul play remains unproven. The house and furniture were uninsured.
A 4 high gale swept Jacksonville causing major damage. The St James hotel front was blown out and about sixty feet of Clyde pier warehouse roof collapsed. Sab Tropical building suffered a large hole and two suburban houses were wrecked. Wires down citywide. no casualties reported.
North bound Georgia Southern and Florida passenger train collided with a freight on the siding at Tilton, Georgia. Fireman Adam Arnold was killed and several passengers injured. Initial findings say the switch was found locked open and may have been done with malicious intent.
Charleston reports the state commission moved to take possession of Coosaw territory amid a phosphate dispute. The Coosaw Mining Company shut its mines, laying off over 1,000 workers and threatening market exports.
A cable at the Twelial Coal Mines near Corwen broke this morning as miners headed to work. A car plunged down the mountain killing two men instantly and injuring eleven who are reported seriously hurt. Authorities fear more deaths from the injuries.
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