Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-13

Culpepper county, recently caught
catfish weighing four and half
pounds. Inside the fish was found
gold badge about the size of an old
fashioned silver dollar, which had in.
scribed on it, "Major Il. b. Stanley,
lst Regiment, I'd Brigade, Sixth Army,
Corps; u. 81
One WiIliam,Bishop, of New Ha.
ven, moved by the example of Mr..
Helmbold, has sent to Governor En-
glish $4,000, TO be expended in aid of
the Democratic national ticket in that
State, and particularly in the city.
NJ W, who is prepared to "see' Mr..
Bishops $4,000 and go $50, 900 bet
ter?
The vote of man having one.six-
teenth negro blood in his veins was
refused at the late election at India
| uapolis. He has sued the election
ofticers, claiming $4,000 damages In
South Carolina it would have been the
best ratification ho could have had.
Heavy floods are reported in Chill.
Thirty persons were drowned. Un-
natural phenomena continue through
out South America. AT Tulcaherana
the heat of the water was so great
that tho fish were cooked.
ST.. Lou1s.-Rsports have been re-
ceived hero that Hon. James Kinds,
member of Congress, and Hon, James
r. Brooks, accompanying him, were
assaulted in Monroe County, Arkan-
sas. Kinds was killed and Brooks
wounded.
Tho Democrat has dispatch at-
tributing the outrage to Democrats.
The Republican has a dispatch repro
senting that Kinds had split tho Rad.
ical party, and attributes his death to
Radical opponents.
f The Emperor Francis Joseph has
just sent to tho Pope, as a mark of fill
tial dovotedness, a magnificent Roman
Missal, on which the best workmen of
Vienna had been engaged for several
!, years past. The cover is ornamcntcd
with precious stones set in gold.
!. Texas has had a plague of grass
T. hoppers. They came in clouds that
stretched as fur as tho horizon, and
;. obscured the light of the sun, eating
overy green thing in their course.
2 "A farmer In Eastern Massachusetts
# has made a net profit of four thou
n sapd dollars on his onion crop this
n year. Some of his neighbors are cry.
u ing that they did not plant acres of
(, the healthy esoulent. -.
is In the case of Tyler vs. Defresg, to
II recover possession of property sold
IS under con6scation, the court confirm.
cd Dcfrecs in possession during Ty-
+. ler's life. The opinion was delivered
IS by Judge Carter. Tho case as heard
ts by full bench. ~
y WAsuINaroN.-Butler's' motion to
r dismiss suits against him in Balti-
g more, as breach of the Congression.
Of al privileges was denied, and the trial
- will proeeed.x.
IL Treasury employees who resign are
10 allowed one months leave of absence
T. with pay ;,.others on the black list
RI who persist ID their efforts 10 remain
Ut in their places, will be summariIy dis
o. missed,
~ a contract has been made in Paris
40 to buy up all tho old paving stone.
for the purpose 81 shipping them
r across the Atlantic, TO be used to pave
an the streets Of Buenqs Ayres and Mon
W tevideo. -,
- RIcnMoND, VA--The Journal pub
~ fishes the official ststement of th,
V State Treasarer for the past year
W showing there.was on hand Octobe
'oe ." lst, one hundred and seventy.thre'
III thousand dollars.. -.
~ =. The Republicans make the follow
q ing estimate of their majorities: Penn
,at syIvania, $4,000; Ohio, $4,000; Ind
ana, 26, 600; Nebraska, 1900.
zen One of the royal generals in spai,
ry. recently condemned child only fiv
aee years oldto be shot ag the: son Of
ted reoes. 4:
sdy The Texas cattle: fever has agai
hat madests appearance in, the State
ont New York. The: animals had bee
hat brought from Ohio.
'ere A dispatch was recently sent fro,
ted Boston TO Smyrna, Asia Minor, in tw
"a hours and twentyminutes
The Govstnment Of Mecklepbu'
om' wants 70 PCT a. stop to em:gratio
'''y' which y calls o growing e-::
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