Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-21
NEWS. SUMMARY.

The<resonue recsipis are over ono ant
halt millions for the week. :
The Sons Of Malta are reprsantziug IL
different parts of che country.
In all parts OF The country Democrat,
clubs, white and colorcd, are being formed
St.Marie has at last received his $40,
900 for betraying Surratt, and is OF fo,
Europe.
The recent rains in Virginia are esti
mated to have teen worth macy millionf
OF dollars to the State. They saved the
corn crop. ,,
It is said in Washington that General
Banks is being earnestly urged for the
mission to Russia.
The expected Dutch settlement in Anne
liza County, Va, has begun, some Of the
colony having already come on, purchased
lands and located. .-
An inoffsnsive young man was shot in
Columbia, S. c., by an African, said 10
be member Of the Legislature.
Mr.. Henry Bergh has written letter
to the Herald Of Health in favor of
living on vegetable diet exclusively.
BB~ ExsGov. Jos. E. Brown, of
Georgia, has been confirmed Chief
Justice for that State.
p@~The telegraph announces the
death of Thaddsus Stevens of Peun-
sylvania.
Governor Scott has vetoed the bill
reducing tho bonds of pnblic officers
A tunucl to unite Scotland and Ireland
has recently been suggested by an English
engineer. This under-sea passage would
run from the coast of Antrim, ireland, to
Lsaks Point, in the Null of Cantire; a
lenght of fourteen and half miles. 1t is
Estimated that it would cost SIS, 5,750,OOO.
An experienced California miner pull
fishes communication in the Pickens
Courier, stating that lie has made discov-
cries of very rich ore in and around Wal
hslla.
Mr.. Vallandigbam defines loyalist as a |
man who stands with one hand stealing,
and the other holding up flag. AS long
as one hand holds up the flag the other
may steal and steal, and it is all right.
An affidavit has been received here set
ting forth that Neagle the Comptroller
General, committed forgery upon Capt. |
T.. M. Farris, of CASTOR County, N. G.
A correspondent who has visited Mr.. |
Seymour reports that he is confident OF
his election, but would personally prefer
defeat and an opportunity to remain at
home.
The wheat harvest in the British islands
Is nearly over and according to an estimate
which can be formed, the crop will be
double that of last year, and exceed by
one-third the annual averages.
The New York Evening Mail says that |
lawyer in that city has made over
million dollars in two years, simply by as.
slst ingmerchauts and others in evading
government taxes, penalties, &c.
Florida must be q great fish country, II |
We can believe an Alabama paper, which
says: 1There arc also numerous small
lakes of pure water filled with fish, some
of which are only: a few rods In extent.
while others are from two to ten miles 10
length"
The Criminals at large in England end
Wales 10 1866, according to the latest re-. !
turn issued from the British Home Office,
number 1850. Nearly II, ,ooe Of these
resided in London, and the metropolitan
district.
coLpnDA, S. C:;-The Committee on
the Luuatic Asylum presented a favorable
report on the condition Of the institution,
and recommended that DR.. Parker, the
present superintendent, be continued in
Office. The financial conditieu of sibe
institntion was represented as excellent.
ihs number OF patients was two hundred
and fifteen. 49,
The Norfolk Journal says that a gen
t'eman in Southampton County, Va, sold
ten thousand dollars worth Of stsawber
r'es off OF ten acres of land last. season,
and that two geutlsnan who jointly con-
dueted a small, truck.iarm, five miles from
Norfolk, cleared twenty-five thousand
dollars by the e.sale Of berries and, vsgsta-,
bles. :, J. :.
81 CAUGHT AT LAsq.--More than two
years ago Mr. Alexander ReiHys citizen
OF Columbia, was shet by eolored man
named Henry Marcy. The wouhdsd man
a'ed, and the murderer ESCAPED. Iafor.
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