Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-04

LUZ eiec'lon OF members of Congress
tssm this state will take place on the 3re
OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS A. Bedeil, ESQ.
an old and prominent merchant of Column
bia, died on the 9th.
f. G. De Fontaino, Esq, stenographe'
Of, the .House of mis-Representatives, will
receive $1,000 for the present session.
Hon. David l.. Swain, lato President o.
the North Carolina University, died on
tho goth from injuries received by falling
from wagon.
The Senate has confirmed John B.
Hubbard as State Constable, undor tbo
bill lately passed organizing State police
force.
The Radical State Convention meets in
Columbia on Tuesday next, sth inst, to
nominate an electoral ticket and candi-
dates for Congress.
1t is reported that tho Cha than
Railroad Company have offered tho
Governor $4,000 loan, if tho charter
is granted.
The Governor has signed tho two
loan bills. Thoy havo produced some
effect already. Tho Treasurer says
that he has $4,000 to pay out.
Married, in Salt Lako City 10th inst,
in tho presence Of tho Saints, Brig
ham Young, to Mrs. J. r. Martin, Miss
Emily F. Martin, Miss l.. M. Pondor.
grast, Mrs. r. NJ. Jenickson, Miss Su-
sio P. Cleveland, all of the County of
Borks, England. No cards.
Helena, Arkansas, is exhibiting fino
white sewing silk, made from cocoons
raised in Phillips County, in that State.
1t is said to be brilliant, soft and
tough.
WAsH1NGToN.-Tho Treasury Do.
partment received s50O,OOO in gold
from Alaska for customs. This is tho
first profit from the now territory.
ATLANTA.-In the Grant and Colfax
demonstration in this city on the 18th,
there wcro but thrco white men in tho
procession, and not thrco hundred,
as the papers north Of washing have
stated.
Thaddous Stevens novor tastod vino
or liquor.
A New York jewollcr has received
on order for $1,000 engagement ring.
Five hundred barrels of lager beer
were drank at the recent German
Turner's festival in Hartford, Connoc-
tcut, yot not single participant was
seen drunk.
a matrimonial agency has inst been
opened in San Francisco. It is ex-
pectcd by its founders TO become ga
medium through which the most Sen
sitive and delicate parties of both
sexes. desiring companionship for lifo,
can safely communicate"
RALEIGH, N. C.-Hon. David l..
Swain, LII. D., and late President of
tho University, died at his residence,
from injuries received by fall from a
wagon.
NEwBERN, N. C.-Mcssrs. Whitford,
Dill q 90. received from Mr.. Wallace
Amcs, of Lonoir County, the first bale
ofnew cotton. ltwcighs five hundred
pounds, was clnsscd middling, and will
bo shipped to New York.
.ATLANTA.-In the Senate the bill
postponing the election in Savannah to
tho second Tuesday in December pass.
Cd by vote of thirty.t three to seven.
1t also increases the ballot boxes at
each poll to three. Campbell, negro
senator, opposed the postponement.
lilo said it would give the negroes no
chance, and warned the Senate that
they were prepared to fight for their
rights.
In the House a long and animated
discussion was held on the Eligibility
OF negro mombers. Speeches were
made by several of the Democrats,
who said that the majority of the ne
gro memhers could neither road or
writo, and knew nothing about fran.
ing laws, and that they could mover
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become, politically or socially, tho
equal Of tho white man.
salnavo has been- again defeated,
and is now acting on the defensive.
Lie has made q forced loan of two
hundred Thousand dollars, and tho
british Minister has. been rcconciled.
PAsIs.--The Constitutional SAYS thai
since tho pacific speech of .he Empe-
ror at Troyes, the European situation
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