Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-25
EEWS SUMMARY.

.wn ma. G,,amcrs uOilactl ut Mad
'>"n I"d'ana, OF Fridny night. Th,
car.," Of one continuing petroleum
took fire, and eighty passengers were
lost; including forty women.
Americans who desire to reside for
any length Of time in Germany nre
advised to provide themselves with
passports from the Department I"
State.
Winter has como in rcal earn.st IN
Caunda. The Ottawa River was fro
Brn over on December "a, and i. Mni-
trcal tho iorry boats have ceased run.
ming and the Laibor is deserted. o.,
the E'ic Canal u number IF boats ur,
ico bound.
SAVANNAH F Brodbacker, who
Was shot and killed by reg. oes OF
Saturday lust, was bnri,d to day -
The fro comra'irs and German as =
Citations iurn,d op' III f re- Two 81!
tue *Uu 'd Il p,,r iil-,, are i'm avl
critical condition. The txc,lcInen.
has sotnewh hat suhsided. More arres, ~
taSe been made.
Twelve wealthy Catholics f Balt
mGre last week subscribed 81, 600 Iul
tho support Ut the Amcrican Con ge
in Rome. The subscription is still go-
ing 81.
There ia man ia Trn, who man,.
faciures artificial eggs, said 10 he qai;"
as good as The genuine article, ~hicl,
be sells Al fiji: cen cents per q, z.n
UPON the same sofa sat Chief Jus
lice Mosos, OF South Carolina, who is
here to g,t his disability removed 10y
Congress.
An effort will be made to have lan
enacted exemp,ing Virginia, Texas.
ard mississippi trn'n the provisions "t
the law ci-continuing the Fro. dmcn g
Bureau after Jaruary lst-tho OIL ct
being to continue its operation iu tn"
S'a'es named until Congress eha i
deem :hem fiji sui jects for rccoustruc
1iur.
Tho Texas Herald describes the
friendly Indians who are assisting The
troop, 10 fight tho savages .!on the
Western bord-r as "Red Boys in
Blue"
A Chattanooga paper States tha, d
French gentleman, named Bry ant.
has purchased land on Aiissonar,
Rihge, with the Intention of es.ab-
fishing there II colony of Frrnoa wine
R'owc,s. the site is said 10 be ad-
h'rablS adapted 20 tie purpose.
LONDON Tho Times Comments
with severity OH Di-ratli's re.i qua
ton, and Genounccs what it terms his
re'roa, as cow"rdly, and says it is un.
precei.nied except IN the Case vf the
res'gna'ion Of the Earl of Ripon, who
ha'i necomo Premier, however, only
during 'tcess. Tho Post, ToIc.r
No"s and Standard applaud tn.
promp' acilou uf the Premier as ca
oulated 10 sace The Queen from EN-.
bairassne"t a. d his party tr. ned.
less ruUr'l6calon.
WASHINGTON, December 14.-SES-
ATE.-A communication from General
Howard asking an investigation of
OF bis management of the Freedmen's
Bureau, WAS referred to the Commit
tee On Military Affairs.
Sumner presented memorial from
tho oolorod citizens of Georgia, COM
planning Of the wrongs to which the
race was exposed and asking: for ro-
lief, and also similar document from
North Carolina, asking for the contin-
uance OF the Fresdmen's bureau.
Bismarck has Assured tho umt.assn.
dors IF Engaud, Prussia and F,a.ce
OF IIs 70" hdehcc in tho ma,ntenanc.
cf god feeling among the European
Fowsra
A son has been born to General
Steinmeto, the bravest Of tho bravea
The battle of Sadowa. The father.
who was born in 1895, is II years old.
and the mother, nee Milo de- krosi.k,
one OF the most beautiful young lad .es
10 Prussia, just nineteen.
On tho day Of Baron james dc
R,thscbild's funeral, his widow gave
orders that every beggar who came t,
the door should receive a gold p.ec..
OF twenty francs, and that in pureu.
snce Of this order no less than sixty
thousand dollars was given away il
the coulse Of the day.
ROssia, wishing to keep the people
con.ented and happy, hus determined
To erect ten theatres in tie VI orkm en's
quarters Of ST. Petersburg. 1t j,
thought that they will prove a good
commerciul speculation in the end.
+' Mount Etna 10 i'm vielehs; ernnt;or