Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-25
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boy Of fifteen from his wife, aud sent
him into the country to learn trade
and grow ur, botoro he can be allow
cd to live with her. He had married
his nurse.
In tho course of q debate in the
Prussian Dict on tho bill contiscating
tho property of the Elector Of 1Iessc,
Bismarck alluding to tho recent war
agitation, said tho fears Of wnr which
were prevalent during the summer
have now passed away.
The now Parliament of tho United
Kingdom was opened this afternoon
by Royal Commission. The usual
speech from the Throne was omitted.
Russia pcrscvcres with her Russifi-
tication of Poland. The other day IL
smith, who had established q new
Gretna Green ut School, marrying
such couples as would not submit to
the solcmnization of their union in
Russia, was sent to Siberia, while the
men he had married were enrolled
into the army and the maria gcs were
declared illegal In like manner bap-
tisms Of children had to be enforced
with armed authority, since the peas
ants do not believe in the efficacy Q!
the act when accompanied by Rus
sian words. The Catholic inhabi-
tants of the Grodno and kovno Dis
tricts are now escorted to church by
the soldiery and the police; they re
fuse to go of their own accord, object
ing to tho new language introduced
into the worship.
The stock certificates, bonds: deeds.
and other representatives Of money
left by Baron Rothschild, weighed
over u ton.
George Francis Train has been set
at liberty, the plaintiffs in the case
against him having withdrawn the
suits.
Greece rejects the Turkish ultima
tum, and tho Grdek envoy here has
received his passports. AL male
Greeks remaining in Turkey after a
fortnight will be regarded Us Turkish
subjects. A naval battle occurred be-
tween the Greek steamer Eros;s and
n Turkish cruiser, and tho particulars
Of the fight have not transpircd,
Famine again threatens Central In
dia. and earthquakes ore reported in
various places.
Dispatches from Sicily reported a
fresh eruption Of Mount -Etna on
Tuesday night. The volcano broke
out with Increased violence, cjecting
flame and lava until five o'clock this
morning, The torrents of lava de-
vantated the surrounding country,
The ashes from the crater fell on the
town 1T Aci Realc md were blown in
to the streets Of Messina. At last ac-
counts the mountain was cnvclonc.l
in smoke and labored with dcaftning
dctonations. Great crowds have
gathered Oh the Northern shore oi
Malta to witness the magnificent spec
tacle, which, though one hundred and
twenty miles distant, is distinctly Wis
ible,
Tho estate left by tho late Baros
Rothschild, Of Paris, is reported to be
worth s4000O0,00O. Few persons
we presume, have any definite idea O.
this immense sum, but it may hclT
them somewhat to form one, to men
ton that it nearly equals the tota
cost Of MI the buildings and improve
ments in the city of New York. The
assessed value of the real estate II
that city, liable to taxation was, il
1867, 1854 ,062. Adding to thi.
one half for undervaluation, and ther
ded1cting one-half of the total for tn,
lots, and it gives Us s416,5e5, ,297 al
the worth Of the buildings. If, then
tho city were: TO. ,he, reduced to ashc
tomorrow, from end to end, tn
Rothschild fortune would suffice t,
entirely restore 1t. Think Of on
single man having such an amount O
property -.
DOMESTIC.
Apackage Of $4,000 in Confedcrat
notes was sold at auction in Savan
nah on the LIST instant for one dollar
The number of designated Fedora
graves is 100000. Partial lists, no
yet printed, increase the total numbc
of graves to 305,O00. The occupant
Of at least 100000 are unknown.
II %Ighs President has approved tn
bill to remove the disabilities of Chic
Justice Moses, Of South Carolina,
q Thes story about. the importatio
into Texas, and sale of coolies, was