Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-19

IT one time an inmate OF State prison,
now gives dinner TO the inmates Of eae',
o the New England peni:entiaries. includ-
"g New York, on bis birthday, ever,
ear.
Hon. Daniel 8. Pratt, Senator elect fro"
Indiana, is six feet Eve inches high, and
weighs 40s pounds, he bids high to be r
corporal successor OF Hon. Dixon II. Lewis
deceased, long distinguished Senator ol
Alabama.
From subscriptions Of one per cent pc,
week. 100000 were received by the So
ciety for the propagation of the r oman
Catholic faith during 1868.
The Canton (Ohio) Republican proposes
to make yelocipede with trimmed wheels,
30 that it can be run at the late of 100
miles an hour on single rail Of a railroad.
A shooting afftay occurred at Maria ma
Phillips County, Arkansas, last Saturday
resulting in the instant death of all partie
concerned, whose names were Thoma
and Arthur Slaughter aud Arthur Free
man. The former were from Mississippi
and the latter from Alabama.
Experiments recently made in Georgia
prove that good paper may be made from
okra, the whole plant being utilable. The
Mobile Register has seen specimens of good
printing. writing and wrapping paper made
from this plant. The discovery is expect.
ed to reduce the price of pape
A bnxom widow of New Jersey has won
$4,000 in breach of promise case at
Jersey City, against widower of eighty.
A printer Of ST Louis has also won
$4,000 in similar case against damsel
Of twenty.
The Israelite, the organ of the Jews at
in late issue, makes the fol.
lowing suggestion: " III order thst we may
have day of resi-, real Sabbath, which
can BIZ observed by all Israel, we propo. G
to ADOPT that day WHICH is set apart by
hundreds Of millions, nay the whole civil.
Thurston R. Bloom Esq, a prom;nen,
and much:loved citizen of Macon, Ca, who
during a residence OF few n' nths in
Gotham, succeeded in making several for.
sunate hits, and realizing large sum oil
money, died in that city very suddenly on
Tuesday afternoon. He leaves wife and
Night work is somewhat bad for the
Jacobins. According to Radical print
the recent night session of the Senate
opened up some splits in the party that
cannot be easily healed up.
Our exchanges from different parts o.
the country tell us of more than the aver
age Of numbering. l. it a murder cpl
demio2
"Exercise care" is good advice but g
good EXERCISE Of the muscles is more
strengthening.
ized world, for phyeical rest and the wor.
ship of God. Let our pra, ers and ,lnanks
givings, with theirs, ascend to His throne
on the same day, Sunday.
Silka is said to BE- nearly depopulated
Every one who went there wanted 10 keer
u saloon. There being no one 10 pay TO,
drinks, where all were barkeepers. business
became dull, and now the emisrants are
going back to San Francisco.
The rebels in Havana have destro we'd .
section Of the railroad, and now occupy
the Town of Cameron. between Cienluegol
and Villa Clara. Several attempts at .evo
luton have been made in the vuelt.
Absjo region. The situation is becoming
grave, and the goyernment is taking ac,iv,
steps to prevent the landing Of reinforce
mepts.
The dust from the macadamised street.
OF Paris, it is stated, yield an income o
$4,000 per anDup to an ingenious ind,vidua a
Of that city. he collects the mud from tb,
streete, which near the houses In course @
oonstrqc'!op CONTAIN So much stone dust
he then places it in large tubs, passes .b,
deposit through selves, allows it to form .
concrete, which he then forms into the lone
yellow bricks for knife-c'eaning. Tue ma
terial costs nothing, the labor is insignif-
can't tut the bricks sell for twenty cents
each.
The Turkish ladies at Constautinople ar,
becoming more and more civilized in ,hei
dress. Although they stil wear the un
couth, shaPeless outer cloak and close whit,
veil when in the street, they have the Flu
ropean dreas often under the cloak, ane
make the veil Of such thin and transparent
ga"ze as so sbow 70 the u,mosl adsantag.
the features they pretend to conceal.
At the opening Of the Legislative Cham
bers in Paris. the procession was attentive
" watched by ex Queen Isabella from be,
present abode. It was remarked .tbs. si.
wore look of deep melancholy, d d,ublles.
caused by former recoIIections. :. si.,