Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-05
Current News.
DOMESTIC.

Another nttemp, at cooperation gro
. Gerry ID 10 be made in New York. Hih-
erto uoue of them have CO operated or
operated in any other way.
The Radical Methods, negroes Of Ma
con have burnt down the African Church
of that city, which they have held BY force
since the close of tho war, and which was
recently adjudged to the Church South as
their lawful property.
Louisiana and New Orleans both intend
TO beg Congress TO give them the valuable
property occupied by the New Orleans
branch Of the United States Mint. The
State wants it for Il capitol, and city for
court house.
A we'll known Californian I,ishman
named James NJ. Quinn, has turned out
to be an Irish earl. The papers proving
his right 10 his title and his estate, were
preserved for many year, by All old ne.
gress in Charleston. Quinn is about to
sail with lawyer to cIa,ln his heritage.
| He will be the Earl of Du,,raven
In the House, on Monday, motion to
increase the salary OF the Presiden, TO
$40, 900 was rejec' ed. Butler, in opposing
it, said that the President was now fu.-
n,shed with free house, fuel, light ,er-
wants, DC. lie was furnished with free
music, and Tree people to listen 60 the
music"
There WAS an earthquake in Alexandria,
Va, between the hours Of one and two,
on the night of the l5th Instant. At that
very date and time Of night, during a vio-
lent Storm Of wind and rain, q strange sort
of rumbling in the distance was heard in
New York and Brooklyn: 1t had the
sound Of thunder over Staten Island. The
movement in Virginia was accompanied
by the same rl,mbIrg noise.
The Michigan Lunatic Asylum is rrovi
ded with green house, in which there are
at all times flowers in full bloom. Men
brought to the institution in irons. and
mapifesting the most violent symptoms of
insanity, have been suddenly calmed down
TO condition bordering on sanity by the
presentation OF boquet gathered from
the greenhouse Mna,c is known to pos
sess the power Of calming the most violent
Iunatic. Between music and flowers, it
would appear that all cases Of ravng mad.
ness can be modified and ameloraied, #
not thoroughly cured.
RALEIGH. N. CT ls well understood
that the Supreme Court sus,ains the in
junction against the Chatham Railroad
1t Is supposed that this decision cuts off
nearly twelve millions OF recent appropri-
atIors.
The Fourth Maternal Bank Of Phila-
dclpha has closed. The deposits amoun-
ted 10 s500,000. The failure is attributed
TO the defalcatipn of the cashier.
At Niblo's one night last week, fellow
who went to see the Forty Thieves raised
n row and got his money back because
there were but thirty on tls stsge by aclu
al count.
A lace dress which costs $4,000 in gold
at Brussels, appeared at recent reception
in New York.
A flag made entirely of silk grown and
manufactured in Caiforoia is to be raised
over the capitol of tha, State.
The Catholics of Columbus have resolved
to build cathedral to cost $25, 900, and
the money has been raised.
The decision of the North Carolina Su
prelne Court, adverse to the Chatham Road
appropriation, has the effect to reduce the
State debt many millions of dollars.
No quorum Of the Georgia Legislature
could be obtained. the other ia. on account
Of large auction sale OF condemned Gov
ernment. horses, which was in progress in
Atlanta.
The Mormons had an execution last
week. The criminal was brought ironed
into The courtyard. where there was a
crowd Of some four hundred, and seated in
chair. He then read aloud chapter
from the New Testament, the irons we're
takentof his hands, and at a signal from
the sheTff, he was shot dead.
I'd.
Soe6e6as of the immense extent Of the
prtrolsnm trade of this country may be
formed when ne state that The production
for the year 1868 amounted TO 3,7l5,74l
barrels. Of which there wsss exported
a,es0,o3o barrels, leaving for home use
l,O3b,7l1 barrels Add to this the de-
crease in the stock, 2l7,o73 barrels. and we
fiud that the total consumption In this
countsy Of PepnsylvAnia oil id 1858 was
1,9t2,7s4 barrels; the production Of West
| vitgiaia ana Ohio, about 1875, 600 barrels
dssrsaSs or stock 10 the same States about
! 10000 barrels, making the total consume. !.