Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-26

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his minority in farming and charcoal
burning. ~ ~ q !.
Ripe matoes, hot house istrawber-
ries, and cucumbsrs are plenty in the
New York market, a. Ef
Grass is six inches high in some
parts of California, and snow is six
teen inches deep in other parts,
Mr.. Clark, Chief Of the Printing
Bureau of the Treasury Department,
at the request of Secretary Boutwell,,
has rendered his resignation.
One banker in Paris, NJ. Thibau-
deau, holds 10000 worth Of Copfsde-
rate bonds, for which he paid fifty per
cent of their face.
The Now York Senate has decided
to submit the new constitution in four
parcels or divisions to a vote Of the
people next fall.
A new steam line from Stettin, Ger.
many, to New York is projected. The
capital will be raised by wealthy men
in Berlin and Stcttin, to the amount
Of a million of dollars in gold. 1t will
bo semi-monthly line.
Singapore has boa constructor that
has swallowed young lady, who wore
at the time $4,000 diamond neck.
lace. The young lady is of no value
now, but the. necklace $50 about
thirty thousand natives GRE diligently
searching for tho snake.
Haussin, the Paris exccutioner, has
made experiments, and concludes that
there is dull and rather indistinc,
sensibility in tho heads of dccapitated
persons or animals for three or fou,
hours after their dccapitation in warm
weather, and for twenty minutes in
cold weather.
The Spanish Minister has remon
strated against the course Of the coun
try towards Cuba. He says that men
and material reach Cuba through the
connivance Of Federal officials.
Nearly two-thirds of the persons
that are nowadays presented to Plus
the Ninth are Americans. Russians
who visit Rome carefully avoid com
ing into contact with the Pope or any
of his dignitaries. Next to the Amcri
cans, Frenchmen are the most numer
GUS of those who wish TO get acquaint
ed with Plus the Ninth.
DR.. Mudd arrived at Baltimore yester
Gay i'll the steamer Liberty.
Turnipseed is the name of highly cul
t,va'ed and darkIy colored legislator il
Georgia, who has actually introduced {
bill into that body ito prevent marriagea
ble females from flirting" Turnipseei
must have the faith of mustard seed te
{ believe that sach result can be wrough
by legislation.
CONSERVATION is spread among ,h
bellies OF New York by the ravagss Of
hair Thief, who d-spo,ls ladies' at tn
theatre, opera, &C.. aud even on the street
Of their back curls-expertly removing
where 1t is false, and cutting it off Wher
!, it is natural. AS rule he seems to pre-
. Ter tie lighter coIors, but doesn't hesitat
at any shade, where the tress is long an
striking in appearance.
: 'Mack" say tina, Grants appointees t
. the Cabinet have given him, on an ave-
: age, $25 900 each, which is too little
pay for seat, and that A fairer and mo,
remunerativs way would be to sell ii
place al auction. -
A family Of three persons, in Massa
chusetts, turned out of doors for nou-pa
ment Of rent, recently perished by beir
frozen to death in a snow drift.
Il An Ohio paper tells of q conduct
II who very kindly stopped his train TO, s.Ilo
two couples and clergyman to aIght a,
~ perform the marriage ceremony at
o house by the roadside. Tho performap
" occupied about three minutes, and t!
q welded pairs getting aboard again. II
d tram travelled on,
e An eccentric man of fifty, 10 Brookly
9 Conn.,, recently dug bis own grave, se
6 for his friends to see him kill himself, an
u leaning over tie brink, shot himself lhrouo
: the head, falling dead in, the grave.
II A Bank was once started in Enelar
which agreed to pay its depositors an i
. terest proportioned TO the profit It mat
, itself. The lswysrs decided ths. r. Il
|deposit"rs took the profits of the ban
they ought to be liable for its losses. Tb
subject is now attracting some atleutie
in this country. -,