Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-09-10
PEBBLES AND PEARLS,

N~'y III 4NcH
York.
Commodore Vanderbilt ncaus to
dispose of his property himself, not
leave it for his heirs to fight over.
Twenty-Five tLousandperson en-
gagged at Drunn, Austria, on We'd
ncsday, in q festival in Of the mem
ory of Joseph I.
The Spanish people arc sanguirc
Of tie ext!nguishment of the Gu
ban Instruction by the reinforce
mcnts they arc about 10 send over.
Twas lit Of sarcasm on tho
part OF the ncwsboy who sang Out.
"'Eres your Police Gazctte-an.
other Of them things from lIari4,
Beecher Stowe
The unclaimed bodies five in
number, i'll 4 Louisville vault, were
buried on the 9th. Ono of them
had been waiting since 1851 for
some orc to como after it.
The Guau"!oupe River, Texas, is
iull of water, and has been for
moi,t,.3. AT somo seasons of the
Year there is rot water enough in
the stream TO water a yoke OF
steers.
A resoit Of a serious character is
reported to have broken out at Ty-
rama, in Eeopcan Turkey. The
copfliet Between the authorities and
the people has resulted thus far in
several persons Icing killed and
3o,lnIcd.
Napoleon presided Oh Wcdncs-
day at council of his Ministers.
In tho Senate Prince Napoleon
made speech animated by dcvo-
ton to the Emperor, and manifest
!"g a high appreciation Of the pro-
posed reforms.
Tho London Standard is opposed
to making all annual affair of the
international bout race. 1t is too
great strain on the physique, and
involves too much neglect of stu
dies to happen otherwise than oo-
cas'onally in the course of years.
The ?ast agrarian outrage in Ire
lshd-thc shooting Of a Scotcl1man
named Hunter, in Mayo County
provokes severe comments from the
London Times, while SAYS thai,
Mayo is now sained with atroci-
tics which have disgraccd Tirpcra.
~ and West Meath.
The walls Of the old Catl oiic
Mission Church, five miles from
San Antonio, Texas, which wa,
built about one hundred and fifty
years ago, fell to the ground last
Saturday. This building has lon g
heen an object of curiosity to par
ties visiting that portion Of Texas.
Three men were killed aud eight
wounded Monday night by the ex
plosion Of boiler on one of tic
vessels engaged in relieving the
British ship Ann Eliza, Oh the
leach Mt Smiths Island. Mr.. Jos.
A. Baker, of Messrs. Baker & Co..
wrcckcrs, Norfolk, had his head
blown off.
The Sultan is well pleased will
lsmael Pacha's protcstations of 10y.
atty but commands him to sell 0,
transfer to Turkey his iron-clad.
and brecch-loaders, ordered in Eu.
rope; to keep his forces within
prescribed limits; abatc taxation
publish his annual budget, and all
stain from negotiations with foreic,
powers.
AT the battle of A1ecanee an of
ficer who had been doing good ser
vice came up to Sir Charles Napier
pnd said: "Sir Charles, we hav,
taken a Standard" The Genera
looked at him, but mado no reply
and turning round, began to speal
to some one else. Upon which tht
officer repeated, "Sir Charles, W.
have taken stondarI." Tie Gen
raj turned sharp round upon him
and said, Then take another"
The New York correspondent O.
the Philadelphia Ledger writes or
Tuesday: "General trade is cxhib
iting greater activity. The auction
rooms are we'll attended, ant
though buyers are operating with
hnusal caution, the importers and
jobbers have no especial case o.
complaint. Western dealers arc
here large in numbers, but as O
Nanera1 thing their Moon, 900 H.: