Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-09-24
PEBBLES AND PEARLS.

4 tpancl OF sixty feet in length, the
work Of six days, would have prevent
cd the Avondale catastrophe.
Grstavc Dore spent three weeks il
London, AID made over FIVE hundred
sketches Of life in the English capital.
mainly among the humber classes.
A banquet was given at Delmonico's
Tuesday evening in honor Of the Har>
ward crow. They have accepted the
hospitalities of tho City Of Boston.
Tho orange groves or the st. Johns
River, Florida, aro said to be more
fruitful than for ten years previously
Tho coolest place in London is the
reading room Of tho British Museum,
which, strange to say, is cooled by
steam.
Tho Avondale relief fund in Phila-
delphia amounts to over 100000,
The Riching's concert in behalf o. th,
sufferers ncttcd $779.15.
Train told the Mormons tho otbe
evoning that he had "m',re poweS,:
dirocting public opir,ion tb5t;ony y
other Ave hundred men in yor,T h.vo
Tho 1srscl'tea eGrinl society," oat for for
organized n Providing dozen: intor-
en' EosGos Isrcalitcs who die there
nens. ns.ghtcncd circumstances.
Ono VINO went from Now York to
Bhanghaiin 1861, consuming two hun
dred end forty days in the journey,
has Just roturnod in thirty ono days
and twelve hours running time.
Ybore wcro six births on tho same
day in house in Carroll County, Ga,
last wock. A lady Lad twins; two of
her daughters each had twins. The SIX
were all IGys. Says Georgia paper,
Commissioner Wicl might with pro.
priety be called home-Georgis wants
no immigrants.
The pugilistic fraternity Of Eew
York arc in a state of lively excite
mont at the arrival from England of
she celebrated Knight of tho Fist, Mr..
James Mace. This distinguished gen
t1eman is said to DO in excellent con-
dition, and as his friends say he comes
here in pursuit Of professional busi-
ness, we may look out ere long fop an
other great nj"
Tho AvorGalo fund is so steadily in
nreasing that II, aro is little doubt now
but that it will reach tho $3.50, ,oOO,
which is desired ana needed to make
q permanent fund. There Is a grand
total Of s45.3l5.50 from all sources
and Of this SUM, s10o1 was raised in
the town of Pittston Pa, on Saturday.
The 5''!k Of the subscription thus far
has come from Now York.
The senior editor OF tho Now Or
leans Pic0yune, on his return from
two months stay in tho North and
East, remarks that "with public opin-
ion at tho North far moro tolerant
than ever before, with ali earnest dis.
position. there to carry capital to the
South rather than take it away, and
with bountiiul crop insuring indie
pcndenoe Mt homo, We may all bc
hopeful. The future of the South will
te one Of progress and improvement"
Tho practicatili1y of singlc-rail
sailwny has beon thoroughly tested
IN Franco, and with successful results
The novel feature Of the invention
consists of single rail, like long
ribbon, extending along ono sido of
the road. One wheel, placed at the
forward part, alono bears on this rail,
while the other two wheels rest on the
ground. Tho cars arc furnished with
Two whoels, placed underneath in their
iong axis, which rost on the rail and
eupport their weight, whilo two othor
~hoeis, destined to prossrvo their
equilibrium, are placed outside.
Carlton Gatos, n wealthy citizen of
aho village of Yonker, Now York,
died moro than throo week ago, lcav-
Ing will, in which ho said that he be-
l'evsd no had been poisoned, and in
ptructing executors to have a careful
analysis made of his body after death.
The man apparently suspected his
own relatives, as no willcd ell his es-
tato, amounting to about 100000, to
his friends. Tho report of Professor
Dorcmus says that not particle of
poisonous substance was found in the
body. His parents contest tho valieli-
ty Of the will the language of which
will Indicate insanity.
A Now York letter, Of Tuesday,
rays: "Evcry department of trado is
now very active. Not only dry goods
Aeeicrs, but tho grocers, the boot and
shoe, drugs and medicines, hardware,
and "4ankeo notions" merchants
taee receiving as manv orl]orssos tbay