Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-27
PEB3IE.S AND PEARLS.

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bishop OF &:,abnrg, ar% T. be made
cardinals.
Brigham Young is having his po:-
trait and that Of one Of wives painted
by Chicago artist.
The Sultan takes interest ~ the
Baker expedition, now organizing Tor
further explorations in Africa.
Fritz Renter, the Platts Dcutch
novelist. has splendid villa near
Eisenach i'll full view Of Niatburs.
Lc Grand lockwood, of New York.
is building mansion It: Nnrwu:k,
Conn, which will cost 81 900, 600.
Tho Rey. J. II. Hvadlcy, OF Ma
poieon and his Mars!.as." :" rode with
Grant i'll Il carriage ~; Ncwhurg.
William L. Saunders. tho ncwlv az.
PORTED Special agent of the Po.tul,;c.,
l'rpar. who is ,l,iv ct.ali
'!td-is the first colorc,' man appoint,
"d special agent Of Che daparymyn. in
the United States. His salary is &l,-
200 per annuin, aHl $:s per diem for
subsistence.
y boy Who rcx:,l :hc quotation, " \
little l":.",,:nm is 4 DANGEROUS ,ain.r, -
wish 70 stop guin" 10 school hcca,,sr
he was afraid he would not live lam.:
enough to get p"st tho dangerous
p2i!.t.
Papa, what is h''niL,:S?" "It is
repi'e! papa, 'whcn A,a,nma pre-
tends :" be Very cd Of lac, and puts
n" buttons on NY shirt ill rymi.Lv,i
- it :, dozen lim.s.''
y Chicago husband seeks divorce
t"'"uso his w;!c has l.nhi: OF beat
ID: Linn with broumSticks, cr:c!:in,.
III" head with iron bms, throwing
t"mblcrs at him: scratching and k;cl.-
ms him out "i' bed.
They arc la:id:i.g an mir slip in
New York. on the model Of the Cali
ftrnla invention. Its owners an.
nounce that they will ccmplcto il,
within two months. and they expect
i will take them to Europe in i!!;ccn
honr..
Few but the oldest Inhabitants can
remember the oli-t;,sh;oncd drink
r"l',i "rcrry,' which Was made from
,hH juice Of the old Lntton pcar. now
nearly extinct. This drink, up to a
certain point CT Fermentation. Wa
more cHLilarating than champagne.
hnrinG the second tuartcr cf The
present year tho city of Paris l.:.,
consumed COS horses, Or about o77.-
'too lbs, net Of horscGcsh for the three
mont!'s. a few mules and donLcys
are inc.udad in Quantity. but tho OK
act number is not specified.
Senator Sprayuc's anho:isr, that
"no'hing is more cowardly than a
million doli:,rs--.,..,rys it hc two mil.
l!ons,' WAS probably inspired, SAYS the
Boston transcript, the old conundrum.
g" hat makes more noise than a pig
under g2te? Two pigs"
A Richmond paper contains tho fol-
lowing report Of q police case: "ellcl-
ton Cox: little negro, for trcspassing
on Mr.. Peter August AID entering a
cellar for the purpose OF committing
!. tacft: was sent back to be thrashcd
by his daddy
According to the report Of the Brit
'sa Consul at bahia, the following
we're the average prices of slaves in
the Brazils during tho year 1868: AZ:
1lcans, males, $3.50; females, $3.50 :;
Creoles, males $3.50; those HAVING
profession or trade, s1,GSo; females.
SSD2.
This is the dress Of tic ladies vho
o:o with the Murray party in tn"
Ad!ro.:cacl;s: Highland costume, nat
ty boots: red stockings, graceful sash,
ana Jaunt, cap; a pearl pis-
to!, Il gl'ttcrinS hunting knife, and Il
chased silver drinking cup hung about
the 'vais:, with an ivory whistle sus
pended iroi.l the neck.
They have an Ida Lewis out West
IS Il gentleman and his wife were 90
::ng to the ferry, about five miles above
Bellevue, Ohio, they got into water Is
tcet deep. Ni>% Lsorora Smith, hear
ing their cries Of distress, FASTENED to
their assistance, and in an cid skifT
half fnll of water, propelled with a
STICK, succeeded in saving the man,
HHd with his help rescued the woman.
two horses and wagon.
y iow days since q wc!l-known law
Yer Of Waterbury, Conn, bought 81
railroad ticket for New Haven, and
after taking scat in the cars, found,
on looking over his change, that the
agent had given him one dollar too
much. He accordingly returned, and
Informing the agent Of his mistake,