Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-19
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ed from practice. =
Cattell, in discussing in Congress th.
suffrage amendment, wished to exclude
Chinese who worship Joss.
1t is stated that the income of Mrs.
Lincoln from her husbands estate is abou,
$1,000 year.
A T Stewart has cold twenty shawls this
season in New York, worth $4,000 each.
and one worth $4,000 Que woman lately
ran up bill for $4,000 q. his store ip n
couple Of months.
A victim. Of horrible accident in the
E'ie Railroad recently brought suis against
the company, which offered to compromise
by paying him $4,000, 5u: he declined
The suit went on, and ended in a verdic,
for the plaintiff Of 5000. The damages
were lald ut 100000.
A young woman named Mary O'NeiI!
was arrested at the White House, who said
she was sent by God to assassiuate Mr..
Johnson. A double-barreled pistol, no,
loaded, was on her person. She was evi-
dently crazy.
Caii(ornia's population is only one-!ourth
female. In Nevada there are eigh; men
to Que woman, aud in Colorado twenty u
one.
The bill to amend acts incorporating the
South Carolina University was amended
20 that the Legi-la,u'e shall elect the
trustees, and no distinction AZ TO race.
color or creed shall be made in tho adrnis.
sion OF students. The net then passed the
second reading and was ordered 10 be en-.
crossed.
A novel mode Of dunning, lately in
troduced in New York, il to hire chaise
painted iu 0t'ning red letters, "Collector's S
Chaise," in which the collector makes bis
daily rounds 10 the domiciles of slcw-pay
ing debtors. In very obstinate cases, apd
when the debtor lives in fashionable house,
It is kept standing IN frou. Of the promises
several hours day.
The Cincinnati Gasetts says: sour city
is full Of thieves, and tl.ese, o~ ing 10 the
nefticienoy Of the authorities, have become
exceedingly boId in :heir operations. High
way robberies are common. Scarcely n
night passes that several of these do not
occur. Citizens have been stopped ON the
rosde leading from the city, as early as
half past FIVE o'clock in the evening, and
robbed. Men are also robbed in the centre
OF the city at night, and to-day We have the
record OF highway robbery in the city in
broad daylight.
The New York Sun Aas report of the
'rganiza'ion of vigilance committee in
tba. city, about eight days ago, to be ready
for sry emergency that should arise. TIE
police are supposed to be in favor of the
organization Of a committee, and have done
much in quiet way TO encourage the
movement. The first organizations were
made in the Fifth and Flfteeeth wards
They have the names of the principal
criminals and bullies in these wards, and
will exercise special watchfulness over
'hem ip case of another robbery or murd er
The proceedings Of the mestings are KEEP
secret, but it is understood that ,h. oom-
mi',es is ready to act in case of necessity,
aud will Introduce lynch law If the courts
and police cannot protect eitizens.
General Early Gays be will stay In the
United States nov, iii the state of the
country will permit"
- It has been discovered that $4,000.
600 OF church funds have. been loaned for
speculative purposes IN Wall street, and
that several ehurehss are mortgaged for the
same parpose.
1t is said that the New Fork ssyings
banks are beginning to invest to q consid
erab!e extent in Southern securities.
- A curious lawsuit is on the tapis ir
England. A Liverpool merchant, sudden
" called to New York on urgent busines :.
took cab to the steamer, and in his haste
orgot to pay the driver. On his return
three n'on,hs aftsrward, he found the cab
man and cab just where he had lsf. them
sheltered BY a little wooden shed. and was
met by 9 bill for coach fars for one thou
sand and eighty hours BY day 5apd one
thousand and eighty hours by night. The
case is still! going on, =
Coy. Scott has appointed Thomas ! La
Motse. Esq, and Maj. jesse G. Lykes, as
4f"gis.rssss for the County of Rich,ana.
A pardon has been issued for Joseph
Smoke Of CcIleton, convicted Of arspd
larceny, and the sentence Of Shed Lsni,ox 4
Of Abbsv'lle, for ahe ssms crime, Id has been
commuted 10 imprisonment; until The s1.,
Governor Scott has Issued an order to
Col. F. J. Moses, Jt, Adjuiapt aud In
-pse,or- 9ensral, 70 oigasiss bis Edspst-
nens and proceed to @enlis. the forcs e.