The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-06-24

Jenny t,m,i Nr,d<,Alh, is 10 c,,cn n
nstnb srhuol III ruris 10 rnrn lu,,,
ving.
thirng" rrrrivcd ono hund~,, toms
II straw berries Ia Nnr train rr TWEEN
hrrr cnrs. lust week.
a citizen Of llawkinsvillr, Ga nd
rrrtiscs second hand tomb stone ib,
mlr.
ThNdrua Stevens grave, at tancaS
Ter, was strcwn with iluwrrs on Deco
ration Day.
"A couple of chairs belonging 60
Benedict Arnol,l wcro recently sold
ut $. John, y. b., for s., 40 each.
A Connecticut paper lcclinmly rc.
marks: "Whcn Moses rot up flies to
bother the people Of Egypt his head
Tho conductor on st. Johns Church
epirc, Savannah, was struck hy light.
ming on Thursday. Nobody hurt.
The beethoven musical festival at
New York, doesn't seem to please the
critics. 1t is too big an ullair 70,
them 10 handle.
McFariana, who is now in Chicago
says he was not insane when he Shot
EichardSon, and has never been out
OF his mind.
The successful removal Of tho oh.
structions in the. Sucz canal is again
announced.
Five car loads of Cinnamon passed
Cheyenne ON Monday night, on the
route TO Alabama.
Tho Georgia State Lunatic Asy-
lum is crowded, and many uniortl,-
nate applicants for admission arc
turned away.
The Rcd Stockings were beaten by
the Atlantics ir New York on Tues
day, in eleven innings, by Il score OF
S 10 7.
Dr. Shelton Mackenzie is writing
. Life Of Charles Dickens, to be pre-
fixed to 4 volume Of his uncolIcctcd
pieces, i'll prose and verse.
Tho Trustees OF the Illinois State
Industrial University have voted to
admit female students rs soon as suit
able. buildings can be provided.
Jerome Napoleon Bonapartc died
in Baltimore yesterday, ago sixty-fvc.
iIis mother in-law, Mrs. Williams.
died, at the same place, same day.
General amnesty was favored ly
the Republicans OF Delaware, in their
late State Convention, indicating that
they havo better knowledge 0f the
way:to ':peaco" than many OF their
party.
A wcll-inown young lady lecturers
matrimonial engagement is aniounc-
cd in these terms: 4 New Jersey
editor has prevailed on Miss Nate;
Field to devote herself exclusively
10 curtain lectures.
At the Beethoven centennial mani
moth concert, in New York. on Tues
way iliISl''ooii, ~ iSS NcHp:Sn :tllt -iIFS.
Howard Paul were the leading ccic-
hrities Of song. The programme was
rich md varied, and tho occasion
vastly interesting.
The bill To-, reduce tho army has
been signed by the President, and is
now Il law. After July ], 1870, un-
der this act, the standing army will
contain no moro than 10000 men.
Army officers cannot enter civil Office
or remain in it WITHOUT resi.u;ne.
their military commissions.
David Dieltson's great book on
farming now out. No farmers library
complete without it. Bound in cloth,
extra, 81. sheep 81 SO; half morocco.
50. Orders received at this Office.
iool canyassing agents wanted.
For terms apply at this Office.
Universal amnesty was promised
10 accompany universal negro SUI.
iragc. The negro part Of the pl?n
has como to pass, but only eight imdi-
calls could be persuaded in the House
OF Representative, on Monday last,
to vote tQr cmancipating wiito men.
We'll, to Iuoto Red Clouds noto on
the situation: "The Great Spirit will
Judge these things hereafter. r."-Cbn-
Stitutionalist,