The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-07-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

NAA' oSAh -. ~hiSSdudSl3 ChC Sst'
Illinois cattle dealer, has single
"patch" of corn of $500 acres on his
f1nn in champaign County.
Alexander II. II. Stuart, is named
rs tho next Conservative candidate
for Gorernor.of Virginia.
Accounts reach us from all sections
Of the country of the excessive heat
Of the weather, the thermometer
ranging from 90 to 81 i'll the shade:
according to locality.
While n barber is arrested in Maine
for keeping open shop on Sundays, q
Massachusetts judge decides that
shaving is . work Of necessity, and
that BARRIERS cannot be punished for
professional labor ut any time.
A dispatcl, from Rome states that
notification has been given of the ap-
pointmcnt by the Pope Of number
of new bishops, including three for
America to Gil the Sees Of Springfield.
iIavrc dc Grace and Port au Prince
1ne names OF the three new prelatcs
ere net given.
Tho Dsricn expedition has again
failed, and tho surveys have been
abandoned for the season.. The only
fact established is that tho isthmus
cannot be pass'd except by tunnel
ing, and the question resolves itself
into q consideration Of the feasibility
OF tunnelcd canal.
The Democracy Of Missouri will
nominate no ticket this fall. but pre-
scrvc policy Of 'passivc resistance
The delegates from Great Britain
to the Evangelical Council, at New
York, will number between 800 and
Acc.
r twenty-five English noblcmcn Lave
been driven into Bankruptcy by gam
ing On the turf within the last twelve
years.
It IS reported that cabinet maker
Of Char!cstown, Mass. has engaged
fifty Cinnamon to work in his tuctc-
~.
Tho Tennessee Legislature 10 dis
cussing the proprict,,' of granting di-
vorccs where one Of the parties is
insane.
The CIJans in New Tori, are wear
irg morning as 4 mark Of respect for
he memory Of ScnUr &. Jose Lcmus.
the diplomatic representative Of the
Tevolutionists in this country, who
t.:cd in Brooklyn Tuesday.
T; is estimated that during the fis-
raj year ending June 80. the country
I as consumed $50: :OOo 900 more Of for
eign goods than lasL year, while the
exports OF domestic prodacc were
sloo,000,ee0 more.
Tnc Danish Government il dcvot-
irg great attention to forliication.
The military measures taken by Prus-
s:a on the island Of Alscn, have fully
aroused the Danes, and they will pre-
pare for possible war, cost what it
'say. :.
One OF the largest carpet manufac-
tories in Bonvais, France, was burned
70 the ground on Tuesday night, at a
,,oss to the proprietors OF over luil-
lion Of dollars. Eight hundred opcr-
a;i.'es were thrown out Of employ
lIcnt.
The Detroit Tai6une. says of that
etcry Of thecircus musicians being cat
en by lions in Missouri, that "therc
weren't any hons attached to the cir
c8s. There wasn't any circus. The
musicians turlDlod into den of liars
not Gons.'
This is Engenie's latest dinner ioil-
cite: A plain tarlatan, white, over a
white ta1eta; nothing but ,uche and
founco for ornament. In her hair
u bunch Of white lilies Of tho valley,
with a few black and red cherries-a
most striking combination for a
Tho EMh hcror of Morocco has decid-
cd that certain number Of young
men Belonging to the first families OF
the realm shall be sent to Paris to be
educated. lie has also concluded to
arm the infantry in his dominion, as
ysoon as possible, with the nccdle-gun.
A. one of the largest theatres III
New York City the audience number
Cd Just forty. persons all told, and oi
these probably one-tbird was FREQ ad
missions. The fact shows the indispo
sition of people to crowd together
whi!o the, heat is so intense.
In the5case in Baltimore Of T. N
S;ebert, and wife vs. John Iccson, in
which the jury rendered a verdict OF
$4,000 damages against defendant fol
kissing the hand Of Mrs iSicbcrt
.iuIgo Dobbins on Wednesday said be
syould set aside the verdict unless the
plaintiffs would relinquish all bnL $500
They tooa time to consider.
4 magnificent flag, made of Cs1ifar
mia silk, has been brought to Washing
ton, and ia TO be presented in the
name Of that State to the American
Congress. 1t is claimed that in 9
,short; time California will bo ablo to
supply the country with both raw and
1na2ufaotured s;lks.
Hon. ". 3. Dodge, of New York,
! has made the Hnnifcent gift of $780,.
900 to The Episcopal High School ot
Virginia, 4Snear Alexandria,a Mr..
president :of tie Young III ems. Chris.
1ian Association. Of New York Mts