The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-08-26

Prussia. s' - ,-. :
There are 994 trades unions in the
United States, with Il total member,
.hip Of 123, 3,755.
Twenty troupes pf blonde bur
lesqucrs arc to dcscofd On this country
iii the autumn. ...;
a sentimental Frenchman wants
railroading abolished, because the
smoke Oh the locomotive kills roses,
along tho lipe qi tho road.
Tho German aides 6f 81. Louis
will shortly hold " grand Fair, the
proceeds Of which will be devoted to
the rHlic: uf woundcd soldiers.
In Now York, last Saturday week,
man stabbed :lnothor with the in"-
S'd end Of II broken broomstici;.
The wounded man A:cd Tuesday.
The French, since the war BEGAN
have discovered thai! they are afflicted
with fraudulent shoddy contractors.
and swintjcrs in tho com,aiss ariat.
Tho Virginians arc maxim good
business Of gathering and dryin.; SUI
mach for dug bouses. pc:crshur.s
received, III ono day last week, 100,
900 ready 10 be sent of:
Mr.. julm:, c. Smith prints in !h.'
t.nterrrls", II description Of severed
plantations in Grccnvii!c County, vi*-
itcd Dy him. His conclusions are
7hat there were never better prospects
icr corn and cotton, and that com
mercial manurcs caunot be too highly
praised.
From all quarters wc gather tn"
most encouraging reports cce,ccrning
the crops in Chester. In some GUAR
tcrs there has been q scarcity Of rain,
but rs a general thing tLero has been
an abundance.
General Grant has had sheriff.;
warrant served upcn him in St. Louis
damages laid at 5000 because Il horse
belonging to him kicked ana broke
the leg Of another ho."c that Was in
tho same pasture with his.
Father ITynrinthc has written let
ter, dated July so, to the French pa
l'crs, i'll which he denies that the
Council, which Processes to h;.vc i'm
posed the "prctcn,lcd dogma" OF the
iniallibility Of tho popo was in any
sense pcumcnicat.
The United States Government has
been officially Informed that there has
been no general removal Of Germans
from Paris. About $50 wcre required
TO leave tho city because they violated
the privilege OF domcil by unfricndly
demonstrations against tho French.
The bound volumes of the "Con-
gressional Globe" for tho last sessions
have just been completed. The pro
ccedlnSs fill seven volumes, which is
two more than were over required be-
fore Ono entire volume is taken M
with speeches which were never de-
livered, but appear in the Globe by
vrrtuo Of leave to print.
The larger number of the appii.
cants at the Department Of State for
passports are Germans who propose
returning to Prussia to enter tho ar
my. Many Americans in Paris and
Berlin, who wont abroad without
passports arc procuring them from
the. United States Lcgis!a,ions res
in those cities.
4 week or two ago Rhonish bat
talon singing patriotic songs was
conveyed by train towards tho pro-
bable theatre of war. When arrived
Mt their destination, there was q gen,
eral burst Of laughter on obscrvin O
that one Of the bravo fellows had
slyly labeled, tho carriages with a
r'eco of chalk "Goods-hy express
TO Paris,
Machinery lately perfected in Eng.
land spins and weaves from animal
halr, of cats and rabbits especially
either by itself orwith slig ght admix.
ture OF silk, q sort OF velvet tissue
distinguishablc from silk. but not in.
ferior in finencss and beauty. The
principal colors are black and white.
thonghany color. or shade common in
other fabrics cam be impaired equally
The Charleston .RpnJl;cnn states
that the Rev. W. Watkin Hicks has
rendered his resignation" as assis.
tant pastor Of st. Johns Lutheran
Church, and that he was led to this
step by the 'hubbub' occasioncd in
his congregation by articles published
~ h's magazine. the -II-X Cenl4ry."
Col. Thomas G.. Bacon, of. Edge
Held; S. c, has lost splendid horse
Mt Long BraEch-Iync hbnrg-one of
the most promising horses. upon the
American turf In race Of three
mile heats, while running in the sec
opd heat, Lynchburg, from some i'm
perfection in tho track; broke his
sh9ulder. 1ee bad won, The first heat.
pnd Vas inthc lead when The terrible
accident happened to him. - a.
:ciAeeortiing TO the circular Of a, lead
aanoy silk house in Lyons, tho lamcnta,
,ble and unexpected outbreak OF war
mas nearly stopped all transactions in
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