The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-07-01
NEWS SUMMARY,

Acssut VI saw VI lhS SutStS'y "
Nalffothia.
A drama entitled "TLc Ficnd Of
New. Orleans is running in ono of
tho cities of southern France. Gen
.cral Butler is the "Eiend:"
A Southern Governor is credited
with vrtoing 2 bill passed by the
Legislature "for bad spelling AND NON
sense generally
"> Making Of HI wills shouiq be loft
to nll women, in order to avoid ex.
pensive litigation. There is no such
thiag us disputing their wills. ;.
A little school boy in Dapycrs, Mas,
sachusctts, when asked by his teacher
why women should not vote, answer
Sd: Cause thoy arc afraid Of cater
l'illcrs." =.
Chipman. the publisher Of Dickens
works, publishes card, saying that
only one-half Of Dickens story, "The
Mystery Of Edwin Drood," had been
written, and no one will 10 permitted
10 finish it. e."
The Western countries Of Pcnnsyl-
,vania arc moving for q reformation
.of the Republican party
Sixty Thousand cotton operatives
in Lancashire, England, have by dep
ltation asked of the manufacturers
an increase of wages. They were
promised an advance if the, prices Of
Iroods ahnnld warrant IT,
Sfany of tho DakotaK Indians arc
formally. taking homestcads and set
Ting themselves down TO live the ii,
Of civilization. Although they are of
purc Indian blood and capuot speak
Il wSs:l OF English, they have adopted
our costume.
The cotton merchants and brok ors
OF New York have appointed 4 COM
mittcc of thirteen receivers, exporters
4nd brokers to report at future
meeting plan of organization for q
cotton exchange, embracing pegula-
tions to correct abuses in the cotton
trade Of. that city. ~
An Organization called the Union
League, and having for it's object the
annexation Of Canada to the United
Statgs, it is said, has just been started
in the Dominion. Branches arc 10 be
established in every town to agitatc
the subject.
Chicago, tho fastest city of the
West, is increasing her debt with
much greater rapidity than she is her
population. In the last thruc years ii
has more than .tripied; ftintl now ii
;.ruounts TO ovcr seventeen, millions Of
dollars! I7s.i., !: ...j' "-ir; = 0s.-
Every Radical member Of the Ten
nesseotoN House of Representatives,
with one exception, voted against a
,ucasure for.inducing intelligent and
well-to-do Northern men TO co4e 10
the State.
= a Michigan man, who. had somo
time since separated from his wife af-
tor several years of married life, re-
Gently advertised under an assumed
name for wife, and it happened the
woman answered the adrertiscm ent.
Letters were passed, and finally they
met, with mutual surprise. But ali
ended happily, as they resolved to for
get tho past, and try again, deter
mined to live happily together. .;
The New York Standard SAYS that
Horace Groely continue to be serious
y i'll. The. disease with which he re-
turned from the Bahamas still clings
10 him, aud bis physicians deny his
friends permission to sec HIM LIE
has 4 strong, buoyant constitution
"nd, although severely strhined@ by
fifty years of incredible men tai i and
bodily toll; tits feared he has serious
ly oyertaxed it, and that 11n may. be
compelled TO seek continued rest.
Senator Reyels is credited with a
letter TO clergyman in Broolslyn,
urging that as His sister refuses to be
assisted by.shib, nobody else should
shoufd lie allowed 10 assist her and
protesting that she must Bdtbe per-
1nitted to ettalse d cont Of. the money
now boing raised for her bcaeft in
otdert TO throw disgrace on him, and,
thresgh hiq', the RcpubIc2n party" )" ,,
A aotter from saratoga to the Bos:
ton Jon,nd says tho ,sUls is amazing
this year. The Greci1ns bend Of for.
,a9r seasons is : nowheres this year.
The htys dresses v arn leave. The inn
pression that lady got up In style
must have about her person a good
siAedi lobster basket PiainpGsAii
smoe@h hairiisscacssy gen. But tlls
tiiBSedj. peecurtne, wile.mako styteis
the rage. 81 o3&t'n>'a tatsrA faGt
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the nrasaaa golpms giaihg sstbe, ;:..args
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