The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-09-28
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MattheW Aaay. pfeslueh1.
The Prince of Wales is to command
a brigade Of cavalry in the military
movements at, ,Aldershott.
The Mayor of Selma, Ala, has
given orders to have all young men
found loafing on the streets arrested.
unless they go to work,
It appears that the University Lii
brary of North Carolina has. been
sadly pilaged by tho Republican OH
cials who have had it in charge.
Mrs. Whar:on's health is said to be
declining but she is anxious that her
trial should take place soon, havin
apparently no fear eff Its result.
In the Aldcrshott review, in Eng.
land, it is designed to put al army OF
10000 men in the field, and keep
them at military movements for a
month. '
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy does not be-
lieve that there is in England any
warm popular national attachment
to the Queen. .-......
The friends of Senator Harlan, in
Iowa, claim that he has eighteen more
votes in the Legislature than will be
required to rc-clect him TO the Sen
ate.
The Newborn Republican says Of
Mr., Geeley: If elected, he will pro-
ably read his inaugural address from
his book upon What he knows about
farming
Horace Greeley delivered an ad-
dress before the Northwestern Agri-
cultural Association, at Minneapolis,
MINI. on the l4th, to large crowd.
Over $500 people were present.
Alexander II. Stephens, in one of
his last tbrec-column editorial para
graphs, says that "the keynote"
which was sounded in Ohio by Val
landigham has lost California to the
Democracy, and is losing the other
States as fast US possible.
Adolef Thiers writes with extreme
s!owncss, and never punctuates his
manuscript. Nearly all the copy for
lis numerous books he dictated to a
German, Jacob Grosch, who has been
his amanuensis for nearly forty
years.
Mr.. T F. Gary has been appointed
State Auditor, I'D Interim, to take Of
feet October lst, prox, in place of
Major E.. l.. Deane, resigned. |
A correspondent writes to the
Yorkville Enquirer that tho con-
tractors are bow grading the Air
lime Railroad in the vicinity oil
bimestonc.Springs. The masonry at
Thickety bridge is about completed.
They arc pushing the work vigorous
ly.
Chief Justice Mckean. of Utah,
charged the Grand jury OF that Ter
rtory yesterday, it being composed
altogether Of Gen,iles, that bigamyi
WAS a crime in Utah us we'll as else
wherc and that it was their duty to
present persons guilty OF it for trial.
Evidently Brigham is in IN unsatistlo-
tory situation.
A. J. Ransier, the colored Licuten-
ant.Govornor OF Sonth Carolina, and
Chairman of the Republican State
Executive Committee, publishes a let
ter in tlle Charleston Newx, strongly
opposing the proposed declaration OF
martial law. He thinks tho civil
powers amply sufficient to repress ex-
irting disorders, and that martial law,
as y remedy, would be worse than
the disease.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
says: "it was reported on the streets
yesterday that Scott, the Governor of
South Carolina has been informed of
the duel which took place near Gran
iteyilc, in his dominions, on last Sun
day morning, and that he intends
making q requisition on Bullock for
al! the parties connected With the
affair. Making the requisition would
probably be the easiest part Of the
affair"
The Atlanta Constitution says Con
erat Beaurcgard is in Chicago, and
when interviewed conversed quite
freely upon the material prospects. OF
the South, but eschewcd politics, re-
marking wisely that those gentlemen
who had taken prominent parts in
the rebellion conld not pc too careful
about dabbing in politics, for many
of them could bat imperfcc!ly repre-.
sent tho sentiment Of the Southern
people. The South bad great mate
rial resources, and her progress i'll the
future ,would be rapid and perma-
nent. fste
The local authorities in various
parts of Cuba have sent to Havana
over 1000 Chinese of those whose
term of apprenticeship had expired,
while others arc runaways. The
first named, according to previous
laws, must rehire themselves or leave
Cuba. ~
A journal of San Francisco claims
for that ,citysthat it viii hereafter be
the great receiving depot for tea.
While this is very probable from the