The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-07-07
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The colored population Of Ohio
has increased from 81, 4,849 ia 1860,
to 6S,367. The whole population
sf the State is now 2,665,O0
Wyoming woman complains
<hat hundreds Of her sex in that
territory refuse to vote unless coax
ed by good-looking men.
The descendants Of Lord John
Booth of England have put ia q
claim for the whole Of Suffolk
County, L. L, amounting, principal
and interest, to $50, 100000.
Mr.. Maginnis, who married. the
daughter Of VIM. N. Tweed, Is q
young man who has made q largo
fortune in New Orleans through
the mauufacture of cotton seed
oil. - G.
Henry Harris, a negro, was con-
victed at the last term Of the Ma
rion County (Arkansas) Circuit
court, of the murder Of John B.
Crockett, q grandson of the re-
nowned David Crockett.
The candidate for LieuNn
Governor of Iowa, DR.. 4ntlis,
was mortally injured on Tues
day.
The Outrage Committed has
appointed a sub.com ommittee to x9iiit
North and South Carolina.
The transfer. of the capitl Of
Italy from Florence to Rome has
been postponed to October dfst
The Democrats of Main9 decided
that they must address themselves
to the vital questions uf the
hour.
T A large number Of Witnesses
are in Washington to testify before
the Southern Outrage Commftt
A Catholic priest was excluded
from his church at Hudson, New
Jersey, Sunday, by his consrsga-
tion. ~: D
The Secretary Of War will deliver
an address before the graduating
class Of Princeton college this,
week.
The corner:stons Of the New
State Capital at Albany, { New
York, was laid on 3aturday with
Masonic ceremonies.
A fire on Saturday morning
destroyed eighteen houses and
stores in the central part Of the
towu of Barrie, Ontario. ~,
A list of candidates has been
prepared by the Republicans Of
Paris for the Assembly.
.'st
England consumes about 40
quarts OF beer per annum to- each
head of her population, Balgium
81, Germany 43, Austria 90. France
1s, Switzerland 19, and Munich,
Bavaria, 230 quarts.
It is estimated that no less than
one million Of dollars in gold have
been expended in Western Texas
within the last. three : months for
beeves, stock cattle, and the neces-
sary horses to drive them. k
A young man wants to know
what business he had better 90
into that will enable him to occupy
a high position in society. Let
him try the roofing business; in
that trade q smart man will soon
get to the top Of the ladder.
A Washington man ignorantly
displayed a Confederate hag among
some bunting which he borrowed
to decorate his house with in honor
of the Pope's anniversary. It
caused some excitement, and he
hurriedly took it down.
Kossuth is reported to have de.
SPARED of the cause of human free
dom in Europe, and to talk OF re-
turning to t11is country to die,
because it is the only country where
liberty has been from first to last
preserved in its perfection.
The ladies are contributing con-
siderably to English war literature.
"Our Adventures. During the War
of 187O.7l," By two English ladies
-Emma Pearson and Louisa Nc
Laughlin-is just published, and
another lady has written a journal
of the siege of Strasburg. .
The appointment of fire coroners
to hold an inquest on every fire, to
protect the public and the compa-
,ies, is advocated. 1t is urged that
if the payment of a policy were
conditioned on the production of an
official certificate, stating that in.
vestigation showed the loss to result
from accidental fire, risks and pre-
miums would largely fall.