The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-01-31
VOLUME XIX---NO. Al

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sCRAPs
In the opinion OF the London 1gm6s. q
Mr.. Catacazy served his gpHeEnnsnt
zealously bat fajudi iciously. q
Men are frequently like tea; the rsal
strength and goodness are net property
drawn out Of them Until they havelheeni =
for short time In hot water.
A new style of fur is known by the
name of wolverine, and will be, IL Is
is this.
During the period Of twelve years, !,
from the beginning Of 1856. to the close
OF 1870, 2,2B7,50O German Immigrants ~
arrived in this country. ss;;as IL
80, Amyt ysu ought never to wear & a
ring on your third finger, unless you arefs
really reany engaged: Mamma says 1t often
About year ago, adeaf and dumb
couple In New Jersey were married.
Lately the wife gave birth to q child.
and can now both hear and speak.
Alta Chinese funeral in San Ffancisco.
q hundred carriages were in a line with
twenty professional mourners, and i've; s.
wagon loads of provisions and flowers.
A man being founda at la Crosse, Wis.,.
with seven stabs in his-back, the CoFbe [ !.
ner's jury brought in averdict Of "prob-
able murder" A very cautious jury
Say nothing respecting yourself; either
good, bad, or Indifferent: t: nothing good,
for that is vanity; nothing bad, for that
is aftectation; nothing indifferent, for =
that is silly. 80 .,teyi!!4 !!4aL ta
An effort is being made to revise the g
old fashioned brocades for evening toll :
cites and when made into court train,
trimmed with old costly lace, they are
very elegant and stylish. .5i{f
Black lace dresses over light-colored
silk skirts are very fashionable this year,
but are very. rare, as they cost from S5. -,
600, to Sc, 600 in gold, and 1t 10 not every u
one who can afford that. -, = Z, I; ,,ss,s,,,.
! There is this difference between hap.ae
piness and wisdom: he that thinks him. 4,
self the happiest man really 10 40 but !.
he that thinks himself the wiseSt, iA y
generally the greatest fool. II asati ltt'
Four curls depending from the top 81 re
the head, where they are fastened 6y q n
knot of black velvet, or bow OF bright; 4
| ribbon, is the latest fashionable style for, :
dressing the hair, for young ladies. ,1o
Some people seean instance Of Yetrihe,. i
utive justice in the fact that Col. Ash 6
more of Mississippi committed suicide
with the same pistol he used once In
shooting South Carolinian In q duel. .ss0h
The latest style of dance-eards ussd at !'s .
balls and parties are tn tho shape ef: SO
book, bound in an imitation Of Russia ~
leather with o small gilt pencil attached
to one side by a narrow red ribbon. ~
The visit of an American squadron tor
Japan sec ms TO have sent that country
into ecstacies. Admiral Rodgers and his II
officers were presented at Court and denr, "a
tertained by the dignities several days., h
A man in San Francisco who had not
heard of the Chicago fire, arrived there 90
last week. After looking at the ruins 81
turned to stranger and asked "HdH
long did the earthquake last, old spdtt ?',al
A female thus cruelty applies a,ioldlu,
saying: ~ a.ifi Ia.G nslr!
sMisfortunes never cothe single 9mo'
And so, like birds Of 3 feather pias.
! The marriages and the deaths M y, u. ~
Arealways printed together; DE- 3 ~, -
Hon. james Brooks and family.s4l
have arrived from Europe. e. M r., :,
Two more deaths from hydratei Of
chloral are reported. 3 siys2' :. ttif
3 !
New Government buildings are4qti
talked of for Paducah, Kentucky: igGf'
The French bishops are opposing = !,
the compulsory educational bill. a.lea'
The woman suffragists have had an - =
unsatisfactory hearing before tho st,
Judiciary Committee Of the Senate. aa
Nearly every night ladies on. :
Broadway, N. Y, have dresses ruined
by some one wLo throws kerosene M'
upon them. g" ''sS'
The Rev. Mr.. Watson. who has been -
on trial at Chatham, England, for the ''D'
murder Of his wife, has been found :, y
guilty. 80 80 ,;a..a :. =,
The Arkansas State Board Of Edu-.
cation has passed resolution memori i,
alizing Congress to endow the free
schools Of that State. = -, .'lS =,
The actual value of the products, Of %
the manufacturing establishments of
Richmond, Va, during 1871, isplaced g,
at$14, $40, LAG. .er,
The committee Of the National AS q,
sembly has reported unanimously in !,
favor of repeating the law sequestrat- ~,
ing the estates of the Orleans Princes.
Commissioner Douglas has received !
an anonymous communication from >
Rochester, New York, enclosing a. ~
draft for $500, which will be credited 4
to the conscience fund. - l.gaa:a
The property of Ex-Governor Bull 7
lock, of Cobb county, Georgia, has "a
been levied on under laborer's liens. -
A Western, man makes sort of :,
hollow cone ofsstitf paper, sticks it
in the ground loosely, smears the &,
inside with gummy oil or oil and ros- ,
in, and puts corn in the bottom. The
crows put their heads in for corr, and =,
find themselves capped" -"
The Missouri Democra. being threat !
ened with libel suit, damages at $50, o
OoO for saying Mr.. Collord was worth
IS to any political party, has made
retraction. 1t says: "Mr. Collard is
not worth IS to any political party: ,
he is not worth dollar"
Some old Confederates, says the
Mobile Register, who visited the st. :,
Charles, in New Orleans, the other
night, to see "Richelieu," were tod