The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-01-17
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"A goose IN her seventy-secOnd year ID
the pride Of rural household in Missou-
ri. roy
The recent gale has caused many
shipwrecks and considerable loss of life.
Several vessels have been seen at sea in
distress, and one Bottom up.
The total number of claims now ON
file with the Claims Commission is
about II, ,50S, only $50 Of which have
been at all examined into.
In the case of poisoning of r. F. Bur
roughs, at Paterson, New jersey. the
jury rendered in verdict that Bur
roughs was poisoned by Libby Cara
brant
The Victoria Parliament passed q
copyright act protecting press kilograms
for twenty four hours from being pira-
ted, the act to remain in force one year.
A popular subscription has been in-
augurated in Havana to raise funds to
he given to the party delivering General
Cespedes In the hands Of the Spanish
authorities. - . 80
ALI the militia forces at New Orleans
have been placed under the command
OF General Longstrcet, who has been
ordered to act ip conjunction with Major
General Emory.
The Dukes Of Buceleuch and Devon
SHIRE with whom are associated q
number Of opulent English capitalists, !.
have set about creating great port on
the Lancashire coast to rival Liverpool.
It is q singular fact that not an. actor
attended the funeral of Haekett in New
York.
The adjutantgeneral Of Missouri was
sent to SedRlia County to investigate tho
Ku Klux outrages, and reports them
wholly unfounded.
An anti-reut war is threatened In
Chicago on the part Of those who were
allowed to erect temporary habitations.
The Mayor proclaims that they must
pay or move.
Victor Hugo Is said to be q candidate
for the French Assembly on platform
involving the the abolition Of every
thing that is, and the establishment Of
everything that isn't. -. 80.
It is said that the Empress Eugenic
occasionally superintends q little milli-
ueEy SSt6OllSuAuCut III SAibcAuuIbt, JuSg
|by way Of diversion, and the conse.
vicinity patronize the establishment.
Acorrespondent Of q London paper
states that an American missionary,
sent to Calcutta to convert the Hin
docs, has become disciple Of Kesbub
Chunder Sen, and been formally
received into the Brahmo-Somaj
Church.
The Grand Duke Alexis found out the
strong point Of Niagara aftera half-day's
stay there. The landlord characteristic
cal1y charged an enormous bill-S1500
at the rate of $75 for each member Of
the suite for the half day. The young
man at once declined the preposterous
imposition, and the amount was finally
reduced to $1,000.
This paragraph from the London
Times will be read with profound salts
faction in France: "No lapse Of time
and no depth Of misfortune will ever
deprive France Of the rank which her
geographical position and her material
and mental advantages have given. her
at the head Of European nations. It
was the boastof that country, when at
the height Of her power and prosperity,
that on her satisfaction depends the
worlds tranquility; but the world is
not reassurred by all her prostration and
lexhaustion.n g.
It is stated that several prominent
labor reformers are endeavorihg to con-
solidate the national and international
trade unions, the State labor councils
and the various secret orders of mechan-
| les into one national order of American
mechanics. This Is to be done by Q con-
vention, in which all the different ex-
listing organizations will be represented
by delegates, and If the proposed con-
solidation is effected, it will unite at
least one million of workers and voters,
who will be controlled by central labor
congress.
No wonder several Of the Chicago in-
surance companies "went up" The
Equitable, with assets Of $3.50. 900, had
risks amounting to 81, 900 600. The Gar.
den City, with q capital stock paid up
of $5O,0OO, had risks of $1,000, 900, and
lost $3,00000O. The Commercial, with
assets Of $500, 900, had s15, ,0OO, 900 in out
standing risks.
John Ruskin, in his last address to
the workingmen of Great Britain, says
of his boyhood training: my mother
forced me- by steady, daily toll, to read
every syllable through to the Apoca.
lypse about once year; and to that
discipline owe not only a knowledge
of the book, which I find occasionally
serviceable. but much of my general
power of taking pains, and the best part
Of my taste in literature;
"Two hundred and thirty-three deaths
from smallpox in Philadelphia" give 9
cheerful variety in the Chicago Repub-
lican's column of "Trfes.s
Our dusky friend Mad Bull, who has
long and ably filled the laborious posi-
ton of Indian Chief near Yancton, was
baptized on Christmas. This Is the
first time in his life that Mad had been
known to take water.
Capital punishment is disastrous to
civilization, but we feel that we could
read and gloat over New York Herald
report of the hanging Of that compost
tor in the Office Of the Carthage Repub-
lican who has compiled 66s legitimate
English words from the letters forming
the words Prince Alexis. !"
Just listen to Grace Greenwood, If
she had the framing of the law, only
such women would be allowed to vote as
had sewing machines, and know how
to use them no woman would have
vote who could not read and write; who
who was not able to cast up her milline.
ry accounts and cut them down; who
could not make loaf Of bred, a pud-
ding, SOW on button, wash dishes, and
on pinch, keep boarding house, and
support husband decently."
A Sioux City paper thus describes o
bear dog which recently appeared in
that place. 1T is cross between bear
and dog. The animal attracted much