The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-08-11

81 Senator Carl :'>!!urz vii! ret1rH to
zssAmcrica in October. ite Is il BeT'lA
Studying the >pon'!Hnce betWcol
ssPrussia and Ahc jMi:ci States, Wlsa- {
pieM to the "Puli;i"Hl iIiSt.ly .oi E=sIaer-
lea. which he inlcndS 10 write. :$sss$
Ithas been suggested that. Tie trus;
4 tees OF the North Carolina UniVers!ty
elect Hon. Jefferson Davis president o
that inst titution with a salary OF tel
thousand dollars. g. = =
Acknowledgement Pierrcpont has AS
sureda Washington correspondent tina
he has not, had :, single complaint Q
3 sSOuthern outragcs since he became Al
torney- General.
in the memory OF the oldest inhabit-
: ant never WAS there Il greater scarclt.
Of money than at present. n man
life is jeoparded if lie asks another to set
: tie that little bill.
20 g. Kaufman. Secretary o! tn;
Ashville and Spartanburg Railroad, re-
ports the road progressing timely, an'
the people very liberal in their suppor
Of the project.
The City Water Works and othei
public property, of Columbia, :. G., arc
advertised for sale by the sheriff, TO sat
isfy judgements obtained against the cl'
ty bv the Carolina National Bank.
Atthe the last sale day i'll August in
Atlanta, S326 ,396 of confederate currency
together with Il quantity of state and in
,dividual bis payable in the same curEcN.
cy, were Knocked down Judge Samuc
Levy for one dollar.
The victory in Kentucky is more com
plete than first reported. 1t Is now be
iieved that Col- McCreary'S majority
will reach fifty thoueaEd-a gain OF thir'
teen thousand over Governor Leslic's
majority in 1871.
Somebody whose head is level says :
"Starting Il newspaper Is i,,n-aHy body
who can do it. But we have ilGowl
peopie who had 10 sit UP nights and
hustle around pretty lively to keep on'
going after it WAS sta:tcd.'
y rcccn; article in The London T"mc,
summing up the chances Oi a war with
Russia in case that power should puSll
into Afghanistan, conveys Ui" impr"s.
sion that sucl an event Is not unlocked
for by the English Government.
Mr.. l.. II. ". Cuyry:s steam thrshcj
has theshcd out siNiy-iivC lTtndr"':
bushels Of wheat and Oais in GrptnviliC
and LaurenS counties lie present seas
on. This shows that Cncfmv VIII 90,
combined with industry &Ed rer>cv"r-
ance.
Some beef, from q beast KILLED. BY
lightning, Vas Gr@uShi to town ~ ~
town authority. The feet sat;,f&c.rri
ly established Of the killing u ri',.TC:> >U-
ted we are at q loss 70 &%1 the proper
grounds of such intcrIicti0n. The Crsh
of al animal killed hy al electric blow
could scarcely he less Wholesome th@n
when killed from blow from: an axe, Il
knife or a bul!et.-.S"a't"J ]i,"t"ia'@".
The iS,tmtcr WuicIlI2n:, is offered fnl'
twelve months, ~ a prize, 10 the party
sending the largest watermelon daring
the scason-thp paper for nine n'"nlh,
for the next largest, f0r>iX months Tor
the third, and three months for th"
fourth beSt-the size 70 be determined
by weight, and record Of weights To- hc
kept in this office.
THE canvass in kcntuckay has "ndcd
as everybody knew it would crG-in tl.C
election of The entire democratic ticket
by between thirty and forty thousand
majority The fight was made in rcGu-
uiar Kcntuckcy style, the two candidates
for governor going through the country
together and speaking from the same
platform.
LET me kiss YOU for your mother"
Said 6 swell, TOO free Of speech,
TO All unprotected maiden,
Whom he met upon the beach.
LET me thrash you for my father:'
Was the naidcn's quick reply,
As with ready sun-umbrella,
She chastised him, hipand thigh.
Gov. Allen made . great speech at
Newark, Ohio. the other day. He pow
erfuIly defended the Democratic plat
form declared that the impending COLI
flict in this country was to be between
tue people and the money power; charg-
ed-thc Republicans with being respoOsi-
bic for the depression everywhere and
asserted that forced resumption means
general ruin and disaster.
A much-needed rain came ON last Mon
day afternoon, and from appearances was
generaly over the County. The crops,
in some portions Of the comfy, had
suffered seriously, but it is hoped that
with seaSonable rains from this time
forward an average crop At least, If not
more, will be maQe.--iutrtItSriHc jitr-
aid.
In Mississippi the Democrats are very
confident OF carrying the State at the
next election. Alnes will have to step
nd hiS rut - -10u pnn-
iamin I. Butler, lad done IL Ma,sachu-
sets One 10y one they take up their lit
tie carpet-bags and silcnly Steal away.
The Advcntists brings lis the painful
Intelligence that the world is to come !"
an end on the l1,h 81 next month. We
can't see any use in briu- in such Il l,ur-
ry about the thing. Bcsi.icS, 10 bring oE
the affair before the Phiiadclphia Cen
tonnial is over would be IlGiculous.-.
LOuyIier-JOWRW.
Senator Johnson leaves q widow, two
daughters and one sOn-MrS. Patterson,
wife Of ex-senator Patterson, the lady
of the White House vino received and
entertained during her futGc's aGniiUi,-
tration with such G!@nity and grace;
Mrs. Brown, formerly Mrs. StuEcr, II
whose residence ne died; and -AuLrcW
Johson, ir., OF the G.'CCHcNc LttcHIJcr-
cLr.
Now that the grave Is closed 0vct l!:r
remains Of the great cOmnUI;cr, -tn.!A
johnson ,an active contest viii lax" ,t;,yt'
for the vacant senat0iahip. Gov. Porter
will be beSeigol as soon aS he TclUi:is,
from Crccnviiic. The names oi GDv.
Jshanl i. Harris, Gen. Chc&tlEGn. ErT.
JoIln {. Brown and Con. i3HtC. are al