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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Exposition Statistics.

Some interesting statistics have been
published i'll regard to the duties which
have been performed by the Centennial
police force during the past six months.
At the opening. of the Exhibition there
were about 1000 men on duty; but
as they became skilled in the perfor-
nance of their work, the number was
gradually diminished. About the first
of November the force consisted of GIL
men, with six captains, three lieutenants
and forty-three sergeants. The Main
building was guarded by 230 men, and
Machinery Hall by 125. d United States
enlisted men took the place Of the Cen
tennial police in the Government build
ing. The duties of the police force
have been of the most novel and ardu-
ous character. Without obtruding
themselves uupleasantly or unnecessarily
upon the visitors, they have efficiently
guarded the railway track-a matter re-
quiring skill and care; they have pre-
vented unsafe crowding in any locality
watched for thieves burglars and pick
pockets; guided lost people taken care
of lost children ; gathered up and prop.
erly deposited lost articles discovered
trespassers who, disdaining the ordinary
gates, attempted to, scale the. fence
quietly disposed Of every person who
gave any indication of intoxication
quelled every embryotic quarrel or dis
order; and answered thousands OF ques-
tions-sensible, useless and ,sIly-with
good humored politeness., One or two
hundred pickpockets have been cap
tured between three and four hundred
lost children have been returned to their
homes, while at the Centennial police
headquarters much larger number OF
children have been recovered by their
parents or guardians. Watching the
diamonds has been special duty in TIE
Main building. Undoubtedly there has
been considerable quiet purloining, hut
the aggregate loss has been very small
compared with the great amount OF
valuable articles exposed. In Memorial
Hall the police have guarded the pic.
lures and statues from the attacks OF
canes and umbrellas; beggars, peddlers
and unlicensed venders have been prop
erly dealt with; and scores of other
matters, trivial and important, have
met prompt and careful attention at the
hands of the Centennial police.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
A Turkish Crime.

Another brutal outrage has been com.
mitted at Tata- -Bazardjik. A young girl
of fifteen was seized by four Turks,
kept in house all night, and treated in
the most horrible manner. The next
morning the girl was found dead. The
men have been arrested at the instance
of MIR. Calvert, the British consul. The
Turkish authorities, to palliate the
crime, express the belief that the girl
killed herself after the outrage. This
only makes the outrage more terrible.
What adds to the horror of the case,
and shows =. The same time the state OF
terrorism in which people live. ls that
Me girl was seized in the presence OF
her mother, who was too much frighten:
ed to tell anybody what had happened
until the next morning, and would not
then have done so had the girl not been
killed. Gases like this are occurring all
over the country daily, very few OF
which are reported to the consul. !he
state of terrorism is simply fearful.
Nothing is done to punish crime, except
on the urgent representation OF Mr..
Calvert or MIR. Barring, who, OF course,
cannot be everywhere, nor do they hear
of one in hundred of the acts OF Vlo'
lence committed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Knowing Hogs.

The Commercial Bulletin is reminded
of an adventure at Western country
railroad station where, when the train
stopped, several of the passengers were
astonished to observe soven or eight
swine racing from field near by up to
the railway track, halting beneath the
car windows. Attention was distracted,
however, by the entrance of boy with
/" nice fried pies, only FIVE cents
apiece" This really sppetizipg looking
merchandise was eagerly purchased, es'
pecially by any one who had ever eaten
a fried apple turnover in New England.
But, alas the folly of trusting to ap-
pearance for, no sooner was the first
mouthful beneath the teeth of the pur-
chaser than the flavor of strong butter,
grease and general nastiness met his
taste, causing him to raise the car win
dow and not only eject the mouthful,
but the remainder of the pie from which
it had been taken-a proceeding which
the hogs waiting beneath were evidently
we'll acquainted with, as they devoured
the discarded viands with much gusto,
and to the disgust Of the passengers,
who thus found that they had become
swine purveyors, as doubtless Others
had before them, Judging from the AMI
mails actions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
% His Opinion Of Reporters.

That young Mr.. Lick, who is contest
ing his fathers will, is having q lively
time with the interviewers, who poster
him continually with all sorts OF conun-
drums. Thus Gan you give me any
information regarding your interviews
with the trustees, Mr.. Lick?" said the
reporter, cautiously feeling his way.
Mr.. Lick looked at him sternly, and an
swered, with ssperity: II cannot, tor l
have had no interviews with them. My
life, since I came to this coast, has been
a burden to me because I would not be
interviewed. What do they want me to
drive out to the Cliff Kouse for, and see
the seals saw them twenty years ago,
and don't care if I never saw seal
again. They want to interview me in
carriage when I can't get out, and If 1
tried to they would drive on and upset
me-treak my neck, perhaps" added
Mr.. Lick, bitterly, "and that would be
the easiest solution Of all this difficulty.
1 have made up my mind as to what !
intend to do, and all the lawyers and
pioneers and reporters that ever lived
could not change my resolve" Ger
tainly, certainly, Mr.. Lick ; we all give
you credit for great armness OF oharac-
ter. Your father was very positive
man, and carried out his convictions to
the letter. Will you visit the site of the
observatory, sirs" inquired the reporter,
politely Mr.. Lick drew long breath,
and glanced ominously toward hickory
stick that stood in the correr.| "Young
man." he said, 81 don't want to give
you my opinions of observatories in gen
eral, and this one in particular. If I
did, you might not like to hear them:
If 1 were to tell you what think about
telescopes, I do not think you would
print It in your paper. If I was to talk
to you about the academy of sciences,
and you were 70 hand literal report OF
the same into your proprietors' office, |
think they would discharge you and If
I should candidly explain to you my
convictions regarding yourself, do not
think you would remain ten seconds in
this room" Regarding this as gentle
hint to retire, the reporter gracefully
withdrew.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Damp Walls.

The Builder gives the following re-.
,nedy for damp walls: Three-quarters OF
a pound of mottled soap to one gallon OF
water. This composition to be laid over
the brickwork steadily and carefully
with large fiat brush, so as not to form
a froth or lather on the surface. The
wash to remain twenty-four hours to be-
come dry. Mix half pound Of alum
with four gallons of water; leave it to
stand for twenty-four hours, and then
apply it in the same manner over the
coating of soap. Let this be done in
dry weather. In the case OF stone walls
the following ingredients, melted and
mixed together, and applied hot to the
surface of stone, will prevent all damp
from entering and vegetable substance
from growing upon it-one and a half
pounds rosin, ono pound Russian tallow,
one quart inseed oil. This simple re.
medy has been proved upon. o piece Of
very porous stone, made into the form lo
of o basin; two coats Of this liquid, on
being applied, caused,it to hold water as
well as any earthenware vessel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Spontaneous Combustion.y

Capt. Harry Scott, of the British
navy, has thrice saved his ship. by dig
ging down to the coal ignited by spon-
taneous combustion. he sunk q shaft 20
the lower strata, and the men could
only work by standing in pals contain
ing water. The ignition isalways under
the hatchway, because when the coal Is
shot down the spouts the heaviest lumps
tumble forward. aft, or OF the sides,
leaving the smallest in the middle, which
becomes 80 compact that the density OF
the mass prevents air from passing
through it or, in the event Of fire, wate,
from percolating. It flows toward the
bilges and into the imbers without e1-
tinguishing the fire or even cooling the
heated coal. ...-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Could Not Do It.

A new prison chaplain was recently
appointed in q certain town. He was q
man who greatly magnifed his office,
and, entering one of the cells on his first
round of inspection, he with much POM
posity thus addressed the prisoner who
occupied it: "Well, sir, do you know
who T am9'' "No; nor dinna care, I"
was the nonchalant reply. "Well, I'm
your new chaplain" a"Oh, ye are
Weel, I hae heard O. ye before" "And
what did you'hear2" returned the chap
lain, his curiosity getting the better Of
his dignity. "Weel, I heard that the
last twa kinks ye we're in ye preached
them bath empty; but III be hanged if
ye find it such an easy matter to do the
same wi this ane!" =, H.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Unparallefsl Cruelty.

> The evidence in the case of John and
Maggie Mccarthy, charged with; the
murder OF their foster child, George
.Woodard, at Bay CITY, Michigan, shows
that once thalwonsn put, q red. hot iron
in tho child q tmenth,. and held his lips
tightly against lit, q, Again she held him
head foremost downa WELL ooShe also
frequently placed his fingers in the door
and shut the door over them, and at
times put them through ii the clothes
wringsrS7 She was also in the habit OF
striking him on the head with huge
piece Of wood. The woman seems 70
have little anxiety about the situation
aud sings IN her cell for long time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20

ANOTHER THING. In windowin New
York during the Presidential excite
mentwere portraits of Tilden and Hsyes,
side by side, and underneath is written
the old Jacobin Legend, S'7" =
God bless the king, God bless the faiths de-
fender; .,
God bless-there's no harm in blesstng-the
c psetender, = 4. - a. -
But who that pretender is, and who that king,
God bless us all Is quite another thing. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Creeds.

"My friends" said returned mis-
sionary at one OF the anniversary meet
ings, Hlet US avoid seotarian bitterness.
The inhabitants of Hindostan, where 1
have been laboring for many years, have
q proverb that though you bathe a
dogs tail in oil and bind it in splints,
vet you cannot get the crook out OF 1t.
Now mans sectarian bias is simply the
crook in the dogs tail, which cannot be
eradicated; and I hold that every one
should be allowed to wag his own pecu-
Iarity in peace"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20

RUM DID IT.-John Barr, of Wells
Vile, Ohio, went to his home in an in:
toxicated condition. His sister used
some remark offensive to him, when be
seized q cup, threw it at her an felled
her to the floor. His mother cried out
"John, you have killed your sister T.
wbereupon he drew his revolver and
blew his brains out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Fashion Notes.
The, dolman sestoredstoiavor.
Fisher tail sets rank next to sables.

The, dolman ia sestoredstoiavor.
Fisher tail setsrsnk next to sables.,
Mink sets are coming in fashion again.
Chenille, hair nets areacoming IN
vogue eurY ,Nw bga Es'i :, jsslsu
; Buokskin q underclothing grows in
favor. =, -. -. 80 go =, g &. ~ V kzs5s
No. short v, wraps viii, be- worn this
? Skirt lbraids are not used on house
dresses. 80 y - =. (
Stylish boas are two yards long and
round. ~ x" S"1'"
" .Chinchilla sis the 'amost serviceable
fur 81. .E3lisi.y @ft7 1920 n'si f.
Silver fox is still one of the iayorite
fancy furs, erwin. edJ ID as za;ts ~
Monograms are; seen On. everything
tnlA season' 80, % ssSg7 >is,Iz -
Black and red French lynx furs are
serviceable and cheap: Z
The finest sable sets are made OF the
tails of the animal. D''1"V.' % -
The new dolmans have backs thatsimu-
late French sack '3as1 nH - s'EN
Ladies Of sober tastes still prefer seal
skin sets of muff and sboaath > 4 'fG.&
Red lid gloves are called for by q few
eccentric young ladies; aafl,37s2 i 'a.s
Matelassee goods, either silk or wool,
are the: fabrics for ,dolmans., lps 2 ..,3i
Fur bands will beyworn more this
winter than for several seasons N q % Fast,
The onlytrimming for deep OF widows
mourning is black English Grape.
Russian. g crown Gro n sable !" always heads.
the list Of costly fashionable fms.
Hudson bay sabies are priced fol- their
beauty, warmth and durability. at'fs
The bonnets Of this season are ca-
potes, close bonnets, and Gainsboroughs.
The best sable muifs are made OF
three skins, showing ssthree distinct
stripes.,a 81 I.iw Il tsd3 hRVa 4sd Ei -
- Black sor brown ceny, bands make
pretty fur trimmings asl ofor M sine1pensive
Suits, - &C.,. -, "a ...s,t,,.,.
Rnbiass. I and diam diamonds nd s. are the fash.
ionable jewels with ParisianB at the mo-
nnant n S.s4F "a ylslc!Iad&i a9sd
Deep RI emoSdrninei bonnstse are made of
Grape only and trimmed with the same.
: .CJduesdsh little bows sandpocketsare
seen on thee dolma1sni iofs every young
LADIES' y q .ss33!lGmas sdI sGal55
Broad, elastic bands srei better than
strings *, ;" "tio back ," skirt skirt and polo
mai naises sd' sddraperhies,s Pc rhis,s .,ls Z y!zscs5e,a4gw
=. Fur Innings, either of squirrel lock or
ldeImans. dsdnuls " ~ aSY S asssrg ' Il ,sHss s.
r' New velvet tufbans are made with
handkerchief crowns, which give an
Oriental effect. al sS ,a!E7iac& sE:T
Ladies' who have velvet dolmans will
wear them, but few wnew velvet ones will
be bought. s2.!2 .E2a I:"lohi .,fsT z
4 &. as Z. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
NV LOrdi

In England lately nobleman who had
been driving the Bath coach a few stages
on night journey took the head OF the
table when the passengers sat down to
supper at Marlborough, and addressing
a lady, an inside passenger, said "Will
you allow me TO send you some of this
beef9" No answer. "Permit me,
madam, to help you to some beef r.
No answer. "Once more, rather loud
ly, "shall I send you any beef ?" Lady,
with an air of intense indignation :
"Man, T never speak to outside passen-
gersl" Landlord enters and addresses
the amateur coachman as "my lord u
Tableau. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
HOW the Boat Goes.

A gentleman on board steamboat
with his family was asked by his chill.
dren: "What makes the boat goP'
when he gave them q very minute de-
scription of the machinery and its pril-
ciples in the following words: "You
sec, my dears, this thingumbob here
goes down, down through that hole and
fastens the jigmaree, and that connects
with the crinkum- -crankum; and that
man-you see he's the engineer, you
know-kind O stirs up the what-do'
you-call it with 8 long poker and they
all shove along, and the boat goes
ahead" =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20

QUANTITY, NOT QUALITY. Brown,
senior" Woil, Fred, what did you see
during your trip abroad ~ :. Brown,
iunior-"Aw-'pon m word, don't
know what I saw 'xactly.; only know I
did more by three countries, eight
towns and four mountains chan Smith
did IN the same time" . ,es;;yl: 4 -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
Terrible Fight Between Polar Bears.

The Cologne Gazette contains an &C.
count of g. combat which took place in
the geological gardens of that city be-
tween two Polar bears, which, that jour
nal remarks, &C. Roman emperor would
assuredly have paid million sestertii to
Witness" These two bears had been
brought from Spitzberg five years ago,
and had been placed in a large pit, with
q tank il the center.
Until recently they had remained upon
excellent terms with each other, but Q
quarrel ensued between them, the result
of which was that the female bear took
refuge upon the summit of q large rock
in one corner of the pit. The male did
not attempt to follow her, and she re-.
NAMED there three days, when, pressed
by hunger, she descended again. AS
soon rs the male bear saw her he lmme-
diately rushed at her and attacked her
with his forepaws. The keepers at
tempted to separate them, and belabcrr:.: r:
ed the male with heavy iron bars, bur
the bones in the lead OF the Polar bear
are 80 much harder than those OF the
ordinary bear that these blows took no
effect. The male bear continued to
wreak his vengeance upon his COM
panion, and, after having almost torn
her body into ribbons, he dragged her
to the bottom of the tank and held her
there until he felt assured that all sign
of life was extinct. He then brought
her body back to the floor OF the pit
and dragged it round the tank for near
" an hour. After this he withdrewlnto
bis sleeping den to rest from his labors,
and the keepers at once closed the iron
bars upon him.
Having examined the body OF the
dead bear, they found that it had re-
ceived more than hundred wounds;
the neck and head were crushed almost
to iefiy, and the flesh was hanging in
strips from the back and sides. During
the whole combat neither OF the bears
uttered a cry or sound of any kind; but,
except in this particular, it must have
borne a singular resemblance to what
NAV sometimes be seen in Lancashire
without paying million sestertii.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20

Although no clergyman is allowed in
ordinary times to enter Girard Oolegee,
Philadelphia, that rigid rule Of Girard's
will was relaxed during the six months
of tho Exhibition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20
A Russian War Loan Announced.

A Reuter- telegram from st. Peters
burg says: The State bank announces
that it is authorized by an imperial
ukase to receive subscriptions for an
issue of 1O0,OOO,OOO rubles in bank
notes, bearing interest at five per cent,
the issue price to be ninety.two. The
official Gazette says this loan is rem
dered necessary by the extraordinary e1-
;penditures in view of the present politi.
cal situation It hopes all Glasses will
subscribe {, tIEEJ at So ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20

Indian scalps, with right ear attached,
are worth $50 apiece at Deadwood
City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-20

b 5s! &s $50
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-12
Presbyterian Centennial Reunion.

The Third Annual Reunion of the
Presbyterians Of the Cumberland
Valley will be held at the Oakvillt
Camp Ground, Thursday, Aug. 3Ist
1876.
Two or three distinguished speak
ers will be present to cheer and to
profit those who may come; but, in
compliance with the desire very gen.
orally expressed, the larger proper.
eion of the day will be devoted to the
promotion of acquaintance and
Christian fellowship.
Those who attend can either take
their own eatables, or they can pur.
chase provisions on the grounds.
Trains will run SO as to accommo.
date all. A circular containing al
NEEDED information as to speakers
schedule of trains, and other mat
tiers will be published very soon.
All other Christian denomination
are very cordially invited to join.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-12
Unearthing a Skeleton.

On Saturday, says the Cumberland
Neps, laborers engaged on the bluff
north of Rose Hill cemetery, in get
ting out gravel for the filling of
Smallwood street, unearthed a skele-
ton of a man. The diggers fled from
the spot and Acting Coroner Blocher
was notified, but as it was nearly
dark nothing was done, excepting
the circulation of hundreds of wild
rumors of ''foul play" ETC., until
yesterday morning, when not fewer
than five hundred people accompa-
MED the coroner and undertaken to
the place to investigate the mystery.
When the bones were gotten out of
the ground an army belt and parts
of a United States soldiers uniform
were found clinging to them. Num-
bers of persons at once recollected
that a New York soldier, named
Gillespie, had been hung on the spot
in 1864, for the murder of an officer
of his regiment, and buried under
the gibbet, and all conclr.ded that
the resurrected bones mus G have beer
his. No inquest was 'aeld. and The
remains were, after oeing enclosed
in a coffin furnishe[.l by the CITY au
thorities, interre}a by Mr.. Loui,
Young, IN the p,otter's Field, wher,
tney VIII not. likely be again dis
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-12
Domestic Market.

Market opened Tuesday morning
with a full assortment of vegetables
and what is generally found on a
well regulated market. Apples black
berries and corn were sold at exceed
ingly low rates, a thing which the
times strongly demands and in har-
mony with the stringency of the
money market. The farmers CON-
plain that a perceptible change in
the condition Of the purchasers is no.
ticeable from that of last season and
produce does not sell as rapidly. The
following were the prices of some of
the articles: Butter, 20 cents per
pound; eggs, 124 cents; potatoes, so
cents per bushel: red beets 5 cents
per bunch; spring chickens 40 cents
per pair; corr 10 cents per dozen; APP
pies, 10 cents per peck, green cages
ST.. 50per bushel; blue plums, rs cts
per peck; peaches so cents per peck,
etc,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-12
ssDidn't Mean to Hurt Him. -

The monotony which hung around
the public square was broken Tues
day by the peals of a squeaking voice
crying out ''take it back {! take it
back!" In a few moments a large
crowd, attracted by the noise, was
gathered. The cause of the excite
ment was found to proceed from
PAS Son, who had struck a pugilis-
tic attitude toward a young gentle
man, and with uplifted hand and We
hement gesture, was demanding that
the young man take back some re-
mark which seemed peculiarly often
sive to the doughty knight of the
quill. The young man who was
threatened appeared as serene as a
summer morn under the demand and
so far as we know has not yet acceded
to the demand to stake back" The
crowd being satisfied that the affair
amounted to nothing, quietly dis
persedwith broad grin upon the face
of each. PAS son was on hismuscle,
but lacked the sand.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-12
Death of Rev. Norval Wilson.

Rev. Norval Wilson, a well-known
minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, died at the residence
of Jas. M. Brown, near Charleston n
Jefferson county, Wednesday, in the
74th year of his age. His health has
long been feeble and for nearly TWEEN
ty years he had not been in active
ministry. He often filled the
Office of presiding elder in Maryland
and Virginia, and was known as a
preacher of more than ordinary force.
Rev. DR.. Alpheus Wilson, of Wash
ington, d. c., is his eldest % His
funeral took place at Winchester,
Virginia, to-day, (Friday.)
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-12
Personal.

We are sorry to learn that Hon. G,
j. Faulkner has been quite sick in
Washington for a day OF two past.
Col. William Stewart has been
quite poorly for several days past,
He is now at his son Williams in this
place, and was somewhat improved
yesterday.
We regret to learn of the continu.
ed failing health of Mrs. J. HI. Get.
finger. She has not been able tc
leave the house for a month or so
past, and at present there are no in.
dications of improvement.