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CArHcARr-JoHNs. In Seattle, August 9Th,
at the residence Of the brides mother, Nrs.
l.. R. Johns, by the Rev. 8. r, Bonnell, Miss
Julia J. Johns, of Seattle, " Mr.. Isaac Cath
cart Of this place.
The generous manner In which the friends
and patrons oftLe happy couple were received,
by them on their return home, speaks well for
their success in future life, May no blighting
influences nor shadows Of discomfort creep
over them, until old age steals on them un-
awares, and "Bairns' BARNS kindly cuddle
their aid gray hairs"
, 1876-08-12
BORN.

August II, TO the wife Of D. E. Leighton
a son.
, 1876-08-12

The assessment roll Of this county is
now completed and ready for revision hy
the Commissioners next week. The "a
sessrd valuation ofproperty is put at
over $4,000. an increase over last year
of snme $4,000. This increase should.
for the most part, le attributed To add
tional assessments and not 10 an increas"
in valuation. as property is generally
renorted Mt last years figures; or, in
other words. this s4O,O00 represents new
territory added TO the list. to which title
has heen acquired from the Government
since last years assessment.-B. B. Mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
The Mission School Scholars.

When the Lawrence mills were on fire
q number of years ago-I don't mean on
fire, but when the mill fell in, says MIR.
MOODY, the evangelist, in one OF bis ser
mons-the great mill fell in, and after it
had fallen in, the ruins caug ght fire.
There was only one room left entire, and
in it were three mission Sunday-school
children imprisoned. The neighbors
and all hands got their shovels and picks
and crowbars, and were working to set
the children free. It came on night and
they had not yet reached the children.
When they were near them, by some
mischance lantern broke, and the ruins
caught fire. They tried to put it out,
but they could not succeed. They could
talk With the children, and even passed
TO them some hot coffee and some re-
freshments, and encouraged them to keep
up. But, alas! the flames drew nearer
and nearer to this prison. superhu-
man were the efforts made to rescue the
children; the men bravely fought back
tie flames; but the fire gained fresh
strength and returned to claim It's VIC
tins. Their piercing shrieks arose when
the spectators saw that the efforts OF the
firemen were hopeless. The children
saw their fate. They then knelt down
and commenced to sing the little hymn
we have all been taught in our Sunday,
school days: "Ohl how sWee-let
others seek a home below which flames
devour and waves overflow. The flames
had now reached them; the sitting
smoke began to pour into their little
room, and they began to sink, Ole by
one, upon the floor. A few moments
more aud the fire circled around them
and their souls were taken into the
bosom of Christ. Yes, let others seek
home below if they will, but seek ye
the kingdom of God with all your hearts
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
A Robbery Frustrated. j

Last May O man giving his name as
Major Rollins arrived at Ohambersburg,
Pa. He represented himself as q
wealthy Southern gentleman, and, by
his fine social qualities, won the esteem
and confidence OF large number Iof the
solid citizens of the town, among them
the cashier of the First National bank.
One night Rollins called on the cashier
with q friend he introduced as johnson,
who, he said, desired to make deposit
Of $50, 900 until morning. The cashier
ACCOMPANIED the men to the bank, and
while he was pfaeing package contain
ing $4,000, which arrived by express
after banking hours, in private safe
with Johnson's bogus deposit, the men
made a desperate assault on the cashier,
Qagging him and seizing the thirty
Thousand dollar package. As they were
going toward the front door to escape
the bank officer partially removed the
GAG and gave an alarm. An inmate, who
had been up stairs, came to his rescue,
locking the front door to cut Oft their
retreat. Rollins drew pistol on him
and commanded him to open the door.
The man refused, and the robbers made
their exit by rear door. In going
down the steps Rollins fell, and a man,
who had been in the building, jumped
on him and hold him until assistance ar
rived. The stolen money was all found
on him. Johnson had meanwhile es-
caped on 8 horse stationed on the out
side. The next morning he was cap.
tured about twenty miles from Cham.
bersburg. Both are in jail. 81
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
Hot Pudding.

The students in one Of the colleges
being constantly annoyed by the noe.
turnd and inquisitorial visits of q pro-
fessor, who suspected them OF playing
cards, one evening prepared kettle of
mush-otherwise called "hasty pud-
ding by the time it was boiled,
had seated themselves around the table
in the attitude OF card playing, waiting
patiently for the well known footsteps
of the professor. It was no sooner heard
than a large outside pocket Of one of
them was filed with hot hasty pudding,
and all were seated as before. As soon
as the professor had opened the door,
the student who was loaded with the
mush made sudden sweep. over the
table with his hand, as If to gather up
the cards, and, with another motion,
apparently put them in his pocket con-
tanning the mush. These movements
could not help being noticed-as they
were intended to be-by the professor,
who, considering them as pretty strong
evidence Of guilt, broke out with the
following: ...:., ....,. ss..,. >
"Well, young gentlemen! I've
caught you at it at last, have I r.
"Why, yes, sir; we are all here"
$50 / see you are l. And you have
been playing cards, toor' IT, .
"No, sir; it's not soP .I
+ "It isn't, haa What have You go'
ID your pocket; young man 2" '-~.
"Hot hasty pudding, sir T .
"Hot hasty pudding, hat Hasty
pudding, have youa III hasty pudding
you" said the professor, at the same
time thrusting his hand, halfway to th'
elbow, in the hot hasty pudding.
The dolorous looks, the shaking O.
fingers, the groanings and capers OF thu
professor, are better imagined than de
scribed. ....' ... ......
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
To Catch the Fools,

An enterprising firm in Marion, Ohio,
issues q circular which sets forth its
readiness to transmit on the receipt OF
one dollar bottle of some sort OF secret
mucilage, or powerfully condensed hair
oil, from which one hundred pounds OF
No. butter may be made without fur
ther cost and without the slightest in
tervention on the part of the COW. In
fact herd of COWS are deEneated upon
the circular, and represented as standing
around printed placard of the firm,
which they are regarding with erect tails
and other signs of astonishment:
Whether they rejoice at the prospect OF
escaping the attentions OF the daily
milking maid, or tremble at the thought
that henceforward their utility is to be
restricted to the single particular OF
beef, does not clearly appear from the
expression of their countenances, Which
may mean anything; but they are OBJ
viously agitated with violent emotions.
Perhaps they are wondering whether
there are any fools in the world who will
take such low view of butter as tosend
their money to the firm and try the con,
tents of the bottle. No intelligent cow
would put faith in any such assumption:
The animal is too well assured of its own
fixed and invariable relation to the phe'
nomena of dairy products. And yet il
is quite likely that there are such fools,
and that they send their dollars to the
iniquitous and beguiling firm in sufa:
cient number to justify the continued
issuance of their swindling circulars.
They are of a sort, however, who might
be brayed in a mortar without getting
J the correct theory of butter; and 30 any
effort to guard them from their folly
would doubtless be thrown away. The
country is full of schemes of this sort.
but not many of them are so transparent
as this.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
Force of the Wind.

The force of the wind when travelling
at high vclocities is capable of producing
the most extraordinary effects on ex-
posed objects, such as buildings, trees,
animals, and even bodies of water. In
March, 1876, series of destructive
tornadoes visited North and South Caro-
lima and Georgia, and Sergeant Calver,
of the signal service, was ordered to in.
vestigate their character and effects.
Among other remarkable instances Of
wind force he reported that ga rock
weighing eighteen thousand pounds and
having thirty-fve square feet of exposed
surface, was. moved seven feet" "a
pine log, weighing twelve hundred
pounds and with thirty: five square feet
OF exposed surface, was carried quar-
ter of a mile" ga rine board wa.
driven through telegraph pole. "A
bale of cotton weighing five hundred
pounds was carried quarter Of .
mile" The sergeant observer calcu
lates the following degrees of force fol
the relative velocity Of the wind
Pressure, 269 pounds per square foo
of exposed surface, velocity, 1873 miles
per hour 30.5' pounds, 1871 miles
TT pounds, 124.6 miles. He further
estimates that somecf the results, coult
not have been produced by a:winl
travelling at less velocity than sever
hundred miles ali hour. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
Conducting Work in Church.

A Christian convention OF ministers
and laymen assembled at the hippo
drome in New York. Delegates from
churches in various parts of the country
were present, and the building wssnear-
ly filed. After the services had been
opened by singing and prayer, Mr..
Moody announced the first subject tor
discussion as "Evangelstic Services, Z"
and explained thatthere we've three ways
of conducting Gods work in church !:
First, proclaiming the Word of God /;
second, by worshiping him by going
to the Lords table, and third, by teach
ing the Gospel. The chief element ne.
ceasary in properly conducting revival
services was common sense. More Life
was necessary to services, as sometimes
great apathy existed, and the whole
Worship of God drifted into business
like sort of groove. The Gospel must
be preached we'll, and when the preach
ing was not efficient singing should be
resorted to. Ministers wasted too much
time in telling what could be told in
five minutes. Sectarianism should be
dropped, and spirit of true religion
should prevail. MIR. Moody then an
nounced that he was ready to answer
any questions which theassembly would
put to him on the subject. The first
Question proposed was: "Would you
advise starting of revival in 6 communi-
ty where there was no special interest
manifested for it2" Mr.. Moody re-
piled: eyes, certainly, no harm con
follow" Another question was :
"What would you do with a minister
who preached almost the same sermon
and offered the same prayers on all oc-
casions, and at that takes up couple OF
hours, almost setting bis auditors
asleep2" Mr.. Moody said he would
'.oason with man, and, if that did not
make change, he would take measures
to get another pastor. The next ques'
ton was "What posture or position
is most suited for prayerss" MIR. Moody
replied that any position was acceptable
to the Lord, provided thatthe heart was
in prayer. The question OF prayer
meetings. was then taken up, and the
discussion was Joined in by agreat num-
Der of delegates, several advocating that
the whole services should be conducted
by ministers, while Mr.. Moody said that
he believed in members taking part In
the proceedings. A great many good
thoughts are evoked by allowing mem
bers of congregation to speak
and to pray. A good many prayer
meetings, as at present conducted, were,
however, an abomination in the sight OF
God and man, as sectarianism and pet
ty jealousies pervaded them and the
Lords workwas neglected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
A rst Experience.

A young lady abruptly turned the cor
ner and very rudely ran against a boy,
who was small and ragged and freckled:
Stopping as soon as she could she turned
to him and said: "I beg your pardon.
Indeed, I am very sorry" The small
ragged and freekled boy looked up IN
blank amazement for an instant; then,
taking off about three.fourths OF o cap,
he bowed very low, smiled until his face
became lost in the. smile and answered
" You can hev my parding and welcome!
miss; and yer may run agin me anc
knock me clean down an won't soy s
word" After the young Lady passed OF
he tuined to comrade and said, hal
apologetically "a" never had any ont
aak my pardipg, and it kind o took mt
of my feet"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03

There are other nations whose assign
ments of space have not yet been issued.
The revised and corrected List OF the
countries represented by national com
missioners shows the names Of thirty.
seven nationalities, a larger number
than have ever been represented at any
previous worlds fair.
Under the classification system that
has been adopted, the following depart
ments are assigned to the main building.
Department l. Mining and metsllurgy, which
includes: .
First-Minerals, ores, building stones and
mining products. =.
Seoond-Metsllurgica products.
Third-Mine engineering, models, maps and
sections, tools and machinery.
Department u.-Manufaotures, which in.
cludes:
First-Chemical.
Seoond-Ceramics, pottery, porcelain, etc.
Third-Glass and glassware. .
Fourth Furniture and objects Of general
use In construction and in dwellings. .....
Fifth-Yarns and woven goods of vegetable
or mineral materials. . ......
si1th-Woven and felted goods Of wool and
Seventh-slk and silk fabrics and mixtures
In which silk is the predominating material.
Eighth Clothing, jewelry and ornaments,
travelling equipments. ...,..- ~. ;. ..::.
Ninth-Paper, blank books and stationery.
Tenth military and ma al ornaments, ord.
nance, firearms and apparatus OF hunting and
fishing. 80 30 '.'' b. 3d. '
Eleventh Medicine, surgery, prothesis.
Twelfth-Hardware,e edge tools, cutlery.
Thirteenth-India rubber goods and manu-
factures.
Fourteenth-Carriages, vehicles and asces-
sories.
Department Education and science.
First-Educational systems, methods and
libraries. ;nA ,'
Standardization and organizations.
Third-Scientifo and philosophical instru-
ments and methods.
Fourth-Engineerin architecture, charts,
maps snd graphic representations.
Ffth-Physical, social and moral condition
of man.
The following figures, giving the di-
mensions of the main building from
measurements taken from center to CEN
ter of supporting columns, arenot easily
remembered. but they will be found
useful for reference.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
Jaekson,s Visit to Now York.

The visit, in 1888, Of Andrew Jackson,
then President of the, United States; to
New York city, and the fact that he had
on two occasions narrow escape from
death, is still remembered. The Presi-
dent mounted and rode out OF tho castle
gate, intending first to review the troops
on the battery. he was followed closely
by bis suite, and behind them came the
civic procession. He crossed the bridge,
and had gone about twenty feet beyond
it.: then, with the weight Of those who
followed, the beams and posts beneath
it gave way, and the whole structure,
together with the ticket houses and
their. crowds and the head Of the process
sion, fell into hewater beneath. Among
those who went down were General Cass,
Major Donelson, Colonel Earle, Ogden
Hoffman, Esq, Alderman Monroe,
Messs. Bloodgood and Benjamin Swan,
and other notable citizens. Fortunately,
the water was only waist deep, and no
one was materially injured. ,sss,.5.-
Major Jack Downing, who was then
the funny man Of the day, wrote as fol-
lows Of the visit and the disaster :: -"
"DRAR UEo1R JosHuA-Here we are,
among an ocean Of folks, and crtin' up
capers as high as q cats back. I spose
you'll see by the papers how We all Like
to, got drowned. goin' across q Little
bridge between the Castle and the Gar
den. It was q pesky narrow shake for
me and the President. He was ridin'
over on q CRATE fine hoss, an I was
walkin' along side Of him and trym' to
clear the way little, for they crowded
on us so there was no gittn' along and
hardly q chance to breathe, When we
got under the arch we stopped q bit for
the crowd to clear away, when all to
once I heard somethin' crash. Says /:
General, you'd better 30 ahead. I'm
afeard there's mischief broke loose At
that he gev his hoss q lick an pushed
threw the crod, but we hadn't got more'n
rod before crash went the bridge be-
hind us all in q heap an two toll houses
on top Of it, and as many as hundred
folks all splashed into the water, all
mixed up together, one on top OF 'tother.
The President looked over his shoulder,
and, seein' I was safe behind him,
called out for Mr.. Van Buren, an asked
me to run an see if he was hurt. I told
him he had forgot himself, for Mr.. Van
Buren wasn's in the company, but MIR.
Woodbury. and Mr.. Cass were in for it,
for I could see them founderin' about in
the water. Run, major said the Presi-
dent, run and give them q Lift. (. Take
Woodbury. first. You know I cannot
spare him. ''"
$50 there was a parcel of US TUX hold
an went to haulin' of 'em out Of the
water, Like SO many drowned rats. We
got 'em all out alive, except q few young
things they called dandies, an they
looked so after they got wet all over that
we couldn't make out whether they
were alive or dead. So we laid 'em up
to dry and left 'em, and I went on to
help the President review the troops on
the Battery, as they call il, an grand
place it is, too. In haste, your lovin'
nefu, MAJOR JAoK DOWNING"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03

succeeded in making a breach in the
wall of their cell, thence following q
ditch connected with the sewerage of the
prison, they broke into the cellar OF q
neighboring house. Here, however,
fortune ceased to befriend them; Car
touche was rearrested while endeavor-
ing to leave the house and placed in
closer custody than before.
His trial went forward with unex-
ampled rapidity, and on Nov. rs, l72l,
Oartouche and four OF his companions
we're ordered to be broken on the wheel,
after having been previously submitted
to the question ordinary and e1traor-
dinary, with the view Of e1torting con-
fessions. The process verba1 relating to
Cartouohe reports the application Of
the question in the form OF the boots.
These were wooden frames fitted to the
legs, into which wedges OF increasing
size we're forcibly driven until the legs of
the sufferer were reduced to a pulp.
On the application Of the first, second
and third wedge, answered that he was
innocent. At the fourth answered
that he knew NOT what they were speak
ing of. At the fifth, that he was inno-
oent-was dying. At the sixth, that he
had done all that was required OF him /;
had done no wrong; was dying. At
the seventh, was innocent-no accom-
pIces. At the eighth and last, was in
nocent.
Although he thus refused to confess
under torture, he became communlca-
tive enough when he reached the SCAT
fold, protesting, however, as much to
his credit, that he had never robbed a
church, although often melted so to do
by Duchatelet. He absolved bis own
family with especial earnestness from
any share in his misdoings. he re-
Trained from denunciations, even OF
those who had deserted or betrayed
him, excepting only Duchatelet, toward
whom he evinced intense scorn and
hatred. But in revenge he was unspar.
ing in respect to the spies and receivers
of the gang, whom he denounced by the
score. He ayowed himself the head and
chief of the numerous band, 30 long the
terror of the capital, an assertion amply
confirmed by the confusion and indisel-
pline which on his decease became sud-
denly perceptible in the ranks of crime.
To the last two questions addressed to
him, whether any person OF condition
belonged to his band, and whether he
had ever accepted bribes to murder, he
replied emphatically in the negative:
Cartouche's was the first OF a long
series OF executions; for several months
the Place de Greve saw some unfortu-
nate wretch hanged or broken. His
name and memory seemed to engender
robbers, and it was long time before
the effects of that powerful impulse,
which, by carefully organizing it, he had
given to crime, had passed away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-03
Gen. Custer's Testimony.

General George A. Custer, when e1-
amined by the committee on expendl-
lures in the War department, testified
that he had been in command at Fort
Abraham Lincoln for three years. He
said: J. A. Dickey was post trader; :!
received a letter from the secretary OF
war, dated January s, 1874, stating that
the President had been informed that
Dickey had introduced liquor into the
fort and that the place wasreally held by
disloyal man named Wilson; I invesd-
gated the subject and found that Dickey
had not violated the internal revenue
law, but had introduced liquor IN the
Indian Territory by military authority !;
I reported to the secretary OF war that
Dickey was not at person to hold the
post. On May 10, 1874, I received .
letter from the secretary Of Wal, stating
that Robert O. Sipe had been appointed.
Wilson, who Was partner OF D1ckey,
published letter written to A. @. Lay
ton, in which he said he was satisfied
that the secretary Of war was interested
with Sipe in the post leadership !; bis
letter, which was published, was sent to
the witness, accompanied by one writ
ten by Secretary Belknap, in which he
branded the accusation as lie; Sipe at
one time made written complaint to
the secretary Of war, stating that no off,
Ger ought to have right to buyor bring
any goods to the post except through
him; I forwarded Sipe's letter to Secre-
tary Belknap and received in reply
circular which said that no one had the
right to sell goods but the regular post
trader the secretary OF war also added
that the circular was plain enough to be
understood and meant what it said |;
Captain Poland, one Of the officers, had
protested against Sipe's prices and had
introduced goods, but this was stopped;
after the Belknap exposure / sent for
S;pe and asked. him what he had been
paying to hold his post; he said he esti-
mated bis profits at $15, 900 annually |;
one-third of it was paid to General He'd
rick, Of Iowa, and one-third to General
Rice, in Washington; out Of his profits
of $15, 900 he only received 81, 900: he
said he did not know but that he under
stooda portion Of Invent to the secretary
of war; Raymond subsequently said that
he had paid Grant 81, 900 for getting the
place; the witness said that Thumb, the
trader at Fort Peck, was about to be re-
moved when he obtained some afidavits
showing that Orvl Grant and the Lay
ton brothers were mixed up in Indian
frauds; General Custer said an object of
General Belknap's visit to the frontier
was to perfect arrangements whereby
whisky could be brought across the
border at reduced rate. and increased
advantages given to post traders. Cen
eral Custer related various instances in |
which grain had been stolen from the
government, post traders taking it into
their stores. -