The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-02-27

walton of native tea has been 30 we'll received
that he receives at least 600 letters q day max
ing inquiries in regard to it, and asking for tea
plants. The commissioner already has 100, 600
tea plants started, and the demand for them
will, he thinks, far exceed the supply.
Henry M. Hosmer, nineteen years old, son
of Colonel Hosmer, patent attorney OF Wash.
ington, committed suicide at the Arlington
Hotel, by taking morphine. The Cause is
stated to be a failure in business together with
the refusal Of marriage by the parents Of a
young lady to whom he had been paying atten-
ton.
A telegram, signed by John Sherman, Stan.
ley Matthews, IA. Garfield, Eugene Hale and
Harry White, expressing sympathy for Gen
eral Anderson, and the belief that he is "al-
together %guiltless Of any ofense against law "
was sent to him during his trial at New Orleans.
William Cline, of Clayton, Ind, has petition
ed Congress to pay him $4,000 upon the trans-
fer to the commissioner of agriculture Of q
formula he has invented for compromising q
medicine to cure hog cholera.
Foreign News.
new ministry has been formed in Turkey,
and the office of the grand vizier has been abol-
ished.
a woman fired twice at the Project OF st:
Petersburg, while he was giving the usual
audience for the reception OF petitions, danger
ously sounding him. The would-be-assassln
was arrested, but refused to divulge the motive
Of her act.
A large number Of business failures have
taken place recently in Montreal.
The Emperor William, in his speech at the
opening OF the German parliament. expressed
ahope FOR speedy and durable peace in Europe.
During a revolt in Costa.Rica, Central Ameri-
ca, O. band Of insurgents entered Greytown
and carried off 500 stand Of rms
Intense excitement was created III London
by the announcement that the Russians we're
about to occupy Constantinople notwithstand-
ing the armistice, and crowds thronged the
streets, singing "God save the Queen and
making demonstrations in favor OF the gov
ernment The popular feeling WAS intensity
hostile to Russia and the windows OF the
house Of Mr.. Gladstone and Of the Daily Nelos
Office were broken by the excited crowd. In
the house of commons the governments re-
quest for a supplemental credit was granted,
an amendment inppposition to the same having
been withdrawn.
The Pope OF Rome died in that city on the
18th, after q long illness. The following is q
sketch of his life: Pope Plus IX-Govanni
Maria Mastai Ferretti-was born OF q noble
family at Sinigaglia, near Ancona, on May IL,
1892. Fl, visited South America on a religious
mission in 1928. In 1927 he was made Arch
bishop of Spoleto, and he attained the dignity
of Cardinal in 1910. In June, 1886, he WAS
elected BY reclamation the successor Of Pope
Gregory XVI. After the French revolution OF
1848, the Italian liberals demanded greater
concessions than the Pope was willing to grant.
After several violent demonstrations on the
part of the Roman population, Pho Mono es.
capped to Gacta in disguise in November, l840:
A republic was organized at Rome in 1849. but
was subverted by q French army, which took
Rome in july Of that year, and restored the
Pope. During the war Of Austria against the
French and Sardinians in 1859. the people or
the Romagna and the Legations reyoltad
against the Pope, and the Papal states
were annexed to the kingdom Of Victor En-
manuel. In January, 1860, the Pope issued an
anathema against those who abetted the inva-
sion of his dominions. This was probably
aimed at Napoleon III. Rome was declared
the capital Of the new kingdom Of Italy in
1860. Since that date the question OF the
Pope's temporal power has remained IN sus-
pense, as one Of the great problems Of Euro
bean diplomacy. About the 10th Of December,
1866, the French army left Rome. The Pope
protested against the abolition Of bis temporal
bower, but be remained in Rome. BE con-
voked by IN encyclcal letter an Gcumenlcal
COuOCu, WHICH, ucG o. 1olAO IL
1869, to define the dogma Of papal infalibility,
which, after a long deliberation, was finally
promulgated in July, 1870. From that time to
his death the Pope led a comparatively I'M
eventfu life at the Vatican.
The British House Of Commons voted $780,
900, 900 for the army and navy. amid much en-
thusiasm, and five English war vessels were
ordered to Constantinople.
The Russians occupied positions in the
vicinity of Constantinople, which put that city
completely in their power.
The great fortresses OF Widdin, Rustcbuk,
Silistria, Belgradchik and Erzeroum have been
evacuated by the Turks.
The revolving Kaffers in South Africa have
been severely punished by the British troops.
The sultan refused to allow the British fleet
to proceed to Constantinople. asserting that il
he did 30 the Russians would occupy the city.
Prince Gortschakoff has informed the powers
that Russia contemplates sending troops into
Constantinople because England and other
nations have sent war vessels there for the
purpose Of protecting their subjects.
A banquet was given in London to Henry
NJ. Stanley, by the Royal Geographical Society.