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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20

In an account of tour in the north of
England, by George Colman, the young
er, in 1775, occurs the following pas
sage: "In the adjacent village of Kirk
lentham there was at this time an indi-
vidual residing in a neat. comfortable
cottage, who excited much interest in
the visitors at the hall. His looks were
venerable and bis bearing above that
usual among the lowly inhabitants of
hamlet. How he had acquired this air
of superiority it is difficult to say, for
his origin must have been humble. His
eightieth summer had nearly passed
away, and only two or three years pre-
viously he had learned to read, that he
might crafty parents pride by read
ing his sons first voyage round the
world! he was the father Of Captain
Cook 80 -,
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the purpose of surprising women and
children, travellers, boys in search of
lost cattle, etc. But they we're not con-
tent with hunting and preying upon
their enemies, but preyed much upon
each other also :; for many of their cap
lures were made from amongst the peo-
pie of their own tribe and, even worse
than this, in time of scarcity their own
wives and children became the victims
of this horrible practice. If wife
proved lazy or quarrelsome she was
speedily disposed of, or a crying baby
would be in like way silenced, and any
member of the community showing
signs of sickness or of bodily infrmity.
would not be allowed to inger or fall off
in condition. Such were the practices
of these people ; and although it is now
commonly reported that they had for
many years given up this mode of life, I
saw that the custom has not been alto
gether abandoned, for amongst the
numerous bones we're few that appear
ed very recent. They were, apparently,
those of a tall bony individual. with
skull as hard as bronze. In the joints
of these bones the marrow and fatty
substances were still evident, showing,
but too plainly, that many months had
not elapsed since he met his fate.
There are still old cannibals in exist
ence. On the day that we visited the
cavern was introduced to one of them,
who is now living not very far from his
former dwelling. place. He is 8 man of
about sixty years of age. In former
days, when he was young man, dwell
ing in the cavern, he captured, during
one of his hunting expeditions, three
young women, and from these he select
ed the best-looking as partner for life
the other two went to stock the larder.
This union, Notwithstanding the strange
circumstances attending it, proved to be
happy one, the lady soon reconciling
herself to her new mode of life, and
settling down in the cavern, where I
was shown the corner which she and her
husband formerly occupied. Her son,
fine strapping youth, brought us some
milk on the day of my visit.
At one Of these caverns We met with
an old savage. who told us he had for.
merly assisted in cooking thirty persons.
He seemed, like the "Last Minstrel"
greatly to regret
"Thst old times we're changed,
Old manners gone;'
and that
"The bigots OF this iron time
Has called his harmless life crime"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20
Bijah as q Phllanthropist.

The other day, when man dropped.
in on Bijah and wiped the tears from bis
eyes, and said that his family was in 5
rags, hungry and sick, the old ianitor's
heart swelied up and he replied - -.
"Go down to my farm and help your
self-take half the crops-take all Of
them" =
"It's too good-too good 1" sighed
the weeping man. ;, -
"No, it amt" continued Biish, "I :
put in them crops on purpose for the
poor OF Detroit, and you hire q wagon
and 20 down thHre and draw of enough
to last your family all winter.
The citizen broke down and sobbed
like q child, and Bjah blew hisnose
with great violence and said to himself !: :
"What's the use OF being bald, headed
and big.footed If you can't put a pry
under a fellow human being in dis.
tress ?" a.
The man was gone about au hour, and
he returned without any tears in his
eyes. On the contrary, his face was
red. his eyes flashed, and he stood before
Bijah and yelled: -
"I'm q good mind to rub your ears
agin yer shoulders r.
"Great cider.millsl but what: has,
occurred now |" gasped the old man:
"You sent me down to the farm
"l did, and told you to draw OF all
the crops"
"And I've drawed 'em and here they
are?"
The man unrolled q paper and e1-
hibited shriveled old beet, two cab
bage leaves, three or four faded string
beans, and potato about the size OF Q
buckeye" =. "a, "a.
"You told me to hire wagon and
draw 'em off, he went on, throwing the
old beet on the floor. 81 hired one,
and this is the load | you have cost me
fifty cents, and I'm good mind to lick
YOU YOU are an old chimpanzee under
the fence-an old garter.snake in frog
pond-a hyena in a"
at this point he got so mad that ne
hit Biiah on the chin with the beet and
rushed out doors. The old man STOOD
| like one in a trance, and it was fully
three minutes before he could gasp, out !:
IF gratitude exists in the human hears
then I'm willing to be called q dodo T.
! Detroit Free Presa. -
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The curious, unshiplike shape OF the
Chinese junks is accounted for by a
tradition which records that, some cen.
turies ago, deputation OF Kwangtung
shipbuilders sought audience of the
reigning emperor to exhibit models of
foreign vessels, and to solicit permission
to alter the native type. Tho emperor,
enraged at their audacity, kicked off his
shoe, telling them to return to Canton
and adopt that as their model and the
shoe form of vessel prevails in China to
this day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20
Astronomers tells rs that if there Y

Astronomers tells us that if there was
q telegraphic wire from the earth to the
nehu]e in Andromeda it would take
1850, 900 years for dispatch from here
to reach its destination. And suppose
the rate was forty cents, and you sent
the message to be paid at the end of the
line, how like all eternity the interest
would pile up on the other fellow by
the time the boy handed him the mes
sage. Figure it up some OF you.-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20
"The Water MILL"
Listen to the water mill,
All The livelong day

tGe iSeloliS udy-
Bow the clicking OF the wheel
Wears the hours away.
Languidly the autumn wind
Stirs the greenwood leaves;
From the field the reapers sing,
Binding up the sheaves;
And memory o'er my mind
As spell is cast
The mill will never grind
With the water that is past.
Take the lesson to yourself,
Loving heart and true;
Golden years are fieeting by
Youth is passing, too.
Strive to me.ke the most Of life,
Lose TO happy day;
Time. will never bring you back
Chances swept away.
Leave no tender word upsaid.
Love while love shall last
The mill will never grind
With the wafer that il past.
Work while yet the daylight shines,
Man Of thought and will !;
Never does the streamlet glide
Useless by the mill;
Wait not till to.morrow's sun
Beams upon vonr way.
All that YOU csn call your o"n
Lies in tbis-to-dey.
Power, intellect and health
May not always last
The mill cannot grind
With water that is past.
d. c. NCullunl,
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This world may be only cathartio
pill, that some sun il the sole- 'ystem
may, in future ages, take a notion to
swallow, and yet this fact does not at all
alleviate the pangs caused by the knowl.
edge that we have number of seventy.
ive-cent accounts on our books, to COL
lect each one of which will cost three
dollars worth Of shoe-leather. -, Wbeel-
Sng Leader, ~ ~. 81 81
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Items Of Interest.

l sggs = I.-1
seas.
Oysters have q language Of their ON, {, 4;
and CLAIMS stew. g;
Cork trees bear an edible acorn ~
sembling our chestnut. 81 3
The man who is going down "a ths
world is the coal miner. ..s
DR.. Carver's rife brought him IN az !
income OF $80, 600 last year. g: s'' &
Bad.attipg shoes make corns on
horses feet, the same as on peopies
Be careful how you indorse dsnft
especially the draught OF 9 chimney
-ffanYfhing viii reduce q fnll-grovH
fat man it is q well-directed bank fdly
ure. sl5 8 + & a
We have seen many 9 poor horse out
in q driving rein and not Q wet hair Sol,
his back. u
Milk is nutritious, bnt the 6hsp Who
drinks half gallon Of it must feel COM!
pletely cowed down. p
Some one ought 70 invent q seHin
machine to collect rents, mend n,anitez
and repair family breaches. sEs::
"I declare, it beats awl, z as the shoe
maker said the frst time he used 2 seEss&s
ing machine. Rome Sestissk
Joint debatesThe one held betse4ns
the heads of the house on whether tn q
piece of stove-pipe will ft that ;isS
\ Tired rasurs's sweet restorez 'ss 81
Don't amount to mnch, :9. =!
II you happen to bunk with snorex
Part df the edge OF the cone Of Mount
Vesuvius has given way, and Prof. Pats
mieri is having sort OF retaining NalI
Of ashes built.
A man who was in the habit Of talks
ting to himself, being asked by his vie
why he did so, remarked that he liked
to converse with man Of sense. &
Mr.. John NJ. Tramwell of IAfsy-
cite, Ga., has made q pair Of sleeve. 4!
buttons, each button smaller than
dime, and containing 100 pieces OF
wood.
One archivist of Antwerp has discqy-s
cred bill of sale of September 1st
l547, for twenty-five bottles OF petro-
leum, at that early date imported into !
the city.
Of3.434 doctors whose deaths have
been announced in the London LQncet s,
dnring the last ten years, the ages ot1,SsF
684 were given average age at DEATH q
56 8 years. s.
"That parrot of mine is o wonderful
bird" said Smithers; "he cries sstap
thief + 80 naturally that every time = s.
hear it I always stop. What are you
laughing at, any way ?" 8
"How are the stairsa Z" said the lady
to the house agent "not steep, t
hope" "Steep, madam, I should say
not. It's the easiest staircase ever
saw in my life. Why, it's 80 easy that
when you're going up you'd swear Jon
were going down." ss.
A letter from abroad says To the
visitor from America there is MARVEL
lous exposition Of taste and industry 70
gardening, ornamental and Sseiul, aiis
about Paris. The least bit of q yard1s
turned into shaded retreat. There:
are no barren back yards.
In describing dinner at the sultan's
palace, Mr.. Drew Gay writes: "And
now comes the critical moment for you
if you are present at this feast as q
stranger. You will have placed your
meat on your plate, and be carefully
cutting it up. when suddenly q more
than ordinarily juicy morsel will be
pushed into your mouth by apair OF
very greasy fingers. You must not re- =
sent this. It is token of loving kind,
ness, sign that you are respected, es-
teemed, beloved. Eat it; you are 9 !.
favored mortal" -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20

els this air.tight?" inquired man
in hardware store, as he examined a
stove. "No, sir" replied the clerk ;
I" air never gets tight he lost a ems.
toner. ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-20


The president of the Swiss republic,
who has only single year term, re-
ceives $3, 600 per annum. Nevertheless,
Switzerland is we'll governed.
There is no knowing what is the
salary or income of Abdul Hamid, sui.
tan of Turkey, born September, 1842.
The civil list OF Abdul Aziz, who was
almost his Immediate predecessor, varied
from 81 557, $50 in 1868 to SIS, 351, ,020 in
1875, but it has been calculated on good
authority that in the latter years of his
reign, which closed in May, 1876, Abdul
Aziz spent 1922, 500. 900 a year. It is not
near that amount just now.
Lord Lytton receives $125 900 q year
salary and $50, 900 for "allowances," as
viceroy of India. The duke of Marl-
borough gets 800, 900 as lord lieutenant
of ireland. The earl of Dufferin had
$50, as viceroy of Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09
II Ito THE EDITOR OF ..THE STAR. !,


Wiz yOU permit me through the columns OF your
paper Ia deny the accusations and miSSlatementS
made ~ the columns OF tine National Union. Jan.
9Th? Not Content with publishing ScurrilouS
statement in regard 10 the raid made upon my
premises Friday nigh: last, paragraph appears
in their neNt issue i'll which occurs the follow ing
language: Ii was developed in the testimony
that. III addition To frequent disturbances in the
premises. g5bsri.S ,Tsre IF CrsQHst OccurTsacs-''
&r. The italics are my 0wn.J | denOunce this
statement in unmeaSUred terms as heng uRq"dli-
ftdiH Gr{ee IN every particular. There has never
been but one Charg" Uf dis honesty brought against
and that was some six weeks since by an in0N-
icated at the tnIel person. Whose true patronymic
have, through motives Of charity. allowed 10 re-
main S"b rOSG. The card published the day fo!-
towing the occurrence all uled 90. in the columns of
The NOt5C"st RspUOtFcGS, was regarded by all an
BTy UdicFd minds who perUSed IL fGll far and
honorable vindicatiOu OE myself. | shall allow a
reasonable time tU capSe iii order ihatthe NG'jOapI
EaiOH may correct It's unjust paragraph of Jan
9TH: other wise 7 Nhail take the proper legal steps
agaiH>t them tor their lihellOuS publication. l am
determined that neither private individuals or pub
lie Journals shall asSai my character honest
woman y Ith impuUiiv.
Very respectfully.
DUSCIKA 3. WHITE.
Il No. 4l2 18Th street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09
WASHINGTON AND OHIO R,uRo,,

WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAIRoIn TrrIc,
TIoN.-An order was entered in Richmond
Va. yesterday, in the circuit court of that
city, on petition of the president of the Wash
sons holding bonds of that company to SeIi or
otherWiSe dispose of them until further orders
o1 the court. The president was authorized
TO prevent the sale of said bonds by payment
OF interest on them out of receipts Of ihe com
pany not exceeding one years interest there
on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

BLOODY MUTINY.-COmmodore Rodgers OF
the |. :. steamer Adams, furnishes an in
tereSting report from Sandy Point. Straits Of
Magellan, of dreadful mutiny that occurred
there OH the llth of November. ID commenced
al midnight by the murder of the captain Ot q
company OF soldiers by his own men. They
liberated the convictS, opened fire with artil-
lery on the Governors house and burned il
and about half OF the buildings in the settle
ment. The Governor was knocked down and
left inSenSible. but managed TO escape 10 the
woods with his family. About fifty persons
were murdered, and the mutineerS left the
ruined settlement with all the plumber they
could carry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09
Hark From the T0mbs.
Chicago Tribune. ]

THE WASHINGTON EVENING STAR, OH its
twenty fifth anniversary, took occasion to in
dulge IN a remlnlscence which goes to
show, that the National Capital, since 1899,
has been the graveyard of journalism. IL
prints a frightful list of dead and missing
papers and periodicals that have started out
with glowing proSpectuSeS to speedily end in
MOurnful obituaries The list comprises 23i
papers that have been commenced since 1870.
and OF this large number but seventeen have
survived the STAR itself being the eldest. hav-
ing reached the age of twenty-five years. Hope
springs eternal in the human breast. however
and the fate of those in front who have gone
over The precipice does not prevent a vigorous
rush for the same abyss by the new corners
Destruction does not deter and failure does
not brighten, and in years to come the NOR
taiity will in AL probability be quite as great
as IL has been i'll years past.
The MARYLAND LEGISLATURE reaSSembled
yesterday, after Il recess from last FRIDAY In
both houses the regular committees were an
nOunced. In the Senate a communication was
received from Judge Stewart, of the court of
appeals, stating that next November he will
have arrived ut the age when the constitution
deDarS him from further service on the bench
without special legislation in his case. Leaves
were granted to introduce bills to increase the
bond of the state weigher of live stock to pay
fOr adjusting the boundary between Maryland
and Virginia to amend the law of inheritance
and TO amend the law as to competency of wit
neSseS. In the House an order was passed ap-
pointing committee to inquire into the cost,
&c., OF improvements to the state house; also
for committee to investigate the state to-
hacco warehouses. Several leaves to introduce
bills We're granted, among them one to extend
the jurisdiction OF justices Of the peace to
eases of petty larceny, and one to abolish the
law OF dlStraint for rent in Baltimore city,
MI Blair offered joint resolutions looking to
judicial inquiry as TO who was elected Pres
at the last election. A committee was appoint
ed to investigate the house of refuge,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

THE COAL COMPACT NEGoTIlr. ,IoSs,-A Jis-
patch from Philadelphia, S:,ays: The Lehigh
operators express theIhselveS satisfied with
the progress of tihe negotiations and one af
the most prominent of them states that a con-
eluslon will probably be reached today or
Thursday. Some OF the largest shippers i'm the
region becoming uneasy over the slow ad-
vance towards settlement, have indicated
their desire for an early conclusion of the com
promise, and declare that the companies al
ready named are likely TO make the eonces-
Sions indicated Yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

STOLEN BONDS RECOvERED.-Henry r.
Hlnckfey. OF northampton, Mass, one of the
private depOsitOrs who lost heavily by the rob
cred $4,000 OF Union Pacific 8 per cent. gold
bonds. with tN years interest. making their
value $1,000. 4 short time ago the bank bur
glars pledged 100000 of the best railroad
OF bonds recovered were among these $1,000
collateral. The robbers raised the money to
pay lawyers fees and other expenses of the
trial The Union Pacific bonds mentioned
above cost their owner in this town 5000 to
recover them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

THE SALE OF PEwS IN PLYMOUTH CHURCH
Brooklyn, last evening, shows a falling OF IN
Inc income OF the establishment. Last wear
the total receipts FOR premiums and rentals
We're 81, 80, this year they are S36aO4. As
Mr: Beecher took one of the two dollar pewS
ne IS probably anticipating a reduction in his
income. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

PRINCE AMADEUS the son of Victor En-.
manuel, is expected to reach Rome i'm conSe-
quence OF the Illness of his father The king =
daughteT>, the Princess ClOtilde and the
Queen OF Portugal, are also expected. last;
evening the lever was more marked. but the
pleuriIic pains have almost ceased
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

SENTENCE OF AN INSURANCE OFFICER De
FERRED-The jury at New York in the ease of
Theodore X. Netmore, eX-vice president of the
Security Life Insurance company, charged
with conspiracy with President Case and other
officers 20 ObStruct the execution of the inSur-
id a verdict of guilty yesterday. after half An
hours deliberati0n. Sentence was deferred
until today TO give time for a motion for a
new trial and the preparation of a bill Of eX-
ceptionS. The prisoners father meantime
giYeS bond for him in &l2 nnO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

CONSCIENCE CONTgIBUTIoN.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has received a conscience con-
tribution OF $S1 from an unknown person at
Senaca. Kansas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

THE NEW JERSEY LEGIsLATURE.-The New
Jersey legislative democratic caucus have Sc
iected George c. Ludlow president of the SEN
ate, and John Eagan speaker of the house
Both houses appointed committees to make
arrangements for the Inauguration of Cover
nor Mcclellan. In the house a bill was intro
duced to provide for Il constitutional c0nyen-
tion and also several bills in reference to
u>ly. There will be a contest to reduce the
legal rate of interest 10 six uar cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

Hon. Z. W. BARBER, late Third Assistant
Postmaster General, looms up as the possible
governor of Michigan. His hosts of friends
here wish him success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

~ rENTRAL BUILDING AsSOCIA-
II WI. ". MOORE. See.
~ THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL NE ET-
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she 9TH INSTANT at . y. H., 10 make arraS
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~ MOUTH.-A meeting OF the
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ST.. u cIimInaTy t0 tn" annual dinner. All Dtrt-
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JOHN EA.ss'N, President.
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uniform. TO MORROW (rhuTsslay), ar IL o'ciOck
An To attend the funeral OF our late deceased
frazier. SIR IA. r. PORTER. Members of Sister
COmmanderieS are fraternally invited. BY order
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Precinct: Edward F. BuCkey'S. 1th. near E;
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rams. corner 18th and l.: j. QuInn'S /. between
and 4 S.w.: NJ. Regan's. 81 and II ne: T. E!ward
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

DECISION IN FAVOR OF THE GOVERNMENT
In the case at Chicago of a demurrer tn Ger.
tain pleas made by the Blackhawk distilIinp
company ana others, against whom assess,
mentS have been made by the government.
OF the government and of the demurrer and
gave the defendants until Saturday to file new
pleas. ~ y"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

A BABY SHOW at ST. Louis COLLAPSED ON
saturday, with the attendant results of
numberless sick children, and scores OF indig-
nant mothers, whose indignation found vent
In expressions very similar TO those used by
Baltimore mothers at the recent collapse OF
the adv show i'm this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day were Senators Bruce, Matthews and
Christiancy, and Representatives Hurt and
Roberts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

1T As HUNGER BEARING NEWS that yester-
Iay reached the coal miners of PENNSYLVANIA.
An order that threw 10000 of them out of work
and mo want was issued by Mr.. GOwen: and
lo'Guo or 2o,QQO more were at the same time
reduced 10 ldleneSS. All operations have been
presently be stopped in the Shamokin region.
In consequence of this. murder, highway rob
berry. and incendiariSm are rampant-IN y
- =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

ALL EMPLOYEES on the temporary roll of the
Treasury department whose time expires with
in the first ten days OF this month have been
notified that they will be discharged on the
10Th inst. unless Congress will appropriate in
the meantime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-09

THE ANNIvERSARY of the battle of New Or
leans was celebrated in that city yesterday by
q grand military procession, composed of Il
battalion OF the 18th q. s. infantry, marines
and sailors from the Enterprise and Canonj.
Gus, uniformed Louisiana militia, and yarious
volunteer military organizations After the
together.