The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-29
1sl1. he was ffty-st years old had been to-
elected to the Forty.sixth Congress and wa
hhfaonallS nouulsr bn all sides,

elected tS The Forty.dxth Congress and was
p~efsonalls popular On all sides.
As a. Congressman Hsrtidgs's funeral sls ser
cher in the Hall of Representatives were at
tended by the government in all its branches
The size Of some Of the grain and fruit crops
for 1878 ia shown in the report Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. The corn crop for last
ybat is larger than that OF the year preceding
BY some $4,000. 900 bushels. The oat crop OF
1878 is somewhat In excess Of the very large
crop Of 1877, making it the largest crop ever
raised in this country. The total barley product
for 1878 will be, 10 round numbers, 48,OOO,o 900
bushels; while in 1877 it was "a, 500, 0O0bushels.
The rye crop turns out one-aixth larger than IN
1877, being nearly 90, 000, 900 bushels. There
is a decline In the potato crop this year as COM
pared with 1877. owing to the extreme heat;
which WAS In soTne places comolned WIN
drought, and In others with excessive moisture,
causing rot sc that the average yield OF the
whole country will be sixty:nine bushels per
acre, against ninety-four bushels in 1877, thus
making q total product. 10 round numbers, OF
124, 900. 0DO bushels for 1878, against 17O,0co,;-
600 in 1877. The hay crop Is twenty per cent.
erester this year than last. Or the large
tobaceo-producing States, Virginia, Maryland,
Connecticut and Massachusetts report an I'M
proyement in duality. Twelve States, repre-
senting tie bulk OF the total production OF me
country, report the production compared MI
last year IS follows Kentucky, go virglois,
10; Missouri, Sc; Tennessee. 81; Ohio, W;
Maryland, "a Indiana, 80 North Carolina,
So: Pennsylyania SO Illinois, so Connecti-
cut, &c Massachusetts,, 95. The conditions
Of fruit growth during 1873 were quite unfa-
vorable. The grape product OF the Atlantic
slope and MISSES ppi valley was very much re-
duced. California, however, reports a greatly
increased yield. The apple crop shows an In
creased yield in all Of the New England states,
Texas and the Pacific States. In all otner
States it shows a falling of Missouri reporting
less than half Of last years crop.
John P. Jones has been reelected United
States sens'- Dy the Nevada legislature.
The Potter committee has been taking testi-
mony In regard to the Louisiana electoral re-
turns. Thomas G.. Kelly, who had been Gov.
Kellogg's messenger, testified that the names
Of Levisee and Jofrion to the second set OF
returns had been forged that the forgery IN
the case OF Joftrlon had been committed by b:
P. Blanchard, q clerk in Kellogg's Office, and
that Blanchard WAS dead.
At q recent executive session Of the Senate a
communication from Secretary Sherman was
presented, alleging a large number OF reasons
IOr LQ6 E6mOVal Vi ul6ocIps hitAu4 eho SoAASs
from the New York custom house, and Senator
Conkling made a speech defending them and
d~enouncing the administration. Upon Senator
Conk'ing's motion the communication was re-
ferred to the committee on commerce.
Foreign News.
The English steamer Bayard, on her way to
Rouen, France, from New Orleans, foundered
at sea, and all but two Of the crew were
drowned.
Don Baldomero Espartero, e1-regent, soldier
and statesman Of Spain, is dead in his eighty.
eighth year.
The Consett Iron Works company, the
largest makers Of ship-plates in England. em
ploying 5000 to 1000 hands, and owning nine
coliieries, owing to the dullness Of their bust.
ness have been obliged to stop work at most
Of their mills and FORCES and discharge 500
miners.
John W. Hull was captured at Moncton
N. B., with $28. 900 Of the $50, 900 alleged to
have been the proceeds Of bonds stolen BY
him from Fields & Jones, New York brokers.
Considerable excitement has been created
throughout Germany by Prince Bismarcks bill
to limit the freedom Of debate in the German
parliament, providing for the punishment Of
members who make speeches offensive to the
majority, and making 1t a penal of1ense for the
press to publish a speech which has been cen
sured.
The British troops have occupied Candshar,
the capital Of Afghanistan, o fortified city CON
tanning about 100, 600 inhabitants.
The pope's long circular against socialism,
communism and nihilism has been Published
The library of the Birmingham and Midland
institute, at Birmingham, England, number
ing 80, 900 volumes, and containing the fines
collection Of works relating to Shakespeare II
the world, was destroyed by fire, only a few
books escaping the flames.
Fifty.eight miners are reported to have beer
killed by an explosion in q colliery at Ponty
pridd, Wales.
n. Louis Joseph Martel has been elected
president Of the French senate.
a bridge7across the river Arda, in Turkey
broke down, precipitating a railroad train into
the water. A Russian general, several othel
officers and two hundred privates were reported
drowned.
President Ma cMahon has pardoned 1900 i'm
ACKNOWLEDGMENT communists.
At Brecon Mills, Ontario, q Miss Walker sud
denly dropped dead. Her betrothed, Edward
Cousins, hearing CT her death, cut Lis throat
and Mis- Walkers mother, on seeing he
! daughters corpse, also dropped dead.