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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16
Pugilism.

Prize-ights, says New York paper,
have been steadily losing countenance
for wears, even with the ruffianly class
that has hitherto supported them, and
the end of them in this country seems
very near. They a:e essentially un-
American, and have never met with
any degree of encouragement from the
native population, unless Of direct Brit
ish or Irish descent. Professional pu-
gilism is of English origin, and has been
tolerated, even advocated, in Britain by
men of position and title. The earliest
account on record of systematic British
boxing was in l740, W hen public dis-
PLAYS of the manly art attracted general
attention. Up to that time self-defense
with fists had made but little progress,
strength and endurance being the only
recommendations of the bruisers at
Smithfeld, Moor6eld, and Southwark
fairs, where boxing booths and rings
had long been seen. In the year atore-
said, broughton, who pronounced him
self champion of England, built thea
ter for exhibitions, and they were well
attended and stubbornly fought. He
also introduced gloves tor sparring, with
various rules mitigating the savageness
of the practice. Jackson, the champion
Of 1875. made tue business so popular:
that half the men of rank and fashion of
the day were proud to be his pupils.
Shaw, the life guardsman, who 80 dis
tinguished himself at Waterloo, was
Jackson's disciple, and his achieve
ments on the battlefield were owing as
much to training as to strength. Belcher,
Gulley and Gribb were also famous
champions of the period. From the
time OF George Nv. pugilism has steadily
declined, on account of the dishonesty
and mean LESS of its principal partici-
pants, who gradually became common
roughs, blacklegs and thieves. The
last fight that drew any notice from any
decent people was between Sayers and
Heenan, and that because it has assumed
an international character. In the
United States pugilism has never
touched the outermost circle OF respect
ability. The main argument in its be-.
half, that it discouraged the use Of
deadly weapons, has long been refuted;
for pugilisls of professional sort are
continually employing knives and re-
yolvers without the slightest justitica-
tion. The one thing which they might
be expected to have is physical courage.
But most of them have proved them
selves, whenever opportunity offered,
wholly devoid Of it.. The slncerest'
most active supporters of prize-hghtlng
are not only low scoundrels, but arrsnt
towards, equally ready to pick a pocket
or stab an enemy in the dark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16
Forms Of SalutatiOn.

Of the many forms of salutation, the
custom of shaking hands is the most
common among civilized nations. 1t
undoubtedly comes from remote bar
barism, when two men meeting gave
each other their weapon hands, as q
security against treachery or sudden
attack. On the European continent it
is usual for men who are intimate to kiss
one another, but this custom prevails
only among ladies in this country and
Great Britain. In the greater portion
of Germany it is an act of politeness to
kiss the hand of a lady; but this privi-
lege is allowed in Italy only to near
relatives, while in Russia it is extended
to kissing the forehead. In the East
and among the Sclavic nations the
character Of salutations is quite differ
ent. The custom of throwing ones
self upon the ground and kissing the
feet of the monarch prevails among the
Persians. In China an inferior upon
horseback meeting a superior dismounts
and waits till the latter has passed. In
japan the inferior removes his sandals
when meeting his superiors, crosses his
hands by placing the right hand in the
motion of his body, cries out: "Augh!
Augh!' (Do not hurt me). In Siam
the inferior throws himself upon the
ground before his superior, the latter
sends forward one of his slaves to see
whether the former has been eating
anything, or carries with him any smell
at all offensive. If he does, he is i'm.
mediately kicked out without ceremony,
but if not the attendant raises him up.
In Ceylon the inferior on meeting q
superior throws himself upon the
ground. repeating the name and dignity
Of the latter, who appears to take little
notice of the prostrate form as he passes
it. Among some tribes ofthe American
Indian the custom is to salute by rub
bing noises together. This custom is
also common in the Friendly and
Society islands, where it is re-
turned by each taking the hand of the
other and rubbing il upon his own nose
and mouth. The Moors of Morocco
ride at full speed toward a stranger, As
if they intended to run him down, and,
on arriving near, suddenly stop and fire
a pistol over his head. In the Pelew
islands the inhabitants grasp either the
hand or foot of the one they wish to
salute, and rub their face against it.
The Arabians shake hands six or eight
times, but, if persons of distinction,
they embrace and kiss several times,
also kissing their own hand. Yemen
persons of rank permit their fingers to
be kissed, after long refusal. In Tur-
key it is the custom to place the hands
upon the breast, and bow to the person
saluted. They are perhaps the most at-
fectionate in Bufmah; fancy the follow
ing: A gentleman meets a lady or
another gentleman and applies his
mouth anu nose closely to their cheek
and draws in the brcath strongly, as il
smelling a delightful perfume with both
mouth and nose. Hence, instead ofsay-
ing "Give me kiss" Burmahan
would say "Give me smell. ."-Chicago
Inter. Ocean.
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"Well 7 declare. - said q stranger the

"Well declare" said a stranger the
other day, as he looked at Romans
boots, "wt en- they were dealing out
feet they ", re pretty liberal with you,
weren't theyp" YES" replied the
Roman, "they seem to have been more
liberal with me in that particular than
they were with you when dealing out
brains" The stranger turned red in
the face and walked off. He has not
been seen since, and it is presumed he
has hidden himself away to mediate
privately on physiological extremities
and the anatomy of cute remarks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16

Iowa walnut logs are now being
shipped to England. The timber is
bought in the tree by Liverpool agent,
and is cut down and hewn square. Tho
er ds are then painted to prevent crack
ing from exposure to the weather.
The logs ARE shipped to Liverpool to
mpply The cabinetmakers of Great
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Intermarriage Inducing Stammering.

Intermarr1aRe Inducing Stammer1hg.
The frequency of stammering in the
South of France is found, on investiga-
ton, to equal twelve or thirteen cases
in every 1000 of the population, while
in the Eastern departments the proper
tion is only one to that number. It has
been assumed that the defect was in
many instances stimulated to avoid
military CONSUMPTION, but according to
the Abbe Petitot, there are two districts
in the Bouches du Rhoue where all the
inhabitants-some Is, 5,000-stammer. He
ascribes this to long continued inter-
marriage among the communities and
to a conseq q,enf degeneraeciy. /. |, 6
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16
A Curious Number.

Here is something to scratch your
head over. A very curious number is
l42, ,s57, which, multiplied by l,2, 3, 4
S or 8 gives the same figures in the same
order, beginning at q different point,
but if multiplied by 7 gives all mines:
l42,957xl=l42,657
l42, ,s57x2=2S5,7l4
l42,s57x3=428,57l
l42,s5714=57l,42 ,426
l42,957x5=7l4,265
l42,e57x8=657,l4 l42
l42,e57x7-=a99,9 800
Multiply 142,s57 by 8 and you have
I,l42,e5S. Then add the first figure to
the last, and you have l4s.657, the
original number, with figures exactly
the same rs at the start.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16

A bag of gold coin worth $4,000
weighs twenty pounds. When you tell
vour wife that she is worth her weight
In gold you value her, therefore, at from
1925, 900 to $50, 600.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16

A terrible incident from Nihilist life
is reported from the Russian district of
Putiloff. At the moment of his arrest 9
young nobleuHnW shot BY his own
father. The athes shsn shot himsslf.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16

A London physician cured lady oi
deafness by taking her into the cathe-
dral tower near one OF the bells as tho
hammer fell upon it. The force Of the
sound fractured the obstruction II the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16
The Living.

When night her starry eyes hath closed
As morn, with light, breaks in the east I
Those who have through her hours repcsed )
Awake to lie, with toll increased. s
Care is but toll, and toll but care.
We toihng 60 from youth tosge, y *
A laugh, a smile-just to prepare 80 ~.
The heart for tears at Ite's last stage. i
Such-such Is lie. All drear! all wHd! ~
Its joys but by remembrance last,
Who-whod not be again child, =
For faith, for hope, tor Joys iorecastf
Forecast in vain! Where are Lies ioysi
Its pleasures, iautasiesf Oh, whsre1
Its brightes, hours, like childhoods tops,
Break all too soon-hurt, spoipd bycare y;
... -Essntng POD. 9
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Twelve men were drowned and
twenty, boats capsized of q fishing party
sfaeamtls at Point Adams, Oregon
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q consequent degeneracy atsIsasaSg,
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
SaVin Rock.

Various Excursfons-A sniIbOat Adven-
 ture-The Prof. BOyton Exhtbftfons-
 Another Grand illumination of the Cot
 tnges and Shore Hotels.
 There were several parties at the West Haven shore yesterday. One was the Knights of St. Patrick, of New Britain another was from South Meriden, and the Sarsfeld Guard, of this city, had their fall shoot also. The thunder shower and subsequent lowery skies interfered somewhat with the programme. The Sarsfelds were caught in the shower out in the meadow, where they were target shoot ing. There were people in bathing dur ing the heaviest rain and having good time People focked to Howes' pavilion and found shelter during the ''pour."
 Yesterday morning Captain s. s. Hyde, the well known special constable of West Haven, started out to get his boat, the fine, large sharpie Mary E. Hyde, and saw large steam CT drifting out in the Sound. It was the Continental with her broken crank pin. She appeared to be off Milford. The wind was blowing heavily, but the captain is one of the experienced navigators. He ran off shore about four miles, and when he got sight of LAO66 Ou bu0 SGodL10E pdEI4ob Ad1AOu GO AALA from the upper decks. A lot of passengers wanted to get ashore. He took quite party off and landed them at Kelsey's wharf. Among them was one turf man, who had an important engagement at the Hartford races yesterday.
 Prof. Boyton holds forth this, tomorrow and Saturday afternoons. His exhibitions will take place of shore near Kelsey's wharf. Seats have been provided for about 1000 on the wharf. small sum admits to the wharf. With fine weather the shore will doubtless be crowded with people to witness these exhibi- tions. There are quite a variety of features on the programme for each day, and each ex- hibition terminates with the blowing up of a small vessel by means of torpedo.
 The illumination last evening was 8 fine success. Many of the shore houses and ho- tels were brilliantly lit up with Chinese lan- terms and co1ored fires tar barrels were burned on the flats, the tide being out, and many of those in private teams had lanterns and burned red fire as the carriages moved along. There was quite lot of teams from the city, West Haven and elsewhere. The threatening weather kept many away who had expected to attend. The display was fine, and reflected much credit on the shore.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
Mantle.

The troops at Mantle had a fine forenoon drill Tuesday, but the sun was blistering
 Lieutenant Lee, in command of the two platoons of artillery, occupied the parade ground for three-quarters of an hour after the battalion drill with exercises by his bat tery of four pieces. And when the battery begin their work they never post a guard to keep a space open for them-the crowd of spectators moved back of their own accord when the battery teams galloped toward them, and so rapidly that many were thrown down, and camp stools and parasols flew in all directions.
 Brigade dress parade occurred at 5:3O, and the men in white pants and new uniforms, with shiny equipments, presented beautiful picture.
 The camp was very quiet, the men being too tired to 'scut up' much. Colts First regiment band serenaded Colonel Barbour and officers at nine o'clock, and the Hartford City Guard Glee Club were handsomely entertained by ex-Lieutenant A. A. Burnham, of the H. c. G.'s, at his resi- dence. Everybody was in camp at bed time because on account of some complaint from one or two villagers, General Smith forbid all men from leaving camp after sundown, and would issue passes to no one
 Sergeant Frank V. Chapin, of the Hartford Light Guard, received severe flesh wound in the right arm Monday night. He was driving a tent-pin and bayonet fell while his arm was descending in such way that the bayonet point was driven into his arm at the elbow and came out three inches above The ugly instrument fortunately sheered off from the bone, and after being properly dressed e wound is in fair ay of recovery without serious results
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
Heavy Thunder Shower.

A Schooner Struck and Man Killed al
 Bridgeport-Other Lightning Effects in Bridgeport.
 Yesterday noon's thunder shower was one of the severe kind. The thunder was very heavy iI. some sections and the lightning ex- cessively vivid. The rain. fell in torrents also
 for time. While the shower was at it's height thunderbolt struck mast of the lumber schooner Mabel, lying at the dock oi Hawley's lumber yard, Bridgeport, instantly
 killing Charles F. Schryher, the colored cook
 Scryher was alone in the galley at the time, ! and is supposed to have been leaning against l the mast All the crew felt violent shock, and John Mcdonald, one of their number, was knocked over and remained senseless ! several minutes On looking around to see what damage had been done, they found ! Schuyler lying on his face in the galley quite 1 dead His straw hat had been torn to pieces by the electric current, only the rim being left intact, but there were no marks on the body except a | slight crisping of the hair at the top of the | head, and a faint mark at the temple. The l topmast was completely shattered, and sphn- | ters were knocked out of the remainder clear
 
 | current scattered on the topmast, only DOT | ton of it following it all the way down. l Schuyler was about twenty-three years old, I and resided in South America.
 The steeple of St. Augustine's church, Bridpeport was also struck. It shattered the l spire and followed to the roof of the cupola, | where it entered, tearing out hole as large as a mans body. It then descended to the 1 main building and made it's exit without doing much more damage than the breaking of s l few panes of glass;
 The cupola of the Frary Cutlery Compa ny's shop was struck, the lightning passing of on the telephone and other wires, doing l little or no damage.
 The lightning also p1oughed up big hole ] in the ground on Harrison street, Bridgeport Engineer Rand, of the p. m. Shore Line 1 train from New Haven, states that while h1f
 train remained at Saybrook to take on pas
 sengers and baggage, the ''stop'' being of siz or seven minutes duration, the storm which l began about half past twelve o'clock yester, | day was of exceeding violence. It was not g storm of rain alone, but of hail as well, ''and," as Engineer Rand says, ''hail stones ! as big as robins eggs fell for space of seve ral minutes" The rain was blessing to the boys in camp, for it gave the quietus to brigade drill for the day. and in the stifiing heat of the morning that manoeuver would have nearly prostrated them. Possibly the shower soaked the tents, and if blessing in one way
 it was disagreeable experience in another.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
Greenback Flag Raising.

Enthusiastfc Demonstration - Speeches
 by Prominent Members of the Party.
 An enthusiastic Greenback meeting was held in room Il, Insurance building, last evening, on the occasion of throwing to the breeze a Greenback banner, on which was inscribed as follows ''The same money for the landholder as for the bondholder." Un- derneath this motto was the representation of Government greenback, and underneath this, "For President, James B. Weaver; for Vice President, Benjamin J. Chambers. :" The flag was run out about 8:30 o'clock mid & blaze of fireworks and the cheers of those the banner to the breeze Charles E. Hayes called the meeting to order and an- nounced that he had received 8 telegram from Mir. Sweeney, the law partner of Henry c. Baldwin, of Naugatuck the Greenback candidate for Governor, in which it was sta ted that MT. Baldwin was down in Maine ''stumping' and would not be able to be present. It was also stated that dispatch had been received from George W. Hewitt, of Rocky Hill, stating his inability to be present on account of sickness in his family, but he was happy to say that Mir. Hewitt was present with MT. Baker, chairman of the Greenback State Central Committee, and he had no doubt that both Of these gentlemen would address the meeting.
 After the flag was run out addresses were made by Messrs Hewitt, Baker and others and the sentiments advanced were expressive of loyalty to the Greenback cause and de- termination to stand by their colors and fight for the cause which they had espoused with all the means at their command. The meeting was certainly an enthusiastic one, and although in measure deserted by their friends, are entitled to praise for the firm stand they have taken.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
FafrbanIks' Scales.

The Queenslander, published in Brisbane Australia, under date of May 18th, 1880 says: "Visitors to the Sydney Exhibition could not fail to be impressed with the great improvement made in the manufacture oi weighing machines within the past few years On exhibition at the Garden Palace was the product of prominent English and American manufacturers, who have made this business of weighing machines a speciality. It is te the firm of Fairbanks & Go. that we wish to draw the attention of our readers, principal ly from the fact that they have obtained the highest honors in their class, and that they seem to combine in their mode of manufac ture all that is new and worthy of adoption. ,
 Then follows 8 description of Fairbanks Scales.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
For Additional Local News see Sd and 4th Pages:
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 The Sixth c. " veterans reunite at New Britain September Sth.
 The thermometer fell ten degrees after yes terday noon's shower. Previous to that the weather was hot enough.
 At the meeting of the Meriden Turner's, Monday evening, the committee reported that the gross receipts from the festival were about $1 ,26O, and the expenses $760, leaving balance of very nearly $500 on hand.
 Henry Zeh, of Portchester, through his at torneys, Messrs. Keogh & Boothby, has brought suit against the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company claiming $5,OOO damages for being throwr from train on the 31st of July by conduc tor and brakeman.
 Arrangements are in progress looking to 6 grand meet of bicycle clubs from all this part of the country at Hartford within about six weeks. The plan in view contemplates rid ing at Charter Oak Park, a display in the rink, and many other attractive features sim liar to those of the Newport meet this spring and of other later assemblies.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
Inxersou Phalnnx.

The military club known as the IngersoI Phalanx met last evening in Whittlesey's Hal for drill. Captain c. E. Rounds was in com mand, and was aided by his ieutenants, Vim. E. Morgan, William B. Catlin, jr. and R. ". Meigs. This company numbers between fif' ty and sixty members, and they have adopted a very tasty uniform. which they will wear on their next parade.
 Another Death on the Ra1l-A Woman
 Killed
 The train into New York at 12:05 yester. day struck and killed woman who was walk ing on the track between Port Chester and Greenwich. The train was stopped and the mangled remains were carried on to. Port Chester No one recognized them there and they were brought to Greenwich by the next train east. The deceased was an elderly wo- man.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
A Rare Visftor.

Yesterday noon just before the wind and rain storm many persons were much inter- ested in viewing large bald eagle perched on the top of the Court street synagogue spire. This is the second time that an eagle has perched on this spire just before Presi- dential election, and as the Republicans were victorious the first time the second visit is regarded as a good omen. After resting awhile and pluming himself 'the Bird of Freedom" stretched his wings and sailed away, not-as the Register had it-in the di- rection of Maine, and fully convinced that Connecticut is all right for Hancock and the two Englishes. On the contrary, after de- ciding that Connecticut is all right for Gar field and the two B's, he started of to carry the good news to the Republicans of New York and New Jersey.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
GarfieId and Arthur.

A grand flag raising and mass meeting takes place in Wolcottvine Thursday, September 2, at 2:3O p. m. General Hawley, Hon. Abijah Catlin of Litchfeld, Republican nominee for elector- large, Hon. S. w. Kellogg and other able speakers have been secured and will address the meeting. Delegations from neighboring towns will be present to add to the enthusiasm of the occasion. Those de- string to attend from this city can leave here at ten o'clock arriving at WoIoottville at 1915, and leaving there at i've reach this city at eight o'clock
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
On the Sound.

The steamer Continental, when some dis tance from the new light, coming to this city, yesterday morning about f o'clock, became disabled by the breaking of crank pin, near the shaft. The anchors were thrown over in S6 feet of water, but the boat kept drifting. The Erastus Corning, coming up from New York about o'clock, discovered her, ran longside and took off all her passengers, who were landed at the Starin dock about 8 o'clock. A Anumber were taken of by Capt. S. S. Hyde, of West Haven, in his large sharpie and taken to Kelsey's wharf A race horse for the Hartford races yesterday was also taken off by the Corning. The Continental was brought up by tug soon after
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26
C-,4nEu Ea1II,. r-4s

'Little Tooty," the pet kitten of the Tom Inson bridge visitors, was killed by being run over by a team last Tuesday. His mother Julie has adopted and taken kindly to anoth- CT little kitten saved from drowning by Capt. Hill. The captain has now fourteen cats and kittens all told, and bids fair to have plenty more, as he never allows cat to be killed or drowned