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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-19
SAVANNAH VALLEY R. R.
TAX NOTICE!

TREAsURER's OFFICE,
A~BBEvILLE, January II. ISL.
THE following circular from the Comptroll-
er General IL published for the benefit OF
the few Tax Payers In Abbeville County who
nave not paid the Savannah Valley Railrnad
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-19

Fine old Jamaica Rum ~Sarsaparilla Bittcrs-
or Plantation Tonic, guaranteed TO lie the Best
Tonic .Appctiser and Wholesome Stimulant
and BLOOD Purifier In the Horld.
Nov.S. EDWIN PARKER.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-19

TREENVILLE d COLUMBIA RAILROAD
" Passenger Trains will run rs follows
daily. Sundays excepted, on and after Mon
duy, November 8, 1881.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
general New 8

William P. Mangum, ex-U. s. Consul
at Tientsin, died on the 18th of last
month.
The late Stephen N. Stockwell, editor
of the Boston Journal, made requests
ageregating SIS, 900 to nine religious
and benevolent institutions.
Julius Dougherty, aged SO, committed
suicide yesterday morning in Baltimore.
He was in good circumstances, but had
been unwell for some weeks.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee met yesterday In Harrisburg,
and decided to hold the State Conven-
ton In that city on the 9Th ofseptember
next.
Secretary Window will hear the argu-
ment of the hoop iron manufacturers,
relative to the cotton tie question, at
his Office on Wednesday, the 2Oth inst,
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Andrew Brando, boy in one of the
public schools of Detroit, was stabbed
BY Willie Petxel, fellow pupil, during
the session of the school on Wednesday
afternoon. IL a. thonght the wound
will prove fatal.
In the q. s. Senate yesterday, the
Dawes resolution was debated by Messrs.
Morgan, of Alabama Brown, OF Geor-
g1a Hoar, of Massachusetts, and Haw-
ley of Connecticut. The Senate al 6.1s
adjourned until Monday.
An inquest was held In Lawrence,
Massachusetts, yesterday, on the dead
burglar and theological student, Arthur
Foster. His twin brother aud accom-
plice, Luther, was committed on the
charge of burglary In default of $4,000
bail.
John J. Butler, who recently served
three years in the Eastern Penitentlary
for robbing street letter boxes, was yes
terday arrested for committing the same
crime. On his person was found sever
al checks, believed to be taken from the
stolen letters.
John Ross yesterday granted at Nor
ristown an application TOR hearing on
q writ of habeas corpus In the case OF
Edward IL. Johnston, who had been
committed in the early part OF the day
ON the charge Of being an accessory to
the Clugston murder, AT Valley Forge,
on March IL.
The West town board In Chicago, on
Wednesday, completed canvass OF the
returns of the late election, by throwing
out the votes of five precincts, and
changed the town uficers from Delao-
cratic to Republican by majorities rang
ing from IS to $50. One of the candi-
dates thus chosen was q member of the
election board. The Democrats say
they will appeal 80 the Courts.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
HERzoG,s ENTERTAINMENT.

The longer Hersog's Company re-
main at the Opera House the more
popular they become. At each per-
formancs the attendance grows larger.
Last evening there was a perfect jam,
and all the boxes were occupied. The
performances are as highly enjoyed by
the grown people as by the little ones.
To morrow afternoon Punch and
Judy will be given for the benefit of
the school children. The performance
tomorrow evening will positively be
the last.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
SECOND EDITION
GAMGEE'S MOTOR.
AN ENGINE WHICH IF sUCCEssFUL WILL
AsToNIsH THE MECHANICAL WORLD.

AN ENGINE WHICH IF sUCCEssFUL WILL
AsToNIsH THE MECHANICAL WORLD.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Professor
Gamgee's "zero-motor" has been excit-
ing considerable attention here, and
scientific men are inclined to set high
estimate on its value. One of The ex
aminers In the Patent Office tells US he
regards IL as the most important patent
since the telephone.
Ii II succeeds at all, however, 1t will
be OF greater consequence than that, or
any reeentinvention of recent times -
Briefly stated, it is designed to utilize
the expansive force of ammonia gas as
motive power. In Chief Engineer Ish-
er rwood's report on the subject to Secre-
tary Hunt, document which has called
particular attention to the invention, he
declares the. plan as devised by Profes-
sor Gamgee as "far from ehimerical."
1t Is based on well demonstrated ther-
me dynamical principles. The whole is
definite and precise, both In theory and
mechanical detail, nor can 1t be shown,
a priori, that there is not fair prospect OF
for success. The motive power, practi-
cally being water as against coal, it is
needless to say the new engine, if found
practicable on experiment, must work o
revolution in mechanics, superseding
the steam engine as that has taken the
place OF less economical mechanical
powers. The engine has been examin-
ed during the week by President Gar
field, Secretary WinGom and many 9TH
ers. Professor Gamgee is sangulne of
complete success, and from his stand.
point of prophetic vision, steamship and
railroad companies and manufactures
are menaced with a vial more porten-
tious than hangs over the gas monopo.
lies, for the new force is the foe to all
monopoly.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
THE RECENT DAKOTA FLOODS.

YANKToN, Dak., April 12.-The over
flowed water of the Missouri is gradual
ly subsiding, though the ice Ia piled to .
height of from ten to thirty feet along
bands and on the bars and bottoms.-
Yankton is filling up with refugees from
the lowlands, and the people are do.
ing their best TO care for them. Outside
help is needed, however, as the resour-
ces of the citizens are not adequate to
the demands of the thousands OF people
rendered homeless. Ali these people
possessed was swept away. Nearly all
the stock on the lowlands, hundreds of
thousands of head, was drowned. The
farm houses and villages are submerged
or floating about in the water. On the
site OF Green island of the twenty
houses but one re mains, and here the
ice ir from ten to twenty feet deep. The
bottom from here to the Big Sioux,
sixty miles long and from five to twenty
miles wide, is still urder water. Yank-
ton parties are still out in yawls bringing
in the people. The Chicago, Milwaukee
:nd st. Paul railroad runs over this bot
tom, though Inc track is under water, it
being the only means Uf communication
with the outside.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
NEWPORT ITEMS.

DIR. John Van Bibber, of Baltimore,
has leased the Babcock cottage at New
port for the season, and Judge Swayne
of the Supreme Court has taken cot
tage on the cliff--Mrs. s. p, Ludlum,
of Baltimore, has sold her cottage on
Marine avenue tosGordon Mckay, OF
Boston, for SAC, ,000-The sale of the
Daniel Paris villa, for 500, 0,000s and of
the Lnring Andrews estate to Mr.. T. A.
Havemeyer, the Austrian consul general
at New York, for slit, 200, are the heavi-
est transactions which have been record.
ed since the season of 1So0-The carpen-
ters, ouse-cleaners, 60, are unusually
busy in preparing for the advent of the
cottageTs, who make ita practice to come
early and remain late in the fall. Aaw.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
SMALLPOX IN WEST VIRGINIA.

WHEELING, w. Va, April IA
Glover's Gap, Marion county, West
Virginia, is in panic stricken condi-
ton on account of the ravages of the
smallpox. A young man belonging
to the place returned recently to his
home victim to varioloid anG spread
the disease through the town. The
doctors are all sick and there is nobody
to bury the dead. All who can do 80
are leaving the town. The disease is
spreading to Burton village. ten miles
distant. The governor was telegraph
ed to send help to bury the dead, but
replied that the county authorities
should attend to the matter. The
trains pass through the town without
stopping.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15

THE GRAIN MOVEMENT down the
Mississippi from 81. Louis to New
Orleans shows an Increasing volume.
Last week three tows went down the
river having fifteen barges In all and
carry ing an aggregate of 726 900 bushels
of grain. In al there have been ., ,750, 900
bushels OF bu 4 grain shipped from Br.
Louis by river Since the opening of
navigation on Feb. 10, which is go, 600
bushels more than had been shipped at
this cate last year, although navigation
was resumed Just six weeks sooner in
1880. Every thing indicates that by the
tima the river has been open as long this
year an 1t had been at this time last year
the shipments willhavs been fully double
what they haA bean last year.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
rnatgIB,ooo.

On the 9th of March the Nea0s and OBJ
seTper announced that one-half of ticket
No. Ia GIG In the Louisiana state Lottery,
which drew the capital prize OF $50 600 In
the drawing OF March sth, was held In
raleigh. Ever since that time the In
have been constant, and no efforts have
been spared to find him. Information
came To us yesterday from perfectly re.
liable source that Mr.. Peter Al. Wilson,
tnra was the fortunate person. The
news of MI. Wilson's great good fortune
viii aiye general pleasure not only In
this CITY, but in all parts O. sh the State, for
We,ns md Observer. Maroh 81. apriS-et
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
ghs 9aily Gastttte
At WILMINGTON PosT-oFFxcE
EETEkh sEeoND-CLA6s MATrER.
FIRST EDITION.

~ Esp.-We are heartily dis
uitb The dead lock If the SEN
~ and hope it may bs ended, the
,o, W. the better. here was time
tan tbe Democrats could better, and
rith more profit, have maintained q
onJ font. A correspondent of the
b ,on in a letter dated at Washing
Hon, yesterday, says:
i uTbers are rumors to-day Of an in.
ANTON on both sides 10 bring the Sem
' ~ deadlock to speedy end. A good
ssnv senator's feel ashamed Of such
canes as made yesterday an unprece-
"o,et day in the Senate. They say
ISat II the contest we're the occasion of
;snlavs of wit and humor or eloquence
MIGHT be tolerable +, but 1t has come
hs A mere exchange OF abusive
cords and insults, and the better class
Y senators feel it to be degrading to
kbsir body and lowering 1t in the pub
On the republican side there is a
.tropC desire among those friendly to
h. admins isra!ion, which includes
Ne greater number of republican Sena-
EOrs' to 20 to executive business, and
n the next caucus a proposition will
n made to do this without further
elay reserying the question OF elect
mo officers to a time after important
4 ||Dominations have been acted on.
On the democratic side some Sena-
sors who have not entirely lost their
heads or their tempers say that The
sbrewdesU plan for the democrats now
would be to suffer Ridleberger to be
Elected. Since he became candidate
Eor the place of Sergeant-at-Arms he
las had no less than three thousand
Implications from Virginians for
places under him. He has not over
ihy or sixty places to dispose Of II he
turas out every doorkeeper, messenger
and other man and boy in the office,
and he will hardly be allowed to turn
out the republicans, mostly disabled
soldiers, whom the democrats have
kept in. Democratic Senators reason
therefore that if they should keep Cor
man and Riddlebergcr out until after
she Virginia election they would only
bave the Malone side serious ems
barrassnlent. "lf VIC should now let
Mahone put his man in | suspect we
should ruin him, for the disappointed
army OF 8, 900 would 60 home cursIng
him. said demOCiatic Hsnascy.
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rs cents will buy pair Brown
Duck Overalls at the B. o. p. G..
Local Lanes.

The advance guard OF Batchelles &
Doris circus are now In tewn posting
bills, for the appearance Of the circus in
this city at an early date.
No police cases this morning.
Delaware shad still remain scarce
and command high prices.
Send a copy OF the DELAWARE
GAZETTE for this week to your distant
friend or relative.
City Council although In session about
an hour last evening transacted consid-
cradle business.
The third annual ball of the G.. Fl. A.,
takes place in Websters Academy on
Friday evening May eth.
Another crowded house greeted
Heroes Asssmblage last evening.
Henry w. Bartram, we'll known
and highly respected citixsn, died at his
residence, Market stree below Twelfth
yesterday.
And now the President Of City Council
says: "Auy petitions or communications
from the Eleventh Ward"
The bottlers of this city are waging q
war against the bottle thieves.
1Tltn Foreacre received thrashing
last evening for insulting lady.
It Ii sheer nonsense for some of the
city papers to publish as fact that the
new B. & o. r. R., intends to tunnel
the Wilmington and Bradywlne Gene
terry. The Chief Engineer has not yet
submitted the surveyed routes to the
Board OF Directors.
The lecture in Union church last
evening by Rev. r. A. Todd, was slimily
ATTENDED.
The Sunday School Of 4. Zion church,
colored, celebrated its thirty fourth
annual Anniversary last evening.
Bargains in every department at
the Big Boston, 2l3 Market Street
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THE FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Kow THEY WILL BE NUMBERED AND
OPERATED.

Mow THEY WILL BE NUMBERED AMI
OPERATED.
The numbers and locations of the
sixteen signal-boxes included in the
fire alarm telegraphe system to be
constructed in this city arc as follows
No. 12-Delaware engine house,
French street, below Sixth.
No. 13--W Washington engine house,
French street, above Third.
No. 14-Relianee engine house,
Fifth street, between Walnut and
Poplar.
No. 15-Third street bridge.
No. 1s-Eleventh street. bridge.
No. 17-Tenth and Lombard streets.
No. 18-Ph@nix engine house,
Twelfth and King streets.
No. 2-Vandever Avenue and Mar
ket streets, Ninth Ward.
No. 21-Friendship engine house,
Tenth and Shipley streets.
No. 23-New Water Witch engine
house, Sixth street, near Tatnall.
No. 24-Fame Hose engine house,
Second street, between Orange and
Shipley.
No. 25-Weccacoe engine house,
Jackson street, below Second.
No. 26-Ninth and Madison streets.
No. s-Delawars Avenue and Du-
pont street, Middle Depot.)
No. s1-Fourth and Brooms streets.
No. s2-Beeeh street and Maryland
Avenue.
The numbers are arranged so as to
form easy and readily distinguished
combinations for the sounding of
alarms not only in the engine houses,
but on the City Hall bell. The opera
tion is easily understood. Say an
alarm is sounded on box No. 18. The
response from the Hall bell will be one
blow, followed, after slight pause,
by eight blows in quick succession.
This alarm will be repeated five times,
and at the same time will be sounded
in similar manner upon the gongs in
the engine houses. Thus, the tiremen
and the public know that the alarm
comes from box No. 16, located at the
Ph@nix engine house, Twelfth and
King streets, and that the fire is in
that neighborhood. IN year or two
the system can be extended and the
boxes 30 multiplied that people will
know that the fire ia within a square
or two of the box from which an
alarm 10 sounded.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
THE ELRoTIoN CASES.
THE TENTH WARD CASES DRAWING TO
A oLosE--ARaUhBNTE EoR THE DE-

THE TENTH WARD CASES DRAWING TO
A oLosE-ARaUMBNT EoR THE DE-
EENsE.
When the United States District Court
reassembled, at 1:45 o'clock, yesterday
afternoon, District Attorney Patterson,
made the opening argument for the pro-
secution In the case of the United States
us. Joseph McCafFerty and Henry Witsil
Inspectors of electionIin the Tenth ward,
at the last general election, charged with
refusing legal vote rendered by James
Matthews, col. He argued that Matthews
residence in the ward and his consequent
right to vote had been clearly proven, and
that his temporary absence in another
State did not lose him his residence, as
he only went away on visit, and was
prevented by sickness from returning as
soon as he was expected. Therefore be
had perfect right TO vote, and the In
spectors were guilty In refusing TO allow
him TO do 30.
MFR. Sharpley opened for the defense
and made an exceedingly able argument.
He dwelt upon the suspicious ciFcum-
stances connected with Matthew'S de-
parturc from and returned to the city, land
the unsatisfactory nature of the proof of
residence at the polls-so much 30 that
neither the Republican Inspector nor the
Republican Supervisor Insisted upon
his right to vote. He held that this was
clearly case where the majority of inpec-
tors were justified in rejecting the pro-
fered vote, and that nothing In the
slightest degree wilful or malicious ap-
peared In their actions.
Mr.. Sharpley spoke for a little over an
hour, and his effort is spoken Of as the
strongest speech thus far made in the
election cases. 1t was very effective and
as a stunch Republican remarked, "com-
pletely knocked the bottom out OF the
case" He was warmly congratulated
or his conclusion.
Court then adjourned util 10 o'clock
Tomorrow morning.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
$500 will buy a mans all wool
suit at the B o P G House, 2lS Mar
ket street
ELECTION OF OFFICERS,

st. Johns Commandery, No. l..
knights Templar, last night elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Eminent Commander-James II.
Price.
Gensralssimo-H. B. McIntire.
Captain General-J. Parke Postles.
Senior Warden--Samuel G. McIntire.
Junior Warden--Thomas K. Carpen-
ter.
Treasurer-William G. Pierce.
Recorder-Jesse x. Bayliss.
Trustees-Isaac q. Pyle, 8. A. Hodg-
man and James Crooks.
Tonight, in conmemoration of Good
Friday, the ComSaandery, in full uni
form, will attend divine service at. Trim
ity p. n. Church.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
AND DRlA.
WARE RAILROAD

Age do dow 1ork Of repairing the great dam
H. aIle n 10 the Pennsylvania and Della
ham "1il"ay " has begun. The road runs
Pomo,npD peia"are s1 City, Delaware, 10
khe 'Us, "ray. chester county, Pa. During
Anergssado sdoas a. gaze of 1878, tne water sub.
bf the sr roaa .,,e tracks, and the greater part
heyer,iI I0au was washed away, so that for
dow years the road has been going
|hsys4 INT INTO decay. Gangs of worEmen
Fos6 oeen put on that section of the
In sq uos1a near Delaware City, however, and
|promt,,oaa oi rebuilding and refixing it
T,sgs Tna = TO be rapid.
Dc MAJ, ,enhsyiVania Railro ad Company
10 Ns sS n,q, some needed improvements
II thai artppetly ptss and 10 beautify the station
but h ns,' polGS' The boardwalk 10 being
built areI p,Upef order, new fence is being
Pa addi'ioua' The station, and we learn
durIns ',,oh ~ will be made TO the station
'ne Coming summer.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
FLORIDA PERSONALS.

From the Green Cove Spring, March 10.
Mr.. P. T. Barnum has telegraph
ed for a suite of rooms at the Claren-
don, and will arrive to-day.
G. A. White, the great music Pub
Usher and Composer, with Mrs.
White, soprano of the Boston Phil
harmenics, are at the Clarendon.
Elk Gov. Rice, Of Mass, being
much pleased with his first trip to
Green Cove, has returned for more
lengthy visit. He 10 registered at
the Clarendon.
Ex Gov. Talbot of Mass, is the
guest of the Windsor hotel, Jack
sonvllle.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
SENATOR DAVIS ON "RINa
RuLEn

Ron.David Davis, q nited States Senator
from Illinois, has written letter to q
friend in Kansas, In which he expresses
disgust over the fact that the United
States Senate has been engaged for a
week past ''in an unseemply struggle
for small places" He says "Rreat corpor-
ations and consolidated monopsIies are
fast seizlDg the avenues of power that
lead to the control of the government"
and that "leading newspapers, reoognIz-
ed as Republican and Democratic organi
are owned and directed by grasping mo-
nopolists to subserve their selfish
schemes and restrain opposition to them
in either party" Mr.. Davis says there
are "cheering signs that the end of this
domination draws near in the popular
demand for good government, without
respect to party. Ring rule must be over
thrown, or it will stop the wheels of
progress and destroy the foundations of
social ORDER"
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
AUCTION SALE OF CATTLE.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April ID, 1e

ShlCAdO, lls, april II, locls
Selections of the Bow Park herd Of
short horns, raised by the Farm Stock
Association, Brantford, Ont, and
owned by hon. George Brown, were
sold at auction yesterday. Fifty-four
head of cows and bulls brought
$27 ,915. Among the notable sales
John Wentworth bought the yearling,
Eighth Duke of Kirk Livington, for
$1, 760; G. A. DeGraff, of Wisconsin,
bought the Duchess of Oxford. twenty
first, for $4,000; Fl. L. Stout Of
Dubuque, bought the Duke of Oxford,
forty~sixth, for 80, $50, and Kirk Les
Duchess, twenty.sixth, for
$4,000. This was the initial sale, and
prices were much better than exs
pected.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15

ACCORDING to census return issued
Jay there were l.005 blast furnaces
sua folhng mills IN the United States on
|oa May Dist, 1880, as against 808 In 1870.
sne oaiiy capacity of the former being
,s']fs tons as against 8,a57 tons In 1870.
'ae amount of capital invested In iron
-. snu steel industries last year was S230,.
|''i'Vo' as against sl2l ,772, In 1850. The
production was Z 1850 tons in 1880, rs
ssAina b55 900 tons In 1870. Psnnsyl-
.ahlA Is credited with 40 per cent of the
total production.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
VERDICT AGAINST GEN. TY.
LER.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April /

In the case of Miss Mary A. Murs
ray vs.. General e. B. Tyler, Post
master of this city, for $40 600 dam
ages for alleged indecent assault
while the plaintiff was an employe
in the Post Office and which has
been on trial in the Howard County
Circuit Court for a week, the jury
to-day rendered a verdict in favor Of
the plaintiff, assessing damages at
IS 900.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
rha PopuIar pamand .

30 great has oeen the popular demand
for the celebrated remedy Kidney-W ort,
that 1t is having an immense sale from
M Maine to California. Some have found
1t inconvenient to prepare ,it from the
dry compound. For such the proprte.
tors now prepare IL in liquid form. This
can be procured at the druggists. It has
precisely the same effect as the dry, but
Is very concentrated SO that the dose is
much smaller. .-LoUeH Nail.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
"l'm ali Played out"

Ia n common complaint. If you feel so,
get package of Kidney Wort and take
II and Won will at once feel its tonic pow.
ar, It re news the healthy action of the
k,dneys, bowels and liver, and thus re-
atares the natural life and strength to
the weary body. 1t oan now be had In
either dry or liquid form, and in either
way is always prompt and efficient, In
action.-Nao Bedford Standard.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15

SENATOR DAVID DAVIS has written q
''.lef 10 friend In Kansas, which is
punished, wherein he states that ga na.
0lai party founded on harmony be
Nos0 all parts of the Union; real re-
'm oi abuses economy of public ex.
oAui'ures; rigid accountability of of
seis' honest civil service; free and fair
'eVNoh'i upright observance of all con.
'u'ional Obligations. and mainte nance
,u' paolic credit would be gladly
*eicomed by the people."
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD.

Eleventh Ward people are in favor
of sending Mr.. T. ]. Sullivan and
Sam'l N. Trump to the Board of Edu-
cation from that Ward. These gen.
tlemsn were the school Trustees for
the old Browntown district, and are
thoroughly familiar with the school
needs Of that neighborhood. 1t is
likely they will be elected without ep-
position,
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15
PALACE CoNsPIRAoIEs.
PARIs. April IA, 1881

A communication published In the
Frankfort Gazette acquires importance
in copneetion with the recent arrest OF
the Grand Duke Nisholas, Constantine
witch. 1t is stated that Nthllist, who
was captured after the assassination OF
the Emperor, gave information which
led to the discovery OF a mine beginning
under the Grand Duke Constantine's
Palace and leading toward the Winter
Palace. Two years had proDaDly Deen
occupied in It's construction.
The daily gazette., 1881-04-15

WHILE New Orleans is highly pleased
|with the development of the Mississippi
grain trade, it is also a little fearful that
, rival city may grow up at Eadsport, to
be built On piles at the jetties. Rumors
pre- saoat that grala elevators are TO be
put up al The leLties, SO that the Transfers
1foa the river bArges to the ships can be
made at that polnt instead of In the port
ofNeE Orleans.