The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-08-26
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SECRETARY WHITNEY has written letter
to the assignees Of Mr.. John Roach in which
he SAYS the contracts with thai gentleman
for the construction Of the new cruisers the
Boston, the Atlanta anil tho Chicaso) have
been forfeited anl that tho government Will
complete the work at the navy yards.
COLONEL A. G. SHARPE, chief postoIlice in
spcctor has resigned.
AFTER attending General Grants funeral
in New York President Cleveland pro
ceclcd to Albany, and thence to the Adj
rondacks, for vacation.
TIE White House is now clo"cd to visitors
and will not be reopened until tho Presidents
return in September. In the meantime the
building will DO overhaulcl and male as
clean and comfortable rs possible.
CROP returns to the Department OF aSrlcul
turc show Oil improvement III tue condition
of cotton and corn: some damage TO spring
wheat in the Northwest and an increase in
New England q decline in the average fol-
oats; continued Improvement in rye; an
average barley crop: IN increase in the buck
wheat area; a mclium hay crop; decrease
over last month in potatoes, ami general
average Of ninctyo one i'll tobacco.
IT is estimated that more than 10000, 0OC
acres OF tho public domain have been IT.
legally fcnt ed in by cattle owners and 9TH
ers. Hence tho Presidents proclamation
orderin. the removal OF these fences.
Foreign.
THERE are fears of another collision be-
tween the Russian troops and the AfghanS IL
A!Shanistan.
THE scandal case in which Sir Charles
Dilke the Leading English tory, Is involved
has been revived, the in. .jured husband havinc
returned the check for Sl"', 900 which Dllke
had given him as rrparation.
CoSSrL HEAP, at Beyrout, Turkey, has
protested against the proposed expulsion o
some American citizens.
4 TRAIN, in full speed, plung,l through 6
partially opened swing brilSe into tho Wei
laul canal at iIcrrittUn. Ontario Engineer
Cox was instGntv kilcl and William jen
nings probably fatally injured.
STRENUOUS effort are being made by tht
French Cana ilans to save Ric!, the rcbe
ealcr, from the glllowS.
WARM weather has greatly increased the
number of deaths from cholera III Franco and
Spain
FIVE mis- ,ionarie; and many Christians
have been massa rod by the B!a:k Flags IN
Tonquin.
krNACHINA, town near Warsaw, II
Po,anl has boon destroyed By fire.
LORD HOrGlruN, Il not II English author,
is deal in his seventy sixth year.
ADvIcES from Tomlun say thu: the bl'hoI
Of Quinl,om reports that over ten tho;lsan
Christian; have been ma'stcrcl | hy Is acE
Flags. Murders and inccndiary fires are ol
daily occurrence.
TIE Lnndln Society for the SlHor"s 'ion OF
Vice has rinp."ycl drtc !ivrs t. shadow every
mr:i,.,'9 of the liriIis hpllI" Of commons and
rep ,rt the Ii ,us''s viSitc h.; ths:n. Tn: ne Il
bcrS arc furious, but are afraid 10 complain
for fear Of III ,!:iug it APPEAR that they have
so:ncthin;; tp b, a,!lamhl of.
4 FEARFUL stat" Of anarchy prevails II
korlofan There is Il famine also existing
SEVERAL. cases of Asatic cholera are re
ported to have orclirrc in English towns
THE Afgi,ans have destroyed all the gar
tlcns and villages round about llerat, likely
to afford fonl or shelter to n Russian attack
ing force Tho owners of the destroyed prop
erty have been assured that England VII
compensate them for their losses.