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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
LIFE IN new YORK.
Recent Matters of Interest in the
Metropolis Delineated by
Pen and Pencil.
Trouble Over a Rich Woman's
Will---Jay Gould and His
Partners, ETC., etc.
ISDscia! New York Letter..

The name of Charles Morgan. owner
of Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Rail
road and Steamship Line, and likewise
the possessor of several millions OF CASH
was at one time a familiar name over the
States, but like so many other names OF
note, had dropped out of mind soon
after his death, in May, 1879, until
brought up by the death of his widow
at Saratoga last July, and is again before
the public from the curious Developments
arising from the settlement of the estate
and the sale Of over a million and a hall
dollars worth of paintings and etchlngss
which has been put on the market and
disposed of to the highest bidder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT
A Better Way,


In ancient days the young were wont,
With rosy garlands crowned,
To sing their ~bacchanalian songs
The festive board around,
While wine infamed their fathers hearts
And reused their sense.ess mirth,
And left them viler than the brutes
That crawl upon the earth.
But we have found O better way
To give our parents joy;
We spurn the wine.cup from our lips
It charms but to destroy.
What though itseem so clear and bright,
So fair and sweet a thing?
It hath at last a serpent's bite,
The deadly adder;s sting.
It turns the ruddy bloom of youth
To blight and foul decay;
And, what is worse, it takes the glow
Of innocence away.
Oh! give us but the crystal springs,
The air and sunlight free,
With love and truth, and who will then
Be happier than we!
~. E. Hood, in Temperance Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
My Mother.
I think of T.

I think of Thee
When summer clouds are flying.
The blue beyond them lying,
Emblem Of purity,
Faith and oil consistency
Is not more true to Heaven, than I to Theae
I think Of Thee
When MI the world is resting.
And sleep my sense investing,
Sends visions bright; :
And darkening night
With all its ~terrors, fees at thought OF Thee.
think of Thee
Within this heart, my Mother,
Thy place yields to no other.
And still und rife
Through all my life,
Shall be the memory and love Of Thee.
Charles E. Perkins.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30

Ten thousand persons were arrested in
Boston last year for drunkenness, and it
is estimated that but one drunken per.
son in four was arrested. In Boston
there are 1850 licensed places where
liquor is sold, or M to every 1S5 of the
population. Beside these there are
over /, 200 unlicensed places.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
PRAYER is an act of friendship. i

Prayer is an act of friendship. 1t
Is intercourse; an act Of trust, OF hope,
Of love, all prompting to interchange
between the soul and an infinite,
spiritual, invisible friend. We all need
prayer if for no other purpose, for
that which we so aptly call commun-
ion with God. We all need friendly
converse with Him whom vi souls
love. "IIe alone is a thousand com-
panions; He alone is a world of friends.
That man never knew what it was to
be familiar with God, who complains
Of the want Of friends while God is
with him."-PhelpS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30

The great Mexican volcano Popoca.
tepetl has just been remeasured and
found to be II, 800 feet above the sea.
The crater, which is completely obscured
within by sulphurous vapor, is about
two and one-half miles in circuit and
1000 feet deep. The entire center of
the top of the mountain seems to DC
solid sulphur, which ia deposited at the
rate of a ton q day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Experiencc is the extract of suffering.
Gentleness is a sort of mild atmosphere
and it enters into q child's soul like the
sunbeam into the rosebud, slowly but
surely expanding it into beauty ard
vigor.
No man ever sailed over exactlyIthe
same route that another sailed override
fore him. Every man who starts on the
ocean of life arches his sails to an untried
breeze.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
Moral Responsibility of the Press.

At the Church of the Messiah, Greene and
Clermont avenues, Brooklyn the Rev. Charles
R. Baker, pastor, preached the last Of series
of public Sunday lectures on prominent ques-
tions Of the day, his subject being 1.-THE
Moral Responsibility of the Press"
The reverend gentleman took for his text
Philippians, w., 8-"Finally, brethren, what
soever things are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are just, whatso-
ever things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are Of good report:
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
A cARD 10 1HE SICK.


Or. l. v. weathers. Eclectic Physician.
DIR. l.. V. Weathers il a regular grad
uate OF one OF the most reputable alo-
pathlc schools on the continent. but to-
day he CLEANS from all systems of prac-
tlce, and adapts his treatment to the
various constitutions and Compartments
OF the human family. disoardlng hurtful
remedies and accepting from all classes
the good. This Is the eclectic practice
OF to-day. DIR. Weathers means to assail
no phhslclan's practice, possessing a
first class diploma with nearly 20 years
successful practice, and feels that he Is
qualified to practice that which he ad-
vertises, Eclectic Medicine Having
lef: lucrative practice to come to San
Antonio, and after nearly two years Of
practice here, treating pneumonia,
typho-malarial fevers, flux, measels,
scarlet fever and typhoid fevers, the pa
tients are all here and can speak for
themselves.
Dr. Weathers, dear sir; desire to
thank you most cordially for the mira
culous and speedy relief you afforded
my child. She had been lingering for
some time with an abcess Of the liver
and with its dlreful effects had reduced
her to a skeleton. Indeed had almost
despared OF her recovery, for death
seemed her only relief. had tried sew
ernl repuiaDle physicians, but TO no
good. | finally concluded | would trust
you In her care, and tony astonishment
the child Is In fair way to perfect health.
might say nearly we'll. feel pro-
oundly grateful and hope other suffer-
ers may find you. Again thanking you
for your successful treatment OF my
child, and wishing you, as you deserve
every success, remain yours most res
peotfully, u. NJ. PUcKuDGE.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
A Surprised Young Man.

A young man residing at the High
lands. having succeeded in saving quite
n sum Of money, resolved one evening
last week to go in quest of amusement.
lie found 1t, and reached home in the
early hours Of the morning in an in
ebriated condition. After he had been
in bed Il short time he was rudely awak-
ened from his SAUNDERS. only TO discern
by his bedside the stern visage of his
father.
Where is the child you have secreted
in this room?" the latter asked
BY this time thoroughly aroused, part
ly by astonishment caused by the ques-
ton, he faltered, "What child?'
There is no use denying it," replied
the old gentleman; ~ distinctly heard
the voice of small child coming from
this ROOM
At that instant the voice of baby,
coming directly from the side of the
young man was heard. Horror struck,
he quickly turned down the bed clothes,
when the form Of child about six
months old was brought to light. The
old gentleman, after inquiring about his
sons whereabouts the previous evening,
sent the infant to the home on Chardon
street. The young man, 1t may be said,
was unmarried, ard was ignorant as to
the manner In which he obtained the
child, but had faint recollection of
placing something In bed upon his arri-
val at home. He has left of drinking,
having signed the pledge. He says that
II is bad enough to see snakes when he
gets drunk, but when he finds himself In
possession of baby, then it Is time to
leave of drinking.-Boston Herald.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
Public Opinion.

No man viii pay $1,000 license fees
and allow anotherto sell anywhere near
him without complying with the law.
The high license system In Missouri has
been as successful as in Illinois. Wis
consin has adopted the same system and
escaped the danger of impracticable
prohibition, and now Iowa is moving In
the same direction, Ii will do more
toward lessening the evils OF intemper-
ance than sumptuary laws, which are
repulsive to the genius OF personal free
dom.-[ Memphis Appeal, Dem.
Was all of this part of preooncerted
plan, as Mr.. Cramp alleged, and were
The other shlpbuilders cheated in the So
called competition when they had put in
their proposals In good faith ut the adj
vertised invitation of the government
The focus OF the investigation Is shifted
from Mr.. Roach to Mr.. Chandler. The
question now lnsolved is far more serious
than that Of the success or failure OF the
Dolphin as a war vessel. Ii is Il ques-
tion which MIR. Whitney and Mr.. Gar
land cannot settle. Tie answer must
come from " committee of the Forty
ninth Congress.-New York sun, Ind.
The Florida Constitutional convention
will probably insert clause in the new
constitution providing for the payment
OF poll tax us prerequisite for voting.
The object Is, OF course, to cut of voters
who are so Indifferent to the right of
suffrage rs not to qualify themselves by
payment. The proposition TO abandon
this system In Pennsylvania is not wise.
The law should be amended SO that
every taxpayer ould be obliged to pay
his own poll tax, and the sale OF receipts
in block should be forbidden. The tax
itself is a proper safeguard of the sui-
frage, the method of collection Is faulty.
Il Philadelphia Record, Ind.
Mr.. Garland's opinion will undoubted-
ly control the action Of Secretary Whit
ney, and II presages, in the light of in
formation from other sources, q similar
embarrassment In the case OF other YES
sells now under construction by Mr..
John Roach. 1t is an unfortunate cir
cumstance that 80 large proportion OF
the price has already been paid by the
government, which will make necessary
suits for.its recovery. The effect OF the
determined position assumed by the
administration in this matter will, how
ever, be most salutary. Boston Adver-
tiser, Ind
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20

Speaker Carlisle ia of the opinion that
the Kentucky people are well enough
pleased with the administration. Sena-
tor Blackburn might be benefited by
taking trip through the Blue Grass
country and feeling the public pulse.
The mass OF the people do not seem to
he agitated over the offices half as much
as few politicians who lnger around
Washington.-LS st. Paul Globe.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
Our House and Estate Agency.

a iO0ncrc farm In ncXar county, n miles
east of San Antonio.
Three small houses on Brooks street, be
tween Olive and blackberry strcote.
sevcn.room house. No. 100 North Olive
street, $500 cash.
Twelve building lots. block ~, between Du-
vail aud Milan streets on monthly INSTALL
mputF II desired
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
FOR RENT.

Two small store rooms on East Houston
street, both for 80 per month.
Store house and one room, corner Alamo
plazn and Crockett street, sl5 por month.
Three rooms, No. IN Avenue u. for sls per
month.
seven-room house. No. li0a North Olive
street, al Si5 per mouth.
Thrccroom house on brooks street, between
Olive aud blackberry streets. ~ per month.
Slx.room house on Avenue G NJ go per
month";
A large house. rooms, nicely furnished
throughout, on East Houston street.
a room house. No. bS North Flores street
cars pass the dor; hydraut and well water. at
SO per month.
A fine, spacious II room house, two fino cool
verandns, basement with kitchen and wash
house; fine central location; rent very low to
q desirable tenant.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
MEXICAN ITEMS.
Gathered from Exchanges and
other Sources.

The police Of sabinas, killed a robber
who resisted arrest.
A reduction Of " employees has been
made In the New Laredo custom house.
The theatre at Puebla Ia to be sold at
auction, and the minimum price fixed Is
$4,000.
Counterfeit national bank notes are
In circulation IN and about the City OF
Mexico.
Homobono Ramos, Chief Of Police Of
Guadalaja, was assasslnated by some Of
his subaltoTns.
The Belgian colony In san Francisco
de Conohas Is engaged In flax raising
and linen manufacture.
During an amateur bull fight In ORR
zaba, one Of the Nag men was caught by
bull and very badly gored.
Mr.. Sam Fisk. n native OF San Anto-
Mo. has been appointed superintendent
Of the stree railway Of Monterey.
The treasury of the state OF Nuevo
Leon contained at the end OF the fiscal
year, June 30, the sum OF Sl1,Si5 In sill
yer.
The smugglers often notify the river
guards OF the place where they will
cross. and then beat them In h pitched
battle.
The agricultural products about Iii
dalgo, State OF Nuevo Leon, are report
ed In fine condition. Little or no irrlga-
tion is practioed in that city.
Gold placer mines have been disoov-
cred near Guadalupe, Chihuahua. The
placers are about 10000 yaras in extent,
and nuggets OF nearly an ounce In weight
have been picked up
II Ia rumored. but without cOniirma-
tion as yet, that large quantity Of arms
and ammunition had been introduced
from the United States into the North
ern Mexican States for the purpose OF
starting revolution.
Laredo custom house guards are
charged with soliciting orders from in
terror merchants, with the assurance
that they will cost no duty, and after
getting the order and money that the
former will be ignored, while the latter
| Is retained.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
FOR SALE.

Four-room house. outside kitchen, hall aud
galleries, corner Oak and Twelfth street.
A wellconstructcd rock house, rooms and
kitchen, metal roof, two galleries, stable and
md shrubhcry; very coy home ut great
bargain ON Avenue f., between Seventh and
Eighth streets.
A new patent Champion Hcrrngs Safe, Is
inches deep, feet . Inches inside, feet q
inches high, inside measurement; suitable for
large commercial house or county records
Can be had NJ remarkably low figure.
Lots l, 2 and Q, in block T.. subdivision OF
original city lot No. 2, district No. !, ranges ?
and ., very cheap.
Lots l and 2, In block ~, corner River Avenue
and Elizabeth street.
A dwelling house with two lots i0OSiG0 foct
Gust of Government hill, house rooms, gal
lcry, shade trees, etc. Price 500
Two houses, framed, cellcd and weather
boarded, 2 galleries. each house contains
rooms and Kitchen, grape vines, shade trees,
lots Ix24O feet, on Cameron street; Will sell vt
q bargain.
\ "A cottage or rooms, hydrnns water. lot 20x
% varas, on san Marcos street; will sell cheap.
A flno residence, corner Avenue II and Sixth
street. frnmc building, metal roof, rooms
hall, bath house with fixtures, Kitchen, gal
lcriee, built In modern style, lot Mxlbu feet;
can be bought Ut low figures and part on time,
equal only TO nominal rent
A house and lot on Cnncho strcCilut :ONa6,
varas, is offered ut u bargain.
A room house, nicely ilnishcd, out houses,
with two lots cnoh lSAN0l Varas, enclosed UNI
der good fence; one of The most desirable res
idcnce locations In the city, cornor Nolan and
blackberry streets; great bargain on very
liberal terms.
Two building lots lexi7A varas each sltli-
ntcd near the round house of /. a @. N Il. X
depot ON West Commerce street, enclosed with
new fence; has shade trees on front and sides.
An improved ranch, 100 acres, 70 acres In
CIVILIZATIONS; II dwelling house . rooms aud gnl-
lcry; also u tenant house, 3 rooms, a well of
excellent water, enclosed with good fence,
~ miles cast of san Antonio.
A Anoly improved farm, 100 acres, 10 acres
now In cultivation, 40 acres In choice and So
loct fruit trees, 20 acres of which are now
bearing. This is ono of the most desirable
farms In West Texas, and Is offered for sale
only on nccountof III health of the owner, and
will be sold at Il bargain.
Three hundred and twenty acres OF land
fenced and improved, miles west of san An
tonic, enclosed with good fence, plenty grass
and water and timber; will sell nj Il bargain.
Twcnty-ncrc farm, good dwelling house, 3lS
miles south of San Antonio. Price Sl200
A farm, 30 acres; II dwelling house, rooms,
MI nicely finished, land irrlgablo, miles from
city.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
&c COTTON JOHN H. BOLTON.
"sTRICTLY BUSINESS"
COTTON & BOLTON,
AUCTIONEERS I'D COMMISSION MERCHANTS
2, q and w. Houston ST., at Bridge.
SECONDHAND FURNITURE BOUGHT End SOLD
John II. BOLTON.

fn Oia fd advantage before purchasing esaote call and eamte
Large GOODS
arOr S, Bipo S DhtgRoo, Kitchen and Office Furniture oocay
handa
Springs descriptions;
Clocks burglar Proof
Room FIXTURES aud other miscellaneous 9sas also
Bggis.
wtiin the Of agybody
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
Advice to Presidential Aspirontl

Study the contemporary history OF
your own country and familarize your
self as much MS possible with all public
characters, whether their careers are
honorable or ignomlnous. 1t will help
you In your administrations New York
Suu
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20

MIR. j. =. Condor. on Nacogdoones
street, between Houston and Crockett,
announces to the public that he Is pre-
pared to make to order, by hand, all
styles OF carriages, buggies, and In fact
everything on wheels, at lowest possible
prices. All his work Is hand made and
In style and price will compare more
than favorably with Northern machine
work. Old vehicles taken In part pay
mont for new ones. Only first class
workmen employed and satisfaction
guaranteed. Fine carriage painting and
trimming a speciality. 3-l3-tf
Silver watches 80 to $40 at j. NJ.
Emerson's. 7-S-tf
Ranches, Farms, Live Stock,
All persons desiring to purchase lands
In the Northern and Western counties
Of Texas, will do well to apply to the
undersigned, as he can furnish them
with tracts Of land from lot in town TO
u lIl.000 acre tract In the country. Also
handles live stock. Correspondence So
llclted.
Loans for any amount negotiated Mt 10
per cent per annum on lands.
FRANK i. BAILEY,
If Real Estate Agent, Abilene, Tex.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20

vXTIM more money than 1t unythInr eiss
w 11v BY taking an agency for the bes.
None fan. Terms free, HxLL.77 BOOK ca
Portland. Maine
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20

DDI7U .a sSP 4Sos, ssS re-. ,os sSssss
"A DI/IliI OF goods which will help you
IL l I'LL 10 more money right away
than anything else In this world. All OF either
to fortune opens before the workers; absolute
,.ysure. At once address, TRuE \ Co, Augusta.
Maine.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
TWO visits 70 the North Woods.

The North Woods mosquitoes Will
seem as nothing to Grover after his ex-
perienee with the Office seekers. How
much history has Mr.. Cleveland lived
and made since he last penetrated the
Adirondack soitudes - Buffalo Ex-
press.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
HEALTH IS WEALTH.

DIR. T.. @. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatmon,,
ooar ulsions, fits, Nervous Neuralgia, Head
ache, Neryous Prostration caused by the ufo
Of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefuinoss, Mental
IN insanity and leading TO misery, decay and
doath, Premature Old Age, narronness. Loss
OF Power in elthor sox. Involuntary Lossos and
the brain, self-abuao or over-indulgence. Each
box contains one months treatment. 81 On =
box, or slxboxes for IS 90, sent By mall pro-
paid on receipt of price.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20

to cure any case. With each order received
oy us Tor six boxes, accompanied with o6 ~
we Will send the purchaser our written guar
eotee 70 refund the money II the trostlnon
by JOHN q. WHIST = o.,
cd2 W. Madison 81 Chicago, III
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20

Silver watches SO to $40 at J. NJ.
Emerson's. 7-S-tf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-20
PROPERTY WANTED.
LOANS NEGOTIATED
PURCHASING AGENCY.

We have opened, for the benefit of people
living distant from the city IA GENERAL
PURCHASING AND COMMISSION BUSl-
NESS, and will promptly I'LL all orders for any
article OF merchandise you may need, saving
you the cost OF travel and at the same time
giving you tho advantage Of buying ut the
lowest market prices, our Arrangements with
the wholesale houses being such that they VIII
pay our commissions, not the buyer, thus CIV
ing you the same advantages as II you were
here In person. If you wish to purchase
Dress Goods, Clothing, Hats, Millinery, or
Crookery, Glassware, boots, Shoes, or Hard
ware, please write us for prices, rates of
freight, etc We will chocriully give any in
formation desired.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-11-14
packing. When only partially cooled
they are put away by girls into barrels

packing. When only partially cooled
they are put away by girls into barrels
and boxes neatly lined with white paper.
and are left uncovered until cooled and
dried. While still warm they have q
toughness which makes it possible to
handle them in a way that would break
them into bits when cold.
In getting perfect edge on the out.
side rows of crackers strip about
three-quarters of an inch wide is Incl
dentally sacrificed on each side, and this
thrown back into the general mass of
dough. is supposed to greatly i'm
prove it. The batch must consequently
improve from first to last, as the
amount of scraps keeps climbing up
toward q majority. Cracker dust is
another branch of the manufacture.
Any crackers that may have been
broken in handling or packing are
ground fine and sold. principally to
hotels and restaurants, for breading
meats, oysters. and soups. All the
flour sweepings are sold to farmers for
cattle feed, SO there is little actual
waste anywhere about.-Mnneapolis
Tribune,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-11-14
Two Curious Inscriptions.

Mr.. Henry Jones communicates two
specimens of inscriptions on houses.
One is from an old stone let into a wall
of Castle Caldwell, on Lough Erns.
The stone is carved in the form of q
violin. and thus inscribed:
ITO the memory fsicl of Denis McCabe
Fiddler who fell ont Of the st. Patrick's
barge belonging to James Caldwell Bart. &
Count of Milan and was drowned OF this
point August We l3, 1710.
beware We nddlers of ye fiddlers fate
Nor tempt ye deep lest We repent too late
You ever have been deemed We waters foes
Then shun We lake till 1t with whisky flows
On firm land only exercise your skill
There We may play and safely drink your NIL !"
The other is from Favorn Royal, res
idence of Rev. j. Moutray. County
Tyrone. The stone on which it is in
scribed was saved from the old house
when burnt down and Incorporated into
the new one:
"Wel com to come in
16. 70
nd Is vel com to go by"
-Notes and Queries.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-11-14
A Lucky Man.

Hostetter McGinnis is one of the most
lucky men in Texas. If he takes .
chance ut . rattle he is sure to win. If
he throws dice for the drinks, somebody
else has to pay for them. Not long
since New York lawyer said to Mo
Ginnis
LEND me seventy-five dollars. I'd
rather borrow money from you than any
friend I've got"
why do you prefer to borrow from
me?"
because YOU have such good luck
that l really believe you would get your
money paid back, although | never did
did such thing in my life.
As luck would have it, Hostetter did
not have . cent Of money with him at
the time,-lszas Siffings.