The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-16
WashingtOns

MUCH opposition was made to President
Cleveland's going to indianapolis to attend
Vice-President Hendricks funeral, and he re-
ceived many personal requests and kilograms
urging him to remain in Washington.
Among those who called upon the President
and urged him to stay in Washington were
Senator Edmunds and Speaker Carlisle. The
argument was that the Presidents duty to
the country was to avoid as much as possible
all risk of the ordinary dangers of travel
until ,me manner Of presidential success.
sion was provided by an organization OF
Congress.
THE total revenues of the United States
postoflice during the past fiscal year were
$43,5GS ,S43, and the expenditures. actual and
estimated, $50, a43,415, leaving a deficiency of
$S,3S1,5T.
The President has appointed the following
postmasters: Ward Gregory, at Ithaca, N.
Y; Henry Stowell, at Seneca Falls, N. Y.
GOVERNOR SQUIRE, of Washington Terri
tory, in his annual report, gives the popula-
ton of the Territory as l29, 45S, an increase Of
property is $50, 4s4, 437, and there are yet 49,
0Ou, 900 acres OF the public land unsurveyed,
of which Il, 1000, 900 are good agricultural and
timber land.
ADDITIONAL appointments by the Presi-
dent: John c. Thompson, of Harrisburg,
KY, to be surveyor general of Wyoming.
TO be registers Of land offices-Salnuel Z.
Williams, of Querida, COL, at
Dol Norte, Co..; Nathaniel H.. Harris, of
Vicksburg, Miss, at Aberdeen, D. T.; David
Webb, of Covington: Ind, at Salt Lake City
U. T.; Frederick A. Mcdonald, of Oregon, at
The Dalles, Oregon. To be receivers of pub
La, at New Orleans, La. William L.. Gar
rard, of Lawrenceville, III. at Cheyenne, Wy.
T. John w.. Causey to be collector of inter-
nal revenue for the district of Delaware.
The postmaster. generals annual report
contains much that has already been given
to the public in bureau reports. There is a
deficiency in the years postal revenues Ut
50. 000, 00l, caused by cheaper postage. Dur
ing the year 2,021 new postoffices
were established and $50 were abandoned.
More new Offices were created in the Southern
States than in any other section. During the
year there were received 4, i50,000 pieces OF
mail matter in the dead letter bureau, of
which only $4,000 were left on hand. There
was a decrease in both the foreign and do.
nestle money order business.
Foreign.
A NEW Spanish cabinet has been formed.
Queen Christina has expressed to tho new
premier, Senior Sagasta, her desire that his
policy should be one OF Cancellation rather
than repression.
The Duke of Somerset, once prominent in
the legislative halls of Great Britain, has just
died in his eighty-second year.
KING THEEBAw. of Burmah, has surren-
dered Mandalay, the chief city, with his
whole army to the British exreditionary
force which recently entered Burmese terri
tory. This virtually ends the war, and adds
another province to the Br~itish-lndian en-
pire.
THE Arab followers Of the late False
Prophet are again on the warpath in the
Soudan.
ROBERT GooDALE, a market gardener, was
hanged a few days since in Norwich, Eng
land, for wife murder. The execution was
30 bunglingly performed that when the drop
fell Goodale's head was severed completely
from his body.
The nationalist or Irish party made a
clean sweep in Dublin in the election for
members Of parliament. Four Parnellite
members were elected by immense majorities.
WAR is imminent between Turkey and
Greece.
THE war between Servia and Bulgaria has
caused unfriendly feeling between Austria
and Russia. the former favoring the Servians
and the latter the BulgarianS.