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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
South and West,


JEFF WILSON (colored) was hanged at
Lexington, Mo-, for the murder of Jennie
Sanford.
THE persons drowned by the floods in Ala
bama numbered about fifteen, mostly col
hogs were also lost.
A HoRsE-rH1EF in Jail at Camden, Ark,
names eleven women, all alive whom he has
married within the past few years.
FOUR servant girls lost their lives by suffo-
cation in fire at the Planters hotel, st.
Louis. The damage to the hotel was
trifling.
Four hundred houses at Nashville, Tenn,
were inundated during the recent floods.
WHILE plowing in his field Joe Coughman,
Newberry IS. c. farmer, unearthed pot
Of ancient gold coin worth S12, 900. This
lucky find has set half the county to plowing
for treasure pots.
THE striking Knights of Labor in the
Southwest issued bitter manifesto against
Jay Gould on the 9Th. It was addressed to
the "Workingmen of the World" and de +.
:lared that Gould must be overthrown.
Mr.. Arthur, chief of the Brother
uood of Railway Engineers, has been in st.
Louis in consultation with the knights. Vice
President Hoxie, of the Missouri Pacific,
claimed to be running trains with considera-
ble regularity. The company has brought
1900 suits against persons alleged to have in
iured and destroyed it's property. Several
towns notified the company that they would
pay all damages inflicted within their limits.
CINc1NNAT1's municipal election, just
held, has resulted in the success of the entire
Republican ticket by majorities ranging
from 1000 to 1908.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MRS. LANGTRY has finally decided to tour
this country again next season.
KIENzL's new opera "Urassi" has been
brilliantly produced at the Court Theatre III
Dresden.
Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG is singing
now away down in the region OF the Mo
Grande.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has positively refused
Nieman, the singer, permission to make z
tour of America.
ANNA DICKINSON is negotiating with an
English manager to return to the stage. She
will make her second venture in London.
"THE HARBoR LIGHTS" the latest melodra'
matte success in London, will be produced at
the Boston Museum by Manager Field, next
fall.
CINCINNATI has been afflicted with more
than twenty different ''Mikado" companies
this season, and yet there has been no rlotlng
there
A NEW society drama much after the styla
of 'Fedora," has been completed by Oscan"
van, a Turkish journalist residing In Ne"
York, for Fanny Davenport.
NINE SEMBRICH, the great prima donna
has been singing with great success IN Rlsa,
wilma, st. Petersburg and Moskow. Russia
is a good field for enterprising singers.
The Countess Agatha Dornfeld, is to be-
gin a thirty-two weeks tour of this country
on September 6, next in reportory consist,
ing of ''She Stoops to Conquer, ""Romeo and
Juliet" etc.
GERMANY has eight schools Of forestry,
where five years training is required OF
those who seek positions under the govern
ment, although course of study half as long
may be taken by amateurs. France supports
a single school at Nancy.
MAY 10th Edwin Booth and Tomasso
Salvini will begin an engagement at the
Boston theatre. Two performances OF
"Othello" will be given, one with the Italian
in the title-role and the American as "lago,
and one with the parts reversed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
William Presnell was on trial recently

William Presnell was on trial recently
at New Madrid, Mo-, for the murder of
his father-in-law. He very successfully
feigned to be deaf and dumb and was
raridly winning the sympathy of the
crowd, when the judge suddenly turned
upon him with grim visage and threat
ening mein, and in voice of thunder de-
manded: "Can you hear or talk?"
Throwing his head forward, with out
stretched arms, the eyeballs nearly burst
ing from their sockets, Presnell sang out
at the top of his voice: "No, sir" The
effect, says the St. Louis 6e-Democrot,
was startling. He dropped back into his
seat, paralyzed at the mistake, while his
honor, the lawyers and the crowded
courtroom roared and shouted with hi
larious merriment, which continued so
long that the room was ordered cleared.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
The Presidents Desk.

The Presidents desk in the early morn
ing presents a queer sight. When the
Chief Executive lays aside his Havana to
20 to work, there are upon the table all
sorts of things. Papers of every descrip-
tion, pertaining to almost every known
subject under the sun, are there, and the
writing on the envelopes is study.
People resort to every means to reach the
Presidents ear and eye, and present their
claims after their own style. personal"
is always written on letters addressed to
the President, but nearly all of his mail
is gone through by Colonel Lamont and
the under-secretaries, and the really per-
sonal or important letters sifted out and
laid on the Presidents desk, and these
are legion. His desk is always neatly
arranged in the morning, but it presents
sorry appearance when the days work
is done. The President receives good
many papers from callers during the day,
and these he lays on his table. He is a
quick worker, and in On hour generally
has everything in order, and majority
of the cases either disposed of entirely or
properly referred.
One of the most pleasant yet difficult
duties he has to perform is appeasing the
autograph craze. Doorkeeper Lef1er
generally has dozen or so autograph
albums lying on his table. When the
President comes to his Office in the
morning Leffier takes in his little load,
and if the President appears to be in a
good humor he lays them on the table,
and the President, with laugh and some
remark about the craze, writes his sigma
ture nearly always this way:
Grover Cleveland,
March q, 1886.
When the books have all been signed
Leffler takes them to his desk and keeps
them until they are called for. The
President sometimes varies the way Of
writing his autograph, occasionally fol.
lowing the date by "Executive Mansion
or "Whlte House." but never putting
"Prcsident' before or af.er his name
Washington Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND recently spent a
few no IFS d,s;k shooting.
p. HUNTINGTON, the railway king, says
he rests two days every week.
REpREsESTAT1vE ABRAM S. HEWITT will
not be a candidate for reelection to Con.
gress.
Mr.. GEORGE HEARST, the new Senator
from California, is said to have an income o:
$1,000 a day.
NJ. PAsTEUR is spoken Of as modest, ,retir
ing and unaffected man in social life, and q
hospitable entertainer.
FRED. DOUGLASS and his white wife are daily
visitors in the United States Senate gallery
They are going abroad this summer.
GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON will deliver the
address at the unveiling Of the Confederate
monument at Myrtle Hill cemetery at Rome,
Ca, on May 10. a, :.:ss+sa. ~:
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DRIVEN TO CANNIBALISM.
Fearful Suffering Of Four Men in
Boat for Eight Days.

At Louisburg, Cape Breton, sensation
has been caused by the arrival of a dory
from the sea containing four men-two liv
ing and two dead. They got adrift from the
schooner Elsie NJ. Low (American) while set
ting travis on the Western Banks. Not dis
covering their vessel, they all got in one
dory and driftel about for eight days After
four days they gave ont through thirst Thy
finally landed at GuGon Island, where
they were kindly cared for by. the
keeper of the lighthouse. The body
of the firs5 man who died was greatly
lacerated. One of his arms was cut off at the
elbow. His throat was much torn and
piece was cut out of each thigh, This wa:
done by the other dead man after he had be'
come insane, to obtain food and drink One
of the survivors was very sick. The names
of the deceased men are James Mcdonald, of
East Point, Prince Edward Island, aud
Angus Mcdonald, of Broad Cove, Cape
Breton. The names of the survivors are
Colin Chisholm, of Harbor az Bouehe ana
Angus McEachran, of Long Point, Strait OF
Canso.
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Foreign.

THE people living between Esquimaux
Point aud Blanc Sablon, Labrador, are starv-
ing, and keep themselves alive only by eat
ing the flesh of dogs, 500 Of which have been
killed. It is feared unless aid is rendered
them that from 100 to $50 of these people will
die this spring from starvation.
The annual boat race on the Thames be-
tween Cambridge and Oxford university
crews was won this year, after closely CON
tested struggle, by the eight men representing
the former college.
NJ. RoCHEFoRT and other prominent
French socialist leaders have been arrested
for utterances tending to result in distur-
Dances.
WILLIAM E. FORSTER, member OF the
British parliament and formerly chief secre-
tary for Ireland, is dead in his si1ty-ninti
year.
The Canadian government is fitting oat
cruisers for the protection Of the fisheries;
The movement is directed mainly against
American fishermen.
HEAVY snowstornls in Southern Michigan
and Northern Ohio have greatly impeded
travel and traffic.
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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS
Senate Sessions,

A"eANS 0Coc1OuSs
sEVENTY-F1Rsr DAY.-The Logan bill to
increase the army was again discussed. Mr..
Frye lnterposed some remarks about the
Canadian fisheries question. He said he was
only waiting for single American vessel 10
be seized; then he proposed to introduce bin
OF less than ten lines closing the ports of the
United States against all British colonial fish,
ing, freighting, and passenger vessels all
along the line Of the great lakes and the At
Canada would carry on this operation that
she has now entered on. Messrs Sewen and
Logan spoke in favor Of the bill, saying the
army as at present constituted was made
quate, being scattered over 1l9 posts.
SEvENTY-sEcoND DAY.-Mr. Blair ,re-
ported favorably, without amendment from
che committee on education and labor, the
the House. :. Mr.. Sewsl reported /. q
bill from the committee on pensions
to increase the allowance for loss OF limbs.
a pension Of $50 a month is to be paid for
the loss OF an arm or foot, or to soldiers or
sailors totally or permanently disabled in the
service. To those who lost an arm off above
the elbow, or leg below the knee, $50 q
arm at the shoulder joint or leg at the hin.
s45 month. The bill increasing the army z
was debated further without action. ,+s
SEvENTY-THIRD DAY.-Mr. Call spoke on
his resolution instructing the committee on
public lands to report bill to forfeit all rail-
road land grants not earned within the time
specified in the granting act or acts extending
the time. The resolution was referred to the
committee on public lands. .. Debate on Mr..
Logan's bill increasing the army from 25, to
$4,000 men was continued, Mr.. Hawley sup
porting and Mr.. Van Wyck opposing It, AT
ter several motions to amend had been made
and lost vote was taken on the bill, and it
was defeated by 19 ayes to 81 nays TIE
Democrats present who were not paired all
voted against the bill, and also the following
Republicans: Bowen, Chaee, Conger, bale,
Ingalls,, Jones, of Nevada; Plumb, Sherman,
Teller, Van Wyck and Wilson, OF Iowa
SEvENTY-FoURTH DAY.-The Senate
passed the bill granting to the Kansas and /:
Arkansas railroad company right Of way for
railroad through the Indian Territory. -.
The bill for the admission of Washington
Territory into the Union as State having
been taken up, Mr.. VOORHEES, spoke In advo-
cacy Of his amendment, consisting Of an en- Z
abling act for the admission of Montana Ter !.
ritory also. This amendment was voted
down by party vote-yeas, 10; nays, @.
Mr.. Eustis moved to amend by contning the
right Of suffrage in the proposed new State
to qualified male electors Only. Mr.. Ed
munds opposed the amendment and defended
the right Of women to vote in the proposed
State, the question having been so decided
by the people Of the Territory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
NEWSY GLE,ANINGS.

lSD1A's national debt is 81 ,225O, 100000.
THERE are 307, ,sO4 public school teachers in
the United States.
TIE dynamite attacks on buildings cost
England $95D, 900 for repairs.
GEORGIA has law making death the pun
shment for burglary in the night time.
EXPERIMENTS in steering balloons are to be
made in all the fortified places in France.
WOLVES have become so plentiful near
Washington, ILL.,, that they hunt in packs
PRESIDENT HOLDEN, of the California State
university, receives salary Of S., 900 as pres
ident, and s., ,OOO as director Of the Lick OBJ
servatory. This Is the largest salary paid to
any college president in the country; ;1R11see- :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
A STARTLING INCIDENT.
Narrow Escape Of General Crook
from Murder by Apaches.

Narrow Escape Of General Crook
from Murder by Apaches-
General Forsyth. the commanding officer at
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, has arrived al
Tombstone, and makes known the startling
tact that, at an interview which Generai
Crook had with the Apaches, Chief GERONIMO
had his men with rifles ready to fire upon all
the white men, including General Crook, at
a given signal. Geronimos failure to keep
bis promise Of surrender is ascribed to the
fact that having so much bloodshed to an;
swer for be could expect no clemency, and
therefore preferred living in the mountain:
to the prospect of hanging at the hands OF
the authorities. The hostiles had 200 rounds
of ammunition each. General Forsyth said
It was impossible to fathom Geronimo's in
tentions, and it was an open question wheth
er he would go south and join the Mangus o
remain and harass the frontier settlers
Geronimo is man of about ffty-two, crafty,
treacherous and merciless. This IS the third
tima be has proved faithless
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A deplorable result Of the unwarrant-
able corruption of the word 'fre" to
made it synonymous with the verb
'eject" is detailed in a Western news
paper. A hotel clerk left written in
structions on a slate for the porter to
build fire in one of the guests rooms,
reading: Groom 40-fire at 10:30."
When 10 80 o'clock arrived the matter
of-fact porter went up to the room and
'.ired" the occupant of room 40 into the
street, in spite of his expostulations.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States.

On the I'd another New York ex-alderman
james Pearson-was arrested for bribery
in connection with the Broadway railroad
franchise. His arrest made the third alder
man Of the now notorious board Of 1884
taken into custody for selling his vote, the
other two being Jaehne and Kirk.
A TEMPORARY floor in hall at Philadel-
phia gave way during banquet of the grad
uating class Of Jefferson Medical college, and
sixty members were precipitated q distance
OF nine feet, seven receiving injuries more or
less severe.
A DANGEROUS counterfeit flve-dollar bill
on the Central National bank of Norwalk,
Conn.,, is in circulation.
A CoMM1TTEE consisting of United States
Senators Mcpherson, Beck and Aldrich has
been investigating the question of underval-
uations in the New York custom house.
THE schooner Anne Lord, which arrived
at Philadelphia from Cardenas few days
ago, lost three sailors overheard.
The recent unusually severe and prolonged
rain storm flooded about twenty colieries in
the Schuylkill Penn.) anthracite coal basin,
and compelled cessation of work, nearly
5000 men and boys being temporarily thrown
out Of employment
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21

The fruit production of California is
something wonderful. During 1885 she
produced in raisins over 5000, 600
pounds, or nearly three times as much as
in 1884. She also sent to market last
year 1900, 900 pounds of prunes, 1925.
600 pounds of apples, 1900, 900 pounds
of peaches, 1,139,0Oo pounds of plums,
e5O,O00 pounds of apricots, 2,250,0O0
pounds of honey, 1,25O,00O pounds OF
walnuts, 1850, 900 pounds of almonds.
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It is said that by the simple use OF
citric acid or citrate of silver, sea water
may be made good, wholesome mineral
drink. Now, if by scme easy sort OF
manipulation earth could be made into
good food, a man could work bis
way through life without having to
strupole.yerv hard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21

= The Chinese cultivate oyster beds most
successfully. They fasten old oyster
shells to bamboo splints, which they then
stick in mud fats swept by strong tidal
currents. The shells are supposed to at
tract the oyster spat, which adheres to
them and shortly develops into tiny oys-
ters. Then the bamboos are transplanted
to other flats and the crop grows rap
k3lv
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There are 100000 Indians in
Mexico, making thirty-five per cent. OF the
entire population. They speak thirty five
idioms and sixty-nine dialects. They are
nearly all grossly ignorant, and live by
themselves wild, half-savage life in the
country districts. Governor Jose Maria
Ramirez, of Chiapas, will soon ask the
President to appropriate $1,000, 900 to
educate these Indians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21

Great rivalry as to speed exist among
the sailing ships that annually take grain
and flour to England from Oregon and
California. The distance is 1s, ,0O0miles,
and three crack ships competed this
year, the winner the Lucknow, making
the voyage to Southampton in 100 days,
and the second best reaching Queens
town in 116 days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21

The Suns London correspondent writes
that the cry of something to do which
now goes up in England is as much from
the rich as from the poor. The aristoc-
racy and the nabobs are at their wits
ends for novelties in which to kill time.
Perhaps Burns bit it when he wrote:
But gentlemen and ladies worst
With downright want of work are curst
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21

The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier: Journal fears that
liquor and labor are going to make the
orthodox parties good deal of trouble
in the near future"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-11

urut,nu u,rrru Ihrrr Nhnui IT.,
'"uutN uud state Canvass.
tHudIhfc- Cor county attorney
don Seem 600 hD rushing Gao the front
MS ls u-w when IIr election wear
rumr- around
There nrrlhr.r upu who will not
unNr amy opponents. uuJ they urrJohu
Baker iu.hunh Ew,Io,. and Jim
Wallace
Cmumuc- ur district udgc are
slow about announcing Perhaps
lhrN are Waiting lu boo endorsed by
the bar
Oudir rmtJujer Emr,' friends
VIII push hm forward ASA candidate
tor district judge IN the prImnrIr,
of l~oi, Jul4r EIurs lead ever, ran
jidWc in NDloumu county, and hr
then lived boo l.uI- county
The utt.rpuI hide inspector office
will mot goo hraaua There Nrr NOW
two candidates 100 the uHld with pros
poets Of more
Ills about time the county cNccu-
tive committee ut tho democratic
party l- heard from uu lUr question
of holding convention Gao take step.
in regard tom primary election, or 20
free. turNIl race
II q, alrrud, conceded tmt the race
tor county Judge Wal dee r.u.r very
cl, -r.
Candidates ARE -o thich. and ~
% any running for SOME 1t the offices
TINT ~ fellow BE- afraid to prum,scN
candidate un thr street That hc will
vote for him. tor topr his friend. who
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-11
ASooiriI E,E>r
VIZ. nmd ur~. rndgi open their uos.
pttnbir unnSiuu Last Night.

MR.. kmc Ross Padgitt gave an
entertainment last night to Mrs Eli.
Terrell ot Houston, ami Mis-. sea.
right of Austin, who are Wis.
uue trends. which was one of the
most enjoyable social events Of the
season -u far Ihc elegant mansion
Hul cnwciou- grounds were crowded
with hnrp, guc-t-, aud Mr.. and Mrs.
IbdgitJ tNcrllcd themselves TN enter
tanning them II i-a great pity that
Wr rrlt have more OF these affair,
which bring the people together in
intimate and close social relations to
cach other Good feeling, good
music. hospitablo attention, aud the
clear muuullt hcHsour over all. In
decd b WH. nm occasion ui real en-
Iuymrut
The spacious psrlor- were not
uVrr.OruWdcd. aud music, converse.
llou. md progressive cuchre kept all
rumgri muI ~ late hour
During the evening Mira. jas. Eikcl
SANG iu U,r ALMOST mimitahk sweet
voice SOME choice selections from the
mt,irt- -uuy. while Mis- hHur
l.rruu played accomplishments with
ruc grace aud skill. After the songs
nuth Mira Champ Mccullough and
Mis-, luuud gSyn the party ,uuc
bvuriul Instrumental music
The huu-o WH- literally ti.lcd with
lovely ndlr- uud bruutilul and trn-
grant ruw,r, Mrs l'Hdgitt isahust.
r-- ul rare merits, carefully selecting
/ nor guests and providing Tor each m-
. nt lrr. lHNurItc amusement. or best
loved conversational match
Little lumuN -, pet Dubs were intro
dur,l io thr company aud seemed iu
ruluN tue evening AS much as thclI
merry little master did. Judge VII
/ lum- iHir Young wife Wa, present
and greatly pleased all vino were tor.
/ tuuprr tu meet her
lhr iHlir-, "a whose honor the par
I .l vu, given, ~ once became favor
|li,. with both the hosts and the
guests Mis- ~earight B, tHlr lady
mI ought 10 bo trAu-plautod ro"
AUSTIN 60 Waco. Mr. Terrell charmed
. ullWith hrr bright aud engaging con
|Ncr-WUonn powers.
lWr ENAMlNtK congratulate The
hosts upon lhcpc,iect success ottheii
most delightful party
The Prohibition club will meet sat
urlo, night Mt Temperance hall, on
/ Iulri street, IN the rear OF Waco
state bank.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-11
LEVINE BROS,
Apple Of GlId in Pictures Of Silver, No, 8

Beware statesmen whether they he agents princi-
pals who offer to sell contract goods at less than list
prices
Many staple articles in the trade notably Arbuchc's
Roasted Conyce Lisgct Myers Ioborro-, l"i'hrd's
tobaccos, Dunmond, tobaccos and tn" Diamond Match
Compmy's good, sold under what is known as the
Contract" system.
The wholesale merchant signs written agreement to main
tain list pr ccs, and the of Matchc, and Arbuckes
Cofccs has sign a certificate that he m, not violated
the agreement, before he collect his rebate
The salesman who violates such contract does at the
expense of honor and conscience and is unworthy your
trust The profit charged combination goods i. not eN-
cessve, and he who gives part of it to the buyer expects
to recover. the loss less known article.
Beware of the who tells You "busucss has
science and don't scatter your trade.
May LIST, 1856 krLLuN x RorAN.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-05-11

i. Z MAhan, Roanoke ! f. Powell
snyder; i. 4. Presktt, Decatur
Gco. llanmaun, Germany; j. Alden,
sweden j. I. stanton, CoWanchc.
This committee is composed Of
Young men from all over the state,
also Mexico, Germany and Sweden
are represented They will have in
yitntion cards printed which will he
-rut To- their friends to attend
the examination aud soirce
\ grand time is anticipated,
As they expect to have pres
eut many OF the great men OF TcXa-,
aud more especially the first man that
ever occupied the presidents chair OF
BAYLOR University
Mcssr.. W II. Dodsou, h. u. Force
and &. + Morgan we're appointed a..
u subcommittee to attend to having
stumble invitation. Hrds printed TO
the uccasiou
The source OF l-7G will be the be-,
arranged ut ANY heretofore held a.
Waco uiyrr,ity, and those who re-
rcItc invitations must consider thrm-
SELVES lucky, amt can feel assured OF
nu Immense time.
luckrr. Dnrrhua and Cholera
Mixture will cure your diarrh0H OF
fu uiti 10 cents