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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-01
RIOTING RENEWED.

Blood Once More Flowing i'll the
Streets Of Belfast.
A Belfast Ureland) dispatch of late date
SAYS: Rioting has been resumed. From mid
night last night until four o'clock this morn
ing rife fight was in progress OH the Shank
hill road and tho Old Falls road. One person
was killed aud many were wounded. The
town is sesthing Sectarian strife has
required i'll a deplorable, cold-blooded
fashion. Expert marksmen this morn
ing conducted rifle fight from roof
tops, chimney stacks and street corners. Int
Ine,ise crowds of partiSanS, who carefully
kept out of range, were prepared to assist bN
supplying ammunition aud removing the
wounded. The sides were equally divided.
Tho moon shone brightly throughout tho
contest. The Orapgemcn admit that one OF
their men, named Macfarlanc, was killed,
and that two others, named Smith and
johnson, were mortally wounded; alsn, that
there were numerous minor taslalGies on
their side They claim that they killed and
wounded many Catholics, bat the latter deny
that they sustained serious losses. Many
houses were riddle,l by bullets. Whenever
the military appeared the combatants shifted
their grounl. Finally, at o'clock, after tho
riot act had been twice read, the troops
charged upon the crOWuS ana cle;tT"u Illo
streets temporarily. An old man and two
women, the inmates of q hoWe OH
Conway street, from which many shot;
had been fired, were arrested. They stated
that three men had forced an entrance into
the house and had remained there al night
firing from tho roof. A bowling crowd es-
cortcd the prisoners to the Jail. The mob to-
day repeatedly fired upon the police A
tavern owned by Catholic. situated in a
Protestant district, was looted The order
instructing the police to use buckshot instead
Of bullets has been Cancelled.
An Orange procession, while passing
through the streets of Widnes, Lancashire,
says London dispatch, WITS jeeled at by the
spectators. The Orangemen tbereupon
broke ranks and attacked the crowd. One
of the spectators was stabbed and mortally
wounded and two policemen and number
of other persons were injured.
A later dispatch from Belfast says that at
. o'clock A. NJ. the city was quiet The priests
by superhuman exertions induced the Catho.
lies to retire at midnight. All the wounded
were doing well, except one little girl, who
had been shot in the chest and wasdylng.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-01
AN AVALANCHE OF PEAT.

Loss Of Life by Strange Calamity in
the Falkland Islands.
Secretary Bayard has received a dispatch
from the United States Consul at Port STAN
ley, Falkland Islands, giving au account of a
peat slide which occurred one night recent
ly, causing loss of life and great destruction
of property.
Extending the entire length Of the south
shore Of the harbor, and at a slight elera-
ton, is a peat bog from which the la5oring
population cut their fuel. There are no
channels which drain the bog, and large
quantities OF water collect there during the
long rains which at certain seasons last for
DAYS at time. For three days previous to
the disaster q rain storm had prevailed. At
about S o'clock in the evening the bog began
to quake, and finally, with noise Like thun-
der, 1t broke loose, rushing down upon the
town, carrying away everything In its
course, blocking up the streets and piling up
the peat in places to the height OF six or
eight feat. Solid stone walls were rent
asunder, and fences, porches, and iron posts
torn away. Foats and houses were swept
away. ;,
Tie bewildered and terrified population
believed their town was being destroyed by
an earthquake, and added their piercing
wells and cries for hep to the indescribable
horrors of the night The avalanche lasted
only au hour, but its path was one OF great
devastation. A mass Of scattered peat
amounting to no less than SO, 600 tons lay
over the town. A boy Of seven and an old
man named Patrick Keating were lost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC

VERDI is still filing and polishing away.at
his new opera, "Otello."
HENRY IRVING and Miss Terry are in this
country on short pleasure tlip.
NINE. JANISH will produce next season
"Diana Losora,' story of Polish life.
DELLINGER, the composer of "Don
Cesar" is at work on new operetta, "Lor-
raine."
THE widow of Meyerbeer, the composer,
who recently died in Germany left fortune
of s2,500,00J.
RUBENsTEIN has definitely refused the
offer of tour for pianoforts reeitals in the
United States.
Mr.. LAWRENCE BARRETT will 'revive"
the old pay of "Rienzi' at the Star Theatre
in New York.
MRS. THOMAS JEFFERSON, the wife Of Mr..
Joseph Jeiferson's youngest sor, has written
a comedy entitled ''Clasi.'
MME. ErELEA GEasTEn, who has been
very i'll again at Paris, ha, recovered Sutti-
ciently to rcappear in concert.
DURING her engagement in Rio Janeiro 1t
Is reported that Nine. Bernhardt played to
houses averaging s5,0c0 night.
A BEAUTIFUL prima donna, of Hungarian
origin, has been engaged at the Paris Grand
Opera after brilliant examination.
AUGCsTIN DALYs New York Compan:,
having finished its London enga cement,
will now be seen in Paris, Berlin and Ham.
burg.
DURING Henry Irvius's presentation of
Faust in London. til, book sellers of thai
city sold over 10000 copies OF the original
drama.
Miss ADELAIDE MOORE, an English tress
who besieged many small Western cities last
season, is to set on in September in private
ear of very elaborate design, with he" name
in great big gold letters on the outside.
Mss HELEN DAUvRAY says: "Fren Ii al
diences lose interest in the play during the
half-hour intervals between the ats. In my
own theatre shall never allow an actress
more than nine minutes to change her dress,
or a carpenter more than eight to set the
stage
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ANOTHER SEIZURE >
An American Fishing Schooner
Boarded by Canadians.
Fined for a Trivial Offence Commit
ted Weeks Ago.

A dispatch from Port Hawkesbury, Nova
Scotia, announces that the Gloucester Seiner
Howard Holbrook. Captain Mexican, has
been seized for violating the customs laws at
that place by failing to report at the Custom
House. Three weeks ago the Holbrook passed
through that ocean highway, the Strait of
Canso, on her way to Gloucester from North
NAMED in the Strait some hours, but did not
report at any Custom House. The Strait Of
Canso is lined with Custom Houses, and it is
difficult for Captain 10 know where to
enter. Captain Mexican did not think it
worth while to enter at any Of them for
the few hours he remained in this ocean
highway. The other day tht Howard Hol-
brook again entered the Straits on her way
to North Bay on her second trip, when she
was promptly seized by Collector Bourinot,
who took possession of Captain Mckean's
ropes and placed an officer on board The
facts were telegraphed to Ottawa, and this
morning instructions were received to release
the vessel on payment Of $100 fine.
A Halifax dispatch says: Tbis action OF
the authorities is important as it shows that
American vessels are liable to seizure and
puni .hment at any time for alleged trivial
breaches of the customs regulations
committed weeks CT months ago. AS tne
customs officers receive a proportion of the
fines inflicted, they will he apt to
make it lively for American shippers
against whom they. can trump up charges.
But while these vexatious and hitherto obso-
lete customs laws are being vigorously en-
forced in few ports they appear to be en-
tirely ignored in others, as in the case OF the
schooner Shiloh, which was driven out of
Liverpool, but received special permission
from Ottawa to remain in Loaisburg four
days, ship men and buy al the supplies she
required. No seizures are to he attempted
for fishing within the three-mile limit
AMI while public meetings in Prince Edward
Island are unanimously tondemning the
Government for its farcical fishery protec-
tion service, the Government officials are
de .laring that the Americans are scrupu.
lously obeying the law. The truth OF the mat
ter is that American shippers can distinguish
a cruiser five to seven miles distant. II the
American is inside the limit all he has to do
is to get outside before the cutter comes
along. If there is a calm aud he can't get
across the imaginary line neither can the cut
ter reach him, so that the American is safe
under any circumstances.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
SAVANNAH has won fourteen straight

SAVANNAH has won fourteen straight
games
FERGUSON, the Philadelphia pitcher, is
the terror Of League batsmen.
Gov. BULLOCK, of Georgia, is one Of the
stockholders in the Atlanta club.
DESPITE their low position, the Bostons
have drawn 10000 people to their games at
home.
DUNLAP, the St Louis second bassman,
has been sold to the Detroit League nine for
large sum.
EVERY club in the League has lost game
to every other club except Kansas City to
Washington.
The New England League has had less
trouble with its umpires than any other base
ball organization.
DETRoIT's big right fielder, Thompson,
makes more phenomenal catches than any
other League player.
The announcement is made that q protec-
tive and benevolent association of baseball
players has been formed.
GOVERNOR HILL attended recent game
between the New Yorks and the Detroits on
the grounds Of the former.
ANsoN, of the Chicagos, and Connor and
ORourke, of the New Yorks, have each
crossed the 100 base hit line in their order.
TIE New Yorks won three straight games
from both the Ch1cagos and the Detroits on
the last Eastern tour of these two Western
clubs.
ROCHESTER has an advantage In the Inter.
national League race by reason Of closing
the season at home with sixteen straight
games.
THERE are said to be more and better anna
teur mines in Philadelphia than any other
ball city in this country, with the exception
Of st. Louis.
BROWNING Is playing brilliant ball with
the Louisvilles since he rejoined the team. In
two games he made seven hits with total of
fifteen bases.
In their drubbing of the Bostons this year
the Philadelphias are wiping out old scores.
The Bostons, in two successive seasons, won
twenty-eigh game from them
IT is on the cards that after the ending Of
the Southern League season the Atlantis club
will make tour through the Eastern and
Western States, and will play all the leading
club; in the country.
THOMAS aul Alvord of the Bridgeports,
were fined SO each for refusing to play an
exhibition game OH recent Sunday. 1t is
said both men will seek to recover by law, as
there is no rule compelling Eastern League
men to play Sunday.
HARDY RICHARDSON, short stop of the
Detroits, made neat double play and as
sisted in making a triple in Boston few
days ago. He captured Sutton's fiy, touched
Hoynung, who was playing Off second base,
and then cut Burdock while trying to steal
home
OF all the minor organizations the Inter-
national League has been the most fortunate
thus far this season. 1t can claim the eight
clubs at the present time that it started the
season with, an | it is having an interesting
race There is nosign ofany club weakening I;
all will undoubtedly finish the season and b.
On hand again next year.
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A BIG DEFALCATION.

A Boston Treasurer Steals Hair q
MiIliOn-Committin Suicide.
Boston business circles were surprised tue
other afternoon by the announcement that
William Gray, Jr., Treasurer of the Indian
Orchard and Atlantic Cotton Mills, was q
defaulter.
It was ascertained that the defalcation
would amount to over $500, ,000. The capital
stock Of the Atlantic Company is Sl,OG,Gn
and that of the Indian Orchard S6O),O)O. The
former las extensive mills ut Lawrence,
Mass. for the manufacture OF cotton goods.
Mr.. Gray was elected treasurer of the compa'
nies about five years ago and the utmost c0nfl-
deuce was placed in him. He had been Park
Commissioner, and has been prominent for
years in social and bllsine scircles and owned
considerable property at Dorchester, all OF
which issaid to be covered by mortgages.
After having an interview with the Prcsi-
dent Mr.. Gray left tho Office aud went
aboard his yacht Huron and cruised about
the harbor TIL s A. NJ, when he landed at
South Boston. From there he went to his
residence, ordered his stable keeper to har.
ness his fast horse and then drove OF without
seeing any of his family. The ca was
placed in the hands Of a private detective
agency, and Oh the 18th the lifclc body OF
the defaulter was found near the woods at
Milton, Mass. He had shot himself 70 death
Mr.. Gray had been prominent in yachting
circles for the past dozen years aud was a
member of the Eastern Yacht Club. He
was also one of the syndicate of ten that
bult the Puritan. the Americas cup de-
fender. He was also designer of no mean
ability, and from Il model made by him his
Yacht Huron was built four years ago.
Gray was q member of one of Bostons
wealthiest families. His father was the lead
ing ship-builder in the country for number
of years, and retired several years ago. He
owned one of the finest residences Oh Ben"on
street. Boston. had a wife and nine children,
and was assessed lat year 81 90 200.
The money stolen by Gray, as well as his
wife's fortune was sIuandered on yachts.
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NEWSY GLEANINGS,

The honey ant is now sought as a delicacy
by California epicures 'a
EIGHT members of Congress have died
during the present Administration.
The new Boston Directory contains III.
665 names or 10, 20) more than last year.
FOUR homlng pigeons released in New
York reached New Haven, eighty-seyeu
miles distant, in sixty-sere ven minutes.
THE census f1st taken in Paris shows that
the city contains one married woman OF
fourteen, three widowers Of eighteen and two
widows Of sixteen.
WHEN the Texas people get ready to build
a town they do it in hurry. Balingcr,
new town in Runuels county, is only month
DID, blt it has :, ,0Jo inhabitants aud Is still
growing.
ATsAMP arrested in an Illinois town for
sleepiny in box car was found to have 500
in gold sewed up in one of his pockets and
certificates of deposit in St Louis bank
amounting to $4,000.
HORACE SMITH, of Salisbury, Conn.,, who
Is ninety-two years old, has lived to see sew
enty grandchildren and four great-grand-
children. He was school teacher in that
town from 1913 to 1873.
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According to the New York CONNER
cia1 Ad0ertissr the Mongolians of that city
have learned the secret of managing the
police force. Within the limits of two
small blocks in the Chinese section Of the
city there are, our contemporary asserts,
between forty and fifty Chinese gambling
saloons, the proprietors of which pay on
an average $5 week for 'protection. i
The numbers of the houses in which the
games 60 on are given, together with the
names of the proprietors and the names
of the collectors. The total yearly rcve-
nue. is set down at $12, 500.
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WHIRLPOOL CRAKES
Graham Makes Another "Trip
Safely at Niagara Falls.
An Exhibitor Loses His Life in the
Whirlpool Rapids.

Graham, the Philadelphia cooper, made
his second successful trip through the Whirl-
pool Rapids at Niagara Falls on the 18th.
The barrel was the same as that used III the
first trip. A slight change was made Ill the
hammock, tho inside of which was
raised up so as to throw his head
ont. Tho head of the barrel was
taken out, and in its place a canvas was
tackel around the edge, leaving hole suf,
fciently large to let his head through, and
fastened closely around the neck This left
his head and face plainly visible to the crowd,
fully 1000 strong, standing on the banks and
bridge.
The barrel was takerI down the bank early
in the afternoon and %astenod to the shore
under the trees, near the old Maid of the Mist
landing. At 3:15 o'clock Graham started
leisurely down the banl: and stripped, prepar,,
atory to the trip. At $50 o'clock the barrel
was towed out into the centre OF the
stream. Five niinutess later the
started down, passing under the bridge lit
tic nearer the Canadian shore than OH the
first trip. As he passed the Manning elevator
his head could be plainly seen, and as the
barrel whirled round all had a change
to sec his fare, which could be easily
recognized. The barrel was several
times out of sight and entelel the
whirlpool near the Cauada shore at I
o'clock The course was such that the barrel
went into the cent? of the whirlpool, where
it cilcled around, gradually nearing the
Canada shore, for ten minutes. g. ID, Carl
ton, citizen of the Falls, who had gone to the
point to view. the trip, took off part or
his clothing preparatory to entering tine
water, but the barrel dritted in 50 close that
he could catch it, Graham was in n
very bad pla e, drifting among the
10 ks and breakers near the outlet aud
hid be not been eau? ht would have stood
a good chance of being killed So close was
he to Che shore that hO called for some one
to come out and get him. When taken out
of the barrel it was found that both elbows
and one knee were more OF less bruised by
striking against the cask.
Graham says that the weight OF the waves
had 10 effect upon him, but that the spray
nesrly strangled him and $1,000 wo,;ld not
tempt him to repeat the trip. 1t is doubtful
if he would have stood the trip through tue
Devils Hole Rapids.
J.. Scott noted fisherman of Lewiston, who
was anxious to 60 down Oh the dummy Maid
of the Mist, aud who also figured as all inn
portant witness In the Webb inquest, was
drowned in the whirlpool about roon.
He had been hanging around all day,
intending to earn ten dollars offered for
taking Graham out of the Whirlpool, and
with d life preserver had been giving exhibit
tionS in swimming and diving. About noon
he Jumped into the water off Thompson
Point, at the outlet Of the Whirlpool, and
Mas drowned. The body at once rose to the
surface, and was caught at Lewiston.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-01
WESTERN HURRICANES,
Four Tramps Killed in IlIinois--A

Four Tramps Killed in IllinoiS--A
Circus Tent Blown Down.
During a wind storn large double ice
house at Mitchell, Madison County, ILL.,, wa-
blown down, AMI foar tramps who had taken
refuge in the b ilding were killed. The
builling was about half full O. ice, and was
rare to the ground.
At the afternoon Terforman g of Il circus
in Edina Mo-, Il tremendous wind torn ca!lle
up, tearing the ilnm ll>e canvas from the
poles. The whole fell to the ground, baryinS
great numbers of men, women aIll children
teneath the canvas aud creating Il panic
which resulted in a number of persons being
seriously injured.
A hurricane passed over Keokuk Iowa, do
ing great damage TO buildings and lcvrling
fences and trees. Numbers Of IlSineSs
house; were unro,rel and the spire OF the
First Baptist Churth was blown down. c, IL
siderable loss was entailed in the lumber
district.
Throughout Iowa and in portions Of Hi
nois violent storm has greatly injured
crops.
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Washington.

THE Mexican government, through COM
munication received from Minister jackson,
requested the authorities at Washington to
send special envoy to Mexico, who could
investigate imI artially the legal questions
involved in the Cutting controversy and re-
port thereon To this the Cabinet agreed,
and General A. G. Sedgwick, of New York,
was selected as this scountry's representative.
GENERAL C. C. AUGUR retired U. &. A.,
was shot four times, but not dangerously
wounded by William Pope colored man,
wnom lie attempted to drive from his door
FOR using abusive language. Pope was ar
rested.
THE PRESIDENT, Mrs. Cleveland and her
mother, Mrs. Folsom. left Washington on
the 10Th for a months vacation in the Adj
rondackS
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND made the follow
Ing appointments before he left for the Adj
rondacks: John T. Doyle OF New York, to
be Secretary Of the Civil Service commission:
Henry A. Ehninger of New York, to be
Unit:d States Consul at Cienfuegos, vice
VIM. P. Pierce, suspended.
Foreign.
FORTY miners were reported killed by an
explosion in colliery at Leigh, England.
A CABLE dispatch from Paris announces
the marriage of Christine Nilsson, the prima
donna, TO the Count de Casa Miranda, of
Spain. This is the great singers second mar
riage.
THREE heavy shocks of earthquake have
visited Malta, greatly frightening the inhab'
itantS.
AGREAT demonstration of Socialists and
provincial workingmen has just taken place
at Brussels, 20 900 people participating in the
procession and demanding universal suffrage
aud the release of imprisoned rioters.
SaALLPox is spreading extensively
throughout Chill.
AN aged and imbecile widow named Leboi,
living in Paris, has met with q horrible
death. Her sons endeavored to obtain ad-
mission for her in a madhouse but failed
They did not want to support her, and so
they tied her to stake, bill. a fire round
her, and burned her to death.
A STRANGE calamity is reported from Port
Stanley in the Falkland Islands. An i'm
mense peat bog, from which the laboring peo--
pie cut their fuel, suddenly broke loose and
rushed upon the town, carrying away every
thing in its course. Many boats and houses
were swept away, and two lives were lost.
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r. The Forestry Division of the I'm ted
States Department of Agriculture is try
ing to get specific answers to such Ques-
tions as the following: The number of
acres, by Congressional districts and by
States, which since 1880 have been cut
over for numbering purposes; turned
into farm land; grown up into forests ;
burned over and destroyed by fire; {;
amount of timber that has been cut, and
the percentage of different kinds Of
trees. The Southern L,tmJerman says
that in mixed forests like those of Ten
mes ee, where given area has been cut
over for trees Of one or two species, such
as black walnut, leaving those of other
species standing, the first question can
not be answered as definitely as It could
be in the case of regions covered with
pine or cypress, where clean-swccp cut
ting is the rule. Excepting red cedar
there are no important oiics of timber
in the STATE of one specie:. The ques-
ton about clearing for farm land could
be answered, but how about cases where
an old field is allowed to grow up in per-
simmon and sassafras2 Shall that be re,
turned as forest? Again, fires do little
damage except in resinous woods, Of
which Tennessee has very little. This
shows something Of the difficulty of col
lecting reliable statistics as to these for
est products, although their total value
is much larger than that of either cotton,
wheat, corn, or metals,