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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
NEWS SUMMARY

Eastern ana h1Odlo States.
BEAVER FALLS, Penn, has had disas-
trous fire, the flames consuming the extensive
car works, foundry and machine shops 10
Gated there, together with the Chinese head
quarters and every building except one on
the square facing Sixth avenue. The total
loss is estimated at SITE, 900.
THE military guard at General Grants
tomb is to be kept there until the first of ne1S
July.
BURGLARS blew open the safe in the county
treasurer's Office at New Castle, Penn, and
carried off 5000 in money, SIC, ,000i in notes and
$45, 600 in county warrants
FIVE members of the Hausmeyer family at
Tarentum, Penn, have died of trichinosis
The lives Of three other members Of the fam
lily suffering from the disease were given up.
A STRIKE for an advance Of wages among
the miners and coke burners of the Connells-
vile PENN region has involved more than
5000 men, and has resulted in trouble. A
body of 200 Hungarian and Polish strikers
compelled number of men to quit work and
did some damage to property. A squad of
thirty police was sent out from Pittsburg, and
the sheriff called upon the governor for
troops.
A DISPUTE about wages has resulted in
fifteen large New York cigar factories shut
ting down, thus depriving about 5000 per-
sons of employment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
oH1os public schools cost SO, 1888 last

OH1o's public schools cost &c, ,o93 ,aSs last
year.
HorHoUsE Strawberries are selling in New
York at 81 per box.
THE Missouri Cremation society has 400
members, twenty-five of whom are women.
New YEARS DAY four years hence will
begin the year 1889 with total eclipse Of tho
sun.
THERE are 594 pupils at the Indian school
at Carlisle, Penn, representing thirty-six
tribes.
AT least four incorporated towns in Colo
RADIO are at an altitude of over 8 900 feet above
the sea.
Aw1DowER and widow, recently married
in Niles, Mich, start out with twenty-five
children.
Mr.. THOMAS, ex-minister to Sweden, is
turning loose in northern Maine 10000
Swedish enigrants. -..-- =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

The following prophecy concerning the
destruction of the world was made by
Nostradamus, the celebrated French
astrologer, who died in 1865: "Quand
George Dieu crucifera, Que Marc lie re-
suscitera, Et que Saint Jean lie portera;
La fin du monde arrivera." Which
means that the world will come to an end
when the feast of St. George falls on
Good Friday, the feast of St. Mark on
Easter and Corpus Christi day on St.
Johns day. Such is the case this year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

The Canadian winter sport of tobog-
gaming has taken root in New Jersey, a
toboggan slide having been built by a
newly-formed club at Orange. The to-
boggans, or sleds, freighted with 'fair
women and brave men," 60 Whizzing
down the long and icy slide with light
ning-like rapidity, and the sport is so ex-
hilarating that it promises to extend to
many other Northern localities in time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
Washington.

The consul of tho United States at Santi-
ago de Cuba reports the existence Of large
quantities Of bat guano on the south coast Of
the island Of Cuba. This guano is deposited
in caves, one of which was visited by the
consul and estimated to contain from 25, 900
to $4,000 tons. The facilities for working
these deposits are reported as being excellent
THE committee on invalid pensions Of the
House agreed to report favorably bill to
increase the pensions Of widows from $8 to
$12 per month
The committee on post offices and post
roads Of the house has been subdivided into
ten committees, each having charge Of special
subjects to be considered.
The secretary Of the navy has directed
that vessel Of the Pacific station be sent to
the Samoan islands, recently seized by Ger
many against the protests of the American
and British cousuls.
The United States revenue cuS er Walcott
has captured three thousand pounds Of opium
in Alaska.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has signed the bill
providing for the performance Of the duties
of the President in case Of tho removal, death
or inability both Of the President and Vice.
President.
A COMMISSION appointed by Secretary
Manning is engaged in making an actual
count of the unissued national bank notes in
the vaults of the United States treasury,
amounting to about Sc, 900 900. Ten expert
counters from the bureau Of engraving and
printing have been detailed to assist in the
count.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

According to General NORM, the emi-
nent expert, the proper temperature in
well-ventilated places is as follows: Nur-
series, asylums and schools, sixty-nine
degrees; workshops, barracks and
prisons, ffty-nine; hospitals, sixty-one to
sixty-four; theatres and lecture-rooms,
sixty-six to sixty-nine. In dwellings in
this country it has been the custom to
keep the temperature at sixty-fve to
seventy degrees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

A. party of Australian savagcs have
been attracting the attention of several of
the learned societies of Europe, and NJ.
Topinard presented three of them-man,
woman and child-to the Societe dan
thropologie. 1t was found that they
could count only to the number three !;
for four they said "many," and for five
"a hand" But the man showed mental
capacity, for he spoke in both English
and German. NJ. Daily took advantage
of this fact to make a delicate inquiry
concerning cannibalism, and was in
formed that he had often eaten human
flesh and enjoyed it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

"The dear old story that comes every
winter is again afloat," remarks cynical
city paper. "There is to be scarcity in
the ice crop. After the passage of a
brief period the customary report Of the
peach crop will also be current. Age
cannot wither nor custom stale inc in
finite regularity of these time-honored
traditions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

When Archbishop Farrar got back
from America to old St. Margaret's
under the shadow of Westminster Alb
hey, he took part in a strange ceremony.
After the sermon basket was brought
out containing nineteen loaves of bread
and nineteen old people received loaf
and sixpcnce each. The loaves were
done up in new handkerchiefs. The
quaint custom has been carried on at
St. Margaret's for over three hundred
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
The extent to which the Chinaman is

The extent to which the Chinaman is
despised in California may be judged
from the fact that the San Francisco
Chronicle, speaking of the removal of
some Chianmen from certain buildings
there, says the removal will result in
forcing the property owners to erect new
buildings on their lots, ''as no one will
be able to rent one of the places which
has been used as Chinese wash-house."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
years.

The largest single stone ever shipped
by any railroad in this country was lately
loaded on car at the Erie railroad in
Jersey City. The stone is for a monument
In Buffalo, is fourteen feet in diameter,
weights fifteen tons, and cost $4,000.
The car was prepared especially for the
stone, two of the centre sills were cut Of
and braced, and this stone swung down
through the floor. The height of the
stone when loaded was fifteen feet from
the track.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
A HOG PLAGUE.

Ten Thousand Deaths from Disease
in Wisconsin-ScoresD Dying Daily.
The hog plague which has prevailed in the
vicinity of Beloit, Wis, this last season and
is still causing greatloss, is probably the most
disastrous disease which has ever afli tied stock
in this vicinity. Scores Of hogs are dying
every day, and it is estimated that fully 10,-
900 have died from the plague within radius
of fifteen miles Of Beloit. The best authority
on the matter does not name the disease to
the general satisfaction of stock men, but
many are satisfied that the disease is measles
and not cholera.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

EUROPE is just now quite full of American
primo donne. The number includes Ella Rus
sell, Maria Durand, Nine. Rolla, otherwise
Mrs. Rammelsberg, Of Cincinnati, Theresa
Adams, Marie Van Zandt, Ada Arthurs, Miss
Miss Johnstone, of Washinton, Mrs. Even
Cameron, formerly Miss Wheelock, of Boston,
and a host of others, little and big.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
South and West,


ATENEMENT HOUSE at Kings Fountain, N.
women and an infant, all colored-were
burned to death.
Four murderers were hanged on the 18th
Charles Wilson (colored) at st. Louis for the
murder Of w. A. David, second mate of q
steamer Oh which Wilson was a deck hand;
Noah Merriman (colored) at Belleville, ILL.,,
for wife murder; Henry Stair at Nevada,
Mo-, for the murder and robbery of Jacob
Sewell and his son, and William Madison
tcolored) at Beaumont, Texas, for killing an
other colored man.
A UNIQUE contest-a type-setting tourna-
ment-has just taken place at Chicago. The
seven contestants set type for three prizes
several hours day during six days. Barnes,
Of New York, came out ahead with 50, ,210
ems; McCann, of New York, who won tho
championship recently, was second with 81, 800
ems, and Levy, Of Chicago, was third with
SS,9ls ems.
A CoLoRED woman alleged to be 125 years
brought to America from Africa in 1888, and
was then grown woman.
DR.. THOMAS W. KEEN, member Of the
Virginia legislature, dropped dead of heart
disease few days ago, just after he had fin
gates, Richmond.
TwENTY-FoUR persons have been reported
frozen to death in Kansas during tho recent
cold weather. Many deaths from tho same
cause have occurred in Nebraska, Colorado
and other Western States.
A FEW nights ago Henry JONES' Richard
Thomas and Thomas johnson, residents Of
Dinwiddie county, Va, attended a country
dance, and just before day started for their
homes. They had not gone far before they
began to suffer so severely from the cold that
they took refuge in a stable, where they were
subsequently, found frozen to. death.
SIX men were buried in snow slide near
Ouray, Col, two being taken out dead and
the rest badly injured.
HOLLY EpPs, tho murderer of Farmer
Dobson, was taken from Jail at Vincennes,
Ind, by crowd Of masked men and hanged.
A TANK burst at q lard rendering establish
ment in Creston, Iowa, resulting in tho death
Of two men and injuries to four others.
A FIRE which destroyed the house Of Emau-
burned to death six children who were sleep
ing in one room.
WILLIAM ELDRIDGE, Of Livingston, Tenn,
aged fourteen years, saw his sister abused
by her husband and killed the latter with an
axe.
g. L. HOPKINS, Kentucky farmer of un-
governable temper, charged his nineteen
year old son with laziness, and receiving q
reply that he did not like took shotgun and
blew the boys head off.
The Maryland legislature has reelected A.
2. German to the United States Senate
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
Overheard.

Unseen he to the pair drew nigh
The maiden was his daughter
He overheard their soft good BY,
And said. "I've caught ia ia. :"
They kissed. Then said the prying pa
It's no serious matter:
They're lovers and their kisses are,
OF course the cream Of ia ta."
-Boston Courie
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

A couple were married by a Los
Angeles California; Judge recently, and
in gratitude the bride presented him with
mammoth strawberry three inches long,
two and seven-eighth inches wide and
eight and three-quarter inches in cir
cumference. They do things on a large
scale in the glorious climate of Cali
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

'lnerc is a strange depression in the
wild animal market just now. Lions,
tigers, pauthers and other cheerful
creatures can be bought very cheap, and
museum managers have taken advantage
of the fall of the market.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

"D1AMoND JOE" REYNOLDS is one OF the
millionaire curiosities Of Chicago. He in
variably wears plain gray suit without an
overcoat, hat several seasons behind, pru-
nella CATERS that have been out OF style for
years, and always has in his shirt front
flrst-water diamond as large as flbert and as
bright as a dewdrop. He owns more grain
elevators than any man in the country and
ships more grain than any two men on the
Chicago board of trade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

OVER $6, 900 worth Of feathers have been
sold from the twenty-one grown ostriches at
the Anaheim ostrich farm, Los Angeles, CAL,
during the past seven months.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03

IT is probable that Mr.. Andrew Carnegie's
offer of $3.50, 900 for a public library in Pitts.
bur will be accepted and the terms complied
with by that city. ----.-- ....---- ..
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-07-03

81 don't believe he owes him nuthin,
replied one Of the twelve.
But you heard the evidence.
Hang the evidence"
Some one suggested that We add up
the sums marked and strike an aver
age.
Another suggested that we return q
verdict for the defendant.
Another offered to flip cent and head
or tail for the four hundred dollars are
nothing.
A fourth wanted some one to tell him
if the debt hadn't been 0utlawed.
TWAS finally discovered that we stood
five for the plaintiff and seven for the
defendant and the foreman wanted to
know what we should do.
well" said one Of the seven, IF We
agree with you in this case will you agree
with US in the nextT
He couldn't promise, and the leader Of
the dissenters declared that he would re-
main In that room for lifetime before
he would agree with five.
At the end Of one hour the re were eight
men willing to return verdict for seven
ty-ave dollars.
At the end Of two hours there were sew
en- men who didn't care q cent and five
who were in favor Of the defendant
At the end Of three hours six men were
in favor Of four hundred dollars, and the
other six were playing poker.
In another hour two Of us favored four
hundred dollars and the other ten had
made up their minds that at least two
out Of the three lawyers ought to be in
Jail. We finally marched in with the an
nouncement that we couldn't agree when
the juror who didn't know plaintiff from
defendant raised his voice and protes-
ted:
Judge we could have agreed alright
if anybody had told us what the case was
about think we orter be furnished
with diagrams IN. Quad in Detroit
Free Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-07-03

Owing to the storm which prevailed
here on Monday, June 18th, the water i'm
the Lake and Calcasieu river steadily rose
to a height that has not been known here
for many years. All the saw mills and
the Watkins ice works were compelled
to stop on account Of the high water. At
one time it was thought that the railroad
bridge over Calcasieu river would be
washed away but fortunately no harm
was done to that structure. The water
commenced to fall on Sunday evening
last, but up to the present writing none Of
the mills have resumed operations.-Lake
Charles Commercial.
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State News.

Green corn 20 cents q dozen, nutmeg
melons 20 cents each, plums 30 cents a
bucket watefmelons from Is to 40 cents
each, is the way the town market is ru-
ling now.-St. Mary RevieU.
The rain, it raineth every day and the
end thereof no man can fortell. Il has
already done damage inestimable to the
young crops, and II it continues much
longer, crops will be decidedly short
this year.-Abbevilk Neridio~al.
We learn that Mr.. Josiah Chambers lost
a great many fruit trees by the storm
last week. In the midst Of the terrible
storm, the cattle had rushed up to the
lane and mingled their pitious lowing
with the bowling winds and crash of
trees. The plantation bell commenced
tOlling, being put in motion by the wind.
It is said by those who heard it, to have
been blood curdling,-Alezaxdria ToUm
Talk.
during the week past we have ques-
toned farmers as to the loss sustained
in the parish by the recent food, but can
not get three Of them to agree. The less
in the hills and creek bottoms is very
great, but this acreage only constitutes q
small part Of the acreage Of fhe entire
parish. Some Of the slluvial plantations
have suffered severely, while the loss sus-
tanned by others will not amount to much
provided the balance of the season IL n
v0rable.-AlenoNdria Town Tall,
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A Tickle Convict.

The marriage Of Louis Bendit Of Chi
cago, the convicted thief and fugitive
from justice, to Miss Laura C. Ball, .
young woman from Buffalo, occurred
in Tailor Tolz's Office last evening. She
was present to bid him goodbye when he
left for the penitentiary last week. Ben
dit had been engaged to marry an actress
named Robin Merry and she remained
faithful to him during the dark days Of
his trial, and furnished money to assist
him. She signifed her willingness to
marry him after his conviction, but he
prevailed upon her to break the engage
ment, saying he could not permit her to
marry a convict. Miss Merry was greatly
Frustrated when she learned that Bendit
and Miss Ball had been married.
The Bank Of Monroe, La, has closed
Its doors.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-07-03
SATURDAY JUNE 18th. 1885,
In The Jury Room.
The Weighty Deliberations Of Twelve
Men Good and True.

The case seemed clear enough to q boy
ten years old.
The plaintiff sued the defendant on q
debt. The defendant admitted that he
contracted the debt, and that he had
never paid it. He tried to show, as an
offset, that he once lent plaintiff some
money, but he failed even to establish
the date Of the transaction. The amount
sued for was four hundred dollars, and
the judge charged US to return a verdict
in favor of plaintiff.
When we got settled in the jury room
and elected foreman he said:
well suppose we must return q YER
dict for the full amOuntY'
well, Idon'tw replied one Of the jurors
q man whom had selected as an honest
conscientious juror,
But isn't it plain case"
mo sir! The plaintiff had two lawyers
while the defendant had but one. There
was nothing fair about that r
But the judge charged US to return q
verdict for the amount" observed another
juror.
"Sposine he didr' exclaimed an old
man on his left IF the Judge knows
more about this case than we do then
what are we here forY
(Which Of EN- was the plaintiff any
hOwp" sOlemnly inquired q solemn juror,
whom had seen sleeping through most
Of the trial.
THE red-headed man, Of course" re-
piled young man who wore very tight
pantaloOns and chewed plug tobacco with
great ambition.
WAS itP Why l thought it was the fat
man. exclaimed Juror No. 6.
The foreman suggested that we mark
on slips of paper the amount each juror
thought the plaintiff entitled to. His sug-
gestiOn was followed and the amounts
ran from fifteen cents to the four hun
dred dollars.
1t seems to me-" he reflected, that the |
defendant either owes him four hundred
dollars or nothing"
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1900
ARPENTS
oFLAND FOR
SALE.

Land of first quality, impro-
we'd and unimproved, in lots
to suit purchasers, situated on
the Hills adjoining Cade's Sta
ton, St. Martin Parish La.
Good water and easy commu-
nication. Terms easy.
For particulars address to
Robert Martin,
Lock Boz No 8. st. Marrinsville, L..
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GRAND EXCURSION!
FROM WASHINGTON TO New
ORLEANS.
For the occasion of the
French Festival.
Under the auspices and for
the benefit of the St. Mar
tinsville Benevolent
Association.

Leaves Washington Tuesday July 18th
at 1885 a. m. Returning leaves New
Orleans Friday July 18th. at 8 q. m.
The train will pass Stations 80 minutes
after the local train.
Fare for the Round trip as
follows:
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per
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each subsequent insertion.
WBrief communications upon subjects
of public Interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
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The Bank Of Monroe, La, has close
its doors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-02

The party of real issues Of paramount i'm
portsnce to the people of the state has never
more closely and firmly pinned its faith to
the principles OF Democracy than in this cam.
paign. The party of Capitalization and
strong government has never more emphaii.
cally declared the principle that underlies its
every move. The whole of the Republican
campaign has demonstrated the contempt Of
the leaders, and of a powerful faction, for
affairs of local government They would
have no issues before the people but national
issues, and should their schemes succeed the
functions OF state governments would soon
become SO Insignificant that their abandon.
ment would only be a question of time, and
the voice OF the people on local issues
would only be heard as a feeble cry in the
halls of the capitol at Washington.
But the people do not forget that no gov.
ernment can be truly strong that is not
upheld by the people, and that no power will
long be so upheld that does not give good
History and common sense both say that
the people Of region know best what are
the needs Of that region, and that in state
matters state legislation is the best This is
shown by the policy OF the centralized govern
ment people in this campaign, in ignoring
the questions at issue between the people OF
this state and powerful corporations. Such
questions they would silence by the cry that
national Issues are OF more Importance. THIS
must be most emphatically denied for the
health of the whole body polite depends upon
the health of every part, and II the rule OF
the people in the state be vigorous. and just it
will add greater proportion of vigor and
strength to the government at Washington.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-02
The Battle Of the Titans.

The main purpose of reconstructing the
old state constitution affected rail-
ways and corporations. The new clauses
met long series, Tor endeavored to meet
them Of corporate abuses; and ordered
succeeding legislatures to put the new pro.
visions in force by special enactments. All
this was duly ratified by re-submission of
the whole instrument to the people and
it, adoption by them as their organic law.
This was the elimination of many
years of corporate abuse, and t looked as
though serious purpose had taken hold
upon the people no longer to submit to the
iegislative irregularities, corporate abuses,
corrupt management, monopolistic priyi-
loges and Determinations. 1t all had an
air and aspect at length that, in the
language of the period" meant bust.
noss.n
Thirteen summers have smiled and faded
tntoautumn fruitage and shivered away into
hoary winters legislative ides and nothing
nothing but triumphant obstructiou-has
found foothold in our legislative halls
about the railway corporation clauses of
the projected constitution of the renais.
rance Of 1873. Monopoly has waved its
magic wand over all enactments made To
execute the supreme law, and like transfer.