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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22

John J. Morris, ex-EXcise Commis-
sioner of New York City, lives on West
Twenty first street. -Four years ago cats
drove people from their homes in this
street by their midnight music. Com
missioner Morris owes the peace of his
home to his son Wettmore, who is an am.
ateur electrician. He put wide board
on top of the back fence to better facil-
itate cat locomotion. lie then ran six
bare telegraph wires along the top Of this
board, a very little distance apart. He
connected these wires with the strong
battery in the house, and key, within
easy reach, connected the battery with
the wires on the fence. With darkness
the cats came. When few vigorous
notes gave indication of promisingly-
loud concert Victim re touched the key.
One long, loud yell followed. Two cats
were seen several feet above the fence
paving the air, and oil fell down into the
yard quite paralyzed. One by one they
got up, smelled off their paws, murmured
a NEW and quietly stole away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22

Engineers pronounce the project OF
tapping Niagara River by means OF a
canal entirely practicable, and experts
have declared that not elsewhere within
the known world are there such natural
advantages for the creation of a gigantic
water-power, and that it can be delivered
at Lockport to the extent of 800, 900
horse power, if so much shall be wanted,
at minimum of expense. Lake Eric
and all the great upper lakes would be
the mill-pond for this power, the Mag
ara River the head race and Lake Ontario
its tail race. The supply of water can
never be diminished by drouth no spring
foods nor freshets will tear away the
dams, for there will be no dams. The
supply of water will be uniform, unin-
terrupted and practically unlimited. AT
the ordinary capitalize l value of horse
power this would add about $500, 000,- =
900 to the material resources of the
country,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22

A Chicago writer discusses the cues
ton whether the man marrics the woman
or the woman marrics the man, and
whether the marriage notice in the paper
should read: "NIary Ann Jones to Sam.
uel Smith" OF Samuel Smith to Mary
Ann Jones'" The matter isn't of much
consequence either way so long as they
arc happily married. However, the
Syracuse Standard finds enough in the
question to say: "The weight of testi.
mony is all in favor OF wedding the
woman to the man. The Bible is on that
side of the que ton, and so is the mar
riage service of the Episcopal Church.
Usually, too, the husbanl objects to
being married to the woman, unless she
has money. He prefers the other form,
and most of the ladi!s agree to it."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22

Three years after date the floating
islands of pumice, thrown up and into
the sea by the stupendous volcanic erup-
ton at Krakatoa, in the Java seas, arc
found to have drifted along the Indian
ocean in the last twelve months 676
miles in direction west by south from
where they were one year ago, or about
five miles day. This accidental help to
photographers and all who study ocean
currents and drift is probably the best
they ever had, because the origin of the
pumlce is we'll known, the floating ex-
panse of it so large that it cannot escape
notice, and the dates and other particu-
lars about it are all matters of record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22
THE NATIONAL GAME.

FoUn Of the Louisvi1les have made over
100 base hits.
THE new grand stand of the Philadelphia
Club will cost ,0o0
In New England they ring chestnut bells
on batsmen who strike out.
TEN pitchers have been under contract
with the Washington Club.
TIE Det. OTIS are fast attaining the name
Of being the worst Of klckers
RICHARDSON, Of the Detroits, has twice
this season made two home runsiE one game
ALMOST half the games between St Louis
and Pittsburg have been shut outs on one
side or the other.
THE American Association now has two
doctors in its ranks, viz, Drs. AL Bushong
and j. Lee Richmond.
KEEFE, the young Washington pitcher,
gives promise Of being strong rival OF
Keefe, the New York pitcher.
THE demand for good pitchers Is greater
this season than ever before, and first-class
one can command big salary.
MORGAN MURPHY, of the Boston Blues, Il
declared to be doing better work than any
other New England League catcher.
HINES, the Wa;hington's heavy batter,
has made nine home runs this season, which
accomplished.
PITrsBURG will make the most money this
year in the American Association. New
York, as usual, will top the League clubs in
this particular.
ASsoN, Denny, Rowe and Hardie Richard
ION are the only Leaguers who have made
two home runs in one game. Richardson has
performed the feat twice.
ANsoN, of the Chisagos, has the largest
batting total for single League game this
season-viz. five hits with total Of twelve
bases in four times ut bat
No League pitcher has yet succeeded this
season in disposng OF an opposing team
without hit and but one American Assocla-
tion pitcher-Atksson-ha accomplished
the feat.
THE second base play of Buffalo's colored
lad, Grant is described as wonderful Some
of his stops and catches are said to be phe-
nomenal. and withal he plays steady game,
keeping his good work up day by day.
The Detroit club fined Pitcher Getzein
$500 for insolence and profanity addressed
to Captain Hanlon, who had censured him
for listless playing. This makes total Of
$400 assessed against Getzein in the last
month in the shape Of fines.
The Bostons made an offer Of S10,0 900 for
the release Of five st. Louis players, and were
offered the whole team for SIS, 700, provided
they would also give bond to run the nine
the whole Of the season. Five thousand dol
lars were offered for Glasscock and Myers.
TIE Eastern League Clubs will never con-
sent to the Western Clubs playing Sunday
games just because it may beueft one or two
clubs. Ere ,ident Day, of the New York
Club, and Pre- ident Spalding, of the Chi
cago Club, say that no Sunday games will be
played by League clubs as long as they have
anything to say.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22
A yermin exterminator of Boston re-

A vermin exterminator of Boston re.
Gently offered to clear large brewery
of vast quantity of flies which had COL
lected by the million in the beer hogs
heads, for $3.50. The proprietor agreed
to the terms and the man went to work.
"Boll these barrels into the ice-room, "
he said. The barrels were rolled into
the room where ice was made. "Freeze
'emr said the vermin eytermiuator. The
brewery men were surprised that they
had not thought of that simple remedy.
They tried it, and in short time swept
out countless numbers of frozen flies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22

Hidden in the swamps of Livingston
parish, Louisiana, is a hamlet with
population of 500 souls, where until fif-
teen years ago not a word of English was
spoken or understood. 1t is settle
ment of Acadians who displaced the
Spanish founders of the village, and to-
day are living in contentmcnt far from
any other habitation. The people are en-
gagged in the lumber business, and de-
spite the swampy AMI malarial condition
of the surrounding country, are hardy
and long-lived race. The younger vii.
layers now use English to greater de-
gree among themselves, but their elders
cling to their mother tongue. Though
isolated, the settlement is hospitable and
pleasant spot to visit.
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THE MAYFLOwER-

prepared to sail so close to the judges
boat that the Galatea would have to pass be-
hind her. But this was not to te. BY O
beautiful bit Of close work and very skillful
mannuvring the cutter rushed up between
the Mayhower aud the judges tug, gain
ing the advantage of the windward position
and passing over the line just one second
ahead of her rival. They were close together
and the wind that the Yankees thought they
hal for certainty went to the Galatea-
She did not keep her advantage long. The
racers beaded over to Long Island, not far
over 70 Staten Island tn, Mayfower had
picked up more than she lost before and was
in the lead. After that the Galatea had not
q chance. It was more interesting to watch
the marine panorama There was Commo-
dore Whiting, a hale old man Of seventy,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22
There is q man in Italy who AYERS that

There is man in Italy who AYERS that
he discovered in Africa a concoction OF
herbs which renders the human body in
sensible to hunger or Thirst or poison,
without at the same time destroying life
or injuring the body in any way. After
taking quantity of the concoction he
entered upon long period of fasting,
taking into his stomach only four glasses
of water daily. A number of physicians
became interested in his case, and fol-
lowed it curiously. At last accounts the
experimenter hal EXPIRE ;sed himself as
feeling very well, and was about to take
poison.
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England's new colonial acquisition, the

England's new colonial acquisition, the
Ellice Islands in the South Pacific, will
prove of valuo principally as naval
station. There are nine islands in the
group, all atolls, and some of the lagoons
can be entered and afford excellent
anchorage; that of Funatuti being ninety
square miles IN extent with an average
depth of fifty feet and two entrances
deep enough for the largest ships OF war.
The population of the islands is not i'm
portant in numbers, scarcely aggregating
5000 but the people are physically and
mentally among the finest specimens Of
the Maylayan race. The islands will be
of strategical value to Great Britain in
resisting attempts at further annexations
by rival European Powers.
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English sailors attempted to catch q

English sailors attempted to catch a
fourteen-foot shark off Natal, South
Africa, but the shark snapped their line
in two, and swallowed hait, hook, and
all. After losing several hooks, the an
glers tried piece of venison in which
they had put ball of gun-cotton. This
was connected by wire with boats
battery, and just as the shark was in the
act of seizing the venison the charge was
exploded. There is degree of perse-
cution which even shark cannot endure,
The jaws of the monster were shattered,
and it rolled over upon its back and
sank
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Foreign.

R1oTING again broke out in Belfast, Ire
land, on the 5th. and the rioters had to be put
down by the military.
Renewed earthquake shocks have occurred
In Greece.
PRINCE ALEXANDER has publicly an
nounced his intertion Of abdicating Ht
says he cannot remain in Bulgaria on ac'
count Of the objections of the Car. Before
lesving he will establish regency. He wa'
enthusiastically received in Sofia, the Bulga.
rian capital, and issued an address to the
officers Of the army. Germany and Austria
are reported to be very indignant at the
Cars action in forcing Alexander's second
abdication.
A GERMAN warship has destroyed numer-
GUS villages in tn, New Hebrides Islands,
and killed hundreds of the natives In retalia-
tion for the murder Of German subjects.
A REGENCY has been established in Bull
garia Prince Alexander has taken farewell
of his army and started for the frontier.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, of Pittsburg, Penn,
has presented the city Of Edinburg with
$50 600 to found public library.
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PITH AND POINT.

Inc tramp 1s man OF many Qes-e
railroad ties.-St. Paul Journal.
Great doubleTs of population-Cucum
bers and green apples. Clinton Buglk. (.
The poorest kind of brass band-the
ring on cheap Jacks finger Waterloo
O6serrer. !.
A man of exalted berth-the fellow
who has the upper bunk in steame:.-
Detroit Free Press. I.
A ''crank" is an individual that you
can't turn over to your view of the case.
st. A5ans Messenger.
1t is good time now to resolve to be.
better business man and to secure trade
by advertising.-Mg Orleans Picayune.
"Would you believe it2 I have had
that idea in my head these six months. %:
"How lone:y it must have been l"-- -1id-
Bits. ~
Some men are so mighty penurious
that they keep everything they get hold
of-except the ten commandments.-
Blizzard.
Mamma--'Frankie, are you eating
those green apples again2" Frankie
"No, mamma; I'm eating some others. "
-Haaper's Young People.
Job had no great cause to brag about
his patience. It isn't recorded that he.
ever had to wait while his wife put on
her bonnet.-FaU Ricer Adrance.
You take baseball ground and a corn
field, side by side, and the corn-feld is
much the hotter, yet the same sun shines
on both. Curious, isn't ita-Pnk.
Inebriated Party-I shay, mister, how
fur is it to Canal Street? Citizen-Twen-
ty minutes walk. Inebriated Party
For you or-hic- fo' me9-Sytinqs.
Jim Haskins says the only real good
butter that has been in town for the past
week was a mountain sheep, ard he
wasn't artificial either.-Aoscoao Mirror.
Brown-''See those two ladies over;
there. They seem be enjoying them
selves" Fogg-''Yes; wonder which
of their dear friends they are gossiping
about. ."-Boston Post.
Some Americans are about to start o
national banking system in the HON
duras. The venture will probably fail,
owing to the great distance between
Canada and the ..Honduras.-Lte. ~
Tobacco blindness is said to be on the
increase; still we never found any friend
of ours to be afflicted with it when we
have incautiously left choice segar e1-
posed in our vest pocket.-Sytings.
The phrase, '1ightning rap:dity," was
probably first made use Of by man who
thoughtlessly placed the hot end of o
cigar in his mouth, and forgot just how
quick he pulled it out again.-PueE.
A doctor of good repute says that the
most healthful position to lie in is with
the head to the north. Boys will re-
member, when they return from fishing
exclusion, to lie in that direction Carl
Pxtsel's Weekly. ...,..
''Here, Bill, take this candle and 60
after some COAL" remarked South slde
woman to her hopeful son. Never
fear, mother, I can follow the trail by
moonlight" )" replied Bill, who had been
reading "The Bloody Avepger. ."-Pitts-
burg Chronicle. =
"You sit on your horse like butcher"
said pert young German officer who
happened to be of royal blood to veter-
an general who was somewhat bent from
age. "It is highly probable, " responded
the old warrior with grim smile, "Iti is
because all my life I've been leading
calves to the slaughter"
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South and West.

ANOTHER shock of earthquake was folt
about / o'clock on the night of the Sd all
along the Southern Atlantic coast 1t was
not attended by much damage, but it was
strong enough to cause stampede from their
Instruments of the telegraph operators in
Jacksonville to Washington at Charles
;on, S. c., two more buildings fell, and a
woman was killed. CONSERVATION again pre-
vailed, and the people fed from their houses
iud camped in the public squares Two
thirds of the buildings in Charleston are
damaged beyond repair.
CALIFORNIA Democrats have nominated a
ticket headed by Washington Bartlett,
Mayor Of San Francisco, for Governor.
MoNRoE CHAPMAN is in Jail at Shelby, n.
c., for arson, which is punishable by death.
He admits the act and says he got a dollar
for it.
An armel mob visited th, Jail at Green
vile, Texas, aud took therefrom John Smith,
a prisoner charged with the killing Of Depu-
ty Sheriff Adair, Of that place, and hanged
him.
THE Bliss Lumber Mills, at Milwaukee,
Wis, were destroyed by fire, with loss ap-
proximating s15o,Ooo.
CHIEF GERONIMO and his band Of murder
GUS Apaches have surrendered to Captain
Lawton and been conveyed to Bowie, Arl-
Zona.
THE eastern end of the Northern Pacific
tunnel. under construction through the Gas.
cade Mountains, in Oregon, caved in and
nine white men were buried under the stones
and earth with little chance of any Of them
being rescued alive.
The Arkansas election has resulted in the
success of the Democratic State ticket. Large
Prohibition gains are reported.
A TIER of flooring joists on building at
Indianapolis, Ind, gave way, burying twen-
ty-one workmen in debris twenty feet below.
-Four were fatally and three severely injured
THE election on the question Of local option
in Daleyville, Texas, led to an affray in
which three men were killed and seven
wounded. ~e-
CHARLESTON was visited by three more
earthquake shocks on the 7th, but they did
no damage. A more hopeful feeling pre-.
vailed throughout the city, and the people
were preparing to 60 brayely to work to re-.
pair their shattered fortunes Contributions
poured in steadily from all parts Of the
country.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middie states


DURING his vacation in the Adirondack
President Cleveland went hunting and sue.
ceeded in bringing down q deer. The head
and antlers will in time adorn the walls OF
the Presidents country seat near Washing
ton.
DEXTER BROWN, boy preacher Of the
Methodist Church, noted for his eloquence
and power as a revivalist. committed suicide
at his home in Oneonta, N. Y.
CLoUTMAE & BINGHAM, shos manufac-
turers of Boston, have failed for about 81,
000, 900.
A FIRE in the Erie Railroad yard, Jersey
City, n. j., destroyed property valued at
LEVI NJ. BRoBsr, a young bridegroom
from Nebraska, committed suicide in pres.
ence Of his bride by leaping from train near
Reading, Penn. He was insane.
LARGE labor demonstrations took place on
the 9th in New York, Brooklyn, Boston,
Newark, N. j., aud other cities. In New
York the parade was participated in by about
1900 men, and was reviewed by Mayor
Grace.
The trades unions of Connecticut have
placed full State ticket in the field for sup
port at the coming election.
TIE Boston sloop Mayfower easily de-
teated the English cutter Galatea in the first
of the series of international yacht races for
the Americas cup, won last year by the Pu-
ritan from the English vessel Genesta. The
race was sailed in New York Bay, and the
American yacht came in twelve minutes
ahead Of her British contestant. An i'm
mense array Of vessels, crowded with spe,ta-
tors, witnessed the contest.
"CoLoNEL Tom" PLUNKET, of Hartford,
aas fed with about 500, ,0O0 of tn, funds be-
longing to two manufacturing companies Of
which he was an officer.
THE Vermont election resulted in vic
,ory for the Republican State ticket and
candidates for Congress
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-22
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THE entire assessment of Dakota Territory
Is sl30, 600.
Pixies PEAK, Col, has been climbed by
l,259 persons this season.
A MEXICAN village is to be exhibited in
Horticultural Hall, Boston, in October.
THIS years wheat crop in Great Britain is
estimated at ~, ,UO1,0J0 bushels, from 2,2sG,
600 acres.
TIE farmers of Manitowoc County, Wis,
cut down trees that their cattle may feed OH
the green tops.
IT is estimated that the proposal bri lge
across the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie
will cost $10,00O,UGo.
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, is supplied with
sater from sixteen artesian wells, with q
capacity Of 100000 gallons daily.
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DID YOU EVER.

Did you ever wake to consciousness
OF blisss -. -EFt
When the maiden fair was willing
To bestow the pleasure thrilling,
I'm q moments taste Of heaven called
4 kissf
Did you ever urge maiden
To contest
When the coy, evasive glancee
Held the sweetest Of romances-
Every sigh and every culver
A caress7
Did you ever feel the terror
OF doubta
And the subsequent beguiling 10
When assurances Of smiling
Put the peace-disturbing traitors
All to route? -a-
Did you ever meet an obstacle
So sad2 ~,
When the angel sweetly needing
The existence Of your pleading
Supplemented-you had better
Call on dad2 80.
-Teras SJtinga
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An eminent German physicist rec

An eminent German physicist recon-
mends for the extinguishm of fire in
closed places, where the use of water
and other liquids would be likely to do
great damage, dry compound which,
by its burning, absorbs the oxygen and
quickly renders combustion impossible.
The compound is composed of powdered
nitrate of potash (saltpetre', fifty parts;
powdered sulphur, thirty-six parts; pow
dered charcoal, four parts; colothar
drown red oxide of iron), one part.
This preparation is one that can be
cheaply made. 1t is recommended that
it shall be, when thoroughly dried and
mixed, put up in tight pasteboard boxes
holding about five pounds each, with
quick fuse in the side of the box-p-o.
truding six inches, with four inches in
Eds-t0 facilitate and insure lighting it.
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AN UNCOMMON CHARACTER.
Death of Il Remarkable Female Far
mcr i'm Pennsylvania.

Miss Polly Gehris, of Washington Town
ship Penn. who died few days ago, aged
eighty-four years was the most remarkable
woman in Eastern Pennsylvania. She was
stoutly built, and possessed great strength.
In many ways extremely masculine. she re-
tainod nevertheless raany of the best traits
of wouianhood. She had kind heart, was
charitable and had many warm friends.
During sixty years sh, chewed and smoked
toba co. She attended personally to her
farm work, doing even the heaviest of it
with her own hands, not excepting the
quarryiug of stone when that was to he
done 1t was nothing for her to slaughter
half dozen pigs before breakfast.
Miss Gehris had good busines; ideas and
worked as she did not because she was
obliged to, but because she likei it. 1t was
one Of her delights to teach young women
how to become independent workers, and she
contanded that women would live much
longer end be fur happier if they would take
uF outdoor work.
Miss GehriS was never married. 1t was
one Of her sayings that size never had time
to devote to love making. Hence sh. never
wanted beau. She was loug one Of the
lest horsewomen in the district She leaves
considerable o. an e:tlte.
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Wa8hfnPtOn.

PRESIDENT CLEvELAD was sent the follow.
ing dispatch by Queen Victoria: 81 desire to
express my profound sympathy with the suf-
ferers by the lats earthquakes, and await
with anxiety further intelligence, which
hope may show the effects to have been less
disastrous than reported"
THE President has sent the following reply
to Queen Victoria's telegram of sympathy
with the earthquake sufferers: "Your Ma.
jesty's expression of sympathy for the suffer.
ers by theearthquake is warmly appreciated
and awakes grateful response in American
hearts"
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The undertakers of Philadelphia have
again invoked the aid of the clergy to
put an end to Sunday funerals. 1t is
well-known that the Roman Catholic
clergy have strongly protested against
the practice, and have to a large extent
succeeded in breaking it up among their
congregations; but ministers of the va
rious protestant denominations have SO
far refrained from taking similar action.
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During the last thirty years the aggre-
gate of the personal estates sworn to as
belonging to deceased bishops Of the
English church was $11, ,075,O00. As
forty have died during this period, the
average wealth was s276,s75. At the
same time there are thousands of brilliant
and devoted men serving as curates,
whose salaries are smaller than those Of
q lackey.
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The people of Ventura, CAL, are going
to try novel experiment in sprinkling
the streets with crude petroleum instead
of water. It is thought that oil after
two or three sprinkles will lay the dust
for months. The experiment is looked
for with much interest.