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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
FIRE and FLOOD.
The Principal Part of Key West,
Fla, Destroyed.
Many Fatalities and Great Damage
Caused by Rising Waters.

A fire started in the San Carlos theatre,
Key West, Fla, on the morning of the Soth
and soon vent beyond the control Of the fire.
men. A fresh wind blowing from the south
caused the flames to spread, and soon five
blocks in the center of the city were
destroyed. The Episcopal and Baptist
churches were burned about noon, and be-
fore 3 P. NJ. when the fire suhsided,
over fifty houses in all were laid
in ashes. They included Masonic
hall, three OF four cigar factories and the
bonded warehouse, containing S25U,OOO
worth of tobacco. Officers from the
United States steamers Brooklyn and
Powhattan aided in blowing up some of
spread of the flames. There was no water
supply, tho cisterns being mostly dry.
The fire worked rapidly northwald. The
track was so peculiar that it was difficult to
folesee the result. The fire skirted the beach,
taking the wharves and warehou e' Of Pm IL
brick & Tiff. Mr.. Curry's warehouses were
consumed. The buildings, with the exception
of the three warehouses mentioned =, above:
were constructed Of yellow pine, and the heat
was so intense as to drive the firemen back
The fire subsided at 5 o'clock. The
principal part of the town has been burned.
Six wharves anil five brick warehouses were
among the structures destroyed About
fifteen persons were injured, of whom six
were taken to the Marine hospital and others
on board the men ,of-war.
The damage I'd property is estimated at
S1,O0O,0OO. Individual losses cannot be
known, but terrible sufferings and privations
have been entailad Between three thousand
and four thousand people are thrown out of
employment by the burning of the factories,
and no provision could at once be made for
the large number rendered homeless. The
United States court and its records are con-
sumed. The other government offices re-
moved their records early to the revenue
steamer Dix, where a number of people took
refuge and were cared for by the officers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
country !

The number of insane persons in the
asylums and almshouscs of New York
State is thirty-thrcc per cent. greater
than it was five years ago. This increase
comes almost wholly from the shipment
of insane men and women to this coun-
try from Europe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

According to the report of the surgeon
general there were only two cases of
Varioloid and one of smallpox in the
United States army last year. Vaccina-
tion was carried out with great regular
i!y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

In Polish society, you can always kiss
the bride. When she is only peasant,
YOU nav 81 for the osculation; when she
is of gentle birth, you get it for nothing.
And they say Poland is a downtrodden
.o,ptru
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
Floods and 1ornadoes in the South

tlOOuS anu 1OFuauOcS Ilt ChC SoutH.
An Atlanta (Ga) dispatch of the 30th
states that in forty-eight hours the rain had
made record OF seventeen inches in Atlanta,
and the water plowed down the streets like
rivers. The East Tennessee road was the first
to give way owing to washes, followed by
the Western and Atlantic road, and dur
ing the night by all the others. Not a train
dared move out of Atlanta. The waters were
running down Tallulah valley all day with
unparalleled velocity, emptying into the
Savannah and wasting the country along
the valley to Savannah. The damage to
farm property and stock is not less thiLn
$500,0OO The waters had complete posses
sion of Augusta The Chattahoochee River
valley likewise was overflowed from its heal
in the Blue Ridge all the way down to
Pensacola.
At Westport the rising waters ran the
people out of their hou :es at ) A. NJ. Three
men were drowned. People moved around
the streets in batteauS. A family of
seven persons was reported to have been
drowned near Columbus. On the high
being washed by the waters. A cyclone in
Henry county killed James Howell and in
jured other members of his family. The
valley OF the Black Warrior, in Alabama,
was also submerged in water.
A cyclone swept across portion OF Bullock
county, Ala, during the day. and in its path
struck negro church in which a funeral was
going on. The church was blown down and
four persons were killed and ten badly in
jured.
Helena, Ark, also suffered heavily by a
tornado, numerous buildings being blown
down. The county court house was un
rooted.
The storm was; equally severe all over the
country in the vicinity Of ENew Orleans, and
Oh the Atchafalaya river there was loss of
life. The steamer Mary Lewis, belonging
to the Southern Pacific railroad, was blown
against the bridge at Clarks plantation, a
mile and half below Pattersonville, La,
and sunk. The engineer and two colored
deck hands were lost Tho E. H. Barrymore
went to her relief, and while lying; to she ex-
ploded her boilers and four labortrs were
drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
WASHINGTON.

SECRETARY MANNING was still 50 i'll on the
2Sth that the physicians would not allow him
to see friends who called at the house. There
were no further serious symptoms, nor any
tpecial disease, but general and severe pros
sration.
THE Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: William L. Alden, of New
York, consul general at Rome; Charles T.
RUSSELL Of Connecticut, consul at Liverpool; :;
Samuel E. Wheatley, to be commissioner Of
the District of Columbia; Samuel 4. Corn, to
be associate justice, Wyoming Territory.
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South and West.

THE railroad strike extended on the Goth,
the yardmen at East st. Louis stopping
work, Traffic was suspended in nearly every
direction, and the fuel and food supplies Of
several towns in Missouri and Kansas began
to run short owing to the lack of transporta.
ton.
A GREAT prairie fire, covering many miles
of territory, has been raging on the Crow
Indian reservation. Thousands of tons of
uncut hay were consumed
FRANK MULKoWSKY was hanged a few
days since in Chicago for the murder of Mrs
Agnes Kledzeick, his motive being robbery;
and John Drake (colored) suffered similar
penalty at Thomaston, Ga, for wife murder
THREE cowboys and hotel proprietor
were killed and two other men were wounded
in midnight encounter at Tascora, Texas.
ONE man and thirty-eight horses perished
in livery stable fire at Kansas City, Mo.
JACOB HOFFMAN. owner Of a Touring mill
at Elba, Mimi, and his sixteen year-old son
were trying to remove an obstruction in the
machinery when the water gate, which they
had shut, suddenly opened and the flood
poured down upon the two men, drowning
both.
GENERAL DELGADo and Colonel Morey
were held for trial at Key West, Fla, as
suspected filibusterS. The trial will take
place in New York in May.
CoNvICTs in the Kansas State penitentiary
have been detected in the manufacture Of
counterfeit coin.
Two negroes, charged with murder, were
taken from the jail at Alamo, Tenn, by a
crowd and hanged.
THE civil authorities proved powerless at
East ST. Louis, ILL.,, on the 30th. and crowd
of l, 500 men forced the sheriff to retire, as
saulted his deputies, and destroyed and dam
aged thousands of dollars worth of railroad
property. Early in the morning Sheriff
Ropiquet called for a posse. Only twelve
men responded and they were soon put to
flight. The mob invaded the yards and dis
abled score of engines, and drove the few
wor rkmen who refused to leave their work out
of the city.
Mrs. TIMOTHY HURLEY, her tifteen-year
old daughter and her new born infant, were
burned to death in fire at Bronson, Mich.
Six other persons were also fatally burned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27
A Timely production.

A neat pamphlet of eight pages, de
scriptive of a summer excursion from
San Francisco to Honolulu and the Vol
cano of Kilauea and return, has been
prepared by Mr.. F.. L. Clarke, and is
now in press. 1t is intended to send
forward a limited edition OF this brochure
to San Francisco by the steamer of the
31st instant, in order that members OF
the G.. A. R., now in attendance at the
Grand National Encampment in that
city, may have the opportunity OF acquir-
ing some valuable information concern
ing the expense of a flying trip to XII
lauea and return, together with the
length of time required for such visit.
The pamphlet contains just the informa-
ton required ,and is written in graphic,
pleasing style.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27

recess, Mr.. Kaulukou moved that the
committee rise, with the view OF moving
an adjournment till August 9th. Sew
eral members were leaving by the
steamer, and it would facilitate public
business to take this adjournment. The
House accordingly resumed, and the
motion for adjournment as announced
was moved, debated and adopted upon
a division 1t is perhaps unfortunate
that this interruption in the progress OF
public business took place, but it is prob
able that upon re-assembling the House
viii hasten through necessary legisla-
tive work, and SO bring the session to a
close earlier than if it's sittings had been
continuous. There has been persist
ent effort throughout the session on the
part of the Opposition to procrastinate
and delay work; and now that re-
cess Of eleven working days has been
taken, its members cannot very consist
emily complain.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27

lation, with other countries, on or Dor
dering upon the Pacific Ocean, then it
would be well not only for San Fran
cisco, but also for the entire Coast. That
there has been a steady growth in our
Island trade is shown by the following
table, representing our exports to the
Islands for the first two quarters Of the
present year. Thus:
Quarter Total Value
Ending March 31st .-..--.- sos, 839 Il
Ending June 30th .-.-...--.- 1897 Is
Total for six months ,. 81 ASS, $40 IS
This is from San Francisco alone, and
does not include the half-year's lumber
trade from the Sounds. A total annual
trade of over So ,OOO, 900 is not to be de-
spised, yet narrow-minded clique desire
to lose it, with its contingent interests.
Its importance, however, is too great to
California to permit of the qualification
of these selfish desires, ana fortunately
there are enough liberal and broad
minded men who will protect the trade
and industries OF California.-[San Fran
cisco Merchant"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27
81 45Q $40 *
III. n. M, =. PeIicau.

H. B. Ms sloop-of-war Pelican,
Richard w. Hope, Commander, arrived
here yesterday, II days from Esquimault,
B. c. Sailed from Victoria July 9th.
Experienced light, variable winds the
first part OF the passage, and fresh trades
the last four days. The Pelican called
here for mails and supplies, and after
remaining about week will proceed for
Marquesas, in the South Seas. The
Pelican was here six years ago, under
command OF Captain Dickens. The fol-
lowing is list of her officers:
ommander-Richard w Hope
Lieutenants - Arthur j. Horsley,
Richard H. Story.
Nav.-Lieut. -ThompsOn Maclean.
Sub -Lieut-Lawrence a. Tawney.
Staff Surgeon-Alfred T. Corrie
Paymaster-Edward T. Dixon.
Chief Engineer-George S. Newton.
Gunner-William H Gribble.
Carpenter-Henry Hill
The above officers were all commits
stoned at Davenport April 3, 1884. The
Pelican is a composite vessel of 1,130
tons, and has an engine OF 900 horse
power She carries guns, two six-inch
breech-loading Armstrong guns, Vava-
seur's patent She has complement of
1873 men all told. This vessel was built
at Her Majesty's dock at Davenport in
1877
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27
An offended Conductor.

A man was bounding around in a car on
new Dakota road, when the conductor came
through
~Can you tell me, said the man, with
GREAT show of sarcasm whether this car Is
on the track or nots'
sir replied the conductor, reaching
into his pocket, "here is a volume OF the rules
and regu .ations Of this road"
But what do I want OF itf'
Look it over and see if you can find any
rule saying that I must spend my time run
ming alongside of the train reporting its
position TO the Passengers See if there IS
ANYTHING In that volume that compels me TO
90 humping myself along on the prairie and
Yelling through the window, -four wheels of
nowr or hind trucks dragging on the test
or gentlemen, the baggage car has just
rolled into the ditchr or passengers will
please remain seated while we turn off here
and scoot across the prairie after a jack
rabbit Look over them rules, sir, and see
if you find any of these directions. If you
don't, in the future please take your own
observations on the wheels "-Estelline
(Dak.l Bell
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27
A CARD.

Since establishing our Mission in this
city, we have frequently been solicited to
procure larger and more convenient quar-
tiers for worship and Bible class, quite a
number expressing themselves as willing to
contribute toward the necessary expense.
We have now secured the building on Fort
street. formerly used as a gymnasium, thus
mourning quite debit besides, some
changes are necessary. Therefore we would
say to all who would esteem it privilege
to aid US in the matter that they can confer
with Mr.. n. F. Burgess, or with the under
signed. L. A. SCOTT,
2sOaug1O A. LA RUE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27

THERE was self-evident blunder in
our comments on the sugar yield of
Queensland in yesterdays ADVERTISER.
The average yield OF last years
crop was under one ton and
a hall per acre, not two and
a half tons, as printed. This makes the
odds in favor of the planters of these
Islands all the greater. If they had as
cheap labor as Queensland planters
their net income would be largely in
creased
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27

A private buggy and a butchers cart
coIlided near Rawlin's Soap Factory Sun
day morning. The buggy was badly
broken, and the driver of the butchers
cart was thrown to the ground and severe
ly bruised. The accident was caused by
the butchers horse shying at boat COW
cred with canvas, which had been placed
bv the roadside
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-07-27
Our HaMaiiRn Trade.

With pleasure we again refer to the
value and importance of our Hawaiian
trade to the Pacific Coast. Not a week
passes but several sailing vessels leave
San Francisco laden with the products
of California for consumption on the
Islands. These are in addition to the
regular steamers, which carry goods
valued at least at $3.50, 900 every month,
and the three Australian mail steamers
that touch there. Besides all this we
have large quantity of lumber shipped
direct from the Sounds, the total for the
last month aggregating in the neighbor
hood of 1,730,000 feet of the value of
SIS, 900, while San Francisco's exports
amounted to over $685. for the
month, making a total from the Pacific
Coast of 1888, 900 for one month only.
And this is fair average of the whole
year. Taking the figures of exports for
June we have the following:
How Admitted. Value
Free by treaty ...... ..--.- 1913, ia rs
Dutiable ----. ....... ..--.--.- 63, 7T6 90
Free by Civil Code ..-......... 1924 90
Total ...-.-....... .--... $265, SIG 81
FROM THE SOUNDS.
Lumber ~ l ,729, $50 feetl go 90, .,
Laths .-...... $4,000 feett "io'10i On
For the above figures we are indebted
to Consul General Mckinley, who also
supplied us with the returns of Mr.. j.
A. Swan, Hawaiian Consul at Port
Townsend, which embrace the lumber
shipments from Tacoma, Port Blakeley
and Port Ludlow The value of this
large volume of business with a small
country is self-apparent, and can be
vouched for by the hundreds of mer-
chants through whose hands it passes,
and by the thousands OF men who are
indirectly employed and benefited
thereby. If proportionate increase of
trade could be made, according to popu-
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-02-27
MIRRORED LOVE.

"IfI had been born poor, instead Of
rich. l firmly believe my life would have
been much happier" said Richard Maur
with sigh.
Richard was sitting with a friend on
bench overlooking the sea. He would
have been a remarkably handsome fellow.
were it not for the discontented express
sion which always cloudcd his face.
On the other hand, his companion,
Arthur Kenmore, was q plain-lOOking
man. with nothing to redeem his want
OF comeliness but bright pair OF eyes,
and a winning smile.
"Do you really believe what you say,
or do you only make that assertion to
startle?" asked Kenmore in answer to his
friends remark.
II really believe that II had been born
to poverty I should be far happier than
am now" remarked Richard gravely.
Then I'll show you way out OF your
trouble" said Kenmore with his cheerful
laugh. Hand over your wealth to me,
retaining n pound week for YOURSELF y
," Your offer TO relieve me Of my
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-02-27
Old Terms in Carving.

The following is taken from an old
book published in 1908 and printed by
Wynkyn de Worde. The work bears
the title of "The Book of Kervinge"
and shows some Of the dishes that were
fancied by our ancestors of three CEN
turies ago:
The terms Of the carver be as here fol-
loweth: Break that deer; lesche that
Drawn; rear that goose; lift chat swan !;
sauce that capon; spoil that hen !;
frusche that chicken; unbrace that
mallard; unlace that coney; dismem-
Der that heron; display that crane; dis
figure that peacock; unjoint that bit.
tern; untache that curlew; alaye
that felande; wing that partridge; +;
wing that quail; mine that plover ;
thigh that pigeon; border that pasty ;
thigh that woodcock; thigh al man
ner of small birds; timber that
fire: tire that egg; chine that salmon ;
string that lamprey; splat that pike ;
sauce that plaice; tusk that barbel;
culpon that trout; fin that chevin; tras.
sene that eel; tranch that sturgeon; {;
undertranch that porpoise; tame that
crab; barb that lobster. And here
endeth the goodly terms of carving.
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Reaching the North Pole.

Sooner or later then orth pole will
be reached and the geographical and
physical phenomena of the region
marked upon our maps. No one can
foretell what benefits may follow from
a successful polar expedition, what
new scientific laws it may unfold, OF
what new light it may shed on our
present imperfect knowledge of life
in high attitudes. y hen Galvani and
Volta were wat ching the twitching legs
OF frog. rs two pieces of metal were
made to touch the nerve, the great
scholars and philosophers Of the day
saw in the discovery only an amusing
toy. The contemplation of single
discovery like theirs is sufficient to
combat the idea that no important ben
eft can arise from the discovery of the
north pole.-Er- Slate Geologist Coz,
or nIta1an.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-02-27

wealth is cxtom"lr kind and consider
ate" said Richard, unable to repress a
a smile.
Il though you would draw in your
horns, old .5ov. when made thr proposal.
What j. anli-., with You this mofning:'
Richard s;ghed more heavily than
before, Gi-r.ng holes with his cane in
the ground.
While stuy.ag at the seaside he had
fallen hopcie-@lv in love, but his natural
suspicion hat prevented him from declar-
ing his attachment.
Arthur, he said. how can wealthy
man ever hrlirye in the disinterested at
tentions o. Il Eoman:'
"Oh. said his friend with whistle
"sits the wind that way? | had my sus-
pieions oh boy. But you don't mean to
say that You entertain such ungener-
Gus ideas! l could not think so badly
of Susie"
Because YOU know. she IS only wait
ing for YOU to make "a home for her.
Your case is utterly different. man
without money has the satisfaction OF
knowing that he is loved for himself
alone"
4" Bah. cried his friend contemptu-
ously You either do not love the girl
or you are bigger fool than take you
Tor. Strange how people who have no
troubles will 20 out of the way to make
them. We'll | am off to get some
luncheon: arc you coming?'
No, Richard would stay where he was.
Young. rich and handsome, he was as
utterly miserabl" as any mortal with such
advantages could be His money seemed
70 stand between him and happiness, and
yet he would not have parted with it for
any consideration. He priced it SO much
mat he feared it might have the same
value in the eyes OF the girl he loved.
what II it induced her to give him her
nand without her heart!
Edith Palmer was comparatively poor,
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-02-27

And Richard pushed open the folding doors
and caught Edith in has arms.
contemptuously. Why, Susie, he
might marry anybody with his wealth
and position"
Bother his wealth ~ cried Susie
You don't love him for his wealth.
Heaven knows l don't" said Edith
If he were to lose all his money it would
make no difference to me-
My darling."
And Richard pushed open the folding
doors and caught Edith in his arms.
while Susie discreetly retired to the next
room, and took up Il book, leaving the
ardent lover to make his own excuse for
playing eavcsdropper.
Why, Mr.. Maur. cried Jack, dashing
into the room. why, where is he,
Susie: left him here just now
. He is engaged, said Susie demurely
Why. what's the matter jack"
The boy walked over to the window and
stood with his hands in his pockets,
whistins: but there was "A suspicious
moisture in his bright ewes, and Susie
anxiously repeated her question.
:. Father has had Joe shot" he said.
. He was sullen and tidsety: but knew
Mr.. Maur would have pat him right if he
had seen him. Poor old joe
Don't grieve, Jack" said Susie,
putting her hand on his arm you've
lost your dog, but you've found brother
in-law"
"What?" cried Jack; ais it true9
Where are they? Let me go to them. -
Susie smiled and sighed as she fol-
lowed him into the presence of the happy
lovers.
But her. own happiness was not so far
off as she thought. for. Arthur coming
into an unexpected legacy, insisted that
it should be double wedding. and in
this he was aided and abetted by Edith
and Richard.
ITO think that all my happiness is
owing to these folding g-doors,' cried
Richard to his friend.
And Susie's diplomacy" muttered
Arthur.
What" asked Richard inquringly.
Nothing, returned Arthur I'VE are
two lucky fellows, old boy"
- Indeed we are" said Richard.
And up to the present time neither of
them has had cause to alter his opinion
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"WOuld I &c = Grasshopper?"

little three-ycar-old, the young hopeful
of an estimable lady On Piety Hill, in
Salem, is just beginning to verge into the
period Of childish investigation, doubt, and
inquiry. The little fellow had heard the
words grass widow and hastened to in
quire their meaning of his mother. BY the
way of illustration she told him that if his
father should run away and leave her alone
without any cause, then she would be a
grass widow. The future senator looked
up in his mothers face and said: 'Then
whatd l be? Would l be grasshopper p
!.