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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25

Harry McCabe, child of Henry and
Hattie McCabe, resident New Workers,
was given, ten years ago, by his mother
to circus performer after her husband
had deserted her. They were afterward
reunited, and, searching for the little
fellow, only four years old, discovered
that he was being trained in circus
company in California and cruelty
treated. The machinery of the law was
put in motion, and he was finally res
cued from his unnatural guardians and
returned here. But his parents having
once abandoned him, he was not sur
rendered to them, but to the keeping of
the President of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children. The
late Edward D. c. Kittredge, rich New
York lawyer, became interested in the
tiny waif, who was very pretty and in
telligent, and, having no children Of his
own, adopted him. His widow has since
removed from New York to Concord, N.
H., and, as she is worth about $2,00O,-
900, he will probably inherit the bulk
of the property in seven years, when he
shall have reached his majority. His
early misfortune will prove his good for
tune after all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25

Thomas A. Edison, not satisfied with
his remarkable achievements in electrical
science, now proposes to utilize the elec-
trical currents of the earth in order to do
away with the overhang wires that have
become such an expensive nuisance. He
intends to experiment in Florida, where
the sandy soil is freer from mineral iufu-
ences than the Northern soil. After so
many wonderful Inventions and discov-
cries as are credited to Mr.. Edison no
one would feel the least surprise if he
should telegraph through the blue at
mosphere without the aid of anything
more complicated than penny whistle.
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Mrs. Cleveland's marriage certificate
is thus described by the Washington
Critic: "Nrs. Cleveland's marriage GER
tifcate is very interesting document.
1t rests on bed of blue velvet, in an al
ligator portfolio about twelve inches
long and eight inches wide. In the
upper left hand corner of the certificate
is very pretty picture of the White
House, drawn by that eminent artist,
Mr.. O. L. Pruden, the Presidents assist
ant secretary. The certificate was sent
around to all who who were at the we'd
ding so that they could sign it as wit
peceoe -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25
The Christian Church at Harmon

The Christian Church at Harmony,
near Oakland, ILL.,, has been inhabited by
bees for number of years., The bees
took up their abode in the wall behind
the pulpit. The pastor of the church
has been annoyed by them, and they
finally got so bad that they drove the
pastor, people, and all out of church and
had undisputed possession. One day re-
Gently crowd collected and ripped the
siding off from the foundation to the
roof, where they thought the bees were
located. After getting the siding off the
men found that the bees had deposited
their honey in the wall between the stud
ding, which were two inches wide and
six inches apart, that space being COM
pletely filled with honey to height of
sixteen feet. The honey was carried
away in washtubs and pals, and divided
among the eiShbors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25

Somnambulism and bicycling are not
kindred weaknesses. William Forbes,
of Morrisonville, Illinois, is wheelman
of more than local celebrity. He is a
somnambulist as we'll. A few nights
ago he arose from his sleep, put on his
hat and clothes, bestrode his bicycle and
struck out at prizc-winning rate
through the streets Of the slumbering
village. He was headed off by police
man, who was not afraid of ghosts on
wheels. With difficulty he was awak-
ened from his dream as the champion
wheelman of the world. Once awak-
ened, he speedily abandoned the turf
and hurried home.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

OTTo, the crazy Prince Of Bavaria, iinag-
ines himself an eagle.
GENERAL JOHN C. FREMONT, ass sted by
his wife, is writing the history OF his life.
A MEMBER OF Plymouth Church is writing
a novel in which Henry Ward Beecher fig
ures as the hero.
Mr.. BLAINE addressed the Chautauqua
camp at Portland few days since on tbs
subject of education.
The Queen of Spain's baby is not fine
child, but small and puny. His complexion
is fair, and his eyes are blue.
THE Bishop Of London is the greatest
drirker of tea that has been known in Eng
land since the death Of DR.. johnson.
Ex-Governor CURTIN, of Pennsylvania,
adheres to his determination to leave public
life to spend the remainder of his days on biz
farm.
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The somewhat harsh provision of
English law which gives almost every
thing to the eldest son is curiously illus
trated by the case of the Earl of Durham,
who is now in this country, and his
brother. The two are twins, but ono
was born two minutes earlier than the
other. The one is called the eldest son,
and inherits a princely income. His
twin has an income about one.
tenth as large.
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Australia is again in the field with a
worlds fair, which she has appointed Tor
next June at Adelaide. It might have
been supposed that with her double dose
of international exhibitions less than
seven years ago, when she held one at
Sidney in 1879 and another at Mel
bourne in 1880, she would have had for
the present surfeit of them. But these
shows have come to be almost exclu-
sively trade affairs, and Australia finds
that business purposes will be served by
holding a fair in 1887. Doubtless
American manufactures will be we'll rep
rented, IS before, in the antipodal ba
zaar.
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ALL FOUR DROWNED.
A Mother Loses Her Life in a Vain
Effort to Save Her Daughters.

a Mother Loses Her Life in q Vain
Effort to Save Her Daughters.
Martin Slough, formerly of Erie, lived at
Conneaut, Ohio, just over the State line, with
his family, q wife AMI three daughters, the
latter aged fifteen, thirteen and eight years
respectively. Their handsome residence was
on the banks of Conneaut Creek The other
day Mrs. Slough and the three daughters
went to where the domestics were washing
the family clothing, on the banks of the
stream, swollen by recent rains. Mrs.
Stough was speaking with one of the SER
wants, when the younge't girl, Hattie, ran
to the creek hank. There was shrek,
splash, and the eldest daughter, Ada, fol-
lowed by Bertha, two years her junior, ,sprang
to the stream. where little Hatt:es blue
clothing was tossing on the current Tue
elder paused, rooted to the spot with terror,
but Bertha'S loyal love urged her to the lit q
ones res ne, and she plunged in boldly. The
sght OF her two younger sisters drowning
before her eyes ende Ada's irresolution, and
she leaped into the stream and struggled
through the muddy water c,asping Bertha
in her arms, with cry for help, the frs. in
tlmatlun OF danger to her children that
reached the mothers ear. Mrs Slough
reached the stream just in time to see Hat
tie, the youngest, stretch her arms toward
her aud disappear, while the two other chill
dren were beng swept away still clasped
together The mothers cry of mortal an
guish rang through the valley and was heard
by railroad laborers mile away They
were on hillside and could see the woman
run down thu stream to point opposite the
children, who were still afloat, aud. throwing
OIL the restraining hands of her female SER
wants, rushed into the creek She almost
reached them i'll the strength of. her passion
ate eagerness, when the current swept her
off her feet just as the children sank from
sight. When Martin Slough came home
that night the four dead bodies lay together,
Ada and Bertha still locked in that last eul.
brace. His grief drove him mad, and there
is little hope that be will live to reco' er his
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25
How an Editor Popped.

Editors have their peculiarities as we'll
as other people. They practice and in
culcate brevity, which is virtue. They
are ab:ent-minded, which is q failing.
It is not strange, then, that one should
send a note to his lady-love like the fol-
lowing: "Dearest-I have carefully an
alyzed the feeling I entertain for you,
and the result is substantially as follows:
I adore you! Will you be mine? An
swer.n Then, after q moment of Thought,
he added, in a dreamy, absent way:
"Write only on one side of the paper.
Write plainly and give real name, not
necessarily for publication, but as guar
antee of good faith. Boston Courier.
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LAID QUIETLY AWAY.
Mr.. Tilden's Funeral-Burfed at His
Ri.,t h .,laao I-oLax,Q ~ "

Mr.. Tilden's Funeral-Burfed Mt Hi.
Birthplace, Lebanon, n. Y.
The burial of Mr.. Tilden was conducted in
simple manner, both at Greystone and at
New Lebanon, N. Y, his birthplace and the
spot to which his remains were taken for in.
terment. Despite heavy rain large num-
ber of prominent people assembled at Grey
stone Oh the Hudson to pay last tribute of
respect to the eminent deceased. Among
thoss present were President Cleveland,
with Secretaries Whitney, Manning
and Endicott, Governor Hill, Senator Evarts,
Ex-Governor Cornell. Mayor Grace, of New
from the New York Ear and the various New
York Democratic organizations, and many
others. The Presidential party arrived from
Washington on a special train. The pail
bearers were Samuel J. Randall, John Bige-
low, Andrew H. Green, Daniel Manning,
Smith M. Weed, Charles A. Dana, DR.. Geo.
L. Miller, William Allen Butler, Daniel Ma
gone, j. B. Trevor. DR.. Charles z. Simmons,
and Aaron j. Vander2oel
After the body hal been viewed hy the
visitors and the general public, Rev. DR..
William ]. Tucker conducted the re-
ligious exercises, which were short and
simple. Mrs Pelton, sister of the
deceased, and th, last one of
aer brothers family, was deeply affected At
The conclusion of the ceremonies the pail
bearers stood beside tile coffin and looked for
The last time on the ia e of their friend. They
;hen went to their carriages, and as the
:hrong was pa ssing out Mr.. Cleveland stood
n the library and greeted those who came to
speak to him.
The hearse, followed by a long line of car
riages, then proceeded to the depot at Yon-
sers. A sre:al train Of three Pullman cars
and one funeral car was at the depot The
,oifin was placed on a black drapcd cata calque
n the funeral car, the family, psll-bearers
and other close friends file the other cars,
Ind at II As it started for New Lebanon.
New Lebanon, the home of the Tilden
.amily, was reached By the funeral train at
lP.M Many of the houses in the little vii
age were draped in back A large throng
was at the station when the train ari ired
The hearse conveyed the body to the Presby-
terrain Church, where Ehe coffin was opened,
and the public again viewed the remains
After being open forty minutes the coffin
was again shut and tho remains were taken
10 the village cemetery, to which the Tilden
family and the pail bearers had already gone
At the grave Rev. Mr.. Burrill made a short
prayer, the coffin was lowered and the cere
nony was over.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25
GOV. IRELAND'S VIEWS,
What the Texas Executive Thinks O
the Cutting Case.

What the Texas Executive Thinks of
the Cutting Case.
Governor Ireland, of Texas, has sent the
following dispatch t the New York H,rald::
you ask my views of the Cntting case
Cutting has never applied to ma. 1t may be
come led, if neces iary, that Cutting has
bsen legally convicted under Mexican law,
but the psop!e aud Government of
the United States can never submit
to such File of law. Every editor and
every other p,rSoa who wr te; or
prints matter in the Unitei State, obnoxious
to the v:ews of Mexican court; can at any
time when foun1 in Ne sico, be arrested
and punished as Cutting has been. Tae per-
son Of Cutting is not involved. Surely
our government has not made an
lille demand. No one wants war, and
l trust no one wants peace at the
expens. of national honor and the rights of
American citizens. The only way to avoid
war is to be ready for it and show willing
ness to accept it if it must be. Outrages
have gone far enough and have been num,r-
GUS enough
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25

The glorious climate of California is
again happily illustrated. A stage coach
running through the Moraga valley
tipppd over, and the seven outside pas
sengers were shot down precipice. One
young lady, after falling fifty feet,
brought up in the top of tree quit un-
hurt. None of the passengers were Sc
riously damaged. In any other State
the loss of life would have been terri
f,Ja
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25

There are now pretenders to both the
Swedish and Danish thrones. One Of
these, in East Gothland, assumes to be
Prince Gustaf (elder brother of the
reigning King), who at the beginning of
the century fell from his horse during a
field maneuvre at Skone, and died of
his injuries. Most of the peasants be-
lieve that Gustaf is still alive; that he
was carried off to Norway, because he
was bent on marrying girl of humble
birth; that he escaped to Italy, and,
under the name of Garibaldi, liberated
that country. Recently there arrived at
Copenhagen, from Stettin, two men,
father and son, aged respectively sixty
and twenty-one, having trunk full of
documents to prove that they are the
direct descendants of the house of Old
enburg. They contend that if they had
had these when Frederic VII. died they
could easily have established their right
to the crown. They have the original
name, Bcch, of the house of Gluckhurg,
and their assumptions are supported by
the highest German authorities. They
have an inheritance of $500, 900 marks
to help their cause. Neither of the two
looks like IN adventurcr. The elder
strikingly resembles the late Gear of Rus
sia, and the younger resembles Prince
Waldemar. It's not in the least likely
that they will gain anything. but their
claims are very plausible, and they are
obviously resolved to push them to the
furthest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25
CLOUD-BURST.
A Solid Wall of Water Twenty-Five
Feet High-sOO Sheep Drowned.

A Solid Wall Of Water Twenty-Five
Feet Hieh-SOO Sheep Drowned.
About dark, a few days since, a cioaa-
burst swept over Simmons's sheep corral on
the American Forks of the Mussel Shoal, IN
Montana Eight hundred sheep We're de-
stroyed. The cloud seemed to explode AZ
the head of Dry Run Greek, and the e water
came can ~ pouring down in a solid wall twenty, Y.
two feet high, carrying of nearly the eyre Ths
herd, AMI almost drowning heroel. e the
carcasses Of the animals are strewn along tne
river for a distance Of sixteen miles oeio"
the scene Of the disaster 49,,
This upper Yellowstone Valley ley was " sootsd a,si
No and DESTROYED every growing thing in
strip of country six miles wi 10, Near Mer, r,
riil occurred cloud-hailburst For hal Ian an
hour the hail was terrific. tnere were a,anaS n.aS
There was little rain accompanying tn ioli;
amply one sheet of hail cana pouring down.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-25

Mrs. Cleveland is beginning to e1pe-
rience some of the annoyances of her po-
s stion. She recently started "children's
country week" movement at Washington,
and her charitable disposition. thuslmade
known, has caused her to be flooded with
begging letters. Even male officeseekers
beg her for influence with her husband.
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Foreign.

CONGRESSMAN .. j. fauualFS speecn VI
the tariff occupies thirty-three pages OF the
Congressional Record.
THE record Of the late session Of Congress
fills $3.50 printed pages This exceeds oy
about 500 ages the record OF any preceding
session of Congress.
SENATOR WARNER MILLER says the tax
laid upon oleomargarine by Congress Is SUI
ficientto prevent its being sold Tor outeer.
MAJoR-GENERAL ROBERT ALLrN,a Mexi;
can war veteran and Quartermaster- r-denera
in the Federal army during the Civil War
has just died at Geneva, Switzerland.
Six prominent young men of Sarnia,
Canada, started on yacht cruise on Lake
Huron a few weeks ago. The other day their
yacht capsized in squall, and all six were
drowned.
EIGHT Socialists Of the extreme class were
unearthed by the Hamburg police in a cellar
and arrested.
CONFLICTS between opposing factions
again took place in Belfast, Ireland, on the
7th, and fifty persons were injured, som
fatally. Later a mob attacked the police,
who replied with pistol shots. Eighteen more
persons and four policemen were wounded.
CHOLERA is raging in the cities of Toxic
and Yokohama, Japan.
CUTTING, the Texan editor whose arrest
and imprisonment by the Mexicans has
created much excitement along the border,
has been sentenced to one years imprison.
ment aud to pay fine OF $500. The Texans
are hot for war with Mexico in consequence.
DURING the rioting which occurred at Bel
fast, Ireland. from Saturday evening to an
early hour Monday morning eleven persons
were. killed and 1SO seriously wounded The
majority of the injured persons have shot
wounds. The rioting was resumed en- Mon
day, aud number Of persons were wounded
in all encounter with the soldiers The city.
owing to the wreck and ruin of houses, pre-
sents a adeplorable appearance, similar to that
of Paris alter the Commune. There were
$500 extra military and police in Belfast.
and moro were expected /. Fifty rioters were
sent to prison.
THE Emperors Of Germany and Austria
have had a meeting at Gastein.
MARTIAL law has been proclaimed in Bel.
fast and Londonderry, Ireland.
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DANIEL STovER, Of Gallon, ILL.,, has an
undispnted record of 14 rattlesnakes killed
in the past four months. He has 539 rattles
to show for it He has s'so killed l0l blue
ricerS -. -:
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The Philadelphia Times publishes
some authoritative figures as to the sales
of General Grants Memoirs, and as to
Mrs. Grants share of the profits thereon.
The lowest subscription price is $50,
while the cost of manufacturing the
book is only seyenty-fve cents volume,
and it costs as much more to distribute
each volume. Other figures of cost are
given, and the following is the sum-
ming up:
Received for COO, 900 volumes. $500 Sc, $50, 900
Paid for manufacturing. ........... s45O,0oO
Paid for distributing and sale.... 500, ,OOo
Cost of publication. $50, 600
This leaves 5000, 900 for Mrs. Grant
and the publishing firm, divided as fol-
lows:
MIS-. Grant at s2. 10 royalty per SET $50, 900
E. L. Webster at 90c. for profits, S270,O00.
The foreign and future sales are esti-
mated at another 100000. The cost of
translation into several tongues must be
accounted fer. 1t Will be safe only to
count the gross returns at the same rate
as that given for the lager number,
This estimate will give:
For manufacturing. ng................ $l5O,OO0
For distribution and sale. .......... 3OO,OOO
Total cost Of publishing. ........ $4,000
OF the remaining 100000 Mrs.
Grand will receive $21O, 900 and Messrs.
Webster & Co. $90 600.
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"A SPECIAL circular from the Census Bu.
reau shows that the idiots in America in
creased from 81, ,527 in lS70'to 76, COS in 1850.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States.

A BERRYINa party Of seven persons were
struck by train near Brownsville, Penn.
the other afternoon. One Of the party was
instantly killed. and the others were all So
riously, if not fatally, injured.
BENJAMIN.. GEpDEN,a a walking delegate
of the New Haven Typographical Union, has
been fined $50 and costs for handing out cir
cular attacking local newspaper which had
been boycotted.
THE strikes in the leather shops Of Pea
body and Salem, Mass, have resulted in as
sau1ts and riotous disturbances.
RoLLIN NJ. SQUIRE. the New York Com
missioner Of Public Works, and Maurice B.
Flynn, the contractor who was practically
running that Office, have been indicted by
the Grand Jury for conspiracy. They both
gave bail.
THREE young daughters Of Henry Wyman,
a Far Rockaway, Iong .Island9 fisherman,
were drowned while bathing.
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In great houses of former times and in
some colleges there were movable stocks
for the correction of the servants.
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Washington.


GENERAL FITz JOHN PORTER has been
placed on the retired list.
PHOTOGRAPHS of Mrs. Cleveland in twenty
different styles are now offered for sale in
Washington.
The President has commissioned James c.
Matthews (colored) Of Albany, whose nom-
ination was rejected by the Senate, to be
Recorder of Deeds for the District Of Co
lumbia.
THE President has appointed Daniel Ma
gone, Of Ogdensburgh, N Y, Collector Of
the Port of New York, in place Of E L.
Heiden, resigned. It is understood Mr..
Hedden's resig gnation was requested because
he did not carry out the Presidents Civil
Service reform views.
PRESIDENTIAL Postmasters have been ap-
pointed as follows: Elias B. Hinkley, at
Stonington, Conn. George F. Thorpe, at
Westport, Conn; Francis A Willard, at
Boonville, N Y; Daniel McGory, at West
Chester, N. Y; Harlow E. Bundy, at On
eonta, n. Y; Jefferson B. Brown, at Key
West, Fla