The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-03

w. F. Davis, who was sentenced To
one years imprisonment for preaching
on Boston Common without permit,
was released from Jail last week after
having served ten months, his term
having been shortened because of good
behavior. He was received by many
friends. The carriage which bore him
to his home in Chelsea was followed
by others filled with friends. Mr..
Davis will not say whether or not he
will again preach on the Common.
The North Alabama Conference has
certainly been deeply afflicted during
this year, for no less than nine of its
preachers have passed to their reward
since the last Annual Conference. The
last of the number who died was Rev.
G. M. G. Duncan. Among those who
have died were some of their best
men.
The princes of Rajpootana, India,
have decreed that none of their female
subjects shall marry under the age OF
thirteen, and none of the males under
eighteen. This abolishes child.
marriage, which has prevailed in
India for so long time. 1t is an ad'
vance in civilization, and is the har'
binger of still greater reform in that
country.
A large number Of physicians in va
rious parts of the United States were
recently requested to state what effect
cigarette smoking had upon health
All replies were practically the same
namely, injurious. The number O.
those who personally knew of in
stances where it was the direct cause
of death were surprisingly great. AL
seem to concur in the fact that the
habit in boys weakens and arrests
mental and physical development.
Do school girls and other young fe
males know that loud talking, louc
laughing, and all boisterousness, ii
company, is not regarded as comport
ing with lady-like deportment-bu1
ungenteel, coarse and vulgar? ? THAI
is the light in which it is viewed by
intelligent and refined people. 1t il
bad enough-too bad d-when done by
unrefned and coarse men, but done by
ladies, it is intolerable.
The delicate duty of deciding wheth
er or not the Mormon Bible is authen.
tic has devolved upon the Customs
Department. If really a Bible, the
duty to be levied upon it is but five
per cent, but if not a Bible, it is a
mere book, taxable at the rate Of
fifteen per cent. The department has
levied the higher duty, thus practically
determining that the work is no reve.
lation, but the production of human
intellect.-Iororato Maa.
The naval appropriation bill, which
has been signed by the President, pro.
vides for the addition of seven new
vessels to the navy at cost, exclusive
of armament, of S9,6O0,O0O. These
vessels are to have light armor and
high speed, the largest carrying Il
inch armor and to have speed of not
less than 10 knots an hour.
The liquor-traffic in thesamoan is Is,
lands is being carried on to-day solely
because the United States Government
refused to enter into an agreement
which all the other powers interested
in had signified theirapproval of. 1t is
claimed on good authority that the ma
tives are being literally murdered by
the importation of drink and firearms,
to the great detriment of trade.
The Newberry Observer says:
"The vote for Governor in the State
convention developed unmistakable
evidence that John Peter Richardson
is not strong before the people. There
is scarcely a doubt that if Sheppard, or
Earle, or almost any good man had
gone into the State canvass Richard
son would have been beaten in the
convention by o big majority"