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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle stateA

Four men were blown to atoms and fifteen
were injured by the explosion of building
connected with the Dupont Powder Works,
twenty miles from Wilkesbarre, Penn.
CHARLES FoGLE, prosperous farmer liv-
ing near Westminster, Nd, was so chagrned
at being swindled twice by bunco men
that he killed himself.
CLARENCE S. BOWEN and wife, of Green
field, Mass. rendered desperate by abJect
poverty. killed themselves in the presence OF
their four little children.
EDWIN H. BENTON, of Guilford, Conn. a
bachelor worth S25, 600, blew his head OF with
shot gun.
DR. W. E. THORNTON, druggist Of Balti-
more. Md, slipped on the ice while ringing
door-bell and broke his neck.
WILLIAM PRESTON, of New York City, a
cigar maker was found dead in chair, with
bullet hole in his temple AMI revolver
tightly clasped in his hand.
JAMES ALBERT, of Philadelphia, was the
winner in the International six-days- -go-as-
you-pleas, race held in Madison Square Gar
den, New York city He succeeded in break
ing the record of 6l0 miles, his score being
close upon 622 miles D. Herty was
second with score of $50, Guerrero third
with 564, Hart fourth with $40, and Golden
fifth with 53S miles, all of whom came in for
share of the gate money.
In an affray among Hungarians at Mount
Pleasant. Penn, two men were shot, one
fatally. When Constable Staaffer sought to
arrest the offenders he was set upon, badly
cut and carried home unconscious.
THE Town Hospital at St. Albans, Yer
mont, was destroyed by fire. and two patients
Charles Chandler, a paralytic, and Susan
Gates, eighty-three years old-were sutfo-
Gated in bed, being unable to help themselves
A HEAVILY loaded cattle train was
brought to a sudden stop by a broken axle
in Stroudsburg, Penn, and 400 cattle were
instantly killed.
CHESTER EvEY killed his daughter, aged
seventeen at Altoona, Penn, and then COM
mitted suicide.
A DOUBLE explosion in the Wyoming col
liery at Wilkesbarre, Penn, killed two
miners and severely burned three others
INVENTIONS families were evicted in New
York city, from the tenement houses
of Jacoby & Bookman, manufacturers Of
cigars who took this method of forcing their
striking workmen to return to work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29
Washington.

DEAN f. CURRIs, of Albion, N. Y, has
been appointed Consul at Yarmouth, n. s.,
to succeed William H. Robertson, who will
go to Fort Hope, Canada.
THE board of naval officers appointed to
examine. and test the practicability of the
eight-inch pneumatic dynamite gun, has sub
mitted very favorable report and urged
the Secretary of the Navy to adopt it into
the service.
THE House Committee on Territories ha:
decided to report favorably an omnibus bill
to admit four new States, namely: Dakota,
Montana, Washington and New Mexico.
BARON Won ALvENsLEBEN. German Minis
ter to this country, has been promoted to the
Court of Brussels.
THE President has appointed ex-Judge AL
exander McCue, of Brooklyn, ub-Treasurer
at New York City, vice Charles J. Canda, re-
signed.
Mrs. CLEVELAND made hasty journey
to New York, in order to say farewell to her
mother, Mrs. Folsom, who went to Europe
by the steamer City of Chicago.
Mr.. BLA1NE's letter withdrawing as can
didate for the Presidential nomination has
been the leading topic Of discussion among
the Washington politicians.
THE President has sent to the Senate the
nomination of Fernando j. Moreno, OF
Florida, to be United States Marshal for the
Southern District OF Florida.
THE House Judiciary Committee agreed
to favorably report without amendment the
constitutional amendment Of Mr.. Hoar to
change the time for inauguration to April
80, and to extend the Presidential term to
that date.
THE Secretary of State has directed the
establishment of United States Consular
Agency at Nanainio, Vancouver's Island, for
the benefit of American commerce, which is
growing in that vicinity.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of B. +. Wade to be Marshal of Northern
Ohio and Alexander McCue to be Assistant
Treasurer at New York.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has trans.
mitte1 to the House estimates for deficiency
appropriation of $4,000 for the support of
United States prisoners duriug this fiscal
| year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29

Ex-MAYos of Dublin, Sullivan, who has
lust been released from prison, was given
Grand reception in London, more than forty
thousand turning out to do him honor.
TIE Russian Ambassador, in an interview
lasting an hour with Prince Bismarck, ex-
nressed the Cars high appreciation Of the
Princes recent speech in the Reichstag.
A MOB in Guayaquil, Ecuador, surrounded
the house of the Bishop, crying: Down with
the Priests" and battle with stones fol,
lowed, in which several persons were killed
and quite number injured.
The Mayor of Cork, Ireland, has been con-
victed of the charge of assaulting apollce
sergeant at plan of campaign meeting, and
sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment
without hard labor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29
LATER NEWS.

C. G. BEAL, prominent trader, of Clinton
Ne, drank out Of bottle of whiskey which
unknown persons had dossd with strychnine'
and died instantly in convulsions. his
eighteen year-old son also drank some OF the
liquor, with fatal effect.
FIRE destroyed the Office of the Elmlra
~. " Advertiser and the adjoining build
ing occupied by the Sunday T,dings Moth
ing was saved, and the employees barely es'
capped with their lives.
THE bonds to the value of S2G5, 900 which
were stolen from the Saco (Me.) bank last
summer have been returned to the owners
by brother of the thief.
AT York, Penn, Oliver Truett: a fireman,
who had recently been rewarded by the
Pennsylvania Company for herosm in saving
child's life, shot his wife's tongue out in
fit of jealousy and then killed himself.
DAVID r. LOCKE Petroleum Y. Nasby)
owner of the Tolelo Ohio Blade, died at his
home in that city of Bright's disease. He was
born in Broome County, N. Y, September
20, 1888.
L JNN'Ne
son were killed at Shattuck, ILL.,, while cross
ing railroad track.
COUNT ARco-VALLEY has been appointed
German Minister to this country.
UNITED STATES CONSUL LEWIS, at Tan
gier, has asked the Government to send
man-of-war to enforce the release from I'm
prisonment of Moor who is under his pro
lection.
CHARLES F. CAREY, of Olean, N. Y, has
been. appointed Solicitor of the Treasury.
THE Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Henry Vincent, OF New Or
leans, to be Consul at Lamantia; W. w
Dougherty, Of Missouri, to be Indian Agent
at Warm Springs, Ore. j. A. Van Auken
to lie Register of Public Lands at Centra
City, Co..; $. l.. Blaisdell, to be United
States Marshal for Rhode Island: A H. Dill
to be United States Marshal for Eastern
Pennsylvania, and Marshal Mcdonald, of Eir
pinia. to be Commissioner of Fish and Fish
cries.
FEARFUL snowstorms have prevailed OF
the Continent and numerous avalanches have
occurred, attended by great loss OF life, IL
Austria and Switzerland.
Mr.. PYNE, member of Parliament 10
West Waterford, Ireland, was tried on Cn
charge Of melting resistance to ballif1'. III
was convicted and sentenced to three months
Imprisonment without hard labor
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29

THE trouble at the Sing Sing IN. " State
Prison is over for the present. The Assembly
has concurred in the $25O.0J0 appropriat on
by the Senate. and work has been resumed
in the shoe and stove works the 900 con-
victs employed in these industries who were
forced into an involuntary strike, rejoiced
at the news when it reached them
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29

TIE number Of live CATTLE live sheep an;,
quarters of dressed beef shipped from the
United States and Canadian ports during the
year 1887 was as follows: l5S.Sm cattle.
S5, S2S sheep and 4ol ,93t quarters Of beef IN
1856 the total were 7,6Ji cattle, g., HI sheej
and jai, ,S19 quarters Of beef
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29
Foreign.

MAJOR TEMPLAR, a prominent British
officer, has been arrested by the Inspector
General of Fortifcations upon the charg
Of divulging state secrets to foreign powers
MEssRs. GILHooLY and Pyne, Irish mem
bers of the British Parliament, were arrest
ed on the threshold of the House of Commons
and hurried of to Waterford Jail, bail being
refused them.
SaALL-Pox in its most malignant form is
raging in Cuba, and thousands have died
from the disease.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-29

Two villains, one named Hcgo and the
other Dargnesse, have been sentenced in
Paris, France, to penal servitude for life and
for twenty years, respectively They mur-
dered woman on bet Of cup of coffee.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
RURAL MORTALITY.
Its Decrease Due to 8 Better Observance O
 the Laws of Health.

It's Decrease Due to 8 Better Observance Of the Laws of Health.
 A Presbyterian clergyman who has served in the ministry for nearly fifty years furnishes some interesting statis- tics and observations relating to the in- creasing longevity in the rural districts of Central New York. He has attend ed five hundred and seventy three funerals altogether since 1840. The average length of life of the first hundred dead whose funerals were att tended was twenty-six and one-half years, seven of these having lived over seventy years; of the second hundred the average was thirty-six years, and thirteen over seventy years; of the third hundred, the average was thirty seven, and twenty were over seventy years old; of the fourth hundred the average was thirty seven, and twenty eight were over seventy; of the fifth hundred the average was thirty-seven and one-half, and thirty-two were over seventy; and of the remaining seventy-three the average was fifty-eight, and thirty-two were over seventy, the oldest of the seventy-three being the late Levi Hanford, of Walton, who died at ninety-six. These remarkable figures, it should be noted, apply to an inferior farming population, from which large number of the young folks Ego West'' or to the big towns, and where the quiet and wholesome environment of rural existence promotes longevity to an unusual degree. The venerable clergyman's records also show that of infants now born fewer die in child hood in proportion to births than died in years gone by. Not as many chil- dren are now born in proportion to the population as were born twenty five or fifty years ago. There are more deaths proportionately caused by drunkenness and by lung complaints in these days than in former years, and these fatalities serve to keep down the comparative scale of longevity be- low what it would otherwise reach. The increasing length of years att tained by the rural population is att tributed to the exemption of the pres- ent generation from the severe tolls and hardships encountered by their progenitors in clearing up the wilder ness, and to the better understanding and observance of the laws of health. --MedlcGk Record
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
A College for Barbers.

There is prospect of the establish ment in this city of a barbers' college. modelled after the famous Ecole des Coiffeurs in Paris. The professors in the Paris school are experts in the fine art which they teach, and the pupils production of works of taste and beauty worthy of the court of Louis XIV. The chief study, of course, is in hair-dressing, especially ladies' hair dressing for showy occasions, and here it is that the professors rise to the heights that pierce the clouds. How the hair shall be dressed for various occasions, or in different seasons, or with special costumes; how the style of dressing shall be adapted to the con- tour of the face and head; how classi- cism may be revived, atavism modern ized, and romantic or revolutionary fashions encouraged-these are among the lofty questions which are illus trated by the professors of the Ecole des Coiffeurs. Every year there is a concours, or competition, of the rival students, in which diplomas are giver and prize medals awarded. The medals are of three grades-the bronze medal, the silver medal, and the grand gold medal. After the con- cours grand ball is given, at which professors, pupils, and other coiffeurs display their skill in the saltatory art N Y SLm
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
CALCUTTA'S JACKALS.
They Fill Special Place in the SanitaI
 Economy of the City of Palaces.

Iney FIJI Spec1aI PIace 1n the sanitary
 Economy of the City of Palaces.
 Kind friends had warned us, MT. Bamford writes in "Turbans and Tails" ere we retired to sleep the first night in Calcutta not to suppose that there was any thing the matter if we should hear the cry of the jackals. But for that warning I do not know what our feelings would have been when, awakened from our sleep by them, we heard a pack pass close to the house. It seemed to us as though the conscience of the whole city had unbarred the portals of hell and put trumpet in the hand of every liberated fiend. had presumptuously imagined that familiarity with the concerts of London cats would enable me to sleep through the jackals efforts. But, though the cat has undeniable power, he can never hope to reach the top notes of the jack al. This latter, indeed, lacks the con- versational variety of the more do- mestic animal. He confines himself mainly to one tune, which begins in semi-apologetic low note, then ascends 8 little, still with a suspicion of apolo- gy and explanation that he did not mean to make quite so much noise but could not help it; and then the flood gates are open, and, seeming to say that he does not care, he yells with ecstatic abandon. Terrible as a wandering voice" of the night, the jackal appears poor creature should he be come upon in his own proper person by day. True, his teeth are to be respected, but that is because, like all carrion feed- CTS, his bite is more or less poisonous. He is himself a sneaking coward, use- ful, however, beyond description. No system of drainage will enable Cal cutta to dispense with its natural scav- engers, and of these the jackal is among the most efficient. Peering into dark corners, and with a nose keen to scent out what has escaped even the crows bright eye, little as that seems to miss, he fills a special place in the sanitary economy of the city of palaces.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
CHEERFUL HUSBANDS.
How Men Can Tighten the Household
 Life for Their Wives.

How Men Can Tighten the Household
 Life for Their Wives.
 Very much has been said about the obligation of wives, in regard to wear ing perpetual smiles, but it seems as if our literary talents have never once thought it worth while for the "man O the house" occasionally to don a smile when at home in his own family circle.
 It certainly is just as essential to domestic happiness for a man to be sunny and good-tempered as it is for the woman.
 We often doubt whether the male head of family really appreciates the opportunity he has for diffusing sunshine at home, or comprehends how much of gloom he can bring into the family circle by entering it's sacred precincts with a frown on his counte- nance. The wife and mother is within four walls from morning till night, with but few exceptions; and must bear the worriment of fretful children, inefficient servants, weak nerves and many other perplexities; and she must do this, day after day, while the husband goes out from these petty details of home care, has the benefit of the pure, fresh air, meets with friends, has social, good time, which altogether acts as charm upon the physical man, and, if he does as he should, he will come home cheerful and buoyant, and thereby tighten the household life for his wife, and drive dull care and gloom from her care worn brow. Some men can be all smiles away from home, but at home they are as cross as bears; and yet we hear it said, on every side< ''Wives, meet your husbands with a smile. D. Aunt June, Ge Homestead.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
1rpINes FROM ABROAD.

A RUDE telephone has been found in India between two temples, and has been in use for over two thousand years.
 A SCIENTIFIC paper has been started in Paris with the novel feature of publishing nothing not written by women.
 A VEGETARIAN hotel is ar innovation in London. There are already thirty vege- tarian restaurants in that city.
 IN the town of Pataz, in Peru, woman accused of being witch was recently pub licly burned alive by the people.
 THE coins struck at the Berlin mint dur ing the reign of the late Emperor Fred erick are already scarce and at big pre- mium.
 THE National Telephone Company of Scotland, has several submarine cables of seven, eight and nine miles in length which give perfect satisfaction.
 WORD comes from England that the Lon don 6 Manchester railway has decided, ''In deference to the prejudices of it's American customers" to institute the system of checking baggage.
 ONE of the attractions of the Paris ex- hibition next year is to be an immense model of the terrestrial globe in the Champ de Mars. It will rotate on an axis, and will give an idea of the dimensions as well as be accurately constructed on a scale of one millionth.
 BEETHovEN's bones were exhumed at Vienna and reinterrea with great pomp. A Yankee amateur photographer created a scene at the grave when the bones were dug up by insisting on taking the re- mains of the great musician, regardless of pistols and Interference.
 THE municipal authorities think the cross ings are so unsafe in Paris that an English paper says they have employed surgeons disguised as policemen for the purpose of helping the timid people across the perilous parts of the streets and boulevards, and to be at hand in casO of accidents.
 SENATOR SONIA QUEIRoz, of Brazil, dis counts even our bonanza Senators in the matter of non-attendance. He has not ap- peared in the Senate for forty years, and his salary, which he has not drawn, now amounts to S9ct, ,1S9.53, including interest at seven per cent. The salary is calculated at S, 600 per annum from 1S4S to 1873, and 5000 per annum since the last named date.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11

course, I was widder fore the poor man ever struck bottom"
 ''Then you left California;"
 "Yes; I stayed there eight or nine months, and then Bob he wanted to-"
 Bob whoP"
 "Oh! Bob White! He was Ben's partner, and he never give me no peace till I married him. He is buried in the Black Hills"
 "Great Caseri" cried the drummer, ''do you make business of going around the country burying husbands?"
 The "widder" put her handkerchief to her eyes, and said in keen rebuke:
 That's purity way to talk to a poor lone widder, that's got her hus- bands cawpse in the baggage-car ahead, a-takin' him out to Dakoty to lay him aside of his other kin folks. You'd ort to De 'shamed to be so on n'i"-,JzJ1Oe.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
Facts About Butter.

A Washington market dealer, who knows whereof he speaks, said to a re- porter: "The annual product of but ter in the United States is not less than 1000, 100000 pounds per annum. IL is generally admitted that one-half of the butter produced is artifcially colored. If this be so, and if natural high-colored butter is valued at five cents more per pound than the un. colored article, it follows that the pub lie pay no less than $25,000,O0 per annum for an artificial color, believing it in most cases tS be a natural color and an indication. of superior quality, for which they receive no equivalent. It is also true that if one pound ot color, which consists of annatto color. dissolved in cotton-seed oil, is required for 1000 pounds of butter, there must be not less than half million pounds o1 spurious butter added to the product of the country in the shape Of cotton seod oil,"-M. r. MaiL and EzDrsss.
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
A MIGRATORY WIDOW.

Memories of Married Life Related by 8
 Matrimonially-Inclin Woman.
 A weather-beaten woman, of melan- choly and discouraged mein, sat in front of drummer on a railroad train She was clad in rusty mourning, and her appearance indicated that her loss was recent. When near Chicago she turned to the drummer and said:
 What place we coming to next?"
 Chicago, madam
 "Lemme see; that's in Illinoy, ain't it?"
 "YeS-certainly.
 "rd ort to know, but I'd forgot ben in Illinoy. buried my first husband there bout twenty years ago."
 ''Indeed?"
 "Yes, and from Illinoy I went to Ioway. I buried my second man out in Ioway, and I ain't been there since. That was eighteen years ago. Went down to South Carliny from Ioway"
 ''Oh! did you? I've been there"
 "You hevp Ever been to place called Black Snake Forks? Nop We'll, Hen Dodson lays there.'
 "Who was Mir. Dodson?"
 My third man, and right smart fellow he was. He had cousin named Hi Dagget. Ever run across Hi?"
 'I think not"
 You'd know it if you had. Every body liked Hi. Him and me was mar ried in Georgy, and he is buried nine miles from Atlanty."
 .'Oh! indeed! And do you live in Georgia now?"
 Land no! Ain't set foot there for more'n dozen years. I went from Georgy away up to Minnesoty, and I met Tom Hixon up there"
 Tom Hixon?"
 ''Yes; him and me lived most year there after we was married; then a blamed old white mule we had kicked Tom so fatally that buried him one cold day under the snow up near St. Paul and sold off and went out to Kan sas, near Atchison, and tux up a quar- ter section O land jinin' real smart mans, named Dill"
 "And you"-
 "Yes, I married Dill, and he took chills and fever fore three months and left me widder fore the year was out. I tell you I've had mighty bad luck"
 'I should think so."
 That's what I have There was Ben Barber; after me and him was married out in Californy we got along splendid, and was making money fast, when, all of a student, Ben goes head drst down q 90o-foot shaft, and, of
The Arizona sentinel., 1888-08-11
PROTECTING HIMSELF.
Educational Intelligeneefrom the Countr
 of the Crackers.

Educational Intelligence from the Country
 of the Crackers.
 A school commissioner called at the house of a Georgia farmer and asked him if he intended to Send his children to school.
 ''I mout send the gals" the farmer replied, ''but that'll be about all'
 Are you so busy that you can not send the boys?"
 No, ain't so mighty busy"
 "Then why don't you send the boys?"
 Wall, I've got my reasons"
 Don't you think that education would do them good?"
 'Yas, it mout."
 ''Is it, then, because you can not clothe them properly?"
 No, fur 1 reckon they've got about ez good w'arin' '-duds ez any chillun in the community.
 '"Then why don't you send them?"
 Wall, l tell you. Some time ago I sont my son Jim off ter school. He went away with the biggest sort uv respeck fur his daddy; fur could out knock him and fling him down ez fast ez he could git up. Wall, suh, he stayed at school awhile, learned new lot uv tricks, come home, Out-knocked me an flung me agin the ground so hard that he knocked my hip outen lint. Alter this he driv me around putty much ez he pleased, without no respeck fur me at all Elf he hadenter went to that school he would have been kind an 'fectionate, but he went thar, ez l tell you, an that settled it, an let me tell you, when boy in this here neighborhood gifts so he ken whup his daddy, wy th9J household has dun lost its holt; No, mister, you may take my gals an learn 'em all you please, but I'd leetle ruther my boys would stay away. Bill (address- ing one of his sons), come out here and I'll fling you down fur 8 quarter" '-szTsa'sa1 lraVeEer.