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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
South and West.

A WOMAN named Thompson recently gave
birth to child at New Lisbon, Ohio, and her
husband celebrated the event by getting
drunk This SO preyed upon her mind that
she arose from bed with the child, and going
to small brook near the house lay down in
the water. Mother and child were both
drowned.
P. w. VAN ANTWERP, Cincinnati officer,
attempted to arrest Frank Kline, a notorious
train robber, in Chicago, when Kline killed
him by crushing his skull with some blunt
weapon and escaped
WIFE murderer Burke Mitchell, colored,
has been hanged at Houston, Texas
WIDESPREAD prairie fires have devastated
the pasture ranges Of Northern Montana,
between Marias River and Sweet Grass
Hills
GEORGE W. Cox has been hanged at San
Andreas, Cal, for the murder of his son-in-
law, Henry G. Cook, last November. Cox
manifested the utmost Indifference as to his
fate.
THE valley in which hot Springs, Ark, is
situated was swept by mighty tidal wave,
which destroyed six lives and inflicted dam
age to the extent Of 100000.
A YOUNG man named Hare shot and killed
two other young men while returning from
church, near Parkersburg, W. Va
Il BATTLE was lOuYDU III NO
between eighteen horse thieves and force Of
fifty Colorado settlers, and all the outlaws
were killed, together with three Of the vigi-
lantesL
FIRE in a hotel at West Superior, Wis,
caused a loss Of six lives.
BY the explosion Of the boiler Of the Perry
Stove Works, at South Pittsburg, Tenn, six
workmen were instantly killed.
AT Delhi, Ohio, a Mr. Steinle discovered
that his wife and two children had been
drowned, and it is believed that the mother
in fit of insanity dragged the children into
the river with her. They were a girl and q
boy nine and ten years old.
A LARGE storage tank at Oil Centre, Ohio,
burst and the oil taking fire burned three
men to death.
RETURNS from the Arkansas State election
show that the Democratic ticket was elected
by a majority Of over thirty thousand
SAMUEL WHEELER, aged sixteen, Of Staun-
ton, Ind, was impaled on broken pitchfork
and died in great agony.
The wholesale grocery and supply store Of
Klauben & Levi, at San Diego, Cal, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire, causing a loss Of
S245, 200.
BTHE Centennial Exposition held at Colum-
bus Ohio, in commemoration Of the Tooth
anniversary Of the settlement of the North
western Territory, has been formally opaned
by Governor Foraker.
AN Italian and two Germans who were
walking on the track in Chicago were struck
and killed by the fast freight train.
The bodies of two wealthy young men, S.
Morris Vain, Of Philadelphia, and Charles
l. Strong, Of New York City, have been
found on the plains near Rock Springs. Wy
oming. They were on hunting expedition
and it is supposed they were murdered by
their guide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
Report Of the Patent Commissioners
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

ONLY about one in ten die OF yellow fever.
A FULL sugar crop Is expected in Louis
ana.
THE Afghan insurrection has been sup.
pressed.
VANCOUVER ISLAND coal is to be mined at
the rate Of 1000 tons per day.
QUERETARo, Mexico, has had rain for
fwenty- seven consecutive days.
THE aggregate value Of the output OF our
mines is set down at S538, ,036, ,345.
A LONDON crank has been arrested fol-
threatening to murder Gladstone.
IT is announced that the Gear and Czarina
of Russia will found monastery in Abys-
sinia-
The New Zealand Parliament has voted to
renew the contract with the Spreckels line II
steamers.
COLORADO is to have an observatory 15G
feet nearer the stars than any other in
America.
A HUNTER in Clarendon County, S. c.,
shot and killed his companion, mistaking him
for bear.
BOLIVIA, which has population OF
2,OOO,O is without single Protestant
missionary.
The agricultural exports constitute over
seventy-ive per cent Of the entire exports oi
the country.
IT is estimated that 50, 600 mocking birds
are caught monthly IN the immediate vicinity
Of New Orleans.
SINCE the beginning Of the present year,
4123 members of the Grand Army OF The
Republic have died.
AN American boy is reported as having
been shanghaied on board Of British ship
at Portland. Oregon.
NTHE railroad from Paris to Constantinople,
which has been completed, is opposed by the
Turkish Government.
RALPH KING, of Kansas, aged ten, is in
iail for stealing SOME fifty horses in the
course OF the past year.
TURKEY is undergoing Cabinet crisis
owing to a srarcity of money in the Treasury
to pay the army and navy.
1T is now not only denied that the White
Pasha, of Africa. is Stanley, but denied that
there Is any White Pasha at all.
FLORENCE MORSE, twelve years OF age
has assembled Mont Blanc. She is the young
est tourist that ever maize the ascent
FoRrY-NIhE suicides have occurred al
Monte Carlo, the Italian gambling city.
during the last two and half months.
PENSION G WHATSOEVER BLACKS annua-
report shows 90. 252 new names on the rolls,
during the year sIS, T75, ,S62 were paid to PEN
sioners
NUMEROUS veins OF gold, silver, copper and
lead have recent y been discovered in Mon.
roe, Fayette and kauawha counties, West
Virginia.
THE German Government has paid S100,000
to an Austrian engineer named Mannl: cher
for patent cyiin Ter stopper for qulck-load-
ing rifles.
IMMIGRATION into Canada from Europe
thus far tn year has reached 5i.G0). OF this
number 10000 have proceeded direct to the
United States.
MARGARET FENSIcAL. one Of the smallest
women in the worll. fifty-fve years of age
and only thirty-four inches in height, has just
died at Carlis 9, Penn
KING LEOPOLD, OF Belgium, will soon visit
Berlin for the purpose OF comforting on a
proposal to put a stop to the importation OF
gunpowder into the uncivilized regions OF
Africa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
Washington.

THE annual report of the Postmaster Gen
eral shows large increase in postal business
during the past year. The number Of Presi-
Dental postoffices has increased from 23S6 to
25O2, and the salaries paid Presidential post
masters have amounted to 81, 20, ,8OO.
THERE has been passed in the House Of
Representatives very stringent bill against
Chinese immigration, and it was Immediately
sent to the Senate, where it was at once re-
ported and debate on it began.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has nominated
Charles E. Boyle of Pennsylvania to be Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court Of Washing
ton Territory.
Mr.. A. L. DRUMMoND, who for more than
seventeen years has been a member of the
Secret Service Division Of the United States
Treasury, and for more than nine years the
Chief of the service in New York city, has
sent his resignation to Washington.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has di-
rected the forfeiture Of the contract with
E. F. Goebel, Of Chicago for the construc-
ton of the Postoffice building at Brooklyn,
N. Y, and the forfeiture also Of the 5000
which accompanied his bid. He was to erect
the structure for S60U, ,0J0.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
FURIOUS WATERSPOUTg,
Thirteen Drowned ht Hot eprines,
l.. Ark, and Six at Pueblo. Col.

Thirteen Drowned nt Hot Gprines.
Ark, and Six at Pueblo. Col.
The destruction and devastation by a
waterspout at Hot Springs, Ark, were ap-
palling. The house occupied by Mrs. Matte
Fletcher was fir.t swept away, and she, with
her four children, was lost. The totlieS of
a woman and her one-day-o old baby. were
found in the rear Of the Waverly Hotel. Sew
eral persons, nearly all colored. perishe !,
but their names could not be ascerta ned.
There have been thirteen hodies recovered.
= A party of six tired cowboys went to SLEEP
In a camp at Pueblo, Col. A waterspout
burst, which formed stream six feet deep,
and all the party was drowned: Their die;
were found scattered along the bed of The
A waterspout burst at Flemingsburg, Ky;
Many bridges and tIestles we're washed
away. and great damage done to crops
MIR. OSBORNE, aCiucinneti cal!sraph opei,
ator. wrote correctly ,i27 words IN nve
minut,s, and will hold the championship oi
fhe world until this record Is broken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19

The total area under cultivation In
corn, wheat, rye, and ontsin the United
States this year is about 14O,0OO,oOo
acres, or nearly $4,000 square miles.
This is less than half the 322,0OO,ouo
acr. 8 of public lands which have not
vet been surveyed, much of which is
we'll adapted to the cultivation OF the
cereals. The crop possibilities OF this
country are far from having reached
their maximum.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
DISTILLEDVS. MALT DRINKS
Internal Revenue Report on the
Consumption of Liquors.

Internal Revenue Report on the
Consumption of Liquors.
Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Henderson has prepared a statement Of the
per capita consumption Of whisky, beer,
ETC., at the present day as compared with
the consumption per capita forty.seven years
ago, before the enactment Of the internal
revenue laws imposing tax on the same. 1t
shows that the consumption per capita dur
Ing the year ended June 80, 1910, to be as
follows: Distilled spirits. 2.52 proof gallons;
wines, o. % gallon; malt liquors, l.36 gallons.
making total Of all wines and liquors
Of All gallons. Since then there has
been q steady diminution in the per capita
consumption of distilled spirits, and cor
responding incres Sc in the consumption Of
malt LIQUORS. The per capita consumption
during the year ended June 30, 1887. was as
follows: Distilled spirits, l.l9 gallons; wines,
0.5i gallon; malt liquors, 1l.sS gallons, max
ing q tota, of 13.6S gallons
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
House Proceedings.

2Q1sT DAY.-The House technically adopted
the Sundry Civil Service bill, though several
amendments opposed by the House were not
acted upon. Its conferees were ordered to
insist on the disagreement to the Senate
amendment relative to the Congressional
Library Building. :. The resolution extend.
ing appropriations for the government was
passed.. :: AT the evening session Mr. Bing,
ham called up the bill granting pension OF
$500 per annum to the widow Of General
Philip 81. Sheridan but no action was taken.
Twenty-seven private pension bills were
2OsD DAY.-The Retaliation bill was re.
ported back by the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and made q special order. The
Senate amendment to the Sundry Civil bill
in regard to the irrigation Of arid lands was
discussed, but no action was taken.
2O3D DAY.-The consideration Of the Okla.
homa measure prevented the consideration
of tho bill to authorize the President to issue
his proclamation snspending the collection OF
all customs duties on imports Of any species
of bagging and substitute therefor. suitable
for wrapping cotton, and on jute butts for
six months. :. Mr.. Scott introduced bill to
exclude the Chinese from this country, which
was passed The bill to detail Army and
Navy officers to educational institutions was
passed :. "A bill was introduced by Mr.
Wheeler placing cotton bagging on the free
list.
2O4TH DAY.-The House agreed to the
Army Appropriation bill conference report
e. Mr.. Kelley introduced resolution Of in
quiry as to improper advances being made to
Architect Smithmeyer by a member Of Con-
gress. The Retaliation bill was considered,
and was advocated by Messrs Belmont and
McCreary, and opposed by Mr.. Hit.
205TH DAY.-The Retaliation bill was
again brought up for consideration, and
Messrs. Scott, Phelps. Belmont, McCreary,
Davis and Cogswell spoke On the measure
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19

Two horses belonging to Ely Harris, OF
Palmer township. Ohio we're stung to death
by honey bees. The bees attacked them neai
the hive, and in less than thirty minutes botf
horses we're dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19

THERE are only eight towns in the
t-nitcd States the IN Of which baSir
with x. Sewn Of tl>se are Xenias
and the other is Xenophon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19

SAcKAMENro CRY, Cal, has voted to send
10 Florida for 5'j00 wild orange trees and
nIant them, in the streets for shade trees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19

THE WIFI Of Anton Crislak, gave birth to
four children at Duluth, Mimi, all healthy
and we'll, two boys and two girls. Their
combin d weight is 81 Il pounds
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19

The Alaska Commercial Company's steamer
st. Pau h'ls arrived at IN francisco wlth
he seasons capture OF furs on St George
md st. Paul Islands, the estimated value OF
which is s., 3,000,u00
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-09-19
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-.
Senate Proceedings.

165TH DAY.-The Senate passed the Forti.
flcations bill with most Of the amendments
recommended by the committee, and COM
mittee of conference, consisting OF Senators
Dawes, Plumb and German. was appointed
on the disagreeing votes with the House Ihe
amendment appropriating $5o0.oOo Tor ex-
periments and tests and providing that the
contracts for guns and breech-loading NOR:
tars shall not involve the expenditure OF
over $8,000OOO was adopted. "A bill
was introduced authorizing the Presl-
dent, IN case Of an outbreak of contagious
disease, to counsel the Treasury to frame
regulations to prevent its Introduction at
ports or transmission from point to point. -.
A bill was introduced permitting importers
to remove portions Of the invoice at New
York or other points and send the remainder
to the interior under bond -. The resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury for
information regarding the transit Of Cana
dian goods in bond through the United States
was taken up for consideration.
166TH DAY.-The Scott bill to exclude the
Chinese entirely from this country was
discussed by Messrs. George, Mitchell. Butler
and Sherman, but no action was taken.
10TH DAY.-Mr Teller spoke in favor OF
the bill excluding the Chinese from thls
country. A resolution calling on the Secre-
tary Of War for information as to the owner
ship of the st. Clair flats, whether the waters
are in the jurisdiction of Canada or OF the
United States, was adopted The bill in
troduced to suppress Trusts proposes the
seizure and forfeiture Of all shares Of stock,
and all property used in furtherance OF the
purposes of Trust.
l68TH DAY.-Mr. Sherman offered a reso.
luton (which was adopted requesting the
President to inform the Senate whether the
recent treaty with China, and the amend
ments adopte1 by the Senate, have been rati.
fled by the Emperor Of China. When the
Senate resumed consideration Of the Chinese
Restriction bill no Senator sought the t1oor,,
no amendment was offered to the bill, and
the question was announced to be on its pas
sage. The vote was then taken, and was
unanimous. Yeas thirty-two; nays none; but
as there was no quorum present the Senate
adjourned, leaving the Chinese bill undis-
posed of.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-16
PEFEDSBURG,
Alleged MuIc-Thfcf Arrested-Per-
sonaI and Political Notes.

Gouai and Political NOtcS.
lCorrespondence OF tho Richmond Di,patrh.l
NOVEMBER ID. 1855
James Williams, n negro, was arrested IN
tins city last night on the authority Of a
telegram from lhcnmond charging him with
The theft OF mule, supposed TO he the
property OF 4. l.. SYsge. The mule was
recovered in Chesterfield county, where The
animal nad been sold 70 farmer, and the
accused was to-day taken over to Richmond
for trial.
10 is reported that tho two negro men,
Frederick CLAYTON and Esward Drumgouid,
who recently escaTed from the Jail Of Chess
terrified county. have been arrested and re-
turned 10 their old quarters.
A beautiful lot Of ilue-cured tobacco. raised
bv Mr. W. NJ. Short, OF Brunswick county,
was sold IN this city to-day at S5j per hum
drel pounds.
Mr.. Robert Prince and bride, OF Roanoke.
who nave been spending several DAYS in this
city. left to-day for Richmond to visit the
Exposition.
MIR. l.. q. Nunnally, popular Young shoe
merchant OF this city, was married At 10
O'Clock This morning no the liigh.>treet
Methodist Episcopal church to Miss Annie
e.. Wukersou. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. G.. c. Napdersiice, pastor OF the
church.
While the congregation Of the Washing
ton->treot Methodist Episcopal church re-
cret very much TO have TO part with their
pastor. Rev. Or. II. y. Sedd, they are pre-
pared to give a cordial and hearty reception
10 the Rev. William J.. Evans. who has been
assgued to that charge. Or. sledd has done
splendld work Tor tue church during his
ministry.
Il Is Thought IN political circles here that
should be desire II Colonel james ID. Brady,
the Virginia member Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, will be able 10 command a
good position under President Harrison's
Administration, and that Ex-Governor VIII
ham r Cameron may also be remembered.
what part General Malone may play in the
distribution Of Federal patronage in Virginia
cannot now be even guessed At
ROBIN ADAIR
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-16

[Corrcscor leuce Of tbs Richmond Dispaich.l
NOVEMBER 10. 1Ss3.
The agony is over At la.f and Powhatln
hss redeemed herself Vcuab'c has ma
inrfy o. one vote over Largsfou. This
election I'm this county has been most
ytA Que with ~. ~ Langsion had sharply
drawn tie color line. and le and hls friend.
oDeulv GAINED that the cOlored element in
t1e county hlyug l1rge majority was rn-
tued 20 hOli an the county officers elected
Ly The people, and II Llugston mad sd'-
creded 10 would have been unque'fionl5y
douo, % already the office of the commi'-
sIlucr o. tue revenue Us held hy a negro.
The msiOrlty oi Harrison over Cleveland
WIS much les than the usual majority.
Nr. WlInlm 81. , anagan. the Common
wcath's attorney Of the county. is being
pressed by b. friends 90 become oind date
fortIe Office OF United states district aiior-
urv. fnd n Adclity io General Nahooe and
The stand be took against what 40 one time
W. commanding minority ~ The cOlored
vsios entities one IN 10, he certainly is. But
for him especially uud bis hELt against
Ionea'1n We would not have been able 10
h8rr elected Nrta.l".
The farmers having e0Wn their wheat,
which is now mp AVID looking well. are
getting up thrir cora, which is q short
crop. The corn ON tue Appomatt0X and
other waifr-c0uisCs was greatly Injured by
high water
Az our railroad is now being constructed
I'm Cumberland we 10 not SEQ 60 much or
herr ,o much ahoutit, but understand thar 10
!. rapidly approaching completion TO Farm
Vile. -.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-16
IL Was NOT the CarsG. 10 Was the
Tariff


CIVCrySATI. November t. 1888
Editor NJ The Dispatch: We were not de-
feated n the West by the tauG ISSUE. We
were defeated by a dense ieuoralcc Of If.
snd the whole West voted eQqA1elg against
its Own Interests. The time was far too
short. Mr Brcc WAS sent INTO The presence
~ the enemy without ammunition because
no ammunition existed. The subject wss
pew aud q literature on 1t bad TO be created.
rhe bulk Of The literature we had for the
greater part Of the campaign was mere trash
~ the drQu0cn'im Qi hOW.usm variety Of
the cruiest nature. strong documents that
we needed did not even begin to appear I'LL
The very close Of the canvass. Tben We bad
locally Fr4uk lIurd's papers, Hugh McCul-
lOuRh's article IA ~cribner's, and best OF All,
Ashlev'S article IN the November number Of
the Popular Science Monthly. But these,
and especially the last. reached almost mo-
body. The masses were entirely untouched
and unntormcd. Had they beep informed
We should have carried the whole West.
TAri1 reform is the winning issue, and be-
fore 1892 there will be tine to educate the
people on It and overcome the crude iBno-
rance.
The cities read and think long before the
country does, and we had just begun Ia con-
vert the cities. In Cincinnati, on iull vote
We cut Bla,ne's majority In two. Chicago
went Democratic strictly on the tsriH issue;
but fbe farmer had not been reached at all.
The northwestern farmer works from day.
Ngbt TO dark. lie secs 10 paper but his Re-
publlcan county paper or his Republican
weekly. aud you know tue sOrt OF tarih IN
formation be got from .hem. He only snew
that II the war tsTid was lowered IN toe
Ieast the wonderful "hOme market would
be DESTROYED and the cOuntrY could eat no
corn or wheat, because all Workngmon would
he paupers, aud therefore would quit eating.
But these men are not fools. They simply
had not had the issue made clear 10 tsem.
The literature to enlikbten them did NOT eI.
ht. | hope the Democratic National Com
mitiee will keepup the organization, aud that
II will establish z bureau Of the propaganda
with money and brains 70 eauCate the misses
on this issue. There Is ample time for This
before 1892. and II II Is done care nothing
for the Republican threat OF four new states.
We will convert them, too.
On The negro question l bOpe there will be
DO Welding ~ ON iota anywhere in the South
nor any dickering with the Republicans.
There are inst two horns TO the dilemma OF
the negro business. Either we have got to
follow the Republican lIse and consent TO see
The future American race mixed and de-
graded race OF CctOroonS, or the negro mas TO
20 out OF the country 10 make room for
whites at Whatever cost. There Is nOmddie
ground. The ultimate result must DO one or
toe other. Very respectfully,
ANDREW VAN BIRBER
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-16
A Quartette.

Benny Butler. MALONE. DUDLEY, ana
oUAY recently held q sort OF dark-lsntern
conference 10 Washington, at which II Is
understood MALONE made various charges
agsin,t the Democrats Of Virginia and con-
tracted to do great things ia the way OF up
setting the will OF the people o! the state AZ
expressed IN the late election. Oh course
MIn0Sg cannot keep his contract, but he
got advertised all the same, and that was
doubtless the real object he had In calling
the conference. The following is fair
specimen OF the advertisements he received
in the Independent Republican papers. 1t
appeared Ia the editorial columns OF The
Springfield Republican:
"Claims OF this sort Cclaims OF iraud)
coming from such u quarter do not gain
moral reinforcement.
at would be difficult TO select from
among the people Of the United states
quartette OF managers so distinguished Tor
adrot and interruptions political methods.
QUAY and Butler have been denounced m the
scyeTest terms on this score by the most
loyal Republican news pers o. their states,
While the national reputation OF Messrs. Ma
hone and Dudley need not be repeated.
There may he Democratic frauds, but the
men who are thus defending Republican IN
terests IN Virginia need to be youched for"
The Republican displays its usual fairness
by giving the whole combination show.