The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-21
Minister Sackville- West having been
recalled by the British government,
sailed from New York November 4.

There are even now open indications
that some man possessed of millions
will, at no distant day, purchase the
Presidency of these United States. In
the West the Senatorial toga has its
stipulated price.-BibIical Recorder.
Mr.. Lang, for thirty years jailer of
Simcoe County, Ontario, in a long
letter detailing his experience, states
that ninetenths of the inmates of the
Jail found their way there through the
use of intoxicants.
The NJ. E. Church general mission
ary committee has made the following
appropriations: Liberian mission, in
Africa, S4,500; China, $109,4 Ger
many, $30,300; Switzerland, SIS, 740;
South America, $60,96
On the anniversary of the hanging
of the Chicago anarchists five thou
sard anarchists marched to the ceme-
terry to streW flowers on the graves of
their departed friends and leaders.
Very inf1ammatory speeches are said
to have been made.
Rev. Newman Hall, the distinguish
ed English divine writes to a friend
in Toronto: II suppose at seventy-two
T ought to be old, but I feel as young as
ever, and preach about five times
week. I can walk ten miles without
fatigue. My voice is as good as ever,
and preaching an increased delight"
At Baltimore, on Friday, October 26,
the final test of Mr.. Della Torr's
eohone, which is a method of disclos-
ing obstacles to navigation in time of
fog, was made on tug Britannia" and
Louie" 1t was in charge of Mr.. w.
s. Croft Baker, of England, and prov
ed most satisfactory. 1t is expected to
place the eoehone on the steamers of
the Atlantic Transport Line.
After many years of labor, Japan
ese inventor has perfected lacquer for
ships bottoms. It is somewhat eX-
pensive, but one application lasts three
years, and the finely. polished surface.
successfully resists the attachment OF
barnacles and weeds, and, by diminish
ing friction, must materially add to
the speed of the vessel. $50
The International Peace Arbitration
Society met at Paris, October 81.
Many deputies from the English House
of Commons were present. 1t was
resolved to organize an International
Congress, to meet in 1889, representing
America, England, France, and other
countries fayorable to it. Mr.. Glad
stone has written to express his
sympathies with the movement.
Nearly 1900 women in this country
are commercial travellers; 2,l36 are
architects, chemists, and assayists; 22S
professional journalists 32O authors;
2,O61 artists; 1882 professional mu-
sicians 519 government clerks; 2,432
physicians and surgeons; IS lawyers;
les ministers PIG stock raisers Sc, ,SO3
farmers, and 154. .S05 teachers.
Mai. G. w. Anderson, of Williams
ton, met with a painful accident at his
gin house last Saturday afternoon. The
work of the day was over, but the
engine and gin were still running,
when the Major dropped his pencil in
to the front part Of the gin. In at
tempting to recover it his coat sleeve
was caug ght by the gin saws, drawing
in his arm arm and cutting it into
shreds. Drs. Brown and Epting am
putated the arm near the shoulder, ana
at last accounts the patient was doing
as we'll as could be expected.-Ander-
son Journol.