The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-25

FIVE persons perished in the snow during
the storm which prevailed at Waag, Hun
gary.
A FAMINE is threatened in eight southern
districts of India, owing to total failure OF
the crops.
A LARGE number of officials of strategic
railways in Russia have been dismissed and
their places filed with army officers.
A LARGE sugar mill at Swefenlowes, Bo-
hemia, collapsed from the weight OF the
suger, of which there were 1900 tons stored
therein. Eight persons were killed and many
injured.
THE Austrian Minister of Commerce has
written letter strongly favoring an ade-
uuate show of Austrian products at the pro-
posed Worlds Fair in America.
AT meeting of American missionaries in
Constantinople it was resolved that those
present should insist on the American Minis
ter aiding them to prosecute Moussa Bey,
whose trial there on charges Of incendiar-
ism, pillage, murder androbbery, committed
in Armenia, had ended in acquittal.
SHORTLY after Stanley's arrival on the
east coast of Africa Enin Pasha fell from
balcony, sustaining fracture of the skull
and severe internal injuries. Mr.. Stanley
was compelled to leave him at Bagamoyo,
and proceeded with the most of his followers
to Zanzibar. Emperor William, of Ger
many. ordered that daily reports concerning
Emin's condition be telegraphed to Berlin.
A PALACE conspiracy has been dis
covered at Tangier, Morocco, and the Sui
tan's brother has been put in prison.
IT isreported that General Boulanger has
been engaged to lecture in the United States,
and thathe will deliver the first lecture In the
New York Academy of Music.
METHODIST Episcopal missions in China
have been wrecked by natives.
TIE United States steamer Pensacola,
with the Eclipse Expedition on board, have
arrived at ST. Paul de Loanda, Africa.
NINE persons lost their lives in blizzard
at Presburg, Hungary.
EARTHQUAKE shocks have been felt in the
central portion of Italy, but they caused no
loss or damage to property. Mount Vesu-
vius is in a state of eruption.
The new Government of Brazil has issued
a decree proclaiming Provisional Federal
Republic.
DON PEDRO, ex Emperor of Brazil, and
his family, have arrived at Lisbon, Portugal.
A RUSSIAN newspaper states that an
Englishman was arrested at Sebastopol in
the Crimea, while engaged in making
sketches of the batteries and forts of that
place. compromising uOCuuSuGS Wtie IOuAu
in his possession.
A REVIVAL of cholera at Bagdad, Asiatic
Turkey, has caused panic and the utmost
distress, and trade is paralyzed.
A DISPATCH from Adelaide. Australia, re-
ports that Henry Searle, the champion sim
gle sculler. is dead.
CONFIRMATION of the massacre of DR.. Pc
ters. the German explorer, and his party in
Africa has been received. The camp was
surrounded by 1900 Somalis and attacked at
midnight. None escaped
NEARLY three thousand freedmen attacked
the Office of Republican paper at Maran-
hao, Brazil. Twenty-Five soldiers fired on
them, and brief fight followed. Two SOL
diers and six negroes We're killed and fifteen
negroes wounded.
Mr.. MACDONALD, the manager of the
London Times, is dead.
The Germans, under Lieutenant Schmidt,
had all engagement with the Bushiris, on the
east coast of Africa Twenty-eight Bushiris
were killed and the others escaped.
COLONEL CLIBgoRN BOOTH, the chief of
staff to the commander of the Salvation
Army. has been arrested in Geneva for in
fringing the decree by which he was eN-
PEELED from Swiss territory.
The Swiss Federal Assembly has elected
NJ Louis Ruchonnet President, and DR.. E.
Weiti Vice-President Of the Republic of
Switzerland for 1890