The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tuesday, August -.


der of an Italian boy peddler.
Colonel Louis ]. Duprce, a prominent
journalist, died at Memphis, Tenn.
Short crops in Europe will call for
heavy shipments from this country.
The public school fund for Georgia
this year will amount to S1,055, 5,s32.52.
DR.. John E. Walker, for many yeara
one of the most prominent physicians
of middle Georgia, died at Greensboro.
A Northern Pacific train was held mp
by robbers at Saltwater, MINI. They
were green hands at the business, and
only got S52.
On account of the failure Of the wheat
crop in western Kansas, an appeal has
been issued for seed wheat for the un.
fortunate farmers.
It is reported that the striking min.
ers at Weir City, Kans., have ESQ Win.
chesters stored at different places in
the city, and are expecting shipment
of 100 more this week.
Wednesday, AuEust so.
Two Texas boys, fourteen years old,
each, are walking for q wager to the
worlds fair.
Aparty whoc claims to be q "conjurer"
has so "bewitched' three negroes In
Tennessee as to render them insane
In one day at Bonham, Texas, the
district court granted fourteen divorces
and several applications for divorce
were dismissed.
At Castell, Texas, two strangers ep'
tered the store of Theodore Buchaltz,
put pistols to his head, and robbed him
of $500.
A North Carolina girl was halted on
The highway by three men. She whip
ped out q pistol, and firing on tho
crowd, wounded one and put them all
to fight.
There lives near Charlestown, Nd, IN
old woman who is possessed Of great
natural healing powers, and who Is
said to have made remarkable cures OF
the most obstinate diseases by simply
touching the patient with her hand.
Thursday. August 81.
On the stock exchange In New YORK
q better feeling prevailed.
A negro found half dozen old Span:
ish silver dollars while blowing an old
field in Terrell county, Ga
Secretary Carlisle has called for the
resignation of Internal Revenue Col.
lector Webster of South Carolina.
Storm did great damage to crops all
through North Carolina. Tobacco,
corn and cotton were severely injured.
At Eudora, Miss, one Of the gang Of
suspects has been identified. as the
bank robber who shot w. 4. Ward at
Greenville. Tex, in last January.
The commissioner Of patents decided
that Gov. Tillman's South Carolina
liquors could not legally have a trade
mark.
President Cleveland telegraphed his
thanks to Chairman Wilson and his as
sociates for passing the bill repeating
the Sherman law.
The possibility Of serious trouble be
tween France and England Is again
seriously talked of. The understand
ing between France and Russia Is
thoroughly established.
Friday, September I.
President Cleveland and family re-
turned to the capital.
A sixteen-year-old boy is in jail at
Carrollton, Ga, for passing confederate
money.
The net receipts of cotton for Savan'
nah for the season ending August 81
are 7a3, 1893 bales.
John Price, the ravisher, who escaped
from the officers of Fayette county,
Georgia, was arrested at Cullman, Ala
bama.
Hon. Marshall j. Clarke, for nine
years Judge of the Supreme Court ss
Atlanta, Georgia, has sent Ia bis restg.
nation.
The immense building Of the Grsy's
Ferry Foundry and Boiler company, at
Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire.
Loss Sl5O,0OO.
Gov. Tillman, of South Carolina, is.
sued proclamation, calling upon the
people to come to the relief Of the suf-
ferers from the great storm in that
state.
The machinists and shop men of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad at Bir.
mingham, Ala, went out on q strike,
and say they will not submit to the re.
duction.
Saturday, September ..
No new cases of fever reported at
Brunswick, Ca, and the refugees are
returning.
Minister Blount left for Washington
to confer with the President about
Hawaiian affairs.
There is talk of AN extra session et
the South Carolina legislature to enact
q stay law.
Savannah, Ca, is alarmed at the
prospect OF being invaded by 1000 idle
negroes thrown out Of work in the tur-
pentine regions.
Domino won the great $e5, 900 Flu.
turity race at Sheepshead Bsp, with
Galilee as q close second. 1900 wit
messed the race.
South Carolina had six hangines
yesterday-among them tho wealthy
white man, George Turner, who killed
his brother-in-law.
Monday, September 4.
A heavy frost did considerable dam
age in the northern part OF New Hamp-
shire.
The Emperor Of Germany received .
grand ovation at Metz, and the French
papers speak bitterly Of his visit
A train was held up near Mound VAL
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