24 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1884
Page
1
Fragmentary verse on Christmas time with imagery of ships, angels, gifts, and children in a maritime setting. The speaker seeks blessing on ships and crews as Christmas approaches, imagining angels guiding sailors and a hopeful tide of love.
A Christmas morning scene centers on Miss Eleanor Slinglander and her imagined engagement while a bronze peasant figure causes confusion. Ella Mellis, a sewing girl, receives the gift from a male admirer and is later surprised to learn Slinglander’s fiancé may instead be courting her. A mix of social mood and mistaken gifts drives a holiday farce.
The column surveys weather lore and observational ideas, noting how wind, clouds, and celestial cues supposedly foretell conditions. It also covers fashion trends, accessories, fabrics, and silhouettes, with mentions of hats, capes, gloves, and decorative trims. The piece blends primitive meteorology with social commentary on women’s roles and attire.
A collage of scenes during a Christmas period shows Spencer Royall amid family wealth and moral reflections, balancing generosity with pride and questions of propriety among aristocracy. The piece contrasts joyous gifts with a harsh note on animal cruelty and a historian’s digression on phrases like painting the town red.
A garbled OCR passage discusses wearing warm clothing and no late suppers, promotes a Berlist physician recommended remedy, claims cork and tape help for constipation, and notes a figure of 48,000,000,000 feet of pine for some land use with mention of German citations and telephones.
A sweeping storm system causes extensive damage across West Randolph VI and East Ab Pittsburg with winds and heavy rain. Reports cite destruction of multiple stores and a hotel, collapsed structures in Krensburg Penn, and widespread property losses. Fatalities and injuries linked to accidents from debris and collapses accompany the chaotic day.
Summary of congressional actions includes General Grant's refusal of a pension and withdrawal of a pension bill, a 500000 appropriation for the Chicago World's Exposition in 1885, debate over admitting southern Dakota as a state, and amendments to fraud statutes. Also noted are executive confirmations, appropriation bills, and interstate commerce debate with military academy funding adjustments.
The President submits the Spanish treaty to the Senate for consideration, detailing commercial reciprocity with Spain and its colonies. The document notes negotiations since April and outlines aims for mutual advantages in trade, navigation, and restrictions, urging Senate sanction to advance U S shipping and economic interests.
A Virginia Kentucky border plague, traced to dry wells and impure water, killed more than 1,500 of a population under 22,000 across Wise, Dickenson and Harlan counties. The outbreak began with Joseph Day in Letcher County and spread through Bell, Knox, and Wise counties, with dozens of families wiped out and many communities reporting high fatalities.
A reporter tours Buchtel Orbiston and Murray City amid strike turmoil. Families starve as guards, forts, and sentries guard mines, stores, and slag piles. Wages, company checks, and riot fears shape a tense, fortified valley scene.
A feud between the Sauis and Basham families in Gatesville Texas led to a mass gun battle with about forty shots. Dr Tomas Sauls and Abram Sauls were mortally wounded along with Henry Basham. Four others were wounded as the crowd scattered. Police and bystanders intervened to stop the violence.
Newspaper recounts a deadly wave of disease worsened by lack of proper medical cars and widespread self treatment with patent nostrums. It notes relief efforts, theatrical amid a plague, and a sensational murder suicide connected to a local scandal, detailing victims and the killer’s actions.
The piece praises Miss Eatin Sevag as a rising American operatic star and notes orchestral tours and performances. It also reports the nearly completed Waxingum monument obelisk in Washington, detailing its height, aluminum apex, inscriptions, and the roles of engineers and assistants in the project.
The delayed annual report shows total expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854 at 17,202,601 with estimates for the next year at 17,600,058. Items include 5,071.97 for capitation increases, 4,042,000 for new cruisers and gunboats, 9,900,000 for armored vessels, and 1,395,000 for ordnance and other purposes. The document discusses naval construction, staffing costs, and proposed equipment while noting inefficiencies and purchases without proper warrants. A focus on naval hospitals, salaries, and provisioning appears alongside broader defense spending.
The department of agriculture reports home market prices for farm products showing an overall price decline due to abundant supply. Corn averages 61½ cents, lower than 1870, with wide regional variation. Wheat and oats show low values. cotton prices range from 9 to 7 cents per pound. Potatoes average 40 cents per bushel, with Michigan and New York at higher levels. The report notes the lowest state averages in Nebraska and the highest in Florida and Minnesota, with overall declines across regions.
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