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-c*. wu*7 Subscriptions to Railroads.
"pj> ;?u'the Urn Chester /-Mr w? flu l tb? f<?lJtflu
* lowing, which\ve deo?? of suNWient Unfortsnce,
*t this time, to publish for the consideration of
* The bupreroe Court of Ohio rondeied a decision
some tiuie ago in which it pronounced unconstitutional
a law of that Statu empowering
communities to levy taxes for the construction
of railroads. The ground* of this decision were
that such taxation was no* for publicpurpviti, i
for winch alone taxes coubl be constitutionally 1
levied, inasmuch as the railroads belonged to
prits'c stock holders, and were not public high
way 4 Tlii* decision has boon oxtciiaiv ely copied,. ,
and hiut been made a great deal of by those who
proposed by tunny of the count ies iu
the upper part of thia Stale. From the Now
York Urrultl we get the following deoieiou of
the .Supreme Court of the United States on this
very point, made at the rticetit session of the
court :
The Supreme Court of lite United State* htm
just delivered an important decision regarding
the status of railroads an public highways.?
The case before the court was in appeal front
the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and involved
the i|uestion wcether a State had the right ov
not to levy taxes for the purpose of siding in the
construction of railroad*. The opinion of the
Court was that railroads arc public highways, no I
matter whether they arc built and operated by !
the State or by private corporation*, living
such tl cn, the decision is that it i? just as lawful
to levy taxes for railroads as for au.v other
public work, and that the collection of taxes for
the purpose cannot lie resisted by authority of
thu Constitution of the United Stat en, which provides
thai private properly shall not bo taken
for public use without just compensation. The
importance of this decision reaches much further
than the railroad* nnU State of Wisconsin.
As public highways the railroads are subject not
only to State supervision, but to supervision and
control, as far a* public interests are iuvolved,
of the Federal Government, it is the application
of the principle that wo have contended for
when urging Congress to legislate for the protection
of the public as against railroad monopoly
and exaction*. Regarding the railroads as
public highways, it is within the power of Congross
to control them, and this power, if it needed
any additional support, can bo found in the
Constitution, which auilior'/csthe Federal Government
to regulate commerce among the several
States, the railroad lines being the arteries of
commerce between the Slates. The great issue
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looming up, and thin decision of the Supreme
Court will leud lo infuse into it fresh vitality.
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Axotiikr State Barkri it.?Another illustration
of the beauti?x of carpet-baggcry, which
President CSr?nt is trying to fasten on the people
of Louisiana by the bayonet, comes t'roin North
Carolina. Tjie State is '?n the sergo of bankrtiptcy,
in consequence of the robberies by the
Legislature during the reconstruction era. The
debris $30,15*1,407, while the entire valuation
of real and personal property for the year moling
September !?0, 1872, was hut 5512'$,fv'>7,t'28.
ill oilier words, the people could pay the debt
ouly by giving up to the T'tate a third of all they
me worth. This huge burden was piled up
without the consent of the pro port y-n wner*.?
The carpet-hag thieves and irresponsible negroes,
under the protection of the Federal Administration,
took jHsscssion of the legislature and
passed job alter job in favor of the lobbyists,
voting the money of the people deliberately into
their own pockets and those of their fellow-conspirators.
The Iladical railway ring in the Legislature
of 1808 swindled the .State to the tunc
of $ Hi,000,000. Its paymaster. George W. ]
bweopson. sweat s that the members of the Legislature
received $5.11,000 in bribes during ihe
session. The consequence of this uiisi ule is flint
thn State cannot pay its debts, and even the
??t?uM4can leaders are adeeming repudiation.
This U rhe ihuig wt.ijU tt 8. Ornnt upb^t
ing by tore** ?..d which the Northern ? -oooui%t<><)
by permit ting him to lubtiu th? '
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A Mtwsbioi.s ..I: ?The city of
Greenville, 8 C., is excited over the sudden
disappearance of a man by the name of Berry,
front Haywood County, N. C. It seems that
Mr. Berry came into the city, on Fvidny or Saturday
last, driving a wagon loaded with flour.
He did not readily dispose of his entire load,
and was dctaiucd in consequence, until Mondaylast,
when ho had closed out his load and received
the money therefor, lie encamped on j
Monday night, on his way heme, in the fork of I
Buncombe and Hutherford streets, expecting the
next morning to go on his journev home. On
M uuduy morning a gentleman in whose tore
the missing man had boon Saturday night, want
to his place of encampment and found tlx- mules
tied .up, hut there was no traco of the owner.?
His vest was found wiih a cut on the breast of
the garment, but no other sign or trace could be
seen. A dilligent but unavailing search boa
bee-i made; and it is probable that the unfortunate
peddler has been murdered.
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Kxm cxflKs?On the hi of duly next, the
free transmission of exchange newspapers
through the mails will cease, and all who re
wv..v o?ivm n?u -'v i v*i inri vj jjov iiinir
postage. It Is time newspapers were arranging
their new list of exchanges. U11 lor the new arrangement,
exchange lists will ho materially reduced,
we presume, in most of the offices of the
country. This will not work the hardship some
imagine. Many newspapers have too many i
exchanges, more than they want or can uso.?
With a more s^'ccl list, they will find the tusk j
of furnishing a readable paper much easier,
while it will not ho so expensive as under the
present plan The New York Sun announces
that it will erase all exchanges after the new
law goes into effect, Such paper* as It wants it
wilt subscribe sad pay for. Ultimately, no
doubt, the other papers ill follow the Sun's
example.
Tiik Bkcimm.mj.?As announced in our columns
n few days ago. an election was held in
Illinois on Monday, for Judge of the Supreme
Court, in which the Democratic and Republican
parties were swallowed up by the Patron* of
Husbandry or anti monopolies on the otic side,
and the railroad monopolist* on the other. Our
despntche* this morning, indicate the election ,
of A. M. Praig, the fanners' candidate, over
Lawrence, the candidate of the 1 01 road men, by
1 ,f>00. Tins is but n beginning of ti e great forward
movement of the army of agriculturists and
mechanics upon the monopolies and oppressions
embraced in railroads, banks and other corporation*
who now iiut'e the producers and the lione
and sinew of tLa country beneath their iron
heel?Hhauiji.
Another Tkiman Wax Tiirkatkninu.?Advices
from Arlxona slate that the Indian agent
at 8au Uarios, Major Larrahee, had some riC
culty with the Apaches. They undertook to kill
him with spears, and he ran to Lieutenant Alloy's
tent. The latter, with six soldiers, then
accompanied hint to the agency, where they
went into Larruliee's tent When Alinv and
Larraliee came out of the toni-?the former in
advance?the Apache* fired on them, and Almy
received three bullets, all passing through his
body. He ?ell dead without a groan. Larrahee
was untouched and retired into the tent. Four '
of the six soldier* ran. The Apaches tied across j
i i ivrr. . ii prun?ui? mni irmuy ui luvin
bttve ukon to the mountains. Almy mm born
in Ma-mehusert*, tn l wit promoted to b? first
lieutenant of the 12th cavalry in April, IH60.
HousToh, Texas Jits* 4.?A baud of armed
desperadoes surrounded the jail nt Waco, Texas,
last night and, niter securing the keepers of
the prison and looking them up, liberated all
the prisoners, twelve in number?several of
them notorious characters.
The late frequent and heavy rains have completely
flooded the country, causing groat damage
to Uia-growing corn aadooMon crops; .f/any
parts of ths State have been visited hy the most
evere hail storn>? ever known there, entirely
destroyfhg the gwnmig crops. - The rivers and
trucks are vefjr heavy and there are prospects
of continued rain.
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VL M. S1XHK?i? Editor.
L'NION,FUI D A Y, J L' SE lX~HTsT
TKEM8 OF SVBftC&IPriO.
1 (V|.jr, one jr?-ur, tit jmVAitcit, (UM
ii mm /vsr,M " 6 >?
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in " ' + * ? *i?uo
sAnjr pt-rwui frfM*lin? im a i lwJ> of ten or m?ru, the rwl<
v^onilttiiTing llii- oW'ir, will Ik; ei iItkxl to aoupy extra,
r>r ?< ItltiK til' llii- t lul>.
ADVERTISING!.
Dih' ?|uar?? ?r one In- ki. flrat iuacrlli)*, - - - $1 '10
KmIi Inanition, ------- 73
i tiH-mi discount 1'iiKij I" moivhaul* nut olk< re wlt< r- [
llfltitr for *1? months or by the year.
Obituary Noth a of U 11 lilies or ! wi. IvwiN free.
" " ovof ten liiiAt, cli*r,;xl as AdTrrtlw
cnsoU.
r?- am. v .vi:im fMV;y iWts ok AtiMlNfiffKA'ixiith,
ex km tokn a ni > (if a hi)l.\nb, ao. most
uk paii) fok hkkohl tltky CAN Al l'iiak in
tiii8 PA her.
THE ONION TIME- II>tKN Al'folV; M? I? V
TIIE PROPER AUTHORITIES AN THE OKFICfAI.
ORGAN IN WIIIOII A I.I, I.1A1AI, APVKHTJs'v
MKNTS KvR UNION IVIATV SHAM. HE l'Ulvl18h
ki>.
The red cross moans time near up ;
lite blue cross means, "tiiuo qnite up ;?ml tio
more pipin tinlil paid fur.'
?r H on. I). I,. Mardlnw died at liiit residence
in Abbeville, on the HtU inst., aped At.
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jpr*T There is much sickness from howol complaint
throughout this County.
t&f' A lire In Toledo. Ohio, destroyed f 2'?0,00O
worth >f property on the 1 :.h.
Major B. C. .McCluro, editor of the (Theater
llrpcrttr, Inst Monday evening "sent ami matried"
Miss Jeannio Wyllc.
Thin low been a bu?y -reck for farmers
ami Planters. Suiting wheat ami fighting grass
haa empl tyed all nil hands ntid the cook.
The past few days of dtr wenlhor haa
ennhled the planters to cl 'an out and save ?uti? h
cotton that at one time was considered ruined
by the grans.
The Columbia l'h jenix of the 10th, ncknowlodgcs
the receipt of the '-first n.esses uf
green corn, and ripe Tomatoes. '
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John Swift, for many yeaii Muyor of the city
of Philadelphia, died in that city on the loth
inst. aged S3 ye.tra.
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1M;. Kcv. ''Vliitefortl Stntth, I). I)., will preach
in the Methodist church at this place, next Sahbatli.
fSntP T wo seedy individuals chiseled the proprietor*
<tf the baureiisville lltrald out of the
price of printing 300 hand hills for a "ytercoptican
KxhiMtion" la?t week
Br#' T wen'y five houses and the freight oil
depot, corner of Smith and Columbia streets,
MnninmaOi , I... tI K? A ? .... >1... t,.L
Loss $22.5,000.
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jwy- Col. i>. Wyatt Aiken add?essod a large
assembly of farmers at Groonslmro, N. C., on
Saturday last. Two Granges ol l'ntronsof Husbandry
were organised.
|?T Hyde Park MilU. ltost on, were destroyed
by fire on Iho 7th. 400 persons are thrown
out of employment, one fireman was killed and
throe severely wounded.
*0*. Col. C. C. r ufler has become tbcpolitioal
Editor of the Charleston Daily Chroithlf. So
I f.?r Col. I*. tia* shown much spirit and lucrulity
| in lbs conda >tlon of the C'Aryaieie. an<) L + inudc
.that jtttirun) i">U? latarortfujj,
' } iha. '< -.T?.? wj n*r? .?. ,
to five years Inipriejpmanf in the Albany TViutontiary,
for behij connected wiUi the Ku Klux,
ba'. heen unconditionally pardoned by Iho Proaident.
B*9i, Spartanburg is progre*dug. New stores
and new dwellings are going up rapidly in every
<{uarter of its corporate limits. In a short time
Union will find herself a near neighbor?per|
haps a suburb?of a pr?u/ oity.
j Dr. J. N. Moore has returned from the
North, where he has purchased a complete outfit
for a handsome Drug Store, which he intends
opening soon in she now building between ("apt.
Foster's ut.d II L. Ouss' block.
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BOX- A 1. yavy rniti foil in tho upper part of
this County last Wednesday uiglit. The Pacolet
river rose six toot ami Mill Creek was higher
yesterday morning than it has been for years.?
Much damage was done to crops, land mid fences.
ljaju Ah this is onion season, ami nmst r >00 pie
are fonil of them, hut refuse to cat them because
of the disagreeable odor they give to the breath,
tho Coluinbii Phoenix tells its readers that
"leaves of parley, eaten with vinegar, will prevent
the disagreeable consequences of eating onions."
B0|U The Lady who sent us that basket of
fine vegetables, with the injunction not to put
"them in the paper," will accept out thanks,
with the assurance that we know just exactly
where she intended us to put them. A newspaper
cannot appreciate such favors but the
Editor does.
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gj0fco Dr. Olbhs has removed his place of business
to the store next to .1. T. Hill & On The
Dr. has opened out in ucat city style, with new
and beautiful Jars and bottles, show cases, Soda
Foil main and everything else that will make his
store attractive. The l)r. kuows how to keep a
Drug Store, and it is pretty safe to say that in
dispensing medicines, if he don't cure there is
no danger that bo will kill.
UtajP* The l^sgi.slature of Texas h va sot aside ?
solid tract of land eighty miles wide and four
hundred and fifty miles long, for the too: of ihe
Texas 1'aoific Railroad, and the New Orleans
/'riff Current suggests to the Directors of Ihe
road that (ten. W, W liarlee, of .Var a IMuff,
in this 8tate, is a mail eminently gratified for J
the position of President of the road.
jHay It is now definitely settle! that there
will he no beasion of the courts for this County
this term. Judge Moses tins <l?eide*i to hold
Court st Iaureus, as no court has been held in
that county for some years.
We are th erefore safe in notifying the jurors i
and witnesses summoned to the court for this
term that their attendance will not be required.
They can stay at home and fight the grass, which
(hey will find a more profitable employment.
BWt. We wrre pleased to meet on Wednesday
last, Mr. M. Kcpal. representing the wholesale
Millinery establishment of 11. Koopmana, of
Charlotte. Mr. K. met with much encouragement
for the Fall trade, as our Milliners and
Merchants found they could do equally as w*)l
by purchasing from Mr. K. ?* they eould in j
Baltimore. We return our thanVe ? ooUle
of Koopmeu s Anti-dysentery Wttera, which we
hare found very oftcti's In two cases at least,
already.
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Til* Books to be Opened.
Next .1/ondajr is the ?la/ set apart ft* tko
(>-i?sti<?MoiH're appointed by 1K0 eorporates* ^
the Hpartnnhurg aod .Vsheville Railroad* tL
open Uie booke lor Mbeeriptiona to hutttl tipi
road. *
It would seem alto on t unnecessary for a* te
say nny thing to induce the people of this coa it,
to c<>iao forward promptly and with lib'TattSJ' *o
ensure the building of this most of all ioijHutaut
Railroad links, t > complete (he *h >r *
lhrourh-r oute to the grain-growing *Votd led*.', .
manufacturing and <JotiiiDtrei?l marts of <l?e
North ; but our people hare a mure t'mp ordinary
interest in this great enterprise l'be set
tual question ?ith theut is, "shall we Lave a ' A1road
at all in 'his ncctltn, or oot." If tit# <*.ttension
of 'he 8. \ U. It R. is not nude, trl
may rest amort d tliat In a very short, time ut
preteof road will Ik* discotninoed, for want ol
s ifocient business to pt.y the expense# of run
ninpt ft train, oven once u week Voarly fill the
1 business tliftt it will have 10 depend Upoa Willi*
| ilie freight and travel to the point* ftt >md t \>w
I Union H., .ir?<l most of tho bualueaj fruit thu
point will go t>> tins Airline road, a.* being the
nearest. Spartanburg is really indepandeit <d
our .- >?<!, for she has a goo 1 one tunning though
her Ixjrders that will giro h?r every nceonnudati<>n
to the best hnuie, Southern, Western aad
Kortbel li markets; and the prcsout, f vnori< f <wr
road could not bv expectal cither to let an irvoitinen?
of out ?JlflO,OUO lio idle or permit it beus^l
for uui Mioorninoilfttion st a heavy loss tn t,' "if!
selves. I'll one are some f the pr?j^ilf >|irr
tiona for our people 10 think upon. UutthetSs
another and equally an important a fr>vdl-nttiou
that should incite our people to sltxti every
nerve to build the extension. Tbej cW.
plain, and often veryjuatly, of the high cl?- >,. *
for travel and freight on our roads. Tb* hiding
of ilie extension must bring tbw? ligh
charges down to fair and even cheap ift'w. In
the first place, it will be a long, cnmit-Vis
through-route, and it is well known W.:*h'"
fivigiit and 'ravel on all such rou.es njvvf' ,, ,
put to the very lowest prices possible.' It the
next place, U will be a cov>f>tlinj through-t'u'e,
which will ennlre us agslust tlie exact ipuy uul
caprices of an oppressive railroad lynoyAj,
| such as we have been suffering from e^er sn?e
the first railroad was built to tho interior four
State. Those are two of tho practic alYe ofi's
Hint must ncccssaiily accrue to our peltp'le rom
the ex'ension of our road.
Out there are still other Important vb-o'^-cs
to be scoured by our citizens, if thia^rof is
built. It will open to us a cheat cummin ballon
to the gruin-grow ing and vioek ?:isi(g
i mountain* oj n estern jvortli Carolina and tin
Wei, l?j which we shall l>e able to obtain WUei
ami chtuVN1 provision* lor man and heiot than
wp have ?*?r had or arc able to rucm, Ml the
production* of the Moliawk Valley'-ot Now
York, for which we now pay most CKro'MtaM
prices. can be raised in profusion us, the \<ty
section o'* Western North Carolina thfu'wjb wVicli
( the road will run, nt the very low?t|)''
A< tho fertile field* of Western New ifo1' oeetrlbutc
to the, hap pin sm wealth am'/?1 sydtily
of the Tillage* towns and cities In tortious
of that Slate. *o will the prodfo Mountains
end V allies of North Carol In-. Vhwaewth and
Kentucky contribute to lb*- najyinees
nn?i prosperity of 8outh CsiWink. rr-'n th*
Charleston t?? the Nbr>/& far tin j 1; W .
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iattStatc eotudrum ciionruvtv wj^ ?
eut wo pay front $52 to $'2.50 jvir h;ndrr.| '
f?r Northern liny, white sixty miles shrub - is
place the finest quality of Hay in rxlsxl in
abundance, but cannot find sale at 50 otnts*.
What say the people of Columbia and (mrloatoti?
Will they not sec their tnlerea'a lit his
road It is the aborted rout* 4a ui tity? ujijj
to Ashevillc, by at leas: twenty ft W^iybile it
has H8 miles of go??d road The
coat to built this route will be at Its^t * dion
and a half dollars less than auy ether iv? <on(
template*!. At the aame Uno'ljt V'*1 to
those cities a new and large StSBt(>,i Vl W >Jfeffft
froni which they arc now cntiridyW/fof J>y lite
Airline road. The extension aj ..iiui to
Ashcville would necessarily comj* )' t.'ti en ;tcn
nt the lower end to Columbia, miin'g city
the termini of another direct ad. v-.^octlng
through route to the North. Cjira*da then, is
more interested in building tliiroa.i "t|,au
oilier, while Charleston, beingt'-iw V outlet,
will receive equally as grentuM-ijitijp.^ b,, It.
These are only some of tl c g:?at im vantages
that tho Spartanburg and Asieri()v< r,.l(t will
i ensure . vernnv nilier rnme , j
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people f"r< iu tin- Senlxtnrd to (.hMrr^rcfainn to
take the matter under serious it.- potion.
nn?l if they are satisfied oijr r^: x Rre
correct, to como forward'and * ' us in
building it. i,
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0?$U Through the polifen*? - jMeId,
the able And courteous cashier itfyfeh ^ V...i?rg
National Bank, we were porctlU/d l.v^ ?.(Quduy
to examine the 1 niuisouie ilea
completed by that .Tprti^V which
I tlioy barn lately i / *+' dlyon*
! of the most tasty* 'v . % 1 see
in the State, ak ' . ' ' "t ft' xe
of the town. '1 Mi
Joint .VcCall; tie v, hee,
and the l>eautil'<rl pail'*., (A,* Mr.
&. lliehter. The Vaulr \>?*
of ncrriiig's improved Its. S- V,f.'r ' wrd
a two feet brick wall, with at-' ' door
with massive wards ingoni otislt jd at its
J entrance, is placed in the cenft! tie Urge
| business room, so that any one ea *x it around
1 it: Krery precaution Against ftiw 'yM burgltjrs
I has been taken, while the wtole, a-iaugeuicnt
And the execution of the work 14 ifideed credi aUe
to those engaged in its oanfira'Hiou.
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Pa6F In SuvAnnah, on Mu.v^iy Aljflii, the 2d,
a man named Daniel murdered
by J am es rfcullens. nurds
were given to lioach by P' ullet #, w,'4* seated at
a game of cards, which Ituieh swiv;<<?) by striking
Srullcns with a small walking Scullens
left, the table and profit*{! ,u i ?iJb with
which he returned And kflhpil Kohfc
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Par Mm. Dempaey J<M0A and f^eur Plater,
Mra. Doiier, livingnine mlUsfiett.^fk|hll, ya .
were brutally murdered-* burned
over them, on Sunday Il?a jhlle Mr.
Jones and the children wtf'f 1o
There it a do* to Ike the eilU
tens are in the wlldeat
Ie# Cream J?iKf^Si*~
Wo trf requeued l?> ladies of
the Methodist Church git*
an MterUkmeot ?f Ice Cnary, M every
Friday evening this sumuer, * o'clock
and dark, in Cu\p't Tlfr ir* enterteinmcnt
will be given tfcle avdhug
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I The Air lino Bailroad.
In Hie Account of our ChfcrioUe trip, last
, week, wo almost forgot to mention tbo greet euterprise,
the rapid progress of which we ^Isilcd
f Charlotte to celebrate?thn Airline Itailroad.? |
The iraportanoe of this enterprise to the upper
f portion of this State, cannot bo over (.siiniuted,
wad it has done, and will continue to do, more
A good for the pooplo of this section than any
Other railroad running within our borders. It {
1 has created competition through which the
'.Treighla and fare of travelcts hare already been
j ;?U>?n:dly reduced and transportation cxpt Jit t
?d and, as soon as it ispossible to adopt a schedule |
't ?f running by which travellers and freight will .
' j not be delayed at nnj' point, it will become tht |
i route for us to and from the North.
i We have travelled much on rni.roads during
our life, but never have wo found so smooth and j
! pleasant a road to ride on as ihe Airline.
There it> one man connected with the read '
whose services in building and managing it w> i
f>:ar ure not bo highly appreciated as they do- j
[ serve. We allude to its Superintendent,
J 1). Y. 8AGK.
From what we can learn it in through his in- ,
, dcmitnble energy and sagacity tiiat the rapid
progress in tiie building of tho road is mainly
due. A thorough railroad man, untiring in his
energy, and possessing superior financial and
bnslneo capacities, he is emphatically "ihe
right mau in the right place." We have never
i seen a man who we thought combined so many j
, essentially necejsary good qualities tor building ;
i msn-iying ? railroad as .Maj. 1). Y- t?age, j
aud we think the Stockholders of tho Spartan- j
burg and Ashevillc ltailroad would do more to I
insure tlio completion and success of their road j
by electing hint their President thai: bv putting |
any one else in that position.
A Wsw Medio*' Spring in Spartanburg
While iu Spartanburg, a few days ago, we were j
invited to visit a Chalybeate Spring, which lies J
about one and n quarter miles South of that
town. We are surprised flint the people have
>Ka>' long neglected to bring this spring into notice
f Its water is strongly impregnated with :r< n, and i
the owner, Mr. Garrett, informed us that it lmd
already prorod highly heneflcial to the health of
quite a number of persons. Mr. G. i3 preparing
to make it a regular watering place for invalids,
an l has erected a number of neat cabins
nmrit, and, as soon as it can be built, will have
a commodious bathing house ti'so. A hack owned
ami personally attended by Lot, one of tho most
ob'igittg and industrious colored turn in the
World, will run regularly to the spring, front
the Hnilroud depots and the town.
Mr. (?arr?ll will lutvit thrt Umtne ow.il - wvwJ
I Mui publish to the world its peculiar medical
. .pinlttics. We believe, in ft few yours, this
i gyring will be ovoug the most valuable an?l
j pipulrr in (lie cuintrj'.
! Toe .Suspension of "The South Carolinian "
j With unfeigned regret wo announce Gnu ihis i
j independent. sterling and able joumftl has been 1
suspended, for a time, at least. In u circular to j
j : !* p?0j j ^ Thomas expresses ?
hope tliAt tlm true and honest poople of ihe
Slate, will not suffer tl<e piper to die ; but will
rally around ir. and by their means enable it "to
"Pr'Pt4 'ilo life with ronowoi energy and addiiiory%l
rigor. We know Col. Thomas to be a
high-tilted lunornhlc man, and can assure those !
of our readers who subscribed to his paper
h ? ' -? vpOiad Union A^ f? v -?roka ago. that
v. at' - ' r tlmitlie .'V,
iuditi .M niiu id recclv* their ramey.
On thi/.< point the Col. says, in his circular:
It is due to the undersigned to say to his
friends that when latety he undertook to canvass I
fo: the South Curolini tn, its suspension was not |
j joi11emplated by him. and it was not until about |
' ten days nspi that he was awnre of the force of '
! the financial stress that lias led to this suspen- !
j aion. I
j The financial affairs of the paper were en- ^
| trusted tc other hauds, and the Col. no doubt, |
was entirely ig iornnt of its true financial condi- |
lion.
Excursion Tickets for the 8uiumer.
I We seo that tlie South Carolina and Greenville \
and Columbia Kailroads are ottering to sell Ex- '
cureion Tickets, from Charleston to Greenville, |
Anderson and Walhulla, at reduced prices.?
These tickets are good to the purchasers to return
until the first of November. The route to
Groeuvilla \ ill the ^nai'lnnhiu ir nml Iln'mn r.vul
in much shorter than hy the Greenville road, mid
wo fcre con ft lent it is much pleaaantcr to travel,
but ii the managers of the latter road do not offer
the same imlcfments of accommodations, insn.nl
of the travel from below passing it, it will
go over by way of Greenville to Spartanburg,
Oiarlotto, Sro. We are confident a similar arrangement
will be made on our road, for those
now managing it arc too nhrowd and too enter- j
I prising to allow the business to lie diverted
from it.
The Commencement at Wofford College.
As the time of the annual Commencement oxercises
of Woflord College is drawing near, we
feel very much inclined to begin gathering together
a large force to storin that citadel of
i Learning upon that occasion. All previous
Commencement!' of that Institution have been
very interesting and enjoynblo, nnd wo know
that this year will lie the most interesting of all.
We have a great regard for the Wofford Collego.
Wo traveled from Laurens to assist in the ceremoulvo
or laying iii? v<irn?r stone or tw<> i.nilding,
and every pleasant incident of the good old
times of peace and honest government is chorished
by us with great fondness.
M. B Freldbsrger
lias moved into the handsome new Store next
j to P. M. Cohen's, and fitted it up in most elei
gant style. Our esteemed friends C. Gago and
Obe Graham, arid greatly to the attractions?
not so much by ths beauty of their faros as the
courtesy and urbanity of their manners. With
Friedberger's corpulency on one side it is about
the best balanced store in town. They aro. as
the Dutch girl said, "not so pretty for handsome,
but pretty for good." Go and see them. You
will find the stock of goods complete in every
department and prices to suit all customers.
Jfcjy- At an adjourned meeting of Bethel
j Presbytory, held nt Chester op the 27th, 28th
and 2Hth ult., Messrs. L. 11. McCormuk, Chae
R. Hemphill, Jos. W. Hpratl, Robert A. Millar,
J. Q. II all and R I). Penry, students in the
CVdutnbia Seminary, were licensed to preach the
Everlasting Gospel, and appointed to supply,
during the four months vacation in the seminary,
the fallowing vacant churches : L. It. McCormiek,
six miles Creek' and Hopewell ; R. A,
Miller, Salem and 8hiloh; Jut. \V. Spratt,
Unionvillo and the region round about; J, G,
Hall Pleasant Grove; R. 1). Perry was permitted
to labor out of tho hounds of this Presbytery;
C. R. Hemphill, was granted a respite from
preaching on account of ill health.
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The Bond Frauds Confessed.
Tlie Charleston ,V?tri <//id Courier publishes
one of five returns made by Comptroller General
lloge to the petition in man-iutHui tiled by Morton,
Wise & Co. Hego, though a Kepubhoan,
in bis return, save :
"This respondent further shows anil charges
that to the extent nt least of ,7f>0, the aggregate
herein alnivo referred to is not the valid
debt of the State, and that the bonds enumerated
in said report, if outstanding, are to that
extent outstanding without authority of law ;
and in view of this condition of the public debt,
this Court, if it bare jurisdiction to require this
respondent to give notice of a r*?e per centum <
to be lev-cj to pay the interest upon the public j
debt, should not order such writ to issue until
an investigation shall first be had to ascertain
what portion of the said aggregate of public
debt subsists as the valid debt <>t the State.'' j
This is a plain confession, and fully sustains
the charges made by the Democratic press of
me Mate against tIte Jsmtt, 1'arkcr ami N eagle
administration. We, Siowovcr, fear niptroll
or U en er>tl llogo, if he pushes bi< iuvesti
lion to tlie fullest, will find Unit "fT.llM ,700. will
not cover tho amount ot frau liilont bonds is
suexl Ity his own statement there was much
coreiesMioss and neglect in registering the bonds,
and there i? no telling lu.x* many were issued.
fc'o far the action *>f Comptroller llogo ami
Attorney Gen. Mellon, deserves the end. rscmcnt
and praise of the people, nod gives us
?omc encouragement to helicve that they intend
to probe the corruption to tho bottom and save
the State froiu paying all debts thnt are not
strictly legal and right. We hope they will continue
in the good way they are now walking.?
They will fun! ai the end tho .vhole people ready
greet them with unfeigned thankfulness innt a
full and free endorsement.
Tho lengthy court documents that have appeal
c*l in the daily paper* co.ilxl nut be published
in our xveekly, but xvc are watching ull the
inovements and shall bo ready to sum up on un- ]
biased verdict when the case is closed
Our Charlotte Adv ertuements
Messrs. Wins & Cohen, whose Card nppoars
this week, is x>no of the largest Wholesale I?ry
Goods and Hoiuly-Made Clothing firms in the
South, nnd we confidently comtuetid them to our
merchants as reliable nnd honorable business
men. Their stock, in every departments is
very large and suited to nil kinds of customers,
while they assure us that their prices .*Ai // cump??tc
with the Northern markets.
W H. If. Houston <St Co., Wholesale and Retail
Grocer? and Liiptor Dealers. We wore surprised
to tii. I so extensive an establishment this
side of Ilaltiinore. These gentlemen am attracting
a very large trade from the merchants cf
the upper portion <>f this State and Wcsem
North Carolina. Their stocks are always large
and their facilities fur competing with the Northern
an l other markets of tho most ample |
chat netcr. bike all tho best Charlotte Mcr- |
chants, thsy are doing their "level best" to j
prove that the Charlotte market is better Hum
any other, freight and necessary expenses of
travel included.
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Patron* of Husbandry.
At the meeting of the xtrmges of this County,
Sttleday lost, only one member ..c tho Giantre
lit this p'aco was in attendance. We a;?o i,.Arn
that the monthly meetings of this Gitinge have
bee n *o slitnly attended that a number of applicants
for membership have been kept in suspense
for want of a sufficient number of Patrons
at a meeting to act upon their applications.?
Thin is not as it should be. The farmers of the
country fc.avo taken hftid of the Order ami aro
t ,vV ' number* and iltflu- !
enee. We mast tvou with thorn. Th?y "tind
ranch good in it. and it is our duty and interest
to aid thorn in all matters that will contribute to
their prosperity.
As a member of the Grange of this town we I
acknowledge our dereliction of duty in thit> re- '
spect, hut we were not aware that almost every
other member was equally at fault. We hope
to see more interest, taken iu it hereafter.
The next meeting of "Pnion Grange" will be
held to-tn.irrow fSaturday) evening, at 7J
o'clock, in the Hail over J. T. if ill & Co.'a store,
and every member should ho In attendance, as
much important business is waiting their action, i
oar While at Spartanburg, u few days ago, 1
we stepped into Dr. Hcinitsh's Drug store where
we sew a most unique and beautiful novelty in
the shape of a miniature fountain, which is well
worth going to Spartanburg io sec. As wo had
not time to fully examine it, we givo the Spartan't
ties, tiption of it:
The Ohrystal Fountain which Dr. lieinitish
has put up in his Model Drug Store, is quite attractive
and'interesting, both for its lieauiy and
its puxxling novelty, and well worth a cull to see.
This Fountain is made of strong flint glass tubes,
which are bent to represent sprays of water.?
Through these tubes ore forced drops of water
by compressed air. Hundreds of these drops of
wstcrars in constant motion ascending and de
Kceiid'.ng. The apparatus that operates the
Fountain consists of o small cylinder and an !
air pump, which are enclosed in a highly finish- '
cd cabinet case, keeps it in constant play by u |
stroke of the. air pump at stated intervals. The 1
arrangement is an ingenius one, and ijuito a cu* I
riosity.
ufr* M. T. Walworth, son of the late ChanceUor
Walworth, was abot an<l killed by bis son,
in New York, on the 3d inst. The murderer's
mother was a Miss Nellie Harding, daughter of
Col. Harding of Kentucky. She had been divorced
from lior husband some years, but had
lately roociveil a number of threat* ning and inrw'tlngletters
from him, for which the ?..n shot
him. The |>t?a of insanity is raised for the
murderer. - '
ttfiT The county conunissionors of Isincaster
have subaortbod $30,000 to the capital stock of
the Chora w and Chest or Hnilroad. This is in
addition to the subscription made by that
county to the Chester and l.enoir Narrow Uaugc '
Railroad. The surveyors on both of those roads
will commence their surveys by the 11th of this
month. This looks like business, and we most
heartily wish both enterprises Ood speed.
tST On (lie outside of last week's issue the
data and number of Ilia week before were accidently
retained. We wore fully convinced
that we had lived a week longer, but Die Fore
man of the office forgot to give old time hit*
proper oredit.
Stoke* to Have a Hew Trial.
On the 10th inst., the court of Appeals unanimously
granted Stokes, the murderer of Fisk,
a new trial. So Stokes is not to bo bung?mark
our words.
Stoke* was grefrOy delighted upon receiving
information that a usw trial 1ia<1 Iteen granted
him, and there was a good deal of rejoicing
among those interested at the favorable decision
of the Appellate Cburt. ills counsel says : "Upon
the next trial, we will prove to the satisfaction
of the New York public that there has been i
a gross (Misapprehension of the case from the
day of the tragedy ; and we will be ahlo to establish
the fact of his innocence hy evidence of
an overwhelming character.
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F?r the Tinten.
Meeting of the Ornnges.
Monoay, June 2d.
Agreeable to appointment, the delegation*
from Fair Forest, Cane Creek, (Vote Keys, Header
and Union Granges met at Union (7. t. toi
day. Tho Council was organised by en&ing
worthy brothers 1'. M. Glenn D. Peak* to the
' oliair and the appointment of brother* Ttofcpff
i Knrr ne orerseer; F. ilobson, Steward; 8. J.
liny, A. S.; I>. II. Sheldon, Secretary; B. J.
Gage, Loot'irer ; J. C. P. Jeter, Chaplain; Oil
i limn Jeter, G. K. Brother Anderson, front the
1 Laurent Grange, wott present aa a visiter, and /
a ldres.se I the members in a very interesting
manner, on subjects connected with the good of
| tho Order.
The main question then, upon which the del,
egntes had assembled?"Thecondition and prosi
poets of the crops, labor," Ac was taken up ami
' iliwi'twattfi lit ft r?*i?rt nn?l Mitir innnnnr ntwl the
following report for the County agreed upon r
The men of cotton planted, compared to 1872?
An increase of 10 per cent.
' The present condition of the crop?
Had. The excess of rnin, cold nights, high
winds, nnd grass, have toh! seriously upon it.
Comparative area planted in corn.
There was some difference-of opinion, some
sections hating planted as much, others reporting
s decrease of 5 per crut.
Comparative area in wheat ?
10 per cent. less.
I'rospcot of the crop?
j Very unfavorable,
j Comparative area in oats ?
Increase 10 per cent,
i Condition ??Promising.
What amount of fertilizers used compared to
j 1872*
An increase of from 25 to 50 per cent.
What is the condition of the fruit crop?
Bed. The fruit has been kilted in most scctions
by frost and a -species of blight seems to ho
attacking the apple as well us T'ear tree.
| What the supply of labor ? Deficient.
What as to its reliability '*
Worst than in 1872. The vices of gambling
nnd drunkenness, moreover, seem to boon the
increase.
Ifow many tr.ulos have been imported from
Kentucky nud Tennessee ?
(mis Grunge reported 60. The other Granges
wore not prepared to report.
llow many homo-raised mules ?
Very few.
Ilow many hags have boon raisod ?
Some Granges reported?none; others, that
a few small farmers managed t.o raise their
home supply ; but, as a general thing, most persons
have relied upon the West for Pork and
lU^nn
What the supply of ( title .'
Sufficient for home consumption.
What the supply of sheep?
Deficient, owing to dogs ami mutton fanciers.
What progress iu the cultivation of the
grasses ?
Unfavorable. The two Inst hot ami ilry summer'
have been adverse.
How much Sorghum p I an tod ? None.
What is the supply of mechanics ?
\ cry 'tofificnt, particularly g(>od blacksmiths.
After the aaor?ion 0f the llcport a very frank
anil interesting discussion ?n various topics was
indu'igci in by many of the members, which was
very gratifying, as giving assuraneo of the good
which springs always front intellectual collision.
It wan moved ard passed unanimously that
the county ^ ir.f
live tneniboi's to n ?t at Union Cl'ii on the first
Saturday in Augiixc, prepared to report on the
general prospect nnd condition of the crops as
well as all other matters conuected with the good
of the ugder. It was unanimously
Rrwlrtd, Thr.t the thanks of the inemlters bo
returned to our worthy brother l)r. Anderson,
of Luurei s Grange, for hia instructive and interesting
remarks.
The Grange was now closed and opened in the
free and easy" degree?-the buckets were unm.wtked,
and from the 'lemon it rations made no
one could doubt that the inner man was comforted
and the bond of brotherhood strengthened
among us. 1). II. SU KUDOS. Soc'y.
Oar Indian Troublos.
Despatches from Doyle's camp dated the 8th
relate the nariiculars of an attrocious tmiMsncre
of seventeen Modoc prisoners, supposed to have
bcon per pot rated by the Oregon Volunteers.?
Tito murdered persons consisted of men, women
ami children, who were on the road from Fairchild's
Katich to Boyle's cuuip. under guard of
two white men and some Indians, among whom
were Bogus Charley and Shac Nasty Jim.
The massacre of Mo h e captives is severely
denounced all over the country. The military
and civil authorities will both use every mean*
to punish the culprits.
Moylx's Camp June 8.?Captain Jack says
he % as incited to his cruel wsrfaro by Allen David,
chief of Klnmaths. Ho also denied having
killed Canity and laid the blame on his boys.?
Schottchin told the aatb? Story.
Tribute of Rrspert.
At a regular mooring of Fair Forest Orange
of l'atrona of Husbsvndry, the following resolutions
wore unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the sincere sympathy of the
members of the Fair Forest Orange is offered to
our Brother, .Tamper Gibbs, in the grievous affliction
which has fallen upon bis hootehold.
Resolved, T hat as rth evidence of our appreciation
of tho- merits of our lots deter, Laura
Gibbs, a blind; page in the Record book of the
Secretary be dedicated to her memory, and that
the badge of mourning prescribed by the Order
be woru by the*members of Ibis Orange.
CU.F.NN 1?. FF.AKK, Sce'y F. O.
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Tun Cholkk t in MkmriiM.?Msmphis June
4.?For tho post ten days a disease has prevsil..i
i? ... ... ...
iiuiv wiuvn ni nrs.i me pnystctaits pronounced
to bo cholerv morbus or malorial fever; but no
alarm was felt until yesterday, whan the physicians
generally agreed it woa cholera, some
clashing it as sporadic and others as Asiatic.?
Its ravages have been chiefly conflaed to negroes
and >ho laboring classes, and in the absence of
an organized board of health It is dtffloult to es
limnto the number of fatal eases. The doctoA
say tbo discs**, if promptly attended to, yie)ds
readily to tronluieot. Among tbelalesst victims
was George Moore, of tlio Memphis and Louisville
Transfer Company, who died last night ?
Reports fYom towns below here on the river say
the disease prevails there also. There is but >
little excitcmont in regard to it.
Judge Ilemry K. Hudson, I'nitod States at- *
torney fcr this district, died at noon to-d^y *
of oholcra morbus, having been taken ill at
midnight. He was formerly judge of the Of
inal Court. .
The No* York IfrraUl estimates that the>
amount of actual cash brought inte this oountry
by immigrants, average* $1U0 to ever* ipmlcran*,
and values every uomlgrn: ^? a HiTiOfee at SI,*
0(10. Consequently it estiuair? t ie 'increase of
material wealth from vh* imtnjT?Hon of laat
week alono, at the sum of (17,000,000. The
Herald"t estimate is entirely within the limits
of reason. The muscle, hi sin and treaanrt
brought to our shores from Europe *ro a t?etsfc
I of inestimable value,
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