The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, January 26, 1877, Image 1
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closed (he eyes of inquisitive, by lajiag * li
piece of silver, after the old fashion, over Ate tl
.* . sealed eyelids. They clapped thoir han<Js ?
and palaces arose as if by opguv Tbsy el
^ pointed their fingers into'a forest/and the ft
v trees that had stood tho storms of oenturies H
tumbled- backward, and a steam, eftgino 0i
whirled its train of oars thrctagh the path u
that was eleared for it. Gold il from tc
their fiugers, and their merest acqu?iotan- ai
ces were gilded over till they looked like
little braps gods.
At last the crash came. The skyrocket ft
having reached its highest point, flickered $
for an instant, then flashed a shower pf q|
green' and gold and red over half* tlio^skjf,'
and dropped?ajsmoky^atick?n
swamp. And then people rubbed their, rt
eyes wonderingly, and remarked: "By ]a
Jove ! that was splendid 1"
THE GREATEST OK THESE "DEVELOl'F.R8," tc
by all odds, was Littlcficld. In South Car- !U
olina he began his Southern career in the gc
lumber business. He soon went to North O
Carolina, and in two years had five mil- gi
lions dollars worth of bonds and had cu- In
dorscd one million two huudrod and fifty h<
thousand dollars worth of papor, on which th
the cash had beou obtained. Bushing tli
through with this triflo, ho left the State w
for his hoalth, the sheriff riding "tho pale hi
f horse'' that pursued him, and cama to Flor- th
ida. Ho succeeded fn getting? "?*"-*?-< *
FOUR MII.LfONS DOLLARS th
worth of bonds at one haul, and then set g<
up as a man of wealth. He purchased a th
lovely site and built him a home that a duke >
might have envied. His cquippage, with w!
its four blooded horses, its liveried outrid- tu
crs, and its gold mounted harness, eclipsed th
that one with which Jim Fisk used to as- pi
tonish New York. He lived like a prince, ht
lio lookotl not a wn?lo tU'fliro. Ilia uligh-1 g<
Ik .
Lwhil* poking <ro* frnni hi* oe?t of
Lht tooklOption to go to the Seaatja'ftut
r tfefr*>*AwrjH) Vaoanwy. Ho paid llrrAbi-j
jah '-whff^ra# than aoiabrelyafcd
ailenUy ??rvirig Florida- jn that capacity,
83O,0Q0 to resign, hayi?g previously arranged
with Ibe Gorerpo* that in connideation"
of .. . : ,
15,00# IN HAND PAID 4
u? would call an extra eaaion of th? T*g,
wUtnW 'that ??-*? v
;'^Jj
ial he is eoie dftitnatjt ia a suit (i^frhiek 8
ght millioQS of dollar* arc at *takq.npdjir s
mfideut of jotting it. ^Bw| tha^ don'* g
ied him powy bofcffr these \
oes are reaS, he^may have hoeo forced to [
it that gcl|en toothpick that so dazxled my.; u
ntutored eyoe. The roekstthat We squinid
at last night is the stiok^hat we laugh {
to-day. ' > i
now to'Marte $15,000. .& |
There are two rewards offered for Little- 4
aid's delivery in North Carolina?one of g
10,00 and one of $5,000. The governors (
^Florida have refused to give the handtone*
recalcitrant up", and the angry CaYolfc *
ians, incorporating the offer of $10,000 J
iward for his body in thciP constitutional (
w, are awaiting events. 4" |
The tempting reward offered for him has t
tnpted many detectives to go to Florida <]
id try to kidknap him. Tho story of fl
une of these attcmps rends like a romance. .
11 ono occasion the detectives took on tho ,
lisc of Northern tourists out seeking for \
salth and pleasure. They put up at the a
Jtcl and lived at a rattling pace. Finally ?
icy inet Littlcfield, "as if by chance," and j
ion the play began. They dined him and j.
incd him, and were dined and wined by r
mi. At the end of a week thoy announced t
>?t they had brought their private yaoht '
kfth ftlM^jaiUI proposed * vailing jaunt up *
o river. Of course their idea waa to onoo t
it Littlcfield on board the yacht and t
icn I
ICOUT AROUND THE COAST TO OEORUIA,
here they would have their illustrious cap- y
io safe. Littlcfield humored thorn, until a
ey "had reached the river and taken their c
aces in tho y^ht. Then, shaking his a
indaomo head, he said : "I believe I won't
a on the water to-day. You all go on ; I s
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* Al another t?*4 li was ^ranged- 1$ steal
his private car fr6m lbs train as* h* pas*4
Live Oak en route'to X?l'?b*??<*- Liv# Oil
is only 2Q mHes "from the Georgia iioe.-The
engine slipped hpqOioUj, '"doBSplecl tcr
Littlefie1<T? oarx which bad heeo unoObpleil
(Vom the _ train, an< ljels |jjj^ abfeit ^ .at***!,
at a mile a ruimt^ ^r the ;<torgi* line;
when the shrew cd jrwMioderJ* >** *\ ".. ' >
'* 8 LIrp*D OllT #-.#?? tctwe?ooi'5
and left tho-fcfg^^meVa- birdK^
^^^Ooverh!^v|^^a deotand V" I re^r
'0t'
Irrtho afternoon wo were " to the ^
ter'a office, and the man .w&q^iad waettsi
^o?jicensc entered. He^ad^motjjpTOK
yrfre wfiyitWRS refused Wo, d thingh ^
jL:ipa u.Tuliv r*Jxpl4ifl<p 1 \blifr~
ot-ncea was^ -.illog^. ^ lcft^vi-^ ^
jl^ *
#jjrh Ttfi?; w^rtar.-^?i?* rican I ^
' ;. . * .Jk, tat '" '
TfrlOVf) f or VtyVtyiftt^-^xsttVl "Upon ?
ru?,'r Aid a pompous Counsellor, "to State ,
listinctly upon whot authority you are t>ro- I
>ared to swear to thift^riflfe'sage ?" Upon
rhat authoritysaid the ostler intcrroga- 1
ivcly. " You nre to reply, not to repeat the
(ucstions put to you." "I doesn't consider <
t man's bound to nnswer a question afore |
le't .imc to turn it in his mind." "Noth- ,
ng can be more simple, sir, than the quesion
I put. I again repeat it: Upon '
rhat authority do you swear to the animal's '
tge ?" "The best authority," rcspondid ho, i
jruffly. "Then why such an evasion ??
Yhy not state it at once "Well, then,
fyou must have it?" "Must! I will '
lave it!" vociferated the counsellor, inter- '
upting the wituess. "Well, then,if you I
oust and will have it," rejoined the ostler, ,
vith imperturbable gravity, "why, then, 1 (
lad it uiysolf from the mare's own mouth."
L^cimmtaneous burst of laughte^ rang 1
hroughout the court and the judgo%n his '
>cnoh oould with difficulty confine his risi- i
do muscles to judicial docorum. I
Don't put the point of your lead pencil in '
'our mouth. The frequent pn ctice has re- 1
ulted in tho ruin of health, and in m*n?
asou in paralysis and death. Besidos, it is ,
i vulga*. habit.
? i
Never tell what a success you arc. Let '
ome one else do it. (
I i
if '
%ni|& 'support hi * (Tie car
laiA^>L#fV<>rK Among 6wux tltiq?j ha says. <X
"Thcjgh the s^icuio (/. ?., to withdraw W>
tTj? clcjUfal ticket) failed, the Spirit. hhiCh *W
bispirt^.aurvi^i^^e^l^fc f<?& M
w cafti1Sn 4*$?*W. It is j3r ?fi
too u?jph to say thaVjAijkate was lortj^o 'Ofj
rndetiod the N^Uoni^^oiocraey^^i^^MH
the pofey pureued . ?aticca^>ffam pi
I * * &Siidr&kto "?0
p, and the Whole tWe
BghcwJnjado Against Chatnberlain.'" Thi* ^o)
idetua ?/eHadw?o; or at least to ig?a&S??
^Sectors,,:. ' [ifiJjmgffi
"^afa 1 ^ii^.tho tdWSiaS^ft
VtW^WaticKet^i the clekdr*vf??
7 tllft Stiltt>tJ .i.i.L.'> Z a
VM <rw? auvwcsa, uusu m- lire J
ltt^td{V tlio/cderal election*. With a
olor0 jWj?Tpf (f nearly tbffty th?uaapdl??^
a tl^Li mite, it was woll known that th^eon? ^L.
cst'Yflk* bo fthK*"A^fec one." The adryin- ^1
jtf.s?*wuu.^{, -haditoean'
io hifuiuooa ar^toWftfred the people so cfbeoyand
affected t\ain so diaaittod^fy thai*W Wl^
^rui in tho^tnte secWad to bo considered .
prainount in4tpp>\tanoe. "The appearance*
.11 indicated t|fct thV|eadera of ; the Nation- ^
Mfreino4r1fa<|mr ty hjtd Uttte. or no hope * .
from our 81ataXWtTQ-vJkaJ, ^^aroaVd faave to
ight it^ilt bjMWTMyifr+VM BtgtfVkt,
' nr^bljap^iight considek the act)<9
were oblige? k-^nake ^
?ubj^otf it was concluded ^
,lftt tbcW"^ government "
loTOj^ltJht ; and that nothing* H
consldcrntionofir^^^J^^H
withdrawal, unless thqTcxccuti Vft riAmm'*??a I ^
?T10
)f tW^NWtiomrf Democratic party should TIA
Cjquejt it. ,, ago
Thq effort to redeem the State would Oot
Auibtiess have been inado if no l'ccsidcn- w'''
ti 1 election bad been pending; but as it jjoj
tv s i^ot -'an off year," and there was an tjgc
slictrn for Presidcut, it was not perceived Mr.
Iii^vr i the two elections?running in the ?JU1
*nin<f plane of reform?could materially eon- '('0i
putt
flit with each other. Indeed, some of us ?ut
tllight and still think, that the most ccr- vjg0
taWand effective way to correct the evils of men
til State government is to secure the tri- ^e(
nifl) of the National Democratic party and . *
x Vwgc of rulers at Washington ; that the
rci-option of thf State government cannot tion
beWiplete without that tTftimph and that terpi
so sequent change. For these and other deal
gpl reasons tho proposition to change the ^
? --- " *
irti.uu.uio.ai mu instance oi the Kcpubli- cr*H
oaleadors wan not entertained On the disti
carary,<1rc adhered to our platform and be u
orinal resolution?to make common causo 0
ai fight together ngainet con uption and
f.itpoform, both in the Sutfo and General ^
Comments. ^o far know, the Ke. I nn<
r
t
^jgltCtoril COlltiautHl tn innat nt ftiA ?i
Iple of inf Stot?in rt$ Obion wo Wfc<>r
^b rt if, ^ r do r or more WtfRg
^^"jre^jice'is- umio to L^o 'ful^rinj
iapuUvSto iMtowopta..? V??i' ' >V
Hrj^ '%SjK{?J?op> dflVfeStnttf*-^
ijj fiarIt J* tfH kj?e\cd .tVl
Bvcn under tho 'tf?ocflf4nd Prosperity1
Icy* all tho whito peopVfotcd for Tilde
I Ilcndricka, and it iff most confidcntl
<1 faith ?ad ncSv^y V Aho
iter? for the State'of SoaUi CarolW |
late caovws?, sod that Vilden aod^ II<3
.J^^lrere not "deserted.* ,Under\jh%e
tumsUnccs it is mortUyjng to fhi^ i
tb^the rwttitjif'* more ^Sortifyiqg t
by a mere handftd of'vo|fti?less >ha
i hundred; but it is fitill mofenaorfcUyiOi
ause it is unjust, ip be totd 0Ralkth
ie^fve a lukewarm sup$6&to
i, ahd was lost to the HaiiunalDemocrac
the *)5fca policy'' of one who wns cot a
Btor^jpU a candidate fbr Governor.
V Jocular Bw Pointed Illustr>
n or How to Count tiie Preside!*
L Vorti?Professor Seelyc,' a few daj
, was making a very learned argument i
igrcss upon the part of the constitutio
eh savfi thnt>'?K? * -* *
?uv jl ivsiuuui ui tnc Sen
shall, in the presence of tho Senate am
jse of Representatives, open all the cei
ates and the votes shall then be counted.'
Seelye, who is a Republican, was o
rse maintaining that Mr. Ferry, the Pres
it of the Senate, had the clear and indis
ible right not only to open tho votes
to do the counting. At a particularly
rous and eloquent point in his argu
t, Mr. Proctor Knott, tho chairman o
jouunittee, (so the story goes,) remarked
rofessnr. I ao not wish to interrupt you
our eloquent constitutional argument
1 want you to explain to mc an invita
I have just received to dinner, tho inrotation
of which perplexes mc a good
It is as follows :
The pleasure of your company is requestt
dinner to morrow eveuing, at Welckto
meet Professor Scelyo aud other
nmnaU.1 ? ?
..p.v.ouvu ^cimemen. Tlio dishes will
ucovercd dy the steward precisely at 7
ck, and the dinner will then be eaten."
fow, what I want you to iutcrprct for
Professor,"snid Mr. Knott, "is who is
it the dinner?the steward, or you and
1 the rest of the guests?''
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if ?oiup>4
f ^ Flfett*, tWlMlY of! America, U rapidly *
j? .ow^ga tfcov+jito. IfiM IgaHng tree* is a *,
' ^MUt mto\ a ?wV? waijM $eet 9100 a tree,
^ fF$fOO,0OO wtlmwt,d/?ti|hNar return. -. .
aathnual income <A fl5'.4o f!fr ?aeb? <! v ?. :
?' tl*tt *)U bear frulfflftW* " A >rlda 1
JelMr Mjei A amp >*>. piaM 1,006 treet J*
thii year.. Id tee yearp be Aitl- ?bere an t\
d 'Mirage yield. of 100 tojhe Wor 100,000 "
^ ?vuum to. hie jedW, with fttrn 91,600 to " ?
. . 43,&0lldta the trcM^la 6?o yeAMien^cr. A; ' *
*?2SisSiS?S
?, -otbay green foliage-of * , #
,e Wsrore^-WortP ^ft,600 *>915,000 .
_'{on the^pgg?. Hh wiff thus Aete bj no Iff-' -v ? ?
iginoMutlay of, say $2,000, hi ten yews HP"-"'
>r Hit property wiflbc orth at Wrlow estinriate ' V
>r $5o^^.feiJtaoor...?Vir
wrh)>^a ia.a htorty Cor ao infcomoeecutting
the tree"' * j "?*
* $uloptlft>ff aMufai* fWt; frop*the gtouvdi J > <*'
Hh'itoe^h a puafhtt'of ?u?eet orange \u3i>:* J *; .
:- between tht
b" ^ j'
5., iinife ttubay yon* tjreed^d hdPl\ -.-!,'v " z
a tu?n -Uanepltoted. fh t\ of thejeeffig .
Us jmangt oOpnti^a^?iu cal T>uy rwtp-yNLT
4 t#J^tree? ccot
c. bvlWAj^ewi^^'J ^bii^a frworito ? *
^ Wtbo<ia?r BtarW^.-e, grove and cr*atea<quite ?. /
j, TKo^i.lfoltifoung trees. Tffro\gre,? . j
J- ?^.j*?i|tnfn'%ho grow V-v*
, PlpSKIa^pd>, An acre w^l-prodd^ Itfy, \, >; ;
^ 300 s^?i^aS^Ka .iiv Atat ^s;bf .?
% VortKii tpificeJv^Ttli^ ytofchU ep-encfc^. * .
P&fiS?S^KtfSK8^SlffiSjK'- ;7>. '
JmmSfBBSWSS^ "v
Verrj - ^ 1 - .
L-; newtr^^o^}** * .; .1
past tcfn year* is sitnply .incredible. . Those e
new/Ure^hv^hardW befO*; V*i$g as .** "
? J?t"i #rbexr their' fruit does bame Qn,:tho ' .v.
^W^astor thafii ever. It is probablethat^^ ^vjl
? trees. ' - J
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Q Grass 18 Kino.?Charles Seymour, in nn ?
y address before the Wisooosip State Board 1
J of Agriculture, says :?"British agriculture
E Lrli ^~X-L- .-* ^T2Z1
0 derive some valnaffefaints trom their experience.
Of the ffny millions of acres unr}
dcr cultivation in the United Kingdom of
p Greut Britain, less than twelve millions of
^ acros are devoted to 'white crops' or cereals;
I while over twenty-six millions of acres are
^ kept in permanent pasturage; six millions
e of acros uuder clover and rotation grasses ;
if and six millions of acres devoted to turuipa
0 and other vegetables. England, Wales,
Scotland and Ireland have about two and
D three-fourths millions of horses, ten uiil>>
lions of cattle, and over thirty millions of
* sheep. Repetition of white or grain crops
j. is not permitted. Instead of the old procees
of restoring or testing land by keeping
it fallow every fourth year, which was eqairn
aleqt to th* permanent withdrawal of ono j
qoMMfof the tillable land from cultivation, /
tW tuthip crop, with its broad leaves that /
shmld "^Bfcek^^rays of the son, and /
KflHl
ripening,"to cattle and sheep, is resorted to as ">
l~ the most effectual method of benefiting both \
s land and stock; as biennial plants derive ? \
u their chief nourishment from the air, and
n do not exhaust the soil, if used before they
? riPCn " ^
'* Scottish Landowners.?The new
Scottish Domesday Book shows that the
f class of owners holding 100,000 acres and
* upwards is the class holding the largest pro*
portion of land in Scotland. There are
'? twenty-four owners in this class, and their
7 holdings amount to 4,031,884 acres, which
- is about a fourth of the whole of Scotland,
f Taking the first four counties in the list, in
: the county of Aberdeen ten owners, out of
1 7,472, hold 561,538 acres, which is nearly
> one-half of the area of the county ; nine
* owners in Argyll, out of 2,864, hold 767,
* 457 aorcs, which is more thaw one third of
I the coftoty;seven owners in Ayr,outof 0,376,
hold 251,789 acres, whioh is ubout a third
' of the county ; and two owners in Banff,
out of 4,025, hold 231,684 acres, which is 4
' more than one-balf of the county. '
A kind Providence has wisely ordained
thut the wife should go to bed first this bit?ij
.v., wii?wumnir. i>lun was made to sit
alono by the fire for half ud hour and meditate
upon matters too weighty fur hoi c hi1
sidcration.
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