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Wp4 <s < ' '. : JSWvmK^"' '' 'v'.* 'v * - w>'\ MM AT TIIE THROTTLE A POWERFUL. TRADE UNION. Thefiilpnt Strength of the Itnllroiul Engl ucers-JenloiulcH and Rivalries. A lefter from Cleveland, Ohio, savs The' most powerful union in the work has its headquarters in this city. It ii the Brotherhood of Locomotivc Engi neers, witli a membership of over 17,00( engineers, and 294 subdivisions in th< Ignited-States, Canada, and Mexico. II has "been so auietlv conducted that uoth iug, was know about it by the genera] * public d?vthis city until attention was called to it this week by a reunion ol its members. Its head ofliccr is Grand Chief Engineer Arthur, who for twenty years has ruled it with almost the power of a dictator. He has more than once made superintendents and general managers of railroads come to his terms. jMuch. of his power is ascribed to the fact that he i6 slow to order a strike and refuses to allow the brotherhood to amalgamate with any other labor organization. J. B. Carson, formerly of thia city, lias a son who was made superintendent of a road leading out of Chicago, lie was paying conductors 30 cents an hour, btaikemen 27 conts, and cngiueers but 20 cents and not remunerating t-hem for tho full time worked. The}' demanded move and sent for Arthur. Arthur asked Carson to pay his engineer for every hour's work, but the official snubbed him. ^"If ydu don't accede to our demand every engine on our line will be housed at 12 O'clock, said Arthur. Carson re fused to accede. After traffic had been suspended for a few hours the President of tlie-Toad concluded to give the cn.eiiieerfi their dpmnnds. He nsknH Mr A-rtlierwhat the- men wanted. "Thirty cents an hour." said Mr. Arthur, and Superintendent Carson, who had refused. to give the engineers twenty six ccnts tin. liour, now pays them thirty. Au officbii of tho Iron Mountain road ?cnfc for Arthur oncc to arrange a difficulty between the engineers and the company. The official told a story of hard times, to his surprise, Arthxir said: rtThi> engineers will stand their proportionjof a reduction?" "Wiu.?hcy?" asked the official. <4Yca, if. you will reduce all proportionately from the official at $10,000 a yearMpwn, and providing you can show from-fhornct earnings that it is necessary; trut you cannot." TO 'tliO- official's surprise, Arthur ehowdcLliim an exhaustive statement of the.paTTiings and expenses on the road, ?nd'oDny^nced%hun that no reduction ol engineers was necessary. Tlio Brotherhood of engineers has a perfect "System. of acquiring intelligence .1 i S ? -1 nuui.iuvgviivrai unices 01 un runways. ThejJirothcrhoodwas formed in August, ' 1663, t>y a,few engineers on the Michigan Central road. It has disbursed $lp75fi006 to the widows and orphans of dflbtSascd, members. Gnaof the*engineors at the reunion of the brotherhood, speaking privately of engineers* vrork, said: 4;Tne boys arc all liv&v so far as the brotherhood is concerned^ but when they get back to wortc they arc the mo t jealous set of men. in the world. No one could holp it. Engineers aro governed by innumer' able rules, the breaking of the least of which means suspension or discharge. No excuse will be taken. Only a perfect and a- lucky man can hold his place. Scoreb of good men arc waiting to take tk The jealousy between engineers is often so bitter that their wives, although old acquaintances, will not speak. One engineer may be in luck; the other, without blame, may have had the seiies of three accidents that sometimes come to an engine. If she has one, she is , sure not to atop till she has had three, and the engineer may be in danger of disch rgC; "This intense rivalry sometimes leads to acts of meanness. A young man just promoted fears even the old engiucer that he fired for, and that loved him like a brother?when he was n fireman ?and will not run out his engine until lie has inspected every inch of her, to see that no one has put up a job on liirn. A young engineer on the Nickel Plate cut out aft the bearings of his enf;ine on llio" first trip, and was laid off. Ic was a close observer, and found that some wretch, had put emery in his oil can. He was able to prove this fact, and regained bia situation. Another new engineer was suspended for burning out the flues of liis boiler. He had worked and fnr rnnra fnr ivrAmnfinn on/1 to have the coveted prize snatched from him just.as kohad grasped it drove him into the grave. He had insisted that the engine's gauges had registered plenty of water, but the master mechanic disbelieved him. When he was dead it was found that he had told the truth. A. conscience 6tricken rival confessed that ho had put oil in the tank so that it foamed and showed water at the top gauge when there was scarcely a quart in the boiler. Another method of meanness is to choke up the water hose leading from the tank to the boiler with cotton waste. "It is a great event in the life of an engineer when he gets a chance to make eonic special run that will give him a record, and he becomes a special object of envy. When tho Nickel Plate was the rival of tho Lako Shore a Nickel Plate engineer made tho run with thirty cars of Htock, leaving Chicago at the ?amc hour that the Lake Khore train did *ndIdeating it into Buffalo more than ten hours. That engiueer got promoted. "An accident often makes an engijirnr {nmmia 1 urAun?i?Aiia he becomes an?ob;j6ct of envy. Dnn MoGuire, one of the luckiest of men, was tunning tho front online of the double header that pulled the Lake Shore .tfam the night of the Ashtabula accident/ His engine managed to get across the bridge just as the train went down. The engine was saved, but stopped so near the awful brink that the tender hung poised over the edge. This crowning pieco of good fortune called McGhrire into prominence, and now whenever Vanderbilt's train takes a trip over the road McGuire is generally Cbosen to run it over his division. McGuirc, by the way, is quite a prominent <uanu> amonp engineers. Sandy McQnim, on ongineer running out of - Klmira, K. Y., has become famous, not onty as a good runner, but as the writer ofpocttr." Za v' A *'/ .. . .* * ; * ; '*"? ' ... .... vy "v ' >. >ft.- ' 'v^vc' - -t * j&i- vxi 'j& P AT.TVTTr.rr'Ti Tunneling the II..:..,./u. Persons passing the entrances to th? projected Hudson River tunuel on botl sides of the river cannot but be impressed with their appearance, sa^s s New York paper. The engine house; : and workshops arc deserted, the painl 1 has become blistered by exposure to th< i sun and has fallen off in patches, giving - tho buildings the appearancc of deserted ) barns. The only persons who can be j seen around the enclosures are tlu t watchmen. They look after the old tools and answer the questions put to I them by inquisitive visitors. Their reply i to all questions is: "Don't know, sir.' ; The workmen formcrllv employed on the tunnel call around occasionally and make inquiries as to when business will be resumed, but they get little satisfaction, and after being told to, call in a week or two they retrace their steps homeward. "Work was suspended on November 4, 1882, on account of tho death of President T. W. Park. At that, time there were over 300 men employed. Some few were kept until July 26, 1883, but sincc that time not a stroke of work has been done toward the com |/tvv?/u WJL HIV |M VJV LI. ill Ulill llftlli: 1,047 feet. of the north tunnel on the Jersey side had been completed. On the New York side 150 feet of the north tunnel and twenty-three feet of the south had been excavated. In the north tunnel there remain 3,9111 feet to b.! finished and in the south 5,012. At the rate of 7 feet a day, the average work accomplished, it would require 550 days to finish the north tunnel and 710 to complete the south. Both are full of water now, but it would require only a few days to pump them out. About $1,500,000 has already been expended on the work, and it is estimated that ?2,200,000 would be required to complete it. There is a prosj>ect of tbo work being resumed this fall, but unless sufficient funds are secured nothing can be done. There Was n Fire. The mate of the steamer was shoring me over the boat as we rushed along down the great Father of Waters. The one .particular thing that he wanted mo to take notice of was the fact that tho boat was as near fire-proof as a steamboat could be made. Fire hose was coiled up oil nlnn? ?>- > - UII aiuug luu IU11UU3 UCUK8, IlU/./.lUS 1111 ready to play, and buckets of water were kept standing in various localities to drown out incipient fires. ''It's all right if you have a system, I said, as we finally halted. "System is dead perfect," he replied. "At the cry of 'fire' I tap the bell."That calls all the crew to the spot. There is not a spot on the boat that we can't reach with three streams of water, and I rather guess I'm competent to take charge. I'm an old fireman of twenty years' experience." Well, I went off to bed by and by, but hadn't turned in yet, when somebody shouted "fire!" as loud as he could yell. I rushed out. We were bowling along within fifty feet of the shore, and away aft there was a bright blaze of flame and a rush of smoke. I started that way, but somebody ran over me, and I heard a splash in the water. A I negro ran past me and rang the bell, and a unAAn/^ or/\f ^Airn rt ?/*'! ~ ^ c? UV/OUUM UUWJH ? UUU Ul I1UDU, UJJl'UUU fight on the fire, and directed matters so sensibly that the flames were soon subdued. Then the Captain came aft and roared o t: "Johnson! Johnson! Where in thunder is the mate ?" Nobody know. "We hunted for him, but he was not found. He was the old fireman of twenty years1 experience who went overboard and struck out for shore at the first alarm, leaving the negro deck-hands to save the boat and 180 lives.?M. Quad. The Elephant Jumbo. The famous beast, Jumbo, lately killed in Canada, was twenty-five years old aud, so far as history has recorded, he was captured in Africa at a tender age by a party of Arabs. He was transported to France, and remained until three years of age in the Jardin dea l'lantes in Paris. From there he came by devious paths into the Zoological Gardens in London. During lm infancy Jumbo showed no remarkable traits of character nor was he much bigger than other elenhnntn of t.hr> #nmi> >i?rRut i when he attained the age of seven years his keepers were surprised to notice that his appetite began to develop abnormally. A couple of hundred pounds of hay and a barrel of potatoes were not much for Jumbo at his dinner and his spare hours, like the prudent elephant that he was, he occupied in devouring all the peanuts and apples that the children and maids of London could pay for. Then he began to grow and added inch after inch to his stature, with the calm indifference with which he swallowed bonbons. Jumbo grew bigger and bigger, and before he left London was 114 feet in height. Mr. Barnum had assiduously studied up the records, and finding that Jumbo was the biggest elephant on the face of the earth decided four years ago to add him to his long lino of Circassian Princesses and skeleton men as an attraction. no made an agreement with the Zoological Garden by whieh he was to have the animal for $10,000. But when the news spread in London that the pet of all the future lords and ladies of tho land was to join a traveling American show, a howl of indignation I was heard in the metropolis, but he was I brought; away, nevertheless, and safely arrived in this country, where for several years he bns been the chief feature of Btirnum's ? i Lt gal Cant on. Counsel (for the prosecution)?You will admit that you- t was in Boston at the time th^ a' curred. Counsel (for t?.t- ..i-i'endant)?No, Sir. Counsel?You will admit tVt 'onrclicrt was in Boston about the ti..i the i fnir occurred? Counsel?No, Sir. Connsel?You will at least artm > 'here ia such a place as Boston / Counsel (emphatically)?No, Ihe prosecution wishes to evidence that such a place as .;<>si u ?_ ista, it haif got to prove it. We admit nothii g. I THOS. McCE" of the largest SALOON in llio tip-^oon advertisements. Tho half is not men prepared for fall trade. The Falmotto J Foreign and Dome tho best tho markot affords. He Rye and Corn, Iris Apple, Peach, California and ] Ho can cheerfully recommend his mixed drinks with all tho DEJjICIOUS k'ERATE DRINKS. His specialty is a GENTLEMEN'S RESOI and you will not forgot again. A G-ood Line of Tobac Beer CUNNINGHAN ? haa Their Larp anil FALL AND V Consisting Foreign and Do NTOT HC.A.TS, HATS, : HARDWARE, HA Groceries, Grocer Crocker At Lower Prices thun they were ] PAVILION HOT! C1IRLESTON, S. [First Class in all its Appointm RATES. S2.00, $2.50 Excellent Cnisone, large airyroomn Pasaentrer Elevator. Electric bell ami li Heated rotunda centrally located. Oct. I, 'c4-tf QENTKAL HOTEL, Mrs. M.W.THOMA.3, Propriety Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. I^XCIIANGE HOTEL, GltEKNVILLE, S. C. The Only Two-Class H< in the World. W. R. "WHITE, Proprietor, j^TEW DINNER HOUSE, Grkkxwood, S. C. Kept by Mrs. F. G. PARKS. Cheap x Firat-claSs faro. June loth. 1882 tf. t. p. thomson. ?j. "w. ttiom 'PHOXSON & THOMSON, Attorn eys-at-Law, AllBKVILI.E, S. ??F"Office in rear Mr. Tree's. June 8th, ifc8u-tf. QALIIOUN & MABRY, Attorneys and Comsellxs at Law Abbeville C. H., 8. Office formerly occupied by Judge T1 3on. tf 1 noivr. it, uempuill, wm. r. calii ?JEMPHILL & CALIIOUN, Attorneys-at-Laws Abbeville, 8. Will prnctice in thu Courts of the S u. w. pe1uiin t. p. cotii JJERR1N & COTIIRAN, Attorneys-at-Law. Abbbvillb, 8. .* ' U- " * 5 .' ' . . . \\ - V ? O SALOON rTIGAN, Proprietor itry, don't intend to dupe his castomorn by fnls tionod in tlio throo Abbeville papers, Heis wel blouse ia well stocked with everything in the lino o stic Wines and Linunrs i has got Liquors niuo years old. Good old h and Scotch Whiskies, French. Brandies, Porter, Ale and Fresh Lager Beei goods to the public for MEDICINAL USE, an BEVERAGES of tho season. Also COOL., TEM largo stock of PURE GOODS. Call at tho IT. NO. 4 WASHINGTON ST THOMAS McGETTIGAN. :co and Cigars. Budweise: a Specialty. 47 I & TEMPLETON irE IN STORE Well Selected Stock of VINTER GOODS in Part ot mestic Dry Goods HATS, OOXS AND SHOES RDWARF, HARDWARE, ies, Groceries, y, Crockery, Crockery Svcr Offered Before. l-tf-2' 4* ETB0S2ED D7 W EETTEii ii SCIENTISTS A3 ^f?&C52AKR TI en$" ritACTiCALLTf AKY Indesiractlble j|||p! ||| ST0ill i Jhts? Ovor 5CO ?$jj|i Send 1 Q1 Beautiful j|-jS^lI>r'c? *-ij " Designs. ^rCU>a ? i v MANUI- ACT1IRKD BY MONUMENTAL BRONZE COMPA^ RBIDGEPOJIT. CONII. >tel 18 8 "*? AT THE?? 4 ~ Centennial Salooi ft"or this year will be found a tee. A KO^VII^aIM DUMA QMIMIIA ]n Miiguiuivi} ruioopitiwi :bon. ^orth Carolina copper distilled Corn, Fine brands of Kentucky Rye, from ?2 to $6 Per Gallon. imported Copse Brandy a Specialt C. ALSO Ales, Porter, Champagnes, & 100 fa fact all t"he popular and standard goo that can be obtained. Together with 11 an assortment of Tobaccos and Fine Cigars ' that can not be excelled in quality. G. Pera jns needing each goods would not iom- iiuinbugyoa by buying from tbem. en Tna place is second door from Cot So 160. ~ O'DOKNELL & CUNNINGHAM Proprietors, ABBEVILLE, S. Q> jan 14-tf 2 U? ' AIAj the new shades in tinto and Bonni with Ribbons, Birds, Flowers, Bati IT"" and Velvets to matob. bZ R. M. HADDON & CO. KAK* j?UGENE B. GARY, Attorney and Counselloivat-Lft 0 Abbeville, 8. C, 1 , : % ' * / ' ' ' : .* >,.?,-,'V--"...' . ' Av ;.r..\ -.* * . f GOODYEA1 Carriage Rep piAN EE FOUND THE LARGEST STOCK Ol Phnotmis r<oao (.-Hr'.s, Plantation Wntron" (nil sizes, 1 Hnrnes* Smhlles. ttalliner, lonthor of nil kinds, Wneon A . ' thirty dav< J ^iH OFFKR RPECTATj BA.RGAINS IN A L( *; GIFS at. less limn Mnnufactarers' Prices. These Buggjef ctn mukos: which i win gunrnntop equal to the best. Oil d vinco yoursolvos that thoy are absolute bargains, ^V. R. GOODY1 (Successor to It. IT. May & Co.,) OPP. CEO ' I AUGUSTA. GEOI r DAY & TANf Arc Now Receiving a Fine A CARRIAGES AND B FOR THE SPRINGAT PIUCES TO SUIT T * And Never Before Attained in the Hi We :;rc cuuli'.cri to i;ivc our customers every ad van at the cicscfc! possible cash prices. Cull and be con\ , Children's Carriages in ( The fillet cf HANDBAGS and SATCI TRUNKS. Willi'!* liMl'?K ELLAS. Til K WII.SON, CHILD'S & CO.'S PIIILA. WAG 'I ICN NESSKK W A (JONS. 1, 2. and 4 Horse. DAY TANN A MILL'S ONE AND TWO IIOE ^ i:xri;i:ss and delivery wagons. Av:es, Spring'!. I Libit, Spokes, Rubber Belti HOYT'S LEATIIIUi LELTINO. The best in tin LACINC, KIVKTS, Etc. OAK AND HEMLOCK v<i\ i <r rt is i' IjI .n i in *? JLiAfjl'S, TIIK1SAL) IIAItNKSS AND SADDLES. WK (5ALL PAT OUli IIAKNKS?..n; MEPAliTMICNT, IN WHICH W1 pmcr.. DAY Ad TA1 ?3 J WHITE BRO Wonld call tho attotion of buyers to a Few Spet u. El It'ESS <3Nimjtfiiinlly l:iri?n and ? trirM*p. They have the cheap liiiVM ??vor ulTfrod. 'I'livy h?>wo nUn noire handsome Coi< Horiiitonl. uf l;lnok mid (!i)luiv(l VKLVETEENS for Dre, u uicc lino of Wool Iiu ul) colors, the Intent tiling f ' Their Hlciok ??f HLACK <V\XII^ERE cannot bosuipas mm eaio ifi I ho Kuh?cli<?ti of lliexo yoods, and are nppnred the; , gimiily ami |-A. i;nr>d lino of JERSEY JACKETS, *** It would H'ttonish any one to how very cheap FLAN Jt reason Jiiivi.-iM in tln-> lino uor.ld do well to examine th Is "WHITE; BRC CARPETS? nrr> <10 vory nhonp h"? to be in the roach of 1 1 PELS and UU'iSwui ti? found lit tho storo of WUlTE V The a'?ovi? urn only ?i few linos in whio Special Barpfai Vf Ti.c txct.erul Stock of Fall and Winter Goods now offe Jy AV IIITE B R Ol TV h I?*' ?s-orLcd, and more attractive than tl ricto tri ali dci.H'tmcnU. '? THE HUMAN EYE AND JOSEPH S OPTIOI M Smn?ri'ir ? (?ny uihur in ?i*i?. in arrorilunc? 1 ??f mi iho |Mi<Miliiir ffirnt ?if h ('( IMfJW12 -CON VI ! ?.u ll>* t.f nirfl't, ni:d p<tif?olly natural to tl?o eye lw tin* \i*ii?.?u riviir invented, J. SILVER \r>-l f? |rnvp|in(? it fhiR timo thronehont the State of Qi Limvvti his Thorny and I'motirn. nnil at the Harnti lime inl Iim spectacle.- have been t?iod they are spoken of in the livUnii'jiiiitU will certify; llici original and ninny other? ist rooni'i He at the same lime wislms to lie understood )i quacks who merely h lis yon a pair of glasses at oxo never see njrain. Hh has establishnd in Augusta, at prt case you should happen to losoor break your glasses. ho a "mull nominal mini, a* it is his oiihIoiu to k?ep a rotfi.M bin. to know jnst the trlas-j yon have purnhasod I'roin hn y such u?en at> Jud^e 1'oltlo, Govern Colquii, Ui-u. tiuidun CLOTHING! CLOTHING^ imiler Eiro V y:"' " * ' ' 'r'^ ository. F CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, to f> hopsot) Single nnrt Donble Tntorial. <S$<v. kc. For tho next )T OF O'EN AND TOP "RUG i are nil Fine Northern an<1 EastII and cxamino them and conEAR, AgantRGIA RAILROAD BANK. !flll I FACTORY. 703 bUlA. I Ellis Street III - --uu?m? IAHILL, Lssortment of IUGGIES TRADE, HE TIMES ! story of tho Business dtage 1)}' purchasing our good 'inccd. Sreat Variety. 1ELS ever brought to the citj IONS, all sizes. :SE WAGONS. ng and Packing. c World. [ SO LIS LEATHER. . CEMENT, Err. mcuL.\u attention to i? EXCEL IN QUALITY ANL XNAHILF^ > Augusta, Ga. THERS 3iultios: Tiioir stock of O O JUP ss est lino of BLACK SILKS thej ;rod S?lks. thoy-have a gool ho ises and Trimmings. They have wi U11U LllUllUtU ;0? sed. They have bestowed uuwual y are nil ri ;hl iu ro? ir .l to color, choapor tlmn over b .-fore. INELSand BL.YNliEL'S are thi? o stock of iTHERS fill. A pood assortment of CAR BROIHEKS. ns can be had. irod to the public by 7 XI E R S, iey have ever carried. It is com sep.30, 88-i SPECTACLES. ILVER, with tbe science and philosopbj IX ELIl'SES. admirably adapted , afloidin^ the best artificial belt LI^IIED A : ULASS EMi'OKIUM OF AGUSTA. aorcria for the purpose of making troducinpthoso Lenses. Wherever ) lnyhost terms, as the following ? can be stun and examined at his int ho is not one of the traveling rbitant prices aud whom yon may wont, f?48 Broad Street, whore in will replace the nnme for yon at .er of all he sells, thereby enables m. Tlieao testimonials are from * aud a hojt of others, sep.3 ,1?8. I rtr nmTTTwn VrliUiIUi\ or l OK at the old gent above in a Ix isn't he with his pants all xy and no fit? My friends do wish to avoid getting into just a scrape? Then when you e up your mind to buy a suit of lies come right along to our * c j and have your measure taken t lit, just say to us "wend these ,ics right back, I don't want v a and wont have them." Moro-1 1j i i , wc wduiii nui ivi> you ?lcc(? i ourselves if they did not fit "We arc not working for a fatt d, but a trade we can by giving e satisfaction -hold in the fultewember our motto is "no > pay. "We are yours truly, jt timers. : >0\ . & '"A u . Jllll