ti i i dmm t&es. . ? ' 1 - 1 - ? " i - . ??.1? VOL. XXVI.?NO- 28. . UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA JULY 12, 1895. $1.50 A YEAR. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. D. E. IIydrick, J. A. Sawyer Spartanburg, S. C , Union, S. C. H YDRICK& SAWYER, Attorneys at Law, Judge Townsend's Old Stand. M UNRO&MUNRO, Attorneys at Law, No. 2. Law Range, g S. STOKES, ' Attorney at Law and Trial Justice, Office Rear of Court House. ( J C. WALLACE, Attorney at Law, ( No. 3 Law Range. gCHUMTERT & BUTLER, Attorneys at Law, ] No. 3? Law Hangs. ( DENTISTRY. ; J^R. H. K.SMITH'S , Dental Rooms over A. H. Foster & ^ Co'a. store. Cocaine used in extracting 1 teeth. . DENTISTRY. < jyi. J. C. McCUBBINS, J Office on the corner of Main and 1 Judgement Streets near the Court House. ) Bridge and Crown work done when 1 desired. Call and see me. UNION MARBLE ?ANL>? ' Granite Works. { GEORGE GEDDES. * __ 8 F. M. FARR, GEO. MUNRO. * President. t Caehier. Merchants and ; Planters' National 5 BANK, ? OF XJISTIOIST. t f Capital Stock $00,000. Surplus $50,000. S Stockholders liabilities, $00,000?Total? | $170,000. 1 Officers?F. M. Farr, Prcs't. A. H. ^ Foster, Vice l'res't. Geo. Muuro, Cashier. C J. D. Artnr, Aes'stant Cashier. Directors?W. 11. Wallace, A. G, Ricet ^ Win. Jefferies, T. C. Duncan, J. A. Fant, J. ? T. Douglas, 1. G. McKissick, A. li. Foster, ti ?r We solicit jour business. ICE CREAM AND SODA WATER > ! PARLOR- I AS the Oyster season is now over, I < have converted my Saloon, into an ICE CREAM PARLOR. And the 1 adieu and gentlemen are respectfully invited to call on nte when they waut a cool and refreshing drink. Orders for cream by tho gallon will receive prompt and careful attention. I have oue of the finest Soda I'oun- i tains in the up country, everything shall be kept tidy. Ladies arc invited to make my place their headquarters while shopping, stop in and rest whether you wish to buy or not. If you have a headtche try my WINK COCA it will cure | t every time. I You will also find at my place the largest and finest assortment of fancy and plain candies, cakes and craokors fruits .canned poods and general confections, also family procerus. Thanking my customers (or tho'.r kind >and liberal patronage last Summer J espectfully solicit a continuance of the Mine this Summer; guaranteeing prompt and p lite attention to an JOHN. R. MATHIS MERCY and MARTIAL COURAGE .Rams Horn On being asked to recall an install of martial courage Gen. Longstn said: "About the most remarkat exhibition of courage which cvcrcai to iny personal observation occuri during the Mexican war at the bi tie of Resaca de la Palma. I w then with Gen. Taylor, 011 the 'J day of May, 184G, when he order his dragoons, Capt. Charlie May, charge the enemy's batteries. Rn dolph Ridgely, who commanded o battery, as May was about to chare called to him: 'Hold on Ohnvl until I draw their tire.' I do r know any more interesting case courage and gallantry than that Ridgely, when he called on me togi him the privilege of drawing the ti that was ready for May upon himse May made the charge successful inu got the batteries of the enem ind us a result we were victorious th lay. I do not know of aiiythii which was so fraught with nobili md absolute fearlessness as this act Ridgely's. Both of these men wci beautiful characters. "Can I give you as good an instan )f inercv? Yes. hundreds. On 01 aceasion at the battle of (icttysburj is our Confederate lines were advan ng, they met with a temporary cho< ind the enemy wore advancing b lind rocks, also, and firing upon u rust a little in front of our line whe ny men stood was a wounded Nort >rn soldier, calling frantically fi vater. A Confederate soldier ste] >od from behind his shelter, leavii lis gun, and held up his hands as ignal to cease firing. The Unio roops stopped when they saw h ^jnal, ai)d he ran forward and gat he wounded Yankee his canteen < v.iter, raising his head on his arn intil he had drained the contents < he canteen, then restoring him tei lerly to his reclining position on tl ;round, ran back behind his roc fhere he had been, and resumed tl >attle: The enemy's line resume iring at the same time, and th ample act of mercy passed amid tl renter incidents of that terribledt and doubtless of the hundreds wl v it in esse:! it but few live toremeuib u* relate the occurrence. "The bravest ami best men wit vhoin I came in contact during tv ;rcat conflicts were Christian me ind 1 believe the better Christian nan is, the braver, truer and nobh le is in private and public life. I i tot see how a man can he brave u ess he is a Christian." Coat of The Brooklyn StrikeThe strike which tied up nearly a the surface railroads of llrookh luring the month of January has Iks the subject of investigation I ?y a sp cinl eommittee of the New York Sta Assembly. This committee lias ju handed an exhaustive report 011 tl matter which, whatever may 1 thought of the value of the conclusioi and recommendations offered, coi tains at least one significant stat mcnt which is worthy of repctith as illustrative of the tendency strikes in general. In connection with the failure agree and the sudden declaration a strike the committee says. "Ail tration had not been resorted to in not even suggested by either par previous to the declaration of tl i * I f 1 . t l 1 1 strike. nau mat neon none ami i inuiiiiuion had there is no doubt the minds of your committee that tl entire difficulty might have he< avoided." The cost of the Urooklyn trolh strike is estimated at least of which SJT*>0,td'U was borne by tl strikers, ^27 ">,b,)0 by theeitv in >u pressing disorders, and the bahun by the railroad companies and tl public generally, Moreover, le Johnson, a young negro man, shot lie and mortally wounded Fpank Landed ford, a young whiteman of Marietta, it- S. C. Mr. Langford was visiting as friends and relatives here and went mm tli out to the depot just before train time win cd with some other young men. When oth to they arrived they found the negro I m- quarreling with and abusing a bey 'ov < ur about twelve years old, whose father ing, ;e, and mother are both dead. One of nev lie the young men ordered the negro to not iot stop abusing the boy and to abuse littl of him if lie wanted to abuse anybody; hav of the negro then produced a pistol, and I sh vc placing it near the young man's face I ai re swore he would blow his brains out. arc it. Mr. Langford was standing near est ly and ordered him to put up his pistol \ y, and have no further trouble, and that at without further ceremony the negro ryin lg turned and fired two shots, one tak- By ty ing effect in the upper part of the grov of right breast and the other in the you. re right part of the stomach. The ne- life, gro then tried to make his escape by avoi ee running, but was so closely pursued If ic that he took refuge in a house on up- and g, per Main street, lie was promptly the \ c- pulled out and his hands tied and in may :k less than thirty minutes at least 300 your e- people were on hand, some armed your is. with shotguns, pistols and ropes, I re shoutiu? "lvnch him.' mill fill* n o v " " f'"v li- short time it looked as wo would have of tli >r a dead negro on our hands and a cor- have [)-' oner's inquest would be in order. have ig Earnest solicitations of cooler heads buihi a to send him to jail and await the re- of ot n suit of Mr. Landlord's course, at dowr is last quieted the crowd to a certain live i ;e extent. Three buggies were soon on in tli jf hand -uul five wel| . i, mined men werebtj rce NSay^oXltoenof ville jnil with-kim. Spine >thrents -\y 11- were made to follow and lyn$V Him men le and a report \tus circulated rttrat a v^cel k mob of negroes Vere w aiting n neter and has been in the hands of favoi 0. the law several tiineson similar of- remj u fences. The pistol that he shot .)C(|U [st young Langford with was a 38-cal- Y0U . |M> iber haiiiinerless Smith & Wesson. self 1 >e ~ ' 1 was us lac?t. The prohibition resp< to sentiment of Mr. Grady and'his been ol groafproininence give it greater force, year: My son will he just about youf age as co :|l when > our arc just about mine, and puffs ty I have g"t to Icok ingot you as a sort torm 1"' of prefiguring if w hat my son may be the 1 III ... ! .If 1 . i. anil* ITI1M nri.l vnistintrwr I I IIIIVI V' I ?'/' 'rv 11I ^ v/ ? v I ^ VU HIIU i CJVIVI11^ in your success. Iij)t ine w rite to .you 'u> wllut I would 1)0 willing tor you tor. T1 write to liiiu. f line Never gamble. Of all the vic^f #xtci ,v that enthrall melt this is the worst, mtyt, IM tin* strongest nad mo.y insidious, print 1(1 Outside of the '.A:i morality of it, it an et P* is the poorest imOsiment, the poorest sever I usiness and th Mtorest fun. No low it lr j man sale w ht^jirat ul!. It is j reeri u' never to nc*iV. * 1 never know "'J u' j : i oin.a gentlel .if and man of busi- throi | a. , v. ho did ij?regret the time and mnn1 uioju-v he had ' 1 in it. A man The i i. "i*. WM A. Nioik BANKI ttxtioit, Respectfully solicit you REPRESENT COMPANIES WITH ) plays poker is unfit for every si er business 011 earth. w *fever drink. 1 love liquor and I 0 1 the fellowship involved in drink- o My safety has been that I h er drink at all. It is much easier w to drink at all than to drink a b e. If I had to attribute what 1 a 0 done in my life to any one thing, u ould attribute it to the fact that ti n a teetotaler. As sure as you a born, it the pleasantcst, the easi- tl and the safest way. t< [arry early. There is nothing w steadies a young fellow like mar- si g a good girl and raising a family, w marrying young your children w v up when they are a pleasure to w You feel the responsibility of oi the sweetness of life, and you in d bad habits. ni 'you never drink, never gamble, marry early, there is no limit to ti< isei'ul and distinguished life you ar live. You will be the pride of ai father's heart and the joy of cc mother's. don't know that there is any hap- cv ss on earth worth having outside so 0 happiness of knowing that you di done your duty, and that you at tried to do good. You try to ag 1 up. There are always plenty hers who will do all the tearing so 1 that is necessary. You try to th in the sunshine. Men who stay so e shade always get mildewed. THE FIRStTi6>OR MF.Ni ap hat becomes of the first honor 118 of our colleges? asked some one . ltlv, and the tjuestion was ansd bv an old 'Varsity man after Pr fashion: "Well, well, let me a j c," he said, "there was Stokes, ^ took all the mathematical honors, ha ive Stokes a ten acre field, put *h< two good horses and one lame vn e, have six holes in the field, and es could tell the chances the lauie e had of striking one of those i, and w hat chance had the sound es. Stokes J is now teaching a Tli try school, and I have often won- Pri il why he has not risen to a po- rnded, smiling, "and 1 have not Ju in the courts in a half dozen soi s." And lie pulled on his cigar pa| ntdntedly, and viowcd the blue wh aa serenely as if he was the at- 1 iy for the richest corporation in wh Shwtr.?Cks*. sut About an Obituary prr le happiest tiling in the obituary Pe1 we have seen in a long time is an re> nded notice of one John Black- J written by a friend of his and PIC ;cd in the Marion 8tar. After *e;< lumeration of Mr. Blackmail's l'lv' al virtues we arc given the fol- ' ig touching episode of his ca- a,,( pre flie subject of this notice was, *'1C igh most of his life, a dissipated w'' ?drank a great deal of 'ujuor. rc? writer has known him often to aIU )LSON & SON, I 5RS I S. C. I Li- FIRE ISURANOE. $40,000,000.00, OF ASSETS. tay at Marion a week, and even two ceks, drunk every day; lyine out n the cold, wet ground at niglit, or ther uncomfortable places wherever e might chance to be when overcome ith liquor and with sleep. Devilish oys about town would box him up nd ship him off on the train to Willington, as it was said. At other imes they would smut his face, r.cck ad hands and let him walk about in iat condition, and then ,pretending ) get mad with whoever did him so, ould take him into a store pretenvely to wash him off, and give him a ash pan of castor oil and tell him to ash, and 'Jack,' as he was called, ould wash himself with the castor 1. Yet 'Jack* would take all this i good part; did not disturb his equaimity at all." Tlie writer is obviously a conscienous person, averse to concealments id opposed to forgetting or omitting lytliing of interest regarding the de'asod. It is pleasant to be informed, bower, that Mr. Blackmail remained ber "fifteen or twenty years" and edat last in the full odor of sanctity the age of ninety?rather a discour;ing fact for teetotalars. The lamented citizen was a good ldier of two wars but we submit that ere seems to be a slight incongruity me where in this paragraph when tiot"~be too highly predated.', He should be held out an example to all who follow him." rn. _. !LA.:a -f ** ? " xuat me youm 01 jnurion snouiu exhorted to take as an example a am in cut citizen who went on drunks FortnigHt long, slept where he fell, 3 shipped to Wilmington in box cars d his fatife blacked and amid all use discouraging circumstances surfed to the respectable age of nine, is unusffal, to say the least. Qrccnville News. Columbia, July 0.? Special to ic Sunday News: The State Sueinc Court has at last decided the/ istration case that was brougUFFo e attention of the Court last fall, tc petition has been dismissed, and 2 result is that the registration law South Carolina has, for the time at ist, the l?al sanction of the Stntr d the Fecrerai Courts. The mattei one of great importance to the ate, and the opinion has been iked forward to with a great deal interest. * It is now somewhat late d, indeed, public interest in the mic nas about Uicd out. especially tho result of opinion has been anipated for some time. It is someat curious that the Court should ve been divided as it is. The opinions of the members of the urt are all separate and altogether ke up seventy pages of manuscript, iring tho morning the views of the slices of tire Court were much ight after, and all day long the \ pers were in the hands of lawyers, ' o wanted to see what was said. One of the most eminent lawyers o read the opinions gave this line of the decisions: Mr. Justice Pope dismisses the *i 1 >? - ? ficvuiii^o mi Liit; j^iouim mat II1C tioners have a plain ami adequate cdy at law. Mr. Justice Gary dismisses the ceedings, but on an entirely difDiit ground, but on tho ground of want of equity in the petition, justice Mclver dissents from both 1 lolds that the proceeding is a >pci proceeding, and holds that i petitioner is entitled to the relief icli is vked. and declares the whtle ;istratii>| law unconstitutional, nul] 1 void. \ I :