Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(liN. M. C. BuTI.K* IS W.tflllMITO*.?W# ! ropy I lie following paragraphs ftoui a Wrihhiug- v Ion letter In the t\d?mWa /feyi'j/er,- drfted March Till: '* Lamar w*h swota lh y&dcfdhy to the Unl- tod States Serrate almoin unanimously, where Uia conservative course Will render him a power. Ho has committed some grave errors, hut ia, let ua hbpe, sound nt lite corp. Hill, too, will shine tn I be galaxy of which (lie noble Uordon and * ltaueoai foriii ao proud a part. ' * Wo trust that Hen. M.C. Bhtlcr will bo al* . lo^ed to take bi? seat. f his is an age of magnetism, as wo heard a great man say, and this i; tlon. Duller, with his elegant and dignified demeanor and fine manly beauty, possesses to an eminent degree. His mcro presence hero has " already done more in his favor than all the pub- n lished statements in his detbnse. We must tell 3 you an nnccdote of him, which illustrates the individual power of the man. A queen of Wasfl- a ington society, the wife of n high official, who was prejudiced against the much abused South Carolinian, after meeting him but once, ex- ^ claimed at a dinner party at her own house, when some allusion was made to the Hamburg r affair: "No! so mild a mannered man could t' never have scuttled a ship or cut a throat." ? .ami lie seems lo thus impress nil who come in vontact with him. His first appearance in the c Senate chamber produced nn utuisunl sensation, s wild iic is regarded now with evident kindness. . "W'lijle, of Maryland, stands high, and we <nust add Garland, of Arkansas, with a revord ccond to none. Harris, of Tennessee, with the patriotic fire of a pure, upright andableman; s Heck, of Kentucky, a statesman of long experi- c coco and acknowledged ability; Morgan, of Ala- 0 biisna a fine type.of the Southern geutclman and x v- . sruod show far llrir^iuulh upon tnc floor of the f%rmTCT ami with the matchless Ilayard, of Delaware ; Randolph, of ' New Jersey; Kerunn, of New York; Raton, of ' t'onnccticut ; Thurman, of Ohio?these consli- I tutc surely a splendid nrray of American states- | men ; and llullcr, of the old Palmetto State, is the peer of any of them in point of ability, judgment and prudence, and will represent her in this august assembly as she has not been for 1 lo ! these many years." ' Drom'KI) into Eternity.?Aiken, S. C., March f 10.?On November U, 1870, two quiet Germans, llaussmnn and Portnmnn, living four miles from ibis place, were murdered, their house robbed, ^ set on fire and burned to ashes, with the bodies. Suspicion attached to five negroes?Nelson Brown, Lucius Thomas, Adam Johnston, John li Henry Denis and Stephen Anderson, who were f, arrested. Proofs accumulated that they were the right parties, and they finally made confession. They also confessed to burning the Baptiil Church at Aikcu and murdering.a white man named Levin, and other crimes. On January f> J1 they were tried by a jury composed of twelve ii neeroes. eniivio??.l ?1 *-- ' - 1 - t, , ...... cvinvuvu'i iu oc iiung on the 16th of March. Yesterday Governor Hampton respited Anderson for thirty days. This ,( morning the execution of the four?Nelson S Drown, l.uciuts Tlioiuas, Adam Johnston ntid ii John Henry Denis took place in the presence of nhout ">,000 people. The Sheriff had a poae of 1(H) armed men guarding the gallows. The u prisoners were attended hy preachers of their ^ own color. All the criminals addressed the crowd, confessing the murder and acknowledg- w ing tlie justice of the sentence. Johrston in- T sistcd upon a son of his owner during slavery standing hy him to the last. No ellort was made by the friends of the comdeinned men to J1 rescue them, although threats were previously ? made. Kach confessed his share in the murder. M The drop fell at 12 o'clock, and the murderers expired almost without a struggle. The crowd then dispersed. Perfect order prevailed. w .?. "Who is Governor?- Thomas C. Dunn, who pretends to be the Comptroller Gcncral^of this V State, without having been elected, wrote a let- C ter to the Secretary of the Franklin Fire lnsu- ^ ranee Company, of 1'hilad'lphia. Dunn, in his note, says: a .Sin: Youwill please forward immediately a the names of all persons acting as agents of your u company In this Htntc. llcspcctfully, Titos. C. Dunn, Comptroller General. The Franklin Insurance Company, of lNiiladelphin, couldn't exactly sec it in this light, liowever, and yesterday .Messrs. K. Scbring .k Co., vi the well known insurance agents, receive 1 the jr following note, enclosing Dunn s note: I'llilaiiki.imiia, March 12, 1577. 111 K. Srbri.r/ ,y Co. e; Gents: Unclosed find note from Thos ('. ot Dunn. Is he the proper person for us to report j(, to? If not, \vc won't report. p Very respectfully, J. Petti:ey, Manager. It is not necessary to add that Messrs. Se bring & (Jo. rejilieil that Titos. C. Dunn was not the proper person to report to. Who is Uover- w nor?Journal of Commerce. cj Tiik Tiu'tii is a Nutsiikm..?Governor Cliara- oc berlain's predicament seems to be even worse si than that of Governor Packard. Our Washing- is ton despatches give a statement of the situation in South Carolina, which shows that lie is not able to preserve even the semblance of cxeculive authority : he is simply a prisoner of State til in his own oflice, protected against 01 by Federal troops. Not only the people but the courts arc against him, the authority of Governor Hampton being recognized by the highest court in the State His own party are giving up the contest in his behalf, Republican white citizens acknowledging Hampton and Republi- C can State officers accepting from him money to support the institutions of the State which the el voluntary action of tax payors enables him to provide. These are not the statements of Demo- P crats, but the frank admissions of Republicans, 01 and t icy may easily be said to put beyond a ol doubt the issue of the struggle in that Stntc.? (.! It is oaly a question of time, and General llamp- (i ton is doing his best to hasten a decision by rais-4 iug the point that Federal troops arc excluding him from the State House, the control of which is rightfully his.? JCeto York Tribune. ... II Tiik Physical JIkxkfit >>k Sunday.?Sunday 0 is God's special present to the working man, and ^ one of its chief objects is to prolong his life, and preserve efficient his working tone. In tbo vi- ( tal system it works like a compensation pond ; tl it replenishes the spirit, theelaslicity and vigor, p which the last six days have drained away, nnd supplies tbe force which is to fill the six days '' succeeding ; and in the economy of existence, al it answers the same purpose as the economy of in income is answercil iiy a savings bank. Tlic frugal man who puts away a pound to-day and ^ another next month, and who in a quiet way, is putting by his stated pound from time to time, n when he grows old and frail, gets not-only the same b pound back again, but a good many pounds besides. And the conscientious man, who husbands one day of his existence in a week?who, Sl instead of allowing Sunday to be trampled and torn in the liuriy and scramble of life, treas ures it up?the Lord of the Sunday keeps it for 11 him, and in length of days and hale of age, gives h it back with usury. The savings bank of human j. existenoe is Iho weekly Sunday. . t? Tho melancholy news of lite dcatiiof the Rev. ' 11. It. Dickson, paslot of tho First Reformed m Church of Brooklyn, N. V., has readied us, and p will fill with sorrow many hearts in this coin- jj munily. For many years, during and after the war, he was the admired and beloved pastor of w tho Presbyterian Church of Itock Hill, About p eighteen months ago I o left Yorkville and assurned pastoral charge of the church where death found Iwin, We learn that his remains will be broiq^tfttHfOrkville for interment,?Ro*k litll Ul JferalJ. to 1*. C. Hwkk.nkv's Uetitbs. ? Mew York, March 10.?Peter B, Sweeney, one of the famous members of the Tweed ring, who has been au exile for five years, returned to these shoresyesterdny, in the steamer Labrador, from France. The re- to nowned ex-fugitive hastened ashore on the arri- w vnl of the steamer, and taking a carriage was a| drivtft off. but where to nobody can find out.? .. Sweeney was Commissioner of the Department of Public Works under the Tweed refcime, and 8 ftic prime schemer of the ring. ty ' "" "Tl?I ! the gulctklu Uniwi $iwt3. ! J 1U~A .STOKES, Editor. T' UNION, Fill DAY MARCH 28. 1877. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 1 Copy, one year, in advanck, $8.00 '2 Copies onu'yenr," " . A.SO tl " " " " 11.1)0 10 " 14 " " " 20.00 ADVERTISING. One square or one tuch, first Insertion, - - - $1.00 Kneli MiWquent insertion, ------- 73 I.lbora! discount made to merchants and others adverting for six months or by the year. Obituary Notices of ten linos or less, insevtad free. *' " over ten lines, charged as Advertise tents. tSrf* 20 per coni additional for advertisements ordered lot to appear In consecutive Issues. The extra session of I he U. S. Senate djourncd sine >lie lust Saturday. 85?- T he Town Councel of Spartanburg inend to put the qusction of bar rooms or no bar oonis in (hat town to n vote of the people on lie second Monday in April next. ? - peiY" Bell, the Democratic candidate, has been lectcd to fill the seat in the House of Itenre entatives made vacant by the election of 11. II. [ill to the Senate. Dr. II. S. llcaty has put up a neat anil ubstantiol fence in front of his dwelling, which ontributcs greatly to the general appearance f that portion of the town. ptsr- Gav IIamnion 8?YS ihivt if Hayes will sonsent to a new election for President, lie \9TfT >o willing to have a new election for Governor, nil under no other possible circumstance would ic consent. '? ?25" Will the parties who promised to keep ip our wood pile please look over our fence as hey pass and "govern themselves accordingly." I'lie weather is very chilly and it is "cold comort" to try to collect money. ?s2T" Stanley Matthews, the man who advised 'hatnbcrlaiti and Packard to abandon their uso?ss contest for the Governorships of South Carna and Louisiana, has been elected Senator font Ohio, in place of Sherman, who is in Mayes' 'nliinct. ? ? The Tcni]>trtincc Standard is anew paper ast started at Lexington C. 11. As its name inplics it is iutended to advocate the cause of jtnpcrance in tlie Stale. It is handsomely gotsn up, ably edite 1 and shcpijd bo sustained.? nrcly one tempuianco paper can be supported l South Carolina. - ??2?" No Uki.ativk xkeu Apim.v.?"Among tho nsucccssful candidates for the United States larshalship for the Northern District of Illinois ua ? i?ir. on!iwciiy oi i.ivitigsion County. j lie President told liim his pipers were nncx- I sptiouablo, but there wns one insupcrnble ob- I iction to his nppoinlineiit to any Federal office -that was, his wife was a favorite cousiu of Irs. Haves'." Up to the til of going to press there as 110 change in tin* situation at Columbia.? lie troops arc still guarding Chamberlain's onstablcs and the Constables are guarding hamberlain and the rest of the usurpers in the tatc House. Iluyos is, pcrhnps, wailing to have few of Packard's men killed at New Orleans, ml that will decide the question as to the rcloval of troops. The nomnation of C. M. Wilder, as ostmaster at Columbia has been confirmed by ie Senate. Wilder is a colored man, ind has cry prudently placed the business of his otliee ! i the hands of Mr. Lcaphart, one of the best ' ivn in that city, and who has had many years j cpcrience in that ollicc. lie was the manager j I" the oilice under the late J. C. .lanncy. We rve never heard any complaint of the Columbia ost oilice since Mr Lcaphart first took charge, j The Aiken Journal inform us that the ^ fe in the Probate Judge's ofiieccf that county, as broken open a short lime ago by the newly j cctcJ Probate Judge, Williams. The former , icupant, Henry Sparnick, lias not boon in Aiken ] nee last July. At that time a warrant was 1 sued for him by Judge Wiggins. The Journal says the safe should have conturd over S3.000, trust funds, or vouchers for ffe same, but fails to tell us whether any money ? ? MaYrTMy T)fi the evening of the loth | ist, by Rev. A. If. Lester, in the Dining-Room ! f the new Union Hotel, Wallace Williams, the ! hieft'ook, aud Rosa Situs, Chambermaid. The nuptial tows, administered with marked inpliasis and solemnity, were assumed in the rcseucc of a Consi lerablc number ( f witnesses f both races, and the occasion elicited a degree j f interest which was highly complimentary to io bride and bridgrooin. Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour There dwell no joy in Eden's rosy bower." . o tiff),,. Adam Johnson, Nelson Drown, John Icnry Denis and Lucius Thomas, the fair c11. red men found guilty of the murder of the two Icrmans, Hniissmnns aud l'ortniann, in Aiken ounty, last Fall, were hung nt Aiken on Friday ic ltitli. A large crowd of white and colored coplc witnessed the execution. From the seeches of the doomed men on the gallows it ipears that Johnson and Drown actually cotnittcd the deed of murder, that Thomas struck ic men after he thought they were dead, and enis, though present, aiding and abetting, did ot strike a blow. They all blamed whiskey and ad company. / ? i? . - b DF9u We have refrained from dunning our nbseribers as long as possible ; but we are comellcd now to liavo money, and again call on nil idebted to us pay immediately. Those who ave requested us to send the paper under proniic to pay in a few wecks, and have failed to keep lieir promise, must not l?c surprised if they fail > receive a paper next week. We must eruno lite or stop issuing tl.c Timet, and the cost of aper is a material item of expense every week, y reducing our list ono or two hundred?those ho have not paid?we si.all save that much excuse until we aro belter able to give credit.? early every one of those in arrears aro quite nponsiblo citizens and honest men, but our jcossitics are now and their honest intentions, ipity at some future time, is more injury than sip to us at this time. Hampton's Portrait. We havo n few copies of the beautiful Ilnmpn Portrait issued by Walker, Krone & Cogsell, which we would like to sell. We would so like to secure a good, active Agent to sell lose portraits. We heliovc a man could make ime money by thoroughly canvassing the Coup* ' with them. m "w South Caroli.ua and Louisiana not to be 'tnt^ST If??lo not sharo in I lie confidence of many good DeriWcrats that Hayes is going to push aside tie * bloody-shirt shri iters who stole the inaja*?*ybf ' the electoral votes thai ejected hlm.and ' towards South Carolina and Lousiana.' Ilfraajr, 1 for a time, appear tqpgive them the cold Mould- ' er, but when we see Butler, Bob IngersqL Malife 1 and others of that stripe, suddenly ci^W^ jut 1 for Hayes, and promising him thoir heaftj^Bh|. port, there is something behind not very fbYOr- ' able to the South, llnyes said, a few days ago, ' ?1>?| 1.. ? ~ ? a ...... ..v nvuiu ruuiuvo 1110 troops ironi nouui t nrolinn and Louisiana if ho couiil be assured thl t such a step could be taken without cndftngerii g the peace of those States. Upon tins hint t! c Republicans of New Orleans acted, and immci iatcly held a meeting, at which they passed a resolution to "sustain Packard by force, of armi '? and in oilier ways telling tho President thntth y arc determined that the removal of the troa is shall endanger the peaco of the Stato. through and delay for an indefinite time any *This hole is sufficiently large for llnyes locracl tion in the direction of Justice to the twoStateL I if it is not thought quite sufficient to induce hin I to change his Southern policy altogether. Tho New Orleans meeting has had the dcsiroil effect upon hint already,?ns tho instigators ofl it intended it should,?and ho is now paving tho way for backing out of the fair ppomi^cs he made, if the following is true : * yesterday announced to severnlpaMil^Tnat called upon him on the subject, that thokulministration would tukcup the rival Southcrd claims at the Cabinet meeting to-dny, but if tliAopposing parties in New Orleans are as hot fir tight as they are represented, the fulfillment] of lua generous and amicable intention may be delayed. At all events, I hero can be no witlnlrawal of troops so long as ferocious threats filythc atmosphere, and attempts are made to drive the President to reckless haste. Tho Southern Livo-Stook Journal. A friend has kindly sent us a copy of a very well gotten up journal with tho above title, published at Etarkville, Mississippi, and Edited by E. Montgomery. The speciinan before us shows both tact and talent in the nianacrementof iwh ft journal. The Editor is evidently capable of imparting much necessary information to the farmers of the South upou the subject of Stock raising. Heretofore we have had to depend entirely upon journals published at the North and other places, where the cliuiatc, food and ad rain* i tagea for stock raising are very different to what they arc at the South, consequently our farmers have made many failures and become disheartened. In the South, generally, a man would be considered a tit subject for the Lunatic Asylum if he paid $300 for a cow, $300 for a Bull, or $30 for a pair of l'igs two mouths old ; but let an eutcrpiising man risk his reputation for sauity by bringiug such line stock iuto any Southern community, and see how eager everybody are to secure "some of the breed." The worst of it is, after they get "a start" they either don't know how or will not take care of line stock. Now, the 'Southern Live-Sloe!; Journal" proposes to eulightcn Southern Farmers upon stock raising and iufii c a higher appreciation of the advantages of having the best breeds of Live-Stock and the best wiq to keep them for profit and pleasure, at the South. Send $'2 to the Editor and try it one year. ?>g?F~ Tax un Fkiitii.izkiw.?The legislature of Norm '"nroilnn at tu umiwocaaio ? pnssad ??* not to establish a Department of Agriculture, Immigration and for the encouragement of Sheep Husbandry," the 8th section of which requires a l is of Solid for each separate brand or quality of Fertilize!s offered for sale in that State. The tax on Fertilizers is pretty high and will lie a basis of excuse for increasing theii^price, which is now altogether too high for profit to the farmers. We shall sec how the experiment works in North Carolina before endorsing or condemning the law, because, from our standpoint there are two views to be taken of the use of mercantile Fertilizers: In the first place, many have come to believe that they cannot make cotton without them, and to such it has* become second nature to buy tltcin ; but a large ttfTtubcr of Farmers will say tbat, all tbiugs considered, tlicy are like the Indian's gun, "cost more than they come to, ' hut still continue to use them. It is expected to raise a revenue of frotii $110,000, to 60,000 from tl?? tax. if thu lajtolll -yet the pricr so high as to compel the farmers to abandon their use and force thein to utilize the fertilizing ingredients about their farms, which they allow to go to waste, it will prove a ureal permanent blessing to all classes of people in Mort'a Carolina. Until something is dono to stop the drain of money fiotn Hie .Southern .States for Fertilizers, Corn, lhicon and other supplies that can and should be raised upon the farm, the farms of the South will soon hc^ownedjfcy the manufacturers of Fertilizers and increhnAs. It is fast coming to that now ; and none rumto b'.amo for it but the farmers themselves, whotf{,pear determined to buy at exorbitant lien priefs, j depending on high-priced Fertilizers to give Ihpm a crop, with tlie least labor possible, to pay out. ? < Amid the uncertainties by which our people nro harassed and bedeviled we arc always glad to show them any ray of hope for the future that may appear in (lie political horizon, although we have but little fuith ill the stability of Republican promises. If somjWUHJ don't turn up to chauge 1'rcsidout Hayes, Southern policy the following may be taken with a greater degree of confidence than anything we have read since his inauguration, because it is definite and unequivocal. it seems the Editor of the Charleston Atin and Courier has been to Washington, und among the things that he saw and heard there he says "A Democratic Senator who had read tlie Innngural Address, and hud heard tlie kindly und liberal declarations of the President, was nevertheless apprehensive that he might not have understood correctly the purposes of tho President. lie, therefore, put to him this'question : Mr. President; What is tlie residuum of all this! Does it mean Hampton and tficholls f The'I'readent, with earnestness and emphasis, answered: Jt dtm I This is given to I ho writer by the Senator who nsked (lie pregnant question, and to whom the momentous answer was addressed,? The public can rely on it that the President sSid this, and means this ! That sounds woll, but why don't he removo the troops from tho Stale House at Columbia?? That is eAttM^pPwecesunry now people of this State and establish a peaceable, just and honorable government. It would not take ten minutes to write tho order, and in three hours all would be pc&co and joy throughout South Carolina. . In the Senate last Saturday, the nomination of Stone as District Attorney for South Carolina was recommitted, and went ovor on motion of General Cordon. The cheif point agninst hioj seemo to he bis incompetency. I V. / yf' 'yC." ' PUBLIC MEETING. In accordance wit J? the call made through the tolumns of tlfJT Tfmrt last week, on Friday evecng a largo assembly of MefefcenU, Propertyowners, Mechanics, and Professional moo, met n the Town ITnll to consider what steps can be uken to'relieve the people of the county from he disparaging discriminations made against ihetn in tho charges for freight on Railroads. On ipotion Mr. D. D. Culp, was called to Preside and David Johnson, Esq.| requested to >nl n? I ' v?p no UV.V I V?iu J , Tho Chair, after explaining (be object of the meeting, in which he very plainly portrayed the injustice and injury inflicted upon the Commcr* cial, Mechanical, Agricultural and all other industrial interests at every, point along the lines of our linilronds, requested Mr. Sband to favor the meeting with his views upon the legal points involved in the question. Mr. Shaud, responded and gave a very concise account of decisions of the Supremo and Circuit Courts of the country, ' upou similar cases lately tried. On Motion of Mr. M. L. (Joss, a committee of five was appointed to draft a memorial to the General Assembly of this State, setting forth the grievances complained of, and to take such other action upon the matter as they shall deem effective and proper. The Chair appointed Messrs. II. L. Goss, A. 11. Foster, It. W. Shand, Win. Munro and Dr. D. F. Itnwls, said committee. On motion the meeting adjourned to meet ngr.in up#h ns oil of ihe vtmniHm. 31 KMORIAL. To the Honorable, (he Members of (he General Assembly of the Stale of South Carolina. The undersigned citizens of tho State aforesaid and residents of Union County, respectfully show unto your Honorable Body : That under Section G, of the "Declaration of Rights," in tho Constitution of 1808, tho right "to petition the government, or any department thereof, shall never bo abridged" to the citizens of this State. Under this right, so guaranteed, your Petitioners respectfully risk the attention of your Honorable Body to a griovance to which the people of this County, and of other Sections of our State, are subjected, and the most effee* live remedy whereof, your Petitioners have been advised, is in the power of your Honorable Body. Your Petitioners show, that from the earliest adjudications of cases involving the privileges and responsibilities of Railroads, the Courts of Kugland nud of this Country, have uniformly held that Railroads arc Common Carrier*, and that there attaches to such Corporations s.ll the duties of Common Carriers at common law. In a late American decision it was held that "a Railroad Company is chartered, and is chartered solely fur the purpose of exercising the functions and performing the duties of a Common Carrier." Your Petitioners further show, that Railroads arc more than Common Catriers ; they are Corporations to whom is delegated by the State a portion of her own Sovereignty?the right of Kmincnt Domain?and farms or woo llnuds, dwelling houses, even the ancestral homes of her citizens, the State gives these creatures of hers the right to appropriate to their use, at their own sole pleasure. Your Petitioners*further show, as they have been advised, that Railroads, being Common carriers, and havfiTg had -conferred wpixvrheiu these high rights, so delegated for public purposes and for the benefit of her citizens, the Sovereign State reserves to Iter Legislature, in exchange therefor, the right to regulate these corporations, to keep them strictly within their proper limits. |t When Lord Chief.Justice Holt said that"aCdmr inon Carrier exercises a public employment^ it was before steam had bceu applied to promote locomotion ; but now, where the Common Carrier lias also accorded to him, for nil his needed purposes, the right of Kmincnt domain, it is a principle which cannot be questioned. Your Petitioner* furthor show, that in a late well considered ease, it was said by the Supreme Court of one of our largest States?"We nro of opinion Cfet ilie Legislature has the clearest right to pass an act for the purpose of preventing an unjust discrimination in railway freights, whether its between individuals or communities, and to enforce its observance by appropriate penalties;" and it was recognized us a "perfectly well-settled rule'of the Common law, in regard to Common Carriers, that they shall not exercise any unjust and injurious discrimination between individuals, in their rales of toil," or between Communities any more than between Individuals. Your Petitioners further show, that it lias become the practice of Railroad Companies throughout this Slate, to disregard utterly their Common law liabilities, an 1 to discriminate unjustly iu favor c f one community at the expense of another?to charge rates unreasonably itigh, and to act as if the only limit imposed upon Ihein was their own mcasureof the people's suflernncc. In proof of these facts, and as an illustration of the length to which some of our Railroads have gone?others may not discrimi natc so widely?we copy the Schedule of rates agreed upon, and now being enforced, by the South Carolina Railroad Company, the Greenville & Columbia Rnilroad Company, and the Spartanburg & Union Railroad Cotnpany?three Corporations chartered under tlio laws of this State. To this table we have added a column of distances: .V:~3 ^ 5; ~ V. > C? C2 S?2-S ??.?2:2.3 &"g 3 o IS-? ?|5 -s II ?f I3. S IMS?-st f".? ?? ? !! I i !! i ! i l*i -33,! nmmnm 3 1 ?!; i n m i! 11 u 11 i j j I :::::::::: P j_j_U 5 : : LiJJJ. I.I " !| ~ ~ ~ o g ? S? - ^ S If -1 Dislauces. w? - ;O5MOO-i -I c? 13 a ?? ?* ?? ?? ?? ??- i? ??? 8888?S383888j? i8'. Clft"> -^moospoojim-im'^ Class ^ ic c?' ct C" o o ? c> o C> o o o jj i| 8888888883358 ad Vlm ? cp op -i -i -i -i -i ^ CIM? 3 o$oq*o? ;? C'0?c??poc 2 333888388gg?3 5lh ,:ift8S *8' 8888888&'gft?8gGth claM Flour per g?Tggggyg888 1 r ' Salt, per 2 3 3 3 3 S_S S:s?ggT8S. ???* S ji o> ai Ouano, ton w SSggfeSlSSSy ' 2toooiba. 5 Molasses pr ?"r ,cim1 " ut 88888^liS8lM5bib.. Vour Petitioners fool that no urguniont can por I ray the grievance of the people of Union County s?.: ~ Mr? fully than in done by this bare statement of the freight charges to which we are subjected. Ninety-nine dollars is charged for bringing from Charleston to Union what Is carried twentyseven miles further, over the same road, to Spartanburg for forty-thrco dollars 1 The charge to Union is uurenaonably high, or clso Union and other points are required to make up for losses | in the charges-to Spartanburg I As a consequence of this gross discrimination, our people are forced to make Spartanburg their market for sale and purchase ; and our own county town languishes. But the evil is more far reaching than that: Our farmers and merchants liavo been driven away from Charleston, the city of their choice, to Atlanta nnd other places in other States, because these llnilroad Companies so discriminate in Uieir ireight charges that those outside cities attract our trade. Charleston, our own metropolis, is thus injurod by the corporations of your own creation ! Ia there ne remedy for this T? If so it is then true that the creature is more powerful thanthe creator; and in a few years South Carolina will find that she has given life to a monster that will follow her, oppress her nnd fillfkllv llpttnAil !>?? R?t# I?a? oa KalUwina* = lieving that "it was never it^ended or expected t'"it theso corporations should uso their power to benefit particular individuals or build up particular localities, by"arbitrary discriminations iu their fiwor, that must cause injury to other persons or places engaged in rival pursuits, or occupying rival positions," and tho Supreme Court of ttvo Unit?d statoa, ikrouuh her Chief Justice, having recently decided that a^Slate legislature has a right to regulate the charges on all public business carried on within her limits, we havo come to you for relief from this oppression. We respectfully ask your Honorable Body to pass such Inws as will prevent the several railroads of this State, under severe penalties, from making unreasonable charges, and from so discriminating as to injure one Community for the benefit of another, and your l'ctiloncrs, as in duty bound, will ever pray, and so forth. ? * Retolvetl, That tho foregoing petition, after it has been signed be put into tho hands of the members of the General Assembly from this County, with the request that they present it at the earliest practicable moment. Retolved, That a printed copy of the petition and of these resolutions be sent to every Community in this State, on tho line of a railroad, and at which there is no competing road ; and thnt such Communities arc requested to prepare similar petitions t*?be presented ImAfe* legislature at its next Session. llcsohfd, That a copy be published in the Union Tunes, and (hat ull papers in the State favorblo to tlie legislation prayed for, bo requested to bring the saute to the attention of their readers. In the presentment of the Grand Jury of Grccuville County wo find the following : The proclamation of Got. Chamberlain, that there existed armed bands all over the State, for the purpose of obstructing the execution of the laws, preventing the exercise of a free ballot was untrue as to Greenville county. We present A. L. Cobb, John I'. Scruggs and Wilson Cook as exercising the duties of Countv Treasurer. County Auditor and Jury comiufsaioner, respectively in violation of law, lite said parties luving been removed l>y his Excellency Governor Wade Hampton. At the close of the Presentment, Dr. J. P. Latimer, Andrew Latimer, (bis x mark,) Sam ' Jenkins (bis x mark) an.I Edward Black, attach their dissent to the above, "as being in our opinion beyond our jurisdiction, and we desire further to say, that we recognize fully the authority of this Ciurl, respect its orders, and tho officers rccoguized by it also. By that we must-believe that l)r. J. P. Latimer and the rest of the dissenters do not recognize Ilaiupton aajGoveftior, and wo suppose they havo pal?i tnfctr taxes to the Chamberlain Trcas" uror. . Outt Disgrace in Congress.?The Washington Correspondent of tho Columbia lle<jiatcr thus pictures tho men wholiavo the effrontery to pre tend to represent the people of South Carolina in the National Legislature : The South at present furnishes to the Scnato of the United States three of its finest orators ? Lamar, of Mississippi, Hill, of Georgia, and Morgan of Alabama. The latter is said to be surpassingly eloquent, while Lain*.' posscsso*.^ degree of culture that few men attain. Patterson, the oarpol-bug Senaior.4'yjin South Carolina, reminds us of a Load-waiter at a hotel, as he moves among the Senators, and 0110 wonders how he ever got there with his miserable, sly, hang-dog look and lying tongue. A worthy representative of a low class of negroes and scalawags ! And lie dares to liscin his scat and declare he represents South Carolina ! Are wo of the Palmetto State so hu ubl?d that we must submit ever again to tho seating of such another scoundrel as this man T God forbid 1 Stand firm, ye gallant followers of Hampton, and permit it not! Insist upon your own Senator elect, and swear to abide by none other. Havo you sutrcrcd no ranch, men of Curolina, not to realize how these men, Patterson, Co .bin and Unttz, and such wretches disgrace you? Spew them o?t; reject them as poison 1 The colored men who hold seats in Congress and call themselves members from South Carolina do not, caunot, falsify her as these white perjured villains do. ??? Breakers Aheap in New Obi.kans.?New Orleans March IS.?AIIairs here to-night seem to be shaping themselves for nn issue soon. It is tho general impression that the trooim will tin withdrawn to the barracks next week. In that event the programme of tho Nicholla government is to lako possession of all the oflices ip the Stnto and go ahead, and leavo the Packard government to die a natural death in the St. Louis Hotel. Packard does not like this eutlook, and proposes to force nn issue and compel tho President to take one side or the otlici. A large tncetiug of Republicans was held at the Slate Monse to-night, and besides adopting an address to the people of the United States, passed a resolution pledging each man present to sustain Packard by force of arms, and calling on other Republicans to do the same. A committee was appointed to commence enrolling men in the militia to-inorrow. It is reported thnt Packard has<tbo promise of arms and money from some Source A change in (ho situation may be looked for next week. Senator Patterson says: "Hsycs never could have been President, damn him, without tho aid of us carpet-baggers. He never was clcctod.und wo made a mistake in not standing by Tildcn." ' In saying thus Senator John was impudent, li wise inconsistent,^for he tokl the truth, bur hi voiced the sentiment of the carpet-baggors one and all, and presaged their future action, when at another time he remarked : I daren't to go home. I daren't go to South Carolina without Thay a?slt hsw>.pe? and whaX Because I made the fight for tins fellow Hayes. And now ho is starting off to coneiliate the other side. Well, sir, we'll have a lively row in tho pnrty inside of a week." There was not anything in tho tono of truthful John to indicate lliat he had a "hankering" desire to go back to South Carolina, and the chances are that he will bead a very large sized emigration society, composed of other people who won't stay at home, if, un<Ur llnyea' policy, the Southern oourls ef justicoo are unmuzzled and allowed to grind out ogain the lawful penitentiary grist. \ ft ? s ~'"v" .. * For ttao Time*. x From Bxgwtt** Crack. Mr. Eihtou?Youi paper of the lGih inst., . it ou our table; it is full of iuterest, and 1 always find time, or rather take tiu.e, to read the Union Times. 1 give it x hearty welcome to my firesido for three reasous : let, because it is our County paper; 2nd, it gives the County news, which 1 love to know ; 3d, nud last, butnotlcnst of them all, becnuse 1 think we should aid home enterprise. I hope most all the good citizens of Union support the Times, but thoso who do not should _ subscribe at once. We know the titucs ere herd end money is scarce, but it looks like, if other papers ere worth $2.50 or $3.00, our county paper ought to be worth ns much or more to every citizen of Uuion. Mr. Editor, I have perused your paper very nearly over and it is getting late in .lie eveuing; so I will give you e brief sketch of the progress of the farmers iu this section. There is little being done in the preparation of the soil?more clearing of land aud fencing. I think the farmers, generally, are looking for. ward to ? more scanty season than this They are sowing a great many onts this Bpriug.? Gardening is very much retarded by the last cool and rainy] weather. Everylhingaud everybody scorns to bo laic; but "a had start makes a good oud." I hope it will be so with us on "Brown's Creek." We have Eugligh Teas, onions and turnips upt growing t^Veely ; also, have beans and Sugar-corn planted. '' Na*.? .... As I do not expect (o interest your [cadcrs 1 will leave oif uuiil a more favorable senson. Hope some of your subscribes will let us hear from other parts of the County in rcferenco to its progress. A. N. B. :? Di'.atu of Majoh Ukoiiuh Sradobn.?The death of this worthy gentleman occurred at his residence near Pendleton on Tuesday lost, in the 81st year of his age. Mi\jor Seaborn was widely known as a public-spirited citizen, and was always foremost in the advocacy of whatever tended to tho advancement and improvement of this section. -He was for many years the editor and proprietor of the Farmer and J'lanler, which was published at Pendleton until 1859, and through its pages he became kuowu as an agricultural writer of great proficiency and practical knowledge, lio was always the promoter UV.IWUIII ui ??.ivuuuiai uig'uiizBiions, ami S was President of the Pendleton Farmers' Society for a number of years, an active and influential member of the old State \griculturnl Society, and for tho past ten years au honorary member of the AnerBon Farmers' and Mechanics' Association. He waa a zealous Mason, and one of ' the oldest members of the craft in that portion of the State. Thirty years ago he assisted to organize n Masonic lodge at Anderson, and was its first Master, liis services to the brethren are held in grateful remembranco. Major Seaborn held important and responsible positions at various times iu his life, und we would be glad to receive a sketch of his career from some of his earlier friends, who possess tho requisite information.?Journal of Commerce, Drunken Kkvknuk Oppiciau.?The police on Tuesday night, 6th in* ., arrested anil committed to tho guard-house two young men connected with the Revenue service, namod Springs, who were creating a disturbance on Washington stieet, in the vicinity of the Express Otticc, being at the time under the \nflqericc of spirits.? When their arrest was attempted by Capt. Greer and Policemen Watson and Cooper, Mr. Charles A. Darling, Deputy Collector of Internal itorenue, who has succeeded K. 11. liardon, (resigned,) came to tho relief of the Messrs. Springs : jn consequence ull three of them rested for the night iin the calaboose. Next morning, upon being brought before the Mayor and a hearing given them, Mayor Cleveland tincd Mr. Darling $25 and each of the Springs' $20. Their arrest creatod much confusion in the streets. Upou the payment of yie fir.es imposed, and their disclmrgo from custody, they were immediately arrested by Shcritf Gilreath upon a writ sued out before Triul .Justice Croft, for assault with intent to kill. Upon an examination before the Trial Justice named, Mr. Darling wn? discharged, and the other two bound over ibthe sum of $250 each for their appeurance at courb for trial. They gave as bondsmen, Thomas Briar and William Smith, both colored, and J. Mimff Sullivan. Siuitk is regarded as the chief security.?QrtenviUe Enterprite and Mountaineer. Last Tuesday Florence was nil astir, from the effects of a rabble of men and women, to prevent tho traiisfer of a prisoner from Florence to Timmonsville. A collision seemed imminent for a. ifhilft anil Hut fnr 1 I_ ... ...v ?u?iio 111 n 1CW guuu men, white and colored, there would hare been a bloody conflict. About dark, however, acrowd I of negro men and wenches?about fifty in number?-Mlatkeii the guard bouse, broke .* hole in - ~ ? the wull and libel alcd the prisoner. Tim icidm which occurred upon our streets after this was a perfect disgrace to any civilized community.? Tlioy were completely in the possession of the rabble, who were yelling, cursing and shooting in every direction. For awhile the lives as well as the property of the citizens seemed to be in great danger, but a few determined men soon succeeded in clearing out the street. Two negroes were severely wounded, but we have heard of no one being killed, although we heard the cry of murder, murder, raised in several dlfreo- ? tions.?Florence Timet. . Lut Us Enb thk South eM QcestioH?But No Baruaix?The New York Herald concludes a good article upon this subject as follows;?No conditions are necessary to the liberation of South Carolina and Louisiana, and w? believe none can Jnstly be made. We hope, therefore, not only to soe all jptrigues, bargains and schemes for a compromise defeated, because they would defeat tho most important result ef am honorable settlement, but we hope sincerely that an end of the Southern difficulty will be made without delay. ? When Nicholls end Hampton ere recognised as (iovernora, men like Air. Blaiue will nw Ion- - gcr have a pretext for attacking the President in the Senate, nor a ground for their attempt* to renew strife. With Packard and Chamberlain will disappear the whole crew of Northern bloody shirt demngogues who have so long kept the country in turmoil. And when the troop* in Louisian i and Houth'Cerolina ere erdered no longer lopeiforin the duties of a local police, but to act the saino harm Was part which thry play in Now York and -Ohio, then at last we shall have returned safely to constitutional govcrnmcnt. Cauoiit W 1111.K Fiortixo tiik "Tiara."?Some of Chamberlain's friends who aro here puehing his oause with tho President got themselves into quite a predicament after midnight on Saturday mnuiii i iic participants in a faro game at tbe "Club," one of the most notorious of Washington's gaming houses. The police mado n 'well-directed descent and captured, among others, w) at may be called a South Carolina delegation. There were ex-Senator P. W. Saw?cr, who was the Assistant Secretary of the rcasury under Kiehnrdeon, and whom Dristovr so unceremonious) j dismissed; Judge Carpenter, the "iron men" of South Carolina; one Cans^h?.."'kr^iiCT'r:Vet;?J'ii?agn!i.! usua) on these distinguished captives, for the/ were kept all night in the station house.?. Wtthiuylon Letter to the Richmond Ditpatch. A considerable row occurred at Ninety-Six on lost Saturday evening between a number of i drunken white men aud negroes. Pistols and knives were drawn and some blood was spilled, but nobody was killed. Tho town has no mar| shall and the rowdies do pretty much as they | please.