The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, September 28, 1877, Image 2
Senator Butler'* Reply.
The New York Sun line a correspondent at
Charleston who of late hits boon writing to that
paper the most unfounded statements of what
has occured, what is occurring and what will
t. occur, in this State, in political a Hairs, llissto
ries are often so outrageous by false that wehavt
never published but ouc of his letters, and re
grot publishing that. Ileseems to take especial
delight in placing such men as (Jot. Hampton
Senator Butler, . Members of the Investigatiii(
Comuiitteeand other h snored and houorable met
in this State, in the most suspicious light befon
the readers of the Sun. We have not the leasi
confidence in anything he says, for wc hclievt
lie tries to evade the truth as much as possibh
when speaking of Democratic men and measures
ju South Carolina. The fo"owing reply to on<
of his letters, in which he < "it gcd Senator Hut
ler with try ig to in Veer i'*e Inves.Igatinj
Ceramittc-e to dis.on 'he prosecutions
against (lie tladic..! nt ca's, unit also that Ik
(Senator Cut let) lutd puu.ia>e<: u "S.ato War
rant" iliiring il.u i.-.-.u' r t n. e frauds, dis
closes the ox- ftitije .1 hmuig 'arc ami brand:
his stale h i 1 \vi nianjc an . falsehood :
I" ep cinhcr hi, 1S17.
L'op'.uin Ji .. .?, ( ,.ia Depot
S. C.
My Dkas 1. t: - "of le..cr of iho 10th inst.
was received last night on mv return Iron
, AiU?? oMu*i* ?? ( *
Von enclose a let..-.* of September 2, fron
Charleston to 'he cw Vo ' . written, 1 pre
sttiiie, by the correspondent of at paper fron
Charleston, in which ii in n:.id? ' > appear that
advised the c'iscotr.:n;.atice of .he prosecution:
against the Radical ex-o ais, i.itli sundry dc
tail. You say '.hat the teaditg of this letlei
"produced a let:tug o" ho r:? ti: dread through
out the State an ' many o" vnir: (my, most dc
vote 1 politic.! an i per 011.1' friends are dvcplj
exercised ove. U." and lug me o "Ir-and it it
the most pub c and decide.' mu tier."
1 proccel i Iran. it liy aying that wliocvei
nays, or i;iti : ...es, n- '-its .-a i 'mvo advisei
the discontinu. re of the ,%aiu piosecutiona is t
liar, and whoever hd'eres it in a simpleton.?
Now, 1 lliii '<, the bia-iding part lias been done
aud for the public! y, 1 will have to depcad upoi
you.
This Utter to tlic Sun is written, as 1 am in
formed, by a Radical ex-oflicial of South t'nro
1 iitiv, now living in Charleston, who got his posi
tian hy treachery, sustained himself while then
by duplicity, and having lieea ousted on accoun
of his imbecility and venality, now necks ti
?. * make a living \?j nn,l ilun^Lw. Tb? lotni
which you enclusc is a specimen of his capacity
iu that line, and one copied in tho Journal o
fJontmrrrr, of the 12ih instant, wherein lie refer:
to my having purchased a ".State warrant," i:
another. I never before heard of such a papei
as a "State warrant," such as he describes, am
llie statement is, therefore, a lie mode of wholt
cloth.
It is bad enough to he villifiad and traduced
by Radical political traduaers, but when otic wlie
bus tried to do the best lie could for the Stat<
and the restoration of good goveriuent, and whe
feels that while lie docs not pretend to have been
entirely unselfish, yet lie made some personal
sacrifices for the public good, lias to be subjected
to the suspicion of his friends, who ought is
know that such statements are falsa, is somewhat
discouraging.
1 do not deny that I have exerted myself car
iicauv iu >ccure inv ?<vai in uie uiiiivi
Senate. I have felt that it was my duty to do so,
but 1 have made no bargains to secure mv eleoI4UII)
1IM von .*.|1 ? * i\ C II1MIC *IU get
my se:it. My 1'cing may not help the
State in the estimation of some, but the scutiii"
of tny competitor wotiM no doubt he regarded
by all as a public calamity. If I am to succeed,
1 must he allowed to do so in tin own way, and
not turned a-ode hy every lioing scribbler, who
sees f.: to slander me: if not, I had better abandon
the field, ai l either let 'orbiti t ike the seat
or some oilier lliclrnond enter the field.
I do not mean bv this that I am beyond or
above criticism, bat I do mean to say that sus
piciotis and h-ea-is'' based upon such Muff as
that contained in the enclosed letter to the >' /;/,
which is false in every essential panic 'ar so
far as it relates to me, is divgus.ing and absurd.
1 have had nothing to do with the prosecutions
of 'lie ilt'ical c < !" -ials. it is not mv business,
and 1 have purposely avoided all connection
with litem. 1 have expressed in;' opinion
to members of the commit.'"e and to <ieneral
Coll ier, the At' ncy-'oncvnl, as to t'ac manner
of con hiding linse prosecutions, nn-l shall exercise
tin. priv.l.-ge again wtfenvver my judgment
lea.is me to do so and those gentlemen are
vrilliug to hear me.
1 think the committee of investigation ami the
Attorney-tleneral have done well, and are entitled
to the highest common lations for their service,
but I certainly have a right to an opinion.
My being a Senator elect, surely does not deprive
me of this. If it does, the Senator elect
may go, and I will maintain tny right, and it
scurvy scribblers misrepresent tny opinions nu l
actions, and friends suspect or doubt them, why
I can only despise the one and pity the
other.
You need not have apologi/.ed for having written
lac as you have, I should have felt hurt
had you rot done so, with the information in
your possession. 1 beg that you will give this
letter w mtever publicity you think the nccasi- n
requires. Thanking you for your kindness, I
am, very truly, your friend,
M. V. Bl'TLKK.
A Now Southern Novel
One of the most faithful pictsrcs ef southern
life that has been drawn of late years is "Thirty-four
years," by John Marcliutnnt, recently
published in Philadelphia. The scene is laid
in South ( arolinii. near Snarl untnu-ir nml it...
writer though employing the form of fiction, is
evidently narrating the actual events of his own
experience. Southern s?ciet y in its various
phases before, during, ami after the war, is depicted
bv 110 unpractised hand and by one who
is desirous of telling the truth without malice
or undue sectional feeling. Altcmpti g tie die
guise of his warm affection for his native State
utid his deep sympathy for her manifold injuries
and sufferings, the author seems fully alive to
the better qualities of the Northern character
inlrwduced into his novel, and loses no opportunity
of doing jus ice to them. ''Thirty-four
yoara" will ho read with interest by every lover
of truthful, unaffected narration, come from
what quarter he many of this great country.
The Christmas scenes will awaken many tender
recollections of a by-gone tima of mirth and
ahundanee, 4tieh as we are sot like to see for
years to come, and no citizen of Richmond or
of Virginia wiH read the heartfelt and eloquent
tribute to Virginia hospitality and kindness to
the ?ick and wouuded Confederates without the
liveliest emotions. No tribute so glowing, yet
ho condensed, has appeared within rny know),
edge.? !>., in the Richmond Stale
I'f.kt rusTM ftv I reus. The total number of
prisoners in the penitentiary is .MIT, whereof
1'Jit arc working at Mr. John c Sccgors plantation
at < recti It ill and lot) tit (Srccnwood, H. i ,
building I lie (Sreenvillc and Railroad,
leaving a balance of ->o> ,?< she institution.
ltryith <
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<Ehc Stflcehlg irtnion <TThnc<<.
11. .M. STOKES, Editor. }
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i Most ?f the Merchants have returned
, from the North nnd are receiving their New
, Goods.
i Bf-TJu Judge T. J. Mnekejr will address the
> citizens of Union upou the subject cf a Narrow
Gauge Kail road, on Monday.
! We omitted the name of Mr. Itcubcn T.
> Gee, of the firm of Gce& Humphries, iu our no'
tice last week of the merchants who had gone
to New York for their new stocks.
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We notice that the down train on the
' S. U. and Hail road lias changed its timo of
arrival and departure. It aow arrives soou after
N o'clock and leaves for Alston at one minute
after Dinner at Alston. \
?a?" The rains of last week did some damage
to theJJotton in this region, but they werj^ very
timaTy for all vJfrtlcr growing' crops, ror tho
past week tho weather has been delightful, aud
Turnips, Clover and Lucerne arc growing finely.
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B<IX. If nothing serious interfered, our esteemed
fellow townsman, Mr. John Itodgcr, and
his good wife, sailed froin tilasgow for home
last Saturday. May they have a quick, safe aud
pleasant trip. They will be in Union about two
weeks front now.
?aSf" Wc are info rated by most reliable men
that in many portions of this county the August
drought cut o " the co.;<? t crop over one-half,
while it injuicd the la'c p'an led corn fully as
much. I'rt 'otic 10th of August the prospect
for ho.it c ops was never better.
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IJMA. iic e is n .our-ycar old girl in Kentucky
that weighs i'' lbs, measure!) tS incites across
tho c'.icst ar i is fo fec? eight and one-half
inches nigh. Ilcsh cs al' .his there is a thick
gr??w. It of I V" covering her whole body, jvilh
whiskers and a moustache.
I'resident Hayes and party arrived at
Atlanta, Geo., last Saturday. Mayor Angier
gave tItem a formal welcome for the city and
Governor Colquitt for the State, l'rom 8,000 to
10.000 iicrsons were assembled. We hone tlu?v
I won't conic to Union without giving uj u week's
i warning.
Mrs. Kesa linger, formerly Miss ltossi
! Wright, is on a visit to her relatives at this place.
I Mrs U. has keen for four years on the !*! ius in
' Dakota Territory, where her husband, Dr. liuger,
is now stationed. We are glad to llnd that
the Idea'.; atmosphere of the Northern frontier
has proved so beneficial to her health and spir1
its.
t^y*" As no one has answered the cumiirv..n?
our frioml about thcoiiTti vatiwn of Orchard Grass,
wm are led to suppose that no one in Union
' County knows anything about it ; or, if they do
km.w, they either cannot or will not tell. We j
would publish an ntvele upon the subject, but
one-half of oar I'ar.rcrs wouldn't bi'ievc it ?
Cioy would call it '-book fanning."
.?
fpif" Mr. C. It. Hampton has presented us
with a handsome 1 ataloge of the Van Lindlcy
Nursery. Mr. II. is now canvassing this '\uihty
and will call at every residence before he j
leaves to a; crimen 1 the packing of the orders |
he receives. Vie have never heard any cotnp'aints
made that all orders given l,:ih were not
tilled exactly as requested. We auvisc those
wishing fruit trees, to order through him.
A gentleman brought into our office last
Tuesday, two very tine Vain Potatoes which he
said were raised this year on the farm of Messrs
Itice \ Cole loan, on llutt Mountain. Wehaveno
right to say they did not grow away up there,
hut if I/try (In! the sweet I'otatoe conies to niatu
rily curlier ami growslarger on the snow-capped
hills of North Carolina than they do anywhere
eUo. No douht it is una of the results of rapid
t runsportal ion.
8**X_ Rev. 1'. .1. Shan 1, 1>. 1)., the venerable
and beloved Rector of Trinity Church, Columbia,
is on a visit to his son, U. W. Shand, Esq.?
This faithful servant of the .Most High, although
in his 7*1 h year, is looking hale and hearty, and
we sincerely hope his life and health will be
long spared to minister to the tlock he has so
faithfully and acceptably served for over forty
years, lie held ltivine services in the Church
of the Nativity last .Sunday and preached an
impressive sermon from the text: "Heaven and
earth shall pass away, but my word shall not
pass away."
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Mr. \\. A. Moorchead, one of the most
successful and enterprising Merchants of this
County is now in Charleston, purchasing his
Fall and Winter Stock of Hoods. Mr. Moorhead '
is located at Ml. Tabor and always keeps a full
stock of all kinds of goo Is to suit his customers.
On leaving us at the ears lie assured uh
he intended to bring prices down to a living
proui, and was determined that hisprictx should
not drive good customers to Spartanburg.?
When his stock arrives he will tnforia the readers
of tho "Times. ' Such Merchants as Mosrheftd
are a blessing to a couaty.
The unwelcome news reached hera last
Monday, by telegraph, that Rev. Jas. A. Duucan,
I). D., President of Randolph and Macen
College, at Ashland, Va., died at his residence
in thai town that morning.
1 ?r. Duncan was the brother of Rev. Wallace
Duncan, Professor in Woflord College, D P.
Duncan, President of the Spartanburg and 1
Aslieville Railroad, and l'.Orsey it. Duncan, the ,
efficient Chairman of die Poard of County Coinuds
i? tiers of Cnioti Coutity. His Pat her is also
a Professor in WotlV r<l College. Dr. Duncan
Iwa - otic of the ripest scholars and purest Chris
:ianj in the> nth. On receipt of the sad news j
tit br tlicis .lomediale'y started foi Ashland.
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That "Speech of the Oooaaion."
At first it wus not our intention to notice the
ill-titncil and, to say the least, ungenerous speech
of Mr. E. II. Hobo, at the Laurens Hailroad
meeting, supposing that that portion of it in
which he spoke so suceringly of Union was not
endorsed by the other members of the Spartanerg
delegation, as boiuo of them voluuteorcd,
rp^rtime, excuses to members of the delega^K'ora
Union for it; but when it was endorsed
and called "the speech of the occasion" by a
Spartanburg paper, we thought it was time to
notice it.
If the "occasion" at Laurens was intended to
give the Spartanburg delegation an opportunity
to hplittl* u ?Ka 1???1 ?..K
scribed more money to build the Spartauburg
and (Union and the Spartanburg and Asheville
ltailjoads than Spartanburg itself had, then Mr.
Kobe's "was the speech of the occasion."
If the "occasion" was inteuded for interested
parties to make wild usscrtious, without being
governed by facts, in regard to the cost and
financial condition of certaiu roads running
through Spartanburg, then Mr. Bobo's was undoubtedly
"the speech of the occasion."
But the speech was characteristic of the treatment
Onion has heretofore received from Spartanburg,
particularly since wc saved to Spartanburg
title Spartanburg and Asheville road by a sub^
(nyw<* to Spartanburg's $ lU0,0(K).
Tt is not tne first time wc have felt it to be
our duty to uotice ungonorous slurs from Spartanburg
upon Union. While we have no disposition
to open old sores, wo cannot forget that
although Union subscribed more money thnn
Spartanburg to the building of the S. and U.
llailroad, anil afterwards had the magnanimity
to aud $150,000 te her County debt to secure the
building of the Spartanburg and Asheville road,
because we complained of the outrageous freight
discrimination made in favor of Spartanburg
against Union, upon the former road, the Kditor
of the Spartanburg Herald snecringly tolil the
people of Union to build a competing road of
their own if they expected to get relief.
Union has done mere to build up Spartanburg
than the people of that County has. If Union
had refused to subscribeSlot),000 to the Spartanburg
and Ashcvillc road, the people of that County
well know that the road could not have been
built. Cor all this, Mr. llobo told the meeting
at Laurens that he believed he had heard of a
little place called Union, somewhere in the State.
Ves, Mr. Hobo has a personal recollection of
Union, and he will not forget her as soon as Union
will forget him.
Now mark the contrast : While Mr. Hobo's
speech was, nl the lime, received with "repeated
rounds of applause," Mr. Shund's well considered
and instructive remarks quietly and indelibly
impressed the assembly with the conviction
that he was imparting sound practical information,
without in the least disparaging the claims
of cither route. He did not speak for "rounds
of applause," but for the practical good of the
people upon any route that might he adopted?
whether via Union, to (Ireeuvillc or to Spartanburg.
\lr jSliand could not ir<> Car
the mfetifioH of the "occasion as to drag in ungenerous
reiuatks toward any people or locality.
'i he result is, Mr. Hobo s "speech of the occasion,"
like a wild blast, has passed out of
hearing and almost out of mind, while Mr.
hand's speech was so peculiarly appropriate
and applicable o "the occasion" that it lias almost
rovo'iiiionized the ideas of the people in
the upper counties upon railroad ma'.crs, ami
the great truths he therein uttered are being ac
ceplcd by all.
We now hear nothing about Mr. Hobo's speech,
but bore is what is thought anil said by the
l/iureus people about Mr. Sliand's effort :
The recent railroa<l excitement here suffers uo
abalcmeut. I find that in the recent railroad
convention ihe speech of it. W. Sband, Ksip, of
L'niou. in behalf of a narrow gauge railroad
has mad* a very d.'ctdtd impression, and won for
him wi enviable reputation amongst die solid
men of <ur county. It has made several 1 know
of put on their studying caps.
To our tni'ldle-aged Bachelor friend Faki.kv,
of the Sjtortaii* we would say that while we ncknowlpdge
that years are creeping on its fast, we
are not flu '"Id yet that we cannot appreciate the
respect due to older men. In our life we have
seen young and middle-aged men so full of self
importance that they thought themselves such
prodigies in intellect and social standing that
they had no respect for any one else.
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ft*#" The Mount Vernon Hangers is the name
of a Cavalry Company just formed in this County,
with tin following officers :
Captain, W. A. BKATY.
1st Lieut., Levi W. Smith,
2d i" S. C. Harnett,
3d ~ Tiiomas Chockbr,
Fit'iy-two names arc now on the roll, and new
nicirtfrcrj nr?added to it at each meeting.
In the last election Campaign the Mount Vernon
( lub was ike strongest and most energetic
club in die County, and the Hangers were members
of that club.
We ihink the company lias done well iu tbc
selection of its officers. Captain i'caty was a
constant anJ faithful worker in the club, and
gave to it 11 ost of die spirit it evinced, and we
are satisfied ha will be ns acceptable and efficient
in his new position. We eipect to see it
the "crack ' company of the County.
BThe Cotton buyers and merchants of the
town of Spartanburg arc not content with the
Railroad advantages they enjoy over us, but in
their manner of purchasing cotton they open
the way for dishonest men who have given
liens to Union Merchants for supplies to
defraud those Merchants out of their pay.?
Insteau"" of buying like buyers in other
markets aftd recording the names of the sell- I
ers and marking the bales as others do,
they buy by numbers and give no marks by
which a Union Merchant can afterwards claim
rotton that really belongs to hiru under a lien
It may be called "sharp practice," but it does
not evince a spirit of honorable intention.
T!?^(ion. McClellan was unanimously nominated
bv a convention oi 'Mm delegates as the
hemocratic t andidntc fur tJovernor of New J
lei toy 1
The No-Fknck Law Needed.?The Columbia
correspondent of the Charleston Xewt and Courier
gives the following practical and forcible illustration
of the imperative need of a no-fence
law. In connection with this cose we ask a perusal
of the article on our first page, headed
"Fence or No Fence," which will give the laud
owucrs seme wholesome instruction in regard to
their duty in the matter. Similar cases to the
following occur frequently in every county:
The necessity for the adoption of the new
fence law was made plainly apparent by the results
of a trial, which took place iu Columbia on
Friday. A planter, a few miles below Columbia,
having been subjected for some time to the depredations
of a number of worthless hogs belonging
to a family of negroes living near him, gave
warning that he would kill them if found again
in his fields. The warning was unheeded, aud
the animals being ngain found in a corn field a
few days afterward, he ordered theni shot, and
one of the hands in his employ accordingly shot
and killed four half grown porkers, not, however,
until tliPV Inn) nnl t linn li '? v Insult- I
els of his finest new-ground corn. His fence
was in good condition and it was evident that
the herd had been deliberately turned into the
field for the sake of the pasturage it afforded.?
The owner of the hogs at ouce swore out a warrant
against the employee who had done the
shooting, and the next day a trial justice in Columbia
fined him $10 for the offouce, the costs
in the case amounting to nenrly as much more,
all of which the planter had to pay to keep his
agent out of jail. Two other hogs were wounded
at the same time, ami the next step in the affair
will be the prosecution of the planter on Thursday
next for malicious mischief.
The trial justice who heard the case is a well
known lawyer of Columbia, and presumably decided
tlic case in accordance with the strict letter
of the law. His character for integrity precludes
all other inference, but what nevertheless
are the results of his decision? As the matter
stands they are nsarly as follows : The planter
has suffered actual loss, amounting in the aggre
gate to over $100. He has been compelled to pay a
fine of $10, and costs to the amount of about $8
more. He has lost much valuable time in the
attendance of himself and of his hands at court,
lie is now to he subjected to further trial and
additional expense, which is likely to be considerable
in amount, to defend himself against a
serious charge preferred by idle and irresponsible
negroes who were the real offenders in a half
dozen instances, and whose loss, about six dollars
at most, was the result of thsir own carelessness
cr possible knavery. If all this is in
accordance with "law," such a law, concocted
as it was by negro legislators, for the benefit of
negro vagabonds, should be wiped from the Statute
Hook, and one of vastly different purport
be substituted in its stead. Instances like thnt
above mentioned arc entirely too common. |
VtA\. We regret to state that the Yellow Fever
is still raging in the little City of Fcrnandina,
Florida. S. T. lliddell, Mayor of the City and
Chairman of the Hoard of Healthy hft* Us tie.1'
the following appeal for assistance, in money or
supplies :
Boahd or Health *|
ani> Sanity Committer, >
Fkunandina, Fi.a., September 18, 1877. J
It is with profound gratitude that we acknowledge
the receipt of many generous contributions
from Savannah, Jacksonville, Starko and oilier
places, which donations have thus far enabled
us to supply ilie wants of our poor and alleviate
the sufferings of the sick ; but in view of the
fact that many of our citizens have left our
rii'kyn nilv. i?n>l tUni, therefore, the burden of
providing for the large number of poor and sick
devolves upon the remaining few, and also for
the reason that the medical gentlemen now here
announce it us their positive belief I lint the
dreadful disease in our town will not he stayed
until after frost, we reluctantly ask our fellowcitizens
who may read this call to moderalely
aid us in our trouble.
We do not desire more than what is absolutely
needed, and in order to obtain that, and nothing
more, we would ask thai corporations, associations
and private individuals, who desire to oxtend
a helping hand, may lot plcuscd to notify
Usui iiic amounts ot moneys or supplies by
them collected, ami give us authority to draw
upon tlietn as our necessities tuny require.
S. T. Ill nine til.,
Mayor and Chairman Hoard of Health.
Attest; F. 11. (Jrossmann, Secretary Sauitary
Committee.
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flea)'" The following rule adopted by the Board
of Directors of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
will no doubt be the rule in ull other
markets, and we suggest to our Planters that
they take warning before another slice is taken
from the proceeds of their cotton crops, after it
gets to market :
"That from and after October 1, 1877, all
bales of cotton delivered in New Orleans?the
sides of which are covered with strips of bagl
ging, denominated 'side-pieces' ? shall be subject
to an allowance to the buyer of three pounds
per bale for each and every bale so covered."
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T he office of Secretary and Treasurer of
the S. IJ. & C. It. It. has been removed to Spartanburg.
We regret losing so good a citizen as
F. 11. Counts, but we could not help it.
Mr. J. M. Powell lias been reinstated as
Agent of the Railroad at this place, and if you
have any business with him he makes you talk
through a hole in the wall, lie's the most retired
man in town.
.?.
Have you consumption or any disease of the
throat and lungs, if so, call at your I)rug store
and get a trial bottle of Thrush's cure., trial
size 60c., large $1 60. For sale by all druggists
Si by Messrs. A. Irwin & Co. Union.
A Pioneer Starts.?\Vc learn that Kzekiel
Muyhow, a colored man with some little education,
and formerly a school teacher in ('une
Creek Township, left for Liberia on Monday
last. As we understand lie is sent out to view
the promised land, ami is to return and report
his observations by tlie first of next year. Our
natural sympathy lor the colored people would
lead us to advise lliein to stay hero among th sir
friends, and not to emigrate to a country where
the natives live principally oh snakes and hugs,
lint it seems that evil ideas have crept into their
heads through the teachings of disappointed negro
ottice seekers, and if uething else but Liberia
will serve tbem, then wc wish them a safe
journey?the sooner they go the better for the
South.? f,anritter Ledger.
A son of Isaac AV. Finney, Esq., of Laurens
County, met his death from hydrophobia on the
7th instant, after an illness of two days. The
cause of the hydrophobia was the bite of a dog
inflicted on both of this young man's hands, on
the second Saturday in July last nearly sixty j
days since and all fear of evil consequences
had been forgotten; though at the time it was !
believe I to be a mail dog, anil the precaution
was taken to s minion a physician, and Itave the
W'mi l* thoroughly ratiferi/ed with nitrate of
silvvi. the youth was about 16 years old. '
Last Week'B Storsi'
dkstbuction of cllol'S in /i/tbama.
Chattanooga, Tan., September 21.?The *
abundant crops of cottoo, corn anck fodder in
the Valley of the Black Warrior, Alabama, hare
been entirely swept away. The rivet suddenly
rose sixty-three feet, which is within two feet
of iia height in the terrible freshet of June,
1872. .The planters had just commenced picking
c<Aton and had not hauled the corn nnd fodder
frern the fields. It is estimated that 30,000
I bales or. cotton have been destroyed. Most of
I the plnnters are ruined, and it is doubtful if the
actual necessaries of life can be secured now.?
The Town of Tuscaloosa is about at the head of
the devastated section nnd the merchants had
advanced heavily on the growing crops.
Til K GAI.K AT OAI.VKSTON.
Galvkston, September 20.?The following is
the estimated damage by the lute cyclone around
Galveston : The government works in Boliver
channel, including a poition of the licet,. $15,000.
The Galveston. ll.mstr.n nnrl I1?,..I..-.a?
Rnidrond loss of track and the Bay Bridge, $20,000.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fee Kailroad
loss of a track and bridge, 520,000. Cotton
press, $18,500. Uncompleted buildings in
| the city, 52,500. Bath houses on the beach,
$3,500. Twenty small schooners capsized, loss,
$5,000. Private buildings and property,
$10,000. Total loss, $04,500.
tiik end of the cyclone.
Washington, September 20.?The cycloue
that since Sunday has been so severe in the Gulf ^
States, has moved to the eastward, nnd is now fl
central in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida.
It can no longer be considered daugerous.
It is attended by Northeasterly winds and rain.
No Excuse fob Any One Being out of Employment.?Our
attention has been called to
some new nnd useful cooking utensils, recently
invented which make baking and cooking n
pleasure, instead of a dreaded necessity. One ^
of which, the Pateut Centennial Cake and Bread w
Pan, made of Russia iron, is so constructed that
you can remove your cake when bakod, instantly
from the pan, without brenkiag or injuring
it, and you cau removo the tubo, and convert
it into a plain bottom pan, for baking jelly or
plain cakes, bread, etc. Another?the Kitchen
Gcui?a ulateil wir* linilnr /?. *"-- 4- l-~
, ...... ?. ikv.usi iv li?ug
inside of an ordinary iron pot, for boiling or
steuuiing vegetables, etc., which when done, can 1
be removed perfectly dry, without lifting the
heavy sooty iron pet off of the stove, avoiding
the danger of burning the hands with the steam
in pouring off the hot water; and the vegetables
cannot possibly burn if the water boils dry, as
the steamer does not touch the bottom of the
pot. These goods arc sold exclusive by through
agents to families, and every housekeeper should
by all means have them. A splendid opportunity
is offered to some reliable lady or gentlemaj'^*>**^
canvasser of this county to 8ecuv?^j|(*'^ncy
for a 'plKiuaiU. .ami pg^foje business. For
terms, territory, etc., WVa.W L. 12. Brown &
Co., Ncs, 214 and 210 Elm StrfcW Cincinnati!,
Ohio. ~ . 38-41.
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We publish the announcements in ou?ttl'vcr"
tisig columns /orpay, and seldom trouble ouF* ..
selves to enquire as to the qualities or merits of ?
the wares advertised, further than to assure ourselves
that they are legitimate and respectable.
But when an article performs miracles in our
midst, transforming the old to young, in appearance
at least, we cannot pass it by unnrticcd.?
We know of people who, years age, were grayheadud
and who now wear dark and glossy hair.
How is this? It evidently is not colored, for
it has a perfectly natural appearance instead of
the harsh, dry, staring look of hair stained with
| nitrate of silver oi other common hair dyes.?
No! it has been restored to its youthful coler,
lustre and vitality by the use of that wonder of
I wt.mlorx Itotr.
..... o . U1V.II1UU HUM' JieilMWCr.
It lias many imitators, but there is nothing like
it. The test of years only increases its fame,
while its imitators die and me forgotten.?Boston
Daily Globe.
On Tuesday last, about noon,- a fire
broke out in the conservatory above the Model
room of the l'atent Office building at Washington,
and in half an hour the entire upper portion
of the West Wing, fronting on Ninth street
was in flames. The finest colliction,Of M'otlels
in the world was destroyed ; inuny of them
dated back to the earliest days of the Patent
Office.
Chief Clerk Lock wood, of the Interior Department,
states that the fire originated from
spontaneous combustion among a lot of uonpatcnied
chemical materiul stared ip the attic of
the Ninth street wing. The damage to the
building is variously estimated from $300,000
to $500,000, while that resulting from the loss
of models and othar valuables connected with
the Patent Office proper is almost incalculable.
Many of the clerks are at work to-night to assort
the papers which have been injured by water.
Arrangements have already been made to construct
u temporary roof to the building, and
the debris is now being removed preparatory to
its construction.
Court at Nkwiikruy.?The Newberry llerald,
of the Oth iust., in speaking of the recent court
at that place, thus alludes to the presiding Judge
and the Solicitor: Though suffering from indisposition,
Judge Mnekcy occupied the bench for
twelve successive days, Sunday excluded, of
course, giving the closest and most earnest attention
to the trials in every case, small and
great, and deciding disputed points of law with
a readiness and fairness that gave satisfaction
to all, and won for him the respect and admiration
of the bar and citizens generally. The Solicitor,
Col. Hall, had his hands full ; the criminal
docket was extremely heavy. His labors
were severe and constant, but were performed
with untiring zeal and energy, and with commendable
ability. Although not an orator, his
logical reasoning and intimate knowledge of the
criminal law make him a very effective speaker,
nnd few are the guilty that escape him. It ie
the general opinion here that not a single guilty
prisoner did escape him.
(So run tiikCottontotk. ? Mr. Trusten,silversmith
of our town, this spring gathered enough
wheat off of throe seres to keep his family in Hour
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.v. ir.u n11' jrci ?c nave seen men cnmng
themselves fanners dr'vo tlicir wagons to the
front doors of our stores and enrry off flour in
broad daylight, at fourteeu dollars a barrel.?
We believe the fanner who don't raise his own
grain should be turned out of the grange.?Abhrville
1'rrx* and Hannrr,
A Sai> Si i< no; i\ Si m an m m;.? On Monday
evening about l<? o'clock .Mr. J. Maud Klt'ord,
the only son of our esteemed citizen, .1 M. Ill
ford, I s*?|, shot himself through the head with
a pistol, causing death in about fifteen minutes.
Mr. Klford was a most estimable eiti/en, and
the circiiiMsi.iiiees counecicd with bix death
have cast a deep gloom over fin coiiniiiin'Mj
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