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JJavioatioS vr Ukoau Rivkii.?The Columbia Rryialtr g kins 8v/mo very interesting information I'rum Major J. l\ Vitrsnh, ' U. S. lately in clutrge of lho survey of Urou-l lliver, in regard lo the navigability of (bat tMreain. (t appears (hat from (Iranby, below Columbia. seventy miles 10 Lockhart Shodls, but httlo cxpehsc would be incurred iu lining the river for navigation by light draft steamers. The Lockhart Canal now turns these shoals on the Utiion shore for polo boats, but would need to be enlarged for steamers. Thcuco tho navigation to Cherokee Shoals is easy. This has always heretofore bcen^ regarded as tho limit of possible ' navigation, and froinUranby to Ibis point the necessary improved-cuts would cost boat SD60JM0.^ It wilt require aver $500,000.1 possibly $800,000, to open navigation around these rapids, which would make the rivor navigable thirty miles into North Carolina, and with but little increased expenditure thirty miles up each of the tributaries known ns the Tyger and Vacolct rivers. lliclilund, Lexington, Fairfield, Newberry, Union, Chester, I^iurcus, Spartanburg, York and Greenville Counties in South Carolina, and Cleveland, Kuthorford, Henderson and Gaston Counties in North Carolina, would nil be benefitted very materially by this improvement of ilroad lliver. Major Carson is anxious to receive correct information in regard to the product of wheat, corn, oats, tobacco, wool and cotton of these counties annually since 18G'J, and any such information sent to J. I'. Carson. K. M. U. S. Assistant Kngincer, Army liuilding, I New York, will be uscfVil to him in making his report and framing hisr recommendation in favor of the improvement. ' Agricultural Advances. An Act (lie better to protect those who make Advances for Agricultural Purposes. Suction 1. lie it tnnctcd by the Senate ami House of Representatives of the Slate of South Carolina, now met and silling in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same: That any person who shall make advances in provisions, supplies and other articles for agricultural purposes shall have a lien in preference to all other liens cxistingorolhcrwiscuponsuch provisions, supplies nud other articles until the same shall be consumed in the use. Ssc. '1. That in case amy one to whom such provisions, supplies tind other articles are so advanced shall endeavor to dispose of the same for other pupsses than that for which they were advanced, or in cose any person shall endeavor to make said provisions, supplies and other articles liable for the debts of the party to whom they were advanced, then the party advancing said provisions, supplies and other articles shall have all the remedies and means for enforcing his lien, upon such provisions, supplies and other articles advanced us provided, in the Act entitled "An Act to secure landlords and persons making advances," approved March 4, 1878, for enforcing liens on crops for advances made. Approved December 24, 1870. lies in css Bjomimo and Kveuyuody at lVonK. ?A very intelligent New York merchant, who hts just returned from a three weeks' business tour of observation through this State, Western Pennsylvania, Southern Ohio and West Virginia, gives a glowing accouut of the revival of industry in all that region. The leather manufacturers, ho says, are refusing to take further orders, and have as much business on hand just now as they cau take care of uutil midsummer. The furniture manufacturers arc ull working full time and likewise have orders far ahead. As for the iron and steel establishments, he says many of them arc at work night and day. and some of them experience more or less difficulty in obtaining a supply of the right kind of labor. The farmers, too, nrc jubilant, and are expecting to increase their hog crops and grain ncrcage this year under the stimulus of good prices and their improved financial conditio!, res tiling from lost year's harvests. Saw few or no tramps; in fact, almost everybody was at work.?Bai tint ore Sun. , - - ,ri Tho question of flic liability of the Air-Line Railroad lo laxtuiuin has been a subject of litigation for^scvcrul years. In 1877 the road wassold to its present owners, the former company having pnid no taxes upon it, on the ground that the road was not liable to taxation. This question was tested In the courts and decided against the company while the road was iu the hands of a receiver. The present company has heretofore declined to pay the taxes which accrual prior to their purchase of the read, but were willing to pay the taxes properly chnrgcable to them. At the recent session of the Legislature an act was passed authorizing tax officers to receive the taxes for 1877 and 1878 from the present management of the road, free of cost and penalties, and leave the taxes which accrued previous to 1877 as a charge against the former company. Under these circumstances, Gen. Fvrcncrc, the general manager of the road, has paid the taxes in the several counties of this State, having visited Yorkvillc last week for the purpose of paying the taxes due ts tlio County of York.? Yorkvillc Enquirer. Statu Grange.?I'omaria. Newberry Co., S. C., January 13, 1880.?The ltutes of I'asnge fixed by the Railroads for those who desire to visit Charleston during ihe meeting of the State Grange, February 3d, 1880, are as follows : G. & C. R. 11., '2c. per mile, c?|iuting boll) ways. G. C. & A. R. R., 4c per mile for Round Trip. H. C. R. R., 3c. per mile for Round Trip. 8. U. & C. 11. R., one full faro for Round Trip. N. ?. R. R.. one full fare for Round Trip. The W. C. & A., and Chernw & Darlington Railroads will, no doubt, sell round trip tickets at reduced rates. Tickets to be on sale from February '2nd to the 7th, and good until the Oth. Arrangements for bonrti have been made For Patrons, with Pavilion Hotel, af ?'2.00 per day; IVaverly House, at ?l..r>0 per day. Tiroa. W. Hoi.lowat. (Secretary. Tiik Nr.w Factory Organizru.?At a Meeting of the Stockholders of the new Cotton Factory on last Monday Ihe Company was organized by the election of the following Directors: D. E. Converse. Mni. James Anderson. A. II. Twichell, J no. 11. Cleveland, K?ij., Jas. Hcggs, Col. Jos. Walker, J. A. Foster, 1>. O. Judd, W. K. lllake, and L. A. Mills. At a Meeting of the Direetors immediately afterwards the following officers were elected : D. 1>. Converse, President *, Maj. James Anderson, Vice-President; aud A. 11. Twichell, Secretary and Treasurer. The namo adopted by the Directors was the 'Clifteu Manufacturing Company." The work of erecting the buildings, Ac., is to be begun at once, and it is hoped that the factory will be in operation by next Fall. So much lor the enterprise of Spartanburg.?Sj>artunbur<j llerald. ? A Gift to Worronn Collkgr.?Professor David Duncan has given his classical librarv to Wefford College, and this is no ordinary gift.? For many years lie has been accumulating this until it numbers nenrly l'JOO volumes. Many of the beoks ate rare, nnd there is one of the number that cost over a hundred dollars, 'l'liu learned classical scholar, Dr. Toy, said this was the finest classical library he had ever seen in the possession of n private individual, and he had seen many in Karope and Amcriea. It is difficult to ostimate the value of this gift ia money, but it is perhaps between five and eight thousand dollars. The Professor has the hearty thanks of every friend of the College for this valuable gift. ? Carolina Sjmrlan. A RATintT Hunt rs Lattrkns.?Tumbling .Shoals, January 18.? Monday being a wet and drizzly dny nnd net suitable for farui work was a holiday with the black boys. 1 saw eight or ten pass Ibis evening with a few dogs and singlobtirrel shot-guns. Ko.tit I be hills of Heedy River were reverberating with their yells; nnd such a noise yon seldom hoar. Hero lie goes! seize Itiin ! bend him ! catch liitn 1 The crowtU returned before night with forty-two rabbits swung ou sticks over their shoulders. A good day's work, with a heap of fun ami rabbit-pic in the future. &h? tSflrcItli) Pinion 5?unea : U. M. STOlES7 Editor. " T < UNION, FtllDAY.'J^NtJAKY 2d. ItSu? , "TEH^a of 30?8uiirHgir ~~ , I Copy. imc ynir, IN \I>VAK? K, ItM J t'ojnes ?vwc year," " * ;fT5 x -i 5 " " " " " 8.30 10 " " " M " 13.00 ' ADVERTISING. i Qm squara or <>n.e inch, lircl itisurlion, - - - 01.00 , bach Mit?t*|ticnt insertion, - - - - L - . 73 11 I.tbei nl discount made to tuerchiiuts aud others adver* lUiiiK for six months or hy the year. Obituary Notices of U-ii lines or less, inserted fro^ , " " " uvujgUu lines,charged as Advcrllso-. me tits. \ J KMX. On our outride wilt lie found ??taej]fc* J port an i laws passed by tlH last I.egislatuTo, with interesting news items. B?U We received a funeral notice a few dajs ago informing us of the death of Mr. Thos. C. Duggins, nt his residctloe in the town of Mbishall, Missouri, in the 70lk year of his age.? Mr. Duggins was the father of Mrs. A. 1*. II. Walker, who resided here one year ofler her marriage. K33u Two colored boys, aged 12 and 15 years, got into a difficulty on the street last Monday, when the youngest (Hit the older boy in the knee with a knife. The caso was taken before Trial Justice Wullace, who, after reprimanding the prisoner and sentencing him to pay the cos's, bide hiiu depart and cut no more. B?5U We were glad to see the genial face of our young friend, Mr. James Maxwell, on our streuts last Mouday. He is representing, in connection with Mr. C. 1). Farrar, the celebrated Grocery House of Austin, Nichols & Co. of New York, and we can safely say that two better nich never represented a better or more reliable wholesale Houso. (180 Lost. Mr. Adam Little, a farmer living about six miles abovo this town, had the misfortune, on Monday Inst, to lose from his pocket one hundred and eighty dollars, while walking on Main | street. I A Union Jnvontion. i Messrs. C. O. aiul A. G. Davis have-just ob- ] taiucd a patent for a Cotton Scraper and Thin- t ner, which they claim will savo an immense ( amount of labor in cultivating Cotton. They t will have it on exhibition on this town next i Salesday. l o Hot Sapper at Jonesville. 1 The Ludics of the Methodist Church at Jonesville request us to stale that they will give a flot 1 Supper for the bcuefil of the Church ou the night I of Wednesday the 28th inst., to which they in- 0 vite the public "including the Editor." Thauk c you, Ladies, but "big suppers" don't agree with our worn-out constitution?but we go it heavy ' am liirr ilinnora u'liati irn non rrnt tltnm ? ~-e> - "! '?""i The Chester Reporter. This valuable exchange came to us Inst neck much enlarged and otherwise improved in nppcnrnnce. When we consider the great increase of expense in nil departments of n newspaper office, this is a gratifying evidence of the prosperity of ouc of the best county papej-s in the State, and we offer our congratulations to neighbor Buchanan, with the hope that his prosperity may continue to a good old age. Strawberries in January. Our friend B. F. Crawford laid upon our table last Friday, the lGth ,of January two fine r?pv .,w ot^Ued that morning from his strawberry patch in the garden, not. ? in this region remember ot seeing or even hearing of picking rip* strawberries, grown in the pen air, at this time of year before ? If they have let us knew, if not friend Crawford takes the mule. Mules in Demand. Our friend Roberts feels as happy as "a slam at high tide," and wears a continual smile on his face. He has sold out all his hogs and nearly all his mules. lie soldtwelve mules last Kalesday. If thci c's a betterfceling man than Roberts in Union County, we would like to soe him? coma and suhscrihe for the Timra?ihat'x oil Now, Huberts, after such good trade, can't * you coiue down a fifty or bo on that l'uucy iron 8 grey ? .?. A Bad Fire. On Sunday morning last the dwelling of Mrs. Craig, on Mr. Wm. Lawson's farm, near Cedar lllutf, with all its contents except a few pound a of meat, was destroyed by tire. ? Mrs Craig had left the house a very short time before to accompany a friend a short distance on her way hone, and oh her return found all she had on earth destroyed. We are glad to learn that the lmmano people of the neighborhood prouiptly rendered her material assistance. Appio niooms on turiumai u&j. On Christmns day last Mr. McLaughlin, living near Coleraise Postoflice in this County, had an applo tree in bloom. He picked a branch intend' ing to bring it to us to provc^his remarkable story, but forgot it when he started from home, aud although he gave it to other parties to deliver to us it has not got here yet. Our venerable friend, It. M. Robinson, however, corroborates He's statement, and snys he nover sow or heard of such a fiing before in this part of the country. , Meat Spoiling. The Newberry Ilcruld of last week informs us that the warm weather has caused a great deal of meat to spoil in that county. The same bad news came? to us from many persons in this county. On examining some hams a few days ago, we thought they wcreall safe, but the weather continuing warm onr "better half" concluded to boue them, and on brcuking the bone of one she discovered that the marrow was badly tainted. The meat smelt sweet, so after taking ont the bone she packed the meat in charcoal, which wo think will save it. PnriAnft) We were pleased to meet last Wednesday | ur ablo and enterprising eolnl erer, Col. T. ft. Farrow, of the Spartanburg I/trald. The Col. looks as young'and handsome as over, and says the Herald is booming, notwithstanding the kigk price of paper. F. C. ltanfin, tho corpulent and jolly representative of A. 8. Brown's Shoo House, ut Charleston, is in town, looking ns if he didn't care a continental whether hides and leather went up f>0 per cent or not, ns he intended to keep shoes below every other article of clothing nil the timo. He threatened to cane us but wc limped olf smiling at the joke. We regret that Mr W. II. Wallace, the jtiriior Ivlitor of the Newberry Jfrrahl did not think enough of us to give the Timm a call. W c trie I to catch him while he was in town, but be is too much like tho Irishman's flea for any ordinary man to corner. v n* csuty naAaott, hi Lust year wo were iiifonncl, by ttf?N who jog lit ta know, that n lax of t? mills TotjfCounty 'Dl purposes would be ^uite sufficient defray the w> unrfeut ^xpeaies of ^ho County aud^pUgith I lie sii addltiou bf nn extra levy 2 mills io pay post la- on ieblcdticss, ut the eud of tho present fiscal year ^ Lbe Couuly of Uniou would bo out ? -tdeWl , while I U< in the mennthne nil current uccountt would be promptly paid. Under such^mmfrC^Uw^; itfSt were told thero was no money in ths-Treasury for Ilium. It woe a mystery the people could <j, not sulve. en Last week we commented somewhat tharply 10 upon the matter, not willingly, wo conftss, for we have the highest respect for each of tty Com. 8t, missioners and the Treasurer, knowing l)at not "1 one them would intentionally do n wrungito any '*1 one; but when a sufficient levy had beet made , and (Ally TO per ceut of the current a<x >uuts 0f could be paid out of it, after all but a fewtdelin- nc queul taxes had been collected by the Trciiurcr, ,0 oue of two things Appeared evident to us : Wither ^ a 3 mill tax was found not sufficient orjthcrc wi was a great disregard of the interests <jf the Ci< creditors in keeping in the Treasury 30 pet cont co of what was due them. , We have siuco looked into tiie matter, through of the Treasurer's books, aud liud that tlio original tii tax duplicato a lied for a little inoro than $28,- ?'| 000, for all purposes, and nearly all the propor- t|, ttonate share of that nm?unt:.'belongingtto^tho dc County has been reported t^lhe Cam^Wbneja A'1 aud paid out by them?the Trensurerw(R^vfng ^ in his hands a sufficient sum to tncct any demand upon him for abatements, errors, &o., that will occur with the most careful. So that, so far as Tli the original duplicato is concerned, the Treasurer has reported nearly every dollhr called Ta for on it. Out through the thorough examinn- gu tion and intelligent labor of Col. J. L. Young, bu the present Auditor, there have been discovered cci i large uumbcr of omissions by whioh the tax Tb "cceipts have been iucrcased $3,000 over what wi he origiual Duplicato called for, of which tho ab bounty is entitled to its o mill tax share. If we Le ludcrstand (Le situation right, the Treasurer sh las reported all tliat lie could report to tlicCoiu- im uissioucrs, with safety to himself, and there is ex >ut a small amount bohind to draw from. This being correct, it is e"ident that a 3 mill ax will not pay much, if any, more than 75 wc >er cent of the current expenses of the County, Wt ind will leave a dofioiency debt of 20 or 25 per t'11 sent every year. En We are ignorant of tho present tottfl debt of an he County, and wc think the Commissioners ^' ihould give the public a full report of it, so thai Wi he people may see what its financial condition is- *"ul such a report is due tho people and has been co iskcd for frequently. ^ A two mill tax for post indebtedness of this bounty was authorized by the last Legislature, ^ >ut if a 3 mill annual tax is not sufficient to dc- ^ ray the expenses of the County, but loaves an innual deficiency, wc shall be continually palliug ^ ^ or an extra levy, wliilo the credit cf the County IIC vill continue in such bad repute that every per" ^ on working for or selling to the County will tave to charge enough extra to meet the unccr- ^ ainty of collecting their claims. It would be good economy to levy a tax at ^ nice sufficient to pay tho old debt aud then nnlually thereafter make the levy sufficient to meet m, ill demands promptly. ?i.? icople would be bettor satisfied and the offices ,n. ii treasurer ana i^ouaiy i.onimisji?n?r mucn dcaejmter. iow Spring Oats. ,u We ire frequently surprised at our farmers ta jot paying more attention to the Oat crop than & hey do. It is the chcnpcst food for work ani- a' nals that can be raised, and comes in nt a time ^ vhen the corn crib requires the most help to uake it last through the work season. Iu citios orn has been decided to be too heating for nc torses and mules that are worked hard during he Summer, and oats have generally been sub" ^ diluted, as being much healthier, and we see ^ 10 reason why the same reason should not apply ^ o work animals on the farm. A crop of oats ollowed by a crop of peas.thelntterto be turned ^ indcr iu the Fall, to improve the land and prepare it for a wheat crop, hasjtilcnfound the most irnfitablo and judicious system o?.rotpAiyn ever If Lil/iMlA.l T..I < 1.n nliin ll.ia VAnVflfiVdh A I J IIIV JMUU IIIIO ^VUI^ ? VH VT" (jV? lie best quality of seed Oats at F. M. Farr & g? Jo's. ar rc rix? Phoenix Iron Works. Our enterprising Teutonic friend, Mr. 0. Oiercks, of Columbia, paid our sanctum a visit ast Tuesday, aud like an honest man paid bis ot printer's bill. Mr. Diercks is now the owner of H lie Phoenix Iron Works at the Capital and is ravelling in the interest of that business. We :an honestly recommend liira to the people of his section as a high-toned, honorable gentle- ,a nan, aad all who want Steam Engines, Water ind Steam Powers, Saw and Grist Mills, Iron ,a :olutnns for Store Fronts, Iron Railing, or any- ar king else made of iron, cannot do belter than trt jy sending their orders to him. Put if you ,n lon't want anything in that line he can supply r< Sat. .11 1. * .1 - . C .1 a I. . ..... 1 puu Willi mi iv l lino 01 .a-wiiijr, at mv ?cijr iuwest prices nnd warranted to bo just ns repre en- ^ ted, or ho will send you Groceries, Wines, Liquors and auy other artiulo in thai lino. m Iicc'r Weather Almanac. to The annual issue of Prof. Tice's " Weather |a Forecast? and American Almanac for 1880," is ar out, and we learn that the first edition of over 20,000 copied was called for within eight days of its publication, and a second larger one put to press. It is fuller and more specific in its weather prognostications for 1880 than formerly, 10 and a variety of subjects of interest, such as P1 plagues nnd the astronomical relations thereto, heat and sunstrokes, cyclones, facts for foretell- P' ing the weather, etc., are discussed. A copy can ,n be obtained by enclosing 20 ocnts to Thompson, cc Tice k Lillingston, St. Louis, Mo. tl! An Edltoral More. It. M I I.. ... l.i.U ... .1,1. LM. itors of the Newberry Nfw? hns moved to Abbect| ville, to practice law. We regret losing so able and courteous a gentleman from (be editorial fraternity, but we sincerely hope tho change will bo in evary way beneficial to Mr. Bonhnm. Abbevillo is a noble County and her people know how to appreciate talent ? nd moral wor'li, con- ^ scquently Mr. Bnnbnm and his most amiable wife will find their new home pleasant and congenial. 91 ... ? A Tr.iiRtiu.k Firk occurred at Tokio, China, si on the *2f)tli December, in which 15,000 houses tr were destroyed, 100 lives lost, 50,000 persons h rendered destituto and miles of the City laid d waste. t< utory Hepeatlng Itself. Who in South Carolina that reads (he followrp oocurronce of (he l'.Uh in thoStato of Maine 11 not be forcibly reminded of a remarkably Ii nilar eoeae in our S(ate Capitol in 1877. The ly difference is the Capitol of Maine wAtelieve I held by the State Militia whilo our State d juse was hold by Federal Soldiers : it Boston, January 18.?A special to the Iler- si i from Augusts, Maine, gives full particulars (| the nttetnpt of Uovernor Smith and the Fu- u >n Legislature to enter the State House this nf1-Amion, Pregiijent of the 0 ision neiimc, itnu .Mr. ruiuoi,~SpeHKer ot the d ision House, appeared with the Secretary and j erk ot' these bodies and demanded admission. ^ i being refused by the Mt\jor, they asked for ilrance as members of the Legislature, only ? have it again denied them. A few moments o tor Governor Smith cauie up and attempted to g iss wit|iout askiug any questions. lie was ^ upped by an officer's arm, and wheu he said : [ demand admittance as Governor," his author- 0 f was not recognized and he was turned back, a I this time about 2,000 persons had gathered, f, representative, supposed to be Mr. Knowles, M llradlurd, began a speech, in which he doiunced the authorities in the strongest terms 11 r refusing to admit them. Presently Mr. Tal- n t, Speaker of the Fusion House, mounted the (] nee around the State House and said : "Since 8 s are not permitted by a usurping nud illegal jvernor te enter tho legislative halls, it hemes my duty to cull the House together here o as ucar as possible. Gentlemen of the House, tl iu will please coine to brdcr." The reading n the journal was dispensed with, and on morn of Plaisted, of Lincoln, the House adjourn! to meet at Union Hall to-morrow. ThcStnte v ensurer to-day issued au order instructing v c subordinates iti his oflico not to houor any iniaud for the payment of money from the >ee|ury emanating from #r issued by the auortly of eitlier of the bodies now claiming to i the Legislature of the Stato until further ad- g sed by him. t ... ( to Extra Session in Doubt. The mandamus case to test the validify of the x Act pusscd by tho lost Legislature was ar- ^ cd before tho Supreme Court last Monday, it the decision of the Court had not been reived by us when our paper was put to press. ( o geuoral belief, however, is, that the Court ^ II decide I liosc sections of the ratified act palply at variance with what was passed by the gislature to be invalid and void. If that ^ ould be the decision, the Governor will find it perative ou him to convene the Legislature in tra session at as earlv a dav as nossible. :?i B53U Aflcr (he few cool days of last week (he R ailicr became mild and Spring-like again.? ' b are now having most delightful weather, and ' o buds on the trees are beginning to swell.? '' iglish Peas are coming up in many gardens s d Borne arc even talking about planting cotton. & 6 think that would bo n dangerous experiment. n o have nearly three months to go through bo- r re the danger of severe cold weather can be 0 nsidcrcd as passed. tokwheat Cakes and Sausages. A breakfast tit to set before the gods! Mrs. ant, in the generosity of her heart, sent us o Sausages, and it was no pinclied-up scud her, but a whole dish full, enough for "all nds aud the cook." Thai's the kind of a ighbor Mrs. Grant is. The buckwheat came )tp McCrory & Hill's Store and is as good as ! ever eat. They arc all gono, but the taste of at breakfast remains with us still. t ng's Chemicals. ^ These Chemicals, for composting with stable ^ inure anil cotton seed, arc coming into general ( > it? ?*.. .1 f- ,.T ...? ide to us, by those who have used them, they ,ve certainly proved very cheap and effective. ( to beautiful Premium offered by the inanufac ( rers is certainly n great incentive far any one give them a thorough trial. Cull at Gibbes Co'a. store aud see that premium?it is valued $.SQ. r. Henry rub&nlcsIVe see that this accomplished gentleman and tcresting correspondent lias severed his con ictiou with the Columbia Register and taken a rsition as traveling Agent and correspondent the Charleston Netot and Courier. There ore i'. few more highly educated gentlemen in the tilth than Mr. Kubaaks and he is one of the ost i n be fat i gable Agents wo ever knew. May ie new connection prove protilablc and pleasant both parties. ? ? otice. ] All parties wishing to purchoso IManos, Orins or anything in the Music liue ; or having i old instrument to exchange or to tune and pair, will find it to their interest to call on or Idrcss A. F. WILLIAMS, the Greenville Music Houso at the Union otel for a few days. * ipular Fertilizers. Mccsrs. Knrr tc Co., this week offer to the , rniers of Union a number of the most popular ands of Fertilizers and upon the msst advan gcous terms. Some or too brands tney otter e recognized as standard fertilizeis and inainin a deservedly high reputation for honesty of nnufaclure and, as a consequence, profitable ;sults. See their advertisement. ? ? Tiik Lands Soi.d foii Dikkot Taxes.?The < ousc judiciary committee, to day, agreed to re>rt. favorably to the House, without amend* ent, the bill intrdueed by Representative Hun- i n for tho relief of owners and purchasers of nds sold for direct taxes in tho insurrection* y States. , Kor the Ttincs. Evaporated Frnita. One of the greatest improvements of tho day the preparation of fruits for market, is the rocees of drying by evaporation. The old shioncd kiln or sun drying of fruit, by which recess it was liable to be discolored, and to bo ifested by insects, has been displaced by a pro>ss of evaporation, by which the water of the u11 19 men uuu uie B.iut'iiiiniic juict'v re tineii in something like their original swceiess. A pic, roll or dumpling, made out of the iraporated fruit in winter, can hardly bedistiniiiahcd frotn the green apple pics of our mainlies, in color or taste. The art of preserving fruits and vegetables as progressed wonderfully in the last decade, nd when properly done there is no doubt it ill add to (tic comfort and health of society.? a our climafc, where the potent influences of le sun reign for so great a portion of the lasoii, it is important that that timc-honrcd implement, the old frying pan, should bo iipplantcd by the introduction of fruits and vegi Id is into our daily consumption. Kvery good ousekeepcr should avail herself of the lessons aily taught us hy experiments in the labors >ry of the chemist. 110KT1CUL1L'ItC. For tho Tlino*. Lettor From a Colored Lfbsriaa Emigrant Monuovia, Lidhuia, Oct. 27th, 1870. 'eo. John Wallace : 1" Mr 1>kah BnoTUKft:?I am uot well, though P' nm gelling about again. 1 took sick in 12 <? a ye nfler I lundcd, bccauso I went to my work p< nmediately, and was exposed too much and too & oon. Any people who have any industry about w liern can make a living bore and not work half hi f tho day. All of this country's troubles grow in ut of the fact that her soil is too rich. It pro- ot uccs too much vegetation, which must fall and m ccay. This excess of vegetation also gives us li do much oxygen gass in the air which we ci lenthc, and this coinbiucd with the deleteri- u us air which rises from the decayed vegetation, ui ires us as you can see, a verj foul air to tc roatlie. Not being used to it, and as it will not ol hango, we have to chango to it, and while we d ro changing we nre weak and the chills and gi svers jump right on us at this point. Persons It rho have bilious temperaments, weak heads or h isensed kidneys, will iind it to their iutorest ci ot to come here, unless they are able to socure a lie vory best attention in thcSr/reer sickness I b cc no Africnu fever hero. There is nothing ere but tho same old Malariul fever that is all n ver the world ; only it is worse here, because tl ho soil is so much richer and produces so much t< lore vegetation spontaneously. Tho fever at- \> acks tho head and spine and weakens tho c rhole system. Now, if you send persons hcreT o rlio have sound heads, stout and healthy sys- 'L cms, they will not go to bed for nil the fever d hat is hero. 8 The Ox is here in nbunlnnec, hogs, sheep, p ;o?ts, chickens, ducks, geese and the horse will hrive hero, if attended to. You can see a fruit l rce with sweet ripe fruit on it, grown green 1 ruil, young green fruit and blooms, all nt the p amc time on the same tree ; so you can have g ruit all the while. g The greatest impediment to the civilization c >f these heathens is the trathc of whisky among ; hem, and this is done all along the coast by 8 English Merchants. But were you here to see ) vhat has been done and think of tho short 50 f 'ears in which it has been douc, in the midst of u o many disadvantages, your heart would rejoico u you nt the prospects theso things indicate. ? The baptists here are stronger than ail the n ther denominations put together. A revival is i ;oing on in Monrovia now and has been for 1 our weeks in the Providence baptist Church, of J rhich ltev. M. J. Worrell is pastor, ond 127 souls p tave joined the church. No living soul ever n aw suoh a time in this city before ; and it is 1 ;etting so now all over this country. There nro j kbout 25 ordained baptist ministers in nil Libc in; but they arc tnen from the Liberinn College; tnd they are young men, and under them the ' vork is growing. On account of niy acclima- j ion I have not been able to attend closely to my t nlssion ; but I thank Qod that wc arc not with- 1 >ut fruits in the way of saving souls. Write ( oic the news. May the good Lord over keep ( lis smiles over you, and his grace in you, is he prayer of your brother. . II. N. BOUKY, | ... , For tho Tluios. ] Jonrsville Items. ( Bnnon Timks :?Siuco my lust conununicn | ion the wea.hcr has completely changed and we i ire now able to bit in tho fence corners swap- 1 [dug knives and watching tho lizards crawl forth rrom their hiding places and busk in tho delightful sunshine. - j Saturday"was h gala iTiiyln JonesvITTe for tho the "sports ; Chicken fighting was so much in the ascendency that but few peop'e attended Church. Jsnesvillc is booming. Building is rapidly ' increasing in town?private dwellings and warehouses for fertilizers. I ncvor saw the original designs far some of llic buildings, but it cnn be only prcsumd, tlittt the Architect knew his bit. There is a strong wish among a few to have one of (lie warehouse photographed. It is of the rustic order, and judging by appearances, ndds to the efTcct of the other buildings in Joncsville. We dropped into the Root and Shoe shop of J. A. Cobb, (late of Spartanturg) tho other day and found the "Knight of St. Crispin" hard at work, with plenty of it on hand. He has a full stock of leather and turns out a superior boot and shoe?k>w for the times. The arrangements for the Festival at the M. E. Church on Wednesday eve, the 28th inst.( arc about completed, nud if fully carried out it will be a complete success. Tho commilteo informs me that the renowned grab tack will be dispensed with nud instead of it a tree will be substituted. We nre in hopes the Quartetto Club of Jonesvillc will bo present and favor the assembly with sonic of their delicious music.? The supper will bo bounteous and enough for all, ns it is expected a large crowd will be present^ If I live nud don't have any worse accident than a broken neck I shall bo present, in older ts give the readers of the "Timrt" a full detail of the affair, as the County readers like to bo posted about the doings in "JONB3V1LLE." For the Times. West Springs Items. we arc Having some nice, uracing wcuiuer now. Quite a contrast, too, it present! to the miserable murky (lays which followed tho holidays. We arc thinking seriously of having our town incoporatcd under a new nnmc at tho next session of the Legislature. Spartanburg has a ewly incorporated town, why not Union? Mr. Editor, you have seriously damaged the reputation of our County 1 One of our fellow citizens was in Kershaw a few days ago, and he says ho felt decidedly embarrassed <>n account of tho many suspicious looks given him. The people thought he had come down to look after that office that was "going begging." Score another victory for West Spring ! Mr. Oilbcrt l'yc is the happy owner of a dog that caught|during the last season one hundred and twenty opoB-ums. Unless some other person in the County can show up a better report, wo claim for Mr. l'ye the champion opossum djg of Union. Mr. nnd Mrs II. If. Robinson have the sympathies of this community in their sore affliction. May this mj'sterious working of nil allwise Providence be to flicm but a surer evideuce of their Father's love, and may they see in the death of their little girl a tie severed ou earth only to be anchored in ll&iven. ChAnLKsTON, 8. ('., Jan. 2d, 1880. We take pleasure in informing our friends that ('apt JAMES P. C<1 HIIM, well known to the mcrcnnnis tiirougnout inc rsiaic, nas associated himself with our house, whore ho will be glad to see his fi iends. Very respect fully, .1 hinston, rnr.ws r< co. Jan 9 1 It ??t ?vx ? _ II. I- i. . .ij. -I ' W 0 ^ For the Tltogp. The Grant miom-' It must be gratifying to every dlfcoiVuau who vs a spark of pride in his breast to mark the iblic sentiment in regard to making % parflle rer llio cx-rrosidcnt. It was a wise stroke of )licy in his managers to let him see as little o f )uu? i,uro!ina as possible. I hey know bul too W ell that time had not healed the wounds ho' id indicted upon tho State. If Grant had been i power Iiampton would never have been Gov aor?I ho "TTallaec House" would have been arched out hot ween fixed bayonets, as his hirongs did in Louisiana, and the horde of hungry irpet baggers which had grown fat and saucy pon tho spoils "would liavo been fastened upon s foi another struggle. It is very mortifying > know that tho Mayor of Columbia, above alt Llier places, should have offered him the free om of a city wherein he kept his tii^rmidtfns irrisoned to protect the robbers and iisurpors< I is all bosh to talk about the respect due to' itn as au ex-President or an ex-General. In ither capacity ho was no friend of ours, and s a private citizen he deserved nothing but to e allowed to pass unnoticed/*' He gave us his exact measurement when hd cut to Beaufort and embraced tho "wards of ic Nation." But General Grant bad no figltfC ? oxpect courtesy from any Southern pooplo>* 'hen lie had as a part of his family that mis' rcunt, Phil. Sheridan ; that fellow who burned ut the Valley of Virginia, who denounced the* louisianians as a Banditti and asked the President (Grant) only to give him Icavo to inakd hort work of them ; who murdered the poor ^ 'iocho Indians. But Augusta?didn't it go wild over Grant? 'hey have a way of their own in Georgia.? 'hero is nb accounting for tlio somersaults of a coplo who follow such leaders as Toombs and Itcphcns. The big men and little men in Gcor;ta always have axes to grind and keep their yes wide open. It is a very independent State n moro ways than one. But the Graut boom cents to be rather drying up. Blaine and Conking, Sherman and half a dozen other smaller ry, arc hoping that a d.trk horse may yet come ipon the track, WHO KNOWS? Tiif. Fkvcr Law is Laurens.?Dr. W. AIhnml and Mr. A. Y. Thompson, two of the most ucccssful farmers in Laurens county, inform is that the Stock Law works like n charm in hat county. Everybody is satisfied with it? ettants, laborers, laud-owners, and nil, even hose who own neither land nor cattle. These jcnllemcn say that neither they nor their tenants would be without it tor any consideration. ['his in the universal sentiment in all those Connies where the law is of force.? S jartanbury '/era Id. >?. INCREASE ?P ClUMK IN A 11BKV11.l.R. TllO Crjm" nnl docket |U the coming session of the court will bo henry. A Inrgc number of prisoner* lave recently been arrested nnd committed for rial for a variety of offences. There are at present fifteen prisoners in jail, a large portion >f whom have been committed on capital charjes. There has been a very nlnrming increnso tf crime during the last three or four months. ??. Tiik IIubiucank Shoals Factoiit.?The Spartanburg Herald of the 14th snys : It is gratifying to know that Mr. Converse has succoeded in. raising over $90 000 for the proposed mill ad Hurricane Shoals. We venture to sny Hint never before in South Cnrolinn has so large a sum been raisod by individual subscription in sosltort a time. Tito first name was signed to the subscription paper on Monday morning, and before Snturdaj night tnis nmounthnd been subscribed* Gknkuai. l'onTF.u's Cask.?Washington', January 17.?The House. Committee on Military Affairs at a meeting to-day agreed upen their re- v. port to accompany Representative Hrngg's biU for I ho restoration Of Gcncrn! Fitz John Tortcr. It provides for his restoration to the servico with the rank of Colonel and atrards him $76,OX) in lieu of nil bncVJpny to which he may Lave been entitled. ? o Ilt'xn by A Marked Party.?Richmond, Va., January 10.?Arthur Jordan, a mnrriccl negro, who had induced a respcclnb'e white girl, daughter of Nathan Arder, to ctn|)c with him but had been caught and lodged in the county jnil at Wnrrcnlon, was this morning taken from jail by a masked pnrty and hanged on n tree in a neighboring cemetery. ? Women Voters.?Mr. Ferry, Fena'or from Michigan, on the 10th. introduced n joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Federal constitution that sulTragc shall not he restricted on account of sex or any other reason that docs not apply to nil citizons of the United States, which wns referred to (lie Judiciary Committee. A Cotton Exchange in Gkkknvills.?The Merchants' and Cotton Exchange wns organized on Monday last, with the following officers: Col. Wm. Rcatic, president. Hoard of Directors?Col. F. F. Hunt, J. C. Smith, llcnry Hriggs, A. 8. Duncan, Thoron Karle. C. L. Yates, secretary and treasurer.?N(v>$. Muburrkh by a Tramp.?Avers, Mass., Jan- 4| uary 18.?Maria L. Crew, the wife of a farmer living near here, was brutally murdered yesterday. The murderer is supposed to be a tramp seen in (lie san>o day. Colonel William Wallace of Columbia, ncnouuees that ho will be a candidate for Congress from the Third District, at the next election. List of Letters Remaining in the Postoffice. at Union. S. C. for the week ending Jnn. 12th, 1880. Colcy, Mark : Jew, James ; Horn, Junior ; Kice, President; Jeter, K., (8) Sftdde, ltev.; Held for l'ostnge,?Montomgery, Mamie, P. -IAS. H. OORS, P. M. The Markets. Union, January 22. The market lias changed hut little,'either in price or supply, since out last report. Friday, Jan. If. 101 @12.J Saturday, " 17 10.J@12.4t> Monday, " 10 10} @>2J Tuesday. ' 20...? 10} 0ol2} Wednesday, " 21 10}@12.86 Thursday, " 22 10;@12.8(> Kales for the week 270 bales. CUARi.Rfrrov, January 20.?Cotton easy?middling liy,; low middling 12'%; k<mhI onlinury 12 ; uvl receipt# I,!? >; gross ; sales- 1,00ft. Nkw Yoiik, Jan. 20.?Cotton mi let and steady ; sale# 207?middling uplands 12%; middling Orleans i:i%. Futures dosed nisy; February 12.H70'I2.SK ; Mareli Id.OWu U.ftO ; A|irlli:i.2iV'i>i:t.27 ; May KI.4.V?li:i.1?. blvr.Rpnof., January 20?Cotton (juoted dull and canter? middling uplands 7%; middling Orleans 7%; sales H,noo. Puturet weak. Consignooa per Express at Union, 8. C., Jan. 21st, 1880. Jag. Munro, Harris IJros., Fnrrali D. Wright, W. T. Thomson, J. F. Acock, J. II. itodgor, T. J. Ii. Under, John W. Mcliridc. P. II. I'ODNTS, Ltri: is a Flfasurr? Only when we are the cnjoynienl of nil our faculties and In perfect health. This can only be when all tlio important organs of iho body are performing their functions properly. The Liver is more liable to get cut of order than tiny other organ. ? "' produces more unpleasant effects. A dose of Dr. Oildor'e Liver l'ills occasionally, will fc??P a'i right, or set it right if it has gone wrong- Hold by all Druggists. Dec. 'J(i i Spring Oats. f* A A r.DSIIKLS of Spring (*?" for sale at e)UU F. M. F-i I'll k t'O'H. Jun i::; g i?" w . ij 1