Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Skconi> Attemm To Blow up tiik Kmi-kkoh or 5 Russia.?London, February 23.?A portion of * the lcttcrr*r?ui Prince Alexander of Hesse to his wife, dated St. Petersburg, February 17. and ? published hero, saya: "J was received at the railway station by all the tons of the Koiperor mid by l'rince Alexander of Bulgaria, and was thence conducted to the wintor palace. The Kmpcror awaited utc at the staircase. We were proceeding through a large corridor to his Majesty's apartments, when suddenly a fearful detonation was heard. The flooring was raised us if by an earthquake, the gas extinguished and '? we were left in total darkness. At the same time a horrible dust and smell of gunpowder or dynamite filled the air. Some ono shouted to 0 us that the chandelier had fallen dowa in the C saloon where the table was laid for dinner. I hastened thitlicr with the Cxarewitch and Grand Duke Vladimer, while CotfVt Adlerburg, in doubt 1' us to what might happen, held bnok the Kmpor- n or. We found all the windows brokcu and the Walls in ruins. Dinner hod been delayed half nil liiuir fur mv arrival find it was owilllT to this T circumstance that the Kmperor nnd family had j not assembled in the dining hall." Nihilists Tiiukaten St. Petkrbiicku.?A St. ? Petersburg dipatch to the Daily Tclcyraph says, General Gourko, Governor General of St. Petersburg, General Drentclen, Chief of the Imperial Police, and General Kourotf, Prefect of Police of s St. Petersburg, have received notices from the t Nihilist committee informing them that they need not trouble themselves to make arrangements for an illumination on the occasion of the j Czar's anniversnry,no the revolutionists are pre- g paring for such an illumination as has not been ( been since Nero burned Home. St. I'ktbusuuiui, February 23.?An official ' messenger announces that inquiry into the < winter palace explosion has had tho result of j crime was committed by a person who passed us a workman, and that there is reason to suspect | a connection between the person to some individuals who wcro arrested previous to the ex- 1 plosion. Tiib Bli'k Hiikik Ho.vn,?Both houses of the general assembly pnsscd the hill to facilitate the completion of the Blue Itidgc road, which will ' supply the missing link connecting Charleston with tho Cincinnati Southern railroad via Knoxvillc. The first section authorizes county subscriptions to the enterprise. In section 8 the ' State agrees lo remit nil taxes and penalties now i due on the railroad and all taxes except tho i school tax for the next 3 years, provided the work shall be begun by tlie first of January, < 1881, and be completed in three years. In seclion 5 the state pledges its faith to remit all state, , county and municipal (axes, except school tax. for twenty years consecutively to parties begin- ' ning the construction of the road from the prcs- 1 ent terminus by the first of January, 1881, ami , completing it to Knoxvillo within tlirco years ' from that date. .Section 0 defines as one of the conditions of the net that parties accepting its < benefits shall buihl the road from Walhalla in | the direction of Clayton, Ga., and thence to Knoxville, and that when completed they shall never discriminate against the interests of any 1 ports of this state, or otlerbetter termsof freight or passage to any other ports, or enter into nny combination with the roads within or without the state, by which they shall discriminate in favor of any other port over Charleston, and any persons hereafter coming in possession of the road shall take it subject to the terms of this section. Persons owning or operating said road shall not have the right to make any discrimination against Charleston, cither by rebates or special rate?, nor iu an} other way, nor combine or pool with any other compuuieste do so. Section 8 authorizes the putting of as large ft mortgage bond of iudcbtcducss as necessary on the road. ? Clttinc. off tiik Mails!?The general order issued by the l'ostotlico Department cutting ii.. :i :? -ii ..tj.-_i> ? ? ???? ,iiv 111.ill ociiicu on mi --Oiur ruuicK iu the country to onco ft week will work grout hardship in South Carolina, whore a majority of the mails to country towns arc delivered once, twice, three times or six" times a week by the Star or soecial convevanco service. There are in this inAfi ?j i?tt?r wrttVT unoe u weeK, ioi towns tcceivc it twice a week ; 51 towns receive it three times week, and 26 towns receive it six times a week. These places are from live to forty miles away from reilroad stations, and the inhabitants are dependent upon the Star service for their mails. Under the new order nearly 500 towns which now receive the mail from twice to six times a week will be reduced to once a week, to the great detriment of their business interests. The people arc willing to economize in almost anything but the mail service, and it is the duty of Congress to appropriate enough money at once to render unnecessary the carrying out of the general order, with its hardships and embarrassments.?A'eics and Courier. Ksu ok ax Outlaw.?John Fricrson, a colored convict, who escaped from the Ponitentiary on the 12th of August, and who has been lurking about his home near IVedgcficld in Sumter County some time, was killed yesterday. Three attempts to effect a recapture proved futile. On one occasion lie fought his wt.y out with a shotgun through a cordon of guards. A party led vy \ mines ?. wwson, of Wedgcfield, surrounded 1 the house on (he night of the 20th and demanded hie surrender, Friorsou rushed out waving a rovolvor and was tired on. He rau about two hundred yards, and tvas caught while climbing the fence. He died in twenty minutes, having ten buckshot in hint. Ilo indenvored apparently, before he died, to tell something of the murder of au old whito titan in the neighborhood that lies boon a mystery for several years, but death ensued in the midst of his confession, lie had frequently sworn that he would die before he would be recaptured. _ . ? A Note of Wauxi.no to Columbia.?Columbia, February 20.?Tho municipal election in this citv takes rdace on ?li? KiL of Ar.?;i ?? , ~ ..... v/? sm. I'llly UUI> 1IU steps have yet been taken to call a Democratic nominating convention. I have trustworthy infi rotation to-tiny that the KaJicals are hard at work quietly organizing their forces for a vigorous campaign. The plan is to nominate a full municipal ticket, and make a straighout fight on party lines. The Itadicals still have leaders here, sufficient money and influence to make thcin very dangerous, espMially in view of the apparent apathy of their opponents.?Speeiul to Xetct dud Courier. 1 Tiie Star Service SqcekXe.?Washington, ( February 2ft.?Postmaster-General Key issued an order to-day reducing the service on all Star routes to one trip per weok, allowing one < month's extra pay in the service dispensed with. If this reduction ho found insufficient to keep the expenditures within the appropriations, the ' service placed on nil new routes since and Inelu- 1 ding July, 1S7'.>, will ho entirely discontinued. I The last named routes wore established by the ( post route bill passed tit the extra session of t'ongress last yoar, ami arc mostly in the South- 1 ern States. < . . ?-? no .Mom: Convicts to iik Lrahko oit.?Co* lumbia, February 21 ?Tlio board of direotors 1 of ib>: Penitentiary held an adjourned meeting x to day, and resolved to allow the farmers in I Laurens County to retain what male convicts j they have. It wns nlso determined to order the immediate return of all female convicts leased out. Tbo Suporiutcndaut was instructe I to no- j tify all parties applying for conviots that they arc not to be hired. Trinity Cut licit ihitnkt).?Trinity Kpiscopnl ti Church, corner Fourth avenue and 12dth street, p has been totally destroyed by firo. lluilding f cost $1*25,000, and the organ $10,000, In front 1 of the organ was a magnificent piece of oval 81 stained glass work which cost $4,000. The t< property was insured for about $00,000. p Raii.hoaii Hiuik:k Rt'tixko.?The bridge on ai the lino of the Nashville and Chattanooga and ft Ft. I,ouis railroad, on the outskirts of the city, A was burned to-day. It was a wooden structure a 1 feet long, covered with tin and consisted of Y twu spans. at a;? ' i i - _ - a ? fthe 'Mftltlii ttlnion ?imca. 11 R. M. STOKES* Editor. si UNION, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1880. dt SUBSCRIPTION -M OO PKR ANNUM. f* ADVERTI8INO. it One square or one inch, first Insertion, - - $1.00 Knell subauqweut Insertion, ------- 75 liberal discount made to merchants uu<I others odvor- b, singfor six loonllis or by the year. .1 Obituary Notices of ten lines or loss, inserted free. 11 " " oror ten Hues, charged as Advertise- 0 Ota/" On our first page wo givo tlio first part f( f Rev. J. 11. Saye's reminiscences of Cane Creek t| Iturch. . ? 8??T* Now is the Utuo to plant a few rows of u 'otatoes for an early crop. Two weeks front e ow tho whole crop may be put in. n O&lU. Mr. R- C. Karr lias been appointed o '' 'rial Justice in Sautuc township, iu place of T. . Jeter rcsigucd. Mr. Farr will make a good ^ (licer. r ? - - .?. e 8Qi? The Nowbcrry Herald says that Mr. J. s 1. Jamos of that county bos a cow that gives l ix gallons of Milk a day, and we agree with l he editor that "such a cow is worth having. i Our energetic Town Couucil has had duuted out a number of sliudo trees along Main itreet, which we hope will grow and tlourish ; nit we fear, from the way they were planted, jut few of them will live. The streets are being dcuncd up, side-wnlks made and repaired, and in many other, waysllltajywji ia_h<unp improved. W3U Mr. Van Vorhis, of New York, has inIroduccd a bill in Congress tore-enact the Bankrupt Lnw. Commercial men of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other large cities, are strongly advocating the passage of a national Bankrupt law, with proper restrictions and less costs attached. ... - , What is the Matter 1 Last week the Charleston AVa-s aruCVourier failed twice to reach this office oil its regular Jays, and the issue of the 20th has uot reached its yet. Who is to blame ? - - Cincinnati the Plaoe. At a meeting of the National Democratic Committee, held at Washington on the 23d, it was lccided to hold the National Democratic Con rention at Cincinnati on the 22d day of June. Bail and 8now Storm. Ou Friday night last, about 11 o'clock, a storm of hail and snow full uluag the line of the railroad, commencing about this placo quite light, but we learn it was more scvero towards the north. - Commissioners' Report. We can only publish a portion of the report of the County Commissioners this week. Tho remainder, which embraces "Past Indebtedness' Licenses and other funds, cottou made at Poor House and sold, balance of Railroad fund and audited accounts, will appear next week. ? . Death of Theodore Wagner. Ciiaulkston, S. C., February 24.?Tlico. D. Wagner, a prominent merchant of tins city? who, during the war, hud been a member of the firm of John Frazicr, largely interested and very successful iu the organization of blockade-running ventures?died to-day. Reported Sale. It is currently reported in this community that tho owners of tho Atluutu and Charlotte Piedmont Airline Railway have purchased tho fFnnsrer'to be'iuade sometime next month. We cannot trace the report to any authentic source, but many believe it is true. - - ?? A Clement Attachment in UnionOur enterprising Mt. Tabor friend and Merchant, W. A. Moorheud, informs us that ho intends putting up a "Clement Attachment" Cotton Mill at his place, and will have it ready for the next crop of cotton. We don't know any man in Union better calculated to muko such an enterprise successful than Wat. Moorhead. God speed the good work. Who next ? p. i Wc ore glail to meet our yooung friend Dr. Lewie Kant, now successfully practicing his profession in Alabama. The Doctor is on a visit to his relatives here I and he looks and, we hope, feels as natural upon his "native licth" as though he had never left it. Wc arc truly glad to hear he is prospering in his adopted Stale. A Dangerous Pltldfl. We call the attention of tluJ County Commissioners to a very dangerous place just outsldt the oorporato limits of this town, in the road loading to Chester. We aro informed thnt unless something is done soon the wash-out will be so great as to require a bridge to be built to enable vehicle* to pass, or a serious accident may occur there causing loss of life or damage to property for which the county would he made to pay. "A stitch iu time," &c., is very applicable in this case. The Graded School. We have been disappointed in not receiving some information upon the practical working of the Graded School system from one who is engaged as a Teacher in snch a school now successfully established. Not being a Teacher and knowing but little about any system of school teaching, we do not feel competent to speak with my degree of authority or confidence upon the system of teaching proposed to bo adopted in the graded schools, Wo hope to do our full duty In tho matter noxt week, Iho Clifton Factory. Mr. James Grant of this town, has contracted lo do the rook work ot tho Clifton Factory in Spartanburg. He started from here with eight liands on Monday. He expects to employ about :wo hundred hands on the job, as his contract equlres him to finish the work so that the mashinery shall he in place and at work by flic niddle of September next. A friend at Jones- j ...v .T.ncc MO, uuucr unis UI neuddCilfty : "I , van on hand yesterday when Mr. Urant began ( lis job at Clifton Factory. Tho first dirt was ( brown on the 21th, by Mr. Booklet1 Foster, at I o'clock, A. M." ? I lutterick's Patterns, i It will, no doubt, be gratifying to our Lady j coders 10 loarn that Mr. John K. Young has f nken the Agency to furnish them with Rut- y erick's excellent and most convenient patterns c ?r making any size or kind of gnrinentfor them- v elves, their husbands and children. We are )ld by thoso who have tried them that these nttern8 will enable any lady to cut accurately, tl nd insure a fit, any garment for her wardrobe, s om the finest dress down .o a baby's frook.? 2 II you require is the size, by measurement, and ? selection of tho style from the book which Mr. a oung will provide you with, when you can get a trifling cost, an exact pattern to cut from. ti 4 ">. a TH lx? Duty on Paper. v. . D? We are glad to see that Mr. Muldrow, of Miassippl, and Mr. Ford of Uliaeia, hare Intro- I mi need bills in Congress placing paper suitable Qi >r books and newspapers and aft materials used di 1 its manufacture, on the free list. We cannot too strongly ndvoejUs the passage y Congress of some measure tit trill relieve p? le pec pie from the present ooaMtfftation of the al wuers of the paper mille in W eountry.? hi fhile the cost of labor and matenpls for manu- e: icturing paper have not mater^Ry advanced, di t?e paper makers have increui|RSir^Hce of * ews paper from 7 to 11 cents ft pound anu tell w 8 they do net know bow long they will sell at w en that price. Under this exorbitant price a f? lumber of papers have been oompolled to either it acreaeo their price of subscription or so inate- e ially reduce the sise of their papers as to derive their subscribers of a large amount of G ending mutter, daily and weekly. Nor docs the ii vil end with the newspapers; the price of every c chool book, law book, soientiflo and roiscelaneous'work must be increased in proportion, f *aper enters largely into the necessities of every c ndustrial department of life and a tax upon it o s a tax upon the industrial and intellectual ad- o ranccmcnt of the people. We oansee no reason f 'or the extraordinary rise in paper. Every well ? mnnnged mill that wo know of was making money before, and they aro not paying?in this [ part of the country, at least?any jj^gher for ra^s ( *nd labor. If the duty on paper Jktd tUo mateIcrials of winch it ia made trfW.-^Rjhevodr pancr could be imported for 7 cents a pouniT," and wo ( arc satisfied that our own mills could manufacture it profitably at that price. If there is no1 j something done in this matter every school book and all other kinds of reading matter must advancc at least CO per cent, in price. The people at large arc more interested iu it than the priut- ( era and publishers, for the increased price will necessarily, be put upon the book or paper pur- ( chased. We hope our Representatives in Congress will appreciate the injustice of the paper mill extortion and give the people the advantage of an open field to arrest, it. Kobley on the Rampage. ti.:- i. i * t .... una uwnjuuuus iimiviuum ii|ipc?rs 10 nave retired from tbe pulpit and taken to politics again. He has been preaching in Mecklenburg County, N. C., for about a year, but when the Radical Executive Committee of South Carolina ?one of whom he is which?was called together lie cauie down from the pulpit, laid his bible aside?if ho lias one?and again took his place among his old oasocintes in corruption aud infamy. We are told, but do iiot vouch for the truth of it, that when he returned to his charge in Mecklenburg, after the meeting of the Executive Committee, ho managed to get up a fuss among the members of the church and then, in scorning indignity, resigned. lie has beeu here ever since, nnd we see him on the streets button-holing every colored man lie meets from the country. He says boldly that he intends running n ticket in this County and is organizing the party for that purpose. Well, perhaps he will and pet haps he won't. He is *'on the make," no doubt ; but so long as the colored people of Union bolieve as they do and say, that "he sold all the niggers in Union County for ?500, at tho Inst election," we don't see where he will get his party trom. The First Bhad. * i ufr tn Tir. ? 1?~ Gregory for a splendid row ?.,.vu we enjoyed very much last Sunday. It was as fine a shad ns we have seen for many years. Mr Gregory proposes to keep a fish Market in connection with his Beef market, if sufficient encouragement is given him ; and we would here remind our citizens that the reason why we do 110L have a regular supply of fish during the season is, instead of concentrating their patronage upon one individual, so as to make the business reliable as well as profitable for any one to engage in, they encourage a doxen or more to order fish and divide their pntronnge among them, the result is, nobody makes anything out of it and over half the season our market is not supplied. There is one other thing we have noticed lately : Either Mr. Gregory selects better cuttle for killing than heretofore brought to this market, or the fence law has had the desired effect of compelling the owners to take better cnre of their stock, for there is a decided improvement in the quality of beef sold hgre. . ? ? Excursion to CharlotU. 1 ho go-ahead merchants of the progressive City of Charlotte are getting up a free excursion to that city, to commence on the 1st of March and end C'? ,hc T,,is a vcrJ ,ib* eral and attractive move on the part of Charlotte, i nnd we have no doubt will redound to the benefit of all parties. Dul few of our Merchants or other citizens have any idea of the immense stocks of goods carried by the Charlotte merchants or the advantages they offer to purchasers, and we advise all who wish to buy, at wholesale or retail, to take advantage of the excursion trip aud visit that wide uwake community. One thing we know, a cleverer set of gentlemen don't live than the merchants of Charlotte, and when they propose to be liberal and hospitable, they don't stop until they have filled your cup full of both. We honestly bellcvo goods can be bought m cheap at Charlotte as at any other market this side of New York ; . and we have seen goods from Charlotte laid down hero cheaper than from New York. An Old Friend In a New Sole. We were truly pleased on Monday at receiving a visit from our old friend, Mr. F. R. Marks of Columbia. Fred is somewhat different to what he was when we first knew him as an apprentice to Mr. I. C. Morgan, to learn the art of , printing. Then his whole i im seemed to be to I get away from business, now be oan'tdo enough to please himself. He is taking it pretty eool, however, by travelling for C. C. Habeuioht, of Columbia, dealer in Ice and Lager Beer. Just i think of it, a few years ago he was a wee bit of ' V child, running about the office with nankeen rowsere on, and now he is a grandfather ! He's ( k long way ahoad of us, although we had twenty ( rears the start of him. Nevertheless, he is a ] Irst rate man to buy Ice and Lager Beer from, 3 or he is sure to send the purrst and best arti- j iles. lie will be here again shortly and we ad- < - - ^ iae our people to order from ^im. i Star Postal Skrviok.?A sub-committee of 8 he House Committee on Appropriations will * ubmit a report to the full committee to-morrow, lib, upon the necessities of the ' Star" postal n erriee. It is thought that"ihe committee will S t oncej>?rfeet the deftcieney appropriation bill H > keep the "Star" service in its present cotdi- ft on. It lath of Judaon Oibbs. Our community was startled on Saturday ' orning lost by the sad news that Mr. Judson ibbs, a young man much loved by all of us, ? ed at Spartanburg the night before, from an t isccss in the head and measles. r But few young men in any community bore a | irer christian character than Mr. Qibbe, and t though quite a young roan, we have reason to < now that both by his precept and example he ? teroised a very salutary influence over tlie con- ' uct of many wayward young men who came ithin the range of his acquaintance. He was hat might truly be called an ever watchful orking christian, and, so far as man can judge, ' *om his pure walk and conversation while liv- . ig, he has gone to moot his reward in the Ileavnly Kingdom and liis works will follow him. He was the only surviving son of Bev. John (ibbs of this county, his brother, a very promling young man, having died while attending ollegc at Greenville a little over a year ago. As an evidence of the love and respect held 'or him by the young men of this community a ommittcc of his acquaintances met at the depot in Saturday morning and received his body and in the following day all who could attended his uneial at the family burying ground at l'adgdt's Creek church, some miles from town. We sincerely sympathise with his venerable >arents and sisters in their sad bereavement. .?. . Court Hext Webk. iVe hope every subscriber in arrears for the 'mo will make arrangements to some up renew during the term of Court commencing next Monday. Our expenses now leave us scarcely a cent of profit on subscriptions, uud we cannot give credit. Those who do not settle trrenrtf (Inrincr Court. tmi?tt not ho enrnrioml nv blame us if they do uot receive a paper after thai week. In order to "make both ends meet" at the end of the year we shall bu compelled to cut off all "dead heads" and those in arrears will be dropped from our list. We do this in preference to reducing the size or increasing the price of the paper. for the Times. West Springs Items. Mr. II, II. Koblnson, one of our Commissioners, was in our little village a few days ago. He had a wagon along, and wc have been listening every day since for the order to shoulder axes, spades, and liocs, and work the roads. Wc have heard of the hens of Massachusetts that were loo conscientious to lay on Sunday ; but they were wise enough to know when Sunday came. Ours are equally conscientious, but not so wise, and for fear of doing something wrong they refuse to lay at all. We were just thinking of writing nn obituary of the West Springs Base liall Club, but this fine weather seems to have the desired effect and we are saved the trouble. Judging from the material this club has in training, West Springs will not be far behind this season in this manly sport. Your correspondent finds by visiting the mills of the enterprising West Bros, that all the cotton of our community is not yet sold. These gentlemen have at their gin twenty-five or thirty bales still unginned, and others are still hauling their cotton in. Messrs. Thompson and West are still digging gobLnt the Black Mine. They have recently added ten three hundred pound stamps and an engine of much greater capacity than the one they have been running up to this time.? ?vnu nirceirmaawMv.. , ' - i.ttio know what a fortune they wore throwing awny when tliey refused to consider the specimens shown them from this valuable iniue. * K.ir I ho Tlin.it Items from Gaffney. Mr. Editor:?Our new "City" is still improving. We have first rate schools with full corps of Teachers; among whom is Miss C. M. Reid, so long nnd favorably known in Union.? She is a great aquisition to our educational department. ' Aunt Sally" Fcrnandis fell off a fence yesterday nnd received a very pninful injury in one hand. Her friends didn't flock around her like I have seen them in unit irlhun days, at her hospitable home, but they will be glad to know that she is being cared for by Mrs. Nott and her good daughters, with whom she is staying. Mr. John Foster's house, near Grindal Shoals was burned on Monday. Most of the furniture was saved. It caught frotn a defective stove flue. T. I'botkction roa 1)istili?krs.?-Mr. Vance, of North Carolina, introduced a bill in the House to day to amend Internal revenue lawn and prevent abuses by Uuited States Courts in punishing illicit distillers. The bill provides that on conviction of any person for illicit sale or unlawful manufacture of spirituous liquors the district ju.igo 0^! ,"?ve p->wer lo punish at his discretion by fineor imprisonment or bom J M"1' no siuglc violation ot law shall be an indictable offence, hut only when the accused is guilty of repeated offences; that no marshal or deputy shall havo power to bring defendants before nny other United States commissioner than the one in the county where the offence is committed ; that no marshal or deputy shall have power to arrest any offender without warrant supported by affidavit of a creditable witness stating Ihnt he knows or has good reasons to believe that the law has been vlolatod, and Anally that no prosecuting attorney of the United States in the Federal courts shall enter an indictment and prosecute the same against any person for violation of internal revenue laws upon mere information. The indictment must first be submitted to a grand jury who shall pass upon tho same. The Agricultural Colleuk.?Columbia, February 11.?Tbo board of the Agricultural College met this evening and decided to create four professorships, as follows : Analytioal and agricultural chemistry and experiinen'al agriculture ; geology, mineralogy and botany ; mathematics, natural philosophy and mechanics; English language and literature and belles letties. Two foremen will be appointed, one of the farm and the other of mechanics. The professors are to be paid not less than two thousand dollars per annum eaoh and to have hvuses free. The toremen are to have seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum eajli and a house. The board will bold an election for the professors and foremen on the secsnd Wednesday of May next.? No one is named fo& any of them yet. Who Shall Kino, ir nottiir Children.?Yes. Hid play too, for that matter, but how it does lost to keep them in music. So it does, but why pay thirty to fifty cents per piece for music when rou oan get it for one-tenth the sum by subscribng for i he Southern Musical Journal, whioh losls $ 1.2ft yearly, and brings you every month )ne Dollar's worth of Musio, Vooal and Instru uouiai, iiuu mo u?i iii?(. is puoiianeu. A >peomen copy will be sent for Ten Cents In postage tamps. Address the publishers, LUDDEN ft JATKS, Savannah, Ga. Dr. flejsmin Drandreth, of Bratidreth pills otorlety,. died suddenly at his residenee ii) Sing ing the iillh instant, of embolism of the'heart, Ie leaves an estate valued at frotn two to ih'reh iltlion dollars, ineldding oonsidcrahle real erile in Tcaas, Lincoln's Bill to Comi'knbatr Blavb-OwnK8.?During tb* week following ('resident Lin* ? oln's assassination, William II. Fry, a olsrk in u lie Executive Mansion, who had boon entrusted beer ritli the arrangement of the private papers of Fi he deceased, came into the possession of a Si ough draft of a bi'l in the President's hand- M vriling and with his signature. Mr. Fry, who T s now a resident of Philadelphia, has preserved he documeut as a memento. It relates to the T raaipensation for the emancipation of slaves, ' 8 ind discloses Mr. Lincoln's sentiments on the Ci lubjeet, clearing up many doubts which have trieon in the minds of the public. As Jfc its genuineness Mr. Fry states that many experts ?m bave so testified. He does not know if the bill was ever presented to Congress. The following 13*x is a copy of the document: * I. Fellow-citizen* of the Senate and If out e of Repreeentatioee?Herewith is a draft of a bill to compensate any Slate which may abolish slavery = within its limits, the passage of which, subetan- C ??..J I 11? ...I .... i? il,o 11r?iijr so pic>vuivu| a ? ??? vw?Mw?y ?"v recommend. * Abbauam Lincoln. tioi July 14. 1802. to I lie it enacted by the Senate and (louse of llep- tha resentatives of the United States in Congress as- heo sembled. That whenever the President of the pat United States shall be satisfied that any State 1 shall have lawfully abolished slavery within and throughout such State, either immediately or 1 gradually, it shall be the duty of the President, gin assisted by the secretary of the treasury, to pre- acl pare ami deliver to such State an amount of six per ?i cent, interest-bearing bonds of the United States gis equal to the aggregate value, at dollars por lie head, of all the slaves within such State, as reported by the census of the yoar one thousand eight hundred and sixty. The whole amount for any one State to be delivered at once, if the abolishment be immediate, or in equal annual instalments if it be gradual. Interest to begin running on each bond at the lime of its delivery Ai and not before. lei And be it further enacted. That if < ny State Tt having so received any such bonds shall at any is time afterwards, by law, reintroduce or tolerate te slavery within its limits, contrary to the act of an abolishment upon which such bonds shall have ki been received, said bonds so received by said A State shall at once be null and void, in whoso- efi ever hands they may be, and such Slate shall of refund to the United States all interest which may have been paid on such bonds. D Kino's Mountain Centennial.?King's Mountain, N. C., February 21.?The celebration of the birthday of Washington and the inauguration of ? the centennial celebration which is to tuko place Al on the 7th of October pnsscd off here to-day with great eclat. Fully f>,U00 people were prescnt from Georgia, South Carolina and North 'r Carolina, including a detachment of the 5th al United States Artillery, military companies from 81 Charlotte and Yorkville, and the fine corps of cadets of Cnpt. Hell's school of this place. The day was ushered in by a salute of thirtyeight guns fired by the artillery detachment.? The address was delivered by Col. Thomas s( Hardeman, of Macon, On. It occupied an hour c in the delivery, and was a masterpiece of elo- a) qucnce, replete with patriotic sentiments and highly national in tone. At the close of the ad uiv/ui. uuuBiun, in ucaau 01 inc Air-une lUilroad, presented (lie Centennial Association > with a beautiful United States Hag, 30 by 60 feet, which was received by Dr. Dixion on behnlf of n the association, and by hint entrusted to Major Graham, representing the Governor of North Q Carolina, and Col. Johnstone, of Newberry, representing the Governor of South Carolina, who carried it to the pinnacle of the mountain, two s miles distAnt, where, on a pole one hundred feet high, and in full view of the surrounding country it was flung to the breexe, amidst the firing | of cannon and the deafening shouts of the immense multitude on the plulcau below. After * the ceremonies had concluded, by special invita- c lion the military and about five hundred invited guests repaired to the buildings of the King's Mountniu Gold Mine, near by, where a sumptuous dinner, under thesuperinfendence of Maj. W. A. Stanton, was partaken of and heartily en- i joyed, after which, by the courtesy of Maj. Stan- " ton, the visitors inspected the mines, many of r them descending the shafts and exploring the recess where lies hidden a portion of the mineral wealth of this section. ? Dkath or a Prominent Battist Divjnk.? Richmond, Va., February IK. ? Rev. Dr. J. D. Jeter, one of the most prominent Raptisf clergymen in the South, died in this city to-day, aged 7K years. He was a native of Bedford ? County, Virginia, had been pastor of several churches in different parts of the State, was at (; one time editor of the lleliyious Herald, and has f held in my positions of prominence in connection with various institutions of learning in the Southern Slates. His death has caused profound sorrow in this community. SwtKT and Terrible Justice.?Galveston, February 23.?A special to the Newt from Jefferton soys, reliable information from near Linden, Cass County, gives the following: "Mrs. Clark, a respectable mnrried lady, living iu the Garry neighborhood, was yesterday brutally outraged and murdered. Three men were arrested, and one of them, who confessed the orime, was horribly mutulated by a mob. His clothing was saturated with coal oil and then set on Are, and he was afterwards hanged. Intense excitement prevails." tj e* i A Tennessee Knteutai.nmk.nt.?Cincinnati, . February 20.?A dispatch from Murfreesboro', Tenn., says: Fully 10,000 persons witnessed the hanging of John Hall nnd Burrel Smith, near Little Creek, to-day, for the murder of " Henry fuglt in 1870. The Scaffold was erected " within three hundred yArds of the public square, nnd raised seals had been erected facing it, sittings upon which were sold for one dollar apiece. tf-li Ji-.i - ? - --- linn Mini milium a Struggle, DUl Smith's death was painfully prolonged. G ckl = Dkatii of an Editor.?We rcgrel lo lea*."! II. L. Wright, ono of the editors of the Augusta c Chronicle, died yesterday morning, after a short s illness, nt the residence of Governor If. V. p Johnson in Jefferson County, Ga., in the twen- c lyninlli yeur of his nge. ife was the principal of the Chronie.lt oditorial staff, and had been A engaged on that paper since the death of hU futher, and was regarded as otto of the ablest writers on the Southern press. X Dkatii at tiik Thsolooical Sk.minauy.?Co- ^ lumtia, February 21.?Mr. J. F. Mayne, of ^ Gudsden, Alabama, a mouther of the senior clnss ^ in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of this eity, died very suddenly and unexpectedly at the Seminary this morning. Deceased had ^ been in delicate health for some months, but fatal termination was not anticipated. Hod he lived he would have graduated in May next. Kkiu.sknk Oil. Conflagration.?Cincinnati, February 23.?A Cleveland dispatch Hays, at 3 o'clock this afternoon 1,500 barrels of oil escaped from a lank at Iho Standard Oil Works, No. 4 Broadway, and took fire, and a furious Oi conflagration is raging which threatens to envel op the company's central principal works. The blazing oil is floating oa the oreek and river, A< making a huge stream of fire. p, A Fastidioi's Editor.?We do not object to publishing obituary poetry if said poetry Is not |?o bad. But when it is of such a character as ^ to einke the deceased roll over in his coffin and groan in anguish, we are compelled to decline. A Firr at Varnsvii.i.k.?Varnsville, 8. G\, February 21.?A fire occurred here last night, about lOo'clock Inlallti .!?.i ' ' ' ?? .. ",'",7 v """"/"'J *?" rcsiueuoe or Mr. II. A. 1 eeplea. No Insurant. f* i i List of LttUri Remaining in the Poet Office at Union, 8. C., for the week ending Feb. 20tb, 1880. Branch, Thomas & Co.; Bukerd, Henrv; Oreaory, Robert; Kain E.(2); Richard, Mies' Maoth. Seerp, J no.; Shannon, A.J. 1 iAlB. n. 40M, P. Mj Consignee* per x?gTSM at >?!? , ?, (j7, ?sb J. M. Most*. J 0 HaflJJf 'u; R. tVdUabe. J A El-otin; M. and P. Ngfl B'h; Rft?. R, y; gfi,?r)j E, B. Wallace. t (I. COUNTS, Agt. The Markets. nion, February 20.?Our Cotton market bad i easy the post week, with steady pffotfs i ridny, Feb. 20 104? 124 iturday, 21 .....lOfAA 121 mm londay, Feb. 23. ..10|<a) 12$ uesday, " 24 iOJto12.60 Wednesday, " 26 ....10$@12.6& huraday, " 26 noon lOJ? 12.40 ales for the week 196 bales. iarlkston, February 24.?Cotton dull and nOthtnaf Iddllog 13; low midullugl]^; good ordinary 12%;' 1300. bw York, Feb. 24.?Cotton dull and easier; sales Wf ^13.^, Aprl\ 18.8201833; May ivkri*ool, February 24.?Cotton quiet and steady?" dllng uplands 7 5-16; middling Orleans 7 7-16; re-" 4a 117,000. all American ; sales 4,190; Futures closed it an steady. Cultivate Kosks.?Nothing adds so much to* comfort and beauty of home as1 the cultWai) of flowers. Nor does anything add mora' the benuty and comfort of man or woman, 4i the roses on tho cheeks of those in good tlth. Dr. Gilder's Lirer Pills will always im' * t this rosentc hue if used in time. Feb. 27 8 2m. , rHE Georgia Baby Bonds will buy Neural* ie. Ncurnlgino will cure Neuralgia and Head* le. Neuralgia and llendncho leod to diseasw lisease to death. Moral: Oo to your Drtijf its and get a bottle cf Neuralgino and be ra' red. ; IItnt, Rankin & Lamar, Wholesale Agents, Atlanta. Sold by J. M. GIBBES & Co. Feb 27 8 lm ^ Airwn Aub.1I sib nf I Ka mnla rwirl inn nf iKa _ mcricau people 46 years of Age suffer more or ss with diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, lere are various causes for this, but over work the chief cause. Nothing in the whole Maria Medica is so well calculated to invigorate id restore healthy tone to these organs as Bonn's Compound Extract of Buchu nnd Juniper, few doses taken occasionally will greatly tenit all those who are afflicted with any disease ' the Kidney or Bladder. Prepared only by Hunt, Rankin & Lamar, rugglsts, nnd for sale by J. M. Gibbcs & Co. Antiocii, Trout Co., Ga., July 4, 1879.I am one of the unfortunate sufferers from rnvel or disease of the Kidneys, and find more id speedier relief from Ranking Buchu and iniper than anything I have ever tried. 1 escm it so highly that were there but one bottle i the world 1 would willingly give $100, or any sou lit for it. I recommend it above all other inilnr preparations. E. T. WINN. Feb 27, 1880 8 eow2ni FAIR FOREST UNION. The Fair Forest Union of the Union County As- ^ iciation will meet with the Lower Fair Forest hnrch on Friday before the &th Sunday in Feb., I 11 o'clock A. M. Introductory 8erinon by Rev. F. C. Jeter, lternate Rev. J. C. Humphries. Doctrinal Sermon by Rev. G. 8. Anderson, ilternate Rev. J. T. Jeter. Charity Scrmou by Rev. J. T. Jeter. AUerate Iter. John Gibbs. Essayists. Brethren G. C. Greer, T. D. G. iregory, J. C. P. Jeter. C. B. BOBO, Sec'y. Feb. 13 0 8t Wanted. 3ld iron, books, pamphlets, rags, BRASS, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC AND 'URS. Highest cash prices paid. Send for ircular. S. E. STR4TTON. Agent, Columbia, S. C. Feb. '27 9 3t Save Tour Rags. f"VNE cent a pound will be paid at the 77me? Office for any quautity cf clean, dry, while ags. R. M. STOKES. REPORT )/ the Hoard of County Commissioners of Union County, for the Fitcal year, 1879, as far a* can be vtade at this time. Office of County Com mission krs. February 7 1880. !ol. J. L. Young, Auditor: Dear Sir:?I am directed by the Board of lommissioners of Union County to ask that you uruish them the following information : Ordinary County Tax. Original Assessment for 1878. Additional Assessment" " l'er centum on Delinquent list. Si'ectal Taxes. n Original Assessment. Additional " l'er centum on Delinquent Tuxes. Credits Allowed Tueaauueu iiy You. Treasurer's Cunnnissious. Deductions and .\buteinent8. County tax on lauds forfeited to 8late. Nulla Bona Couuty Tax. Amount of County tax on lands not adverised and carried to Duplicate ot next year, tmount of County taxes duo uud unaccounted or. The Bourd are desirous of closing the business f the past year so that their annual publication iay be made, and cannot have a final seitlelent without the above. Uespectfully Wm. HILL, Clerk. Autumn's HkI'i.y, Iriginal Assesntnenl for Uniotl County on the Dnnltcam nf 1878 (Johnson's) ~.$i,680,106 00 ounly Tax on >?"??. 8 mills ? 8,040 78 ,ddltional assessment, not yet known. unity on Delinquent not yet known, ounty Tax for Fence aud Railroad 5] mills $14,741 48 dditional assessment not yet known. " penally on Delinquent list not yet known, reasurers Commissions not yet allowed eductions and aboteuients " " ounly Tax on Lands forfeited " " a ulla Bona County tax " " mount of County lax on lands not advertised and carried to new Duplicate " mount of County tax due and un* accounted for, account not yet made up. Auditor's Office, \ JOHN L. TOVNO.' Union, Feb. 7, 1880. j Auditor.ORDINARY COUNTY TAX, 1879. Dr. iginsl Assessment for ordinary County Tax on valuation, $2,680', Td3 ?8 mills..,,//,.. $8,040 7* iditional Assessment on valuation not yet knowrt inelly on Delintfent List ? 41 Cr. mount paid County A editor his assessment/;... ; 800 00f Q. II. Jeter County Commissioner H. H. Robinson " " W. L. Qoudelock " ' " of Jury snd Witness Tickets received by J. p. Tlioinns, Tteksuref; 612 iff " of Jury snd Witness tickets received h* n b r?t?? In payment of tfcxes:......yI,6i7 80 " of Trsasoriifs Commissions *1)owe4?>.>. :.iibl jM. knbiHft ? of Deductions and Abatements allotted... ; ' " ? County Tax oh lands forfeit" ed to Siaie.i;. " " County NulU liotto.,,.;; 11 u ii kn livtids not advertised dt)<l fcStrUd Iq Dt^ f.llcate of neil ybetii..?i? " " County Tsx due and unaoCounted for ' "