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''f ' 1 ? . ? ??? ?. ? Tmk Siatk \<>minatiuk.?The dis Mtsiuii of (ho propriety of tuakiog tiio nomination for 1 Sb to otticers in June has elicited gieal dilfereuee of opinion among our exchanges, uud in some instances Ibcrc has been extreme warmth, if not bittcrncs, in the expressions about the call. 8ome of those who oppose an early nomination have weakened our side of the case by making nu unnecessary and undeserved attack upon the State executive Committee fordiscliarging its duty according to its judgment in ref- t orcnco to the campaign. We can see no ground for censure of the Committee. They certainly ( havo the right to decide al what time the Conventions to uoiniuute State ollico!%fed to elect d.legates to Cincinuntt nro to be oalled. There j is no other power to call the Convention for either purpose, aud as the constitution of the party places no restriction upon the time, it is ^ undoubtedly left entirely to the Committee, and in the exercise of its power the present lixecu- ' live Committee lias used it wisely, and in a man- j tier to impose no hardship upon tiic people nor disadvantage upon the parly. A Stnte C nvention to elect delegates to Cincinnati was a ncccs- N sity, and the Committee in calling (hat Convention has only made the call in such manner ns to authorize a nomination of Slate officers at the same time. The Convention which meelsin June will be supreme, and, coming from the people, ' can carry out the wishes of the majority of the c Democrats of South Carolina. If (hut majority desires a nomination in June, the Convention will and ought to make the nomination, and if ( the majority does u>>4 wish lire nomination made Hi that lime, the Convention can ami no doubt " will decide to leave tlinl portion of I lie work to ? nuotlicr Convention. We Inivc no doubt of lb* purity of $ lie intentions of tbc Committee, and regret that lliey should have been called in qttcs- ' lion by any one. The Committee is composed < of intelligent, honorable and patriotic gentle- , men, who are above suspicion of questionnblc , YtTjf'Off (.t&il^SBTToh Is a reVcrenco of l^io who'le question to tiro people. The matter is left beforehand to a Convention which was to be lutd ] for nuotlicr important purpose, and the < people, therefore, have ample and explicit ( opportunity to be heard. If the Committee had desired to play any trick or take any advantage, they could easily have done so by culling another Convention to nominate State otliccrs Ibr the first of July, which would have sceurcd the ear- ' ly nomination, and practically have put it out of { the power of the people I" help themselves. As ( it is there lias beeti nothing arbitrary or sinister in the Committee's action. The people have the power te decide for tlicni ' selves upon the propriety of nominating in June, i and we hope they w ill, by their County Conventions, decide against an eaily nomination. It 1 is'too much of a strain upon our State to have a (i,-e momIih* canvass. The contest ought to I?e short nml sharp. The ticket ought to start out ' with enthusiasm, or it will never arouse any.? ' it can only nitiko such a shut ir place<l in the i field after the crops are laid by. The people ( cannot nlford to give their time to politics, where titerj is no necessity for it, before the season for > working the crop is over. It will, in our opinion rod the canvass of all enthusiasm and endanger j the success of (lie ticket if the nominations are made at the June Couvcutiou.?.hulermit Intel- 1 liyncer. c A "Mkiiivn" Tickkt run tiik Tim is. ?In the 1 olden time it was a matter of woiulci to our an* v ceslors that so much learning could be kept in | the heads of the itinerant pedagogues who | "boarded round," and not only taught'lie young idea how to shoot, hut opened their stores of information in every household wlicro tliey tar- . lied. NVe now wonder that one little titnti can be at one time so many and so great things as our good friend, tl e editor of the Abbeville I1 ihum. lie is a brigadier-general ul militia, an r editor, a lawyer, a member id' the Legislature, -j connected with the Associate lleforiaed Church, and, for aught we know, has leanings toward membership in a brass band. t Not content with the brave honors and grave g responsibilities already won the young General j keeps marching on conquering and to conquer ? perhaps. Uy a brilliant strategic movement 11 he last week took, perhaps, impregnable position as General Ticket Agent for the .State by putting before the public the following ticket for the ? - ? r* vr ^ Tlicro is good and there is ordinary material . in the ticket, but lie liberally sugarcoats all his candidates with flattery and commends the '' whole enormous dose to the people. We hardly a think it will be taken at the bidding of the Grig- j inner-r.tinor. i ncrc 111:13' 14 muilicttm ol III- j consistency hot ween liic practice and professions t tlie General, but if so we .suppose the variance v is to be attributed to the eccentricity of genius p mid not to such vulgar motives as affect ordi- S( nary uuutals. It is generally believed that (Jen. Ileuiphill has been vexed with Senator Hump- T ton and other so-called good men because they ventured ti favor the nomination of < en John- ^ son Ilugood for Governor; that he also was grieved because the State Heniocratic Kxecutive Committee called the Convention also early a di day?all without consultation with him. It may se be that Senator Hampton and the Stale Com- j-.j inittee may sec their error and confess the inl'allibility of the Moliwu man. Until opportunity rt" for repentance is given wo beg the General l'i to bold his hand, withdraw at least a portion of to his ticket fur the times"?and give us the reuiainder in broken doses, iu case lie does so ' we feel sure that somebody will nominate the General himself for some position--!! may he as > th the dark horse, the communistic candidate for j Governor, congressman, adjutant-general, or Tl even something bigger. In the interim, after you have solved the Gem puzzle, cipher out the |4. following proposition : (> It was importinet iu Senator Hampton to indicate his preference for Governor. What is it 111 in ine to j>ut in notnination a wholeStnte ticket? y< Con template the scalps that decorate your wig- w warn and learn to be merciful, O, mighty warrior !?JJurmerlt ? - ? - - ? K' Tit k Fkkxi'II 11 it o.\ 11 Koaii. ? < >11 Monday next, pi filli instant, at 7 A. M., ground will !? -- broken ,U] nt Karly Station on the Air-Line Kailroml, tivolvn I!. I I., w <? , .. .1- c" ? ? y* ",c i Atlantic ninl Trench Hroud liailroad, fioni lie!- I ton to Ashcville. The rond from Helton has ni the advantage of connection with t'oluinhia via tlie (.itccnville ami Columhia ami the .Savannah D< Valley and Greenwood and Augusta Kail roads with Augusta, and is almost an air-line from An- . gusta to Ashcville. making wstcrn connections ' . there through hy Warm Springs to Wolf Creek nnd on to Knexrille, using I lie Greenville and Co- of Ititnbia liailroad to Greenwood and the Greenwood aud Augusta liailroad to Augusta. It only j. requires ninety-eight miles of road to he built to ' complete the link bet ween Augusta and the West. | ' Mr. Win. J. Kirk, superintendent and chief en i he gineer of the Atlantic and French ISroad Hail- . by road, has secure I fifty convicts to stall with ' (| , from the South Carolina Penitentiary, whom lie takes along to-day, and expects toohiaitionehun- ' dred more before the lirst of next January. The mt North Carolina division will put on two hundred j tin convicts before the first of next January. The ^ mill till IIV . VI,,,.. I I,, iflirt.ln .. ....I ,1... 1. I.. 1 i Iiitc ye?rs. In entire loti?lli will traverse i In* ' ? Kruiieli lli'o.ml Valliy, the fir-faint**! Keriioii of j ( country known as tlit* I'urn'lise of ihe Suiilli ami the "Kami of t lie Sky." The emu puny lias 111 finds eiion/h in Inn. 1 t ? run one liuidrr I conviols for Ihroc yenrs lo o??me.- Inyiixfu Xftrt, I mm ? Co Sj- \lii \\||| III, ('ill IS I . Colirl a 1 j.MH iii' l l.iil j, I'ri'l i V c* oiiiiio at 7 or!, rl;. .1 ml \\ a Hart- showin;? till.' utmost |.:iIi itr e lo llm very la I inoiiii lil. I'a lliirin;: ll;'! 1 -I W'c'i vol il equity i"i were s .1 trie*!, the :iio. t ini| u-laiil > f v.hirli la -lr l three ,(|l| lays. At ihr rh.-i> of Coin 1 ?ho lawvers, profit i?o n l>y the late of tii'imral MctSowan, ?!i 1 not olft r a 14 rejoin lion of ilianks. A ?rooil .Imloc i Irs ires ' '"? nothing 0f ||,is s>it, an I a lad one <loes not 1 u- \ l.il nerve it. It i-i well to lot it alone. ? Sj?ir'>ni. i jM , llni tai. Mi 11111:11.- I'itlfcliiirg. I' 1 . March I'll --lU'tuils are |>nhlis|ie I of lliu brutal a-s.uill aid II iiioler of John (iuehrino, a pauper intiiaie of r.n the Alleghany City Alms House, on February ..0 (' 1I1. by Keeper Craw !'?i'l ami anolher iiiiaale. - *j (ioL'hriiij; was knnel.eil <l.iw:i. Kii kr 1 aid i 1M1 on ih" lu-o'i. ami 'lie I s.i.in alter ami was ijiiiel . I1 l\ ' t|l!'- ' 'f ? . " ' I'll I'.IVI ' 11 Ml. ! 1 III' .?ho VBttUu ulmoit ?imcH. K. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION. FRIDAY, APRIL U. 1880. SUBSCRIPTION?S3 00 PER ANNUM. ^ ADVERTISING. One square or ono Inch, llrst insertion, - - Jl.oo i ?>i 11 >ut?? <|ui iii insertion, ------- 73 l.ilcrul diseouut made to merchants au<i others adverisitiK for six months or hy tlio year. Obituary Notice* of ten llum or less. Insert oil free. " " over leu lilies, charged as Advertisoucnls. ?ma- We flop I lie press lo announce that it s now snowing. April 8, 1880, 4 o'cWk^sl. Our Cotton Market.?Rut little lias been ofercd, and prices have been somewhat lower.? )nly Jit) bales were sold during the week, at trices ruling from loJ(u) 12.05. ? In this inimediate neighborhood there vill be nn abundance of fruit, if no disaster beat Is it from ibis time out. 8>=?fc_ ('apt. Foster and Mr. Gee liavc returned 'roiii murkvt and nrc now receiving their stocks >f new Goods. Call and hoc the new styles. Cj-^T* Mrs. Kleanor Ilerrncn, gramlniotlicr of Jen. Hood's clvildren, and under whose cure lie ten little orphans were placed, die t last Monday, aged 0'2 years. BPO,? A party of Ktulread magnates, consising jf H. Y. McAden, II. 1$. l'l&ut, Newcotnb and Alters, passed up and down the S. U. & C. Railroad on Tuesday afternoon, in an extra train.? What's ni? * tS&T The pretty railing arotind I)r. Gibbcs' piaxsti, the beautiful llluc Grass Lawn and the exquisite tasto ilisplayed by Mrs. Gibbes in decorating the premises with choice tlowers, shrub* bery, &c., is a decided oruatnenl to the town. o BFfX ? The Hank lias put a ('lock Lock on its nfc. It Is i\ curious affair, ftiul works something like nn Alarm Clock. It is set (or a cerinin hour nml cannot he opcnc<l until that hour arrives. It will not let the cashier himself get nlo the safe until it lifts run to the hour for ivhich it is set. Whose Duty is it 1 If we are not mistaken, the law makes it obli?nry upon the Treasurer or County Commissionsrs to advertise the levy authorized to he made n each County, before the collection of taxes jomtncnccs, Whose duty is it? ? - ? - ? \ Fow Moro Dropped. We regret having to drop a fow more uamcs rom our subscription list this week. It is unilcasanl to part with old friends, but necessity ompels us to do so. Some persons suppose hat, because they "arc good" for the amount ve should not stop their paper ; but our printers iftper-makers, grocers, &c., weekly remind us hat money in the pockets of the best men in lie country will not pny what we owe them. ittle lied Riding Hood. The young folks gave our citizens another ileasaut evening's entertainment last Friday, in t'lidi'i iiif tin- nlav ol* l.illlo lto.l Lidintr llnod. 'he house was well filled, ami all enjoyed it.? 'here is some talk of their going to Spartanburg 0 play it there. If they do wo are sure the ood people of that progressive town will give hem a liberal reception, and wc know they will lot regret it. dynn'a Cheap Store. We have examined the extensive slock of every lew ami enterprising Merchant, Mr. 1). C. 'lynn, and arc able to s >3' to our readers that ic has an3' and every article they many need ml his prices entitle him to the honor of keepng the "Cheap Store'' of the up-country. Mr. 'lynn is a courteous ami obliging gentleman and rorthy a full share of the patronage of the pcole of Union. Call on him and convince 3-ourelves. he Headlight. The March number of this excellent Railroad [aga/inc, which is doing so much for the proess and development of every interest ami in" isti'3' in this grand ami beautiful Piedmont ctiou of our beloved Southland, is before us. led, as usual, with instructive and interesting mling. It is the representative organ of the cdmont Air-Line lluilwry, now acknowledged he one of the finest and best equipped roads the United Stales, ami it is greatlv* through 1 Agency that iho proDliltvnuc an I tucocss of at line has been achieved. le Hot Supper To-Niglit. Lxtciisive preparations are being made by the idles of the Methodist Church to make the enrluinmcnt in the Court House to-night a most teresting and enjoyable occasion. All the mill and beauty of the town will be there, ith much o! (lie Ucnuhj ami refinement that has issed the boundaries of youth. The little . Is of the lice Hive Society will exhibit the 'oducts of their industry and taste, to astonish id captivate : and in every other respect we 11 confidently promise a most delightful evenjr. Don't neglect to be at the Court House toght. ^ Mths of Old Citizens. On the 'J 1st of lust month, Mr. C. D. llailey, much respected citizen of l-his County, died at s residence near Cross Keys, in the T-'hl year his age. On the lid inst. Cupt. This. 1*. (Iregor3', one our oldest citizens died, near Santnc, at the vaneed age of ST years. Capt. Hregory had en blind for three 3'cirs ami much enfeebled aire. The l ist time we saw him was 011 the I y of election in 1S71 , at (lie polls. Ilia patric ardor for the causeof reform in the govcrn nt of his native state impelled liiin at thnt no to travel seven miles to vote the Democratic ket. Wo think it was the last vote he cast. - New Dally in Columbia. 1 >n Monday last we were a little surprise I at . civiiig a new daily from Columbia, under <>ld familiar namo of "The Duly .V'reuri/," 1 published by tho "Mercury Publishing mpany," composed of the following enterpris' and worthy practical printers : IV. 11. Mcni'.l, II. N. I'mlyii, l-Miviu I'orde, II. A. Ncli and .1 II. Harnett. Tliesn gentlemen (an up a first class newspaper, if they will bend their energies and talents to it. Ileing praoal printers tliey can do all tho mechanica) por of tbo o'Uoe within themselves, ami there siitlicient tact ami talent among them, with experience, to make the paper equal to any the State, (ientlemcu, you have our most itust wishes for your success, as we know u will deserve it. With three straight-out ily papers, tlie people of Columnia ow/lil t.? he p -perou- and happy an I ?.iir,v a democratic I ' ,i ily *if i very election 8 ile of tin Western N. C. Railroad. 8 We have received a copy of a practical and conviucingspeech delivered by M. K. Carter Ksq., ^ representative fioni Buncombe County, before 0 the Legislature of Korlti Carolina, at its late ex- w tra session, in advocacy of the sale of the IVes- Q tern North Carolina Railroad to one S. W. Best t and his associates. There seems to have been 3 considerable opposition in the Legislative to tho K sale of the road, under the proposition of Mr. Best, and JJr. UatL Atkiuscn, also a rcprcscn- ^ tative from Buncombe, opposed l^e sale unless n moro satisfactory guarantees versVvcn by Mr. j Best that the road would bo builfcWest of Ashe- ' ville to Llucktown, Tenn. A 1! .,1 - . - ..Ill. l . a unit: UTtrr 11:11 jcaro nK ^ Q cuiicu i* in Ashevillc, an<l incurred the displeasure of t lie people of Western North Carolina by oppos- t inn, first, tlio appropriation of 57.000,000 J in Stnto bonds to build the proposed road; j second, the reckless manner in which those | bonds were issued aud also the parties to whom fc the management of the road wai entrusted.? < We saw from the start that $7,000,000 in State c bonds?then worth not over 40 cents on the dol- ( lar?was as a mere drop in a bucket towards t building a road that wobld cost at least $! >,0(H),(MX), and further, we felt that unless proper safeguards were placed around the disbursement 1 of the appropriation, the State would lose all ahc had invested and the building of the road t delayed for an indefinite period. All of our > prognostications have nearly cotne to pass, and f we can look with much charily udob those who < uvmaiiu a sure guaranty Hi_? oiinu ? bo finished, before transferring the State's inter- I est in it. liut tlio Stale would never be able to complete * the gigantic enterprise and her investment in nn j unfinished road would be more likely to become , a burden upon her treasury than a source of j revenue, therefore, we think the sale has indicted 110 injury upon nay one, but, from the chnr- j actcr of the men who advocated the sale, we nro , convinced it will redound to the best interest of < the State, ami particularly to tho Western por- ! lion of it. We, however, linvo but little confidence in the sagacity of the people of Western North Carolina, in Railroad matters. In their ( enthusiasm for a railroad, they neglected to ' guard ngainsl the dangers of fraud and corrup- ' lion and were cheated out of the road and mil lions of money by Swepson, Littleficld, el id omne genua, and it is not impossible for their unguarded zeal to bring them a second disappoint- ( ment. , Death of Mrs- Sarah MorrisThis venerable lady died nt her residence, 1 near Glandyburg Mills, on Friday last, aged 81 ' years. In many respects Mrs. Norris was a remarkable woman, possessing more than ordinary menlei and physical powers of character. She was f the widow of .James Norris, who for ninny years i kept the American Hotel, at Charleston, in which he made quile a fine fortune, and retired from it willi I lie intention of spending t lie remainder of his life in the country ; but before closing np his business in the city he was taken ' sick and died. Mrs. Norris afterward moved ? to the upper part of the State and, it is said, 1 superintended and even assisted in cutting and t hauling the logs from which her dwelling was ' built. She was the daughter of Henry Fernan- t dez, a man well known throughout this part of the State for his bravery ami en ;rgy. Her son, James Norris, was a Lieutenant in Captain U'MS?,a^/Vi/ton 'liea.V: We j hope some one well acquainted with the many ( incidents of her eventful life will give us an ex- j tended account of it. ? Hail and Rain Storms. A For some days portions of this county have ' bo mi visited with heavy storius of rain and hail, ' accompanied by uncommonly hi,li winds. At 8 this point the hail was not as severe ns at some '' other places in the County, but the heavy rains 1 and wind here have done much damage to plowed '' land and fencing. On Sunday evening last, we ' are told, the storm did much damage on Mr. \V. 3 T. Jeter's faint at Fish Dam. On Tuesday the hail was very severe in the neighborhood of 0 Skull Shoals. One gentleman informs ns that lie saw hail stones there as large as turkey eggs. We have not received any Ictailcd account from ' any quarter, but fear-that great damage has '' been done. Between the siurms, on Monday u and Tuesday, the atmosphere was so sultry that winter clothing became very uncomfortable and '' many persons donned their Summer suits?-par- *c ticularly those who were so fortunate as to ^ have uew styles. . O - t Look out for Chicken Thieves. n Some rosea' has made two attempts lately to g roh the chicken coop of Lev. 11. (1. ClitVord, hut tl in both instances was discovered and made his escape. Last Monday night he robbed the nest of a selling lien, scattered I lie eggs under a set- !j ting goose and crippled a Unit'Cochin lien. The ,| ever watchful lien Cunningham, who lives just r hack of Mr. Clifford's premises, should keep a 'I sharper look-out upon his rcighbors' poultry yard. Now, Hen, if you catch the thief, we believe the Court will instruct the Sheriff to em- c ploy you lo assist him in taking the rascal to u the penitentiary, at the County's expense.? Many better men than Hen have "done the e State such service." f< p Gone to Market. si ("apt. S. IV. l'orter is now in market purchas- p ing his Spring and Summer stock. Mrs. Viu- c son, Superintendent of Mr. Porter's Millinery * Department, has gone with liini, for the purpose c of selecting a full stock of millinery Goods, and a her exquisite taste iu that line is sufficient assurance to the Ladies of Union that their wants , cl and tastes will he well considered iu her pur- (| chases. She expects to bring on a larger and ci more complete slock of Ladies' goods than lias '' ever before been brought to this market. Mr. It. 1). Culn has also gone to market to purchase the Spring and Summer stocks of I %i 'i' 11:?i ,'.11. in. ? i ? ? in i. 11 in iv i u. u nil no 111- I tends purchasing full stocks in nil lines. " P Tho Irish Relief Fund. ot Thirty-five dollars an I seventy-five cents was realized l?y tIn* collecti in in the I'rcshylorian |] Church la-t Suiiday for the relief of the suffer- 1 ,, ers in Irulauil. Wo consider it a very liberal j c mtribution from that church, and displays a high christian spirit in its members. j ^ A Now Laudlord. | Mr. I'nrkor, from Nowherry, look charge of i ^ the I'nion Hotel yesterday. We arc not ac- I ,,( <|uuintc l with Mr. l'urker, but lie conies to I II I'nion highly recommended as a good man and ' w one h ho kno vs how to keep a hotel." \ ?o>?d j " ' at lillsili: % i>> l?ttvil'U It 1 III if lit' 25VI11\\ S liilllM'll Wot'* i III thy. ( looting of tho Executive Committee. Tlic Executive Committee of the Democratic J arty of LJuiou County, met in tho Court House, ' Q AlOll'JUy, Olll 11141. 1 lit' Pillowing rvsviunuus , rcre adopted : \ Kttolvtd, That a Convention, to be composed t f three delegates from each township, be called t 0 meet at Uuion Court House on Tuesday, 26th I day next, at eleven o'clock A. M., to elect del?- f ;ates to the State Convention to meet in Colutu- ' iia on Tuesday, June 1st. I Hetolved, That township meetings of Demo- ' rats shall be held on Saturday, 22 d May next, ^ ,t eleven o'clock A. M., at the following named daces respectively, to wit: Timber Ridge, Old J Iridge Place, Kelly's Mill, Joncsville. Jasper ' Jibbs's, Cross Keys, Union Court House, San- ' uc. Fish Dam, Goshen Hill. Said meeting shall be cnllcd to order by j he following named Club Presidents, respecivelj', viz: Timber Itidge by Noah Webster; Old Jridgo Place by Milton l'ntrick ; Kelly's Mills, t ty Thomas Comer; Jonesville, by W. T. Little- < ohn ; Jasper Gibbs's. by J. F. Norman ; Cross i Ceys by C. B. Bobo; Union, by F. M. Farr; s tantuc, by George B. Tucker; Fish Darn, by J. i Itichards; Goshen Hill, by It. B. Lyons. t The several meetings will then organize by t dccting a Chairman and Secretary, and will hen proceed to elect three delegates to the Coun- i y Convention. WILLIAM MUNIIO, I Chairman. ; F. M. Farr, Secretary. < i The Langley Cotton Factory. At the annual meeting of the stockholder of he Langley Manufacturing Company, held last i veek, the President, W. C Sibley, made the gratifying report that two semi-annual divilends, of six per cent each, or 12 por cent, per 1 n mi til, liail Viwu devtui cA fui Itio yea* 1079 [fe further says : The production of the mill for the year 1879 was 124,2111 pieces (2.182,249 pounds) of cloth, >r 0,898.784 yards. The cotton consumed durng the year 1879 was 5,097 hales, average weight 459 pounds each, or 2,014.515 pounds. Average cost of cotton used in 1879 was 8 KO100; average number of looms in operation 128J ; average number of yards of cloth per loom per day 02 03-100. average number of ipindlcs running 10,855. average number of unices of yarn per spindle per day 10.11-100, iverngc number of bands employed .320. The church which has been authorized hy irour liberality is nearly completed, and will 'oon he dedicated to the worship of Almighty do I, who has thus far blessed our enterprise, wd I trust it will redound to His glory and the spiritual good of the pcoplo of Langley and vicinity. A Terrific Storm in Spartanburg. The following despatch must have been sent o (ho (\ it 11 in In a }\ rut * I r r n n Tnoiiliiv eviiniiie. ifter the Spartanburg papers went to press ? IVhile we have no doubt that (lie storm waa rcry severe, we should like 10 know whose cows ind pigs were killed on Pncolct : Si'ARTANni'Rn, S. C.. April 0.?An unprccclenle(l hail storm prevailed here this afternoon, lie stones being as large as seven inches in cirsnmference. The ground was literally covered ind glass windows were riddled likeabombnrdnent from canister shot. There was a similar storm yesterday twelve niles from here on I'neolet. killing cows nil 1 dgs. All hail the budding Spring. The Columbia Hotel has been purchased >y a number of gentlemen in Richland County, ind is undergoing repairs. It has been closed "or over a year, but will be opened to the travelling public in about two months, under the nanngeinent of Maj. R. N. Lowrance, now of he Wheeler House. Fur tin; Times. Jonesvillo ItemsKditor Union Timks :?Jonesville lias at last , % . . *M V ! ?< \J I I t It I I I t styled. One night last week (lie citizens of lie town were aroused from their peaceful slumsers by a noise which sounded as if a thousand ind one blacksmith shops had I roke loose. It vas an utter impossibility to distinguish one une from another, but by the way the Itand dastcr would call out the different tunes we upposcd they were different. Any how, we i.avc no car for music and consequently am no udgc of tiinos. bet us, then, ye musical men* ave a repetition of it, on some night when lie atmosphere is more balmy and the little angsters, called mosquitoes, will lend their id, and then, and not till then, will the citizens f the town he able to appreciate your musical ilents. Nothing else has disturbed Jonesville of late, armers arc still busy hauling Guano, and it >oks as if (lie Agents in that odoriferous line < ere doing a flourishing business. We read through the columns of your paper tat the political question is about being agita- , sd. That fever has not got as fur as Jonesville 1 et, though we saw an advertisement calling for Town Flection on Arpil 12. Who the candidates re we have not as yet learned as there has been o caucus yet. We sincerely hope they will be oo l and proper men, who will reflect credit on lie honor of JONKSYILLH. Koit tub t'v\iiin\Tr.s.?The last campaign of liis county, was a cheap race for the candidates. ! 'he newspapers did not make moie than fifteen ' ollars altogether out of all the candidates who 1 an for office. They got neither money nor ' liauks for their work. Although hut few cards 1 rcre announced in the regular way, the clubs ' nut up nominations, outside friends wrote com- ' innicatioiis advocating tlie claims of individual amliditcs and in this way the papers were hiseled out of their pay. I The campaign this year, so far as we arc con- 1 crncd, must lie conducted on an entirely differut pi.in, ami all nominal ions will he charged 1 ?r. We are tired of doing so much charily rinting and no man w ho is at all worthy of the ' utfrages of the people should ask the papers to 1 uhlish his card for nothing. A candidate's < ard should he paid for just like any other ndertising. It is of no consequence to publishers diether the many friends" of Mr. Hoc or Doe 1 ver say that they tire the men for office or not, ' n'I as well beg a merchant for a saek of Hour ' < s tlie publisher for space in his paper. All I formation about I he organization of Democratic ' Inhs, political mass meetings or barbecues, any- | 1 ling anil everything bearing upon the life ami < audition of the party will be published free, ut all candidates must pay lbr their cards.? \hhrviHr .1 /"Hum. ! ??v vii'Kimu vvcry wur?i ui iiiu uuove. and i ercby notify all who arc anxious to put the | ante of any one before the people as '-a til ami I roper person to tiIi an oHioo"' that they must ' ay for making such announcement through ur columns. If a man thinks his chances for i < a office is so small that he can't risk ?< ? to let ' io vi ters know he is a can ii late he luul letter 1 o( attempt to run. ; J . i. OrritAisK at Wi:sr 1V.ixt. I'ouphkeepsie, N. ; ( \|>ril ti. -At t? o'clock this morning, John- j >11 ('. Wliitlaker. Ji colore 1 en lot nt Wei Point, j tlie class of 1S7 . wit* fotiml l>onml hflml iwnl '| ot in his room nt I lie hnrrncks, in n linlf tin- ; t >nseion-s coii'lition, vvitli it piece of otiec.ir cut j t 1' ; tlio other w.is slit nicl his hcml hrniscij,? I e slulC'l that iliree tnnske.l men ntinckdl hint I hile lie wns in hcil, sometime nftcr mhlniglil, i 1 coiiimitte l the outrage, (Icnor.tl Scholichl c i'l <' ooio hi loot l.i! ' !!? .re inve t ig ilino the I I:iir. It is helievfl tint the outrage ?.is en . ? litC' l l y (.:? let-. I Thk Fhcit or tiik Gallows.?Washington, \pril 2.?James Ma<lison Wyntt Stone, colored, v is hanged livre to-day for the murder of his rife in 1871). Stone was a large man, weighing ibout 200 pounds. Wheu the drop fell his head vas severed Irom his body. The body fell to he ground, and the head after adhering to the joose ? few seconds fell to the ground a few feet Voni the body. Dr. ('rook picked up the head, rod as he did so noticed the lips move. The entures were calm. It is supposed that latness ' I.. - i i.uiiiiii mill flint llm iau wcam-ncu iuv iiiuovui-? . - leek was unable to bear the weight of (he body. A MlTKDKUKK ACCUSES til e HUSBAND of 1118 Victim.?Windsor, Vt., April 2.?Edward Tnlro .vas executed at 2 o'clock, to-day. llutler, the iti9ban<i of the murdered woman, was present. I'atro confessed that lie was guilty of the crime, jut said that Butler was to blame, and pointed 0 him as he spoke. Tatro's neck was not broccn. A Dot ui.k Execution in Louisville.?Louisrille, April 2.?Uobert Anderson, white, and Charles Webster, colored, were hanged privately n the jail yard this morning at 9 o'clock. Wcbitcr, who was convicted on circumstantial cvilence, asserted his innocence to the last. Atilerson denied any knowledge t f what occurred ivheu he murdered his wife. Tiikkc Neoroes IIamif.ii. ? Macon, Misi., \pril 2.?Andrew Macon, James Brown and Samuel Italer, all negroes, were hanged here at 1 dO l\ M. Macon and Drown were the murderers of Taritou Macon, the father of Macon and father-in-law of llrown, in January last.? Italer killed Frank Heed, a white man, in I87t?. Macon and llrown confessed, assigning whiskey as the cause. Italer has always claimed that he was justified. About eight thausaun persons were present. _____ - . # .? Our Maimed Soldiers.?The following premottle and resolution were adopted at the meeting of the board to contract for artificial limb.? for maimed Confederate soldiers under the Act cited in the jVctcs ami Courier of the IlOth : "Whereas, by its terms the money to carry into effect tlie Act to provide artificial limbs foi soldiers of the State, approved December 24 1S7!>, cannot be paid out from the treasury mi til all I lie other appropriations of that session have been met by incoming taxes, yet the Board deem it proper at once to take the preliminary steps necessary to its execution. ' Resolved, That a circular be issued notifying parties claiming to be entitled to the benefit ol the Act to send their names and postollice ad dress to the secretary at Columbia on or befort July 1st, 1880, to the end that estimates may b? made by the commission and suitable blank.sent to applicants." County treasurers will be furnished with cop ies of the circular, and they are requested t< post the same in each township of the Stale a the places of collection of taxes during tin month of May next. The address is signed by Governor Simpson chairman. Gen. 11 signed, and Dr. Baruch chairman of the State Board of Health. C.M'uiiT ix Savannah.?Savannah, April 2.? Herman Fischer, a Swiss, and Charles Humbert a Frenchman, have been arrested here on a tel egram from A. N. Bischoft", proprietor of tin city square restaurant in Charleston. Fischei was barkeeper for Bischoff, and robbed the placi ou the dOili lilt, and came to Savannah, lb-tec lives have been on the lookout and have just nr rested the parties. Humbert is supposed to bi an accomplice. Detective Conies, of Charleston arrived this morning and left with I he prisoner on tlie evening train. Some money, cigars am tobacco were found in Fischer's valise, win acknowledges the theft. Horace Davis, a negro who has been arrestee here for larceny, provestobe Horace Sheets win committed a criminal assault on a white girl Mary Kiley, aged 11 years, at Beaufort, on tin I'Jtli of December last. The sheriff of Bcaulbr was telegraphed to and replied that he woiih leave to-night ami tie here for the prisoner.? There is no doubt that he was guilty of the crim innl assault. ? Cor. Xctct and Courier. State I'kkss Association.?The Kxccutiv> Coiniuittce of the State I'ress Association lieht i , ! ?l ? : i - .uvww tllv/ Courier. It was decided that the annual meet it?j* he helil on Thursday, ITili ?1 ay of June next As our readers know, the Association will nice in (Ireenville, ami our citizens will give tin incinhcrs of the press a cordial welcome. It i thought that arrangements will lie made for at excursion to Cincinnati during the meeting o the National Democratic Convention, ami an in vitaiioti has been extended by Col. (J. .). Fore acre, of the Air-I.ine Uailroad, requesting tin Association to make free use of that line in air way that it will suit their convenience. This i in keeping with the liberal and progressive man agement of the Air-I.ine. The time named to the meeting of the Association will include out commencement week, when (ireenville will pu on its gayest attire. ? CreenriUc News, March 'J"i . ?. ? I.mt'otttaxt I'mi.iioai) Kei'oht.?It is now re ported as a fact that the Air-Line, or its friends have purchased the Itailroad from Kuoxville ti Marysville, a distance of lt? miles. They pro pose to build a road from this point to Ml. Air t ur sonic other place on the Air-Line, so as tc command the trade of Hast Tennessee. SlmuM ihis line be built then the lllue Kidgc route wil have to be abandoned. This project catiuol damage our Stale, for the Ashcville route is slil open to Charleston, if she will only give all lici iiiilucnce to a consolidation of the roads leadinj from Charleston to Ashcville. This has to hi done atid that pretty soon, or other combination! will come in and materially interfere with ntij future arrangement that may l.?c attempted.? SjHtrltin. f? IIaii. Stoum at Savannah.?April I.?This afternoon the city was visited by a rcmarkahh hail storm, lasting ten minutes. Some of tin Hones were large as guinea eggs, and till wen af good size. Considerable d image was done t( he truck and fruit farms. The extent of the loss cannot now be ascertained, but some slati hat they will lose two hundred bushels of pears In the city the trees, fences and telephone wire! acre blown down. - O " Major \V. Ik McCoy will break ground neai lis waste factory, on the river bank at Augusta his week, for a new yarn and picker room.? I he mill will lie called the "lliverside Factory,' a ill lie two stories and a basement, feel bj tt, while the picker room. 'J I feet by wil ' nlain one story and a basement. Toe mil a 111 have a capacity of I .litM? spindles, w ith i . ? A Tki.kciiai'ii totit:niti;irmw.?. -The Wilming on, N. lii'i'iric, of Saturday, slates that in igreriiient has been entered into liulweeii tl.i ilizcnsof (icorgctown, S. the Aniericni I'liion Telegraph t"oinpuny, liy which the lint >f this company are to he extended tVnm Kings rec, S. to (ienrgetown, the latter paying ilii mnipany ^"?,tMM? towards llie undertaking. Cvei.oM.s in <Ii:ni:i.i? Atlanta, April "?.? .1 ipecial siiys : "lleports have readied here ?i evere storms in North (icorgia. There wen jyclones in several localities which blew ilowi rcnees ami damaged crops Imdly. Severn louses were blown <lown. Two or three <lentlitre reported. 'I he niails will not he delayed." . 9 . 1 it on Our.. ? Mr. S. I>. (i.riiugion has sent m tome speeintens of iron ore ohiaine I in l.atircm '.unity, S. t". It seems to he very rich in I ( netal, being only about a hamlfnl of pieces, am >-?'! II *VOI;;llS TWO | Mil! tl * Is :!lil twelve ntlliees. >nc after another I lie evi loners of the iiinlovol >pe?l \\ 011!111 of our Stale are Lroiiolit to lijrht.? 'Jul. Ji'</ixt< r. - - - ? Hi: Mist II \\?.\?Albany, N. V.. April fi.~ I'lie Court if \ppe:?ls In 'lay atlirmol I lie jii'li?' nent of tlie ('"in i lielmv in ilie case of ('liasi im 'ox. seiiience?l to death for I lie murder of Mrs, >r. Ilall, in New Vork city, last year. o A Nkw Fiikm.iit Horn:. On Friday twclvt nrs of freight from I'iiieiiiuaii arrive I here.? I'liey came over llie Air Line I! lilnevl tnSenerr '11 \, ami llienee l?y the Line lli'loe i i llie'ire' ii i! e !' ii!? i I -' 't ' / ' r Tuit Uniteu States manoiiauhir.?No deciI sion hns been readied ou the subject of United Stutes Marshal for South Carolina. Mr. YVnli lace, who has been nominated, hangs fire in ine | Senate, and, as his confirmation wilt be opposed by both Seniors Hampton uud Duller, tho confident expectation is thai the nomination will be ^ rejedel. Curiously enough tho cenfirmation of *Tr Mr. Wallace (upon the hypothesis that no Democrat would be nominated) is recommended by tho liar of Charleston, with few it any exceptions, and it is admitted that he is a capable officer. Politically speaking he is too capable.? Wherever politics enter in, Mr. Wallace is able to discount tho stoutest Stalwart player in Wash' inglon. It is always safe to assume that, when the magnate must be a Republican and nothing else, the Democrats prefer King Log to King Stork. The report is that, if Mr. Wallace's nomination be rejected, the name of Mr. T. B. John* ston, of Sumter, will be sent in by the President. Johnston at heart is as extreme in his opiniocs as Wallace, nnd he is rccouimended by his backers as the faithful one who declined to bow the knee to Rani in 1877. Raal stands for the House of Representatives of South Carolina, and Johnston allowed himself tobccxpellcd rath* cr than ask for ft pardon for anything ho did in the Mackey House. This is no particular recommendation in Democratic eyes, at this juncture. A still worse objection is that Johnston is understood to be Bowen's man, and his ci>n? Urination will give Sheriff Bowen the command of the machinery of the United States Courthouse, in addition to that of the State Courthouse. Bowen has been in office for eight years, nnd supports the third-term dogma. Congrcss! man Richardson is reported to be an anxious advocate of Johnston's nomination and confirmation, being moved by a desire to walk over the course, in flto interest of bis constituents, at the November election. Sam Lee is expected to ^9 - be the Radical candidate in Mr. Richardson's < District, nud it is hoped tluU he would withdraw if his friend Johnston were to get the Marshalship. This would ensure Mr. Richardson's reelection. r Assuming that the nomination of Mr. Wallace , will be rejected, wo ven.ure to hope that the - | President will take as his second choice a better i i person than Johnston. There arc half a dozen I Republicans in Soulli Carolina nny one of whoiu ' would make a more efficient Marshal than .Johnston, an<J if Johnston is nominated the safer ; course is to reject him. This will leave Mr. f Wallace in otlicc, it is true, under the appoint-1 mcnt of the Chief Justice, but he is not nearly } as objectionable ns Johnston plus Bowen, and J Mr. Richardson can be elected again, we supt pose, as he was elected in 1878.?JVeirs and Courier. - ?> Tiik hkst Twain ovkr tiik Baiinwkm, Road. t ?Rlackville, April 2. ?The first train over the i Barnwell and lllackvillc Railroad left this depot at 10 A. M. this day, loaded with fertilizers con, signed to J. R. Ilugood and others by C. E. I.ar, tigue. The engine was decorated with wreaths of evergreens and flowers, and hauled off the train amidst the cheers and well wishes of the - assembled citizens. , This is tin individual enterprise, undertaken and carried through by Mr. J. W. Woodward, a e native citizen of our county. He deserves the r praise and thanks of our people for this public e benefit ami their admiration for his indomitable pluck, perseverance and energy. I believe that our people think that the Legislature, while it e was heaping so many favors upon the Blue Ridge , Railroad, might, at least, have shown that this s example of home enterprise was appreciated by I exempting this real from taxation for ten years. 0 lie did not ask any other assistance. Our people, ever patriotic and always ready to benr their 1 proportion of taxati. n for the public good, will 0 not forget that our little Barnwell road is to bo , taxcil to help out the Blue Ridge corporation.? e And we have thosu among us who can see us far ( into a millstone as the man who picks it. 1 . o Fatal Cyci.onk tx Kansas.?St. Louis, April 8.?A special dispatch from Ollowa, Kansas, says a cyclone struck that place about 7 o clock last eveninir. completely demolishing seven rt si u deuces on Klin street and 1 y damaging live ^ others in I lie snntc vicinity. The. cvelonc then ' passed over six blocks, and again struck the ground near the river, when it destroyed several residences and burns, tore the roof off iho 1 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad c freight house and overturned several freight s cars. In North Ottawa twelve or fifteen resi1 deuces were totally destroyed or badly damaged. ' The evening train from Lawrence was caught at the juctiou, a mile North of town, and one passenger car and two freight cars upset and one 15 passenger seriously injured. The storm prof ceeded to the Northeast, destroying Spencer's s and Wilkinson's houses and I wo farmhouses on its way. A child was killed and many persons r wounded. Lumber and furniture was scattered r for blocks around, and in some cases horses, 1 cattle, wagons, and even persons, were hurled through the air. - - ? A Tmtnifu: IIam, Stoiim. ? llev. J. S. Kzell ' brought into our olticc, at 12 o'clock Tuesday, hail stones that fell about Martinsville the day before. . The largest were the size of hen's eggs, and this after 24 hours' inciting. About the mouth of I'uck I Creek it snipped pine trees. It ranged towards j Martinsville, thence across to the right of Thick* ( cly Mountain on towards tiie month of Hluo I Rrunch, an t on to Rowlensvillc. Calves, hogs ^ ami poultry were much damaged in the track of this storm which was a half mile to a mile wide. ; Wheat ami (hits arc beat into the ground. With " all that the atmosphere is still hot and sul? try. Iluil generally fell throughout the whole county. .lust before going to press a hail storm burst out over town, and although it lasted but a few i moments, it played sad havoc with the glass ; windows on the square, and in the Spartan build5 ing, very few panes were left on the side ex: | posed to the storm. We have not learned the ) ( extent of the storm.?Sjntrlan. ; S2,:!lio,oon -ink. Mini.mi m.?Columbia, Sunday Night, April 4.?Altorney-tJeneral Voumnns has ' served upon the parties interested i:i the sale of the (iroenvillc and Columbia Railroad notice of a motion which be lias made before Judge Kcrr sliaw to increase the minimum bid fixed upon. in ilie approaching sale of the roml, from ono ' million lo two million throe Intndreil thousand dollars. A ilny lias not yet been tixc< 1 for tlio ' hearing of ar/nnient on tlio motion. If llio or- ^ nor is grinned it will protect llie inlvrcit of 111? ? ' Stotu in its guarantee of I lie bonds of (lie road, 1 ilmt being I lie limine for which llio Nlaie is liable. It is not deemed probable that the Mile will lie post 1'iiiieil. .lullit (!. Clark, superintendent of the Char1 lolle, I 'oluiiibia ami Augusta Kail road, has rosigned his |iositinii and acre pled the ollicc of 1 chief engineer of the Piedmont Air-I.ine from s Kichinond to Atlanta. ? Cor. A'tirx uu<l Courier, o s Tin: llxTi'i.i: (inm xii Si:?m:i:kii. ? Kev. 11. I-athan lias informed ns of the successful termination of the negotiations in reference to llio |>ur1 eh,ise of the King's Mountain Intlle ground.? ' I lie says that "The owners of the Ian I liavo * I 21 _? 1*1*1*1 I III SI'll I li 11*1 V-liimi ??? ! mi" ^ I" 1 I I In* association, and nt the association a snf' tii ifiil amount <>t' l:iii-1 on which to conduct I ho ' celchrn'inu on I lie T(li of October. The only privileges reserved hy the owners of the land is th:.I they he permitted to appropriate the pine timber now growing on the battle ground to | erect an observatory, ami to erect one booth free I from all rent. This is good news when coup od Willi the fad that the lagislatnrc of North Cnr' niton has given tin- King's Mountain Association SI,' //or/. 11,11 // /./ /. .?. ? A Kiiik in On VNtir.iiritn.?Orangeburg, April I.?A lire broke out to-day in the stable of T. Kolin. ami bni'iio-l two buildings on his lot. ilis . dwelling was badly daniagc<l, but saved by tbo i new steamer, although (lames were within twen* ! ty live feet. The loss is probably 1-?- ? Kit.I.kl> Ills ('till.I) It y M 1st \ k k. ? Yazoo City, i Miss., April ">. ? ('apt. A. II. Mangnin gave bis i live year old child a d-?e of morphine to-day, (in i. taking it I'ni ipiinine. 'I be child died in f V.|! It J* 11 ,