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Senator Gordon'* Resignation. The following official communication from General John 11. Gordon came lo ihe Executive ollice like a bolt out of the blue. Its coining had not hei n heralded even by rumors, and all to whom Ihe news tirst found its way were incredulous, and only became believers iu its genuineness when there was no longer room lor doubt. Wo give in full General Gordon's resignation : Ukitki* States Senate CtiAMnr.it, Wasiii.xuto.v, li. C., May 15, 1WU To Ilia Excellency Governor A. II. Colquitt, Atlanta (la. Sir: I hereby tender to you my resignation as United States Senator from Goorgia. In Inking this step I am simply carrying out a long cherished desire to retire from public lifo. mi tin iu soooruioai ci mill, ucsiru iu i? sense of iluly ninl Iu my reluctance to leave the service of a noble ami generous people who have honored me with the most exulted station and supported me in tho discharge of its duties with unswerving confidence. Since April, 1801?for nearly twenty years ?my lifo has been one of incessant anxiety and of great labor. For more than one-half of that long period, either in war or in public otlice, my energies have been devoted to what 1 conceived to bo tho welfare of tho Southern people and the best interests of the whole country. And now 1 that the restoration of Louisiana and South Carolina to tho rights of self-government secures to the entire Sottlh her full and rightful representation in the legislative department of the Federal government, my most cherished object in politics has been attained. 1 am left free therefore to consult my inclinations and the imperative interests of my family, without the least detriment to the public service. 1 give way to some successor who will, 1 trust, serve the country with greater ability than myself; but who, I nin suro, will not do so with grcaier devotion or purer motives. I am, most respectfully, your obedient servant, J. II. Guroon. Immediately upon the receipt of the foregoing letter, Governor Colquitt sent the following dispatch, hoping to procure its withdrawal: M*y 18, 1880.?General John II. Gordon, Washington, D. C.: In behalf of the people of Georgia, I beg that you recall your resignation. If you cannot do so unconditionally, withhold it at least until tho meeting of the General Assembly. Ai.ru no II. Comuirr. f! UN Kit A I. UOllllOS's llKI'I.Y. Wasiiiniiton, D. C.-, May It), 1880.?Governor A. 11. Colquitt: In response to your llatteiing request that I withdraw my resignation, I beg to say that, though anxious to oblige, 1 feel constrained to decline. Joiin II. linn oust. SENATOR GORDON'S SUC ESSOlt. Nasiivii.t.k Tknn., May, I'd, 1880.?Ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown, of Georgia, who is hero, received a dispatch to-night announcing his appointment to the United Stales Senate from Georgia, vico Senator Gordon, resigned. Mr. Brown accepts. UKORUIAXS OITOSKU To uv. AI'I'Ol.NTMKST. . . iu?mmr.ollnoi'M> , ofitnToOtCTtiis afternoon resolutions were passed regretting the resignation of Senator Gordon, and staling that the nc i tion of Gov. Colquitt in appointing J. K. Brown j as Senator of Georgia is deserving of censure so strong tint words cannot express it; that ' Brown is not a representative of Georgia ncr of ' the Democratic party, and tho shameful and dis- < graceful manner in which he has been foisted , upon the people is condemned. Brown, the resolutions say, is a man who betrayed the State in f her hour of need, and committed acts and instigated measures which, had thoy prevailed, would 1 have incarcerated many of her best citizens, t placed them under tho gallows and brought in I power a parly inimical to tlie best interests of ^ the Htntc nn?l to good and respectable people. - ,, Piikss Exclusion to Cincinnati.?At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the State Press Association, held at (ireenvillo in .March " Cincinnati, on the occasion of tlio National l>cm- s era tic Convention in that city was decided on. .( and a committee appointed to confer with the ' different Uailroad authorities with that view.? 0 The following letter front Mnj, W. .1. Houston, s Ciencral Passenger and Ticket Agent, Atlanta 0 and Charlotte Air-Line Hailwav, will explain itself: * " Atlanta & CiiARLorrK At it-Link Hailwav, 1 Passenger Department, > 8 Atlanta, Oa., .May 14, lblSU. J t> T. Ji. Crew.", President Press Association, I.an- h reus, S. C. Dkau Sut:?It gives tne pleasure to state that the following telegram lias just come to hand, which fully explains itself: s] Cincinnati, ()., May 14. J. K. Itruwn, President IP. & .4. It. IP: G. J. ? Poreacrc, Gen I Man. A. <j- V. A. L. Paihcai/: d Ves sir, we will with plcnstiro carry free tlie pi Press Association of South Carolina to Cincin- j i nati and return. W. 11.CLEMENT, Pres't. I add with pleasure that our Uoncral Manager has issued instructions to carry out fully the desires of your Association in this matter, and Hi yoti will confer upon him a favor by making to known your wishes immediately, that we may arrange the preliminaries necessary for a successful and plcnsnnt excursion to Cincinnati. Yours truly, \V. J. HOUSTON, ' ft' ticu'l Puss, and Ticket Ag't. ! tli This is certainly doing the courteous and tli clever in handsome style, as the Air-Lino gentle- CI| men always do whatever they take hold of.? While the Committee appointed to arrange for the contemplated Excursion to Cincinnati fully vl appreciate the courtesy of the other authorities (,f iu tendering the use of their lioads, thoy feel u( especially indebted to those of the Air-line for kind and timely assistance in perfecting the ar- co ramreinoiils.? l.niir*n?rill* "???' ' su Mkktixo of tiik Statu Pit mm Association.? j The sixth Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Ei Press Association will he held in the Cily of tirecnvillc on the 17th June proximo, nt ill A. ' M. I Ua A punctual attendance of the membership is j ov earnestly desired. ' of All niciubers of die Pres9 not members of the I of Association arc cordially Invited to meet with (|( us and join the same. I , An Address will tie delivered, or an Kssay ? read on the occasion, and a pleasant reunion is | a in store for all. The citizens of the Mountain i cr t'ily will doubtless give the Association a kind | and hospitable welcome. An excursion to the City of Cincinnati on the i n" occasion of lite National llemocralic Convention j *il lias been arranged, and all the necessary details m will be completed for a pleasant and successful : wj jaunt to the tRiccn Cily of the West. Applicants for membership will please address the Recording .Secretary, Maj. A. 8. Todd, An >c! dcrson, or the undersigned, T. 11. CltKWS, j th President tftato Press Association. i f0] ? Pi mi ini, lit- Wui.-kkv.?Twenty yens ago, | the steamer Arabian sank in the Missouri Kiver ( Wl witli titst barrels of whisky on board. The cur- i uu lentsof the river went on changing, and now ' .,a the place where the steamer sank is dry laud, I and the forgotten wreck is buried forty feet i 0 deep in the sand. The other day the tuaii who | owns I lie place |>iil <li wn a |>iini|>. and I lie first i a ( liquid lie found was whisky in one of the tiOO ' w| burio I barrels. For awhile after he ha<l tasted the vein his |>i|>u hail struck, land in the viein- 1 ^ ity was helil at 476,000 an acre : but bye ami- | rtM bye some one remembered about the ohl wreck, j oji and the price fell. A trust worthy and constant i j?| vein of twenty-years-old whisky on any Mis- , Bonri farm has a tendency to increase the de- J *,a inund for it rapidly. | ',c ha Mr. llohert l.amb lias opened up at tSarrelt's j Spring. He and Mr. (Jarrctt have boats on tlie j pond, and will furnish ice cream and lemonade. I w'' Wo re/ret, however, to bear?and we hope the for ruruor is false?that they arc keeping open on w|, Sunday, and that lager beer can be obtained j. there mi thai day. That i> wrong, and wetru-l llial lliej will keep clieed IIJ > Oil I of reaped *' tho day. ?Sjiurtuti. { 'icl ?JiL. ? .. 1 1 . ? (The fiOlcehli) (Union (Eimc.'i. it. M. s roki:s, Miiwr. 'A UNION. FRIDAY. MAY ?. 1880. SUBSCRIPTION?82 00 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING. On* square or one Inch. flrsi insertion, - - - $1.00 Kacli Miloeqiient insertion, ------- 75 l.llicral discount made to nicrvhmitx ami other* advertising fornix month* or l?y the year. Obituary Notices of ten line s or Inn, Inserted free. " H over ten linc^clutrgcd us Advertisement*. FOR ANNOUNCING A CANDIDATE, #5, To be /mill in advance, wilhont distinction. Orders to publish will not be noticed unless the cash accompanies the order. This is a rule without an exception with us. BMJu We see that W. F. Nance, of Xu?|Jt>errjr, has been nominated for Adjutant General, and we don't know a man in (lie State better qualified for the position. Rev. W. Martin. We nre requested to state that that pure and venerable christian, Kev. Wm. Martin, of Columbia, will preach in the Methodist Church of this town next Sunday. ? ? Early Vegetables. Mr. John ltodgcr treated us, last week, to Ihe first ripe Tomatoes and Cucumbers of this year's growth, and they were very fine. We, however must not give him all the credit, for they were grown by our old friend W. S. DuI're, who is now cultivating a large market gar- j den near Gainesville, Fin., and doing well. No doubt tlx* old acquaintances of Sunsberry, in this his native County, will bo pleased to hear of his prosperity. Goshen Hill Club. The Gos hen Hill democrats turned out to day, zzu., ana niter electing delegates to represent them in the County Convention proceeded to the reorganization of the Club, that they may be ready ami equipped for the work of the campaign when itopens. Said reorganization resulting in the election of Dr. J. If. Hamilton as President, Joseph E. Cofield and J. M. Mobley vice presidents, ninl J. II. Sims Secretary. ? Davidson College. We thank our young friends, Emslio Nicholson, L. (I. Young, C. C. Whiteside and P.O. Shell, for an invitation to nttend the nnnual exercises of the Kumcnean and Philanthropic Societies of Davidson College, on the lfitli of next month.? No doubt it will be a very interesting occasion, but we can't see, now, any prospect of our boing able to enjoy it. If we are not with you (hen vmin" "ontleincn. wo shall look nnr!oo?t? Tor your return home for vacation, iiiu vnango Came. As wo expected, when we spoke of the hot and dry weather last week, on Saturday and Sunday we had quite a change, and the guldens ire looking prosperous. The rains fell quite moderately hereabout, but in some parts of the :ouuty the wind and rain was severe, blowing lown wheat and oats, overflowing creek bottoms mil preventing plowing. All our farmers ngrec that the crops arc very inckward. Some have not finished planting and lie late rain has delayed the work still more. - _____ randerbilt University. We havo received an invitation to attend the 'Commencement Moot Court Exercises of the i'iw Department of the Yunderbill University," car Nashville, Tonn , on Hie 27th. The ease to ? ? - ? ? " tntcmout of the case sent us we should think L gave a fine Held for a student to exercise his ratorical powers and display the result of his ttidies, \mong the speakers we sec the name f our esteemed young friend, (I. W. (Inge, son f that noble and true son of South Carolina, ol. 11. J. Cage. George was always a bright, ood boy, and we have no doubt ho will be a right and shining light iu the noble profession e has chosen. ur County Chairman. Notwithstanding the Convention forgot to peciully acknowledge the faithful and efficient srvices of the Chairman of the Executive Com* littcc of the democratic party of.this County uring the past two years, the high compliment rid hiin by a unanimous reelection to that arums and responsible position, was a more fore- | ile expression of tbeir appreciation of his igacious and untiring labors for the success of ic party than any laudatory words in a rcsoluon could convey. Mr. Munro lias tilled the laborious and trying >sitiun of County Chairman with great ability ?d disinterested devotion. To him more an to any other man in the County, we believe 1 ic people are indebted for the harmony and < ilhusiasm which pervaded the racks of the ' unocratic party and secured us the glorious 1 ctory in 1878. In his reelection the members c the Convention displayed great sagacity, fur ) doubt much if there is another man in the r uuly who could fill the position with as much I tisfaction to Iho people and ensure greater 1 ccess to the democratic party. i irly Nominations. I? seems to us that those who favor the nontition of tlie democratic State ticket in dune ' orlouk the fact that it may not he in the power the democratic party to delay the active work the campaign to suit its convenience. Should ^ c llepuhlican party, composed almost entirely ' the colored labor of the State, see lit to put > ticket in the field immediately after the demo- 1 atic nominations are made in dune and open e campaign, by holding their meetings?day ul night ?public barbecues, &c., can we keep lent and inactive? and will not their action deoralize the labor upon our farms just at a time ^ lien that labor is most needed in the field ? Nothing would please the leaders of the Kad\l | arty better than to have the campaign to cmsolves during (lie Siniiiuor month*, without . tr of heing interrupted I?y the democrats. It 1 just what they want, for we all know they II not meet our democratic speakers openly; d it is die practice, as it is the interest of that riy, not to iil/otr its members to attend demo* c ralic mcMings. We may agree not to open the campaign until j lertain time, but if wo show our opponents | l it we are going to do and the men we intend j htiug them with, three months before we are ! vly to light, how ran we prevent them from ! ^ cuing the campaign and compelling us to go j 0 it before that time, in self defence ? If we ^ 1 the entire control of the matter there would j no objection to an early nomination, but we | vc not, and to us it seems like j.laying into j > hands of the radical party to give them the ' ole Summer in which to secretly drill their ' ;i ces and fully organize their ranks, so that I "i en we open our campaign wo shall find them '* tily consolidated against n , pledged by what j" \ believe In be <.|< tun oath', I" support any j |?, i'.i but tit it I the -ti ng'.t ."t* democr ley t.i ????? The County Convention. The ill-legates elect e l to represent I ho demo crul party of Union County assembled in the Court llouto last Tuesday and was called to ordor by W. Munro, Esq., C'hnirmun of the Exocutlve Committee. The CouTention was organized by electing Her. F. C. Jeter, Chnirnian and A. A. Sarafttt, Secretary. Upon calling the roll of delegates each lc%rnahip was represented in full, as follows : Goshen Ihit?J. C. llunter, D. 1*. DuncaiijMA. It. Atiglitry. I'inckney?l)r. It. Little, Thos. Comer. Xnntim?Dr. J. 1\ Thouias, J. C. Sartor, S. i v/WWHOy. L Drnytonvillc?W. Jones, W. Jcfferics, J. R. Littlejohn. * Jio'jantoille?II. C. Lawson, Asa Smith, R. M. Robinson. Union?Dr. II. 8. Dcaty, D. Johnson, Jr., J. 1*. Mullinax. Fish Ihim?Rev. F. C. Jeter, J. C. lticlffcrds, J.J. Welch. CrotM Keys?W. S. Gregory, D. N. Wilburu, W. T. Botsill. Jonetville?W. T. Littlejohn, F. C. Ilaile, W. Smith. (ioudeysville?J. II. Jeflerics, A. A. Sarratt, J. II. Galliuan. The Chair announced the Convention ready to proceed to business and the tlrst ma*tor in order was the election of delegates to the State Convention, aud called for nominations. . On motion, the four candidates receivingTno highest number of votes shnll bo declared tho delegates, and the four roceiving the next highest as alternates. The following gentlemen were elected : Delegates to the State Convention?W. Monro, D. P. Duncan, W. Jcttcrics, II. L. Goss. Alternates?Dr. II. S. Roaly, W. T. Littlvjolin, T. 1$. Jeter, Dr. J. P. Thomas. On motion of D. Johnson, Jr., tlie Alternates to the State Convention were declared the dclcntcs to the Congressional Convention. The following were elected delegates to the Judicial Convention : 11. W. Shand, J. C. Hunter, Jns. M. llunch and M. M. Humphries. W. S. Gregory ottered the following resolution, which, after being fully discussed, was adopted : Resolved, That the delegates to the State Convention frutu Union County be instructed to favor and vote for Gen. Johnson llagiod for c? L-Utfn. T. it. Jeter, fur l.icut. Governor, whenever tho state Kxecutivo Coiumittce shall decide to nominate a Slate Ticket. 'Ihe following Resolutions were introduced by D. Johnson, Jr., and unanimously adopted without discussion: Resolved, That the Democrats of Union County observe with pride and gratification the distinguished position which their Rcprcsenta live, Hon. John H. Evins, holds among his fellows in the Congress of the United States ; that they recognize in him a Representative energetic, able and faithful ; and they offer to him the renewed assurance of their confidence and esteem ami of their unwavering support. Ktaolveti, That the Secretary of this Convention transmit to Col. Evins a copy of the loregoing resolution, and the same he published in the Union and Spartanburg newspapers. Win. >tunro, HsVj'.,'Vfi'nirViVan'of'Yficv tlcmocrai'i'c! party of Union County. On motion, the delegates from each township were requested to name one democrat to compose the Executive Committee, and the following were elected : Executive Committee?J. C. Hunter, Thus. Comer, l)r. J. 1* Thomas, John D. Jefleries, .lifper dibits, J. 1'. Mullinux, J. J. Welch, C. 11. Ilobo, W. J. T. Glenn, J. It. Jefiorics. On motion the Convention went into an election, by ballot, upon the question of nominating County otliccrs, which resulted in *20 votes for a primary election and 0 votes for a Convention. On motion of 1). Johnson, the details of the primary election be left to the Executive Committee. There being no further business the Conven" I lion adjourned fi ir dir. F. 0. JETEll, Chairman. A. A. Sarratt, Scc'y. . . l-'or the Thues. From Brown's Store. Mr. Editor :?Since my last communication wo have been blessed with genial showers of rain, which was much needed, and has started the irops of corn and cotton to growing olF nicely. There are generally good stands of cbtton, with tcrhaps, an increased acreage ever last year's :rop. Oats are improving rapidly since the recent ains. Wheat is now in the car generally ami irotnising, with the exception of rust in places, lotion chopping is booming since the recent ains. There is nothing doing politically, the farmers .re still too busy to bestow much thought on olitics, except a few budding candidates the varin weather is bringing out ami we think, tin ess a severe political frost comes, they will be n full blooin in a few days, I will then let you mow who tho ltrowu's Store roses arp, and we tope to lie able to have one or two of them on 'lortli l'acolet as a help and ornament to our ouiinunity. The health of our community is very good low, an I the l>rs. are sitting around under the hade, wearing very long faces and prognosticating on the probability of the warm weather (ringing plenty of work for them to do ; but we lope they will be greatly mistaken this year. Our young friend, I'rof. H. (J. Stacy, principal if Ml. Moriiih Semiwiri/, has his school in a tlourshing condition ; and with such a good man at lie head of affairs no parent need he afraid to end his son there. Hoard and tuition l.oti. on. heap, I lie school is in a healthy locality, nn<l ritli such inducements in these times it will crtaiuly be sustaine 1. The principal lias n.it et favorc'l me with llie programme of his exhiition, but I am confident that M'otisin'' Fred ? up to his business, and will not let his Hourdiiiigsehj.il close without arousing time that rill make the good people at and iiriund Mt. loriah feel happy, and show them that their facher has done his full duty, and that Mt. ' loriah cannot spare him for in my years yet. Very truly, KKI'OKTBIt. ? t?xi: Mii.i i in Stun nut Sot til f'tnol.tSA.? olumbia, May 'S2. -t'ol. A. I'. (Sutler received telegram this morning from the commissioner f fish and fisheries of the United Slates, inirmiiig bit" (bat one million young shad had on -hi pp. I l) South t'af.-'i n i. The fish will ! io'imm' I in the wateis of I he Ureal and Little ' e? !>e,\ > rth an I South K>li?l<>, Wateree, ("a- I v. I i I i i.oW i tii c.U f .ilk*, hair hie l?ivvi> -J 1 - - -I M . . - ! . X For the Times. The King's Mountain Centennial., The buttle of King's .Mountuiu woe fought on the 7th day of October, 1780. The battle-ground, a high stouey ridge, is a spur of the l$lue Kidgo inuumains, and is situated iu York County, South Carolina, about seven miles distant from the village of King's Mountain, on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Kail lload. .After the year 177'J, all the important tniliI fir v fifit?rnt ii i vim of rim Iti>v<i1nf iiimirv war ivora made in the South, and the cause of the patriots i>?ui become almost Ueaporato. Georgia was already in the possession of the liiitish. On the 12th day of May, 1780, Charleston, after a siego of several weeks, was taken by the enemy, and General Lincoln was compelled to surrender his army of about live thousand men. At Sander's Crock, near Camden, the Americans under General Gates were defeated with heavy loss, on the 10th da) of August, 1780. Gcueral Sumter (familiarly known as the "Game Cock,") was surprised and his command routed by the bold Tarlcton, at Fishing Crock, on the 18th day of August, 1780. South Curoliua was now in a desolate condition. The Country was over-run by the British, who plundered tho houses and destroyed the property of its inhabitants. After such reverses and disasters sustained by the Americans, many who had been good Whigs now went over to the liritish. Vet, this night of gloom aud despondency that had fallen ou the glorious cause of AuicricufiJndependenco was soon to be dispelled, and t/io /ijterimni) ?vo??ld ere long, by their 1 vj?vinei6to spirit of patriotism and bravery, achieve a great victory over even the flower of liritish soldiery. October 7th, 1780, was the memorable day and King's Mountain the immortal spot. "The destiny of American liberty was in the hands of a few uudiscipliucd militia." Col. Ferguson, with his liritish regulars and Tory recruits, was posted on the stony ridge. The patriots commnndcd by their leaders, Campbell and Shelby, Sevier and McDowel, Cleveland and Williams, marched up the eminence und the conflict begau. After hotly contesting every inch of groun I fur several hours, the liritish were defeated and lost eleven hundred men in killed, wouuded and prisoners?the patriots lost twenty men. Colonel Ferguson fell at the head of his regulars, pierced by seven bullets, dying, it is said, by the hau ls of Colonel Williams, of 8. C., who was also slain. It is generally conceded that this battle did much to hasten the overthrow of liritish power in the South aud iha final surrender of Lord Curnwnllis at Vorktown, Virginia, on the l'Jth day of October, 1781. The King's Mountaiu Centennial Association was organized in 187'J, for the purpose of holding a Centennial Celebration of the battle of King's Mountain. The Association is making good progress in the noble and patriotic work. The State of South Carolina has made an appropriation of one thousand dollars in aid of the celebration ; North Carolina has appropriated fifteen liuudrcJ dollars to aid in the erection of a suitable monument ou the battle ground ; the people of York County, South Carolina, have shown their deep feeling and patriotism by subscribing one thousand dollars. It is said that Greenville's contribution will be five hundred dollars. From such assurances given by the States of North aud South Carolina, and from the cncourStales of Tennessee and Virginia as well as from other sources, the Association at its last meeting appointed a committee to expend live thousand dollars for a suitable monument to be crcctod on the battle ground. t)u the iilM day of June the Centennial Association holds its next meeting, at Charlotte, N. C., when the Commissioners app iuted by the Governors of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee will he present, for the purpose of making arrangements necessary for the celebration of the battle of King's Mountain. On the -id day of Juuc the Comer Sloue of the monument is to be laid. Union is expected to contribute at least two hundred dollars in aid of the celebration, aud surely a County that can boast of such true and tried Revolutionary soldiers as Rramloii, Hughes, 1 Jolly, McJuukin, Farr, Giles, Long, Voting, Jetl'ries and others, will not fail to respond liberally to the call of the Association. I Major John W. Daniel, the eloquent and chivalric Virginian, will deliver the Centennial oration on the 7th October, 1880. On that day the great concourse of people there gathered together, will feel that they stand on hallowed 1 ground, and as they gaze on the monument then unveiled, their thoughts will turn backward, unto the eventful day of October, 1780?when i there was no North and no South ? when our tore-fathers, side by side and shoulder to shoulder, "fought like freemen long and well" in defence of this our common Country?for freedom i mid for home. What a grand opportunity for the thousands J there assembled, having these great truths so | forcibly brought to remembrance, to join hands ' with hearts, and pledge their "sacred honor" 1 to sink in the sea of oblivion the late sectional ' strife, and to bury in its deepest depths its dead issues. Then, how appropriate the . place ami how proper the occasion, for the vast throng there collected, from the North, Mast, West and Mouth of this broad land, to \ proclaim in a voice that shall be heard to its ; remotest bounds : 11 c <// < one people, /Hiriny | one country and one tie*tmy, and here, we, as j joint heirs of the glorious heritage descended , to us from our fore-fathers, here, on this moiiu- i merit of liberty, we, the people, solemnly de- I elarc that this government is still a Union of ' Sovcreiyn States. That tin /tower not conferred >| by the Constitution and its Amendments to the j yencrul yot'crnmrnl is rctnimd by the people? the source of nil power. And in the presence ' of this monument, erected to commemorate the great cause and heroic deeds of those who here i fought and fell one hundred years ago, we, the t people, at this altar of our country, make fresh 1 vows to preserve und ever hold sacred the great principles of Constitutional liberty, as handed ] down to us by the founders of (lie I'cpuMic. K' ' Si:s \ roil (ioKixiN llKsio\s.--AlliUita. May I'd. ' ?Senator(lordon litis son; his resignation to the 1 tJoTcmor as United States Senator, to tal:o cfl'cct ' immediately. The tluvcrnor has accept oil his 1 resignation m.d will appoint his successor tomorrow. Ills Ueasons.? Senator (lordon in an inter- J view to night said that his reasons for resigning | f, the senatorship were: First, that lie desired to ! t leave public life, and seeond, that it was necos- | vary for him to dev-d : , 1 i.i lime in private ' business, whkli reipi'.r I lis g< i soiril atlita- v tii 'i ' I 1 ?L?? 1 L p? I For the Times. Jonesville Items. ? Editor Union Timks :?The Democratic Club ot Jouesvillc met on Saturday last at 41 A. M The hall was not so crowded ns on previous siu> ilur occasions, owing, probably, to I he ninonnt of work which the farming community had to attend to. Afloi balloting for some time, W. T. Littlejohn, Esq., was elected President for the ensuing two years, and on taking the chair ho tendered his thanks to the Club, and made quite an impressive speech on tho political situation of the County and the probabilities of the coming campaign, which was duly appreciated by the attentive audience. Ou the first ballot for Delegates to the County Convention, Me.-srs. W. T. Littlejohn, F. C. Hnilc auil \V. A. Smith, were elected witluut opposition. There being no further business before the Club it adjourned. The Methodist Church building, since the green blinds have been put on, makes & neat and imposing appearance and shows to great advantage. The Union Meeting commences on Friday at the Baptist church and ou Sunday the dedication takes place. It is presumed that the church will be crowded to its utmost capacity to hear the Ilev. J. G. Landrum, who is to deliver the dedication sermon. MOltE ANON. For the Times. Mit. Eiutok :?1 have already disclaimed any intention of a personal attack on Mr. Hobinsou, and I would further say that if any thing I have said in regard to tho fence has created the impression that he had acted dishonorably in the matter 1 sincerely rccrct it. for I did not believe thftt ho had, and do not believe it now. In regard Jo the tiino of receiving the fence, lie has satisfied me that the fence was rccicvcd after the day he measured the line. I accept his explanation and relieve him of all charge about the time of reception and payment of the fence. As to a portion of the fence being brush, I can but siy as 1 have said to all parties, 1 do not know when or by whom the bush was put there, L never saw that part of the fence until after the freshet, when the fence which was washed down had been rebuilt. TIMOTHY TUG MUGGIN3. - Tiik Count for Govkunor.?The additionns reports lroin t lie t untitles confirm tlie deduction, from the reports published a week ngo. (Scnl Gary is surprisingly weak, and, according to the statements sent to us, has not carried a single c:unty besides his own. Up to this time reports have been received front twenty-three Counties, having 101 votes in the State Convention. The preferences of the delegates from llorry, Lexington and Marion Counties are not known to us, and we class thcin as unknown. - j S ? >* F CoUSTIH. "I j ?, <5 | o ? ? g? .i jj * JH 55 a a f-" < Abbeville ti 8: 8j Anderson 0 oj Aiken 5 0 liar ti well 0 G I lean fort 8 8 J Charleston l'.? lf>) 4) 'I I Chester 3 2 li Chesterfield 3 2 1 Colleton tlj 0 Partington > 6; Kdgofield 0| 0 Pairtield 4' Georgetown 3 3 llnmptoii "4 I lorry 3 3 Kershaw 4 4 Lancaster 3 3 Laurens 4 4 Lexington 3 | 3 Marlboro' 3 3 Marion 51 | 5 Newberry 4' j Oconue 3j 3 Orangeburg (i, 0 l'ickens 3 Ilicliland. tij Sumter 6j 6 Spartanburg 6| Union 4! 4i Williamsburg 4 j 4l *... Vork i> b ( Total 168 oj 8oJ 80] 11 The wolc number of delegates to the State Convention is 105, ami SO votes are necessary to nominate. Of the 101 delegates already elected, Gen. tiary can count on only nine, and (ion. Ilagood can count on Ha. The Anti-Gary dele piles, 30 in number, will vote for (ion. llagood if no tliinl candidate be in nomination . Of the 'ill delegates yet to be elected Charleston will have lit, and those delegates will vote squarely agiinst the nomination of Gen. Gary, if they respect the wishes and opinions of the Democrats of this county. There is not as decided an expression of opinion on the subject of nominating candidates for State offices in dune as we expected. Ten Counties, i. c., Marlboro', Abbeville, Greenville, llorry, Chester, Lexington, Oconee, Kdgefiehl, Marion and Anderson, arc opposed to early nominations, and I lie Counties of Barnwell, Aiken and Kershaw have instructed their delegales to vote for nomiratioiis hy the .lime Convention. Ten Counties have expressed no nitllioritalivc opinion, and it is fair to assume that the delegates from those Counties arc at least as likely to be in favor of nominating as aguinst it. fhere is no certainty, therefore, that nominalitms of State officers will not be made by the '(invention which assembles in Columbia ucxt week, and any County which has not acted diotild hear Iliis in mind in selecting delegates. ?AV/fi unil Courier. Crops in tlie Stato. Ociinkk.?The crops over this County have ecu put in tine condition, the diy weather en tilling the farmers to get their ground clear ot ?russ and in a thorough slate of tillago. We tear from all parts of the County tlint wheat lias ecu greatly injured by rust. In some cases it will not tic worth harvesting, while in others as illicit as half a crop is expected. Outs in some [laris of the County have taken the rust. Beginning so early, if it spreads, iho entire crop nay he lost. Corn is scarco and is selling on I'ugaloo at one dollar per hushol. Western corn s worth eighty to ninety cents cash. ? Courier. Kkiisii\w.?All our farmers ami gardeners ire wishing for rain. None has fallen in this vicinity in three weeks, and the eaith lias hemine very dry. I'lio ground is baked so hard in iiuny pianos l-.y the hot sun that the young cuton cannot force its way through the crust over t, hut withers and dies, thus necessitating its icing replanted. Corn is likewise suffering for *?mii. I lie gartcns :irc parching up, and arc <>okii>? rather badly. ? Cmnilm Journal. m lluitsr. Tiiiiiviii Aii-uii. ?T!io ' 'olnmTia /,' >/iiir informs us thai on Friday night liist some no stole from llie stable of |lr. Ii. II. Miller, in lint city, ii <lnrk bay horso with iho left hind oot white to the atiklo. If i iioli a horse comes his way, it will be will to slop him. \ Di rt. Stoi'I'KIi iiv law.?Camden. May 'Jo. ? A duel between Col. Cash, of Chesterfield, and 'apt. Del'ass, of Camden, was stopped to-day <y proeess of law. Capt. Del'ass was arrested, in I the ollicers are seeking foe Col. Cash. Col. "ash was iho challenger, ? AV/r.i an I Courier. *. ? <'. ('. Culler, whilom editor of Iho / '? < niu'J ' '/?/ ?// ?. i ISadie.il daily of Columbia. and after J vard > lleceiver of iho 15.ink of the Stale. Iiit'j title! up to the Mu orally > I' Pitkin C dorado ' -e ==Ai Tub I'uksidkmtul Outlook.?A Washington sp^inl of Friday, to the llultimoro Gazette, ^ says: "The interest in the Chicago Convention a is becoming nbsorbing. Ornnt's success in 11- * liuois and Alubuuia has I een received Were as an assurance of his nomination, itlaine said this morning that lie hod never iirauy of his calculations thought of doing anything'else with tho Illinois delegation but to put them down for Grant, and he talks cheerily about tho situation and thinks that he will be nominated, but the almost universal opinion outside of the i adherents of the differeul candidates is that * 1 tlrant's nomination is now certain. The Sher1 uinn delegates iu the South will go over to Grant when he develops strength such as he must do I at once, and Cameron now claims that Grant will get 470 votes on the first ballot and will he nominated before Pennsylvania is called.? The statement that Edmunds has pronounced for Graut is now fully coufirined, and all of his delegates who arc influenced by him will vote for tbo ex-President. It is upon that assurance from Edmunds that Catncrou makes up his latest figures, and the sharp turn ot the ihird-term people in putting up Windom cheats Blaine out of the votes of that State. Everything now points conclusively to a Grant victory at Chicago, although Secretary Sherman said this morniug that Grant would lack a good many votes of a majority on ttie first ballot. Sherman claims 273 votes and is, or pretends to be, remarkably sanguine as to the result." Hkalth and Bkaity Combinku.?Woman's llights. One who has long studied the subject now presents the result of his investigations.? lie is happy to say that he has discovered "Woman's Best Friend." It is adapted especially to those cases where the womb is disorderedr and will cure any irregul irily of tho"uicnscs." IIrudfield's Female llegulator acts like a chnriu iu "whites,' or a sudden check of the "momlily courses," from cold, trouble of mind or like causes, by restoring the discharge in every instance. In chronic cases its action is prompt an 1 decisive, and saves the constitution from countless evils and premature decay. Prepared by Dr. J. Bradfiold, Atlanta, Ga.? For sale at $1 00 per bottle by J. M. GIBBES & CO. Milltowx, Chamber, Co., Ala , July, 13, 1877. I have used your Female llegulator extensively in my practice for a long time, and with entire success where there was no complication of disease. If it is not a specific, it is, in my opinion the best known remedy for the diseases for which it is recommended. J. II. DAVIS, M. D. April 30 17 cow2ui. Excessive Rain.?Columbus, Ga., May 22.? From Friday, 1) A. M., to Saturday, 5 A. M . nine and ninety-two hundredths inches of rain fell, eight and fifty hundredths fulling in ten hours. All of tho railroads arc injured, and no trains have arrived or departed to-day. Tho through freight and accommodation train from Macon to Montgomery last night ran into Scliataulga Creek on the Southwestern Uoad, nine miles East of this place. Engineer John T. Wade, fireman .Joe Schaefer, wood passers Chatlcs Taylor and Joseph T. Drown were killed. All arc white and from Macon, Ga. The engine and eleven cars were wrecked. The construction train is repairing the breaks from here to the place of the accident. Girard ('reek Dridgc is washed away. Tho lowlands are submerged and washed. All the the crops arc likely to be damaged. Much cotton will have to be replanted. The river rose fifteen feet in two hours. The roads may be ail right by to-morrow. - Til if IImt .v.. ?n.v ,v . A few days since, the colored persons who occupied tho farm of Dr. llurr, which was the situation of the West wing of tho Federal army at Murfrecsboro, while digging a cellar where tho house stood, came across the remains of a number of bodies of soldiers. Capt. Frame, the Superintendent of the cemetery, investigated tho matter, anil found it to be a trench in which eleven bodies were found, and from the buttons ami remnants ot uniforms, it was discovered that some of the bodies were Confederate soldiersand some Federal soldiers. Gen. Kkin had the bodies removed and all buried in the National Cemetery, ami a headstone put upon it, inscribed : "This grave contains lite remains of eleven unknown soldiers." This fact shows tho closeness of the conflicting parties at that part of the field, in the memorable battle of Murfrecsboro.?Nashville American, May 10. Ili.'itNKit to Dbatii.?A horrible nccidcnt occurred at Levy's, near tho Savannah and Charleston Railroad, on Thursday last, by which three colored children were burned to death. Tho children wore left in the house by their mot' who went to an adjoining field to see her husband. During her absence the house took tiro and three of the children perished in the llnmfw Mtitigcou Newton, a relative or tbc family, discovered the tire in time to save two of the children, but the roof of the dwelling fell in be forelie could rescue the other three, and their bodies were subsequently found, burned to a crisp. ?News and Courier. Tiib ('ambounia Dkmim-kats.?San Francisco, May 21.?In (lie Democratic Convention the delegates to Cincinnati go unpledged. A vote was taken on the Presidential preference, ami resulted as follows : Thiiruiaii 17-1, Tilden 70, Seymour 75, Field 2, Hancock 2 and Hendricks 2. Tbc platform deprecates sectionalism, holds Republicans responsible for the cgilntion of dead issues, regards with alarm the doctrine of centralization embodied in the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, favors continued agitation against the Chinese influences, and condemns the President for his veto of the ft ft ecu-passenger bill. - o - Tiib Coxtiiait Sh;nbi? ani? Sbai.kd.?Last week we stated that a worthy and trusted ofliccrof the S; .Si U. Koad had gone to Charlotte to sign and seal a contract in which tlie roa 1 was interested. This was done last Tuesday evening. Mr. Nicholas Duls. Secretary and Trent tirer of llic S. & U. Itoad, was married to Miss Amic Vogcl of Chariot to. Sold again. Friend Petty, wo tako your statement as official, respectfully convey oil to ua l>y way of the Sjutrittn, ami hclievc. ^ Miss I.ii.i.ik Gi.vss Uiuinkuto Dkvtii.? Abbe - villo, May This morning, at f? o'clock, Miss l.illie Glass, of Cokeshury, was laially burned, lingered some hours in agony ami died. A lump on a cooking stove exploded ami set tire to her dress. She rushed to the room of hor mother, Mrs. J. K. Glass, and her mother and elder sister, Miss Julia, were seriously burned in trying to extinguish the tlamos. The unfortunate vietim was about years of age. Mrs. Glass is well known as a teacher for many years in tl o f'okoshury Female College.? A'rica titnl Courier. ? MAvon's timer., ) fn.K-iiu isu, Va., April I1870. J Mi.t.irx. Hutchison firo.- It affords me picasure to testify to the >jrrui rirlurs of your "Ncnralgine" for the cur-! of neuralgia and sick head aclio. It is the best remedy for these most distressing complaints I have ever us*d. It should be in ovoiy family ill the country. Yours truly, K. Hi:\i-, Mayor of l.eeshurg, Va. Sold lly J. M. GlllltS & CO. May 'JH lil It lieviii of a Vu.M.niii.r. Citi/.kn. -Andrew Crawford, Ksip, an old and respected citizen of Columbia, <Jicl at II o clock last night. Mr. ITawfonl was seventy fix years of ago ami well known to almost every mini, woman niitl chihl in l!io community. lie was for ninny years a heeling uierelimil of llie city. Throughout liis . long life lie e.xhiiiitcl llie i|iialities wliicli mark ilie useful citizen, tlie consistent Christian and llie honorable gentleman.?lityiiltr. - m ? ' * \s Cotton is Kino in oonnncrco, so llie Livcv is king in llie liiiniiin system. We cannot live in tiny peace with this great organ iliseasctl.- ? To keep it in comliiion to perform its function:', ii-'* I?r. liiMei l.ivei IMC. 'I I. y are .old hy a I 1'inggisl a:< I c'Tislry m<T< Inn's. Apnl : ? i. -te.