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jjfo DEMOCjL^riC TICKET J rOR I'RKMI UKNTt ^ . WIXFIKLB SCOTT HANCOOfc. . ' rWR VhCR I'RKSIDKNT, WILLIAM II. KNULISIISTATE TICKET. f fur uovkrnoh. 1 GEN. JOHNSON IIAGOOD, of Bar?wvtl. 1 mk i.1kitk.nant oovkrnor. GKN. JOHN l>. KENNEDY, of Kwhuw. rofl suiktkry okktatk- ull CO!* U. M. Sl.MS, of York. ? run cosutrom-hu ukxkkau 1ION. JAMES C.COIT, of Clicvterfleld. nix atyokxky ukxkkau del HON. I.kHOY K. YOU.MANS.of Richland. aa /'or Superintendent of Education. cxi MAJOR HUGH S. THOMPSON, of Richland. = For State Treasurer. JOHN PETER RICHARDSON, of Clarendon. 0,1 For Adjutant and Inspector Uenerul. ox GKN. A. M. MANIGAUI.T, of Georgetown. For /'residential Electors'. State at Lartje?John L. Manning, Wm. Elliott. Po First District?E. W. Moise. Sji Second District?C. II. Siinonton. nc Third District?J. S. Murray. Fourth District?Cndwalladcr Jones. Fifth District?G. W. Croft. ? Utiles for the Primary Election. M I. On tins 24tli day of August. 1880, there Khali he held at each voting precinct in Union >n County a primary election for the nomination th of Candidates tor County ofllccrs and .Members ]| of the ilowse o( neprcseiitativcs. II. The polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock, A. jjj M. and kept'open, without intermission, until & o'clock, l\ M., when they shall be closed. III. At each precinct there shall be threo uian- to agers of election, to be appointed by the County m Executive Committee. D: IV. The managers of each precinct shall furnish n ballot box, for the secure keeping of Bi which they shall be responsible. Immediately before opening the polls the managers and their -n clerk shall suoacrtbc the following plcdgo .- "I do solemnly pledge my sacred honor t lint 1 will ,0 faithfully perform all the duties incident to my nn position as manager (or clerk) of this primary reelection to the best of tny ability." V. At the opening of the polls the ballot boxes shall be emptied of all contents and cxltib- -jy itcd tints emptied to any persons in attendance upon the polls. Hie boxes shall then be closed and locked, or scaled, and shall so remain until Pn the pells arc closed. pi VI. The managers shall keep a poll list and a ra tally list, and for this purpose shall appoint a Clerk. VII. No person shall be eligible to election at "1< the primary election who shall not pledge him- Tl self beforehand, in writing, to the Chairman of jj. I he Executive Committee; to abide by the result of the election nnd support the nominees. VIII. The ballots usod shall be either printed ru or written, or partly printed and partly written, in nmi snail coninin I lie iinmes of t lie persons voted ^y for, nnil the office*, in I lie same manner ns is prescribed by law iu the case of County clec- " tions. ^ IX. At such prima* y election, nil persons eligible to vote at the noxt election of County officers shall be allowed to vote who can satisfy the e,j managers, by the vouching of known Democrats, or otherwise, that they arc Democrats, mid that they propose to vote in good faith ; provided, lK that no person who Ims horc.oforo voted a lie- ra publican ticket' shall be alloweddo vote, unless Wi lie voted the Democratic ticket at the last gene- |j) rnl election. X. For the purpose ol Carrying out the re- of quircuicnt of Section IX, the managers, or 22 any one of them, or any by-standcr, shall be au- cs tliorizfd to challenge any voter, aud put nny Q( questions to liim which they or ho tnny deem I sflftu ucTcrtinite nts ngnito vote by*nrs answers w / or other proof, and accept or reject the vote Sl ' thus ofTercd. e] XI. On the close of the polls the managers WjS^m shall proceed immediately and continuously to B \ count tho votes in the same manner and under the same regulations as arc prescribed by law for general elections. T \ XII. When the votes shall have been counted vi / tho managers shall make out, in duplicate, ro- s( / turns showing the number of votes cast for each / person voted for, and the total number of votes * W I cost, and shall deposit one of the returns iu the J ballot box, and file the other as one ol tho re- M F J cords of the club. The returns shall be signed t| /.v .... .uv umaiigcra, who snail likewise certify . to the correctness of the same. 1 XIII. The ballot box, containing the ballots, hi the poll list, and the certified returns of the sc malingers, together with nny other papers they m may deem proper to include, shall, within three j days nfler such election, be forwarded, securely w licked or senled, to the Secretary of the County Executive Committee. For the purpose.of iMa jg forwarding, the manage.* shall select at id 'j| , . point some discreet npd otherwise ?mit*hki jar 5 , lit Sl&fir*''' CtWmWiee shrtl meet on 11 Friday after the election, and the secretary hav- r< ing in its presence opened the boxes and tabulated the returns, shall publish the aggreatc re- II turns iu the presence of* the committee in open session. y XV. If any pergou shall have received a ma- ' jority of all the votes for the office for which lie is a candidate he shall be declared the nominee of the Democratic party for such office. hi XVI. If for nny office it' be found that no j( candidate has received a nir jority of ail the votes cast at the primary election for such office, ' the County Executive Committee shall forthwith al order a second primary election to be held on the second Tuesday after tho meeting of tlie' _j committee. This second election shall be held under the same regulation as the first. 1 XVII. At such second primary election only the two candidates receiving the highest nuui- Et .!-< . .. .... - ..v. vl hi. i no lurmer election snail oe voie<l for: l'rovidfd,'Flint in cases where more than one person is to be selected for the same office ra the Executive Committee shall select according to the number of voles previously received twice ar as mnny persons ns there are official positions to PA be filled. 1 XVIII. At such second primary election the two or more candidates thus announced shall be 801 voted for; all voles for other parties being considered ns scattering, and not counted. There- fu; turns of this election shall be made in the same manner as hereinbefore prescribed for the first. ^ XIX. Should there be no choice at the second election, the County Executive Committee shall order a third election to be held, at such time as they may designate, under the same regulations uu as the first. XX. The persons receiving the majority of th voles at the second or third election slinll be at the nominees of the Democratic parly. Dt XXI. It shall be the duly of the County Ex- of eccVive Committee to bear and determine all ph protests and contested primary election cases. Co and notice of protest must be filled with the Ca Chairman before the election is declared ; and nn the grounds of protest in cases to be contested wl must be submitted Ihe-Ramo day,to the commit- hi; tee, which must then be in session to hear and fe< determine all such cases. th Itv or.W rvf .K? P??.1-- <" ...v uowuii'X'Vniniiuee. " ' """ W. MUNRO, Chairman. sh J. P. Mullisax, Scc'y. ? ? " | Q | Titr. Democratic Campaign.?It is understood I),at measures nre on foot to put into operation "M-PifrvUvc orz/iniznlion, embracing in its rami- no nopBtri r success. 1 hese Slate* are Connecticut, Now York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, In- wi diana, Illinois-, Wisconsin and the States on the Jc Paciile slope. There Is a strong feeling in faror nj) of the notional committee cstntili-hing its head- JL quarters in Washington rather than In New 2? York, as has heretofore been the case. .As this is the centre of all political intelligence, is the rel constant resort of noted politieiena of all the Whites, and f?r various oilier reasons more advan thgeous for the purpose, it is hoped the national committee will follow public opinion and establish its bsee of operntioas here. bet /lie Mlechlg itlniun <Ii:nrn. 1 R. M. STOk KS. Biltor. ? UNlOX, FRIDAY, JULY 9. 1880. SUBSCRIPTION?$2 00 PER ANNUM. J. _ ADVERTISING. ' >ne square or one Inch, first Insertion, - - - fl.00 ? Sach mi!*?. <|tient insertion, ------- 75 -itx-rul discount made to merchants ami others adverliiK for six months or by the year. ?i Hiitnary Notices of ten lines or less. Inserted free. c " " over ten lines, charged as Advertise- , rata. >K ANNOUNCING A CANDIDATE,**' [ To be paid in advance, without distinction. Or- " < ? to publish will not be. noticed unless the cash ' companies the order. This is a rule without an :eption with us. We regret to stale thnt Mr. James Fanl, c r efficient cotton weigher, is very sick and DCf ' peeled to livo. t - - ? The Convention to nominnlc a candi- j Ic for Solicitor of this Judicinl district, com- c SC"1 of tho Cottntios of Newberry, Laurens, ' artanlnttrg and Union, will meet at Spartan- 1 xt Tuesday, the UUh. ___ Dr. Wnllnoo Dland, who was shot at c Igefield on the 1'2th of April last, died on t ottdny last, and was buried the following day. ,w ic funeral procession was the largest ever seen Edgefield. Much sympathy is expressed for o family. Ho was buried by the Knights of ocor, of which lie was a member. illed by Lightning. A postal from the neighborhood of Fishdnm a gentleman in town, states that a negro wonn was killed by lightning last Tuesday, on r. binder's farm. irning of Fine Horses. On our fourth page is an account of the burng of three fine thorough-bred horses at Chartic, N. C., in which there arc errors as to tho imcs of two of the horses. Instead of "MerWnde," it should bo "Merry Wave," and lYadc Hampton" should be "Gov. Hampton." te Drought Ended. We have had three very welcome rains the ist week and vegetation of all kinds is ngnin itting on a living green. Unfortunately the in poured down too fast for it to do as much lod as the larjre amount of water would luvc >?e had it taken n much longer time to fall.? ic ruins were also accompanied by high winds, thtning and thuader. Of course we cannot ;pcct to have everything exactly to suit our >tions, and we arc truly thaukful for rain sent almost any manner an-1 quantity, just now. 0 regret to learn that many parts of the Counare still suffering for rain. Terrible Storm in Columbia. A terrible storm of rain, wind and hail visit1 Columbia last Monday, sweeping away the itirc third story of Machinery Hall, of the niitcntinry, embracing nil four walls, roof and ftcrs, blowing brick, rafters, &c., over the nil ot the yard, knocking it down and carrying c debris beyond the canal and lodging much it on the islands in the river. At the time 13 convicts were in the second story, unable to. cape, and their panic stricken condition can>t be described. Many threw themselves out jillty ttJWkirat.fivc of^them receiving great tlta of the storm were experienced in any oth part of the city. old Chicken Thieves. About 12 o'clock Saturday night last Mnj. ownsend heard suspicious sounds at Mrs. Dales' chicken coop, on the opposite side of the reel, and dressing himself, pistol in hnnd, he cnt out tosco the cause, aud discovered a sable idividual in the coop helping himself freely to Irs. Davies' chickens. On being hailed the lief ran. The Major tried to shoot but fouud is pistol at half cock, and by the time he could re the soamp had got some distance from him, > that his shot did not take effect. A colored an attempted to stop the thief, but the latter as prepared for such au emergency and opened re upon him and made his escape, taking with iro a number o? Mrs. Uiwfics' chickens, lie, was likely lie could carry, and make such roll>nd time in getting away. lore New Buildings. Mr. Robert Foster, a worthy and industrious [cchnnic, is building a very neat dwelling, on le Morris lot below Dr. Rawls' residence. Mr. J. II. Rodger has commenced huilding a dutiful residence on his lot next above Mr. >hn Rodgers' ou Main Street. When finished will be a handsome building and an addition* ornament to the town. The contractor, Mr. D- T. Black, is now dignv the foundation for a fnr M? Thm ilmer & Co.,"on the lot above Farr & Co'tr. i Mr. M. M. Humphries has purchased the istcra corner of Mr. Shand's lot, fronting on ; ain Street, and intends building a handsome , sidcnce on it soon. We also icaru that haudsomo improvements c soon to be mode upon residences in various ite of the town. Mr. E. 11. Wallace has moved into his hand- ' me and spacious new residence. ' Mr. Nicholson expects to move into his bead- ' 1 new dsvclling during this month. 1 * Duel to the Death. , The Ariws uitd Courier of the 7th contains the ] llowing sad news of tho death of one of the ] blest men that South Carolina ever produced: | Camok.v, July 6.?News was received here ] is piorning of a fatal duel, which took place 2 o'clock yesterday at l>uDose's Bridge, in trlinglon County, between Col. E. B. C. Cosh ' Chesterfield, ami Col. W. M. Shannon of this ice, in which the latter was instantly killed. \ I. Shannon was the challenging parly. Col. >sh beiugdeufin one ear, requested that thosigI to fire be given by the discharge of a pistol < ?ieh was agreed to. Col. Shannon fired first, i s ball striking the ground near Col. Cash s j ;t. Col. Cash then fired, tho ball passing ( rough Col. Shannon's heart. Death was inmtunoous. Our whole community feels the 1 ock. It was uncalled for. The difficulty grew out of a law suit Institu- < 1 by C. M. Wionges agaiusl 11. 0. Elierbe, olhcr-in-lnw of Col. cash, in whn.. , ,n and W. L. Dcl'ass were attorneys fo arges renewing upon (ho character of his ? fe for honesty, which both cf tho attorneys 1 nied ever having thought of, and "Col. Shan' J n had always, since the case has been in I art. ntta?.i %t -i? v ningu naving made any often- a c remarks or having (lie least intention of letting on Mrs. Cash." Il Krom the full nceonnt published it is looked w op as a Mood-thirsty affair on the part of Col. V ill, and will undoubtedly increase I ho nunt- S and influence of auti-duclliug Societies. d "he Primary Election. Wo liave not boon favored with a full repsrt of thoprocodings of tho mooting of the llemornUe ?itcuUToQiniilttee, hold in the Court House last Monday, but Uiantlior column will bo found tho result of the aotjuvfol hat Ixuly upon tho time for holding and rules for govrnlng tho Primary election, which ?m the most Imporunt work accomplished, nnd for wldeli tho people arc nost anxiously looking. ? ; Wo arc not an advocate of tho Primary Systjera 01 lomiuating candidates, believing that a* much arand orruption and injusUcocanand will bo practiced through t its there over was in tho convention system ; but at lelghboring Counties have adoptol It and speak {avoi aily of Its working and the people of this County, art mxious to give it a trial wc do not object to the ej|* iment Wing made. Tho day for holding the election is tho 24th of Art ;ust, which gives suHlctcnt time before the general decIon to decide upon all contests tliav may arise and hold rthcr elections If necessary, to determine who aro tin cople's choice for candidates?under the rules. In the adoption of the majority rule we agree will ho Committee, although forcible and, wo think, valid ilijeetlons are made to it by many. In our opinion it h ar more just than the plurality system, by which om ramlidatc, out of four for the same office, who has thi nost money or lives in the most populous township conk hj nominated by a fow votes over tho throe others wh< rrobably had received, in tho aggregate, nearly three 'ourths of the votes of the County. For instance, w< vill suppose that four candidates aro running for om ifflcc and the whole vnto polled is 2,800: A receives 80< rotes, II. 700, C. 700 and D. ($00. Ily tho plurality ruli 00 voters would nominate a candidate ever the hcadi f 2,000. We also agree with the committee in restricting th. rote at the Primary election to democrats, or those Win mi satisfy the managers that they voted tho democrat!' Ickcl at the last general election. We have oeen to< iften deceived by the promises of radical votors to trus hem again. We would think it <pilto as'consistent t< end a rudical to represent us In u democratic uomiiintinj on vent ion as to allow radicals to say at the polls, by tlici otcs, who our candidates shall be. As to bringing rad eals over to us, that is the duty of the candidates, alio' hey have been regularly nominated by the deiuocratii >arty. In no other organisation would n name be civ oiled as a niemlwr and all the privileges of the organ 1 at Ion allowed, upon a mere promise of becoming i nctilber at sonto future day. While we believe thn nany men are honest In tlicir views and have no siuistc ir persoual motive to subserve in advocating the plan o dlowiiig radicals to vote at a democratic primary clec ion, we aru much inclined to think there are others wh idvocate tlio plan as their only hope of ever obtninln ifflce. Something to Make a Hen Lay. The following is a pretty good advcrliacmcn 'or 'Shcridan'a Condition I'owdcrs," and w inly publish it, "freegratis for nothing," unde lie hope that it may be tried and prove a rolia L?le egg-producing medicine. But, Mr. Egg Ea icr, wc doubt very much its efficacy in the cail if our hen. Not long ago our "heller half" ha< x fine looking lieu killed because she did not la; but acted very similar to the game lien woap?|i of. On examining the mouth of what is calfot llic egg-bag it was found completely closed u| and as hard as gristle. Wc think her "coudi lioti" was beyond tlio power of Slicridau' Powders' lo remedy. Sheridan's medicine perhaps, will make layiny liens lay more eggs but wc d.-n'l think it or anything else cau mak a lien that can't lav an cirtr produce fruil: Mil. Editor:?Seeing in iho last Tim ft the you arc troubled by an unfeuiinine-like hen, take the liberty of sending you tho following sopicd from Youth's Companion of July 1st: Make IIkss Lay.?An English Veterinary Surgeon andChcmist, now traveling in this conn try, says that most of the horso and cattle poy tiers sold here arc worthless trash. He say thai nothing on earth will make hens lap lik Sheridan's Condition Powders. 1 hope you' wil BMAw 'hp ftbpve^a trial "'"1 tlmt bcr henahiflwl. most improrcd stylo. EG0-EAffiXV Tho Fopulatioa of ynion County. vi < The enumerators of this County hare ftnisha their work and made their returns to the Clt? of the Court. We were iu hope of reoeiving, synopsis of their work in each township, to A published for the information of the people, bj arc disappointed, and can only give the ngjr# gate population : Population in 1880 *J3j0( ? 1870 .lOjO Population within the corporate limRa'o?' V the town of Union about the Times when tlia law reducing thg jM^MBrl ncsses in State eases waa passed, MeFljmHbf the members of the last I>glalature frAW-jftlp County were members at the time passed. In reply to those enquiries piMWnl to state that the law was approved liMmH 1878, while the members of the last Lep^Mhir were not elected until November, 1818. * . A Correction In the call for the meeting of the.Pljljpf ut day Scliobl Convention, published. Intvtel there occurred an error in stating the daMr < meeting. It should have read Wetfoalaj the Hist, instead of Monday. Whether IkqUtrrc was in the copy or made by the priat(#?jM cat not say now, but should not wonder a ddttfcf th devil in the offico was 10 blame.' Good Hews from Seatoo. Mr. Editor':?Your readers will C Nivivaiw *u nviuv Hv rij^ linntuc battle ground. Tho refreshing ?Uywe| >f grace and rain have recently rcfrcshe<Flp>g man and laud. The Salem Baptist Church am community are now enjoying a precious seasoi >f grace, under the preaching of ttev. A McA. Tillman, a student from the Souther; Baptist Theological Seminary. Fourteen wor baptised on Sunday morping last, three oilier have joined since and many are enquiring tin way of life. Saints and sinners are feeling thei dependence upon an Almighty power. } It was the privilege of your correspondent t< be present at a Sabbath School pic nic at ikn ny Side, near Santuo, on the 3rd. Therowai also a I'ic-nic at Fish Dam on the samo daw . am only prepared to report the good thingsllu Sunny Sido. ltcv. A. McA. Tillman, at tk&>* rjucst of the Sunday School, addressed theBfe plo on the various features of the Sunday Sefto worn. wnicr remarks wore maue dy WW 13. Humphries and the SupcriuteadenL. Mff iV. Owens; after which Iho ;0 "S2S', ?~?B, In n coot shade, which wasnteeBf 1* len with thj best of everything one eO^Mtk 'or. There was enough and to sparajfftVfcc roung gentlemen, especially, after parta^B ol he bountiful repast seemod too full foBEerflH The political interests are boginning'fl^Bir lie minds of tlio people We learn IbjBlfrc rcro several candidates for public o(BcdBft&e isii l>am pjo-nic'ami wo saw at lead^lBat unny Hide, who looked rather old to b^^BBi. ate for mAtrimony. For tho Times. Tho Pooples' Aoademy at West Springs. Ma. Uimtoh :?I don't suppose that ono-half of the citiicns of Union are aware that the r County is blessed with an Institution of so high . a standard of Education as the West's Spring i rcoplo'8 Academy, superintended by Prof. J. E. Parrott. r s I must confess that I am at a loss ltow to [ speak of the examination which took placo last week. To say that the pupils did well, and that they are well trained, would only partinlly ' express the sentiments of the many visitors who wcro present on Wodncsday, to witness the closing exercises of tho Academy. The examination of tho pupils was conducted \ by the Principal, Prof. J. B. Tarrott, who, bythe-way, is a gentleman of high intellectual ati tainments, assisted by Maj. D. A. Towusond, I Hon. O. D. Peake nnd Col. W. J. T. Glenn.-^ ' The proficiency of tho pupils reflected great J UIUVI1V II1CIII3VITV9 Uli'l IIIUIT HUU13. I Mr. l'arrott is assisted in the school by Mr?. * E. V. Norman and Miss Minnio Smith?Indies ^ of high culture and superior education. These , two ladies in tho female deparlinont should bi ) an inducement to parents who have daughters 9 to educate nud wyih them trained to a high * standard of morals, to place them uttlcr their 9 charge. ? THURSDAY'S rnoCEKntsos. " \Yest Springs, so noted for its quietness and j inostcatalion, was thoroughly alive on Thursday ? It having boon generally known throughout tin ? country that the annual exhibition of the Pcoplc'i r Academy would occur on that day, vnstnumben r of people were holding themselves in readiness fo: 3 tho occasion. By eight o'clock buggies, carri - ages and wagons, freighted with tho muscle * beauty and intelligence of all parts of thecoun * ty began to assemble on tho grounds in fron r of the Academy. By ten o'clock not less Hint if eight hundred or one thousand people had con grcgated?Union, Spartanburg and Charleston ? being represented. Tho students, nearly ont hundred in number, formed a procession at tin residence of Mr. D. C. Gist, and marched iat< the Academy, the Union Cornet Band marchini t . . . in front, electrifvinor tho nudicnco with one o c their thrilling soul-stirring airs. I The regular exercises of the Jay began will prayer by Rev. C. T. Scaifo, of Union. Tin ' school then sung a song of welcome. Thei ' came recitations and dcclninations by tho girl and boys,?young ladies and young men ?al ^ of whom performed their parts with credit t * themselves and their teachcis. A gold pen had boon offered by tho principn as a prize to the best dcclaimer, to be nwarde by five judges. Tho fallowing gentlemen wcr appointed to award tho prizo : Revs. J. S. Ba ' ley and C. T Scaifc, D. Johnson, Jr., Esq., Jamc ' Munro, Esq., and Mr. J. W. N. Beard. Thei 0 decision was rendered in favor of Master Tini Murphy, of West's Spring. ' A second prize, offered by Miss Minnie Smith the accomplished music teacher of the school '* for punctuality, iu composition and writing, wn captured by Miss Carrie Lee. Tho exercises of the day woro greatly cnliv . ened and the audience highly edified and enter s tain":J by tho excellent music of tho Union Cor ? net Band. Union may welt be proud of thi II Baa J, composed as it is of suoh manly high (ODtramtin. xuiaria am n-muuiu us? jHHEit and worth tho preference and success d< iHn not its coming. X^HM>out one o'clock, when the exercises of tli '^^Brning wcro over, the spreading of tattles be HEmc the ordor. Baskets, boxes, and trunki ^jHptded with good things too numerous to mer jfipon, could be seen- moving in every directior pre long the dinner was spread and many Vpungry soul was made to rejoico. A bouutifi Hi supply hau been provided and every one ec Rand seemed satisfied. VISITOR. | For the Tillies. ^ Jones ville Items. iTon Union Timus.?Tlio dinner of t! ed Association held nt Joncsville on Satin last was well attended and every thin id off.^harmonious. Your corrcspondcr ^ was not preseut but has been informed that sc ^ oral addresses were made by some of their whi ^ friends, commending them on thoir ad /ancomcn 'in civilization and roligious matters, and urgin them to continue to make improvements, partii ularly in the matter of keeping up the publi ie roads. j Since the rain fell the farmers arc jubilant un 1<} crops are commencing to look decidedly bettei Our attention has been frequently called to th many inquiries regarding the Excursion on III 15th inst., and judging from appearances Me 8r% Scott aud Wnitlock will have everything i 1 complete order for making all the excursionist enjoy themsolves, whether they want to or no They have determined that there shall bo n '' rowdyism or improper behavior of any kini r so (hat ladies will have no fear of being insu '* toil l.w n/*t /M> lUAH.t ??v? l?v? V? If W1 ? '* Your correspondent, "Teacher," hits Ihe no ontlielicad regarding teachers' pay.'ftud nothin is more true than, as the article states, that the j> are never paid iu money for their labor, ib is a hard matter for a teacher to undertake i school fur ten months for a livelihood and aftc tli? l'uhlic School stops to ouutinuo the balanc Of the time and in the fall to collect part of tli 1 wages iu chips and whetstuues?things neitbc a ornamental nor life sustaining. Just so long a ,. parents take no interest in the matter, tliei n children will grow up in utter ignorance and tli e growing generation, when they arrive at matu s rity, will And themselves almost as they wei 3 in the "Dark Ages." r The weather has been so uncomfortably Ik of lato that the stroets of Joncsvillo are a]tnoi j deserted, and the clerks, for want of soinethin - else to do, have organized a "Base Hall Club." \V s have not heard of their practicing yet, but sup [ pose they will do so every aftci noon. A plenty c B ice and a palm lenf fan would give cxercis * enough, wo think, these sultry days, and thoi no feir of being overheated or a case of sui I i airoKO, cuuiu oc enfprtnincu. Bp MORK ANON. Jl off nulling jii" tne oonnty on Hunday afternoon. It 1 town the rain was light, but was attended will 1 a heavy wind and a slight sprinkling of hail.? . A number of shade tress ou the streets and in private yards were blown down; and also a houst ' belonging to Bun Kmerson, and a chimney o > (ho Gladden Hotel building.? Wtnnsboro Hewt r and Herald. r -.# A Fatai. 'Accidmt.?New London, Conn., July 1.?While watching the boot race to-da> from a private oar attached to a moving grand \ stan J on the railroad running along the edge ol the water, F. W. Lincoln, president of the Boston and Albany Railroad, and Mrs. Wm. Appleton, of Boieion, w'ore thrown to the ground and killed by a sndden shock caused by the breaking of a coupling piti. / . - _ -I'-.For tho Times, The Teaehera' Convention. ( I have been in hopes Ihnt some community em would, through their tcnchcr, apeak on this sub- c|)' ject; since "lluo," threw out hie suggestions, (|1( and in that way let us get at the views of the ||,c County, but sitice no other persou will do so, I un will give a few thoughts on if. There are issued I1" annually, by the School Commissioner of Union jjj? County, about ninety cer.ificates, to men and j?( women, styled teachers. At our iuegti.ng for of teachers last year thoro were present less than ten. These facts stated, the question naturally arises, why is this so ? Why do tho teachers < f ],|| Union County tako so little interest in Educa- an tion, while at similar meetings in Massachusetts they have present from fivo hundred to a cu thousand delegates. The solution of this ques- h0 tion may bo obtained by dividing tho teachers ini into two classes: First, those who think themselves (and per- j," haps arc) better qualified for the work than the QC nlhnri Tl.?u H.al t1,nu lrnno, oil i about (caching ; are satisfied that their plnns n I 1 aro the only correct ones and do not think that 1 thoy will be benefitted by mingling with those of ||, more ordinary attainments. If such there be, ti< i we congratulate them and the County ; but would nc beg them to come and help us to attain that ele- j0 ration, from which wo may look down upon our ;n struggling brethren, nud then we may help th I them to gird up their loins for a new effort to * ccmo up higher. Wo are all weak and need D liolp. Ul 9 The second class, who, bytho-way, aro far tl 9 more numerous, are those who think they know r so little that they enn bo of no sorvico, nnd are - afraid they will bo called on to make a speech. n. ? We would ask them to como. Wo arc a band of E * brothers. Here you will learn something. I n I never left a teachers'Convention without feeling * i stimulated and determined to put more energy S| * and patience into my work. n ' We hope tlio school trustees will come, and ^ s bring their teachers, as any friend of education j 0 may become a member of the body. There arc a J surely more than a dozen friends of education a ? in this County. The programme is generally f attractive and will doubtless be so this year.? ^ If there arc any who will join the .convention ^ h this year thoy will confer a favor by notifying, r e immediately, J. F. Brown, at Star Farm. 1 Let every teacher, male and female, be there; " 9 we must not fall behind our sister Counties. ( 1 Spartanburg is wide nwake on the subjec ; Fair-, v 0 field had thirty-four teachers at a convcution T last week. We have men and women who lovo v 1 9 1 their work, and if we determine to succeed the ], d victory is ours. The community in which the o ? Convention meets generally wish it to return ; t~ they feel better nnd improved from intercourse * (s with those who have charge of the rising gene- v r ration. I hoartily indorse what "Teacher-' says ? 10 on the responsibility of the work. El Bethel ( wishes the convention this year again, so does * west springs, ino r-xccutivo uoinmitico, con- s '? sistlng of W. B. Lemons, J. F. Brown, Jno. II. t 8 Jelferies, N. L. Griffin nnil D. A. Townsend, 1 will pleaso moot nt Union on Saturday 17lh inst., 8 to make out programme anil arrange time anil - place ot meeting. They would be glad to have ' any persons friendly to the cause to meet thcnV . 9 ai that time. X. Y. Z. . . K 1 For the Ttiiiea. Croii TUjt stfnaaystmooTT. ' Tho Cross Keys Township Sunday School Convention will moel at Padgett's Creek Church C Friday, July lGtlt, 1880, a 9 o'clock, A. M. PnOUUAMMK : 1. Open with Singing, and Prayer by Rev. L. C. Eicll. 2. Organization. 8. Duties of parents to Sunday Schools?C. B. Bobo nnd W. II. Norman. it 4. Preparation and qualification of Teachers ?ltcv. J. B. Wilson and D. II. Sheldon. 5. Advantages of Sunday School Conventions ?ltev, L. C. Ezell and D. N. Wilburs. ic G. Relation and dut'us of Pastors to Sunday r- Schools ? D. P. Duncan and I. P. Murphy, ig 7. Opening Question Box. it Singing after the discussion of each subject, v- The community arc invited to attend niul te bring their baskets. Speakers will be limited it to ten minutes each. Let the Alternates be preg pared to take tho place of their prtTIcipals, if b- necessary. J. B. WILSON, IC I). N. WILItURN, W. S. GItEUOKY. ^ Thk First Blood Drawn.?How tho first r. blood was drawn for Hancock, is described by e the Lincoln (Neb.) Democrat: "Quite a brisk fight occurred nt the Howard House to-day between two printers. Said one: 'Hurrah for Hancock !' said the other: 'II trrah for Garfield!' l Said the first: -Garfield's a thief!' Replied 8 the other: "Yer a liar !' And then the HanI cock man went for the Garfield man, and in about two minutes the latter was ns beautifully 10 licked as will be his Ohio favorite this fall.? 1, First blood for Hancock ! No arrest." 1- - - Mon Law in Tkxas.?Galveston, July 3.?A A'etc* Deiiisoti special says : The news from Cel' dar Mills says K. Frank Norlhcote, who shot tt Constable Crablroo some weeks airo. was nrrexloit .y and placed under guard in Crabtree's house.? |t During (lie night ho was taken from the guard by ? mob of masked men, who crossed lied a ltivcr to the Indian Territory, where thoy rid>r died him with bullets. Korthcote's relatives :o have a cluo to the perpetrators and will proseie cute them. Tiik 4th or Jui.y in Atlanta.?Atlanta, Ga., M July 3.?Atlanta celebrated tho Fourth to-day ir iu grandest stylo sinco the war. The visitors o aro estimated at 20,<JOO. There was a proces. sion ef military, firemen and vans representing tho businoss industries. Senator Joseph K. e Brown and others spoke this afternoon in the City Matt I'ark to an immense gathering. Thero >t is a magnificent display of fireworks to-night, }t and thousands of people aro on the streets. - ?_____ I cr Petor Cooper celebrated his uinoty-first year 0 on Monday, by visiting General Hancock and '* congratulating hint. He was accompanied by >f Ham Carey, who rnn with him in 1H70 on the c Greenback Presidential ticket. The two wulked Arm-uud-arm into the room where General Ilunu cock was about to declare the Warren Court n opened. Mr. Cooper informed General llanoook " thai although lie was ninety-one years old shut " lay, lie had ventured to bravo tlie fatigue and w Itcal of llie trip to greet him ns the nomiuoo of '' . the Democratic party. " ? ?? J i Kkarmry Dkposrii.?Han Francisco, July 3. - ?The State Couvention of tlio Demoeratio wing i of the Workiugincu's parly last night deposod j; s Kearney as President of I ho party. It declared \ f the offices of tho Vice Presidents, Seoretary and t) i Treasurer vacant. They olected a State Central j Committee; endorsed Hancock and Knglish and tc the Democratic Preshlertlal electors and ad- y; , journed until Thursday evening. |E 1 Tatan to Kii.l lliMsm.r.?Greenville, July 5. ' ?Charles K. Hicks, aged XI. attempts! suicide iicre this morning bv shooting himself, the pis- fli tol bali grazing the bone back of Ms head. The P< wound is not necessarily dangerous and the th skull is not broken. Hxlreme anger, nimunt- ,T. ing almost to nmdnesi, waa the cause. A Financial Sensation in Columbia. Columbia, July 1.?This uioruing it was geuilly known tlrat Commissioner Coit, who is irged with the settlement of the bonded debt tho Stnte in accordart^ with the decision of > Supreme Court of the State, And also with > funding of tho bills of tho llank of thoStnte der n recent Act of tho Legislature, had mado ntiiJavii before Trial Justice Sickling, charg5 Alexander Laughlin with grand larceny, that he had unlawfully and with fraudulent cut appropritled to his own use ceitain bills the Sank of the Slate presented to the spoil commissioner for funding under the Act of 79-8(X The high character which tho accused has iherlo borne operated in his behalf lust night, d after the disclosuro had been uinde a uumr of prominent gentlemen were found ready guarantee the prompt nppearanco of the nosed to day. At 11 o'clock this rooming, the ur fixed by counsel on both sides for n prclimxry hearing, the accused, 1 ccompanied by i counsel Messrs. Wallaoe, McMnstcr nnd exdge Melton, appeared beforo Trial Justice ckiing, the Slate being represented by Attor- * y-tlcneral Youmnns. In opening the case Mr. Youmans said it was grave charge to bo preferred ngninst any roan, d without formality the counsel for the Stalls is willing to disclose the entire enso so far as ev knew it. nnd ill that view, in the cximinu in of Col. .Jnines C. Coit, l?o would stand upou > technicalities. Hon. James C. Coit, sworn, testified, ns fol? we: The Act provided for an expert to cxnrno the bills presented and determine between cir validity or invalidity. It was impossible _ r him to examine them nil in person becnuse ie elimination of the tnlhted from the SpurioUti VV * counterfeit bills was involved. Witness was liable to distinguish between the two. Under 10 provisions of the Act he employed Alcxaner Laughlin so to examine those bills.? aughlin was employed upon the rccoinmctidn* on of Col. F. \V. McMuster, who spoke of hint s nn expert who had long been enshier of the xchnngc llank of Columbia nnd who was faliliar with bank bills. 11 is duties were to exmine packages of bills presented for funding nd count them, scparatingihc genuine from thopnriv.ns bills, and to cancel them after cxamiation, put them tip in packages, seal and ccrtiy upon the face of each package the amount of ills found valid, also the amount found invalids lie packages were tied up in brown paper, and 11 the corners scaled with wax and stumped with scnl specially made for the purpose. The first intimation that things were going >'rong was on the ii'Jtli of June when Governor' impson sent for witness nnd said that ho had ecu informed that there was suspicion that irogulnritics existed in connection with funding lie bills. Witness went to the State treasurer nd told him that ho desired to i:>nkc nn exam-' ^ nation cf certain pneknges. Upon the count! he witness did not find the bills to correspond villi the amount certified on the face of the inikngc. The package said to contain $2,Old 35" vns found to contain only .51,010 10. Mr. Cort tatcd that six hundred thonsand dollars of bill* ind been counted' sealed and certified, for whicl* mly nbout $100,000 in bonds had been issucdIn the cross-examination by defendant's ntloricy Mr. Coit said Laughlin had no regular assistant in his work. The cancelling of the bills1 vas done by mnehinery. Adhin Green, the col' - ?O" ? "v"'B v...|..vjv>. ... his service. Up to ike ot-li of J uxe witness hnd wo nssislauts in his olfico, Leo llngood and H1.d. Davidson. The- latter kopt the key of Hienfe. Lnnglilin counted (1)0 bill*, and tUo cusom was to put the packages' in-tile safls. Witticss was sometimes-absent* during the counting mil cancellation of tho bills.The Attorney General argued- that tho cose vns one of great importance;- involving the vaidily of over $000,000 of Hillb. That a bond of (5,000 would be a mookery of justice. He asked hat the court would fix the bond a4 nob less ban $100,000. After further argument the Csnrt decided f? U tU ball at S^WOHtr 'tA affp?mucsof tile; tf lefendaut at the July term of the Sessions Jourt. ' *" . i ,, Columbia. July.^L?After the examination, ivhicli was held before*Justice Sickling yesterlay, it was determined to hare a further and iloscr count of tho bills which hnd been preicnted at the earliest practicable moment. With, his intention, Col. Coil secured tbo assistance>f Messrs. Julius FT. Walker, bookkeeper, and. IV. Ilnscl Uibbes, teller of the Central National dank. John L>. Alexander and George W. Tarter, brokers and experts in financial matters,, proceeded to count the pneknges which had nob aeon filed in the Treasurer's office. These genrlcmcu were introduced as witnesses to-day oiu lie moliou l>y tho counsel for the Slnte to in<srense the bail, testified that they counted llio:outents of seven packages snid to contain twony-eight thousand dollars. In me package fivohundred dollars was found to be missing. John i). Alexander, bond and stock broker,. )f Charleston, testified that he hnd occasion toexamine some of the packages certified to byLnuglilnn. In one package examined by witness;o-day, ccrtifie I by Lnugiilan to contaiu $8,0U0,. jnly $7,500 were fcund. Geo. W. Darker testified that since Laughlan. liad been employed as an expert in Colt's office lie had ottered to witness suuie tninU lots of bills>f (he Tank of the State for sale. These lots he bought in April and May. Two or three weeks tfter that, he had nsked what witness would ^ give for two thousand dollars iu bills. He snid. [lie bills wero sent to hint by n friend from the ip-coiintry. Thomas S. Gibson, broker, testified that ho and bought in May or June over four thousand, iollars face value of these bills from the defenfnnt. They were brought to him by nccured in Mivelopesmarked"A. Luughlin,Columbia," purporting as coming from the country. 1). Gambrill, broker, testificu that about the Middle of June Laughlin enme to his office and enquired what he would give for the bills of the Dank of the Stale, saying that a correspondent >f his (lAughliu's) hnd about four thousaud lollnrs which ho desired to fund if he could uob lell fur forty-five. Witness bought them at fory-five and gave Lnnglilin a check for eighteen mndrcd dollars iu payment therefor. The evideuco was closed here, and Justice E-Tckling granted an order for an increase of tho mil from twenty five hundred dollars to fifty housnud dollars. No doubt is now entcrtnincd as to his gulTtv he evidouco of Gambrill and Uil*on being con nnsive to I lie most casual or partial observer.? lie was sent to jail about 4 o'clock this afternoon,, t being impossible lo give the $00,000 bail rejuired by ll e trinl justice. The whole aiTuir is. greatly regretted liere. Latku.? II is said upon good authority llmtf Jlinrles Logan, broker, here, who is ibeuttorncy u Tact for ex-Senator Robertson, who held sev!ral hundred thousand dollars ot the hills of he Hank of the Stale, first discovered the swiitlie by purchasing bills which he had previously unded. . Tiik Fiikki?ian's Hank.?A Washington corespondent says that it is understood that sutli- * ienl funds are now, or very shortly will be,, n hand to enable tho Commissioners of the 'rcedmeii's Hank to declare another dividend f 10 per cent. A dividend has been anxiously waited by tho depositors for a long lime "past, lid Commissioners, having become tired f wailing-for lb* government to purchase the nnK nintaing in oriier Hint may uiiglit declare larger ?liviUotid, will pay out what they haveu hand. Among t lie distinguished scholars of the PI? iuo College, of Macon, On., wart Beck ford lackey, son of Judge T. J. Mackey, who took to gold medal for the best debater, and the unior Latin premium; Julius Uarbot, of Charlesin, who won the 8opliomore and Freshman 4k nglish premiums, and Paul Tranche, of Charles iti, who acquired distinction in preparatory rithmetlc. * Finn in Awopsta.?Augusta, Oa., July 8.?A re here at 8 o'clock this morning destroyed sndleton Brother's foundry and maohine works; ' k+!k ie loss is S23.000 ; in in ranee $10,000. (Jcorge ''to . Jackson A (Vs. fl.iur mill was partly dam. , .A; -jgl [Cd.' " - 7 4