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Floiiiox OaxJUlU Cltthtfrs At>v.\xersa in
V.\M'k.--A correspondent, writiogfrom l^orida,
says : "Jacksonville In full to over4oj|lng?
jammed to an extent I have never 'witnessed
nt this season of the Tact, I >
doubt if there were ever so many Mgfm.ln
Florida as m thin time, .end ih?earrivals ere
numerous beyond anything ever ^pen beforo.?
Not a few have comedown to bhy 01 nnge groves.
These are in good demand at steadily increasing
prices. A good many groves have changed
hands nt fully 50 per cent, more than they
would have sold tor one year sinco. The freeze
checked the demand for awhile, but when it is
known tlint the trees are not injured the anxiety
io purchase will, I tbink, show llscir wiia increased
force. You will remember the somewhat
cclcbrntcd Dummit Grove, on ludinn ltiver.
Tbi? grove, owing to the difficulty of transportation
aid bid management, had run down, until
some four or five years since it was offered
for $12,000. It was sold three years since, it is
supposed, at about $15,000, and now the newspapers
report it sold to an Italian Duke at $12,000.
Another of Gen. Sanford's Swedes has
sold a ten-acre grove for $5,500. These Swedes
came out here oight years since, indebted to the
l^m^ta^^^Genoral for their passage. The prices at which
high when compared with what
a few years
the
of fire
threw
^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ H^^H^H^upon the
room
i res.
whom were
H^^^H^^^HjHjjj^^li before
the Fire Alarm Telegraph
at the corner of Anson and flnync streets,
the flames had leaped up to the fourth story, and
by the time the firemen reached tlio scene the
entire building was in flames.
_ The estimated loss in building, bagging, engines,
sewing machines and general merchandsse
is over $50,000, upon which there is $40,050
insurance?Charleston Aews and Courier, 15(h.
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Banished banskm.?Salcsday last was the
quietest ever known for the size of the crowd,
and there was the least appearance of drunkenness
and rowdyism. To say that this happy
state of things was tho natural sequence of the
closing up of the bnr-rooms would be saying
something that everybody knows and none will
question. From some little taints of breath,
nd a few funny didos about" our ?'sandy-flat"
horse-swapping ground, it might be inferred
that some of the ex-bars had sprung n leak at
the keyhole, but there was such a decided improvement
on former salesdays that no oue was
disposed to say a word by way of murmuring,
and all congratulated themselves that the order
was so good.?Laurentville Herald.
The Laurens Hailroah.?The Laurensvillc
Herald says : We intimated last week that the
movement to set aside the ri>wni ? >!?
Laurens Railroad was probably abandoned, ns
we at (hat time had heard nothing more about
it. Since then, however, we have learned frotn
an undoubted source, and from a parly largely
interested, that the effort alluded to has not been
abandoned ; but, on the contrary, thnt there is a
stronger determination now than ever to light
the matter in the courts to a decisive issue?to
expend every dollar of bonds outstanding, (S8,000
or ? 10,000) and, if necessary, add thereto
whatever sum may be requisite to set aside the
said snle. Suit will be instituted, wc are informed,
ou an allegation of fraud.
The following gc%cral order was issued at the
Fos^oflice Department to-day : "The orders of
July Id, 1880, and September 24, 1880, excluding
from the mail all curd matter except postal I
cards fubplsbed by the department, are hereby
so modified as to permit the sending by mail of
printed'eards at third class rates ; but all cards
other than postal cards furnished by this depart-tnent,
containing any writing except the address,
shall be charged with letter postage. Section
237 of the Postal Laws and Regulations, edition
of 1870, is hereby revived, so far as it was revoked
bv the nnli>r? m?ni!nno.l ti.? I
_ - -y --?.w ...vmi.ui.w.. nicui uirr win
lake effect immediately upon its receipt by postmasters.
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Rali.yixc3 thk FitimiTEXEn Land Leaguers.
?London, February 14.?A dispatch from Dublin
to the Timet, says that the leaders of the Land
League nre trying to allay the npprchonsion of
Irishmen by representing the Coercion act as
harmless. At a mectingof the Limerick branch
of the League Mr. lloytou stnted that no one
would be arrested unless he aided or perpetrated
crime. The Government, he snid, did not contemplate
interference with the right of peaceable
assembly and the right of free speech, and
it will be perfectly competent for the League to
criticise public measures and the acts of landlords;
but the League should not interfere with
legal tribunals.
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Another Railroad to Charleston.?The
Wilmington (N. C.) Star says: "A correspondent
from Onslow writes to the Kinston Journal
that there has been a Mr. Dillon over In his section
prospecting for a railroad corporation who
have in view toe building of a railroad from
Norfolk to Charleston, via Newbern and Wilmington,
ar.d the correspondent understands
that he i9 very favorably impressed with the appearance
of the country and sees no serious ob
oiuviq iii iiiu wuy. i ne correspondent indulges
the hope (lint a charter will lie granted by the
Legislature at its present session and tho work
commenced at onee."
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Work or tiik Fi.amks.?Memphis, Tean., February
10.?The Soul horn Oil Works were burned
this morning; loss about $125,000. The fire
was discovered at 5 o'clock this morning in
the stock room. The flames spread with such
^^^^^^^j-apidity that five watchmen employed had
with their lives. ThecoaiHHHHH^Hn9kioiiiui)C8
which, to?n?
^12-1 ,(KK>.
informed by gentleman
in Flat Creek Township that a large fine
horse was found dead in tho Hastern section of
his township about six weeks ago. The horse
had a tiridle upon I.int. lie was in a bog and
appeared to have beon killed. The circumstance
oears mitres 01 suspicion, as no one in tlint seclion
knows anything of l)ie horse. We think
the matter should be fully investigated, and it is
a little strange, from all the circumstances and
suspicion of foul play resting upon certain parties,
tlint it has not been (Jone before now.?
fjapcflfter Ledger, Feb. i),
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The matter of the fence along the boundary
line between North and South Carolina seems
not to be understood. The law, as passed by
the lust Legislature, makes it plain as to who
shall build it. There can bo no question but
that the citizens beyond the line must fence their
stock from this side or run the risk of paying
damages. The citizens of Spartanburg ate amply
protected as the law now stands.?Sparlanburg
Herald.
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Snow in tiik Nortiiwkht.?New York, February
14?The mayor leceived n telegram from
Quincy, Illinois, last night, stating that all the
trains there have heen abandoned on account of
(he snow and the extreme cold wind blowing, and
the thermometer being below xero. Some difficulty
is experienced in conveying food to the
passungers on (he snow bound trains. The
snow blockade is general throughout the Northursf,
.
L* jiI AyjJ--? ???
Sheipiu'hlf Th:
V B.X. STOKES, Editor. c ?M<
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?fe?f" Necessity will compel^im to discontinue 0(l
sen ling the Timks to those subscribers who are or
in arrears and who do not pay up during this in
month. oil
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Our Cotton Market.
l>.:A/xa Kama .1 nnl ? A All OAmAtvltni QltlPO ntlT lltol
a nvvo ?U'? uvvuuvu ovuiv.ffw" " *vv **** " * au
report, particularly in the lower grades. Sales ^
for the week, 300 bales, at from 5@11 cents.? ^
The r.eatlicr ^lias been more favorable for pick- *
ing the past few days and tho roads areimprov- ^
ing, so that it is reasonable to expect that more ^
of the staple will come into market. As was to
be expected, a large amount of stained cotton is
j"8t received a new gtockoKjcwelrv. Watches, t
"Clocks and an extensive assortment of Specta- ?
clcs. Call and examine them. d
CeiF" Mr. Tlios. J. Fitch Las withdrawn from
the firm of Miller & Fitch and rented the l*nlmcr ?
Stables. Tom is a clever and obliging man e
and his many friends must not forget him when a
tlicy want anything in tho Livery Stable line. ?
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The weather tho past week has been
more favorable for farm work, and the farmers ^
at e taking advantage of the opportunity to make j,
up for lost time. Wo may expect more bad
weather in a few days and no time should be ^
lost now. Oats and wheat should be put in as ^
fast as possible and every plow should be kept
moving. P1
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Look out For Thieves.
On Saturday night last two attempts were of
made to brenk into Mrs. O. 13. H. Graham's et
dwelling. Mrs. Graham fortunately happened jo
to hear them in time to prevent t'.ieir getting p<
into the house. fr
He must be a heartless wretch that could rob Si
a widow who had to work hard to support her. hi
self and children, as is tho cose with Mrs. Gra- is
ham. Twice before the thief was more success- u|
ful, getting into the house and stealing each
time the provisions which Mrs. G. had purchased in
the day before. a\
A Narrow Escape.
| On Friday morning last a Mr. Uccms, a horse
trader from Tounesace, made a narrow escape ^
from being killed by a colt lie was trying to
break to harness. The animal was hitched to a '
ol
sulky and on turning Col. J. L. Young's corner
it ran away, took possession of the sidewalk
and dashed tho vehicle against Col. Young's fence
with such force as to throw Mr. llecms 011 the
te
top of the fence and almost demolish tho vehicle.
Mr. lteems received some very severe hrui- ^
ses upon the head, chin, and other parts of the
body ; #but tho wonder is that he escaped with
fcls lire.
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A Shocking Accident.
A note from Rev. John Tolleson, living near h<
Etta Jane Post office, tells us of a distressing ai
accident that occurred 011 his farm, on the 10th su
inst., by which Robert Harris, aged 12 years,
son of Mr. Thomas Harris, was instantly killed ^
by having his head crushed between the trundlo
head and cog wheel of the machino while ginning
cotton. The little fellow, it appears, was ...
driving- the mules attached to the machinery \y
and got up on the arm of the cog wheel, ami as T.
the nrm passed under the 'truudle head" the
boy'8 head was caught by the cog wheel and
literally mashed to pieces, scattering his brains q,
all uround. Death was instant. We leain that W
Robert was a very intelligent aud good little ^
boy and we sincerely sympathize with his heart- "
stricken parents. | }
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Death of D. J. Fant.
After years of great bodily suftcring, from
(bat dreadful but fatal disease, Cancer, on ,
Wednesday morning last death cauic to the re- '
lief of our esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. David I
J. Fant, in the G7th-ycar of his age.
Ilis was a cose of extraordinary long-sufTer- j|
ing and endurance, which he bore with reinarka- ]
ble fortitude aud resignation. For more than H
ten years the terrible malady had beeu slowly j i
but with unceasing certainty, eating its loathsome
way, and for the past three years his life 11
seemed truly to be held by a simple thread 1*
which threatened to break at any moment.
Mr. Fant was a man of iron constitution and ^
will, which gave him strength to suffer the
bodily pain uncomplainingly, while his faith in
the wisdom of God enabled him to abide by
Si
His will with christian submission.
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Our Village Graveyard.- So
The general condition of our Village burying ar
ground, but more particularly the fence around nj
it, is certainly a disgrace to our community.? j,,
In it reds all that is earthly of those^illustrious g(
and pure men and women from which nearly
every one of the wealthiest, most intelligent and ftf.
respectable families of our community arc de- f(t
scended, together with a long list of loved tela- fif
tives and friends of almost every family in the ?u
town nnd vicinity,?the lender babe, the loving
- (Ml
an J loved sister and daughter, the noble son and to
brother, the dear wife, mother and father, all ya
rest in that sacred, but sadly neglected spot.? Bu
But look At it ! The fence has rotted down and l'1
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brutes roam through it at leisure, browsing upon
the beautiful flowers and shrubbery planted at
the graves by loving friends, or ruthlessly rootlug
up the ground, dcfucing and, in many cases
actually obliterating the Inst sign left to show jjc
where the body of a dear one were laid. There //<
is no excuse for such desecration. The pitpittance
that would be necessary from those who ad
can well afford it ami have relatives lying there toe
to pnt the placo in respectable condition, would got
not be felt by any one, while it would give to
our town an appearance of civilization and taste
in pointed contrast with the uncivilized and
neglected state in which it is now. lie
we
At a railroad meeting at Cross Anchor, Spar- nig
tauburg County, Inst .Saturday, a committee was ma
appointed to see Captain Kirklandand ascertain
the terms on which lie will survey the line of 1
railroad from Spartanburg by Crows Anchor to let)
Lauren*. The aoinmitlec consists of Q. Cannon, Th<
Y, M. Triwuiier, Kber Smith and J. T- I'ool. cd.
i Post Offios Bobbed.
ionic lime during Saturday night last some
uvea broko into ihe I'ostoffice of Ibis place
ough Ihe baok window, and ransacked the *
ce, taking away a nunibei of package* of J
iers, most for the cross mails. The window
ough which Ihe thieves entered was well se- 1
~ed by being nailed, and before leaving the '
ce for the night Mr. (Joss, .the postmaster,
efully examined thnt and every other win- 1
w and door fastening in the office, and left
11 satisfied that nil was as secure fs could be 1
idc.
It is not certainly known what mail matter
stolen, but it is very evident that thh thieves
nsacked tho whole office and took such packes
as they thought might contain mouoy or
lier valuables. During Sunday morning fifty
sixty letters wero found, open, some tornj
Hobinson & Allen's yard, just opposito the
ice, and one or two letters were afterwards
und in Mrs. Dawkins' yard. Tho Postmaster
ics not think there were any registered letters
uong those stolen, bulcauuotbo certain of that,
le postage stamps on some of the letters found
td not been cancelled, showing that they had
?en dropped into the office after it was closed,
mong the matter stolen it is known there were
ttcrs for the following offices : Skull Shoals,
oudeysville, Kclton, Cross Keys, Cross Anchor,
edar Bluff", Ml. Joy, Burnt Factory, Bobbysdie,
Hill's Factory, Cololaino, Woodtufii's,
o J. ft. MintcrTlctt^^
?1. A- G- llice> ?? known also among
lie stolen matter. , \
Wo do not^^ow that suspicion rests upon any
ne; by/t#aVdo know the liips and proji;
riy 01 this community wo%1d.be ntuch safer if
bout twenty idlo drunken %Jfgi*ocs\<?e see loafbout
our streets were made to go\to work or
?ave the town.
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he Hot Supper. ^
The Hot Supper given in the Court House last
ucsday night, by the Ladits of the Methodist
hurch, was one of the most delightful occasions
cer given in this town, and its results were
ighly satisfactory. Unfortunately sickness
revonted our being present, whioh( however,
as a loss to ourculf alone.
The tables were loaded with the good things
' life and the Ladies and gentlemen vied with
ich other iu their efforts to make it a truly enyable
social affair. The appetites #f fell ap:nred
to be in first rate condition, judging
on? the way the Turkeys, lloast Pigs, Chicken
rlad, cakes, &c., disappeared. We H?r*il91
sard of any ono going away hungry oi^lissat- I
tied nnd the number of bnsketsfuf g^tered
a afterward has not beeu reported tT^ts.
Ti e great affair of the evening was the votg
for the prettiest young Lady, who was to be
\nrded a hauisomc neck tio. Probably no
ection held in this County was ever "CoTntestcd
itU more spirit, and if it had been for a Coucssmau
deputy U. S. Marshals would have had
icir bauds full the next day. Votes were
leuly and uublushingly bought aud a system
iutiuunidaliou pursued that made it necessa'
to declaro the tirsi election a fraud upon the
glils and privileges of womankind, and anoth
election ordered. Although the second const
was equally as spirited as tho fir^, it was
ronounced fair and the tellers announced that
iss Josie Parrar had received a nandsome
urality of all the votes cost aud was entitled
> tii** n.a^u.-iia. V irw^w > 'nllll?
-cut applause nud the vote made unanimous.
The assembly broke up "among the wee sma'
?urs," each one in the happiest lVaine of niind
id hoping to meet again sown to injoy another
ich a delightful occasion.
List of Grand and Petit Jurors.
jr Union County, drawn in accordance, with the
taw, to serve J'or the March term of 1881.
GRAND JURORS FOR 1881.
. A lleaty, E. F Smith,
. L. Goudelock, W. 11. McCormick,
J. Filch, John O. Fowler,
W. Eison, lohn C. Richards,
ougli Rishop, John 1*. Thomas,
in. JcfTcries, L. F. Hunter,
, 11. Fowler, D. II. Kheldop,
. A. Nicholson, J. C. Farrar,
. A. Moorchcad, \V. J. T. Glenn.
ET1T JURORS FOR MARCH TERM, 1881.
I. 8. M. Rice, 10. Joshua C. Spears,
I. Levi Spark, 20. T D. G. Gregory,
>. Jus. L. Pearson, 21. H. T. Galman,
I. Joseph llaney, 22. Jnines Drown,
>. J. A. Hancock, 23. W. T. Cudd,
5. Jas. C. Jenkins, 24. J. Mobley Jeter,
I. F. E. Charles, 26. J no. II. Bevlf,
1. J. T. F. Gault, 20. Oliver S Kendrick,
. R. M.Stevens, 27. T. C. Ilarmau,
). W.C. Murphy, 28. It. P. Iioho,
1. II. T. Scott, 20. W. W. Sims,
i. 11. II. Stewart, 30. J. T. Moorehead,
t. J. C. Kison, 81. Geo. \V. Harnett,
I. Jasper Faut, 82. C. M. Bailey,
>. K.G.Wilburn, 38. Jcsso K. llix,
i. J. W. Humphries, 34. Lemuel L. Sprouse
'. J. E. Gaiilt, 35. John Millwood,
I. Josiah Foster, 30 Wnt. M. Law son, Jr.
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South Carolina and Viroinia United.?
i the 10th inst, a notable wedding was solemnid
at Richmond, "between two distinguished
milics of the Old Dominion and Palmetto
ates, which we feel will "be another link to
rengthen the bond of love between Virginia and
lutli Carolina." The happy pair were Rich*,
d I Manning, jr. nephow of ex-Goveruor Man.
ng, of this Stale, and Miss Lei in 15. Meredith,
aightcr of Judgo Johu A. Meredith*- of Viruia.
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Unaccountable Siiioide.?Greenville, Februy
11.?Homer Jenkins, a young well-to-do
rtiter aged 20, committed suicide at his home
teen nnles t'roiu here this morniug by blowing
t his brains witli nu army musket. No cause
assigned for the net. lie arose before the sun
<1 loaded the musket went into a field, ho said,
shoot some birds, doing several hundred
rds from his house he placed the butt of the
n upon a rock and with n forked stiok pushed
e trigger, the gun tiring and taking ofi a good
rtion of the top of his head.
We have to apologize for the small amount of
iding mister on our inside. New Advertise:nts
occupy almost our en.ire space. Our City
srehants all seem desirous of letting.the pubknow
what they have on hand. ?Spartanburg
raid.
We have to apologize for the small number of
vcrliscments this week. Our merchants are
> busy trying to keep tm hand what they have
t.
>1 i'i(i>KRf:n arrkatkr.?ftumier, n. i>.f retofur
11.?A negro mimed John Davis was killed
ir Lynchburg on Saturday, the 6ih instant,
nry Johnson and Orange Isaacs, colored,
re arrested yesterday and brought to jail last
;ht, charged with the murder. Johnson has
dc a confession implicating Isaacs.
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Fmk Fast Mail Hnsrranicii.?The New York
cr mail of the 12th instant arrived to-day.? '
? .Southern fust mail is temporarily suspend- i
i
For the Time#.
"How W* 8tand."
Mb. Storks :?As instructed by the Board of
bounty Commissioners, I desire to make a brief
eply to a communication in your last issue
leaded, "How do we stand." Tbe Board knows
be necessity for making an annual report of
.heir management of tbe County affairs, and
hey also foel tbe eminent propriety of making
that report at as early a day as practicable, and
will give the publio what, they hope, will be a
satisfactory and instructive report of the status
of the Courty, when the time arrives, at which
they can, with benefit to the citizens and justice
to themselves, do so. It is only necessary
to say now that tho law allows the Treasurer
until the second Tuesday in Juuc to make his
settlement with tho Auditor, and it is only after
such settlement that any satisfactory or accurate
report can be made, for the Board never know,
until then how much money .they will have to
pay on County obligations or expend in County
improvements. They might make a partial report
now and in the Summer make a final report
; but the one rando now would be of no value
and would add gnatly to the County expenses.
With regard to the condition of the County
books, I would havo wished to have had nothing
to say, as I occupy a delicato position with
reference thereto ; but the article to which 1 am
replying is so worded as to necessitate my saying
something nbout the condition of the books;
for, if I say ngthinn. 1 will be CftttsiiUml.Hf&l
up that no report can be made While the
truth is, tome of the books are perfect. If I
deny the report, saying there is no foundation
for it, I will be considered as pronouncing all
the books in the office correet, which 1 am not
willing to do. What 1 want to say is, that the
Record book, upon which the minutes of the
Board arc kept, atul the cash book, which regulates
and shows the expenditures of the County,
are perfect. The same praise cannot be bestowed
upon the Ledger, which is also nn important
book of the office. It has been negligently kept
and has caused iuc considerable trouble. I,
however, do not thiuk the County has lost a cent
by the condition of the books; but the great
trouble with thcin has been, that I could not tell
?what was the past indebtedness of the County,
and this accounts, in some degree, for the contradictory
reports of the County debt. At almost
every meeting some past indebtedness
which had not been brought to the new Ledger,
was claimed, and upon investigation had to be
allowed, consequently, the Board might thiuk
at nn? it?u the assetS were sufficient to covet
the liabilities, and next month think difTcrontly.
I can say of the former Clerk that whenever
we nnve met with any difficulty ou the Ledger,
he has worked faithfully to straighten it, and I
believe has in each iustancc succeeded. I think
no responsibility attaches to the Commissioners
themselves. Tlioy know nothing of book keeping
and the Clerk is a trust officer.
The Board will try and embody that accuracy
in the next annual report, which will settle the
vexed question of the County debt, and the
Doard hopes the exhibit, if no additional past indebtedness
comes up and the Treasurer's reports
are accurate, will show the County out of debt,
excepting It. It. Bonds.
J. C. WALLACE. C. B. C. C.
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For the Timo.%
Jonesville NewsMh-Uoitoe
:?I will have first to say some.
i' i"q" V ' U?? wmiIIU U ,~u
and cloudy with rniu occasionally and sometimes
snow. We have had this kind of weather
continuously for about three months. Farmers
have done nothing yet towards their crops for
this year, from the fact that much of the wxirk
that should have been done before Christm^|
remains to be dono yet?cotton to pick, oats td
sow and some wheat, if the weather will permit
it during this month. . .
The mcrchauts complain of small collections
and are rather slow to make arrangements to |et
out supplies for the present year. The fnrmeap
are very slow to take hold of guano and appear
very indifferent about it. I don't think there
has been any sold here, yet; but when the time
to put in the stuff comes I guess everybody will
take some and then plant tho woods in cotton.
The free schools have opened In this Township
and I think there are about seven in oprraliou,
They certainly can't run long with seven in one
School District. I see a great deal said by yout
various correspondents about the free school
system, &c. I think it is a hard problem to
solve, A great many colored people are wauling
to teach in the public schools, an 1 some ot
I Itnm n,,lu I.U ?. thl-l --
?.. -~v .???. VVIIIUWUIC, HI
I think, when you set a teacher down, eithct
white or colored, with forty or fifty pupils, will
only a third grade certificate, it is nest thing
to nothing. Well, but when no other kind ol
teachers can be obtained how is the matter tc
be remedied ? So I repeat, the Free School
system is a hard problem to solvo. I might
bring in many othor points to show that it wot
hard to solve but will loave them for a future
time.
In your issue of the 4th you made mention ol
Mrs. lthoda McKissick's sickness and said, perhaps
she was the oldest Lady in the County ; but
you were mistaken in tliut. There is a Lady
near Jonesville, Mrs. Betty Fowler, who is
in her 99lh year, and she is still able to go about
the house aud retaius her inemorv verv well
It i9 proponed by soma of the ladies ia her
neighborhood that if the old Lady lives, and
they too, until her one hundredth birthday,
which will be in Novomber, 1882, to meet at her
houao?carry their boskets of good things with
them, set a pic nic dinner and havo a day of
feasting and rejoicing with the one of a hundred
years. So mote it be. il.
Horsk Thieves.? Horse stealing is becoming
too common in our county. Wm. High had a
filly stolen in day time from the plauk fence near
Fowler's shop Salesday. A few days before a
negro had a mule stolen from the hitching
ground near Cannon s Clothing Store. Frank
Slaggs had one stolen from the horso rack Sun*
day eveuing after dark at the house of J. J. Caldwell.
The indications are that there is an organized
band at work.?Spartan.
La.nu Slide.?Last week, before Friday night
?u vuiuitii|\uioiib ni?o nwucu UWJijr UU lilt?
Spartanburg and Asheville Koad, near Tryon
Station. The break is about scvonty feet long.
A defect ire culvert oaused the damage A force
is at work on a trestle, and if the mills can sup*
ply the timber, trains will run over to Henderson
Thursday. Major Anderson expects to get
over this week any way.?Spartan.
Comof.ai.ei) Wrapons.?A colored roan was ar.
rested, ou Saturday last, for carrying concealed
weapons, and committed by Trial Justice Telbird
to answer at the next Court of Sessions.?
This makes the third case under the late Act
against carrying concealed weapons in Beaufort
County,
?
Fur tlio Times. I
"A man must servo liis turn at every trade, ilei
Save ceusure? critics arc ready made," tor
Commissioner Townscnd will not find his hy
birth a bed of roses. The family of fault-find- bal
era is a very extensive one and as various as extensive.
There is nothing about which people
kn iw so much and agree so little as how to cou- qU
duct a school or how to locate a school house.?
1 never knew a neighborhood, however peaceful oli
it mny have been formerly, that didn't flare up ||a
on tho location of a school house or the election 8C<
of a toucher. Everybody expects to b > satisfied tr<
aud everybody is disappointed, and don't exI
actly know why it is so. 8j(
Some of the best schools that have ever been je
in tbis County were kept in log schoolhouses hij
or country churches and presided over by such ^
scholars and tcncliers as Kingsborough, Thurher, , ^
Clowney, John Lclnnd Kennedy, Watson, Cros- id
by, O'Donnel, Williams, Snye, Jnmes, Jones and th
many others. There is more iu the tonoher
than in the schoolhouse, au l howover impor- p
tant it may be to have a comfortable house the it
tcaoher is, or Bhould be, the first consideration. <1
People must be brought up to the conception
of what an education is worth before they can t|1
bo induced to invest their money in education.
The great fault among our Southern people
is that they always set their pegs too high.?
They begin on a grand scale aud whon tho money
gives out thoy get out of heart and give up
in disgust. Ilow many school houses, liow p
- -? - ? .M( CuuutT stnrnl unfini?heil *
on this account? i;
The first duty is to get good teachers. A good ?
teacher will build up a school and a sohool house, n
while t poor teacher will undermine both in a l<
cry short time. b
And tAlking nliout good teachers brings up ?
tho question, "what makes a good teacher ?" n
It i i not more learning, nor discipline, nor moral C
. character, nor charityl nor sympathy, nor a fj
a knowledge of humati-child nature, but all of ^
these. The teacher should understand tho wants It
of his patrons, the character and capacity of his P
pupils, the home influences which surround n'
them, and their peculiar temperaments. This is
a hard bill to fill, it must be admitted, but it is t|
nevertholess true. However that may be.it is very
important that in our common schools we should
have teachers competent to teach the elementary
branches, i. c., spelling, reading, writing and
the common rules of arithmetic, properly?and
when we say properly we mean carefully. If
spelling and pronunciation is carelessly taught
in the common school, it will stick to n roan nil (|
through college. To the end of his life he ^
will be fighting against it. So with reading.? d
How few persous can be found, even among the ^
educated, (so ?klled) who can read intelligi* ^
bly. During tho war, when in times of great y
excitement a newspaper was received, contain- s
ing thrilling details from the seal of war, there '
could not be found a man in the crowd who v
n
would not blunder over its dispatches. Heading y
is among the fine arts?a good render is a pub- r
li* b!r";'..ig in a community. And so, wc might
add, with arithmetic. If a boy is not taught
the principles of nutrbcrs his learning will be t;
of little use to liim in after life, lie may I
blunder through l'iko, Davics, Sanders and a
dozen others, and know very little about it. It
is too much the custom in schools to push the ?
pupils forwaid?often done by the teacher, in o
order to lighten his labors, by classifying them b
?often done to tickle the parents' ambition by 8
the rapid progress of tho child. This is all dc- j,
Mr. Townsend will find it no easy matte.' to
give satisfaction. What may please ouo neigh- "
borhood will not suit another. There are some
- people who nover will be pleased ; their happi- p
ness consists in finding fault with others and in
making themselves discontented with any situr
atiou. Leave (hem to their idols and
GO AHEAD.
A triil package of" BLACK-DRAUGHT"
free of charge at \
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1 Wkithrs fobtiiu Month.?Mr. Veil nor r
i states that the entry of February of last year t
(188'J) was fully as severe as that of the pres- v
cnt month, and that the December of 187'J was 1
' much tnore severe than the December of this sea- a
son. January of 1880, however, was a mild 1
, month, and the very opposite of the January of
1881. Upon the principle of general compensation,
and from the fact of our having now had
! in succession two months of severe wont her, v
' Mr. Venuor is strongly of the opinion that >
I the present month will give us tho thaw t
| predicted in his nlmnnao. In this ho al- ?
ludes to a rapid disnppearanco of snow nnd
sleighing overu very largo aroa, and a return' .
of winter and of stormy weather towards the
> latter portion of this month nnd tor tho first
, part of March. He thinks another "blizzard"
and cold term will travel over the United States
k shortly aftor the eutry of Maroh.
f A notorious horse thiefnamed Jerry Worrhen,
t a mulatto, was arrested at Edgefield Court House
on Monday last by a gontleman from Warrcnton,
1 Ga. Worlhen anlil (bin mniil.m.n ? I. 1
I afterward stole I lie only other horso owned by '
, him. The owner of tlio first horse (for it had '
( been stolen by Worlben) came and claimed his
own, and thus the innocent purchaser had he- ?
coino a double victim. From papers in his posr
session it is believed he is one of a gang, hav- 8
ing accomplices in this State and Georgia, lie 's
will be taken to Georgia for trial.?Edgefield *
Monitor.
I
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' " BLACK-DRAUGHT" cures dyspep* ,
^ el a, indigestion and heartburn. n
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A Cornkr in Provisions.?Chicago, Fehru- !|
ary 13.?The Tribune says: "A corner in the ^
provision market is in progress which dwarfs
any previous manipulation, even the great ono 6
of last year. Within a week there have been
' purchased 26,000,000 pounds of short ribs, 24,- p
000 barrels of p>rk and 10,000 tierces of lard, y
Tlio parties interested are mainly those who a
ran the successful deal a 3 ear ago, and it is their .
intention to put the prico far above the present
prevailing rates."
Mattkrs in Iiiki.ano. ?Dublin, February 12. it
?The Nationalist press denounced the arrest of ^
Davitt, but there is marked moderation in the
tonn nf tnoal of iKa Arii/>1a? ' ?-1 41? '
? ?. ?. w. ...V ... I?vivai *?VT nu * IOC III? ||
Land leaguers to stand firm, And not to leav? m
the country. Their flight would, they say, give o
more satisfaction to the government than their arrest,
Their kindred in Amerion, wh? have C
contributed largely toward the Land league
fundi, vvftl naturally not be pleased at anything
like a stampede from Ireland to escape from M
tyranny. ^ D
conor.at.kn W radons.?The town oouneil of
Anderson fined two men on Tuesday for carry Ing "
concealed weapons?one $?0 and the other $26;
Tho Inttlliffencrr saye : "The only way to eorrect 1
the evil is to impose the heaviest penalties of 1
the law upon those who practice it. and that is it
what the oounoil seems disposed to do here of di
late." io
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Tiik Lono Drioor Damaqbd.?Washington, w
D. C., February 12.?At 8.80 T. M. three spans It
of the long dridge across the Potomac ware ear- II
ried away and the ice is still running high.
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Dkmocratic Dkskktkhs.?There was a long
ullock on the elootiou of United States Senawhich,
having boon broken, was followed
another on State officers. After eighiecu
Hots fcr Secretary of State, two or three Dem*
ats voted tor the Kepublioan candidate that
cted him. Thia so moved and old gentleman ^
d he broke out in the following burst of elo*
ence:
"Mr. President? I am an old man and have
mbed the hill of time, crossed its apex, and
i hastening down the Western slope. But I
ve never seen and never expected to see the
me presented here to-day. 1 have heard of
dtors, but never dreamed that their could be a
mocratio traitor. Behold the sickening scene
fore us. The genius of Democracy weeps at the
tkenlng sight. The Republicans applaud the
sorter. I know these Republicans. They are
gh-struug and high-toned gentlemen, and,
nile they accept the ajt, they will turn upon
e traitor as Cmsar did in the Gallic war upon
e deserter thai came into his camp and exposed
c position of the opposing army, and say to
em: "Audio quod diets ted contemno deterlorumV
I hear what jou say, but 1 despise the traitor.')
:ie linger ot scorn is pointing at them now?
liey will be laid down in infamy so deep that
will taint their blood and become a leprosy in
teir families. I vote for Mr. Snodgross, whoso
emocrncy is as pure as the limoid stream that
ftp frotn crag to crag among his native rooun*
tins." v
Take *'BLAOK-DB AUQHT"~snd you
will never be bilious.
Sold by J. M. UlBDliS- & * A).
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It is to be hoped that Mr. Pendleton's bill
roviding that cabinet ministers may occupy
eats on the floor of the Senate with the right tv
a u(um matters relating to the businoss
f their departments, may be voted down. The
xecutive branch of the government has olread
tore power than it should ha??\
onding its privileges in
Senator Pendleton be
injury to our system of
a wo saw mi
linister stand up in his place in the
omtnons and arbitrarily order the expulsion
10 Irish members for no other crime than avails
ig themselves of their rights under the House.'e
are unalterably opposed to anything which'
as even a tendency towards centralization of
nwer.' The people and the government have
Iready become too separate in this country.- Ft
iay do in England- but net in America, where
le balance of power" ?s at the other end of
le lercr.?Charlotte Obterver.
Forty years' trial lu proved " BLACK"
DBAUQHT" the best liver medicine ia
the world.
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, ^
Tho Washington correspondent of the Augusta '*
'hronirlt is told tluit the Republicans will at
*mpt to organise the noxt (louse of Representees
in defiance of the clerk's list, so as to
ecp out those members whom they spJbiaily
islike. Another story is that the moment
lie Republicans secure .domination in the
enalo, they will see to it there shstl not be.
?r a generation at least, any more Democrat io
cnators from South Carolina and, perhaps,
everal other Southern States. One plan is tu
ave in each Stale a duplicate Legislature tbnt
rill olect a Republican Senator who will headlined.
Another is to reject any Demooratio
enntor who shall be eieoted. This is lively
eading, but the country is not going to the dogs
D that extent.
It is Fouxn at Last !?Something new under
lie sun. A new era h dawning upon woman,
litherto she has beeu ended upon to suffer tho
lis of mankind and her o?n besides. The frcuent
and distressing irregularities peculiar m
t> her sex have long been to her the "direful
pring of woes unnumbered." In tlie mansion
f the rich and hovel of poverty alike woman has
sen the coustant yet patient victim of a thousnd
ills unknown to man?and without a remdy.
"Oh Lord, how long I" in the agony of
er souHnUh-oha ???? ' ? ?? 'i< ?!. > "
icr rctielhption is come. She will sBTftr n<f
(lore, for Uradfield's Female Regulator, "Woiinn's
Best Friend." isfnr??i? i>? i win nun
, ? ... ?. w ?? rn iu ulo
; CO.
Prepared by Dr. J. BraJfield, Atlanta, Ga.i
rice, ?1 50 per bottle.
Jau 11 1 eo\v2in
" BLACK-DRAUGHT" cures costivcness
and Sick-Headache. 11
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Attempt to Wreck a Train.?Petersburgt,
'a., February 11.?'Another attempt was mado
hitt afternoon to wreck the Southern bound fast
nail train on the Petersburg and Weldon lUiload
by placing a heavy sill lengthwise upon
he track near a onrvo in the road at Butter,
rorth's Bridge. Thomas Turner and Henry
lailey, colored, were caught in the act. The
censed oonfessed the oritne, and said they had
teeu paid to do the work.
Metan, Hit!chiton <j- Bro.. Atlanta, Ga.:
Gentlemen?We have used your "Ncuralgine'"
vith great satisfaction. Sometimes it has given
mmediate relief, at others by a soothing effect,,
ins brought on sleep, and then followed reentry
from the severities of nervous houduob*.
We reoommend it to our friends.
. Respectfully, D. E. Butler.
Oot. *2, 1870.
Feb. 18 'n 6 In*
" BLACft-DRAUQHT" makes chill*
aud fever impossible.
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Mrs. Eugenia Littlcjohn, wife of Mr. Charles tbJttlqjohn,
a merchant at Pacolelt Depot, fell
lorn her chair while at breakfast Sunday and
lied suddenly without speaking. She had given
tirtli to a ohild about five weeks ago and had
tot become very strong. She oalled her bus*
and by name, and before he could get to ber
lie fell from Iter chair. She was a daughter of
he late James Littlejohn, of Union County.?.
ipartan.
.?.
An Unaccountable Suictnx.?The Augusta
Vcening Xeics of Tuesday contains the following:
Mr. Ed. Williams, of Naoooohee Valley, com.
nil ted suicide Friday last by shooting himtelf
riih a shotgun. The causes are unknown.?.
'lie deceased Is a son of Mr. Charles L. Wil?.
isms, a former resident of Augusta and a
rothor to George W. Williams, of Charlestor.
'he deed was committed at hia father's house
t Nacoocheo Valley."
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Death or Hon. Fernando Wo,on.?Little
lock, Ark., February 14.?Thp Hon. Fernando
food, member of Congress fro pi New York, died
t Hot Springs at 10 o'clock last nlgbt.
M4UR1KD. ^
PAGE?HOLLAND, Married on the 18th
i3t., by F. W. Kison Esq., Mr. Kklst Paor to
liss Gkoroiana Holland?allof Union County^
WltlGlIT?EDWARDS-Married, on the 10th
!%(., Iy J. w. Bates, Notary Publio, Mr. Rayond
Wright to Miss Elixabktu Edwards ; all
f Union County.
oasigneee per Bxpreea at Union, S. 0., Feb,
17th, 1M1.
P. MoNelis, Spears k Co'ton, G. F Lemaster,
r_ vi o it ?- ???? ?'? -
to. .ii, vi mwiig, n* 111 virgin oeier, win mil,
r. J. N. Moor*.
P. H COUNTS, 4g?.
DANCING SCHOOL.
3HOP. BERGER, front Cherleetoo.reepnol fully
L Inform! the Lediee nod Gentlemen of Union
iet he will open e Denoinge hool here on Monty,
28th ln?t., where ltanelng will be leugbt
i ill ill trlnm Kr?n?lm All ?t>- -?
' d*y are tMight by Prof. Rergar, who ia
II and farorabiy known ga an Artiat and baa
10 boat recommendations.' Apply at Union
olol.
Feb 18 6 2t