The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, February 25, 1881, Image 2
Il>. w tikci. Timiiitk To C?n. W. M. Siiwnom. | *j
Tin* Kfrxh.ur in I lie Court iirncwiin^ J ^
of last ivi'i'k, | ublishe.s I lie following heat liful !
tribute, by Judge M-lricli, to I lie memory n! lie j
lamented Willi:?i?i M. Summon, who wriis slain
in :i duel with Colonel Cash. All lie close of his
charge to the grand jury the Judge suid :
"llefore sen ling yon to your room, permit
tne to pay leehle tribute to the mcmoty of my j
life-long friend, ti makes me very s:i?l to miss
the genial I'.-iee ;?n I the hearty welcome of the j p
good, tl e brave, the gentle Shannon. I kiiewhim |
from our early manhood. A truer friend, nj (|
more patriotic citizen, a nohier gentleman, never i .
adorned society.
As a citizen, lie was ever a'i e to the well he
ing of t he com inn uity ; eiriie.-l and energetic i-i j j
every good work, wli -ther to promote its moral, '
intel ei-iual or material advance ..out. j '
As a legislator, watchful, alert and always 1 <
faithful and punctual in the discharge of his j
duties to his constituency and the Stale.
As a lawyer, uhle, learned, conscientious and j '
pains-taking. I i
As a soldier, gallant, mindful of his duty, i
preserving discipline without harshness, careful
of his command, and devoted to the cause in (
which he periled his life.
I need mil icil you, who mot him continually j
in your daily walks, what a gentleman he was. |
so kind and courtly, so accomplished and digtii j
tied, so mindful of all the amenities of life.? *
Ah me! no one coti.d liavehccn taken from your t |
social circle who is so generally mourned and (
leaves so great a void.
I dare not speak of liiiu as llusliand and l*a*
llier. Voice and words would liotli tail mo did ,
I venture ncro>'.> tlint sacred threshold.
lie has left you, gelitIeliien, a hright example,
which it will he well lor you to teach your cliil*
itrno ?? follow* f .f ? * "t? a il... *
and chances to arise in the future. Kershaw
county will hardly ever produce a citizen whose |
example is more worthy to lie emulated than
the blameless career of the lamented Wm. M.
Shannon, in all the relations of lite?a man
uli >se memory will he loved and revered when
we are forgotten in the dust.
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Ji toit: I,wen in Tknxkssi;k.-? t iucinuali, February
I'd.?Telegrams IVom Winchester, Tennessee,
represent that troops were present for the
protectioa of the l.aprado murderers on trial
there and that they gave a parade in the court
house yesterday before dark. That after dark j
a furious thunder storm came on and fears ot i
the prisoners being lynched then vanished. A I
night session was held to finish the trial, .lodge
Stark gave his charge to the jury, after which
the Sheriff proceeded with the prisoners, .lames
11 iggings, l.ock Ma I lory, I.on Tliweat, Hubert
Tliweat and .lames Klder, to the jail. A nioh of
about tw hundred pressed upon the f?heiilf.
took the prisoners, closed the e oirt house and
its grounds, stationed a strong pieUel guard ;
around them and hung the live negro prisoners
from the second story window of I lie court house.
The onset of the mob was from w it unit oo.l wo*
so suu'ien now ootsterous. accompanied by the j
filing of pistols and guns into the air, as to terrify
the spvchtiors in the court rooms, who
jumped from the windows and hastened from
the scene. Murphy and I Hilly, two of those
charged with complicity in the murder, having
been released on Thursday, had returned to
their oil stamping ground, which i* thought to
have precipitate*! the action .*f the mob. The j
inob are alter them, and it is believed t hey will
he lynched nut later than to night. The mob |
numbered two hundred well-armed men, who 1
came in front four directions on horseback and I
ilispciwed in ilif mimic iiiiiiiiter. They ?1 i< 1 not
shoot ur mutilate the prisoners, but left them
banning when assured that iliev were 'li'iel.
'I'll ! dispatches arc silent us in what I lie Slate
military were doing nil this while.
Till. TWO I I.I I.I.Mi Ml ItliKlUiltS IIIMi.
Nvsiivit.i.i:. 1'rhrusry l'J.? Ii i* reported Hint I
I>ii 11 y ami Murphy. ihe l.apmle murderers who
turned Slate's evi'lenee. weie found hanging to
i tree near (iiiiluie, Kentucky, tIiimorning.
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''.'lie JLju r,,\;\lti i I' \ Mi'? i. v Mi- Ii \
pany. I hey will lie occupied l>y the operatives j
nl' the company. The shafting ai the factorv n ;
bring [nil in place. The work is >ion with
111' pos-ible rapidity ami Will soon he Inn-lied.
The prospects ol' building the l.amlsford cotion
factory are brightening. There are some j
ISi?rlliern parlies alio are thinking of investing
Koine surplus capital in this enterprise.
Work on the fishing t'reek factory, mi the '
Kile of Willit'ord s mills, is progressing is well
:is could he expected in the | resent eoiel.iioii of 1
the wea her. \\ orkiiien are m?w eng-orcd laying [
the stone foundation, ami ii is the intention to
have the Iniildin.'e oiiplele l and the uiachitiery
in oj elation hy tiev I tall.
It is ilie iiiteuiion of Mr. J \ Ileal to loiild
a cot I on aclory, wilh a capacity >! o.Ihmi spin- j
dies, on ilie siie bought hy him at the recent '
sale of ihe Kino's Mountain Iron properly. lie
has alrea Iv had I lie neeessary survey made, and
i" now in New fiiglaml making observations for
the purpose of perfecting his plans.
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ii \ r (i u a \ it s \| \ 11, i % -. lien iSram'" fiiemls
d i not take much trouble to conceal their plans.
At the meeting held in New York to do honor
In Secretary Horsey, it w as claimed. before t Sen.
I Iran I slaee, that "the talking man of ".|e>i inv
n? lie lias heeome, defeated the I lem-ei'art an 1
elected tiarlield. I'lie New York '/Vi'uim announces
that IS rant is .standing b\ ready to save
the liepuhlic as often as ncocsHirv and hints
llial I'rosiletii tiarliehl will llv ( > him for lit*!)
it lie 1.0 in any illliifii 11y. .\I >iit hall a million
Hollars litis lii-eii raise.I as a private tir.inl char
ity t"uti l. Then lie is I'lcsilont ut the |-'..\position
t'oiiiintssioii. ati'l at the lie el of a now \ i
Ii ittal hunk an I of ilie Mexican Hallways ?
Senator Loom wants to make linn a <ietiernl in
tin-army attain. unl the special embassy to Mc\*
ici is cxpedcl to irive Itini another joli. What
is ileterniiiie I i.u is to elect (ion. tii ant in |ss|,
aiel every oppn s-iio corporal ion, every toaly.
mil every overgrown capitalist will he invite.1
to join lian-ts with I'otiklino, I. 'l'iii. t'ainoroti
mi l the rot of the imperial clan. It will lie a
desperate stnij?oJe hetwoun lirantism nil Lib J
crt v.?.Xr'c* iiii'l r.
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Oi'll t'iiXi;li sstirs'. We learn thil P.epnMi
cans liioh ia political circles that .Vtkcii an I :
levins will lie seativl, I m t the seats of ?I'l'oniier, t
Tillman, ami KiehnrHsoti, will he uivoti to their >
lialical contestants. We arc incline.I to accept
this stale nolit as the tri;e s,.|un m uf the IiIII ?
cullies How hesclliiio the .N'ottlh t'ai..lina t'oti 1
(rrossmen-olect. A Hepuhliciii House uf Hep* i
rcsentatives will I oihtlc>s!y give place to many ;
of I he -let'cat I II i heals. |Jy iiiim-ciii^ 1.1!
mail. 11 oiiner an I Hi. !i ir U >u ,*-oi h < ?: >?.ina
will again have a Hepuiilicaii m ijoiaty >! rep*
reseiitaiives at M ishimgtoti ? I. /'- . / .
H tnii- r.
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I*. i \ i i. \ rt \ s iii \ N|ii:i.;:i: N-t-hville. I'el '
inary IT.- Two of the negroes implicuie.1 in
the l.iprale murh-r have tnrne 1 Slate's evi- )
ileiiee air in -si the remain in_' live .m the triil at
SpriiijdieM t-? lay ami tesiitieH that there were
ten in the party who went to niiirlcr Lapr.i le
f .r money which !e* w ?s .oppose I t have in his ' a
p ..ss'-vsioti. Jacli Hell was the leiler of the ..
K "'.s\llthoiiv
!?..Ifc on.. . I :
^ .. . :??imilll ,
of iIk; I.rui:il ii-t*;itiiiKtil i.f l/ijirii'le. mIi.iih iliey
cut. .Ititlicl :?ii'l li ni^f I. 11: f ?>t*t !i wt re 1
kfi1 on! :?n<l 'li-. ?knll broken l.ij'inle i.
b"_'ge I lor merey l.ui without av til
i h:\tii t.i <* \? r \i\ II S. Kriui. -'l ite |.;int- : "
inp fraternity will In* prieve.l i > leirtt if ilio ii
<le.till of i ij.r.in II. S. Kerr, wliieli oreiirre'l at |
Abbeville Ian I'ri.l'iy l;r.i liinp. Itpe I "i^ years. ?
The ileeease I was well known nil overfill* eotili- 0
fry, liavinp w nike I ni the ci-e hi a prent '
iiHiny eiin*?s. I.*ii|i*rly lie worked oil t !?< Male k
)>r i lit inp hi t 'ol it in bin. lie iv i * a lw nj ? a ,! hiiii-Ii ...
ineinber of tliv ci.ifI, airl llie l> .y s wi'l ini?s tlie i
lioiie-l, liobli* p-til lea. ill, v. Imse slale'y. i,.'iilc
us be irinp an I iiu!'osinp Itpni e iirirl-..* I l.im a l'
in hi ii*;.nop loi n. I'vace to liis u?hi-s. '' </ ' n
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\ iiiollif-r umie 1 lo Inve In r twin rliiblri n |
I III i-li ne I l ' 1II-I .Ir>|In alel Seraj'lliai, l.ee iii-e 1 >v
1 tliey i;oi:tinii.tily I iry."' ' b
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Litn ial <iiM vuul Mi;i*i?* ( ? mort liaiits aii<l utliorn a?iv?*ri*?in^
imt si \ iiioiiili < or l>y tin-yr.tr.
1 >Siiit.try NmIk.-mI |?*n lm?*% ??r ! *>, frrf.
u\cr i**?i liiit'A,! Ir.ir^i d Us .Vlvcrlis**M-Iltv.
rtiii; noik i;.
Citations, Notices to Creditors and
Notices of Final Discharge must be
paid for before they will appear in
3iir columns.
?jrjy Necessity will compel us to discontinue
ten liuj; the Timks to those subscribers who :irc
ti arrears and who do not pay up <1 itriripr this
mouth.
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)ur Cotton Market.
With the improving condition of the roads
ai mers arc Renin;; their cotton to market ?
I'rices coiititiiie ab ut ihe .same as our last
ivcck's i|Uot.'itiotis, while the sales have hecn it'tJ
ales more. We ipiote sales 10.* bales at exreiiic
priees rniiRinj; from >( > I I.
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if5).,. First dirt was broken on tlic Savannah
Ualiey lload. on Moml.iy last, at Anderson, by
-leplien Mct'ully, the oblest citi/en of tin
I ' unity.
,j*sX. S. \Y. l'oitcr requests us to say, cditu
riully, tImi us the time lor closing out his busi
iiess is ucnr, it is necessary for him to iiiuk<
linul settlements with nil parties, ami tie there
fore ropicsts every one indebted to him lo'\sie|
up to the Captain s olliee ttit'l settle," us h
needs money.
A Chance for Fartnors.
We cull the iitlcn'iott of Farmers in want c
good Mules, Horses, I in pleinetits, &c., to th
Sale hv J. T. Hill \ t'o. at Uuvid Thomas' plants
tio.i, near Suntiic.
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Fertilizers.
Ity examining our advertising colutniis can
fully tiie limners will fuel where they can g?
any Chemical Fertilizer they may prefer.
F. M. Fair \ Co., .1. t". Hunter & Co , .1. 'I
Hill .x Co., ami I'.ice ,V Mel.ure, each claim the
have the hest, ami it is left lor those who hu
ami use them ( ; decide. *?ne thing may he r
v .1 ... ...? ?... .v ?\. .... would I
guilty of imposing upon the Farmers hy olferin
to sell a Fertilizer that hail not hecn fully testei
Could N ot bo Avoided
In coiiseipience of sick ness among our prin
crs we are compelled this week to double"'
number of advertisements by inserting them <
the second ami fourth pages, and in utlu
ways reduce the auioiinl of reading matter i
the outside ot" the nupcr. In the first place w
cannot alio n I to employ nine won k men than ai
necessary, hy close application, to get out tl
papci, and in the next place, there arc no id
printers "lying ah.nil loose" in I'niott so tic
we eanno! do as is common in cities, pick up
printer whenever a vacancy at a "ease"" occur:
It cannot he helped and we are not in an uno
ogiziug mood.
A Worthy Compliment,
te I compliment ;
"Havid Johnson, Jr., of the I'liioti liar, wn
in Newherry last week attending Court. II
together with lico. .lohiisioiie. Ksi|., ot the Nev
herry l?.ir, detemled Mr. James Thomas for tl
k.Ilia j of Mr. John L. I.yles. Mr. Johnson
one of the most promising voting lawyers of tl
State, lie inherits from his father. Fx the
Johnson, a tine intellect, which he has impr.ivi
hy diligence ami devotion to his profession."
hit- neighbor is in error i t representing Mi
Johnson as tin? Xfii i>l" Kx-tiov. .lullnsmi. lie
I lie pratul sou nf that illustrious ami pure mai
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Tlio Future.
tot ton is still eotuinp into market ami tVitil
/ers poinp out as rapiillv, to make more col tot
I he ilemaml tor fertilizers was never so grcu
I'liosphate rock lias a>lvanee>l iu value ami i
course till clietnical fertilizers will po up too.
We are tol I that many of the cotton liehls i
the sjaie Mill hoM a pm-l ,|,i| .it" uiipiekc'l o ?t
ton ami that there is a goo-1 ilea! of eottou he!
for hiplicr priees. It is not liarl to see Ilia
every thinp e!.se will advance. The Westir
capitalists eau any ! iv make a inter on haeoti
tloiir or Ooru ami run it tip. Jay (iotiM, To i
Scott ami \'an lerhilt. can sit ilowu att ltu 'vane
the rates if freipht ; the t'ottou Kxehailpo pan
Mors of New Vork eau put their heaJs topetlu
an 1 make cotton po up or down as it suits tlici
interest. They have a continuation sostroup an
si compart that they eau not only com ml the pn t
ent lull future price of eottou. At tho hot lot
of the la-hlcr, hol.liup it tin, si mis the fartno
who is sure to feel the pressure, come wheuet
it may. Will he count the cost before he pitclte
his crop or po it hliinl ' this year?
Another Choice Flower Pluckeit.
If it were u it for the many hripht faces wi
licet daily poinp to ami from school, we shwtth
ear that I ui in Wotihl soon lose its rcputatioi
111 I 111
livery few niniiili-i some young man o;
\ juUili'ta?ii' an I lisccriiiiicitt. from xiino 11ioi
I mo. drops into mir c iiuiiiiiiiiiy ami curries ot
mo ill" mir eho'sent (lowers ami Iraiis|ilatits lift
> aii"ili-r social circle. I tin' :><>( >ni^liiti<-111 him
'nagiiii ill' our home lioys.'
Tin* list c ise i.f the kind tin- Marriage
a last W< lmu-liv morning, tin- 'J M, <il" Mr.
! A I'i.nri it, iii Spartai.lmrg. i?? Mi-s S ti.i.tt
I'm:ii\i:, eldest laughter i f Mr .1 ' I nrriir,
p| ilii< l'oiinly. The 1? in 111 v was jum i*? r111c I
iv lilt* viiiicr.ililc I?i-\. K. II 'li.t|iiiian. I'. I>.,
I 11ri'?*ii<li?i'M, \ i' . u( ilu> ir*idciicc ill ilu1
iiili- - |>'iri'iiis, anl wilijcssol liv tin* largest
--iMii'iily ill' friends that Ka> grace I a similar
cession iii litis (' 111111 v I #? I?? iliese many y ear .
The eereinoiiy w.a < i-itI' iriue 1 ill I lie .simplest
ill most impressive manner. without osteiituinii,
iIn* | -?i i*iiis. liiMiln-r :iit I si?iers of the
ri-le ileiiig llie only "atieiidanls
I'iie tiri'le is one of the niosl leve l as slie was
tie el' i In* iii'i*! |niie an I licaui it'iil young ladies
i i lie Slat*, and in ln-r removal I tiinii society
si's one of i;s choicest ami most precious juivIs.
Tin' 1?ii'l vl (.ill-. Mirpii-sC'l mivihintf of i)> *
i:i< 1 I'ViT seen in litis I'ouniy, In lit in nuiiiticr*.
liil" UII I tu.tltf.
Till* tinnier :i, rojfu!-, mil i-voryiliin^ tint
iul'1 |ilf.'i?i' ill" lusio or 'outiiliuli* ! > ill" |iU'iii?
IV 1)1' ill" C t > 1111 : 111V W;i<t ill I l*o fit si > ll III).I J-iv
iri' l iii lini'st -ii_vi?>.
Tlie 1>i;<l:tl j -?i-iy left fi.r Spiii-hiIiiii/ in ill
li<*riiii(iii. ill'? Iiri'l" hjnviii^ m tii\ .". I Inny:-;
eliili!
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{ Our Public Koadt.
Due correspondent F ' well stiltcs some palpable
Irutlis about our roads. We agree with
, him th it tlie road law should he so changed as
I to make evtry wagon and team liable to road !
' duty ; and it seems to us that as wagons and j
teams use the roads more than individuals and, j
consequently, are more injured by ha Inroads, :
their owners are more interested in having good j
roads and should lie willing to assist in peeping i
them in order. We see no justice in compelling j
a man who does not own a vehicle, horse or I
mule, l? work the roads or pay a ceminutatio'ti
I tux for that purpose, while his neighbors, being j
personally exempt from road duly, from what- j
ever causes, but whose teams travel the roads
continually, are not required, by law, to do their
share of such necessary public work. As good
roads are as essential to the comfort and pros'
pcrity of the people as 'good la vs we Inpc the
l matter of changing the road 1 uv will he made
i a prominent subject for discussion at the next i
j election.
Ah to the man tier of working tlie roa>h, we j
do not feci Ilirxt we are capable of giving much > '
i reliable instruction. That tiiu .t he left to the j
superior skill anil knowledge of our Hoard of j
t'ouuty Commissioners ami the overseers they j
appoint. The Hoard must work according to J
the means at their command, ami \vc feel confi- !
lent they will 'lo their duty fully ami faith- {
5 fully.
it..!, ut'ici Mien a remarkably w??*tcr wt* |
have had, we think (he people in those parts of |
the County where the roads arc now almost im- j
L. passable, should not depend altogether upon j
the work required hy law, hut make a common j
|, cause of it and help the Overseers, hy all turn- j
ing out at sonic appointed time, and mend the |
worst parts of the roads, at least. Wc learn |
that near Mr. Mahry'sSaw Mill, on the Howell's
Kerry road, wagons are compelled to turn into
'' the field, as the road is now impassable. As
0 soon as plowing commences the tirhl route will
L have to he abandoned and if something is not
done to the road all passing will he stopped.? j
We nrc told that there are slabs belonging to t
citizens around and sawdust at the mill to make (
the road passable. This is only one out of a j
number of cases lately brought to our attention |
I* in the County, ami in most eases it would not ;
y cost a day's work each if every one in the neigh- !
y horhood would do his fair share of the work. j
L,. The fact is, everybody grumbles about the I
had r>>ads ami everybody 'lies to shirk his lion- j
i?r est share of duty to put them in order. There's
1 where tiie dilliciilty lies. Kvorybody knows how i
a road ought to he worked, ami cveryho ly takes ;
precious go.ij care to do as little as possible, ex- I
l" cept to grumble at what is or is not dene,
a
m High Prices of Property aud Rents in Now York.
L.r To u< rural citizens, wh i think that
or Sti.ltUH is a high price to pay f <r a house with
c enough ground around it lor a garden, nil or
rt. chard ami a cow pasture, the following prices
' fur houses, with no. a foot of land more than
le I their walls cover, will appear the very extreme
it ' of extortion ; ami if we were asked to pay 'S"J,- 1
tiiH) rent for two small rooms in the jil'tA story
| of a building," we would just say we couldn't
1- ami wouldn't do it ? we'd rat her live out of doors i
in in I'iiv suvu i-.\'u i>n;ini reins. mil in nil-' ,
great city of New Vork tliey not only pay such
juices Init get rich un?ler lluun. A xauare t'ml
; c.iy w111 readily command more money than
' It 10 acre* of the host laud in Union t'ounty.?
t The following, taken tVom :i New York letter
v' to the AVw.t mul t'niiriiT, will give our readers 1
ie n faint Men of \vli:it it costs to ilo business in
is the great metropolis :
, I
IJy consulting i lie tax registers it has recently '
k? ; heen fnutul ilint the Astors own I.loll houses in
New York of :tn .average value of Shii.lMMi ami i
a renting value of .^l.tKKI. Therefore when the
Asters ileci'le ujioti increasing their rent -.1 ten
is percent, it means that more than a llioiisuml ol
;l New York's well-to-do citizens will have to jiay
11m? uj>iece more than they did last year, or an
aggregate of 1 7"?,lKHl instead of .*> l.iino.tNiO t
which they | :*i I last year. As the Astors have
1 an income of several millions, heshle that comi
ing from their real estate. n;ul invest their sur- i
t. |>liis entirely in real estate, always buying ami
. never selling anything, it follows that their list
' of dwelling ami houses, business goes on in~~
| creasing at the rate of annul one hundred pieces
n ,,f property a ye or. t toe building in Wall -t reel
was bought last month by .lohn Jacob Astor for
j S.'ii it t.i it hi. This year the tloelels, Stuyvesants '
ami other large holders of real estate have followed
the Astors' e.samjde ami have juit up rents
" from ten to fifteen per centum, nml in the In: si
i, ness j.art of the city much more in many instau|(|
cos. All our newsjiapcrs are now engaged in
ti ltd i tig out why rents, especially down-town.
0 should go uj> so rajudly. It was thought that
' the neighborhuiol of the Stock Exchange ami
r the ( iislotiihou-o had seen its best days, but 1
' within the last fortnight tenants who thought so
I have been rudely awakened. A friend of mine
who pays . S'-'.tM'u a year for two small rooms on
the tilth story of a building was inhumed last |
n week that the rout Would be ^'J,.*tKl from the 1
r first if May, tlio landlord concluding that it'
brokers could puyijMO.oot) for seats in the Stock
, Exchange mailers must bo doing well in Wall '
N | street. In the neighborhood of the Produce !
and t'otton Exchange it is pretty much llic same '
story.
I- or t In" I lilies.
Satisfactorily Explained1
The eolirll'iOls I'vnhlnnli.ni Af \l.. U..l?....?
I " ' "n11 ? ?
i Clerk of I lie Honm of County Commissioners, is
' 'piiie satisfactory, so far as it gives light upon :
1 :i dark subject ttn>i exculpates all parties connre
* tcl with the Hoard from hlanie. I felt coiifulciit '
I all the lime there was nothing culpably wrong i
in the acts of those officers and carcCilly avoided
I using any language that wotthl create a siispieioti
igaitist ihein. I must, however.'lillcr with
\lr. Wallace, when he says, think no responsibility
attaches to the t'ottiuiissioiicrs thetnselves.
They know nothing of hank keeping |
nii'l the Clerk is a trust otlicer. 1 eotilenil that
the l'ointiiissioiiers are the <<?/?/ responsible parties
; the people elected I hem ami look to I hem |
alone (bribe h >n< st ami taiihful di-ehnrgc > f i
j al! the ilutles of the other. The Hoard selects
its clerk hut cannot shift the responsibilities of ,
any of its own duties on to his shoulders. 'J'hts
was very recently ileci led by the Legislature in t
, in the case of a clerk purloining State Hank
i Hills in t ommissioiier ('oil's olliee It only g?cs
to -how two very important fuels cniuviod with ^
I tin1 Hoard of County Commissioners. lii.-t.ihu
necessity tor always having at Irani ouo good i
man on it who knows something ahum h'lsiur.s*
ami the inanagciiioiit ot tlnanees, next t in the u
i selection of a clerk, the Hoard should l,.,.k as t
well to the character as the i|iialiticalh:ln of o
the man. ' a
Vg.iin, I think llio law should oiakc it impi-ra- \
live upon the outgoing ll..ur,l, at the line of retiring.
t" prc-iiit a lull report of its year's di
ingx I" t ie new Hoard, irrespective of any tin a! I
settlement with tlif Treasurer Tlio people i
' ami the new Hoard would then see how the I
Coniiiy .itfairs "?loo?l and act accordingly. All y
iiiiscitled ii(atiers cub! bo carried over to the b
next lis.vil year's business. as in ovlitiary bit -; - c
I li'.a, and then reported. ? a
I VM W M!? II { u
F?r tlio Tim-*, i
Let Us Have Good Roads
Ski'1.1. Siioai.s, Feb. '20.
Mil. Fkitoh : ? It is .'in old saying that "it is ? |
n ill wind lliat blows nobody good," and 1
liall tliink lliat the exceedingly cold and rainy
rin(er just past, with its usual accompaniment
-bad roads?will not be without its benefit, if
L will serve as an incentive to our people to deofc
more attention and trrll iltretieil work to
lie improvement of our public roals. It is to
>e hoped that our new Hoard of County Comnissioticrs
will take the matter in hand ne. t
bimnier, ami see that the roads arc put in such
ondition that they will not again be i in passu- {
ile during the following Winter. 1 admit that
he Commissioners can t do much, unless aided
>y the approbation and "good works" of all inersted
; but they can and should exercise more
:arc and judgment in the selection of Overseers.
I'hc amount of work done under the direction
f an incompetent Captain has little to do with
he condition of a road, unless it is for tlie i
ivorse. Our present road law may have liecn
?ood enough when very little work was <lonc on '
roads, except in cutting out new ones, hut it is j
wholly inefficient now when so much lias to be I
lone by teams airl plows.
Justice, ns well as good roads deni nid that
every wagon and team shall he made liable to
road duty, without the tight of owners to claim
personal exemption therefor. It seems unaccountable
why our Legislators do not make the |
necessary changes ; but when wc reflect that
the "dear people" have never made this subject
a matter of consideration in the selection of candidates,
we can very readily understand why it
lias been so long neglected, .lust think of the
good roads we would have in a few years if every
wagon and t? am in the County were put to hauling
rock (where convenient) for a few days each
year, to till mud hobs 1 know some will say
this is slow work, but, remember, it will bo / r'
ma itnt. In many localities the hauling of rock
to pave clayey roads would be more economical,
if not more expeditious, than cutting and hauling
timber for the same purpose. We are living
in a go-ahead, progressive age, so let us
try to keep abreast with the balance of world.
If your correspondents would devote less space
to picnics, weddings and gossip generally, and
more to suggestions as to the best methods of
working toads, making grain, cotton, ,S;e., perhaps
it would add much to the value of their
communications. Let us have an interchange
of views on the subject of good roads, for I think
tliey arc the next greatest Messing to the Stock
or No-fctic? Law, to the country at large.
? l*??r
the Tines.
"Praying to Hercules "
I remember, when a little boy, reading a fable
which had above it a picture of a wagon stuck
in the mud, while a fellow was on his knees
, praying to Hercules (who was peeping out of
the clouds above) for help, and Hercules gave
the significant answer?"Put your shoulder to
the wheel." Now we respectfully recommend
the perusal of this fable to "Hinge Xos" and bis
neighbors. We protest again*! the freezing out
of the good teacher, or the children, or the
tumbling down of that oi l shanty and the
crushing out the life of sonic bright boy, perhaps
iles iued to be President. "Hinge Xos
ought to know that in all cntiiniuiiUics some one
>'?.ju'tst.alwivM irks: the.lead in
li.ilv'j IIIU;I?u, I : "1
v u ?-? ?MJ 3 IMCMIH'K, 15 Oil IN
!< > true with the moderns. "Where there is a
will there is always a way," an I it' ?>ne man is
pronounced in his advocacy of any reform he
will soon liii'I that he will cotimi in-l followers.
I.et its have a Letter school in I'inckney Township?let
ns he independent of School t'omuiissioticr
Townsend and the school fund, ami hnihl
a coiufortalile school house for Miss Mary
Hughes an 1 the little ines under her charge.?
It will never <lo to put llioin in that old tutublc-iluwu
cabin by the way side, to be frozen,
burie I in its ruins or blown away by the winter's
wind. We have seen such things done before,
when there was not half the fuss made
about the blessings of education as is done nowadays.
It is a lamentable t rut Ii that the present common
school system has bad a tendency to lower
our appreciation of the value id' an education,
by cheapening it. Many peopic seem to think,
because they pay a paltry tax, they are free
from all responsibility, and that it isthcdulyof
the snpet intendent *lo supply good teachers,
good Louses, go.id books and assume the whole
responsibility of their education.
This Ivliicaiioti Problem is one of not very
easy solution. The New Knglatt 1 people-, who
claim to have inaugurated I lie system and brought
it to perfection, seem to be finding out that there
is a good ileal of humbiiggery about it. School
education has not been found and never will be
found, a panacea for social evils. If parents
do not pay proper attention to home influences
and home training the morale of the child will
ii<>i in- improvc'i uy mo puuuc suhuol, bo it never
.miv well conducted.
The responsibility cannot he shifted, and unless
the |>;itrous of the school take ;iu<l keep an
abiding interest in its proper management failure
is inevitable.
VKKIU M SAP SAT.
? - Ttir.Ccsii
Sn \SN..N |ltt:i.Titi \ t..? Partington,
I'ehrnary 'J'J.?-The decikiou ?f the gram! jury
this morning settled the trial of the duelling
cases nl this term. When the Court met the
grain! jury reinlcre?l a true lull on the indictnient
of I). l'>. C. Cash for murder. Solicitor
Pargan gave out iiulielmet Is against tVm. K.
Johnson ami W. 15. Sunders, the seeotnls of
Cols. Shannon ami Cash, respect fully, giving
iti I ami countenance to a duel as seeotnls The
statutes prescribe a< tin- punishment for this
"Hence disability front holding any olhee of
honor or profit tinder the State, ami imprisonment
in the Penitentiary for a term not exceeding
t u > years, at the discretion of the Court.?
I'hc grate! jury after remaining out some itne
IV>iitid true hills as to these indictments. Messrs.
sanders and Johnson are re- resented by (Jen.
I 1>. hemic ly. ami Mr. Sanders is further repvsented
l>y Mr. I! W. Pmy I, of Partington,
I pott the bringing in ot a true lull against
Ml. Cash his trial, by mutual Consent, was fixed
or Minis lay. at 10 A M
Kkuiy ton nit. Pw ot Jim. mia i x\'u take '
lie following fiotn the /.' / / _//?/,/ t, ,/ /< <-/ ; i
Mr. J. I'. M irlui, t.f |-M$?etield. seventy yeara
.1 'J >"!< "'HI
vn.s. tVo ?> } >' llii" tVulil llii' IKhrri/tr 1'rrs.s
if I I'finr.iW 1111 I we Imar I Hi I Mis. Martin is ,
Is" nu'r'1 seventy. So 150v.- wo nrc ri'iniy for |
loilnM >- iti]>ii>it on i iin> !>*y of j11 Ignient."
o
Turn \ i iM I.-. ni'ii iMi.? N;mliviljo, Timiii.,
'iiliriinry I 7. - A srreai effort was m-i lr Hist ni^lil
1 \ iii !i l.y?W iiinl John I'oii, hi j ul ;ii Hineliesor.
Thr> iirv cliargO'l with 11st* s.Mir'lel" of
oii ni; I taker last urek. A crow-l of men
oiii'iloil ilit* iri.ii. ui Toll .Hoiort to tv> to AVinliester,
I 111 i lie I'oieliielor ! ! I ilie train Fears
re enterI line I l|?a' ! .e ''M '! - e 1! I ol'O ste l i
> iiiirUt.
For lh.- Tiling
What they are Doing at Jit MoriahAs
winter's cold blast lias blown over an-J
gentle spring is returning, we Irvicii denizens
of Ml. Moriah are beginning to thaw out nnd
I will endeavor to give you the few items of
news that have transpired since my last communication.
One of the most fatal epidemics tlia'
over struck this section visited us last fall. It
was a perfect tornado. Old and young, merchants
ati 1 farmers alike, succumbed to the
disease, and ministers were inasmuch demand,
for a while, as Drs. were during the epidemic
of ' 7'?. It just looked as if everybody intended
to get married, that cott'd, and most of them
did. Well, we hope that no worse epidemics
than weddings may ever visit our quiet and orderly
community, and that the brightest anticipations
of those who had the temerity to embark
on the matrimonial sea may he fully realized.
Owing to the continuous bad weather many of
the farmers of this vicinity have not done (licking
cotton. There is more cotton in the field
now than ever before at this season of the year.
The acreage of w heat sown is considerably
less than it was last year, and I fear we have
made a mistake in not sowing more, if the old
adage be lino, that "plenty of snow plenty of
ivlinni." for we certainly have had enough snow.
Wc arc just beginning to sow oats, and I th.nk
there will be troro sown than usual, owing to
the tact that most tanners missed sowing wheat.
01 as much as I hey intended, and will sow the
more oats.
Our roads arc getting passable again, for the
first time since the first of last November.
Our Doctors have gone to farming?nothing
to do in the pill business.
Nearly every man you meet up here is a
guano agent. There are so many of them that
they have to swap guan<>s. One Agent uses
guano sold by another Agent and others use bis,
so as to got their commissions.
MT. MDKIAII.
Ileauly, health, and happiness for ladies
in "WINE OF CARDUI."
Sold by J. M. tiIDDI-IS. & Co.
m I'..r
the Times,
Prosperity.
What is it ? There seems to be a general impression
that the country is in a very prosperous
condition?that the farmers arc getting out
j of debt and have tn-.ney to lend. Still you heat
i1 from other parties the cry of a scarcity o
money and we know the fact that men are bor
rowing money who have the reputation ofbcinj
; rich and investing it in property. Now, it moil
: ie-l men?we mean men who can control money ?
j arc investing money in real estate on the suppo
, silion of an advance, either the party who i
obliged to make the sacrifice and sell or th
party who buys at a higher figure will he a sul
j fcrer.
Money may he more plenty in the country, bit
upon investigation we think it wi'l he found i
the hands of monied men. If they are willin
to lend it at a lower ?mtc of interest it will h
because there is no safer or more profitable in
vestment for it.
The prosperity of a State is based upon in-l
1 vidual prosperity. If the people are out *
I debt and pay promptly as a general thing tli
1 I lie ftibVuctT class is lending it's money to a poor*
class, it will he the old story of the rich growin
richer and the poor poorer. If an abundant
; of money should induce capitalists to invest the
; surplus in factories or such industrial cntei
i piises as will increase the value of cverv ai-ii.
( produced dii the firm or in the workshop, w It it.
I will give lucrative employment to thousatu
I wlio now can hardly earn n support, which wi
! enhance the value of real estate and attract t!
i
J attention of capitalists from abroad, then v
| shall realize genuine general prosperity ; hut :
j long ns we devote all our energies and capit;
j to the growing of cotton, an I depend upo
| cheiuieal fertilizers, and upon the West for on
i tlour, our bacon, our corn, upon the North f
i our plows, clevises, heel-screw*. n;;e*hclves an
! almost everything used on the fartu, wi> wi
tind the rich daily growing richer and the
poorer. History is ever repeating itself.
"WINE OF CARDUI ' makes rosy
j checks and clear complexions.
Sold by J. M. UlUltKS. & t o.
I 'or I In* Tiiiu-s.
Money Lo3t in tho Mail.
t'r.ovu IJi.i rr, Feb. lHtb, Is,SI.
Mil. lititii>t: tin die 'Jltli of .lauuary last
mailed a two dollar bill very nicely in a letie
1 directed to the .Y? trs iiii'l CournT, Charleston, .v
. and sent it to the I'ost olliee. 'Ihe Post mil.ter
informs n?c that he received it, but I hav
never heard from it nor received the paper
; sent for. It looks strange. I did not register i
I as it was a sin ill amount, and l have sent it tin
; d eds of letters to t'harleslon and never hefor
I had one to fail. Something is rrotig on oik
I end of the route or the other, I am fully satis
: uca. 1 ours, \e.,
S. I). UKlfitiS.
*
It is \ Wr.i.i. Knmwx I'mt, among physician:
j licit 1 >11 cliit .1 iiiii|m*i* ami I'arurii ISravn in coinhi
| nation sire t he best roiiic>lie.s in tin; worbl lor auj
: "lisease of the 151a.I ler or Ki.lueys. ami that no
loss than one hull' of iIiu Ii 1111:111 family, boll
1 uialu ami female, sutler from >h-rangvmen( ol
those organs, ami neglect or failure to use propel
i remeilies hurry many to miliiucly graves. Nu
nierous combinations have beentric<i for (travel
llrick 1111 st |>c posit*. I>ri^rli 1"s Disease, Weak
ness in Itaek ainl Hips, pro.luce.l by .lerauge111
viit of llla>I>ler ami Kilueys, but none with
sueli happy results as I(:itiki 11 s |-'.\ir ii:' of Ibiehu
ami .luniper. I f you sutler from any .liseaso ol
ihose organs, get a bottle one or two will relievt
you.
! I'repare-I only by Hum, Itinkin ."i; l.amar, At
laiiln Ha. Sohl by J. M (i 11M1 MS
Jail 7 1 row','lit
Nli.vi 1 ill. t 1 nsiu jmh.w s._a.hillgloii. Fobruary
|S. The t'eusi|s 1 Mlico announce*. (lie f..l
lov 111 jjj :ippro\iiualeilist|ubuiion of the total p> n
nltilioii of 1 ho country among the several el 1-s'.'s
; Nl.vies J'),o'JO .s-Ji females *J|,t> J'J.KJtl ;
natives of the I nile-l States -F5, ITo.oini, foreign
born Ii.'.I'.?,1, whit.. I ?, III I S77. colore! ii..
"177,1 oI; Chinese !* -?. *?? 1. The number of col.ireil
persons (o eaeli li'imlrcl thoiis.iml whites
is lo, loo llgaiiut 1 i iii lffll.
Avion*. Sm??v *m? Mi.iji kaih:,?I'lTu-ag- ,
February 1*. A snow .storm whieh began here
las, evening e.uitinuol all night, the fall being
from eight inches to one fool in >lepth. The
storm cxlcmlel throughout N> 11h0r11 Illinois.
I.iwa ami Wisconsin. Ii is now .billing b.i.lly,
ami the pfospcel is 1 hit the hi .eka.les 01 il...
riilroriil Ihics( which line ju-i hecii broken,
mil lie ( sluli!ii^-iin lirmur >I an ever.
A ?'iii m?iii\ n.v tiii \ii,l.|\? S|?:ir: iiiImir>r.
IVInii.iry 'J J. A freight train ran into another
here IIim evening, mi lh?> Air l.ino I'ni 1 r<>n<I.
nrcckin;' several car., NoImvI V was hint. A
. . . ' r. ..
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lJi.o ii s!iki> in Tkxas.?Eagle Pass, Tex., Fo' *
ruary :J<>.? In n <11M|>ute over a game of car-Is,
this evening, a colored man, nnmcd Keilty, was
shot and mortally wounded by a man named
Tom Leaky.
Mchukr of a Catti.k Dfai.ku.? Dallas, Tex,,
February 2it.?About ! o'clock, this evening,
four shots were heard in the neighborhood of
the Texas Pacific passenger depot, and, itpou
the arrival of persons at the scene, the corpse
of A. K. Ntrothers, a wealthy cattle man of
Knnis, Tex., was found. There is no clue to the
murderers.
A Rrkak rur Lifr.?Galveston, February
I'J.-.-A special from El l'aso says : "This morn* ?tng
seven American prisoners in jail at Pasa
Del Norte, Mexico, made a break, shooting one
of the guards in the head and running towards
the American line, but were overtaken by ti e
guard, who fired upon them. The prisoners
being armed returned the tire. Three prisoners
were killed and the others surrendered. Two
of the guards wcic seriously wounded. The
prisoners heard Inst night that they were to to
taken to t'hi'Mtahua to-day. which they believed
meant to be shot on the road. Hence their desperate
attempt at escape.'*
"WINE OF CARDUI" for Ladies only.
Sold by J. M. GUIDES. & Co
Dkatii of Dtt. Stkvksson.? Aiken, February
IT.? Dr. Wellington Stevenson, a former mer
' ?i ? .1;,.,I
Clltillt DOIIl 01 t nuncatou moi .nijinin, ..^.w
nt G o'clock tliis morning. In 1H7(J whilst itt
his ollicc nt Augusln lie had a siuhlcn attack ol 1
severe cerebral nffcclion, which was the coihiiienceiuent
of the disease which resulted in tholoss
of his life. From time to time these attacks
hnvo recurred, and although the most eminent
physicians were consulted, the end could tu>t ho
averted. He leaves a wife and four children
living. ? Cor. Xetcs and Courier.
?- - - Uittciir's
11 iskask and It'K Watkij.?The idea
has recently been advanced that ((right s disease
is attributable to the immoderate use ot ieo
water and cold drinks, the fact being cited that
the people of this country use ninety per cent,
more ice in their drinks than the people of any
other country?the inhabitants of Greenland
not excepted?and that we have seventy-five per
cent more of Hright's disease. The wine drinking
countries of I'.urope are said to be comparatively
free from the malady, while in America
the progress of the disease, it is asserted, has
kept pace with the increased consumption of
ice.?London Medical Journal.
"WINE OF CARDUI" four times a day
makes a happy household.
Sold bv .1. M. Gild IKS. &C o. W
Cotton Finn in Coi.tmuts.?Columbus, Fe!>L
ruary Hi.?The Webster Cotton Warehouse on
r Lower llroad street was burned at S A. \l. today.
The building, the properly of .1. II. Webster,
valued at !?llUHIO and occupied by Allen
II. Crawford, l.GlK) bales of cotton, 1 -"?*> rolls of
p bagging and 100 tons of guano were almost completely
destroyed. Loss on building J"?G,IHH).?
Insured for Loss on cotton, live., ?113,0(10.
Insurance ?27,">00. The lire is supposed
'* to have originated from the accidental lighting
s of a match by a little negro bov. The ware.,
house was opened in January, ISSO.
No W it is it ky at Ninktv-Six.?A gentleman
from Ninety-Six, Abbeville County, states that
it the people of that thriving little village have
n determined to put down the whiskey trathe, and
that they intend to select a "dry" council at
" the municipal election in April in spite of all
c opposition. The new departure in Laurens Lids
i- fair to revolutionize that whole section. When
entire communities begin to move in the cause
of temperance the work must succcc I.
>f No head-ache or back-ache for ladies
c who drink "WINE OF CARDlll."'
o I 1 i I \i CIHBUC a
;r ^
ig A S\dSck\k. ? Itichiii.ind, Va., February 17.
;v ?Needham l\ Freeman, of Ltinwiddie County.
jr was indicted ir. the I'ni el Slates District Court
here to-day mi two eases of forgery in comiccr"
lion with postal Dooney u-devs. Ilcwisatouie
le put on trial,, plea led guilty, anvl the jury rcndered
a verdict :?ceon?iugly. He will be sentonecd)
to-morrow. The prisoner's wife was ia
court, with their four little children. two of then.#
t a till babies. The scene was very utrccliii"
?? ...
Li?,ht t.v Dakkxkss.?A new invention fs reis
p'!r'c'} lv"."' Turin. It consists in the application
lagln-giving materials to printit g ink. by
| which the print becomes luminous in i||t. daik
it so that in future it wilt Impossible to read :t
I night, in tied or during a journey. without the
. "^i-buico ot o,- lamp. A m w dui v
<
I paper in which ibis luminous material v,\>U l.o
[ used is, it is said, itrljoui- to be publi she-el a^
II : Turin.
" "WINE OF CARDUI'* cure* invgukv?\
painful, or <1 itlicii11 menstruation.
Sold by J. M. tiltiDKS. \ 40.,
Senior. in ('..\ui.si't?x.?Wright's Moll", Clas-oil'bin
('utility, Fcl rttary 17. ? Mr. Charles
Iticiiardson, a young man aged aboui years,
keeping store some eight or ten miles above
here, committed sniehle yesterday morning just.
1 after sunrise, by shooting himself with a douhl.i %
| j barrel shot gun. He was to have been married
r | to-day. What eotineetion this event ami the
tragedy have to each other, in the relation of
cause and elfeet, is not known.
%
c .1 frurx. Ilulf/ii.fiit ,y Urn., Alhiuhi, Cm.:
I (ientleiaen ? We have used your 'Neuralgine''
[ with great satisfaction. Sometimes it has given
II j imined ate relief, nt others by a soothing effect,
- ] has brought on sleep, and then followed recovs
,. cry from the severities ot nervous headache..
We recommend it to our friends.
Kcspcctfully, lb K. Hi ri.r.it.
' Oct. -J. INT'I.
Feb. IS i', lm
A Itiu l'.rirvt.o ||.hi:i, liritNKo. ? lluft'alo, N.
4 V., February Pi. ? I?r. It. V. I'ierea's I'alaco
lloteljwas totally deal roved by fire t his afternoon.
L. | There were at 'lie time onlv about i.i.fliio .n-o.
' i in tlic building, all of whom escaped. inaiiy nt
' I tliom being euablcil to save i lie bulk of i lieir efFet t.
I | 'flic total cost of the structure was nearly J? " 110,1
i (MMI. Insurance will probably cover two-thirds
of the loss.
?
I Tilt: I'liii.ADKi.t'iii \ Ki.ki'TIon. ? Philadelphia,
| February I ?. ? In the municipal election ycslcv!
>lay Samuel ti. King, Imlcpeii'lent lleiimcrat en!
"bu'se | ili,. |lelcpomleiil llepublicans, watt
J. j cleclc.l mayor by *>,.V!S majority. John Hunter,
i Ileleprudent Kcpiiblican endorsed by lite l?ci|ioI
crats, was elm.toil roeelvor u| |a<i>.s, ami \\ III. M.
West, Kopublii.au, was elt>(.ie<l city Solicitor.
Fttti: is' Si mi i.it- The tine mansion tf the
late K. It Cain, suven miles from Sumter, was
burned * I. \\ i; jou-ral days ago. The luitt.se was
( coiipie<l hy .Mrs. Cain ami her daughter. Mrs.
Frank Milh.lt. Xearly every thing in tlufhonstr
\\ i- I hv the lite. There was no insurance
oil I he Jif.'l VI I V.
*
I pr-vru iii l>\xiKi. I?iH i;i.vss, F.sv|.?Chernw,
] February 'J"?|)niiiel Hoiiglass, Kstp, meii.bt r
j of the legislature from litis county, died In >1 y
Mr. Hotig'uss *a- about ti.% years obi, mid w S
highly csicciitu I by the people ot the county.
M \ f I *
- v . *- as. as a HI#|
JI'.NKIN>i . Miiiricl, oil ilio
1 ?ili insi., :ii ilif rcsi'li-ncc ?>!' (lie briilc's Hitlivr?.
i l?_v Ib-v. .1. r 11 it in pit i M's ^! r. 'I'ikim\? Jcnkins
i<> Miss S<.imii v < iii i(i>it\ All oi I iii-.ii <mimi y
! I.INUKIi M<M!I5|; M.nifl. on (lie ITili
! in -si.. ?v lU'V. I! !'. Siuurl, 1?i . I' I. I.imh i: i <?
| \|i?< N invii', i-Mot ilnti^liliT of I?r. M. A.
I M lll?|! K , III' I It!.- <"\? II.
Tin- w lit'.ii;,; pa'aO v.;i< f.illy di-rn-ssi' l Sty "?t,
i us fwul fiimily," :ti| I :v luiijr Silt- of hiinini-s
[ snil |>|-<p?.i iiy mi IMIMI \ Vn'i I 'III'
COIIJi'l