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The Democratic Ticket. For Oovernor. Hugh S. Thompson. For Lietenubt Governor. John Oalhoun Sheppard. Secretary of State. Col. J. N. Lipscomb. Attorney Geueral. O. Richardson. Miles. Slate Treasurer. John P. Richardson. Comptroller General. W. E. Stoney. For Superintendent of Education, REV. ELLISON CAPERS, of Greenville. For Ailjuiaot an<l Inspector General, A. M. MANIGAULT, of Georgetown. For Congiees, JOHN II. EVINS. of Spartanburg. COUNTY TICKET, For Senator. WILLIAM MUNRO. House of Representatives, p r* r^iTi u v V> \j\J Ul I. G, McKlSSICK, J- R. MINTER. School Commissioner, D. A. TOWNSEND. Probate Judge, DAVID JOHNSON, JR- ? County CoBtmisaloners, C. C. SARTOR. S. D. F. GAULT. GILMER. C. GREER. South Carolina Postofficks.?Washington, August 30.?The ndjustmeut of the salaries of the postofficea in South Carolina has been completed by the postoffice department. This duty is required every two years, and involves considerable work by the officers of the department. It is only the prcsi Jcntial offices that are thus treated. These offices are such as receive one thousand dollaisa year at least, and whose postmaster is appointed by the President. They are three classes. The first class is composed of those drawing three thousand dollars a year or rr> nro /"M. * ?1? * ~",v' viisriMioD is uic only office of this class in the Stute. The second class range from two thousand to three thousand dollars. There are two offices of this class, Columbia and Spartanburg, the latter recently promoted from the third grade. South Carolina has 705 postoffices as against C1C two years ago. The increase during the present year has been thirty. The Presidential offices number thirteen. Four offices increase their salary two hundred dollars. They are Anderson,Chester, Orangeburg and Spartanburg. Union is the only office to suffer a reduction, and it is quite heavy. The loss is three hundred dollnrs. Seven offices add one hundred dollars to'lheir income?Aiken, Beaufort, Camden, Georgetown, Greenville, Newberry and Sumter. Charleston remains unchanged. The following statement shows the presidential offices in South Carolina, together with the salary arranged for the ensuing two years : Office Class. Salary. Aiken 3 51,500 Anderson Courthouse 3 1,400 Beaufort 3 1,000 Camden 3 1,500 Charleston 1 3.000 Chester Courthouse 3 1,500 Columbia 2 2,300 Georgetown 3 1,100 Greenville Courthouse 3 1,000 Newherrv Courthouse 3 1,800 Orangeburg Courthouse 3 1,400 Spartanburg Courthouse 2 2,000 Sumter Courthouse 3 1,700 Union 3 1,200 We cannot see how there can be so much less business at this Postoffice than in previous years. I The business of the town'lins greatly increased, while the population lias slightly increased. Perhaps the'.lnrg** amount of mail matter mailed at the train has affected thcoffice. We, however, arc compelled to think there is soma aiis-.nke in tiling mis umce. ?? A Negro Killed ur a Random Shot.?Spartanburg, September 2.?Officer John Foster had in charge on yesterday a negro, Thomas Phearby, committed to County jail for thirty days for disturbing rcligous worship in the upper part of this County. Four miles from the city the prisoner sprang into the woods and was* soon hidden by the undergrowth. Foster with a email 112 calibre pistol fired in the direction, nud was astonished to hear groans and to find his prisoner lying forty-five yards distant. The ball entered the back of the head and death followed very soon. Late last night the Cotoner'sjury returned the following verdict, after a recital of the above facts : Death from a pistol ball fired by John Foster." Foster is now in jail awaiting the due course of the law. ? Cor. Col. Register. Seen A Combination.?"On one of the main streets of Council Bluffs, Iowa, t wo houses stand on either side of a tombstone establishment. Each house is occupied by a doctor, and directly opposite an undertaker plies his trade. Next door to the undertaker lives a third physician, whose house adjoins a liver} stable on the other aide, and until recently a hospital was the next building but one. The Council Bluffs Nonpareil wants to know if any city in the United States can beat that combination." Well, we can crowd it pretty close. On oncsqnare wo have an energetic undertaker's office, a livery stnble and hearse repository, a drug store and physician's office, two coffin stoies an 1 a place where they sell orguincttes.? Macon Ttlearaih Tiie North'Carolina Independent Throws Up TheSponoe.?Charlotte, N. C.September *2. ?Colonel Charles 11. Jones, Editor of the Charlotte Observer, who announced himselfsome weeks go as an independent candidate for Congress from the Sixth District ol North Carolina, will publish in his paper to-morrow a card retiring from the field on the ground that a Republican candidate will probaly be placed in thcrfield. He adds that the issues are now so drawn in that he cannot longer continue a candidacy which can only result in detriment to the Democratic parly. The Eaitii fcl Exiiortruto Stash Firm.?Salt Lake city, Utah, September 1.?John Taylor, (ienrge <2 Smith and Joseph F Smith have issued an address to the Mormon people reciting the measures taken by the general government for tho suppression of polygamy by means of what is known ns the "F.dmunds law," and exhorting the faithful to stand by and uphold the plural marriage, which they say. "is a part of our religion and interwoven with our dearest and holiest hopes connecte 1 with eternity." , Oua Snobbish President.?Boston, September 4 .? A telegram from Newport says: President Arthur avoided ihe route laid downjfor him and remains on board the Dispatch at out of the wiij poinis. i iiu tbssbi was provisioned lor a week to dayand information refused as to tbe neitmovementaof the President. .? Mr. Crandal Mackey, son of ex Judge T. J. Mackey, redfefved the cadetship at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, awarded at Chester August 29th. % ? llev. It. P. Franks was painfully injured by being thrown from a buggy with a runaway mule near LownJesvillc on August Itfth, $hf SSuIilu tttnion ?imcr>. It. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBRE, 8 1882. SUBSCRIPTION-^'SS 00 PER ANHUMJ AJDVERTI8INO. One square or one inch, first insertion, - - - $1.00 Kach subsequent insertion, ------- 75 Liberal discount made to merchants and others adverlUinK lor six months or by tho year. Obituary Notices of ton Hues or less. Inserted free. " " over ten lines, charged as Advertisements. T.IKE NOTICE. Citations, Notices to Creditors and Notices of Final Discharge must be paid for before they will appear in our columns. Evory voter >u lavor of tho "Dry Ticket" should record his uauio at tho ballot box next Monday. The Dry ticket should receive a full vote, whether another ticket is run or uot. Big Show, next Wednesday, Sept. 18* The Union -Lyoeam. We arc requested to announce that there will be a meeting of the Union Lyoeutn in theCoui' House, on Tuesday evening next, at which an Essay will bcread.by Col. K. J. Qnge,] and an interesting debate. Store to be Closed. We are requested '? sta.e thai, Jicxt Frida^r rhe 15th, being a holiday In the Jewish religion, Mr. P. M. Cohen's store will be closed on that day. Gone to Market. Mr. llarry Cohen, of the firm of P. M. Cohen A Bio., has been at the North nearly .two weeks, buying.thvlr Kail and Winter Slock of Uood*. Capt. A. It- Foster, of the firui of Foster A WUklna, has gone North for their new stock. 1). C. Flynu started for the Northcrn'market (mraedlr.tely ?f cr the Itev. J.J. Woolahan gave him perm<sslon to take a partner in his business. .? Religious Service. By request of a number of pcr.ons Iter. A. J. Hires will repeat tits discourse on "Responsibility," preaebed last Sunday, on next Sunday night, in the Baptist Church at 8 o'clock. Mb. Sto kes,?I'lense announce that on account of the "Dcmocrafc Meeting" on (he 11th inst. the Schools will not open* until the 12th. This will give all nn opportunity to be present, to greet and hear the Speakers and pay their respects to our noble candidate for Governor*. J. L. YOU NO, C. B. Thi. RisR*i1i.AS<t Skn?> ?.;n k?i? IT-:. - "" -"ft ^,,V " " VV ,M VUIUH IIV4i Wednesday, September 13. T. J, Alverson Brings the First Bale. Although a few days later than some of our ncightors, we feci thai it is not entirely out of place to say that Mr. T. J. Alvcrson sold the first bale of new Cotton iu this County last Tuesday, theuih. It was bought by Capt. A. II. Foster, at 11J. Mr. Alverson says that the rains had injured the sample, which is the reason it did not bring as high as that sold in other markets. Mr. Alverson is one of our most thorough-going and prosperous farmers. On a two-horse farm with two hands, he will make COO bushels of corn and not less .than lOOOlbs seed cotton to the acre?some good judges say he will make a bale to the acre. By hard labor and good management Mr. A. will be about able to pay for his farm out of two crops, notwithstanding the bad crop of last year?and the value of the farm has enhanced from 15 to 25 per cent. And yet we are told every day, "there is no money in tanning." If friend Alverson can clear nearly $1,* 700, cash, in one year, and make his faim worth 20 per cent, more in two years, he pr.ves that there is money in Farming. There is a greot deal in the man, though. . The War Elephant, "Einperor, ' will be in Union next Wednesday, Sept. 13. This Elephant js larger than any other .two Elephants now advertised to appear here. This is no advertising do )ge, but an item offset. Oar Agricultural Exhibition. We hope that our our farmers will bear in mind that the members of the Agricultural aud Mechanical society of this county are determined to spare no pains in making the exh.bition this Fall a success. Everybody will remember the misgivings we nau last year, ana ine aoununnt prophecies of the croakers thatathe Fair would be a failure. It was anything but a failure. Eve-ybody was surprised?most agreeably surprised?at the very fair exhibition of field crops, the excellent display of vegetables and fruits ; the mechanical department made a fair showing; sorao new and valuable agricultural implements were on the grounds, some very goo 1 specimens of cattle and swine, a very good parade of horses? Union always comes to the fronton horse's. Above all, the display in the ladies department was the most gratifying. They always know how to pile up the attractions, and by their presence to impart "a fragance more exquisite than the perfume of tlio rose, and a tint more magical than the blush of morning." There can be no excuse for a failure this Fall. The field crops, fruit crips and garden crops are nil fine, and there is no reason why a good display should not be made. The farmers are in goad spirits?feel that there is a silver lining to the cloud?and are hopeful of a better future. Let them turn out one and all, and bring to the exhibition the best fruits of thoir labors. Maybury, Pullman & Hamilton's Show, which exhibits hero on next Wednesday, Sept. 13, advertises nothing it does not exhibit. THREE TIMES THE SMALLEST ELEPHANT EVER SEEN COMBS WITH S. H* BARRETT & CO.'S NEW SHOW TO ?NlON, C. II., ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 28TH. . Maybury Pullman At Hamilton's ?Circus gave two performances hero last Tuesday, and had a full teat on caoii occu sion. The show was an excellent one frim beginning to end ; in fact, we do not retncui ber to have seen a bettor ono. The aotors, one and all, were art'nts, and the tight rope dancing nod wire walking wore simply marvellous. The tent and fittings were clean and noat ; the coatume? handsome, and the agents and employes attentive and polite in the extreme. The.%universal opinion was that the entertainmeut was well worth the admission fee and that alone is high praise LymJtLury, Va; Guxctte, * The Mm* Meeting. i At Anderson, Greenville, Pickens and 1 every other appointment already visited by ' the campaign party, in the upper oounties ( tho people have turned out by tbousanda to t greet theui and listen to the eloquent wurdof wisdom, truth and inspiration whtoh thoy < spelt.;, and wo sincerely hope tin democrat 1 of Union will- meet them with equal o&thuf f siaam aud show by their numbers, a^ the ( meeting NEXT MONDAY, that thoy are j fully alive to tho necessity of unity of i action and alertly determined to pe^etu- ; fttA tint (mvitrnmnnl nF ItAnnal *? I ? 1**11 ? and justice that was (riunphaut ia 187G- I < Thompson, Sheppard, Lipscomb, Evias aud other cloqucut speakers will surely be here, and will speak. , MEN OF UNION, LET US OPEN i THE CAMPAIGN WITH A RALLY l i OF THOUSANDS. v;? 1 . ? i Judge Wallaoe to Spook. - ] A mooting of the Union Democratic CltHf will < be held in the Court House to morrow, Saturday ' evening, at 8 o'clook, and will be addret^ed by I Hon. W. II. Wallace, with C. C. Culp, Elq., as | alternate. All parties are invited to attejkd. t Wo Endorse the Compliment. I i We find in the Elberton, Geo., JNim iSy/fi the following handsome and well moritedwotopH* ment to a young maa who hod lived in th& eommlitfwy rlrtwo yeare and by "His muuly'tnoral ^ deportment had won the respect and confidence of every good oitiien. We Areglal to hear such a good report of you, Joseph, you deserve every word of praise in it, particularly the handsome and modest part. There never will be n Mrs. P. jr., if you don'tjget over that uatural modesty or yours. Tell the E iitor of the Mew South, we can't spare any more, although we have "a few more ofthe same sort left "Born at Port Rotal."?Such is true of a very hnndsome and pleasant young gentleman now residing in Elberton. He is engaged in business hero and has shown his nptitudo and perfect fitness for his responsible position since he arrived here last Spriug. He is a quiet, undemonstrative gentl iman, who in early life learned the important lesson of attending to his own business exclusively, and hence is not inclined to thrust himself forward "as the manner of some are." We allude to Mr. J. D. Pope, who last Spring was sent here by Mr. P. M. Coben to lake charge of the extensive bankrupt stock ho had purchased of the receiver for Mr. Joseph Strauss. Mr. Cohen thus showed his unlimited confidence in Mr. Pope, as a gentleman of the strictest integrity and honesty. We are glad that Mr. Pope is with us, and we hope ho will locate here permanently, and would gladly welcome many mire of the same stamp. ?, IJDo not be deceived in the date of tl-.o coming of the only Legitimate Big Kailroad Show; it will bo hereon lie t Wednesday, Sept. 13. An Appeal from the Women and Children to tVio TTnJn? ' We: the women of iho W. C. T. U. together { with our "Bund of Hope," appeal to you, dear ' fellow citizens, to work (or us in the coming 1 Municipal Election, iO hurl from our midst this 8 monster evil, Whiskey. We ask it in the name ( of the Great Supreme ; and we ask it believing 8 that you will help us with all your might ; and 1 may God s choicest blessings rest upon you for ' the effort. ' Let none of us fee' any longer that we are 1 partners in this unholy traffic and sharers in the blightihg sorrows that follow in its train. ' Maybury," Pullman A Hamilton's Circus olW | Menagerie travels upon its owu merits. It , will be here on Sept. 13. , ihe Nominating Convention. Union, S. C., 4ib Sept., 18S2. , A very large meeting of voters of the town who were in favor of electing a "Dry Council" at the approaching municipal election, was held ^ iu the Court House at 0 o'clock I'. M., for the purpose of nominating a ticket. Mnj. James U. Steedman was elected chairman, and W. C. Wallace secretary. , A resolution was adopted unanimously, pledging the nominees of the Conventiou, if elected, not to increase the "Street Tax. Mr. C. U.Koberson was nominated for tie office of Iutendant hy acclamation. A ballot was then held foi the nomination of ' four wardens?the plurality rule having been 1 adopted. Messrs. R. W. linsley, P. M. Cohen, J. I Harris and W. A. Robinson having received th highest number of votes, were declared to be the nominees of the convention for the office (of wardens. On motion the nominations were made unanimous. On motion the Convention adjourned aine die JAMES B. STEEDMAN, Ciim'N. W. C. Wallacb, Sec'y. - The Biggest Show Yet. The only show comingto Union 0.11. this season that owns its own Cars, is S- K. darretl & Co's New United Monster Railroad Shows. The only Show advertised to visit Union, C. H., on Thursday. September 28th, that has a name and character to sustain, and whioli hopes to visit you od some future time; kn r.ving tli it it will give satisfaction ami exhibit all it advertises ; making friends who will weloome its return- The excellence of this Exhibition is decided by the press of other oities i> be the best ever traveled. The following is copied from a lute exotiangq.; The large orowd which assembled to witness the exhibition of 8. II. Barrett & Co., both afternoon and evening, on Monday, was certainly gratifying in a high degree to the managers.? The large ?cnts were crowded, and at night, notwithstanding the rain had been falling in tortents, and tho grounds were muddy and covered with pools of water, the managers were compelled to put in extraseats, which were immediately filled. The show was one of great excellonoe. and its success in this place may be largely attributed to the management of Mr. Willis Cobb, whoseems especially adapted to his situation. The three clowns were a pleasing feature of the show, and soino of the local hits they made were very happy. The horixontal bar champions, Dunbar and Keno, were oxperts. The equestrian performanoes were of the highest oider, and some of the acts were truly thrilling. M'lle Mellette and Monseurs Wallace in their light rope performance were the authors of deeds of startling, daring and strength. The bicyole whirling through theairwosa new nnd interesting feature. The tumbling was more than good, the music charming, ami every feature of the slu pendou 1 collection of amusements surpassed the most ardent expectation. The show was the. most largely attended of any that had been i?^ i this oity for years.?Roanok* Tinu?, Aug. 4 1882. -e- ? The Pritt revolving Head Gins clean the seed perfectly nnd make a good sample. Hee I hem before you boy. For sale by FAftR Si TIIOM- , 80 V * Apg 26 84 8o?* >101917 briber/ indirect. According to the I *ten 1 and best definition bribery is "theoffering ir accepting any undue reward, to or by" eto. | ,t0. ? ? ? it extends to the giving or , oceiviug a reward to influence the action of a 1 roter." 1 A distinguished politic ?l writer of your plan- J it, whose works, I ain sorry to betieve, are not , uuoh studied by any class among you, has the 1 allowing etiiking language : ' Indirect oribes occur frequently, though J hey aresuffioiently direct to brand them at onoe, , n the eye of erery houost citizen, with their 1 rue oharacter, and though their shape oan ap- 1 lease only those consciences which are ready to j lerire comfort from the fc rra and not the essenoe | >f transactions." See Libbrk's Political Ethics: 1 iTol* 11 : page 404. Again, says ibis same writer: "At ail peri>ls have laws pronounced lliepublio abhorrence , >f imbed voting, and all stales where this evil j tias become common, bare been irretrievably oat. The laws of Athens were severe against bribing of any kind, both against the briber and ihe bribe-l. But Athens, at length, sunk into | Demoorstic absolutism and bribing became so sommon thnt bribing companies were formed.? rhe Romans carried it on by way of giving festivals, as well as money direotly, upon the largest scale; so soon as publio offices were coosidsred places for pluuder, and the sums previously spent to obtaiu them as a incro outlay to be Refunded by plundor after the offioe was obtain3d." Libber's Political Ethics Vol. II. pp. 80S ?397. "The Romans carried lt?n by way of giving festivals." In this, history seems to be repeat, ing itself of late, on your planet. A class of men, knowing the profuse liberality (?) of office leekers; and knowing that among you is a large slass of poor, unprincipled "fellow citizens," who will follow an office seeker-any where for a "treat and knowing that you have a moderately fair allowance of office seekers on hand ; have taken advantage of the situation to furnish barbecues on the right aud on the left, at which most of the offico seekers spend tnore or les9 money furnishing dinners for the sponges and parasites with which office seekers are iuTested. This slate of things is a burning shame, both to he office seeker and the parasite. Yet, while I san foel only indignation and ontcmpt for the nan who would compromise his manhood and lisgrace his revolutionary ancestors by throwing jut bait on the right and left, with which to ;atch this class of voters, I feel only tho profoundest pity for the ignorant, poverty stricken, inprincipled parasites, who follow tho office seekers around for the corrupt and, no doubt, jneu grudging favors (I) winch lite olhce seek srs are accustomed to bestow. Again, says Likgkr, in his Political Ethics: ? It the universal spirit of mankind, expressed in the laws cf all ages, points out bribery as a thamelcss crime; if our conscience tells us unequivocally that it is a crime; if we know that i representative government becomes a inelanslmly farce, if we ackuowludge the form while ve violate the principle ; ? no citizen, who vnl les either his own houor or conscience, or the infcty of the slate, or the essence ot civil liberty. >r right, or virtue in any way, ought, on any iccouut, to olfer or rcceivo a direct or an iudi ect bribe, however safe the latter might be tgainsl any punishment, according to the letter >ftholi-v. Is there no natural allegieuce to ruth and liberty ? We have called all acts by which eleotious are falsified, treason ngains liberty. Bribery is the worst of these acts." ? You woul^o iuijAU IreasoMkf the hlcbnst kind, if, by any liiu I of frau 1 or ohioanery. so me one elso should be substituted to fill an office instead of one who had been legitimately eleelel to that office. Is it less criminal?is it really as crimal?to substitute a counterfeit for a genuine pub' lie opinion ? ?the foundation on which t he fabric of civil liberty chiefly rests. And do we not commit these substitutions if we allow ourselves, by any consideration of interest or favor, to v ote JifTerently from what our judgment fells us we ought to do? Is this act not n guiltier lie than a false word in a mere account of an event ? ? There nre many lies infinitely worse thnn lies I old in words?(hey are the lies of actions, of ihe tenor sf our lives. Since, then, laws cannot avail much in this particular, and since ruin must inevitably follow if bribery becomes common, it is the duty of each citizen to hold him jelf bound by all that, is'true, and just, and pure, to crush this crime wherever he meets it." In addition to individual bribery by trenting. it is said that the majority of office seekers have their "workers," especially at the polls, each "worker" doing his best to iufluence ns ninny voters ns possible on behalf of his favorite.? With reference to this practice Likbkr says ; "In these cases, individual canvassing by tho friends of one or the other candidate might be harmless, but these cases are rare, nnd a custom which is dangerous, had belter never be intro* duced. Properly speaking, individual canvass* ing is the opposite of what it pretends to be. It is saying, in effect, to a citizen that wo know or suspect that you care so little about giving your vote conscientiously, that we beg you to throw it into our sca'e." Asking for n vote, either by the candidate himself, or his workers, is a tacit insult to any Intelligent, honorable, conscientious man. It is saying, in effeot, that we do not consider you capable of deciding properly for whom you will vote and. therefore, we assume to be your guardian in the matter , or we believe you capable of deciding?but we believe that you htye so little moral principle that we can make a tool'of you to further the Interest of our favo- : rile. Macaulay well says ; "The practice of can- ' vassing is quite reasonable under a system in which men are sent to parliament to serve themselves: it is the highest absurdity under a system ,in which men are sent to parliament to eervc the publio. While we had a m<>ok tepresentation it was natural enough that this practice should be carried to agient extent. ( trust that it will soon finish tho abuses from wliieh it sprang. I trust that a great and in'elligeut people wiM see that seats in the house of com- J moni ought uot to be given, like rooms in nn alir s hoiibe, to urgency of solicitation, and that n mnn who surrenders his vote to caresses and supplications. forget* his duty as much as if he ! had sol i it for a hank note. I hope to see the ' day when an Kuglishman will consider i. as great an affront to be courted and fawned upon j in his oapaoitr as a eater, as in his oapacity as ' a juryman. In the polling booth, as in t^e jury ' box, he has a great trust confided to him ; a sa | ored duty to isoharge. lie would be shocked ' at the thought of finding an unjust verdiot, be- I cause the plaintiff or the defendant had beeu ! very civil and pi easing; and, if he would refleot, ' 1 thi ik he would be equally shocked at the thought of voting for a candidate, for whose 1 character he tell no esteem, merely beoause that.: candidate bad called upon him, begged very lard and shaken his hand warmly." ' Respecting the election to single offices. it >ught to be unnecessary to mention thm n citizen lught to give his rote for that person only, who mites with general worth and fitness, the pecuiar capacity requisite for the specific office in question. Unfortunately, however, it is but loo frequently the case that the citisensof frecoounries, at large, as well as the appointing officers, ire swayed by totally different considerations, ind quiet their consciences by supposing that lie will do well euongh." The election of in sapable officers, on considerations wholly foreign lo the office; be it family interest, court favor, party reward, or donnishness, is equally detrimental to the best interests of the commonwealth lit large. It lowers the whole standard of morality, capacity and efficiency in the public service, and with this it lowers the morality of the public at large ; it deprives the Slate of that necessary promotion of the public good, which oan be effected only by sound and capable officers being devoted to the publio serv're, making them satisfied with barely discharging their duties so is to "pass muster," while it makes bold the incompetent and the dishonest. The history ofSpain, and of Athens after Pericles, affords strlk ing illustrations of iho importance of this principle, At this point I was greeted with a chorus of groans and hisses. I took my seat, as I thought, when one of the "regular" speakers came to the front, bristling with rage and delivered himself somewhat as follows; "Friends and fellow citizens: I feel that I have a most disagreeable duty to perform ; that of administering a merited rebuke to a hiwybody in oiher peoples' business. For five long months this man has been on our planet, under the specious guise of a tourist ; while, in f ict, he has dono little else than wage a most savage warfare upon our time honored institutions. social, civil, political and religious.? We have received his savage attacks with great meekness, patience and forbcuruuce ; but forbearance in this case is no longer a virtue, lie seems incurably prone to prate about moral principle in both politics and religion ; thereby showing his utter ignorance of all true philosonhv. which iravft* annh nrincir.loa to imnrncli. cnhle dreamers find appeals directly to the pocket and the stomach hut mostly fhe stomach-" Here the crowd responded with a general yell "Yes, fellow citizens the fundamental principle of all true philosophy, when trailed down to its last analysis may be summed up in the simple question : On which side is the bread buttered T" and the true philosopher is the man, who in every department of life, succeeds in finding out that side and sticking to it. The truly philosophical politician is the man who succeeds in getting the most offices and in making vthe most of what he gets.? The truly philosophical and therefore successful preacher is he who counts the most converts, no matter how he manages to convert them. The truly philosophical! and therefore successful man in general is he who manages the most people successfully for his own purposes and who manages to get the most with the least outlay of muscle or brnins. If in so doing, he injures other pe pie, that is their own look out. Every man for himself and the devil for the hindmost. Itul this man from Earth would revolutionize all these noble principles nnd maxims. Well did our own Vox Populi call him a filthy dreamer" (Hurrah for Vox Populi, I thought somebody yelled in the crowd.) Well may you say that, fellow citizens, I thought the speaker went on. "Let that cranky schoolmaster prate about Vox Populi" t not knowing the meaning of the word go mm (gamten). Sup pose he did not know its meaning! Who* so absurd as to suppose that a man who had studied at an institution of learning of national renown, would condescend to such trifles, an studying the meaning of words! No, fellowcitizens, he would leave such small matters to school-masters nnd other people of slow. plod-, ding minds. Up with you hats, fellow citizens and give twenty-nine cheers for Vox PopuU." i Miring the general condition mat loilowcl, I though' I quietly made my e'oape. and taking the nest balloon for earth, was whirling through space nt a headlong rate, when suddenly the boiler bursted, ns it seemed, blowing tho whole concern into "flinderations" as they say. nnd sending me in evsry direction promiscuously ? While careering through* space^Jt seemed that I mutilenty iiriill "u'-pTanel. knocking it dear out of its orbit, but it turned out that I had ineruly jumped out of bod in my fright and brought my head ?n contact with the wall, when I awoke, and behold ! It was all a dream. QUI. For tho Times. Male and Female Academies. At a meeting of the joint board of Trustees, held on the 31st ult., Mr. B. F. bailey was unanimously elected principal of the Male Academy. Miss Fhoebe Fuller, Principal Female Academy. Mrs. B. F, Bailey. Teacher of Musio. Miss Fuller, of Atlanta, Ga.. comes introduced by Col. Hugh S. Thompson, Seperinteudeni of Education, and highly recommended by W. F Slaton, Superintendent Public Schools, Atlanta, Ga., in which shool she has given eminent satisfaction ns a teacher, by Mr. J. M. Ballard, Principal Atlanta Female Institute, Mr. John Isham, a distinguished teacherof Atlanta schools and a former teacher in Union, and by Judge Hopkins, of Atlanta, whose children she taught in a private school. Not wUhing to occupy too much space in the Time*, I only submit to our patrons the letter of Judge Hopkins: Atlanta, August 22d, 1882 I am well acquainted with Miss Phoebe Fuller, personally and as a teacher. As a lady she has no superior. It is a grave matter to recommend one as a teacher of chilJren. With a full sense of the responsibility. I do not hesitate to say that, as a teacher she is competent, patient ami conscientious. Nn parent or guardian need hes itale about employing ami trurting her. in very respect she is worthy. John L. Hoi-kins, Judge, Atlanta, Circuit Court. Any one interested may call on me and examine the other letters of recommendations. JOHN L YOUNG, CH'N. B. ? ??? Results of the Primaries. Ettoier tci.it. ? Representatives.?W. .1. Talbert, W. II Timmerman. Clinton Ward.G. W Turner and Calvin Kinard ; Clerk nfthe Court. J. C. Williams ; Judge of Probate, W. F. ltoaih; Auditor, L, W. Yuunghlood ; Treasurer, Jimes Mitchell; Hohool Comminsion r G. W. Lott ; County Commissioners?Joseph Wise. W. E. Doeby ami, W. L. Mo Daniel. Laurkns. ? Representedves?John C. Dtvls T. B- Crews, W. A. Slinml; Ju Ige of l'robale? A. W. Uurnside; School Commissioner?Z. [,. Holmes ; County Commissioners?John H. Wlinr ?n. James, llell, I. C. Rasor Treasurer- D. P. Goggans ; Auditor?O. M. Langston. Okkknvim.k. ? For Representatives, M- F. An* sel, Esq.. Dr W. L. Mauldin, Cap! J. J. Mack cyan il Cajit W. A. Mc Kelvy, Judge of-probt'e. S J. Doulhil ; Register of manse c >n7eya? ce, T. I' Wood side; School Commissioner, Prof. J. W. Kenedy ; County Treasurer, A. It. McDavid ; Auditor, \. It. Smith t County Commissioners, J. T lliakely, W. P. Z F. Nerves and Archibald Ramsay ; coroner, Wesley Freeman. Dam auk by tiik Concho Futon.?San Antonio* Tesas, eptember I. ? About one hundred and twenty persona wr re drowned liy the Concho flood and l.t.(NN) sheep, oat tie and horses were lost. The loss of property ranges from $75.CO to $100, (NN). The rivers rose fifty feel, Bodies are coming to the surface daily. It is rumored that Colonel W. II. Duncan Barnwell will run as an Independent cendidate for congress against Colonel Tillman. Th? only Show coming to Union which exhibits e Zebra will be here on next Wednesday, dspt. 13, ( wEBeeesi . ? ? A CABD. TO THE CITIZEN8 OF UNION. During the past two weeks or more a spirited eontest has beeu in progress between the two shows -.hioli are soon to visit /our towu. Ia Ibis oootcst, thus far, the Barret Show, through the direction.of its nominal head, Mr. S. II. Bir ret, has practiced every unfair and uushowmnn like advantage known to the art; they have followed the bill posters of the May bury, Pullman & Hamilton show through the ooantry and in many ptaoes have not only covered their paper but have changed their dates, informing the own ers of the property where suoh paper had been posted and paid for by the M. P. & H. show that the show had changed its dates and that they had come out to post the proper dates. By this means the eilisens were deceived. In other instances they have issued scurrilous circulars, which were a series of falsehoods from first to last. They have not the show or the ability to oompete on a fair basis with the M. P., & Ifshow, heucotheir resort to theso base practices* They have, through their cunning emissaries' caused to be sent to your posloflice for distribution a scurrilous circular, purporting to be from a man in Lexingtou, N. C. To any one wh0 will take the trouble to consider the subject matter and the circutmtnnce ot its appearance hero simultaneously with the bitter opposition of this w show, I feel that it will bo unnecessary to offer any explanation. To others and those interested, I will simply pronounce it a "stab in the back" from S. II. Barret, and one which will do no other harm than place him in his true light before this people. Brapectfully, ^ 1 CLEM DAVIS, Press Agrnt Maybury, Pullman & Hamilton's Show, eAuks' Turnout, N. C.. Mar. 7, 1882. Copt. James F. Johnson, Charloiit, iV. C. .* Dear Sir?Your 20 horse power Portable Bay Stale Boiler and Engine is giving entire satisfaction. We think the Bay Slate Boiler and Engine the best we ever saw in this county. It A is running a No 2 saw mill, with a 50 inch saw, We never lack for steam, and can cut 1,000 feet of inch boards per hour. It is all you claim for it?a full government stan lard boiler an I engine? and we do not hesitate to recommend it to any one wanting a good engine and boiler. Yours truly, JAS. A. BENNETT & CO. Tiik Bi.air Homicide.?Camden, September 4 ?An indictment having been given to the grand jury against Cant. Maile for the killing of Major L. W. R. Blair, they found a true bili, and the Court set the trial for Wednesday morning at half-past U o'clock. ? Sews and Courier. ^ OBITUARY, Memorial of JOHN WRIGHT. ESQ.. Adopted by tiikSkssion or Fair Forest Presbyterian Churcu. Tie lust link which bound us to the past century is broken. Our neighbor, friend, and Brother, JOHN WRIGHT, Esq.. is no more. He dieu on the 17th of June, 1882, in his 87tli year. He was born in Fairfield. March, 10th 171*0. Ilia parents came from North Ireland, soon after the close of the Revolutionary war, and settled in the upper part of Fairfield. They were a part of the Colony of Reformed Presbyterians, kin.w.i as Covenanters, which settled in the upper part of that County and along Rockey Creek, in Ches er. They built four churches? one or iliein, Richmond, was ttie church of the Wright family. Here Mr. Wright received those lessous of Ueligious principles which guided him in his long and useful life. In 181R Mr. Wright came to Union to attend ihe Mt. Vernon Academy; under the careof Her. M- McMillen, a covenanting Minister. Soon afterwards Mr. McMillen left the Academy in charge of Mr. Swan, with Mr. Ytright as assistant. Wher Mr. Sw?n left Mr. Wright became Ihe Principal, and continued to (each for a nutibsr of yeniw"i?fWttas tne wrfwr^Mifd tils pupils talk of him as a teacher ; and their words were invariably of that kindly sort which over exist in I lie mind of Ihe pupil toward the true Teacher. But Teacher and pupils have all passed away?save one or two venerable men, who are bending under the weight of four-score years. Mr. Wright was married whilst teaching, to Miss Jane Cunningham. She lived hut a short time and left him with <>ne son. Soon af<or her death be went to Jasper County, Gd., and taught for short while. On his return he married Miss Mary Qihert. By this marriage he hecame a slave owner. His church was opposed to tlie owning of slaves, and on his refusal to give up the slaves he was excoi. municnled. After his second marriage he settled in the neighborhood of Fairforest Church. Here he spent the remainder of his life. About lftHO he juinei the Fairforest Church, and in 1889 he was elected a Ruling Elder. In 18">2 iiia second wife died, leaving two sons and a daughter. He afterwards married Miss Elvira N'Hnce, who survives him. He was a Representative of Union in the Legislature. Mr. Wright was a man of Good mind, and well informed, lie was lively disposed, and proverbial for his humor and geniality, lie was an active, faithful msmber and officer of the church, devoting himself zeal usly to its interest nnd welfare. He was a true, kind friend, an upright citixen, a zealous christian, governed by the principles of the Word of God, and was ever ready to lend his assistance to every cause which promised good to his church and country. Having druing his long life served his day and _ generation faithfully, be has. no tloubi, at its close, entered "Ibe rest that retnaiueih for tho people of Qod. "Soldier of Christ, well done I Praise be thy new employ. And while eternal ages run Rest in thy Saviour's joy." Therefore, be it Resolved, Tbat in the death of John W?ight, Esq . the Chureh and 8ociety have sustained no ordinary loss ; hut whilst we mourn our loss in being Jeprived of his Mendship and counsels, we hope that our loss has been to him "eternal gain and we are the mors resigned, rince this afflictive dispensation has been ordered by Infinite Wisdom and benevolence. Resolved. That we deeply and truly sympathize with his family in their sore bereavement, ami ask the sad hut sacrsd privilege of mln gling our feura with theirs over the grave of our neighbor, friend and brother. Resolved, That a copy of this tribute be sent to his family, and that a page of our reeord book be inscribed to his memory: and that the Union Times and Southern Presbyterian be requested to publish it. W. JtT. GLENN, C. 8. THE LARGEST ANI >IAL ON EARTH WILL S POSITIVELY BE SEEN WITH S II. BARRETT ^ & CO.'S NEW SHOW AT ONION. 8. C, ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH. Th? rVo,?ra-(? I Pratt Girt* w?h improved feed er* and condensers for sale by PARK h THOMSON. Every one guaranteed. Aug '25 .14 8m* I ?. ~, s L . , MABRIMP, PLYNN -DUNN ?Married, at Union C. H Sept ?. 18*2 i:ii u ?liatoly after nuptial, or l>e vine service, by Rev .1. J. Wool than. Mr D. (\ ? i Klvnnaud Miss Julia Dunn, both of Union (t. it. Nu cards. u?mn?M ptr IsfrN* M Otlia, . C. s?pt. 4 8 J Kajr, J M Gibber, ttobinswn ft Allen, K W Harrl* Cfasif JULir.^ H (.' Kajr & Wubtirn 4 A A8?*rsi| W K Hughe*, J K Miniar. L Briggt. W A Moor head. r, u. c<?yw A|?, i