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THE REPUBLICAN STAlE CONVENTION. M e lake 'he following from the reported proceedings of the Republican Stale Convention held in Columbia on the 13th and 14th insl. It shows the weakness of the party and its willingness to amalgamate with auy other party organised to defeni the present white government of Soulli Cnrolinn, urid proposes to make Col. Cash their leader to carry the State by the shot-gun system. On the first day the following resolution was adopted: A'moW Tlinf It.;, r> ?? ? > ?? ? v ...... .uia vviltVIUIUII CUUUI 3C IIIC nominees of the Stnte ticket of tbc Independent Greenback Labor lleform party. A substitute was offered : That a committee of seven be appointed on the part of this Convention to confer with a similar committee on the part of the Independent party of the State on the nominations which they have made and other matters which may come up." That accords with the suggestion of the White letter. Smails said : The Greenback ticket had been spoken of as very weak, but it was as strong as could be expected from such poor material. It was certain tlint we could not elect a single man on a State ticket, and, iu the name of Uod, let us take the Greenback ticket and help them to elect it. A delegate from York said, he "was unwilling, however, to take tl?3m upon their empty promise to do better for us than the Democrats. We had been caught with that sort of chaff before, and now wo must have some substantial aasurnnce that they will slinre the County offices and Legislature with us in consideration for our support of their State ticket. Miller of lleaufort, charged that the revenue depaitment was running the Convention; that brayton had imparted men Irotn other Slates nnd appointed them to office, to the exclusion of good men, white nnd black, only thut he might pack the Convention with them and outvote nuncai nt-juiuncans. 1 ne party na-i neon brought to ruin by mismanagement in 187ti. lint lor these disscntions in Colleton in '70, llnmptoii ntid his damnable horde tvould never have ruled South Carolina. Drayton said it would not do to scrutinize too closely the methods by which the delegates had been returned, or it might be found that but few would remain. Some member asked him how it was with himself ? He replied: "Well, he lwid betm outlawed, but he paid his polj tax in Aiken and had his washing done in Columbia."' A sable representative said that the Democrats had br ught the Republicans to such nn unliap] y condition by their election and stock laws and laws against stealing that it was better to be in hell tlinn utidei Democratic auspices. There were two reports from the committee on credentials?majority and minority?and it appeared that the majority wanted to sent Messrs. C. M. Wilder of Richland and Warren R. Marshall of Fairfield, (?) as delegates from Union, although neither of the gentlemen had ever lived in Union and knew nothing of the constituents they weie called on to represent. A Mr. Cummins had come to Columbia from Newberry on a visit, and being a good man to vote, he had been assigned to represent Pickens, which, as a member said, knew no more about Cummins than Cummins did about Pickens ? The sr.me good office was performed for Anderson, which had not sent a suitable delegate, nnd n gentleman from the levenuc department was temporarily assigned to duty for the Republican moonshiners. The sentiment of the Convention was well ex pressed by the last speaker, who said : "We have got to do something to save the party, and if we can't help ourselves one way l.t us do it in another." Second Day The committee appointed yesterday to confer with the Greenback Committee as to the terms tick-et, reported tnat tney nau neiu a come fence and recommended llint the Convention endorse the Slate ticket of the Greenback party, ami that the committee of that party gave them assurance that they would secure a free ballot and a fair count. The proposition provoked a long and hitter discussion, and (lie following substitute by Congressman Mnckey was adopted: lltsolved, That the Convention of the Union Republican party of South Carolina, while repudiating the financial principles advocated by the Greenback party and reallirming the principles of the Union Republican party, do recommend that at the next geneinl election the Rep iblicau voters of the State, in the interest of a free ballot and a fair count, cast their ballots as Reputlicans for the State ticket nominated l>y the Greenback babor Convention on the 5thinstant. The discussion which ensued disclosed a very great disposition on t lie part of the colored members lo lake the dese prepared for tliem by Mackcy and the revenue incn. Mnckey said the proposition did not ask the adoption of the Greenback platform, but simply that the Convention should endorse their State ticket. There was but one alternative : we have got to run a straightout Republican ticket, which 110 man who had an ounce of sense believed we ePe'&WonaoVVllieur ?icite t! "Yiio* Sreenbuckers, it was true, would go no further than promise a free ballot and a fair count, and we would have to trust them for the fulfillment of that promise. Miller said th it the great advantage he expected from the endorsement of the Greenback ticket was that it would teach th? present rulers of South Carolina the lesson that they can be split up and divided, and having done this in this election he had no doubt that by 188-1 the Republican party would he strong enough to stand alone, and then it would nbsorb the Greenbackers and other factions and be acknowledged by them as the grand ruling power which was henceforth to sway the destinies of the people of this State. The delegate from Sumter thought the committee hud not done its work as they should have done. Everything should be stated that the Greenbackers intended to do. They are as dependent on us, as we are upon them. They know that they cannot carry the Stale ticket without us, and it would be asking no more tliau what was fair if we supported them that we should have a part of the offices. The Greenbackers were but a part and pnrcel of the Bourbon Democracy, and who knows that after the election is over, having used us to secure it, they will turn us out in the cold and forget all these promises to us. The Greenback platform was called for and submitted, but the managers of the coalition would permit it to be read. The talk, which had consumed three hours, was on the naked proposition of thb Committee of Conference to endorse the (ireenbajk ticket. The discussion showed that the temper of tlie Convention rebelled against a transfer of the party to the Greenbnckers without other consideration than a free ballot and n fair count. Tuft took occnsion to get in a word on Congressional subjects, and to give T. J. Mnckey a Kick where it would do most good, lie was in favor ofColonel Caah because he wns a man who if neel be would tnke his shot gun nnd go to the pollsand see to it that every llepublicnn vote was east without hindrance and counted without Drayton fjrew happy andshouted as he realized that hi* parly had reached the period in their history, which they lind looked for during six long, weary years, when they should have allies in their fight against the Democrats, who had driven tliein into this position. Mackey ssubstilute was finaly adopted without dissent. This ended the secret session of the Convention, and, at 1 P. M., the doors were thrown open, Tom Miller nominated K. W. M. Mackey for C'hait man of the Kzeculive Committee, which is recognized as "the party," directingnnd controlling as it does all the machinery hy which the voters are marshnled tod? the will of the Committee. Purvis nominated Drayton. A torrent of denunciation was poured out hy each of these doughty henchmen upon the candidate championed hy his adversary, and after |hcy had worked themselves and Ihe Convention ?i / up to a fever of excitement the vote ?u reached, I and resulted iuGO foi Mackey and 07 for limy ton, as announced oy the tellers. Lee announced (hat a majority of the Convention had not voted, whereupon a scene of wild w excitement ensued which beggars description s' Miller and Wrngg rushed to the reporters' desk, q shaking their fists in tho President's face and (( demanding if the damned scoundrel was going ; again to rob thcin of their votes. Lie, mean- j ^ while safo from the reach of his infuriated assail- | tl ants, hammered on tlie desk ntid asked to be f, heard in explannt,on, and said that he intended to say that a majority of the whole vole had not ' been cast for either member, but a plurality a was only necessary. He then declared Maekey elected. ? Miller said he lied, that lie fully intended to have another vote, in the hope of rallying a sufficient vote to elect his favorite, Brnyton. ^ Brayton moved that the vote be made unani- n mous, and the belligerents met and exchanged c c. urteries as though nothing had ever disturbed the harmony of their relations. A resolution was adopted that the Convention 11 recommend Colonel E. B- C. Cash. Independent it candidate for Congress in the Fifth District. in u hkv r nrmcrts siiouiu rcnu I lie ex peri ments o i a fellow-farmer on fertilizers on corn nnd wheat. ' on our first page. 0?~ Mr. C. H. Roberson, of the firm of Rob- v crson & Giiinball is gone te Market for a new n stock. p osr The oat crop has saved farmers many 1 hundred dollars this year. Now is the time to prepare for a good crop next Spring. c ? c SaT v oung men who want a nobby suit of () clothes for little money will find it at the VIIt- . G INI A STO RE. ... 0 CSaF" It lias come to our cars that two or three j negroes have been selling liquor, on thr sit/, since the bar rooms were closed. A close watch 0| should be kept for such scamps. gf ???? - -IThe F. R. S'.s have made their appearlumhia, ?. C< S. II. BARRETT & CO.'S NEW UNITED MON- al STER RAILROAD SHOWS, HAVING NO RI- jt 'VAL. NEVER REFERS TO ANY OTHER r I SIIOW. n tUSf Every land owner should have a clause in his agreement or contract with his tennnt that the latter shall sow a certain area in oats in the Fall. i fi ?g)u. Dr. Itawls nnd family have returned T from their summer trip to the mountains. He looks fivo years younger than when he left. He l' says Asheville has been booming with visitors 5 il:- C? iuis cummer. i ... #(? Pi nc Winter cnlico at 6J cts. per yard, at VIRGINIA STOKE. B?r We call the new Town Council's ntten- I li tcntion to the dangerous condition of the cistern t in front of the McNally lot. The plnnk is rot- f lin? ?-J "??" may" tail through and get t seriously injured, if not drowned. t Misses .Josie Fnrrar, Agnes Hill, Minnie . Walker and Sallie Stringfellow, left here last Monday to attend Schools at Staunton, Virginia. . There were a number of sad faces and some moist < eyes at the depot when they left. We are eating Sweet Potatoes of last 8 year's crop, sent us by our friend, Mr. J. C. 0 Harris, and they are as sound as when first dug. e Mr. Hnrris has thus solved the problem, whether i the Sweet Potaloe can be saved from one ciop to the time the next crop comes in. We hope he e will give our readers his plan of saving them. v &r&~ A horee driven by Mr. llarle, of the ^ Livery Stable, ran away Inst Saturdny, dashed on to the pavement in front of Mr. J. H. Ro lg- q cr's Grocery Store, broke the sash and three of . the large panes of glass in Mr. Rodger's win- (| dow, and did considerate mischief to the bug- ^ gy. Mr. llarle and(Mr. T. K. Palmer, who was also in the buggy, escaped without injury. _ m, *i ftajf" Durham, the Greenback candidate for State Superintendent of Education, and endors- w ed by the Radical Convention as the Republi-can candidate, has been imprisoned for refusing g to pay his poll tax, is opposed to publio schools, and has boldly asserted that a negro has no more soul than a dog or a mule. And he is the I' an the negroes are asked to vote for to take n charge of the public school system of the State, it by which their children expect to be educated. it - b sbr a new line of Gent's fine shoes very cheap at VIRGINIA STORE. b The Old Marks Revived. r Thirty years ago Mr. II. C. Marks was well C. known as a merchant of this town. He left 1 Union, as he supposed, to better his condition, ^ but time and experience have convinced him '' that there are few better places than Union, so c< he has returned to his first love and opened a splendid stock of Goods next door to J. II. Mc* C' Kissick's Grocery Store. llis advertisement will appear next week. In 8( the mean time call on Wfm. * si ?J II Fins at AnnRviM.r.?Abbeville, September c< 17.?A fire on Saturday night, about ltto'clock, | s| at the depot, destroyed one car and five hales of i bl cotton. I think it was caused by a spark being pi packed in the potion at a steam gin.? JVew* and . ai Courier, I at -- u the support of the Republican Totersof that District. $hc tSSfccMj tttnion Mrnea. J K. M. STOKES, EdltorT 8 ONION. FRIDAY, SEt'TEMBRE. 22 1882. ! SUBSCRIPTION?$2 00 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING. a One square or one inch, first insertion, - - - $1.00 Kach subsequent Insertion, ------- 75 Littoral illsoiuiit made to merchants and others adver- v Using for six months or by the year. .. Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, inserted free. '' " " over ten lines, charged as Advertise- ?. inents. TAKE NOTICE:. d Citations, Notices to Creditors and t] Notices of Final Discharge must be paid for before they will appear in J our columns. Bargains in Bed Tickings, Counter- v panes and Ladies Shawls at VIRGINIA STORE. d .?. t Ogy" The lawyers are the busiest people in j, town now; preparing for Court. a Judge Wallace will preside at the next 1 term of our Court. Mr. J. II. Maxwell and Harry Cohen ? ltnve returned from Market and their new goods arc coming in. - ? The storm of the 10th carried away the ii bridge over the French Broad River, at Warm 'g Springs. n ' i V' % he Politioel Mixture. Ey rending (lie extracts we publish from the roceedings of the Undicnl State Convention it ill be seen tha'. the members of that body wallowed the mixture prepared for them by the reeubackers and hereafter the two parties i^ro > work in harmony, under the lash of E. Vt. Mi lackey and the shot gun of E B. C. Cash, for le purpose of wresting the State govcrnjo^t rom the hands of the honest white peoptejJfcd lacing it again in the hands of the negros and few corrupt office seeking while men. The mixture is now complete, and whatever f white there was in the insignitlcant number f Greenhnckers in the State is now obliterated y the infusion of the darker element. We care ot v.hich party went into the other, the disolorntion of the whole is the same. It makes o difference whether a spoonful of ink is poured nlo a tumbler of water or a tun bier of water ? poured upon n spoonful of ink, the result will e the same?a dirty mass. It will also be seen that the Kndicul leadersnre landing to put their colored followers upon the rar path against tho white people. They cnlorse Cash because he can handle tho shot-gun o well, and McLane swears "by the Kicrnal, hat ho will be Governor ot have a military fighting) government." , Tho colored people nre not sqtfti fools as to How Tail, Mackey, Cash, My?*ne ntfd tuch eckless men, to lead them i^fo a tight wfthltlyo rhite people ngain. Post experience in'tiiat ne of argument has convinced them that ft is io dangerous nn experiment, and they know lso that their lenders always keep out of such anger, leaving "their colored friends" to do all he fighting. rominatton of Col. Cotfard. The State Executive Committee did a wise act rhen they selected Col. A. Coward as thecandilate for State Siperintendent ot Education, in he place of Rev. Elison Capers, declined. We now no man in the State who woul 1 be more cceptable to the people, nnd we nre confident lint no man in tlie Slate has higher qualificaions for that important position. Ilis name fives additional strength and character fo our .1 ready strong nnd able ticket. Aside from his eminent fitness for the office, lie selection wi 1 harmonize all discordant feelngs that hail arise i nmonp the friend's of those :ood gentlemen whose claims had' been proinilentlyand earnestly pressed for tlie nonvination.. !ol. Coward did not seek tho nomination. On 'ie contrary, lie had persistently refused to n!? aw his name to go before the Committee as a andidate, and not until he was perfectly coninced that liis acceptance would heal nil disgreements nnd be entirely satisfactory to the leople, would he permit his name to be uscl in lint connexion. lie will take into the office tlie same zeal, enrgy, nbility ntid devotion to the cause of eduation, which characterized the official conduct f Col. Hugh S. Thompson and made him so emlently efficient and popular with all classes of iir people. he Storm. nt nre niucn pienseu to icarn mai lnc Siorm a i he 10th was not so destructive to crops, in mo sections, ns at first supposed. On Pacolet, hickety, Tyger nnd portions of Fair forest riv" s a very largo part of the corn was destroyed' ir many years. Along the creeps but Jiltle >rn was lost. Tlie upland corn crop is remarkbly fine nnd the storm did but little damage to . One gentlemen in Pinckney township excels to gnthet G.000 bushels, and says ho will ot lose 50 bushels by the storm. In the Pacod section of the County the corn, in most pla* js, was under water two and three days and is ntirely lost. It is estimated that the cotton was damaged rom 10 to 15 per cent, throughout the County, he wind injured it more than the rain. From what we enn now learn the injury to lie crops in this County is from $75,000 to 1100,000. . - ? ? reatment of Diphtheria. The Medical Frees says that Dr. Deuker, who iuring twenty-four years of \ ery extensive prncice in the Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, lasH-entcd upward of two thousand cases ofdiph herin, and tried all the remedies,;both interna' ind external, employed in ibis affection, has ob* aincd the best results Irom the following rn uhod' which he has employed for the last ten years, ts soon ns the white spots nppearon the tonsils le gives a laxativo mainly composed of senna, vhicli produces an Abundant evacuation. When he purgative effect lias ceased he gives cold Irinks, acidulated with hydrochloric acid, and ivery two hours a gargle composed of litno water md hot milk in equal parts. Dr. Deuker iftirui8 that when this treatment is commeuced iirly it is generally and rapidly successful. . ?_? ? I Convenient Farm Engine. One of the most convenient, cheap nnd powrful portable farm Engines we have ever seen, ias a It okwalter Engine standing at the raiload platform a few days ago. It was mounted orizontally on wheolsand so admirably arrangd and balanced that it could be either worked n the wheels or taken off and made stationary i a few minutes. It was CJ horse power and tie price was from $75 to $125 less than Las ecn paid for the same quality and sized engines ow in use in this County. Messrs Dentley & Uney nnd Cannon & Jeter at Fish Dam have leso engines at work and are highly pleasod 'ith them. Mr. W. A. Nicholson is the agent for lis County and has one on exhibition. . H. BARRETT 4 C0'8 NSW UNITED MONSTER RAILROAD SHOW. The above-named united World's Fair of livig wonders, including the most stupendous Meagerie, Caravan Museum nnd circus ever organted, will mnss its multitude of amusements inrvels at Union C. II.. on Thursday, Seplemer 28. * -4 Not only is it an entirely new, bright and rilliant, but also a massive, solid. hs>n?nt oat) show, owning ils own splendid outfit of ire, bringing garage Nature, in alL (he majes> ? ...?>inuvug ui nrr living lessons, directly lo our doors, and ndded thereto, a far greater and urer circus than you have ever seen. No such Election of rare wiltfbeasls add birds has ever efore been concentrated tinder canvas. Every :>ntinent has contributed to its completeness, i every equestrian organization ot the great >reign capitals and every leading gym nasi io thool of the whole world has furnished reprentativca to complete the largest and most bril antly artistic circus ever organized on this intinent, and one in which each performer is a >ccia! star, and one and all simply incompaiale, while worlds of humorous folly and a varied rogratnnie of astonishing animal acts complete ft entertainment which is the very achme of rente achievement. Bribery Commeaoed. In the last day's proceedings of the Radical St me Convention we Wad the following, which is so characteristic of the practices of Radical leaders. If the leaders of that parly commence brib- " lug the colored people to secure their votes in ^ conventions, for offices to which there are no ? emoluments attached, what tnay wo not expect ^ if that parly ahould again get control dt th* " Stale government and linre the disbursing of the ^ people's money? And what do the colored people a of Union think of ihfc conduct of their reprcsen- rl tatives, Q. E. Tucker nnd Wudo Hampton ? It is openly charged that Uraytou's defeat yesterday for chairman of the executivecommittee, bi was secured by a liberal uso of money, and that Mnckey bought A. J. Titus nnd Alfred Rutlerof . the Abbeville delegation for sixty dollars nnd I ho uarnwell delegation for one hundred dollars, ami thai Tucker nnd IVnde Hampton of Union, tl and Lnkin and Uyrd of FAirfield, were also seduced by Meckel's use of money. It is only ^ fair to say that these bnrtrnins arc charged by Sam Lee's supporters, who speak confidently, P bow-ever, nnd claim that they can substantiate it their assertions. ?/ Pino Buggy Work. . Messrs. Robinson & Allen are pulling up some 0 of the most substantial and handsomely finished n Buggies nnd Carriages ever seen in this town- ll The work nnd materials in them are of the very ,f best quality^ while the painting by Mr. II. T. R Owens is more tasty aud fully as highly finished * na nny we have seen from the North. These '' gentlemen are industrious, enterprising and honornble citizens, who rely upon the quality of 8 their work to recommend them to their follow 11 citizens, and they richly deserve to be patron- ? i:cd. We hope they will exhibit specimens of 11 their work at our County Fair. n c Bar The following citizens of Union have o been drawn as Grand and Petit jurors for the J special terra of the U. S. District Court, to be- ft gin on the 1st Monday in February, and the \ regular terra in August. Grand Jury, special ttrm-T. U. Jeter. Petit Jury, special term?W. II. Simtns, IIol- r man J. Thompson, J. K. Young. Grand Jury, August term?J. D. Epps. l'etit Jury. August term?W. L. Goudelock, S. S. Farrar, 1'. M. Cohen. .?. ? Day of Atonement. Tomorrow. Saturday, being t!:c anniversary 1 < f the Day of Atonement, and recognized in the *Hebrew religious faith as a sacred day, to be sacredly observed in devotional services, Mr. P. n M. Cohen requests us to state that his store will ^ , be closed on that day and he cannot iheu'atttnd 1 to any secular business; and he makes the spe- 8 cial request that no one will call on him that day, f on business. .? e The Virginia Store. The enterprising gentlemen of this popular establishment are the first to come to the front ^ this Fall with new Goods?and they have got 8 lots of them, sure?to suit all sites of pocket or y peisons, tastes and conditions. The store pre- j sents fine taste in the arrangement of goods, j and equally as good taste in the selection of v clerks, far, from Mr. Jones down, every one is a pleasant, agreeable nud attentive gentleman. c The Union Clnb Organized. At a meeting of the Democratic Club of Union ' Township the following excellent selection of "PreniJeii?? tt.'t. Johnson. VTre Prttidtnt?J. C. Wallace. ' Secy and Treaturer?W. II. Sartor. 1 These arc all young energctio men, and every ' good democrat in tlio Township should enro' his nnme as a member ot the club. Coart Week. Next Monday week Court will commence for this county, with Hon. W. II. Wallace as Judge. No doubt there will be a large number of per- I sons here during the term and we liopo the Editor will not be neglected by those who owe him. It has boon many weeks since wo saw ( the cclor of more than six of our subscribers' < money, and our treasury is as empty as a cleaned gourd. S. II. BARRETT & CO. 8 NEW UNITED MON. STEK RAILROAD SHOWS. THE MOST STUPENDOUS RAILROAD MENAGERIE EVER ORGANIZED, WILL POSITIVELY EXHIBIT XV UNION o. II., ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, AND. SO PAR AS IT IS CONCERN. ED. ALL OTHER SHOWS SIMPLY DO NOT EXIST. Was it theRasoal 1 Wc are told that a colored man answering the description of the fiend who committed the assault upon Miss Caslello, near Columbia, r.as found asleep in a car f.om that city one day las*, week Upon being aroused he jumped up and escaped from the car and hus not been seen here since. Sad Affliction. Diphtheria seems to be raging on the Chester side of Broad River. A few days ago Mrs 1 Cousar, daughter of Mrs. Jas. B. Jeter of this County, lost two sweet little children, aged 3 and & years, and another is lying hopelessly ill, from that dreadful disens3. The Little Green Front I Is receiving ths largest stock of candies, oanned Goods, Cigars an J other good things ever seen in one store in this town. * I For the Times. j A Graoefal Acknowledgment. i The members of the W. C. T. Union bog leave 1 to express their grateful acknowledgments to the { citizens of Union for their late election of an Intend.int and Wardens pledged to suppress the retailing of spirituous liquors within the bounds of the corporation. They appreciate it as a graceful and gallant I compliment to their sex, as well as an endorse- 1 meut of their labors in a cause in which every ^ good citisen should feel the profuundest interest, i They pledge themselves to sustain the Council < by their prayers and their continued exertions ' to suppress this evil. Thk Warm Si-hinos Hold.?The Charlotte Ohierver nnyt: "The negotiations for the pur- j chase of the celebrated Warm 3|0ngs that have t been pending for some lime past were brought , to a close Inst Tuesday. The new owners are | Messrs. Andrews, Dnford, Logan and perhaps ( other officials of the Richmond and Danville Railroad It is understood that the Spring* as an individual enterprise and not for the railroad. The price paid i? $90,000. Another New Comet.?Rochester, N. Y., ? September 14. ? Information has been received i by II. II. Warner, of Warner's Observatory, thai | I'rof. K. E. Barnard, of Nashville, discovered a i comet this morning located near the star Lambda 1 in the constellation fleminl. It is reported as being bright in appearanoe, but the direction of its motion has not been obtained. For tb? Time*. ( Cheering from Mt. Xorinh. Last Sunday, the 10th, the hardest and stead* ( st rain fell here that 1 ever saw, consequently te oorn on the water courses is considerably j sinaged by the overflow. Things were begin* ing to look aw:u! blue about thnt time, but I 0 not think we are as badly hurt as we first lought. That is our excuse tor not being at ' fuion on 11th, to give Col. Thompson and party rousing welcome, for we could not cross the I iver ; but nevertheless we are all right, and if < ley will come again we will do our level best 1 > meet them. We will ccrtninly do so at the allot box. ] Our crop prospects now are very fair. Cotton ' 1 not opening as fast as it did last year. We 1 nve just commenced picking and last year by j lis time we were nearly half done. I The farmers arc heginning to sow oats and I I link the acreage of emnll grain that will be ! ul in this year will exceed that of last, which i certainly a move in the right direction. We are getting awfully tired of having our am cribs and smoke houses so far away ; our ribs and smoke houses are in Chicago, Cincinati, St. Louis, etc., and it is nwful expensive > get a piece of meat or a bushel of corn. It ^ > getting too serious with us to mnko a joke of ny longer, and we are going to move them home. | f there is nny joke in it others have had it 1 ing enough and its our turn now. What has become of those pleasant and friendly entlemen we use to meet up here so often? Is 1 not getting time for them to come round gain ? We must have a rousing limo up here? regular old '76 time?to reuse us up. We iust equal, if not exceed the memorable '76 atnpnign ; so rally. North Pacolet is ready, and ur watch word is Victory. If Mr. 1, Hendrix dcLane is Governor of South Carolina he will inve to beat old Uniou mighty bad, whioh he vill never do. MT. MORIAIl. The Trait revolving Head Gins clean the seed, lerfectly and make a good sample. See them tefore you buy. For sale by PAIIR & TIIOMION. Aug 25 54 3m* For the Tiinos . Colored Teaohers Convention. Mil. Editor?PIea?e allow me a small space, n your paper, to report the proceedings of the Colored Tenchers' Convention of Union County. The Convention -.as called to order promptly til o'clock on tho 18th ult., by the President. Lfter the opening exercises, I ho orator appointed o deliver the annual address not being present, lalurdny morning at 11 o'clock A. M. was set or hearing the address. All the subjects were treated with credit to ach speaker. Miss.Miry A. Rice's defenco of woman as public officer was exceedingly good. Mr. lorris proved to the Convention that he had pared no pains in preparing his iubjeol. Miss Vilson and John M. Foster, spoke well. Mr. C. I. Jones, gave much instructive light on the 'islilozzi system of teaching. In fact all did veil. This Convention as one of the most inter sting Conventions we have ever had. The before. At eleven o'clock on the 19th, Mr. Spears, to rille Township, acted as proxy nnd did credit :o himself nnd the Convention. After the adlrc88 we entered into the election of officers, which resulted in the following selections, C. W Foster, President; J.J. Kinnrl, Vico Pros' t! Miss Amy P. Wilson Scc'y and Miss Mary A. Rice, Treasure!. ? The following resolutions were offered : Retolved, That this Convention do return their thnnks to the people of Union for their kindness to its members during the Convention. Retolved, That we tender our thanks to the Editor ot the Union 7\met for the assistance he extends to the oaucational advancement of Union County. You will hear from us again soon. Aitr P. Wilson, C. W. FOSTER. Sec'y. Prea't. For the Times. A Suggestion. Permit me to suggest, Mr. Editor, that a felt want of this town is the waut of a well-kept coffea and lunch room, where people from the couutry and other transient visitors, male and female, tnay always find a quiet, comfortable place to sit down and take a cup of tea, coffee, or milk, with suoh other refreshments as are always in demaud. Such a place, centrally located, in the hands of a good caterer, could not fail, 1 think, to become in & short time a paying institution. Serving Oysters and Ice Cream in season, keeping a good assortment of cakes, fruits and confectionery, would not only meet the wants of visitors 111 town, out, likewise, Ibe wants of visitors. If no one person moves lo open such a house, let me further suggest lhat the ladies of the W. C. T. U. would do well to take the matter in band, as the ladies of 8parlanburg and other places have done and are making it a success. UNION. The Celebrated Pratt Gins with Itnprdved feeders and condensers for sale by FAHK & THOMSON. Every one guaranteed. Aug 26 84 8m* ? * ?? Jcdor Mackry Still is tuk Firld.?Chester, S. C., September 14. ? Judge Mackey states this evening that he has reconsidered his avowed purpose to retire from the canvass and will remain in the field as the Independent Greenback candidate for Congress until the last ballot is counted, lie declares perfect neutrality as to the State ticket.?T. W.jC. in Col. Register. Onaiii.ottk, N. C., Feb. 7, 1882. Copt. June* F. John*ton. Agent Boy State Engine* and Boilere, Charlotte N. C. : Dear Sir?I he 15 horse power boiler and engine bought of you last year has been running almost constantly, and lias given entire satisfaclion. The boiler is Urge, aad furnishes steam plentifully, with little wood, and has cost me nothing to keep in order. I cheerfully recomnend it to all persons who wish to purohaee, as >ne of the best and cheapest engines on Ibe narket. WHITE & ABEKNETilY. Ml. Holly, QmIod Co., N. C. Tub Arkassas Elrotioh.?Lltllo Rode, Sopember 18.?Official returns of the State election iliow ihe following vol* : For Governor, Berry Dam.) 87.876; Stack, (Rep.) 09,86*2: (Green >acker) 1,14*2. Total- vol* 147,169, the largest Notice for Homestead. ' VrOTICB Is hereby givea that Mrs Maria C. L1 ltishop has filed her petition ia Ihe offioe if Ihe Clerk of the Court for Union County, isking that her Homestead be set off out of ihe >roperiy ol her lato husband, Clough Bishop; nid noiioe is hereby given of the intention lo tare said Homestead set off. JAMBS M UN 110, Clerk of Court. Sep 16 87 41* -c ' hnsigpees par Express at Union, 8. 0. Sapt. tO J C Wallace, J M 1'owoll, J li Hamilton, Col. V Q Bice. * _____ Conaignaat par Railroad. Kelly, & Co.. W A Moorhead. Robl Knight, Lemuel Askew, W K Hughes. OHITUA KY, 1'KKLHK. ? Departed ibis lite on tlie 81st day ?f August, 188k, at his residence in Union bounty. Anderson J. l'eeler, in the GUih fear of his age. lie had beeu for several years i great sufferer but bora all his nfflictioos with hat christian fortitude that had characterised lis lifo for H7 years. At the age of 82 he conlected himself with the Baptist church and the mine year was elected deacon He was ever ooked up to as one of the pillars of the church ind practiced throughout life the principles of religion, boihathonie and abroad, aud whan.the iiimiuons came it tound him ready to oboy the Master's call, lie leaves many relatives and friends to mourn his loss. His example will t>o long remembered by those who knew him. Tor to know him was to appreciate his word and ' love his character. FOR SALE, A VALUABLE RESIDENCE, WITH 12 Acres of Land Attached, AT union t\ H. THE building contains eight good rooms, nod on the premises is a good Well of Water, a g >od Barn nnd stable nnd a flourishing Orchard uf excellent Fruit. It is n convenient and most desirable plaoo to live at. I am >. A Large Brick Store House, on Mala Street, - In the most business part of the town, convenient to the Railroad Depot, measuring 120 feet by 22 feet. TERMS ACCOMMODATING. Apply to A. D. 8PEARS, or GEO. MUN 110, at the Bank, Sop 2*2 38 2mr The State of South Carolina. ^ COUNTY OF UNION. In the Court of Probate. BY DAVID JOHNSON. JR., Esq.. Trobale Judge for Union County. WHEREAS, R. Macbeth hath made suit to me to grant him letters of administration on the estate and effects of MISS JOS1E BARNET T, deceased. These are, therefoi j, to cite and admonish all and singular the kinJred and creditors of the said MISS JOSIE BAIiNETT.deceased, that they be and appear before tne, in the court of Probate, to be hold at Union C. II., on the 9th day of October noxt after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock A. M.. to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 22d day ? * of September Anno Domini 1882. and in the 107th year of American Independence. DAVID JOHNSON, JR., juuge 01 rrooRie. Sep 22 38 2t The, State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF UNION. In the Court of Probate. BY DAVID JOHNSON. JR.. Esq., Probate Judge Tor Union County. WHERE vS, J. P. Norman hath made suit to me to grant him letters of administralion on the estate and effect* of JAMES HARNETT, deceased. These are. therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditots of the said JAMES BARNETr. deceased, that they m l!llil~K|t|ienr before mo, fit the court of Probate, to he held at Union C. II., on the 9th day of October next after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock A. M., fo show cause, if any they hare, why the sail Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 22>1 day of September Anno Domini 1882. and in the 107th year of American Independence. DAVID JOHNSON. JR., Judge of Probate. Sep 22 88 2t The Stale of South Carolina. CO NTV OF UNION. In the Court of Probate. BY DAVID JOHNSON. JR., Esq., Probate Judge for Union County. ' WHEREAS, J. P. Norman hath made suit to me to grant liirn letters of administration on the estate and effeots of MRS. SARAII A. HARNETT, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and adm <nish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said MRS. SARAH A. BARNETT,deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the court of PrnK.1. K. U,l.l -. ... ?.v, iv us hvki ii union i>. n., on the 'Jih day of October next after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock A. M . to ahow cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not | be granted. Uiven under my hand and Seal, this 22d day of September Anno Domini, 1882, nnd in the 107th year of American Independence. DAVID JOHNSON. Jit., Judge of Probate. Sep 22 88 2t _ ^ j The State of South Carolina. LOU STY OF UNION. In the Court of Probate. BY DAVID JOHNSON. JR.. Esq., Probate Judge for Union County. WHEREAS, Wm. Jefleries hath made suit to me to grant him letters of admininlra> lion on the estate and effects ef H. R. IIAMES, deceased. These ore, therefore, to cite end admonish all nnd singular the kindred and creditors of the said H. R. IIAMES, deeeaaed, that they be and appear before me. in tht court of Probate, to be held at Union C II.. on the 9th day of October next after publication hereof, at It o'clook A. M.. to ahow cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my band and 8ea1, this 22d day of September Anno Domini 1882, and in the 107lh year of American Independence. DAVID J0HN80N. JR.. Juilrx cut Sep 22 38 " 2t LEASE OF V POOR H0U8E LANDS. Okfick County Commiasionbns. ) Union Sept 12th, 1832 ) ON October 10th, 1882, at their office, the County Cnmminissioner* will Lease out to the lowest bidder, who cm giro gool bond in the sum of Ooe thou* s-ind Dollars, for the faithful discharge of i ho terms of his lease, the poor house lands. Oue of the main duties of the leasee will bo to take oaro of the paupers. Any infjr* mat ion will be furnished at the office by the Clerk or on that day by the Commission* ets. By order of tho Board, J, C. WALLACE, Clerk. Sop. 15 37 41 '-} t . " v,?