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The Ballot In MnseaehasoU*. "8tno? such a (lllTeri'i)M there should bj Tsiw tweedledum and tweed I. dee." 7*o the h'ltlor of The Sews and Courier : It seems the good people of Massachusetts have not only a registration of voters, but an eduoationul qualification, and a poll tax. One of the most extreme of Republican newspapers in Huston is the Journal, and iu a recent issue I dud this t "To satisfy Gen. llutler we should need to abolish our naturalisation laws, the educational qualifications, and the poll tax. It is natural enough that a stntesinan who prouotinces politics to lie only a trade should think lightly of the privileges and responsibilities of citixenship. The talk of giving the ballot to a man simply because he is a man may serve its purpose as talk, but carried out into practice it means the destruction of important safeguards which protect our institutions. The dav is far distant *lmn Massachusetts will commit her affairs to men who arc uot citizens, or who cannot read their ballots, or who nre unwilling to pay a dollar or two dollars annually for the support ofthe Government.'" Now this same journal advocated for the Si nth just the reverse of what it would have for its own constituency. It urged the political measures which forced upon the defeucelcss South fiO'J.OOO ballots given to men simply because they were black men, and with the tull knowledge that (hey could not lead the ballots forced into their hands. After this reckless experiment in the South this fellow Butler wants to try these revolutionary plans in Massachusetts?and lor the same purpose?to obtain political power. It would be si range if the Bourbons of Beacon Hill, in Boston, should tie subjected to the humiliation nnd the damnable wrongs of an illiterate and non property-holding vote, and, it may be, have a Scott or a Moses for Governor, a Whipper for a judge and a bigamist for member of Congress from the Beacon liill L'istrict. odskrvkr. Tin: Sbnatb anii tub 11 vii.roa:>3.?Columbia December 1.?Everybody is interested in the pending legislation, which is designed to prevent discrimination hy nnd to regulate the charges of the railroads of the State. As already stated in this correspondence the disposition of '.he Senate is to take decisive action in this matter, but until to day it was not known how thoroughly and generally the reform was desired by the Senators. i?his morning I ititerviewel thirtythree of the thirty five members of the Senate on the subject. Senators l'attcrson of Chester aim niiuams otlieaufbrt were no', in niton.lance upon the session of the body during I lie tiny. The question propounded to each of tho e seen was nb. ut ns to lows: " \rc you in fnvor ?f the pnssnge nt this session of the Legislature of a just law regulating railroad charges and preventing railroad discrimination; such a law ns will protect the public anil not oppress the railroads?" To this question thirty Senators responded in the nttiirtnntive, and cne in the negative, and two were doubtful or uninformed on the subject. Many of those responding in the nllirmativu staled specifically that they favored a tail road commission with strong powers; others did not volunteer endorsement of the commission plan ' but wanted discrimination stopped, and one or twe thought that the present law might be so amended us to subserve its aims. Hut uli considered that legislation was needed. The one senator who was opposed to legislation on the subject is not under the intluence of the railroads. It is funny, but there is no railroad in his county, and even a bill against discrimination by trnmrouds could hardly ntfeet bis constituents. Thirty to one! There can be no doubt tbat if a satisfactory law is presented to the Senate it will be passed by an overwhelming majority. The change in the sentiment of the Senate on this question since last winter is very marked, nn>t it is the strongest proof possible of the squeezing suffered by the people in the last few months from the teutaclcs of the Richmond and Danville octopus.?Cor. JTewt and Courier. Fatal Jump fiiom thk Caus.?Mr. W. J Mixon, a United States Commissioner, living at ltarnwell C. II., who was prominent Inst Spring in making arrests of citizens charged with violation of election laws, met his death Thursday morning near Roseville, on the South Carolina Railroad. He boarded the down passenger train nt Columbia, having purchased a ticket for Ilarnwcll, and sat .quietly in the rear pas- | scnger coach until the train was moving away from Roseville, when he went to the platform and jumped off. He fell to the ground and his head struck one of the cross ties, causing nn ugly wound He lay insensible until picked up by Conductor Speisinger, who hid charge of the train, and carried to Branch villc, where he shortly after expired. Thursday night a Coroner's jury rendered a verdict according to the above facts, and exonerated the railway company from all blatnc in iiie mailer. .Mr. .Mixon's remains have been taken (o Barnwell.? Col. Ilegisler. Suit Against tux Nkw York llknai.ii for I.iiiki..?Columbia, December 1.?Notice w*s maile sonic time ago of a suit for damages by II. P. Malloy of Edgefield against the New York Herald, for the publication of a tclepraphic dispatch in which it was libcllously alleged that Malloy had burned down his store to secure the amount for which ho had insured it. This dispatch was sent from Columbia by Mr. I. Edward Orchard. The trial of the caso will take place on next Wednesday in New York. Mr. Malloy is represented by Gen. M. C. Butler and Mr. W. L. Roy all, of New York, formerly of Richmond. The deposition of a number of witnesses in Edgefield County has been taken, and Messrs. St. Julicn Bland and George Lake of Edgefield arc now in Columbia on their wav I to New York to testify in the case. The Herald is represented by Mi.Townshend and other counsel. ? Cur. Xews and Courier. Ofkickrs Appointed.?Mr. T. Broughton Barker, of Charleston, has heen appointed as hookkeeper of the comptroller general's office, taking the place held by Mr. Stoney before his promotion. Mr. Winthrop Williams, who has tilled the position for years with great credit nnd ability, will be retained as chief clerk in this office. Mr. John 1*. Thomas, who has been private secretary of the Governor since last April, And has proved his admirable efficiency for the duties of the office, will he retained by Governor Thompson. There will be few changes in any of the Stato offices. The civil service pledges of the parly are being faithfully carried out. Timrcv Advice.?The Abbevilles Prest and Jlanner of last week gives some timely advice 10 our legisiatoi8. It suggests that primitive jurisdiction be given to trial justices in tlie trial of minor trespasses, petty larcenies and trifling assaults nnd batteries; that the pay of State witnesses be increased sufficiently to pay their necessary expenses and that the nllowance for the board of prisoners in the county jails be re- | uuueu in seven mm a nan uoiini's per tnonlli.? Abbeville Medium. Juim'.k Kkm.ky must have a strange notion of the average American farmer, if lie expect* him to cheerfully submit to enormous taxation of his plows, hoes, rake'', mowers, reapers, trace chains ami ail other farming implem nts, in order that whisky ai.d beer may be freed from taxation.? The American farmer is not thai sort of a man. The Judge has not sampled him correctly.? Washington I'ott, Dern. Stiikkt Haii.wat Sot.n.?Greenville, December 4.?TheGreenvilleCilyStreet Railway franchise, rol'ing stock and road-had were sold to-day at public sale. Helton Gilrealh and Col. Isaac P. Hunt becaino the purchasers at $0,000 cash.? Possession will be given January 1. ? . . Av Umkxpi.aimiio Dkatii.?Attlanta, December 1.? hast night, half an hour after the Montgomery train passed West Point, n man won found on the side r-f the track in a dying coudiHon. It is supposed tlint his name is I'ussoll Palmer, lie dio I soon after being found. ? t. 1 -. - - - ? (Eht eSIuhln (Union Simcs.j " U. M. STOKES, Editor. r-4r< UNION, FRIDAY, 55555555 8, lv 8J. " llie ti SUBSCRIPTION?S3 00 PER ANNUit. Q. U ADVERTISING. Were One square or one inch, first iusertion, ? - - $1,110 | 9 Kueh ?ul?<i|iK'iil insertion, ------- 73 |" l-ibcral liavuunt made to nioiclmnts tiud others aJvcr- tlepu tlsiii^t lor six months or l?y the year. , , U oil nary Koticos of ten lines or less, inserteil free. tth.o. " " over teu Hues, ckuryod as Advertise- fl. tuents. s . 1 inth TAKE XOT1CL. prim Citations, Notices to Croditors and mak Notices of Final Discharge must bo paid for before they will appear in . our columns. = into Our Cotton Market. very TIk market has been quite brisk the past week, " notwithstanding prices ruled flower than at was any time this season. No doubt most of the l,lrC! sales were ma le under compulsion to pay liens mad an 1 for fertilizers. Sales, 711) bales, at prices ranging from 8.J(g,0.120. caus a ladd Mr John C. Dial,an old Hardware mcr- boiu chant of Columbia, died on Sunday morniug last, taki Abbeville elected a wet ticket last Fri- ^ass day ; but it won't do to order oysters fom there. of t 83" Three times in thepast week the Colum Witj bin Regisler failed to appear on our table. What whe is the inattei ? in ri * * enjo Make the children happy by buying some of ^ tbe pretty Christmas toys at the Union Store * jjjc| - - . - 83" A colored child has been born in Abbe- rcsr ville with four well developed legs and four nt'01 arms. tr'ci ? . _ verj 83" By u notice under the list of Consignees ^ it will be seen that hereafter the depot will be closed at 4 o'clock. Remember that . , Ky late decision of tho United States ino Surpreme Court, the Arlington estate has been restored to the heirs of Gen. R. 12. Lee. "cn 9- II 83* The Treasurer informs us that lie will on j be ready to pay the claims of tho Teachers of j>rj, the Public Schools on and after nest Friday, the 0(l | loth. -pi . . ? Mose Lockhart, colored, was hung at c Kdgcfield last Friday, for the murder of Mose lilalock, some time in the early part of this "on year. C Toys, Toys, Toys, at the Union Slroro * 12ng BfTSu For want of reliable data, which can ^ only be obtained from parties living some distance from here, we are compelled to postpone a . , biographical sketch of the late Col. R.J.Gage, which is being prepared for publication. . ? ,mP Congress c nvencd last Monday, and A was called to order at 11 A. M. -02 members and were piescnt. The President's message was c._n read. It is quite a lengtliy document, but very ollu commonplace and would not be very interesting S:UH to our readerf, so we have concluded not to i;i- '.kI" a- ,,MP nict it upon them, but will devote a portion of the ?orc space it would occupy in our next issue to a A description of the Cotton Picking Machine? * ou_ something of decidedly greater interest to all of to'tl Col. T. Stobo Farrow has retired from ^ the editorial charge of the Gaffney City Caro/i- ^ nian nnd our friend \V. \V. Thomson matlc his cr. editorial bow last week to the subscribers of that . interesting journal. Our best wishes attend ^ ^ you, Waddy. You've got th' stuff in you to j make a good editor. tlie _ .. ^ Wax, China and Indestructible Dolls, from oets I'"e to ?2, at Union Store under Union Hotel * t'?" o - - - 10 ? Uf-5U We are becoming some what discouraged. |(.)H Three weeks from to day every man to whom hop we owe a dollar will present his bill and expect (he to be paid. How or when wo will meet these p]0j demands is a mystery to us just now. Ilun- (or. I dreds in the County owe u3 for subscription, 0 j, but show no disposition to pay. To all who owe mor mt, and no onk ki.8e, we sny we are very nmcli (e.)a in want of the small amounts due, ami hope you ;s (] will make it convenient to send or bring it this Wni month. cott Wc learn, through a Spartanburg paper, U l" that Mr. Jesse llriggs, one of the oldest and \ i most respected citizens of this County, died at C his residence in Goshen 11 ill Township, about the two weeks ago. del By the way, not long ago, a certain family in sufl this County got quite angry at us for not put lish- on ing a notice of the death of one of its members, fori of which we knew nothing until wc saw it an- alii nounced in a religious journal,about two months '1 after it occurred. We invite notices of marri- hov ages ami deaths and, when not over 10 lines, hcu publish them free of charge. bcii It is impossible for us to be at every death and di ii marriage in the County, and can only know V when they occur by being informed of it by not some one. stai A beautiful line of Toys for the children, at ''ie Union Store, under Union Hotel. * ? . *. dog Judge Fraser Elected. Oil Silt nrilrt Irtul il,A T am'ioIa t,.M. 1 T! II I Sflli ?u? uc^isimui o ruciuyifi 1. I>. ?? Fraser Judge of the tliinl Cirouit. * . # . ? .., , ? low The NottTied. ver Mui ricil.nl 12, M., yeslcadny.nt tlie residence Nei of the bride's brother Judge \V. II. Wallace, by ren Ilev. J. A. Porter, Dr. Jas. Nolt of Spartanburg ant to Miss Mary H. Wallace, of Union. I . + . (jHr A "New Idea." v || Our friends, Hob Owens and Mun. I'ant, liave (t a struck a "New Idea," out of which they expect ^ to make something more than enough to buy shoes for the children and at the same time ac- ,, Coi commodate those who can appreciate tlie luxu- j ry of "a square meal," a plate of good oysters, Hull ulnnLr hirl/ov ?AAan fc/? "'1 ? ?'' .*?-4 w.vwn, .?VJ , .wav, tvv., VWUIVCU inn BCI Vl'U in first class style. If you want something in A 1 that line, just call on them in the brick store 1 above Mr. Nicholson's. We'vo had a specimen of their good eating and know that what we J are saying is true. n In . llei Church Burned Down. of We are truly sorry to learn that on Sunday cflu night, Nov. 20, the Mesopotamia, M. E., Church building and contents, near Sarratt's store, was ton totally destroyed by fire. Tho fire was caused ^ from the stove. j kg| It was one of the best churches in the County , and will be a great loss to that neighborhood ; but we think there is too much religious spirit and intelligence in the people of that comma- ,r nity to remain long without a place of worship ct.? equally as good as the one destroyed. 80; istto Lodge, No, 2,*376, 0. U. 0. of 0. P. Oe: s ilo not recollect! ever to have scon a moro 1 ;ctsble or finer looking body of colored men ^e wcic in ttie procession list Tuesday, upon ' irst anniversary ol Palmetto Lodge, No. '2270 f0" . O. #f l),'F. of this town. Their regalias elegant an<l the flag was one of the hand:st we have ever seen-, while the general ] rt:::ent of the members was uncxception- sec Mi io procession was formed at 10. A. M. c Lodge room and mirched through all tho nn eipal streets, preceded by a band of music> ret Uig a very imposing display. l arriving iu front of the A. M. E. Zion Ul) cli, the procession was halted and marched the build.ng in inverted order," where a cr interesting address was delivered by Ilev. Union, Pastor of the church. The address founded upon tnatiy passages of the Scrip* s, from which the speaker very ingeniously jje e it appear that Adam was an Odd Fellow, ob Jacob and Moses were Odd Fellows, be- "'e e the former ' in passing over tho visionary er to tho home of the Fathers, as Moses was g initiated into his kingly otlice, and in tio ng his last degree the vision of his nativity cd before hiut and ho refused to be called im son of Pharaoh's daughter." At the close tin iiis address P. 0. M., James Low.ides, of , man Lodge, No. Idol), made a'&l.orl address, .. _ ______ .... .. . . . bit > luw ) uvcsaiou wag rciormca ana returned gular order to the Lodge room, where they ycd a bouiitifiil lunch. At night tho meinand their friends had a tine Supper in lolson's IIail, which passed otf in a most iccta'de and orderly manner, excepting an , . .. . . . nin mpt made l>y an outsider, a colored man, who ^ 1 to force his way into the Hall, but was pr f properly refused admittance. , ,<H Members at their Poets. he Union delegation in the Legislature are ja( ting closely to their duties, but tho presid- |0 officers of the two Houses have been very thi ent in assigning thcin work on tho peruia. , bu t committees. i the Senate, Mr Munro is on the committee Education, Chairman of tho Committee on to 'ilogcs and Elections, and on tho committee ^y loads, bridges and L'airrics. IJ0 lie members in the II nise are assignol as ^ iws: llii G. McKissick, Ch lirm.an committee on State so and Grounds, nnd on the Ways and yj| us Committee. an , C. Culp, 0:1 Privileges and Elections and lie rosscd Acts. II. Minlcr, on Claims and the Penitentiaryr. Munro lias introduced a bill in tlic Sen' Cv to prohibit the sale of intoxicatimg liquors of he town of Union. V? Ir. MoICisick has iutr.duccl tho following tjt ortant Hills : kn Hill that whoever shall wilifully, unlaw- itit y and maliciously take into his p.ssession pr ride or dive any horse, mule, ox. buggy, inj iage or wagon, (lie personal property of an- tin >r, not intending to coiiimit a larceny of the be c. shall I c deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, his , upon conviction thereof, shall bo fined < r si." risoned at the discretion of (lie Judge be- po whom tiie case shall be tried. inn Hill to allow the Trial Justices in Union nty a certain salary 111 lieu of all charges 11st tho County in criminal proceedings. an llill to amend and declare the law iclat'ng t lie empaneling and challenging of jurors. .acinno uottoa Picker. oxt week we inlen 1 publishing a full des- th ition of a machine fur picking col ton, which 'r just been invented and a patent secured by ^ r. '.lasclton of Charleston. 80 confident is |jt invent and those associated with him of ut success of the machine, that they ha/o ap ''r d to the Legislature f?r an act of incorpora- w' " 1 hii , with a capital of :?li)0,000, lobe increased j,, i'J,000,00J. From the description of .Mr. sh elton's machine, there is some reasonable e that a siihstitiite lias been discovered for ill! exacting, slow and unreliable labor now em" js fed in gathering the cotton crop. The invenifthe machine claims that it will pick OOOOlbs . .... to cod cotton a day. It it prives a success, ^ c persons than our firmers will In benefitOne of t lie great troubles of housekeepers tli lie general stampede of cooks, house servants, '!l ting boys, &c., fir the Cotton fields when (^ on picking commences, and tlie machine cn I put a stop to that. ca ? ? to Town Well. n< >11 r temperance Town Council, after closing barrooms to thirsty imbibers, have humanely crmined to supply the want nud prevent any ering 111 the community, by digging a well Ct flie open railroad lot just below Mr. Davis's fu nrr (?) sample room, where man and beast ftI to may slake their thirst and go home sober, jj 'his merciful provision of our "City Fathers,'1 w >"ever, is hardly appreciated by some, us we id one old toper say "I'll bedurnci if Ilike ig compelled to drink the Mime that a horse ?e iks. I want something better." foil, we think he got something stronger, if bettor, boforo ho left town, for when he t d for home he had to take the middle of or street to get room to walk?his wnys were W y devious?and we doubt whether his own know him when he got to his gate. eaday. 'here wn nn unusual number of people in p( n last Monday, attracted no doubt by the fo y largo amount of land advertised for sale, trly every tract offered was sold, an?l at very sonable prices?lower, perhaps, than was Gj icipoted. A Cot withstanding the crowd, the town was orly and quiet, although there were signs of c* iskey here and thero, and no arrests were ^ de. That some parties aro selling whiskey 01 the sly, thero can be no doubt, but how to C ect them lias baffled the efforts of the Town incil, so far. Should any one be caught. vever, l 10 extreme penally of the law will be B led out to tbem. ... g< remperance Boom. 'iimnniTiuN is 8i:ntii.?Sumter. December y -The lotal vole was 4"25, majority for I'rohi- ^ on ICS. There is great rejoicing in Sumter j light. As soon as the .exult was Announced (|| irge crowd of whiles and blneks escorted the y f. If. F. Chrietzberg to his home with shouts w triumph over the success that crowned his . rts. J isoTHKR Duv Tows.?Leosvil'e, in LexingCounty, elected a "dry ticket" lost Friday. ^ siiStii.i. Asotiieb.?Allendale, Horn well Co., m .Monday elected a dry ticket by a majority A 0 in a voto of 110. '-Now, by St. I'aul, the at k goes bravely on." 81 iRfKswiion Goes Ditr. ? flreenwood, Decent5.?The election held here to day on the li- o( so question resulted as follows : No license tn license 75. . w I .... i Butler Reelected. \s was expected, the Legislature reelected n. M. C. Butler to tho United States Senuto llefore the vote was taken ia tho lluuse the lowing ludicrous sceue occurred : Mr. Itobiuson, colored, of Beaufort, nominated Senator the Mon. Samuel W. Melton as "the est jury South Carolina can afford." Mr. Hustings Uautt, colored, of Beaufort, loaded this nomination heartily, saying that *. Meltou had been a very faithful servant to ! State, "a faithful and tried "oldicr in the I tic field at tho dowufall of South Carolina," J was a " '.hole people's man." To this last Dark of the dusky Representative from Benut, Mr. Mcltissick feelingly responded in an dcrtoue: "Yes, in n horn." Three colored Members voted fcr Oen. But" In the Senate Melton was nominated in the lowing manner : The roll call was about to begin when lo ! unions, the black and balmy Senator from rkeley, rose and said : "I rise fur de pupus norainatin' fur de Nuuited State Senate froin State of Sous' Callina do Honora' le Samule Mellon !" Here was a surprise ! The Chair ggested that the nominee's name was Samuel , and the nominator agreed to the correcn. n joint Ballot Oen. Butler received the unanous vote of tho white members and three of ? colored votes. o Tiib Lien Law to drKkpkalkd.?ThoColumt correspondent of the New* and Courier, who generally very correct in his reports of the pings and doings of our Legislators, thus indies the fate ofthe lien law at the present session, i honestly believe tho repeal of that law would ict with most cordial approval from a large ijority of the people, including merchants who vc heretofore done large business under its ovisions: The House committee on agriculture had a ig and earnest conference to-night on the dif ent hills introduced for the repeal of the Lien v, and concluded to mako a favorable report morrow for the repeal of the whole law upon is subject. There was some difference of sentent among the members of the committee, t the feeling for absolute repeal is very strong. The New York Weekly Tribune says in regard the Noycs Dictionary Hold r, manufactured L. W. Noyes, 90 West Monroe St.k Chicago ; Vc know of but one satisfactory Holder ; that, wever, is so good that a second is not needc f." r. Noyes sends to nil applicants a handsome istrated circular. Prices reduced. t'Dl ?. A Dcttt. witii IJurcitKU Ksivks.?Charlotteslie, November 20.?Two youths, l'etor Dick d Robert Roan, clerks in a mercantile house re, fought an impromptu duel yesterday in c house in which Dick is employed. The ung men, with several others, were engaged playing tricks on one another during the citing. Roan threw red pepper at Dick, some which got in his eyes. This so enraged the nth that he demanded instant reparation.? le offender agree 1 to giro hitn instant satisfacin. As pistols could not be obtained, butcher lives were selected from the hardwaro stock stead and time wa9 called. The hot headed actical jokers took t teir places in the count; room and began t hack at one another witii sir weapons. Lunge after lunge was made tween the duelists until Roan finally struck t antagonist in the stomach near the navel, siting the flesh open diagonally from that int up across the left breast. The wounded tn was at once placed under proper treatment. Mr. J. T. Hancock, is at the Virginia Store, d ready to give his fricnus an out Vihgima ti.coM r?call and sec him. * . o . _ Kii.lki) on TtiBSr.uiK.?Cincinnati, November .?This afternoon at the Coliseum Theatre, in e fourth act of the play of "Si Slocttm," Frank ay no. in shooting an apple vtf the head of ,ucy Slocttm,personated by Miss Annie Von dtrctt, missed lite apple nttd shot Miss Von flircn in the lioa.I. She died in (iriccn mines. Frayue was immediately arrested.? aync used a Stevens ritie, No. T1 calibre, and is executing it its backward shot. The catchap of the riiie was imperfect and slipped st as the hammer fell, blowing the carlri Igc ell out backwards. A coroner's jury render a verdict of accidental death. Fray no's grici uncontrolablc. lie expects to take the renins of the girl to lirooklyn for interment, ll is said they were soon to have been married. I.icitt) hut Wise.?TLose of us who were here fore oppo-ed to voting in the eight boxes at ati ectinn. have had time to see a practical opera in of the law. We hazard nothing in saying at to unprejudiced minds the wisdom of the w has hccu vindicated. A rigid but wise law nod sentinel nt the boxes, and demanded some ing more of the voter than that skill whicl ists a fish hook into a pond. The voter wh< nnot read the name on a box, lias no more rigli be instructed in that than the voter who doei <t know the way to the polls has the right t< miand oft he managers a guide to lead him.? hester JJullelin. . ? Mr. I). A. Davis is now at the Union Chea| isli Store?under Uuion Hotel?and respect lly invites his customers and friends to cal id seo him. He lias a nice line of Dry Goods outs and Shoes, Hats, Clothing and Groceries liicli lie is going to sell at rednccd prices. Hi so has a nice line of American and Frcncl indies and Toys for tho Holidays. Call ant c hint, tc Fiiirn Murukhkrs Cauuiit.?Chicago, Docera ir 1?A dispatch received from Kalamazoo thii orning announces the arrest there of the col cd desperado who killed Officer Clarence E right on Tuesday night in Chicago. An Indian Territory special reports the capre ol the three murderers Walker, Reynolds id Gordon, near Darlington, after a shnrpstrug c, during which they were nearly killed. Tliej i.? #!nMA<l ? ?rtl,?? ;? /u -?.1.- n. ... uiuci vu i? juuug iijoia in vuiiiaiiviic vuuiuj ixas, and officers have been in pursuit of theu r three weeks. Got no Wnsr.?The immigration boom has be nne fnirly started, and every day or ro squad " men nnd women aro seen grouped around tin ir Lino depot, waiting for the midnight trait i carry*lhem away for Texns. Last night i owl numbering 40, from upper Mecklenburg id lower Cabarrus, took their departure for th one Star State, and they told the reporter tha hers were to follow them in a few Jays.? harlotte Obtcrver. Mr. S. J. II. Howell is now at the Vlrginii lore, he cordially invites all his frionds to call id see him. He snys lie caii make thein happy > and see if he can. * #? . Aktkk tiik Muri'khkk of Wit. McDowkll.esterday evening a party of mounted roei om Camden, 8. C., arrived in the city, on th unt for the negro named Jas. Wilson, wh itirdered Mr. F. M. McDowell, at Camden Ins hursdny. They say that they traced him t ithin five miles of the oity. They are bent 01 rnching him if they can find him.? Chariot/ fiercer. MuRnr.ttKn in His Stork.?Atlanta, Kovembe D. ?Muck Drew, a country merchant, wa ordered in his store, fifteen miles from Kufaln la., on Saturday night. 13ob Cochran, colored 'in* Hob Alston, was arrested on Tuesday nigh ad confessed the crime. Mr. J. C. Stribling. of Pendleton, has beei Tored $1,000 for his Jersey cow Lily of Olen ore, and $1,200 for the cow and her calf tw< ecks old. For the Times. Tho Contennial Birthday. 1 Jonesvillr. Nor. 80, 1882. * Mr. Editor :?The one hundreth birthday of ( Mrs. Elisabeth Fowler was celobrateJ to doy at J her home about one half mile West of this place. ' Being rery anxious to see the old lady 1 went ( out this morning to seo the female Centenarian | , and enjo/ the grand ovation in honor of her age. i At nboul eleven o'clock 1 arrived at the homo o* < Mrs. Fowler, and found a large crowd who had fomo with baskets and presents for the aged ono and to take part in the celebration. The Jonesville Baud was piesent and furnished do lightful music, which Mrs. Fowler onjoyed very much. This band, by tho-way, was organized less than a year ago. but it is indeed surpris- , ing to know how well a band so young can play' , Mrs. Fowler's maiden name was Mosely, ( daughter of Mr. Jas. Moslcy, a gentleman of 1 moderate means, being a blacksmith by trade. ' lie lived South or Pacolet Itiver, near Mr. T. L. , Haines' home, where g&od old Mr". Fowler was born and brought up. She is an uneducated lady, her father not having sufficient means to 1 educate her. She WH< tnnrrloil in lfifl'1 in linn 20th year. Mr. Mark Fowler, her husband, ' was two yoirs her senior. She says she was married by a Methodist preacher by the name , of Wheeler, who came to visit her father, as she i says, at'hog killing time. This was before the ' time set for her marriage, but it was mutually 1 agreed that while the "minister's services could < be had it would be a splendid time for thcui to i be married ; so the marriage ceremony was performed then and there. Mrs. Fowler has been the mother of .eleven children, three of whom died at an early .age, (lie otheis grew to be men and women. Of the eight two still survive, Mrs. Clayton Horn and , Miss Salina Fowler, an unmarried daughter living with their Mother, both of whom nro very old ladies. She has twenty-five grand-childrenSho has a remarkable memory. Sho readily answered several questions about the war o^ 1812, and many other matters of later than thai date. Jlcr husband, Mr. Mark Fowler, -served six months in the war of 1812, and on that no. count she now receives a pension from tho government. As many of your readers doubtless know, her husband has been dead nearly 30 1 years, having departed this life on the 10'h day of February 1833. Mrs. Fcwler has been a member of (lie M. li. church at Flat Hock fir 50 years. She can see very well at present, 1 but not well enougli to read if she knew how| Taking her age into consideration, she is very stout, and can get about splendidly. Only two months ago she could walk about her room without any assistance, but cannot get about now except when nssistcd. Her hearing is somewhat impaired, but slie talks with case. All of her teeth are gone except three. The old lady's home is in an open Hold, near tluS public highway leading from Jonesville to West Springs, and lias an ancient appearance. It is plain but ucat and comfortable, and she seems to be as happy as possible in it. She ex pressed ttic wish to-day that she would incel us all in Heaven. Site is ready and willing to die >??, vi one nil! uu cuuiciil id iivo lOllgCr )i 1 is the Lord's will. She received to day d or 4 large baskets filled with serviceable things, be. sides n great many other presents, and she seemed to be enjoying herself very much. D can truly be said of this good woman that she has long since passed the age allotted to man, , and she is now living upon borrowed days.? The sumptuous and splendid dinner was arranged upon an oblong table aboutTfiyards from the house and the feast was hugely erjoyed by all. About '2 o'clock in the afternoon the crowd began to disperse, leuving this old lady to grow I older. C. ; o Fatal Fioiit in Your County.?The Char1 lotte Observer of last Saturday gives the following ' account of n fatal ntrray that look place at Clay " Hill in Yotk County a day or two before : Two negroes were quarreling and about to fight, when a white man na ned Williford stepi red up und asked thetu to desist. Oneof them knocked liitn down for his trouble. Another white man, named Barren, who was standing by, i on seeing Williford felled to the ground pulled r out his pistol and shot the negroes. The first - one dropped dead to the ground, shot through i the heart, and the other fell with a bullet through > his chest. Barren fled and has not been capturt cd. He passed through Charlotte Thursday and i told some of his friends about tho scrape, add> ing that he had got a day's start of the law and - was trying to make good his escape. Santa Clnus is said to be putting stocks of Noyes > Dictionary Holders ami Novm llnn.lv 'r?Ki?? . This among holiday supplies for this year.? . is well. No moro Appropriate and acceptable presents can be made at so small a cost. The prices are greatly reduced. A lege illustrn, ted circular will be se it free on application to ? L. W. Noyes, 99 \N est Monroe St., Chicago. t'Dl t 1 Tiik Lkk IIkiiis Gkt Tiikiit. Kioiits. ? Washington, December 4.?A decision was rendered by the United States Supreme Court this afternoon in the tax sale case of the United States, j plaintiff in error, against Geo. W. P. C. Lee, . which involves the title to a tract of land in Alexandria County, Virginia, known as the Arlington estate, and which was brought hereby writ of error to the IheCirouit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia. . The judgment of the court below in favor of the r Lee heirs is nflii med. Opinion by Justice Miller, Chief Justice Waite and Justices Gray, Bradley j and Woods dissenting. ?0? Dount.it Miirdkr in Oconkk.?Wulhalla, December 4.?As Wm, John Hunnicut was going nome last night from Wnlhalla with his little son, * eight years of age, he was brutally murdered on B Schroder's Hill and his boy bad his head fractured. The boy is still alive and says a negro with an ax handle committed the deed. A jury ! of Inquest is now investigating the matter, but ? no clue hns yet been found to the murderer. It is to be hoped that the Qovernor, in offering a reward, will indicate a sum that will bring the fiend to justice.?Cor. Ntwt and Courier. Saunta Clans did not forget Iho Union Store, ' hut stayed all night aad gave Mr. Davis a benu' liful assortment of toys for the good boys and girls of Union. * ? I.YNCiten roH IIoo Stealing.?New Orleans, December 1.? A letter from Start's landing, e Catakoula Parish, says David Lee, a white man, 0 was lynched there some days ago in front of his 1 house for hog stealing. About twenty while 0 persons have been arrested on account of the a lynching affair and two brothers, Cfiarles and e dames Smith, arrested on suspicion of having a hand in it, are threatened and may be lynched by the citixens. r 8 Prolific.?Harry Qodbold, a colored man in Wnhee, Georgetown County, has had burn to him twenty-one children, fifteen of whom are living. 1 Harry and his wife are both young looking and active. Harry says if he has gotd luck he expects twenty-one more. a - * The gin-housj of Mr. A. B. llarksdalt. of > Lumens, with sixteen bales of cotton, wiutiprped on the VMih of November. - a 1 a . l ; ! L P A Bio Cottos Fiks.?Galveston, December. J.?At Houston the International Compress sought fire to day at 11 o'clock, and nt 12 80 1*. M. is still burning. Tbe firemen nro unable o get any water on the flnines. There arc about 5,000 bales of cotton in the press. Two engines iave been sent thither. 0 1*. M.?The (ire ut Houston is now confined :o the cotton. The total loss will exceed half a million dollars, ns follows: Four residences rnlued nt $7o,000. the compress building, inarhiuorv ami alimla sir. iwwi ? 54(H),000. The compress and cotton are fully insured. Merry, Merry Chirstmas gifts at the Union Storo under Uuion Hotel * A Wifk-Ukatkr to dk Klouuku. ?Baltimore, December 1.?In the Criminal Court to day riiomas Foote, colored, found guilty of brutally issauliing and beating bis wife, was sentenced lo receive thirteen lashes to be administered by !be shetiiT within tho walls of the jail. This tentence is under the Act of the Lcgislaturo of 1882. Notice was gtven of an appeal to test the :onstitutionnlity cf the Act. At the Virginia Store they are selling goods mighty low. They have go Lis of goods and they intend to sell their, cheap. Call and cxnin i nc. * On account of tho great crops in Abbeville County it has been necessary to build new corn cribs in every neighborhood this fall. -More have been built than were constructed during the previous ten years. Thousands of gallons Df sorghum syrup have been made and hundreds of families have enough molasses, corn, wheat and o .Is lo last them until next fail. Holiday Presents are annually sought for. Hut it is often difficult to find appropriate \nd inexpensive articles of real value, that will bo kept, used nud appreciated by a friend. Among these wo would make favorable mention of the Noyes Dictionary Holders nnd Noyes Handy Tables.?Apply to L. W. Noyes, 90 West Monroe St. Chicago, for illustrated circular nnd greatly reduced prices. t'Dl The Clifton cotton factory in Spartanburg Connty has just received an order for five bundrcd bales oi their shirtings to bo sent to China. This mill is now consuming nearly thirty bales of cotton a week. A private telegram received at Jackson, Miss., yesterday nnounces the shooting nnd killing of the Hon. W. H.ll.Tison, speaker of tiie liot.se of Itepresenlativesof Mississippi, at Buldwin, by ?. Saunders. It is estiDialed that the crops it* South Giro- ^ 1 ina arc worth over $8,000,000 more this year t lian Inst year. j ? . - CONSUMPTION CURED. An old pliysician, retired from active practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India Missionary the formula of a simple vegetable vemeily for the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung affections, also a positive aud radical cure for General Debility and all nervous complaints, after having thoroughly tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, feels it is his duty to tnnko it known to his fellows. The recipe, with full particulars, directions for preparation and use, aud all necessary advice nnd instructions for successful treatment at your own home, will be sent you by return mail, free of charge, by addressing with stamp or stamped self-addressed envelope. DR. J. C. RAYMOND, 164 Washington street. Brooklyn, N. Y. fSaf" Mention this paper. Dec 1, 1882 48 ly ~ m:abhied, ^ SPEARS?CHAMBERS. Married Nov. 29th, at tho residence of Ili ? bride's father, Mr. Jos. Chambers, by llov. A. McA. Pitt man, Mr. John Si'K\us and Miss Ann.k Ciiamueus ? aJJ of Union County. ? Consignees per Express at Union, 8. 0. Deo. 6 J Brat ton. D Davis, Jeff Gresrorv. C M Scales. J D Scales, J L Harris, C lienlly, J W Vinson, J M llevis, E J Gage, Ilobt T Layne, A C M?.Creight, li B Foster, Wilburn A Co., I* Sullivan, J W Posey & Bro., J P Mullinax. J Hosey, J E Garner. F. II. COUNTS. Agt. Notice is hereby given that on and after this date, 7th December, the Depot wiP close at 4 o'clock sharp. IP O U IV 1> BETWEEN Mm. Hix's and Nicholson's Hall,, a small Crescent Pin, which the owner can get by paying for this advertisement. Dec 8-lt F. H. COUNTS. NOTIC E. PERSONS indebted to Fostku & Wilkins, by Note or account, are earnestly requested to settle the same by the first of January next. Dee 8 46 tf WANTKi) 1 p' AAA Tons Cotton Seed. Highest cash XOjUv/U price paid for Cotton seed delivered in car load lots at any It. R. Depot, Steamboat landing iu So. Cn., Geo. or N. C. Highest cash price paid for Kerosene, Lard and Whiskey barrels. Ueo 8 49 %. FOR S ALRT COTTON Seed Meat. The best and cheapest food for all kinks of stock, and the cheapest and best fertiliser on the market. Write for pamphlets containing analysis by Dr. C. U. Sbepard, Slate Chemist, and directions for using to Charleston Oil Manufacturing Co., 28 Broad St. Charleston, 8. C. Deo 8 49 8m A TIFFIN WELL AUGER FOB SALE. A FIRST rate Tiffin Well Auger, in Good repair, is offered for sale. 1 This Auger is the best that is mado, and a wide awake man can make money out of it by oltse attention to business. Apply to, S. S. 8TOKE8, or J. B. KELLY. Union C. H., 8. C. Dec 8 49 4l Notice of Final bl&oharge. BY permission of Hon. Dar(d Johnson, J|^ Judge of Probate for Union County, I on the 12th day of January next, inake my iraw Return us Administrator of the estate of Uriali Paulk, deceased, sad apply for Litters Dismis sory. All nersona havinc nlaim* estate are notified lo present them, properly attested, on or before thai date or they will be forever barred, and all persons indebted must pay ou or before that day. I. K. PAUI.K, Adm'r Uriah i'aulk. Dec 8 49 6t* NOTICE. . ALL persons indebted tc us either by^riole, ur on a count, are requested to setilo at once. Merchants do not like to make personal applications of this nature, and if customers ware equally considerate, and nrould nut wait for something of the kind, settlements would bo much more satisfactory. We trust, therefore, that those whose names are upon our booke, will act upon this general notice nud not force upou us, the unpleasantness above referred lo. J. C. IIUNTLR & Co. Nov 24 47 lm