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An Invisible Danger Of Whioh All Britian Is In
Dread.
Cork, March SO.?Featherstone, Oherlihy and
0 Curmody, arrested hear last night, wete arraigned
this morning upon tlie charge of being member*
of a secret society having it* headquarter*
in Cork. The object of the society was, according
to the claims made by the authorities, to
commit murders whenever it was believed that
euch a course would advance the interests of
^ ^dieir organization, and to blow up building* in
9 Wo principal cities pf the British Isle*. Upon 1
too preliminary examiuaton bail was refused,
it being strongly -intimated by the counsel for <
'he prosecution that a number of witnesses
were ready to testily in support of the charges.
It is in evidence that Fcathersloue had been
living in Cork since June, 1882, without any ]
\ parent business and without visible mentis of ]
support. The police in searching Oherlihy, <
utter his arrest yesteduy, found among other
articles a letter purporting to come front Mr.
O'Brien, M. l\, and editor rffthe Lnited Irthtml. j
An Allkuki* littsit Dyxamitk Plot. ? Liverpool,
March ill).?The po.ice are in possession of
information which indicates that the arrest here s
and at St. Helena yesterday of men bringing (
infernal machines from Ireland were timely and .
prevented outrages which had been planned an.I
were to have beeu executed yesterday evening.
Thn ilpairiiolion .... Ml- I .. :n :
, ? i.i<vuing
possibly great loss of life, was pari of I Sic plot. ?
The police are in receipt vf a leiler purporting
to ctuauate from Fenian sources threatening that
unless the men charged with the 1'liuMiix l'ark I
murders ami now confined in Kilmainhatn jail,
Dublin, awaiting trial, are at once released, the
central telegraph otlicc in London will be blown (
up.
YTvoiitairca QiMcrtv it T.utjin nruif
Ma:ch 30. ? An analysis of the clienticals and
explosives which were seized at Liverpool yesterday
develops the fact that they nrc composed 1
of niiro-glycerine mixed with sawdust, chloride
cfpotash ami vitriol, a composition of a nature
>o inflammable and explosive that it is little short
of a miracle that it did not explode on acc ntnt
of the accidental jarring it received during its
transmission through the streets.
-.Ui'AitniKa Gladstone.?London, March MO.?
As a precautionary measure orders have been
issued that the passage which underlies the
residence of I'remier Gladstone shall hereafter
be closed at sunset.
A tt rests in litblanii. ? Limerick, March MO.
? Kleven persons have been arrested at Castle
Council, charged with iutituidati u.
An Irish InkoumbuSii.it.?Muryboro'.March
tit).?David Wl'.ilan, an informer, was shot-dead
..here to-day. One arrest was made.
A Political Murder.?Mnycsvillc, Marcli
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-v,? Ai.viv ta vuv uvv in me ur.iaia cnimcu,
The Clarendon Arrests" tint it would he well
( for the public to know. The negro, Robert
McFadden, one of the parties arrested, was in
bed and very sick when the marshal came, tor
arrested. At first he tried to Oeg off and at
length refused to go, pleading sickness. The
marshal, Wilson, told him he would carry him
if he had to tic him and make him trot behind
. his buggy, whereupon one of the arrested white
. men offered the.negro a seat in his bu^gy.?
When they arrived at Florence it was discovered
that Robert Burgtss and not Robert McFadden
was wanted, so the poor negro was turned loose in
Florence and when he (old them he was pcnuiless
and could not pay his way home, he was calmly
told (80 1 was informed) that he could walk?a
distance of seventy-five miles. His white Dcmocratic
fellow-prise tiers fed him at tlie hotel and
ipaid his fare on the train. Yesterday, the 27th,
the negro died?a victim to Radical malignity
and hate. The negroes here are indignant, and
if there is any law to reach that marshal ho will
have a rough time. The negro, Robert Burgess,
who was indicted along with the whites, was
the Radical supervisor at the Witherspoon pre
cincl, and they are endeavoring to make hiin
swear that fraud existed. When examined at
Florence he said that the election was perfectly
fair. The commissioner told him not to say
that, as lie was only making it hard for himself,
tlie object being to make him swear falsely.?
Burgess told thcin that he would stick to the
truth.
The majority for the Democratic Congressman
was only twelve at the Witherspoon precinct at
the last election, and in 1870, I think, with
Radical managers, the Democratic majority was
about sixty. 8o much for fraud.
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Another Tele-Talk Letter?The Anderson
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?.... ?i ...in Mai vuiiimiis u icuor iinici
Graham's Crossroads, February 1 <>tli, from .J.
Tlendrix McLanc to W. W. Kussel, of which
the following is the essential part :
' I wrote yon a letter a few days ago in reference
to our State committee meeting on life
27lh, but as I have a little leisure time this rooming
I will write you again. Of course I know
there is no use for me to urge the necessity ot a
full meeting of the committee for you arc a
man of too much good practical sense to think j
for a moment that if it was not of the greatest
.necessity to have the meeting new, that Judge
Willard and I would not insist on it. 1 have in- 1
vited several others who are prominent in the s
work whose names have not been added to the |
committee till now to meet with us in conference.
Now I hope you will write to as many of the
State committee or any it hers who you wish to ^
rrect us on the 27th as you can conveniently do
to be sure to attend the meeting, as it is all-im- f
portant to have as much good council as possible i
at that time." a
It is seen tlint Willard, while aclia r fur the
Ciovernmcnt, insists upon the forwarding of the
- Greenback conspiracy on which the political
persecutions are based. x. o. a.
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A l*ots.>ni.\ci Casi: in Virginia.?Lynchburg, d
Ya., March 30. ? Mrs. Jonathan Monroe and t
her son, Warren Monroe, living near Itrookncal,
Campbell County, were poisoned several nights ^
since. The poison was administered in cotfeo, ^
*nd both mother and son died from its effects a
short time after drinking the coffee. Suspicion
attaches to a niece of the poisoned woman who
was visiting at the house at the time of the occurrence,
but no nrrcst bad been made at last i
accounts. It is rumored that the girl meant p
only to poison the mother in the absence of the
8on from the house in order to remove nn obsta ^
cieto marriage willi thelnitcr. Warren returned i
unexpectedly and was also poisoned. v
MunDKnr.n nv Ixoiaxs.?Tucson, Arizona,
March 30.?Judge II. C. McConias and wife 1
wero niur lerod on Wednesday by Apaches at
Thomson Canon. Their son was with them and
is supposed to have been captured. ?
Sax Francisco, March 30.?A Lordsburg dis* |
patch snya: A party just returned from the
scene of the massacre in Thomson's Canon found
Mrs. Judge McComas shot through the head, '
lying by the side of a buck-board and stripped t
of clothing. Judge McCotnas's hody was tound
200 yards south, lie had been shot in four
places. His.body was also stripped. The boy
is missing. I
\.s Kautiiqi akk in Ca i.i form a?San Fr.in- 1
cisco, March 30.?There was a slight shock of i
earthquake hero at 7.40 this morning. Further ]
south the shock was heavy. At Coclsonville. ,
tsanta Cruz County, nine shocks were felt, with 1
t!)C nrcaking of crockery, plastering, .Sic. At *
llollister, N in llenito County, plate glass windows
wete smashed and brick buildings cracked.
In the temporary panic the streets wcro filled
wiih inhabitants, many, of them in undress.
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A S30.000 PftRnt'.RV at Cr.tft n SpntNos. N\ '
Y. ? I'oclicster, N. Y., March 30.? W. VV (Jilles, 1
hanker, of Clifton Springs, has failed and fled t
from the village, lie is said to have put out ?
$30,000 of forged paper. McKeehnie .ti Co., of
4'anan Jaigua, are said to lose $ If ,000 hy the 1
failure. '
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Execution orMtts. Mkakrr.?Windsor, Ver- t
moot. March 30. ? Mrs. Meakcr was hanged to ,
day fir the murder of her ward, Alice Meakcr.
She persisted to the last that she was innocent
and said her son's confession was a he ami that 1 '
he had brought her to the gallows. j t
fflit ?lultli] 'ttlnion ?imcB.
kTM. STOKES, Editor.
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TAKE \OTKE.
Citations, Notioos to Oroditors and
Notices of Final Discharge must be
paid for beforo thoy will appoar in
jur oolumna.
Cotton.?This market lias had but little life
u it the past week. The pressing w.tik ou the
arms has, no doubt, been one cause of the small
supply, while the prices have not been sufficiently
uticing for thoso who arc ablo to hold it. Sales
"3 bales, Prices 5@9J.
Mrs. M. Gage, of Selma, Ala., is here,
>n a visit to her -relatives.
8?$U The Spartanburg Court Houso was
ightcd with gas on the night of the 28th nit.
C0U A counterfeit f.fty cent piece was palmed
off on one of our shrewdest merchants last week.
Look out for them.
COO PER CENT PROFIT Will he shown to
any business man that invests in.territory in the
llawley Corn Shelter.
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The merchants of the City of Greenville
have determined that the next County Fairshnll
?.?, o ? ?..? "I 1 1.:.? ?
0?TX. The Charlotte Jturnul Observer, gets here
five or six hours in advance of any oihev daily
that contains the latest telegraphic dispatches.
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Judire Withcrspoon sentenced Sam
Walker to be hung on the 25th of May, lor the
murder of Moso Hawkins, in Spartanburg
County.
Wc iegret to state that Mrs." Agnes G.
McFec, sister of our esteemed fellow townsman,
Mnj. S. M. it ice. Sr., 'lied last Sunday, at Minnsboro,
after a long an 1 painful illness.
$500 will be pai 1 for any corn Shcllet
oiner limit iue tiawtey mat win siti-n uumi hi mi
respects as the farmers want it shelled.
Mrs. Grant started yesterday to pur.
chase her Spring Stock of Millinery, and she
promised that she would bring an assortment
that would make all 'lie girls look pretty aud the
old girls young.
flay- Wc were pleased last Mouday at receiving
a visit from our esteemed young friend.
George W. Gage, Esq., now a prosperous young
lawyer of Chester. 'We arc truly pleased to
learn that ho is prospering for wc know he
deserves prosperity.
A beautiful lot of new India l.ineiis, Figured
T.inen Lawns, Persia lawns, Victoria lawns,
Bishop's lawns, I.acc Muslins, Printed Muslins,
etc., etc., at J. C. HUNTER & Co.
firif" We are requested to announce that the
threatening aspect of the weather together with
a severe cold, kept Rev. T. J. Taylor from his
appointment last Sabbath. He will, L). V., be
at Put mans on the first Saturday and Sunday
in May,
They are counting the money in the
national treasury, for the first time in ten years.
There are sixty persons engaged in the work,
ami il will take two or three weeks to complete
the job. We hope none of the shining metal
will stick to their lingers.
SIX STATES Will close out all for Sale on
the llawley Sheller. Five states were bought
by the parties lir.-t buying one County. That is
proof of money.
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Hirif" The people of Greenville are becoming
jubilant over the prospect of having a Fruit and
Vegetable Canning Factory in that City. Somt
}f the citizens of Union arc perfectly sitisfn d
U the prospect of having no such or any other
<ind of enterprise established in their hearing
BQu We aro requested to state that "round
rip tickets." to Charleston and return are
in sale at the depot, for SO.50. This will make
t a cheap trip to Charleton for Ihose-wishing to
ittcnd the elegant Bazaar there. Tickets good
o return until the 1-lth inst.
Althou ;h we have had frost almost
very night the past week and the atmosphere
luring the day has been very cold, we are pleased
o learn that the prospects for a fair crop of
icaehcs arc quite good in many rections of this
Jounty.
Mole Skin pants nt Virginia Store.
BfSf" We regret to learn that a fire occurred
n Mr. A. M. Gilmer's Wagon Factory at GuHney
'ill/ lnol. llianb * l?.#* ? '' 1 ? 1
...j nsvn inni ucstruycu 11 uirgc amotiiii 0!
fVoperty. Mr. Gilmer is an industrious, enterirising
man and. while lie will feel the loss soercly
he is not the inan to give up under the
nisfortune, hut will overcome it by honest ntid
leserving energy and pluck.
The nobbiest line of Spring anil Summer
lothing in town. We call particular attention
o this department, and can fit any one. Suits
varying from ?8 to $20. Also n fine stock of
Spring Hats and fine hand sewed Shoes. Call
ind see us.
J. C. HUNTER & CO. *
IIMrs. Sims, wife of the Aiken prisoner,
lias been found. She has been slaying recently
n the mountain region of the State. She
'Csponded to a summons to nppear against her
msbaiid at ItichlandCourl, and his trial was set
or yesterday. Additional counsel has been
mployed to assist L)a7id Johnson, jr., for the
defence.
Crrff A painful accident occurrcil last Tues_
lay to little John, youngest son of Mr. J. II.
Itodgcr, ? little over two years old, that came
,ery near causing him to lose an eye. It appears
hat some one had drawn ud a bucket of w?i?r
mi J left it resting on the lop ot t lie well, just in
each of the little fellow who was playing
iboul I lie well, when it either slipped or was
mocked off, and the handle of the windlns struck
hechild over the eye cutting a fearful gash in the
ye la-li. Dr. Monro was called in and after
in examination found that the ball of the eye
?as not materially injured, hut it is feaicJ that
lie noun 1 will 1-arc an ugly scar.
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The Union aud Oaffaoy Railroad.
Notwithstanding the cold reception tl?; I was
given tliis project at a laic inoetiug of citizens
of this town, wo have not despaired of seeing %
spirit of interest manifested for it, by those who
know and can appreciate tho value ol'an independent
outlet to thesea, particularly when thejr
consider tliui the proposed road will pass ihroujfU
the County from one extreme cornor to t)kf oMAt,
thereby beooming a feeder to tho business
town for miles from both sides. ^
That this road will be bislit we now-have but
little doubt, aud it only remains for the people
of Union C. II. to say whether it shall come here
or go to i'iuokuey and from there to Chester and
thence to Camden, thcro to-connect with the
South Carolina Railroad. The choice is before
them now, and unless they decide at once we
have assurances that the Piuckney and Chester
route will he selected.
A meeting of the citizens of Draytooville and
Goudeysvilio townships will he held at tM?
Academy at John R. Jeflferies, tomorrow, to decide
upon a township subscription to the road,
and we are credibly informed that while the
citizen] of those townships groally prefer the
route through Union C. II., they have become'
somewhat estranged from it in consequence of
the opposition the road received at our meetingWc
say what we know to be the truth about it.
The tide is turning against us in that section,
and unless something is done moiiJ?_&idK^i|?
vinuu kj. ti. wnrue ion otit Ol^Ad prOgWWK
and, perhaps, '-Old Pincknoy,". having more
enterprise, avill again bcomc the County-Scat
of Union.
In a letter from a friend upon this suhjoct he
say : The Augusta people want this road extended
to their city, via Newberry and Edge
field, and will make a strong effort for it. The
North Carolina people have given undoubted
assurance that they will put it through to the
Cranberry Iron Works, thereby making con
neclion with the B. T. and Virginia Railroad at
Johnson City. The people of Chester arc, quietly
at work to have it run via I'inckncy to their
County 3- at."
Newberry is waiting for Union to act, as the
act of incorporation requires that the money
subscribed shall be expended exclusively within
the limits of the town, township or County sub
scribing, and it would be folly for Newberrjr to
act if the town of Union determines not to do
. anything towards building the road and thereby
i oiivoiv.. i ? tnot case we should place
Union in the position of the dog in the manger.
We now warn the business men of this town*
that if they do not show a willing!)'ss to aid
and encourage this important enterprise now.
they will nrouse a feeling of indignation among
1 the people all along the line that will tell scri
ously against them hereafter, whether the road
is built or not. All along the line on both titles
of this town, the people are hegitining to see the
importance of this road to (hem, and if it fails
through the apathy or selfishness of our business
men, we may expect that it will not be forgotten
soon. One business transaction in this
town, a few days ago,strongly indicated the feeling
in tho country toward the friends and opponents
of the road.
A delegation from this town should be at the
meeling tomorrow, although wo do not see what
assurance can be given that this town is willing
to do the part, required of lier. after the result
of the meeting here. Who will go?
Gone to Market.
Capt. A. II. Foster and Mr. D. C. Flynn lef.
for the Northern markets last Tuesday.
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Something Handsome. " ?
If you wish to look at something pretty, some
thing serviceable and something cheap, go and
examine Kobcrson & Grimball's new Goods. A
Lady told us the other day that there never has
been a more stylish, tasty and varied slock o
dress and other goods for the Ladies brought to
this town ; and, what is better, she said, they
are cheap, too.
There is enterprise, push and business tact in
this firm and awe re gratified to know they are
winning their way to the hearts of the people by
their energy and strictly honorable dealings.?
Such men are bound to succeed in business,
just because they deserve success.
? ?
ree dollars will buy you a set o( the
"Latest and Best" in Bed Springs, on which
you can rest more in one hour, than in five on
the old fashioned slat and cord. On hand at
l'OltTMR & llAILEY'S.
Serious Accident to Dr. Geo. Howe.
We regret to 'earn that the venerabla anil
loved minister of t lie Presbyterian church, Rev.
George Howe. 1). L>.. of Columbia, met with o very
serious accident last Sunday by being thrown
from a buggy, whereby ho sustained a fracture
of the right thigh just above theknee Dr. Ho ve
is in his 81st year and great approhenson Is fel1
for his recovery, on account of his advanced age'
He is chairman of the faculty of the Presbyte'
rian Theological Semina.'y in Columbia, and
professor of Biblieal liter iturc in that institution.
Ij-istl ycir (lie semi-centennial of his connection
with the S-miliary was celebrated.
^ Everything
kept in a first class Furni
lure Store can be found at
I'ORTER & BAILEV'S.
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Sudden Death.
Mr. Hlias Mitciiel, an aged citizen of Joneville?
died very suddenly about 1 o'clock on Friday
morning last, aged (10 years.
The day before he appeared in his usal good
health ; did a full day's work and eat a hearty
supper at night. About 12 o'clock at night
lie was taken sick and asked for ndrink of water,
and in an hour afterwards was a corpse.
The deceased was the son of Maj. El'as Mil.
cfiel, a former well known citizen of this county .
his grand father was a Baptist Minister in this
county, who some years ago dropped dead in the
pulpit.
What is IIomb Without Furnituiib??Make
yourselves happy and your neighbors envy you,
by calling at Porter & Bailey's and buying one
of those nice Poplar, Ash, Cherry orMarbletop,
wamut Heilroom and exquisite parlor Suits,
which are now on exhibition, at prices th a will
take the "rag off the bush "
Bffju Mr. R. C I alfniit, of Missouri, General 1
Agent for the Hawley Corn Sheller, is slopping
at the Union Hotel. Mr. C. sold the right of
manufacture and sale of this Sheller for Alabama
to a comnany of merchants in Gadsden, in
that State. We were shown a letter to Mr. C.
from the Secretary of the Company showing GOO
per cent, profit on their, investment. Ws have
#een nothing that promises as large returns for
the money invested as this Sheller. We adviee
our farmers to examine the Sheller. *
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"The Mountain Labored,"
Out of seventeen eases taken from Far field to
Columbia, for examination befol^ a United States j)(
Commissioner, under charges for unlawful net' al
at the last congressional election, only two have te
been bound over for trial; nnd of tlio thirteen r<'
al
from Chester, with all the lestin.oucy that men- w
dixcity and malicious persecution could- invent im
or hunt up, only tho slightest "probablo cause'' ?
could be found against two of tliem, and they
were also bound over.
In-tUe case of the throo prisoners from Wil- tc
liaiusburg county, after sifting all the testimony if
to tlio very bottom aud finding nothing at all ^
against them, but, oti the oontrary, proving by j
tho witnesses for tho prosecution that the elec" a
lion was "fair and square" "the District Attorney tj
snid he couldn't go on, as be must have some 0
papers, and wanted a man namod Hill as a wit* ^
ncss, who it appears was employed by McLaue to p
act as a detective aud work up all the cases he b
could. R
Tho attorney for t ic prisonous pic posed to
go with the commissioner to the Victoria hotel
and take Hill's testimony, who, it was ?aid. was ti
Gen. Lee's Last Order.
A soldier of the confederate army who was at
the surrender at Appomatox and copied Gen. ^
Lee's last order to liis men has handed it to us f
will) a ropiest that we-publish it, nnd although "
it l.a been published before wo cannot refuse a ''
good soldier so simple a request.
After four years of arduous service, markod ji
by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army J'
of Northern Virgiuia has been compelled to
yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I h
need not tell the bravo survivors of so many '
It ird fought battles who h ivc remained stedfast ?
I1
to the last that I have consented to this resul1 ,
from no distrust of them, but feeling that valor u
and devotion could accomplish nothing that v
would compensate tho loss of life that must have
| attended the continuance of the contest, I determined
toavoid the useless sacrifice of those whose /
past services have endeared them to their conn-- h
f
try men. By tlie terms of agreement, othcers J
ami men can return to their homes and remain till
exchanged. You will take with you tho sa'.isfac- i
lion that proceeds from the consciousness of duly
faithfully performed and I earnootly pray that a J
merciful UoJ will extend toyouhis blessings and
protection With an unceasing admiration of your c
constancy and devotion and a grateful rcniem- 1
br.ance of yourkind ami generous consideration H
for myself, I bid you all an affectionate farewell;
(Signed)
April 10. 18'Jj. 11. E. LEE, General. '
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Mrs. Vinson's Spring Millinery.
Tlie stock of Spring Millinery just received
by Mrs. M iry Vinson is the handsomest and f
most complete in all its departments ever '
brought hero llor Ladies' hats are real jewels,
and when trimmed in Mrs. Vinson's elegant p
taste nnd style, ilicy are most fascinating. She c
In.s.had a rush of business ever since her goods
came, ami every bonnot she sells brings a new
customer. I
Nothing improves the appearance of a woman 1
so much as a pretty and tastily trimmed bonnet ^
or hat. Try ono of Mrs. Vinson's. J
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For the Times. j
Building Bridges. v
Mr. 1?i>itor. The County Commissioners of *
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Union have at last male a step forward in -the
matter ot building bridges, by letting one to bo
built at Qrindall Shoals to span l'JO feet and to j
be covered and weather-boarded. As this step
towards improved has been made 1 will purchase 4
oneor two of the latest approved works on high. '
way bridge building, so as to bring beforo tbe '
County Commissioners tho latest and best authorities
upon the subject of building permanent
highway bridges. j
lu 1858 or 59 I went before the Board of j
Koad Commissioners and showed litem a draw* t
ing of a covered bridge and tried to induce the n
Board to build one at Qrindall Shoals, but they |
decided not to do so then.
I am glad that bridge progress in this County
has begun, and 1 will do a good part to give It *
speed. t)
L. MoARTUUR. n
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Dkcision in a Crlkuratkd Mpborr Cask.? P
Washington, April 2.?In the murder caso of ''
Charles F. tiring, plaintiff in error, against (he
Stale of Missouri, the' Uoiled Stales Supreme .
Court to-day, by a majority of one, rcverso<! the (j
judgment of the Supreme Court of Missouri and
remanded the case for further proceedings.? 1
Kring lias boon tried several times'for the same *
murder and is by this decision finally released 1
from sentence of death, which has been three *
times imposed.
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A Conductor CoNvicrrn or Ma bi.avoiitkr. fl
? Itoston, March 30. ? Conductor E. L. Ilosley, a
of the New Haven and Northampton Railroad, C
was found guilt} of manslaughter in the Supe- I!
rior, ('our at Qreeufield, Mass., yesterday, for b
disobeying orders and causing a collision on the
Stale road last .September in which three persons
were killed and others wounded. Exception j,
was taken and sentence was deferred. I
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Km>k(( Moiioan and FlihCosvkrts.?St. Louis, h
March 30.?This inorningr two hundred persons
under the charge of Rider Morgan of the Mormon
Church passed through Union depot en route for ft
Utah. -These converts nil carno from the South K
cm States. o
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Mns. Jacobs I)eai?.?Chicago, March .31.? .
Mrs. Jacobs, the lady assaulted by foot pads in a
open day a short time since, died to day, cl
accepted, and the examination was adjourned *
to Thursday. f
Now, who is this imporlnnt witness, "employ- d
ed by .M?Lanc to act as a detective and work up h
all the cases ho could'' against the democrats 8
of this State? During the publication of McLane's
wr nut, e??. it,in 0
County, was employed in the oflico by McLane. 0
Surely it cannot b that our Hill Hill li'.a got ^
down so far in infamy as to become a hired tool j
of such a renegade as McLano. 1
Since the above was put in typo wo find the *
following in the News and Courier.
Tun Rheumatic Witness.?Hill, the Green- s
back "detective," who is said to have furnished b
the "information" on which the defendants in i
the Williamsburg election cases were arrested, <*
was on the street yesterday. Wo was too ill at j
the examination on Saturday to testify, and on o
la is account the cases were postponed -and the I
defendants subjected to additional trouble and c
expense. Hill was employed in the ollice of 0
the lleform Signal, at Columbia, as bookkeeper h
and business manager, and is one of J. Ilendrix h
Mcl.ano's right hand men. It-is said that'he 1
went to Columbia from Union. He was not 1
much of a success as a newspaper man, judging >
from the sudden suspension of tho Greenback c
organ, and he is not much of a detective, con- j,
sideriug the character of the testimony adduced o
at the examination of the Williamsburg cases, a
It icmaius to be seen what kind of a witness lie 1
will make. d
A New Pun fur Kekimnu Uoaos.?ll i-. a
ell known fact that the present system of keep- m
g the county roads is 1 ctlt inadequto and ex- si
msive. That it is inadequate, every road d
most in the common wealth hears indubitable ?
stimnny upon its every mile, and almost every v
id. And that it is expensive, count Ihe pay o( ll
I the overseers of the roads, and two days' h
ork for every citizeix over sixteen years of age t
id see what the nggregato will be. A pretty i
ing sum, surely. a
The present system does Hot keep the roads n
i even tolerable order for winter travel. It is r
mo. then, to try some other ) lan. Now.lt seems 1
i us that the keeping of the roads, like the carry r
ig of the mail and many other things, should r
o put (jut to tho lowest bidder under a inaxi- >
turn rato, nnd that the contractor should be f
squired to keep his road up to a certain stand- i
rd of excellence or forfeit bis pay. Tho Conn- t
f iJCKir'i oi oil J er viso* 8 snouiuA ivc I lie uversigui
f the roads without additional pay. A small
\x of say fifty cents to the head on tho voting
opulation woulil.it is presumed, be ample to
ay the several contractors, an 1 the roads would
e in good condition and travel easy and pleasnt
ail the year through.
By this plan, failure to keep the roads in orer
would result in direct pecuniary loss, every
itixen would bear an equal share of tho road
ax, without the annoyance of being tlragged
ut to work the roads when he has something
cry important '.o do at home, and there woul 1
e no shirking of a disagreeable duty, as is now
rcqucntly done with impunity. There is no
oubt we would get better roads, forlherc would
10 a disposition to see who should have the best
tretch of road.?Petertburj Va., Index Apptal.
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Touching Dk.vtii or am Aokd Codplk.?A
nrrespondent of Tim Nuw* at Basley, Pickens
ounty, semis tne following :
"Mr. James Lewis and his estimable wife
loth died on Sunday night, and -wore buried
n the same grave near the family homestead on
'ucsday. These good old people were born and
aised in this county, Pickens,'and lived to bo I
v jrvum ui ugu. 1
Tho Pickens Sentinel tells (he following of the
ad occurrence : '-We do not remember of ever
iefore having to perform the sad duty of record- ]
og the death of-man and wife, within such a '
liort space of time of each other as that -of M r. '
aincs Lewis and his wife Mary. The sad event '
cctirrcd at their residence in this county, Mrs. i
jcwis dying at 10.15 o'clock p. m. on Sunday I
vetting, tho 23th inst., and Mr. Lewis at 5
'clock a. in. on Mouday the 2f?th. They were '
ioth natives of this conty. Mr. Lewis was ]
orn .Inly 2Gth 1807 and Mrs. Lewis, October '
dth, 1811. They were married December 28th, <
828, and raised 13 children, and at tho liim <
f their death ha 1 many gran 1 and great grand <
hildrcn. Tltey wore both devoted and excm- 1
lury members of tho Daptisl chnrcli for forty i
r fifty years before their deaths, rnd were '
mong the very best people of onr county.? '
'hey had lived together fifiy^five years and in '
eath were not separated. Uod carried them I
ioth home together." " . >
Escatk From IIkino Tkodokn to Dkatii ny <
Iulks.?Yesterday tnorniug five 'hands from 1
Ir. John Wadsworth's.stables were sent to the
'arolina Centra' depot to bring up a drove of
tule.s. They got the mules started all right
ut before proceeding farthe whole drove broke 1
nto a run and coinc tearing up Trade street nt '
furious rate. They turned into College street '
list as a lady was pasing, and in a moment she
ras in the very midst of the whole drove. A J
nrse that was in the lead knocked -her partly
o one side and then she found herself blinded J
y dust and stunned by the noise, right among
lie galloping mules. Hie animals nil pased by !
n ciiher side, (or a wonder, without so much as
ouching her. It was a thrilling situation and !
hough it was all over in a moment the people
n the streets who witnessed it shuddered at 1
rliat they thought would be the fate of the lady.
? Charlotte Journal- Observer.
An Eium.Mtc of Laiior Strikks.?Chicago, ,
ipril 2. ? Del ween four and fivo thousand brick- ,
aycrs went on a strike here this morning for ,
our dollars a day. Work on all the principal ,
luildings has heen stopped.
.iioim mi, i a., .i|'i ii ? i iiu cignr muKcrs Ol |
his city will strike May 1st.
Philadelphia, April 2.?Twelve hundred (
ourncymen house painters struck to-day for an
ncreasc cf wages from $2.50 to S3 per winy.
Sh amok in , Pa., April 2. ? Five hundred luborrs
employed hy contractors on railroad construe
ions have struck for higher wages. Both
ides are firm. No trouble is anticipated. It is
lot known what action the contractors will take. ,
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A New Fibrk.?Mr. J. II. Peterkin, of Fort (
dot to, sends the deparlinent of agricultuie scv- (
ral hurichos of fibre, which lie says can he obnined
in any quantity in his section, but which
le refuses to give any other other name to than ,
'Snniee fibre." It is white, an 1 evidently is i
rom the bark of a tree, it can be had, Mr.
'elerkin says, six feet long. Tests of its strength |
ierj maJe to-day and resulted saiifactorily. It
nay supply the place of juto for bagging if it can
e obtained in sufliulcnt quantities and be easily
leaned.?-Cor. Xrirs anil Courier.
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Fihk in Qukknvili.r.?Greenville, March 30- i
?The residence of Mr. 11. \V. God<iard. on '
Iroad street, and a cottage near it, occupied by
V. C. Owings and family, were destroyed by
ire about -1 o'clock this morning. Only a small
mrtion of Mr. Goddard's household effects were
aved ; Owings saved everything. Goddard's
oss is about $2,000, insured for $400. Mrs.
ilcAboy's house was valued at nbout $1,000. It
vas not insured. The Ore is believed to have
icon the work of an incendiary, but there is no
ilue.
Mr. T. G. Culp, a Trial Justice of Fort Mills
Township, in York County, has sent out the
'allowing concerning a fugitive from justice :
t.ni.ll mil r,>? /?..? All.. -1 .
15 years of age, dark complexion, black hair,
'nil whiskers, when las) seen hail on black hat
ind black pants. If yon get him telegraph to
no at once."
A lamp in the mail car on the Lluo Ridge
tailrond exploded on last Thursday night and
t was with difficulty that a conflagration was
irevented. The peculiar "makeup" of this
ruiu prevented the postal clerk from giving the
darm, there beiug no hell cord in the car and |
to way to gel out of the car except by jumping
hrough the side door.
Watch Whitk.?A man by the name of While,
ibout six feel high, weight about 175 pounds,
ong heavy bemd and moustache, claiming to
ic a mender of watches, jewolry nnd sewing
machines, also a tuner of pianos nnd organs,
as been swindling some people in the middle
art of the State. Watch out for him and let ,
irn alone. i
.? Storms
in Southwest Viroi.nia. ? Lynchburg,
ra., April 1.?.A pelting hail storm occurred to
ay followed by a heavy snow, which still coninues,
extending nil through ttie southwestern
' clion of the State to the Tennessee lino. It
as been storming incessantly^ in this region
inco yesterday morning. <
Death of a Vknkr a bi.e I'rkacii en.?The Rov.
Has Knight died on Tuesday at 0 A. M. of inanintion
of the bowels, consequent on a aovere .
Hack of cholera miorbus. Me was a citizen -of
enireviiie, I,aureus - (,'ounty, ami the oMrst
laptist preacher of lleedy Hirer Association, j
eing in his70'h yc.nr.? Oreenville AYir*.
Kditor Tipton, cf tlie Unstonia, N. C., Onset!?,
as been ar.ested for refusing to work tlie roads,
le resists on principle, and says ho will remain
s (he guard house 40,000years before he'll pay
is fine. <
Oliver Hristow, colored, who murdered P. A. 1
fcDowell, a white farmer, in cold hluod in I
[ershaw In November, was hanged at Caindem i
n Friday. I
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13 r>ornocrnl,?i of Cheater hare heen arretted on
ffidnvits signed l.y W. It. i'nsh, on political*
haj-ges.
A Miskr's Hoard.?Sometime ngo, nn old
i.tn named Jack llarkoy. living neor Matthews %
lalion, just across the lino iu Union county,
ied and was buried and tlie little old house in
hiuh he had lived alone for many long years,
ras locked up by hie executor. Not long nfler a
ho old man's death, tho rxejutor visited the
ouso for the purpose of clcauing it up and puling
it in order for ronting out He found SGOO
n cash which it was known the old man had,
>nd cleaned everything out of the house except
>n old cupboard that stoo I in a corner of the
oom. As it was not in the way and not a bad
ooking piece of furniture, it was permitted to
emain undisturbed. The house was rented to
k family who moved into it last week. Tho
wife did not like the looks of the old cupboard
iixl it was accordingly removed out of the corner
where it had remained for perhaps a quartor of
i century. As it was move I away, a small tin
.u :? k? i...?:n*na ?.an .n .wksnli
JU1, 9UUII tn Io U9CU UJf UU3IUU13 1111:11 IU ?f IIIWII
o keep papers, was found on the floor covered
.villi dust. Tim man gave it a kick and was
surprised to-find that it was net easy to move,
ind on picking it up was further surprised at
ts weight. A few blowy of nif nxo broke open
he lid and a pile of bright glittering gold pieces
net the gaze of llio astonished husband nnd
.vife. They set to work counting out the coins
ind found that the pile amounted to the snug
i'.lle sum of $1,200.
As soon ns they had counted the money they
replaced it in the box and hid it, when lltCmon
.vith honest haste wuut straight to the ekecutcr
>f Mr. Harkey's estate and related the circuinitanccs
of the tinding, nnil closed l>y inviting
lie executor to accompany nim to the house and
:ake possession of the money. The excciMbf
followed him home, nnd had all doubts as to tho
credibility of tin man's story wiped away whcA
the box with its contents was brought otot and
jet bcrore tits eyes. Our informant did not
learn the name of tho family who mudelheVind,
but whoever they are, they should come in for
t goed share of that gold. To keep the WholA
would have beeir it temptation that but few mortals
here below could have resisted without a
druggie.? Charlotte Jownal-Observer.
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Spaiitaniiuro RKJotctxa.?All our people wil I
be delighted to learn by reference to the notice
n to day's paper that the Augusta and Knoxville
Railroad has still strong friends who are both
ible and willing to save it. Tho Augusta Savings
Rank will 011 and after to-day, 31st inst.,
pay nil the coupons of said road due January 1st,
1882. We understand that peifectly satisfactory
irrangcnietila have been made by tho officials of
that very important road to protect its interest
11 the future, nnd we may now regard its suecess
assured. It will not be many years before
even its stock will command a premium. Its
earnings are largo and rapidly increasing, and
iho present administration feel confident that It
is now on a solid baisis, and that the future of
the roail will he all that its most ardent frionds
claimed for it. By July its connecting links
will he well under'way nnd we shall have competing
lines to the great markets of the North, -m
ind our citizens and merchants will reap the ^
reward of the good judgment displayed in its
instruction. In common with nil onr people
we arc justly rejoiced over this result. ? Carolina
Spartan.
A Gi.aiunoand Fearful Wrokg.?There would
not be so much objection to hiring out these poor
legraded creatures if the Slate was thereby beneitfed
and tliey were properly treated and cardd
ror ; but, from tho death-rate which usually
>ccurs among those who are hired out, there must
)c something glaring nnd fearfully wrong/?
Vlthough these people have committed crime,
lave violated laws and do deserve the punishnent
assigned to them, yet they arc huiron
)eings, and the law docs not prescribe cruelly or
,11-lrcatiucnt for these offences, litis never too
late to mend, nnd wc trust that Iho proper nuhorities
will sec that thcsenbuscs arc corrected.
?Camden Journ il
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Having completed the grading of tho Green
wood and Spartanburg Railroad between Laurens
and the Saluda Itivcr, the force of bands,
numbering between forty and fifty convicts, with
mules and carts have moved their (?iinn !in<t nrn
now working between Unrens nnd Enoree
Hirer. A large force of hands is nt work on
I bo Spartanburg side, and it is expected the
grading will lie completed trom Spartanburg
llourtbouse to the Laurens line by the first of *
September next. The distance bet ween Lauren*
mid Saluda ltivcr is about seventeen miles.
CoXKLING INI) CTKI) FOR KILLING 11 A VKRVriOK .
?New York March 30.?An- indictment for
manslaughter in the'first degree wns to-day presented
by the grand jury against Oeo. \V. Conkling
Jr., who shot W'ilber II.. Ilavcrstick.
Honkling at once surrendered himself, and was
admitted by Recorder Sniylho to bail in ?5,000.
Some murderous'scoundrel placed two iron
rails across the Airline track near Thickfty
Station, last week. Capt. Jim McCool's Charlotte
bound train ran into them at the rate of
thirty miles an hour and narrowly escaped'*
terrible wreck.
A TnirLE Outraok Nkar Atlanta.?Atlanta,
March 30. ?Last night several masked men wenl
lo the home of Mrs. Joshua Hill, aged over 70,
and outraged her and two of her daughters.?
Two men have been arrested supposed to bo
meinbors of I lie gang.
CONSUMPTION CURED.
An old physician, retired from active practice
having had placed in his hands by nn East In
ilia Missionary the formula of a simple vegeta
ble remedy for the speedy and permanent cure
of Consumption, Ilrnuchitla, Catarrh, Asthma,
and nil Throat and Lung affections, also a positive
and radical cure for General Debility nnd
nil nervous complaints, after having thoroughly
tpQlnrl ilo MAnrlAwfivl ~ ? : ? 11
nviivivaiui VUHIIHO JIU>YIT8 III IIIOU"
sands of cases, feels it is his duty to make it
known to his fellows. The recipe, with full
particulars, directions for preparation and use,
and all uecessary advice and instructions for
successful treatment at your own home, will bo
sont you by return mail, free of charge, by addressing
with stamp or stamped sclf-nddress6d
envelopo.
DR. J. C. RAYMOND,
164 Washington street. Brooklyn, N. Y.
flrif" Mention tJiis paper.
Dec 1, 1882 48_ ly
Con?igneo? per Express at Union, S.C.April 4.
Col John L Young, Porter & Daily, Qoas &
Stokes, Mrs W II Wallace, Jno Hen wick, Wesly
Thomas, J F Gist, T C Nelson, Jno Willard &Co,
J W Du?kctt, Jos Devil.
F. II. COUNTS. Agt.
THE FAIH FOREST I \ IO\.
The Fair Forcot Union will meet with the
Sulphur Springs Church on Friday before tho
9fth Sunday in April 1883.
Introductory Sermon by Brother A. J. Hiers.
Charily Sermon by Brother C. T. Scaife.
Subjects rou Discussion.
1st. How can churches be induced to take nioro
interest in the union meetings ? Opened by
Brother J . T. Jeter. f
:'d. What means ought to he adopted to induco
church members to contribute more libernlly ,r- ~
to the support of the Gospel? Opened by f
Brother C. T. Soaife.
Id. |Whnt should be tho qualifications and du- /
tics of Sunday School Superintendents and f
Teachers? Opened by Brother A. J. Hiers. ^
tlssayisls, Brothers A. E. Fant and J. D.Carrol.
Y. 8. BOBO, 8eo'y.
Notice tf Final Discharge.
BY permission of Hon. David Johnson, Jr.,
Judge of Probate for Union Couuty, I will
in the 6th dav of Mav iu?t male* m?
[leturn as Auminisliator of the estate of Mr?.
?liis F. McCrackin, deceased, and apply for
[otters Dismissory. All persons having claims
igainst said estate are notified to present them,
>r?pcrty attested, on or before that date or they
aril! be forever barred.
W. II. CLIFTON,
Administrator.
April 0 11 6l
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