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Judge Bond Calls a Halt. NO MOltR Fill VOLOl'S AltltKsTS WITIIOt'f IM1VIKV. In Ilio United Stales Circuit Court, yesterday morning. Judges Bond and Bryan being on ttie Bench, Col. John C. Haskell, ut* Columbia, who represents defendants i i some of political eases, desired the Court to hear, informally, suggestions from himself and the district attorney as to the habit of Unite f States commissioners to issue warrants of arrest upon atlidavits made upon information and belief merely, without nny impure as t> the sources of tlio alliant's information or tlio grounds of liis belief After an iufrmal talk ketween the Court, Mr. Maskell aud District Attorney Melton, Judge Bond addressed the following letter to the clerk of the court, which will he communicated by tin; clerk to tlie United .Statescommissioners thiougliuut the 8tate : Cll ARI.ESToN. S. C., Apiilo, 18^d. James E. Ilagood, Ksip .Clerk United Stales t'ircuit Court, Charleston, S. C.?Mr. Clerk: 1< has been brought to the attention of the Court that in several instances in cases of misdemeanor i i?o i unci :*l oh Commissioners have issued warrants of arrests upon alii 1.i\it ? made upon information and belief merely, without any inquiry as to the sources of the a Hi ant's information or lite grounds of liis belief, under the impression that the Commissioner had no right to make suoli inquiry. N ? warrant of am -1 or seizure for any oHence n.'ain.-l tlie laws i I' the Cnitcd Slates upon lite mere belief or oiispiei .n of any person should be issued, 'i'lie Court ilesires I lit) you inform (lie Comiiiissioncrs tImt it is not only tlicir prerogative bat their <lnly to examine into the sources of ntliant's information ami the grounds of his belief. If ether proof is at hand or accessible it should be had and examined. The issuing of warrants of arrest att l seizure is not a mere ministerial act but a judicial function, and should not be d me until the Commissioner's judgment is satisfied (here is probable cause. And tl.e ('onrt desires the Commissioners also to know that for the safety and protection of the community and the orderly conduct of judicial proceedings, .all process issued by them, except under extraordinary circumstances, ought to be served by the Marshal of the United States or his Deputies. limit L. Bono, Circuit Judge. This letter, which is tantamount to an order of Court, will a third a measure of protection to the persecuted citizens of South Carolina at this time, when hundreds of innocent men arc being dragged from their homes on warrants based on nllidavits made on information and belief by i>iiuuv mivuujjs itiiu i.u/u never even dccu 111 have been committed. Ii I his order could have been obtained two months ago many of our citizens would have escaped the indignities and inconvenience to winch they have been subjected without the shadow of justification or excuse. The last sentence of the letter puts a stop to ilie outrageous practice among tho United .States commissioners in this State of serving wan ants upon parties to he arrested by persons who have no authority whatever to perform that duty. Til k Texas Hotel Houunr. ?tlalvcston, Aj r'.l 8.?A dispatch from Greenville gives the following in relation to the disaster of Friday night : When the hotel fell the sh.ieks and cries from iumatcs who wire crushed in the ruins were appalling, but the lire, which at once started in the ruins, spread rapidly and soon all cries were hushed, the llauics havingdonc their death work. The fallowing were either killed outright by the ful.ing of the building or were burned to death in the ruins ; Mrs. l'ruitt, proprietress of the hotel ; George l'ruitt, the crippled soil of Mrs. l'ruitt, (the pleadings of both from the ruins for relief were heartrending;) Louis Albert, burned alive; F. D. N. Keilly, contractor, crushed ; Frank West, crushed ; 11. it. Neal, Miss Lou Davis, J. K. Ford, M. Iliil and four negro servants. The a' ovc were buried beneath the ruius and it was utterly impossible to render assistance to those who were not killed instantly. Up to this hour a few lumps of charred llesli mid bones representing the remains of human beings have b??en recovered. Otic man cut his hroat when he found the flames consuming li'in. A relief train from Sherman made time of a mile per minute. It is thought that tiie i xplosion of powder in Arinstcad's hardware i lore blew out the west walls, causinglhecntire building to fall. The adjoining buildings were destroyed. The amount of losses is not yet known. . o - -- Fatal Accident to a Ministries Win;. The t- inductor of the through down freigl t train on ho Northeastern lluilrond, which arrived here I ist evening, brought the news that the locomotive attached to his train had run over a lady near Falters's Suit ion just North of the Saniec lliver. The name of tiie lady is Mrs. Carson, and she was the wife of a clergyman of that name who resides near Silters's. Tnc train, being a through freight, does not stop at Saltern's, and was thundering alongat about twentyfive miles an hour when Mrs. Carson mid a female companion were discovered walking on the track. The whistle was blown and the hell was rung, but the ladies paid no attention to the oncoming train until when it was about thirty yards from them. Mrs. ('arson, either from fright or sudden faintnoss produced by fright, fell prostrate on the track, while her companion stepped o!T to the roadside. In a second the engine had rushed on and passed completely over the prostrate body of the unfortunate victim. The train was stopped as soon as pos iblc, but tlie lady had been feaifully mangled and r.vr.s.wj i/vvii ki11c i, ? +\cu's (uul Courier. Tiie Newbeixiiv Cotton Faotoby.?An exchange says, "There arc several new factories in the nir. They have heen there too long.? They may catch cohl ami ilie. It is time for them to roost on the warm, soli I groiiml, ntnl go to work." The Newberry Cotton f ictory will soon rest on the solid ground ; it has he n on paper much loo long. The enterprise is now led liy men of business integrity an 1 a lmiuistrnlive ability : men who have inspire.1 the people with confidence by their successful management of their own all .irs. Few persons ever double.1 that the successful operation of a cotton mill, in the midst of us, would bring great benefit to the town as well as furnish a profitable investment for capital. The enterprise now lias loaders whose interest it is to make it a suecess, and we believe that it will succeed.? Herald. - o Homicide.?About 7 o'clock yesterday morning two white men named J- I!- Oliver and .1. I'. Williamson, between whom a auarrel had been in progress for sevox'al days, met on ilio plantation of Captain John II. Iviuslcr, in tho upper pnrt of Uichlnml.nnd Williamson was shot by Oliver in the breast and face with a shotgun, and died front tho wounds soon after. Oliver surrenderod himself to Captain Kinslcr, who is a trial Justice, at once ?Hegiatsr o Until I'r.icK ion a Nuutru.? Lynchburg, Va., April 7.?in the N itlaway Circuit Court yesterday .rl.T'itl damages were awarded the plaintiffs in a suit ngiinst the llielniuui l X' llmville Had i na 1 Co., for s?10.'H){). The suit had its origin in Cie killing of Jan, M. Iludd, a colored hoy, wiio fell asleep on the track while minding the cows nnd was run over by ft train. A demurrer was entered in l!i case. o. Wll XT A NlSB YK.AU III.I' It IV W Til X tit X I>11>. i.ioou, (Jii., April 7. ? Yesterday near Clinton, J .ncs county, 1"> miles from here, a nine year 1 son of Click Jor ban. white, playing with an it! gun iiceiilenlally killed Mrs. Wheeler, an < 1 hitly, ami wounded her daughter Mrs. Allen, nnd a baby of the lal I or. Istn sre.i xi, Wouks I!. v: n - Aiijiu-C , (la., March 7. ?The Industrial xvoiks, manufactory of barrels, buckets, tubs and similai articles, n ii burned litis moiiiing. The loss i? between i {((mo ail - -1 "?.{? tii Im-uit ! tor >.7,000. Tho liir xx'as neei'leiit-il. | ?hc (Uiiuhli) alnion B B. mT STOKES, Editor. T UNtONw ViUDAY. AIMUL 13,1883 * _ ' tt] SUB3URIPXION?82 00 PEK ANNUM. tl ADVEKT1SINO. C <>no m)uaro <>r line Iucli, first iii.s. riion, - - -. 51.00 n Each ?ut>so<{iiciit insertion, ------- ?."i latum).I11111 nrwlc to merchants ami others advor? 2 ItsillS for six months or by the year. . Obituary Notices of ten Hues or less, insorteil free. 11 " over leu lines,charged as Advertise- j incuts. T.tKE XOiltE. Citations, Notices to Croditors and f, Notices of Fiual Discharge must bo \ )( paid for before they will appear in 1 our columns. a - ... . ? r.. it Cutto.v. ? But a small niiuuut of Cot tun lias 0 been olfercil the past week. Sales 01) bales. Prices front 6(0/.).20. y o If no furllier injury cutties lo lite peaches c lite crop will be a very Fair one. ?- - s The young men of Sanlttc have rcorgan- r i/.cl the Sanlttc Band, .atnl are now practicing > under a competent itislrtielot*. |s '** .... i lO? 1 oting ladies of the \>. C. I. U. .arc 1 busily engaged decorating the Methodist Church fiir tin* ooi ,-iow n-y m>ti?Hiniton t.i-nivlit t ? ? ? Wo arc requested to state that Dr. I x E. Meador will attend the meeting of the State 2 Dental Association which will be held at Aiken 1 uext week, consequently his ollice will he closed * during that time. 11 ? ? .?BOX,. Miss Mary Thomas, daughter of the t late Jnmcs.Thottins, ot Santuc, died on Monday last, from pneumonia. She was a young lady of D more than ordinary personal and social attrac- ^ lions. ' - - ? a E^r}u The following were elected last Tuesday e Intcndant. and Wardens of the town of Jones- a ville: s Ixtkn t'ant?15. 15. Foster. \ W.\tu?KNs?N. 15. Eison, J. L. McWhirtcr? t Hamlet C. Smith, and W. 11. S. Harris. r p We regret to announce the death of Mi. .j W.J. Tucker, which occurred last Wednesday, a1 t l:. SI Niatilue. aired about 50 years , Mr. Tucker had been in feeble health for many j years. He was an excellent gentleman and we , deeply sympathise with his afflicted family in t their saJ bereavement. t E3U Mr. T neodorc Dellon, the activo agent ^ of the Charleston yews and Courier, has spent three or four days with us canvassing for that C journal, and before leaving said he was well ^ satisfied with the result of his work. Mr. l)oHon is a constant and indefatigable worker and comes as near getting the last subscriber in town as any man we ever saw. 15Q5U One of the most severe storms of rain we n have had since the destructive stortnoflast Sep. ' tomber visile I us last Friday, and on Monday it 1 rained hard from about 11 o'clock in the morn- v ing until midnight. All farm work is very backward in consequence 1 of the long continued cold and wet weather. ? 1 We arc pleased to hear farmers say the wheat and oats arc coming out an 1 looking fine, but in some places the stands are thin from freezing out. uencrally llioso crops give goo 1 prospects. Address from Dr. Carlisle. ? We take pleasure in announceing that Dr. J. j If. Cat lisle lias kindly onsenlcl to deliver on j address in honor of the anniversary of the W. (' ! ? T. U., on this, Friday, evening, April, ldtli., in the Methodist t'hurch, at 8 o'clock. The Public , i cjidially invited. Dr. Sims Reloased. r In consequence of the report of the Board of I Trade coining toour hand at a very late hour we | ^ are compelled to postpone the publication of asyn- i | i opsin of the proceedings of Court in the case of i asault the Stan against Dr. Sims, for anaggra- r ! vated upon his wife. We will publish it next 1 I i " 1 week. We learn that Mr. Johnson, our talcut Probate Judge, managed the case with great skill and 1 I V ability and placed his nniuc among those of the ablest lawyers in the Stale. Union Ba30 Ball Association. 1 The young men of this town have organized 0 a Base Ball Association and elected L. O. Young a President and D. A. Davis Secretary and Trea- 1 surer. 11 The Association have leased froin the Railroad Company the vacant grounds in front of the a Female Academy, and will erect comfortable 8 seats for the accommodation of I.adics. i At the organization a stringent rule was ^ adopted against the use of profane or vulgar language on lha grounds. ' The Association will be governed by the laws 1 1 an l regulations of the National Base Ball Asso- * : ciation. It is the intention of the Association, some ! ' time during the Summer, to challenge one or ( | two other Associations to play match games, j which will enliven the town and break tiie rnoni ototiy of the (lull Summer months. At pre.sent the Association has about twentyI five members, an 1 they arc of tho best young I men in town. We arc requested lo slate that tlie lease gives the Association exclusive use of tho ground-*, ati-1 after they are fixed up they will be kept in first class order. ? ? Death of Dev. T. W. Smith. This excellent gentleman, able and pure Minister of the Gospel, died at his residence, about seven miles front here, last Saturday morning, after a very severe illness, from pneumonia. Mr. Smith was undoubtedly one of the ablest ministers in the llaptist denomination, lie was a man of strong prejudices an I almost itnmova* hie in his convictions. In his advocacy of what lie thought was right he would sacrifico his host friend rather than yield a point where he ! considered duty or principle was involved. lie ! , vuum inn uui. iiic sycopnatti, ami would never , ponder to (lie whims or caprices of a congrega- j lion or an individual to gain favor or popularity, hill preached, talked and demanded a strict ad* Iterance to what his convictions taught him was * truth and justice. Austere in his manners, he ' was considered !>y many to ho proud and rcpul* ' sive ; hut no one could he more genial and corn- ' I tnuniealivc to strangers and friends than he " I was and none lei l a warmer sympathy for the bereaved or di.-trested. i(n leaves a wile and five children in deep sorrow at the loss of a " kind husband an I an indulgent father. In the 1 j i death of Iter. P. V>. . 'mith the church and CotitHj , l-avo lest one el' their best men. I t aport of the Board of Trado. We make room for tho report of the Board of ^ rude of Union and are only sorry that, with 8. t II their efforts, they could not make a batter bowing f.ir the present and fut?.rb^j>rQgro* oj 1 lie town. The dates-upon whiob^lieyW&tuic^ bei oniparisons are unfair to us and ^lelusive, as nil mat confess upon rending our editorial of the act M of .March and will think what a terrible con- I ition this town and County was in in 1872 and bet 87d. Nearly one third of this town was in pu' slics during that time. The tenor of the report makes it necessary of >r us to reply to it and show its unfairness, and ' o\v delusive the statistics and comparisons P?' re ; which we shall do fully next week, bclicv- Pu ng that wo can show conclusively that tho town f Union is now "standing stork still," which is " bout all wo did any in tho article complained of. ( i'e fear that captiousnoss got the better of dis- '>,VI rction in the action of the Hoard in this matter. nn t hat we hoped the Hoard would he able to co' how was, that since peace and quiet had been estored, honest government established and a ^* eneral tide of prosperity set in all around us? ay about 1S7S?that Union was floating, nearly po I n -t quite as buoyantly as her neighbors, upon \V, he waves of pr'gross, with the spirit of public nlerprise at tho helm. Why, almost cxacllv no same showing in figures?somo better, some vorso?could have been ma lo four years ago, ;cntlcmcn, and sinco that timo, wo repeat, the of own has been standing almost stock still. We toi rlit cnugiiitn you soiiicwuat upon tbis subject m icxt week. )ur Free School. The Free School of this District was opened in the 10th of last month, under the charge of dr. K. U. Uritton, a graduato of the Charleston ligli school, and a young tuan of fine abilities U() md exemplary character, whose inclinations and ftn iducaiioti peculiarly fit him for the high profes* . ion of Tc teller of the youth of our State. The jjg chool already numbers forty-one scholars, all ^ toys, and is increasing. It is intended, however, o employ a competent Female Teacher for the w icxt session, when a Female School will he organized in connection with the malo School.? These Schools will bo for the frrc education of he children of b th sexes in this School Disin all branches specified.in_thc Free School jj, aw, and it is the intention of the Trustees, with (|,( lie liberal assistance of the citizens generally, tcl 0 supplement the amount due this District from pr he Free School fund, so that the schools shall ||, >e kept open two full sessions in each year. co So far the Trustees have met with liberal enlouragemcnt from the citizens, and when the ,j0 ;ood ellecls of their liberality and public spirit ?? ire seen and appreciated we arc confident that as 1 great interest in the School will le awakened ar( md still more liberal substantial aid will be villingly given. The Trustees have commenced a good work pr md tliey deserve the commendation ami help ot a|j he public. It is not expecting too much, we ||1( hitik, for our pcoplo m look forward to the time 0f < iv.ii uiu present i'rcc r-ciioot ot Union shall lecomc an important anil attractive educational nat it lit ion, ami contribute largely to the pros* >eiity of the town. Reported for the Times. Railroad Lleoting. Sr.vtt Fa km Acadkmy. S. C., \ 1,11 April Tilt, 1883. j Acconlinj; to previous announccnient the :itizcns of GoudcysviMf TownuUip'^^d^Bkicet* # ng at Star Farm Acailemy, relative tolke ouildng of the propose 1 Railroad from lluthi&'fordtou ' J. C., via GalTney City, Union C. II., &ot i Representatives from Union Village anil G<tfftoys being present, Mr. C. It. lloberson, Mayor if Union, was exile 1 to the chair atul \V. G. 1't iIcArtlinr of GaiVneys requested to act as see* ctary. pc After the subject was thoroughly discussed ?y Col's. Farrow and Voting, also Messrs. John 'oxvler, A. A. 8arr.ilt, S. Jefforics, J. 11. Jcll'o- 'c ics and others, the following resdntions were resented by Mr. J. I\ l'ritchard and unnni- Vfl uonsly adopted : Rentecd, That it is the sense of '.his mcetinS nc liat the completion of the proposed Railroad Muld result in incalculable good to this section MK f Union County. Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting ' Cat on the building of this Railroad hangs the pa nly hope of this section ever getting a Railroad, pc nd that we would be sleeping over our greatest Mr r.terest were we to fail to improve the opportu. lily which is now offered. , ^ /trautri'n, 111:11 siops ijc iiiii 1 o< 11atcly taken to ,waken an interest in tliis community on this object, anil that a comniittoo of seven bo ap- |j,r lointel to secure the signatures to the petition co or an election as required by law. |ja Resolved, That in the petition it he stipulated 8|, hat the Railroad shall cross I'acolet River not nore than one and r.no half (14) miles above Ikull Shoals Ford. Committee on the same; 0. W. Whisenant, A. \ Smith, J. C. Fowler, A. A. Sarratt, Thomas y0 bonier, J. it. JelFerics and J. L. Strain. Jo W. F. McAiiTiiuit, C. it. UOM1KSON, at Secretary. Chairman. . ? For the Times. 0 " Died at over 100 Years. cli Mits. Ki.iz\:ikt:i h'owi.r.n, whose maiden name cv vas Mosely, was born the 80th Nov., 1782, and 1 lied near Jonesvillc, S. C. March Ith, 1883, an >eing one hundred years, three months and four Pr lays oi l. She retained her irind and was very ''' nteresling in her oouversaiion to the last. Her *0? lealth and strength did nol fail her until a very hurt time before her death. She united herself &" .villi the Methodist Church some sixty years 801 iiiicu, uim cxpresseu ncrsclt not long before her lentli as being ready to depart in pence and be ivilli ber God, though willing to live still longer w< fit was the will of the Lord. Tins is the same c" .vomari whose one hundreth birth day was celc- '01 >rn!e 1 on the 30th of last November, by a large ',c gathering of her friends and neighbors at her ('c louse, with a good pic nic dinner, which was cr' jubbshed in your paper, which gave a full nc 1,9 soiint of her life, consequently I feel that it is tnneccssary to say any thing more in regard to w' lcr li;c. fl 8'' Wl The nobbiest line of Spring and Summer dothing in town. We call particular attention o this department, and can fit nny one. Suits wfi 'nrying from $8 to S2<). Also a fine aiock of cx Spring Mats anil fincTTand sewed Slices. Call aid sec us. , J. C. HUNTK ft & CO. * nft - au r.i'ibKMic in Sr. Lnt is.?St Louis. April 4.? I n The accumulation of filth and dirt in the city ne, ias produced an epidemic of virulent small-pox. . *cople are almost panic stricken. Twodistricla \ re <11111? intined and w holesale vaccination is Wl' ?eing resorted to. rea i Unioni S. 0., 8d April, 188=1. i meeting of tlio Biard of Trade, of Uuion 0., was held lliia day, in the Directors' Boom the Merchants and l'lantcrs National Hank, riio President and Secretary of tho Board og absent, Mr E. H. Wallace was called to i chair, and Mr. W. A.Nicholson requosted t< as Secretary. it was then announced, that tho meeting hal :n called for the consideration of an nrticli blished iu the Union Tim ?," in its issue o 1 March last, reflecting upon the Merchants the place. 3n motion, the following conunitteo was ap lined, to gather statistics and propare foi hlication, a reply to tho article of tho "Times.' miniitce : W. A. Nicholson, F. M. Farr am C. Wallace. On motion tho Committee was increased t< c and the Chairman requested to act as Chair ,n of the ccininitle. Tho Committee as finall; istituled consisted of the following natuei ntlemcn : K. II. Wallace, W. A. Nicholson M. Farr, W. C. Wallace and C. U. Uobcrson Flic meeting then adjourned, to await tho re rt of tho Committco. A. Nicholson, E. It. WALLACE. Secretary. Chairman. Union, S. C.f April 10. 188=1. An ndjourned meeting of the Board of Trade Union S. C-, was held this day in tho Direc s ltooni oftho Mcrchaulsand Planters Nations .ilk. Mr. K. It. Wallace, acting President, took th air, and Mr. W. A. Nicholson discharged th ties f Secretary. The Committee appointed to prcparo a repl; the article of the "Union Times ,"objected t the Board, submitted their report, which wa aniuiously adopted, ns the sense of tho Board d on motion, the Union Times and the Charles t w?v. ????? ? t -r "" ?" F,,u h (lie same, together with the proceedings o is Hoard, upon the subject. Meeting ad iirncd. . A. Nicholson, E. It. WALLACE. Secretary. Chairman. REPORT. Eimtoii Union Times:?At a meeting of tli i.aril of Trade of the Town o. Union, held ii o Directors Room of the Merchants and Plan s National Rank, the following paper wa cparcd in answer to an article reflecting o e business enterprise of the Merchants in titi mmuiiity, published in your paper March 2d 83. We feel that a serious injury has tieei no us, as will lie seen by the statistics here to annexed. While wo may not have tnadi rapid progress as some of our neighbors w c assured that but few towns in the State statu ghcr in the Commercial agencies than ours. Wo cannot refrain from expressing our snr iuo that you whose interests arc so closcl, icd to the prospeiily of our town should b c instrument of lowering us in the cstimatioi our follows throughout the State. Very Respectfully, E.R.WALLACE. ) W. A. NICHOLSON, | F. M. FARR, } Committee W. C. WALLACE, l C. R. ROPERSON. J siness of railroad company at union depot lies of Cotton shipped to dato, season of 1883 ... 13,;>& " * * entire season 1873 7,00 'oss earnings to date, season of 1883... $10,00 ' " entire " " 1873... 7,GO f irccnlage of iucreaso of Personal property of Town of Union since 1872 130 per cent ircentago of iucreaso of Ileal Estate of Town of Union since 1872 25 " ? rccntagcof increase of Stock in trade of Town of Union since 1872 39 ? ? rcentngo of increase in valuo of bnsinc s liouscsof Town of Union since 1872 90 " " due of Church edifices erected in Town of Union since 1872.....'.. $19,000 Oi Estimated increase in general volunie of Imsi ss of the Town of Union sinco 1872 at leas per cent. rciiaxt3 and planters national dank o union s. c. The business of the Hank for 1882, when com red with that for 1873, shows the followin rccntagc of increase. nnber of Hills of Kxchango sold.,290 per cent " " Collections made 288 " ' " " Notes & Hills discounted. 108 " " 'erage amount of Deposits 103 " " " * " " Loans ? 92 " It is proper to state that the estimates an tires given herewith, arc based upon the rc rds of the Hailroad Company, the books of tli ink, and the tax returns of the Town, a own by the Tax Duplicates of the County. For the Times. A Pleasant Occasion. Mil. Editor:?Allow mo n iiiii? : 1 u [>leasc, to report a pleasant occasion n neavillo. On last Friday, Gtli inst., I atteude necting of tho "Band of Hope" of that plact the Methodist church. Between 0 and 1< dock the bell was rung and we entered th urch, which was tastefully decorated will ergrcens about tho pulpit and chancel. Tliei e "Band" entered with music and singing d occupied tho roserved front seats. Afte ayer by a minister present, tbc exercises began iey consistcil of songs, speeches and dialogue tho members of the "Band." All ncqnltte cmsclves well, even to the very little boys an rls. Many very tcucbing scenes were pre rjtl'd and sncecboi niadn ilrnuiinir I., ll. , n ill cs of strong men anil women in thenudienct 10 miseries, disgrace ami folly of intcinpcrano ;re set forth in force enough to have grea ect in their abolishment. Where All the at rs did well, I can make no invidious distinc ms by naming any. Miss llailoy, the I'resi nt of the "Band," earned for herself grea edit by her management of the afTair, both i previous drilling nnd in performances of III y. ?he was ably assisted by Miss Karnes lose handling of the organ and leading in th iging wcro all that could bo asked. Mr. Joh liito also gave great aid to the Piesidont, bi ting as her spokesman, About noon the exorcises ended ; nfter whiol i, both "Bind" and audience, partook of ai ccllent dinner in the grove, oa temporary >les ereotcd for the occasion. After dinner 1 the honor nnd pleasure of addressing th dienco on the subject of "Prohibition," whicl dvocnted ns well as I could after such a din r, and to which respectful attention was givei a full house. Then 1 came home, plcasc< Ih the whole ACCisiou, and hoping forgiod ti ult. !. K CA11M8LB. For the Times. Joncsvillo Ooos Dry Again. i Jo.vksvillk, April lOlh, 1883 J Mr. Storks.?Our municipal election came off , I yesterday with niorethnn usuol quiet. There I was butono ticket in nomination and it was the 1 > dry ticket. ( About two thirds of the votes of the Town I were polled, among them several colored. I s Jonesvillo claims the banner in this part *of 1 f the county for staVting the ball and sotting tho i example of tempcranco reform, and you can seo by the result of this election that we intend - to hold fast to what wo have gained, r A Woman's Temperance Union and a Band of Hope are in full blast in our Town. So you 1 sec where tho lever power comes from. When the women rise up in their might, with tho > children in their innocence to support, them* they will accomplish that which they please. y Yours, 1 W. II. S. HARRIS. A boautiful lot of new India I.incns, Figured Linen Lawns, Persia lawns, Victoria lawns, Bishop's lawns, Lace Muslins, Printed Muslins, etc., etc., at J. C. HUNTER & Co. Cott n Milks in tiik Statk.?l'lio Polzcr Cotton Fact,orv has beirun work despite tho ninny prophecies that it would nut do so for tnomlis. Water was turned on the wheel for tho first time " on Wednesday and withinnn h ur the machinery '* was in motion with cotton going through the d opening machines. The Pelxcr mill is one of tho finest nnd most solidly built in tho entire country, nnd excites tho admiration of nil who see it. Money has not been spared, and every ? detail has been carefully watched and thoroughly perfected, and there is probably absolutely notliP ing lacking that money could obtain or good judgment suggest to'make mill and machinery perfect and complete. The electric light will s be used, and all the latest imnrnv?:-.?i.i<? 1, inventions have been adopted. The Poller Company was organized in 1880, and work on the mill was commenced in the following year. It has been done so quietly f and unostentatiously, however, that it has been - almost lost sight of by persons a way from the neighborhood or not specially interested, and nobody would know that a great cotton mill and a flourishing vi'lage stands where there were only woods three years ngo, except for the reports of chance visitors The capital of the Pelzer Company is $600,000. and tho most of u the stock is held in Charleston where it is quoted at slightly ab .vc par. ? Greenville A'etoa. 1 Messrs. It. L. Mct'au.hrin anil tlcorgo S. Mower, president and secretary of the board of s incorporators of the Newberry Cotton Mills, u left Newberry Tuesday for Providence, Rhode Island, forthe purposcof consultin; with Messrs Lock wood & (Jrcen, mill engineers, in reference '' to tho location, building and equipping the pron posed cotton factory. j Tiik Ft.oon at Nkw Orleans.?New Orleans, April 7.? rhe Government gauge at tho head of Canal street shows the river to be even with the ^ great flood of '74, being five inches higher than last year. Most of the wharves proper in front of the levee arc covered with water. The water at several points alongthc city front passes over ^ the levees into tlie gutters. Several small breaks 0 in tho levee were closed with but little or no a damage. A large forccis at work on the Gouldsbiro' crevasse. Tho official, ?f tho Texas Pacific and Morgan Railway Companies hope to have tho break closed by to-morrow night. The water from the crcva so so far is doin^ compartively little damage. If the break should not be closed, however, the loss to railroad and properly owners will be great. New Oni.kss. Anril 8.?Tim r,\inf.,11 <"?" ? " A. M. to 10 l*. M. was 8.0*1. It is still raining. . The Times- Democrat'i Shrcvoport special says : "The heavy rain which fell here yesterday has been general throughout Ibis section. The streams are out of the bank and the roads arc " almost impassablo." Telegrams from Fulton ^ and other points of the upper Red River report ^ heavy rains and a booming river. The indications are that the coming rise will exceed the one just passed off, and which submerged many plantations. Those who have finishc 1 planting are alarmed nt the outlook. The weather is clear to-night." Important to Tobacco Dealers.?Major If. Noah, deputy internal revenue collector at this placo, has, under directions of Commissioner U. 11. Rnuni, ordered a thorough canvass of this district with a view to the enforcement of the revenue laws in relation to the effacing of stamps on cigar anil tobacco boxes. Section 3,370 makes it the duty of every person who empties [) every stamped box, bag, vessel, wrapper or cnvelope of any kind containing tobacco or snuff I to destroy the stamp thereon. Section 3,400 provides that whenever any stamped box conF mining cigars, cheroots or cigarctts is em| tied the person in whose hands it is shall utterly destroy the stamps thereon. Hitherto dealers '* have been accustomed merely to scratch tho g stair ps. failing to comply with the requirements of the law, which are that '.he stamps shall be scratched off and destroyed beyond the possibility of further use. In his letter tho commissioner says that it is not the wish of the depart ment to instituo proceedings at law for thoso offenses where there is apparently no indention . to violate the law. It is only desired to see that all stamps on emptied cigar nnd tobacco > boxes arc destroyed utterly and as early as pose sible. In obedience to these instructions a 8 canvass of this district has been ordered and is now in progress. ? Charleston News and Courier. Snyder's Appetite.?\V. I'. Snyder, of Allentown, l'n., is one of the multitude of special . assistant attorneys employed by "Rrcwster, A'torncy General," to do the ordinnry work of 1 his department. Mr. Snyder appears to be J blessed with a vigorous appetite. In starting , out for South Carolina, with a good retainer in * his pocket, for work to be done in the so-cnlled "election cases," ho supplied the inner tnan 0 with tho following stock of provisions, as reli ported in the account now before tho First u Comptroller of the Treasury ; 1883. Jan. 2. Dinner at the Girard House $1 50 " Supper at the Qirard House 1 50 > " Late supper at llroad street 3 station before taking train d for CluurUiitou I 50 ,j Mr. Snyder ovidently intended to fortify him( self for the labors of a severe campaign in tho South. The whole Treasury was at his back to 0 foot the bills.?New York Nun. 0 Rouardps Defeats Carver.?Pittsburg, April ( 0.? A shooting tournament in connection with the bench sho-y was begun this afternoon by a 5" mutch between Captain Llogardus and Dr. Cartn r. !- The contest was for ft purse of $800, be st out of .. 100 clay pigeons, and resulted in a victory for ^ llogardus by a score of 95 to 04. A contest, open to tho world, barring llogardus and Curvor, n will begin to morrow and continue the balance e of the week. A large number of the best shots i of the count ry have entered. *' A Cotton Sbko Oil Mill foh Anukuson.? " Mr. J. 11. Townseud of Anderson, has pnrchnsed t a cotton seed oil mill, manufactured by Messrs. J. W. Cardwell & Co. of Virginia. Mr. Town. I( send will be ready to begin work as soon as tho maohinery arrives and is put in position. The 11 capacity of his mill will be two ton* of seed per 1 day. M. Townseud, if successful with this mill, I will douhlo its capacity in a short time. ? Andcr 0 ion Intelligencer. ? A Tbriiiiilb Piiik in a Swiss Vit i.aflf.?Gen eva, April 8?A conflagration at Vallorbes, in , the Canton of Vaud, hasde Iroyod one hundred 1 and forty five houses, together with the i>o?t! office, i i tvhich important securities wore dopes} i itcd. Twelve hundred pers?n* hive been made homeless by the disaster. * Farkwki.i. to tii k Itixsracy.? llev. Linsey i'arker, pnstor of Sixty first Street Methodist Uhurch, New York, preached his last eerinon as a incthodist ministerSunday night. On Tliursley he is formally to resign from fellowship with the Methodist Episcopal Church at the meeting of tho New York East Conference. Then he is to join tho Protestant Episcopal Church and .+ seek admission among the clergy of that denomination. Ilo naked the prayers of his old congregation for his success in his new duties. Ilo iaiJ that in leaving tlie Methodist Churoh he had no fault to find with its doctrines <r its Icadeis, but ho was averse to tho itineracy. ? "Ciiii.orkn's Day."'?The Inst session of tho South Carolina Confcrcnco adopted a resolution recommending that the first Saturday in May be observed throughout the Conference bounds ns Children's Day, in such manner as may bo thought best by tho pastor in charge.?Cot. Rev 'slcr. T!:c Chinese have no word that is equivalent to hell anil no conception of such a place. A missionary in nn agricultural district of China states that when he tric l to explain it the people asked if it was anything that could be raised. Ho might have answorcd that it was?very often. List of Letters Kemaiuing in tho Post Office at Union, S. C? for the week ending April 14, 1883: W C Darnell, I I) Dailey (2.) T A Duncan (2.) M!ss Elisabeth Fosett, Miss Ma'tic Gray, John' stin Long, Robert L Stevens, Mrs Jane Stevens, A C Smith, W 0. Vinson, Mrs Maria Willnrd. Persons cnlling for these letters will pleas? say they are advertised. JAMES II. GOSS, P. M. Consignees por Expross at Union, 8. C. April 11. J D Stccdman, Rice & McLure, Mrs M A Gage, J 8 Draid, R C Johnson, E J Gage, Cox, Mill & Thomson, J G Marian, Mis3 M Wallace, D G Wilburn, Miss W M Daniel. F. II. COUNTS. Agf. TIIK FAIP FORKS! UNION1. The Fair Forei.t Union will meet with tli? Sulphur Springs Church on Friday beforo tho fifth Sunday in April 1883. a Introductory Sermon by Brother A. J. liters. Charity Sermon by Brother C. T. Scaifc. Subjkcts rou Discussion, 1st. Mow can churches bo induced to take more interest in the union meetings ? Opened by Brother J . T. Jeter. 2d. What means ought to he adopted to induce church members to contribute more liberally u inn mippui t ui inu viospei i upi'ucu uy Brother 0. T. Scaife. ^ 3d. What should ho the qualifications and du- * tics of Sundny School Superintendents and Teachers? Opened by Brother A. J. Ilicrs. Essayists, Brothers A. E. Fant and J. D. Carrol. Y. S. BOBO, Sec'y. llEWAllD. LOST, strayed or stolen, from tho Plantation of \V. II. Sartor, on Tinker Creek, seven miles below Union C. II., en the Supple-jack Koad, on or alnut the last of January last, one White and Black Spotted llcifcr. right ear slit ami left car smooth crop or swallowfork. Any person finding the above niul delivering tho same to the undersigned at Union til. II. will get tho above reward. T. J. ORKKIt. April 13 15 21 JOHN L. YOUNG CIVIL ENGINEE It AND SURVEYOR, Union C. II. Orders for surveying left at my residence of the Times ollice, during my abscuco, will receive prompt attention. '-> OHico next door to J. C. Hunter & Co'e. ~ Trogi Aprins ^Sb GOSS & STOKES. FIRE INSURANCE AGENTS. WE, having secured the Agency for the Fire Insurance Companies formerly represctrtcd by Messrs. J. T. Hill & Co., would inform their old patrons that wc are prepared and will be pleased to renew all their I'olicies, and issue as many new cnes as we can. We represent FIU8T-CLA8S Companies, none of which have the three quarter clause in their policies Having had considerable experience in tho business wo are satisfied that, with tho Companies we represent, we can give noon and sou..u insurance to our natrons. GOSS & STOKES. April 18 16 tf RICE&McLURE are receiving their new Stock of Spring and Summer GOODS. T* The stock, both in quantity and quality, is an unusually attractive one, to which we respectfully call the attention of the public generally. HONEST GOODS, While we do not propose to sell Goods at Bankrupt prices, we will convince those who give us a call that they can buy Goods from us as cheap as in any store A T in town. We have not only bought attractive Goods, but when putting /' them upon our Counters, we have \ taken good caTe to mark them at LIVING PRICES. SEWING MACHINES. We are alwo Airnnta ?/? < - AVI VIIV ^ ular "New Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines," so well known for light running and durability, which \vc propose to sell to'good paying customers on accommodating Terms. RICE & McLURE. April It 15 if i