Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

A Y?..\u Without a Summbk.?The several cold spells which liuve occurred during the present month in this ection. mid throughout nlni33t the entire country as we'l, recalls instances ou record, iu which even the seasons seem to liavo lost'thcir characteristic features. A remarkable case of this kind is that of the year 181U, which has been called *'thc year without a Summer." The following summary of the weather of that year is given by a correspondent in a recent issue of the Uoslon CongrrgatioHiitisl: "Mauunrj and February were cold ; March was cold ; April began wartn but euded iu snow and ice. Ice formed nn inch thick in Mny, and iiolds were planted over and 07cr again till it was too lute to replant. June was the coldest ever knowu in this latitude ; frost and ice were common. Almost every green thing was killed ; fruit nearly all, destroyed. Snow fell to the ucpin oi len incurs in Vermont, seven in .viainc, three in (lie interior of New Vork, und also in Ma-suchusetts. Tliere were a few warm days. 11 was called a dry season. Hut little tain fell. The wind hlew steadily from the North, cold and fierce. Mothers knit extra socks and mittens for their children in the Spring, and wood piles, that usually disappeared during the warm spell in front of the houses, were speedly built up again, l'lanting-uud shivering were done together, and the farmers who worked out their taxes on the country roads wore overcoats and mittens. On the 17th of June a heavy snow fell in New Kngland. The cold was intense. A firmer who had a large lield of corn in Tewks bury built fires around il at nigh to ward oil' the frost ; many an evening he and his neighbors took turns watching them, lie was rewarded with the only crop of corn in the neighborhood. Considerable damage was done in New Orleans in consequence of the rapi 1 riso of the Mississippi I'iver. tears wore entertained that the o?/ii iiua vwiing imi, rfnu nituu^uuut a*ciV laud all'picuics were strictly prohibited. 'July was accompanied with frost and ice. Indian corn was nearly all destroyed ; some favorably situated fields escaped. August was more cheerless, if possible, than the summer months which preceded it. Ice was formed half an inch i.... r?....... <I...I (lie greater part was cut down ami dried for fodder. Almost every green tiling was destroyed in this country and in Ktiropo. On the UOtli snow fell at Darnel, forty miles from London. Very little corn ripened in New Hngland and in t lie Middle Stales. Farmers supplied iliemselves from corn pruluccd in Iblfi for seed in tlie Spring of 1 SI7. It sold at from !?l to $ "> per bushel. September furnished about two weeks of the pleasant weather of tho season, but in the latter part of the month ice formed an inch thick. October had more than its share of cold weather. November was cold and snowy. December was comfortable, and the winter following was mild. Very little vegetation was matured in the eastern and middle States, 'flic suu's rays seemed to be destitute of heat during the Summer ; all nature was clad in a sable hue, and men exhibited no little anxiety concerning the future of this life." Tub Louisvim.k Kxiiibition.?Louisville, Ky., May ? To the fab tor of The Nricaonrf Courier : lleiug a citizen of South Carolina and feeling a deep interest in nnything relating to her welfare, 1 naturally experienced a feeling of disappointment when informed that no provision was being made to represent her scsnnrces in the coming Imposition in tliis city. Second in magnitude only to tlio great Centennial of anything of the kind America hns ever attempted, this ex position will oiler to tho Southern Slates an opportunity to exhibit their claims to capital such as hns never appeared before. The undo vv. . VO.....VVO V. ?... fc.V... ?'?'?? IIVUM ...?l a reasonable display to draw millions of poorly employed capital from the Northern States.? And those Stalcsth.it are foremost in this res poet will sootiest hear the hum of busy factories within their borders. Under any circumstances the cost of advertis ing proves hut a small item in comparison with its rcluri s, but when we consider the ense i.i question, it scarcely deserves an entry. Here we have a dozen Slates, rich in minerals, inexhaustible in water-power, with millions of acres of productive but unemployed land, with a cliuwifi dAw/.Ja.aJJ .oti'j.ea.u.'ksicc, n'"l aimed with in operation calculated to disturb with visions 1lie sleep of the most conservative man. Think of 'JO per cent, flitting before a capitalist's eyes, whose money is invested in .'LI per ecu'. Government bonds, and inquire if nnytbing bin a reasonable exertion on the part of the South is necessary to attract millions of wealth to her States ! And when we consider the vas' benefit the Slate at large gains from the establishment of manufactories on her soil, the ellnrt to gain them appears small in comparison, .lust at this time the whole people of the North are predicting a great future for the country south of the Ohio, and are paying particular attention to all icports from that section, and in my opinion they will come to the great Southern Imposition" at Louisville with an eye to business.? South Carolinif is too full of resources to suffer by comparison with her sister Stales, but she can injure hcrsellhya conspicuous absence, and 1 trust her people may realize and avoid such a mistake. T. M. (iit.Mont:, -o Tiif I'm it of tiik G\i.i.ows.- Ilichmoiid, Ark.. May 25.?Joseph Voting, colored, was banged licro lo-dny for an eiilrngc coinniilled on a white woman in November, 1SS2. A great crowd was present, but no violence was attempted. t'i.MiKxnoN AttK., May 25.?J<dm Taylor was banged here to-day for the murder of t'ol. Ingrain. No unusual incidents occurred. llri.r.NA, Auu., May 'Jo.?Jack Minion was hanged here to day for murder- A large crowd was present. Suitr.vrroKT, La., May 25.? Lander Coleman, colored, was bnnged at Bcllevicw this afternoon for tbe murder of bis brother-in-law, Tolin (layle, in dossier Parish, on the night of j August'J'.'. Col.'man confessed bis guilt, and j also said lie killed John ISratlon. Ids stepfather, some years ago, for which a young white man j named Ben Shaw was tried and came near being convicted. - Tut: Mi r.i>n:i:i> W u.rr.n Davis.?Cincinnati, j May 27. ? Mrs. Waller Davis, ol llarrodstuirg, | Ky.. prints this morning <11 the Lexington 7V?/m< , rn/'t a vimlicatioii of the reputation of her , husband whom the lion, l'liil Thompson recently ! killed. She says I hut the following letter was | found on his person after death : "I! \nttonsiti'tut. April S?t5.? l?ear l'liil.: A tnutiial friend told tne Jesse 1*. wrote yon 1 had | (.'" lien y<>ur wife drunk and caused her to ox- j pose herself in Cincinnati. Surely you do net believe a word of it. I can -.tidy you that it i* a label 1 dislike to expo.-e a friend and tell you of your tvusin's predieanicnt thai night in self defence. ' Yours. V.'\i.ti:r." Airs. Jtavis's letter -tates that Mr. I?avis, when ] told he had better explain matters to Mr. Tiionip- j son. said none of the Thompsons believed the ' rumor and an explannli in was not necc- nry. Ytituinia rol.lTirs. ? Richmond, Va.. May j 'Jo.? Returns received up to midnight by the lhnl;i /tixji'itr/i are generally satisfactory Iroin a 1 ) ' III Ml ? :? I il! vllllllllll illl wllilivillif S.!.* I (.. r?.l I - ""'r' " ' * I that (lie Hl'orls to reorganize (lie putty en a winning basis in July next will lie practicable. On tlic oilier li ml tlie llcadjnster.s claim to have received returns from a number of Counties ami towns showing gratifying gains. The ge t.* ml returns, however, are meagre. Nukxii.k, \iuy 'Jo. ? i.lection returns front the neighboring Counties indicate coii?i leiable losses by Mr hone. The coalition ticket in Norfolk County elecis I.eincr, an ami Maliouu Hepublican, by about ;' ">() majority. I.yons, Coalitionist, lias a plurality of about .10(1 over Dczcn. ilorf, Republican, ami Wilson, Democrat, for Treasurer. Portsmouth elects a Democratic ticket by I'M) majority. The (inventor's (luards wore emblems of mourning ntt-i their colors were draped in like manner yesterday in honor of Hon T. I!. Jeter, n ooiili .milmg member ol'the company. A'? ./? fr. ?-i Br ; ?><Thr o'otulili) cilnion (Times. II. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION, Fit I l)AY, JUNK 1, IHHJ SUBSCRIPTION?$>2 00 PER ANNUTA ADVERTISING. One rtqtiar** or one Inch, tirst inwriioii, - - - Si.oo Kueli Hiil>w<|ii<'iit iumirtlou, ------- 7.> ) l.ilieruliliacount iitadu to iiieictinntx ami ullicn iilvvrliiiiiK for nix month* or liy the year. Obituary Notice* of ten lines or lc**, inserted free. " " over ten line*, charged us Advertisements. TAKE \OTK i:. Citations. Notices to Croditors and 1 Notices of Final Discharge must bo paid for beforo thoy will appoar in our columns. SkiST Hon. (3. J. 1'alterson, Sonatup for ("lies- ' ter County, visited his relatives in Union last Tuesday. BrJX- Mr. Gccrgc L. Dial, of tlie firm of Toxer i i%I>ial, l.nginc builders and general machinists. I of Columbia, paid Union a business visit last Tucsday. nr^X,. Capt. Samuel Means and wife, of Spartanburg, spent a few days in Union last week on i a visit to Mrs. Means' brother, ('apt. A. II. Foster. Auction Sale at Virginia .Store to-day and tomorrow. Now is your chance to save money. IVc arc requested to announce that Itcv. , """ "rea.-]i at Hebron church tomorrow, Saturday. Services will commence at 1'J o'clock, M. They arc talking about building a large steam Cotton Factory in Spartanburg; and talkimr about anv enternrisn for the (rood of that go-ahead city is nlinost an assurance that it will be accomplished. fikir Itico & Me Lit re comes to the front this week and nro evidently determined to sell lots of goods, if they don't, make even a reasonable profit out of them. It is a splendid place to buy at, any how . o 8?9u? Old Charley l.citncr, a colored man known by almost everybody in this county, died last Wednesday. Charley will be grently ivisscd, as he was a caterer for many who loved good eating at a low price. ? fii-Sy" Ilrothcr Wilson, of the Abbeville I'rcs.i mid ilmuirr, runs a thirtcen-plow farm, in collection with the biggest weekly Newspaper in the State. Now, if Wilson was somebody's son-inlaw his citizenship would be complete. Auction Sale at Virginia Store, to-day and tomorrow. ? ? flctX, .1. M. Mcllryde, professor of Agriculture in the State University, has been elected President of the Faculty of that institution, which grcntly pleases the students, by whom lie is much Joved. At the meeting of the Union County Agricultural Society to be held next ,Monday, an election will be bold for three delegates to attend the Sum.:.or meeting of the Stale Agricultural Society to be held at. Marion C. II. Charley Hoke, from the celebrated Kennesaw Mills, was in town last Tuesday, inquiring into the condition of the stock of light bread and biscuit now on hand. Charley always brings music and something to eat when he comes. . !.> >? n e regret to Ic.frn ttint our venerable fellow citizen, Mr. \V. A. Sims, had the misfortune some days ago to fall from his horse and break his collar bone. Mr. Sims is Sd years old and it is feared his advanced age will make his recovery very doubtful. Crij'" The books of tlie county Treasurer, for the collection oftlie first installment of taxes, were closed yesterday. Total amount collected, for all purposes, a littlo over $7,000. An nd! dition of I per cent a mo -tli will be added to the lirst installment remaining unpaid. r?A? Wc pul (lie loiter of our eccentric ol>l friend, Aunt Maliudy, 011 our second page litis week, so that what the good old sou' soys may not he overlooked. Now, if Uncle Jonicr would talk to the hoys as Aunt Molindy does to the gir's, it would nitike?nn interesting cross-fire. U?SX? In a conversation with a gentleman interested in the Spartanburg and Asheville railroad, in Charlotte last week, we were sory to hear that the prospect for raising money to finish that rond to Asheville was quite discouraging, and it is not probable that any work will be done 011 it this year. ? The Virginia Store closet on Saturday June 2d. l'ig Auction sale that day. Ve have not been .able to write out our Charlotte notes for this week, but will show up next week what that growing enterprising City is doing, it :s the busiest and most thriving place wc have seen for many a da v. Clerks g to work at 7 o'clock in the morning and have no time to play hall until after at night. tri?" The coronation of the Ihnpcror and Ian- I press of Hits i\ was consummate I 'last Sunday I without anything occurring to interfere with the i ceremonies. The preparations and proceedings 1 of the coronation were of the most impressive and gorgeous character, costing ahout SlOO.OCl) | A cniTcspon lent who hr\s witnessed ilio grcn'cst \ t pageants of iho last thirty years ,?ays that lli" \ spectacle culminating in Ilio a Ivcnl of their! i Majesties crowned and rubcl was (lie most imposing mid splendid lie lias ever beheld. fyj" We sincerely regret to learn thai Mr. I<. i 1'. Murphy, sun of our esteemed fellowlowns- j man, Ur, (', T. Murphy, was suddently taken very siek last Monday evening, in Spartanburg, from an attack of inenrigctis. His father was telegraphed for that night and was by his side early the no\t morning. The latest news from , him brings the gratifying intelligence that he j is improving but still in a critical condition. We sincerely hopo he will entirely recover, as "Tiney" is one of the best young men in the I State. and we cannot ulV<>r?*l to lose young men , 1 of his sterling worth. ; Hurrah for tho Union Boys. If you wish to ninintain the good name of; | Union call on tlie picked ' Nine" that went to ! Columbia last week. Our Thanks. J We return thanks to the gentlemen who so ably and satisfactorily edited the '/' .icir during our two weeks absence. The improvement ?vus i sj :i| parent that we are inclined to make a . permanent arrangement with I rlhe ben* rfit v. f cur trader* luo Union Agricultural Sooisty. Wo arc requested to notify the members of the Union County Agricultural and Mechanical Association that a meeting of the Association will he held in the Court House next Monday, to hear and act upon the final report of the Committee appointed at the last annual meeting to obtain subscriptions fur the purchase of the Fair (irounds and buildings. This meeting will decide the fate of The Agricultuial Association?whether we arf^R have another County Fair or not?and we hod<] to see a full attendance of tho members, the country ns well as the town. We sincerely hope that the merchants and oilier business men of this town will not suffer tho annual meeting of citizens from all parts of the County to be discontinued, for the want of a few dollars from each. Aside from the actual business that is br >ught to the town by the yearly exhibitions, they create a closer and kindlier intimacy between the people of the town and country, by which much of the prejudice now unfortunately existing uiny bo removed and a higher order of County pride engendered among tho people throughout the County. It has done some good in that way already, and if all the business enterprise of our merchauts lias not been completely frozen out, they will be willing to contribute the small amount required to make the annual exhibitions of the Association not only permanent but such an attraction to the town that the people in all part%of the !? ?.;n r...... < 'i . wilh increased and increasing interest. Nothing of a public character woulcPgricvc us mjro than to he compelled next week to exhibit the ghost of our County Agricultural Association a? one evidence of the decaying enterprise of Union. We must not forget that while it may be a County institution, it is located in this town, ami all its businrsa advantages arc centred here.? Quite a number of our enterprising farmers contributed liberally to it, merely out of county pride ; hut the loss of time in attending the meetings is considerable to them. As a cla-s they have not yet learned to appreciate llie. many direct and indirect advantages such Associations are calculated to confer upon them, cither as individuals or for the general intcre. t of agriculture ; but year by year the good effects of these annual meetings and exhibitions arc hecoming more apparent. A better system of farming, more labor saving implements, less credit for provisions, a greater feeling of indc pcnilcncc and more enterprise has followed directly after the annual meetings of either the State or County Agricultural Societies. These improvements in the Agriculture of the country are sensibly felt in every bran eh of industry, and if the County Association in the least contributes to the advancement of our agricultural interests, it is the duly of every man?farmer, merchant, mechanic, lawyer, doctor, and all other persons who feel any interest in the public welfare?to make some sacrifice for its permanent ami most efficient establishment. If the men fail to keep up the County Agricultural Society, we shall call upon the women to set them an example of enterprise by organ i/.ing a Woman's Industrial Association," for the purpose of creating a more intimate social intercourse, for mutual instruction in all that pertains to domestic comfort and convenience. The Indies have heretofore made up tho most j interesting and enjoyable features of the annual I n*l<'l>itions, and if the men won't give them a chance to meo? aiinu.uij? notes a.,,p no,,.i,,v..viii. ii.? - V" l"u~ ducts of the dairy, the garden and orchard, their culinary skill, their talents and proficiency in the use of the crayon, pencil an 1 brush, \vc see no reason why they cannot or should not form a Society of their own for that purpose, and have thciranuual exhibitions. What say you, Ladies of the country and town ? ? Crops in this County. From what we can learn from the farmers who have come into town the past week, the following is about the condition of the crops in this county : Ciitlou. The frost of the 2;>d ult. did but little damage. The plant is at least two weeks later than usual and quite small for the season, but looks healthy, wanting rain. Corn is backward, and is sadly in need of rain. The bud worm is doing much mischief in t lie low grounds. Full 90xvii Oats arc looking fair, but arc thin on the ground anil low. Spring oats in most places are very short ami hardly high 'enough to harvest. The drought has cut this crop short to what was last year. Wheat is doing pretty well, generally. The heads are short hut well tilled. It was killed out badly, in sonic places, by the winter freezes, The dry weather has been inoro favorable than otherwise for this crop. A good half crop will he made. (iardens are .almost entire failures. Tl.c drought, hL.li winds and unseasonable cold atmosphere have combined to kill many tendei vegetables and keep the hardier ones from growing. Irish potatoes and peas are the only vege tables to be obtained. A slight rain las Saturday night gave vegetation a temporary relief. The wealther since then has been bot during the day with cold nights. On Wednesday wc bad another slight rain here, and we learn that a splendc I rain fel| north of here, particularly on the "Forest." A Very Suspicious Case. Coroner (ircgory was called on last Tuesday, to hold nil inquest on the hody of a colored infant found under the floor of a house upon Mr. l'hilip Dunn's land. Sophia Smith confessed that she was the mother of the Child, and said that it was born ?lc i-l, on i?uinlay ; she did not wont any one to see it. so she huricd it under the floor. The cltihl was examined l?y I)r. I'oscy, who reported that it was well developed ami had all appearances of health, lie found no evidence of violence and was tmahlc to .state the cause ol death. The actions of the mothcin burying the child ati 1 attemptingtodcceivc personsnhoiit itshirlh, give rise to a strong suspicions of something wrong. The jury's veidiet was in acco ylanco with the doctor s report as to the cause of Jcuih. School Claims. The Treasurer rcjucsts us to inform those holding School claims that he will be in his office on Tuesday, lite I'.'ih, and dicing Court _ e cel.. and > I. ..1.1. j . t -t .il ! i |i. >e day s ^ Will he (til Columbia's Graded Schools. At a meeting of the board ot .Seliool Co in mis siouers of the city cf Columbia, last Monday Edward, l\ Mosos, of Tennessee, was electee i Superintendent of the new public school systeu ' of that city ; Robert A. Clarkson, of Columbia principal of the male Academy ; Miss Octavit A. Uarlington, daughter ot Gen. A. C. Garting ton, of Greenville, principal of the female Acad emy, and Win. M. Dart, principal of the colore*] 8CII001. The Trustees of the ohl Male and "eniah l Academics of Columbia have turned over tliei: buildings to the Commissioners of public schooli of the city, for the purpose of establishing Graded schools in them, and it i\> now cxpeetce that from .">00 to 000 pupils will be taught undei that system for the fuH term of nine mouths it the year, instead of two and three mouths undct i the regular free school system. - ? Back from Texas and Mexico. The delegation from this town to the llaptisi Convention at Waco, Texas, have all returned Col. McKiisick extended*his trip to Monterey, Mexico, but is not much infatuated with tin country and customs of the Spanish Dons, lit says Texas is a grand country for young, Active and industrious men. Mr. John Rodger is si full of what he saw and heard in Texas that Ik ! can talk of nothing else, and says he believes, i ha was twenty years younger, lie could make ai independent fortune in Tcxns in ten years.? They were all highly delighted with the trip ami having oniy secnrtic brtg?.,?... Tax a* an inclined to draw oispataging comparisons between this section of our country and that , Better be satisfied where yen arc, gentlemen. * ? Being induced by great bargains in (lie Auc lion rooms, I bougiit too many gonls. Now I those goods must be sold, regardless ofconscqucn ces. I have, therefore, marked nil my stocli down to New York cost. Persons, needing nnj goods in my line will please look nround else where, hnt he sure not to buy until they examine my goods nnd prices. Any persons tha can beat my prices, between the Pacifiee ami tin Atlantic, shall receive a life size dude cremo, a D. C. F LYNN'S Leader of low prices. ti?Tv? At the nnnual meeting of the stockhol dcr's of the Clifton Cotton Factory, in Spartan 1 burg County, a dividend of 4 per cent, was declared. The correspondent of the .Yews am Courier says of this dividend : This makes the second dividend paid to th' stockholders of this company out of their earn ings. Of course this represents only about one fourth of the net earnings for the past year.? They showed the profits to be at the rate ot H per cent, on lho? capital actually invested and a work. A beautiful lot of new India Linens, Figurei Linen Lawns, Persia lawns, Victoria- lawns Bishop's lawns, Lace Muslins, Printed Muslins I etc., etc., at J. ('. HUNTFlt & Co. noporlr.l l?>r the Timijg, Tlio Union Nine Win3. At six o'clock Friday morning the spccia train rolled away from our depot, and after s pleasant ri le of three hours delivered hot ! cargo of .young men at the Columbia depot, when ] a committee of University students met ani escorted "The Nine" to the campus. From thence the boys scattered to see the sights am enjoy the beauties of the city. The Niae, being the guests of the College, gath 1 ti.ityo o cTook lor one oi nioso wliicli can only be furnished by College boy bent on making their friends happy. Turkey salads, ice cream, fruits, &c., tempted and ?atis tied the appetites of the party, while wit am humor and hold speculations on the contest t follow furnished the "feast cf reason ami llov of soul." At three o'clock the national Game was cailei and Union, true to her reputation, prompt!, answered ; her nine appearing in position o 1 the field, clad in their handsome uniform ? whic I was so much admired?of white knit wais trimmed with blue, white knee pants, blue he! and stockings, regular base ball shoes and liat> colors blue. M'c were proud to look on then but a glance at the college nine and the deafen ing cheers thai wen! tip for I hem front the crow of spectators, gave us eauscof fear for our boys for they look their position in a manner llut convinced all they were well trained and disci plined, and having recently won two matcl games they bore the appearance of veterans, wli go forth to conquer. Hut as the (lulling flu 1 when first introduced played havoc with lit oldest war veterans, so the Curved Hall discor ccrled the college nine; and scattering woul ' have been their score had not the fioverno: ' their idol, appeared on the scene, giving thci courage to face the "Carver." After two an one-half hours struggle the game closed, with score of 112 to 19, when Captain Whitncr, cftli College nine offered "Three cheers for Union ; > then ami not till then was the voice of Unio ' j heard, and long ami loud was the lusty res pons I Wo hear that those who attended the Fe Champctrt and Uance that night hid a fine timi but were reluctantly forced to leave the charm i ing young ladies who graced the occasion t catch tiic returning train, which arrived at thrc ! o'clock, waking the sleeping citizens with the: 1 yells of hurrah lor Union. .Some, who were s charmed by the soft whisper of loved tor.es n 1 to be deaf to t lie shrill whistle of the train, wei I not seen in Union until tlie arrival of the trai :(he next evening. HASH HALL. > Orit PttiMK.tts :?ii,090,UlR) Hktiku hit.?> (!. (I., the aldo and efficient Columbia correspoi dent of the AVtr.t and Courier, gives us the follow ing ii' i'uuu snowing oi me unproved iwinnciii ; tmidition of ihc agriculturists of this Slate : The Slate eoinniisf ioner of agriculture soni time ago sent circulars to the clerks of court i ! all counties in the Sl*?tc, reijiiirii. * reports c the niimher and aggregate of the liens rccordci i ' in their olliees. The returns will n t he com ; plete for two or three weeks, hut sutlicienl fin* . lias heen oh'.uitud to >diow the great advatic ! | this year in the prosperity of ilie fanners.Kighteen counties ?more titan half the Statereport liens tut crops given this year to th amount of S1 ,710.sr.:'., against S 1.0 IT,"JO I fu the same time last year, a decrease of Sd.'Jl'J, Til- Only ahout mic-thinl of the amount o supplies hoiight on time last year have been s I purchased this year. That is a great gain to South Carolina agriculture and something to h . proud of. It shows that the farmers are no I only prac'icing economy and thrift, hut produc ! ing their own provisions to a much greater ex : tent than ever before. Last year the supplies pur ; chased on time amounted to .S!V21K,:;|*?! for th j State, hut this year the amount, if the remain ing comities unreported average the same as th iglil which have reported, will not he nor 11' in > Soulli t'arolitia I'/rieiiliurisi ire ."- o.iMrti.i'i Mr'cr ind hriti i [ tVfirinn vri 'ag.' % For the Times. A Ride Through the Country. , Leaving Uui^n a few days ago I followed the I Railroad NorthTfor three miles, then turning to i the right and going eastward I soon found my, scif almost in the centre of Pea Ridge. Calling i a halt I remained with a l'ricnd uutil the inucr man was refreshed. Then going South I tapped the Pinckney road near Mouut Tabor and came I homeward. I noticed the erops and the country generally 5 on the entire rout. The Cotton plant is gene-* r rally small (or the season, with poor stands in i some instances. 1 saw cotton that appeared to ; have been planted somo time, but bad not come I up ; I saw somo which had 6 me up uicoly, and r there was a tine stand ; saw some which had i been plowed once ; saw some which had been r plowed aud hoed out; and among other things I saw a great ileal of the "Farmer's Friend," as the crab grass hat been dubbed by the Hon. D. Wyntt Aiken. In fact, taken all together, the prospect for a cotton crop is gloomy , but doubt' less a great deal of work, a little rain and some warm nights will soon bring about a revolution ; in its general bad looks. ! The Corn, I noticed, was very small, and with : but few exceptions, awfully grassy ; with land ' badly prepared and a small area planted, I ' fear that somo farmers' corn cribs are so far C from home that it will puzzle them to find them, 1 unless there is a wouderful come-out in the cotton very soon. ' T,'? croP 111 sections is pretty fair, but in " 1?- nnnr iinlio-l Wheat prospect is anything but promising. The stalk is small and weak and very tliiu on the ground, it having spread but little?one two and three stalks to the grain. The heads are small und spindling. It having been nbout three years since your Correspondent had traveled ou the ltidgc lie f was greatly surprised to find so much of the tanu ctearcu up anu planted since ibbu. me l'inc ol<l field lifts not only been cleared, but a great deal of the original for< st which has been gazed upon so often by mine eyes in the beauli. t ful Spring has been laid low. It is ready sad to think of aud one cannot help exclaiming "0, Woodman spare that Tree !" And it is sad. too, to know how much fine bottom land is being - ruined every year now by the Creeks filling up - so rapidly. The land is either made too wet or i is overflowed by the Sand. If the hills are I not ditched more carefully and creeks cleaned out better we will soon have no bottom lauds in 1 Union for corn. Your Correspondent noticed, among many other things, the horrible condition of the pub; lie roads on soinc portions of this route, bu^ t more especially docs lie call attention to tlie hill beyond Mr. Jas. G. llrown's, ou the Pinckucy j road, just between the new School house and the creek. There is no excuse for the highways being almost impassable at this season of the year.? Why are the roads not worked ? If the railroad authorities will haul the rock, &c., it is very probable that the Town Council would have the 1 big gully just beyond Mi. Gritnbull's residence i walled and filled for about twenty feet from the . ! road, although it is outside of the corpora? tion limits of the town. That will be a dangcrI ous place some day. No. -10. 1 List of Jurors. Prawn 4o serve at the term of Court for Union County commencing Monday, 18th June, 1880. ? Rfl ltty1)- |IS SW.S? "" 0 K V I'ruitt. 21 Finclicr lluluc. 4 Adolphus C Lyles. 22 1$ A Gregory, i. 5 \ J Pillard. 20 It M Kincher. j (? James Young (col.) {24 M C Harnett. 7 J S Ivey. 125 W*!l C raw ford. a 8 K II Kay. 26 8 L McLaughlin, r 9 \V F Mabry. 127 J T Horn. 10 F P Philips. j'JS J G Hughes, j II W K Thomas. 29 C Hetenbaugh. 12 M S Varncr. jOO Clayton Q Philips. y 13 C W llainnutt. 181 G 1*1 Tucker. ? 11 F E Maybin. 02 11 F Webber, h 10 J It Gault. jt'O II F Grady. . 10 T llerry Jeter. 104 S P Miller. 17 A W Charles. j0"> J It lllanton. 1 18 It W Long. 135 J W Thomas. - - .? ?. Gio.rnvii.i.k Stii.i. Kisinu.?The Oreenville i- Xncs, in speaking of the bright prospects for d the building of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap : and Chicago ltailroad via that city says : t The case mny therefore he summed up thus: It is a probability, amounting almost to a certainty. that within lour years a railroad will be in operation from Port Loyal or Charleston via 0 Aiken over the Mountains to the West; when u that road is built it will run by this city, giving c us direct communication with the ocean on ouo | side and the coal, iron, meat and grain regions an 1 great commercial centres of the West *and Northwest on tho other. r, ? - .<> n A IIi.ocuy IIki'1'i.sk or Lynchuua.?Mount j Sterling, Ky., May 25.?A mob came from Menafec County last night, headed by ShcriiT A. J. a Lings, with tho object of lynching John Harnett, ic who was in jail under an indictment for assas" sinating Vaughan Hilton, who had first been n driven from Mcnnfco County by Harnett and his gang for burning his house. An attack was " made at 2 A. M. on the jail, but three special le guards, Foreman, Thomas and llailine, repulsed b> the mob, wounding Kings frightfully with buckshot, breaking Clark's leg with a bullet, killing one horse and wounding other men and horses. 0 The fight was short but terrific. :c . o. ir An Extknsivk L.vni? Gu.\n. ? New Orleans, 0 May 20.?A Time*-Democrat's Katon Kongo special says the entries of sea marsh made ty lS J. T. Wntkins covers 1,150,110 acres, at J2.J cents per acre, amo inting to ?140,000, cmbracn ing all the vacant Stale land in the Parishes of Vermillion, Cam or in and Calcasieu. Watkins also entered 2,700 f.cies at 75 cents per acre of State lands, and 1.0,000 acres of Government lands between Jennings and Lake Charles, north of the Morgan llailrcnd, at SI 25 per acre. ? - o i?i nr.-ur. wr o a i I*y HUH ?til il \*n.. May IM.? It is reported in railroad circles here lliat Major Henry Kink, late vice-president of the Norfolk and Western and Shenandoah Valley ISoads, will go to Knoxvillc on or about July 1st in the interest of Jay (Jonld, who is I trying to get possession of the Ivast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Koad. It is thought that 1 if Gould gets control of this road lie will effect a connection with a seaboard route and run c freight through to Norfolk via Ashcville. 0 t'ot.i.tstoN on a Missis8IITI IIaii.u.iaii.?Jackson. Miss., May'Jo ? Last night a IV0 ghl train on the VicWsbnrg and Meridian llailroad ran into the f rear end of another freight 1 rain \n hilccros-ing 1 h? 0 I trestle bridge over l?ig I Hack liivcr. Kngincer r Singleton and two negroes were badly injiitcd. c The locomotive and ears were considerably ( damaged. The accident detained a party of exeursionists, who were returning to Jackson, all night 011 the road. - e TnKt'\rAwu\ ItitmiiK Hi niii.r. ? Chester, May 'JS.?The new bridge of the t'hcsier and t'heraw c llailroad over the I'alawba liiver, between flics* e t-r and '. nit-1 !> r, w liieli wa< u i-lu d away by s the reeent IVeshei. Ins I, en rebuilt and was 1 | opened thf morning. iht* pa-ii."i' train frot 1 | l/uivastev pi sing .,er it foi t' nrst time. l-'or ilio jiiiV.-*. At'XT M.VLIN I>Y'\S LETTfiRS* No. 3 >Ir Deak Nif.ck.? I'm a quarc kind of an old body, but I spose you've found that out loftg afore this time. When I commenced writin to you 1 intended to write very often, but I fiud that I cau write only when the .speret moves uio ; . , and the speret of a poor old woman, with one foot iu the grave and t'other on the brink, is most ginerly mighty weak, and when a weak speret is wrapped up ina weak worn out old body there is not apt to be much cxershun, When I was young?strange as it may 3Com to you, I was young once ? I never got tired. I'll tell you sometliiu about tlic blessed days when 1 was young, it may dt^you good. Thus you will laru wisdom from folly and know how to shun many of the tdunders into which I full. One of my foolish habits was this: I was always looking for some awful calamity to befall mo or mine. When Simon was away from homo I wae always expectin some one to come and tell me that he was oithcr dead or dylu. 1 use to imagine what I'd say, and how I'd act. Many and many's the time that I'vo pictord myself stnndin over his lifeless body; and I'd let my mind dwell on the sad pictcr till it all sceui'd rarl and true, nud ltd cry and take on like tho grate big soft-headed baby I was. Why, so foolish was I, in this way, that 1 never went away from home but I expected to find the houso burnt down when I come back. Every hour in tho day 1 expected to hear the death shriek of * ? -i?:i.i?-An J kept lookin for evil all the time, and consequently my miu? fillcd/vith an awful drcd. I was unhappy, not because I was in the midst of somo grate evil, but because I felt shore it was comin upon me and that very fast. Well, I wasn t fit for nothin, and was jist gitten worse and worse every day, and I think I should have had to be tuck to the lunertick asylum if I hadn't bin broke of the foolish habit of lookiu for trouble. I'll tell you how it all come about.: My brother John was a wild boy, full of fun, and lie know'd all about my hobby. One day when Simon was in the ten acre field, about a quarter of a mile Iroui the house, I was settin in the house wonderin what I'd do if somcthin would happiu to Simon. Suddenly I heerd a gun fire right out to'ards the ten aero field. I at once thought, inaybo somebody has killed Simon. In a very few minits my brother John come runnin into the house turably excited and cried out. "O Maliudy ! Malindy ! what do you think I've gone and done? (), what shall I do. I come by the tou aero field jist now; 1 didn't know that Simon was there ; I shot at a squirrel and hit *' I waited to hear no more. I throw'd the baby 011 tho floor, and rushed out of the house cryiu to the children "your father's murdered in the ten acre field." On 1 flew, like the mail thing I was; I clean! the yard fence a1 a bound, and run with break-neck speed to'ard9 the ten aero field. I saw the horso stnndiu idle, and Simon lyin on his face under a tree. I had quit liollcriii, I didn't have tunc for that, I run up to where Simon was lyin, and throw'd myself on his prostrate form. As 1 fell on him he give a yell that froze the blood in my veins. "O ! great sakcs alive, what docs this mean?" he exclaimed, 0 ! Simon, my own dear, precious Simon, you're dead; John shot you, my sweet one, aud he shall die for it," I cried. "Malindy, are you crazy ? "(), no, my love, I'm not crazy." O. what shall I do! O, Lordy! O, Lordy Simon's dead ! What shall t do : U, what shall I do ?" "I'm not dead !" "Vcs you arc. 15ut why need I talk to a lifeless lump of clav ?" Here I begun to rave and jump around in my wild frenzy. "O Simon's dead, 0 Simon's dead, and I'm alonowidvler ! O what shall I do, my own dear Simon's dead !" "Malindy," yelled Simon, as lie grasped my arm, "you tool you, what do you, mean ? I'm noj dead. CJo to the house at once and stop your 'tarnal yellin !" 1 went; Simon's anger brought ine to my senses. j .My louy was me unit o. i.te wuoic neignoor-i hood. I was so ashamed of myself that I didn't | leave the house for six weeks , and in that time I I was completely cured of my foolish habit of j look.n for evil. If I hadn't ben on the lookout I for evil, John couldn't 'ave fooled me so easy ; and if my mind hadn't bin so ta'kefl-Hp^HTfr* that one thought I wouldn't 'ave acted so much like a crazy woman. Never go to meet trouble. If it's comin it will find you soon enough. Knjoy t\.c brightness while it lasts, the night will come soon enough. When sorrow or trouble comes bear ^ patiently and humbly, but don't tube it up un*( * it comes. The best of teachers said?"Take 110 thou lit for tomorrow," and "sufficient is the day unto the evil thereof." Live in the present and leave the future with (iod. l.y this menus I have managed to spend a very happy life, and so may you if you will tiust in the Lord and always seek to do your duty. Your I.ovin Aunt MAUNDY HUNTER. ? . Keep your eye open and tako care of No 2. Do not trade until you have examined my stock. I nni selling goods at prices that will astonish j every body, they are so low. I never offered such genuine bargains before. D.C. FLYXN. .Way 18 '20 tf ? A Town Oiii.itkh vtkii iiy Fiuk.?Santa Rosa, California, May 124.?Cluornevillo, a small town at the terminus of the Fulton branch of the San Francisco and Northern Pacific Railroad, was almost completely swept away Tuesday night by fire. Thirty buildings were destroyed, inolud- . ing the railway station. The loss is estimated ' to lie S<*0,0()0. The fire started in a Chinese wash house. Fin rons Siioot no Mi m.kts. ? Fredericksburg, I ? it., ti.'iv -i. ?1<. uiitv iMimcy, I'uuor 01 uiu j Carotin / Sentinel, announces thai lie was shot hy j Lunar IV Davis at Howling tSrecn, Va., last | night. Davis is foreman ami associate cilitor. Vienna, May 21.?Lieutenant Sublayer and the 1 editor of the Mihfari/ Journal fought a duel toj day with pistols. Lieutenant Sublayer was The nohhiest line of Spring ami Sunitncr^^ , v lathing in town. We cill particular attention to this department, and can lit any one. Suits varying from Sh to S'20. Also a fine stock oj Spring Mats and lino hand-sewed Shoes. Call, and see us. .1. C. IIUNTHR & CO. * . o . I A Fthk in K \i.kiu'i. ? It ileigh, N. May 28. i ?.? lire in*re nisi ni^ni i>nrii -i u:iii a diock or I wooJevi IxiiMin^x, a>ii<Mi<r them being a stable | fin tl twelve Imr-c*. valuable eat l iajjo.s. etc. The loss was about s ; iu-tirol I'or about one' thir l I wt've 1 n ! iin- in all were destroyed.