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A Vh.vu Without a Summer.?The several Cold spells which have occurred during the present month in this ection, and throughout almost the entirecouutry as well, recalls instances on record, iu which even the seasons seem to have lost" their characteristic features. A remarkable case of this kind is that of the year 1H10, which lins been called "the year without a Summer." The following summary of the weather of that year is givcu by a correspondent in a recent issue of the Boston Congrryationalitt: *Jnnuar) nnd February were cold ; March was cold ; April began warm but euded ia snow aud ice. Ice formed an inch thick in May, and Holds were ptanted over nnd o7er ngain till it was too lute to replunt. June was the coldest ever known in this latitude'; frost and ice were c minion. Almost every green thing was killed; fruit nearly all, destroyed. Snow fell to the depth of ten inches in Vermont, seven in Maine, three in the interior of New York, and also in Ma-sachusetts. There were a few warm days. It was called a dry season. Hut little tain fell. The wind blew steadily from the North, cold and licrce. Mothers knit extra socks and mittens for their children in the Spring, and wood piles. tlint usually disappeared during tho warm spell in front of (lie houses, were spce.dly built up again. I'lanting-uud shivering were done together, and the farmers who worked out their taxes on the country roads wore overcoats aud mittens. On the 17th of June a liravy snow fell in New England. The cold was intense. A farmer who had a large field of corn in Tcwks bury built fires around it nt nigh to ward off the frost ; many an evening lie and his neighbors took turns watching them. Ho was rewarded with the only crop of corn in the neighborhood. Considerable damage was done in New Orleans in consequence of the rapil rise of tho Mississim, yj m?, > . laud aH'picnics 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 possiblo, than the summer months which preceded it. Ico was formed half an inch in thickness. Indian corn was so frozen that the greater part was cut down and dried for fodder. Almost every green thing was destroyed in this country and in Europe. On the 30th snow fell at liarnet, forty inilcs from London. Very little corn ripened in New England and in the Middle States. Farmers supplied themselves from corn prcduccd in 181f> for seed in the Spring of 1817. It sold at from S4 to S3 per bushel. September furnished about two weeks >f the pleasant "weather of tho season, but in the latter part of the month ice forme'd 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. The 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." Thk Louisvili.k Exhibition.?Louisville, Ky., 31.ay 23.? To the Editor of The AVir^ and Courier : lieiug a citizen of South Carolina and feeling a deep interest in nnything relating to her welfare, I naturally experienced a feeling of disappoint ment wlicn informed tliat 110 provision was hciog made to represent her scsources in the coming Exposition in this city. Second in magnitude only to the great Centennial ofnuything of the kind America has ever attempted, this Exposition will offer to the Southern Slates an opportunity to exhibit their claims to capital such as has never appeared before. The undeveloped resources of our grcut section uced but a reasonable display to draw millions of poorly employed capital from the Northern States.? And those States that arc foremost in this vespcct will soonest hear the hum of busy factories within their borders. Under any circumstances the cost of advertis ing proves but a small item in comparison with its returns, but when we consider the case ia question, it scarcely deserves an entry. Here we have a dozen States, rich in minerals, inexhaustible in water-power, with millions of acres of productive but unemployed land, with a cli ivwtadiwkis.au JOUC.CWJulcskCi. .and armed with in operation calculated to disturb with visions 'the sleep of the most conservative man. Think of '20 per cent, flitting before a capitalist's eyes, whose money is invested in It.] percent, flovern mont bonds, and inquire if anything but a reasonable exertion on the part of the South is necessary to attract millions of wealth to her States ! And when wc consider the vas* benefit wie .-Mine ni large gains from toe establishment of manufactories on her soil, the effort to gain them appears small in comparison. Just 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 tcports from that section, and in my opinion they will come to the great '-Southern Kxposition" at Louisville with an eye to business.? South Cnrolinif is too full of resources to suffer by comparison with her sister States, but she can injure herselt by a conspicuous absence, and 1 trust her people may realize and avoid such a mistake. T. M. Gilmore. ? ? Tur Fuuit or tub Gai.lows.?Richmond, Ark.. May 25.?Joseph Young, colored, was hanged here to-day for an autrage committed on a white woman in November, 1882. A great crowd was present, but no violence was attempted. Clarendon Ark., May 25.?John Taylor was hanged hero to-day for the murder of Col. Ingram. No unusunl incidents occurred. Helena, Ark., May 25.?Jack Ilinton was hanged here to day for murder- A large crowd was present. SiiHKVKroRT, La., May 25.?Landey Coleman, colored, was hanged at Belleview this afternoon for the murder of his brother-iu-law, John Gayle, in Bossier Parish, on the night of August 29. Col smaii confessed his guilt, and also said he killed John Brattou, his stepfather, some years ago, for which a young white man named Ben Shaw was tried and came nearbciug convicted. tiik murdered w \i.tkr Davis.?Cincinnati, May 27.?Mrs. Waller Davis, oI Jlarrodsburg, Ky., prints this morning in tlic Lexington Transcript a vindication of tlie reputation of her husband whom the (Ion. Phil Thompson recently killed. She says that the following letter was found on his person after death : "liAnnonsmiRO. April 20.?Dear Phil.: A mutual friend told mo Jesse H. wrote you I had gotten your wife drunk and caused her to expose herself in Cincinnati. Surely you do not believe a word of it. I can satisfy you that it is a falsehood. I dislike to expose a friend and tell you of your cousin's predicament that night in self defence. "Yours, Walter." Mrs. Davis's letter states that Mr. Davis, when told lie had better explain matters to Mr. Thompson, said none of the Thompsons believed the rumor and an explanation was not necessary. Virginia Politics.?Richmond, Va., May 2o.?Returns received up to midnight by the Daily Dispatch are generally satisfactory Iroin a Democratic standpoint, showing, as claimed, that the etTorts to reorganize I lie party cu a winning basis in July next will be practicable. On the other h.*nd the Readjusters claim to have received returns from a number of Counties ami towns showing gratifying gains. The general returns, however, are meagre. Konroi.K, May 2b.?Election returns from the neighboring Counties indicate considerable losses by Mnlione. The coalition ticket In Norfolk County elects Leaner, an anti Mnlione Hepublican, by nhout.BAO majority. Lyons, Coalitionist, has a plurality of about 300 orer Dozendorf, Republican, and Wilson, Democrat, for Treasurer. Portsmouth elects a Democratic ticket by 200 majority. The fioveinor's Ononis wore emblems of mourning and their colors were draped in like manner yesterday in honor of Hon T. 1$. Jeter, a contributing member of the company.?R'ginttr. ing about any enterprise for tlio good of that go-ahead city is almost an assurance that it will be accomplished. fifc?T' Rice & McLurc comes to the front this week and aro 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 Old Charley Leitner, a colored man known by almost everybody in this county, died last Wednesday. Charley will be greatly ivissed, as he was a caterer for many who loved good eating at a low price. asr brother Wilson, of the Abbeville Press and Banner, runs a thirtcen-plow firm, in concction with the biggest weekly Newspaper in the Stale. Now, if Wilson was somebody's son-inlaw bis citizenship would be complete. Auction Sale at Virginia Store, to-day and tomorrow. ?_ J. M. Mcllryde, professor of Agriculture in the State University, has been elected President of the Faculty of that institution, which greatly pleases the students, by whom he is much Joved. At the meeting of tho Union County Agricultural Society to be held next Monday, an election will be held for three delegates to attend the Summer meeting of the Stale Agricultural Society to be held at Marion C. II. BfSJu Charley Ilokc. from the celebratedKenncsaw 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 cat when he comes. TtU! \ It O ?A I ?.-? L' - v < v^ivi iu ivillll illUb UllI VCIUT.'IUIU fellow citizen, Mr. \V. A. Sims, hail the misfortune some days ngo to full from his horse at.d break his collar bone. Mr. Sims is 83 years ol?l and it is feared bis advanced nge will make his recovery very doubtful. The books of the county Treasurer, for the collection of the first installment of taxes, were closoJ yesterday. Total amount collected, for all purposes, a little over ?7,000. An addition of 1 per cent a 1110 -111 will be added to the first installment remaining unpaid. We put the letter of our eccentric old friend, Aunt Maliiuly, on our second page this week, so that what the good old sou' says may not be overlooked. Now, if Uncle Josier would talk to the boys as Aunt Mulindy docs to the gir's, it would make*an interesting cross-fire. B?a>3u In a conversation with a gentleman interested in the Spartanburg *and Ashevilte railroad, in Charlotte last week, we were sory to hear that the prospect for raising money to finish that road to Ashevillc was quite discouraging, and it is not probable that any work will be done 011 it this year. The Virginia Store closes on Saturday June 2d. Big Auction sale that day. Bflk- We 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 is the busiest and most thriving place we have seen for many a day. Clerks tr to work at 7 o'clock in the morning and have no time to play ball until after 0 at night. ? ?2?" The coronation of the Emperor and Kinpress of Kus:ia was consummated iast Sunday , without anything occurring to interfere with the ceremonies. The preparations and proceedings of the coronation were of the most impressive and gorgeous character, costing about ?100,000. A correspondent who has witnessed the grca'est pageants of the last thirty years says that the spectacle culminating in the advent of their Majesties crowned and robed was the most imposing and splendid he has ever beheld. We sincerely regret to learn that Mr. L. P. Murphy, son of our esteemed fellowtownsman, Dr. C, T. Murphy, was suddently taken very sick last Monday evening, iu Spartanburg, from an nttnek of mcningetis. His father was telegraphed for that night and was by his sido early tho next morning. The latest news from him brings the gratifying intelligence that he 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 tho State, and we cannot afford to lose young men of his sterling worth. Hurrah for the Union Boys. If you wish to maintain the good name of Union call on the picked "Nine" that went to U.t 1 I \,viuiiiuiu innk ncvii. ... Our Thanks. We return thnnks to the gentlemen who so ably and satisfactorily edited the Timet during our two weeks absence. The improvement was so apparent that we are inclined to make a permntkcnt arrangement with them, fertile hen- t cfil of our readers. -^?pc- _ . ?hr <8StuMij Simon ?ime5. 11. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION. Fit ID AY, JUNK 1, 1888. SUBSCRIPTION? ?2 03 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING. Oiip ?<|unro or one inch, first inavruon, - - - 51.00 Each !iulw(iueiit insertion, ------- 75 CHtcral discount ntiulu to incrchnnU ami others adverti-dng for six months or by tlio year. Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, inserted free. 14 " oTor leu lines, charged us Advertiseuicnts. TAKE NOTICE. Citations, Notices to Creditors and Notioe^of Pinal Discharge must be paid for before they will appear in our columns. gtojjf" Hon. G. J. l'Adbrsou, Son at of for Chester County, visitetfhis- rolntivcs in Union lost Tuesday. -o? Mr. Gccrgo L. Dial, of the firm of Tor.er & Dial, Engine builders and general machinists, of Columbia, paid Union n business visit last Tuesday. B?l)u Capt, Samuel Means and wife, of Spartanburg, spent a few days in Union last week on a visit to Mrs. Means' brother, Capt. A. II. Foster. ? Auction Kale nt Virginia Store to-day nnd tomorrow. Now is your chance to save ino'icy. CkE?" Wo are requested to announce that Rev. . j. in.vw n^bron cburcli lomnrrow, Saturday. Services will commence at 12 o'clock, M. .? They are talking about building a large steain Cotton Faclorv in SDnrlnnhuror- an.I talk The Union Agricultural Soaisty.' Wo arc requested to notify the members of tbo Union County Agricultural and Mechanical Association that a meeting of the Association will bo held in the Court llonsc next Monday, to bear and art upon the final report of the Committee appointed at tbo last annual meeting to obtain subscriptions for the purchase of tbo Fair Grounds and buildings. This meeting will decide the fate of Abe Agricult utal Association?whether we atfen hare another County Fair or not?and we boftq to see a full attendance of tbo members, the country as well ns tho town. We sincorely hope that the merchants and other business inen of this town will not suffer tbo annual meeting of citixeus from all parts of the County to be discontinued, for the want of a few dollars from each. Aside from the actual busindks "that is brought to the town by the yearly exhibitions, they create a oloser and kindlier intimacy between the people of the town and country, by wliicb much of th* prejudice now unfortunately existing may be removed and a higher order of County pride engendered among tho people throughout tho County. It has done sotnc good in that way nlready, and if nil the business enterprise of our merchants lias not been completely frozcu out, they will be willing to contribute (lie small amount required to make the anuual exhibitions of the Association not only permanent but such an att.-aclion to the town that tho people in nil part%af the win iA.i, r,. ?- -? ? with increased and increasing interest. Nothing of a publio character wou?<I grieve us trure than to bo compelled next week to exhibit the ghost of our County Agricultural Associa-' tion a; one evidence of the decaying enterprise of Union. We must not forget that while it may bo a County institution, it is located iu this town, and all its business advantages are centred here.? Quite a number of our enterprising farmers contributed liberally to it, merely out of county pride ; but the loss of time in attending (he meetings is considerable to them. As a class they have not yet learned to appreciate the. many direct and indirect advantages such Associations are calculated to confer upon them, cither ns individuals or for the general intere.-t of agriculture; but year by year the good effects of these annual meetings and exhibitions are becoming moro apparent. A better system of farming, more labor saving implements, less credit for provisions, a greater feeling of inde peudence and moro 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 branch of industry, and if the County Association in the least contributes to the advancement of our agricultural interests, it is the duty 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 and most efficient establishment. If tho men fail to keep up the County Agricultural Society, we shall call upon the women to set them an example of enterprise by organizing a "Woman's Industrial Association," for me purpose ot erecting a more intimate social intercourse, for mutual instruction in all that perlnins to domestic comfort and convenience. The Ladies have heretofore made up tho most interesting aud enjoyable features of tho annual oTliih'nions, and if the men won't give them a chance to ihoo* annu?nj* I0 jjotas ? ..? exhibit their handiwork with the needle, thv pro- I ducts of the dairy, the garden and orchard, their I culinary skill, their talents and proficiency in the use of the crayon, pencil an l brush, we see no reason why they cannot or should not form a Society of their own for that purpose, and have thcirnnnual exhibitions. What Bay 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, tho following is about the condition of the crops in this county : Cotton. The frost of the 23d ult. did but little dnmage. Tho plant is at least two weeks later than usual and quite small for the season, but looks healthy, wanting rain. Corn is bnckwnrd, and is sadly in need of rain. The bud worm is doing much mischief in the low grounds. Fall sown Oats are looking fair, but are thin on the ground and low. Spring oats in most places arc very short and hardly liighVnough to harvest. The drought has cut this crop short to what was last year. Wheat is doing pretty well, generally. The heads ore short but well filled. It was killed out badly, in some places, by the winter freezes. The dry weather has been more favorable tlmn otherwise for this crop. A good half crop will be made. Gardens are .almost entire failures. The drought, high winds and unseasonable cold atmosphere have combined to kill many tender 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 nicrht crave vcirnta. tion a temporary relief. The wealther since then has been hot during the day. with cold nights. On Wednesday we had another slight rain here, and we learn that a splcndcd rain fcl| north of here, particularly on the "Forest. A Very Suspicious Case. "Coroner Gregory was called on last Tuesday, to hold an inquest on the body of A colored infant found under the floor of a bouse upon Mr. l'hilip Dunn's land. Sophia Smith confessed that she was the mother of the Child, and said that it was born dead,* on Sunday; she did not want any one to see it. so she buried it under the floor. The child was examined by Dr. J'osey, who reported that it was well developed and had all appearances of health, lie found no evidenoe of violence and was unable to state the cause of death. The actions of the mothcin burying the child and attempting to deceive persons about its birth, give rise to a strong suspicions of' something wrong. The jury's toidiet was in ocoottfUuce With the doctor's report as to the cause of death. School Claims. Tho Treasurer requests us to inform those holding Bchool claims that he will be In his office on Tuesday, the 12th, and du'lng Court (weel?, and school claims presented on those days will be paid. > t ' m - - . ... ? . Columbia** Graded Schools. At a meeting or the board ot School Commissioners of the oily of Columbia, last Monday, Edward, P. Mos<tf, of Tennessee, was elected Superintendent of the now public school system | of that city ; Robert A. Claftson, of Columbia, i principal of tho male Aoddemy ; Miss Ootavia t A. Darlington, daughter ot Gen. A. C. Garling- i ton, of Greenville, principal of the female Acad I emy, and Win. M. Dart, principal of the oolorad ] school. The Trustees of tho old Mole and Fcmule < Academics of Columbia havo turned .over their i buildings to the Commissioners ot publio schools i of the city, for the purpose of establishing 1 Graded schools in them, and it iij now expected t that from 590 to Q00 pupils will be tnught under I that system for the fuH term of nine mouths in I the year, instead of two and three months under ] tho regular free school system. Baok from Texas and Mexico. , The delegation from this town to the Baptist ^ Convention nt Waco, Texas, linvo all returned, j Col. McKi3sick extcndeiPhis trip to Monterey, , Mexico, but is not much infatuated with the j country and customs of tho Spanish Dons. He says Texas is a grand country for young, active | and industrious men. Mr. John Rodger is so | full of what he saw and heard in Texas that lie i can talk of nothing else, and says he believes, if , lie was twenty years younger, he could make an , independent fortune in Texas in ten years.? ( They were all highly delighted with tho trio and having ouiy seenihe br1g?..?w. _ *. tr Tathm are , inclined to draw aispai aging comparisons between this section of our couutry and that. ( Better be satisfied where you nre, gentlemen. ^ Being induced by great bargains in the Auc- 1 tion rooms, I bought too many golds. Now, ! those goods mutt be sold, regardless of consequences. I have, therefore, marked ail my stock ' down to New York cost. Persons, needing any goods in my lino will please look around elso- 1 where, but bo sure not to buy until they examine my goods and prices. Any persons that ' can beat my prices, between the I'acifice and the ' Atlantic, shall receive a life size dudecromo, at ' D. C. FLYNN'S J Lender ofnriroq. At the annual meeting of the stockhol- I i der's of the Clifton Cotton Factory, in Spartan- i burg County, a dividend of 4 per cent, was i declared. The correspondent of tho Wctca and Courier says of this dividond : i This makes tho second dividend naid to the stockholders of this company out of their earnings. Of course this represents only about onefourth of the net earnings for the past year.? ' They showed the profits to be at the rate of 10 ' per cent, on the* capital actually invested and at i work. I A beautiful lot of new India Linens, Figured Linen Lawns, Persia lawns, Victoria* lawns, Bishop's lawns, Lace Muslins, Printed Muslius, etc., etc., at J. C. HUNTER & Co. 1 Ueportcd for the Timet 1 Tho Union Nine Wins. I At six o'clock Friday morniug the special train rolled away front our depot, and after, a pleasant ride of three hours delivered her cargo of young men at the Columbia depot, where a committee of University students uiet and escorted "The Nine" to the campus. From thence the boys scattered to see the sights and enjoy the beauties of the city, i The Nino^being the guests of the Collcgo, gatho o?ock tor una ui Uiusb <iiuuv.. which can only be furnished by College boys bent on making their friends happy. Turkey, salads, ice cream, fruits, &c., tempted and "atistied the appetites of the party, while wit and humor and bold speculations on the contest to follow furnished the "feast cf reason and flow of soul." At three o'clock the national Game was called and Union, true to her reputation, promptly answered ; her nine appearing in position on the field, clad in their handsome uniform?which was so much admired?of whito knit waist trimmed with blue, white knee pants, blue belt and stockings, regular base ball shoes and hat ? colors blue. We were proud to look on them, but a glnnco at the college nine and the deafening cheers that went up for them from the crowd of spectators, gave us cause of fear for our boys ; for they took their position in a manner that convinced all they were well trained and disciplined, and having recently won two matoh games they bore the appearance of veterans, who go forth to conquer. But as the Galling Gun when firft introduced played havoc with the oldest war veterans, so the Curved Ball disconcerted the college nine ; and scattering would have been their scoro had not the Governor, their idol, appeared on the scene, giving them courage to face the "Curver." After two ond one-half hours struggle the game closed, with a score of 22 to 19, when Captain Wliitner, ofthe College nine offered "Three cheers for Union then and not till then was the voice of Union heard, and long and loud^ was the lusty renponso. We hear that those who attended the Ftte Champetrt and Dance that night had a fine time' but were reluctantly forced to lca"Ve the charming young ladies who graced the occasion to catch tho returning train, which arrived at three o'clock, waking the sleeping citizens with their yells of hurrah for Union. Some, who were so charmed by the soft whisper of loved tones as to be deaf to the shrill whistle of the train, were not seen in Union untif the arrival of the train the next eveninff. BASE BALL. .? ? Oua pAtiMf.ns 5?>,000,000 Bkttkr off.?14. O. Q.f the able and efficient Columbia correspondent of the Newt and Courier, gives us the following hrpeful showing of tho improved financial condition of the agriculturists of this Slate : The State commissioner of agrioulluro some time ago sent circulars to the clerks of court of all counties in the State, requiring reports of tho number and aggregate of the liens recorded in their offices. The returns will n-. t be complete for two or three weeks, but sufficient data has been obtained to show the great advance this year in tho prosperity of the farmers.? Eighteen counties?more than half the State? report liens on crops given this year to the amount of $1,730,803, against $4,043,204 for the same time last year, n deorease of $3,212,341 Only about one-lhird of the amount of supplies bought on time last year have been so purohnsed this year. That is a great gain for South Carolina agriculture and-something to be proud of. U Shows that the farmers are not only practicing economy aud thrift, but producing their own provisions to a much greater ex tout than ever before. Last year the supplies purchased on time amounted to $0,218,312 for the Stale, but this year the amount, if the remaining counties unreported average thesamoas the eighteen which have reported, will not be more than $3,000,000. South Carolina agriculturists are SO,000,000 freer and belter off than a year ago! *?' < For the Times. A Ride Through the Country. Leaving Union a few days ago I followed (lie Railroad NoilhTor three miles, then turning to Llie right and going eastward I soon found my- b ioiT almost in the centre of Pea Ridge. Calling t halt I remained with a friend until the inner man was refreshed. Then going South I tapped the Pinckncy road near Mount T&bor and came homeward. I noticed the orops and the oeuntry gcnorally >n she entire rout. Tho Cotton plant is gene** rally small for the season, with poor-stands in lorae instances. I saw cotton thAt appeared to have been planted some time, but had not oorae up ; I saw some which had b.ms up uicoly, and tlicro was a fine stand; saw some which had been plowed once ; saw some which had been plowed and hoed out; and among other things I saw a great deal of tho "Parmer's Friend," 09 tho crab grass has been dubbed by the Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken. In fact, taken all together, the prospect for a cotton crop is gloomy ; but doubtless a great deal of work, a little rain and some warm nights will Boon 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 prcpnrcd and n small area planted, I Tear that some farmers' corn cribs are so far from home that it will puzzlo them to find them, unless there is a wonderful oome-out in the cotton very soon. fli#. Oat orop in sections is pretty fair, but in "4 "" ' wamtt nnnr imlaa^ ? *?' Wheat prospect is anything but promising. The stalk is small and weak and very thin on the ground, it having spread but little?ono two and three stalks to the grain. The heads are small and spindling. It having been about tlireo years since your Correspondent had traveled oa tho Ridge he was greatly surprised to find so much of the land cleared up and planted since 1880. The L'ine old field has not only been cleared, hut a great deal of the original for. st which has been gazed upon so often by initio eyes in the beauli. Ful Spring has been laid low. It is really sad to think of and one cannot help exclaiming "0, vroouinan spare niai irec : ' Ana u is sau, too, i to know how much fine bottom land is being \ ruined every year now by the Creeks filling up g so rapidly. Tho land is cither mado too wet or n is overflowed by tho land. If the hills are ? not ditched more carefully and creeks cleaned c out better we will soon have no bottom lands in c Union for corn. *1 Your Correspondent noticed, among many ] other things, the horrible condiliou of tho pub- t lie roads on some portions of this route, bu* a more especially does he call attention to tho hill ] beyond Mr. Jas. Q. Itrown's, on tho Pinckncy c road, just between the ucw School houso and t the creek. t There is 110 cxcuso for the highways being n almost impassable at this season of tho year.? t Why are the roads not worked ? If the railroad r authorities will haul the rock, &c., it in very c probable tlint tho Town Coutioil would have the t big gully just beyond Mi. Grimball's residence s walled and filled for about twenty feet from tho g road, although it is outside of the corpora tion limits of the town. That will bo a danger- j ous dIrcc some dav. No 40 List of Jurors. j Drawn4o servo at the term of Court for Union County commencing Monday, 18th June, 18S3. }> ft ft listed IS ?W.?*raer3 K A Pruitt, - 21 Fincher Belue. ' 4 Adolphus C Lyles. 22 B A Gregory. 5 A J Dillard. 23 K M Fincher. 0 James Young (col.) 24 M C Barnett. 7 J S Ivey. 26 W*H Crawford. , 8 E II Itay. 26 S L McLaughlin. 1 9 W F Mabry. 27 J T Horn. " 10 P 1) Philips. 28 J G Hughes. i 11 W K Thomas. 29 C Betenbaugh. 12 M S Varner. 30 Clayton G Philips. 13 C W HamuKtt. 31 G K Tucker. 14 F E Maybin. 32 B F Webber. 15 J R Gault. J?3 II P Grady. 16 T Berry Jeter. 34 S D Miller. 17 A W Charles. |36 J It Blanton. 18 R W Long. |35 J W Thomas. GnKRNViLLK Still Rihi.no.?The Greenville A'( us, in speaking of the bright prospects for tho building of the Carolina, Cutnberlnud Gap and Chicago Railroad via that city says: The case inay therefore be summed up thus: It is a probability, amounting almost to a certainty. that within lour years a railroad will be in operation from Port Royal or Charleston via Aiken over the Mountains to the West; when that road is built it will run by this ciiy, giving us direct communication with the ocean on one side and the coal, iron, meal and grain regions nnu great commercial centres or the West *and Northwest on the other. A Bloouv Kkpulsk or Lrxcuctis.?Mount Sterling, Ky., May 25.?A mob came from Menftfee County Inst night, headed by Sheriff A. J. Kings, with the object of lynching John ltarnett, who was in jail under an indictment fur assassinating Vaughan Hilton, who had first been driven from Menafee County by Harnett and his gang for burning his houso. An attack was made at 2 A. M. on the jail, but three special guards, Foreman, Thomas and Hailine, repulsed the mob, wounding Kings frightfully with buckshot, breaking Clark's leg with a bullet, killing one horse and wouuding other men and horses. The fight was short but terrific. Ax Extensive, Land Guar.?New Orleans, May 20.?A Time*-Democrat"$ Baton Rouge special says the entries of sea marsh made by J. T. Watkins covers 1,109,110 acres, at 12} cents per acre, amounting to $146,006, embracing all the vacant State land in the Parishes of Vermillion, Cameron and Calcosiea. Watkins also entered 2,700 aotes at 75 cents per aore of State lands, and 00,000 acres of Government lands botween Jennings and Lake Charles, north of the Morgan liailroad, at $1 25 per acre. A Nkw Schkmk or Jat Gould.?Lynchburg, Va., May 21.?It is reported in railroad circles herA ihftl M flirt* Honnw Pinlf u ? * . . w.i. j ft him, i?iv ih/c|;i csiucni of the Norfolk and Western and Khcnandonh Valley lloads, will go to Knoxville on or about July 1st in the interest of Jay Gould, who la trying to get possession of the Euet Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Road. It is thought that if Gould gets control of this road he will effect a connection with a seaboard route and run freight through to Norfolk via Asheville. Collision on a Mississippi Uaii.r.iad.?Jackson. Mtos., May 25?Last nigh.ta freight train on theVirashurg and Meridian Railroad run intr the rear end of another freight train while crossing the trestle bridge over Big Black River. Engineer Singleton and two negroes were badly injuied. , The locomotive and cars were oousiderably damaged. The accident deminod a party of excursionists, who were retdrning to Jackson, I all night on the rood. i The Catawba Briikie Rebuilt.?Chester* May 28.-?The new bridge of the Chester And Cheraw Railroad over the Catawba River, between Ches ter and Lancaster, which was washed away by 1 the recent freshet, has been rebuilt and was i opened this morning, the passenger train fron 1 Lancaster passing over it for the first time. 1 i * F..r 1110 yinv.-*.' AUNT MAUNDY'S LETTERS* No. 8 Mr Dear Niece.? I'm n quare kind of nil old ? iody, but I spose you've found tlml out lotig fore this lioie. When I commenced writin to- \ >u I intended to write very often, but .I find lint I cau write only when the speret moves me ; . nd the sperct of a poor old woman, with one oot in tho grave and t'othor on the brink, is most ;inerly mighty weak, and when a weak speret is rrapped up inn weak worn out old body there \ . s not Apt to be much exersliun, When I was oung?strange as it may seem to you, I was J 'oung once?I never got tired. I'll tell ygy omethiu about the blessed days when I was' 'oung, it may do you good. Thus you will lsra risdom from folly nnd know how to shun many f the blunders into which I fell. Dna nr m?, r??ii.i. .... . 1-1 - - * ? v/uv vt j iwiiou iinviio naa tuia i L wua si* vays looking for some awful oalamity to befall oe or mino. When Simon was away from homo w.v? always oxpeotin some one to come and tell ne that ho was either (lead or dyin. I use to magine what I'd say, and how I'd act. Many ,nd many's tho time that I'vo piotord myself tnndin over his lifeless body; and I'd let my aiud dwell on tho sad piutor till it all seein'd ael and true, and ltd cry and take on like the ;rate big soft-headed baby I was. Why, so foolsh was I, iu this way, that I nerer went away I rom home but I expected to find the hoof* fl iurnt down when I come back. Erory hour in he day I expected, to hear tho doath shriek of I .* a. j kept lookin for erffall jjfl he time, and consoquentljTmy miua dled.with an awful dred. I was unhappy, not H lecause I was in the midst of some grate evil, *^^H| tut because I felt shore it was comin upon me ,nd that very fast. Well, I wasn t fit for nothin, . ^^B ,nd was jist gitten worso and worse orery'day, m nd I think I should have had to be luok to the J uncrtick asylum if I hadn't bin broke of the ' I oolish habit of lookin for trouble. I'll tell rou how it nil come about.: My brother John was a wild boy, full of fun, ,nd he know'd all about my hobby. One day | vhen Simon was in the ten acre field, about a ' [uarter of a mile Jrom the house, I was setlin n the house wondcrin what I'd do if somcthin vould hnppin to Simon. Suddenly I heerd a ;un fire right out to'ards the ton aero field. I | it once thought, maybe somebody has killed | muiuii. &ii u *ci j icn luiuiis mjr uromer juuq j iome runnia into the house lurably excited and iried out. "O Maliudy ! Malindy I what do rou think I've gono and done? O, what shall do. I como by the teu aero field jist now; 1 lidu't know that Simon was there ; I shot at a quirrol and hit I waited to hear no more, throw'd the baby on tlio floor, and rushed out if the house cryin to the children "your father's nurdered in the ten aore field." On I flew, likw he mad thing I was: I clcard the yard fence a* i bound, and run with break-neck spoed to'arda he ten acre field. I saw the horse stnndin idle, md Simon lyin on his face under a tree. I bad 4 iuit liollcriu, I didn't have time for that, I run I ip to where Simon was lyin, aud throw'd mylelf on his prostrate form. As I fell on bim he ;ivc n yell that froze tho blood in my vein*. '0 ! great sakes alive, what does this mean?" ic exclaimed, "0! Simon, my own dear, precious Simon, rou'ro dead; John shot you, my sweet one, and ic shall die for it," I cried. "MalinJy, are you crazy ? "0, no, my love, I'm not crazy." ? , O. what shall I do! O, Lordy! O, Lordy . Jimoii s dead! Wnat shall I uof U, wliSl Snail "I'm not dead !" \. "Yes you are. But why need I talk to n I lifeless lump of clay?" Hero I begun to ravo J znd jump around in my wild frenzy. ' "O Si- | mon'sdead, 0Siinou'sdead, and I'm alono wid- 1 Jcr ! O what shall I do, my own dear Simon's | dead !" "Maliudy," yelled Simon, as tie grasped my arm, "you tool you, what do you, mean ? I'm noi dead. Qo to the house at once and ston tour 'tarnal yellin I'' I went; Simon's anger brought me to my senses. My folly was the talk of the whole neighbor*hood. 1 was so ashamed of myself that I didn't leave the house for six weeks , and in that lime I was completely cured of my foolish habit of look>n for evil. If I hadn't ben on the lookout for evil, John couldn't 'ave fooled me so, easy ; and if my mind hadn't bin that one thought I wouldn't 'ave aeted so mueh f like a crazy woman. J Never go to meet trouble. If it's comin it ! will find you soon enough. Enjoy bright* 11 ness while it lasts, the night will come 400a W enough. When sorrow or trouble comes bear patiently and humbly, but don't take it up wUf fait comes. The best of teachers said?"Take no thou .lit for to morrow," and "sufficient is tho day unto the evil thereof." Live in the present and leave the future with Qod. . By this means I have managed to spend a very happy life, and so may you if you will tiusi in the Lord and * always seek to do your dnty. Your Lovin Aunt MALINDY HUNTER. j ' Keep your eye open nnd tako care of No 1. Do not trade until you hare examined my stock. I am selling goods at prices that will astonish I every body, they are so low. I never offered such genuine bargains before. j D.O. FLYNN. M May 18 20 tf V A Town Oblitkratkd nv Firs.?Santa Rosa, I California, May 24.?Guerneville, a small town } at the terminus of the Fulton branoh of the Sao I Francisco and Northern Pacifio Railroad, was f" almost completely swept away Tuesday night by, f fire. Thirty buildings were destroyed, iuoluding the railway station. The loss is estimated to be $60,000. The fire started in a Chinese X wash house. Editors Siioot:ro Bdllrts.?Fredericksburg, , jS Va., May 24.?L. Dow Kinney,' editor of the Carolini Sentinel, announces that he was shot by -v Lamar P.Davis at Bowling Green, Va., last night. Davis is foreman and a?soolate editor. 0 Vienna, May 24.?Lieutenant Schlayer end the 8 editor of the Military Journal fought a duel to* ?*>* jj^e with pistols. Lieutenant Sohlayer woe fi The nobbiest line of Spring and SdthmeirVMjj^* clothing in town. We oall partiouler attention to this department, and can fit any one. Belle 9 varying from $8 to $20. Also a fine sttifk^-B 9 Spring lists and fine hand-sewed Shoes. Cnj$* ' end see < '9 J. f? UIINTKR k M. A Fibe in U.vf.kiom.?lUteigh, N. C., May 28. ? A fire hero Inst ni^ht burned half a block of wooden buildings, among (hem being a stable UL sod tweWo horses, valuable carriages. 6t?. The H| low was about $10,000; insured foe about one* (bird, rwclve buildings in all wors dsslfdysd. :