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Organized to Convict. .1 Shameful Prostitution of the Machinery of Justice to the Purposes of Party Malice awl lierrto/e?.t HrfeuteJ ilmnback cun>liilate the /'.< nun of the Jury ? fruitless Pitas of Haskell an I 1 mi our ns for Common Justice to a Pertecu,/' / jColorcn henioerat. v columbia* December 1.?In the United States Uay, before Judges Bond and iTrynn. lhe case against Juhn A Mi l<D>ell, (colored i>eup>crat.) of Charleston, was hogtin. Wlien i lie work of organizing I ho jury Commenced Sir. llryn for the defence, objected lo the drawing of (lie names from a hat, on the ground ih ii there was no rule for the proceeding, and until there was such a rule it could not be done. Tiie objection was overruled. The live jurors heretofore mentioned as being absent were still absent. \\ lien t he first juror, Charles Crosland, of Marlhora', a Democrat, was drawn, Mr. Melton ordered the juror to stand aside. Mr, IJryati, for the defence, said : Weohjcel to the exercise of this right as to this jury in thisease ami at this time, aud we ask tor the formal ruling of the Court. I Jul. Haskell and (Jen. Vuu_ luans, by permission of the t'ourt, then argued i ln> iiioiiL at leiieth and with irreal force and eloquence. Mr. Speer nnd Mr. Melton were then heard, and Mr. Youtnatis closed (lie urgumeat in reply. At 1 ii'cinek (tew. Youtuaus concluded liis speech which received great coiittneiidatioii aud was he.itd with intense interest. The question as to I he standing aside of jurors hid now been raised as a matter of right in his particular case of I lie standing aside ot Charles (Jrosland. Yesterday the argil men l was us to I he discretion of the Court. A stpiitrc decision was now expected; but J u Ige timid read a written opinion which he had prepared, and which was merely to the effect tlmi lie would consider making a rule later in the term to apply to the succeeding term. The case must go on under the present rule allowing the practice. .Judge Bryan dissented strongly in about the same words as ha yesterday use I ; saying further that he regarded it utterly peremptory aud binding upon him under the decisions of' the Chief Justice aud of Mr. .Justice lloml in former cases, to see that no citizen should now be tried in this .Stale under a jury subject to the right of standing aside. This dissent makes it certain that the defendant cannot he imprisoned if found guilty, until tiic Supreme Court shall decide the question of standing aside. At lAio the drawing of names was recommenced, Mr. Spcer sat smiling by Mi. Melton and actively aided him in suggesting whom he should stand aside, us the names were called : Samuel \V. (ladlard, Charleston, * stand aside.' Exception by the defence noted as to the standing aside of litis juror aud every subsequent one so treated. Turner _Si???o???hurg. peremptorily challenged by I lie defence. K. I*. Arthur, Orangeburg, sworn. Joseph Bush, colored, Georgetown, sworn. July Luibly, colored, Orangeburg, "stand aside." I.cinuel Askew, Union, "stand nside," l-'ulter I'rieketi, Orangeburg, sworn. J. \V. Hector. Greenville, challenged pcreinptoiily hy the defence. W. 11. llryuti, Jr., Orangeburg, "staud aside." J. II. Johnson, Chirendou, sworn 8. M. liawkins, Spartanbutg, "staud aside." (Allien Lark, Laurens, sworn. J. II. linstock, Mariou, "eland aside'' \V. \V. Knssell, Anderson, challenged pcrcuiptorially hy the defence, K. 11. llolger: Chat lesion challenged for cause by the defence, he having served as a juror w ithin two years. The juror was admitted by the Court, exception nuled. IS. M. Van Wyck, Anderson, "stand aside." J. G. Long, Union, sworn. lb C. Wolfe, Lancaster, sworn. Ilezckiuli Ullis, Kershaw, sworn. Jeremiah Looper, Pickens, sworn. Geo. W. McGee, Anderson, "stand aside." Middleton Hoy, Spartanburg, sworn. In refence that he was .siiuiinonciras Middleton Kay colored, which lie denied was his name, us lie was white : hut Judge llond insisted that tin error was immaterial. In regard to lle/.ekiah 1-11 lis. the defenci wished to prove gross immorality, asr Hiitiiciecl ground for challenge, and had an indictmenl ready for display, but Judge Bond held that lu must be convicted to be incompetent. Lxcep tiun noted. By calling twenty-four names cut of thirty two, allowing the defence to exhaust its threi challenges and standing aside evcrv lienioerat. Mt'snrs Melton and Hpeer had their jury nicely and easily packed. There is not a democrat 01 it, but there 111:13' 'l0 a mistrial unless hulUIoz in ft is resorted to as one or two ol thejurors ur? considered capable of fairness. John Agnew who was the defeated Greenback candidate fot comptroler general in 1880, was made foreman ot thejury. 'J'hey were instructed as to allow iug 110 influence to tie brought to hear on their and were discharged until Monday without ti guard. Judge Bond tolhcjury: "If any one speaki to you about this case, report him to the Court." Mr. Barnwell : "There is no danger of any one speaking to this jury."?Sumltit/ .\'eirs. Fufquest MrttiiKlts.?There is an astonishing amount of murders perpetrated these days, the wires seldom failing to bring daily the reports of several. They are confined to no section, coming from North, South, Knsl and West. Home of them reported within the past few days are of remarkable atrocity. We haJ scarcely got through reading the account ofllie murder ofthelwo May hrees, mother and dnuglis tcr. in u Long Island town, and the attempted murder of Mr. Mayhree, who was blind, and whose lite was saved by the foriunateapiiearauce ofii passing neighbor when intelligence comes of the iniinler of a wealthy farmer named Crouch, near Jackson, Michigan, Harry Wlute ami his w le. a daughter of Crouch, an-l a guest who was visiting tl em, ail shot in their sleep, having been first, it is sue posed, chloroformed. Doth ef these family slaughters were for the purpose of robbery. Crunch was known to haven large sum of money in the house, ami his visitor also had a large sum, having come to purchase sheep from a ranch owned by Crouch in Texas. A young negro living in thu house is suspected and under arrest. The gallows is one of the institutions of this eoimtiy, but it evidently does nut come up to the demand, for Judge Lynch figures nearly as often as the legally authorized hangman, but both combined seem unable to stop the carnival of crime or curtail the horrible record. Friday Andy Taylor, ja desperate young villain, swung into eternity tmn* a gallows in Tennessee, and died cursing the sheriff who adjusted the rope around his neck. Shortly after the execution a row occurred between a party ot white and black men who came to the hanging picnic, and one of tiieni was struck upon the head anil is supposed to be fatally injured. This under the shadow of the gallows where a desperado had just been choked to death. It may well he questioned whether, with the daily increasing n timber of murders throughout the land, and the levity with which executions are locked upon by the multitudes whom mot hid curb sity draws to tbeni. the gallows tills its mission, or inspires the terror it was ia-tended to, as a preventive f crime. If it does not, what will? There is something wrong in the laws. 01 the administration ot them, or the world most lie getting fearfully out of joint when the murderer plies his avocation with >i;ch bloodcurdling results.? C/itirln.'tr tfi, ,, ir o A $r\i?t: on as lli.f v \i: i> liiiui.- New Voik, N?.\? iul.t r PjO.?An rnginc ami n<I? r of the 'I'llit'l \venue Klcrated Unilroail jumped the truck just nlmvc ( liatham Ketone and tore own;' at.i.til twenty feel of I lie guard rail. The eats Mi re well filled lint no person was injured. 'I lie iiccideiit enured t: delay ot nl.onl half an Jioiir. - - n? I 'a it e it 11 * I*i niiki's Kot: Tin: It \r: it i:.---A (Tillzeli of r?'?cllel t village ?.!iel In |t:.y .V |t)(t for IIc ex?n < | i tv i h nt vi-i: r.. t.ni < hed flinders ho .0,1 S ftte Legislature diititiy 'I r I'c-ent -f-lion. H n an ill .Sir i if I m &hc ifiluhtu clliiion $imes. H. M. STOKES, Editor. 'J UNION. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7. lWHL o SUJJSCKIPTION?32 00 PER ANNUAL 11 ADVERTISING ? One square or ?no inch, first Insertion, - - - $1.00 a Ki? h Mub?iM|uent insertion, ------- 7o ti Lltwriil discount iiiatlr Id merchants alrl others adveriIniiik for months or by the year. * Obituary Notices of ten lines or less. Inserted free. ^ " " over teu Hues,charged as Advertise- ' tnents. tl TAKE NOTICE. 1 Citations, Notices to Creditors and r Notices of Final Discharge must bo i 1 paid for before they will appear in n our columns. 0 The Cotton Market. Sales the |>ast week have been heavier than 1 in any week since (he season opened, and prices v for best grades have been more satisfactory to sellers. t Sales 020 hales. Prices ranged from 8J(?)10c. Ii 6kt?~ The Now Yoik Masonic Temple was ' destroyed by fire la it Sainr Jay. Loss estimated ' at ?100,000. I A fair price will be paid for about 20 cedar posts. Enquire at the Timks office. s 8?3U On Saturday last the Legislature, by a t unanimous vote, re-elected Hon. Henry Mclver f an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. B*2T Mr. John A. F ant has sold his splendid ' brick residence to l)r. B. F. Foster, who will ( move bis family into town to secure cducatiunal advantages for his children. y We receive the Charlotte Observer, con- 1 taining the telegraphic despatches, three hours . before tbe Charleston Xews anil Courier and Columbia Itryister arrives. i We regret to announce the death of Mr. T. II. Rice. sou of Mr. Win. Rice, which occurred at the residence of his father, at Coronaco, Abbeville couuty, on Monday, Nov. 2G, aged twentythree years. Maj. B. Steedman, our most excellent intendaut, started for Ilrooklyn last Friday on a very important mission, which we suppose was consummated yesterday, the 6th. May it result in a life of domestic happiness, C?OU There arc three weli kept hotels iu Charlotte, and the number of arrivals at only two of them for some montbs past is remarkable. Wc had not time to couut them in last Tuesday's Observer, but they occupied 12 inches closely printed space iu that paper. Appointments for Rev. T. J. Taylor. A 111 NG DON ("reek, 11 a. in., Thursday, Dec. 13; Mi. Ararat, 11 a. in., Friday, Dee. 14; Corinth,2.1 ocluck, p. m.. Dec. 14. I lie brethren will p ease publish these appointments, and secure large congregations. A Serious Accident. Not until last .Monday did wo learn that last Friday week Mr. Robert Latvson ntel with a very serious accident while returning hoircfrotti town, by being iltrjwu from his mule. Three of his ribs were broken and bis ankle was badly | injured. For sonic days he was thought to bo ' ! slowly. | > The Skating Rink. i j Messts. Allen & Jones, liavo opcued a Skat1 ing Rink iu the Hull over J. C. Hunter & Co's | store, which will be opened every night except j . Wednesday and Saturday, j We are told, by those who visit the Rink, that there's lots of fun to lie nii>lo-il im in i )>? lt;..b ' aud lots of boys too, occasionally. Tlio Graded Sobool. The monthly public exhibition liv the pupils of the Union graded school will take place this, Friday, afternoon, in tin- sellout house, to w hich all interested in the cause of education are cordially invited, ' The exercises will embrace reading, speaking, singing aud s|>eeiiiiens of the progress made in other studies. Bargains in Ladies Cloaks mid Dolmans at J. C. HUNTER X Go's. Hot Supper Entertainment. We are requested to state that the ladies of . the congregation of Gilliam's (.'Impel will give a i lint supper in Santuc city hall on Wednesday ' night,the 12th, to raise funds for putting a new ; roof to their house of worship, as the old one! leaks badly. Everything will he done to give I a pleasant evening's entertainment, and a gen- 1 oral invitation is extended to all who are in- ' cliued to assist in a worthy cause. Greenville Gone Wet. ' At the election in tlie city of tireenvillo Sat- < unlay, upon the "local option" question of li- I cense or no license, the largest vote ever given i in that city was cast, with the following result: Licence 004 i No License <">84 , Majority for License SO The Xrws says the result was a .surprise to ' I both parties, l'robably oOO colored votes were polled and at least 1100 of them were cast for ! license while the white vole of 700 was very ' ; nearly equally divided." It was a quiet but ' desperate struggle. - - Repeal the Lien Law. j We doubt if lhero will ever be a better opening for a Legislature of South Carolina to repeal the i lien law than the present prospects give; the repeal to take effect either December 1., 1884 or ; January 1, 1885. . Tlio farmers will be better prepared for it i tlien tha i they ever have been. Iu fact, they ' < arc preparing for it now, by sowing a large area in wheat and oats, and in raising their own bogs ' A larger number of home raised bogs have been * Liilc ' in ibis county this year than any year since the war, and a general spirit prevails among the farmers and merchants to get along without giving or taking liens. The persons most benefitted now by the law are the manufacturers and dealers in fertilizers. This year they have forced all the money out of the rural sections of the Stale, and lell its "poor indeed." Iiurcriiiiis in ljiiinki'tx nt .i.e. IIUNTKR & Co s. V, e see Mint our Iriend, I) Klynu.is deter" iimicd on leaving, by (lie inducements he is offering. It in a raro clinnco fur young inou who ! want a good, cheap cigar for Christmas. We think a good cigar for cents is cheap enough, | | hut cigars given away, boats it all to pieces. Wo 1 cannot wee how I'lyon can sell goods no much 1 1 citcaper than our other merchants, hut the \ ; ladies and gentlemen say that ho heats them all , li'i'ln'.v, and we really believe it iss.i, and recom- i mind every person to hay Irani liini and save as ( much tiiotiey :is they can tlic-c li u 1 times. It* ti, yii . * V ' W S I I !_ I? -L-JM J [on. J. O. Carlisle Eleoted. < On Monday tile gotjd newt was recfcivod here tat the lion, John Q. Carlisle, of Kentucky, ad been nominated in the Democratic oausus I f Saturday for the Speaker #T the House of ' Lepresentntives, by a vty^r dfclided majority, | ver Handall, protectionist, audTCox, oxtreuie . uti-protectionist Tho cnu anlainount to nn election, and when the vote ' ms taken in the house, at its organization on loudny, lie was elected by a majority ol 73, i litis securing the organization nnd influence of | ho committees fir a discreet tefortn in the resent tariff. It is a victory in the interest of lie people as against ilie corrupt control of our lutioual Legislature by the monicd monopolies f the country. Upon taking the chair Mr. Carlisle addressed lie House in an able but conservative speech, in vhich he said, speaking of the tariff: Many reforms arc undoubtedly necessary, and t will be your duty after careful examination of he whole subject in all its bearings, to decide iow far tliey should extend, and when and in what manner they should be made. [Applause.] f there bo any who fear that your action on his or any other subject will actually be injuriius to any interest or even nfford reasonable i.ause for alarm, I atn quite sure that they will >e agreeably disappointed. [Applause.] What the country has the right to expect is itrict economy in the administration of every lepartment of government, just mid c??ual taxa ion for public purposes, the faithful observance if the limitations of the Constitution and a icrupulous regard for the rights and interests of he great body of the people, in order that they nay be protected, as far as Congress has the [>ower to protect them, against encroachmeut "rom every direction. I am selling the best Black French Cashmere tnd Cashincrct in the Uuiled States for the money. 1). C. FLYNX. ?> rhe Legislature So far but little moie lias been done in our State Legislature than to iutroduce bills and preparo work for future action ; and if they get through with all the work they have cut out I hey will have to take a recess to eat their Christmas dinners at home. As yet the members from Union have not come to the front, as there has beta nothing presented to call them out. Mr. Culp spoke on Monday in opposition to a bill to require butchers nad buyers of live stock to keep a record of tlesh and ear-1darks of cattle bought by them, date of purchase, name, &c.< of sellers. Mr. McKlssick introduced a hill to declaro it a misdemeanor for any person to take aud use any horse, mare or unite without the cousent of the owner and without intent *o steal the same, which has been read the second time and we think will pass. It will be a good law aud ought to have been passed before. 0. S. Thomas, Henry county, Ala., says Dr. Holt's Dyspeptic Klixir cured him of dyspepsia complicated with heart trouble. For sale by J. M. Uibbs. 483 m. Business is Awful Dull. Our merchants arc united in the opiuion that tlio month of November, 1883, was the dullest of any November for many years, in the way of business. Since the rush (?) to pay guano bills endcu, collections have been very slow and (lis-. couraging. The same complaint,comes from nl) ilifi towns around ???. t 1 is poor consolation, ft is somewhat gr^HHg^ty know i hero is no local cause for tli? depression, but that it comes fro to a general stagnation by which till our neighbors are equally afTecteJ. The merchants of Union have as good stocks of goods, offer equal advantages and urccertainly as descrviug the trade of their fellow citizens of the county, as merchants hoyoud the county lines, and we are satisfied they will give equal satisfaction in prices, if those who now go to other markets would bring their trade to them. Holt's Elixir will cure any case of dyspepsia, indigestion, or chronic liver trouble and heart disease caused from indigestion. For sale by J. M. tiibbs. 48dm. Txora Oar Gaffney Correspondent. Editor Times: We have not been blessed here during the last twelve mouths. This is a broad assertion to make, but it is true, nevertheless* for we just kept on at our work on Thanksgiving day, just as if a day of thanksgiving had not been set apart for that purpose, and , no naturally infers that 110 blessings Snrtre attended us tiiis year, or thai we never tire at work. Yes, we worked all day on Thursday ; hut on that night a great many of us attended a big festival, given at the hotel here in aid of Methodism at this place. It was a real nice affair, and was enjoyed much by all who were in attendance. I'liere was a large pound cake given by MrsClower, in which was a gold ring, and, as a .matter of course it was valued highly. It \^as cut into -18 or 50 pieces and sold at 25 cents apiecer\nyway, something over twelve dollars were realized from it. Mr. John Little bought tiie most valuable piece, for his contained the ring. It was reported here this morning that Black's, n York county, had gone "dry" -Saturday, but this evening when the truin camefrom Charlotte lie statement was contradicted. A great many people from this section and from Union county is well, resort to Black's for "drinking fluid." 1 notice among the young ladies of the Cooper Limestouo Institute Miss Maggie T., of Union, 3. C. JEHU. Jehu ! can t you give us the Gatfney City cotton market ? A regular meeting of Union Lodge, Mo. 75, A: F: M:, will be held in their lodgo room on Friday evening next, December 7th. Election of officers and other business of importance will cotne before Hie Lodge. Every member will please be present. 8. D. GOUDELOCK, Union, Nov. 30. .Sccrolary. it W. A. Wright, Comptroller General, State of Ueorgin, says Dr. Moll's Dyspeptic Elixir cured tii 111 of dyspepsia, after having tried every other known rcnnly. He only took d bullies. Eur sale by J. M. Gihbs. IKdtu. ' A Hor IUndi-i; from a Yard Stick.?We hope the Legislature will enquire into the expediency of reorganizing the Agricultural ItoArJ. We would like to see on that boatd a representative from each congressional district, with the i.onuoissioner of Agriculture as chairman. The chairmanship should be the only ex-oflicio position. The members front the congressional districts should he elected by th- Legislature with a special view to their fitness, and not because i f any society or organization of which they ntny happen to be the oflicial head. We want tnen in this board who know a hoe handle from a yard stick when they sec one, mid who will seo that ilie State is properly represented at great ini urn rial exhibitions.?Aiken Uecoriler. ? ? - * ? ? ''loiliing. Over Coals. Boots, 8hi es, lints and s. at y.'ir* to tail the lime*, at J. C. IIIIMTKK h 00*8 I l -?- -? ? *- ! na The Governor's Message in Brief. In his message to (lie Legislature, Governor ['hoinpsoti states that last year the debt of the itate was $tt,&71,8'<?5; during the year a few bonds wero issued under special acts aud the inking fund couiuiiosiou cancelled $41,00(f ?f bouds, leaving the debt at this liiue $0,531,290 -a net leduction of about $40,000. The State leourilies are all above par ; all pacing 0 per cent. ; there is no floating debt and all claims are met promptly. $348,000 will be needed to run the government during the coming year, and the interest on the public debt will be $391,000. With the phosphate royalty and surplus, a 4 mill tax will be sufficient. He suggests an additional tax lovy for one year or a smaller addition for several years to give the State a surplus from each setni-uunual collection to meet the eusuiug interest pay. litems. At prescut each paymeut has to be met fiom collections made after it is due and the bauks have to be depended ou to curry the treasury over the interval. The tax returns for 1882 show $145,442,292 in property, $87,000,000 of which is real estate, $48,000,000 personal property and $15,000,000 railroad property, the increase over the preced.ng year bciug over five millions. Me estimates that two million acres of land in the Stale escape taxation altogether, 40,000 acres being in Richland alone. The Govornor recommends that the system of assessment and taxation be simplified and improved, and suggests a commission to consider the subject. 74,157 while and 98,938 colored pupils were enrolled in the public sohools during the year, 73 per cent of the white and 55 per cent, of the colored children being in attendance 011 those schools. The uverage length of the session was 4 months: the teachers employed. 3.494 (2.105 white aud 1,329 colored) and the schools iu operation 3,269, and increase of80. The school ucht, which was $210,000 in 1877, is ull paid; and the message recommends local taxation for the sitpp*'rt of the schools to help out the present poll fax and two mill levy. 30 students have graduated from the colored University at Orangeburg siuce 1870, besides many who look a partial course. There were 424 enrolled students last year. 155 cadets, 08 of whom were State cadets, were enrolled in the Citadel Academy last year. The State College has ISO students. The Governor recommends au appropriation for each. $22,500 is asked for the support of the institution for the deaf, dumb and blind. The lunatic asylum contains 003 patients, 251 colored and 352 white. Only 33 are pay patients. The annual increase is froir. 50 to 00. The patients ccst the Slato $140 apiece. The Governor favors requiring each county to support its own patients. The asylum asks $133,OOO for this year. There are 806 convicts in the penitentiary, an increase of 72 over last year. Only 55 are whitej I The institution pays a revenue to the Stale ot $12,500, $27,000 and the labor of 225 hands is asked for the Columbia canal this year. Fertilizers poid last year S25.000 and the royalty on phosphates amounted to $131,157. 00 immigrants were brought into the State by tho Department of Agriculture last year. There are 72 companies of State troops containing 3,895 men, and 19 companies of National Guards with 958 men.?Greenvillt Xeict. 1 have a few of the justly celebrated light running Domestic Sewing Muchiues?the best ir the world?that will be sold cheap. These ma chines arc guaranteed for 5 year", and any person buying a machine from me can return i after one month's trial, if it does not give entin satisfaction, and get back the money they pait for it. D. C, FLYNN. 2t The Railuoaii Law Inimical to Hailroahs ?We publish below a letter just written to tin a official capacity, by the presideut of the Aohoville and Spartanburg Ilailroad Company, whic) is full of significance just at this time. The lette was not intended for publication, hut an Observe representative, having gotten the facts hy acci (iet.t, deemed it of too much importanco to tin public to let it pass by withoutsoiuo uotice: Bu here is the letter : Ciiaklotte. N- 0.. November -8, 1883. To the Hail road CotuiiJssiou for the State o South Caroliua, Columbia, ?>. C.?Gentlemen Your favor requiring that the rates on the Ashe ville and Sparlnuburg Kail road shall be ihcsaim in North Carolina as prescribed by jour boat'i for Sauth Carolina, is received' 1 beg respect fully to call your attention to the last report ol this road's earnings and expenses. You wil see that with great economy, and the rates Ihci charged, the road only paid the expenses ol operating it, leaving nothing to make necessarj repairs to road bed, renewal of repairs or ma chiuery, and not one cent of profit to th > owner of tho properly. As soon as tlie road crosse your State line it encounters mountains and ver; heavy grades, which costs doublo to operate thai it costs in a level country. In addition to this the rond is assessed for taxation in the countie of l'olk and Henderson, in thie State, nbou double as high as it is assessed in your State ? the county of l'olk assessing the properly at let thousand dollars per mile, which is about doubl the assessment of old paying roads in tho othe portions of our State. Without elaborating the question, you see tha it is impossible to comply with your request un less the owners of the property are willing t< pay a bonus by operating the road at a loss, ti better enable you to confiscate tho propeity. Wi are willing that your hoard may take the prop erty and operate it, keeping all you can earn fo doing so. This, we thiuk, is liberal enough Wo do not concede your right to regulate freight beyond the limits of your State, yet we are toi poor to litigate tlie question. If it is your purpose to enforce your rates, al we can say is, please give us a little time t< make necessaiy arrangements by notico to con necting lines, so that we can withdraw the traini from the road and abandon the property with a little incotivenieuce to the puhlio as possible We forbear to discuss the question as to whon the blame attaches for obstructing the finisbini of this great through line from the West t Charleston. Very respectfully, H. Y. McA DRV. President of Asheville and Spartanburg Kail road. ? Charlotte Observer. ?? ? ? Flynn's Spsoial Premium. Until the 21st inst., every person that wil buy a suit of clothos in iny store, from $10 t< $! ), will get 25 line cigars : from $15 to $2( gets 50 fine cigars. Any person buying a sui ami overcoat gets 100 fine cigars. I will guar antce that my clothing is 25 per cent, chcape than the same goods can lie bought elsewhere This offer shows that I mean business and in lend to clear out my entire stock regardless c cost. D. C. FLYNN. 2t Murder in a Cincinnati car.?At 1 o'clock thi morning a street car was found by a pedestria standing still in Walnut ilill seotion of the oil) As lie approached the car a man stepped froi it, fired a shot and ran. The driver and condu< tor of the car were found on the floor bleedin and unconscious. The car was driven to the sic I. .... V,0 (I... I. ,. I...* . .11.. I - ? ? "J , n.i>Ktr?ii, ill men remaining unconscious. The wounds bein in the abdomen nro supposed to be necessaril fatal. There are oo witnesses to the shooting but parties who got off that oar before the shoot ing tell of a quarrel between the conductor an a pateenegr and this passenger is supposed to b the man who did the shooting. Harry Shufer a young man in the employ c Merrie Verhngo h Co., has been arrested am confesses that he shot the men. The driver, John Cosgroro, who has since die<! made an ante-mortem statement that Shafe was fighting in tho car with the conductor an lie tiied to help the conductor, when 8hnfer ft ret Swift, tho conductor, may recover. Ho say that Shafer was drunk ant) refused to get off i the end of the route; and that he t ried to pi liitu off, whereupon Shafer hegan firing. mm -i1 . 1. jg_ . - 1 . 9 tr No Liodnse Victories. Spartandubo Gives 82 Majority. Spartanburg. November, 30.?Prohibition has cored another signal victory in Spartanburg to day. Both sides put forth their utmost ef. f rts uud heavy vote was polled; but "NV ^License" won hy 84 out of 095 votes. k WINtjSlKlRO OlVlil 69 MAJORITY. Win^fco ro', Novetube* 30.?/Theelection hcr^X to day to decide tho question of license or no license for the sale of liquor in town resulted as follows : Against License, 171 ; for License 112. It is said that tiiere will be a contest on the part of those iu favor of license, but the general belief is that there have beeu no irregularities sufficiently serious to vitiate the election. ORANQBUtTRO OIVR8 138 MAJORITY. Orangeburg, November 30.?The election here to-day upon the question of "No License,'* passed off quietly aud resulted iti a large majority for "No License" There was much active ami earnest work on both sides, and tho vote was one of the largest ever polled in atmicicipnl election here. The voto was as follows : Total vote, 420. No license, 279 : license 141. The colored vote was largely in favor of "No Liceuse." A significant featured the day was that nearly every man addicted to excessive drink voted for "No-License," There has been much active work by the men of the town, but the victory for "No-Liceuse" is, in a great mensure, due to the work and influence of tho Christian women of the community. O'Donnell Doomed to Death. ? London, December 1.?The trial of Patrick O'Donttell for tho naurdor of James Carey was resumed this morning nt 10 o'clock. The court room was crowded, but there were few persons outside of the building. Pryor sat behind Charles llussell, the senior counsel for O'Donnell. The prisoner's brother was present in court. O'Don nel appeared calm. Waller Young, tho Port Elizabeth oab driver, was called /or ihe defeusc. lie testified that he frequently drove Carey's family nrouud Port Elizabeth and they ought to know hint. When Mis. C."rey and her sou Tom denied it he was panic-stricken. The crossexamination of the witness elicited no material change in his testimony. No other witness was cnlled for the defense and Pussell spoke four hours, and upon concluding his address he was greeted with loud applause, which Judge Denman sternly repressed. The Attorney General occupied an hour and a half in his address, closing the case for the government. Judge Deumnuthen delivered his charge to the jury, which, at 7 P. M., retired. At 7. 40 o'clock they returned It the court room and requested Judge Dentunn to explain to '.hem certain matters connected with the case. At 8 45 P. M. they agate returned to the court room and asked further explanations. These were given them and they ngain retired At 0 o'clock the jury came into court with a verdict of "guilty." Judge Denman thoreunou sentenced O'Donnoll to death, A Suit fob Valuable Pbopkiity.?An important suit for the recovery cf valuable real estate in tite City of Greenville has been brought by Louisn V. Farr, Wilhelmina Chaplin and Asa Hodges a>ainst P. D. Gilreath, and Hir damages to the amount of ?!i,00<) far the unlawful detention of the property. The value of tlie property atfcctcd by the suit is roughly estimated nt about $50,000, and belonged to the estate of tho late llurrell Chick of Greenville County. By his will Mr. Chick left this estate in trast to his l daughter, .Mrs. Maria H. Thompson, during Iter t life. At Iter dentil, according to the terms of - the will, tho property was to be divided among certain of her sisters, to wit: Louisa V. Farr, t Wilhelmina Chaplin and Caroline Hodges. A 9 few years ago a proceeding was commenced by 1 Mrs Thompson in the Court here against Iter trustee, lleubin S. Chick. This was during the administration of Judge Orr. Under this pro cecuiiig u ueuree was pusseu oruering mu saie 01 . the estate. In accordance with this order the e property was sold to various parties. Mrs. . Tl.o?r.on ?tie<JL about three years ago. The - plaintiffs allege that the sale was without thvrc i consent or authority, that they were hot made r parties, and they claim that they are not boufld r by the decree, B Tiik Politicai. Trials were opened in Colum< , bia on Friday, the first case being that of John .Milche). a colored Democrat and well kitowc detective of Charleston, charged with resisting f and obstructing Deputy Marshalls. Mr. J I'. . K. Bryan, for the defence argued against th< right of the prosecution to "stand aside" jurors B urging that the United States Court ought tc j conform its practice to that of the State in which it was held and that by act of the Legislature ol C this State passed in 1H82, the right of the prose I cution to "stand aside" was revolted. Col. L. F t Youmuns submitted a communication from tlx j- Justices of the State Supreme Court declaring r that they could find no instance in the judicia records of this State of the State exercising tht s privilege of standing aside. 3 After consultation Judge Bond declined tc y make any new rule for this term. Judge Bryan , dissenting and an exception being taken bj the defence. 3 An attempt to set aside the juries on thi , ground of omission to make oath in the Mar ahall'a return and demurrer to the indict , ment were both overruled by Judge Bond B i Judge Bryan dissenting and the defence except r ing in each instance. A New Charter.?The following is a section of the new charter which has been adopted bj the town council of Sumter and sent to the Leg 1 islature for approval, in relation to the licensin| J of bar roams : 0 "Section 8. That whenever it may be lawfu " for said town council to grant license for the sal< r of spirituous liquors within the corporate limitt of said town, no such license shall be crranted bt a I " o them for the Kale of such liquors for any year o 1 part of a year, except upon the payment in advance by the person applying for thesameof th< sum of not less than six hundred dollars for sucl J yoar or part of year. Any violation of the pro visions of this section by said town council shall 1 bo deemed a misdemeanor, nnd, upon convictioi 9 thereof, shall be punished by fine or imprison ' inent, or both, in the discretion of the judge try u ing the case." K The above is a good idea. Fix the Stat 0 license at $f>00 or ?1,000 and the license of al municipal corporations at not less than $600.Columbia Register. A Domestic Tkaokdy in Daltimork.?Do Hi tnore, November 30.?About noon to day Mrs Kiail, a married woman living on Diddle street 1 cut the throats of her two girl children, age j respectively four years and eighteen months ), and then cut her own throat. Doth childre t soon died and the mother, although yet alive, i - not exfected to survive. She says she does nc r want to live. Domestic infelicity was the canst i. The family occupies a good position. Mrs. Ilia - is about 28 years old. Lieutenant Garmnuton Injured,?Washing ton November 28. ? Lieutenant Garlington, o Proteus fame, while riding in the Soldiers' Horn grounds, this afternoon, was thrown from hi 18 horse r.nd seriously injured. Ho was carried t " the house of Gen. Sturgis where he receive ' medical attention. His shoulder was dislocate and his k nee cap fractured. K MAKl.'lKl). L VARNER?!*IU Kill'. I,I.?Married, at the re; g idence of Mr. Marion Kohinson, by Rev T. J y Taylor, on the '2nd inst., Miss M. E. Murre and Mr. A. 1'. Varn?*r. ! FOWLER?HART, ? Married, at the resident d of the bride's father, on the '25th November, b e W. II. S. Harris, Trial Justice, Mr. Thomas N Fowler, of Fairflield Co., to Miss Alice Hart o >f Union county. 1 1IARMAN? FOWLER, -Married, on the U inst., by W. H. 8. Harris, Fiaq., Mr. Louis Hai man to Miss Jeanette Fowler , all of Unio 'J county. I. Consignees Per Express at Union, Dee. 5lh. 1881 s Rev C T Scaife, J T Pool, T C Nelson, J it i Bobo. W M Watson, J Gist, Jas Munro, Miss it i Mix, T C Duncan, Col ') lohnson, W II Wallaci I F. II. COUNTS, Ag't TRIBUTE OF LOVE, to THK XKMOSY,OV . ^ REV. J.8. DAI LBV, By tlio Congregation or Ml. Vernon I'resbvlorlaiflLhurch. Wiikhka*. it hath pleased Almighty Ood, In the dispensation of 11U allwlso l'revidcucc, to retnovo from our miclst by death, our highly eateemea and much Moved brother, friend and minister, Key. .I AMEH ItAlBLY, p ' he it therefor* ^ , ajH 5^ Kksolvku, That wo, tne nfHeers Tinfl mvfiibers of Alt. Keruon Presbyterian .Church; of Union ConflfV, 81 C. ?vc sustained in the death of our behmd minister what secuieth to us au untimely and certainly a great loss ; that whilo wo mourn this sad removal, we have tlio consolation in hollering that what has boon our temporal loss has been his eternal gain, for we who knew him well feel constrained to say tliut when his Lord and Master called him to lav aside his earthly ministerial robe, it was but to hear'the benediction upon his earthly labors , ?"Well done, good and faithfulservaut; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." KksoIivkp, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes, and that a blank page bo becomingly decorated with the badgu of mourning in appreciation of hia labor of love among us, ItRtotVlD, That these resolutions bo published in the Uuion Timks, and that a copy be furnished the bereaved family, in manifestation of our heartfelt syni|>athy for them in their hour of affliction. May the sustaining grace of Him who lias promised that "lie will bo a father to the fatherless and a husband to the widow" over com ion aim support mem. IN MEMOBIulf Died,Nov. 20,1883, Prucilla McDanlel, (laughter of S. and K. McDanlel, in her fifteenth year. Her chaiactor was remarkable. She manifested rare qualities of mind and heart; cverv energy was blended with gentleness, kindness and modesty, and so became a great favorite with all who knew her. She was the ligh t of ;thu household and the joy of the family life. She rireleased faith 111 Christ ami tieeainca tuenilierof Beulah kiptlst church in 1881. Her faitli was positive and strong, aud showed itself in her life, hhe bore her illness with resignation. Her last words were an expression of ber ho|H> of eternal glory. She begged her relative* not to grieve for her, quoting many passages of Scrlnhire.^ amongst them the tfcalnis 23, 24. She.tamarind wished she could s|icak to her father and brother*Voncorning their son Is, liut exclaimed, "1 am too weak; will yon do it for rue?,"(speaking to those present). May her life and death be the means of bringing others to Jesus. Hod grant His grace to comfort the family in their grief. How blest are tlioy, whoso transient years l'ass like an evening meteor's flight. Not dark with guilt nor dim with tears, Whose course Is short, unclouded, bright. Oh, slay thy tears, the West above Have hailed a spirit's heavenly birth, Aud sung a song of joy and love; Then why should anguish reign on earth ?" A. E, F. To the Trustees Public Schools of Union Countj. Whereas. There aro throe grades of teachers, respectively, first,second and third, and we, the colored teachers, generally are second and third grade teachers. *1 lie salaries we are now receiving are not sufficient tc support us ns teachers. We kindly ask the Trustees of the various townships to take iulo consideration the same.and pay us,respectively, $25 for second and $20 for third grade, inasmuch as we have more work to ? do than teachers of the first grade, generally. * COMMITTEE: 0 . MALES. FEMALES. Messrs?C II Jones, Misses?M E Witherspoon, J M Poster, M M Hill, f* J D Norrie, L M Hughes, 1 J H Brown, H M Brandon H S Campbell, By order Executive Committee colored Teachers. AMY P. WILSON,.-^ Seoretar^ '4 I OR SALE, CHEAP. A SMALL lot of Cypress Shingles. Apply to F. H. Counts, at It. 11. depot. Dec 7? 49 2t_ ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that all persons having claims against the estate of Randal T. Vuughau, deceased, must present them to me, properly attested, on or before the 6th day of" January next. Also, all persons indebted to said estate, in any way, must make payment to me by that day. THEODORE MUNRO. Adm'r Randall T. Vaughan.. i Deo 7 49 4t_ Notice of Sale of Personal i Property. i TA1JKSU ANT to the order of Jupge J. 11. Hud*Jt^Vn, thrill- sell triPlliB'lmfhul i excepting choact in action, belonging to the estat? 1 of l'ettus W. Chick, deceased, at his late real? denco in Union county, S. C.," on the fifteenth day of December next. Said property conBiata of Household and Kitchen Furniture, Horses, 1 Mules, Agricultural Implements, Carriage, ' Euggy, Cotton Seed, &c., &c. 5 SARAH E. T. CHICK, As Executrix of the last will and testament of 1 l'ettus W. Chick, dee'd. Dec 7 49 2t ! FOR SALR r A. SPLENDID FARM, ABOUT 1*4 MILK3 FROM UNION C. H. J I WILL ofTer for sale, on sales day in Jan; JL uary, if not sold at private sale before, the I very desirable farm on which 1 now live, 1J 9 miles from Union, CONTAINING 153 ACRES, > CO acres in cultivation, i 7 acres in fine bottom land. ' The rest in splendid original forest timber? oak. pine and hickory. B A GOOD DWELLING, Stables and fodder house, This farm is on the Spartanburg road, adjoin, ing lands of T. J. Harris, J. 0. Sinclair, D. D. * Culp and others. Terms of Salo: 1 One-half cosh ; the balance on a credit of ' twelve months, the purchaser to give bond and mortgage to seoure the balance, and to pay for I papers. J. W. SINCLAIR. Dec. 7 49 4t_ b The State of South Carolina. ! COUNTY OF UNION. r Io tho Court of Probate. \ BY DAVID J0HN80N, JR., Esq., Probate ti Judge for Union County. WHEREAS, S. S. Stokes hath made suit to me to grant him letters of administrai tion upon the estate and effects of Nanoy Jolly, - deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and siugular the kindred and creditors of the e said NANCY JOLLY, deceased, that they II be and appear before me, in tjie Court of Pro bate, to be held at Union C. (I., on the 24th day of December next, after publication hereof, at 11 v uiuvft, o. iu., n/ uuuw uauoc, n aujr iuejr uave, l" why the laid Ad lo mistration should not be granted. | Uieen under my hand and seal, this 6th day of December, Anno Domini, 1883, and in the ' lptuh year of American Independence. n DAVID JOHNSON, JR., 8 Judge of Probate. 11 Deo 7 49 2t " The State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF UNION. !I Court of Probate. e BY DAVID JOHNSON, J?., Esq., Probate ? Judge for Union County. 0 VTTHEHKAS, J- K- Renwick hath made suit d VV to me to grant him letters of adtninistrad tion upon the estate and effects of Jas. E. lienwick, deceased. "" These are, therefore, to cite and admonish al| aud singular the kindred and creditors ot the , said JAS. E. RENWICK, deceased, that they 1 be and appear hefore me in the Court of Probate, |J to be held at Union C. H., on the 24tb day of December next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock, a. m., to show cause, if spy they hare, :e why the said Administration should not be f granted. 1 (liven under my hand and seal, this 6th Jay of December, Anno Domini, 1888, and in the 108th year of American Independence. DAVID JOHNSON, JR., r- Judge of Probete. n Dec 7 49 2t* ' r BRICK FOR SALE. H (\r AAA 0o<m1 Drlok.jnst burned, for sale. ?. /gO.UUU Enquire at the Tinas Office or of I lm S. 8. .STOKESj *\V\, P' .t, f' '' A