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?-i?a-.* i'.-m.1 u. 1--1-1 b Match t:s in nt'tt Cotton.?Naples, December j ' 1.?Strange, if true I fin J the following in the ' ' Mercantile t ottrier (Coriere Mercantile) of (Jenoa: | 'We learn in the most positive manner that ; first class importers of cotton fr?un America have | Tound scattered about through the interior of the bales sometimes hoses and s onetimes hunches of matches manifestly put there intentionally, i The case is a new. one but in our times the in- j venlions of new crimes is not new. Cotton is ; not now generally embarked in the dry state i necessary to prevent the development of a cer- I (j tain beat inside the tightly packed hales, which j remains suppressed ot spreads according to the i condition of the cotton on the changing attnos- " pheric vicissitudes to which it is exposed. Up ! to the present these have been regarded as (lie ' ouly causes of such frequent conflagrations at | sea even in the most rapid passages by steam. ! ^ Not to speak of tho Sirocco, the Panama and [ I others, see the most recent case of the steamer C Sorcrman. which, after a raliid nossncre. was 1 foree<l la slop at Key West on account of n seri- 1 ous conflagration on board on its voyage from Galveston to Genoa, Besides the old causes of such conflagrations it becomes necossary to investigate if crime does not add a new and more j dangerous one, and if matches are n t the source of fires which once started are difficult to extin. guish." Is the above a canard, or can it be true ? r Were the paper that contains this not a most re- 11 spectable commercial paper, with no possible motive for inventing such a story, I should at onco pronounce it a scandalous invention. On c the o'her hand, can it be possible that there is a sluglo cotton grower in the South so utterly wicked and depraved as to put matches in the bales of cotton for the purpose of setting it on fire, perhaps at sea, with the most serious dans p gei'to tnnny lives, in addition to the loss of J property ? Hitherto the Hussion Nihilist" and Irish Oynamitisl" scenic' to bear away the paint for utter depravity, wickedness nntl cruelty. But if a Southern cotton planter can v bo found wicked and cruel enough to intention- , ally put matches in bales of cotton for the purposo of kindling a conflagration at some uncer- I tain time, perhaps at sea, I should say his crime was still worse thau that of Nihilist" or"I)ynmidlist." But aside from the wickedness of the thing ^ in itself, you can well imagine the injury it ^ Would be to our cotton interests to have it supposed that matches were put in the bales of cotton to kindle a conflagration. Ships would ' he afraid to transport it, ntul insurance companies would not insure it on land or water except jj at ruinous rates. 1 simply report the case with l>ne? t'.iui iniimplja iw ifllio lias ntiv " truth in it whatever, it seems to tne to hen very p grave affair atul to merit serious consideration. ?Cor. News and Courier. _ r Tiik Gist or tiik Xkw Haii.uoaH I,.\\v.?Tito ii ptoccedings of the Legislature on Saturday, contained little of |>ublic interest beyond the s action of both Houses on the Unilroad hill. Owing to the many amendments made to the bill in '' the Senate thepublic.no doubt, have a very it imperfect idea of the eflcct of the new bill as 1< passed on the Unilroad law as it now stands.? n The following synopsis of the bill gives a clear and intelligent view of the changes which have I been made in the law and their effect on the railroads and on the public : c , All those sections of the late law giving the commission power to fix rates are repealed.? c The railroads arc to submit their rates to the p commission for approval or modification before n putting thein it to effect. If the commission n approve, they go into effect almost immediately. If the commission disapprove and modify after j 11 hearing argument from the roads, and the roads j T will not accept the commission's modification, > n .they have the right to appeal to the Circuit ? i? 1 ? i.s? | 8 iMKIgC C)1 IXICIIIUIIU UMIIJlj , ifl ??i ???o Uucvuvv IV some other Circut Judge selected by the Chief '' Justice. The evidence lukcu befoic the com- ^ mission is subihiitcd to him and lie must decide the case within ten days,his decision to tie tin at. ( ]>uring the pendency of the appeal, the rotes in q fotce at the time the change was proposed by j, the roads shall remain in force and be enforced until the question at issue shall bo adjudicated. The rates to be submitted to the commission w try the roads include through and joint rales.? c The commission have the right, if they consider .the'rates in force unreasonable or discriminative, to change ilieni to just and reasonable rates. If j the roads refuse to consent to such modifications [ n they can appeal to the Court in the manner ti provided above. The attorney general conducts (| all cases for the commissioners. The sections against discrimination remain k in the law. Provision is made for speedy y adjudication upon suits for discrimination brought by parties against the roads, the commissioners acting as ag.'iits for the parties suing. e' The penalties for discrimination or unjust b charges are quite heavy. q The provisions ns to passenger rates, remain unchanged. Provision is there made for second e class fares. The Barnwell Railway is to be con- Ct sidered an independent road.? Cor. News and tl Courier. fc . * . |V R.\1LRoai> Accidkst. ? Last Thursday morning The Jt'ejister contained a brief announcement of " a disastrous accident cn the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad, hut no particulars could IV be obtained until yesterday. .. It appears that a material train of seven flats .. and two shanty cars were on the way to the tipper etui of tho road, on Thursday last, to g procure a lot of cross-ties, an t about a quarter to 4 o'clock in the afternoon tcached the trestle across Long Creek, which is three and a half 11 miles North of Gastonia. Mr. J. T. .McCabe was the conductor in charge and Mr. M. II. Gray (| the engineer. The train was going down grade and the 01 engine was shut off. The speed of the train on n so Itaitiui ??v mo iiioiic nun ihvitu ill 111.*? iiii ll hour. Ilorc the engine was Iinke<I up ami brakes whistled off. The accident occurred when the engine had passed half way over tlie trestle. The engineer felt a jolting, and looking hack a saw the tender leaning over to the right and the b wood falling oil' into the stream below. The back j, axle of the tender had snapped in two. At this juncture, with the hope of breaking the connection ami saving ttic locomotive, the engineer c' pulled the throttle wide open, but the break did 01 not take place and thi train followed, its entire length extending along the trestle. About this T. time the cngino had reached the Northern hank of the stream, where it left the rails ni and turned over to the left two or three I . times, while the trestle and the train went down in a complete wreck. The engineer was slightly wounded in the '[ face and head, ami was saved from a horrible * death by clinging to tbe lever used to reverse the engine. , Tbe conductor was slightly cut in the face ?' nml head. ? William Davis, a train hand, was instantly p' killed ty one of the cars falling on hiin. Joseph Henderson, colored, the fireman. Sl fell with the engine, which rolled on him ri and ho was pinned to the earth beneath the b.ilcr, where lie was scalded to death, after living an hour in tho greatest agony. His e skin was almost burned white.--Regixter 29/A. T Tiik Railroad Law?Some of our contemporaries are Irving to moke it appenr that the re j cent ra lroad legislation nieclH the approval of Uie majority of the people. Tlie comments thai " tire hnvo received from all aides arc far different 81 in their lone, hut as the issue has been decided h we see no use in publishing these comments. The railroads have now an opportunity to win public favor and confidence. If they do not " use the opp >rtunity wisely they need not flatter themselves that the people will permit them to s long enjoy the advantages they have gained.? p Columbia lltgitlrr. ^ ?? Poison ki> ky Poisonkt) Funs.?Charlotte, N. Pecemherfll.?John C. Marsh, a la wyer, and ^ his wife, James Itoylin and Reese Rlair. were ^ poisoned by eating eggs. Sunday morning, at Reaver Dam, Union County. Marsh died, but j, the others nre supposed to. be out of danger Toe eggs are believed to have been poisoned for the rurpose of killing re's end put on the . '' breakfast table by niis'akc. t< IHif tSIultln cilnion (EimfS. ' K. M. STOKES, Editor. o UNION, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. 1884. \ SUBSCRIPTION?S2 00 PER ANNUM. ^ ADVERTISING. I j One square or one inch, first insertion, - - $1.00 Kwh ?nlMii|iii>nt insertion, ------- 75 ( Liberal discount mailt' to merchants nml others ailver- . >init for six months or Itv the year. Obituary Notlrcsof ten lints or less. Inserted free. j " " over ten lltiea, charged as Artvcrtlsctents. C TAKE NOTICE. Citations, Notices to Creditors and ' 1 Notices of Final Discharge must bo >aid for before tbey will appear in I iur columns. 'ho Cotton Market. Sales for tlic week, 248 bales : prices, . ? Rev. A. J. Hires lias resigned tlio Pus- ' oral charge of I lie Baptist churoh at this place. ' * i eers Twr n C 1 1 ;_i-j - i (vi, ii, i . niniry um nuuii ii(>pniu;eu n i \ teinhcr of the Board of Examiners for the Pub- ( ic Schools. , A f. re at Conway on the 24th desttoy'1 C. T. Lewis' store nnd other property to the aloe of $*0,ft00. ? 0?T?" The Band of Hope will meet in the hall r ivcr Mr. Colton's store, on the second Friday in ] anuary, at 4 o'clock, p. m. \ Br. .1. E Garner was thrown from his inrse last Sunday week by which one of his legs (ran broken and other serious bodily injuries vere received. .?. female Academy. , The school exercises in the Female Academy | vill be resumed on the first Monday in January, ) 884. Vho Lost the Pistol. ' About two months ago Mr. C. It. Long, of ' onesville, found a pistol in the road on his way ome, which tho owner can get by calling on ' im, proving property and paying 51 for this 1 otice. 1 'tot. Bailey's School. Wo call attention to the advertisement of rof. B. F. Bailey, who will open a boys' school ^ ithe Male Academy next Monday. Prof. Bailey is one of tho mast thorough clulars in the State and has few superiors as a "f uncher. The want of a first class boys school i sensibly felt in Union, nnd we hope Prof Baijy will receive tho patronage his abilities and lcral worth deserve. . .- 1 o Our Patrons. I It was our intention to make some important c hanges in the Times this year, by which we \ ould give the people of Union n greatly iiuroved paper, but our collections are so discour- s ging that we ilare not lisk the extra outlay of ^ loucy which the changes we intended would , uvolve. Never, since our connection with the j IMK9, have we known collections so slow aud so , lanv subscribers in arrears a9 at this time. We t incerely hope an effort will be made '-all along f tie line" to relieve us noon. I l Healthy Place for a Pastor. * Iii a pvivatoletter^from ajfriend who was pres- ' nt wo find the following pleasant notice of a very ^ iteresting Christmas occasional Glenn Springs: "The healing properties of the Glenn Springs rater are truly wonderful ; but a tree was disc iivered there this week that bore remarkable ( mil for the pastor of the l'rcsbyteriun church, lev. A. A. James?such nshatnt, butter, cakes, 5 lolasses, flour, wheat, a coop of chickens aud ,j irkeys, coffee, lard, wine aud money. Was lis not a prolific tree ? Gleun Springs is a real place for an invalid." s ick's Floral Guide. I Here it is again, brighter and better than s ier , the cover alone, with its delicate tinted nckground and its ai-di of gracefully arranged ( owers, would entitle it to a permanent place in j rcry home. The book contains three beautiful j ilored plates, is full of illustrations, priuted on te best of paper, and is ftlied with just such in>rinaiion as is required by the gardener, the ^ iruier, those growing plants, and every oue n ceding seeJs or plants. The price, only ten flits, can be deducted from the first order sent 8 >r goods. AH purtios in any way interested in | icse subjects, should send nt once to James t ick, Rochester, N. V., for tlie Floral Guide, uoiucdo vuauges. We hear of hut few changes this seivon among C ie business men of this town. Messrs. Itoberson & Grimball liave move<l c icir large stock of goods into the corner store < I'J. T. Hill & Co., where they will have more :>oni ami greater conveniences for transacting c ie extensive business they are Joing. f Mr. W. I). Ilum|>hries has taken charge of the J irginia store. Mr. Jones could not have made c better selection. There are but few belter J usiness men in the country nnd none more ighiy respected for integrity and honor. We learn that a new slock of general mer. " liandise will soon be opened in the store lately ' . copied by Messrs. Uoberson & Grimball. c he Amended Charter. t Tlie following is the full text of the amend- <1 out to the charter of tho town of Union, passed " the recent session of the Legislature : Suction 1. That hereafter all c'eclions for p ltendant and Wardens of the town of Uniou H all he held on the first Tuesday in June in teli and every year: Provided, That nothing ^ erein contained shall abridge the term of office f the present Into idant and Wardens, who shall rid their offices until their successors arc c ected and qualified. p Sue. 2. That all acts and parts of acts incou ,, stent with this act, be, and the same are hereby, 3 pealed. I1 15y this amendment the present Town Council P i continued in office until a new council is 1 lectcd in June, 1885. Poor fellows I 1 ? r hatTreacherous Pistol. , On the 'JOtli of Oecember one of those fatal accients occurred near West Spring,in this county, , ( rliich have become so common of late in every j ec.ion of our country, from carelessness in ' andiing of fire-arms. 1 It appears from tho evidence at the Coroner's ' aouest that a colored m in. namedPhot?? lt?rn_ I on, was delivering corn at Mr. I'oundtree's , I tore and aske.l John Houndtree if he had a ( iatol for sale. Mr. K. said he had,and brought ' lie pistol out. In his evidence Mr. R. said, 1 I had the pistol in my hand and was snap. 1 iag it. It was loaded without my knowledge, flicn about ten feet from him it went off." , The ball entered Choice's breast, from which ( e died soon after. There is no doubt that it 1 * i i 'as accidental, as there was no nn(",ry words or [ 1 felling belwet-n them and the dying man 1 , >ld his father that "it was all accidental," I folame XV. Willi this number we commence the fifteen! volume of tlie Union Times, under its preseu wnership and management. la what yearth inper was started we are not able now to stall >ut it is a significant fact that we assisted Ml ilcKnight, at Columbia, in packing the material ised upon tlie first issue of the present papei ft her papers had been published in this count >eforo Mr. McKnight established his, undc liflereut names and ownerships, and we ar lollecting all the information we can gallic ipon the subject, for publication, and any on n possession of copies of papers, or can give u tales, names of papers and publishers,will con 'er a favor by forwarding their to us. It is a pleasure to us to state that the Time as a larger circulation and better advertisin] mtronage than has ever been given to a pape 11 Union County before; but that was an acttu leqcssity, for all the papers preceding it ha ailed for want of patronage. While we fee Ciatcful for the generous support and unifort tindness accorded us, we cannot avoid statin hat the patronage of the Timks, even now, i iot what it shouljj be,and does not permit us t ncrease our expenses to make it such a p&pe is we wish it to be and the people really shouh lave. , We, however, will do our best to mak? tin Timks a welcome and interesting visitor'tVH pairons nnu trienUs, ami ?s rust as our mean will allow will im^ rove St in every way. Wishing all a hnppy anil prosperous New Year we enter upon the arduous labors of 1884. Christmas in Union. The general good order in the town of Unioi luring the holidays was not merely rcmarkabb hut highly creditable. We did not see a persol under the influence of liquor during the who! week, al'hough we are told that a few got little boozy. If they did, behaved themselves they annoyed no one, an l were very sly about it There has been less of social gathering amonj the young people than for many years befor tnd but few family reunions. We are also toh lie holiday presents have gcucrally been les sostly, but more upon the useful and necessnrj irdcr, which we consider a great improvemen The children bad most of the holiday fui rom the well filled stockings ou Christina uoining. In this "department" of the holida; ollities we think there was more than the umn lisplay of g.fts an 1 consequent enjoyment ; bu t was all at home and no Christmas trees wer irought iuto requisition. i The Juvenile dancing club had a delightfu top on Wednesday night, in the room over J. C Iunter & Co's store. It passed otf greatly to th iredit of the young folks ami was truly a charm ng affair. ? On Thursday night the Senior dancing clul ipcut a truly happy evening, at a Domino parti ;iven at the residence of Mr. C. 11. Robersou vlicrc they were entertained in princely styh IV the ironor.ins linsl nn.l l.io o?/.?m^ll?l.? - D "?> ?? vifo. An elegant supper, good wholesonje fui ind the merry dance kept the young-folk wid< iwake until ucar the hour when ' Chantjoleai proclaims the morn." Judging from the con rersation since, Mrs. 15. will control a strong ?otc iu the next election. > " 1 Vetting and Trapping Partridges. One of the best laws passed by the last ses lion of the Legislature is that against the practic< if indiscriminate by netting and trnpping par ridges. For years these birds have been grad lally becoming scarcer and scarcer, until nor carcely a covey can be seen iu a day's hunt 1'he ncttcrs and trappars arc cxlerminatiuf hem by coveys wherever they find them, Ifcnv ng n >t a bird from a whole covey for bree{in? tuck, and if the practice is not stopped tin iteasatil arid cheery whistle of "Bob White" wil oon be a strange sound in this sect'on. As a warning to those persons now pursain^ his mean practice of capturing these birds, w? uiblish the law now in force: tN ACT to prevent the netting and trapping ol partridges, except by persons upon thoirowr lands. Suction 1. Tiiat it shall not be lawful for an} icrsoti, except upon his own land, tonetortra} i partridge. Sr.c. 2. That any person violating this act bait be guilty of a uiisdeineanor, and upon eon iction, shall be punished by a fine of thirty dol ars, or by imprisonment in the county jail foi he term of thirty days. Skc. 3. That this act shall go into operation mmediateiy utter its approval. - ? Ihristmas Pistols and Knives. At Allendale, in IlarewellCo., a riot occurred in Christmas day, in which two persons wer< tilled outright and five others seriously injured At Bennetlsville, on the'ioth, Sandy Johnsor olored, was shot and killed in a difficulty will he town Marshall who was trying to nrresthim 'ohnson shot at the Marshall when a third part) tine to I he assistance of the Marshall and ahol ohnson. At Sandy Flat, in Greenville Co.. on the24tb L. W. Fowler and N. A. Collin's, uncle and lephew got into a fight, in which Fowler was shol n the abdomen and neck, and will die. Cdllint scaped. In Savannah, on the 23th n negro in psMinji he residence of Mrs Margaret Hamilton,a widow n Gwinnette street, deliberately threw a can ion cracker at the stoop wh?re the lady and hei laughter, aged, fourteen were silting Tb? rackcr exploded in the young lady's face turning it terribly, and it is feared injuring thi ighl of one eye. 'he Chester Bulletin. We understand that this valuable journal hat harged ownership, Mr. T. W. Clawson, Sr., ill minder and proprietor, having sold it to Messrs f. T. Morgan and F. L. Whitlock, who wil lereaficr conduct the paper. Mr. Morgan was graduated at Princeton College in the class o u A \? - w t - it-. - * - - uiu, nun *11 r. nmuuo iu me mass or l!KW.fhey are both competent nn<l progressive younj nen, and will no doubt keep the Jlulltlin wel iptoa h igh standard. )ur Town Council lias been busily engaged for some days, try ng cases for selling liquor without license ? rhree cases have been tried so far, resulting it >nc acquittal and two convictions?each cf thi utter sentenced to pay a fine of $'20 and be im< >risoncd for 20 days. There are 0 or 7 othei :ases on the docket, and the members of th< *<?tinci 1 are determined to do iheirduty withou ear, favor or afTection. The Council must b< espected and the laws obeyed. iS< Biiino On YonR Millions.?We are readj low for Mr. Clyde, Mr. Kobinson and the res ifthein to diring on those millions that art locking investment in railroad building if 8outl 'arolina. The way is clear for yon now, fen letnen, and we are anxiously looking forwarc o many miles of ne v railroad in 1 fifty'? Colnm ria !t<gi*trr. I Doings at Gaffney City. '? : OArrsKT. Dec. 31, 1883. 11 j Mb. Editor : Tho holidays ore oTor, and r right dull Christmas il has been, for everything passed off as quietly as could bo expected under r- the circumstances, though, to sura it all up, * there has been ? good deal of fun and Amuser* tnent here for the past week. On last Wednes- i y day we had an oli-fashioned "gander pulling" i ,r here. A goodly number of knights entered the c list and the occasion produced a great deal of !r , excitement and fun. Messrs. John Little and ? Junius Lipscomb were the successful knights in 1 5 thecontcst?Mr. Little pulling the gander's head ~ off and Mr. Lipscomb beheading the goose. , Then, on Friday night, tho "Jolly Boys" gave a < '* ball at Lipscomb's hotel, at which we suppose ' S j all enjoyed themselves. We did not attend, as J IT on the previous night wo kept the "we sma' , hours" at a party given at Mr, Wm. Jefferies, ! ^ down in Union county, where we enjoyed our- 1 selves hugely, and will remember the event for a j n i ? i ?:? * * I uiir, iuur 11nit!. ud eniristmas nay?which E | should havo been mentioned first?there was 3 j two weddings here. Mr. N. C. Snead, tbe postn j master, to Miss Mary Bonner, and a Mr. , r | of North Carolina, a spry lawyer to Mrs. Sallie I j Camp, ?f this place. And, by-the-wny, madam rumor says we are to havo several more wed0 j dings soon. We aro glad to hear of so many 3 | marriages, as it must be a sign of peooe and 8 ; plenty in the land. There are to be several business changes here . ' soon. Mr. John Tolleson is to draw out from the firm of Wood, Lipscomb & Tolleson and associate himself with John Rowland Tolleson, from Wilkinsville in your county. They will occupy the brick store here belonging to A. G. Floyd. Robt. A. Jones, of Union couuty, will move to this place and go into the mercantile business. a Messrs. 11. W. (Intuition and Worth Duncan are to start with their families in a few days to the far West. They go to Texas, where they ^ hope to make their fortunes buying the "fleecy j staple." JKI1U. ? Now Laws. 1 We cull the following from among the list of 1 Acts passed by the Legislature, iu which the 1 pcoplo |of this county will feel very [deep 8 interest : y A > Act to amend the charter of the town of il Union. t An Act to limit the ages of pupils attendiug 0 the free public schools. An Vet to authorize county commissioners to 1 open and establish public highways. An Act to amend Chapter XIX of the General Statues relating to free public schools. e An Act to amend Section '2,504, Genera^ - statutes ot South Carolina, relative to marking f slieep, &.o. I } An Act to prohibit all distillationof spirituous \ f or intoxicating liquor iu the Counties of 8par- | tauburg aud Uuiou. i ' An Act to prevcul the netting nnd trapping I 1 of partridges except by persons upon their own t I lauds. t i An Act to provide for the establishment of a 1 j new school district in Union County and to * r authorize the levy aud collection of a locnl tax * thereinAn Act to declare void contracts for the sale * ^ of articles for future delivery made uuJer cer- ^ tain circumstances aud to provide a remedy for ? such cases. An Act to amend Sectiou 252 and Section 274 i - of the General Statutes in relation to the com- | ? pensution of County Auditors nnd County i Treasurers. An Act to declare it a misdemeanor for any person to take and use any horse, mare or mute ' without the consent of the owner aud without intcut to steal the same. ; An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to c . incorporate :lie Union, Gatfuc^ City and llulh- ' crfordton Railroad Company, npj.roved March n ' 18, 1878, and an Act amending the same. An Act to Amend Title III, Chapter XI of the g ' General Statutes relating to the assessment aud (I taxntijn of property so that the treasurer can v t collect uud the auditor ussess at the same time. j s An Act to authorize and empower the County ? of Edgeficid and the townships,cities and towns ( of aaid county aud other counties, cities aud o townr to subscribe to the capital stock of Uniou, ( 1 Gaffney City and Itutherfordtou Hallrc&d. J , ' Bargains in Ladies Cloaks and Dolmans at 1 J. C. HUNTER & Co's. c 1 A Bio Fiuk is Obanokduko.?Orangeburg, S C, s Doc. 23.? One of the most destructive fires that c | ever visited this town broke out here this morn- s ing, about 3 o'clock,in Kishcr's bar-room, which, together with six other stores, were comptetely destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown, t but it is supposed to be the work of an incendi- I ary.as about two weeks ago an attempt was made 1 to set fire to a little outbuilding in tiiis quarter t 1 of the town, and adjacent to ltisher's place of > business. Messrs. D. E. Smoak, Frank Hisher, , F. W- H. Briggman and C. C. Kartjohn had I their entiro stocks of goods burned up, while 1 Messrs. D. Kpstin & Co., J. G. Vase and J. 8. 1 ' t'ummings saved their stocks in a badly dam f aged condition. The total loss is somewhere in 1 r the neighborhood of $10,000, which is partially J . covered by insurance. The debris will be iin- J mediately cleared away and new stores built. 1 ?Special to Col. Regixter. J I Tiik Pkesii>ent Tiikeat enbi> witii Garfield's ' t Fatk.?Washington, December 25.?A sensational story has just come to li hi concerning Arthur's recent visit to New York When he t attended the Evacuation day ceremonies he ^ ! stopped at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. A suspi- 1 ' cious character was caught prowling ahout the ^ corridor in the vicinity of the President's rooms. ^ r He was Arrested and taken to police hendquar- c ' tors and disarmed of bowie-knife and loaded re- 1 i volver. He declared that he intended to serve ' J the President as Garfield had been served. There is no doubt he intended to assassinate the President. He was discovered by a guest of 1 the hotel. The matter was kept from Arthur 1 until he returned to New York, when he found ' that they had changed his rooms at the Fifth Avenue and an explanation was made. Two detectives guarded his new apartment. On his ' last trip the President was much scared. Firk Near Newberry.?Newberry, December 2P.?The dwelling-house of Mr. A. C. Welch was burned down to-day. Mr. Welch lives about two utiles from this place. The family was absent from home, and nothing was saved. The store room being in or adjoining the house a considerable quantity of piovisions was also lost. The fire is supposed to have been accident tal. Total loss about $2,600. Insured in the Home, of New York, J. F. Glenn agent, for " $ 1,600?$1,200 on house and $1100 on furniture. ? s TKtpt.it Muroer Near Monaiirr, N. C.? - A triple marder was committed this morning at r Chatham Church, six miles from Moncure, The victims were Mrs Olive Gunter, eighty years s o'd, and her daughter and grand daughter.? 1 Kach was struck several blows with an axe. No s clue to the murderer and the community is greatly excited. ?? .?. r 8TABt.es and Horses Hphneo.?On the nivht t of the 24th ult., the harn and stables of K. 0. 5 9 Shnler, near (lolly dill, Orangeburg County, ? 1 were destroyed, with their contents, by an in- j . cendiary Are. In the stables were seven head I of Ane horses and mules and provisions to the amount of $1,^00. Total loss between $3,000 ( and $1,000. No insurance*. J Ujti.uoky KtliSAPPCHS.? Spartanburg, Decern- ! bar 22.?A considerable ripple of excitement lias bcea caused hereby Hie arrest in North Carolina of four Spartauburgcrs under n?velcircuinsmnces. It appears that Capt. Uenrgc K Coo edge, superintendent of tho King s Moun? tain Quid Mine, is sepuraied 'roui his wife, and that in a suit for the custody of the children they were given to Capt. Cool edge. It seems that Mrs. Cooledge is a woman of deter- [ initiation. Wo learn that she wrote to Capt. Alloy, at this place, offering him $1,000 if he would secure her the"children. lie refused to have anything to do with the affair ; but one Rogers, hearing of the uiatfer, went to North Carolina, and a plan of operrt.on was perfected This plan was no other than to return to Spartanburg, collect a sufficient band of bold spirits, surprise the cnille of Capt Cooledge and carry iff the young heirs. The boldness of the plan, was worthy ofthe genius of ltob Roy , but, alas for our knights of Spartanburg ! The deeds of jhivnlry are no longer appreciated. The plan of their campaign leaked out, and a friend of Capt. Cooledge telegraphed to him of his danger. Steps were nt once taken to checkmate their move. As the north bouud express uenred King's Mountain the cars were detached froui { i.? -~.i o 5 ? vub.u? hum svup|icu. ocTcn men in ruooer coats left the train and procccced to the house >f Mrs. Cooledge. The alarm was immediately ;iven, the polios pressed citizens into service ?nd surrounded Mrs. Cooledge's house and capured four of the knights, the other three havng effected a masUrly retreat. The names of ho prisoners are Frank Burns, John L. McCall, IV. J. Parks and C. A. Kimbrell. C. A. Kimbrell urned State's evidence and was released. In lefault of ransom in the shape of bail, his comrades in the foray were imprisoned in the donon keep of Shelby Couuty to awnit their trial it the next term of court," The other three tnights lmvo returned to their homes with >ut their ?1,000.?Columbia Register. C. S. Thomas, Henry county, Ala., says Dr. Holt's Dyspeptic Elixir cured him of dyspepsia complicated with heart trouble. For sale by J. VI. Uibbs. 483m. The Yazoo City Lynching.?New Orleans, December 31.?A dispatch to the Times-Democrat 'roin Yazoo City, Miss., gives the following deails concerning the lyuching there on Saturday light and the events preceding and following he tragedy : The excitement and indignation growiug out of the premeditnted assassiuatiou of he Posey brothers nnd Nicholson on Christmas eve continued to increase. It was clear to be leen that the report of the coroner's jury fixing he guilt upon parties named as instigators of he conspiracy had taken hold of tlio public nind, and bands of armed men commenced to irrive from all parts of the country. By 7 o'clock his force numbered 300 determined but quiet nen. They surrounded the jail, overpowered ho guard and began a search for the prisoners. Sheriff Stubblefold arrived on the scene, but was aowerless. Swaze earnestly protested his innocence until the rope was thrown over his neck, when he said he tired a gun and reckoned lie sugxi IU vii? iur it. ruuic, WIIO was in a con lo iiiuiself, fought to the last and was only subdued tvhen riddled with bullets I'arker made no reliwtance. lie said he carric 1 a gun aud used it. ind lhat lie was ready to die. lie was hanged [roin the bauuislers. Gibbs, a noted criminal, was in an iron cage which could not be opened. His fellow-prisouer was couipeiled to put the loose rouud his neck, but the attempt to hang lim failed, so he was shot to death. A coroler's jury was empanneled at the jail yesterday uul rendered a verdict to the ctTect that last light a body of uuknown men, armed and fully quipped. took possession of the jail aud the lodies of Footc. I'arker, Swaze an l Gibbs, and tilled them. Fobte had becu a prominent fig ire in politics for many years. He had rcprelented this county in the Legislature, was once Circuit Clerk, was prominent as a defender of Sheriff Millard when the latter was killed by tlorgan, and whs shot in th? Wilsou-llall riot n 1875. At the lime of his death he was Deputy leventic Collector of this district. The other icgrocs killed were common characters. bargains in blankets at J.C. HUNTER & Co s. Lookout, Colohkd Folks !?Washington, Deember 20.?An organization, to be known as he "Emigrant Association," has been formed imong the colored residents of this city for the lurpose, ns set forth in the constitution, of helping colored people from the Southern itolcs to emigrate and locate." The officers Jected are as follows: President, W II Scott: ice president, Mr Howard ; secretary, J W diles; treasurer and assistant secretary, A M I Cary directors?W buum of the District of Columbia; M Howard, of Missouri : 1) W Scott, d Alabamai J D Cisnor, of Louisiana, M A S 'nry, of Georgia ; J W Niles, of Arkansas ; J b onus, 01 iexas ana A 9 Stewart or Florida, 'lie constitution provides that a prospecting and ocating committee shall be appointed, and thai very head of a family entitled to locate on one mudred and sixty acres of Government land hall, upon paying $10 to the association, re;eive help in getting to his place and have asistnnce for one year afterwards. W. A. Wright, Comptroller General, Stato of leorgia, says Dr. Holt's DyRpeptio Elixir cured ilm of dyspepsia, after having tried every other mown renidy. He only took 3 bottles. For sale >y J. M Gibbs. 483ra. Eviiikntly a Haku Cask?Mr. W. II. Trott, iroprietor of the hotel at Catawba, drops us a lostal card containing a warning to hotel men olook out for an old woman who professes to each the art of dressmaking, cutting, etc. She s more skillful as a board bill jumper than anyking else. We have heard of her before. I'hey say she has a marvelous appetite and she s a losing investment to any hotel, even if she vould pay her bill before leaving, something hat she is never known to do.?Charlotte Observer. Skndino Coal to Nkwcastle.?The Columbia :orrespondent of the News and Courier, says : The Columbia Hosiery Mill to-day sold fifty-six housand pairs of stockings to a Boston firm. This will be admitted to be a large transaction. The mill is doing splendidly. Its higher grades if goods have proven so popular that the man*, ifacture of the cheapest goods is to be abandon* id. More machinery has been ordered. Holt's Elixir will cure auy case of dyspepsia, ndigestion, or obronio liver trouble and heart liseuse caused from indigestion. For sale by 1. M. Gibbs. 483m. Two Lucky Bakhkrs.?New Haven, December 24.?Two New Haven baibers have abandoned itrop and lather brush ; in one case because the >arber who was a dissipated member of a wealthy fanrily inGerirany, has fallen heir to a rortune of nearly $100,000, and in the other case because the barber's wife has met with similar good fortune. Both notifications came with Christmas Kv*,. 9 # In the organisation of House Committees *outh Carolina is given two chairmanships : Mr. Evins being chairmaaof the committee on :erritories, and Mr. Aiken on committee of eduction. The latter failed to obtain his ambition >f chairman of the committee on agriculture but :omes second on the list of its members. ?e' A Mississippi Courthouse Burxep.?New Jrieana, December 81.?A special to ttio J'tca/urtf from Brrokhaven. Miss., says ; The jourthousj at this place was destroyed by an ncendiary fire last night; which originated in he chancery clerk's office. All the reoords were destroyed, ezoept some books and papers >f the cirouit olerk. '# Eiecutions aggregating between S7A.000 and 5100,000 have been filed against Friedberger A Uroase, dealers in general notions in Pliiladel>hia. Clothing. Over ('oats, H >ots, Shres, Hats and 'aps. at price t to tuil the timet, at ). C, HUNTER A CO'8 MARUIKD. 0'81IIKLD8?WOODADD?Married, by lUiv L C Kzcll, at hie residence, December Uih, 1883, Mr W F O'ShielJs to Mies LC Wjodurd. Both of .Spartanburg county. li.VlLY ? BURNETT? Married, by the same, December I8tli, at the resilience of Mrs l'aulina liuruelt, the bride'smotlier, Miss Lou liuiiiett to Mr Andrew J Daily. Doth of Union county. BURNETT?W A LDROP?Married,by theeauier Deo. 16th, at the residence of 8 J Waldrop, the bride's father, Miss Klleu D Waldrop to Mr Jas D Burnett. Both of Union county. STALWORTI1? KILOORE?Married, by the same, Dec. 20th, at the residence of Dr B F Kilgore, the bride's father, Miss Annie V Kilgore, of Spartanburg, to Mr A BStnlworth, of Edgefield. HOWARD-BALDWIN?Married, at the residence of Thomas Baldwin. Esq, December, 25, 1883, by Rev B O Clifford, Mr James Howard to Miss Mollie Baldwin. Both of Union county. WORTHY?NELSON?Married, on the 27th December, 1888, at the residence of the bride's father, by 8 Crosby, N I*, Mr John Worthy to Miss Franeea Nnlann All nf it. 8 MIT 11?A LEX AN DER?Marrie d ,"** on the 27ih of December, 1883. by Rev A A .lames, al lite residence of I lie bride's fat h.r, Mr Win Smith, near Joncsville, Mr Calvin Alexander and Miss Mary Smith. All of Union county. MILLER?CARTER?Married, at the residence of Mrs Lucy Lemaster, on the 12th ot December, 188:5, by W li S Harris, Trial Justice, Mr. Benjamin Miller and Miss Sallie Carter. All of Union county. FOWLER?CARTER?Mnrried, by the same, in Jonesville, on the 20th of December, 1883, ^ Mr. Foster Fowler and Miss Nannie Carter. All of Union county. BULLINGTON?BOBO?Married, by the same, in lonesville, on tho 25th of December, 1883, Mr W M Bullington and Mrs Mary Bobo. All of Jonesville, S. C. IVY?DUNN?Married, on the 27th of December, at the residence of Mr. S. Qregory. by A D Spears, Notary Public, Mr L F Ivy to Miss Maggie Dunn. All of Union county. GILLAM?GREGORY?Married, on the 26th Dec. 1883, by Rev W M Hardin, assisted by Rev A J Hires, Mr W R Gillnm to Miss Kate Gregory. All of Union county. List of Letters. Remaining in the Post Office at v-nion, S. C. for tho week ending December 31, 1883 : Miss Beonier Bishop, Miss Dot a Birde, Mrs Perneter Branner, Ycrra Colmer, Thomas Gault, Olyn Gaines, Miss Melinder Johnson. Mrs Maholy Metz, I G Mitchell, T W Stewart, Ellison Thomson. Held for pottage.?C E Johnson, Colombia, S C. Persons claiming these letters are lequested to say they are advertised. JAMES H. GOSS, P. M. SCHOOL NOTICE" rpilE Male Academy will be opened on Mon1 day, 7th inst. All the English Branches will be taught ap*? boys will be prepared for college. B. F. BAILEY, Prinoipal, It hi otic 3 of Final Discharge. BY permission of Hon. David Johnson, Jr., Judge of Probate for Union oounty, I will, on the Gth day of February next, make my final return, as administrator of the estate of Jesse Briggs, deceased, and apply for letters dismissory. All persons having claims against said estate aro notified to present them, properly attested, on or before that day, or they will be forever barred -, and all persons indebted must pay on or before that day. LAFAYETTE BIIIOGS, Adm'r Jesse Briggs. Jan 4 1 4t ESTATE SALE." IN obedience to an order of the Probate Court,' of Union county, 1 will sell, on Wednesday, January Kith, 1884. at the plantation of the late Tbos. B. Jeter, known as the Johnffon place-, near Broad lliver, in Union county, S. C., at public outcry to the highest bidder, the following personal property of tbo said Thomas B.' Jeter, deceased : 6 or 6 fine Mules, Wagous, Farming Taols, &e.. Corn, Fodder, and Cottoi. Seed, Household Furniture, Blacksmith's Tools. And numerous other articles, such as aro usually required for farmingpurposes. TE11MS OF SALE, CASH. E. H. WALLACE, Administrator.' Union, Deo. 31st, 1883. *2t. The State of South Carolina. COUNTY nA' 7/v/nv Id the Court of Probate. BY DAVID JOHNSON, JR., Esq., Probate Judge for Union County. WHEREAS, O. J. Lee hath made sui to me to grant him letters of administration upon the estate and effects ofkMiss Hanuab Lee, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the suid HANNAH LEE, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probale, to be held at Union C. H., on the 21st day of Januury next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock, a. in., to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. (liven under my hand and seal, this 4th day of January, Anno Domini, 1884, and in the 108th year of American Independence. DAVID JOHNSON, JR., Judge of Probate. Jan_4 1 2t The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF UNION. Court of Probate. BY DAVID JOHNSON, Ja.. Esq., Probatf Judge for Union County. WHEREAS, J. P. Thomas hath made suit to me to grant him letters of administration upon the estate aud effects of Eber Smith, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all ,, and sintrnlar th? Irliwlrail ?nd -0 said KBKK SMITH, deceased, that they be an4 appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Union C. II., on the 21st day of January, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clook, a. m., to show cause, if any they hare, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, tbis 4th day of January, Anno Domini, 1884. and in the 108tb year of American Independence. DAVID JOHNSON. JR., Judge of Probate Jan 4 1 Hi The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF UNION. Ccurt of Probata. BY DAVID JOHNSON, JR., Esq.. Probate Judge for Union Count jr. WIIERF.AS, Ju. Munro, clerk of Court of Common Pleas, hath made auit to me to grant him letters of administration Upon the estate and effects of Wm. J. Tucker, deceased, with will annexed. The** are, therefore, to eite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of U14 said Wm. J. Tuoker, deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Union C. H,, on the 18lh day of February next after publication herefore, at 11 o'clook a. m., to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand ana Seal, this 4lh day of January, Anno Domini, 1884 and in the 108th year of American Independence. DAVID JOHNSON, JR., Judge of Probate. jm4 J r h