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iifJHPff '' 4 * ' V *> i? . * 1 \u.,z?' * ??'"'-J-1' 11 ' ??^ ** ' * < mi * * ? i UNION COUNTY IN 1884. [ MAMUrACTUKU > 1. Number aud kind of Manufacturing estub liabnieittj) : Flour and grist mills 88, (lumber mills included in.Uto above.) othe^ inaiiufactonee 6", total 4TT Capital employed. $76,000. Value of annual product. 572,000. Number of 1 ersons employed : Whit? 41, colored 29 ; total 7?" . ^ 2. Number ofcotien mills,non^ There are uo cottou mills iu course of consiruction, or comI nines being organised or capital being raised therefor. 3. Flour sud grist mills 38. Location and proprietors : North of Pacolet River?(J Muerr & Co., Jefferies & Ketidrick, Jefferies & Speucer, .1. 11. Jefferies, J. L>. Jefferies, Win Jett'eries, F. W liison. lletweeu l'acolot and fair forest Creek ? Hantes & Jefferies, Frank Triuittiier, W. II. ltobcrson. Between the Tygi-r and the Hnoree ?15. G. Wilburn, W. IIamplifies. J. C. iluuter, G. 1). 1'eake. Between the Tj'gar uad the Rroad?J. C. llichards estate. J. W. Sartor, Crosby & Co., T. J. Junes, W. T. Jeter, G. D. l'cnke ; and others in and near UnionC. II. and west of it, including Pinekney Township. Number of hands employed ; White 8ti, colored 24;. total GO. Capital employed, ?70,000. Value of annual product, ?05,000. Classes of pio * duct : All grades of flour, meal aud grist. Kate tit" toll, ouc-teuth. Water or steam power ; Water 25, steam 13. 4. Foundries and machine shops, none. ti'only opcialed by the same power'tVin^ . iftetl by the flour and grist mills, and employs She ......o i..,...i? ti.:? i i i : ... .1... i " UIIUOi IIII3 IUUIUCI UU3IUU83, Ul UIU UL'31 is a small local one, and is iuclu>ic<l in ihc flour and grist product, as part and parcel of tlie same. l?. Turpentine stills, &c., none. 7. Other manufactories, 6. Clmiacter: Build ing anil re; airing wagons ana carriages, iucluding i lie repairing of farm implements anil machinery, and also smithery. Names &c.? Robinson & Alien, Union 0. 11., ami other minor establishments scattered through the county. Capital employed, $5,000. Hands employed : White, 6 colored 5; total 10. Value of autiual product, $7,500, Minks. V. Number of mines in the county, 5 gold mines. Two of these mines are operated and three are not : 1st The West Mine, owned and operated by the West Mining Company, is eomposed of Northern proprietors, and is located twelve miles northwest of Union C. .11. It has been worked about two years by the present company. The veins are iu tale and mica-slate formation. A twenty stamp mill is in operation day and night. From 60 to 75 hands?'25 white and 60 colored ?arc employed with a capital of about $20,000. The value of tbe ore is From $2 to $50 per ton. 2d. The T mpson or Fair Forest Mine is owned by the Estate of Dr. Dr. A. W. Thomson. It is located twelve miles northwest of Union (J. 11?, nn 1 adjoins the West Mine. The formation foundation is the same as the West Mine. \ ten-stamp mill is now operated at the mine by Major W. T Thomson. The value of the mill ;u .k?.,i ? -. nnn Ti,n c i... - i- ... $5 to $100 to the ton. There are three well delined veins on the property that assay high. This is a very valuable mine. The number of hands at present employed is *20 colored. 3d. The Nott Mine is located about ten miles northwest of Union 0. 11. and about three miles from Ulcnn Springs. It isowued by W. 11. Wilson Jr.,of Kock llill, and 0 L>. Farrar, William Munro and .lan.es Munro, of Uuion. This mine is slate formation, with quartz ore in large bodies, and reported to be a true fissure vein by M. Tuomey, State geologist. This mine is not now operateJ, but it was before the war by a company composed of South Carolinians. The value of the ore is from $5 to S1O0 per ton. It was very productive formerly, and yielded an ,gMA|^^immeugctmili^ Ore wa. taken from the vein yiefWi^^KX) petM^weights in eleven bushels of ore. 4th. The Norris & Nucholls Mine, owned by J. W. McLure & Co., of Union, is located sixteen iniles northeast of Uuion 0. II., on the Pncolel lliver. The mine is not in operation. It was worked previous to the war ami paid well. The value of the ore is from $3 to S100 per ton. 5th. The Posey Mine is located about eleven miles northwest of Union C. II.. near the West Mine. It is of the same formation as the West Mine and the ore is of about the same value. : It is owned by William Posey, Mrs. lierndon and Asa Smith. This mine was operated bi fore ' the war. and wus considered very rich, < G. Number of quarries in the county, none operated. Aouioulturk. ' 1. Number and kind of improved agricultural ' implements ? Sowers 4, reapers 25, sulky c ploughs 17, guano distributors 500, harrows 25, , grain drills 'i. Number of steam engines in use on farms and their horse power, 54, average o horse power ; total 324 horse-power. 2. Head of improved Htock in the county, &c.? 'r There are very few sheep of any kind in the ' county. (Jf cattle there are very few thorough- t breds, but about 100 grades?crosses with the | Devon and Durham breeds. There is one thoroughbred Jersey bull. i 3. Efficiency of colored labor as compared with last year, and with its efficiency five years ( ago ? Men of equnl intelligence vary from 25 percent* "better" to 25 per centworse" than it was five years ago. My own impression is 1 that it is about the same compared with both pe riods, so far as the older negroes are concerned; but as for the younger ones, with a few exceptions, it is difficult to conceive a more hopeless i outlook than they offer. c 4. Supply of colored labor as compared with i the demand and with the supply and demand last year and five years ago? There is no per- J ceptible difference, but there is some complaint i of a want of labor, as there always is and will i be. ? 5 Proportion of whi'c to colored field labor ? i About one-third white to two-thirds colored. i G. Number of hours to full day's farm work ? i Twelve. t 7 Wnges paid male and female farm laborers? I About $100 to men and $50 to women per an- ' num. I 8 Extent of field work done by women and ehildron, white and colored ? Not inuny of ei- ' liter age or luce work all the year round, but they do work to a considerable extent in plant- 1 iug, hoeing and gathering the cotton crop. Tho whiles are far the best, 0. System of labor most in use in the county? The system most in use is for the landowners to furnish the laborer with land, farming iintde ineniB and work animals?I lie owner feeding the iniuials?and then to divide the crops c<|ii>tl 1 y between the landlord nnd laborer. The wages paid for hired labor range from $(?"> to #100 per unnutti, with rations. ID. Post of producing merchantable cotton ? l'.ight cents per pound or $-10 to a bale of 600 pounds. 11. Percentage of (Ids cost in raising, picking ami ginning cotton? About 80 per cent, for iais? i ing. lb por cent, for picking and 6 per cent, for ginning. 12. Number and acreage of farms worked ex. . clu.sively by whites and with what success? About 400 farms, aveiagi.ig from l>0 to f?0 acres j each. Those who work their own lands are ( our most prosperous farmers, but the tenants, ( who constitute a uiajority of sninll white farmers, make a here support. lit. Number and acreage of farms worked ex- ( clusively by colored per plo and with what success? About 300 farm* averaging some 26 acres each . 14. Number and acreage of farms owned, con- i (rolled and worked exclusively with colored labor, or by while and colored, ami with what success? Fairly when separate; but badly to_ , gethcr. The number of fume owned and controlled by whites and worked by laborers, white and cdored. ernpliyed by white proprietors, is estimated at 2,-r>00. Total area of crops on said farms 87,000 acres. Acres in cotton 43,060, coru 1*2,860, oats 15,(K)0, wheat 12.000, rye ami bars ( ley 1,600 sweet potatoes 2,t>00: total 87,000. The pea is hut little planted ns a separate crop, but it is largely planted with corn, ami also . quite extensively after OA s and wheat, for the 4 , WW?.. I <' mV t ??A purport of bring turned under *9 a renovator of i the land. A fair average yield per acre, with fair average cultivation,^1% fair average land, ( in a fair average season, So." :* Lint cotton 190 pounds, oorn 10 bushels, oats 16, wheal 7, rye 1 aud barle/'lG, sweet potatoes 70, peas 10. With | reference to the efficiency of white and colored ( labor worked together, it is well established that uot^g|tck *%11 (^P^RiT^^VMar^^^Bnduwuers gener- I 1 ally prefer colored labor e^^Htvcly, with a few < exceptions in the upper part oTThe county, where ] there is|a good quality of white labor to be had. , 15. Condition of colored farmers as land owners and tenants 7 There agajbatefvw latidown- ' era and they are doing (airly, out the tenants''< not so well. *** 16. Are colored farmers making progress, sav- . itig money and acquiring land 7 Not generally. 17. Number and nationality of immigrants ' in (he county 7 None. 1 18. Operation of the Stock law and its effect? In reducing expenses its good effect is very decided. In improving the stock it is destined to be equally beneficial. ' 19. The lien law and its effect on white and colored farmers and merchants 7 The opinions of our people differ greatly as to this law, but the preponderance of opinion is most decidedly that it is injurious to all classes. 20. The prohibition law?its observance, enforcement and effect? It has effected great good and promises better in the future. It is pretty generally observed. ^ **'V ?1 *'"r laud for sale in the county ! Next to none at any price., .? > V 1 -I? -1 . ? - 4.c. .iiiun'ri ui coiiou kiiis in ine county, >vc.f Tliet^ are iiL **it 100 gius, average cost of gin, S180. M<\'tnum outturn to gin per .lay, 12 hales ; average 4 bales. Average distance cot- . ton is limited to gin, two miles. Charge for ginning, 1-20. Number of bales ginned annually, 20,000. No cleaners. 2d. Remarks, suggestions. &c. : Tho Chief needs of our farmers are better county roads and greater facilities for getting an education. The establishment of good schools would be the best possible investment for our people?better than factories, desirable as these tnay be, or better than railroads or even the repeal of the Lien law, which many think the greatest desideratum of nil. The above report is made as the best synopsis that could be framed upon the estimates and facts furnished by twenty-five of the most intelligent and most practical gentlemen in the county. ? Attn and Courier. $hc tSBtchljl Pinion ?imca. R. M. STOKEsT Editor. UNION, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1884~ SUBSCRIPTION?S2 00 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING. One square or one Inch, first insertion, - - - 51.00 Kaclt subsequent insertion, ------- 75 I.iliernl discount made to merchants ami others advertising for six months or by the year. Obituary Notices of ten lines or less, inserted free. " " over ton lines, charged as Advertise* uionts. TAKE NOTICE Citations, Notices to Creditors and Notices of Final Discharge must bo paid for before they will appear in our columns. Postoffice Hours. The postolfice at Union will lie open every day, except Sunday, fmin 7 a. in. to fi p. in. On Sunday, froiu 10 to 11 a. in., for the delivery of mail ] matter, only. The Cotton Market. Sales 275 bales ; prices 71 ?10 cts. U?ay~ weuueii l'liuips, the celebrate"! orator aud agitator of public thought and opinion, died , at las ItWne id Boston lasl'Suturday opening, in ' his 73d year. Win G. Hughes is the only man from Union on the juries of the special term of the United States District court, now in scssiou at Greenville. CW. We regret to learn that Mrs. John It. Smith died it her residence near this town, at 7 o'clock last Tuesday ivcuing. She leaves a husliand and six or seven children ituong the latter arc three little ones to whom the death >f their mother is a truly sad alllictiou. The new fence in front of Mrs. Ar. bur's residence is finished. It is a decided mprovement upon the unsightly row of scraggy sedar trees that almost completely hid the pretty snd cozy residence from sight. Gen Law, of the Yorkville Military ichool, paid our town a visit last Thursday. The General looks fully as young and vigorous is lie did at the close of the war, in which he lore a conspicuous part. kn Oyster Supper. The Ladies of tho W. C. T. U. will have an jystcr supper at the Hotel on Tuesday evening, February 12th, for the purpose of raising money ,o buy a Molodeon for the Band of Hope. The public are cordially invited to attend. t)o Miss Lottie Jteckoell, a well known and much ' csjiccted maiden Lady of this county died at hor real- | lonco last Tuesday, after an illness of about a week, aged , tearly 7C years. Miss Heck noil was an old-time strict member of the Methodist Church, and adhered to the doctrine of tho I mritans of that denomination, that wearing jewelry and | itlier sii|> rfluous adornments u|>on the body was not in iccordance with the character of a true christian ; and it s said of tier that she never wore a ring or any other "iece of jewelry on her person, and herdresses ware made 1 n the most primitive style, without a rutlle or a piece of rimming about thent. She hud lived the life of a christian and died in tho christian's consoling belief that 'henceforth there is-a crown of glory laid up for hor in aeaven." - ?. Jurors for U. 8. Circuit Court. The following gentlemen of Ihis County have been drawn to serve as Jurors nt the term of the United Slates Circuit Court to be held at Charleston in April next : On tho Grand Jury, II. F. Uny, of Cross Keys. On the l'etit Jury, A. C. Lyles, Sautuc. Death of Miss Nannie Jeter. This exemplary christian young Lady died nt the residence of her parents, llev. J. T. and C. K Jeter, on the Olli of last month, in the '.'3d year of her age. She was a young lady of very decided christian character, and in her every day wulk exemplified "the beauty of holiuess to all around her." She had been an active member of the linplist church for 0 vcars. Bouttt Carolina in 1884. Tlic people of South Carolina csunot, wo think, too tiiglily appreciate the great work of the Charleston News tnd Courier iu giving to the worM so complete and practical "a view of the Industrial Life of the State" as appeared in its issue of the 4th lost. It is the most valuable report that haa been issued jret upon the Industrial conlition of South Carolina, and we hope it will bo issued in permanent form for distribution all over the world. We give our readers that portion pertaining to Union county, which, compared with other counties, places us at almost tho lowest round of the ladder of progress and enlerpriss. We, however, must correct the report from Union as to the number, Ac., of immigrants In the county. We can point to at least twenty foreign horn residents who are among the heat and most prosperous ritiaens of our county. We speak of this not to detract front the value of the report, hut because we are inclined to assist in making the report what we think the enter prising proprietors of tho News and Courier Intended ij should Ik-, complete and reliable in all its parts. Great reduction in Clothing at Mark & Kn?iel' 15. M. WIN STOCK. Manager, j : In Impoeter. W The adagefchat "there is nothing now under .he sun," Is being verified in many ways in fir hie land ot cure. This progressive age is im- an ?roviiig upon and introducing to ail appearances, wl jew, which really had their origin half a cen> in) ,ury ago, Soothsayers, ^|| witches'and witch doctors, have all lay; but we are r%1^^*W.y %ficlined fo the b?Tat* icf that not since thefearthly pilgrimage ot our * Saviour and the days of tho Apostles, have any on niraclcs been performed, ruch as healing the tff lick, mnking the lame to walk and the blind to ice, by mere toucli or word. llut iniposters ha jave cor-.c, of whoso cotuing we have been fore- hi warn'd. The advent of a man who calls himio Dr. James Ellis, accompanied by a girl he n< : Us his daughter, among the good peop!e?{?he M i'ea Kidgo section of tliis county, claiming to be nble to heal all diseases, by quotingoertain pas ho sages of Holy Scripturo and the use of a peou* *h liarly constructed plumb line, wbioh little in. slrument directs his thoughts by its unerrinjr W( drop in some respects alarming. This vile imposler has dropped down, as it were, aqd w taken up his abode among these honost, etgrdy J h' people, aud by the practice of his nefarioidFdi- u< eices has absolutely unsettled and dethroned * the reason or some or the moalcredulous wffd unsuspecting citizens, who havo allowed their superstitious natures to control their belter it judgment, to the exclusion of every rational by* pothesis, and great excitement prevails through' out the neighborhood, Dr. M. A* Moore, in his "Reminiscences of York," relates the circumstance of a wonderful cure affected by one Dr. Drindle, a celebrated 1 witch doctor, (wkioh will serve to illustrate the 1 character of this Dr. Ellis) of North Carolina. It seems that one Mosie Orabbie had been be ^ witched and was confined to bed all day in a stupor until between 11 and 12 o'clock at night. $ Mosie would scream aloud, jump out of bed, run out of tho house, and would not return until $ next morning after daylight, ile would give as an explanation of his conduct, that Mrs. Big- ^ gert, nn old witch that lived in the woods some ^ distance from his house, rode him every night ? to a certain house, where she met other hags b like herself, spend the night in their wild delights, would hitch hitn under a chestnut troe> 01 and he would return every morning with his feet full of chestnut burs. Dr. Brindle was sent 81 for and wbeu ho came the first thing he did was l' to give Mosie au emetic, which caused him to 8I eject from his stomach crooked pins, needles, hair balls, &c. Then the doctor got a black cat, tied the cat to a chair, and with some dead driod hog weed, gave the cat nine "clips." This was ?' repeated alternately by Mosie and tho doctor. Mosie was cured and was never knowu to repeat ai his screaming and jumping out of bed at night. 10 aod running away. Dr. Moore, the writer of this story, was present, went into the house ]] where Dr. Brindle was, and complained to tho c< old witch doctor that he (Dr. Moore) was suf. ^ r..-;.. ~ r . ? ? r ? vntig uuui mooru |)itui iu ms arm, wnercupon ^ l)r. Urindlc said he could cure it; passed his liand up and down the arm of Dr. Moore rapidly a( three times, saying "in and out," then said, j, "Now you aro well." "Yes," says Dr. Moore, j, "I was well, for I had nothing the matter with my arm ; I simply did this to lest the conjurer, i. paid him a quarter and left." This happert^Tt#U| 1820 or 1821- Such is the power of of all such g as Dr. llrindlo and Dr. James Ellis to effect a j( euro of diseases supernnturally. We hear you j, ?ny?"llut he oured Mosic Orabbie." Granted ?but Mosie Grabbie's ailment was imaginary, f a disease of the mind, and just as soon as he was t| convinced that the cause was removed and CJ assured by tho mysterious Dr. Hrindlo that the (| eld witch would never ride him again, his mind (j was relieved and Mosie was restored. We foci j t profound sympathy for the convorts of such as p Dr. James Ellis, and are truly astonished at the gl tluence he exerts amc ug a people who have ever been characterised for their good sense,? 0 Some possessing even more than ordinary intelli. ^ jence have resented with patriotic xeal the inreduction of auy "newfangled" person or plan> is was fully demonstrated by the warm reception " given to Prof. Lowe, with rocks and fence rails, j when ho dropped down in his big balloon. Wo learn thil ?nm? r.1 iK? some justly indignant and exasperated at the (l ruin wrought by this impostor, and have been trying to forcibly drive him from among them, u while others?his unfortunate believers?are w tsndeavorirg to protect and defend him, claiming that the doctor possesses a charmed life, and u tha no common gun with powder and leaden n hall cau kill him. But our informant negatives " the belief that they credit the assertion, since tho doctor has not been seen, and cannot be n found, since lie and his fr.ends received the in- M lelligence that his presence is no longor dc- a sired in that vicinity. Wo learn that a war- " rant for his arrest as a common cheat has been v issued. We think that these duped citizens ? oould, with equal propriety; if his satanic majesty were to step upon tsrra firms and ^ unfurl his banner, with tho zeal of new converts, ^ clap their hands and shout, hurrah for holl !? w for this man Ellis is evidently an emissary of a the devil or the Republican party. Sales Day?Lisas and Cash. ^ We do not remember ever soeing so large a " orowd of people from the country on our streets ( as was here last Monday, except when a circus ^ was in town or al a county political meeting* No Sheriff or Master's sales had been advertised, and being c irious to know what attracted such u large crowd, we enquired the cause and dis- ^ covered that they were the most impecunious set of mortals that ever made a raid on a town. Over one-half of thein were here to givo liens or boi- L row money to mako the next crop upon, and the 1 rest of them either had no business at all here f or, having a few dollars in their pockets, oaine p to pay their debts or buy supplies?but very few h of the two latter classes, however. * We wore pleased to learn that all classes of our farmers are striving to get along without C giving liens, finding that they can do better by " borrowing money at even 12 per cent, and pay- 1 ing cash for their supplies than paying frov^b to -10 per cent advance for sup lies on a lion. \ Even the merchants prefer selling "cheap for o cash" to high prices on a lien. They are all foatcoming to our standard ; but y gentlemen, you can't got from under tho ruin <1 until you praotice the most rigid economy in f store purchases, raise your own "hog and hom- ij iny" this year to make your next crop with, and p regulate your expenses upon a $hort crop basis, <j instead of calculating upon a full crop and spend- f ing up to it. as a Urge number of you have done for years past. Great reduction in Dry Goods, Mlankofs and h Quills,at Mark & Kndcl's. B. M. WIH8TOCK, k Manager, b y re awonesville. Abo^t 12 o'clock last Sunday night, a serious e occurred at Jonesville destroying the store d^dweefng occupied by Mr. Ilatnlott Smith, utcnts, the occupants barely escap8 fc^Wioir lives. All the stock in the store, M^Kwith all the furuiruro and clothing BN^welliiig. wore destroyed, our inrortnaot itirig that he did not thiak evo j a chair wa red, fad the family escapo l from tho flames ? night clothes. Mr. Smith's loss is to be about $2,500, pattly insured, ire sustained by other parties, but we ve not received the details. It iu not known >w tAfire originated. The Aiilding was o-vnoJ by Mr. Q. W- Bon* ir^jp we have not heard whether there was i^flkranco on it or uot. mere not within nine miles of the fire and |ye m roly on parties who were there or (froahouts, whoso statements vary so widely fc* we are almost afraid to give even what e have heard about it. Had it occurred in ly neighboring oounty their county papers ould have been posted by letter The Timbs la the fewest county correspondents of any iwspaper in tho State. In this county the Htoifti^xpected to be ubiquitous?but he is At, he Can huaiiy one |>la?a at a t tin a Great reduction in Hats and Gonl'js Furnishig Goods nt Mark & Kndel's. B. M. WINSTOOK, Manager. ensioners in Union County. Wo have received from the Department of the itcrior, the following list of pensions of the nited Stales on tho pension roll January 1, 683, for Union County. Meriam Long, Jonesville, widow, 1812?$8. pril 1880. Elizabeth Fowler, Jonesville, widow. 1812? 8 March 1874. Jinsey Vaughan, Union C. H., widow, 1812? 8. January, 1879. As we understand it the above aro pensioncri >r tho war of 1812. The ponsiouing of the loxican Soldiers has not been decided by Con' rcss, although the matter has been before thai ody for some years. In a letter to us from i iend iu Washington, a few years ago, speaking Tike difficulties in the way of scouring justici t the veterans of the Mexican war and thei' irvivors, he incidentally says : "Perhaps, i te Palmetto regiment had not borne so conlicuous and proud a position in that war, the elay would not be so great." We readily saw to meaning of our friend's remark at that time ut are in hope that with the smoothing down f sectional prejudices will bring about a more bcral and magnanimous spirit toward the noble leu w ho so bravely carried the American flag >to the proud city of the Astecs. C. S..Thomas, Henry county, Ala., says Dr oil's Dyspeptic Elixir cured him of dyspepsit implicated with heart trouble. For sale by J [. Uibbs. 483m. emoval of the Poatoffloe. We are pleased to State that our careful ant ccommodating Postmaster after duly considerig the matter concluded not to remove his ofiict no tho wooden building first contemplated, bu as rented the middle room iu the Jeter build jig, Just below the '1'imks office, and is nov KefJ^nsconeed in it, with all his convenience xed up. The location is not quite as centra >r the delivery of the mail matter as tho offic e left, but it is so near it that no one can com lain, and having moved the street box to 111 ront of the Dank and Hotel, in ihe centre o le business part of the town, where lcttor an be mailed, an 1 secured a safe building, w [link he has done all tie could do to accoiuiuo ate the people generally. We still thiuk th opart merit should build a safe and convenien usiouicu in mis piace, ana put in an tne neces try accommodations instead of imposing upoi lie Postmaster the payment of rent, purohasini f office and street boxes &c?amounting to abou oOO?out of his salary. Holt's Klixir will cure auy case of dyspepsia digestion, or chronio liver trouble and hear isease caused from iudigestion. For sale b; . M. Uibbs. 483m. Lockkd Oui.?The Exchange Bank of Macon eo., has had to suspend operations in conse uence of the disarrangement of the combinatioi ick of the bank vault. The officials have beei ying for two days to unlock the vault, bu ilhout success. 4A few Jays ago a man was locked up in a saft nder very similar circumstances, and we hav ot heard yet whether he got out without break ig the safe. We often read of nion going horn itc "from the club" being locked out unti luriiiiig, or uaiii a soiismciory arrangeraen as effected for a Dew bonnet or dress, but th bovu is tho first instanoo on record where n< tie of the officers cf a bank oould get into th ault. letter Man Than He. "A Lady Reader" writing to the Charlosto iews and Courier, tells of a man in Ciarendo dunty who cao show receipts for twonty-fiv reeklies, two dailies and six monthlies. He i contributor, regularly, to no less than nine < lieee. Besides these mentioned, he sub"crib< o tho for friends in three differer tales. -All these papers can be seen, as no fit ? broken. That beats Sheriff Du Pre of Abbeville nint ecu papers for himself and three for bis friendi esides throwing in nine oontrioutions. Tht ran will live long and die happy. PLOWS, PLOW STOCKS, Hoes, Axes and a iuds of farming implements to bo found at J.C. HUNTER & GO'S. A Riotous Colorbi> Assembly.?The so-calle light watches which are wont to be kept up i ,'roin well's alley have become a source of into rable nuisance to the people who have the mil ortunc to reside anywhere within earshot of th dace. Two such meetings wero in progrei laturday night. They were kept up all nigl nd the worshippers were finally worked u nto such a pitch that the assembly resembled Irunken orgy or a scene in bedlam. Lleui lolden, of the police foroe, called in at th uuiiugB Buvcmi nines .luring int nigni and re juested the people to make lore noise, but hi equests were unheeded. At 6 o'clock yester lay morning the noieo became.eo outragcou hat it was found necessary to call up a aqua f police auJ disperse the crowd. When th lolioe reached the place the scene beggare lesoription. Men and women were shouting elling, dancing, howling and crying, while lozen or more women lay upon the ground in rienzied condition, soma of them utterly ex isusted while others were acting like maniac* 'he meetings were at once dispersed, and th >arties notified that in future such disorder) emunstrations would not be permitted erei or religious puposes.?N*v$ and Oaw%*r. W. A. Wright, Comptroller General, State t leorgia. says Dr. Holt's Dyspeptic Elixir cure lm of dyspepsia, after baring tried erery othe nown renidy. He only took 8 bottles. For sal yj. M.Glbbs. 483m Freight on Fertiliser*. Mr. Editor :?In your issue of Feb. let., under t te above heading, you bare, no doupt unintentionally, been misled as to the facts in is your artiole. 4 Prior to the leasing of the S. U. &. C. Railroad by the Clyde combination, the freight on guano *roui Charleston to Union C. 11. was $45,OG per oar, or $4 50 per ton. Very soon after the above leise was consummated,?some 3 yeare ago?the rate on guano was advanced to $50 per oar, or $ j per ton, whioh rate had been in force all the while, uutil the Standard Tariff of the R. R. Commission reduoed it to $42 per oar, or $4 20 per ton. This rate was arrived at by a graduated charge for the distanoe hauled,?none paying the same or more for a Shorter haul than was paid for a longer distanoe, wlihh had uol been the practice of .the roads. The rate of freight on guano should be low. because it is a home manufacture, made within our own borders, used very extensively by our farmers, for the purpose of making ootton and other produce that in their turn will, in a vsry large measure, be hauled by the same roads that haul tho guano. Then, again, reduced rates would give greater consumption, afld thereby increased tonnage for the roads. Furthermore, iKa inoraaaml minim; of the orude roclc has very much reduced the price and market value of all Phosphates?say fully 25 per cent. Large quantities of Kainil nro now being used, worth in the market $10 to $12 per ton. Thus, you Bee we have Kainit, Acids, super-Phosphates, &c., worth in tho market from $10 to $15 and $20 ' 1 per ton, on which we have a freight rate rnngiug ^ from nearly 25 to 50 per cent, of the first cost of the goods. No business in the world can sustain such rates ot freight. Suppose for a moment you had to pay 26 per cent of the value ^ of your ootlou as^reight, or on any article ae much of a ataple as either of these two 7 Yet, ^ ail who are at all familiar with this subject, know that one of the first considerations in making ^ 1 rates, is to take into consideration the value of tho article to be shipped. These are some of ^ ' tho reasons that iufluenced one of the commie' sioncrs to favor low rales ou fertilisers. The k railroad authorities impressed the Legislature 1 that the Commission should not make rates, and J the In w was amended to this extent, before it had been fairly tested, and we were given to ^ understand by the Legislature that they consld. ered the rates too low, for example, their increaa1 iug all passenger rates, by special enactmont. The commission's rates on guano to Union ' was a roduction of nearly 20 per cent, on the old rate, so when the road proposed to advance the commission's rates about 10 per cent, the Board approved tho same. To reoapitulate : The 1 anti commission rnto was $5 per ton, the iouimissiou's rale 51 ~0, tho new rate is $4 63 per . ton. t Now, Mr. Cditor, allow me to say one more Word on your article. I am well aware that it is far from you to in any wise misrepresent, or put ,he commission in a wrong light before your 1 readers, aud yet, unintentionally, 1 1 e'.ieve( on your part, you sec how mistaken you were in i your facts; and I will furthermore say here, that t nine-tenths of the nowsj-aper articlos that ap: peared in the press last Fall, crltioising the r standard tariff of tho Commission, when it first s appeared, wero as erroneous and misleading as 1 the information you had received as to guano e rates to your town. I believe now that the posi : tiou taken by the Board, that it would not ree ply to any articles not addressed to their office f w?8, oftentimes, great injustice to themselves as 8 well as misleading to the public, e Very Truly, : D. P. D. e ? t Boots, and Shoes, Tiunks and Valices, and our entire stock we will sell at prices that will >: astonish the natives. a B. M, WIN8TOCK, Manager. g t A Maiiriaoc Service to Suit Divorck Laws. ?London. February 3.?The Marquis of Queensberry has sent a pamphlet to the members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons advocating the reform of the marriage service 1 to meet the views ot secularists. He proposes, V in order to meet divorce cases, to leave out in the in?rri?ge ceremony the words "Whom Qod has joined together let n~ man put asunder," ' substituting "Whom the Qovernment of Nature may put asunder let no man attempt to keep a together." t Great sacrifice in Ladles Cloaks, Shawls and Hosiery, at Mark & Endel's. ^ B. M. WINSTOCK, Manager. A Flood ix Littlk Pkk?Dbs.?The water In o the Little Pee-Dee River has been very high for ii i iic |nuuwg weens, una 11 is now, ai uailivant's t Ferry, two miles outside of the bank. On Friday the water had begun to fall slightly, the e fall for the preceding twenty-four hours being >t about three-quarters of an inoh. The river was ? still running over its western bank in places, and was level with the bank at its greatest elevation. The crossing at Gallivant's Ferry was somewhat difficult, but not M dangerous as it might have been, ,e> n Kii.i.rd for Taking Libkrtiga.?Galveston 6 February 3.?A special to the New* from Hous " ton says that W. J. Perkins killed Andrew Johnson, at Cedar Ilayou on Friday, by shooting !B him in the head with both barrel* of his shot 11 gun. No one else witnessed the deed except 1? Perkins's wife, with whom it is alleged Johnson had taken improper liberties. Perkins surren? dered himself to the officers. B, g kt Tiie South Orrrma vert "Solid.?Yes, the South is getting very "solid"?sold in making iron, digging mines, manufacturing cotton, " building railroads and voting the Demoorat ticket.? Lynchburg Daily Newt. . On Friday a ship load of armed Virginians ' pounced down on a fleet of Maryland oyster .D boats which were dredging in Virginia waters. The fleet wm diepereed end several vessels bad1 |? injured by aoannon with which the Virginia ere ft wee armed. One Maryland vessel was * captured and its crew lodged in Jail. . a Ihhmakl. A Tiirili.ino Novsl. By Mise M. t E. Braddon, author of "Lady Audley'a Secret," ^ "Aurora Floyd," "The Ladies Mile," &o. Published by epeoial arrangement, from the author'a j8 advance proofs, in Tur. WssKt.Y Nkws, begin. _ tiing Wednesday, January 30. $2 a year. A4? drees the Nkws and CotTRKR, Charleston, 8 C. d - ? * Bacon, Flour, Corn, Meal, New Orleaoa Molas'1 see. Coffee and Sugar at bottom price* at [. J. C. HUNTER & CO'8, a * MARRIED. i. HAMILTON?HILL. Married, on the 20th n Decomber, 188.1, nt the residoncu of the bride's y father, in the eity of Spartanburg, by Rer. W. ? W. Duncan, D. D.. Dr. J. II. Hamilton, of Union Connty to Miss Josie, only daughter of Dr. Joseph Hill, of Spartanburg. >f QUINN?OOFORTH. Married, Pebruary 8d, d 1884, at the residonoe of the Bride's mother, by >r Thomaa Comer Esq.. Notary Publio, Mr. John e j Quinn to Miss Susan GofortH, all of Unioir County. ' HErORT. OF OOUNTY COMMISSIONERS [continued tsom 1st page.] to of I Date of I By whom presented I Amount lalm | filing I | of claim 1883. 17 May 8, J C Wallace trial justice, 20 28 18 << .< lPial justice one-quarter salary, 25 00 18 May 8, J L Williams, buryiDg pauper, 8 00 20 May 8, A H Foster,R Rtax coupons 60 50 21 " " J T Young, repairing Rice's bridge 69 00 ** 22 May 8, J C Jeter, trial justice $ salary, 6 Z6 23 May 8, 1? M Cohen & Bro, blank book for Auditor 2 50 24 May 81 R Macbeth, dieting prisoners - 118 20 25 May 8) J W Becknell, building bridge 76 00 26 June 1 R M Stokes, advertising for aohool commissioner, 82 00 27 June 4 I S Gregory, coroner's inquest, 18 86 . ,28 June 6 E C Vinson, trial justice constable 28 46 29 June 9 M TSmith, post mortem examination coroner's inquest 10 86 .30 June 9 M T Smith, post mortem examination coroner's inquest 6 10 181 J'ne 12, John B Foster, trial justice constable, 62 56 182 J'ne 12 Walker, Evans & Cogswell, stationery for Auditor,...... 41 70 183 J'ne 12 R M Stokes, printing advertisement, ..... 171 60 184J'nel2J W Bates, constabla for coroner, 2 CO i 186 J'ne 12 C Gage, olerk, B C C, 90 00 * 186 " * C M Baily. rep'ring bridge, 22 60 [37 ?> ?? Jesse Baily trial justioe constable, 19 06 18$ J'ne 12 R M Stokes, printing jury and witness tiokets, 11 00 139J'ne 16 Anthony Johnson, ferryman - 120 00 140 J'ne 18 G Bolick, whitewashing jail. 10 00 141 J'ly 10, Asa Smith, jury and commissioner's account, 24 00 142 J'ly 10, R Macbeth dieting prisoners, 90 81 113 J'ly 10, J M Bunch, trial justice constablo 7 28 144 J'ly 10, I S Gregory, coroner's inquest 12 05 146 J'ly 10, Benj F Tuoker, ooroner's constable, 2 26 116J'ly 10, EC Viuson, trial justice constable 41 86 147 J'ly 10, T J Vinson, trial justice constable 2 20 148 J'ly 10,1) JohnsonSr,trial justice's j salary 25 00 149 J'ly 10, W W Hughes, stationery for Auditor,..'. 4 20 160 J ly 10, James Munro, clerk's ao't- 68 10 161 " " J C P Jeter, trial iustice 4 salary, C 26 152 J My 10, J C Wallace, trial justice ? salary 26 00 163 JMy 10, J II Williams, burying pauper . 8 00 ? 164 J'ly 10, C M Myers; work on bridge, 1 06 156 Aug 6, K Macbeth, dieting prisoners, 82 21 166 Aug 6, Henry Richards, removing raft .. 1 76 167 Aug 14, L 11 Tucker, repairing bridge 29 60 168 Aug 14, C & O KR, freight on lumber 167 01 169 Aug 14, I 8 Gregory, coroner, 8 70 160 '* E C Vinson, trial justice constable 27 60 161 Aug 14, Ino G Colton, supplies for pauper, 21 00 162, Aug 14, lliloy McKissiok, ferryman - 89 66 163 Aug 14, R F Briggs, trial justice constable, 18 40 164 Aug 14, R H and W Y Stewart, repairing bridge 76 26 166 Sep 10, I S Gregory, coroner, 16 90 lrtrt " nn ? ? ? ? WV f ?MBVU| wivuvr VUliBUI* - 2 00 167 Sep 1C, I S Gregory, coroner, 18 40 168 ? " J E Col ton, supplies for pauper 10 00 160 Sep 10, R Macbeth, dieting prieonere, &c, .. 128 60 ? 170 Sep 10, Thos W Oiles, trial juetioe i salary 12 60 171 Sep 11, E C Vinson, coroner'* constable, 4 40 172Sepll,R F Brigge, trial juetioe oonetable 8 26 178 Sep 11 EC Vineon, trial juetioe constable .. 87 80 174 Sep 11, James Grant, rent Treasurer's office 60 00 176Sep U,aibbs At Koberson, repairing bridge, IQ 00 177 Sep 11, Dr J DOrr.post mortem examination ourontr'i inquest 6 00 178 Sep 11, Koberson ft Grimball, sup* plies for jail 16 20 179 Oct 1, J M Mobley, repairing bridge, 6 26 180 Oot 4, J B T Soott, trial justice } salary 18 76 181 Oot 6, R Macbeth, dioting prisoners, Slo ? 118 67 4 182 Oot 6, Win Jefferies, repairing bridge, ? 116 76 188 Oot 9, J C Wallace, trial justiee \ salary 26 00 184 Oot 9, Sumner ft Smith, repairing bridge - 70 00 186 Oct 9, T J Hughes, trial justioe constable 18 70 186 Oot 9, Thoe W Giles, trial justioe inquest 8 60 197 Oot 9, Thos W Otles, trial Justioe \ salary, 0 3ft 188 Oot 9, Walker, Evan* A Cogswell, stationery 89 7B> 189 Oot 9, John Holoomb, trial justioe oont table, 1 7 ft 190 Oot 9, K C Vinson, trial jostioe oonstable, 19 80 191 Oot 9, R P Brlggs, trial jnstioe oonstable, 88 40 192 Oot 9, J P MeCluney, postmortem examination inquest 6 00 198 Oot 9, Nlmrod Smith, trial justioe oonstable 82 7ft 194 Oot 9, 8 L West, trial justioe ae. c-cn? 34 81