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i- " She <>$cclt!y tBmon Slimm 1 R. M. STOKES, Editor. UNION, FRIDAY~MARCU 5,1880. STTBaCRIPTIOW?>8 00 PRB ANNUM. Tha Cotton Mukit. t'siuji, March. 4. Sales fur the wee It 207 bales. Extreme prices ranged from 7%aS-)*. The testimony in the case of the Slate vs. B. B. Going will be published in full next week. ' tbtf' Our lamp-lighter is somewhat partial. He has not ' let his light shine' beyond Dr. Gibbes' residence, on Main street, for lo ! these many days. We had a plearaut visit last week from i our oi l friend, Mr. K. A. Jones, a leading mer- 1 chant of Uaffoey City. He tells us that Gaff- ( nejs is still booming, although the hard timrs has given it a hard rub. Itusiness, on time, is , brisk there, but merchants are more careful , than formerly in giving credit. ^ ? - - war We usk our cotton planters to carefully read the appeal of the "inter-State Agricultural Contention," which they will find at the bead of the first column of this page, and ask themselves if they can afford to make another crop ol cotton for 7i cents a pound and buy their supplies out of it. In this case the farmers should adopt the aphorism?"fore-warned is fore-armed.'' - - ?? ' Wc return sincere thanks to the ladies ' of the W. C. T. L". for the very liberal plate of 1 delicious fried oysters from their oyster supper last Tuesday night. We enjoyed them hugely, 1 anl highly appreciated tlio kindness that * prompted the ladies to send them to us, as they 1 knew it was utmost impossible fur us to be with f them ni their supper. Our heart is with the 1 W. C. T. U. aud lis noble work. 1 Through the courtesy of our highly < esteemed friend, Her. J. M. Carlisle, wo hare * received a copy of the minutes ot the 100th session of the South Carolina Conference of the 3 M. K. Church South, held iu Columbia, Decern- ? bcr, 18S0. The pamphlet is handsomely printed, and contains much valuable information upon the past history aud the present growing coudi> tion of the church. We hopo to make extracts front it at some future tiaie. Mow is a good time to plant out shade trees, and we would suggest that oaoh lot otfner iu town plant shade trees ou his side walk. The Town Councils have heretofore spent considerable money in plauting shade trees, but they were uot successful for want of constant attention during their lirsl year's growth. If each lot owner would plant trees in front of his lot and take carc of them oue year it would be a very tritliug expense aud labor for each and would he more likely to insure the growth of the trees. pejT" A snow storm commenced falling here about 8 o'clock .Saturday night and lasted until nearly 11 o'clock Suuday morning, covering 'lie grouud from three to four inches. By ?>ght, liowever, it had umrly *11 disappeared, ! and by noon Monday there w*? not enough left to make a suowball. Tliia has been the coldest winter kuown in this couutry for many years. ^ At this time the Northern lakes and rivers are frozen over, railroads blockaded by snow and j transportation of all kinds seriously impeded, j It is causing much suffering at the North. a*r We are the last persou to curtail or H interfere with (he pleasures or amusements of ^ the boys, unless those pleasures or amusements t are calculated to injure and intprfere with the safely and comfort of other persons. A few days ago a gentleman from the country ^ reported to us that a bicycle on the streets so , frightened a horse his wife was driving that, | had the auiioal net been held by a gentleman passing, he would hare ryi) away. We also "j heard that a young lady was thrown from her j, horse a few days ago, by the animal becoming ^ frightened at u rapidly passing bicycle. A few days ago souic boys were so careless c in shooting robins on a back lot on Main street, ^ that the shot struck the loofs of dwellings, a kitchens and a well house under which a *er. t rant was standing. ^ Personal Mention. t Col. Jai. II. llion, of Winnsboro liar is at- ' lenJiug Court. 1 Hon. E. 11. Llobo, of tho Spartanburg Ear is ' also attending Court. a K. \V. Shaitd, Esq., of Columbia, is also in ^ attendance ? ? . - ? c A Masioal Treat- il The iloston Stnr "Concert Company will treat y the oilizeus of L'aion to one of their exquisite t musical performances, in Nicholson's Hall, on tl the night of Tuesday, the .(lib, inst. The s character of litis company is ihe big'aest, in point of respectability and talent, and their o performances are prouounced very superior and ci entertaining. We hope they will have a crowded |j house, for we believe they deserve it, C y Bargains for Maroh. Our friend T. K. Hailey, the progressive Furniture mao, sent iu yesterday a long advertise- . inent to tuke the place of the one already in ^ our columns, but it was too late, and we had to postpone it to next week. iJr. liailey proposes to sell great bargains in jj Furniture to cash buyers, until the 1st of April. He also informs those who owe him that he wil' ^ . be compelled to make collections by the 1st of April, even from his moat liberal friends and customers. In c rder to sec just where he stands 0 Thomas requests all who hold claims against ^ him to present thfJP by that date. He seems 0 determined to pay and he paid, and he's right. y n ? - >' - -? ? ??ath of tapt. W U Hughes ?' This highly respected citizen died very sud- 11 denly on Monday evening, from an attack cf P congestive chilis. i)e had been complaining for K some days,but nothing serious was apprehended. (>u Monday morning bp appeared as well as " usual und went over portions of his farm. A '' little after I o'clock he was taken quite sick 8 and died about tf o'clock. f'apl. Hughes was well known throughout V this county us a man of honor and integrity, a J1 brave and true patriot, lie died iu the 06th year of his age. In his death the county haa g lust a good citizen nnd his children a kind T parent. He was buried in the village graveyard, b brside his wife, on Monday, and his remains ? were followed to the grave by a large concourse j pt devoted fi ends. 1 * 'oiitios in til* Farmer* Cluba. In onr issue of February 10th, we punished in excellent article from a Texas Farmer to th* 1 'lome and Farm, under the head of ' A Plea for 1 )rganixation.' The closing words of this strong 1 appeal to tlic farmers of the South were : Let us be as a bnnd of brothers, work together, reason together, buy what we need together, and sell what we produce together, and et us not mix politics or religion with the organisation.' We gave the article our most cordial approbation, and urged the necessity for such organzation, but opposed the political element that many are attempting to infuse into Farmers Clubs in this State. * In Mr. B. II. Rice's communication, last week, lie closes by saying : ' The rose-colored idea of farmers clubs having nothing to do with politics is so inconceivably absurd and ridiculous, and so transparently the wish of those who nre not their friends, that no :ommcnt from me is required.' Mr. Rice appears to arrogate to himself the lole championship of the furinersof this county, mil evidently assumes that all who do not agree with him in the details of organization are not :lie friends of farmers or farmers clubs. Mr. Rice, in assuming so much, weakens hie own position. For nearly forty years we have devoted our means nnd our best judgment to the enlightenment of the agricultural class of the State and the advancement of every agricultural interest of the South, and we do uot believe now that the farmers of Union avc willing to iccept Mr. llicc's assertion that we are not their frjcnd, merely because we cannot look upon the remedy for their present grievances from his political standpoint. It may appear rose-colored, inconceivably ibsuvd and ridiculous to Mr. Rice that farmers dubs, as clubs, should have nothing to do with politics, but to every man who has no axe to grind and can fully appreciate the present des- , itute and dependent condition of nine-tenths of he farmers of Union county, nnd the urgent leccssity for speedy relief, it is supremely ri- 1 liculous to ask thcin to await rcliof through the low and uncertain channel of politics. Admit politics into the Farmers Clubs and , rou open the door of the clubs for political ispirants, demagogues nnd all other discordant dements which ever linve nnd ever will distract, lisorganize and ultimately ruin every social or icnehcinl organization. If wo thought for a moment that politics pvould insure *o the planters n quarter of a cent norc for cotton, improve the soil, introduce an mproved system of farming, cnuso the farmera ( ,o raise more corn, oats, wheat, mules, hogs, etc., ( ind to be more independent of merchants, capitalists and other < artificial pursuits ' we would lay, by all menus let the clubs be political organizations. But wc cannot think so; and ridiculous and absurd as it mny appear to Mr. Rice, in the adoption of the by-laws of the Farmers Club of Union County, the members rery wisely, we think, coincided with us by tdopting the following: ' Rule V.?No religious or political questions ilinll be introduced into any address, essay >r discussion in the meetings of the Club; nor ihnll personalities be indulged in, or harsh language be used iu regard to individuals, organic ations, public officials, or newspapers. The ioIc object of the Club being improvement in u-.wUig, ^n,\ promotion, yf a successful igiiculture, all personal anil political ilinerenoe* ihould be ignored in seeking this end.' Defioient Fertilizers. There is no doubt now thst the report we "ubliehed last week, purporting to be a list of fertilizers falling below the commercial values , ;uaranteed by the manufacturers, did great inustice to many of the brands named : many of ' hem having proved to be much higher in com- 1 nercial value than the manufacturers guaran- ] eed. I Among that class the manufacturers of the Crescent Uous Fertilizer" olaim, in a circu- ' *r handed to us by Mr- McWhiiter, their Lgent at Jonesville, their fertilizer is entitled o rank ; and we can readily see how the inustiee was unintentionally done ; for it appears hat the analysis upon which the report is >ased was made from about a tablespoonful rotn each brand, and it seems to us an im- i >ossibility for any one or any machinery to so oropletely "mix millions of pounds of four or ive different ingredients and have every tablepoonful to contain exactly the same propor- 1 ion of each constituent to the 100th part of a 1 ;rain." And again, we learn that in soma of , he brands, "where the State chemist shows a ailing off in any one constituent it is more hau made up by an excess in others," making j he fertilizers really better than was guaranteed, nd giving the Farmers a better article than he aid for. in.:. : .1. : -.1 1.. .... .v. ,i.. c... into, ii 19 uiaiiMou, is iuc unac wiui 1110 ^iio? ent, for while tho manufacturers guaranteed ts commercial value lobe $19 70; its true ajuo is found to be ?20 (>9, or$l better than be guarantee, This we take from n letter to lie manufacturers from A. 1'. Itutier, Conimisionerof Agriculture. We are also requested by Mr. Emslie Nich- 1 Ison to state that he does not handle the "Dunan's acid Phosphate" reported in the "black at." That Fertiliser is manufactured in harleston, and the manufacturers presuming pon the reputation of that brand, got out an rticle and styled it Duncan's acid Phosphate. 1 Mr. Niobolson informs us that the only fer- ' ilizcr he handled last year and is offering now, ' re "Duncan's acid Phosphate with Potash" nd "Duncan's ammoniated compound," both f which stand very hiyh on the State Chemist's at. - homas's Improved Cotton Seed For many years Mr. It. S. Thomas, of Santuc, ? as been making personal experiments with ottonseed, with the view of obtaining an irn- ( roved seed that would nroduce a finer irrade f lint, a hardier plant And a more prolific ield. In (his etTort Mr. Thomas has been sig? i ally successful. Wherever the Thomas cotton < sed has been carefully planted and cultivated ' : l;o* given entire satisfaction in all the above arliculxrs, and those >vho have planted it once < ive it preference over all other seed. < A quantity of this seed has been deposited j rith Mr. J. K. Voting, for sale ; where also can ( e seen an average specimen stalk of last year's i rowth. f? l Woxosbku). Cunts.?W, 1>. Hoyt 4 Co., i i'holeaale druggists of Home, Ga., say: We < ave been fflling Dr, King's New Discovery, llectric Itinera and liuclden's Arnca Halve for wo yours. Have never handled remedies that 1 ell as well, or give such universal satisfaction, here have been some wonderful cures effcoted y theses medicines in this city. Several cases f pronounced Consumption have been entirely ureil by use of a few boflles of Dr. lying's New iscovsrv. taking in conneotiptiwi'b Electric ! Utter*. We gu?r?ntee (beat ' % J0 ? ^ rhe Court. The March term of Court was called promptly at 10 o'clock Monday moroiog, Judge Kershaw on the Bench, Solicitor Duncan at hia poet, ?nd all the other officer* in their poaitiona. The Kew Grand Jury was etnpannelled with Dr. T. B. Bates as Foreman. The Judge's charge to the Grand Jury wai able, lucid aUB jfractical in explaining the du ties of that body and in urging upon them the necessity of performing those duties fearlessly and faithfully for the*preserration of the peact of the county, the safety, happiness and prosperity of the people. The Solicitor gave out the following bills; which were acted on by the Gaand Jury, as follows: The State vs. B. B. Going.?Murder. True Bill. The State rs. Lemuel Moore?carrying concealed deadly weapon. True Bill. The State rs. C. K. Long& Co?Selling spirituous liquors without license. True Bill. The State rs. G. L. Moorman?Larceny True Bill. Th'e State vs. Jack Beaty and Jim Pat-ham? Larceny. True Bill. The State ve. Ike Dawkias?Larceny from the field. True Bill, The State re. Lee Scotland J. D. Scoll?assault and battery. True Bill. The State ys. Carey Willard?assault and battery of an aggravated nature. True Bill. The State ys. Charlie Brown?same charge as above. True Bill. The State vs. I.em Moore?same charge. True BiU. The State vs. Ike Dogan?same charge. True Bill. The State vs. Maj. Johnson?rraaliojous injury. True Bill. The State vs. Abram Johnson, Willis Johnson, Berry Humphries and Pink Font?Qrand Larceny. True Bill. The State vs. J. M. Harris?Grand Larceny True Bill. The following cases have been tried : Jaok Baaty and Jih) Parham?Guilty. Sentence?2 years in Penitentiary. Lcm Moore?not guilty. Carey Willard?not guilty. C. U. Long & Co.?Pleaded guilty and com promised. Maj. Johneon?not guilty. The case of Brooks B. Going, for the killing rtf IT R MnwUr In at Pkritlmftfl An Wednesday morning, and a verdict of 'not guil ty' waa rendered by the Jury between 11 and 12 o'clock, at night after being out over 3 hours. This case war most skillfully managed by the counsel for the defense?David Johnson, Jr. and Rion & McKiasick?and the arguments on both sides were of rouoh more than ordinary ability. Judge Kershaw's charge to the Jury is pronounced by able lawyers who heard it, one of the finest charges ever delivered in the State. The court of sessions will probably adjourn on Saturday. The Grand Jury were discharged on Wednes day noon. - A Negro Brnte Lynched. The following from the Newt and Courier ot luwia; ? *?" "!> ftir ? "~^Si??t /ai the brutal crime and the lynching of the ncgrc Abo Thomson, last Monday, as we can gathei from any source : SrAKTAttnuBfl, March 1.?Abe Thomson, the negro committed to jail here yesterday, for s felonious assault on Mrs. Lancaster, a highly respectable lady lisiag near Glenn Springe, last Friday, was taken from prison this after, noon by a crowd of citizens without disguises, and carried to a grove on Main street, about half a mile from the Courthouse, and hanged to the limb of a tree. lie was about twenty vearsold and of brutal cessions. |{?a??ault*.i a negro woman last week, but ahe being very strong resisted him. He also attacked a whit< woman on friday, wrho escaped Mm. This wai before he came across his unfortunate victim, Mrs. Lancaster is a highly esteemed woman, the mother of two children, and about to become a mother again. While in jail Thomson confessed to the crime, and when they carried him out to the grove he was asked if he had anything to say, "Yes; 1 did the deed. I dc not know what made me d<> it- 1 deserve fc be bunged. Qive nje a little time to {tray." After pray ins awhile be was swung up and left hanging. Several persons in the crowd wert drunk, but the greater number were sober. Coroner Evins held an inquest, lie took chargt of the body and had it buried. The hanging took place at 6 o'clock, and now at 7 tbo towr is as quiet as Sunday. Several colore 1 men were in the crowd that entered the jail. Tht keys were taken by force from the jailer, wliost liaud was lacerated in the scuffle. The offence for which Abe Thomson wai lynched is one of the most revolting of any in the calendar of crimes, and is becoming so fre quent and alarming that it is not only danger. dus for ladies to go beyond the limits of tkeii premises without a protector, but they are not safe even within the sacred walls of their hornet in tho absence of their Fathers, husbands, oi brothers. It is also a crime "for which ther< cap bp po atonpiprhl. ?Pd for yvhiph the law cannot provide adequate punishment. Wean a law-abiding n>an, and have always advise* nil IttniaaSntt t a f ft a law fftv llm * "/! -?'* * ? V. gllST snces, |>ecftu.e we believe lynch lnw !o be t ianjjcrous resort, but it is not more dangeroni :o the peace of tbe community than such men is Abe Ihotpcon are to the honor and lives o >ur wives, daughters, mothers and sisters, and ivhen such villains arp caught ap(] the priqii made certnip against then), by confessiqn pi otherwise, it may be dangerous to risk theii punishment upon the quibbles, technicalities Jelnys and uncertainties of the law. rhe Consent. The Columbia Rtgiiter of March 1st, con lained the following from the pen of its Union sorrespondent: ' The young ladies of Union surpassed themselves last evening in another of their delight, rul concerts. T|ie aqdienpe was large and ppreciative. Miss Budie Young, who managed I he concert, with Miss Agnes Kice afd Misa Agnes Hill, carried away the honors of tbt evening, tine of the roost enjoyable feature* of the evening was the charming musio fur nisbed by Miss tyobo aqd Mr. Mpljo^au, tpi former Dresidins at the niano and the lattei accompanying her on the violin. Valuabli eaaielaoce waa rendered by [the Union Hfinj Bend. It is due the young men who com poet tItie bend, to aey in their behalf that when enj teeietapce ie petded ip e rppaiogl wey tfcey cheerfully accord i( ip hendaofpp style." We reiterate every etetement in the above end oan only edd that the einging of all wei very fine, pepepially (he. of the Juvenile Qain tette, eompoeed of Ave smell t>oy*, agd lpd bj Meeter Jack Betee. Nor pan we peee by the full cborue, 'Upidee,' eeng by the young men Kuffiee it to any that the people of Union hevt seldom listeppd |o * l>?t(er poncert. Presentment of the Grand Jury. ' To Hit Honor J. B. Kerehaw, Preeiding Judge, at the March Term of Court, 1886. y ' Tho Grand Jury of Union oounty would ro- P pool fully make the following presentment: n ' In obedience (o instructions of your Honor u we bare inspected tho following public offices 1 and buildings t b thr clrrk's office. " Wo find the records neat and systematically ? ( kept, and the office furniture in good order. THE SIIEBirr's OFFICE n Wo found greatly in need of the proper and b ; requisite furniture for the proper transaction of n i business and the keeping of publio documents. jt ma auditor's office f< ' We find in much the same condition as tho Tl Sheriff's?poorly supplied, even destitute of D the oommonest furniture. n THE PROBATE JU1KJE3 OFFICE si We find neatly kept and supplied with all gj necessary fixtures. ^ the school commissioner's orricb n We find to be kept as required by law. si the couxtt treasurer h office 81 We find inconveniently arranged, and rec? ' emmend a change to be made. We regret to * find the Treasurer's report submitted to the ** I Grand Jury to be not in accordance with the * requirements of the law, wherein he is re- w , quired to set forth the number, character and b amount of claims paid by liini on orders of the j1 (Jounty and School Commissioners, ant' to whom ^ paid. This he has not done in hia report. ? i county commissioner's urrtCB. " We find everything pertaining to the ipanage- j roent of this offinc in goo<J orijer, and oveby 01 effort made by the Commissioners to conduct the business of the office on business principles' It is earnestly urged upon our members of the f4 Legislature to see that sufficient funds bo raised u - to get our oounty out of debt. P si jail. a We oannet find language strong enough to P condemn the inhuman practice of confining " prisoners with no means of warming themselves, f, especially in such severe weather as we d 1iave passed through this winter. Not a single * room for the prisoners have even the protection "j of window sash. This is not right, and we 8j urge upon the officers whose duty it is to look al ' after suph matters to give immediate attention ^ ' to this needed reform. , poor house. w The Grand Jury by committee visited the ^ r poor honaeand find improvements made by the t] present Board of County Commissioners in the ft manner of dieting the inmates that greatly add j." , to their eomfort, and will certainly be more s( r economical to the county. Tlio houses are in good condition, with two exceptions, and the si , needed improvements will soon be made on f them. j In the short time allotted to us it is impossible p for us to ascsrtain how the fundn paid into ths f< differeut public offices stand, and it appears tn n us that a cash book should bo kept by each pub? * lio officer handling putlio funds, setting forth j, all moneys received and pnid out; showiog bal- s r ance on hand, and if said funds are to tho 1 r credit ef said officers . in La?k. This would > greatly facilitate a very important duty placed upon the grand jury. t The Grand Jury having learned from past i experience that many of the improvements i recommended by former juries have never bees can led into execution, have appointed the following committee to act in concert and urge the County Commissioners to carry into effect t the needed repairs on the Court House, Jail, ' Jail and Court House yards, and the Sheriff's, Treasurer's and Auditor's offices: Wm. A. Nichr olson, Dr. M. A. Moore and (', It. NVillerd. > 0Qo4U(on of the roads and bridges, so ^ 1 far aa has been repealed to us, are in good con- t dition.wilh the exception of a gully near Sardis v church, which is in a dangerous condition to the traveling public. r 1 The petition presented by the citizens qt the n town of Union in reference to the sale of in- 11 i toxicating drink has beeu carefully consid- a ered by us. From our own observ itiou since we 1 hare been acting as Grand Jurors, we are lead to believe that there is just cause for complain t, ) and that the law is beiug violated by those havi ( ing pretended Drug Stores and ljeer Saloons, 1 and we would earnestly call on all lovers of , law and order to aid us in bringing the violu? tors of the law to speedy justice. We would also report that our attention has i been called 'to one Charles W. Austell, at Santuc, , i in this county, who is in violation of law, filling - prescriptions as a druggist and selling spirituous and intoxicatiog liquors without a license. r Also that Messrs. Davis k Crawford, in San. tuc township, are engaged in the same busiuess t in violatiou of law. r We would urge that the trial justices in the ) different townships bring their dockets up for r examination as required by law. s T. II. IUt*:}, Foreman. Meeting of the County Ulub. The Young Farmers Association of Union 1 fy . I i i? I?. ?! ?? iwuui; uivk mm uiuvivj uj ihi luccuug. rrei; ideut Fant called the meeting to order and the Secretary read the proceedings of the lest meeting, which wpre approved end adopted. Delegates then reported from their various 1 plubi. There nas a geqernl desire among r members of the aesopiation for a reorganization, r and a new election of officers, which resulted ' in the election of the same offioers except 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents. Cept. j. T, Douglass 1st, and Ca|pt; f- ij. llames 2nd yice President* vfere unanimously elected as the successors of Hon. Wm. Jeffries andCapt. IV. Briggs. Hon. D. P. Dunoon was called for and addreseed the Association in the interest of farmers, the mode and manner of carrying on farming operations. I Thp bid* fur ll{* supply of Fertilizers for the ' association were then read, and it was decided f . . , ihat as delegates rrom township clubs were not > authorized to tote for their olubs on any spe cial brands of goods, that they hold a meeting f and report to tho Secretary on Saturday next, t that he way inform party or parlies handling the goods decided on. The meeting was then adjourned to raest again on 1st Safurd y in April next. L. P. Muarur, Secretary. t Ducklbx's Ah.mca Salvk.?The best Salve t in Ihe world for Cqt|, Ilruises, Sores, Ulcer. ( Sqlt Kheqrq, Fovey Mores, Tetter, Chapped | (lands, phjlblaiqy, Corns, and all skin Krup- | lions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay re- a quired. It is guaranteed to give perfect salie- a I faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per ( box. For sale by J. W. Posey ft Pro. July 1 y j e '"A Another Blest from Unole Si. Mima Editor :?I bed begnn ter think ou wes not gwine ter sen me mj lest we eper, but John fotched it in tye Saterday in', end tlie fust end lest thingtihst I reed ly ertickle. I red it out lowd to the ole woi ud she enjoyed it mitj, en' sets, y8i, if ed gone ter colledge you would e made e si tan, but I think you will do as much or 1 ood than thera fellers what rites wid so n imin' an John he brags on it mity an' 0 man can condemn them sentiments, an ever hearn of any good man in town but i rags on it; an' John said that ef a mar ot like it, then it would prove that he was 1 fur the rite. Of course, I knowd that i :llera what loves grog and hates the Lord's ants would not like sich read in'; but I ?i tind that. I wants always now, and in ext world ter be on the rite side, and I th tat I will come nearer ter it by bein' or de of the preachers and wimniins than on de of them little siiulin-headcd fellers t orks fur whiskey, and runs down the i lins and preachers. Laws-a-niassy ! don't link ! Mistur Kditur, here's my side, 'sin ivim. live or die, survive or perish,' I am g :r stand out wid the wimniins and prcac nd wid tho Lord, and cf I don't git lccted i office I will be lected in the grate day, on't be on the side of them fellers wliatct reachers and abuses wimmins fur vrorkin' hiskcy. My wife is a woman, nnd one o! est, aiul so was my dear ole Christian mo! nd upon my word I would not want tcr >mif they were not and had notbecu agin v ey and all kinds of meanness. An' a prca hat would not work and fite agin whiskey 0 preacher of riteousness, but lie is a (Vier ic old sarpent. So, * gentlemens of the 1 on't am the preachers cazc they has tool tli of allcgcnce to the Lord to do his work, c couitnans them to the sin, even to cliii tin, an hoss racin' and all othor kinds. 1 does hate to see one of these aimlm-her dlers staniu around an snyin' a preacher icddlin, and he has no use fcr him ef readier dares to come down on whiskey. Iiows how shaller he is. Meddlin, eh! L -massy ! why, 1 would not liar a man fui aaiur what was on the whiskey aide, an i ould not speak agin it. I would send a p on to nex' Conference to keep that feller n -om our church, fur be would ruin it, a on't believe that there is a church anyv hat would have sich a feller in any den ation. Mistur Edituft the day is com in s ?o impi whnt sells whiskey will not bo [lecttd, an' 1 has hcara it throwed up nlrt bout the chillerns of a certain rich man leir daddy maid their money a sellcn wliisl nd such people will put a bad m:\rk what e a disgrace on their chillern. An' these irs whnt talks fur whiskey is gwinc tcr be nt in this an' the nex' world. Good, j ilks aint a gwinc ter keep their company, ley tclla me in a big city now, bnr-kcc] tmilics don t flote wid the upper ten, but i 1 kinder looked down upon. I is mity s ir the poor fan ilies, cazc they can't help tl slvcs. Mr. Editur, did any one ever find ont truck Hilly l'ntterson ? 1 believe it liapp jine whar out in the West among the wil< ins, nnd it was never lain to the charge of 'immins and preachers, that I licarn tell iut in this enlightened country nn town nine out that people are so spiteful ftgin \ tins nnd preachers as to deahu-c that wimi n' preachers has struck Union to its ruin. Mistur Editur, was you ever at a little i anilet by the river side, called Alston, on a ummer day, all alone wid yourself, and wi loney nn powerftil hungry ; and did you ler ef thar was anuther place jist like it i>Sn?? ?1>? curoi?i lK?t] i Weldon, North Carliner, where I was di he late on pleasantness? Well, I jest bel s much as I do in preachin', that ef A ras a grate deal mora lonesomcr than it is, f it Was Home ilnnd, fur off from Inn, and I ran a w>ll round H big and ns high as round that ole city wliar that king was sk o bad one night by the hnn' what writ 01 rails, when he wasdrinkin' so wid his big u bat these very fellers what sais so many bings of the good wimmins of Union woul iiintin up stuff nn mens to build \aff<j and 1 o cross the water, and ladders to. clime ore rails, for they would not die cad is tied until ;its if* Alston', and they would not leave, cii inless the wimmins would lef wid, them ; hat big man what talked so much about rintuiins nud preachers a-ruiniu Union w ie in the lead, a-hollerin' every step, * comi toys ; come on, we can git in.' Now, won tot like to soe hiiu a-cliuiin' the walls ? Ik ,11 his linger nails would be vrpv-n off. Woi tot like ter spc him a gwinc down and a p ,raft? And I believe if a preacher wiu ,Mowed to coma inter Union for a few year? he good people would flee from it as thej fom bodim and Gominorrow, and the smo ta lament would go up forever. No, no ! M iditur, preachers an wimmins don't ruintc >ut helps mity to build them up, and I k ur a fuc that no good people wants ter live ' here is no preachers, and no skools and nc rimmins; but have plenty of these in a t md people will move there, and live there, mild up a town. I did not low ter write agip this week fohn went down ter court, nud sais lie is g tack tcrinorrcr, so I will sen this by hin rants ter rite soon alwut church members ;oes inter bar-rooms an' drinks, an upor ole I believe they is wus than bar-keepers egular out-and-out black-legs. 1 know nity big ones what sets high up in the met iousc and groans powerful during prayers, s regular tendants on bar-rooms. Now, hey purty Christians? Why, they nint han half-civilized heathen, and I t\m sui >ody respects thein half ns much as the ncn of the world, these fellers what c irenchers has no respect fur 'em. They lisgrace to the churches, nml the lnftin sto< he community, nn' nint til fur nu{l\in' c: er wurk flip fhe old surpeot. They ough >e turned out, t don't cure bow much they Die preachers can lis* without sich moue; mows they will never git ter heaven u hey change mity. An' I wants ter wri general on the wa^s an' dpi^'a of the chi ind it wo^d on }h* coming politishuns, an low they fools the }>eop)e. laws a.mjuo mows 'cm, i\n' 1 am gwinc ter do bottom otch out ail. I am gittin' so 1 aint skercd, knows no fellers is gwine ter speak oimii etters, except it be some )(\ng or a oock-j lurling chili, o? liukkus. who always tri grin and poke fun at sober truth, which isn't stand. But sich chaps don't deserve m rnd they aint a gwinc ter git it from Unci nit he is gwine rite on and say his say, >ay no inore attention to 'cm than he woul he barkin' of a leetle poodle. I can't rite veak, hut ef the rodea aint loo boggy, an*. an spare tlie critter, I \fill \>y antf come d U.m-i.k I I*. S.?Jgbn has jist coine in, an' he sai pog shop has sliet up, but some more ipencd, and he sai* the J edge was mity < in whiskey in his talk to the Ornnd Jury, ..,.11. i ? IP tniB HIP kUll|U 1(11.pO W'\U"1 i It ? lltyitl ? u||irc use. We country folk* knows more n own people eml their tloiiu then they tliinl I'lULtt 1 An KxTntpatsne, Homasls Hoes* ?, 'osey & Bro, can always be relied upon, >ply to carry in slock the best of ererytl tut to secure the Agency for such article lave well-known merit, and are popular he people, thereby sustained lb# reputath >eing always enterprising, and ever rell laving secued the Agency for the celebi )r. King's New Discovery for Consuption, ell il on a positive guarantee. It will si my and every affection of Throat, hongs, /beet, and to show our oonAdeaoe, we i rou to call and get a Trial Dottle Free. e . An Appeal to Ootton FUntora. that "Mwirma, Tr.NN., February The Interlak'a ^ln'? Agricultural Convention, which has been in eafSion at Jackson, Tenn., einco Wednesday, ?Te" adjourned this evening. The following resoluwas tiou was adopted, with an amendment to iunan, olnde broadstutfs and hog products as well as you ??MonV The manipulation by speculators of the cot?ar* ton crop 6f 1885-'8G, which so depressed prices norc that they have fnllen below the actual cost of inch production, forces upon tho planters of tho South the necessity of relieving themselves, as , far as in their power lies, from the influenoe "c of so ruinous a system as that whioh now conwbat trols the ohief exportable produot of the couni did tr7> with this end in view the representanot lives of the agricultural interests of Tenaetsee, in convention assembled, call upon our brother lonie planters of all the Southern Stales to proteot sar- themselves by united action. Emboldened by lon't Past successes, the speculator has fixed tho that 8lan(l*rd price for the cotton crop of 188G-'87. This, he has done boforo the seed has been put tnks jn (jie groun,lt 0r even the ploughs have been i the started. Cottou futures for the months of i the October, November nud December, 1880, and . , January, 1887, are to-dny quoted in New York . at from 8.70 to 8.76, according to months. vim- phis means not exceeding 8J cents for middling they cottou in New York, or 8J cents at tho prink or cipal shipping ports of tho South, including such cities as Mew Orleans, Charleston, Savanwmc uah, Augusta, Mobilo, Galveston and Memphis. hers Miilittincr cnllon at llinsn nitie* sellintr for HI - ? o ~"v ? "" ?? ? o "' 8 here cents means nol more tlian 7.1 conls to the and planter, who must pay freight, insurance and regular commission charges, which generally IS!?8 average from J to 1 cent per pound. Now, in rfh" T'ew 'hese conditions, so ruinous to wr iv ji(>rC tercats, we appeal to tho intelligence . of 'the 1 .' cotton-grower, and ask htm can he pay the ex-ponse of farming and make even a bare living clVer ^ selling cotton at "J cents per pound? Tiro ajnt answer is already given in tho negative. Tbo , { next question following upon this is : What is l( ?, tho remedy ? Wc answer: Diversified crops; ? ' plant one-third less cotton and more grain and . grasses, raise hogs and hominy, let cotton- bq \ " the surplus'crop. instead of producing six and 1 a half million bales make only four and a half ided hales, lly tills means wo may realize js a large price for our labor, and at the same - time live independently af speculating sharks J who profit by our losses. In addition to this, tho Legislatures of each of the SoiUhorn Statoa mv should bo petitioned to make dealings for fhture delivery, unless cotton is actually on hand ?.? orti- to 8 " ttn^ '3 actually delivered to the oontraeU wav 'nK purohascr, a felony punishable by fine and ml'j imprisonment, not less than one thousand dolrllBr lars and two years in the penitentiary. The otui- limo " now propitious for united aotion, and licn wo appeal to tho press of the South to aid us rc in our efforts by giving every publioily to this jady Prote>,? nn nppe?l which we feel cannot but retluvt 8U'* hcneficially if^rompt in action and lived key UP 10 honestly. Jenesville Farmers Clnb. left A Farmers' club was organised at Jonesville ilnin on the 27th February 1886, with the following An' officers : T. L. Harries President, W. T. Little)?rs' John 1st Vico President, J. W. Scott 2nd Vice they President, W. II. S. Harris Treasurer, R. W. orry Hamilton Secretary. leir- About 30 names were enrolled. All present seemed to be much In favor with the movewho rucnt in organising clubs and promised t> ?ncd work for the promotion of the farmers interest. 1 W. II. 8. Harris, Sec't'y, pro tem. ' the , 0 . No use putting a keg of nnils or a cart-wheel 1. 13 tire into your stomach to get a little iron into * !m* your blood. Use. Westmoreland's Calisay, 111113 Tonic, whieh is both pleasant and potent. rural Drowned at smith's tord.?Our Wilkinsville (.>ng correspondent writes under date of February ' no 10; Quite a sensation was created in this comw"n" munity yesterday, especially amongthe negroes, ;, f" by the accidental disoovery by Meek Oooden of irinir 1 deaa Daily of a womin in the edge ofMllf- 1 P""* . ? River about one mile below Smith's Ford. Thelston '8 supposed to bo that of Pyo Montgomery , nuu trna ^ itiiu turoo uincrv; urownea up si (DO ' nQ ford on (he night of December 14, 1885. The >erc head lay towards the bank and about fife feel from the edge of the water, while the feet pro0,.u jected farther out into the rifer and a little x.the down the rirer. 1??8: The body was made fast by the clothes being J r wrapped around a willow limb whloh projected , c into the water, the right arm was also lying over .?8 the same limb, and the right leg over another r . 10 and larger limb. The scalp had slipped from .>ey its place and was hanging from the lower park ,crj of the head. The nose, eyes and ears were enni.u tiroly gone. The body was under water, excopt . ? the right leg, from the hip to the knee which 0111 looked as if it had heen baked. A great many s.?nj negrors and some white people went to see the 1 ' horrible sight. She was buried within a fen , ihTl '<el riT?r'8 edgo. ... '# ?'n 'The ladies especially go ipta eostactes over .!10 Parkers hair llalsam," writes Mr. J. II. Decker, | J.j druggist, of Findlay, Ohio. "They say it is tho , ' 1(. most elegant dressing they eeer used." Stops istur l'a,r. restores color, promotes growth. nVws Fallino Hair.?For Little Violet \ My huswjiar band, who is a physician, makes tor his friends i nice tt>e followin8 prescription .* saturated solution of alfcerine and r?d n?nn?r ??/>!. ?? "ami W cantharldes one-half ounce, bay rum-su&U cienl (o make eight ounces; mix and npply with * b a flannel rag; well rubbed in three limw a 'wine weeb> after baring washed the bead thoroughly u j with warm water. I dq not think that the ar^jmt tides other than glyeerine and red pepper are ( n , any good. He finds a strong tea of red pepper (capsicum) two ounces, glycerine two ounces^ some C(lvft"y good. and it is almost a certain care for . . falling hair or baldness under fbrly years of what ItOiMana. more Wonqpp pre everywhere using and reeommencl c no barker's Tonio because they Lave learned (jo from experience that it spcedly orereoiuea deusses 8r?ndency- indigestion, pain or weakness in the j8 ' bsok or kidneys, and other troubles peculiar to :k of >b0 8ex> Compsratire Statement pay., Of the business of tht it. V% and. C. Railroad jr. I at Union Agency * nlees Amt. of freight ree'rd in Dec., 1884...?$.TT'2:;.9i> te in " " " ?' 188IL... 86410.18 urcli, ' tetl , Decrease $16:1.77 ?y. | Amt. of freight rco'vd fn Jan.. 1885 StllOti.Ol 1 an" " ? " ? 1880 '4000.02 , an' . * >?y Decrease ,.$20'.MV.42 tit or CJ} ^ rOTTOM SHIPMENT*. tl,#v From Sept. 1, '84, to Feb. 21, '85....11,601 b'le. Rice, From Sept. 1, '86, to Fob. 21, '80.... 0,700 ?* e Si and Decrease 1,706 b'ls. Id to F. II. COUNTS, Agent. John MARRIED. ~~ T CuTlMHR?NANCE. Married, February 28, a one nl the residence of Mr. J. W. MeOowan, 1IM Fish Dam, Union county, by Rev. F. C. Jeter, (own Mr. Fink Cromer and Misa Caroline Nance, both and ?f May bin ton, Newl>erry coifnty, 8. C. y for ACOCK?ROGERS. Married, on the 28tb kbout February, 1880, by Rev. C. D. Rowel!, Mr. 9. Its, R. Acock to Miss Ella R. Rogers, <11 of Union Si. county. i - ^ , w notice or Jfinai Disoharge. not r II Kit Kit Y giro notice tlmt by permission tf liing, JL Hon. Ju. M. Ueo, l'rohate Judge, 1 shall m make my final return as Administrator of the W>th esta'e of Ji K. ltenwick, deceased, on hfen<{py, ?n of April 5, 188(1, and apply 'or letters dtsmissery. able. All persons indebted to the estate of J. K. rated Renwick must make payment on or before that , w|ll date, and all persons liaring claims against raid irely estate must present them on ov before that day, and or be forever barred. J. ft. KKNWIt'K, nvi|e Administrate*. Mar A 9 41*