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OrUAXIZATION or tub Roakokb and Soitbiin Railxoad Compabt.?Koasokb Va., April "A).?I<arge delegations from the seelions interested in the orgauizatiou of the Roanoke and Southern Railroad assembled here to-day for oonferenoe and organization. There were present fourteen citizens of Henry County, Va., more than thirty from various tedious of North Carolina, and about twenty from South Carolina, representing iu the aggrecate many millions of corporaled and individual wealth. A publio conference was held, lasting nearly live hours, in which the views of the delegates from Henry County and the Carolinas were expressed. Winston, Salem, Mocksvillo, Lincoluton, Charlotte, Morewille, Stoneville, Madison, Asheville, Statewide, Wilksboro' and 1? ri 1:? i a . i<4w*g.(ii?vut iu iivnu v?iuuun, buu op?naa* burg. Union, Greenville, Lancaster and Laurens in South Carolina, were heard through one or more of their representatives. The company being of Virginia origin, au<l all the stock thus far subscribe i being in this State, the Carolinas could participate only so far as to express views regarding routes and offering inducements, based upon the one selected. Among the participants were Capt. Heed and Dr. J. M. Smith, of Henry County, Va; F. J. Siono, lion. J. VV. Buxton, William Fries, A. Leaser, W. A. Graham, lion. T. D. Johnson, Dr. J. H. McAden, R. M. Oates, Col. C. It* Jones, J. 11. Weddington, Major 8. McD. Tate and Calvin Cowles, of North Carolina, and Mr. D. R. Duncan, E. H. Bobo, Win. Munroe, W. II. Ferguson, B F. Miller, Leroy Springs, W. D. Trouthall, W. L. Maiden and M. F. Ansel, of South Carolina. A letter was read from Vice President Spencer, of the Baltimore and Ohio lload, expressive of interest in tho enterprise, and announcing the determination of that company to construct their line south from Lexineton in 1887. Tho conference exhibited a fine spirit throughout, although there is evident rivalry between Charlotte, N. C., and Spartanburg, 8. C. The burden of every speech made was the merciless exactions of the Richmond & Danville system, by which all of them arc affected. Great enthusiasm was manifested throughout the meeting, and strong determination was expressed to rid themselves of the Richmond & Danville's exactions by building an independent road. I,argo sums of money were offered on those conditions by townships, towns, cities and individuals. Many of them proposed to give the road the right of way through their counties and furnish money besides. All that they required wbb that the company shuuld be organized on business principles and with no room for gobbling up. Winston and Charlotte, N. C., were especially liberal in their offers, while the representative of one township iu North Carolina was authorized by his constituency to grade the read through the township, and also subscribe $23,000 in individual subscription. The meeting adjourned until t; o'clock. Col. Houston intimated in his speech accepting the position that the problem to be solved was with reference to getting through the county of Franklyn. Rut the directors would aid him, lie hoped, to surmount that obstacle. There was an nudience of nearly one thousand present, who evinced the deepest interest ic the scheme. The meeting adjourned amid great enthusiusin, with every present prospeci of ultimate success. Death or Fathk.r IIyax.?Father Abrahatr J. ltvan. the "poet priest of the South" died at the Franciscan monastery in Louisville on Friday night, lie went to tlint city about n month ago from the Catholic institute at Reading near Cincinnati. IIo became ill with orcuuic heart disease shortly afterward* and grew steadily worse. For several days proceeding his death his mind wandered and he talked pitifully of his eventful life during the war and preached to imaginary congregations. He subsided into a comatose state the day before lie died, irom which he never aroused. Father Ryan was born in Virginia in f840. He was educated for the priesthood. The war having broken out just as he was of nge, and his brother entering the army, Father Ryan also followed its fortunes in a sacerdotal capacity. During these years hi was the warm friend of Pishop Queenland, of Mobile. At the close of the war he was located for a time at Nashville, and later at Clnrkesville. For a number of years he was at Ililoxi, Miss., near llflt li wni r (Iia rol raa r\C 1 nfTo? ?/%? T~h , ??v as**?v-v v? V VIIVI OVII JL/UTIO, UilU there he became more closely the friend of the ex-president of the Confederacy. In 1883 ha was fo.- a time at Eoston college and at Montreal, and late.* made a lecture tour of the northern States. lie is best known as a contributor to Donaho's Magazine and other Irish Catholic perioiAca's. and as the author of a volume of poetry?"Always in a Hurry." Ho was a fere .t admirer of Robert E. I.ee, and one of his poems is to be the sword of the hero general. Another poem is on the poet's brother, who wm killed in battle. Oae of the most striking fancies of the poems is made a vignette for tho first pages. The southern flag is flying aloft through the clouds to the stars aud boneath runs the legend, wrought into the heuvens, "The warrior's banner takes its flight to greet tho wa. rior s soul." Tub Houestcad Law. The following extract from an able editorial in the Newberry Observer, voices our opinion of the homestead law, and shows pitting the nlmost insurmountable barrier it establishes against the credit and business prospects of young men of limited means, although they may possess all the highest qualities of character for successfu 1 business men : Without the Homestead Law a man could obtain credit to the extent of his property's value. There ore hundreds of young men, hard-working, honest and economical, who own small properties, but whose credit is worth nothing to them. They are known to be honest, but they are known to be mortal also. Their personal notes so lone as thev live micht ba % perfectly good, oven without the security of a mortgage ; but should they die owing unsecured debts, the law steps in and says they shall not be paid. Without the Homestead Law a few young men of small means in a community would be ample security for each other in borrowing money from the banks or from private parties. As it is now, the note of one young man worth from ?2,000 to $2,500, although endorsed by a dozen others, each Worth a like amount, could not be considered good paper and would be rejected. Consequently, instead of being able to borrow money at a reasonable per cent., and buyiug his farm supplies and other things for cosh, he is compelled to give a lien on his crop and get his supplies at a most exorbitant price or else he must cover his land with a mortgage ; and even that ?which may be regarded as a less evil as KaI I, Art ? A.l -1 W?vn?vi> MVM ? ? v* .Iiwn^o^ VdllUVV UllYttJB 00 done, for he cannot always find a private individual to lend him the money, and the banks are forbidden by law to lend moDey on real estate. A man's property should constitute his basis of credit. But this cannot be so as long as the Homestead Law stands in t,he way. We believe that the people of the Stole, in their individual as well as their collective capacity, would be better off without the Homestead It is an incubus on business enterprise, especially on the enterprise of the young men of the State. A Captain's Fortunate Discovery.?C'apt. Coleman, schr. Weymoth, plytng betweon Atlantic City and N. V., had been troubled with a cough so tbat he was unable to sleep, and was induoed to try Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It not only gave him instant relief, but allayed the extreme soreness in bio breast, llis children were similarly aftcctod and a single dose had the same happy result in the Coleman household and on board the schooner. Free Trial bottle of this Stanard Remedy at J. W. Tofj s Drug Store. JSht 'SHtcMg tSmon Simtt ?? It. M. STOKES. Editor." ? E. T. McKlSSICK, ? LocalEdltor. mc UNION, FRIDAY, APRIL 80 1880. joi SUBSCRIPTION?82 00 PER ANNUM. y' advertising. th AU legal RjTert'uMneut* arc puldiahcd at the rate dt- lol ncrtbed by law. ex 1*ST ('Apt. Thos. Coiner has.bcen re-appointed I Supervisor of Registration for this county. . dr ?Sag- A pressure of Job Work this week has he kept us so busy that we bad to noglect the thi paper somewhat. by Iced Soda Water with choice fruit syrups, at r0 Bucbheit Bakery, de he BgiU A good and timely rain caute Wedues- co day night, making all things in field nnd garden P? look bright and hopeful. Mr Rev. T. L- Girardeau, D. U., was in- J? mi stalled l'astor of the Second Presbytia*! church at Columbia, last Sunday. pr St DA Tho lolout rnnor. from th* ovnlono ?" Minnesota, gives the number of deaths, already, as 75, with many others unaccounted for or in ^ very critical conditions. When you want Ice Cold Soda Water, with mi pure Fruit syrups, go to Buchheit'e. t0 th We see in the sale of yearling colts at ge i Bell Meade, Teon., last Tuesday, that Mr. Jas. 0g Munro of this County, purchased a brown filly, sister to the celebrated Biggonclte, by Bramble. p0 Capt. W. M. Gibbs, of the Union Hotel, |n is building a convenient Dinner House alongside >D the Bail road track, just above the Railroad De- t0 pot, for the convenience of passengers on the ?\ road. ^r' pa Arctic Soda Water from Tufft's Talent Fountain. For sale at the Bakery. at The owners of the celebrated Glenn _ w on Springs, propose to commence to deliver water from their valuable Mineral Spring, at the i doors of the citizens of Union, on tho 8'h day l m of May, and every three days thereafter, or oftener, if the patronage will wa'-rant them. The price will be 20 cents per gallon, and the ^ wnl., urill K. f.null fpm. tha anpinff Dp O 11. Mayer, of Newberry, says of tlio Glen.i ?( Springs water: "I cannot find words to exj press my confidence iu it as a remedy for the t lirer. Dyspepsia, dropsy, ccrta'.n skin dis- CQ eases, troubles in the kidneys and 6pleon, if Cfl produced by the lirer, hare all*, as 1 know, dis- C(| ( appearod at the Springs." ?- ba Easter Election tui ' At the annual meeting of tho congregation tli of the Church of the Nativity, held last Sunday, an the following were elected officers of the church wi for the ensuing year. L< Wardens?Wro. Munro, and J W McLure. flc Vksthymen?R M Stokes, J K Young, W M wi Gibbs, A R Stokes. th Clerx and treaslr.br?J K Young. mi Delegates to Convention?J W McLure, J M M Gibbs. I au Alternates?Col D Johnson, J K Young. Ei Looal Items. ta The shade trees on our street, and espeoi 0( ally on Main Street, are perfectly beautiful in jj their new green garb. We understand there is a movement afoot to cv organize a base ball dlub at this place, and we ?. are heartily en rapport with itf We eee no cc reason why Union could not "sport" as good a club as any other town in the State. So let us n hare a base ball club by all means. p, Captain A 11 Foster has sold his fine pair of n, horses. We are informed that the number of pupils P< in attendance at the Female Academy is about 40 and that of the Male Academy about 66. A Fishing seems to be all the rage with the ar little boys in Union. We bee them going towards the Forest almost every Saturday. fr A slight rain fell here last Wednesday. te Bain WantedAt this time the oats and wheat gave promise pi of good crops, but it is now three weeks since we had a ro:n that would wet the ground to ti lav the dust, and those crops are beginning to want rain badly, and if they do not get it in a dt few days they will be seriously injured. For days the olouds hare given us hopes that they T< would pour out a blessing upon the fields and gardens, but have disappointed us. They look to now as if they intended to give us plenty of rain before morning. or Fine Flour. M Our good friend Hazel F. Scaife, who has da lately returned to bis native town and county, and cost in his lot with us, occupying the store yj on the corner opposite Nicholson's Hall, where g] he dispenses the good things of life in the shape of solid and fancy groceries, sent us a sack of qtl tloift- the other day for our "belter half to try, co knowing full well that both of us were an faii in all tbiugs toothsome and nice, for which we qU make our most grateful bowt and after giving W( the flour a fair trial pronounce it the very best in the market. Hazel is a splendid, wholesouled man, was one of tbo "braves" of the Macbeth Light Artillery, nnd we rcccommcnd th him to bis old comrades and nil their descend- M ants as worthy of their patronage. Qive the old Confed a good showing. ,, ^ m M iu<-uazaar io-nigni. "|( Wc neglected to slate last week that the Da- < zaa" to be held to-night by the ladies of the ft Methodist church will be in Nicholson's Hall, ',r aod the doors open at 8 o'clock. Those of us who have lately been limited to bacon and bread, with a sprinkbug of canned Wl vegetables thrown in, as a daily diet, will have an opportunity at the Bazaar to enjoy a delightful change, in the way of roast pig, turkey, pu chicken salad, Ac., with Ice Cream and Ducli- ^ heits soda water to "lop off on." Theh there ne will be somo of the prettiest and most useful an articles for sale, to please the grown men and re< women, young ladies and young men and the Wi little folks. The attractions are great and the ^ object for getting up the Bazaar commends 8At itself to all classs of our citizens. The ladies cei tell us? and there will be lota of them?that they are going to look their prettiest, and will j chaperon the l>oys promiscously. If we wore aUj a few years younger wouldn't we eat of the 8b good things and have a good time generally! exl t-and-dried for tho Farmsrsrho following very suspicious s'atement was blished ia tho Newt and Courier of Wednesjr, and, from what wo know, wo believe it to true. Some of jour unsuspecting honest Far irs ma;/ find out before the convention adirns, thnt there are more ways of carrying tasures through a legislative assembly than the honest nnd quiet voting of its members, ey will probably find that it takes some hard king, some loud speaking nnd considerable perience in the intricacies of legislation, to re a member of such a body much influence power in it, or even enable him to see the ifi and tendency of four-fifths of tho measures may vote upon. Polilietans know full well at "there are more ways of killing a cat than choking her with butter." The Newt and Courier Bureau has received liable information to-night that many of the legates to the Faruic s' Convention, to meet ro on Thursday, hnve been requested to me to Columbia ahead of time fo the purse of holding a caucus hero at 2 o'clock tojrrow. Some of the delegates have arrived is afternoon, and it would appear that this formation is correct. This does not look very itch like an honest "Farmers' Convention." If it is only a Farmers' Convention for the orao.ion of the agricultural interests of the ate it is etrange that everything should be t and dried by a caucus of selected delegates fore the arrival of the main body. Falsehood RefutedIt has come to our cars that some one is ilioiously reporting that the article ia reply Moj. Rice's "Replication." that appeared in eTiMKSofthe lGlh inst., was written by a ntleman not connected in the least with this ice. Thorc is not a shadow of reason for the rort, and we brand it as a despicable falsehood, tended, we believe, to create the impression the County, that cortain individuals in the wn are not ocly unfavorable to the best inters of the farmers and opposed to their pseudo ends, but also have control of the County per. This papor is edited and controlled entirely ,d absolutely by the man whose name appears the head of its ediiorial columns, lie has linionsof his own and Is able to express them, ton all proper occasions, without calling on hers to help him. IVnoever of our friends ay hear the report repeated, will please pro1,1tw?lk ;? i j * ? iuuvc iv uu uuvjuuiiucu itt'.seiiuuu, conceiveu t malice ami uttered in a spirit of reveDge and tagrin. titer Sunday The usual impressive services of Easier Suniy?the closing of the Lcuton season?were niluctcd in the Church of the Na.ivity?Epis>pnl. A largo nnd devout congregation attend[ the services, both morning and evening. The decorations were not so elaborate us we ive seen them, but they were in exquisite ste and displayed a degree of refinement in cir arrangement that did creu't to the hearts d hands of the ladies who planned nnd ought them. Tho altar, the railing and the ?c u n were profusely dressed in choicest wers and evergreens. The Baptismal Font is hcaut:ful in lastc and expressive in love to e menio yofthe late Mrs. R. Munro. The isic was very superior and did great credit to iss Sallie Monro, the accomplished organis., id to the whole choir. Grace Church (Methodist) was also in subevb isfpr (1 puvt with Urirvhtaat .. ~?, ...... u..Ou?vow uuiat uiicriugo, sleful'y and skillfully arranged, exprcss:ve ' the devotion aud love of chrisfnrfi hearts to :ai who is the resurrection and the Life. Loth mova'ng and night the church was owded wi.h devout congregations. The music as of the highest order, with a full cho*r of exdlant voices, aud lead by ihe Masier hands ol liss Agnes Hill at the organ. At night the ev. Pastor, J. M. Carlisle, delivcted a veiy rofound sertnon to the largest congregation tat hns assenbled there for years. raonal Mention. Mrs. M. E. Carter and three children, ol Bheville, N. C., are visiting her parents Mr. td Mrs. L. F. ltawls. Misses Bessie and Josic Farrarare visiting iends in town. ilrfl .1 P (10> IkOfl Wfttni.r.A/1 *- ? - ? t ?- vt A , vawgv UUU iVIUIUCU IIUUI UU t"A' ndcd visit to Chester. l)r. W. M. Meador has gone to Fairfield on a rofessional visit. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Dorroh, of Laurens, are siting relatives at this place A. P. MoLure came up from Columbia Saturly and returned Monday. W. II. Miller returned lost Monday from snuessee. Mrs. T. Ii. Nott, of Spartanburg, is on a visit relatives at this place. C. O. Allen has gone to Knoxville, Tennessee, i business. P. E. Fant and wife, Mrs. J. A. Font, L. P. urphy and Q. P. Garrett left here last Monty for Charleston to attend the Floral Fair. Victor S. Gage has couic home to take ? rest, ictor is a great favorite in Union aud we are ad to have him among us. D. C. Gist, Postmaster at this place, is lying lite sick at his mother's residence in the untry. Our local, Mr. E. P. McKissick, has been lite sick the past weok. Too much fishing, > fear. List of Letters. Remaining in the Post Oihce, at Union, 8. C., ie week ending April 30, l88fi. rs. Anna Drown 1* F Lacy 1 Corrander Gist J Pach Mosely ' Francis Gilliam J F Motnally 1 Sallie C Harper Moses Martin iss Arris Greer W J Rochester 1 Selina Gist A G Renlley Adeil Davis lirooks llailey E ilonderlite Miss Lillian Cudd iraanaual Johnson Rev. E D Speanman rrtam lntnr 1 1 ?< -?- " ? ...V. I luguoiil V Opa?U Persona calling for any of the above letters, ill please say they are advertised. D C QI8T. Post Master. Tiisse abb Soi.id Facra.?The best blood rifier and system regulator ever placed withthe reach of suffering humanity, truly is ectrio Bitters, inactivity of tho Liver, Biliousss, Jaundice, Constipation, Weak Kidneys, or y diinase of the urinary organs, or whoever juires an apetizer, tomo or mild stimulant, 1 always find Electrio Bitters the best and ly certain cure known. They act surely and ickly, every bottle guaranteed to give entire iafaetion or money refunded. Sold at fifty its a bottle by J. \V. Posey. Ir Tin Existence or Woaus in the Intestines rkens the complexion, is it not reasonable to ppose that their presence will ruin health ? riner's Indian Vermifuge will destroy and pel them from the body. THE ROANOKE AND 80UTHBRN ROAD. An entbsiastio railroad meeting was held in the Court House on the afternoon of Monday the 26th inst. The principle object of the meeting waa to hear the "sport of the delegation cent to represent the town at the meeting at Roanoke, on the 20th inst. Dr. 11 S Booty, Intendant cf the town, pre aided. Interesting speeches were made by Messrs. Johnson, Culp and Munro. Our del egatiou waa muoli impressed with the prosperous and enterprising city of Roanoke which from an insignificant and almost unknown rail | way station in 1885, has grown to be a rich buu Ktvniug cnj who a population oi mora than six thousand. This astonishing development has been accomplished by the energy and push of a comparatively few citizens, who took an active part in making Roanoke the point of junction of the Norfolk & Western and the Shannandoah Valley R R. It is the best possible illustration of what can be accomplished for a town and county by railroads. The samo thing may be accomplished for the town and county of Union, if our people have the will, and the opportunity is now offered, and it will probably be the last for many years to come. The Roanoke and Southern Railroad company was organized at Roanoke on the 20th lostThis company propose to build a railroad from the last named city South, through the State of North Carolina, with a view of making a connection in tbe South and West hy a line independent of the Richmond and Danville system. The two most prominent routeB proposed at the Roanoke Convention were as follows : 1. From Roanoke, Va., via Charlotte, N. C. and thence by York, Union and Laurens in South Carolina, to the Southwest. 2. From Roanoke, via Spartanburg, S. C. It must be very apparent that the people of Union should advocate and pull for, the route via Charlotte, as such a railroad would traverse ixn;?n ?w? v.. i i.? < - vuivu wuity ??wiu ?uw u<ioiciu uuuuuai j iv its extremo western limit, and in their effort to secure it will receive the coorporation if Yerk, Laurens and other oounties on this iine. At this meeting encouraging letters were received and read from promineut gentlemen interested in the route ria Charlotte; and among others a strong communication from the President of Chamber of commerce of the city of Charlotte. After adopting the following resolution the meeting adjourned : Jieiolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the people of Union should unite with the people of Charlotte, Yorkville and Laurens in the construction of a railroad from Charlotte via Yorkville and Union to Laurens, and in furtherance of this purpose, wo earnestly request the corporators of the Charlotte , Anderson and Atlanta Railroad Co., to organize their company forthwith. Whither Are Wo Drifting. Mk. Editor : This is a question that is difficult to answer. The laboring classes are grow, ing poorer each year, goods and credit are becoming less, and a financial crash to ninetenths of our farmers seems iminent. I ascribe our prosent deplorable condition to three uuusva?guiuv, conuu ?du nans. Four-fifths of our farmers ere buying guano to make cotton to pay for supplies bought on time. Guano increases the amount of cotton at ,0.0 equally large expense. This increase in 1 amount has decreased the pYice of cdtton until financial ruin inevitably awaits every man who i makes cotton to buy his meat and bread, i If our farmers were out of debt this is one of the best times to live. All the luxuries of life can be bought with cosh marvelously cheap. But we have gotten behind, having to draw on our prospective crops. The merchants take > liens, sell goods at fifty per cent, on time. The farmer buys guano to make another ^asperate struggle to free himsolf from mortgage and lient, plants almost exclusively of ootton. ^ The end of thejyear comes, his obligations are met (if he has enough properly) and he is nothing but Wan. ' Mr. Editor, Union County would have been far better off if a sack of guauo had never been brought within her limits and the lien law had never existed. The farmers in Unien have paid enough fcr fertilizers in the last ten ; years to buy the whole county. All other ' callings in life have organizations for their mutual protection, except the poor farmer, ' (the backbone of the world) who is at the mercy of every one else, having no say-so in ' what he sells or buys. It is said a poor thing will fall bj its own weight, and I do hope these farmers' club* &c., means independence, mutual protection and n better day for the honest men of our grand old State. N. Q. Littlkjohn. A Bloody Tragedy.? Chattanooga, Tenn., April 2t>.?A special to the Times from Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, gives the details of a bloody tragedy, enacted there shortly after midnight this morning, in which United States Deputy Marshal Webb Burden of Manchester, and a moonshiner named Clark were killed th-ee other moonshiners fatally wounded. About ten days ago Burden acoompanied by Depudy Marshal Hughes went Jon a raid among the illicit distilleries of Orundy County, Tennessee, and captured and destroyed several stills. Between 12 and 1 this a. m., fifteen moonshiners rode into Manchester, determined to have Burden's life. Seven broke into his house and the balance surrounded it. Burden met them with a cocked revolver as tbey entered, and a terrible battle ensued. Two moonshiners fell to the floor mortally wounded and the gang retreated, but they sucoeeded iu fatall v woundin<r Bnrd?n m he jumped from bed, seized a double-barrel shotgun nod fired into the retrea'ing gang, and two more fell mortally wounded. Puiden then fell dead beside the body of one of hie victims. The gang carried off three of their wounded companions. A large posse is now in pursuit of them. Tho surgical operation performed in the case of young Hughes, who wsb so terribly stabbed in Richmond, Va., is said to be a revelation of modern surgical science. The man's intestines were severed and protruding. The operation consisted in opening the cavity of the stomach at (he median line, emptying out the blood, washing the bowels and sewing up the two cut places in them. Preston Valentine, colored, confessed to the murder of William Vales before the grand Jury in Augusta, Ga, on Friday. Vales was the watohmnn at the yards of the Augusta and Summerville railroad. Valentine h?d avoided arrest for eighteen months. ? Westmoreland CalisayaTonic will ours you of Chills and Fever when quinine fails. Get the genuine and take no other. Hold by all Healers in Drugs at $1.00 per bottle, Whit* Kan Replies to Unol* Billy. Mb. Editor : 1 am attacked in a most fearless and courageoua manner by poor old Undo Billy, who gWes us a solid column of gat and only tells us one thing, and that is, that I White Man? am a barkeeper I I do not know who Unole Billy is, neither do I care, but when be says 1 am a barkeeper he is about as near the mark as when he says prohibition prohibits. I did not expect a reply to my article, for I supposed that any one oould see that 1 was nota partisan for either wet or dry. My position teat and it, it you can make Union dry, do so, and no one will more earnestly wish you God speed than White Man ; but if you cannot make it dry, step aside, and let others try their methods. You have had four years and you have no reformed a single drunkard ; you hare done but one thing, and that is, you hare deprived the (own of its barroom revenue. When Union was strictly dry I saw 85 gallons of whiskey unloaded from one train. That is slopping the sale of whiskey with a vengeance. Uncle Billy, why did you not stop the business when you Lad it in your own hands ? Why T Because you could not, and neither oan you now. I do you the justice to believe that you are sincere in your opinions, but, sir, you should not think because I ampresumptous (T) enough to have an opinion of my own, that I am of necessity a bar-keeper or connected in any way with the sale of whiskey. 1 am supported in my opinion by the Southern Christian Advocate and the Exam-, iner, two representative religious papers of tho South and North, and by the Philadelphia Times and a host of other lending secular papers. By what and by whom are you supported? You say that I am your enemy, do you also sny that tho Southern Christian Advocate is an enemy to the Tempcrauce cause ? Why did you not nolioe the extract in my article from that paper ? We occupy exootly the same position. t ?> ? ?.? ? <MWM a LUIU ?uav lucrg n?3 iuuiu wuibko/ sold in Union when it was strictly dry thsn when it was tcel, I meant that statement to ininclude the whole county. I am personally acquainted with men in Union who were never known to keep whiskey about them until Union became a dry town, then they ordered it by the keg and would stay on a drunk for weeks at a time. That is prool positive that it is an injury to the county to have Union dry. Uncle Billy might reply that the great benefit to the county was iu stopping the sale of whiskey to the lower classes. Thai is exactly what 1 hoped for, but I was sadly disappointed. In a week after Union went dry I sent my wagon to town; my wagoner, (a negro) got all the whiskey he wanted, and toe much for his good. And I have never known a negro fail to get it when he wished to do so Uncle Billy wants proof that prohibition doei not prohibit. Look at Union when Maj. Steed man was Intendant. Then it was called strictly dry, and I venture tho assertion that then never was a day during his admlnistratioi when any one could not have bought 100 gal Ions if he had offered the money. I heard some of the purest and best men in Spartan burg say, before prohibition was tried there that they would vote for it, but they knew be forehand that it would prove a failure. Sinc< trying it they are more confirmed in the opin ion than ever, that prohibition doe* not prohibit The editor of the Spartanburg Her aid in a re cent editorial, admitted that prohibitum was i signal failure there and that he was fast coming around to high license. In Laurens it is tb same. 1 suppose these three are fair speci mawo tn t J_ ??a - a a a tuviid. au usuow piuuiuuiun 1a twjuiiueu to D1 a failure?at least that is what I gather frou the statements in the Philadelphia and N. Y papers. In conclusion Mr. Editor, allow me to ,sa; that I had not the remotes tidea of being drag ged into this discussion, and I do not intern noticing anjr reply to this. 1 hope that Unci Billy will learn that gentlemen can differ froi Aim in opinion and still not be in any msnne connected with whiskey traffic. I know a number of the most prominent an respectable people in my section who hold tb same views that I do in regard to this question The young men of the town, belonging to th best families,?men who never drink?tell m that this thing has failed and that in the futur they intend aoting for themselves, and not b led any longer by a set of old fogies an< cranks. To test your sincerity, Uncle Billy, I mak you this proposition: If, in your next, yo will sign your real name, then the editor i authorised to state immediately under you name the real name of White Man. Row let u see If YOU will atill hiila vnnr hr'.llltnt behind the euphoneous nom de plume of Unol Billy, or whether you will como forward like i man and avow your prinoiples openly. Wiiitk Maw. Joneevllle Dote. Mb. Editob : Perhaps a few words froi Jonesville will not prove altogether uninterest log. Some of our farmers have finished planlini and we are muoh in need of rain at present, The prospect of a grain crop, particularly lh< oats, is flattering, if we get rain in a few days There is a larger area sown in oats this yea than usual. On Saturday morning last, Mr. Thoma Garner, of this place, was attracted by crow near his house and walked out with his gui and thought he had oome upon a large hawk o: owl. He shot and brought the varmint to tlx around, when to hia utter antnnUhmen# v., found it (o be a large grey eagle, measuring from tip to tip, six feet, by five inches. We regret to state that the beautiful and higl accomplished Miss Matlis McClair, Oovernest of Dr. C. D. Howell, of this place, left for bei boms in Walballa, on Wednesday last. During her short stay with us she made many neat and dear friends who greatly regret losing hei so soon. We bsd hoped that some of the gal lant young men among us might have induced her to stay among us as a eitisen, and we art not allocs!her without hone. The Seoond Quarterly Conference of Jones ille Circuit oonrened with New Hope Cbriroh fourth Sabbath in this month, presided over bj the Her. 8. 11. Jones, D. D., P. E., who preached a most excellent sermon from ths first Epistle Qenersl of John, Chept. 11,16: "Lore not the world" etc. Amicus. April 26 1686. Our Sunday Column. The Holy Spirit is the Ageat ia every reel conversion. He is omnipresent and omnipotent, and can therefore reach you and save you anywhero, et any time and under any circumstances, if you resist him mot. In the face of such a fact, if you are loet at all how deeply you will bo lost.?Erehaiigs. You accept the factthat'the setting of a dial ocated limb must be attended frith pain, but think the renewal and re-adjustment of your spiritual nature may be affocted painlessly The New Testament takes a I'ifTe jot view?and all genuine religious experience acoords therowith.? Fitzgerald. Not to preach a doctrine is, in one sense, to preach its opposite. To keep doctrinal Christianity out of the pulpit is to sow the pens with doctrinal infidelity.?fhriztian Initx. What is done when only a part of the chu.-ch membership aid in a revival shows what wou'd be accomplished if all would do so.?Fitzgerald. To believe a thing on sufficient testimony, is as real as seeing it.? It. W. Smith. Sunday railroad trains, and Sunday news papers, mean a secularized Sabbath in th*'n country, as long as they are confnued. Le t managers and stockholders think of this.?Exchange. Noth:ug you do for Jesus Christ is too smaM. Wo want to-day men and women who are wil'ing to do. I suppose if these reporters had been living in the days of Mary, and heard on the streets of Jerusalem that she had broken L that alabrster box upon .Him, they would rot have thought it worth noticlog. but it has outlived anything elso that took place then. If they had seen that widow cast those two mites into the treasury of the Lord, they would have said: "There will be no one in Jerusalem that will care f >v that." But see; Eighteen centuries have rolled away, and that story had outlived anything else that ocouired there.?Mr. Moody. "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shad s and before King3; he shall not stand before mean men."?Bible. Who can tell what is little or what is g'-et?t ? When the rich men were casting tuoir gifts into i the treasury, the Lord said of the widow's two nrtes.* "Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow linlh ens, ?n noro than you ell." It is tns motive that gives digs<ty and worth to ^ aoi'oa, and the heart performance of life's little > dut'es is of grc..t value in the sight of the Lord.?Extract. [ When Dr. Johnson was asked why so many i literary roon we e infidels, he answered: "Be' cause thoy are ignorant of the Bible." i If only the money which is spent in the saloons, in defiance of law could be availed of, > it would abundnn.ly suffice to relieve all the i povorlj of the community, and the Legis'airre would not be embarrassed in p oviding means i to sustain our many chara able institutions.? - Joshua Bailey. r "Behold a sower goeth forth to sow," is tiue 5 of every human be'ng entoung the new year, i Let no roan voile rale his influence. He is not - a mere mechanic, lie is a sower. The universe > is tun or germs. A s u look, a word, has the - germinating principle as much as a kernal of ? barley. What we hide, we plant. It will come * up. There is no dead thing anywhere. Ihe i very carets swarms with myriad lives. Be cause men fovget the gefm that wails 4in every. thing, liiey talk about trifles and do not see the - Stale prison in the stroke of the pen which is t to get them out o.' temporary troubles. "I will I make it all right bc.Ve it is found dut;" bat it e is found out when it is done, and they will i- make it all right whta they can make anew o universe.?Ziont JJ-rald. 0 ltcgenera. ion is atbo-ough. a ical change. * The Lord God makes the creature a new creature, as the goldsmith mel.s down the vessel of T dishonor, andina'res it a vessel of honor, Mnn is, in respect o* Irs spiritual s.^te, altogether ^ disjointed by the'all; every facuHy of the soul e is, as it were, d'sloc-ted: in regeneration the Q Lord looseth every joint, and sets it right again, r It is a change into the Vkeneas of God. Everything that genera cs, generates its like.- The * child bears the i rage of the parent; and they o .. . - ~ - ... - mai are oom 01 uou near Irs image. It is A '* universal change; a'l tliioga became new. It is i e a blest leaven that leavens t'*e whole "amp, the 0 whole spirit and soul a id body.?Cotton. e . m e Samm .ry or ITews. d Mr. John Griffin, of Spar.anbu g County, recently caught a carp which measured 24 inches in lengtu, 14 inches in circumference, 0 and weighed 6 pounds. u Work w.'ll begin oa the Charlesion, C.'ncinnr. li And Chicago lte:'road, between Yorkville and r ltock Hill, in a very few days, s Tuere wai an old b'ind neMO in McCormick t iho other day, who said he was 80 years old and had 100 grandchildren and 60 greal-grand* children. * The engineer of lh? Wm:?m A ?>! Greenville Narrow Gauge, hat located the line to where itinlevsecis the Columbia and Ureeu ille line. The Frank Andevnon gold mine in Anderson Countj ie bc'ng successfully worked at present, a Some rich nuggets of gold have been taken from it recently. . The new town councd of Edgefie'd have fixed the license at $200. The Intendant will ^ lcceive an annual salary of $200 hereafter. There will be a reunion of Company K., 10th e South Carolina Volunteers, at McCc.inlck some time this summer. Kiltie Wardlaw, an old colored woman, died r near Greenwood last week at the advanced age of 100 years. B Arrangements are being made for the holding s of a big stook fa:r at Ninety-Six in August. 3 The preliminary survey of the Columbia, Newberry aud I .uncus Ralliw*.! will ....... >? r commenced. 1 The neme of South Boundary avenue the b new boulevard recently opened in Aiken, has boon changed to "Boulevard Coles," in honor ofCapt. Oscar Colea, of the Highland Park Hotel. 1 Mr. J. A. Hadden, of Spartanburg County, i laat fall sent 190 pounds of sun-cured tobaoco r to Asheville to be sold, end e few days ago received the small sum of $141 for the lot. Mr. John Rhhiehart; of Edgeleld County raises cotton stalks from 9 to 10 feel high. * It is said that a joint stock company is being foimed at Coaway for the purpose of publish [ log a now newspaper (here, lo be called the Jlrri aid. It la said that |1,200 has been subscribed in shares of ten dollars. Mr. Robert T. Jaynes, of Walhalla, has bee ? ejected to address lbs Literary Bool rites ot the \ North Georgia Agricultural College of Dab lonega r Oa., at its oommenoement in June. 1 * A. TEMPERANCE SERVICE 1 Will be beld io the Baptist Church neat Sunday evcniug, at 8J t^clook, and everybody is cordially in?iled. /