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Electric Storm in tho North-Wcit. ('olvhbi'!*, 0.. May 11.?A special from Xeuia. Ohio, to tljo State Journal, says: About 7 o'clock last evening terrible clouds were sceu gathering ami tcrriiic lightning, followed by peals of thunder. This lasted till U o'clock, when au extraordinary clap of thunder seemed to open the gates and the rain fell in torrents. People living in houses on Water street escaped by every way possible. The spout seemed to vent its fury on that portion of the ci'y. For a stretch of one hundred and fifty yards the Little Miami Kailrond is sweot away. Tho spout struck houses on Water street and tore them to pieces as if they were sheila. A resident of that street slates that within two minutes nfior the clap of thunder lie stood in water to his waist, he being about twenty-five yards from the creek. When the waters reached the resilience of Aaron Ferguson it was swept away with uine inma'es and lodged against the bridge, where they were nferwnrds rescued. The next damage was at the coal yard of Samuel t'lirk, in which was located a tenement house, occupie I by a family named Howell, nine in number. Up to 9 I*. M., not one of them had been heard from. The next point of destruction was in what is known as the bottoms. A dozen bouses, occupied mostly by colored people, were here swept away. Dozens of horses were lost, aud riilroads leading out of the city were swept away, so that it is impossible to hear from outside points. At least a dozen trains jtr^hero and within a few miles of the city. Telcgyapli wires arc down aud business lias beun suspended. One entire family of seven persons, white, nnmcd Morris, was swept away. The last seen of them was at Miami street bridge, when a man was seen at a window l>y the terror-stricken crowd, waring a lighted lamp. In the next instant the house collapsed and they were gone. Only .one boy, HI years of age, was found. Another family of seven colored persons were slmilary swept away. Tho work of finding rdics still continues to-night. The mayor s office has been turned into a morgue, and there are now twenty-two bodies there. The loss of property is great. Whole lumber varus nun nil iHe bridges nrc gone completely. The scenes in the devastated district aro indescribable. Forces of men arc busily engaged cleaving away, and hundreds of people surround the places. Si rangers have begun to pour into the city from every direction. Council has appropriated ?1,000 for immediate use in the burial of the victims. The private subscription lias nlrendy reached into the thousands. A committee is cauvnssing the city for clothing and bedding. The rink has been turned into a refuge for the homeless, who nrc mnny. All aid possible is needed front every source. Two tnoro bodies were found this evening, being children, and they nre not identified. The complete number of deaths, where the bodies have been found, is twenty-five, with cloven still missing. Indianapolis, May Id.?The storm passed over Kempton, thirty-nine miles cast of Lafayette, on ilie Lake Kric and Western Railroad, last evening, unroofing houses, tearing down trees and fences and carrying everything before it. One man was killed and a number arc reported seriously wounded. Several washouts have occurred lielow here on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago and Wabash roads and trains nrc from eight to twelve hours late. A number of buildings were struck by lightning and considerable nronertv wm No ono was injured. CoLoinrs, Ohio, May 1:1.?SeTcral accidents from lightning yesterday und last night are reported, most ot tliem fatal to one or more persons. 'lhe foundations of several houses at Springfield, Ohio, were washed out and the houses fell. At Dayton, Ohio, the drainage of the city led the wator to Main Street, where blocks occupy all the ground. The thorough fare became a river and flooded all the store kiotfc of extravagant rumors are attoat. j Indianapolis, Isn., May IS.?Tlie east-bound passenger train on the Indianapolis, ltloomington and Western llailroad, which left here et , o'clock last night ran into a washout near ; New Castle, Henry Couuty, towards midnight. The engine, baggage car, and first passenger car, plunged into the abyss. J. V. Trcynar, engineer, and .lames Hudson, fireman, both of this city, and an uuknown passenger were instonily killed. The baggage mneier, and con ductor wero severely injured. All of the passengers were more or less bruised, but none seriously hurt. Lanark, III., May HI.?Ycstcvday's extraordinary rain 6torm brought a cyclone sandwiched between less destructive ruin, l'or a space of four rods wide everything above ground was swept away,"while on cither side no worse harm was caused tliau could be done by the unlimited downpour. A butcher drove his wagon uudcr a shed for shelter, the shed was blown away, i _ a..: ...... iui'i lb jij nuiiu ivuiuvi iiiu uuiciici. Ciiksyrr, May 10.?Yesterday's storm was a hurricane, and the air was tilled with fragments of houses, fences and trees. The Government fleet lying up here was blown from its moorings and part of it carried down the river. Attica, Ini?., May 13.?A bridge over the Wabash Itiver was blown down yesterday. Several persons wcro on it at the time, and all are supposed to be killed. Two brick houses were blown to pieces and a great many farm-houses and barns. ?80 fok a 1'oti.ar Tkp.e.?Mr. William Langford had a large poplar on his place near town, which he li . id cut down and partly sawed up I the past wffrk. Thero were six cuts got from the tree, each eight feet long. The first cut was 1 h feet in diameter. The logs were got to the saw mill, only a short distance, after much trouble, and tben two sides had to be blocked oft' before they could be sawn. Then the saw was run through on one side, like one cuts a big watermelon with a pocket knife. The saw reached just to tho centre. The log was turned over and sawed on the other side the same way, and tho two parts thus formed were managed nrif liriiit ntitph IrrniKIp lint t\ f I ho firal nn( 7f?H feet of lumber was made. The other cuts were not so large ; lut the whole tree will make ahout four thousand feet. Mr. Longford has sold the lumber at $20 per thousand.?Newberry Observer. Titr. Foriim>i>f.n Fruit.?A whole Sunday School was demoralized and thrown into conTulsious last Sunday by a precocious youth when a distinguished visitor was interrogating the school, ami asked: " What was the forbidden fruit?" Up jumped' the p. y.. and snid : 'I know." "Well, what was it?" inquired the stranger. ' Tickles !" shouted the boy in a stentorian voice, whereupon the entire school broke out in a roar of laughter, in which the visitors joined. That closed that part of tho programme, and it was with difficulty tho closing exercises were gone through with solemn faces. Goon Rksui.ts m Evkry Case. D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer of Chattanooga, Tenrw, writes thnt lie was seriously afflicted with a se. ....I.I ll.nl ...li 1 ... I n. I.l. 1 . 1...1 I.I.i A'iO l-WIM ????* OVU I6U VII 1MB lUII^R , II d II Ult'U many remedies without benefit. JSeing induced to try I>r. King's New Discovery for Concumption, did bo and was entirely cured by u?e of a few bottles. Since which time he has used it in his family for all Coughs and Colds with best remits. This is the experience of thousands whose lives have been saved by this wonderful Discovery. Trinl Dottles free at J. W. l'osey s. Tiif. " Mfrky Cat o' Nink Tails."?Wilmington, Del., May 15.?Twelve convicts underwent the punishment of the pillory and whipping post at New Castle to-dsy. Ten were negroes and two white. Six negro burglars stood one hour in the pillory and look twenty lashes each. Only one of the number manifested any physical suffering tinder the " cat." Three negroes convicted of petty larceneys, received twenty lashes, and two whites, for the same offenses, ten lashes each. i She IfiBwhlj Simon Sinus. K. M. STOKf.S. Editor. E. T. McKISSICK, luteal Editor. UNION, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1880. SUBSCRIPTION?82 00 PER ANNUM. PcstofRce Hours. * Hie following will be ific time for opening ntnl closing thin office. The post Office will be opened at 0 a. in., and close at <> p. in., sharp. l'artics wishing their mail lnust be here by that time. The tuail for both Fast and West will close at 1.GO p. in. The mail will he taken from the street boxes at 1 p. in., for both trains. Mail for Horseback routes should be dropped in the office before 7 o'clock on the morning of departure to have prompt dispatch. DAVID C. U1ST. 1?. M. E. J. Arthur, Ass't. stir t he lice. William Wal.ace Duncan, of | Spartanburg, was ou Monday last elected Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Ch urch South. jfctf- Mr. J. G. Love, one of the oldest citizens in this county, died at his residence near Smith's Ford, on Monday, the 10th, aged 72 years. 1 ??* ? Among the list of arrivals at Charleston, last Saturday, we observe the name of Hon. Wm. Muuro, who is attending the U. S. Court, uow silting in that City. Do not allow worms to cheat your children out of their living. Shriner's Indian Vermifuge will destroy those miserable pests and give the little fellows new armors for the battle of life. We wish it to be understood by all, that we do not publish a communication when the author's name docs not accompany it. We have ' two such on hand now. nr>? r.n;?..i: , f "-I" "WV VMJWUVHable, but, as a safeguard, must adhere to the rule. fifcy Mr. Geddes lias just received, from Carrara, Italy, a beautiful Marble Monument. It is without doubt the handsomest monument ever brought to this part of the State, and will ( well repay a visit to Mr. Geddes' Marble Yard to sec it. Ladies, Mr. lluchhcit has got his lee ' Cream Saloon fixed up in fine ptyle for your ' comfort. Ho beats the world making lee Cream, and his saloon is so ccol, cozy and retired, that it is a pleasure to visit it. If you don't believe us go and try for yourselves. USk- It has rained in torrents, almost inces- s sautly, since early Monday morning. All the i rivers, creeks and other water courses in this i county are booxing, and no doubt much dumago t has been done to the bottom lauds. t We ask our friends in the country to send us news of the storm for next week's issue. t BUT* If you want something really good, in the way of canned goods ; if you want some- t thing natty and serviceable, in the way of gentlemen's Spring aud Summer shoes ; aud if you * wUh to know where to buy those arl~W r ^ Wou enn depend upon what you get from them, and they are the cleverest men in county to " deal with. " Sarah Smith, an aged and much re- , spec ted colored woman, died last week, at the ] iu?wiucc ui nil ouii| onuiiici oiiiiuj, at, me advanced age of 74 years. She was remarkable for her christian walk of lifo, her kindly intercourse with all and her generous charity to those whom she believed to be worthy. Her influence for good upon thoso of Iter race who knew her was very striking, and will long be felt in the neighborhood where she lived. BJ3JU One of the rising scientists of this generation, aged 4 years, astonished his mother, a few days ago by making the following discovery of the cause of a death. A chicken died, the funeral services were solemnly conducted 1 over the corpse by young hopeful and a friend, und.it was buried in the yard. A week after, our future scientist exhumed the body, and running to bis mother with the odoriferous 1 mass suspending l'rom his fingers, exclaimed : 1 ' Mamma, 1 don't wonder this chicken died : why, it is full of tcorme." It was a great discovery; but burnt sugar and coffee was very necessary in that room for some hours after- 1 ward. BQi. in all our editorial experience we have never received so many complaints from subscribers about not receiving their paper as we have the last three months. We cannot find out where the fault is. We know a regular amount of paper is prepared, and after the papers arc mailed about a certain number are left over, so that it docs not look likely that the fault is with us. Again, many complain that they get their papers very irregularly?varying from three to four days. it is our aim, as well as our interest, to mail i every paper regularly, but we do not presume to be infallible, and we may sometimes overlook i a name in directing, but we cannot think that IB mc cuse so irequenuy as me complaints are made. Will Postmasters he kind enough to forward aud deliver our paper carefully and promptly. The cities of Greonvillo and Spartan- ' burg experienced a small attack of the prevailing cyclonic epidemic last Saturday. In tho 1 latter city it appeared quite suddenly about f> ' o'clock in the afternoon, and its coming and 1 doings arc thus vividly described by tho Editor of the Sj/arlan : 1 " All of a sudden persons who were out in the fields or roads noticed dark, stormy clouds shooting out from the general cloud and sud dcnly Micro broke over Mie country a great number of little storms or tornadoes. One of these funnel-shaped clouds passed over our town causing great terror to our people. About ten feet square of the new iron roof of the llaptist Church was twisted off; the tin roof was wrenched from tho Opera House ; the roof of tho Merchants' Hotel was somewhat injured; a small, low brick building in rear of Cantrell's blacksmith shop was unroofed and one side of the wall blown down. .? Damage From the Bain. Before putting the paper to press, we lenrn that a portion of the R. It. Bridge at Shelton is washed away, much damage to houses and land on Henderson Island, and the water at Alston is within a few inches of the storm of 18f>6. Bridges and trestles are washed away between Spartanburg and Charlotte, and Spartanburg and Greenville. The Roanoke Railroad. A few weeks ago,delegates were aent to attend a railroad meeting at lloanoke, V*. The meeting was held to organize the Roanoke and Southern Railroad Company, chartered by the State of Virginia, This new road, it is understood, is to be built under the auspices of the great and wealthy Raltimore and Ohio Railroad Comjauy, with the view of seeking a Southern outlet or connexion, indepeudent of cny of the railroad lines < r syndicates now trnversing this and other Southern States nud monopolizing the freight and passeDger business. It is intended to girt us a shoit, direct aud competitive lino North with such Southern and Western connexions as shall iusuic quick transit at the lowest rates. There were four routes spoken of and represented at the meeting, ouc of which is from Charlotte, N. C., via Yorkville and Union, S. C., to Augusta, Cla. This route is the only cue in which we are or cau be interested. Some years ago we spoke of a railroad built ou this identical line as the only road that would be of any benefit to this section of the Slate, and then stated that we believed it would be built, aud at no very distant time. j\i mis time ilie whole railroad system of this State above Columbia, North and East, is in the control of the ltichuiond and Danville monopoly, and we arc bound, haud and foot, to it. There is no escape from its merciless coil, save by an independent line, controled and managed by a well-established, leading and prosperous railroad organization. The line from Kounokc via Charlotte, ^orkvillo and Union offers us these advantages, and we give it our most earnest endorsement and all the influence wo can wield for its adoption and speedy completion. When it was first spoken of, a few weeks ago, it met with such general approval that sagacious business men who had before either opposed or looked with indifference upon any railroad project coming to this point, hoartily encouraged the Roanoke and Southern road, promisiug substantial aid to it, aud took an active part in the meeting to select delegates to represent the town at the Roanoke meeting. Nor was this the only point in the county that became aroused at the idea of such a road being built. All along the line the people took a deep interest in it, and soino neighborhoods held meetings to encourage it. Iu the Cross Keys neighborhood aa impromptu meeting wus licld and a large individual subscription was pledged to it. We are confident it is the only railroad route that could arouse any enthusiasm in its l'avor, n this county, and it must not be lost sight of. \t present it lies dormant, awaiting the action ind movements of the great head of the project; md we are glad to know that some of our leading citizens are keeping a close watch open the natter, so that when an opportunity offers for is to strike they will be prepared to tell us how ind where our blows will be most effectual. We say to our friends at Charlotte that Union will give them tho earnest "touch of the shouller " whenever tlie !??,? ...v iv* uvuuu oumii couie, ind will bo found ready to hasten on the good imu. 'ink Tea and Haiubow Party. 1 ^--j^'^ytfjK'rcj^thg^lethodist Church are de- 1 attractive wtaerevoff l'^ey L*ink Tea and"ftaWw^ ^ ah'tfJa^MohoTsoiPs . Hall. That it will he a grand afluir there is no room for doubting, from the simple fact that the adics having the management of it, always jxpungc failure from the vocabulary when they indertake a good work. Won t it be glorious to take a cup of tea out >f a pretty pink cup, with a pretty girl in a pretty pink dress and a beautiful raibltow trclied over her head. Whew ! if we don t see lint sight it will be because our old locomotive Machinery won't take us there and " l'anbie" nicks against going out after dark. We just know it will be the most delightful atiair of the season. The doors will be opened at 8 o'clock sharp. Our Boys at School. It is always a pleasure to us to hear good reports of the progress and deportment of our young men attending school at other places, and we like to record them as an assurance of the interest we feel in their welfare. The last monthly report of Cspt. Patrick, Principal of the Greenville Military School, places our young friend lien P. Towusend high 11 r> in tlinscaln of studio* unit tumoral trnnd r ? ?- - ?- o""conduct. In many of bis studies be stands 05 in a maximum of 100 ; and in none is lie mnrked below 85. This is a splendid showing and is very gratifying to his relatives nnd friends. In a letter from Charleston, our talented young friend, Clarence E. Johnson, now in the Citadel School, is spoken of in the highest terms as a young man of fine moral character nnd much intellectual promise. He was in the corps from the Citadel, so highly spoken of for their perfection in miliary drill and soldierly bearing at the inter-State cojupetitire drill at Savannah, a week or two ago; but who were not allowed to compete fer the prizes. Never mind, hoys, you've won the reputation, if you were not allowed to win the prizes. Bain at Last. Up to last Monday night the greatest anxiety was felt for the crops, in consequoncc of the cold, windy and long continued dry weather. Farmers were complaing of bad stands of cotton and the unhealthy appearance of what was up ; corn was beginning to look yellow, although the stand was generally good ; oats were heading under the scorching rays of a hot sun ind a long drought; wheat began to fail, housewives were beginning to despair of their gardens, and everything looked dry and unpromising. ltut Monday night the long-wished-for rain came, cold and heavy, and although it was a relief to the pnrchci and thirsty ground, the chilling atmosphere that came with it gave hut little healthy life to the tender cotton plant. The oats, wheat and gardens have undoubtedly been greatly improved by it, thus far. If, however, the rain continues much louger and a few days of hot weather suddenly follows, it will make matters lively for all hands to keep the grass in check. There is one thing pretty certain?the rain has saved the oat crop, nnd if we have good weather for harvesting *e may expect a very fair average yield of both oata and wheat. During winter the blood gels thick and sluggish. Now is the time to purify it, to buildup your system and fit yourself for hard work, by using Dr. J. li. Mcl-ean's Strengthening Cordial nnd Blood l'uritier. For solo by nil druggists. 20-dui. The May Party. Last Thursday the pupils of the Female Academy, with a large number of invited gueats, ei\joyed a most delightful May Party in the grove selected by the former. Promptly at 11.30 o'clock the pupils formed in line nod the exercises began. Little flower girls strewed beautiful flowers in the path over which their lovely Queon was to walk. Just in renroftbe little flower girls came the Queen, surrounded by her body-guard, composed of four brave little boys. 'Ilie beautiful and lovely Queen, Miss Evelina Sarratt, then seated herself upon the elegant throne, while her Maids of Honor took their places erouud her. Ihe Queen seated | upon her throne and surrounded by her subjects | formed a picture seldom seen and never forgotten. After the Queen had been seated, Mr. John Lawson, the oaator ot the day, made an eloquent liltlo speech, and on behalf of the pupils bid the guests welcome. After Mr. Lawson had finished, Miss Hcttie Murphy crowned the Queen and Miss Sallie Rice presented the sceptre, both doing their paits most gracefully, after delivering neat and appropriate speeches. Miss Corrie Whiteside, representing Spring, strewed flowers at the Queen's feel, and Mies Mamie Railcy, as Fashion, placed a necklace around the neck of the Queen. After the crowning ceremonies were finished the Queen made a beautiful speech to her sutyects, and as she finished the pupils, accompanied by a select choir, sang " Qod Save the Queen. Tlrs finished the exercises, and after narliei puling in a 'number of games the pupils and gjosts were summoned to partake of one of the finest dinners ever spread upon a table. After dinner tbc time was spent in stroliing about aud playing croquet, etc. It is needless for us tossy that this May Tarty exceeded by far any ever held in Union, and so acknowledged by all who attended it. Especial praise should be ! awarded the accomplished Principal of the Female Academy, Miss Thocbe Fuller, for giving the people of Union such a rare treat, and for < managing the exercises with such exoellent i tnsto and judgment. t We copy the following from the Columbia I Rrgittrr, from its correspondent at this placs : "Union, S. C., May 13, 1880.?To-day the ' young ladies of tlio Female Academy with their j invited guests (and their name is legion) are enjoying n delightful picnic in a beautiful grove ' near the town. The literary exercises have ' just been finished. It is needless to say that under the skillful management of MisB Fuller ] these exercises were beautiful and impressive. To see a number of young girls arrayed in pure white, decked with abundant flowers, girls flushed with excitement and pride, as they pass in procession before their admiring iw?nia D r?- vu?? JVC before (heir bright young teacher, is a noteworthy eight, a eight which makee men?the breadwinners?forget their labor*. It is pleasant to state that Miss l'hocbe Fuller, one of tlio most accomplished teachers 1 have ever known, hue brought this time-honored academy up to its prescut high stale of prosperity." And also the following from the AVtrs and Courier's correspondent: " Union, May 15.?Yesterday the ever-joyous May day was celebrated with all the honors by the pupils of the Union Female Academy. The coronation of the fair young Queen of May and ' the attending ceremonies were admirably eonducted. The elocution of those who gave adPhoebe Fuller?one of a charming bevy, all "as light of heart and gay of wings as Eden's garden Lird." ? - Personal Mentick. Mr. Norman Girdwood and wife, of Asheville, spent a day or two with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Rawls. Mrs. M. E. Carter, and children, have returned to their Ashevillo home. Mrs. IV. K. Greenfield, of Columbia, is on a visit to her sou, Prof. 1$. F. llailcy. l)r. llookhart, of Fairfield, a classmate of Dr. H. F. Kims, came down on a visit to the latter last Saturday. , Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Uoseborough, and Mr. i and Mrs. C. II. Alexander, of Chester, are on a visit to the family of Captain J. W. McLure. Dr. T. Sumter Means, of Spartanburg, was in town this week. Mr. J. A. Ilenneroan, of Spartanburg, was in town last Tuesday. We are very glad to see our Postmaster, Col. D. C. Gist, once more on the streets. He has been sick for sometime past. Messrs. W. ?. Thomson, It. C. Johnson, and J. T. Ilill, Jr., have returned home from a trip to Washington. Rev. II. Qeddings Smith, of Mars l)lu(T, preached two sermons in the Presbyterian Church, on the lfith to a crowded house. Mr. Smith is a former pupil of Maj. Townsend's, and his old playmates and schoolmates turned out en manse, to hear him. Mr. Smith is a forcible expounder of the Gospel, and we wish him God-speed. Looal NewsAn extremely pleasant creuing was spent by some of the young people last Friday, in the way of a dance, at the residence of Mrs. Judge Pawkins. These social dances at private houses arc very elevating and refining for the young people and they are in no way to be compared to a dance or a German at a hall or other public places. On lost Monday the people of Union were startled at the appearance of a road dog on the streets, and Lefore it could be killed it had bitten a little negro girl, and had attacked some persons in pursuit of it. Mr. T. M* Whiteside mado a very nas-row escape from being bitten by the animal?his clothes having utvu mru ujr II. mi aog was 8001 DCIOrt II could do any more damage. The little girl wan immediately carried to a physician who administered antidotes and at last uocouni she was doing well. Look out for mad dogs?shoot and kill all stray dogs is the best way to keep the mad dogs down. T. E. llailey is building a neat residence on his lot on Church street. Oo to the Pink Tea Partr to-nieht. We tire glad (o hear (lint Mr. Dadley Jones is still improving and in a fair way to reoovcrj. Strawberries are offered for sals on the streets in abundanee. Read the notice oonocrniog the change of gauge on tho Rail Roads. Animals are often afflicted with a disease called the mange. The same disease in human beings is called the itch, and is highly oontagiou?; to cure it, mix flour of sulphur with Dr. J. II. McLean's Volcanio Oil Liuiment, bath it thoroughly, and take Dr. J. H. Mclean's Liver and Kidney Balm. For sale by all druggists. 20 2m. < The 8ad Death of K- H- Bobo On Saturday last the news reached here that Hon. IS. II. Uobo, Senator from Spartanburg County, bad been thrown from bis buggy and seriously injured in the head, and great anxiety was felt throughout this community ns to the .result. On Tuesday the sad news was received that the accident had terminated fatally nt about 2 o'clock that morning. Mr. liobo was well known here and highly respected by nil, and the sad news of his untimely death sent a thrill of sincere sorrow to every heart. We cannot moro fully express our own feelings and we believe the feelings of all our citizens, than by republishing the following graceful ond just tribute to his great worth, which we take from the Columbia Regiiler: Senator Ilobo was about in his fiftieth year. He hat represented his native County for some VPflTH pl*Kol? l?? 1 , .u ...v vuu iiuusv or (DO oilier 0! the Legislature. He was au able, lioocst man. A lawyer of learning; he hail a remarkable cogency of thought which always indicate the honest as well as tho powerful thinker. The death of this liontred, useful, faithful citizen will be a great loss to his County, hie State, and to the Methodist Church, of which ho had been, like his noble old father, one of the pillnrs. And for the family of this faithful, earnest man, bereft of him as they are in tne midst of a career of distinguished usefulness, the blow is as terrible as it is sudden. Yet they hare the comfort that he has not lived in vnin, and that taken as he has been almost without a moment's warning, he has nevertheless gone to his lost account not as one without hope. Ah! the unspeakable blessing which a Christian wife and family can never fail to feel comfort in, however crushed and overwhelmed their stricken hearts may be. The Bailroad Dinner Home. We had the pleasure of being present at the opening or Uipt. Vf. M. Gibbes' new Railroad Dinner House, and will not soon forget the luxurious repast wo enjoyed. It was truly u "feast of fit things." The ice cream, iced milk and tea, with other delicacies, were cxquisitly refreshing. Altogether the large, cleanly and comfortable dining-room, the attention of the polite, and well trained waiters, the pleasant company and genial face of the Proprietor made it a most delightful occasion. The building is conveniently arranged and so near the train that passengers can enter the j lining-room without encountering the rays of the i run or the falling iains. We wish our frieud Gibbes great success in liis new enterprise, hoping it may induce much | ravel through the lively iiltle town of Union. I An Appeal to the Voters of Union. ' Mr. Editor : The lime for the election of a t Town Counoil is near at hand; when by the I rotes of tho people it is to be decided what ' lort of government we are to have for the next j welvc months. It therefore becomes every , roter to consider what kind of government is > uost desirable, whether one in the interest of 1 he community as a whole, or one in the interest ,( a few parties in a traffic that demoralizes ' ind injures. The question is not one of per- ' ons nor personal interest, but ono iu the in- * crest of law, and order, and sobriety. There { s no issue pending, aav? Lha issuo of saloons no saloons ; between die lioensed sals of ininly whether there shall be barroo7ns or nttf' It is narrowed down to this, and only this. Btrango issue, surely! Ono upon which, among Lite citizens of this town, one would think there could be but one mind. It is, certainly, one about which ever; one should think seriously, before he easts his vote ; should ask himself if any good comes out of bar-rooms?if they are not harmful, in fact and in influence. This is a time to be serious ; not a time for the play of children, but for the sober reflection and honest action of men. And can it be that the husbands and fathers, and business men and professedly christian men ore going to let a traffic of such hurtful char. actor control in municipal affairs Surely not 1 I And yet there are grave fears, entertained by | some of our best people that it may be so; that when the election is declared on the first of June, it will be published to the world that Union prefers that whiskey shall rule. Shall it so go ahead? Heaven forbid ! Will not every voter seriously consider this view of the case, and determine that, so far as he is concerned, it shall not be. Citizens, one and all, let us to the rescue ! Old men, young men, let us rise in the majesty of a virtuous indignation and spurn the imputation such a result would cast upon our good name ! Let us put in office men who will try to put down, to banish, to destroy the traffic in intoxicating liquors?the traffic that ruins the characters anil souls as well as the bodies of men. Let us ilo it, and then law and order, and sobriety shall prevail and no legitimate interest, of person or business, be injured. JoxrsDoao, Texas, Dec. 2'Jth, 1885. To Dr. J. I!. MoLcan. 8t. Louis, Mo.: This certifies that my sister, Emily Crews, was taken fifteen years ago with abreast disease in connection with menstrual derangements, which produced a severe cough and geuerol debility, rendoring her helpless and unable for any kind of sorvice, and after battling the skill of soma of our best physicians and using several hundred dollars worth of medicines ou her to no good, last June 1 procured a buttle of Dr. J. II. Mcl<ean's Liver and Kidney Jlalm, which at once began to help her. Since then she has used seven bottles, and to our great joy is restored to good health, is gaining flesh and has become strong and able to do her housework. She is entirely relieved of her troubles, and we would not be without the medicine under any consideration. \V. M. CKKW8. For sale by all druggists. 20-3ra Legal Holidays Not Imi-kuativk.?Judge Woodward, of Luzerne county. 1'a., has just rendered a common sense decision on a hitherto unsettled point. A judgment was entered and execution issued on the 2'2d of February, from the obligation of which the debtor sought to escape on the ground that the date mentioned was a legal holiday, and that legal holidays, 1il. l. 1 ? * n>o duiiuo;, ouuiu Iiuk uo imiiuilj URPU lor HIP transaction of business. Judge Woodward ruled that a statute ordaining a legal holiday is merely directory, not imperative, and that it does not prohibit judicial nets or wordly enjoyments in general. As the contrary view would tend to restrict the liberty of almost any citizen at some lime or other, as well as to enable the unscrupulous to evade their obligations, such a wise interprefation of the law is likely to be generally concurred in. Aches and pains long borne make even the young feel old. 1 he true remedy is Parker's Tonic. - It purifies the blood, sets in order the liver and kidneys, banishes pain and builds up the healfh, lieeides it has the reputation of doing what we claim for it. Tub Ghi:at Question of thr Dat.?The late Dr. Samuel D. Gross, the father of American surgery, used tho following words in an address delivered nt tho dedication of tho McDowell monument: " Young men of America, listen to the voioe of one who lias grown old in his profession, and who will probably never address you again, as ho utters a parting word of advice. ' The great question of the day is not this operation or that, not ovariotomy or lithotomy, or a hip joint amputation, which have reflected so muoh glory upon Americau medicine, but preventive medicine, the hygiene of our p?rsous, our dwellings, our streets, in a word, our surroundings, whatever or wherever they may be, whether in city, town, hamlet or country, and the establishment of efficient town and State boards of health, through whoso agency we shall bo more able to prevent the origin ond fatal effects ef what are known as the zymotic or preventable diseases which carry so much woe and sorrow into our families, nud often sweep like hurricanes over the earth, destroying millions of human lives in nu incredibly short time. " Tho day has arrived when tho people must be roused to a deeper and tnore earnest sense of the people's welfare, and suitable measures adopted for the protection os well as for tho better development of llieir physical, moral and intellectual powers. This is the great problem of ti?o day, the question which you, as the representatives of the rising generation of physicians, Bhotild urge,' in season, and out of season, upon the attention of your fc'iow-citi- . zens ; the question which, above and beyond all others, should engage your most serious thoughts, and elicit your most enrnest co-operation. * When this great object shall have been attained ; when man shall be able to prevent disease, and to reach, with litllo or nosutfering, his threescore years and ten, so graphically de sunuou <i_y inu i snimisi, men, ana not until then, will the world be n paradise." As End to Bosk Scuapisq.?Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, 111., writes: 11 Having received so much benefit from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty to let suffering humanity know it. Have had a running sore on my leg for oight years ; my dootors told me I would have to have the bone scraped or leg amputated. I used, instead, three bottles of Electric Bitters and soven bottles Bucklen's Arnica Snlve, and my leg is now sound and well." Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 25c per box, by J. W. Posey. Killed II eu Bktrayrr.?Elizabeth, Col., May 11.?Robert Wright was shot and killed hero yesterday by a woman from Denver, whom he had betrayed, and who came here on a morning train from that ciiy, accompanied by licr brother. After her arrival she went to Wriirlit's place of business and asked him to marry her. Upon his refusing she fired three Bhols at him from a Colt's forty-five calibre revolver, two of them taking effect, one in his head nud the other in his chest, and he dropped dead. The woman slaiins to be the mother of a five-wceks-old illegitimate child, of which Wright was the rather. He had often premised to marry'her, but always failed to keep his word. She made jp her mind to kill him if he ngain refused to icep his promise. Aftor the shooting the woman and her brother entered a carriage and Irove to KiowA, where the former gave herself lp to the officers, but refused to give her iame. " Most of these hair preparations don't work," writes Mr. J. 8. Burdick, of St. Louis, ' but Parker's Hair Balaam is an honorable ox:eption. My hair was thin and prematurely gray. The Balsam made it brown ngain and is soft as in my boyhood." . ..... JrMrxn Into the Ska With tub Child.? Boston, May At 4 o'clock yesterday nfter.pr \ When the littlo boy got tired his grandfather _ put him to bed. At about ten o'clock Dr. Palmer, saying that the boy was seasick and must have fresh air, carriod him to tho aftcr-deck. The child oomplained of tho cold, and the doctor sent a waiter for a blanket. A moment later Captain Snowden, looking through an open door, saw l)r. Palmer, with the boy in his arms, jump from tho rail into the wator. Tho steamer was stopped and the boats lowered, but tho bodies could not be found. After a long search the steamer cont inued on her voyage. The doctor was seventy-three years old. Another supply of those splendid Ilams, choico Breakfast Strips, Bonanza meat and superb Dried Tongues just received by A. K. STOKES & CO. A New Owner for tup. IIcguexot Mills.?. Greenville, May 15.?Mr. E. C. Graham, a prominent business man cf Ashcvlllo, N. C., has effected the purchase of a majority of tlio stock in the Huguenot Plaid Mill, located in this city, completing the transaction to-day. Mr. Graham will at once place about ?25,000 worth of additional machinery in the mill, and will put it in operation within the next thirty days. The new spindles are to make the mill s own yarn, instead of purchasing yarn as has been formerly done by the company. Mr. Graham paid for the stock purchased twenty-five sents on the dollar, and assumes, of course, the indebtedness of the mill, amounting to ?8,000. This makes the cost of the slock -11 per cent, of the par value, and he now owns three hundred and seventy-four of the live hundred and fourteen original shares. The mill will employ over sixty operatives and continue tho manufacture of plaids and cotlonades. Piedmont and Caraperdown mills have recently declared semi-annual dividends of 4 per cent.?Sunday A'eic*. A resident of Minnesota, who has seen several severe tornadoes, says that their most pecaliar feature is tho singular sucking movement. Ituildings are sucked up into the clouds entire, and come down soon in fragments. After tho great Rochester tornado, a farmer twelve miles from town found an uninjured marble-top table in liia field. Another found a very large sheep fhat had come from no ono knew where and had been deposited in his yard unhurt. The Minnesota man further said that he had seen a board into which wheat straws had been driven until they stuck through on the other side. A Paris notary who drew up a will not long ago made a clerical error, which resulted in giving a fortune of 800,(XX) francs to the wrong man. The notary bus just been condemned to pay this sum to the disappointed legatee. CONSIGNEES PER EXPRESS. Union, S. C., May 10, 1886. D. L. McLaughlin, D. .Johnson, R. L; Coleman, W. L. Askew, Susannah Giles, W. W. Kohinson, J. M. Adams, Miss Bessie Pnrrar, Miss F. S. Gregory, Uov. It. G. Clifford, J. C. Wallace, W. G. Blake, W. E. 8tone and Green Bros. F. II. COUNTS, Aoww. NOTICE. Aokst s Ofnor, Soitiikbn ExruKss Company. 1 Union, 8. C., Mat 20, 1886. j "xtutini' la -! I. ri i ?. jmi v*tvu ID UCI %i*JJ gITOII IU WllSlgllUCB llinb i_l from ftod after this date, no Express matter will be delivered until all Charges are Paid 1 am forced to adopt this measure by the annoyance in collecting charges after delivery. These charges vary from 26 to 60 cent*, scattered around promiscuously, aggregating $5 and upwards daily, and some I never collect I have to advance Cash Dally for all matter dell vered to me?Hence, NO MORE CREDIT* ?. H. COUNT8. Aok.st. May 21, 20 2t.