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She "SSteeMp ?mott Simcnj' K. M. STOKES* - Editor. 1 K P. McKlSSICK, - Local Editor. j UNION. FRIDAY, MAY 28. 188?>. : i SUBSCRIPTION?S2 00 PER ANNUM. 1 ??? s??. i 8?9u Dr. Dio Lewis, the author and reformer, ] is dead. , Weir" Another niad-dog was sceu in town Tuesday. . fatF Main Street is the roost popular promenade in town. B?fX- Professor LcoDold Von Itanknr the great historian, is dead. Rirat. The Woodruff iVoy/YM is in favor of a new deal in the State offices. ttif The Stntc Dental Association meets in Columbia in the early part of June. . m Don't forget the Temperance services in the Methodist Church next Sunday night. " * I XKJ)U Mr. Asher l'almer, one of the oldest citizens of Columbia, died at his home on May 113d. Jigy* Sarah Wilson, a well known colored woman died at her home in this place last Sun. day. ? . _ .. HiV" Dlirinrr tlio !nl?> ruins n 1nil? in il.io plncc lost about forty (40) young turkeys by drowning. tor Our friend Tinsley lias just received a new supply of eyeglasses and gold pens, which lie wan ants. Call to sec him. ? Mr. Hobo Simpson, a prominent young lawyer of Spnrtanburg, was married to Miss Llla Simpson, of Columbia, last wceck. here ! Oh where has the Union Fire Company drifted to ? We haven't heard anything of it lately. Gentlemen, don't let it go down. ' 85ft- We have received a communication in reference to a pic-nic at Mt. Lebanon Church, held on the 15th inet., which is too late for publication this week. 85ft- Rev. II. A. 0. Walker died at Marion C. II., S. C., on last Saturday, May 22d. Mr. Walker was a well known Methodist minister and was, at the time of his death, 78 years old. B5ft. The Woodruff J'rogreaa, published at I Woodruff, S. C.,is on our table. It is ably edited by S. Munro Tilgrim and is published by Messrs. Gregory and llnrris. The Progrrsa line our best wishes for its success. JkiT' A letter from Mr. J. Watkins Lee, proprietor of the Merchants' Hotel at Spartnn- i i .i.A? h- i t.: 1 /? f -tr. iv i>ujgf Mima mut uc una iiiiuu ljciii ug? fit ? j Quartette Orchestra," ol Dana Musical Insti- j tnte, Ohio, for the summer season, and that the < young men ot Union can hire the band for their dances. j BkXf" Complaints have been and arc being 1 made that persons arc using (lie town pump for washing buggies, carriages, etc., and that in doingtso a filthy slush is created) around the , well. This will eventually become a nuisance, if it is not already one, and should be estopped by the Town Council. Sti&" A scrub game of Case Call was played by our young men on the newly made "diamond" last Wednesday afternoon. The "boys" will be highly complimented if the fair sex will honor them with ther presence when games ( are played, and we are told that seats will be , provided immediately for the accommodation of j visitors. BQa? Mr. 11. it. Holland went down with ! the crowd to Shclfon last Thursday and carried ' his camera along. He took three different Photographs of the scene, and they have been ( shown to us and we pronounce them very fine. ' Mr. Holland has the photographs on hand for sale, and he informs us that he has already ; sold about twenty. < Married, by Itev. A. P. Avant, at Spartanburg, S. C\, on Sunday, May 23d, 188U, Mr. L. If. fiosse, of the Times office, to Miss Nannie C. Ilinnant. We extend our congratulations to the happy couple, and may their union bo one of n any years' happiness and prosperity throughout the varied scenes of life. vsr The Editor-in-Chief has been confined I to his bed on account of sickness since last Sunday, and consequently the work of editing this issue has fallen on the shoulders of the Local Editor. Should the Times fall short of its usual standard this week it must be attributed to the inexperience of the Local Editor. We most sincerely hope that he will be at his post next week. Temperance Service. We are requested to state that there will be a Temperance Service in tlio Methodist Church next Sunday night. One or more addresses will be made, and all interested in this great problem are earnestly invited to attend. Examine the WheatWc have been informed by some farmers that , upon examing their wheat they found the heads to be nothing but ckatT, the heavy and frequent ( rains having beaten otf the hloom and prevented it from re-forming. Will our farmers please ( examine their wheat and send us a report of its condition. Another Honor for a Union Man. 1 Dr. II.}F. Sims, who graduated in the Dcntai Department of the University of Maryland 1 last March, and who is now a partner of Dr. L. E. Meador, has been elected an assistant ( Demonstrator of Dentistry in that University. This is a high and deserved compliment to Dr. ' Sims, and we congratulate him on his election. ' Base Ball Mooting. ( A l.al/t in tl.a Pn...* 1..I I A invent'Jivri III HIV WUIl I I w uo c mil Fridny for the purpose of organizing a l'nso t Ball Association. The following officers were c elected, viz : t President, Cept. It. C. Johnson ; Seo y and ( Treoe'r, F. L. Townsend ; Manager, It. II. Gibbes ; Executive Committee?Ben 1). Culp, E. P. McKieeick, and L. O. Young. s The Association means business and will com- f meaoe plajing in * few dajs. i [|M?1 News. - - Nicholsou's Hall wan the sceuo of unbounded iojoyment last Fridaj njght, and, as the Times predicted the Pink Tea Party was a grand affair. By nine o'clock the Hall was filled with gay focng people, and dignified older people, and is the lovely and fascinating young ladies flitted about like angels, ono could not help but think he had been transferee to a modern Utopian. Ice cream, Strawberries, Iced tea and cake were furnished in abundance. The principle feature of the evening was the contest for the prize offered for the best hemming of a young Indies' pink npron by a young man. The contest was heated, and after much discussion on part of the Judges it was decided that Mr. Tiny Murphy had won. The prize was therefore awarded to him. We are informed that the ladies made, over and above all expenses, eightyfire dollars. Tho Pink Tea and Rainbow Party was a decided success, and we hope the ladies will give another one soon. We learn with p'casure that the celebrated play "Pinafore" will soon be reproduced in Union to repair the Male Academy. Nearly seven years ago this play was noted and it received the plaudits of the people and the press, and wo are sure (lie dramatic talent in Union bus not decreased one iota in those Bcven years. Next Tuesday will be a very lively day in Union, on account of the Municipal election. Quite a lorge crowd went down on the passenger train last Tuesday to Shelton to see the damage done by the flood. On reaching the scene of disaster the crowd saw with amazement that the water extended as far as the eye could reach, and was supposed to be at least thirty feet deep in the bottoms. The damage to the trestle will bo spoken of in another column. The train returned to Snntuc to await orders from headquarters which were received about seven o'clock, ordering the train to return to Spartanburg. Conductor ?. 11. Chase was iu charge of the train and every courtesy was extended by him to the passengers. And here let us sny that there is no Conductor in this State, or any other, more courteous nnd obliging than Capt. "Bony" Chase. A young hopeful in one of tho Sunday Schools iu this place, has just discovered a remarkable fact, i. c., that Goliath was cruelly assassinated by Jack, the Giant-Killcr. Step up head, young man, and lako the cake! Up to this date, May 27th, 12,657 bales of couoa nave Dcen snipped from this placo. We are very sorry to hear that Mr. Dudley Jones is worse, and that it is feared that he has blood poison. We most sincerely hope it is a mistake. Since the above was put in type we have been informed that Mr. Jones' condition is much improved. Our thanks are duo to Mr. 1'. E. Howell, of Joncsville, who is a student in Woflbrd College, for a beautiful invitation to the Commencement exercise at Wofl'ord College in Juno and we hereby tender them to our young friend. The invitation is very unique in its design and it is )ne of the prettiest wo have ever seen. A Furniture Factory is spoken of being buiU in Union at an early date. We hope the rumor is true. Union needs just such enterprises. We learn that a Teachers' Institute for tlio white teachers of Union County will be held in tllte dming ?f 4i>eu>t. "TT The contest for the Governorship in Georgia is becoming very heated. Tne brave and gallant John 11. Gordon is opposed by A. O. liacon, who lias some vpniitfttinn nw onooUn,. nf ll,? Georgia House of Representative^ while the "gallant Gordon" has a universal roput&tion. In the dark days of 'TO Gordon came over and fought for the ralmetto State with as much courage as he led the last charge at Appomattox, uul to Gordon South Carolina owes her undying gratitude. We know little of Bacon, only that he resigned the adjutancy of the I'th Georgia regiment on account of sickneta. That Georgia may elect Jno. B. Gordon Govsrnor is the wish of every South Carolinian, we believe. Another delightful dance was given ky the young men last Wednesday night at the residence of Mrs. Dawkins. Lumber is piled up in abundance around and about the "burnt district,'' and work has begun in earnest on the buildings. The culvert on the llailroad at "Hog Thief is said to be in a dangerous conditiou. The already large pond on the north side of the railroad was very much increased by the recent rains, nnd the Swollen condition of the pond is what caused the culvert to be in a dangerous condition. .Personal Mention. Our eld friend Col. William S. Dogan is in town looking as hearty and well as ever. D. C. Flynn has returned home from a business trip to New York. Miss Sallie Rainey, after a long visit to relatives and friends in York and Chester, has returned home. Miss ?? Gaulden, of Cold well, is visiting the fnmilv of Contain .1. T. Ubih?Im? Miss Denicy Davics and Mrs. A. C. Foster, of Spartanburg, are on^l visit to their sister, Mrs. S. A. E. Durham, of this place. Mrs. James Munro lias returned home from Charleston. Miss Helen Nott, of Spartanburg, is on a riait to the family of Judge Wallace. W. A. Smith went up to Greenville last Monday. Clarence A. Jeter, of Fish Ham, was in town this week. Iley W. Fant is in town. Mr. and Mrs. James Dunbar are visiliog relatives in this place. H. II. Oibbes has returned home from Columns. Mr. T. L. Thorp, of Washington, D; C., is in own. Air nnit Mn 11 1. ?iwl MIm \lnmi* Hunter returned last Tuesday from Washingon and Baltimore. -ard of Thanks The citizens of Union desire to tender their hanks to Mr. Kmslie Nicholson for his generisity in giving Nicholson's Hall freo of rent for he Address on Prohibition by Her. II. F. 3hreitabtirg. The health and beauty of children can l>e re* tored by giving them Shriner'a Indian Vermiuge to kill the worms that darken their complexon. . The Suae aud Floods. The Neiei and Courier truly says: We have a deluge in South Caroline." It began raining on the morning of the 18th and lasted, with very little cessation, until the evening of the '21st. The rain fell in territio torrents *t times, and again it fell very slowly. On Thursday morning the news o&rno from Herbert that everything in the bottom lands was overflowed, and that the trestle was greatly damaged. Very little information could bo gotten from the surrounding country until Saturday on fteeount of the swollen condition of the streams, but we have gathered up from different sources the damage done in some parts of the country. Nearly every bridge in the county is eithor gone or greatly injured. Two spans of the bridge over the Forest at Murphy's Mill is gone, and about one hundred foot of the mill race was washed away, with about one hundred bushels of cotton seed. Two spans of Minter's bridge on Tygcr river is gone, and the Gist bridge, also on the Tyger, is entirely gone. Tho Harris bridge is gone, and also Thomson's bridge, both on the Forest. The damace to the Sheltnn " 11? river is immense. All the trestling on the Fairfield side is gone, and some of the trestlo on the drjr land is swept The water in the bottoms under the trestle was thought to he at least twenty or thirty feot deep. The mill at Herbert was nearly submerged. The bridge at Crindall Shoals on the Pacolet stood the storm and is all right. A good deal of cattle have been lost, aud hogs are reported to have been swept away in abundance. D. T. Black lost 25,000 brick by the rain. The damage to the crops cannot bo estimated. One farmer near this place says that the rain has almost ruined him, and that two thousand dollars will uot cover his losses. Nearly if not all the grain planted on the larger watercourses has been entirely swept away. In many places the soil has bceu washed away and ouly the clay remains. Holes and gullies have been made in the very midst of bottom lands, and the upland cotton and corn is also injured badly. Iu some places on the upland all 'the seed is gone. The damage to the land iu many places is irreparable, tho entire soil being washed up. It is eslimnted that it will cost tho county at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to repair the damaged bridges und to rafeuild the bridges on the different streams. The roads are in some places in a bad condition, having been washed into gullies. The " oldest inhabitants" differ in opinion to this freshet. Some say it surpasses the great freshet of 1852, while others say the water courses arc not so high ns they wcro in 1852. , The trains on this road cannot be run through to Columbia inside of three or four weeks on account of the condition of the railroad. This will cause a great deal of trouble ; it will necessitate the mails from below beiug brought from Columbia by way of Charlotte, N. C., and of course tlicy will reach here a day late. A correspondent from 1'inckney says : " On Saturday last at 5 p. m. a tornado struck this place and swept everything before it. Its track, five or six hundred yards wide, destroyed the young cotton, and on J. A. Chambers' place it unroofed four cabins, * * * but the pver" How ur"Wti streams'till g IJI HfucyWfr structivc." "11.," writing from Jonesville. savs that tho loss in aud around Jonesville township is very great; that the crops will have to be replanted to a great extent, aud that the damage to the bottom land in soma places has diminished its value a great deal. Other reports liavecomo in equally as gloomy as the above. Of course it is impossible to ascertain all the damage done throughout the country, but we have incorporated the most of it in this article, breaks occurred on tha Air-Line 11. K., on the 0. und 0. R. K., tho S., U. aud C. It. It. and on other roads in the upper part of the State. The damage to the Columbia Canal aud to the Columbia ^Vaterworks is reported to be very great. The canal was filled with water and was six feet above working level. It is supposed that the damage to the canal aud water works will exceed ?10,000, which is pretty heavy on the city of Columbia. A small steamer belonging to Captain Cliilds is reported as lost. Reports from the lower part of the State say that all the lowland is submerged in water, and the train on the S- C. R. R. had to be stopped on account of some trestles thought to be in danger. About six miles of the road bed of the C. and G. 11. K. between Alston and Columbia is said to be washed away, and also some of the trestles on that road will have to be repaired. Thus it will be seen that South Carolina, and especially the upper portion of the Slate, has been visited with a flood which will be ranked among those of 1852 and 1805. This freshet has caused a very large amount of harm, and the damage cannot be estimated. Our farmers, wc feel sure, will not be borne down by this terrible calamity, but will take courage and do all they can for their own benefit and for the benefit of others. . Truly, the ways of an allwise Providence is mysterious and past finding out. High License. In the June number of the Iforntlelic Kevictc, 1885, the following statement is made by the Rev. It. W. McKaig, of Linoolu, Neb.: " Wo have twenty-three saloons instead of three, all licensed at $1,000 each. Oao is owned by a widow who has lost two husbands by the use of liquor. We have about 18,000 population, and more than half the school money is paid by saloons and bawdy houses." Mr. Editor, is comment on the above statement of facts neoessary ? l)o they not speak in thunder tones against any system of legalizing tlio sale of intoxicating beverages? High license does not abate the evil. A city with 18,000 population pays $28,000 for the privilege of making drunkards, widows and orphans. Suppose they had voted to allow but one license and fixed the price at $23,000, would that have altered the results of the case? If only one man coild be found able to p iy that sum could he not hay# employed clerks enough, and established branch houses enough, to supply the demand without decreasing tlio sale or abating in the least the evil ? thus getting richer at the expense of bis more unforlunale neighbor*. II* that votes for license, except as a drug, violates the golden rule every time, nn<l is a rebel against the beet interest of humanity and against his God. No heaven for such *an one without repontsnoo. Hear it. Your* truly, i C. D. Kowxix. i i The Bain*?Immorality. Msadou, May 19th, 1880. Mb. Editor :?We bare been having a very gloomy proapeet for a crop, it hae been so dry that sood oould not germinate. Oar wheat and oat orops are showiog up badly. Tho farmers are well up with their work, aud, as a general thing, labor is good. We have a few loafers amongst us, and it is a mystery how they live. There is not as much commercial fertilisers used this year as in former years ; more attention is being given to making compost. We have some young men this vicinity who have deserted the counter and engaged in agriculture, and I must say they have the earnest wishes of all for their success in their new calling. They only need help-meets to encourage them in their labors, and to comfort them in their mistakes and blunders, to make their calling and election sure. Yesterday we had a terrific rainstorm ; creeks were higher than I have known them in fifteen years. Some low lands arc irretrievably ruined; uplands badly washed, and it is still raining. Over half a century ago this neighborhood vu known as the Nation, t'lashburg, Lick Skillit, &o. It abounded in still houses and other infamous dens, and was noted for great immorality?all kinds of gambling, cook fighting, horse racing, &o., but from some cause unknown to u. e it bos been gradually purged and purified of most, if not all, of these vices, so well calculated to demoralise mankind. Since the war it has been one of the most moral and desirable communities in the country, but for the last few months it looks as though tho bottom was'knocked out, and we are about to be overrun with vices, such as gambling at cards, chuck-box, drinking, fighting, violating the Sabbath, &c. Not less than thirteen days ago two colored women engaged in deadly combat ; ono came out badly cut. Sunday night Dr. Fant was called on to dress a gunshot wound which he says may prove serious. It was the result of gambling ; one won the other's money, and because he would not pay it the other drew a pistol aud shqt him. This party and two others, all colored, were seen on the highway on Sunday, and from their actions it is believed they were engaged in gambling. There are. several secret resorts in denso pine forests, off from the highways, where they meet every Sabbath and spend the entire day gaming. 1 am sorry to say that a few white men are the leaders of these vile habits. A man was seen at tho church drinking whiskey and soliciting others to join him. May God forgive him of so horrid a sin. A few Sabbaths ago a team was seen going along the public highway loaded with cotton seed, owned and driven by white men. On last Sabbath one of those gaming parlies were caught gambling, one of them was a white man and a professor of religion. 1 am credibly informed that the colored people can't have a social party without these white men being there with their cards and chuck-boxes, and the respectable colored people complain about it and say they can't help it?neither can they. They are intimidated with pistols and the old slavish fears which will exist throughout the present generation. It sccins that our laws are imperfect to stay these vices. The landowners can control and prevcut most of these evils, if they would only try. It is a duty they owe their country, and - Alt* i Is ? the above facts, but think it my duty as a citizen, hoping it may stir up every citizen who may possess the least spark of patriotism to make every effort to suppress these vices. Sleki'y Davis. During winter the blood gets thick and sluggish. Now is the time to purify it, to build up your system and fit yourself for hard work, by using Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cordial und Blood Purifier. For sale by all druggists. 20-3w. What Whiskoy Costs. Mr. EijITOR.?I hfiwA rpful with miiph lni?. est the lively nod heated correspondence which has been going on in the columns of your paper. While I cannot endorse all that has been said I liave never folt likeasking "Uncle Si," "Uncle Billy" and their associates to stop writing. I have felt liko urging them to go on, and if need I be to join tliein in their crusade against the whiskey traffic. Yes, I am ready and willing to write, talk, pray, and work against this giant evil. It is by all odds, the worst curse of our civilization. It is the cancer that is eating up our body politic and must be cut out or burned out by the fires of patriotism. Already we havo seen the symptoftis of destruction and death in the acts of violence perpetrated by labor associations, and socialistic clans. These are but the signals of anarchy and discotent begotten by the indiscriminate sale and uae of intoxicants robbing the laborers, their wives and children, of their daily bread. Of the nine hundred millions of dollars spent for in. toxicants annually in the United States, the statistics show that the laboring classes spend four hundred and fifty millions. Now we assume that four-fifths of our people are laborers, and that sum would make eleven 5.5-100 dollars for every man, womau and child, or $11.26 per capita, a sum sufficient to buy bread for them all. If the Government would interpose ucr Biruug arm nou mop mis ncmau iranio, strikes and socialism would soon be things of the past. No Government can stand snch n train long. Prohibition is the only remedy. It will, it must prohibit. We rejoice to know that thousands of the best people on this continent are enlisted under the banner of Prohibition, and it must continue to fly until our whole country is redeemed from the fetters of King Alcohol. Let the good people of Unioq rally their forces once more to the fight. Let men, women and children, white and colored, claim their God given heritage, liberty to work, pray, and vote against the worst tyrant that a . xt n.j ?5? !_ ever svvajrvu m ovvyivr. mmj uuu |iTB US VIC" tory on (he first day of June. ? ?. Jonksooro, Texas, Dec. 2Qtb, 1K85. To Dr. J. II. MoLcan. St. Louis, Mo.: This certifies that my sister, Emily Crows, was taken fifteen years ago with abreast disease in connection with menstrua] derangements, whieh produced a severe cough and general debility, rendering her helpless and unable for any kind of scrvioe, and after baffling the skill of some of our best pbysioians and using several hundred dollars worth of medicines on her (o no good, last June I procured a bottle of Dr. J. II. McLean's Liver and Kidney Halm, whioh at ones began to help her. Bince then sbe has used seven bottles, and to our great joy is restored to good health, is gaining flesh and has beootne 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. W. M. CREWS. For sale by all druggists. 20-8m A Letter froia Otur Little Alabama Qui. Mi. ^Suitor.?Please pardon mo for troubling jou again ; but you know it is tba nature of our ? sex to tkirt for feme nod see ourselves in print. , 1 do not dream that I oould write anything irerWty of your pages, but I oan't be silent any 2 longer, and therefore write, as the brook flows 1 ?because it can't help it. The brook may be shallow, but it flows on seeking the valley whero the grass grows greenest, wild flowers bloom thick- < est, trees cast the coolest shade, and birds sing | the sweetest songs. ' When I first entered your sanctum it was when the year was young, and the whole world was bleak and desolate. I thank you, kind Editor, for the cordial welcome you gave me ? then, and trust this beautiful May morning 1 that my visit will be welcome. This morning I went for a ramble on the | mountain, and Ob, what a sceue met toy gaze. , As far as the eye could sec was masses of waving ivy. I lost myself in a happy day dream, and for a while was in fairy-land, the mountain 1 looked so much like the work of a fairy, clothed in its dress of snow white, doited hore and , there with sprigs of green. There were a few dreary, snow-white clouds that floated over the face of the deep blue heavens and were mirrorod in the orystal depth of a brook that went merrily danoing on, over stones and down the mountain side. It sang as if it never grew weary i of going on and on, never a thought to stop and rest its tiny wavelets for even a moment, lest some sweet little flower should droop and perish. What a beautiful lesson this brook teaches: first, to always be punctual; never havo a selfish thought, not a thought but for the good of some fellow-creature. Would we not bo happier if we would more often abide by the lesson Lliifl hfehhlinrr noe-rtr lihln u?mom laaaLa. .... 1 D, ? J uo to ever bo contented with our lot, however humble. I wish I was an artist that I could paint this landscape so that others might behold its beauty; but it oonld not bo painted as 1 saw it, oh, no, I think no hand, however skillful, could produce the dream-like beauty of this ever changing scene. As 1 write thero comes to me, borne on the evening's breezo, the delicious scent of magnolia and bay, gathered by my hands that I might keep them in days to come, " When silver threads among the gold, Shall rhino upon my head when my feet grow weary and heart grows tired, I might gaze on their once creamy white leaves, yellowed by age, and be carried in fanoy back to the perfect day in May spent . in a happy dreaming. Only a Mountain Sprite. From Newberry to UnionFiiifkr P. O., Newberry Co., May 24, 1880. Mr. Kuitor. ? 1 hope you will allow mo space in your paper to call the attention of the Union people to the very lively prospect of rail facilities being increased. The town of Newberry is alive to the need of a competing line. Will Union meet us on the half-way ground on the road to Yorkville and Charlotte, N. C., or shall we look to the Santuc section of Union county for help to reach Yorkville viaLockhart Shoals, where such immense water-power awaits development? 1 have, individually, done considerable work in developing the water-Dowers be. tweeu this point aud Union counly, and know the groat help a railroad would be to the waterpvwonr or rne m?atr/ him tho tcij) to those etigagcd in their development. NawnEnuv^ [Union is always ready 10 lend a helping hand to any enterprise that will increase her railroad facilities.] A New Enterprise in UnionMr. W. Moultrie Gibbes has succeeded in getting a building erected at the Depot and opened as a Railroad Dinner House, which he has bad in contemplation for two years. The situation and desigu reflects credit on the Architect. It consists of three apartments, dining-room, kitchen and Ladies' room. The dining room is large, and well ventilated, and can be entered immediately from the train across the platform. Every arrangement is made for the convenience and comfort of passengers. The house is run in connection with the Union Hotel, and is therefore a public benefft. Its success will add to the prosperity of the town, and the popularity of the Hotel. It is a bold stroke and worthy of eucouragenionl. Mr. Gibbes has proved himself an adopt in this kind of business, and in his quiet unobtrusive way makes many friends. Citizen. Another supply of those splendid llams, choice breakfast Strips, Bonanza meat and superb Dried Tongues just received by A. It. STORKS & CO Mr. Jas. A. P. Blackmon, of Lancaster County, has invented a kind of machine to attach slock to while grazing. It is so constructed as to make it impossible for cattle to get caught in the rope with which they are tied, aud can readily be carried by a person from ouo place to another. It is also arranged o as to afford stock shelter from the hot sun. Nkvkr Givb it.?If you are suffering with low and depressed spirits, loss of appetite, general debility, disordered blood, weak oonetitution, headache, or any disease of a bilious nature, by all means procure a bottle of Rlectrio Bitters. You will be surprised to see the rapid improvement ibut will follow ; you will be inspired with new life , strength and activity will return ; pain and misery will eeosc, and henceforth you will rejoice iu the praise of Electrio Bitters. Bold at hfty cents a bottle by J. W. Posey. Id the trial of Maxwell, the trunk murderer, at St. Louie on Wednesday, ?. Wardcu, of Worcester, Massachusetts, testified that be met Maxwell and I'raller on the steamship California oomiug to America, and witnessed their introduction. Tliey became intimate, and tbo friendship was specially cultivated by Maxwell, who claimed to be a physician. The witness identified the remains found in the trunk as thoee of Trailer. A wealthy distant relative in Scotland has bequeathed $50,000 to Miss Maggie McNinch, the poetess, of Laurens. Her relative was touched by the pathetic beauty of bcr poems and by the bravery with which she met life's vicissitude. - . Miraci;i,ois Em-ate.?W. W. Reed, druggist, of Winchester, Ind., writes: 'One of my customers, Mrs. Louisa Tike, Bartonis, Randolph Co., Ind., was a long sufferer with consumption, and was given up to die by her physicians. She heard of Dr. King's Mew Discovery for consumption, and began buying it of mo. In six months' time she walked to this city, adistanoe , of six miles, end is now so roueh improved she has quit using it. She feels she owes her life to it.1 Free Trial Bottles at J. W. Posey s Drag 8 lore. New* Summary. Captain Wylie Jobes and. Mis Annie Oaldirell were married In Colombia Inst week and mmediately loft for Europe where they will ipond their honoyroooo. Will Hunt, a young man of 10, eloped with diss Minnie Fergnaon, aged 17?both parties rom progressive Spar'anburg. Ducklkn's Arnica Salvk.?The best salve in he world for outs, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt -heum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, thiiblaios, Corns, and all skin eruptions, and jositively cures piles, or no pay required. It a guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or noncy refunded. Price '25 cents per box. For sale by J . W. Posey. jly. ly. A kerosene lamp exploded in the room of Dr. J. B. Patrick, Jr., in the Georgetown Hotel, t few nights ago, but no serious damage was lone. Tlio dwelling of II. C. Poore, near Due West, was destroyed by fire at an early hour Sunday morniug. The family escaped with only a suit Each. Loss about $1,500 ; no iusurance. A colored boy named Jeff Bructon was shot dead near Bamberg by a tramp who is thought to be named Bellinger. He had offered the father of the boy $5 to drive him from Graham's to Bamberg, then committed the murder and rn&do off with the horse. It is thought ho will be overhauled. " Most of thoso hair preparations don't work," writes Mr. J. S. Durdick, of St. Louis, " but Parker's Hair Balsam is an honorable exception. My bair was thin and prematurely gray. The Balsam made it brown agtiu and as soft as in my boyhood.'' l'lim White, the most successful confidcnoe man in the world, has just died in Beading, Vermont. During his life ho hnd swindled confiding men and women out of fully $1,500000. lie had several aliases. The young men of Atlanta, who Aro the sons of Confederate veterans, will soon forth an association. Veterans will bo allowed to become members, without the right to voto. The young men are determined to perpetuato their association, nud to that end their constitution will bo preparotl.?Atlanta Constitution. The fund for tho Chicago police who wero wounded in the Ilnymnrket battle with the Anarchists, and for the families of those who lost their lives in that momorable engagement, now foots up $<30,000. It is proposed to mako the fund the round sum of $100,000. Aclies and pains long borne make even tho young feel old. lhetruo remedy is Parker's Tonic. It purifies the blood, sets in order the liver and kidneys, hanislies pain and builds up tbo health. Besides it has the reputation of doing what wc claim for it. Tho sale of General Grant's book will net Mrs. Grant in tho neighborhood of $15,000. She receives $1.40 upon each volume. General Grant left a list of twenty-five friends to whom books were to be given as coming from bim. Out of thic small number four have died since lost Suuinmer. Animals are often afHicted with a disease called the mange. The samo disease in human, beings is called,tho itch, and is highly conta-^, gious; to cure it, mix flour of sulphur with br. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liuiment, bath it thoroughly, and take Dr. J. II. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm. For sale by all druggists. 20 3m. The Register ou yestorday received the following dispatch : Augusta, Ga., May 20. To the Columbia Register : "Please thank for mo the good people of ^ South Carolina who send to-day threo cheers by wire, and express for me to them the profound gratitudo of my heart." John B. Gordon* A boat containing three colored men was upset off Beaufort, and one of them, Billy Young, was drowned. A colored man named Kli Free murdered a man at Dawkins, on the S. U. & C. R. It., on mo zoininet. ** " The barn of E. P.' Lidc, of Darlington, was destroyed by an incendiary fire, together with a quantity of forage, a buggy, harness, eto. The same night the stock shelters of J. W. Fountain were burnt. List of Letters Remaining in the Post Ofhce at Union, S. C., for the week ending May 29, 1880. Nancy Bennett, Miss Sadie Littlejohn, A. D. Clayton, Dew Murphy, col. Billiard Collins, Mrs. Jane Mortis, Maria Crawford, Past. Ncals Cr'k Church J. M. Cunningham, J. T. Nox, P.Duuleavy, Miss W. C. Perry, Miss Belle Edwards, Miss Mary llodgers, Mrs. Mary Jeter, P. lleiley, Ella Joh'nson, Albert Reed, W. P. Gusby, Mrs. VV. D. Stecn, E. W. Houston, 11. N. Sprousc, John Howard, Andrew Selivaul, Miss Eliza Johns, ltufus Thomson, Jos. M. Jones, Miss Bettie Wallace, W. D. Kirby, Miss Leila Wallace, Persons calling for any of the above letters will please say they ore advertised. D C GIST, Post Mnster. CONSIGNEES PER EXPRESS. Union, S. C., May 20, 1880. D. L. McLaughlin, Mandy Millwood, Jas. Grant, A. D. Rasters, J. M. Adams, J. C. Wallace, W. L. Askew, Miss Adella Sartor, Mies Amanda Gyles, E. Nicholson, R. B. Lemarter, rii-Mn lt.no \V V U. u ?? * "> V?VVM If ?>HUUO, O. All 1MCC, J* ll Tool. F. II. COUNTS, Agent. Freight Notice to Consignees. Agent's Office, Union, H. C., May 27th 1880. I AM now required to settle Daily and to do bo I qiu forced to collect all Freight Charges on Delivery or Goods. In future All Charges must be paid Before Delivery. No attention will bo paid to any order not accompanied with the money. F. If. COUNTS, Aoent. May 28, 21 2t. Attention Farmers. THE Farmers' Association of Union County will meet in the Court House, at 12 o'clock on Salesdny in June. All members of local clubs and nil other farmers are requested to attend, lly order, L. 1'. MURPHY fee'r. FOR TOWN COUNCIL. * Intendant. 8. M. RICE, Jr., Esq. Wardens. JAMES QUANT. T. II. GORE. W. II. MILLER. GEORGE II. OETZEL. NOTICE. Agent's Office, sortiikrs p.xphksh Company. \ Union, 8. C., Mat SO, 1886.j NOTICE is hereby given to Consignees that from and after this dale, no Express matter will be delivered until all Charges are Pajd. I am forced to adopt this measure by the annoyance in collecting charges after delivery. These charges vary from 25 to 50 cents, scattered around promiscuously, aggregating $5 and upwards daily, and some I never collect. 1 have to advance Cash Dally for all matter delivered tome?Hence, NO MORE CREDIT* P. If. COUNTS, Agsnt. Mav 21. 20 !it f " i . . y #, ^ 'r f." * . +