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?he lalcchly igitioit R. M. STOKES. Editor. j E. P. XcKlSSICK. - Local Editor. , UNION, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1880. SUBSCRIPTION?S2 00 PER ANNUM. Postoffico Hours. The following will be the time for opening and closing this otlice. The post Oftics will be opened at 0 a. m., und close at Op. m., sharp. Parties wishing their mail must be here by that time. The mail for both East and West will close all.00 p. m. The mail will be taken from the street boxes at 1 p. iu., for both trains. Mail for Horseback routes should bo dropped in the otlice before 7 o'clock ou the morning of departure to have prompt dispatch. DAVID C. GIST. P. M. E. J. Arthur, Ass't. JGtaJT" James Munro, Esq., has been reappointed .Master in Equity for Union County. Old papers, suitable for wrapping paper, for sale at this office. Price, 50 cents a hundred. JUaT Afire occured at Chicago, on the 26th I ult., that destroyed one million dollars worth of property. ? bunch of trunk keys was found on the street last week, and left at this office for the owner. t*2T No mail from Columbia for two days, I and it may bo two weeks before regular communication will be restored. 8?i^_ Gov. Thompson has been tendered the position of United States Commissioner of Education. He declined the high compliment, under a sense of duty to his State. HOT We regret to lenrn that Mrs. Amanda I Lemaster, wife of K. P. Lemaster, was killed by lighluing while going from Sunday School, near the Wilkinsvillo School house last Sunday ercning. . Debility in adults is often caused by worms. The change from childhood to manhood is not sufficient to rid the system of this awful plague. Shriner's Indian Vermifuge will expel them, and restore health and a bright complexion. SaT Iter. 0. W. Gardner, pastor of the Baptist church of this place, has been selected to deliver the annual address at the closing exercises of the Taxahaw Academy, Lancaster county, June -itb. lie left on Tuesday and will return Saturday. The senior Editor lias only been able to give two days' work to the paper this week, while the timo of the Local Editor has been almost constantly engaged in the duties of Assistant Teacher in the Male Academy, in consequence of the sickness of the Principal, Prof. B. F. Bailey. Wc are getting all right ngnin. ?. Wo have received remarkably fine specimens of wheat from Messrs. J. II. Itandolph and It. C. Crocker, of Fantuc. The heads are large and the grain, although in the " dough " state, is plump. We are glad to receive these fine speimens of the wheat crop, as they are gratifying evidences that the fears expressed by us lost week are groundless, and that a fair crop may be expected. aa- We have a communication before us 1 complaining of the County Commissioners for letting out contracts for rebuilding the bridges injured or destroyed by the rains, without giving the notice required by law. We do not publish the communication because we believe the Commissioners are acting under a case of great emergency, requiring prompt action to restore the facilities for travel. The necessities of the people demand that the bridges throughout the county shall be restored at once, which they could not do if they waited till the expiration of the time prescribed for advertising for bids on contracts involving one hundred dollars or over. We have confidence in the law-observing spirit of the Commissioners, as well as their desire to do the best they can for the county, and as the Editor is, probably, the only loser in the matter, wc see no necessity for carping at what appears to be a necessary nonobservance of the strict letter of the law. Another supply of those splendid Hams, choice Breakfast Strips, Bonanza meat and superb Dried Tongues just received by A. R. STOKES & COJ The First Boasting-Ear. Our energetic young farmer, Gray Gault, * sent us last Monday the first " roasting-ear " we liarc heard of, from any part of the State. He also sent us a stalk of cotton ten inohes high, measured above the groupd. These are early specimens, and if no accident occurs to injure them, Mr. Qnult has good crop prospocts. May his harvest prove as abundant as his crops arc now promising, and his energy deserves. Personal Mention. Dr. and Mrs. 1$. F. llawls have gone to Ashevillc, N. C., to spend the summer. J. II. Pearson and John McMasler, of Colum. /bia, were in town last week. Mrs. Dr. I.iltUjohn, of Joncsvillc, has been visiting relatives iu this place. Miss Minnie Gist and Mr. Nathaniel Gist have returned home from a prolonged visit to relatives in tho "far West." Mr. and Mrs. G. C. I'errin, of Fish Dam, were in town this week. Mr. W. G. lticc, of Abbevillo County, was in town last Sunday. Mrs. llico and Miss Agnes Kico returned home with him. flnrranta and flnninharriaa Our esteemed friend, Mr.4V. A. Nicholson, has laid upon our (able perfect specimens of those delicious, but rare fruits in this country, the " red currant " and English gooseberry. We have always believed that the soil and climate of this Piedmont region was well adapted to the successful cultivation of the black, white and red currants, and all the finer and larger varieties of the gdbseberry, and it is a little surprising to us that they nre not more generally found in our gardens. For culinary purposes there are but few fruits more useful, while for the table they are exquisite in flavor and highly decorative. When once established the plants are hardy, prolific and certain bearers. They grow from three to five feet high and make good garden hedges. We have seen gooseberries as large us Ciuiuea beus' eggs and ] of almost all colors. . * i w?wr-?. 1 "ATtrair'i" RodomontadeWe publish the rodomontade of " A Farmer," not because wo find in It anything new, instructive or ingenious, but becauso we have been falsely accused of suppressing similar communications on the alleged grievances of the farmers. We do not see that "A Farmer's" communication calls for auy notice from us. It bears on its face the impress of ranting generalities, directed at somebody, everybody, and only shows that the writer is more conversant with ancient history than the present deficiencies or practical affairs and wants of the class he assumes to represent. It may arouse the prejudices of the unthinking and causo them to exclaim, " what a great writor ' A Farmer' is," but it cannot mislead the intelligent and thoughtful. They will sec nothing in it but broad assertions of the oppreseions of a certain class by the State government. No sensible farmer will accept the assertion, as truth " that other classes have not hesitated to antagonize them (the farmers) without mercy," so long as they know the laws bear equally on all classes. No one lias doubted or denied the right of the farmers to discuss politics, either in convention or clubs. The only doubt was that under cover of ' a farmers' movement,'' certain political hacks and sclieinists might get control of it for their own personal advancement ; and we aro not so certnin now that it will not be made the chief corner stone to strengthen the tottering popularity of many an old politician. As to the people being told to cat grass by a fool official of France, nearly ono hundred years ago ; the comparison accords with our friend's reading. While lie might repent it, in print, humanity and the common dictates of our refined civilization, together with the patent fact that no such emergency could arise in this land of plenty, makes the simile too absurd to expect to find its counterpart in modem history. Of the "arithmetical calculations," &c., to which he alludes, why don't "A Farmer" bIiow that the figure* lied. We have never seen them disproved. For the information of our friend, we will stato that every communication that has appeared in the Times, except one or two from himself, 011 bis side of the farmers' question, was written by a merchant. So, if good authority on one side, why not on the other. We may also state that it would be gross injustice to agriculture to call every man who tills the soil a farmer. We know just such men. Many of them are gross failures, but make first-class growlers, and always placo the cause of their failures upon some one or something else. We are admonished by (lie Foreman that "the paper is up," nnd we must postpone any further remarks to next week. Looal News. Iter. B. P. Reid, of Rcidville, S. C., preached two fine sermons in the Presbyterian church lust Sunday, and Bishop Duncan occupied the pulpit in the Methodist church. As was announced in the last issue of the Times, a temperance service was held in the Methodist church Inst Sunday night. Rev. C. T. Scaifo made a very eloquent address to a large audience, and after a few remarks by Iter. Mr. Carlisle the benediction was pronounced. The Presbyterian Sunday School pic-nicgiven on Cage's lawn last Saturday was in every respect a most enjoyable one and reflected credit on the ladies and gentlemen who managed it. The young people amused themselves in various ways during the entire day, and we are sure we never saw a happier crowd in our life. The dinner has never been surpassed in any respect in the annals of pic-nics in Union. Some very fine games of base ball have been played on the new diamond this week, and large crowds have witnessed the games. The Base Ball Association has gone to no little expense in having their grounds put in -order so that they could have a suitable place to play, but it seems that some people are blind, for they ride over it with buggies and horses as though it was a race track or an exhibition ring. We are requested by the association to ask tho people not to ride over these grounds as it will eventually make them unfit for playing the game upon. The ladies are very respectfully invited to witness the games, and sea's have been provided for them. The Mnniciaal Election. The election for Intendant and Wardens of this town, hold last Monday, was one of the quietest we hare ever known. There were two tickets in the field?the old Conncil, headed by Dr. H.S. Beaty for Intendant, representing the " wet,'* the other headed by S. M. Hies, Jr., representing the " dry," or anti-barroom citizens of the town. '270 votes were polled?the largest rote for years?of which Dr. Beaty received 182 and Mr. Rice 88; the vote for Wardens varying but little from the vote for Intendant, on either ticket. As may always bo expected where the white and colored vote is anywhere near equal, the " wetliekct wad elected by & largo majority. The negroes will always vote for whiskey ; and talking temperanco to them is like pouring water on a duck's back ; while there is always enough barroom influence among the white citizens to secure a majority. We regret to learn that after dark the conduct of many on the streets was anything but creditable to a respectable, orderly town. More Destructive Rains. Since tho great freshet of week before last, many portions of our oounly have been visited by sovore storms of wind, hail and rain, doing greater injury to the crops than the freshet. We have only beard partially from tho Tinker Creek section where the storm did much damage but reports from other sections incline us to believe that the storms have been vers destructive to crops in other parts of the county. The storm of last Friday destroyed many acres of cotton, all the oats and wheat and much of the corn on Dr. T. B. Bates' farm. The same storm destroyed nearly fifty acres of cotton, and blew down seven acres of oats on Mr. II. L. Ooss's Gilliam farm. In fact, it swept everything on both sides of AiiiKcr s crct K, nil aiong iw wnoie lengm. Mr. J. C. Farrar, Mr. B. F. Foster, 0. C. Shettleswortli and ?? Bailey lost heavily from the same storm. The damage done to crops in the lower part of the county on Friday last is very serious. Just received, a nice lot of Summer Hats for Ladies and Childreo. MBS. GRAM. The Harrow Gauge from Hewberry- . The recent disastrous rains so greatly interfered with the mailt to this place that a number of loiters of importance were delayed from one to two weeks. This was the case with some letters from Newberry asking the citisens of Union to meet with the citizens of that county last Saturday for the purpose of considering the extension of the Augusta, Edgefield and Newberry Narrow Gauge R. 11., to Union. Those letters came too late for any action to be tAken in time for the proposed Newberry meeting. Another meeting is appointed to be held tomorrow, the uth, at Mt. Tabor Church, in Newberry County, and an invitation is cordially extended to Union to send representatives. It is also proposed to hold a mass meeting at Union. C. II., as soon as possible, to consider the matter. U is well known to our readers that we are emphatically a railroad man, and that we believe the only hope for the prosperity of this town and county is from new and independent railroad facilities, consequently we are decided in our opinion that the proposed road from Augusta to Union is one of the most important opportunities we have been offered to increase our railroad advantages, gives us new outlets to markets, insure cheap freights and place us upon the high road to prosperity. While we believe the road froiu Roanoke, via Charlotte and Union to Augusta, under the patronage of the Baltimore and Ohio road, vruuiu ue iur more ucucuciai 10 ub, me narrow gauge road has advantages, in cbcapness of oonstruction, equipment and running expenses, wbicb, in this sparsely populated country, arc very important essentials to be considered by us. We bavo no idea that the road would stop berc, if built. Charlotte is looking with considerable anxiety to a connexion with this part of the Stile and will not rest until sbo secures it. like oursolf, she prefers the ltoauoke line, but, like us, is ready and willing to help any road that will secure the sanio business advantages. As the people of Newberry are very desirous of meeting with us in a mass meeting, to consult upon the extension of the Augusta road to Union, would it not bo well for a preliminary meeting to be held next Monday, salcsday, in the Court House, to take the matter into consideration T Barbecue Fienio at Mt. Lebanon. Mr. Editor.?We bad the pleasure, with scores of others, of attending the Sunday School barbecue picnic at Mt. Lebanon church, twelve miles west of Union, on Saturday, loth of May. This is quite a large and flourishing sobool, numbering seventy or seventy-five scholars, and superintended by that energotic and worthy christian gentleman, Rev. J. H. Tucket. The school at the appointed hour, well uniformed, marched in beautiful order over the grounds., and into the church, where they regaled the vast audience with the sweet strains of vocal music, accompanied with the organ. The sweet songs of Zion were well selected and admirably performed. An address was then delivered by iter. W. M. Foster, after which recitations of scripture were made by many of the young ludies. These recitations consisted of whole chapters of the New Testament and Psalms, one contaming fifty-two verses. The young ladies without an exception, dequittcd themselves nobly on the occasion. Some very young I children were catechised aifd gave striking ] testimony to rapid development of mind, for so i tender an age. The next 'part of the pro gramme was entered upon with alacrity by all ages and sexes. A lengthy procession was formed and all ware marched to long tables in the grove which were loaded to their utmost capacity with well barbecued beef, mutton and pork, and sweet-meats in ample profusion and great variety. It is needless to tell you that every one litre, performed his part cheerfully, and with a commendable zeal. The 'dinner being dispatched, the orowd was marched back to the charch and the order of business again resumed. The scholars were again exercised at considerable length, and did great credit to themselves, their teachers, nnd Superintendent. Appropriate nnd well-timed addresses were then delivered by Messrs. C. B. Bobo and J. W. McCravy. "There shall be a handful of corn in the uiitu, ujivu um ivy u> mo mouiuain, me I run thereof shall shake like Lebanon." Long nay the good people of Lebanon live to make their exhibitions of progress in knowl. and truth, and to spread out the annual feast of fat things, so nicely prepared by their noble wives and daughters, and "may I be there to see." W. M. Fo*r*u. Jonesboro, Texas, Dec. 149th, 1886. To Dr. J. II. McLean. St. Louis, Mo.: This certifies that my sister, Emily Crews, was taken fifteen years ago with abreast disease in connection with . menstrual derangement*, which produced a severe cough and general debility, rendering her helpless and unable for any kind of service, and after baffling the skill of some of our best physicians and using several hundred dollars worth of mcdieioee on her to no good, last June I procured a bottle of Dr. J. II. McLean's Liver and Kidney llalm, whioh at once began to help her. Since then she hae 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 troublos, and we would not be without the raedioine under any | uuii^iucrviiuu* IT. HI. 1/ACTV9. For sale by all druggists. 20-8m State Press Association.?A special meeting of tbc executive committee of the State Fress Association was held in the Pavilion Hotel, Charleston, last Friday night, the Editor of the Guardian presiding. It was decided to hold the annual meeting of the Association at Spartanburg on the l-'lfh of July. The committee also planned for an excursion, after the business meeting of the editors, to Glenn Springs, lleudt-rsonville, Ashevillo and other points of interest in Western North Carolina, and a committee was appointed to secure speoial excursion rates for members and their families. A pleasant time is anticipated.?Hampton Guardian. Buckler's Arnica Salve.?The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, Corns, and all skin eruptions, and [>osillvely cures piles, or no pay reqdired. It guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or monoj reiunueu. rrioe XO ccnls per DOX. For sale by J. W. Posey. jly. 1 y. ? Edition or Mount .Etna.?Catania Sicily, May '27.?The lava from Mount .Etna is advancing towards Nicolosi at I be rate of forty metres hourly, and in now within one kilometre of the town. The adjacent country is also menaced and the inhabitants are flying from their homes. All the streams and watercourses in the district have dried up add n water famine prevails. Mb. Editob.?We read ,a short while since, i with greet interest, a report of the proceedings I of the Farmers' Convention, which met in < Columbia, on the 29th of lest April. We were i impressed with the idee, that the meeting was ] one of grave import; as it was a meeting of a ] large number of the respectable citizens of 1 South Carolina, coming from all parts of the I State ; to discuss the unfortunate condition of I the agrioulturel interests of the State ; and, if i possible, devise a remedy therefor. It was, therefore, a matter of surprise and indignation i that the proceedings, should h&vo been to I some extent, held up to ridicule, by the flippant, i not to say, contemptuous tone of the report. It goes without saying, that these gentlemen had n riffhl hnlil Ikl. k..l . .I.L. -u- 1 < cuss any subject they chose ; certainly that of agriculture, which is of paramount importance in the State, and politics, as well; as politics and the interests of agriculture, are inextricably in- i terwoven. Then wherefore the slightly sneering tone of the report. The outcry, that "the farmers should not discus s politics," is utterly and foolishly absurd. If this be so, then is the Government of South Carolina; free, only in name. Any man who says such a thing, is either ignorant himself, of the fundamental principle, which lies at the foundation of free institutions ; vizthat "the people are the source of all power in the State," or he takes it for granted, that the people are densely ignorant of their rights as freemen. It is a new thing in South Carolina, for any class of her citizens to be told that "they must not discuss politics." Even the "Iron Chancellor" of Germany, Princo llismarck, dares not forbid free discussion of the measures of the Government, in the German Empire. If the right does not belong to llie farmers, then it belongs to no class of ciiizeus in the State. If it is not theirs, then farewell to free institutions ! And South Carolina has fallen back to the times of an hundred years ago, when George the third of England, warned his colonists, "to let politics alone ; that was hit business ;?their business was to develops the resources of the country." We had fancied that theso days had gone by forever. But this is precisely (lie advice now given to the mass of the citizens of the State, when the farmers, (who constitute the great roaioritv of the neoDle. 1 are warned "not to Jit cuss politics." . "Many thanks, gentlemen," wo reply, but as we are freemen, as we are the source of all political power in the Commonwealth, as we are sovereigns here, and ?/ot< are rcponsible to ut, not we to you, as we have waited, patiently, but in vain ; for the fulfillment of tho promises made in 1876 ; we propose simply to exercise our rights, in taking the political affairs of the State, into our hands." That after an hundred years of free government, administered for the benefit of tho whole people, any portion of the citizens of the State should bo told "not to discuss politics," 1 is a gravo symptom of the diseased political 1 condition of the times, which calls for prompt remedial measures. i The farmers, have on every ground, a right 1 to discuss politics; as their welfare is, in every way, inextricably involved in the legislation of 1 the State. Just and equitable laws secure the prosperity of the people. Where the people are unprosperous, and discontented, an oppressive government is the oause of the trouble. | Never have th? people of South Carolina mur | mureu, wnen mey war* lairiy UQait with. That they have risen agai^ in wide-spread revolt, against the State Government, ns at present oonducted ; is proof positive that they are suffering under unjust, and oppressive legislation, and that affairs have reached a point, where "Kndurancc ceases to be a virtue.'' The farmers are, also, warned "not to antagonize other classes.'' To this, they answer promptly; that other classes have not hesitated to antagonize them without mercy. Must they give themselves "as sheep to the shearers, and like sheep, remain dumb?" Most assuredly, they haze a right to antagonize any class which oppresses tbem, or unjust laws which have completely prostrated tho interests of agriculture, thereby reducing themselves, and their families, to hopeless poverty. They arc forced to antagonize other classes, or submit to wrong, and gross injustice. Gov. Thomson, in his address to the Farmers' Convention ; kindly assured them, (thefarmers,) that "apprehensions had been entertained, that the Convention, might, in some way, by its action ; jeopardize the welfare of the State ;? but that he had entertained no such apprehensions." The farmers arc vastly obliged to Gov. Thomson. It is not likely that a man will set fire to his own house, with his wife and chil uri-u in iu nepeaieui y since me farmers' Move" ment was inaugurated, bare the Farmers of the State, been spoken of, in a most singular way. They are spoken of, as if they constituted a class apart; inferior, ignorant, incapable ;?and seem to be regarded in some quarters, as really a dangerous class ;?something akin to Anarchists, and Socialists ! Could anything be more absurd ?? But "the unkiudest cut of all," was the dose of wisdom, administered to the farmers; in the shape of "rye codec, with sorghum sweetening !" Heavens ! we can but cry out at this ; "Throw physio to the dogs !" or we might ask, "Physician, didst thou thus heal thyself?"' Was it upon ?uch meat, that "This our Crcsar fed, that he hath grown so great T" Or does be thrive on Government Pap ? History repeats itself. Fifteen yearn before the French Revolution of 1708 broke out, when the people of Franco were demanding of Iho Government, relief from their intolerable sufferings; a French Minister of the Government when told that the people were clamorous for bread ; answered ; "let the people eat grass." Most fatal answer for him. It was remembered, and never forgiven; and when afterwards, this man was beheaded, during the blind fury of the fearful "Reign of Terror," his bead thrust upon a pike, the mouth stuifed full of grass, was borne aloft, through the streets of Paris, by the frensied populace, a horrible instance of an outraged people's vengeance. The formidable arithmetical calculations, the long, gloomy-looking columns of figures, the piled-up statistics,- whioh we now and then, encounter in the newspapers ; all put together to show that the country is remarkably prosperous, that the comforts of life are cheaper than formerly, that the taxes are lighter than % aver before, that the government is administered with the most extreme economy; are, oertainly, awe-inspiring, and must excite great admiration for the mathematical talent, displayed, and for the ingenuity ahown, in "making tthc corte, appear the better reason. But iro remember the old addage, " Nothing lies like facts, but figures which exactly applies in these cases; and we draw a long breath of relief, at being rid of the cumbersome falsehood. But the whole thing becomes a huge joke; when, at the end of ono of these heavy financial articles, the word " Farmer," as signature, continuously appears. And wo ask ourselves, musingly ; " what sort of a farmer;?is he a lawyer, or a doctor, or a merchant;?what is his real occupation ?" Such a signature, at the end of such an article, deceives nobody. The pretense is transparent! The writer who thus signs himself, may o*yi land, but his right to call himsolf a "farmer," goes no farther. As to the charge that Mr. B. H. Tillman, ih endeavoring to hoist himself, or his brother, the lion. George Tillman, into the Gubernatorial Chair, by means of this " Farmers' Itiglifs Movement," we think it is extremely far-fetched. Nothing is comparable to it, in our estimation, but the child peeping about-in the dark for a II W..U II 1 i. _! 1? -? .1 1 ? uvg"?. aw ivv oiiupij t uuo vi iuuso nuouru, silly stories, which always pursue, and fasten their gnat-like stings, upon any leader in a reform movement. Where nothing tangible can be gotten hold of, by his enemies, to pull him down with ,- these petty falsehoods are propagated, to neutralize, as far as possible, his efforts. Although we have not the slightest belief in the allegation ; we may ask, on the other hand, why should not Mr. Tillman, or his brother, be Governor ? Certainly, we have reason to suppose, that either of the two gentlemen are quite as capable of discharging the duties of the office, ns many wao have already filled it, or are now doing so. Mr. Tillman did not create this movement, be simply gave voice, at an opportune moment, to conclusions which had already been reached, by thousands all over the State. When the tall grass over the hundreds of miles, of rolling prairie, is dry ; a spark from a passing railroad engine will set it on fire, and cause a widespread conflagration. Accidentally, so-to-speak Mr. Tillman became the leader of the movement;? he could not have foreseen it, and thortfore could have formed no plans to profit by it. As to the nickname, " Moses," given to Mr. Tillman, he will hold it nn honor, to resemble, ever so slightly, either in character or career; the great Hebrew Leader and Lawgiver. The j- ? ~i iui-1- l. ? - - itvmu, n<u uu uub iu1uk. iiu9 ctct 3600, & grculot wiser, or better man. His condition in life, was of the highest. Brought up as a Prince, as the son of Pharaoh's daughter, in the palace of the King of Egypt, at that time, the greatest and most powerful monarch in the world, "learned in all the learning of the Egyptiansat that lime, the most civilised and learned nation upon earth ; Moses was undergoing a special training at the hand of God, himself, to It him for the mighty task before him: He was courageous, resolute, a man of indomitable will energy, industry and perseverance. At the appointed Lime, he assumed, at the command of God; the leadership of his own people ; braved the monarch upon his throne, in the cause of his oppressed brethren, led them triumphantly, out of Egypt, and finally to the Promised Land. We hope the namo prognosticates good to the cause of the farmers, under Mr. Tillman's leadership. He will deserve the gratitude of the farmers, throughout the State, if he Bhall have done no more than given voice to (.heir grievances. The farmers have been patient so long, so like " Dumb, driven cattle,"' under the galling yoke which has pressed upon their necks, for so many years, that it has come to be thought, that "they had no rights, which anybody wos hound to respect." And when they meet, quietly, to discuss their grievances, and to consult as to a remedy, they aro polted with a hail-storm of small advice, petty sneers, and puerile warnings. But we have no fears. Mr. Editor. ns ?? thn result or the present movement of the farmers. Sooner or later, it will certainly be successful. A Faumkk. An Enteri'Bisinu, Reliable House.?J. W. Posey & Bro., can always be relied upon not only to carry in stock the best of orerything but to secure the agency for such articles as hare well known merit, and are popular with the people, thereby sustaining the reputation of being always enterprising, and very reliable. Having secured the Agency for the celebrated Dr. King's New Discovery fur consumption, will sell it on a positive guarantee. It surely cures every affection of throat, lungs and chest, and to show our confidence, we invite yon to call and get a trial bottle free. . A Brilliaht Intellect Gives Oct.?Th< Greenville News contains the following sad story of the final chapter in the career of i gentleman well known to many of our peoph as a man of cultured intellect and high moral character: "A commission de lanitico inquirtndo sat oc yesterdsy to consider the case of Edward F Stokes, the order having been issued by Justice Croft at the request, it iH said, of Mr. Stokes'i friends. Doctors T. T. Earle and E. F. S Rowley made the required examination. They report Mr. Stokes insane, and will probably recommend his confinement in the asylum although the new law concerning lunatics may cause some doubt and delav. This is probably tbe closing act of tlu great Slokes and West field litigation, of whicl iba Ntict printed a full nccount several weeki ago. During the last term of the Court ol Sessions Mr. Stokes's insanity was gener^iij couoeded by the most intimate friends ant nearest relatives, and there was some troubh in getting him into the Court room even aftei he was in the Court House building. Onoo be hind his desk within the bar, however, h< seemed to be as fully master of himself as any attorney present, and made a clear, connected and strong presentation of his position in Hit old time baffling tacties in which he was so remarkably skillful and successful. "The case is a wonderful one?undoubtedly vna vi mo uiuai nviimnui recorded. Able physicians who know the case believe that I hi man who has during thirteen years fought s large seotion of the bar of the State single handed and who has argued oases, earricd up appeals innumerable, and made a legal flglit astonishing in its ingenuity and stubbornness haa all the time been virtually a madman." Animals are often afflicted with a disease called the mange. The same disease in human beings is called the itch, and is highly con(aKious; to cure it, mix flour of sulphur with t. J. II. MeLean's Volcanio Oil I-iuiment, bath it thoroughly, and take Dr. J. H. McLean a Liver and Kidney Balm. For rale by all druggists. 20-8m. Dskp Sxow i.v Vrrmoxt.?Ilurli ngton, Vt., May '27.- -Snow to the depth of several inches is reported in various towns in Northern Vermont, and fears are eutertaiued of severe damage to crops by frosts. IIail Storm.?Chariot to, N. t\, May 27.? On Tuesday evening a severe It -il storm oocurred along the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad from Mooresville to witbin a short distance of Stateaville. In places* the hail stones la/ in drifts sixteen to twenty inches deep. .# Aches and pains long borne make even the young feel old. The true remedy is Parker's Tonic. It purifies the blood, sets in order tho liver and kidneys, banishes pain and builds up the health, llesidcs it has the reputation of doinir what. wn rlnim fnr II Expulsion or Uotal Families. ? Paris, Franco, May 27.?Tho government submitted its expulsion bill to the Chamber of Deputies this evening and demanded urgency for its consideration. Tho bill empowers the government to prohibit all members of families which formerly reigned in France from remaining within the country under penalty of five years imprisonment. The Minister of the Interior is to notify the ostracised of the prohibition against them by issuing a decree commanding them to depart. In submitting the bill the government announced their readiness to give immediate effect to the expulsions. During winter the blood gets thick and sluggish. Now is the time to purify it, to build up your system and tit yourself for hard work, by using Dr. J. II. McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Ulood Purifier. For snlo by all druggists. 20-3m. Tiik Charleston Oil Mill Sold.?Charleston, S. C., May 27.?The Charleston Oil Mill was sold to-day for tho benefit of the creditors of the Charleston Cotton Seed Oil Manufacturing Company to A. G. Black, of New York, representative of the American Oil Company, who proposes to establish an extensive oil mill here. " Most of llicso hair preparations don't work," writes Mr. J. S. Burdick, of St. Louis, " but Parker's llair Balsam is an honorable exception. My hair was thin and prematurely gray. Tho Balsam made it brown again and as soft as in my boyhood." ?1AHKIKD. LITTLEJOHN?11 AMES. Married, inGrecnville, S. C., on May 25th, 1880, by ltcv. J. A. Mundy, Mr. W. 1'. Liltlcjohn aud Mrs. A. C. Hames, both of Union couuty. Our best wishes attend tho happy couple. OBITUARY. Mus. Sak.ui Euqbxia Wilson, colored, was born January 0, 1837, and died May 23d, 188U, aged 4'J years, 4 months and 14 days. She was a consistent member of church, and met death without a murmur, fully trusting in Jesus. \vI.A? W...1S.A that 1.AW - *?I! it n?u nv ftvmiftv iuuv net ocuv 19 vavUUli U 1UC1U1? ' of grief cornea over us. We mourn our loss, but we are comforted with the assurance that our loss is her gain. We should not wish her back again, to end hjr life in pa?n ; She's gone to real with all the blest, why should we then complain. Paommn. CANDIDATES. FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. The many friends of Kkv. W. M. FOSTER bcretiy nominate him for re-clectiou to tills important otDce, which he has .filled so acceptably, llo has proved his competence ; he has treated every ono with whom lie has had dealings with manly courtesy aud justice; ho fits the offico aud the office fits him. Let his friends, and they are more numerous than they were in 1881, again rally to his support. * Many Fkikxds. Grain Cradles. ~"4 WE have for sale a few of W. B. Smith's 14-finger Metal Grain Cradlea. v A. It. STOKES & CO. tf. s TOWN TREASURER'S R EPORT. ' REPORT of the receipts and disbursements of the Treasurer of the town of Union, from 1st June. 1885 to 1st June, 188G. gfl RECEIPTS. iu uui i rccuivcu iru;n iormcr council, cash ? 282 08 To am't received from former Council, duo bills 81 .15 Tonm't received from uncollected taxes 2*2 GO 44 44 " " beer and stable license 041 50 , To am i received from tines 423 45 44 " 44 beef license 1 25 44 ' 44 side show 15 00 44 44 44 44 circus 75 00 44 44 44 44 cotton weigher.. 277 36 * 44 44 44 44 street license 15 00 44 44 ' 44 old blankets sold from fire 4 00 To ain't received from W. E. McNoace i for fire 10 00 i To am't received from Jno. llugbeimer 5 00 i 44 44 44 44 lloston Concert , Company 5 00 I To nm't received from guano license... 15 00 arc insurance agent* 20 00 I To nm't received from taxes collected ? on real, personal aud poll tax 1285 68 93470 86 , DISBURSEMENTS. 1 By am'l paid ligtiog lamp* $162 50 ' " extra marshals 17 00 44 44 cleiuiing court house 26 44 ' fixing old pump 0 80 44 new pump 47 60 ' ? " O. C. May, marshal! 405 00 * ? ? street tax refunded 3 00 commitments and release j 4 00 ' 44 " Sheriff dieting prisoners.. 90 85 ' 44 Stewart step ladder 86 44 44 printing... 28 00 44 44 wcrk or. street 450 9F, J 44 4 * hoe^ license refundid 1. " " cleaning well 6 00 44 44 draying 2 75 " hoise racks - 13 75 l* " J. W. l'osey, lamps & oil- 195 11 1 " " C. C. Culp 50 GO detective* - 1A* n" ... ...... > i"li w J " " planting shade trees Ill 46 " " Dr. Rawls' account 1 05 " " Robinson & Allen's aco't.. 28 00 " " hands at fire ~ 7 00 " " blankets at fire 8 00 " " Ray & Bartle's account... 30 45 " " W. Wallace account.... 4 50" " " police badge .. 1 00 " " box at well 1 00 " " paid moving engine. ....... 1 00 /?' " 8. J. Ray & Son..# 10 50 - - ' " " W. T. Graham acoount.... 5 40 1 " " M. L. Pool 4 45 1 " " now liose for engine 73 13. k " " freight on hoso 00> " " delegates toR. R. meeting 180 00' " " Foster & Wilkin's aco't... 21 6i " " W. M. Meador'e account., 1 SO " " Jacob Rice account 0 10 " " J. II. Rodgere' account..., 0 " " Jos, Grant account....,,... 10 . on > " " W. D. Rewley account..,. r .... " " R. R. Bandore account... j " " E. D. Sharkey aooonr' 1400 521IB 48 i 11 v am't Clerk4* eomenlselon \ i per cjs on receding an<l paying or t ? 178 09 Uy balance on hand.... 1187 ?!.> ?3479 89 U?*peetfully ef'.binitied, ^ H. 8. BEATV, Inl*t?*??- i 8. A. E. VAiiiiah, Clerk. * / June 4 W 11 / * ? /