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Quick on tub TBKiar.it.?Tcxarkuun, Texas, March 19.?Walter Ridgeley, a wealthy farmer living tweuty miles North of this place, eliot an I killed two ferrymen oti Wodtiesdny for tryiug to collect exorhiiant charges from a fc?t. Louis ilrnn mcr. The legal fee for ferriage is 60 cents, hut the drummer was charged $6, which he refused to pay. IIis baggage was seii-d in Repctneyer's store and Ridgeley interfered iti his behalf. ti... r..?....? i ?1 ! " * ??w .vnjuivu uriumiJUCil ilUU m.MlUCU IIIO farmer and attempted lo draw their weapons when Kidgeley shut them both deed. Upon examination llidgeley wi.t discharged immediately. John Murphy. ? brother of one of the lnon killed, and the other dead man's uncle, swore they Would kill Kidgeley on sight. Last night Itidgeley was returning home on horseback from a neighbor's, and on entering a strip of woods was fired on from ambush. The horse fed dead, hut strange to say, a'though the saddle was riddled with bullets, Kidgeley escaped unharmed and rolled over on the opposite side of the horse to Unit from which the firing proceeded. The two would-be murderers, who ncro none other titan the uncle and brother mentioned, thinking that Kidgeley was dead, approached. When within about q ten feet, Kidgeley siiddeuly rose up and, with his Smith & Wesson revolver, shot both assailauts dead in their tracks, lie surrendered but tho Justice refused to accept his arrest, as the case was one of self-defense and the community declared that no examination was necessary. This makes four men killed over a simple ferry I oat transaction, audit is thought more blood will flow. Kidgeley is a fearless man, nttd Murphy, one of the last men killed, was a noted desperado. An Exit to Uo.nk Si-n vrtKU.? Edward Shepherd. of llntrisbtirg. 111., says: 'Having received so much benefit from Electric Bitters, 1 feel it my duly to let suffering humanity know * ^ it. Have had a running sore on uty leg for vi^ni jtnrj. .-iy uocwrs loin mt 1 would liavc to have the hone scraped or log amputated. I used, iu-tciid, three bottles of Lleclric Hitters and seven hoses IJucklens Arnica Salvo, and tuy leg is now sound and well.' Klectrie Hitters are sold at fifty cents a bottle, and Hucklcn's Arnica Salve at '^.">c. per box by J. IV. Posey. A Stbonii r.Mioust.mknt.?Still tliey come and all in the highest praise. Dllicc Pudtnont M'fg. Co., Piedmont, S. C.? Mess. Wuiiiiioreland Urns. : Nearly twe years ago 1 contracted malaria into my system, and suffered greatly from timo to time from it in various forms iu which it developed. Sometimes hat severe chills and fevers?indigestion followed it. and I was generally out of health. Last spring far more than two months I was greatly treubled with a disordered condition of the bowels, which 1 hclicvc was the result of the malaria Mill existing in my system. 1 visited two or three mineral springs celebrated f r the cure of malarial diseases, without the slightest benefit. I was also treated as tho different symptoms developed by the most skillful physicians, hut was not relieved. About two monli.s ago, 1 concluded to try Calisaya Tonic, prepared l y Westmoreland Pros'., hut I must confess 1 had little confidence of being materially benefitted hy it. 1 have taken five or six buttles of tlio Tonic?from the beginning 1 fell relief nnd contiuuod to improve, until now 1 feci quite as well and in as perfect health as 1 ever did in my life, and belive I am perfectly well. H. P. IIAM.MKTT, President. The cfiects of malaria in the system is a hard thing to eradicate, hut will promptly yield to that wonderful and sovereign remedy, West nui'olnit.l'u I TV-: J., --...v. . .} ... ??? Tub Day A iter tiib Com'i.ariiation.?Blackvillc, March 17.?No pen can possibly portray the picture of utter desolation that prevails here to-night. At tlii?liour 0 P. M., deathlike stillness pervades the entire place. Kvcry one has retired, pome in residences, many of those having to sleep on naked floors, wliilo others nro resting in bnrus, stables, &c. The inhabitants oro so much fatigued after their heroic work all day yesterday and lost night that they are content to rest their weary bodies in nlmost any. place covered by a roof. Many have retired hungry, there being a scarcity of food, and with few exceptions they are sleeping with no cover save tho roofs of tho houses. One hundred and twenty-five pcoplo are homeless and without either clothing or food of any kind. They are certainly in a deplorable condition and need assistance nt once. Anything in the lino of clothing, covering or food will bo acceptable, Those whoso houses escaped ihe flames have done all in their power to relieve the suffering of others, having their homes filled from garrett to cellar. Hut tho houses are so few that they are unable to hold all, making it necessary for the others to rest in barns, &c. The entire portion of the town south of the railroad, with the exception of two or threo small houses in the extreme western portion, is one mass of nshes. Thero only remain somo fifty or sixty chimneys standing l'ke tombstones to mark the last resting placo of what was once known as (he thriving little town of llluckvillc.?A'eirs aud Courier. Goon Kksui.ts in Every Cask.?D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer of Chattanooga, Tenn., writes that he wis seriously afflicted with a severe cold that settled on his lungs, had tried many remedies without boucfit. lieing induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, did so nnd was entirely cured by use of a few bottles. Since which time he has used it in his family for all Coughs and Colds with best results. This is the experience of thousands whose lives have been aaved by this Wonderful Discovery. Trial llotlles free nt J. IV. Posey's Drug Store." Work in tiie Auriculturai. Department.? James 1*. lltiyne, of l'itdmont, reports to the agricultural department that a disenso exists nmotig mules in his section, which ho believes to be glanders, and asks for the advice of tho veterinary surgeon of the department. Thos. Walsh of Black well, reports that persons in his neighborhood having diseased stock have not complied with tho instructions of the veterinary sergeon, Mr. Mclnnes, to destroy them. The law authorizes the department to havo such block destroyed if I lie owners fail todo it themselves, and ii will be enforced strictly. The Department lias received from J. J. Durant, Lynchburg, Sumter County, for examination by the entomologist of the national department of agriculture, the limb of an apple tree affected by insects; from J. M. Smyly, Johnston's, mineral specimens for examination by the chemists, and from l'rof. II. A. Green, Chester, specimens of gruss. The varied work of the department was indicated by yesterday's business, requiring the services of nn entomologist, chemist, botanist and veterinary surgeon. The department also received weather reports, sent out its monthly reports, mailed fertilizer tax lags to a dozen different towns, riceivcd fertilizer samples from nn official inspector in this county, received from tho chemist the report of the results of the fertilizer analysis made to date, Bud transacted other routine work. 1'i.kxtt or Wateb a Oooii Tiuna.?Medical authorities now declaro that it is of vital impoitnnco to health that the system sheuld re. ccive daily n sufficient quantity of water fo amount to whnt sailors would call a 'flushing' ?that is, sufficient to wnsli away the waste. Most of the mailer which should bo excrsted is solid, and requires a ceinparatively large volume of fluid to dissolve it so thut it may be cast off, an example of which may be seen in the rase of uric acid, whieh needs several thousand times its weight in water to dissolve, i or else it crystallizes in the shape of calculi, or i r>reduces other disease. Three and a half pints of water or other clear fluid, not obstruc- I ted by semi-solid contents, should be taken 1 daily by every adult, and by large people as much as four and a half or five pints, in order to keep tho cells of the kidneys well washed out; the efftte waste matter from tho possibility of depositing itealf where it may do harm and the system in health generally. ?Harptr'* Bator, *<<>.<1*1, iiiTiUeil among I lie local agencies. The following buildings were destroyed: l'ostollico, Glebe Hotel. W. L. Itoddey & Go's store, First Nations! liauk, M. W. Russell's store, Frew Bros' 'store, Sleclo llros' store, Fcwell & Watson's drug store, W. S. freight on Si Go's furniture store and Heath Si Go's livery stable. The library building was badly damaged. A. .Smith & Go's, Jones Si Robertson's, A. Fricdham (i liro's, J 1!. Johnson's and J. K. London's stores and stocks wero damaged. Fully covered by insurance. The citizens worked manfully and but for iheir heroic efforts tho entire business portion ?f our town would have been in ashes. It is impossible to give the nanus of the insurance sompanies und tho amounts of such loss, as most of the policies nre locked in sales and vaults in tho burnt distriot.?Seat and Courier. ffhc ?cdtli) SKrncs. It. M. STOKES. Editor E. I*. McKlSSIl'K, Loral Editor. UNION, FKIUAV, MA KOI!. 25^ 1887. 30BSCKIPTI0N?82 00 PES ANNUM. EXPLANATION OF SIGNAL FLAGS. While Flag, indicates fair or clear weather. Orange Flag, indicates local rains. ISlue Flag, indicates general rains. Black triangle Flag, refers to temperature When placed above?either the white, orange or blue tUg, indicates rising temperature ; when DlilCPiJ bt'luw (host* llfioN i'lLllitu/ I phi nprnluro mid when absent from the pole, stationary temperature. White tlag with black squire in centre indicates decidedly colder weather, and is generally issued *24 hours in advance of the expected fall of temperature, aud is not given unless the fall isexpccted to reach 4'?? or below Ctay Easter iSunday, the last day of Lent, will come on the 10th of April.. ? utr We sincerely regret ta announce that our eflicieul Hailroad Agent, Mr. F. 11. Counts, is quite sick. . Ho was taken unwell early last week and has been confined to a bed of extreme suffering ever since. The denth of jnmcs Tradewol), is announced in the Columbia papers, l'oor Jimmy ! A braver heart never throbbed, a inan of nobler impulses never lived, nnd a brighter mind was never obscured by the "demon of the bowl." fitii" A negro counterfeiter wns arrested nt Abbeville last week, and it is supposed that an organized gang of colored counterfeiters, headed #j .. > <? iui?u ii ? uv ?? ui n in nun cuuniy. .viany merchants hare had spurious dollars passed on them. The counterfeit is not good and can easily be detected. now road, to ruu from Camden through Lancaster and York couuties to the enterprising and steadily growing city of Charlotte, is being built. This will be the eighth railroad running into Charlotte, making it one of the most important railroad centres in the South. There is no city in the couutry advancing in commercial and industrial in. terests upon a surer or more solid basis than Charlotte, aud no people more richly deserve substantial prosperity than the citizens of that hospitable and enterprising city. ?aY* What is the matter ? For (some lime the Columbia Register has been very irregular in its visits to this oflicc. This is pa ticularly the caso with its Sunday morning's issue. Last Monday not a copy cantc to L'uion, but Tuesday's mail brought Iho Sunday and Tuesday's issue. That's "too long between drinks," friend Cnlvo, and wc hope you will hereafter treat us to a "smile" from the Register ovcry Monday. We respect your plan of not working on Sunday, but if you mail your Sunday paper on Saturday night, or enrly enough Monday morning, we see no reason why it should not get here with the \eu-t and Courier, which never fails. Investigate, Mr. Calvo. -? - affir We are informed that all the Corn, Bacon and other supplies coming to this place from the West aro shipped r.'und by way of Charlotte, thereby increasing the distance and freight charges, besides causing much delay. If thnt is so, why? Union is paying heavy taxes for building the Spartnnbnrg and Abbeville road, from which wo wero promised cheap rates and quick transportation for such supplies from the West. It is a strange and oppressive condition of atrairs, when a railroad monopoly becomes so independent of tbo people's welfaro as to arbitrarily command the _ I--? ?? ' vi m mi^g occuun ni couuiry 10 DC shipped on the longest and most expensive route, for its own benefit and to the great loss und detriment of the people at large. Why is it that our freight is not shipped by the most direct line from the West, over the Spartanburg and Aslieville road ? Will some one tell us? Bad FireWhile preparing to put our paper to press yesterday the alarm of fire was sounded throughout the town and general consternation pervaded. Soon smoke and flames wore seen is| suing from the fine residence of Mr. S. M. Rice, Sr., in the grovo at the lower edgo of town, on the railroad. It was a largo wooden building, and tho devouring flames laid it in | ashes in a few minutes. The fire was caused by a spark from the ehimney falliug on the roof, and a strong wind from the west blowing at the time fanned it into a blaze. Only Mrs. Rise and her three daughters were in tho house when tho fire was discovered and before assistance arrived the house was enveloped in flames and licyond saving. >early everything in the house was destroyed. The young ladies saved their trunks, but most | of their clothing was burned. Aa eoon ss help could reach the firo it was promptly there, but toe late to savo much property, nlthough every effort of willing hearts and strong arms was put forth. The loss must be considerable, and the whole community deeply sympathize with Mr. Hicc and his highly respected family in their sad calamity. The Abbeville Medium is one of the best Country papers in the State, and of late it has been greatly improved by two additions to the editorial staff. General Hemphill, tbo able editor of that sterling journal, is assisted in his editoral and lco.il work by his two charming daughters, whose versatilo pens, so skillfully handled, are putting a newer life in the Medium. Some of the locals in the Medium arc rich end racy. Titr Torch In Hock IIiil.?Rock llill, March 18.?A fire occurred at this place lost night at fifteen tninules past 1 o'clock. The origin is supposed to be incendiary. Loss estimated at $125,000. Insurance esti mated at FfMnc Criek and Onion I.ast Saturday we had a Tory pleasant visit in our sanctum, from Mr. James M. llobinson, of Fishing Cieck, Chester County, who, with his excellent wife, nre Miss Sallie Whitlock, of Union, and their two hin Isome children, were on visit to friends in this town, and to transact some important family business. Mr. Robinson is a substantial merchant and > Tcrjr luiviugrni cu17.cn or KisliingCreak, and his account of the success of the cotton Factory there, with tho many advantages and benefits it confers upon nil classes snd occupations in that vicinity, was truly refreshing to us. lie snys the factory gives a great cash trade to the merchants, all the i/rar round. At the end of the week each operative is given a certificate of indebtedness by the Factory, which is considered as good as cash, and taken as cash by tlio merchants. Every two weeks those certificates arc called in and paid by the Factory. In this way there is always a certain amount of cash kopt in Circulation during the summer months, while the farmers are busy in the field, and when the cotton market opens in the Fall a rush of business avis in that makes matters lively for everybody; so that the Factory alone gives profitable business throughout iuc year, for all who will take advantage of -it. Imagine the amount of trade 200 Factory operatives would give to this town, and the amount of cotton and other farm products a cotton factory would attract to Union, if one was established here. Laurens will havo such a Factory, and then, with Newberry, Trough Shoals and Spartanburg bidding for our fnrmers" cotton and their trade, truly will Union be "left out in the cold.' Willi railroads running South, East, North and West of us, and cotton factories all around us, can the people of this town too highly estimate the value to them of the proposed railroad to run from Augusta through here to some eligible point on the Airline road? We think the limes have a very blue look now, but tlicy will look bluer a few years from now, if we don't irjr uuu [ui11 uuracivvs out 01 me oia rut in which we are now standing, waiting for outsiders to volunteer help first. We see what outsiders are doing against us, but wo see no outsiders offering to help us, and for the simple renson, we sre putting out no light to attract them to us. Water Powers Wasted.?Inquiries have been mado of the State Agricultural Department by a party desiring a email bet good water power in this State. Any one who owns or controls such privileges is requested to send in to the department full particulars nt once, as the party referred to will not remain in the Stnto long, and tho arrangement, if made, must be entered into at once. There are a number of hut good water powers' in this State, and tome of them are in Union County. The owners of the Murphy Mill property may find a good opportunity to sell it by addressing Hon. A. P. Duller, of tho Agricultural Department, at Columbia, giving a full description of that valuable water power. But if any one wishes to obtain one of the larycat and most powerful never-failing water powers in the Slate, we commend to Ibem the famous I.ockhart Shoals, in this Comty. This great power lies on Breri it^e^Skiiut 14 ] miles from here, and has a fronting of nearly, if not quite, two mile.* of rapids, which can be utilized nt a comparative trilling eost. We consider it fully equal in extent and power to that of Columbia, upon which the State has expended so much money. Some years ago the State did eor.siderablo work at Lcckhnrt Shoals and much of the solid masonry tben done is till intnet and could be utilized. The present owners of the property once offered it on most liberal terms, and we have no doubt they would bo as libcrnl now, to any party wishing to purchase it for factory purposes. , Land Improvement Company. On our fust page w'U be found a very suggestive article under the head of "Get money for your land," which no tlii nk deserves the consideration of our land owners. Tho plan seems feasible to us, and if it will enable the mnny "laodpoor" citizens of our Stato to raise money upon their unproductive lands at a low rate of Interest, it will certainly bo a blessing to them. In this county alone there arc thousands of acres of land yielding not a cent of revenue to | their owners, but, 011 tho contrary, are a taxable burden upon them, and if they can be utilized by being made a basis of credit upon which to raise money for the cultivation and improvement of the arable land, or for establishing manufacturing or other enterprises, it will do moro towards reducing tho price of money and relieving the farmers generally, than any legislation possibly could. IVe sincerely hope that some positive move will bo mado nt once, to investigate tho proposition, and if thcro is in it RnV! 11 inrr lilro ll?/a ? u - - e >? *hv iHcin wiiiiuivu, itirvu hiu necossary step* for organizing the company. JOHESVILLE" BOOMIKQJONK9VILI.R. March 18.? Thoro who have been prosecuted for whiskey selling and lascivious living aro enraged, hut their rage only tightens the fetters more securely upon them. W. A. Cranford, one of the principal witneses, had his ?nw uiill badly damaged by the cutting of belting, hose, kc., while some miscreant threw a stone through the window into the dwelling 'ofQ. Walton Whitman, president of the society for the suppression ol the whiskey traffic. These acts of intimidation will have the contrary eflfvet to the one wish for. Upon readiug the above in the Xewt and Courier, we wrote to Mr. Whitman to know if such outrsge had really been committed at Jouesville, to which he replied: "l'ho account given in the A'er* and Courier is substantially correct. The rock thrown into ray uouse, nrcKO through plastering and lathes and would weigh About 12 ounces. Things seem to hare quieted down at present." Mr. Whitman also gives the following plcasiog news in Joncsvillc: Joncsville is getting up a small Birmingham boom. Seme eight or ten lots are likely to bo purchased and buildings creeled on them. Mr. Bennington, Supervisor of the S. & U. It. K., has bought and permanently located hero. Mr. Anderson, inspector of telegraph lines, has moved his family to this place. The people aro delighted with our new Baptist preacher. Miss Bally His has a good school and gives satisfaction to patrons. Wo have two Sunday Schools and two prayer-meetings. a.W. C. T. U., a Society for the suppression of unlawful whiskey traffic, &c. In fact, Jonesvillo is fully up with the times in a small way. Those who want a goo 1 pines had bettor make haste and come hither while there is room. ?>. w. w. The Negro Exodus. It i* very eviJcnt to our mind tint nil the pernicious nud injurious effects of the work of the emigrant agents upon both tho white and colored peoplo of this County, are neither known nor properly appreciated by the editors aud correspondeuts who have attempted to depict them. The simple fact of the colored people leaving here for the West creates no ill-feeliug among the white people. Tho complaint arises mainly from the peculiar time nud circumstances of their leaving, together with ilie full conviction that they are being grossly deceived and wick- ' edly decoyed into taking the stop, by hired etrangcrs, who so work upon the credulity of their weak natures as to wake them believe that they arc oppressed and bording on a slate of slavery here, without the slightest hope for the futuro, while in the West, to which they are | invited, good land, good crops, easy living and fortuues await all who arc williug to go there for them, and a free ticket to that land of promise, captures the victim. That is the story they have been feeding the poor colored people on, very secretly, for the past throe months, so wc sre informed by an intelligent and, we believe, a very reliable colored man, who says he <hal just sense enough to seo through the rascally scheme.' Of course, no one claims any right to prevent those who do not 'see through tho rascally scheme' from going ; but in tho manner of the going of most of them there is grievous cause for complaint. In this respect the Charleston Neica and Courier is greatly iu the dark in its, to us, paradoxical statement thai While the Union CouDty farmers, therefore, had just cnuse for iudignation, they really hail no excuse for threatening violence to tho emigration agent. They are already protected by the law, and the law is strong enough for their defeuce. The Act regulating the making of contrnc's between landlords and laborers provides that, when laborers agree to work on farms for a specified time, *hcy shall perform their part of the contract on penally of fine or imprisonment. Tho Union County hands are said io bo -under contract to work for the year.' The remedy of their employers was plain. Instead of being 'anxious to get hold of' the emigration agent, with the help of the nearest trial justice they could have easily headed the exodus in the direction of the county jail. Laborers need not make contracts unless they choose, but when they once enter into obligations of any kind tlicy should be required to come up to tho very letter of the law. In the above, 'you can and yau can't' protect yourselves by law, is very plain to the Farmers, of Union County. But there is a trite saying W(fy applicable to tho present emigration movement,!. e., 'catching bcfire hanging.' and the editor of the metropolitan journal is very ig. norant of the negro character, if he does not know that, as a race, they are the host hands in the world to keep profoundly secret from tho white people any intended movement of themselves and friends in which there is wrong doing and danger of dctcctton. In this case this characteristic was exercised with more than usual saution and in nineteen cases out of twenty the farmers did not know that any of their contract hands even thought of lc.avinir. until after they bad gone? genernlly ilic next morning?and out of reach of tke 'nearest trial jusI tice,' in this State, and the Agent with them. in a number of cases, ih^iamls on farms I five miles from town fed the oTOciTamPrecoiTod instructions for (lie next day's work, as Into ns 7 o'clock at night, and by ten o'clock, when thoir employers were asleep, they wore half way to Spartanburg, on the Gospel train. So it was with cooks and house-servants. The exodus was managed, through instruction from the travelling agent, with as tnuch sc erecy as the old liadical Union League, for the Agents knew that such secrecy was necessary for thsir purpose, at thin aemon of the year. Most of our Farmers had made contracts with their laborers during tho month of January and in the early part of February, arid they have been providing them with foo l and house rent ever since, but they hare done but little work in that time, in consequence of the unpropitious weather. Work has just now commenced, and it is hard for those who have been feeding laborers for two mouths and over to have strangers come among I hem and secretly sow dissension and discontent nmong those laborers and entice them to steal awny in tho nighttime, leaving the farmers in the lurch, particularly at this, the most important season of the year. Itis an outrage upon the Farmers, and wc sincerely sympathize with them in their indigna (ion. < If those Agents trill come in the Fall of the year, or before the time fur making contracts fsr the year's labor, they can operate oponly without any danger of being molested, and can thtn take away as many laborers as they oan induce to go with them ; but to impose upen our Farmers the expense of feeding and providing for their labor during the months when their work would not pay for the enlt in their bread, audjustns I lie year's work commences to have them suddenly and secretly enticed away, is enough to arouse the anger of the most patient individual and cause a general J feeling of dibtrust and indignation among all classes. The Agent cannot dccccive any one hy pretending to represent any railroad in his mischievous agency. When llaiiroads call for hands they want ablo-hidied men, hut in this exodus caso, families of women anil children wore preferred, and, in fact, no tingle inan would be accepted. Under that arrangement many ludicrous scenes and hasty marriages occurred at the depot, just before the train started. Some men had left their wives and children at home in the country?perhaps had run otT from them?and in order to beaccopted hy tho agent, 'took up' with the first woman they met on the way to the cars, and they passed ns man and wife, while a number were married by a notary public just before they left. In most of the a?es, both parties of the married or 'took up' have left families behind. Single or married women, with or without families, could get pnsscs from the Agents, but they refused passes to men without families. The sneaking conduct of the Agents when they visited L'uion, was good evidence that they knew they were engaged in mean, dirty work. A C.ki.kstiai, PitKNOMRKoN.?Greenwood, March '20.?Winter with its long icicles still lingers long enough to kill our peach orop, and also to retard farming very much. Farmers arc thoroughly alive to the necessity of a good crop. Crops will he greatly diversified this year. Overhead hangs a phenomenon this afternoon. The sun has a ring around it, nnd within the ring are dark spots, outlining the natural divisions of land in the two hemispheres. The blacks, nnd a sprinkling of whites, think it ominous.?Cor. Aeut ami Courier. Ten Yen re?A Retrospect About n decade ngo a parly of boys bended by two old men passed through a iiltle hamlet by the nime of "Usffury," on their way to tho mountains of North Carolina, and we happened to be among the number. The unpretentious little town, with probably one hundred souls, attracted the attention of none ef our party to any extent; but the magnificent structure near by, known as the Limestone college, called forth the admiration of all. Like a "banquet hall deserted" tho famous old building, in whose halts hud once gaiherc 1 the beauty anil chivalry or all Carolina, and through whose echoing corridors had rang the burning eloquence of such men as John Helton O'Neal, and other*, standing there alone, surrounded by the grand nnd majestic oaks and cedars, the once magnificent building was fast decaying away. In the mind's eye one could see that grand old man, Dr. Curtis, the founder of the college, viewing tho scene of his earthly labors, and with tears in thoso eyes that looked for the last time on earth as be sank to a watery grave, repeating the sad, beautiful lines of Oliver Goldsmith: Sweet Auburn; loveliest village of the plain. Whore health and plenty ohcered the laboring swain, Where Rmiling Spring its earliest visit paid, And purling Summer's lingering blooms delayed1" * * * * * "Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn. Amidst thy bowers the tyrant's hand is seen. And desolation saddens all thy green." And well might the saintly spirit weep, for the college that ho had founded, and for which he had eiven his all. was without mini! nnimn or instructor. Cut our little parly passed on, nnd GafTney and Limestone were left behind. I.nst week we made a visit to the places of which wo hnre just written. Instead of finding the little hnmlct of ten years ago, we saw spread before u? a "sweet smiling village" with the opportune name of GnfTncy City. With lavish hand fortune has dealt bounteously with this now rapidly increasing village, and nature, too, has given GnlTney City decided benefits. A retrospective look at its growth will not be out of place : In 1^80 the population was 400, and is now estimated at 1400. The property valuation is about $00,000, and the yearly sales amount to about $400,000. From ten to fifteen thousand bales of cot ten are annually shipped to New York, Baltimore nnd Liverpool. Four churches have been erected nnd two large hotels grace the town. The stores, as a general rule, arc splendid in their proportions and the merchants are a'ways busy. Among the laigc tores wo noticed thoao of Carroll A Carpenter, L. G. Byars & Son. J. W. k J. R. Tollerson, Wood & Lipscomb and J. D. Fester & Co. These merchants do a Inrge business and nrc tho mainstays of the town. The Tollesons nnd J. D. Foster are Union boys, and they treated us royally, as Union people nlwnys do. A new banking establishment lioa just been commenced by Mr. A. N. Wood, one of tbe most progressive men in South Carolina to-day. The legal fraternity at Qaffuey is made up of J. A. Corry, J. E. Webster, J. C. Jefferiea and D. C. Ross, vfho arc all in^trtJ law." One of the best livery stables in the up country is kept by Mr. Smith Corry, a former resident of Union County, and who is nlwnys glad to sec anybody from his native County. As a rule, we always pay our respects to the Press" wherever we go", and while in GaflTney we had the plensuro of paying the JJullftin a visit, and found tho occomplished young editor, Mr. W. W. Galloway, at his post. With scissors in hand and paate pot near by, he gavo us a hearty greeting to the little city. Perhaps the handsomest structuro in Gaffney City is the Male nnd Female Sominary building. It is fast being finished and is, without doubt, one of the best buildings of its kind in South Carolina. Under the skillful management of Messrs McArthur, Tankerslcy and Sams, it is safe to predict that tho GafTucy City .Wale nnd Female Seminary, will cause a "bootn" for GalTocy City. Union County is well represented in the Seminnry and so is the "village." But we canuot linger. Near tho littlecity is the far-famed CooperLiinest 'no Institute. It has been greatly improved in the last few years, and now no desolation saddens all its green, but gay young maidens nnd little children sport over its beautiful lawn, and in its splendid buildings the young ladies of the upper pari or Carolina arc taught llio lessons which enable them to fight the battles of lifo with truer purpose, with loftier thoughts, anil truer womanhood. Surrounded by a faculty of noted instructors Prof. II. B. Griffith is doing a great deal of gsod work, anil may it be far distant when ho sbnll cease his labors. Lust year there was graduated a class of young ladies from this Institution which gave evidenco of the highest training and culture, and whose graduation essays called forth the commendation of all who heard them. A neat and well edited paper, the Limestone Oazeitr, is published at the Institute. But our time lias expired and the end has come. To the Cooper-Limestone Institute, its Faculty and its young ladies, we doff our hat, and wish tliern success; and, ia the days that are yet to come, may the Institute, the conception of a pi eat and good man, grow and fluu.-ish until her name shall become a liomohd 1 word in this sunny laud of ours. The future of Gaffiicy City is surely bright and promising. '-Success" is inscribed on the portals of her gates. Iler people are noblo, gonerous and brave, her society is pure, refined and elegant?what more could she wish. With her index finger pointing with pardonable pride to her past achievements, and with her face turned townrd the rising sun, she is abreast the anirit of tho limrs in.i ... tion advances with rapid stride, sj GnlTney City, in I lie prile or Iter youth, It vac night the inspiration, and in the race for fortune, honor and glory, she will bo among the leaders. k. r. M. Tiib Mississippi Vai.i.ky.?The land agent of the Mississippi Valley Knilroad, nftcr careful inquiry, slates that there will be -I'd, 150.1 acres of new land put in cultivation this season, in excess of 18t<t>, north of Vicksbttrg, Miss., in the noted Vazoo delta, one of the most productive sections in the country. The agent states that (he farmers arc turning their attention to other things besides Cotton. Some are tiying small grain on on extensive scale for that country. Ono place litis planted 1(H) acres in pecans, <10 acres in pears ami 110acres in peaches, while another has started a nursery on a large scale, and entire neighborhoods are alive to the import once of fruit-growing. Local Dots. A killing; frost fell last Monday n' 'i ml it is thought that the peach crop is eat .- 'y killed. It is with the i<in:erest regret tlint wc chronicle the departure from Union of two young men who have endeared themselves to our peoplo in many ways. Messrs J. D. Joaes of Gaflaey City, and J. It. Dover, of Grovcr, N. C., who have been purchasing the fleecy staple in this county, during the past season, loft for home on Tuesday And it seldom happens that two young men from distant pastures should become bo popular in so short a time. The people of Union, both as a class and as a whole, will always give "Dudley" and "Dover" a "righte hartio welcome" to our fair little town. For some time lie*. W. A. Caldwell has been instructing a class in elocution, composed of some of our young men. Last Tuesday night the class presented him with a beautiful set of Dickea's Works, as a slight token of their appreciation of his labors in their behalf. Sumter Moore met with an accident last Friday which camo noar prosing serious. His horse backed into a rut throwing him underneath and bruising the ri ler so much that ho could hardly walk. Sumter is himself again. Thomas Brown, a well-known colored carpenter of this place, died of consumption on Wednesday last. It was quite a surprise to the friends here of Miss Inez McMcekia, to hear of her sudden marriage to Mr. O. W. Ilagsdalc, a young lawyer of Winnsboro, S. C. To the happy couple we waft our heartiost congratulations and best wishes for a happy-life. >Vo regret to Icarro of the death of Mr. Jefferson Davis, a son of tho hie llirara Davis. Mr. Davis's sterling qualities of both heart and mind, endeared him to all who knew him and hie untimely dealh is greatly lamented. Ilo was about twenty-three years old, and was sick only a short while. ,a Personal Mention. J. E. Hunter ba* gone on business to Nashville, Tennessee. Miss Fannie McLure has returned homo from Chester, whero she has been on a visit to relatives. Our young friend W. H.Young, representing Foley & Co., of Baltimore, is at home for a short time. Mrs. Jno. F. Gage has gone to Chaster on a visit to relatives. Miss Funck, the Milliner at Graham & Sparks' has arrived in town. Dr. Long has gone off on a visit to relatives in York. , Col. I. G. McKissick and Mij.D. A. Townsend have gone to Ilendersonville, N. 0., on professional business. Judge Wallace is at home for a few days. Mrs. J. M. Gibbcs and Mrs. W. McB Sloan have returned home from a trip to Columbia. Dr. W. M. Mcador, and wifo, have returned from Baltimore, where the Dr. has been attending the Dental College all the winter. Dr. Meador brings his 'shcopskin' home with him. Miss Corrie Aughtry, of Columbin, is visiting her friend Miss Mamie Hunter at this place. Mr. T. J. Lipscomb, the popoular travelling salesman of F. W. Wagener, of Charleston, was in tow Ihiaweek movujfc^iround among his friends. Tue Qcbstion Discussed.?Two gentlemen discussing the subject of rheumatism and other blood diseases, made the following dcclaru num. une was on crutclics, wllicli promptc! the inquiry of the other as to what was the matter, lie said : 'I have had a long spell of typhoid fever, which left nie prostrate. My system was poisoned with malaria, which settled in my left leg, causing a fearful ulcer. My friends induced me to take mercury to cleanse my blood, but alas 1 my teeth are looso, my mouth is sore. My hair Is nearly all gone and my limbs are drawn up with rheumatism, and I cannot walk without crutches. Recently they have changed the prescription, and I have been taking iodine of potash. This healed up the ulcer, but has disordered my stomach and caused pain in the bowels, aud I am so weak and nauseated that I had as soon die as to live on nt this rate.' 'My dear sir, you should huvo known that mercury taken any length of time would gradually settle in the tissues and bones, producing mercurial rheumatism and other disoases equally as painful. And everybody knows that iodide of potash is one of tho strongest mineral preparations in the whole list, eats away the coating of tho stomach, dries up tho gastric juices, destroys all appetite, and wears a man away to a mere skeleton. These mercury nnd potash mixtures have killed nnd crippled more men than war, famine nnd pestilence combined. 1 am sorry for you. If you arc opea to conviction I have relief for you in sight. Merc is a remedy which, as n boon to humanity, is worth its weight in gold- 1 mean the Swift's Specific. It is tho only specific for blood poison. It is purely vegetable, made from roots gathered from the forests of Georgia. It builds up wasted constitutions, roots out these mineral poisons from the blood, nnd brings health nnd happiness into every sufferer's home Had you taken this 3011 would have been a well man long ago. It is this remedy that has given me perfect health and keeps me strong,' said the other man. Treatise on Dlood nnd Skin Diseases mailed free. Tits Swift Srcctric Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga. ADDF.vu.t.ii Suits or Anotiikii U111.noai>.? Abbeville, March 17.?At the railroad meeting here last week the stockholders of the Georgia, Carolina nnd Northern Railway Company ratio?d the action of the board of director* in consolidating the rsads in Georgia. North Carolina nml this State inlo one line. There will be a meeting of die stockholders at Alliens on the 7th of April to efiect the same in that Statu. The hooks of the company will he opened then, ani President Hoke said that the parlies ho represented would then take a majority of tho stock in the road. Arrangements will also then bo made to issue the bonds, which aro already placed and only await issuiug. As soon as possible a fores of hands will be put to work to grade the line between Mtinro, NT. U., and Chester. This will probably be dono in April, and as soon as tho rest of the line is finally located hands will bo put to work at Atlanta anil probably all along the line. Thcro are four engineering corps in the field now getting tho entire line located, so wsrk cnu be pressed forward as rapidly as money an.l men can do the work. The road from Munro to Chester will pass through Union County near Hantuc, on its way to Atlanta.?Ki>. Timks. I ? 1 JL U /Lit V . VANDKItFOKD.?Died, on tho 18th insl., little Willie, sou of William Vunderford, n^cil 10 inonths and It) days, after a short illness of 15 days, front croup. For Price* Of ami information conrenting CORIIUOATBI) IKON ItOOPINU an I SIDINli apply lo KMSL1K NICHOLSON, Agcul, ?