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The Ashevillc and Spartanburg Overhauled- k Tiik Nrws ami Comma Bvrsav. 1 'J 101 Mais St., Columbia, May 4. / Gcu. M. I<. Dunham, chairman of the boiril | of railroad commissioners, accompanied by his clerk, Mr. I'artlett, left here for Spnrtanbarg upon aspcc.nl train at ti..1() this morning, to in- vestigate the operations of the Spartanburg and Asheville Kailroa-1. The special train vras s provided by Superintendent Tulcott, of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, nnd Columbia and Greenville Railroads. Col. John C. Haskell, counsel for the Richmond and Danville lilies in South Carolina, was upon the special train nnd the parly was completed by Mr. 15. C. Sionu, ot the Augusta Chronicle, and ^ a representative of The Xetri ami Courier. ' The whole party was entertained by Super- 1 intendeni Talcitt. After a rather warm ride ' k. i...:.. : 1 o me huh in i kci in cigurinuuiirg ni iu.ou. Commissioner Duncan, having boarded the special at Union, a delegation from the Spar- < tsnburg Hoard of Trade tnct the commissioner 1 at the station, and the party was escorted to * the hall of the Hoard of Trade of thnt city. Railroad Commissioner Jervey reinforced the commission at 12 o'clock, having nrrived front his home at Flat Rock, N. About forty per- ' sons were assembled in the Hoard of Trade i rooms, 'i hey represented the citizens of Uniou, Spartanburg, Flat Rock, Henderson and Aslieville. The board began their investigation by ] hearing the memorials front Spartanburg and Union. The Spartanburg memorial represented that | Union County had voted $lo0,000 to the Ashevillc and Spartanburg Read, Spartanbnrg had voted $100,000. Anderson SlOo.OOO and Bun- | combo County $100,000, and what did they . gel for their money ? nothing. This road was being discriminated against hy tho Richmond and Danvi lc system. < About thirteen years ago the counties of Union, Spartanburg, Henderson and Buncombe made large subscriptions to build the road. ] After a hard struggle it was finished to Hendcrsonvi le. 't hen came the many futile offorts to extend the road from that point, and ' when it was built the work was only half done. ? showing that those who controlled it were oj - 1 posed to its being put in good running order. Since the roadbed has been put in good condition it is worth nothing except for local traffic ] and travel. It has been very evident that those in control had succcsfully bottled up the road. Col. Andrews, of the Western North j Carolina, said to one of our citizens some time ago Hint lie had gone to New York and pre- ( vented the completion of the road for two < ycais. and, furthermore, he knew that every | dollar's worth of through freight enrried by this road took two dollars from the Western ' No'tli Carolina Itoad. That shows the spirit of the controlling stockholders. There nrc 570 shares of stock, of which the Richmond ' and Terminal West Point Company owns 1102. 1 Of the balance about ?50,00<l is owned in ( Charleston, and $100,000 in Georgia. The other $">rt,000 is owned in Spartanburg. At the annual meetings of the stockholders Col. 1 11. V. .McAdcn holds the proxies of the Rich- i tnond and Terminal Coni|any, and of course | he controls the election of others and everything else. Such has been the management of ' the road, and it seems to bo the determination of the majority to 'freeze out' (lie minority, or cripple the working of the road so that it will never pay a dividend. If one in Spartanburg 1 desired a load of lumber from Ashcville, i sixty-eight miles distant, it would bo sent < around by Charlotte, and at three times the cost on the short line. The memorial from Union was practically ' the same as that lroin Spartanburg. Thcso i nictnoi ials were endorsed by 8. It. Kepler for . the city of Ashcville, J. 1*. Hickman as mayor and for the town of Henderson, and J. W. Price for the village of Flat Hock. Col. It. Y. Mc.-Yden, president of the Spartanburg and Ashcviile ltoiul. replied to the memorials and admitted cvcrylhins in them to , picaaca tor WmVimond Terminal Company, saying that the system had been changing 1 hands so often that they bad not bad the time . to look after this rend, but at a late meeting ] they had promised faithfully to fulfil an agree- , mcnt made with tlie Ashsvillc and Spartanburc several vears airo. and to eivc nrnnor 1 ? ? ' o f I I'reigfttJiQa passenger rates over this road and i to discriminate against it no longer. < Col. MeAden thought tlifit the cemmiosioncrs j had frightened the management, and that they were now ready to do what was right. He thought that as they had acknowledged them- 1 selves in the wrong the board of commissioners should give llicm thirty days to fulfil tlioir promises, and if at the end of that time the management had not done so, to bring all the law to hear upon them and make them fulfil their contract. Col. Haskell then spoke. He was there not for the purpose of representing the past, but came to represent the new management of the Richmond and Danville. He did net know of his personal knowledge, but would admit whatever President McAden said to be correct. Ho bad simply to state that the new management proposed to immediately supply addiioi-al rolling stock for that road, adjust the freight and passenger rates, and give it its legitimate share of the business, nnd there would be no discrimination. He hoped the commission would not nttcmpt to take any more testimony or continue this investigation, for when a man pleaded guilty the taking of evidence was never continued. Mr. Thomas, superintendent of the Richmond nnd Danville, would be responsible for the fulfilling of the contract with this road. The change of ownershipandthc financial conditions of the Richmond and Danville had prevented them from giving this road any attention befobc this time. The mcmoria'ists then withdrew, and drew up a resolution to the effect that, as their accusations had been admitted, they considered no further testimony necessary, and the commissioners were requested to adjourn their investigation tor thirty ..days. Commissioner Ilonham slated that the resolution would be considered, and lie adjourned the meeting tine die. Superintendent K. B. Thomas, of the Richmond nnd Danville system, Col. Sol. Haas, tiaffic mnnnger, nnd V. K. McBee, superintendent of the Western North Carolina Road, arrived in Spartanburg ns the commissioners adjourned. Mr. McBee was, Inter in the day, appointed superintendent of the Spartanburg and Asheviilc Bond. The entire party seemed veiy well satisfied with tht> arrangement. If promises can he relied upon the stockholders of the Spartanburg and Ashevillo Bond will have no more grounds for complaint. The commission and all the rnilroad men dined at the Hotel Windsor, nnd nt It.SO the special train } idled out of the Spartan City. It Takks Two D.wi.iksto Tki.i. Tiif. Tkutii. ?Ti e present comedy of guardianship over crss hy our esteemed fiicnda of Augusta nnd Charleston, the result being a largo fund of valuable information and some advantage for the public It appears there has been a mild row among the stockholders of the Charleston cotton mill, an investigating committee having reported against the present management nnd blundering. The stockholders suppressed (his report, by a majority vote, at their annual meeting and the Charleston newspaper reveals nothing of iis contents. Its Augusta contemponry kindly supplies the omission, however, nnd outlines the entire story. In Augusta the street railway company has cut down the wages of its drivers and conductors it n per cent, to get even on a verdict for , recently found against it for injury to a lady passenger. The Augusta newspaper fails to tell us much of ihis interesting fact in its 1 nun city, but the News nnd Courier, printed < 1miles away, tells all about it under the ] bend line "a soulless corporation." These things are funny, hut they teach an 1 important and serious lesson. It is that those ' who wish t<> have all the news of Charleston and i Augusta, impartially told, must take both the | .1 nyuela Chromeb- and ihe Ken* awl Courier, ui * cum Mil imm it i ur auufii i iic mr wjHflr I course <>l subscribing to the (irtenviUe Matty I 1 A < a year in advance.?Orttm iltc Neut. I (Jhc Mlechli) IB wort ?inws i. 31. STOKES. - - Editor UNION, FRIDAY MAY 1:5, 1887. SUBSCRIPTION?$2 00 PER ANNUM. EXPLANATION OF SIGNAL FLAGS. Wbito Flng, indicates fair or clear weather. Orange Flng, indicates local rains. lllue Flag, indicates general ?tins. 131ft ck triangle Flag, refers o temperature >V hen placed above?either the white, orange or >lue flag, indicates ri-iug temperature ; when i laced below those flags, falling temperature tud when ubeeot frotn the pole, stationary am perat tire. White flag with black square in centre indicates decidedly colder weather, and is generally ssued 24 hours in advance of the expected fall >f temperature, and is not given unless the fal sexpcctcd to reach 4*>? or below We were glad to meet our good friend I Dr. J. N. Moore of Spartanburg, in town last Tl. ? It., t ...1,.. I.?l? B>a&, Our kind friend, Mrs. S. Crosby, bas laid us under additional obligations to her for rcry timely and acceptable products of her garden. WoT We urc requested to give notice to all persons baring business with the County I'reasurer that he will be at his office the first Monday and the third Saturday of each month, during the .Summer, and until further notice. The fino carriage and horses belonging to Hon. S. J. Tilden at his death, is now owned by Mr. lleidig. at Salisbury, North Carolina. The turn-out cost $'>,000. And Mr. John Wadsworth, of Charlotte, is now trying to [>uy Gen. Grant's 6ne carriage and horses. Ice Cream free from all adulteration a BUCHHEIT'S. 4m. s6r a Broom Factory is soon to be estab- I lished at Bishopvillc, Sumter County. Mr. 1*. 0. Bowman, the proprietor, has already ordered the machinery, and planting Broom Corn on a large scale will be the order of the ilay in that county next year. The owners of a light draft stcimboit, iutended to ply the Congarec river from Columbia to connect with the Snntec Steamers, are overhauling their boat for passengers and freight and say "they intend to command freight from Columbia if closo cutting will accomplish it." That will be of considerable beucfit to tho up-country, in the way of reducing freights to Charleston. Our youug friends, C. 11. l'eake and Mac Young wont to Columbia on Wednesday, In nmtPAr h*fnrn flio Siinramn ('mirt fur nation to be admitted lo the practice of law. Hiese young men havo been faithful students ?ud possess high order of talent, aud wo truly liope they will pass through the ordeal of examination with the whic success their studious application and personal merits doserve. Go to RUCIIIIEIT'S for Ice Cold Soda Water with pure Fruit Syrups. 4m. fltay* Although we are aware ?l??t Farmers have but little tune lo think, talk or do anything outside of their farming operations, just at this time, we hope the committees appointed at the public meeting to obtain subscriptions for the County Cotton Factory, will embrace every opportunity offered to create an ntcrest in it, so that they will be able to make encouraging reports of progress to the meeting n Juno. If wo expect to accomplish any good work like this, we must be persistent active ani untiring in our efforts. C^'.U It is a noticeable fact, but no doubt all right, that while about every ono of our exchanges from surrounding counties show a lively business display of new Spring advertisements, the advertising columns of the Times 8how no such life in the business of the town. Of course, the merchants know what is their own interest bost, but if it is true, as is often said, that the life, spirit and enterprise of n town can be safely estimated from the advertising columns of its local newspaper, Union business men don't exhibit much life, spirit or enterprise, this Spring, at least. For Ice Cream and Cake, Soda Water, Milk Shakes and Lemonade go to I1UCII11 KIT'S. 4m. Although we have not as yet received orders from railroad headquarters to change the published schedule, nevertheless the schedule of running on the S. U. & C. road was changed last Monday?the train from Columbia arriving at this depot at 1:4'2, remaining long eneugli for passengers to enjoy one of Capt. Gibbs' splendid dinners. The train from Spartanburg now arrives here ut 5:5 1'. M , and leaves at 6:10. The up-train runs straight through to Ashevillc, and makes connection at Spnrtanburg with the Atlanta and Charlotte road. B?5u The Southern liaptist Contention, now in session at Louisville, Ky., is said to bo one of tbo ablest and most dignified ecclesiastical bodies that has ever been assembled in the South. Tho financial condition of the church, as shown by the reports from the tarious officials to the contention, is eminently satisfactory and the numerical adtancement of its membership was never more gratifyiog. Among the large delegation from this State we notice the names of the following well known in this region : Acock, 11. E. Cotington, It. 0. Allen, E. S. Derieux, W. T. Ezcll, II. K. Hardin, 1). C. Iloyt, J. A. Scaife, C. T. Willeforl, C. R. Wingo, J. W. We are much pleased to learn that .Mr. James Hogcrs, who we stated two weeks ago had the misfortune of hating his arm amputated, in consequence of injuries received in a Cotton Cin near Joncsvillc, is fast recovering and is now out of danger. Ity-the-way, wo ask pardon of Mr. Rogers for naming liiin in our previous notice as a colored man. We got his accident mixed up in our mind with a similar accident last year to a colored man, and not knowing Mr. Rogers personally wc made the mistake. Mr. Rogers, wc arc informed by his neighbors, is i most excellent man, industrious, honest and sober, but lias the misfortune to be like an innumerable class of his fellow citizens, in not having more of this world's goods than the law allows or it is convenient to possess, and the loss of an arm is a very serious misfortune to him. The Hailroid OutrageIn anothcr|coiumn will l>e fouml a full report of (bo meeting of the railroad commissioners at Spartanburg, to investigate the management of the Spartanburg and Ashovillo road, as it so vitally alfcctod the iutcrests of all the people living along the wholo line from Ashoville to Columbia. The report discloses 0110 of the roost unblushing and heartless conspiracies against tho people who built tho road, that was ever concocted by any corporation and by its own confession, made unblusingly in the meeting, l>y its representees, stamps the Richmond and Danville organization, a soulless, corrupt and infamously selfish monopoly, altogether uuworthy the confidence of the public. It now appears that for years those who built the road, and wore entittled to the advantages it would naturally givethctn, hnvo been systematically cheated out of thousand of dollars annually, by iuteutional delay in completing tho road, and after it was completed in directing the freight belonging to it to be shipped hundreds of miles round, in order thnt (he R. & D. monopoly may pocket bo much more charges for tho increase! distanco they compelled it to travel. We can only imagine the infamy a full investigation would have disclosed, from the great anxiety evinced l>y the President of the road not to have it procoed. We await in doubt the fulltilment of the promises made. The following remarks in an editorial of 'the jVcics and Courier, upon the subject, is exactly to the point: With the otticial statements before us,as to the conduct of the management and as 11 the molives wbich hnvo inspired them to so sudden reform?after they have been convicted of deliberately wrcckiug the road under their control?the question comos up again, with redoubled force, whether they can be safely depended on to carry out the large promises so liberally mado in their behalf? To this question, we think, there is but ono answer, aud that answer we have given already, ntid abide by it. "The control of the road should not be allowed to remain longer in hands that have been proved to be utterly inimical to every interest dependant upon it. The Richmond nnd Danville syndicate have played the part of wreckers of this property, ever since it came into their hands, and cannot be trusted with it." We have no faith in the conversion of any corporation, under compulsion and fear. If the memorialists were indeed more interested in having the road in which they have sunk their money "improved aud run successfully," in thrir interests, than in "furnishing texts for "newspaper paragraphs and editorials" for the indefinite lime in future, we still think that they mnde a lamentable mistake in asking tho commission to adjourn just when tiicy did. A Bright OutlookSince last Thursday uight every section of | uur cuuuijr nuvu uccu uicsaeu wmi line ;;uun, making everything and everybody look bright and hopeful. The rains have fallen in copious showers almost every day and every spccio of crops have taken on n new growth and put on a 'living green.' Cotton nud Corn have come out wonderfully and have a 'greasy,' healthy look. Oats have shot up three uud four inches and arc still growing tinely. Wheat li/oks much better, bnt, it is fcaro<J, cannot completely recover the back set it received from the long, cold and windy drought. Gardens aro_ now doing finely, and we are reveling in Fnglish Teas and Strawberries with fine prospects for all other vegetables. Farmers arc throwing out their skirmishers to fight the grass, upon its first appearance, determined to keep it down, if possible. Wo have never known people to go into a I crop with greater determination to get from it all that faithtul persistent work can accomplish than our farmers appear to havo done this year, llut few of them arc seen in town, except upon necessary business or when they can do nothing in the crops ; and if we are blessed with continued favorable seasons, we confidently believe next Fall our farmers will have more hoiuc-raiscd provisions nud be in better financial condition than they have been since the war. Belter work and better management will accomplish it. The Treasurer's Office. On Wednesday lost Gen. Jos. F. Gist formally tamed over to his successor, Mr. J. B. T. Scott, all the books, papers, money, &c., belonging to the office of Treasurer of Union uoumy, anu air. ocou inercupou formally iook possession of that important othce. Gen. Gist retires from ottico with much honor and credit, ile has discharge J the intricate duties of Treasurer faithfully and with a high and conscientious regard for the best interests of the county. No man couft hare performed the duties more satisfactorily or with greater fidelity. Mr. Scott is a young man of probity of character and good business qualities, and we welcome him to the high trust to which he has been been elevated by his fellow, believing that the same promptness, accuracy and fidelity which made his predecessor's term of ollicc so honorable and correct, will characterize his performance of the duties of the ofTicc during his term. ?#? Interesting Centennial Services Wc arc informed that the congregation of Skull Shoals church will colcbrate the Centennial Anniversary of the organ i 7. it ion of that church next Sunday, the services to commence to-morrow, Saturday, the l i lt. mesa services arc expccteu to be of more interest than usual. Dr. Bailey, an eminent and eloquent minister, of Greenville, will deliver the Centennial sermon, on Sunday, and other speakers of note will be there during the two days and give additional zest and interest to the occasion. Pic-nio at Mesopotamia. A l'ic-nic will ho given to the Sunday School of Mesopotamia Baptist church on the Saturday before the .11 Sunday in June, and all who love to sec children enjoy themselves in good Christian manner arc invited to attend. We return thanks for a SDecial invitation to make one of (lie party, but knowing it will not be possible for us to be there, we sen<l our heart felt wish that it mny be a truly joyful day for all who do attend. Jonesville Circuit Supplied. Mr. Stokes :?Please announce that tlio ltcv. James E. Mahafl'y will take phargo of the Joncsvillo Circuit, and enter upon his work next Sunday, the loth inst., nt Wesley Chapel and lietiielem Churches. (V. II. 8. 1IABK1S. The Clinton Enterprise. We ask pardon of the Editors and Proprietors of this new and excellent journal, published nt the eutcrprising and progresssivo town of Clinton, ia Laurens, for noglocting to notice its appearance in our santum. Coming to us as it docs, the day after the Times is issued, it was laid aside for a notice (next week, but got buried up among the accumulated exchanges and was, overlooked. It is an cxcellont journal, printed :u fine style and cditod with ability by Prof. J. II. Parrott, who was once the principal of the West Springs school, in this Couuty, aud Mr. W. T. Crews, son of our good friend, T. 11. Crews of the Laurensvile Herald. Clinton is a growing town, and its citizens are enterprising and pushing, and we see no reason why tho Enterprise should not be a succoss. We can safely warn the business men of Clinton that if they do not support tho Enterprise under its present worthy and able management, they will never have so good a paper published there afterward. The following contradictory statements of two respectable newspapers publishod in tho irnfid nltl town nf Cnmrl.<n must tin fun for tlinsn O " ? who persistently contend that "newspapers will lie"?under great mistakes sometimes: Telling Already.?The merchants of Camden arc already beginning to rcalizo tho benefits accruing to business by the building of the 3 C It. K. One firm sold over $300 worth of goods to a railroad man last Tuesday', another another sold over ?80 worth; and sovcral stores in town receive from $80 to $200 per wcok for goods sold to workmen engaged on the road. It is begiutiing to tell on business already, and will continue with increasing perceptibility as the weeks roll by.?Kershaw Gazette. IViiat Becomes of It??Well, work on the new road has been going ou now for more than a month and the weekly payment to employees will, we understand, run from ?500 to ?700, but thus far we have failed to find any one who says that thcro is any more money in circulation than usual. As a matter of fact, a majority of the business men assert that they have never beforo seen money scarcer than it is now; the cash trade was never more limited than it is at this time, and to tako it all in all, they are mystified ns to what becomes of the outside cosh that is paid to the hands on the new road each week. The question is, "What becomes of the money."?Camden Journal. ?? >#? - Z)a3~ Wc have received a copy of the Premium List of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society for the Nineteenth Agricultural Fair, to bo held at Columbia next November, commencing on Tuesday, the 8th. Tho list of premiums is very liberal and cmbraces everything of any importance in Agriculture, Horticulture, Domestic Economy, Mechanics, the Arts and Sciences, and all kindred industries. The pamphlet is printed in excellent stylo by Charles A. Cairo, Jr., of Columbia, and In that respect is certainly a great improvement upon nearly all the premium lists heretofore gotten up by tho Society. We havo often thought that pamphlets for such occasions should be printed in the finest style of typography, as pecimens of the excellence of work, in that particular industry, that coul l be done in the State, instead of the slovenly and povcrtyxtrioken work they usually present. Miss Jonnie Graham, a lady well known in this community, died last Wednesday, from measles, at her residence in Santuo to <nship. Miss Graham always expressed great dread of measles, and nil her life avoided contact with them, and hers is another evidence of the susceptibility and danger of persons taking cortail diseases ef which they arc continually in dread. s&r The reports to tlie daily pross ef the State, upon the condition of the crops, ate very cheering. In sections of the lowei eouulies they have not suffered a Jay for want of rain, consequently the crops have grown oil fiuely, but in most of the uppei counties no rain fell from tho first day of April until the 5th of May, while the weather all that time was very cold and high winds prevailed, so that all vegetation was at a aland OVIII, UUU ilic glUUUU <HJf BUM CUIU iuai the seed sown did not germinat. Sinoe the rains, however, everything has a different appearance?good stands of cotton, while oata, wheat and corn are all booming. Editorial LufV.r,Suit.?Cnpt. F. W. Dawson, editor 01 the News and Courier, arrived in New York on Tuesday from France, in the Stearnei Lngasgre. He lias been visiting his family whe are at^prcsent sojourning in France. lie was met by n United Press reporter at the New York hotel. He had pinned to his vest the ribbon of tho order of St. Gregory the Great, given to him by l'ope Leo XIII, for his lonj fight against dueling. The Captain was ver> much annoyed by an editorial paragraph which appeared in Monday's Sun. lie denounced the paragraph as untruthful and uncalled for. "It is a wanton attack upon my good name, and 1 propose to bring suit for $100,000 against tin Sun for libeling me." lie entered suit against the Sun for libel, placing his damages at $100000. The libel consisted in tbo following : "Who, that didn't know tho fact, would suppose that not more than a dozen years ago Mr, F. W. Dawson, editor of the Caarleston Newt ami Courier, was the seedy supplicant and pensioner of the South Carolina thieves. 1'owdkki.y Denounced.?Chicago, May 10? The Da Hi/ Aries publishes the text of a long circular, said to have been sent out to all prom inent Knights of Labor and Secretaries ol Assemblies in California, Oregon, Colorado, Ne brnskn, Illinois', Michigan and Missouri, bj local Assembly 8,131! of Portland, Oregon The circular denounces (Jenernl Master Work man l'owderly for his rejoicing over the result of the Chicago Municipal election and embodies resolutions passed by the Assembly demanding that Powdcrly be deposed from office. The Daily New* says that the Knights are on the eve of a great revolt, and the circular is tin result of a concerted move by which, if the Assembly is suspended, a general witbdrawa from the order will follow. NK.wnr.iiRT (/Ottos Mills.?The annual meet ing of Stockholders of the Newberry Cotloi Mills was lield yesterday. The President reported that, since their las meeting the capital had been increased $<>9,000; which enabled the Hoard to fill the Mil to its capacity: that they now have at work 10,000 spindles and H20 looms, working uj about 100 bales of cotton per week?made int< standard and heavy brown sheetings, for which they find ready sale at remunerative prices They have now on hand nearly five month* supply of cotton at the low prices of last fall. Altogether the outlook is encouraging and there is a good prospect of the Mills showing good results for the coining year. lionsK.skili.Kn nv lioiitnino.?Hunter, Mai 0.? During a thunder utorin which passed orei town Inte this afternoon two homes, the proper!) of W illiam Hogan, were killed hy lightning The driver had quite ft narrow escape, having just left Die wagou to which the animals were attached. South Carolina State Praia AaaooiationThe Thirteenth Session of the South Carolina Stnto Press Association, will convene in Charleston on Thursday evening, June I'd, 1887, at 8 o'clock, and it is siuceroly hoped that every Editor or publisher in the State will, if prssible, be present. Considerable time will be devoted to a discussion of matters pertaining to journalism. J. E. Hoggs, Esq., of the Pickens Sentinel, is the Annual Orator, with W. M. Jones, of the Spartanburg llerald, as Altcrnnto. The first object of the Association is business. A definite programme has not yet been arrang* cd, but tho following topics have been named for discussion at this meeting: Regulation of Foreign Advertising?Agencies and Pricss. Tho Subscription List. Tho effect of Sensational Publications upon ilie morais 01 our uouniry. Tbe Press as an Educator ; its responsibility for the Moral Status of ilto reading world. Is it expedient for, or incumbont upon, newspapers to publish items of doubtful moral purportT It is proposed at the close of the meeting to take a trip to Now York by the Clyde Lino of steamers. Tickets from Charleston and return, good for thirty days, will bo sold to newspaper representatives and their families, at ?20 each; Provided, a pnrty of twenty-five can be made up. The Steamer will leave Charleston on Saturday, the 4(h of June. Cnpt. Courtcuoy, the agent of tho Clyde Lino, requests that at lonst ten days notice be given, so that berths, eto., can be arranged. All who intend to go will please notify the President of tho Asssooiation at once, slating the number of tickets wanted. John B. Bonner, M. B. MoSWEENY, Secretary. Pres't. Press Ass'n. o? The Union County Baptist Sunday School Convention Will hold its 2d Session at Putuam Church, beginning on Friday before tho 5lh Sunday in this month, at 11 A. M. l'rooramme. Friday, 11 A. M., Devotional Exercises. Heports from Sunday Schools, enrollment of Delegates, &c. 1 P. M., discussion of subjects : 1st. llow can wo best secure the co-operation of all church members in the Sunday Sohool ? Presented by Rev. II. K. Ezell. '2d. The benevolence of a Sunday Schooliti importance, and how best developed ? Intro duccd by ltcv. J. E. Covington. saturday, 10 a. m., discussion of sudjkcts 1st. The evils of a lax discipline in out churches. Introduced by 11. F. Scaifo. 2d. What proportion of the members of our churches help to support the Gospel, and hov may we enlist the rest ? Speaker llcv. J. D Bailey. 1 r. m., discussion of 8ud.if.cts. 1st. Are Baptists, as a rule, faithful to th Gospel temperance in dealing with dram urinacrs : licsenieu oy u. r*. nuouru. 2d. How can tlio winter months be best cm ployed by our churohes to promote thci spiritual prosperity ? Speaker C. 11. Hobo. Sunday, 10 A. M., Sunday School mas meeting. Speakers ltev. J. D. Daily and D N. Wilburn. 11 a. m. missionary sermon by rev. j. 1 covington. We earnestly ask the co-operation of ever church and sunday school in the county in th work of promoting tlio Sunday School intcrcs in our midst. Let every school and churc that has no school have its delegates prcsei: with n written report of its condition. S. Crosrt. For Committee on Programme. !# The Georgia and Carolina Midland Haii road.?A meeting of the Directors of tho Geoi gia nnd Carolina Midland 11. H. was held i Newberry yesterday. Tho following directoi were present: President R. M. Mitchell of Ai gusts, Vice-President Wm. Munro of Union, D: 1 Black, of Black's Station, J nines T. Douglass, I L. Goes, A. A. Snrratt and David Johnson Jr., i ' Union, A. J. Norris and Zed Crouch of Edg< field, and R. L. McCaughrin and Jas. V. Cu " breath of Newberry. f One object of the meeting was to consider th matter of consolidating with the Charleston ' Cincinnati nnd Chicago R. R.?commonly know as the 'three C's'?at Black's Station. The fo lowing were appointed a committee to continu * the negotiations heretofore bcguu for consolide ting with the three C's : II. M. Mitchell, Wn > Munro, Dr. Black and II. L. McCaughrin. Th committee is empowered, in case the consolidn lion is not effected, to take steps to float tl , bonds of the road a; may acorn best, r The prospectus of the road are very good. Tli > line from Agusta to Newberry, with the cxcej ' tion of nbout seven miles, has been graded, an , cresstics have been distributed along sever miles of the road. 5 The three C's road, meutioncd above, is pr ' jeetod from Ashland, Ky., on the Ohio river, I , Charleston. It runs through one of the fine:: iron and coal sections in the country. Sixtj t five miles of the upper end of the road is con * plete and running, and also the forty-five mile between llulherfordton. N. C., and Blac ks, ? C. A force of twelve hundred hands is at wor! and large shipments of iron liuvo been receive for further track-laying.?Nticbtrry Obscrvi 5th. ? * +?? Bomktiii.no Foe Union to Think About. Greenville is 0,000 bales of cotton behin > last year's receipts and 17,000 bales behind th big year of 1880-81. Probably a million do . lars less has been paid out for cotton here tha r was paid six yoars ago. Yet the city has grown and flourished, mac new houses have opened, many important cc i terprises have been established, population ha ; increased, andthcie is plenty of money seekin 1 safe investment. ^ Why? Because Greenville learned long ag . not to depend entirely on buying, handling an I selling cotton ; manufactures have been estat ished here and all around us, educational ii stitutions have been nourished and the peopl t have kept good heart and hope and an unshal en faith in the city. By one means and anott t er a stream of ready money has been kept mov | ing all the timo, and enterprise has brougl here hundreds of thousands of the dollars pai out for cotton elsewhere. We should have learned by this time that 01 only hope for maintaining progress and pro perity is to encourage the manufacturing it dustries wc have, and nid in the establishmci 1 or others by every possible method.?(freenvili Xrics. r While a procession was moving nt Clinton, f r C., on Saturday. Col. Wm. C.Jones was throw from his horse and his drawn sword, held in h , hand, was driven through the hody of If. / I James, one of the marshals, iioth men ar badly hurt. \ Mkxicu's Stkr.v Jurrtue.?Chicago, May 6? A special from Guaymas, Mexico, says : 'At sunrise yesterday the judgment of the oourtmartial in the cases of Col. Arvizu, Lieut. Guitcrcs and Louis Uencon, was executed. The trio faced death bravely, all refusing at first to linvc their eyes bandaged, but finally on the appeal of Col. Tnrrnti, the men allowed themselves to bo blindfolded. A volley was then fired on the condemned men, and (he ex. amining surgeon a few miuutes later pro. nounce l all three dead. Those wero the per. sons who created the troublo on the American side of the line some weeks ago. They brought a squad of soldiers to the American side and attempted to release a man from tho local offi. cers. The man was not under arrest, but the officers were taking chirgo of him to keep him out of trouble. .Tho three condemned men were held in jail at Nogales for some time, but a sufficient number of army officers could not reach there to try tho case. The men were brought hero and a sufficient number secured, and tho trial began, resulting as stated. New Hobsrs.?At the recent salo of blooded stock in Lexington, Ky., Representative W. II. Porrry bought two horses which have arrived here. One is a very handsomo saddle horse. The other is ono of the most pronvsing trotters in the South, a stallion four years old. Ho has tnado a mile in '2:44 and is strictly standard bred, a grandson of George Wilkes, who was sired by llatnblclonian. Ho is a beautiful bay sixteen hands higli and promises to develop great speed. ? Oretntille Xtics. ?hc local's <$ority. E. P. McKlSSICK, - Editor. Local Itoms. Messrs. Graham & Sparks and W. L>. llowley havo erected an awning in front of their places ' of business, which adds, besides CJtnfort, some attraction to that side of tho street. The Sunday School Convention of Bogius i villc township will celebrate 'Children's Dny' on May 21. Col. I. G. McKissiok has been in vitcd to deliver an address on that occasion. } Mr. W. 11. Oliphnnt is receiving many kind " words of congratulation on tho way in which he performed the duties of Conductor in the absence of Mr. Hughes. Wo predict a bright r future for Mr. Oliphant in tho railroad world. Tho Methodist Sunday School, in coujunc* lion with the different white Sunday schools r here, will give a pic nio to-day at Rice's Grove. It is needless to state that it will be a pleasant occasion. Q Business seems to have taken a new 'boom' in Union, if one may judgo from the different N -i. it..* i % i illumine usiuuioiiuiuma niui uuvc uveu upcucii up in our town of late by the 'young fry.' The latest opening is that of Messrs. llobbio Miller and Claude Graham on Mountain street. s We are glad to see that Mr. O. K. Hughes has again resumed his duties on the 8. U. & C. 11. R. For some lime Mr. Hughes 1ms been quite unwell, aud his many friends aro glad to welcome him back again. May your y shadow no7er grow less Mr. Hughes, c We havo been requested to call attent tion to the fact that there has boon for some * ..... li time past a wilful violation of tho law iu it Goshen Hill township, by a man who lias no name, and who soils whiskey from his wagon to the negroes and oilier laborors, thereby injuring tho farmers to a serious extent. This man can bo dealt with by the law if the proper officers will only do their duty. A most delightful day wos spent by some ,fl or our young poople nt Ulenn Springs last t Wednesday, in the way of a pic-nic. The gay r crowd left here at an early hour and spent the I day drinking the splendid water and 'lounging around,' and all say that a pleasanter day they e_ have never spent. The Proprietors of the j Hotel, tho Messrs Simpson, were especially kiud and considerate of tho pic-nickers, aud 1C thoir praises nrc sung by all. Glenn Springs is certainly the best place for a pic-nic wo ever ^ saw, and the memories of tho past that aro j associated with the beautiful walks, avenues ic and groves, bring up sweet recollections. L. A match game of base ball will be playod on i. next Monday afternoon between tho following i9 'sides': i- Mac Young. Pitcher. Thos. Murphy ie L.P. Murphy. Catcher. Quay Rico. B. C. Jennings. 1st base. P. L. Townscnd. M. A. Moore, Jr. '2d Base. 8. A. E. Par ham. IC Chas. W. Boyd. 3d Base. Mclntire. j>- P. B. Gulp. C. P. S. Moore. lt| L. G. Young. L. P. S. M. ltice, k. r. T. M. McNeace. S. S. Jas. E Hunter. Robert Monro R V .Inn , ..... ] o- The address delivcrc I by Col. James II. llico lo in the Court IIouso ou last Woducsday uight, it on the subject of 'Our Common Schools' ras r- indeed a good one, and at times was interapersed with glowing metaphor aud real o!c.3 quencc. For over an hour Col. ltico cuterJ. taiucd his audience highly and his address will doubtless do good. Col. Kice fully kept up ,d his reputation as a fine speaker, and it is rerr greited that n larger audience did not greet our Superintendent of Kducntion. On Thurs. day morning Col. llice made vishs to the dilfor. ~ ent educational institutions in town and e*l(' pressed himself very much ploisad. e Tliat famous watering place, Glenn Springs, Q has lately had added to its t^cial circle a valuable aldition. Oa Wednoidoy, May 4th, at llucksville, in llorry County, Mr. Harvey 8. Simpson, one of the Proprietors of the Springs, 3 was married to Miss Mollic Duck, a Lvly whose g charms of heart, inind and person has made her <1 miivprxnl fiLV.irite Mr ?n,l Mr. Simn. 0 son will reside at Qlenn Springs, and the good 4 i eoplc of that community ore lobe ongratui_ latcd on the advent of this new addition. And a_ to the happy couple we send our wannest con. |e gratulations and "may you live long and proat Per-' 1- l|l ! I Personal Mention. it Mr. \V. K. Groen hit gone home on a visit id of sonic lengthMrs. Gcorgo \V. Gage, accompanied by her ir mother, Mrs. Gaston, is visiling'the family of B" Mrs. liobt. J. Gage. Miss dosie Farrnr has returned home from Spartanburg, where she has been visiting her 6 sister Mrs. J. A. Foster, who is now on a visit to her parents, Col. and Mrs. J. C. Farrar at j Pinckncy. n Miss Nora Pryor, of North Pacolet is vititing jfl the family of Mr. I. 8. Harris, of this plats. {. "Athena" Ileluo and T. A. Mnrra'i, Esq. c went over to the "celebration" at Clinton !? | week, .odtbejr rijxm . ^ J[