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_ # Groat Flood In Angnata- CI Wo wish our ?{<aoo wouM allow us to giro ^ tho first full and radly interesting acoouot of tho August flood, reported by the very nblo correspondent of the A'oico ami Courier, but wo can only give the following description of the ? condition of that, city when tho waters commenced to recede : . Ne Augusta, August 12.?Special: There general rejoicing when tho people of Augusta ^ awoke this morning nnd found tho waters rcneeding. They were subsiding slowly and' are m( at 4 o'clock thirty inches below the highest ^ point, which was reached at two o'clock yester* je day afternoon, llrond street is entirely above set water from Kast boundary to west end, but Greene, Telfair, Walker nnd Fcnwick, together with South Commons and ad the northeastern portion of the city, arc still overflowed to a nc depth of from one to ten feet. Q) 1 made another tour through the city this p morning, and found the damage to all property til lid fill* lllliril ( tinn H.lll lirt ir.mrtlni.il M-nrt J ^ streets nro washed into great gullcys and made fQ] entirely impassable. sidewalks arc wasboi entirely up, fences and srunlt houses have floated (Q froiu their former positions, furniture of every description may ho seen floating about on the surface in such confusion that it seems uttcily impossible for owners to distinguish tfceir properly. In fact matters are in a perfect os froiu one end of the city to the other. W( Till'. IIUOKK.N CANAL. #j, The break in the canal bank has widened* ^ considerably, and water is still flying through it rapidly. A swift current is flowing dAfp, k Green street from one to five feet iu depth, |nd IV many houses ore still under water. The .siiiall CI wooden houses and fences near the break tli arc in ll?e utmost confusion, being all washed g( together in a heap. Further down, at Lombard's foundry, where tbo break occurred in the sfec- ,u und level of thccanal, a large force of hands is re at work trying to repair it and save the foundry, which lias already been considerably damaged. The wheels have been washed $ut from under it and the foundation damaged ma-- jj lerially, besides the loss of a great quantity /of work which had just been completed atd that under way. Water is still surrounding it . ' fo the depth of six or eight feet. Many canal bridges have been washed nwny nnd all crossings, both for pedestrians aud vc- sc hides, arc torn from their positions. The city now presents the appearance of one built in a swamp. P' TilK POOR PEOPLE HEAVY LOSERS. 1 ?' Considering tltc rnpidty of tho rise nnd (he torrents of water that have been flowing I hrough the streets it is remarkable that the loss lias not lnr exceeded what it really is. As it is the loss falls heavily upon the poor of Augusta, for it is mostly the houses of this class that have been mine J. Their property has beeu destroy- tl ed, and titerc are hundreds of cases where in poor people arc in need of assistance, nnd nt j, once. Mouey has nlrendy been liberally sub- . scribed aud assistance is being given to tlioso la ... MVO...U.U viiiuuiniuuu'O. ?' notes aikwt the flood. p1 This morning a strange catch was made by a it boativnn at llio bridge. A horse and buggy tt were seen floating down the river and were j3 caught and fastened to the bridge, the boatman by this making a buggy and a set of harness. On Col. ('. II. l'h in toy's farm, immediately g below ilie ciiy, 6(10 chickens, 160 turkeys and a ^ number of lino Berkshire hogs were drowned. His line Jersey entitle were made to swim out and were saved. .Mr. Dennis, the overseer, had to bring his family to the city in boats. b Mr. Crawford Rhodes is about the heaviest yi loser among the river farmers, his loss exceeding j, 56,000. ; Messrs. W. J. Rutherford & Co., lost several hundred thousand bricks by their yards ifn a| Hamburg being flooded to tlie depth of six feet, h The River Still Falling.?Augusta, August 1?11 1'. M.?At eleten o'clock to-night the river has fallen io id feet, and continues Vo ri fall at the rate ?of three or four inches hour. It is now thought all danger has passfd c< and the newwl >|ni^n?K? of (he city is r??um?l| The River Rising Again.?Augusta, Aujj. ,j 2.?At 11 o'clock to-night the river has risen from 28 feet to 28 feet 0 inches, and is rising again .at the rate of two inches per hour. It is thought this is from the effects of last night's rains up the river, and that it ennuot rise to n< more than thirty feet. No one seems to fear to another overflow, nlthough it is possible. j tiiion Railroad News.?Columbia, August 2. ?A special stockholders' meeling of Ihc Charles- pi Ion, Cincinnati nnd Chicago Railroad was held th in the grand Central Hotel to-day. The meet- n< ing lasted for about lour hours. The general manager, Col. Johnson, uud several of the di- '2 rcolors were present. tr iiiccvn^u iuiiuoii oi inc ucorgia ami Carolina j\r Midland Railroad with the Three C'a was complclcd. It was decided that this branch should he called the Augusta division of the Charleston, *e Cincinnati and Chicago ltoad, and all the in- 'h dcbleduess of the Georgia and Carolina Mid- hi land will be liquidated at once. This should Qj convince any who may have been skeptical that tue Charleston, Cincinnatia and Chicago Rail- cc roail Company is iu earnest, nud the people in '> the scctiou of country through which the Au- tfc gusta division will run are to be congratulated upon having the Three C's take hold of their road. Resolutions were passed accepting the Acts di of the lust Legislatures of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky favorable to the Three C.'s. H President Cox was expected to-day but did not put in an appearance. It is now very probable that the hue on the Augusta division, from tj Union to Gnlfney City, will soon be located. This road is expected to connect with the main line at or near l'orest City, Rutherford County, k N. C. This will make an almost air lino from q Ashton, on the Ohio River, to Augusta. The surveying corps of the Three C's under Cnpt. O. A. Ramsour, has just arrived at Union 111 and will now run over the entire line from si Union to Augusta for the purpose of changing j, the alignment where practicable nnd reducing ^ the grades. When this is done a force of hands will ho put upon this section of the road und ir the work will be rushed. Cnpt. Ramsour aud v< bis corps, upon reaching Augusta as stated p, above, will return to Union and survey the line ^ to Gnlfney City, nud on to a point on tlio main line of three C's, probably by way of High Shoals, N. C., where a large cotton factory is ni W-... vmrima people. aI The general manager .states that sixteen thousand shares of stock, or $>] ,000,000, was reprc- "l scnled at the meeting to-day. The stock of at the company is Ul,000 shares. w. k. a. at A single highwayman held up two coaches near Dripping Springs, Blanch county, Texas, ac Friday night and robbed the mail pouches of their contents, except two registered packages w which he overlooked. He first stopped the. coach from Fredericksburg near where it was m to meet the coach from Austin. He bound the nl driver hand and foot and gagged him. When pi Hie conch from Austin enme up he repeated ro his performance and tode off wiih the mail. The drivers do not think they could indentify ftt the robber. ,0 August 7th to 1-itli, 1887, (inclusive) is to N bo observed by I lie Methodist ft. Church, South, ns n week of prayer find self-denial, through# out tlio connection. The movement was sug- . geslcd by llishop Oftlloway, and the mission ' board have had ft programme prepared and 8a have printed and is sending out n leaflet, giving in condensed form information respecting the jn various mission purposes. Topics for discussion nre arranged for each dny during the ' ~?ck. ed 11 ASK 11.1. tTK Worth, Tex., duly \ Cyoi.ONK.?Fort an Well that nearly nil bouse.. _ r,om i|a8. Ch killed. The damngc to growing crops I great. the XMHeehty ?mo>t States p, M. STOKES, - Editor & UNION, FRIDAY AUGUST 6, 1887. * ? t]] SUBSCRIPTION--S2 00 PER AHXUK. 0i >w Poet Office Hoars- tl' In conssquence of lh? change of schedule on ^ b railroad, the arrival and departure of mails 01 this office is necetsarily changed. As the w ails North and South arrive and depart during )? e night, the following hours for closing and . tiveriug mails at the l'ostoffice will be ob- * rved. pi The Northern and Soutlieru mails will oloso m 0 p. m. |h A messenger will call at every phnc of busies, at oA 1*. M., for letters and other mail c titer. The street boxes will be closed at 6} T M. sharp. The office will be open promptly at 6 o'clock w M., for the box dolivery, and at 8 o'clock r general delivery. On Sundays the office will bo open from 8 i) o'clock, A. 11, * J. C. HUNTER, P. M. k At tho annual meeting of the State I ci muu i/iYioiuii, o. 01 x., nciu ai AODOViite i&st ick, Col. Jdo. I?. Young, of this town was ectcd G. W. A. the second highest office in the rder. ttj?" Charles It. Jones, propriety .of the' larlotte Observer, has made an assignment for 0 benefit of his creditors. Liabilities $11,500. 1 much for a so-called democratic editor going to the ranks of the ludcpeudeut party, and inning for Congress on the Independent ticket. Families supplied with Ice Cream and Cake short notice, at reduced prices, at BUCii KIT'S. *0h ! what a big watermelon' Mr. T. Harris did raise this year. It weighed !ty pounds, and he had a number of the same c irt weighing from 35 to -10 lbs. a But our friend D. B. Font is entitled to the r rcmiuin for a 31 lb. muukmelon raised by him ' i his Santuc farm. t leu Cream free from all adulteration, 50 els. sr quart at BUCllliKlT'S. We are pleased to hear Town Marshal . C. May say he is determined to break up to nightly rowdyism of a lot of young negroes i town. We arc told that some of thcin are ruuk nearly every night and their behaviour often scaudalous. If their pareuts will not r cannot keep them from aunoying decent cople at night, the Marshal will, by putting icm under ShcriiT Long's watchful care, until ic council decides what amount their deviltry worth. For Ice Cream and Cakes, Soda Water, Milk hako or Lemonade, go to BUCllllElT'S lJok:y and Confectionery. Mr. Macbeth Young came very near eing killed by a young bull in his father's ?rd a few days ago. The animal tossed him t the air upon his horns and would have gored ;... oo i.A foil \i- ... llll uo UV l?il| UUb iUI* 1 UUil^ itVkM VIJ VOVU|'VU f ad seizing n heavy brick struck him on the ^ cad, stunning (lie animal long enough toperitt him to get out of tho enraged brute's each. It was a narrow escape and Mac. is fepirif on .the^lreetHrom Die ifijurics he rejived** It must t>c nun days instead nf dog days. lis is tho third narrow escape from a bull tat we have heard of in the past ten days. ? t&T A report comes to us that last week a egro was arrested in Spartanburg, supposed > be the notorious Bill Sartor, who, with his rotlier Hob, it will bo remembered by many our citizens, completely terrorized the pcoc of this County, both white and colored, by cir daring robberies and desperate lawless:ss, about ten years ago. If we remember right, Dill and Dob were icd and convicted in this county for burglary id sentenced to tho Penitcntiry for a term of :ars. Doth of them escaped from the Penintiary *, Dill was caught and sent back to c Penitentiary, where, we heard afterward, 5 died. Dob was killed in Charlotte, by an licer, in a struggle to arrest him for a crime ununited there. We may be mistaken about ill being rc-arrcstcd and dying in jail, but int is the general impression here; wo reember what a relief wo all felt when wo curd that both of those desperadoes were oriu a noble example of forbearance and high . oral citizenship, under circumstances of most ( ;gravnting temptation to avenge a grievous Liblic wrong, by preventing, perhaps, the com- ^ ittal of a crime against society, the good name , id laws of the county and State. All honor | good old Laurens. < ew Taper in Charleston- > We have received the prospeders of a new f lily paper to be published in Charleston, un ( ir tho nnme of tho Sun, which tho proprietors ^ y "shall shine for all'" It is to be an evening paper, and its editor- ( -chief is Mr. A. JL Williams, who for some ars past has been the able and sprightly < itor of the Greenville Nftct. j If the timo has come when two papers, morn- , d evening, arc really needed by the people of ] arleston, the Sun will be n success. and wc ( ow of no man in ihe South so eminently ftr making it a success than Mr. Wil- i ? ^r?P * - d have our best wishes for t " I I end. I Private parlor iu reserve for ladies at BUCIIElT'g lee Crcuui uud Soda water Saloon. JKa?" The dignified, and law-respecting aeon of the citizens of Laurens in dealing with ( 10 case of J. D. Sheahan, who in cold blood ilted ltufus L. Bishop, and the jury that acuittcd him, must receive the most cordial nprobation and praise of every good law-abiding tun and woman in the country, and if their { rong public denunciation does not drive Shcaan out of the county, and beyond the recognion of decent people, hia conscience must be j on-bound nnd copper-fastened. It was also ( cry unfortunate, to say the least, in tliecorres- ; indent of the Net r? and Courier to write to iat Journal that the people thought Sheabau's illingof Bishop-was an act of self-defense, when I 1 the proof went to show that it was a cow- ? dly killing of an unarmed man. We can sec it ouc palliating feature in Sheahan's favor, ' wl ll.nl T?:-l 1- -l-? 1 ? "?> nua aubii'jp b uciaimng ins momer's id sister's character, but it appears that Shea- * in had not the manliness to even call him to xoutot for that. The people of Laurens have thus given to the f 9* ** J ?[ WHXRJIK 18 OUR OFflKOB f ? 1 Our esteemed friend A. A. Sari all, of North icolet, must have been in a bad humor last I iturday when he pennod bis criticisms on i hat w? said last week about the progress of I it Three Cs road toward this plaoe. If any I is can show wherein we expressed in d?at sr- i :1c, the least fear "about th : road conning to i lis town," we should like for him to point it it. On the contrary we said, in effect, that i s were assured that it teas coming beret; w?, merer, mentioned that there were rumors I loat that the line may be changed beyond (hi* I lace; and wo repeal it, such rumors are afloat; i id we challenge Mr. 8arrett or anyone else in I lis county to say where this branch of the | >ad will intersect with the)main line of the i hrce C's road. At the meeting when the 0. and C. Midland , as merged in the Three C's road, it was unerstood that the road through Ihit town should , d built from here to Charlotte. Mr. Sarratt as at that meeting, wo believe, and must have uowu mm, ior annougn ine claims or uanney ity and Blacks were ably presented to the ampany, Mr. Johnson, Saperintendent of the oad then gave the gentlemen who repressed the stook of this oounty to understand hat the road would be built to Charlotte, and re so stated after the consolidation wns comleted; and it has been sj^undcrstoo^ this ommunity, until Mr. Aamsour and his borps of' urveyors came on tho line, ten days ago, when hey created the impression that a change from bat route may be made, as they expected to eceivc orders to run a lino from here to Gafficy city. At first, it will be remembered, the oad was to go to Gaffncy City, sure, then to Macks, sure, and at last to Charlotte, sure', nd a survey was mado on the latter roulo to 'orkvillcj but now rumor says it may go to laffney City. Although we arc in favor of tho Charlotte lonncction, we have studiously avoided saying mything in tho Times against eithecthc QafTicy or Blacks route. Wo certainly have not 'used our paper" against the best interests of be county, in the matter. Wc have said before that we had no objecion to the connection at Blacks, if the com>any decided upon it; knowing that that oute would give us a few more miles of railroad, ind through a section of our county greatly in leed of railroad facilities. But wc fail to sec how the route to Charlotte vould put Union off from an almost direct line to Cincinnati, Chicago, and Charlotte; while we ran sec how it would put us on a direct line to Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, and by makiog the interaction only a few miles below Blacks, in York bounty, the "almost direct lino to Cinoiunati ind Chicago," would be maintained and not lnerfcred with in tho least. Don't,you now se5, friend Sarratt, why it is 'umored that the road "beyond this place" may jo changed ? By connecting at Blacks it would >nly secure one, a Western, outlet, and become . i. i.~ ii.i! .? ' - .? ? - icvuvi iu iuu niniuu ruuu ior mc nonnern reight and travel from this section, whereas, >y crossing its own track a few miles below Blacks, it would still control that outlet and at Charlotte secure Northern and Eastern outlets, with nil the freight and travel from and to the great markets of those sections of our country, *nd#would also be a competing line vM^g^^^irine road, which is of paramount necessity to Ibis Jounly. ? ltestdcs nil this,' friend Sarralt.f the lin?4 to Charlotte would pass almost within hailing disance of the famous hookhart Shoals in this bounty, and wo havo many sound reasons for Relieving that capitalists having more inlluMice with the magnates of the Three C's road ban yourself, the little Union Timus or a whole township, are only awaiting the advent of he locomotive at that point to utilize thcui, by luildiDg one or more Cotton Factories on them, which we believe would be as beneficial to the :oun(y nt large as the railroad. We do not advocate Charlotte's interest at Lhc sacrifice of the best interest of any section >f our own county, and we only represent the favorable features of the Charlotte route to let rou know how the railroad cat is likely to lump, at last, with the confident 'belief that what we say to you thus publicly will not have \ feather's weight in iuflucucing (ho managers of the road in locating the route. Another thing, friend Sarrntt, we aro not too old, or too self-conceited, to receive with kindnoon nn/1 nmn il.av.l ??? ?w -?? Vf?u ?ui*uiklUlllV90 illIJ OUg^QOUUU jruu ur any other gentleman may ace proper to make to us, when made in that courteous nod gentlemanly manner which has always characterized your intercourse with us. THE RAINS--DAMAGE* TO CROPS. We have made every effort to learn the true condition of the crops and water courses in the county since the heavy rains of last week. In the absence of any direct information from sections in danger of being flooded, along the rivers and creeks, we had to depend on personal enquiries, and the first reports from those sources were so contradictory and unreliable that we have delayed to the last moment before going to press to write any report unless corroborated. The following, we think, may be relied upon : Tho bottom lands at Pinckney, cn Broad River were badly overflowed, and the corn in Lhnt section has been seriously damaged, Mr. J. C. Farrar has lost his whole corn orop, and IV. A. Morehead and F. C. Wbitlock together have lost 7,000 bushels of corn. The Forest, nt lost accounts had not got far cut of its banks, and but little damage has been done on that stream. The Rice's bridge was washed away. It was only a temporary bridge. Tyger nod Knorcc Rivers were very high and it is supposed great damage has been done to jorn on those streams. The Mail Rider reported on Wednesday that the new Gist's bridge on Tyger, only completod a few weeks ago, had been washed away, but the report has since been contradicted, which we hope is correct. We have heard nothing from Paoolet or Thiokety, except that the lands along thosa dreams were flooded, but not deep, and it was thought but littlo damage had been done to sorn there. God grant that it is so, for last fear the people in that part of onr county lost tlmost all I heir corn from freshets. lircad river has been booming since Tuesday. [)n Wednesday night one span of the trestle approach to the Rraod river bridge at Shelton was washed away, and the mails and passengers save to bs transferred, as trains cannot pass >ver. The news received from the county after the tbove was in type, is very sod, aud we tear the lestruction of corn has been muoh greater than tt first reported. rHJI FACTORY M1BTINO la tocordanoa with tho appointment made hi the meeting ia June, a goodly number of Sititans, from town and county, assembled in the Court House last Monday to hear reports rrom the township committees to solicit subicriptions and consider the possibility of building a Cotton Factory here.* Capt. F. M, Farr was called to the chair, hnd Mr. J. A. Fant elected 8eoretary. The township committees were called upon lo roporL Two vorbal reports from the country were made, stating that the people were not in n condition at this timo to take stock in the enterprise, but fully appreciated the importance and benefits of suoh an enterprise to the county at large. This made it very evident that the amount oallcd for by tho terms under which the business men of this town had so liberally subscribed ($160,000) could not now be obtained, and it was thoreforo thought prudent to postpone any furthor action in tho matter, at least until the financial condition of tho county was improved and the people better able to invest money in tho onterprise. There oan bo no doubt that the pcoplo of tho oounty arc poor nod in debt, although with prospects brighter than they have been for many i years, but we must recognize tho high(demands of honosty and prudence to first lift old debts from their shoulders beforo inoreasiug tho burden with new obligations, particularly when it is known by all that the present bright prospects depend upon so many contingencies for continuation and a favorable final result. One thing about tho effort we can say, with satisfaction and pride: the business men of the town who subscribed for stock did their full duty, both in very liboral subscriptions and the aclivo work they did to iusuro the success of tho effort. We aro confident they pledged every dollar they felt able to sparo, and thoy desorvo tho highest prniso for their liberality and enterprise. They proposed to carry nearly one-half of tho burden, and if the people in all the other parts of tho oounty had felt able to carry the other half wc arc confident they would willingly have done so, and we should have had n Factory. But they were not able, and the causo of failuro to build a Cotton Factory at Union may bo summed up in a very few words : The people are in debt and too poor to build it, at preseut. There was no want of interest in the project or appreciation of its benefits to the county at large, for we have not spoken to but one man who did not express warm interest in its success. Well, it was a pet scheme of ours, but wo must submit to the inevitable, feoling that we have done all we could for it, aud no blame can attach to anyone for its failure. As tho girl said, after she had been two weeks making a vest: 'What shall I fly at next,' for the goood of this good old town and county. Railroad Meeting at CharlotteThe following invitation has been received in this town. It will be remembered that last year a committee of our best citizens attended a meetrat lloanokc, Va., to represent the feeling and interest of tho people of this county in a railroad connection between here and Roanoke. It was then thought that the project hid but little foundation upon which to build a hope that the road wOuld bo built, but the people of Charlotte wero not to be silenced iu a matter that paoiniscd so much for their city, and now that there is a possibility of having a branch of the Three C's road running to them, they have reuowed their efforts for the lloanoak connection, and invite Union to send representatives to consult with them about it. Gitahlottk, N. C., July 23, 1887. Df.au Sir:?Your community is respectfully 1 invited to send delegates to a meeting to bo held here on Thursday, August lltli, in the interest of a railroad from Roanoke, Va., via iu: ?kiA?i,...:nA ... a t u i.n. ?t n M IUOIUII, iUUCAQVIUU UUU UlllllUllt, n. U.| Yorkvillc, Union and other points in South Carolina to Augusta Qa. We have been promised the presence at this meeting of a representative of the Roanoke and Southern Railroad and possibly another line may be represented. We believe that this line is feasible, and if the proper effort is made, that the lioe as indicated will be adopted by the company. It is needless for us to attempt to point out the advantages of such a lino to your section. We believe it will open up competition that cannot be done by any other line now projected. Hoping to see a representative from your locality at this meeting, we arc, Your's very truly, J. 11. wkuuinutun, S. wlttkowskv, It. M. Oatks, E. B. SritiNus, John Wilkes, 1). A. Tompkins, Committee. In speaking of the above the Charlotte Chronicle says: The meeting to be held in this city on August 11th, in the interests of the proposed roads front Charlotte to Augusta, and from Charlotte to Roanoke,l promises to be a large affair. Chairman Woddington has received letters from a number of gentlemen assuring him that they will be here. It is likely that Col. Johnston of the <1 C's road, and some of the officials of the Roanoke Southern will be here, and those who attend will have the privilege of hearing all tho plans discussed. We regret not receiving any report from the Farmer's Encampment at Spartanburg this week. We thought our arrangements were complete Tor a good daily report, but they have failed from some, to us, unaccouutablo cause. The daily papers say the morning of tho first day was very unpropitious on account of henry rain, but since then the crowds hare been gathering daily and the clear weather has put now life into the people. There in no doubt that the terrible rains for a week up to iho second day of the Kucampment, prevented many persons from attending and considerably affected the exhibition of stock, Agricultural Implements, &c., and seriously interfered with the programme in other interesting and raluable departments. It is estimated that 5,000 strangers were attending the Encampment on Wednesday, with the crowd increasing hourly. Many, however, complain that the accommodations for food and lodging were soaroe and poor. Tub Kailuoad Juoobritact-?Reading, July 28.?The fast express from Reading for Philadelphia this morning near this city ran into a wagon containing a pleasure party and killed four of the occupants. The wsgon waa covered and wm driven by a boy of thirteen. The boy did not see the approaching train and drove on the track ahead of it. The wagon was hurled down a sleep embankment. Two women And two babiee were killed, and the driver was probably fatally hurt. The aocident ia a great shock to the whole community. Interesting New? from Crou Keys. Cross Keys, S. C., August 1, 1887. 1 Mr. Editor.?In jour lest issue 1 see that rou are anxious to havo the news from everj lection of our county, I therefore take the ibertj to send jou a few items from Cross Kejs is to the crops, of wbioh so muoh is being irritten about. I will simply stale that we are I laying abundance of rain and the crops are ? he finoet that 1 ever saw, which puts a smile i ipon the faces of merchants and dootors, as yell as the faithful farmers. In speaking of he crops to-day Col. R. V. Qist said that they ivere the beet that ho ever saw, except the year . 1846; and I have no doubt that there is a great deal more planted than there was that pear. On Friday evening the '29th ulto., as Daniel P. Bishop, a 17 year-old young man of this place, was returning from Clinton he imprudently drove into the Sexton ford, on Enorce River, and as the river was %greatly swollen by the rains that bad fallen after he crossed that morning, ho and the team, consisting of two fine mules, came vory near being drowned, lie was told by the neighbors beforo reaching the ford, that it would be safe to cross, but as lie drove inlo tho river his team was immediately washed down the rapid current, which was 'swimming' water from bank to bank. After swimming down tho river for one hundred yards, he was throw* frym the buggy into the river in his effort to save the cushions. When ho saw that he could not return to the buggy he halloed 'gee' to the mules, when they turned and swam back to the bank from whence they came, and would bavo landed but was prevented by tho buggy hitching to a tree. Mr. D. swam on down the river and landed on the opposite side about a quarter of a mile from the ford. But for his presence of mind in removing his shoes before being (brown from the buggy, it is very probable that ho would have met a watery grave, as he had on a heavy suit, and is by no means a good swimmer. IIo ran back up tho river and taking ofT his clothes committed himself to the fonming water and swam to tho mules,, on the opposite side, whoso heads only were visible, and who were moaning and struggling for life, while heavy rubbish wore floating down the stream against them. A negro man on the opposite side threw him a knife with which he extricated the almost drowned mules. The buggy was pulled up by some negroes, who were present by this time( and everything was saved except the buggy cushions and whip and wrench, nud the damage to the harness in being cut to extricate the mules, and one of Mr. B's. shoes, which perhaps, failed to resell tho bank us he threw them out. Ho then, by tho aid of a stone, broke the look of a bateau anu in it paddled back to the side ho at first attempted to gain, where quite a crowd had gathered, leaving the buggy and mules on the Laurens side until the next day, when he adopted tho pru.1 - . 1. _? La .LahI.I L... d-.. uuuic iu? iiu uroi duuuiu uuvu uuiiv uiiu wuui around by tbo Bridge and brought them all homo safe. 1 hope he will in the future adhere to the old adage that 'prudence is the better part of Talor.' Let thia bo a warning to all never to rush into swollen streams to save a little distance. D. N. W. An Unfoanded Complaint from North PacoletSkull Siioals, July 30, 1887. Mb. Ehitob.?1 notice in your la^t issue that you say : 'The following, which we take from the Augusta correspondence of the Neict and Courier, is assuring to us that the work on the Three C's road is progressing in this direction from Augusta. There are, however, many ruuiors afloat, that the lino of the road may be changed beyond this place.' Now, 1 think that the article you published on your first page of the samo issue, from the Newberry Olterver, ought to have allayed all your fears about the road not coming to your town. And wo North of l'acolet, who know something of Ibis road and are interested in its coming this way, don't think you need have any fears; and wo beg that if you cannot do us exactly fair, that you do us as fair as you can. And while we hesitate to offer any advice to so old a man as the Editor of the Times, yet wc suggest that if you wish to use your paper for the best interest of the county that you let Charlotte's interest alone and work to have this branch of the Three C's road built from Union to Blacks, which will give Union County more miles of railroad nnd develop a section of her territory that sho will be proud of in after years. And besides, if the Three C s is ever finished, as is now contemplated, Union will have an almost direct line to Cincinnati, Chicago and also to Charlotte; that is, if you coosider the Air Line snilroad anything. a. A. Sabbait. News From Gaffnev. Correspondence Union Times. Gaffney City, 8. C., Aug., lat 1887. My lost weeks communication was mailed at this office Tuesday evening 20., and the P. M., at this place informs mo it was sent off Wednesday morning, 27th, from his office, and I learn it did not reach you until the 20th, makiug about two days reaching Union C, II. It must have been detained at (ho offico at Spartanburg. I.aat Friday night Helen Llttlojohn shot Wm. Bugbee, the boll entering just above the hip and lodging on tho inside. It has not yet been found. Littlejohu discharged four shots, only one of which took effect, llugbee, it is said, is in a very critical condition. The cause of the difficulty is unknown. During the thunder shower Tuesday afternoon, the dwelling houses of llev. J. 11. Wilson and Mr. W. W. Gaffney were gtruck by lightning. No damage done except a slight iojury to the chimneys. Mr. Thomas Gaffney Sr., is quite sick at his homo near Gaffney. ki,. n?*nii >i til A..U. k..< i?-? V/W(ivii ? ot ill \|Uiiv 01V*. J l/UV IIU^rVTlUg slowly. Messrs A. N. Wood uud Tollcrsou llros., have purchased the drug store cf Mr. Wm. Kirby, and will oondact tho business in future. Heavy rains every day. Srniar. A Lancastsr Man in Luck.?Mr. A, M. Kee, of tbis county, received a letter, frcm an attorney in Virginia, the past week, notifying him of the death of a relative who had left him sole heir to a large estate. Mr. Kee has tone to Virginia to look after his interests.? ancaster Lrdgm-. ? ? Consignees Per Express. Union, 8. C., Aug. 8, 1887. Miss M E Johnson, 8. M. Rice, Jr., E. U., Miss Josie Farrar, Mtinro Ac Munro, Wm. 1 Munro, J 1' Thomas, A A 8arratt, 8 A Harris, J C Wallace, J M Foster, I* 11 llames, F R Cudd, I O MoKissick, W A Nioholson and J W Miller. F. H. COUNTS, Agent. I V 1 ltd Itvi from Croat Xayi. _ Death* of Mr. Seaborn DiUard and Root Alexander? Cropt ^o? Enorte and \Tyger River* badly damaged. Coosa Kits, July 29, 1887. Our highly roapooled neighbor, Mr. Ssaborn Dillard, on Belmont hill, died on Wednesday, he 27th, and was buried at Belmont on Thursley. 28th inst. A very large oonoonrse of neighbors and friends paid their last tribute of respect to the memory of one who had long suffered intensely Worn a cancerous affection of the faoe and throat. Cnoss Kits, Aug. 8, 1887. Mr. Kihtob.?Mr. ltoss Alexander, of this township, an old man and well known to many readers of the Times, died at his home on the 1st inst., and was buried yesterday. Wo havo had an abundanco of rain for the last week, and I hear of muoh damage to the orops on low lanfls, particularly on the Enoree and Tygor Hirers and oreeks and branches. Upland corn is on a 'boom' and 'king* ooltou is growing too fast, going too muoh to woed. But we must not murmur or complain. Respectfully, W. 8. 0. Union County Biblo Boolety. At a meeting held a few weeks ago at this plaoe, to organise in this county an Anziliary American Bible Society, tho following offioers wore elected for the ensuing year: , W. A. Nicholson, Fresidont. Bevs. S. A. Weber, .J E. Covington, McNecly DuBose, W. A. Caldwell, Vice-Presidents. W. 11. Miller, Treasurer. S. 8. Stokes, Secretary. 0. P. Oarrett, Depository. Executive Committee: W. A. Nicholson, S. M. llice, Sr., W. H. Miller, Be*. S. A. Weber, lie*. J. E. Covington, A. B. Stokes, Bev. W. A. Caldwell, Bev. McNeely DuBose, 8. S. Stokes Ministers in the county aro requested to solioit for membership. For farther information address the Secretary at Union, S. C. ' A Pensioner or the Mexican Wax.--Mr. Lawrence W. White, of this county, a veteran of the Mexican war, who was a member of Copt. Sitgrcaves' cavalry company, enlisted in this State, has been placed on the pension rolls, 4 and last week received his first warrant for $33.33?.? Yorkoillc Enquirer. Clias. II. Bced, one of tho lawyers who defended Guiteau, attempted suioide Saturday by jumping into North Hirer, at New York, from a ferry boat, lie was rescued by a police officer. ifhclotat'a tfytrityr E. P. McKISSICK, - - Editor Personal Mention. Mr. J. M. Bramlett is visiting his parents at Laurens. Miss Sallio 11 ix has gone to l'acolet on a visit to relatives. Miss Sallie Ilainey has goue to York oil a visit to relatives. Col. McKissick and family aro 'taking iu' tbo Farmers' Encampment. Mrs. W. II. Miller, has gone to Knoxville, Tenn., on a visit to relatives. Mrs. Mary Vinoont has gone to Cleveland Springs, N. C., on a visit to relatives. Mr. W. L. Weber has returned homo frooa . the Normal Institute of Williamston, S. C. 1)1 C. Flynn and family are soeklng health at White Sulphur Springs, Haywood County, N. C. Mrs: Leland Moore, of Charleston, is on a visit to her parents, Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Weber. Miss Mamie Oeliel, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is on a visit to the family of her brother, Mr. Qeo. H. Oetzel. Mr. Willie Allen accompanied by his sister, of Charleston, aro"on a visit to the family of Mr. W. A. Nicholson. k Miss Corrie Whiteside, who has been on as extended visit to her sister at Dorroh, Laurens Co., returned home last Tuesday. Mr. L. C. Dorroh, with his estimable wife, of Dorroh, Laurens Co., are on a visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Whiteside.* Miss Lalah Martin, after spendiog some time with the family of Dr. Posey, returned to her home in Atlanta last Saturday. Come again, Miss Lalah. Misses Luta and Nellie Bewley, two of Anderson's*cbsrmiDg daughters, are visiting their brother, Mr. W. I). Bewley. Union extends the in a cordial welcome. Our brilliant young friend, Mr. Allen W. Barker, Editor-in-chief of the South Carolina Collegian, pissed through here last week on his way to Glenn Springs. The session of the Presbyterian Churoh have givon their Pastor, ltev. W. A. Caldwell, a vncation for a month. Ho left us last Tuesday morning with bis estimable wife for Davidson River, N. C., to recuperate. Mr. A. P. Caldwell returned to Charleston last Tuesday after a sojourn among us fora couple of weeks. Mr. Caldwell made many friends while here by bis genial manners and gentlemanly deportment. Come again. Maj. D. A. Townsend has gone to Marion on a visit to his aged parents. If any man in this county deserves rest, it is the Major, whose office hours have been for years, from 6 A. M. to almost any hour at nightCnilolo P. K .Tnkna/in Mul 1 ?. .v.Mtvu, Aim MIIU3 I*uw our talented young friend, Capt. It. It. Jeter, who graduated at the Citadel last week, havo returned home?the two former to spen I their vacation and the latter ti Make on the rtsponssibilities of a graduate.' Local Items Our Baae Ball team were invited to pirticipate in the Daso Ball Tournament in Hpirtanburg this week, but for obvious reasons they declined. A letter from onr old friend, Mr. W. I. Lipecorab, of Qaffney City, informs as that he has opened .a Hotel at Limestone Springs, and that visitors are fast resorting lo his Hotel. The rates of transient board Is only 920 per month. At a recent meetls* of the eornoraters. earn. posed of mob men u Geo. W. Williams, f. W. * Dawson, P.O. Psltsraad Henry E. Young, our esteemed and talented friend, John L. Wcbcr was unanimously elected one of the Directors of the oompeny. It ie with sincere pleasure we note the honor that has been conferred upon Mr. Weber, who deserree any honor that can be tendered him. IIie many , friends here a rty congratulations. k