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pp*v * Mrsir OF MACHINERY AND SONQ ov the Farmer.?The Northern capitalist?the Manufacturer?comes into the South, hies him to the coal and iron mines, and goes homo and sings ficans to the progressive South. As the banker er, Mr. Taylor, of New York, sang, so sing all. Hear him: "The music of progress?the whir of the spindle, the buzz of the saw, the roar of the furnace, and the throb of tho locomotive." Very good mmic, and the Star tielights to hear it. Hut even these do not always constituto solid prosperity. You may write odes by the column and spin out eulogium by the yard over tho industries that prosper because other people aro heavily taxed to grease their machinery, furnish their fuel and increase their profits, but unless tho great farm jng interests prosper (be oouutry is not on a safe basis, and trads canaot be healthy. Wo liko to sco tbo farmer prosperous and happy. Wo liko to bear bim singing in tho early morn as be drives bis "loam afield." Wo like to sec his ploughs running abreast, and the scythes gleaming in tho suDshino, and tbc wagons groaning under tho r^pada and the barns r-*~ or pa and the nousc-wife clean and cheerful and bright as a spring morning. Wo like to sco the well filled purso aftor tho year's toil and contentment and hope on every face. Wo liko to see tho farmers independent and jocund because independent, Wc like to sec him feel that in the Government he has a true friend that guards his intorcst and that never oppresses, much Uss robs him to enrich somo pnrso-proud Nnbob who draws his millions by taxing the industrious millions. When the farmers thrive there is prosperity. Without their prosperity "the music of progress" in tho machine shops and factories will not lone be heard in the land. Justico to nil should bo the priuciplo of our Government. for. "Of what avail the plow or sail, Or land or life, if freedom fail?" The priDciplo of Protection is despotic, unequal, unjust, unconstitutional. It II' rrmepreart tn ?fn anrt nets npnn lines of pocitivo robbery. The formers and the laboring men in all callings arc it* victims. Down with the Wnr Tariff nnd the llobbcr Parous!? Wilmington A'. C. Star. On to Oklahoma?Fort Smith, Ark., April 14.?The entire Western Arkansas border is a scene of bustling activity. The pcoplo are striving to get iuto Oklahoma by the southeastern entrance, which opens by far tho richest portion of the new territory. Cupt. T. 11. Celt, a prominent atlorncy, has organized a large colony, and proposes to lay out a town sito near the Kickapoo reservation. A party of North Carolina negroes I : . i n . rr i navu jusi arriveu. vjoveruuieniomciais 1'roui the Pottawatomie and Iowa reservations report the neighborhood 1 airly -v-. m continues the V2d present ruiur-amii Imwv ?unr Mni< more than twice as many will bo on the Southern border of Oklahoma than can be accommodated. Chicago, III., April, I t.?If there isn t trouble in Oklahoma it will not be the fault of the hundreds of men from Chicago who ore now making ready to go to the laud of promise. Probably 500 men from Chicago aud vicinity will leave here by special train on the Sauta Fc road on April 20, nud each and every one of them will be armed with a Winchester and two revolvers. Not oue mar, ten will have enough itionoy to co'ji?. home on and not one in twenty is a farmer, yet each one wants a quarter section, of laud for farming purpose* The Chicago men will show their great foresight by taking a rcady-mndo town with tbom, for at tbo prcseut time one of tbo leading lumber firms is engaged in the construction of 500 business bouses and small residence*. When there arrive at Guthrie they will be ret up, and the rpeotncle will bo presented of a town springing up in a few hours. The houses will range in rrluo from 8100 to ?1,000. The hundreddollar houses will have rno mom only, 10 by 10 feet, and can he put up in three quarters of an hour. Tlio lifteen hunured-dollar structures, intended fur business places are to be two stories; 14 by 50 leet, and can be put in position in three hours. Tiie Orphan's Home.? Kov. I< l>. 1'nyne, Agent and Trustee of tho Orphan's Home at Macon, (in.. Writes n Letter Dated Fcbuary ftth, lSSi): ' 1 have been using Swift's Specific with the children oftli3 orphan's homo under uiy charge with the bcrt result*. ; 1 began its use between nine and ten I years ago, and have seen many remark- I able results. Quite a number of the children had ! constitutional blood diseases resulting i'k'UI the sin? ol the parents, and every j one of these children were cured of tho horrible taint by the use of 8. S S. There have also been scores of children in the institution whose tjMcins (they having been mostly without the benefits of parental care) wore enervated by . dnt eating and other foul practices. j Kve:y f>no of these children havo taken j 8. 5. S. and all have been signally ben- ; (li'.ted by i?. We have al?o two inmates f the home, subject to painful r?.cur t irg attacks of erysipelas. Neither on* improved under the treatment usual for the disease. When all other medicines was discarded thry took 8. 8. S and they lnvo been well five years and there has b?en no return of the disc are. I could t> II much more of the remarkable 1 curi'H of blood disease by >S S. 8. for I i have seen it used and know its value j J.. 1?. I'avnk I'rcotirc on I Hood and Skin Diseases j iitath d tree. TilK iSWlKTSI'Kf'lKiC CO. ! Drawer At I tnta, t la. | -. . rioMMIANI) WATCIIKS.-I have ju-i nil1 vol a lot of good second-hand v?-i? i-<? in gocd order, which 1 will sell cheap it. W. TINS MA . 14-31 Ifte JDccify, Pinion limes 1 t R. M. STOKES, - - Editor < ( Friday, April 19, 1HS9. ' I SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER ANNUM , POST OFFICE DIBECTOBY. Tho P. O.l will ?bc opened for business from 8 A.M. to 6.30 T. M. Tho Monej Order Department will l?e opened for business from 11 A. M. to 4 P. M. The Northern and Southern mails will both close promptly at 1 P. M. Any inattention or irregularities should bo reported promptly to tho P. M. J. C. HUNTER, T. M. A pair of clerk's scissors was feuud in front of our oflico, which tho owner can bare by calling for thcra, and setting up to Shakes. We aro told that Hr. Leilch's meetings in Spartanburg arc attended by large attentive congregationa. We have not heard that he has mado many converts there, as v*/. Btjf A Dime Reading will be hold at the residence of Mrs. Mary P. Pawkine on Tuesday evening, April 23d, from 8 to 11 e'clock. The public arc invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. tA_ D. 11. Thifer, ef Newberry, died at Washington last Sunday, from pneumonia, lie was an applicant for the Newberry Postmastership, and had been in Washington ome time looking after his interest in that j matter. M?u At the meeting of Enoree Presbytery, jual cloaed, at Sparlnnburg, llcv. A. M. llaesell and Mr. W. A. Nicholson were elected commissioners te the (leueral Assembly, with Rev. 1). A. Todd and Dr. II. U. Btewarl as alternates. A Lady of taste and experience informs ub thnt Mrs. <? rant's Stock of Millin?rr. 7'rfmminrs. &o . is tb? r*""'"' nr,rl most tasty she has ever soon in Union. All of her hats and bonnets are up to tho very latest style. (flu As it ia impossible to properly pat type and rules in shape to givo a diagram of Vox's puzzle to put l'J trees in straight rows, with b trees in each row, we intito all who fool interested to call at our sanctum and see how it is done, in pencil. ?#-- tin v. Itiohnrdson has pardoned the three negroes convicted of lynching a white man immud Waldrop, in I'ickcns t'ounty for committing an mirage on a colored girl. The pardon is almost universally approved by the white people throughout the State#6$"* Any persan wishing auy character of pv?f,rr?d to the ftd\jtrljHCOient of our young^Vtt? * _ i ? N ....F-.UuogiinTa his line they have to 'bestow. ? - JBaJP" IVc sincerely regret being compelled to postpoue a very interesting letter from Mast Spring and une from t'roiTt Keys. 1 hey did not reaeh us in time, hut will loso iianc of their interest by being delayed one week. We have also beeu compelled to curtail some of our correspondents favors. ? . . 0. ? Mr. l'eikins, wit* was engage.1 in the disturbance at Misa Ferrer's Sunday Sehool last Sunday wetk, was arrested at (JalVney City last week and taken before Judge Hudson, nt Spartanburg on a writ of habeas corjois, and released on a iji'JOO bond 1 to appear at tbe next tcrui of court for | this county. . .# BSflu, To-day is flood Friday, and next Sunday will be Faster Fnnday, the last day of the 40 days fasting, or Lenten season. The Ladies of tho Kpiscopal church are preparing elaborate floral decorations for the church for tho occasion, nad tho services on that day will be more than usually solemn | and impressive. I Bfflu Just before putting our paper to I press we were informed that the body of Mr. Jasper I.arvson, a respected farmer of this county, was found on Wednesday in Tygcr l'.iver. It is supposed he committed suicide. T he Coroner held an irvjueet ovc Hie body yesterday, but *we buv# not tej ceived any report from it. If yon want a fust-class Milk-ahake, i a glass of No. 1 Sida Water. Lemonade, or J Anything else that's cooling ?d>I good, go to J. lb Porter's at tho "Little Green Front," I where you will find < ?ir old tvpo. Perry , Whisenant, as polite as a French Poncing Master, always ready to "set etn tip" at quick as be would tho type announcing your death or marriage. o 8fcY? Wc intended this week to call special attention to the organ i 7Ation of the Young Men's Christian Association, but aro crowded out. We aiiicoretv hope the business men of tho town will lake an active j interest in it. hh they have done and aro till doing ir> ttiter towns and cities, greatly to the moral and social benefit of the young men in their employ. 3V A horrible termi disaster is reported in the papers, in which over "< <? per suns \ver?> ,lrr.M-i?.i 1 """ III III Ill-nil';!!!, u?)li t>I 1 thrni being l>uni.?li immigrant* sailing from i <7>[enhngeu fur New York, on the steamship I'anmmk. The latest report from the ! disaster is tlint it i-> feme I tins shin l?an- j mark colli'Ie<l with the ship Deiinintk, Mil immigrant vesso's, ami thai U oh went down, with their passenger* nn<l erews. - <? HMX.. (inbe Cole, n stalwart colored until, who a year or two ago was one of the most j prosperous of hia i?ce in this county. Hut ' taken charge ol by the Slieiill l?*t Suutlay | ami pluetd in jail as a crazy ami dangerous I man. I'lffore he lieeame crazy (Jibe ton j one ol the most industrious and fiugalno- j grees in I'm Stale, and had accumulated i qu'lc u reopeelnh'e amount i f personal ? properly, I til in one way an i another lie I hits got rid ol il since his mind gave way. | The Graded School Elocutionary Claeoes We rogret not being able (o attend the exhibition giveu latt Friday by the pupils c ?f the elocutionary department ef the Union ^ Llradcd Schools, but we are informed by all who were there, that it was an unniually ' line exhibition ef elocutionary talent, reflect- 1 ing great credit upon the pupils and (head* 1 Durable training of Prof. Rolfe the eminently able and efficient Principal ef the School. 1 The committee to award the premumes, Rev. S. A. Webber, Hon. W. Munro, and ' C. C. Culp, Esq., found it very difficult to decide, when every one did eo well, and told the boys that if they ceull they would give each one a prize, for they all noquitted themselves admirably. There were two divisions?the gramaear and high school. Throe prizes were given each department. Those wioning in the former were Kinney Smith Faster, llverett Ozoll Pasav and Smith Humphries. In the latter, Wallace Gordon Addison, Russell Gosh and David Thomas Johnssn. Our Public Schools hare nevor bsfore been more satisfactorily conducted than they are now under the management of Prof. Itolfe and his estiuiablo wifs and the eery aooeptable coma of teachers ia each department. We believe they arc glriog complete satisfaction to all interested. The Township Bond Question Settled. The anxiously leoksd-for decision of the Supreme Court upon the Constitutionality of the Act passed at the last session of the Legis'ature, validating the Township bonds, issued for the construction of certain rail, roads, has corao at last. "The decision declares the Act constitutional, and in short makes good these bonds, so that there is 110 further trouble in the way of issuing them for the purpose fer which they wcro originally issued. That's settled." It also settles, in our opinion, the building of the Augusta Division of the .'1 C's road, and we may now confidently look for active. energetic railroad work through here in n short time. Let us be up and doing to keep pace with eur increasing business facili. ties. Fersonals. Mr. It. Hamilton Gibbs went down to Columbia last Sunday to visit relatives. Mr. ?. r. nates, or risu uim, wis in town this week moving around among his many friends. Our young friend Kddio Eison, of Jonesvilli*, lias taken ft position in Garrett'a Book Store. Dr. U. V. Moore, Manager of Posey A Bros Drug Store, has returned from I.aureus where lie has been visiting liia parents. Mr. George Meachor after spending s?mo time with relatives at this place returned to his home in Charleston^last Sunday. Mrs. II. J. Gage has returned home from Birmingham, Ala., very much improved in health. She has been visiting her son. Jir w T Wi^1'1^ Whitman, of Jonesrille, was Charleston last weok on importanl-kUA'PJWJ. Mrr. J. 1. IIin l is is now in Bock Hill, visiting relatives. Oflju At a special meeting of the board of directors of ttic AVws owl Courier Compftny, on the 10th, Mr. J.(l. Hemphill was elected manager of the AVt? ami Courier, as the mirei's'or of Capt. F. \V. Dawson. If any man living can cotno near filling C.ipt. Dawson's plnee in the ni*nngomont of tho AVies iitui Courier, that man is J. C. Hemphill, lie is a man of high inentnl ability, <>f stern character, and his experience of five vents under Cnpt. Dawsan's editorial lutilnge give hint superior qualities for the important position lie has been elected to. MULES AND HOUSES FOR SALE. 1 will be at Hunter L Son's Livery Stable until Monday next with a few iuulei and horses, which 1 will sell low for the cash, or a Bankable note. J. A. DARWIN. MtittUKP, on not M.\nniKt>. ? A remarkable oa.se is on dooket in our Court. It is a suit for inaintaimince, brought by Mrs. Black, formerly Miss. Daves, of this city, against her alleged husband. About Christmas, it seams that Mr. Black, a reputable num from Union came hero and stopped at Mrs Daves boarding house on Church street. ! lie had known Miss Daves in Union before they moved here. While nerc he proposed matrimony to Miss Daves, and they went to Mr. Dcrieux and were duly married. After a few days Mr. Black returned to Union and refused to live with his bride, lie says he is not married to Iter, und if ho was he was so drunk that lie did not know what lis was doing. Mr. Dorieux says that if he was at ail intoxicated he did not discover it. la tho mean time the girl, against whom no word of slander is spoken, is in an em barrnssing position. 'Married, or not married?" that is the queston. If she is married and can't marry any one else, she thinks that her hushnnd should contribute to her support as other husbands do.?Sjxtrtanbnri/ llrr.ll't. FII.IXU AN OrriCT.-SKKKKIi's S.MII.K.?Washington Anril H ? \ ? .. I.Ii?t. ... !.- t: ? . c -n ? " hih; liio ftlliC UI application* fur olliec Ins been received at he Postortica Department. It is a photograph of the applicant, and was accompanied hy I lie rennet that the picture he tiled with the papers in tin east. What is intended to he a genial smile has evidently hewn too ninoh for the skill of the country photographer, and the result is a:i expression of mingle I astonishment An I dismay. ' which is no douht much more arr using than ; the original smile. This is the thir l ap plication accompanied hy a photograph j which has keen received at the Postollice i Department. A (Yuionity in ('\i.tks.? Ilavingjusl re turned front an expedition into the countiy yesterday, School Commissioner Capers told a reporter for the AV/ra of * curios'iy oxliih- ! ited to him on the farm of ('apt. I'cter Slid, duth. Captain Sudduth has a Jersey cow i that gave 1st rill ihrcj weeks ago to a h'.in I j calf. The young animal isaliveand 1st ami : frisky, l.ut is stone hlind. As if to make ; up for this defect of nature, the calf has its tin r seu-es intensified, the sense of smell hoing particularly delicate. The occurrence is a rare one. certainly, in the rea'ni of <111 in I* animals. ? (Srctntillr AV irs. ? P-t-ft;11 n's Aunicv S.tt.vt:. Tilt: Dim Saivk hi the world for Cuts. Itruises, Son a* I Ice:-. Salt Khcum. Fever Sores. Tetnr Chapped Hands. Chilblains, Corns, and ill Skin Kritptionp, and positively cures Piles i or no | ay required. It is guaranled to give ; i Perfect sati.-lmiion. or money refunded. I ' Price 2A rent* per box. Knr >?Iu hy Pose/ iV P.m. Feb. 10. ly. j New* rom North PaooletEtta Jask, *April 16.?The dry spell nme I* nn /iid last Saturday evening, iinot thco ' wi hare Lad oue of Uncle 'Dickey'- Woodruff's drizzly drozzly epella, tod vegetation ia muth improve* tn appearance. Most *f cur farmers are ready to plant tbeir creps, whjj, haven't done bo. Some of the people tell us that they haven't seen eueh a Spring for work since 1868. This Spring will be long remembered for the damago dene by fire. It is well up to 1866 in this respect. Should the rain slop now and the weather cloar off warm we would be glad for the little children, and elder persons too, who have been pent up in eities, towns and village* during the winter mentha to visit our beautiful section and acqunint themselves with the realities of country life; see the bread ? _ I . 1 iL.i 1 ? - ?... ,1 Cfturvis us nuuai sau unia mat u??o op?v?u their carpels over the earth while their tender blades ruetle in tho passing heeczc and promise the husbandman an abundant harvest; hear the industrious plowman as he follows his time-honored occupation, (to which all other professions and occupations are subservient,) whistling or humming some tune lie has learned at tho Sabbath School, orjaorhaps at a country frelic, tuv ?? Mhu?h Is 1 - ~vn ally by "gee-haw," "woo wliow, here," &c., while behind him the bosom of the soil is oj ened to receive the seed ; or look upon the foreet, where esch member of the sylvan family has appeared in royal style boforo the King of Nature, and see the streams as they hurry their waters pell-mell over tho rocks to waits in tho eddios below, and and the thousands of wild llowors that line the banks wave their beautiful oelors and send forth thoir fragrance in obedience to nature's immutable laws. Truly, amid such scenes cau the l'salmist say : "Let tho lleods clap their bauds and let the hills together jey declare." Well, we had another wedding. Yesterday Mr. Munro Garner and Miss Sallic Lipscy were married by J. L. Strain, Notarj Public. Mrs. "Vox" said the bride wa{ tho prettiest one that has been here yet. Nothing unusual marked the event, enlv that George Petty eileut long enougl for the ceremony to be said. One of our friends gives us * plan foi raising meat that meet people like to eat ? a streak of lean and a streak of fat. lit says, "feed the hogs overy other day." lit is a man who has made lifo a success, bul our readers will form their own conclusiot as to his plan for raising hogs. No doubt our lady readers experience much anxiety about their garden plauti getting frost bit. If they will hnvo them watered every morning just beforo sunrise they will lose none of thom by frost. Csi fresh well or spring wnter, and if th weather is not freeiing cold they will hi all right. On account of rain wo had no preachim at Salem yesterday. The communion sci vice is expected to begin Saturday befor the second Sabbath in next month. Alihlred L. Stbain, we are glad t progressing very wen. "'lite* "Bright eye iiu'iS" "k'irlf^and boys who form no smal part of our community, hid fair to mak valuable members of society some day. ?If one-fifth of rix be three, what will cue third of twenty be ? Vox. 8. Of T. At SantuoKsvtvc, S. ?J., April 15, 188'J. Mr. Editor.?The Santuo Division 8. o T. met in the Santuo Academy Thurada evening, and nil of tho cfficors, for the pre* ont quarter, were installed, except the Char lain and Ass t, Recording Scribe, who wcr absent on account of sickness. The oflioar are as loll owe W. 1\, D. B. Fant. \X. A., J. H. Randolph. 11. S., J. W. Gregory. Ass t. II. S., Mrs. C. R. Willeford. F. S., K. H'. Jeter. Chaplain, Hcv. Cltas. 11. Willeford. Treas'r., Hcv. J^?? M. I-Viday. Con., H. G. llohson. Ass t. Can., Mrs. Mary II. Fant. I. S., S. W. Sims. O. S., H. 11. Johns. The Stale organizer, l?ro. Qtas. Douglass of Columbia, was present and officiated it the installation of officers, after which In delivered a very interesting an l impressivt lecture on the history of the Order, itbirth, growth, and future aims, which ws> listened to with undivided attention. Wo also had with us Bro. S. S. Stokes, of the Unica Division, who has been appointed County Organizer, and Mr. S. J. 11am mond, of Abbeville. iic iiavo onty i wo images oi 3. of J', in tint County, both of which seems to bo doing noble work in trying to suppress the evils el intemperance; but with a County Organizer among us we liopo they will spring up in every community, and thai rapidly, too. I hope Uro. Stokes' success in?organizing will greatly surpass his or our sanguine expectations. U. XV. J. Complimonts, with a Knotty Problem. S. C Univkusitt, Coli .miiia, April ! ">. ? I can tut admito jthc commendable zeal shown by the correspondents of the Times in their pleasant and humoroue communicatioiis. 'Iherc hasn't been an issue of the Times without a communication from some of iis numerous correspondent!. ! hate read with a great deal of interest all of the communications, and especially those from the pen of "Vox." In every communication from him yen not only find all the news froin hi* section. but a'o> Comments on the general topice of the day, and -pies lions on various subjects. So assured am I of his good nature thai I will intrude on liis d minion by propounding a problem, without fear cf hurting his feelings : l?raw a circle of radius 5 inches, and from any point on the circumference of this circle con>lruct an arc of a < role of same radius, this arc being limited liy the circumference of tho circle first drawn. Now find the area of each of the pnpn it" the arc i Very respectfully, A. F. .MCKis?H k J. W. IN.sey & l?ro.. I)ruggists, have jn-1 receive t a fine line of assorted lamp goolI"lie ean now supply you with any kind shades, chimneys, burners or wicks yen ? in; I'uy their White <>ih I'se uj other. Fresentment to tho Reform CourtMb. Editor.?Tbo Grand Jurj of the Spring terra of Kcforra Court beg leave to make the following presentment to bis ex- ? cfellency, Judge Sensible, presiding: Y Wo, your Grand Jury, vi?it#4 your town Y last Friday and found several things to 9 which we earnestly call your attention : On our way we found that one, an cxauae j, for a farmer, bad thrown the manure from / bis so-called stable out at tbe door, ae he ( said, to leach and keep it rrom burning his ^ ootten. Wo know that such acta are folly, a that manure need# no leaching and he should j have kept his stable well littered and made j ten times the amount of manure. ? Another had composted his stable manure ( with cotton seed letting it heat till it had \ well nigh bccotno worthless, becoming ( white and in bard dry clods. He wil ( drilling it amid gullies and rock piles. Suoh aots are flagrant outrages on the ( science of furmiog. Iio should have put hiu rnnUa nrntmd hi* hill* in terraces. and never allowed his compost heap to here heated. We nleo state (hat it is an erroneous idea that a man who is not competent to fill any other position in li'* can make a farmer. And wo further assert that as much intol, 14*4 * a a ?|?Ult r* eu eaa?of??\ far ft* its ? m in any other avocation. We recommend that your Honor, Judge Sensible, havo orected an agricultural college on every farm, in order that practical nnd profitable farming may flourish. Nothing is more grateful than old mother earth. If wo feed and dress her carefully wo are sure to always have plenty. We visited the County Allianco at their Inst meeting, aud found it oomposcd principally of intelligent, honest and energetio men, furnishing ment to the honest paor man nt 6 cents per pound, an time, less than last year ; corn at 26 cents per bushel" ou time, less than last year, Sic. For tha [ good of honest men in every calling wo i recommend that the Alliance bo encouraged r in their efforts to bring about reform, i Wo further recommend that each delogale to the County Alliance, eat no mackerel on the morning ho attends the said Alliance, ; or else bring with him a canteen of water, for a few became thirsty soon after theopeni* iug of tlio Alliance, and we don't know whore they found a drink, but fear they i stumbled into sorao of those flood-gates of a misery with which your town is cursed. L We recommend to every dolegate the Soripi ture injunction : ' Avsid the vsry appearanco of evil." 5 Wo further recommend that belter and i more appropriate signs be erected in front i of the aforesaid tlood-gales. We think they should kcop a cauldron cf tar and a brimstone burning at their entrances, to o plainly picture tho destiny of those dots scribed in 13th verse of St. Judc, es it may slightly accustom and prepare the edvecatca g and supportere of tho Heod-gates for their final abode, when death shall place them e upon their victims' imprecation, and bear thcra to their home down that mighty river 0 of tears, wrung from the broken hearts of J dron. 1 All of which ie respectfully submitted 0 this, the 10th of April, 1889. N. <J. Littlejohn, Foreman. (. =?^ Resolution of Thanks. Ham. Union Division, No. 23, S. or T. Whereas, Hy a resolution passed at the last mooting of this Division, a committee f was appointed to solicit subscriptions of tho citizens of the town to the Stato Propagation fond of the Sons of Temperance, and. Whereas, Said committee in discharge of 1 its duty, met with gratifying success among 0 our citizens who liberally contributed to I paid fund. Therefore, he it 3 I II/'.solved, That tho thanks of Union Division, No. 2:}, Pons of Temperance, bo and i he name arc hereby tendered them for the liberality and the courtesy extended to the committee. /lesnlvnl, That these resolutions bo pubj lishcl in the Wef.ki.t Union Tim us. Thus. II. Butler, S. S. STOKES, U. S. W. P. - - Wii.i. Catt CortiTBSAY Leatr tiik State? ?Birmingham, Ala., April 12.?Wm. A. Courtenay, Ex-Mayor of Charleston, and one of South Carolina's most distinguished citizens, has been elected President of the Bes| semer hand Company, and will in future , reside at Bessemer, Ala. i I Mr. Courtenay is one of tho trustees of , j the Pcahotly fund, and was Mayor of ] Charleston for eight years, including the ! j memorable earihquako pexiod, when he bei i came know to the whole country. He is a < | valuable acquisition to tho rapidly develop( ing mineral districts of Alabama.?Netas ami Courier. -- -- 1 i Pisi: Straw 15.\<ait x?.?Wilmington, N. C. . I April 12.?Negotiations have just been coaI elude I between the Acme Manufacturing ! Company of this city nnd outside capitalists 1 ' fir the immediate erection throughout the ! pine region of tho South of factories for f manufacturing pine straw bagging for cotton , i and the projectors claim tlieso factories will I not be run in the interest of any trust, but ) on business principles for legitimate profits. . It is believed by those who fairly tested tho I pine straw bagging last season that it will I prove a formida! lo rival of jute bagging. J. (\ IIKMrtrii.r, Maxaork op Tiik News ani> Cut mult.?Charleston, April 10. ? At a meeting of the stockholders cf the A'ctr.t ami Courier Company held to day, Major ,i. C. HempliiU was unanimously elected manager to till the vacancy occasioned by tho death of ("apt. F, W. Dnwsin, who was mtir' dcrcd on March 12th. It is not probable j tliat there will be any further changes in (he >!aff of ihe paj er. nt least for some lo came. .M >?jor 11ent]>hi 11 lias been city editor and cliii-f of Miff for tno past li?o years? ; Col. 11 f;/ inter. A Nwiim Commits Si ioidf,.?Coroner Dukes receive 1 information from the Fork on Saturday that I'.anl Donaldson bod killed himself. I'he Coroner ropiired to the scene of the tragedy, empanelled a jury. The gist of the evidence of hit wife and two daughters rain that he deliberately pulled off one of his shoes, placed his toe on the trigger of the gun, and killed himself. It was thought that the man was deranged. 'I'he mod pecul at- feature of the oetirrenco is ho was a negro an unprecedenteI event for hit race. ? (trair/i 'jurj Times aw! Democrat. ? A l.nxi; Cotrux llnav,?W. (). Guy. living nrjir l<owry?\iilc in Chester County, is an active, pushing farmer. He hav enttred ; the contest for the pri/.e of 1?J,000 offered hy the Slate Agricultural department and the American A'jriniltiiriit f.?r the largest yield of corn per acre, and will, with favoraide seasons, either win or make somebody | hu*flc. He sa\s he has, perhaps, the long- ( est cotton row in the Slate. It i< laid off in spin' farm, and is (mm end to end four i [ aj.d ouc half milts In letigih. I Growing Blacksbnrg. Blackrbi'SO, S. C., April 15, 1889 ^BW ^ Mr. Koitou.?Wo long lo see the Jay m0ljcrn rhen Union shall awake from the torpor in ye%rg rhich for years she has boon prostrate ; c rhen her citizens, realising the fact that jjroo^]y tery little town which springs up near her j^g j$] j rq injury, shall be elite to the business 8UjjUrbs uteresta and promotion of her welfare. t ^ jjew It no timo would euoh a departure be more muni0ij >pportune than now, for when the Augusta proojtij livision is built, new towns will spriDg up creM8 , ,11 alone the line, and Union will then be a , . tain a i lead puce. The same fate which ie now gout (spending her threatened Geffuey some ^ ^ rears ago, when this and other plaoes aleog jn,out he Air Line begau to spring into existence, rut her citizens becoming aware of their con- ^ ^ iition in due time, sated the place fromBcrijus injury by indomitable zeal and courage. * ^ ma Union as a cotton market, has been scri_ , , rose T ously injured by Qaffuey, and since tho jon building of the Thrco C's. Railroad by t r wai i m Llickory Grove, wkioli ineaon, to her inisior- ^ ^ tune, a considerable depression of trado. . , . ... >? the i Union will now haeo to leek to manu- , tion foi factoring resources to a large extent, in " from r< oru?r to crow and bo ranked among the . .. congrt progressive towns springing up around tier. We tbink she has ample means te compete * and eu rtiii. t>?ir nister town*, and feel confident that with tho building of the Augusta dlvi. eion will dawn this realization ; though not ; ^ unless her citizens step forward with un- ' ^ ^ tiring energy, combined with thrift and *,^e ^ liberality, tho two indispeosablo requisites ( to a forward movement. th^' A professional pick-pocket having failed ^ ^ to secure accommodation at either hotel, tho ^ other night applied to Mr. Woods's board- 1D? 0 ' ing house for a room. The latter was also ^ j crowdoi but succeeded in nccsmmodating ... . , , healtl the stranger 111 a room occupied by Mr. h. ^ II. Oakuian, a regular boarder. Tho latter >a on awaking Doxt morning discovered that the stranger had absconded, and that his waitir watch and pocket change woro missing. along As a South-bound freight on tho upper ^ailCi division of tho Three C's road was passing tlC3a under a trestle on Sunday, 31st. ult., a l',c ' colorrd brakeman who was sitting upon one of tho brako wheels with liis back to the a,)'c 1 engine, was knocked between two cars up- can on one of the rails and seven or eight cars passed over the middle of his body, com- wan* pletoly severing it. as tb< Mr. Kinsley lias about finished grading ' for the Three C's trausfer switch, and will begin laying the track in n few days. ^or a A spacious oil room has just been complclcd in three C'e yard, and work upen the nco^ Railroad shops is now in progress. i\_ i n ti l.: ? tTU. u r. a. IV. uup&ius, ? JUIIUJ jiuj aiviou Ut I | Hopkins, Ilichland County, spout Monday vtning with us. Ho has bc?n prespectiug extol with a view of locating at this place. good Mr. John T. Darwin, who graduated ttt. We b the College of Physicians and burgeons at Baltimore, this week, has retumod to his ne,a homo at this place. chea] Col. White, of Philadelphia, has returned tisijll and is now at King's Mountain exauiiuing ^|e the iron ores of that vicinity. A little cyclone, the highest wind ever <lucn known to visit Blacksburg. passed through hope here last Dight about 12 o'clock. The 8Uch week's, aha the thermometer has indicated iana sum iner heat on several occasions. Al. Carol ... will Santuo Notes- an'* ' Sajjxuc, S, C., April lb?W# had a good Wcl1 rain yesterday morning, whioh wss greatly No needed in this section of country. It con- exhil tinued sprinkling all day and night, with tj,( the wind blowing cool from the Northeast, which ssado fires very comfortable. Before u thisraiu the ground was becoming * hard ?u on all clay lauds that the farmers wore wtrh compelled to quit plowing until it rained. ctjtb or else throw away their time and work in just half proparing them. But they had C8',tr not stopped work, for they had bottoms to here prepare, which were getting in fine con- tion i dition for plowing. There are some farm- jeMt crs who have pUuted a few acres of cotton in order to have some coining on while Perso preparing the other part of the land and '-2nd i not have all to coiae en at once, provided, a on I cold spell kid not come and destroy it. Now mere a groat many acres of upland and branch bottoms planted in corn that is just etm'" now coining up, and this rain was a great York* benefit to it, if it does not continue to* next wot* lionff Telephone, in two issues ago was rather hard on the road overseers. I am one of 0 that persuasion, and would say the reason write the roads were not worked sooner, was, from thnt wo did not wish to be like a duck in a jer> ( pool of water, nor liko the sow in her wallow. Blder( I am in possession of an invitation, olis. picked up in tlio road, which shows the great value of a little education. 1 give exactly as it is written : "miss francis you in Mr. Jennings ar look j invited to a pound paarty Sad day night head in you most Bring a pound Cake fannie an(j a Farre." ' Mr. S. J. Hammond, of Abbeville, is 3 0 here with a steam renovator, for working ing w over feather beds ; and those who have bad seems work done say their beds are surely reno- >$]1#rn vatcd. His agents are gentlemanly aud courteous. They have reuovoted over on# 1 hundred beds during the woek they have to kno been here. E. W. J. use th Orr tli Siiamkfi'L Fact.? Were it not for the Moorli church vole that protects it, I lie saloon would now be in a rcsurrectionlcs* grave. nrKro In quite all the elections wherein the saloon gone 1 is on trial for its life, this vote is tbe factor Orr w that decides the day against (lie home and on a r for the organized institutional evil. The liquor makers and sellers are in tho ltn' J minority and cannot alone keep tho saloon self tie alive. The church vole?a majority vote were s ?is the guilty vote. Why is this? Fimply i|ictii because wi'li the general run of church , people, loyalty to party has larger intluenco 1 aver their ballots than loyalty to Christ. weapo The saloon and its minions are a unit in no rov offensive and defensive warfare, while the blasnh cniircii him its uUliercnts Are not so wise, ' but divided inlo factions, a fragment true n?8r0, to principle, and the bulk sacrificing right broke upon the altar of selfish expediency. shots a Thus the moral elements in society aro but ma forced to occupy n position of humiliating . . weakness, and hence we so often hear the 0 ,4S bandied nicer that the saloon vete is more "ol ,a'^ prized by parties and politicians than the or who church vote not hit; _ " been si ctvtiaibtdum at lasoaatp.n. ? Laucaiter April 15. ? A heavy storm struck this plaoe at 8:45 Saturday night. The display of i| "t electricity was very great, and as the dark Vl ' and angry locking clouds drew noarer the white i electricity leumed to cover and play over c"^' w the whole earth. All of a sudden, just at c ' 'K1'1 8:45 o'olock. a heavy rain and hail storm H.t,n' was ushered upon us, accompanied by a ' ucu''' trciucndous cyclone. The cyclone only lasted about a minute, but iu that chert A Di time much damage was done to buildings. "r> A 1 trick houses were unroofed and fi a n house" here ub thrown down. The roofs over the stores of lluuter Heath, Spiinga \ Co., and'William Hanson at once, were blown olf. and the heavy rain iiamcdi- thet lh? ittdy following nMilted in great diimnge to r"w llu-setwa iuimcuso stocks. down ? Correspondcors of tho TImkv The Great Metropolis, k'oaic City, April 10.?This oily is Nineveh iu extent .. and before ninny will contain the largest population ity in the world, with ne exception, n, with 860.000 souls, Jersey City, land City, and many other outlying will ono day, it is confidently hepei &' Yorkers, bo merged :"'^n mlity. In a few years the city of rn, if her census continues to init the present rale, will alone oontopulation equal to that of the whole h Carolina ! The population of Now is iuoreaeel 700,000 since the breakof the civil war. When wo witis great New World phenomenon, . t question we arc to a%k is, "what ,used the waste plaoes to bo built up de the wilderness blossom ns the Wealth? Yes, in part. But the foun of this immense aggre cation of wealth migration. ited Castle GarJeu the other day. It jreat receiving and distributing star all the immigration that readies us ireign lands. It resomhles a vast gation of all nations, and strikes a cr as being one of the most interesting rious sights Now York city affords, ants are tlocking to tho United States - * jring by the thousands. Just think of ,000 Europoans embarked from Livoror this pert during the past week ! people will all arrivo here at tho batTrom whence the greater portion of will start for?where ? The Great west ! They will seek n cold uninvitima'.e, to till a poor and unproductive rhile tho fairest ami richest soil that vcr created, and the balmiest aud lieet climate in tho United States, lunny South, is passed by "on tho side," and we sit forlornly ig for the good Samaritau to como ! Industrious Swedes, Germans, <, Scots, Russians, and other nutionalire daily flocking by tho thousands to tores of Freedom. Tlicy all coma profor, too; for if not well to do they arc o take care of themselves until they jcatc. And they aio all workert. ?< ho tide of emigration ever turns South, which it is as certain to do eveutually 8 sun shines, it will engulf us with n ?f prosperity. It will change the aspect ings so greatly that it will be impossible white man or negro to mako a living >ut sweating for it, and that's what wo A new spirit must be infused?old filled un?methods changed?aud mod ideas embraced. Firstly, wo must w our own born." As the merchant s his own goods, wc must show up tho points and advantages of our country, iced factories?we can build thorn. \Te rail facilities?we can get tlicui. Tlion p transportation and judicious adverg abroad. The result will be incvitaan influx of emigration, an l a c>nset era of growth aud prosprrity. I to bo able to livo and see the day when a thing as "old-tiold" and "worn-out win uo a.i unknown legend in South linn, and blackberries nnd persimmons ^ he the only crops that can be raised aurvesled without labor and attendance. , so aiuch for that subject, w York is preparing for the grentost htien she has attempted for many years b Washington Inaugural Centennial, when the New Yorkers set their mind iving a big thing, they can eclinso the J. On Monday tho il'.tth of April, the ration wiil open, and one daily paper latcs that thore will ho 700,000 viaitors during the time. The present popula?f tho city is about 1,000,000, and the calculation p'aces tho actual number of ns to ho present, especially on the lay, at 1,^00,(100. There is no city his side of ihe Atlantic, save York, in which such a mighty throng he assembled. Every patriotic New tr is now hoping 'or tine weather week, and if tho sigual service [Medicare correct, we are promised that, ur correspondent will be on hand and up the Centennial in a very few words, his own stand-point, so that your read- At :an gain a slight idea of what is can- ^ id a "big time" in the great Mttrap__ Jay. Muvvwaug 111 Ull. Ill DOT. f.ksiuk, April 11.?A shotting fracas lUce on the fara? of Mr. \Y. A. Mo?rtliU morning, between Mr. .!o: Orr colored man named Sherman. The riginated in the field yesterday morui.crc tlie farm hands were plowing, ll that Mr. Orr lia?l occasion to correct lan about his had plowing, whereupon tan become indignant, and drew a rock ick Mr. Orr down, and threatened to e deadly weapon there and then. Mr. ten mounted his rattle and rode to Mr. lead a house to arm hiinsc-f. The roue oil'at the same time and was lalf a day. When he returned Mr. as plowing, but tho negro seemed bent ow, and told M r. Orr that ho was ffr him, at the same lime hiding liiinhind the mule he was plowing. There loreral other negroes in tire field at ne, all of whom were in sympathy Sherman, and sorue had concvale 1 ris with thein nt the time, there was ? jusi men, 1wy more 111:1a the use of cmoiH language 011 the put of the This morning however, the trouble out afresh. Mr Orr fuel two gun tSherman who turned mil run off, naged to fire three shots with his pistc unceremoniously tore himself away, jug time to tell where lie wis g>ing n lie would return. Mr. Orr was ; but the negro was thought t have crinkled with shot. Jpj>. rstkd on \ Si nioi s CiiAitu:.. t-rccnipril 8.?Charles Hamster, h y?ung nan living about six mi ? ? from the as arrcstu I ami put in ju I to* lay, I with having ileflowere I Siui Debe twelve-year-obl chii<l wl, > was al intou house of lil-fiime last wo.k ? .? tr.NKKN it 11 * I ST kl.t-IIW bllicis- A piil II.?A luvgrsui wis ii- vheil out o'clock b'st night I 1 .'vieritr to c'lite 1 1 the 1 wii 1 K'ts'uW and bring a posse of men wall bin), (iii/Mis were in a regu r diuiikeii id tliieu o| 111 v 111 were r id ?' li 1 two dead and the ollitr Woiil ! d e.