The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, August 09, 1889, Image 2
HomtinaiN Columbia.?At twelve minutes
put 6 o'clock Saturday evening Mr. James
1. Clark, formerly a Trial Justice in Lexington
Conoty, but for a year past a resident
ofihis city, was shot down and killed within
ten steps of the City Hall, by W. B.
Meetxe, the keeper of a livery stable on
Assembly street.
Thus briefly may be summarised the essential
facts of ono of the most deplorable affairs
that has occurred in this city in a long
period.
TBS CAUSE or TUB SHOOTING.
and the circumstances leading up to it, so
far as it has been possible to learn from
various sources, are as follows :
A day or two ngo, while calling on a
friend, Mrs. Meetze, the wife ef the principal
in the affair, was approached by an
uncle of her husband, a Mr. Douglas Meetze,
mere familiarly known as Dug" Meetze,
who lives in Lexington County, and handed
a note.
Mrs. Meetze refused to receive the note,
and took the first opportunity of Informing
her husband in regard to the matter.
He went to his UDcle and demanded the
note, saying be ought to kill him (his uncle)
for bringing it.
The note was given him by Dug Meetxe,
who told bim to kill if he wanted to. The
note was as follows:
"Miss Sophy?Dear Miss, I want to meet
you and have a private conversation. Yon
remember me well. I can't sign my name.
Yours admiringly,
O?
Mr. Meelxe's relief was that the note
was meant for his wife; at loast, suoh is
bis statement, though hU wife's name la not
Sophy but Minnie. Hts uncle tied reftistd
to divulge who had sent the note, and said
he would be killed before be would-give the
information asked for.
Mr. Meetxe would have killed his uncle
then, but bad no weapon.
For various reasons Mr. Meetxe thought
Mr. Clarke the person who wrote nnd sent
the note. lie said be had frequently known
Mr. Clark to write such notes, at bis
(Meetze's) stable, and send them by the
stable boys. He also thought he rccognixed
the handwriting of the nolo as that of Mr.
Clarke, although some who have seen it aver
that it is written in a different baud fiora
Mr. Clark's.
Yesterday, Mr. Meetze, who had become
greatly wrought up by what the considored a
base iusull to his family honor, made threats
to many parties, so it is now slated, that he
was going to kill both Dug Mectze, his uncle,
and Clarke, oa sight.
Dug Meetze said that be did bring the
note, but that it was meant for a girl named
Sophy Fox, who has for a long time been
with Mr. W. B. Meetze's family, assisting
in the housework. That the note was written
by a friend of bis, who had met the girl
before and wished to again. Thnt he, Dug
Meetze, had told Mrs. Meetze to give the
note to "Sophy," when handing it to her,
but that she hail laughed and told him to
carry it himself. He had also, so lie said,
told Mr. Meetze tho note was for Sophy
when he gave it to him. lie refused to tell
who wrote the note, nnd did not sny whether
Mr. Clark was its author or not, but told
the Chief that W. B. Mcetzo suspected Clark.
Incendiabism in Savannah.?Savannah,
August 4.?If n'community was ever justified
in sustaining tho acts of vigilant* or
or regulators, this city would be now, had
ii Micu im organization 10 uiscover una snooi
dona or siring up incendiaries. The authorities
have utterly failed to deal with the
problem. Three incendiary attempts were
made last week to burn the out places in
the business heart of the city. A week before
two incendiary fires were started, and
there were others which perhaps, ought
to be included in the list. Mayor Schwarz
/ has been worried n.o littlo. aad sits up late
this, he goes around town at all hours of
the night with both oyes open. The mayor
says that if he catches an incendiary he will
hoot him down. Anything short of that
would be lenient treatment. Sasp:s;cu3
fires have been exceedingly frequent of late
and it is always woll-insured proporly which
burns. An uninsured building would be absolutely
safe wero it not for the nc&rncss of
highly insured properly. There havo been
cases, and net rare ones, when the incendiary
could have been picked out with positive
certainty. Insurance men would not
act, and no one else did. * Some of ihese
incendiaries hare left the city; others are
still here. If tho authorities cannot protect
property from the wretch with the
midnight match the citizens will bave to
look out fpr themselves, and they are about
in the mood to organise seorcily.?Hj>ecial
i f\ V.un mi J
v atvwo mmu wrrrccr.
?
The Swift Specific cured me of ugly and
very painful boila or risings. 1 hid twentytbree
on my back and neck at one timo and
a great many on my body. 1 took S. S. S.
and two bottles cured inc. This was fire
t years ago, and have had 110 boils since.
W. M. Miller, .Arlington, Texas.
W. II. Wbioiit, of Rogers. Ark., a prominent
farmer and stock grower, says that
Swift's Specific cured him of tetter of twenty
years' standing. Of course in that time he
had a great amount of treatment, and says
the wonder is that lie did not scratoh the
flesh from the bones. S. S. 8. cured him
quick and permanently.
The continued use of mercurial mixtures
poisons the system, causes the bones to decay,
and brings on mercurial rhcmntiisin.
The use of S. S. S. forces impurities from
the blood, gives a good appetite and digestion.
and builds up the whole human frame.
Send to Swift Specific Company, Drawer 3,
Atlanta, Ga., for Treatise on Blood Diseases.
1 lie Swift Specific Company, Drawer 3,
Atlanta, Ga.. offer a reward of or.c t'lousand
dollars to any one who will find by analysis
a particle of mercury, iodide of potash, or
other poisonous substance in S. S. S.
A Little Boy Drowned.?A very sad
accident took place at Cnmpton last Monday.
Squire William Camp went out on the cr,.ok
to look at the crop. His little gra*J(3son
Toifiroie. son of Mr. Thomas Canity weni
with him. He wns about three years old.
Wishing to go over some gr-juud where
the little boy could not well get along, he
said to him to wait there -until be came
back. After an absence oj fifteen or thirty
minutes lie returned but ttve little boy could
not be seen. His fewy* "were aroused and
he began to exandse the little stream.
He soou found the little fellow drowned.
He had gone to tip b'.nk of the creek and
had fallen in a place too deep for him. it
was a most soyrpirCul sigiit to sec the grandfather
besuring the dead child in his arms to
tbc house.? (Jtiro/inn Spartan.
The Oioboia Cracker's Game.?With
what consummate art the Georgia cracker
wbipsaws a railroad. He gets a charter and
makes a big company buy him out. Ihen
bis brother or some close friend sues the
company as a minority stockholder and
makes it disgorge tho charter, or buy it
over again through an unsuspected outsider.
The Central has just been through that mill,
and now the Savannah, Florida and Western
seems to have tho same fate ahead of it.
Fire in Home, Georgia.?Home, Ga ,
August 4.?Yesterday morning, about 2
o'clock, tire broke out in tho rear of C. L.
i>?_i.. .1.11.. ?i '
vuracr b aiuuie, uim uuiuro me IIro Uepartraont
could respond the entire building was
enveloped in a sheet of flame. There were
seventy-five homes in the stable,, and two
only were saved The calebrnted stallion
of Cnpt. .Soin Morgan km among the Iob(.
Ilo was valued at $3,000. The adjoining
buildings were consumed. The total lose is
estimated at from $20,000 to $20,000.
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IRe 3D cclfg Union limes *
R. M. STOKES, - - Editor 8
8. S. STOKES, - Local Editor. J,
Friday, Aniaat 9, 1819. ?
SUBSCRIPTION, |1 50 PRR ANNUM ?1
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POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. 8I
The P. O. will be opened fer business
from 8 A. M. te 6.80 P. M. n
The Money Order Department will be P
opened for business from 0 A. M. to 4 P. M. n
The Northern and Southern mails will {,
both close promptly at 1 P. M.
Any inattention or irregularities should ''
be reported promptly to the P. 11. 1<
J. C. HUNTER, P. M. e
BCA Mr. Htttlcrpp U rnmnolloil In niinnptiil
operations in his brickyard, in consequence ^
of the rains. f
i
Flyun is determined to close out his sum- c
mer goods, ever, if he has to sell them at ?
half price.
06T* We understand that Prof. Mousy, 8
one of the most successful educators in the F
State of Virginia, has been elected Prinei- F
pal of the Union Graded School. *
T
The biggest drives of the season in Straw c
Hats at I>. C. Flyun's.
A $W,UUU,UUO hrO occurred ''"LiST V
Sunday at Spokane, a new and flourishing
city, in the new State of Washington, on the ^
Northern Pacific Railroad.
^ ?
The County Fa -mers Alliance had a I ii
large and iuicres.ing monthly meeting lost t
Wednesday. There is no abatement of in- i
tcrcsi or enthusiasm among the Al'iancemcn,
ami the power of the organization for good
is becoming more manifest every day.
Thirty-three yards of muslin for one dollar
at Flynn's.
ttSJu President Harrison has appointed
Eugene A. Webster, of Orangeburg, to be
collector of internal revenue for the district
of South Carolina. Mr. Webster was a Professor
in the Clatlin University and, if we
arc not mistaken, is a well educated colored
man.
IQl The delegates to the County Sunday
School Convention, which will meet at
Jooesville on Tuesday, the 20th iost., are
requested to send a list of all the delegates
to the subscriber, so that homes may be
provided for all during the convention.
B. W. Whitlock.
Smoke "TOP NOTCH" Cigars, for sale at
Posey's Drug Store.
BQu The Misses Ilart will accept our thanks
for n large basket full of splendid peaches.
It would puzzle us to find any section
of the county where the Editor of the Times
would not find a host of kind warm-hearted
friends; so we shall not move from the
county seat, young ladies.
fitajf" Our old friend C. B. Bobo, and his
nccomplislictl daughter, Miss Adilie, called
to sco a live Editor last Tuesday; and they
found this ohl ijossil in his chair and as much
pretty young la<?y. They arc on their way
to Georgia to visit relatives and friends.
Miss Addio promised us to return heart
whole. We shall see.
Take our advice and go and examine the
bargains at Flynn's.
Bar A K&usas farmer planted twenty
acres in watermelons, lie sold the seed to
an Eastern seed house for $100, and manufactured
1,000 barrels of vinegar, which he
values ot ?10 a barrol. ?10,400 is pretty
loud talk for a twenty aero watermelon
patch. That may sour on the railroad
authorities stomachs, but it settles the
dispute about high freight on watermelons.
tsar Dr. II. K. Smith has determined to
seek a wider and more promising field for
the development of his professional talents
and moved to Ashcvillc, N. C. Wo sincerely
regret losing Dr. Smith, ns lie is a young
man of pure character, enterprising and industrious,
and one of the best Dentists iu the
country. We commend the Dr. to the people
of Aslieville ns a man of high character
and worthy their respeev n.ul patronage.
.
Stationery, Pens, Pencils, Inks, ScJtool
Crayons, &c. cheap at Posey's Drug Store.
V, c have received the annual catalogue I
of the Patrick Military School, now located
at the ci.y of Anderson. This is undoubtedly
one. of the besi. Schools in the State, tuid w c
a* e pleased to hear that it is meeting the
success its intrinsic nicriis entitle it to. Col.
Patrick is one of the purest christian gentlemen
in tlio South, a strict disciplinarian, nnd
one of the ablest educators in this State. We
do not know n man or school more worthy
ihc confidence nnd patronage of the people.
We call spcc'nl attention to the new
Advertisement of Messrs llice & McLurc,
who nrc making the most liberal offers in
Spring nnd Summer goods, to make room for
on ovtnnutoo Poll ?...! U'l-i? -a?t- mi-!
.... V..v?.7>iv .< > uim <1 illlt'l 1J1IS
old firm cannot afford to misrepresent anything
in their 9tock nnd prices. Thoy always
sell "upon the square,'' and are never
ashamed to meet a customer ?hc second time.
Honesty and fair dealing is the motto of the
firm, nnd the young men in the store pride
themselves on e.icking to it, as weli as earning
the reputation of heing courteous and
manly in their deportment.
?
&3J" The Grand Lodge of the colored I.
(). O. F. of this State is now in session here,
j Intendcnt, W. T. Graham heing sick, on
Tuesday, Hon. C. Gulp, in behalf of the
j authorities and citizens of the town addressed
the Lodge in appropriate terms of welcome,
which was responded to in excellent style l>y
G. 1). Mr. Lowndes, a member of Richland
Led 20.
There arc nlxart- 100 delegates and visitors
in attendance, rwl they arc as fine looking
body of colored wen as we ha re ever seen,
A procession of the Ixxlgc was ordered to
take place yesterday inornin;$, after our
paper went to press, consequently wc can
give no account of it this week.
?
Von can't afford to do without some of thoso
beautiful cabinet pl? >tos made ?t Gallagher's
Gallery. 32-2t.
TlMl4litM>g HiS3r|
Everything like oUt4oer<?fl|njHfc complete
nqjiitm, in mi" h?mjnm1j* i^i j?
oontlnued rains. It is jJenMy three *"M
weeks sine# the twine eama|M?apt& hardly
twenty-four hours here pMHUlLve here R(
not hnd * heavy diwnohingjwHlnng from tbt<
one to eight or ten hOarsjP&Ubuad is "V*
completely soaked, so that llUit that ?|0
fells runs off *&d sw'eltyhflepJMIggps 10 wow
There is mush anxlet/aha^t 'the cotton, **
and, in fket, all otherjjfiowin^ crops. In j,
some places cotiion Wfshedding its forms, WM
bolls and even leay<*.,n>adly. f he ' stalk is rept
full of sap 'and /continues to make new
growth, throwingpC the old. A few days
ago the stalk waspill of fruit, but now thq t
squares and bolladmoet cover the ground, any
Upland corn liki fine, but we are told ow'
?aaunrw 111 a n.i
: Skipped the Ttwn Hon* Patronage.
A painter, passing by the name of IleniMs,
ailing from New York, Charlotte, N. C. and
partanburg, waa cordially taken by the
and, eonie weeks ago, by sofne people In
nion, and given all tke work he conld do,
teauee he teorked cheap, while honest men,
orn and raised here, with fkmilies living and
pending their earnings among us, could
ardly got work enough to keep body and
?ul alive. It may be that Hennee was a
tore experienced workman, but he certainly
roved to be a more expert rascal, for one
light last week, like the Arabe, he gathered
ngether all he could of his own and other
crsons' plunder, and silently stole away,
saving many bills for materials, rent, board,
tc., unpaid.
How many similar cases can the people of
Inion count, from employiug strangers in
reference to their own citizens, because they
rork cheap? In nine cases out of ten the
heap sirangcr has proved to be the dearest
nan to the community.
But there is another feature, and a very
crious one for the town, in this practice of
irefcrring strangers to our own people: It
rcvents the establishment of mechanical enerpriscs
that could afford to buy machinery
rith which to execute work as well and
heap as in other places.
Union could sustain good establishments
ncouragement of the town was concentrated
ipon them; but so long as the patronage is
livided, and the preference given to stran;crs
and establishments in lother ocalities, it
s utterly impossible for nny one to employ
lie best workmen, the best machinery, and
ill the appliances necessary for executing
he best work, at the shortest notice and for
lie lowest price.
W'c doubt much if there is another town in
his State where its citizens appear so indifcrcnt
about patronizing and encouraging
tomc-folk and home enterprises, ns those
?f Union. A man may spend his life and
ivcry dollar lie earns here, and do all in his
>ower to build up the town, but if a stranger
lAtnno nlmiw tvWIi unmn fnn^w onmnlno nnrl n
i;lib tongue, he can get more order?, more
vork, more insurance, and more of any
>ther business he may represent, than could
>o obtained by any individual or enterprise
>f our own town.
This must be changed, if we ever expect to
ice Uuion get fairly out of the stagnation ino
which she had fal'cn before the present
Hoard of Trade took her under their fostering
care; rnd the Board of Trade must set
the example.
Wc may not be able to get everything just
lo our notion, at first, but by the concentralion
of business at homo,, wo can bring all
rades to perfection; and through the building
up of one industry all interests will be
subserved and the business pulse of the community
made to feel its quickening influences.
You cannot inflict an injury upon one
business in the town without affecting all the
rest, directly and indirectly; and the mar
who permits his individual prejudices to crip
plo any one industry is not the man to pu
in the lead when the general welfare is thi
object aimed at.
lies ia the unity of action of their oiticeas,
upon nil matters?the smallest as well ai
the largest?in which the publio welfare is
involved.
It is a waste of time to try to build up i
town with factions of its eitiiens pullinf
different waye. In union alone is then
strength, and "a house divided against itsell
must fall," is a sacred injuoctiou that no
community can ignore with impunity.
This unity of action and feeling must b<
exercised not only in estnblithing new enter
prises, but supporting and encouraging thos
already in ou: midst, that they may b<
prosperous and increase their facilities a
fast as the wants of the community demand
We practice what we preach. We havi
lived in Union nearly twenty years, am
never sent twenty dollars out of the town fo
anything we wanted and oould buy bert
oven when we knew we could save monej
by bc doing. If this just rule had been ad
hered to by all who have had work done ii
our line, we should to-day have two more
workmen in our office spending their sala
ties with our merchants, and every facility
in our office for doing every kind of print
ing in the best style' of workmanship
As it is the work given us will no
warrant the employing of an extra hanc
er the purchase of more machinery.
We mention our own case, mainly to shov
the practical working and injurious result
to the whole community which naturally
and surely follow a neglect of home enter
prise, and the advancement of the mutus
interests of all home indusiries.
A Compliment Well Bestowed.
Wc find the following high complimen
to our talented young friend, A. F. McKis
sick in the Columbia Regitter, and wit!
miach pride transfer it to our columns, t
show Lis many personal friends and tbos
of his family the bigh moral and intellect
ual position he occupies in the communit;
where Lis college life has been spent, an
where Lis character has undergone thi
crucial test of four years of college lift
and foand not wanting in any of the esses
tial qualities which go to make up a tru
man, a profound scholar and a polishe
gentleman ;
An Excellent Appointment.?Mr. A. I
McKissick, a .graduate of the South Caro
linn Cii-nersiiy iu lii? c'oss of 188!J, bn
been appointed Superintendent of th
works and business of the Congnree Qa
and Electric Light Company of this oil]
While in college Mr. McKissick devote
special attention to the study of rlecfrioit)
and received the degiee of Baohelor o
Science, with honors. Siuce graduation b
has been acquiring a knowledge of th
practical pari of electrical lighting b;
spending a oertain time in a working elec
trie light station, and has v sited and in
spected tbo plants at Riohmoud and olsc
where.
Mr. McKissick, who is a son of Col. 1
Q. McKissick, of Union, ia a young uian o
great promise, and mainly so beoaufe as ha
been said, though a young roan, he ha
given nmpio evidence of solid attainments
and the possession of the industry, the in
tellect nod the common sense, whioh oom
hined ran 'tnidlv fail to make a aiiAnnaafr
mnn and a valuable one tor any communit;
or corporation.
The Cong&ree Company has acted wisel;
mad Columbia is to be congratulated on tb'
accession of a citizen who is going to groi
np with bifr. Mr. MoKissiok has alread;
etrtored u^ion his new duties.
(
that it does not1 ill out." The kernel on
the cob is at a Bt odstill, very small does not p
harden, but cont ones in what may be called and
a hard, milky sti te. One gentleman said he
was a little afrak it would "sour on tho oob,"
if the rain did no I stop soon. If, however, ?
the weather olcayt off and hail or some other his
disaster does not strike it, the orop will be '
the largest that has been made for years, on ^
upland. AU the corn on the creeks and hou
other small streams was washed away from ftrai
a week to a month ago. Unless Aha rains ou?
uiw jmo. rwfcmanss.
Pacolet Tyger and Broad? Utters, \ the corn in
upon their bottom land it not very seriously ord
inured, although somewhat damaged from E??
slihgt overflows. We are tyld that the corn her
on Fairforest is all ruined.; r at
Personal*,
Miss Mary Csntweil, one of Colunb:a's ve?
brightest young ladies, is vifclting her friend, ton
Mrs. J. J. Purcell. at ]
Hon. C. C. Culp has returned from Ashe- '
ville, Clevslaad Springs, aitd other popular r0 ]
summer resorts. is
Miss Carrie James is v*sitiog relatives at 1
Saotuo. ^
Mr. W. D. Humphries has gone to Columbin
to lake charge of D. C. Fiyjn's clothing (
store for awhile. Ing
Mrs. 8. M. McNeel, and Miss Hnlda Mc- Fot
Neel, who have been visiting the family of ^
Mr. J. K. Young, returned to their home at pis
Yorkville, last week. ; bcl
Mr. John J. Purcelf'wentrtlown to Colum- hei
, to
oia last wets on dusiusss. ]
Mr. S. M. P.ice, Jr. and wife base gone an<
to the mourtains to spend & few weeks. thf
Mr. J. Frank Bailey, of Cross Keys, has
gone to Georgia, on a business and pleasure
trip;
Mrs G. A. McHugh, nee Miss Agnes Hillf
is visiting her mother, relatives and frieods
in Union.
Miss E.belind Goss has returned from a So
1 visit to the oitj of Charleston. ^
Miss Marie Ilorlbeck is visiting her ftQ
friends in Union. J.
' Masters Eussel and Harry Goss have re- W
* turnod from a long visit to Beaufort.
1 Mrs. M. Vinson has gone to North Cnro- 0j
lina to visit relatives. ui
t " ni
B gfcjy We learn that about 76 cases were lo
sent from this County to the UnitodSta.es et
.Court now in session at Greenville. Most of nl
lilt toov nsv-svs ?uivm j auv^ t ^
( we heard a gentleman say, who knew some- ?
thing about the cases, that dot one-he!? of m
them had any merit or foundation to rpst>
prosecutions upon. That's sli right, we suppose.
The deputy Marshals, Commissioners g
* and Lawyers have to live, and they might H
j as well make a raid upon the U. S. Treasury w
as Pension Agent Tanner. "
W. McGowan, W. W. Johnson and T. B.
3 Butler, of this bar, represent the unfortunate it
defendants from this county. th
m ai
e Regulations for the Alumni Bohslarships in hi
s the University of South Carolina.
All applicants must be of gpod moral
8 character, not lest than 16 nor more than
'20 years of age. m
> All applicants must have been residents
(j of South Carolina for the tfve years imme- Ul
diately preceding the competitive ezamina- n(
tton for the scholarships. v w
'? All applicants nuit satisfy the seholar- Tl
' ship committee of their inability to go to g,
[- college without the assistance of tho Alumni
Association, and to)fcis ?V0t1h?tt forward _.
,to Capt. P. H. Weston, Columbia, 8. C. suoh
1 a certificate as ths oommittee shall dirset.
When the above requirements shall have a
j been complied with the committee will issue g,
to the applicant permission to stand the w
competitive examination to be held at his
> eounty seat on Tuesday, September 10th, ni
t 1889. To tbo two best papers at these ex- t|.
i uiiusiivua iuo iwu uesi ecnoiarsmps shall
be awarded, provided suoh applicant'a
papers each make the grade of 60 on a .<
f scale of 104. K
a These examinations shall be upon English
Grammar, History and Geography : I. o)
Upon the forms and constructions of English m
Grammar. II. Upon Arithmetic including ei
the metric system, Algebra to equations of a,
the 2d degree, and the first three books of ai
Geometry. III. Upon the History of South cj
Carolina, the History of the United 8tatea j,,
and Modern Geography and Geography of 1
- South Carolina. *
h The following books a* recommended to g
0 tbose preparing for these examinations, 2<
though others may do as welt: llain's Log- Dl
* ical Grammar, Morriai* English Grammar w
Primer, Davidson's History of South Caro- jn
y lioa, Swinton's Condensed History of the pi
j United States- Any good Arithmetic, Alge- m
bra and Geometry. 0j
e All communications must be sent to
> Capt. P. II. Weston, by September 1st, 1889. hi
i- di
a Worsc than Tbllow Fuvaa.?Chioago,
. August 3.?A dispatch from Carthage, 111., g,
says : A terrible epidemio of bloody flux to
has appeared at Warsaw, in this County, tli
It came on last Monday, in a light form
and resembled dysentery, but on Wednesday
a it assumed a more iwivui phase, and now
e fifteen people have died. One hundred and A
s and eighty eases are now reported. Many fe
-. of them, it is feared, will result fatally, y*
d People are terror-strioken, and do not know 10
r, what to make of the aoourge. The disease m
f has alto a one a red at Hamilton and It la ulH at
e to exist in apidemio form si Canton and
e Kabolca, Mo.
y Chicago, Aag. 0.?Bpeotal from Keokuk, '?
i- la., says the epidemic of bipod j flux at Wai"i
saw bee net abated. From reliable eitisens
h it is ascertained that fqlly sixteen deaths M
have ooeui rod frehr the^rtge since Wvd- *c
[. nesday last. Dr. T. B. Hunt said jester- h<
f day: "Yon bad boiler not make any fust aE
s about tbio matter. You can say that there hc
a is a serious epidemie of bloody flux in bl
i, Warsaw. I do not know when it will end."
i- Dr. Jenkins, of Keokuk; was seen last n'.ght
and said: "There <s a serious epidemic of ca
it blooody flux in Warsaw. The disease has- ba
y appeared here. N<
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f L>YINO OF MTDKOPHOBfA.?KBOXVille, l>nn, lb
e Julj '21.?Prof. J. W. Howell, a well-known e?
r educator of Kutladgo, Tonn, it dying of by- to
f drophobia. lie wa* biUen thirteen jttrt ai
ago by n btaok-and-taa Uriitr, bt
1
[C?.-nr>j>Q*d?Dco of th? Union Tlmeaj
L<X? H*VI r'om Lin JonMTiU*.
xeivim, August fi.?Rain Is a good I
liter, add decidedly the cheapest of any, nei
ire have had rain, rain, rain, till a dry the
just now would be quite a luxury. twe
it. C. E. Wl'leford preached at the Bap- 1
ohnrch yesterday IVoin the 7th Chap, off
1st Terse of Qenesis : "And the Lord res
unto Noah, come thou and all thy house we
the Ark."- 1 thought when he an- be!
noed his text he was going to threaten us la
i another deluge, but ne didn't, but rath- sex
soured us that the beaut'tul bow w&ifeiill ho'
xistenoe. eoi
i my last communication I sold that corn 4
never much better in our county; I now ma
sat what I said then. Co.ton is large wa
full of sap, with but little (Vuit on it, it i
igh it has another month yet to b'oom, '
in that time it can put on a largo crop. ??r
he fruit and melon crops are in excess cf soi
thing in that line for many years, but on
ng to the wet weather .the fi-uit is not re
ig utilised much, and the melons are not th
:h sought for. Wl
lev. D. P. Boyd, assisted by-his Father sti
Rev. 8. A. Weber, conducted a good
king at New Hope church lost week. B<
le twenty-five persons were added to the Ui
xcli, with a good number of conversions, in
'his week Rev. C. R. Willeford is having jn
protracted meeting at Jonesvillo. is
'he Town Council are doing considerable so
k on our streets.
r_ IS k TXT I ' 1 1_ 1 1. _ .1
nr. IV. A. TVIlIvAUvIk UI? Jilo DIUIC Q|,
ls? framed and covered. It is a large th
ne and will make quite an addition to
town wlien completed. tb
like the ring of the order of the county th
UULRMUIIIU U iM ? ? nvakkii^ vUv ||
the County. It is to bo hoped that this ;s
er will be carried out,and our roads put in Ul
d condition for safe traveling. c,
Quite a large delegation boarded the train f j.
e last Sunday to attend the U. 8. Court bi
Greenville.
Notwithstanding the continued wet
ether the abundant decaying of fruit and
[etablcs and the many pig sties in our
rn, there is not a single caso of sickness
present, that I know of. T
Mrs. Thomas Ilames, of Union, is visiting 3<
stives and friends in Joncsville. tl
Miss Elliott Hancock, of Ilrown's Creek, ol
visiting the family of Mr. II. C. Smith. Ti
Miss Leila Wood, of Pacolot, lias been vis- tr
ig Miss Carrie Eison. ui
Miss Nannie Wood, ofPacolet, is visiting pi
is Etta Li.tlejolin. s
Jenernl B. B. Foster, of Union, is attend- to
; the meeting at the Baptist Church. Mr. ic
iter still holds his membership here, and
doubt will as long as he lives, as this
irch and its sacred associations is a dear tl
ce to him: His good wife, who is now we "N
ieve in Heaven, held her membership it
re; and to Mr. Foster the churoh building, h
a large extent, owes its existence.
Mrs. Willeford is here with her husband, p
1 still carries that pleasant smiling face 0i
it she did when she was Miss Sallie Ray. n
me preachers wives are a blessing to them 0i
d a great help in their ministerial duties, b
Telephone.
(Correspondence of the Union Tiaiej)
"Child.ens Day" at Asbury.
On Sunday, the 21st, ult., ail the Sunday
hools within reach assembled at Asbury ^
lapel and celebrated "Children's Day." j,
ldresses were made by Rev. J. II. Morgan
d Rev. A. A. Gilbert, Prof. McArthur,
0. Jefferies, Esq., Thos. Chalk, lion's. .
in. Jefferies and j. R. Jefferies.
Tho largo Chapel was crowded to its utmost
pacity with children, parents and friends
tho Sunday School. The addresses were
ausually good ; full of counsel and ad motion;
but I mode3tly thought them rather
nglhy for the children in a packed house
i a hot day. Would it not be wisdom for
1 speakers to the "bright eyes" to watch
>? rmbie. av/f. ??* ? ?!"
mg or the Utle ones to throw In an animang
piece of musio, whiob would break the
ocotony of the hour ?
The services of the occasion were connued
and are now progressing in a series of
eetings by the worthy pastor, Rev. A. A.
ilbert, assisted by the evangelist, Rev. J.
.Morgan. Mr. Oilbert has?donen good
ork for the Gatloey circuit, and is a uniBrsal
favorite and greatly beloved by all
round Asbury. Mr. Morgan is a profound
irlptural preacher?preaching the word in
s purity and power. gJIe cleaves close to
le bible, and his sermons have made and
*e makiog las.ing impressions on many
earts. N. G. G.
m.
News From Kelton.
Mr. Editor:?Since my last crops are
ore encouraging, Corn on uplands is the
sat for several years, and a larger than
sual aroa was planted. Farmers took the
lvantage of planting corn and peas after
heat and oats, and they are looking fine,
be pea is the great land renovator, and I
link by planting peas on wheat stubble
more beneficial to the laad than a
owth of erab grass. It ^nrns the stubblo
ader, which pulverizes the land and makel
easier to cultivate the next year. I think
coat of grass does more to impoverish land
itn to enricn it. That is my experience, J
hat does Joe think of this.
Cotton look's well, except where there was
) manure used. The fruit crop excels anyling
I ever saw. Watermelons are in !
mndance.
Messrs Spears & Howell hare had their 1
ore and residences painted, whioh makes
elton look more city like.
Mr. Josiah Foster is baring a new coat !
' paint put on Foster's Chapel, which adds J
uch to the looks and durability of the
lurch. He has been a public benefactor '
id done much for the cause of education
id ohristianity, in the way of building 1
lurches and school houses. A man that
is done so muoh good for these great oau- 1
is will surely reap a great reward.
There has been a protracted meeting at
ethleham ohuroh, beginning on Sunday,
)th ult. continuing fire days. The earest
appeals of brother D. P. HojfL* our '
ortliy pastor, was the cause of man^cry- I
g out, "what shall I do to be sated." <
3ere were seven added to the ohurch and t
any others testified of the saving grace I
' the Lord Jesus Christ. I
Our Kelton literary Society propose to <
tre publio debate, a'eo a picnic sometimo
iring August. I
Mr. Joseph Qault is teaching a flourishing <
shool at Fosters Academy. He has proved <
L- - I a l. a _ <
uu n TTvnujr tenonvr uuu n iauniui cons- 1
in. J. 1. A. 1
WatKMSO SiAEixtD.?Wheeling, W. V*., *
ug. '2.?Sooial and financial circles here
iceived a great surprise to-day, when il
scanie known that Harry Ssybold, teller
the Bank of Wheeling, and George Heating,
an employee of the bank, bad been '
rested, charged with embeziling the 1
nds of the bank, and that Seybold had 1
ade a full confossion, which exonerates J
emming.
Seybold Is the son of the cashier of the
ink, and his family stands high in sooial (
id business olrcles. The amount of the J
abetzlement was $3*2,000, and of this all '
is been reoorered except $10,000, which is '
oply secured by an attachment on Sey hold's
use. Hemming is belieTed to be entirely
ameless. ?
Cut to 1'jkces Under thk Wiibei.8.?Chi
(o, July 26.?Fred lireenke's two sons, 1
>th of tender years, were playing near the 1
irthwestcrn Kallroad tracks at Elmhurat I
st evening. The youn ger strayed upon f
e track as an incoming passenger train 1
,me in eight. The elder brother hurried. i
the rescue of the younger, but tripped, f
id the two were cut to pieces under t
I wheels. Death was instantaneous; s
lOorrwyandwa? of U>? Union Times]
Biveralda Jtojppia*.
Iivkbsidb, Aug. 7.? It will not bo any
?? to your mdm In (hi oountjr t? toll
m wo have bad a deluge of /aln the loot
> wooks.
lotwiihstandlag, the creeks bate swept
about everything in' their reaeh, and
,ehod out farther than ever known before
arc glad to etite that Droad River has
laved something better and by keeping
its banks, not flooding anything except
09 lou> bottom lands. One gentleman,
never, reporte bating loet 1000 bnehois
n. We are truly sorry tor him.
Cotton has stood the cloud and rain re.rkably
well. Grass is making fine hoady
now, and we notioe in a few places
is almost as high as the coiton.
rhe.-e are some fine fields of corn on the
Idge," where properly cultivated; but
ne are miserable failures. We see corn
poor upland planted iu three or four feet
ws, and about 3 feet in the drill, whioh is
ioker than it ought to be on rioh bottoms,
hat a wonder it is that some people do not
irve to death.
Rev. D. P. Doyd, assisted by Rev. S. J.
thea, J. M. Friday and the venerable
lole Mark Doyd, the father of the preaoher
charge, is conducting a protracted meetg
at Foster's Chapel. The spacious church
crowded at almost every service, and
ores are flocking to the altar for prayer.
Rev. B. C. Lampley begins a series of
eelings at Philippi, tomorrow, Thursday
e 8th inst.
The oburch at Philippi i: complete, exoept
is plastering: The lime and laths are on
s ground and the plastering will be dons
i seen as ibS weather permits. The ohurcli
substantial and well arranged. It meatres
80 x 60 feet, 14ft story, with a veranda
Heading the full width of the cliuroh in
oat. Pbilippi ohurch is indeed a splendid
lilriiog. Jos.
m (Correspondence
of tho Union T'mcs)
Temperance at Santas.
Mr. Editob.?The Sentuo Division, S. of
. had a call meeting Tuesday evening, Jul/
3th, and it was a very pleasant meeting?
io most interesting I have had tho pleasure
' attending, despite the inclement weather,
here was a great deal of important business
ansacted. As brother J. C. Sartor was
nable to attend regularly at night, he exresscd
a wish not to bold the office of R.
,, so brother E. Claude Jeter was elected
i fill the position. There was one member
litiated, and seven more, three of whom
ro ladles, awaiting initiation.
We had two very acceptable visitors from
10 Union Division, in tho persons of
Usees Fair Dolt and Eloise Stokes, who
nparted a bright ray of sunshine to our
ell.
We are growing, slow but sure, and excel
to have a revival when the crops are
IF our hands, as a large majority of our
embers are farmers I think tue reason
ur Division doos not grow any faster, is
ecaose of the uowillinguesa on the part of
he ladies to join. We have but very few
idles in our Division, and everybody
nows that the ladies have more influence
ver the men and boys of a community than
ny other faetor in society, and if they
on't use (heir influence over the young
ien aud boys, the boys will be more than
iLcly to select the very worst men of their
equidistances, as companions When a
oung man comes ioto the community and
onducls himself aiight and keeps out ol
tad company, he will be the very one they
rill turn against, because he ie not willing
o be one of them. to drink whiskey and
lo things that are disgraceful.
I hope the ladies and true hearted men
if nort linn nf Mnxlr, nlll nnll.t ?? .Inal
vbiskey and organize Temperance Societiei
seerywhere. 1 believe, firmly, the ladiei
sen, if they will exercise their influence
igBIEsl whiskey, eventually prohibit lis
lale and use ; but they must have the aid
>f all temperance men, and they oan find
>ne to help, as long as there is a drop ol
ilood in bis veins, in the person of
E. W. J.
[Correspondence of the Union T'.mes]
News frem North Paoolet.
Etta Jane, August 5.?James S. Pileher,
l-laq., au uiiuruey ai law, of NashvilleTenn.,
paid his relatives at Sunnyside a visit last
week. His mother was a etep-daughter ol
Mrs. Rachel Carothers of Sunnyside, and a
lister of the late Rev. W. Washington
brothers, well-known thronghout the
jounty. She married a Mr, Pileher and
irent west several years ago?before this
gentleman was born. Mr. Pileher, w<
understand, occupies a prominent position
n his profession and enjoys a lucrative
practice.
Rev. Mr. Morgan the Evangelist, preached
it Wilson's Chapel yesterday and last night.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather tlis
louse was well filled by orderly oongregS'
ions. His text yesterday morning was II
Kings, 2 chapter, 1st, 2nd and 11th verses
hast night his text was ; Have mercy on
me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daugher
is grievously vexed with a devil: Matt.
KV: 22: He is a fine speaker and
icyond doubt a bard theological student.
Miss Morgan, his daughter, presided at
he organ with that grace dignity and abilty,
which gives evidence of thorough trainng.
As a country ohurch Wilson's Chapel
ias a choir second to none.
Our Baptist Brethren at Elbethel are having
a fine meeting, too. This churoh it
made up of people that won't fail. They
?-i?... a j
iiait ouci^cuu Avutuuo uuu 1B11U1U1 lOIUOrs
lYc don't propose st this early day to write
up the remits of these spiritual barrens*,
but hope soon to gire glorious results from
them.
Iter. J. W. Query will preach at Salem
next Sabbath, 11th. inst.
The rains still eontinue and farm work
bos stopped. Vox.
A Danqsbods Countersbit.?Washington
August 1.?An admirable counterfeit of i
ten dollar silrer oertifioate is in circulation,
ind merchants should be on their guard
against attempts to pass it. The engraring
is so well executed and the imitation so perfeet
that the authorities are lei to beliero
the notes aro printed from stolen plates,
rbe secret serrice officers, howerer, declare
that they hare not been informed of the
:* - #.i? TI
jwuuwi l?lk auu bUlUR IV II <? 1?I9D A1UI UI. 11
there is any counterfeit now in circulation
they think it is the "Webster heed ten dollar
greenback," more than $'JO,000 woitfa
?f which were seised by the United States
officers in Dayton, Ohio, on July 16.
You Know not Youb fatk.-If you continue
to suffer with indigestion you will never
know what your fate may be, and it must
:omc sooner or later. Dyspepsia after a
time will wear your system and diges.ive
organs away and you will be worthless to
yourself and obnoxious to others, llegin
mmediately to remedy the evil by taki
iVestmorelands Colissya Tonic, the greatest
>st remedy known for a torpid liver
ind diseased blood. It will a?t ih?
iter to work, purify the blood and give
one to the whole system.
Siiootiro at lynciihoka.?A shooing
dFrey occurred at Lynchburg on laat Wedtesday
between J. K. Phillips, a carpenter
md J. W. Duller, section master, in which
dr. Phillips was shot through the thigh,
dr. Phillip's son, J. K. Phillips
>artioipated >u ihe shooting. The
Irst shot is reported fired by Mr. Philips
as Mr. Dutler was riding along on hie
eloeipede. Mr. Phillips's wound is |ainul
bnt not dangerous. The trouble bewcen
them is said to hate begun nbout
ome cord wood.?Sumter Watchman.
TUT.
? ?
tf. a. L1TTLBJ0HN, Bom*.
(tiS&l 4j$|
THIS AMD THAT.
The prefect for a good oorn crop, k Sat* v.'.
terfofcw TJp-land corn was now bolUr. ?
Cotton,Vhere It has been welljiykod, is
P*M^M are
fine and pltDuW^lMUlm ftrnm km 1 s
their hogs in their oroharde, with ringo la N
their noses to prorent their rooting op the
olorer or inuring thetreee, Hogeoaahe pot
in line condition on peaches and olover, and
with a good patch of ewoet potatoes, plenty
of fine meat oan be made with very little
corn.
The ran weed is extra Sne this rear, and
can be turned into forage of a superior
kind, by being out when just out of bloom ,
and turned into hay.
I advise ever y encrgetlo farmer lo plant
largely of turnips?the Amber Globe and
the Aberdeen are among the best varieties.
By all means plant your turnips in rows
about two feet apart; hoe and thin to one
t> the width of the hoe; as soon as they oaa
be worked, in about ten days, run around , '. J
with a small tongue plow, sowing or drilling * "
oits in the furrows, with the hand; then
one furrow wilt broak out the middle and
you will have tiro rowa of oats between eaeh
row of turnips; and you will make a fine
lot of oats with only the trouble of sowing
them.
Turnips ought to be dug and banked on
the approach of hard wether and thoy make
a cheap but exoellent feed for cattle in
mid-winter.
The continuous rains have prevented the
farmer from finishing his orop, and a large
part of his oolton is yet to be plowed. """"
The abundant crop of peaches are badly
damagod by the rains, aoaroely any havo
been dried. Would it not pay for each community
to buy a fruit dryerf Suppose there
was one in eaoh neighborhood that would
dry ton or twelve bushels par day f What an
advantage it would be. I believe they will ' '
be extensively used In the near.-fhtnre. \
Fruit dried in an evaporator never gets ' *i
wormy as a fly deposits the egg that makss
the worm whila the fruit is drying in ths
gun.
ALLIANCE RECEIPTS,
Mr. Editor: Dear Friend.?I eend yon
two receipts used in our Northern houses, 1 ,
Which I think are very nice for the Alliance
column:
ATPLK SLUMP. Jp ^ >y??
Peel, quarter and eere twelre largo sour ' ,
apples, nook until soft, add one cup white * '
sugar, one oup of boat molasses, and
sprinkle a little oinnatnoa ever; then take *C?:*
1 quart sified flour, adding 2 heaping teaspoonfuls
of Clereland's superior baking jJ"
i powder, and sift again ; add a quarter of a \
teaspoonful salt, 1 tablespoon fa I shortuing >.
1 end sufficient sweet milk or oold water to -.
| make as soft dough as you oan, well; knead <:
i as little as possible, out into dumplings of a
I desired site, drop on the top of the apples ?">, ?
, and sprinkle a little more oinnamon on the ' *? t
tops; cover tight and steam twenty-fire or \
thirty minutes, and eat hot with butter. y;,
QRAPE CATSUP. If
Fire pounds of grapes, boiled a id sifted,
three pounds of sugar, one pint of vinegar, .'**.
?wn tcnspoonfuls of all-kinds of spices, wuC- f '
half teaspoonful blaok pepper, one-fonrlh
r te&3poonful cayenne pepper, and the same * of
mustard. Boil one hour. This is very ,
( nice to be eaten with meats.
i Mrs. M. Q/dJ. "fV
i . ,
i PEBGON AL MENTIONS ON THE RIDQR
1 Mr. Editor :?As olhe.-s are making personal
mentions from th?ir ???!??? ?
_ w w? >VMW o?w?IVII||
t allow me Co apeak from ours?Possum
Ridge.
Misa Kittle Celt, a spirited aud charming
young shemsle from butterside, is tpendiag
a few days with her unole, Tom Catt, on the
Ridge.
Aunt Bailie Sorubbins's son Jerry, has
gained 27 lbs. since blackberry time. His
form is truoh more rotund, and bis mammy
hopes that he oan be kept in as fine fix on
peeohee, till ho oan reach to muscadines, .'la
persimmons, and black baws oomo in.
Unole Josh Qordan has subaoiled his gooso
paster, and hopes to raise a good crap ef
1 goosellngs.
Mr. Tobe Shackler has mortgaged and
liened, and llened and mortgagel, (ill he
, can't buy enough salt to pickle a jaybird.
1 Thomas Fki/se.
' INFORMATION WANTED.
- Where are my assistant Editors? I hare
not heard from them since their an.
-rpointment.
Bretbner, I am mure then
> anxious you should claim your places.
k If there is any honor to be derived I want
you to share it; and then calumny
and reproaches that may fall on enr
column, do help me bear them. I am much
obliged for the help given from a few friends
i and hope their letters are only a few drops
that foretell the comlog shower,
llelp year humble editor who has not got
the time or the to fill aoolamn with int
terest.
i
Ma. Editoh.?I saw in this oolomn an
article, headed "Too muoh steim" and I
I fall* UJMu-k*' ? -? ? - TLI *
j /v> ?/, uuijt a ioiqk you
you do the "nice steam engttc." an iqjuatice
when you compare it with those men
i who, with a hot fire on, with their safety ,v?.
t.?1tcs too tight, holding down steam Uli
| they take on 160 lbs. per square insb, end
then "blow off" all that they hate en at
one time. Suoh men ought to bo sup.
plied with a fusible plug to ^ountoraot dan*
ger an suoh oooasions. A steam eogine With
lis safely tales hissing is not near so dangerous
to the men around as a bickering,
fault-finding and quarrelsome Alttanoe men,
who is bard to make understand ; who will
grumble ?i dues, who wilt not bolioro the
books, who for uj trivial matter (hot doe#
not exactly suit his fancy, threatens "to quit"
wud then oerry his tbrowtlnto effect, thereby
making goodmeteriwl outside think it is only
"sinking sand," and who it seems, to destined
to continue on this nntil the eraek of m
doom, is to en Alliwnoe. K. W. Jt