Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fficJO^fyllnioTlii R. MrSTOKES, - Vd 8 8 STOKES. - local Fdl I "rl?f:iy, >oi<-iii1m r 15^ IHi s i usciun lux. *i ,r.o run aa x< POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. The 1'. O. will l>c opened for hunin* from 8 A. M. to fi."0 1*. ,M. The Money Order Dep.ir'nenl will, opened fur business fr?m 9 A. ,M. ro \y j The Norlhern mail will cIono^' j/\ M., and I he Foiilhern Mail ni / I Any Innlicntion or irrcgtihu/ \J/ \ be reporhd promptly to J> *~" \ rTeCottonJfarket t\?to ???*^ The Staple Inn l?o<^0^ , Jjfnd our ,,,cr I . ket pretty brirkl r two w *" thni evmcnci* |hu?mii?ic 5c of llio best midmost litier.il yi? the upper pnrt of the State, merchants selling goods ns ^yin any market around of the week foot up 1,113 bales, nndrTrc-pnecs kept up to any market above Columbia, vijtv_9 40 (5?) '.MM). ?T An uniweff^"""'?ot of colton has lern brought to lownttri* week. dev. .1. II. Ciiia'hMUjrjttir of the Kclton Jlaptist Church, oecupied Njio pulpit ?f litre baptist Church nt this pinery^ last ^ UPulay evening. V The inetnbers of the Tern permc f l)itfisioo, . nve a deligVfol entertainment nt thrir llnll, last Monday evening, which was enjoyed very much l-y a'l present. llev. Cbnj. It. W 11 ? ford, | aster of the JonesviTc church, tendered his res gits lion 10 situ cntirjii, ?>in. lie win cuitinuc nJ liis oilier chnrclies, Silein and 11 ?*I'ron, where lie is grci'ly lore I and highly ca'cme Notico. Ladies of I * ii ion Cemetery S>ci?oy uro rcq icstc I In iiieel ni (he house of their President, Mrr. W. II. Wallace. ?>n business lliut cincorni their Sacie'.v, ?t ten o'clock, A. M., on Friday nexi loth Nov. ? . . ?Posey litis (he choicest lot of llnvniinn cigars in town, ("all and examine his new Iii'iiikI at once. in?" It is now well known that the cotton cro|> of this county will not average as high lis last year. A farmer who li.is hecti a close observer of the cotton crop for years told us it would he at least lit per cent, short of last year. fr-tf V on will find the ndvertisemenis of 1>. Plyim. W. It. Ileivley, llice \ Mel.ore, Itodger & Ptiroell, Foster, Wilkins & Co., ' <! Tw.fji.i- mi iii,. sprmiil page. of I lie Supplement Iliiw week. Don t m??,. .. tllCIII. .? I'kc Iron and Cnlinnya Tonic Hitlers, n specific in Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Anaemia, general debility ami impoverishment of the blood, at l'osey's Ding Store. tion to our young friend T. H. Ilniley'e large stock of Furniture, and this week we nrc crowded out. so must postpone what we have to say to another week. In the menutiine.wc advise nil in want of furniture of any quantity quality or price to call on hint. TKeHnfTc A! We are requested to announce that the Noting Men's Christian Association will meet in tlie Temperance Hall next Tuesday evening, the Ittth, at 7.d(> o'clock. A full attendance is earnestly requested, as it will lie an important meeting. Firing at Night. Of laic we have het rd a great deal of pistol firing on the back streets at night, and it is getting to be quite a nuisance. 11 is in possible for the Mai shall to be eveiy whereat tha same time, and we think if the citizens in the neighborhood, would interest therpHelves in 11ns mailer, nnd report (lie guilty parties to ilie Marshall or council, it would be stopped. Death of Mrs. J. Munro Pant. I.nst Friday morning. the intelligence of flic death at Greenville. Thursday, Nov. 7th. of Mrs. J. Munro Font, //?. Miss Susan Baldwin, was received here. Mrs. Fant had been a sutlerer for many years, with that terrible disease, consumption. She leaves a devoted busli.und and five children to mourn her loss; who have the deep sympathy of her many friends. Iler remains were brought here for interment last Friday, and deposited in the villngo graveyard. Pass Him Around A few weeks ago, a very pleasant gentle num. pretending to represent a Soda Water Bottleing t'ompnny, took, in two citizens of our town, by (selling cadi a receipt for making Soda Water, for which he charged three dollars cash, and took, their orders for hotties, representing tn one party, that the boillcs would come from New York nnd to the other that they would couic from West Virginn. The bottles l ave not arrived yet, and the fact that lie gave to each a different shipping point, it is very evident that ho is ^ * 1 1 -1. I?.. ~.i i ? ? * * Ik irnuu, iiini Biiuuiu ut jrusswu iiruuuu uy iiic ^ press. An Inqaetit lxrst Saturday morning, t'ornner tlrcgory held an inquest at Mr. .1. ,M. Mills resilience, ovrr I lie dead bodies of Amelia and Newton Tygert. two colored children, who were luirncd to death ilie <lay hci'ore, in the home of their parents. It appears that the parents went to the fiehl to pick cotton, leaving their three children at the house, ami when they returned they found that the house and the two youngest children, aged respectively two years ami one eight months old, had perished in the tlames. Their bodies presented a shocking spec! acle The lower part of the body of the youngest, to the shoulders, was burned to a crisp , and nearly all the tlesh was burned from the bones of the other. The oldest child, I j ears old ran to the spring for water to put out the fire when it started aud was saved ^ A j?*hrouJr1' HlCS I lve Hrc t f- t,Ca|JBj^!rtincii?H / thf \- jP".v I tor Ar?**?t rOUrtjm- have on cxtor / -^na-ge number of - ? I "'p 's'<>iirli f^nntork.. whi^li wo ari SO. / Llhition j^roiliiiihlo l<> ilio practical departments of I lie L'nivcr/ J(vo abundant evidence* of the u;??s / *5^ interest. uikI mccliaiiicnl talent de? fyfed amongtlie ftudeiils. In every edu' ,-litioiial department necessary to give the 'young men of our State ami country know ledge ami capacity for tlie successfel and respectable prosecution of any profession 01 trade in'ife, the South Carolina I'niveraity is now doing a nohle work, and is fully e<piippcd for accomplishing immense good foi the State in the future, hy sending, foit! others or practically engage themselves u any industrial occupation their tastes am talents may incline them to follow : Tiik I."xivkhsitv Kxiiiiut.?The South Car olina 1 Diversity has an unusually large am creditable exhibit this ycur. From the me chauical ami workshop departments there nre shown numerous models and exhibit: made by the students, a very hnmlsomi Dcauc sectional pump. Hall, Blake and Wor thington's pumps; handsome. frame of sec tioiinl ?rninro.-i. Kortimr iaiector. Ac. There nrc two liamlsoinc model water wheels from this department?the Jouval and the Leffel There are several exhibits in structural stee and a variety of implements, excellent it (pitility and workmanship, made by students. A model of car healing appliance shows how the escape of steam is avoided tn accidents and metallic packings as used in ocean jrrey hounds are well worth examining by ma chinisis. . j A .laniiey and Kinjr coupler are to be scot mounted on "mill ears. There are sc'.era excellent erayoii. freehand, meehanieal am bridjre drawings made by the students. From the department of civil engineerin; there are a complete set of instruments lb electrical measurement, and a set of suial motors indicating the progress of electrica engineering. The result of the mechanical analysis in th department of agricultural chcmislay of th sons of the experimental farms at t'oluuihii and Spartanburg are ^iveil with good effect The various grades of sand, silt and clay o four Columbia soils with their subsoils, am three Spartanburg soils and subsoils arejeon laiijed in small vials which show the relntiv amounts. An aparatus used for testing th vitality and germinating power ot seed isals on exhibit. Amateur work in photograph; s represented by forty photographs made b; I'rof Loitghridgc and the students of las year s class. A large variety of the liest and latcs chemical instruments are on exhibition frm tlie Cniversity labratory. A few of lliei are a spectroscope, Sprengcl mercury puni| gasholder. water baths, steam baths, fat ex tractor, dissicators, soap and other speci mens, outfit Ibr working desk, etc. I>r. Niles has on exhibition a complct horse skeleton, ami a variety of vetcrinnr surgical instruments. \ii interesting collection m minerals ait' gCologieal SpClMIIICllS isalo to llC SCCtl. oTh:: Southern Mutual Building and Loa Association ?MW Vso'.if .v.!\ Kte'-I.v Association. spent several days in our tow litis wi'i'k, in organizing a Hriwieh Assncin t it hi . Tin* orguni tuition was perfected lie Tuesday evening, l>\ tlic electiuu ?>f tli following local lluard. of Directors : .loliii midgor. ] T. K. liailey. M. T. Siniili. | (}. 1?. (iurietl. T. It. Hilller. The oilier olliecrs will he elected at a cal meetin?i later mi. I p to the time of organizing there wer It Ml shares taken. Mr. tl. 1*. (Sarrctt lias hecu appointed su lieiiing agent. We wish it success. Valuable Town Lots for Sale. We call the attention of our readers to lit advertisement, ot valuable Town l.ots for Sale by Mai. I>. \ Townseiiil. Tiie property i known as the Ihiuhar place, across Toselie" hrancli. I'll ere are II acres, more or les> ;n the tract, and it is to lie cut into Kits of on rititl I u n ? 11 ?.#* it'lii.il. L iimiI.Si. tl... ..... poratc limits of I lie town. On tin- place i* ahoiil two iicrcs of tiin Imitoiii land. never injured I?_> floods, and i good comfortable cabin. The terms :ir easy aii"l give it |?" >r man a chance to Inn himself a home?only one-thir<l cash being require I, ami balance on a credit of one ami two years, with interest from the ilay of sale, at 7 per cent. Plats can !>e seen at the ofliei of Maj. Townseii'l. I.aw Itiingc. An Aooident at tho Oil Mill. I.ast Thursday, Mr. George IV. Fowler, while assivtino 'm hoisting a piece of the machinery at the Cotton Seed Oil Mill, made nvery narrow escape from being killed. I>y the falling of a heavy piece of iron oil him. under which he was standing. Mr. Fowler's injuries were not serious, hut for a while very painful, lie has heen routined to his home since. We are glad to state that he will l?e at work again in a few days. ? PlloTUC.ItAPIlS. As | intend to leave the photographic business in n few weeks, those who wish to secure some of our tine cabinet pictures of thriiisclvca or friends have no time to lose, hut should come at once. l.V-'t. W. C. <i A I.LAG II I'll, Artisj. Oar HotelCant, r.ihhiw il.o ,i.~ n ...i 1 - * | .>'? HIV- I 1 *11VI? ha* employed <*tt|?t. Mct'ants, of Ninety-Six, an experienced Motel man, as is evidenced by iliv many improvements made l?y liim at I lie Motel lati'lv, which has added greatly to the comfnrt ami convenience of the guests. ? ? - If yon want something neat, pretty ami fashionable, in the way of a bonnet, call at the "old reliable" Millinerv establishment ot MI1S. J A NIKS CHANT. Union at the State Fair Union sent a large delegation to the Slato Fair this year. There lias been sold at this depot during the week excursion ticket". A Mississippi Lmiislaiok Kii.i.kh.?Col. \V. I.. Falkner, who was shot by Ins former partner, Mr. Thurman, at Itipley, Miss., on Tuesday Inst, died this inoroing. Thurman is in jail at Itipley, and public feeling runs high. Colonel Falkuer was the proprietor and president of the Gulf railroad, and a prominent lawyer and business man of Mississippi. lie was in the Mexican war and was Colonel of a Mississippi regiment in the Confederate army, lie was elected to the leg .-'ature on the day he received the fatal wound. Mrs. William 8teene, of Steenestown, Mississippi, in "is visit to her friends and p relatives at tlii place. kno Mr. Robert A. Eison, of I'dbam, (Irecnville County, paid a visit to bis ninny friends pftr here this week. cott Mr?. A. W. |,<>ts| c:o'i of M'-rris own Te> n. 181 is vi?iting her sister Mis. W. II. Miller. 0,10 Mnj. K. I*. MeKissick. of tlie ATttr? and f'tiurirr, was in town this week. The Major q is ?s full of vim and spirit as a young colt. Xh< The A 'sir* and f'otirirr never had a lietler ''n' of or more successful worker than t'?e Major. jr< Kev. McNccly Du Dose preached at Laurens the last Sunday evening. for Mrs. James <iranl returned from f'harlcs r ton lust Monday, where she had lieen to . r meet Mr. (Irnnt. who is employe?l nt the ful , Cathedral now building in that city, and was wli it somewhat under the weather. We, however, ^ 11. ' *<? not I serious and he is now as hale and hearty as i*, ever: ami may you continue so, old friend, mi Miss Maggie Hamilton, after a pleasant 1 visit to lusr relatives nnd many friends here, returned to her home in WhH? Fi.fr. j)0 s field County, lust Friday. in e Mr. J. Q. Iluclihcit lias gone to Decatur. on business. ^ fWin. McOowan, Ksq., has gone to Charles- 1 trui on professional business. is ' We are glad to welcome among us again ph K Dr. and Mrs. It. F. Ilawls, from Aslicvillc. ') Mr. I'. M. Cohen has gone to Fairfield to . ( look after his fanning interest there. Iia < _ ... dii (Corri >|Miinlciico of Cml<in Times.] tic J News From North Pacolet. pe Km .1 ink. Nov. 11.?Nothing affords a lib i county newspaper correspondent more plc-is- ca 1 lire than to see the several interests of his mj I section properly set forth in printers ink. th Whenever he fails to have that pride he has mi r outlived his usefulness as a journalist. We di< , do not mean by this to convey the idea that w< | that truth ought to lie compromised with | falsehood. Anything, whether it affects in- uu dividual* or the community at large, should v he stated upon the unyielding foundation of co ,, truth, nnd truth alone. oil a ruiiitciilional injuries arc wrought upon oa communities l?y 'gassing'' correspondents, I' who want, to hrag on theircrops, etc. Tlicse ho | statemciits work their way into commercial A channels, and the result is, the hard working to e man is deprived of his legitimate rights to e when his product is put upon the market. 8 i i, Two months ago we were satisfied that we th v would make a fair average cotton crop in nu V this section. The early and severe frost has tu t materially changed the prospects, and now fo good farmers and close observers fail to see pi ;i how more than three-fourths of a crop of fo n cotton can he gathered this year. gc n Mr. A. W. I.otspcich, of Sunny Side, hns th i, the best average crop we know of. He has gathered fourteen hales from nineteen acres, th lie ploughed this cotton six times, and it th never waited a minute for work when it cv e needed it. Mr. Lotspeich is a Tcnncsscenn v by birth i.inl education, ami lias IiikI but a f,.\v yours experience in raising cotton; but | the systoni lie has adopted, if accompanied by fair prices, will prove remunerative. The congregation at Salem yesterilay was wi n disappointed by llev. .1. W. Query, the milt- tv ister who lias so faithfully ami acceptably K serve?l them for the last two years, failing pi ' to.come. His unexplained absence was a l)< ? determined the meeting snmtiu *A\i\ brethren p? ure altogether, but formeil it into a prayer pi ' meeting, conducted by Mr. J. L. Strain, who gi ' rend the 11 Hth l'salni, and was joined by C. " e Iloberts. J. It. T. Scott, W. Wltisoiiant ami A. A. !.ee. who took pact in the meeting, w am! thus au hour was pleasantly and, we dt trust profitably spent. A collection was ill then taken up for Foreign missions ami $ I.till realized. tli One healthful sign for the future of our hi oounty is the zeal with which many of mir jv e young people do tin t i u iii-V in Ttie .Snl?T?itli si ? School, as well as toward evangelizing the hi world. Mr. ami Mrs. Hamlet ('rocker, of Asbnry, w we regret to learn, lost their child last week li under painful circumstances. It was one of those desperate eases of croup (hat "Iocs its work almost in an instant. They have our sympathies in their sore trial. hi " Mr. T. .1. Hughes is lying in a critical tin condition, anil has been so for several da vs. st ^ with something like bruin affection. Mrs. it Hughes, his wife, still lingers with the can- kc cer on her hreast. j,.i ' Mrs. I Ion. A. A. Sarriitt, has our thanks he e for a sample of her tint dutch" turnips, wi which in both "ptautity ami inialitv are fine lm What she don't know about housewifery isn't th worth knowing. Her whole life is devoted to making her home pleasant and attractive, sic a and casting the sunshine of happiness over cin P the community in which she lives. f'Jtl. were divided among a number of Co ' hoys, as follows: A of them pot $1 each, the Sit rested apiece, except two, who received t only apiece. Ilow many hoys were there? vis The answer is S hoys; but how is the sum Sai done? Vox. ? - Paisai.Y7.ki> at Fa tin.?The players in a gambling room in Savannah wera upset a ^ few nights ago when an old white haired man sitting at the faro table fell lock. He had j called tho turn on the la-t three cards ami ( | had won a big pile. The good luek was too '<>u much for him. All the p'nyers around the tables thought that the shock had killed him, for he had been in hard luck. The dealer was almost paralyzed himself at the old ( man's winnings. Over at the stud poker j j table the game suddenly sloppe I anil everybody felt nervous. A doctor was called, and be said that it waaa stroke of paralysis. That was not so bad ns a sudden death, The game did not amount to much though I after thnt. The victim has been a heavy j loser in his li nv, having lost in the course of . a few years S40.IHR). A Fioiit to a Finish.?Lexington, Ky.? t|i;i At 1.10 o'clock this afternoon Col. A. M. j,|,? Swcope was killed by Col. Wm. Cassius > Goodloe and the latter was mortally wounded by Swoope. The all'ray occurred in the lobhy of tlie new government building and f0ll grew out of trouble the two men had nearly an,| two years ago. The men met and hot words ||,c passed between them when Go > Hoe drew a (i,c tin win knifrt mul ulna!,*.! < ?? ? vnu >|-v inglHUIUJ | in several places. liup Swoope drew a pistol an I shot (Soodloe in jiri. the abdomen. The doctors think he will diej t,|0( lloth men drew their weapons at the same \o,( time. (Soodloo is internal rc*cuuc collee- ??ft tor for this district and a member of the ,,iv, i Natioanl llcpublican Committee. lie be- cni| longs to one of the oldest an t best families in the 8talo. Col. Swoopc was one of Ken- "t,,rt dicky's most prominent llcpub'icans and e]r( was formerly collector of internal rove- (j,(> nue for this district. . . - 8 I'sr\i. CuiMF. 1st ai. Ct UK.?Washington, 1). 0.. No*. 8.?Owen Anderson, an eighteen year-old negro boy. was lynched in ,u> I.eesborg. Virginia, early yesterday morn- "" ing. Anderson on Wednosday assaulted a respectable 8e?enteen-ycar-old white girl 1 who was returning home from school. He Sot was arrested, confessed his guilt and was Sup locked up in I.eesburg jail. A crowd of day men obtained admittance to the jail by pre- one tending that they had a prisoner and when fmi inside overp -wered the jailor and secured incc his keys. They dragged Anderson to a der- ion.< rick in the ne ghborhood and strung him ie's up, afterwards riddling his body with bul- .lud lets. the Riverside Ripples. s .1 vrn Hike, Not. 9.?I would like to and w how many ftrmm in the County or the le that can l>cat this : ing atn reliably informed that Mr. J. C. wot rar, of i'iiickney. will make 225 bale* of reo on this year with 17 plows, or more than ?li**? Iwlcs to a plow, for 17 plowe in a bunch; will ugh of grain to feed the Mock, nn?l other try e crops, there are few farina in the te thut can boat it, if any at all. To?l The prospects for a railroad to !<orkhnrt con mis, via Chester to OatfneV, is brightening vcr lv. The hum of the spindle and the ring net the hammer and trowel is destined to wit >wn the murmuring* of the idle waters as am >y roll grandly on, farixt hill and dale to hoc m a part of the blue cxpause. There is the cheaper or finer water power in the State the in that at Ixick.hart Shoals. the The South seems just now to l>e chock tin 1 of enterprise, - and there is no reason vis ty Union should not havq a booming city at ' ckliart. We predict a population of 2,(100 ha old Plnckney in fivp or six years. Tli Ml. Tabor Church las been neifly weather- tin nrueu, ?n<\ other additions arc lieing re< '<*? sin Just now is a good \itne for the Sub-Alli- wl ce to see that every member looks after spi " liabilities. .\ u.?. ju. Oo( d order. yf X?IV. 11. One of tl?A mirtnailiaa ,.r Illl (Ii century mny l?e seen nt this place; but PJ w shall 1 begin a description uf the tiling, ' what I am trying t<? think. 1st the first ice, I should say the thing is a calf, or at ist its mother is a cow; it looks about as 11 1 ich like a cub, however, ns a calf, and has 8C' sign of a tail; no not a hit, and never will vc. The sex litis been a matter of some ipute. It might be called either, both, or ithcr. The little imp is completely wrapd in mystery and gets about something J re a rabbit. The young mother thinks her If is the finest thingon the continent. If y friend "E. W.J." could have seen how is young, though vicious of all cows, put I . en, women and children to flight; how they ,n d "git up and git" for dear life, then lie odd know how to get out of reach of jhc ' lackcts." Will not -"K. W. J." suggest a 111 .mo for my new-born bug-a-l?oo ? I''1 A few more days of good weather and the 1 (ton crop will be harvested. Wheat and ?J1 ts are being sown. We think it late for , is. ?! Mr. W. H. Ilriggs is sowing his rich creek ttouis in hay, as is also Mr. F. (1. Briggs. al step in the right direction. It will not pay work corn on creek or bottom land liable w overflow. Think of a farmer losing Tor 1" crops of corn, one year after another. Let c people remetubor that Bermuda grass ikes the finest liny, and on good land rns out abundantly. The roots can be had . r the getting. In the spring is the time for itting it out. Nothing better can be found r stopping washes. When once the grass 1 1 ts ahold, there will be no more washing on ' nt land. 1 A merchant in the town of Union told me e other day that Timothy was better liny an Bermuda. lie looked knowinylfi, but P1 idently he teas nut posUd. Jok. * I Correspondence of tins Union Times.) f Sittings from Santuo. Sastcc, Nov. II.?The matrimonial tidal nve has reached here, and overwhelmed roof our young men. On the 4th Mr. M. ?' .Jeter, a popular young gentleman of this j uuc wiu? iiiiirneu w iirccnTiiiC', CO .MISS j ctavia McKay, of tlmt city. The bridal jf. irty arrived here Tuesday, the "?th, and was n'retn* tu the residence of the groom's "i ivc a vepy *nd Mrs .1. T. Jeter, who Wedding Hec?pj^ynV. UMO>,,c?tatioiis ' The supper titp''"n- * . ill. lK?auliriiHf1,c WttS l?r"f,?"?Vy 'lt-cor;'.; <c? ucomted with i*'nwr?b u??l "",rr c'? ? 1 coralions, n ho!*"1.nMMt acceptable of alb ,, The genial and ;"f?? "?rPpr: . V ,e warn, congcal.^''''^""1*1 K1 Z- 1 is exquisitc?Uude Hftr s. uipamoH-t-and-rtie-Tiappy couple has our , neere wish that they may enjoy a long and !l ippy life togather. Mr. S. W. Sims anil Miss Mamie I.yles 1 ere united in the holy bands of matrimony " st Wednesday, the tith. On with your work, Cupid, let joy be tin- y iiifmed. J.. The new Postmaster, Mr. Jas. C. O'Bryant, al is entered upon bis duties, and for several q ivs be was exceedingly busy, trying to raigbteu up mail matters. By this change |? was diseovercil that the ottiec had been S11 j?t in a very poor manner. There were tl ipors and valuable letters found, that bad w en delayed in the ntticc for front one to six it1 Beks. We trust tiie new Postmaster will ,vc tbe interest id" tlie people so at hedrt, at tliey may get their mail with regularity. (C Mr. S. W. Situs, we regret to say, is quite \\ :k with typhoid fever. We hope his pltysi- qf in will soon have him upngain. ]u Miss Genie Zealy, of Dawkins, Fairfield ju unty, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. P. tli ns. Wl Miss Mamie Chapman, of Fairfield, is |,c iting friends and relatives in and around |n utile. E. W. J. (I, A Biiikf Si'.wminu u? of tilt; Results of ^ f.snvv s Contksts.?The adverse winds w< if SO flftOtl oliill ? ?- * - 1 .. ..v i. uMiiiiumiaiiuii iijivc wit this year with unexpected vio- , ee. Pennsylvania is About the only Hehlican State that stands unmoved, and a lierc it is to the Democratic failure in 1 iladelphia more than to the votes of the inties that the Hepublicnn majority is ,'11 inly due. n.w )hio has gone Democratic, electing Camp1 (lovernor over Foraker by some S.OtKt lo jority. The Democrats have apparently eteil tlieir whole State ticket, ns well as a |U1 jority in eaeh branch of the Legislature, is securing tlte United States Scnatorship. ',ven more surprising is the result in Iowa, ^ ere a Democratic Governor is elected for ^ first time since the Hcpuhliean party J'" < organized. The Republicans retain the " pslaturc, having distrietetl the State for t purpose, hut the popular verdict is cm- 1 die. 1"' lahono's ilefeat in Virginia is overwhelm- Pe . The majority for McKinney is at least r,s lKM) and the Democrat's will have three- n<> rths of the House of Representatives I two-thirds of the Senate, in Maryland l'a Republicans made some slight gains, hut aM Legislature is still strongly Democratic. S1UI n tlie Last there have been no such start; changes as in the West, hut tho gains ,al all on the Democratic side. Abbott is ted Governor of New Jersey by at least KM) majority, and the Democrats have a ; majority in the Legislature. New York ?s some 'Jo.lMM) plurality to the Demo- ' tic State ticket, though tho Democratic no is are not sufficient to change the Legisla l\ Mii**ncliiiHCtt*, on the other hand. :u its tho Republican candidate. Brackett. J."1 ernor over Russell by less Minn 4.tXH), jjj! insi 28,(MM) for Governor Ames last year. neb is a very brief summary of t lie Noibor elections. Tlie record is not flatterto tlie administration. But fortunately warning has conic early and there is 1,11 e to profit by it.? Phihidriphia 7i>ne*. '!H tin - in: St'u.vH Tit 1st Mist Go.?New Vork do readier 7.?The general term of the by >erior Court banded down decisions to, atnong them being the long expected I in (tie esse of the North River Sugar Re- II. tig Company, which was sonic Mime ago Hot irporated in the sugar Irust. \ Tho opin- tog i are Dan- by and Van Drunt^^WB^^^Hdecision of 1 ge Barrett ordering th^MnSpolution of wat company. 1 is 1 \ ) wnL" ' PtBTismiui, Norcmlwr 8.?The progress N inventive thought is noticeable among \ farmers of thin county, who are ax push- y and thoughtful m any in ihc agricultural Id. Of I lib* class tliere ix one wlio has untly created considerable comment l>y a jovery which, it' effectively carried out, < 1 Ik' one of the most valuable to the conn- n at large that ha* been made in the laxt f irtcr of a century. His name ix Mr. jj le Ferguson. a well-known farmer of tlie mty. He has discovered?or perhaps inited would lie- the better expression?a v staple, it is. in a word, cotton seed liout the lint. His process has been tested I has been found satisfactory. It has f in manipulated by the deterioration of i amount of lint to the multiplication of ' i seed. This has been accomplished by ' gradual, careful and critical breeding of i s plant. I use the word breeding adcdly. rhe results obtained by Mr. Ferguson 1 re been through scientific breeding, ere arc male and female cotton plants? , j male being designated, he thinks, by tlte I stalks. The seeds are vnri-colored, the ' mles being generally blue, green and lite, and of course cannot be distinctively ccified. (liven this fact Mr. Ferguson Hi..on..n.t mine time ago to pick out the e .! !"V\ , W"!'| ;T'1 extracted MM MIVIH<I<I<IIIIV<I <HI<<I IIVI I'llltll ^V|N|I atl V I > . lien this crop wns ready for pioking tlie tie plants were again selected ami tTieir eduction of seeds planted separately again. <is process of selecting male plants was pt up until at last the lint refuses to gerinatc and nothing is left in the bolls save large amount of seeds. The amount of ed contained in the boll is more than eipial the weight of the lint and seed found in e average sized boll of cotton. Mr. Ferguson believes that he can produce in- hundred bushels of seed to the acre by is new discovery where only thirty-five islicls are now gathered with the lint. ll? is been very careful, in producing the reIts given above, to obliterate all vestiges of it from a boll of cotton, and has succeeded a most remarkable manner. While coming here yesterday over the >rt Itoyal and Western Carolina Railroad I ct Col.T.J. Moore, one of the distinguished rtners of this section, and at my request ; showed me a boll with the seed. It has c appearance, both on the exterior and in e interior, of a regular boll of cotton after e lint has been picked out. The seed are a tic larger than the common cotton seed, ul are perfectly free from any semblance ' lint. The bolls are tilled with these seed, Inch arc as numerous as okra seed in a ><1 of okra. It is also a valuable point in lis new discovery that fhc bolls grow in eater profusion than usual. Col. Moore prefaced his exhibition of the scovery by a warning not to publish his name i connection with this article, but the force ith which lie emphasized his belief in the scovery made by Mr. Ferguson induces ine give him credit for this letter. lie said ait he had seen Ma. Ferguson's patch of tttnu seed plants and could testify to ic genuineness of the discovery. Mr. Fcrison, it is understood, has unlimited faith in is discovery and is still assured of still bottr results. I examined"!lie composition of the seed, lie hull contained a full amount of suhnncc exactly similar to that found in cutin seed now used in the oil mills. It is muglit that this new staple will pan out in tcli a manner by judicious cultivation that will supercede to a great degree the pres111 kin<r. It will suiiulv the demands for ic oil mills anil enrich t lie farmers. It will. Mr. Ferguson's calculations are correct, iehl to the planter eighty dollars where he ow makes only fifty?assuming that one ere of cotton will yield fifty dollars. The ighty dollars will be obtained from, four puis per bushel, that being I lie "present price he new staple will therefore, net the farmer fly dollars in clear money, if the cost of reduction should even reach thirty dollars, lie vast good that may result from M-iv Fer-Lison's invention wflT lie better imagined inn described. The figures 1 have given t?ove are not my own, but were named to ic by a prominent ftuuuer. ami are given ere for all they may be worth.?F. 1'. McK.. A'cim awl Courier. e . Tilk Coi.on vim Hi.i/./. vim.?Denver. Col., bv. 10.?A Trinidad, Col., Republican iccial says : "The bodies of John Martin ml Henry Miller, the cowboys frozen to eath near Sierra (irande, in tlie last week's rrihle hltzziird, were brought to Folsom for urial. Four other men belonging to liie line party are missing, and it is feared that icy are dead. It is reported by parties ho know that at least twenty men are missig from this range, and it is feared that any will never he found. Jolly and Wise, who escaped badly frozen, 11 a heartrending story of their sufferings, lien the blizzard struck them on Wednesly night of last week they were holding a srd of2,b(X) cattle. The wind became a irricane before morning, and they went on c last guard about 11 A. M. The storm is so blinding that they could not hold the rd, and Jolly started to camp lbr help. ilie meantime .Miller ami Wise had left e camp to assist in holding the cattle. Uy could not find the camp and Miller and ise could not find the herd. All three >ro drawn together l?y shouting, and they indered around till daylight when they und Martin. The cold was so hitter that a men entered a ravine and after fastening eir horses took the saddle blankets and ried themselves in a snow drift about tl M..and it was only by the greatest efforts at Jolly and Wise succeeded in keeping 'ake. They were slightly apart from Muri and Miller, and had difficulty in talking each other. The snow piled upon them such a weight that they were forced to.seek other drift. About I o'clock Friday inornX Miller called .lolly and Wise and told em they had all better go. and when they iwlcd out they made search in the drift for iller and Martin. The lattercouhl only be ind and he was dead. They took their rses and started, leading them. Soon ey found Miller 011 his knees, his horse Hiding in front of him as though trying m i>teel him from the cold. lie was asked to t up and go with them, but was unable to e and was assisted to his feet, but could t walk. Jolly started to get assistance lilc Wise remained with their dying common. Uolli of Wise's hands are frozen d he was helpless ami fast becoming in lsime uimscii. wnen a .Mexican sliccp lierr found liim anil took him to IShodcs's itch. a fi'W miles awav. Men retnrneil to icre Miller hail been left ami fouml him el ess." . #. Tiik Fastest Team is tiie Woki.d.? velatid. Nov. 11.?Mr. W. .1. Gordon is w in better health than lie lias been for ne time past, ami he lias again taken to ' ive mail driving. lie is using for roatl t rposes what is perhaps the most wondcrteam ever ilriven. Guy, 2:111$, ami ngstoiie, 2:11, compose it. Both horses, nigh in perfect condition, have not been 1 eileil lately, though tiny could trot 2:12 or I J at any time with ease. Clingstone | ild trot a mile in 2:lb without any special paration. There is no i|ucntioii Imt that pair, given a good day nnd a good track. ihl easily heat the team record, and even t belter than the trial mark of 3:15}, made j Aldinc and Maude S. Fiuf. Nkaii Ci.ixto.n.?Laurens. S. Nov. 1 ?The dwelling house, smoke house ami r ir house of G. I'. Copelaml, near Clinton. <j ether with their contents, were destroyed c fire on lust Saturday night. c I'lic cause of the fire is not known, but it ? s more than probable accidental. The loss n 'Ctwceu three ami four tlnm-mud dollars, fc I. o. LITTLEJOBN, editob. T B KK( LY 1 f. II". MILLER | * a"9,8T'i:i!T Kuitobb. tj ATTEMTIOlfALLIAllCE DELEGATES " There will be a meeting of the Union ^ 'ounty Alliance next Tuesday, the 19th, 11 business of special importance. Dele- ? iites will "take notice and govern themselves si ccordingly." o ltOBT. LITTLE, l'rcs't. U. C. P. A. HELP. The humble Ebtor of the Alliincc Departnent would be ?-> thankful for any favors f oni his betHrcn. Wnjre aro the goo I v md true County A'linncJ President and I'i^p.Ppniilinl unJ other oflioAra? Where . V -- - - I ire nil the trie I mi l faithful officers and c members of ihe Sub-AlHnnoei. t llrcihron. I covet some of your idle mo- f mouls. Won't you take pencil and p*< or ami { give me some of yntr vtowe, on milters per- j laming to the w?lpnre of our order? Give j me ibought4. ever so cru le?givo me texts . to write about. If you have a epnre raomeot , and can't fi ul a ponci', take a./i/v coal and , tdve ine an idea, and just too wire thing 1 count m ike o-u of H wash the smut off ili fnoo and clotho it up, and it would 1 i-?k like and bo somebody. Vcu made me your Kbtor the first of September, at ilie beginning of the equinoxi il gales, an 1 I have been trying t? steer clear of i lie breakers ; an I bow have I sueccc led? Some of my brotheru at ihe beginning gave ine m> nc I e'p. Bless their memory, but lliey h ive left m \ Some precious women gave rac some roceijts, for which I was thankful. One told mo how to m ike "pickles," and when I told it on paper, they oil took offence an 1 forsook me and llol. I gu^ss I am like Andubon, the great ornith ?logis'. Woenhc itmld erect his tent in tha woods an I spon 1 weeks learning the hvb t? of the bir Is, everybody cal'rd li'tn a fool except his wife. I once thought I wou'd tell how I suppose ! preserves were male, but guess I'm done with originnl receipt*; and if any lady ever sends me another. I will n t even cross a l or dot an i, but send it uncorrected to the printer. SOME GOOD ALLIANCE TALK. Mb. Editor.?Why does any merchant grumble about tlie Alliance ? We arc as good friends as the merchant can hare. Our aim is to get out of debt, and then "pay as we go." If the farmer prospers so will the merchant, and if the farmer fails the merchant cannot prosper. We would like to sec country merchants who have farms, wrap their cotton in Cotton Bagging. That would help us in the Bagging fight, and we will help these who help tts. Politicians need not dread us ; wc will not forbid one of our members running for office, but wc will not vote far hint simply because lie is a member of the Farmers Alliance. Farmers have to furnish food for all classes, and, Mr. Editor, you mny think wc don't feed very lavishly, but we do the best we can. and 1 believe we would be willing to change rations with you, but not swap work, for wc don't think we could do your work. ! nud wo know you cannot do our work and [ live on our rations. The Pinckncy Alliance works as a unit. There has not been any disagreement; every resolve !ii)s hevn utmnirnous. Wc take our share in the State Exchange and Warehouse, and no one votes against your norm homo correspondent, F. A. SLEEPY. Brethren, is your Alliance a little sleepy? Are some of your members becoming negligent about attending your regular meetings, expecting to he carried on to victory by the energy nud faithfulness of your wide-awake members Let tue give you a remedy for such members: At the next meeting of your Alliance disband for one day; turn out every member except your president ami vice president hen reorganize. Next day take in only the members that come?and "come arunniug. ' Then your members may be diminished, but the power of your Alliance will be greatly strengthened. Then the very name of your Alliance will he a synonym of strength and honesty. The word of every member of the Alliance of Union County ought tube and must be "as good as his botnl. No more liens or mortgages ought to be required. HOW I GROVVTPUM PKINS. It is a mistaken idea that Pumpkins can be raised only on rich river and creek bottoms. I have built some rock walls across little hollows that run from I lie lol and yard, and they soon tilled up with rich made earth, making the nicest places for roasting-cars, beans and pumpkins, imaginable. And this year 1 can show you some of the finest of Pumpkins that have grown on these hollows ?the vines running far up the hillside on both sides of this hollow, and loaded with the choicest pumpkins. Then, if pumpkins are planted about the first of May around in the corners of fences about the lot. and dug around a little with a mattock, they will amply repay for the trouble. They arc nice to cook and give to stock, especially milk cows once a day during the fall and early winter. CUT HIM LOOSE. Hrethreii. if any of you are so unfortunate as to have a weak brother in your Alliance: ono that is afraid to pull well with you. i 1 advise you to bear patiently with him as long as lie keeps out of the way of the great car that carries our deliverance. Perhaps when he becomes accustomed to the harness, he may pull to some advantage, and become ofsome use to himself and family, and some service to your Alliance car. * Hut if you are cursed with a member that 1 is all the time kicking or pulling bnck ( ifiiuini iikt uri'iisi cnaiii, l>y all means oil ( iiin loose ami let liim g? hack into l lie fiehls of Kgyptiau bondage. to gather straw from its barren hills for the tale of ricks for the I'haraos of oppression, or to . wist jute for combines ami trusts to hang I lim with. t Tiik St\tr or Washington.?Washington, ). (J. Not. 11 ?At o'27 o clock this after- I ioou the President issue ! his proclamation 1 leclaring that the conditions imposed l?y c ionditions imposed by Congress on tho State t if Wnslungton to entitle thnt State to admision to the Union have been ratified nnd icceptcd and that the admission sf said Hate into (ho Union is now complete. i? basis '_ pan tbt trut wo^ It is ?(rite, but truenj^^Mo band that Dcks the cradle rules the wH.'^ - And nut nlj is the destiny of n nation and State Imped by the influence of woman, but every rganixation that is set on foot for the welfare f any class of people depends for its success pon the fostering care of good women. I,ady ntcmltcrs in our Alliances would ex- d rt an influence for good, both morally and _J ocially. Their presence would tend to clc- 7* ate our order to a higher degree of rcfino- \ nent and social entertainment. They would nspire the male members with a degree f pure patriotism so essential to the best inerests of our noble order. Let usr encourige them to grace the regular meetings of >ur Alliances by their attendance. Let us invite thein to participate in nil matters that is tending to the advancement of our cause, rhcy can always l?c relied upon to add great moral strength to any and all such movements, and they will be the means by which the interest in our meetings will always be sufficient to insure n large attendance on the part of the male members*. Therefore, brethren, I would recommend nnu rarnesuy Kuggeai mat cncu Alliance would provide more efficient means for the cncourngemcnt and entertainment of truo women members, to the end that our meetings may be blessed with their presence. John 11. Pkck Kkmovkii ?Charleston, Nov. 0.? Something of a sensation was created here to-dnr, by the annunncement that Receiver Chan berhttn of the South Carolina Railway ha 1 removed Johu H. Peck, General Munngor, an 1 lirv 1 appointed to succeed him C. M. Ward, Superintendent olthePiltfburg Division of the Haiti more and Ohio Ilaiiroid. Colonel Peck has been General Manager of theroal since its reorganization. His removal will be followed, it is said, by an almost entire reorganization of the force. I he general hclicf he>-e is that the guillotine will be extensively used.?Col. Ilei/ixler. ^ A WlLD WlSCTBT WbatiIBB.?Clarendon, Texas, ^ Nov. 0.?The deepest snow that has fallen here in twelve years is on the ground now. II is six iuclies deep. All trains on the Fort Worth and Denver are blockaded north if here, nntl there arc eight engines in snow * drifts 75 nii'es northwest of this place. The dribs ore nine feet deep. This is the worst suow storm that has ever visitol the Pan Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 9. ? Dispatches from Southern and Western Kausas give details of the fierce snow storm that raged there yesterday. Suow, hail and sleet fell thick and was driven so fiercely by the wind that in many places the people did not even dare to venture out of doors. Trains arc somowhat delayed, though none have been abao- i doned. ^ Dan?ikroi'si.y III.?Dr. J. W. Mitchell, the Alliance business agent at this place, is dangerously ill with typhoid fever. He has been removed to the house of his father, in the upper part of. the county, and is receiving the licit attention from physicians and friends.?< jrreni'illc A etc*. List of Letters Kcmnining in the Postoffico at. Union, for the week ending Nov. 1 "?tli., ISH'.l. John M. Ballard. |Bobo Kinlcy. J. 8. Crawford jTli?nti? T. Mufslv. ivtumtwc Farrow. A. J. Miers. Miss Annie Gaddy. A. W. l'rcuton. J. T. Ilnney. Mess. Boron & Shelly. Persons culling Tor tlie above letters will please say if advertised, and will V>e require! to nay one cent. J. C. HUNTEll, 1?. M. MA lUtl ED. QAULT?1! AHT.?Married, at Now IIopo Church, on Wednesday the 30th, Oct., 1880, by Uev. 1). P. Boyd, Mr. Melton Guilt, of lvelton, S. C , to Miss Lc'hv Hart of L'oion Co., 8. C. ' OB IT U AltY. GllRGOttY.?John Henry, little son of S. A. and Susie K. Gregory, about twenty inontbs of age, died on the 14tli inst., at West Springs, of dysentery and inflammation of the bowels. Darling little llenry, we miss thy bright and happy smiling face and thy loving voice we shall hear no more, but we hope to meet thee iu heaven. May the Lord comfort and sustain the bereaved parents and friends in their sad affliction, and the consolation is that while they cannot bring their dear one back, they can lnc"* hi'" again. J. H. W. SPECIAL NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to me by note or account, arc requested to make immediate payment, as I am compelled to collect. W II SUITlll) .. . u.ui iv/n, Nov 8 r> 3t. AN EARNEST CALL. ^ ALL persons who have purchased Guano . am?l other goods from us, due Nov. 1st, and have not paid the same, must respond promptly. We are obliged to meet our obligations. and ouv customers must aid us to do it. PARR & THOMSON. Nov 1"> 4U tf Executor's Sale, BY or>ler from lion. J. M. Geo. Judge of Probate for Union County, 1 ?vill offer for sale, before the Court house door, to the highest bidder, on Salcsday in December next, all the right title ntid interest?being one-half?that the late Dr. John \V. Posey had in the stock and fixtures of the Drug Store, at Union, C, II. conducted under the firm name of J. W. Posey & Bro. TERMS CASH. B. P. POSEY, Ex'r of Will of J. W. Posey. Charleston Xews & Courier and Spartanburg HrruUl will publish once a week for ftiron MJOAI-'O 1 , M .,..vv scon uiii 10 u. A. Townsend, Attorney, I'nion, S. C. Nov 15 4H 3t. Mortgage Sale. UNDKK ft power of sale contained in a Mortgage executed and delivered l>y M AniaiidnJ. Foster to Robert Little, dated ^ L'Hth September, A. 1). 1888, and recorded in I ho office of t lie Register of Mesne Conveymice for Union County, in Hook J. No. page 251, I will sell before the Court house iloor. during the legal hours of sale, on saleslay in December next, to the hignest bidder, the tract of land described as follows: All that certain tract of land lying, being ind situate in Union County. State aforesaid, -omiiicncing at an Him on Fail-forest creek, uul S. 71. IV, 47.2H, to a I'ine in old Mill lload. thence with said road to stake, thence it'll, \V. li.50, to stake, thence K. 80.90, 0 stake: thence K. 4.25, to stake; tlicnco S 13. W. to stake; thence S. 78; K. 1 li.50 to double mulberry; thence X. 32: K. Iti 25 to slake on Creek: tlicnco up said reck to the beginning, containing 153 acres, uore or less. TF.H.MS OF SAI K. CASH. ltOltttltT L1TTLB, Mortgagee. Nov 15 4b <jt.