The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, February 14, 1890, Image 2
Tub Vamimbks or tub Natioh.?Boston, C*
February 8.?At the meeting of the Boston (jj
Reform Club, held this evening, Ex-Governor
Chamberlain made an able and eloquent
speech, many points of which were applauded
to the echo. R
Ex-Governor Chamberlain's address was g
the feature of the evening, lie had a doublehnrrelled
subject and bundled it with as ?
much skill as a South Carolina sportsman
handles his double-barrelled shotgun. His
rautarka on the dependent pension bills and on
the race problem were equally to the point,
lie contended that there is no race problem as S
such, that the negro in the South is making
better progress than at any time since his ?
freedom; that instead of being a rneo problem
the negro question is a political problem,
engineered for the solo benefit of the
lloars ami Chandlers and lngallscs of
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the isortn, mm iinn iiiv .
lias done nil that it can do for the I
negro iu his social and political life His o
views upon this subject, however, merit a
fuller notice than can he made in this report J
and are worthy of publication in cxtenso.
Oovcrnor Chamberlain's comments upon the '
dependent pension bills contained a terrible
arraignment of the Republican party, and
ought to bring the blush of shame to the
cheeks of every honorable soldier of the Republic.
Among other things Mr. Chamberlain
said :
There were enlisted into our armies be- t
twecn 1H<?1 and lXt'?."> no less than -.772,000 j
men. Heaths and desertions reduced that .
number by about iiOO.OOO, leaving about 2.200000
soldiers surviving the war! Of these, I
as 1 have stated, IH'.I.OOO are now on the
pension rolls, leaving, less deaths occurring
since 1 Htio. about 1,700,000 utipcnsioned. (
frr ItfaViqirtu nliiif i1 l'",fni'll"d if probable
impossible, of course, to siy how many of
this number arc or will become dependent,
hut our best pension experts estimate tne
increase of our pension list at from It K?.tH
to 1100,000 under the operations of such n
hill?resulting in an increase of disbursements
for pensions by something like $100.
000,000, making the annual pension expenditure
not less than $2t to,000,000!
"Those calculations are necessarily problematic,
hut that the increase in the pension
list and of pension expenditure* trill be enormous
no one can question. It seems probable
both these will be doubled.
lint no pecuniary considerations exhaust
ordtdy present the enormity of these schemes.
Such pensions, such terms of pension, are an
exhaustless corruption fund, to delmuch the
conscience, to undermine the manhood, and
debase the sense of patriotism, of our soldiers
of the civil war. What manly soldier docs
not value above all else, the pride of memory
and of duty done in that war! Hues he ask
us to put him on the. pauper roll, to oiler
solilier looks with disvtnst and eoiilunint on
uiwli ..iV.ino 1 f I
lie will depend. like oilier rich, on the support
of family ami kimlre<l, iho charily of
friends, if nee I he. hoi not on | elisions pari
from taxes compulsorily eollecleil from the
entire community. Much as I honor President
Cleveland for ninny other reasons of a
public nature. 1 honor him. perhaps most
of all. for his brave and patriotic tight ugiiinst
special pension hills and the stupendous corruption
and wrong of the dependent pension
hill which he vetoed and killed. The
same substantial scheme of plunder is now
afoot in the Senate, as I have -;<j:d. I doubt .
if half a dozen llcpuhlicnti Senators will
dare to record their votes against it?especially
1 doubt if Massachusetts Senators will
dare to oppose it. The courage which fought '
the great anlc-war conflict of idea", the I
niillPn ern u'liiuli ? ln? tr**
- *v, n.vni nni imt'll |
nn<l blazoned our history with its brightest
page*, seems to be well-nigh lost.
Tiib Mki'ki.knih'ho Declaration or I.nok- ,
l'kni?knok on ftl.k at tiik charleston Li- jj
lihaky.?It is a fact not generally known
that the Charleston Library is in possession
? ihnleu nl ine time ot tnoir |>*otnntgi?ttf>n|j 1
the possession of the Societ;
Some moths ago the llev. . \V. Miller, of ,
Charlotte, X. ('., requested the loan of the
paper, which he wished to exhibit on the
oceasion of a leeturc delivered on tho subject
After considering the matter the board ,
decided to send it to him, hut an offer to j
purchase it was declined. The paper was ;
exhibited in Charlotte, and created a great
deal of interest.
The original copy of these resolutions was *j
tiled in the Itritish Museum, hut many years ,
ago were found to have been abstracted,
and has never been recovered. The loss of j
the original left the copy in the Library the
last known to be in existence.
In Johnson's lleminiscetiees a copy of these 1
resolutions is printed with the statement ,
that they were front Timothy's Carolina
Gazette. They were from the publication
before named, of which Timothy was proha- '
bly the jntbl.it'.c.", and were not published in
any other paper of that day. ^
1 u ... ?.M "J
the political cauldron has begun to huhl^e ,
nml P'?piU)a|i|r'" I "
i tr .stiggT'suons, lor Governor are in order, wo
would be pleased to mention the name of s
the Hon. John ('. Sheppanl, of Kdgetield. j,
.Mr. Shcpjiard, it is true, is tiot a l'ce-Dce
man, but lie is the very man for the 1
lllllPIV If W ??ll ?eoll t's.
, ... ... ...? ?*v > iur ii ncwfi|?np?r
to hi-inn forward for oflivo tlio men of its U
own section. provided cireunistancrs favor,
but to pursue sneli a course for merely sectional
reasons strikes m as not altogether
advisable. n
Mr. Sheppard has already served the State si
as Lieutenant (lovernor and tilled the Govcrnor's
chair for a short- time, and every one
knows with what ability he tilled both post- 1,1
tions. He is a young man of high attainments
and statesman-like ideas, and such |)(
are the kind that wo should all desire in (||
office Therefore we have come to the conclusion
that the State Convention could do
no better than nominate him for Governor. 1"
?C/o'raw litjiorfer. ii
Tiik I For hons or tiik Mink.?London, T1
February 7.?The work of removing the
bodies of the miners who lost their lives by ,,
the explosion in the colliery at Aborsyelian ''
yesterday is being carried on ns rapidly as in
possible. Already one hundred bodies have yt
been taken from the pit, and it is believed
that about thirty more yet remain there. Tlio
ventilation of the pit lias been restored, and
this greatly facilitates the efforts of the
A very pathetic incident in (lie work of rescue
was i lie finding of t lie* bodies of n father
and his five sons lying in u group. Tliey
liiid not lieen luirncil at all. and they appear- we
cd lo he calmly sleeping. All of tlicui had a,ji
died from suffocation. Several of the men
who had volunteered for the work of rescue
were made sick by handling the bunted hod- ^ '
ies and were obliged to eoine to the surface. 1
l.iTKtt.?A dispatch just received in this j?j,
city states tlint ] *? "? bodies have been taken
from the pit at Abcrsycliati. ^ '
last
OrtitTAkkn at Last.?Troy, Feb. 0.?The il '
Rev. Peter Favermana, pastor of St. Mary's ^'r
Roman Catholic Church, the oldest priest in to I
active ? 8*! yffMjVns'n"r.d can" ]
not survive the night. wa!
Me was ordainci to the priesthood in 1830,
at Ghent. Relgium. lie has been pastor of ale
St. Mary's since and has labored in
the diocese si'.co Ins or iin ition. Mo founded
several public instilii|oi,->. Me purchased
the property known as X\ Joseph's ahe'
Provincial .Seminary from the Mctbodi-ls.* upo
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lie ijOccfify Union Himes 4?"'
depen
colon
. M. STOKES, - Editor 3 C?
S STOKES, - Local Editor the cl
from
romr
Friday, February 14, 1SOO. fore (
belie
UBSCRJl'TION, $1 50' rER ASNUM lhii
1 time
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POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. k,n l
gust
The I*, f). will he opened for business offer
:om 8 A. M. to 6.30 1*. M. cure
The Money Order Department will he y
pened for business from "J A. M. to 4 1*. M.
The Northern mail will clone at I I*. hrnr
i|? and the Southern Mail at 1.30 1'. M. "lo>
Any inattention or irregularities should
e reported promptly to the 1'. M. Pcb
J.C. IIUNTKH, 1\ M. por
mar
?? J ,
jv-jV" A Docket Book, containing a stun'I U)*r
um of money, was found in (he old road
iclween Crops Keys and Unioo, near (he rPp
lay p'.ace. one day (his week, and has been Nei
eft n( (his office. The ewner can get it by j',c
brn
proving properly. be
* * the
(v^r Our streets nnd roads loading (o wi
[own have been lively and odoriferous the J*"
? . . - - - '?ait 5S
zers. Most of them were loaded at the depot jw|
with fertilizers ordered through the Alii- br<
unce. We have also noticed many wagons j'"
standing in front of stores loadetl with supplies
nnd farm implements. do
dr
fitay- We have heard that nn election for th<
Town Treasurer was held 'uH Tuesday. m.(
Kvcrything was so quiet, that a hunt had l
to be made to get n respectable vote. lir
Mr. James II. Uodger was the only enndi- ctl
ibite nnd. of course, was elected. Well, a ! '
. fre
better man could not linvc been selected, if j|c
the election bad been advertised in theTisiis Uo
six monlliH,
po
de
gtnX" h- <' Klyon has concluded to move ttb
Columbia to Union, instead of moving Flynn ?
to Columbia, and has started another of ^
those remarkable booms in low prices that
*'" ?" ( iii? Vry floods atoro so
U? u tU.,1 1
tho people of Union never did know what
low priced goods meant, and never will, un- 's
til they get into the habit of buying from
him. ftr'
- . . of
We are informed that, the Ladies
of the Baptist Church of this town intend
giving a (Iraml Dinner, for the benefit of the
< mirrii, on inc isi .Mommy in iuarcii. ,
l? is many years since iiic Baptist Church j
called for any prccuiiiury assistance from ,
the piihlic, ami we sincerely hope the pre- ,
?ent call will lie liberally responded to by
ill ileiimninatioiis ami classes. The church
building is greatly in ncoil of repairs, and ^
the proceeds of the dinner will be appro[mated
to that purpose. ^
IIomk-Mapk-Laiiii.?Call at once at w''
YIITIICK ?S: IIUMIMIItlKS' Market, and try
jc-i .ionic pure hoiiie-iiiadc lard. Roi
???? res
orffiSa kil
fhe institute wdl be a great addition to the *P
rlty, and will supply a wan, lu.ig felt by the
Presbyterians of this stale, under whose
supervision the school will he. 1
Tiik Ki-iscopai. Imiistiiiai. Sciiooi..?The law
orner-slone of the industrial school, which ju)
is to be founded in ibis city, will be laid tonorrow
afternoon witli imposing ceremonies. 4) :
Addresses will be delivered by Col. John 1*. ?
I'lioinas and the llev. I>r. Kllison Capers. '* t,
I'lic public tiro cordially inviioil to attend the ^
eremouies.? Clmrlerlon Worhl. .
u .1
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Death at Santuc. ^ j
We regret to learn < (" the ilealh of Mr. J. I) J
iVi.dlev Thomas, wliirli occurred at his
T
evidence near Santue last Wednesday.
- leg'
Jneourage Him. lcr
Mr. Joseph Wieser. of Germany, has cast
is lot ntuiing us. lie is a regular gardener ^ (
eavoTTiSSrdcrs at tho jfciiaa ibUI -i
?irrrr revmS e JTromplat tent ion. 1
Mr. Wieser is a very intelligent man and h
cents anxious to get employment, and we 'J
ope that those who tuny have gardening to 1"
e done will give him employm out. j
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'nion is Growing. j.|
In the past three or four mouths our town 1
as heen gradually increasing in white poplation.
Three excellent families nnd several is
ngle getillemrn have come into our town
id started husiness in the commercial mul
echunical linos. "
No <|i>ulit llio Cotton Seed Oil Mill has this
en instrunicnlal in bringing among us onc
lis iin|M>r(:ui( increase of population. nii<l wc rt>ce
>pc that sonic other enterprise will soon be a
ut on foot that will be the menus of bring- closi
ig others into our village. ^air
? the ]
le Board of Trade. ucss
At the annual meeting of the Hoard of to st
rade, held l:i-?t Friday evening, the follow- ftovi
g officers were re-elected for the ensuing
vir:
President, F. M. Farr.
Viec-presiilent. \V. A. Nicholson. berr
Secretary and Treasurer, II. F. Arthur.
Executive Committee,?J. A. Kant, P. M. ''i"u
lien, S. M. Kice, Jr.. II. T. tlee.
It is a tine board of officers and are sure *
will during the present year do much to "Ipn
ranee the commercial interests of the town.
---? . morel
I/.
SVftlOUllUll
Vo nave been informed tliat notwilhstand- J 1,1
onr earnest intention to report nothing ,n
judicial to either side, we were in error ' 1
week, in speaking of the homicide l0'"''11
'isli Dnrn, when we stole 1 positively thnt
, Schultz, liad challenged Mr. Moorman
r.n'.u a il??' Feb. '
ve hsvo since been informed that such ruled
? not i h case, that I lie correspondence to ''-v " '
ich we allude ! merely had reference to
gal settlement of an account between the Stendi
tier, and not to light a duel. said h
e feel that it is our duty to make the ,'I"USI
. . to last
ve correction as we were misinformed (? ,jt
n that point. taelnm
ir V ? . i inn ?
itr Move en the 3 C's Road.
don't know that there can be more
idencc placed in the following high
d rumor aa to when this branch of the el
rond will be put under cont'nct, and ^
liangmg of the terminus of the roaI jB
Charleston to Port Royal, than in the w
' flittering reports whioh hare hereto- 1,1
rxcited ur citisens to hope, if not to P'
re. that the road would be built through Bj
couuty within a reasonable length of t?
may be that Port Royak Is bald up" as a r
I of rcnrecrow to Charleston and Au- u
a to induce the people ef those cities to
greater money inducements to ae- ?
i the terminis of the road. One thiDg 0
rry evident, the building of the Augusta H
ich of the 3 C's road is by no means a I
t cause."'
'atvii tiiat Hotti.ki? Port!?Columbia, J
runry 10.? Momentous news 1 Watch ,
t Royal ! Col. K. A Johnson, general
i?gcr of the Ihree C'e H ad, with Dr. J
1. ltlnck, of the directory, is in Columbia
light for the purpose of arranging with 1
i rnctors for the building of the Newberry |
[ Augusta branch of the great road he
rcscn'a. lie told a representative of the
ma fi Courier nt 11 o'clock to-night, thai
contract for the completion of that
inch from Blncksburg to Newberry would
given out as soon as possible, and that
i first forty-five railoe would be completed
thin eight months, and the whole line
hin eighteen months. Contractors are
re conferring with him.
uns^n snysttnt a strong pressure is bciug
)Ught t> bear upon his company to run
8 si-callel Augusta branch from Newrry
to Port Hoyal, instead cf to Augusta,
d that it is very probable that this will be
ne. The Appletons, who own a great
al of property ni Port Royal, have ottered
5 most liberal inducements to the manage>nt
to make that harbor their eeiboord tcrnus.
Col. Johnson nrgties thnt by running his
io to Port Royal he would secure practU
lly all of its business, while by directing
to Charleston ho would have t) divide
lights with the South Carolina Railway,
i thinks it certain that a harbor like Port
yal cannot be much longer neglected, and
nt this line might as well bo the first to
sscss it. lie does not tell what has been
cided hi on, but lie talks enthusiastically
out Port Hoy ill. Watch that bottled port!
Cor. Xnr* ami Courier.
.? . _
e Y.M. C. A. Reading Booms.
I'ho Heading Rooms of the Young Men's
ristian Association nre now opened every
ening, cxc?pt *ml the community
requested to visit them.
The following periodicals and newspapers
c kept on tile at the rooms for the benefits
those who wish to visit the rooms.
Scribncr's and Harper's Magazines.
The Century Magazine.
The Daily News and Courier.
riie Daily Philadelphia Times.
Hie Youth's Companion.
Flic Religious Herald.
riie Chester Reporter.
flic Fairfield News and Herald.
The Union Times,
It is hoped that the public will feel that
: rooms nre open for the pleasure and bene*
of the community, nnd the Executive Comitce
earnestly request that all our citizeus
!1 tukc an interest in the Association nnd
to assist i hem in establishing the Heading
diiis, that it may be a plaeo of congenial
art for young men, of an evening, instead
id of literature, flint tlicy think vrHl bc~
im to" flic Rooms, where it will be highly
predated.
List of Jurots.
I'he following were drawn according to
r, last Wednesday, to serve as Grand
ora, for the year 1800.
{ D Coleman, 110 11 II Miller,
V E Hvtchford, 111 L li Cunningham,
V K names, 112 II (Olmore,
I U Aycock, HI It F Service,
V F Dukes, 14 \V A McWhirtcr,
11 Jeter. 15 George Harnett,
! T Uecktiell, Hi Glenn Siins, (col.)
ohn Hurt, 17 KG Mct'ulloch,
T 11 Vunglian, |18 IV J Aughtry,
'lie following Petit Jurors have been
illy drawn to ser*c during the March
m of Court IKK) :
S It Thnckstcn, 111 \V J F Mayes,
J C Gibhes, 20 IV J Friday,
<i \v;??rf, % t .VrfHhop.
f 4 an i A?? - *" xr"?"??
.1 IT Gallmnn, 24 J A Haines,
S F lvstes, j25 I' 1' Hamilton, Jr.
W T Stokes, 20 J A Liltlejohn,
'1' X Kelly, 27 J 1. Lamb,
J F llctsill, 28 J W Kelly,
W H Sartor, 211 T I. Kobbs,
T M Whitesidos, i.'l'l K F Vnughan,
It C Littlejohn, dl It S Thomas,
T 1* Miller, .'12 J C Hichards,
W S McLure, :! '! J K Hunter, I
J () Tate, I W C Murphy,
M M Sumner, .'15 J G Koon,
IV T i I art II \i ts?i?
.. ? iiMtKjv/uu, j-?v it HI opiuns,
i
d All Take a Side " ,
ur enterprising friend W. I). Bewlcy, in >
issue invites everybody to juuip into 1
of those beautiful buggies lie has just q
ived direct from the factory, and take y
easant and easy ride Mr. llewlcy by n
s attention to business, reasonable and j
prices, has built up a fine business in
hardware line, und with his fine lnisi- ,i
tact ho will keep it. He has everything g
11, from the finest awl to the biggest ''
D. tlo und sec him.
e:
Personal!. p
rs. I,. N. Hodger returned from New- b<
y last Friday.
i<s Mamie Bailey returned to Cooper's
stone Institute last Kridav.
HI
r. James (Irani is at home on a visit. 0r
re truly g'ad to meet our respected old ea
I, and wish be could remain with us. !H>
\ (.'tins. It. hong, Jonesville's popular
liant, was in town on business this week. i>(
Johnson, Jr. Ks<j., and Maj. J. W. wi
'lo, of Spartanburg. ??peiit several days
a n lhis week, on professional business, j(>|
. James tJeddes, one of Spartanburg's cu
ig merchants. paid liis brother, Mr. by
o Ucddesa flying visit this week.
im *ojiii?om) a Frr.l..?Wichita, Kan., C.,
?.?Probably never before has a court J.
corn to lie fuel; but it was so ilrci<le<i lin
ocal justice to-day, in a suit brought <
isfp a debt of*l(Ht. .\ tliousnod laisli- tie:
f c iruhclonging to a farmer named act
nan had been attache*!. Stcadman of I
e was using corn for fuel and that a 'I
md bushels was not more than suthcient gio
a year, mid the Justice aulcd that uu- due
e law exempting a year's fuel the at- gra
put could not hold. not
CorreipoixlAce of the Union Times.
HewsBram Horth Paooiet.
Ktta jANBtJtb. 1H.?rapt. M. Shell, an
ipert niineraSgist, has been prospecting
rough this coifcty and he is so well pleased
ith the niineralprospccts that he says there n>
ample room alfl work here for all who c*
ish to go into ?he mining business. lie
ade a trip tdfthe famous Nott mine and re- .>l
orta good prlspecto from that place. When I'
man of CtpC. Shell'< 'cientifie attainments 1
peaks f .vofably of a place it ia a nod for ctpl- 0
ilista to money. Capitalists *
fill paals With thousands and
ma of thousands of dollars, and we may .
easouab'y look for great developments in J
lie near fpturc.
For bringing this enterprise about no man lf
f o?r section deserves more credit that ,H
ur adeemed citizen A. Frank Smith, Esq.
G> ahead, gentlemen, wc wish you all the ,c
nicess that your honorable vocation so rich- u
yrdescrvcs.
Ion. (I. 11 Fowler is engaged in rebuild- a
n Mr. A. F. Kcndrick's mill which was
ifiit a good while ago. As a millwright *'
>r. rowicr is sccouu 10 none ui our country.
Afirst class mill is much needed in our sec- c"
lid. One <>f the surest signs of retrogression
is hat we have so few if any millwrights
an mechanics of any kind coming on ninong "
ihcyouug men and boys of our country. J|
think tlio hog reports are all in by ,
thistimc, and would like fer our Alliance
Edlir to award the prize, as that work was P
put pon him, in connection with our propositio
to send a copy of tlio Timks one year ,,
to th winner. The sea-sou has been so unfavorbYe
for killing that it has been impos- J"1
siblc t?. 0*1 the reports in sooner. ,
There iWhing we have accomplished, *
good portion of iTSf they Will only try ; and
we hope there is ot one, in the county buC "
will try to do so ds year. We have got to
see or even hear f the first case in which a 0
determined woinn ever failed in her under- !'
taking?unless itaay have Viccn in marrying
John Smith, J., was before our Trial Jus- '
tico Court last Fnlay, charged with burglary
and larceny. II was he'd for the action, of 11
the Grand Jury. The alleged offence was 1
breaking info am robbing the store of Gar, (
nor Brothers, at 'incknoy.
Wo noticed in lie Greenville Areics that at
the preliminary learing of the case against
Samuel Mcdlin, beforo our Trial Justice 0
Court last Mouda;, for arson, that threats 8
were made to rclosc the prisoner, &c. We 8
are inclined to thnk that this rumor was
founded on nsupposition that the Knights J
of Labor would interfere in his behalf. But
we sec no reason why that organization
should be less obedient to the laws of the
country than others, formed for a similar
purpose?self-protection. However, we '
found upon inquiry that sonic drunken j
roughs liadjwed to^et up an oxcitoinent oror ,
tlio matter,TB^TlirywwVert, Knd it is well they ^
did, for when a prisoner is taken out of our (
court in nr.y other way than by duo process
of law, Mrs Vox will be a widow, sure. In
justice to the prisoner we arc glad to note
that he objected to any effort in the part of
his would-be friends to liberate hitu.
The Postoffice at Sunnyside has been removed
to Mr. A. F. Kendrick's with Mrs.
Julia A Kendrick is postmaster.
Rev. J. D. Bailey will preach at Skull
Shoals, and llov. R. P. Smith, at Salem, next
Sabbath. Kcv. Mr. Smith is expected to
give a short locturo to the Salem S. S. that
day, at 11 A. M. Everybody should hear
him.
Tlio Wilkinsville sub-Alliance offers a
premium of $50 for the best acre of cotton
grown this year by any one of its members.
All right, brethren. Now give tlio corn
raisers a chance at $-50, for the best five
acres of corn, and we will put the ball in
motion. v
The Times Hen has gone to work and she's
spreading herlelf too. Vox.
Correstwv JK Tiwas,
JTiHg ,;'fn 9T' 'n
, -itmo past, simply because
there has been\>ut little news afloat here,
and we dislike to repeal the same old etory,
surfeiting our readers with personals,
weather, crops, etc, Neverlbo'ess, wo will
endeavor to offer a few dots, trusting to the
kiiidnos* of the editor who will revise and
correct our mistake'.
n : _, L_,,,
IIHW Ui'?gs 11 UIIIHUK uiung unsmjr,
trying to keop apact with some of our larger
towns.
Mr. S. J. II. Howell, of the original firm
of Spears & Howell, supplies the Kelton
Alliance this year. The other merchants
are plodding along, selling what goods they
can, and seem to be well pleased with their
lot.
We are sorry to announee the death of the
infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. L. J. WooJ,
who died of membranous croup Inst Monday.
The grief stricken parents have our
most heartfelt sympathy in this their great
bereavement. j
There has been some cases of la Grippe
' ? .\ who reside at \
Uf^ooitr'stolen* \\V
understand the thief was caught and lodged
in Union jail, Friday. It is greatly to be
deplored that any one, but more especially
a white man, would be guilty of such au
set.
Her. J. H. Dew, a very promising young
minister of Furiuan University, preached a
most excellent srrmon at Ml. Joy church
iresterday. It is probable that he will supjly
that church this year. Capa.
A Wiioi.k Famii.y Dhownko.?Kingston,
S". \ ., February It.?Four children of Jacob
it. Slatter were skating on the lake at Bcnncivatcr,
nhout six miles from here, this after10011,
when the ice, which was but a few
ncbes thick, gave way and the little ones (
rere precipitated inin tb<? ?..??.f ti.-s- 1
lion*m wore heard by members of the family
rho lived neMr by, and the father and
(other rushed to the rescue. By the time
he parents reached the lake the children *
ad disappeared beneath the ice. The ,l
(other frantic yith the thought of her chil- f
ecu's, peril, rtlflied ujion flie ice, which a
ave way beneath her weight and she sank
enenth the surface. Mr. Slatter then ,?
ttempted to reach his wife, and lie, too. was 'u
rowned. The entire family is wiped out of
ustence. To-night hundreds of people are
it bored about the lake searching for the j?'
(dies. ?
? , n<
t>cpoi!ti nitiks.?(ireat opportu(((ties only
resent themselves once or twice in a lifetime,
id if you have been unfortunate heretofore
are not now profitably employed, you
n seize a great opportunity to make your- |in
If independent by at onea securing an (j(
ency for the Memorial Volume of lion.
ttcrsou Iinvi", ivliicli is being prepared l>y J|
. .1. Win. Jones, I ho "fighting chaplain," **
tli the approval anil assistance of Mrs' V
ivis. The publishers, 1$. P. Johnson & Co.'
O'.t Muin street. Kichmoml, Va., are anx- {^'
ns to secure the niil of a few more live, j
crgetic agents. Apply early, "tukc time ,(|
the foreclock an<l not by the fetlock."
A Thi \r. Jt HTtOK IlKMOvry.?Holnmbia, S.
Peh. 10.?^W^P^MTor'to-ilny renmtrt Ai
II. P.vans, Trial Justice at Marion, for de- ha
<iuency to duty, ba
I'omplaints were made from different par- an
s that he had not taken any magisterial en
ion in the recent fight between the editors int
llie Pee l>ee ImlexLind Marion Star. da
The people of Mat/on are very much dis- be
toil with Trial Justice Kvans ami his con- or
t. Hence his refeiioval was urged ami in
ntc'l hy the (fovcriior. His successor has tol
been appointed.-4 tyruW to Daily AVtr*. $7
Correspondence of Union Times.
Riverside Ripples.
Mr. Editor: I would like to ompli- p
ent my friend and neighbor, Mr. J. W. T(lrj
ughes, on llic Archileclural plan, workanship
and general construction of his log gAt,
bin, just completed. Mr. Hughes bad an
re to solid comfort and durability. He |IC4
lilds his house on a solid foundation. It %ne
not a "cabin in the lnne" or by the laoe, wor
it like the "city set upon a hill," it stands 0|10,
-day a monument to the cunning skill and n0?
>od workmanship of the "boy that follows 90W
is plow." btM
A word of advice to house builders, just gjei
ere. When building a house, or cabiD, or b_
ablts, or anything else, make a good job of W0|
,?and not too small a job either. There ^
no econorfly in putting up a half dozen car(
oorly constructed etablee, barns and cribs, !03
> take the place of one good bnrn, well put j
p. ronmv nnd convenient. r..ii
Mr. W. V. Chapped, of Fairfield. stopped
few days on Riverside with friends and 1
stations, on It's way to Wofl'ord college. ro
lr. Cbappcll thinks of entering the minis- *jtc
y when ho completes his regular college c,u
jurse, nntl will be abundantly and physi- frol
ally able to proclaim aloud the "tinscarcha- 80n
!e riches of the gospel." Tho brawn and ^i
mscle acquired by the hard licks and sturdy j|)2
lows of the farmer boy will furnish a solid j
use on which to budd a lifo of christian ,jlft
ibor and self-denial for nn eternal dwelling
lace. . *
Mr. T. K. I'altucr has the finest looking
eld of grain on the road from this place to
nion. This ben'itiful field is a pleasant jH(1
elief to the eye, after surveying for nnles (U-|
arc and gully washed hills and dales. Mr. tjie
aimer knows from "a" to "izzard" how to
ecuperate a worn out farm. If thore is a
owu, waaficil inloTu^;' and loo "po^'Mf *fjjj"
take a living on, lei liim sell out to Mr. jina
aimer at $5 per acre, and buy it back ()as
gain after three years at $10 per acre, jQf,
inproved front '200 to 1500 per cent. It were j8a
etter to own 50 acres of good cult'.vatenble v|,|
ind (ban 10(H) too poor to sprout peas. j,lw
"E. W. J." and "Vox" both make a ('j
listako in construing our remarks on ^
lie whiskey trallic. We did not say t||n
he wagons haunted this vicinity, but .
be Southern />nrtion of the County. t|(C
"riend "E. W. .J." ought to know something jju
bout the fate of moonshiners in this part vjj
f the county. One of them did venture to coj
riko camp about half mile from this placo j-ol|
. year ago, but the party found themselves gft|
n tho hands of Capt. Greer and on Mheir ' <
ray to jail before they woro aware of tho vi,'
act. We bolicvo it is pretty well known j>o
iraong the scanner tribe that Riverside will
lot tolerate the monstrous crimo of soiling ^
ntoxicants. The law to prontmi 11 noes noi
jrohibit. Something mightier than the (
strong arm of the law must predominate, q
>efor? the matter can bo got under control. ^
Truth." said F>rd Byron, "is stronger than qq
ictior.." but tbis is the truth, but why is it ^
Ihus ? l'ut the friends of Temperance and
the friends of liquor in the scales, aud seo .
which will go up ? uj
According to official reports, the people
of the United States used four gallons of intoxicating
drinks per capita in 1810, and
twelve gallons per capita in 1883. During ^!l
tho five years preceding 1884, while the ro
population increased about In per cent, the
consumption of distilled spirits iucrcased
14.6 percent, and that of malt liqueurs 00.2 ?"<
per cent. The production of tho latter has 80
risen from 1,028,'.'34 barrels in 1803, to 18,- "
908, 019 barrels in 1884. l)r. Strong says, <?
"reader stop just hero and think lor a ?<
moment. J?". R'
? _ ? - ? tn
For the Times.
w
Mr. Wix Explains. jL
Mr. Editor : 1 am loth to ask for further to
space in your paper to reply to Mr. Whit- H
lock, or, 1 should say, the substitute, but tl
knowing your kind generous nature, I will fr
ask you and the many readers of the Times A
to. bear with me this time, to placo myself H
Ibis, too, Mr. IV. il. WhitiocK, I have *
always been taught from boyhood up, never
to strike a man when he is down, but I will m
have to vary a little this time. However, 1 to
will promise not (o hit you hard. Perhaps tl:
you will want to know what for, and 1 will at
tell jron; lor allowing another man to write
your reply, mi I tl?eit use your name. Don't tit
do that, for fear that you may rufllo the Hi
feat Iters of someone. My feelimrs are not go
the least hurt. ~ y,
Now, kind readers, please he patient with in
mo while I endeavor to picture to you a uo
birds-eye view ot my last. I will state where as
this Solomon would have you believe that 1 in
had given in a false report in itemizing my tit
crop : He hints at a fivc-liorso farm, instead nr
of 4; numerous houses to rent, paid in work, wi
and that 1 did not pay my laborers. ra
Well, gentlemen, that is too absurd for anv N'c
renlv J ,
IVI
- ?r v
Now, I will acknowledge in the commencement
that I am not able to give him <
justice, though I will endeavor to do mybest. Mi
lie is a nian that never gets between the ha
\t mnUua \ U
nnd staggers against them. Hut this very ph
- - - - . f ?? * i- ?r a?u. <o,
going to town in the morning and see but '
one man plowing, but on returning at night Ni
would swear that 1 was two, or perhaps three 8p
men plowing. Now gentlemen, was it at all
unreason tble for that man to imagine that 1 I?i<
was running five plows instead of four? Wi
Very respectfully,
W. A. \Vix. fot
Mi:. Storks; I will give you the ntines
af tny hau ls, both year and day labor, a
which all can be found on the place that I me
worked, except John tiwbnnks, who is with
no: William Powell, wages; Wcsly Wil- die
ard nnd wife, by the month and day; Oscar
I'cnk and wife, day labor; William Powell, '
oieu day labor. Any one wishing to know me
whether I paid them for their lebor can call pill
m them,and not one of them will say that son
owe them a nickel, also John Willard until I, i
st of May. W. A. W. bio
bar
Oxr.v a Pint <>k Wiiiskkv. ?Newberry. '
ebruary 9.?James 15. Clary, a farmer, who as
vet five in les from this place, attempted frie
csterday afternoon to shoot his dauglit?r, I'ti
young laty about 18 years old, but bis pia- of I
>! vrss wrested from his bands nn 1 the at- will
impt thwarted. Neighbors were sent for As
ir protection. All were in tho room to- 'c 1
:ther when Clary, in a fit of madness, own
asped a hatchet nnd gave his wife several bo f
ovrs on the head, which will probably prove tny
??i uu. -- - -
<>i. n.m mis iu mi unconscious condition tint
st night an I the attending physician could serv
it say how badly (die was iiiirt.
As to the cause of this sail nll'air it is sup- IV
scd Cl.uy's mind is unbalanced or lie is nail,
tiering from delirium tremens. About Coui
o years ago after drinking heavily, lie tola!
d delirium tremens, and during one of The
esc spells shot his Utile s in with a pistol, to si
t not seriously. Those who know say he wnte
s not been drinking very much quite limit,
cent 13', and when in t>wn last Wednesday stop
III his daughter and wife lie took only ono get t
it of whiskey home w'uli him and has net logs
en in town since, lie has a wife, one river
tighter and two s ins, ?ad has been a well- dowi
do farmer. Ilt.s wifo whs a Charleston able
ly, a.Miss Vernon. plant
- groui
. ''JWAftiry 'Vvrtixv-fnmKgs
s been done by the l.os Angeles River. It l obr
3 changed its course at almost a right cultii
gle just pouth or the city limits, and after laa'cr
issing the country for si* tniles empties ing a
lo the old San Gabriel River. The iuun- into
tion covers a large am. A largo niitn- audi
r of orange, walnut, lemon and other sapc
ohards aro almost ruined. Growing crops taie
its course arc completely destroyed. 'Ibe 1
Inl damage in this locality is e-t in i'e I at er-.
50,000." 001,0
Correspondence of theUnion Timks.
Matter* and Things at 8antno. ?
amtuc, Feb. 11.?We art still having a N
iety of chaoges of weather. The first of M
week was very warm, but Friday and W
irday a oold East rain fell, and yesterand
to day was clear and cold, and a
vy frost gave it somewhat the appearo
of an old lime Wiuter, and the farmers
e glad to sec it, as they thought it would
ck the depredations of the flies which are *'
t seriously injuring the wheat and early th
n oats. The Spring oats are coming up
uiifully. It is t> be hoped that the
9, or, "winter" grasshoppers, or bugs, or 13
whatever name the rascals are called, 111
i't attack the late sown small grain. a
Itock of all kinds, that have betn properly
cd fur, is looking fine, and I am glad to
tin increased number of fine shouts and r
s coming on, which is a hopeful sign for ar
smokehouses, with home raised meat, to
t fail. jn
here is a quantity of cotton upon the
und Rnd platforyi here, and no little ex- aI
uncut was create 1 last week by a bale ^
siting fire from a spark, it is thought,
m a passing locomotive. This caused
to to sell immed ate'y and some buyers to
p instantly, for a strong wind was blowfrom
the trains to the coiton. Q<
'his winter hns been so remarkably mild <li
t blnckberrn briars have not shed all U
ir leaves, and aro budding again. Plumb jv
8S havo been blooming fur nearly two
;ks. The bridal-wreath, golden rod,
riwinklo, jonquil), hyacinth, etc., have sc
dc (heir debut in society, and ofren seen'
iglcd with hit house flowers, adorning ^
button holes of favored young gentlea.
fi!
'T?l*fUonivH lot,I iu Uat w??U lUal m. t.ll
leTnToiti bhwt >l?iiWnLU. - A
a peach tree rod with bloesoms, which ^
met a co'-l reception, so I think
lesvillc and Santue aro about even. If it
't so, 1 will not aigno, for I know Jones- c?
lo is a great place, a lovely place, full of jj,
-abiding, progressive cinzcus, gcmai geuiiicn
and matrons, and protty girls, and is Ju
embodiment of opeu-hc irted goaerosity, m
t beats all the pear and peach blossoms
impressing the heart, of one who has been
> recipient oft heir generosity in lime past,
t whilo we siy this honestly for Jonesle,
we can also sny that a more choioe
lection of beauty and grace cannot be 1,1
nd in any placo, than can bo found in s<
ntuc. a,
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Whitlock, of Jonesle,
who hnvo been on a visit to Mrs. S. A. r<
i ter, returned homo last week. o
Mr. Frank Ureer, (our Frank) passed h
ough Santuc yesterday, on a "rapid Cl
nsit'' tour.
On account of illuoss, which detained Uov. 81
It. Willeford at Huntington, Laurens &
nniy, where he and Mre. Wills ford was A
a visit to relatives, ho was unable to fill n
i appointment at Salem yesterday.
Rev. J. W. Query preached at the l'res- 8
lerian church vesterday morning and c
ght, " E. W. J. J
SunnF.x Appearance ok a New Town.? r
vnnnah, February 7.?A village of mushntn
growth arose on the banks of the Sannali.
near Fort Jackson, on Weduesday
ght. When the sun set on Wednesday the
>rt was the only building on the river's i
nth bank for a long distance either cast or ,
est. Thursday half a dozen cottages dot- .
d the bank. A western mining town
:ver sprang up so snddcnly. The cottages 1
e occupied and the tenants have instruc- i
ans to hold them unless the guns of the (
rt arc turned on them. Electric lights,
ater-works and street cars have not been
liruuueed yet, but if the village continues (
grow as rapidly as it started off, all these
lings may be expected before the end of ,
ic month. The houses were sent down
om thocity on boats by Capt James Mclpin,nnd
were put on the site which Hapt.
I. Vi. ?? ' ?ei?unm-lnT -Ik - MWX.lUKfi' >-j
OnuEitEO orT of Nohtii Carolina.?The ,
lilroad emigrant Agents havo been ordered
i loavo the State of North Carolina, where
ley havo been drumming up business 1
nong the negroes. i
Tho people of North Carolina are getting (
rod of having all the negroes leaving for
o profitable fields of the West and arc
ing to put a st>p to the negro exodus. 1
isterlay several railroad agents who were I
the State forming parties to leave were c
tided that they must get out of the State,
they were doing the country a serious r
jury. It is sui t that the communication te
e agents was followed by an additional
gumeut in the way of the six-shooter,
licli was an effective warning, and the tl
ilroad men have gotten ?n the outside of o
irtli Carolina's line and they do not in- >
id to return. p
1
SriiB Crnr. for tiik (lair.?Sir M or ell c
ickcnzic, the famous Knglish specialist, it
s written a proscription for tho grip and it w
CX*ivaart Kolnw U'.. Mvavil MaVlilutlV W mC 1 |
ysician who treated Kmpcror Frederick of I h
""""w 'luwiip, |,jM Ulnwi | t
I'lio prescription is: In
muo ot potash (saltpetre) I drachm a
iritH of nitric ether (sweet spirits it
of nitre) 4 drachms il
rpior ol'acetate of ammonia 14 ounces o
iter to tj ounces ti
A tahlespoonful with otic of water every T
tr hours. n
Tincture of quinine, one tonspoonful in ci
wineglass of water, twice daily before tl
als. p
I'his ought to be taken for four days. The C
t should consist of beef tea and some fruit, p
- hi
Tin: l.ior,i:\imiy or Mh. Davis.?Rich- w
ml, Vft-. February 7.?The Kvening State w
blishos a letter received from .Mrs. Jeffer- ai
t Davis, dated lieauvoir. Miss , February
in which she says, in reference to the pi
graphy being prepared of Iter late bus- Tl
id: 1'
'In order to make tlio book as complete st
possible, I shall be greatly obliged if our rc
mils whose personal recollections of Mr. b
ris woul 1 throw any light on any evont of
is life or teu 1 to illustrate his character gi
I record them an 1 forward them to me. ac
I shall endeavor, as far as possible, to fu
the story of Mr. Davis's caieer in his be
words, I shall regard it as real service to iuj
urn is lied with copies of any letters Irotn sei
husband relating to any public topic co
his surviving friends may have pre- tin
cd.' uo
.? six
horn nt in Ijowr.u Ukohuia.?Sitvnn- air
February <s.?The farmers of Kmnnuel plo
ity arc despondent on account of the an<
absence id' lain for so long a period, the
creeks and other streams have dried up cot
it'll an extent that it is difficult to even to t
r the stock properly. Those who cut san
icr in the winter months have had to plo
work simply Imetiim iii?? ,.....i-i l-:
, IIU1 II11
lu ir |?r<M|i!i c to market Vnst piles of o?c
urc wailing for rain tliut will fill up the to *
Miifticicntly to permit floating tlicin the
i to Marion. The i miners are also nil- olio
to plough and gel ready for the .spring jJd
iijg on account of the hardness of
.... m i rmiM"?" asn
uary l>.? Mr. Post, botanist of ilio agriiral
department, ',:IS returned from * *e
o. Mas-?., where he has been invcitigat- Aft
i new process for weaving ramie fibre vcr
cloth. I!" says ilie process is a success. Apt
Lnnt in a short time ratnie fibre will Ibe
reedn cotton an 1 wool in cloth mannfuc- h?n
beeaiisc it wi'l be cheaper. Mo docs cro
hink i' will l.uri the the cotton plant- scri
a" they Ciii ru e taniie fibre instcal of ntm
Jil
THE ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
. 0. LITTLEJOIIN, . Editor*
. B. KELLY. 1
. U. MILLER, i AsiwtaktEditors.
? ....
ItV ERROR.
If there is any man belonging to the Alliice
who affirms or believes that it is
o objects of the order to break down
re any honest man of any occupation,
greatly in error, and does not understan^BH
ie true object of the organisation, nor is hi
true exponent of the order. The Alliance
, or should be, only a combination of mrfusion*,
honest men arrayed against aristocracy
id trusts ; and when goods sell according
supply and demand and an honest and
f 1 onniulnilt nninnnlit inn ovinia in Irailo ilinn
id not till then, can wc do without the
Hiancc.
EXPLANATION
There are a class of men who denounce
ir agricultural organizations as trusts, and
sclarc them as bad as the commercial trusts,
ndoubtedly they (the farmers) would be
ist as well off without such organizations if
tere were no need of them ; but at the promt
time they are necessary.
The farmers find combinations against
letu. They cannot, individually, carry on a
;ht for their rights against the combinations
mt encompass I hem ; hence wo
nsive movement. The only wiay^i^y can
>ld their own against combinations is by
imbination. The Alliance is a combination
at represents an effort to secure only a
st share of the rewards of labor. It may
akc mistakes, but its object is just and right.
HONESTY VS. DISHONESTY"An
honest man is the noblest work of
od." And although his honoaty will not
iakc him infallible, and he will doubtless
imetimes err; jet he is at all times, and in
11 his ways a solid man, and you, will ever
espect him, even though his belief and
pinions are just the reverse of yours. But
ow detestable are the dishonest, hypoeritiil
men that wnlk this earth. Prompted by
inister motives?perhaps aspirants for ofce?they
are such sealous advocates for the
llianco when with Alliance men^then tbejl "
re its bitterest enemies when w^^nts opno.
ers. Such characters deserve nothing but
ontcmpt from honest men of every patto,
fes, let us a thousand times sooner sup At
loncst oppossrs than such traitorous
ents.
LIVE AND LET LIVE''
The fourteen Alliances that form the "Gafficy
Trade Union." met in January at Gafficy
Uity and received sealed bids from 6 or
1 of the most responsible merchants to furlish,
on time, those members of those Aliiinces
who have to buy part of their supplies
on a credit. The merchants very properly
offered two rates, per cent.?one on "gilt
?dgcd" accounts ; nuothcr, and a higher one,
where they had to secure themselves by liens
and chattle mortgages. The committee to
whom the business was entrusted{ wishing to
live and let live, raised soma, of the bids and
coiuilizc.il ^ in T'"n tllflUjIfHflfc ?
goods at a. certain pttfce Vbove cost, spot
sash ; so that now any inetnbCT-r of those Alliinces
can buy on time from any of^Arse
merchants at the same per cent; thus giving
lo each member of the Alliance his chosen
merchant, and to each merchant his pet customer.
And where is the honest merchant
that could object to this general rate per
sent. time price. Then this arrangement
throws a protection nround the Alliances
tollectively and individunly, giving "equal
iglits to all and spec inl favors to none."
? -
Twkntt-Eioiit Bai.es on Twki,vk Acres.
?During the cotton season your corresponteut
frequently heard of a wonderful patch
f cotton on Mr. John 1'. Gray's farm,
fessrs T. O. and F. A. Liwton said it snr
a38e<l everything in the way of cotton. Mr.
"rank Johnston says that it was very fine
otton. 1 have secured an aq&Mftrt, thinking
might stimulate otbe?^>*rticuUrly those
rhn " *-??^Ttri,h iheir own haods.
f every crop this yeaf. ,?Aro cut down onealf,
auil the same time aim manure and atention
given to the other ?hcre"V?alfi he no
iminution in yiold and more satisfaction iu
11 work. The yield of cotton is wonderful
t this case, but others have nearly r^ache I
Mr. A. M. DeLoach, of Stafford's, mado
n thirteen acres fifteen, twenty an I
wenty-five hales of 500 pounds each,
he land was cowpenned at the rate of two
cresporyear. We have too few stock; no
title, no prosperity. There should h}
tree where there is only one cow now, gffrl \
D00 sheep for every one in HnmpWA*
ounty. Mr. Gray will use a thousd^Bp
ountls of fertilizer this Brason and fiftjr^
usliels of cotton seed, and Mr. DeLoach
ill work his field for all it is worth. Who
ill follow suit ? Here is Mr. Gray's
scount.
Broke the land flush with nix inch turn
lough, deep, in latter part of February,
hen laid off in five foot rows, very deep,
ut down fifty bushels green ootton
ed per acre; measured acres tweaty-one
tws to task. Covered the Hoed lightly with
mrd on plough stock. Let stand until 6th
April, and put down 200 poundi of doora
State Grange fertilizer to the measure 1
rc ou top of the seed. Then I put four
rrows, with seven inch turn plough to tho
<J, moderately shallow; opened for plantg
with small short hu'l tongue. Dropped
ed by hand thirty inches apart in hill.*;
vercd with log drag on the 10th of April;
9ii on ilie 1st of May, before it was fairly
, ploughed Tcry shallow with twenty-inch
sweep, four furrows t> ibo row, d
d replanted; stand poor. On May 20
tiglicd every other middle very shallow,
1 put in the siding furrow '200 pounds of
fallowing mixture: Kqunl quantities
ton seed meal, acid phosphate ami kainil
he measured acre. On the 1st of dune
to in the other middle, going behind each
"gliing with hoes, and chopping anyig
t lint should not remain ill Cotton;
throe acres per day to thchfu^^tfjjflHn^fiaB
1 mule. Did not plough
nr i lm I unit wan broken all Iiloilff lllllt Was
y shallow. Season was g toil through
ril, <lry in May, until middle of July, ami
n excessively hot and wet. Alter very
vy ruins?Utli, 1 -1th and loth?ill the
p on place, except the twelve acres doibc.l,
scihled and stopped growing and J
Je nothing after that. Hut the I wove aores Jk
not drop a form or leaf, or change color,
?<t>