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Tu* Vamtirks or tiik Naticr.?Boston, February 8.?At the niectiiig of the Boston Heform Club, held this evening, Ex-Governor Chamberlain made nti able and eloquent speech, many points of which were applauded to the echo. Ex-Governor Chamberlain's address was the feature of the evening. He hadadoublebarrelled subject und bundled it with as much skill as a South Carolina sportsman handles his double-barrelled shotgun. His remark* on the dependent pension bills and on the race problem were equally to the point, lie contended that there is no race problem as such, that the negro in the South is making better progress than at any tiuie since his freedom; that instead of being a race problem the negro question is a political problem, engineered for the solo benefit of the Hoars and Chandlers and Ingnllscs of the North, and that the Government 1k\s done ull that it can do for the negro in his social and political life. His views upon this subject, however, merit a fuller notice thau can he made in this report and are worthy of publication in extenso. t iovernor 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 between 1 Hi! 1 and lSiin no less than -,77'J.tHM) men. Heaths and desertions reduced that number by about t>(R),000, leaving about *2.'200<MM) soldiers surviv ing the war ! Of these, as I have stated, -IH'.t.OOO are now on the pension rolls, leaving, less deaths occurring siuv.c lHtlo, about 1,700,000 unpensioncd. ?> > ...imW ;t Is, as^probablo impossible, of course, to sty how many of this number arc or will become dependent, but our best pension experts estimate the increase of our pension list at from 4O0.000 to '<00,000 under the operations of such a bill?resulting in an increase of disbursements for pensions by something like $100. OOO.tHtO, making the annual pension expenditure not less than S'J'HI.OOO.OOO ! "These calculations arc necessarily problematic. but that the increase in the pension list and of pension expenditures will be enormous no one can question. It seems probable both these will be doubled. Hut no pecuniary considerations exhaust or duly present the enormity of these schemes. Such pensions, such terms of pensinn, 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 vnluc above all else, the pride of memory and of duty done in that war! Does he ask us to put him on the pauper roll, to offer stiUluxE U>uk-s wii-ULdUiciist ami cuiitciuvl on such offers. If misfortune shall overtake him he will depend, like other men, on the support of family and kindred, the charity of friends, if nee i he. hut not on tensions paid from taxes conipulsorily collected from the entire community. Much as I honor President Cleveland for many other reasons of a public nature. I honor him, perhaps most of all. for his brave ami patriotic fight against special pension hills and the stupendous corruption and wrong of the dependent pension hill which lie vetoed and killed. The snmc substantial scheme of plunder is now afoot in tho Senate, as 1 have said. I doubt if half a dozen Republican Senators will dare to record their votes against it?especially I doubt if .Massachusetts Senators will dare to oppose it. The courage which fought tlio great ante-war conflict of ideas, the courage which fought the great war itself and blazoned our history with its brightest paget, seems to be well-nigh lost. Tiik MncKi.K.vnrna Declaration of IxpkfKNtlSNCK OX fii.k at tub CHARLESTON Lliirary.?It is a fact not generally know.n that the Charleston Library is in posscyiAp the possession of the Society. j Some uiotbs ago the ltev. . W. Miller, of Charlotte. N. C., requested the loan of the paper, which ho wished to exhibit on the J occasion of a lecture delivered on the subieet. After considering the matter the board | decided to send it to him, but an offer to purchase it was declined, 'flic paper was exhibited in Charlotte, and created a great ileal of interest. The original copy of these resolutions was filed in the British Museum, hut many years ago were found to have been abstracted, and has never been recovered. The loss of the original left the copy ill the Library the last Known to no in existence. In Johnson's "eminisccncesa copy of these resolutions is printed with tlie statement . that they were from Timothy's Carolina Gazette. They were from the publication jnjSMr^Lheforc named, of which Timothy was probaJJWjg^^ly^ihe pu'dls". c.\ weic not publhlfcdin fr?wUton- Uio < name' of Hon: Jolm-Cs ^Sheppard, of Kdge field. MBj^^BWr."^heppaid. it is true,.is not a l'cc-Dee IHSa^pin, hut he is the very man for the HHBS|H?rfoce. _ It is nil well for a newspaper I^^^^^^Ho^hring forward for oflico tho men of its ^E)!wn section, provided circumstances favor, to pursue such -a course for* merely sccH^mil as .not altogether TBr*M'rfSlieppani Tina already served the .Stntc WrfW-I/t en t en hiit Governor and filled the Gov...pernor's chair for a short time, and every one w . , ~ Knows wiiu wnai anility ne tilled noth positions. He is a young iruiu of high attainments and statesman-like ideas, and such nre the kind that we should all desire in office Therefore we have come to the conelusion that the State Convention could do no better than nominate him for Governor. ?C/icraw Reporter. TlIK HoRIIORS OF TUB MlNK. Lotllioil, February 7.?The work of removing the bodies of the miners who lost their lives by the explosion in the colliery at Abersyclian yesterday is being carried on as rapidly as possible. Already one hundred bodies have been taken from the pit, and it is believed that about thirty more yet remain there. Tho ventilation of the pit has been restored, and this greatly facilitates tho efforts of tho workers. 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 a group. They had not been burned at all, and they appeared to l?e calmly sleeping. AH of them had died front suffocation. Several of the men who had volunteered for the work of rescue were made sick by handling the burned bodies and were obliged to come to the surface. Later.?A dispatch just received in this city states that l">o bodies have been taken from tho pit at Abcrsychan. iH&p He was ordained to the prioHhood in 1830, ?t Ghent, IMgiuin. lie has been pastor of Wfry. St. Mary's since 184:1, and has labored in tho diocese aioco his ordination. Ho founR ded several public ina'itul'or.". He purchased the property known ns S\ Joseph's |B Provincial Seminary from the Methodists!* T IRc JUedfy liiion Hiuies dep cob R. M. STOKER, - Editor 8C S. S STOKES. - Local Editor the fro rat Friday, February 14, 1SOO. for ?,ei SUBSCRIPTION, $1 60 PER ANNUA! lh' tia / POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. k" i" The I'. O. will be opened for business ofT from 8 A. M. to 6.30 1*. M. cu The Money Order Department will be opened for business from 0 A. M. to 4 P. M. 8 The Northern mail will close at 1 p. *>r I M., and the Southern Mail at 1.30 P. M. "1 Any inattention or irregularities should t;e reported promptly to the 1*. M. Fc J. C. HUNTER, 1*. M. \\ mi ' ' J. gk.?T A I'ocket Book, containing a sma'l 10 sum of money, was found in the old road ^ between Cross Keys and Union, near the re Hay place, one day this week, and has been Ni left nt this office. The ewncr can got it by J'1 bi proviug property. bt th flair Our streets and roads loading to w town have been lively and odoriferous the * ^ e.n.s xors. Most of them were loaded at the depot with fertilizers ordered through the Alii- bi ance. We have also notieed many wagons jj' standing in front of stores loaded with supplies and farm implements. dt ffcif" We have heard that an election for th Town Treasurer was held last Tuesday. m Kvcrything was so quiet, that a hunt had to be made to get a respectable rote. lii Mr. James II. Ilodger was the only candi- ca date and. of course, was elected. Well, a better man could not have been selected, if jj( the election had been advertised in theTiMis R< six months, po de *ir [). C. Flynn has concluded to move Columbia to Union, instead of moving Flynn ? to Columbia, and has started another of ^ those remarkable boouis in low prices that iaiit Dry Oootle store so f.w yt>?. U. 4-,\U we the people of Union never did know what low priced goods meant, and never will, un- 's J til they get into the habit of buying from hiin. Rr< ? - Of We arc informed that the Ladies I ) of the Baptist Church of this town intend r giving a Grand Dinner, for the benefit of the j Church, on the 1st Monday in March. It is many years since the Baptist Church ^ called for any precuniary assistance from ^ the public, and we sincerely hope the present call will be liberally responded to by 1 all denominations and classes. The church ^ building is greatly in need of repairs, and ^ the proceeds of the dinner will be appro- "'e printed to that purpose. 1 . + . mit IIomr-M auk-Lard.?Call at. once at ARTHUR & HUMPHRIES' Market, and try get some pure home-made lard. rO0 ....T"* '.^?io^?^n\luiicityr ftl The institute will be a great addition to the *F city, and will supply a wani long felt by the Presbyterians of this stale, under whose supervision the school will be. Tiib Ki'Iscopai. iNnrsTni.w. Sciiooi..?The lai corner-stone of the industrial school, which ju is to be founded in this city, will be laid to- ^ morrow afternoon with imposing ceremonies. ^ Addresses will be delivered by Col. John P. Thomas and the Rev. I)r. Kllison C opera. ^ The public are cordially invited to attend the & ceremonies.? Charleston World. 0 Death at Santuc. 8 We regret to learn of the death 9f Mr. J. -D Woodley Thomas, which occurred at his residence near Santuc last Wednesday. le Encourage Him. I j' Mr. Joseph Wicser, of Germany, 1ms cast pmong us. is a very lSeUigelit inan and g seems anxious to get employment, and we 9 hope that those who may have gardening to be dono will givo him cmploym cut. j? Union is Growing. In the post three or four months our town jj has been gradually increasing in white pop- j. ulation. Three excellent families and several if single gentlemen have conio into our town and started business in the commercial and ^ mechanical lines. No doubt the Cotton Seed Oil Mill has ^ been instrumental in bringing among us or this important increase of population, and we re hope that some other enterprise will soon be a put 011 foot that will be the means of bring- c' ing others into our village. ? - th The Board of Trade. n< At the annual meeting of the Hoard of to Trade, held last Friday evening, the follow- st ing officers were re-elected for the ensuing year : President, F. M. Farr. Vice-president, W. A. Nicholson. Secretary and Treasurer, B. I*. Arthur. CnmnnOnn I i L1.. n# I> M I'i Cohen, S. M. Rice, Jr., R. T. (lee. It is ft line hoard of officers nnd nre sure ^ we will during tlie present year do much to advance the commercial interests of the town. ? - . - ? - mi A Correotion IVe nave been informed that not withstand- \'a ing our earnest intention to report nothing ,n prejudicial to either side, we'were in error was not ihs case, that I be correspondence to which we alluded merely had reference to a legal settlement of an account between the 8b parties, and not to light a duel. HH' We feel that it is our duly to make the ... . ,0 above correction n* wo were misinformed (je upon that point. tat Jther Move en the 3 C'a Road. Ve don't know that there can be more lendence placed in the following high orrd rumor as to when this branch of the e* !' road will h? put under contract, and changing of the terminus of the roal }8 m Chirketon to Port Royal, thin in the wi ny fluttering reports which have hereto- uu e excited cur citizens to hope, if not to ieve, that the road would be built through 8p s couuty within a reasonable length of tal no. It may be that Port Riyaft is held up' as a r? ltd of rcarecrow to Charleston and An- tli sla to induce the people ef those eitiea to cr greater money inducements to ae- ?' re the terminis of the road. One thing 011 very evident, the building of the Augusta 8U nnch of tho 3 C's road is by no means a lyi ost cause.'' Ill Watch tiiat Botti.ru Port!?Columbia, ' ibrunry 10.?Momentous nows I Watch ' irl Royal ! Col. R. A. Johnson, general imager of the Three C's R>ad, with Dr. Q. Black, of the directory, is in Columbia . -night for the purpose of arranging wiih 18 ntractors for the building of the Newberry *' id Augusta branch of the great road he ' prcscn's. He told a representative of the . Courior at 11 o'clock to-nigbt, thai e contract for the completion of that ' nnch from Blocksburg to Newberry woulii : given out as soon as possible, and that 81 e first forty-five miles would be completed 0 ithin eight months, and the whole line . ithin eighteen months. Controotors are 81 sre conferring with him. ifc ihnsin snysttnt a strong pressure is being nil fT h f t t hnnr unnn lata ?/>???.??? ?? ? > fc. ^ p... .. Wv<?> UIU VVUIJ/dUJ V# IUU w is ea-collcl Augusta branch from New- -w Try to Port Royal, instead of to Augusta, w id that it is very probable that this will b? 8C me. The Appletons, who own a great ~ al of property at Port Royal, have offered e most liberal inducements to the manageent to make that harbor their seaboard tcrinus. J? Col. Johnson argues that by running his ; ie to Port Royal he would secure practi. bI lly all of its business, while by directing n< to Charleston ho would have to divide eights with the South Carolina Railway. ) thinks it certain that a harbor like Port ~a >yat cannot be much longer neglected, and ^c at this line might as well be the first to w< aseta it. lie docs not tell what bos been ?r cided upon, but he talks enthusiastically out Port Royal. Watch that bottled port! of Cor. Arewt and Courirr. .. . 8h e Y. M. C. A. Reading Booms. The Rending Rooms of the Young Men's ristian Association are now opened every roi :ning, except Bunday, aud the community tin requested to visit them. M The following periodicals and newspapers j kept on file at the rooms for the benefits jus those who wish to visit tho rooms. thi Scribncr's and Harper's Magazines. ^ia The Century Magazine. mo The Daily News and Courier. ju; The Daily Philadelphia Times. ] ["he Youth's Companion. The Religious Herald. flic Chester Hcporter. flic Fairfield News and Herald. hit The Union Times, t is hoped that the public will feel that ^r< rooms are open for the pleasure and bone- j >f the community, and the Executive Com- raL tee earnestly request that all our citizens acr I take an interest in the Association and m<i to assist them in establishing the Reading 8.)r mis, that it may be a place of congenial im to' the Rooms, where it will be highly M iprcciated. so w List of Jarois. er The following were drawn according to fcj w, Inst Wednesday, to serve as Grand or irors, for the year 1890. It D Coleman, 10 11 II Miller, | W E Hstchford, 11 L K Cunningham, W F Hnmes, 1*2 It Elmore, , Slt'Aycock, 111 It FService, . W F Dukes, 14 W A McWhirtcr, * J U Jeter, 15 George Ilarnett, CTBecknell, 10 Glenn Sims, (col.) , John Hart, 17 E G Mct'ullock, JT B Vaughan, 118 W J Aughtry, u The following l'ctit Jurors have been * gaily drawn to serve during the March q, jrm of Court 1890 : b W T Stokes, 20 J A Liltlejohn, " T N Kelly, 27 J L Lnmb, ? ) J F lletaill, 28 J tV Kelly, *' I W H Sartor, 29 T L ltobbs, I T M Whitesidos, 130 E F Vaughan, 11 5 It C Littlejohn, 31 It 8 Thomas, a I T. 1* Miller, 32 J C Richards, J > W S McLure, 33 J E Hunter, P 5 J O Tate, 34 W C Murphy, r tr \f o us r n ir i si m oumner, joo j u ivoon, i W T Littlejohn, |36 II M Sparks, IS ? ? 11 tnd A11 Take a Side " w Our enterprising friend W. I). Bewlcy, in n lis issue invites everybody to jump into 11 le of those beautiful buggies he has just ^ ceived direct from the factory, and take vr pleasant and easy ride. Mr. Hewley by ni ose attention to business, reasonable and j' ir prices, has built up a fine business in ^ e hardware line, and with his An* busi- j iss tact he will keep it. He lias everything g sell, from the finest awl to the biggest ,; ove. Go and see him. rer?onau. g, Mrs. I,. N. ltodger returned from New- b< irry last Friday. Miss Mamie Railcy returned to Cooper's incstonc Institute last Friday. ^ Mr. Jnincs Grant is ut home on a visit. 0r e are truly g!nd to meet our rospcctcd old cu lend, and wish he could remain with us. sc Mr. Chas. R. Long, .loncsville's popular Drchant, was in town on business this week. If. Johnson, Jr. Esq., and Maj. J. W. w rlisle, of Spartanburg, went iy>vcral days town this week, on professiomll busiyess, Mr. James Oeddcs, one of Spartanburg's C1 kling mere limits, paid his brother, Mr. b; "cdHS! \\ adocal justice to-day, in a unit brought satisfp a debt of $100. A thousand bush- ti? i of oornhelonging to a farmer named ac rndnmn liad been attached. Stcndiuan of id ho was uaing corn for fuel and tlint a ousand bushel* was not inore than sufficient gn last a year, and the Justice aulcd that 1111- ?ln r the law exempting a year's fuel the at- gr duueut could not hold. no C?rrt?poud?Ioe of the Union Time*. Iitmtw North Fnoolet. Etta janr,^kb. 18.?Cnpt. M. Shell, nn pert ciineraSgist, bns been prospecting rough this cu<Vty and he is so well pleased th the mincrakrospccts that he says there ample room tkl work here for all who sh to go into fhe mining business. He ide a trip tcRfit famous ts'ott mine and rerts good prtspects from that place. When man of Opt. Shell's rcientiflo attainments eaks fwofably of a place it is a nod for c*piList a to money. Capitalists |1Lpaak w^WpihMt With thousands and as of thousands of dollars, and we may asoaably look for great developments in e nmr fptnrc. For bringing this enterprise about no man o?r section deserves more credit that irueteemod citizen A. Frank Smith, Esq. G> ahead, gentlemen, wo wish you all the iicess that your honorable vocation so rich(descrves. Ion. O. B Fowler is engaged in rcbuildj Mr. A. F. Kendrick's mill which was rut a good whilo ago. As a millwright t. Fowler is second to none in our country, first class mill is much needed in our sccn. One of the surest signs of retrogression hat we have so few if any millwrights i- mechanics of any kind coming on among leyouug men and boys of our country. W- il - ? iniiik i no nog reports are nil in by liatime, and would like fer our Alliance dtar to award the prize, as that work was tt.pon him, in connection with our propotio to send a copy of tho Timks one year > th. winner. The season has been so un,vor*)\e for killing that it has been imposble U the reports in sooner. There **Spc thing we hare accomplished, >od portion ofiUfthey ^rill only try ; and e hope there is ot one, in tjie county but1 ill try to do so lis year. We have got to ic or even hear f the first cose in which a stormincd woiun ever failed in her underking?unless i?nay havo been in marrying. John Smith, .1, was before our Trial Jusce Court last Fidny, charged with burglary id larceny. H was he'd for the action, of e Grand Jury. The alleged offence was -caking into am robbing the store of Gar, >r Brothers, at 'inckney. We noticed in he Greenville Netct that nt 0 preliminary Jcftr'"K ?f the case against unucl Mcdlin, before our Trial Justice turt last Monday, for arson, that threats jre made to rclwsc tho prisoner, &c- We e inclined to think that this rumor was unded on a supposition that the Knights Labor would interfere in his behalf. But 1 see no reason why that organization ould be less obedient to the laws of the untry than others, formed for n similar rpose?sclf-protcction. However, we ind upon inquiry that some drunken MEM U> uqy uu ?I1 VAVliVIUUIU OTCT s nwfUk^ifiWri^ktfea, and it is well they i, for^ nen a prisoner is taken out of our irt in any other way than by due process law, Mrs Vox will be a widow, sure. In itic? to the prisoner we arc glad to note it he objected to any effort in the part of i would-be friends to liberate him. Hie Postofficc at Sunnyside has been reved to Mr. A. F. Kcndrick's with Mrs. lift A Kendrick is postmaster. Rev. J. I), liailcy will preach at Skull oals, ami Rev. 11. P. Smith, at Salem, next l)bath. Rev. Mr. Smith is expected to c a short lecture to the Salem S. S. that g, at 11 A. M. Everybody should hear a. Hto Wilkinsville sub-Alliance offers a unium of $50 for the bost acre of cotton iwn this year by anyone of its members. U1 right/ brethren. Now give the corn sers a cajuce at $50, for iho best five es of conn and we will put the ball in lion. \ The Times Hen has gone to work and Blie's ending hericlf too. Vox. sb*Jbu|l -???5 pas', simply bcoaust e7c litilo news afloat here ,?1 the same old story, rfLMt^^^^^^B(*ders with personals, Nevertbo'ess, we will ulea^^^^^^HUewdots, trusting to thl iti(lno99HHpPTor who will revise ajnd rrect oui^nrerakes. Mi Our little village is moving along brisket ving to keep apacs with some of our larger iwns. Mr. S. J. II. Howell, of the original firn r Spears & Howell, supplies the Keltoi llianee this year. The other merchant re plodding along, selling what goods thej in, and seem to be well ploased with their it. We ara sorry to announce the death of th< ifant daughter of l)r. and Mrs. L. J. Wood ho died of membranous croup last Monay. The griefUfntckcn parents .lywe ? oui tost heartfoltfflmythy it^thls their great eplored that any ons, but more especial I; white man, would be guilty of such a' ct. Kev. J. II. Dew, a very promising youni linister of Furman Dnivereity, preached i tost excellent sermon at Mt. Joy churcl esterday. It is probable that be will sup !y that churoh this year. Capa. A Whole Family Diiownkd.?Kingston f. V., February D.?Four children of Jaco L. Slnttcr were skating on the lake at Bcnne rater, about six miles from here, tbis after oon, when tlic ice, which was but a fet relics thick, gave way and the little one ere precipitated into tho water. Theii touts were heard by members of the family ho lived near bv, and the father ant tother rushed to the rescue. By the tinn 10 parents reached the lake tho childrei ad disappeared beneath the ice. Tin mtker fradtijjith ^# thought of hqr chit ren'a.peril, prt&hto irj^rny Hie ice,~"whicl ave wuy bcuenth her weight and she sanl encnth the, surface. Mr. Blatter thei [tempted to reacii his wife, and he, too, win rowned- The entire family is wiped out o (istenfe. To-night hundreds of people art itliordd about the lake searching for tin jdiesf I OpfortTtmiTiEH.?Great opportunities onlj rcscht themselves once or twice in a lifetime id if vou liave been unfortunate heretofore are nut now profitably employed, yoi in seize a great opportunity to make your If Independent by at once securing at fcnoy for the Memorial Volume of Hon itferton Davis, which in being prepared l>j r. J. Win. Jones, the "fighting chaplain," ith the approval and assistance of Mrs avis. The publishers, B. F. Joiikson & Co. K)'.i Mein street, Kichmond, Va., are anx>us to aecuro the aid of a few more tyve, uergetic agents. Apply early?is',takc tiuic y the forecloek and not by tliWctlock." '*y plaints wane es that he hod h?b**ken ""Tm!!'# ! tion in tlio recont bet woetj^ifigjcditors tho l'cc Dee Inde^ n<, MariojiBfarT The people of Mo*'on are Ter/ n"1011 di*isted with Trial J^tloeKvans and his conict. Hence his rAa0Tftl WB8 ur?e<i n,l<l anted by tho Govefor- 11,8 successor has t been appointed,f-'Vt'?f to Daily Newt. 1 Correspondence of Union Times. Riverside Ripples. Mb. Editor : I would like to oompliment my friend and neighbor, Mr. J. \V. Hughes, on tho Architectural plan, workmanship and general construction of bis log cabin, just completed. Mr. Hughes had an eye to solid comfort and durability. He builds hie house on a solid foundation. It is not a "cabin in the lone" or by tho lane, but like the "city set upon a hill," it stands to-day a monument to the cunning skill and good workmanship of the "boy that follows the plow." A word of ndvioe to house builders, just here. When building a house, or cabin, or stables, or nny thing elso, make a good job of it,?and not too email a job either. There is no economy in putting up a half doien poorly constructed etablee, barns aud cribs, to take tho place of one good barn, well put up, roomy and convenient. Mr. W. V. Chap pell, of Fairfield, stopped a few days on Hirorsido with friends nnd relations, on his woy to Wofford college. Mr. CbnppoU thinks of entering the ministry when ho completes his regular collcgo course, and will be abundantly and physically able to proclaim aloud the "unsoarchable riches of tho gospel." Tho brawn and muscle acquired by the hard licks and sturdy blows of the farmer boy will furnish a solid bsse on which to hu'ld a lifo of ohristian labor and sclf-donial for an etornal dwelling place. Mr. T. K. Palmer has the finest looking field of grain on the road from this place to Union. This beautiful field is a pleasant relief to the eye, after surveying for miles bare and gully washed hills and dales. Mr. Palmer knows from "a" lo "ixiard" how to recuperate a worn out farm. If there is a JoWr^tfc3^bl5t(tiolr?rnarfob make a living on, lei liim sell out to Mr. Palmer at $~> per acre, and buy it back again after three years at $ 10 per acre, improved from '200 to 300 per cent. It were better lo own 50 acres of good cultivateable land than 1000 too poor to sprout peas. "E. W. J." and "Vox" both make a mistako in construing our remarks on the whiskey traffic. We did not say the wagons haunted thi? vicinity, but the Southern portion of the County. Friend "E. W. J." ought to know something about the fnte of moonshiners in this part of the county. One of them did venture lo s'riko camp about half mile from this plnco a year ago, but the party fouud themselves in tho hands of Capt. Greer nnd on '..their way to jail before they wero aware of tbo fact. We bolicvc it is pretty well known among the scooer tribe that Riverside will not toierato the monstrous orime of selling intoxicants. The law to prohibit it does not prohibit. Something mightier than the strong arm of the luw must predominate, before the matter can bo got under control. "Truth," said L^rd Ryron, "is stronger than fiction." but this is the truth, but why is it thus f Put tho friends of Temperance and the friends of liquor in the scales, and see which will go up ? Acoording to official reports, the people of the United Stales used four gallons of intoxicating drinks per capita in 1840, and twelve gallons per capita in 1883. During the five years preceding 1884, while the population increased nbout 15 per cent, the consumption of distilled spirits increased 14.6 per cent, and that of malt liquqys 60.2 per cent. The production of tho latter has risen from 1,628,034 barrels in 1863, to 18,998, 619 barrels in 1884. Dr. Strong says, "reader stop just here and think for a moment. Joe. Tor tlie Tisiks. Mr. Wiz Explains Mr.^Edjtok : 1 am loth to ask for further spaCc in your, papcq to reply to Mr. Whlt?* lock^or.J-eljouJil say, dlie substitute,''but knowing.your kinfl'geuer6u8,*jha(ure, I wj)l lllC nmDJr reader/of the T EpilWftreWr ?wBi > always been taught from boyhood up, neve > to strike a man when he is down, bull wil have to vary a little this time. However, I > will promise not to hit you hard, Perliap majou will wnut to know what for, and 1 wil Prtell you; lor allowing another man to writ P^your reply, and then use your name. Don' fr -do that, for fear that you may rutllo th< leathers of sotuo otic. My feelings are no the least hurt. Now, kind renders, please he patient will 1 me while 1 endeavor to picture to you 1 birds-eye view of my last. 1 will state wher 8 this Solomon would have you believe that F bad given in a false report in itemizing m crop : lie hints ut a five-horso farm, iustctt of 4; numerous houses to rent, paid in work 9 and that 1 did not pay my laborers. > Well, gentlemen, that is too absurd for an reply, r Now, I will acknowledge in the com mencemont that I am not nblo to give hit ^ justice, though I will endeavor to do mybesi Strllo is a man that nevor gets between th MBnmm- >?? *! ??t? -t.. ? ?i>i.w B^nd staggers against them. But this ver r going to town in the morning ancTYetbu ont man plowing, hut on returning at nigh e would swear that 1 was two, or porhaps thrc f men plowing. Now gentlemen, was it at a; Q unreasonable for that man to imagine that was running five plows instead of four? 8 Very respectfully, * W. A. Wix. 1 Mr. Storks.* 1 will give you the Dime of my bauds, both year and day labor which all can be found on the place that worked, except John Ewbauks, who is wit , me: William Powell, wages; Wesly Wil b lard and wife, by the month and day; Osca Peak and wife, dny labor; William Powel! Lien duy labor. Any one wishing to knot r whether 1 paid them for their labor can ca] 3 on them, and not one of them will say thn r I owe them a nickel, also John Willard unti r 1st of May. W. A. W. 1 * ' r 6 Oni.y a Pixt ok Whiskey.?Newberry , February 9.?James 11. Clary, a fanner, wh< j livet five m les from this place, atiempte< . yesterday afternoon to shoot his daughter. . a young Inly about 18 yeaVsold, but his pis I a' wsa nrenalA/l f *a rv> kin l? a t? /I ?i am.I ' , tempt thwarted. Neighbors were seal fo , for protection. All were in the room to f get her when Clary, in a fit of marines* , grasped a hatchet and gave his wife severa t blows on the head, which will probably prori fatal. Hhe was in an unoonscious conditio! last night and the attending physician could not say how badly she was hurl. r As to the oause of this sad affair it is sup ' posed Clary's mind is unbalanced or he ii ' suffering from delirium (mucus. Abou ' two years ago after drinking heavily, h< hnd delirium tremens, and during one o 1 these spells shot his litilo son with a pistol ' but not seriously. Those who know say ht ' has not- been drinking very much quit) . recently, and when in town last Wedneadaj f with his daughter and wife lie took only ont pint of whiskey home with him and has no been in town einco. He has a wife, on< daughter and two sons, and has been a wolf [' to do farmer, His wife wss a Charleston i-'j?' * - * r: \r? Sk ftWll II I dofle by the Los Angara River. II tenHmhanged Us oourae at almost a right * angle jast roulh of the city limits, and after crossing the country for six miles emptier into the old San Oabriel Hirer. The inundation eovere a large aroi. A largo number of orange, walnut, lemon and other orchards are almost ruined, tiro wing crops in its course are completely destroyed. Thr tola! damage in tbis locality is estimated nl f7?),000.' made their debut in society, and often eeei mingled with bit house flowers, edorninj the button hole* of favored young gentle men. "T?l?yk?ni>" laid ? ?L lUo* >.?ui hns a peach tree rod with blotsoms, whlol has met a co'd reoeption, so I thiol Jonesville and Ssntuo are about ever If i isn't so, I will not atgno, for I know Jones villo is a great place, n lovely place, full o law-abiding, progressive citizeus, genial gen tlerncu and matrons, and protty girls, andii the embodiment of open-he irted goaerosity, tlint beats all the ponr and peach blossomi in impressing the heart of one who bos beet tho recipient oft heir generosity in lime past llut whilo we say this honestly for Jones ville, we can also any that a more choic collection of beauty and grace cannot b< found in any place, thau can be found It Santue. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. hillock, of Jones ville, who have been on a visit to Mrs. S. A Porter, returned home last week. Mr. Frank Greer, (our Frank) passet through Santue yesterday, on a "rapit transit'' tour. On account of illuoss, which detained Rev C. It. WiUcford at Huntington, Laureni County, where he and Mrs. Willeford wai on n visit to relatives, he was unable to ftl his appointment at Salem yesterday. Rev. J. W. Query preached at the Pree byterian church vosterday morning an<i uight, ?. W. J. SunnaN Appkarancb of a Nrw Town.? Savannah, February 7.?A villago of mush room growth arose on tho banks of the Savannah. near Fort Jackson, on Wednesday night. When the sun set on Wednesday thi Fort was the only building on the river'i south bank for a long distance either cast or west. Thursday half n dozen cottages dot led the bank. A western mining towi never sprang up ao anddcnly. The coltagei arc occupied and the tenants have instruc lions to hold them unless the guns of thi fort are . turned on them. Rlectrio. lights water-works and street ears have not beet I 1 ?1 ?...A :# .> lu'iuuubui jti, uub li I||e village OOQIIDUM to grow as rapidly &a it started off, all then ' "things may be expected before the end o the month. The houses were sent dowt ?rom thooity on . boats by Capt James Mo tlpin, and were ppt on the site whieh Capt I tJ^JL. l'ursc hai selected for i|^^HLJMti r Ordered out or North CjARoifin^^l II railroad emigrant agents hare been ordert [ to leave the State of North Carolina, whe s they have been drumming up busine 1 among the Dogroes. c The people of North Carolina are gettii t tired of having all the negroes leaving 1 D the profitable fields of the Wost and ai it going to put a stop to the negro exodi Yesterday several railroad agents who wo li in the State forming parlies to leave we a notified that they must get out of the Stal e as (hoy were doing the country a serio 1 injury. It it said that the communication j the agents was followed by an addition 1 argument in the way of the six-shootc which was an effective warning, and t railroad men have gotten en the outside y North Carolina's line snd they do not i leuu i<) rciura. ? n Sure Cure for tick Grip.?Sir Mor I. Mackenzie, the famous English special! c lias written a proscription for the grip and * a;"an -Oil ZluivU Mscftentitl is t y physician who treated Kmporor Frederick I j[>AUu>n}i .l.irinjr lib) long Ulniwux it The prescription is: it Nitrateof potash (saltpetre) 1 draci e Spirits of nitric ether (sweet spirits II of nitre) 4 drachi 1 Liquor of acetate of ammonia 1} ounce Water to 6 ounce A tablcspoonful with ouo of water eve four hours. 3 Tincture of quinine, one teospoonful , a wineglass of water, twice daily befo I meals. h This ought to be taken for four days. T! 1- diet should consist of beef tea and some fru I, Tiik Hiookapiiy or Mr. Davis.? Kir w mend, Va-. February 7.?The Evening 8ta II publishes a letter received frera Mrs. Jeffe >t son Davis, dated lleauvoir. Miss., Pebrua: 1 1, in which she says, in refereooe to tl biography being prepared of her late hu hand : , "la order to make the book os com pie > ns possible, I shall be great'y obliged if oi i friends whose personal recollections of M k Davis wouli throw any light on any evei . of his life or tend to illustrate bis oharact . will record them and forward them to m r As I shall endeavor, as far as possible, le 1 the story of Mr. Davis's career in h , own words, i shall regard it as real service I I be furnished with copies of any letters tro 6 my husband relating to any public Iod i that liis surviving friends may have pr 1 served.' Drovoiit iv Low an Ukoboia.?8avni h nah, February 8.?The farmers of Kmanu t County are despondent on account of tt j total absence of rain for so long a perio< f The creoks and other streams have dried u , to such an extent that it is difficult to eve i water the stock properly. Those who ct ? lumber in tho winter months have hod I f stop work siriijriy becauso thoy could ni ) get their product to market Vast piles < t logs are wuiting for rain that will All up th i river sufficiently to permit floating thei - down to Darien. Tho farmers are also ui i; able to plomrii and get ready for the sprin "* *'ie ^ ciilturnl department, hat returned froi > Salem, Mas*, .where he lies been inveetlga i ing a new process for weaving ramie flbr into oloih. He says the prooeaa is a aueoeen aud tnat in a short lime ramie fibre wil supercede cotton and woot in cloth manufac i turo bccauto it wl'l bo cheaper. He doe i not think it will hurt the the cotton plant t ere, a* they cm r.vvo ramie fibre inVeol c ootton. Correspondence of theUnion Times. Matters and Things at Santno. Paktuc, Feb.-11.?We are still having variety of changes of weather. The first c last week was very warm, but Friday an Saturday a oold East rain fell, and yestei day and to-day was clear and cold, and i heavy frost gave it somewhat the appeal aoco of an old time Winter, and the farmet were glad to sco it, as they thought it woul oheok the depredations of the flies whioh ar now seriously injuring the wheat and earl sown oats. The Spring oats are oomiog u beautifully. It is to be hoped that tfa flies, or, "winter" grasshoppers, or bugs, c by whatever name the rascals are called won't attack tbo late sown small grain. Stock of all kinds, that have been properl cared fur, is looking fine, and I am glad t< soo an increased number of fine ekoats an ) igs coming on, wbich is a hopeful sign fo fill 1 fxnrwikoiintsuoa ? #!? 1 ,w? ?, ni>u uvuig lumtiu IUCHI llCXt fail. There is a quantity of cotton upon th ground and platform here, and no little ea citcmcut whs create 1 last weok by a bal catching fire from a spark, it is thought from a passing locomotive. This cause some to sell immediately end some buyers ti ship instantly, for a strong wind was blow ing from the trains to the cotton. This winter has been so remarkably mill that blackberru briars hare not shed al their leaves, and aro budding again. Plum' trees hero been blooming for nearly twt weeks. The bridal-wreath, golden rod pcrriwinklo, jonquil), hvaointh, etc., bar THE ALUANCB DEPARTMENT. * N. Q. L1TTLEJ0IIN, . Eovroni it M. B. KELLY, 1 . ? d W. U. MILLKlt. / . . ** ? . * IK ERROR. " If there is any man belonging to the Alii t aoce who affirms or belieTes that it is y the objects of the order to break down P jure any honest man of any occupation^^^^^^^J * is greatly in error, and does not understaapl^B^HQ |( the true object of the organisation, nor is he a true exponent of the order. The Alliance J is, or should be, only a combination of mdut~ ^ trious, honest men arrayed against aristocracy r and trusts ; and when goods sell acoordlng I, to supply and demand and an honest and indepondent competition exists in trade, then * and not till then, can we do without the e Alliance. J EXPLANATION 9 There are a class of men who denounce our agricultural organisations as trusts, and 1 declare tliom as bad as the commercial trusts. 1 Undoubtedly, they (the farmers) would be ^ just as well off without sueh organisations if there were no need of them; but at the pre^ sent tlmo they are necessary.. ? The farmers And combinations against 5 them. They cannot, individually, carry on a fight for their rights against the oomtynjitions-^^,^ ... Jhai.?nenmpaH^.th?m.; he*od we hftL,- a \ iul"?1 * J fensive movement. The only way th%. can t hold their own against combinations is by - combination. The Allianoe is a combination ' that represents an effort to secure only a j just share of the rcwarJs of labor. It may make mistakes, but its object is just and righ t. HONESIT VS. DISHONESTY- 4k 'An honest man is the noblest work of God." And although his honesty will not s make him infalliblo, and he will doubtless > sometimes err; yet he is at all times, and in all bis ways a solid man, and you, will ever respect him, even though his belief and opinions are just the reverse of yours. But 1 how detestable are the dishonest, bypocritll cal men that walk this earth. Prompted by sinister motives?norhana aaniranta far of i flee?they are such sealous advocates for the s Alliance when with Alliance mei^Uien tbeyi 1 arc its bitterest enemies when wll^^ts oppo. , sere. Such characters deserve nothing but I contempt from honest men of every party. Jfes, let us a thousand times sooner sup^rt honest opposers than such traitorous rents. N "LIVE AHD LET LIVE" The fourteen Alliances that form the "Gaff* ney Trade Union," met in January at Gaff* ney City and received sealed bids from 6 or 8 of the most responsible merchants to tarnish, on time, those members of those Alliances who have to buy part of their supplies on a credit. The merchants very -properly offered two rates, per cent.?one on "gilt edged" accounts ; another, and a higher one, J where they hod to secure themselVes''bJ^liens a and cliattle mortgages,*^Thflfcobififirtce to Jj whomthe business was'ru^^Srisnihgwjp jfl ^TRHMTtan buy on time ,e merchants at the same per cent; thus giving s to each member of the Alliance his chosen mB| merchant, and to each merchant his pet Cus- ifl 8 tomer. And where is the honest merchant | ** that could object to this general rate per I. cent, time price. Then this arrangement re throws a protection around the Alliances r* collectively aud individualy, giving "equal rights to all and spec ial favors to none." te '* al Twkxtt-Eiqht Balks oh Twelvb Acres. ir, ?During iba cotton season your corresponbe dent frequently heard of a wonderful patoh of of cotton on Mr. John P. Cray's farm, n- Messrs T. O. and F. A. Liwton said it surpassed everything in the way of cotton. Mr. Frank Johnston says that it was very fine ell cotton. I have secured an aocount, thinking it, it might stimulate others, particularly those it who wr-ii? ? !> raimf wiihiimji itW" HI' If every crop this year were out down- oneof half, and the same time and manure and attention given to the other there would he no diminution in yield and more satisfaction in tm all work. The yield of cotton is vronderfhl in this cose, but others have nearly rcaehe 1 ns it. Mr. A. M. DeLoach, of Stafford's, made s on thirteen acres fifteen, twenty an 1 s twenty-five bales of 600 pounds eaoh. ry The land was cowpenned at the rate of two acres per year. We have too few stock; no in cattle, no prosperity. There should bp re three where there is only one oow now, sjtrj 1000 sheep for every one in Hampl|fe. ' he County. Mr. Gray will use a tbousn^L it. pounds of fertiliser this trutn and Sftt bushels of cotton seed, and Mr. DeLoao? h- will work his field for *11 U is worth. Who te will follow suit T Here is Mr. Gray's r- scoouot. ry Broke the lend flush with six iooh turn be plough, deep, in letter pert of February, is- Then laid off in fire foot rows, very deep. Pot down fifty bushels green eottott te seed per acre; measured acres two sty-one ir rows to task. Gosered the seed lightly with r. board on plough stock. Let stand until 6th . at ef April, and pot down 200 pounds of Ge6fsr gia State Grange fertiliser to the measured s. aore on top of tho seed. Then I put four to furrows, with seven ineh tnrn plough to the is bed, moderately shallow; opened for plantto log with small short bu'l tongue. Dropped m seed by hand thirty inehes apart io hills; io covered with log drag en the 10th of April; e- then on the 1st of May, before it was fairly uo, ploughed very shallow with twentysix-inch sweep, four furrows & > the row, it- and replanted; stand poor. On May 110 el ploughed erery other middle very shallow, te and put in lbs aiding furrow 200 poundo of 1. the fallowing mixture: Kqual quantilies p ootton scod meal, acid pboaphnte and haiult n to the measured aore. On die lat of June it sama in tho other mid-lie, going behind eaeh to ploughing with hoes, and shopping any>t iliiug tlmt should not remain in sotion; ever three acres per day to te to stand, whioh wae [pU^ n s'sel mule. Did not ploughl^^^M^^^PQI t- After the land was broken all ploughing ?m e very shallow. Season wai g ?od through i, April, dry in May, until middle of Julj, and II then excessively hot and wet. Altor very i. heavy rains?18th, 14th and 16lh?ill the s orop on plaoe, except the twelve acres described, aetlded and stopped growing and f made nothing after that. But the t we've acres did not drop a form or leaf, or change oolor, " vl