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WEFT- mm 4 i * i Am Imfkmdikq Crash.?London, Mareh 9. C ?Lord Ilindley, who masks behind this | * queer name the more familiar identity of Allsopp, km yesterday for a second time facing an angry meeting.of investors, who F hold themselves to have been swindled by ? the terms under which Allsopp's great brewing business was turned into a limited liabil- ~ ity company. A committee of inquiry has at last been appointed, but thero is not much hope that it will do anything to help those who bavo been duped, llefore long public < - opinion bids fair to become heatedly excited upon this whole question of limited liability companies, and if a picnic does not result from it careful observers will be greatly surmrr ttvfaad- Th?i(liotn ill wliirh for the nTTtnfii .T?I?tody has l?een crowdi! lTH 8?rv of? w^at schemes here In London is literally incredible. A very Urge proportion of those ventures have and m?H? t ^ An,cricnn promoters, lmvo^een T ?f *tnVmK llrllW' ?'???>' have been carried across the Atlantic as a '' * 1 1.,. consequence, .sonic 01 mis, 1 uaro say, nn been well invested, but over and over again 1 have seen property flouted "on the market here in the form of a limited liability company for twice and thrice what every American here knew to he its real value. American breweries have been put into capital here for $1,000,000 without the slightest difficulty, upon which it would have been very hard work indeed to raise $300,000 in New York. Nothing is clearer than that this carnival of fox and geese must conic to an end Boon; ami a conservative American lianker here with whom 1 talked the other evening predicts that it will be the most widespread and damaging crash London has experienced in a generation. : % ???? ? Tiir Mississippi Floods.?Washington, March 14.?1 he rain storm of Iho past four days in the lower Mississippi Valley lias couraging prospects for any portion of the lower Mississippi Valley. The stage of the water at New Orleans is now three-tenths of a foot above the highest ever known, and last night touched six-tenths above. The river has fallen slightly at Cairo but sharp rises at .St. Louis, ami particularly at Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville, make it evident that the recession at Cairo ie only temporary, and that thcnco southward the river must continue at its present high stage for at least a week. Although the ftage of water at Cairo and Helena is about four feet below extreme floods in the past, yet the prospects are very decided nt even these places that the greatest Hood ever known will obtain during the next seven days. At Viekshurg the river is one foot two inches below the great flood of 1882, hut a very high stage of water in lower Arkansas renders it cot lain there will he no relief at Viekshurg unless, indeed, the whole country should be flooded. ? A Hravk litm.k Uiri..?There is one brave girl in Charlotte. She is Miss Lulu Smith, the pretty little fourteen-year-old daughter of Sheriff '/. S. Smith. At f> o'clock Monday afternoon Miss T.ula was playing near the jail with some other children, when she happened to see a prisoner slide out of the jail through a newly made ho'c in the wall. The little Miss knew that would never do, ao she ran quickly to flic side of the jail ami picked up a big stone. Shu began to pound a second kinky head, poked nearly through the hole, and iu the I act of escaping. Only a few licks were , necessary to drive , the prisoner hack. Standing by the hole on the inside of the 1 jnil were a dozen prisoners ready to crawl 1 through the hole ami escape, hut the little 1 woman stood guard nt the outside, dared them to poke out their heads. She gave the alarm, ami soon Iter father was on tlie scene and the prisoners all locked up in their cells. By some means or other the prisoners had cut a hole through the thick brick wall, and had it nut been for Miss Lula a wholesale dc- , livery would have resulted. Tho prisoner , that succcoded in getting away was a negro boy, in for a trifling offense. ? m ? Tun Astor Kstatk.?Th* distinction of tho late Mr. Astor was in.inly duo to his great estate, which made I. name known throughout tho world. He was not a man who in any way sought publicity, and was ' altogether without tlie vanity of vielics or t the greed of notoriety. But by his thousands | of tenants and by all with whom lie came in 1 crsoDnl contact, lie was just, able, and saga- 1 cious landlord ami administrator, a quiet ami < uiiohtruivos gentleman, conscientious in the ,s performance of duty, ami of a commendable public spirit. The Astor estate is probably the richest ^ estate in the world. The only other comparable with it ill thiil riwnni't i? ll>? ..? the Duke of Westminister, though the Duko's ' inconio is much less. Several years ngo the j Astor income was computed from a careful , examination of tax lists at one million dollar! a month. In the estate there were 2.700 s dwelling houses alone, of an estimated value o N of $2,000 a year cicli, to ?ay nothing of the s, vait amount of business property and person ally. The estimated inc ?mc of $12,000,000 a year would therefore seem to he not execsaire.?y. V. Sun. -m Tim Affair at Spartamu'ro.?The municipal and county authorities of Spartanburg 11 divided the honors of a bravo and gallant action yesterday, 'i'liey appear to have deinoastrated their courage and firmness with- r out rashness, the result being that only good ca no from a dangerous situation which weikness or folly would have developed into a horrible tragedy. The mayor and the ti shcritl" and their assisiuiits deserve the thanks of Spartanburg city and county and of the State. We think there are two lessons to be learn- " ed front the affair. The first is that if some | of Turner's friends and neighbors had not v rallied so warmly to his support when he j killed the idd (termnnfa year or two ago Turns would have been deprived of the oppor- r t unity of taking another life and enough conti lence in the courts would have existed o among people generally to prevent the attempt at lynching ; the second is that the P" public peace will be safe so loft'g as care is ? taken that the offices are filled by men who i have the intelligence to understand their ( duties and the courage to execute thciu promntlv and humanely.?(!rcenrtllt Xrw* Cotton Skkd Mi u-n ani> Mkai.?bulletin ; No '?. of the Tennessee Kxperimcut Motion, > contains the investigations of professor Stone ;| I upon the subject of cotton seed as food tor J V <attle. The following sre the condensed con- 1 h elusions : j ^ 1 The practice of feeding cotton seed hulls 1 o and meal as an exclusive diet is well estah- jj lished, and increasing in the vicinity of the I c cotton seed oil industry. All the infornui- j tion availab'e indicates tlint the practice is n economical ntul profitnhle. I s 2 it seems in no way harmful to the health J 1 of the animal nor to the heallhfulness of tlio J products (heef and milk) resulting. t?. The diet seems adapted hotli to the pro- x duction of beef and mutton as well as milk. 4. The average ration should consist of 20.3?r> pounds of hulls, an 1 five-eighths pound ^ of meal daily. si The hulls are a cheap and effective ){ substitute for liny. <1. 'v\>v uy viiis n v jmi'iii OA feeding is an important factor in considering its profitableness. 1 ? ? Cnrros lUuntNu I'.npiiofit.iui.k.?Angus- i la. (in , March 13.?At a meeting of tho 1 Southern Manufacturers' Association to- ,c night i? was resolved that cotton bagging fi! and other light material for pneking is tin- ' profitable. The bonus of ten cents per 100 pound* for cuftou so packed will not b? , at allowed on the next crop. j si Ific IDeefify Pinion Himcs I. M. STOKER, - - Editor mei J. S. STOKES, - Local Editor ?ft< d*: Friday, March 21, 1SOO. SUBSCRIPTION, 91 00 PER ASNUit an POflT OFFICE DIRECTORY. lii The 1'. O. will be opened for bueiness so n.nil Wi|| cloPe ntl I'. *? M., noil the Southern Mail at i.30 1'. M. Any inattention or irregularities should lx 00 reported promptly to tho 1*. M. g, J. C. HUNTKK, I'. M. ^ PLAN OF JONE8VILLE CIRCUIT. 18'JO. i?. r. Botr?, r. c. ft Foster's Chapel, 1st. 8un<lny, 11 A.M. it Flat Hock, 1st. Sunday, 3.30 P, M. i, Bogansville, 2d Sunday, 11 A. M. Jonesville, 2d Sunday, 3 30 P. M. Wesley Chanel, 3d Sunday, 11 A. M. l'iney Grove School House, 3d Sunday, it 3.30 1', M. ii New Hope, 4lh Sunday, 11 A. M. c. Bethlehem, 4th Sunday, 2,30 P. M. d M. n. KKLLY, Jit., P. Pinoy Orovo School House, 1st Sunday, , 11 A. M. t Wesley Chapel, 1st Sunday, 3.30 P. M. Bethlehem, 2d Sundayt# 11 A. M. New Hope, 2d Sunday, 3.30 P. M. a Fkt Hock, 3d Sunday, 11 A. M. . 8 YrxW Bogansville, 4th Sunday, 3.30 P. M. * Kllotd Grove School House, 1st and 3d Ii Saturday's at 3.30 o'clock P. M. c " "" o ?cy" Col. J. A. Iloyt, in an able and h sound Democratic article, withdraws from fo the canvas for Governor of the State. ti Mr. H. F. Briggs has commenced ^ work on tho addition to his store and dwell- ^ ing. Mr. C. It, Willnril has the contract. Jfcay* Wc regret to learn that Judge Hud- W son lias been compelled to go home from his ... . ,L . .. , _ , . ct iiuikm (mi i ii c circuit, sunoriiiK irom 111tl eomnia. nWV,. Tlie Acts and Joint Resolutions of K1 llic General Assembly of 188'J are now in (lie hands of Clerk J. II. McKiseick, and et tlic Trial Justices of (lie County will eall w nnd get a copy of same. . g t< iho election for Mayor and Alder- I men of the city of Cilutnbia, last Monday, there was only two votes difference between A the two highest candidates for Mayor, Col. g J. T. Ilhott and Col. F. >V. McMaster? C Hliett, f?09, Mcllaster, oil. n The mattcr for the Alliance Column l,< railed to reach us in time again this week. We pi shall have to build a railroad or somo other* in mode of quick communication between this jt office ami thcCity of Ashury, so that the Al- jp liaiiee Kditnr may not he "tied to bo short Li lime" in preparing his matter." U, ?The report of the business of the ^ Union Cotton Seed (til Mill and Fertilizer _ ev Factory is highly satisfactory. The company pj| cannot supply the demand for Fertilizer, while in every respect the management of pr the Mill has be?n so successful that it lias ai proved to be the most profitable investment q.. of any in town. tit#" Mr. K. T. Coleman, on (he f>th of tliia moiiIli, about 5 miles from here, killcil rc i Urge coachwhip snake, that measured f> 'ect 3 inches in length. It was n warm day ^ for even March, and his snnkeshi]> had avi- ^ lently crawled on( of his wiutcr quarters ^ omewliat prematurely, for lie moved slowly ^,? n the chilly ntmosphcro and on the cold round. . 8jq>" The congregation of the Methodist 'hurch at (JaflTney City were much sur>rised la^t Thursday evening on entering Cft; ho church for prayer-meeting, to find a handoine new organ standing in the place of the Id one. It was a change greatly needed and c'' .dely through the liberality of Col. A. N. ?'1 'ood. of the Wood ltouking House, the liarge was so secretly and handsomely made. t,l! It is very probable that we slinll be able > recur 1 a remarkably similar case to the bove in this town, soon. During the last tw o weeks wo have eceivcd as many ns twenty complaints ?i,., fc trough tho mail, that the Timks for tlimo H" ivo weeks fnilc-1 to reach them. *' We do not know where the hlanie lies ; rrtuinly not with us. We printed an extra iiunber during those two weeks, for the mrpose of providing copies to those who ri>lied to see the Court proceedings, and oid only the usual number left after the sn egular edition was mailed. ^ It is a peculiar fact that whenever anything ls f unusual interest to the public is expected 1s r appears in the Timks, we are sure to re- t0 seivc complaints from subscribers that thn uirticular issue of the paper did not reach w hem. Iu .? . o ATTEND THE OltANI) OPENING. pWc will make a (SHAN!) DISPI.AV of ?" IILLINEUV GOODS, I)HESS GOODS and 'ANCY GOODS, on next Tuesday ami Wednesday, 'Joth and JtSth. We will prom- te ?e to show you the latest novelties of the j ap eason, and tlie largest anil prettiest Btoek ^ I' (ioods (lint has ever been on exhibition a Union. Kvery Lad/ in (he county is n" ordially invited to mtend. w< Miss Venie Driver, of llaltimore, Md.t ml Miss t'ora Counts, of Union, S. will 1()1 how you through our Mammoth Millinery department. Very respectfully, t''' (i It .Mi A M Sl'AKKi*. rei ? ?t the Bedside of His Aged Father rsi A postal from Kev. D. P. Iloyd last pr edncsday says : "1 am called to the hed- Ve dc of my Father, who is critically ill at n,i ewberry; but my appoiulincnts are arioir<? I for , at New Iiopo ami p|. oncsvilie. My Father is in his Both year. rt. will stay with him till there is a change." rc 1>. 1'. ISoyii. Our kindest sympathies go with our ea- |0 emed christian friend, iu his mission of lial love. Th Don't fail to attend the (iraml Millinery ma id Dress tioods Opening at till AIIAM ^ spi I'AKKS, next Tuesday and Wednesday. tin sn 1" i , . i i i Destructive TrNiH. The We doubt much if house keepers and 1 deners ever met with greater disappoint- Tei nt than those in this vicinty experienced its sr the severe freeies on Sunday and Mon- io| f last. 1'eas that were thrifty, healthy inl 1 strong on Saturday, by Sunday natfll iked as black as if a pe'rie fire had pasu?i H cr them. Lettuce, radishes, cabbage an^w| nato plants, where exposed, were all killd^K: d the gaadens, on Tusday, were as bar^jNJB ring vegetatieu as if no seed had cvdFj?saB wed in them. But the disapp^Qjfl I re again at work replanting; hoping for fi otter luck next time. T We arc now satisfied that the oate have J ccn seriously injured by the freezes on the a il nnd ngain on 10th and 17th. We hare g pstoh of volunteer oats that three weeks c g? wcro as promising as any we ever s(^r,v c ut they now look as yellow as if ready o >r cutting. We have no hope of their "comig out." Another patch, sowed in Noveincr, docs not promise much better. And very day the news froin the crop ia the < ountry becomes more discouraging: although is still hoped by some that those sowed 11 the Fall will yield half a crop, and the pring sowed will do better, if no further isqsicf overtakes them. If nearly all tho peach trees aro not doad, hey are later thun ever before in showing hat they still live. It is now the 21st of larch, and we cannot see from our window pcnch bloom in three orchards fully in rinter, but on the contrary tho winter i?s been unusually open and favorable to arl^ blooming and forward vegetation. In ur opinion the trees liavo boon filled by the orer, which either lies dormant oris killed y severe winter freezes, but in the past mild rinter it has kept alive and actively at work pon ilie trc>??, just below the surface of the round, completely "girdling" and, of course, illing them. We fear it will be found that the mild iter lias not only kept tho insect enemies of io fruit frees alive, hut unless the farmers \u devise some precaution or preventive, icy will find a large army of parasites alive nd attacking the crops in their tender row III. Some weather prophet predicts a terrible l orm on tlie coast of Knglaud this week, tlint ill reach this country about the 2'2d, doing \ rent damage by wind, extreme cobl and <3 jrritic rains. ( . . The Newberry correspondent of the I 'ew* and Courier, on the 14th said: "The j rsding force on the Charlotte, Union and t aurons railroad began work hero on Wedosday." c While th*t in the rcry road we have always q uen contending for, as the best for this ace, we had no idea that even any prelim- j iary s'ops had been taken towards building ^ No doubt the correspondent intended to eak of the Columbia, Newberry, and aurcn* road. Or it may bo possiblo that ^ at the Managers of the Three C's road ^ re taken our advice and intend to extend e Augusta Division to Charlotte. In that ( cnt, instead of crossing thoir main line at ^ lacksburg, they would strike it between at point and Yorkville A branch road 0111 two such important points as Charlotte id August*, under the control of the Three C 8 management, and crossing their main ae would he a valuable feeder, to their road j om the many great Northern and Southern ^ >utcs diverging from those growing cities. p . 81 Pctf We learn that Maj. D. A. Townstnd, " this town, has been elected to deliver j e annual oration at ihc Commencement ), Davi.lson College, next June. Maj. y twosend was chosen to the samo honor le duty two years ago, but waa compelled ^ decline the honor in consequence of the urt for this County being in ecssion atat time, in which he had many important j tea. r( Maj. Townsend graduated from Davidson 0f liege, at the head of one of the largest |j isses that ever graduated from that grand yy I institution, ami thoso of us who know i tine abilities can safely promise that, in 'charging the duty assigned him at the m nc Commencement, he will do honor ike to himself, his At inn Mater and e town and county of Union. n wr We had a pleasant call on Tuesday, I an Mr K (i. Kvhiis. of Pendleton, who a w years ago, carried off, by concent of ^ parties, one of Union's loveliest Mowers* 1 lr iss Nannie (iloiui. , hi Mr. Evans savs, Old l'endleton is just PI reed to come out of its shell, and show its unties amiadvantages. A new Hotel, with , . to I modern improvements and conveniences, one of its necessities, and Mr. Kvuns m ys ttie people lmvo determine 1 to lniild it. Cotton Seed Oil Mill ami Fertilizer Factory ? also to lie lniilt there, and a Cotton Factory seriously talked about. The Oil Mill seems be ibo favorite uuiong the monied men, though we venture the assertion that it ould not be near as beneficial to the busi?ss of tbc town as a Cotton Factory ; but the * se il Mills at Anderson ami tireonwood rent AO per cent profit to the stockholders; , id thereby hangs the attraction. war IVe understand Mr. J. (!. Oet/.cl in- I in lids building a shop and supplying it with I tho necessary and most improved tools II r repairing furnitii re making picture frames, M d doing all kinds of Cabinet and Joiner nk. hi Such a shop, and such a competent work- n< in as Mr. Octzcl, has long been much wantin Union, and we arc confident it will hi ceivc the encouragement of the people. 1 here is plenty of work here for such an Inblishnient to commence on, and when the ^ ople experience the advantage and conniotico of having such a shop in their dsl, where they can get their work nc quick, well, and at reasonable I'" lees, they will so crowd, it with work to pair and orders for new work, that it will w ipiire greatly increased ficilitie* and the iployment of a large number of woikmen meet the demands upon it- ' j ' * th Bismaiick Kmions.?Ilerlin, March 17.? an e Cologne tlazette states tliat l'rinee His- a 1 rek has resigned al! his offices, and will th :nd the remainder of his life in private re- ah ciucnt. VH I Temper anae DivisUir =jhH ad hearty o>n'UutoMldlCioTl^^e^B^B o??ng men who are found londay night, ready to sadpi^^nTir time ind means to rid this coajiiuaity of the rcat evil, intemperance, whflh is Bteadily in the increase in our mid*. While we aonot expect to eradicate tk evil from ur town, yet we have alwaya contended hat by agitating the subject, n^d in this ray educate the rising gcneritiVi in tomisrance principles, will the time n\t bo far listant when the great evil of iotanperance rith which this generation hast) contend rith will be almost a thing of the fast. Some may ask, how is this to btflooe f One sure way is, as we have indicated, upport and epeournge any organisation hat has for its object the education of the ising generatisa in those .principles of aoral conduct, the influence bf which will estrain them from going In t&e way of vice, rhioh is too often ^onajdercd as inaaccnt, but ST!.7 There are a great many young men in mr community or n?ble traits 01 cuaracier, rho, if tho proper Influence is brought to lear upon them, would unite themselves with hose who are striving to suppress the evil, tnd exert a good influence upon their assoiates. But this influence must come from he Ladies, and we hope they will exercise I. . ? he Y. M- C A. There will be n meeting in the IIsll of the i'oung Men's Christian Association for young nen, this Friday evening, at 8 o'clock Mr. [j. A. Coulter, StAte Secretary, will he present to address tho meeting. All the young men of the town are earnesty requested to attend this meeting. At a recent meting of the Y. M. C. A. Rev V. I. Herbert and S. S. Stokes were elected I dogates to the State mcWTfl^^ l>? held at )rangcburg on the 10?13 April next. '?^ -w. Mr. U. M. McPermid hns finished lis Machine Shop and is now receiving his ools. In .-.few days lie will ho ready to do ,ny kind of repairing of Threshers, Gins, Irist Mills, Engines, Saw Mills, Boilers, and ny other machinery. Mr. McDermid comes to Union with the lighest recommendations as a high-toned rorthy gentleman nncl one of the best workicn in tho State. >Vc sincerely hope tho eople of Union County will extend to him very encouragement, in tho way of giving im all the work they want done in his line. If we wish to build up a town or Connty he first thing to do is to encourage small inustrics in the hands of industrious, pushing ten, like Mr. McDermid. I.NsrKCTOns As r. Tn^BmRurt.?Gsffney ity, Spartanburg Co., Marob 11.?Someiine ago ono of "Uncle SamV postoflico spectors called on the postmrfeter at Etta ane postoffict, Mr. J. L. Strait, and prolosod to purchase $100 worti of stamps, rovided that he could get that amount in lamps for $00 cash. The po&mostcr bit at in hail and nrrnnmiodated his onstnincr. 'ho at once arrcstod Mr. Strain for disposig of (damps at a discount. Mr. Strain as been postmaster for twelve or fifteen ears, also United States Commissioner, nd was a prominent candidate last year for ic oflico of United Slates Marshal for outh Carolina. If we are not misinformed, there is a mch brighter side to that matter than is ven in the above. At any rate it looks sry doubtful that a small country postfice like Etta Jane alioiil l have on hand 100 wo-th of pistage stamps at one time, hile it may be contrary to the postal rcguti'ina for a poslniKK*t*r*qg?*\ postage I amps 10 per cent, less than the depart, ent charges for them, we don't see auyhing very criminal in the transaction, parcularly as Mr. Strain did not go to Canada ith the $00. .?. Personals. Capt ('. C. Culp left for St. Louis, Mo., on unday, in response to a telegram, announcig the sorions illness of his youngest rother, II, I>. Culp, from a relapse of npiimoni*. Rev. S. R. Hope leaves to-day on a visit ' i his parents at Chester. Mrs. M. Vincent has rctnrncd from Ilaltiore with a beautiful line of Millinery >ods. Miss i.aura Gist, of Goshen Hill, is spendig a few days with relatives her?. Mr. F. L. Townsend has gone to Chester, i a visit to relatives.^ Mr. F. M. McTnTyrT"^^^^^^hi New ork on a visit to his brothers, after an ab;nce of twenty-four years. Mr. F. 11. Culp is on a visit to relatives jre. Mm. F. M. Karr is on a visit to rclutives York county. Miss Ann K. Furmnn and Mrs. T. IV. utsoo, of Greenville, are visiting Rev. and rs W. I Herbert. Mrs. Dr. M. A. Moore is visiting her other, Capt. S. S. Walker and famllj, sar Sunny Side. Miss llelle Moore is in Camden, visting ;r uncle, Dr. A, A. Moore and family. W. T. McLnre left for New York I'hursty. to buy a Spring Stock of Goo'h for J. . M chute. Acrent. ? i Grippe. There have hcen a great innsy cases of i Grippe in town in ilio bvat week or two. nne <if' ll.w Faimrp. at Vorrvii.i.r.?On vester<lay r. J. ('. Keiuiedtiy, doing business in this nee as g grocer, made an assignment foe e benefit of his creditors. His liabilities aount to $800 divided in small stuns among long list of creditors- His assets consist of e stock of goods on hand. W. L. McDon1, is natnod as the assignee.? Vork'It Enqutrtr. s HHMTyet. The greo^^^^K boj T^roatthe acreage is far below cor years. " .*.. ere The mysterious disappearance of some of 1 our neighbors' dogs has led to the conclnsion hnr that rabies is "abroad in the land." We arc wouldn't be surprised if somebody's hens are of not laying poisoned eggs, too. We lenrn Sob from a reliable source that a dog "clome" up bee into Mr. Lein Brown's barn and sucked lO '1 egg" f,,r I''8 I?" toed muffled doininicker. trei For all such outrages wo would suggest a insi first-class lynching. } The man who takes stock in free fights wh: generally make* poor investments. The Yot position of our Allianco editor and that of 1 the Gaffnoy City correspondent. "Gleam," Mr arc both well <letin?<l in their recent articles, wet We don't know who "Gleam" is, but we arc and thoroughly convinced as to his conscientious- fcj ess, and wo fully concur with him in the hnr opinion tlint if the cause of temperance is to tak be advanced it can never bo dono by boycot- tall ting one market or place where the sale of ( liquor is tolerated and patronizing another, ver Blot the whole thing out of existence or boy- 'I cott every institution where liquor is sold, ney ' ??u0 tionized. ? not Well, the Ladies entertainment at Goudcysville on the 15th instant was a superbly grand affair. Notwithstanding the cold icy wind that blew a perpetual gale all day Saturday and all night Saturday night every part of ^ their work went on as if it had been a pleas- n?t ant May-day affair. g''ci The swollen streams prevented a number from being there who had mndo propruation the to do so ; yet bet ween 150 aud 200 persons W't. were present and enough eatibles were left >u I to have given the crowd another meal. Good tine order prevailed and everything wus in style. ' l,c Kvcrything that skill aud taste could per- fear form or suggest was carried out. Between sna $25 and $50 was realized, which goes to fur- as > nish the parsonage at Uatfncy City. The ' spirit with which other denominations acted Incl in this matter shows that ours is a broad- s?cl gauge, liberal people. Son Our thanks are due ami hereby tendered the to the kind ladies who so substantially re- ag'1 nicnibcrcd the old 'uraan and the little Voxcs pr? with samples of their workmanship. Mrs. 1 Vox pronounced them first class, and we on 1 think sho's a woman of fine taste. ploi llev. 11. P. Smith prcaccd at Saletn ycster- ot 1 day. His subject was the Parable of the ">?' rich man nml Lazarus,?Luke, XVI, ohaptcr ing l'Jth to 31st verses, inclusive. I p Rev. J. D. Railcy has been elected to fill of the pulpit at Abingdon Creek for the remain- ~ 1> (lcr of this year. Rev. F. C. llickson having In taken charge of the school at Gaffney City, ton It is pxpected that Rro Railey will begin his nm< pastoral work on the 4th Sabbath in April. m*( Mr. Railey has many warm friends outside hah of his own denomination who will welcome thr him to this new field, while Mr. llickson I carries with him '.he confidence and esteem of the people lie has served so faithfully. Iny Miss Mandevillc GuUuelock we are glad to V*M learn, is improving. Vox. f . x Pos To Sanday School Township Superintendents ,Ilni At the last meeting of the County Sunday sori School Convention, the following Township Job Superintendents, wero appointed; Union, W, II. Miller. Fish Dam, W. T. Jeter. w?, Draytonviiie, Charles JefTcries. Cross Keys. J. W. Sanders. Goshen Hill, Dr. J. II. Hamilton. J,' * Jonesville, IV. II. S. Harris. Goudeysville. J. L. Strain. Pinckney, F. M. Whitlock. ' Santuc, li. C. Fnrr. The several Superintendents are earnestly arc requested to visit all the schools in their res pectivc Townships a? early in the Spring as 1)01] possible, advising with the Superintendents (j)e in their work. n In those Townships where there is an or- . | ganized Convention, they will call upon the .j.|ic Township Executive Committe to arrange are (or the annual Township Conventions, which (j)c arc usually held in the Spring. . In those Townships where there are no or- j grximeil township conventions, tliey will please take steps to organize suchconvcn- aij(j tions at an early day. w. j t'rgc schools to send representatives to | both the Township Hnd County Conventions, which will meet in August, and lot the coming county convention be one of the most pros- , perous we have ever had. ^ HAMUriL a. STORKS, MftI Pres't U. S. S. C. \>e'; W. 11. Mim.KR, ^1 Scc'y. in 0 lion Sunday School Convention. * cott The North l'acolet Sunday School Conven- low tion will meet at Abingdon Creek Church at purl 10 o'clock, A. M., on the first Sunday in vidi April. 1,!N The following is the programme, in which wcr visiting brethren aro invited to take part: twei Devotional exercises with responsive read- in?i ing of a portion of the 5th chapter of $! () Matthew. $!:> Singing. gia. Enrollment of schools and delegates. Ii Miscellaneous. it is First subject for discus-iou : Parental influence ami its scsponsibi ities?by 0- IV. O \V bison ant, T. M. I.iltlcjoliu and Wm. Jcf- ^s|, fcries. e,l , Second. Tlic sabbath School,a field for ?^j,r intellectural and moral improvement by 0|,j J. 11. J cileries, A. A. Sarratt and 0. I,. N. fHri, ''rKK- . his i Lutermission. hrin Avtbrnoom Session, Reading of Essays. ,jow I Inru .subject.?rolicy, the banc ot our (|ie religious institutions,?by 1*. S. Webber, J. M. (lament and C. C. Roberta. Maj,j Fourth. The Devil as n scriptonion,?by W. L). Alexander, Davis JefTeries and K. 1'. ,trj] Mneomsotn. W0J. Qucstcstion box. Miscellaneous. Dismission. ,?e Ry order of the Convention, J AS. L. STRAIN. President. this Sunday School Convention- pftll The next meeting of the Union County *v'10 baptist Sunday School Convention will be j8 8 held at the Mount .Joy church, on Friday be- ll 18 fore the f)tb Sabbath in March. At which 'fy time the following queries will be discussed. I1'10 1. "What is the relation of pastor and people, their relative work?" Speakers, Dr. II. Ci I.ittle, Rev. R. C. Lamplcy. bur} 2. "What are tho hindering causes to sue- that cessful Sunday School work ?" Speakers, J. | whii II. Randolph, F. M. Adams. to bi .1. "What would be tho result to the de- the ; iT each professor of has employed in somospiritual by ( el.f's.iandy wcrev 1)(U/Wilburn ^ Railey. volv I. "What is the source of the religious belief of the professed followers of Jesus Christ?" F .Speakers, C. R. Bobo and Rev. C. It. Willc- 17.ford. the K. W.jRTita, I.. K. MHA DOR, tho Secretary. President. hold . fam Remember the <irand Opening at CRAII \ M for \ SPARKS, next Tuesday and We Ine-dav. loss *? nines. hogs, etc., ''one thing lackcst theu, a yet. Tinners are pushing their work on every d. Corn is being planted ; cotton beds getting in shape, aud good preparation soil is more general than for common, all graiu is doing very poorly, having n set back bv tlio ia<t heavy freeze. "lie peach crop will be a failure, and 's have been considerably damaged by eels. diss Annie M. Hughes is spending a ile willi lier city cousin, Miss Helen ing. and relatives in lbs town of Union, tivorside had the honor of a visit from . W. II. Young, now of Atlanta, last k. Mr. Young is very fond of hunting I is certaiuly nn expert shot, lay ! look here, "Vox." You nsk me a d question. If 1 am not too badly misen Simon l*etcr was the last person to i to Christ individually, live us, Vox, your comment on the 25th so of the 21st chapter of St. John, 'he Township Superintendent for Pinck Township will try to visit Piney Grove ulnj> U?k?ol en itic Oth Sunday, Inst., I Ml. Tabor on the 1st Sunday, prox., if providentially hindered. Job. . . Correspondence of tho Union Timhs. From Kelton, on the 3 C'a Road Ir. KniTon.?As news is scarce I have much to write about. Farming is prosssiug finely and is in advance of former rs. The wheat crop has been injured by Hy. There are spots 10 feel square hout a stalk. The acreage is smaller than 'ormcr years. The oat crop is looking i, and a large acreage has been sowed. > Fall sowed oats look very fine, but it is red they arc injured by the present cold p. If so, it will be hard on the farmers, t is too late to sow again. 'ho farmers in this section arc using coni-cial fertilizers extensively this year. It ms that they go by spasms in its use. no years they use none and fail in a crop; n they go to extremes in its use, and fail in for the want of the right kind of paration and cultivation. will givo you a Httle of my experience a small farm of~iuy own: In 1887, 1 ineu 10 acres in cotton, used nine sncks acid on tlio farm with some home-made aurc, and made 7 bales of cotton, averag500 pounds to the bale. The next year lanted 14 acres in cotton and used 7 sacks acid with home-made manure, and made ales, weighing 515 pounds to the bale, the year 1 planted 11 acres in cotnnd used G sacks of acid, with home:1c manure and sotno raw cotton seed, and 10 7* bales, weighing 522 pounds to the c ; and my land lias improved during the co years, I think. 3d per cent. 'or fear I got into a controversy, like my uid Whitlock did. 1 will stop. 1 will give experience in tho pea crop and its rcnoing properties in the future, ieorgc \V. Going has been appointed itmnster at Helton, in place of J. F. Alii, resigned. lev. M. 11. Kelly preached an impressive mon at Foster's Chapel yesterday, from in 5: G. Novs Yerosh. 'iik Compi.-Vixts or tub Fakmkrs.?Mirn11 has ul ?vays been a straight-out Demotic county, has always stood squarely by I arty nominations, and bas never given ouragement to any attempt to set outside ilie party organizations in either county State elections. If lieu Tillman wants to i for Governor let- liiir ccnie before the te Nominating Convention if Dominations to be made in convention, or before the maries if the primary plan of making ninntions should be adopted. We are of opinion that tho primary plan will give re general satisfaction, while wc see inly the disadvantages of tho system, i farmers complain that their interests not protected in conventions ami that conventions are sometimes manipulated cliques and rings to their detriment and idvnntago. While we do not see it that ', the effort should be to give satisfaction keep down the spirit of dissension, ch. like Rnnquu's ghost, will not down ong as their wishes are not regarded.? tnilale Kiit' /jirise. ottos Fiuh at 1'klzbr.?Greenville, rch 12.?A heavy cotton tiro occurred at scr, sixteen miles iidow this city, to-day. > o'clock this afternoon fire was discovered no of the three large cotton storage wareses of the l'el/.er Manufacturing Coiuy. In the building nearly G,<>00 bales of on were stored ; but the fire was not nled to spread beyond one of thrco com ;d. 'I'llis contained between 1,800 ami >0 bales, and all but about f>00 of these e burned. The loss is estimated at been $00,000 ami $7 ">,000, fully covered by irance, as follows: Union Mutual, ,0oo; Liverpool, London and (ilobe, ,000; Niagara, $1,000; Home, of Cieor$;:,;:oo; total, $ios,ooo. ! is not known bow the fire started, butbelieved to have been puroly accidental. - it Loun! Voir IIavr Kim.ku Mk. eville, N.C . March 17. ? News has reachbis place of a horrible nccid*nt near Hot iugs, Madison (Vanity. A twelve-yearson ofS. 1). Chambers a highly respectable nor, accidentally shot and instantly killed mother. The father had been to Hot Springs iging home with him a valise with some eb'.s for the family in it. tic put the valise n in the house and steppod out, when lad looked into it to sco what his fsthcr brought him. He found a pistol and to his mother, "Sec what pa brought ic." The pistol was discharged, the ball \ing his mother in the breast- Her only ds were : '-Oh Lord! you have killed - - ? rttiKii 15v Proxy.?Albany, N*. V., March ?The /-.'rtiiiiii/ ,/ournul publishes a story evening to the effect that Lester It. Ikner. wrecker of the Danville Dank, is supposed to have died on January 7, till 1 ving in Mexico. He avaded himself. said, of the death of his gardener to s the body buried as his own and tly lef' the country. *. _ it rati no Tim VntoiNi vxs.?Fredericksj, 1'u.. March 18.?It is rumored here one of ibo l iggc-t attempts at fraud, in ch over $1,000,000 is involved, is soon b brought to light in Slaflord Coutliy oy arrest of a wnaULj*Northern roan, d?Ho. for the past two week9 been shadowed leteciive?. It is further alleged that a Ithy Nrrthern corporation is also ined. ? i nr. in Xkwiikkhy.?Newberry, March ? Fire broke out to-day in the heart of residence part of the ci'y, de-troying dwolling of Mrs. <). Iloviord, with house I effects, watch and clothing of the ily. Mrs. lloviord was only insured $800 on the house : all else was a total been^PPno this position ; for, as you remarff, "It Is only tlie boys who stam^well in their studies and are popular with their fellow-students that gain theso positions." In closing the above letter, the writer says, in effect : I am sure you will he plenssd to heir of the high position thceo young men have taken in college, nod be as ready to award them tho mede of praise which their talents and moral worth entitle them to, as you have to other joung men of Uuion. Tes, kind friend, it does our very heart good to be able to speak well of the moral and intellectual standing of the young men of this good old county, who sre away from home, preparing themselves lo become good and intelligent citizens, capable of filling the li ghest positions in my sphere of lire to which time and circumstances mey cell them, with credit to themselves and to the pride cf those who nurtured them in childhood nod so hopofully wntchd their progress to tho high responsibilities of young manhood. Ilad we known of the highly creditable position your young friends have attained at college, ii would not hare been necessary to remind us of our duty to thorn, for wo should hare taken delight in placing them in the front rank of Union's worthy sons. We barely knew that the young gentlemen were at Davidson College, lunch less of their progress and standing. ? ^ " v?r Correspondent of tlio Utiioa Timkh. Mera Mention, from SantaeSamtuc, March 17.?We have sonic more winter down hero. I think Sunday #as the * L' co'dcst day of the winter. The ground was frozen hard, and Monday wjm but ? ?-. x snppose iitoso wfio iiad planted corn ?I have heard of at least one?wished they had not been such "early birds." But despite the winter weather, the far- , ' mers arc pushing their work, so it cannot be said that the work Ls ahead of them, so far, ri It is feared that there will bo no fruit this J venr, especially peaches. Sonic trees have ^ not as yet put forth n single bloom, and tho few that did, wero "nipped in tho bud." It was thought for some time that all the trees were dead, and it seems now that a great many are. There have been nothing heard, as yet, from tbo Sunday School Convention that should have convened tho last of this month, according to the time set apart for it at its organization. It is thought by some that it is in a dying condition, brought on by tho action taken in postponing it last Christmas. But the Salem Sunday School of this place will not die with it, and will send its usual quarterly contribution, which ii has heretofore sent through tho convention, to Missions, &c., and as it did in December. Dame Huuior has it. that some nreacher will likely "get a job," in changing son ? "beau" knots to "altar" knots. She talks a great ileal when she aught not, but this she tells with cmphathis. E. W. J. 1 iirki'itKssiblh Winoixs's Storm.?Ottawa, Ont., March 14.?Professor E. Stone _ Wiggins has addressed the following communication to Mr. William Smith, Deputy Minister of Marine: "A storm of unusual severity will occur on the coast of Europe on the 17>h to the 19th inst., and on the American coast on the 2!st to the '231 inst. It appears to me tint nothing short of a miracle will prevont the destruction of shipping that may be caught out of harbor, especially the coasting licet in the Gulf ol St. Lawrence and llay of Ftindy. Subsequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in the Northern Pacific and probably in Europe will sufficiently demonstrate the planetary origin of the storm." ? Tiik Wiiitks Wii.i. I,kao.?Since the recent caning at Clatlin an old colored pronchcr, one of the few of the nnto helium days, when he heard how the students of G'atlin hail threatened a row in case Professor DcTroville attempted to return to his classesj said to his congregation : "My'bTedritf, no~~' use for such foolishness as dat. We niggers can't 'pete will ?lc buckra no how. Wy, bredrin, day is gitten abend of our good Lord and Master, for do Master has to hnb freezing weddcr to make ice, when" 'the buckra make urn in dc hot days of July and August."?Orangeburg S/trclalor. A Gkniiikk Doom for finm iut,.* ? Charleston, S. C., March 17.?The stock- ??' holders of the Union Cotton Compress and Wharf Company to-day confirmed the sale of their property to the Ncill-McDonnhl cpim pany of Now York, at the price of $loOpOOO. The purchasers have alrc-wly paid $'2.r>,000 guarantee on the property. The city has granted the purchasers the right of way through the streets, ami they will build a belt line radrond, running around the East shore wator front and collecting with all the wharves. This is considered tlio biggest step forward for Charleston in the last fifty years.?Col RtgMtr. A Co.vKKDKitATii Mvshiim?Richmond, Va.f ? March 14.?The ladies' Hollywood Mcmotiq,l Association will petition the city oouncil to have the house occupied by Mr. l>a?is during the war preserved' from destruction and turned over to the Association to be used as a museum of Confederate relics and a memorial hall. The Association invokes the assistance of all who arc interested in such an endeavor, and r.sks them to contribute to the enterprise and to furnish memorials and roli/'Q fif tl?*? lata 1? * -- " ...y, tu uc |i a;vu in iuc building. ? The gr ind rush for the Cherokee strip, in ihe Oklahoma country, reported from Kansas yesterday, has met with an obstruction of the most formidable character. The President has issued his p-oclam ition holU^ii^ A" co,lce,'ncd that the strip is not open for seJAhsrocoL and that all who unlawfully enter tlicrWCx-iWvLbe immediately removed. In connection iviTT^feP proslaina'ioa orders have been issued fi imthu J"ir ^c" partuiont for the use of troops, if neoSH^' for its enforcement, . L .Farmi.no in L.u*r*::s.?We put Mr. Watts ae the faVmcr Laurens. Last year^lio miada. o^e hundred bales of cotton, weighing lof) poun Is'enfrh, on c>ne hundred acres. Mr. Martin Holder, of Dial township is tlrs champion on a twohorse farm. He clcaie I laid year, above all expenses, $1,400. ' If this record cao be broken let us hear it.? fatmens Ailccr'iter. C i| t. 0. W. Shell states that all Hxe railtools < f tho State have given reduce I r ites to dcdegaies attending the Farmeil' Convention in Columbia.