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*?i I. DEMOCRATS, ATTENTION ! TUB ADDBESS OF tub sooiu cabolixa bxbccTive oomm1ttbk. Rooms of Statb Kxecctivk Committbb, "> Colombia, S. 0., March 13, 1800. f Upon the re-organization of the Executive Committee, in consequence of the resignation of its chairman, Hon. James F. I star, it is dcemetl proper to issue a hrief address to the Democracy of South Carolina, on the eve of an active and important campaign in which questions of vital concern to the State will be presented to the people, and in view of the stubborn facf that wo are still confronted and menased by the enemy from whose control the State was rodevmed in 1870. The exieteooe of this enemy W hone the less a'"taatter of fact, although as an organised and active foe to good government it is not so clenrly seen as in former days, iiut the dominant party in the Federal government, flushed with its restoration to executive and legislative power, is just as determined to-tlay ns ever to wrest rrom our nanus lite coniroi 01 uns pima, anu as it loses ground in other sections of the country, the necessity becomes more imperative to regain a foothold in the Southern States, where the identical mass of ignorant voters, so long used to our disadvantage, arc ready to respond to the ca'l of their Republican leaders, whenever an opportunity is given for their resuscitation ns a pol.ticnl power. The threatened interference with the conduct of elections in sovereign States, which is being so adroitly and persistently urged at this time in the Congress of the United States, makes it highly important that we shall not close our eyes to the dangel's of the situation, or rest rupinely upon the vict-ries of the f ast. The numerical minority exists in South Carolina to-day _ which, made possible the oppression and misrule of the carpetbag governments, nnd it is only waiting a suitable opportunity to bo wielded again^ the intelligence and the virtue of the State, llence, it is incumbent upon us to remain wntcliful and vigilant, never losing sight fur a moment of tiio overmastering necessity wo are under to preserve the unity and integrity ol tho Democratic party in this State, because its overthrow means disaster and ruin to the highest interests of all the people. The Hxccu tive Committee recognizes the fact tlint there { arc differences of opinion and, to a certain extent, dissatisfaction among Democrats as to the administration of the government in this State, and hc'icvcs it is conducive to a i healthy public sentiment that these differ- ( cnccs shall be freely d scusscd ; yet in view of the momentous issues at stake, we appeal 1 to a'l that they shall settle such matters strictly within the lines of our party organization, for it is vitally important to havo the active exertion of every true and unselfish Democrat in preserving that solidity which is esscuti .1 to good government in this State. * Invoking the co-operation and support of every man who claims to be a Democrat in the maintenance of rightful measures for the preservation intact of our organization, the Executive Committee would respectfully urge that the responsibility rests upon all to bear their share in this patriotic work, as the benefits accruing from honest and up- ( right government are equally shared by all. The readiness and heartiness of all classes heretofore to render faithful service in this respect is a guarantee that future exigencies ' and emergencies will awaken a similar re- <i sponse from every true and worthy son of ^ Eolith Carolina. ^ By order of the Executive Comm ttce. Jamkh A. llovr, Chairman. c Wii.ik Jonks, Secretary. t A Femai.k Samson.?New York, March r ?Mary M-irtin, a young woman who recent- r ly escaped from tho King County Hospital. c at Flat Hush, has just been sent to Itaymoiid Street Jail by Justice Walsh, in Hrooklyn. 8 She is quite a pretty girl, timid ami extreme iy sensitive, out possesses tlie strength of a Samson. She is HmaU-feaUircvi mh\ tU? - hands of a child of ten years. She had been t locked op in a cell but n few hours when \ Matron McCurca found her airing herself in i tlie prison jmrd. Investigation showed that t the girl bad snapped the bars of her cell 1 iltor as if they hud been slicks of ecaliug wax, and then made good ! escape. The matter was reported to Wa: u Hayes, and 1 he ordered that Miss Martin he confuted in I the strongest cell in the women's prison. { She again escaped. During the night she , had used her remarkable powers on the wrought iron bars, which she imd bent and twisted as if they had been of lead. J1 When Matron McCarcn asked the girl how s< she managed it, Mntnic told her to go to ^ blazes. The matron then asked her another question and the girl drew hercself up, stretched out her arm, her frame quivering like an aspen leaf, and struck the matron a terrible blow in lite face. Mrs. McCarcn f put her hands to lie her lieud, uttered a .1 piercing sc.ieatn and fell backward upon the j tloor. While the penitentiary physician was curing fur the matron Deputies Hughes and 0 llcilly took hold of .Mamie, who fought like a tigress. They put a pair of handcuffs on her, si but she immediately snapped them. Uopo? were then brought into use, and Keeper Rvilly bound her hond and foot. But Mauiie frc:d herself in a moment, und struck Reilly 8 in the face, making his mouth und nose bleed v .Several other keepers were summoned and n the fractious girl was carried into the dark ^ cell and locked up again. Hut on the following morning site again made her escape by ^ using her fingers as u wrench, for the pur- a pose of removing the nuts from the ends of 8 the lock bolts, afterwards taking oil' the lock. Them nuts had rusted and even with the aid ? of u monkey-wrench it would he difficult un- 11 tier ordinary circumstances to remove them. (. Nevertheless Mary Martin's tender fingers j liad done the work. She lias inaugurated a reign of terror at the jail, and the keepers will be glad when she had served the term of imprisonment. The girl savs of herself: The keepers in the penitentiary told me that I could make $100 a week if I went on ' exhibition in u ^ltowery museum showing . people bow strong I was, but I told them that God gave me my strength to strike down my enemies, and not for exhibition purposes, i ?' 1 um 4 feet f> inches in height, weight 'JO i pounds, wear a No. 2 shoe ami a N<> t? glove, and can lift 800 pounds three feet from the ground 1 have lifted 10O pinnies oud put it on my shoulder, and can hold a barrel of i Hour over my head with the greatest ease." ^ . j Died From a 11i.ce (Si m Neuiio's Kite.? In (.'lay County, Alabama, Monday night, Oscar llill, a prominent farmer, died of hydrophobia, sintering the most horrible agony before he died. His denth was the result of a bite on the finger by a negro several weeks ago. Mill had a fight with a negro, who bit ouc of his lingers to the bone, inflicting au ugly wound. The linger becamo inflamed, and finally had to bo amputated. Then the swelling continued up liie arm, and finally flint was cut off near the shoulder. Several days ago symptoms of hydrophobia de- ' veloped, and Mill rapidly grew worse until 1 be died. The attending physician pronounced it a case cf hydrophobia. The negro Davis, was what is known as a "blue ? gum negro," his gums being blue in color, and there is a general belief that the bite of Buck nv^tocH in fatal. Physicians say tliat ibis color of the gums is caused by had blood, nud that in such cases a bile woiiim uc poisonous iiim proonniy iaiai. Davis is under arrest, charged with murder. V.'iikat Damaoe in Il.t.iNois.?It is reported from Springfield that "never in this history of wheat r using in the State of I linois lias the prospect for a good crop changed more nia'erially Ihnii within the past leu days." The freezes of last Friday and Saturday night* found the plant well in sap and it is feared destroyed the roots as well as the blade in many sections. lite J Dally Union liuics R. M. STOKES, - - Editor c; S. S. STOKES, - Local Editor ?? d Friday, March 28, 1S90. * SUBSCRIPTION, fl 60 PER ANNUM li r< ti POST OFFICE DIBECTOBY. The P. O. will be opened for business C from 8 A. M. to 6.30 F. M. M The Money Order Department will be 1 opened for business from 0 A. M. to 4 P. M. | The Northern until will close at 1 1*. M., nod the Southern Mail nt 1.30 P. M. Anv inattention or irregularities should ? oe reported promptly to the I*. M. ? J. C. HUNTER, P. M. \ Kcv. C. T. Scaifc. former pastor of the Haptist Church of this town, will preach ( in that Church next Sunday, morning and evening. . ? - We arc rctjuested to announce that I 1 Rev. Cliui. U. Willeford will preach nt Fair- ' view Church next Sabbu'h?the fifth Sab- i alh ic March. e It is with sincere sorrow that we I ^ learn of the continued sorious illness of f Judge Kershaw, and the probability that he will Fie compelled to retire from the bench. Mr Dewaro of Counterfeit money. Wo ^ understand that two or three of our tncrchnuts have lately had counterfeit quarter ' and half dollars imposed upon them. Some ' of these spurieus coins arc so well executed 11 that they retdily deceive the unwary. ? - - - s We received a Mammoth advertise- I moiit from our enterprising merchant, S. M. ^ Iticc, Jr., I). lT., but too late for this week, lint there's no sense in any one's waiting to rrail of the wonderful bargains Spencer offers to the public; the public should call and rr litem. Wonderful bargains to bo hud at 11 Rice's. ? ? - fii Mr With unfeigned regret we state that ;t Rev. McNccly Duboso nnd family left here bi yesterday for their new home in Ashevillo, n| X. C. .After five years of faithful and most ^ acceptable Vns*tori\gc, during ^h'tch tbe I f( Church of the Nativity prospered an never f, before, tlie congregation sorrowfully submits ? to (lie separation, following their beloved n young l'astor to bis new field of labor with a I heir prayers. JT?X. Wo are requested to atinounco that ^ here will be an entertainment at the resilence of .Mr. (5. W. Hill, ?t Fish Dam, 3. C., ?y the Ladies of Fish Dam and yantuc, this fl( 'riday night, the '28th. for the benefit of tho P' ilizens in those vicinities ??hesuffered front he cyclone on tho 22nd, Ki This announcement calls loudly for a libenl response from all who were spared the 8V avages of the destructive cyclone, and have * hristiau charily ia their hearts for their offering fellow creatures. M - - - ? dc The Columbia Register says : Oo\. I. CI. Mul\\eatnW of I'n'iuii \i11 \K*Ull In j ^ ho city several days renewing acquaintances villi old friends and making new ones. It s whispered out loud that the Colonel inends to enter t'.o race for Congressman w 'rom this district at the next election. Well, Col., that's the meanest trick you :ver served us. You couldn't iu rc ,'our home friends that you had the concessional bee buzzing in your boolet, but went among strangers and rhispcred it "out loud." The press is a 1,1 ealous institution and never forgets to roent a slight, on tho day of election, if not q, efore. You "can see us" CjI., if you wish i make a sure thing of it. ^ XtGf.. We had a p'casant call last Tuesday bt rom our old typo friend, of years ago. Mr. 88 ohn R. Qossett. It is about 12 years since In ohn wont into tho old Greenville M?un(uinefir 'ft flice, as an apprentice. Wo then and there on taught him the boxes" and wo put the first imposing stick and rut?*v?* *" It was forty-otto years since wo met, and st I aI.h n,>!il it .i l.iirti i>iimn!in\i>nt in '* ....... t I ? ijing we "carried our age remarkably P1 veil," and he recognized us directly we ^ act, we couhl ace great change in him. 'rout a beardless hoy of about 10, he stool fi lefore us a heavy grey-bearded man, with , somewhat weather-beaten, confe leratc- n' oldier-looking face, but as bright an eye as ver looked out between eyelids. John lives 11 the lovely village of Jlasley, in 1'iokens 'J 'ounty, and is Agent for Seribner'a Kncyc'.o?iedia llrilannica, undoubtedly the best 8' ncyclopiedia now published. " rheY. M C A. ci Mr. I<. A. Coulter, State Secretary of the w Y. M. C. A., paid this Association a visit it ast Friday. Me was very much pleased with the Mead- w ing and Devotional rooms of tItc Association, a and spoke of tliem as being as comfortable | / as any in the Stale. a Friday evening he gava a bible reading c in the Mali, taking for his subject the great c Llible character, Daniel, which was very n instructive ami interesting. Services will be held in the Mall next j Wednesday evening, at H o'clock. 1 O Personals. 11 Mr. 1). (J. Flynn and family, left us last week, for Anderson, to which place Mr. Flyna Jiam removed hi* slock of (loods. We regret lo part with our friend Flynn " and his estimable wife nnd family, and it giveH us pleasure to coininend them to the ' confidence and respect of tbcgoui people ef " Anderson. Mr. K. 1*. McKissick, the traveling representative of the Xrws and Coi/ritr, was in c town Wednesday. Mrs. tleorgo (Seddes is now visiting friends at Spartanburg. Mr. W. Sanders, a progressive young farmer, front Ninety-six, spent two or threo days in I'nion this week. A Co.MI'I.IMKNT TO M A.IOR Dt NCVX. ? Kaildolph-Macon College, Virginia lias chosen Major 1). It. t'lincau, of .Spa rlatibitrg. lo de- I \ liver the nltiiuiii address at tlie approaching commencement in Juno. This college is Major Ihtneatt's alma uintcr. and he will do himself nnd his college ere1'it on that occasion. i ' I ?? . Destructive Cyolone- The ; Last Saturday afternoon, botween 2 and Tl; o'clock, one of the most destructive been polones that ever visited this part of the the ountry swept over portions of our county, line oirg a great deal of damage to property, have nd leaving death and destruction in its diflei ake. ainui The cloud rose In the West and eeparateJ, P tking Soutb'jrest and North-east directions, rundlowlog the water courses and providen- of tl ially omitting this town. ^iro1 In the North-eastern portion of the ouuty the damage is not as great, so far as run ' re hnve heard, as in the South-west. n the vicinity of Skull Shoals, on I'acolet ^usii liver, it unroofed and blow down a great "TCS inny sma'l bouses and caused 0110 death by caUM Ijing timber*?Mr. William In man, a "icii iliite boy about 11 years old, who was tla" iving with his parents, on tha Irwin Wood lace, near Skull Shoals. otlic Tho-c were destroyed on the Wood place . . , . ? but 1 wcltc tenant houso*, and on tho Spears depo l?co, near by, about the same number.? . , is do u its sweep of destruction it demolished j( wo-thirds of the new bridge over I'ucolct . liver at Skull Shoals, built scarcely two , hear CRT" RK?- depo In the SiUth-wcstcrn portion of the jn t|, ounly the destruction was eery great, a8 lowing down a large number of dwellings, ^y tables, barns an l other outbuildings. Au p The Railroad Ilridgo over Br<a 1 River ohan fas coinp'e'ily demolished, leaving nothing Fost nit the rock piers. tho I Mr. John Kelly, who was on tho bridge at yard he time, was seriously injured by falling ju''> iuiber, and will probably die. Fortunately the < lie cyclono struck this point on the road inBbout the lime the South bound train was at ?iu| sntuc, and so it escaped being caught in it. depo The largo unoccupied storchouso of Mr. ProI' '. 1*. Crosby on (ho Union side of the river ^"^y as destroyed, and his brick storehouse on ie Fairficl l side was also blown down. ness The dwe'ling house of Mr. 1). A. Thomas, jCp0 i Fish Dam Township was destroyed. At ic lime of tho storm Mr. Thomas and unity were in ilie house and wero caught ^ i the falling buildiog. Tbey barely escaped It sing burnt up, as tho debris caught fire two i fter it fell. Mr. '1 homas got from under ville, ic burning iituncrs aou mcr. cxtricaic i nis itvm iniilv. 'l'hc wind blew with euch terrific etore L?rco that after Mr. Thomas rescue I his to be rife and children tliey had to save them- to r< elves by clinging to him while ho clung to Th small tree in the yard. did 1 Fortunately a heavy rain followed the h?P8 ind and put out the (ire in the fallen ll>? 1 uilding. thom W? The smokehouse, crib, stables and ivcral tenant houses 011 Mr. John Mix's , ..... ft"d J ace were blown down. It will be remcm. . . .... we th :>cd 1 unt tins is the second time that Mr. .. . - . , , . ... matte tx h?s suffered from a cyclonic visitation. ,j1( ebruarv 19th, 1884, a terrific cyclone vept over that section of our county, from liicli Mr. Wix was a great losers. The stables and several tenant houses on eesrs. William and Hen Lylcs' places were Jo? sstroyed. 80mei repor All of the houses and stables on Mr. Paul \ L'ler's Situs* il!e place were destroyed, hear aether with a large amount of limber. "If0 6 b ot wi The tr ick of the storm was about a mile fcarf ide, laying in waitc a great deal of timber, both id many small houses. In fact, the dam- ]>],' ;e can nil at present lis estimated, as the i0TCi. iports we receive nrc very vague. sorry Those who have suffered have tho sincere very 'mpatliy of llie eniirc county iu their aftlic- },oth ou. be ex the fr git aham and Sparks' Grand Opening. smile Well, we went to Graham and Sparks' rand Opening last Tuesday, nnd if wc had ln/t"s eti a woman we should have had a sick f rere swimming in the head, upoo look- H'\vd g at llie fine display of truly elegant and sty Millinory and Dress Goo Is they had the at i exhibition. whicl Miss Venie Driver, who has charge of the M*. . . ?0 uuuer- ,ho ^ ands her business, but is a lady of refined J. ' ato and judgment, which sho fully dis* visitii layad in the exquisitoly trimmed hats and ^ onnets on exhibition. .Miss Cora Counts her assistant, who is also a young lady of been ne taste, and by her affable and lady-like home cportnient to all who visit this dopnrtment "ul" . i . ?. "n9 1 nkos it a pleasure to call and trade with voun i em. Th In the Dress Goods department we honest- with r think it ia tho uio?t clegan', as well as the ^ol '' . ... ? was i irgest stock ever brought to I nion. Dvory cnsc lade of color and quality of latost styles of Mi pring and Summer dress goods, with trim- sick . lings to matoh, were on exhibition, aad we ' annot imagine what kind of a woman it jjl( | ould bo who could not ho pleased in select- year. ig a dross from that elegant stock. cruit Then, there's our genial friend Sparks, 'ho is one of the be?t tnc n in tho country, 0 nd his genlhunauly assistant', F.ddie J. Th ,rthur and Milton McNeace, slwaya ready Chur villi honest greetings to wiit on those who '\a? ' - . i _ I?flM< an appreoiato trie auvantages or goou gooue, jlock heap, anil the pleasure of dealing with by W mat worthy Ladies and Gentlemen. nqaesti Mr Coroner Gregory has held twenty-seven nquests in 18 months in this County. .Mi The last was held last Sunday, over the (() (j( iody of William Ionian, who was killed by alleg he Cyclone that passed near Skull Shoale, ing 11 Saturday, epeel It does seem to us that where a death is I dainly caused by an act of providence, it Qcnc i a useless expenditure of the County's matt w noiiey to hold an ionuesf. .... . hone The law says : "the Coroner is cmpow- j^.p rcil to take inquest of casual or violent betw oaths." I 1 As we construe Section 711 of the General !? w, ... intel itatutcs, the holding of inquests in cases ji,ne vhcre the cause of the death is known to ic accidental, or from natural causes, it is tscless t i hold an inquest, and wo hope the It bounty Commissi alters will look into the .Mr natter, and before they pay the Coroner's 187"? pces in future, satisfy themselves (hat it car t rvss actually necessary to hold the inquest, who The County now has a heavy debt on its Mr. iboulders for the ordinary expenses if the Cotni \>unty, and the Commissioners should gatoi tconomise iu every possible way. justi Correspondence of tlio Union T<ur?. The Factory and Town of Trough Shoals Pacout, March, 24.?Some lino ago Mb. Editor, I promised you a description o Trough 8hoais?one of those flourishinf factor/ towns which bare sprung into exist enca with the development of the wonder ful water-power of this section. Not many /ears ago the rite of tbia Cotton Mill wai one of the nest picturesque little spots ii all up-eouutry of South Carolina, and n< one dreamed that within a short time th< foaming waters of historic Pacolrt would t? utilized at that point to moro the machinery of so vast an enterprise. Tho came "Trongt Shoals" was derived from a trough in tin rocks through which the river ran. At thii point the stream was so narrow tbatan athle tie man could jnmp across it. As 1 have said, it was ono of the lovelies places in the country, and its beautiful bitt of rccnery rendered it ezoeedingly attr" ,tivi as a pic nic ground. Some traces t ill nohirnl Itnuul V cfill lii?? run auaK au Hin Knnw 8 Ca lailrtod. ie Surveyor* of the 3 C's Road have running the Transit in every direction past week, searching for a favorable to run the road through town. They run four or Are lines through as many rent parts of the town proper, and it is ting to heeiMlm criticisms of the owners roM*iy^nfl^|^rhich * new line is They are snrf to pronounce any one is other linos mtioh better than the one igh th(Kr property. wc had out will, no railroad should nearer than just inside the corporate s. It certainly should not cross the > ocss part of Mfun Street, endangering hy frightening teams, and invariably ing our country friends to avoid taking r teams to tlic stores located near the is and engine whistle. >ok at Columbia, Charleston, Charlotto, -tunburg, Greenville, and almost every r city and town, and you will find that little business is done around railroad ts, and hy far the best of the business no at a distance from the railroads, would not cost one per cent, more to goods from a depot half a tnile from the t of the town than it does now with the t right nt the store doors. Competition ist business would keep the price down, does in every other town, c honestly believe itwould be bolter for arties if tliefl^^^aPhe old road was ged to run up fne ravine behind Capt. er's and Mrs. Dawkins' dwellings, with freight dopot above the village grave* I, and the new road to run back of the on this side of town, with the depot at jrossing of the two roads and conuectSuch a change would increase the e of real estate all around the present t lot, and would not affect the price of erty or injure the business on any of Main Street. c do not know a town or city where its valuable property and real busi* uaaIIaa Su ???. a...I am\i.nil a mil,-no.] (. >an Triok. bns come to our knowledge that about weeks ago Mr. Alex, l'ruilt of Bognnshad a mule shot in tho foot with a shot an air gun while standing iu front of a on main rtreel waiYTng fur the wagon loaded. The injury inflicted is likely :nder the mule worthless, e person, let him bo man or hoy, that t, should be rcTcrely punished, and we the Council will bo successful in findLhe guilty party, and making him or suffer for i*. ) have often thought the air guns that ee the small boys using on the streets irivate lots were very dangerous, and ink the Town Council should take the \r in hand and put a stop to the firing 3m, in the streets, nt least. Correspondent oftlio Union Times. Telephonio News from Jonesville. tBsvit.i.E, March 'Jl.?Our town was what exercised yesterday in regard to ts of a cyclone Hint passed up Broad Htvsioi'trudkiatdty, which wo wns very "aestructlveTo property and o lifo. We lmd a considerable storm ntd and rain at the same time and wore ul from the iooks of the angry c'ouds, above and below us, that we did not ic worst of it iu (his community. 0 weather yestordny ami to-day is |\ and lias the appearance of being for wliat it did on Saturday, ice the late cold snap small grain looks sickly. The cold nnd the tly have had something to with it. Gnano will tensively used this year, and it seems irmors arc taking on more "get up nnd than usual. May a kind Providence upon them nnd reward them nbuny for their labors the present year, v. D. P. Boyd returned from Newberry nturday, where he had been to sco his iitlicr, who was much better when Mr. left him. Mr. Boyd filled his appointat New llopo yes'crdny morning nnd ncsvillc in the evening. His subject in ternoonwas the "Temptation of Jesus," 1 was well handled by the preacher. , Thomas Haines, of Union, and W. F. ^cst, 8CeKtirg'V)?v.J<?*S*t^ .Jor* v * IV. Harris, Jr., of Savannah, Gn., is ng relatives and friends at Jouesvillc. . Henry Fowler, of Columbia, is visitlie family of Mr. I). W. Fowler. . E. L. Eison, who has fbr some time willi Mr. (i. P. Garrett, at Union, is at i now with his parents. Ed. is a young of fine business qualities, and then lie lie pluck to back his judgment. Such g men are bound to ''get there." e Insurance Companies have settled Dr. I.ittlejohn and McWliirtor & Co., icir losses by the late fire here. There 10 trouble in adjusting matters in either . C. E. Fowler s little son, who has beon ?o long is still holding on to denr life, lierc is little or no hope of his recovery. \ Ed. Littlejohn is in Jonesvillc now. ins been in the State University this but came home not long since to vcfrom a spell of fever he had in Colunie Grippe still holds its grip on a nunif citizens in Jonesvillc, ere was a marriage at tlio Methodist cli yesterday, jual?t the/ilose of Sun school. I 110 parlies were ,II?Iimuici b ami Miss Minnie Hyatt, both of y Creek. The ceremony was performed '. H. S. Harris, Notary Public. TEI.KI'IIONK. Tor the Times Strain Pronounoes it an Unwarranted FaUeheod. a. It. M. Stores.? />rar Sir: In regard e article copied in your issue of Hist, ing that 1 havo been arrested for sellnintnps unlawfully to a l'ostoftico iulor. See., Si., please allow me to say that i/i nnralUd-for and unwarranted falsehood. have sent the article to the Postmaster irnl and nsked him to investigate the er. hile the correspondent may have been st in what he said, there is evidently a -seated motive that can easily be read con the lines of his communication. Iiopc the public will do me the justice ithhold their vevdict until they can pass ligontly upon the case. l>uring which 1 any, "Let the heathen rage." Ilcsprctflltaj'^ji (Mffre, .James L. SrnAitf. is strange how the report was started. Strain 1ns not been Postmaster since A little bird has whispered in our hat probably it originated with parties have fallen into the judicial hands of Strain, as a Trial Justice, or as I'. S. inissioner. We hope it will he investil and the truth revealed, doing full CC to tt'l. i V " - * v?v ing reck, which, an its name implies, is i very large mass c f rock overhanging I he river bank ; but most of Iheso things havi given place to ihcprnctical ami useful structures of the raw and hammer. In Mny, 1882, a company was organize^ with a capital rtock of $300,000, and build ing begun. 11/ December, 1883, the mill was running with 12,000 spindles and 328 looms. In Mny, 1887, the capital stock wat increased to $150 000. A new mill was erected in 1888 and put in successful operation, with 14.222 spindlet and 472 looms making a total of 26,221 spindles 800 looms. The product per dnj is 40,000 yards of domestics, sheetings ami drillings. The stock is quoted at $1.40, bul there is none for sale. ('apt. John II. Montgomery, the President and Trensuer, is so well known throughout the South as a successful mill man aud financier, that nny mention from me of his abilities would be superfluous. lie is ably asairted by Mr. M. 0. titoue, who has had consiiloralilo nrnrU ienl rxncrience in the Lnsi i ?r ? ness. The following named gentlemen, in their respective departments, are thoroughly cflicicnt and decidedly popular: Messrs. J. Y. Goodie!t, Hook-keeper, Cashier aud Cotton buyer; b. C. Jennings, bhipcing Clerk; V. M. Montgomery, out side Overseer; C. A. Moore, Oversscr of Carding room; J. L. llicks, uvcrscer of Spinning room; and J. A. Young, Overseer of weaving room. Mr. D. b. v.'ood manages, with groat ability the Company's store, and is assisted by the following very competent and popular gentlemen : Messrs 11. F. Montgomery, C. K. Thomas, S. M. Knight, C. A. Wood and W. A. Poole. Mr. Wood has recently returned from the North, where he selected the largest and most nttiactive assortment of Spring aud Summer goods ever before brought to the place, and he t/ays he is determine 1 to sell them, if it involves the whole United States iu a civil war. Mr. A. b. Stallworth, a culture! gentleman and thorough educator, is principal of the Academy. Miss Sallie Stallworth is hie able assistant. llev. Messrs A. A. James, T. Dent, and J. D. Muggins arc the Pastors of the Picsbyterinn, Methodist aud baptist Churches. Mr. Sentell is Superintendent of the Sunday School, Our handsome young friend, Dr. C. C, Ray, is the physician of the place. Dr. Thomason, another popular physician, lives near the town. There arc a number of pretty residences in and near the bhonls, most notably thoso of Messrs Stone, Uoodlctl and iluggins. Mr. V. M. Montgomery's bouse (in courso of erection) on an eminence overlooking the river, is a model of cottage architecture, and will, when completed, present a very handsome and piclurciquo appearance. An excellent hotel is kept in first-rftte style, by Mrs. Glasgow and a daily hack-line is conducted by Messrs lloy and Willia llaracs. Mr. John Williams is the obliging and popular Superintendent of (he Company's teams. And now, having given you a brief description ofTrough Shoals, I will close with nn item or two from l'acolet. Mr. Neighbors, who is iiu Jait in auch matters, is giving instruction in sacred music here. Mr. Neighbors is Superintendent of the Sunday School at llrown's Chapel. Mr. Wilson, of Sumter, has been visiting his uncle. Ui v. 1. N. Newberry. Dr. Baxter It. Brown has recently returned from Baltimore, where he graduated with credit from the College of l'hysicians and Surgeons, Dr. Brown has application, energy, ability. and a host of friends. I predict for him success in his chosen profession. Professor McCorkle. of North Carolina, a practical | lirenologist, lias bean delivering sonic lectures heic, and the people are very much pleased with him. llo came highly recommended from GatTncy. He has mode phrenology a study for years, lie has been very successful here demonstrating his thoroughness in the business. \ i.liv'.i t-r.V The surviving soldiers ofiho ''Lost Cause" are iriulc sad wlu-n they see nn old comrade that stood shoulder to shoulder with them during war, pass away, th victim of ronte fatal disease. Last year William McBridc, of this County, was laid in the grave, and now the news conies that Albert Kithanks died at the I'acolct Mills, on the loth of March, in his 54th, year. Both of those men died of consumption, and both were gallant, members of the Macbeth Light Artillery. Albert Kubauks, whose death we now notice, l<kc other men, ha I his faults, but when nt himself was a quiet industrious citizen, and a strong friend who never tired in praising and serving those who shared bis confidence, lie was cvtr the same unflinching soldier. whether amid the quietude of the hivntiac or striking for his country in the storm of battle. The old soldiers, forgeij ting his faults, will enshrine his virtues :e their memory, l'eacu to his ashes. A Pitt km) Taxing Cotton Skki? On..?At a meeting of the Augusta Kxelmnge held yesterday, tlij following resolution, which explains itsen' was unanimously passed : Htsolvit. That the Butter worth and Con ger bills, now before Congress, advocating : tax ou cotton seed oil, is an injustice to tlu cotton seed oil industry of the South, and tlm such measures, if passed, will scrieusly crippli the cotton oil interests of the entire cottoi planting Stales. /,Ww/, That this Kxchange protest ngais the passage of these bills, and request oui our Senators and 1'cprcsciitaiives to usi every ctl'ort in their power to protect tlr cotton seed oil interests in which the Sontl is so largely interested.?Au>jn*Ut Chronicle Ct at: roll Tvriiotn Fr.vr.it.?A correspon dent of the Cumberland (Maryland) Time .-..iu,.;..,. r.?. ti-idmb pnvn nil ....... fever: "The remedy is simply the npplica tion of mashed raw onions to tlie soles of tli feet. Any typhoid fever can he cured ii twenty-four hours. I can give nuiucrou references and prove what I say. It will ai< in the cure if a purgative of eiptal parts o cream tartar and aloes h? given. The rem c ty is simple, easily applycd, and the cur is certain. Why should not every famil know of it V Hie remedy is so simple tliu many may smile, but if you never try it benefit how can you know'.'" CARD OF THANKS The sufferers from the destructive C'yclon that swept through Fish l>im and v;c nit Saturday last. 'J'Jd of March, hereby rotor their sincere thanks to the ol'izrna of th town of 1'iiion, for their liberal contribution | toward relieving them in their distress * (Corrcspoudec? ? f the Union Timks.) News from North P&colet. ^ , Etta Jaxk, March '24.?I.ast Saturday f evening wo had a very heavy storm of wind __ ? and rain. Fences were blown down and in a few cases houses were unroofed. A report reaches us that a child was killed on the South side of Pacolet by the falling timbers of a house blown down ; and also that the bridge across I'acolet, at Skull Shoals, was *. thrown into the river by the force of the Ju storm, besides much damage done to property in that vicinity, which seems to have jo been the centre of the storm's path. I<ast Saturday our Trial Justice Court was ( engaged in hearing the knottiest legal qucstion that has yet been before it. To briefly wi state it we will say : Sometime last Decern- tj,i ber, James Sparks moved a hand (a negro woinau) in Jerry Mathia's employ, to the farm he had rented fur this year. lS'.H). On "c the 1st of January last Mr. Sparks entered be into contract witli her for tlys year. On the Dth of this month the woman left Mr. Sparks and went back to Mr. Mathias, who claimed that he had made a contract with her last December, and also^hat lie had forbid Mr. Sparks moving her. Mr. Mathias' verbal contract was witnessed by his brother, 1 and Mr. Sparks' written contract by a disin- jjj, - terestcd party. Mr. S. prosecuted the woman for making a cotract with him when *' alio was under contract with Mr. Mathias. is ) The woman plead guilty of having made \V< both contracts. Mr. Mathias then prosecuted Mr. Sparks for enticing the woman off. nnd t tlint was the case before our court. James ! K. Webster, Esq., represented the State, and me r W. W. Thomson, Esq., the defendant. On Q<j I the trial it leaked out that Mr. Mathias is (()| t not now living on or working the farm ho first rented, and upon which he claimed to P? have ngreed to give his tenant, Jnne Gaffney, wo . a "hoe farm." Mr. Thomson held that as Mr. Mathias had gone to another farm he could not clnim Jane Gaffney as his tenant, 1 and also if it was right for him to do so it g0| was premature for him (Mathias,) to bring action against James Sparks for enticing his laborer away, when the time for her to com- ma mence work (hoeing,) had not yet arrived. ]?i Mr. Webster, on the other hand, made a ^ plausible argument for the State, even with the odds and weight of evidence against him. FC1 This case affects our community materially. Lp Hoth employers and employees were well ]#< represented in the audience and listened to the case, especially the arguments pro rt con VA with marked attention. After four hours of hard work the court , got through with the case and we were more inun ever convinceu inni joim lieynoius was ?"il right when lie said n Trial Justice ought to S. have the right to make a mistrial with himself when lie couldn't decide a ease "satisfaciially" in his own mind. - ? Did wo fool that wo couid Interest or edify hoi our readers, we would gladly avail ourselves wit of the opportunity to take up frind "Joe's" jje, proposition and give our views on the scripture to which lie calls our attention. The Times has too many first-class theologians hoi i among its readers for us to make such a fool pir of ourself as to undertake such a work. c j Therefore, we hope he will excuse us and permit us to fay in regard to what has passed between ns, that we think Paul was , the last man to talk with the Saviour on earth, sco Acts, 9th Chapter. far We would like for some lawyer to tell us djj in what case, (if any,) live stock nuiy ho claimed as real estate ; and also would be glad for some doctor to say what is the best *'a vegetable pill for a gnawing stomach. cef Vox. )y am Facts A rout Cotton Sbkd Oh,.?For vie human food, olive and cotton seed oils are ma far superior to lard, or to any other animal fat. Olive oil has held that rank in the estimation of scientists and medical men from occ the earliest period of recorded history. It oai is only of late years that analyses by chem- w;( ists, experiments in diet by eminent physi- . cians and practical uso by skillful housekeepers have combined to demonstra'e that in lre every respect and for all uses the oil of the acc cotton seed is equal to thatoftho olive. This 0f| fact once established, a market will be made .. for pure cotton seed oil that will be co-exten- 8 sive with that now occupied by olivo oil. It will, indeed, become its competitor in all parts of the world. The manufacturers llccord of llaltiiuorc, believing that the time 1 has come when tho South should make avigorous move in behalf of cotton seed oil, in stead of simply acting on the defensive in nni the repeated assaults made in Congress on the ind purity of this oil, after an elaborate investi- ?in gat ion, has accumulated a mass of informa- JkRl tion, and proposes to publish next week the first of a series of articles that will cover the *D whole subject. In these it will be shown be- ani yond controversy or shadow of doubt that of cotton seed oil is the best salad oil in the kc world and that it should bo put upon the market on its merits, bearing its own name, 'ar and its excellence for all culinary purposes ind be persistently set forth until it receives ow popular approval and enters into an as uni- oat i-<t "nii^imPtinn njjmitai' or lard. These months, will prove of immense vauie to me whole South, by greatly widening the mar- cj,i kct for cotton seed oil. orc Mit. DrllosK (lointi to Ashkvti.i,e.?The do Hcv. Jarvis liuxton has been highly honored i by the congregation of the Trinity Episcopal Church, lie has been created Rector Kiueritus, which is an lionory position attended by act a salary. No duties aro expected of him. m< i As sot"ii as his resignation as rector was re1 I .. a., I 1 . a - 4 I- f cuiYi'ii aii'i iiuue|Hu?i mnt siiiiiiiiur mu YCBirjr tendered liini this position but lie promptly * declined it The congregation were not satis- coi i tied that it should be so, and at their urgent i9 , 1 request the vestry again made him the offer, [ and ho has accepted. Dr. Huxton will deliver his farewell sermon on Sunday, March ? 30th, and will be succeeded by the Hcv. coi i McXeely Dullose, who comes here from the J church at Cuion, S. ('. Mr. DuBosc will i enter upon Ins duties on Monday, the 31st, immediately after Dr. Huxton g >es out. Dr. Huxton has been hero for forty-two yours, lie came when a young man, and 1 , founded the present church and has been in nr< 'f, charge since that time. Under his direc- jt j e tion the church has grown to be one of the . most flourishing in the city, and he is great- ' Iv beloved by his entire congregation and 'Hl ( the people of Asheville.?A she villi Citizen. w< Gr.Nr.iiAi. t'uooK Dr.vn.?Chicago, 111., ,,l< " March 21.?Major General George Crook, U. to ' S. A., in command of the Dopartmout of Ki. Missouri, died at tho Grand Pacific Hotel at . 7'1 "? o'clock this morning, of heart disease. 0 r There ha<l not been tlio slighest warning rc! ; tliat General Crook was net perfectly well, in I He was at the army headquarters all day ),,, 1 yesterday and at the hotel appeared to bo in . his usual g >od liedlli. He got up as usual 0 1 this morning, but suddenly said to his wife, '"'c "I can't breathe." sto s Mrs. Crook helped him to tlio sofa and a 1 doctor was summoned but before he coufd reach the room General Crook was dead. 011 e The General bus been in command of tho l)e- c,) i partmcnt of Missouri for several years, sue- I'ri s ceeding General Schoficld. 1( } ? A Grku Soi nikiin Mrtiwdist I nivkiisity. ini ?Teeuinseb, Ala , March "0.?illuffton, tjl( Alabama, makes muuificient give of $'>00,000 ^ to the Methodist Kpiscopal Church for the location of the educational ins'itution known lib ns I lie I niver-ity of Southland. The llev. to C. I,. Mann, 1> lb. who has it in charge, says ( that SI.* (><Mmi will be expended on tiic "" main building, which will be .'>()() feet wide ,,r e i by d(M) feet deep, seven stories high with an y inner court U'Mt (Vet square. The material tlt n to l e used is white marble, granite and snnd e stone. Ground will be broken April 1 nth ''r s and work on the building will be pushed rapidly. re THE ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT. , G. L1TTLEJ0HN, - Editoh. ASUUIIV, 8. C. ALLIANCE BREVITIES There is always a wide difference in the eductions of him who has something to y and of him who has to say something, idge ye what I say. ? THE ALLIANCES OF UNION COUNTY. The Hon. W. J. Talbert, Lecturer of the ate Alliance, of South Carolina, will meet ill the Union County Alliance on Fiiday, o 4ih of April. Sub Alliances are requested to send a full legation as business of importance will transacted. ROBERT LITTLE, President U. C. F. A. A. C01.b Lylks, Secretary. INTOLERANCE. What is more detestable and un-Christ;e then sectarian intolerance f A true hcrenco to our belief, principles and faith, by no means synonymous with intolerance. 3 should lire and teach our faith, yet allow ter honest peoplo to do the same. We were so pleased to seo ministers and (mbera of the different Jenomiaat|gg|iujlMIM^M udeysrillc,enjoying ihe sweet soolal interjrse of brethren. Of a truth, there is a wcr in the christian religion that the rid cannot comprehend. A COSTLY HORSE BURNED ALIVE. The trotting stallion, Bell Boy, bred by nator Lclund Stanford, of California, in 85, and sold in 1887 to Jefferson & Sea>n, of Ivy., for $30,000, and again sold in 88 for $50,000, then sold in 1880 to Clark Hooper, of Elmira, N. Y., for $51,000, rished in the flames of Macey Brothers' rery Stables nt Versailles, Ky., Jan. 10, on ?v. LUABLE HORSES AND MULES DE. 8TROYED: l'he hopping ponies and wooly mules of rry Slmcklcr & Bros., of Union County, C., and Taluedby them before the Auditor from $5 to $15, and used in going to town ' give liens and mortgages and hauling ne bacon, corn and flour becoming affected h the burden and smell of tlio aforesaid us and mortgages died near their owner's inty in March and April, 181K), of tho How stomach, after an overdose of tho y le poles and old raila across their so- 4 led stable doors. A SUMPTUOUS SUPPER. I'he good wives nnd fair daughters of the mers around Goudcysville, gave a splen1 feast on the evening of the 15th, inst., aid in furnishing (he new parsonage at fTney. The occasion was a success, exiting the admission fee, which was entire too small to compensate those noble women 1 their beautiful modest daughters, who d with enoh other in their efforts to ke the occasion pleasant. But Mr. "Vox" s there, and ho doubtless will voice the tasion in more appropriate words than I 1. Bro. Kelley will doubtless agree .h mo, that you, Bro 'HJ. W. J.-,u and all ier young Alliance bachelors, missed a at; for after supper our beautiful ami :omplishcd cooks claimed the privilege* he 14th and 15th amendments, sad we felt it an honor to enjoy such social tality. INDEPENDENCE. riiere is an innate, God-given principle olanted in the bosom of every true man 1 woman, boy and girt ? ths desire to bo lependent. This principle is not a det of frcclom from the society, sympathy, 1 love of others ; but it is a desire and effort to be able to furnish our own food 1 raiment and any of the covetc 1 luxuries life. And where can this independence more fully realised than on a well-kept m ? No man can live nrsre absolutely lependent of his fellow-men than the ucr and tiller of such a farm. His own tie, hisowu crops, the very bread baking >' -fc--?a ' - - -v* ? ?*? ildren, the fruits of the trees of bis own :hard are all his and his industry.? icre ore his needs that his own band es not provido ? In all the material lines the housewife has her owu hand the products of her own isc, ingenui'y and industry. Corao with t to the home of an honest, intelligent d industrious farmer, and I will show you realm where domesticity in its fullest aieliness reigns supreme. Such a home f\t once a temptation to the brain-wesri* 1 d heart-burdened city man ; nn I a refuion of the fhoory that the "God-made intry" is inferior to the "ninn-made tii." Any man that could not be happy il useful on a farm, ought to d e. CHEERFUL HOMES. Our feelings, disposition, and very lives ; so influenced by our surroundings that is very desirable that they should be a* lasaut as possible; and what can make line attractive and happy like tho hand of iinnn ? It is not always in the power of the houso>thor to live in the locality she prefers, or change its features to suit her taste, hut e may so furnish and arrange I lie interior her house tlint it shall bo charming and it fill. This attractive home power rcsidos icrent'y and alone in the mistress of the use. If fine mirrors, Brussels carpets ami gant furniture made a linj?j?y home. Uow. used il would he to reside in a furniture ire. Hut there is no prociousncss to a rror till it hns reflected the face of loved es ; not till the chairs and sofas have been usecratcd by holding the forms of our ends do they liavo to us more than a com. sreial value. Unconnected with human dings and sympathy, the most elahorato Icriors but mock our happiness. All r>ughtful women will acknowledge all this, t they arc too apt to fancy that possesion* tc tiiese bring happiness, while they sufferlie unused such as arc within their reach. d which are able to yield abundant pleasc, if valued correctly. A glance tit the humblest little cottage in e country tbat is called home, can furnish | oof in a thousand ways tint a sunny* avted, cheerful, tasteful, intelligent and. fined woman dwells within. s