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(rriiLi8iiEi> By KKitruT.) f? u HARRY TRACY fcErLIKS TO TIIR ItOX. H. V. MILLS* LETTER TO P TIIE MJLUN roixiy FA l?M 1.113 ALLIANCE. j] Col. Mills says "wby Southern farmers ^ should go into it 1 cannot comprehend."? lteing an old friend of the Colonel, 1 there- ^ fore with pleasuic proceed to give the ^ Colonel the "why" as well as any others who are on the anxious seat. The farmers of the South si Higgled os no . others c*crdid to build up themselves and the country; they economized in every way ' possible even to the verge of stingiuoss; JJ in apitc of all they became poorer nrid poorer every dsy, till the pinch of poverty waked theni up. Thry hegon at once to !' take in the situation. Tlicy found liioir ^ expenses and products were increasing while their income was decreasing. They knew, therefore, that there was something (. mdirallv wramr. thio iuvostiirntinn toil In (toother till they reached Washington city. | Here tliey discovered tlitt organized pirates had (hundred at the doors of Congress and !', the White House till they had driven the Government of the United States into {' the most stupendous legalized robbery that ever disgraced any nation or any free pei- j pie since the dawn of history. These farmers then figured out to a mathematical c?r. ^ tainty tliHt they were furnishing So per cent, of the fat that these B*iue pirates were ^ absorbing. They also found out that or- j gnnized bodies were dictating t'ae laws to put moLoy into their own pockets. Theso ' tacts convinced them ihnt if tliey desired t > ^ perpetuate free government ihev mud or- j gamze. The St. Louis meeting was the | outcome. Three-fourthsi of the delegates to tiwU OHetingjrlna 4*'c,'dk' tt^ .ox-Ci?Mt|rL J r ?nr3s^cTC\5|?f ^sfcIC during the war. ' Tp After talking over thej s'tuation the^ . * found that pineMeixihiof the farmer# and ninetcen-twentieths ot the wage-car tiers ' throughout the United States were on the j down-grade to beggaty. All was found to { be in the suiue bi at, so they agreed that the Republic must he piescrvcd at all Iiazzki-Js, and the fir?t .'top looking to (bat ci d must be the burial of the bloody shirt, which has heretofore been the weapon of those who j were invisible (luting the war, but invineeablc iu seeming olVuc since. So then ami there the bloody shirt wi?3 buried l'-rcver, and over its deep grave those vcicans ' grasped each ( liters hands with a strong I rat err al grip and straightway organize i the Fnriticts Alliance and Industrial Union, an organization that knows no Motth no South, no Mast, no West, but knows that ( Union of States c .mooting these United Ststes arc aud shall f fever remain one union, and inseparable, ami tint' ilioy shall s routain the herit? g; of a roe pe pie. | The Knights ot Labor had caugiii on, and j being likewise in the soup ask permission not to cousolidi.te with us, but that tliuv ( might bo allowed to assist us iu preparing a ( j?:au niruugo which ?c may uc unic 10 | rrpetuato our grot llepuhlic. We agreed, to all hands (nearly every one oid soldiers) s?t ti work on that plan. '1 lie sub-treasury system was the outcome, which i* the inly p'au proposed l?y any one since tlio war looking to a re urn to pure democratic government. This is "why" under the provisions of th s nib-treasury hill every c tizen in any part of tlio I'liilcd Mates in nny laudable avocation will rieeivo ns many . and as rich benefits as the farmers, for every inlclligout poison knows that prosperity or beggary mutt nnd will be filtered through productive labor to all our people, consequently the sub-treasury bill cnuuot be contorted to uieiiii e'n?s legislation, or the inauguration of internal government, but, on the contrary, it will siuiply inaugurate democratic government. Col. Mills says ''the tariff is the cause of all the wee* of i which the farmer complains." As for myself I believe any tariff collected over and above the actual espouses on an economically administered government is "robbery," and l^ave And v.ilJ do all in my power to put o%rs iii that shape, yet 1 unet wholly agree wirtrCol. Mills in this matter and will prove it by bis own statements. In 1881 we ex ' d seven hundred and f tmrty million dole. worth of farm po- r duals, vrliile in 1889 wc exported only live ] hundred and thirty-two million dollars j worth. Wheat in 1881 was worth ono dollar j and nineteen cents per bushel, while in i889 j it was worth 79 cents. Hence in 1881 it , took about sis hundred mid thirteen million a bushels to bring the seven hundred and t| thirty million dollars, while it took six hun- jdred aud seventy million l.u<hel* in i.^*5'. to ,| bring five hundred and tbitty-lwo toil ion p dollars. Thus we see we exported fifty, .j seven million bushels more when in fll 1889 than we did in J881, and that it j brought one hundred and ninety-eight mil- P( lion dollars less money. The cuts* of tiiis ,i great falling 'II in cspM'te was in the pice j. of the product. The interesting ijtiustion just here is wha' caused the decline in sj price? fepecu'utors and their allioj say it is overproduction. Let us sec if this is to.? In 1881 wo produced 9A bushels <1" v.hci.t ip jier capita ; in iNX' vq, p-cduccd 7J bushels tier capi'r. Tlfs cciiplelely unsois .the. ?i ovor-t ryjl-.m..... UoMW* tfir ?T " Xow in I ssj no btid Bpn (lobars and u twenty-three c- nts per capita in civculatioh. e, while iii Iss'.i we hatl six clo'lnrs n and ten cents per capita in circulation. n Mere, and here only, can the keou observer tind the prime cause of this great depression p i.i rriccM. 1 wltoni ??? iifu / . - *" """ VI Intion so as t<> simplify, because nil other ,| fvnn products can safely l.c reckone J at C( relative prices. All ecuiom sts agree that 0, the price of all fa in produce is governed by ^ the relative amount of money in circulation. The above statement fully confirms it.? i llence the decrease in the circulation had j raore to do in depressing prices than the taiiff did, yet 1 do not deny that our tunilF ji ha 1 something to do w.ih it. yet 1 do deny j, it is now the prime cause as a c inciter on R| this point. I state that at this timo ngticulture is depressed in nil thickly populnted f agricultural ountrirs. In all those that -j< have a high tat iff t r a low tariff, in monarchies, empires,-or republic ; in those r, having n gold standard, a silver stnnJurd, or a double standard. p0 This complete y upsets Colonel Mills j? proposition. Now the qucsnon of <|iicstioiis is, what is thp gau.so ihtfy univerrnl d?- Wl pression of agriculture n tbadelively | opu- t\, la'Cd agricultural districts'/ J'1'Jic answer is that in all countries the circulating indium \y is mainly bottomed on meinUre money, the ,u production of which for a long fcries of years has beeirncarly uniform ; licncc the volume of monoy in circulation is practically inflexible. This feature is disastrous ,i( to ogriciilturc, because the fnriuor secures the ]?roduct of a whole year's productive g| effort practically at one time, and consequently demands money fcr n'l his s lrplus s. at one time io meet matured eblign- n] i iiits crca'cs u ?jf ii'sin i lor money Gj greatly in excess of the supply; hence the j,( demand fur money being more preying than j0 the demand for products, the price of the 11, product Hint must be fold submits to the dictation of the money holder. This com- ?, pels the farmer to turn loose at less than (,/ cost of product on, ami Ibis is called fluctuation, which is the creature of the speeu'ator and the destroyer of the pros- jt, perity of the farm. ,S) Now, the one thing of all others to lie at- j| I tnined is the stability of prices, b eau e (j, I when this is the caso speculation in iinpotwi n blc. "si l AH etnnmrisis liiiowiluu a fluctuating de- C( I nmnd for money, nut by a volume that I fluctuates exactly to correspond wit It the ft fluctuation in demand, will lie aitunded 1 with suability of prices. These admirable 1 matures can be found only in the sub-t o is- < ry system. Tliia article so fur is also a full and cotulcto nnswer to lion. J. II. Rcagnn, Carlisle, ml Culberson. They all substtinnally file I he same objections; the only difference ? eingtlmt Reagan says it is uiceustitu'ional, ut when nskod to draw a distinct on bcwcen tho sub-treasury bill and the national ank and wlii-ky distillers' tie's that tlic 'oiled States Su|<rctn? Court had dec are I ? onsti'iuiona', be failed to rtspond. Colonel Mil's in the wind up states that e is a Jclicrsonian democrat. Hope he ns not forgotten what Jefferson, Calhaun, nd Jackson thought of funding the public ? ebt ; and I wdnder what tboso patriots roitld have thought of Colonel Mills' do- ? loorncy had they been in Congress when he ^ itroduccd in the Fiftiotli Congress II. K. ill Nov 503-1, which reads ns fyllows : "He it enacted by tho Senate and House r f Representatives of the United States in 'ongrcss assembled, That the Secretary of lie Treasury is hereby authorized to app'y ho surplus money now in the Treasury, 1 ml not o'lierwiee appropriated, or eo much t hereof ns ho may consider proper, to tho : ttrchase or redemption of United Stn'cs onds." 1 am fullv Duisnade.l that tliov would arc repudiated such a mrasurs as wlio l.y ^democratic, because a substitute for this 1 ill introduced and passed by and with the i onsent and itdvice of Mr. Mills has i ut ( 1182.000,000 into the pockets of the bond* ic'ders. and took every dollar tut of the wickets of the people?85 per cent, of vhieh came out of tho farmers' pocktts.? ' )[ c "ttjvsc Col. Mills' constituents are t ondrd with l oads, but unfortunately, not of ] K kind roentionol ia this bill. Their , foicc them to drivo their wives and ih.ldren to tie wtton patch, there t? toil ! ohojp l>wi ,ux>4ai"?? nfrsgS," ilinttTio'1 londhoftJemf t' d * J: UTovidos for may live in fmo caStlcji" Had vcat linen and purple. This is the nay lis j >*ys for the honors they hava ccnforro 1 i; on him. Of course the farmers and ' aboring people of the Ninth District and ' heir friends are expected to rally to his i tuppovt when lie tlirls tho bloody shirt. It s his r!ro?go.-t card. If they are nun vorthy of freedom they will hurl this nrro- 1 cant demagogue from power and repudiate he daddy of tho bond purchasing fraud. Tub Oini.'s Stiuvr.?Tho shirt lias come to itnv. A month ago it was regarded ns a v hi in of the sea-on, now it is eOah'.islic 1 in a vol- and counted nu indispcnsiblo feature >f a well-dressed wotnau'8 wardrehc. llcreofore Dr. Mary Walker had had sole claims >n the still'shirt lnsom. I.nter came Mrs i Icannetto Thurber in her Tweed cut tway . oat jauntdy buttoned over waistcoat nn-l 10A-I'm shed shirt, and from the date of Vmcricnn opera to t lie last gasp oftlie Italian chool .-ho remained t!ie one dovotee of the Vmcnitte sliiit in New York society. Now ill the tailor ma ie girls in town are done ip iu Kiff bosoms, standing collars and long aids, an 1 the old established shirt makers tavc been culed it "on to make to measure he nether garments so long us tho undisputed iropcrty of men. The result is a lady's shirt is as snug filing as a glove and as comfortable as a fuchu, vhich, under the lightest tailor-made bodice Iocs not show a crease. By means of darts he usual biggincss at tho sides is done away vitli. and but for the draw-string at the mist might he appropriated by the men. 'he most recent developments, ns adapted or ladies wear, is tho washing silk in the aids of the neatest design. They are male o fit like the linen ones, have a hand down he frout and a still'collar, with another t > urn down over it. Perhaps the comforts ns well as (he jauntiicss of these shirts form their chief reeoni ucnuuuon; tney a'low perrcct trecdom of uovcment, they arc cool .ml nlways look icat an 1 fresh. N t only nro they eosn on he promenade, under yatching, tennis ancl cycling jackets, but under well-fitting riding loats they are decidedly sirarti From nl! ppcar*nq*s sooic'y has adopted the shirt a* * . fashionable and feuicuiuc guuiout.?A*. 1'. No rid. i " " till: 1,0 ciiart &1iou.s.?spabtanbuuo, ruly 11.?Lndshnw & Ladshaw, civil ami lydr.uilio engineers, have just completed a nap of the famous Lockhart .Shoals, just leiow riuckney, in I'nion County. Years lel'ore th? war, when railroads were un;nown, the Stato spent thousands of o!lar? in tho construction of a caunl around line slioah. The stone, to the value of ' bout fit),(KM), is there yet. Tito power on C lie west side of the river belongs to the p Virrar brothers. There ate two shouls. It is c to uppor one alone that has boon surveyed v tin- I.a tshuw brothers. Their estimate is, 0 iat with a dam half way across the river a ad ou/y seven and a half feet high in the t i; host plnce, they can get 3,120-horse iivcr at a cost of $7.70 per power. If icy should develop only 800-liorsc power ' would cost only 7"> per horse. a This power, vri?liout utilizing the lower < i' ul, which has a fall of 1(1 feet on the j intern side of.the river, is of autlieiont ea- t tfiity to ;u^ njiai.OOOswdwdlfS ori.UVe yarns. ( hat 11.onus (en good null n>il'p, Pr lUlfOOO i l7'jte*lB!nlli?ri^'i " "i1"""' Scathe Thrtio Cs, Hvffrd runs, only ;* few liles iiom the shoall, ojid it will lie, very ( ?sy to run n line down -to the river. The 1 tap prepared by the I.adshaw brothers is ) piece of fine work nud reflects credit 011 j ic ski 1 of the engineers'. Tlic Farrar rot hers have lis I r It s work done with a , lew of organizing a company to begin lierst'ons at an early day. This is now insidered the best and cheapest undovcl[>c<I water power in the SMatc.?fycciul to ~tw* and Conritr. .-e 1 ai> finn at oaffn'ky.?(japfsf.t, r. uly ? Fire broke out nbnu teti o'clock 1 i.night in the store of .!. A. Littlejohn on inicstone Avenue, and spread to the ad- j lining buildings, completely destroying the ores of .1. II. Tolleson, O. S. Kendrick r.d the building occupied by the "(latf iey 'onrirr' and the shoe shop <f \V. C. 1, vague he origin of the fire is a mystery. The looses arc rs follows, as near as can ! estimated at this writing: J. J?. Tojlcson, dry goads, insured r$l.&yO,>tookpsrilysaved. JJrJok buildg owned by X G.FiyytL total.. loss.. 0. ia. Kewlriek. gro?en>s, about Rt'OO; ?tden brtShling, about $1500.' Stock parilly saved; no insurance. (iaffiiey Courier building, owned by Mrs. . W. Gatfney; no insurance. Tresses and oskof material eavod. James A. I.ittlojobn, groceries, stoek about 1,(KM>, )>artially insured: wooden building lout $<>(>0, belonging to Mrs. W. W. Usfl'ney > insurance. SllOO All Oft of \W r I .oaorilP- imf niLitrii.l / nek saved. i li(V the l?oefforts of tlio citizen? tlic j rend of tlio fire was confined to one block, though at one time it was feared that most * tlie busiuoss houses on tins street would t ) lost. Tomuch praise cannot bo given | the colored people, in this emergency, ns icy geiioral'y acted nobly, and were the ems of saving much of the stock of goods, * id arresting the spread of the fire.?Cor. y ' Greenville Attce. ( Jti tKi.kn s Aiink a Mai.vk.?The Rest Sal ve ' tlie world for Cuts, JJruises Mores, Ulcers, ' lit IIlieum, Fever Mores, Tetter, Chapped ? ands, ChilblAini, Corns, and all Mkin Fi nn- , i>ns, nml { n.sihvHy euro* I'ilcs, in- no ?*> ''ivin^ai.. 11.?? jiiinrwiioH to vi- perfect iiiii or money rritiiule I. Price 2'"> ' n's pev box. tor f-ala 1 y II. V. l'oscy. April 18-ly. ?> i Crazy <'lotli fit I<?rr per ynr'l } nt II. M. C'OHKN & URO'd. Sfie My Union fiuies i L J 4. STOKER, - - Editor 3. f>. STOKES, - Local Editor Friday, July 18, 1S00. IVliSCRU'TWl', $1 GO PER ANNUM FOST OFFICE DIRECTORY. Tlio 1*. O. "will bo opened for business rout 8 A. M. to 6.30 1*. M. * > Tbo Money Order Department will be iponed for business from 9 A. M. to -1 I*. M. The Northern mail will close at 1 1'. d., and the iSoutliern Mail at 1.30 P. M. Any inattention' or irregularities should ?! reported promptly to tlio P. M. J. C. HUNTER, 1'. M. WW - - 1 . 1? There i? trouble between the two uecs ill Kcarso lownBhio. IS:irnw?ll Co. due negro has been killed ami several inured. More serious (rouble anticipated. Wo have solid ronsous for believing h it while (lie Fanners of Union County are iluiost solid upon the "Farmers Movement," t is very doubtful wether Tillman is the jhoiccof a majority for Governor. If Tillman is elected Govornar, and the Fenatc, House ot Representatives and all the State otlicia's carried into office on bis coat tail, bow near will the State of South Ctroliua some to being governed by vno.manA^aVi'ouldn't lie be the Autscrat ^tlMcoUn* t ^ YfTi., ^Jrumlerstflnd ihut a Mr. Cox, the StiperiutoWlont of (ho .tones & Co. works ju the G. C. & N. It. R., nt Fish Darn, was iccii'c'.tally struck last Wednesday afteri o? by an iron crow bar, while sittiug near where some hands were at work moving somo heavy rock, from which lie diod Wednesday night. Silk Mitts reduced from 35c to 25c, at II. M. COUUN & DRO'H. V\o don't belong to the "give up" party, as Capt Tillman advises Col. Earlc, having always been taught to do exactly tho contrary to what our opponent wishes us to do : but wo believe in fighting Tillman up to the hour that the State convemion makes the uemiimtio'.i. If (lie convention nominates him, we shall swallow him, and vote for liini but if the convention does not nominate him, we shall honestly believo it will ' du the Htst? grcut scTTice.'' 47 inch w'ulo Linen Table Cloth at 25c, rt 11. M. COHEN & BRO S. "Consistency, thou art a jewel." We heard a follower of Tillman complain and even denounce Hon J. C. Haskell for calling the farmers, who ai*e now shouting so wildly for Tillman "misguided clodhoppers," while Tillman himself, in almost every speech injthc campaign calls them, "fools," "slaves," "jackasses," "ignoramuses," and, in one instance at least, lie calls thorn and himself "clodhoppers." It is that blindness to Tillman's inconsistencies, to his self acknowledged false charges, his undemocratic methods and bulldozing of his followers, that really disgusts thinking miu, intensifies the oppo$lti-jh to him, weakens the cause of the Farmers and convinces patriot'o conservative meiathat ho is not a fit man to load thoprnjfte or'rapresont South Carolina at the head of the State government.. of a ream Note paper 15c., or a whole ream for 50 cents at II.M. COHEN & BRO'S. - tjiT,,,. Among the many unfounded charges ."V'.'linsl. the Sfftto otlioinls niul inwHlnln units concerning high taxation ina Ic by Inpt Tillman, anil which he has been compelled to acknowledge wcro fslec, nothing an be moro palpably untruo and nnjchievus than his effort to prejudice the people gainst the State government by telling horn that they are taxed higher than the people of Georgia, when the plain truth is, lie taxes paid by our Farmers, taking the issossed values of laud per acre, in both States iu consideration is about 60 per oont ess than the Avoiers in Georgia pay. The rate ofiAation for all purpose* is tha tamo ^iTojrr ljBatqtes i- the rat.- of taxation lower tKH in K<i?ith t arolina, 4aad in >neof those, fiftlli Carolina, the rate is only I mill loss, vr^iip that iState receives a large cveniio from ihc Central lUilroad, which s owned by Hie Stato. & Sad AcoidentOn lost Wednesday morning, two little boys, John, aged 1"?, and Matthew, aged 10. sous cf Mr. llobeit Wix, living on | church itrrct, were playing with a pistol on the floor, when by roinc unaccountable cause the pistol we-.it off, the ball striking Matthew in the forehead and instantly killing hint. Coroner Gregory held an inquest over the body the same afiornoon, and the jury returned iho folluwering verdict: "That Matthew Wix cam# to his death Vol11 si occidental pistol shot wound inlicted in his forehead ; name jieijig from u pistol in his ava hn?d.'V ? X>Kav We sympall|hp deeply with the berepv8il family in Ibis sail affliction. Scatter the Gravel. We think trie Town Council sboti'd have he gravel now being deposited in heaps on lie pavements unaltered as fast as it is deposited, and not left in places to be stumbled >ver at night. I f it is to be dumped in piles m sidewalks to await n sea-on for scatter.nr. wc see noirood reason for lmulin.T it. h? ore Hint sonsoii "arrives, when nit hands :nn work together and prevent tlie waste hat always occurs by i's renniining to ho ram pled over. Did it cvor occur to the honorable mcinjers of the Town Council Unit if a person ivas to fracture a limb from falling over one >f those obstructions on the sidewalk, a oivil iction could be sustained against them and iicavy damages recovered? Serious accilonts havo occurred from the less oause, i'id juricsjlarc apt to inflict the sovcrcd pcuilties for such disregard of tho snfciy of inlivuluaU upon tho public highways. ? ? Itch, Mange, and Scratches on hiiuiau or iniinals cured in 110 minutes by Woo) ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never tails. Sold by I. M. CUIUS k SON, Druggists, Union. ^ _ ______ L"okhart ShoalsIt is tiu'y pleasing to ui to know that solid stops are now being taken toward developing the magnificent wnter power known os Leokhert Shoals, on Uroal llive r, in tbis count/, about 14 ialles tiurtli-eist from tlrs town. In another column wc publish tho report of the cngiueers employed by tlio owners of tbc Shoals, Messrs. J. C. mid C. D. Farrnr, to ascertain tho oxtent aud power of the Shoals that can be utilized for n.auufnc'uting purposes, nnd tln^ypuination has develop' cd what we ifavc always claimed for tboso Shoals, that they are ro admirably located an 1 foimsd by nature that I hey will provide more power at less outlay of money, timonml labor, than any ether water privilege in this State. One great reason why Lcekhart Shoals have been so long nogleotod is their distance fiami railroad transportation. Another reason for delay in utilizing thcui w is in the hope that ouo of the lines of railroads contemplated le be built through this county, would bo located noir enough to the Shoals to be niiulo available atia moderate expense. In alt their hopes and tho promises made te them, the owners of tliis valuable proporty lmv<> lipnn (lisinnnintttl. nnrl now lli#v Iihyo - rr J ""'v token the m itter ia thei* own hands, with tlio determination of dctoloping the fine advantages of the Shoals, independent of help, except what may be voluntari'y offered by enterprising agd tVigacioM individuals. The (l^oiJtffefcJLtij|jtTOieals to this town io^oufTjJBBBl^for Snao miles through a very rouglTcoWktry for a railroad. Tho Throe C'sline will run abeut 12 miles and tho nearest point, Orr's crossing, on the S. U. and C. is the same distance from Leckhavls, over a fine level country ctiering evory advantage for building a railroad at the least possible cost. At one time it was suppose I the line of the Three C's roa I weuld b? run within 3 or 4 miles of the Shoals, but that is considered out of the question now, and there ia ne choice, as to distanco, from the Shoals to either of the two ronde. Of course, those who first offerc 1 to assist aud encourage the development of the Slicals natura'ly asked that the tailroad connection sliouxl be in the direction that would enable them to coutrel the gmtcst portier. of the benefits which will flow from such an important enterprise, so, as a number of e^terpr smg Spartanburg men linvo come forward to assist the Messrs. Farrars, It has been dCTermincd to procure a charter to build a railroad from Lcckhart Shoals to Orr's crossing, about 7 miles from here in the direct'on of Spartanburg. As soon as the chartor for tho road is obtained, a company will bo formed and books will be onencd for subscription to (he stock. Hail we money to invest we bo not know liow or where we could find an iutorpriee that offered ?o c ntrihute greater benefit! to the county or more liberal returns for the investment tiiau stock in n Factory at Lockhart Shoals. Tta work is now in good hands and, mark our prediction, five years from now the town of "Old l'inckney," or "Lockliarts-' whichever name is selected, will boast of 3,000 busy, thrifty inhabitants, with intcrprises and population yearly increasing, and all l'ca Ridge prospering with it. rio^^^HS^^PJPWWondny, by telegraph, that our tslontod young friend, Dr. J. T. Hill, died at his residence in Fairniount, West Virginia, tho day before, Sunday, the 14th, from typhoid fever. His relatives and friends here were not wholly unprepared forth* sad news, for only a few days before his Mother was summoned in haste to his bedside as lie was then considered in a critical condition, having had a re'apsc of typhoid fever from which ho had partially recovered a short time before. tiho reached Fainnount on Friday, two days before h:s death. l)r. Hill was a eon of the late .1. T. Hill, of the old firm of J. T. Hill & Co., and was born iu this County. Ho graduated with distinction at llie Chailostou Medical College, and w%j? made .one of the hosts cf fridmls. { > Ha ,..nc ? ot... I.I..I I s ? u ni?r- " j f' 11^ man vi niiV Ui'OUio uiiu |/16* posses*?lng nod at the liovof his untime'y death, was rising to a very lucrative practice iu his profession, We appropriate the following extract from a very elaborate aud afToctiounto notice of the ileal li of I)r. IJ ill, by a schoolmate and companion, publishod in the JVewn and Courier. % After leaving Charleston, Dr. Hill went to his home in Union, where he prat iced his profession for some months. He had already detoroiined to locite in Roanoke, Virginia, and went tliero in the fall of 1888. The same year ho win happily married, h s bride being Miss Cnrlotta Morrow, of Fairmont, '.Vest Virginia. Since that time he has practiced medicine in Roanoke, and had w 11 an enviable reputation for himself as a physician, and had a large clientele. A few weeks ego lie contracted typhoid /over, and on Sunday night at Fairmont, surrounded by bis mother, his sijter, his wife >udlha? cliid. he nmMd away a B Jim worjd. His remains arrived here yesterday, Thursday, aud were interred by his vonrvablo and beloved father, surrounded >y a large assemblage of old and young friends of Ins childhood, boyhood and manhood, who sincerely mourn the loss of ono whoso noble qualities of head and heart had hound them to liiin in silken chords of love. Rev. .lames 0. Cunningham We wore pleased te meet on our si reels last wcok, Rev. James G.Cunningham, formerly of this County but now of lading, Texas. Mr. C unninghain preached at the Preihv lerian Church last Saturday morning to a congregation composed largely uf lug old friend* in Union, who were graiifiod to bo able to sit and listen to the preaching of tho word of God from a son of Union, and they join us in tho prediction that a bright nun sferial career lias before Mr. Cunningham. Knglish Spavin Liniment removes all ilard, Soft or t'adoused Luni] h and Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, King-tone, Stillest, Sprains, all Swollen throu s, Coiiglis, etc.? Save $'t> by ti io of one lxittTV Warranted the most word rful Blom'sh Cure ever known. Sold b J. M. GIBBS fi SON, Druggists, Union* 400 Slraightouts in Coanoil. In response to u call front Hon. J. C. Haskell, Cliairuiun ?f the llichluid Democratic Ctmpaigu C ub, 400 g^od and true Democrats met in council in tlio city of Columbia, 011 the 10th, for the purpose of taking Into consideration the present remarkable, unsatisfactory and demoralizing comliiioa of our political affairs, as represented at tlio campaign meetings, and to refute ilie many charges which are being wantonly made against the Democratic party and the integrity of the State government. Kvery County in the State was represcntcl, except Dickens, and wo are told that a more intelligent, conservative and represent? ivo body of men never assembled in this State. Union was ably represented by the foliuwiug gentlemen : W. T. Littlejolin. |L. J. Browning. O. W. Hill. |L. B.Bates. Wm. Monro. iC. It. Long. .lames Munro. |W. F.Bates. J. 1). Smi'li. IN. B. Hison. .1. 15. Mintor. |J. (?. Long. W. K. Thomas. The first day's proceedings was mainly that of organizing, and wo give only tho results of the meeting in the following report of the second day, which wc take fiom the Celumbia HtyUler: Some discussion was caused by a motion of Mr. Barnwell that the conference goint* executive session, that the doors bo closed ani that all present not de'egates be requested to withdraw. Mr. 12 J. Brcnncn moved the meeting be an open one, and gave bis reasons, llis motion was seconded by Mr. Mockbeo, of Chaster. Mr. Brcnncn then moved to table Mr. Ba^uWill's motion, but the motion was lost, and the met ion to hold tho session with closed doors was adopted. The test vote was 7o to H8. Those not delegates, on the floor and in the gallery, then withdrew, and tho repottets, sonic of wluin remained ss delegats, did s > en the understanding that nothing was to be reported except what was allowed to hi by tho conference. The body remained in scssiou until 2 o'clock, at which time it adjourned sine die. Before adjournment n resolution offered by Mr. \V. M.Jones, of Spartanburg, providing thn' only tho results of the mectfh< be published as given out by the secretaries was adopted. 12x-UovcrnorHngood for the committee on ri'su.u-01 which cx-uovernor sncpparu was tins chairman, reported the following preamble and resolut ons, which were adopted. A HFM4XD FOR A STATU FRIMAltV. H7nwi??, On the 27<h day ot March, lilt., a convention assembled in the city of Columbia under ilic call issued by U. W . Shell and others, assuming to represent the F?rniere' Assoc ation of South Carolina, end suggested <o the people caudida'cs for Governor and li'cuteuatit Governor; and whereas the leaders of the movement thus inaugurated have assailed the integrity of the Democratic party of South Carolina iu its administration el'tlie atl'iirs of the government of the State, and have charged its chosen and trusted ollieiuls with extravagance, imbecility, debauchery and perjury ; and wharoas it is believed anil is confidently asserted that the affairs of the State eiuce 187G have been administered with ability, with justice, with unimpeachable integrity, in strict compliance with the demands of the platforms of tlio Democratic party, and in faithful obcdiouce to the requirements of the Constitution and laws of the State; and whereas in the prosecution of the issues thus presented, without prccodcat and without justification, iirqjudicos have beau ouoodcrad which copardisc the nnity una eslWity of the Deniocrn'ic party, and which imperil the naiateriance of wJiitn.Mpran^ry -hi.South: Carolina ; and'wliertftS-ills Hit* duty ?f all good ci'izons/mombciw of, the same politic d ?<>us?hold, who urc willing to.subordinnto Self-interest to the public weal, who nri willing to sacrifice personal aspirations to tlic gcucral welfare, having one country nud a Common destiny, to lienl I lie h-each now existing and restore harmony in the Democratic party; and, whereas, to this end it is important that the individual judgment of every Democratic voter in South Carolina should he separately expressed ; and, whereas, the people demand that hereafter nominations for State officer* should he made by primary elections ; therefore, he it hietolccd, fir ft, That the delegates to the nominating convention called by the Democratic Kxecutivc Cjmmitlec to convene on the 10th day of September prox. should ho chosen by a primary election. Second, That a committee he appointed by t lie conference to prepare and propose for adoption by tin convention cal'ed by the Democratic Committee for the 13th of August prox. an amendment to the constitution | dt tiie Democratic party of South Carolina, tding fnr' A 'primary election, which ; sfltill contain (lie most stringent rules and (ragu'nticDS for the conduct Of such primary eto tion so ns to iiiHiivA the most perfect fair- j nuss in the management and the most truthful counting and returning of tlio results thereof. A CO-OJ'KUATIVE COMMITTFK. The following resolution reported by the committee was ndo])tcd: AYWiW, 1'lint a committee composed of two members at large and of one front each Congressional District of tlio State be appointed for the purpose of advising and cooperating with thos : Democrats in tho several Counties of this State who are iu favor of sustaining the integrity of the straighout Democratic party ant sustaining and fe'low ing the constitution of the regular Democratic party, and of proposing such measures within the lines of tho regular Democratic organization as in thoir judgment may cmduce to the consolidation and extension of a sontiaieat in favor of sustaining tho principles and rules of the straiglitout regular Democracy of the State, and that Democrats who are in sympathy n it.li the ob9of this coufcrouco lira hereby requested r as possible, to conform (o the sngons of said cemmittoc. , Tit a cbMrosmoN or Tin committrk. f Hie :V)l?owfng were elected as the executive committee, comprising two members from tho State at large and or.e member from each Congressional district. At Large?General .1. D. Kennedy, of Camden, chairman, Iredell Jones, of York. First District?General Kdward McCraily, Jr. Second?L. W. Youuiuus, of llarnwell.* Third?J.?. loWlcr, of Anderson. Fourth?T. W. Woadwnrd, of Fairfield. Fifth?W. It. Davie, of Chester. Sixth?W. D. Johnson,of Marion. Sevcnlii?Hazard, of Georgetown. AN AIiDRKK* TO ItK VItKl'ARBI>. Mr. Walter llnzutd offered the following resolution : Jifto'vtd, That the eontrul committee elected hy this conference is hereby authorized and instructed to prepare and issue An Address to the Domocrutio party of Saudi Carolina, setting forth the dangers which now confront that party and impressing upon all Democrats within the State the importance of vigorous and ooncorted action to avert these dangers and of preserving intaot the political organization which ia the only gnatantoeof white supremacy therein. Co'onel T. Stobo Farrow introduced the following resolution, which was adopted amid applause: J'rtolcrd, That when this conference adjonrns that it adjourn to meet subject to the call of tho president, sud in the event that tho August convention refuses to make prevision for the eloction of delegates to ilia September convention by primary election, that the provident call a meeting of this conference to be held before the Soptembor convention, for the purpose of consulting together as to what course shad he pursued to presetvo tho oxistence of tho regular Democuitie party of South Carolina. TUG BTItAlOIITOUT STASDAUD UIAHKBS. The following resolution was offerod by Mr. K. J. Brenneu and unanimously adopted : Resolved, That this conference heartily endorses tho fight for pure l)emoo?acy now being cdhduoted by General John Uyatton and General Joseph li. F.u-'e, CONDBMNINU INSULTS TO 1LAMFTOX. Senator T. W. Woodward offered the |fo'lowiug resolution which was rccoived with great applause and unanimously adopted with enthusiasm : Resolved, That this conference desires to place upon record its indignant condemnation ofthc insults which have boen offered at certain of the public meetings in this State to the war-scarred veteran, Wade Hampton, and that we desire to renew to that gallant hero, who led us to victory in 1870, ourunditninishc 1 confidence,'gratitude, nfl'ectioo and respect. Death of Willie L. Scaife. Friday morning, the llt'i, our town was filled with sadness os (ho nows spread that on (ho night before, at seven minutes bcfoio twelve o'clock, Willie I.ee Scaife pissed away. lie was born in Union County September 10th 180S. In 1870, with his father, Mr. W. J. Scaife, he removed to Arkansas, wliero the earlier years cf Willie's life were passed Upon tbo death of his father and tho completion of his college course, about four years ago, with his only sister, now Mrs. Carrie Brown, ho returned to Union. After his return hore he took a business course at Atlanta. In September 1888, he engaged in business with Mr. AV. 11. Sartor,, where by his politaesi, readiness, faithfulness and devotion to the duties assigned him, he won the esteem and confideuco of hie employer. Though retiring in hie maunor, yet he was possessed of an amiable disposition, whioh drew to him u nost of admiring friends. By his tender devotion to relatives, he wo., a place in their hrnrts, equa'cd only by that of son and brother. As to his raanly, moral character, it was untarnished. One who kn iw him beet said to tho writor ; "lie posscssod overy ch araclcristio essential to true manhood." As to his religious life, he was always of serious miod, dsop fixed in his principio* of right. Same weeks before his death ho professed faith in Christ. Had he livod.intlio near future he would have connected himself with tho Baptist Church. The largo concourse of people that gathered at tho Baptist church, when tho funeral rites were performoJ, and that followod his body to the Cemetery and saw it laid boside his Mother, was an attestation of the love and esteom in which he was held. Bright as was his outlook for life, God saw fit to take him. Ve can but sny : Sleep on, sleep sweetly, Willie. We all do and shall iirssinoc; uoui took tlice, 11a knows bolt. U. C. L. Personals. Mr lien J. Thomas, of Columbia, lias ncc.-pted Hie position of clerk ft# tho Union Hotel. .1' iMif.s L'urrio QibW*tyftfi lliliyAls, la si aiting her uncle Capti IV. M. Giblna aad fauily Miss 1'esrl Gordon, returned & Kock ilill, last week. 111. J. Nctt Moore, of Spartanburg, was in town professionally last week. Mrs. Alston and son, wonL to West Springs this wcok, to spend a few days, hoping to receive beuofits from the water of that spriu^. Mr. 1$. F. Powell, of Charlotte, N. C., is on a visit to relatives here. lien's face is awful familiar. Maj. S. 1*. llsmilton, of Chester, spent several ilayi with Dr. T. Munro, this week. Mr. W. M. Gibhs, Jr., of Columbia, Is on u * isit to his parents. Maj. D. A. Townseml joined the campaigners at licnnettsvillc, last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Goo. C. Tcrrin and family nro visiting Mis. l'errin's parcutB, Mr. osid Mrs. S. M. llico, Sr. Mr. A. Wal'.uco Thomson has returned from tlio S. C. Univorsity. Wallace is tho "first honor" man of thut institution this year. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Farrar, of Pinckney, paid their daughter, Mrs. B. F. Arthur, a visit thia wi>b1i. Mr. Geo. W. Gage, of Chester visited his mother, Mrs. It. J. Gage this week. For tii* limes. Kellon Division S. of T. There was an unusuaTy full attendance at the last regular meoiiug of Kelion Division, IS. of X., and aftsr tbo usual business was tfnacted the following officers were ini tall d for the ensuing quarter : XT P., J. II. Fort or. VT A . M.'C. Kelly. R. S., J. D. Going. A K. 8., Miss Alioe Homes. , James O. Gatilt. F. S., J. J. Spears. Chaplain, J. G. Farr. Conductor, J. C. Olts. Asa'f Con., Miss Sibbie O. Spears. , . I. 8., Miss Millie Gntnor. O. S., J. L. Hames. Dr. M. IT. Chambers and J. L. Walker were elected as delega'es to the Grand Divisien S. of T. of I ho Stata, which meets in Columbia, July 23d. Kelion Divisien hopes there will be a large attendance at the picnic, on July 19. Everybody invited, The price for dinner will be small and wo expect te serve a good dinner. A Mkmueii. For tbe Tims A Lsmon Party. Mu. Editor.?On the 4th inst., a ve*y delightful lemon parly was given at the resij. nn. il?^ ii*:11f t-i*'.! _ iitiiw ui ji"ii ? iiiiiuii .injuries Iiwr GofTney Oity. Quite a uumbor of young people were present, ami will cherish pleasant niemoviea of tbo occasion for many ye*re to come. The entertainment win a unique one to many of the young people, and was exceedingly enjoyable to *1'. A prize ? a bouquot?w*? offered for a correct guois at tbo number of seed* in a lemon. Ah the lemon, much to the surprise of *11, win soedles*. the beautiful eoavenir wen awarded to Mr. Wyatt Lipscomb, who guessed the smallest number. The other prize, a broom, (ho vividly suggestive of woronn's Authority,) was given to Mr. H. L. Kisou, for having iqsde the greatest number of engAgoments (not itriotit ones) during the evening. Doctors James L. and Charles E. Jefferies, in presenting tbo prizes, made bright and humorous speeches, which added greslly to tiro enjoyment of the occasion. / Uncus An Old Friend's Tribute to a Good Man. Departed this life, after a short illness, on 24th Juno lest, JOHN RODQER, Esq., of this town. Mr. Rodger was born in tho c'ty of St. Andrews, Scotland, pn the 12th January 1818. He learned his Irado as Carpenter iu his DAtivo City, and in 1845 moved to Cosgoer, whero ho was foreman in one of the largost establish rents in that aucicnt City. Desiring io try his fortuno i t a now country he emigrated to tho United States in 1848, and came directly to friends in Uuion District ; and when he reached Unionvillo he had only o%*-silvor*half dollar remaining. Tho ilny after his arrival ho commenced working at his trade, which fact provol his industrious nature, his energy and pluck, consequently work at once flawed to li'm. In 1850 ho settled in Unionville, and was engaged to do rnauy of the most important jobs. Everything he touched seemed to prosper. Mr. llodger possessed rare Judgment in all business matters. Andrew Johnson, though hro I a tailor, possessed a mind that grasped politics and tlio scienco of governmeut, nnd Mr. Rodger, though bred a Curpouter possessed a mind that grasped tho varied transactions of life. Asa trader ho was eminently successful?added largely to hiswcal'hby various honest speculations. His opinion in tho daily concerns of life was valuable; hence his judgment was earnestly sought ufter. When war was declared Mr. Rodger was among tho first to volunteer in defence of his adopted land. Old Sot'and never bad a braver son. At tho battle of Gains' Mill a pjttion of tho Union forces was taken to bo Confederates ; but Mr. Rodger's keen eye ditco sred that they were fedorals, and urged 'that his command should fire upon thorn, but his commanding officer, believing thai thoy were friends, remained inactive until the federals fired upon his command. The confederates then killed, wounded and captured the whole oppesiog force. In the meantime however sevoral confederate* wero killol nnd wounded. Hid Mr. Rodger's cirnctt ndvico been takeu the lives of many gallant, confodera'c soldiers might havo hceu savnl. Mr. Rodger was brought up by Prosby. t?rian paronls, and was fully iodeotrinated in the principles of that church, nnd ever remained firmly in that faith. Mr. Rodger was frank, was nedissembler, 4 and hated hypocri.?y. His ftiendship was wt* as pure as tho snow flako ere it icaobes our *... cirth. He was a moit kind and afTeotionato hits' and, a devoted father aud a true friend. How hard to realize the fact that he has gone from us. How sad the place, how changed the scene where oft wo havo met him ! Friend of my youth and manhood ; soon we will meet again. * As Old Fbjk.ni>. i ^{ Correspondence of the uniou Times. ' News From North Paoolet. Etta Jane, July 14.?In traveliug over the county we find in many places farms are tuftcring for want of rsiti. Tho last few davs lias been trying on crops in this section, nud old corn, especially on uplands, is failing fast. Cotton in some places seems to bo taking somothing liko blnok rust. Mr. Jack Petty thinks the recent cold nma'p was tho'resoU of -'another shake eomewbcre." ' Ou au nveiage, I don't helicvo our farmers bava got their seed wheel hick out of this crop. It's that near a complete failure. A shooting affair took place at tlio Camp cf Webb, Dates & Co. Inst Friday, brtwecu two coloaod men in which one was seriously if not fataly wounded. Whisky and cards were at the bottom of it. How those in authority can retain their sell'-raspeot aud at the same time permit such conduct as the negroes carry on at times in that camp is a problem wo can't solve. We seo that North Pncolet has added another name to the Candidates column, for County Commissioner. If our friond "Bob" Davis runs ns well for that office as ho did the day the yankecs captured him near ltarhnmsfille, Ya., we'll have a rcpretentali?o ou that board, sure. From the amount of friends we haro met recently enquiring obout Mis. Vox, wo have concluded that ii's a good time for the old 'omati to declare herself a candidate for some office. Mr. l'ryor we understand wi 1 f.nish up the work of repairing the Skull Shoals bridge in u short tuno. lie*, it. P. Smith will pre noli at Salcui, and ltov. J. D. lluilcy at Skull Shoals noxt Sabbath, HUth iust. Prof. J. F. Vaughn will begin a singing school at Salem church in a few dajs. We would like to say something about our trip to Asbury on tlio 6th inst, on the occasion of the North l'acolet S. H. Convention, hut give-roooi for a synopsis of the preoecd- ? ings, anil merely say wo have never mot a V larger, more intolligent, better behaved or better looking congregate n since we've been in the work. Vox. Programme cf the Union County Sunday School Convention, to be held with Boganeville Ctauroh August 27-28.1890. Fikst Session. Open at 10 o'clock. 1st. Devotional Ezercists?by lie*. M. 11. Kelly. 2d. Orgmization. 3d. Reporti froin Sunday Schools. Skconii Session. let. Prayer for Teachers and Scholars?by Rev." D.'P. lloyd. Tories ron Discussion. 1st. What are the objoote of the Sunday School, and what advantngov does it ufford 7 by J. II. Williume, W. H. S. Harris, J. L. Strain'and W, D. llewley. 2d. To whom aro teachers responsible for their teaoliingaud conduct? by W. M. Jefferies, J. II. Randolph, S. L Weil and Davie Jcflerics. 3d. Is it the duty of all mombers of the church to attend and take an native put in Sunday School work? by U. N. Wilhurn, N. <i. Litllejobn, Hev. W. P. Smith and S. S. Stokes. Tiuhd Skhsio.n?10 co'iock. Topics for Diacusnoa. 1st. What coastitutci a go-pel <all to Sunday School work? by llor. W. I. llcrbeit, Kov. M. It. Kelly, Iter. \Y. M. Foster aod F. M. Wbitlock. 2d Has%y by John H. Jt fl'orice. 3d. Want ten.?More spirituality in the Sunday Sohool : How is it to be attained? by 1*. S. Wober. Jobti W. McCravy, Hot. J. D. liailey and Kov. 11. H??p*. Fourth 8k?ion. , Fra>orfor Neg'eotol Chi drtn?by Rev. IV. I. Herbert. let. Question lKx. 2d. What are we autttor'zc I to exjeit as the iiiuncdiate iesuitt un I final iew*rit? nf faithful rcriioo in tho tfundiy BchoilT bj H. M. Ilice Jr., K. U., M. L. Lcma-ter, Roy. 1) r. Boyd and Hot. B. C. I.suiply. 81. Mi?ell?Dtou>fbuB n-14. 4th. Kiperience uttd Con'corn'iou service. W. II. Milieu. Jno. H. Jevfebiib. Heo'y. CI.Eirn.Bi. i ' \i I J') ) ? .