Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j^^^romSP^^mXoond, after a little overhauling teteitlll Mfi-worthy anil really to renew J their long-time battle. This South Carolina aet.to 1* the fitet, ro far, that has fought to a finish, and has ended in a victory for the new patty. We have no doubt that this triumph of the Alliance in its first general engagement will spread tenor far and wide among the | rofestiotinl politicians. Very many of them, doubtless, will certainly conceive a deep affection for the patient, downtrodden farmer. From many a stump will our old friend Hayseed hear bis unaccustomed praises sung Dut the tiuie will come when the people nl large will wake to the conviction that a party based on the interest of a single c)n?s has no claim on the sympathies of the country. Meanwhile the wise pilots, euch ss Governor Vance of North Carolina, who have declined to hohl command on the new craft, may be allowed a chance to meditate on the pleasures of private life for a sea*on. But the pcoplo will not be long in calling such as he lrnck to the helm, and it wi'l again bo seen that he laughs best who lausbs last." To which the Columbia Kyinler very nplly ays: It will be seen (lint the Adarrtiur tnkes it for granted tint the Tillman movement and the Abiancc arc one nnd the same, and that the victory hos been won by the Alliance. We do not know but what this is the true state of the ca?e. It is true we have been for some tunc humbugged with the pretense that the Alliance had nothing to do with Tillmanisro. The fact remains that without the Alliance Tillman would have been nowhere. And We now see that the Allianccmen just hacked their ears nnd look Tillman right i r wrong as the first move in the game. . Hence it has been useless to argue with these men. Their minds were made up and there was an end of It. We nre indue > ed, however, to give the Alliance a much 1 nger life than our New York contemporary bespeaks for it. Just now it has gone into politics and it vc'v for the f olilicians for | ful functions as an organization. Not only I this, if the Alliance goes into politics it must j surrender its po'icy <>f secrecy and that of excluding nil but a certain class. No organisation occupying exactly the position tbot 0?c Ifnrtncrs' Alliance does can in the nance of things as n political organization he roinpafnble with liberty. Therefore the organization mu?t, ns an organization, choose between politics nnd that, large field of organized solf-he'p and co-operative action ?hich means so much for the future wellh ing oft he American fanner. To our mind the business that is behind the Alliance is worth more to it a thoustnd fo d than the political control it could ever hope to reach. And wc are of the opinion th t this fact will transpire to the cotnprcI elision of the brotherhood with such unmis akable force that it will not be long befo e the order will throw politics overboard i n 1 drive out tbc eager politician front its counsels as a nuisance anil a marplot. Hither his or the great order, so full of beneficence - if. wisely managed..nulliUfl 9. speedy dcutlt. , ' "ThoTrrfrseflt ruire-coiifnCT" with thw-po'tH- c'ans however imprudent and indiscreet, uns, perhaps, unavoidable, espcainliy at the S nth, where our people have been more or l'ss in the habit of carrying most everything they were deeply in rncst about into polities. The very eml. * assment and distress of a great number of rmcrs in all parts of the country hurried tnom up to seeking some spce ly relief on any terms that it could lie got. This has made the Allianccmeu the prey of the eager politicians. But wc fondly liopc that wiser counsels will prevail in the cmi anu mat me groat organization will torn 'tn back on politics and confine itself t > I lie vast field of orpnnized usefulness awaiting if in the business affairs of the farmers outside of politics. If there is one thing that a patriotic man should covet, it should i be tluit this great order should continue to 1 vo and grow in usefulness. It means so iniie'i for the the farmers of the country, so o 11 h for their fraternal relations and carlies so much solid business with it that we the elbow aun put their housos in order on the line of self-help and co operative provide nee. and they will be built up out of their own o-der. As .-non as this is done and they develop e idiuing strength and growing usefulness the reflex influence of the great Alliance will be worth more in the public affairs of the country than any direct relation to politics can ever effect. With an organized sclf-sust i"ing farming class standing shoulder to sll 11 ' llnr InrrAtllAl* ?* Ka in.MiK.olkl. f - - ? nuutu uv llll|IU^3IU10 I'J I aty deeply hurtful policy in the business ?tffairs rfthe country to transpire without beiip properly comprehended by such a body whose condemnation would go eery far to control the sober judgement of the whole c untry. As such an organization the Alliance may lire for generations to come with increasing usefulness and become a blessing to the whole country. As a political instrunic t it must die almost at its birth. We do not know whether the apple crop in South Carolina and North Carolina has shared the fstc of the peach crop this year; hut if it has not the farmers should see li.-t none of it is wasted. The papers rrpi rt that nrt only in New York, hut also in Ohio, Indiana and other apple-growing Slates, the crop is a tot ?1 failure. The New York Tribune says in Iced that "nearly erery fruit seems to hare suffered in a similar manner, and the present year will remain on record as one of the most disastrous shat has ever been known." 0-apes, it is particularly noted, will he exceedingly scarce, and certain districts in New Jersey which hare in past years ship i> >i iiiuiiMums 01 ions wi i i>c unaote to turiiiili ft single cirlnad this faM. If there is any kind of fruit in this see ion, therefore, it will probably command unusually good prices if sent t > the Northern market.?Nrirt and f'viiritr. Vnrmer who intends sowing gnrs or HMHMta^^mediiext month should diligent'y PH r ' remaining roots of all .?protifs or hushes well grubbed out in August will die, whereas, if tiie grubbing is postponed they may not. August is the month for their destruction ? ttx. ' - ? llVTiiKittonn Coi.i.roK Ht k\rd.?Connelly Springs, N. August It.?Rutherford College burned last nigbt. Supposed to have I. S 4' il.? I.-II- All 11 fill mir ?n iiic nwiny iniip, nil building* nnd 1 brarles completely destroyed willi some twenty thousand dollars in notes and accounts. No insurance ?/ 1 fr D(|>ir?intnl will be opened for business from 0 A. M. to 4 I*. M. The Northern mail will close at 1 1*.' M., and the Southern Mail |t 1.30 1*. M. Any inattention or irregularities should i to reported promptly to the 1*. M. J. C. 11UNTKR, P. M. The Slate ConventionAt the time of going to press we had n t rececired one Columbia and Charleston exchanges so can only give the rumors on the street, which to our mind, do not augur peace and tranquility in the State. Wo fear the linsty action of electing delegates from the straighiout democratic clube to go to Columbia will not prove a balm in healing the political dilfarcnces that now exist. Tba rumor from the convention is that 65 straight out delegates regularly elected to the call Convention of the 13tb, ftom some cause, to uv unknown at present, left the . i?i ? ... vvufvuiiuii iu m UUIIj . LATKB T. J. Talbcrt was elected permanent president. The cause of the withdrawal of the antiTillmanites was upon the presentation of a new constitution for the government of tha democratic party of South Carolina, by Mr. Shalt, they contending that the Convention was ca'led for a specific purpose named in the call, and it could not, constitutionally, act upon any other matter. In spite of law and the protest of the minority, the Convention adopted the Shell constitution. This was so flagrantly unconstitutional that Mr. Stackhouse of Marion moved that the constitution be laid on the table until September and that this Convention proceed to elect State Executive Committee. The minority report was defeated by a vote of 53 to 253. Tho motion was then put as to the adoption of the constitution eubmiited by tbemjyoriiy of the committee, 9*4 aa thejwinitllCr. delegates of the,Conrentlon who are anti-Tillroan and took the position tlint tlie ca'l o! this Convention was for a specific purpose, that of deciding whether tlir-c should be a State primary or not, enteicd their protest, and before the vote was taken the delegates of Richland, Charleston, Beaufort, Georgetown and Sum ter withdrew from the convention, Riving as a reason tlint lliey could not vote on the question, considering I lie nction of the convention unconstitutional, &c. The announcement of their determination to withdraw was met with applause. The report rind Constitution were adopted then without nny opposition, as at this stake the convention is composed of Tillmanites entirely. The proceedings reported by the papers were up to midn;gbt Wednesday, and at that time nothing was completed except to organize and adopt a new constitution. Since the above was put in type, we lotm that the Convention appointed a new Executive Committee and resolved that the election S?V ^r'tgnlts to lhr 8li\t? l\nTrnti?n V>* r??lponcd to 1802. Adjourned at 5 o'clock Thursday morning. BOX,. We regret to learn that Mr. F. L. Towusend is lying quite sick at home. Iter. D. A. Todd of Laurens, wil' preach in the Presbyterian Church next. Sunday. In another column will be founda short statement that Curtain, the bogus pestofhee inspector had been found guilty, and sentenced to 18 months in the Ohio penitentiary. The trial and conviction of this imposter fully exculpates Mr. Strain from any unlawful conduct, which Curtnin tried so hard to linike the people believe. ???? Ladies' whi'c nnd solid colored Bolts at lOo at H. M. COHEN & BRO'S. ? ? South; In our opinion, none stands higher than the Williamston Female College, at Williamston, Anderson Co., S. C., presided over by that profound scholar, and pure christian gentleman, Rev. S. Lander, assisted by a corps of teachers equal in ability and experience to those in any ctlier Female institu tion in the country. We have known Mr. Lander for many years, and unhesitatingly commend liiin to our readers as a man eminently worthy their confidence to train and teach their daughters. See advertisement. One of the soundest institutions of learning in the South is the Furman University at Greenville. It lias stood the test of years of trials and financial difficulties, and lias emerged from it* tribulations, standing upon firm ground, a bright and shining star amid tbe best and most popular Universities in the country. Furman points to the many bright and noble young men she lias sent into almost every quarter of the globe as proud specimens of the work she is doing for the moral and intellectual elevation of mankind. . HOJu George S. Turner, who was tried in Spartanburg last week, for the murder of his brother-in-law, Ed. Finger, last Spring, was convicted of the crime and sentenced by Judge Norton to be hanged Friday, Oct. 3. An appeal will l>e taken, we understand, which will stny the execution until the case has been decided in the Supreme Court. Judge Norton used few words in passing sentence, stating tlint he wc.uld not follow the usual custom of delivering a lecture.? The prisoner heard the sentence without any HaM|M^U|^^awalked out of the Conrt v.- de surprise t? Bfflp. Turner's crime was Aggravated by the fact that he had seduced his aistor-in-law, some time previous to the murder of her brother, and the public were so incensed against him that it is gcacrally believed that had tbe verdict been acquittal Turner would not have left the city olive. | of a ream Note paper l.">c.,or a whole ream for f>0 cents at. H.M. COJ1KN & liRO S. me fe*r oar youag friend h*s wnt ill terat^ *nl indiscreet advisers, who, being ignorant of the commonest controversions! car loin* and "figures of speech," excited him lo think that in ylinghis argumen's "men of straw," we literally oal<ed him and the whole 8antuc delegation men of straw,' which was not intended, nor can it be. infcrred by an intelligent and unbiased construction of what we said. We cannot be drawn into a controversy upon subjects on which we have already givrn our opinion, nor do we feel inclined to answer imaginary questions. We can only say we are a dyed-in-thcwrol democrat, an advpoate of whatever will elevate and cive nrosnoritv to the fkrmin* class, a firm believer in the Alliance, pare and simple, as it is represeotc I to tha public, but opposed to Tillman ptr ?e, because we believe his me'hods to.aeoure his nomination^ were undemocratic and wrong, in<J lintnw , ive of the true principles upon which the Alliance was founded, opening wide a door from another nssociafon through which scheming politieians and office-seekers have already eniered and soattered seeds of personal bickerings and disscqsigns among itsmembers. As matters now stand it pussies democrats, Farmers Association men and Alliance men to discover the dividing line between the three organisations, escept that 40 per cent, of the democratic rartj are now practically excluded from participating in the councils of either organisationBfflu The reports w# receive of the cotton and rorn crops throughout this county show a variety of condition*, according as. the June drought affected them. In many suctions the rain came too late to be of much benefit to the early planted corn on Ihft up Md', but (h* corn vn lire bvMoai leads aad la'cr p'nn'ed uplands look very promising for nn abundant crop. Cotton, generally, looks well, with good hcalihy weed ; but contradictory statements nrc made to us as to fruit on it, aud bow the long wet spell bas affected it. Some tell us the plant Is growing rspidly and shedding the forms badly, while others tell us it is not shedding more than usual and not enough to hurt. The majority, however, tell us th*t, on an average, the plant ia not as well fruited as Inst year, in comparison to its height and size. Hut, taking all the prospects together, the outlook for good crops of cotton, core, potatoes and peas was never brighter than they are now, in this couniy. We could tret alone rerv well without rain for n week or two, but a September fro-dud wouTd koock (he present prospects into sii>it|?erc<;iis. ? ? Cream anil Red Crazy Cloth at 7 cents per yard at II. M. COHEN & BRO S. We nrc comioualSy told by good, honest, unsuspecting Alliance men that there is no politics in their order; that they do not bear politics discussed In their meetings, and that it is unjust to the Alliance to accuse it of intermeddling with politics, as an Alliance. We happened to tell an Alliance man of the dilemma we were in when speaking of a candidate who we knew was running on his Alliance prestige, and he "smoled a smile" and said : "Well, the Alliance is not a po. litical organization; hut it is very much like a jury : It sits on the ease, hears the testimony and the speeches of the lawyers, without saying n word, then retire to the jury room, dismisses the matter as a Farmers Angela'ion and makes up its VenHct." lie went on 10 say mat "all tlie members of the Farmers Association are not Alliance men; but all Alliance men belong to the Farmers Association ami they compose nine-tenths of its membership; and there ia where the politics get in to disturb the harmony of the Alliance," he said. The advertisement of the State University, at Columbia appears in our columns this week, to which wc ctll special attention. This institution needs no introduction to our readers. It is known to all, and has earned the respect and confidence of the people by its own merits. No institution on this continent has done more to educate the people up to the highest standard of moral and intellectual excellence than this old nnd justly venerated institution. Its faculty is composed of the ablest edaeators to be found in the world, and its ourrieuluin embraces every department of literary, scientific, agricultural nnd mechanical studies, Sec advertisement. - ??? Linen Towels at 1.00 dox at II. M. COHEN & BRO'S. In a speech before the people of Newberry last week, Hon. W- C. Bennett, candidate for e->ngres?, in stating hie objections to the sub-treasury bill, said : "In sect'on 2 it provides that every "owner" of produce cm use the warehouse just the same an the producer, and this would lit in the money lenders and cotton buyers with the produeer. He did not sec how the ware-. house would bo any benefit to the poor fanner. He was in favor of a bill that Wbuld put more money in circulation. The/money in circulation should he increased'four or five times what it is now* A fh'BAr or ITaprr saves hi.r Lisa?It ordinary scrap of wrapping PjiaWer.Tiiit Served her life. Hhe wne in the' la?t stage* of consumption, to'd by physicians that she wan incurable and could not live only n short time; she weighed lean than seventy pounds. On a piece of wrapping paper she read of Dr. King's New Discovery, and got a nempiebottle; it helped her, she bought a large bottle, it helped her more, bought another and grew better fast, continued its use and in now strong, healthy, rosy, I plump, weighing 140 pouods. For fuller particulars send stamp to W. If. Cole, Druggist, Fort Hinith. TriolHottles of this wonderful Discovery Free at B. F. Posey's Drug .Store. m Well-,- gdntletabn/ jnk 'haW^our sincere 1 wish thai the enterprise will nc\ only be a ' success in iteelf but proee a grew success in ] promoting the prosperity of SUitanburg. 1 You hate' adectbd two"taleat4l\wbrkinp, < worthy and prog^ssWeMitoTii/whA^on and eW get up a good paper, if the peopW the , city wi/r cue-wage them by a handsome | jiuirtflBjHl,""" y ?-V Excuse ns for suggesting ftfat <tie' pelple 1 will !n nt readily support a' cheap inferior I paper, but are always willing to pay a pood price tvr nyoodpifjttr. We-1 dhall'^expect a goo<dp?p?-r from you, friends jonci and Oarlington. Parasols at cost .at. . : H.- tt, C011KN & BKO'S h Straighteat Ceaaty C* arenttoa. A County Conryipioi was hell here last Tuesday, composed of delegates from the Hryigbto^J^Mw^iciMi^inUte dttantj? dent, Mr. h. wljHm&fton, Vioe-Pecsida'at, and Mr. 8. A. K. farham, 8cc'y. and Treas. On motion, Mr. FWn?. Munro was elected County Cfealrmah.j-''i( . The following Executive Committee was a1 so ejected' ?. A, F. Ptrhani, W. F. Bates, W, T. Littlejohn. ''' / . ' The following delegate^ wptc elected to the August and September, - Conventions; W. T. l/ ttlejihn,' James Munro', H. L. Ooss. J. K."Hunter. W; WV Hughes,* >V. K. Thomas, R/W. Ilaiqiflo'n,. ^ J ' Alternates.?J. Q. Long and P. M.Cohen. It is all Foolishness. We oV.rheard a cdnyersatlon a few days ago, between two. gentlemen who he'd different v'ews on the present political situation, during which dneW them remarked that this pol (teal okcifem66t:'was all foolishness.' Wo toils' cpqiljifo tt^.togat all fool-' ishness, from the rbi^ beginwig, from the. simple fact that iCitias gbttfetf up by one man who wants to hi governor, and ^rho, to carry bis. oitu,. l?at VTftyed one class against.a'l other clawev.-.The who'e emhifterihg campaign could have b?eq avoidc 1, by adhering strictly to the' rules of the Democratic party, and the same ends accomplished by the fanning class, except, perbiyyj, tbp nominutiop of Tillman. A Seam Thisf We haTe beard'of many klpds of thriving, but we think the meanest thief that depraved human nature can hatch out is the thief that will break into an editor's garden and carry away a head of tabbage, as one did a few nights ago in our garden. 4** - To Managers of Ueetlaa< - . The managers AAy ifciasry Election.. are requested-to oMJWL t^p office of A. . Lylee, County Q?a'Mihn,;''on: Monday, and receive the boxes^licj^ets and rules go?erning the elec'ion. . Just, icceived, another lot of our famous 91 lollies Button Short). I!. M. COHKN* & 11110. Town Improvements. The Catholic Church building is hastening tocopipletion. '[ Ml-. W. B,.; Bewley ia building a fiTe room cottage ouChurch gtreat, which, when completad will be a cory little place, and ia to be occupied by our friend H. M. Cohen. Faraonaia. Wc were p'cased to meet ia our SanetUm last week, our old typo friend, Mr. Joseph E. James, now of Wolfe City, Texas. Joseph looks as natural as nntoldshojaftppd speaks encouragingly of tira futtwe outlook of Texas. Vrfft that he was prospering, ;rfvr he is a most worthy man. .. . i. Miss Kate Cautwett, of Columbia, is -visit, ing her friend, Mrs J.:J. Purce'l. Mr. W. A. Nicholson has gone to Virginia on business. Mie? Mary Duncan, of Goshen ' Hill, Is visiting Mr- T. C. Duncan and family. Mi?s Charlotte and Mr. ilobert Allston I....'.... t. L'l.t IJ ? L ?1 1L.1. 1-1' H?fO ^vuv vw a IWV K1W? IV dpcuu incir HUH. day*. Mrs W. II. Wallaocr'has gone ti Edgefield, to visit h?r daughter, Mrs Bheppard. Miss Sarah'Davidsod, of Yorkville, is visiting Dr. M. A. Moore nod family. Miss C >rrie Whiteside has retarded from an extended visit to*relatives and friends at White Oak, Fetrl^^'fcuanty, Mrs L. G. Young returned from Saludn, last Tuesday. ??t. l'rof. its! Mrs Sharp, New Orleans, are on a visit to' Mr arit\ . iWs W."E.. Thomson. Mr. Buohheit andi<}faniily, of Florence, arc visiting Mr. J. Q Buehheit and family. Mrs. F. M.* Whitlock," of Riverside, and children, who have *been visiting relatives in Fairfield, returned borne yesterday. Glvkd to Taaiar 6sat*.?Foar Donoa. Iowa, July 28.?When the contribution plate was pasted at the dedication servioea at the new OsngtaftaGeoal church at Moorlapd yesterday, not a single person arose to leave itissest. uas rouoa ?ai beomne the varnish on the- seat* vii not sufficiently djied,' nnd the entire -congregation were "1'ghtly glued down. At the close of the services It took three-quarters of an hour to free all the prisoners. All the ladies' toilets were ruined, and large portions of them s'ill decorate the rtewly-TUrn?sbed pews. DON'T LIKI THI Sm-TsKAst SY PLANK.? Montgomery, Ala.. August 7 - Tnp sncood day's meeting of thg, B*ate< Alliance in this cbijs _pf unwwA interest bers. No'hing abmHta^y'is tfnownoutstde as to what is going D9|-feut though Is known to justify the very general ibeDef that a big light is new being made over a resolution ondorsing the resolution, adopted at Kt. Louis by the National Farmers' Alliance.? There is said to be eonsidersble opposition smong certain members to the Sub-Treasury plank in the St. Louis platform of principles. Itch, Mange, and Scrttieliea on human os animals cured in 30 minutes by Wool ford' Sanitary Lotion. This'nertr fails. Sold by J. M. GIBBS ft SON, Druggists, Union. jeop'e of Fish Dam the next diy. the 7th. his loder more favorab'e circumstances. All cxc tad a chance to speak. Miss Garner, the Mr female candidate for School Commissioner, con iel vered a wrll vrri'ten speech, snd a ten' rethekr large crowd gave Iter their strict thri attention, evidently through ouriosity to hear spe hat she ha-l to say, as well as to show their gloi gallantry to a lady. rigl - 1 will give you a few personals, but some 1 trill be rstber late. go t Mr. Jobn P. Thomas Jr, has been home gloi front the Cidadel Academy for some time, / taking an actiso part iu his Sunday-School tha and church. use Miss Belle Lyles is with the family of the her brother, Mr. A. C. Lyles, where she ox- wh pects to remain until September 1st, when pie she will return to Barnwell County, to teach ciei school. pec MissTilla Palmer, of Union, is visiting gui Mr. anil Mrs. O W. Austell. we' Misses Hal tic and K'oiso McGiH, of Mon- st* ticello, an 1 Miss Alice Friday, of Columbia, sue are visiting the family of Kev. J. M. Friday. ' Rev. A. S. Willeford, of Kershaw, who bri bos been helping his son iu a series of meet- for tagi ?t (\.ir-.i<n, iciuiiivi iiuiiiu on the 8th. pri K. W. J. Correspondence of the Union Timks. an The Neva from Croat Keys, Co Cnoss Kkyr, Aug 11.?I will giro you a few F. dels from litis section of Union. We have been ?a having an ahundance of rain and overflow in the rivers and greeks threaten to swoop ^ away ibo fine bodies of c?rn that now grace their hank*. Crops ere looking fine in this an section and unless the prospects are blighted by Bonio disaster, there will bo a bountiful harvest. The barbecue given here last Saturday was In a success. The candidates were fully represent-!. The day passed off quiet und order- w< ly, with very little ohecring or boisterous fr' oond?oi among iho largo assembly of cltisens rei and visitors. Tho people seemed anxious to n hear sn 1 loam all tliey could. '01 . Rev. I). G. Clifford, assisted by ltev. J. M. Rose, Jr.. arc holding protracicd services re; with the Scdalia people, Knorec church.? w' Proiracted services will begin at Padgetts fa' creek the drd Saturday in August. 8Cl "Miss llel dn Greer, of Union, who has been to tcaohing in Crass Keys, has returned home. Misses I.uta Bishop, of Newberry, and an NoraCo->per of Spartanburg, are visitingtheir 8e many friends and rclaiivcs in Cross Keys. Mr. 1'. 11. Hobo, has been gone several days on n trip through Lawrens and Abbe- P1 ville counties. We don't know what may get us into a fellows, head, so we'll wait and see. Misses Mary and Victoria Dukes, of Cross 1* Keys, arc visiting relatives and friends in ft Abbeville. D. B. B. ?. ? Di I Knglish Spavin Liniment removes all 1? Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blein- hi ishes front horses, Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, King-bono, Stifles, '? Sprains, all Swollen throa's, Coughs, e'c.? J' C5 4"A 1 L * ' ?* outu fin uy uae ui one ixiuie. warranted " the imst wond rful Blemish Cure ever in known. Soil b J. M. GIBUS & SON, h' Druggists, Union* . m " Tim Cotton Tib Octhaok.?Washington. cn August 8.?'Senator Butler ro&do a vigorous fight in the Senate this afternoon against the proposed increase in the duly on cotton liei recommended in the pending tariff bill. He was well fortified with facts derived n' from personal experience in the cotton-grow- sc iog country, and it was refreshing to note hi the rase with which he upset the theories of \ Senntrrs Edmunds, Iiiscock and Aldrich. In opening Senator Butler called upon ^i Senator Aldrich to expluiu to the Senate hi and the country why an increase of 36 per percent, to 103 pes cent, was proposed, and a who lied suggested it. After considerable f{ hacking and filling Senator Butler forced him to admit that there bad been no requests for an increase over the present duty, and tho advance was gratuitous on the part hi of the Republican members of the com- ^ inittee. This admission nppeared to trouble 01 the Republicans, and Senators Edmunds >< and Hiscock rushed to the rescue of their "I comrade, and attempted to show that (lie ' higli rato of protection was necessary to en- ? courage home manufacturers to engage in the production of cotton lies. 1 Senator Butler asked them if cotton tics Ir arc manufactured in this country, and they 'pftrtptly replied In the negative, adding that tlicy are all imported. Senator Butler, with a smile on his face, P drew from his desk a package of papers, !! and read statistics to show that there was a ' decrease of several millions of pounds of f cotton ties during the last fiscal year as com* * pared with the importations duriog the year K previous. lie said that would indicate that ^ cotton lies are manufactured in this country. ^ 8enn'or Aldrich remarked that the mere ' fact of n reduction in the qunntity imported " did not prove thnt cotton ties arc manufac- , lured in this country. . Senator Butler still had mere ammunition in hie locker. So he produeed a letter re- ? cently received from Messrs J. B. E. Sloan ' k Son, cotton factors in Charleston, in ' which it was stated that cotton ties imported 11 from England cost $1 2t?J per bundle, while American manufacturers are under- . eelling England at $1 25 per bundle. Then ^ Sonator Butler proceeded to show that, notw thstandlng the American manufacturers n are underselling Englishmen, so fitr as this H artiolc is concerned, it was proposed to j make this enormous increase in the duty.? ' He denounced it as robbery, and an attempt ^ to discriminate against one section of the oounlry in favor of another. His remarks were delivered in his adinirablo style and ' with great force, completely usiog up bis ^ adversaries, who were not familiar with the c subject of cotton ties. P m. b Ban for Nkwspapkr I)kai>-dkats.?Cheerfill news for newspaper proprietors comes from Ohio. A paper in that State recently brought suit against forty-three men who ? would not pay tbeir subscriptions, and ob- ~ tained judgment for the full aiimuot in h each case. " Twenty-eight prevonlcd attachments by " m.Lw. . n<r.,l?..l. i l..i il u-.l .l n ? ?.* ? aiuu?Ti% 111v IUI:y U(|U I1U 111111*0 tlie law allowed. Under tho dcoision of the ^ Huprcme court they wr roar rented for po* it lar- 0 ceoy and bound over in the sum of $300. Hi* H of these diil not give bond, and went to jai*. This is the result of the working of the new postal Inw, which makes it larceny to take ' a paper and refuse to pay for it.? MVsfrrn P Journalist, Fxm Aoismw* At a mwO xqf/mrr. A August H.?Sam Nccly, a negro carpenter " from Yorkvllle, was killed on the railroid at ? this place this morning. Hcjuire Webster, acting as coroner, empane'led a jury aod M held an inquest. The decision of the jury K was that Xccle was killel whde trying to " jump from the train, exonerating the rail- J road from negligence. " FOR DYSPBPSIA, Indigestion, and Stomach disorders, use BROWN'S IRON BITTKBB. All dealers keep It, SI per bottle, (lennlne has trade-mark and crossed red Uuee on wrapper. linngt for hi*. soul?" Matt. 8 : 86, 87, ^ . G'lbert preached a sermon thai carried u vie i n t > many hearts.- The day was lately hot, yet the best of order pre railed 0 oughout the discourse in which the 1 aker contrasted the mollies of earthly 0 ry to the bles?ed immortality of the iiteom beyond the grave. 'he probabilitiee are that the meeting will 0 on all the week, and we hope to report rious results in our next letter. 1 I rumor has gained considerable headway t one of our church buildings has been ^ d by some of the railroad employees for * commission of iofamous crimes, of J icli, no doubt, some of our country peo- | know more or less. Should proof suffi- * at be elicited to sustain the report, our * iplo must not be surprised to hear of the Ity parlies being dealt with roughly. A II oiled buggy trace or seasoned barrel re will be quite convenient in settling ih matters. ( rho work of replacing the Skull Shosls dge is progressing satisfactorily. In a r days it will be ready for crossing again, ovided nothing happens. Wilson's Cbapel Sunday Sobool appointed N. Burgess, Bobo Vassey, Willie George (1 Jackson Sanders as delegates to the unty Sunday School Convention ; and 8. Es'es, C. W. Whisonant, T. J. Estes and mmio Strain were appointed to represent letn Sunday School in said convention on th and 28th inst. Rev. R. P Smith will preach at Salem d Rev. J. D. Bailey at Skull Shoola next bbath. Mr. John R. (lament, and wife, of Lowell, C., are visiting their relatives and friends this community. At the U. S. Court at Greenville last week i had the pleasure of meeting our old end, John P. MoKissick, Esq., but our adors must not think that he was there as witness in a "ticker" case. He don't beag to that kind of a crowd. It has leased out that in a previouscorspondcnco wo'reported that Bob Davis run ailo in the army. We did incidentally rer to the time he was capture 1 while on a outing expediton. For one man to attempt fight a whole regiment of cavalry he ought was supreme folly, and as "git up id git" was one of the alternations printed to him, he chose to "git." We hope 0 ass who put a wrong construction upon list we said wilt try and conceal his studity by keeping guiet or else understand 1 hereafter. Master Jimmie Strain has plaoed on our hie an open cotton boll whioh he pluoked orn his farm recently. While plaving with a pistol last Sunday, avis, the oldest son of Mr. A. G. MoCulck, shot his little brother, Worth. The >11 entered near the eve and Dassimr down rough the roof of his mouth and neck dged in his shoulder from where it hu not it been extracted. The wound ie a fearful not a fetal one. This is another sa 1 warng to pnrents who allow their children to tndle fire arras. We regrat to learn that Mr. John H. L. ood died lost Friday. The. immediate rase of his dc?*h was a oarbuncle. Vox. # T?:ttkr CuRRn by S. S. S.?I used Swift's pecific (S. S. S.) about three years ago for 1 aggravate case of Tetter, and was cured innd and well with three bottles. I have id no return of the annoying disease since, tried various other remedies before using , S. S., bat they failed to cure me, or benet me in any way. Oi.ik C. Fools, Fairrid. 111. I have sold Swift's Specific (8. 8. 8.) for number of years, and can cheerfully icommend it. As a tonio and blood purifier is without an equal. Wm. Grubs, Nasoville, 111. Cossidsrs it Without ah Eqitai..?"I ave used your valuable remedy (8. 8. 8.) >r a number of years, and consider it withit an equal as a blood purifier and tonic. i fact, I would not attempt to enter upon a >ring or summer in this climate without it. never tire of saying a good word for 8.8. . when I linvc an opportunity." H. W. Coit.man, Dade City, Fla. refuse on dioou ana skid Diseases nailed ee. 8WIFT SPECIFIC CO. Atlanta, Ga. Rkmovino a Cinder raojS^nTfcT*.?The roper way to get a cinder out of the eye, i to draw the upper lid down over the >wer utilizing the lathes of the lower as a room, that it may sweep the surface of the irmer and thus get rid of the intruder. Or, entty drawing the lid away from the globe ass a clean camel's hair brush?or fold of soft silk handkerchief?two or three times etween them. This procedure will, in early all cases, suffice; when it does not, he services of a physician are necessary, t is a remarkable fact that a very minute ody will give rise to intense pain, and after L has been extracted, the seosa'ion remains [>r an hour or more. After the intruder is ut, gently bathe the lids every fifteen mintes in iced water to the feeling subsides. Tbkkific Hailstorm.?New Haven, Conn, lUgust 11.?The most terrific thunder storm hat has visited this section in twenty years wept tip Long Island Sound yosterday after. qoi) nt|d oreatcd aad havoc all along the bore. Hail stones as large as walnuts Ml or nnii an nonr. i rops, especially coro nd tobacco, in 8outhern and Houtlieastern 'onneoiicut are ruined, I,ancastcr, Pa., August 11.?A very detructivc hail storm passed over Southern rftucasicr County yesterday eveniog. Sevral hundred acres of lohacca were cut to icces and completely ruined. The loss will e large, though partially covered by iotfence. CoitvicTiost or CrnTAiM, riir. Bonus Post* rnvi IssrecTOB.?Qrrbstilli, August 7. -John Curtain, alias Joseph Howard, the ogus postoffice inspector, who some time go secured $160 from James L. .Strain, post* taster at. Etta Jane, Union County, as hush ldtey, for something Curtain pretended to now of Strain's financial mismanagement f the office, was convicted in the Coiled tutus Court to*dny and sentenced to eigh* jcii months in tho Columbus, Ohio, peniintiary. Curtain is wanted in Alabama for ifc cracking and iu Florida for robbing a ostoffice. Tory eouniy in the Stale being represented. It. Alexander, a prominent delegate who rill be flie Democratic Candida'* f r Conress, grid that tlio Alliance as a body rould not oppose Ihe re-election of Senator 'anco, and lie was certain that he woutd e renominated.?(JretnniUt Num. ir Touit back Acmma. Or yon arc all worn out, really good tor nothing, It is general debility. Try n?oir#?t ikon BiTTK&a. It will euro yon, cleanse yonr liver, and gir* a good appetite. trough t up in review, m he hu eo?)?llll^^^^^ is lu hit quarterly rounds. Sd. That we shall part with blot !e this Aee with ohristiau eagre', but shall rsa em her him warmly in the bonds of . hristian brotherhood In lore, and devoutly oake our prayer to Qod that the holy * ' 'pesos that passeth understanding" msy ontinuslly abide with him end the dear toes of his own household, and that years of isefulness may be granted him. Signed. I. A. Gilbert, [John Attawsy, ). J. Bethea, |w. F. McArthur. r. W. Shell, ,D. P. Boyd. H. Ti. Coleman, <P. P. Hamilton, Jr., i. M. Taokersley, jj. A. Chambers. I. T. Gault, For the Times. A Compliment te Union. I was providentially permitted to attend the county campaign meeting at Union, August 5th. The very courteous chairman of the committee met mo and I was allowed unlimited time to address the large and orderly crowd who gave me their most respectful attention on that very important occasion, when time seemed saored and eery precious, as only a few of the many candidates had the opportunity of speaking. 1 certainly had much confidence in the loyalty of our people when I ventured to attend the campaign meetings. I truly believe all our citiseun uronve the highest praise for their loyalty and politeness. P. 8.?I had the same kindness and respect shown me at Sanluo on the 6tb. Elua A. Garkir. The above was intended for last week's iseae, but did not reach us until after the paper went to press. Gusbhvilms Straiqhtouts ark Game.? Grrenvim.r, August 8 ?The gallant and effective fight made by the Straightout minority in the County Convention here on Monday will have a good effect on the Straightiuts in this county, and if they will only take the aggressive and band, themselves together for another game fight by the organisation of Anti-Tillman clubs all over the county the apparent tidal wave may be turned all over the State. - It was a grand and thrilling picture to any lover of Straightout Democracy aed truthfulness when Col J. A* Hoyt, chairman of the Democratic State commit'ee, arose calm and collected, and hurled the lie into the teeth of those men who had been claiming that his committee had refused to grant a primary before the beginning of the campaign. it was like a bombshell in the camps of the Tillmanites and consternation prevailed. Col Hoyt spoke eloquently and forcibly and held the p'oof in his hand to back up h:s statements* The moat serious of all the disorders of the day was when John Q. Capers, the game young sohml commissioner of this county, characterise the "bullies," who were trying to cry him down, as a lot of '.bull yearlings." Mr. Capers had no reference to the quiet and orderly members of the Conventi>n, but his words set the Tillmanites wild, and threats were made egainst him. He has an . fear, however. 8everal of the T'lliuaniaoa ssy they do not object tn their Unas, the Great Bsmboosler calling them "bull yearlings," but seriously objects to a Slrnightoul using the remark. Home Mam-re Makikh.?There is no be'ter time thau now for every farmer and settled tenant to begin the accumulation of innnure ior neai year 8 crop. There are few farms of even the smallest dimensions that do not contain tbe"rnw material" for a surprislt ; quanity of good manure, Every conceivable kind of litter, trash and what-not contains plant food in no iocunsiderable quantity, and besides has too power to absorb and hold more. We need not go into details in a matter so patent to every individual. Consider how msny linndfuls of good manure can be gotten up between now and spring, and how many hills of corn or cotton oan be made to double their yield by it. This is work that ought to be kept up all the year round, but particularly in the fall, when material is more plentiful. We know wberqof we apeak wbeit*"*^''***!** diligent work in this line.. It pays m dollars 1 ' and cents as well, if not better than any thing that half idle labor can he employed at during fall and winter. The boys can make wages at it the winter through.?-Cation Plant. : ?? Errrrer,?This is what you ought to have, ia fact, you muat hava it, to fully enjoy life. Thousands are searching f ir it daily, and mourning because they find it not. Thou8 mds upon thousands of dol'ars are spent annuaUy by our people in the hope that they ..ma may attain this boon. And yet it may be ^ had by nil. We guarantee thai Electric Bitters, if used according to direct'ons and the use persisted in, will bring you Good Digestion and roust the demon Dyspepsia and install instead Eunemiv W? 1 -r-j - -ww"mend Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and all diseases of Liver, Stomach and Kidoays. Sold at 60c. and $ 1.00 per bottle by U. F. Posey Druggist. PROGRAMME or tuh UNION COUNTY BAPTIST SUNDAY BCHO 0L CONTENTION. raoM acquit 20 to 81. The 16th session of the Union County Baptiat Sunday School Convention will be held with the Snlom Baptist Church, (8antuc) beginning Friday morning before the Mh Sunday in August, 29ili, at 10.S0 A. M. , let Question for discussion : "What ought to be done with a church member who refhses to pay his just debts ?" Introductory Speaker?.?II. F. Scaife, C. B. Ilobo, and F. M. Adams. 2d. "If salvation is by grace, through faith, in what relation does work come in ?" . Introductory Spcakerr,?"Rev. B. C. Lampley, D. N. Wilburn, and llev. C. It. Wilts. ford. , 8<l. "What is true evidence of successful Sunday Sehool work ?" Introductory Sprakrr?.?0. B. Fowler, J. Rer. W. K. Q. Humphries t> prm?k Mia- ^j| aioftary sermon, Sunday morning *1 11 o'clock. All Sunday school* are earnestly requested to elect tbeir delegates immediately, aod send in their names to the Superintendent of Salem 8unday School, in trier that * homes may be assigned them, Please com- 1 ply with thin request as it will greatly fac IItato matters. E. W. Jktrr, J. II. RANDOLPH, Secretary, President.