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.J COUNTY DEMOCRATIC T1CKKT. <^J FOK SENATE. ^ Glenn D. l'eakc. FOR REPRESENTATIVES. Robert Little. ] Godfrey B. l-'owler ? John It. Jcflerie*. SI TREASURER J, It. T. Scott. I'ROBATE JUIK?E. Janice M. |Gee. *c COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. b? Thomas N. Kelly. J. A. Chambers. . f SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. II J. L. Walker, j, AUDITOR. w Natt R. Morjran. ? Ci The Alliance State Exchange to be Moved. r< To the Editor of The New* and Courier : fi At the recent meeting of the Sta'e Alliance 0 held in the city of Greenville, S. C , on the 23d and 21th of .Inly ultimo, a committee e vra< appoititod, consisting of the Iter. J. A. o Sligh, Col. J. C. Coit and ntysolf, for the p purj ose of permanently locating ''The Farincr8' Alliance Exchange of South Carolina." On behalf of this committee I beg the use of I your columns to bring this matter properly ? before all those whom it may concern. ^ This Exchange was organized in December ^ last. The Hon. M. L. Donaldson, of Greenville, svns elected business agent for the Exchange. The headquarters of the same was 1 located temporarily in the city of Greenville. ( At a meeting of the county trustee stock- , holders of the State Alliance, the followiog action was taken : "Whereas, it is the sense of thia Conren**-? iL?' ilia RUta romn*?ut to a more central pnrt of the State. Therefore be it <Trm?-t, rft.it u win uiiii rr ui" ilnvu DC appointed for the purpose of ascertaining what inducements other business centres will offer to have the State Ex cimu^u I'Hinuii^nuu m niur iimasi. oiiu committee to report to tlic board of directors on or before the 1st of January, 18t>1, Ht which time the hoard shall take Anal action in the matter." As I have found since my appointment on this committee that there seems to be sime nii-npprehension amongoutsiders as to the aim, object or purpose of this departure in its original conception on the part of the Alliance, a remark or two by way of explanation may not be amiss. The president of the hoard of directors in ending attention to its first organization, stated that: "The general purpose of the Exchange is declared to lm to net as agent for the purchase and sale of all kinds cf farm supplies and products and to <1 > nil that appertains to the receiving, handling, forwarding, and -* 1 r--l.? ? an.I |]|? rnircloi.se of supplies, eto. * * * Wo luskc war against no one : but believing as we do that tipon the success of the producers depends the success of lliosc in all other callings or professions, we ask the support, not only of Alliance men, hut of all good citizens interestcd in the material welfare of our common country." We are organized for the purpose of protecting ourselves against organizations that combine, form trusts, syndicaies or pray upon the ignorant and unorganized. I have heen told that this movement is n preconcerted effort on the part of the farmers to injure, if not destroy, the regular uacrcnmuu uusmi'Si ui IIIO COUIlirv. ID1K is a selfish as well as an erroneous and mistaken idea. It is intended that this Exchange shall he developed far beyond the mere exchange of commodities. Wo read daily on the one hand, and hear it as often on the other from tho lips of our public speakers, that agriculture lias not and does not seem to prosper proporMon]^fil^|frth the milling, mining amW BEtter acquainted Wffl" fTTis-fact than ?* farmer himsefl Therefore, he ha9 oomt together in hia linnce for the purpose Of inTCstigation. %hao discovers! rtiat ii? uee'ts "mOrO ngn*?jL more information abort his own business* how to liandlo and sell to t'e best ndvaWB tago what ho has to dispose > t and to . -i ? .?;n. it., game advao\ tago such things an hia ncccasUioa require* He desires this Exchange to be more farreaching, to be his bureau of information, his education ; not only to aid liini, perhaps, as wo use to say when boys, to knock "the middle men from taw," or in somewise cut off sotre unnecessary commercial excrescence that has been feoding too long and too voraciously upon us, but to aid hint as far as possible to carry to a happy consummation his seven "declarations of intentions." In soliciting the interest of a prominent citizen in this matter 1 was told that the Alliance was a political machine, and he did not wisli to havo anything to do with it. This is again a ni'stake. The rank and file of tho Alliance do not wish or intend that the organization shall ho a political machine, and yet can any one who is at nil familiar ?;a, ?u?: ? ... iiiu untiuinmucPH ue turprised that in a political campaign like the one we have just passed through in our State that pome of the Alliances should, in some instances directly and in others indireotly, be drawn into such a campaign where partisan spirit was so rife ? Allow me to ropea', I do not believe it is tho wish or intention of the average Alliance man to mako this organisation n po'itical one. It has cunc to stay. It is an ndvauco step on the Grange nnd other agricultural organizations, and it will ultimately settle itself to do tho work of its originators which is declared to be: "To labor for the education of the agricultural classes in the science of economical governmcn tin a strictly non-partisan spirit, to develop a better state, mentally, morally, socially and financially." This Kxchango is intended to l>9 one of the moans used in reaching this much deslroil end. We are now come to a business proposition. Tho State Exchange agents, together with the county agents, who were appointed here tho establishment of the former, will have dono by tho olosc of the fall season about a quarter of a million dollars' worth of business entirely in cash. In future till county agents will order through the .Stale Exchange, and it is not extravagant to csfi- , mate the amount to be dono in I St* I all the , way from a half to a million dollars. Wc 1 are told that Atlant? ..ojr -oi offices v wiMi store room accommodations to have the t Georgia and Alnbama ox changes established in their midst. It is believed that some of tho cities of South Carolina will do as well . for our Exchange. IV. -.1 ??u u'j-euuy nave a proposition from Green- * wood. which in a few weeks will have rail- g fond facilities almost e.pial to the best in the ^ filnto Columbia, Florence, .Spartanburg and Charleston nro mentioned, and wo w aro notified that Greenville will offer 1,1 furtbur inducenu'iits to retain the Ex- I' change within her borders. Wo nro not beggars, but we proposo to do a large amount of wholesale business inotir heavy supp'ics for the next year through .. the S'nto Exchange. We will be g!nd to 1 hear from thoso who consider tbo matter hii worthy of their attention. wt Address the Hev. J. II. Sligh, at Prosperity, 8. C., Col. J. C, Coit, at Cberaw, 8. C., or w myself, at Columbia, 8.C. It. 1*. Duncan. Co Union, 8. C., September 2. M< a I.AItlF.N an Needing atonic, or children who want buildtint up, Minuhl take IlltOW N'M IKON I1ITTKRS. Tt Is pleasant to take, cures Malaria. Indi gestiou, ItlUousoess and Liver Complaints. > AI rrr Dcclfu Union limes ? Co . M. STOKER, - Editor M S. STOKES. - Local Editor % ( Friday, September 12,1890. mi VB8CRIPTI0N, fl 60 PER ANNUM _ Cc te Cotton Market m Wc open tho first crock's report of trans- 0i tion in Cotton this year with gales, 25 Ti dea ; price, 9). pi ? lie State ^onvention. ' v ? . ; ^ Tho conflict of authority between (he nyt anil Irby Executive Committees of the ^ cmocralic pnrty of this State was sctt'ed ithout disturbance or serious friction, by a ompromise, in which both oommittees were ccognized and both Chairmen performod itie unction of calling the State Convention to rdcr, the Secretary of each committee call1 tho roll, and the Hon. W. D. Evans, f Marlboro, nomioated II. A. Mcctze as ten iorary president and put the question to the onvention of his election. Upon the ternorary presilent coming forward, the cha^r- j nen of the committoes and their secretaries rithdrew, and the convention proceeded to tusiness. -a Wc are compelled to exolude any further ( cport of the proceedings than to give tho ickct nominated by tho convention, whieli ^ we received by telegraph yesterday, as fol- ^ lows : Governor?B. K. Tillmam, of Kdgegeld. j ville. Attorney Gen.?Y. J. Pora, of Newberry. Sco'y of State?J. K. Tikiiam., of Clercn don. Treasurer?W. T. Baths, of St. Matthews. Coinp. General?W. II. Ki.i.rbiikk, of Marion. Sup't. of Education Mayvmld, of Orccnuillo. Adj. and Ins. (ten.?II. L. Fari.it, of Spartanburg. Mr. S. T. Poinier has been appoint- I ed Postmaster at Spartanburg- The appointment gives gencal satisfaction to the business men of that city. ll@u We are pleased to state tlist our young friend, A. Quay Rice, brother to Mr. S. M. Bice, dr., E. U., of this town, has rcce-vcd the appointment of boneficiary to Woffor i College - ? ? Ladies Tan Button Shoes reduced from $1.60 to ?1.20 a pair at II. M. COHEN & BRO S. e B?9u An interesting letter from Helton eame too late for this week. We hope our friend .7. 0. F. will give us frequent contributions from the Metropolis of Pea Ridge. We congratulate Miss Anabcl Johnson of this town, on being pronounced the suecc?sful competitor for the State Scholarship in the Wintbrop Training School, which entitles hor to free tuition and ?150 a year. .?. Something new. Initial letters 25 cts a grossat II. M. COHEN & BltO'S. jjff- We arc requested to give notioc that the store of H. M. Cohen A Bro., will be closed on Monday, tlio 15th inat., that being the Jewish New Year's day,?Kotfi ffaichona?and on the 24th, a Jewish Fast da^? m ww tnntifP OPBffWT All the Ladies are cordially invited to ati fend our gr.tnd displsy of Millinery, Dreth j Waods, and Fancy Goods, which takes place H?edncsday and Thursday next, 17th and KStli. Hrspectfully ' GRAHAM & SPARKS. t&" The Full Session of the Court will I begin the first Monday in October, with his Honor, Judge W. II. Wallace presiding. We hope before the Court opens the Commissioners will have the windows of the Court House glazed. They need it badly. Way Governor Richardson lias appointed the following gentlemen Commissconers of Flection for Union County : Stn'e?James II. Rodger, *M. W. C'ulp, Union ; W. T. Littlejolin, Joncsvillc Foieral?S. A. E. I'arham, Union; W. K. Thomas, W. C. Wallace, Fish Dam. Parties wanting hard or soft coal, can be provided with a goo t article of either by leaving their orders with me. O. P. GARRETT. tmr The following were the delegates I elected ti Mm *' . _ . .UuftlVg?uum cuiiTcaiion : R. W. Harris, (i. T. Mollis, J. C. Sartor, I. M. Mobley, Win. Smitli, ft. W. Whitman. Tlio convention endorsed (lie primary plan of nominationg the Congressmen, but the delegates were not ploiged to primary. BAt tho annual meeting of the Hoard of Directors of the Union Huilding and Loan Association, the following officers were re-elected : President, Mr. H. L. (loss; Solicitor. William Munro, Ks?j.; Scc'y. and Treasurer, W. W. Hughe*. I Tho last annual report showed that the Association was i>: a flourishing condition. ' Look out for Grnh-im k Sparks' new ad. ] lext week. They have just received their iow stock and you will find priCCs. >**??.? aurtirrcr, Miss Driver, it back again ' with the prettiest stock of Millinery Goods i hat they have ever had. ^ if, __ TJWir. We congratulate the good people of 8 oncsvillc in their securing go competent 1 Teacher for their High School, as our nod friend, Mr. N. fl. I.ittlojohn. We ' now no mnn in tho State to whom we ould more willingly entrust the mental c ud moral training of our children than rof. N. (1. Litllejobn, a christian gentle- p ail and scholar. c< , f {MT We regret to annoauce the death o j, rs.J. P.Thomas, which occurred inColuni. ^ a last Sunday, after an illness of some . Jt seks. n< Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of Dr. R. , (libbes, Sr., Aes't Surneon Gen. of ??? _ ... f0l nfederato army, and sister of Capf. W. jullric Gibbss of this town. j Wo extend our sympathies to Col. Thomas ( ) d family in their sad bsrsavemen'. Linen Toweling, or Crash, at tlj cents per co i I. n? 11. M. COHKN & BRO'8 * V * **' ? * I'rimary in The Fourth District' Flal Ihc Democratic Convention of the 4th Ol ngressienal District, met at Greenville last the tndeymight to settle the question whether Into Dongressinen should be nominated bj pri- wba iry or convention. men Full delegations were present from every so ii mntjr except Fairfield, which sent frag- brei ents of two delegations. Of the Straight- the it delegation there were two present. The rob [llreanite delegation had five oat of eight Am resent. and The convention was oalled to order by Mr. the! TC. Lyles of Union, 1 *"*" ma; Mr. G. W. Whitman of Union was elected and Bmporary Chairman, and Mr. N. G. Gon- 1 [ilea of Richland, temporary Secretary. pro A committee of cno from each delegation mo ras appointed on credentials. aa< A recess was taken, and, upon invita- oui ion, ihc candidates for [Congress present kn .ddrcsed the meeting. Col. McKissick lig poke humorously, Dr. Mauldin took grounds ly i gainst the sub-treasury and Dr. Smith sup- me mrtcd it. Mr. D. 1*. Duncan, Railroad fit Commissioner, was invited to speak, and fro ic aMacked (be sub-treasury scheme. pu At tiic re-assembling of the convention thi he committee on credentials made majority thi md minority reports on tho Fairfield eontcst; the majoiily favoring the seating of the Till- ha man delegation. Mr. McMaatcr, agisted W t>y Mr. N. G. Gonzales, both of Riohland, fa and Mr. Ewart of Groenville, endeavored sti to secure a hearing for the contesting dele- tit gation before the convention, but they sc Tillmnnite de'egation was seated. '^ Mr. Whitman was made permanent Chair- th man and Mr. C. R. Wallace, of Laurens, d Secrc'ary, Mr. Gouzales declining. After hi s onto difcussion, tho chairman of each dele- ol gation was permitted to cost the full vote to ol which his delegation was entitled. o The roll of counties was called alphabetically, and each voted unnanimous for pri- d msry. b The ntsjo: ity plan was adopted by a viva it voce vote, Although some of the Shellites h wanted the plurality, ft was decided that v the two candidates receiving the highest c number of votes cnterjtho second primary. ti Tho '23rd September was fixed for the first v primary, and Tuesday, October 7th the day for the second. I By general consent the rules of (he last c Congressional primary were adopted. t If the contention had gone in'o a nomi- c nation, Shell would hare been the nominee, t as the Fairfield and Laurens delegations < were solid for bim, and the?Qreonnlle dele- < gution were nearly all for him. It is pre- | dieted ihnt a primary will defeat bim. Opqping of the Graded Soho 0)1 Our Graded School opened en Monday with a total enrollment of about 00, and under the present efficient management this number will doubtless soon bo iucreased. Frof. Graescr comes to us highly rccommended by leading educators in the state. Miss A. A. Warren, of Charleston, brings j to bear upon her work the accumulated ox- ( pericnoe of scren years' teaching in the Columbia Female College. Words of commendation would be superfluous ss applied to our true aud tried ( teachers, Miss Gist and Mrs. hinder. All in all, tho prospects of the school could not be / brighter. ] Tho system of cxactgrading .cmnlovfiiL_kX_ u -a "uii auynimwr Institution In the , State. A few remarks on this system may be neithar inappropriate nor devoid of , interest to tho patrons aud publio in gen- , oral : As far as tho nth grade, Arithmetic constitute* the orucial lest, and tho pupils hare 1 been olosscd according to their attainments in this bruueh. In all gra les above the I*tin has entered as a joint factor with Mathematics ( in determining the grade of each soholar. < This acoounts for the set back of children below what their other studies would t seem to warrant. In each clans a thorough English course } has been added to the branches already \ mentioned, and the present curriculum will tarn out not gramaticnl prodigies and ninth- 1 ematicnl dolts, or vice versa, but boys and girls with a broad and symmetrical founds- t tion upon wliiob to erect tho superstructure of a refined intelligence. 1 r i What Does it Mean ! Some time ago J. Hendrix Mcl.ane, of ' Greenback Party fame, mysteriously appeared in different localities along the line ^ of railroad in this county. Mis visits were * auspicious, and our people wore at a loss to know what he was after ; hut the fact that n an effort has been made on the part of tho (< negroes to resuscitate the corps of tho Kapublican party in this county recently, may throw considerable light on the object of his * visits, lie will bear watching wherever he 01 goes. Wc have heard t,hat thoro is a mote on foot 01 to put a Radical ticket in the fic'd. If that '' proves true it must and will solidify the true democracy of the State. 1 Death of Mr. J. E. Meng. a We regret to hear of the death of Mr. J, fr E. Meng. which occurred at his r^idep//^ MWffeIW>|,a~Vcry old man, but wc cannot Co earn his age. In his younger days he was ttnong the most prominent men in Union to Jounty. He bad been in feeble health for ome lime, and his death was not wholly Gr , ... .v ?>a iBiiui/ nnu mends. Tho afflicted family have tlio sympathy of tci he entire community in their bereavement. Coi Ilia rcmnins were buried nt Foster'a ChapI Inst .Saturday. gt?r We are unable to give an official re j ort ofthe vote at the 2d Primary election, in ,|0, insequence of the the absence of County ].'?i liairman, who alono has tho return of the xeoutive Committee, but we are safe in styg that Mr. Oce wan nominated for Probate idge by a majority of 8f> ; J. L. Walker was >minated for the ofliee of 8oheol Commia < >ner ; Mr..!. A. Chambers was nominated are r County Commissioner, and the next two eheat were W. M. " ??'? ' and 10 will have to go through a thir J primarjr j,e drcido the third candidate for that office. -e#* ? ? Come and see our "Dandy" Crochet case, nttiming 0 nriicles for 10 cts. nt I> II. M, COHEN & BRO'8. at A ?r Jhlihful correspondent Vox breathes true spirit of sound patriotio democracy ] his letter this week, sod we commend 4j? * heeays to those intolerant and extreme ^ who, during the reoent campaign, were gQl odostrieus in their efforts to widdeu the cr? ich between the people of the town and. Fanners of the country, and who would ^ thW fellow citisens of the hallowed w| erifaw .right of thinking for themselves rei endorsing inch men and measures as irjjpf^igente end honest convictions al| y qi^rirnetter Titled for public positions M 1 more conducive to the publio good. St Vespdak feelingly upon thia subject, for jjj tbably no mau in the County has been m rs unreasonably berated for entertaining fa i expressing liis honest convictions than vc self. But it is truly gratifying to us to ow that a large majority .<ftho most intel* ent men in the county, if they do not ful- c3 agree with us in our opposition to certain w in and certain measures, give us the bene- U1 of a serious doubt as to the good cxpaoted im either, ami acoord to us an honesty of 0' rpose that would not permit of a doubt p At we were actuated by any other motive 0 an an earnest desire for the public good. M We, however, unequivocally state that we p ive nothing to recall?no apology to make, s e abused no one, nod would pursue the 11 me course again under the same circum. J ances. We have never made any opposi- n >n to the Farmtrs' Movement, but con- c ientiously opposed the methods adopted 1 lemselvos into office, by vilifying and Ira- < ucing the characters of those honorable and ' onest men who had honorably filled the ( fficial positions of the State ; accusing them r perjury, corruption, extravagance and i ther high crimes. We did not believe those charges, nod wc o not think thnt either Shell or Tillmnn clieved tliem, when they charged them \ the Manifesto or uttered them on the ustlogs; and tve could not do such gross iolence to our conviction of what is deent, just and truth, as to give our sancion to those charges by endorsing the men rhomnde them. In the conduction of the Times, we have ilttays tried to be true to the best interests if all classes of (he pesple of Union, and if he interest of any class has received more if our attention than the ethers, that class is the .Farmers; but wc do not propose to lot >ne man or a dozen dictate our political >pinions or control the political course of our paper. If the Farmers of Union arc not satisfied with the course of the Times under our management, they can purchase the paper, and thereby secure an established paying business, keep ouiaii opposition, and conduct it according to what they may think is to their own interest; but we wish it to bo underwood, ire are not for tale, nor can we be starved into advocating what we believe to be political triokery and jugglery, arousing class against class, and destroying the unity and purity of the democratic parly by violating democratic principles. . Clifford Seminary. Very near every train for the past week pupils at tho Clifford Sominary, until they naS^HpilDTltWtyfom ^Be town and iminediMetrically. Tm prospects of the Seminary are brighter this year than any year aince it was esliihlSfliAfl It opened with more boarding scholars ban any year before, with an increased lumber of day scholars. Personals. Miss Veoic Drircr has returned from Balimore, and resumed charge of Messrs. Irmham & Sparks' Millinery department. Mr. H. C. Clyde, of l'ickens, paid our own a visit last week. Mr. W. T. Itesty has returned from New fork, where he purchased a large Fall and iVinter Stock of goods. Mrs. K. M. I.itllejohn, of Jonesvillc, is risiting friends ami relatives here. Mrs. Kmslie Nicholson has gone on n visit o her parents nt Du'aut. Mies. Capt. F. -M. FftVr and his son, Mr. James ?arr, went to Davidsen College last Monday or the purpose of Jnines entering College here. Mr. F. S. Robinson has given up his osition on the railroad and returned to iavidson College to School. Mr. Aubrey Rice has accepted a position s Flagman on the Railroad, from Salisbury 3 Asheville. We were pleased to meet on our streets tst Monday, the genial face of our friend Ir. Robert A. Eison, of l'elhams. Robert iys ho is still single. Wo received a call last Wednesday from ur friend, Mr". Joshua Craig, of Tylersvillc, aurens C'oupty. He brought his sister, nas 1,17.7.10 uri\ig, Hack to the Clifford Scmi\ty. I)r. George Y. Moore lias returned from pleasant visit to liis paroula and maoj lends in Lau*?a County. ^ jfmn. nir#- ' Misses Ssl1i^jf| y q f t0 eDter tj,e Female , llcgc there. i Misses Carrie and May Foster lisro gone 1 the Willismston Female College. 1 W. W. Johnson, Esq., has returned from , ecnville. < f 11. F. Townsend has returned from nn exulcd visit to his relatives in Marion c unty. (? . , NOTICE. t 11 embers of Ladies Union Cemetery :iety are requested to meet at the rrsi- * ice of Mrs. W. H. Wallace on Monday . h FepL at 6 o'clock F. M. on business importance to their society. '. Mas. W. H. VtUJtOk !i I'rcs. of L. U. C. S. " _ c< C( Attention Johnson Bifles. tr ill the memteni of the Johnson Rifles R requested to meet at their Armory, next aday night, 1 '?, at 8 o'clock, he eleotion ft? 'officers will take place, in it is neoesiary that n'l of the members Mr present. H I)s. If. W. Cl'LP, ti< Captain. rc sn adies Iji- o ITn-idkorchiefs at 10 eta. each ce H. M.COHEN & BRtfS Correspondence of the Union T.'mes. News from North Pasolet. Etta Jamb, Sep'. 8.?Now thot t]\t decns ?re over anil political excitemc ut prac?lly at an end, our peiple should' go to rk to harmonizo tho different el sments tl obliterate the lines oi estrangement in sated by a hen*od campaign. The g eoeral lfaro of our country depends upon the 'n rmonious action of its citizens, and any in, or set of men whose animadver. tions 01 11 not permit hi to or them to make a 01 ssonable sacrifice for tho public good are structiooisis and dangerous counsellorsThat the fittest has survived we neit her tempt to affirm ny deny. We fl are a y there is not a man in the- County for " ate who has had his wishes gratified 01 every respcot; but on tho contrary baa P' id to swallow the bitter pill of disappoiu?- r< cut in some respect. Beyond a doubt. u?- 01 ir means h*Tvc been practiced to obtain '' iter, but the actors will foel the sting of ,eir folly soon enough. Time will set all n ilngs right, sooner or later. There is another idea wo would like to see tpunged from the minds of our people, liioh has done so much to bring about an C( happy stnte of affairs. That is, the dis- 61 osition on fhc part of some town and ' junlry people to make WAr upon each thers' interest. Thoy forget that the prosorlty of tho one insures the euocess of the ^ ther. But wo think wo ore justitioblo in w toting tlist this spirit is cultivated ouly by class of persons whose minds and intel- 7 igcnce arc not first-class. Tho normal 0 tato of tho public mind is susceptible of ibusc, and the further it gets from the tivotnl point of intelligence and virtue, tho 8 jreater is tho centrifugal force of ignorance ind vice. The business interosts of tho tountry can't afford to be orippled by such a larrow-minded acrimonious wrangling. 0 The past week has been very unfavorable i.i-ugrcHs in I jonsequencc of this frequent showers, which it times amounted to hard tainS; The price psi I for picking cotton this sea- p ton began at 50 cents per hun<lre?l pounds. Formerly it was about 40 cents tins early 1 inthcacasou, increasing as the season ad- ' vanced and the cotton died out. # ( Our friend and neighbor, F. A. Goforth, c and the road hands of his section descrvo ' tho'thanks of the travelling public for the < manner in which they have worked their road. They have gone over a portion of it 1 twioc, lately, and put it in splendid order. ' This is more than wo can say for several ' other sections over which we have traveled recently. We hope that our future law makers will give this department of our governmental njfairs their speoial attention. Either work them by taxation or mnkc every man, horse, mule and wagon liable to road duty, and impose heavier penalties for not performing that duty. The first Sabbath in October is the time set for the North Pacolet Sunday School Convention to meet at Salem Church. We hope that every school within tlie bounds of the 1 convention will he represented, as new officers will then he elected for the next year. It is expected that the committee appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws will report promptly at thai time. The protract cd meeting at Abingdon Creek lsst week resulted iu five acccssious to the church. The more our people think and talk about the sub-treasury bill, iu its present form, the more it is brought into disrepute. It is hoped, however, that some more equitable and unobjectionable measure will be brought up that will afford the reliof to the Farmors now acknowledged to be absolutely necessary. Should ovory farmer in the Southern States begin with next year to raise bis home supplies ami make his cotton a surplus crop, in fivo years the South would he the groat commercial center of the nation, and each citizen comparatively free and indencndenl. \i kind or amount of lecis lation can bring about the relief that a gnisnius sou htm MVOrat) 0 ClliU&to will yield, under proper matiagonieut?mark that scrV'oeVWIII bo held AT Kl Uc'hol an<l Wilson's Chapel next Sabbath by the regular pastors. The big meeting, convention and pio-nic season, is pretty well over, and chiokens needu't roost bo high as heretofore. Our people are highly elated at the prospeot of a factory at Lockhart Shoals. Should this illimitable water power be utilized and transportation facilities secured by a branoh road, as proposed, Lockhart Shoals will be the Lowell of the South. One good citizen has already told me thvt only one thing keeps him fvom taking a $10,000 share in this onterpr^so?he hasn't got the monoy. Vox. K.K? Kelton Kronielea. Km.TOJt, Sept. 8.?The election is prscticnlly over, and of course some arc not satisfied, and it is hardly possible that all csn be pleased, in such cases, but we all must submit to the majority, like good democrats, and encourage the reforms promised and, 1 believe, so much needed. Let us all bury the hatchet of discord and unite in doing the very best for ibe whole State. Another murder was committed on Mr. B. Foster's placo on the 5th. Two colored boys, John Osborn, aged 10, ond Munro Gist, aged 14, went rabbit hunting and got into a dispute. Another boy that was along, gnve Munro his gun, which Munro did not know was cocked. and he presented it to Osborn and it went off, lodging the whole load in Osborn's head, killing him instantly. Coroner Gregory held an inquest over the body, and thejury rendered a verdict of ' ncciucmai snooiing. IIix Lindscy (lie colored man (lint was shot ' by Thomas McCulloeh, on the 15fli August, died on the 5th inst. The circumstances of the killing arc these : McCulloeh went 1 home about 11 o'clock at night and after putt:ng up and feeding his mule, storied toward his dwelling, about f>0 yards off, ami 1 saw some one leaving the house. He called to him to etop, but got no answer. He then fired at hint, and then the man came toward , him. Mac. told liiin not to come to him, but J he kept advancing, and McCulloeh fired at biin again, one shot taking effect, and tbemsn fell. Tom then discovered that it was Hi* Lindscy that he had_sh?^ As^at targe,. ^.(TflWertJregory empanelled a jury and held an inquest over Hix's body, en the fitli, and the vordict was, that, "llix Lindscy cauie to bis death by a pistol shot in the " muds of Thomas McCulloeh, agaiii3t the f peace ond dignity of the State." Rev. D. P. Hoyd preached a very imprcs- B live sermon, at Foster's Chapel, yestorday, v row Daniel, 7: 5. Nine Vkkrons. ?. ??? Tiik Coi.or Link A mono Tkx.vs Rp.piui.i- n !*s?.?TI10 split in the Republican parly in c niiiuum, icx.,is n?suming n serious ispect. At ft mass meeting held a fortnight igo to select delegates to the county convenion, there ?u a fist fight between the colored n nd white factions which hail to be quelled ft' y the police. The colored factiin packed lie mass meeting and selected all the dcloatet from their side. The white ncen's fno- ai on of the party have held primaries in all C1 le county precincs And selected delegates to intent ihn ?? '" " " - cio ui iuu.no cnoscn by iho co dored men in lite county convention. Tho ouble will probably be carried to the State epublican convention. is B(.cki.kn'h Armca Sai/vr.?The Beat Salv tb< the world for Cuts, Bruises Sores, Ulcers sa lit Rhouin, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped ands, Chilblains, Corns, and nil Skin Krup- mi >ns, and positively cures l'iles, or no pay sh< quired. It is guaranteed to givo perfect Wi tisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cr< ntsperbox. For salo by B. F. l'oscy. April 18-ly. an Correspondence of the Union Turns. Hard Times. p Mr. Kditor.?It seems that this "hard nes" is the burden of conversation everj- m liere. - A. Mow I conolude that "where there is to uoh smoke there must be some fire;" that tucs are hard, and that we are really passig through the flint mill. I have been " ,ught that there oannot be an effect with- to it a cause, so there must be a cause for the iter j: . The reasons why times are hard is fully (plained in a conversation whioh ooourred A Btweon two farmers; one was an old man, o food farmer, who took a sensible view of nga: the other livecPw a farm and seem1 to be a rather extreme man. He was ** ouring out the vials of his wrath on the ^ >presentative in Congress from his distriot, ti ? Congress as a body and the Legislature of _ is State, using hard names and accusing iora of stealing the publio money, and raid chnnge must bo made before times would D e better." The fellow really seemed hurt, t, ad I am sure that hard times was a sensi- r ve subject with him. This party led in mversation uutil ho was sure that his boiler ad the eap of his head was cut of danger, v ion the old farroor began, by saying: n "How is your cotton orop this yesr T" ^ Ans. "1 did not plant any cotton ; it has oen so low for the last few years, that it on't pay to pick it out." How muoli wheat havo you to sell ? As ou planted uo catton, you must havo pi enty I f wheat. c "No," said he, "what I sowed was good, ut I only sowed a few acres. Whett has been , ounoertain that 1 was afraid to risk much." t "Thon you must havo a great deal of corn?" . "No, I did not plant muoh of a orop, and , m afraid 1 will have to buy a little to put , ie through I" f "Well," said the old farmer, "have you ? ,ny fat hogs to sell this season." i t "V?,li .i?ti hk?(to twy." . i* V . "Have you any beef oattle ?" "No; the distemper has been so bad I was i Trald to try beef catile." ( "Well," said the old man, "you havo ] lothing to soil, nnd it doesn't matter whether | ho deposits arc aro removo l from tho Unit d States Bank or not, or who is President, >r who goes to Congress ; it will always be jerd times with you until you raise your >wn supplies nnd have eomcthing to sell." Now I conclude that a great many of our people hnvo nothing to sell and that is one ronson why times are so hard, particularly aith all such. D. B. B. Correspondence of the Union Tunis. Telephonic Eohoes from JonesvilleJonesvii.le, Sept. 8.?The weather has been very warm for the iosl week with occasional showers of rain ; a good time for towing Oats, as wrll as Barley and Rye lots for early grazing in the Spring, which always comes in a good timo. Cotton picking has commenced, and that orop is going to be short in this vicinity. The primary election is over and it is to be hoped that times will be more quiet, and that the people will give more attention to business and to building up the country, by using more industry and economy, and not depend upon Tillman politics or anything clso but their own efforts and manageraefit for sucoess. Professor N. G. Litilejohn has been elected to take charge of the High School in Joncsvillo, which will open in a few days. Miss Lizzie L:ttlcjohn, of Pacolet, will assist him in the School, and also take charge of tbo musical department; so young Ladies csn be prepared in this school for any college in the country. Rev. A. A. J sinus closed a series of meetings in our town lost week, which was well attended by serious attcutire congregations. One member was received into the church. Mrs. J. W. Dunbar ond daughter, of Ellcnt >n, S. C., and Miss Nonic Fripp, of Spartanburg, arc visiting the family of J. L MolVhirtor. Miss Hettie Stoi h, of Columbus, Ga., ie visiting (be family of O. W. Whitman. M Ryyd. (pngla ^larkl^haa t?oon ? . .. i?i. j?. jiuyu, lor some time, assisting liim in his raeetingB. Miss Floroneo McQowan has boon visiting relatives in toivn for some time. Mrs. Lula Crawford, of lla'ley, Texas, returned home last week. Her sister, Miss Etta I.iitlejoho, accompanied her and expec's to remain in tho Lono Star Htate for some time. Mr. John Littlojoliu, who has been clerking for Mr. Cudd, at Spartanburg, has resigned his position and is with his father, W. T. Litllejohn, for a while. Dr. James Loug is making Jonesville his headquarters at presont. Mr. J. W. Bates has added an "L" to hie dwelling. TaLirHOMB. No Typhoid Fevkr at Clunk Sprinos.? Olenn Springs, September 4. 1890.?To the Editor of the -A'ctrt and Corner : The Columbia Record, in announcing the sad death of Miss Sims, makes tho following statement: "The deceased young ladecs, it will be remembered, had just returned home after spending the summer at Qleon Springs, when their fatal illness began. Some investigation as to the cause of their sudden illness of typhoid fever has been made, and it is reported that when they far at arrived at Qlcnn Springs they were placed in a room in which a person had died of maligant typhoid fever only a few days before. If this is so it shows what terrible results will follow from carelessness." This statement is'not true and is damaging to Olenn Sprins and to ourselves personally, and we beg that you will publish this statement and the enclosed certificate from Dr. Smith to correct such a report. During the twelve ycrrs that we have been running the Olenn Springs Hotel there has never boon, in any of the rooms occupiod by UIV of Hunt V-~.ll-. i- ** o amull/, uur 111 auy oiucr room in (lie hotel or in the place, a a ngle iase of typhoid fover, oiihor brought here ir originated here. Nor has there, during lie twelve years, been any death from any sauee in any of the rooms occupied by Capt. lims's family. We dooply sympatbixe with }apt. Sims and his bcroaved family. Very roepectfully your*, i HUr?, A Olilipson, I Proprietors Glenn Spriogx. (Copy) 1 Or.RKK Srmxos, 8. C. September 4, 1890. 1 lierrby certify that 1 have practiced oedicinc at this place for the past twentyive years. During that lime there has been 8 uftbree cases if typhoid fever at this place nd they were brought hore. This lest case 0 ras twelve years ngo. In my opinion no ase of typhoid fever has over originated at n bis place. During that time there has been f, o death from any cause in tho rooms ocupicd by Capt. Sims's family. W. P. Smith, M. D. c MM fl Major I). 11. Duncan authorises us to an- b ounce that ho will be a candidate for Con- n ress. Major Duncan is a man of marked . ?ility, and will do credit to his people and ) no honor to the Htate. His popularity 01 id tho estimate in ?*' -,J iiv it iicm ire si 'incod by the scores of letters received from tj I over (he district requesting him to be- ^ me a candidate.?Spartanburg Iftrald. Auout Sdmsiiinr on Wkdnksday.?"There an odd superstition abjut the weather n< lioh I find very few people know of, alough I have heard it since childhood," id a gentleman a day or two ago. "It is that, however gloomy a^d dull it " ly be on Wednesday, the su 1 sure to pe nv itself, if only for a few ..tinulev, as w, sdnosdav eras the day on which it was a ted. "Whenever I have noticed it has been so, 'w d it is certainly a curious coincidence.'- to THE ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT. I. G. LlTTLEJOIiN, - Editor A8BURY, S. C, CORRECTION OK "A CORRECTION CORRECTED-" Mr Editori? I hope our good Dr. 'Litcars -will not tingle while jou and I try i put him in hie proper position. You still are not got it right. Dr. Little did not ? ffti the presidency of the County Farmer^ llianoe, hut served the full time allowed by ur constitution. rjjfc.. Mr. Editor,pleat* rtmtmbtr that I, (as well 9 yourself) live with a gentle woman, and link I ought to have the last word one tut?away from home. All right, Mr. Alliance Editor. We are lot going to dispute, even with a man about he lait word. We give in?we've been m(tried nearly 45 years. If Dr. Little did not reeiyn Iho presidency re sincerely hope he will be resigned to the lixed up condition an outsider unintsnionally placed him in.?Skk. Editor Timks. VIRGINIA STATE ALLIANCE. The Virginia State Alliance convened at ..ynchburg Aug. 19, and unanimously adeptd the following resolution : Whereas, Alliances aro shaking hands across he Potomac, across the Mississippi, across he rugged peaks of the Rockies, and, far grander still, across the "bloody chasm," icross the Mason and Dixon's line; and whereas, conscienceless politicians in our intional Congress have advocated measures tnd expressed sentiments to arouse old see- "fA ional feeding engendered by the '.war: jfl Di ere fore, be it Rttolved, That we, tho State Farmerd Al. i iance of Virginia, do intend to grasp with ighter A llianoe grip the hands of our AL iance brothors in the North, determined to bold together with locked shields, in spifeof ill efforts to areu?c prejudice between ue, until the financial emancipation of laborer tnd producer is accomplished. THE ALLIANCE. The Standard-Newt (Ala.) says: The Farmers Al iance has done more for tho whole country tban anv ortranii.tinn <> ? ever existed, and its work has scarcely begun. Brethren, let political demagogues howl, and enemies scheme for our destruction, but so long as wo remain true to Alliance principles and purposes, wo will go on from victory to victory, till "equal rights to all and special privileges to none," - _ will characterize every law of the land. The EnierprUt (Ala) says : The Alliance, ^ like Collin's gentleman sheep, has a bead of w|| its own, and it proposes to raise thlt head shaping its course, and its enemies mi^t- jtjI as well throw down the last fall into line and move on to glory with the crowd. The Alliance "ty?ion (Kan.) ^ays : Both parties are realizing that the Alliance has accomplished what thesworJ, the press and the pulpit failed to do. The Mason and Dixon line on which the bloody shirt has been hung every four years, has at last been obliterated, and the cotton planters of tho South and the farmors of the North and West have bid old parties good-bye and united for their mutual interests. mi. _ xt 1 auc uiooay sniri gang now eeeic to crsnte dissension and strife within the organisation by defaming the obaraoter and reputation of the Alliance leaders. SDBCAIXOS, " ? Correct education, says llutkin, tenches us three things: First, where wc ate?that is to say, what sort of a world we are in; how ,ii large it is, what kind of oreatures lire in it, ilff how it is made, what it is made of, and 4r. what may he made of it. t Secondly, where we are going?that is to say, what chances or reports there arc of any other world besides this, that may ho 4 our future home, and what may be the nature of that other world. Thirdly, what kind of facilities wc possess, what are the present state aud wants of mankind, what are our several places in society, and what are the readiest means in our power of attaining happiness and diffusing it. The man who knows these thiogs, and who lias his own will ro subdued in the lesrniog of them that he is ready to do what he knows he ought, in every sphere of life, is ^ educated, and the nun who knows them . not is uneducated, though he could talk all the toogues of ltsbel. THE SU B-TBEA8UBY. The Liberal Enttryri$e, (Cuthturt, Ga ) says ; The Sub-treuury bill proposes simply that the government elAll lend its credit to the people on as easy IcrinH as to the national banks. It lends its credit to theso banks at oy> per cent. Why not lend its credit in tne shape of treasury notes to the people at the satne per ccnlT The AUitinee lleraltl, ( Mont. Ale.,) interogates: Why should not the government let the farmer have money on e* essy terms as it does the bank ? If he cno give as good security?end he can give tho best in the country?why shctihl he pay mor^n'erc^^^^^^^ The plain reason is,<4k? ill *iho interest of bknks and against tho Farmer. The Hon. I<. L. Tolk says; Demand the hib-trcasBry bill, or something bettor. A MODEL LITTLE FABM. Or, ! ought to nay, a Model Farmer, for ucccssful agriculture depend* vnsdy more n the man than on the land. I Iuitc, this ummer, Mr. Editor,'seen some well maniged farm* in various parts of our County? arms that showed the wonderful effects of scientific knowledge of progressive agriulniro; and I believe the bed managed arm I visited was one owner! and cultivated y Mr. W. Y. Dillard, near Cross Anchor; nd although Mr. Dillnrd'a farm is jiut in le edge of Spartanburg, yet he is one of ur native Union men and we are going to ian ?i-i~ " ... v.ui.n hit union the energy mil train int makes such successful furms, when ley naturally belong to our County. Mr. D'a farm a few yean ago nas "old lids," worn and washed into gullies, but ?w produceh a bale of ootton per acre, and >me of It two bales per acre. II'a cotton waare six feet apart, and the stalks taller ana man. His terraces are planted in my, produeing an abundat ce of forage. I is Impressed with bis method of planting fkg as in h's stubble. Three pious, with ^ inters, all the fame size; and one hand follow the Srst plow, planting peas, and 'i