Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I I I 11 Tt the fonder flehool Workers of tho ftate. < Dbah Fairs ds :? Tho Executive Committee of the South Carolina Btiodny Pohool Association in ? rec-ut meet log ordered that the j next Annual Convention of sa;d Anso- , sedation be called to meet at IsMireos C. II., 8. C.. at 8 o'clock p. m , Tuesday March 8l?t, ' 1891, to continue until Thursday evening, I April 2nd, 1891. It is important thatthrre t-o a full repre- I rental inn /mm C.Mni; uuuutjr ovii"?i Convention in the Flute, ond the officers of 1 said County Convention ure hereby earnestly rcQUAaUd U> take sluos ul otusa iu have a , lull delegation st this ooeiing. l'loase confer with delegates elect forthwith end if im- I possible for them to bo present, roe the al- | ternalcs and if Ihoy canm t, then grt up a delegation of faithful m?-n nnd women who are alive to the Sunday School work. Surely there will not be a single County unrepresented in this Convention. It will be ut a place convenient from every pnrt oft be State and at a time moat xuitablo fur nil. 1UC riX(C'j;iv? ? ciiiiiimec arp iinv* III ?,? rcspcudcnco with Iho Railroads of the Stale for special rate", en J the same w ill be unnouncrd at the earliest possible Jay. Mr. Wm. IteynoMs, of 1'coria, Illinois, of J Iho Intrrnntionul Exocutivs C/iiimittrc, one | of the livest and mo't progressive Sunday School men of this country, who is n'so well known to many of the workers in this Stale, will he present. Mr*. W. F. t'rafts, of New York, one of the uiost < amcst lady workers in the primary or infant ela?s department, and well known to Sunday School workers ostho author of "hellers 10 I'rimnry (.'lass Teachtrs," will a'ro occouipany Mr. IteynoMs. These visitors are sent out by the International Executive Committee, and wid 1>f> add very much to the interesting features of the meeting. There wi'l be dieoueeion*. aud addresses on many subjects of interest to Sunday School workers, pnticipntcd in by speakers fiom tnrious parts of our own nnd other Stnlcs. 'I he music of this meeting will he conducted l y one of the best lenders in the Slate, assisted by a well drilled local choir. The programme is being prepared and will he published at an early day. All things point In II idi'fiMint mid ornliIn111<> animal mcclinir. Lot the fiionds of the Fuiidny School cause piny f<>r tlio pro.senco f-f I lie Holy Spir it that lunch good limy result lo I lie lioiior and gloiy of IIis inline. VmirH very truly, ( HAS. II CAItl.lSI.K, Chairman of Kxtculive Committee, Sj nrlnuhurg, S. C. IMimkks' Ai.i.iamt..?The j rinciplva i f the Farmers' Alliance are in (ho main I>on octutic, conservative ami ftairriinl. 'I he sueeess of this iiiovvnieiit in the West tiiiw m the restoration <f fraternal relations he tween tbo Sinilli and West, ami a closer alliance of IinliittI'lnl classes who are especially arnl iiiohI Inrg-ly interested in agricultural .success and independence. The wisest cuur.-e is for ail the friends < f financial reform to co-operate for the general result and agitate until the whole country is aroused, and then after this is achieved, to counsel together and agree upon the plans. The Farmers' Alliance was trgwiized for a great ohjeet, namely : laptal tigli's to all, special privileges to rone, an aliiindant supply of ctinviiey tinder nnprove I systems that shall make that eurri'ticy avni'ah'e to the producers and masses at less cost or interest, and so managed that at the season of gnthoiirg mid marketing the great crops of < the country, the supply shall he increased i in proportion to the increased demand created at these seasons. The system needed is one that shall make the currency elastic in character and adequate in volume at all seasons, to meet the special exigencies of IIIVOV nviiouiHi As (lie government tf tho I'nited States nrsuiuoa Ihe solo prerogative. _uf furnishing muni'T f?r tlm couunjr, i? --- .ifcuyii j . consideration of juutioo, of jrojt) agQftc'mpce in/iim"?JiVtWlu!v nil t::sino99 without involving the country in tlicao periodical seasons of financial stringency, and without iullicling such periods of depression ?n the productive energies of Ihe intisses I do not believe that >I hern Alliancemen can bo led tiway ' :n the cardinal principles of tho organization. I agree fully with Col. I,. L. IV.k in the opinion tliul tlie officers of tho AllitlllCO ought to he ineligible to bold political other, nnd freed from llio temptation to use tho organization for persona! end so loug as they hold positions of trust and influence in the brotherhood. Tho influence of each member should bo wielded in the direction < f conservative counse's and harmony inside llio organization, and a vigorous and aggressive policy npninM sectional agitation and clnss legislation, which have proven so hurtful to tlie farming interests in the past. The conservative and fraternal spirit of tho Alliance can lie host subserved by a strict adherence to the cardinal principles of the organization.?Sjw.vatok Qoiumin in .most i'.vy a it iiiroom License,?Columbia, S. February ?Tho Columbia club, about which so much has been said, written and preached, is now before the city for ueglectiug to pay license. Heretofore the c'ub hns not been required by the city ti pay a license, but at a recent meeting of council there was added the following to the list of licensepaying institutions: I'int. re::::;-, vluba or associations, where liquor is disposed of f.>r cash, cheek or ctliorw sc, are required to take out regular license, per year ^'JUO." 11?e time tor paying licenses expired on the first instant. The Columbia club did not catnply, so yesterday the president was summoned to appear het'ore the mayor's court to-morrow to answer to the charge of doing business without license.? Charleston World. To M akk a Tist.?Columbia, S. ('., February 111.?The Columbia club through its aitoruoy, Mr. Alien Ureen, appeared before Mayor McMaster to answer to the charge of doing business without a license. The club denjes the charge and its liability under the law. The mayor rilled that it was liahic under the city ordiuancci and imposed a fiue of $'20. The club has been given until the 1271li inbuilt to take legal steps and prepare its proceedings to test the law. It is likely that an injunction will he sued out to prevent the collection of the fine and any further action bv the city government.? AYit\t ami Courier. Arka of our Cot m us.?From the census bulletin just issued by the Itepartinent of the Interior, the area of this Slate in square miles is takon, which is oj follows: South Carolina?tiros-* area, ."$(>,&70 : water surface, 400. land surface, l"o. By counties?Abbeville. 1,000; Aiken, l.ofiS; Anderson, GOO; Barnwell, 1211; Beaufort, 007 ; Berkeley, 1,74'2; Charleston, lo:>; Chester, 57t>; C'hcslerlield, 080: Clarendon, Gt>4 ; Colleton, 1,352 ; Darlington, ?i7-?: Edgefield, 1,852; Fairfield, 775: Florence, 578; Georgetown, 742; Greenville, 715: Hampton, 1,141 ; Hurry, I>80; Kershaw, 775 : Lancaster, 635; Laurens, 080; Lexington, ' 780; Marion, 1,021; Marlboro, 570: New- ( berry, GOO; Orangeburg, 1,400 : Oc. iioc, 020 ; j Dickens, 504 ; Richland, 608 ; 8pnrlaiiburg, 940; Sumter, 870; Union, OGO; \\ illiniusburg. 04b ; York, 750. ? - - | "WANTED.?Tlio consent of 10,000 | Smokers, to send each, a sample lot of 17?o , "NICKEL" Cigars and a 20 year gold filled Watch, by Express C. <). D. !*>5 25 and allow ( examination. HAVANA CIGAR C't). Winston, N. Juu. 28, 4-8t. ffie JDeelilg Union limes " I. M. STOKER, . Editor j, 3. 8. STOKER. - Local Editor Prhlujrr February 37th, 1991. th lUBSCIlIf'TMW ?1 r.n n*.? j V.Vi'i' y 1 1 . - gy ha Cotton Market tli Notwithstanding the low priccn, many ai who had hctn holding theif^ottcn for higher j price* hare bten compelled (o eel I to meet o preying neceesi'iee. Sales for the week, l< 115 ba'cn, at price* from 0 @ 7je. t< Hbjr We are requested to Mate thnt the reunion Board will meet at Uoion C. If., next Moudny. March 2. , . b TeuniM Cloth 28 inchcn wide 20 c'n. yard, " _a VI II n/IIIl.'V f. HOt.'J *1 ni II. i*l. ^'/Iirni <x IMVW I". II * * g tag- A fi ro broke out near tlie ?l?*pot at I ^ 3onc*villo,t ast Monday in some cotton, belonging to Mr. J. C. Spears, causing about ?1?H> dninngc. No insurance. "Ilnndy" Hair I'in Cabinetcontains 7 J< z llii'r Fins, 7 doz Pins, i doz Itonnct Pins nt II. M. COIIEN k BROS. ttoy The President has sent to the Senate the iinme of Charles Foster, known ntoong tlio politicians of Ohio as "Calico Charley," to succeed \V indent ns Secretary of State. . Ladles Donnot firm lie. dot. nt II. M. COH FN k BRO'S. i? teg' (Sov. Til man passed through Union, lust Saturday, m route for Spartanburg, on a visit to his Sister, Mrs. Simpson. I.nst Thursday tho Governor of Connccticutt also passed through our town. If yon want Visiting Cards printed coinc to the Timkh office. We rogret to sla'c tlint Mr II I. (Joss mid Col I (i Mclvissick tiro liolh confined (o Iheir homes l>y 'sickness?Mr tloss . . 11 with erysipelas ami ('<>1 McKirsick, with his <>l?l complaiint, rheumatism. i Bi 1 Note Meads, Envelopes, Circling, Dodgers, tic., piinlcd neatly, prompt- H ly ami cheap at the Tim km cilice. 'I tW Deputy Revenue Collector, Eneor, j captured two moonshiners named llolcoinbs, n in riekens county Inst week. In the raid (lie officers also captured 15 gallons of f whiskey, destroyed :;oino lieer and killed a ( fierce hull dug, that disputed the light of way. ( ?. l.sdies Wool lloso reduced to 25c. Cbildrcus to lfio. nt II; M. COHEN k BHO'H. tfSj-Tlio two proudest and happiest men in thin town ore Mr. Cecil Smith, of the Three ("h engineering corps, and Mr. E. (J. Yonng, of this town. As both of those gentlemen ire civil Engineers, Mr. Smith's boy will I>t?/(lire the track for Mr. Young's girl. * "Nel'y Illy'1 (.'tips reduced to 25c. at II. M. COHEN & DUO'S. hi J" V?'c have had three days without vain this week, and tho roads are drying off, v...i v... ......| Hiitv and hauling is harder on teams and vehicles than wnwy it A few more dry days, however, wi'I make thoni alt right, aud every plow in tho county will ho set to work. Wednesday niglit, after the above was in type, we had I lie heaviest rain of all, with high wind, thunder and lightning; which we hope will le the "clearing oil" storm. ? ? - W<X.. Th.' t'ornptro ler Oeiieral underiegftl advice of I..? Stale's Attorney, Iras created ijuite a tluttcr among the Hank oflicurn and stockholders, bv instructing tho County Auditors to liml "lit the market value, per , share, of the Mock of any llauk returned to them for taxation ami t?> tax such stock at 1 its market value, not at its jxtr value. Many National llauk officers claim that the in- , directions only apply to incoporatcd State Hanks and not to the National Hanks. He that as it may, wo can not express our own opinion on the Comptroller's instructions mere clearly and emphatically than our | uoen in me following: We notice from a recent circular from the Comptroller (Jeneral that, all banks must bo required to return their stock at its market value. That is, if bank stock is worth $1*20 a sluiro it must be returned for taxation at $1*20 a share. That is all vight, if every titan w ho has a mule or a horse worth $lf>0 a piece would return them for taxation at .Slotl ami if land VoiCu s'li? an acre, would be returned at $10 an acre, and so on with every class ot property returned for taxation. But we cannot see the justice of singling out one class of property and requiring that it ho returned for taxation at its full market value when it is a patent fact to everybody who will trouble himself to examine the Auditor's books that other property is not returned at its full value. Now we are not pretending to defend the hanks but we like to seo justice in all things. It is useless to say that we have no hank stock and that we are not personally interested in tlio matter at nil. Y. M. C A. Rooms. The rooms of tho Y. ('. A. will bo opened every night for tho young men of tho town, commencing with this, Friday evening. Feb. -7, from 74 to 11 o'clock. There will ho in the rooms, for the convenience of the young men, various games of amusement, and it is hoped that tlie young iiicu of the town will uvail themselves of this otl'er to spend their evening pleasantly. Personals. , Miss Sadie Scot! eld, of lhividson College, i N. C.. is visiting Kcv. 15. < . Clifford and ' family. J Wo wcit pleased to moot on the streets a , lew <lnys ago, Mr. Howard llccdy, who was s visiting Mnj. W. Me I.tire and family. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. (i. Oetzel arc visiting friends at Greenville. i Prof. .I- W. Kennedy, President of the ] Presbyterian College of South Carolina, tit 1 'lintondicd at his residence in that town, J list Sunday morning. I Y. M C A A rervice at the Y. M. (!. A. ltuums will lie held at 4 P. M. next Sunday, March 1st., lo which the public, and especially the Ladies 1 jf the town, are invited. ] The service will he under the leadership \ )f Prof. C. A. Grneser, Jr. 1 S M. Kick. Jit, IV. U. 1 I C. A Grakskr, .la. [ Com. i.. P. Minein, ) 1 I . to Court. Nen Monday tbc March Icrm cf Court for la county will open, at 10 o'clook, A. M., |d,e I. L>. Witherapcoo prtriiing. Aa kt alated laat week, tliort aro four raea of botnicidoon the docket for trial a1 at term. Wi bar* not raid tbere wtr^po t,,. v, lumuii uoveci. j W# have made inquiries of the Clerk -of io Court, the Sheriff and the town official^ i to the rumor publffehod in w Charleito^ . aper laat Saturday that one hundred catttf f gambling in thia town, hax been reported I j the Solicitor for trial, aud no one appears I j know anything at all apout it. It mnyloa sensational style of journal*I im, but it is, nevertheless, nnjusl and mis h'evous to magnify the crimes cornm:tte? y the worst cb traders in a county or com Minify and to publish to the world til lie rumors that may be started b ossips and ovil disposed persons derog lory to the morals and- ruinous t lie best business interests of a locaity ut it looks to us very much like "be nuliiig his own nest," for any ono, purlieu r?>ly a young man living in the coir.munit; rhcre he was born, to hunt up and aj pacn'ly gloai over, by making it appear to tie public that such bad ptreons and radices aro prominent and general in his islive town and County. Wo believe that all violations of law should lie punished and all places uu<l practices vhereln and whereby the good name of the own and tbc moral character of its citizsns ire injuriously affected, should be suppressed ; but although we inny have reasons lor believing that such places nnd practices lo exist, to some oxtont, srar ng us, it is the nost pernicious policy to publish to tho vorld, ar facts, offences against law nnd locic y l hut have no other authority fur truth han th->t mischievous and most unreliable ;unni|im^ ru?'ni, wminni auuivr, mm uvvcr on tints herself to the truth whoa *ho starts > scandal to injur* tn individual or cntumulity. 'ho Knighto of Pythias Last I'hursdny Mr. II. Bacon, as (I C., ssidcd l.y .1. M. Bowden, as V <!. t' , T. J. rrimmicr, in (I. 1'., S. 1). Flint, as (1. K. of it AS., I,. Sorg, as (j. M. of Anus, Chan, .onsir, as (I. I. (J., and It. M. McDcrinid s (J. (). (1., instituted Cherokoo Lodge of \tiiglits of i'ylhins at this jdace, initiating wenly six gont'emeu into tho mysteries of lie order. The following officers of the Lodge wcro dectcd and installed : C. <*., W. T. Briity. V. t\ (I, .1. I>. Arthur. l'relate, T. B. Butler, K. of It. & S., L. P. Murphy. M. of P. P. .1 Arthur. M. of I!., H. Nicho'aon. M- of A. T. K. Bailey. I. <!., IS. Y. Monro. t>. ("J., J. M. ('olien. The Lodge is composed of tlie host and lost no'ive young men of the town, and from lie cluiraet-r of its members wo tespcak a right future f >r Cherokee Lodge. And why hould in t nu institution like the Knights of 'v thins succc <1 in Union ? We have material fo to work and wko it as it should he a s'o. 1. I.o lgc. The benevolent feature ?f the institution of iisolf, should stimulate hose who have g?ne into it to kolp it up, mot wi> h .ne thev will do so. Tho Baptist Dinner Wo hope those from ihi country who will attend t'<?urt next week will not forgot tlmt the Ladies <>f Ihu llnptist Church at this place, wi Ig ve an honest, bountiful and substantial dinner, at a moderate price, in Dunn's Store building, on Monday and Tuesday ; the proceeds to go towards liquidating a heavy debt now standing against the Church. We know the congregation of the church have been heavily taxed lately, and we father know the individual members bavo responded to tbe many calls made upon them ?:,i. .... -.v.' w nieir ennstinn character and wc think they are entitled to the kind consideration and assistance of not only tho brethren of their own denomination, but of all christian people, and wo hope the Ladies who have adopted this laudable plan to nssirt their husbands, fathers i.nd brothers, to heir tl??? burdens of the church will ho liberally encouraged next week. We will guarantee every man a goal square meal and the prettiest and politest young Lady waiters ho ever saw, at the Ladies dinner next week ; and whilo enjoying that good dinner, you will have tho solid consolation of knowing that you arc helping the greatest cause that could Antratrft t)i?> liitrhtvsf iMiihit i.iii nf iii-in Dinner from 12 to I o'clock Monday nml Tuesday. An Oyster Supper will be served Tuesday night. A MAKIUKD OOIII.B TKYIXO TO 1'i.oi'E Marion. Feb. 18.?William Lane, a white tiin.ii of family, ami Mrs. Ntiom e Haves were arrcstrd lift Saturday night while trying to elopo. Lane has a wife and several children in this County, ami the woman has a husband They are uow in jail to await triil M next term if court, which will be iu Mnrih. An 1 N9TUIIMKNT KOll Sll USPKNINc) I'lOWS.?> Mr. It. T. Dunlap, of Laneastcr, has purchased the exclusive right to sell in that canity the filo or rasp lately invented and patented by Mr. Thomas N. Hathi", of Spartanburg, S. C., to be used in sharpening various parts jf plowa and other implements. 1 he file triable* a farmer to turn up his plow and iharpen it in the field without having to akc it otf and carry it to a blacksmith shop. ^ _ Inmirasck I'aih.? F. C. VVhitncr, Stato igcnt of the Mutual I.ifo Insurance company, of Kentucky, yesterday gave to the ividow of (lie late Maj. IV. Williams, a iheck for $">,OOD, the amount for which her. iiisbaud was insured in that cumpaiiy. The iiymont of the policy lias been prompt and latisfactory.?(jirtrnville Acres. On. Rkfinkuy Company.?A charter lias >ccn grantol lo the Mutual Refining Company of Charleston. Directors, (?e >rgc \V Yillinms, li M Oibson, Win A Nivia Ison, ' A (ire/g, ' C Wutscii, K 11 acker, Mike trowii, K It Mclver. K /. (Mo. l'rcsilent. (Jcorge \V Williams; Secretary niul j treasurer, J F C Thouibill. ef (bo (Jolwa Timju. * Jh*'Iirtk Fboolet. EitA'Jajii,.Wff 2ft.?Id consequence of so muck Tain ^EVbrmrm *re badly I ?-l ind with tkdr qtffl But few oats hire lx?b. j mw?4 tad btokm up. Vctft ban!, and the mtferial couMant a bovint congress hM here eioee before field is a common I promenade fet \ tesewVe. < >b vJcwipm l? ? kind of tesVurftnr; wbere they feaet without price, n ten by or eoneeienco. Almoffeveryp&reon we meet is sick with the prevtiliiTg cold. Mothers li?ve brought ell the household remedies we ever heard tell of (sod ? greet many we harn't) into requisition to counternct this malady. The simplest and, I hare no doubt, the best on the list Is "onion tea:*' Slice and boil the onions, sweeten tho water, and use as freely and frequently r>sis necessary to relieve the coughing. This remedy Is suggested by a lady wlioxo intelligence entitles it to a fair trial. We had a fox race in this neighborhood laat week. Nothing that Mr. Hob Buck Badoy ercr raw wai a circumstance to it. It was l'rof. Cork's pack, supplemented by 8am Spank ard's. Horses, mules and men, dashed frantically from hil top to hilltop, whi'e some climbed trees (the men, not the nulon) or | erched themselves on other .Vaces lo get a full hearing of the canine m-sie. One boy nude a break from the sob oil house, on foot, lo join the sport, and kept pwfth tho?e riding. Another, who | knout i iiTkki ' fox will cMsthc road rlgnthere, boys.? V'ou nccdn go nny further. It's coming right up tflkmgh the King Bottom now." One said it &s Bob Buck Bailey's crowd, and that th? would soon have Itcynard a prisoner. Very body had something to say and nobody jLd tiroo to listen. Tho school was tcmpt-rMly demoralized by tho l'andimonic reignAs the fox, dogs, and men (I had bct'er ni^ie them as they ranke I in tho chase) didn'ft conio to time, a break was made for tl? scene of action, and a yell was raised that would lm?o sent terror to tho heart of a Xodoc Indian. When our wouldbe limit era reached the sccno, lo ! and bchald, 1'iof. Cook's pack, with George lloynolds, antl others, with a few fox ficcs thrown in, were cstching nil the rabbits 011 Woolbright." Now, Mr. Editor, if you, or any of your mcddlesoino correspondents want a fight 011 your handi, you ,ju?t say fox hunt so we cao hear It; sndkyou may lookout. Somebody besides Jim Croctor and Frank Pruiit arc in lie ring thin iime. Our friend, Sir. Bee lluskey, is quito unW*dl WkK-veiTWMliVfT 1^" j?.rippc. Our worthy anTeflicienl School Ci>mmi?. sioner, J. L. Walker, Ksq., has given us this problem for our teachers and scholars to i figure nt : ^v> Bought a tract cf land for $6,000, ami agreed to pay 'for it in three equal annual installment*, at 0 per cent. IVlint was tlie amount of each payment? Somebody toll us. We arc informed that our free schools uri'l not run but two months this Spring. It looks as if we can't have a plenty of anything but troub'e, po*crty and ignorance. t)ii account of Hin nnd high water Bcv. A A. Gilbert was unable to fill his appointment nt Mesopotamia yesterday. Nothing but a Providential interference ever hinders him in bis work. Mr. C. W. Whisonant, township superintendent, made an oflicial visit to Mesopotamia yo??orday and gave a Sunday School ta'k. He urgjpl the necessity of thorough and imrardinf' organization. He is no le-.s determined tBn his followers are to make this the baiflvr township in the Sunday and c >nditio&f the roads the congregation was small am'JKhe orguiizati n of the Sunday School was f frerred un'il next Sabbath, l?t proximo. Mr. Wndo Pridmore was married last week to a Miss Bailey, of l'acolet, sister lo ltov. J. 1). Bailey. 1 presume your Pacolct correspondent will have something to say about it, but he can't deny that we got part of the cake. Miss Nanni* C. Iiendrick came homo last week quite unwell. She has been teaching at Clifton No. 1, assisting Prof. KdwarJ Byers, of this county, who hns a flourishing school ftt that place. Mie was so iar recovered as to be able to return yeotorday and expected to resume her duties this inorn:ng. Those ladies who treated us so kindly Inst week will plesjc nccept our thanks and assurance tbaUafil ate fully remember them. We hope th^B?rrVnevcr Ppt <dd, and v.c know thcyngfS-novcr get ugly. Oh 1 mifrOur sympathizing broists That generous pleasure know, To kindly share in others' .iov, Vox. . For the Times. A Road Hand on the Fublic Roads Mn. Editor.?I nolico in many of the last issues of iho Times considerable complaint in regard lo the condition of the public roads. now, air. F.ditor, as the Commissioners have ordered Iho roads lo bo worked, we would liko for you. or tho Commissioners, or soino one e'se. t> give us some better method for working the mads. You can hear the complaint. from every section of the county : Oh! the roads nrc so bad they arc almost impassable. Now, Mr. Kditor, does it look very reasonable. when our public roads get in such a condition that the people cannot (ravel in buggies and on horseback, that the road hands could wade about in tho mud and water and work the roads to nny advantage? In your last ismo of the Times ysu said that some gentleman had to tie up his horses tail and also his coat tail to keep them from getlMUf ruuftjhs Walk, -if tiuit goutlcmnn was to undertake to work tho roads with his coat tail tied up in a knot, lie would not do much pood, lie would have to pull that coat off and hang it up in a tall tree, or it would pet spattered a little bit these times. Mr. l'Mitor, WO wcu'd nil like to have pond r-?ads it would ho much more convenient for ns farmers to haul home our guano and our little handful of rations. As our honorable 1$ ard of County Commissioners liavo la'd down the plan for working tho roads, we would be very thankful to them if they will give us some practical method by which we can put them in the condition they have ordered them to be put in. I wonder if the County Commissi >ners are exempt from road duty. They surely must be. Koad Hand. - - A Cotton Mill Fou Camdbs.?Camden. S. C.. Feb. 21.?The Kershaw Manufacturing Company was forme 1 this afternoon and a committee on charter and shares nopointeil. The capital stock will he with privilege of increasing it t ? 550,000. The shares are ten tloPn^^each^^^^fc^iai^ as va^^kVln^Th^intention is to start a ginnery and oil mill, and possibly o'her factories later.. The meeting to-day was composed of hoihgouotry and town pcoplo, and was prciMeJ vjAr by W. I>. Trantham.? About Jo.ooO'^m subscribed before the mcet'iig adjourned. ? The Stn'c. . #. 1)b.\th or \ Oncb Notkd Purachbb.? Atlanta, (!a., February 22.?Pr. .lames (1. Armstrong once a prominent minister in the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches, died suddenly to day from nppoplexy. Corrmj ou?l< uc < of Union Tmn. Joocatfci Fond Question. Rivebsior, Feb. 23?Mr- Editor:?I would ask apsoe for a line ar' ?o this week, ? fell will not occupy much apace, thereby lear- v teg aotnefor my Terratilo btother. Mr Tim* ^ H. Qvro. t-> LL> i?riMeaod cultivated ,| mind with it* Tar ed and rich exepcricnce. 0 In my humble judgment Mr. Gore has undertaken no ama'l job, that of excusing j derelict Hoa I Overseers, and putting all the ( fan t upon the rain*. I don't beliare ih-re is ,( one ringle I'.oad Overseer In the County who ma iay hone?t;y that he has o,..? u- t-u , duly in working the ronda under his super. t vision. The law demands twalve days work c V . ? .1 ?C " ? w ww wii iuv luii io 111 riivii jvarp ii nu n murh be necessary to put tlie ro*ds in go?d e condition ; but the roads get on nn average onljr about one-twelfth of whnt the law demand*, or one day instead of the twelve. Mr. Gore seem* to think it very hard rn the poor fellow with no vehicle to have to be called on to work the roads for those who have buggies and waggons. Now, here is a neighbor farmer, who lias wigona and buggies too, but is excused from road duty on account of his age. His laborers, however, are required by law to work the public highway, !h ugh they have no team of their own and no vehicles At a glance ths s'atc of facts io k to be burdensome on the hired hinds. Now let's see: What use has our neighbor for his wagons and teams? Is f it not to haul the food that goes down the n throats of his hired hands and to carry to a market the products of their labor? Does ^ it look al'ogcther fair for our neighbor to furnish wagon and teams the year round, and bear the expense of repairs to keep wagons and mules in working couditi <n, ut ??Yi? <?f itii* I,, ?>tv /> In? <> lr-r. roads for the benefit of bis poor neighbor, who lias more need of good roads than-the t person paying the taxes? lirothcr Goro scctns to have mistaken the character of men who constitute the present board of County Commissioners. If wc ca*t judge tliciu by the cat" 1 we see in the last week's Tim km, which is indeed a very business-like not'co, if there Commissioners do what tlsey have published, there wid he somebody hurt now, sure. The undersigned would he monstrous gl-'d to see one of the County Commissioners in this immediate neighborhood* A litt?lo work might be looked into, to the ndvantigo of some very r o- rely worked ro-id-?. Now 1 must bo done witli tlie road qucs- . tion and Icivc tho balance with our representative law makers, hoping souie one of , thorn wilt find time to give the mutter the ( considemtiuu it deserves. ( La Grippe still holds fort h. Wo never heard | of mare sickness in the country than now. ( Capt W. It Griggs is quite sick from J bronchitis, caused by a severe attack of grip. < Mr. llriggs' in thcr, who is now about 1)1 years of ago, is very low, and her recovery ( is considered very doubtful. Mr J. Wa incc Mcng is also wry bad oil from an affection of the lungs. (), how unxi> us:y the farmers are awaiting the clearing up of the weather. Jon. Edgefield has Waked Ur.?Major T. W. Carwile, of Edgefield, is in Columbia to-day. Talking about that prehistoric town this afteruo >n, he sat 1 many things in a few words which everybody will he pleased to read : "Edgefield," he sa!d, "is without doubt, since wo have been connected w it ii I lie outside world by tho building of the Carolina, Cumberland (lap and Chicago llailroad from Aiken, one of the most prosperous towns iu this pa't of the State. All our tucrehauls are making money aod doing a tine business. Collections have been fair, notwithstnudig the low price <d' cotton. Wo have one of the finest oil mills in ihcSta'e, doing wolt. There have been twelve now brick siorc.; erected by home pep e, and tho good work still goes on. We arc now gettingug aJBlOO, 600 cotton mill and oro ("irt cntor prise ot nrr porptf. VflT~hftvo one or the bast grader! schools in tho State, run free nioe toon'lis in the yu ir ; open to any one in the county. It is tun without taxation? by voluntary subscriptions?by our cit zans. Our population h?s nearly doubled in the past two years. Not a vacant store room or rcsidenco in our town. In other words, we have a retincd, pushing and energetic place. Lots sold six years ago for $175 *24x70, will nisi!v ? (>!! for SI.200 to Si.400. While wo don't chum to be on a ''boom," still wo arc pushing, unci invite nil our friends to visit us, nti'I we promise to let tlictn return with whole lr-iic-'. It is ft fact, once you live in IMgelieM you lire never satisfied nnywhere else.' ?Xeus and Courier. Linen Chambrays plain and figured nt II. M. COU KN Si BRO'S. . o lbtoku a VIusi'i.k is STiuncnisa.?The Kov. Iv/.rp. II. Vocnni, l>. If., pastor of Grace Methodist Kpisnopul church of lUrri-hnrg, injured himself in a peculiar manner Tuesday nt o r ub' <: v . Ji: ' ft t'.fim'i.. !> *5.11.' 'Ji back over his head and stretched himself. Suddenly there was a loud report as of sonicthing snapping, and Mr. Yocum fell to the floor. He managed to reach the bed and lay on it unc n-eiom for a time, Members of the family discovered him there and sent for a doctor. After an examination the physician stated that, in the act of sircLliiug. Mi. Yocum had snapped a muscle back cf lii3 car which had connection with the shoulder, qui) this caused the loud report. It is a painful injury mi l will rcipiiro an absolute rest of some days before Mr. Yocum can resume his pulpit duties. Skwixi; Maciiinis. Oikja.ns ani> Pianos ? i nsvejuM aunen 10 iny misiucss. a hne stock df Sewing Machines, Organs and Pianos, and do hereby respectfully nsk my friends and patrons to cad and examine these excellent coeds. Our Mr. (ila/.ener is always ready to show, and explain to nuy one, whether or not they want 'o bay. S. M. KICK, Ju. E. 11. Fob. 20. 8 (f. A Youxr. l.vnv Miui>kiu:i>.?Clieraw, Feb. 20.?A horrible nmrder is reported from the vicinity of Foeiely Hill a few days ago. Mr. iiood-on. a well-to-do fanner, gave hi > daughter v".!?! to earry to a zculemau whom lie owe I, only a few nnies distant. A negro named tlreoa sa v Mr. tioodson give the money to Ins daughter, and wltile on Iter way to deliver it. she was over>aken by Orecn, who cut her threat, took the $o00 and threw Iter dead body in I Slack the' k. ller body was found yestordsy. and starch was at once commenced for Green. (itcen was captured in Fleretice and brought herel??l night, lie ha 1 $l(il) of the money when captured, and admitted that he killed Miss Gojtlson. I!e is now in Cliesterfud l.jad. and several threats of lynch iig hi'ji are being made by tlic friends of tlie yt ung l i lv. ? Vhnrl-fton World. A I'.i.i Cotton Mii.i. roi: Ki>o;:nKi.n?A declaration was fil?d la-t Men.lay in (he office of the Sccrettry of State f r the Edgefield Cotton Mills. This tornpnny will have ? capital of ^ 17">,000 in 'J,500 shares, an^l its list of corporators are J C Sheppard, W B Lynch, tieo'ge 11 Lake, J C llolstcin, M (' Butler, \V A Strom. W II limt, E J Norri", Alvin Hart, A J Xorris, W \V Adams, A S Totnkins, \V I", Presort!, J W II11'. Men's Women's and Children's Shoes, and lioivy Winter Goods cheaper than unyhodys. A few Boots left which we are compelled to pet out of th way; call and got a | air, we ? an lit v f. GRAHAM X SPARKS. Corrtspondeoce of Uci>n Tix?s. Telephooio JFo';o?s J on as villi, Feb. 24th.?After a solid reek of rain we have lml twj fair d?ys rhicli were much vL?-?es ui ?u|??. i^ist Sunday, espcc ally, *?< a lovely ft , and a fitting emblem of tlis birtb* ay of the Father of our Nation. Mr. Zach Keetis, Sr., died on that lovely ay and wr?s luricd yesierday at Gilead hurch. The funeral service* were couducsd by llev. D. I*. Boyd, and were attended y co?gr?2-t|io? of relatives and si man in the oounly, being 90 years and months ol age. He was a man ef strong litid which never failed him, even to the nd. Mr. J. C. Spears and his tenants had 17 ales of cotton etmidiug mar the depot in onesvtlle, uwaiting a better price, and yescrday evening it was discovered by Mr. L> V. Fowler to be on fire. Alarm vra< given nd tbe people responded immediately and oon got the flames under control, an l save I t from total destruction. There was a mud ole near by with water in it, aud by using be water and rolling the coiton bales in be hole it w?s found that such un lesirable laces as mud bo'cs were very desirable and ould be well u'i ized, on ocotssioD. Mr. Ipears and his linn Is guarded the cotton sst night or it would have boon lost afier all, or the fire broke out several times in the light, even ns lute as 3 o'clock?ton hours fttr it firet caught. 11 bales were pretty mdly burned on the surface. There was a ma 1 dog killed iu Jonosvil'c sst week, an 1 another one a few days later a*sod through tlio Rocky Creek neighboriood, which was pursued lutf-net-killei. Too A few days Since a lnftlMilMMWt swooped l>wn in Mr. Jnck Whttlnck's yard and leizod n lieu when n scufllc ensued. Mr. iVhit ock went to iho rescue aud caughi tbe lawk in bis hands and then ami there des>atched him, but not, however, till his feet vcrc cut off at lliu knees, for ho had fastened >nc of them in Mr. Whitlock's hand, but lie vas not much hurt. He certainly deserves i chicken pie. Mr. T. 11. (lore, cf Cross Keys, goes for he different correspondents of the Timks for die way tlicy write up the condit on cf the public roads, and recommends or advocates hat the roads be workc 1 by taxation. In ;liat pni ticutar I agree wiili him and have 10 expressed mysc f in the oluinnsof the fiMirs. 1 tiiink, if Mr. Gore will let his ob'erv itions swing around freely he will find -here arc mighty few of any men in the smuty that don't use the public roads to laul llicir produce to mnrket, and their supplies from market home, and th?n, as a lux,iry, use the loids on public days and on lie Sabba'h, going to and from church. They ilo at lost in this community, and it is not son fined to the white people, but will nl<o apply to the colored people. They turn out in largo numbers to their church hero in Jonesville, mi I n lrgc percent of tliem cither travel on horseback or upon wheels. 1 repeat, that I am in favor of a change in the law, ar.d that a property tax should behoved, to help at least iu the working of the roads. Yet 1 ant not in favor of encouraging rcsi"ta:>ce to the presen' road law . but woti'd hkc lo have it carried out auil the roads kept in good order, if possible, until a better law can be passed. Something new under the sun: Mr. Wood of hamlet, has opened aje vclry an 1 repair shop in Jonesville; '.he first one of the kind wo ever had hero. Colds, Gripp and Pneumonia arc not Ft prevalent iu this part of the county now. TKI.KI'tlONR. Devastation by Deluge.?Temple, Arh 7.ma, Feb. 22.?Salt River val'ey lots jusi been visited by tbe greatest A' od on record Tite t-torm is general over this ountry. II "MftVi.J>StX.A?:i.?.0"11 with a deluge of rain riror. fmr- leve'g. ?"Js hi I it.. Ou Thursday morning Salt River hm risen seventeen feet above the ordioarj level at a point twcnty-cight miles abov Phtcnix. At Temple, on the south side of the river a railroad bridge was swept entirely away cutting off communication with iMirenix. little soutn oi rnocmx me river ten in channel, and overflowed ft number of farms cutting out the railroad track. Many fratni structures were floated away. Five Pima Iudians arc the only person known to have been drowned, although it i reported that a white family perished on ai i si mid north of Phoenix.?Special to t!u State t)isruacin<i the Ai.i.tan'c'k.?Wichita, Kan. Feb , 19.?A large mob of Alliance mem bcr.s took forcible possesion of the AdrocaX printing establishment at Cold water, soni time Monday, and tore the oflicc to pieces after which tli^y carried the type away an scattered it over the prairie adjoining th city. The press they a'so pulled to piece and threw in the river. 'f 1,, ' ? ?!..??|li a oflioo an tried to fire the building, but some shol from a watchman frightened them awn; The two newspapers h >d bitterly opposed th Alliance and brought scions charges again! 8i)ino of tho County officials elected by th organization and had been frequently tlirea cuod with revongc. A clue has been faun in ttio marauder.", ?mi scustitional develop menis arc expected ki maiikaiti.t: llKsrt.-K.?Mrs. Michael Cut tain, Plniufteld, 111., makes the statemcn that sho eauglit cold, which settled on lie iimg* ; sno wiw irenic i ior a monili ny lie family yhysician, but grew worse. Ho tol her she was u hopeless victim of consuiui (ion nml that no medicine could euro her Her druggist suggested Dr. King s I!e\ Discovery for Consumption ; she bought Initio and to licr de'ight found hcrsc'f bene fuel from first dose. She c >n'inuc I its us and after taking ten 1>. ttles, Amu 1 hersell sound ond we'll, now does her own house work ond is a* well os she ever wai.?Fret trial hoMles of this Great Discovery at 11 F. l'o-ey's Drugstore. * "*" WAHSINII TO CUIAUKTTBSMOKK.HS.? Charley Swaiingen of Lancaster has wi'hii the pa.-t few weeks become totally blind No cause can ho imagined I'-r his suddei Inss of vision, which the physic!ion limit wil never he restored. lie has been an e< ic-sive smoker of cigaretts fir the fast sii ycirs. Iteccoily lie disc iiii' ticd the us" o them, and Iks father thinks this migli p s*ih!j have occasioned his less of sight.? Lctl/cr I'.Hh. A g1.000,000 F\ii.t iiK is Kansas? Kama? City, l'o'o. IS.?The Union Invi-s'ineat Con.. I any has assiguol for tli? lienefit of its crrd t' is to F. S. barker, its I'lesiden', \Y. A Hunker and 15. It. Sinnllry. Tlio liabilities of the company are afoul $1.000,000, and the ns*ets are according to Darker, an equal anionnt. The uss giie s to-dry filed a bond iu the sum of $J0U.O!)O. giving themselves as principals, nml ihc United States Trust Company as security. 'ilia bond was approved. Df.atii ok Mas. J. 5?. NY it in:.?It ck Hill, Feb. '2'2.? Mrs. .). S. Whd> died tliitnorning. Hie was iho wife of lie'. J. bC While, who was drowned in his windmill tank just one month ngo to-day. cilice that time M s. White has been overcome with gnof, ami quietly passed away, with nervous prestrat-on. She leaves ilneo son0, u daughter, and a 1 trgo number of iriends.? Vn/, , ?/ ' f'hurlftl.iii \lurhl 11c'i <>*> tinman and liorsos and a'l :riiri id* cured i:i ' <) i;i i nil I c-> l'V Woolford s 1'iinii ry I oti'Hi. Tlii- novor t'ai's- Sold liv J. M. CUIUS & S??N. I>riiggials Union S. C. ?? I jggj . A Colored Voter to Colored VotersK elton. Feb. 23?Me. Editoe , ??,, ? ,, eny yutnetuing of euconrage> m?nt aod infij h'icc to my race, I take * few moments this morning to satisfy thai il(^ ?irc. k or fourteen years the olored peop'e of our county and State have stood powerless in rolit'cul irvters, an 1 the reason is, they want nothing but republican parly ism to fortvor circnlate in lhe>r veins. That is ..dtdL enough. for we cannot blyftamiid tng on to Homi'thing that ava'is blm In the lost campaign the colored people .* had the best chance to prove their voting capacity that they have had during all their fourteen years of silence. Now, why d d they not use it? Well, it was because they were afraid, and many of tbem did not get rcriifioates to nualifv them for that nrivilcco. Now, my colore! brethren, isyour lime to prepare, for llio ilay is coming, in 1602, when you can display your power. l)on't let color nor party chock you, for neither will do you any good ; go for the man who is best qualified to fill the office, for he is the proper man. If he be democrat, republican, prohibitionist or reformer, if you think be can nu I will d> you good, vote for him with a free hand and a willing heart. A pari of this ndmoniiiou is applicable to me also, for I was caught in the same net, but hare seen and hove felt my mistako and am n?t ashamed to confess my fault, for "an honest confes-ion is good for the soul." Some may say that 1 am too hasty in my warning, but 1 sny not, for I believe if the races cnu'd be told of approaching danger hi-weekly for a^yenr they would be of far In 18W2 the battle for the presidency will be fought, and each citizen is expected to do his par', so to ho ready all must now begin to answer to the roll call and get him self in sbapo lor the contest. There is some talk rf n third party.? Wei', if there should be such a pnriy, and it will ilo what we want done for tho good of tho country, wo must, ns good citizens, ^ "go for it w'nli teeth and toe-nails." fl J rsT Oct. GRAHAM k SPARKS., have a few Ladies Unto, Birds nnd Trimmiugs, which you can buy for a mere song, for the cosh. Hampton Hklps Clemson.?Pendleton, S. C., February 19.?The Clemson College received n few days ago from Senator Hampton some three hundred books. Wo have not seen them, but wo are told they are very valuable, being mostly books of reference. Wo are a'sa informed these books, being tho first donation to tho Ciomson College librnry, will be numbcrod aud tho honor, cd donor's name will bo duly enrolled on Mm library rogUtor. _ There is something peculiar about these books. Some timo in September last Senator Hampton wrote to Colonel Simpson, ml . president of tho board of trusters, inf rmwig iiim of his desire to donate these books to the Clemson Collcgo nnd requested bim to designato to whom nnd wliero they should be sent. But for unaccountable reasons Miis letter was not received by Colonel Simpson until about two or three weeks ago. Where it wns a'l this time no one can conjecture, but from the uuinbor of poatoflicc stamps on the envelope it liss had many ups [ and downs bofo'-e it reached its destination. Oo'onel Simpson immediately answored tho letter so long dc'ayed, nnd tho books wcro promptly received. Senator Hampton has also in the last few l...... aa..t Ia lit* l> II I'! Sslnnn Roprrtnrv ? uul treasurer of 'lie Olcinson College, eleven i hnii 'niJ jjinib*1 r~i ofseed,each package cont *^11" papers of different varieties, and requcs'cil liim to distribute them nuiong iho farmers as fir os they w?>u'd go, and [ itc "uch way as would do tho most > od pos1 Wo l ave a small lot of Ladies, Misses and e Children's Wo"1 Hose, which we ere felling ut and below cost for the dish. Call and see them us we have only a few left. till AII AM & SPARKS' Has Pkbjikthai. Motion Hkbn Discov~ brf.u??U. J. Jono?, of Mexico, Missouii, g is construct''ng ft model of nn invention that will revolutionize the wor d and stanlo such H electricians as Thomas A. Kdison. M". s Jones has invented a machine that will , ultimately do away with both steam and electricity. ntul instead run engines and all kinds of machinery with compressed nir or water. It is a hydroulic engine, and is attached c to the regular steam engine by a valve that c lets the compressed atr into the boiler, and , by the simple touch of a 'ever with tho J hand sets the machinery in motion, which c runs perpetually until shut off by opening s another valve that lets tho compressed air escape, the hydraulic engine keeping up its j work continually. l$y this nvais?n engine >s onn bo easily controlled or governed ?s if by , steam, ami run at mi almost trivial cost. lC Mr. Jones, tho inventor, has a tnolcl that has been tried 'o his entire satisfaction, and e he is now constructing one in this city, 12 t- by 14 inches, expressly to socurc a patent. ,l The inventor da::.;; in a year there will he vety few engines in this country run by steam. Tho itioilel shown is oua of tho neatest and simplest pieces of machinery in existence. Tho hydraulic pumps in connection will s'and a pressure of over 700 pounds of cunpres-cd air ?r water io the square inch, and the invenotr ci v ins tint it <w j o>n he made to stand a pressure even greater ^ 'linn this. v Sec the bargains wo are ofloring in Gent's a Underwear, they will do you good. GRAHAM & Sl'AllKS. f A Wakm 1V.uk.?Washington, Fob. 18.? ! The Signal Otlice furnishes the f.-llowing > special bulletin to (ho press : "The weathi. or reports fmm Maryland, liio district of Gilutnbia, Wcstoni portion of Virginia and iho t'arolinas, ar?l Northern Georgia show that yesterday was the warmest on record i over these teut ons for this seas' ii of the year. Tho following are some of t' o n-ax5i iiuiin teinpcra'ures with thei? relation to i t'.ic liighou previous y recorded during the -ccon I decode of February, viz : llaltiiuoro i 7l,2a'? ve : Washington 74, 1 above; Lynch* f burg 74, 1 ah?vo; Itakvgh 70, o above; I Vt'u la 70, 1 above. The tempi r v'uro has been over liO degrees above the average over tlusc distric s for the past two days, jlliil fliw iniirnintT if to ft- .m I t/. .lo.^nna , ? ,v'"o'"" , active, the greatest departure be;ng at Washington t'i'y, where nt 8 u. m. ihe tcmpcratwe was 0<?, or .'53 above mean. He s'ill have a few of iho?c lied Flannel ' le't, call and get some of them before they ire all sV.d. Tlicy are one of the biggest bargains we liave ever o lie red. (ill.MI \M \ SI*AUKS Now Vork, February 10. ?James Redpath, who w as injured by bo ng knocked down i>y a streetcar the other day, died this morn ng in St. Luke's hospita', ag?"d f>7 years. Tlio old jourinlisi war paralyzed two years ago r.nd never fully recovered from the two severe str kos lie received then. The shook of the ncctdo- t was, theretore, very revere, and tor two days ] a?t ho lay in St. Luke's liospitil barely able to recognize any one. ? -. T.mi.ott Maim: Ci.oijiino, at wholesale pi ices. A beautiful line 1 f samples from the c'ir'if>r.it to tlie jlnrxt: a i <?! the litest Pities a-id patterns ; fityu irantecd. Samples on e< I. bition at TIIF. CITY C\S1I SlOltE. Feb, 10.; 8 It.