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TIILEANITES PREPAHINQ FOE A CLEAH SWEEP OF THE JUDGES. Conn hi a, July 1.?Six Circuit aud on* Supreme Couit Judge are t> be elected by 1 tbe Legislature to bo chosen in November. The all-absorbing interest <n the (?ubern?tnria' contest baa to a great degree o?o-*bado?rd a moat important question. It would, it seams, be incumbent on the friends of tbeee ssversl judges that they interest tleraselves in the select on of the leg slaters. The history of the Administration element has shown that it is distinctively ens of Jocks rn'nn Democracy, aod the victor* 1 ave generally taken ho d of tho spoils. It is a reasonable presumption that the mine rule will be worked for all it is worth with ths eoming Legislatuie, with special refer* tnc* to tli* judiciary. The Circuit Judge" dcs rab'.e posh ions, on account of the honor and hiring a paying salary . attached. Anyway: thoy are cove'ed place* for the leaders of ihe Administration party, and should the dominant elsment be suocessfnl in the cornitg contest it will be seen thai, tbete wid be a live'y race f r more than one of the Judgvshipv The records which 1 examined to-day ahow the following dates of election : i W. 11. Wallace. November 29, 1889. Jae. Aldricb, Deoember 18, 1889. J. 11. Kershaw>. December 12, 1888. Jas. F. Izlar, Decipher 18. 1889. J. II, Hudson, DcceiMjer 18, 1889. J. J. Norton, Decembers, 1890. T. B. Frasrr. December 3SJ880-' S. Motlowan, November 1887, six years. It will be seen that tho terms of all the l Circuit Judges given will expire before the kend of the terms of'lie next legislators, with exception of Judg<s Norton and Fraser. ^Bie only elect'on this fall wi 1 bo for the J^Bdge of the 5th circuit, now lie d hy Judge TR?whaw. and at the find sotsion of the next i^Wgislaure the success rs of Judges lzlar, flOudson, lYitherspoon, Aldiicb, Wallace and Associate Justice'.McQowvn will tie elected. The chancre are that all of the Judges 1 who have so faithfnliy and efficiently served , the State will b? ro-electet, yet t'tero is already ta k of their l eiog deposed. Some sny that the Adininistrat on :m after cortain special judicial scalp*. Will the c inserTa- ' lire lone which is cxpsctid of the next Legis- 1 lature, il is generally tlintght that the fond hopes of a number of Adiuiu st ration rncu will t o disappointed. I' i", however, very certain that the?e mm will 1 >ok nftor their own intoiests, and it is expected of the friends of the Judge) thai they pry a bit of attention to the l.egis'atur#. Il wou'd he considered rather prcpheic to tTen suggest, the opposing candidat<s of the Judges to he elected by the next House. Here is an off-hand lis', which may have its inaccuracies and additions: Now Holding. Administration. Judge J. 15, Kershaw, Kmest (iary. Judge Wii hoi spoon, Ira 15 Jones, Judge Hudson, John L McLiuriu Judge Wallace, It. C. Watts. Judge Iz^ar, (llouicut S. liiasell Judge Aldrich, ltobt. A'drich and John E. Evans. It is, of course, very probablo that tho candidates will bo reinforced. It is stated that Judge Jaine* Aldrich is about the surest of re-cleclion, that is. if the A (ministration : 1 ? - .v.v? a-v iiivu^iivi, vu account n nn position in the Coosaw case. Mr. W. C. lionet is eupgoMed as the chief opponent of Associate Justice McUewau. Mr. Morize, of Lexington, ie unruly --in it" juat now. It might be interesting to compare the eer-. ' sice of the two lists at the bar. The cojRpj. tencr of the men may in a measure Uj-j^dged thereby ; it unu^lly does in mosWother pro3'"* rocordsBhojc^tft'at. they were ^^^CSmitted to Ifs followa : Judge McQowen, 1845; Judge Kernliaw, 1843; Judge Ixl-r, 1858 (about); Judge Wallace, 185'J; Judgo Witherspoon, 18C0. The Caudidatee?Ernest Gary, 1880; R. C. Watte, 1873; C. S. Bisstll, 188G; Ira B. Jones, 1872; Jota^L. MoLsuiiu, 1882; John Gary Evens, 18^^ * I( will perhaps apiv" *i-lica>ons to coneider some of (he men spoken of as possible suoceaeers for the Judges now on the Benob, but curious thinge happen these days. Eugene B. Gary, who was admitted to the Bar in 1879, may here the patienco to oppose Judge Norton, although there is talk of his being a candidate against Associate Juetice * McGowan. Wa'ch the board 1 Gofsrnor Tillman propesen if re elected to hare a sympathetic judiciary. Incidentally it may be remarked that he in not orer pleased with the latest accession to the Supreme Court bench.? N?n* nnJ A?" PEOPLE 8 PARTY PRINCIPLES. Omaha, Jul/ 3.?The sub-committce on resolution! of the People's part/ late last night reported the following demands as the platform : We demand free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold, at the present legal rate of 10 to 1. We demand that the amount of circuiting medium be speedi y increased to not less than $50 per oopi'n. We demand a graduated income tax. We believe that the mouey of the couolry should oe k'pt as much a? possiblo in the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all State and National revenue shall he limited to the necessary expenses of the government economically and honestly a 1mioistered. We demand that postal savings banks be established by the government, for the safe deposit of the earnings of the people and to facilitate exchange. On the force bill a resolution was adopted providing for purity of elections, but pronouncing against federal interference. It will read : "We are in favor of a free ballot and fair count in all elections, and we pledge ourselves to secure it 10 every legal voter, through the intervention of the States, by m*ans of the Australian or secret l?al'o? lyrcm." The following plauk on land was adapted : "The lend, including all the natural resources of wealth, is the heritage of all the people, and should not he monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien ownership of land should bo prohibited. All land now : hold by raiitoads and oihtr 01 iterations in eaeese of their actual needs, and all lands now ownsd by aliens, should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settler# only." , Tha transportation planks will be ns follows : "Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the govern- 1 meat should own and operate the railroads l in the iuterest of the people. "Telegraph and telephone, like the postal ^^^^ystero, beiog a necessity for the transmit Thjon of news, should be owned and operated by^bc government, in the interest of the | aeeeV m r J "If Congrsas shall determine the Nicaragua canal or an y nati.nal waterway necen I earj, the same should he constructsd. owrted and operated by the government, and we oppose any subsidy or national aid to any private oerporations for any purpose " The sub committee on preamble reported 1 that it had not yet prepared the preamble to ? the platform, and wae granted until Moad?y , meriting to oompleta its labors. dooD Looks.?Good looks are more than skiff deep, depending upon a healthy condition of all the vital organs. If the Liver be inactive you have a Billions look, if your i \ atomnoh be disordered you have a Dysprp- t tic look and if your Kidneys be affected you t have a Pinched look. Secure good health I and you will have good looks. Klsotric 1 Bitters is the mreat alterative anil TAni?? direct 1J on theie vital organs. Cu'as Pirn- i pica, Blotcliea, Hula and giv.a a goo I com- I ^Drug ffu' iUfcKfy Iniott fimcs R. M. STOKES, - - Editor Friday* July 8, 1802. sLiiscit/rriox, $1 60 rer annum *' *_ _ ti POST OFFICE DIRECTORY. 11 The 1'. O. will he opened for business * from 8 A. M. to 0.00 P. M. The Money Order Department will be v opened for business from 0 A. M. to 4 P. M. f The South bound mail arrives ot 3."25, l?. M. a The North bound mail arrives at J.43, ' P. M. I Street boxes will be emptied every day \ at 1.23, P.M. Any inattention or irregularities should 0 re reported promptly to the P. M. 0 J. C. HUNTER. P. M. ii W3)_ Henry A. May will serve a No. 1 r llxrbccue, in this town, on tho day tf the Campaign meeting, tho 4th of Augutd. , B?.. On the 31 Sunday in th's month. ' lie v. 1$. O. Clifford will proach at the school ' house near J os. Sanders; sereices lo com- 0 incnce at 11 A.M. * r We hope rome one wiil giro us a ? detailed account of the damage done to land | and crops on the creeks and risers in the l upper part of the county, hy the terrific t storm last M on dry night. I wo colored inon, Charner and Ed | Thomas, wci? a?resie 1 last Menday and are ' now i i jail, for buruing John C, flfohards* dwelling harn "tables and other buildings, list Fa'I. It is said they confessed tho crime. , Kfh. Gen. Jas. Jl. Wearer, of Iowa, was K rr >niin 11c<J on the fust ballot, at the Omaha 0 CotiTenlien, as the candidate of The People's o Paity, for President, and Gen. J. G. Field, T of Virginia, for Vice President of the United States. f tor At the campaign Hireling a' Orange. I , burg. Hat Tuesday, cx-Gov. John C. Shep- I faril win "howled down" by ilia Tillinaoitce and not allowed to speak. Is that a specimen of the democratic five apeech and education campaign tho people were promised by the leader* cf the Farmers MoTement? Bs3&_ We think it but juat ,to Mr. Whitman, who was convicted of "carrying a concealed deadly weapon,'' to state that he is not in the habit of carrying such weapons, but in doing so, in that special case, lie informs us, his life had been threatened, and, iu fact, he had been, a* he believed, murderously assaulted. Hon. Samuel Dibble, Chairman of t the Conservative Democrat ia-fitrtn Executive Committee, Juu? Ksued ao announcement that_ ji*-^?ulil he at Jiioecnwuod, July 7; Eaurens Ju'y 8, (to day1) and Cheiter July 0, to-morrow, and withes to meet at these places conservative candiditcs, members of State and county Kxocutivc committees, etc., of a number of the upper counties of the State, including Union, but ae the call was not pubbahod until list Monday, its pubiicationin the Times to-day canbe of little benefit and we only reproduce it to place it on re^ml in this coijnty. iii&tos in me v-of uiy. Wjli iucure sorrow wo announce tbc , deatli of Mrs. E. F. Vaughn, ncr Miss Cat- i tie Hughes, which occurred last Sunday. 1 She leaves a devoted htiehAnd to mourn the J loss of a faithful wife, an<1 n babe two weeks 1 old, who will novel* know the love and care < of an affectionate mother. Truly do we sympathize with our friend, W. I. McKis.-ick, at G.bbi*', in the loss of his estimable wife, who died last Sunday, leavi lg a kind husband and two small cliil- ' drcn in deep sorrow at the loss of a faithful wifo and mother. i Prooeedings of Court The Court of Gcneial Sessions for this County began Tuesday morning, His Hon. James Aldrieh prosiding. The Grand Jury having been previously charged, His Hon. made no speaific charge. His Honor took occasion to say to the jurors and witnesses that they must stay in the Court House, so as to be present when wanted. The Grand Jury acted uj>ou the following CIS'S. , The Stale vs. F. M. Alversoo.?Assault of a high and aggrevat.d nature, with intent, to kill.?True Bill. ( Tlio Stale vs. 0. M'allou Whitman.?Carrying pistol concea'ed ?True Bill. I'lead guilty.?Sentenced to pay a tine $25, orrtwo months in jail. The Stale vs. Oscar lleaty.?House broakiog.?True Bill. The State vs. Virgie Richards.?Assault nnd Battery with intent <o kill.?True Bill Tiied nnd a verdict of guilty returned. The State vs. James MoKiss ck.?Rape.? No Bill. Tho State vs. Thns. D. Fincher.?Disposing of Property under Lien.?True Bill. The State vs. Win. Chick.?Malicious Trespass to Ileal Properly.?True Bill. The State vs. Thomas Davis.?-Burglary.? l'rue Bill. The State vs. (leorgo T Sims nnd Charles P. Sims ?Selling Liquor without e License. ?True Bill. The State vs. Dave Flow.?Murder. Fried, and convicted of manslaughter. Solicitor Shumpert was at his post with a handful of indictments rendv to dischm-irp. his duly, with his usual abi'ity, and im | put tialitjr. , Solicitor Shumpert is one of the ahlost | Solicitors in the State, and stands for rejection, and in our opinion the people of Ihis Circuit cannot afford to let such an sTuient officer go unrewarded, hut will , i'ect him to a second lei in, which he richly r lescrres. ' llti.r Nainsn ih Miesusipri.?Vickaburg, r Miss , June 2'J. ?A district ten miles broad ind thirty or forty long, in Catahoula and I Joncordt* counties has been inundated for weeks, and a large number of the compare- i lively dense population is in great want, i rarsons "?o nare visited the section to I icnt-er the scanty contributions to tha snffar- i ?K I'oojila here returned and say Ilia dealilu ion there can not be exaggerated. Very t little relief hae so far been affords! the snf- r Ferois. ^ \ Ifhioh tells the Truth 1 >Vo have never been tnore troubled to find lie t ulli in public affaire than we are in etling t> o t'uth ob >ut the campaign rneetng*. through the daily newspaper reports The reports published in the daily Reg'irr, s> flatly contradict the reports in nil lie other papers that we cannot help exolaiinag in the language of a Tilluianite at our ide, "Thore's a lie out somewhere." On reading the Register's report one rould think that at every meeting at lssst our-fifths of the crowd were undismayed ,nd unlcrrified Tillraanites ; that TiUmsn, IcLaurin, r'arley, Tindal, and occasionally lllcrhc, had tetotally annihilatol Sboppard 'oumans. Murphy an<i ^Orr, and mads oao r two of them fool like "sheep-killing dogs," r like crawling through a small knot hole ii tho platform on wh ch they stood ; that he crowds and arguments were all with and or the Administration party. Now tuke irpthe Stair and the Xeics and "oKiirr/both representing the conservaii?e arty and both represented a' every meeting >y ab'c reporters, and read tire proceedings if tho s-itne meeting, and jou will be aiuazod o find that the KtgisUr'* four-fifths for Ti 1nau is transfirmed into a majority for stiepparu ann urr; mat ?oumans an.I Mnr>hy ao completely "used up" Tilluian thui 10 ran a?ay and h:d himself, all except his tools, i j (lie hotel, from whence he had to >e dmwn, like a badger from a ba'rel; while thrppard's dignity, eloquence and logic ;*lh?redt converts to him >nd -lWs party by lie M>rM i ih't r?W?U-/oot Tpltjll nd McLsuiios pungent thrusts fell flat and old upon the crowds. Wc, however, are not a litUc surprised to nd th-tsc ptp?rs getting so close to;etlier 011 the number and party complexion ftlie C lumbia meeting, which everybody utside of that citjr expected to bo overvh*lt?ingly conservative, but evidently, from he lecture of The State to the conservatives or not turning out, and its apologies; the ipen hoist of i\\G lirgi*ttr that "the citadel of he nnti'n surrenders," which, in tho minds >f ninny, is cirroborated by the rough .way he conservative speakers were used and 'h-iwied down," it was quite a Tillman j.tthering and ttio prestige of that meeting trill to worth hundreds of votes to Tillman. Tho Rr jitter s atory that a large majority if those from other counties were conserveive, or brought there by the conservative?, von't hold water. If that was the css?, Bow' y conservative before an influx of non??r7aives gate a majority sf Tillmenites ! The joaat of the, autis N inforcing theiuselvei and h*n surrendering (he citadel, aeuiids very nueh like the cry of (ho New York newsboy o excite the unthinking paaeer lo iuy his tapers?"The Dutch have taken Holland." No doubt The Slaie telle the trne atory of hat meeting iti the following plain editorial >f the dny following : The campaign meeting yeatorday was not sreditahle to Kichlant, partly from the rault of the Conaerva'ivos of Columbia, and partly from the fault of the Tillmenitte imported to Columbia. The fault of tho Conservatives was in not attending tho meeting in the numbers tlicy could have done. Our peeple arc peculiar. They vote right, but they will not attend campaign meetings. Their minds are made up, hut they neglect the demonstrations which contribute to make up the miud|_of others. We apprehended this result,Imd urged our people f i attend the meeting ee a duty and an example. Uponthose who did not need this appeal must rest the responsibility for whatever of encouragement Tillman, personally and through hie organ, may be ible to give to his supportors elsewhere. Wt liavo i.t least 1,200 Conservatives iti this :ity, but they allow their oppononts to :lairo that their strength was fully represented at a gathering of 000 people, ell told. The fault of the i ill in n n i i cs was obvious ind audible. Of this, too, we gave warning. Shoutegs o.ir?e from various neighboring i:.. .cus. r. r : , ? i r.:? wuu ii iiv* i ciiiuijj iiuhi ^rAMi^iuu nuu run , field, <o mike demonstrations for Tillman rt hi oh could not have bren made by ft Richland audience. and to giro snch approval of attacks upon Walo Hampton as disgraced the meeting. Tliese men. who will be represented by Tillman as c tizen of this county made plain their porpo.se to prevent Col. Youmans from making himself heard. We are glad, however, that they went to such an extreme as to reveal a "howling down" conspiracy. The contrast between their conduct and (hat of the c mservatives was so marked that it will aid the cause of fair play and good government. The Closing Exercises of the Graded Bohoo). The closing ex ere ses of the Union Graded school took place Thursday evening, the 21th ult., in the Hall. Prof. Morrison read his report wh-ch was rerv satisiaclorv. eliowincr an avariw atlen lance of seventyu^ne. Tiro pupila, Miss Maggie Young and Mr. S'athaniel 0. Geo, baring completed tbe prescribed cours# of studies wore presented rrith certificates by M?j. J. W. MoLure, Chairman of tbe Board of Trusfoos. Dr. Carlisle, prosident of Wofford College, ivbo was to address tlio assembly, was prerented through tbe press of another engsgenent, to the great disappointment of the tntire community. Late Tuesday afternoon, the truatoss ealled in C'apt. C. C. Culp, and requested Inm to reoroduce an address which lis delivered three sreeks ago before the Teachers' Institute on 'the teacher and his cause," which he kindly lid to the gratification of the audience, and ire truly regret that nil who are interested n education wore pot present to hear it, as t was a fine effort and reflected grrat credit in I lia ant lim* The school is doing a grea' work in Ike :oinrminily, and slioult meet with the sncouragcaiefll of the people. 1'rof. Morrison and his assj^anls hare oeon faithful in the discharge di^neir duties, tnd we arc glad to say, the Board of Trustees iiave ro elected them. For the Tim as. Maobeth Monument! All who desiie to contribute to this worhy object, oan do so by putting their names j n (Lis list, with the amount they propose o give, and they will not ho called on for he money until thie fait. The gvava of Col. Robert Macboth (p unnarked, and as the years roll round the acre! spot will become obliterated hy the >nnd of time. Union County never had a better roan, a nor* liberal benefactor, ona who never deued a friend; /)qe from whom the poor never ui nod nway empty-handed. Hi* generosity n lite left him penniless at death. Tho above mentioned list can be seen at ny otlicc. All arc earnoetly solic ted to suberibe. Respectfully, J no. P. Ganc. Russel \V. Gos?, wJ^R pursuing a special yteurae of study In ci^Bngineering. at the Lehigh University, ^Hjh Betblehsm Pa., ^ p at home for'hi ^Hlp, Cadet E H. VTaV^^Bsmme home quite 1 sick f< om the Stnto|^^H)- Academy, week ^ befora last ; but th^^^Hmd bracing ataaos- p pherc of Uoioq Im^^^Hnt him through nil j| right agxia. Our little frieniJ^^^K^I. Qo?t is home, ' from t-h^^dAj^PjMNHMl"-"te, so much r iinprdtaWlUU fhcTois^fb-nC bis oneiday ~o becomiapa grew ihvtor."' X"*^pfc?'A ti Wa had a veryV pleasant vis t last week '* from our much esteomyl friend, It. W. ^ Shau'l, Ksq., of Columbia) who visited Union < on professional business., 8' Prof. A. P. McKi-sick, l'rinci]nl of the Klectrio dep>r inent of the Auburn, Al?.? re Farmars mil Mechanics College, honored our satclum by a v sit last week. He is b on n (our of inspection to examine the 0 electric plants in the towns nnd eitics of |j South Carolina nnd Go irgia. Mr. Nat Gist is in town visiting relatives. ' Miss Iulin Jonas, of Columbia, is visiting ^ Mrs. P. B. Pant. p Daniel II. lVa'lnce h is roturnod from Mc- tl Cube's School, Petirsturg, Va., for the Sum- ? uter vacates. * " . ' h A. Wallace Thomson Jr , routined from y Columbia last Friday, ha*i-g cuuplctcd bis h courso in the 1 in department of the South J Carolina tgollega, at\,J boon admitted to " "'IP!as Vu*abcth OfinrndT f^nTnrrietT from fp Mrs. Kelly's School at Charleston. n l'rof. B. F. Ua'.ley, of Columbia, paid a visit to Mr. II. L. "Coss asd family last week. c Miss Agnes H'cc and Willie Coleman, of ? Scdalin, came up Friday to attend the rcception given by Mis. and Col. T. C. Duncan. 0 Cnpt.and Mra. F. XI. Farr have gone to r llenderaonTille, N. C. - ' Mrs. T. K. Noll returned to Spartanburg . Saturday, after spending some time with 0 Julge Wallace and family. v Miss Annnbellc Johnson returned fiom f Manning Frifhy. Miss Annie Sims, of Goshen Hill, is visit- j ing Mr. J. C. Hunter and family. i Mr. Willio Gibbes, of Columbia, is on a t visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. IV. M. ' Gibbs. . j Misses Carrie. Gi'>l)| ftnd. S^j^Qu^patd, i of Colutnbia, aft visiting M^^^^MrsT W. I 11. (Hubs. * V* j P. W. McLure, "the boss broker," has gone to Saluda, N. C., to summer it. t C. P. Sandeta, Bsq., of Spartanburg, is in ' town attending couit. j Mr. W. Dmrrauco Walker, of Cedar , Springs, was in town this week on "important business" liisliop W. W. Duncan and wife are risk- ' iag their son, C"! T, 0- Duncan and family. ( Miss Helen P. Bembert, after speuding some time with Mrs. T. C. Duncan, left Tuesday for Spartanburg. Miss Susie Scolield has gone to Davidson , X. C., to vjsit relatives. Mrs. A. II. Corrie is on a visit to Mrs. T, 1 C. Duucan ! M?j. D. It. Duncan, of Spartanburg, is > attending court. i Mrs. l'arrott and her two daughters, nri 1 - *? All Abent Town. J] T OUR BPRtaUTLT LOUAI. K. C. FAST. ' Out in the Streets'' was rendered before a large audience Wednesday evening of last week. The Amntuers acted well, especially "Mrs. Bradford" and "Pete." Col. and Mrs. T. C. Duncan gave a teception in honor of Mi-s Helen Kcmbert, of Sumter, and Miss Carrie Duncan, of Union, on last Friday evening. Not withstanding it was a stormy evening thoro w >s quite a number present, auJ it proved to be (he reception of reccptipns. Miss Iletiie Murphy gave ait elegant tea to a few friends 09 Thursday evening. For the Times. Cloud-burst at Jonesville Mr. ivDiroa: On Monday night the moit destructive rainfall jrithin the knowledge of this oldpntse-trso^ rwopt- JaawfciU and the surrounding country.. Ten inohes of ineasurod water (one-sixth of our annual fall of ruin) fell within the apace of (wo hours. The creeks end branches became roaring torrents, leaped forth from their boundaries and destroyed the crops from hill to hid, and vast sheets of water swept over the uplands, leaving this inorniog the gloomy spectacle vf cotton and corn, in many placos swept l'ar nivay or covorod becestb the drilled sun t. To day, Wednesday, it is still reining. Pacolet'll^ver is o\er (ho largest portion of her bottoms ar>d her muddy waters hare destroyed the hut effirts Ibot car) he made to raise corn w.lhia her reaoh this year. ' Such a condition of affairs, Mr. Editor, from a human rtandpoiut, is indeed discouraging! yet are cot there mysterious work-ngs of an uncaring Providence rent t* try men s souls, by tasting our faith that He doeth all things well." I was impressed yeite day by the contrsst of the couduct of two men?the one calmly and uncomplaining, and sven cheerfully, surveyed lfi? broad 4$F?s of bedoTTfnT corn, for Vhj,vh |?o had toiled loog and bard, hidden benea'b, And' d^uhtlesr destroyed, by this fieshet of waters; the other was (,nriir,g his Maker Tor tending the rnin that has robbed hint of the prospects of a bountiful harvest, she first is a chiid of Him who says, "Trust in the Lord and do good, and verily thdU shall be fel," the other ii a son of Hells. There are many ways by vhiph Ihe energetic farmer may still avert Jthe f sensing approach of want. ' N. Q. Littcejoun. Cavrespon dene# of His Times. < News From Busy Clifton. Cl.irnM. Jnlv 4th.?Nsarlv avartr nm q( this pint* is celebrating the Fourth" in some manner. Most of tbo young people are a: tending picnics at enrious places, tjuite a lfrge number hay gone to Cherokee Springe,/; Farmers in this neighborhood are well up with their w^rk, end crops (especially upland oofti) look wtjll. .. .Mr. Humtft'J, Mftore. a" o'd Uoijn boy and prime faVoriiJBBli all who know jtfiro, line oecepted tho position whh the (Miftan Mt#a>cfuring Company, formerly held by Mr, W. 0 Smjib Mr. William Wright, au e^eeilent millwright who is well known in Union,' hie UCCII U'UMK nuino one wvri Mima piaoe. Mi?ses Juinie Rosa and Minnie Carroll, two very popular young ladies of GafTnoy City, are visiting Miss Lena J din son. Miss heasje IJollingstvorik, of Laurens County, has an exoellsut private actio >1 at this p'ace. Saaioa. Correspondence i f the Time*. Hswi From North Paoolet Etta Jans, Jul/ 4 ?W? have betn exiled ) iMk for reporting 108 Ssbbath nh?ole as 'presented et Ararat, on the 2Gth ult. It is n error for which the printer is responsible, t should here been 11 schools only. The garbled manner iu which the Mason.diancr-political tnoe'.ing, and tbe North acolet Sunday school c invention eppsars in ixtaposition has caused considerable conision among our readers, many of whom link, no doubt, that all were held at tbe tme place and time. We presume lhaiuiL. rising it, pait of our r overlooked, and hence euoh a ocnoatenaon of conglomerated events ap.iear as tend > disgust the ordinary reader with the dieroportionablenoss cf rurel journeliem. It baa a ready been suggested thst we snd down our fighting lieuteuant to Iraighten cut things, or rather the men, in 10 Timm ofiicr. So, giutleuien, you must emvmber I tint while you have a right to iix your own drinks you musn't mix ours. Last week wc had a number of cotton looms sent us. but uono were in time f-r ur letter to the Times, and our friuuds will lenso accept this as our npolog/ for no awing made mention of them. Mr. Aleck Gal I in an was the first niau to end us a cott n bl?om. IIis was 27th. Our colored firmer friend, Henry B, Jefiries, who lives on Mr. K. M. Patrick's lace, rear Wilkinsville, sent us a blosin ou tie 30.h. ult. lu a note accompanying, he xye: I hare :>0 acres of very fins cotton, nd 46 acres of the finest corn I have ever ad, ai*o a fine crop of peas. My wheat is srv irnnrl 1 liava i Is a IiuoI <*? %? 1*i?a awaw *v ' w ,MV v? 'I' * ' w ad. I did iivt use a sack of guano this oar." How many colorad oion. or wbits ion either c.in make a better showing than lenry JefTeiies? He is a regular subscriber, aid up.^ioo? Tils with* pleasure That we ote the thrift of our colored peep'e and ommend them for their honest efforts in rying to impr.ite their condition. We have ha I some floe wheat and oat rope reported us. Dr. M. J. Walker made 60 buehela of oits on about 11 acres. Mr. Vidian) Fowler made 60 bushrls of wheat n 2} acres of land; and others are sufliientty guoJ fur us to conclude that we can aise our wheat ami oa's too, if we will only ry to do ?. We had a flue rain last night. Old corn s beginning to silk and tas?et now, and jf ur readers who are shut up in tvwus and illages could only visit our rural hoinee and arms, and see the broad acres of luxuriant :orn?almost as black as a cloud?and hear is rustling blades join in the chotus of the ilowraan's merry soag while lie drives the -s'cntlesv share through the generous soil, hey would no doubt envy thsir country leigbbors the pleislire that a property ipent country life secures. The city, with ts giaoite walls snd magnifiosfat buildings, inu beavtiful architecture, ie nothing oom>ared with the beauties that nature has ipreal out to letch the lessons it would lave us learn. l)i A 1. _:il ?i a.|._ POT. n. ?i. un ? tt >ii nw univui ha second Sabbath in August, an 1 Saturday lefore. Mr. Jame* is a graat favorite with >ur people and his visit will no doubt bring ogether tba largest congregation that has net there for years. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sparks, of Paculet Mills, visaed relatives and friends at this place last weak. Mr. John F. Ksies is sick. He Is threat>ued with typhoid fever. Mies Amu Millwood is still alive, but wetritig out gradual y. Our people, both whito ?nJ colored, are disgusted at ihe atrocious crime committed at Gtttfuey last week, in the murder of Mr. Carpenter s child. Will 11 ss and Bob Gregory, (both colored men) say that the girl who administered the poison ought to havo had the retna nder of it poured down her throat, thnt she might fuel the horrors ofthscrimo felt by the child. l)r. Walker says he can think^of nothing that would ? ' ? ml* ttattVariwny US carbolic acid aduuri^ trod in that' way. "Melted lead." he says, "would bs nothing coraparol with it." Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter have the svinpnthics of our dcopIo iii their bereavement. Tlio subject for debate before the \V. L. & D. S. nes? BtiluKjay night is: Hcsolvtd, That anger has more power than love. Aft'.?M. C. L?ormau, Alonzo ll&ui uett, and M. It. Macamson. Neg.?J. C. Jefferies, Wil ie Wo d and 1). J. Hummed. Declaimers: Ernest I're'er and Albert Uamniet:. Header.?J. R. Service. Vox. * For tha Times. Reformation Needed. Mr. Eoitok.?Where is reforuiaiion more badly neede 1 than in tbo finances of our county T We are a year behind, and tho consequences are our taxes avo a third higher than they ought to be. If a bridgo is to be built the contractor, knowing that his claim for service c m only be met et a big discount will ask $2,400 to erect a bridge that $1,U00 cat/i would easily build. Even school claims cannot now be c<shod for 12\ per cent, discount, which is 26 por cent per annum. There are cniy two examples of ero:y part of our county expenditures. What are we to do? Must we go on with Ibia terrible burden that one year's arrear is continually heaping upon us ? No sir,! Let us select and elect three of tht best men for our County Commissioners. That is ihe most important offico in our county. It is ibe oflice where tho moil reform is needed. We should let this oflice find her meu. Men only who osn manege their own buhness successfully, should b< entrusted as our County Commissioners. Can't we get your townsman, IK. A, Nii^olson, lo help us out of our troubles! Wuu'd" hot ttlai true and tried man and successful farmer II. Coleman l.awsoa. consent to become a County Commissioner Come, good men, wo nerd you; Let some good man name anolher who will help cur county to pay when the work is done. 1'ito Homo Pcnuco. For the Times. ITotes From Fair Forest. Mk. Euitob : As your regular JonesTilli correspondent seldom says anything abml our section, I will endeavor in a feeble way tegjve to 11,8 public aoroe of the parsing event* of our a.>mewh?t iaolated bi)t p'oeper ous part of Joneaville township. The agricultural resource*, though only part'y developed, are not surpassed in the cmnty. About one-half of the land is covered with forest timber, which furniah an unlimited supply of fuel and building meterial. The broad alluvial lande which skirt out creeks and branches reward ths sturdy far fneir ftiih a genercus supply of bog and hominy. " Our farmers have gone to work in earnest this year, de'srmined that they will not suffer under king cotton's rule any longer, il raising meat and bresd at home will do any good. Crops (ire very promising at prsssnt Exercises in the Fair Forest Academy were resumed Ust Monday, lbs 4th. The young men's debating sooiety meets every Saturtajr night at the Aoideasy, Mrs. J. A. Thomson, whs has been very sick, is convalescent. If you publish this magnificent production, I will try to do better next time. J. C. Lawson. SlUboii* Ca-iarrii Remedy.? A marvelous euro for Catarrh, I)fphthe?.ra, Canker mouth, and lie-tdache. With each bottle there is an ingenious nasal injector for the more successful treuinent of tlie-e ronip>Aints wi'hout extra charge, i'rico 00c. Sold by II. K- Smith & Co. Correspondence of the Union Timbs. Deferred Hews from JonasvllleJoNteviLLB, July.?Mrs. Emuie Foster died a' the home of hor e>n, Mr. J. U. F ster, in Spartanburg Thursday, 24<h ef June, from en attach tf dyjenterr. Mrs. Fost?r'e maiden name was Keily. She wae the w-fv of Mr. This. J. Foster. be'ter known by the name of "Peter II awk." She wae a goo I women, end no doubt realy to meet her God in peace. She wae bnried the next day at Flat Rook ohuroh by the aide of her husband. |hM4i*2*MttriU?&.wler died at hit home at long end aerioue illoela. lie first h*d" ~ atroke of paralyaia and afterwards erysipelas He went lo the National Surgica1 Institute of Atlanta, but be found no cure at that greet institution, but re'urned home todio. Mr. Fowler was a brother of Mr. Godfrey B. Fowler, of our town. The annual exereisee of Prof. Llttlejohn'a High School here oloaed Monday, June '27th. Iter. B. G. Clifford, of Union, preached the bacoalaureate sermon at tho Metho list church, Sundey miming, from tlio toxt, "She hath done what she could." The preaoher illustrated in a eery forcible manner the duly of ht< hearers to imitate this good woman and do a'l th?t they ceuld in the tight direction, in this short life. Rev. N. B. Clarks n, of the S. C. conference preached in the Metliodiet ohuroh Sunday night. His subject was one very familiar to ereiy Sunday school soholnr in the land?the aoiion'of the three Hebrew children in refusing to rat of the food from the king's table or to bow to the image he had et up. He held up the decision of character, the firm unounpromising principles nf Shadrach, Methaok and Abednego, as a rule and guide f?r every christian, and not oulv dA\lMJPon **?? * inem-. This same speaker delivered tho literary address to the school on Monday, and on Monday night the exhibition of the sohool concluded the exercises of the occas on. The eddre>8 wai well prepare I and delivered in plain english language, so that the smallest pupil m ght understand it. The exhibition showed thorough trniuing and preparation by tho teacher and pupils. There were seven ministers in attendance on Monday ae follows : ltevs. B. G, Clifford, N. B. Clarkson, A. A. James. T. E. Morria, Uovs Tiller, M. B. Kelly, and W. H. Miller, as well as a large audience, made up of visitors (from Columbia to Spartanburg and from Cross Keya to Rutherford, N. C. Mr. Litilejuhn, the Principal of the school, will now ret re, for a time, at least, fiorn the schosl room to his pleasant home on hie farm uesr Ashuiy. lie will leave many friends in Joneeviile and vicinity as well a? a good influence, the result of his teaching here, not only by precept, but by an upright christian example also. Refreshtrente were furnished by Messrs. Bsyd and Leniy Hemes. We still have an abundance of rein and the gross is beginning show its troublesome presence, as much as to say, "I mean to bother you for r.ers, even at this late season of the year. La?t Saturday evoning there was a cloud burst over the plantation of Mr. T. L. Haines, about four miles from Jonesville. The wind, hail end sheets of water, as it was described by en eyo witness, were very destructive to land, crops, timber and fruit tree*, and a few outhouses were demolished. Largo trees were twisted off end snappod in two, like so many pipe stems. Wheat and cats in the sheaf were scattered to the four wiuun. inrn was aaomer siorrn c'oua on the other aide of l'acolet rivtr, in the neighborhood of Mr. W. A. MeWhirtcr, which also did -considerable d image. Up to this date there has not been a fairer prospect f -r crops, all lound, in many years, and their coudition is compsra'ively good. Too many visitors in towa for porsouals this week. Mr. Kobt. Lse Gibson, of Jenesville, and . _MiM Jan* Worthy, of Trough Shoals, were married las) Sunday. Tilii'momc. _ Correspondence of the Timks. Deferred Letter from Sautno. Santuc, June 30.?Last Tuesday nighi witnessed the closing exerciser of Mi?s Nellie Brown's eohool at this plaoe. The occasion was a decided success in every particular. The tchotars aoquitted themselves admirably in all of their speeches, dialogues and recitations, which spoke volmes tor the g?od training, for wbtch the teacher hat such a reputation. Last Wednesday evsning one of the hardest rains for many years fell in this vicinity. It was limited in time and extent, but soon had the water courses out of their banke. Terraces and ditches were badly wrecked and caused much damage to crops and land. But with all the wet weather the farmers ars worrying the grove that ie beginning to grow with astonishing rapidity. With this, and the harvest of small grain upon them, it it hard for them to keep abreast. July 4.?Thera Is but little news hers, so I csn it'll but litt'e. There is too much rain for (lie good of any orop here, it ie thought. Grass is growing rapidly while plows are i stoppe 1 at least one-lialf the time. Cotton in places is growlog to considerable weed, and i< s roots oan be seen on top of the i ground, while in some p'sccs tho plant it quits small, on account of being too wet. Early co'ton, where it has been well worki ed and manured, has been b'eoming foi i about two weeks. Corn, as a general thiug, is looking fresh i and a beautiful color, but ia low with stroni stalks. On lowlands there is some thai cannot be worked es yet and ie very yellort ' and email too, I There is a large quantity of field pcai planted with (he corn, and they are lookin( tino, There ie also a quantity planted in the etubble lands and more will lie planted I if the weather permits. The fanners are trying hard to subdue tbt grass and put their cropt in shape so thejr can work more at leisure a little later, ai much of the old corn ia laid bv. and thar< lit not as largs an acreage in cotton as last i y??r. t A goodly numlier of young people of this > pl ica attended the soltool picnio at Carlis'c r station, and l-oport a very nice time, aniJ eome good (durational addressee. The Salem Sunday school \\ ill obsepvi Dible, day thir l Suuday in this month. , The negro women seem to be trying t< <i//iutr(?) iheiiHolves this wet weather, on Sunday, by qturreliug and fighting, and three or more can often bo heard of in ont plaoe. Kiting and pulling hair ia the t > ohief mode of battling, and then threaten ing to tell one anothers' stealing. Mils Irene Kant has returned from het vi?it to York. Ml. and Mrt, CI,as. Bolt, of (juion, spent Sunday in Santtie with relatives r E. W. J. Pionie at Santao On the 29th, inat. we anticipate having I grand picnio at this place. There will be a stand erected for the offioe seekers. Ladies. pi mm bring your basket*. Con* one, eomt all; com* out old Bachelors, there may be i ohaneoforyouyet, ?e thiele le?o year. Curat with aemile on your fsco and leave with i grin. CoMNirrei. Bucki.kms Armica 3ai.vk.?The brst salve i in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Ulieura, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped hawjs, ChJI'dams, Corns, and all Skio erup tions, and'po?j Iv'ely cures I'ilcj, or no paj reqtiired. It is guaranteed to g ve perfeol satisfaction, or money rcfunied. l'nc* 26 cents per box. For sale by B. F. Foeey. For the Times. Hext Meeting of Teachers Association. At thela>t moating it was decided by tho executive oommittao to m?et again Saturday August 61I1, and it is urged that all aeecm-' | bit promptly at 10 o'o'ook A. M., and ad-^^ joum at 1.30 p. m. Tbe following is tho programme : I. "What is ilia bo?t plan for taacliars to awakon an educational inters*! in their communities T" Mrs. M. E. Britton and Miss Sus Jeter. II. Musio.?Miss 8flllla Munroo. III. Hecitaiion.?Miss Moll's Littlejohn^^^^^jnH isJSarfiss" asiipl Hawkins and R. F. McKfe"H. ^ V. Mus'o.?Miss Josie Qsrcer. VI. K&itation.?Mies Maggie Young. VII. "Do teachers appreciate their pr'.ri* leges?" J. B. Lancaster and J. C. Young. VIII. Music.?MissFallie Munr<>e. IX. Iicclta'ion.?B. F. l'owneend. H. F. MIKowk, Soo'y. For tbe Timbs. The Man for the OffioeMk. Editor: Sumo of us Farmers of Union County boliere ihat tho oflioo should always seek tho man, and not ilie man the office; therefore we suggest to the rotors of - ' Union County the name of Col. I. G. McKisstclc, for the Lvgis'nture. lie is and always lias been a friend to the farmers. He has been a faithful public servant, in bo*h poneo and war, and we can do no better than to elect him to represent our county in the Legislature, in case ho will accept that honor at our hands. . Farmer. e Competitive Examination raff.vSv'twttre scholarships In elie Wiuthrop Training School will behold in eaob ounty court* house in the State on Friday, August 6th, end will includo arithmetic, grammar, geog* raphy, United Stntes history, composition, reading, writing and spelling. Thtre aro two valnahlo scholarships for cacli county. The first is wotth $1>;0 a season and the second entitles the winner to free tuition, and they offer u great iducalional oppor,unity to the young wumeu of tha State. > In order to become a competitor for n scholarship the applicant mutt be not lose than 17 years of ag.\ of irreproachib'e moral character, in good hea!th, witii no phys'O-tl defects, habits or eccentricities which would interfere with iter success in teaching; and they must purpose to follow tesching as a vocation. The college is open (o all young ladies who have the required qualifications for admission. Its aim is strictly professions!, and only those students ere wanted who h ive a good academic training, and nre pro- . pared to receive instruction iu the science and art of teiching. In sis years the college line sent out 110 trained teachers, who are teioliing auoocs fully in important positions, Its graluates are in great demand as teaohei s. The course of study has been cxteudvd to two years, and consists of a junior and senior dais. Those preparod to outer the senior clats will bo a lowed to d > so, and comple'e the course in oue year. The next session will begin de.jtember 2d. For any information write to J. L. Walker, School Commissioner of Union County. Two Rrdbiji WearixuGuay.? On a lonely bill side in the Virginia mountains there rises a solitary marble shaft, fonc. d in with an ivon railing. On the monument are engraved theso words : "Lieutenant Colonel D. A. Ledbotter, of Orr's South Caroliua Hides. Killed at the aeomd battle of Maoassat, August '29th, 1862," etc. The story of this monument it n moat unusual and interesting one. Orr'a South Caroliri* Rifles won the union* dUiinction of having lost more men in the number on the jroottttdPtdWfrn^^^^Phent engaged on either aide in the great struggle, the deaths amounting to 334 actually tided ? in battle. More than this, the "Harry Hotspur" sacrificed more men than any other State )Q ratio, which >s no lesa than p r cent of her entire military populathn as it stood in 1861, while Pennsylvania*, which led the North, lost only 7 i or rent if here. Orr's Rifles was commanded by the celebrated Jainea L. Orr, with Lieutenant Colonel D. A. Ledbetter second in command. Colonel Ledhetter woe a giant, be ng in height 6 foot nnd 7 inches, and a shin ng mark for Yankee aharpsbooters, a fact lie fully appreciated, but reckoned rot whrn duly called. On the ensanguined field of second Manas( sss South Carolina gave seven oolonels, as Selllant gentlemen es ever drew the eword to ie cause eh* 'cherished so fondly. This , fact will eocount in eUrge measure for tbo taunt some liava In / ! ' !<? ?!.? she furnished so few distinguished generals in lbs war she Led inaugurated, l'liey forgot the brilliant possibilities who died at the Jr beginning of the struggle in this bloody fight , At second Mantissas, Orr's Kiflcs defended the railroad cut, which was St-.newell ( Jaokson's key to the fight, and it wus thero ihat Colonel Ledbelter fell. Captaiu Norton , ef the seme regiment was also killed.?Allan ( la Sun. ?^! .?. Clkkqymkn arrialkd To.?The following appeal has been sent out from prohibitiou i headquarters to every clergyman in South Carolina. 1 Her. and Dear Sir: Trusting that you ' will not consider a layman presumptuous iu making an appeal in the interest of morali ity, to odo of your high and liely calling, I [ venture t?i cell ypur special attention to the 1 strugg'e now going on in the State to eecurp i a law for the pr hibition of the sale of in* toxicating liquors. > It is needless for mo to dwell upon that of whioh your experience as a pastor has ali ready onvinced you : the boundless evil qf i this iniquitous tretlio. Hatter than any one elee, from your pcsilioo, you art acquainted with its baleful ' effect*, bow it degrade* character, blight* ? home* and destroys souls. ' Thar* are doubtless within the range of your pastoral or personal influence men whp ? are w:t!i us in priuciple, bet wbo yet aro not impressed with tho impertance of giving > themieleee to aot-Ye work to secure its suc) com, and are ouly waiting the stimulus of I your influence upon tliem to make ihvm our > moat valuable auxiliaries. 1 therefore feel that it is only nect'sary to beg (hat you wdfgive our work your immediate, active end xeeious to o, erolion in " whatever way your judgment may diet tat, either through your pulpit or by personal eff rt. Of youv hearty sympaihy 1 esq fco\ nq doubt; I confidently ask for your e idoraq- V ment. your oountel, your aid, end above all, % vour oraYara. A faY.irah'a ? ??!? ?.11 1? ,? .?, ?? -rv ? t grraHy appreciated. 1 f,. I). CHILD*, Chairman, 8. P. Executive C> minittro. * | 8 niton's Coshdmption Cuhk,?Thin i* I bejund qu?*tion (lie niott suco'fisful Cough , MeJleine we have ever s>ld. A few doae.i invariably cur* th* worst cases of Coujh, Croup and Hronohit s, while its wonderful success in the our* of Consumption is without a pnra'lel in the history of iacd?oni*. Since its first discovery it has been >ld on i I guarantee, a lest whl?h nii-?? - can stand. If you ha?e a oougli we ear* r neatly ask you to try it l'rioe 10c 50o end I $1. '.IfyoWF e^r?, clift-f, or tmok lame, one Shiloh's I'oi-ous l'laatrr. Bold'by U. K. Smith * Co.