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a diflculty '.
wW?lSMBBkiVfc" ^'loVorVot? R.
no Uwi imposing a sufloieut tax on doge,
and MUMqvntT; th# country |? overrun y
wifh them. The negroes erpteiattj have a <t
penchant for canines and always one and j
often half a dotcn miserable cure will form n ,r
part of Ibeir family group. White farmers ' "'.j
of the poorer class are similarly equipped. j,-#
The dogs range over the country destrjying
sheep and poultry, charing and often
biting horses sod cowi, ana killing vaiuamc
dogs owned by the better clnee or the peo
pie. Their depredations are com inns', and
a constant mennce to every thrifty rsrmsr. .
On the mountains and hills of the Tennes- '
see valley, vfliich seyn peculiarly adapted
to the industry by reason of abundaoco of
good grating land and pure water, as well P
as a most favorable climate, shtep-raising as
a business has been tried a number of
limes, and io each case the losses occasioned to
by dogs killing the sharp has been the
prima reason lor abandoning the enterprise.
Cases are known, end not by any menus aI
ezeeptional, where in one night out of a
flock of some two hundred sheep twelve or
more have been killed and others injured, re
and this when tbe nearest hou*e was three CI
miles distant. jj
Even in middle Tennessee, hue of the
finest and best cultivated sections of farm
land in the country, there is annoyance and
Ibss from the same cause, indeed, it is
doubtlul if any (Southern .Stnlc is free from si
it, and yet I lie remedy is simple, merely t|
passing an uct imposing n suflicisiit. tax on ft|
each dog. Were such uu act pissed it
would surprise the legislators lo hud ilie
small number of dogs which would oe
claimed by their owners and the very large
number which would belong to nobo ty. '
These lalter are the ones which do the harm m
and which unquestionably, ss will lie veri- j,
ficd by everyone who lum tried sheep-rats- ^
jng, have done more to cast it into disfavor
than any other cause. ...
It aeeins absurd Hint such nn important ti
industry to the South us sheep raising
should bo retarded by such cause, and ye
? (hie to literally the tool, it 1
tuuin ^,t5_h_ejie ve_ ihit otlorls to I
which Ibey have been introduocd, and this a
too, is fact. In nearly every State efforts
have hern made to do n*ny with the dog j.
mi snnce and at the sumo time add to the
Sin e's revenue, but have not been successful.
If dmungCM of equal va'us was
annually done by tramp* the governors a< d
legislators would he overrun with le'trrs 01
and deputations deuiniiding some means of w
preventing it. Ilut it is enly the dogs, and t,
those who sutler arc only the tlnif.y firm- ,
ers, who, unfortiinuiely, are in 1 lie minor- "
ity, and the benefits which might be derived *
from sheep raising are on y prospective,
nod voting for a dog tax inigln he objected
to by the ne?rn c institucticy, so the ma'ter S
has been, is and will he shelved until the c,
legislator can ho compelled to recognize the
necessity of ii.?MaiiuJ\icturir'x 1,1
Sheep riming is one of ihesmnt profitable f"
brandies of husbandry. The complaint of h
the correspondent voices the (|
experience of Bhcep raisers elsewhere.
The writer spent some several years of his Cl
life in ibecp raising in the West. There
r wolves were ijuiptft 41 ftjytJ-vto
) lo be Tlie best wolf law devised. We would ei
suggest in use in dealing with dogs. When nI
a dog has killed a sheep lie will invariably
return 10 the carcass the next or following '
night : a few grains of strychnine inserted St
into the dead body will kill every dog that 1\
touches it. Of course, one's own dog should
be tied up nod when the work is Jono the 1
poisoned remains should be h unt.? II'nlnu- 0,1
</a Vallci/ Xew*.
lltllT, LaTIMRR, jst1iait& C? s A it k \ i. to t0
tiir Puesiuknt.?A Wnshinglo i special to wl
the Savannah lYctrs says: The "reform" pr
Congressmen from South Carolina cent the |(|
following letter to President Cleveland tonight
:
Mr. President : Vou are nwarc of Ihc in
nnfurtuuHtc factional division of the Demo- t|,
erntic purty in South Carolina. It did not
arise by reason of any national issue, but 1
was the result of an effort looking to the >"
reformation of the local government in tlint
State. The factions are known as reform
and anti-reform. The undersigned members h?
of Congress represent what is known in fu
.Mouth Carolina ns the _reforti\ ,oJ^4UUm?> "*
'arti'ae fh?T"JWr?wifi?? of*" our State in a de:- f01
ejation meeting, but fhiled.on account of the
minority refusing to co-operate with us in
the proposition in line wiih the eustoin that '' i
has prevailed iinmemorially in Congress. ?u
It is now your province to settle this mutter
according to what to you seems good and
proper. * liv
\t a meeting of the undersigned. it was m,
iiM.inimously ugreed to recommend the Hon. .
St. Pope, of Newberry, S. C., It r the position
o- Marshal; lion. I. II. McCnlln, of Ahbc- ,(M
\ii county, for the Collector of Internal sat
K venue.; lion. Joseph II. Marie, of tireent
. for United States Distiict Attorney ;
and the lion. A. M. Youmnns, of Hampton. ?*
S. C., for Collector of the port ?,f tt??tjf?ri. ios
VII of ihese names belong to our faction tin
e .cept the Hon. J. II. llarlc, wlm was the luj
n 'itnee for Governor of the other faction
: c tinst I>. H. Tillman in 1h?im. Hi.-attitude
t.g.iiosi our faction since that time has been .
i at of a conservative, in the strict sense of
t'tc word, and he occupied the peculiar and *S;l
si iking position of standi ?i? k?i?? '
_ . P, ..v.rrro'l ???- jr I V
i o fuel ion? enjoying the confidence ami ca,
i ?pcci of brlli. We concede this position to .
Imiii because we know that his appointment w 1
?ould give universal .satisfaction and pleas- wt>
nrc to botli factions. Hr
We honestly believe that we are cn'illrd
t > three-fifth of this patronage on account of
^ itie numerical strength of our lac i in. it ,KM
ocing tiOJrOO out of'.tO.tllH) white ltemocr.it ic n ''
voters of the Slate. We hope (h it you will cou
regard this as our final appeal for the recognition
of the Democrats whom we have the j
honor to represent in our Stale. Willi the an j
hope that this unfortunate division may he
satisfactorily adjusted, we beg leave t ? sub- ^
cribe ourselves, very respectfully, your I'm
obedient servants, John I.. M. Irhy, A. S. (Jet
Latimer, John L. .Mcl.uirin, W. J. Talbert, <j.(|C
T. J. Strait.
1 indorse the foregoing, with the exception
of J. H. MoCalla, for Collector of Internal ' tr
Revenue, having alrcidy indorsed the peli- are
lion of Mr. Terry for that place.
G. W. SIIKLL, M.C
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SLA.shKiiot s Emroits Tiiuasiikii.?Shell sen
Lake, Win., April I.?(1. L. Jones an 1 J. K. and
Jones, editors of the Shell Lake Watchman,
were soundly thrashed last night in a public g
caucus, aud before five hundred people, by (
Dr. Win. Beck, a young physician of this
city. Dr. Beck was chairman of the caucus, ,f>w
and publicly demanded apologies for niiiuer- II
ens alleged slanders published weekly for ()uu|
the year past. Tlicy refused to apologize. I(
and each of the Joneses drew heavy steel
bars from under their coats, piepared to ^el
make an assault. Beck wrenched the steel M
bar from the younger Jones and pounded ?.tll
them both uuinercifuTy. Public opinion is
greatly wiili Beck, as the c lilore have been
severe in the.r attacks upon Beck fB well as
Other citizens. thos
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M. 8TOILER, - . Bditor
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port o?*tn? giitntnw
rhe P. 0. will b? opened for buaineea
m 8 A. M. to tt.00 P. M.
The Money Order Department will be
wed for buelneee from 0 A. M. to 4 I'. M.
doll going South will cloae promptly
II A. Mi 1
dait going North will close promptly At
O P. M.
The niail will be taken from the street box
minutes before closing each mail.
\ny inattention or irregularities should
reported promptly to the P. M.
J. C. HUNTER. 1'. II.
ggf Ileal the New York Racket's new
rertlsement.
gtgy (Jorernor Tillman has appoioted R.
Townsend a Notary Public.
.o*
tST ('arid Johnson, Jr., Esq., wis in
wn on Monday, on professional business.
c were glad ?o meat liiui in our sanctum,
id looking 10 well.
Attention 11. A. Maiena ! The
gulnr monthly Convocation of 1'oiosette
iaptcr, Ne. 10, It. A. M., will bo held in
nsonic IInil this, Friday night,at H o clock,
full attendance is necessary.
8W The llcv. Mr. McAlpine, our ntiaonnry
from Japan, will conduct services in
ie I'rr abyterian Church to-night, (Friday),
. 8 o'clock. He will use stereoscopic viewi
lecturing on Japun. All are invited.
?
Sn)1 (iorornor Tillman lina granted
evelle, the oft-sentenced Charleston wifi
inrdcrcr, ano'her lespite till April 21, ai
v. Ilahcnck of the Aaylum will net he ablt
> report as to his sanity l?y the day ap
jintcd in the former respite tar h:s execu
Oil.
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The stock of the Merchant* and
>J?mtors National Hank of Uuion at ill
lands near the top of ?J?a Judder. Fin
107, notwithstanding everybody ia fiVvesV
ig every dol ar they can raise in Catloi
'aclory stock.
?
U<ay" Me regret to learn that on Tnesdaj
turning last an interesting little dauglilei
I .Mr. Wmldj I'ultrer, about 14 month* old
ns drowned hy accidentally falling into i
ih n| water. I lie child hud not bean lefi
lone more than live minutes before sin
as found dead in the tub.
IMF The indications now are that the U
. oiij'ri'inc i ouri will deride (lie vailrond
in* from this Slate nit<1 argued before il
isl Tuesday, in furor of the railroads. In
u*t, wo tire told t lit I iii? State s Attorneys
live about given up the cise as lost, idiotic
li il?c court lias not rendered its dc
si on and may not do s > for some days.
It'c have not rend any denial from
nor Tillman and himself black listed AII5tcc
Democrats, M, I,. Donald urn, 15. F.
srry nud It. \\ Harris, hrfort La*timer,
ruit and Mr Lutein were put on the Third
irty black list by conservatives Juniors in
ditics should not pay with tools that can
it both ways.
Btn>" To show what strides we are making
wards building a $'i*>0,00t) factory and
tat confidence others put in Pnion's entcrise
and sagacity, but Tuesday I'resi lent
mean received $'Jo,OtH) subscriptions to the
itory slock from two capitalists, otic living
New Vork, the other in lhiltimoro ; and
at is only a commencement of the good
>rk the President and Directors are doing
that line.
wr t. Stobo Farrow, of (jaffney Citys
secured another good plum under t'levcid's
ndiniiiistralioii. Lest Monday bo was
>u. onnsry *?,oHf. SThWttie tftJt. "STKIff
ra place be i? pretty sure to get there,
I often before any one else knows that be
s si.uieu i> nsnuigion lite ami c'imatc
Us llie Col.
Hi-j)'"
Wo learn thai Mr. R. F. Yuughun,
iiiS? ',l l',e neighborhood of Mt. Tabor,
t with the misfortune last Sunday morning
viiig his l>mi, stable, storehouse ami conits
completely tlestroyeil by lire. The
fo in which his books 11 n<l valuable papers
re deposited had been unfortunately left
en. ooiise<|uently everything in it was
We have not received any details of
a tire, how it originated, or the lass eusined
by Mr. Vnugltan.
We are informed that a Knights o
bor lodge was organized in this town lust
furuny, by Auditor Klauton. He has not
en in the open .sessame'' yet, so we
i t te'l our rcii lers who's who and what's
at. in the order. We may say, however,
saw tiro >/o,if.i harnessed to a cart on the
irts that day. Among tlio many inmi
ions of la'c years, we suppose the
v order is to tide hthnnl the goat and
oil him, We'd like to see the billy that
Id carry our Auditor
Trial Justice Stokes has handed us
111vivillioii lliat liereceived from Msj. I'.. 1*.
Kissick, the popular Manager of Battery
k Hotel, Asheville. N. !o a'tend h
nmu given at that grand hostelry on
sday I>tht Bring a conscientious I'rescriau
Beacon, the Trial Justice does not
ip it on the light fiintan<lic toe,-' and we
turprieed At tho Major'tt want of intellit
discrimination iti not sending the invion
to the lid it or, who?e conscientious
iplcs would not prevcot his accepting it
taking his best girl with .him.
tjy" Our Jones*ille correspondent rends
i ehapter of sad occurrences in that
n and neighborhood last Saturday,
is account of Mr. Kelly's accident is no
hi as full and correct as could ba g ven,
e obtained his information direct from Mr.
iy, Mr. tiault and the 11. It. conductor,
r. J. 1>. Foster's loss by tire was a very
ous one t? him, particularly at this parlar
season.
lost sincerity do we sympathize with
ic gentlemen iu their gieat misfortunes
JUtrialbial '?
There nun be sdmelhlag wrung la tba
reform ruk?. It doti not aeeaa to be ell ret
harmonious. On the Till?a?-lrby block w(
Jlei, wc^icd the names of B. F. Terry, tke
What crimes those gentlemen hare com- m{
milted against tbe ''dominant elemoot" of |C
the parly, we are at a lose to disoorer,
unless it be ikat they stand io the way ef m
the ling e plana for the distribution ef offices, ra
both Federal and 8tate.
We ean only surmise why Terry was r(
black lis'ed. Senator liutler has endorsed r;
him for Revenue Collector, and, of course, it j;
would b) base ingratitude if Terry did not
suppoit llu'ler for the Senate. ro
Hut what has the Tresident of the Far- n
mors' Alliance dona * Wa have heard of bis ft
being a candidate for the Senate also, and
spoken of for Ooveroor. Will he interfere ii
witli the ring's slate, in running for either $
of these positions ? Very likely ; for it is $
?-II . n.l?r?iAfnt Mm! other men have been ?
cho-cn by the Columbia riog for those po?i- p
lions. t
But what. in llit naoor of modern reform,
lies CongrcxTnan ? ??ll forth X
sucli blasphomy and ungcntlemonly denun- ?
elation as the following dispalcii reports that t
Irby applied to hioi : t
Washington. April 3.?The nomination (
today of t'ol. Farrow as Second Auditor of ,
the Treasury and of Mr. Prentiss, as postna*ter
of Beaufort arc plums of Senator But- '
ler'a gathering,
i Irhy and brethren ore sore and somewhat 3
> rallied. Surface indications to (lie contrary,
list ninny docs not exist in their household. |
Mr. W. J. Scrctcn, of Spartanburg, freely
I reports lint when lie a.sked Senator Irby for
bis endorsement fir office, the latter, on
' finding that be was a i onserratiro, porcinpi
torily refused, and when told^jy Mr. Screven ?
5 that Shell Ind signed his papers, replied :
"Oh, that (1? d? cowardly scoundrel will
sign anything.
We ftar Irby lias lost his religion and
"taken to his cups" agiin. G. W. Shell has
I more honor and manhood in his little tingcr
I than .1. I,. M. Irhy has in his whole body.
? Wo hare known tlictn both from boyhood.
^ JUKrf ??"r it.Mv ?* * T tj _
, pblci lying before us, under the title of
"The Black Man, or the Natural History of
the ilaiue'ic Itoce," by Jtcv. Joseph E.
Ifayoe, D. !>., ex-Bean of Theoloiry. Allen I
r University, Olumbiu, S. l\, and nuihor of
' The Negro in Sacred History, or Ham and
1 his Imocdiatc Descendants."
1 Tlic author is pastor of the A. M. K.
! cliuicl? of this town, ami has evidently reccitoI
n nine complete education than a
majority of Hie educated men of his rnco,
I and his |>n in pit lot shins it.
! From his rare standpoint the author
makes a formidable defense of the intellectu
il, moral and jnliii'iil capabilities of the
negro, cm; tiring liiin favorably, from evi*
deuce of iiiMimeriihlc authors, as welt as
ancient and modern history, with the Anglo
Saxon, 1 lie pamplTct is well written and
does the author credit, rotiviilistanding its
p>%}>'" We call special attention to the (
Teachers' Column litis weak. 1 he report of i
the proceedings of the Teichers' Association,
while giving an insight into the work
of that impoitant organization, docs not do
full justic; to the spice and spirit of the
meeting, nor does the writer present the
claims of the A?sccia'ion upon the time and
encouragement of the public tes zealously.
It is one of (lie most truly important organizations
in the State, and should engage the
earnest and hearty participation of every
intelligent person who cm appreciate the
blessings an I advantages of education based
upon sound practical foundation. We were
aot present at the last meeting, but hove
been told by one or two gentlemen who
wc*e there, as visitors, that it war indeed a
meeting of interesting education t> them,
blended as it was svitle delightful music,
Mr. Willie Wilkins camo up from Columbia
last Tuesday, and left Wednesday for i
itnicigh. cs. t;.f where lie litis atcepteil ft J
)>os it ion us operator.
Mr. II. J. Ilnmeft, with J. I.. McWIiirtcr, .
at Jonesville wns in town Wednesday on I
business for Mr. McWIiirtcr..
Miss Corric Whi'Cdde returned Inst Satm-day
from Dorroli, l.uirens Co., where she |
ha?l been teaching sclio I. t
Mrs. .1. C. Farriir. of l.ockliart, spent '
Easter Sunday with her (laughter, Mf?. It. i
5'. Artiiur. <
Mr. ami Mrs. \Yulk?r, of l.ockliart, spent 1
Sunday ami Monday in town. Mr. Walker 1
is engaged in building the l.ockliart Cotton }
Mills t
Mr. W. .\. Nicholson left list Tuesday '
for Abbeville. to attend the State Sunday n
School Convent inn. I
Mr. Whaley, architect of the I'nion cotton n
mill, is in town. i
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Another Fire at Jonesville. "
About noon Issr Wrdrcdnv lire was
discovered among some hales of c< tt?>n at II. J*
A. W hillock s mill, which was not chocked 8
until it had a'niost dostrnye I live Idles. 1
The tire is supposed to have riginuted from r
sparks from the mill
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Easter Election
At lilt* flltllllfll l?HM?l nt? nl' I i? ? I '.? % (Soon.! _ *1
lion of The Church of I ho Niuvity, held ''
li??t Men Uy, the following cllicers were "
elected to serve the present year : ?
W'ttribitx ?J. W. Mcl.ure, .1. I\. \ lutijr.
C- itri/mfii 11. p. Arthur, \\. M. liibhe'. ''
IV. S. MeLtirc, tleorge tied lev. 8. IV. Porter. ai
Sterr hi n/?W S. Mcl.ure p,
/blri/tito to Convocation J. U . Mcl.ure
and George Gcdles.
/tclcyatc* to the Convention.?J. IV. ,\ic*
liiire nnd B. F. Arthur. I,(
.1 l>. Ilinnanl, a Spartanburg boy, won
first prize, $100 in gold, at a telegraphers
contest in New \ <*rk city last Monday. The hi
prize was ottered by John IV. Mack ay, the to
millionaire table owner of Ca ifornia, and I |)
was open to the world. at
We congratulate our young f. icud on his ol
triumph. Jimmy llinnant was the opeiator j
at this place many years ago. when lie was
a "short" little hoy. consequently lie is well ''1
known l>y almost everybody in this community.
So we can say a South Carolina
boy beat the world as a telegrapher. l?
n>? nHm4 U*or] It bow
ad y for tho cn?HtoiiMlrN, ud (M I
im rrooldoWt faM)|h ?t that to i wook
lor tko lumber arvieoo bo\itl bare twenty 1
riant houses closed ia. \ . 1
Tfao excavation for the fouLlation of Ibo
ill building ia being pusbet forward aa '
pld'y as twenty good hands e%a do It.
Mr. Grant ia gettiog out the host kind of
ck for ilio foundation, and noit wook tho
ng of many trowcla will bo begrd on tho
Lion mill aito.
President Duncan is,a butllikg, buainosa f
mi. and we will guarantee that ieitber lime
or monry will be wasted underlhis watch- '
il eye. \ f
One year from now every dollar of alack J
> the Union Cotton Mill will Vo worth '
1.26; two year#, $1.60, and tbrte years
2 00. What better or surer investment
an any one ask. That has been the rate of
rogess of every well managed factory at <
he South, the last few years. I
Every young iu>u_in the town should I
dcqpfy hintse.ll-at>y>^w<4aiflxy tvy fak^-w - >ne
or more snares of itoek in u. TT will
ie a good saving bank, bearing from two to
hree times as much interest as any regular
avingi bank ever paid, and it always cernuands
its face va'ue la cash, or is good
iccurlty. j
Easter Sunday. |
In consequents of ?o intny ladies having
lost their floweis by the sever# winter
weather, the chm-ches were not so elaborately
decorated past Sunday as on former
Easter Sundays./
Notwithstanding the dearth of flowers the
Church of the Sliivily was testily decorated
with evergreenaVnlerepereed with such cul
iratcd and fores floweri as could be gathered,
and really looked pretty in i's simple
cheerfulness ef fliving green."
The music waa superb ; every pioce being
rendered admi/ahly and with great effect.
The choir, uUer tj?# leadership of Miss
nnnto Rriggs, (V|oTfanui, dl<l itself great
credit in its execution of simi very difhoult
pieces of sncred mush-.
All the servicM wrre appropriate and
ew rosKlcnce on main street. i
Mr. It A. Whitlock has established a ,
milicr yard here, and i?? ready to supply
ay demand in that line.
I>r Southard has a very sick child ?iili !
iieumunia. <
.Mrs. I), B. Free has been quite sick, but
ic ia better.
Farmers will plant a good deal of ?orn
lis week. They will not plant cotton 1
fore the ;:>i44le-of the month. i
Tr.i.r.i'iioNC.
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Bo; Sii.k or Ota Statk. Bonos.?Colum 1
n, S. t'., April 3.?The State treasurer t
day received a telegram from i'resilewt t
avi Ison, of the Baltimore Trust and Cluar
it< e t'ompany, raying that $000,000 worili
the new four and a half State bonds were ?
'd today at 102J. J i
It mt!?! not oe forgotten by the people t
at thise bonds were sold to llie Trust t'orn- t
my for. practically, !?7J cents, ?<> that the s
,c premium does not go into tbe State >
impre?9ivc, the eerneon of the Rector being
of uti usual abili'j and force.
In the afternoon Ihc teachers and scholars
of tlie Sunday Jechool ce'cbrated the daj
with selected 90119 !l'"' 0,'ier exercises.
In the Meihodist church the eervices were
solemn mid appropriate to the day, and the
choir, lead hv Mrs. (Joss, rendered some
fine anthems and hymns in admirable
style.*
Correspondence of the Timks.
A Chapter of Disasters at JonetvllleJoskhvii.i.k,
April :i. ? March went out
ralin and serene, but April coiuc in with a
blow. The first day of April was an illfated
day in this part of the connty.
Mr. Joseph Kelly ami .Mr. CS. T. Unult,
ion'A* iA"^J)smtr suiuliJiiy^'jm'l _ ttnrffl
at the big cut about two and a half milrs
above Cnion, near Mr. ISorundcau's tlisy
met a nintcrial train which frightened their
b< rse. They both got out of tlie buggy to
bold the animal, but before the train had
entirely passed the horso n ndc a surge and
into 1I10 cut he went, carrying Mr. Kelly
and the buggy with him. The horse fell
under the wheels of the cars and was
ins'nntly killed, the buggy was demolished,
and Mr. Kelly was badly wounded. Fortunately
Mr. Kelly did not fill under the cars,
or he would certainly have been killed.
The conductor. Mr. Gibson, took Mr. Kelly
lip and brought him to Jonesville on his
train, nnd employed Dr. K. M. Littlejohn
to attend him. Ilia left arm was broken,
his face bu lly bru'sed, nnd it is feared he is
hurt internally, though to what extent could
not ho ascertained. He was carried to Mr.
T. L. Humes' nt Jonssville, where he was
kindly entertained until yesterday, when he
was tsken home, and we now learn is doing
very woll.
ntmWtt-fbnr lOUU'
cow, 11 buggy. Cart, hack, harness, gears,
farming tools, rorn fodder, stock feed, anil
many other smaller things were all entirely
licked up by tho tinmen. The fire had
gained such headway when discovered and
iprcad to (rapidly that nothing could be
......I Tl.. nil i n .1.11. ... .1
[lie cow wus in (lie lot, which was no small
hat it was completely enTeloped in the
l imes, so that the poor animal could not
?ven he rescued. The people soon gathered
liut could do nothing but stand and
ice the poor dumb brutes perish in the
nowling flames.
When Mr. Fouler and his two small "ens
iic/.iie and Aleck, ted the stock vu Satueday
evening, about night, everything was right
ivith them ami they expected to find them
here to feed Sunday morning, but when
norning ramc they had nothing to feed and
iothing|to feed with. The chnrred bodies of
lie animals and a pile of ashes was all that
cmninrd. The origin of the firo cannot bo
ccounted for. It certainly was not the
vork of an incendiary, as there is ne
rouble between Mr. Foster and any ono :
md then it was so enrly in the night. Mr.
'osier had not gone to bed, and yet how it
riginntcd is a mystery that will perhaps
icvcr be solved.
There have been several forest fires in the
mintry, doing much damage to fencing anil
im'.ier lands. Several dwe'lings were barely
aved from being consumed by these fires,
'lie first day of April, 18IW, will bt long
nncmhercd by the people a 1 over the
ountry 011 account of its disasters and
ontlagraiions.
llev. J, M. Boyd our P. K., preached at
ic Methodist church Sunday night. Bio.
ioyd always preaches a practicable, edify>to?|>el
sermon.
Mr. J. F Alnmn is preparing to build a 1
TEA.OHE*S' COLUMN. '
-? , f
AM. u Ultor, - Etta J>H & C p?i
MM, B. G. CKlfFOLD.l *?
L.w. m<*r^ *
Mwn. D. B. Fut, of ttantuc, J. J. Th
ML mtKimrn'm Cr-r^. ??d w i n-r ^
ilf, Ecu Jane, Iut? n?( correct tamri ^
? tk? arithmetical problems published in <i|
be issue ef.the 24th ult. The flour must be j9
eld fer $8.73 per barrel ; and the watch ie
rerth *2*.
la order that the study of Geography >y
?sume a healthy attitude in the pupils'
aiad no belter plan can be adopted than to
dlow bim to draw the outline of maps, leoate Tt
he towns and mark out the course of the
irers; shew the course of the uioantain *
wages, their highest points, etc. This will
[ire tl^pupil a full knowledge of the sub- ?
ect, ana stamp indellibly upon his mind in g<
i few hours what, otherwise, it will take ?'
n oat lis, or, pethaps, years to aecomplifh.
Arithmetical
A school of 40 scholats is kept open 44 ?<
weeks during the year and 0 days during
Lbs week. The children pay nothing for
Lbe days they attend, but forfeit 2 cents for ^
vary day they are abeeui. At the end of
the year the payment for abscences amount- li
ed to $27. What was the arerage daily c
attendance T
A milkmaid has a vessel full of milk. ; alio j;
draws out a quarter of it, anil fills it up j.
with water ; she d nws out a quarter of this, k
and again tills up with water ; she does this S
altogether four times. If iko milk now was ''
separated from llie water what per cent, of ^
the vessel would it fill ? c
? - t>
Young children are eager to learrt sornethiag,
and hare a wonderful aptitibde for ']
gaining knowledge from objects ; for this ti
reason they must be taught objectively. '
With them the tcucher is everything. the ,
text books nothing. t
The first jears of a child's school life i
should be devoted to gaining that sort of
knowledge and mental discipline which will j
enable him in the upper grades to come to (
new knowlelgc by thinking rather than by i
reading what others have thought. For this
reason, geography is divided into two parts, 1
the elementary and the scientific courses, j
The first is divided into the upper primary i
and intermediate grades, the second into the
grammar and high school grades.
Silent Work in Arithmetic.
i
This may he adapic 1 to almost any .grade. |
(iive the pupil a set of fractions wh.;cli he i
msy w rite in a column enclosing each- in a
square. From each lie may draw a line of
squares to the right and proceed to till iliem
with fruciions equivalent to that in the first
square. Beneath, in tho next row, he may
arrange equivalents t? (he second Riven
fractions, and so on.
The set given may be miscellaneous, as
those in the first columu of our suggestive
table below, or they may follow one denomination
up to unity, as 12 3-1
4 4 4 1.
eawi.w or niBir.tKxsT hmVrioMS :
i > ? ? . - ? n
. _ u i >? > t n "J iu
I ii 8 10 12 14 Hi 18 20
1 'J :! 1 5 ft 7 8 U 10
ft .? rj Ift 18 21 24 '27 80
2 4 G 8 10 12 14 1ft 18 'JO
"ft '.i 12 10 18 21 24 27 00
1 2 :J I 5 G 7 8 10
?4 8" 12 1ft 20 24 28 82 80 40
1 2 ? 4 ft 7 8 <> 10
5 10 15 JO 25 80 il5 40 45 60
1 2 .14 5 G 7 8 0 10
0 12 18 21 80 Gil 42. 48 54 GO
An Interesting MeetingThe
Teachers* Association of Union
county met in the (.'traded School building
on Saturday morning, April 1st, nt 11
i t/i earnest wortcers were present and nil the
officers were promp ly in their places.
After singing by the Association, led l>y
Miss Carrie Foster, and prayer by Mr. L.
W. Dick, the meeting was opened Jbr business
and the program carried out. Papers
on "Arithmetic iu the Third Year" ncre
read by Mr. IV. \V. ltruce, of Sautuc, and
Mr. J. L. Stiain, of Ktta Janr. and practical
illustrations given upon the blackboard.
Mr. Bruce endorsed the Grubc method of
teaching arithmetic, and emnhs'uzsd the
necessity of teaching numbers concretely
rather thui abstractly.
Mr. Strain agreed with the views expressed,
and called special attention to Ilia
manner in which addition, subtraction,
division, and multiplication cin be taught
simultaneously.
In the discussion that followed. Mr. Dick
directe I the attention ef the tcvclrer.s to the
fact that mrmori/ work is essential in Arith*
luetic, and a thorough knowledge of the
tables necessary to success in making <\*leu- ,
lations or solving problems.
After the opening of the t/ucstion Box, 1
the Association enjoyed the duct, ''liaise
tne. Jesus, to Thy bosom," which was charmingly
rendered by Miss J. Sanders and .Miss
Lizzie Gregory. <
The next subject, "lutcruatioual (ii'am- '
mar Work," was treated by Mrs. M. II. *
Britton, and the plan of diagraming, as t
t uiglit in "Heed and Kellog" brought before t
the meeting. The tendinis were by no f
means " igreed' upon this method, and a
rery lively discussion followed, in which s
the tcpult of many earnest efforts were J
?iven, and the "pros" and ' cons'" of :l
liagraniing strongly brought out. Messrs.
Aycck. Bruce, J. L. Walker, S. M. .'iice, r
l?ick and Mrs. Clifford had very decided A
riews upon the subject and cacli eeuld
>*eik with authority, having personally ex- c
pei iinented in this line of work. No tote *
vas taken ?t th?? rlnu? ,.f #1>- i; "
- ? - v.v?v MI v Mi*t u?r i?*u,
>ut the Association gave indubitable evilence
of intcre*' ia ttic subject. c:
The Association then adjourned to meet y
n the firit Saturday in May. Alter n fow i
uiniit** of social chatting mo members went ' t*:
lieir several ways with the conviction tint . in
he I'nion t'ounty Teichers' Association js | c?
> hr( organization and )?roini?es to bo * tu
>o*i'i fur good in liio comity. ] in
It w is very |>iewianl t^ note the i'rcs(u-.o j u
ao puy visitors. Tha meeting* nre !
en to #Tery fiiend ef tduaiioa. and it h,
rlufi, km; goidliai lo any that aay "
d t!l ?uv?' are terJU'i* u*tt?i i? WB
any Una and baa nan regular member* if coi
rjr faal aufhciently interested in ibc work.
a obj^t of tba orgaaustion ia to further w
* educational murftu or ibe county, to <)*,
re aid and comfort to the teacher, and ho
>ooin" the geoerallr. Lend a hand, if eh
u are intereeted in educational matters. fu
Y Z- Cr
Correspondence ef the Tim at.
Mewi from Verth Facelet- c},
Ktta Jam?, April 3.?Good Fridajr has aD
me aod gone. Gardeoa aro planted, and c?
a owners can ait down now and watcli the th
suits. ati
Some of our people, however, disagree xt
ilb the aliuanac makers and say that Good Wl
rid-ty is the first Friday aficr the fourth n,,
ill moon in the year, and that next Friday jn
ill be goo-i Friday, so, we will have two |e
-~i r.i.in,, n>b Year. We would be very ?f
jjuu r w ^ -
ad lo hav? the "good Fridays," but we tc
on't want so many "rolten Saturdays." p,
From present appearances we will have j ]
a abundance of fruit this year, although we
re informed that it will be scarce in some p;
ctions. Tl
Our chickens are hutching out all right. si
We are planting corn every day. Our (|
nmeJiatc neighborhood hasn't rescinded its In
Bsolve lo make corn the leading crop.
From a private letter we learn that Mrs. w
larriett Harvey, nee Osment, died with a e
ongestive chill, at her home in Craighead
ounty, Arkatisas, ou the iWd of February, 8I
sat. She was a member of the Baptist g
hurcli and was fir-t attacked by I his dreadj!
malady while attending church on the
abbath before she died. She was well \
nowo to many of our North Paco'ct people. f|
ho left here a charming young lady with j
>et father's family timing that unfortunate ((
leriod of 1871, which has gone into history (|
s the "Murrill reign." ller family, and a
specially her aged father, has our heartfelt b
iym pat hies in their loss. f,
We had the pleasure of attending the e
teachers' Association at Union list Sa'ur- ||
lay. Although we fell <juito indisposed s
'rum a bronchia' aftectiou, yet wo must 1
ulmit that we in a great measure forgot our b
rouble while enjeying the rich feast of l,
/nought and diligent study served by the 1
members and friends of the Association. Ii
Fcvcial prominent citizens of bo:h town r
rod oounty were present, and somo of them f
it least, were iaipressad with the idea that
ike Union County Teachers' Association is s
bo "one-borse concern." To our vigilant c
School commissioner and ether officers of \
ihe Association, too much credit cannot be c
given lor their di ligent, self-sacrificing work r
in bringing it up to the prcseut high stand- <
ird of proficiency aid usefulness.
Mr. Editor, at the next mceiing. the Oth ?
of May, we hope you will he present and see ,i
and he ir the proof of what we say in behalf t
of our teachers and friends of education in t
and throughout the county. You will then
go buck 11 your sanctum and tell your readers
that "the half has never yet been told-" "
At present it sccuis that the weather has '
settled down to veritable spring, and all i
nature seems t-> rejoice at its coming. The 1
fields are fast spreading their carpels ot 1
green, bedecked with flowers of almost every <
hue; the binls. like living meteors, are
flitting from tree to tree in quest of food or
material to build their nests, wli le their
notes mingle with the song of the merry
ploughman as he drives the relentless share
through the generous soil. Iu fact, everything
in the animal and vegetable kingdom,
is furnishing its contribution to the bo>k of
nature s poetry : while nun alone will sit
down on the stool of de-nothing and comr
----- o ? ? 1 ? -V?*
tiis misfortunes, of wliich he, himself, is the
sole author.
We arc glad that our brother of the quill,
"Telephone," has discovered a suitable man
to take charge of the very rosponsibte otlicc
of "State luster" under the Dispensary act.
We cau safely endorse the applicant and
recommend him as a man who will "stick to
business." For this oflice we think friend
"llarp" will get the solid support of the
county.
George 1'ctty is a first-class kidnapper,
lie left home yesterJay morning at 1 o'clock
and returned at noon with the firuit of his
conquest?a little girl six months old.
Although we were not on the ground at
the time that the accident occurred, yet wc
witnessed the evidences of the sickening
sight that took place on the ruilroad two and
a half miles above Union last Saturday
morning, in which Mr. Joseph Kelly lost his
horse and buggy nnd narrowly escaped with
his life. Wc no not pretend to say that it
was the fault of the railrond company altotfrV'fiit.Wt'tir
film Tt is a great one However, j
we are glad to know that lie lives in a county
and among a people who are always ready
and willing to aid nny one who has met with
such inisf-rtune as he has. Vox.
For the Timks.
Important Alliance ActionGowof.Y8VII.le,
April 1, 181?3.
The Alliance met in the Academy at 3
o'clock p. in. After prayer by chaplain and
the usual ceremonies the minutes of last
meeting were read and approved.
After being fully discussed by r. inioiocr
of the brethren, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :
/Ifsoh'ril. That we condemn the practice
of trade agents of sub Alliances who order
goods through the State Kxchnnge for parties
who are not members of the order, or
for those who are not in good standing in
the order, but more especially for those who
are known enemies to our noble order.
Itr.'olvnt, That we ask the cooperation of
all members in good standing to | ut a stop
to it. The doots of sub-Alliances are always
upon to farmers and other worthy indi
viduals to cuter our grand and noble order,
md to secure the many lencfits it confers
upon its mcmbei s.
Rmolveil, l'lmt these resolutions he sent i
lo the Union Times for publication.
J. M. Uiieei:, J. T. MOOHII HAD, <
Scc'y. President. i
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The 1'omim# Ki'lii'se.?The total eclipse
f the sun which will occur on April lo and
|ti lH'.e*. is to he one of the longest of the 1
entury. The greatest duration of the !
oddity will iie four minutes, forty-six sec- '
nds. The lute of totality commences in
lie Southern Pacific and passes in a north- '
asterly direction across South Ameiica. '
merging at the northeast corner of l>rn/il,
n latitude llirce minute, forty seconds '
outli. It crosses the Atlantic anil enters
U'rir i in latitude fourteen degrees n ?rtIt.
ml finally 111v sli uJow leives ttie earth in
lie interior of Northern Africa. I'artics of
strouomors will lie prepared to observe the ^
clipse from Chile and lirar.il and 11*0111 s
ifrica.
In speaking of the oldest I jcomolivc being 0
xliihitcd lit the World's Fair, ilia (irecn- v
rood correspondent of the Abbcvillj /Vw "
n>( liannrr aptly suggests that tlie first cngi- 11
eer in America and the oldest living one io a
ie world be g ven a prominent place in tlie 1
iliibit. Mil name is Jo: llatton, ngrd "
ears, and lie lives at Greenwood.
11, a'l means, let our old friend Joe Hal- r
in stand at the throttle of the oldest engine
i the world nt the World s Fair. The oi l- 1
t engine in the world u ay be preserved 8
id exhibited a hundred years from now, j
nt it is not likely tha' the engineer s i j.
ear i's own age will 1-e living. l'l
Bamti.i*ii Ku. tso.tud?Slag Msg. It.
, April r-J?W. Hamilton.
TtMkr tad eoevieud wife mnUnr, 5~ .-, r
is tht Eleetric chafe today. The death
riMt was tmd by Vtf4w Browi, la tkt
idtkBtd BOM'a o*ll. DmiUm Mi a*
I be 1 ud showed seme signs tf smsrlwg
ten the document wss rtnd. .
U..lltM Mlk*A ? SHM^ni
ath chamber. Two.priests walked dUjM^j
sir with a glsoee dflwisenlrT^MPK.^
rreundings. His lips moved in reopenes ^
the prayer for the lead, which rather
cedes repented, but no word c uld he
nrd.
iismilton was quickly strapped in the
air. At 11:10 all ceanectieas were made
d Warden Drawn gam the sigaal. The
rrent of 1,740 rolls was turned on and
e oictim in the chair jumped upward,
raiding at the streps, and remained rigid.
te crucifix which he held is his right hand
as clasped still tightly, but his lips stepped
oring and all signs of life ceased at the
slant of the contact# The current was
ft on for sixty seconds and then turned
r. The physicians stepped forward, tinned
for the hcar-heats and felt for the
ilse. They declared the subject dead at
1:18.10'
This electrocution differed from all its
redrcessors/at only one shock was giren.
here was no scorchiog or scalding of the
tin or steaming at the electrode, and while
if man wes aboro medium height sad of
ms?irt build, it was erident that death wm
istantaueous. Such was the verdict of.all
htf were prerent wbe had seea former
xecutions in the electric chsir.
Electrician Davis said it was the mast
iccersfrl at which he had officiated. Ha
are voltage at 1,740 and amperes at 76-10.
The Black Clouds or Ciiolkra.?London,
pril 1.?The Eistcr vaoation lits begun in
lie shadow of on approaching cho'era epiemio.
In Itussia the authorities have been
troixl ti> nokiinwledere the nresvnce of th?
is*asa in several cities and provinces, which,
ccording to nil fmner official reports, have
een unatfiicttid since December lath. In
nirieeii Governments t f Southern, Hotuhastern,
Eastern and Northeastern Russia
lie deaths have been numbered by the
core every week for the last six months.
'hesc (iovernmcnts include within their
oundaries mo-t of the black earth region,
itnds which are known as the granary of
lussin, hence to the horrors of the epidemic
ias beeu added the appalliug prospect of a
eturn of the famine, with typhus and other
overs in its wake.
The deplorable results oft the Russian
ystem of deception in health reports beotnet
suddenly apparent. In eight Oalician
ullages, near the Russian frontier, the
liolera has already shown itself, and in four
norc suspicious places, ciscs of choleraic
lisrases have been isolated.
Physicians in Vienna and Berlin are already
prophesying that witbin four weeks
ill Central Europe will be obliged to revive
he active campaign of Inst summer against
he epidemic. ?
Gkttixu tiib Barroom Reai>y.? mr.^i
I't-ixicr is rushing his work at the State bar*
nom, and having Agricultural Kail put
it perfect condition. A track for trucks
ftill be laid its entire length and an elevator
put in, runniug through from the cellar to
the third floor.
A s?wer is to be laid connecting with that
from the Greenfield building, to carry off the
refuse from the bottling establishment.
The offices f-?r fhe bjokkcepers, shipping
clerks, etc., avill be in the extreme rear cf
the first floor. Two-thirds of the ground
floor in the rear will be used for storing
whiskey. The first part will he devottd to
the storing of the stock of wines. About
in id way on the north ?ide will bo located
i>? aiaim washing machines and troughs
and the libeling nnd bottling department*Tiiis
will he run with a gasoline engine^
Young white girls will be employed in thrill,* .. .
labeling department.
Mr. Trailer hopes to have everything
ready on time. The Slate chemist is preparing
to begin the analyses of the samples,
lie hopes to begin to get his slock in by
June 1st, and says in thirty days' time he
can get nil the stock bottled and labeled.
[In nil this we don't see any provision
made tor our friend, Harp Vinson, as Slate
taVcr.]
Til novo it a Trsti.e.?Atlanta, Ga , M&reh
31 ?A special to the Constitution from Jug
Tavern s?vs : A train on the Georgia, Southern
and Florida Railway went through a
trestle a few nii'os from here this evening,
a id was totally wrecked. The engine re-'
mniued on the track. Fight freight and two
passenger cars fell a distance of fifty fret
and were torn into splinters.
The injured arc : Conductor C. F, Moss,
uiuacu, Km uiuiatu luieninuy ; . v>. loryj ?~
express messenger, slightly out nnd bruised ;
Rev. J. II. Wood, of Jug Tavern, badly
mnslic I on head and body And internally
bruised; Miss Williamson, of Social Circle,
dangerously hurt, not expected to live ; Mrs.
Anions Nowcll, of Hoschtons, slightly
bruised ; George Lyon, (oolored), train hand,
badly hurt; Steve Thomas, (colored), train
hand, has since died.
[lucre s more sai wrecks near jug tavern
than at or near any other plice in thin wile
world. Anil yet the State is about to establish
a,jug tavern in Agricultural Hall at the
Stale Capital. The location is significant of
raising both corn anil cain, by noil among
he pe 'pie of the State.
AN ALLIANCE TRIBUTE. - It.
MOTTK.
At a regular meeting of the Piuckney
Alliance, No. 580, held April 1, 1803, the
following preamble anil resolutions were
unanimously alop'cl :
H'/irrrrm, The Supreme Architect anil
Ruler rf the universe, in Ilia inscrutable
wisdom has taken from our midst eur
esteeoied brother, J. II. MOTTE, who was
a faithful member of our order and also a
member of tlie Alliance Brotherhood, and we
desire to place upon record a testimony and
memorial of respect for our deceased bro'her,
therefore, he it
Jtrrolced, That in the death of brother
Motto there has been taken frdm our midst,
in the moili ng of his usefulness mil in the
tirengili of his manhood, a good citizen, nn<l
I'uukney Alliance lias lost a faithful member.
Jtwjlcril, Tlint itc bow with sublines on to
lie will < )' Him who lui* Miiiimonrd our
Mother home lo await the rcsurreci mi.
/?'- <o/cr?/, That a copy of these resolutions
?e pent to the Union Tim km for publication. ?
J. A. Ciiamiikus, i
J. 1>. Going, j Coin.
W'.M. G A IIN Kit. J
CoMl'| 1.1 Ml INTK.ltkhtixu Inkoiim ITIOJI.?
\ asb ngton, March 81.?The clerks of the
>en lie ami the House committee on appr>riafi
mis are engaged upon the compilation
f the legislation of the last Congress,
rliicli, when finished, will sit >w a 1 the
ppropristions I lint have bc-n made, the
lew offices tli it have been create 1, offices
h dished, salaries increased a id salaries
educe 1. The work will be cnnplctcd and
eeompanied by an index that w II make it
lie of ready referent* J. It w II not be
oa iy before the 1st of May.
_ . ? ??
Six Thousand Assoiitkii Citi/.rss.? New
oik, Apiil I- ? Nearly six thoiismd emirams
arrived by the steamships which
cached here yesterday a'tcr.io mi and this
turning. This is the largest nlimber s'nee -Jki*
i?t October, when cholera wis broMgljt here
roiu Hamburg,
j