^ ^ ' _
?"rr# wo*!m,t or ** * * co?ii?i??aFrtnci.
U^4 Cott0H riant i '
v |k III oblige ?? by iosertiog (hie cemtlfo
which Is prompted only by no
ApV|!7 eerneet dreire to I ring about a non-politleel, j
p &||pr va'aapaseinnod discus-ion ef the question:
> "What can be dene in a fr?c'lcal way le
eiea I vncbine and all farm* ?' nu~-i
p itog to deeth of heinous criminate?T f
? Keoeat events admonish us. and I hope
baa prepared the publio mind for a serious 0
oonaideration of the matter.
Whenever a lynching baa occurred the a
press has denounced it ; but the editors
hare been regarded by the publio at hypo- j
crftos, truckling to Northern hypocrites,
who would themselves joiu a lynching party .
hutilit the crime come home to one of tbeir
, family or fricaJi. r
And bow in Columbin has be?n bold an
' indignation mooting which is worse limn 4
lynching itself. 1 have no doubt (hot msnjr j
., wool to that meeting simply to express their
disapprobation of mob law, but politicians
controlled it virtually ints sn incendiary
neb. It certainly did no good. It will not
prevent the Northorn people from making
what capital out of it they can far the purpose
of slandering the Hutch and to continue
their domination of us. '
A hundred such meetings would not ,
prevent another lynching for the same
crime, while it tends to general inwlessnesi
instead of specific lawlessness?to endanger
propeity and the lives ef thousands instead
of a life here and theie of some worthless
character.
The more thoughtful, sensible negroes
realise tbe importance of improving the
morals of their own race, especially of their t
women, as a neorssarv step to their progress i
. In oivllisation, but the worvt of them are ,
evidently chafing under the moral restraints
thrown around them. The people of llarnwell
would have lynched n while mm f r
the same crime. White men sltcot each
ether without scruple for sucli ofienve*, oad <
the neero therefore has no race irriernncc.
The filed, unalterable determination of
the whites to protect their wonrn against
assaults of ao hideous u Mature is right?is
an honor to them, and therefore unless the
courts can giro scout ily to them, lynching
will continue without regard to Northern
hypocrisy, native hypocrisy, political inceudiuri-un,
race war or any other censequeucor.
The courts have failed to givu such security
and therefore a change is dictated by
common sense ami hy indica'ions that n 1
much longer continuance in our present I
course may lead to worse e?ils. I
Hut lynching lias alss failed to | revent (
this horrible crime anil it is to this fact that
1 desire to call special tltrntifii. Not only
in South Carolina, hut elsewhere ilie.se
brutes hove been cmlittualy lynched; otic |
was even skinned and otic burnt, yel the
crime is repeated nil the same.
The fuel is that thu cla?s wliicli commits
tills crime is not swayed by feir of death '
any more tlinn an aniiuul. The idea that if I
caught they will be put itiitiieJiatoty out of |
the way of rcptonch is a relief to them. It
is a well-known fact that these criminals, '
negroes especially, have met death upon the '
- scaffold singing and exulting?the great t
11 l~*-. single actors in* a heroic tragedy?the ,
envied of the other criminals to be.
Ou far from the sight of a dying criminal
in a in a testraining or beitcficia1 iiitlueuce
i til til people the evil has become so well
l,lVu rxreutiom in public have 1
?v0,\^Vtvd^k-wi1 l,y 1,1 w.
r?ooR ranietiibcr how tlio sight of |
b?*n ?B0\d'\*TS^L^Il'?ad lessened their scn?ibilbeoouia
inured to it, '
the ' fclett n? jl' d regard for human life.
D(' thoae who resort to
h*1 (0r?i. ahoulil seek for a more
? l^*rt?-/*Tor crime which cannot be
to?i evident that under our
rteved. guilt and rapacity will con- '
*vV ''10 courts and to bravo the
Vr*B .. ?? **
, "It is a pa'uful evidence if depravity and
weakness iu our system that while the mob '
puts some to death other critmiials hnrdencd
ta all sorts of crimes are acquitted by
the courts, freed from jail and turned leoie
to irritate and ar??n^?a tin? community,
viitii.'?no dnto of tnc? First, adopt punprobability
iu 5S5 13. tin crimes which would
eveut them, and secoud.
???^^^m-ourta for (lie prompt nod
f such criiuiuiils and of all
( Tlxv tcn^inont lxv
' .?.tion will be asked: can a
Cil\ uci.i>iniii').a found more clTectiinl than
Uf.s(ifciillv for that crime whn.li exhorror
and arouses all the indignation
AN hrthoftmi revenge of a civilized jnoploY Ves !
every f l"'*Perieuce, unpublished, but authentic,
?shows tlud there is a far more effectual
remedy. And while it forever deprives him
of the power to repeat (lie ciiine, mercifully
save* his life for reformation in the penitentiary.
Let us abolish capital punishment altogether.
Our condition demands it. <Ye
are peculiarly circumstanced mi l wisdom
dictates that the laws should he suited, in
spite of the precedents of other countries,
to our own necessities.
On every jury are men who give the
criminal?when death is the penalty?the
benefit of the slightest doubt, and not being
a'lle to detect the sophisms of lawyers or
. sift great musses of testimony, turn loose
c iuunuls who ought te he punished, while
singular enough, perhaps, a far larger nuin
tier of people iu ?tciy coiiiiniiiiy do not
h ive a suthcient realization of the stored11
ess of human life.
If capital punishment were abolished the
scruples of the first will be removed, and
on the other hand what could better instill
more reverence for human life than for the
Legislature to treat it as too tucrcd to be
ln?i.k..S I... i 1... :? - . .1
..uvu?u "J Iiuu vuv nvtrrviKU |'??rr 01 H1C
Stale? So long as the Legislature decrees
!h.l W -iU- man
beiieve il rigbt ti kill under certain
circumstances. For -'as a nu?u tliinks so is
he::. ? i/^r?r of JSk'tt
the'sigVit oVluffing oT hanging hare a restraining
or beneficial influence upon the
cominunitj, but lowers the moral sense and
weakens regard for human Lie. It is not
so with criminals with a inark of degradation,
deprived of liberty for life, doomed to I
labor without reward?t speaking example, (
not for one bloody moment only, but for
years, of the hard consequence*of crime.
The criminal under such restraints stands
befere the people, not only a warning, hill
as an eloquent reminder of the huinsniiy of i
the Stale and of its sncrcd regard for human *
life.
A christian civilization is at war wilh nil
kinds of brutality. Punishment hy State
or community should he only for protection
to society and for the reformation of the
criminal himself. It should never be m- 1
flicted in passion or hate or revenge. When
therefore we kuow that our present system
is a failure, and that killing and mobbing is '
a failure, while it is lowering and unciviliz- '
ing ia its effects, the dictates of r??mn I ?
religion aaJ humanity demand u change. T
Every crowd who in great pressure and exeitemenl
takes a human lift*, feels a certain
letting down, a loosening of the moral cord, ,r
which retard, their progress and weakens u
the best forces of oocieiy. Let us at least ^
give a serious thought to this subject which
cannot be fairly dealt with in one article.
Columbia. 8. C. J.E. Tinoai,. 10
/' La ?.AT\V!)OU & UXOEIl have reduced the tVi
on Cabinet Aristo Olace l'hotos siugle
np;.ctitc and sending of grown people to $'2.50
Is absolutely trd'hi,, holds good unui J une 1st. pi
Lac, Wis.
Hood's I'ills curi
Jaundice, Indigestion, 8|.
OPIUMS
Ific JOcc^fy -Hnion Uimi
?. u. noiw, Bdit
Friday, KUy IS, IMS.
WVSCRU'TIOS, ft 60PER ANNi
POST OFFICE DIEXCTOXY.
mo i. w. win o? opvoia for busin
rom 8 A. M. to 0.00 P. M.
The Money Order Departinent will
pened for busineea from ft A. M. lo 4 P.
Mail going Bouth will close premp
til A.M.
Mall going North will ei?M promptly
.80 P.M.
The mail will b? taken from the street 1
r> minutes before closing each mail.
Any Inattention or irregularities alio I
e reported promptly to the P. M.
J.C. HUNTKK. P. Ml
few Advsrtlssmsuta.
Fhets ! Fhoee ! 1 fhoes t ! !?A. II. >
ler A Co.
Municipal Klectlao?T. Munro, Intense
Registration Notice? " "
ttojT The Editor ha* beea considera
under the weither" the paet week, i
ilmost uoable to attend to hie datiee, 1
hope* to be all right again io a day or ti
?
Call and enquire pricea of I'hotogr
work at ATWOOO & UNUKR'8 and
will be surprised.
If you want le see magio work,
ipd see the brio'c machine at the faoK
roll out brioks. It turns out from 4ft to
i minute. It is the busiest thing in all t
busy pbire.
"Josh Berry" 14 Finger Grain Crad
only $'2.25, at A. II. FOSTER k CO S.
nnf Here wo are, on the 11th day
May, 18i?.1, sitting comfortably befor
good fire, nnd with all cur Winter und
clothing on. This old weather is bound
give cotton a bud set-bock.
flt-iy Our efficient Clerk of Court, J.
MoKissiok, requests us to state that he I
mailed to Stale pensioners at their vari
posloflices checks, for the omounts
lliem. All tlioso who get tlieir mail
Union po.1 (office will call at hia oflico
heir checks.
>
Come early an! secure your I'hotogrr
vork before June 1st at ATWOOD
UNCiEU'P.
BniT" Mrs". <?eo II. Oetxel will pie
iccefd tbe thanks of "we us and faroi
far a ba-ket of unusually lnrgo and 1
flavored strawberries, The cows got I
jiir strawberry bed tw? yesrs ago i
cleaned it up," roots and all, consequer
ire ore in a condition to fully appreci
>uch favors from friends.
?s.
jQr-rs>"** Don't neglect to rentl l'resid
Donaldson's c?lm, tirtn nnd dispsssiot
reply to Qovcrnor Tillman e reasons
b'ackllsting him. It is like pouring oil
Lhe troubled waters, nnd evinces a selfrificing
spirit in the l'residcnt for tbe pc
harmony nnd general welfare of the
linnce.
Cultivate your Corn and Cotton v
Victor Sweeps," for sale only by A.
FOSTER ^ CO.
? ? ?
After our paper was worked
last week, Sheriff Long received a
ejtaphio dispatch from Governor Tillno
informing him that he had granted a res
to Charner 1 hoinns, who was sentence'
be banged last Friday, until Friday, J
2nd. Tlio respite was grante I in rnspc
to an earnest petition signed by a large n
ber of cili/.ens of this county.
? .?
Cabinet photos at half the regular p
at ATWOOD& UNGE1CS until Juno 1st
Ouc night last week some thief i
from the lot next to Robinson & All
warehouse, a set of buggy wheels, which
heen detached from a buggy undergoing
pair*. If any honest person knows of
sudden acquisition of a set of buggy win
under / miliar circumstances, they ma
the menus of restoring them ti their rigl
owner, by informing Messrs. Hobiueo
Alien where they can be found.
. m
''"lie clccliou of Kev. Kllison Coj
to the high otlicc of Assistant Bishop
this diocese, gives universal satisfaction
both the clergy and lay membership of
Kpiseopnl church. Probably no man i
possessed the love and confidence of
church to it gic?iei degree ttiin does His
Capers, and he will enter upon the high
responsible duties of the sacred office '
ihe united prayers of al! its member;
encourage and sustain him.
S*2."?i> per dozen for Aristo (Pace fi
cabinet size photos ut ATWOOl) \ I'.NtiK
flktf1" Wc ha/a flnlv raaru arul tiiua tu
the death of t wo old friends of former dn
Col II. W. Oarliugton. nged 8*2, and Me
AY'iiieutenn springs property. Both i
i?"< v..- --a ??r? buried at l.atirwns
Monday.
Col. ti&rlingtoa was half-brother of >
John L. \ oting, of this town, and
Simpson was brother to the late Chief J
lice Simps in. It is sal for us to feel t
they are the last af our nnti-bellum trie
of uear our own age.
Cabinet Photos finest finish at ATWO
t UNGKR'S Gallery $2.60 per dn/.en, u
lune 1st anil no longer.
We call special attention to
rticle in another column under the lie
Lynching and Crime, ' written by Hon.
!. Tindal. Secretary of Stale.
The article is not only timely in its i
earaoce, but is sound and sensible
bought and principle. It meets with c
ordial approval, as it accords with I
iews we have always entertained upon t
eformatory influence that capital punii
lent lias upon thn public, and its cft>
pon the inind of the ordinary juror
pteriniuing his verdict, particular in oth
imes than deliberate and prcme-litab
urder.
We have no room for further remarks
lis subject I)i1m werk.
ATWOOlt fi UNGKIi have reduced t
"ice of photos to bottem prices.
8 Tboee Who wm not fortuaate ttMfk la I
attend NMoIiod'i Hall on l>?t Monday I
or n<|b( mlceed a rara treat, f r tbo pUy, a
"Among tbo Breakers," was admirably 4
rendered. Koch member of tbo toapm) 1
? aotod their respective par a la admirable i
JN style. Wo have aooa much poorer plejre t
= and much poorer acting in tho nnu ha'l by I
l?rnaa*UK?b'> b-i ? ?/?? Itiii MO WO
e"* play Mondajr nlgbt apeak in tbo btfchest I
be terms of Union's amateur*. TU-re wao a ]
M. good attendance. 1
tly ,
V? u should bjr all means attend Colonial
bin's Carnival on next Wednesday and ^
Thursday. Colurobl* never dors such *
)01 ih:ng? by halvca. ^
Tbo Union Oil Mill has clo?e 1 epera'iona ,
for this season. We b?pe when the next (
-- srsson opens that tbe blowing of the engine 1
wl.istle will be answered by tbo whistle of
' >s- the jo'ton factory engine. I
int The Union Dancing Club will give a bail
at the Uai a Hotel on the night of May <
18th, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J, K. Hun- t
hly ier and the rutting young ladies. I
11 nt* Tlie question ie frequently asked, "Who (
bul liar the p >stoffice ?" Why, Mr. J. O. Hunr>"
t r luu it beyond a dottb', ond proiniacs to 1
gpl, hold it until 1'rerident Cleveltnd appoints
you hia successor, which may be tomorrow, and 1
it may hc--sve!l you nor I dou't know
wl.en.
go I
)r^ Mr. J. C. Walluce has roturned from
50 Washington, where he has been for oome
lint endcovoring to seonro the appolntuient
an Agent for the United .Stales at
B^fnur. Congo Free State, Africa, lie ia
lev splendidly endorsed, and it is hoped by his
innnv friends lie will secure the appoiutmei
t. lie is worthy and well qua'ified.
of
e The coming society event will tnlte place
l#r. on neat Wednesday evening in the MelhoI
t d'st cliurr.li. Tlio occasion will bo the marriage
o one of Union's most lovely and
popular young Indies, Miss Ifetlie Murphy,
11. and Mr. I.ysnnder I). Child*, a suocessful
has and well known young business man of
ous Clic-tcr. There wi'l bo twelve attendants
due end four ushers, and the occasion will be
at one of tlio handsomest and most recherche
for affairs witnessed in Union for many years.
Personals?pb
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Hunter, after
' epcmliog sooie pleasant weeks in New York
and Washington, on their bridal trip, re*
as* turned home Wednesday. We welcome
1y" this young and popular couple to our midst,
got and wi.-h them n long, happy and prosperin
to ous married life.
and Mi-n Helen Hcrobcrf, of Sumter, in visitltly
inji; the family of Col. T. C. Duncan.
,a,e Miss Lois McDowell, quite a favorite iu
society nt Charlotte, N. is spending some
time with her friend, Mrs. L. P. Murphy,
tate Mirs Nora Neil, of Charlotte, N. 0 , is
for visiting Iter sister, Mrs. L. P. Murphy,
on Miss l.orn M okes, after spending a pleassac
nut time In Charlotte, on a visit to re'atives
ace, ami friends, returned Tuesday.
Me-srs Win. Munn, C. 0. Culp, D. A.
Townsend, James Monro, I. (J. McKlssick
tad Titos. 11. llutlJr went to Spaitmburg
last week on prossestional business.
Mr. 1'L C. Pant, of the Uattcry Park Hotel,
Aslicville, is spending some time with his
many friends lieie. Kpho looks handsome
,e'* as cicr. llattcry Pa?k agrees with him,
inn, au,{ |IC ?.,y3 anyone will look well and liuud
l',,c aotne by staying a few weeks at that famous
1 t0 hotel.
Ul,e i\'r. W. C. Wallace, wlio lias been buying
msc
cotton at Alliens, tin., the past season, has
lim returned homo for tlie summer. We are
glad to see our friend Winter looking fat
rice and flourishing.
Mr. J. W. I'nger, of I he firm of Atwood
dole ^'uBor' photographers, left Wednesday for
en'u Chicago.
had Mr. M. It. Mitcoiuson, lteputy Auditor,
; rc- left Tuesday for lt<s home in Gstfncy City,
the Miss Ida Green, of Wilk-'boro. N. C., who
tela, by her chnriniug manners made so many
y ho friends here last yenr, will arrive today and
itfnl spend some time with her fiiend, Mrs. L.
? & P. Murphy.
For the Times.
|>rrs To Confaderats Veterans.
of Mtt. Kditor :?Will you do mo the kiodto
ness to extend this notice through your
the P,l,er> ,0 oach surviving so'dier of the late
Confederate army, now living in Union
LT,r county, or elsewhcie, who wishes to become
he it member of the Union county Snrirers'
ihop Association, and who has not been enrolled,
and ,0 P'c,,se Ben^ u,c his name, rank, company
or battalion ; together with tho branch of
the service to which he helnongsd, as ! wish
s to to complete the roll and have it rea I for
publication by the first of July next.
Yiry respectfully, yours
nish !' Strain,
K'S. Secretary U. C. S. Association.
Kiln Jane, S. C., M?y 8th, 18t?3.
uata
yv ; For the Times.
1 The Peonle e ttev?t_ w
! | are suggested by a number of citizens, as
liea nn acceptable ticket for the Town Council of
oa Union for next year. Tliev nre uli n..n
deeply interested in the future prosperity
I( j ef the town, end are weriliy the support
unit confidence of our citizens.
^'r? For liiteudsut. J. A. Faut, Jr.
Ins- For Wardens, W. II. Sartor. \T. T. Ileaty,
hat T, It. Butler, M. T. Smith (
ndti II tl'ORM.
..... (
Last Wednesday Howard Iisrksdale,
a young negro, was lynched ahuit 4 miles j
above the ci<y of Laurens for attempting an
" 1 outrage upon two little white school girls, '
one 11 yesrs and the other ahout 8 years,
nt) on their way from ecliool. The children
?,lt identified the fund and he confessed his
J. guilt. The brute was i|itictly and solemnly I
hung to a tree; no shots were tired into his .'
ap. body, and the crowd dispersed in an order- (
jn ly manner. h
mr / *' ti
lleme-nber the price of photo work is the t
",e lowest and only for a limited lime, June 1, fi
lis and positively no longer. n
ih- - ft
>t,t A Mii.i.ion FniKNiis,? A friend in need is w
a friend indccl, and not less than one mil- c|
111 lion people have found just such a friend p
er in Br. Ki 'g's New Discovery for ( onsurap- m
C(j lion, Coughs and Colds. If you have never h
used this great cmgh medicine, one trial ci
will convince you that it has wonderful ft
on curative powers in all diseases of Throat, la
Chest and Lungs. Kacli bottle is guaran- w
teed to do all that is claimed or monry will si
he refunded. Trial bottles free at 15. F. Fosey's at
Drug Stoie Large bottles 60c. mxl $1.00. u<
bm kM R??4?j,
ftww ?wi?r
*Ufl| ^jfeia p?p?r, di#d At hU r?i
f?U|^El<ill iNHra tkroogh*at thU
hi* gniM wd Hiadlj ?/ ip%*?*<!BW*>8
W0B &>?*<*? sllwewi
well, and it ia a singular
'Mi bin in Columbia ia
>aekil&^HBatrriaJ far th? flrai paper pubThose
materials were purMr.
J ah a O. Btwaaa, and
vera a part of tbe office of the "Ttmpnance
Adtocatei' then owned by Mr. Bowman.
Litut.VBIcKnight waa twice married.
Ilia first wife was Miaa Agure, ef Cheater,
ind biflMoitl wife, who died about a year
tge, wiaT Miaa rainier, aieter ef the lite
WilllaiiHuitr, Sr.. of thia county.
Ai tflKagluoiog of the war ha joined
that n^Hroand ef Confederate aeldiera, the
lohntoSllw, Capt. Wcstley Gove, of thia
?eunty,lBd waa elected Lieutenant of the
sompany.kln that poaition he commanded
tbe eonftMnoo and reapect of bia auperior
officers ill the men lioder bia eemaaand.
lie waa foBbful to the oanao be believed waa
right and Jo manfully fought for, and he
grae faithful to h<a eomradee in tbe great
ilruggte; lad when he felt that the great
battle of life waa drawing to a close, hla
laat oommmyTwar, that bia body he laid
beaide tC&earthly remaina ef the noble
Jefendcra W ^ Moat cause" -who had
pasaed ovrnjA^Mrer before him. And vary
fittingly ttm'wfcrlns of the'Survierfc* A see
ciatlen otAJklumbia lsid him to rest in the
Survivors' Eround* in K'uiwovd Cemetery.
Peace te thfc generous spirit who haa passed
from us. V
Cernaspondence of the Times.
/
Saxivo, liny 8.?Oer awn waa treated
to a genuine Indiag ehaF last Thursday
night, which was grefctly enjoyed by those
present, m? vwrj few had ever seen an
Indian. {
Her. J. if. Yarborough preached a very
practical sermon yesterday nt Salem, from
Unl. 6 : 22-28. The subject was, "The fruits
of (he spirit." It was a most excellent sermon
in which he gave much food for
thought.
We had some good rains last week, but
on Wednesday morning tbo rain came down
in torrents: 1} inch falling in about ten
minutes,washing the land into many small
gullies, and? in some fields bnrying the
o'ton too deep to ever come up. We had
three inohcmof rainfall that day. Since
then much of the cotton hes died out from
cold weather. The raine greatly benefitted
oats, and eero it looking nicely, but cutworms
are playing havoc with it.
Our farmers and all are doing very well
down hern, considering the s'ringrncy of
tho times.
I wss somewhat surprised. Mr. Editor, to
see an editorial of yoitia, seeming to dopiore
tho fact that two Union barkeepers were
going to leave beetuse they had not much
more time to sell liquor, and thereby two
stores would he made vacant, and the town
deprieed of ^iGfK) vcvrnuu per year. Are
wc to be led^M> be'icvo that you would like
to sec whiskey sold in Union et the expense
of somebody's soul, just to save the town I
of Union $1(100 per annum, and te save her
pooplo a little extra taxation? I really
cannot believe that that is your sentiments.
Well, if those barkeepers cannot find a
more hontrable business there, they can be
spnt-cd, and .if a prosperous town oannot
exist wiihoutjjkch dirt money, It had better
cense to exist!* You may think that I want
to get into a controversy, but I don't, I
only wish to express 'my viows, believing
that many will hold mo up iu them. Temperance
people, any way, will.
Mr. Q. B. Yowter, ef Joneseille, has been
down here a week repairing Jeter's mill,
m'niMiiulostr I* tbo imil'inrr o C /va.\ri flmiw
pi I I'll U'UIJ IV IMC IIIHHIII| ... ?UUU MUU1.
lie has put it in excellent condition now.
Mi?s 11 at tie Hardin, of Chester, is visiting
Iter, and Mis. J. II. Yarborough.
JB. W. J.
If the Dispensary lnw prohibited or stoppod
tho salo of whiskey, we would not say
a word against it, er thai it closed up the
barrooms and deprived the town of the
revenue from them ; bul it does not. Whiskey
will bo sold hero still. The only difference
will bo in changing barkeepers and
selling it by the half piot by State authority,
and for revenue to (he State. The
whiskey selliog will continue under and by
pelitical sanolion and favoritism, or surreptitiously,
and tho t>wn will have all the
annoyance aud police expense as now. but
deprived of the revenue. Give us prohibition,
pure, s rong and effective, but don't
undertake to deceive the people by offering
them a politic*! subterfuge for a sound
moral prinriple.
For the Timhs.
Eldridge Davia Heard From
Sitki.i. Hkacm, La., May 1.?Perhaps a
few liuco froti'i this part of itae world will
meet with your approval. About four years
ago this part of Louisana was not cultivated
at all. Most of the Uud was owned by
the government and $14 would buy 100
acres. Today there are hundreds of acres
of this preiriq planted in rice, and land that
can be fleoder) with water it worth from $8
to $12 per acfe.
The water ri ujr llOTire power engines,
and ? iorctu r ut on the prairie for miles
to overflow the rice. The planters sty they
have fine prospects for a Urge yield of rice
this year.
Your hMtnble servant and well wisher is
earning his dAily bread by running one of
the c engines, with a small salary of $1.50
per day attached.
We hare a delightful braexe from the
(jiff ef Mexico, almost all the lime.
There's no end to alligators, snakes and
lish of all sixes down here. 1 have seen
fish that would weigh 200 pounds, and alligators
large as a small skiff.
I hopo to return to dear old Union thie
Kail, as there is no placo like homo.
Yours,
T. U. Davjs.
Mour. Extraordinary Productions.?The
tens seem te have gone to work this year
rith the determination te smash all preced"K
"Kg records. J. II. Williams, son ef R.
S. Williams, Buncombe street, has a phelominal
Plymouth Keck hen, thirteen
lontlis old, which has regularly gone into
lie business ef ptoducing eggs weighing
iom three and a half to feur ounces und
ensuring six and a half inches in circum>ience.
Mr. Williams hae an incubator
hich hatches eighty-five per cent, ef the
ggs entrusted to its tender care and he prouses
to breed from these maaimoth speciicns.
If there is anything in the law of
ciedity, selection and evolution, in sppliition
to fowls, he wid presently have a race
om which one egg will bs a meal for n
rge family and the spring chickens of (
Inch wi 1 be moored with log chains, assasnnted
with rifles and bu'chcrrd sad packed
v?y in sections for winter use as hccvos are 1
>w.?Grttnvillt Xewt, <
TEACHERS' COLUMN. *
JAB. U STXilN, UUtof, nu J mm, & C
MM, B. O. CLIFFORD,"!
/ AmMMU.
L W. DICK. j
? 1 g,
There i? fiMfiu French miia that tell* |fc
u "U is the first alsp that costs." It's r<
r"r --- ;: '? .".? ?? ass woogot,
sod add : "It's tbs last step that paps." "
V 1
W* ars sorry ibst w? wcrs too unwell is "
attaed the Teachers' Meeting last Saturday. J,
Hope seme one who was preeeot will glee il
our column a full report of the prooeediogf. '1
? - - ? ? *
Youlb is like seed-time. The harvest de- bl
prnds ea the seed and the tillaee. There w
* - w
oats a tim? whin it U too late to plant m
ioiv, and change the hirTHt. Not to bi
plant good seed and at the right time, ia c<
to oosura a harvert af wceda and bram- e'
01
blaa.
i[
Arithmetical
A merchant lias 4 weights with which ha ^
can weigh any number of pounds frem 1 to
40 inclusive ; what ia the weight af each T t?
A., B. and C. do a pieee of work far n'
$70.86. Suppose A. and B. do three-feurihs ft|
of the wark, A. an<l C. nina-taotbs, and B. C(
and C. thirteen twentieths, what shoul I each ia
raoaiva 7 V
i ci
Te our arithmetical prohlemaof the 24tb
ult., the following a >rrect answers bare been q
received: 1)1
1. Horse coat $00; buggy. $42, and her- "
neee$18?$160. C(
2. A. pajs $8; B., $12 ; and C. fC?$20. ' ni
Correct answrra given by Dr. W. T. Dalton, *n
J.J. Wilburrr, W. N. Boba nnJ W. J. Oar- 08
ei
ncr. p
The teacher does not develop the minds pi
af the pupils, nor dors he determine the w
order of their development.
Nature is the rent educator, of whom he
is only an assistant, nod te vrlioro, in general cc
and in particular, he loeke for guidance.
lly observation and study, the teacher ^
becomes acquainted with the laws of w
mental growth and development, and is ai
governed by them in choosing objects of
knowledge and in presenting them to bis
pupils. m
Farontal Influence and its Responsibility.
Some foolish parents can and will endure
tfc
any pain for their despotic children, except
the pain of resisting, correcting and instructing
them - and accordingly they have (I
sometimes to experience the shame and anguish
of their children's curses. Like that ^
Curthagenian mother, of whom it is related ^
that her s in. a co ivicted criminal, passing hi
to execution, requested that lio might whh;par
something to her, and, coining near, bit
off her car. saying.it was his revenge because p{
she had brought him up so br. ily. That was pi
the thanks she got for her mistaken kindness
to bim.
w
County Teachers' Association 91
Tbia last meeting proved no exception to y
the rule, the exorcises being very pleasint
to all who attended, and full of vuluable "
hints and suggestions to those engaged in p,
the work af teaching.
Mr. S. M. Kice, Jr., the President, was tr
promptly on hand at the hour appointed for
opening, and the Association was called to
order shortly after eleven o'clock.
Afier devot onnl exercises a beautiful
vocal duct was rendered by Mrs. \V. L. ^
Tlm.ncnn nn.l \ti?u CI.
.NVKvu - to "?V /wwni"'?* W
The first subjcc', South Carolina History,
was then taken up, Mr. L. IV. Dick opening ll!
i he subject by reading a paper, in which lie
strongly urged the importance of this study tt]
in our schools, and set forth some of the w
advantages to be derived from its pursuit.
Mr. F. L. Wilson tlieu took the floor and, a|
with the aid of the b'ackboard, gave a prac- e:
tical illustration of the method he pursues "
in teaching the history' of our State.
Mies Sue Jeter, the last one appointel on
this question, read a carefully piepared and
valuable paper ; after which the subject js
was thrown opened for general discusshn, v<
and was participated in by Mrs. Clifford, Ti
Miss Knight, anl others.
The next feature ef the meeting was a
vocal duct by Misses Annie Briggs and Lily c<
Dawkin*, which was finely rendered and fa
greatly enjoyed by the audience.
Miss Lula Wood theu recited in a charm- |j
ing manner a piece entitled "The Midnight fr
Express". cs
Mrs. 11. G. CLff >rd's paper on "Practical
English in School"," was eminently practical n(
and directly applicable to a question of such w
great importance among educators. &(
This whs followed by a paper, read by
Miss Carrie Foster, giving sorao pertineut w
sugges ions in the matter of impressing at
correct forms of speaking and writing on tf
the miudsofthc pupils. 0I
After some interesting discussioa of the p]
y pre'Hy * in?ff?,V;ft^t^f18f
rendered hjr Mi<*s Maggie itoung, ^
Under the head of business, two of the }"
books that bnd been promised were present- pi
vv. ? iiic ni!ociniii>n, ami several ethers se
were premised. One of the books had cj
been sent by Mrs. Morrison, as the gift of ui
the Into Mr. Morrison, and it will be dearly in
prized by the Association, not only on account
of its intrinsic worth, but also on jj
account of the lore and esteem in which on
Mr. Morrison was held by the teachers of s<i
Union county. ',r
esl
Mr. J. L. Strain could not be present,
Til
owing to sickness, but sent the book he had
promised. 'J,'he fimili.'tr face aid geniil
presence of eur Kditor was missed, and his
cnfoiecd absence greatly regretted by his an
fellow teachers. to
The attendance of teachers was very
encouraging, and the number of visitors j>0
present was even larger than usual. 511
The thanks of all who a'tend these meet- be
ings are certainly due to Miss Sallie Munro, 'av*
* ore
who geuerally takes all the musical part of t|,a
the programme in charge, nnd enlists, the Hit
services of the Indies who, under her skillful S,MI
management, add so much to the pleasure 'V"
r tiOl
of the occasion. tl.rj
Let a'l the teachers, who poseddy can, he I
ittend these moirthly meetings, and let a'l
>ur frit:;,'., whose presence and interest is ,'r
. . 1,,r<
10 much appreciated, come again and br ng c|f;i
)tlier? wit'i them, tjen
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IT. TILttU* HITMCII OUCTtm
JXRTXY Tt FHOSaCim mwT
MIX LTRCHXSSk
j - avft
A CACfTIC CdlTtOVIIIT.
At the CtlxmbU ialipatiti m?lii|
licitor Jarrej war preeeni and he made
if following etetemeat is the oouree of his
imarks :
"If i were solicitor in Barawell ceuofy 1
ould iodic', eeery aia who fork pari la
lb murder aad should a ante A? acadoaory
rfere the fact Denjasria R. Tillmaa. [ Aplaus?.]
la my argument before the jury 1 j
a rery much mistaken if I weald aol show j
iat he was mere responsible thin any ef j
tern."
When Solicitor Jersey made the remark
s deubt ho aerr for a moment thought he
euld hare the opportunity of showing
bat be could di in bringiog a thousand
en to trial, not to meotioa the task of
ringing tbo Governor of South Carolina in
tart. But he wi'l hare it, for the Gor ner
has ordered hint to go to Denmark at
see and begin proceedings.
Ttlia art inn maa kraiiahl on be the follow
iK letter from Solicitor B.l inger :
Babnwkll C. H , S. C., SI?J 3rd, 1893.
0 Hia Excellency B R. Tillman, Govern?",
Columbia 8. C.
Deab Sir : I desire to call jour a-.tontion
1 the recent ljncbing at Denmark in collection
with the following a ateroenl:
So far no warrant has been swora out bj
?y one against any pereoa supposed to be
>unected with tlie affair ; and the proceedigi
and the verdict of ttie jury of inquest
ire no information upon wich the prvaejtion
can be begun. Under these circumances,
if the ciao ia ever to receive that
ivestigation that ita gravity aeon.a to reuire,
it becomes the dulv of the executive
Seer to institute proceedings in the premies.
Inasmuch as the violation of the lew was
>mmiticd in a community in which I have
any relatives and connections, it is not
opropablo that some of them were impliited,
especial y as it is stated that the
Hire community was engaged in the enterrise.
Such being the case, any effort on my
irt to bring the perpetrators to justice
ould be embarrassing to me and probably
y me open to the charge of partiallity an 1
isincerity.
1 would therefore requeit that your Kxt'lcney
would charge the Solicitor of one
' the adjoioiug circuits to take charge of
le case, and would suggest Solicitor Jerty,
whose circuit adjoins this county and
bo probab'y best understands the situnion
id could give the matter satisfactory otintion.
Assuring you that I shall be ready a', any
me to render such service as the case and
y office requires, 1 am, respectfully,
G. l)?r.scan Bbi.linokk,
Solicitor of the Second Circuit.
Governor Tillman, after consultation Willi
is Attorney General, issued the following
rder:
Coi.umima, S. C.. May 4, 1893.
on. W. St. J. Jervcy, Charleston, S. C.
Sir : 1 am in receipt of a letter ftem G.
unenn Bellii ger, Solicitor tf the Second
iicuit, in which he states tha' by reason of
ie fnct that his relative* and connections
o probably implicated in the recent uuirtunatc
affair at Denmark, "any efforts en
is part to bring the perpetrators to justice
ould be embarrassing to liirn and would
robahly lay him open to the chnrge of
muia ity and insincerity."
He. therefore, asks me to direct the Solic
or of ono ?f tlie ndjoiuing circuits to take
mrge of the case anvl prosecute the person^
ho have overridden the law. He fy
oggests yourself, and 1, therefmw- "
on to proceed to Denmark at yoiaLinvenicnce
for the purpose of tlV
ivetligating the outbreak, and ta\
eccrsary steps to vindicntc the 1m
unish tho lynchers. I tem it
I comp'y with Mr. Bellinger's J
ic more scnililjr tiecausu your well jR tncdlcl
?al and legal ability give nssur.uic.\ ^
ou wiil >lo your whole duty. Ill'
Yours, very respectfully.
B. 11. Tillman, Govt?
P. S.?.Mr. Bellinger will of ceur# after i
our place in any work in your owy j t'0^
hich any interfere with your ci^ul jnttsfr
ith this order. *
This certainly is a very rich couditi^|^
flairs, and tiikcn in connection with tn^
rcumstances ie a fine piece of sarcasm.
But the Governor is in earnest, and all
long has said that if he had the power lie
ould he glad to give Solicitor Jervey the
pportunily. According to Section 511 ot
ie Statutes the Governor has this r ght,
nd the whole Stale will watch with interit
what Mr. Jervcy is going to do abiut it.
Ie has a big job on his hands, but it lo>ks
j if lie will have to tackle it.?Col. Regisr.
jervky's reply.
Charleston, S. C-, May 5.?The following
a copy of a letter sent by Solicitor Jer?y
to Governor Tillman today in reply to
illman's letter instructing liiin to prosecute
ie Denmark lynchers :
1 beg to acknowledge your letter of the
ih instant wherein you direct lue to proted
to Denmark at my earliest convenience
ir the purpose of thormighly investigating
ie outbreak there and taking the necessary
eps to vindicate the law and punish the
nchcrs. All lawful directions emanating
em the executive "ball h? fully and carsitly
carried out by me, but in a matter of
ich importance it is best that your dirccons
conform strictly to the law. There is
provision of the 1st* which, authorised fne,
it*h or wi liout your sanction, as solictor to
3 into any other circuit and assume ilte
aforcement of the criminal law there,
eciion 511 of the general statute*, under
hich 1 assume you act in this matter,
jthorizes the Governor to direct the Solicitirs
to assist the attorney general or each
her in all suits or prosecutions in behnlf
p the State. The section clearly conleinlates
that a Solicitor so directed must be
isociated with and not supercede the constiii*d
mureaentatives of the State in any cirtil
iu some suit or prosecution there pend
g. 1 am th*> iki* ocot'ori
?can not be authorized to take original
oceedings and that an indictment pre*
nted by liini would be invalid.
IMienovcr the solicitor of Ihe second
rcuit shall have porlormed his functions
ider the law aud a prosecution has begun
Ham well county, should you think that
e interests of the State would bi subserved
' my presence, I shall prompt'y obey the
rechoii of your excellency. The duty is
e of grave responsibidty, neither to be
light nor evaded, and 1 shall devole to its
oper execution all the ability aud earntuess
at my command.''
E (iOVKilXoll TALKS IIAUK TO MB. JKIIVKT.
Co him iii a S. ('., May ti.
St.,I. Jcrvcy, Esq., Charleston, S. 0.
Sin : I have your letter of the 5th inst..
d note iis contents. The order for you
proceed 10 vonmark was based upon an
in ion of t lie Assistant Attorney General,
well as upon my own conttruction of the
wcrs conferred upon mo under Section
I of the general sttvulcs. While it niny
presumption in me, a layman, to construe '
r differently from so distinguished an
lament of the bar as yourself, 1 insis*.
t you ore splitting hairs," so to speak. (
i section above quoted says: "Solid ors '
II do the du y of the Attorney Genera',
I give their counsel aud advice to the 1
rernor and other State officers tn mat
t of public concern, whenever they shall
!>y Ihem required solo do, and assist tiie ^
orney General, or each other in a'l suits
prosecutions in helmlf of the State when
?cted so to do by the Governor, ' It is
r from tins section that the Attorney li
erul Ins power to take trigiual pro- 1:
fm
1
Y?n will not rwrt t hot the
the Solicitor oT tko Beared Circuit fVityiM 1
the low or deny that the judge eon oppetot 1
Solicit"r "pro im," u4 tko iNuictl 1
language, "to Moist I bo Attarwoy 0?oral |
bid an interebaage of work or ewopping *
plaees ey ihe So icitir, even "to Uko wift*
nol pmcwdkib*' s t l
I Hid bopo tbol too will woira yaofbwn i
ooostraetica and leave 1* to tko (ml to J
p*ra on the legalityof such proceedings oo
yoa may Uko ?o preaecuting tko Denmark
lynchers. Of oourso, I boro oo powor to
force you to perform tho dutj, whiek t
thought would bo plrasont to you. If yea '
still refuse, tho motter most ho loll with tko
Judge, when court convenes.
Respectfully, , ?
B. R. Tillman.
Governor. ;jfc
aA
solicitor jkrvet talks BACK tout plainly
to oov. tillman.
Clisrleston, S. C\, May 8.?Solicitor Jer~
rey today, sent tho following reply to tho
Governor's lost letter, nnent the Denmark
lynching :
"Sir : Yeur letter ef the Gth lost. Is
received. Undoubtedly Section 611 ef tho
n 1 O..A..4 J . 2A J.i.
uvucrai ouuuirn uuw w?Kg ii inv uui/ ti
the Solicitor* to 'give their counsel ood-aervice
to tbe Governor end other Stale officer*
in matters of public eencern when thej
shall by Iheui be required to do so,'. and
had your excc'leucy called up en me for
oounsel and niT niit^MMldhnT*_h|p>|)
fVe#lv fiT#n ||||iit .4ai V
dircccd me fo dn an act ^'
constitution.
Now, however, if you really wish advice, Ffe
I tospoclftillj nugget that you call upon
the Solicitor of the Second Circuit to obtain *
i be information necessary on which to base
prosecutions and to seo that warrants are
issued. When the suits of proseoutiooa ?
have been uo begun it will be within your
power to direct the Attorney General or the
Solicitor of some other circuit to assist in
euch prosecutions, and should it then w X
pear that the Sol-citor of the Second cf '
cuit is ceiifronted by the possible embatVaes*""^
ment to which lie lias alluded (that all his
kinsmen were with the lynchsr*} he may be
relieved by his assistant of all further aotive
participation. * ;/
I repeat what I haeo heretofore written.
whenever tho Solicitor ef the Second (m*Q
cuit shall have performed his funotions
uuder the law and prosecution has been
begun in Barnwell county, should you think
that the interests of the State weuld be subserved
by my presence 1 shall promptly
obey the directions of your excellency.
1 do not propose te be misrepresented in
this matter. 1 have not dec'ined, nor do I
propose to decline, any duty which may be
imposed upon me by competent authority,
and in a lawful manner. 1 decline to waive
my honest construction of the law or &
suffer tnyself to be placed in a false positMt
and I deel no to notice your unwarrautafl^^^^^
criticisms and insinuation^y^.
Tit It LATEST I
Columbia, S. C..
Ti'lmnn read Solwy *m ed IC I HEg
onceraing tn^Hnroh
lynchers, he j/uruib, jWk
of bis ius. JpBtoinach,
necessuwrt RULES, . f
promptly. Perfect
J. 1 ifllowH their uw. Hold \?S?4tr
Imwh or rent l>y mill. Iloz ^SaXsr
UsT.TSc, Package 14 hoxca), <8.
free samples-address
It I PANS Piti:MtCAIi CO., Tfew York.
BLOOD
t. TRI.l., but to tell favorably on tbo ay#- - .
should be pure. Now Is the time to purify tho
and thus g;.?.d against disease* Incident to
ring anil Sunitncr wiusoD. Kor ibli purpose no
luo answers so well as
G. IHcliNE'S LIVER PILLS.
pills have attnlnoil a transient popularity, but
t few years have passed out of mind. Imltaand
counterfeits without number haro been
I the market from lime to time, but fall toirtre
lotion. The genuine l)r. C. McLano's Direr Pills
dood the test of more than Ml years.and sell toI
over the civilized world. Money refunded In
kes where they fall to give satisfaction.
generally. Sent by mail to any
?ffwWLrr?' Co., Pittsburgh. Pa.
while ?
";.'7,c^Lf)WN HARNESS
ernony. the
friends from KMifall
family and iovi'^HlS
the lute, and preci^BBHBK^^J^
the gromi and bridt^PM^^^
of the Wedding MarchTd^^^^Hfe^tfjl^.
by Miss Anna flames. Siowlynai^^VIHte^k
fully they marched down the aisle
halted under the arch, facing the audieuce,
and in a short and impressive manner the
minister made them husband and wife. The
happy couple immediately left the church
and drove to the residence of the bri te's
II. 1 \f... M n L.'
I'm 1*1 r. hiiu t*liBi !> 1'i'BUU.
The trustees of the school grunted I'rof.
Ayc.ick leave of nbseoce from school Thursday
and Friday, and yesterday morning he
cmered upon his duties again in the sell <ol
room, with the bride at her p ?*t with her
music class, and everything is tnoviug in a ^
practical. comm?*i sur.ss business manner. V
I,ast Wednesday we had the heaviest * 5
rain we have had since the 4ih of Juiy last, ^ .
The low lands were overflows 1 and the uplands
badly washed, oiucc !hcii it uas hern
very cool and unfavorable for corn ntid
ton. 1 understand cdion is dying cousid-^^.
erably and that some farmers irre^pliki'ting
over.
Sundiy was a red tetter day in Junesville
with the colored people. The 1st Sunday
in May is always a big day with tbvm, but
this seemed to be mere so than usual. They
were here from Union in great numbers and /?
were driving some of Union's fast tetUiWT"*"
One cream horse tlm' belongs to Mr. Hufbttr
deserves speciil mention. He ce?4w,ulj
earned nil the liiro that was paid for him.
It was supposed by several of our o.lizsus
who saw him going the rounds that he traveled
nearly a Hundred miles during the day,
The R. II. agent sold over sixty return tickets
on I hut day.
Wsterday was c.-urt day < Joncsville.
Mr. J. W. Scott held his first trial, as Trial / ' " >
Justice. It w is a civil case between Messrs.
J. S. Ibexicj and J) lias Fowler on one side,
and Mr. II. 1\ Mclvissick on the other.
Messrs. Win. Munro and J. M. Ore. of
bnion. represented the case. This cise has
been 011 hund for some tunc and two or three
mistrials have resulted before. It^vr.n about
midnight before the cose was finished.
Messts. lowler and l'lcxico gained 1 lie case.
I.a.st niglu the red man was with us. Mr.
_ 1.. .
nig, wiiii ins tlozen Indians, gave an czhibiiion
of the doings of their trine, winch w?s
quite iircresting, especially to the young
people. Tlmy had a very g mil qulience
and cvorything passed otf quietly and p|ea?t
antly
Tlie lightning rod men are in our town
ready to stve us harmless fropi the "lo-ked
lightning" which slays its hundreds ofliuiuin
beings an I destroys uiuclt | roperty every
(rear.
Mr. 11. A. Whitlock and wife spent roost
>f last week with friends and relatives about
jantuc
l>r. K. M. l.ittlejolin and wife made a trip
o Spnr;anhurg yesterday.
Mrs. .Sain Lilt lejolin spent list week with
icr brother, Asbury Mctiowan, who is sick
roin that terrih'c dl??ase, coasuniptioa.
TKI.KI'IIOMK.
? M.
Lidics, it you want a g -od, c inifortable,
jw cut shoe for summer wear, call on A. II.
OSTER & CO.
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