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0X10 DEMOCRATS ENDORSE CLEVELAND AND THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC rLATfORM CoaVKNTIOS Cimcimkat i, O.. Aug. 10.?The Co-lowing |>li?tfovtn has been adopted unanimously by the Democratic Slate convention : i 4*We hatre hereby adopted tho p'atform of y the democratic party ma le by it* national ? contention at Chicago and especially those portions of it referring t? the tariff and to ' ' currency*legislation. We congratulate the country upon the early prospect of mcasuros ' S of rel ef as outlined by the president's late SHE message to congress, and we have oofidence XL that a democratic coin?r??? wilt '??? to furnish such relief. The financial situa- I tion is the unfortunate outcome of republican adininietra'ion. It is tho natural result of the McKlolcy tariff ami Sherman silver laws, the extravagance of the republican party recently in power ami the creation and fostering of trusts and corporations by that Br party, all combining to shake crcdi', to create distrust in the money of the country and to paralyze its business. We recommend that the national banks may be permitted to issue their currency to an amount equal to the par value of the United States bonds which they mny deposit w.th the treasurer of the United States, to the end that the volume of currency may be immediatel}' increased. "The interest of every true soldier and freeman demands that the pension rolls saoull be made and preserved os a roll of honor. We believe in a just and liberal recognition of the claims of the vctcraos and favor granting thein nil that patriotism could ask, all that the nation's gratitude would demand; but the granting of pensions on fraudulent claims or for partisan purposes on department decisions in contravention of the law as practiced under the last administration needs to be investigated and corrected so that the unselfish patriotism of American soldiers nmv remain untarnished. The democratic party pledges itself that the rightfhl claims of no Union soldier to a pension shall be denied and that the allowance of no woithy pensioner shall be disturbed. "We condemn the unbusinesslike administration of State affairs under Governor Mc- | Kinley, deplore the official scandals and do- , falcaiu-ns under it and denounce the condoning of official crimes which have brought humiliation upon our people. Wo denounce the reckless extravagance of the large republican majority in the general assembly, which appropriated for current expenses about $60U,000 in excess of the current revenue and added almost $510,000,000 to the Joed bonded indebtedness tif the .State, by law in the main unconstitutional. We demand that an end be put to sucli robbiug of the tax payers. "The democratic party expresses its confidence in the ability of the Hon. Calvin S. Brtee, of the United Rtatcs senate, to materially assist the democratic minority in the cougress of tho United States to extricate the great commercial interests of this country from the present distressed condition. "The country has abiding faith in tho integrity, patriotism and exalted c>urage of President Cleveland. True to the people and watchful of their interests he will enforce honest and economical methods in the conduct of public affairs and secure to every section of the country tho blessing of good government." Clo?e attention was paid to each paragraph as read by (lie chairman of the committee ou resolutions, the lion. A. J. Mediation. There were no manifestations of approval until the eulogy of Cleveland was reached. Then delegates and spectators cheered again and again, shouting and yelling until it seemed as if they would never stop. Lawrenco T. Neal, of Cbillicotho, was nominated for governor. Neal was uouiinatcd on the first ballot. Col. W. A. Taylor, of Columbus, was nominated by acclamation for lieutenant governor. TRADE MARK FOR COCK TAILS. GOVERNOR TII-LMAN WANTS TO TUOTEOT THE STATE S WHISKEY LABEL. Washington, August 15.?Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, lias applied to the United States Patent Oflicc for permission to use the "Palmetto" as a trade mnrk for the South Carolina Dispensary whiskey. The Patent Oflicers arc reticent on tho subject, and say that it is not the proper thing to give out information concerning trade marks until they are issued, then the subject is a public one. The facts in the case arc that some time a ngo Attorney General Townscnd, of South Carolioa, came to Washington and it is reasonably thought now that his mission was to secure the trade mark desired. The examiner to whom the application was referred dcuicd it. He maintained that the statute provided for the issue of trade marks only to persons, firms, and corporations and that a State is neither. The attorneys then app'ied to Commissioner of Patents Seymour. Their brief sets forili that a trade mark is incidental 10 the right of trade and that a trade mark cannot tie denied a State without a denial of a Stale's right to trade. It then reasons that the right of a State to trade is not disputed, and cites the mail service, the government control of railroads in Germany, of tobacco in France and of wines in Hungary. in.. ' ~ -1? -- * Am? uuiiiuu^iiuiici o uuuippju u? iu wneiner the trade mark sought shall issue will be c a<Je public within a few day9. # ? Yellow Fever in Florida.?I'ensacola, August 0.?The Escambia county board of health has issued the following ollicial paper: The board of health regrets to announce th.it two deaths have occurred in this city, that of Rev. C F. Aiteand Ellen Wood, both pxiuounced yellow fever. Kouf.rt W. IIaRRI?. President Hoard of Health. No New Casf.s.?Washington, 1). C.. Aug. 1 ?Surgeon Oeneral Wyman this morning received the following telegram from l'ens ir.i'a, Fla., touching the ycbow fever outloeak there: "No new new or suspicious ases have appeared siuce the two deaths already reported. The excitement is rapidly subsiding. Quarantine Against Yellow Fever.? Charleston, S. C., Aug. 12.?Two passengers on the north bound train from Savannah were turncd'away from this city and sent north via the Atlantic Coast line to day. The men were from I'ensacola, Fla., and had tiied to stop at both Savannah and Beaufort. So thorough is the quarantine system mat tlit) heulili olliccrs here were noli lied of their coming several hours before the train was due and they were stopped at Ashley Junction, seven tuiles from the city. All the railroads have been notified that passengers from 1'cnsacd i will not bo permitted to come here and that they will be held responsible for a violation cf the law. A"8 "1-?This place esmorning Against I'M wlio are SranHp0i^^arly train were immediately sent to ^^^^Tne lionod Island quarantine station. At.mata, fix., Aug. 1(1.?The Augusta Board of Health piaraiitine against i'ensacola until December I. 8avannaii, Ga , Aug H).?Pavannnh declared quarnntiiic against I'ensauola to day. All trains arriving from Florida have been inspected and a rigid dclention of I'ensscola fugitives will be enforced. Birminuham', Ai,a., Aug. 10. ? Birmingham has declared <|uarautine against 1'cusacola, Florida. A Ctoro-BrnaT in IIiMitnv.?Vienna, August Id.?A cloud burst played liavoe in the F.peries district, Hungary, today. Fffty persons and many head of c it lie were drowned; one hundred houses and several bridges were demolished, and much of the bat veste 1 crops were destroyed. Hfie JOeefcfy 'Union "Sinics. " R. M. STOKES. - - Editor b Friday? Aufual 18, 1898. *' SUBSCRIPTION, 81 60 PER ANNUM h " a New Advertisements. I1 Master's Sales.?C. II. Peake. 11 Free Silver.?Young & Hunter. n Administrator's Notice to Creditors.?B. S. n Stokes. A FALSE REPOBTT 0 I hare lately been informed that a report . is prevalent throughout the county that this n paper. THE UNION TIMES, is "run" and o controlled by other parties, or rather, one t other party, than myself. I respectfully state that the report is unqualifiedly false. So long as I own tho Times and my name ( appears as its Editor, I shall "run" and control every department of its management. And let me state further, I am not controlled by any other person or persons than H. M. Stokes. I belong to no man, and so long as I control the Timks it shall not be \ the servant of any man. It shall espouse ' and defend all measures, for the moral and 1 intellectual elevation of the people of Union and (he betterment of their general condition. 1 urn getting pretty well up in | years, it is true, but I am able to stand alone yet. R. M. STOKES, Sole Editor and Proprietor of Umox Times. tioB" We are compelled to omit the Toachcrs column ill's week. SkB" We regret to state that Mrs. W. S. MsLure is lying very ill. at the rcsideneo of Maj. J. W. McLure. Strif Mr. L. E. Hodge, living about one niul a hnlf miles below town, has left at our j office the finest pear we have seen for yoars. <] It weighed ljlbs. i ttcB" Three prisoners, R. C. Wyatt, Clarence Lee and llosea bright slipped through the bars of the Spartanburg County jail laat ' Sunday night and got away. They first 1 filod one of the window bars in two. 1'hotograph work at AT WOOD'S Gallery ' in Union will givo the best satisfaction of any , work in the State. Jta?" We had a scvcro storm of wind and 1 rain last Monday. It commenced about 4 o clock, a. m., and lasted until near noon. ( The rain then slackened, but a "Scotch mitt" 1 followed until near dark. The wind blew down much cotton and corn. With that exception, it was a very welcome and benefioial rain. Brif" We would seriously and feelingly suggest to the Faculty of every Male College, that, as an essential, each pupil shall be taught to write legibly. We have two communications now before us, from Col) ^ graduates, of such artistic chirograpby ' ' it took three printers, a Trial Justice, lawyers and au Assistant Postmaster to^HH cipher half the words in them. JGfrif" It would very naturally follow that the State should eo into the school book busi ncss after going into the whiskey business, but it would be far more creditable. A South Carolina trade mark on n school book might orcatc a smile of derision among book publishers, but a South Carolina trade mark on a half pint whiskey bottle would bring a blush of shame to the check of ctcry proud ci'izcn of the Slate. ATWOOl), the people's Photographer is with you until Oct. 1, so dont forget to have your picture taken. tpajf We are requested to announcoto (he public that THE BARBACUE appointed to take place at Lockhnrt Shoals tomorrow, Saturday, 19th inst., is intended only for a social gathering of the people who choose to attend, and has no political significance, whatever. No speech-making is expected, and no preparation will be made for it. The colored Teachers' Institute of this county is now in session. It is pro sided over with dignity and ability by C. C. Scott, of Spartanburg, assisted by Miss M. L. Days, of Charleston. Its sessions arc well attended, very interesting and instructive. displaying a much greater and morp commendable interest in the great cause of educa'ion among the colored teachers of Union than is generally evinced by tlie white teachers. Eny The three Presbyterian congregations in the city of Greenville have made all the preliminary arrangements fur est&b- ( linhing a college for girls there. Chicora is ' the name selected for the college. I'rof. J. F. | McKinnon has been elected President, and { an executive committee chosen, consisting of ! Itev. N. J. Holmes, Qeo. H. Chapin and W. A. Hudson. The residence of Mrs. Mary Dean has been secured for its location. We ' see no reason why Chicora College should j not be a success as a distinctive Presbyte- | rian institution. Stay Kverytliiug at Jhe Union Cotton Mill is progressing smoothly ^nd satisfac- ( torily. The only drawback was the tlistoU- } [ ui</ of about ot),000 bricks on the brick yard by the rain last Monday, On Tuesday Ibe , ttauio men and wheelbarrows that carried ] the nicely formed bricks from the machine ' to the yard were busily employed carrying J mem ifjtcK Again, out witnout snape or rorn>. 'j It only took Mr. Kodger two d?ys lo repair t tlie injury done by llio rains. 0 The bricklayers aro now about lo the top of (ho windows of the second story. Nearly all the wood work Is rcrdy to be put in place. J President Duncan keeps things moving actively and profitably. We believe we will " hear Iho whir of (he spindles by the 1st of j November. Anyone wishing to see a grand sight, should go and look at the burning of the large brick kiln at the factory tonight. oath of Mr? Wilkina From our notico of the rerious illness of Irs. WilkinB last week, our readers will not o surprised to hear that this noble ohris- rt i*n woman, wife and mother, has ^'gone Io ai er reward." She calmly breathed her lost bout 11 o'olock Sunday nigh', her devoted |) usbnnd and children sorrowfully and lov- h Bgly watching and weeping around her bed s the last fitful breath of life grew f lintcr nd fainter to the end. Cl Mrs. Wilkins was a woman of more thau w irdiaary personal and ohristiau character '' md influence, and her death will be seriousy felt by the lovod ones of the fnmi'y cirole i( .ml in the active work of tho Daptist Church, tl if whieh she was a devoted, Christ-like mem- ^ tor. All who came within the iuflucnce of ^ ter gent'o but emphatic christian counsel ii ind practice instinctively* love 1 her and I vere impressed with the purity of her " jharactcr. ller remains were taken to Pacvlct and u >uritd there on Monday, after religious a lervices in the Baptist Church at this place, n Death of Mrs. Free n Jonbsvillk, August 1G.?Mrs. 1). B. Free T lied last night. Her death was not unex- j tected. Mr. Free and his family have tho full sympathy of the entire town and com- r nunity in the loss of his affectionate wile, j It will be remembered that Mr. Free lost a :wo sons last December from typhoid fever, a it seems mar griei irom mo loss 01 uic sons ? jverciinc Mrs. Free and no doubt invitcl J the disease that ended her life. Tei.ei'Hone. t Personals- ? Mr. Eugone Asbcroft, who has had charge t )f the mechanical department of the Tihks f iffice for the past oight months, left last E Saturday, to take a position with his brother, f n publishing a paper at Ruther fordton, N. a L Mr. Ashcrofi is not only a first-class f printer, but also a first-class gentleman, c md we greatly regret parting with him. c Mrs. Warren D. Arthur left Thursday to y risit her mother, at Lodo, N. C. c Iulcmlant J. A. Faut and wife, J. D. 1 Humphries, W. D. Arthur. Conway Voune. . r. E. Dailey, Robert Munro, Harry Ooss, e IVillinni Munro, James Munro and D. T. Block, left last Tuesday for the World's Fair. r Mr. R. Fcrd (jtlliam, of Columbia, spent n i few days in town this week with friends i ?nd relatives. Miss Lula Vincent, Mrs. C. L. Allen and n tier two sons. Bob and Lawrence, left a Wednesday for Cherokee Springs, to spend two weeks with the family of W. W. Johns. * R. W. Shand, Esq., of Columbia, was in 1 town this week on professional business. j Attorney General Townscnd came up from t Columbia Saturday on professional business 0 and returned Tuesday. Mr. Ferd Gilliam, of Columbia, joined the parly from this place on Tuc9dsy for tho World's Fair. Mrs. S. Stringfollow, of Florida, is visiting her relatives and old friends here. She is staying with her ncicc, Mrs. J. II. Rod- 8 o ger. t - o ? If you want your picture taken dou'l delay t\>\t p.nio to Union and bavo it dohe before " ' u K JAY ATWOOD. ?nq8 t a great deal of sound sense H HBF? u an ^ytlh A'cten of the 8th, upon the rreWTcnt's message: After a long, hard and heroic struggle ' Clevclrnd has brought. his own party and the country fscc to face and then to under- J stand the tariff question and lias made it 4 |>ossiuiv 10 coii'CCI IIIC IIinpiMlCS 01 tuc iilcKinley system. If the democratic party can ' be split or deflate! on the silver issue the 1 republican party will be raised from defeat and death to triumph and power. With a 8 force bill and some other legislation the 1 fools in the .South and West can bo bound down to another unlimited term of servitude 1 to the protected mnnufaoturingfinterests. Against all these forces the President 1 stands. We hope and bclivc he will have I with him the mass of the sensible, honest 8 working people of the country. When we 8 say "working people" wo mean people of ( all classes who tarn their living by work, 1 and not the gamblers who live by their wits ip Wall street, the politicians who live by ] jaw and con6dencc games, the straggling * army of miscellaneous bummers and dead 1 beats chronically in pursuit of soft jobs, or 1 the beneficiaries of unjust law9 who grow rich at the expense of the public without ' the use of their own industry or talents or * sagacity. The President's position is really tho posl- 8 tion of the democratic party. We do not 1 want an all gold or an all silver currency or 1 either metal to drive out tho other. Wo do ^ not want a currency which can be controlled 4 by a few rich men and expanded or con- 8 traded as their interests suggests regardless of the rights or interests of the public : e nor a currency based on nothing and subject ' lo distrust and discredit. Wo want ft cur- 1 rcncy baaed on a value as near uniform and unvarying as any human possession can be ^ ?a currency beyoud individual oo sectional control but representing when in the hands fl cr pockets of the people a r^ul value and t good for ils face amount in any civilized * country in the world. Jt sceips to us that :o meet these rc<|tiirenients gold and silver P nul paper may and should all be used, but P hat the system we need must be the result 11 >f careful thought based on knowledge and calculation based on facts and experience. I'he first step is to undo the misinke that * hat has been made, to stop the drain that is aking strength and vilnli'y from us. That t' is the meaning we find in the message sent " n to the congress yesterday, 1' ?? I make all the latest style Photo work and it bottom prices. Cap, examine samples md be cjnviuced. Iteuieniber everything I hko nere ilie tost. lew days 01 Mug run 1 will inish and deliver before I leave. E. JAY ATWOOD. 1 J Tiik Disi'knsaky Booming.?Charleston, 1 August 1 4.?The dispensary is blossoming in 8 JJiarleston in great shape. Meyer, the first w ii)*l> ^pointed has ordered his stock of Pal* r motto cocktail, and will open a Stute rum mill in tho upper wnrds tomorrow Pliteher, ^ lie Charleston hotel dispenser, will open in J" Electing street, opposite that hotel, today. II. \V. Powers, the tbird man, filed his peti- 81 ion, with 7G9 names, and tomorrow Charles c f. Bteinmcyer will have his petition filed, i' rhere are still six vacancies, and they will 0| ie filled, as the freehold voters of tho city .. appear to approve of the dispensary. ? * [AliVKB'flSf.MENT. | To The Grand Jury j? I beg to call the attention of the Grand 9< ury to tho practioe of the crime of adul- ? ery and fornication in the town of Union >v nblusbingly carried on over the old Colton ti.ro and over tho store lately occupied by . \V. Swink as r. barroom. ClTIZBM. 'I OCTOBER 1ST |# ATWOOD. / Correspondence of the Times. Telephone on Hie TravelsJoNBsviLLK, August 14th.?It has. beoa lining for about four hours tbis morning ad everything is in water. We had a good tower last tfrturday and wero not suffering i all for want of raio. Crops are good in lis community, and the farmers as a rule avo made their accounts as small as possile this year. If a good price, say 0 cents, juld be realized for cotton tbis fall our tuntry would certainly get in pretty good ondition ; but there is where the trouble 'ill come in. Cqfttott will no doubt be very >w, which will bring a great many out beind, as usual. I know, Mr. Editor, that you cautioned >oal correspondents not long since to make heir communications short and confine hem to local news matter, but 1 must ask a eparture from that rule this time, as I have eon from home for the past week, attendag U. S. Court in Greenville, consequently have hot kept up with local nows, but rould like very much to tell of some things saw and heard while away. IJaviDg a spare day from the court I ran ip to Marietta, a little town fifteen miles bove Greenville, on the C. K. & W. R. K , nrl gnnnf (Iia rltv with rnlol5wns T ilnn't 1 hink I ever saw more fine corn in fifteen niles travel than I saw on that trip, aud I ras told that still further up on the middle ,nd south Tyger rivers it was like Egypt In oseph's time. A friend of mine at Marietta has been unning a team up in the cove between /tesar'B Head and Table llorck mountains, ie is doing a peddling or barter business, nd says there is plenty to eat in this cove nd very cheap. On one occasion he bought me hundred pouqds of buttor from one nan at 5 cents per pound. ! Honey is plentiul at ti cents per pouud ; fowls of most all unds, eggs, cattle, hogs, sheep, etc., are here almost without number and very heap. My friend said one man told him ie owned 140 head of hogs. Wool iB plenirul at 20 cents per pound. The corn and ruit crops are immense. A man, if he was tot supposed to be a dispensary spy, might ;et a little mountain dew in the cove. I iave concluded, if ever 1 get short of rations >t my house, I will take my wagon and a ew dollars and make for that cove. It is >nly about seventy-five mile* from Joncsville. Spartanburg also has fiue crops. That ounty made Iho largest crop of wheat this car they over made, and '.Viysclimg in the ity at fifty oeojs a bushel. 1 don't see auch cause for^mrvation in this county. Mrs. D. B. Free had a second stroke of jrata laat Frill***, frOU ah* Jg llOt xpected to recover. Mr. J. F. Almau has moved into bis new esidenco. Rev. A. A. James filled his appointments t Grindal and Joncsville yesterday mornng and evening. Rev. D. Tiller h*f a meeting, in progress t New Hopo. The colored church here had 21 additions >nd baptisms last Saturday. Snmuel T. Reid, one of our Jonesviile toys, now at Spartanburg with 1). B. Wood I Bro., has typhoid fever in that city. Mr. J. T. Fowler, of Kcttou, has taken a losition with Harris & Foster, in the musio msiness. Boss is a young man who has an .mbition to rise in the world and he has larted out to "get there." telethons. Correspondence of the Times. ' News From North Faoolet. Etta Jane, Aug. It).?Wo have been abent ftom the news columns of the Times for i short space, but fortunately our roaders inderstnnd our position. 8ince our last we ave attended the old soldiers mooting, and iud them willing to forogo the pleasure of he proposed excursion to Virginia until the uoney panio is over. The partial rains of last week brought re:ef to us. Portions of our orops were much -evived by it, and on the whole we think we iave a lair average crop?of corn especially. Fodder is ready for pulling this week, and will no doubt be attended to. A few cases of sickness is reported. Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell is lyiug in a precarious coalition at present. Mias Linwood Miller, of Ebenezer, is enching school for us. She has a full school ittendance. Mies Ssllie Bigliain also has a good school it Sunnyside, and she knows how to manage t, too. Rev. B. G. Clifford will preach at Salcin loxt Sabbath?20th jnst. The Rlairsville band will be at ElBethel on ho 31st inst., to furnish music for the grand ucnic given by the ladies and citizens gencrilly of North Pacolet. Prominent speakers i ire expected to be there, and a generally ;ood time is in store for those who attend. "Jo politics on this program. A successful meeting has just closed at ElBethel. Several joined the church. Rev. dr. Crocker was the preacher. A meeting will go on at Skull Shoals this week, and nuch spiritual interest is manifested in it. We attended the meeting of the County ntcr-denominational Sunday School Convenion at Foster's Chapel, last woek, and protounce it eijual if not superior to any we tavc ever attended, in point of numbers and nterest. Our home was with the family of hat staunch citizen and efficient officer, J. V. Chambers, Escj., whose hospitality we i snjoyed very much, and to whotu we are i pecially grateful. The members of Abingdon Creek church ixpect to postpone their protracted meeting ate in the season?perhaps December, when hey will hold a three or four days meeting. | The rain this morning is a welcome visitor. Ve need a season for sowing tnrnips, etc. The evangelist, Quattlebaum, has erected i tent at Mt. Vernon church, near Hickory Irovc, and is holding a series of meetings here. Our people will attend regularly. I Mrs. Vox and family are loud in their expression of thanks'to Mr. C. C. Roberts for a lamniolh watermelon. The old 'oftian shys 1 was ahead of any she has seen or tasted bis year. We cannot undertake to write up all the 1 isitiug going on hers. Mr. William Fowler and his force deserve ' lie thanks of the traveling public for the ] i.iuiier in wnicu uioy nave worKCU ill? punc road. Vox. ( Tiib State to 3kll aixtiik School Book?, i -President E. 1). Craighead has dropoed | ato Hue with the Heformcrs most readily. | n fact tie natural as though he had boeu one ] f them from the first. He steps to the ront with a plan for the handling of the chool books of the 8'ate, which if adopted j rill knock the booksellers out in the first j ound. ( His plan as slated to The State reporter ] esterday is for the State to establish a de- j ository in each county under the control of i le county -chool commissioner, who is lo t ell the books to the patrons at only 6 per ] ent above cost' prje'e. This he Estimates will t rove a saving to the poor people of the Sfate i f thousands a iDually. t The plan will too submitted to the State n >oard of Examiners for their approval and j [ commendation to the next Legislature for [ tiiCiment into law. Whether the board t ill approve or the Legislature enact Into c iw or not remains to be seen. If the a theme meets w'<h Oovornor Tillman's ap- ( roval, and it no doubt will, all wiM well ith its future, ? ? ' < ? 7 1 have concluded to do work in Union a n tort time longer. The gentleman I expect n > go in partnership with in Georgia, is going C spend a month or so with bis family, no s will do work here until Got. 1st. a E. JAY ATWOOD. e * It- y, _v_ Correspondence of the Times. Crop*. Weather, Baie Ball at 8antuc Sahtuc, Aug. 14ih.?We had a very hard ain and the severed wind of the year (his noroing, beginning at 4 o'clock. The rain'all was nearly 8 inches in one and a half lours. Corn and cotton wss goneral iy blown Hat on the ground. The favorable weather the past tnree or 'our weeks has boen a great benefit to all crops. Cotton ha9 grown fast, and young corn has improved much, but peas aro not so promising as at the corresponding period last year. Fodder pulliog is on hand now and very likely a good many farmers would bave started today, but the rain interfered, in places it is beginning to burn. Fruit drying hero has been in order of ate, but the cloudy damp weather has interfered somewhat. The Santnc and Whitmire Baseball teams played a match game here on the 4th, resulting in a score of 24 to 8, in favor of Santuc. It is reported that the pionic given in connection, and for the benefit of the game was anything but a success. 1 had the pleasure of attending the County Interdenominational Sunday School Convention, at Fostor's Chapel (Kelton) on the 10th and 11th, and I assure you, Mr. Editor, I was moro than well paid for being there, li was the most interesting meeting of the kind I ever attended. Of course you will be provided with the proceedings, so I will only express my personal gratification at what 1 saw and heard. I was assigned to the hospitality of Mr. H. 8. Porter, and you may be sure I was the recipient of the mast generous hospitality, from this warm-hearted christian family. 1 remained over until Saturday morning to come home with a better opinion of, and moro in love with the plaoe and all of the people than ever before, feeling more than paid?doubly paid?for this my last trip, still hoping that it will not ncecssarily be really the last. E. W. J. Frooeeding* of the Union County Inter-denominational Sunday School Convention. The Union County Inter-denominational Sunday School Convention met with Foster's Chapel Sunday School, August 10th and 11th. After devotional oxeroises, conducted by Rov. C. F. Clarkson, the roll of schools was called and forly-four schools answered, representing a membership of 2013. On motion, a committee of five was appointed to nominato officers for the ensuing yonr. The following named gentlemen were nominated and olected : President, S. S. Stokos ; 1st vico President, R. L. Coleman; 2d vice President, R. T. Gee ; Secretary, J. L. Strain ; Treasurer, J. W. Gregory. Executive Committee, S. M. Rice. Jr. E. U., J. W. Scott, N. G. Littlejohn, E. W. Jeter and C. W. Whlsonant. The address of wolcotne was made by S. M. Rice, Jr. Esq , and responded to by S. S. Stokes. Tbc reports of schools wore read and discussed by several members of the convention. The several queries ou the programme were discussed by those assigned to disouss them and others. The query, "Are wc not depending upon the lesson "Helps" too much, in preparing the lessons, to tho exclusion of the bible as a book," brought forth much disoussion. After which a committee was appointed to draft a resolution upon the use of the bible in the Sunday school. At the suggestion of the committee, the following resolution was adopted : Rtsolved, That it is the sense of this con< vontion. after having heard the reports of the various schools reprcsonted here ; that tho use of tbV bible in some of the schools is being ueglcctod ; and that this convention recoinmeud that all the schools supply themselves with bibles and use the same in instructing the olasses. An essay by Miss Lizzie Gregory, on 'Musio in the ohuroh and Sunday school," was read by 8. M. Rice, Jr., Esq., which was enjoyed by the convention, and the following resolution was adopted : Retolved, That this convention appreciate the beautiful and instructive essay which was composed by Miss Lizzie Gregory and read to us by 8. M. Rice, Jr., Esq.. The programme was disposed of, with the exception of one subject, which was left over until the next anaual meeting. Mr. Al'an Nicholson addressed the convention, giving a very interesting account of the National Convention of Christian Endeavors, which was greatly enjoyed by the convention. The following resolutions were offored and adopted : Retolved, Thnt we hereby lender thanks to our efheieut president, Mr. S. S. Stokes, and faithful secretary, Mr. J. L. Strain, for the admirable manner in which they have discharged their several duties. Wo believe there aro none among us who would till these positions better than they have done. We promise them our faithful and earnest s upport and wish them greater success in the future. Retolved, That this convention do now express its thanks for the cordiality hospitality and interest manifested by the people of this community during its session. Messrs. R. L. Coleman, J. L. Strain, J. W. Gregory and C. C. Roberts were elected delegates to tho State Convention, The following township Buperintendanta wore elected t Graytonville, R. C. Littlejohu; Qowdeysville. R. C. Patrick ; Pincknoy, G. T. Gault; outline, j. ?y. uregory ; nsh Dam, M. (j. Deaver; Goshen Hill, 8. M. Rice, Sr. ; Cross Keys, C. B. Bobo ; Bogansville, J. M. Whitehead- Jonesville, II. W. Gossett ; Union, 8. M. Rice, Jr., E. U. There being no further businesss before the convention it adjourned sine die. J. L. Strain, S. 8. Storks, Seot'y. President. : All Rot and Bosk.?The idle Jalk tlm(. tome of the Republican journals of the Stato tnd county are indulging in is enough to make the heart of a Democrat tired, They know full well that to their jiarty alone is :hc credit due for tbe financial oondition of the country to-day. With unwise legislation ixtravagnnec in the management of the government and a billion-dollar Congress, the sondition of the country at the present itne is only what might be expeoted and is lot at all duo to the faot that a Democrat las displaced a Republican at Washington. It is idlo talk on the part of the Republican ptcss and their loaders. It took Harrison's administration four pears to produoe the present financial situaion and any sensible man knows that it is txpeeling too much of President Cleveland to -ebuild in three months what it took the Republicans four years to make. Besides, it is in old axiom that It h mnofi ?o?i#r in lestroy than construct. We now bave tbc 'resident's message before ua. It is straight o the point and lot not Congress waste time n useless display of ora'ory. Action, and hat quickljr, i>j what' the country expects ind what it must bare- Last year the peo)1? saw the impending crisis and tbey knew f they re elected Harrison it would be ten lines worse than jt is now. They had great onfklenoe in Cleveland. They elected him ,nd he will save the oountry.?Busisms, in ?harlotte Observer. ?- ? 8hoc*ikq Dmm op a Taimtku in Hi ar4i?nuaq ?Spartanburg, August 11.?This oorning Charles Dorrlcott, a young wb'to nan, while painting the front of Carlisle A lannon's store, fell from the ladder scaffold, triking on his head on tlie stone pavement, r.d was iustantiy killed. His skull was rushed in several places. Dispensary Ftuuaxs iuk First Month. ?The first statement of tho 8<ate Dispenser wiva given out by Governor Tillman lost Saturday. It includes three statements, one of equipping ahd running the State Dispensary for the month ending August 1st last, whioh itemised statement is pnblished in full I below. The other sheets show the sale of liquors to the County Dispensers by counties. These show that the reports of purchases tor the State Dispensary have been considerably exaggerated. The total amount of liquors purchased other than beer was $88,687.67. The total amount of beer purchase ! was $4,061.60, making a total purohase of liquors of all kinds of $92,689.17 The total sales to County Dispensers has been, up to August 1, $46,634.14. What the sales of the several County Dispensers have been is not ".shown. This will be a disappointment to those who are interested in tho success or failure of tho experiment, for the sales of tho County Dispensers arc necessary to give any idea of what the County Dispensaries are doing and what Mio experiment will likely prove. It will be noted that tho cost of equipment is light as compared with the expense of running it, but of these faots tho reader may bost judge by a careful analysis of tho expenso account to August 1, which is as follows : Expense Account. Paid freight $ 7,766 60 1 Insurance 784 00 Oil 10 70 Safe for office 102 16 Sundry bills, fixtures, &c 371 16 S. C. Penitentiary- 1,027 49 Constables' badges 60 00 Lumber 21 17 U. S. Revenue 860 42 Stamp 18 60 Coal 136 60 Stationery and Printing 261 60 Ice 4 26 Labor 3,413 06 Electric Light 2 00 Slate Constables 2,604 97 Telephone Exchange 69 67 Telegraph service 28 36 Furniture for office 21 76 Hauling 268 67 Express service 32 66 Machinery 180 73 $20,614 78 Governor Tillman says he sees no reason why as soon as things get into working order this month, the county dispensaries cannot sell at retail 40,000 gallons a month. He says under the former license plan the retail sales amounted to over a million gallons. He says he has always contended that the Amount of revenue depended entirely on the number of dispensaries established. He says he does not now think under the condition of things considering the number of dispensaries established the State will make that half million of dollars profit for the first six months, but he thinks the profits will be that great for the first tweivo months, when the system is in full operation. He says the operation of the law has reduced the consumption of liquor in this 8tate by one-third, and probably more. The operation of the dispensary law in Edgefield, where he lias olosely observed it, indicates that there is a Urge shortage in the consumption of liquor, aud he says he is glad of it. Governor Tillman concludes thus: "Considering the number of rooks, stumps, injunctions, etc., that we have been stumbling over in the lost thirty days, 1 consider that the dispensary system is already a howling success." Cholera Gaining in New York LIauhor. ?Quarantine, S. I., Aug. 12.?At midoight Friscona Mola, aged 27 years aud Mariana lloborlie, aged 43 years, died of oholera at Swinburn Island hospital. Their remains were incinerated in the building before noon today. The following suspects were removed to Swinburn Island for observation and treatineot : Francisco Coivn, aged 31 years ; Francisco llonato. aged 34 years; Francisco Qaiola, aged 34 years ; Paolo Mariani, aged 27 years; Anielo Uaito, aged 30 years: Giavanni Bandi, aged 27 year: Machiali Catati, aged 80 years; Leonardo Laroso, aged 11 years ; Trsite Olodo, agod 17 years. Uncteriolgicol examinations prove that all the patients removed yesterday were cliolora, Asiatic. A census of the hospital today shows seventeen patients, one of whom is convalescent. Eight of these have been biologically coafirmcl as cholera and nine are suspects. Wm. L. Jenkins, Health Officer. . ? Cholera Baooiu in His Ststim ?New York, August 8.?Health Officer Jenuings of this port gave out tonight the following statement: "The bacteriological examination of Lorenzo Maracio, a passenger on the steamer Karamania, who has been isolated on Swinburne Island shows the presenoe of cholera baccili. The patient is reoovering, and is now able to bo up and about. The other posaeugers of the Karamania who are on Hoffman Island, are in good health." ? Cholera in New Yobk.?New York, Aug. 10.?Vincennezo Claigroso. aged 23 years, died at Swinburne Island Hospital last night of Asiatic cholera. He was UQe of the passengers who arrived on the steamer Karamania from Naples. Later Hours for tup. Dispensary.?And now they wnut the Charleston dispensaries to remain open until 9 p. ra. "for revenue only." Very preceptibly the Kefawm Administration is advancing to the conclusion that if the State wants to do a profitable barroom business it must do as the barkeepers do. It must multiply the dispensaries or the blind tigers will "oatch the trade." It must IfPnn i1??vh av%a?? aVI-L? _.vr .u>ui v|>cn u uiguo ur people wont drink to a profitable degree. It must sell to everybody who applies or it will "lose cuttorn"?and this is the rule now in Columbia, at least, where, during July, no application for liquor was refused at two or three of the dispensaries. When tho Legislature shall have further loosened the rules of this "first step towards prohibition," and we have a Slate barroom for every former private barroom, it will be easy to discern for what great m >ral purpose ibis strange thing was oreated.?The Stale. Cll AKLKSTON CoLLBOK SCHOLARSHIPS Superintendent of education Mayfield has issued the following circular to tho county sohool commissioners throughout the State : "Dear Sik : Tho Charleston College offers throe scholarships to the young men of the State. Each scholarship is worth $200 per annum, and is good for four years, or graduation if the holJer graduates in leva than four years. "These scholarships are to be awarded in competitive exauiioatian, and are open to the young men of every county if we wjH consent 10 conduct the examination free of cost to the college for our servioes. The college will furnish the questions and boai the expense of advertising. The examination will embrace three days, five hours per day. The schedule will be thus : ' October 3d, English and Mathematics; October 4th, Latin apd Oreek; October .Mb, French and German; from 11:80 a. m, to 2:30 p. rn. each day. "The examining'board (will not have to pies on the merits of the papers. They will be sent to the faculty, who will orttioiae all tho papers and award the scholarships to tho three who put up the best papers of all the applicants in the Bute. Will your board oonsont to conduct tho examination for your county 7 ' l'lonto ace tho other members and let me know at ouoe, and if for any rotsun your hoard can rot do so get the c insent of three reliable gentlemen who will and furnish mo with their mutes." FROM CONGRESS. Tnr Fioht on the Silver Question Commkncki).?Capitol, Washington. D. 0., Aug. 11.?The house this morning was in a bustle of intense excitement. Members met in groups talking over the situation and the universal question was : ''Have the-silver and anti silver men reachod an agreement ?" Silver was on every man's tongue and silver will be on every man's tongue for the next forlnight, as the conference has practiealiy agreed to limit debate to that period of time, the debate to begin immediately after the reading of the journal today. After the reading of the journal, Wilson, democrat, of Weet Virginia, offered for present consideration 'a bill to repeal part of the act approved, July 14th, 1800," the Sherman act. It provides that si much of the act approved, July 14th, 1800, as direots the secretary of Ihe treasury to purchase from time to timo silver bullion, to the aggregate amount of 4,500,000 ouuoes or so much thereof as may be offered in each month at the market price thereof, not exceeding $1 for 371J grains of pure silver, and to i sue in payment for such purchase treasury notes of the United States; be and the same is hereby repealed; but this repeal shall not impair nor in any manner affect the legitimate quality of the standard silver dollars heretofore coined , and the faith and oredit~ of the United States are hereby pledged to maintain the parity of gold and silver ooin of the United States at their present legal ratio or suoh other ratio as may be established by law. Representative Bland offered the agreement made this morning governing the course of the debate. It limits debate to fourteen days, Ihe sessions continuing from 11a. m. to 4 p. m.. and night session for f debate only, if desired. Bland demanded the previous question on his order, but this was antagonized by the republicans under the leadership of Cannon, who wanted time to debate the question. Mr. Cannon secured sufficient support to secure a vote by yeas and nays. The vote resulted yrna 217, nays 100, so the previous question was ordered. The republicans generally voted with the democrats in support of the motion. The resolution was then adopted. At Ave minutes after 1 o'clnok Raynor, of Maryland, began debate in support of the Wilson bill for the unconditional repeal of tho silver purchase clause. Raynor was reinforced by Brown, of Indiana, who in a brief speech advocated th^ repeal of the Sherman sot, conditionally or unconditionally. Wand was put forward to return the fire of argument and eloquence and he performed his pari without detracting from his reputation as the leader of the siiver forces on the floor, Ho was followed by the populist member from Colorado, Penoo, who constituted himself a bulwark for the protection of silver, and by Wheeler, of Alabama, who demanded a greater volume of currency. The fight was still on when at J o'clock the house adjourned until 11 o'clook tomorrow. four important measures introduced in the senate. Washington, August 14.?Four notable bills were introduced in the donate today, as follows: Mr. Hill of New York oftercd a very brief bill, repealiug the Federal election laws, the repeal, however, not toaflcot any proceeding or prosecution now pending under said aot. Mr. Butler of South Carolina introduced a bill repealing the State bank tax. Mr. Peft'cr, of Kansas introduced a bill providing for the new icsue of $300,000,000 of fiat money, exchangeable for government bonds at par. Mr. Chandler introduced his bill of lost Congress establishing additional regulations concerning immigration to the United States. Mr. Gordon offered a, resolution declaring it to be the right of the people to expect, and the duty of Ceugrcss to eaaot, suitable legislation for restoring the metals of the Constitution to their coordinate part of the monotary system of the government and on a ratio or plan that shall secure their parity of exchange ability with each other; and instructing the finance committee to report, at the earliest day practicable, a bill or bills repealing the purchasing clauses of the Sherman act, previding for the use of both gold and silver as tho standard money of the country and ftr the coinage of both gold and silver without discriminating against either metal; and repealing the prohibitory tax on State banks. Mr. Gordon asked that the resolution lie on the table for the present, and gave notice that ho would hereafter address the Senate upon it. Casualty at Clkmson.?The Qrtenville Nnct of the 11th says,?Regarding rumors which reached here last evening of an aeei- , dent at Clemson college President Craig head, with hia usual good sense, sent particulars Inst night as follows : Calhoun, 8 C., Aug. 11.?The bnrraok bridge gare way today whilo some fifty boys were on it. The following boys aro not soriously hurt: J. T. Bradloy, I. T. .lowers, W, J. Reynolds, J. C. lioskin, P. J. Pearmnn, A. P. Caldwell, C D. Whitman, P. D. Koho, F. W. Lawson, ' J. JR. Drogden, W. P. Wright, O. Cheppells, J. F. Ramos, J. K. Ulmer, L. L. Harbin, J. V. Maner, M. R. Jennings, P. R. Earle, J. A. Douthcler, R. J. Woodsides, J. W. Sm'ily, F. L. Bryant, II. P. Russell, J. W. Pitts. fg J. A. McDavid, W. H. Long, II. A. Powers, 'J, D.Johnson, Q. W. Donnelly, M. A. Witt, A J. Lowcry, * W. E. Honderson, L. L. Todd, If. L. Todd, J. Jf. Dukes, S. F. Dantzler, L. D. Dunn. The following are more or less seriously hurt: W. 8. Yoe, internal injuries. A. P. Norris, right leg slightly bruised. W. C. M'cDoweif. Vriit out ot plo<Se, leg bruised slightly', head aliso bruised. W. J. Strewn, chin out, teetn shattered, C. B. Maheffey, fmcturod thigh. J. W. Lancaster, fracture and dielooalion of ankle and scalp wound. M. A. Holstein, internal injuries. 8. T. Carter, injury to knee and bock. E. 8. Pegues, dislocated wrist. K. B. CaAtaiisAD, The dormitory or birrack is bailt on the side of ? hill to ihe west of the mala oollege building; in order to get ft level for ibe feundaiionthe hill win cut away. The basement, n which is the dining hall, etc., U tin the west side, about twenty, feet below the bill top, while the other end of the basement is not beneath the level of the hill. The hi 1 is cut away for twenty or twenty live feet from the basement walls, in order to ftllow plenty of ligjit to enter the windows. This huge trench is bridged over, llio bridge entering the second story of the dormitory. After supper and at leisure inomenis the boys are fond of oollocting on this bridge, which is cool and airy, The bridge appeared to bp strong, but gave away Hsf bight whi)4 orowd was colloctol upon it, with tho ro? snlts stated abovo.?Rrgitler. Kiddlro With Bun,* .?Waycros*, Qa., Aug.. 10.?Jack Chambers, colored, wu taken from offioer* 8penoe and Clajton last night and lynohed between thie place and Wareabnro. Chamber's body was riddled with bullets. He confessed to having taken ^ & part in outraging Mrs. Oeorgo Warren, fit wife of a proinyient farmer at llobokon, Gi?, * lost year. Chambers I* the third negr> who has boon lynched for that citne, two others having been shot down in tho house at the time the outrage was oommit'ed.