The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1875-10-29

hand. ~. GAGE, Sec'y.
A BITTER RADIcAL-The Washington
correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle 4
Sentinel writes:
Decidedly the bittercst Radical in Wash
| inton is a man of the name Of Murtagh, the
pimp of Shepherd and Grant, who runs that
filthy sheet, the National Republican. His
paper is daily filled with malicious lies
against the good people of the South, and SO
frequently has he misrepresented the South,
that scarcely decent man can be found who
will read his paper. The Republican thrivcs
upon this abuse, as it gives Murtagh carte
blanche to the Treasury, where he draws
freely and often to keep his paper alive
He was recently allowed to swindle the
Washingtonians out of $4,000, and now
for printing alleged 10 have been done in
1868 and go. He hates the English worse
than sin, and is in constant warfare with
jenkins, of the New York Times, who halls
from Albion. jenkins gets the better of
him invariably, as Murtagh's armor being
vulnerable he invites attack. He repairs to
Shepherds mansion nightly, and obtains
points for the next days issue of his paper.
The paper is owned mutually by Murtagh,
Shepherd aud Grant, and Shepherd virtual
ly runs the concern. Grant is so completely
in the power of the "ring" that his ''pals"
never consult him at all, unless they want
some confederate sleuced by fat appoint
ment. This man Murtagh holds pews in
six different churches for influence, and oc-
cupies them alternately. What astonishes
me most is that Murtag Oh and other bummers
have their pews Immediately around Grants.
-s-~stTurysT' 'r5y Sic the
| Observed of all observers. But this is an
old trick of the Christian statesmen, and
am informed that even down in South Car
olina the sanity Whittemore is a devout
church -goer, and responds as Justify as
though he had never sold cadetship.
ONE WAY TO Srop CoTroN STEALING.
We learn from reliable parties who visi-
ted the spot, that on Saturday night last a
band of disguised men went to a storchouse
of Mr.. Robert j. Smith, at Cool Springs,
in this county, and awakening Mr.. Willie
Smith, the clerk, ordered him to remove the
books and papers of his employer, and his
own personal effects, as they intended to fire
the house. They then inquired for the
barrel of kerosene, and after assisting him
to remove his trunk and the books of the
store, they saturated the building with OF
and applied the torch, and the house and
all it contained was soon pile OF ashes
The house was tho property OF the late
Willis Allen. Mr.. Smith was constructing
a two-story building across the road from
the one he occupied, which was fired by th'
disguised men, and was also consume d.
There was also five bales of cotton outside
the storehouse, which the clerk begged per
mission to remove, but was sternly refused
and it shared the fate of the storehouse.-
A scrupulous regard for the property o
persons not connected with the store was OBJ
servablc. They carefully removed to
place of safety the tool chest of MIR. y. u
Mccoy, and a cage and bird belonging t
/ the clerk. The loss is estimated at abou
, $4,000; no nsurancc.-TUnton Ga.
} tSouttron.
MELLOW Soil ABOUT IBEES.-Unles
> the surface OF the ground is mulched aroun
Young trees over an area OF six to ten Tee
> in diameter, the ground should be kept clea
!, and mellow Every farmer knows that
hill of corn or potatoes will not amount
!; much unless cultivated, and yet there al
many who will neglect to give the sam
care to tree which is worth hundre
II hills of the former. In rich soil, trees ma
$ grow rapidly without cultivation, and n
amount of grass or weeds will retard then
n but there are other things to be looked afte
J. If the weeds and grass are allowed to gro
e up around the stems of apple, peach {
ounce trees, the bark will become soft ne:
. their base by being shaded thereby be in
IS suitable condition for the reception of tt
;, eggs which will eventually become peach
~ apple borers. Take any dozen young app
a trees in the sections where the apple Dor
"a is abundant, and allow a portion to be cho
ed with weeds and the remainder well Gu
nc tivated, and then watch the result. Fro
ID our own experience, we believe that Il
G. chance are nine to one in favor of tho
cultivated being exempt from this pest,
ce West Farmer.
te A good book and good woman are exc
he lent things for those who know just how