The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1875-07-16

M0cb has leaked out in regard to n late railroad
meeting here pooling freights:
In the convention the South Carolina road re-
fused to pool Augusta with the Port Royal and
the Charlotte and Columbia railroads, claiming
that these roads had no return to make.
A very harsh resolution, threat cnng to charge
local rates on all freight intended for the South
Carolina road, and discriminating against it in
other ways, was offered. The matter was re-
ferred, by Superintendent Solomon, of the road
who was in the convention, to President Ma
grath, who was in Charleston, by teegraph.-
President Magrath promptly replied that the
South Carolina road rejected such dictation in
dgnantly and defantly. Then came a resolu
ton and threat in doublc-quick time.
\ gentleman connected with the South Caro-
lima interests suggested that coercion, as was
suggested, could only be enforced through the
Georgia road, and that the convention had as
well understand that the Georgia road CO opera-
tion could not be relied upon by the convention,
as it was bound to the South Carolina road by
an agreement with stipulated damages, etc,
and was interested $4,000 in South Carolina
steamships. Whether this intelligence caused
it cant say, but the convention became more
conservative, and held the resolution in abey-
nncc, while the whole matter was referred to
President Wadley of the Georgia central, Pres-
dent Magrath of the South Carolina, and Presi-
dent Wilson, of East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia-thc three to meet at Augusta this week.
1t is said now that President Magrath did not
put i'll an appearance and that the wires have
been busy fixing to fence the South Carolina in.
The smperinte endent of the Georgia railroad was
asked in the convention if his road would help
whip the South Carolina into harness, ard is re-
ported to have replied: .'Wait and Sec Now
the rumor is that all, the Georgia included, will
unite to bring the refractory road to terms.
The South Carolina works to Atlanta over the
Georgia, and if the latter goes into the com
bination Atlanta cannot enjo any benefit from
the war raes-in fact, no points can, save Au-
gusta, Columbia, and possibly one two unim-
portant points. President Magrath controls the
road to Sparanburg, but if the Richmond Air
Line is in the pool. it will prevent the South
- Carolina from working into Atlanta by that
D,route. Lively times ahead as far ns the South
Carolina road extends itsTnfuencc, now seems
probablc-Erchanye.
We learn that COL Thomas Francis Grcnckcr,
editor of the Ncwberry Herah, has secured the
Agency for the Torpedo Chicken which is just
now attracting 80 much attention among poultry
fanccrs. This splendid invention is destined
to create revolution in the chicken business,
and make the fcathered tribe far more numer-
GUS than ever before known, since il is n sure
and certain preventive against the depredatons
of poultry thieves. 1t is an exact imitation of
the chicken, made OF -iron and things and
whenever it is touched by the wrong person, a
torpedo within makes an explosion sufficient TO
arouse the Scighborhool. In one instance,
where an explosion took place, a certificate
states that "thc body of the machine was blown
; to atoms, but its two legs were found intact,
tightly grasped by Huge black hand, which
had been literally torn from the arm. Death
never held tighter to n dead nigger than this
nieger's dead hand grasped those two chicken
legs" COL Grenekcr is the only authorized
agent for the State of South Carolina, and
wishes TO dispose of county rights upon reason
able terms. Send him your name and post
Office, and enclose three cent postage stamp
for reply. when further particulars will be made
known. Exchanges please copy.
We copy, and claim u Spring Chicken.-Ep
TINES.
An exchange says: Miss Clara Rose. Of
Philadelphia, had 81 900 expended on her Latin