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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-15

To find hlemlshes and defects in the
church and III your brethren. says /ion' 5
Herdid. is an almost iniallihle sign that
your love has declined. and that von
have entered on the first stages of back
sliding. Love is blind. 1t covers IL
multitude of sins. y soul filled with
love finds it difficult To detect faults in
either the gospel OF in Christian pco-
pie. Charity wears an ample mantle.
and can never he persuaded to turn
critic. Ihclr is :" much that is good.
1t will not believe any evil.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-15
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LEAD RIBBON, from : u"
on reels for builders. r,.--
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tDec23
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23
PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY
FOR JUNE TERM OF 1876.

To the non. l.. {. NORTHROP,
T. .Judye Of the In Crcui, Presiding ::
Owing to the pressing necessity for every til
Ter of the soil--to which class the Grand Jury,
in large part, bclong,-to return to his occupa-
ton as speedily as possible, to. tescae, far as
he might the lately inundated crops from ruin
end aisas,1Essts les that ttSe pTcscniHcHr
fsdse us ff@ezteVS not cS''nSh Me matters which
beyond brief mention ~
hrve engaged ot let; all the care tha, the
We have exrwed by the exgcncies of the case
short time alls the Offices and books Ithe Coun-
would MS, and we are gratifed to state that we
find them in neat, busness-like condition, giving
renewed evidence of the ability AMI fitness of
those who administer the public attairs of our
County.
We have also inspected the Public Buildings,
and tml the Jail in want of II new roof the cell
lngs overhead in the prisoners rooms, requiring
to be renewed and strengthened. for the better
security OF the prisoners and all of the prison
crS rooms are in want of whitcwash
The ground also around the Court House AMI
jail would he much improved 10y the erection of
substantial fence.
The Public Well is not in very good orderA
and qlSkYch used it should have Il clat
and s'olh bucket or buckets, put upon go5S,
NindlaSS, instead of the present arrangement J
All Of which we recommend the County Com
mlSSI"nerH should have done early rs possible.
committee from our body visited the Poor
House AMI found it, under the management of
the excellent Superintendent, in n prosperous
condition. The inmates for whose benefit il is
conducted, number twenty eight, (2S) and are
apparently comfortable and contcnted. By
their labor they pay more than half the expon-
dNures OF the institution. They are in need
now however, Of four or five Mlilch Cows. and
We recommend that the County Commissioners
obtain ihsai, If the finances of the County will
at all permit the outlay. We believe it would
be profitable investment in the end
We present w. L. V. Estes for selling liouor
githout a: hcSpse, and name VIM. locking,
Hlfp pystnd Anthony Tate as witnesses.
~ is pleasMgS 30, Know that there arc only
four liquor selling ESTABLISHMENTS in the County, |
6tnside Of Incorporated towns
In conclusion we beg to express our acknowl-
edgcmcnts to Your Honor for the kindness and
consideration which have marked your inter- |
course with ourselves
All of which is respectfully submitted
J. W. McLURE, Foreman.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23
Primary Elections.

On our first page will be found an excellent
article from the Camden Journm upon the SUD
ject of nominating candidates for County OH
GERS at the primary meetings of the people
We invite a careful examination of the plan MS
explained by the Journat.
We regret that we have not paid more attcn-
ton to the matter before this, as the plan com
mends itself to our Judgment. BY it a majority
of the people of the County would really nomi-
nate the candidates, and the delegates to the
County Convention from the various townships
would be chosen to count the votes of each can
dilate and announce the choice of the people,
as expressed in their primary meetings.
Such procedure would produce many very
desirable results: 1t would draw out the vo-
ters to the primary meetings; it would disarnl
croakers of the charge that the village clique
made the nominations - it would prevent log
rolling at the County Convention, and what, tC
our mind, is more important, it would unite the
people upon ticket of their own making and
| give no chance for so-callcd Independent candi
lOtes to distract the party. The choice of can
! didates having been thus made 10y majority o
| the people, at their primary meetings, the maj
who would presume to run an independen
candidate would openly oppose the expressed
lishes of the people, and could have no othcI
aim uian to defeat their nominations, and mus
be ella where he truly belongs, with th
krHarty.
-, fear the time is now too short before th
J%NshlFmeetinss are held, for the plan to b
sufficiently known and understood Throughout
the County TO ensure n fair test of it, but W
suggest that where there is q full meeting o
the citizens of a township that vote of prefer
cnce for all county officers be taken.
We are anxious to remove every obstacle tina
stands in the way of obtaining unity of actio
in the Democratic ranks: We would have tn
nominations made to suit the people, not t
please those who want office.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

EXECUTION OF 4 MuRDEHER.--Alcck Lowery.
ihe negro who murdered Mr. John Murphy, of
LynchhuIg. on the night Of the 18th of March
last, was executed at Sumter. last friday.
Precisely at halfpast II c,ocl, sheriff Tyn
dcI moved The prisoner to the place Of execution.
where prayer was INDUCED in ior one hour. du-
ring which IL rnined necessarily. 1000 persons
were present. The religious services were Of
a camp meeting order After they were ended,
The rope was adjusted around the doomed man
meek an! the shl"ck Knocked from under him.
Nirr few sPasrns, he dIcl. He admitted be-
ing the murderer while under the moose.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23
For the Times.
A "High Old" Meeting

,, Sr,rrs:-Sa,ur,lay last L took inc
liberty. with friend, of attending 'ne i"u''@'
Meeting at the Gold Mine (cotored) ehuroh'
This church is used by the colored peopie ior
,ho;r RELIGIOUS. political and any other meetings
call IN aid of the Radical cause. L
was informed by John Norris, coiore" man,
that Col, |. G.. NcKissick and June Mooiey
would be there and speak, but found but lew
If tho faithful present and the speakers non est.
,fer little parleying Norris invited the crowd
into the church, and us were part oi 'hat D,
crowd we followed the leader and went ln'--
Norris then told the assembly that the meeting
was called to get the voice of the colorcd peoy
rlc Of that township upon the school tax AL
though am never surprised at any "uhuer
hold the radicals take nowadays to carry I"
point, this did raise my suspicion.
| Jordan Jones was called to the chair, but de-
clined the honor, feeling incompetent. Peter
| Stevens had no such low estimate of his powers
as a presiding officer, so took :hc char Du' up
! OIL informing tho meeting that he belonged ~
Spartanburg, he was relieved and Simon Young
assumed tho position As Norris was the only
Radical present who could write, he was chosen
Secretary.
The meeting being thus organized, NOrris
moved that my friend MIR. Asa Smith, address
the meeting, Now, We all know tin. MIR JSnrh
is more at home in the clover, cotton u corn
fields than on ths rostrum, but he is htthe
man to lose opportunity to do good -
for his county, soshc responded to the call and
in few words told the colorcd men many
wholesome truths.
Norris then delivered himself Of along speech
in which he urged the colored people to guard
well their interests and rights, attend the meet
ing next Saturday and vote for the school tax
At the close of his speech he called for vote
UPON the tax, when II out of 10 of the colorcd
men voted for the tax.
Norris, during his speech, attempted to ridi
culc John Hardy, good old colorcl man, who
was free before the and who has always vo
ted the Democratic ticket, much to the annoy
ance and disgust of the said Norris. Norri
said that Hardy had never paid any tuition 70
his children that he was.a widowcr and couldn'
gets wife in Bogansville Township. This brough
Hardy to lis feet, and his venerable head fairl
: 9uiyered: lie denied the charge that he di
! " - es----->sgpssAsnsz.p.asszSss
to get wife, he did not want any such US coil,
generally be picked up.
SO closed John Norris meeting, and repor
it to let the tax payers who will vote the ia.
on them, if they do not attend the townshi,
meetings next Saturday, the 24th
ONE PRESENT.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

~" We learn that the notorious Bill Sartor
is at his old tricks. A few days ago he was
sfcn on the farm of MIR. Shettlfsworth and that
1t is strange that no one can learn of his where
abouts until after he has committed some crime
and then ii is discovered that he has been seen
and talked to by numbers of persons q day or
two before.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

gsG" Mr.. James Wilson, the engineer who
was killcl by the accident Oh the Anderson
branch Of the Grccnyillc and Columbia railroad
was well known and highly respected ip this
town and along the whole line of the Spartan:
burg and Union Railroad. For many years he
was an engineer OH road, and lost his arm
by the accidental discharge Of gun at Alston
Poor jim, he deserved better fate.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

BsB- AS some few cases of hydrophobia have
occurred in this section among dogs and other
animals bitten by them, there is considerable
enquiry concerning cure for that terrible dis
ease. much respected medical gentleman sf
this town informs us that water or vapor bath
at ll0o Fahrenheit has often proven an cffectual
remedy for the disease. 1t should be given as
soon as the symptoms appear and as often as the
paroxysms come on.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

THE HAMPTON LEGIoN.-We are requested to
S'aotity the survivors of the Hampton Legion that
the sixth annual reunion of the survivors of
Hoods Texas Brigade, Army of Northern Vir-
ginia, will he held at the Town of Bryan in
Texas, on Wednesday, July IL, 1876, and that
they are most cordially and fraternally request
Cd to attend. All Railroads have made excursion
rates, and The hosriaitics of the town will be
rendered visitors. The Texans are all anxious
TO meet again the noble men of South Carolina
who stood by them so long. The invitation is
forwarded by Robert Burns Secretary Hoods
Texas Brigade Association.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23
The Week of Rain.

The news we have received from all parts Il
the County gives us melancholy 'accounP of TIP
destruction of crops, washing of land and wrec5r
ing of Bridges. For seven consecutive 'hys the
rain fell almost incessantly, often in t\rreuts
and accompanied by strong winds and hail -
The creeks and rivers were higher than h3d been
known FOR many years while the lands edjoia-
ing them were so completely overaowSd that
corn five feet high could not be sserN The
overflow continued for at least three dAESpd
in some cases4he wsisEkhave not,retfredxN
A gentleman of vcracity informs us that swRat
is known the Pacoet river as tho Norris
Land, containing four hundred acres of the
finest "bottom land of that section, on Sunday
morning last one vast sheet Of water-he
did not believe there was one acre of it that could
be seen. lie also informs us that the bridges st
Trough Shoals and Hurricane Shoals, in Spar
tanburg County, were Completely carried awaS.
Murphys, Beatys a1i Gi.t's Bridges on "
ger River in this county, are all gone, and the
bottom lands along their banks completely ovtr-
flowed.
The only bridge on Fair Forest that has bsen
carried away is that Of Eicc's.
The destruction of grain is truly lamentahle.
The wheat in the shock has sproutcd in every
instance, and not less than onc-half tho cropsis
either totally destroyed or so seriously injured
that it will hardly make flour fit for use. fhe
oat crop also has been 50 seriously damegel hat
not moro than ons quarter of the -fpe Sf2I ih
promised Two weeks ago will he madf
The corn on the bottom lands wifl in abpost
every case, have to be replanted but it WILDE
three or four days from nor before much of
the laud will be in condition for replanting.
Where corn can be Strengthened up from the
ground, the plant is so brittle from the amount
Of sap in it that it breaks off, willie more of it
is found dead at the heart, from being under
water go long. Another sad effect Of the terri
, bic rains is the ruin of much of the finest bot
.ium lands by washing.
From all that we can learn from friends in all
parts of the County, the destruction was SO
great that the prospects fo.. crops Of every kind
are truly alarming. Had the oat crop been
saved it would have been of incalculable value,
rs food for stock but now those who had relied
upon that crop will have to buy corn until their
own corn ismxspred, and that will be much Ina
n lhsss The loss cannot be estiPated
;S-.3l jfnr. ~ St.S-SNr1SsNr - $40
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

BsiS" bold theft was committed day or
twoago, by colorcd man named Henry Thomas,
who went to Mr.. John Mcndor's field AMI stole
two shovel plows, two heel screws and two bolts
from plow stock. The articles were found in
his house, and he confessed the crime.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

HNcnhn FOR RArE-Memphis, June c.
sam Anderson, colorcd, who was arrested here
last Monday for attempting an outrage on Miss
Vaughan, Of Dc Soto County, Mississippi, and
cutting the throat Of her brother, leaving him
~ ior "t"l' was taken from the officers yesterday
morning by body Of armed citizens and bunS
Ills father, charged with being accessory to the
attempted murder, is in jail
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

tInh bI""Esr TRGE.-rhc largest tree stand.
ing III the United States, says the Inyo, Califor.
ma ln'icpcndcn, is on the head of Bear Creek
north fork of the Tulc River. The exact dimcn
sIonS OF this immense redwood gaint We do no,
remember, but believe ii is something over forty
sIN irrt III diameter. \ San Francisco Marty
having made arrangements to represent this
monster at the Centennial, have given the con-
tract to JulHrc man. Mr.. J. C. Cramer. to re.
move inc Dark with eight inches Of the wood
from the surface Of the tree, cut or strippcd
rather like slaves Of 4 barrel without f.ljing
tLc trc These pieces are 10 be cut forty feet
long, AMI when pGt together in Philadclphia will
form two rooms inside twenty feet high. In
these rooms cabinets Of California specimens and
cnriosities will lie neatly and appropriately ar.
ranged.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23
For the Times
Sad News from Gross Keys.

| June Ia, 1876.
AS outdoor work is suspended on account o1
the excessive rain, | thought it would not be
an'Iss to drop you line from Cross Keys.
wish had something encouraging to communi-
cate; but | am sorry ~ state that have never
seen the Farmers in this section more desyon-
dent. Rain has been falling almost necessarily
since Monday morning. The tlaticring prospect
Of fine crop Of corn on bottom lands is blasted.
courier just from Enoree reports that only the
~rof>s of"rfcwSsalksscnu be seen. The grass is
rapidly taking possession Of the cotton crop
Most of theAfheat and Oats aEeaslA lAug.inshe.
fields. The question now comes up from every
tillcr of the soil "What shall We do?'
This is sad picture, but not overdrawn, and
is only tho beginning of our sorrows' What
VIII be our condition in case Of European war,
with no market for wha, cotton is made, and not
half enough of bread stufs to supply home de-
mnni, What can be done to keep starvation
from our doors: Nothing but combined effort
among farmers can avert such a calamity Our
hope is that every grassy cotton field (anl there
are many will be planted in corn as soon us the
land is dry enough to work. Much of the stub
bic land might be planted in Peas, and the
Sweet Potato crop should be enlarged 10 the ut
most. Such course would save an immense
amount Of suffering. CB b.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23
Tho Republican Nomination.

After seven ballots in which the tcnacity of Blaucs
supporters was fully tested, the NATIONAL Republican
party through its delegates assent Cincinnati,
have made the following nominations
Rutherford u. Hayes Governor Of Ohio for President
William y. Wheeler ot New York for Vice i'r,,,:,:.
w" candlly confess our belief that more iudcious
nomination. could not have been made 10y the Republican
party. Every other candidate for President brought
fore the convention could have been defeated ai"us
on personal unpopularity, having been c"p-ha'eralIy
rcctlv or indirectly with many If honest and liberal
acts that have di.r,rcJ ,.c Is salvation for that
weakened the party o ~ core and the people have de-
supportnrs But wa risk the honor and peace OF the
party. II is rot Hayes may haa1ucry proper man,
t~rminsd not ss'hfs'sSfrous( asy ,sasssc
nation in its h character, and \" will not have the
IscSS ,iy them
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

Btay" Rev. q. S. Anderson will deliver n Cen
tennial Discourse mt Mt Lebanon Church. on the
Sd Sunday in July next.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

A call has been made for n convention of
southern colored men to meet in Augusta. Ga.
on the 10Th instant. The purpose, as expressed
IN the circular, is 80 confirm n final departure
from 'he republican party with itspoathsomc
corruption, and forever hereafter to cas-, onr
vote for better men and better party"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

p@- +. II. Bobo, of Spartanburg and J. II.
Eion, Of Winnsboro, are in attendance at
Court this week The trial of J. T. +. Camp
brought our friends A. II. Kirby Capt. Blass--
ingamc, - Richardson and A. Tolcson from
Sparlnnburg ns Witnesses.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

ARGUMENTS THAT ARE ADsuED.--We confess:
cat I'VE are naable to comprehend the system of
logic by which those who contend that The Dem
ocratS cannot gain control of the State govern
ment, bring themselves - such a conclusion =
II it were cOntendcd that The Democrats do not
kiesire and will not endcavor TO get possession
'ot the government they support, and by which
they are ground down and humiiated there
would be some show Of consistency i'm the arcu.
ment But To say that G0,00O intelligent yo-
ters' VINO own ninc-tcnths of the land and prof.
erty In the State cannot wrcst the reins of gov
crnmcnt from the hands of the carpct.barSers
who are kept i'll Office by the votes Of 30, 600 10
norant and deluded negroes, who arc dcpcndcnt
upon the property holders for the very bread
that susiaiES them, is the vcriost absurlity. and
IS not believed for moment by any one who
mas n spark OF manhood in his hos om Such
arguments, we believe, are made in the interest
OF continuance Of the present party in power.
"hcrc thcrc is possibility Of change, ii is
inconsistent and cowardly in those who pretend
TO desire TO work against it by raising up
other obstacles, instead of trying to remove
those which already cxist.-INerchant and Farm
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

RSS" In dangerous position We are in
formed that on Sunday last some colored mon
I'Ving near Fish Dam Ferry, ATTEMPTED to res.
cue six head Of Horses that were on the oppnsi,c
sldc "f broad River from the imminent DANCER
ot being drowned rs the waters had so sur
rounded them that there was not twenty souorc
feet OF land visible around them To rcscu. tLc
animals 1t was necessary for the men to swim
the river with the horses. The distance w,s
over quarter of Il mile, and one of the men
became 50 exhausted that he could not swim the
whole distance and was in great danger Of be-
ing drowned. He drirtcd hclplessly down the
stream, fortunately to the bank of the rivcr
where he 5raspci the limb of Il willow tree and
c!nng To it. The river was running madlv. and
he saw no prospect Of help reaching him. In
this perllous position he looked for liu,b high
er up, when ten fold greater horror met his.
view. Just above him, on limb of the same
tree, lay two large Water Mocasin .Snakcs. lick
ing their iorked tongues at him in the greatest
rage. In this situation he remained
for some hours until his friends came TO his re.
lief. II any one can imagine more unpcas
ant dangerous fix to be placed in their magma
ton can rake up greater horrors than ours
that's all
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

New. .i0rk-lettsG says h "Ps ApeSx.o haye
favorable opportunity for knowi,A Rsay ftcrc are
fewer city families going into the Country this
season than has been The case for nT1hy years
past. Economical considerations are having
more weight in these matters than horctoforc,
and the idea that il is quite possible for one TO
be as happy in his comfortable city home as in
rural boarding houses, is met with more gene
raj acceptance. trip or two to the Centennial
therefore, will probably be the extreme limit to
which many worthy citizens will he inclined TO
push their surmer recreations, who have here
totore deemed 1t an indispensable social duty to
be AT some Of the fashionable Watering places
during July and August"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

FIRE IN ATLiNT, On Tuesday NIGHT in A.,
Inntn, Ga, the furnishing store of j. T. Echbcrg
caught on fire and was destroyed. together with
the two stores adjoining, occupied by Messrs
McNaught Scstehin rs hardware souse.-
Loss about $50, 900, with heavy insurance ~
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

The only obstacle now left in Mr.. Tildeu's
way to the Presidency is the two.thirls rule
Refuse TO adopt that, and the Democrats NAV
count upon certainly clecling he next President.
Ecadopt II and defeat may be our reward. The
injustice which would thereby have been done
TO Mr.. Tiidcn would result in no good to the
Dem.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1876-06-23

a MODEL FARMIR.--Mr. John Y. Johnson, of
Edgcheld County, writes about the Changers in
the Abbevile Medium. He says that mo man
that farms and attends to his business has any
excuse for buying corn, wheat or oats" MIR
johnson lives at home, and is this year running
atwo horse farm with one hundred and fifty acres
III wheat and oats, twenty-five in corn and peas.
md twenty-five in cotton. lie has rented the
balance of his lands out for one-third of cotton
ard one fourth of corn planted, or whepskhe
renter prefers, one thousand pounds Of lint
cotton 10 the mule.