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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-09


FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE UNITED STATES
DETECTIVE OuTRAGE.-From the letter given be-
low it appears that the conduct of Detective
Williams was even more outrageous than at first
supposed. The wonder is now why Mr.. Wagner
should have quietly submitted to such inso-
lence:
Fort MoTTE, s. c., January 80, 1877.
On Monday last, the postmaster at this place,
Mr. NJ. Wagner. was arrested by one -
Williams, claiming to be a detective in the post
office department. On Saturday last he sent
"decoy letter" to this Office, and being very i'm
patient did not wait reasonable time, but came
on Monday and arrested Mr.. Wagner and son la
6oy) on the platform, and commenced n vigorous
search. He then took them to the post office
there he searched Mrs. Wagner and child then
dived with the vim of an expert into Mr.. Wag-
ner's personal papers. and finding nothing he
thought of the letter boxes, and there his ode
coy" turned up, exactly where he should have
found il. Then he told them his business, but
being caught in his own trap, he quietly packed
up and left on the first train to find more ge.
nial clime-suPposed. Mr.. Wagner is n respecta.
BILE gentlemen, and to be thus made public
spectacle of is very h1rd indeed more so when
all without ths shadow Of a cause. Such men
as this detective should he held to account
"Show him round" eli.
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1he Southern Cuft,pstor is, without doubt,
enc of the best Agricultural journals published
on this continent. It is particularly valuable
TO the Southern tllers Of the soil,sas II deyotss
all its efforts to the advancement Of Southern
Agriculture in all its departments. 1t should
be found upon every farm in this State. Price
$2 per annuni. Address W. L. Jones, Editor
and Proprietor. A hen, Geo.
The Pen and Pio,O is q valuable Journal thar
makes its appearance on our table monthly, and
is ever welcome. It's devoted, rs the name in
dioates, to general literature, Agriculture and
Domestic economy. 1t is always well filed with
the very choicest reading and is handsomely
gotten up. Address ]. Payne Lowe, New York.
The Eclectic Hdgdzine.-The February num-
ber Of the Eclectic is embellished with o very
fine and striking portrait of Geogs Mac Donald,
tho poet and novelist. In the letter-press tho
editor supplements the portrait with brief
sketch Of his life.
The literary contents Of the number are OF
the usual striking value and variety of attractive
ness, and Present something of interest to all.
The leading article is a reprint of highly in
structive address "On Popular Culture" by
John Morley, which accomplishes the difficult
feat of saying something new on tic subject OF
education The other contents are varied and
interesting.
Published by E. r. PELToN, 25 Bond Street
New York. Terms, SIS per year; Single mum
Der, 45 cents. The Eclectic and any $4 magasin,
to one address for So.
Godey's Lady's Book for February is perfect
gem, both in appearance and contents. 1t is ar
invaluable adjunct to every family library and
we are surprised that more of our Lady friend.
do not subscribe for it,
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ma. Silver change is aboat rs common as
fractional currency in this region. Most of 1t
is "new ISSUE" dated 1876, and when II irst
appeared it looked 80 bright and strange that
many of those who received it particularly the
coiOred people) began to "salt it down." corse-
quently change became very scarce; but the
novelty is wearing off and there is not much
difficulty now in getting two silver halves for a
dollar greenback.
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Some Of the Philadelphia papers are nearly
filled with advertisements of real estate in that
city TO be sold at public sale under the sheriff
hammer. t.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-09

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THE RING OF A WOUNDED DCoNrEpERATE.-Mr.
Matthew Ditchfeld, of fMcWilliamstown, Chester
County, Pa, writes as follows: ~ desire to dis
cover the owner Of gold ring that was taken
from confederate officer during the war under
the following circumstances: James G. Keech,
formerly color sergeant ef the 10th Pennsylvsd
mia Cavalry, has seen in the New York Sun th1l
name of Haokett. () Of Charleston, s. c., and
believes the name Of the officer from whom tho
ring was taken to have been Col. Hackett, of
charleston, commanding the 7th South Carolina
Cavalry, who at the time was acting Is brigadier-
general. 1t was at the battle Of Johnson Farm,
Va, fought on October Z, 1864. Ssrgt. Keech,
the cheek.bOne, and believing him to be dead
dismounted and found him still aliGske<One Of
keech's comrades took the officers watch, and
keech demanded his ring. The officer replied
that he was willing 10 part with anything but
that, but gave 1t up upon the promise sf Keech
70 70 return Il to him or his family. This-psemiss-
Srgt keech intends to carry out. The ring il .
heavy gold one with three initials. Whoever
claims the ring and can give the three initials
and say whether they arc in italio or Roman
letters, can have the ring forwarded to- your ad-
dress at your or his expense" We shall be glad
to receive any information that will lead TO the
discovery OF the owner of the ring described.
The ring. no doubt, belongs to Col. A. c. Has
kell, of Columbia, who carries very strong proof
OF his title 10 it in his face, just where Sergeant
keech shot him. Besides that, we have two or
three men In this town who were in Col. Has
kelrs command and we'll remembers the occur
renee. These gentlemen inform us that Col.
Haskell was Col. Of the 7th s. C, Cavalry and
q the time he was shot was acting as Brigadier-
general. The watch was soon afterwards re-
fuEaea = Col Haskell under . flag Of truce.
6,ls{k Af hsk ~ pssdsseu,
l. | Sfssf, tsss viii Col. Haskell
he ~ss skct, and saw the watch and ripS
taken FROM him. -,
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De1- The investigation of the Louisiana cleo
ton frauds is being vigorously pushed by the
Congressional Committee and every day brings
out more damning evidence of the vile conspir-
acy to cheat the people out OF the victory they
had honestly and fairly won. The acts of the
Returning Board stamp its members-particular-
ly its chairman, j. Madison Wells-and nearly
every one connected, AS o pack of perjured
rascals, and it does not seem possible that the
people of the United States can be satisfied if
the Commission or any other body decides the
vote Of that S ate in favor Hayes and Wheeler.
We give one instance The Returnil q Board
absolutely transferred 179 votes cast for the
Democratic Electors IL the parrish of Vernon
over to and in favor of the Republican Candi-
dates, making q difference of 358 votes in favor
of the latter, in one parish. From Chandler
down to the illiterate colored men on the Re-
turning Board, all are guilty of q most unscru-
pulous, systematic plot to rob the people of their
choice for President and Xies. Presids dsnt.,,..ss
e.aminaiion Il S|lsz} 3 I. 4 s5pears daily in
the New York Sun, Bdtit is impossible and our
readers mpst be content with the specimen We
gisein ahothcrcolpmn and await the final resul.
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Z Not one cent Of tazes has yet 5eca paid BY any
citizen Of Spartdnburg County to he Chamberlain,
Government. "hurrsh for Hampton" and Spar
'tanburg to-
= The same in Union, friend Farrow. So hur
rnh for oil three
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RsS" We notice lately in many of the papers
in this State the following encouragement:
thereafter all Sherif's and other Legal sd-
vertisements published in this paper must be
paid in advance; parties ordering the Sheriff to
sell must pay him the printers fec" or some
thing of the same import.
We have no complaint to make of our Sheriff.
Whep Oss fee is paid into his hands il is sure to
j. y Don after
waf3l sWe, however, do believe that rule
should be adopted to compel the parties post
poning sale to pay the costs already accrued.
We have cases on our books where sales have
been postponed since February, 1873, Eve times,
and not u cent paid. We have number of ca-
ses, also, where suits in Bankruptcy and other
causes have stopped sales and kept us out of our
fees for years. Besides, there are number of
cases in which some irregulari,y has been dis
covered, on the day Of sale, preventing the sale
altogether; and those cases we have to put down
as dead loss, for we receive nothing from them.
Then lawyers sometimes compromise caseSwith-
out thinking of the printers fee, or anybody
else's fees So that we are not surprised at the
precaution observed by our neighbors TO sarse sarI
themselves from loss. 1t is mistaken idea ifilE
country newspaper is equal to Gold Mine. IL
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peA- We have nothing new to give our read.
ers upon the Presidential question. The Com
mission has scarcely begun its work upon the
election in Florida, and.until 1t decides that the
counting Of the votes by Congress cannot pro-
coed. From what We can gather from oil sour
ces, 1t is pretty generally conceded that Tilden
and Hendricks will be declared elected Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the, United States,
and inauguratcd on the 9th of next moath.--
mission, and from that it appears that the Flori-
d. case may soon be settled, but it is probable
that the result will not be known for some days:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Oficial On motion,
Mr.. Justice Miller ordered that no evidence will
be received or considered by the Commission
which was not submitted to the Joint Commits
tee Of the two Houses, by the President of thu,
Senate, with the different certificates, excep
such as relates to the eligibility of F. c. Hum
phrey, one Of the Florida electors. Yeas s.
nayes7.
The Secretary of the Commission was instrue
ted to inform the counsel on their respective
sides, that at IL o'clock tomorrow, it will b
prepared to hear argument on the question o.
the eligibility of Fred c. Humphreys as ono d
the Republican electors. The question raised q
aR1s eligibility is, that he was at the date, d
his selection United States Shipping Commis-
sioner, which is alleged to be such an Office of
trust and profit, IS to disqualify him from acting
as IN elector; but which Office, it is asserted by
responsible persons, he resigned before the cleo
tion:
Morton left the Commission n few minutes ago.
and was carried away in his chair, which was
in waiting at the door. He did not look particu-
larly cheerful.
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Pr0DhUfe 81 schafacter OF The VIII
nesses will appear to no great advantage after q
thorough scrutiny. But that
does not necessarily discredit their testimony
In courts of justice important convictions are
often obtained on the testimony of accompices
who turn States evidence. 1t happens in this
Louisiana case that the statements of the wit
nesses are supported by documentary proofs.
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The LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD VILLArxY
The New York XcrGd, of Thursday, thinks
that the disclosures of Littlefield, Maddox and
Pickett efectually settle Mr.. Hayes hash 1t
speaks only what all honest men everywhere
think when it says:
Ihe astounding testimony Of the last two days,
and especially that part Of it given yesterday,
explodes all the chances of Mr.. Hayes to be the
next President, unless the credibility of the wit
nesses can ba overthrown. The evidence taken
yester lay by the House Committee on Privileges
and Elections will incite even deeper interest
than the proceedings Of the electoral commission.
because this evidence, unless successfully i'm
pugned, will compel the commission to reject
the action of returning board stepped in vii
ainy and perjury. No body of honest men,
clothed with authority to decide, could make
themselves accomplices after the fact Of such
rascahties as have been sworn to since the be-
ginning of this week. Not even Mr. Morton
and Mr. Garfield will vote in the commission TO
count Louisiana for Hayes if the credit of these
Witnesses is not impeached. But inasmuch as
Hayes cannot be declared elected without the
votes of all the disputed States, he will have no
chance at all unless this fatal testimony from
Louisiana can be demolishedS U;s
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The Late, Joseph Foster.

We take the following, condensed biography
OF that most estimable man, Mr.. Joseph Foster,
from the Caroline Spartan:
Mr.. Foster was born in Canterbury. New
Hampshire, in 1903, and was 70 years Of age.
He came to South Carolina in 1926, settling FIRST
in Union County, where he taught school and
married his life partner, q daughter Of Mr.. James
Means. From Union he moved, in 1847, to
Spartanburg, having made business connections
the year previous with Mr.. ID. c. Judd, and as
is we'll known, the two remained together in the
enjoyment Of tho most pleasant and intimate
social and business relations until his death, the
firm Of Foster Judd having acquired a repu-
tation in commercial circles second 10 none for
fairness and honesty in all Of their transactions.
MIR. Foster was an Elder in the Presbyterian
Church Mt Fair Forest, Union County, and short
ly after his removal to Spartanburg WAS made
an Elder in the Church at this place, which po-
sition he filed acceptably until his death. Mr..
Foster. besides sending two sons to the war,
whose gallant services are acknowledged by all,
gave also literally Of his means to the support
Of the Southern cause. aud lost considerably by
che result We simply record the facts and
dates, because his long residence and daily ap-
pearauce among our people, have made his eharae-
ter and characteristics familiar to every one.
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ssbs ~ss MOI, and saw the watch and ripi
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-23
An Oregon Girls Skill with q Rife.

Miss Melissa Wilson, of Sheridan,
Yamhill county, Of panther notoriety,
has again made herself famous by kill
ing another of these animals. Yester-
day morning she was out looking for
a cow, and found where n panther or a
bear had killed a large sheep belonging
to her father. The animal had dragged
It some three hundred yards up a
mountain. Melissa returned home and
took her small rife and her fathers
dogs. She then went back to the place
where the sheep had been killed and
put the dogs on the track. They soon
freed a large panther up a lofty fir tree
and Miss Warren put a bullet right
between his eyes, bringing him down
dead at the first shot. Portland Oregon
ian.
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SATURDAY. JUNE %, 1877.
~PosToFFIcE.
Office Hours
and Departure OF mails.

Office Hoars-Arri.aI and Departure OF Mails.
Until further notice the Postofice will be
open for delivery and reception Of mail mat
ter from 8 a. m. TO $ y. m. daily, except Sun
days, and ON Sundays rom . to 10 n. m, and
from 2 to p. M. omaha time Is the time OF
the office.
Money order and register departments open
from s a. m. 10 8 p. M. daily, except Sundays.
Western malls close daily at l:lJ p. IN. Ar
rive at $50 p. m.
Eastern mails close daily at s:l5 p. m. and
arrive ut l:3a p. m.
Denver, Colorado and Southern mails. close
at s p. m. and arrive at s a. m.
Northern malls close daily for Pole Creek,
Upper Horse Creek, Chugwater, Bordeaux
Ranch. Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, Fort
Fetterman, Red Cloud Agency. Spotted Tail
Agency, Camp Robinson, Camp Sheridan,
Camp Reno, Hat Creek, Custer City, Dead
wood City and oil other settlements in the
Black Hills, Mt / p. m; arrive from those
points daily at 3 o. m.
Mail closes for Davis Ranch on Mondays
at 3 n. M; arrive Tuesdays at s p. m.
Mails close for Old Red Cloud Agency, Lit
tie Moon, and Lower Horse Creek on Tues.
days at s n. m. arrive Fridays at u p. m.
Mails close for Bristol, Fort Collins, Long
mont, and other settlements In Northwestern
Colorado, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur'
days ats q. m; arrive on Mondays, Wednes'
days and Fridays Mt 8 p. m.
II. CLAICHE, Postmaster.
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The Black Hills

nation about the Black Hills mines. Weekly
Is pages)l year $685. mos. 81. - copy l0c.
h CLAICHE. Publisher. Cheyenne, Wyo
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New Advertisements.

&GG week in your own town. Terms
VUO and 50 outfit free. II. 8
CO.. Portland, Maine.
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THE BLACK Hills,

OF Extra fine mixed cards, with name, 10
GCpost-paid. L. JONES &CO., Nassau, NJ
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-07
NUT TO CRACK.

There was an old woman that lived III a hut
About the size OF a hickory nut:
The walks were thick and tl,. ceiling low.
And seldom ont doors did the woman 30.
She took no paper, and i'll no book
OF auy sort was she seen to look
Yet she imagined she knew much more
Than man or woman had known before,
They talked in her hearing OF w"ntrons
[things,
OF the dazzling <plendor of Eastern kings,
OF mufsatains covered with ice and snow
%NnC all the valley lay green below.
They smoke of adventures lily sea and land.
OF oceans and seas by a cable SPAWNED,
FOf buried treasures: but though she heard,
/Shr said she didn't believe one word.
And still she lives in her little hut
About the size of a hickory nut,
At peace with herself, and quite content
With the way in which her days are spent
Little it troubles her, / suppose.
because SO very little she knows;
For, keeping her doors and windows shut,
She has skrivelled up i'll her hickory nut.
And YOU, my dea,r. will no longer grow.
Ii YOU rest content with what YOU know;
BIT a pitifnl object you will Swtll.
Shut up inside Of your hickory shell.
JOSEPHINE POLLARD.
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OFFICIAL 4. y.
PRoCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLICE JURY
Parish Of ST. james
Regular Meeting.

St. James. July end, 1877.
The Police Jury of st. James met
this day at the Court House OF the
Parish, according to an act OF the
Legislature, with the following mem
bers present: \. L. Bour geois, Pre-
sident; J. A. Druilhet, j. b. Fer
chaud, X. A. Harrison, A. Mire, ID.
Leblanc, +. Waguespack and Jas.
Davis.
Absent: Thos. Mooney and Hen.
nv johnson.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and after few corrections were
approved.
On motion of r.. A. Harrison, du-
II seconded, the resolution adopted
at the previous meeting, relating to
the closing Of stores OF other places
where liquors are sold OH Sundays
was repealed.
On motion of j. A. Druilhet duly
seconded, it was resolved, That the
word Syndic he added between the
words office and Of the, in the reso-
luton relating to Il vacancy III the
9Th. ward.
On motion of J. A. Druilhet, du-
" seconded, the following resolu-
ton was adopted: Resolved, that
so much of the resolution passed at
the last meeting Of this body, in
regard to additional compensation
granted to the official journal be so
far amended as to strike out the
clause requesting the Editor Of said
journal to furnish gratis and weekly
a copy of his Journal to the mem
bers of the Police Jury.
On motion of j. Il. Ferchaud, that
the Parish of st. James be redist-
ricted in Police Jury, Justices OF
the Peace and Election wards, Sc
as to consist of eight wards, a vote
was taken which resulted as fol.
!, lows:-Yeas: A. L. Bourgeois, j
Davis. j. A.. Druilhet, j. 3. Fer
J chaud, A. Mire, d. Leblanc and f
Waguespack. Mot voting: Il. 4
|, Harrison. Resolution carried, ant
|, the Parish of st. James was redist
} ricted in the following manner, t.
) wit:
: LEFT BANK.
q Isl. Ward. From tiss .awef sisni
0 u tht Fasisia IL The ,oYti i4.I;il !
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Teachers whose names are herein
mentioned. and who have been ac-
copied by the Committee, are hereby
notified to call upon the underslgn-
ed at tile Court House Of this Par
ISL, on Saturday, July eth, 1871,
for their certificates Of qualification.
They are also instructed to open
their { 1,ools on Monday, July 9th,
at tb different places herein dcs-
Eel:
Onward T.. j. Laichc, Chapelle.
Its :" +. c. Perkins,
2nd " D6siree Martin, Grand Point.
2nd s." George G. Haydel ut. Green C..
2nd & Bird Ward OBJ +. b. Dicharry, st.
Michael c.
Bird Ward Mary J. Thompson. Gen. Jones
Church.
4tll " J.. L. jolly, Pcytavin.
4th =" II. l.. Tureaud. $. Cooks {.
5th " A. Bidault. Buena Vista.
18th " ID. J. Richard,
9th " Wild =. Landry, Landry.
9th " 4. W. Thompson, st. James.
9TH {" p. J. O'keefc, Mrs. +. Oulrr.
eth " Wallace Locker. Old V. Road.
ath " j. X. Schmidt. Pierre Grove.
J. l.. GAJDET,
July 3rd, 1877.
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r0tice.

Hv virtue Of All ordinance of the Police
jury under date of tn. 9th. of June 1877.
| will sell ut Public Auction, on Monday
the 9th. Of July. 1877, at the Court House
OF this Parish. at II o'clock A. NJ, the M
expired term of the lease of the Court
House Ferry, which term expires on the
9TH. OF December 1877. The purchaser to
assume the obligations imposed by law
and the conditions of sale of ferries Of st
James Parish, made on the 9th. of Nov
1870. Price of adjudication cash in T.. S
Currency.
A, l.. BOURGEOIS.
President of the Police Jury.
st. James. June 2lst., 1e77.
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ish scrips issued prior to the appoint
ment Of your body and making
report thereon, do submit the fol
lowing.
1t has been impossible as yet, for
us to arrive at any satisfactory con
clusion about the nature and value
Of said scrips, having found among
them fraudulent ones, duplicates
and duplicates; former Treasnrer's
paying register missing. We there
fore suggest that a prolongation OF
time, and assistance to the Parish
Attorney be granted.
Respectfully submitted,
j. \. DKUILHET, Chairman.
+. WAGJESPACk,
ALFRED MIRE.
st. James, july End, 1877.
To the President and Members of
the Police Jury Of the Parish Of st.
james:
Gentlemcn-In accordance with a
resolution of your honorable body,
appointing Committee composed
of the undersigned for the purpose
of examining the books of the Par:
iSh Treasurer OF this Parish and
making a settlement with MI. Il. Z.
Bovee, cx-Tax Collector OF this Par
ish, do submit this their report rs
following:
LIST. After examination ofthe Par
ish Trcas,,rer's books we have found
a balance in favor of the Parish OF
Two Hundred and Thirty Three
37llOO Dollars in Currency.
2nd. According to statement fur
nished lis by Mr.. G.. +. Bovee ex-
Tax Collector Of this Parish, it APP
pears that he is indebted unto the
Parish in the sum OF Seven Hun
dred and twenty II 44[1OO Dol
lars. as follows:
LIST. Six Hundred and Eigh-
ty six 44llOO Dollars in
.$GsG,44.
2nd. T%hirty-tive Dollars i'll
Us. Currency 5000.
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PTBLIC NOTICE.

The Taxpayers of st. James Parish are
hereby notified that the assessment Of all
taxable property in the Parish will be be-
gun on Monday next, the 2sth Of May, i'll
the LIST ward.
Tax Payers are requested to prepare a
statement Of their property, as we'll as "A
list of children of both sexes and ct both
colors, between the ages Of 6 and 81 years,
living OH their premises.
JULES DORNtER,
st. James, May %, 1877. Assessor.