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

The miners sweetheart had Tilted him.
He loaded bis six.shooter and wrote to his
landlady this little missive: III am tired
Of life, aud will blow out my brains in the
cemetery to night. My rent is paid up to
the 9th. do this because life has become
a burden to me-" He then set out for the
cemetry, which he had fixed upon as the
scene ofhis blood. On his way he took short
cut acros chicken ranch and was attacked
by savage bulldog. Thinking that he
had enough in his six barrels for self and
dog, he opened fre on the animal, but in a
twinkling Of an eye the owner of the ranch
covered him with shotgun. He fell on
his knees, begged for his life, and made the
most abject apologies for his presence there.
His life was spared. Instead of fastening
to the cemetery and blowing out his brains,
he returned to the city, and after lunching
on beer and sandwiches, told his landlady
that no had changed his mind, and then
took another girl to Virginia City thea
tre.
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" Young man, do you ever drink ?" ask.
ed mild-looking man, accosting Jones'
Well, yes, thank you, as it's cold morn
ing | don't mind" replied Jones, remov-
ing his quid of tobacco. Don't do it any
moro" " rcjoined the mild man, cor you will
eventually be cursed Good morning ~
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FIFTEEN CONDENSED OPINIONS OF TIE
BILL-R. B1rchard Hayes says: I do
not care on my own account, but my heart
does bleed for the poor African.
William Almon Wheeler says 1t is of
the nature of compromise, and entitled
to no respect whatever.
Ulysses Simpson Grant says: IT is better
to be tight than to be President
Oliver p. Morton says: A shameful
specimen of political trickery.
John Sherman says: A direct and delib-
crate insult to the Louisiana returning
board.
Wells, Anderson, Casanave and Kenner
say 1t is unpatriotic. unstatcsmanlike, dis
honest and revolutionary.
William Pitt Kellogg says: That's what
comes of parting your hair in the middle.
Jay Gould says: 1t knocks h-ll out of
my Investment; [and thereforc1
Whittle Law Reid says: 1t is plainly
unconstitutional. -.
Don Cameron says: No high. .priucipled
statesman can approve such political truck
and barter as this measure involves.
Simon Cameron says: You heard Don
John A. Logan says But what becomes
Of Me?
James G. Blaine says: 1t is the logical
outcome of Andelsonvillc.
Zach Chandler says: --!---!!
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at the South, by thiuning out pines in old
fields, where the soil is naturally strong and
stiff, burning off, sowing seed and lightly
narrowing them in. 1t may Be done either
in spring or fall. None of the cultivated
grasses grow well on poor land-they re.
quire soil as rich as that required to make
good wheat.
BERMUDA GRASS.
AS many are seeking information con-
cerning this grass, we devote a paragraph
to it. The plant bears flowers in this coun-
try, but does not perfect seed-hence must
be propagated by portions of its under
ground stems; ssAll that j.. aseessary,sis is ito,
drop pieces of these at short intervals. in
fgrrows three feet apart aud 'iiat on them.
By the second year it will be- .apt to take
possession of the land. We wcdld remind
the inexperienced tina. il IS very difficult to
eradicate, and should only be put on Hand
intended fer permanent pastures. In its
place it is very good, ods Of fit il is very bad,
BY far the best summer grass we .hayesand
an indispensable adjuncttos osheep raising
@ SWEPT poFAroEs.
Prepare q good large patch for potatoes.
Land rather dry iabsst Lsy off rows 4
ta b feet apart, apd put in a liberal supply,
of woods earth md ashes. IS, the abseuce
of ashes, use ! loo HIS OF kainit and 400 lbs.
ofacid phoaphsa with the woods earth
Make low beds anew- complete them here
after. Arrange to have a hot bed or its
equivalent to snable yops t6 shage .ssslips' !,
ready by ytbe. laaf Of, Apr. iiad desira-
BILE, but not indispesss sble--a supply oft
planks'to cover at night aid in cold weather
and to keep out rsia is ssl that IS necessary.
Dig out in i shelfsSed place. a trench S
feet wide, Qsags % b determined byI
quantity of seed POD toes, and 2 feetdeep,|
and about the middle Of March fll it, to-
depth of onel Dot With mixture of-stable
manure and leays noisten 4besss lightlyl
and tramp thsai moderately Place upon
this q Ayer of rich friabh earth 6 inches
Ehick, then pStatos hpon this and coyat with
sana hind Sf saftk q inches deep Patton
se ssk & ssRsss { !, ,sjs sgsh ss
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NUMBER 5.
NIGHT ON THE BORDER.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, January 25:-Philip
Amcs intended to clope from his home near
Albany, in this State. few days ago, de-
sorting his wife and going away with her
sister. Ncighbors learned of what he was
about to do, and at night surrounded his
house for the purpose of taking him out
and coating him with tar and feathers
Their rough usage had not progressed Tar,
however, before Mrs. Amcs bcsousht them
to stop, and, in consequence of her cntrca-
ties, they spared him; but, before releasing
him they warned him that any further mis-
behavior on his part would bring on him
Ecsrtsiaa aud d'rrverc punishment. s.'''r's-
Ames was infuriated by this experience,
rather than subducd. Soon after the de-
parture of the mob, he went to room
where his wife was praying, knocked her
down, dragged her out of doors, apd beat her
to death. Then the sister, who had hidden
herself in barn during the presence of the
neighbors, returned to the house. How she
was affected by the murder is not known; but
it is certain that it di6 not turn her against
Ames. They did not abandon tho idea of
elopement. Two horses were saddcd, and
as much of their portable property as could
be packed in travelling bags was got togeth-
er. The body of the dead wife was laid
across one horses back, and the sister noun
ted the other, the first horse being led by
Ames. Thus they went about mile to a
river, which was frozen over. Ames cut
hole through the ice, and threw the body
into the water. Doubtless he supposed that,
when in the morning the disappearance
of the family was observed, tho belief
would be that all had quit the neighbor-
hood together. That result was prevented
by the fact that young man saw what was
done at the river, and Immediately aroused
the men who had formed the first mob.
Ames and his sister-in. law mounted the
horses and rode away, not knowing that
they had been watched. 1t was then near
ly daylight; but they had spent time enough
in hiding the body to give the mob "a chance
to form anew. They were ovcrtaken and
captured. Amcs was promptly hanged to
q. tree. The woman was delivered to the
sheriff of thu nountv M -. ssis... =. = j, ~
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A remarkable story of accumulating dis
aster is told in the New York papers, which
record the death, at the asylum for the in
sane at Poughk koepse of James Ii. Elmorc,
atone time a-wealthy merchant and we'll
known and successful operator in OIL He
was engaged in business in New York, but
at the outbreak Of the oil excitement be-
came interested in the celebrated Noble
well, which brought him an easy fortune,
and he retired about ten years ago, with a
quarter of million dollars, and established
himself i'll luxurious country seat on Long
Island. Disastrous spcculations, including
the building Of horse railroad on Long
Island, led to long series of law suits, in
which Elmore's property was gradually eat
EN- up, He himself was stricken with par
alysis; his daughter died, and on the an
nouncement of an adverse decision in an
important suit, his wife dropped dead upon
the floor before him. The property had
Belonged to her. and as che left no will, FL
more's life interest in the estate was sold,
with all personal chattels, to satisfy judg-
mcnts, and he and his two sons were cast
out upon the world homeless and pcnniless.
He travelled from place to place, a cripple,
subsistipg on the bcncvolcncc of sympa-
thetic friends, until, on Chistmas night
year ago, his eldest son was killed upon the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The tottcring in
tellect Of the infirm old man gave way un-
der this blow, and he was taken to the asy-
lum where he died. His death affects q
suit now pending, and saves to Lis remain
ing child, a minor son, portion of the
property on Long Island; but this is all
that now remains of the handsome fortune
with which James Elmorc retired ten years
ago. What text for the preacher in this
pitiablc tale
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A CURE FOR DIpHTHERIA.--Dr. Chen
cry, of Boston, has lately discovered that
hyposulphite ofsoda is the specific remedy
against diphtheria--that so much dreaded
aiment, which Of late years has carried off
many valuable lives He reports very
large number of casesG58 within his own
practice) saved by the use of this remedy.
The dose of the hyposulphite is from to
Is grains or more in syrup, eyery.two. or
four hours, according TO- age and circum-
stances. It can do no horn, but if too much
is given it will purge; as much as : the pa.
tent can bear without purging is coed
rule in the severer cases The solution or
mixture can be used in doses Of five drops
to half draehm in milk The, amount
for thorough Stimulation is greater than can
be taken in water, The doctor usually
gives tin such doses lis can be easily taken
in milk using milk, besides as food for small
children One fact, however, needs to be
borne in mind, namely, the hyposu!phite pre-.
vert the digestion of milk, audit should not
be given in less than an hour after taking the
medicine. They may be used alternately
however, without interference in sufficiently
frequent doses.
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TIE sRoMANcE SoR FIGUREs.-If one
cent was set out AZ compound interest IN
the years1 at four per cent, to the 1st of
January, 1865, lit would amount to / quin-
tilIion 201 456.gaa llionss3 00!trillions
of ,dollarss ~ Ie Na Fsre totake this sum as
q eapital; and Mcnld use its yearly interest
-four per cent. then the income tax we
have to pay at the sfnte of one per cent,
would be 480 'aaads Hons 583, 800 trillions
of dollars IF we paid the tax collector
this sum in silver be would need 3,OO4,-
s345, ,000, ,000, ,009, 00Gp00 wagons for it's
Transportation; It}S Sided the whole earth's
surface, both la1d And water, was peopled
as.closely as possibI esbould have but the
wesmillionth pSrt u tis dryers required,
and the line Of wagons mould have the
length Sof q 9siiiisns 92S0a0 billions Of
miles. The spsed DC sliR tt Il j 90, 600: miles
per second AID B sosi5 B Is s4s,soo years ars
te reach ths eollset 81 Il I II (Eiag at the fur
thsst wagon, H be better control
over the wagons on bot ides, stationed
himself in thssSshtfe Of the .line.~ Again,
robbery could be committsd JON the hind
ermost wagon, which HSul DOT be discoged
till the "a, ,778th generati6 81 of tar collectors.
If, on the contrary instead Of Using the
interest Of the capital, fths bulk (which,
by the by, would be equalin gold Sto forty.
four globes, this capital were distributed
among the people Of the earth, each one OF
its 200. 100000 Of inhabisants would re.
ceive about 1900 trillions of dollars to live
on, and could every second use $4,000, ,0o0
for 3S,096,000 years, without reaching the
bottom Of his purse.
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s'dras being an e1pai sssss Compared
With those Obtained in the usual method
UPLAND RICE.

!, "a tND "ioA. W.
This is q valuable crop, andSworthy of
more extended cultivation tlan it has re-
.cciyed5 With proper management, rice
produces and }matircs we'll as far north and
at. as teat elevation as this locality
800 feet above theisea. II is planted in
drills 2f;to 8 feet apart, and hills left at
interyalssof foot. Cotton seed and stable
manure are excellent fertilizers for it.
Must Be ploughed and hoed sufficiently to
Keep down orab grass, which is its greatest
'e0ein ~ Southern Cuttsators
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The common sense of the country says
a patriotic measure of intentions; we hope
it will prove wise and'work juslcc.-Ncw
York Sun
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The QMETHoDIsTs ON MooDY.--NEw
York, january 29.-At a meeting Of the
Methodist ministers to-day, the question !:
sIs there any cause to have evapgelists
amongst ms f. was, ,discussedat great length
Many pew@fol addresses were made, and
the room, wascsowded with anxious listeners
ps Kittel argued that there was no necssi-
~ for eithesfseyivals or revangelists, and that
thoy didslcre harm than good. The idea
of suddeAAdhctifcation he regarded as alb.
surd Es. Scudder held similar views DIR.
Crooks thought Evangelism has done much
for Christianity, and its principles are good.
DIR. Cntryesaid evangelists and missionaries
are almosE similar The great work has
been done by them for the church,, but a
pastor should be an evangelist. Many
evangelists do good abroad who could WORK
no good at home, owing to their character.
Weeping, singing and mcsmcric evangelsts
he deplored. They pass over districts like
fire over prairios, leaving nothing but ruin
behind.
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From the 18th February to the 18th
March is the proper time to SOW clover and
winter grasses, whether upon small grain or
by themselves We repeat advice often
given, SOW plenty Of seed-clover 15 lbs.
per acre, Orchard grass, two bushels, Herds
and Blue grass, one bushcl each. Clover
and orchard grass make good combination,
as they are ready to NOW at same time
Elegant pastures of blue grass can be made
, 1877-04-26

Senator KxnoE's bill for tho relief Of dis
ahled members Of the Fire md Pollce Depart
ments will have the approval Of MI mon who
appreciate faithful and heroic efforts to pro-
tect and Rave life and property. Every 1ro-
man aud evory policeman in activo service is
in constant danger Of contracting disease
and being permanently disabled In doing his
duty, and common sonsa ot gratitude do
mants that some adequate provision DO mado
for those who arc ovortaken by disaster in
tho public service. The foreign insurance
companies now doing business In the city
arc required to pay per cent on their g1oss
receipts into tho City TroasuEy, and Alr.
Kzuok's bill provides that ono forth Of this
shall bo set inside for tho Relief Fund tothis
shall be added moneys received from
fines iovied on derelict policemen and are-
men, tho fines recovered for violations OF the
fro ordinances, and -a1l money acczuing from
the sa1c Of unclaimed stolen property. Tho
revenue from these Bources will probably
yield . sufficient fund, which Is to bo dis
pcnsod only by action Of tho Common Conn-
ell. II this bill shall become q law, "a It
ought, tho Common Council will do we'll to
provide for penaioning with modorate
annuity policemen and hramen upon thoi.
retirement aftor q certain term Of faithful
and conservative notion, ~ we'll as for caring
for thoao who shnll become disabled and 10,
tho families Of thoao who lose their lives fo1
t1,a t,nh1fs
, 1877-04-26

difference In thore between incorporation
and protection7 Tho power TINT protects
will b In possession and hold control Of
armed garrisous md remain thoro. It tho
Russians shonld like serria md Bulgaria, for
instance, thoy will most undoubtedly take
them away from Turkey. II Austria should
take possession Of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
mud like then, mud find that It was no in-
jury 10 hold them, she might mako up her
mind to keep them, and Ia no event will
Russia 1eavo beioro Austria. Tho vory
establishment Of prpteotornses means tho
end Of Turkish domination, even II the
Powers should not disrember Turkey and
help themselves to tho frngmenta. With
either ovont tho world will ba sattahed. Tho
Turks, in rushing mndly upon their doom,
are building up hopes on most insubs!an-
tial basis. Detweon the vast army swapping
down from tho north through nonmnnia and
the vast army on tho trans-Caucasian side
pouring across Asia Minor, they aud their
domination viii bo forever crushed.
, 1877-04-26

o " i, ~
out's"H IN every 8enbo ol pae "otu, a1lu tne
natural growth OF the demorntlzed condition
consequent upon tho War. special corrs-
a,,onaort at Tnx Tp1nux.- who was rocont1v
sont Ia I,opiafann. discovered A Bimitar stata
of things thcro, aud rerortetl 1t a. follows,
Tho country youno uau In politics Is tho person
who has been making al the disorder, doing al1
she 6ulld0tlns, eomnitt'na most Of a ths marae,s.
N" nt III n,nars @
h.ir aud benevolent conntenances, trIed to explain
to mo recently whence the bulldosIna had arisen.
ono 81 then sad: since tho war, e1ess OF
s@,rs knos na,h;no % W ~ ~ , rhss ha,. no,c-
ssen tho inv enforced. TheY carr to.
volser, stdo good horses. ani drink whisky for
amusement. When thcy want to hars = sea! eooa
e, uu'ns .ne hs Ss ss,ou
esrpct.nsa rad l ooyerpuen,s since The T.f has made
shcse young fellows bold: They dospiso tbs law.
No earpee' bug on'ecf dare touch shen,' Thu Gov
e"sn. aoanocu .ot .ao o. sno "sssoes ~
ntaroes, Tha oniv w, 10 eheek r.vase. Of this
description Is to establish here Government
strong enough to enforee tho laws. Bitch a Gov.
slne nenhs w aass as,, as ssas 1wsa - ~. ha.
hsneeI sbout l seora ~ o. ths.a young whlto scoun.
.rcls. shsrs viii b an end Of n!gger. hunting in
this Slate; md we Old head. Of tho N,e''otta
pa.v, "nu xnow @ "nas s" -" anu ~ s.m H.. ~ pso.
nan nan tno. H. ~ md r rr.nee. r % Il too.n " ~ '1 's'
.rbs ctoa. =, mn, xyhor, N,o1a,,s rao,n.
aorta IN .rop,aiana and H4xrrou in son.1,
ro-o1,ns r,avo rot horo,ofora ham charood
.-ith tho ros,,o,a,h,l;,v for tt,o ou,raoo, co,r.
, 1877-04-26

According to latest adviccs 10, 600 Russian
troops havo crossed tho Ronmanisn border.
The army Of tho Gear meets with no oppo-
sition, Prince CnAaLEs' troops giving way az
inst ~ tho former advance. All tho nou-
}nanian detaehments along tho Danube havo
retired to tho intorior, md In most instances
have been followed by largo numbers OF tho
oeoplo in their vicinity who have no lesire to
:iak conscription into the Turkish army.
The Turkish forco at Wi1din ia said To be
; moving down tho Danube to point whera
. :ho Russiaus arc expected to make an at.
pmpt To crosa tho river. On The Asia
Mnor aide two strong columns Of tho n,ls-
dan army Of tho Caucasus wore yesterday
Jet In motion to attack Erzcroum and
3atoun1.
, 1877-04-26

In the annual address OF the President Of
he National Board Of Underwriters deliver
ID yesterday in New York, figures Of interest
o insured aud insurers are given. Tho
apital stock employed In tho business Of
tre-insusanca has Increased cves 81 ,3oo, 900,
'slng now $50 ,Gos, 4t0, upon which o diyi.
land Of 1867 per cont was paid. A falling
IN Ia shown iu tho receipts for premsums, -
pc, 49, ,275 for 1876, against s4o. sos. .250 fol
''s7s,-a decline Of S4,G3t, 1881. There waa a
omponsatory decline Of s95s, 421 In tho total
), mount OF losses paid "a compared With last
!ear, though tho loss ratio increased from
js.93 to ol.17 per cent, indicating either thai
no average rate of premium IL decreasing
= slso that tlla average OF Losses Is increasing.
II New York Stata companies tho percentage
losses paid 10 premiums received was 10. II
or cont; In companies Of other States, 81. 70
'er cent; ind IN foreign companies. ALL
ter cent
, 1877-04-26

Tho absentecfsm Of Soma Of The Cook County
membor8 Of the House IL most shameful.
The whole number OF .oll-callswere 20l, aud
some OF tho " Cooks have made this foveiy
record Brt1yE1pr, absent Ct times DuAax,
n times; EAszos, B3 timos; II1cxEr, 0t
tisnes; Catskin KxAnaxr, 10 timea, But II
takes the rlral districts to furnish the big
sinners In the way Of ahirking duty and
drawing pay for doing nothing. There Is
d'1uERr, Of yeslnillior, absent 159 times !;
llERnoN. at bureau. 1?3 timea Kop1Is. Of
Iroquois, 14v times lIgysEpSAa, Of Coles,
157 tiness GALLON, OF Morgan, 10i tinles 1,
Goopa1cH, Of Will, lls tirnes MORRISON, OF
Christian, III tunes; pgAncx, ot Arsdisou,
liz times; TAxIoR, of Kankakee, 107
.imea; WILLIAMS, ct Jefferson, los
times; lawn, OF Alexander, 1T timos !;
WsEz1zR, Of Mason, liz times; WArx1xs, OF
Pulaski, los times, ALI from the rural dis
.ticts; aud then there are batch Of othes
sinners only shads less dora!iot Of duty,
such A. Buc4AAsgEn OF Madison, BGRsr Of
Bond, BoxD Of Perry, Dowxa OF Knox,
OuAMpxRs Of Dewitt Dxaats Of Lake. EyAss
Of Kane. FouarAua Of Perry, HxRaIao1os oI
Kane. JAnxs OF Lake. MrTcuk1L Of Mclean
MooaxYuAx Of franklin, PxsEr OF Will
PowELx Of Scott, PowERs OF Lee, RxAAA 81
Fayeste, RouakEot Menard, 6rovkI1 OF Car
roll, WALL Of Macoupin. WAsuauas Of Will
iamson. aud Wnlouz OF DaPags. All Of thes<
have been abzent si1ty y-eight to 100 times
that la to say, from ona-third to oue-halk ths
session they were not attending X
, 1877-04-26

Rueaa's war manifesto Is severely czitici5.
ed by tho London press on nccount Of what
the English Journals arc quite unanimous in
characterizing as the spirit Of arrogance and
se1hshnass which marks tho course Of Russia
toward Turkey. Great strosa Ia also laid
upon tho fact that tho manifesto is signi1-
cantlv silent on the subject Of territorial
aggrandizemont. It was expected that tho
Car would tako this occasion to distinctly
commit his Government TO tho pledges
and assurances which be gave In pos~
son 70 Lord Lor7us at 1ivadia, aud
that the war manifesto would SOL
omnty ratify the verbal obligation then
entered into. The Czar's omission OF this
important feature Of tho Eastern question Is
looked upon AZ something more than aeci.
dental neglect by the London prcas, which,
without exception, is at present intensely
onti-nussian In sentiment. It Is the posai,
b,lity Of important changes in tho map oi
Europe that concerns Groat Britain chiefly.
, 1877-04-26

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