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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-10-12
VOL. IX.-NEw SERIES.
A Remarkable Epistle,


The following letter, from the News and Cou-
rir, was obtained surreptitiously by Judge
Mackey and that scoundrel Scott, has a
strange history; and while il will settle the
reputation Of Patterson for honesty, it cannot
fail to serve a. clue to the way business has
been done BY the immaculates. Macksy and
Scott had two Photographic impressions made
BY Prof. Hix, the artist at Columbia and this
letter is copied from one of them. 1t fully ex-
plains itself:
VIcE-PRBsIDENTs OFFICE,
GRnsHvILLs& COLUMBIA r. II. Co.,
49,. CoLUxBfA, 8. c., March 4, 1872.
Skss g. Parker, State Treasurer South
INFO, ss,.sss
.ssent q one hundred and foufteedE Efhous-
tho following conditions
s That forty two thousand eight hundred and
ffty-sevsn dollars of said scrip at par value is
to be used Tor paying the expenses of passing
through tho House Of Representatives bills styled,
bill relating to the bonds of the State of South
Carolina, and bill to authorize the financial board
to settle the accounts Of the financial agent
Now If these above named bills are passed and
become laws, this order for forty-two thousand
eight hundred and ffty-seven dollars in scrip
ut par is to be paid said Kimpton, and if not
passed, then this order for that amount to be
toAu anu INC scrip Ii not 10 DC delivered. Also,
that seventy-one thousand four hundred and
fourteen dollars of scrip at par you shall deliver
to sold Kimpton IL said bills shall become laws,
and provided that he shall pay the sum of fifty
thousand dollars (the proceeds of said scrip at
seventy cents on the dollsr) in paying the OK
penses incurred in passing through the Senate
the billknown as q bill to relieve the State of
ell liability on account Of guaranty Of Blue
Ridee Railroad bonds, &c., passed Maroils4,
1877 which said expenses said Kimpton has
eontractedto pay, and il said Kimpton fails, or
refuses to pay said amount in defraying said ex-
penses, when required by me,) then this order
tobe void II said conditions are complied with,
and the amount of scrip delivered to said Kimp-
ton, he 10 not to be liable for or to account for
itsvalue. The above two sums Of S42,8 ,859 and
$7l,414dn scrip at par make up the amount Of
SCRIP frat mentioned in the order.
JOHN j. PATTERSON,
Pres't Blue Ridge Railroad Company
Witnoss-R. B, ELLIorr"
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Did you ever know a man who did not
raise it at home, whose cribs were filled with,
corn
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NUMBER. 40.

CLOVER.-No matter how mismanaged,
clover is u benefit, and whatever else he
may do, the farmer who grows clover, is
making his farm better What, then, might
not the resule be, if the same care were ta-
ken of tho clover field as of other crops
1t does not need cultivating the long deep
reaching roots mellow and pulverze the soil
as nothing else can. If the clover grows
thrittily, the top acts as mulch, seeding
the ground and keeping it moist. A crop
of two tons or more of clover, whether
ploughed under or cut for hay, can hardly
fail to leave tho soil better than it was be-
fore. 1t should b. the farmers aim to grow
| tho largest possible crops of ciover.F- A
slight dressing of gypsum-onc hundred
pounds per aero in early spring-oftcn pro-
duces wonderful results. But if a farmer
has little well rottcd manure, the scrap
inss OF barn-yards, fall is the time to apply
it, Clover is often injured by freezing anG
thawing i'll winter, and very slight cover
ing of manure will afford great deal of
protection. Rich earth from corners of fem
ccs, is we'll worth drawing short distance
on young clover, provided the ground is
hard and firm. If the field is not NOW ed
next season coarser manure can be used
COuntry Gentleman
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DEBTS OF HoNOR-The famous Paul
Jones, having resolved to pay his debts, first
discharged those which he deemed debts of
honor An artisan, who was one of his
creditors, called on him and presented his
bill. IL have no money just now my friend
Il have no money just now, my friend"
"But, sir, | know that you paid away fifty
pounds this morning, and that you have
still some left" "Oh that was debt of
honor" "Well, sir, will make mine one
also"-and, so saying, the man threw his
account into the fire. Paul paid the debt
on tho spot.
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UNION c. H.. SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 12, 1877

SOUTH CAROLINA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
AGAINST THE STATB.-A Correspondent of the
Greenville NeWs says The claim of Hardy
Solomon, alias the South Carolina Bank aud
Trust Company for $4,000, l see is now ex-
posed TO view in the order Of tho panorma of
Of corruption, which is being established by tho
Investigating Committee. A more iniquitous
exponent of the political corruption of the State
cannot be presented, and for the information of
your readers, l furnish the following extract
from the Journal Of the Senate of the 18th No
vember, 1878:
Bill (House) to mako on appropriation to pay
the claims of the South Carolina Bank and Trust
Company against the State of South Carolina
The Bin received it's second reading. was con-
-: - - g
!. IT, ~ pare d fSb5 .Mssfs 5sf:
vey, Cain, Donaldson, Hope, Dunn, Johnston,
.WLite'
On the question of agreeing to the Bill, and
ordering it to be engrossed,
Mr.. Swails called for the yeas and nays
Tho yeas and nays were taken, and result ell
as follows:
Peds-Messrs. Andrews, Cain, Cardozo, Clin-
ton, Corwin, Dickson, Dunn, Hayne, Holcombe,
Holingshead, Hope, Jervey, Johnston, Jones,
Lee, Martin, Mcintyre, Maxwell, Nash, Owens
Swails, Smith, j. E. Smith, Swails, Wilson
White, Whittemore.--27.
Ndys-Messrs. Donaldson, Duvall, Gaillard,
Jeter.-4.
So the Bill was agreed to, and ordered to be
engrossed for q third reading.
What amount of this SIPS, 600 was realized
by Mr.. Solomon, is not known, but that there
was large bonus for some of the supporters of
the Bill, there cannot be any doubt.
If the Committee con place their hands on the
vouchers upon which this claim is based, they
will doubtless be enlightened.
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WHEAT Notwithstanding to lati-
tudc and elevation, wheat should be sown
from the middle of October to first of Do.
comber-the last period being suited to the
Gulf borders. Wheat succeeds best in
rather cold climates. but much can be done
to offset adverse influences, and command
success even in warm climates. We men
ton few of the steps to be taken in such
localities. Sow an early variety, and pro-
cure seed from region several hundred
miles north of your farm, and select varieties
that have the reputation Of being rust proof
Sow on high, dry soils, which never become
water sogged, and which are rather destitute
of vegetable matter-pulverizc the surface
soil thoroughly-manure moderately, but
not excessively, the latter induces too much
sappiness, and favors the occurrence of rust
-top-dress with moderate application of
lime 6 to 5 bushels per acre.) Seed rath-
er heavily, to prevent tillering and to en-
courage early maturing and even ripening.
Sow in drills Is inches to feet apart, run
ming north and south, go as to admit sun
shine and air freely.
In cooler climates manuring may be
pushed farther and thinner seeding be prac-
tlccd, but in other respects the above sug-
gestions apply to the whole cotton belt
To guard against "smut" sdiked the seed
overnight in solution of blue stoqe-onc
pound to five bushels Of seed, dissolved in
sufficient water to cover the. seed. Drain
off the water and roll the seed in lime be-.
fore sowing. Care should be taken to skim
off all the light, imperfect seed which float,
and it would be we'll in addition to slit out
before soaking, all grains below certain
size. Nothing is lost if haJf the seed are
thus taken out, because the small ones can
be ground into -four, and much will be
gained by sowing selected seed No farmer
Is willing to plant corn shclled from all
parts Of the ear-that from the tips is al
ways rejected. Why should sot the same
be done with wheat p Southern Cultipa.
tor.
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In answer to the question: Why arc
farmers so liable to rheumatism The
Science Of Health says: Because they
wear wet clothing, heat, and suddenly chill
the body, over>eat after very hard work,
and because they do not keep the skin in a
clean and healthy condition. IF farmers
would avoid suddenly cooling the body after
great cxertion, if they would be careful not
to go with wet clothing and wet feet, and if
they wonld not ovar-aat whom in ON exbaus-
ted condition, and bathe daily, using much
friction, they would have less rheumatism"
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RYE.


The latter part of this month or during
the first half Of next, sow rye for winter and
spring pasturage. The Rural World says
OF 1t, the farmer that does not raise crop
Of rye for his stock makes great mistake
To this we would add thatsit is cheap, and
all kinds Of stock like it. As pastutagc for
milch COWS there is nothing better Green
food mixed with the dry provenderof win
ter serves to keep stock in healthy condition,
and their bowels open and fof weakly
calves and colts no pastqrage is quite SO
good as rye in the early spring
In many ways rye is superior stock crop,
sse.d .fa.s.s,a ausht "a npni. In the
process OF rctdtion.: Tie practice of rest
ing land with briers and weeds is not prof.
table one. Land does not require rest, as
was once supposed, but only NEEDS change
OF crops joined with rccupcrative tilage
and manuring to increase constantly in fer
tiiity. AS rotative crop for this purpose,
rye serves an excellent use. 1t draws but
lightly on the soil, and leaves more of tho
elements Of fertility in the field than il ex-
tracts from it. Land is always benefited by
plowing, and as rye requires first plowing
OF the soil and afterwards leaves a porous
sod full of roots to make manure for a sue
ceeding crop, it is easy to see how this crop
is beneficial.
But this is not all, or perhaps not the
best, of its uses. AS bread crop it is con-
sidered almost if not quite equal to wheat.
During the past spring VIC par,ook Of rye
bread almost exclusively for several days,
and although We prefer wheat -four for gen
eral family purposes, we found the rye to
make good aud, we believe, very nutritious
bread AS substitute for buckwheat -four
in the manufacture of that Incompatible
breakfast dish, it can hardly be detected
So that, if not tho equal of -four, it sup
plies an excellent bread material which
every farmer would do well to raise some of.
We like change in our food frequently,
and in view of the capabilities of our soil
and climate, what excuse have we for not
catering to this want? If it were but an
acre planted in rye for this purpose, it would
serve good purpose by increasing the lux
ures of the farmers table. BY all means
plant little rye during the next twenty or
thirty days.-Rural Na.) Messenger.
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z {: 4 l5G:ss,s5s;ss.s. l:,5sss:

London. Nov. 1.-The steamsbip
Devonia. from New York, is aground near
Great Rock. She expects to get off when
lightened. 49, - : ~ ~ NJ te' NJ
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MARRIED AND oWoRcEo-How THEY DO IT
aI8l IN UTAH, ie...,., ~
Salt Lake Herald

Salt Lake Herald,
:. A district Judge, not hundred miles
from Salt Lake City, on certain Saturday
Joined two persons Of respectability together
in the bonds Of m.trimony. The jude dee did
his best to fasten them, and the parties were
plant as loving natures could be. On sun
day morning, however, the married gentle
man sought the Judge, laid a complaint
about the newly made bride, and averred With
all earnestness and sincerity that they could
never live together as man and wife, and
must therefore be separated forthwith as the
only good thing that could be done for both.
His honor expostulated and used his great
lest power aud influence to dissuade the
parties from separating. But the gentle.
man and lady were both determined on
sevsEng the coljdspl knot At once, on
eymorhi16 In chambers, ths petton
or COMPLAINT for divorce was fled: "a ten
minutes the summons was served, in half
An hour the answer was fled, and the par.
ties appeared in court, or chambers, ready
for trial. The case was heard forthwith
and divorce decreed strictly in accordance
with Law in every particular. Married by
law on Saturday, separated by law on Mon
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THE PENNSYLVANIA RIOTS,

t'ittsburg. Pa, Oct 3l.-The grand Jury
q Allegheny county issued subpGnss to
Gbvs HNtsssn, D AajaAHT Gem. Iats,
Genl. Branton and others. to testify in the
case Of Genl. Pearson charged with mur-
der All named having been sumoned as
private citizens, responded, except Gov.
Hsrtssnft Who sent letter to the Govt
giving his reasons.ain which he ssys.S.;f
beg to assure you THAT my refusal 10 obey
the summons asssS5 sk6m 70 lltS1sspect to
the honorsb's ibo'itt. or ,lsy edt..sslto
oosttuct oF delay the administration Of
3pstice. do not object giving all facts 10
10y possession necessary 10 the elimination
or defence ofany person concerned in the
riots of last SIdl3. lissarvi1s NJ cdss.lia-
tionsl right to judge of the expediency,
but simply deny the right of coordinate
branch Of the government TO compel at
tendence Of the executive tofi1cers. or ia.
yest'eate the manner. jn which in their
discretion they have performed their off,
cial duties 'foet tths purpose of settling this
question involving the Independence and
relations of the two important branches of
the government. The attorney general has
appealed to the highest judicial tribunal
OF the commonwealth, by whose decision l
have elected TO be guided, although per-
haps an extreme regard for the dignity
and independence Of the executive, might
justly the sssumption ihst the deusip1 Of
The prop'iety of recognizing the authority
OF coordinate branch, lies entirely in The
breast OF the executive. 1t was presumed
that the court, equally with the governor
was desirous Of preserving the proper IT
lations aud harmony OF the two branches
|pf the government, and would Leave the
case to be settled by the lsupreme court u,1
but subpoena W framed Il . Ito
AVOID ,snhs 5 VI ,eeAAnite..iislss Ait.iib q poin-
'ea OUT byr etlle attorney general, but
necessarily Involving the same prlpclple,
has been served on the executive Off ers.
Which if obeyed. vii! svade the decis,op uf
a higher tribunal, " Pending me decision
in that issue I have refused To- 10 recognize
thesaid sd6p0eis." The COVER ..or cop.ipues
declaring that the officers connected with
ne Observation-Disclosures n6ua6se be
called on than himself, to give testimony,
but as they have been summoned in their
private capacity to- testify 5inI q different
case pending the court, then could NJ in,
)uryrsot ito. the interests ,Sf pommou-
wealth ffeta tssis testimony. ----------
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NEW YORK.
RAILROAD MATTER.

nAAAuOAO NJ MAJTEhs
! NV f,t; Kpv. n+Ths w@.eh uaq
and Atlanta and Pacific telegraph comp pLny
having tailed to agree upon the division of
expenses, he question was referred to
VIM. II. Vanderbilt who decided that the
Atlantic and Paci6sshould pay l3, ,145 per
cent Of gross expenses. Both company's de.
cision has been ratified.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
New York, Nov. 1.-At meeting of the
chamber Of C mmerce to-day, the execution
commission presented a report upon Tie I'd.
visabilityiof repeating the tbankrup liSSs!
The report is adverse to repeal, but fsvorrs ar
the modification of the present law. Ame.
mortal has been prepared, requesting con.
,gress 10 appoint = commission to enquire to
'tlie'workings ofthe present Law. with au-
thority to recommend amendments to it.
and also requesting the commission to be in
part merchants. The report was adopted.
1Ha 2979rniA 'oAKBY' 'c1iABLi7 4
Ex-Mayor has returned to town from his
foreign tour. Oakley Hall says SO long as
my frain will hold out. I shall resist every
attempt to. make appear thit 4 formet may
or Of this great city deliberately planned
and carefully executed and profited pecuui.
arly bv criminal conspiracy. All there that
can he say about the made of nav leaving
10 that no person whatever, knew
nf it, directly or indirectly,
The ring troubles had nothing proximately
to do withit. Of course, there had been
a great strain on my brain and will power
during the six years in which these troubles
have been uppeunost in ny. public, mind: y
principally regret so much romance and
especially for the disparagement of inno-
cent individuals. g
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CONGRESSIONAL:

5 fo5 oi fsExA1R!a 50
The vice president appointed Methers
member Of the board Of the Smithsonian
Instituts. = AfterS' ndmber of bills were
referred, the executive session followed BY
adjournment.
HOUSE.
Warrington, Nov. lin the morning
hour a bill repealing resumption came up
on motion ofHr. Ewihf tos ]secossidst ii.
The svotels being takSsby Jeas and rays,
On ordering the main question the op.
popsats ofahe bill are availing themselves
Of parliamentary privileges to use up the
morning hour and keep the bill limited to
that hour indefinlitv.
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DELAYED TElEcRAMs.
abort HORN nREEpERs.

{ .
lexington, Oct. 3l.--The American as
ihis morning, President Christie a Gina.
'da, In the chair IA large numHr q ds,e-
gates from different states were 10 attend
auce. Among the prominent oncs were
Col L. Fsllea. q -Ns~ York, J. l.. Nc.
Kean. Of Pcnnsy ylvania, Judge Cravcns, Of
Indiana, Emory Cobb, Of Illinois. Af,cr
an addrcsa BY the president, the reports Of
the secse,asy Se6 .issasurcr wcrs read. T.
G. Jones, Of Ohio. Offered . resolution rela.
tive to the rrgis,usscn Of n,.is. ). n
P'ckercll, Of lllinois, sspos,sd -. .Alis
factory ,csul. cf ,lse o<sespondssG ssth
Treasury oticisis ., waakaaGapu, Ia Naasd
TO tAe prssss,ios os ,hs bapesspaApa II a..
sssed cslsie. The cosvseelpas lAso ~
tnuseed .ill attesoooa.
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CT LornlNo AND FURNISHING ooooe,

onr immense tosk Clothing complete Having bought the
CASH. enabled
Ell som q ourp an
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CITY COUNCILS RESOLUTION.
b. q ss:otDed 9y tes Mayor ana GUY Cosnes.

b. q rs.otced ey ne Mayor ana GUY Cosnes. Of
the Citv Of YdnEton:
Section l. That 1t Is, and is hereby declared to
structed on the west side Of Cedar street, In the
%ty G%,ty o. Ivan MYankton, IS follows: Commencing on
street and Third street thence along the ives.
SIDE OF Cedar street to the south side OF Fifth
sdreet and the same being in front Of lots 10, II,
u. l3 IA. 15. ID. II & ls, In block "a and lots
1o u, i3. II, Is, 10, II, ls In block IS Central
Sec. 2. That said sidewalk shall he constructed
OF wood, be six feet in width. and be in all re-
spects made Of the material and In the manner
proslded by the ordinance Of said city, and the
from the curb line Of said street
Sec 3. This resolution shall be published for
iour consecutive weeks In the Press and Dako-
tal1n newspaper, the Official paper Of said city
Of Yankton.
Passed October !, 1871 l.,
E. T. WHITE, City Clerk.
n. J. CRANER
T. "a Mayor pro TEN.
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ACCIDENTS.
A COLLISION.

K Harrisburg. Now 1.-The day expires.
e'st, on the Philadelphia Erie R. R. came in
collision with freight train one mile east
of Rias'way, this morning, ne engineer
and fireman of both trains, and pne brake
man -ere instantly killed. And oleer brake
man is fatally injured. Several passengers
are injured; none seriously.
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wMAlaSfoN:

- " looayfRxA1sIoN.Ss
Wash,ngton, Nov. The senate con-
tirmed VIM. G. Lodue Of Minnesota. eoa,:
missioner of agriculture. s'ss''. e
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Washington. Nov. 1.-THE house commit,
tee on naval sffairs.bis sdopsed . resoiusion
that the committee on appropriations be
informed that 1t Is their judgment that q
bill be reported at the earliest opportunity,
making an appropriation to cover the def
ciencies on account Of the paY Of naval off:
GERS and hospitallund, sad The ynpport Of
the'marine corpsd during q. lastsquarter oi
The last nscal yesr; Aso, that tbenommittee
on appropriations be informed that 1t Is tts
purpose Of the committee on naval affairs
to examine into the subject of the division
Of funds appropriated for special objects, to
other purposes
.5g THE SENATE coMNiTrEE -
on patents have net arart tho 18th inst. for
the hearing Of the arguments on the gen.
eral revision of the patent Office laws.
DEBT STATEMENT.
Washington, Nov. 1.-The public Debt
statemsnt for October shows decrease of
eA4a6S.643 and the following are the bal
ince q ths treasury -, Curreucy $l5,95o,-
682 special fund for rsdemptiou Of ft,ctipn.
al cintney &, ,444, 58s; sptciil deposits Il
legal tenders for redemption. certificates of
deposit S37, 500 600. coin sl3l, ,022, ,743; coin
certificates Sss,54s,sOo; outstanding legal
tenders S35, 5,59O;s92, ~ ~
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president GRANT.

- s7 ]
Paris. Nov. 1.-Gen. Grant yesterday Wis.
tied the Palace@De RIndostry and the
works where the statute Liberty, for the
New York harbor, is being constructed.
Sculptor Bartoldi presented him with Z
miniature model Of the statue, in the eve.
ming. The general attended the opera,
where he was we'll received by the audiencs,
and treated with great ceremony by the
ofnclals, ID Y W ~ q.
@s 81 oFFToIALtREru1Ns
st: Petersburg, Nov. l.&The official re.
turns ofthe government gives the killed,
wounded an missing on the Russian aide,
from commencement Of the hostities to the
9th of October. 6l,942. The losses during
the week proceeding the 25h Of October
not including the engagement OF Dubnik-
1,S42.
WAR ITEMS. nf s} n
London, Nov. l.-An effort ia being made
70 saia poss} slon, Of Plevn. and, Of the
Raheva road.& - IS x IN
The Romsnian' force, beswecn the river,
Vid and lskra, yesterday, made reconnoi-
ssnce along the Danube. in the direc.io. Of
Rahova. At vadeai they fouad Turkish
detachment occupying somc e.r.hwork., and
after brief cannouading the Turkish maga.
zine exploded, and the garrison resrea,sd 10
the direction Of Rahova. Two companies
OF h'umsuisns occupy the re,ioub,.