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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

DHorrED INTO ErERNIrY.-Aiken,S S. c., March
io.-On November =, 1876, two quiet Germans,
liaussniau and Portmann, living four miles from
tins place. were murdered, their house robbed.
set on fire and burned TO ashes, with the bodies
Suspicion attached to five negroes-Nelson
Brown, Lucius Thomas, Adam Johnston, John
Henry Denis and Stephen Anderson, who were
arrested. Proofs accumulated that they were
the right parties, and they finally made confess
sion They also confessed to burning the Bup-
ti;t Church Mt Aiken and numbering a white man
named Levin, aii,t other crimes. On January s
they were tried by jury composed of twelve
negroes, convicted and sentenced to be hung OH
the 10Th Of March. Yesterday Governor lamp
ton respitcd Anderson for thirty days This
morning the execution Of the four-Nclson
Brown, Lucius Thomas, Adam Johnston and
John iicnry Denis took place in the presence of
about 5000 people. The Sheriff hal n posse OF
l"o armed men guarding the gallows. The
prisoners were attended hy preachers OF their
own color All the criminals addressed the
crowd, coniessing the murder and acknowledge
ing the justice of the sentence. Jol,r ston in
sisted upon son Of his owner during slavery
standing by him to the last. No effort was
made by the friends of the condemned men to
rescue them, although threats were previously
made. Each confessed his share in the murder
The drop fell at - o'clock, and the murlerers
expired almost without n struggle. The crowd
ihcn dispersed. Perfect order prevailed
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

BsS" No RELATIVE NEED ArriN.--" Among tho
unsuccessful candidates for the United States
Marshalship for the Northcrn District of Illinois
was a MIR. Sullwcll, OF Livingston County.
The President told him his p,pcrs were uncx-
ccpionahic but there was one insuperaLlc OBJ
lection to his appointment to any Federal Office
that was, his wife was Il favoritc cousin of
Mrs. Hayes"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23
Rampton's Portrait,

We have few copies of the beautiful uamp-
ton Portrait issued by Walker, Evans & Cogs-
well, which We would like to sell. We would
also like to secure good, active Agent to sell
those portraits. We believe man could make
some money by thoroughly canvassing the Coun-
ty with them.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23
TnOS. {. Dunn,

THE TRrrH IN \ observation-disclosures Cham
berlains prcdicamcnt seems to be even worse
than that of Governor Packard. Our Washing
ton dispatches give n statement of the situation
in South Carolina, which shows that he is not
able to preserve even the sembance of exccu-
tive authority: lie is simply prisoner of State
in his own Office, protected againas Sssys
by Federal troops. Not only the people but the
courts are against him, the authority of Cover
nor Hampton being recognized by the highest
court i'll the State His own party are giving
up the contest in his behalf, Republican white
citizens acknowledging Hampton and Rcpubli-
can State officers accepting from him money to
support the institutions of the State which the
voluntary action of tax payers enables him to
provide. These are not the statements Of Demo-
Gratis, but the frank admissions Of Republicans
and tlcy may easily be said TO put beyond IL
doubt the issue If the struggle in that State
1t is OILY question of time, and General lamp
ton is doing his best TO hasten decision by rails
ing the point that Federal troops are excluding
him from the State House, the control of which
is rightfuly his. NcIr York Tri6nr
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

gEy" Stanley Matthews, the man who advised
Chamberlain and Packard to abandon their use
less contest for the Govcrnorships of South Car
lima and Louisiana, has been elected Senator
from Ohio, in place Of Sherman, who is in Hayes
Cabinet.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23
mS" Bell, the ID,

pns" Bell, the Democratic candidate, has been
elected to fill the seat in the House of Repre-
scntatives made vacant by the election Of D. II.
Hill to the Senate.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

sen- The Town Council of Spartanburg in
tend to put the question of bar rooms or no bar
rooms in that town to n vote of the people on
the second Monday in April next.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

MH. We have rciraincl from dunnirg cuv
subscribers as long as possible: but We are com
PEELED now TO have money, AMI again call on Nil
indebted to us pay Immediately. Those who
have requested us to send the paper under prom
isc to ray in n few weeks, and have failed 10 keep
their promise, must not be c.urVriscl if they fail
TO receive paper next week. We must ccollo-
mise or stop issuing Tie TmcS, aud the cost of
paper Is Il material item of expense every week.
By reducing cur list ono or two iundrcd--thosc
who have not paid we sEall save that much ex-
pensc until wc are better able TO give credit
Nearly every one of those in arrears arc quite
responsible citizens and honest men, but our
necessities are nog and their honest intentions,
to Pay az some future hmc, is more injury than
help 10 us at Ills hIae
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

Last Tuesday Florence was all astir, from tho
effects of II rabblc of men and women, TO pre-
vent the transfer Of n prisoner from Florence to
Iimmonsvillc. collision seemed imminent for
while and but for the efforts of few good
men, white and coiored, there would have been
abloody conflict. About dark, however, crowd
OF negro men and wcnchcS-about fifty in num-
ber-@.tnrked tho guard house, broke O hole in
the wall and hbciai the prisoner. Tho scenos
which occurred upon our streets after this was a
perfect disgrace to any civilized community
They were completely in the possession of the
rabble, who were yelling, cursing and shooting
IN every direction. For awhile the lives us we'll
as the property of the citizens seemed to be in
great danger, but few determined men soon
succeeded in clearing out the street. Two ne
groes were severely wouudc |, but we have heard
OF no one being killed. although we heard the
cry Of murder, murder, raised in several dixec-
tions.-F3orcnce Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

CSJ" win the parties who promised to keep
up our wool pile please look over our fence as
they pass and govern themselves accordingly"
The weather is very chilly and it is "cold com.
fort to try to collect money.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

L'r Us END THE SournEN QUEsTIoN-BUr No
BARGIIN-Thc New York UerdM concludes a
gooI article upon this subject as follows NO
conditions are necessary to the liberation of
South Carolina and Louisiana, and we believe
none can Justly be made. We hope, therefore
not only to see all intrigues, bargains and
schemes for compromise defeated, because they
would defeat tho most important result of an
honorable settlement, but we hope sincerely that
an END OF the Southern difficulty will be made
without delay.
When Nichols and Hampton are recognized
as Governors, men like Mr.. Blaine will no lon
ger have pretcxt for attacking the President
IN IN ane senate. nor a ground for their attempts
10 renew strife. With Packard and Chamber
iaIn Will disappear the whole crew of Northern
Dio""y SHIRT dcmagogucs who have so long kept
!he country III turmoil. And when the troops
IN LOUISIANA and South.Carolina arc ordered no
longer 10 perform the duties Of n local police.
nn' TO act the same harmless part which they
pay IN New York and Ohio, then at last we
shall have returned safely to constitutional roy-
crnmcnt.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

ESls" Dr. II. S. Beatty has put up neat and
substantial fence in front of his dwelling, which
contributes greatly to the general appearance
of that portion of the town.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

geay- The extra session of the U. $. Senate
adjourned sine de last Saturday.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

psF' Gov HAMPTON saws that if Hayes will
consent to Il new election for President, he WIFI
be willing to have n new election for Governor,
but under no other possible circumstance would
he consent
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

considerable row occurred at Ninctv.Six on
last Nn'siday evening between Il number of
drunken white men and negroes Pistols and
E"lHcs were drawn and some blood was spilled
o"' nobody was KILLED. Tie town has no mar
ll"lsc
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23
Tie Southern Live Stock Journal

friend has kindly sent us a copy of very
well gotten up Journal with tho above title, pub
lished at Starkvlle, Mississippi and Edited by
+. Montgomery. The spcciman before us shows
both tact and talent in the management of such
journal. The Editor is evidently capable Of
imparting much necessary information to the
farmers of the South upon the subject of Stock
raising Heretofore we have had to depend en-
tirely upon journals published at the North and
other places, where the climate, food and advan-
taScs for stock raising are very different to what
they arc at the South, consequently our farmers
have made many failures AMI become dishcar-
tened. In the South, generally, man would
be considered Il fit subject for the I.unaic Asy-
lum if he paid $500 for cow $500 for Il Bull
or $50 for pair Of Pigs two mouths old but
let an cntcrpiisng man risk his reputation for
sanity by bringing such fine stock into any
southern community, and see how eager every
body are to secure ''somc of the breed" The
worst Of it is, after they get "a start they eth
CT don know how or will not take care of fine
stock. Now, the southern Lice- Stock Jow.nup'
proposes to cu.iGhtcn Southern Farmers upon
stock raising AMI iniu C higher appreciation
OF the advantages Of having the best breeds Of
Livestock and the best way to keep them for
profit and pleasure, ut the South. Send 50 to
the Editor and try it one year.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

'ArGHT WHILE F!GTTiHG THE E..TIGrR."-Some
OF 'hamhcrans friends who arc here pushing
ms cause with tho President got themselves into
Iu',c prr0Icament after midnight on Saturday
by being among the participants in n faro gomc
~ ibe CLUB, one of the most notorious Of
washington $ gaming houses. The police made
,wcll'duccted descent and captured. among
others, vi at may be called South Carolina del
cga'ion. There were ex-senator +. w. saw
%cr' VINO was the Assistant Secretary of the
treasury undor Richardson, and whom Bristow
so ounccrcmOniously dismissed Judge Carpcnter
The 'iron man. Of South Carolina; one Con.
r""9SrnHn "",l ''un ev.roN~rnssmc, fr,n, ,L.
same state. The police were even harder than
H""at on these Distinguished captiycs, for they
wcro kept all night in the station bouse,-
b@"h'"yiOH Lctttr 10 lie RichInona Dispafch.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

GtA- The nomination OF G. NJ. Wilder, as
Postmaster At Columbia has been conf ,cl by
the Senate Wilder is - colorcl man. md has
very prudcnly placed the business Of his office
i'll the hands Of Mr.. lcarhart, of the best
men in that city, and who has had many years
experience in that Office. lie was the manager
of the Office under the late J. c. Januey We
have never heard any complaint the Columbia
Post Office since Mr. I.caphart frs; took charge
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

In the Scmatc last saturday, the nomination
OF stone rs District Attorney for South Carolina
was rccDnmttca, aud went ovor on motion of
General Gordon. The chef point agninst him
seems h hc his incOmpciency.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

)" The Aiken .ioW.iIi inform Us that the
safe in the Probate judges Office If tha; county,
WAS broken open short time ago Ivy the newly
elected Probate Judge, Williams The former
occupant, Henry Sparnck, has not been in Aiken
since last July. At that time warrant was
issued for him by Judge Virgins.
The Jow,ndi says the safe shoYM horc con-
ta'nrR ortr $4,000, trust funds. OF vouchers for
the same, but fails to tell us whether any money
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

licnry Denis AMI I.uciuS Thomas. the fur eel
orcd men found guilty of the murder of the two
Germans, llaussina:'s a"l pUrtmHnn, in Aiken
County, las: Fall, were huns at Aiken Oh Friday
the 10th. y large crowd ol white and colorcl
people witnessed the execution. From the
speeches of the doomed mcn on the galiows it
appears that johnson aul Erown actually COM
mittcl the deed Of murder that Thomas struck
the men after he Thought they were dead, and
Denis, though present, aiding and abcl,ing. did
not strike a.bow. They all blamed whisl:ey AMI
bad company.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23


GEN. NJ. c. BUTLER IN wAsu,SGrox. We
copy the following paragraphs flom Washing
Th: - "
Lamar WIS swora IN ySsdefday 10 the Uni
ted states Senate almost unsnimously, where his
conservative course will render him power. Iie
has committed some grave errors, but Is. let us
nope, sound at the core.s Hill, too, will SHINE
IN the galaxy Of which the noble Gordon and
hansom form 30 proud . parts,
We trus. that Gen. Al, c. Butter will be al-
.iowed to take hisiseat. This isans sge or mag
netism, as we heard great man say, and this
Gen: Butler, with his elegant aud digniRcd do
meanor and fine manly beauty, possesses TO an
eminent degree. His nero presence here has
already done more in his favor than all the pub
iished statements in his defense. We must tell
you an nnccdote of him, which illustrates the
individual power of the man. a queen of Wash
angton society, tho wife of q high official who
was prejudiced against the much abused South
Carosinian, after meeting him but once, cx-
claimed Mt dinner party at her own house.
when some alusion was made TO the Hamburg
ahair: "No so mild manucrcd man could
never have scuttled ship or cut "a throat."-
Anu he seems to thus impress all who come i'm
contact with him. Ills first appearance in the
senate chamber produced an unusual sensation,
anu nc is regarded now with evident kindness
"Wbyte, of Maryland, stands high, and we
must add Garland, of Arkansas, with re-
WIZ e'ouu 20 none. iiarrls, OF tennessee, with
the patriotic fire Of pure, upright and able man;
beck, OF Kentucky, u statesman Of long expert
cncc aud acknowledged ability Morgan, of Ala
ogma hnc type, Of the Southern gentleman and
-, a------ies GOOD show for the South
upon the floor of the sennte; ana With The
matctless Bayard, of Delaware Randolph, of
New jersey; Kernan Of New York Eaton. of
connecticut; Thurman, of Ohio-these consti-
t"ie surely splendid array of American states
men and Butler, of the old Palmetto STATE, is
thc peer Of any Of them in point of ability.
Judgment and prudence, and will represent her
IN TINS august assembly as she has not been for
10! these many years.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

WHO Is GovERNOn?- Thomas G. Dunn, who
pre'ends to be the Comptroller General of this
State, without having been elected, wrote u let
ter TO the Secretary Of the Franklin Fire Insu-
rance Company, Of Philadelphia. Dunn, in his
note, says:
SIR: iouwill please ror ward Immediately
the naMcs Of all persons acting rs agents of your
company in this State.
Respectfully, Tuos. G. Dunn,
Comptroller General
inc Franklin Insurance Company, of Pnila-
delphia, couldn't exacily see it in this light how
ever, ami yesterday Nlcssrs. f. Scbring ( Co.,
the well known insurance agents. received The
following noie. enclosing Dunn note:
PuILApELruIA, March II, 1877
T.. SeJriy j. 20.
GENTS: Enclosed find note from Thos C.
Dunn. Is he the proper person for US to report
to? If not, we won't report
Very respectfully,
j. PErTE%Y, Manager
IL is not necessary to add that Mcssrs. Sc
bring Co. replied that Thos G. Dunn was not
the proper person to report TO. Who is Cover
nor r?-JoHrnat cf Commerce.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23
Ia0~ afarrisT,- of the evening of ,hs l5;

&C. MdffieT,' Of the evening of The 18th
inst, by Rev. A. II. Lester, in the Dining. Room
of the new Union Hotel, Wallace Williams, the
Chief Cooh, and Rosa Sins, Chambarmail.
The nupiial vows, administered with marked
emphasis and solcmni'y, were assumed in the
presence of ConSi lcrah.c number f witnesses
Of both races, and the occa sion cicitcl :, degree
of interest which WAS highly complimentary to
the bride and Gril groom.
"Till ilymcn brought his lovc-dcightcl hour
There dwell no joy in Eden rosy bower"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

Our DISGRACE IN CONGRESS. The Washington
Correspondent of the Columbia Rtytsicr thus
pictures the men who have the cffrontery to prc
tend to represent the people of South Carolina
in the National Legislature:
The South at present furnishes to the Senate
of the Ch:!cd States three of its finest orators
Lamar, OF Mississippi, Hill, of Georgia, and
Morgan of .NaDama. The latter is said to be
surprisingly eloquent, while Lamar possesses a
degree of culture that few men attain.
Patterson, the carpet bag Senate from South
Corolina, reminds us of a head waisey mt hotel
rs he moves among the Senators, and one Won
ders how he ever got there with his miserable,
sly, hanG-doS look and lying tongue. a worthy
representative OF IL low class of negroes and
scalawass. And he darcs to isc in his seat and
declare he represents South Carolina Are we
Of the Palmetto State SO hu mbled that we must
submit ever again to the seating of such anoth-
er scoundrc rs this man? God forbid Stand
firm, ye gallant followers Of Hampton, and permit
it. not! Insist upon your own Senator elect,
and swear 20 abide by none other. Have you
suffered 81 :.:;ic!', men Ui Carolina not to realize
how these men, Patterson, Goblin and Buttz,
and such wrctchcs disgrace you? Spew them
odt; reject them rs poison The colorcd men
who hold seats i'll Congo css and call themselves
members from South Carolina do not cannot
in'Siiy her rs these white rcrjured villains do.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

more fully than is done by this bare statement
OF the freight charges to which we are subjected.
Ninety-nine dollars is charged for bringing from
Charleston to Union what is carried twenty
seven miles further, over the same road, to Spar
tanbarg for forty-threo dollars The charge
to Union is unreasonably high, or else Union aud
other points required to make up for losses
in the charges to Spartanburg AS conse-
quence of this gross discrimination, our people
are forced to make eSpartanburg their market for
sale and purchase and our own county town Ian
guishes. But the evil is more far reaching than
that: Our farmers and merchants have been driv-
en- away from Charleston, the city of their choice
to Atlanta and other places in other States, be-
cause these Railroad Companies discriminate
in their freight charges tlat those outside cities
attract our trade. Charleston, our own metropo-
lis. is thus injured by the corporations of your
own creation Is there no remedy for this p
If so it is Their true that the creature is pow
erful than the creator; and in few years South
Carolina will find that she has given life to
monster that will follow her, opprcss her and
finally despoil her. But not so believng-bc-
lieving that "it was never intended or expected
that these corporations should use their power
to benefit particular individuals or build up par
ticular localities, by arbitrary determinations in
their favor, that must cause injury to other per-
sons places engaged in rival pursuits,
cupying rival Positions" and the Supreme Court
of the United Statos, throngh her Chief Justice,
having recently decided that aNState Legislature
has right to regulate the charges on all public
business carried Oil within her limits we have
come to you for relief from this oppression.
We respectfully ask your Honorable Body to
pass such laws as will prevent the se~sral rail
roads of this State, under severe penalties from
making unreasonable charges, and from dis
terminating as to injure one Community for the
benefit Of another, and your Petitioners, as in
duty bound, will ever pray, and so forth
Rcsolred, That the foregoing petition, after it
has been signed be put into the hands of the mem
bers of the General Assembly from this County,
with the request that they present IL at the ear
licst practicable moment.
Resoioed, That printed copy Of the petition
and of these resolutions be sent to every Com
munity i'll this State on the line Of railroad
| and at which there is no competing road and
that such Communities arc requested to prepare
similar petitions to-be presented to- the lcgisla
ture at it's next Session.
RcSoIced, That copy be publishcdi in the Union
Times, and that all papers in the State favor
bic to the lcgi.latiGn prayed for, he requested
to bring the same to .he attention Of their read
crs.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

BREAKERS AHEAh IL New ORLEANS.--Ncsc Or
leans Wdrch l5.-.liars here tonight seem to
be shaping themselves for an issue soon 1t is
the general impression that the troops will he
Withdrawn to the barracks next week In that
event the programme Of the Nichols govern
mcnt is to take possession of all the Offices in
the State and 90 ahead, and leave the Packard
government to die natural death in the St
Louis Hotel. Packard does not like this cut
look, AMI proposes to force an issue and compel
the President TO take one side OF the other \
large meeting of Republicans was held nt the
State lionsc tonight, and besides adopting an
address to the people of the United States, pass
eel resolution llcdginS each man present to
sustain Packard by force of arms, and calling
on other Republicans to do the same. 4 com
n'ltcc was appointed TO commence enrolling men
IN the militia Tomorrow. IL is reported that
Packard has ,hc promise Of arms and money
from some source y change in the situation
may be looked for next week.