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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-02
THE COTTON AND CORN TRAFFIC.
The Supreme Court Can't Agree.

The Supreme Court of South Carolina has had
case'of ha6eas corpus before it for many weeks,
and the people have been anxiously awaiting its
decision, as upon that decision depends who the
Supreme Court recognizes as the legal Governor
OF the State. Unfortunately, day or two be-
fore tie Court was prepared to render decision,
Chief Justice Moses was suddenly stricken down
by paralysis and could not appear upon tho
Bench, which left the matter in the hands of
Justice Willard, white, and Justice Wright
black, both, heretofore having decided in favor
Of the Wallace House. Last Sunday, we are
informed, the colored Justice was closeted all
day carousing with Gleaves, Dunn, Elliott and
others of that sort, and the next morning it is
reported that he said it would be more than his
life was worth to decide in favor of the Hamp-
ton government. Messrs. Gleaves, Minton, Ell
lfott, Purvis, and others Of the ring have been
with him constantly since Friday last. appealing
to his race feelings and his fears, and using 9th
er means TO force him to decide agast Governor
Hampton. They accompany him up to the very
| doors of the courtroom, and use all sorts of
means to prevent him from agreeing to do
cision.
I. Having secured his inacion to-day, Bowen.
Dunn and the other conspirators have put of for
Washington, leaving Gleaves ct al. to stop the
wheels of justice. Justice Willard stands firm in
his former position that Hampton received a
majors of the votes and is, therefore, the Gov
| ernor Of South Carolina. The following is the
latest phase assumed by the Supreme Court on
| the matter:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb 27.-The Supreme Court
| room was packed this morning in antioipati
ofdecison ofths Tlda Norris ha6eas cor ,us case.
I'D II o'oloci apstices Willard and Wright, the
latter colorsd, came and the former announ-
ced the Court %ediase recess until O clock,
for consultation, the crowd thea dispersed. A
strong guard Of negroes, special constables, is
stationed across the hall in front of the Justice
| consulting room. A deep and subdued excite
ment prevails.
The Supreme Court was thronged again at l
o'clock, awaiting the decision.
The Justices met in the consultation room and
| remained there one hour, when they appeared
on the bench and announced that they had been
unable to agree on decision, but might proba-
| bly, in q few days
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JUDGE BRADLEY PLAINLY REBUKED.-Wash-
ington, February lG.--The lvclicst passage at
arms i'll the commission occurred after the seve-
raj votes on exclusion of evidence had been ia
ken and the commission had gone into secret
session again to pass finally on the vote. Nor
ton had moved that the vote of Louisiana be
counted for Hayes. Hunton moved TO amend
by inserting the word mot and Payne got the
.Hoor. l.c had been aching to relieve his mind
all day. Ills first words were not altogether
amicabls, and Morton undertook to get him ruled
off the floor.
Clifford ruled that Payne was entitled to the
floor, and then he let loose the vials of his
wrath With n flush on his pale face and his
slight form Strengthened to its full height, he
told Norton and tho infamous eight to aheir
teeth that their gag-aw could work no longer,
that partisanship had done its worst, and now
he proposed to have his say. Thereupon he
proceeded to declare that the decision Of the
commission was an outrage on justice and that
while the decision might possibly be acquicsced
in, 1t would never satisfy the people, and would
return to plague its inventors. Then turning
full toward Bradley, who sat covering across
the table, Payne went on in reproachtul voice
to say tht neither he (Payne) nor the country
expected anything but par.isanship from the
rest, but that from Bradley he had expected
something else, and the country had expected
something else.
Bradley pleaded that Payne ought rot to hold
him more responsible tlmn the other seven, but
Payne told him he knew the responsibility when
he accepted the position, and he had proved re-
creant to his great trust.
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Where to Buy Groceries.

Mr.. James II. Rodgcr announces this week
that hepcoplc of Union may discover something
new under the Son of n respected old citizen, by
calling upon him. Well, James is one of the
cleverest and most deserving young men in this
County and we hope tho people will show their
appreciation of his worth by giving him q good
share of their patronage. We are confident the
Ladies will patronize him. because they always
prefer trading with handsome men, and Jim can
"take the rag off the bush" every time in that
line. We are truly glad to see the young men
of the country coming to the front in our mer-
camille affairs.
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nea- The latest news from Washington, up to
the night of the 18th ul:., announces that the
vote of South Carolina was given by the COM
mission for Hayes and Wheeler. The count was
continued until Vermont was reached. Obiec-
tions being offered to the electoral vote of that
State it was referred to the commission. We
see strong effort is being made to delay the
count until after the 4th, so as to throw the
elsosion into the House, but the majority against
his 30 largo that we do not think it will sue.
ceed. The probability is, Hayes and whesle,
will be declared elected by a majority of Con.
gress tomorrow but the people will not be sat
isfed
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The Immortal Eight
Who Preferred Party to Country.

After NJ Foster, Of Ohio, had finished bis
eulogy on Gov. Hayes, the other day, and told
the House he would administer the government
so patriotically and wisely rs to wipe away any
and oil necessities or excuse for the formation
of parties on a sectional basis," Mr.. Sparks, of
lllinoissgot the floor and replied in these scorch-
ing words:
"The gentleman from Ohio has given us quite
o little dissertation upon the patriotism of the
Republican candidate for the Presi lency, and
he tells us that he will make an excellent, good
President. doubt the patriotism of any man
who will take the highest Office in the republic
when it is thrast upon him by fraud, and this
man knows, If he gs.s the Presidency, II comes
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MASONIC raIBUT2taA
TIE VENERABLE JAMEs oSsk

'i%ANA$ANapAc JAMEoyO O&kR-
JAMES Orr, the subject of this Obituary, died
at his residence, near Jonesvillc, S. c., on the
9th OF December, 1876, in the Oath year of his
age.
The deceased was born in the town of Ayr.
Scotland. Oh the lst of October 1888. In 1903
he~entered the militia Of Scotland. In 1907
volunteered in Portsmouth, England. In 1903
went to Portugal in Wellington's army, and was
in all the principal battles of the Peninsslar
war. He remained in the army in Spaiu and
Portugal until 1914 when his regiment was sent
home to recruit. He was ten years and ten
months In The regular army. In 1916 he enlist.
ed again, but bought his discharge in 1919.
He was married to Martha Shirley in 1917,
and came to America, and arrived at Union C.
II. 9th November, 1919. His first child was
born in New Brunswick, I'd of June, 1910. The
other ten at the homestead where the deceased
lived.
He Joined Ayr st. Paul's Lodge, A. F. NJ, in
1901, and was Identified from the same I'd Nov,
1916. He Joined ths fraternity at tho age of
eighteen, privilege which the Masons of Scot
land allowed to those abou, TO Join the army
Thus this worthy and venerable Brother
no"tSo W Snc oTeeze the Stanuaru OF Masonry
for seventy-6ve years. His membership was in
the same Lodge that tho celebrated Poet, Robert
Burns, had belonged to.
Two years before his death he jo,nedthe
Presbyteriap Church at Racolet Mills, and died
perfectly reconciled that he had home pro
pared for him eternal in the Heavens.
Thus the patriotic citizen, tho honest and in
dustrious yeoman, and the staunch friend Of
Masonry has laid down his trowel and other inn
plements of Masonry, and gone to realize the
virtue of those lessons which our order 50 for
chilly teaches. :.
Likewise, may we who survive the venerable
Brother so circumscribe the acts of our lives
that there may be after death happy and ever
lasting reunion in the Temple and City of our
God.
And further, to show forth our esteem for the
deceased:
Resolued lst. That we tender our sympatbies
to the bereaved family, and blend our sorrows
with theirs. .-..:,..l.. 4 ''' =
Resoioed I'd. That n copy of this notice be
sent to the bereaved family.
RESOLVED 3d. That this Preamble and Rssolu.
tions be entered upon the Records Of this LODGE
that the memory and deeds of the deceased NAV
be transmitted down to successive generations.
ResoiUed An. That q copy be sent to Tho
Union TINES for publication. F." -
g.. w. BONNER, Chsirman.
r. Prudence Lodge, No. 139, A. F. NJ
Joncsvillc, S. c., February 24th, 1877.
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Bs1A MIR. j. W. Ferguson ha. retired from
the editorial charge of the Iaurensville Herald.
Mr.. +. is forcbe and fearless writer and the
press of the State has lost one of its ablest and
most elegant editors. We sincerely wish him
prosperity at the bar, to the duties of which he
is now devoting his attention.
Our old friend. 7. b. Crews, now takes the
editorial chair and has. sour most earnest wish
that he will have n pleasant and prosperous
journey on 'the sea of journalism" There are
few better men than Tom Crews in this Coun-
try.
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NEW INDUsTRY.-We have received bunch
OF cotton yarn from the new machinery owned
by Colonel F. e. Harrison at Andersonvillc,
which was made directly from seed cotton thus
saving the trouble Of separate process for
gipaiafsc fscpacking and spipning.f The ginning,
cardh aaiQning Is Al donf with combined
machinery 1secet plishes very great ad-
vantage. ydeezdf made by Colonel Harri-
sons mscb bEhery ~ OF 4 fne quality, and may
be seehM persons who cali at this office. We
wilktFV give more extended account of this
Now Pe@ess Of spinning cotton thread at anoth-
ytimS -Andqsoa Inteihyencer.,
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Plain Talk from Tilden.


WASHINGTON. February 2I.-The following
despatch was received to- day by Senate, Herman
from Mr.. Tilden: =
New Yonk, February II.
Ihe lion. Francis kernen, Washington:
A telegram to the Associated Press, published
this morning, states that u harmonious agree.
ment has been brought about between the Sem
ate committee. of which you are a member and
O committee OF the House, by which it has been
decided not to 60 into examination of NV
bank account on the one hand, or the account
OF the chairman of the Republican national
committee on the other hand. l repudiate any
rsuch an agreement, and disclaim any such inn
munity, protection or benefit from 1t. Ireiect
the utterly false imputation that my private bank
account contains anything whatever that needs
to be concealed. .,
Under the pretense of looking for payments
In December, the demand was made for all pay-
ments after May and all deposits during nine
months The bank was repeatedly menaced with
the removal of its officers and books to Wash
ington. transcript of entries of private bus
mess trusts and charities containing everything
but what the committee was commissioned to
investigate, but nothing which it was commits
stoned to investigate because nothing of that
sort existed, has been taken with my knowledge
TO Washington. OF course there is no item in
1t relating to anything in Oregon, for never
made, authorized or knew Of any expenditures
III relation to the election in that State, or the
resulting controversies, or any promise, or obli-
CATION, or negotiations on that subject. Mr.
Ellis, the acting President of the bank, himself
republican, some time ago told the chairman
of the committee and several of its members
that there is nothing in the account capable of
furthering any just object of the investigation.
pm also informed that q resolution was
pascal to summons me as witness, but have
received no subpoena. l had written before this
telegram appeared, requesting you to say to the
committee that ii would be more agreeable to
me not to visit Washington if the committee
would sedd n subcommittee or hold session
here, hut that otherwise should attend under
tho subpoena.
As to this arrangement now reported have
only to say that can accept dccorum and de-
cency, but not fictitious equivalent for a SINH
lar grant of secrecy to anybody else.
S. j. TiLDEN.
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Who is the Fifth Judge FITTINGS not Gens.
rally Known, 20

WASHINGTON, February l9.-It is a graz mis-
take to suppose that Mr.. Justice Bradley Is the
9Th jndge in the so-called Electoral Commission.
or, in other words, the umpire holding in his
hands the destinies of continent, and able To
award the Presidency TO whom he likes. nv
Justice Bradley is not that man. The ff,h iuds.
is John A. G. Gray, Of New York, assisted 6v
Col. Tom Scott and Cortandt Parker.
When, ut the private solicitation of Parker.
Mr.. Justice Joe Bradley assumed Jurisdiction Mt
NewarR OF the suits purporting to have been
brought in Texas, which suits, fraudulent and
corrupt and coliusive as they were At every step,
and founded mainly upon Inveri6ed petitions. re :
sultsd5p sweeping the vast pro- oferty Of tho Mem.
phis.1 Anso Railroad Company into the hands
OF Gray hs receiver, and then into tho hands of
Scott as purchaser-when Joe Bradley completed
this infamy in the secrecy of Purkers bac1f of.
hce, we say, he ceased to be his own man. and
became forever the man of the men who owned
and used him then. How indeed, was he ever
to recover his independence?
If John A { Grny were 10 take any Of several
little buAdles of papers, neatly tied with red
tape. and open them before MIR. Knots commit
tee, Joe Bradley would doubtless be impeache ed
In five hours, and before the 4th Of March he
might be hurled from the highest place to the
lowest depth ever reached by an American Judge.
But Mr.. Gray has not chosen to use his power
that way. 1t would mobile we'll for Col. SCOTS
Texas-Paci6c scheme TO hayssAir Tilden In tho
White House, and so Mr.. Gray yfhhs advised Mr..
Justice Bradley to 60 on and seat Hayes. Il
will be browning mercy If they do not conclude
the whole matter sin chamoers"-thatl IA In
Parker 8 back ofice-just as they did the other
jsb, without notice to anybody concerned.
repeat again, the real name of the fifth
judge Is Gray. II was judicia'ly decided many
times before the war that oil the faculties Of the
slave belong to his master. Judge Bradley can
exercise no faculty on this Unconstitutional
Electoral Commission which is not under the
supreme control Of Gray. tray is the fifth
judge. He will award the Presidency according
to his good pleasure, and he will award il TO
Hayes, because Mr.. Tilden's inaug uguration would
be very bad for subsidy jobs in general, and
the Texas. Pacific in particuar.-New York
Sun. -.
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DaS" On Monday afternoon last, as Mrs. S. W.
Porter and-Mrs. G. W. Boyd widow of the la
mented C. W. Boyd) were riding in a buggy,
on the Spartanburg road. about two miles above
this town, the freight train on the s. and U. r.
r. came in sight somewhat unex pectedly, when
the horse took fright, wheeled around and ran
away. Mrs. Porter jumped from the buggy and
was but slightly injured, but Mrs. Boyd, who
was driving, held to the reins maufully until
The buggy struck a tree, when she was thrown
with great force upon the ground and received
considerable injury. The wonder is that she was
not kiltsd! We arc glad to state thsa hsr iinju.
ries are not considered dangerous and stp ia
doing well.
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MIR. HEwlTT's IMpREssIoN-A CHARGE He
WILL PREFER AGAINST MIR. IoAR.-Says the
Washington correspondent of the New York
World:
Among the speeches which will he made in
the House will be one from MIR. Hewitt, who
will speak as member of the committee en-
gagged in drafting the compromise bill, and who
will charge that the republican members of the
committee, and Mr.. Hoar in particular, gave it
as their opinion and expectation that the COM
mission would go behind the returns. Mr.
Hewitt will claim that Mr.. IIonr promised that
his personal influence should be used in this di-
recton. Should Mr.. IIoar deny the bad faith
rs charged upon him, il is understood that Mr..
hunton and Mr.. Springer both stand ready to
corroborate MIR. Hewitt's statement and it is not
improbable that Mr.. Payne will support them.
In the caucus which preceded the passage of
the ill Mr.. PA, ne gave it rs his understanding
OF the position assumed by the Repu blican mem
bers Of the committee of seven that the commits
sion would go behind the returns, and this fact
is considered as another proof of the subst ntia.
accuracy of Mr.. Hewitts impressions"
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Prsssntmsnt Of the Grand Jury
To the Coart of General Sessions of Union County
Fe6ruary Term 1877

To the Coart of General Sessions of Union County,
February Term, 1877.
To His Honor L. c. NoRrunor, Presiding Judge
of the 7M Circuit:
In accordance with our duty and the sugges-
tions of your Honor, we have, as we'll as we
were able, considered the public affairs of the
County, and beg leave to make the following re-
port:
We find, on recommendation Of O former
Grand Jury, Committee was appointed to in
vcstigate the condition Of thes County Commits
of the Court and, as this body has been in
formed, such investigation has not been had, we
urge the necessity of the Same.
Upon an examination Of said Office by this
body we find balance due tho County by tho
County Treasurer, for the fiscal year ending
3lst Oct, 1876, of 81 ,508 88 which the Treasurer
claims was deposited by him in the Hardy Solo
mon Bank, in Columbia we also find O balance
due for the fiscal year ending 31st Oct, 1876, of
$346 "a, and we suggest proper steps should be
taken to collect the same.
The duties of the Office have been well per-
formed by the present and the recent outgoing
Board. The Office presents aneat appearance.
THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER OFFICE,
we are glad to report, has been we'll kept: how
| ever, we find that there are somc outstanding
school certificates for the last and previous
years, which we understand would not exist II
the funds appropriated for school purposes had
been properly applied, and we hope that when
| Governor Hampton succeeds in organizing our
State government, our Legislature will make
| some provision to meet these claims.
| T. PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
| s<We suggest that the necessary repairs be made
10 the Jail, and that the Public Well be repaired
and kept in repair by the County mmissioners,
| for the convenience Of the Jail and Court House,
and that some arrangement be devised to pre-
vent persons from making private use of the
inches on the East and West sides of the Court
House steps.
| TRIAL JUSTICES.
The books Of the Trial Justices of this County
presented for our inspection seem to be we'll and
properly kept; but we urge upon them the ne
cessity of curtailing their nulia bona accounts.
THE ROADS
are Ill US Boou copftiph as couiu Oe expected,
| after the recent severe spell Of weather.
THE rooR HOUSE,.
We are pleased to report thatthe Poor House
is well kept, and that the inmates are we'll pro-
vided for; but would recommend to the County
Commissioners that they have the insane paupcr
at that institution examined and sent to he State
| Lunnlic Asylum.
THE COTTON AND CORN TRAFFIC
Recognizing the evils that arise from the un.
restrained traffic in Cotton and Corn in small
quantities, we respectfully suggest the necessity
of some wise legislation to prevent and check
the evils to society growing out of such transac
tions.
| Thanking your Honor for the courtesy shown
us wo respectfully submit this, our report.
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HEA- On Monday evening last, about I o clock,
while the clerks were at supper, q colored man,
named Fred. Gist, wrenched open the back door
OF IL. +. Rawls & Co.'s Grocery store and stole
quantity of goods, and deposited them in a
small house on C. l.. Aliens lot Mr. Allen dis
covered them before the thief had time TO take
them away and notified tho Town Marshal. who
soon arrested the rascal and lodged him in
iall.
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nsa- Does any man sunnos. thal uauos =.

ne9- Does any man suppose that, Hayes will
DC SO ungraeful to the members of the Louisi-
ana Returning Board, Zack Chandler, Cameron,
Morton and the rest of the thieves who worked
up the job Of stealing the Presidency for him,
as not to give them such prominent positions in
The government as will enable them to do again
for the party what they have so unHnchingly
done for him? We guess not
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GsS- We regret to announce the sudden and
unexpected death Of Mr.. G. s. Noland, Sr.,
one of the Oldest and most respected citizens of
this county, which occurred on Monday morning
last. in the 73d year of his age. lie was taken
sick about three o'clock in the morning and
died at 10 O'Clock. lie was buried in the
Presbyterian Graveyard at this place on Tues
day. a more extended notice will be published
next week
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gsS" Mr. S. S. Stokes "heshed his maiden
sword before Judge Norhrop during the pre-
sent term of Court, and although he is "bone of
our bone and flesh of our flesh" we think he
acquainted himself very handsomely. We have
now Lawyer and Trial Justice in our family,
and the first thing delinquent subscribers know
we shall give him number of hard cases to
manage. Sam is n close collector
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bsS" We received last week from our friend
lev. j. T. Jeter, of Snntuc, two of the larc-
est hen eggs we ever saw, one of them was
cracked when we received them, so we took a
look inside and found two yolks, each as large
as is usually found in an ordinary egg. wedil
not weigh or measure them. We have kept one
to set under hen; but we are told they will
not hatch, or if they do the chickens will not
live. We shall give it fair trial and report.
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DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN HorILL KEEPER
Mr.. Joseph Purcell, who wili be remembered as
the proprietor Of the Mills House, died at the
Roper Hospital yesterday, in the seventy-fifth
year Of his age He had been in the hospital
for several months, going thence from the Aims
house. in an enfeebled state of health and mind.
AT one time, while at the head of the Mills
House, he WAS believed to be man of consid-
cradle means, and held large nterest in The
Mills House, anf also in the Charleston Hotel.
lie has been in very reduced circumstances for
several years, and lacked even the means OF
personal support. Mr.. Purcell was born in
Ireland, and came to America when mere boy.
lie began life in New York as a waiter in a ho-
tel, and served in that capacity in several hotels
in New York, Washington q, elsewhere lie
was n steward in the Charleston Hotel. and af-
terwnrds rose to be the head of the Mills House.
He leaves wife in New York.--Eeus and Cou-
rier