The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-30

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the Town Hall last Tuesday evening. The
rsporss of the Finance Committee aud Sec
retary and Treasurer shows highly salts.
factory condition of the Association aud re-
Aects credit upon the efficiency Of those
officers the in general management of tho
Financial affairs.
sThzsold Board of Directors were very
prbdestly reelected No men could be BE-
lected who would be more efficient and
prompt in the performance of the duties re.
quired of them, and more honorable set
OF men could not be found.
A few weeks ago We read an account of
the failure of Building and Loan Associ-
ton at the North, and the reason assigned
was that, after the first two years, the As
socistiou very imprudently changed its Off
GERS at each annual meeting, consequently,
ignorance of duties and indifference was
the result. UP to the close of the second
year the Association was in Hourshing
condition, but after that it began to decline,
and ut the end of the fifth year it closed up
disastrously.
The Union B. and L. Association have
good officers who understand their duties,
perform them promptly and altogether for
the best interests Of the Association, and
they should be kept there to complete the
good work they have so satisfactorily COM
mcnccd.
The reports to the Association will be
published next week.
reA. We regret to state that the City of Greenvilie
was visited last Saturday morning by very de-
structive fire, which consumed valuable proper
ty to the amount of $4,000, partly insured
Among the greatest sufferers are Morgan, Davis
& Co., Burgess & Gilreath, J. B. Miller, W. A.
Long &Co., westmorelaud & Sloan, W. c. Owings
Mrs. G. \. Mauldin, Thos. W. Davis, b. +. Nc
David and G. W. Parkings.
The fire was undoubtedly, the work of ON in
cendary.
We truly sympathise with the our nei. .hhors
in their calamity, and while we cannot restore the
losses, We sincerely hope the villain or villains
who caused them will be caught and receive
summary punishment.
The Agricultural Department gives notice that
the issues Of seeds for this season has closed.
Well that will be no loss to the South. For
years past nearly all the seeds sent to this sec.
ton, At least have gone into the hands Of igno-
rant negroes most Of them not owning a foot
of laud-who only valued the seeds as so much
saved in buying their supplies from the siIos'
SO far rs the South is concerned the j.: ,>>\N
of seeds by tue Agricultural Department ha
be perfect humbug. Old a. S. Wallace sc
lectcd yS.ne s. Mobley as his medium through
whom seeds were distributed in this county an,
we have not heard That any intelliger' - 'it'
Farmer ever received package.
Rea. Gov. Hampton left ColumbiS for Wash
ington last Tuesday night. What he has ">hcer
called there for can only be conjecturcd. The
-ColYmbia Register aptly says
Governor Hampton cannot admit that there
is any tribunal at Washington authorized to sill
in judgment upon his rights, or to decide tn,
question of his election. lie cannot conccdt
that his title is any way questionable His owr
rights and the rights of the people are equally
involved in his standing like rock upon til,
certainty that he was duly elected Governor b,
the highest number of votes, and that the Judi
ciary of the State has so affirmed. Higher till,
than this can no man acquire. If he is wantct
in Washington to plead before a supposed supc
rior power, it he is to be understood as n part,
appearing in a suit with proofs and argumeut
to sustain his side, his presence there would bc
mira d'g, and positive injury to his cause an,
the cause of the State. This point was raise,
by Scnntar NJ. &. Butler and Judge Mackcy j,
a col ycrsation on Friday evening with Secretar,
Thompson. Judge Mackcy said '.As Hampton
holds that his title is unquestionablc, the court
ha;inS decided all contests affecting his CLAIM
in his favor, of course he could not make it tn
subject of conference and controversy" Secre
tary Thompson replied: "Not ut all Governo
Hnmpt is invited here not to engage in Il dis
cussion Of his'title but to hold conference will
the PRESIDENT
The question recurs, what is the 'conrcr
encc" TO he about, if not about the election
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But he will stand immovably upon the rcsul
OF the election by the people and the determine
tion OF all questions growing out Of it by tn
Judiciary of the State.
Az EX-AUDIToR Decentralization Spcn
Ger, OF Marion, who, with the instincts of
drowning man, clutches n. funny doclimcn
styled "Chamberlain' commission" has bee,
wrongfully occupying the grand jury room in tn
courthouse as an "ofiice." Last week he sur
rendered it to the grand jury, as is usual whe
the court convenes The jury having conclude,
their efficient labors, delivered the key to il
proper custodian, Clerk of Court, Clark, VIII
Immediately accorded the use of the room t.
Trial Justice Evans and School COMMISSIONS
Ed. johnson. Spencer applied to the Clerk 70
the restitution of his Office; but his impuden
claim was very properly ignored. And so tn
matter stands. 1t will be remembered that NJ
appointments have been made by Governo
Hampton for the County Authorship; aud it i
probable that the office will be abolihsed as an ex
pensivc unnecessary sinecurc.