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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10
The State Bank bills.

We learn that Northern holders Of bills of the
Bank Of the State have appointed Agents in
every County and are sending them those bills
to be sold to tax payers to pay their taxes with,
at variousaRrices TO the purchasers
election, whether he will buy at the lowest
price and risk . lawsuit or give higher price
and the seller run that risk. There is no doubt
that ue Sdprspse Courtof the United States has
decided that the State OF South Carolina is re-
sponsible for thetf redemption, and bound to
take those notes foa taxes but we understand
some persons claim ,his the County Treasurer
is bound to receive them for County taxes also,
and either have already or will tender them for
their whole taxes, and refuse to pay until that
question is settled 5y the highest authority
1t seems to us that no man of ordinary judg-
ment will put up such claim sganst the Coun-
ty. if he will think calmly upon it.
If We remember right The Court decided that
those bills should be received for State Taxes
only, and either expressly6r implicitly declared
them no. a valid tender I'd County or special
taxes.
Suppose, for instance, the Treasurer of Union
County received So, ZOO in State Bank bills for
County Taxes, what would he do with them?
The County Commissioners would not receive
them from him, for they would be as worthless
as rags for paying county debts. The County
Treasurer does not pay county funds into the
State Treasury. The State has nothing to do
with the county funds, nor is it even responsible
for any loss the county may incur from the
Treasurer's receiving deprecated currency for
County Taxes. To whom, then, must he turn
over those Bank bills received for county Taxes?
The County Commissioners are not authorized
to receive them and the State will have nothing
to do with them, for they were received for coun
ty purposes. belong to the county, and the law
declares who shall receive and disburse the
county funds.
What an inextricabls dilemma tho County
officials would be in. And wouldn't there be q
few anathemas showered upon them by the i'm
pecunious creditors Of the county.
No doubt many will take advantage of the
doubt and test the matter, for the sole purpose
Of securing q few months extension of time to
ray their taxes. But that would neither be
honorable, nor just to the welfare of the county
If the Treasurer is compelled to receive those
bills for County purposes, instead OF this Coun-
ty being out of debt and the County taxes re.
ducsd one-half next year, an increase Of past
Indebtedness and, consequently, an increase of
taxes to pay it will be the result. Without some
law instructing tho County treasurer how to
act in the premises, we can't see how he can
take the State Bank bills for County purposes
and protect himself and bondsmen from harm;
and we all know that DR.. Thomas will do moth
lug outside the strict line of law and honor.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10
Meeting of Mt Vernon Club.

Meeting Of Mt Vernon Club.
The Mt Vernon Democratic Club will hold
meeting at Mt Vernon Church, tomorrow, Sat-
urday, afternoon, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose
of recognizing the Club and putting it in
working order for the campaign.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10
Judge Wallace.

Suu6o' '"
From tho many decisions rendered by Judge
Wallace, and published in the Ncus and Courier
since the close of the last term of Charleston
Court, it is evident that he is not idle and en-
joying much rest during the present intermis-
sion. 1t isknown that anumbcr of very impor-
tant cases, in7olving large amounts Of money,
much valuable property, and grave questions Of
law, had been long pending in the Charleston
Court. awaiting the timo whena Judge in whose
ability and honor all parties interested could
place implicit confidence would be upon the
bench, and in Judge Wallace the people and Bar
of Charleston recognized these essential quail
ties, consequently to him they referred those
cases. The Judge has spent but little idle time
since his return from the long and arduous
term Of that Court Of which the many able
decisions he has rendered is proof conclusive.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10
County Examiners.


Ata recent meeting of the State Board Of
School Examiners. the following gentlemen were
appointed School Examiners of this County, in
connection with the School Commissioner Da-
vid Johnson, Jr. and r. r. Rawls.
The duties of the Boards of Examiners are
very important being no less than the perfec-
ton of the Free School system.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

LONG bEvEL, May 6.
Mr.. EOrrou.-I was pleased to see in the last
issue Of the TINES, the timely and able editorial
OF tho Augusta Chronicle and C0naifutionaiist
upon the Misrepresentation Of the correspon-
dent of the Springfield Republican. Although
you publish biz, on the first pa b taud
been read and appfsciaN,
1t isFa LITTLE Mngniafn. zEnE5.
try Press should have kept so fss->B
misrepresentation of the Springfield. * n s.as
man, and that the first defense should coned
Georgia paper. I notice that the News and
Courier and Journal of Commerce, Of Charleston,
have been very much disturbed by the cham
ponship of the Augusta paper, and are trying to
Impress the people with the onviction that the
Springfield correspondent did not ..draw his
inspiration from his surroundings"
There is no use trying to disguise the fact
that the Charleston people believe that they are
superior in intelligence, in foresight, in man.
ners and culture, to the back country people,
There is no use trying to disguise the fact that
their State policyi is always 6xed upon Charles
ton basis; that their liberalism is conscrva-
tism, and theii conservatism policy that wins,
1t IS not strange, either. Charleston represents
the commercial interest-thc capital you may
say--of the State, and capital is always timid.
and shy in making changes or encouraging
revolution.
The Cooperation movement, by which, in tho
Language Of one of Carolina's most distinguish
cd conservatives, 'the South lost the Golden
opportunity of redress without the resort TO
arms had its origin in Charleston The know
nothing movement so far as South Carolina
was concei ned had its origin in Charleston.
The first effort to check. mate the prunderers
Of the Radical Party had its origin in Union.
and was crushed by Charleston liberalism. And,
if am not very much mistaken, oil the COM
promises have had their origin in that quarter.
In the late revolution Cor Hampton and Home
Rule, the movement originated in tn, back
country, and no one will pretend to deny that
Charleston entered into il with reluctance. No
blame should be attached to them on that &c
count. They had great deal at stake, and
didn't like to run risks. They were governed
by policy.
Not SO with the back country people they
had borne oppression until it became int ocrable.
They had faith in the people, in their leader.
and they drew the sword and threw away the.
scabbas6 The offence is that the back country
Representatives had the temcrity 10 shape tho
policy of legislation. There is just where the
| shoe pinches. 1892"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

GeS- Messrs Shand, Stcedman, Munro and
McKissick. have been attending the Supreme
Court, at Columbia, this week. Each of those
gentlemen had important cases in the Court.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10
"Citizensn Proposition.

"Citizens" Proposition.
We are not SO sure that the proposition of our
Correspondent, Citizen" to allow all who can
prove that they voted the Democratic ticket in
1876, to vote at the Primary elections, is a good
one.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

COLONEL JOIN Fl. EvINs.-In the RalcioI
News, OF Sunday morning last, we find the mer,
ited compliment which we republish below
paid to our immediate Representative, Col,
John II. Evins, by Washington correspondent
of that paper:
We have heard but one opinion expressed in
his part of the 4th Congressional District, and
that is, that Col. Evins should DC returned TO
the place he has thus far filed with ability md
honor. We do not put our preference for him
on the ground that hc is the present incumbcnt
and was elected over Wallace, who had acquired
an ,'ncnviable fame as well as political strength
by his Radiealism, but we would have him re-
turned because he possesses i'm an eminent de-
gree the qualities which ought to belong 10 n
Representative in Congress. lie is gentleman
OF information and ability equal to The place.
ana IN honesty, ardent patriotism, and lofty
state PRIDE no one can excel him IIe has
none OF the arts Of the dcmagogue-no rant and
tustian-no hobby to ride. but moves STRAIGHT
forward in the sdfschafgs1sf duty, relying mon
his real merit, and services for the support of
his constituency. We hope that there will be
no opposition to his re nomination.
The State and the c0untry-the cause of do
cent representation and Of public morals-haye
gained inexprcssibly by the substitution, on the
ioor OF the House, of such n man MS Col. John
IL. Evins in lieu of the notorious Wallace A
high-toncd, honorable gentlemaa-irm and faith
ful IN the discharge of duty-sensible, earnest
practiccd and assduous--he is an honor to b;s
constituency and, it is to be hoped that he will
be retained to this theatre Of bis usefulness.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10
For the Times.
White Teachers for CGored Schools.

White Teachers for Cpiored Schools.
have taken great pains in reading the first
column in the TIMES Of tho Goth ult., headed
"Whito Teachers of Colorcd Schools" 1t is
true that great many of our Schools have been
taught byinetfcient teachers; but the reason was
this: when the white people were more needed
to teach for us than they are now, there couM
be scarcely one found who would teach for
us and the most Of those who did teach were
unable to perform their duties and VIC had To
employ teachers of our own color many of
whom rs twas said, were barely able to read tho
simplest sentence correctly. There has been ,
tirno when we were nearly destitute of anv
schools and teachers. Then was The time when
we would have been only teo glad 10 have had
some from among, you to help us teach our little
ones, who have been so sadly neglected Now.
rs many of our own young men and women
are being educated and growing to be useful.
l think they are the ones who should be onr
school eashers>.
AS for the white people knowing the negro
nature hest, ] am under the impression that
that Is altogether mistake. Our teachers from
distance (all that have known or heard anv
thing off, have performed their duties we'll, and
it would not be right for me to agree with "Es-
prit Fort" in saying that they only came for
the salary. No one wants to work without n
salary. Often these teachers have been put Off
year or two to wait for what they were prom
isen and some have never been paid yet
The colored people are taxed, and have been
told often, by white men, thu, ir WAS the eolored
people who made the taxes so high and ave
will deduct enough from your wages to pay our
taxes" If that is true, the tax money should
find its way back to us. And il we employ our
own race of course that will be helping 10 bring
it back, for there are great number of our race
fully competent, whether hatiyes of cur own
State or not. do not mean to create the i'm
preston on any ones mind that it is disgrace
to teach the colored children, for do not think
SO; but am only expressing my opinion. 1
prefer my OWN color who are able TO leach If
the colored children advance as RAPIDLY in the
future as they have in the past, (of which |
nave not the least doubt that they will, and do
FIVE times betterl we will have teachers by tho
hundreds and good and noble ones, too
Very Respectfully,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

SrRvrvoRs OF HART BATrERY.-The surviv-
ing members Of Harris Battery, Washington
Artillery, fampton's I.egion,) requested to
snnd their names and addresses to DR.. l.. &.
Stephens. Blackville. 5. c., in order that ar
raDgcments may he made for reunion AZ Black
Vile Or Barnwell this Summer
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

BASKRurTs. Petitions for voluntary bank
ruptcy have been filed in the United States Court
by Alfred Tollesop, of Spartanburg; Lester &
Bobo, Of Anderson County; Rayman Gibson,
Thomas b. WiLhers, Of York County; Jacob
Sulzbacher, Solomon G. Peixotto, of Columbia :;
Davis LiPfeltrof Hamburg; W. b. Coleman, G.
w. Calhoun, Berry p. Pool, and James Compton,
of Laurens County. The petitions were referred
to Registrars Spencer, Jaeger and Seabrook, for
adjudication, &c.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-10

Commissioner LeDuc of the Agricultui al de-
partmcnt is constantly hearing of facts which
encourage him in the belief that tea can be sue
cessfuly and proftably cultivated in this coun.
try. A Baltimore importer Of teas offered to one
of his largest customers in this city, the pro-
prietor of n retail shop patronized by the best
citizens, sample Of tea grown and cured in
Baltimore from plants obtained in South Carroll
ma, without informing him of these facts, and
inquired what he would give for such tea. The
gentleman, after examining it after the custom
of the trade, offered seventy five cents pound. =.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06

been practicable to get through Congress
a Oili authorizing the payment of any part
OF tnat fund to persons fairly entitled toit
9ucn oeing the result in the case of the
french claims, how can any man give way
70 the fantasy Of imagining that Congress
could ever be brought to pay for three or
four millions of slaves emancipated bv the
lrreversibie decree of great civil war?
Inc expectation that the public debt of
the United States can ever be repudiatcd
Is equally vain. 1t belongs to the same
category of semi-luuatical terrors as the
phantom of communism with which the
timld and the foolish among us are oeca-
sionally frightened.-N. Y. San.
Senator Thurman says the Democratic
party was never in better condition for
contest; that its record in Congress was
excellent; that it had done large amount
OF work which was gratifying to the peo-
PIE and that the Potter investigation will
neip the party, especially since the title of
Hayes is not to be assailed.
After having gerrymandered the States
oil Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York.
SO as to secure a Radical majority for
Congress, the Republicans are complaining
because the Democrats of Ohio gave them
little of their own medicine. Let them
complain Nobody is going to cry about it
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06
The King of Rihemen.

The New York Sun of "Wednesday.
ays:-Dr. w. T. Carver, the wonderful
riiieman, arrived at the Astor House at
midnight. He left Boston yesterday.
Ills use OF the rife in that city created
profound surprise and astonishment. In
an exhibition at Beacon Park he broke
with rife bullets SO glass balls, thrown in
the air, out of 100. He shattered 100
balls In four minutes and thirty four Sec
onds, and afterward surpassed all former
ieats by breaking 100 in 4:203. The as
tonishing nature of this feat is shown
when 1t is known that Capt Bogardus
has never yet broken 100 glass balls with
shot gun in five minutes.
At Beacon Park the Doctor surprised
himself. He shot scores of half and quar-
ter dollars thrown in the air, and finally
began to knock the spots out of the dimes
and picayunes. An enthusiastic reporter
threw his pencil in the air, and the Doctor
cut it in two pieces with bullet. Per
sons standing thirty and forty yards from
him threw glass balls in any direction with
all force at their command, and they we're
shattered by the Doctors bullets before
they dropped to the ground.
On the 4th, 9th, and 9th of July the
Doctor will give an exhibition of his won
derful skill in Deerfoot Park, Brooklyn.
de is to break ten glass balls thrown in
the air In twenty seconds, using n Win
chester rife. He viii break two glass
balls thrown in the air at the same time,
making double shot and loading the gun
once while the balls are in the air. He
will shoot ball thrown straight at his
head thirty yards away. But his most
wonderful shot is breaking a glass ball
thrown in the air from twenty to thirty
feet high, missing it with the first two
shots, loading the gun twice while the ball
IS in the air, and breaking it with the
third shot before it reaches the ground.
He will also shoot from the hip, and make
many other remarkable shots.
In New Haven on June u, DIR. Carver
broke l, 900 glass balls with Winchester
rifle in 724 minutes. Before leaving this
city he will undertake an astonishing feat
of endurance and skill, that of breaking
with rife $500 glass balls, thrown into
the air, in 400 minutes. After this feat
the Doctor will visit Europe and give an
exhibition of his marvellous skill at the
Paris Exposition. He will spend the
coming winter in the jungles of Africa
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06

4 WAR AGAINST REAPING MACHINES.
"A dispatch from Cincinnati to the
Philadelphia Times, June 2, says The
destruction, of reaping machines by tramp
ing Communists in Ohio and Indiana is
getting to be of such frequent occurrence
as to thoroughly alarm the farmers, who
fear that it is the beginning of an organized
crusade against agricultural machinery.
Notices are nightly posted about the rural
districts warning the farmers, who are in the
midst Of harvest, against the use of patent
reapers. In return, the farmers are posting
notices warning the tramps that any man
who is caught burning their barns or
stacks or reapers will be promptly shot.
The number of reapers already reported
destroyed Is not less than twenty or thirty.
A few of the more timid farmers are dis
carding machines and cutting their grain
by hand. Most of them, however, will
not heed the incendiary notices, and will
protect their property at all hazards. Any
man who desires work can readily secure
it now in the harvest field. In some
places hands are scarce at S1.50 per day
and board. Farmers think the bread or
blood plea of barn-burners is not we'll
founded
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06
MARRIED.

AT Green's Hotel, this city, on Tuesday
last, by Rev. DIR. Southerland. George w
Grimes and Catharine V. Glenan. an Of
this county.
At the residence of the officiating minister.
near this city, on 2sth of June, 1873. bv m
der VIM. Palmer, Mr.. Henry Unverzedgt and
Miss Genetta Collision, all of Patapseo.
On July 4th, at Central Hotel. bv Rev I
ID. Still. Mr.. David n. McCauley and Miss
Henrietta E. Marsh, daughter Of Mr.. John
Marsh, all of this city.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06

Special dispatches from Oregon proba-
bly, exaggerate the strength of the Indian
force opposed to Col. Bernard, but they
show that whatever that force may be the
little army of soldiers under Gen, Howard
is not yet in position to meet them in a
decisive battle. There has not yet been
sufficient time to allow a concentration of
troops in that wild country and the soldiers
have hard marches before them. II is
said that both cavalry and infantry have
recently been moving at the rate OF thirty
to forty-6ve miles day, and this, if con-
tinued for any length OF time, will leave
the troops in poor condition for giving
battle 70 the Indians. If all the stories
told in dispatches are to be believed, there
is TO be a war, or a number of simultane,
Gus wars, throughout Oregon, Idaho and
possibly other Western States and Terrific
ries. Everything seems to indicate a
movement Of the Indians porthward to-
wards the Columbia river through fine
stock country, almost unprotected by
troops.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06

THE LIFE-SAvING SERvIcE.-W e have
received copy of the speech of Hon.
Chas. b. Roberts delivered in the House
Of Representatives, June 3D., on the bill
to reOrgauize the Life-Saving Service
The bill was presented to the House by
Mr. Roberts, from the committee on COM
merce, of which he is chairman, and in a
clear, logical aud forcible speech he de-
Tended it against all objections. The bill
called for a reform in the service and an
increase Of signal stations, to better pro-
tect shipping along our coasts. Mr. Ro-
berts pointed out the ineffcieney and in
suficiency of the present system, made a
strong appealtO human sympathy in behalf
of those who go down to the sea in ships, "
and carried the bill to successful vote
When the provisions of the bill are carried
out, the demands of the boards of trade
aud leading mercantile and maritime men
throughout the country viii have been
met, and Alr. Roberts will receive that
need of praise to which his untiring in
'terest in the Life-Saving Service entities
him.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06

Grants candidacy for third term in
1880, would be the signal for the greatest
Democratic uprising this country has ever
witnessed since the Democratic party has
had being. Whether Grant shall be a
candidate or not, the Democratic party
in 1880 will be organized to scia. Goaded,
cheated, exasperated, in the last four
quadrennial contests, it will enter the next
with determination TO conquer at all
hazards by the might and power of the
ballot; and desperate resolve, that, come
what win, the fruits of its victory shall
not be wrested from its grasp, neither by
Returning Boards nor Electoral Commis-
sions; neither by the manipulation of bal
lots nor the martialing of soldiers around
the Capitol. But, as it is solemnly resolv-
ed to elect its candidate, it will also inaugu-
rate him.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06
Notice to Creditors.

Office is HEREBY given that the snbscri.
~ Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county Letters Of Admins.
tration W. A. on the personal estate of
JOHN ]. BAUMGARTNER,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are here.
by warned to exhibit the same with the vouch-
ers thereof, legally authenticated, 10 the sub
scriber on or before the I'd day of January,
1879; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of Said estate. Those in
debted are requested 70 make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this 2d day OIL
July, 1878.
ELEANOR 4. BAUMGARTNER,
july 6-4t Administrators w. A.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06
CAMP MEETING

THE CHURCH OF GOD, at Uniontown.
\ will hold Camp Meeting in the Grove
belonging 10 Ephrsim Garner, Esq, near
LinwOod Station, w. NJ. r. r. commencing
August I'd, 1878. Arrangements have been
made with the w. NJ. r. r. company by
which all persons attending the camp can Sc
cure Excursion Tickets. All ministers and
members of the Church of God belonging to
the Maryland and Virginia Eldership, and all
other christian people, are cordially invited
to attend. Tents can be rented by applying
to or addressing Ezra b. Garner, Esq, Lin
wood, Carroll county, Nd, at $3.50 No
trafhcking will be allowed within two miles of
the ground. A Boarding Tent will furnish
accommodations at reasonable rates
EPHRAIM GARNER,
EZRA b. GARNER,
J. II. CHRIST,
Jnly6-4t Committee
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-06

As We understand the terms of settle
ment at Berlin, Russia has ignominiously
backed down from the vantage ground she
occupied in the San Stefano treaty. With
out firing gun, Austria comes in for the
lion 5 share of the spoils, while Russia, after
bearing the brunt of bloody and expen-
sive war, loses by diplomacy the prestige
gained by her arms. When British blus-
ter sent feet through the Dardanelles,
she ought at once to have refused to CON
sent to Congress, and prepared to hum
bic the pride of that imperious nation.
As it is, the world will conclude that Bri-
tain has brow-beaten her into terms which
scarcely save her honor. The outside
world cannot be supposed to know much
about the decisions of the European Con
gress, whose sessions are held in secret,
but Reuters Telegram Company speaks
very positively of what has been agreed
upon.