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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-07-12
For tho Times.
Commeno ement at Reidville.
SpARTANBURG, s.

SPARTANBURG, -. y.
EDlToR UNION TINEs:-I was ut the Commence
ment exercises of the Reidville schools and was
so much pleased that beg q little space IN your
valuable paper TO say word or to their
friends, many of whom you have in your. Coun-
ty. 1 remember especially, as my old school
mates there, Mr.. Tom Jeter, Mr.. Kit Sartor and
wife, Hal Fernandez and others. | know they
will all be glad to hear that these schools are
der able management, and very prosperous, nf-
ter long season Of depression, along with
other schools. say, in truth, never saw bet
ter commencements there. In fact, the last far
surpassed any former ones. Mr.. NeiPs boys on
Wednesday night acquitted themselves hand
somely and among the number distinguished,
was q fellow citizen of yours, Mr.. w. f. Black,
who stood highest for scholarship, and was
awarded therefor publicly, and who was fur
ther commended for punctuality, not having
missed single day. lie may be an honor to your
County yet. At least we shall expect to hear
from him in after years. :.
The Female School commencement was alto
gether n decided success. Parties who have
been about, sny it was rs good rs any they ever
saw anywhere. Miss Patterson, the music
teacher, is genius in getting up an entertain>
ment Music and tableaux were so intermixea
that the attention was riveted all the whilc!L
The Camp Groundsscene and the beautiful mu-
sic, "Tenting on the old camp ground" brought
| tears to the eyes of many q hardy old veteran.
Miss Perry, who has charge Of the Primary de-.
partmeut, added much to the entertainment
Her accomplishments are only equaled by her
beauty. Professor Smith seems to be successful
TO happy degree. After the exercises proper
were over he awarded prizes and stated that in
a class of thirty-ivc girls in photography only
thirty words had bccn missed during the ses-
sion, and that, having offered prize to the best
spellcr, or the one missing the fewest words dur
ing the session, he had to have spelling match
at the close of the school between six girls, non
Of whom had missed n single word. This was
saying good deal. Among the prize-takers
noticed one of Unions fair daughters, Miss Sally
James, daughter Rev. a. A. James. We con-
congratulate Union, but feel "sortor" mad nt
her, that slSnn0up hero and takes the prizes
| from our boy Us aud girs: All success, however,
| to her. Yours, JOHN.
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Tho A.Or,s Terrible Trip..-Who are to Blanc !

Tho AzOr's Terrible Trip---who are to Blanc !!
To-day we publish the first letter received from
Mr.. Alfred Is. Williams, who sailed from Charles
ton on the bark Azor bound for Liberia. This let
ter gives particulars of the strange and sad
events briefly mentioned in the cable telegram
from Madeira, and brings before the public,
with strong yet tender touches, the light and
dark sides, the mingled tragedy and comedy,
OF the 1zor's terrible voyage. Reading this
letter, 50 fresh and racy while so thoughtful
and discriminating, we congratulate ourselves
upon the success which has so far attended the
boldest adventure in the history of Southern
Journalism, success largely due to the constan-
cy, courage and ability of'the gentleman who,
with Photographic accuracy, reproduces every
noteworthy event in the novel experiences Of
the African emigrants from Charleston.
There was an error in the transmission of the
date of the Madeira telegram. Sailing from
Charleston on April 81, the Azor put in at Sier-
IN Leone on May %, and reached Monrovia at
midnight June 2. The bark proved herself
TO be fast saier, as we anticipated, but the
winds were battling and, with the long calms,
protracted the voyage.
When the Asor was only two days out, it was
discovered that tho provisions generally were
bad and unfit for use. There was q superabun-
dance of meal flour and rice, and good guam
,ity of pork and salt beef, but the flour was
coarse and black, and the meal only fit "for
hogs to eat" There was meat enough, but it
was not meat supplied by the Exodus Asseci-
alton. With the exception of five barrels, the
meat belonged to the stores of The emigrants,
intended for their support in Liberia until their
first crop should be made. This is bad begin
ming, as il is mentioned by Mr.. Williams that
the emigrants are entirely without money. How
they will live in q strange land, penniless as al-
most all of them are and helpless rs are too
many of them, we shall hope to learn in subse-
quent letters.
The emigrants proved to be docile and obcdi-
ent, but it was impracticable to make them spar
ing in consuming food and water, and impossi
BILE to make them tidy and cloanly in their hab-
its. They would take no exercise. Some of
them did not venture on deck during the whole
voyage. Cold water they regarded .with holy
horror. Between decks, in the morning, there
ayas much dirt and confusion as DC found
in any crowded negro hovcl on the Carolina
coast. Capt Holmes and his officers caused
the whole ship to be regularly swept and scrap
Cd, and required the bedding and clothing to be
nired and dried frequently Serious sickness
might have been avoided but for two facts
Ono is, that there were cases of measles aboard
when the Azor left Charleston, and thc other is,
% h
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Supreme Court Decision.

Supreme Court, April Term, l87S-A. G. Floyd
vs.. L. Linder ct nj.
Tho plaintiff sought TO recover land under til
tic derived through II sale by the sheriff in exc
cution, but failed to prove the judgment under
which the execution was issued.
Held, this is fatal defect Of proof that JUS
tifcs non.suit. The plaintiff in on action for
the recovery of land rccovers on the strength
source of title When 'fdkd is clSimed under a
sheriff's sale in execution. The recitals of an
execution are not competent proof of the cxis.
tcnce of the judgment on which it Is founded,
The judgment is matter Of record and US such
mnst be proved.
Appeal dismissed. Opinion by Chief Jssose
Willard. Filed July lst, 1873.
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The question Shethcr postal officials have n.
right, under any circumstances, except by due
process of law, open letters sealed packages
in the mails, has again been answered in the
negative by the Supreme Court of the United
States. "Seaed mail matter" says the deci-
sion, 'is as fully guarded from examination and.
inspection, except as to their outward form and
weight, as If they were retained by the parties
forwarding them in their own domicilcs The
| constitutional guarantee Of the right of the peo-
pie to be secure against unreasonable searches,
and seizures extends to their papers, thus closed
against inspection, wherever they may be. No.
law of Congress can place In the hands Of off,
cials connected with the postal service any au-
thority to invade the secrecy of sealed packa-
ges in the mail"
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In addition TO these deaths, which arc care
fully described, MIR. Williams reports, without
date, the death of Laura Clark, wife of Aleck
Clark Of Clarendon, aged 25 years, from the eff
fccfs of confinement; Hattie Buie, child from
Burke County, Ga, of fever - Shaw, daugh-
ter of William Shaw, of Georgia; also the wife
of William Johnson. These four make the
whole number Of ,aths 23 as in the telegram
from Madeira. There were two births during
the passage. For the deaths that took place
aboard of the Azor the Liberian Exodus Associ-
alton are, in the main, responsible. Their de-
ception, their bad faith, their mismanagement,
their falschoods and evasons, led to the long
delays in Charleston, to the impecunious condi-
tion Of the emigrants, and to the sickness and
death of more than score Of the ignorant and
thoughtless people who hoped to fnd in Africa
inare freedom and more ease than they knew
in the South. Theirs is now the freedom of
DEATH and the ease of life eternal.
1t cannot be doubt I'd that Capt. Holmes and
his officers did all that men Of discretion and
experience might do to lessen the discomforts
of the passengers, and to save them, in spite of
themselves, from the ravnges of disease. Such
tact and energy ant fortitude as were exhibited
by Capt. Holmes. are worthy Of all praise. -
And they who know Mr. Williams will not aues-
ton that he did his part in cheering those who
tagged, in encouraging those who despaired,
and in setting to each and every one the exam
pie of equanimity, patience, and unostentatious
bravery. Clement Irons, of Charleston was as
self-sacriicing and true rs Curtis was mischiev-
and foolish. lie is too good man to waste
in Liberia. In Charleston he succeeded well as
mechanic, and he took with him to Monrovia
machinery and tools worth about two thousand
dollars.
We shall be able to publish in day or two, we
expect, q letter from Mr. Williams, giving the
experiences Of the Izor and her dusky freight
al Sierra Leone, and reporting formally the arri-
val Of the bark at Monrovia. Only the first
chapter is yet published Of what will prove to
he q story of real life and adventure stranger
by far than fiction. n.--Ne,cs and Courir
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rant iguoramus, as conoeited is stupid Mr..
Williams says that the Rev. B. F. Porter, the
President of the Exodus Association, assured
Collector Baldwin ut Charleston that he "knew"
Curtis was qualified to act as ships physician.
This agrees with own information on the
subject Collector Baldwin was wlfully and
deliberately nslcd. In truth, in the words
of Mr.. Williams, this man Curtis "knows
about as much about medicine rs strcet-car
mule" More mischicvous than n mule, Curtis
administered medicines of the nature and prob
able effects of which he knew nothing To q
poor creature who had measles, Curtis admins
tered, in thee course of one morning, Coffee, with
an infusion of ginger, Dover's powder and
Friar's Balsam." She died the same day CAL
omel and jalap were the favorite prescriptions,
and it soon became necessary for Capt. Holmes
to prohibit any further experimenting by DR..
Curtis. The emigrants had been assured by the
managers Of the Association that o physician
from Washington would accompany the Azor.--
Upon this they relied. Not only was there no
physician, but there were such medical stores
gsed spirits and wines, sago and arrowroot.
When stmulants were needed for the sick, the
slender private stores of Capt. Holmes and Mr..
Williams were rcsorted to. With short allow
ance ef water, with food of poor quality. and
without n physician, it is not strange that the
death roll should have been so1argc. 1t stands
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. johnson, 4 years, April 20.

l. - Johnson, years, April %.
.. Shellevy Adams, infant, April 2S.
3. Anna Maria Sigler, ----, May 4.
4. Charlotte Mason, ~ years, May o.
8. Whitfield Smallwood, % years, May 10.
6. Stephen Johnson, Ga years, May IA.
Z. Pressly Hood, 10 years, May 16.
3. Matte Tyler, % years, May l6.
o. Grant Williams, years, May 20.
10. Simpson Mathews, II years, May 20.
IL. Stanford Smallwood, s years, May %.
II. Samuel IIadley, Ga yonrs, May 23.
13. Bernille Clark, II years, May "a:
Ia. Laura Williams, 22 years, May "a.
15. Matilda Williams, 20 years, May 25.
16. Mary Ella Robinson, 1-6 years, May 25
II. Mitchell Williams, so years, May 26.
l8. Cicero Daniel, IL years, May &c.
10 Scott Bailey wears Nav %
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

marked ability. Take Kentucky, for
instance her Senators are Beck and
McGreery. Mr. Beck was for some
time the leader of the minority III the
House, where he was distinguished for
= prodigious capacity for work, rather
than for ideas or eloquence. Dir. Bic
Creery is remarkable for nothing but
eminent respeotability. He dresses in
black, even to dyeing his remnant Of
hair. and his coat is an antique swallow
tail. No other Senator is distinguished
IN this way except Senator 8Ierriman.
OF North Carolina, and he only when
making set speech. Tie pages have
superstition that 1IcCfeery is the
most eloquent Of raodern statesmen
The reason Of this Is that s.bis ,naxtl,
never oPes, but ont there fy some
tropes but they are simply tropes and
nothing more; pretty things about
orange groves and belmetel knights
Arguments, statistics, facts, anything
that would betray a little knowledee of
the world and day in which we live. yo.,
must not expect to hear from Senasa,.
McCreery. He5s no doubt pretty well
read in the classic poetry and fiction Of
the last half century, and he makes a
little speech. once in two years, twenty
minutes in length. perfectly nemorizsd,
and 50 highly flashed that Bulwer him
self conld add nothing but a little
thought and a few more pretty sen
tenees.
IF Senators could be measured by
.avoirdupois then there would be no
doubt as to the pre-sminenee of
Illinois Senator Davis is by far the
heaviest man in that august body, and
Senator OgIesby Is no light weight, Ell
ther. Justice Harlan, who occupied
for the first time on Monday the seat
vacated by Senator Davis, is himself no
small man, and. I think, the most isdi
cial looking parsonage that wears the
black gown. HeIoolzs not unlike Chief
Justice Chase when he was younger
and ia better health, but he has a much
more massive physique than the late
Chief Justice had. observed him on
the Bench, and when he came into the
Senate after adjournment of the Csart.
He had long conversation with sena-
tor VOORHEES,, and l was surprised to
see that he was little taller than the
''tall sycamore Of the wabash, . and the
better prOportiOned man Of the two.
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How 70 BEceaE i 5iIIlIssAIaE.

You must be very able man, as
nearly all the millionaires are.
You must devote yoar life to the Get
ting and keeping of other mems earn
ings.
You must eat the bread of careful
ness and must rise up early and lie down
late.
You must care little or nothine about
other mems wants. orssuferinss, or dis
appointments.
You must not mind it that your great
wealth involves many others in poverty.
You must not give asay except for a
material equivalent.
You must not go meandering about
Nature, nor spend your time enjoying
air, earth. sky, or water, for there's no
money in it
You must never embark N any en-
terPrise that will build up the place Yo;l
live in, but wait until the public spirit
ed men have built railroads, etc, then
buy the stock at discount.
You must never give to the widow or
orphan thought, or consider that they
have any claims upen your humanity or
charity.
You must make money your god +;
interest your faith, and large posses
sions the heaven you covet. And,
when dying, leave a few pence to
heaven.
You must not distracs your thoughts
from the great purpose of life with the
charms of art and literature.
You must not let philosophy or re-
ligion engross yoa during the secular
time.
You must not allow your wife and
children to occupy much of your yalua-
BILE time and thoughts.
You must reyer permis the fas-
c:nations os friendship to inveisle
you into making loans, however small.
You must abandon allother ambitions
or purposes, and finally
You must be prepareI to sacrifice ease
and all fanciful notions you may have
about tastes and lnx1ries and enjoy
ments during most, if not all Of your
natural life.
If you think the game Is worth the
candleyou can die rich-some of you
can.-Tae Critic.
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Raj sF iSI.


Polk county is to hare 4 nov csesssl
house an1 ia1, Bails Of Lriek
At Salem he river sl,ase ii..ls -
three feet above low w.r e.sTIs
At --latest adKiess De- 5a
vas no snow ii tie Pslos.se es.s.s.. ~
Polk aud Lane are 4s.o eEv ..,!....z
which have yse PAID a. hsir SEQ
taxes in full
The ferry across saaEe r.xsr
inota is now com 9lese1 and tes5as are
erazs;n4 ev..v s..
Il rs4ival msst;n@ ss
Rsvs. 1Icclain and Ds;ve sa s
going On at s.sslaz
Tie number If letters ass a,a
saleIn p9ssofiss for f5er sisss das;ne sI.s
past week was ass
Tboa. Moore. rssi.ieas # lie P,.sst
ssouss.l c.a.st..rg for mae veass a:ea q
skagit a few days since. aged
A Seattle paper esIa ,lss1.s slsss i.s.s
there won't lay an egg Tor Christmas
for less than six and a quarter cents
a brute has been deseetsa friehtsn-
ing school children at s..lsEa, Il !. moss
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swEEE aEpL Lse.

The Neaae csansx (fzy l4fsgor
gives this aeeaant OF aaz ia sssa.
which. tn being cut ulsssss Is ss5glsld 10
contain most 1aex pset0d tfeassaF.s
ef sweets:
We have frequently read Ssf ssSwees-
ness wasted an ssse desert az tut
the test Illustration of his sas fS.e
was brought 10 ssss>>sssf r esHfis s 81 Lee
River Island. Fur lea ur tNefse
years past, drifs-Vssd has baea A.sssl-
Hiaiaiiag on said Is;aasi Is siiefI large
quantities Is 10 necessitste sisss a.
iion- Accordingly fhe tsaer as
Island, Mr Eiiish Dsus sasfsx, dlsssf
tee huge pie. The fesl ef tse tszls.
a1Fucd very Eeaaiiy, aat ae sAs s.si
tom lay a huge sugar tree, HaIf buried
IN the sssiids and s., retsetI ard Water
stFsked as - prevent Il being Sc
s-foyed very easiiy- Iris OIL tree,
or log, sob.ea and smoked fos sevt4sIf
days, and seemed deIernEs5ed not 70
bufn Fiaaliy l8F. ID sEe.is.s sssssl 4,
break il isp; and thus zssss5 ia rs
struetion. After spiiS;ies il ebs..s 81
discovered in It's cenfrss sssss.45 fsss. fasst
of the puEest heBexe s;iah, uFss els
preserved. and nice lookissg aesiex a.
vas ever seen On tasting tf It sse
found il to be lille strss
There is 30 Nay Of a~eersaIf9szg
nov long the honey hid been ii The
Old tree, as i was oa the Island many
years eefsre the pFeseat asuaf came
into pF.sssssieD Is had t:eul,tisss
Heated down during high wafer noIn
some place above, ana landed on the
@isFd. I'ais same old lag hsd for
ears bsen used rs seats fsr picnic
parties visiting the is1ansf. pralaa.
bly, this accounts for ssweet' esi.sx-
NEST lovers experienced w5iss sitting
on this log.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

THE King Of the Texas cattle kfHss
is probably Cspfain Richard King,
Who has q Iarn eaaat thirty mzles
from Corpus Christi, II tTat state.
a local j:0rns,l SlDeakiRg sf lis great
transactions in live sfaek ssxs: 5n
March last he sold tesene person ffssa
Kansas 20, g00 hes:d 81 hasaesl catsEs
(all ouk pf his twn stacS} f.'r the susn
nf s327, $40, de!Iverable Ii Hays City,
Ksnsas, S1t0 009 paid doWn ia CASH
aid the balance IN delivery, aad III
Alsril he seat OF The stock il, taiffsssz
droves, which arrived ali safe. Is
he cerlainta nsVe the rsqa;s. se nas44-
her To he tssfgveTv6l he HeaSsI 5, esl)
extra head, aud still has Iefs ssme
so, 600 hegd. beside 25seGU hSaa eg
sheep and T,030Ssfs s, 500 head af Iser-
ses and mule ssoclS. lIs has SOME
go, 600 aeyss 81 lard under fsaca ansE
is now fencing IN 50 o00 aeres more,
and sill has ia s0aa aeres in aud
about the same tFst 1t task 40
men @ drive this I5s 81 ssasGs, stsssf
upward of 500 GOO for tie outfit
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

A CITIZEN who was driving along
jackson read the other day, says tie
YicksbHrg Herald, saw a man lup q tree
by the roadside, and halting, he in
qnired; eyVhat are you doing up
there2' The man made no reply, and
the citizen continued: "What's the
cause Of your being up thereq' AT
that moment a woman arose from the
fence corner, rested club on the fence.
and remarked: Il am the cause, strang-
er. and if you will wait until he comes
down, you will see the worst field of
carnage around here that ever laid out
of doorsn The citizen drove on, and
she turned to the man up the tree and
continued "Polhemus, 1 can't climb,
and you know it; but if you drop down
here for two minutes, I'll give you quit
claim deed of the farm.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

WIIL IS three years Old, and has been
very much interested lately n an Old
set of bedroom furniture has mother
has been having repainted and Farnisl-
ed. He has heard aA ef rs say that
the things looked jsst rs nee as Ees
VIII has one auHty quite old, who tclds
him the other day to p;ek up selis
things be had thrown aboat the aeer-
'.for'., said she, 4 am getting old, aud
can't stoop as well as yoe. VIII Looked
at her very earnestly, drew ; long sieb,
and said: q have been thiillzing why
you don't get painted and vsrnishesl,
then you'd lse just as good as new
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04
from our regular correspondent,
wAsHiserox LRrrEn.

Aisxanaer stephens on fhe Colorado Case
sAeIehes and eharaeteristles- -Thc ssate
mest ably Represented IN mo q. 8. senase
aasssesfs and ThuFnan-Tke state tI.at
mas mest Weight In ihe senate-Tre SER.
s.sr BIT slsAt Eminent for Resperfab,I.sy and
..A.s.l ,,-.osotic-laa Silent sagacfty Dodxe-A
. sss Es.'naate OF scnnsoriaI ABILITY
eseo laariAn IN the Riaea SILK Gown.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

A naturalist clalms to have discov-
cred that crows, when in flocks, have
regularly organized courts. in which
they sit around and try offenders. Isn't
this new sort of crow-barq
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"JusT my luck, said a ssss;; ils,...-islalial,
sadly. H r. am IN family where
every one has loye-atfair on hand, and
leaves letters lying about openessss, and ]
can't read. "
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04
PULMONA A

Is hsyond comparison tbs best remedy for the eras Of
CONSUMPTION fEvEF N "a nosT ipvIyrEp ET1sns1
Asthma, Bronchitis, C4tarrh and aH derangemsnts Of
the NERVOUS SYSTEM, 4 circular containing PAR
ScCLARs % NAST cADD BuccBs8FUbLx TREATED, full ad
vice for tbs treatment Of the disease above mentioned
and certificates Of actual cures. WI Be Bst free by mail
RpP5stWs Is cartiARdt eRseE. NSw Yogk ns0S
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

SUSPICIOUS people are busy searching.
for something which they don't want to
find.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

Miss Susan E. Dickinson, sister of
Anna, is to take the lecture field this
winter.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04

TnEY call it The business end Of
the thing when you st dsva on . cas-
pat tack.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-04
Cau and Settle.

IF. MCCOY HAS SOLD OUT HIS
d harness shop in Albany and expects to
go to Ctlifornia. All those indebted TO
him are requested to call immedistely and
settle. nl6
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81 Fancy cards, snownaka, Ds.naHA, ETC., No ana
y With Hsl1s u sts. NassEn Esd -, HazsaH, y.