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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

The CoLoIED BROTHER is not as popular in
Massachusetts us he used to be. One was sent
to Jail for life yesterday for assault on lady.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

ANOTHER BATCH Of railroad rioters have been
found guilty in Pennsylvania.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

QUEBEC is to be fortified with modern guns
and the military spirit Of Canada is officially
commended. What does it all mean!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

TENNESSEE is clamoring for silver. The Nash
vile merchants believe it will make them all
milliounarcs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW.

BOOTHS rHEATRE-OrHKLio.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-DEap SECRET
FIFTH AVENUE HALL -PREsrpiGirArrox
BROADWAY THEATRE-LyoSs MAIL
BRAND OPERA HOUSE BASES IN rHx woop
NfBLO'S GARDEN-Tng DrxEs Moro.
PARK THEATRE-RisKs
BOWERY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or NEW YORK
NATIONAL THEATRE-TRoppEN Down
UNION SQUARE THEATRE--A csLEBRArKD CASE
NEW YORK AQUARIUM-QuExR FISHES.
WALLACK's THEATRE SCHOOL
TONY PAS rOkS VARIETY.
fIvOLI THEATRE-yARIErY.
NEW AMERICAN MUsEUM-CuRIosInKs.
FAN FRANCISCO MIN>TaELS.
EGYPTIAN HALL-vARgrY.
THEATRE cOMIQuE-vARxry.
EAGLE TIEATRE-LYoS> MAIL
oLiMrIC THEATRE-CALIsogNIA MISsrRELs.
COLUMBIA OPERA no sr-vARIErY.
CHICKEaING HALL LECTURE
NEW PARK THEATRE. BRooKLYN-EAsr LYNNE
WOODS THEATRE, BROOKLyy-MAcIc.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

THE SITUATION in Central America threatens
war, but when did it lcok any other ways
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

BACK TO TIE HOMES OF THEIR DAD
pIEs.-Thc fact that quite Il number Of
persons have cmigrated from this portion of
North Carolina and the upper part Of
South Carolina within the last month, to
seek homes in Texas and other western and
southwestern States. has been noted from
time to time in this paper, Always with tin
prediction that they would return shortly
if they still had money enough to. return
and regret the step they had taken. They
have begun to come back already. a cor
respondent writes that several of the young
men who left Marlboro County, S. c., some
weeks ago for Texas, have returned to the
homes Of their daddcs and arc loud in de-
nunciation of their folly in disbcicving the
reports Of the press and disrcgarding the
advice of sensible people. These young
men report Texas to be crowded with men
seeking to gain money by any possible
means, and that our Carolinas arc blessed
with advantages foreign to Texas. These
young men warn their former associates to
avoid such mistakes as they have made
ChuriVHc Observer.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
AN ACCOMMODATING HOTEL CLERK.-

AN ACCOMMODATING HOTEL CIERk.-
Scene L-French's Hotel. Time, mid
day. Fat hotel clerk, smiling, and brush
ing his diamond stud with feather. En-
ter young man in hurry. He writes on
the register, "John Green, Harrisburg,
Pa" go
Yomn4 ,,sdn-I shall take room this
Ss Some bundles may be sent here
for me this afternoon. If the charges are
not mote than s5, pay them;
Exit young man in hurry. Clerk stiff
ly bows, and continues to brush his diamond
stud with feather.
Scene H-Timc, one hour later. En-
ter small boy with heavy oblong package.
lie struggles up to the counter and says ::
"A budlc for MIR. Green. The charges are
$3.50"
Clerk drops the feather and permits the
diamond stud to dazzle the small boys eyes
Then he takes the bundle anu pays the
small boy $3.50.
Scene H-Timc, the following day
Fat clerk scratches his head with the feath-
er, and thinks of Mr.. Green and the small
boy and the $3.50. Then he opens the OBJ
long bundle and discovers brickbat in a
paper box, with note saying, This is the
best Russian clay could find
rl,.l- a., l.: ,L.c, ,-i-.,-J ~ s,io 49,,
proprietor of the hotel debts him with
S350.-Ncw York San.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

A STRIKING EXAMrLE.-Thc State lcbt of
New York, according to the Comptrollcr's report,
was reduced during 1877 no less II sum than
Sl2,000,0G0. Tho bounty debt, Sl0,l37,0O0,
was paid in April last, and since then 50 ,O00,-
600 of the general funded debt has also been
paid. large proportion, however, of this re-
duction of this funded debt was nominal, there
being money and securities in the sinking fund
of the value of over Sl4 100000 toward their
payment. There was, however, q large actual
reduction of the debt. The report shows the
outstanding funded debt of the State at present
to be n little more than $4,000 600. This re-
naming debt of the State can easily be paid du-
ring the next decade, without raising the rate
of taxation. The rate for the coming year will
be two and threc-quartcr mills. The debt Of
New York in 1866 was SOL ,153 ,OS2, showing n
reduction in eleven years of nearly SD 900, 600.
Ncw IStfk is one of the most prosperous States
; in the UAions~and presents striking example
of the f,ct that the payment of just obligations
is the best policy for State as well as individuals
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
POPPING CORN.

And there they sat n popping corn,
John Stiles and Susan Gutter;
john Stiles as fat as any OK,
Ard Susan fat rs butter,
An there they sat, and shcllsd the corn,
And rakcd and stirred the fire,
And talked Of different kind of cars,
And htchcd their chairs up higher.
Then Susan she inc pepper shook,
Then John hc shook the pepper,
Till both. their faces grew as red
AS sauce-paus made of copper.
And then they shclled, and popped, and ate,
All kinds of fun II poking,
And he haw-hawcd at her remarks,
And she laughed ut his joking.
And still they popped, anil still they ate,
Johns mouth was like Il hopper,
And stirred the fire and sprinklcd salt,
And shook and shook the pepper.
The clock struck nine, and then struck ten,
And still the corn kept popping;
1t struck clcvcn--thcn struck twelve,
And still no sign of stopping,
And John he ate, and Susan thought
The corn did pop and pattcr;
Till John cried out, 'Thc corn's fire
Why, Susan, what's the matter?
Said she, "John Stiles, it's one o'clock
You'll die of iudigcstion
I'm sick of all this popping corn
Why don't you pop the question p
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

a YEAR OF NATIONAL SHAME!-Thc
year which has just closed is altogether the
most disgraccful in American annals, if dis
grace is to be measured by the exposure
rather than by the preparation Of stupen-
dous breaches of trust. If the year of
1877 has any competitor for this bad pre-
enhance, it is the year 1871 when the
monstrous robbcries of the Tweed Ring
were dragged forth into publicity, and the
rascalitics of the infamous Credit Mobilier
were fastened by proofs upon their authors
and accompliccs. But in those instances
the villainy was not so widely diffuscd-
There was one great focus of corruption in
this city, another great focus of corruption
at Washington, but the tainI and rottcnness
had not spread into every kind Of private
and scm-public transaction. But atsprcs-
cnt the whole atmosphere seems rocking
with foulncss. Every description OF. fraud
and cmbczzlcmcnt is repeated in every part
nitudc seem like Pclion piled upon Ossa in
the ancient fiction. 1t is difficult to say
whether frauds have attained a .rankcr
growth here in New York Cor in Philadcl-
ph:a, or in Boston, or in Chicago, or in San
francisco, or in some of the smallc. towns
In proportion to population and opportuni
Lerss sogs IS NO % E vaIiatv & IF
ling which has not been practiccd, but tho
most cxccrablc of all is the widespread VIC
lations of sacred trusts by institutions and
men charged with the care Of property be
longing to the unprotected and helpless
There arc degrees in the turpitudo of theft
and none is SO base as that which takes tn,
bread from the mouth of the widow anC
the orphan, rs SO many false guardians
aud rotten savings banks and life insur
ancc companies have donc.-N Y. U0'
uL(
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

A WAR ANECDoTE.-Worn out my self,
crcpt into fence corner to rest awhile.
Presently | saw a solitary st'agsler coming
slowly up the road. He seemed almost
completely cxhaustcd-his shoes were gone,
and his feet cut and bleeding. | was struck
with his appearance, for through all its
wrctchcdncss shonc the indomitablc spirit
of the Southern soldicr-thc man would be
at his post, or else die in the attempt to
reach it. | watched him closely, and as he
dragged himself slowly past, heard him
muttcr to himself: 'D-n me if ever love
another country"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

a CmRoMO GOES WITH TT.-An earnest
Christian ph:Ianthrophist of Edgartown,
Massachusetts, offers chrome asa premium
to any person attending church in that
place every Sunday for six months. \
more liberal inducemcnt for the sinner to
turn from his evil ways is seldom held out.
Even if there should turn out to be no
hereafter, he will find the chrome handy
thing to have about the house.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

OrTLAwRY AND MUEpER.--Cincnnati, January
lO.-At Concord, Ky, Tuesday night, Deputy
Sheriff Ruggles, with n posse, overlook :hc no.
torious Underwood brothers. who had been steal
ing horses from farmers, and demanded their
surrender. The Undcrwoods Immediately fired
at the party, instantly killing Ruggles, and the
fire was returned and both the outlaws wounded
1t is thought that the Underwoods will be
lynchcd by the excited farmers.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

PRISONERS STARVING TO DEATn.--Brcad
bread bread This painful cry can be heard
daily in passing the Jail. The unfortunate in
mates appear to be in n starving condition.
Merciful Heaven. shall men, criminals though
they be, be left TO starve to death in Christian
land? We understand that the sheriff has left
his post, that the clerk of court maintains that
it is none of his funeral, and the matt CT rests
In the meantime, however, the prisoners arc
literally starving to 1eath.-Georyctorn Comet
and .N.vs
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

a Columbia man had Il cat which he
cared no longer to possess. lie took the
animal into the garden last Friday, struck
it nine times on the head with hammer
and, as it still moved he boxed its ears with
a spade and then buried it. Sunday
morning that cat walked scrcncly into
breakfast, willing to forgive the past
R,yiAcr.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

"NBIDE WITH ME."-Thc beautiful
hymn, Abide with Me- was written by
Henry Francis Lytc, an English clergyman
who died at Nice some years ago. The
manner in which it was composed is thus
told in the Chri<ti,,n IIrckW:
1T was the autumn of 1917 the gloom
of winter was already setting upon the coast,
and the pomp Of decay tinging the leaves.
The pastor, who was now preparing tc leave
the parish, and who seemed already like
one lowering over the verge of the grave
determined to speak to his dear people once
more, perhaps for the last time lie drag
gcd his attcnuatcd form into the pulpit aud
delivered his discourse, while the great tears
ran down the hardy faces of the worship
pcrs. lie then administered the Lords
Supper to his spiritual children. Tired and
exhausted, but with his heart swelling with
emotion, he went home. The old poetic in
Spiratinn came over him, and he wrote the
words and music of his last song He had
prayed that his last end might be spent
swan like
'"ln song that may not die
And this effort was to prove a literal answer
to his prayer.
"Thc poem composed under these inter
cStlng circumstances was the wcll-k known
chant beginning:
"'Ahir with fast falls the cvrutilr;
lh" darkness d"prn>, Lord with me abide;
When other helper, fail and comforts ncc
liclpo the helpless, oh, abide with me-"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
To Executors, Administrators
Guardians, &c.
OFfCE JUICE OF PROBATE.
Union, Jan. II, 1873.

A Lh Executors, Administrators, Guardians
~ Trustees and Committees Of LunaticS, who
have failed TO make their annual returns " this
Ciiicc. are hereby notified that unless they com
ply with the law in that particular before the
next annual period of accounting, the utmost
penalty Of the law will he rgidly enforced
against all who have neglected to perform their
sacred obligations to this Court.
JOSEPH +. GIST.
Judge Of Probate
Jan | fl
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
HOMEMADE FERTILIZER.
l. LoNG7S
PREPARED CHE MICALS

1.-TWO Barrels eomposted with cotton seed or
i stable manure will make Ton Of good
Home Made Fertilizer, at less than half the cost
Of ammonated Phosphates. Call and get cir
cular and sec certificates of Union County Far
mers who used the Chemicals the past Summer.
The Chemicals are now in store and ready for
delivery. Payments May LIST, or Nov. 1st, 1878.
GIBBES & Co., Agents.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
USroN C. H., s. C., Sept. %, 1877

VNIVN O w tVPt' ~,
MESsRs. GIBBEs & CO.-Gcntlcmcn Long $
Chemicals have proved a success with me, COM
~ ~ -~.'-fa"Ss ,nv-Suru. L uppiieu
them TO cotton Mt the rate of 2OOlhs. per acre.
They are far superior to any other Fertilizer |
ever used. Will use them again for next crop.
They stand the drought well, They do not make
the cotton shed the squares rs all other Fertil-
zcrs do, in time of dry spells. have read Mr..
Thad. l.. llames' statement and fully endorse it..
j. & SIlETTLEWORTH.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

Wha! is the difference between a grass
widow and a grasshopper.. None at all
They both jump at the first chance they
get
Another similarity is often seen: \
grasshoppcr always jumps at the grccncst
thing he can find
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

When man without cash or cIcdit at.
tcmpts to leave hotel, and lowers his va.
lisc out Of n back window by means of
a rope, it makes charity seem cold to hear
the voice Of the landlord below, yelling
out: "All right, I've got the valisc; let
so the rope.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

st Louis Jommui: The color Of a girls
hair is regulated by the size Of her fathers
pocket book. If the latter be p!cthoric,
the girls trcsscs are golden or auburn. If
the old mans wallet is lean, we hear the
daughter spoken Of as only 'that red head
dcd GAL
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

TREATMENT or THE AGED.-A little
thoughtful attcntion-how happy it makes
the old. They have outlivcd most Of the
friends Of their early youth. How lonely
their hours. Often their partners in life
have long filed silent graves often their
children they have followed to the tomb
They stand solitary, bending on their staff,
waiting till the same call shall reach them
How often they must think of absent,
lamcntcd faces, of the love which cherished
them, and their tears of sympathy which
fell with theirs, now all gone. Why should
them, cheering their gloom with songs and
happy smiles?
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

Till John cried out, 'lhc corn II nre .
Why, Susan, what's the matter?
Said she, "John Stiles, it's one o'clock
You'll die of indigestion;
I'm sick of all this popping corn
Why don't you pop the question =
CASE or PETRIFICATION.-ltiS Is fact
not generally known that the cemetery OF
the Methodist Church in llcndcrsonvillc,
n. c., contains pctrifcd human body
About the year 1886 Miss Adclnc Bycrs
lived with her father, Francis G. Bycr$, fiji
teen miles south of this place, in Henderson
county. She was Il bright sweet girl, much
beloved by all who knew her, and her hand
was sought in marriage even before she was
of m,rragcabic age. At last she was won
hy William pinkncy Murray, whom she
had known long and we'll. Soon the nup-
tials were celebrated, and the bride and
bridegroom set out i'll search OF ncN
country, following the setting sun to the
Mississippi Valley There they located and
began the journey Of life together in real
earnest. Prosperity and happiness came to
them, until at an unexpected moment, death
cut down Mrs. Murray i'll the very prime OF
life. The disconSolatc widowcr, consigning
the body Of his deceased wife to the dust
as he supp ,scd. sought 'surccasc of sorrow
in the wilds Of Texas. y few years after
ward DR.. Johnston. intending to return to
North Carollna, whence he had removed
with his bruthcr.in law, MIR. Murray, diSin
tcrrcd the body of Mrs Murray for the
purpose of carrying it back with him
Imagine how amazed he was to find it in
the coffin Just rs he had seen it there years
before The same icatures-almoSt the
very same expression. But what he saw
was not iicsh-it was solid stone. The
whole body had pctriicd. In that condi
G"n ho eNv,i,I !, I" ,Io "Sul t~thor, Nv
Bycrs, who could hardly doubt that his
daughter had come humc to him asleep
The news spread that .Ad Zines body had
been turned into rock, and great was the
desire to see it. Attempts were made. 1t Is
said, To- seal it out Of the cellar where the
old gentleman had carefully concealed it,,
but they were unsuccessful All through
the war it was guarded by the father as the
most sacred trust, but lew persons being al
lowed to see it. About six years ago, how
ever. it was quietly buried i'll the Mctho-
dist Cemetery at lIcndcrs, nvillc, where it
is hoped it will be pcrm.ittcd to rest until
the "rrSsurrccti"n morn.'
C,vu,n,yn ny W,vrx-Op Mon.
J,v saws = I,,c issue Of 4 Salt Lake I't,h)
n,nrr ono IF ,h. vounp Indies cmployel At
Mi r,Irhronk's millinery establishment re-.
co;y,l -, cnlr,r;nm NOT. from w 4
rn,ls wh,, i we'll Known IN this CITY in.
,.;,;n,. Lnr =, ,,oot hin, vnstnrI,v cvrn;n,
nr,r - N,,v's srhnL The .,irl KNOWN"
his rr,n,,,.;t;c. nln,,rI with r7ur others If
L,r cnn,,r;,m. +, ,,n and ,,ivr him = dose
Of .hlnck sn,kc," Thrv Went, but it was
near the American Hotel wbrr, they found
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

NoTE.-NIr lIamcs informs us that the cotton
never shed the squares in the dry spell, and the
Chemicals proved in his hands superior to the
"Carolna Fertilizer" and another very popular
standard Guano. GlBBES & Co.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
CERTIFICATES.

JoNEsvILLE, UNION CO., S. c., Sept. %, 1877.
MEssRs GIBBEs 4 Co.-Ilaving used Long s
Chemicals" | can with safety recommend them
as n splendid Manure for Cotton, composted ac-
cordng to directions. The dry, hot, weather
did not affect the growth of cotton where nsed
them rs it did wbcro l used other Fertilizers
the same soil. Yours &C.,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25

An APPROPRIATE llYMN--Thc Rochcs.
ter L.'I'"">$ says: The story is told, and
it is said to bc entirely true, that at the re-
cent dedication Of baptist Church in this
county the ceremony Of immersion was per-
formed for the first time in that church by
Il we'll known Baptist minister Of this city.
When he had entered the water, and while
waiting for the candidate, the minister sug.
gcStcd that somebody should sing an appro.
pirate hymn. One of the dcacons who
stood near by heard the suggestion, and
without thinking struck up the familiar
hymn. 'Pull for the shore The hymn
proved to be 5" suggestive that neither the
minister nor congregation could refrain from
an audible smile for some time and the
ceremony had to be postponed until the
preacher could recover his gravity.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
Paints and Oils,

pAlNT brushes, for sale ut
L j.. +. RNWLS & CO.'S.
No. |. East Union.
July 20 % If
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-25
Cod Liver Oil

4 ND Lime, for sale at.
~ Il. +. RAWLS & cos.
No. |. Eas. Unicn.
July 20 .S If
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-06-07
ANOTHER SINGING MOUSE.

The family of weH-known gentleman
who lives on Seventh street, have been great
ly exercised for some weeks by the singing
of what sounded like canary bird, behind
the wainscoting of the house and between
the wells Of the partitions. All through
the night the singing has been done, aud
sSmetig6S,it has been so loud as to waken
the gentleman and his wife and disturb
them. Yesterday Mr. Il. succeeded. with
the help of one or two lady friends, in cap
from the hearth in the kitchen, trap was
set, and after long wait mouse vcntured
out and into the trap. Last evening a
Commercial reporter was at Mr.. F.'s house,
where several other friends were gathered
to observe the wonder
The wire trap containing the mouse was
placed upon the table, and the singing was
anxiously awaited. The mouse, an ordina-
ry looking one, with rough coat and bright
black bead like eyes, did not seem to be
disposed to sing, and after long wait and
a good many expressions of incrcdiblity
concerning his vocalistic abilities, i; was
suggested that the mouse be fed. A little
bread was given it and some water. 1t went
for the water, and began an extraordinary
amount Of faskYashing. and general primp-
ing, berraying its sex Immediately, and con-
vihcing the audience that they might cx-
pcct Il soprano or contrato, aud not a bass
or baritone After the prima donna had
finished her toilcttcc, she gathered herself
up in little brown ball and began to sing.
She began with a twitter like woodbird,
then she chirrupcd like sparrow and then
settled down into long sweet warblc, like
a young canary. AS the tiny thing swelcd
up its throat and rolled its black eyes and
executed the most wonderful little trills,
and roulades, and cadcnzcs, and cresccndos,
the listeners looked at one another in won
der and delight There it was at last-a
real little mouse, sitting up in its crgc and
singing away with all its might. 1t is i'm
possible to describe the character of its
singing, and Mrs. +. says it varies remark
ably every time it sings. 1t is soft, sweet
tone, not clear and sharp like the singing
OF an 0fd canary-rathcr like young bird,
just learning tossing. Occasionally it makes
whining exactly like a very young puppy,
and then after chirrup or two, starts off
on its song again.
Talking had no effect, and did not seem
to annoy it; and the cage was even passed
around from one to another without inter
rupting the singing of the little prisoner.
1t had been singing straight hour when
our reporter left, and was still at it, enter
tanning wondering party of listeners
Cincinnati Commercial