The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-23
Enternrisa and Expedition.


and Expedition.
Our friend JAS. Grant never allows 'the Sr"s9
to grow under his feet" if he has anything to
do and last Monday he excmpihed that trait
of his character in somewhat remarkable de-
gree: Mr. j. L. Sartor had called for oias 10
build a large brick Store on the lot he lately
purchased. On Monday the bids were exam
ined and the contract was awarded to Mr.. Grant.
At about o'clock the contract was sigheu ny
all the parties, and in about half an hour alter
wards Mr.. Grants team placed the first load OF
rock upon the ground. Soon after daylight the
next morning Mr.. Grant and his force were "t
work grading the ground ahd digging for the
foundation. If the building progresses with
the same speed, we shall not be surprised II our
readers should see o flaming advertisement i'll
the TINES, announcing the opening of large
Stock of Goods in Mr. Sartor's new and elegant
Store, about the middle Of next month.
Homicide in Greenville.
The Greenvile NewS Of the 10th, tells OF q
shocking homicide that occurred in that County
on the morning of the 10TH 1t appears that
one benjamin Sudduth who escaped from
Grccnville Jail in January last, was reported as
having been seen at his fathers house, in the
upper part of the county. reward OF so
had been offered by the Sheriff for the arrest OF
| benjamin. Sulduth. .. LandruHf Loftfs prov
eursla. n -i,enel.- prarrant, end with posse of
| seven men proceeded to Peter Sudduth's house
to make the arrest. At the approach of tho
party, about sunrise, firing commenced from the
house and LOFTS shot through the head and
instantly killed
Peter sudJuth has since been arrested as the
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| gun or pistol during the atfray at his house.
aSS~ Silas Hawkins, colorcd, we'll known in
this vicinity, is at Rock Hill, York Co., making
democratic speeches.
THE SCOURGE OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
GRENADA, Miss, August 1.-THE scenes in
this plaguc-strckcn town during the past twen-
ty-four hours bcggar description. The strongest
men and women are helpless, and the children
arc sick, dying or dead. 1t is indeed pitiful to
see entire families Frustrated and swept away
in Il few hours Seventeen deaths arc reported
during the past twcnty-four hourS-all old ca
ses The population has decreased to q little
over 200 whites. There are but few cases,
there Icing little mat tcrial left to work upon.
| NJ. Freedman and wife, from New Orleans,
roWhc to New York, were pat off the train this
morning. Both were cases of well developed
I yellow fever
| From the first case Of yellow fever, on July
70, up TO noon yesterday, l2o cases and II
deaths have been reported.
MOBILE, August lI.-Onc death from yellow
fever yesterday.
MEMPHIS, August 17.--Twcnty three cases of
yellow fever and nine deaths to day.
New ORLEANS August l7.--Durng the past
n hours there were 13 new of yellow fe-
I and - deaths
pcared here, near the river front, from whence
it is spreading rapidly.
nAvASA, August l7.--Nincty nine deaths
:! from y.llow fever and nine from smallpox du-
h ring .hc week ending the 10Th of August
The . was decrease in the fever at MatanZaS
during the week ending August 9.
WASHINGTON August l1.-Reports to the
Surgeon General of the United States Marine
\ Hospital Service for the past week show that
there were at New Orleans III cases of yellow
fever and l2l deaths making total of 9O2
cases and 239 deaths. One hundred and eight
cases and % deaths during the twcnty-four
: | hours to noon yesterday.
PoRr EADRs, August H. Thrty-hree cascs
of yellow fever and five deaths during the week
ending yesterday evening.
YELLOW FEvER.-Grcnada, Miss, August Is.
Fourteen deaths from yellow fever yesterday,
= | and ten sr twelve new cases.
| LITTLE Rock, ARK, August 1G.--The Board
of Health has declared quarantine against the
Memphis Road, thus preventing the running of
trains entirely. No signs of fever, and every
!. precaution is being taken to see that it does
reach here. .sS'>
New ORLEANS, August 1G.--For tho''Past
twenty four hours los new cases and % deaths.
: | IN FAVOR OF EARLY MARRIAGE.--On the 10Th
ere roseatc morn had illumincd the western
horizon and before the sunbcnms had tipped with
gold the mountain toys Tlih lihll,liisfes isf son Of
tAperf' Carolina had stolen from our slecpinp
city one of its brightest and most accom- plished
daughters. The Rev. j. ID. Mccullough. at the
church of the Advent, performed the marriage
ceremony and United Col. w. NJ HARDY of
Ashevillc, N. c., to Miss REBECCA w. CAR
SON OF Spartanburg. The happy pair have
flown to the mountains, and carry with ,bcm
The blessings and good wishes of our people.
even though they did steal march upon us all.
l-Sp0rt0R.
| The hb6cDRS Press dnd Banner thinks that if
the United States officers had haen left to their