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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
The Baptist Hot Supper.

The Ladies Of the BAPTIST Church of this
town AMI vicinity are already making prcpara-
tons for the Hot supper they intend to give ON
the night of the first Tuesday Of next month
the first Tuesday Of Court They tell us that
Their last supper was nothing in comparision
with what they intend the next shall be, and
they expect numbers Of their friends fl ON all
parts OF the county to be there to enjoy il.
AS we stated before, the proceeds of the sup
per will be devoted exclusively to painting the
Church at this place; and we, as well as every
body else who have seen that building, can bear
witness 10 the necessity of the work, not only
to protect it but for the credit and respectable
ity Of The town.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED rovNI> y
HUMAN FLESH Is ONE FAMILY.-Scaiicrcl abyu,
i'll the upper portion of Lancaster county. there
lives negro family, composed Of father. mo-
thcr, nine sons and six daughters, whose a--rc-
gate weight is little over three thousand four
hundred pounds, or an average ot iwo hunl.e !
pounds for each member.
The father Of this fat family has never
weighed over lio pounds while the mother :
--r0le tnnairr nt"rieYeiher qqh4hr qqFh4h vonan. WHO
weighs 30 pounds, while the N.h,cst is The
youngest. " boy Of - years. whose weigh, is
lS3 pounds. There has never been bat one
death in the family. that 0: 4 man. who liel
about two years ago, who hai attained abou, his
3Oth year. His weight was about .yp ;.-u Is.
--Rock XW XcraH
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
Homestead in Personal Property.

At the late term Of Court in NcwLcrry Coun
ty case came up on appeal from Trial Justice :
Court, by anon land owner claiming the benefit
Judge Aldrch sustained the appeal holding
that the personal property Of debtor of
every description to the amount oil 500,
is exempt. 1t is expected that the iudg.
mcnt creditor will appeal to the supreme Court,
which has one or two similar cascr now before
it,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

CoTToN Mills IN THE Sou1m.-The TLi,aic,.
l'hia NortA -imS"'ca" speaks thus cncoura ,;:u-,y
Of the cotton manufacturing future Of The
South There is little doubt that the cotton
manufacturing in the North will become thing
Of the past within q generation after prosperity
IS restored In the South 1t will no longer pay
20 carry the raw material hundreds ofmilcs and
transport coal and supplies to the colder climate
OF The North when both can be saved by the
erection Of mills on the spot. New England
will lose her cotton mills Just as she lost her
glass factories, when the manufacture was be-
gun at Pitsburg, and the freight on coal and
sand saved. The future Of the South is in her
own hands, and She alone holds control of her
destiny"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
Investigate Grant.

Investigate Grant.
Among all the witnesses who aourished so
conspicuously, and oil the acts of intimidation
by which Hfysxas made President, We hav"
not seen that the Potter Committee has ever
called upon Grant to testify upon that most 81
gantc act of all the acts of intimidation, h''h
before and after the election was held, the S'a'
toning Of the army at Washington 10 i"t"nda'
the people of the Untcl States from Yr'''s''"
against the inauguration Of President they had
not elected. We have always believed that 'NM
scare nj Washington was gotten ur rN the h"n"
holders Of the Country t1r they openly stated
II tho time that they feared change IN the u"
litical complexion Of the g"vcrnm"r' "'"" nv"
tcrally affect the government securities A""
We also believe that many leading democrats
from Hewitt down--wcrc 81 deeply in'''">''" i"
government bonds that they preferred til" defeat
Of tho will Of a majority Of the I""N'" to eve"
iCopaviiging their individual interests an"
winkcd at the fraud il they did not all and en-
courage the outrage. Gall Grant AMI obtain h's
.s>9HaaaN IL Ahc case,
| In the Columbia EgS.Slsr otlaSt Sunday morn.
ing. Mr.. Jas. \. lioyt. one oC the founders q;
that paper and lis principal Editor, gracefully
! announces his withdrawal from tha, Journal -
We sincerely hope MIR, No!t has no; Withdrawn
entirely from the fed d; journalism in this
State There are NU; few men who can show aS
Clean a record Tor parity NG character. Com>iS
icucy in their political course ani trmc patriot.
ism as MIR. ue!:, ana ;he press OF the state
cannot we'll a., ri 10 lose him. In his hands
the nrrlssFr las NVCH ,,NluClCl with markC ed
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
Tho Ecnco Law

We arc pleased tS |cntn Ih7' 'h"'' ""' '
were violently opposed ~ th" Ne" ''N'' Nv"
nni cNrrcSScd \ discrimination n't H """' W
its provisions, are bcsinnins ~ thN"N ANY, NV
more reasonably ana a'Nrer''S I" w" "'''n
Man, ,r its ,r,,,scrs nav tsW n~ they me NV
ing ,n give II a cav UNaN AMI '"""' " " " WV
beneficial ~ the County they "N "N"' wv"
call urnu the l,si,iNu,rS - "'r'N !" '"' "
the rieht >lui, aui W Ne'SN" " VI" ''''"'
Ecac,al.
Nvch,,c s,il NrE,,c. nv iNuNI Oh" la" VIII
work "A hardship to $Nms. rh,e waH ">r''''"'
a, II would hr imrnSSinl" tr nAm" nv! III" "
suit all conditions VI III" people. We nave Nv
ccusurc for those who oppose II now NV WV
ask or them is to give il II trial ; they may Ill"
il n blessing in disguise.
Those who have pastures, either "a'"r"' Ut
cultivated. should he liberal AMI ACCOMMODATING
I, those who have not these advantages "h'i
the latter arc able to prepare their own pas
lures.
This new law III our opinion, VIII or'hH
,he"sa .W&w, aud w9rc profitable" system o' l"r."-
to diversity their farm products. Under it's
operation the cereals, grasses and stock, will
receive more attention. These products will
make the farmers more independent nnd pros
porous, and expedite that desirable result which
even the all-cotiNn farmers acknowledge wOullbc
the greatest blessing that could hriall the cot
ton growing section. viz: make the farms pro.
ducr aii the necessary food for man and beast,
leaving the cotton crop to bring the profit i'll
cash
Tic difficulty is in getting farmers TO test
new system. While large majority acknowl-
cl,c that the change would hc beneficial, but
few are willing 10 blaze the way. They don't
know how to commcucc, and arc 10th 30 adopt
any Plan that will not, like cotton, close up
the years transactions 10y the LIST OF December,
and allow them to 'lvaf around" from that
time till about the middle of March, leaving the
stock 10 take care of themselves and hunt their
own food from any ones land they can get up.
on. The result Of the present system is, our
hrmcrS keep at the rate of five head of half
starved cattle where they should only keep one
good one. In other words, by the present
system mos; Of our farmers keep five times
rs many cattle rs would DC necessary and
profitable il shc stock was Improved and prop
cry cared for.
MI The preparation necessary TO meet the re.
QuiremcmiS of the new law can bc completed 10y
next Fall in the mean time those who favor
the law and have pastures should hc lcuicnt and
accomnlo l2i!ug 10 those who have not pas
lures and could not prepare them in proper
time. We must not condcmn and abuse those
who oppose the law, but rather lead them TO
respect it hv ASSISTING th"m in nrcrarinu Gov
lis requirements.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

DrsrrLLERIEs There arc now in this county
several licensed government diStilcrics. in sue
ccSsful operation. pr. Il. :. James, we believe.
first broke the ice and as people began to see a
lawful business may be run at reasonable cx-
pcnsc, others are making the venture. We be-
licvc this is the most etiecual way 10 break
down the blockade business, as when people can
get lawful whSkcy and better whiSkcy at about
the same price rs the blockade. they will huy it.,
and thus drive ont the mcoushucrs In fact.
any man had rather pay more fox an article
made by 4 known citizen, under favorable CIR
cumstanccs. than to buy from one unknown.
and ottcn bal whi>kcy. While We are not IN
favor of liquor making ar liquor dealing. yc; i:
we must have il. we prefer TO have law!"l dis.
tillcrics The effect Of these distillcrc> Wi! We
to raise the price of corn 10 the Western stan
dari. We feel sure that corn in this county
will advance before summer TO the price Al which
it can be shipped from other markets, AMI THAI
it will tc necessary for our county 10 get corn
from abroad in less than three months. Noi On.
ly in this county, but in rickcnS, Grccuy!..r.
Spartanburg and perhaps other counties govern
mcnt dStilerieS are now in Successful operation.
All these counties lave been infested with moon
sinners. ard the probable effect Of these LAWFUL
stills will he 10 curb and finally uprooi ua,aw-
ful silling by all but a few outcaSts.-h col.cr
Courier.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

LAwLES>NEss !N PENNsYLvAXIA-Harr
February l3.--Ihe Governor received 4 telegram
last night from the sheriff of Washington Coun-
~ saying that 4 state Of riot existed there, aal
asking for military all to make arrests rs .hc
rioters had the encouragement and sym,athv Of
three or four hundred miners. Another tcc-
gram this morning says that the arrests are be-
ing made quietly, and will include sixty men
Up TO this time no military force has been sent
but Gen. Beaver, commanding the forces in that
district, has been directed to hold himself in
readiness
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
The Weather.

This profile source Of newspaper paragraphs
would have provided an item for every issue Of
daily paper the past week, in this region. On
Sunday morning about s o clock, snow com
mcnccd falling i'll fine particles. but increased
in size until about noon when the flakes came
down in real Northern style. This could not
last long in this mild atmosphere. but sufficient
fell to nearly cover the ground and make every
thing outside put on most wintry appearance.
Eain and snow finished up the day, and at
night it frozc rs it fell, SO that the next morn.
ing the trees, shrubs, &c, were cncascd in ice
and bending down with its frozen weight. II
was grand sight, but quite uncourortablc to
the feeling. During Monday il was cold and
showcry, but did not thaw, except on the roofs
OF dwelling houScs, and the constant rattling Of
the ice a. it rolled over the shingles kept ncrv-
Gus people somewhat agitatcl During that
night 1t raincd hard and the next mcrniug the
trees ''shcd their coats Of ice aul made it
dangerous for stoyc.rip" hats 10 pass uulcl,
them. Sinc" then we have hal c.,,' virl. anl
Sunshine IL. alternate i.1,.-
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n,cnt>

Rssy- The Lawyers are rs busy aS bees, Wc-
pairing for Court. \ very large numScr "i ca
scs are iockctci and some oE them very imror-
;ant. We fear, however, tho Court will Il" no
more than get through the criminal docket, II
that. If possible, we shall give full reports OF
all the cases tried. which will occupy consider
able space in the Times fov some weeks
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
To Prevent Serious Accidents.

Go to Irwin Co.'S, and buy their safety
valve FOR Your Kerosene lamps. 1t is sure
protection against explosion, anu is dirt cheap
only - cents.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
APPOINTMENT Of n Trial Justice.
Heavy Loss IL Horse Flesh.

The Governor has appointed Mr.. ). IL. WIZ
E~.,,~ r";", r,,~';"" - ,l'iN County III BoCAns
Heavy Loss IL Horse Flesh.
On last Thursday fire occurred at Tat;cr-
sallS stables, in New York, in which seventy
horses were burned, valued ai $4,000
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

The GAMBLERS IN CoURr-While charging
the grand jury as to the nature OF certain Diiis
which had been handed to them yesterday,
Juiye Hudson took occasion to call their atten-
ton likewise to the law with respect to gaming
and Gambling He said: al think 1t not I'M
prJpcr gcutlcmcn of the grand jury, that |
should call your attention to the law OF TINS
State ON the subject of gaming and gambling
which practices, | understand, are carried on
in tins city to II dangerous extent The statute
on this subject is much more broad and comprc-
hcnsivc than is generally supposed there
fore beg to read it to you The Judge here
read the first section of chapter ~, pages lV'
and iOG of the Rc;iscd Statutes, which "rS'
crbcs the offence of gambling, ana rroNi'eS
that upon conviction thereof, tho party so CON
victcl shall be liable to imprisonment for term
not exceeding twelve months and hnc not cA'
ccciing $1,000
The Judge then went on to explain TO 'nN
Grand Jury that tho offence of gambling Is com
plctc, whether the parties playing the game
Forbidden in the act actually bet or not. ~
betting was absolutely necessary to make out me
offence of gambling" the Judge said, ',it woul'
bc extremely difficult to convict and orinS Il
punishment parties so betting, and for TINS rSa
he betting or not So that if this offence is pre-
railing within the limits of your city to such al
extent as to need suppression, then, gentlemen
ii is your duty to take this Statute for you
guidance, and act rs in your Judgment yoI
think proper ''-NrIcs and Courier.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

BrrLEE NNp rmEtUNFEuEH -Washingt on,
February ll.-Gcucral Butler created quite
little sensation in the House to-day in the course
"i general discussion upon one of the private
bills under consideration rs Il regular order OH
Friday. hy declaring that the time would como
when the government would pay the Conicde
rate soldiers pensions the same rs were now paid
I" Union soldiers for disabilities incurred in the
war. He dit not inform the iiuu>c how il was
proposed to get rid Of the prohibition of such
payment under the fourth section Of the thir-
tccnth amendment To the constitution of the
United States which also includes any State as
well rs the United Statcs.--N," loyk World.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

THE FEIGHrFri. SUFFERING IN BR,ZIL.-Thc
Nt~ J orh Ur'dt" publishes L lengthy letter from
brahl giving frghtfu picture OF drought,
l'minc AMI pcStiicncc raging in the northern
portion Of that country for more than year
past 1t Is said to he the greatest calamity in
=" years Half a million people have been
SWEPT away by starvation and disease. Small
poX and black Plague have carried off their VIC
iImS III appalling numbers, AMI thousands Of
hodlcs are r"tting in open trenches. At Lagoa
funda thousands Of other corpscs have been torn
and dcvourcd hy wild animals. The starving
peasants ate their own offspring. In some pla-
been dcpnrwlitcl There have been terrible
struggles for life by children abandoned and
young souls soll for bread. Thousands ofliving
skeletons were to bc seen. Government aid has
been tarly.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

IliE TELLER COMMITTEE. -Wa>hingtnn, FchirI.
airy IT, Senator Butler to-day asked u Demo.
cratic member OF the Teller committee what they
would do next, and he replied. 1--WE will incuirc
lnl" The assessment of Federal Office holders to
h,I the Republicans in carrying elections. -
mn ,",S Is over the attention ur the commit
tee will hc called 70 frauds. juri,pi,I,,;om ,I
huild"2In" in staii Massachusetts moral pcnr.
Sli'hn!H, aAd that ''r"ttcn horougii'' known os
'oI"r'io. iiv the way, your South Carolina
rlr'E All look better since they got through with
ihS committcc.-Cor. NcirS amt C,yy;,.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

IHG EoTION RAIL AGNN.- senator Erucc. of
Mississippi, was called l." the chair in the L. :.
Senate chamber on tn" I ih. aud presided over
the S"uat portion Il thc afternoon. being the
first time in the history cr III" goycrn,n.u, f.~l
cl.-!,i Aau Ia. .-..l r..,,....
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
Destructive Firo in NeWherry.

NEwEErEY, :. c.. February lS.-A most de-
strucivc contlagraion of the business portion
of our town occurred about 8 o'clock, =. NJ.
last night, the origin of which is unknown TO
us all. 1t is supposed by many to have started
from store owned by Mr.. Il. B. Keen Tie
wind was in the direction Of the depot which
caused the fire to make rapid progress in that
direction, burning completely to the end of the
block. The following houses were burned to the
ground Four belonging to c. & G. S. Mower
three belonging To the estate Of Julius b. Smith:
one owned by Mrs. Bartlett; Mr.. j. ID. Cash's
iron front store, aud two smaller frame build
ings. Insurance as follows: Mowers loss
Sl,IOo: 10 insurance. CaSh's loss, $4,000:
insured. Smiths estate, $1,000, no insurance:
Mrs. Barlctt's loss, 81 800 insuycd Loss and
insurance on stock Cashs loss S3O.uO0; in
surcd for SD 900. Kccn's loss, $1,000; in
Surcl for 1000; goods saved, ;: 800. Bowers
loss, 81 200; insured for ! 900. Wheeler &
Cos. loss, S:',S0n; insured for $500. Many
smaller losses, from half dozen individuals
McsSrS. d. b. Wheeler 4 COS. insurance
would have expired to-day.
The court mouse cau.,ht several times and was
put on! 10y the noble and long.io- be remembered
fireman George Gilllunl. We are all in mourn-
inS-CDr. Cal. Rtyjxcr
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e.-------
HE fEo"nESS or TnE PLNGuE.--St Peters
gram from Tzaritzin. dated IN. lp,h inst ,,.,.
ing that since the thaw set in the u,,uhcr e
plague stricken has increased Prof. Incobi
Of Chakoif. the head of the medical commission
sen: into the infected district has been attack cl
with the disease and was worse AT last accounts
Salonica, February l3.-Thcre is no sickrcss
tvnLrs ot TontLo roorLol D:n ~, "'"o - io'''
there is lccrco.in,, ''''' ''''''
90
Little English the most popular booback in
Detroit, having observed the annual statements
Of the police >upcrntcndcnt insurance comma
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21

fE"SrE%"rS FNEMEES.-from gentleman
who has recently travelled repeatedly over the
eastern portion of this county, learn that
ihcro Is considerable quantity Of cotton still
on hand in that section and that the farmers
there are certainly in Il better financial cendI-
ton than N any time since the war that quite
n number of them who have borrowed lnoncJ
Tor several years past. arc how in condition
10 become lcYlcrS.--t tIfshr Rrrur!cr
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to become lradcrs.-C Chcs'" Reporter.
SING'iNr CASE NJ BLuop nnlSoNiNG.--C CQcU-
H'', f''rHarV ii-A dispatch from Memphis
says Marcus pouhcscr. clerk in Tarpman's
cigar store. while opening box of cigars, ran g
tack int" his finger joint. making what was sup
posed 10 he II trivial wound. About two hours
aitcrwnrd lii> arm 10 the shoulder became swol-
len I" an immense size. Physicians were called.
tnt remedies have proved unayaiing. and tho
yOung man is dying.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-03
FOREIGN PORTS.

Ar at Calcutta prev to LIST inst, ship Samuel Skol-
field, Forsaith, Boston Dune D.
Ar at Bordeaux LIST inst, barQue Addie McAdam,
Mcrriman New York.
Ar at Crookhaven 9th, barque r W Wood, Buck
nam, st John, NIB.
Ar at Dublin Sept 30th, barque Charles Ward,
Behrman, New York.
Ar at St John, NE, Sept 18th, sch D M French,
French, Bangor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-03
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

The Republican State convention of Nebras-
re-nominated for Supreme Judge. A most
emphatic platform was adopted.
The question of appointment of Supervisors
of Election in New York is still unsettled
The court now has the matter in hand.
The tanners in Allegheny City, and the iron
moulders of Pittsburg, Penn, are on a strike,
and it is expected the coal miners in Des
Moines, Ia, will strike.
Eleven new cases of yellow fever were re-
ported at Memphis yesterday.
1t is now definitely known that Major
Thornburgh, with sixteen of his command,
were killed, and over twenty wounded, in the
encounter with hostile Ute Indians. Troops
are being rapidly sent to the scene of battle.
The receiver of the North Bank of Boston is
defaulter to the amount of $4,000.
President Hayes witnessed the industrial
parade in Indianapolis, Ind, yesterday. He
received an ovation of greetings from the null
titude.
The government has paid out, thus far, $780,
734507 for arrears of pensions, and there are
still about 1000 pensioners to settle with.
British troops have entered Cabul. ,.
Hughes, of New York. leads in the 75-hou1
walk in Baltimore. His score now stands 25S
miles.
Geo. B. Butler, in speech at New York
yesterday, made the startling statement that
six miles of the aqueduct which supplies that
city with Croton water was insecurity built,
and break might be expected any moment.
Six persons were instantly killed by the Civ
ing way of the grand stand at county fair in
Adrian, Mich, yesterday.
Gen. Grant is now visiting the Yo Semitic
Valley
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-03
FARMERS FESTIVALS.
North Franklin Society.


PHILLIPS, Oct. To-day was the last day OF
the North Franklin Socety's show. The Hall
exhibition was large. An address was delivered
by Joel Wilbur, Esq, of Avon. Some good
trotting was witnessed. The $50 race was won
by Jennie, owned by Thompson of Kingfeld;
Ned, owned by Jack Kibby of Pennington,
ID; Black Jim, owned by Cooling of Farming
ton, Sd; time--305, 3.t5, 500. The sweep
stake race was won by George Maynard,
owned by Kibby; Carvill's Shooting Star, ID;
Dunns Gold Bird, Sd; time 2.47aa, pa, $50.
Foxcroft Town Fair.
DOVER, Oct. 1.-The fair at Foxcroft closed
today with a good attendance. The exhibition
of horses was confined to wagon race and an
exhibition of four-year olds. In place of the
usual trotting were substituted a potato
race, foot race and walking match On the
whole the success of the fair will compare IA
vorably with other years.
Bristol Town Fair.
DAMARIsCoTTA, Oct. 2.-The Bristol town
fair closed today. The three days exhibition
has had fine weather, and large attendance
throughout. The exhibition of stock, fruit
and vegetables was very fine.
Boothbay Fair.
The Boothbay fair also ended its three day o
exhibition today. 1t has been very successful
in both entries and attendance. The vegetable
and fruit display was very good.