The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-08

August Five new cases Of fever re-
ported to the Board of Health this morning.
One death has occurrcl-Rcv. Father william
Walsh who arrived yesterday from New York,
has assumed control of Caup Father Matthew
and begun active work among those Of his faith
The weather is very warm aud sultry.
TmE FEVER ~ NEW OrLEANs.--Ncw Orleans
august i.--ThG cases OF Mrs Howell and son.
of 10 Washington street, were to-day report cd
by the Board of Health rs yellow fever, The
patients are improving.
a SuocKIHG ArrArH.--A difficulty occurred
OIL Saturday in Flat Creek township, which re-
suited in the shooting and killing Of John Henry
Wild, by his brother, Joseph Wild. 1t seems
that John Henry and his wife making II
violent, if not deadly assault upon tho mother
of Wild, using shovel and axe. little girl,
daughter of old Mrs. Wild. seeing her mother
so cruelty attacked, ran about quarter of II
mile to her brother JVscph's and notified him
of what was going OH. lie at once repaired to
his mothers house, carrying his gun with him.
Upon arriving ut the place hc discovered that his
mother had been knocked down, and John Hen
ry had the axe drawn over her. Upon seeing
Joseph approach, John Henry immediately made
ut him with the axe. Joseph rctrcatcd short
distance, notifying John not to approach him
further, and the latter, still pursuing, was fired
upon and instantly killed. Our informant had
not heard Sunday the extent Of Mrs. Wild's
injuries. Joseph Wild SURRENDERED himself to
cSurt.-.lShcrWe citizen.
BuRNING OF CorroN FAcrony.-rhc dircst
calamity that has hciallcu this county for years
past was the destruction 10y fire of the steam
mill and cotton factory owned by McSsrs. }. \.
Cameron AMI James &. Wright, ut the Coviugton
Miucral Spring, twelve miles southeast of Zen
ncttSvilc, oil the night OF the 18th ut. The
ire was discovered about ) o clock in the morn
ing and is supposed to have originated from the
irc-hoX of the engine which had been used 10 n
late hour the day previous i'll saving lumber
The new factory was nearly ready for operation
the principal part Of the machinery having
been put i'll pOsition--and it would have hal an
suspicious opening with tho approach Of the
CUttnn season. 1t is ~ severe blow TO the factory
interest in this section. IL seems rs if fatali-
~ attaches ts c:ory attempt 10 operate n cotton
factory in Marlboro. The only two that have
ever been tried have rcrishcd similarly, ahd
chat 10y fire. BESIDES the new factory and ma
chincry and the large steam saw mill and fix
lures about 100000 feet Of lumber was also
turncd.-NH'iJ"ro H"ntc", I"y"s' l..
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. Petersburg, Va, hu-
gust 4. Maggie Tiuus, cuorcl woman living
with James Rose, lnSo culorca,( farmer. OF
Sussex County, was lrutally mu.dcrcl last Fri
day morning, together with their child, by an
unknown negro and n colorcd woman TO whom
Rose had been previously married. Rose him
self was away f.ofs home ut the time and talk
ing advantage Of his absence, the negro entered
'hc house anu shot Maggie INNS, and the wo-
man who accompanied him chopped of the in
liant mead with spade. Tho double murder
was not uScoNcrcd untl ksSc return Saturday
evening
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TnE G. AND &. K. E.--Co. K. Ii. Temple the
r'T.' ~ 'ppo'"'s" "I"PSi'N'ch"t"t o. 'he u,
H. H.. TOOK control o! The road on the lHt inst.
Maj. X. r. llugcr has been appointed General
Freight Agent Of the road, and Col. Jas. =.
Mcrcilih, an old officer OF the South Carolina
railr"ad, has been appointed Master OF Trans
portati"n, and they enter upon the discharge of
the duties Of their Offices this week.
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I,''Il rfSt"uh'i -iro'iaehcH. Il. l.,
n"S"n' f'.iA INC Uh''e" states circuit Court
N""S' 'uuse tS"e1 ol''ioh was gwen IL The
m al; ana hnrIes u. Frankly" J." W rs. the same.
me OH was uiSHliSscd with costs. This decision
felieves y. y W. Spragucs' estate Of claims
Which II sustained would have absorbed nearly
Inc whole property.