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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-14
NUMBER 10.

A BEAR FIGHT THAT "BETsY AND l"
WAS NOT MT was found necessary yes
terday to repair the polar. bear water tank
at the Zoo, and for the purpose the brown
bears were driven into the right compart-
mepts, so that their pit could be occupied
by the white specimens Of the genus ursus
temporarily.
One of the iron doors of tho ,mpart-
ment not being fully closed, resulted in one
of the small brown bears discovering what
he considered intruders in his family's do
main. Every time one OF the visitors passed
this opening he rammed one paw through
and tried to give him n swipe. Finally tho
male polar. after making scvc-al go as, you
please laps around the pit, seemed to havo
definitely settled upon plan of action
When making the next circuit the war like
paw stuck out as before. In second he
grasped itand dragged its owner through the
narrow opening into the pit. Those whos saw
the fights that it was terrific while it lasted
Tho contestants were unevenly matched,
but, nevertheless, the little brown bear stood
up to the work with admirable pluck. Up
and down the pit they went in the deadly
struggle, the little fellow scoring the first
point by bringing blood from the polar's
head, for which he received rap that made
his teeth rattle, and knocked him about ten
feet. They came together again like a fash,
and quicker than thought the polar rose on
its hind legs with his enemy in his embrace.
AS the pressure was applied, the bones could
be heard to crack. Presently the hug re-
laxed, and dying bear dropped to the pave
ment. The polar now for the first time
seemed to be fully cnraged, and with great
leaps jumped up and down on the PROSTATE
foe, uttering deep, hoarse growls that called
forth an answering chorus from all the AMI
mails surrounding. He at last held the car
cass down with one paw and commence d
rcnding the bear with bis teeth. The keep
er, who had opened the doors, making pas
sage-way through to the polars' quarters,
now went to work with long, pointed rod :.
and succeeded in driving the polars back
to their quarters, when he Immediately let
down the doors. The victorious animal
thirsted for more gore, and in his efforts to
crafty the desire exhibited almost human
intelligence. Placing one paw against the
iron door, he would push on it as if raising
window. Twice it yielded partly, and,
holding it in position, he would lower his
head sideways and look through the opening;
but when he attempted to get under it q
relaxed hold would return the door to its
place. On the last trial he raised it, and
with the assistance of the other paw gavc
it another lift, and was halfway through
into the adjoining pit before the keeper
could drive him back. Tho door was then
securely fastened to prevent repetition of
the proceeding. For the next halfhour
the polar continued trying to get through
and at last gave it up as bad job.-Cfn,
Commercial.
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The UNPAID MARsHALs.-New York,
May 5.-The United States marshal having
notified Judge Shipman, who is now holding
the United States District Court In this dis
trict, that he had no money with which to
pay jurors and officers Of the court, the
judge discharged all the jurors except those
engaged in the kid glove reapportionment
case, remarking that no causes could be
tried until Congress makes tho requisite ap-
preparation to carry on the court. Consid.
cradle Dissatisfaction was expressed by the
suitors ut this state Of affairs.
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The WIaHrMANs.-The WIaurMANs

The WIaHTMANs.-The WIaHTMANs.
have mean record in contemporary Metho.
dist history. Starting with the Bishop, he
has brother, DIR. Jas. w. Wightman. in
the West Virginia Conference; q cousin,
DR.. j. r. Wightnsan, in the South Carolina
Conference nephew, Rep r. II. Wight
man, in Kentucky Conference son-in-
law, Reu Mr. Ho,oel, local preacher in
Texas; nice, the wife Of Rev. DR.. GriDitts,
Of the South Georgia Conference another
neiee, the wife Of Rev. O. r. Reid, one of
our missionaries TO China. REV. III. A. G.
WALKER, who is brother-in- law Of tho
Bishop, has two sons in the ministry, Reu.
O.. ". Walker, Of the Missouri Conference
and Reu. A. O. Walkcr, Of the South Car.
olina Conference. We call Ms good shoW.
ing.
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A Yankee poet thus breaks forth |:

"Oh the snore, the beautiful snore---
Filling the chamber from ceiling to floor
Over the coverlet. under the sheet; r
From her wee dimpled chin to her pretty feet |!
Now rising aloft like . bee In June
Now sunk to the wall Of a cracking bssscon
Now futs-iike, subsiding. then rising again,
Is the beautiful snors Of Elizabeth Jane IL
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Johnny wanted tc 60 to the circus, and
his father said: johnny, I'd rather you'd
90 to school and study, and maybe you'll
be president, some day." Said Johnny
Father, there's about one million boys in
the United States, isn't there 2" "Yes."
"And every one Of them stands chance Of
being President 7" Eyes" "Well, dad
I'll soil out my chance for circus ticket D
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FArAL EypEcrs OF Foul AIR. Charleston, 8.
G., April 70. -Four colored laborers were sutfo-
Gated here this morning BY foul air in q public
we'll which they were cleaning. Three were
dsad when taken out. The fourth may recover.
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MANUREs.-Thousands of dollars arc lost
to the farmers annually by the injudicious
application of fertilizers. I wish to bo
practical on this subject, and will point out
some of the causes which prevent the farmer
from receiving the full benefit of manures.
Shallow and imperfect plowng in breaking
the land. No manure will pay we'll, uuless
the soil be deeply and thoroughly broken
Every farmer should know that manure
nurtures the crop only when in a soluble
condition, and that we'll broken soil will
retain moisture and facilitate the rise and
fall OF it. Another cause of loss to the
farmer, Is grass and weeds. Commercial fer.
tilizers arelvery soluble, and weeds and grass
are very hearty feeders and will steal most
OF the fertilizer, if allowed to remain apy
time in the crop. A farmer who applies
manure judiciously must understand tho
constituents of plant food in the substance
he uses as manurcs also the nature of the
crop or plant which he cultivates. To illus.
trate, and also to answer question often
asked, why is cotton seed not q good fer.
tilizer for cow.peas p Cotton seed contains
very little, if any, lime and potash, which
Is the dominant element Of plant food for
the common cow.peas. Any soil deficient
in lime and potash will fail to produce COW.
peas. Commercial fertilizers seldom if ever
pay, when used on their worn sandy land.
Why! Because it is destitute of humuses,
but when humus abounds, it paws better
than on any other class of land. [ consider
sandy land, with clay subsoil, the best in
the world for the use of fertilizers. Farmers
give very little thought to the plant food
contained IN the material they use as man
ure. Fit looks dark and smells offensive.
that is sufficient. Ammonia is sufficient bv
itself, which is q great mistake. admit
that ammonia is the most important plant
food for making the stalk or weed, but You
must have phosphate of lime, potash, for
making the grain or seed l refer the
farmer to the experiments Of the French
chemist NJ. Vile, which l consider yery
satisfactory. To use commercial fertilizers
on worn sandy land, is to lose your money.
You must restore organic matter to your
soil If you would have them pay. Woods
earth, consisting of straw, leaves, and rotten
wood, will furnish humus, which is absolutely
necessary to produce profitable crops. Wo
all know that fertilizers of the present day
pay we'll on fresh lands. Ny mode of ini.
proving poor laud is by hauling straw and
leaves, and scattering broadcast and give
that dressing of DR.. Ravenels ash element.
sowing peas broadcast in the month of July,
VIII it pay to use fertilixcrs on oats? I
will answer this question in may next
CRITIC, an OrdngeJuY Times.
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Anderson @. III. is the model town Of
the State. There is not an habitual tippler
among the young men in the town and only
four people died there last year.
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The GIRL PUZZLE is the latest. It coz.
sists in putting an average girl in front Of
tho ribbon counter of dry goods store,
aud having her find tho particular shade
she is after. Since dry goods stores were
invented innumorahlc women have purchased
countless ribbons, but that one of them ever
admitted getting Just what she was after ia
not recorded.
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GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
II EEPS Dress Shirts and Collars, the cheap
IN est and best In the market. Keeps Shirts,
laandried, 81. Very superior Under-shirts,
Drawers, Socks, Iandkerchiefs. Scarfs. &C.. sc.
RICE & McLURE.
Oct 10 IL "
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A DANGEROUS PowER.-Kellogg is an apple
of discord among the Democratic senator's in
Washington. Some are in favor Of kicking him
out summarily, while others, among whom ore
Bayard, Hampton and Gordon, hold that he
should be LEFT undisturbed. He was seated on
prima Jacie title, and afterwards the Senate
seated him on the merits Of the case. Although
he was not elected senator any more than Hayes
was chosen President, still the Electoral com.
mission cured all defects In the latters title, aud
by the same train Of reasoning the vote Of the
Senate made Kellogg senator, Just as Butler was
seated. At the time at which this contest was
progressing and parties were claiming that II
Corbin was admitted the Democrats would kick
him out, the NeUs and Herald raised the point
that vote on the merits might be conclusive
To hold that the Senate has the right to vote on
any members seat as often az IL pleases, is to
give the majority dangerous power. Although
kellogg Is deeply dyed villain, and though his
hrst title to the seat IL utterly worthless, II is
much better to allow him to remain few years
longer than to set up any such dangerous prece-
dent as Is proposed by ousting him now on q
majority vote. He should be expelled but this
requires two-thirds vote. which cannot be Sc.
cured. 1t Is hard on Louisiana. we admit. but
the matter cannot be helped Winas1oro Ns~s.
A LION CREATES THEATRICAL Elk.
cITEMENr.-One Of the features of tho
play at the New National Theatre, in Phil.
adelphia, is the appearance of che lion Nero
on the stage, where he is held by three
chains that are invisible to the audience
After appearing 10 his part on Monday aE.
ternoon he was replaced in his cage, but he
was aroused into sudden fury by large dog
venturing near his cage. He bounded
against the bars and snapped one 10 two
second was broken the next minute, but his
keeper wound chain about bis neck and
prevented his escaping from the cage. At
the snapping of the first bar the performers
on the stage we're thrown into confasion.--
Thny rushed into the streets in their stage
costumes; others rushed to the windows and
called for holp, while some ran into the body
OF the theatre, causing general alarm
therel Order was soon restored, but the
fright was intense for short time.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The NihiIists at Work.
POLICE BLOWN UP AND HOUSES BURNED IN
ST. PETERSBURG.

POLICE BLOWN UP AND HOUSES BURNED IN
ST. PETERSBURG.
NEW YORK, March S.-A morning paper
publishes the following a. London special:
A st. Petersburg correspondent says: The
arbitrariness OF despotism has greatly in
creased since the Wintei-Palace explosion.
1t is asserted that 5000 people have been
arrested, and 1900 are in the fortress Of
PetrOpauloyski. The authorities here, hav-
lug learned that suspicious individuals lived
at No. 4 BeZbarOdks prospect, ordered twen-
ty policemen, under five officers, TO pro-
coed tbither. a woman-a clerks widow
was the only person found, and nothing
suspicious was discovered about the place.
Five policemen who were left on guard no.
tced three men hastily leaving she'd there.
and rushed in. At the same moment ter
rible explosion occurred, blowing up the
policemen and the shed. The house was
badly shattered by the explosion. An in
vestigation resulted in the discovery that
The shed had contained dynamite. Hardly
had this explosion become known when q
great fire occurred in the street called Boil
shaha. Three police buildings and private
house were burned down. Several police
men persisted in the endeavor TO save papers
from the fire in the polce-siation.
Twenfy-Four Men Killed by an EN-
piOsiOn.
PANAMA, February 2S.-On the 9th OF
January tremendous explosion took place
in the artillery barracks at Santiago, Chill,
killing twenty-fonr men. A part OF the
building was used for the manufaci uring OF
shells, cartridges, and other ammunition.
and it is reported that some wOrkmen had
careleSsly dropped loaded shell, which
exploding produced the catastrophe.
A Roya, BetrOthaI.
LONDON, March S.-The news from Vi
emma OF the betrothaI OF The Archduke Ru-
dolph, Prince Imperial OF Austria, to the
Princess Stephanie CIotblde of Belgium, is
official. Baron Won Haymerle, the Austro-
Hungarian Minister OF Foreign Affairs,
made the announcement at a diplomatic
dinner yesterday.
Japan.
EXTENSIVE CONFEDERATION AT The CAPITAL.
YOKOHAMA, February Is, Uia SAg FRAN
CISCO, March S.-Another fire has taken
place in the capital, by which $500 houses
were destroyed.
Death Of an Editor.
LONDON. March s.-Julius Beer, proprie-
tor OF the London Sunday Observer, is dead.
Various European Items.
LONDON, March S.-Twenty-three deaths
have resulted from the boiler explosion at
Glasgow on Friday last.
a Paris dispatch says: II Is announced
that Prince Orloff intends to quit Paris on
prolonged leave OF absence. It is believed
to be in consequence of the Hartmann affair,
as Orlof confidently expected to obtain his
eXiradition.
Another Paris dispatch says: The ware
houses OF the Messageries Naiionales Great
Carrying Company have been destroyed by
fire. Merchandise valued at two million
francs was destroyed. Six thousand square
yards is covered with Debris. Fully Insured.
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alifOrDia.

THE RECENT MOVEMENTS IN MILITARY CIRCLES.
SAN Francisco, March S.-The Cal pub
fishes The result OF the inquiries regarding
the recent IN yements in military circles,
from wi ich it appears that all The arms Of
the second Regiment National Guard had
been removed to the Old City Hall or Central
D0lice-statiOn, and o guard OF a lieutenant
and ten men Of f Company kent over them.
Il and & companies Of the First regiment
are concentrated at the armory of the latter,
and the arms OF G Company Second regi
ment) placed in their charge. An officer
and guard mounted nightly at the armory
Of the Third regiment, which are allowed
10 retain It's arms. The armOry of the
First regiment is closely guarded, and no
one is allowed to enter. The arms OF
three cavalry companies were remOved-tO
what locality is not known. Camp regiila-
tons have been established, and "grand
rounds" visit various posts nightly. Gen
eral Mcdowell was teegraphed yesterday
from Washington to bring the available
troops in his division to san Francisco, and
companies, amounting in all to 500 men,
are already en- route, with more to follow
probably 1000 altogether.
IL is impossible to find out by whose or
ders these movements OF the National
give any Information, but il is conjectured
that their movements are under the direc-
ton OF General Mcdowell, and are due TO
representations made to the Washington
authorities by Colonel Bee, yice-consul for
China. regarding the supposed danger in
which the Chinese stand. II is understood
that the present precautions will be main
tanned until such time as settlement OF tue
existing agitation is arrived at, and at least
until the question OF the constitutiOnality
Of the law forbidding corporations TO en-
plOy Chinese has been decided by the
Upiied States courts and the question Of
the condemnation Of Chinatown settled.
The Second regiment is disposed to view
the removal of their arms with indigna-
ton, and many OF the members assert that
it is an insult TO regiment whose loyalty
to the State and cause of law and order is
unreasonable. The reason assigned by
the officers for the act is that the arms Of
the regiment, being scattered around at
number OF company armOries, are liable 10
seizure in the event of an unexpected move
ment by The disorderly classes, and their re-
moval to the old City Hall is merely precau-
tionary. and not intended as any reflection
upon the character of the regiment. The
morkingmen are considerably excited over
these movements, and many OF them assert
that the authorities are trying to force
quarrel on them. Others say that this
movement Is designed to bluff the Board OF
Health in the matter OF the condemnation
OF Chinatown, while still others hold that
the whole thing is due to the unfounded
fears OF the authorities.
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ssrs.xa rrus,s ara csss,.
tassdy: 13ai4c. - N.
ssmoBs. Nex.pz. 47.50 y nv
0rapoes: Boxes. t3.75dtt n box: cases, a.

Gasdy: l3ssi4c. - N.
IsmoRs. ne~.pz. 1850 y nv
Oranges: Boxes.ts.75es4t y box; cases, $780,
0rseerass. re
Bacon: Shoulders. &C.: cess rs-eides. sc.
lifted, ssc.: yirs,n,s shoulders. sa0xc.; VIZ
,Sioe.: small. iosi ic. axsr-cSreo. I0Sai9c.
bree hoops. el.75@f2.
Breon.s: Two strings, 1923: 'hree strings
Coffee: Rlo-ccmison. 1sel4c.; fair. 'JSA
&C.; good 70 Urine, l7alsc.; LssuaJra, 1879
Candles: Aaanannne candles. I2,felsc. Y sen
i5aal6fc. v ~: hsf-boxes. ISc.: tsllow. lac.
chesss Prime cutting. l5@lSxe.; nortnera
iIsl2r.: english dairy Isaxuc.: Isneappie. 25S
Rice: Carolina. 7tasc.: Rangoen. sc.
Worth Carolina gross. si@s4.sa; Norm s1 Gao.
ina roe. IN hslf-,arrsls. t3a-.3.h0. Mscksre',
NO. Sset. By sls SS Il IN x sssIe $50
No. .. In kin. sIS7A; NO. $3.50.
Lard Prime. t~rreis ana rerces, &C.: ID half.
nosassss. common syrup-Hceshea.is. 20
usrces. "a: barrels, 25c.: genuine xo'sen NJ
sba46c. . gallon; New Orleans. prime. +oasae.
SAT-: Liverpool. from store, sl.5O. Ground
Sugar: Crushed. 10k;.; powdered. lotc: srss.
s sss ~ 9s a. A. eEa ssc O. Sh
Sosp: Common, 6H7c.. Dest washing. 7i.f5Ss
toilet lo@2oc.: and fancy prices: country, 4N,9e.
IenS. biack. 5Dc.dbt l.-tne 1Si . pfiuft arIl0'e
imperial, sl.lO@tl.oe; gunpowder, el.460l.7s
FOR strictly choice.
Hides. Leather. &C.
Rides: Green. t.: drv sslted. 49,: dry
t'nt. ii&l5c; We, saited. sS9c.: wct ssitea To-
Leothsr: Sole leather oak. 40a42 >: sole les,seg
henllock. 2oG2S.; country npper. 30 o6Oc.; c.cy
country. s6sse: c,iv s snish. ssS4oc ~: csI
30@38c.
Iron: American renned. Old Domlsion. a.,
2 ~; English and American sheet. Sc 6I,.
swefies. hammered. s&So,l,: hoop skse.
Sd sss V,d Uoa,1.; se.y9 30. ~ zoo neg los
sioryn- Castings: Wholesale, A.: retail Sxc.
RoDe. Manila. best. Halle: iute s0sc.
Bags: silxed cotton. 2lc. wldta, 3x:.; wooGsa.
Liquors. Wines. &c.
Az Scotch, best brands, pints s2@s2.2s .
Braadiss: Domestic. s1.2sas2: fruit. tlIoa
$40; apple. new. sl.75@s2; old, s2.258s;.
Virginia peach. &2@t2.5O.
RSs WtisSevs: Medium, u .so@s2: pure old. -
Gss4 Virginia E6 Ia, mountain, new s2@s2.oo' I'D
On: Domestic. 81 .25@s2: imported, es p csss
Neio England Ram: e1.50GtI.60
Rectlsed WhtSkevS: Market quiet.
Lunbe saves, &c.
Lumber. White oak.s s@sl5 2 ZOO: wese:-a
*l4GS42.50 y LOCO: yellow pine boards. g7.5css
$I1: lois, &9MSl according 70 lengths. Shins,ss
Pine. fl.75GS2.J0; cypress six-incb. f6l-te
y LOCO. Laths--spht, 81; sawed, sl.7o@sl.so
p 1000.
HaUss Whiskey- barrel timbergrecn. 81 S@f2SS
1000; seasoned. s20Gs25 p 1000. Flour-osr:g
timber. f2G35 2 1000. Fiour-bsSrel poles, -
hogsh,ad-hoops. zoe. n bundle.
Powder Shot. &c.
Euse. Toys mining, 35c@sl.25 y Zoe 70
Potedsr: 1913 by the FIVE kess-les thar ir'
Kegs, pf. 20 -: blasting, ~ ZJ(Ir3.DO.
SaOt: Northern, 81 IS q nav of rs H.,
Qrfni8l0nes: lAtG2<c. = 10.
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rcar from him. lie would Ls an unworthy
| representative OF intelligent people II he
u,o not dare 10 vote on ais own conviction
oi right, aud he believed that Justice de.
"ianued Porter's reinstatement.
:. AFTER some remarks by Mr.. Logan, re-.
.,etating his views on the evidence, Mr..
McDonald took the floor, but gave way for
an executive session, after which tho Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ihe Speaker announced that the new
rules would be In operation to-day, and in
accordance with those rules proceeded 10
cs'i states Tor bills, ETC., beginning with the
STATE OF Alabama. The first bill introduced
was one by Mr. Sanford, OF Alabama, to re-
| auce the tariff on certain articles, which he
desired 10 have referred to the Committee
on Revision OF Laws.
The Speaker ruled that under the new
rules the bill should be referred 10 the
ways and Means Committee.
MI. Morrison, OF Illinois, moved its refer
ehce TO TO the Committee OF the Whole.
After debate, in which Messrs. r. Wood
snd Robson held that il was the Speakers
duty 10 indicate the reference OF The bill.
which reference could only be changed bv
suspension OF the rules, aud Messrs. Cox
OF New York, Haskell OF Kansas, and Nor.
rlson that The majority OF The House lad
the right 10 send bill to any committee il
chose. vote was taken and the bill sent to
the Committee OF Ways and Means-ayes,
144; noes, SO.
Mr.. Sanford also introduced bill abol-
ishlDg The tariff on printing type and blank
paper, or material used in their manuias.
ture. Referred to the same committee.
The following bills were also introduced
ard referred:
By Mr.. Nichols, Of Georgia: Abolshng
the duty on paper, and reducing the duty
on uDsized Taper 10 8 Der cent. I'D uoiOrem.
by Mr.. Specr, OF Georgia: Forbiddng
military dress-parades on Sunday.
BY Mr.. Gillette. Of Iowa: Appropriating
$4,000 for the encouragement OF the manu-
facture OF sugar from cornstalks and sor-
ghum.
by Mr. King, Of Louisiana Abolishlne
the tariff on materials used in making paper
aud printiDg-inks, and on paper for books
and newspapers.
BY Mr.. Hatch, OF Missouri: Abolshng
the tariff on salt.
Mr.. King, Of Louisiana, chairman OF the
Inter-Oceanic Canal Committee, offered by
unanimous instruction OF that committee
resolutions r,affirmng the Monroe doctrine
and declaring that any canal constructed
must be subject to the laws OF this Govern
mcnt, and authorizing the abrogatIon OF
any treaties inconsistent herewith. Or
dered to be printed. [rbe resolutions were
telegrapbed in full Saturday night They
will be called up hereafter.
The COMMITTEE on Elections reported
Slemons entitled TO the seat from the Second
Arkansas district. Mr.. Weaver submitted
a minority report declaring the seat vacant.
Both reports were land on the table.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent transmitting the correspondence rela-
tive TO the inter-oceanic canal, and declaring
the right and duty OF the United States to
exercise such authority over any such canal
as will project our national interests. Or
dered TO be printed and referred to the In
ter Oceanic Canal Committee.
Adjourned.