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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
Early Nominations.

|, seems to us that those who favor the nomi-
nation Of the democratic State ticket in June
overlook the fact that it may not be in the power
OF the democratic party to delay the active work
OF the campaign to suit its convenience. Should
the Republican party, composed almost entirely
of the colorcd labor Of the State see fit to put
ticket in the field Immediately after the demo.
cratic nominations arc made in June and omen
the campaign, by holding their meetings day
and night-public barbccucs, SC, can we keep
silent and inactive? and will not their action dc.
moralizc the labor upon our farms just at time
when that labor is most needed in the field?
Nothing would please the leaders of the Rad
ical arty better than to have the campaign to
themselves during the Summer months, without
fear Of being interrupted by the democrats. 1t
is Just what they want, for we all know they
will not meet our democratic speakers openly:
and it is the practice, as it is the interest of that
party, not to oliow its members 10 attend demo
O;ratc meetings.
We may agree not To open the campaign until
a certain time, but if we show our opponents
what we are going to do and The men we intend
fighting them with, three months before we are
ready to fight, how can we prevent them from
opening the campaign and compelling rs to 60
into ii before that time, in self defence? If we
had the entire control of the matter there would
be no objection to an early nomination. but we
have not, and to us il seems like rlaying into
the hands of the radical party 10 give them the
whole Summer in which to secretly drill their
forces and fully organize their ranks, so that
when we open our campaign we shall find them
firmly consolidated AGAINST III, pledged by what
they believe !" hc solemn OATH, to support any
ticket but that # the -.rlgItgu. democracy
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

oNE NnLioN SuAn roR SourH C,RoLIXA.-
Columbia, May 22.--Col. 4. u. Butler received
a telegram this morning from the commissioner
OF fish and fisheries Of the United States, in
forming him that one million young shal had
been shipped - South Car"linr. The fish ill
u" released III the waters of the Great and Little
c-Dcc, North and South Elsto. Watcrcc, ca.
lIw bL 1'Ri"Oa I Great >lhch.jchic Rivers
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
Rev. w. Martin.

Kew. w. Martin.
We are requested to state that that pure and
venerable christian, Rev. VIM. Martin, of CO.
lumbia, will preach in the Methodist Church of
this town next Sunday.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
Our County Chairman.


Notwithstanding the Convention forgot tc
specially acknowledge the faithful and efficient
services of the Chairman of the Executive Com
mittec of the democratic party of. this County
during the past two years, the high compliment
paid him by a unanimous reelection to that ar.
duous and responsible position, was more fore
IDLE expression of their appreciation of his
sagacious and untring labors for the success of
the party than any laudatory words in rcsolu
tion could convey.
Mr. Munro has filed the laborious and trying
position of County Chairman with great ability
AMI disintcrestcd devotion. To him more
than to any other man in the County, we believe
the people are indebted for the harmony and
enthusiasm which pervaded the ranks of the
democratic party and secured us the glorious
victory in 1873 In his reelection the members
Of the Convention displayed great sagacity, for
we doubt much if there Is another man in the
county who could fill the position with rs much
satisfaction to tho people md ensure greater
success to the democratic party.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

PuMiISG Ur WnsKEY.-Twenry yeis ago,
the steamer Arabian sank in the Missouri River
with 600 barrels of whisky on board The cur
rentsof the river wcnt on changing and now
the place where the steamer sank is dry land
and the forgotten wreck is buried forty feet
deep IN the sand. The other day the man who
owns the place put Il, wn pump, and the first
liquid lie found was whisky III one of the 600
buricl barrels. For awhile after he had tasted
the vein his pipe had struck, land in the vicin-
ity was held at 4T5,O0O acre but bye-and-
bye some one remembered about The old wreck
and the price fell. Atrustworthy and constant
vein of twenty years-old whisky on any Mis-
souri, farm has tendency TO increase the de-
mand for il rapidly.
Mr. Robert Lamb has opened up at CARROTS
Spring. lie and MIR. Garrett have boats on the
pond, and will furnish ice cream and lemonade
We regret, however, TO hcar-and we hope the
rumor is ialse-that they arc keeping open on
Sunday, and that lager beer can he obtained
there on that day. That j., wrong, aud we trust
that they will keep closed up our Of respect 10
the Gay.-!PQrtan.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
Crops in the State.

OcoNEE.-Thc crops over this County have
been put in fine condition. the dry weather en-
abling the farmers to get their ground clear OF
grass and in n thorough state Of tilage. We
hear from al! parts Of the County that wheat has
been greatly injured by rust. In some cases it
Will not be worth harvesting, while in others as
much rs half n crop is expected. Oats in some
parts of the County have taken the rust Be-
ginning so early, if it spreads, tho entire crop
may be lost Corn is scarce and is selling on
Tugaloo at one dollar per bushol. Western corn
Is worth eighty to ninety cents cash. Courirr
kERsIAw.-All our farmers and gardeners
arc wishing for rain. None has fullcn in this
vicinity i'll throo weeks, and tnc cal lth has be-
come very dry, rho ground is baked so hard in
many places hy The hot sun that the yunng cot
ton cannot force its way through the crust over
1t, but wi,hors and dies, thus nccessiiaiing its
being rcphntod. Corn is likewise suffering for
rain The gardens arc parching up, and are
looking rather badly. 49, G"mdcn Jogrnal
lioRSE rnIEvES AH"ur--rho Columbia R,yjy-
Ter informs ns that on Friday night last some
one stole from the stable Of DR.. d. H. Millcy in
that city, dark bay horse with tho loft hind
foot whito TO the ankle. If such horse comes
this way, it will he will to stop him
DuEL STOPPED ny LAw.-Camden, Nav %
~ duel between Col. Cash Of Chcstorfcld and
Capt. DcPass, Of camdon was stopped to-day
by process "f law. Capt. bcl'nss was arrested
anu TIA" officers arc seeking for Col. Cash Col
Cash was tho challcngcr,-NswS anil Courier.
G. {. Fuhcr, whilom cliior Of the Ey,,jy1
Hr"" a Radical daily Of Columbia, and after.
wards Receiver oE the Eank Of the State has
En'lc" w TO the May crafty # rukin C,,cralo
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
Iru Unange Came.

AS we expected, when we smoke of tbc hot
and dry weather last week, on Saturday an j
SUNDAY we had quite change, and the Ga, dens
are looking prosperous. The rains fell quite
moderately hcrcabout, but in some parts of the
county the wind and rain was severe, blowing
down wheat and oats. overfowing creek bottoms
and preventing plowing
All our farmers agree that the crops are very
backward. Some have not finished planting and
the late rain has delayed the work still more.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
Davidson College.

UaVIus0n CoIIege
We thank our young friends, Emslie Nichol-
son, L, G. Young, G. G. Whitcsidc and F. G. Shell,
for an invitation to attend the annual exercises
of the Eumcncan and Philanthropic Societies of
Davidson College. on the 10th of next month. -
No doubt it will be very interesting occasion,
but we can't see, now, any prospect Of our be.
ing able to enjoy it. If we are not with you
th"n v"nn" gentlemen. we shall look nnvio"olv
for your return home for vacation.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
GENERAL GORpONs REILLY.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 10. 1SS0.-Govcrnor
a. ii. Colquitt: In response to your hattcring
request that withdraw my resignation, l beg
TO sny that, though anxious to oblgc, | feel con
strained to decline. JomN Is. GORDON.
SENATOR GORDONS sue ESSOR.
NASHVILLE TENN, May, 10, 1Ss0.-Ex- Gov
rrnor Joseph Il. Brown, Of Georgia, who is here,
received n dispatch tonight announcing his ap-
pointmcnt to the United States Senate from
Georgia. vice Senator Gordon, resigned. Mr..
Brown accepts.
GEORGIANS 0ppOSEn n.."" a. -
APPOINTMENT.
."ft AIre,r M vuttmuds this afternoon
resolutions were passed rcgrctting the resigna-
tion OF Senator Gordon, and stating that the nc
tion of Gov. Colquitt in appointing J. +. Brown
us senator OF Georgia is deserving of ccnsurc
SO strong tn: words cannot express it; that
Brown is not representative of Georgia ncr of
the Democratic party, and the shameful and dis
graceful manner in which he has hecn foisted
upon the people is condemned. Brown, the res
oiutlons say, is man who betrayed the State in
her hour OF need, and committed acts and insti-
gated measures which, had they prevailed, would
have lncarccraied many of her best citizens.
placed them under the galows and brought in
power party inimical to the best interests of
The State and to good and respectable people.
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PREss EXCURSION Tt CINCINNATG-M n meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the State
ircss ASSOCIATION, held ut Grcenville in March
Cincinnati, on the occasion of the National Dem
cratic Convention in that city was decided on.
and committee appointed to confer with the
different Railroad authorities with that view-
The following letter from Maj. w. j. Houston,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Atlanta
and Charlotte Airline Railway, will explain
itself:
ATLANTA CHARLOTTE AIRLINE RAILWAY,
Passenger Department,
ATLANTA, GA, May II, 1880.
T. b. Crcrs, President Press Association, Lau-
rcns, S. G.
DEAR SIR 1T gives me pleasure to state
that the following telegram has Just come to
hand, which fully explains ITSELF
CiNcISNATI, o., May II.
d. Il. Brown, President ". & 4. II. t.: g. j.
Foreacre, GenI Man. Il. j. G. Il. IL. Railvay ::
Yes sir, we will with pleasure carry free the
Press Association Of South Carolina to Cincin-
natl and return. W. II. CLEMENT, Pres't.
add with pleasure that our General Mana
ger has Issued instructions to carry out fully the
desires Of your Association in this matter, and
yoh will confer upon him n favor by making
known your wishes Immediately, that we NAV
arrange the preliminares necessary for sue.
cessful and pleasant excursion to Cincinnati.
Yours truly, VI. HOUSTON,
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Ag't.
This is certainly doing the courteous and
clever in handsome style, rs the Airline gentle
men always do whatever they take hold Of
While the Committee appointed to arrange for
the contemplated Excursion to Cincinnati fully
appreciate the courtesy of the other authorities
in rendering the use of their Roads, lhey feel
especially indebted to those of the Airline for
KIND and timely assistance in perfecing the Or
rangemcnts. -LarensriUe HraH
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DEATm OF VENEEELr CITIZEN Andrew
Crawford, Esq, an old and respected citizen Of
tolumbia. 1cd at IL clock last night Mr.
Crawford was Scvcniy-sx years Of ago and well
known TO almost every man. woman and child
in tho community. lie was for many years q
leading merchant Of the city. Throughout his
long life he exhibited the qualities which mark
the useful citizen, the consistent Christian and
the honorable gentlcman.--RtyiSte
As COTTON is KING in commerce. so the Livcr
Is KING III the human system. We cannot i've
IN any peace with this great organ dlscased.--
!" keep II III condition Ia perform it's functions.
u" Dr. Glider li'cr P.lis. They are .od 10y
u Druggist an'l courtr,I m"rchnr's.
AriIl - 2n
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Mr.. EDITOR Il have already disclaimed any
intention of q personal attack on Mr. Robinson,
and would further say that if any thing have
said in regard to the fence has created the i'm
preston that he had acted dishonorably in the
matter sincerely regret it, for did not believe
that he had, and do not believe it now.
In regard to the time of receiving the fence
he has satisfied me that the fence was received
after the day he measured the line. 1 accept
his explanation and relieve him Of all charge
about the time of reception and payment of the
fence.
AS to portion of the fence being brush,
can but say l have said to all parties, do
not know when or by whom the bush was put
there, l never saw that part of the fence until
after the freshct, when the fence which was
washed down had been rebuilt
TIMOTHY TUG MUGGINS.
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BURNED TO DEATH.-A horrible accident oc-
CURED at Lcvy's, near the Savannah and Charles =
ton Railroad. on Thursday last, by which three
coiored children were burned to death The.
chlldren were left in the house by their mot ,r ,
VINO went to an adjoining field to see her hms-
band. During her absence the house took fire
and three of the children perished in the flames
Mungcon Newton, n rciaIive OF tie family dis
covered the fire in time to save two of the chill.
drcn, but the roof of the dwelling fell in before
he could rescue the other three, and their bod
les were subsequently found, burned to a crisp.
-NeUs and Courier
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-25
From Warrington.

Michael Joyce and John C. Berry, two sol.
dier- at the UnItei States arsenal, were acct
dentally shot and killed while handling Cat
ling gun.
Acting Postmaster-General Hazan has
issued an order intended to exclude from the
mails al registered letters and letters Contain
ing postal money-or ters ad ire ssed TO several
firms alleged to be engaged in conducting
fraudulent lotteries at Louisville and CogiDg-
ton, KY, and New York city.
Secretary SchurZ, who has returned to
Washington from his tour through the Indian
country, visited on his trip seven OF the prin-
cipal Indian agencies and reservations in the
West and Northwest. He a so met and con-
versed with a number OF delegations from
different Indian tribes whose reservations
we're not on the line OF the route pursued by
the secretary.
Nothing has been received at the revenue
marine bureau OF the treasury department
concerning the revenue cutter Thomas Cor
win, which was sent to the Arctic reg ions TO
relieve the whalers supposed TO be ice-tound.
The officers, however, are OF opinion that the
vessel is safe, and will be heard from this tall.
the minister OF the United States at Picking
China, informs the state department tha- the
United States consul at Hong Kong has re-
ported to him that during the quarter ending
June so, 1880, emigfant numbering 5,002
lett Hong Kong tor the United States, OF whom
seven were females and forty tour boys.
The second assistant postmaster-general is
having prepared for distribution the adver-
tisemenis tor proposals tor carrying the mails
over star routes Tor tour years IRON July /.
1881. in New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, Mary lard, Virg MIA and West
Virginia, and the New EnglanI States. The
advertisements will be printed and ready tor
distrioution October 10. They will embrace
proposals for 5 AS routes in The States mem
toned below, and are distributed as follows:
Maine, $50 routes; New Hampshire, $50;
Vermont, l50; Massachusetts, l64; Rhodv
Island, %; Connecticut 10; New York, 662
New Jersey, ia; Delaware, IS; Penusyl-
vania, S74; Maryland, l64; Virginia, 45l !
West Virginia, 266.
DR.. Benlis, OF the national board Of health
at New Orleans, in telegram 10 the secretary
OF the board, says that the commission re-
Gently appointed to investigate the character OF
the disease now prevailing on the lower
Mississippi, which has been described as
yellow fever, reports at it is maarial fever.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-25

At the residence of Andrew Tiffany, near
GAINESVILLE, Mich, Henry Linaley, a hired
man in the employ of Mr.. Tiffany, who is
supposed TO have conceived passion for his
employers second daughter, Alice, aged
eighteen, shot her dead and then blew his
own brains out.
During q barroom fight at Midtown, XIV.
twentysix shots were fired and one man
was fatally and three Others more or less dan
gerously wounded.
A f1re which broke out In lumber ward at
Bay City, Mich, for time threatened the
destruction of the whole city, but was finally
suhdued with the destruction of about mil
hon and halffeet of lumber and pecuniary
loss of $40 600.
Mrs. Hazzard, of Monticello, H., has given
birth to five babies, all born alive.
Green Bay, Wis, has suffered heavily By
fire, sixty dwelling houses, thirty farms and
the Presbyterian church having been de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at Sl75 000
fire at Tel City, Ind, destroyed the
Cabnet-Makers' Union furniture factory and
lumber, together with number OF small
dwellings, occupied by workmen, causing an
estimated loss OF 100000.
There have been floods in the Neuces,
Sabrinal and Frio rivers of Texas, causing
great damage to iarm properly.
Silas M. Waite, the Ascending president OF
the First National bank Brattleboro. VI,
whose dsialcation amounted to $3.50 coo, has
been arrested st the house of his brotner-j,-
law, Truman Buck, at Omaha, Neb. At the
time OF tire arrest Mr.. Buck and his family
were away from home attending the State
fair. The house was surrounded, when Waite
ran into the cellar and tried to make his
escape through back door. When caught he
threatened to commit suicide, and precautions
were taken to prevent any such deed. He
was taken to jail.
Memphis, Tenn, has been celebrating her
continued good health and freedom from
yellow fever by large procession containing
representatives from every branch OF trade
and industry. Among the thou ands OF visi-
tors were the governors OF Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Arkansas.
Miss Sadie White, nineteen years of age,
daughter OF prominent citizen of Richmond,
Ky, and generally conceded TO be the belle OF
the blue grass region OF Kentucky, was
found deaf in bel with q penknife in her
hand and her throat cut from ear to ear. She
is SUI posed to have committed suicide while
in a temporary fit of insanity.
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Robinson Crusoe's Island.

Robinson Crusoe's Island is to-day a
little paradise. Lord planted there, on
one OF his voyages, apples, peaches,
grapes, plums, straw berries and several
kinds OF vegetables. The number of the
latter was increased by a Scotehman,
David Douglass, who landed on the
island in 1925. He was not a little
astonished to find hermit there, who
had been on the island FIVE years. On
the second day he was not little sur
prised to see man suddenly emerge
from clump of bushes and approach
him. He looked upon him as Crusoe's
successor, although he did not occupy
the historical cave, having built himself
hut of stones snd sods, roofing it with
the straw of wild oats. AS cooking
utensils, he possessed only a single iron
pot, the bottom of which, one uniortu-
nate day, had fallen out. The damage
he had, however, had the ingenuity to
repair with wooden bottom; but now
he was compelled to place his pot in
the ground and build q fire around it..
This mans name was William Clark,
and he came IRON London. He had a
few books, and among them there was
a copy of Robinson Crusoe's adventures
and of Cowper's poems. He called
Douglass attention especially to the
well-known poem beginning:
"Im monarch OF all survey,
My rights there's none to dispute" etc.
Nevertheless, he did not seem to be
happy. There was one wish, his great
est, he could not gratify-he could get
n roast beef! At present this island is
in possession of 3 colony of Germans.
Sixty or seventy of our countrymen,
under the leadership OF an engineer
named Robert " ehrhahn, settled there
in 1868. They describe the island as
being in the highest degree salubrious
and fruitful. On their arrival they
found large tlocks OF goats, about thirty
half-wild horses, and some sixty asses.
They brought with them cows, hogs
farming utensils, small boats, and fish
in G tack le.-Applet9n' Journal.
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Foreign n eCs.

Tne German government has ordered the
expulsion OF the French Jesuit3 who mig al ed
to Alsace-Lorraine.
The river Ouse in England has overflow ed
its banks, aud crops and other property near
Godmanchester havr been damaged.
The Ssiss national council have decided
to suomit to popular vote the question OF q
complete revision OF the cons dtution.
The cattle plague has appeared in the dis
tricts about Warsaw, Poland.
Inc legislature at Buenos Ayres, Souts
America, has been suppressed aud elected
from The council chamner at the point OF the
tayonet by order OF the national govern nent
OF tn Argentine r puoic. The senators and
deputies issued an appeal to the people, but
did not Oh ain any sympathy.
Charles 5. Read, the noted English agTieul-
turist, declares that Eogland can never CON-
pe,e wi America in heat, but that America
cannot grow barley nor rear pigs as vel as
England.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, lord chief b.ron of the
Eugish court OF the exchequer. is dead in his
eighty year. He was the last of the lord
chief b4rons. After existing 500 years the
title is now abolished.
The French cab net has been dissolved, and
Jules Ferry appointed by President Gcevy to
torn new one.
The steamer Aurora, from Oporto, England,
O0DQu LOT HSts a. sSd
Fifty persons were drowned
Heavy rains and floods have caused great
damage to the unhsryested crops IN portions
oil England.
new French cabinet has been formed with
Jules Ferry as prime minister; We dmiral
Dupre, minister OF marine, and NJ. CRrnot
miuister of public works. The other ministers
remain unchanged.
A dispatch from Ottawa, Ontario, says that
Major Walsh, OF the mounted police, has
secured Sitting Bull Tor three years for a
company OF Canadians who propose making a
tour OF the United States ard Canada with
him, beginning on the first OF January. He
will appear in a border lie drama.
BY a landslip at Naini Tai. India, eleven
British officers, Il teen soldiers and eleven
other persons were killed and Tour jured.
At tbs recent battle before Candahar the
Afghan loss must have been enormous, as it
took a party sent out for the purpose eight
days to bury the cead.
A steamer sale the other day from Liver
pool tor New Orleans, having on board $50
British farmers Tor Texas.
Turkish troops near Scutari are dying OF
lever at the rate OF 200 q day.
The SCI serpent has again been found, this
time off the coast OF British America. ds-
patch from Victoria says: A genuine sea
serpent, six feet il length, with an orthodox
name, head shane d like a panther's and a tail
whitfield down TO sharp point, was brought
in by Ind ans recently, they having caugnt
it in deep water in the straits oil Deharo. Its
appearance creates intense interest among
sayants, and old fishermen cannot place the
monster. The sea serpent has been photo
graphed, and the body will be preserved IN
spirits and sent to Ottawa for Classification.