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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-09
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AUCTION SALES.
BY Montgomery Il Co.

VALUABLE STOCK AT AUCTION.
FOUR PAIRS FINELY MATCHED HORSES.
stylish and well suited for family nae !: alsos
Horses we'll broken and good drivers and
saddles: being the balance q, shipment Of
OF bis departure for the East IN
SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. AT IL A. NJ. AT
= No. % Baronne strest where the stock may
la4 suInFISa Auctioneers
M ONTGOMERY & 90.
III AUGTIONEERS,
WIN sell Horses, Mules, Cows. Carriasae ard
Harness at auction at oAss
h0NTGOMERY's TATTERsALLs.
No. 10 Har0nne street.
o'clock. ~ y
oonsignments Of stock solicited. au,. sra
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II. Indicates rising; II. indicates falling; D.
indicates stationary.
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Reeds GIT Edge Tonic cures fever and agus
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MUNICIPAL.

Opinion of the City Attorneys on Con-
stitutiona1 Provisions.
In answer to the questions Of Administra-
tor Isaacson, addressed q few days ago to
Messrs. McCaleb and Blanc, the city's legal
advisors have given the following opinion:
OFFICE Cry ATTORNEY
Rooms 81 and "a City Hall.
New Orleans January T. 1880
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NO 7GG9-THE STATE, Ex REL BENNETT, vs..
THE JUDGE OF THE FIFTH DISTRICT
GlIfRT. DIsLEAAS.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

Crops IN ABBEvILLE.-Tbe stands Of
cotton in Abbevil!e County are better than
was ever known at this season of the year.
The oat crop is as coed as the land will
produce, and there is large area covered
with it. The wheat crop in some sections
will be very nearly failure. There are
are few fields of this crop in the County
which will yield satisfactory return. Lib
eral provisions have been made for corn
crop The farmers are acting sensibly in
abandoning, to great extent, the cultiva-
tion Of this crop on high. thirsty lands, but
have cleared and ditchGd thousands of acres
of bottom or wet lands for the cultivation
of this grain. The barley and rye crops Of
th, County are, as usual, so small! as to be
of little consequence. OF these crops We
have heard no reports. AS evidence Of
progress in producing the small grains We
would mention that several Of our planters
are buying improved machinery for cutting
tho crops-I'ress and Banner,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
NUMBER 21.

GLASS CIorH.-Glass Cloth Is being made In
Germany, AT Gaudsnfrei. the artist and glass
spinner, A. Prssgel, Of Vienna, has established
his glass bu'.nsss, offering carpets, cuffs. col
lars, wells, etc., Of glass. He not only spins
but also weaves glass before the eyes Of the poo
PIE. The otherwise brittle glass no changes into
p'iable threads, and uses them for making good,
warm clothing by introducing certain ingreii-
ents. which arc his secret, and thereby changing
the entire nature Of the glass. He makes white
curly glass muffs also ladies' hats Of glass with,
glass feathers, which are lighter than real feath.
erswool. made Of glass; IL is said, cannot be dis
hnguished from the genuine article. Glass 10 .
non'oonduotor, and tho time may not be distant
when 1t will cause revolution In dress materi-
ais. ..-.l-
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

Col. JAMES L. ORR.-A correspondent in this
issue Of the Iatellgenesr suggests Hon. James
L. Or, Of Anderson, for the nomination for Con.
gress by the Democracy Of the Third District.
The nomination is o good one. and the reasons
suggested for it are worthy Of favorable consid-
Grafton. IL addition, we may add that we think
the Ce unity Of Anderson is entitled to repre-
sentative in Congress. This was one Of tho
foremost counties in the redemption Of the State,
and we have received ne recognition in the way
Of promotion Of our citizens. We do not men
tion this by way Of complaint, but simply to
show how reasonable is the request for the Con-
gressional nominee to be selected from our midst
Mr.. Orr is fully competent for the position in
dicated, and il elected will make record alike
creditable to himself and his district.-An-
derson Inteliigencer,
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Prudent DENocRATs.-Republica ars free
to admit that the Democratic majority in Con-
gress has managed most discreetly in refusing
to be drawn into political debate. One Of them
said last night that the extra session came year
too soon. At that session the Democrats blum
dered, and went home condemned and humilia-
ted. The Republicans, flushed with victory, re-
enacted the role Of their Democratic brethren
and were anxious TO renew Q fight from which
they had plucked such honors. But they for
got that in the fight Of this session they had
changed place with the Democracy and them
selves became the aggressors and peace destroy
ers. That they have lost at every step there can
be no kind Of doubt. The same wisdom which
has characterized the management Of the De-
moorscy In Congress hos marked its proceedings
elsewhere.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

The FISH BUSINESS. Commissioner Butler,
fearful Of trusting green hands with the bust.
ness, has employed two experts from the fish
hatcheries at Hayre de Grace to bring to South
Carolina some of the young shad recently offered
to this State by Commissioner Ferguson. II is
gratifying to learn from the State Commissioners
of Agriculture that within the next year we
shall have at least two hatcheries in this State
one upon the banks Of the Peedee and anoth-
er upon tho Edisto. Four yourg men are to be
sent from this State to the general government
hatcheries to learn the process of propagating
fish. and after becoming proficient they will be
given employment ut these hatcheries.-Col.
Register.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

PERsoNAL.-Among the visitors in Charleston
during the past week was the venerable Rev P.
J. Shand, rector Of Trinity Church, Columbia,
8. c., who was in attendance upon the Diocesan
convention. 1t was pleasure to his numerous
friends in this his native city to see him here
still active in all church work at fourscore years
Of age. As mark Of respect the officers Of
the Washington Light Infantry called upon him,
by appointment, on Saturday evening, and ac-
companied him to the armory, where this "old.
est member" who joined in 1918, passed half
hour very pleasantly. DR.. Shand has returned
home with the good wishes Of all who know him
in Charleston.-Neps and Courier.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

THs AGRICULTURAL CoLLEaE.-A meeting Of
the Board Of Trustees of this institution was
held in the Governors Office, last evening, when
the following officers were elected:
Hon. William Porcher Miles, President and
Professor Of English Literature.
DR.. William Birney, Professor Of Chemistry.
DR.. Joseph LeConte Professor Of Geology.
Msior B. Sloan, Professor Of Mathematics.
Jesse Jones, Esq, Foreman Of the Mechanical
Department.
postponed until the next meeting, which will
be held in the early part Of August.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28
SWEET PoTATo VINEs.-Our experience

SWEET PoTATo VINEs-Our experience
is to cut sweet potato vines when they cover
the ground, leaving about twelve inches
near the root.-They are very hard to cure,
but with patience it may be done. But
the very best that can be done with them
is to feed green, when they make the very
best feed for horses, mules, COWS or hogs.
They are, thus fed, especially fine for milk
cows. After they have been frost. bitten, it
will not pay to save them. They may be
piled up on a fence or any 9th IT place,
where they will ventilate, and cure in from
a week to ten days, but generally with the
loss Of the leaves. But the best time to
feed them is when they are green. In this
state they ought by all means to be fed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

Resurreotionists In North Carolina are not
q lady recently deceased, had in accordance with
her request her gold watch and ring buried in
the coffin with her, opened her grave. While
they were in the act of taking off the ring she
opened her eyes and sat up. They ran away
but she called them back and persuaded them
to carry her home. When her husband saw her
at the door he thought it was her ghost and
tainted away. She is now In fair way Of re-
covery and will perhaps give the watch and ring
to the persons who SO opportunely called upon
her.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

A PETRIFIED BoDY-A remarkable in.
stance Of petri6cation of human body has
been discovered in the Philanthropic Cemete-
ry, on Passayunk avenue, near Cross street.
During the disinterment on Wednesday of
the remains of Police Officer VIM. Blan.
ford, who died June II, 1874, of paralysis,
and his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Blanford, who
died February 18th last, of lung disease,
for removal, it was found that the former
resisted the efforts of four persons to raise
it to the surface. After it was disinterred
under the supervision of son of the de-
ceased, the case containing the coffin was
examined. 1t was not in the slightest de-
gree decayed, but was as fresh.looking and
solid as on the day Of intermcnt, six years
ago. The coffin was equally we'll preserved,
and showed no evidence, whatever, of hav-
ing been below the surface, and the silver
plate and trimmings on it were untarniShed.
The lid Of the caskct was removed and the
remains of Mr.. Blanford found to be in an
almost perfect state. The clothing in which
the corpse had been buried was mouldy,
and the lining of the casket partially de-
stroyed, but the flesh had changed into
yellowish. white substance, having the ap-
and lost to view, the lips were partially gone
and the BAD was devoid Of hair, but 9TH
erwise the features and form were perfect,
even to the beard which the deceased wore
on the lower part of his face during life
The corpse weighed nearly FIVE hundred
pounds, or over three times as much as
when inferred. Mr.. Blanford was "a years
old at the time Of his death, and while his
remains were so wonderfully preserved, those
of his wife, buried three months ago, were
undergoing a natural process of decay
Both were reinterred in tho family lot in
Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The siDgularly
natural condition Of Mr.. Blanford's body 10
attributed to the dampness Of the earth in
which it had been resting, in the northwest
portion Of the cemetery, and similar cases
have been discovered there within the past
four years.--Phizadelphia Times.
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BfoopsHxD m ~NEwsEssT.-on 'sstnrday
night last Laura Ruff, colored. was stabbed and
killed by Minerva Foster, colored, in Newberry
County. The murderess was arrested. On tho
same night at q oolored wedding in the same
county Archie johnson fred his pistol among
tho crowd Of wedding guests, when some un-
known person present promptly shot johnson,
inficting painful wound in the thigh.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

LoNosrRsET NoMISArED.-The President TO-
day sent to the Senate the nomination Of Jas.
8. Longstreet, of Georgia, to be minister 10
Turkey; d. M. Key to be United States judge
"a. ihA aasiarn and middle districts nf TAnnA.-
POSTMASTER Rn.'. o~-----n- Tbo p-..;a.
sent to the Senate to-day the nomination Of
Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, to be post
master-generals
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

AHsxsr or THIEr.-A colored man, named
Aieck Williams, was arrested on the arrival Of
the Greenville train yesterday. through tele-
gram received by Chief Fiokling, for stealing
trunk, olothing, &c., from another oolored man
in Spartanburg. The goods were recovered.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

Mrs. Marion Hopkins, Of San Francisco, has
bought for $500 japanese by-plant, . sps-
cies OF lily growing four feet high, with .
blossom in which is the perfect fac simale Of the
cunningest little baby in the world. nude, with
its little arms and legs outstre:ched, and its
eyes distinctly marked.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28


GARY IN HIS OLD RoLE.-Gen. Gary In his late
.nAA"A :, hAfAra iha Edgeneld Convention rune tho
ohanges on Fusionists and Rings. This make,
fS2Hs tay ths ninety time he has expressed
Senate. They have become decidedly thread
bare, and Il Is to be fervently hoped that he will
favor the public with somo new ideas tho next
time he speaks.
Many that belonged to the class he oontsmp-
tuously styles Fusionists rendered a. faithful
service to the State ns he did during and eince
the stormy days Of TO. They have not SCUM
dcd their own deeds as psrsstently in the cars
Of their fellow. citizens, but tho fact Of their
faithful and valuable services to the State re-
mains, and the people are we'll aware OF It. II
Gen. Gary has any friends they ought TO advise
him to stop his abuse Of men as good and patri-
otio as he Is. II he had never begun his sense
less abuse Of Hampton he would stand eonsid-
sops sssa and ada ssas sS%s a ass
Of winning the prize upon which his eyes are 80
intently fixed. As It is he has thrown away his
| chances Of promotion by his extreme folly. Let
him take new departure, and he may in time
obtain the reward that follows . worthy course
Of action.-Roek Hill Herald.
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Tbs CoxszsyAIyva CLyRkss-J n sen,a snase
SsdrSs xtw Ss6sSl V6hvs {kS ds bzsamstt
clerks are now. think they are generally for
Grant, because they think he is coming back
into power, but they are cunning fellows, these
department officers. If you cay the thing looks
like Blaine, they say It certainly does. And IL
you say It is surely to be Grant, they say they
have thought SO from the first. II you are in .
good humor and say that Sherman's chances
will como MP after tho first ballot. they say that
Sherman would mako as good President as any
Of them. When you say that some dark hor,s
is likely to win, their faces drop and they ask
who Is the most likely dark house. II by any
unhappy chance you say that Democrat 10 prst-
" sure to como in, with what esgsrness they
question you for your reasons for thinking 90.
The ten thousand people in Washington working
tor the Government in one capacity or another
are conservative lot, believe me- Warrington
Letter.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

A WATER FAMINE IN Kingston,
JAM, May 12.-The country is suffering terri
bly, from prolonged drought. Water is sold
for six cents gallon, and cattle and live stock
are dying Of thirst. Accounts from various
interior points are very alarming. The dry
weather Is seriously affecting the young cane,
and fears are entertained for next years crop.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

RATooN COTToN.-Last Winter was so
mild that many of the cotton stalks were
not killed below the surface of the ground.
AS consequence, in many of the fields a
good deal of ratoon cotton has sprung up
this year. We have been shown several
specimens taken from the field of Mr.. G.
NJ. Mathis, and some Of then, have shoots
that are over six inches long, and are COW
cred with forms for flowers. Whether or
not these shoots from an old root will pro-
duce as much cotton as new plant, We
cannot say; but so far as the growth goes
now, it is decidedly in favor Of the ratoon.
- Camden Journal.
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Mr. Thomas thinks it is one of the most
touching things in life to hear Western
hog singing to its youngest, There's litter
in the miro, baby mine"
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DEFRRRKD NEWS ITEMS.

DEATH OF GovERSoR Foors.-Nashville, May
-Governor Foote, superintendent Of the
linked States mint at New Orleans, died at his
home, fys miles from Nashville, to-day.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

Cats have nine lives, and in order TO 1.-Two
every one Of them they have to stay up
nights.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

At two points small marginal canals ex-
ist, which were formerly used by pole boats
to cross the rapids.
The upper canal commences little below
the head of Lockhart's Shoals, SO miles
obJve Columbia, on the West bank of the
river. Its length is about l miles; total
fall, 4579 feet. 1t has one food-gate and
three double locks. The canal has not been
in use for many years, but
the lock, with the exception of the gates,
are still in good condition. The head of
the lower canal is about 23 miles above
Gervais street, Columbia. 1t was built in
1920, and extended to CRANKY, its whole
length being about miles. Only the up
per reach Of about 2 miles is still open for
pole boats. The lower DOR.
tions of the canal are filled up.
The land adjoining the Broad is rather
poor up as far as Alston from that place
higher up it gradually improves, and the
region from Lockhart's Shoals to Ninety
nine Islands, 944 miles above Columbia, is
fertile, yielding rich crops of cotton and
wheat.
That portion adjacent to the river in
North Carolina is billy and we'll wooded,
producing chiefly grain, tobacco and wool
Valuable mineral lands occur in some
sections on the upper part of the river
About 80 miles above Columbia there are
veins of gold bearing quartzose and talcose
slate, which have been worked in a crude
manner, and paid well until the water level
was reached. In the vicinity of Cherokee
Ford, 1O1 miles above Columbia, there are
large deposits Of hematite and magnetic
iron ore, with manganese baryte, graphite
and corundum. Several iron smelling
works were established here forty years ago
Near the head of navigation valuable mica
mine is located.
The river is undoubtedly in q poor con-
dition for navigation, in consequence of
which the railroads of the vicinity have a
much larger proportion of the carriage.
From information collected by Mr.. Car
son, it seems that. before the railroads were
built, 150,0 900 bales OF cotton were annually
received and sold in Columbia, Of which
$4,000 bales came by pole boats. Lately
the annual receipts have not exceeded 25,-
900 bales, of which 1900 came by pole
boats, about 5000 by country wagons and
the balance by railroad. The present re-
ceipts are, therefore, but II per cent es
greet as they were some thirty years ago
The river transportation of cotton amounts
to only bout z per cent. of what was in
former years.
The present annual cotton crop in the
Counties bordering on Broad River is said
to be 157 900 bales of $50 pounds, accord
ing to statements received from the best
informed citizens in that section Of country.
If this be true, then only small part of
the crop goes to Columbia.
An improvement of the river that would
secure uninterrupted and comparatively safe
passage to pole.boats of somewhat larger ca.
pacity than those now in use, and during
the whole busy season-extending from Oc.
tober to March--would doubtless be great
benefit to tho people in the vicinity Of the
river.
Transportation would be cbeapencd, and
business would, therefore, be attracted to
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-05-28

GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
II EEPS' Dress Shirts and Collars, the cheap
IN est and best in the market. Keeps Shirts,
laundried. ST.. Very superior Under r-shirts,
Drawers, Socks, IIandkerchiefs Scarfs, &C.. &C.
RICE s. McLURE.
Oct 10 Al If
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Improvement Of Broad River,

| Improvement OF broad River. .ft
We are indebted to Senator Butler---to
whom We return our many thanks for re-
peated favors of the kind--for q copy of
General Gilmore's report touching the i'm
provement of Broad River.
This report is predicated, Of course, upon
an extensive report of Major Carson, the
assistant engineer, who made q thorough
survey Of the river last winter.
We Gull the following items of interest
from the report:
The present head of navigation of Broad
River is in North Carolina, 141 miles by
river from Columbia. The craft used for
transporting freight on the river are fat
bottomed pole-boats that can carry from 80
to 40 bales of cotton when loaded to q
draught of 20 inches. $50
A yer low stage of the river prevailed,
which greatly fayded the exsnaipatiosl OF.
.Ah0ats,and other u6srfuct76fs.
The obstacles to navigation, even by small
craft like those above mentioned, are nu-
merous, and in some places extensive. They
consist of ledges of partially submerged
rock, isolated rocks and powders, shoals of
gravel, and the eddies and rapids produced
thereby.
These distractions render the navigable
channel very tortuous in many places, and
even dangerous to pass.
1t is estimated that about one. fourth of
the whole length of the river is more or
less obstructed by shoals of rocks, with an
average depth of only one foot over them at
low river.
During freshets the river rises to consid
erable heights above the common stage.
At Columbia it has been known to rise as
high ns 30 feet, and at points above as high
as 20 to ~ feet.
At the most important shoals and rapids |
lines of levels were run to obtain the rivers |
slope. The steepest of the water surface |
was found at Lockhart Shoals, 50 miles |
above Columbia, where it amounted to near.
ly "a feet per mile. Broad River receives
several tributaries on that part of it's course
that was examined. Some of them are
navigable for pole-boats for several miles
from their mouths, namely: Enoree River,
39t miles above Columbia, with 10 miles
navigation Tiger River, 443 miles above
Columbia, navigable for 80 miles Pacolet
River reported to be navigable for 10 miles.
The river is spauned by three railroad
bridges-one ut Alston, rs miles from Co.
lumbia another at Shelton, 45 miles from
Columbia, for the Spartanburg and Union
Railroad and third 1O4a miles above
Columbia, the crossing of the Charlotte and
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The day was entirely devoted in the Sem
ate to eulOgies upon the late Senator Cband-
Ter, pronounced by Me>srs. Ferry, Bayard,
Anthony, Blaine, Logan, Morrill,, and
others.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The House passed several bills, among
them one granting a pension to the widow
OF Lieutenant Hiram Fl. Benner. The
House then proceeded to call committees
for reports.
Mr.. Cook, of Georgia, from the Post
Office Committee, reported the bill declaring
all public roads and HIGHWAYS post routes.
An extended discussion followed, in which
Messrs. Cameron OF Illinois, Blount OF
Georgia, and Clymer OF Pennsy lyania, OPP
posed the bill; and MesSrs. Stone OF Michi-
ean, Money OF Mississippi, COnger OF Michi-
can, and Dibbrel Of Tennessee, supported
it. AT the expiration Of the morning hour
the bill went over without action.
The House then, in Committee Of the
Whole, debated the revision OF the rules,
bur without making any progress.
The remainder OF the afternoon was de-
voted to eulogies upon the late Senator
Chandler.
Adjourned.