davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

NhoA"n Enoh hlbERl Ou
in tho second coach of the South bound
train on the Richmond and Danville Rail
road yesterday was u group of nine colored
people, two xome and seven children, who
were just reaching the home which they
LETT about two years ago to cast their lot ou
the shores of Liberia, the land yhiSh they
were made to believe flowed with. milk -lay
day and honey by night, and where the only
work required to make living was to 60
out in the woods aud shake a tree, when
enough provisions would fall the first shake
to make meal for family of ten. This
was their idea of Liberia, and of course thcy
we're doomed to bitter disappointment and
long months of homesickness and weary
suffering.
The party got off the train yesterday at
Concord, their old home. They all belonged
to the old Phifer plantation, and it was
through the kindness of their white friends
IN Concord, who made up sufficient sum
OF money to bring them home and forward
ed it to them some time ago. They were
two months making the journey home, and
when they arrived they found to be in a
most pitiable condition. Their feet are
strangely afflicted, being swollen to thss
times the usual size, presenting mass of
ugly looking sores. Some of them had lost
their toes, that had dropped off as if through
leprosy This strange disease is said to be
caused by certain species of insec. which
attacks the people Of Liberia. In some
instances these insects attack the whole
body of person, but as ageneral thing they
are confined to the feet
A physician of Charlotte was on the train
yesterday and became greatly interested in
the case. The sufferers told him thai their
fee: were then in much better condition
ttan when they left Liberia. They stated
that nearly all the Cabarrus darkies over in
Liberia were similarly afflicted and several
had died after losing their feet altogether
The story of their trials and suffering as
recounted by them is simply wonderful, anti
what their little experiment in.tryins new
country has cost them CAM scarcely lie
imagined.
Their troubles began on the 6rst day of
their landing in Liberia, when they saw
that their idea about the country was
vastly mistaken one, and the whole party
would have returned in the ship that carried
them over had it been possible. Their
friends left behind are sick and Iying and
have hopelcssly abandoned the idea of ever
getting back home unless through the gene.
roslty otther white friends in this country
Liberia is bad place for the darky to go
to, If the experience of those who have
tried it is to be believed. - Charlotte Jour
nat Observer, april 20.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

Alcohol WHEN TIRED.-A good many
people resort to the us, Of alcoholic drink
when weary or exhausted, to tone up the
system. No more dangerous method OF
attaining relief can be rcsortcd to. DR. viii,
liam Hargreaves, iu his admirable work on
"Alcohol aud Science" says, numerous
experiments have been made, clearly prov
ing, that when alcohol is absorbed into the
blood and 1t becomes surcharged with it,
that not only the blood corpuscles are af-
fected, but that the liquor sauguincous itself,
suffers deterioration; that alcohol produ.
ces in the blood dies an increased aud unnat
ural contraction, which hurries their devel.
opment, inducing their premature decay
and death aud as consequence the color
inS matter disappears, and they lose their
vitality; less oxygen is absorbed aud less
carbon carried out of the system; thus the
LIBERALIZATION of the tissues take place
1t is clearly an unsafe and too powerful
a chemical agent to be used in order to
make up for the fatigue occurring in the
every day wear and tear Of ordinary life.
The cases for which alcohol is generally
prescribed in some of its forms, are those
IN which weakness or debility is promi
nent feature. This weakness is never
disease in itself, but is invariably
the result or the symptom either of some
constitutional or local, abnormal morbid
action, which it may be safely said can
2ever be cured, but may be. injured and very
frequently is by the use Of alcohol Th G
trouble is increased, for the only scientific
and proper treatments to remove the cause.
True, the use of alcoholics often i'm
parts feeling of support and omfort to
persons who are suffering from weakness or
fatigue, but this relief is many times dearly
bought, for the original cause often re-
mains, and is perhaps aggravated by the
alcohol. We lave no faith iu the support
:ns or susta:ng power Of alcohol on the
diseased system. When we reflect that it
causes deterioration of the blood, braiu
and tissues, it does really seem impossible
that it can in any way nourish or act as
food
From the fact that alcohol can be found
unchanged in the brain and other tissues
of the body, for some time after it is iugcs
ted and that is derivatives have never been
discovered, it is improbable that it can
benefit the body /; the only rational and
natural inference is that the system eudeav.
ors to get rid Of it as it as quickly as it eau
asit does to eliminate every other poison
and the organism, in the words of Sam
Weller, says {: "Out with it, as the father
said to the child when he swallowed far
den" and it is very doubtful if the .'farden"
would do as much harm to that child as
alcohol will to weakened aud debiltated
system ; and feel certain that the said
"farden" would be just as nourishing as
the alcohol
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

GROWTH OF ATLANTA. As an evidence
of the steady growth and prosperity of
Atlanta, we note the continued and heavy
demand for real estate. Col. G. A. Adair,
(who it. is alleged landed here from Noah's
Ark and began to sell off lots,) an old an
experienced Real Estate Agent, in the last
thirty days sold property to the amount of
sl3G ,632, ,334. The city assessors report
that the asses el value of real estate shows
an increase of over 100000. Property
that was far out of town twenty years ago and
considered high at $50 per acre, now com.
mands $1,000 per acre. A little over one
year ago, l3 acres of land, lying between
Whitehall aud McDonough streets, on the
line of the East Tennessee, Virginia &
Georgia Rail road was sold for $500 then
for $4,000 and again for $4,000. Three
acres were given to the Railroad, and the
ten acres divided up into 80 lots. A few
days ago ~ Of the lots were sold for S24,.
800, leaving q yet to be gold. This sale
was made by Col. Adair. Messrs Hendrix
Il McBurney sold some property between
Washington aud CSew streets that brought
SIT 7,50O-an increase Of 200 per cent in
Is months.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

Mrs. S. L. Chaplin, of Charleston, delivered
several temperance addresses in Allendale,
Barnwell County, last week. Two hundred and
eighty.hve adult whites and colored have en-.
listed under the temperance banner The work
is being cnergetically continued.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

"Lay off your overcoat, or you won t feel
it when you go out" said the landlord of
Western inn to guest who was sitting by
the fire. That's what I'm afraid Of" re.
turned the man. "The las: time I was
here laid off my overcoat | didn't feel
1t when | went out, and haven't felt it
since"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

DR.. Iiaygood is saying some brave things In our
connectional press about the propricty of pun.
ishing drunkenness as crime Why NOT
Imagine one man fined 81 900, or sent to iail
or put in the chain gang, for being drunk and
thereby putting sober people in jeopardy Of
their lives. The doctor thinks that some such
course would sober up whole community. It
wonid take sober Legislature to pass such
law. But why not have such an one ? It is
ior the people to say. The making the Legsla-
ture and the making the laws, each is done
in :he same way, by voting.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

y Coon ExAMrLE.-A correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle and Conshtutionalist says of o
recent occurrence in this State: "Goyernor
Thompson, Secretary Of State Lipscomb, Com
missioner of Agriculture Butler and your cor
respondent have been to inv tied take dinner with
The Beech Island Club on Saturday, April 7th
The gentleman who kindly extended the invita-.
tion said, as he desired to make all the necessary
guests before their arrival, he would be glad TO
Know what the party would drink-tea or coffee.
champagne or brandy. They replied unani
mousy that they preferred water.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

The leading ladies' Of fashion in Washington
had no intoxicating drinks on their lunch tables
on New Years Day.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

Gov. Stephens, Georgia. offered coffee instead
OF wine at his New Years reception in Atlanta,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

"7TNTp people are always on the look
w I'M n, out for chances to increase
W Ak/A their earnings, and in time
become wealthy those who
do not improve their opportunities remain in
poverty. We offer great chance to make money
We want many men, women, boys and girls to
work for MS right in their own localities. Any
one can do the work properly from the first
start. The business will pay more than ten times
ordinary wages. Expensive outfit furnished
free No one who engages fails to make money
rapidly. You can devote your whole time to
the work, or only your spare moments. Full
information and oil that is needed sent Free
Address STINsoN s. Co., Portland, Maine.
Feb 23 8 1v
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

Walk swift from temptation, or i, may
,ovcrtakc you
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04
WARNING

A LII persons indebted to US are hi
~ fed that our Books are open for
Debtors who neglect to heed this n
not complain IL they are sued.
]. T. HILL
Feb 2 s
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04
ONE UNIFORM PRICE to ALL,
AND THAT THE LOWEST
KNOWN.

The usual system of selling Pianos and
Organs is for the dealer to charge any price
he can get for them without regard to either
fair profit or the customers interest. But
we are proud to say that this has never been
our method of selling.
For the benefit Of purchasers and to Sc
cure them the full value OF their money, we
established at TIE outset of our business,
tWetDe years since,
THE One Price System,
and to this we attribute our immense and
prosperous trade. Selling on this square
basis renders il imperative that the price be
the very lowest one that can be given. We
are pledged to this. We always have done
1T, and we always will do it. It's our creed
and our practice. No oihcr Piano and Or
gan House deals on this principle.
Our prices, in plain figures, are placed
on every instrument. \ child can buy rs
low as the sharpest trader. All other Hou-.
ses have "High prices and give discounts
The Zone Price" system saves time in
trading. and is the only satisfactory way to
buyer and seller; for, on the high price and
discount system, even though the customer
buys, he is not sure that he has bottom
prices.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01
NOTICE TO cRtDITORS.


Orphans Coari Of "a. NAry's CcuBty, Set
Jan. ., 1889.
nRDERED by tie Court, That AZ. r.
~ Cough. ] Pike Cough aud William p.
C0nis, administrators of
jNATiUS SINMS.
late Of st. Mhry's county. Nd deceased, give
the notice required by law tn iIle dtceassl !
creditors 10 exhibit their claims aud that the
same be published once 4 week for ak sucee 4.
ave weeks 10 the st. Mary's IiEAcox.
TesG; joHx n. AnKLI
Re- lister Of Wills for st. Mary'scoaniy.
NOTICE.
10 pursuance o. the above order, we hereby
give Hoiicr thar pc have Obtained from the OR.
plians' Court Of ~. Mary Is county, Maryland.
letters Of administration on the personal es.
tate OF ignaaihs s>imsns, late OF said county.
decrasrd. All peFsons having rIaims ng.ins,
the said dcEeased are hereby noti6ed 10 rxhil.
u the same with the proper vouchers attached
THERETO TO the sui,ssribers, on or beforr she
lIih DAY Of July, 1883. they will otherwise
by law be excluded from The benefits ofthe
said estate. Al persons indebted 10 the de-
erased are requested 20 make Immediate nav.
ment 10 the Subscribers.
N. Z. GOUGH,
J. PIKE GDUGH..
Wa. r. COMBS,
Administrators.
Jan ~, IeS3-6w.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

VIM. N. GoldsbOrough was tried in
the Circuit Court for Allegany COan-
~ ON "Wednesday for Publishing a
libel against William n. Price. The
jury returned verdict of guilty
The libel consisted Of . statement tel
Q sraphed by GOIdsbOrOugh from Cum
bsrland to the Washington Star to
the effect that Price had suddenly
let town to escape arrest in cOnuec-
tion with the Morey letter. Price
Ia !, in fact, gone to Baltimore to at
Ind a meeting of the Democratic
Sta Central Committee.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

MARYLAND PUBLIC Schools The
exhibit OF educational work done In
the Public Schools OF Maryland. made
- the report of the State Board Of
Education, Of which Mr.. NJ. A. New
ell u secretary, informs ms tina. the
number OF schools in Baltimore AZ the
present time is l2l, supported AZ an
annual expense Of $500. 40. at an
average cost OF $5.T22.64 each. The
average daily attendance being 90
IIo. the number Of pupils 10 each
school averages 2ll. and the average.
cast Ut schooling each pupil is $2S Is
l"'r annun; or -. 37I per month. The
nnmber Of teachers il $40, or one 10
each 30 . pupils. The salaries If the
teachers aggregate $526. O0g .96. the
Income OF esH.h teacher averaging
80 ~ 9O. 1t is observed. however that
while the number of different tunils
d 4o,2fT, the largest number of them
that ever reached school during anv
one term is $3.50, aud the aver,,ge
daily attendance is 29,I7S. But it Z
somewhat gratifying in this connec-
tion that the average daily attend
Anee ~ 1882 increased 8, 40 over that
OF 1851. La the counties. exclusive
oi Baltimore CITY, there were g37
schools. supported at an expense OF
esD5.4os. OF at an average cost Of
S49o per school. and. as the total
average nnlnber Of pupils attending
daily was 54.ell. at an average cosi
Der pupil Of $l7.70. The nulnber Of
pupils 70 one school average In the
counties about 81. The number of
teachers 2.87l, averaging one TO each
2l.F pupils. The salaries paid teach
ers aggregate $3.50. 458. or about $3.50
Ter teacher. The disparity between
The number OF pupils needing instruc-
lion ana lhe number actually attend
ing school Is even greater in the
counties than in the city. While the
hunter OF different pupils IN the
countles is III ,66S, the average nnm-
Der IN daily attendance. a. stated
above. u but 54.Oll or less than half
The genius Of our institutions not be-
Tag inclined to compulsory action on
the Tart OF the State to secure alten-
dance, u - q question whether il ia
reasonable. under present conditions
20 hope for much improvement.
Under what other conditions it may
be secured is one Of the leading oue,-
'iona for educators and school bSar.ls
70 determine.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

AILRoADs-eoNTRIBUToRY NEG
LdeEEoE An engine injured a child,
3 years old, rs she was crossing a rail.
road track. She looked to the west
for trains. but not to the east, as one
of the railroad shops obstructed the
view. There Was no hagman at the
crossing. and no danger alarm was
given by the engineer. A suit was
brought for damages, and the CON-
Pany relied for ils defence on the con.
tributory negligence of the child in
not showing due care in crossing the
track. In this case-Dowling VS..
The New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company-the Court
Of Appeals Of New York decided
against the company. Judge Earl,
in the opinion, said: The question
Of due care bY the child is to be de-
termined by the jury; We cannot say,
as q matter of law, that she contribu-
ted TO her injuries. An infant Is
bound TO use that degree of care only
which may be reasonably expected
from person Of his age, and the Jury
in considering this must bring in asd
examine ell the circumstances Of the
casualty"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

The discussion Of the tariff bill in
the Senate IS productive of good re-
8 IIts. Lumber in the rongh was by
the vote Of several Western Rspubli-
can Senators. uniting with Democrats,
placed ~ an amendment to the bill,
on the free list. This is not only g
triumph over the fallacy of indiscrim-
mate protection Cor the sake merely
OF protection" but it is measure
"vOwedly for the protection Of our
western forests, by opening our ports
80 lumber from Canada and other
points to supply necessary demands.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

The farmers in Washington. Mont
gOmery, and several counties on the
Eastern Shore are asking for legisla-
ton to protect sheep against dogs,
Il is claimed that the important
branch Of husbandry, sheep raising.
il lanGuishing on account Of the great
number Of dogs. many Of them use
le@. A writer In one Of the Eastern
Shore papers wants dogs taxed two
dollars per head, and the farmers Of
Montgomery are going to tsle hand
in the election of members Of the
Legislature, and will endeavor to
pledge candidates to legislation tax
ing dogs.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

RECENT LEGAL DECTsIoNs.-PRo-
MIssoRY NoTE-An action was
brought to recover the value Of certain
bonds which had been pledged with
banker for the payment of a note,
and which the holder of the note had
converted TO his own use. The maker
Of the note rendered the principal and
intrest ofthe note on the day when, BY
its expressed terms, it was payable, and
demanded the bonds pledged. The
holder refused TO take the amount
and give up the bonds, because he
claimed the right to hold the bonds
AZ security for the payment of anoth
er claim he had against the maker OF
the note. In this case-Wyckof VS..
ADthony-the defendant in the action
took the ground that the tender OF
the principal and interest of the note
could not be legally made before the
note was dne, and that, as it carried
grace, it did not fall due until three
days after the tender was made. The
Court Of Appeals Of New York decid-
ed in favor of the plaintiff. The
Chief Judge, Andrews, said: First,
The parties having treated the note
as due on the day when by its terms
it was payable. the right of third
persons not having intervened, the
days of grace must be considered a.
waived. Second. A banker or bro
ker has no lien upon securities pledg-
ed with him for the payment of q
particular debt for a general balance
due him, or for the payment of any
other claim whatever"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

MARRIED WoMAN.-A married wo-
man gave her husband an ordinary
promissory note. which he had dis
counted, and when she was sued upon
it by the bank she set up the defense
that she was not bound to paw IL.
The bank claimed that the law would
imply that her estate Was benefited
by the discount. In this case-the
Saratoga County Bank vs.. Prnvn-
the Court of Appeals of New York
decided in favor of the defendant.
Judge Macy, in the opinion, said "A
married woman cannot bind herself
by contract unless the obligation is
created by her for the benefit of her
separate estate or in the transactions
Of trade or business carried on by
her. If a note is given by her
for property purchased she will
be 5ound by 1t; but no implication.
presumption or impression will be
raised by the mere making Of pro-
missory note that the money raised
for it will benefit her business or es-
tate. To give an ordinary note
force and effect against her, evidence
outside Of il must be given 10 show
that it was made for the benefit Of
her separate estate or in the course OF
her separate business"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

GAMBLING IN GRAsN.-The mania
for gambling. that was formerly con-
fined to those who ''bucked the tiger.
and later 10 the stock operators IN
Wall street end the grain spectators
in Chicago. has now reached nearly
all the mart OF trade. IL j. always
hazardons business. and while anne
gain il j. equally certain that others
lose Just a. much, and until il i done
nobody can tell who are the lambs 10
beshorn. They call il specializing in
futures" Il Is nothing more nor less
than buying or selling what the
dealer does not possess and to obtain
which he Is entirely dependent on
the price Of the article bought or sold
at the time stipitnlated for the de-
livery. BE "bels on The price Of the
commodity ct future period, and
enters - directly into the gambling
ring a. il he was chipping the spots
on the greenbaize. The result Is the
same as in other species Of gambling.
The appetite grows by what it feeds
on. and everything 10 ventured on
the turn Of q card or the market at
particular time. with the chances
always in favor of the few manipula-
tors who deal the cards or control the
markets. Only this week the bulls
made corner in Baltimore corn and
lifted from the pockets Of three wor-
thy merchants the earnings Of q life
time.
The practice il not only demoraliz-
ing and dangerous. but 10 destructive
Of legitimate business interests, and
az such it should be brought under
legislative control. The practice des-
troys values. IL is not now what a
particular article of merchandise is
actually worth. and that price fixed
by the cost Of production, but whsth-
or it il the interest and pleasure of a
few spectators to raise or lower the
price at the time the commodity il
placed on the market. Hartford Dem
0cr0t. $50
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01
st. ~ aTy's Beacon
LEoNARDTowK ND.
TrrRs3AY MoREIKO. Eslruary -, lsss

In view Of the divisions supposed
TO exist in the democratic party Of
Maryland, and which are said to be
represented in about equal parts by
Gov. Hamilton. Mayor Whyte and
Senator German, the novel suggestion
10 made in q Baltimore democratic pa
Ter. that the three gentleman named
sail cOnGer together and each appoint
three representative gsnilsmsn' d
their respective following who shall
BE- charged with The business Of map
ping out aPIatfOrm upOa which the
three supposed factions can harmOni-
ously meet ia the sweet by-and-by r.
The following representative gentle
men" have been named to fill the bill;
Gen. Bradley 7. johnson. jas. Hodges
and Preston d. Parr for Gov. Hamil-
t,n-Judgs Dallam. Henry 8. Taylor
and John Gill for Mayor Whyte. and
Bernard Carter. Samuel 6. REGISTER
and James Bond for Senator German.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01

BILL OF Observation-Disclosures OF
DRAwER.-C. was sued upon three
drafts which he had made to his own
order as Treas" and which he also
signed - Treas" Ina the Trial Court
he was defeated, but in the First Ap-
RELATE Court Sc secured . Judgment.
The holder carried the case-the Ohio
National Bank vs.. Cook-to the Su.
preme Court Of Ohio, which reversed
the judgment. Judge White, in the
opinion said: 'The name Of the cor
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-01
MARRIED.

On the 18th ult.. by IN. Rev. Father Keale.
At the rcsidenre Of the brides mother, IN ST.
InigOes' district, Mr.. JOHN y. n. STRRI.-
ING Of Ballimorr. to Miss M0LLIR O. LANG
LEY, youngest daughter Of the late w. n.
Langley. IliAl:o. aud Crisiield papers please
copy.
On the 23rd nlaimo. hr the Rev. Father
Trea.,y, WILLIAM MATTlNGI.RY "a Ma.
MAGGIE HAYDEN.
On Monday, the Goth ult., By the Rev.
Father Neale, JOHN Il. AUD to Miss RUTH
A. TURNER.