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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-12-07

MURDER INA CINCINNATI CAR.-At l O. clock this
morning street car was found by pedestrian
standing still in Walnut Hill section Of the oity
As he approached the car a man stepped from
it, fired shot and ran. The driver and conduc-
tor Of the car were found on the floor bleeding
and unconscious. The was driven to the sta.
bles by the finder, who called surgeon, the
men remaining unconscious. The wounds being
in the abdomen are supposed to be necessa rily
fatal. There are no witnesses to the shooting,
but parties who got off that car before the sh oot
ing tell Of a quarrel between the conductor an
a passenger and this passenger is supposed to be
the man who did the shooting.
Harry Shafer young man in the employ Of
Merrie Verhagc & Co., has been arrested and
confesses that he shot the men.
The driver, John Cosgrove who has since died
made an ante -mOrtem statement that Shafer
was fighting in the car with the conductor and
he tried to help the conductor. when Shafer fired.
Swift, the CONDUCTOR, may recover. lie says
that Shafer was drunk and efused to get off at
the end Of the route; and that he tried to put
him of, whereupon Shafer began firing.
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Repeal the Lien Law.

We doubt ifthere will ever be a better opening
for Legislature of South Carolina to repeal tn c
lien law than the present prospects give; the
repeal to take effect either December ! , 1884 or
January !, 1885.
The farmers will be better prepared for il
then than they ever have been. Iu fact, they
are preparing for it now, by sowing large area
in wheat and oats, and in raising their own hogs
a larger number of home raised hogs have been
Eiilct in this county this year than any year
since The war; and general spirit prevails
among the farmers and merchants to get along
without giving or taking lieus. The persons
most benefited now by the law are the manu-
fncfurers and dealers in fertilizers. This year
they have forced all the money out of the rural
sections of the State. and lett us poor indeed"
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A New CHARTER.--The following is o section
Of the new charter which has been adopted by
the town council of Sumter and sent to the Leg
slature for approval in relation 10 the licensing
of bar rooms:
"SEcTIoN 8. That whenever it may be lawful
for said town council TO grant license for the sale
ofspirituous liquors within the corporate limits
of said town, no such license shall be granted by
them for the sale of such liquors for any year or
part of year, except upon the payment in ad-
vance by the person applying for the same of the
sum of not less than six hundred dollars for such
year or part Of year Any violation of the pro-
visions Of this section by said town council shall
be deemed a msdemeanor. and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine or mprison-
ment, or both, in the discretion of the judge try
ing the CASE
The above is good idea Fix the State
license at $500 or 81 900 and the license Of all
municipal corporations at not less than $780,
Columbia Register.
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THE RAILROAD LAW lNIMICAL TO RAILROADS..

THE RAILROAD Law lNIMIcAL TO RAILROADS..
We publish below q letter just written to the
o.-.I iN"--E--- n-.'s.~--1 Es"~-;-..a-. in thai-
official capacity, by the president of the A,he-
vile and Spartanburg Railroad Company, which
Is full OF significance ust Mt this time. The letter
was not intended for publication, but on Observer
representative, having gotten the facts by acci
deh,, deemed it of too much Importance TO the
public 10 let it pass by without some notice But
here is the letter:
CHARLOTTE. n. c.. November %, 1888.
To the Railroad Commission for the Stale of
South Carolina, Columbia. 5. C.-Gentlemen ::
Your favor requiring that the rates on the Ashe.
vile and Spart.nburg Railroad shall be the same
III North Carolina as prescribed by your board
for Sduth Carolina. is received. | beg respect
fully TO call your attention to the last report of
this roads earnings and expenses. You will
see that with great economy, and the rates then
charged, the road only paid the expenses of
operating IT. leaving nothing to make necessary
repairs to road bed, renewal Of repairs or ma
chinery, and not one cent of profit to tn, owners
of the property. As soon the road crosses
your State line II encounters mountains and very
heavy grades, which costs double to operate than
it costs in a level country. In addition to this,
the road is assessed for taxation in the counties
of Polk and Henderson. in this State, about
double as high as il is assessed in your State
the county Of Polk assessing the property at ten
thousand dollars per mile. which is about double
the assessment of old paying roads in the other
portions of our State.
Without celebrating the question: you see that
IT is impossible to comply with your request un-
less the owners of the property are willing to
pay bonus by operating the road at loss. to
better enable you to confscate the property. We
are willing that your board may take the prop
erty and operate it, keeping all you can earn for
doing so. This we think, is liberal enough.
We do not concede your right to regulate freights
beyond the limits of your State, yet we are too
poor to ltigate the question.
III 1t is your purpose to enforCe your rates, all
we can say is, please give us a little time to
make necessary arrangements by notice to con-
Meeting lines. so that we can withdraw the trains
from the road and abandon the property with as
little inconvenience to the public as possible.
We forbear to discuss the question as to whom
the blame attaches for obstructing the finishing
OF this great through line from the West to
Charleston. Very respectfully,
r. Y. McADEN.
President of Asheville and Spartanburg Rail-
road. Charlotte Observer.
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The PoLrTicAL TRIALS were opened in Colum L.
bia on Friday, the first case being that Of John
Mitchell. colored Democrat and well known
detective of Charleston, charged with resisting
and obstruc:ing Deputy Marshalls. Mr.. J. p.
X. Bryan. for the defence argued against the
right of the prosecution to '.stand aside jurors
urging that the United States Court ought to
conform its practice 10 that of the State in which
it WAS held and that by act of the Legislature of
this State passed in 1882. the right of the prose-
cution to ''sand aside was revos ed. Col l.. F.
Youmans submitted q communication from the
Justices Of the State Supreme Court declaring
that they could find no instance in the judicial
records of this State of the State exercising the
privilege Of standing aside.
After consultation Judge Bond declined to
make any new rule for this term. Judge Bryan
dissenting and an exception being taken by
the defence.
An attempt to set aside the juries on the
ground Of omission to make oath in the Mar.
shalrs return and demurrer to the indict.
ment were both overruled by Judge Bond
Judge Bryan dissenting and the defence except.
ing in each instance.
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From Oar Gaffney Correspondent

EDITOR TINES: We have not been blessed here
assertion To make, but it is true, nevertheless,
for we just kept on Mt work on Than ksgiv-
ing day, ust as if day of than ksgiving had not
been set apart for that purpose, and one natur-
ally infers that no blessings isse attended us
this year, or that we never tire at work. Yes,
we worked all day on Thursday but on that
night great many Of us attended o big festival
given at the hotel here in did of Methodism at
this place. II was real nice affair, and was
enjoyed much by all who were in attendance
There was large pound cake given by Mrs.
Clover, in which was gold ring and, as q mat
ter Of course it was valued highly. 1t was cut
into AZ or so pieces and sold at 25 cents piece.
Anyway. something over twelve dollars were
realized from it.. Mr.. John Little bought the
most valuable piece, for his contained the ring
1t was reported here this morning that Black s.
in York county. had gone dry Saturday, but
this evening when the train came from Charlotte
the statement was contradicted. A great many
people from this section and from Union county
as we'll, resort to Blacks for drinking fluid"
notice among the young ladies of the Cooper
Limestone Institute Miss Maggie T., of Union,
C. JEHU.
Gss" Jehu can't you give us the Gaffney
City cotton market?
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O'DoNEELL DOOMED TO DEATH.-London,
December 1.-The trial Of Patrick O'Donnell
for the murder Of James Carey was Sresumed
this morning Mt 10 o'clock. The court room
was crowded, but there were few persons out
side of the building. Pryor sat behind Charles
Russell, the senior counsel for O'Donnel. The
prisoners brother was present in court. ODon-
mel appeared calm. Walter Young. the Port
Elizabeth cab driver. was called for the defense.
lie testified that he frequently drove Careys
family around Port Elizabeth and they ought to
know him. When Mrs. Carey and her son Tom
denied it he was panio.stricken. The cross
examination Of the witness ELECTED no material
change in his testimony. No other witness was
called for the defense and Russell spoke four
hours, and upon concluding his address he was
greeted with loud applause, which Judge Den
! man sternly repressed.
The Attorney General occupied an hour and
half in his address, closing the for the
government.
Judge Denmau then delivered his charge TO
the jury, which. at p. NJ, retired. At 7. 40
o clock they returned tc the court room and re-
quesed Judge Denman to explain to :hem cer-
| tain matters connected with the case. S45
p. NJ. they again returned to the court room and
| asked further explanations. These were given
them and they again retired At o'clock the
| jury came into court with verdict Of '.guilty.''
Judge Denman thereupon sentenced O'Donnell
| to death,
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A SUIT FOR VALUABLE PRopEnTY.--An impor-
tant suit for the recovery CT valuable real estat
in the City of Greenvile has been brought 10y
Louisa V. Farr, Wilhelmina Chaplin and Asa
Hodges against p. ID. Gireath, and tor damages
to the amount of $4,000 far the unlawful deten-
ton Of the property. The value Of the property
affected by the suit is roughly estimated at
about S5O,OOO. and belonged to the estate of the
late Burrell Chick of GreenviIle County By
his will Mr.. Chick left this estate in trast 10 his
daughter. Mrs. Maria II. Thompson, during her
life. At her death, according to the terms of
the will, the property was to be divided among
certain of her sisters, to wit Louisa V. Farr,
Wilheimina Chaplin and Caroline Hodges. A
few years ago proceeding was commenced by
Mrs. Thompson in the Court here against her
trustee. Reubin S. Chick. This was during the
administration of Judge Orr. Under this pro-
ceeding decree was passed ordering the sale OF
the estate. In accordance with this order the
property was sold to various parties. Mrs.
The"Peo" died about three years ago. The
plaintiffs alege that the sale was without thelr
consent or authority that they were not made
parties. and they claim that they are not bound
by the decree,
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Business is Awful Dull.

Our merchants are unitei in the opiuion that
the month of November, 1888, was the dulest
of any November for many years, in the way of
business. Since the rush (?) to pay guano bills
ended, collections have been very slow and dis>
couraging. The same complain. comes from all
The towns around US. "a nhhat is poor
consolation, It is somewhat grs 10 Know
there is no local cause for thss sdepfession, but
that it COMES from general stagnation by which
all our nelghbors ore equally affected.
The merchants Of Union have rs good stocks
of goods, offer equal advantages and are certain
ly as deserving the trade of their fellow citizens
oil the county, MS merchants beyond the county
lines, and we are satisfied they will give equal
satisfaction in prices, if those who now go to
other markets would bring their trade to them
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Bargains in Blankets at
J.C. HUNTER g. Co s.

We see that friend D. G.. Flynn, is deter
mined un leaving, by the inducements he is Offer
ing. Ii is a rare chance for young men who
want good, cheap cigar for Christmas. We
think good cigar for 5 cents is cheap enough,
but cigars given away, beats it all to pieces. We
cannot see how Flynn sell goods so much
cheaper than our other merchants, but the
ladies' and gentlemen say that he beats them III
hp'I"w, aud we really believe il is ~, and recon.
III cad every pcrs"', I" hay from him and save ns
nuch m"m@y a. they can thc.c bard times It*
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Hon. ]. G. Carlisle Elected.

Hon. ]. g. Carlisle Elected. ~
On Monday the good news was received here
that the Hon, John g. Carlisle, of Kentucky.
had been nominated in the Democratic scausus
of Saturday for the Speaker bf the House Of
Representatives. by a vSV dsfided majority,
over Randall. protectionist, audfCox, extreme
auti protectionists The cauc6s ApipA Aioh was
tantamount TO an election, and when the vote
was taken in the house, at its organization on
Monday, he was elected by a majority OF 73,
thus securing the organization and influence of
the committees for a discreet leform in the
present tariff. 1t is victory in the interest of
the people as against the corrupt control OF our
national Legislature by the monied monopolies
of the country.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Carlisle addressed
the House in an able but conservative speech in
which he said speaking of the tariff:
Many reforms are undoubtedly necessary. and
it will be your duty after careful examination of
the whole subject in all its bearings, to decide
how far they should extend, and when and in
what manner they should be made. [Applause. ]
If there be any who fear that your action on
this any other subject will actually be iDjuri-
Gus to any interest or even afford reasonable
cause for alarm, AN quite sure that they will
be aereeably disappointed. Applause.
What the country has the right TO expect is
strict economy in the administration of every
department of government, just apd equal taxa
tion for public purposes, the faithful observance
of the limitations of the Constitution and n
scrupulous regard for the rights and interests OF
the great body of the people, in order that they
may be protected, as far as Congress has the
power to protect them, against encroachmeni
from every direction.
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TRIBUTE OF LOVE,

---'- REV. j. 3. BAILEY, ~ . =
BY the Congregation Of Mt Vernon Presbv hurch
WHEREAS, It hath pleased Almighty Cod In the dspen-
saton OF His alwise Providence 70 remove FROM
midst by death, highly esteemed and much hyloyed
Srp,hsnr Or ,n friend and minister 5y JAMES s. BAtf
REsoLyED That we, Tie officers and msinoers Of sit
INeruon Prcsby teran Church. OF Union County, s. c.
have sustained in the death of beloved minister what
seeneth to untmey and certainly great loss i;
ISOLATION In believing that what has been temporal
loss has been his eternal gain for who knew him we'll
feel constrained to say that when his Lord and Master
called hin, lay aside his earthly ministerial robe, 1t
but TO hear the benection upon his earthly abors
"we done, good and servant enter thou into
the joy of thy Lord"
REsoLyEp That these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes and that blank page be becomingy decorated
with the badge of mourning in appreciation Of his labor
of love among us.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be published in tho
Union TIMES and that copy be furnished the bereaved
family in manifestation Of heartfelt sympathy for
them in their hour of aiicton. May the sustaining
grace Of Him who has promised that "He will be father
to the fatheress and husband to the widow
fort and support them.
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MARRIED..

VARNER-MURRELL-- at the res.
idence of Mr.. Marion Robinson, by Rev r. J 4.
Taylor, on the 2nd inst, Miss M. L. Murrel
and MIR. A. p. Warner.
F0WLER-HART,-Mar at the residence
Of the brides father. on the 25th November, by
w. III. s. Harris. Trial Justice, Mr.. Thomas W.
Fowler, Of Fairfield Co., to Miss Alice Hart of
Union county.
HARMAN-F0WLER Married, on the I'd
inst, by w. II. s. Harris, Esq, MIR. Louis Har
man TO Miss jeanette Fowler all of Union
county.
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"a Hoe HANDLE FROM YARD STIcK. We
hope the Legislature will enquire into the expe-
diency of recognizing the Agricultural Board.
We would like to see on that board n represent
ative from each ongressionar district, with the
Commissioner of Agriculture as chairman. The
chairmanship should be the only -ofIicio posi-
ton. The members from the congressional dis.
uicts should be elected by tn" Legislature with
n special view to their fitness, and not because
Of any society or organization Of which they may
happen TO be the official head. We want men
On this board who know n hoe handle from a yard
stick when they see one, and who will sec that
the State is properly represented at great jn>
dustrial exhibitions. Recorder.
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FOR SALE,
SPLE NDID FARM.
ABOUT ~ MILES FROM UNION CHI.

WILL offer for sale, on sales day in jan
l. uary. if not sold at private sale before, the
very desirable farm on which / now live, IL
miles from Union,
CONTAINING l53 ACRES,
60 acres in cultivation,
acres in fine bottom land.
The rest in splendid original forest timber
oak. pine and hickory.
GOOD DWELLING,
Stables and fodder house,
This farm is on the Spartanburg road, adjoin-
ing lands Of T. J. Harris, ]. q. Sinclair, b. d.
Culp and others.
Terms Of Sale:
One.half cash the balance ON q credit Of
twelve months, the purchaser to give bond and
mortgage to secure the balance, and to pay for
papers. J. W. SINCLAIR.
Dec. 40 4t
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Notice of Sale of Personal
Property.

C~scn, fsEiit sell ~ ths-p personRii prog
excepting chooses in action, belonging to the estate
of Pettus W. Chick. deceased, at his late resi-
dence in Union county, s. C.,s on the ffteanth
day of December next. Said property consists
of Household and Kitchen Furniture. Horses,
Mules, Agricultural Implements, Carriage,
Buggy, Cotton Seed, &c., SC.
SARAH Z. T. CHICK,
AS Execurix OF the last will and testament Of
Pettus w. Chick, decd.
Dec 7 40 o.
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No Liesnse Victories.

SPARTANpURG GIVES 81 MAJORITY.
Spartanburg, November 30, ~ Prohibition has
scored another signal victory in Spnrtanburg
to day. Both sides put forth their utmost eff
f5rts and . heavy vote was polled; but "No-
License" won by 80 out Of 695 votes.
wiNSsBoRo GIVES SO MAJORITY.
VIM koro', Noyembes 3O.-The election here.
to-day todecide the question of license or mo-
license for the sale Of liquor in town resulted
follows: Against License, Ill for License
l12. 1t is said that there will be contest the
part of those in favor of license, but the general
belief is that there have been no Irregularities
sufficiently serious to vitiate the election.
oRANaEBuRo OWES 1873 MAJORITY.
0rangeburg, November 30.-The election here
to-day upon the question of mo License
passed off quietly aud resulted in q large major
ity for .'No License" There much active
aud earnest work on both sides, and the VOC
was vne of the largest ever polled in a municipal
election here. The vote follows Total
vote, 420. No license, 279 license 14l.
The colored vote was largely in favor Of "No
License" A significant feature OF the day was
that nearly every man addicted to excessive
drink voted for "No License" There has
been much active work by the men of the
town. but the victory for "No-License" is, in n
great measure, due to the work and influence Of
the Christian women Of the community.
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The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF UNION.

In the Court of Probate.
BY DAVID JOHNSON, JR., ESQ, Probate
Judge for Union County.
XNHEREAS, s. s. Stokes hath made suit
w to me to grant him letters Of administra.
ton upon the estate and effects Of Nancy Jolly,
deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonsh all
and singular the kindred and creditors Of the
said NANCY JOLLY, deceased, that they
be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro-
bate, to be held at Union C. H., on the oath day
of December next, after publication hereof, at II
O'Clock. q. m, to show cause, if any they have,
why the said Administrati should not be-
granted.
Given under my hand and SEAL this 9th day Of
December, Ammo Domini, 1888, and in the
10oth year of American Independence.
DAVID JOHNSON, JR.,
Judge of Probate.
Dec 40 2t
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Flynn's Spscial Premium.

Until the 2lst inst, every person that will
buy suit of clothes in my store, from $40 to
Si5, will get 25 fine cigars from S15 to $50,
gets 80 fine cigars. Any person buying q suit
and overcoat gets 100 fine cigars. I will guar
antee that my clothing is % per cent. cheaper
than the same goods can be bought elsewhere.
This offer shows that mean business and in
tend to clear out my entire stock regardless OF
cost. ID. G. FLYNN.
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A Domestic TRAGEDY IN BALTlMoRE.-Ba lti
more, November 30.-About noon to day Mrs.
Rail- married woman living on Biddle street,
cut the thronts Of her Two girl children, aged
respectively four years and eighteen months,
and then cut her own throat. Both children
soon died and the mother, although yet alive, is
not exy ected to survive. She says she does not
want to live. Domestic nfelicty was the cause
The family occupies good position. Mrs. Riall
is about 22 years old
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The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF UNION.

Court OF Probate.
BY DAVID JOHNSON, JR., ESQ, Probate
Judge for Union County.
WHEREAS, J. X. Renwick hath made suit
w to me to grant him letters of administra-
tion upon the estate and effects Of Jas. Z. Rem
wick, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said JAS. L. RENWICK, deceased, that they
be end appear before me in the Court of Probate,
TO be held at Union G. H., on the Oath day Of
December next, after publication hereof, at IL
o'clock. q. m, to show cause, IL any they have,
why the said Administration should not be
granted. sss-
Given under my hand and seal, this 9th day Of
December, Ammo Domini, 1888, and In the
!08th year of American Independence.
DAVID JOHNSON, JR.,
Judge OF Probate.
Dec 40 2t%
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Whereas. There arc three grades of teachers,
respectively, first second and third and we, the
colored teachers. generally are second and third
grade teachers. The salaries we now re-
ceiving are not sufficient t. support us rs teach
ers. We kindly ask the Trustees of the various
townships to take into consideration the same, and
pay us, respectively, S25 for second and $50 for
third grade, inasmuch as we have more work to
do than teachers of the first grade, generally.
COMMITTEE
MALES. FEMALES.
Messrs-C JONES' Misses-M + Witherspoon,
J II Foster, Hill.
] ID Norris, In Hughes,
] Ii Brown, II NJ Brandon
II Campbell,
BY order Executive Committee Uolored Teach
ers. AMY p. WILSON, >. =,
Secretary