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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

MEXICAN FIEsD TO DE HANGED Gal weston,
July lS.-An Austin special says: Mexican
on trial here for killing two children has been
nvicted Of murder with the death renalty.--
II was shocking case Of criminal assault upon
little girl. and the murder Of herself aud little
brother 10 hide the frst crime 80
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More CRUELTY TO CoNvIcTs.-An inquest was
held at the renitentiary yesterday at 8 o'clock
by Coroner Scott over the remains of William
Gordon, convict who died at Green Hill plan
tation the previous day. Two colored witnesses
testified that Ilanong, the overseer or manager
had whipped the deceased severely four times
on Tuesday, twice on Wednesday and two or
three times on The day OF his dea!h-Thursday
-besidcs kicking him and placing his foot on
the neck of tho deceased before the latter left
the field. Hanong made statement to the jury
TO the effect that Gordon unwilling
worker; that he had not complained of sick
ness; tha, he had whipped him before on account
had told him if he did not do better he (Hanong)
would have to punish him soon after Gordon
was behind the other hands he was whipped
with q strap; Ilahong then told him he must
catch up with the other hands by the time he
I'll J. came back from the river; witness then
went and put party of men over the river, and
on his return found that Gordon was still behind
the other hands; the manager then fogged
Horlon again, when the latter dropped on his
hands and knees and would not get up another
convict was called who took Gordon out Of the
tied, and when they had reached the road
Ilanang went and got third convict and cart
30 take Gordon to his quarters on his return
lIanong found Gordon dead. Ilanong then came
to the city and repartRl 1tka matter to the peni-
tenIfaTy authorities, who sent down and Rau the
Lody brought up for inquest. Dr. Green per-
formed an autopsy and certified that he found
evidence Of severe but not excessive whipping !;
that the external appearance of the deceased was
healthy, but the autoIsy proved that he was
liable to death ut any time from overwork or
undue excitement, and that lie found several
clots of blood in the region Of the heart. The
jury, then, on the certificate Of the examining
physician brought in q verdict of death from,
heart disease. Col. Register, l4M.
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Go to the Virginia Store for bargains in Dry
Goods
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-07-20

Now is your time to get bargains at Virginia
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Severe Storm in the West.

Sr. Louis July l4.--A heavy Wind ard ra n
Storm passed over this city las, flight and did
considerable dauage on lapd and river. Mary
sille Mo-, was visited by q cyclone yesterday.
Thirteen of the best business houses were un-
rooted, the court house and Jail was badly dam.
aged and the city hall and Presbyterian church
are almost total wrecks.
louisville. Cass County, report that the most
severe hail storm ever experienced in that locality
occurred yesterday forenoon. The ground was
white with hail.
BISMARCK, DAKOTA, July l4.-Allds yesier-
day the barometer continued to fail until about
Il clock, when the heaviest wind storm ever
kncnn in this reigon began and lasted about an
hour and half The wind at one time reached
velocity of sixty Eies per hour. Lumber
piles were blown down and few houses IN
course of erctou demolished. The wind storm
was followed by shower which swelled into n
rain at point within twelve miles of Bismarck
and tending Eastward.
LARNEp, KANSAS, July 14.-particu culars of n
tornado on Pawnee River are arriving. Rows
and Butler's mills were blown away and Fitz-
gerald $ sheep sheds are gone. Large hail stones
killed the young calves and lambs Corn is cut
so that it will not bide. Jack Rabbit Ill., North
west of Brown Grove, looks as black as ifit had
been burned. Large hail stones cut the grass
rs if it was poughed, and the heavy rain follow
ing washed 1T away.
READING, PA, July l4.-Iast nights storm
was the heaviest known for years in this section.
Fences were leveled trees uprooted and stripped
of fruit and many fields washed out.
TRENTON, Mo-, July IA severe storm
tcrian Church, thepublio school and other build
ings were badly damaged. The destruction. in
the vicinity is estimated from 1000 to $780,
600.
" ST. Louis, July 14.-The restoration of tele-
graphic communication, which was ba,lly brok-
en- last night, reveals the fact that the storm,
part ofwhich swept over this city. was general
in character and traversed not only a large part
of Missouri, but covered various sections of
Kansas, Iowa and Illinois. The velocity of the
wind in this city was fifty miles per hour and
came apparently from nearly all directions, but
mainly from the North and Northwest.
train of twenty-five cars moving on the Belt
Road on the river front were blown from the
track and most of them badly wrecked.
Near Browning, Mo-, n train was blown from
the track. Conductor Watson was badly hurt
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An Air Current asa Lead.
Raby HUI Nens.

tributor Of Ruby Hill was asked how
bis "pitch" looked, and he made the follow
ing curious remark: 81 am following a
streak of wind'" Strange as this may appear
yet It is true. It appears that in sinking upon
his piece Of ground he came upon crack In
the rock abeut three inches In width, from
which issues considerable afr. Whore IL
comes from and what the miner may strike
In following this strange "lead" must for the
time remain a mystery. The miner was
right in following his '.streak of wind" He
doubtless understands that this streak of air
breathed out Of the depths Is liable to lead
him TO cave, and he also knows that cave
Is liable to contain an AMOUNT of ore that
would make his fortune.
Among the old lead mines Of Galena, ILL.,.
''streak of wind" or "breathing creyice.
was always considered q irst-class indication.
When a miner found that, he was pretty sure
OF finding cave filled with lead ore. The
lead mines of Galena are In limestone
formation that Is much the same as the
formation about Eureka.
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HONEST OLD ABE.
The Perilous Passage Of the stream on a
Delavan Prairie.

Once on a trip from Sangamon, in Taze-
well county, Lincoln could not be found. A
party went in search of Kim. They foand
him behind his house, his hands tightly en- I.
clasping. the peck of mule, his hat on the
ground, and his face wearing an air Of stern
determination. They asked him what he
was doing. 81 am trying to persuade this
half and half creature of Keeps (the livery
MANI to think as do, for do not propose
to go out of town wrong end foremost" He
finally changed his mule for horse, and
they travelled along until they reached the
DelaVan Prairie ut place called Salt creek.
In Illinois they call depressions IN the
earth "swales." The creek. seemed yery
wide and deep from sudden freshst, and
the party halted, del'beratng whether they
should swim the creek or pass around il
many miles above. LiHcoln's practiced eve
told him 1t was a swsle, and his love for fun
prompted. joe. He suggested 1t would be
better to swim the creek, and advised the
party TO strip off, bundle their clothes, and
thus be dry clad when they reached the
other side. They took his advice, aud very
soon presented picture beyond any power
to describe. There they were, a score of
lawyers and judges, some of them whose
names have since become famous the coun-
try over, stripped to the buff, and shivering
in the raw air, astride their horses, urging
the latter to plunge into the current. In
shivering'sile the twenty naked lawyers
rode their horses across the wida stream
whose waters did not come up to their
horses fetlocks. You may imagine how
they felt when they reached the other shore.
And Lincoln rather heightened their dis
gust when he said to one of them who
seemed to enjoy it the least: "Judge, l don't
think bridge across the stream would in.
terfere with navigation"
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Drcimateh by Smallpox.

We have heard, says the Baltimore .in,eyi-
can, of the disease being contracted by
studying volume which had been In use by
smallpox patient at least year previous to
chat. The history Of the first outbreak of
the smallpox among the Mandan and Black
ieet Indians, when 10000 perished, is a very
curious case in point. One of Chouteau,s
trappers, who had left his employ, came east
and had the smallpox at Hagens,own, Md.
lie wroie TO his old employer for money. Il
WAS not se,,t, and in revenge he forwarded .
bundle Of his Infected clothing to the West.
directed to some one at Fort Pierre, ON the
Yellowstone. Going up the Missouri, Beck.
with, the white renegade chief Of the crows,
slept on this parcel, took the smallpox, gave
Il to The crew Of the steamboat, and eighteen
of them died. Opposite the Mandan village
an Indian AVIAN out from the shore and stole
hecRwith's blanket. He took the disease.
the tribe caught Il from him, Hnd In . short
time out Of 1850 souls there we're only sixty
survivors Facts like these render impera-
tive The necessity.of even harsh measures of
sanitary precautiou.
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THE LOST CoLoRS.
MARY A. BARE.

Twas on the Grimea's dreary plain,
When England fought the Russian power
A regiment mid fiery rain,
Forgot in some tremendous hour
To keep their honor fair and bright
But ere the victory was won,
Snitteu with pallid, coward fright,
The post of duty left; aud run.
Next morn they keenly felt their shame;
With dropping heads upon parade,
They heard the stern, cold word of blame,
That robbed each soldier Of his grade:
"You have disgraced the flag you bore,
And stained. what once was fsir and bright
Your hands shall never bear It more-
Without your colors you must fght."
For many weeks they had their shane,
OF freezing watch and fiery strife;
Their punishment was hard 10 bear.
A constant shame outwearies life.
With contrite words they asked again,
The colors that should DER them wave,
And vov'd "to keep them free from stain,
The colors of the True and Brave"
The General said, SIT may be 80;
Yon hill with men and cannon BLACK
NJ ust be retaken-they who go
To do that work, must not turn back,
/ 'But-tpointing to the topmost peak
Where Russian flags were flying fair
This is the hopeful word speak:
/ Your celors soldiers; are up there"
Each sought his captains kiaaiing eye,
Thehin moment turned about;
They meant to take the hill, or die,
Asup they weat with ringing shout.
And the great army, watching, saw,
The victory; net too dearly soasat,
When on the very tcpncss towss, 4.-
The humbled eoiers proudly fsess.
VIDE Atoake for Fsbrxsss.
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. A Hs~se that Wsys DtsssaaS.
Bestoa Journal.

Bessoa Journal.
Several montbs ase o isdy residing 10 Beacon
street took of namhsr Of rings from her
fingers and laid them upon her dressing table.
After vashfag her heads she rstarnsa 70 The
room to replace her rings, when TO her
astcnishmens, one Of the1a, 0 di aasend ring,
was missing. sha wss certain that She took
lhe ring frem her Raesr, and equally certain
that no vae. could have easased the reoar
without her kBowleaFs daring sAs avs mis-
utes she hsd basa In she bath seo9. A ssass
rigid search was Instituted, bas tAs saassias
ring, valued Ct e25o, vas nGt foaaa. A ssw
weeks ago the lady vas mach aaneysa ty
mice. Almost aighsly tsey heid ssssis rsvsss.
They not only destroyed her sisss, SuE
choice .laces were makilase&. The iaAy pfs-
cured trap, enc OF the old fsshieesd kiuA,
and having bAted 1t WIKI . tsssptisg sss ed
cheese, placed 1t near ths sesaa e< serseAs-
tions. On the following mssninS san k&a
three fine silky Eice Of variens sizss- Ossa
of them was so Peculssray sees,Fsssea taat
1t attracted her attentioa, - sspsassd 10
have string tied around as bsdy. fte sss-
want girl was instructed To asetsa tke cap
tives and reset the trap, and she vEs ssost
TO throw tho dead mice isso the ssh barred
when her eye was attracted. Ny thr sbsnk4e
from what prosed to be sae Esss aiAmoAd
ring, which was not psrceptssfr -wtea ,Ae
mouse was alive, but which came To hesm
after .he severe soaking whiGh tbe mquAe te-
ceived.. 1t Is supposed that In BIZ hssle u
get away he ran his head thtcpeh tAe tdpk,
and subsequent struggles Only forced Il Axer
his forelegs, where Il remaIped.
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Nee .foyk Sxs.
Fer . vessel drawing twenty -ons feet af
vsisr coming into New Yors ths piiskass
ssseanas 10 siss.so, sad IL she has 10 be
tove& In, there is On additional expscsa of
ss5. whes she reschss quarasssiae there is
ssalth csscsrs Zee Of $50, and " she
cnmes from sa infected part S. muss be paid
fos famisatioE. IL there are any eases Of
siekaess on board, 81 10 charged for each ps-
sisns tsassjetsea 70 the hesSisai ca sviH-
barse Istssd, and % far eaeh patieaa tassa
10 Ward's or RisesveIls Island. Dfaes
whole vesssl lasds ef immigraaas ass ssc-
eiastea ss eharss ef fssy esaas per bssd.
Tbs whasfase ehasss for the tiase THAI the
vssssi lies u the wharf, which 90 40 asssass
via eosss thirty days, aaeeaats 10 500 fes q
~essel al l, $50 tons. Taea eeaae the haFAsF
nazeF's fees Of oes and eae- half eeHas per
ton. whieh sass sasisag passels eas, seasnss b
Is sseessBy In esdee 10 seegse Q sessh. Thea
sss eese wasaeAs esssiae iase eAe esnaitiaA
ef The easSoy tAs stewage, end the vessel.
Ya9is eiaATees are sc fss sarf saryey sf taae
Aateses, st@vaea, etc, sssd 81 dss tsse eessist-
eass sissssef. es, " % s#aEapaiRe, s. fss earh
saFvSy. Ttsea each sasssy vi hsgitt spars.
sails. sss.. essss 81. and the cestiaaass there
Sss sssss sa.sA Then asschargine cargo costs
fssea sssxxg Ore ts Forty cents ton, secsssA,
log 10 The eharxsaer VI the goods, MAsh D
sEssea tUsds psstia1ig In BrosxINn and tlaen
camas u xe@ Yars ~ fiaish. she mnst pzya
Asass fne to the ,Eougah0semsn's IsniQnfsT
lassaag engaged aoHeshpremeu under she
regsl@r rates. Thep come fhe brokersf eellls
mlssssAs Of n~o &nd tlsaf per cens. for pro-
cns5ap fheiedH and five per cent. for e1scting
ahaEtsFs. Then there u custorn house en-
sry fee, hssids various clearing tees. The
ShIPping Commissioner ehssgss s2fof sysis
sAAas sbiRrsd ~ him ~
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HOW GOULD WORKS.
He Has Everything Reduced to Perfsc,
System.

Neao York Letter in 81. Louis Republican.
Oliver Ames asked Jay Gould few days
ago how with such apparently frail health
he could manage such world Of business as
his vast possessions represent. Gould faint
ly sniled and replied: els 1t difficult for
you to manufacture shovels? Do you wor-
ry about each shovel and each mm's work?"
"Oh, no." said Ames, 81 havegot that so
organized that the business runs itself. It
doehn't give me any trouble"
Exactly" said Gould, sit gives me no
more trouble to handle my business than 1t
does you to handle yours. have organized
the whole machinery so that get results be-
fors me every day Of what Is being done,
and the whole thing Is very simple when II
comes into my hands,"
This was Characteristic reply and givesA
little lifht upon the great magnate's meth
DDS. Everything is clean cut and simple In
his business arrangements. He has by de-
grees strengthened his force of lieutenants
so that he can trust the honest and sagacly
Vi NO voahVuo Anoh@SciS, obu NC 'ioius tutui
In firm business disciplin, giving them to nm:
derstand that he Is in the business OF run.
ming railroads to make money. and that
anything for which they are responsible that
interferes with this end VII. cost them their
places. As Gould gets deeper into the solid
ownership of the railroads he Is said TO care
less for the public estimate Of their value, rs
In profitable enterprises he Is content 10
keep the exact knowledge to himself.
Gouid's health Is one ofthe serious topics
Of consideration by careful spectators in
the street. Ii Is said that his physicians are
beseiged by heavy dealers who want to know
!. the inside facts about the chronic nervous
prostration that afilicts the great mignate.
Upon such market a. this one Goald's
death would rhin hundreds OF men. 1t
probably would proeuce panic. There is
no confidence In the ability Of his son
George to succeed him and there is no for
tame large enough ID the possession Of . man
with brain big epongh TO step in and take
bis holdings. The street would certaiuly
mark the price or telegraph and other s.ocks
way down in such an event, In anticipation
Of the food Of ths atock that would como
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POETRY.
poCr0R AND JUDGE.
! xEs reKH BY olivia wKxDzLa so.sss

| -
Atthe annual banquet Of the Boston IA
Association, held q few days ago, MAYO,
Palmer wAr called upon so speak for ih'
city Of Boston. He closed his remarks b,
calling in turn upon DIR. Oliver wsndsi
Helnes-"the father who went iu search o
n captain, and finding, himpresents now hi,
son, the judge" DIR Holmes responded by read
| ing the following poem, referring Of cOnr~e
20 thr recent election Of his own son, once Z
soldier, to the judicial bench:
His honor'd father yet remains
His proad paternal posture hrtR IN;
Bet, while bis right hs still saat nt&ins
To uieid sks household rod aud relas
He bows before the hiisi ermine.
What curious tales has life In store,
With oil It's mas.-bes aud iIs nay-bes:
The sage Of eighty years or more
Once cr-ps nursing on the floor
Kings, coaquerors, judges, sll were babies
The fearless soldier, who has faced
The serried bayoncts' gIeam appalling.
For nothing, save o pin misplaced
The peaceful nursery has disgrscsd
With shouts of unheroic hawiiug
The mighty monarch, whose renOwn
Fills up the stately page historic.
Hss howled 10 uaken half the town,
And fwshed of by gulpins down
His castor oil or paregoric.
The justice, who, In gown aud cap,
Condemns n wretch 20 straaguIasion,
Has scratch ed his nurse aud spilled his pap,
And sprawled ACROSS his mothers lap
l.. -
All! life has many q reef 90 shuB
Befsre in port we drop our anchor,
But when its course il BobIy run
Look aft! for there the work was done.
Life owes its hesl~sy 90 the spsnker:
Yon seat of justice well might awe
The fAirest msnh0od's half blown xumu,-r;
There parsons scourged the laSGard law,
There reigned and ruled majestic shaw
What ghest 70 hail the last new conner.
One canse of fear family sasne--
The dread hest dutys Dire fiction
Shall give so rarely cause for blame
Our Ruileless voters will sIclaitn.
"No need of hum an jurisdiction
What keeps the doctors sde alive?
Bad AIR, bad water, mores the pity.
But lawyers walk where doctor. drive,
And starve in streets whore surgeons thrive,
Our Boston is so pure q city.
What call for judge or court, indeed.
When righteousness prevails so through it?
Our virtuous car conductors need
Only a card whereon they read:
"Do right; it's naughty not 10 do IT."
The whirligig Of time goes round,
And changes all things but affection;
One blessed comfort may be found
In heavens broad statute which has bouud
Each household to its heads protection.
If e'er aggrieved, attacked, accused,
A sire may claim n sons devotion
To shield his innocence abused, q
AS old Anchises freely used
His offsprings leg for locomotion.
You smile. You did not come to weep,
Nor / my weakness to be showing;
And these gay stanzas, slight and cheap,
Have served their simple use-to keep
A fathers eye from overfowing.
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DANCES OF THE DAY.
Motions. whirls, Hops and Genuiiections
Now Preferred.
Ne1o York Letter.

Ne'o York Letter.
Fashions In dancing present no striking
change since last season. The American
Society Of Professors of Dancing, which has
Its headquarters in this city, held its annual
meeting last week and decided to recognize
no new dances. They voted to discard the
"racket" from their lessons aud to forbid il
altogether in their academies. Netwith-
standing this action, have seen It INDUCED
in at every ball which have attended. les
name is slang one for the betler-knowA
Redowa-gallop step, and originated in the
fact that the music which was at first used
for 1t was "The Racket Waltz" 1t is called,
in various sections, the :'Society," the "New-
port" the cripple" and the "Rockaway."
1t is regarded as too snowy for modest girls
to fling themselves into, and this is why the
professors have undertaken to place IL under
taboo.
The round dances, which strict propriety
permits this year, are the plain waltz and
the redowa. The latter may be varied by
what is called the polka Bohemia, toe. and.
heel step that is not theatrical if quietly and
gracefully done. The close hugging, some
times INDUCED in last winter by couples
who ought to have known better, is now
visibly relaxed, and altogether I think that
dancing Is rather freer from abuses than
before. The square dances in use at the
public balls are the plain quadrills aud the
plain and Saratoga lancers. In the latter the
couples form parallel lines and dance TO-
gether, the figures and movements remain
ing similar to those of ordinary lancers. The
German is danced still in private assem-.
blages, but never at large balls.
A new round dance in some vogue In par
lors Is called the Russo and partakes of the
character Of the galop and mazonrka com
bined. There is also a square dance called
the National Guard composed of squares and
circles Of somewhat military character.
The Polo quadrille, with Its rapid all.hands-
round, proved too much of circus to please
women and has gone pretty nearly oat of
fashion. Variations of the polka are fre-
queptly seen, and the old fashioned Vir.
ginia reel is extensively revived.