The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-02-26
A LETTER FROM Gov. B. F. PERRY.

Aoe 'u'er was an lriSnman, sold HI,
commission as Culouel in the English arm,
for fifteen hundred p uud, and came to Sou,l
Carolina, where he married Miss Middleton
the aunt of Governor Middleton. He wa.
elected our first United States Senator. In
the latter part of his life ha moved to Phil
/. adelphia, aud there died. He left two
} daughters, but no son. His grandchildren
took the name of Butler, and one of them
married Fanny Kcmble, tho actress, and
they figured in Court for divorce, alimo-
ny, &c.
Ralph lizard was a native of South
Carolina and represented the American
States during the Revolutionary war in
Italy. He fell out with Dr. Beuj Frank
lin In Paris because the DIR. would not
furnish him with public money to defray his
expenses abroad and slaudered him grossly.
Jacob Reed was citizen of G Georgetowp
and man Of literary attachments. His
grandson was member ofthc Legislature
whcn served in that body and was q
Union man, opposed to nullication, &c.
John Hunter was a citizen of Laurens
District and died soon after his election to
the United States Senate.
John Ewing Clohoun was the cousin of
John G. Calhoun's father. lie was the first
graduate of college in the upper country.
John G. Calhoun married his daughter,
Floride Co!houu. They were second cous-
ins. His son, John Ewing Colhoun, J..,
lived and died at the old homestead, near
Pendleton Village. He married the sister
OF the Hon. Warren Il. Davis, represen-
tative to Congress from this District.
Yours truly, &C.,
Is. +. PERRY, to EdyctieH Adoe1iser.
How TO RAISE CoTToN.-Eaitor Dis,
patch: ask farmers to try my plan in
raising cotton: Break your land deep in
January or February in rows with turn
plow. Let the rain fall on it and draw all
tho sediments in the furrow where you will |
plant your cotton. Heap up your lot and |
..aa-i %Iat.se sH5sn. aeon5iss Put a layer of5io..
mahnre, layer of stable manure, a light
layer of cotton seed, and layer of salt
200 lbs. of salt and "a bushels of cotton seed
to four acres is plenty. made four bales of
Gotten on four acres of laod by this plan.
left six rows in the field without anything
under it and it would have taken five acres
of it to make one bale. Don't run any
furrow when you put down the manure, let
the sediment remain unbrokeu.
Some people believe in guauo, don't.
Ten pounds to an acre is all l ever used,
that rolled my cotton seed with, and
believe it paid as much as 100 lbs. would.
But some people are like tho old woman
who took one pill; she said if one did SO
much good she would take dozen SO she
did and she had enough of pills, and think
some of:our farmers have enough of guano
p. j. RCcKER, in Lenmgton Dispatch
TIE FERGUSON CASE AGAIN.-Abbe-
vile, s. G., February 2O.-Jo Ohm G. Fergus
son was brought before His Honor, Judge
l. d. Witherspoon, this morning, on writ
of habeas corpus, for the purpose of secur~
ing bail. Solicitor Orr came down from
Greenville last night in order to attend to
this matter. The fact that there had been
three trials Of this case was relied on strongly
as ground for bail The weak condition
of Ferguson was also pleaded. Besides
this, tho defense claimed that he had had
an opportunity to escape and had not taken
advantage of it.
The State claimed that if cousel for the
accused relied upon the facts in the case
they would not claim ball. as the facts
showed murder pure and simple, and that
if he was crazy, it would be wrong for His
Honor to turn him, loose upon the commu>
nifty, as there was no telling when he might
kill another man; and that, in that case he
should be kept In Jail or sent to the asylum.
The State denied that he had had an op,
portunity to escape.
Judge Witberspoou promptly refused
bail.
---~N--
LEGAL NoTIcR.-Major Gassaway, q
prominent San Antonio lawyer, succeeded
in obtaining tho acquittal ofa horse thief,
who was tried ia the District Court in and
for the county Of Bexar.
Major, said the acquitted man, don't
| know how to pay you for your kindness.
, haven't got apv money lust now