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A Compliment We'll Bestowed.

We find the following high compliment
to our talented young friend, A. F. McKis-
sick in the Columbia Register, and with
mach pride transfer it to our columns, to
show his many personal friends and those
of his family the high moral and intellect
ual position he occupies in the community
where his college life has been spent, and
where his character has undergone the
crucial test Of four years of college life.
and found not wanting in any of the essen
tial qualities which 60 10 make up q true
man, IL profound scholar and polished
gentleman
An ENCEL.ENT ArroIXTMENT-Mr.A a. +.
Mckissick, n graduate of the South Caro-
lima University in the c'ass Of 1889, has
been appointed Superintendent of the
works and business Of the Congaree Gas
and Electric Light Company of this city
While in college Mr. McKissick devoted
special attention to the study of electricity
and received the degree Of Bachelor of
Science, with honors. Siuce graduation he
has been acquiring n knowledge of the
practical part of electrical lighting by
spending certain time in u working cleo
trio light station, and has sited and in
spectei the plants at Richmond and else
where.
MIR. McKissick, who is son Of Col.
| G. McKissick, Of Union, is n young man of
| great promise, and mainly so because rs las
\ been said, though young man, he has
| given ample evidence Of solid atainments,
! and the possession of the industry, the in
| tellect aud the common sense which COM
| bined can ,,aIdly fail to make successful
| man and a valuable one for any community
or corporation.
| The Congf.ree Company has acted wisely
| AID Columbia is to be congratulated on the
| accession u! q citizen who is going 10 grow
| up with hqr. MIR. Mckissck has already
entcred upon his new duties.
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Correspondence Of the Union Tines
News from North Pacolet.

ETA JANE, August 5,-James S. Pitcher,
Esq, an attorney at law, of NashvlleTenn.
pa;d his relatives at Sunnyside visit last
week. His mother was a step daughter of
Mrs. Rachel Carothers Of ofSunnyside, aud q
sister of the late Rev. W. Washington
Carothers, well-known throughout the
county. She married Mr., Pitcher end
went west several years ago-before this
gentleman was born. MIR. Pitcher, we
understand, occupies q prominent position
in his profession and enjoys o lucrative
practice.
Rev. Mr.. Morgan the Evangelist, preached
at Wilson's Chapel yesterday and last night
Notwithstanding the inclement weather tho
house was we'll filled by orderly congrcga-
tions. His text yesterday morning was III
Kings, chapter, lst, End and lth verses.
Last night his text was: Have mercy on
me, . Lord, thou son of David; my daugh-
ter is grievously vexed with devil: Matt
XIV: %: He is fine speaker and
beyond doubt q hard theological student.
Miss Morgan, his daughter, presided at
the organ with that grace dignity and abil
ity, which gives evidence Of thorough train
ing. AS country church Wilson's Chapel
has choir second to none.
Our Baptist Brethren at Elbethel are hav-
ing q fine meeting, too. This church is
made up of people that won't fail. They
have energetic Jealous and faithful leaders.
We don't propose at this early day to write
up the results Of these spiritual harvesieI,
but hope soon to give glorious results from
them.
Rev. J. W. Query will preach at Salem
next Sabbath, llth. inst.
The rains still continue and farm work
has stopped. Vox.
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tco.rcopondence Of the Union Timesl
Live News Tom Live Jonssville.

JoSEsvILLE, August 5.-Raiu is good
fertilizer, and decidedly the cheapest Of any,
but we have had rain, rain, rain, till dry
spell just now would be quite luxury.
Rev. c. II. wi'leford preached at the Bap-
tist church yesterday from the 7th Chap.
and 1st verse Of Genesis "And the Lord
said unto Noah come thou and oil thy house
into the Ark 1 thought when ne an
nounced his text he was goingto th-eaten us
with another deluge, but he didn't, but rath.
er assured us that the beautiful bow was still
in existence.
In my last communication said that corn
was never much better in our county; now
repeat what | said then. Cotton is large
and fun of sap, with but little fruit on 1t,
though it has another month yet to bloom,
and in that time it can put Oh large crop
The fruit and melon crops are in excess Ct
| anything in that liue for many years, but
owing 20 the wet weather the fruit is not
| being utilized much, and the melons are not
much sought for.
Rev. ID. p. Boyd, assisted by his Father
| and Rev. S. a. Weber, conducted good
| meeting Mt New Hope church last week.
Some twenty-five persons were added to the
| church, with good number of conversions
| This week Rev. c. II. Wileford is having
| his protracted meeting at Jonesvillc.
| The Town Council are doing considerable
| work on our streets
| Mr.. II. A. Whiilock has his new store
house framed aud covered. 1t is large
frame and will make quite an addition to
our town when completed.
like the ring Of the order Of the county
in the County. 1t is to be hoped that this
order will be carried out, and our roads put in
good condition for safe travelling.
Quite large delegation boarded the trair
here lasS Sunday 10 attend the U. S. Court
at Greenville.
Notwithstanding the continued we
weather the abundant decaying of fruit ant
vegetables and the many pig sites in oul
town, there is not a single case of sickness
at present, that know of.
Mrs. Thomas Hames, of Union, is visiting
relatives and friends in Joncsville.
| Miss Elliott Hancock, of Browns Creek
is visiting the family of Mr.. ii. c. Smith
Miss Leila Wood, of Pacolct, has been Wis
iting Miss Carrie Eson.
Miss Mamie Wood of Pacolct, is visiting
Miss Eta Li,tlejohn.
General B. Is. Foster, Of Union, is attend
Ing the meeting at the Baptist Church. Mr.
Foster sill holds his membership here, an'
no doubt will as long rs he lives, as thi
church and its sacred associations is n dea
place to him. His good wife, who is now W
believe in Heaven, held her membership
here; and to Mr.. Foster the church building
to large extent, owes its existence.
Mrs. Willeford is here with her husband
} and sill carries that pleasant smiling fac
that she did when she vas Miss Salie Ray
Some preachers wives are n blessing to thcr
and great help in their ministerial duties
TELEPHONE.
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Correspondence of the Union Times)
Temperance at Santuo.

Mr.. ED,roR.-The Santuc Division, S. of
T. had q call meeting Tuesday evening, July
30th, and it was very pleasant meeting
the most interesting have had tho pleasure
of attending, despite the inclement weather.
There was n great deal Of important business
transacted. AS brother j. G. Sartor was
unable to attend regularly at night he cx-
pressed wish not to hold the Office of II.
s., 80 brother +. Claude Jeter was elected
to fill the position. There was one member
initiated, and seven more, three of whom
arc ladies', awaiting initiation.
We had two very acceptable visitors from
the Union Division, in the persons OF
Misses Fair Bolt and Eloise Stokes, who
impaired bright ray Of sunshine to our
hall.
We are growing, slow but sure, and ex-
pect to have revival when the crops are
off our hands, rs n large majority of our
members are farmers l think the reason
our Division does not grow any faster, is
because of the unwillingness on the part of
the ladies 20 join. We have but very few
ladies in our Division, and everybody
knows that tue ladies have more influence
over the men and boys of a community thar
any other factor in society, and il they
don't use their influence over the ycang
men aud boys, the boys will be more than
lil.ely to select the very worst men of their
acqunintauces, as companions When o
young man comes into the community and
conducts himself Alright and keeps out o.
bad company, he will be the very one they
will turn against, because lie is not willing
to be one of them, to drink whiskey and
do things that are disSraceful.
hope the ladies and true hearted mer
Of every section of country will enlist agaius
whiskey and organizs Temperance Societie:
everywhere. l believe, firmly, the ladies
| can, if they will exercise their influence
| against wbiskey, eventually prohibit its
sale and use but they must have the aid
Of all temperance men, and they can find
one to help, as long as there is drop OF
blood in his veins, in the person of
i. W. J.
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INCENDIARIsM IN SAvANNAn. Savannah,
August 4.-lf n community was ever justi-
fed in sustaining the acts of viglants or
or regulators, this city would be now, had
il such an organization to discover aud shoot
down or string up incendiaries. The authori-
Ties have utterly failed to deal with the
problem. Three incendiary attempts were
lade last week to burn the out places in
the business heart of the city. A week be.
fore two incendiary fires were started, and
there were others which perhaps. ought
to be included in the list. Mayor Schwarz
has been worried no little. and sits up late
this, he goes around town ut oil hours of
the night with both eyes open. The mayor
says that if he catches an incendiary he will
shoot him down. Anything short of that
would Re lenient treatment. Suspicious
fires have been exceedingly frequent Of late
and it is always well-insured property which
burns. An uninsured building would be abso-
lutely safe were it not for the ncarncss Of
highly insured property. There have been
cases, and net rLrc ones, when the incen-
diary could have been picked out with posi-
tive certainty. Insurance men would not
act, and no one else did. Some of these
incendiarics have left the city; others are
still here. If the authorities cannot pro-
tect property rom the wretch with the
midnight match the citizens will have TO
look out for themselves, and they are about
in the mood to organize secrctly.-Spccidl
20 NetrS aHd Courier.
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A DANGEROUS Washington
August l.-An admirable counterfeit Of a
ten dollar silver certificate is in circulation,
and merchants should be on their guard
against attempts to pass it. The engraving
is 80 well executed and the imitation so per-
feet that the authorities are lei to believe
the notes are printed from stolen plates.
The secret service officers, however, declare
that they have not been informed of the
counterfeit and think it false alarm. II
there is any counterfeit now in circulation
they think it is the webster head ten dol
lar greenback," more than $4,000 wort
Of which were seized by tho United States
officers in Dayton, Ohio, on July l6.
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Correspondents Of the Union Timesl
Riverside Ripples,

RIVERSIDE, Aug. III will not be any
news TO your readers in the county to tell
them We have had deluge Of rain the last
two weeks.
Notwithstanding, the creeks have swept
of about everything in their reach, and
reached out farther than over known before
we are glad 10 state that Breed River has
behaved something better and ~ 4eeIipg
in its banks, not flooding anything except
ssme loo bottom lands. One gentleman,
however, reports having lost 1000 bushels
corn. We are truly sorry for him.
Cotton has stood the cloud aud rain re-
markably well. Grass is making dne head
way now, aud we notice in few places
1t is almost as high rs the cotton.
Thee are some fine fields OF corn on the
ridge" where properly cultivated; but
some are miserable failures. We see corn
on poor upland planted in three or four feet
rows, aud about 8 feet in the drill, which is
thicker than it ought TO be on rich oytoms.
What wonder it IS that some people do not
starve to death.
Rev. d. p. Boyd, assisted by Rev. s. j.
Bethss, J. NJ. Friday and the venerable
Uncle Mark Boyd, the father Of the preacher
in charge, is conducting a pro;racted meet
ing at Fosters Chapel. The spacious church
| is crowded at almost every service, and
scores are fockiug 10 the altar for prayer.
Rev. Is. C. Lampley begins series Of
meetings at Philipp, tomorrow, Thursday
| the 9Th inst.
The church at Philippi is complete, except
the plssteriug: The lime and laths are or
the ground and the .plasteripg will be don,
as soon as the weather permits. The church
is substantial aud we'll arranged. 1. mea,
ures SO so feet, 14ft story, with a verand'
extending the full width of the church il
front. Philippi church is indeed q spIendit
building. JOE.
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WHEELING STARTLEp.--W heeling, W. Va,
Aug. Social and financial circles here
received great surprise to-day, when II
in the Bank of Wheeling, and George Hem.
ming, an employee Of the bank, had been
arrested, charged with cmbezzling tho
funds Of the bank, and that Seybold had
made full confession, which cxonerates
llemming.
Seybold is the son of the cashier OF the
bank, and his family stands high in social
and business circles. The amount of the
embezzlemcnt was $32, 900, and of this oil
has been recovered except $40 900, which is
amply secured by an attachment on Sey bold s
house. IIemming is beloved to be entirely
blameless.
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HonrCTDE IN CoLuNpn.--At twelve minutes
past o'clock Saturday evening Mr. james
1. Clark, formerly q Trial Justice in Lexing-
ton Conn ~, but for syear past resident
Of this city, was shot down and killed with
in ten steps Of the City Hall, by w. B.
Heetze, the keeper Of . livery stable on
Assembly street.
Thus briefly may be summarized the essen
tisl facts ofone of the most deplorable affairs
that has occurred in this city in 9 long
period.
THE CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
and the circumstances leading up to it, so
far as il has been possible 10 learn from
various sources, are as follows:
A day or two ago, while calling on .
friend, Mrs. Meetze, the wife Of the princi.
pal in the affair, was approached by an
uncle Of her husband, 9 Mr.. Douglas Meetze,
more fsmiliarly known as "Dug" Meetze,
who lives in Lexington County, and handed
o note.
Mrs. Meetze refused to receive The note,
and took the first opportunity Of Informing
her husband in regard to the matter.
lie went to his uncle and demanded the
note, saying he ought to kill him (his uncle
for bringing it.
The note was given him by Dug Meetze,
who told him to kill if he wanted to. The
note was as follows:
"MIss SoPHY-Dear Miss, want to meet
you and have private conversation. You
remember me we'll. can't sign my name.
Yours admiringly,
Mr.. Meeize's relief was that the note
was meant for his wife; at least, such is
his statement, though his wifes name is not
Sophy but Minnie. His uncie had refused
TO divulge who had sent the note, and said
be would be killed before he would. give the
information asked for.
Mr.. Meetze would have killed his uncle
then, but had no weapon.
For various reasons Mr.. Meetze thought
Mr.. Clarke the person who wrote and sent
the note. He said he had frequently known
Mr.. Clark to write such notes, at his
(Meetze's) stable, and send them by the
stable boys. He also thought he recognized
the handwriting of the note rs that Of Mr..
Clarke, although some who have seen it aver
that it is written in different hand Il ON
Mr.. Clark's.
Yesterday, Mr.. Mcetze, who had become
greatly wrought up by what the considered q
base iusult to his family honor, made threats
10 many parties, so it is now stated, that he
was going 20 kill both Dug Meetze, his uncle,
and Clarke, on sight.
Dug Mcelze said that he did bring the
note, but that 1t was meant Tor girl named
Sophy Fox, who has for a long time been
with MIR. w. B. Meetze's family, assisting
in the housework. That the note was writ
ten Ly friend of his, who had met the girl
before and wished to again. That he, Dug
Meetze, had told Mrs. Mcetze to give the
note TO "Sophy," when handing to her
but that she had laughed and told him to
carry it himself. He had also, so he said
told Mr.. Meetzc tho note was for Sophy
when he gave it to him. lie refused to tell
who wrote the note, and did not say wheth-
er Mr.. Clark was its author or not, but told
the Chief that w. Is. Meetze suspected Clark
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ny" The Grand Lodge of the colcrcd J..
.. q. F. Of this State is now in session here
lntcndcnt. W. T. Graham being sick, on
Tuesday, Hon. c. c. Culp, in behalf of the
authorities and citizens of the town addressed
the Lodge in appropriate terms of welcome,
which was rc>ponr led to in exc client style hy
q. ID. Mr.. LownleS. n member of Richland
Lodge.
There arc about 100 delegates and visitors
III attendance. and they are fine looking
body of colurcd IL Ell as We ba SC ever seen.
procession Of the Lodge was ordered to
take place ycstcr day mornin, :, after our
paper went to pre- -, consequently We can
give no account of il this week
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ssA. We call special attention to the new

EeAr We call special attention to the new
Advertisement of MeSsrs Rice Il McLure
who arc making the most liberal offers in
Spring and Summer goods. to make room for
M extensive Fall and Winter stock. This
old firm cannot afford TO misrcprcscnt any
thing in their stock and prices. They al
ways sell "upon the square, aud arc never
ashamed 10 meet customer The second time
Honesty and fair dealing is the motto of the
firm, and the Young men in the store pride
themselves on sick ing to it. as well ns earn
ing the reputation of being courteous and
mauly in their department.
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A LITTLE Boy DRowNED.-A very sad
accident took place at Campton last MondsTj.
Squire William Camp went out on the or eek
TO look at the crop. His little gra' Idsop
Tommie, son of Mr. Thomas Camn., venr
with him. lie was about three y.ars old
Wishing to 60 over some gr ,und where
the little boy could not well get along, he
said to him TO wait there until he came
back. After nm absence o. fifteen or thirty
minutes he returned br. abe little boy could
not be seen. his fears were aroused and
he began to examina the little stream.
He soon found the little fellow drowned.
He had gone to he bc.nk Of the creek and
had fallen in place too deep for him. 1t
was most sosrowtul sight to sec the grand
father bearing tie dead child in his arms 10
the house. Cnro1ina Spartrl,.
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MIR. EDIToR.-I saw in this column an
article, headed "Too much steam and |
fully indorse what you say, only think you
you do the "nce steam engine" an injus-
ticc when you compare it with those men
who, with n hot fire on, with their safety
valves too tight, holding down steam till
they take on $50 lbs. per square inch and
then "blow Off all that thsy have on at
one time. Such men ought to be sup.
piled with fusible plug to countcract dan
ger an such occasions. A steam engine with
its safety valve Kissing i, not near 80 dan.
gerops TO the men around as pickering,
fault-fnding and quarrelsome Alliance man,
who is hard to make understand who will
grumb'e at dues, who will not believe the
books, who for any trivial matter that does
not ax,chy suit his fancy, threatens "to quit
aad then carry his threat into effect, thereby
making goodmateral outside think it is only
"sinking sand and who it seems, is destin-
cd to continue on this uutil the crack Of
doom, is to an Alliance. f. j.
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THE ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
N n JITTLEJOUN. EDITOR.
w. II. MILLER.
THIS AND THAT.

THIS AND THAT.
The prospect for good corn crop, Is fat
teriDg>> Upland corn was never better. -
Cotton, where it has beeu well xarSed, is
Apples, weFs au., mood. hi p.aoh.. ar.
fue and plentiful md -Some farmers have
thei, hogs in their orchards, with rings in
their noses to prevent their roofing up the
clover or injuring thetrees. Hogs can DO put
in 6ne condition on peaches and clover, and
with good patch Of sweet potatoes, plenty
OF fine meat can be made with very little
corn.
The rag weed is extra fine this year, and
can be turned into forage Of superior
kind, by being cut when just out Of bloom I,
and turned into hay.
advise ever y energetic farmer TO plant
largely Of turnips-the Amber Globe and
the Aberdeen ore among tho best varieties.
BY all means plant your turnips in rows
about two feet apart; hoe and thin to ono
t. the width Of tho hoe; as soon as they can
be worked, in about ten days, run around
with a small tongue plow, sowing or drilling
OTIS in the burrows, with the hand; then
one furrow will break ont the middle and
you will have two rows of oats bet ween each
row of turnips and you will make fine
lot of oats with only the trouble Of sowing
them.
Turnirs ought to bo dug and banked on
the approach Of hard wether and they make
a cheap but excellent feed for cattle in
mid winter.
The continuous rains have prevented the
farmer from finishing his crop, and n large
part Of his cotton is yet to be plowsd.
The abundant crop of peaches are badly
damaged by tho rains, scarcely any have
been dried. Would it not pay for eaoa COM
munity 20 buy fruit drysrf Suppose there
was one in each neighborhood that would
dry ten or twelve bushels per dayi What an
advantage it would be-. believe they will
be extensively used in the near future.
Fruit dried in an evaporstor never gets
wormy as fly deposits the egg that makes
the worm while the fruit is drying in the
| adn.
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Personals.


Miss Mary Csntwell, ono Of Colu nb'a's s
bri. /. htest young ladies, is visiting her friend,
MIS-. ]. j. Purcell.
Hon. c. c. Culp has returned from Ashe-
vile, Cleveland Springs, and other popular
summer resorts.
Miss Carrie James is visiting relatives at
Sautuc.
Mr.. W. d. Humphries has gone to Colum-
bia to take charge Of d. G. Fiyhn's clothing
store for awhile.
Mrs. S. N. McNeel, and Miss Hulda Nc
Neel, who have been visiting the family Of
Mr.. J. X. Young, returned to their home at
Yorkville, last week.
Mr.. John ]. Purcell went down to Cslum-
bia last week on business.
Mr.. s. NJ. Rice, Jr. and wife have gone
to the mountains TO spend few weeks.
Mr.. ]. Frank Bailey, OF Cross Keys, ha:
gone to Georgia, on q business aud pleasure
trip.
Mrs C. A. McHugh, nee Miss Agnes Hill
is visiting her mother, relatives and friends
in Union.
Miss E.helind Goss has returned from 6
visit TO the city of Charleston.
Miss Marie IIorlbeck is visiting heI
friends in Union.
| Masters Russell and Harry Goss have re
tucned from long visit to Beaufort.
Mrs. NJ. Vinson has gone to North Caro-
lima to visit relatives.
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10y DR.. III. X. Smith has determined

b1S- DR.. ii. X. Smith has determined 10
seek n wider and more promising field for
the development of his professional talents
and moved to Ashcvillc, y. C. We sincerely
regret losing Dr.. Smith, rs he is young
man of pure character, entcrprising and in
duStrous. and one of the best Dentists in the
country. We commend the DR.. to the peo-
pie OF Asheville rs man Of high char;,ctei
and worthy their rcspcc. ahd patronage.
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stationery, Pens, Pencils, Inks. School
'rayons, &c. cheap nj PoScy's Drug Store.

Bsy" VIC have received the annual catalogue
OF the Patrick Military School, now located
at the city of Anderson. This is undoubtedly
one of the bcs, Schools in the State, and w c
a,;c pleased to hear that il is meeting the
success its intrinsic mcri,s cntitlc it to. Col.
Patrick Is one of the purcst christian gentle
men in the South, a strict disciplinarian, and
one of the ablest educators in this State. We
DO not know Il man or school more worthy
The confidence and patronage of the people