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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-08-02
Correspondence OF tho Union Time,l
Santuo QatherinRa.

SANfue, July 29.--yhere IL net much
news that can send from here now, for
everybody are so absorbed in grass they
canpcs create any. Tho great enquiry is
abort the crops end grass. So much is this
30 that expect when speakiug to young
lady, shall ask her '.how's crars," and
then wouldn't che set me down as Q crank
OF a ia:mer.
We are now having too much rain for
cotton, and corn, too, on low land. The
farmers are anxious to "lsy by" and take
some rest, but do not like to "lay by, In
grass. Despite the grass the crops are look
ing fine, especially the old corn, which is
very promising. We have fruit in abun-
dance, br. waterrcsloSs, / believe, are q
failure with us in San;;.a.
According to Madam Rumor, there are
several candidates here for the natrimo-
nial moose. This, she says, is among the
maiured folk. But, Mr.. Editor, II you
could only see son,e Of the boys in their
teens strutting alcDg the streets with Duke
cigarette, or "a one cent cigar, in their
mouths or between their fingers, watching
the smoke ascend curling into the air, and
talking about grown young ladies, you
would think they were trying TO
Flame aloft loves cheering light"
and that they were preparing to enter
'hS VI SVuuuuiut iCilClty
Rev. C. II. Willeford preached an able
sermon yesterday, at Salem, fro m James, 3
6. Ilo viii! commence series of meetings
here on the I'd Sunday in August, and has
secured as his help, his father, Rev. A. s.
Willeford, of Kcrshaw, and Rev. B. G.
.CovIngton. OF Florence.
Rev. J. W. Query, of Spsrtanburg, will
begin a series Of meetings ut Cane Greek
Presbyterian Church here on the Sd Sunday
in August.
Rev. Wm. Johns, of Cherokee, Spartan
burg County, is here on visit to relatives
and friends. =
Miss Jennie Zealy, an accomplished
young lady Of Dawkins, Fairfield County
is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. P. Sims.
| Misses Fair Bolt aud Eloise Stokes, two
attractive young ladies Of Union, are in
Santuc, visiting friends.
| Mrs. Moss, wife of our efficient Section
Master, Mr.. r. +. Moss, is at Grover, N. c..
visiting her parents.
Mr.. II. r. Jeser, of the Citadel Hospital
| at Charleston, is at home visiting his rela-
| tives. L. w. j.
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JACKLEas.

There are poor excuses for fair and good
men In every profession but wish to say
word 10 the few little, arrsw.minded.
covetous merchants that are occasionally 10
be found.
think the walls Of wrath you are pour.
ing upon our organization are injuring
yourselves moro than US. We are reliably
Informed by truthful members, that you are
cursing the Alliaace, and that we can take
the summer sun and winters cold, stand
In rain and storm, 60 without dinner, in
front Of your door, IL you are the chance
to invite US. Was IL only for the fleece
that you used to be SO kind and considers
We're We the tabled crow with the cheese.
when we. wife and children, were 30 ca-
ressed !? Oh the hypoorisy Of soma Ia
this monsy-loviug world. Wei. We ara
glad 70 and you out, even at this late hour.
Surely, Mr.. Marrow mind, you can't charge
me individually, with being an enemy 70
the merchant, for I have ss maay beloved
brothers, brothers-in. Law, and cousins who
are merchants, ~ any man. No, your on.
nifty is at the chord that binds us in .
bundle and prevents your fleeing us indi-
vidnally. Prudence dictates that you keep
your mouth shut but II you will sfsak,
write what you have TO say and sign your
name, and NO will publish your letter, free
Of charge, in-the Alliance column.
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Mr.. J. r. Grinstead, Sensra KY, says ::
My children have som etines had boils and
other signs of blood Impurities, with loss Of
appetite, etc, at which times have found
Swifts Specific most successful remedy, in
no instance failing to effect a speedy and
permanent cure.
"Swift's Specific is gaeat blessing to hu-
manity," says Mr.. p. e. Gordon, Of 725
Broad street, Nashville Tenn, "for Il cured
me Of rheumatism of q very bad type, with
which had been troubled for three or four
years. 8. 8. 8. cured me after 1 had ex.
haustsd everything else
Mr.. Russell Myrick. oftbe firm Of Myrick
Il Henderson, Fort Smith, Ark, says he
wishes to add his testimony to tho thou.-
ands which have already been given as to
Swifrs Specific. He says he derived the mort
signal benefit from its use to cure painful
boils and sores resulting from impure blood.
When taken few days, potash mixtures
impair the digestion, take away the appe-
tito, aud dry up the the gastric juices which
should assist in digesting aud assimilat-
ing the food. Swift Specific has just the
opposite effect; it improves digestion, brings
appetite, and builds up the general health.
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CONCERNING GARrERs.-It is considered
bad luck to lose garter, it being the f rs-
boding Of greater loss-that OF swe IT.
heart or friend. No part Of woman g
dress is said to have such power in chan T.
ing luck as her garters. They shcu Id
never be left kuotted together or thrown
carslessly about, either representing eue-
mics who will annoy her.
If young lady sleeps in strange bed
she should tie her garters about the head.
board somewhere, ~ the Same time rscitiug
these lines:
This knot knit, this knot tie,
TO see ny love rs he goes by.
Then che will dream Of her sneethe ,rt.
To make it sure she must tie the garter
around the bed post nine times Leisure
Hours.
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CAUGHT IN Our own TRAp--English ami
Scotch capitalists, moved by Mr.. Carnegie's
example, have made up their minds to use
the American tariff for oil il is worth. The
miliionS which Mr.. Carnegie, n Scotchman,
has rung out of the American consumers,
has not failed to excite the attention of his
'brither Scotch" nor 10 awaken the cupidity
Of the lordly English. Mr. Carnegie built
Cluny Castle, his Scotch home, with money
our tariff rendered possible to him. Then,
too, his magnificent beque,t, to Scotch chsri-
ties, all of which were got out of the protec
tective tariff, is another lesson going to show
how plain the way is made by our protec-
tive policy for foreign capital to come in
and get the benefit Of protection again A meri-
can-born consumers.
The Baltimore SIM Of the Oath tells us
that syndicate Of English capitalists is
negotiating for the purchase of all steel works
in and about Pittsburg. Mr.. Nimick Of the
firm Of Singer. Nimick & Co., tells of offers
to buy controlling interest, and other large
owners admit thot negotiniops are pending.
Should the transfer Of ownership take place
it would be but repetition OF what has
recently happened to various large Ameri-
can mills and breweriss. These Industries
and others have passed into the hands of
English and Scotch capitalists, who will use
our American tariff fer all it is worth.
ino ''"h corIeCtiy puts IL Wnen It says:
1.-The English capitalist will benefit, Of
course, by his investment in American in
-dustries in any case. If our tariff is kept
high he will make money here, and his mills
and factories in England will continue, on
the free trade basis, 10 hold the open mar
kets Of the world. On The other hand, if
we should reduce our 'ariff aud capture the
worlds markets he will be here among us
TO share in our prosperity. II is for the
mnsses of cur people, the buyers, whilo pro-
dncers are looking out for themselves ex-
clusively, to consider what policy will leave
most cash in their own pockets"
But before this condition Of things, we
wonder what prote will have to say
now about British gold
When foreign. bought monopolies furnish
the fat for the blocks Of five who elect our
Presidents, what becomes of the free born
American then? Isn't il about time for the
plain American Freeman to ask himself to
what all this is lending us?.-- Col. Register.
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HaY- A few weeks age VIC read in the
Scientific American description of freak
of nature in the way Of a perf.euy formed
egg within an egg Of regular size and yelk,
which was considered more ih,n ordinary
curiosity; but our friend Bucllheit, the Ba-
ker and Confectioner, has put the New York
egg in the shade completely: IN breaking
the she'll of an egg Of not moro than ordina-
ry size he found two distinct yelks, also n
small but perfectly formed egg inside; the
small egg only differing with tho large one
in size and the she'll being soft. SO you
see Union is one egg ahead Of New York,
yet. The small egg, can he seen at the Times
Office.
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Ind Grand officers were in
zach one gave q short talk. Brother
glass also gave MS quite nice little
speech.
pOn Thursday, ct 10 o'clock q. NJ, the Sc
cond days session commenced. A good deal
of work was done up to ! o'clock p. m,
when the brethren, being reminded by their
appetites and the memory Of the good di in
ner our Cartersville friends had served up
- them the previous day, concluded to
adjourn for dinner.
At p. M. we reconvened, aud hy $50
=. m. had finished up our work and adj ourn-
ei sine die: and thus ends the sess ion Of
the Grand Division Of the Sons Of Temper.
ance OF South Carolina for the year 1882.
At night public meeting was held under
the auspices ST Gainesville Division. Broth
er $. S. Stokes, Of Union Division made .
telling speech, his theme being woman
in the Temperance Cause; Her Influence and
Responsibility. All who know this brother
and failed to hear his speech know they
missed n treat. Brother Stokes is one of
our most active and energetic workers, and
our Grand Worthy Patriarch, suppose in
compliment to his ability, has conferred o
title apon him, the initials of which are I'D.
b. Brother Stokes frequently "bronght
dowa the house" during his telling speech.
+, Brother j. w. Stansfeld followed Broth
er Stok es in fine address. This brother
has asplendid delivery. / understand he is
studying law; If so, predict for him brill
liant future.
~ Brother Marshall closed the meeting, or
the speech making part Of it, by few re-
marks.
During the evening we had some excellent
instrumental music and singing, conducted
by Mrs. DR.: Palmer.
Thus ended n pleasant and enjoyable seq
sion Of the Grand Division. We who attend. .
ed believed that the work mapped out for
the ensuing year will do much to advance
the cause Of temperance.
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so5- Our Local has slipped out of the
editorial harness for two weeks. Last week
he was at Cartersville, Florence Co., attend
ing the sessions Of the Grand Division of the
8. of T., and from all accounts, .he
imnor'alized himself by delivering q
splendid speech before that bsi.v. This
week, he is somewhere in Laurens County,
acting as a sort Of silent Evangelist, and
enjoying the hospitalites of the good people
of his native county.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

CINCINNATI, July 27.-Great excitement
was caused here to day by the discovery o!
the body of General A. f. Jones, who disap-
pearsd mystericusly "Wednesday, in man
hole at the. e.corncr Of Fraucis LINE aud Park
avenue.
When the body was drawn up it was found
that the face had been beaten out of shape,
probably with q club. All his valuables
were gone.
Charles Bligh, who was employed as a
coachr,sn by Gen. Jones was arrested to-
night at Madison, and brought here. lie
has made full confession and says he fatal
~ injured Jones during quarrel.
POISONED HER HUSBAND.
Elmira, N. V, July 27.-Coroner Jacobs
has had the body af David s. Ramsay exhum-
ed and his stomach removed and examined
famsay REMARKED q divorced wife, and
shortly afterwards was taken i'll, dying with
symptoms of .peisohing On report of tho
examining chemist who says he found asenic
in Ramsays's stomach, the coroner has or
dered the arrest of Mrs. Ramsay.
PREFERRED DEATH To EXPOSURE.
Philadelphia, July 27.-Joseph A. Starck
the Jersey Central Railroad station agent
here, committed suicide to-day by shooting
himself with o revolver in the right temple.
One Of the auditors Of the company came
here last night to look over Starck's accounts
anu IL 10 DeNeVeu that the discovery of q
shortage and the fear of exposure caused
him to commit the deed.
SETTLED 1T FOREVER.
Columbus, July 27.-Christian Weinman
and wife were fonnd at O. clock this morn
ing locked in each others arms on the floor
of the bedroom, Mrs. Weinman dead and
her husband breathing his last. A bullet
hole near her heart and enc in his temple
explained the method Of death.
They were proprietors Of large machine
works and connected with tho best families
OF city. They had been quarrclling.
POUR PEOPLE KILLED.
Memphis, Tenn, July PA passenger
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
was wrecked to-day at Brighton, Tenn, by
aswitch having been carelcssly left open.
The engineer, baggage master, fireman
and Nail Agent Burnet we're killed.
FIGHT PEOPLE CRUSHED.
Chicago, July 27.-By the collapse of n
three-story brick house on the West Side to-
night cottage was crushed 10 atoms, and
eight people killed.
CYCLONE IN INDIANA.
Lebanon, Ind, July 27.-A cyclone pass
ed through this nity last night wreckiug
number of buildings, including the Pio-
neer printing office. Crops are ruined in the
neighborhood.
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CHICAGO UNDER Wa TEn.-Chicsgo, July
27.-One Of the heaviest rainfalls ever
known in this section of the country did
thousands of dollars, datai<6 this city TO-
night. The storm cloud came from the
southwest and, meeting counter currents of
air, hovered over the city for TWO hours
and half, finally passing to the northeast.
Rain began about $40 aud continued in
binding sheets until 0 O'Clock. The vio-
lence Of :he wind at times almost reached
the fury of o tornado. Ia two hours and
fifteen minutes there was the phenomenal
rainfall of 4 i2 inches. Easements and eel
lars were flooded all over the'oi.y, some to
q depth Of three or four feet.
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nag We enjoyed very pleasant visit
last Tuesday from our esteemed friend, J.
nj. Carlisle, ESQ, one of the ablest and most
prominent members Of the Newberry bar,
and was truly glad to learn from him that
the old town Of Newberry is going forward
in q line of solid and sound progress and
prosperity, and those other citizens who arc
true to her interests are marching forward
with her and partaking of her p rosperity.
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1as" Mr.. Robert A. Eison, who was for
many years in the store of Mr.. II. M. Grim
ball, has taken the important position of
business manager Of the Pelham Mills Store
at Pelham, in Greenvile county.
Robert is fine business man and we
think will fill his new osition to the salts
faction of his emp loyers and with honor to
himself
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Bss" We arc sorry to state that Mr.. Jas.
III. Rodger lost about 10000 out of $4,000
green brick, by the heavy rains last Friday
and Saturday. Nothing daunted, however.
Mr.. Rodger went to work Immediately to re-
pair damages, and if the rain will only hold
up few days, all signs of the disaster will
be obliterated. 1t takes more than the fall
of a few thousand bricks to crush man of
so much nerve and perseverance as friend
Rodgcr.
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TRusTs ON TRUsrs.-The sugar trust has
sent the price Of sugar up three and half
cents pound, and will probably send II
higher. The sugar trust and the warehouse
trust have combined. The New York
Herald Of the 10th says:
"For more than two months past the trust
has been rushing the storage OF sugar with
the Warehouse Trust, and to-day there is
ssaroely dry, clean, available warehouse
on the Brooklyn water front that has moi
some refined sugar stored in II.
"From all that can now be learned al
least three hundred thousand barrels of su.
gar are now looked up in Brooklyn ware.
houses, tho value Of which at present
prices is something enormous, aud II i,
likely to be still more unless tho trust
scheme is foiled by tho wholesale and retail
grscers and the public"
The latest is salt trust with headquar.
ters in New York and . capital Of $ll GOO.
600. The Asso cisted Press dispatches give
the following account Of it:
"New York, July 20.-The North Ameri
can Salt Company the incorporation o.
which has been made public in Albany, 90
cupies two columns in this evenings paper,
with an advertisement. The capital stock il
eleven million dollars and Il proposes to issu,
four million dollars worth bonds.
"The advertisement states that the obje
Of the company is to unity and systematic,
the salt interests Of the country
"rbe prospectus states that arrangements
have been made for the purchase or contro
Of nearly all existing salt producing plop
critics on the North America continent, and
that these number l50 different works aud
companies. 1t is stated that liberal divi.
dend can bs declared. In its prospectus
the company insists that 1t is not a trust
and, ~ proof Of this, states that anybody
may buy stock who will pay for it,
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I05" The first dirt" was thrown last
Monday, toward building the Cotton Seed
Oil Mill, and if dog days will dry mp
awhile, the Mill site on the Eastern side of
the depot lot will he the busiest place 10
town. We expect when the Mountain tour
lists return they will think, as they look
from the cars, that Union has changed con-
siderably since they passed it a few weeks
ago, and become booming, live. progressive
town.
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The Longest Bean,

ETA JANE, July 26.-MR. SroKEs: I
send you sample Of Mrs. vox's garden
peas. Some people call them besns. II
they are taken in the tender state they are
just like snap beans, when cooked. To some
people they are curiosity. Perhaps you
have seen them before ; but this one ma ,
interest some people who cali at your ofses,
aud for that purpose send Il to ysu. A
person can gather mess of those beans
without basket or bucket.
Yours, respectfully, &c.,
JAMES l.. STRAIN.
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Bey" The Board of Trade have concluded
to organize the Cotton Factory Company at
once, by electing its officers, 80 that its pro-
grcss may be conducted under an organ
lied head and its ultimate SUCCESS in.
sured and fastened.
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p6A- Col. McKissick has gone to West s
Spring to test the value of lis waters in n
case of chronic dysentery, from which he
has been suffering for some time. If the Col.
will give the West Spring water n fair trial,
we are confident lie will recover, for it al
ways does much good in that disease, and
seldom fails to cure the most obstinate case
when tried long enough.
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Nssr Birmingham Ala, Thursday night,
Deputy Sheriff Morgan aud j. d. Howton
were killed, while attempting TO arrest Tom
Simpson. q desperate of Mud Creek. Simp-
SON was killed, bat two OF his friends who
killed Morgan and Hswton are fortified In
gin house and defy arrest They are
surrounded by . heavily armed posse,
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H6- John d. Smith and NJ. b. Lee Of this
County, have been appointed Watchmsn At
the U. S. Court and Postoffice building, now
in progress at Grecnvillc, We are told it
is good paying position.
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R- onr kindest thanks are hereby ten
dercd to
Rev. W. NJ. Foster for variety Of very
fine vegetables.
Mrs. James Grant for basket of splendid
Chinese Cling Peaches.
Rev. John Wallace for basket of very
One homc-raiscd white head cabbage.
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DEATH OF JonN Is. CoRNwELL.--Chester,
July 26.--John Is. Cornwell died Mt his
home in this County yesterday morning
after few days illness. He WAS mem.
Der of the Legislature from this County
in 1880. When the war opened he went
out in Colonel Walkers company, of which
he was orderly sergent until dismissed from
service by reason Of impaired health. His
death is regretted by all, but especially the
poor cfhis community, in whom they al
ways found q trne friend. He was n well
to-do farmer and was about y, sears Of age.
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B9- Mr.. B. F. Arthxr's new dwelling on
the corner opposite the Baptist church, is
getting into shape, and frsm what we can
see Of the plan it will be very pretty place
Mr.. Coulter is the builder, and we guarantee
the work will be pushed forward rapidly,
and when done, will be we'll done.
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Tho pod sent was two feet inches long,
and will no doubt be a curiosity to son Q
but we have seen apod very similar, though
not quite so long az that grown by Mrs.
Vox, which is now hanging in the TINES
Office. The great question now is, is it q
pea or bean Nothing short Of . Com
mittee of Alliance farmers can decide salts
factorily.
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Has- We had n very pleasant visit last
week from our esteemed friend, W. S. Greg
ory, Esq, of Cross Keys There are but
few men in this world of purer character or
more highly repected by his neighbors than
our venerable friend, and we always enjoy n
chat with him.
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We rejoice to know our good brethren OF
Wilkinsville have taken this bold staud, TO
sell only dry, sound cotton.
know that ,nsn have turned all sides Of
their bales to the rain and wet ground, aud
then, when they thought their bales could
contain no more moisture, they would got
market Immediately after big rain, because
"the ground was so wet thcy can't do any-
thing else"
l know also Of several rocks, weighing
20 or more pounds, that have accidentally
dropped into the midiiu vi Iaies, au1 i,ayu
been found in the crop Of 1888; also
several that had buckets Of water spiliea In
them. But ! must not think evil of auv
farmer, oven ifhe dses not belong 20 the Ali
lance, because those rocks might have boon
meteorio stones, aud no man can tell where
hoy will lodge.
And as to the water plated bales, ve some
times have cloud-bursts ani water spouts.
AT any rate. an honest farmer paid SO the :
other day for the carelessness Of his ginuer
with whom he seemed very much snragsd.
A prominent mill man told me last week
that If cotton bagging was exclusively used
the price would be better, and it was moth
ing but just to demand the tare In favor Of
cotton bazgiug.
believe yon farmers about wilkiusyilIe
are Alliance men wko mean business. Ye.,
Whatever you do
Do with your might,
Things done by halves
Are neper done right.