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A Serious Charge Indignantly Denied.

The following letter from Mr.. J. d. Rel
wine, of Atlanta, places us in q very un-
pleasant position, not because we feel at all
guilty Of intending 10 do him an injury, but
because We have become the Innocent vehi-
Gle through which an unfoundcd and injuri-
Gus report has been sent to the world.
Mr.. Rcdwine appears to think that the re-
port originated with US, but why he should
think 60 we cannot imagine. We have not
the slightest acquaintance with him or Mr..
Tolleson, in auy way, consequently wo could
have no motive in starting that or any other
report about him. We clipped the article
sscps a daily. exchange, but. cannot be .posi.
one but we saw the SAN Stticle
in more thai one before we n Apd
it. Ns'@
We give Mr.. Relwine the full ben #
his indignant denial of the serious q
made against him, and am at loss to y
words strong enough or to frame punish
ment severe enough for q man who would
wi'fully pen such a slander upon any man
without sure foundation for it;
hIbhNSS, VA.y hpTl lSJU.
Ma. r. NJ. SroKEs, UNION, C. H., s. c.
Dear Sir: In your issue of the WEEKLY
UNION TINES for April II, 1890, you state as
. fact:
"John b. Redwine, who was a collector
for Tolleson's Bank, at Atlanta, has been
arrested and put in Jail on the charge OF
having in his keeping the large sum OF
money Tolleson is supposed to have stolen -
am a citizen of Atlanta since 1869, (my
boyhood, and have had no connection with
MIR. Tolleson, except as his attorney and his
creditor to the extent of over $4,000. /
never was arrested in my life on any sort of
charge, and was never under any sort Of
I am worth $4,000 and lend money, and
there is not the shadow of truth in the
item. am astonished at your publishing
such an item.
J, B. RKDwISE.
Please inform me what you arc going to
do about it. You can easily satisfy your
self that there is not word of truth in it.
You have done me serious injury.
The following gives the shadow of clue
to the foundation of the article:
Mr.. EDIToR.-In the issue of 11th inst
of your paper, appears the following:
heuWlue, WuO WIS u COileCtOr
for Tolleson's bank at Atlanta, has been or.
rested and put in Jail on the charge Of
having in his keeping the large sum Of
money Tolleson is supposed to have stolen"
This statement is untrue, and does Mr..
Redwiue, who is an honorable and useful
citizen, great injustice. We know the facts.
Redwine was never the collector of Tolle-
sons bank. He has never been arrested.
He has never been put in Jail. He was
charged on conjecture aud surmise of hav-
ing or having bad in his possession some
-c.-A--e-.''U rv'ietsvu fuuus puL on tnls day
hc stated the facts under oath, denying the
truth of said charge, aud after the com plain
ants in the case had sw orn two witnesses
and failed to prove anything, tho COM
plainant's Solicitor admitted their failure
and the Court refused any relief as against
Redwipe. In justice to Mr. Redwine,
please insert this correction in your next
issue.
BRorLEs g. Sous,
Attorneys at Law.
Atlanta, April I2, 1890.
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pdy. The local Editor went rs q delegate
to the State Convention of Y. NJ. C. A., and
before getting home went round 10 Char
lotte TO visit his brothers so he's not respons-
this weeks TINES.
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RH A telegranhic- -desnntch- from Dir
j. G. Black, of Blacksburg was received here
last Friday announcing that the contract for
building the Auguata Division of the Three
C's road from Blacksburg to Ncwberry has
been completed and signed hy the contrac-
tors, Messrs Jones, Of Tennessee, and Blan-
ton, Of North Carolina, and work will certain
ly commence by the lst. of May.
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Terribls Aeeident al Yiah Dam.

La'e last Saturday evening news reached
here that fatal explosion OF dynamite had
occurred about o'clock that afternoon In
the roilroad cut on the G. G. and N. Rail.
road, at Fish Dam, by which one negro had
been killed outright and other persons se-
rious'y injured.
In the absence Of any communication
direct 10 the TINES, we give ths following
report OF the sad occurrence, taken from
the Charleston Ne~s and Courier, which we
are told BY individuals living near there, Is
substantially correct account:
E Ssaas s:.,ssp. e. = Z Z dep s1sas s. z
charges had been made and
~ igui,ed. The alarm oi
| Aend everybody ied
=! s.! liii 90
work thinking that the fuse had Jailed to
burn and fire the dynamite, or that two re-
ports had been sounded at the same time.
A negro was just in the act of removing the
fuse, supposed to be out, when the charge
exploded throwing rock in every direction
and blowing tn. negro's head into atoms,
totally destroying one Of his hands and
fearfully mutilatiug other portions Of his
body. The foreman sustained serious but
it is hoped not fatal injuries. One leg is
badly lacerated, and some bones are frac-
| tured.
Besides the above, two negroes received
severe but not serious wounds on the head
aud face. These, however, are so slight
that the men will be all right for work in q
day or so. ~
| DR.. James A. Hancock was Immediately
SCENE and f%ndsI aa ~ Cd isn at nsosssssy meds
and sur gical attention to oil Of the wounded
men. The killed and wounded were in the
employ of Reps, Jones s. Co contractors,
with Mr.. o. Shultz. The Foreman, Mr.. j
e. Ponton, is o married man, and has q
family in Arlington, wilson County, Va.
The negro killed was from Monroe, N. c..
and Was known rs Robert Bracket. One
Of the wounded negroes is from North
Carolina and is known by the name of Will
liam Williams. Mr.. Schultz is finishing ur
his work here and this is about the las
blasting to be done.
Coroner Gregory, accompanied by DR.
| NJ. 7. Smith, left hero about o'clock al
| night and arrived at Fish Dam about IL
o'clock, when jury was empauelled and
an inquest held over the dead body of the
negro, which resulted In verdict in &C.
| cordanoc with the above facts.
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]. ,reKi ssisH for Congress.

G. NeKissisk for Congress.
Md 1nron,--Ths time Is, near at hand
when people Of this Congressional dis
trict d casi about for some one 70 repre-
sent u In Coosress duriug the ensuing
We III ko,hips but good 10 say Of those
who-bEj preJ6 J6nted usin the past. Their
rcspeosi Tcsrs have passed into history,
and the PIE ;msy Judge for thems elves.
The q HoW concerns us, and our CON-
mon - . S.reful consid era.
Lee McKissick :bs noc...:=....si for
ths,p 10 needs no introduction to.
the mama u known sll over
the k the 5ynonym Of that true
g ;of! naless - the Aereies
thai sphileiS SRtc< spirit v hich. q lite ityed'
and Bpept inSdeep sympathy with the cares
and suffer; ngs OF others can aloue inspire,
eend Of that nsichles. happiness ef ecnsti-
tuition which, springs alone from con-
seriousness Of having done his whole duty
a long life Of undying devotion
of his fellow-men.
a Col. McKissick is o solf-made man. He
did not receive Collegiate education. He
often longed for tho bright light which
cleaned from the halls of higher learning
but circumstances denied him the privilege
He was compelled to be contented with his
lot; but truo to the great ruling principle Of
his life he did not sulk nor waste his moder-
ate literary requirements on the desert air,
but made them tell for the common good
wheucv,r aui wherever the occssion
presenth Itself.
Born tn that portion, OF Uuiou county
known q, Pes Ridge (than which there is
mono bettetehe gradually rose by his own
heroic efforts, from the plough handles to
the office Of Clerk of the Court.
Soon after the'tocsin Of war was sounded
throughout our land and Col. MoKissck was
smopg the frst to 'rSspond to the csll It is
here q YREitah ahsa6IS sd biz saSsasf On
many : ,hss N Ir1Soght field sdorns the history
Of that mighty contcst, and attests his un-
dying deyction 10 duty.
AT the close of the war Col. McKissick
returned TO the humble walks Of life but
IL was but q shorltime until he was called
hence by the voice Of the people to the coun-
ellis Of the State; and ever since his most
earnest efforts aud most eloquent appeals
havo been made in the interest Of q good,
wi.e and economical government for his
"dear old South Carolina" His native
county is proud of him the whole whole
State should be.
It is impracticable in ON article like this,
which vas really intended 10 be onlv n fsv
lines, to enumerate all the Important moa-
sures which Col. McKi.siok urged and nc.
compli,hed for the general rood in hi, leyis.
I,,;r, ,oroor. hn, no,.h,v swo,. an.
tha nr.ssn, o.. h;, ,.h;oh ara..,,, % iS "s
,ha o,nsn..s of i;,;o ,i;oD - o,,n sS
tot nanv do,,nr sron, NJ. osn 1913, "hu ha
beino a i,wrer This he d;d ppuJar ,hs
e,arn,i hoh.:ts ~ d,Jv ai,,nmah Isnas
hsmss,f in T,,Ii nrsc,;co =, thn ber oSh;s -
rorntv and slsavh.ra We c.mno, on"oo. Wv"
nte let Fsui saw. ,bst IN. cold w,r
horse" n, MI who know him orc nronnd 10
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EXTRACT, NO. 2.
GAFrNEY, April 8, 1890.

GArrSEr, April s, 1890.
MIR. N. Ct. LrrrLEJoHN, AsBuRY:
My Dear Sir: Plea,e allow me to thnuk you
In behalf Of "majority Of the best citizens
for the noble work you are doing in the
Union Times in fighting the License system
here.
.*G y n *# y
This matter Of the barrooms was nicely
manipulated by the whiskcy anen, aud took
the best citizens on ,hstS eaisd side. Their
object was ostensibly u s4tsnd the incorpo.
rate limits but Intentionally to open the
barrooms. St'H
The fight on the reelection Of a new coun-
Gil hinged on this very matter, when the
majority Of the best citizens was determined
MOTTO re-eleot q council that had deceived
them. Although desperate fight was made.
the result was the signal defeat Of the whis-
key oouncil.swhich ,iS.evidence enough Of
the real seniirsnt sfour spsopie.
The idea thsttfsre was as much drinking
before as now is preposterous. The statia-
tics, which is sufficient evidence Of this fact
proves tho falsiiy Of this assertion. During
the month Of February past. there were
more liquors, beers, &c., received at our de-
pot tn an in JfUe years be fore. During the
8 years Of no license there were not eight
arreHts for disorderly conduct, when during
the month Of February there were more
than fire times that many. only want the
truth to be known, and in the interest Of
truth, morality and religion, stand by all
have said.
Wishing ysa asa speed, sua yours, sy.,- s
REcrUs.st
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By We are glad to hear again from our
very intelligent correspondent, "Cosmopo-
lite lie knows what he wishes to say, and
says it tersely and nttractivcly, and after
saying it he stops, TO give others chance to
speak. The readers of the TINES will be
glad TO hear from you often.
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English SPAWN Lin. It removes all
Hard, Soft or Cal,oused 'nps and Blem-
ishes from horses, Blood ;pavins, Curbs,
splints, Sweeney, Ring bone, Stiles, Sprains,
all Swollen Throats, Coughs, eio. Save $50
by use Of one bottle. Warranted the most
wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold
by j. NJ GIBBS & SON, Druggists, Union.
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RoDGgn & PURCELL.

VIC call special attention TO the new nd
ver'isemeDt Of these worthy and enterprising
young Merchants. No stock in town is su-
rerior in quality and completeness, to
theirs; no prices are lower, and we con
safely cay no young men are more deserving
the confidence and full share of the pa
tronage Of the people.
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Tns NsanoEs ARE GoISG 1t Is learned
that in the pat fifteen months al 900 negroes
have left North Caroline, IL Is stated ina,
this estimate is made on r liable data, and
upon careful investigation.
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D6e Capt. L. p. McKissck of the New,
and Courier, made us n pop call last Monday,
and Mr.. j. L. Weber, of the same paper, also
graced the town by his presence this week,
in the shape of "Pop" of more interest
ing call and il is a girl.
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n@- Col. L. T.. Stackhouse, the Chief
officer of the State Alliance, we learn, does
not endorse the Wholesale charges of Tillman
and Shell that our State officers are corrupt.
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pnVc ~ the tuluuIo Ol QtOCk OF W00Q t08b>>1u
atleast y feet in diameter. The. tree.-a
red oak-grow in his yard, and several years
ago it died and was cut down, and from its
trunk he cut an ''upping" block, and one Of
the steps was cut just above the corks Of the
shoe, the wood has now rotted away, and the
shoe is plain TO be SEEN 1t is near the CEN
tire of the block and must have been nailed
there when the tree was mere sapling. The
block stands at his gate and it will cost moth.
ing to stop and examine it.
Z The wrecking Of the Skull Shoals bridge
by cyclone on the 22nd ult is q great
calamity to this part Of the county. We
have heard that proposition has been made
by q first-rate workman to replace il for
$3.50, ION time) a debt which we hope our
County Commissioners will feel justified in
assuming, ia can be done for no less. The
immense amount of money invested in that
work, now left sanding intact, does seem to
justify this action on the part Of the commits
sioners. But we are not the man to dog
after the commissioners and say hard words
We think they ought to. We believe them to
be high-toned honorable gcntleman, who feel
thaiSs ..".r.-e;b'ai.y,s and who wiifSfo evcry-
thing for the people of tho County that the
means at their disposal will warrant.
Mrs. Mary Estes has been quito unwelI
with hemorhage of the lungs; but is improv-
ing. DR.. W. J. Walker has treated her case.
Rev. J. d. Bailey will preach at Skull
Shoals next Sunday goth. inst. And Rev.
r. p. Smith will preach Mt Salem the same
day. At 104 A. NJ. he will give lecture to
the Sabbath School.
great deal has lately been s,id in this
paper about the liquor business at Gaffney
City. 1t is not our purpose to take part in this
controversy, but We will say that while this
new order of things has been forced npon them
by the powers that be, we feel that in that
town there are as many good and true peor,e,
both men and women, as in any other town
OF the same size in this State, or any where
else; md their sins Of omission and COM
mission are no more than other peoples un-
der similar circumstances. If a majority of
its "best citizens did 60 for license we
have no right or inclination to attack the
honesty of their motive. Vox.
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wHsTIs y. polsssl. a'.seaAe.lss Clerk

wHArSrs M poIsozz> sA,sznRtpvivsC Clerk
of the Court Arthur is In receipt Of r letter
from Mr.. Jsmes Rice, the Secretary Of eStatc
of Colorado, asking certified copies of Sfhe
papers 10 tho case brought against L. Cass
Carpenter, the former notorious Radical
here. who Is now resident of Colorado.
The full record of his Indictment for for
gerry, his conviction thereof and his sem
tence therefor is require !, and the copies of
the papers will be sent on. What Carpen-
ter is doing out there that light a, to his
past record is desired is not known Col
| Register.
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n@- Miss May Dame, from Danville, Va,
is visiting her former schoolmate, Mrs. Is.
+. Arthur.
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No. We believe il is now settled,
that the Three Cs road will cross
Main street below the Jail.
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For The Times.
T. B. Butler for the House.
GRINDAL SHOALS, April, IL,

VHINDAE pHUNISi NpTII, II, IoJU
MR. EDITOR In the coming election,
which is near at hand, doubtless q great many
gool names will be suggested for the legisla-
ture. / say give the young men chance
this time, and as good representative young
man would respectfully suggest Thomas
B. Butler Esq, of Union.
Mr.. Butler is intellectually, morally and
in every other way well qualified to repre-
cent our County. and possesses the courage to
chew to the line, let the chips fail where
they may" III. \
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n@- Look out for big advertisement
next week from John Lemamaster, at Jones-
vile, who is going to sell out at oil hazard..
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Itch, Mango, and Scratches on human or
animals cured IN 90 minutes by woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold hy
J. NJ. GIBBS & SON, Druggists, Union.
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KIND WORDS rRox KIND fR1ENDs.l
EXTRACTS NO.

EXTRACTS NO. /. y lafe.
GArrsEy, April S.-MR. EDIroR: Yout:
last points were pertinent, strong aud good,
and all true people will rally to your sup
Fort. You are doubtless doing great good:
VsnA, q
Thank you, kind friend; that is whastNS
should live for-to do good aud 10 get good.
EDrToR.
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POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.
Pension Board.

Pension Board.
We are requested to state that the County
Pension Board will meet next Tuesday, the
22d.
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For the Times
VII Bear Watching.

MR. EDITDR.--There is white man and
his wife, blythe name Of Rich, going among
the oolored people Of this town teaching
them how 70 do l,undry work and At night
hold meetings with them in their churches
and private Residences.
The meetings in the churches are open TO
the public, and when white persons attend
them they are careful to say nothing of an
incendiary character, but last Tuesday night
being rainy thero was no white person at
the meeting, and learn that both. Rich and
his wife were not 80 pariculsr about what
they fold the negroes, and, am told event
entirely too far" II looks very strange that
these two white strangers should con6ne
their visits and laundry Instructions to the
negroes. ! thi16k kthey u besr. -riose wstch-
sing,--fx3 -. CAuriox.S
sxsxP1
The Exp'of ms TILLxAx Row.--In the
State Senate of1SS8 Mr. @. @. Alexander,
Of Kershaw, Was Que member whose vote
could iovariably be connted upon in favor Of
every Tillman t:.-opoeition, and his paper,
the Camden journal, was the mouthpiece Of
Tillmanism in KessJaaw County. Mr.. Alex
@nder Sn'% is now the Hepab'ican postmaster Of
Russell! Alexshder. Next?
Columbia, Apd4 z. Straightout No
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More New Stocks.
j. w. McLURE,

More New Stocks.
J. w. McLURE,
Has received one of The choicest and most
complete stocks of Dry Goods, Notions,
Gents wear and everything else in the Dry
Goods line, ever brought to Union, and he
says they are for srle at the very lowest
prices. Goapd find oyt the truth of the
matter.
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tCoirespondece o n the Union TIMES
News from North Paoolet.

ETA JANE, April, 14.--Another week Of
fine farming weather has just closed and the
farmers have made good use Of 1t. Although
the ground is getting very dry in conse-
quence of so much Wind, q good deal Of corn
and cotton has been planted. The dry spell
is rather against the wheat and oats. One Of
our formers intcndsto make his whole crop !
premium patch. This looks like business.
While we take but little stock il. .thesecs lpt
ter day prophets, yet il mp1,ho 1<
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GENERAL McnLEs GoIyG - ALBAyr.

General scldes wg sd to Albany to- day Tor 'ie
donble purpose OF -uir'fius ms report about the
condition and wo;Nr- 0f the sheriff once 70 INC
Governor and the Ler-i.'re. and 10 attend the "oV
crnor. ro,cuior H. expects 10 be able 10 attend 10
these n...r, and to rotor f time to be at his desk
again oI Thursday ucT.i-
The g. ncgal appointed two deputy sherfs yeSier'
day-Iolu " Tracy. Who Aa, been orderoi arrest
clerk under sheriff rlacN -rce Bernard F. Martin l.
trans fcrrcd 10 the Deputy 'ommssioncNhip o.
Public or,s and Captain samuel Hamburger, "h'
wa, formerly a clcrh ia the City Court. MI Tracy
is a Tammauy Democrat OF the mist Assembly, DIS
tt1ct and Is bondsman for sheriff flack ana Ms son
In the present stay Of proceeding, in their case zap
tain Hamburger fought IN the War Of the heDeil"h
under General sigcl and brought General slcle' eN-
,.llert recommendations from several wei Nh."ll
merchants and from Chief Ju-A'c McAdam ana o'l'r
T. d-s- of the city court. 49, ,t,. 9
sheriff Sickle presided Nct'i' 81 - me oitN WIS ~
COO Jurors for -f.Il,c Ia the several nd" US me 10"
ing took place la the tonni, Pr ONO" :. o,, r
.,re.errc nf judge ln-Tilau, oi supreme y ',, ~,
commissioner 81 juror KELLY AID county '4c.A "e''s
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THE STANDARD OUT or II.
MAYOR GRANT ACCUSES TIE FAVORED SUBWAY
COMPANY OF BAD FAITH.

The Standard subway Company. with which the
Board Of Electrical Control about to make con
tract fos .he construction Of the electrical and power
subways when the court ntcif'red By injunction
few weeks ago. has suddenly dropped out Of the ar
rangemcnt The real reason FOR this is the announced
purpose Of the Court to eliminate from the contract
certain provisions which ii regarded as too favorable
70 the standard Company. Most Of the ciec'rca
lawyers and officials were present at the Boards meet
ing yesterday. but Wheeler II. Pccham. the counsel
for the standard notably absent and 1t was soon
wh-pcled about. that the company had withdrawn
Mayor Grant was evidently in no pleasant frame OF
mind when he took his place az the head OF the t1Oe
and asked rather eyctcdly where Mr. Peckham wac
secretary Hardy Of the company replied that the
counsel had to Albany. The secretary added thai
he unable In Mr. PccAlam's absence to say what
the conpany's intentions were The Mayor said that
lie supposed that meant that the standard Company
did not mean carry out ito arrangement with the
Board
The city added Mr. Grant has been acting in
good faith throu ghout. hopnS to get the contract
executed and the ,ubways laid. Now the Board
find, il, action retarded. 1t is a very orange pro-
cccdng and not nice way of doing business
President Lauterbach said that he had received an
ntmatlon that the standard Company would not COM
ply with the term, Of the new contract Under the
Circumstances he could oay say that this would
leave hi, company uhe Consolidated subject to the
mandates Of the Board. Mayor Grant replied; IL j.
plain that they don't mean IT, keep iaitl with u- IL 4
manly course on their part would have been 10 semi Us
a letter telling us what 10 expect
Mr. Liuterbach promised dileent cooperation IN
having the work performed Al the Mayors >ugees
ton the resolution OF February l., that the Board
enter into the contract referred 10 with the standard
Electrical subway Company, Was fesclnded DS ula"i'
vote
Commissioner Gilroy asked, that I'm giving orders
for new subway, street. which had been rcpavcd be cN
empfei. This agreed to. -.
The Manhattan Electric Light Company. through us
counsel eA Commits lluer Hlbbcns asked FOR represent
tation in the ,uhva.- 70 be built. agreeing T." give q
guarantee that iuc'- ordered should be used Inc
other comuanle. made the same request.
The Edison Company received permission 10 com
petc it, subway 49, the streets were nah@i'