The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-11-21

charged by the United States commits
stone.
The contracts for the sale of the Barn
well and Blackwell and the Alston and
Newberry railroads to the West Shore
Terminal were signed at Charleston. and
receiver Chamberlain. of the South Caro-
INA railway. went to New York to close
up the business. Before leaving he took
occasion to say he did not believe thnt
the Louisville and Nashville road was be-
hind the deal. He was rather of the
opinion that the East Shore Terminal
would seek connection with the west via
Augusta or through the Chicago, Cinciu-
natti and Charleston road
TENNESSEE.
i Knoxville has an ordinance recurring
LEY. s,ysssiGstiCn C {; . af sell ssh9el children
The s. q. o. machine shops at
Bristol, Tenn, with all their contents,
were destroyed by fire Thursday night.
Vice President Bates estimates the loss at
$4,000.
Hon. III. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, is
spoken of as the probable successor of
Secretary B. +. Tracy in the event of his
transfer to the Supreme Court. Mr.. Evans
is Congressman from the third district,
and it Is claimed that very intimate rela-
tions oxist between him and the Chief Ex-
ecutive.
Gov. Taylor commuted the sentence of
death in the case of Dan Beeler to life i'm
prisonmcnt Bcclcr was convicted of
murder in Granger County, and was to
have been hanged November 30 at Knox
vile. He was only twenty years old at
the time.
The Memphis Appeal has purchased the
Avalanche and the consolidation is known
as the Appeal Avalanche, Congressman
James Phelan, proprietor of the Avalanche
having retired on account of protracted
ill health
The interstate commerce commission is
in session in Chattanooga, hearing argu-
ments In a suit brought against railways
by the Chattanooga board of trade.
Col. j. w. Barrow, United States chief
engineer in charge of the Tennessee River
improvements, Monday formally declared
the Mussel Shoals Canal open for COM
mercc The steamboat r. T. Coles then
passed through the canal with o cargo of
freight from Evansvi lie, Ind, and Padu-
cab, Ky, for Chattanooga. 1t marks a
new era in the developcment Of the Ten
nesscc valley.
GEOHf1A.
The National Grange of America began
their annual convention in the State Cap
itol building at Atlanta Wednesday to
continue In session ten days. Mayor
Glenn delivered the address of welcome
in behalf of the city aud Governor North
en- in behalf of the State of Georgia.
At b sp II tp Rs held ip
|, stobe of the Girls Industrial Union. Ihs
!; LEGISLATURE is invited and3many OF the
most prominent members will make
t speeches. =,
ARRANGEMENTS to begin work on tn
mammoth hotel on Cumberland Island
. near Brunswick are being made. In
- bote, and improvements will accommo
- date 1 900 guests Judge Dupont duerr
No is at the head of the Company.
ID Governor Gordan sent in his valedictor
messope to the Georgia Legislature o
ot saturday. after which his successor, IL
n. Hon. William j. Northen, was sworn II
~ The Central Railroad of Georgia n
", scooped the Chattanooga, Rome ana y
~ Iumims President J. ID. Williamson,
the latter will be retained as geneI
s., traffic manager.
ed Judge Samual Lumpkin was eject
nd Associate Justice OF the supreme co'
10 of the State at the joint session ol
my Legislature on Monday. Inc io,lowi
sits were elected to other CIRCUITS: hsso.i
cb;ef Justice, Samuel Lumpkin; Jud
ma. lanes n. Query, Pataula circuit; JUG
lser T, Miller. Macon circuit; Judge n.
,rd, uutchins. western circuit; Judge II.
|, to Roney. Augusta circuit; Judge y.
ate. Maddox home circuit; Judge Z.
ney- Wo,,,orn northeastern circuit; Ju
arc Roger Gamble, middle circuit; Ju
Ha1scll. southern circuit; Solicitor
,or. .roj THOMAS Eason; Solicitor gene
ain. Howard Thomson, northeastern c'rc"i
onai Dr Brnpner of Savannah went to Br
tlan- ,y;ck To investigate the rumors OF ye
;har- fever In the latter place. lie says
the arc some cases OF malarial fever III br
wick. but they present no symptom
;. Al. yellow fever.
s . @ The Telfair Confederate Veterans
ienoe .;n,;on met Mt Jacksonville on Satur
isct- the 18th of November.
their II is said that for more than nifty
Jack 1855, which was originally ln'eno
was be applied to the education OF sla mS
nwell Georgia, has been lying In the oa
Scotland.
FLORIDA.
is be- The Nauohal n u. Hno,a on d
head tnn onS The Louisville and Mas
in all .;,road vii, transport delegates fire
n sub 20" an lines Of its system to River
ton and return.
'rkable way Lee. who is a distant rciat
e ship the Emperor of China and one
as we'll most pentlemanly of Mongolian'
larger ,he jacksonville Times Union mas
Of Oc- up a very handsome restaurant mex
ny pre- Times Union building.
I'M. Fowne of Kissimmee ana
9 unus- of northern capitalists will build
in Ma ice factory and cold storage wareht
COTTON Tampa. 40,
8. The III ,,ioced them on &
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