The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-12

Among the questions submitted TO the
candidates for Office in Greenvillc County
IS this "Do you own any stock in tho
| Grecnville News ?" Our contemporary re.
CARDS this question MS ''about The most sense
less and insolent of any yet asked in the
State but takes an altogether cheerful view
OF the especial focr' who framed it, and
who fires 1t at the heal Of every candidate
on the stump. The NerS says This indi-
Ildual performance will probably remain
In the record of this campaign to mark the
high tide of foolishness We are glad of il.
We like to see Greenvillc in front of every
thing. IL there has to be a foremost fool in
the State, we are proud to have him number
cd among our citizens. But our contempo-
rary can well afford to be cheerful and COM
placcnt Ii says: The Grecnvilc Nc,r, ha,
done bigger business this year than ever
Cefore, and has to-day more subscribers to
Its daily and weekly editions than it has had
on any day since it has been ncwspsper-
wnich is an encouraging and pleasant sur
prise, inaSmuch as We began this campaign
WIN the belief that the position We took
"ouiu cause heavy temporary loss"
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The white Republican Of the South is bc-
ginning to find his colorcd brother obstr eped-
fous. 80 long us the colored brother was
wiling to vote and asked for nothing there
were just enough Federal Offices to go around
among the white Republicans and everything
was lovely-for the palefaced cmigrants
from the North But the black Republican
Is beginning to ciamor for office, and tho
white Republican is in trouble. At the
Republican convention in the Seventh Geor.
gia District last Monday one colored brother
from Barlow County was loud in denuncia-
ton Of the Administration. He declared
the Republican party was only kept together
III georgia for the purpose of bringing the
once holders to the fronts His speeches
nc made ahumher-wsro ~:sv.vuS L;-L-
because the negro brother is not sufficiently
recognized. So far az the negro is concern
cd he said. there is no difference between
the administrations Of Harrison and Clevc-
nd.-Adiionai DCmocy0t.
KILLED HIMSELF Win Blacks
burg, ). e., Sept 3.--On Tuesday morning
= young man named NJ T.. Lanning who has
been acting as agent for some washing
machine, was found in his bed, by ID. NJ
Williams, proprietor Of the boarding house
NJ which he was stopping, in an unconscious
state. On inquiry, it WAS found that he had
llswned his hat for ten cents and had pur-
chased that amount of lnu1anum from DR..
toweils drug store. The supposition is
that he took the l.udanum for the purpose of
ending his life, as n bottle supposed to be
the one purchased from the drug store was
found near his window empty. 1t seems
that ho had taken the laudanum and thrown
The bottle out of the window for the purpose
Of hiding his crime. He received kind at
ention from the people of the town and from
he physicians, but iu no effect. lie died
Tuesday night about II o'clock lie was
rom Buncombe County, n. C.-Datly -Ntw,.
REMARKABLE REsCuE.-Mrs. Michael Cur
lain, Plainfrll, ILL.,, makes the statement
that she caught cold which settled on her
lungs; she was treated for month by her
physician, but grew worse. Tie told her shc
was h?pelcst r'cfjm IF consumption and that
no medicine could cure her. Her druggist
suggested DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption she bought bottle and 10
her delight found herself benefited from first
lose. She continued it's use and after tax
ing ten bottles, found herself sound and
well. now does her own housework and is as
we'll as she ever was.-Frce trial bottles OF
This Great Discovery nj il. +. Posey's Drug
Stor', large bottles SOC. and Sl.Ou.
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y FEARFUL Loss OF IJrE -Drnver Colo