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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
An a. we should haud dear;
An Gweed preserves frae 1lka i'll
Throughout a. this New Yearl
aberdeen Herald.
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.


To the Checker Editor of The Dispatch.l
Please insert the following: Thomas Boyle,
Of the Southside, challenges u. ID. Sherrow, of
Pittsburg, to play a match of 20 games at
checkers, wins and draws to count, for 500 a
side and the championship of Pittsburg. A
forfeit of SIS on behalf of Thomas Boyle will
be deposited with the checker editor of The
DISPATCH to-day Saturday, December ~.
This challenge will remain open for 80 days
from date. At the expiration of said time. if
this challenge is not accepted, Thomas Boyle
will claim the championship Of the city.
JOHN PEALS,
With authority from Thomas Boyle.
SOUTHSIDE, Dec. 2o
The above challenge was placed in our hands.
and as the parties are known to each other,
there can be no question but this will decide
the disputed title of the Pirtsburg champion
ship. If Mr. Sherrow defeats Mr.. Bovle in the
proposed contest we will not hesitate for one
moment to acknowledge him Pittsburg's cham
pion. Until then we cannot give him that title,
for we know well from the past that Mr.. Boyle
is his superior IN every way as a checker player.
Mr.. Rae of Buena Vista, and Joseph Maize,
OF Mcdonald. while in the city, spent a very en-
joyable time with the players of the city this
week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

THE New Years menu, from Ellice Serena,
will interest the ladies. See THEDISPATCH
tomorrow. Twenty-four pages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

DRESS good bargains, extreme novelty
cheviot plaids and stripes reduced from
81 so and 81 90 to 81 90 ward.
TTssu HUGUs g. HACKE.
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TWENTY-FOUR PAGES will be furnished
every reader of to-morrow's DISPATCH.
1t will be a splendid number.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
w hite: 6pieces.
White to play and win.

ta) This move gives Black the better game.
(b) Mr.. s. thinks the correct move is P X or
P K 8. and attributes the loss of the game to
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A GOOD NEW YEAR.

BY JAMES oGG.
Ance mair, my brethren o. the brod.
A gweed New Year wis ye:
May blessin's meet you on life's road
An a. misfortunes miss ye;
May loves BRIGHT love licht up your hame,
An fill yer hearts W. cneer,
An wins, an draws, an pleasant game
Max sunshine a. the year.
Lang may oor gweed, aul'-farrant game
Its honored place maintain,
An shed lis genial rays an fame
To earth's remotest emil
May every votary o. the brod
Upon this rolling sphere,
Find life a gladsorie. tunefu' ode
Throughout thiSnew-born yeai!
An as oor mimic men we move.
An subtly scheme an plan.
Gweed grid aroon's the hands o. love,
An knit rs man to man.
An may we grow In strength an akin,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

GAME NO. 24-oLD FOURTEENTH.
In answer to ours of last week Mr.. Patter-
son sent us the following game with notes. No.
g. Northern Leader. played between the late
James Smith, champion of England, and ].
Taylor. at Spennymoor. Smiths move:
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-14
EXPLANATION

There are class of men who denounce
our agricultural organizations. as trusts, and
declare them as bad as the commercial trusts.
Undoubtedly they (the ;farmers) would be
just as well offwithout such organizations IL
there were no need of them but at the pre-
sent time they are necessary.
The farmers find combinations against
them. They cannot, individually, carry on .
fight for their rights against the combinations;
that ancnmpass them: hence We haR. ...s
fasie fa'ihnsf RRa atAaF 2H 2RSGiep 1rs-
fensive movement. The only way TIN can
hold their own against combinations is by
combination. The Alliance is combination
that represents on effort to secure only
just share of the rewards of labor. II may
make mistakes, but its Objects just and righ t.
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A WHOLE FAMILY DRowNED.--Kingston,
N. Y, February 0.-Four children of Jacob
Il. Slater were skating on the lake at Benne-
water, about six miles from here, this after
noon, when the ice, which was but few
inches thick, gave way and the little ones
were precipitated into the water. Their
SHOUTS were heard by members of the family
who lived near by, aud the father and
mother rushed to the rescue. BY the time
the parents reached the lake the children
had disappeared beneath the ice. The
mother frantic yith fls thoughs Of her chill
dref's peril, fdshed upon the ice; which
gave way beneath her weight and she sank
teneatllf the surface. Mr.. Slater then
attempted to reach his wife, and he, too, was
drowned. The entire family is wiped out of
existence. Tonight hundreds Of people are
gathered about the lake searching for the
bodies,
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HONESTY vs. DISHONESTY.

can honest man is the nobiest work Of
God" And although his honesty will not
make him infalliblo. and he will doubtless
sometimes err; yet he is at all times, and in
oil his ways solid man, and you, will ever
respect him, even though his belief and
opinions are just the reverse Of yours. But
how detestable are the dishonest, hypooriii-
cal men that walk this earth. Prompted BY
sinister motives--pcrhaps aspirants for Of
fce-thoy are such zealous advocates for the
Alliance when with Alliance men then they
are its bitterest enemies when wsfS It's oppo-
sers. Such characters deserve nothing but
contempt from honest men Of every party.
Yes, let us thousand times sooner supIprt
honest oppossrs than such traitorous. -
rents.
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ONLY A PINT OF WHIsKEY. -Newberry,
February 9.-James Is. Clary, q farmer, who
live, five niles from this place, attempted
yesterday afternoon to shoot his daughter,
young laiy about 18 years old, but his pis-
to: was wrested from his hands aud the at
tempt thwarted. Neightors were sent for
for protection. All were in the room to.
gether when Clary, in fit of madness,
grasped hatchet and gave his wife several
blows on the head, which will probably prove
fatal. She was in an unconscious condition
last night and the attending phi ysician could
not say how badly she was hurt.
As TO the cause of this sad affair il is sup
posed Clary's mind is unbalanced or he is
suffering from delirinm tremens. About
two years ago after drinking heavily, he
had delirium tremens, and during one Of
these spells shot his little son with pistol,
but not seriously. Those who know soy he
has not been drinking very much quite
recently, and when in town last Wednesday
with his daughter and wife he took only one
pint Of whiskey home with him and has not
been in town since. He ba, wife, one
daughter and two sons, aud has been we'll
o.do farmer, His wife was Charleston;
lady, o Miss Yernons .. "a. S,s,rS.y-
-. . ~ z !
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BGA- We are informed that the Ladies
OF the Baptist Church of this town intend
giving Grand Dinner, for the benefit of the
Church, on the 1st Monday in March.
It's many years since the Baptist Church
called for any precuniary assistance from
the public, and we sincerely hope the pre-
sent call will be literally responded to by
all denominations and classes The church
building is greatly in need of repairs, and
the proceeds Of the dinner will be appro-
priated to that purpose.
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TIE Horizons OF THE MINE.-London,
February THE work of removing the
bodies of the miners who lost their lives by
the explosion in the collicry at Abersychan
yesterday is being carried on as rapidly as
possible. Already one hundred bodies have
been taken from the pit, and it is believe
that about thirty more yet remain there. The
ventilation of the pit has been restored, and
this greatly facilitates the efforts Of the
workers.
A very pathetic incident in the work of res
cue was the finding of the bodies of fnther
and his five sons lying in II group. They
had not been burned at all, and they appear
ed to be calmly sleeping. All of them had
died from suffocation. Several of the men
who had volunteered for the work of rescue
were made sick by handling the burned bod
les and were obliged to come to the surface
LATER.-A dispatch just received in this
city states that l55 bodies have been taken
from the pit at Abcrsychan.
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Another Move On the 8 C's Road.

We don't know that there can be more
dependence placed IN the following high
colorcd rumor rs to when this branch Of the
Cs road will be put under contract, and
the changing Of the terminus of the roai
from Charleston to Port Royal, th,n in tho
many aattcriug reports which have hereto
fore excited cur citizens to hope, IL not to
believe. that the road would be built through
this county within q reasonable length Of
timc.
II may be that Port Royal is held up as q
kind Of scsrecrow to Charleston and Au-
gustn to induce the people Of those cities to
offer greater money inducements to Sc
cure the Terminus of the road. Ono thing
is very evident, the building OF the Augusta
branch of the Cs road is by, no means q
"lost cause
WATCH THAT BOTTLED PoRr !-Columbia, 4,
February l0.-Momentous news Watch
Port Royal Col. r. A. johnson, general
manager Of the Three Cs Road, with DR.
J. G. Black, Of the directory, is in Columbia
| tonight for the purpose of arranging with
contractors for the building ofthe Newberry
aud Augusta branch Of the great road he
represents. He told q representative Of the
News & Courier ut IL o'clock tonight, tha
the contract for the completion Of thai
branch from .Backsburg to Newberry would
be given out as soon rs possible, aud tha,
the first forty-fve miles would be completed
within eight months, and the whole 'line
within eighteen months. Contractors arc
here comforting with him. ,.-.,t ,,.s,
johnson says tt ats strong pressure is being
brought to bear upon his company to run
this so-cailet Augusta branch from New.
berry to Port Royal, instead of to Augusta
and that il is very probable that this will bs
done. The Appletons, who own grea,
deal Of property at Port Royal, have offered
the most liberal inducements to the manage.
ment to make that harbor their seaboard ter.
| minus.
Col. johnson argues that by running his
line to Port Royal he would secure practi,
cally all of its business, while by directing
it to Charleston he would have to divide
freights with the South Carolina Railway.
He thinks it certain that harbor like Port
Royal cannot be much longer neglected, and
that this line might as we'll be the first to
possess it. lie does not tell what has been
decided uron, but he talks enthusiastically
about Port Royal. Watch that bottled port |!
Cor. NeWs and Courier.
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Correspondence Of theUnion TInEs.
Matters and Things at Santuo.

SANTUc, Feb. live are still having q
variety Of changes of weather. The frst OF
last week was very warm, but Friday and
Saturday cold East rain fell, aud yes,er-
day and to-day was clear and cold, and q
heavy frost gave it somewhat the sppear-
anco Of an old time Winter, and the farmers
were glad to see it, as they thought il would
check the depredations of the flies which are
now seriously injuring the wheat and early
sown oats. The Spring oats are coming up
beautifully. 1t is to be hoped that the
fies, or, "wintcr" grasshoppcrs, or bugs, or
oy whatever name the rascsls are called
won't attack the late sown small grain.
Stock Of all kinds, that have been properl y
cared for, is looking fns. and am glad TO
see an increased number Of fue shosts and
rigs coming on, which is q hopeful sign for
full sm0kehouses, with home raised meat.
next fall
There is q quantity Of cotton upon tho
ground and platform here, and no little ex-
citement was created last week by bale
catching fire from a spark, it is thought,
from passing locomotive. This caused
some to sell immediately and some buyers TO
ship instantly, for o strong wind was blow
ing from the trains to the cotton.
This winter hos been so remarkably mild
that blackberru briars have not shed all
their leaves, and are budding again. Plumb
trees have been blooming for nearly two
weeks. The bridal-wreath, golden rod,
perriwinkle, jonquill, hyacinth, ETC., have
made their debut in society, and often seen
mingled with hpt house flowers, adorninp
the button holes Of favored young gentle.
men.
told ns iaal s.asl.- -aL.A ana.
little ateasa Ia 55i4sR 5lSaay ss yanssyi!ls Ths. \ =
has peach tree red with blossoms, which
has met cod reception, so l think
Jonesville and Santuc are about ever. lit
isn't so, will not argne, for I know Jones'
vile is great place, n lovely place, full Of
law-abiding, progressive citizeus, genial gen.
,lemen and matrons, and pretty girls, and is
the embodiment of open-helrtcd generosity,
Tint beats all the pear and peach blossoms
in imprcssipg the heart Of one who has been
the recipient of,heir generosity in time past.
But whilo We say this honestly for Jones'
vile, we can also say that more choice
collection Of beauty and grace cannot be
found in any place, than can be found In
Santuc.
Mr.. and Mrs. h. A. Whitlock, Of Jones'
vile, who have been on n visit to Mrs. s. A.
Porter, returned homo last week.
Mr.. Frank Greer, four Frauk) passed
through Santuc yesterday, on q "rapid
transit tour.
On account of illness, which detained Rev.
c. X. Willeford at Huntington, Laureps
County, whore he and Mrs. Willsford wss
ON visit to relatives, he was unable to fil
his appointment ut Salem yesterday.
Rev. J. W. Query preached at the Pres
hyterIan church yesterday morning and
night, E.W.J.
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Union is Growing.

In the past three or four months our town
has been gradually increasing in white pop
ulation. Three excellent families and several
single gentlemen have come into our town
and started business in the commercial and
mechanical lines.
No doubt the Cotton Seed Oil Mill has
been instrumental in bringing among us
this important increase of population, and we
hope that some other enterprise will soon be
put on foot that will be the means Of bring
ing others into our village.
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IN ERROR.

If there is any man belonging to the ALI
auce who afirms or believes that it is onsfH
the objects Of the order to break down q
jure any honest man Of any occupation,
is greatly in error, and docs not understand
the true object Of the organization, nor is he
true exponent Of the order. The Alliance
Is, or should be, only combination of indus-
trious, honest men arrayed against aris tocracy
and trusts; and when goods sell according
to supply and demand and an honest and
independent competition exists in trade, then
and not till then, can We do without the
Alliance.
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And All Take q Ride"

Our enterprising friend W. d. Bewley, in
this issue invites everybody to jump into
one of those beautiful buggies he has just
received direct from the factory, and take
a pleasant and easy ride. Mr.. Bewley by
close attention to business, reasonable and
fair prices, has built up fine business in
tho hardware line, and with his fine busi-
ness tact he will keep it. lie has everything
to sell, from the finest awl to the biggest
stove. Go and see him.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-14
TWENTY. .EIoHr BALES ON TwELvE ACRES.

TwENTY-EIaHT BALES ON TwELvE ACRES.
During the cotton season your correspon-
dent frequently heard Of wonderful patch
OF cotton on Mr.. John p. Gray's farm.
Messrs 7. o. and T. A. Lawton eaid ,it snr-,
passed everything in the way Of cotton. Mr..
Frank Johnston says that 1t was very 6ne
cotton. 1 have secured an account, thinking
1t might stimulate others, particularly those
yhn- -Ha.i.-s..-at f.rms wi.h their own hauds.
If every crop this year we're cut down. one
half, aud the same time and manure and at
tention given to the other there would no no
elimination in yield and more satisfaction Ia
all work. The yield Of cotton is wonderful
In this case, but others have noarly reached
1t. Mr.. A. NJ. DeLoacb, Of Stafford's, mado
on thirteen acres fifteen, twenty ani
twenty-five bales Of 500 pounds each.
The land was oowpenned at the rate Of two
acres per year. We have too few stock; no
cattle, no prosperity. There should be
three where there Is only one cow now, .afil
1000 sheep for every one in Hamp2n
County. Mr.. Gray will use q thousal
pounds Of fertilizer this season and ffiy
bushels Of cotton seed. and Mr.. DsLoaoh
will work his field for oil it Is worth. Who
will follow suit ;? Here is Mr.. Gray's
account.
Broke the land aush with six inch turn
plough, deep, in latter part OF February.
Then laid Oft In Eve foot rows, very deep.
Put down ffty bushels green cotton
seed per acre; measured acres tweaty-one !,
rows to task. Covered the seed lightly with
board on plough stock. Let stand until 9th
of'April, snd put down 200 pounds Of Gsor-
gia State Grange fertilizer TO the measured
acre on top Of tho seed. Then I put four
burrows, with seven inch turn plough 20 the
bed, moderately shallow; opened for plant.
ing with small short bull tongue. Dropped
seed by hand thirty inches apart ia hills;
covered with log drag on the 10th Of April;
then on the LIST Of May, beforeit was fairly
40, plonghed very shallow with twenty-
six.inch sweep, four burrows =, the row,
and replanted; s,aud poor. On May 10
ploughed every other middle very shallow,
and put In the sidiug furrow 200 pounds Of
the following mixture: Equal quantities
cotton seed meal, acid phosphate and kainit
to the measured acre. On the LIST of June
same in the other middle, going behiud each
pioughing with hoes, aud shopping any.
thing that should not remain In cotton; goina.. !.
over three acres per day 10 the hand; @
to stand. which was peyerIn
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The BOARD Of fTrade.

At the annual meeting of the Board Of
Trade, held last Friday evening, the follow
ing officers were reelected for the ensuing
year:
President, F. NJ. Farr.
Vice-presdent, W. A. Nicholson.
Secretary and Treasurer, B. F. Arthur.
Executive Committee,-J. A. FAINT, p. NJ.
Cohen, 5. NJ. Rice, Jr., r. L. Gee.
II is fine board of officers and are sure
we will during the present year do much to
advance the commercial interests of the town.
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Bay A Pocket Book, containing sma' |
sum of money, was found in the old road
between Cross Keys and Union, near the
Hay place. one day this week, and has been
left at this Office. The swner can get i, by
proving property.
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4aS- Our streets and roads leading to
town have been lively and odoriferous the
rers. Most of them were loaded at the depot
with fertilizers ordered through the Alli-
ance. We have also noticed many wagons
standing in front Of stores loaded with sup.
plies and farm implements
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THE BIOGRAPHY OF Mr.. DAvIs.-Rich-
msnd, Va. February The Evening State
publishes letter received frsm Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis, dated Beauvoir. Miss, February
l, in which she says, in reference to the
biography being prepared Of her lato hus-
band:
"ln ordcrto make the book ns complete
as possible, shall be greatly obliged IL our
friends whose personal recollections of Mr..
Davis wouli throw, any light on any evan,
OF his life or tend 10 illustrate his character
will record them AMI forward them to me.
as shall endeavor, as far rs possible, to
10 IL the story Of Mr.. Davis's career iu his
own words, shall regard it as real service L,
be furnished with copies of any letters from
my husband relating TO any public topic
that his surviving friends may have pre-
served
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-02-14

RS~ d. c. Flynn has concluded to move
Columbia to Union, instead Of moving Flynn
to Columbia, and has started another Of
those remarkable booms in low prices that
'--~&S ''i''.- ~nd- his Dry Goods store SO
Pep~l~~ .. Cow ys>~. .so.--u IL. ALI. "a. .th..
the people of Union never did know what
low priced goods meant. and never will, un-
I'll they get into the habit of buying from
him.
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For the TIMES.
Mr.. Wix Explains.

Mr.. SEDIToR :: am 10th to ask for further
space in your papeeto reply. to Mr.. Wht-sI
lock or, sFsbould say, ->the substitute, Tbut 1
kn oSipg your nagenerous mature, will |
ask ySA1@d the mary readers Of the TIMX$I
l&sA Ss Ahls tins t2 zRess Rxaslk
always been taught from boyhood up, never
to strike man when he is down, butt will
have to vary a little this time. However, |
will promise not to hit you hard. Perhaps
Esyou will want 10 know what for, and will
Istell you; for allowing another man to write
tayour reply, and then use your name. Don't
i~do that, for fear that you may rufflo tho
feathers of some one. My feelings are not
the least hurt.
Now, kind readers. please he patient with
me while endeavor TO picture to you a
birds-eye view of my last. l will state where
this Solomon would have you believe that |
had given in false report in i,emiziug my
crop: He hints at fve-horse farm, instead
Of 4; numerous houses to rent, paid in work,
and that did not pay my laborcrs.
Well gentlemen, that is too absurd for any
reply,
Now, l will acknowledge in the COM
mencement that am not able to give him
justice, though will endeavor to do mybest.
tEIIe is o man that never gets between the
f6lpy @haeasss sssaiess --Ae- Eael..-~--.>i~A>i.>
I$6hd staggers against them. But this very
21.--..-' r>-s~e--~-s>A-sS--- s>ll
| going to town in the morning and zee but
one man plowing, but on returning at night
would swear that was two, or perhaps three
men plowing, Now gentlemen, was it at all
unreasonable for that man to imagine that
was running five plows instead of four?
! Very respectfully,
w. A. WIx.
Mr.. Stokes: l will give you the names
Of my hands, both year and day labor,
which all can be found on the place that
| worked, except John Ewbanks, who is with
me: William Powell, wages; Wesly Will
lard and wife, by the month and day; Oscar
Peak and wife, day labor; William Powell,
Lien day labor. Any one wishing to know
whether paid them for their lsbor can call
on them, and not one Of them will say that
/ owe them q nickel, also John Willard until
LIST Of May. w. A. w.
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Bay" We have heard that IN election for
Town Treasurer was held last Tuesday.
Everything was so quiet, that hunt had
TO be made to get respectable vote.
Mr.. James III. Rodgcr was the only candi-
date and, Of course, was elected. Well, .
better man could not have been selected. if
the election had been advertised in the TIMES
six months,
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SURE Cure FOR THE GRIP.-Sir Morell
Mackenzie, the famous English specialist
has written prescription for the grip and it
ia Rixan- -halnps- Atorvfi -AfucKenzfe B tne
physician who treated Emperor Frederick Of
e arm ~. I" N.Y. anrine his long illnaas.
The prescription is
Nitrate OF potash (saltpetrc)."...l drachm
'pi,S ~ n;,nd y. l''ri' e'her ls"eet spirits
Liquor OF acetate of ammonia .....l3 ounces
tablespoonful with one of water every
four hours.
Iincture Of quinine, one teaspoonfa in
wiueglass of water, twice daily before
meals.
This ought to be taken for four days. The
diet should consist of beef tea and some fruit.