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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

Fourteen cas S Of smallpox are reported
in Meriden, Connecticut.
The stone dam of tho Ro5erdell Mills, at
Rockingham North Carolina, was destroyed
by the high water. The dam cost So OOI
Thomas Owens and Jams Leonard were
injured the latter fatally, By the premature
explosion of blast in q mine at plymouth,
Pa.
d.. Edward w. Morley, Professor Of Chem
istry at Adelbert Col ege, Cleveland, Ohio,
was badly injured by the explosion OF glass
jar containing uranium.
The work Of burying the victims Of tn,
dam disaster in Arizona is nearly completed.
Thirty-nine bodies Wore recovered and iden-
titled, and ton more are known to have been
iost~
During an entertainment at Lamar, Mis-.
souri,, four men engaged in a fight. Mrs.
Henry Short witnessed it, and during its
progress she tainted and died. She was sub
ject to heart disease.
The cabin OF a negro named Henry Green
lee, near Greenville, Mississippi, was burned,
and four children, he eldest being five years
Of age pershed in the nimes The parents
had gone to Church.
Andrew Alexander perished in his burning
saloon in Woodsi1e Indiana. The fire is be.
lieved to have been due 10 the hostility OF
the C tiz'ns. 1t was the only saloon in wood
side small mluing village.
log train on narrow guage railroad
near Washburn, Wisconsin. iran away"
while descending q steep grade. Thomas
Walters, en-. ineer, a III William Carleton,
fireman, jumped of and were XII I'D.
Two workmen in Pittsburg attempted to
thaw out several sticks Of froz n dynamite.
An explosion followed that wr. OK I'd the
blacksmtnshop where they were, all killed
David Hayes acd fatally injured William
Snoddy.
At a meeting OF the Lancaster County
Agricultural Society, held IN Lancaster. Pa. =,
reports were read showing that the fruit crop
In that county 'has been pracG. C lilly destroy
ed by the late frosts.' Th.re will, it is salu,
be mo early iru.t at ALL
While Leroy Jones was riding home in a
jumper in Hanover count, Virginia, his
horse sbied oil, throwing hun out head fore
most between the brace that held the s at OF
the wagon. His head was we'd sed In and
the spokes of the revolving wheel crushed hi,
skulI
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
Men Who Rule Europe. -.

The Present Emperor of Germany is
William II. He is 20 years of age.
The Emperor OF Austria, Francis
Joseph, is SO years of age, and has
worn the imperial crown for forty
years.
The reigning Prince of Montenegro
is Nicholas l., who is AZ years old, and
has reigncd for twenty-eiglt years
The King of Portugal, Luis l., is 80
years old, and is man of enterprise
and progress. He has been twenty
years King.
The Emperor of Russia. Alexander
III, is As years of age, and ascer1ded
the throne after. the murdeS. of his;
s1kther, As<4ek earssagd,.- d,.-SSSss< "a
The President of the French Repdbzs
10, M. Carnot, is 81 years of age, and
was elected to office in December last
as successor to NJ. Grevy.
The Sovereign or Sultan of Turkey.
Abdul Hamid H., is 46 years old, and
succeeded to the throne twelve years
ago when the Sultan who preceded him
was desposed.
The King Of Servia, Milan l., is A,
and was crowned only six years ago,
but before that he had held the throne
for fourteen years by election as Prince
Milan Obenovich ".
The King of Sweden and Norway,
Oscar H., is in his Goth year, and has
reigned for sixteen years. He is q
fairly liberal monarch, and has favored
some reforms during his reign.
The King of Roumania, Carol l., is
40 years of age, and was proclaimed
King only seven years ago, but for
fourteen years before that time he had
been Chief of the Roumanians.
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Whig and Tory.

There is some discussion regarding
the first use OF the term Nv hig" and
"Tory," rs applied to political facti )ns.
"Torce" is an IN sh word meaning give
me, and as such was used by bandits
and robbers. I'm Scotland "Whig'
means "sour II ilk." Tory WAS first
used politically in 1879, when it became
the name of the party aherents Of
James, Duke of York. The "Cove
nanters" We're the first Wings, and it is
said they took their party inss-a NAM ,;7a ,,;s7
the motto, ave hope in God 'ipiu
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
SAVED BY HIS SON.

Narrow Escape from ~ Horrible
xs4.. -S-Dsn1s in q MINE.
Thomas Howells. OF EsHtdHu. Pa., was res:
cued from a horrible death by his son David.
TIey were employed as m ners in tn, Buck
Mountain slope. at Bost co.liery, ani hav ns
bored hoe in the coal. they charged it with
powder and ignited tho fuse. Both started
to run, but huge piece OF coal fell from the
top, striking Mr.. Howells and knocking him
down. His son heard the noise. and look ing
back, took the situation in at glance. Run
ming back, no withdrew the li2hto fuse in
line o prevent the explosion Had he been
q moment later, both father aud son would
have been blown to atoms The coal was re.
moved from his father, when IL was found
that he had sustained serious injury.
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A DESPERATE CRIMINAL.

Train RObber II zhRy's Fingers shot
OF While Attempting 10 Esrapc.
Reimund Holzhay, the train robber and
murderer, now serving life sentence at the
branch prison, Marquette, Mich, will never
pull a trigger again. All four fingers of his
right hand have been shot away.
The prison authorities suspected that Hol-
zhay meditated an escape. When an attempt
was made to search him, he seiz .d another
convict, named Meseroy, and, drawing
knife. threatened to Kill him il he was mo-
Tested. After two hours vain endeavor to
reason with him, Warden Tonpkins succeed.
ed in getting a shot at the convIct'S hand, in
which be grasped tue knife. The heavy bull
let tore away all OF his right haud fingers
and smashed the metacarpal bones.
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Politics and the Current News of the Day,
fETY-fRSr c0NGkEsss
NcuRte SCast0us-

5OTH DAY.-The resolution offered by Mr..
VOORHEES, in regard to tho release OF the fur
seal islands in Alaska to the North American
Commercial Company was reported hack
from the Finance Committee by Mr.. Nor
rill; adversely, on the ground that tho Treas.
ury Department had already made the lease,
and that thu committee had no power to in.
terfeTe in the matter. A bill in relation to
tridge across tho Arkansas river in the In.
dian Territory, which ha passed both house.
some days ago, was again reporto and passed
on q statement by MIR. Vest that an eDgros..
Ing clerk Of the Senate had, in the en- gross
ment OF the bill, omittei one section. On
motion of Mr.. Mcpherson, tho Senat, bill up.
propriating So 900 for a monumental column
to commemorate the battle Of Trenton N. j.,
on condition that an equal sum was contrib
uted by the Trenton Association, was taken
from III, calendar aud passed. The Senate
then FRO ;eeded to the consideration OF xecu.
tive business
5Isr DAY.-The bill to regulate commerce
said he wanted TO offer some amendments,
aod 10 went over without action. A bill In.
creaa<uG tho pension OF the widow ef Major
0abe(1I ~ Farren 20 $leV nsip6ntn wee,
-Eial p 4 II sn andt tlsksll
nays6 Mr.. Biasrs K iueationai pistssas saelE y
takeu up Mr.. Barbour, OF Virginia, speak-
in:, for and M. Plumb against ~ ~
52ND DAY-The bill to incr asa the eftl-
ciency ami reduce the eX, ,enses OF the signal
corps OF the army, aud for the TRANSFER OF the
wealth r rvIce ID tnS DepaTtinsnC OF ASrl-
Gu ture, was reported and placed on the cal
pn.iur Among tn. bills intro iuced and re-
+ rrsd were the 10 lowing: BY MIR. Pusco--
For ihs punishment OF Officers and others se-
l,cting jurors with reference 10 political a.
iiliation. BY MIR. Dawes { y requesu-To
amend the revs 'd statutes SO us TO perm t
thel urchase and e. yis;ry OF foreign built YES
sells by citiz ms OF the United States, for EN-
poyment In tho foreign trade. The Senate
thcu proceeded to the consideration OF execu-
tive business.
53RD DAY.-The public tuIding bills on
the calendar having been r.ache 1. the fol-
lowing re pass d: For Sterling, H., $50 =
200; Oakland, CAL, $30G, 900; Cheyenne,
Wyoming, 0.OOo; Chester, Pa, $1O0,0W;
Helena, Mont. $40O,UUO While the ,;iscu .
sion was going on, the hour OF two O'CLOCK
having arrived, the bill went over without
action, and the Blair Educational bill c,m ,
up as the ''uufiuished business" Mr.. p att
and Mr.. Harris desired Mr.. Blair to fix q
time when the'Ve;e 9 could he taken on the
Lill. Mr.. Blair said that ho was unable ia
do So At least Eve or six senators desired
to speak upon til, bill. and the concluding
speech of Mr.. Evarts would necessarily; take
considerable tim. m.-probaoly a full day. III
then proceede to reply TO some OF the criti.
csms of the bill made by Mr. Faulkner and
Mr.. Spooner. Mr.. Hale spoke in opposition
to the bill and Mr.. Blair replied to his criti
cism. Tho Senate adjourned after a short
executive session.
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! 'G1;fIIdi|SHED 1;II i IN THiEj CARS, {; iifiSS
A Terrible Wreck on the Lake
Shore Railroad.
Ten Persons Killed and Many I'm.
jured-OBc section of An Express
Train Runs Into the Other.

zen PersOns ktElcd and Many I'm.
jured-Ooc section of an Express
Train Runs Into the Other.
Train 12 on the Lake Shore from the West,
due in Buffalo, N. ", at 9.10 p. NJ, and
running very fast to moke up for lost time,
broke in two near Hamburg, C: 8 so o'clock.
ihe front part OF the traiu. consisting OF en-.
gine, tender, smoker and the two day coaches
was quickly brou yht to standstiil. The rear
half, composedof Ave heavy Pullman's, came
on down the grade and crushed into the sec
ond day coach. The Pullman being the
heavier lifted the dsy coach into the air, and
they now lie one on top of the other, and both
having telescoped the first day coach.
Both the day coaches and the Pullman were
fnll OF passapgerss 40 the losaof life AMI
.oene o. tho accident. Toe faiiroa authori.
ties and employees refus d any information
whatever to the press.
HAMBURG n. Y.-As near as can be ascer-
tanned, ten were killel and twenty five in
j0red at the wreck near Bay view. Train 10
+. had eleven coache three baggage, four
day coaches and four Pulmans The train
parted some miles we Of Han.t urg, at tho
coupling betw cen the last d ~ coach and the
first sleeper. The first section went on ahead
and was stopped hy conductor HouGhtaling
pulling the bell rope.
Most of them in the last day co ,ch were
warned in time to leavt, but those in he first
Pullman had no warming, ond the oars met
and telescoped with terrific force. The Pull
man was completely buried beneath the other
car. Engine No. 81 was dispatched to Buff
talo for aid.
1t was two AMI one half hours before the
physicians arrived. A wrecking train pre-
csded the relief train. and work was begun
cxtkcatiug the imprisoned sufferers.
NH Str in n
bag ,age car. A grea; bondhre Oh the side
OF the track threw a lurid light upon the
terrible scene passenger says the coup
linz was defective. 1t broke precisely in
the same place as the train was leaving
Cleveland. At IL 30 o'clock e relief train
was made up, and ten OF the most seriouSly
injured taken to the Hospital.
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THEY HAD NO PIED PIPER.

How Milton, Iowa, Got RID Of Its
Curse of Ra y.
To cstiz,ns of Milton have suffered SO
much from the ravages of rats that a great
rat hunt was organized. Captaius were chosen
and they selected SIDES E,cl consisted OF
1O5 men and boys over Is years old. While
boys under Is were allowed one cent for their
rats. The hunt began Friday, February 2l,t.
aud closed Marcn 7th, with "a grand street
parade and supper which was pa,i for by tn,
side showing the least number OF rats killed.
: At come barns AS many as l75 wero killed.
jwbiie one man killed about 5UJ on his place.
saturday, NJ arch lst, the rats killed up To that
time were cou ted and it was found that the
total was 3 SO aud tuat William CrocKett's
side was ahead of Dave Georges forces by ll2
'rats
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
Tritc Sayings.

The greatest fool of all is he who
fools himself
Destroy ignorance and let progress
sion progress
Spend less nervous energy each day
than YOU make.
Books are the immortal sons defy
ing their sires.'
Drop your bad habits and they can
not lower you.
Every Mt g ance creates some kind
Of IN impression.
"Work like man, but don't be
worked to death"
Don't hurry. "Too swift arrives as
tariily as too SLOW"
Those who go for berries should not
retreat from briarS.
We are no longer happy 80 soon as
we wish to be happier.
The man who does not provide for
his family is not it's head.
Every temptation is great or small
according as the man is.
Less argument and more work will
make any person better of.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
HOUSES DISMANGLED.
The Caving'In OF n Mine Caused n
Shock Like an Earthquake.

The Caving I'm OF n Niue Caused n
Shock Like an Earthquake.
The suburb Of Plymouth. Pa, knowne as
Curry's Hill was terribly shaken by a cave.in
at o'clock In the morning.
he cave was caused by the falling in OF
the roof in some abandoned woI king of the
Washington Colliery, 45J feet be.ow tho sur
face 1be shock was very violent, the sur
face settling in some places 10 feet.
Th house Of Will I'm Kelley was complete
ly wrecked and four or five others were badly
damaged. The CAVERN created the greatest
excitement. The peop.e ran out into the cold
in their night clothes, md0hsrs with their
cbiliren in their arms, and, even strong men,
in the widest alarm at the suddenness OF the
shoc!'.
No one was seriously hurt, though several
were bruised by falling furniture, etc. In
several instances fire broke out in the dis
mantled houses caused hy stoves being ups:t,
Lut the flames were speedily put out.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21
New Kind OF House Plants.

Wife-John, I do wish you would
write to Edison aud get few Of those
electric light plants that l read of in
the paper.
John What would you do with them
Wife-I think it would be so nice to
mix them with the other plants in the
conservatory.
John-I'm afraid they wouldn stand
the temperature there. Yankee Blade.
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- won d ito, sister Sal -,
Hervoice Is sweet as tho whip poor willis
And tho sunshino's in her hsfr;
Bnt I'd rather face a redskins knife
Or tho grip of q grizzly bear.
Yet Sol says, why, she's such q dear,
She's u.s. the On, for YOU
o, darn IL all !-afeard of n gal
And me Just six feet twoi
TEoICh she n Mt any size while I'm
Considerable tail,
I'm nowhere wncn she speaks to mo-
She makes IN feel so small.
NV face grows red my tongue gets hitched
The cussod d thing won't 60;
1t rles mo 'cnuee IL makes her think
I'm most tarnation slow.
And though folks say she's sweet on me
l guess il cant be true;
o. darn it all = n card OF a gal,
And me just ak feet two.
Ny sakes just spo ose II what the folks
Is saying should be so!
Go, odsir JAM. and speak to her,
Find ont and let mo know.
Toll h tho gals should court the mon,
For ism this leap year?
That q why m kindsr b1shful like,
AwSit'n, for hor hero.
And should she hear I'm scared OF her
Yoill swear it can't be true.
o, darn 10 all !-afeard OF q gal;
And me just six feet twol
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SUICIDE OF A MURDERESS.
Her Crying Babe A trncos 'rnUFStou.
tion of the Prison Omccrs.

shcE bVpc ~ truCts
tiOD Of the Prison Officers.
Annie Chomo, who was indicted with John
Henderson, for the murder of her husb md.
John Chomo at Pottstown, Pa, last Novem-
her, committed suicide In her cell by hang
ing herself with silk handkerchief, wbicl
she tied To a bar OF the cell door. Tn, Keepers
attention was attract d by the cries OF h r
three-month'sol old child. Henderson, was
tried and acquitted. After his acquittal the
woman became very melancholy, and before
being taken from tho courtroom cried out:
Me hang! Me haugr
Shortly before she committed the deed she
had her babe In hor arms singing 70 it.
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Heavy overcast Ries odd to the general
apprehension. The water in the river oppo-
site Arkansas CITY, outside the levee, is eight
feet higher tn IN the main strest OF thu ci,y.
An cverfl)w seems inevitable, and the ex-
psrienced are preparing for II. Tho winter.
so called, in this state has been remarkable.
Flowers are in bloom and trees in bud. Tne
cold weather OF the last five days has In
many instances killei tn &, buis OH iruit trees.
running the prospects Of q crop.
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FLOODS AND STORMS.
Tie water In the Mississippi River
UP 20 the Danger Point.

The water in the Missss ppi still continu's
to rive. Opposite Arkansas City, in AR
kansas, the water rose five inches in two
days. Ut Is getting dangerously high. In
one place on the levee at Arkansas City it
lacks but ten inches of tho top. Two weak
places have been strengthened by sand bags.
1t was reported that the levee above was in
danger, owing to rains and cattle crossing
1t to the higher lands. They had cut into
and weakened it. The great ST anxiety pre-
vaiis on the Arkansas side, and repetition
of the great oysrpSY.o, 1882 is feared. Som,
e s;'s;-r ::2SssSiip ssmslsyiGg into the Mis-,
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NUMBER u.
TIE CHURCH AND THE SALOON.

The Presbytery, in a recent session at Em-
pora, Kansas, representing seventy-six
churches and 56i2 members, passed the most
pronounced resolutions, denouncing the
liquor traffic, declaring that all merely re-
strictive and regulative laws in regard TO it
were failures, and that ali legislation which
does not look to its utter suppression is weak
and vicious.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21

John Swintou. the labor rctormer. writes
occasionally from Europe that he is 10 good
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THE DRUNKARD'S WIFE.

A New York correspondent Of the Cincin.
natl Enquirer says:
Last week quoted a narrative given to ma
hy Dr. William II. Wright, of our city hos.
pital service; and now lave good temper
ance one from his lips.
IL knew man." lie said, "who was civil
engineer by profession, born in Geneva, Swift
zerland, and a graduate of the Polytechnic
School at Zurich. His wife belonged to q
wealthy family i'm the Canton of Schwyts,
one Of the oldest families i'm tho Oldest can
wishes OF her people they had been married,
and she had accompanied him to this country,
where no had been successful from the first,
through The introduction Of friends and his
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A GREAT TREASURE.
The Strange Mystery Surrounding
Its Disappearance.
A STORY OF EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST.
DY FRANK BARRETT.
CHAPTER ".

MUST summarize as briefly
as possible :ho events that
took place the week follow
ing Lola's flight, not be-
cause / find them lacking in
intereSt-for indeed these
were the happiest days I
had over spent-bu: because
the lengthy description
would unduly retard the
progress OF the history l
have set myself to narrate.
On the morning Of tho
18th search was made for
Lola. She was not in the
house. A little after mid
day one of the keepers. sent
out to explore the Abbey
woods and park, reported
Lnl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03
LATE NEWS ITEMS

The high license bill passed the lower
house of the Maryland Legislature on
the Goth. The license fee is fixed at
$3.50.
A MALIGNANT type Of measles IS re-
ported as prevailing in Yalobusha Coan-
ty, Miss. The school at Sylvarena has
been closed in consequence
RoBERr HELroS and William Hodsett,
two prominent young men Of Bowling
Green, Ky, had a fatal difficulty on the
Goth over dog belonging to the latter's
wife. After eursing each other roundly
they were separated by friends, but met
afterward, when Helton emptied load
Of buekshot into Hodsett's body.
Thu college home, located in the
beautiful campus of ouaehita College,
az Arkadelphia, Ark, was destroyed by
fire on the 10Th The fire was not dis
covered until the flames were climbing
high above the roof of the main build
ing.
Snow fell at Louisville, KY, on the
s0th. The snow melted as fast as 1t
fell. and had the effect Of 4 gentle rain
A FREIGHT TRAIN and a passenger
train on the Illinois Central collided
near jackson, Miss, on the 3oth- Botn
engines were damaged considerably and
three freight cars were wrecked For
tunately no one was hurt
INFORMATION from Boone, Lincoln and
adjoining counties, West Virginia, says
hundreds of cattle are dying for want OF
food. Grain is scare, and the-roads are
so bad no feed can be hauled into the
counties. The aggregate loss VIII De
large
The River and Harbor Committee OF
The House expects 10 report its sppro-
priatiou bill 70 the House early IN
April. Il Is reported that about Seo-
ooo, 600 IriII be asked for rivers and
harbors.
REv. w. $ DAuGHERTT died at Boil
var, Tenn, aged s5 years he had for
more than half century been IN the
ministry of the Primitive Baptist
Church, and he was greatly endeared TO
the community in which he lived and In
which he preached for fifty years, with
out salary or pay
DR. JoHx P. DAVIDSON, the oldest
medical practitioner Of New Orleans,
died on the 10Th He was g years old.
and was born in Wilkinson County, Miss
Al the time Of his death he was chair
nan Of the Boar OF Yellow Fever Ex-
pert&
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

charter has been granted by the
Georgia Legislature 10 the Georgia,
Tennessee & Illinois Railroad Company.
IL proposes to build a road from TalIa-
pe-osa, Ca, 10 Chattanooga. Tenn The
route will run directly west from Talla-
poosa TO the State line: thence north to
Cave Springs; thence down Big Cedar
creek 20 the Coosa river. and thence TO
Chattanooga As soon ~ the line north
IS completed it i the purpose Of the
company to continue the line south To
Wedowee. Ca. thirty-five miles from
Tallapoosa. whence it will connect with
the Georgia Central system corps OF
engineers is engaged in making the
preliminary survey