The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

ton World, squarely favoring Till
man.
"A commission has been issued to
the Capital City Guards, colored, of
Columbia. The company comprises
eightythree members.
Alexander Noisette, colored, is in
jail at Charleston charged with the
murder of John Worthy, colored, by
driving an iron pin ito his head.
Preparations are being made to
begin the work Of erecting the cotton
compress at Sumter, the stock for
which was subscribed month ago.
Napoleon Levelle, who killed his
wife and nearly murdered his uncle
in Charleston on FEBRUARY 18th, was
convicted of murder, and sentenced
to be hung September 5.
One of the census enumerators
appointed for Catawba township,
York county, claims to have found a
negro woman who gave in her age as
ia, and is still right spry.
Steel McLees, the only son of the
widow McL.ees, living ten miles be-
low Anderson, was drowned in Bur
ris' Pond on Saturday afternoon. He
was caught in suck hole.
| Work on the new Cathedral in
Charleston is progressing. The
arched windows on the west wall
have been about finished, and the
work is pushing forward all over the
building.
| -Newberry has been selected as
the place of this years encampment
| 0f hn dol
will use the grounds of Newberry
College-these havirg >een offered
for the purpose.
Mr., L. l.. Harris, of Chesterfield
county, saw a peculiar looking old
stump the other day, and after close
inspection concluded there must be
something in it. He turned the
stump over, and in the bottom of it
found 90 leather-wing bats.
The new and handsome building
erected by the Masonic fraternity of
Anderson was dedicated on Tuesday
with imposing ceremonies. Col. j.
A. Hoyt, 9 Past Master of the lodge
there and q Past Grand Master of the
State, delivered the dedicatory ad-
dress.
The meeting at Lexington on
Wednesday was attended by about
$50 persons. Speeches wero made
by Capt. Tillman, Gen. Brattop. Gen.
Pope, Col Marshall, and Col. Gary.
Every thing passed off quietly. Tho
sentiment of the meeting was strong
ly with Mr.. Tillman.
Judges Bond and Simonton, in
the United States Court, at Charles
ton on Wednesday, decided the town
ship railroad bond cases in South
Carolina. The suit was brought by
tho Charleston, Cincinnati and Chica-
60 Railroad against the Boston Trust
Company. The validity of the bonds
had been attacked by the townships
that issued them, but their validity is
upheld.
The Charleston World of We'd
nesday says: "Soon after the rain
and thunder and lightning yesterday,
and especially after the severe clap
of thunder, thousands of dead fish
came to the surface on Ashley river.
They were of all kinds, large and
small, and lined the shore and float
ed in the stream for q considerable
distance. The tugs and vessels which
had to run up and down the river
encountered them in every direc-
ton"
On Sunday morning, Mr. r. E.
Tyler, of Aiken county, met with a
fatal accident. After Harvesting q
young pony for the first time to n
road cart, he attempted to get in,
and got his foot hung in the spring.
The pony dashed off and dragged
him for some distance. After it was
stopped and he was released it was
found that he was fatally injured, his
skull being fractured, with numerous
internal and external bruises. He
died on Monday morning.
A Move Against Chairman Bricc.
New YORK, June 25.-There are
hints that some influential persons
think that Senator Calvin S. Brice
would do well to resign his Office of
Chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, and that such move
would be Of considerable advantage
to the party at large. His railroad
and other financial connections and
his lukewarm tariff sentiments are
given as the reason for making q
change desirable. The position of
head of the committee is no sinecure,
and it may be rather difficult to get
any one to fill Mr.. Blice's place
While nominally favorable to Mr..
| Cleveland's denomination and re-elec-
ton, he has been accused of really
favoring the nomination of ex-Secre-
tary William G. Whitney, although
| that gentleman has over and over
again stated his refusal to be q can
didate. Taken with other early indi-
cations of the campaign, such con-
troversy would seem ripe to add a new
complication the many now surround
ing the Democratic situation here.
| An Eminent Young Georgian.
Pat Calhoun of Atlanta, though but
"a years of age, is general counsel for
the great Richmond Terminal system,
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