The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-20
AUTUMN WHzsRERn
Tell Il Not That Our Southland Is
Prosy.
We Will Tell You About MANY I'M
portant Happenings That Have
Occurred During a Week.
VIRGINIA.

| Nowlin, tho condemned murderer OF
Mosca, the Italian, in Botetourt county,
mas confessed.
| =, Minnie Grevy, an old mare who went
through the war, died, aged thirty-fiye
at Leesburg.
One feature of the exhibit of natural
and artisan products made by Buena Wis.
Ia at the State Fair was that of mari, OF
which there are extensive surface beds in
buena Vista near the lines of the rail.
roads. 1t attracted much attention in
connection with the yield il will make
when burned into lime, and its value for
agricultural purposes. Under the old
methods of making iron with charcoal
fuel this mari was used as the fluxing
material.
Lee. Hoflin and George DYE are under
arrest at Calverton, Farouier county.
charged with being implicated in the
murder of Mrs. Kines and her three chill.
dren near there Wednesday morning.
Holm is the man, who, on seeing the
house in flames, went some distance to
the neighbors to give the alarm instead
of going to the burning house.
A portrait of Jefferson Davis, painted
by William Gail Browne, for the West
moreiand Club, Of Richmond, is said to
be perfect likeness of Mr.. Davis as he
appeared at the time he took the reins OF
the Confederate Government. The pic.
ture is q full three-quarter length, the
canvass measuring feet g inches by 8
!eet inches. Mr.. Browne in paint
Ing the portrait bad nothing to work
from but the Gait bust, detective pho
tograph and his own recollection of MI.
Davis.
The Baptists met at Norfolk. A re-
port shows that during the past year
eighty-fve missionaries occupied
two hundred and twenty-five stations,
preached $3.50 sermons, baptized 1,O43
converts, aided PASTORS meetings 1 ,5S7,
made H., 374 visits to families for re-
ligious conversation aud prayer, organiz-
ed fifty new Sunday Schools and fourteen
new churches, were engaged in building
nineteen houses of worship, complet d
twel churches and sustained one hun.
dred and eighfy-fv Sunday Schools at
their stations. The total amount con-
tributed for missions during the past ten
years has been $118, 28s Oh. The cleo
tion of officers resulted in the re election
of almost all Of the old officers, the Hon.
]. Taylor Ellison, of Richmond, receiv-
ing the unanimous vote of the BODY for
president.
NORTH CAROLINA.
After very gay time in Raleigh the
Fifth Maryland Regiment left for home
Thursday. -
H. p. Cheatham, of North Carolins,
the only colored member of the next
Congress, is college graduate, and is
os1 IN I,a ha hoe a1 fpI rufk u,
a single exception, that has yet sat in tae
House.
The Maryland Steel Company is nego-
Gating for r, gular 'arge supply of Bes-
semer ores in North Carolina.
The election on the proposition of issuing
$40, 900 bonds for the completion of the
Charlotte city hall and itreet work was
carried by a large majority of the vote
polled.
William Roberts Weatherly, a promi-
nent merchant, comm tied suicide at Tyro
Shops, Davidson county, Wednesday
night.
License has been granted in Anson
county by the commissioners to Samuel
Sheppard.
The tax collector of Burliugton, Iredell
county, has defauited.
Work has commenced on the pew Nor
NAL School Building at Greensboro, near
the Female College.
Charlotte lie becoming the musical center
of the State. The new School of Music
there has met with wonderful success
Ex-President Cleveland cannot attend
the Raleigh Exposition. He writes: 81
4 oh N 81 b.
North Carolina friends and their neigh
bors, and ! am entirely certain that my
reception and entertainment would fully
accord with tho hospitable disposition
which distinguishes the locality. there
fore regret that am obliged to decline
the cOurteou, invitation you transmit, fol
the reason that my engagements aud oc
equations forbid my leaving home dur.
tho present month.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Jas. Rivers b c, wealthy and promi-
nent Charleston merchant of ante -bellun
days, died at Edgefield last week.
Orangeburg G. III. is making stron1
fight against the proposed new county o
Calhoun.
The State Alliance Exchange, at ,
meeting, Wednesday, determined to NOV,
the headquarters of tho Exchange to Co
lumbia. The change will be made OF
January l..
A commission for charter has been is
sued to the Waterloo Loan and saving
Bank. Capital, s25, 900.
The district Alliance lecturers of tn,
State met at Columbia, last week, to dis
cuss the past and future work in thi
| State. One Of the members said that tn,
organization was in excellent order ant
the future work would be pressed as Wig
orously as heretofore, especially the cam
| paign Of education.
Collections are being taken up in al
the tolored churches through the State I,
/ procure counsel TO defend the ten negroe,
who were convicted of murder in Ian
rens county, on September Let, and sen
fenced to be hanged. The governor hal
respited the men and tho movement j
now to got new trial. So far abou
half OF the $500 needed has been secured