The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-16

Near Fallston, nine miles from ShSI,...
John Beam, seven years old, fell in the
fire during the absence of his parents and
was so badly burned that he died in half
hour.
At the opening Of the Legislature ali OF
tho fifty Senators were present and 106
of the 100 members of the House. Nearly
all the members arc of middle age and
are substantial men, mainly farmers.
Richard A. Doughton, of Allegheny
county, was elected speaker of the lower
house
f. X. p. Osborne, late owner of the
Charlotte city railway, has failed The
assets and liabilities arc not yet known.
but the latter greatly prcpondcratc. AL
ALBANIA land speculation was the cause
Governor Fowle, in his message to the
Legislature. recommended that increased
provisions be made for the public schools
of the State. He also advised that the
proposed system of tonnage tax on fer
tilizcrs be adopted.
EnOch Wcllman, we'll to do Clevc-
land county farmer, was robbed Of $500
one day last week. During the absence
OF the family some one entered the house
by cutting hole in the floor.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The legal executions i'm the state dur.
ing the year were eight in number.
DIR. Kinloch injected another small dose
of the Koch lymph into the negro man
at the Charleston city hospital upon whom
the experiment is being made As far as
judged the. lymph is having the desired
effect.
When the appointments Of guano in
Spcct"rS were made some time ago Gov.
Tillman and j. +. Wannamakcr, of Or
angeburg, were empowered to select a
fourth inspector. The appointment has
been made, w. A. Mackay, of Orangcburg
being the man.
One of the plans of the trustees of the
Clemson College, as described by Pres
idcnt Simpson, is "to kccb large num-
Der of sheep on the College farm, from
the sale of the wool of which it is pro-
posed to furnish a clothing fund to aid
poor young men, students at the College,
in supplying themselves with clothing.
Governor Tillman has offered reward
of $50 for the capture of Alva Scott, who
is wanted in Marion County for the muir
der of Fairl"r Hall on Christmas eve.
Prof. +. &. Woodward, of Columbia,
in Il recent address. SAID that tho south,
and America, in fact. arc too young to
have II literature. When England had
been founded 500 years. she had hardly
the beginnings of literature. lie init
mated that il would he generations before
our writer's and their books cut much of a
figure in the world Of letters.
Capt. George ID. Wallace. who was killed
by the Indians in the battle of Wounded
Knee, was buried Wednesday morning
in the cemetery At Iorkville. bis old
:, -..-o.N y" - -"Prc COhduCtcU at
the Pr"'bylcr&an church, the Jenkins
Kiflcs particinaiin1. The caskct was
paced Immediately in front of the puln;t
ana was drapcd with U. S. flags and cover
g' beautiful floral offerings. 1t was guar
"ca throughout the night by sentinel
at the head and foot, and in the mornino
was delivered to Gen. +. VI. Law, con,
'"""r"'c hrigadicr, as chief marshal of thc
ceremonies. Capt. Wallace was son of
ilon' a. ). Wallace, republican congress
man from this state, and a brother to
'. w. IL, VI. Wallace, u. :. marshal for
'""'h IaIolina under Grant and Arthur.