The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11

. not influenced in making this appoin
ment by local political consideration,
out selected Capt. Walter for the pl,r
because he believes him to he fully con-
peient for the discharge OF its importap
duties. '"N
Ieo. l.. hlngman, well-known com
NEE ,c'ai Traveller and for a long time pres
lueot OF inc Travellers Protective Asso
eial'on, OF Charleston, died Thursday a
Comptroller General Ellerbe has re-
turned to Columbia, having made sat
'siactory settlements with the officers O
anutrson, Newberry and Abbeville.
south Carolina in common with otbe,
states, says the News and Courier, will
SEND an exhibit to the Raleigh Exposi
tion and 1t will be one that shall refIcc,
credit upon the Palmetto State.
d. c. Ebaugh, of Greenyille.. lately
@enssonea as having made proposition
erect fcfr,l1zeI s...sss ,sesss- .ss 50
is incorporating the Gate City Phosphate
20. for the purpose oferecting the works
The stockholders of the MAGNETIC
Iron 81 Steel Ore Co., have pledged $40
600 with which to build an iron furnace
near Blacksburg.
at meeting of the board of Peniteu.
oary directors Wednesday night the
most important business done was the
passage of the following resolution:
Resolved, That superintendent give
notce through the press that he is pre-
pared to consider propositions for the
lease OF eonvicts, OF for contract work
Dy the month or by the year.
Resolved, That the superintendent be
authorized to take steps looking to the
selling or renting of the Lexington farm,
with tie priviiedge of selling, pending
the action of the Legislature, provided
the board think best to SELL.
Resolved, That in the opinion OF the
board 1T is to the interest of the Pcuiten-
tiary not to renew any contracts ON farms
or 1arm with any person or persons ON
shares, but 1t is bsst to lease the convicts
TO the highest bidder, reserving to the
PenitentiaIy The authority to control and
supervise the same.
OTHER STATES.
A Georgia farmer is living with his
sixth wife. Each of his five other wives
died on the Frid ~ preceding the second
Sunday of the month.
J. I. Williams was nominated by the
republican city convention, of Chatta-
nooga, as candidate for mayor.
Col. Duncan, who is recently from
meeting of the Georgia State Alliance,
says that the conference of cotton grow |
ers, to have been held this week. is most !
poned until the first Wednesday in Octo- |
Der
An individual described as "a gentle
man of the old school. sah." passed
5faah hais Ha K @e75 a. cw st Mech yAa
and lightning" cloth, made on his own
loom, and big white sombrero with a
leather band around it. a yellow beard
reached from his chin nearly to the POM
mel of his saddle On bis back was
strapped a long, old-fashioned fowling
piece, and pack of dogs followed at
his heels.
In New Orleans, on the 14th Of the
present month, there viii be laid the
foundation stone of a monument that is
TO commemorate the victory gained by
the citizen soldiery in the battle fought
at the foot of Canal street seventeen
years ago, and which put an end to the
carpet bag rule in Louisiana Judge r.
Fl. Mari is to preside at the ceremony.
Elk Senator B. f. Jones will be the ora
tor, and there will be military display.
The value of real and personal Prop
erty in Fulton county, Ca, including
Atlanta, according to the returns just
made by the property owners themselves,
is $5s, 344. 900, asains.- SAC, ,065, 276 in
1890, an increase in one year OF $6,-
279,629. This is the largest increase in
the value of real and personal property
ever shown by any county in Georgia.
The total increase in the State over last
year is S26, LAG, $50. Last year values in
State made the most unprecedented step
forward ever known, and the total value
of all property went from $345, 93s, s37
to 1878. $3.50. 7s4, an increase of $3l,427,-
941. or nearly $40, 600, 900 more than any
previous year, and the increase this year
is second only to that of last year