The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-23

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VIRGINIA. .
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Iron Gate killed John Henderson his
son and negro named acubin Wills
and totally destroyed the engine.
Governor Mckinney issued reouisi-
ton for Judge" A. b. East, now in the
District of Columbia. East is charged
with forgery and altering negotiable
note purporting to be signed by one III.
L. East. He has been taken to Rich.
mond for trial.
AT Lynchburg thirteen year. old son
OF Councilman j. ID. Sullivan, while
walking on the street, laid his hand ON ?
guy wire from an electric pole and was
instantly killed. A companion. who EN-.
deavored to release Sullivan from the
jury.
Gov. Mckinney has received COW of
resolutions from the tunenburg county
Alliance protesting the calling of an ex-
ira session of the Legislature. The reso-
lutlons stated that the Alliance was on
posed Ito any settlement of the State
debt Tor any greater amount than was
agreed upon by both political parties in
the RiddleberYor act. "
The Synod of Virginia in Lynchburp
appointed Revs. H. II. Hawes and d. A.
fenick to conduct evangelical work.
That an English syndicate will shortly
locate steel plant with capital Of
three million dollars in the State. and
somewhere within radius of two hun
dred miles of Lynchburg. The capital.
lists are experienced men in that line
having been long engaged in the steel
manufacture in Sheffield, England. and
the exact location of the enterprise will
greatly depend upon the action of the
land companies here as we'll as of monied
men.
TENNESSEE.
Alice MacGowan, of Chattanooga, is
new syndicate writer whose articles are
popular. Her letters and sketches deal
with southwestern life as 1t is.
Mrs Amelia Townsend McTyeire. wild.
on. N.afC -Rshon- -McCyeire of the sourf,s- I
ing at Nashville. She was relative OF
the Yanderbilts, and was instrumental in
getting the endowment of Vanderbilt Uni
vcrsity. Bishops Keene and Fitzgerald
will assist ut the funeral.
Arthur 8. Colyar, Jr., of Nashville,
whose escapades during the past few
years have greatly grieved his family,
and attracted wide attention, has been
adjudged insane by the circuit court at
Manchester, Coffee county, and ordered
to the asylum for the insane.
There will be no strike on the Nashville
& hattanooga railroad. An amicable
settlement was reached at the final con-
ference between the officials and the en-
ployes' committee.
A bill has been introduced in the Leg
islature providing for the calling of
Constitutional Convention, by Ralph Da-
A press dispatch from Columbia says &
Captain j. III. Andrews and Lewis Lands
down, two prominent citizens, met in
front of the Second National bank and
began discussing point upon whith An
drews had been sued by Landsdown. Az
ter a few heated words, Andrews drew a
pocket knife and cut Landsdown's throat,
severing his jugular. A physician hap
pened to be Eear, and through his imme-
diate efforts Landsdown's life was pro-
longed for short while, but he finally
bled to death.
Ex-Governor Taylor will now reside in
Chattanooga and is not particular wheth.
er he pleases the naughty Nashvillians or
not, especially. The current rumor is,
that there have been times when he re-
ceived none too much consideration at
the hands of the aristocrats of that
straight laced old city.
John P. Buchanan was last week de-
clared by the Legislature duly and consti-
tutionally elected governor of Tennessee
for the ensuing two years. He was in.
augurated Saturday. Gov. TAYLOR deliy-
cred his retiring address, after which the
oath OF Office was administered to Mrs
Buchauan by Chief Justice Turney, of
the Supreme Court. Gov. Buchanan then
delivered his inaugural address.
/ GEORGIA.
The board of education has opened a
night school at Savannah, which Is In
session three nights week.
A policeman dare not take drinl
while an duty In the streets Of Albany
They are not allowed to enter barroou
while on duty, unless called in on officio
business.
Anew bill passed by the last Legisla
ture, has been agitating the people Q
Rome good deal lately, and especial
the city council. It provides for tn
creation of the Office of recorder aud com
bines that Office with that Of city attoi
ney, making one man both judge and cit
attorney, which il, Of course, impossible
The bridge of the Georgia, Carolin
and Northern railroad, across the Savar
hah river, is being rapidly pushed to con
pletion. 1t is being built Of, the be
wrought iron, tn spans are four In aun
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nival began Tuesday. -.-'s'-s -.
A mortgage has been fled in Ricl
mond county Superior Court, at Augu
to, for $6, 100000 on tho Augusta an
West Florida Railroad. The Mercanti]
Trust Company of New York, is truste,
The mortgage provides for els, 600 n,
mile. Twenty-Five miles are graded fror
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