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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-25
FLORIDA's TRAGEDY.
A Whole Family Was Extermi.
mated.
Osfenselsss Women and Children
Brutally Murdered by Ruth
less Hands. Looking
for the Fiends.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Especial. 1.-The
latest developments in the horrible trag-
edy at New Smyrna, in which Mrs. l..
ID. Hatch formerly of Maine), her young
son, Miss Adelaide III. Bruce, of New
York, and Frank Packwood, Jr., eyed
four, only make the case more mysterious
than ever.
The scene of the murder is a beautiful
and romantic spot, seven miles below
Smyrna, or half way between Smyrna and
Oak Hill. A grewsome fatality seems to
have clung to it, for it was here that the
Shives faniiy-father, son, wife and
baby-were murdered by the Indians in
the war of 1856. The house where this
later day murder was perpetrated is on
the site of those ruins. 1t stands on a
shell mound thirty feet above the Hills
boro river, and commands magnificent
view of the two graceful sweeps of that
stream.
WHERE THE DEED WAS DONE.
On this mound are two houses; one
house of two rooms was used for din
ing room and kitchen. A house of the
same size twenty steps away is where the
deed was committed These houses are
shaded and surrounded by ancient &C.
Oars, fir trees, oaks, palmcttos and palms.
back or west of the house is dense ham,
mock with fat pine and beyond.
Saturday at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing, the murder was discovered and q
horrible picture it was. On her back by
the window in pool of blood, Mrs.
Hatch lay with pistol ball wound on
the inside corner of her left eye.
Her face was blackened with powder
The other bodies lay near her. When
the crash came she had evidently been
near the window. When the murderer
entered, her little son, frenzied with
fright, had probably fled as child would
and had sought refuge in the bed clothes
of lounge at the end of the room. He
was torn from these, shot over the left
eye and his throat cut from ear to ear.
THEIR AWFUL WORK COMPLETE.
On the bed lay tf,e body of Miss Bruce,
shot through the face and her head terri,
bly, bruised by blows from gun stock,
the shattered remains of which showed
the force of the murderous blows. She
had been beaten all over the body
Nearby lay pretty Frank Packwood will
his throat cut.
Mr.. Packwood had gone to Orlando
in South Florida, the day before TIL,
murdercrs probably watched his de
parture.
A posse of one hundred armed mer
have been out since Saturday morning
but no trace of the murderers has We,
been secured. 1t ~as first thought thai
the crime was the work of tramps, bu
this delusion was subsequently dispellet
by finding a trail leading around tn,
yard to the north and then through the
hammock, south to the road, path tina
none could travel unless he was familia
with the country. MIR Packwood ha
suspicious, and will give them to tn,
coroner's jury only, when it is expected
that several arrests will he made.
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toll was 81 called because In former
times travellers passing over insecure road
leading through forests or thinly settled
districts were escorted by armed knights,
who levied this safeguard duty i'm return
for their services.
Russian highways are as rule badly
bu''t ""d cc-..- cc-.....-"y ;u prvv,s -, OF mead.
ing. When Alexander Dumas returned
from Russia, which he had been visiting,
he was asked how he likei the roads in
that country. He replied: II mover saw
any. In winter they were covered with
snow and in summer thoy wero always
being repaired"
In no country in the world is the cou-
struction Of roadways carried ont with
more scientific skilt and thorouynnc's
than in Switzerland. The mountainous
nature of the country, the consequent
difficulty Of providing means Of easy
communication between points ani thc
severe tests TO which roads are sub biectcd
by the violence of storms and the sudden
swelling OF water courses, have from the
earliest period rendered the subject Of
road building one of primary importance
to the dwellers in the Alps.
One of the greatest charms of Er yish
scenery to the American visitor is the
beauty OF its hedge lined, ston"-b.ldei
roads. Much of EnGlnd's scenery
would be nothing without them. Tine
country roads in Ireland su Ter materially
from comparisons with the roads in Eng
land and Wales, but as compared with
the average country road in the United
States they seem to approximate closely
to perfection. The course dc. .cribci by
the country roads IN Ireland is most ir.
regular and even tortuous, the apparent
purpose being to avoid the points Of the
compass, but they are none the less
beautiful on that account.
In South America there are hardly any
roads worthy of the name. Con,mun.
cation between towns where there are
no railways to the interior is by water il
small boats or canoes, or by bride paths
on donkeys. mules or horseback. TO 90
In II carriage ol any dcscrIp~or Ave, ten,
twenty, forty or aay number OF mites.
few or many, into the interior Is - thin.
dnhcari of anl unknown In BRAID
thirty days are often require ! for travel.
ing distance OF 25D mules
ne SUBJECT Oh SclCntlnC rDlt y lI!ilns
in Japan is one that has oaly pf recent
years received attention. Previous t.
the opening Of the country to foreign
intercourse nearly all OF the inland
travel aud carrying was con incl to the
backs of coolies nnl pack horses, aud in
spite OF the intro luction Of railways ana
jinrikishas such Is, to II very great cy.
tent still the cngr
In ri there are n, roads that deserve
the name. Elch mlcistGvial district is
ut present making II dirt ron b. cuttIns
two parallel ditCLtS 'anl THROWING the
dirt from them between the two, more
to employ prispn labor tam to build
roads for traliH or pleasure. The maiu
streets of the cities are M tl9 OF bro:lcn
coral washed up by the SEA, whicn is
very good material for the purpose, but
not very lasting The truIii; of the islands
is all done by water; consequently rotls
are not require |.
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DISGRACED HIS CALLING.
A Preacher Who Posed as An
Evangelist Is Put Out of An
Augusta Hotel.

AUGUSTA, Ga Special. Rev. Thos.
H. Lcith, Of Charleston. 8. c., the great
evangelist who created SO much religious
excitement throughout South Carolina
last year, was put ont Of the Augusta hotel
here for being bcastly intoxicated.
MIR. Leith is preacher Of the ultra
; nSational stripe and his sermons last
year drew immense crowds. lie used
the most aggressive language in his dis
courses, and made specially of society
evils. In sermon at Williston. :. c.,
last year he seriously offended many Of
his hearers by declarin" that no man ever
wnltZcd with a woman without having in
his heart impure and unholy desires. As
strange coincidence, one of the gentle
men whom he offended on that occasion
was present at the hotel and witnessed
the maudlin scene in which the reverend
gentleman was the disnraCeful actor
Mr.. Lcth WAS forced to hunt for another
hotel.
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y Minister Charged WIN wife
Stealing.

WINsr"N, n G.. Sp, cial Intclli.
"cncc reached Wirston thNt Rev IInwi-
son Bankcnship. Baptist preacher, was
arrested on the Blue Rigde Mountain. in
Wilkes county. upon the charge Of de
Svrtin@ his family last summer and Skip
PING" with the wife Of his ncighbor,
'rhos. Walters, both leaving Mt home
several small children Blankeuship. at
tn" time Of his sudden departure. was
pastor Of several churches in Wilkes and
AShe counties, and although his educa-
tiOn was limited, he was gaining Consid-
cradle popularity as minister. Besides
his pastoral charges he left wife and
eight small children. four oi whom nave
since died. and it is sai by the attending
physician tha' death was brought on
principally by the inability of the mother
to properly provide and care for them, as
the husband and father was their sole
dependence for support BIankenshiP
came back To his fathers. III Wilkes,
where he was arrested. claiming that he
had secured n divorce from his wife and
had married the woman with whom he
had gone away He la: been tuned
over to the authorities III AShe. by whom
he was wanted The n"ighbors are sad
TO be greatly wrought MP over the man
ncr in which the prcnChcy has acted.
Two cstimahlr ard promireu: ladies'
died here Th" inst was MrS. VI. VI.
Stockton, who passed away It, the agc Of
20 wears Five son. Nh" ne wcll-known
business meL II t:tr county survive her.
The second was Mrs W. p Sides. who
dropped dead frcm heart disease
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MILWAUKEE, IS WIDE AWAKE.
She Will Deluge Washington With
Beer to Get the Demo
cratic Convention.

MINIATURES. Wis, Especial. IA
hundred citizens signed their names to q
guarantee fund of 100000 to pay tn,
expenses Of the Democratic National
Convention, should it be secured for
Milwaukee. A booming committee has
been selected and hotel quarters secured
in Washington. Milwaukee will make q
big effort to secure the prize, and the
representatives, who are to present tn,
figures to the National Committee at its
meeting next month, will go to Wash
iugton i'll style.
Each member of the committee of one
hundred will wear dark suit with cream
colored trimmings. and one of the big
breweries will send car 10 ID of beer tC
the capital for free distribution. An
architect who examined the Exposition
building reported that :here would be Il
seating capacity of 22 600, with standing
room for 5000, and As delegation rooms
Twenty thousand dollars will be spent il
retitting the building
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GREEN GOOpS.1GREEN GEESE.
Two Men from Spartanburg, 8. c.,
Caught by New York Rascals
Sharper than Themselves.

JERSEY CITv. y i ISrccial Mich
aci G. Trislcv and Garrison Perruth, both
from Spartanhurg county, S C, were
arrested by Detective Kilcaulcy at the
Central Railroad station in Jersey City
while they were waiting for q train that
would take them home. They had with
them neat box filled with packages Of
green paper cut out to the exact size of
bank notes, with Good bills on the out
side Of each package They were taken
To the police headquarters, where they
told the superintendent their story.
Several months vgo they got circulars
sign sc Watt Of No 141 Mott
street, New York, telling them how a
few dollars would Iy lots of Others, in
distinguishable f.o,n those issued by
Uncle Sam; stolen Nlates were used to
make the bills, and they were ali right.
The men sent on for some of the stuff
and received word that it had been for
warded by express. 1t did not come to
hand and they reluctantly concluded that
the express company had lost it. Then
they sent for more. That, too, was lost
in transit, they supposed for Watts as
sured them that it had been expressed to
them
They mnde up their minds to trust no
louger to the express companies. They
would goto New York themselves. They
wrote to Watts and were instructed to go
to the Columbian Hotel. No. III North
Broad street, Philadelphia, where they
would be met by an agent of Watts.
This they did and were met bv man
oiled skip" He took them to place
on Mott street where they met one Har-
rs Miner and man named big Bill, "
whose name was Miner They gave up
1000 i'll good money for, as they sup
posed, $40. 900 Of rrtc.fei cnl started
for home by way of the New Jersey Cen.
trail
When they saw the box opened and
found that there vas only $50 in it they
VIC as much disgusted as they were sur
plised. They were sure that the
goods were there. as they had seen the
box prepared and nailed down. They
were anxious 10 puG;sh :hS gang who
had got so much of their money, and
Superintendent Smith, remembering that
the last batch 0: Southern countrymen
arrested by Kilcaulcy had gone to Mott
street and had been entertained py .'Har.
rs Miner and Big Bill, sent them to
superintendent Of Polio Murray, IN New
tork.
The aver'c 90 '">~~n Of !iir j. co1si !.
III l.
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suHBzAxs.

Wunam JacHeOn, OJ EisWoftn, NC, NE
lost six wives within the past 55 years,
the last having died few weeks since.
Il Is stated that in 1890 the number of
persons killed in India hy ."at"s ----
21,412, while the number Of snakes
slaughtered was $40, $50.
Tho mandolin, banjo, and glee clubs
Of Harvard University will give public
performances during Western tour In
the last week OF the year.
It appears that Sir Edwin Arnold tick
led the fancy, raised the pride, and
touched the heart of the BostoDians by
saying that they speak the English speech
better than the people of any other
American city.
At Santa Rosa, in the republic Of Uru-
quay, 200, 900 vine shoots were planted
this year. Next year there will be twice
as many planted. They grow luxuriants
Uruguay, and are profitable to their own
crs.
The Australian city of Melbourne,
which was founded less than so years
ago, has already population of nearly
half n million, and stands fifth among
the cities of the British empire. tits now
great shipping port, and its slum quar-
ter is small.
1t appears by the report of the tressu.
rer of Yale College, which has just been
published that the gifts received by the
college during the year covered by the
report amounted to the large sum OF
$343, 395. The gifts ranged from 800
to $50, 200.
In Athens, Ga a system of electric
railway and a system Of electric fire alarm
have been established this year. In the
coming year new system OF street paw
ing and new system of waterworks are
to be established, The Introduction of
small factories of many kinds is to be en-
couraged there.
Judge Crisp's father and mother were
members Of Savannah dramatic com,
pany in the days before the war, and the
future Speaker then youth, sometimes
appeared on the stage in minor roles
His brother, Henry Crisp, who died
about ten years ago, was an actor Of
promise, and had at one time been CON
nected with Jno r. Ford's company in
Baltimore Judge Crisp is said to have
had fine stage presence, but however
that may be he is certainly u prominent
figure now on the national stage
It is not very often that's preacher of
national reputation is met at a published
appointment by congregation of one
But that is what happened to tho famous
Parson Brvwnlow-thc Swift of n provin
cial age and place. 1t was before the
war, when he was about equally venom
Gus against the Baptists and abolition
ists. The fame Of his controversy with
both filled several States. Somehow,
though, when he stepped into the pulpit
of n Methodist church in Clarksville.
Tenn, notoriously Methodist town, he
found himself with just one auditor The
sexton even had gone away after open.
ing the doors and ringing the bell The
parson looked about him for minute,
then lifted his hands and said, LET MS
pray" The prayer was long and fervenr
but nobody came. At the close of it the
minister sang hymn. Still there were
TO more listeners. Drawing long
breath the preacher said, "Sister, we will
he dismissed" then repeated the bene
diction, grabbed his hat and overcoat,
and took the next train home.
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FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Annual Meeting of The American
'---,~'' 8c5y Fer The First Timc
In The South.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Special The
annual meeting of :hc American Fedora
ton of Labor-thc first ever held in the
South-was called to order at 10 o'clock
in the morning ut Erswcll's Hall by
President Samuel Gnmpcrs. Nearly one
hundred delegates from every part Of the
United States aud Caunda were in attend
ancc. The meeting will occupy the cn-
tire week.
fund has been raised 10y tn" local
labor men and the merchants Of the city
for the entertainment Of tLc Visitors. and
near the close Of the Cuuvrutiur a grand
banquet will be tender, Il tu the delegates
at the Florence Hotel. The fcatur, Of
the meeting will he number o! cNcur-
sions given by railroads to mines, fur.
naCcs, and other industries iu the vi
Gin ty.
The executive committee arrived here
several days ago to audit the accounts
and prepare the annual reports, VIII ch
were submitted. One of the important
matters that will come up will hc the
question of recognition Of working cards
between the Frdcrati II of La or and
the Knights Of Labor. aS suggested by
the latter. While there are no matters
of paramount Importance Il come before
the convention much work will II" dove"
inc morning addresses were made by
Governor Thomas B. Jones on behalf of
the State Of Alabama, City-Attorncy T. ! g.
Banks on behalf of the city of FirminE
ham and Samuel II. Freeman on behalf of
local labor organizations. Prcsi p
dent Gompcrs responded Organil zion
was affected and the usual cuminitt, rs
were appointed
President Gompers, in his annual re
port, reviewed the growth Of the organ
zation. He set forth til" history ul the
eight hour movement which i; lad l.. Tn
proposed to put into effect hv the mncis
on the first OF last May. and oppressed
! his Chagrln at the failure of the move.
ment. He impressed upon them the i'm
| portancc OF the movement. Hnd cited
many instances where it had been local
success. The president recommended
the election of a delegate To visit the
| Trade Union Congress of Great Britain
and the Trade Union Congrr-s o; G,i.
| many, TO be held in 1892, and other ia.
Dor organizations. He recommend, d
| no ding an International Labor Cor.,e :
at Chicago September. 1892 or in Nay
| 1923 lie recommended the personal
vlsltations OF the representative of the
American Federation TO all parts of the
world in order to insure reprcscr rtati"r
| at the Chicago convention He opposed
| political action as = body. and urged
national Legislation making the first Mon
day IN September, labor day, legal
/ holiday in the territories as il il in most
! cf the States The secrctarys report
showed that during the year 26i charters
were issued to unions in thirty States and
! ten national unions
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EIrlA@RE0GtAsts af tAa jim tiates ss.1sse2itIi
' ">~,IlsI IA, N sueh ns' 12.5O0.0tO,OW
Va a(ISSu '"e S2~>Hasts iS,256.6l6,ltl
Tota =, ~-.,cnmIh6 42,II2,50,,U
Real 90 1j.Sk-Si towns l,UUOOo,UO
KailroaG ,tt> /.ed states 7,U0G,U0.oO0
MannfacE<I NJ. N

The lesson taught by these figures
should be carefully studied by every man
who would gain true idea of the gravity
of the reform problems now up for solu-
ton, especially that embraced in the
money question. When we reflect that
the true function of money is to ''rcprc-
sent the value of property in exchange
we discover the importance of this oncs-
tion to the American people. 1t is found
that all the precious metals, as they are
called in the country do not amount to
one-third of the annual hay crop alone.
1t cannot be questioned that with this
immense value of products to be cx
changed. a speedy and immense increase
of circulating medium should at once be
furnished the people.
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A Good Heritase.

On the civil pension list OF Gresi
Britain may be found "Heirs and do
sceDdaDts Of William Penn, $20, 900 peu
annum." This pension was granted in
Svv,sv Ii.s time sin consideration OF
his meritorious services, and of the Losses
which his family sustained in conse-
quence of the American war" A Col.
onel Stewart is the heir and descendant
who now draws the pension. surely q
nice little sum-S20, 900 year---ln con,
sideration Of sbeing great msn's dc.
scendant.--C Chicago Iri5urss.
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August
Flower

A'hAo ~ eAAS IhNAy PSA
What is petually on your little
boys lips. And he is
lt Forf no worse than the big
ger, Older, bafder-head-
ed boys. Life is an interrogation
point. What is it for?" we con-
tinually cry from the cradle to the
grave. So with this little introduce
tory sermon we turn and ask: what
is AUGUST FLOWER FOR ?" AS easily
answered as asked 1t is for Dys-
pepsia. 1t is a special remedy for
the Stomach and Liver. Nothing
more than this; but this brimful.
We believe August Flower cures
Dyspepsia. We know it will. We
have reasons for knowing it. Twenty
years ago it started in small country
town. To-day it has an honored
place in every city and country store,
possesses one Of the largest manu-
featuring plants i'll the country and
sells everywhere. Why is this? The
reason is as simple as a child's
thought. 1t is honest, does one
thing, and does it right along-it
cures Dyspepsia. 9
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man fir, ,Woodbury,N.J.
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There is more catarrh in this section OF tho
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed 70
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced IL a local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing to
curablc. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
manufactured by +. J Cheney q Co, Toledo.
Ohio, Is the only CONSTITUTIONAL cure on the
market. IL Is taken internally in doses from
lOdrops to teaspoonful II acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer 500 for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
f. j. CHENEY & Co Toledo, o
~ Sold by Druggists. 75c.
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The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the LIQUID fruit
laxative, Syrup Of Figs, under all conditions
make 1t their favorite remedy. 1t is pleasing
to the eye and to the taste. gentle yet efrectual
in actingon the kidneys, liver and bowels.
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DONALD KENNEDY
Of RoyhurY, Mass, says

Kennedy's Medical Discovery
cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep
Seated Ulcers of 40 years.
standing. Inward Tumors, and
every disease of the skin, ex-
cept Thunder Humor, and
Cancer that has taken root.
Price, $3.50. Sold by every
Druggist in the United States
and Canada.
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All the year roussd
is the time when DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery works the best.
Itpurifies the blood.
It's not like the sarsaparillas,
which claim to do good in March,
April, and May; you can depend
upon it at,oays. That's why it is
guaranteed. Ii it doesn't benefit or
cure, in every case for which los
recommended, you have your money
back.
No other medicine of its kind
says as much-but no other does
as much. 1t cleanses, renews and
invigoratcs the entire system. For
all skin, scalp and scrofulous affec-
tions, as Eczema, letter, Salt-rheum,
White Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
and kindred ailments, it's positioS
cure.
The proprietors of DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy offer $500 for an
incurable case of Catarrh. 1t isn't
mere talk it's Business.
They mean to pay you, if they
can't cure you. But you'll lind
that they can.
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Too Many Insane Persons in Maine.

BANGOR, Special The situation at
tn" Maine Insane Hospital at Augusta j.
becoming serious. The institution WIS
crowded with patients two years ago.
and bill for the establishment OF ncw
asylum at Bangor wSs introduced in the
Legislature, but it IciuscJ TO make any
appropriation for the purpose. In the
asylum are 67s patiects, and The r,unlho!
is increasing rapidly. The authorities
are at their wits end TO know what t.
do with the next batch Of lu atics. all
the cells being occupied, while man pa
tients are obliged to sleep on cots in III"
Railways
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Flogged and BACKED in Valdosta.

SAVANNAH, GA, Especial. AT Val
dosta in the night DR.. Benton Strange
was taken from mis- rooms by mob and
after being flogged was given coat of
ink. The citizens objected to Strange's
conduct while on spree. He was not
seriously hurt and has left town.