The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-18


timed and improper action. If persu.
sion is OF no use and the strike is called
!oI North Carolina, then we will crush i,
Dr. william II. Hargraves. pastor a,
the only colored Presbyterian church in
LouisViiie, ky., has b en- called to the
chair OF moral aud mental science and
Shrlstlan evidence in Biddle UNIVERSITY.
at Charlotte ei'y'
me Governor is hearing a good deal
now about the Atlantic & North CaroIina
railway presidency matter II w,s
thouSht to be back number b,t an
pears 70 be sort of issue Wssbinoton
nryan' who was president up to 1889,
wants to get in that place again. whiIe
.ne presens incumbent of the place w.
O. onadwlck, has his supporters.
Asheville has thirteen bovs ar e.,
University, and the Citizen saws ~
north Carolina will be renrese1 @
over loo new students. This asV =.
mango and shows the propreAs N 80
west Befera thA.war nearly ali 49,
.esme from the East. - = 80 'sz9s''
A Raleigh letter sa.s: A rumor reach
ed here that ex-Catholic Priest, John ].
j. Boyle, who created a sensation here
two years ago, is-now located in West
foint, Va, where he is engaged in keep.
ing books. negro named Charles
Young, who was his servant and who ac
companled him when he left this city.
mas returned here and brings this inform
alton. He says that Boyle has been wan
dering all over the United States
The 1st National bank of Elizabeth
City has been authorized to begin bust
ness by the U. S. Comptroller Of Curren-
cy. Capital, $4,000; president, Chas.
n. Robinson; cashier, Samuel A. Gra-
ham.
The colored people of Asheville have
10 thank George Vanderbilt's mother for
bona fide gift of $40, 600 in cash, to be
expended in the erection of twenty
thousand dollar Young Mems Christian
and George Vanderbilt individually. for
brick enough to build it. They have
Also to thank II. u. Garrett, of AsheyiIIe. .
and his friends for the five thousand dol.
lar lot, on which the building will stand.
The building will be located in Eagle ter
race, and work on it has already begun
in the same locality. A twelve thousand
dollar hotel for the colored will be built
by joint stock company. All of them
reside in Asheville.
OTHER STATES.
The Polk County National Bank of
Barlow, Fla, has been authorized to be-
gin business by the U. s. Comptroller OF
Currency. Capital $4,000; president,
A. A. Parker; cashier, Warren Tyler.
In three-cornered fight at Corsicana.
Tex, Deputy Sheriff Chubley was shot
and killed by Policeman Rufus Highnate.
The shooting is the result Of al old feud.
A syndicate or Denver rvCUrJvuprrur-
lists is reported to have purchased some
i5, Geo acres Of land at AoEggsa's Point,
on the Gulf coast of Texas, not far from
Houston, and to have paid $50, 900 on
account Of the investment. The purpose
is said TO be the erection of an attractive
seaside city which shall eventually be
developed into place of commercial
Importance.
The colored people of Fulton County,
Ga including Atlanta, are now taxed on
property assessed at 1906, $50, an in
crease of $3.50, 900 compared with the
previous year. This increase is consider
ably larger in proportion than that of the
whites. One colored man pays taxes on
GA, $50 worth of property.
DAHLoNEGA, GA.--Jim Rice ran
across natural curiosity the other day
on the Tan Yard branch. 1t was snake
about eight inches in length OF the adder
variety, with two distinct and perfect
heads and four eyes When. interrupted
its two tongues would dart out stimuli
taueous!s aod its fou' eyes glitter.
The Republican candidates for Gov
ernor of Mar, land has an idea as brilliant
as it is original. He proposes to chal-
lenge his Democratic opponent to
ploughing contest in ten acre field to
decide for the benefit of the voters which
of them is the better entitled to be con-
sidered the farmer candidate.
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.