The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-09

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ernment experiments, THAR carefai. intel.
hgent cane culture in this State viii Weld
large profits" .-lI
The expenditures of Petersburg for
december were 1881, ,446. %.
The banks of Lynchburg have all de-
c'ared semi-annual dividend of five per
cent for the year just closed.
Captain Camp and Engineer Rhodes
M oI Lynchourg, were reprimanded by the
Mayor Tor allowing the heavy snow to re-
main on the street crossings.
Ice from three to four inches thick has
oeen gathered in all of Southwest Virgin
Ia Dy the citizens, so they will not lack
1or the article or have to import for sum-
mer use.
The sales of loose leaf tabacco on Dan
vile market for the year 1890 amounted
to 26, 600, 900 pounds, the average price
Tor the past three months being $12 Der
cwt. The shipmen4e. &C saaa,,factured
tobacco for the ye}E snted TO 1850
s.; .SSazf, al -.ver the
Tawyer r. B. Bs~.s5 ><SssaS2 ,MS..S.,7.ssk;:a
failure was great surprise, hs1 81
eubrum had always been considered one
of the most solid merchants in Peters
burg. His liabilities are placed at $47,-
1873; assets not given.
North Danville has sensation. A
man walking along the Midland railroad
rail. and hundreds of people have been
looking at the mysterious limb. 1t ap-
pears to have been severed from the wrist
-. ,,ok, 20 oil
ident that it is the hand of white wo-
man, and was once pretty hand. How
the hand came there no one can imagine,
rs no tragedy suggestive of it HIS occur
red in or near North Danville. The only
plausible theory is that it was dropped
from passing train, by whom no one
can guess.
TENNESSEE.
The police have received notice that
Peter Wilson, wellto do, Chattanooga
Merchant, has been missing from his
home since last Thursday. When last
seen he had ,s35o's' 5 M -noc,ks6t, and foul
play is expected. -
The Knoxville Wholesale Grocers AS
sociation gave a New Years banquet to
| their travelling statesmen.
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| the amount of insurance The state should
receive for the pcnitcntiary shops destroy.
| ed by fire, an agreement has been reached
the state being paid $3l 900 i'll cash. The
building were insured for $3S, 900.
The Merchants and Traders bank OF
Jonesboro, with $4,000 capital. has
been organized under stage charter. N.
Hacker was elected president.
Chattanooga has every reason to be
well satisfied with the work Of the yeal
lust closed. The Times of that city, il
noticing the great strides made during
the twelve months just coming 10 close
mentioned as few Of the causes of th'
great prosperity hat is now SO apparent
Give hundred Ishi1hsSsGcsS'+ol!ars voted TO
streets; $3.50, ,0OO'spcnt on a bridge, $40O,
900 on steel mill; 81 900, 900 Englisl
moneys Invested across the river; tn
Chattanooga Southern Railroad well unde
way; the $3.50. 900 hotel opened on Look
out Mountain; $4,000 for the Chica
mauga National Park; millions in varou
new buildings, new businesses and variou
new enterprises, and The opening of tn
Tennessee River"
OTHER STATES.
Paul Conrad, of New Orleans, wf
elected president of the Louisiana Stat
Lottery Company, vice M. A. Dauphi'
deceased.
The trade councilo of Birmingham, Ala
has appointed committee to bring abo'
conference between the striking CO
miners and coal operators, and if possibl
settle the strike.
A special ty29 q 35ssa San Augustine, Texa
entire IusEiness % a.ts.~n. Lo
100000. It is opposed to have be,
started by some$ gamblers in a stabl
About half the aoss is covered by insu
r ance. The Liverpool and London al
Globe Insurance Company's loss is co
siderable. -..
There is talk in Alabama of having
constitutional convention for the purpo
of providing some limitation of suffra
D and to modernize the present Constitute
which in several important respects is
: hind the times.
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