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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
A STATUE OF JEB STUART.
Meeting of Veteran Cavalrymen to
Erect One.

EIcnMoNn, VA, Especial. "A meet
y of veteran cavalrymen of the Army
of Nor hcrn Virginia, was held here and
a movement started for the erection of a
monument and statue to the memory of
General J. +. b. Stuart. Charles A.
Taylor called the meeting to order and
introduced General Fitzhugh Lee as
chairman, who made brief speech
Short speeches were then made by Judge
Garnctt, Of Norfolk; General Thomas p.
Garnctt, of Lynchburg; General Thomas
J.. RoSscr, of Albcmarle; Judge Farrar,
OF Amelia
Permanent officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, General Fitzhugh Lee {;
secretary. Charles A. Taylor; treasurer,
i. y. Catlin. Among the vice prccidcnts
arc: Generals Wade Hampton, G. w.
Curtis Lee. l.. l.. LomaX, II. l.. Rosscr,
Mckutler, Thomas 4. Munfold, William
ii. Payne, Bradley r. Johnson, Rev. DR..
Randolph Mckee, Colonel John s. Mos.
by and others.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
WHICH WILL SHE TAKEP
A Mississippi Girl Who is Hard to
Please in the Choice Of
q Husband.

SHEBUTA, MIS-, Especial. This usu-
ally quiet little town is overAowing in
sensational excitement the past twenty
four hours. The question in everybody's
mouth is, (Which lover will she accept2"
and the story runs in this wise Miss
Mamie Bass, one of our prettiest girls,
has more strings to her beau than the av.
erage Mississippi girl. She has two de-
voted lovers, and has promised to marry
both of them, first breaking with one and
accepting the other, and soon, for several
times, changing her mind within the
past few months Both young men are
highly respectable. They are James
Sha'man, of Shubuta, and Will Smith,
of Alexandria, La. Wedding tickets
were printed in favor of Sharman, but
withdrawn. Both rivals are hourly ex-
pected to arrive, each believing he will
prove the winner of the tickle fair ones
hand.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
. VOL. EM SEgszza
l.IV@y 4s||l{|y!
80 - ~ " ~ hood OF
sumas, WasbipgtQns on the Canadian
boundary line, sndous, aud smu.-
Cling is leading l1ehstty there.

Says the New Yorl; M,rcury: The
English exchanges are just now busily
engaged in suggesting ways Of making
village life attractive aud keeping rural
young mea and women at home. There
IS here, the cities are drawing away
from home the sinow aud bloom of the
country aud agricultural life suffers b,
the change. This was the experience of
Italy after Rome became great city,
end all France is suffering now because
Paris has world of amusements to offer.
It begins TO look as IL the tendency OF
population to tho towns were irresistible,
aud q, il ths world must prepare to ac-
.cept the fact that far.n life isbeconing
discre litable In the eyes ofthe energetic
OF both sexes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
.oTHER. .s,rArEs.,

A Doo'y County, Ala, man is expert
menting with wine making from the
juice OF the watermelon. He claims that
1t makes most delicious wine, and he
Is storing away quantities of it.
The syndicate that was formed in Ger
many last summer for the purpose of cs-
tablishing colonies of German farmers in
Alabama has procured tract of land in
that State. The work of enrolling the
colonists is in progress in Germany, and
it is reported that body of them will be
ready to take their departure for Alabama
next month. If the first colony, which
is to be in Washington county, is sue
cessful other colonies will be rapidly or
ganized, so that within few years the
State may have large German popula-
ton.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
A MAMMOTH POTATO,
Which Twenty Persons Were Not
Able to Devour

SYLvANIA, Ga, Special. Mr. George
w. Scott has brought into the The Telc-
phone office a half dozen of the largest
sweet pototoes ever raised, perhaps, in
this country. They are ''new issues"
and the six weighed fifty pounds. The
largest one VS. given by the editor to a
family in which there were eighteen
MEMBERSHIP husband and wife and
sixteen children all of whom were great
lovers of potatoes. Sunday they decided
to have it for dinner. 1t was fricd-a
part of it, at least and was amply
enough for all of the family, besides a
married daughter and her husband who
were spending the day there. The re-
mainder of this mammoth potato was
made up into potato ponc, and furnished
desert enough for the whole crowd and
to spare. Mr.. Scott is one of our best
farmers, and will make about five hun
drcd bushels of potatoes OH his ora-acre
patch
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06

Frank Lesliea Weekly observes: "Mr.
Gladstone has written a letter denounc-
ing gambling as formidable and grow
Ing national evil. He says he is ready
to aid any effort that aims at its extinc
ton. The recent disclosures of tho
baccarat scandal involving the Prince of
Wales resulted in sort Of seni-apology
for gambling on the part of the servile
followers of the Priuce. We quoted re-
Gently from the London Spectator, in
which gambling was openly defended.
At this juucture it is creditable to Mr..
Gladstone that he has publicly cxpresse
his views. Gambling is not only the
national evil in England, but also IN this
ecouutry. The number OF defalc,tions,
robberies, thefts, murders aud suicides
that car be laid at the gamblers door
would shoc'e the moral sense Of the peo-
pie il it were revealed. Occasionally
the news columns of the papers show the
demoraliziug influence of the gambiny =
den and the race track, but il the facts
were marshaled in solid array, the up
rising against the evil would make itself
overwhelmingly felt" =
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
SPURGEON'S SUPPLY.
Rev. DR.. Pierson Astonishes the
Great Preachers Congregation.

LONDON, [Cablcgram l--Rcv DR..
Pierson, the American divine, who has
stipulated to supply DR.. Surgeons pull
pit while the latter is taking vacation,
preached his first sermon today and start
led the congregation by bitter attack
upon ritualism. Hc went So far as to cX-
press the hope that calamity would bcfall
tho tabernacle here prostitutcd to secular
art. At this there were plain murmurs
of disapproval.
A number of the members of the
tabernacle, who were interviewed after
the service, expressed their astonishmcut
ut DR.. Persons criticism of what had
been approved by the man whose place
he was filling temporarily by courtesy.
The extravaganza Of language which the
preacher had fallen into was excused on
the ground that it was doubtless unprc-
mcditated.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06

While oysters are plentiful aud cheap
in New York, places farther from the
sources OF supply are beginning to feel
the effect of consumption which has
outrun the productiveaess of the old
oyster grounds, and drained them so that
it has become necessary to let then lie
fallow aud rccup.ratc. According to
one of the largest oystcr-shippirg frn'
In Milwaukee, Wis, which is chief
distributing point for tho Northwest AMI
as far West AZ Oregon aud Washington,
the beds in Chesapeake Bay, from which
nearly all the oysters shipped West have
been taken, have bssn almost completely
exhausted. TIE necessity Of allowing tho
seed to recruit, curtailed the supply to
great extent, and this year it is expected
that there will DO greater shortage.
''The plain facts" said a representative
OF the firm mentioned, 'are that tho
American people have come to using
oysters beyond the natural supply, and
the future growth has thereby been i'm
periled, and the supply promises to be
less each succeeding year. We as ma
tion arc eating more oysters now than ever
tbefore, as many people who formerly re.
garded them with something OF disgust
have learned to relish them, aud are now
among the largest consumers"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
COLONEL POLK'S SPEECH,
The Alliance Must Be Recognized
As the Balance of Power, He Saws.

A special says: Col. L. L. Polk,
President of the Farmers Alliance, in
speaking at Elizabeth City, N. c., Thurs.
day, said in part: have known farmers
TO leave their crops knee high in the
grass to go to the court house and for
hours sit in a hot room to hear not
house politician speak and tell them to
suck to the party. They stick and the
dance of death goes on after election day.
Stickcr said, 'all is darkness down
hrc, what of the night?' And the an-
swcr comes, call is well. Plow on"
They talk about politics, the Alliance is
as full OF politics as an egg is full of meat.
Yes, sir, we are into politics, and in
there TO stay They talk about party.
What is party? 1t is nice little collar
with Chain. don't care who is nomi-
mated l will vote as please. Who has
patent right on politics? 1t depended on
whether either party recognized the
farmers rs the balance of power, whether
there would be q third party. The pco-
pie have arisen in their might and assert
that thcy have right to help rule this
country and they are going to do it. Mr..
Polk then advocated the sub treasury
f-lsil.->nd- hens.hAAcallod fors 1plcd&eeASs
jlsuppOtit nearly every Tand wen
'ffcAsuid cighteen statesSSs sse splsclQ3t
This Srlc,nr '1o'"S'r---z
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
A HONEYMOON IN THE CLOUDS.
An Unpleasant Experience of q Bri-
dal Couple Who Went up in
a Balloon

anxiety is felt in Birmingham over the
fate of a young couple who were married
at the State Fair grounds and went on a
bridal tour in balloon. The party in
the balloon consisted of the acronat,
Baldwin, H. S Hutchinson, the Young
groom. and his bride, who was Miss Min
mic Conssion.
The balloon shot up like rocket to n
great height and then slowly drftcd
almost due north. 1t was last seen high
up it the air passing over Newcastle,
thirteen miles north Of Birmingham, on
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The balloon was going steadily toward
the remote mountain regions of NORTH
Alabama, and directly away from railroad
and telegraph lines
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
INTERSTATE COLLEGE CONTEST.
Representatives from Southern Col
leges Orate in Charleston.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Especial I'm re-
sponse to a call from the College of
Charleston for the Southern Inter Cole
giate Oratorical contest, representatives
from the following institutions convened
here.
w. G James, Richmond College, Va :;
Thos. Pinckney, University of Virginia;
j. B. Whaley and Geo. N. Cornelson,
Jr Davidson College, N. c.. Fred Opp,
University of Texas; j. Talbot Jackson,
Central University, Ky; f. L. Mounger,
University of Mississippi; T.. Mac Davis
and John Randolph Neal, Tennessee; j.
Q. Blazengaun and Greene f. johnson,
University of Georgia; B. w. Andrews
and A. S. Thomas, South Carolina Mill
tary Academy; Jas. G.. Blasingame, of the
University of Georgia; Isaac b. Brown,
Fleetwood Gruver, ii. Swinton McGiivray
and j. w. Canty Johnson, of the College
Charleston.
After very spirited and creditablc ef-
forts from each representative, gold
medal costing one hundred dollars was
awarded to j. Talbot Jackson, Of the
University of Kentucky. His subject,
Freedom, our heritage; it's conservation,
our trust"
The principal subject of orations was
Confederate memorials and an association
for monument to Confederate soldiers
was organized.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
One OF the most remarkable of the

Onc OF the most remarkable OF the re-
nysat American manias in the estimation
of tho New Orleans Picayuns, is the
desire for and practice OF building inor-
dinary lofty houses for business and
residence purposes. This style of archi-
lecture on stills has been INDUCED In to
great excess in Nov YORK, and is now
raging as au epidemic in Chicago aud
other Western cities. Houses from ten
10 twenty stories high have come into
fashion, aud there ap pear to be no limits
to the vagaries encouraged by architects
,ud engineers. In Europe there are no
lofty buildings, except towers aud spires
attached to churches. People do not re.
side in tenth aud twentieth storiss ami
econ to have no taste for such high living,
but here in a country where land is
abundant, sky-scarping structures are iu
great demand. We note that a house is
to be built in Chicago 300 feet high,
while houses of 100 feet are common in
all tho cities. In ancient Rome there was
law forbidding the building OF houses
to a greater height than eighty feet, and
1t does not appear that any such height
was common. Does it never occur
to the architects who plan these lofty
piles that one day the earthquake will
! shake them to ruins2 The United States
cannot claim any immunity from such
commissions. Earthquake, are common
sAia California. Toe earthquake at New
Madrid, Me-, early in the coatury, was a
formidable one, making extraordinary
changes ia tho topography Of large
! area OF country. Tue earthquake at
& Charleston, 8. c.. Is so fresh ia memory
3hat it il not by any means to be ignore1.
It would appear thas earthquake periods
come in cycles. There Is no reason to
suppose that New York ald Chicago are
any more secure than are Charleston or
Haa Frsucisco,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
The Georgia hoaa congress.

The Georgia Road Congress, in session
.: atlanta Inst week, adopted the follow
ing: 1t is the opinion of this Congress
that it is to the interest of the people
Of tie State that the labor of
her convicts should be utilized upon her
public roads, and that no lease of con-
victs should be made after the expiration
of the present lease. We further hold
that the present couvi force now used
in working the public roads can be and
should be greatly increased by lowering
the penalties for certain crimes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
Time Around the World.

Tic time required for journey around
the earth by man walking day AMI
night without rest would be 42S days;
an express train, forty days; sound, at II
medium temperature, 3lb hours; cannon
ball, 21a hours; light, little over one.
tenth of a second; electricity, passing
over copper wire,a little less thli one.
tenth of second. st. Louis Rep4bLic.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
AUTUMN if NGS.
Tell 1t Not That Our Southland Is
Prosy.
We Will Tell You About Many I'M
portant Happenings that Have
Occurred During a Week.
VIRGINIA.

The Virginia Conference of the Colorcd
Methodist Episcopal church, met in Pet
ersburg last week
Statement of Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company for September, 1891,
shows an increase of $1S, 2S1 in gross and
$40, 677 in net earnings.
Henry Fairfax, of Londoun and Fau-
quier counties will probably be the sue
cessor in Congress of the late Gen. w.
IL. +. Lee. Mr.. Fairfax is planter and
a man of culture.
A special from Martinsvi1le says two
men were killed and three wounded near
that town Friday morning by cave-in
on the Roanoke and Southern Railroad.
F. III. Fries, president of the Roanoke
and Southern Railroad, expects the road
tobe in full operation, with regular
trains between Roanoke and Winston, by
January 1st.
The Hurst Ordnance Co. has been in
corporated at Alexandria Authorized
capital stock, 81 200, 900.
The Berkeley Arms Hotel at Buchanan,
which was totally destroyed by fire at
o'clock in the m'rning, was the largest
in the State. Lo s, 800, 900; insurance,
uuuSi TuO,OVV Hc IRE Is Del1CVcu TO
be the work of an incendiary, as the ho-
tel was unfinished and unoccupicd.
Thirty-five thousand people attended
the State Fair, Thursday. 1t was one of
the largest crowds in the history of the
society. The managers arc we'll pleased
with the excellent financial result. They
arc jubilant over the patronage from citi-
zens of all parts Of Virginia.
The Virginia Board of Pharmacy began
its meetings at Staunton, Wednesday.
The number of applicants for certificates
in Pharmacy present is twenty four, one
of whom is lady.
At special meeting of the city coun
Gil plan was formulated by which the
University of Viaginia is to have water
main OF it's own from the Charlottesville
reservoir
The steamer City of Augusta, from Sa.
vannah, picked up the steamer Chatfeld
from Galveston for Liverpool, sixty miles
south of Cape Henry, with. her propeller
gone, ard towed her in to Fortress Mon
roe.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
Dillon Attacked and Hurt.

cablegram from Cork says: John
Dillon is now hors dc combat. He was
pursued and attacked while driving 10
the anti-Parncllite meeting, peltcd with
stones, and during the affray received a
severe blow on the knee with a stick.
On account of the swelling tn /, physician
ordered him TO keep quiet.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
Depot Burned.

The depot of the Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad at
lockwood, Tennessee, was totally de-
stroyed by fire early Thursday morning
Estimated loss at $20, 1000.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
CURSED OUT THE COURT.
A Railroad Employe Grows Ned Hot
: Sa,ss.-<yr,r,rtrrr,r,

80 ~ .iFS'-g = ~ ->'- -. /. II ? Y
ALBANY, GA, Especial. The mayors
court of this city was enlivencd by a gen-
eral cussing out, which the entire CITY
government received at the hands of one
". Fl. Moore, former cmploye of the
Central railroad, who was arragncd on
charge of disorderly conduct
"Do with me just rs you please" said
Moore to his honor, Mayor Gilbert. 81
can't get justice in your d-n court"
lie was sentenced to forty-iivc days at
hard labor on the city chaincanr, but
being shackled and placed on the streets
to work, rcsolutcly refused to do any
thing.
Moore was engaged in shooting
scrape i'll this city some time since, and
was shot in the mouth. He halls from
Macon and is considered tough custo-
mer
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SOUTH CAROLINA.


A charter was issued to the Safety
Catch Gun Company, Rock Hill.
Minnesota and Wisconsin parties have
purchased the Cash property near Cheraw
for $75, 1000, and will improve same.
1t is proposed to build q courthouse
aud Jail at st. Matthew'S, which is to be
the courthouse of a new county to be
known as Calhoun county.
Greenville and Butler townships have
voted $50, 900 and $4,000 of bonds. re-.
spectively, to The projected Cane Fear &,
Cincinnati Railroad.
p. G. Hodges, of Atlanta, has received
from the Governor the $1OO reward Of
fered by Governor Richardson for the can
ture OF Manassas Barnwell, who has been
wanted ever since 1887 for murder in
Aiken.
A very large and cultured audience
greeted DIR. Joseph LcConte Wednesday
night at the South Carolina College, Col
umbia, to hear him discuss s'Organic
Evolution" He was introduced by
President Woodrow.
Gen. John b. Kershaw, now circuit
judge, presented to the Richmond Sur
vivors' Association Friday night at Col
umbia several tattered old Confederate
flags. The presentation speech was made
by Gen. Leroy F. Youmans.
Representatives from the colleges of
South Carolina, North Carolins, Vir-
ginia, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi
and Tennessee met at Charleston for the
purpose OF organizing Southern monu-
ment for Jefferson Davis.
James Barnes, cashier of the Bank Of
Marlboro, at Bennettsville, suicidcd
Thursday morning at o'clock. He was
about forty. He leaves wife and several
children. He was pillar of the Bap-
tist church. His accounts are believed
| to be all right. He told his wife that he
was going to kill bimself. She went for
their pastor. Before she got back he had
| gone out into the back yard and shot
himself. Death was instantaneous.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
NORTH CAROLINA.


The area in wheat in the section be.
tween Greensboro and Raleig his the larg.
est on record.
- The rev cnuc officers have news of tb,
capture of moonshine still owned by
three brothers named Staply, in Guilford
county.
w. II. Gibson, of Charleston, w. Va,
jumped from train near Weldon and
was killed.
Three thousand people saw the bicv.
Gle race between Fitzsimmons and Wynnc
Thursday at the Raleigh Exposition. In
the first mile Wynne fell aud broke his
pedal. Fitzsimmons won, time 10 min
utcs and seconds Wynne's time being
16 seconds slower.
Mrs. George James, of Burlington met
death from peculiar accident Wedncs-
day night She went to the yard to get
stick of wood and stumbled and fell
over wheel barrow. Death resulted
in few hours.
Rev. Peschau of Wilmington and Rev.
Moser of Monroe are attempting to stir
up an anti-Sam Jones movement in this
State. The former has challenged the
Rev. Sam Jones to public debate. This
meeting will take place in Charlotte if
Mr.. Jones is willing.
The report that the Winston and Sa-
lem postoffices were to be consolidated
has caused considerable indignation
among the citizens of Salem and thew
passed resolutions against it, which with
similar resolutions by the Winston Salem
chamber Of commerce were sent on to
Washington.
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SUCCESSFUL TESe
or the Willis Lipscomb Cotton Picker
Near Atlanta.

ATLANTA, GA, Especial. Quite q sen.
sation was created over the work of the
Willis Lipscomb cottonpicker. In a
large cotton field near the picker was put
to work under the direction of Lispenard,
the inventor, and performed its work to
the satisfaction of hundreds of planters
who had come to Atlanta to witness its
test. Everybody was unanimous in pro-
nouncing the machine success A bale
Of cotton was picked in few minutes,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06

MAIL At TIE TAsNxK epcn.
New York Cry. AN organized CT.
fort is being made hong farmers to Sc
cure from Congress y lnaii delivery in
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06

National Lecturer Willets in pursuance
to proclamation of President Polk, Or
ganized the State Alliance of Washing
ton at Colfax. October %.
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Tor publication except what is approved
by President Rogers.
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE PROGRAMME.
INDIANAroLIs, IND The State Far
mcTs' Alliance met in secret session
with eighty one delegates present. The
following programme for the meeting
here of the National Alliance was adop-
ted: On the first day, Tuesday, Novem-
ber II, the addresses of welcome will be
delivered at Tomlinson Hall by Major
Sullivan and President Force, of the
State Alliance, and response will be by
j. +. Tillman, national secretary. and j.
F. Willetts, treasurer of the Alliance
The forenoon will be devoted to execu-
tive session and in the evening President
l.. L. Polk will deliver his address
On Wednesday addresses will be made
by the president OF the F. M. B A Ma
tional Lecturer j. +. Willets, and i'm the
afternoon the executive session will be
continued. In the evening G. w. Ma
cune and others will speak. Thursday
morning Jerry Simpson and Alonzo War
dell will speak aud in the evening John
r. Steele aud Mrs Anna L. briggs. Fri
day the forenoon addresses will be made
by l. III Turner aud b. H. Oliver and in
the evening by T.. f. Livingstone, II. l..
Loucks, Saturday j.. Axrs sAfeRswch and
Senator PETER will speak, and st night
Il. v. Powderly and Ben Terrell. On
Monday evening Ignatius D0nnelly will
address the council and on Tuesday, tn,
last day, William Erwin, Mss. Lease, r
lr r. = ~
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The Virginia Conference of the Colorcd
Methodist Episcopal church, met in Pet
ersburg last week.