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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13

MAGNIFICENT CHARITY New York. Feb,
I.-Barcn llirsch has cabled to Jesse Sclrc
man, as representing the trustees of the
Hirch fund for the benefit of Hebrew iu-
migration 10 this country, that tho trustees
may draw on him for 1900, 900 to use in
carrying out the work undertaken. If the
income is not sufficient 10 do all it is inteu-
dcd for, the trustees arc authorized to use
part OF the principal and Baron IIirsch will
mako good the amount.
Baron llirsch, it will be remembered, is
the rich friend of the Prince Of Wales, and
inc man who has brought up the building of
the jockey club in Paris, and given the club
notice to quit, because he was not admitted
to cmbcrship. He has contributed much
money to charity in all countries, and for
nearly year he has furnished $4,000 q
month for work among the poor Hebrews in
the United States.
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To Epluribusunum.

Your communication is before us, but your
proper name docs not accompany it. No
doubt the colt is terror TO the noighborhood,
but W., cap /. understand how he could "at; M
tack i.ndy III her own yard some mifes
from her home, frightening her very much"
We ore not at all surprised at Ladies living
on the Bcaiy's Bridge road being afraid to
come to Union, with such terrible animal
at loose within "some miles" of them. Go
and tell the owner how great nuisance his
colt is, and we'll bet ginger cake that he
will suppress him. We know the man we'll
enough to risk n heavy bet on it.
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TIE DUTIES OF TSHEHIFrs.-Assistant Attor-
ney General Townsend has rendered to the
Comptroller General an opinion in writing
in regard to the duties Of Sheriffs under the
tax laws, and the remedies against such as
f'il to perform their duties in this connec-
ton.
Af'cr reviewing the provisions Of recent
laws bearing upon the subject, the As.is' ant
AT orncy General says that in his opin on
in order "to seize and take exclusive posses
SION of the property of the def,ulting tax
payer, The Sheriff must actually 20 on tliss
land and seize and take iuto his posses sion,
the personal property; and in case the per-
sonal property is insufficient, in his iudae-
ment, or if he finds no personal property,
then he must take possession of Tho land,
"n! to do this must eject the occopant. Ali
this must be done before advertising the
property for sale.
"After thus taking possession of the pro-
pcrty he must hold it in order that he NAV.
deliver the same to the purchaser otter the,
sale
"N"thing is more important TO the Slate
than prompt action on the part fthe Shcriffs
III those matters, rs the validity Of thousands
OF tax titles hereafter to be made will de-
pend upon it,
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ASoTnER Bio BLIzzARp.-Rapid CITY, S.
D., Feb. IA blizza rd prevails here. From
Is to Is inches of snow has fallen AMI great
drifts b ock the streets. Should the severe
Winter continue much stock viii perish,
though the open Winter has put them IN
good condition. Travel is out Of the ques.
ton while the blizzard continues.
Elmira, j.. Y, Feb. 7.-Another heavy
slcet storm is breaking down the wires to-
night and the electric light wires are caus-
ing great trouble. The electric car service
is crippled and railroad trains arc delayed
Albany, n. Y. Feb. THE effect of the
snow storm upon the electrical systems in
this city is the most disastrous ever known
here. Snow began falling late this sfer-
noon and before ten o'clock tonight hun
drcds Of wires were broken down and over
fifteen large telephone and telegraph poles
had snapped and fallen.
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SMALLroN ALL OVER TExAs-T. 4. Honour,
Jr, of Grecnvillc, n travelling agent fer seve.
:a' houses. has returned from a tip to Texas.
His experience there was rather unpleasant.
He went to Houston, Texas, and found that
there were a large number of cases Of small
pox i'll the city. lie decided t. leave at
once for some of the smnllcr towns, but he
found that all the towns and cites free from
the disease had quaranlined against lIouston
and would allow no passengers from there
to get eff. No objection was made to las-
scngcrs getting off the trains OF Galveston,
San Antonia and Victoria. but to his dsmay
Mr.. Honour found that smallpox was also
scattered all over those citcs and red flags
we're flying from many houses. lie was net
allowed to leave the trains at any other place,
and other passengers were treated the same
way. lie at last took train and left Texas,
coming through to Greenvillc.-News.
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Correspondence of the Union TIMES.
Joe AMI all Riverside has tho Grin.

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 1O.-MR. EDIroR Il
thought Of writing yon this week but find
myself attacked by a hord case of Grip
This sneaking disease is taking in ali River
side, though nothing of a serious nature hos
yet been reported.
The abundance Of rain has put the roads
in .an almost impassahlc condition. Hope
the County Commissioners will see to it,
that the fu'l time Q2 days) are put to use
in improving the condition of the roads,
Just now the country is shut off from the
town, and we nust await the drying up Of
the roads before we can haul out any guano.
Spring sowing Of oats will be late, and
farmers have found out by experience that
1t will net rs rule, pay to sow any but
good land in cats in the Spring. JOE.
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REWARDS FOR CRIMlNALs.-An impre ,sion
seems to prevail very generally that il il ,bs
du'y Of the Governor to offer reward in
all cases of homicide or other crime, of
severe character, but if this was done tho
fund set apart for such purposes would bo
very soon exhausted
a few days ago the Coroner # one of the
Counties OF the State wrote to ask the Gov
ernor to offer n reward for n negro who had
killed nan, and yet the negro gave him
self up the very day the letter was written.
The Attorney General, acting f"r the Gov
ernor in tho matter, wrote TO tho officer in
question, on receipt of the letter, tha, il was
the duiy of the officers of the law TO make
arrests without the s'imnlus of q reward
and that it was both impract cable aud uu-
necessary to offer reward whenever n
crime had been committed, and il is only
when the criminal has fed from justice md
cannot be found, or where the criminal is nm.
known that tho offering of a reward isaeem-
cd necessary or advisable. Col Regi,.cr,
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MuihAI 3. 4 L. Association.

AT n msiing Of Union Branch Of the
Southern Mutual Building and Loan Assocl-
alton, Of Adnntn, Ca, on Feb. 9th, 1891,
the following members were elected to fill
the offices 4 this Branch
DR.. Al. Fy6Hti. President.
George p sGarrett, Vice President.
l.. j. Arthur. Soc. and Treas.
7. Y. MURRAY. Soliciting Agent.
-.BoARD opSDiHAyroRs.-T. +. Bailey, L J.
Arthur, DreM.. RSmith, G. p. Garrett, N.
=. Dunbar, l.. T.. Murphy.
The Board Of Directors arc glad to state
the fourishing condition Of the Association
Our first series has earned q per cent. ir
IA months. f. J. ARTHUR,
Sec'y. and Treas.
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WANT Color IN THE CAnlNEr.-Washing-
ton, Fob. "A movement is being secretly
had among the colored people here for the
introduction Of n colored man into the Cabi-
net of President Harrison. Thore is u strong
feeling of dissatisfaction among tho c,lorcd
people Of the United States because Of the
Republican party, as represented in Conrr".s
to keen c"-tc;: T:uise, nisic to them. and
it Is thought that this feeling will work dis
sstrously for Republican success at the next
Presidential election.
1t is suggested that this can be avertcd
provided the Pr esidcnt recognizes the gravity
of tho case and applies remedy by appoint.
ing colored man TO place in his Cabinet.
II was more OF less generally belNcd among
the colored people. when President Harrison
was forming his Cabinet, that n coorcd man
was to be given one of the less importa',.
portfolios.
They were somewhat disappointed when
this did not occur, but were consC,ie.s with
tho promise that they would find conpensa-
tion in special legislation which. WAS TO be
had in their favor. Now the G imagine that
they have been deceived, LMo wishing to give
the Administration ano.her opportunity to
prove its sincerity, propose TO ask President
Harrison to give plsce in his Cabinet to
one of their representative men.
1t is in this way only, they contend, that
the hfro-American vote can be kopt loyal to
the Republican party.--Nrw York Continent
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Death OF J. T. Aiman.

With sincere sorrow VIC record tho death
Of cur esteemed lend, J. II. Altman, VIII On
occurred at his residence at Kclton last
Friday, I. ON pneumonia.
MIR. Alman had not the advantage of q
high education. but nature had endowed
him with high order Of intellect. lie wos
" cl"so "hsor"nT "f men and the course of
events around him, and had the good sense
to put to profitable use the lessons his OBJ
scrvaiions Impressed on his mind. He Was
good farmer, n valuable citizen, and an
honest, upright man.
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Tea Sets. Dinner Ssta, Lsmps, Lanterns,
at cost ut GARREYTS.

A GREAT T4Iaa,-xaRACuksrER.-Ches,er,
Feb. S.-An enterprise securing the early
development Of the southeastern section OF
this county, is about to be set on foot. The
South Carolina Land Development syndicate,
n company of English capitalists, has bought
from Mrs. s. A. Boyle,ton of Winnsboro,
the very valuable water power near Beck.
hamville, at the confluence of Fishing creek
and Catawba river with $500 acres Of land
adjoining. The company will proceed at
once to locate a site for town at Their now
purchase. The water power, l5,600 horse
power, will soon be utilized by the building
of two large cotton mills for the manufacture
Of fine goods. The purchase includes the
franchise of the..old State canal on this pro-
perty. Mr.. Henry ". Bellsmith, the repre-
sentative of the company, arrived here yes
terdny. The directors of the syndicate will
arrive at New York on the 10th instant and
reach Chester about the 18th instant. The
water power and contemplated town lies
near the line ofthe proposed Cape Fear and
Cincinnati railroad which is now being sur
vcyed.
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Correspondence of Union TIMES.
Jonesville News by Telephone.

JoNEsvILLE, Feb. 10.-Wc have had rain
upon rain till everything is mud and slush.
Farm work is entirely suspended but very
few spring ont. have bote sUwed as yet and
not much farm work of any other kind dcne
The creeks and branches are all up, while
the ground is wet o the foundation and the
water standing on the surface in fiat places :;
so there can be no blowing done for several
days il the weather is ever so favorable.
The public roads are almost impasab'e but
the mandate from the County Commis- ioncrs
has gone forth for tho roads to be put in good
order or The overseers and hands will be dealt
with according to the XIV articles, and we
wait with much anxiety the result.
Nest Of the Towns and cities in the
country are kicking against the returns of
the late U. s. Census, but our city is perfect
ly calm and serene on this matter. We think
our census taker, Mr. Whitlock, canvassc
every street and ward faithfully and impair
tally AMI gave us n fair return. We h...0
;"s; duuoicd our population since the census
of 1880. So We are not disposed to grum.
Bile.
Mr.. n. G. Litlcjohn has bought the house
and lot in Jonesvillc known rs the Sc5tt
residence. and is having The house repaired
and will move into it soon.
Everybody seems to want to be doing
something, ana II the weather was fair our
town and community would be in busy
buzz all the time.
The news Of the death of Mr. James 4.
Altman, of kelton, last week, was received
with profound sorrow. IIo was held in
high esteem hy the people in this com
muni,y, as an uprigh; man and christian
gentleman.
There is some sickness in the country and
the kind Of weather we are having will GER
tainly cause much more, ifit continues,
TELEPHONE
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PRETTY GIRLs As NURSES. fishes a
Kings Daughter, God bless her and she's
been all through this house, leaving joy and
sunshine in her wake
1t was an old. wrinkled woman who spoke.
Her eyes were ,dimmet with tears as she
gazed nffectiouately at q pretty young girl,
scarcely twenty, who was just turning the
corner.
The scene was a Brooklyn street, in one
of the most deNsely populated parts of the
city, and the young girl member of the
Kings Daughters.
"We do all the good we cam said an
elderly member of the order, "but the great
est service is being done by our young girls
just budding into womanhood. They arc
indcfa'isablc workers, and each day finds
Them climbing tall tenement house stairs and
in the sick rooms of the very poor. ."-Ncw
York Journal.
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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT GnrESyILIr.

A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY At GnEENvIILE.-
Grecnville, s. G., Feb. 7.--Major w. A.
Williams, we'll known as Dixie" Williams
one Of tho most prominent citizens Of this
city. was shot through the heart and killed
by james Is. Williams at few minutes after
II o'c'ock thi, morning Major William,
aud his murderer werc playing game of
cards in private room opposite tho Mansion
House. They disputed about the game and
Major Williams drew his knife. j. Is. vii
liams said: al am unarmed." Major Will
l'ams then threw the knife OIL the table and
said Then Ill fight you on the muscle"
Major Willinma hOS~N pnNnuB vu his cont.
and just rs ho had laid it OIL n table and
.1urned TO face his opponent, J. Is. Williams
drew revolver and shot him.
was found a few minutes later dead. The
murderer escaped and has not been cap
tn red. llo il the same man who was in
serious cutting ARRAY at Srartanburg some
time ago i'll which a man, named Patcct, was
cut all to pieces. Major williams was the
son-in-law Of Judge l!i' n, and was
we'll known momber.o of the Greenvillc bar
lle had represented this County in the
Legislature, and was prominent in military
circles. lie was Royal Arch Mason and
Knight Of Pythias. The tragedy was an
awful shock to the community, and thou
sands Of the dead man y friends Mi over tho
State will receive the news with sadness. -
The Coroner's inquest was held to-day, and
the verdict Of the jury was that the murder
was fclonious. +. NJ. Simmons was arrested |
to nj Sht rs nh accessory after ihe fact. lie !
is charged with aiding tho murderer to cs-
oape, but denies the charge. lie will prob |
ably furnish bond.
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SPARTANBuRG, S. c., Feb. 5.-Ximmerman
claims the stock wa, sold to Bates and Kins.
berry, of Atlanta, and other parties in good
faith. He admits that the cutre assets, ex
cept notes and checks, have been sold and
the proceeds applied to debts. Since the
records show thst very few bills have been
paid by the concern recently, while, as one
of the ealcsmen testified, the average cash
sales smount to over $3.50 day, much
speculation has been INDUCED in as to what
became Of the money.
."nt he nnu S7,vvToI th6 money in his yest
pocket, which he defcd them to get.
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nSa- Last week, GttSr the Democratic
Cou nty Chairman had announced tho day for
holding the primary election, and one man
had announced himself n candidato and
paid his fee and tho campaign was OPEN
cd, formal announcement of candidate
for the Legislature was handed in without
the fec, and we did not publish it.
We learn there is some dissatisfaction at
our course in this matter ~ We had pre-
viously published favorable notices Of Messrs
Otis and Douglass for the same position.
When those gentlemen were proposed
through the TIMES, tho primary election had
not been ordered and the campaign had not
opened, so that recommendations were prop
crly i'll order and, at our discretion, without
any charge, but after the election machinery
had been put in motion aud candidates were
properly in the field, with tho entrance fec
paid, il is not only Gust omary but eminently
just TO them, rs " ell as ourself, that all who
wiSlt or attempt to bring out opposing candi-
dates should pay fee, for one insertion ut
least, for proposing them to the people,
and il their favortes do not run we
would be paid for our trouble in provid.
ing the vehicle for placing them before tho
people. but if they decide to enter the race,
then the regular entrance fee would have to
be paid.
But, in the special case complained Of, we
were in formed that the gentleman rccom-
mended requested that if his name wa,
nectioD ii should not appear in tho paper.
we Try 10 be just and fair in such matters,
but we cannot afford to publish a paper and
lend 1t columns TO the advancement Of jnJi.
'idu"l interests or pleasure without paw.
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Tnn REv. San. P. Joxs TnRAsHEs A
Texas MAYoR.-"Last November" says the
account Of the affair, "Rev. Sam p. Jones
conducted number Of meetipgs here. He
paid his usual respects &c lukswarm church
msnbers, essy-going preacher. 'st,lins
women and gessipiog msp. All these
jsmb.iiks mesknsss; but when the preacher
touched the toughs, there was blood In the
siy.
TA. -.~.---s ,....s...u arrnigucn the
endorsement of'the law and the fsithfulnsss
Of public officer. The men who sold liquor
- well - those who drank II were roundly
denounced. The county tfIicers were hypo-
thstically accused Of many derelictisns aod
even the mayor OF Palestine was included
among those who might smell hcll-fre IL he
did not mend bis ways.
The mayor, Hon. John j. Word, was ab-
sent from The city at the time, but when he
returned he was toll al that had been said.
with unavoidable exagerations. Now, the
mayor is Texap, and hot-blooded, but no
determined to lay low for Jonss-but not
half % low as the sequel called for.
Last night Mr.. Jones was in the city
again, and addressed n full house on tho
fsmilisr topic, cit Thar" He got there
with his audience, and he got there again at
the depot, while he was bidding adieu TO
some Of bis admirers, preparatory to taking
tho train for LaGrnnge. Tho mayor AL
tanced toward Mr.. Jones, but instead OF ex-
tending his hand in love, administered his
cane in hate. Then it was that the true
Georgia inwnrdness of Jones asserted itself.
The Bible admonshed him TO turn his other
cheek, but Georgia grit inspired him tp
'z{ic ose In" on bis antagonist. IL was the
Eepplc Of moment, a wrenching OF the
III 46stlon. Jones he'd The cane
# With fire in his eye and with nerve in his
arm, Jones raised the cane and almonishcd
his adversary warmly. As blow after blow
descended upon the head, face and shoul.
ders Of the mayor, the tables had been
turned.
al always did d,spisc coward" said
Jones, rs he turned away FIR, IN the thorough
ly chastised mayor. lie dictated n telegram
to some friends in Georgia, which read:
The one. .gallus mayor OF Palestine tried
TO cane your Unc'c Jones this morning at
the depot. wrenched the canc from him
and wore him out Inm little disfgured
but still in the ring. cri,icisci his official
career last November. ltnceded cr'ticising
SAN L. JONES.
Though Mr.. Jones left Immediately for
LaGrange, tho sensation remained behind
him. Tho people were indignant that the
mayor Of the town should be guilty of such
au act, aI.l a meeting was a. once c0lled for
tonight TO In, action. The priucip'l mover
in the meeting said it would demand tho
ANarL-ly lyoxd- and his- brother
Mayor Word deny it-thnt the mayor Mt
,cnpteu 10 urnw revolver on Mr.. jones'
Words says that he carries n revolver. ns n
public officer, but that he did not attempt
to use 1t. Both combatants blcd profnscly"
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FOR the TInEs
L.,l !. ..:,...la.sss. e '''

~ Ior the TIHs
Asvs@ = Ms.J. Q. Lsas.
Ms. EsfosS Slskssss snd press Of
business psSvsttsd my s4swsrbs Mr.. Long
last wees J II - a -
5.=. 10 soDpiaIns TO make against Mr..
Long. - " . eeod ,msn. and snly dres
.. .l3 fee.,lioot. out s,,.,",,, 70, ~, y.
''p 'pS1 81 s1k6 ,siss,n.. til. Town Council,
a. !. M N a.. ssss.aS sS,s. nor e1sias shls
inc thai %esS Ece a. Sheriff, gave him .
monopoly u suetion'sring Eall the legal
the Master sees 6fand The psrties interested
In salss under moiffags &c, see fit TO Employ
him instrad OF other auctioneers. they have
. perfect right to do so. To which most
heartily sgrse. r,.
Blu, how comes il that.thsre 10 no other
auctioneer; that the Town Council allows
Mr.. Long the sole privilege Of selling horses
and real estate before "the Court House
door. ."at auction, without paying license,
while any one else would be charged $5
day. Mr. Long says, "J they see fit TO EN-.
ploy me" as auctioneer, which mems, IL it
means anything. that tho Master and other
parties having conkol Of legal Gales. have
the right to empty any citizen to "cry"
their sales; that fhe Sheriff is no more o
legal auctioneer them than I am. Bat
the Town Council tcps in and gays, the
Sheriff /, the only man we wiA dliow to act
as auctioneer wi, ,bout paying a license Of 50
| q day.
As q eiti,.a AL tax payer Of this town,
! ask zse the ss:ais s-AT ,. m; a..
Editor. and kveK other citizen would he
compelled y Ta, under the same c;rcum-
| stances, who Tho law does not exempt him.
| contend TIT the town loses $50 year,
under its ptsscnt ordinance, by giving the
Sheriff this privilege, for the public sales
are one ID in every month, and SIS
month is so year.
But l dnst believe in charging him tha
much. l Hink n. reasonable yearly or six
months nucepeer's license should be charg'
cd by the 1own Council, and any citizen
with neutrality-suspicious., who may apply
should be grnted such license. The present
fec for irinifant aucionccrs should be con-
tinucd. sIf 4 FAIR PLAY.
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No MAN ESSENTIAL TO THE LIFE or A
NATIoS.-The graveyard grass of centuries
has been fertlizcd with the dust of great
men, who at one time or another were con.
sidcred Indispensable. There is altogether
too much here worship in the world, even
in this unitarian age. 1t is proper to give
every man credi; for his worrh. and for his
achievements, but no man should be account
cd greater than the cause he represents. and
whenever he assumes to be greater it is tina
he was compelled TO step asidc.-Scranion
(Pa.) TrUth.
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nay" II. Is. Mitchell, who taught two
classes in writing in this town, two years
ago, called on US last Wednesday. lie pro-
poses to teach a writing class again, and We
commend him to the people AZ very worthy
man and capable tenchor
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The Great Sale at East Union.

Remember. the sale of small HOME
FARMS, will take place tomorrow, Satur-
day, morning, at East Union, better known
wood on some Of the lots to last n family for
years. and then havo q snug little farm for
tho boys TO raise enough to feed horse and
provide tho family with chickens, eggs and
vegetables.