The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-25

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i The arnings over and above expense.
were $11, ,08s.
While wandering around in his sleep.
Wednesday morning about o o'clock.
James III. Harrington, of Cameron. fell
from the fourth story of the Hotel Ia.
fayette building, Fayetteville. to the
stone pavement below. distance of
about sixty feet, causing almost inst ant
death.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
| A 100000 phosphate company has
been formed at Greenwood.
A bank has been organized at Midway
with l.. a. Burke. president.
Five prisoners are in Jail at Aiken
awaiting trial for murder.
The Presbytelians of Sumter have al,
ready begun n to make preparations for the
October m Getting of the Synod of South
Carolina.
An Orangehurg special says: Work on
the South Bound Road is ranidIu-s----
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Colonel s. B. Pickens, general freight
and passenger agent OF the South Caro-.
line railroad. died Thursday at Sumter.
Silas +. Taylor, colored, the ex.town
clerk aud treasurer of Beaufort, who has
absconded, held the Office for number
[ OF years. When last heard of he was in
Washiogton.
Ben and Andrew Harris of Spartan.
burg, have patented a new air brake coup.
Ing for railroad cars. This new coup.
ling operates automatically and when
cars couple this coupling couples, and
when they uncouple this coupling un-
couples.
Adjt. Gen. Farley has now under con
Sideration the Court marital proceedings
IN the case of Capt. Bean. of the Nation.
al Guards, who is accused of an assault
and battery upon Col. J. J. Young, a
diversion of funds, and also offences ~
? s6pt D5dsSS 4 hss si issued an SfdsF Sro!
hibiting any more reckless running by
the trains from Charlotte to Columbia.
A spirit OF rivalry has recently sprung up
between the different engineers and first
one and then another has beaten the
record.
The railroad commissioners Office has
announced that the total iuCome Of the
South Carolina railway for the past year
has been $i,6sl. 501.73, which Is an in
crease Of over 1G per cent. over the re-
turns o! the preceding year. The man
agement of Receiver Chamberlain is evi.
IDENTIFY good thing for the bond holders.
The statistics of the cotton business of
Charleston for the past year show some
interesting facts. During 1890 OF Char
lesion exported Ala, 252 bales. In 1889.
1890 exports amounted 10 only $40, 332
bales. Here is where the 414, ,252 bales
went to:
Great Britain, bales 149, ,6sa
The Continent, - als; ;333a
| Another important auction sale of lands
belonging to South Carolina will be held
at an carly day. Col j. g. Gibbes, tn.
State land agent, says he shall offer 25.
600 acr, of cypress timber swamps in the
Savannah valley and 10000 acres af val
liable mountain land in Pickens county.
OTHER STATES.
Opeika, Ala. has caught The exposition
fever, and expects to show what her pco
pie can do in such enterprises the mid
die of next November.
The southc!n Ice Machinc Co., O
Chattanooga, Tenn which is not yet Q
year old, has received orders from South
America for three 80 ton ice machines.
The president has commuted the SEN
tence Of Charles Schottky, OF Georgia,
sentenced to six years Imprisonment loi
countcrfeiting and fine OF $4,000, Il
two years actual imprisonment
The Florida landowners have called
for raise in the price OF their lands
The following, from the Railway Lane
Company, which controls extensive tracts
in Florida, will show how the prices
have advanced: All lands at IS than $i
per acre, 100 per cent; between $5 and
$40 per acre, 80 per cent; over stO pei
acre, 25 per cent.
| The Georgia House OF representative:
has passed bill empowering Cic city
of Macon to issue bonds 20 the amoun
of $3.50, 600, the proceeds - be used il
the construction of wafer works for tha
city. IL provides also That this oil
should not become binding upon the city
until approved by a two-thirds vote ol
its qualified voters.
The Chamber of Commerce at Chat
tanooga, alta recent meeting, voted tc
memorialize the Legislature ofTennesse,
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hibit at Chicago, and appointed com.
mittee to visit the general assembly ant
to urge that appropriation. At the same
meeting committee was appointed te
prepare memorial in opposition to th'
proposed building ola penitentiary Ii
shc scquachce valley.
The 0keechobec Drainage Company |
now engaged in cutting a canal from tn
south end of Lake Okcechobee 10 The cx
;rcme south end Of the Florida peninsula
The luke aud the Everglades are about
twenty.thrce feet above the level of thu
sea, aud with this fall the engineers thinl
there will be no difficulty to drain off Al
much water as will be necessary Tn,
canal is tifty feet wide and six and hall
feet deep Great difficulty is encounter
ed In cutting through the dense tropics
Igrowth About mile from the fake a,
immense body Of castard apple trees wa
encountered, which gave great deal Q
i trouble The heat Ia tntenso Al thu