The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-01-23

ty College by the North Carolina Legisla.
ture. This allows its removal to Dur
ham and increases its board of trustees to
thirty-six, of which the two Methodist
| Episcopal conferences in the State choose
twelve each, while the alumni choose
| four.
The work of the brown-stone quarry
has brought TO Sanford quite a number
of foreigners. Nearly all of these stone.
cutters are from France, and nearly all
of them are below the average stature.
AS rule, they are very reserved and well
behaved.
Governor Fowlc commissioned Julian
T.. Wood, of Elizabeth City, colonel of
the First Regiment of North Carolina
state Guard, and w. T.. Howell, o.
Goldsboro, major
An appeal to the supreme court of tho
United States in the suit of Baltzer and
Roaks, of New York against the State of
North Carolina, which was decided ad.
versely to plaintiffs by the State supreme
court, was perfected at NaIeipn. Tne
case involves $40, 900, and Is to cet
payment for iron furnished the Chatham
Railway Company.
The report of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the last fiscal
year shows that, in the matter of private
schools the county of Granville is far
in the lead of any county in the Sratc.
This county reports fifty-seven private
schools, fifty-three of which ars for whites
and four colored.
The House in session at Raleigh adopt
ed resolution favoring repeal of tn.
tax on the State National Banks. In the
Senate lively discussion was created
over bill to increase the penalty for car
rying concealed weannns ~ soa CT thirty
days in Jail, which finally passed the sec
ond reading.
SOUTH CARohtiSA.
ceived the appointmento q Or T&MbsTv..re
missioner to succeed the late Gen. Bon
ham, thus completing the commission.
The French government has abolished
the office of Frsuch vice consul at
Charleston.
State Treasurer Bates moved into til
Treasurcr's Office at the State Capital lasi
Wednesday, having been occupying tenn
porarily corridor Office, while the
official chamber was undergoing repairs.
The wife and child of the Treasurer arc
still quite ill.
The town of Goldville, on the Colum-
bia, Newberry and Laurens railroad, in
Laurens county, was almost totally dc
stroyed by fire Monday. There was an
explosion of powder that injured several
people. The place has just been built
since the new road was opened, and has
I9 CoiambiaF'st F theH hew tmf tdalfs paper -p.uss
its first issue before the people of the
State by the middle of February.
Emma Abbott, the sweet opera singer
who died last week bcqueathcd n lega-
cy of $4,000 to tho Citadel Square
Baptist church of Charleston.
The international pet and poultry
show at Charleston was n great success
There were over 9, 900 entries of poultry
and 107 dogs.
At the Wednesdays session nf thc
Sinking Fund Commission in Columbia,
the Secretary of State nominated d. NJ
Means for chief clerk of the public land
department, and Col. James G.. Gibbes
for abandoned land agent. and they were
elected by the commission. The board
intends to vigorously press the collection
of debts due the State for prior liens and
has concluded that under the existing
3, laws it has the right To bring suits to as
sert the States prior and confessed lien
on land for taxes, costs and penalties ac-
crued prior to 1887.
j. A. Norris has been appointed post
master at Stateburg, Sumter county.
Col. II. 8. Hines. general manager OF
the Charleston & Savannah railway, was
elected vicc-prcsidcnt of the Plant In
vestment Co.. to fill! the vacancy occasion
ed by the death of Judge w. $. Chisolm
! FLORIDA.
The Kissimmcc sugar mill is turning
out fine quality of sugar and running
day and night.
| Ground is broken and work under wa,
at Punta Gorda upon large ice factory
the daily product of which will be twenty
five tons.
Barlow has new Irish potatoes and vii
soon have all kinds of fresh vegetables o
home growing.
V. J. Shipman, receiver of the land of
flee, Gainesville, says there are over 3,
0OO,0 acres of land in the State vet sub
Ject to homestead, also that the past yea
has been the busiest the Office has eve
known. Over $4,000 settlers hav'
"proven up"
The Tavares, Orlando and Atlant
.a;i-nal ia adunrtisa5 for sale under
IS reachiag out for this persimmon.
The forty-seventh session of the Flor:
Ga conference of the M. f. church, South
met in Monticello, Bishop w. w. Dun
can presiding. Among the the venerable
men of the body was Rev. s. Woodbcr
ry, who for fifty-two years has been pres
'ent at the opening session of the confes
rnCe