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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
PRETTY POLITICS.
Interesting Events From All Over
The Field.
Nominations For Congress and State
Tickets Made at a Lively
Rate.

A convention of Ohio Democratic col
ored men will be held at Akron on Sep
tember 1915.
LYNCHBURa, VA.-The Democratic
nominating convention for the Sixth Dis
trict nominated Hon. Paul G. Edmunds
for reelection by reclamation.
At Richmond, Va, the Third party
district met and nominated Walter E..
Grant for Congress.
At Martinsville, Va, the Democratic
Congressional convention for the Fifth
nominated Claude A Swanson of Pittsyl-
vania county.
RALEIGH, N. C.-John 8. Henderson
was rcnominated for Congress by accla-
nation by Democrats of the Seventh Dis
trict. Frank Koonce is nominated for
Congress by the Third party in the Third
District.
The number of voters registered in
Mississippi and entitled to take part in
the November election is about so, 900,
CT " hom 5000 are negroes. 1t is esti-
mated that 94 per cent. of the negroes
failed to register.
Col. w. G. p. Breckenridge has been
officially dcclar. d the Democratic nomi
nee for Congre from Ashland district
in Kentucky, no candidate having ap-
pcarcd against him.
Senator Hale stated in an interview
that Mr.. Blaine will, if physically able,
deliver two or three speeches during the
camp,ign in Maine; otherwise he will
express his views in a letter.
The Washington Democratic State
convention at Olympia nominated II. J.
'nivelly of Yakima, for Governor; j. II
Nunday for Congress; H. G. Wi son fo,
Lieutenant Governor, and B. X. Hanna
md II. w. Brinker for the Supreme
bench.
During the session of the Kentucky
Legislature Senator said that any man
who said the journal was incorrect 'lied
from the tip of his lying tongue to the
bottom Of his black, bribe taking heart, "
md that he was astonished that the Sen
'tc would tolerate such a member who
came into the Senate "bleary eyed and
incapable of comprehendiug the business
before it." When he was called to or.
Ter he 'disclaimed any intention of be-
inT personal"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02


4 tSAn En2lish writer tells an amusing
pstory Of a country house where regular
daily routine is ob,erved, aud where. no
schance y given one Of breaking, the
Smonotony. 1t Is OF man who wanted
10 stay In a country. house, thinking it
would give him the unity of pro-
posing to girl will 1~hon he had been
in love for long time. His visit was
to last fortnight, but the last evening
came without his having had one
chance OF being alone with her during
the whole time. AS he sat at dinner
Cot course he was at the opposite end of
the table to where she was), he felt the
time was fast passing away, aud in few
hours he would no longer be in the same
house with her. When the ladies went
to the drawing-room, he would have to
sit on in the dining-roon. His host
might allow him to look in at the draw
ing.room for a few minutes that evening,
but after that his presence would be re-
auired In the billiarti-room. L utter
desperation he took up the menu card,
and on it wrote: "Will you marry
met" He doubled it up, telling the
butler to give it to the lady in question.
He did 80. She read it, and, with the
perfect saugfroid born only of the nine
teenth century, said: "Tell the gentle
man. sYes'o
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Gen. Prince Commits Suicide.

London cablegram: It is now def
initely known that the American geu
tlcman who committed suicide on FRIDAY
at Marley's Hotel was Brighdier- Genera,
Henry Prince, aged so, retired officer
OF the American amy Gen. Prince
left letter addressed to "All my
friends," in which he said that death was
a relief which physicians ought to bring
about when mans life becomes was ed
by nature. At the inquest verdict of
Temporary insanity" was delivered.
Gen Prince had shot himself with a
revolver and was found dead. Ho is
supposed to have become despondent on
account Of old age and lameness.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Unique Way OF Catching Seal.

Mr.. Dyer, who lives on small islam
near Seven Hundred Acre Island, Isles
borough, Me-, has unique way of
catching seal. He takes pole seven
feet in length, to which are attached
number of common CO lfish hooks with
lanyards several feet in height. The
hooks arc baited with herring. This
contrivance is anchored and buoyed, the
hooks being just below the surface. The
seals in swallowing the herring become
hooked and are caught. Mr.. Dyer has
taken large number in this manner. -
New York Post,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

SIT is curious muses. the Boston
Transcript, show one invention render,
previous invention useless. Since the
coming in of the electric cars. the natent
switches which were turned by the horses
have become imperative and the railway
company has gone back to first princi.
pies-that is to say, to man with a
switch hook"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
In Audiana Scamp in South Carolina

ROCKVILLE, IND Jas. Ii. Morrow, u
wcll.known horse jockey of Washington,
was arrested and lod gcd in Jail here charg-
cd with producing abortion upon wo.
man at Columbia, $. c., some menths
ago and from which it is reported she
died. A letter was received by the an.
thoritics here some weeks ago to keep a
lookout for him, as he had been indicted
for the oifense at Columbia. The South
Carolina authorities have been notified
by telegraph.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
A Mountain Cave Hospital.

MEMPHIS, TsNN.--A special from Coal
Creek says a mountaineer arrived there
bringing Information of the discovery of
a no. pital in the mountains few miles
from Coal Greek which the miners have
imrrovised toto a cave. He says he saw
81 dead bodies there and a large number
unnnded
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

The great question in Paris, learns the
Boston Transcript, is whether she SHAH
hold Worlds Fair in 1900. 1t is
agreed that the Champs de Mars, and
such buildings as survive from the great
shows of 1869, 1878 and 1889 shall not
be used
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
. VOL. XXIII.---NEW SERIES.
Canada has about doubled its railway
mileage in ten years.

There is what the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser calls can excellent rule'
at Harvard University which prohibits
any student from participating in ath-
letic sports unless he maintains certain
standing in his studies.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Was Afraid He'd Be Elected.

JACKSON, Mns.-Tbe Rev. j. ii,
Gambrell, the Baptist minister who was
some weeks since nominated for Congress
in this district by the Peoples party, has
withdrawn. He gives the strange reason
that he thinks he will he elected if he re-
mains candidate. He says lie cannot
afford to give up his church and go to
Congress, and that his former candidacy
was for the purpose of assisting in the
reform movement. His reason is the
theme of much diverse criticism.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

A joint committee of the two houses
of the English Parliament has reported
electricity a suitable aud efficient source
OF motive power, and recommended that
electric railway construction be encour-
aged throughout England.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Shot BY His Mistress.

CLIFTON FORCE, Va Rucker Booze,
a young man from Buchanan, Va, who
has been here for the past few weeks in
the employ of the Withrow Lumber
Company, was accidently shot and fatally
wounded by pistol in the hands of
Carrie Moore, his mulatto mistress, while
they were in vacant house about II
o'clock last night. Booze is of good
family. He will die. The woman has
not been arrested.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Believed to Have Been 1876 Years Old.

THoMAsvILLE.-The oldest woman ia
Georgia died at the poorhouse on Sur.
day morning. 1t will sound like fiction
to state Aunt Peggy Slater's age, but all
her acquaintanccs and her old mastev
say that her age was 1875. Aunt Peggy
did not date events from the civil war
as many do, but from. the Revolution
Aunt Peggy had outlived all her clil.
drcn except one, and there were quite A
number of them. The one living is in
her 9th year.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Two Roads Didn't Sign.

ATLANTA, GA. The Southern Steamship
and railway Association adjourned after
nearly all the roads OF Virginia, the Car
olinas, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida
signing, the Cincinnati Southern aud the
Alabama Great Southern having failed to
sign the agreement. Major Fink has
seven days in which to make up his mind
The impress on among the members is
that there will be bitter boycott of
these roads unless Major Fink gives in.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Big Fire in Norfolk.

NORFOLK, VA.-Firc broke out at Z
o'clock in the carriage mandatory of A.
Wrenn g. Son on Union street and de.
stroycd all the work shops together with
The shops of the agricultural implement
house of Wrenp, Whitchurst & Co. adj.
joining. The entire fire department
WIS in service and after hours hard work
subducd the flames. The loss is estima-
ted at 400 O00
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

Twenty million dollars is the esti-
mated worth of fax products imported
into this country last year, aud our farm.
ers are said, records the New York
World, to have destroyed /, ,O7O, 900 ton s
of faxstraw.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Ran Away With His Mother in Law.

SALEM, wa citizen of this place
has been placed in curious predicament
by the action of his son in law. The
latter, who lives with his father. in. law
aud works at the mines of the Salem
Furnace Company, returned home few
nights ago aud eloped with his mother
In law. The father.in-law has ms ituted
q suit for divorce on the ground of de-
sertion.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

The Chicago Herald Is astonished that
although the United States is country
possessing immense timber tracts, it ap-
pears that it imported wood and wood
products to, the value of $21, ,772, 1876 in
::the yess ending June 80, 1891, aud in
She ssns time exported .similsr articles
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Used Her Dress to Take Her Life.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Mary Burns, aged
y, AZ Christie street, was arrested on
the Bowery last night for teing drunk
d disordcrly. She was locked up in
the station house and this morning was
found dead She had torn her dress into
sh eds and hanged herself to the bars of
the window.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Richmond's Chamber Of Commerce.

RICHMOND, VA.-The cornerstone Of
the chamber Of committee was laid in due
Masonic form at 5 O'clock The grand
lodge of Masons a. S so proceeded to the
ste, corner Main and Ninth streets. the
knights Templar acting as escorts. The
address was delivered by Coloucl John
b. Purcell in behalf Of the chamber.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
MacRae Associate Justice.

RALEIeH, N. C.--Gov. Holt has APP
pointed james c. McRae, of Fayetteville
10 be Associate Justice Of the Supreme
court, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge David Davis.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

What is now North Berwick, Me-, was
known as Doughty's Falls thirty years
ago. A postal clerk says that occasion
allv letters are even now addressed to
Doughty's Falls, aud that he has hal
one such in his hands within the last
month
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
To Prison for Hugging Girls.

NYAcK, N. Y.-Ju,tice Matthews of
this place sent John Lamrkc of Brooklyn
to Rockland county Jail for two months
for huggipg girls on the street.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
OTHER STATES.

A coroner's jury at Nashville, Tenn :,
Investigated the killing of j Fl, Taylor,
horse thief. and returned verdict that
Sheriff Hill was justified in killing the
man.
A man at Macon, Ga, has a $40 note
of the State of North Carolina, printed
in 1888. While he is rather proud of his
treasure as q curiosity he cannot help cal
culaiing the compound interest lie has
lost by the money lying there unemployed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

falling on the INCONSISTENCIES, etc. Three
young men Of that section have been or
daincd ministers of this church.
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Charleston has quaraptiaed against the
cholera.
Lieut.. Comnlanders W. Rhodes
has been ordered ted tbe. naval stu.
ton at Port Royal; So
The acreage .ofssca islalI cotton in the
State is IL to Is peE;ceue sss than last
year. & ~ = 49,
A little boy na'ssS John Meldow was
drowned in Colonial Lake at Charleston,
Thursday.
Fairfield county fair will be held at
WinnsboIo October 27-28. The Rich.
land fair will open at Columbia on Nov.
IS. NtA
The Geo 'getown Rice Mill has recently
put eleven Engleburg rice hullers 10 its
mill at a cost of 1000. The acreage in
rice is increasing.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

That was mean trick played on
Southern stranger in Vine street saloon
the other evening, says writer in the Gin
cinnati Times Star The said stranger float
ed in and opening the aperture in the face
of the knot on which he carried his hat
and perfumed locks, ordered glass of
ale. His dudish appearance and air Of
incffable wisdom attracted the attention
Of a we'll known ward politician, who.
slipping a chunk of ice from the lemon
ade he was slipping, hastily deposited a
bright silver dollar on it. Keeping the
dollar on ice out of sight he engaged in
conversation with the Southern gentle
man and finally led the talk to the coin.
age Of silver. "And do you know
said the w. p, '"that the dollars coined
in the North are colder than those struck
off at New Orleans?" "No." replied the
S. G. "Well, it's fact Look there"
and the cold and carefully dried dollar
was placed in the Southerner's sweaty
A look of wonder passed over his face,
and all he could say was: "By fuckers,
amt that stranger" Then commenced Il
dickcr, which resulted in a brand new
50 bill being given for the cold dollar,
and the Southern Gentleman departed
happy as a boy at the circus Laughter
long and loud filled the saloon as soon as
his locklets vanished, and "Well, hoys, y
Sexclaimed the politician; CPL haye to
fSet 'eW up on that. y Ninety five cents
gQrttp tpnf, beer went by The board aud the
E hnl was passed 20 the bartender, who
sahn0E TO- hnna bach the change.
- z|S326 ~ struek lsith 1H5
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
Killed With a Shot Gun.

OaEEcHSE, Ga. Bob Crittenden was
sho, and XII led by Frank Brown Just
above Ogcechee Brown used shot gun.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
First Frost in New Hampshire.

CONCORD, N. II Aug. %. The first
frost OF the season preva led in this vi
cinity this morning.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
The Strike Ended.

BUFFALO, NJ Y.-The switchmen's
strike is officially declared of. Effective
at midnight.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
THREE STATES BRIEFS.
Telegraphic Dispatches From Many
Points of Interest.
The Fields of Virginia, North and
South Carolina Carefully
Cleaned For News,
VIRGINIA.

There arc about 1000 miners out on
strike at Pocahontas at present.
The national archery tournament began
at Old Point Comfort Thursday, an
nearly all the clubs in the United State
have representatives present.
Col. John NJ. Brockenbrough died at
his residence in Richmond. He was 90
years of age and q native of Richmond
county. He commanded.tie 10th yir:
gihia regiment in the waf 81 Gsttys.
burg.
Mrs Ye, wife of the Corean secretary,
has not been well for some months past,
and will leave Washing;o on September 5th
for visit TO her home in Corca, to hich
country she will be accompanied by Miss
Davis, of Abingdon, Va, who will 90 as
missionary. II hey will sail September
18th from San Francisco.
a ia al and singular accident occurred
on board the train a'tcr it left Quautico
for Frcdcri. ksburg Saturday evening, by
which colOrcd woman had her neck
broken She was on her way fir, m Wash
inGton to her home, near Brooke station
After the train left Quantico she at-
tempted to pass through the car, when
bya sudden lurch of the train she was
thrown viol ntIy against the back of one
the seats and her neck broken.
NORTH CAROLINA:
The residence of Sheriff r. D. Ross
at Ashcboro was burned Tuesday.
The Rowan County Fair will be held
in Salisbury October Al.
Guy Maxwell, aged 90, was drowned
in Lake Forsyth at Charlotte, Friday.
A yourg lady, Miss Kate Patter, was
killed by lightning at Farmers Turnout,
Brunswick county.
The aggregate valuation of the prop
crty in Forsyth county. as shown by the
taXlistcrs, is $1,579,3l8. The property
held by the whitc citizens is rated at
81, ,456, ,593, and the eolored people at
$122, 725.
DIR. Kemp p. Battle, of the State Un
ivcrsity, has accepted Az invitation to
deliver the historical address at Raleighs g
centeonial celebration on October 18th
His subject as assigned by the committee
will b, "Thc First Hundred Years of
Raleigh"
The convention Of oyster growers was
held at Ocracokc last week .Besolufione
were adopted and ordered Ssek64f'
ed to the sLcgislatureSHs ~
The eysssrnsau were Or
Ls2sA dfed Of
wifsAltese boed GrlS
chttstian, chaple, inE Eel
about Three MONTHS ID
I now lias mcmbeislliH
meetings arc veY sensat5s = Sfie
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02
STEAMSHIP VOYAGES AFFECTED.

LONDON. The Hamburg Americas
steamship Columbia will not proceed to
Hamburg She is unloading here and
will start for New York on Saturday
The steamship Normandie, of the same
line, will not be allowed to land, it is
said, although she declined to take on
board 400 emisrants who applied for pas.
sage.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-02

Ehtef. btlt ihHe more i6dtied tdhS'
zehan al first, and when the gang went
}9ht to look for the long haired Southern
I Where. -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-30
UNDER ONE ROOF.
THE WHEELING BUTCHERS TO COMBINE INTO
AN ABATTOIR ASSOCIATION.
A Large Building to be Erected at Fulton, Where
All the B1tchering VIII be Done-SOme Of
the Plans Outlined

For some little time the butchers OF
Wheeling have been handicapped more
or less in the methods of their work by
reason of the multiplicity Of individual
slaughter houses, and the expense at
tending them, not commensurate with
the returns. The chief difficulty has
been in the matter Of competing with
outside markets like Chicago. With
all the facilities such as are al the dis
posal Of these metropolitan plants, they
are able to ship meat into this city al
remarkably low rates.
To offset this in a measure, and Gre
ate wider territory the butchers of
this city are going 10 join together and
have one place in common where all the
work connected with Strengthening will
be attended to in the most approved and
skillful manner. There are at present
some one hundred aud over individual
slaughter houses in this locali
ty, and the combine will
lesson the expense, and enable them TO
compete with Western concerns.
The plans for the building are in the
HANDS OF Leiner and FariS, architects,
and last Saturday Mr. Leiner went to
PittSburg to examine into the ASsocia-
ton building In order to getall the nee
essary information before starting in on
the drawings. The building will cost
some $4,000, and will probably be
located in Fulton, although the
exact location has not
yet been determined upon. The build
Ing will be about 80 by 200 feet, and two
stories high, all of brick and stone. On
the first floor will be the Office, which
will be located in the centre on the
ground floor, while on either side will
be a passageway to the cooling room,
which will be just tack of the office,
and about 60 by so feet. Back Of the
cooling room will be very large
apartment used for slaughtering, while
the very rear room will be the pen
where the cattle are driven in from the
side.
The abattoir will also be great re-
frigerator, and will be fitted up with q
machine for making ice: There will
also be hosting machine in the build
ing, and all the latest and most modern
improved appliances. The building
will be thoroughly equipped through
out The Wheeling Bridge and Ter
minal will likely run a switch to the
a0attoir, and the facilities Tor shipping
will be well arrang ed. The plans will
probably be made in few days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-30
Natural Curlosities.

In the Sahara region all the creatures
assume a sandy hue, which, Of course,
renders them inconSpicuous In their ma
tive home, and among the fishes, espec-
tally in those groups of fiat forms which
lie among the sand, the skin is all
speckled in character, like the surface
on which they rest.
A prisoner flying from the jail at
Ozark, Mo-, had two supposedly fero-
cious bull dogs set on his trail; one dog
was too fat TO climb over a fence and
lost time and the race in hunting hole;
and the other dog ran alongside the
prisoner and went TO playing with him.
Mark Remission, OF Phillips, Me-,
had the smallest bear probably ever
seen by man, and he has been mounted
artistically. 1t is six inches from tip
to tip, and is three inches in height.
A man-eating shark. 1879 feet long,
with a head as big as barrel, came
ashore on the beach at Trescott, Me-,
recently. us stomach contained a
sheep and several dogtish.
A brood of chickens was Matched
near Madison, La, last week, one Of
which began growing when IL was
three days old, and has continued to
crow ever since.
A Bath truckman, who owns two
horses, has named one McGinty and the
other Annie Rooney, both being chest
nuts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-30
ANOTHER p. o. OUTRAGE.

A Democrat yesterday handed Us
three Republican campaign documents
together with the original wrapper in
which they came to him through the
postoCice. They are. Numbers
!. . and =, Of The Voters Library"
issued by the Republican Campaign
Committee from Philadelphia. The
wrapper bore neither stamp nor frank,
nor was the date either by the Philadei-
phia or Wheeling Office stamped on it.
The matter was not second class mail
matter and yet it was allowed to 90 as
such through the United States mails.
This comes right ON top Of the fragrant
violation Of the postallaws by Mr.. HAIR
RIsoN's officials in this State, whereby
Republican newspapers have been per
mitted to send Illegal political supple
ments" through the mails while Demo
cratic newspapers have been refused
the same privilege.
1t is on a par with the refusal Of the
postoffce authorities in 1890 to handle
at the regular rates even legal supple.
ment of the REGISTEB-a supple
ment which in every way
complied with the law, was printed in
the REeIsrEE's type and form, and
on the REGISTEE's press. was