The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-12-02
DIXIE NEWS.
The Sunny South Cleaned and Epito-
mized.
All the News and Occurrences Printed
Hero il Condensed From.

Africa, by his fathers death some time
ago, has left to take his seat on the
throne.
The North Carolina Methodi Protes-
tant Conference near Greensboro last
week
At Barnwell Court House, S c 7. w.
Ezzard. Georgia real estate agent was
convicted of breach of trust.
A new 81, O0O, 900 voosaw river min.
ing company has been formed.
$3.50, 900 worth of property was burn.
cd in Lynchburg, Va Thursday.
George harrington, of Ashe county
and Elizabeth Royal, of Wilkes county,
". c., were married last Sunday-thc
groom 62, the bride 16.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Antoine, col
ored, of Louisiana, has been convicted Of
embezzlement.
The monument to the memory of Gen.
A. P. Hill was unveiled at Petersburg,
Va, on Tuesday.
The General Assembly of South Caro-
lima is in session at Columbia.
J. w. j. Morgan (white,) convicted at
Greepville, s. c., of the murder of L. w.
Hipp, his father-in-law, was sentenced
to be hanged on Friday, January 20, 1898.
President-elect Cleveland will spend
several months before March 4 at the
foot of the mountains in North Carolina,
probably at Newton.
The North Alabama Methodist Con-
ference, which adjourned at Lafayette on
Tuesday, decided to establish college
in north Alabama, containing, b sides u
classical department, departments of
medicine, law, theology and dentistry.
The lady managers of the North Caro-
lima build ng at the Chicago Worlds
Fair, officially announce that the
plans fol-. the building have fallen through,
and that there will be no North Caroline
building a; Chicago. The reason is that
sufficient funds cou d not be raised.
The Episcopal Council for the new
Southern Diocese of Virginia met in st
Paul's church, Lynchburg, last week for
organization.
Gov: Mckinney, Of Xirgi4ia, Gt!4tsgel is Atssseali
there are of great interest to the South.
There colorcd men in the AsheviIle
city prison for MINOR offenses broke out
Wednesday night and made good their
escape.
1t is rumored at Charleston, s. c., on
pretty good authority, that there will be
a general advance of freight rates on all
railroads with in the territory of the
Southern Railway and Steamship Assoc
iation.
The wheelmen of Charleston, s. c.,
celebrated Thanksgiving Day by race
to Summerville. 1t was a handicap. The
wheelmen ate Thanksgiving dinner at
Summerville.
Speaker Crisp was received with great
applause when he.appeared on the floor
Of the Georgia Legislature at Atlanta.
The Lexington, Va, bar has endorsed
Hon. John Randolph Tucker for the
place of Attorney General i'm Mr.. Cleve
lands cabinet.
the gde ddeeat, 1T tie dumb and the blind shows W.
that there is an increase attendance at
the States home.
A large cotton bu;er at Athens, Ga
made $4,000 on the rise of the staple
last Tuesday.
Alabama proposes curious remedy 70,
negro suffrage. It is to relieve by law
every negro not voting from the payment
of taxes.
Another big frc at Winston! The
Hotel Zinzendorf burned Thanks living
day. 1t was just completed few months
ago at cost of 1926, O10; insurance was
10000 1t will he rebuilt
Reidsvile, N. c., has again come for
wards as winter resort. Quite party
of l,dies and gcntl men arrived there
from Canad. to spend the winter months.
Postlstress GntchelI of Washington,
Ga, has been arrested on a charge af as.
sault, she having, it is alleged, thrown
vitr.ol aver nurse in fit Of anger.
A 5.ccnt postoge stamp issued in Al.
ALBANIA during the Gonfedcracy WAS sold
in New York Tuesday for $3.50 The
Scott Stamp and Printing Company
were the pu chascrs.
Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee, of Vir
ginia, says that he expects no cabinet
appointment. and has no intc ton Of
again running for Governor; but is silent
as to his candidacy for the United States
Senator.hip
In the United States Cou,t at Charles.
ton, s. c., Judge Simonton The South
Carolina railroai to b sold for the bene-
nJ OF ltS creditors, at inc Sult oil frcQcr-
ick w. Bound, Henry thomas Coghan
and others. Judge Simonton holds that
the road cannot be sold in parcels, but
must be sold as au entirety. Daniel III.
Chamberlain is appoi"ted special mast
to make sale at public auction, to the
hien,,. bidder, at the United States
custom-house, in Charl' ston, at II o'clock,
on the D ing of April It'll next. The
special III ter cannot receive any bid for
less sum t,hn one million dollars The
Louisville and Nashville people will
probably bid for the pro, erty.
Tne University OF vngtna-IrIDIty
College, North Carolina, foot bail game
at Atlanta, Ga on Thanksgiving Day
resulted: Univers ty of Virginia. 46 ;Trin
ity College, of North Carolina, The
second Of the Southern championship
games of foot ball was played at BriS
brn" Pork by the University Of North
Carolina and the Auburns of Alabama.
and il was a clean sweep for the North
Caro- ina boys. The score was go to
nothing
The Southern Gamers Association has