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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Renewed Confidence in Southern
Investments.

The Manufacturers Record of Baiti
more, IN its issue of February 20, says:
There are many signs of a revival of
confidence in Southern investments, and
among them are the proposed reorganiza-
tion by the foremost tinancicrs of tho
country of the Richmond IL West Point
terminal, the large amount of money
lately furnished for extensions of the
Norfolk u Western Railroad, the great
improvements involving an expenditure
Oh some millions of dollars by the Cbcsa-
peakc & Ohio, and the consummation of
financial plans for carrying out many de.
velopment enterprises The troubles.
due In part to low price cotton, in mart
To the natural effects of such a world
wide panic rs we had last year, arc now
seen to be, as tho Manufacturers Record
has steadily claimed, only of q temporary
character, and while severe for a time.
they in no way destroy the solid founda-
ton OF wealth blscd on the South's in
comparable natural resources. They NAV
have retarded the DEVELOPMENT of these
resources for while, bat they have only
served to show the dangers to be avoid
ed, and the result will be more conscr
vativc and more solid foundation for the
great industrial activities of the future.
Among the new enterprises reported for
the week arc important railroad yS;cn-
sions and improvements and mining and
manufacturing companies that cover
wide range of industry. In West Vir-
ginla $500, 900 coal mining company
and 81 900, 600 oil and gas company
have been incorporated, also two lumber
companies, one of 100000 and one of
s3o, 600 capital stock, respectively; Bir-
mlngham, Ala, has &lj, 900 company
to manufacture whcelbarrows; HuniinG
ton, Ark a $4,000 improvement com
pany; at Llano, Texas, $5O, 900 or 500,
COO iron bridge is to be built; Dallas has
a $50, 600 Improvement company; Flori.
da has $500, 00) lumber company and
$3.50, 900 phosph 'te company; in Tcnncs-
see new furnace has Just gone into
oiast Mobile has organized a company
to build drydock; Augusta, Ca.
800, 600 woodwork machinery company:
large rolling mill is to be moved from
New Jersey to Baltimore and a plate
mil added; Queen City, Texas, has in
corporatcd a $4OO, COO iron COMPANY.
Spartanburg, S c., 800, 600 miniHg
company; Knoxville. Tenn, $3.50, ,O0I
construction and bridge company TEX.
as, 81, 900, 900 mining company and a
$50, 600 mill aud gin company, etc"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
IN THE BRITISH HOUSE.
The Governments Irish Bill De-
rided.

The Governments irish Bill De-
rided.
London cab'egram says: In the
House of Commons Under Secretary
Lowther, of the Foreign Office, replying
to Mr.. Jennings, NJ p, said the recip-
rocity conference between the United
States and Cansda at Washington had
been of an informal character, and that
it had not been brought officially TO the
notice of the British Government.
Mr.. Balfour, First Lord of the Treas
ury, introduced the Irish local govern
ment bill, and it was explained by him
as follows:
II establishes districts as we'll as coun-
ty councils, with functions solely admin
istrative. (Cries of "Oh, Oh " Grand
jurie, as heretofore would perform judi
cial or quasi judicial functions. (Re-
newed cries or dissent an laughter among
the Liberals and Nationalists The
councils would have powers in sanitary
matters, etc, and could appoint mem.
Lers on lunatic asylum boards, the Vice
roy appointing an equal number. (De-
risive laughter among the Irish members J
Municipal boronghs would be separate
from the councils for ADMINISTRATIVE pur-
poses.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Found n MastOGOn Tusk.

The tusk of huge mastodon has been
discovered ut Darlington, ten miles north
of Charlottesville, Ind. The find proves
to be much better than was ut first
thought, and promises to be one of the
finest ever made in this country. The
tusk was discovered in digging well at
the residence CT George Lynch. Tho
tusk was struck by the drill, and so per-
feet did the ivory seem to be that they
decided that it had commercial value
and concluded to dig it up. They dug
down to it, about twelve feet under
ground, and found that the tusk that
they bad struck was at least twelve in
ches in diameter, an even on the out
side was almost perfectly preserved. Tho
men have already uncarthcd about four
feet Of the tusk and have found no sign
of an end either way. Judging from
that already in view, the tusk is about
fourteen feet in length, and the finders
are confident in their belief that the skull
and other bones will be found in q like
state of preservation, as the whole is sub
merged in living water and covered with
clean, pure sand. Several gcologists of
this and other cities will make every ef-
fort to get it out and mount it for tho
college museum.-St. LOUIS Republic.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
A Preacher Whips an Editor.

RALEIaH, N. c., Especial. News
reached here Of fight between an editor
and preacher at Tarboro. Two we'll
known clergymen of Rocky Mount, near
here, had an acrimonious discussion on
infant baptism, as result of which blows
passed.. j. c., Powell, editor of the Tar
boro Southerncr, published an account of
it. One of the reverend gentlemen, Mr..
Love, of the Baptist church at Rocky
Mount, went to Tsrboro, and there met
editor Powell. lie asked for correc
ton, which was emphaticalIy refused,
whereupon the preacher and the editor
came to blows The editor was knocked
down and badly used.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

The New York Independent laments: /:
The American people have shown so
much aptness and skill in almost oil
other lines Of industry aud business
enterprise that it is mortifying to have
to confess that we have boen greatly be-
hind other nations In shipbuilding.
With tho Anest timber in the world in
great abundance, with all kinds Of
metals 10 great supply, with rolling
mills and steel mills and other metal
works, we should be first in ship
building. It is gratifying, however, to
be told by foreign shipbuilder, who
has visited our shores twice within Q
dscade, that We have taken a long step
forward In shipbuilding in this period.
He says the quality Of our American
built warships is almost as good as thai
Of the British warships, and they ar,
built quite as cheaply. five can built
as oheaply now we ought to bs able to
build moro cheapIy after having had q
little more experience.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

King Lobcngula, of Matabeleland,
South Africa, has Just proclaimed that
The will send his regiments on raids no
more, but that he will develop his
country with the aid of the white man
Four years ago no white man was per.
mittcd to enter Matabeleland without a
special permit from the King, and mis-
sionaries are advised not to attcmpt to
settle in his country if they valued their
lives. Lobengula has just made new
treaty with the British South Africa
Company by which he cedes to them a
large tract of country in addition to
Mashonaland, and gives them all the
power and privileges they require. The
company now controls 400, 900 square
miles in Matabcleland and Mashonaland.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

| Bays the Gossippcr in the New York
: World: zone who witnessed tho fire
drill by Tiffany s. Co. g clerks during tho
recent blaze which threatened the great
jcwelry store tells me it was one OF the
best specimens of human mechanism he
ever saw. At the first sign of fire the
store was cleared of customers and the
clerks took positions assigned them in
practice. At the tirst signal the heavy
iron shutters were closed, next the hose
was uucoiled, and at the third command
the jewelry was deposited in the various
safes. There was no confusion, no con-
ficting orders or excitement. This ad.
mirable drill undoubtedly saved the firm
from heavy loss, as, had panic taken
place, the result may easily be imag-
ined,"
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

Harper's Magazine contains IN article
on the "Old Shipping Merchants of New
York." written by George w. Sheldon,
and illustrated by G. d. Gibson and F.
H. Schell. It will be surprise to some
to learn that these merchants, who ex.
ercised SO important an influence on
trade during tho first half of the century,
left NO successors. They were men who
owne1, wholly or in part, the packet
and clipper ships of the Transatlantic
service, and they did large business in
exporting. But where is the American
house that exports to-day7 The bust.
ness is Ia the hands of foreigners, and
Is done so differently that were the doers
OF IL fifty years ago to make their az.
pearance on Change, they could not I'M
derstand what is going on.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26


lh's mas been q great season for sport
in the hunting regions of the New Eng
land States, announces the New York
Sun. One taxidermist in Bangor has re.
..ceived fifteen moose heads for mount;no
this season, all of them being unusually
large and fine. A fur buyer in Farm.
ington who returned few days apo
from purchasing trip among tho trap.
,pers OF Maine, New Hampshire, and Yer.
mont brought more than score of bear
skins, agreat number of fox skins, in.
Guiding very fine gray; thirty beaver,
about as many fisher, quantity of otter,
sable, coon. and cat skins. FIVE or six
hun ired mink, and as many skunk. He
bought about two thousand muskrat
skins in New Hampshire. The animals
had been killed this season.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Georgia, Carolina and Northern.

n press dispatch from Atlanta, saws:
The Georgia. Carolina and Northern
raiiroad lus been completed to within
TWO miles of Atlanta Trains are cling
run to u point twenty-five miles from
Atlanta, and 1t is expected to complete
and open the road by the middle of
March. This road is intended as u link
IN the Scaboard Air Line, composed of
the lines controlled by the Seaboard and
-RarrUau CUfnpanys. me company was
organized in 1886 te build standard
gauge railroad from Monroe, N. c., to
Atlanta, Ga, $50 miles. Work was
commenced on the northern end of the
line, and it was opened to Chester, S, c.,
distance of forty-five miles, in October,
1888. On July 1, 1889, there were is
sued IS, 10000 first mortgage 5 per
cent. forty-ycar 81 900 gould coupon
bonds, which have become very popular
amoug investors. especially in Baltimore,
being considered among the safest rail
road bonds that can be obtained. The
Mercantile Tru and Deposit Company,
of Baltimore, is the trustee named in the
mortgage and interest on the bonds is
made payable at the Trust Company'S
office The Scaboard Air Line is com
posed of six railroads. which form a rail
road system whose northern terminus is
at Portsmouth, Va. where connection is
made with the steamers OF the Baltimore
Steam Packet Company and the Old DO
minion Steamship Company, and whose
southern terminus will be Atlanta, Ca, ,
rs soon as the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern is completed Through trains
will be run between these points via
Charlotte.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
UNION g H., SOU FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2e 1892
ditor of chpfiestpn county TO rcducd tlhie
assessed saihe of isnd Isdsphats foelf
from 80 tv 90 a ton. y -

ditortof chslestpn colnlxsto rcduca tia TIA
assessed saibc OF iand s SIidsphats focK
from 80 tv SO a ton. - ..
Governor Tillman was asked Thursday
who was his Ipreferonce for the Presiden
: tlal nominee OF the Democratic party.
He said that he had not yet decided, but
that; he was not in favor of Cleveland
The w. G. Il. U. Annual Convention
assembled under the most auspicious cir
cumstances in Columbia last week with
fifty delegates in attendance.
The Secretary of State has issued com,
missions for the charter of tho Thomas
Gold Mining Company, with headauar-
ters Mt Sportanburg. is,s
The Sumpter Guards have loaned Col,
A. II. Chisolm, OF New York. president
OF the Southern Society of New. York.
ono of their most cherished relics Of Sc.
,cession, viz: the regimental battles FAC
that 1oated over Fort Sumpter during
. the sbQmbardment.
RE ,ss ss, :gIais. I; s Summers, young
studying under Df yasfeuf, oi tho Pfs.
steur Institute Of Paris, Franco, has dis.
covered a "ncw chromogcnic micro or
ganism, found in the vesicles of herpes
labra'es bacillus viridiaus." which will
no doubt bring him success and fame in
the new field open to him. DR.. SYM
mers was graduated with first honors
from the universities of Aberdeen and
Edinburgh, and will soon end his studies
in Paris.
Bambcrg has given finely located prop
erty, amounting in value to SIS. 900. aud
an additional subscription of $40. 600. to
Woiiord College, for the purpose of es-
tablishing and fitting school there. Led
by eight or ten influential citizens. the
entire community joined in tho work
win great unanimity. The building
will be begun soon. and it is hoped thew
will DO ready for use next fall Bapber1
never made better investment, or one
that will make richer returns. Wofford
Co lcgc has adopted the wise policy of
estabi Ish'ng fitting schools in different
sections of the State as feeders to the
College. The great need of tho State is
high grade preparatory schools. The de-
mand for higher education is fully met
IN the colleges already established.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
A Noted Case Settled,

Dies MONIES, Iowa The Hyde Hope
well case, involving the civil rights of
coorcd man, has been settled in favor of
the defcndent Hopcwell. The court
held that IIopewell had the right to re
fuse to serve Hyde in his restaurant and
that the fact that the latter being col.
orcd man. did not enter into the case. In
other words the restaurant business is a
private one, like grocery or dry goods
store, and it differs from an inn and the
proprie or may sell or not to any one
who enters his store.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Hops it Will Succeed.

1t has been rumored in cotton circles
for some weeks that John Fl. Inman has
formed very strong financial combina-
tion to bull cotton A dispatch from
Liverpool to the New York journal of
Finance says:
1t is stated here upon the authority of
one of the most important traders that
the new syndicate organized in New
York to protect the cotton market has
over $15, 600, GOO at its back, of which
81, 600, 900 is subscribed here and in Lon
don. Wentworth, of the London Colo
nial Bank, is said to represent large Lon
don interests in the deal The manage
ment will, however, be vested exclusive
ly in John III. Inman of New York.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
An English View of the American
Free Silver Agitation.

A London cablegram says: Tht Times
hss long article on the Bland silver
bill. The writer says: "Although cleo
Il onesriug tactics have helped it, that it
will become a law is improbable. The
United States must eventually choose
between the gold and silver standards,
but the time is not favorable now The
argument that the bill will attract gold
and raise the price of cotton and grain
may suffice for the Southern and Western
farmers, but it is too iimsy to affect the
North
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Robbed Him of His Little All.

N. Y. CRY, Especial. Charles Frank
lin, cx-convict, and three confederates
assaulted aud robbed Thomas Quinlan in
Mott street on the night of the 7th inst,
and robbed him of his little ALA collar
button and two keys. They then ran
away Franklin was arrested, and he
pleaded guilty in the General SESSIONS
before Judge MARITIME of robbery in the
first degree Judge Marine sentenced
him to htate prison for eleven years and
six months.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

"A writer. .ins = German iewspa3 3cr has
lobtainsd tlSti tics which show that the
number sIoidss throagho0tt the world
e 1so, geo ysatly These figures; the
wfiter observes. have bcen of steady
growth The greatest number Of suicides
hsppen 70 June, the fcwest in septem-
der. The* first ten days Of the month
sises the largest number of suicides. 4
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
The Briceville Mines to Be Co.
Operative.

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Especial The
mines of the Tennessee Mining Company
in Bricevillc will be worked upon the
cooperative plan. The details have been
agreed upon and incorporated in an
amended charter, which has been filed.
The miners are allowed to take stock and
have taken $4,000. Each subscriber
will have twenty months in which to pay
for 800. The company will erect resi-
dences and allow tho minera to buy On
liberal terms.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
NORTH CAROLINA.


Work ON Wilmington's electrical street
car line has commenced.
Asheville has sold $40, 900 of 2O-year
8 per cent. bends to Blair s. Co., of New
York city.
The amount of the shortage of Charles
Seagle, the young absconding railroad
and express agent of Madison, is $500.
The merchants purchase tax has been
declared constitutional by the supreme
court.
Calvin McArtan, sheriff of Harnett,
made complete State tax settlement,
paying in $4,7S0.12.
The Department of Agriculture will
make a new collection of the building
stones of the State for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair.
A littl girl was burned to death near
Charlotte last week while playing in q
field in which her father was burning
brush.
Figures just made up show that Wins
ton Salem's plug tobacco output for 1891
was II ,513, 1877 pounds, against S,437,-
929 pounds for 1890.
The Wilson Short-cu road reduces the
distance north and south via the Allan
tic Coast Line by GO miles. The direct
through line is now via Wilson and Fay
etteviile, leaving Wilmington off.
The State chemists force hayo thus far
made analysis Of about 65 brands of fer
tilizers. There, are four chemists and
three clerks at work.
At Carbonton, Moore county, the rev.
enue people made another capture of a
moonshine distillery aud the operator.
1t is developed that the moonshiners put
concentrated lye in the liquor they make.
A bright future is before Bessemer
City. Last week ground was broken for
a 500, 900 cotton factory, 500 room
hotel is to be built shortly, stove works,
furniture factory, steel works and many
other new Industries are booked. Fifty
tons OF Bessemer ore are shipped daily.
A Wake county sharper named Rogers
played trick on a Raleigh lawyer. He
psrsonated Louis Harris, a neighbor and
giving land mortgage got $500. When
the money fell due the lawyer sent the
notice and this of course reached the real
Harris. The bogus Harris is in Jail.
Governor Holt has ordered special
civil term Of BERTHE Superior Court, to
begin May 8, Judge Brown presiding.
A military company has been formed
at Rocky Mt and commissions wers is
sued to J. L. Arlington, captain: j. ID.
Odom, first lieutenant, and K. l.. Dough
fridge, second lieutenant, company ID,
assigned to the second regiment.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Judge Kcrshaw has granted manda-
mus in favor Of the phosphate" compa
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
Sanford Sanford.

SANFORD, FLA.-The Hon. Johu San
ford, member of Congress from the Sara.
toga district, in New York, and Miss
Ethel Sanford, daughter of the late Gen.
Fl. 8. Sanford, were married in the Epis-
copal church by the Right Rev. II. b.
Whipple, Bishop Of Minnesota.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26
"RArsE SOMETHING TO SELL"

RAISE SOMETHING TO SELL"
In their complaints Of hard times and
their petitions for legislative relief the
farmers ard often met with the advice,
''raise something to SELL" This advice
comes of course. In most instances, from
those who never "raiseA anything them
selves, (unless it is the deviD but who,
good, kind souls never think how iG
sounds, so great is their interest in the
farmers welfare. We row rise to ask
the question, who raises more than the
farmers of the Unitedt Statcs2 If the
amount raised was ansipdex to prosperi-
ty the farmers would not only be the
weaithiest class in this nation but of the
world. They not only raise enough for
the sixty-three millionssof pc ople in this
country, but export more food than any
other nation in the world. If wealth
produced remained in tho hands of tha
producers the farmers name would be
Eli, with big e.. Suppose we apply o
little Of this advice to some of those
who give it. Take the, professional poll
tician for instance. Let us all agree to
have him raise Something to SELL" Tell
him he will be better atT-apd "nearer to
that station in life to which it has pleased
God to eel him. Let us be generous
and charitable aS1 help, him to ''retire to
tho secluded shadcs of private life' by
finding a substitute to take the burden
some aud houorous duties Of Office from
his shoulders. Poor fellow, he has been
martyr long enough.
Then let us take the poor preacher at q
salary Of $25, 900 year. Advise him to
''raise more to SELL" Put him where he
can raise it, for sis not n dollar day
enough to buy brcad2 Water costs moth
ing aud q man that cannot live on bread
and water is not fit to live, A family
may live, laugh, love and be happy that
eats bread In the morning with good wa
ter, and water and good bread ct noon,
| and water and bread at n 'ght" Let him
mix little sweat and Drawn at dollar
day, with his cogitations on the best
road to Heaven. 1t won't hurt him It'll
| do him good. II may tan him little
and make warts on the inside of his hands.
but it will make him better acquainted
with tho environments which surround
the men who "raisc something to sell;"
besides God has ordained that s'in the
sweat of his face he shall cat his bread, I"
| and II he cats "dollar days. worth,
1t the low price it brings at the farm, II
wiU make him SWEET Next let us take
the Congressman ithe fellow that don't
want any sub -Trqasury and land loan
schemes Give TX poor fellow a chance
to ''raisc someth1g to sell." Give him
the chance in th& same manner that Jerry
Simpson and Ben lover and others kind.
u . =. u -
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-26

The landed surface of the Northern
Hemisphere is about al, 100000 square
miles, as against 16, 900, 900 square miles
embraced by the Southern Hemisphere.