The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-12-22
DIXIE NEWS.
The Sunny South Cleaned and Epito.
miSsd.
AL the News and Occurrences Printed
Hero in Condensed Form.

Two Mormon missionaries are laboring
In Sumter and Marion counties, 8. G.
A safe in Carpenter Bros. store at
Kings Mountain, N. c., was blown open
by burglars Thursday and $4,000 in
money and valuable papers were carried
Harrison Evans a 18 year old white boy
shot himself while out hunting near Win
ston, N. g. 49,
A sensational "fake" is going the
rounds of the papers of negro woman
OF Ed2efi I'D, 8. c., who killed and cook.
ed her baby and sesS;ed it at a quilting
party.
Tom and John OliSer, first cousins, and
wealthy farmers living near Waco, Tex.
fought duel last Wednesday over too
charming young woman. John was shot
through tn body and will die.
United States Senator r. L. Gibson, OF
Louisiana, died at Hot Springs, Ark.
Thursday. He was buried Sunday al
Lexington, KY, blythe side of his wife.
A cyclone passed over Summit, Miss.
on Thursday, cutting path 500 yards
wide. aud leaving therein five person
Killed and many wounded.
At meeting Of the Roanoke, Va, bar
Hon. John Randolph Tucker was unani-
mously endorsed for attorney General 10
Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet.
The South Carolina Sewerage Co was
organized at Columbia to construct sew
ers; capital stock 100000.
The gross earnings of the Northeastern n
Railroad Of South Caroiioa for the wear
ended June 80 were $3.50, 256, operating
expenses and taxes $780, All, and net
earnings $15S,s45.
Weldon, N c., is to have the largest
cotton factory in the State. Workmen
arc now engaged in clearing up the site
for the mammoth structure, and it is
stated the order has already been given
Tor the brick. Gen Malone is largely
interested in the enterprise.
Last Sunday morning. an EARTHQUAKE
shock was felt at CASTOR, N. c., and from
there as far up the Raleigh g. CASTOR
Railroad as Warrcnton. The shock was
very decided, shaking houses and win.
dows to an alarming degree, and was &c :
companied by roaring sound.
The Colored State Fair held at Colum.
bia, 8. G., last week was big success,
winding up with a First Annual State
Ball" in Agricultural Hall, given by til :.
colored people, or more properly speak
ing, the "Gonviyial Cataree Club of
South CARROLL l6m" ~
Miss Mar,tMurifGy, highly connected
young lady OF Leeds, Ala, was founl
dead in bed yesterday. morning. Besid
-her Bsss a =rnoI1 1s,IrfIu purrIU dhn-S. Siutv
bidding her relatives an affectl bate
goodbye. Ill health caused the suicide.
Gen. Il. b. Vance, aged sixty five.
brother of Senator Vance and member
elect of the gieoih Carolina Legislature,
was married Thursday to Miss Lizzie Il.
Cook, at the home of the bride, in Ora.
ham county, N. G.
A negro who outraged Emma O'Bryan,
an 18:year- Old white girl of Nashevillc,
Tenn, has been captured and hanged to
a tree in chuschyard and his body Gre
mated.
Application will he made to the Gen
eral Assembly of North Carolina at it,
next session for charter Incorporating
a company to construct railroad from
the city of Durham, N. c., through ,h,
COUNT of Durham, Chatham, Moore.
Montgomery, Stanly and Mecklenbu e
to the city of Charlotte, N. G.