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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-03

oh. what to buy for Christmas (.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-03

The action of Camden town-meeting in
circumscribing the limits within which
wooden buildings may be built. is applaud
ed by many towns that haven't the courage
to do it themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-03

The Cony High School will give the
"Chizzle While" fair Dec. %, 2S and ~,
in Meonian hall. On the first evening
there will be a play by the scholars and on
another evening the entertainment will BE-
furni.hel by either the Bowdoin College
Glee Club or the College Athletic Club.
Many of the traders say that never IN
thci r remembrance of the flour trade has
the price of flour been so low as nov.
There are various causes for this, hut the
stock of wheat that IL held over BY the far.
ners from last spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-03

Kate Dendrick an old time offender snd
he woman who was so badly burned by her
husband in drunken brawl year or two
ago, has been lying in Jail awaiting the De-
cember term of court. She comes up be-
fore the court on charge Of larceny. I'm
Thursday her daughter was to be married
and Kate wanted to attend the wedding. BY
'lint of effort she got out on bail for TINS
purpose and it's presumed ENJOYED both Der
liberty and the nnptisls.
The "Sagadahoc" brough, a big freight
for Augusta on this last trip. She arr'ed
AZ Bath at . O'Clock Thursday evening ana
c,me up the river yesterday. Augus's
shippers as well as all along the line had
large amount Of freight awaiting the boat
50 much in fact that the Sagplahoc eoun
not take it ali. The steamer left for Bo''
ton yesterday and weather permitting naEs'
her last trip of The season from Bo"o"
into the riv,r Sunday morning.
The will of Deacon Tburston Of Bangor
father of the wife of Rev. Mr.. william
som, gives to III. wife the Income OF al
the real and personal property during h'l
life, with the right to use any portion Of
the principal she may need for her suppon
and comfort. Al the decease Of his vie
the property is TO be equally divided D.
I rcen his three children, George Pisfce
Thurston, Elliot Sparbawk Thur.ton. sha
Maria Stetson Williamson. He beques'he'
the household furniture. books, pictures
.ilverware and bedding to his daughter
Mrs. Williamson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-03

Cooler last evening.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

tor en;,,o,, IN 49,, ,;,,,.-,.,,,,,, 49,,
bad haar;sh tn,dnnor Co,.on ,,1ont;no
;s No. onax onS 80" p"s '.n
od the 49, Ill ho da..n"a 1 I'd" Nv On 80
cont tn Al,ha .L ,oS;
I;Iar, ,h;s saos"n h Wv. 'SIp pt eo ooo
tons as snoorna ;,t ,oe ooo u. oU'Tvt
year onS; ~ Sn,th Caroi;r ZOE 900 80
sga;nst tax ooo ,,oar onn Th;. sh,s
conclu .iveIy s;,bsr that the areo ~ hs
cultivated will be nrnmor,;nn,teIv loss ~
,hat ,ta o.o,, Iii l;. :.a.S
,u;...; ''oP WI iooei,o 'usuiii.ie,' .' is;
,n;nishod :" n;oia rIn rITn'eIusan' ~ ".
o,,or A. P,an.e'S no,
ei u"inS w .ue ioM prices 'eCeneo
,o' ,hei ias. crop, are not III Posillon
70 'horo"ghiy cultivate and care tor the
next one. Ir de abroad cannot he worse,
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
VERY PRECIOUS TO CATHOLICS
A Relic for the Devout worshippeI
from the Basilica.

A New York special says: In gold.
lined casket on the altar in the quaint
little French church of st. Jean Baptiste
No. l59 East 78th street, has lain each
diy since Monday from 40 until 10 a.
M, the most sacred relic in Catholic eyes
of the days when Christ walked the
earth, which ever reached America. 1t
is large fragment of the arm of st. Ann,
mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother
of Jesus. For many centuries it has been
guarded more jealously than were ever
guarded royal jewels or kingly crowns by
the Benedict monks at Rome, in the great
basilica of ST. Paul's, outside the walls.
Nov, by special request of His Holiness,
the Pope, portion OF 1t Is sent 70 increase
the faith and devotion of all members of
the church In the United States and
Canada.
This relic, which will be regarded by
Catholics everywhere with the deepest
feelings of piety and joy, is to be kept at
the Church of st. Anne de Beaupere, on
the st Lawrence river Another piece
of arm is on its way, and will be cnshrined
in the church where the fragment above
referred to is exposed.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
A LAW SUIT FOR A VILLAGE.
The Title to Tryon City in Litiga-
ton. Mrs. Cureton Sues
for Poss sssion.

SHELBY, N. C.--Tryon City, beautiful
for situation and perched upon a noun
tain, is nJw the subject of a big lawsuit.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Cureton, daughter Of Go
van Mills, deceased, the widow of DR..
Thomas Cureton, formerly of Charlotte
has begun u law suit and sues for the
possession Of nearly the whole of Tryon
City in Polk county, and she is the only
surviving heir of Govau Mills, claims IT,
tie through State grant for $50 acres of
land given in 1890 to Jas Logan.
In recently decided law suit against
Mr.. - Garrison for the possession of a
lot inTryon City, the plaintiff, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Cureton, gained the To- and in this sue
cessful suit she first discovered that the
800 acre grant covered the greater part of
Tryon City. Then the question arises.
will the statute of limitations prevent her
rec very of this tract after the lapse of
so many years? Her lawyers assert that
she is not barrel by the statute of limi
tations, for she married Dr. Cureton be-
fore she was 3 years of age, and she re-
mained a fcmc covert, or married wo-
man, until 1876, when Dr. Curcton died,
and she had begun hiI suit before the
seven years had expired, counting from
her husbands death
The defendants in this case. involving
many thousands of dollars aud many
beautiful residences. assert that they are
ready for the issue and that she cannot
recover. SO both sides are confident of
victory aud the lawyers will have fine
pickings and gather many shekels into
their empty treasury. This case will be
tried at the Polk county court.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
QUADRENNIAL METHODISTs.
Tidal Wave of Methodism Spreading
to Every Corner of the Globe.

OMAHA, NEB. B.-Bishop Warren. the
millionaire bishop of Denver. presided at
the opening session of Thursdays Mctho-
dist Conference. DR.. Mylcy. of New
York, conducted the devotional cycr-
cises.
After the order Of business had been
taken up Bishop Foster began reading
the episcopal address. After congrat-
ulating the assembly upon its auspicious
meeting and passing culogics upon the
dead officers and laymen, it states that
the past quadrannum had been u pros.
porous one in the church aud that no
bishops had died. The bishops have
made more than fifty thousand assign
men's of ministers and families with but
little dissatisfaction. Work in foreign
fields has been given more than ordinary
care. Bishop, Wafdron visited. Mexico
and S9pi Wefipa- in, ,sa04and sheld con-
Srrcs jjrhuY's sisS airc,t systEs : Jaj,an
and China, being the first bishop toeisit
Cores. Bishop Newman visited Japan
Bishop Niude visited Mexico, and Bishop
Fowler circled the globe under assign.
ment and held conference in the various
nations of the earth. Bishop Andrews
and Bishop Goodsel visited Asia. and
Bishop Mallalieu looked after Russia
and Bulgaria. These visits have had
beneficial results, as the same kind of
Methodism prevails in every country
visited. The increased number OF bish
ops has not decreased the work to any
special extent. A century Of growth has
made our book concern the largest in the
world.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
Significant Imports Of Cotton.

Notwithstanding the enormous or p
last year our importations of cotton have
y-bvoa iaoreae;sts-----T These -impnrtatinps- are
from Egypt and Peru, the cotton being
sold on samples or types furnished by
exporters. They are required for special
work in manufacturing aud cannot be
obtained elswhere, and are rot grown in
this country. Thel Egyptian cotton is
somewhat similar to our Sea Island, aud
il of peculiarly silky and long fibre, with
vellowish ting. IT is used mainly by
til cad manufacturers and makers of fine
yarns for underwear and hosiery.
The Peruvian cotton is of rough
texture somewhat like wool and of long
staple, and is used for mixture with wool
1t is harsh, with long strong FIBRE II
reduces the tendency of goods to shrink,
and at the same time causes shrinkage
in their cost. The total crop of this
Rough Peruvian cotton never exceeds SO,
900 bales and our largest imports were
bales of about is0 pounds. The Egyp.
tian cotton is put up in bales of abou,
$50 lbs. each, OF WHICH we imported
last year p, 900 bales :, ~
Most OF these shipments reach us by
way Of Great Britain, as there is no direc,
steam communication with Egypt oi
Peru. Though we have applied ia
numerous manufacturers and agents OF
American cotton, we cannot learn that
these importations Interfere with the
growth of American oottons, but the
Egyptian grade might perhaps be cul
tivated in the moist districts of the is
lands OF the Atlantic. The Peruvian
cotton is q sort of cheap shoddy used ia
turn out cheap wooden goods, which are
no credit either to the manufacturer or
the dealer. We also imported last year
over 10000, 900 lbs. Of cotton from Turk
ish territory, our totsl imports of cotton
from all sources in 1891 amounting to
20, 90S, ,817 lbs. valued at 2,825, ,004.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

: House purchasers will be panied to
learn, thinks the New York Sun, that
the diminishing supply of white oak is
Heading to the substitution of the cheaper
red oak. Car builders report that it
bends we'll, and is valuable for door.
STILES, rails and some other parts of the
interiors of cars. The-beauty of white
loak aud its adaptability to furniture
manufacture have gradually increased
the demand for it to such an extent that
has enhanced its cost.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
BLANCHARD UP SALT RIVER" ."
The Gear and the "Watch Dog of
- the Treasury" Break Lances.

- the Treasury Break Lances.
Friday oesF Two ssufs. G.vsAe ws4e The House $,
attempts to secure amendments involving
small appropriations for small creeks
noue of which were carried
Mr.. Caruth humorously appealed for
$4,000 for,Salt river, Kentucky, in the
name of defeated candidates for office all
over the country. He urged the chair
man of the committee, Mr.. Blanchard, to
grant him this small boon.
Mr.. Blanchard replied that so many
gentleman had spoken to him abont va.
rious rivers that he did not recollect the
gentleman from Kentucky.
Mr.. Caruth naively inquired if the gen
tleman from Louisiana thought this state
ment was proper one to go publicly in =
to the Record. Laughter. why was
he not more ingenious in his remarks?
The 'Salt river" was the one stream in
his district in which he had special in
terest. Laughter.
"A bad snag was encountered when the
clause was reached to appropriate $13, 900
to. complete the embankment on the South
side of the Great Miami river near its
junction with the Ohio. Mr. Reed, of
Maine, and and Mr.. Holman, of Indiana,
had quite an acrimonious discussion, and
pending discussion the committee 70. G and
the House took recess until o'clock
this evening for the consideration of pri.
vate pension bills.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

A very short paragraph, remarks the
New York Post, will contain the essen
tial points of one of Lloyd's quarterly re.
turns of marine disasters; but few briei
announcements nave more melancholy
Significance. From the latest of these
reports, it seems that 356 vessels, of all
jnationalities, were lost or abandoned at
sea in the last three months OF 1891. OF
these, 100 were owned in the United
! Kingdom and twenty-six by the British
colonies. Next in order come Norway,
! with loss of sixty-six vessels. and the
United States, with loss of tifty-four
vessels. OF the British vessels wrecked
forty -one were steamers aud fif;y-niue
sailing - sells. OF the steamers two
were n>.Jned, four burnt, five foun-
dered, eight went down after collision,
and nineteen were wrecked; while Of
the sailing vessels twelye weie abau-
doned, six foundcred, four sank through
collision, three are reported missing. and
twenty. eight were wrecked.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

Says the New York Sun: The mag
netic needle has been acting in very
erratic manner recently in some parts Of
France aud Scotland, where its dccli-
nation now is twenty to twenty-five
minutes greater thaa it was few months
ago, though no change has occurred in
the adjacent regions. Scientific men do
not know how to account for this mag
netic anomaly, unless it indicates that
metal bearing rocks in the depths of the
found geological disturbances, 1wSiGilis6e u:
made apparent at the surface by these
unusal vagaries Of the needle. The
theory was long ago advanced that ter.
restrial magnetism, if we could read it
Alright, would explain what is going on
In the bowels of the earth; aud in the
connection that the geologists are DIS
posed to trace between the recent mag
netic disturbances and subterranean geol-
ogy we have another illustration of the
sciences, a great truth to which Wallace
called attention so vividly when he
based conclusions relating to prehistoric
geological changes upon the present dis
-tribution Of fauna IN the Malayan archi-.
pelago.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
THE ALLIANCE AT BIRMINGHAM
Polk Makes Speech, and Says the
Alliance Will Vote the
Omaha Ticket.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-Fiftecn States
were represented ut the meeting Of AL.
lance presidents and executive commit.
teemen. Mr.. Macune was taken i'll just
before the meeting convened and wac
unable to leave his room. President Polk
called the meeting to order and made
long speech, saying that he had expected
such meeting as this for two years. He
dealt In generalites, principally the AL.
lance demands, speaking for more than
an hour.
w. +. Gwyune, Of Tennessee, was made
secretary. Tillmap, of Tennessee, was
active and outspoken in his efforts to
keep the conference non-par!isan aud out
of politics.
The prevailing sentiment is in favor of
the Third parts action, but those opposing
it are organizing their forces for ii hit
to the finish against such movement and
lively time is looked for. President
Polk openly says now that all the ALI
ancemen will vo for the full p, ople's
party ticket to bc nominated at Omaha.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
PRESENTED TO BLAINE.
a Virginian Accosted Him On the
Steps of the White House and
Gave Him a Cane

WASHINGTON, d. Cat about 8 80 in
the afternoon as Secretary Blaine was go
ing into the White House, where he had
some business with the President, he was
accosted by Mr.. a. B Crowell, a Virgin
ian, who said:
us this Secretary Blaine2"
Yes" replied the Secretary, looking
somewhat annoyed.
You do not remember me, do you2"
continued the stranger
mo, 1 can't say that do, replied the
Secretary.
WELL" continued the Virginian, "I
met you here in Washington six years
ago, and came here to find out where
you were living SO that could give you
a cane that made myself, which is-sa..,s.
What HISTORICAL IN KS charatter.s /.
s'You are We y kind,n replied the Sec
rotary, looking more comfortable and ev-
identity well pleased at the unique work.
manship on the stick.
The Virginian said that the cane was
made of Georgia pine from one of the
joists in Libby prison. The head is
formed of knots of roots from the battle
field of Seven Pines. There are three
bullets embedded in the head, which were
picked up on the battlefield of Fair Oaks
In making this explanation the donor of
the cane became quite enthusiastic and
tipped the Secretary familiarly on the
chest several times, either by way of en-
phasis or to test the Secretary's lungs.
When the cane was handed to him Mr..
Blaine flourished it around several times,
laid it was very handsome, and that he
greatly appreciated the gift. AS he was
about to go upstairs, where the President
was awaiting him, the Virginian drew
from his pocket two handsomely carved
napkin rings made from an oak recently
felled at Fair Oaks.
Here, Mr.. Secretary" eaid the vir-
gtuian. al did not forget the ladies of
your family. trust you will be kind
enough to present these rings to Mrs.
B aine and your single daughter, and say
| made them especially for their use"
The Secretary was profuse in his
thanks, and assured his friend that that
the ladies would prize the rings as highly
Is he did his walking stick. Mr.. Crow
III thereupon closed his talk by saying
that he had always been great admirer
# Mr.. Blaine, and hoped that the he
might eventually become President.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

!, The German Emperor has been treated
to some pretty plain speech by the news.
papers, in spite of the many threatened
prusUoutiouB for troaovr. Pho po,oisoho
Zeisung, one of the most powerful and
respected OF the Liberal journals, says.
'Tt would be deplorable il it should 90
forth that In Germany people cannot
temperately speak out their opinions
without risking punishment. Should
this belief gain ground, the mere text of
newspaper articles would soon cease to
have much value, but the public would
learn to read between the lines. Great
rulers have always been distinguished
by noble regard for the opinions Of
others, even when opposed to their own.
Joseph II. once wrote, whatsoever con.
scientiously blames me or my actions
shows good iutention--that of teaching
me- and making me better. II in doing
20 he should for q moment lose sight of
the respect due to me, can afford to
VI" +.
forgive him. 1t would be matter for
coussAtulation II the ReichstAg should
be requested 70 make such alterations in
the criminal code as would enable the
Grown to act up to the views of the
iibersl.minded Emperor Joseph. Then
Il would no longer be the duty of the
Public Prosecutor to interfere with
newspapers every time he thought, with
or without reason, that the offence Of
sMsjestats- -beleidis ung' had been com.
united. This change would be bless
Ing to the Fatherland. Nothing is moro
Injurious to . throne than the enforced
silence OF . ps1cY-F
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
THE COTTON OUTLOOK.

There is no improvement to note in the
position of cotton during the past month,
yet we are of the opinion that the pres
ent low prices will gradually Improve.
The certainty that the last crop will not
exceed 1900, GOO bales is more assuring
than the uncertaioty of previous reports.
There has been a variety of causes to de-
press the market to point lower than it
has touched during the past so years
The ignorance prevailing as to the ex-
tent of the crop, the large forward move
ment of cotton, the decline in silver,
which affected European trade. and the
conservative policy of close buying,
which has been adopted by the Name hes.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

IS government engineers have enumer.
ated no less than 1876 rivers in the Mis-.
sissippi Valley, which, in their present
natural state, are not available to steam
navigation, but which might be made
$50 at very reasonable cost. two or
three foot navigation for nine months Of
I the year might be secured on total of
nearly 15, 900 miles, and with reason.
able expenditure.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
1900 SOUTHERN BAPTIsT.S
A Large Convention at Atlanta.
Condemning the Chinese
Exclusion Act.

ATLANTA, GA.--The Southern Baptist
Convention met in Trinity Methodist
church. Fifteen hundred delegates are
IN. attendance, and Judge Jonathan Har-
r.tlson, Of Salem, Ala, was reelected
president. Joshua Levering, OF Mary
land W. y. N0rthcD, tof QeSsgss Jsincs
sP Eagles, of Arkansas, aud L. j.. Fos-
ter, ofTexas, were elected presidents.
Before the convention adjourned res
olution condemuing the Chinese exclusion
act as destructive to Christian missions
in China will be presented. A fight will
probably be made on the home and for
ci2n missions boards DR.. Hawthorne
welcomed the convention to Atlanta, and
Governor Northeu to the State.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13

A late Blue Book reveals the fact
that out of the 23O, 900 people, more or
less, in Washington, about $4,000 are
government employees. This means, ,cx.
plains the Boston Transcript, that there
ARE S1,ooc people who get living salar.
les that are paid to them twice a month
just as regularly as the day comes
round. That meansa vast SUN of ready
money disbursed every month, aud in
dicates the highest ratio of general pros.
perity in any capital under the sun.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
SHOT WHILE STEALING CHICKENS.
An Anson County White Man Poor
Representative of His Race.

soMts MMAREss3Eo ss as Ss IS a,Say, GSayRehsT5 Or Bob
man about 25 or 30 years OF uge, Son OF
Atlas lowers, was shot through the head
by Davis Talton in the night and instant
ly killed. The circumstances arc as fol-
lows: Mr.. Talton and lowers were
neighbors, living 2t miles from Wades-
boro. About 10 o'clock in the night Mr..
Talton heard noise about his fowl
house, which was only short dis ance
from his dwelling. He grabbed his pis
tol and ran out of the house, and upon
reaching the yard discovered something
coming out of his fowl house and moving
around it, which he thought perhaps was
a dog, on account of its appearing so
close to the ground; but to be sure, he
hailed and no one answered. He then
fred. Seeing the object move around the
fowl house and stop, he took the precau-
ton to hail again, and receiving no re-
sponse he fired agaiu. About this time
sociated with 5SSs%era Ss Sqaag man nan wha as.
and cried to Mr. TaIton, "For Gods
sake not to shoot any more for that was
Bob lowers around there, and expected
Bob was killed" They got light and
went to the fowl house and found Jow-
ers dead with bullet through his head.
A sack was found in the fowl house with
one dead chickeniin it and another with
its head pulled off lying outside the sack.
lowers was barefooted and Birmingham
had stood off some distance from the
house, holding lowers shoes, while he
was getting the chickens.
1t is said that Birmingham and lowers
made the pot last Sunday to steal the
chickens and take them to negro house
where they were frequent visitors and
have them cooked. They were both un-
der the influence of liquor.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
Measure for Measure.

lFom the Dawson, Ga, News.
Two gentlemen in this country married
each others sister, and now they have
nine children each. One family has two
iris and seven boys, aud the other family
has two boys and seven girls.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Edward J. Sawyer has been appointed
as postmaster at Bennettsville.
The South Carolina Cotton Oil com
pany has been completed at Charleston
with sas0. 0n0 capital stock An i'm,
meuse oil mill will be erected.
The Charleston cotton mill will in ell
probability be moved to Lockhart Shoals,
in Union county, 1t is proposed to buy
the Lockhart Shoals site for $50, 900,
and, after effecting a complete reor-
ganization of the company, move the
works to that point.
The Charleston News and Courier set
on foot an extensive system of enquiries
as to the probable reduction in cotton
acreage the replies received figures the
percentage at 25. 1t is learned that the
farmers will devote this 25 per cent. of
acreage to food CROPS.