The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-17
DIXIE NEWS.
The Beloved South Cleaned and
Epitomized.


Epitomized.
An the News and Occurrences Printed
Here In Condensed Form.
Chalmers Gibson, an 8 year old colored
boy was killed last week at Chester, 3.
c.. while attempting to climb on freight
train.
Southport Is to have $500, 900 harbor
and coal company.
Aiken will have branch Keeley In
stitut", established In elegant quarters,
In few days.
Tho City Councils Of Norfolk, Va,
voted an appropriation of $500 for the
naval rendezvous, sud $50j for the vir.
ginia Board of Worlds Fair Managers.
The leaf to .acco sales for January In
Ashcville, N. c., amounted to 58S, 804
pounds and brought $51, ITO.
Maryland's Governor. Brown, will not
pardon Stete Treasurer Archer. who stole
$l32, 0od uutil he gives up available cash.
A Virginia oys or, pulice steamer 70.
Gently surprisci lot of illegal dredgcs
on thc wrong side Of the line in the Pc.
coTSkc. W
Active sters are being taken to mako
the forthcoming DnGviIc, Va, centennial
celebration grand success.
Raleigh, N. c., had disastrous fire
last s&ck. A warehouse containing sew
cy>hundrc bales of cotton burn,d
'atsEs-.Loss $500; fully insured.
Regarding thc recent puAhase Of
5000 acres of land in Dinwiddle county,
Va, for the settlement Of large Bohc.
mian colony, there 10 already . large Bo.
hemian settlement in Prince George
county, and thu peope are prosperous
aud we'll satisfied.
Ms. Vernon B"ld"r, wife of q we'll
known farmer near Wood tnk, Va was
without a moments warning paralyzcd
while at breakfast AMI died instantly.
She was piece of cx-Statc Senator II.
j. Smoot, of Luray.
An amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill empowers tho Secretary of tho
Navy to purchase for naval purposes Ger.
sin plats of land adjaccnt to tho United
States naval station at Port Royal, 8. C.
An appropriation OF SIC, 900 is provided
for this purpose.
A report of tho South Carolina railroad
commissioners, lately issued, covers the
month of November in 1891 and 1892.
The comparative earnings of thirty ak
roads orc given for each year. The show.
ing, while bad enough, is still an i'm
prOvoment on tho October statement.
Of the thiIty-six roads twenty-six evi.
dcncc decrease In earrings OF $76, 800. 70,
and tea IN increase of $40, 058. .83, max.
ing the total net decrease t26, ,9o4 18.
There is considerable excitement iu
Butler township, near Grcenville, 8. c.,
over the action of three negroes, in chas
ing a white woman, Mrs. Flemmous,
from branch whcro she had gone for
water to her bOusc, and afterward break
ing into colorcd woman's cabin. The
negroes are known but have SO far cs-
c,ped. A man was also intercepted by
ncighbor while trying to bi eak into tho
house of q Mr.. Burns, where his five
daughters were alone at the time, A
warrant for his arrest has been issued.
The beet sugar factory at stauntop,
Va, has now been in operation for nearly
two weeks, each day converting about
100 tons of beets into sugar. The ma.
chinery has worked with remarkable
smoothnc 8, and every part of the plant
is in satisfactory condition. During next
fall they will probably require some TO-.
600 tons Of sorghum clnc, in addition to
all of the bects which he and the farmers
can raise. This would be a profitable
business for other parts of the South.
Rev. Edward Mack has formally &C.
copied the call to the passionate Of the
First Presby tcrian church of Charlotte.
N. G. The congregation rendered Mr..
clincd, mining l,Sa0 as his salary. The
church WIS not willing for him to accept
less than $4,000. and urged urcn hiu
the acceptance OF that amount. II will
accept it on one condition." said Mr.
Mack, "that 1900 Of the amount shall be
paid annually to the support of a paste,
at the Victor chapel" The Viyter chapel
is mission Of tho First church.
"It l. not at all improbable that North
Carolina will be reprcs ntcd in Mr.. Cleve.
lands Cabinet" remarked a prominent
citizen OF the Old Nor h state at the new
Hotel Aragon, at Atlanta, a few day.
ago "Thc people Of the State" he con.
tinucd, orc strongly urging Colonel Julisr
6. Carr, Of Durham, for u portfoli, ~.
ton, and it is known fact that the
Presi lent c'cct is considc ing the matt.r
with M little degree of seriousness. an6
ahouih inc sc'cct Colonel Carr, it will be
only just recognition of his sterling
worth and valiant services to thu party.
and such action would cause rejoicing
among all Democrats from the mountain,
TO the sea in the Tar Heel State. The
thousands of friends OF Colonel Can
throughout the South would also be re.
jeiccd to see him honorcd with Cabinet
position. lie is ono of the mos. enter
prising and useful citizens in the South