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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-31
11th Hour News.

Mrs. Lot Erving, OF Buena Vista, Ga,
aged IS, gave birth on the 18th to her
thirteenth child.
Ait the receipts from eUutf, ear.lina
privilege tax tags, amounting now to
over S45, 900, so to Clemson College.
The Ashev.lle, N. c., aldermen have
appo ntcd special Wa'dcnscs committee
to look after Buncombe's interest in get
ting that people to emigrAtc to that
county.
The contract for the erection of the
new Dime City Savings Bank, At Co'um-
bia, s. G has been given out, and the
work will be commenc d on the building
at once.
Governor Mckinney, of Virginia, act
ing ON the suggestion of the Governor Of
Arkar s.s, has invited the Governors Of
the Southern States to meet in Richmond
April IL Ii, with view to the general
development of the South's resources.
The Mann -Arringt ton gold mine in Nash
county, N. c., has re umed operations.
during the Centennial Exposition in 1875
ores from this mine took the second plize.
A rnsiderable amount of new machinery
has been purchased. The operators ex.
R&SSfk!sst5Ppca RSSSfsk !s tI9S a'1A Grad" or" ""'- '"''
Three masked mon held up the night
Operator at the Port. Republic station Va +,
on the Norfolk and Western railroad Wed
ncsday light and rifie1 the cash box.
They carried away about So in change,
but ov, rlookcd an envelope containing a
larger amount. They escaped, leaving
no trace of their identity.
Oyster planting in Virginia waters has
been much discouraged of late years by
the fact that private oyster beds are not
adcQu ,tcly protected. The law OF Vir-
gnia permits any person twelve month,
resident Of the State to take oysters
from natural bed, and forbids any per
son to make private property of such
ds. Where private beds are sot near
natural deposits they are pretty safe from
pir-t 9, but where oysters have been
planted in open water near the natural
teds it is almost impossible to protect
them.
The awarding of the contract for fur
niturc for a schoolhous in Harrisburg,
Pa, to manufacturer in Roanoke, Va,
is another striking illustration of the en-
croachmcnt of Southern industries upon
the North Harrisburg is less than 100
miles from Williamsp,rt, the greatest
furniture manufacturing centre of the
East, while Roanoke is over 800 miles
distant. The placing of this contact
with tho Roanoke firm implies an ad.
vantage in that locality with which Penn
sylvania manufacturers cannot compete.
And this is but one instance of frequent.
ly occurring events of similar significance
in many branches Of Southern industry.
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A Remarkable Hole in the Rocks.

In Ireland, near Horn Head, in
County Donegal, Ireland, there is re-
markable natural hole in the rocks of the
seacos.t, which IS known all over Britain
as "McSw,ney's gun" 1t is believed TO
be connected with sea cavern. When
the sea "runs full" the ''gun" sends up
jets of water to height of more than one
hundred feet, each spouting being fol-
lowed and preceded by loud explosions.
The "gun /, perfectly smooth hole
sbout ten inches in diameter, and it:
history can be traced back to the first set
tling of the country. No one seems tc
know, however, how it got the name OF
"McSwiney's gun."-Chicago Herald.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-31
WISE WORD.
lain living Is long living.

Plain living Is long living.
Matrimony comes in sealed packages.
Pleasure is narrow; happiness is wide.
A woman Is never afraid of brave
man.
Avar;co is green persinnons to tho
soul.
The wise man holds his tongue in his
hand.
There is 40 telling what tho w,rl l
would have beon like il woman had bccl
created first instead OF last.
Great men are they who see that
spiritual Is stronger than any material
force; that thoughts rule the worl |.
Men say, All! il a man could impart his
talent, instead of his performance, what
mountains Of guincas would be paid! !!
Yes, but in tue measure OF his ab 'oute
veracitv he does imrart il.
The unity in this web of contra lie.
tions is its great wonder. How If this
unity prove to be the law of which the
opEositions are but one clauscl IIow IL
the perfect unity were only attainab!e
through the freedom Of the natura'
diversity7 Aud what is the substance
and sum Of this fundamental agreements
The desire Of good, the progressivoscon-
ception Of which marks, moro than any
thing else, the progress Of the race.
Life is a succession of Lessons which
must be lived to be understood. Ali is
riddle, and the key to riddle is another
riddle. There are as many pillars of il
lusion as flakes in snowstorm. We
wake from one dream into another
dream. The toys, to be sure, arc vari-
ous, and are graduated in refinement to
the quality of the dupe. The intellectual
man requires q fine bait; the sots ar.
easily amused. But everybody is druggel
with his own frenzy, aul the pageant
marches at all hours, with music aud
banner and badge.
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STORM SWEPT STATES.
Much Life and Property Destroyed.


MEaruIs, TRNN Tho path of the cy.
clone, which entered Tenn, ssee In q
south westerly dir, ct:on from Miss ;ssippi,
appears to have been about tw, MY milcs
Ia vi ith, altlough the serious damage Il
confined TO much smaller area. The
wires arc down in all directions, and
there Is DO tclcg aphic communication
with Nashville and iut rvcning points
and little news Is obtainable from place,
visited by the cyclone.
This city barely escaped. A heavy
rain Tell aud a high wind blew at the
time tho cyclohc tagged and IL became
as dark rs night fOr tn rty minutes.
Heavy damage was done to trees aud
small out bu .ldings.
A train from Birmingham, Ala re.
ports m ch damage bet tween hc'o and
B, haliat, tScmty IN les east. Not n house
cs apcd the storms fury and only few
are left s,and'ny, aud they Ncre damaged.
The house of Roland Cox WAS lifted and
b 'dily blown away. The house of Robt.
Stevens was lcvcli d TO heap Of ruins
The residence ~ ID. n. llMr $, II wealthy
planter, was wrc, kc }, and thu houses Of
four of his tenants w,tc blown away
Three houses brlo ging 10 !. iiuiurii
wcrc blown down. The wind indulgcd
in queer freak with the dwell ing house
of w. G. Haggs Formerly it faced
north; it still stands, in a damay Il con
dition, but now faces nth.
NICK>BURa, Mas. Additional cyclone
news rec iv,d from passengers on the
midnight train from Memphis says that
tho storm spent its force between runica
and Shaw station, which are about 20
miles apart aud on the railroad. At Shaw
some sores were bio IN down and a few
citizens wounded.
At Tun ca tho court house was serious
ly da ragc'l, church aud other buildings
dc oy,d and n schoolhousc full OF negro
children was blown to ricc s. Many of
the children wc,c hurt but none killed.
1t will he II day or two before tic fu cx
tut OF The disaster IS known.
NASHVILLE, TENN.-A severe wind
and "a II storm swept Over Ma hvillc, do
ing much damage in the northern part of
the city. In s, nth Nashville store
fl led with people was b'own down and
numb.r injured, One 10y was killed
aud another will die.
BOWLING GREEN, KY.-A terrible cy-
clone passed over this city and great
damage was done. The Louisville &
Nashville round house was totally wreck.
cd. About fifteen engines of the Louis.
vi le aud Nashville Railroad Company
were b,dly damaged, but no lives arc
thought TO have been lost. William
Fortps prn tr-t ttatug, unv rIru IrHnu'
somcst ed fees in the city, was unroofed,
MS were many others.
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GIN, WADE HLMPTON,

of South Caro- n, who il, to become rail.
road commissioner, is u well known figure
il Southern history ahd in Washington,
WI ere he served with distinction and
credit in the Uuitcd States Senate for
twelve consecutive years, finally yielding
tn It post because of the antagonism Of
the Alliamc; element i'll his native State.
lie is almost rs cars Of age, bu. is still
full force and energy. His record of
service during the civil war is that of
brave soldier. He resigned his seat in
the State Senate to serve in the field, at
taincd the rank of lieutenant general, and
was elected Governor Of South Carolina
in 1876 in the campaign that defeated
the Republican government. The
place he i, to fill was held during
the last Cleveland Administration by
Gen. joseph f. Johnston, another Con
federatc veteran, who permitted to re-
main in th,t place by President Harrison
until hi death.
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judicial Circuit; Walter ID. Dabney, OF Vir.
giniu, to be Solicitor for tho Department OF
Statc: Charles B. Stuart, OF Texas, to b3
Judge Of tho United States Court for the
Iniian Territory; David T. Guytop, OF
Mississippi, to 30 United States Marshal
for the Northern district OF Mississippi;
William III. Hawkins, Of Indiana, United
Abner Gaines, OF Arkansas, United States
Marshal for the Eastern district Of Arkansas;
James j. McAiester. OF In ian Territory,
to be Unitel States Marshal for the United
States Court for the Indian Territory; /;
Frank b. Burke, OF Indiana. to be United
States Attorney for the District OF Indiana;
Clifford l.. jackson OF the Indian Terri
tory to be Attorney Of tho Unitei States
Court for the Indian Territory; James w.
House, of Arkansas, United States Attor-
ney for the Eastern district ofArkansas; /;
Ernest z. Baldwin, OF Maryland, to be
First Auditor OF tho Treasury; Thomas Hol-
comb, Of Delaware, to bo Fifth An litoy
-oiJ JR%cs tHa D. Eassls, appointed Aialstsr 70
France, Is a native OF New Orleans La, and
Is flfty-nine years old. Attended Harvard
Law School, 1s53.54 He was In the Confeder.
ate service first as Judge Advocate on Gen.
eral McGruder's staff, later, to close OF war,
OH General Johnstons staff. Served In
State Legislature prior to reconstruc.
ton. Was United States Senator from De-
ccmber TO- 1871, to March 8, 1870. Then be-
canc Professor of Civil Law In the Univer-
sity OF Louisiana, but was again elected to
tho Unitei States Senate In 1884, for tho
term ending March q, 1891.
Theodore Runyon is one of the prominent
man OF pronounced ability. For ten years
he was Chancellor OF the State, nni has
twice been its candidate for Governor, at
one time during tho war.
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Ihs 8fchmond Terminal system ai
Lnst TO BE Put on Its Feet.


New YaRx. Tho resganlxstion Of
the big Richmond Terminal sys.sm OF
mora than {. 900 miles by Drexcl, Morgan
s. Compauy may now b. said TO be ~
surcd. The plan is about ready and may
be announced any day. Oac OF the hrs
steps toward restoring order out Of chass
MID be tho apr, ,ssntment 'of =. ccivtr Of
the Richmond & Danvillc Railroad, who
will represent Drcxcl. Morgan 8 Co and
bs independent OF either faction IN the
company.
] Samuel: Spencer, who Is connected
with tho ba king firm, will be selected
for tho position. 1t Is understood tha.
Receiver Reuben Foster ia to be the one
t6ystic. Receiver fIuidekoper will 70
main, but will act IN harmony with the
proposed scheme of reorganization OF
Drexel, Morgan & Co.
The firm will have comrlste access to
the books and all necc sary legal stcps
can be taken without interruption There
have cen ,Ntrn.ivc prep .rations for the
rt organization icfcrc tho banking firm
found their way clear t. take charge. All
of the prominent men who have been as.
socint Il with the management in recent
times have willingly submitted to qucs-
tioning and as eed to submit to auy plan
sug2c ted.
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An Ancient Rem ,dy.

n. dc Moly, French grrpe grower
and something cf :: classical scholar, dis.
covered that S.rab, hal described 4
method Of treating diseased vines with
petroleum. He determined to Try it on
his phylloxera.smitten vineyard. lie met
with success that delighted him, and at
a recent meeting Of the French Academy
OF Sciences, he exhibited healthy shoo DTS
grown from stocks rendered barren by
phylloxera, giving statistics Of his cxpc;.
iments that leave no doubt Of the sue,
cess of the method. 1t appears that the
ancients kncw a thing or two. New
Orleans Picayune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-31
18th Hour ITEMS.

A. l.. Kendall, of Atlanta, shot and
killed himself in the presence of his wife
aud little son last Saturday night.
Wrecked by "winc, women and cards, "
Alfred Rheinsto,m, man ger of the
Wheeling, w. Va, opera house, fled
thcm and the town last Sunday.
Maj. r. l. Ragland, of Halifax county,
Vs., one Of the mos, promiuent farmers
in the South, died Sunday morning, aged
20 ycnrs. lie was the largest grower of
tobacco seed in the world and his seeds
are famous.
The oldest church existing in the
United States is situated near Smithficld,
Va 1t was built in the reign Of Charles
], between the years 1G3) aud 1886, the
brick, lime and timber being imported
from England. The timber is English
oak, and was framed in England Ii is
brick structure, erected in the most
substantial manner. The mortar has be.
come so hardened that it will strike fire
in collision with steel.
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AN ATTACK BY DEsPERADoEs.
Four Beset tho Buncombe County
Jailor for His Life and Their
Liberty.

Four Beset tho Buncombs County
Jailor for His Life and Their
Liberty.
when Jailor w. g. Jamison entered the
cell on the third floor Of the county jail
in which Bud" Whitmore, John Lew.
clyn, A. II. Edwards aud Bill Parham,
white, were confined, to give them their
dinner, all { ur sp'ang upon him and
bore him to the floor OF the cell. The
jailor attempted to draw his pistol, but
was prevented by the lining in his
pocket.
Whittmorc wrcnched tho KEYS from
his hand and gut ossession OF the jailor's
pis ol, and, followed by Lewellyn, dart.
cd down sta RS, hoping to unlock the
main door and make their escape, leav-
ing the jai or struggling with Edwards
and Parham. Tue jailor called to hi.
wife, who was on the scond floor, to
.hOot the escaping prisoners. She ran
down SANS, got pi tol and r,tusned ir
time to sec Wbittmore try ing to open tn.
main door. Thrusting her hand through
'he grating, Srs. jam son fiTe], just II.
Whi,tmore fell into the cell corner, and
the bullet missed him.
by this time the jailor ] nd subducd
Edwards and P.rham; and, rushing dowr c
stairs, he got tho pistol from h $ vile
md forc.d Wittmore to give up the koys
md pistol, and drove tho men back &c
che cell. No one was hurt except Ed
wards, whose head was cut by the jai ol
with The lock which he carried into the
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The fact that about 400 applicat:oak
for patents were made last year by womel
is an indication to the New York Press
of how thoroughly the gentler sex,is en-.
tcrlng into the practical activities Of
modern life. Many these application,
relate to such industry as textile manu-.
factures and railway d r electrical de.
vices. The uuseiti,h spit of tho fair
inventors Is exhibited byhs fact that
among the products of Their genius arc
improved braces. .hrttnn leskAnwer
holders, self attaching neckties, sleeve
links and trousers splash prevcnters. Mar
il no longer solo lord of creation.
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The Bees Won the Fight.

News reached the pres, of n remarkable
fight in Cleveland county, N. c. near the
South Carolina line. Two men, named
Trout an IIutchins, were removing a
beehive, about which thy had wrapped
a cloth Two men name Mcdaniel met
them, and quarrel and fight followed.
Hutchins stripped the cloth from the
hive. and, placing it over his head, hell
tho hive in front MS he advanced toward
tho Med lnieIs. Tho bees poured out
mud saS6EeIy nttoo's -, Il ia,fnr ss.,s s..s<s
to retreat. One of them shot Hutchins
in the sho ldcr, bnt he advanced with
hi, novel Ga;li"g Gnr, and aide by the
b, O., drove the McDanicls oy;r the line
into South Carolina
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Convicted of Murder and Respited.

COLUMBIA, 8. G. Wade Haincs, who
was t. hive been hung Friday for the
murd.r of Miss IIornsby. a viii girl,
was rcpricved shortly before tho hour set
for the execution. Governor Tillman
visited IIaiues in his cell, but would
make no statement to the press concern
ing his intentions. Public opinion is
very much divided ts to Haines' guilt,
aud the Governor has given the case un-
usual attention.
Miss IIor. shy was murdered with q
knife near her home OF the outskirts of
the city, and Haincs reported finding the
body and went back with those he in
( rmed of the fact. He has continuously
asserted his innocence, although the peo.
pie of the neighborhood where tho crime
was committed are fully persuaded Of his
guilt. The rcprieve is for month.
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The doath- -4aneral- -BeauregarI
leaves but one Of the seven full Generals
of tho souther Army living aud none of
the five men on whom the rank was con-
ferred at the beginning of tbs war.
These five men were Cooper, Lee, Iosop',
E. Johnston, Albert Sydney Johnston
aud Beaureyard. Bcayg and Kirby
Smith were afterwari made full Gen.
erals. Kirby Smith alone survives.
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Poverty must indeed be bitter, muses.
tho Chicago Herald, whom Its victims
pledge their bodies for tho dis.
section room in order to obtain n few
shillings for food. This was one of tho
suggestions acted on at the gatherings Of
tho unemployed at the east end, London,
recently. 1t was represented that "sub.
jects" are difficult to obtain aud are
quoted as high as $50. 1t was proposed
that the hungry men should sell their
bodies in advance OF death to tho hos.
ritals on condition Of the presenl pay.
ment of IS. 1t was feared, however,
that thu market would soon become
overstocked.
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arover Cleveland d evidently thinks tha

droVcr Cleveianu eVldentlY thinks that
typewriter letters are not good form.
This, at least, the New Orleans Picayunc
thinks. is the fair inference to be drawn
from the following incident. A politi.
clan of National prominence the other
day, wishing to urge the claims Of GER
tain person f5r II cabinet position, die.
tated letter for Mr.. Cleveland to his
typewriter, signed it aud sent it away.
Shortly afterward he received q reply,
written in n somewhat grabbed, but dis
tinct hand, which on ex, nin,tion
proved to be au autograph Of NJ. Cleve-
land. The gentleman has PIT the letter
carefully away, and says that he will
never again be gqiita of sen ling Mr..
Cleveland type ten letter. The
typewriter is very convenient, all the
same, and COOL deal moro les sible than
most auto graphs.
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A st. Louis maa says that "it Is a
question jnst how for silk hat aud
supreme nerve will c .rry MAI, but our
people appear to yield reality to such in.
tlueuces. The best instance of this i,
Colonel Hale, of nowhere in particular,
but who has a habit Of blowing in with
the spring brcei - and prom otin, things
generally, much to his own interest.
Colonel Hale blew into a rapidly grow.
ing Western town recently aud quickly
grasped the fact that there was no cablc
road. With everything gone but silk
hat and s125, he spent Sl0J for ainis-
sion into swell local club au proceeded
TO exist on the remaining $2S. He
gathered about him the lea ling moneyed
men aud laid bare the scheme OF mill.
ions in cable road. He agreed to OBJ
tain the franchise and pnt it all through
for $50, 900, part OF which was to be
paid down as guarantee OF goo faith,
Do you believe that that follow busted
up his silk hat aud attacked the alder.
men next. BY dint Of promising aud
posnpous appearance OF wealth nc Sc,
cured an ordinance, was voted stock,
drew what was coming to him and blew
out again, leaving every ooe to wonder I"
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NUMBER IS.
Cleveland Sends in . Batch sof
Appointm sntss
The Senate Confirms q Lot Of
Nominations.

PRECEDENT Cleveland sent tho following
ncminationa 10 the United States Senate
JA.nes 3. Entis OF LouisIAna. 10 BE- En-
voy Extraordinary aud Minister Pieulpo-
tentiary OF the Uhitsi States 70 rraucs.
Theodore Ranyon, Of New jersey, 10 DO
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plcni-
potentiary OF tho United States TO Ger
many; Wade Hampton, OF South Carolias,
TO tbe Commissioner OF Railroadt; John
E. Risley, OF New York. 70 DO Ea<
yoy Extraordinary and Minister Pisntp6-
James q, ASenktnsof wiseonsin, "a q
United States circuit Judge for tho seventh
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Death of DR.. Cullen, of Richmond

RICHMOND, VA.--Dr. J. G. ID. Cullen
died here in the 6lst year of his age. He
was dean of the faculty Of the Medical
College of Virginia, and professor of sur
gerry OF that institution. He entered the
Confederate army us surgeon of the 1st
Virginia regimeot aud rose rapidly to
the prominent rank of medical director
Of Gen Longstrcet's corps. During the
battles around Richmond h. was appoint
ed on the field, by n Lee. acting med.
ical director OF the army of Northern Vir.
gina. He also served as medical direc.
tor of Lopgsreet's army, in East Tenn
essec, in 1864.
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Says the Now York Press Tho NJ.
oaragua Canal will cut OF su on avsra ;e
about one half the distsnc, between thi,
port aud 0,Ooo, 900 of people with
whom we trade little aud Grea'l Britain
trades much. The Suez Canal is in het
favor now, and we ,nnot meet her ot
even ter. in those markets till our ship:
eau cross the Isthmus.
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Largest Frnit Far in tho World.

Howell Colnty, Missouri, will soon
have the largest fruit farm in the world,
il it has not already that honor. A com.
pany has been organized by South Bend
Evansville and Springfield capitalists fos
the purpose Of converting $4,000 acres
near Brandsvillc into an im nensc fruit
farm, work to commence within thirty
days. There is plenty Of money backing
the scheme. The company proposes to
build cold storage plant, evaporator
and distillcrY. The land is situated OH
the line of the Gulf road and is the most
desirable location iu the couaty.
Louis Republic.
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"Passed Over the River to His
Friend.

LEXINGTON, VA DR. III. r. Barton is
dc ID, aged 20 years. When Stonewall
Jackson Was professor ut the Virgiaia
NJ litary Insti utc before he won military
fumc, DR.. Barton was his intimate friend
for some years. After the war DIR. Bar
ton was the surgeon of the Virginia Mil
itary ln.,itutc and will be recalled by
hundreds Of old cadets all over the
country.
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Two Young Men Lose Their Lives in
n Fire.

NASHVILLE, TENN.-.Firc at Athens,
Ala. carly Moaday morning destroyed
several stores and small bui dings. The
damage will not exceed 500, ,OCO. William
Chandler, of Mckenzie, Tenn. n student
at tho Alabama Agricultural C,llcgc, and
Owen Brown, Of Athens, were caught
under filling walls and crushed 10 death.
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Death of the commandant.

CHARLESTON, s. C.-First Lieutenan.
John A. Towers OF the second United
State, artillery. and commandant of tho
cadets Of the South Carolina Military Ac.
edc.y, died at lis fathers residence 10
Anderson, s. c., Thursday.
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In Switzerland very stringent laws ex
ist for the protection Of fruit trees frou
insects and other pests. No tree owner
is allowed to treat his trees as he chooses,
but strict watch is kept over both
amateur and professional horticulturists.