The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-08-25

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The latest Happenings Condensed
and Printed Hero.

The Latest Happenings Condensed
and Printed Hero.
In 1880, William Garren, was convicted
OF horse stealing in Henderson county,
N. O., and sentenced to ten years. i'm
prisonment. He escaped aud settled at
Walking Rose, Ga, where he became one
of the 'leading citizens" aud served as
a policeman. He returned to North
Carolina on visit five years ago and was
arrested and sent back 10 prison. The
Governor has just pa,doned him.
The State Farm at Roanoke, N. c.,
employs more than 800 convicts who
have under cultivation g, GOO acres. There
will be an enormous crop this season
The cornfie!d contains abou. 2,00o ecrcs,
and will yield about 100, 900 bushels
the cotton crop will be about ], o. % bales.
Moro than 5000 bushels of wheat have
been harvested, aud the pea crop will
amount to about 10, 900 bushels.
The bank of Leesburg, Fla, Wager
Bros, proprietors, assisn ned Monday. Its
Fatalities are about $40, 900 and assets
fully 100000
The valuation of Georgia property, as
reported by the State assessors, shows a
falling off of sic, 900, coo. The estimates
were high, and the prospective school
funds were based on increased receipts
from taxation. The reduction in returns
from taxes indicated Ly the assessors
reports will have serious effect on the
schools of the State.
Pat II. Mchan sho. and killed Robt.
Mcbride, president of the cotton seed
oil mills at Newman, Ga. Mehan claims
Mcbride iusu'ted his wife
q The steamer gan Juan caught fire of
.he Chinese coast. Cinnamon on board
climbed into the rigging where the flames
followed them until some dropped to the
deck while others leap;d ov, rboard and
were devoured by sharks Some took to
life boats aud so ovcrcrowded them that
tina sharks leapcd up from the waters and
caught their victims. The panic was
frigh'ful. Ouc hundred and. eighty-two
lives were lost.
The Victoria furnace at Goshen, Va =,
is preparing t. blow cnt. 1t will only
be operated long enough to manufacture
the pres mt supply of ore, which will re-
quiro about month Low prices and
gen,r stagnatiou in the iron trade are
the reasons given for ceasing operations.
The plant employs more than 100 men.
The first two bales of Sea Island cotton
were received last week at Savannah,
Ca, on Friday last, one consigned to w.
w. Gordon & Co. and the other to But
lcr & Stevens. They were at once samp.
led and placed on sale at the cotton ex-
change.
Two building and loan associations in
Athens, Ca, have been placed in the
hands of receiver.
A Georgia legislative committee, ap-
pointed to consider the question of en-
Iarging the State lunatic asylum, will
recommend that $3.50, 600 be appropriat-
ed for erecting new buildings to accom-.
m7date 600 additional patients. No
action will be taken until the next ses-
sion of the legislature on the recon-
mendation.
Industrial development proceeds
apace in the South, despite adverse con-
ditions due to financial str:ngency. The
Chattanooga Tradesman reports that
for the week ending August ID there had
been incorporated 33 new industries, in
cluding two large cotton seed oil mills,
several wood working plants, tobacco
factories, tanneries, cotton mills and
other enterprises deno:ing continued
diversification of the elements of pro
duction.
Committees of the various st. Louis
labor associations begun Saturday,
to urge all unemployed workmen COM
ing into the city to proceed to Wash.
ington and make a demonstration before
Congress. 1t is said that 5000 work.
men will gather there.
Judge Brook, in the corporation court
at Norfolk, has granted charter to the
Virginia Farmers Insurance Co. The pur-
pose of the company is to conduct the
Gre and marine insurance business, with
the principal Office 10 Norfolk and power
10 establish branch offices. The capital
stock of the company is to be not less
shan $25, 900 nor more than 500, 900.
RAMMED BY A WAR SHIP.