The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-08-25
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Latest Happenings Condensed
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In 1880, William Garren, was convicted
Of horse stealing in Henderson county.
N. O., and sentenced to ten years. i'm
prisonmeut. He escaped aud settled at
Walking Rose, Ga, where he became one
of the 'leading citizens" aud served as
policeman. He returned TO North
Carolina on visit five years ago and was
arrested and sent back 20 prison. The
Governor has just pa,doned him.
The State Farm at Roanoke, N. c..
employs more than 800 convicts who
have under cultivation 6,I05 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 cottonScrop will be about ], 90 bales.
More than 5000 bushels of wheat have
been harvested, ard the pea crop will
amount to about 1000 bushels.
The bank Of Leesburg, Fla, Wager
Bros, proprietors, assis ned Monday. Its
lNtiliies are about $40, 900 and assets
fully 10000
Tie valuation Of Georgia property, as
reported by the State assessors, shows a
falling off of $12, 600, 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 tie 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
McBr;de iusu'ted his wife.
|, The steamer Gan Juan caught fire of
She Chinese coast. Cinnamon on board
llimbed into the rigging where the flames
followed them until some dropped TO the
deck while others lsap;d ov,rboard and
were devoured by sharks. Some took I
life boats and so ovcvcrowded them THO
tha sharks leapcd up from the waters and
caught their victims. The panic was
frigh full. Onc hundred and. eighty two
lives were lost.
The Victoria furnace at Goshen, Va
is preparing t. blow cnt 1t vii! only
be operated long enough to manufacture
the pres mt supply of ore, winch will re-
quirc about a month Low prices and
gen raj 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,
Ga, on Friday last, one conyigned 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, Ga, have been placed in the
hands Of receiver.
A Georgia legislative committee, ap-
pointed to consider the question of en-
larging the State luuatic asylum, will
recommend that $l2o, 900 be appropriat-
cd for erecting new Luildiugs to accom-.
i'll date GGJ additional patients. No
action will be taken until the next ses-
sion of the Legislature on the recon-
mendatiou.
Industrial development proceeds
apacc in the South, despite adverse con-
ditions due to financial str;ngency. The
Chattanoog. Tradesman reports that
for the week cading August IA there had
been incorporated 33 new industries, in
Guiding two large cotton seed oil mills,
several wood working plants, tobacco
factories, tanneries, cotton mills and
other enterprises dcno:ing a continued
diversiiication Of the elements of pro
duction.
Committees of the various st. Louis
labor associations begun Saturday,
to urge all unemployed workmcn 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
fire and marine insurance business. with
the principal Office in Norfolk and power
to establish branch offices. The capital
stock of the company is to be not less
:han $25, 600 nor more than 800, 900.
RAMMED BY A WAR SHIP.
The Ill Luck of a Steamer from
Coosaw, 8. o.
LONDON The British cru'se Forth
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