The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-03-17
DIXIE NEWS.
The Beloved South Cleaned and
Epitomized.
All the News and Occurrences Printed
Hero In Condensed Form,

Here In Condensed Form.
Two men were drowned from boats In
Neusc river, North Carolina, last week.
AT Pickeus, 8. c., Major Sym mes was
on Wednesday found guilty of man
slaughter, and now trial was refused.
Gabriel Smith, aged s3 years, and Miss
Florence Webster, aged 25 years,
wero married IN Luray, Va, last week.
Congressman Talbert declines to tell
reporter whether he will or not be can
didatc for United States Senator from
South Carolina ----@s.e-s - -
The colorcd fircmcn of North Carolina
were by the last Legislature given relief
fund of 5000 year, and will form a
State soc;ation.
Mrs. Frank OVERLY, of Fayetteville,
N. c., while alone in her room Wednes-
day afternoon, was taken with fit, fell
in the fire and was burned to death.
The people of the county of Montgom.
cry, N. c., ere very much excited over
the di covery of very itch gold mine.
The mine is located ON the property of
Jones Cvttou.
One Of the negroes implicated in the
butchcry of Henry Twittman and wife,
at Lincolnvill', s. &. last Saturday night,
has bc arrested aud lodged in Jail in
Charleston.
Judge VIM. B. R"dman died at his
home Mt Washington, Beaufort county,
N. c., Tuesday morning, in his 10th
year. He WIS member of the Supreme
Court of the State from 1869 to 1878.
Henry Brooks was arrested for horse
stealing Mt Charlotte: vile, Va, early
Monday morning, and lodged in Jail.
He wa' hotly pursued I'll night, cludiug
arr st until finally captured in the Rag.
ged Mountains.
Th, white coon that has bafIlcd the
hunters OF Acc om,c county, Va for sew.
eral months was captured quite rec ntly.
1t was the i"tcution to send i, on a. a
present TO Pres dent Cleveland, but it
died from the eff cts of the fight in which
1t was captured.
MIRA, Levi Hnss'as, 6: Henderson
county. N. O., VI 5 standing in front of
the fire with her one y4ar.old infant in
her arms. The child Knocked from tho
m.ntelpiecc bottel OF turpcutius aud it
fell in ths fire and igni'ed. The child's
clothing caught and it was so burned
that her cond!t!j:: &c -. oi; iSui.
Columbia, S c., is afflicted just now
with French b ron who talks French
(of 'oursc), shows whole bundles of let
tors and off rs tn furnish 100000 capi-
tai for partnership in Mr.. C ,rdslli.s. dry
go ds business. IRE wary Columbians
seem indisposed TO Rad his letters and
much dispose to reject his $780, 900.
Robert Terry, Will, intoxicated, enter
ed the Virginia and North Carolina wheel
factory It RichmonI. He was warned
by the workmen to keep away from the
machinery. This hc failed to do, Tor
while the back of the s17kyer was turned
Ter stumbled over tn CARRIAGE and the
saw connected with Is cut his body in
two, the ho d falling on one side and his
legs on the Other.
The charter of the North Carolina Far
mcrs' Alliance WAS not forfeited by tho
Legislature, as had BEN proposed, but
the charter was so am~ndcd that the
amount contributed by each Allianceman
can be withdrawn at his option, and the
common fund has been so projected that
it can easily be asccrtaincd whether it is
being perverted from legitimate objects.
The street car system of Tallahassee,
Fla, consisting of one car, is operated
by "a colorcd man and a mule" both of
whom live only to please the people. If
the car happens to be going one way and q
passcngsr wants to go in the opposite
direction he has only to cay so aud the
mu'e is immediately hitched to the other
end aud the car started in the deaired
direction.
Around Lower Oakland, 8. c., the
farmers have determined to raise more
grain than last year, and will considera.
bly, reduce the acreage OF cotton. The
weather, which for some time has been
too wet to allow spring planting, has
cleared, and ground is now bsing brok en-.
There is a very heavy demand for fertil.
izers, and it is expec cted that the crops
will be unusually abundant.
E. Kirby Smith, who is prominent
just now because he is the sole surviving
full general of the Confcderacy, is rs
years old. He is described az white.
haired lean, graceful, of medium height
and with undilnmed eyes. his beard is
truly pstriarchal. He dresses entirely in
black, with a black necktie. and wears
on the lapel Of bis coat little badge
that is in form and color a miniature re-
production Of Confederate ensign.
There are two parties in Memphis
good and wicked ono. The former has
been waging bitter war on the gamblers
and lewd women threatens to inlpeach
Judge Du Bose, of the Criminal Court,
is alleged to be at the head of the wicked
party. He has turned the tables, how
ever, by having numb of the good
indicted for renting houses to fallen wo-
men for immoralI purposes. Sometimes
those who wear the uniform of the truly
good really belong to the wicked party.
A cablegram from Paris announces that
the Waldenses in their last synod resolv-
ed to send two delegates to North Caro-.
lima to make inquireies. regarding the ad-
vantages possessed by that State for set
tiers. This is a remarkable movement.
The Waldenses, or Waldcsians, are the
famous sect inhsbiiing mountain valley
on the Italian side of the Alps, where for
les they have maintained the Pro-