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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
The silver Dollars History.

The silver dollar is always being dis.
cussed in the journals. Some of the
facts concerning it are of interest.
Here is its chronological history: Au-
thorized to be coined, act of April 2,
1892; weight, 416 grains; fneness,
1924. Weight changed, act of Jan
uary IS, 1887, to 412i grains. Fine
ness changed, act of January 1s. 1887.
&c ann. Coinage discontinued, act of
February, 1878. Coinage reauthor-
lied, act of February, 1878. Amount
coined from March, 1878, to Decem-
Der 81, 1887, 1888, 295, ,357. Total
amount coined to December 81, 1889,
1857, ,969, ,239.
The first silver dollar was put into
..esian. ss:a. Sis;os;: =, -a- 1o6suge
diverse or face Of the coin was i'm
printed the head of a young lady whose
hair was flowing to such an extent that
she looked as if overtaken in a fierce
gale of wind" In 1876 Congress
stepped in to the aid of the typical
damsel and tied her hair up with bit
of ribbon. The fifteen stars were af-
tor this reduced to the original thir-
teen, in recognition of the number Of
States. In 1886 the design was again
changed, and the silver dollar bore the
figure of a woman in a flowing gar-
mont. The designer neglected to put
on the thirteen stars, and the coin was
called in. Anyone now in possession
of one of those dollars has a valuable
souvenir. The new design had the
lady surrounded by the stars.
The dollar of 1898 was the first ar
tistic piece of silver coined by the
United States Mint. II App.i;.., 1904,
tho first dollar having the legend, "In
God We Trust" was coined. in 1873
the era of what was called the trade
dollar, of 900 fineness, began. That
troublesome coin ran its erratic course
in five years. In 1878 the liberty dol
lar made it's appearance. Miss Anna
w. Williams, a teacher in school at
Philadelphia, sat for the portrait, her
profile being then considered the most
perfect obtaipable. Her classic feat
ures still decorate the silver dollar. -
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
Three 8riqht Wa sbin9 ton Briefs.

WAsnISGToN, ID. C-The nomina-
tion of Mcssrs. II. II. Jernigan, for
consul general at Shangai. and w.
B. Kcnan, for collector Of custom al
Wilmington. were both referred I"
commerce committee and there report
cd favorahly.
Secretary Carlisle sent to Congress
n statement of the emolumcDts of the
customs collectors for the last fiscal
year: District of Albcmarle, William
S. Bond total compensation. 1885, II,
fees collected $5. 20, Kenneth r. Pen.
dlcton, total compensation, SS55.37
Beaufort. S. c., Robert Smalls, 81,
G7S. 1G; Georgetown, S. c., Sherma A
johnson, 81, 5S2 "A; Pamlico. Robert
Hancock, 81 l,iSl.2 Wilmington
John G. Dnncy, $2,353.5S.
The Senate has confirmed the nom
ination Of VIM. II CullinewoIth to bt
postmaster ut Richmond, Va.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
PITHY NEWS ITEMS

r. G.. Dabb, train fsgmap, was
killed at Salisbury, N. c., by an over
head bridge.
Senator Ransom of North Carolina
has on hand 900 bales of last years
cotton TINT he is holding for q high
price.
Judge Peckham wns voted down in
the Senate last Friday ny II vote of IL
tn 20, fuI aasvci"te Justice OF the
Surr, me Court.
The Cherokee County Fair Associa.
tion has declared dividend o. 40 per
cent to stockholders This is tho
profits of one fair held in October,
1893. near Rrsk, Texas.
The North Cst vl.hR Cnr Co, nj
Raleigh, \. c., hhs sixty men now at
work OH it's additional bui),;ings, and
the plant is expected to he complete
in ninety days. The foundry is to be
S2xl72 feet in size, with cupoln. The
furnace and car-crecting shop will be
S9xl2O feet Axle forge will be put in
later.
The Daily News office, Greenvilie,
s. c., was partially burned last Sun
day.
Prof Blair. Supt. Of the Winston,
N. c., graded school, expelled vcral
pupils for going to the Degraff .h~ng-
ing.
Capt. John L. Morris, Of Craven,
N. c., caught 2l5 ducks and thr rec looms
in his shad nets on Hancock creek and
had them on the NewLern market last
Friday.
Th" Ladies Memorial association OF
Wilmington, N. c., has invited Col.
Julian s. Carr, Of Durliam, to deliver
the Grafton on the observance of Me-
mortal Day Mt Oakdnle cemetery on the
10th of next May, aud he has accepted
the Invitation.
Thcophilus Bland, Of Pitt, N. C.. has
seven sons, and no one in the rutfit, the
old man counted, weighs less than 200
pounds.
Another bomb was thrown in Paris,
Monday afternoon, fatally woundinq
4 people.
The McArtor Farm, adjoining Up.
perville, Fauqmier county, Vs., was
sold mt public auction Thursday, to
John ID. Hooe, of Alexandria for ST.
Ats.
Mckinley was enthusiastically NOM
mated in the convention of Republi.
cans at Columbus, o., for President
of the United States.
A sour-wood t5ee f91l--en oecnr Brit
ton, of Jones connty,N, G, and killed
him.
Gen. G.. A. Evans and Hon. w. Y.
Atkinson are to canvass Georgia for
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ern0r.
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The Fate of the Driver ofa Drove of Males at
tdDdsford

LANDsFoRr, Chester County,S. c.
While crossing the Catawba river Mt
Landsford, in charge of drove of
mules, man named McNinch, from
Chester, wAa washed into deep water
below and drowned. 1t appears, from
what [ can hear, that McNinch was
ridiuc: in the centre of the drove and
turned to the right to head some ofthe
mules that were leaving the road, when
through Ignorance of the ford he plunR-
ed into n deep mole and was washed
away The mules which he was at
tempting to head as well rs that on
which he was mounted were swept
down the river 10 the ferry, half n
mile below, where they reached shore.
rhn miller of Fosters mill was crossing
the river below Mt the time and Mt
tempted to reach tn" drowning man,
but could not do SO rs the river was
Hooded. The body has not been re-
covered.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23

The New York Journal OF Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin, which keeps
daily record of tho fires in this
country, and is deservedly high au.
thority on all questions of insurance,
reports the :ota. lossos 10y fire IN the
United States and Canada in the veal
1893 at $156, AS, ,S75, against SI32,
704, 700 in 1892. In but one month ot
1898 did the total of fire losses sink
below $40, 900, 900, and that was in
February, when the returns of the
journal of Commerce place the fgurea
at 80, 919,900 The same paper reports
$50 fires in December of greater dc.
structiveness than $4,000 each. T,
says that the underwriters attribute
much of the loss toy careless installa
tlon OF electric light and power
plants. Under these circumstances il
ought to bo the occasion of more than
insurance interest to learn that the
risk is being investigated by
experts who are gathering particulars
of all the fires traceable to electricity.
Electricity is a good servant who will
benr a lot of watching.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
The Country S nefender5.

The annual report Of Secretary of
War Lamont to Congress, shows the
total organized militia of the States
and Territories as l12. 100. or 300 less
than in any previous year. Most of
the big militia States lost, while those
hav. all organizations increased
New York and Pennsylvania lost %
and 13 respectively, while Alabama
and other Southern States had small
gains. South Carolina, with $40,
has the largest militia force in proper
tion to her population, and is only ex.
ceeded in numbers by New York, with
1850; Massachusetts, with 1866, and
Pennsylvania with s,614. The strength
Of Georgia is reported Mt 1886, Flor
ida 4,011, and North Carolina 1882.
Delawares militia numbers only $50.
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The Hartford Journal has noted
that when in its normal condition tho
heart beats aeventy.five times a min
ute. Butwhen fellow meets his girl
with rival N reaches IT'S.

An l.nglis:l iarm':', re.ates the
American Agriculturist, was recently
prosecuted for cruelty to animals and
tined ten pounds (s5o) anl costs. Ho
was alleged to have kept twenty-six
head OF stock in a field without suai-
cient fool But the farmers neigh.
oora, Believing tina; he hal done the
best he could in the prevailing drouth,
started n subscription and soon raisel
enough to make up to him the amount
Of fine Oh cos.. ....-.--- ..,s-----.-
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REOPEN THE MiNTS.
fndia's Trade Mas 8een Sadly 0enorahxe
by CLOSING them.

CALCUTTA, INDIA. =. Tho India Cur.
renee Association has entered a stropo
protest, which has been addressed to
the government in regard to the dis.
organization Of trade in consequences
OF the charges in the silver policy. The
protest says TINT the present state OF
affairs shows that the closure of the
mints did not do any harm, though it's
advantages wo'o Temporary and were
suspended by the abnormal importn.
tlons OF silver, of piece goods and
though other causes. The government
abandoned tho minimum price for
council bills at the momcmt success WIS
assured and this resulted in a panic.
1t is now impcrntivrt0 rCStorc con
iidence and the association recommend
The fixing of n minimum price FOR
council bills, the prohibition Of tho
import of silver for private account
and that the sale Of council bills he cn.
trns.ed to nh agent appointed by the
India finance minister. A few firms
dissent from the above recommends
ton and advocate the reopening of the
miuts
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That the United States numbers tn.

That the United States numbers the
diamond amongst its many precious
stones is an undoubted fact, and, al
though none Of any size to compar Q
with those from India, Brazil and
south Africa have been found, yet
from the many evidences of fnls of
nndoubted specimens o; merit, there
is reason to hope that some gem ofcx-
ceptlonal value may be eventually dis
covered, either accidentally or through
systematic search. New Orleans
Picayune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
Who Lost Their BoHdsS

Somebody is poorer and the State
of North Carolina is richer 81, 100 n
year by the accidental loss of S36, 900
of On old 6 per cent. bond issue. The
State Treasurer has never been able
TO hear from the miss nS bonds, and
'it is supposed that the, were destroy
ed during the civil war. They are
pretty safe bonds, too, AZ the whole
issue il guaranteed by pledge of the
State stock in ths North Railroad
Company. The dividends from this
took are nearly $4,000 i'll excess Of
the interest on the bonds.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
An Aboyt Some Manure.

The Statesville. n. c., Landemark
tells n rather unusual suit in Iredell
Superior Court: Meesrs. Colvert g.
Colvert rented the Farmers Ware
house and the premises adjoining from
Mr.. T. ID. Miller. There was nothing
in the contract about the manure which
accumulates on the lot, but Mr.. Miller
thought he WAS entitled to it and re-
moved about 40 loads of it. Messrs.
Colvcrt & Colvert considered the man
ure their property and asked Mr.. Mil
Ter to credit them with $40 (S1 per
load for the manure) on the rent of
tha building. He refused, hence the
suit. The jury allowed the Messrs.
Colvert S30-75 cents per load for the
manure.
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THE NATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Politics We're Not Considered at the Annua
Meeting.

The salary of Marion Butler, o
Goldsboro, N. c., and editor of tn,
Caucasian, the pew president of th,
National Alliance, is $4,000. Hereto
fore the president has been required
to live mt Washington, ID. c., but un
der n new rule he can reside where
ever he likes.
Mr.. Butler says the meeting at To
peka, Kansas, was large. The dele,
gates were entertained 40 the city's
expense and the town left no stone un
turned to make their stay pleasant.
Politics were not discussed. There
was no change in the constitution OF
the Alliance, and no radical measures
of any kind were effected. .,
Mrs. Lease was not present at the
meeting, although Topeka is her home.
The next meeting, says President
Butler, will be in Raleigh, by which
time the Polk monument, for which
money is now solicited, will have been
completed
The other officers elected were:
Vice president, j. l.. Gilbert, of Cali.
fornia; secretary and treasurer, d. p.
Duncan, of South Carolina.
Executive mmittee-M Mann Page,
of Virginia; II. G. Dunning, of Penn
sylvania; j. f Dean, of New York,
and II. l.. Lucks, of South Dakota.
The executive committee was author
zed to appoint a national lecturer and
select place for holding the next
convention. Ben Terrell, of Texas,
the present national lecturer, will
doubtless be chosen for another term
The salary Of the president and lec-
turer was fixed at So, 900 each. and of
the vice president at 50. $50.
The Alliance took exceptions to the
ideas advanced by J. Sterling Morton,
Secretary of Agriculture, relative to
the classes, and exp, asscd its disap.
proval of Secretary Morton in . res.
olution.
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Says Dana, of the New York Sun.

An Enriirhman travelling in the
South rome years ago was Interested
when II chance acquaintance mt n hotel
said to him. 81 have some Of Long
fellows hair Then he drew from
his pocket n little box and exhibited a
said the Englishman, with surprise,
81 should have thought it would have
been white" "No." snid the proud
posscssor of the relic. ITS all right,
! was in the stable myself yesterday.
and got this where he'd switched it
of against the side of hi, stall " 1t
WIS thus that the Englishmnn first
learned TINT II famous horse had been
named for the poet
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AFdmoys Vine.
(Trom the London World !


The Emperor Williams present t"
Prince Eismark consisted of dozen
bottles of the famous Stef.,berg Cabi-
net of the Great Comet year, which is
the finest and rare wine in the i'm
Derial cellars, and remarkable both
or it's fragrance nni strength. W.c
gift is worthy of the OCCASION, for all
mch wine is absolutely priceless, and
t is probably only to be found in the
CELLARS of the Emperor and of the
Duke of Luxembnrg, except Tor any
stray bottles which may be hidden
,way in few country honset. The
iii Emperor William sent hall n doz-
n bottles of the same wine as n
resent to the Queen in 1887. and it
vas brought over by the f Emperor
Frederick, then Crown Prince, him
wlf. Fine Rhenish wines get more
scarce every year, for there has not
been a really first-class vintage since
1868.
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Among the men who have died dur.
ing the past year and whose names
will figure in history are James G.
Blaine, late Secretary of State; Alex
ander of Battenber9, once the Prince
of Bulgaria; ex-President Hayes,
General Benjamin F. Butler, Chief
Justices Lamar and BlatchforJ, Ham
ilton Fish, BeauroSarl and Smith,
Confederate generals; the Earl of
Derby, Miribel, chief OF the French
general staff; MacMahon, President
of France; Jules Ferry, Senator
Stanford, the founder of Leland Stan
ford University; Sir A. r. Gait, Sir
John Abbot, ex-Prcmier OF Cana Ia :;
"Uncle Jerry Rusk, Tirard, former
Premier of France, and Admiral Tryon,
of the Victoria, first Of En- glsh naval
officers of the day. The church, in it's
various members, has lost Phillips
Brooks, who is claimed by the church
universal; DR.. A. j. Peabody, DIR.
Philip Schaf, Frederick Evans, the
Shaker; Bishops Kip and Bissell and
Brother Alarms. The ranks of tho
men of letters show few breaches, but
among these are places once fillel by
Taine, Francis Parkman, Guy dc
Maupassant, John Addington Sym
onds, Mrs. Maria Lamb, founder OF
the Magazine of History; De Mile.
Lucy LarcOm, Professor Jewett and
DR.. William Smith, the photographer
Among the scientists who have been
taken away the names of Tyndall,
Charcot and Professor Horsford, OF
Harvard, are the most prominent
names. Others of this class are
Craven, the inventor Of the sub
marine cable; Lichtenthaler, the con
cholo9ist and marine botanist; Ocean
dole, n French bot mist Captain An
derson, who commanded the Great
Eastern when laying the first Atlantic
cable; Joseph Francis, the inventor
of the life-boat; Cotton, the map
publisher; Vinor, the meteorological !;
Stephenson, builder of the first street
car; Rae, the great Arctic explorer
Harvey, the inventor Of the armor
plate. Few men have died in 1898
whose loss has been more severely felt
and whose name hos been more widely
honored than General Armstrong.
founder of the Hampton Institute and
friend of the freedman and the Indian
In this category, among those who did
much for their fellow-men, may be men
toned also Anthony Drexel, George l..
Seney and Colonel Auchmuty. Last
Sut by no means least, in the ghostly
procession we notice Edwin Booth,
greatest of American actors and n
very rare character Fanny Kemblc,
J. f.. Murdock, Gounod, the com.
poser, and Tschaikowsky, the Russian
musician.
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The Three C's.

Gen. J. T. Wildcr spent Friday in
Bristol, Va. Speaking of the recent
visit of Samuel Huat, president Of the
Three C's road to johnson City, he
said that it was the plan of NJ. Hunt to
have the road completed to The cont
fields, provided he finds the husiness
outlook sufficient to Justify the ven-
ture. There is no likelihood, Gea.
Wilder ih!pks, o: the road being built
through the modutiios o1 eit5ei SIDE
soon. but he rather expects the con.
structon to be completed to the Vir.
ginia coal fields.
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Southern Farmers Lending Money.

The condition of some Southern far
mers, and the improvement financially
is indicated by the state Of affairs at
La Grange, Ga. The county clerk,
E. T. Winn, says many farmers who
have money ahead, instead of letting it
lie idle in bank, are beginning to lend
it to their neighbors. The amounts
are, of course, small, ranging from
S75.00 to $3.50, but this only shows IA
proper caution on both sides. With
This money in hand the small farmer
,en purchase necessary things at cash
prices, which is great saving. He
pays only legal interest, which, while
not oppressive to him, is sufficient
remuneration to the lender.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
4 Prominent Secession Figure Passes away

CHARLESTON, S. c. Robert \.
G"nr,ln, one the oldest citizens of
Charleston, died Friday morning, aged
~. He WAS II member of the Secession
Convention of South Carolina i'll 1860,
and signed the ordinance of secession.
He went to Washington in 1860 at the
urgent solicitation of Major Robert
Anderson, the commander of Fort
Sumter, whose intimate personal
friend he wns, to see whrt could he
don" to settle the unhappy difference
between tho North and South, but
failcu i'm his mission
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-02-23
A Bullet for a YaIeDtj1c.

AsHEvILLE, n. ca special from
Marshall, says Willis Morgan, brother
of Deputy Sheriff Jesse Morgan, of
Buncombe county, was shot and in
stantly killed Mt Marshall, Madison
county, by G.. r. Sans, who is a
brother-in-law of NJ. E. Carter, collec-
tor of internal revenue for this dis
trict. Willis Morgan was courting
Sams's daughter and had been ordered
off the place. He persisted again in
forcing himself on the premises of
Sans with the result stated
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WOMAK SUFFRAGE
VI. Ponce, OF Colorado. Proposes Gil to
This Effect

This Effect
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Mr. Pence,
Populist, of Colorado, offered in the
House bill proposing woman's suf-
frage. The bill differs somewhat from
others presented on the same subject
heretofore, as it does not propose to
amend the constitution, but simply
gives women over the age of 81 the
right to register and vote Mt all elections
for members of the House of Re-
representatives., and provides that their
rights shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or any State.-
A preamble to the resolution saws
that the right to choose members of
the House of Representatives is vested
by the constitution in the epcople of the
several Stat yithout distinction of
sex, but for # proper legislation
heretofore, ON .alf has been restrict.
ed from voting. The bill is for the
purpose of correcting this error aud
to give full effect to the constitution.
Some days ago Mr.. Eel offered a
resolution amending the constitution
80 as to give ''womnn suffrage" 1t
was referred to the Judiciary committee
and reported adversely. The rcsnlu-
tiou of Mr.. Pence does not amend the
constitution, and wa" seat to the com
mittee on the elections Of President,
Vice President and members Of the
Congress.
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Roanoke is to Have Prohibition.

ROANOKE, VA. Judge Woods, of
the Hastings Court, rendered de-
cision in the local option contested
election, declaring the election of Sep
tembcr last valid. Prohibition will
now go into effect on April lst, unless
the decision is reversed by higher
court. The vets will appeal.
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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
The Senate.

3srH DAY.-Tho Peckham nomination was
reported without recommendation. MIR.
Gray spoke in favor OF resolutions opposinpS
the annexation Of Hawaii.
39TH DAI-Mr. Gray finished his speechi
IN support OF the Presidents Hawaiiani
policy.
4OTH DAY.-A controversy between some
small towns in Oklahoma Territory occupied |
the time OF the Senate during the whole of
the session.
Hsr DAY.-The Vice President came to the,
rescue OF the Oklahoma Town Site bill. and
by his vote broke the tie and passed the bill.
compelling the Rock Island Railroad Com
Eany to stop its trains at the new towns of,
Enid and Round Pond. PETERS amend
ment providing for woman suffrage was de-
ieatel.--A bill was presented by Mr. Hoar,
ITO prevent lottery practice through the
National and foreign mail service.
42D DAY.-A resolution was adopted call
Ing on the President for the Dole letter.
mo Senate spent the remainder OF the day
IN executive session, discussing the Peck
ham nomination.
The House.
48rH DAy.-The House met and after tho
reading OF the journal adjourned In respect
70 the memory Of Representative Houk, of
OHIO, whose death was announced
4SrH DAY.-The Urgent Deficiency bill was
passed. Mr.. Bland announced that he
would oner an amendment to his seignioraSe,
Dill that will permit Secretary Carlisle to use
discretion In Issuing certificates in excess of
coinage.
5OrH DAY-Debate was continued on the
Bland seigpiorage bill
DIST DAY.-Messrs. Quigg and Straus,
members-elect from New York City to sue
ceed Messrs. Fellows and Fitch, were sworn
In. Debate was continued on the Bland
seigniorago bill.
62D DAy.--The debate on the Bland soig-
norago bill was continued.
b3D DAY-The day was devoted to an un-
successful effort to secure quorum to vote
for ending debate on the Bland bill.
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Or. E'kins I:iN Speak at TIE Hedicci College
ct YifgiDiu.

Ecv. james Atkins, ID. d., rrcsihcH,
of Ashrvilh IN. G. jFcmolc College, Inn
accrrt"d an invitntiun to deliver the
annual "rntion hc.urc the graduating
clGS Mt the next columcnrcmc nj Of tn,
Medical t"ll":," of Virginia. DR.. Al,
Kin" is man al profound learning
nnl d':tiu ';iish"l abilities as speak
- Th'.. .~ tn" tiity-EiNth year az tn,
Mc'iical College ut Virginia, and tn
most successful ia its hi.toiy.