The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-18
. GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,
Latest Items and Curious Notes from
Our Exchanges.

Latest Items and Curious Notes from
Our Exchanges.
| Miss Winnie Davis. the daug hter of
the Confederacy. has written u novel
entitled THE Yelled Doctor, the plot
OF which is said to be remarkable.
ASIDE from any intrinsic merit The
book will probably sell we'll ON account
| OF the distinguished position of the fair
authoress.
The Paris edition of the New York
| Herald prints a dispatch from Shang-
hal, saying that Chlnas peace ENJOYS
to Japan have been instructed not to
surrender any territory. China is
merely willing to concede the inde-
pendence OF Corea and to pay an in
demnity. The failure Of the negotia-
tions is regarded in Shanghai as u fore
| gone conclusion.
| Representative Phillips, of Pennsyl-
vania, stands out in bold belief as the
only individual who has yet offered to
make a dir ect cash donation to the gov
| crnment to perform a duty which de-
wolves upon it. Mr.. Phillips has intro
duced q bill in Congress for the crea-
tion Of labor commission, and he
offers to pay $250,OO0 out of his own
pocket to meet the expenses. He is
several times millionaire.
"A frog farm with about l,OOO, 600
| head OF stock is carried on successfully
by man in Contra Costa County, Cal.
He started ranching in frogs few
months ago with a herd of about 1000
frogs anu is already making lots of
money. He supplies the markets of
San Francisco, Oakland and other
large cities on the coast 1t costs little
or nothing to raise the frogs. aud the
rancher Is not anxious TO trade his
ranch even for u gold mine, so he saws.
Cotton manufacturing in Augusta.
which Is the largest cotton manufac-
turing city in the South, is a decided
success. The following dividends were
paid during the past year: The John
L. King Manufacturing Company, $780,
600; the Augusta factory, $36,OOO the
Graniteville Manufacturing Company.
5000 the Sibley Manufacturing
Company, $4,000; the Enterprise
Manufacturing Company, $4,000, the
Langly eManufacturing Company, 49,
400; Riverside mills, $4,000. Total
for seven mills, $3.50, 400.
The Huntsville Female College.
one of the largest institutions of the
kind in the South, was burned Tuesday
afternoon. There were 100 boarders
in the building, all of whom esc;.ned
'teAoeo SSi i'eso oo dS X UOWn.
The managers OF the college have
rented tho military academy of
huntsville, and will open school al
once. The citizens have taken the
girls to their homes. Work will be
commenced on new building i'm.
mediately.
Il. l.. Coburn, prominent cotton
merchant of Pine Bluff, Ark. and
leading member of the Presbyterian
church, was cOwhided in his Office a
few days ago by Miss Mabel Huggard.
few days before Miss Huggard,
though the medium of a neigh Dor, re-
ceived an insulting proposition which
was alleged to have been made by Co
burn. Inc young woman's brother, in
company with his sister, went to Co
burns office and held u shotgun over
the latter while his sister cowhided
Coburn.
"A. l.. Walsh, who was sent to the
workhouse in st. Louis last November
for carrying burglars tools, throw
away u gold watch on his way to the
station. 1t has been identified by G..
w. Brethauer, a Chicago jeweler, az
one which was stolen from his place
October 80, when three robbers carried
off $4,000 worth of jewelry after lock-
ing him in the safe. Walsh,confess d
TO taking part in the robbery. He
served seven years in the Columbus
penitcntiary for assisting in q $40, COO
Wabash Railroad express robbery.
Living in a log cabin close to White
Hall, the home OF General Cassius
Marccllus Clay, Kentucky's duelistand
abolitionist. is the Oldest woman in
Kentucky, who is known all over
Fayette and Madison counties as "Old
Aunt Hannah White. She is a ne
gro woman, and in the best of health,
doing her own house work at the ad-
vanccd age OF lis years. Aunt Han
nah is the mother OF fourteen children
and has l24 grand and great grand
children. She was one of the first
slaves in Kentucky, having been sold
at auction four times. Her younge 81
son, now an old man, resides with her.
The Springfield Republican makes
the amende honorable. as follows: "H.
a. Belin OF Charleston, S. O., disputes
the claim that the Southern colt ~
mills cannot or do not make the fine
goods manufactured in New England,
and he sends The Republican sample
of cloth made by South Carolina
mill in proof OF his contention. We
shall have to give up to him in tll,
case at least. Nor is there any reason
why the Southern mills should no,
make fine goods with machinery so far
perfected as it is, and skilled labor so
available as IL is or must soon be | |
that section.