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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-09-09
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We Sink or Swim Togotl,er.
A Lay OF ENCOURAGEMENT.


The following beautiful production from II
pon Of the gifted Wm. Gilmore Simms, was pul
ished in the February number of tho Rur
CarotiniaH. ,G@r
Now row, my gallant brothers. row,
Give way with will ana sinew tyS
These seas that rise before ourprow
Will try the MUSCLE in you
But what's the fear if hearts be true?
We've but to pull together
Truo hoorto ond honde, oil bont to do
Will bear us bravely, bear us through;t:
And save the ship, and save the crew,
In spite of wind and weather.
Row, brothers. row row, brothers, row
Ono long, strong pull together
And cheer with courage, MS ye row
What though the tempest brewing,
Works fate for maly n brother now,
That drives, head on, to ruin?
'Tis not for us to shirk or shrink,
Though out in fearful weather;
We know some comrades doom'd to sink,
And We too, hang OH Dangers brink
But fear yc not don't stop to think!
Pull bravey all together!
Row, brothers, row row, brothers, row!
One long, strong pull togcthcrl
Bend to your oars, good brothers, row.
Give way with hearty courage
Deaths just as nigh OH land rs now,
When seas are wolves at forage;
And Heavens as near OH sen as shore,
However wild The weather:
We've but to ply tho manly oar,
And shut our ears to oceans roar,
Nor heed the Fate, behind, before,
And bravcly pull together!
Kow, brothers, row row, brothers, row
One, long, strong pull together
Bend to your oars, dear brothers. bend!
We may not 'scapc this danger
But times of peril prove the friend,
And we've escaped even stranger.
'Tis something Of Gods law. | think,
When out in angry weather,
And men are dashed on dangers brink.
And all seemed doomd, and many sink,
That one and all their hands should link,
And brayelv Dull tounthnr
Row, brothers, row row, brothers. row!
we sink or swim together.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-09-09

WAsnINoToN, September 1.--Intcrnal
revenue receipts to day nearly 81 100000.
The debt statement shows decrease of
sl3,60O,00O. Coin in tho Treasury SlO2,.
100000; currency over S3TOOO,oOO. Gus.
toms for the week ending August 81,
s4,6oo,0oo.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
EvENINe rn4RAMl pnlDHillA

mont, on the railroad between Metz and saar-
bruck, and half way between thesepoints. This
is a village of 100 inhabitants on the right
bank of the river Neid, about % miles west uf
the Prussian frontier, aud two miles only rom
st. Avoid. 1t was once fortified, out hs
walls long since fell into ruin.
The headquarters of the united armies
of Prince Frederick Charles and General von
Steinmetz were stated TO ne at Henry "A village
of abeut 900 inhabitants, on the right bank of
the Med, near the forest of Remllli, six miles
west of FaqUelmont, and within twenty miles of
Metz. 1t is probable that the battle OF yester-
day was fought between this point and Metz.
The Siege of strnsburR.
The advices last night from different
points concerning Strasourg also leave the situa-
ton in that neighborhood involved in uucer-
tainty despatch from Carlsruhe, dated yes
terday, states that the Prussans bombarded
strasburg with hot shot on Friday whereupon
the French asked for parley and were given
forty-eight hours in which to make up their
minds TO surrender. Other reports from London
dated the 18th, speak of dispatches from Carls-
ruhe which announce the capitulaton of Stras-
burg, after a short bombardment. French des-
patches, which must be taken with many grains
of allowance, allege that Strasburg when in-
vested by the Prussans was fully prepared for
a SIEGE and could only be starved into surrender,
provisions for many months being on hand.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
AUSTRIA.
Her Policy In the Connct-T The Interests of the
NatiOnalities In Ihe War.

NHtiOnnlities In Ihe War.
The Vienna correspondent OF the Eastern
Budget of Berlin wrote as follows on July 23:-
1t is of great Importance, in considering the
policy of Austria in the war, to ascertain how
far the attitude of the Government is in accord
ance with the views of the various nationali-
ties of which the empire is composed. Among
the Germans there are few corporations
which have demanded from the Government
So impolitic and unstatesmanlike q de-
mand has, as might be supposed. found but few
supporters, and the majority of the Germans
approve the Government policy. Similar de-
mands were made by the Hungarian radicals,
usually so pugnacious in the Parliament at
Pesth; but the notion of Austria remaining de-
fenseless and unprepared in presence of the
all the most eminent politicians on both sides of
the Leitha. Neutrality is one political watch
word at Pesth, as at Vienna; but the Hungarians,
with such neighbors as Russia in the north and
Roumania in the south, feel that they must be
at least as watchful as their cOuntrymen in the
other half of the empire. As to the attitude of
the Poles in this crisis it is in every way salts
factory. They ask neither for war nor for
defenseless neutrality, for both might be ruinous
to them but they put their trust in
the Hapsburg dynasty, which they believe
will protect and perhaps deliver them from
their long bondage. 1t is not merely among the
fanciful and the superstitious that certain hopes
are attached to the circumstance that exactly
100 years are now about to elapse since the first
partition of Poland. The policy of the Czech
agitatoTs, on the other hand eXcites universal
disgust. After inviting France TO join them
against Prussia they now loudly call upon Rus
sia to side with Prussia. Such conduct can
only serve to make the Czech nationality con-
temptible in the eyes of all Europe.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
A TALE OF HORROR.
a Murderer Taken from jail by "a MO
Buried Alive

4 Murderer Taken from jail by SlOb and
Bnried Alive -
The ofiicers of the steamer Cheek tell OF the
lynchiDg of Beck, who is said TO have murdered Mr.,
ana Mrs. GOOde, on Favorite Island, two months
ago. Beck was in Austin Miss jail, where he had
been placed by the Sheriff OF Tunica county, who
had brought him from Indiana few days ago. On
Wednesday morning large number OF men gatnereG
around the jail in Austin, TOOK the prisoner cut by
force, brought him down to the rivers edge placed
him in a skin and rowed up the river 20 FaV0rite
Island
Where, under the long shadows of the trees the
crowd gathered round their victim and feasted their
drunken eyes upon his palld face and trembling
lps and tottering limbs while curses and basphe-
the FIRST grey streaks Of dawn shot upward from the
eastern sky grave was scoOped out OF the sand by
a lot of men, who appeared, at that moment,
more like demons than human beings Bind
threw him into the hole. Two or three OF
the stOutest stood upon his body while the
hole was being lled up, lifting their feet every now
and then TO keep on level with the rising sand As
the sand went III those men actually danced upon
the smothering victim beneath, and the whole
the hole was flied up and heaped over, 'stag
dalce" was improvised, and the twenty vigianters
esrried on the reVel until the sun rose above the
horizon, when they buried 10 their SKINS and dlsap
peaFed up and down the river along tne mississippi
shore.
The doctor who examined the body OF Mrs GOode
q iay or two after the murder was committed, said
thar she was fearfully and ndecently mutilated the
hollow place hfly yards away These barbarous
circumstances attending the double murder were
the cause OF the fearful vengeance which the
lynchers saw ht TO visit upon Beck, man who, if
ghii1 of I'VE crimes aid TO his charge, WAS ;erf ALI
unit 10 live, and stu more certainly unit 70 die.
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THE STAKES,
What Napoleon II Fighting Ror-Bis DYNASTY
staked on success.

staked on success.
The London Times of July 80 contained the
following article, the interest of which has been
increased by the present perilous situation of
affairs
The Emperor Napoleon stakes his dynasty on
success No one knows better than he that in
such an enterprise, begun in despite of Euro
pean opinion and against the remonstrances of
his nearest ally, the only safety lies in a
series OF brilliant victories, followed by a
triumphant peace. To eXtort such peace
from any first-class State is work which
may test the highest qualities of general and
army; bat when it can only be won by trdnlDli1q
enterprise is hazardous indeed. The Germans,
their side, l1eU bnoaC that to yield DOuld be
political ruin. What they lose they can aecer
recOyer; the position they accept at the close of
such o war they can never escape from. The
war is for the Rhine, which has for centuries
been the avowed object of French ambition.
If the French succeed in conquering it aud
holding it under a treaty of peace, there is not
the smallest hope that it could ever be won
again by Germany. The left bank would be-
come as indssoubly Incorporated with France
as Alsace, and the territory of the defeated and
once more divided Fatherland would be perma-
nently curtaied. Can it be supposed that
nation which sees in the future the possibility
of loss so overwhelming will not strain every
nerve in defense of its safety, we might al
most say its existence? Every German
has passed his life in pOndering on this
very struggle which has come at
last. st last after being threatened by France
as long as each man can recollect in speeches
and essays, in plays and rhymes, in the CONVEX
sation of high and low. The Germans, on their
part, have been singing about the Rhine as long
as they can remember, with a display of patti
otism which would make any section of the
people ludcrous and despicable in their coun-
trymens eyes and their own ii they held aloof
from the present conflict. What is passing is
only what might have been expected. The
South German States stand by the national flag
which is held aloft by Prussia and the feeling
at Vienna and in the German provinces of Fran
els Joseph is already such that court with
French sympathies will have to conceal them
carefully, if not abandon them altogether
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rec. elar force at the outside calculation is
c,AValry, 10000; horse and field artillery, 1000;
infantry, $4,000; total, $1,000. No military man
needs to be told that at least 20 per cent. of this
force may be deducted as practically ineffective,
leaving only about 10000 men of all armr. The
large cadres in which ttis force is distributed
would go far to relieve our uneasiness il we
could point to any efficient or sufficient reserve
from which it could be recruited. Unfortu-
nately our reserves do not as yet practically
exist.
The first army reserve is on paper only 5000
strong. The militia reserve is 20 900 strong, but
this force is available only in the event of inya-
sion or imminent danger thereof; and IL is al
ways well to remember that If added to the
regular army it must be deducted from the
militia. These figures speak for themselves. 1t
is surely not too soon to ask the Government
what steps they propose to take to give US not
merely sufficient force for home defense but
one large enough to admit of our throwing
$4,000 men at least into Belgium IL necessary,
or, to put it in the terms of the ''Secret Treaty,
Eau cas- on Sa Majestic rEmpereur des Francais
serait amene par les circumstances faire eutrer
ses trOuDes en- Beluique."
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
GREAT BRITAIN.
Her Available Military Strength.

The Pan Mall Gazette of July 80 has the fol-
lowing important article on the available mill
tary strength of England:--
1t is interesting and, indeed, important TO in
quire what is the available force of regular
troops in Great Britain at the present moment.
We are afraid that the answer to that inquiry
can hardly be regarded as satisfactory. AS far
as we can discover from n careful examination
of the last "Army List" it would appear that
our force stands somewhat as fOllOws-
CAvALRY.-ln England and Scotland there are
regiments oil Guards and 13 of the Line and in Ire
land . regiments OF the Line; making total Of 22
cavalry regiments.
ARTILLERY CIorse and Feld).-In England and
Scotland about brgades; in Ireland, total artl-
lery bngades.
Of Guards, a battaOns of the Line; in ireland, IL
battaons of the Line; total infantry regiments 6s
live desire to arrive at the numerical strength
we must turn to the army estimates, where we
find that the effective strength of the cavalry
regiments averages for the Guards 343 rank aud
file, and for the Line 407. If we take about 400
as the maximum strength per regiment. we
shall be outside the mark, and this gives us $500,
or if we say 10000 we shall certainly be esti-
mating our cavalry force above rather than
below its strength. For the artillery we have
917 for each brigade of horse artillery, and 1900
for each field brigade, giving 4434, or say at tue
outside 5000 as our field artillery strength. The
Guards muster 750 per battalion, equal to 52j4
men; the infantry battalions are mostly only 500
strong each, a few are $50, and one or two 500
strong They may be taken all round as
500 strong, and this will give higher figure
than is due to their effective strength; the total
infantry force by this calculation exclusive of
the Guards, is 30 500 add the Guards. and we
have IS, 754, or say $4,000 men. linus our IoGal
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
N. V. MONEY MARKEr ON SATURDAY.

'1he speculative activity which the war in Europe
constantly tends TO produce in financial circles was
character of business at the Stock Exchange and
Gold Room. Wall street, with every recurring sum-
Afforded in the more numerous race meet
inGs at the different watering places,
aud which draw of attention and check
business. Anew years ago q race in summer was
confined to an odd display Of horseesh at OF the
out-oi-fashion Long Island courses. Nowadays
friends of the turf and Long Branch one with the
prospect OF a repetition OF the Saratoga idea.
Again, the current week has witnessed the great
yachting contest for the Queens Cup and the depar-
ture OF the New York Yacht Squadron ON its
annual cruise. The average Wall street man is %
turtle, and, as far as may be, yachtman. Hence
twin pc easy to comprehend the 1ckleness OF the
activity of Wall street this summer. When there
has been the brokers have had plenty to do,
1t is true great many when out Of town speculate
by telegraph, but the expense OF such communica-
ton adds to the burthen of that terrible interest
account, which so often runs away with the profits
OF a venture, yOu know
1.-THE real feature of the week was the sharp de-
cline in gold, which ran down from 1908 to 1851 on
the defeat Of the French army q movement which
was communicated TO the prem ium by the seeming
consent Of speculation that Prussian victories SHAH
be the signal for lower gold. While Il ia evident TO
those who calmly contemplate the situation that the
war in Europe will be to our benefit, succeed which
side may, the tenacity Of speculation TO the above
idea was so strong that when subsequently new
and strongly NapOleonic French Cabinet was formed
ana the Bank OF France suspG nded specie payments
gold ran back to 1ls3S. rhe latter matter wa
for it certainly strengthened the market although
temporarily. The sudden emission OF thousand
million OF francs in paper money has, as will
be seen by our cable kilograms, already pro-
voked a premium OF four per cent on gold
in Paris and it is only question of time how great
this premium Will become France is repeating the
history Of finances in the late war, and this sud
den addition OF paper money to the currency OF that
country will lead to still higher premium on specie.
yhe redemption OF the new Issue will OF course de-
pend upon the embarrassments arising out OF the
war, and we shall doubtless see period OF length.
ened suspension in the French empire. One OF tke
great countries which sustain commercial relations
through which we have just passed. Can any one
doubt, therefore, that one element more has
been added to the influences which are steadily
bringing us TO specie payments? If anything occurs
to embroil Great Britain IN the the suspension
of the Bank of England would be immediate ne
cessty The Datonal debt OF that country is greater
than ours, and her embarrassment would place us
all on the level OF irredeemable paper currency
with the advantages all in favor OF the young re-
public, teeming with agricultural, mining, ana
manufacturing wealth"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.
Singular Ehects-A House Preserved by Eiec-
Irictty.


tricity.
The st. Louis Democrat OF Saturday says:
The freaks OF lightning during thunder storm
are often both fantastic and iDeXpcable, and such
as to excite as much surprise dismay. An Illus
tration OF these curious electric doings occurred
Thursday evening at the house OF Mr.. Samuel Copp.
Mr.. COpp's residence is very handsome mansion.
IL stands almost alone, on an elevation, with
grass plat and railing in front, and shaded by trees
at the east side. On the evening OF the storm, at
about O'Clock Mr.. Copp got on the washington
however, he dd not alight at the point nearest his
house, but rode block beyond and took shelter in
Uhrgs cave. The rain then falling In torrents,
and the thunder ratified and roared overhead From
where he was Mr.. Copp could plainly see his house,
and while looking In that direction there were several
binding lightning iashes and 1t seemed at one mo-
ment as II sheet OF IRE enyeloped the building.
Fearing that the house had been struck he lost no
time in going home, and he then became apprised
OF the effect OF the singular hery visitation. Two
OF his daughters were III the front paror while the
storm was in progress, and when the outburst OF
thunder occurred and the lightning struck the edi
fee, the effect was truly bewildering and
alarming. The room in which they were seemed
suddenly filed with ghastly, smoky atmosphere
and a kind of sulphurous smell pervaded
the house. The young ladies' and the servants were
much frightened and for little while the most Sc
rious consequences were apprehended. The evil
dences OF an electric visitation We're not confined TO
room or portion OF the building. The lightning
manifested its presence In sleeping apartment on
the east side OF the building overlooking the Veranda
on Twenty-thrd street. young lady In the room
distinctly saw the dazzling sparks OF lightning
playing near the gas pipe, and when bureau that
stood against the wall was removed IL was found
tnat the plaster had been torn on by the
passage OF the fluid, and an iron nail near the same
place looked though it had been subjected 70 the
heat OF a furnace. The lightning could be traced
along the wall several feet by the curious cracks
and deep scratches IL left The exact spot OF its
trance and exit could not, however, be definitely
fixed. The outside of the building was minutely
examined yesterday, but no traces OF any kind We're
visible.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
This MORNINGS Quotations.

LONDON, Aug. ID - 1870 A. M. - Consos 81 L
for money; 9l26 for account. American securities
steady. United States 520s, 1923, Sc; 1868, ODD
s55G; 1s67s, s4N; 10-40s, 49, Stocks steady. Erie,
l7% Illinois Central, LOG; Atlantic and Great West
ern, 21
LONDON, Aug. lb--11 A. M.--ConsOls 911l@9l2S.
New series b-20s 1852, Sc; 1868, s59 1868, s4G
l0-40s, S3
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1911 30 A. M.-Cotton opened
quiet; mddling nplands, s%@s4d.; middling Or
leans, S7sG99d. The sales are estimated at 10 900
bales California white wheat, los. 9d.@1Os l6d. I;
red Western, No. 2, IS.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-113O A. M-Lnseed oil firm
at e32a32 bs. Sugar quiet on the spot, and quiet
and steady ahoat.
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y IA w ~ ~ II ~ Il Il HUN
LATEST By TELEGRAPH.
WAR REPORTS BY CABLE
A GREAT BATTLE!
Passage of the MoseIIe T!
Assault by the PraSsians
They Claim a Victory.
$50 do the French.
Napoleon Going Home,
EtC., Etc. ETC.. Etc. Etc.
FROM EUROPE.
A Enttle Nenr Met.

bnttie Near metZs
LONDON, Aug. 15.-There was battle
fought near Metz yesterday. Both parties
claim victory.
Nnpole on's Accouny of the Battle.
PARIS, Aug. t5.-The following important
despatch TO the Empress Eugene has Just
been made public
LoNaUEvrLLE, Aug. t4-fO p. M.--The
army commenced TO cross to the left bank of
the Moselle this morning. Our advance guard
had no knowledge of the presence of any
force of the enemy. When half of our army
had crossed over the Prussisns suddenly at
tackled in great force. After fight of four
hours they we're repulsed with great loss To
them. NAPOLEON ~
Longuevine, al which place the above de ;
spatch of the Emperor is dated, is small town
on the railroad from Strasburg to Paris, about
20 miles w. S. w. of Metz, and 80 T. s. L, of
Chalons. As the Emperors headquarters were
evidently at this point last evening, he was pro-
bably making the best of his way towards
Chalons, which is situated directly on the line
of the railroad.--ED. EVE. TEL.
kinx william Claims a Victory.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-THE Queen of Prussia
to-day received the following despatch, dated
in the vicinity of Metz;--
SUNDAY evening "A victorious combat
occurred near Metz to-day, the troops of the
1st and eth Corps participating.
''I hasten to the scene of conflict.
''Wn11AAr"
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FROM THE VEST.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE Democratic State
Central Committee have Issued circular to the
Democrats of Missouri, setting forth the rea-
sons for recommending that no Democratic
State ticket be put in the field next fall. The
committee, however, urge the election of as
many Democrats as possible to the Legislature,
but recommend voters in no case to vote for
any one not publicly pledged in favor of remoy-
ing all suffrage restrictions.
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Second DespaIch-Tho Victory at Metz
Chained for tho Prussians.

Messrs. d. @. Wharton Smith az Co.,
bankers of this city (Philadelphia), have rs-
ceived the following special telegram
LONDON, Aug. ia Berlin telegram says
the Queen has just received telegram from
King Willian, as follows:--
"a great battle was fought at Metz yester-
day, and we were again victorious. The 1st
and 7th Army Corps behaved with great
gallantry. leave Immediately for the battle
field KING WILLIAM"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-15
FRON THE SITE.
nIuyder aE ReekpOrt-Ths Murderer Escapes.
s.nssal.I neaainL.h Ia Ihn heneai.un IaLsnrnnh

hIuyder aS heckport-The Murderer Escupss.
Special Des0aLehts The hUealsO Telegraph
MAUCH CHUNK, Aug. ia man named
Dennis Tolan, residing at Rockport was shot at
that place by William Davis about IL o'clock
on Saturday night. Davis was arrested and held
until late yesterday afternoon, when he made
his escape and is still mt large. No previous
difficulty is known TO have existed between the
men. Davis alleges that Tolan followed him
home and struck him. All possible efforts are
being made for the rearrest OF the murderer.
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Baltimore Produce Tsarkss,

BALTIMORE, Aug. 15.--Cotton unchanged at lS%,
Stock scarce. Flour-City Mills, high grades, de-
clined 25c.; others weak but unchanged. Wheat
Sales 25O0 bushels; we quote amber Maryland al
Sl50@160; fair to good red at 81 30@14 10; common
at s115@125; Western at S140@195; white at 81 30
@165. Corn--White, sl@1'l0; yellow s1@si '05 /;
Western, 30. Oats, 45@lsc Rye, s5@95c. Mess Pork,
S30'Tc@s1. Bacon more weak; rib sdes IS; clear
do, 1sNc.; shoulders 154c. Hams 26c. Lard dull
at liza 1Sc, Whisky q6697c