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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

Hon. Thomas i. Jones, Of kentucky
has introduced bill in tho House to
charter railroad from Charleston, S.
c., to Chicago. The proposed road
passes. through tho middle of Ken
lucky. Tho bill prividcs that the Gov
!Srhment islto guarantee tho bonds of
The company, payable in fifty years
TO the amount OF 100000 per milo, tho
principal and interest Cat per cont.)
payable in gold The bill will not
come up for passage until tho noxt ses-
sion of Congress.
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NOTICE.

| take this method OF informing my friend5
that will be found in my office on each
SATURDAY, for The purpose of transacliriIe
any business that comes under my jurisdio-
ton. "'T'IrN
As my duties as School Commissioner win
compel mic to be absent in different parta of
tho county, make this special appointment
for the benefit Of oil concerned
r. A. BOWEN,
hoZo-ly Scool Commissioners
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An Exciting Race.

AHo oah EIaUClscO ODrOnlClo toll5
the following story of an engineer:
1t was four years ago last winter
| was coming down with train
loaded with'cattlo. The weather had
been bad for weeks, and the snow
lay deep, but was melting off fast in
the warm weather j, that had lasted
nearly a week. The ground was
saturated, and ] noticed that things
looked shaky on the mountain.o /
was feeling my way along Carefully.
thinking the track might spring, as
the bed was wet and sloppy, when
just as as got around the point of
this ridge, | looked up, andit seemed
to me that the whole mountain above
me had broken loose. For hundreds
of feet wide the hillside was in motion
and charging down on mo. The
slide started hundred yards above
the track and was coming right down
on me like lightning. Rocks, troes
and snow drifts plunged down the
face of the mountain with thunder-
ing roar, and seemed bent on over
wholming us and burying us in the
canyon Thousands Of feet below.
was never 80 close to death before,
although | have had my share of peri
lis on the road. For moment | was
stupefed, tho danger was 80 great
and escape SO hopeless, but only for
moment. | determined not to die
without an effort, but capped on all
steam, while the brakes were thrown
off at tho came time. You can sec
for yourself that the grade is heavy
here, and can believe that we made
fast time. The engine seemed to
know her danger, and to gather her.
self for al effort. She leaped, quiz
ering and snorting, down the grade
in the maddest race | ever saw
Down camo the avalanche like light
ming directly upon us, throwing up
clouds of flying snow and splinters
and rocks, and away flew the old Ell
gine.like thing OF life and beauty
as she was. dragging the cars like the
wind down the grade after her, a.
breast of tho slide. But it seemed
doomed to be all in vain. The evalan
che came faster every moment. il
was almost upon us. The rocks bee
gun to bound against tho cars and
over them, and the train was hidden
in cloud of snow. Bat we were fly
ing in the air nov; the wheels seemed
never to tonch the rail, and just as
was giving up hope tho engine rush.
cd past that point of land just back
thcro where the little ravino comes
down. This turnod the current of the
slide, SO to speak, littlo, and was
our salvation. Tho engine rushed
past the point just as the Glide reach,
cd the track, and big pine, unroot-
cd in'thc edge of the avalanche, tcl
across the next car to the last one
and crushed it. The track was swept
away like cobweb in gale, and the
couplings Of the cars broke and tho
cars fell into the chasmy left in tie
wake Of the slide, and were carried
down to the river, thousand yards
below. What thore is left of them
lies there yet. Tho jerk mado the
engine and train jump the track, but
she kept on her feet, and we got off
with few bruises. That | account
one Of the greatest dangers ever had
in my twenty years of railroading.
It-NrpV TIrnu JEl,;lN ,.,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

A llUNGRY JURY.-Whilo Judge
Mahor was holding tho Court Of Com
mon Ploas in Barnwcll last woot he
was informed by the colorcd jury that
they had boon without food all day;
that thorc was no money TO pay their
tickets, and that thoy could not get
crodit; whoroupon tho Judge dismissed
them with tho remark that ho hoped
they would be ablo to oloct o county
government in the tall that would bo
able TO avoid so disgraceful state of
affairs. The Judge furthor said:
"Undcr the circumstances, I will
bo compelled to discharge you, for L
cannot keep you horo in n starving
condition. But You soc to whata
condition you have brought the coun-
ty. You arc not without blame, for
the mon in Office, responsible for tho
stoppago OF the court, were put there
by your votes. Here VIC arc in tho
month Of May; thcro is no money TO
pay your Judge, to pay jurors, to sup,
port the. prisoners in Jail, or to pay
tho expenses Of tho county. You
colorcd voters are responsible for this
thing, for by your votos tho bad men
who have brought about this lamon~
table state o! affairs wcro selected"
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AN. OUTFIT FREE.

M & want somo one in every county 10
w take orders and deliver goods for the
old and original G. o. y. House. Large oa,b
wages. Splendid chance in every neiebbOY.
hood for the right person of either sex, youp1
or old. Samples, free and post paid. Send
FOR 1t mt once and make money Mt your homea.
Address, II. j. HALL s. CO. 6N. Howard
Street, Balsimore, Md -
Oot2I, 1875 8 3m
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

The negro women of Abboyillo
havo stopped work and gone fish
ing. Forty woro seen engaged in
this sport at ono time ON ClmckscaIcs'
mill pond last week.
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coz day guaranteed using our WE'LL
pHO AUGER & DRILLS SiOO month
paidto good agents Anger Book free. Jilz
Anger CO., st. Louis, Mo.
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HMw MOficc.

The undersigned, having resumed the prac
tice Of law, will attend the Courts on the 9th
judicial Circuit. Business left with VIM. n
Hagood, at Pickens G. H., will be promptly
attended TO-, j, w. H1RRISON
Nov. IL, 1874.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

BSD"Conncct ut Aston with Trains on the
Spartanburg and Union Railroad; connect at
Columbia with Night Trains on the South Car
olina Railroad up and down; also with Trains
going North and South on the Charlotte, Co.
lumbia and Augusta and the Wilmington. Co..
~ ABBEVILLE BRANCH.
Train leave Abbcvilc at 0l5 M, conneoi
ing with Down Train from Grccnvllo. Loayt
Cekesbury at 2.l5 p m., connecting with Ur
Train from Columbia. Accommodation Train,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Leave
Cokesbury at Ills m, or on tho arrival Of
the Down Train from Grecnville. Leaves Alb,
bevillc at o'clock p. M, connecting with Cy
Train from Columbia
ANDERSON BRANCH AND PLUE RIDGE
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CONFEDERATE

Bills, Bonds and Postage Stamps Wanted =.
81 for rarest bills, $40 for rarest stamps II
will pay to send them Immediately Also
there curiosities. American Stamp Co., Box
tO15, New York.
Doe ii
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

AUCoWmOUaIOn IrNlns bctWcen Bolton and
Anderson on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur,
days, Leave Bolton at 80 m, or on arriv.
al of Down Train from Grccnyillc. Leave
Anderson at 200 p M, connecting with Up
THOMAS DODAMEAD,
General Superintendent.
JADEz NoRToN, Jr., General Ticket Agent
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

An lrishman once ordered q pain
ter to draw his picture and to repro
sent him standing behind tree.
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Greonville & Columbia R R
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE,

2 dPpRsengcr trains run daily. Sundays except
ed, connecting with night trains on South
Carolina Railroad up and down. On and aft
er Monday, December l3, tho following will
be the Schedules ~
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

Whom can lamp be said to DO in q
bad temper2-Whoh it is put out.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08
south CAROLINA IsaiIroad.


o"A""hsToS, o''eS uec'. io' 1910.
'oh ana after Sunday, December ID, the
passenger Trains on the South Carolina
hallroad VIII run as follows:
FOR COLUMBIA.
Sundays excepted)
Toovo Cho,ioato
Arrive Mt Columbia 0O ~ NJ
ron, .,s,tl,,,,r,,. - -
RorS AodoSfh.
N0uh"hys teAcepteo) NfH
Leave Charleston 9l5 m
Arrive ct Augusta - 8 Is pm
ki&t III, FOR CHARLESTON.
s,, (Sundays excepted.)
Leave Colombia M q ~
Arr;,n ~ Chosio estE p W ~
Leave Srcnsto = .tB m III
Arrive ot Gborlos,o, AK ~
oo1IT,tn1, ,,, ="
roNApAh NAohI hAFhfoS.
Leave Charleston 9 Is p m
Arrive at Columbia 720 n m
Leave Columbia 700p pm
Arrive at Charleston DO a m
AUGUSTA NIGHT EXPRESS
Eeo.e . cn",les.on w m
Arrive at augusta 40 m
nc"ao ... hu9"s'n 9 81 m
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08

A ivinegar~hearted old batchelor
says he always looked under tho
head of "marriagos" for the news of
the week.
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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
GOV. fIlden's Danger.

1t WAS said yesterday by persons who
are familiar with the case, that Judge
SInnOtt's statement in Tilden's be-
half did not remove the grounds on
which llt eouid be brought, and that
evidence sufficient 10 make q strong
case in the courts could be sdduced to
show thAt Mr. TiIdsn's sworn state
ment OF Income for the year 1882
placed bis rscelpts at q sum far below
the actual figures. The most Impor-
tsnt and responsible OF his legal SER
vices In the st. Louis, Alton & Terra
Hsute Railroad case, for which he re-
eeived 81, 100, 1t was said, could be
shown by his own answer in the rail-
road suit to have been rendered 10
1862 No legal proceedings have bsen
decided on a. yet to recover the Gddi
tional tax on income for the years
subsequent 10 1869, when no return
WAS made, and no proceed.
ings will be taken without POsi-
tive legal evidence 10 show that the
Government was defrauded OF rev.
enue in these years. The only basis
Of the suit at present proposed 10 on
the sworn return for 1882.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05

Mr.. Tilden's explanation of his rea-
son for refusing to report his income
after 1862, is not creditable to his pa
triotIsm or his sagacity. He says che
received no favor from Government
officers, and asked none. He did
nothing but pay all they imposed on
him." This Is quite coppery In
flavor. IL seems 10 show that Mr..
Tilden locked upon the Government
officers as his natural enemies. He
was an humble citizen who bore the
imposition This ought not to make
any man vote for the Presidency, and
1t will not, except, perhaps, in the
solid South.
Having reported his income la 1862
at 8, 900, when it was nOtOriously
many times that sum, he allowed
those figures to remain as a basis OF
operations for Government officers.
They took the s., 600 and made ad-
ditiOns, there is reason tn believe, far
within what they should have been.
What excuse Is offered for this +? Mr..
Tilden says, through his next friend :
"He preferred in that way to be
exempted from the difficulties incl
dent attempting q specific statement
OF affairs In which ne was interest
ed, and of corporations and business
in which he was an investor, and also
to be exempted from the responsible
ity Of adjudicating on facts aud law
applicable to uncertain and fuetudt-
ing elements during the rapid and
violent changes Of fictitious value.
And yet he asserts, in this same
letter, that his fees were rapidly in
creased after 1852. He made q vast
amount Of money, and did not pay
the tax on it that his hOnest fellow
citizens did-that is the amount Of It..
Cincinnati Commercial.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
MODEL KITs,s Letter.

True lave, not content 10 bssk In
the sunshine without an umbrella
handy in case OF rain, finds ut ex-
preston In the following letter which
the Oanbury (COnn.) NelOs has d.
vuIged {:
Ny DEAR HUSBAND j got here
last night all safe. and was met at the
station by uncle and aunt. They
were Sd glad ] had came, but were
sorry that You Wsrs not along. I
miss you 80 much. We had hot rolls
for breakfast this morning. and they
were so delicious. / want you 10 be
so happy while I am hers. Don't
keep the meat up stairs. It will sure-
IL spoil. Do ynu miss me now? Oh
II yOu were only here, II bat for an
hour. Has Mrs. OR brought
back yoslr shirts ? hope the bOsoms
will suit you. Ycu will find the milk
tickets in the clock forgot 70 tell
vOu about them when I cane away.
What did you do last evening? Were
YOU lonesome without me Don't
forget U scald the milk every msrn-
iuR. And I wish yOu would see "
Ieft the potatoes ia the pantry. III
did they must 10 sour by this time
How are you getting AlOngP Write
me Ali .bSut Il. But I must close
nov. AfieetiOnAtely your Wiie-
s.-Don't sat the teapot on the
stOVe
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
ATTIcA NEWS.


Plenty sf rain has fallen lately,
making the roads little bad.
The farmers are about through cut.
ting corn, and some have hegun 20
husk It.
There has been considerable sick
ness sbOut here lately, and a number
Of deaths have occurred. The first to
die was little girl OF w. n. II.
Yundt, aged about C years, follow Ell
soon after by Bsntly ]. Yundt, aged
q little over 26 years. Last week
Lloyd Frzzer, only son Of Dr.. Frazer,
died. aged not quite Is years. Again,
ON Sunday last, w. II. H. Yundt
died, aged IS years. months and .
days. The disease was typhns fever.
Others are sick, but are on the gain
Hon. Charles Foster aud Hon. E.
R Bliss spoke TO q largs and stten-
tive audience on last Friday evening,
at this place. Charles may expect to
hear good reports from Reed next
month.
Hons Hudson, O'Hagan and Judge
LAug were billed to speak at FRANKS
Corners on last Saturday evening. but
failed to come to time.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
Tnden's DlsIOyaIsT.

The Ogdensburg Journal, Of Thurs
day, says /: ''SOme unserupulOus
partisan recently denied that fildsn
refused to sign the call for the Union
meeting in New York In 1851, but
General Dix has settled that point by
writing the following, which gives
Information with his own knOwl-
edge
''SRAFILED, FT. HAMILTON, N. Y. I
July, 1879. !
DEAR SIR: Yours is received, aud
l hasten to Ieply 10 Il. Mr. Tilden
did not unite in the call for the great
Union meeting in New York after the
attack and surrender OF Fort Sumter.
But he refused to attend IT,; through
urgently solicited by one Of his own
political frlsnds. The meeting was
called for the purpose Of sustaining
the Government, and TO provide for
sending trOOps to Washington, which
was thought to be In danger OF an at
tack by the COnfsdsFatss. This fact
was publicly stated when Mr.. Tllden
was 3 candidate for Governor In 1884.
Fam, dear sir, truly yours,
JOHN A. DIX"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
Deferred Articles.
REPusLIc news

The Republicans OF Seipio are wide
awake, as was shown Saturday after
noon and evening, September 18th.
At 5O'cIOck P. NJ, pole $50 feet high
was rAissd. surmounted with stream
or, bearing the names Hayes,
Wheeler aud Foster" just as the
work was completed, the Hayes and
Wheeler Boys in Blue, Of THIN, ar
rived with their torches and during
the evening parade, made . fine dis
play. In the evening, Hon. Chas.
FOstor and J. H. RidRsiy, Esq. were
to address the people In the Town
Hall on the political topics OF the
day, bat As the hall was only large
enough to Accommodate but q part of
the crowd which was present. it was
decided tn hold the meeting on the
street In 'front.' Of the hall, which was
accordingly done The speeches were
well received and everything passed
of harmOniOusly. Tue meeting end
sd with three ruusing cheers for
Hayes and Wheeler-three more for
Charles Foster.
A. ]. Abbey's concert was held last
Tuesday evening. Sept. 18th. instsAd
OF the 22I, as was announced. It was
thinIy attended.
Miss Carrie Cutler rstarnsd home
week before last, from a visit to the
southern part of this State.
Republic Is tn have a Hayes and
Wheeler club. About fifty have be-
come members.
The County Temple met at tie
Good Templar's Hall, Thursday, Sept
l4th. The day was unpleasant and
but fsw lodges were represented. The
regular business was transacted and
the following officers were elected
w WCT-IOhn FlahIn, of Fostoria.
W f-Mrs stephen Lapham, OF Rapub-
VIC Oscar CoIwelL, OF Republic.
CT-Isaae Dwire, OF North Reed.
W = S-Mrs Hamilton, OF Republic.
S-Mtss Lizzie Ogden, OF Republic.
r.
W M-Misz Jennie Ogden, OF Republic.
W A M-Aiss E RsrEard, .Of North lseed.
The next meeting will be held the
last Thursday In October, at Clyde.
All lodges are invited to be present.
Mrs. Stephen Llpham has now her
new stock OF fall and winter goods,
which she offers for sale. She has
adopted the cash system, and will not |
sell on credit by doing this she can
sell cheaper than ever. Ladies', give !
her = call Any one wishing to learn !
the millinery business can have a
place by applying at once at her
store.
Mrs. Collins died Sept. 10, aged 60
years. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Thom2sOn on last
Tuesday, the 18th.
Dell Sentt died Sapt 18Th Of con-
sumption. The funeral and inter-
ment took place the 2Oth inst. at 2
O'Clock P. NJ.
Mrs. NJ. Lapham has moved to
Adrian, o.
Farmers are engaged in cutting
corn.
The Township Sunday School Con-
vsntIOn meets next Sunday evening |
at the NJ. F.. Church, and should he
well attended. QUILL.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
REASONS Why HAYES ShOUbD BE
kLECfED.


l. Rutherford B. Hayes 10 a true
man in every respect.
2 His past record IS without stain.
3. He prOffered his services to the
Government in the hour OF need.
f. He was brave soldier, aud
shed his blood in defense Of his cOun-
try.
s. He mas given his time and
money for the good nf the nation.
6. He has never betrayed a trust
uOr q friend.
Z. He has never wTonged a person
out Of 8 dollar which was due him, or
failed to keep his promise to the
humbIest.
8. He hiss made a good Governor
during three terms, and has kept him
self clear Of all jobs. His hands are
as clean to-day as when he entered
upon his duties as Governor Of Ohio.
9. He is In favor OF keeping faith
with the nations creditors, aud re-
deemiIg every pledge made IN time
OF war or peace.
10. He is in favor OF free schools
and the maintenance Of the system
| free from all seetarian influence.
IL. He is earnestly in favor of the
highest possible purity in the civil
service, and would surround himself,
il elected, with men OF recognized
ability and integrity.
II. His past record as q man, a. an
official, as 3 soldier, is the best proof
of bis eminent fitness for the high Of
fee OF President.
Is. He belongs to the army of loyal
VTn1nr. MI yF.o.
have given evidence Of their devotion
to its highest interests.
IA. His election would secure 4
sound currency, protect and improve
the public credit, advance throughout
the world the national honor, aud re-
store to the people prosperity in ali
the great centres OF trade and com
msree
-. Lastly. Rutherford g. Hayes
is q model husband, father and friend,
qualities which honor the man, and
would honor the highest Office with
in the gift OF tile people.
Can any one doubt the superior fit
! ness Of such 4 mAn for tue Pfesi-
dency? Can there be 3 possible risk
in calling him 10 rule over the Re
public? q? l. he not just the man that
is needed to shape the destinies Of the
next four years Study his character.
examine his record, weigh him ia all
those qualities which 90 to make up
the citizen and the statesman, and he
will come ont Of the examination the
same noble man. With such 3 lead
er the Republican party must win I;
with such q President the nation
could not help advance in the path Of
material progress.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-05
From the Ohio State Journal, Sept. p.
4 Comedy OF KFrOFs.

The Secretary of States report is a
costly document, and should be q
valuable one. Upon the presumption
that it Is such, the State pays literally
for its compilation and distribution.
Several clerks are employed at round
salaries for collecting and editing the
matter contained in it, and thst Gen.
eral Assembly RpprOpria with
equal liberslity TO place TIM 'otnla-
ton in the hands of the tdt or
the present report twenty thousand
copies have been printed, at an ex-
pense of ssy twenty thousand dollars.
This expenditure has, we regret to
say, bsen to q large extent wholly
wasted. A considerable portion Of
the report, and the most Important
portion Of it, is not worth the paper
on which 1t is printed.
This is strong expression, but it is
not a particle too strong. The report
consists largely Of statistics, AMI sta
tistics to be Of any value at all must
be eUrrect. In previous article it
has been shown that the table of rail-
way mortgages was q mathematical
fiction. The aggregate of mortgages
on Ohio railways is given st five times
its actual amount. But even this
gives no adequate idea of the unre-
liability OF this report. The tables of
crops, it might be supposed, would be
complied with unusual care. They
relate to subjects in which every
farmer in the State is Interested, and
there is no reason in the world why
the computations In regard to them
should not be maLhematicAlly accu-
rate. On the contrary they are one
mass of blunders-not blunders of in
formation merely, but 5lunders OF ad-
dition, subtraction and division thSt
any school boy would be ashamed OF.
Beginning at page 334, let us run
through these tables aud notice a few
OF the mistakes that may be detected
at random. On this single page are
no less thsn eight blunders. First,
the amount of rye produced in the
State during 1874 is given as 235, ,435,
and should be 23l ,4S5, a mistake Of
four thousand Bushels. The decrease
OF the rye crop is given as q. .3S9. and
should be 60, 1874. The total decrease
of grain for the year is given as ,O05,-
279, and should be 1,0O5, ,2S4. The
total gram acreage for 1874 is given as
5,4ll, ,l47, and should be 5, ,4lO, ,l4l, as a
child might have told by process OF
simple addition. The gain in grain
acreage is given as 81, 1868, and should
be 376, 1862, q mistake of q thousand
acres. The average yield Of corn per
acre is given as 1915, and should be
1919. The average of rye is given SIS
994, and should be 1913. The in-
crease In the average of corn Is given
as 4.0S, and should be II. The de-
crease in the average of rye is given
as 81, and should or. Such Is the
list OF blunders for q single page. 1t
might be increased, no doubt, by 8
more thorough search.
Turning to the next page, 335. we
find the Increase Of wheat acreage for
1874 over that for 1873 given as 10l,-
OIL, whereas It should bO l03, ,O4l, n
mistake Of 1000 acres. On the same
page the number Of bushels of wheat
produced in Shelby county is given as
3S2, $40, and on the following page lie