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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

The Strcator No"dor pays Sheriff Stevens a
graceful compliment in the following, but isn't
this sort of leithandcd compliment to some
body else.
On Monday at last week Sheriff Stevens paid
over Ia County Treasurer Raymond the sum
of 81 :52iS9 rs the amount of fees collected by
him. in excess of hi, official dues for the fiscal
wear ending in December The amount paid
in by his predecessor, the year previous, was
only few cents over one hundred and seventy
six dollars This is certainly a good record
for Sheriff Sievens's first years labor, and
when the prupcr time comes no doubt will be
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

The trial of Randc, the noted desperate, for
the murder of Beldcn has been proceeding in
the Knox circuit court at Galcsburg for the
last two weeks and exctcs deep interest. The
proof of his guilt in the case of Bcldcn, as
we'll as of numerous other murders, is perfect
" clear, but the effort of the defense is 10 get
him off on the insanity dodge. From the
tone Of the experts" called to testify on that
point, however there seems to be little hope
Of his escaping the halter on such Il prctcXt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

PLANO, ILL.,, Feb. ll.-Gammon IL Dccrinc
proprictOrs Of the Marsh harvester work, here
paid out wheelbarrow load of silver trad,
dollars 10 their help to-day; but when the men
offered il To some of the merchants and bust
ness men for store bills il was refused. Til,
hank takes all that comes in the regular
course OF business at par, but refuses 10 cX
change greenbacks forI IT. The labnrers grum-
BE great deal, and threaten To take their Ill
yer back 10 the harvester company tomorrow
--Chio0go Time Dispatch.
The Time delights 10 regale it, readers with
this kind of rubbish but gives no inlimaiiun
of what the effect would DC If congress remoy
al it, present ban On silver, by which it has
ieen DECEASED, and restored il to It, right
ful position Of legal tender. Who ever
heard of workingmen oljecting 10 silver b,
fore The Ubiquitous law of 1879
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

Montreal, Can, is van cen paar tweelingcn /
vallen, die op dezelfde wijze aan elkander {
hecht yjn ais de vroeger 700 algcmccn bekc
de Siamecsche tweelingbrocders,
When these "twcclingbroedcrs" get b
enough wchopc some Barnum will bring the
this way Since the death OF Chang and El
the world has dcSderatcd-so to speak-a lii
" pair of "twcclingbrocdcrS' die aan clkar
or gchccht Tin"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

\ higher price is obtainable for dark than
for light-colored cigars, the demand lor the
former being about three times as large as tllT
latter Owing in great measure 70 tne l'nit
.colorcd tobacco is much more common than
dark. In order. therefore TO render the cigars
made oflightcolored tobacco salab!e at a higher
mr ,i,r, and also To improve the appearance OF
Old and faded cigars, various intuslons nave OF
late been prepared ana ar@ey SoI Iro Gryr a ri
acnrJorscj s,ucc.'' All these preparations
are now openly advertised, and directions given
e,r ,,sirr Them None of these intusions con
tain ANYTHING particularly injurious, most OF
,hcm consisting of brown vegetable dyes. y
German paper states thai u piece oil whl'e
IJo,,inr paper saturated with diluted sal am
moniac. i passed q few times lightly over the
ci,-or the color matter. il any has been used
will come oil on II, whereas the natural brown
of the tobacco leaf will remain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

DR.. W. A. Pratt Illinois state fish commits
sioner states that he has now on hand over
three million game fish, consisting of Califor
hc will distribute within the next sixty days,
10 be placed IN the waters Of this state. These
fish have been donated to Illinois by the gen.
era government. Parties wishing a supply
should address the commissioner at Elgin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

ScRNr Book SoCI NI.S.-Sterling has invent
al a new kind OF church SOCials. saws an eN.
change A~crup book sociable was announced,
but those who attended were in profound
mystery rs In lis character, until they were
called To order after an hours general enjoy
ment. and informed that each person would he
expected To rccitc quotation of some sort, a
text of scripture. verse OF poetry, prose extract,
sing stanaa, or pay dime into the treasury,
when the number give them on entering the
room was called for. rs may be Imagined the
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

The Springfield Gd.ettei is rough on Kernel
Scroggs, Of the Champaign G0zottc, who is am.
bilious to 20 TO congress. The Gdzcttc says
there are too many fools in congress already,
and if the republicans of the lith district don't
want to be represented there by the chief of
fools they will keep Scro.gs at home" Rough,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

We are in receipt Of n >'osdaafd Dutch
paper published a, Crsnd Rapids. Mich. by
j. Van Strien, cigcnsar II "worlI ia,lcrrn
Ding-'lag Tn Nrii dug uiigcgeycn. De lnlcc
keningspriis = 500 per jaar. $l0O per d
maanden; - cents pr maanden. o.oran ,c
bc;alcn." We clip from it, well filled, ncwsy
columns the following interesting item:
he vrouw van con Fnnsch Canadccsch
Landowner, woonachtig ie II. Benoii. nalli
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

A National Grcenback Convention is TO be held
at Toledo, Ohio, on the 22d inst, and prepare
tons are being made for an immense gather
ing. Most of the railroads have agreed to
give the delegates reduced fares, the hotels
offer reduced rates, and all the private houses
IN the city are to be thrown open for the nc
commOtion of visitors
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16
Fts 8tes Ftadsr.
ottawa, H.. saturday, February 10. 1878.
OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, iurnishingbotlI
at the prices named, postage prepaid The OF
fcr-open TO old subscribers or new at any
post Office in the county-is the CHEAPEST
EVER MADE IN this county
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly IW@' go %
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly 1r6nhe' -oo
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly i"'"- 49,
tNedH .....................' ''''''''''''' ~ nn
FREE TRADER and Prairie FdLhT. '.'''',' "oo
FREE TRADER and either OF Harper publ
CallOUs. go : ''' ''''''
FREE TRADER and Scrijner. ............... 30
FREE TRADER nd Godty's Ld,lieS Book ...,. 3eo
FREE TRADER and Lire Stock JouJnm D. 10
FREE TRADER and Wrcnotogicd JOdrTdi. ... -
FREE TRADER and 81. Nicholas. ............ 80
FREE TRADER and DemoyeSts NOnHly...... $50
FREE TRADER and LjtteiPS Liriag Agc...... S.2j
FREE TRADER and Western RuyuI. go
FREE TRADER and Woore'S RuW Ven YORKER $50
All subscriptions as above MUST be strictly
IN ddcdRcc Rcmittances may be made bymon-
ey order or registered letter, rby express at the
coInor'l 1pct
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

The La sale Democrat says the firm Of Husc X
Co.. Of Peru. ice men, loaded on barges some
GOO tons Of ice during last week. The ice was :
irchc, in thickness. Shuer and Holmes, IN tils
city. have been engaged loading this week INTO
car, from the canal ut the Glass Works, ice nine
inches thick.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

The Belvidcrc standard saws: " zen. n {.
Fuller. "a re,l-ribboncr. a>tonished this com
muniiy. yesterday. 10y buying out south-slde
saloon. but when il became known that me
contents oi the saloon found place IN the
gutter. and the former proprietor, Dick Gel
6er signed the plcdre Ia the evening. he re-
crived the thanks II the club for this wise
investment
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

remembered by the voters of this county, IN a
manner that will return him to the sheriff $
Office with much larger majority than that
received the last time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

mission of the sultan to send fleets to Constan-
tinople, lacked the nerve Of England to do so
in spite of the porte's refusal to grant per
mission.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-16

result was as spicy a variety as could be Sc.
lected from any scrap book and goodly mum.
her of dimes besides
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
Tl,e ProYlsion Crop.

Farming in the past has been regarded the
most independent Of oil the occupations Of
life. Whether there was war or peaoe,
whether money was plentiful or scaroe,
whether there was general prosperity or great
scarcity id tho land, tho farmer was sure to
derive from his occupation an income in kind
to meet oil necossafy Wahts. With his wheat
and corn, his cattle and hogs, he could feed
and olothc his family %itioas entering storc
or mourning any expense for articles he could
not produce. This is not now the case. On
tho contrary tho farmers Of this country arc
fed and clothed from tho storehouso Of tho
merchant. They pay very little attention to
the raising Of horses, cattle, shoep or hogs.
Corn is subsidiary crop ani only planted
where cotton will not grow. Wheat, oats and
rye have been to large extent discarded,
and our flour, bacon, corn and clothing are
bought from merchants who ship it hundreds
Of miles to sell to people who should them.
solves be sellers Of these articles. Our farm.
ers Of to day bow to cotton. and put all their
labor and money into its production. Do
they profit by this or are they hot growing
poorer every year2 The richest sections Of
tho United States arc tho grain and stock
growing regions, and yet no part 8f these ars
better adapted to successful farming in this
respect than nppor Carolina. Why do not
our people then follow and profit by theit
oxamplo2 1t is manifest from ten ycats expo.
rience that cotton growing is not the road to
wealth with US. We have tried it at botter
prices and wo havo grown poorer. The prose
poet this year is for larger crop of cotton
and lower price in tho fall. Tho country is
full of cotton goods and tho prices arc lower
than over before. Tho opening of hostilitics
in Europe will effect suro deolino in cotton
and rise in oil kinds Of provisions, and there
is now strong likelihood Of long and
bloody war. Whether il comes or not, and
we hopo peace will be maintained. the price
Of cotton must remain ruinously low, whilo
provisions, which aro lower than known in
many years, aro likely to rise in prlco. In
Other ovent our people must soc the folly Of
over cropping in cotton to tho stinting Of the
grain crop. Tho only snfc course is to grow
your own meat, corn and wheat and then
mako what cotton you can. This, too. is tho
only course which will give tho farmer that
which his calling should, and
judiciously managed, will secure.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
New Adyeri,senn ents.

A number of now advertisements of i'm.
portanco appear in this issue. and poraons
wanting land or town property, dry goods or
groceries, will find our advertising columns
interesting.
Tho Judge Of Probate advcrtiscs somo small
tracts Of land for salo on next saleday on
reasonable terms. This is good timo to in
vest in real estate, as prices must advance in a
fow years.
The Clerk Of tho Court advcrtiscs some
valuable town property in Wallialla for salo.
Tho Lay property, boing the house formerly
occupied and owned by DR.. Yatbrough. is
q largo building on main street, we'll adapted
for hotcl or boarding house with storo
attached. It fronts on Main stroot and is
located in tho most desirable part Of town.
Tho Gallmau property, formerly occupied aud
ownod by.J. E. Iondrix, fronts on min street,
and lras on it good cottage dwelling and q
good storchouso with garden and out build.
ings. This, too, is a desirable property, and
invites purchasers among those who desire to
educate their children at our good colleges,
and also to opon business. The Clcrk also
advortisos somo land in tho county, also a
good wnter power with corn mill and wool
cards in operation. 500 those advertise
monts.
Tho Sheriff also advcrlises' soinc valuable
lands; ono tract in tho ncighborhood Of Fair
Play containing 200 acres. This ia good cot.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
Organize.

An ounce of prevention Is said to be worth
pound Of cure. This is no less truo in politics
than in medicine, ard If our people properly
value tho advantages gained in 1876, they will
not neglect to reform thcir clubs and present
bold front for tho coming campaign. We hopo
tho State canvass this fall will be without oppo-
sition, SO that our peoplo mny devote all thoir
time and energy to their planting interests
Tho realization of this hopc depends very much
on the spirit Of the Democracy in tho organiza-
tion Of the clubs. If tho people unite and show
spirit worthy of success, It will doubtless pre-
vent ON opposing ticket On the contrary, q
lukewarm or Indifferent spirit on tho part of the
Democracy will invite opposition and induce
hotly contested campaign. Let our people,
then, hold fast to past success and oongrm 1t
by organizing and preparing for thorough
campaign. If opposition thon comes wo will be
prepared to meet It, whio if it does not come,
organization will be tho preventive md will
have effected its purpose. Many Of our County
Clubs havo met or called meetings, and we hopo
to SEQ every local club in the county represented
in tho County Convention on the third Saturday
in this month.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ooOnoe County.
In THE COMMON pI.EAS

L. D. Johnson, Assignee, Plaintiff, against s.
II. McDadc, Observation-Disclosures FOR FoRE-
CLOSURE OF MORTGAGES.
PURSUANT to an Order Of said Court TO mo
L directed, will soil, to tho highest bidder,
on sales-day IN MAY NEXT, at Walhalla Court
House. the premises described in said Order,
made IN the case above stated, as follows viz
"All that Tract of Land situate and being in
the County and State aforesaid, on 6hauga
Creek, waters Of Tdgaloo River, adjoining lands
OF Mrs. Mary e. Johnson and others, containing
five and q half aores moro or less."
There Is situate on said land, in running order,
ono double cylinder wool GARD, five workers,
hve strppors, two lockers, two doffcrs, two
fancics, ono burrcr and ono picker; oil run by
an oyershot wheel Also, ono corn MILL run by
tub and spur wheel,
TfIRMS-Cash.
Witness my hand and ofIioial SEAL this, 9th
Of April, 1878, at Walhalla Court House.
[oFRIcIAL SEAL j. w. STRIBLING,
Clerk Common Pleas.
April H., 1878 2l-8t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
The DcatI, Penalty.

The gallows will bo more common in South
Carolina in the future than it has been for ten
years past. The late not Of the Legislature
Furnishing with death the crimes OF rape,
arson and burglary, increases tho capital
crimes from one to four, and ranks among them
one very common crimo Scarcely court
passes here or at Pickens but thero aro ono or
more convictions for burglary, and tho othor
counties doubtless record greater number of
barglaries every year than either Pckens or
Oconee. If the death penalty docs not deter
men from this crime, hangings will be fre-
quent in this State, for executive clemency
will be rarely granted unless the jury re-
commend it. Arson and rape are greater
ahcngh lees frequent. crimes, hnt even these
Grimes have been Of common occurrence in
some counties. We opposed tho enactment
of this law, but it is now the law, and crim-
mails should remember that burglary is pun
ishod with death unless the jury recommend
the party to mercy and the other two crimes
are punishable with death at all events unless
executive clemency be interposed. If arson
and burglary had been graded and tho deatI,
penalty affixed to tho highest grade, it would
have been more in accord with the civilization
OF tho age and been equally effectual in pre-.
venting these crimes. In fact we preferred to
lot the law rcmain as It was until thoroughly
tried, for the frequent pardons under the
Radical administration and the loose govern
mont of the penitcntiary rendered tho cid
punishmcnt no terror to offenders. Under the
new regime We believe the pcnitentiary with
little hope Of pardon would have operated to
prevent those crimes. It should have been
tried few years before resorting to hanging.
Bad cases of rape rarely await the slow pro-
cess Of tho law, whatever tho loyal punishI
ment bo, for tho people generally become a
law unto themselves in such cases and
execute tho criminal without tho delay and
forms of trial and sentence. This may bo
wrong, but it has always and wilt always DO
the case in society, that tho ravishcr of inno-
CONGO will fall under public condemnation
which will bear no legal restraints. As q
general .rulo 1t is not tho severity but tho
certainty Of punishment which proves tho
best safeguardagainst crimo. The now law
will, doubtless, result in moro acquittals, and
may thus provo loss oifcctual than tho old law
limo only ean solyo this.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
The State of South Carolina
OCONEE COUNTY.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS

D. Bicmann, Plaintiff, against P. Il. Gallman,
Observation-Disclosures TO FoREoLosE MonT-
aA9E.
PURSUANT to an Order of the said court, to
l. mo directed, will sell, to tho Highest bidder,
on sales-day in MAY NEXT, at waIhalla Court
House, the promises described in tho ploadings
in the case above stated, rs follows, viz:
g All that Parcel or Lot of Land, situate and
being in tho Comfy and State aforesaid, on the
North side Of Mafh street, adjoining lots of
Mrs! G. J. Trappier and G.! f. Sceba, being
known and described III the original plan of tho
Town of Walhalln as the hnlf acre lot No. 35.
and containing, according to tho said plan ono.
half Of one acre, more or less.
TERMS-0ne.half cash, the remainder Oh q
credit of twelve months, with interest from date
the credit portion to be secured by noto with
good security and mortgage Of the premises.
Given under my hand and Official seal, this
9th of April, 1878, at Walhalla Court House
[oRfIcIAG sEAL.J ). w. STRIBLlNd,
April II. 1878 2i~$t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
Piedmont Airline.
April II. 1878

TiiE great Double Daily Passenger Route
il betwoon Atlanta, all points in tho South.
west, and Richmond, Washington CITY.
baltimore, Philadelphia, Now York, Boston
and all Eastern Citios.
Tho Limo passes directly through, tho bchu.
tifnl and picturesque Piedmont bolt of North
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and
places, mineral regions, and beautiful thriving
cities of this bolts tho Most prominent Of
which are Gainesville, (h(ty thrco milos North
OF Atlantd,) surrounded by many beautiful
and hoalth~rostoring springs, aud tho cole
bratod gold folds Of North Goorgia; Mount
Airy, (thc most elevated point between Sa-
vannah and Now York;; Toccoa, Immediately
j., in the vicinity of tho boautiful water falls Of
Toccoa aud Tallulah); Seneca City, Qroen-
vile. .Spartanburg, Cowpcns, Gaffney CITY,
klng's Mountain. Charlotte, Concord, Lox.
ington, Danville, Richmond and many othor
points of historical interest For scenery
and general interest to tho traveller, this SOC
tion cannot be oxcelled.
Tho Litfo is 70 miles shorter thiin any other,
and on and aftor MONDAY, March 2Ith,
passengers leaving Atlanta at sos A. NJ. will
fa,G errivo in Washington City at $40 A. M. tho
following morning. 81 hours in advance of
any othor route; and by samo train, will
arrive in New York City tho second evening
ut 4OS by Limited Express. or at $40 bY
regular Southern Express train, u hours in
advance of any other limo.
BY this train you nre only ono night fbc-
tween Charlotte and Washngton) in Slcopine
Car, which makes it choapor than any other
route.
Passengers leaving Atlanta Mt s p. NJ,
arrive in Washington City at 1.27 A. NJ, and
IN \ New York 9.35 a; N. accond day.
Pullman Palaoo Drawing Room Sleeping
Cars Atlanta to Now York without CHANGE by
this train.
Tickets for salc ut oil tho principal Ticket
Olhcos throughout tho country. (Seo time
tables.) w. j. H0USfON,
General Pass. ana Ticket Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
J.R MACMURDO,
Goncral Passenger Agent.
April IL, 1878 2l-3
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
COUNTY CONVENTION.

Amooting of tho Comfy Convention of tho
Democratic party will DO hold in tho Court
House, at Walhalla, on the third SATURDAY
in April next. The object Of tho meeting is
to elect officers for tho ensuing year, apd
counsel together as to the best means of re-
organizing and strengthening the party. Tho
various clubs throughout tho County will hold
meetings on somo convenient day and elect
one delegate to the County Convention for
ovory ton members on their rolls. A full
attendance is desired.
w. @. KEITH, County Chairman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
@00NE(S COUNTY,
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.

A. w. Thompson and J. J. Norton, Plaintiffs,
against p. Il. Jordan, w. A. Lay and othors,
Observation-Disclosures FOR RELIEF.
DUnSUANT to ah Order of said Court to mo
L directed, will sell, to the highest bidder,
on salos.day in MAY NEXT, at Walhalla Court
House, tho promises described in said Order
made in the case above stated, as follows, viz
That Lot Of Land in tho Town Of Walhala,
containing one acre, cdttposed of half aoro lot
No. ca, and tho Western half Of aoro lot No. 2l,
fronting North on Min streot ono hundred and
five feet bounded Oh East by lots Of s.. III.
by ------. street.
TERMS--Ono half cash, and Tho rcmaitfder
in twelve months without intGrost, secured by
moto and mortgage. H& !.
Witness my hand and official seal at Walhalla,
8. c., this 8th'of April, 1873.
[orfldiAL, SEAL j. w. sTRIBLING,,
Clerk Common plcns.
April III, 1873 2lG2t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-11
A CARD.

Mr.. E. G. Hoffman, Special Deputy Colloo"
tor, in an article in the Charleston Nc,os and
Courier, defends the conduct Of the rov6nuo
states that the information as to my treatment
BY these worthless sis equally FALSE" with the
statement made by Mr.. Neal, OF Piokens, as
to their couddos at his house. Fearing that
Mr.. Hofrman's memory is short, will again
publish for his benefit exactly what did take
placc: On the Goth day of March, 1878, while
as work IN MY ftrm IN Pickens County,
twenty OF moro mounted men; many of them
under the influence of whiskey, charged upon
NC with their guns and pistols cooked.
was arrested and coarsely cursed by one
Aaron Thomas, member of tho gang.
was placed in custody and carried to Wal
halla on the 2lst Of tho same month, a
distance oftwonty miles, and there released,
to appear before the United States Commits
sioner in Pickens. No warrant or authority
for this arrest was shown to nYe until we
arrived at Walhalla The warrant purpofted
to have been issued By Mr.. Thornley,, Of
Pickens; but he hes since assured me that he
did not issuo tho warrant. 1tmust, therefore,
have bcen q forgery. This crowd of miscel-
lanoous humanity, at tho time Of my arrest,
entered tho dwelling of my mother. some
armed and some at the door with their pistols
cooked. Sho is nearly eighty years Of ago
and very feeble. Thoy searei:sd her house,
and attempted TO open trunks and boxes.
Their authority was demanded, but mono was
produced. Gary turned up my mothers bed
with his gun and looked vulgarly about it,
My mothcr's house was scarched up stairs
and down stairs. Ono Of the crowd had
jug of whiskcy around his neck, and nearly
oil of thom were under tho influence of liquor.
A man called by tho crowd "IIoffman," was
present. Ono of my ncighbors, Phillip
Chapman, was arrested ut tho same timc,
carried to Walhalla, and thoro released.
Thoro was no warrant against him.
THOMAS N. MCKINNEY,
Postmaster at Eastatoe, s. q.