The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-02-21
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pecnuar teai ures. HE question is
6ivestcd Of all party al lance, as Re
p dubEeaSs and Democrats stand
shonlder to shoulder, on either side,
c9spbsing or favoring the measure. -
From every section OF the country
saRrpQrl ers are found, Of all politisf
cal SHADES of opininion, advocating a
silver coinage. New York, Phla-
delphia, boston and Baltimore are
the gfeat anti-eilyer batteries, which.
SEND vibrating through their Conn
lirer'ciar avenues a spirit of opposition
that seeks, to defeat the proposition.
New England, that was supposed to
be as firm as-PIt mouth Rcck itself
against silver FemepetizatiorLs has
broken ranks, and the gold idol lies
br"ken in the ihOuse of it's friends.-
The contestis waged over The prirci,
ples Of a bi-metallic currency rather
than the size and weight Of the silver
d'llar. :Afgreat victory &illbe won
il a silver .drllar 1925 grains, more
or less, shall be made a legal tender
and receivable in pay ment Of all
debts. The end of this contest can-
nt5I come too 5on - ,..,. ',.,
The, Lo~c-Conkling petition, ask
ing aid from Congress for the starv%
Ing heathen Chinese, is suggestive
that like sympathy might find a
tsrtile field among the gaunt star
wing poor Of our own land. Cons
gress ought to do somerhing-bnt
not for tie Chinese. Let appropria~
tionS Le made for public improve
mems, and gle the poor an opportue
nifty to earn bread
e From the present outlook, the leg
lslation for the Distric' of Columbia
is likely t" give a practical relief to
the citizens, a just proportion of The
expenses being assumed 10y the Gen
eral Government, with restricted
form Of suffrage and representation
by a5delegate in Congress-.
Gene. nj McCoruick with lis
assistants are arranging with en-
ergy all the detail Ia of the eAhibir at
Tire .el ch Exhibition.
sln the art department iu spite Of
want IF ime 'be prospect is good TO,
Il creditabIe display. About sixty
pictures have already cen accepted.
and it is thought that as many more
will be added i'll time for shipment
1t is not expected that we can
compete with European contributors
in the ideal and historic lines of arr,
in which, an intimate knowledge of
the human form is required, but
there is reason to believe that il
landscapes the work of our artists
will compare tavorably with that of
their brethren of any country, wi h
a few notable individual exceptions.
At any rate, the commission hopes,
our display will average up pretty
well in tire general exhibit. .
The United States man-of-war
Wyoming is attho Navy Yard, being
elabora'cly equipped for conveying
to France the Cummissionels aud
Clerks. General McCol mick takes
only five . Of. the latter with him.
They have soft thing of it, for they
receive their passage both ways end
500 Il month " lille at Paris. The
General has been overwhelmed with
applications for these POSITIONS, and
SO many letters have poured iE upon
him that q fortnight ago lie an
nounced that he would not even read
applications for appointments. There
is considerable f, cling here against
Sec! etary Schulz, and the majority
ofspeople wuul hail his resignation
wilh,jJy.
Postmaster General Keys thus far
is the tav(lite, man courteous in
manner, and who is perfectly ;mmo-
v'aOle by ary ring or influence. Not
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