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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-27
Nearly So 900, 900 n Year.

Sr. LOUIS, Juno l5.-A special com
mittcc of the City Council of ST. Louis has
made report strongly in fa:or of the
adoption of the bell punch symtcm Of
taxing malt. and alcoholic liquors. They
say that "upop information furnished by q
distinguished Virginian, they aro satisfied
that tho revenue in Virginia this year will
be nearly double what it was last year, and
the Auditor of the State asserts that it's
working is satisfactory to saloon proprictors
and to the people to such an extent that if
it were put to vote in Virginia now it
would pass by moro than nine to one"
The committee claims that he tax is not an
involuntary one, but voluntary tribute by
the consumer. He is not compelled to take
tho drink, and the saloon keeper is not
charged with the tax until he has collected
it from the consumer
Tho effect of the law would be mcasura-
bly, to decrease the number of cheap whis-
key shops and to increase the consumption
of beer. The statistics in Richmond, Va,
for two months show that in that city in
September, 1877, the alcoholic registrations
were l2G, $50, and tho malt registrations
1876, ,536. In tho month Of April, 1878,
after tho law had been some timo in full
operation, the nnmbcr of alcoholic rcgistra.
tions was ll0 ,535, and Of malt 15G,867.
Tho committee are of opinion that upon
the dimunition Of alcoholic consumption,
may be safely predicted an increase Of So.
briefly and limunition Of crime, thus
decreasing tho necessary expenditures for
police and the criminal courts and jaIs.
Coming to the important question of
revenue, the committee estimates that 5000.
600 would be realized 10 St. Louis from
beer alone, aud that tile sale of whiskcy,
and other alcoholic drinks, would certainly
double this SUN, thus showing revenue
from this mode of taxation Of near So, ,00O,-
600 year: Besides, the floating popula-
tion, strangers as well as residents, would
thus help to bear the burden of taxation.
The committee paint glowing picture
OF the practical benefits likely to result from
tho bcll-punch. Tho now filthy streets
would be well paved, the bonded debt of
tho city would be rapidly retired, ond St.
Louis, independent of creditors, would be
ono of tho happ;cst, as it is one of the
most energetic and prosperous, cities of the
Union.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-27
THnE ELECTION LAW
An Act to Alcr and Amcnd tie Lay IN
Relation to Elections.

SECTION l. BE IL enacted by tho Senate
and House of Representatives CT tho State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by tho authority of
the same, That each election hereafter held
in this State Mt which there shall be voted
for members of Congress and Presidential
Electors, itshall be the duty of tho proper
Board Of Commissioners of Elections for
each county, to provide boxes for each
election precinct, aud two sets of managers
shall be nppointedfor each election precinct
-ono for each box. On one of said boxes
shall be labelled "For Members of Congress
and Presidential Electors" aud the other,
estate, Circuit and County Otlicers,". and
they shall be kept, while the voting is pro-
crossing, separate and apart and not in tho
same apartment.
SEQ, 2. There shall be two tickets, writ.
ten or printed, or partly written and partly
printed. Ono ticket shall contain the
namo OF tho person voted for as Represent
tativo in Congressional District and also tho
names Of persons voted for us Presidential
Electors, with proper designation attached
to each nanie, as to whether hc is voted
for to represent tho State at large, or
particular Congressional District, and shall
DO deposited in the box labelled, "For
Members Of Congress and Presidential
Electors;" tho other ticket shall contain
tho names of the persons intended to be
voted for as State and County officers, and
the Offices to which suoh persons arc in.
tcuded to be chosen, and shall DO deposited
in tho bog labelled, estate, Circuit and
County Oflicors."
SEQ. 3. 1t shall DO tho duty of the Co
vernon; ana ho is hereby authorized and
empowered, at least sixty days prior to any
such election, to appoint two Boards Of
Commissioners of Election, consisting Of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-27
The People and the Executive.

Tho suggestion first made through tho
Medium that all offices of appointment be
filled by the Governor only upon the reoom.
mondation Of tho Democratic clubs in their
primary assemblies has met with very
earnest popular approval and is gaining
strength as it goes. Such action is not in
tended to in any way interfere with Execu-
tive patronage as provided in tho constitu..
ton and laws of tho State-it is meant as
q help and not as hindrance to tho Co.
vernon who, if moved by an ego single to
tho public good and net by considerations
of personal popularity, would be rejoiced to
receive wholesome suggestions and consido
rote counsel from the people, in whom after
oil tho strength and stability of all our iu..
sttutions resides. Itrelievcs him of great
responsibility and virtually rcmits tho dis.
position of all such matters to the people
who have tho prescriptivo right to
be heard on oil questions affecting their
interests. AS it is, the Governor makes
his appointments upon petitions signed by
handful of men and by tho advice of tho
Senators aud Representatives Of tho differ
ent counties. Mistakes in tho selection of
the proper men have been 80 frequently
made that it is now proposed to attempt a
reform in this direction-not that any ono
questions the wisdom or patriotism of tho
Executive in distributing his favors but
because tho common Democratic voters havo
the right to say who shall receive their ro.-
turns, collect their taxcs and administer
justice between them. Tue plan proposed
virtually amounts to an election and it is
tho wiscst and safest aud best way out of
many difficulties by which wo are sur
rounded. Tho popular will should bo con-.
sultcd-it can generally be depended upon
with almost perfect safety. No man noed
be afraid to trust his chances to tho bettcr
Judgment Of the people. This is puro
Democracy is the true idea of popu-
lar govern mcnt where all the power resides
With tho people for whose benefit and by
whose direction tho laws are administered.
It is not Wade Hampton as personal
entity who rules this State, but it is Wade
Hampton as tho chosen head, fearless, out
spoken official representative of tho whole
people of South Carolina.
AJbcuale Medium.
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three members each, for each county; both
political parties shall be represented. Onc
SHALL be appointed and designated as Com
missioners OF Election for "AIembers of
Congress and Presidential Electors" and
tho other as Commissioners of Election for
Estate, Circuit and County Officers"
SEC. 4. At the closo of tho election the
managers shall count the votes aud make
out original return aud copy Of the result,
and within three days after the day thereof
tho Chairman of the Board Of Managers,
or one of them who may bo designated by
the Board, shall deliver to tho Com mission.
ers Of Election for "Mcmbcrs of Congress
md Presidential Electors" the poll lists aud
boxes labelled for "Mcmbcrs of Congress
aud Presidential Electors" with tho orgi-
ma! containing the ballots, md within tho
same timo, and in like manner, shall be
delivered to the Commissioners Of Election
for estate, Circuit aud County Oticers,"
tho poll lists and boxes labelled Estate
Circuit and County O(iccrs,' containing tho
ballots, with a similar original of the result
of the vote.
SEC. S. That in addition to the Board Of
State Cunvasscrs now provided by law, it
shall be the duty Of the Governor, and he
is hereby authorized and empowered, ut
least sixty days before any such election as
is above mentioned, to appoint a Board of
State Canvasscrs, consisting of five members
one from each Congressional District, to bo
known and designated as the Board of State
Canvasscrs for "Mcmbcrs of Congress and
Presidential Electors"
SEC. 6. 1t shall bo the duty Of such
Board of State Canvassers, upon tho certi-
fed copies of tho Board of County Canvas
sers for "Nlcmbers of Congress and Prcsi.
dental Electors" to mako statement of
the votes cast and declare the election of
members of Congress and Presidential
Electors, as is now or hereafter may be
required by law.
SEC. 7. That tho polls shall be open at
eight o'clock in the forenoon and close at
five o'clock in the afternoon.
SEC. 8. All acts or parts Of acts inconsist-
cnt with this act be, aud the same is hereby,
repealed.
Approved March %, 1878.
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The "NIan- Eater, Shot.
A STALLION THAT HAS KILLED THREE MEN
AND DIsFIGURED TWENTY OTHERS.

MIDDLETON, May 3.-.Tho IIamblctonian
stallion, "Risingham," ono of tho finest
bred horses in Orange .nty was killed
by his owner, DR.. j. A. Schultz, in tllis
place last night. The animal was twonty-.
nino years old. An offer of $1,000 was
once refused for him. At two years of
age he was considered the coming successor
of Old Hambietonian, his sire. Nineteen
years ago, however, he began to exhibit
signs Of viciousnoss that increased as he
grow Older. Finally he became almost
entirely unmanagcablc and since thon ho
had been known as tho "man- cater" He
had killed three men, and wounded, Grip.
Piled and disligured twenty others. For
fourteen years no ono has dared to put
him to a wagon until short time ago.
DR.. Schultz, who had owned linn but a
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-27
LOST.

Tho following beautiful lines are founded
IN fact, aid first appeared in an Australian
our1al. Tho author, Mrs. Harriet Miller
Davidson, is tho eldest daughter of the
ato Hugh Miller.
Tho night fell soft and starlit
On benutiful harbor town,
Where oroscents of tall white houses
10 the golden beach crept down.
Tho windows wcre set wide open
To oatOh tho gentle uir,
And out on the darkening water
The glimmering light shonc fair.
The childten's clear young voices
Rung out on the quiet night,
And the sound Of merry music
Aud OF dancing footsteps light.
And mingled with all the glalncss,
From church closo by tho sea,
Came tho sound Of an organ pcaliug
Its solemn melancholy.
The people there were praying,
And singing an evening psalm,
Ibu tuc SOuuu VI tucli SOICCS UOalCu
Away on the waters calm.
While some wcro buying and selling
Out in Tho lighted street,
Where the hun Of many voices roso,
Aud the echo Of many feet
Aud no one guessed among them all,
That out in the hurbor fair,
A lonely man was drowning
In darkness and despair.
For hours ho has been clinging
10 q Slender, drifting srar;
lie has driftcd in from wider seas
Beyond the harbor bar.
Aud now he knows by his dimmiog eye,
And his tired and numbing hand,
That hero at last the end has come,
Just within sight Of land.
lilo hears the mcrr, music,
He hears the chill zen call,
lie can catch Il glimps. Of tho lighted
AS the slow waves rise aud fall.
Hc can hear tho organ pcaling,
And the hymns long drawn refrain,
And q low sigh bursts from his heavy
breast
IN his last, long, lonely pain.
lie knows that if he could but call,
If his voice could reach tho land,
Fall many a kindly heart would throb,
And many helping hand.
But his breath is spent, his weary brcast
Hcaycs in low shuddcring sighs;
And the lights arc slowly fading
From his dim and tired eyes.
Aud so ho sinks, and no ono knows,
IN all that busy town,
When out in their beautiful harbor
That lonely man goes down.
Oh, kind souls! pause in your praying,
Stay awhile the music sweet,
Silence tho childrcn's laughter,
And tho sound of dancing feet
And listen, pcrchanco, if near you,
For want of one tender hand,
Some lonely soul may be drowning
just within sight Of the land.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-27
THO valley of the Jordan,

The Jordan Valley, from Lake Tiberias
to tho Dead Sea, is about seventy miles in
length. Three miles is its average breadth,
although it widens OF places into plains ten
miles broad. These plains are beautiful
oascs, which fact will remove the impress
sions now popular, that tho whole region is
sterile desert. There are many streams
running out Of the mountains on either side,
and in every case, where tho river leaves
the foot of the hills, there is ruined village.
There is little difficulty in picking out
among these many Of tho localities men
toned in the Bible. Along tho course Of
the Jordan We fnd ruins of many of the
bridges built by tho Romans. Ono of these,
just below Lako Tiberias, consists of ten
huge arches, and must have been hand
some structure. BY irrigation the Valley
of tho Jordan, embracing 200 square miles
may be made as fertile as the Milo, and will
support half million cf people. The
expense would bo trifing, and anything that
grows in the hot beds of tho world can be
produced in tho Jordan Valley. Tho val
ley and adjoining ones have numerous hot
sulphur springs. Some miles cast of the
Jordan, jus. below Lake Tiberias, is small
basin containing largo hot spring and
somo ruins which Indicate that it was at
one time popular resort. There arc ro-
mains Of large theatre and many houses
that must have been magnificent in
their day. Tho whole country is filled with
ruins
There are popular traditions that Sodom,
Gomorrah aud other wicked cities of the
plain arc submerged. The belief is erro-
Al I. \ 4
its borders. These cities must have existed
at the northern end of this body of water.
Every link in tho chain OF evidence loads
to this belief. On tho plain at tho north
etn end ofthc sea are some rebuilt citios
exactly corresponding in number and posi-
ton 10 the cities Of tho plain that were
destroyed by the great conaagration mon.
toned iu the Bible. At ono place are
three cities above ground, in "luyors."
First are the mud houses Of the Arabs; noxt
under these is city built by the Romans;
still under that is Hebrew oity, and still
lower down, whore men have turned up tho
earth thirty or forty feet doop, thoro arc tho
ruins Of still another age.
In aucieut times, thcre cannot bo tho
slightest doubt, this land was densely popu
lated by q wealthy people. The ruins
which dot the country and the fact that tho
Romans thought it worthy of conquest
prove the assertion. There are to be seen
still, among other things, the remnants of
roads moro than five hundred miles built
by the Romans. Tho workmanship was
superb, and even at this day the drives arc
frequently weA preserved. These, too, go
to show the formor Importance Of the
country which demanded such a costly
means of internal intercourse. The valley
is intorsocted with irrisating canals, built
by the ancients, showing that thoy had more
intelligence than any that have lived there
since.
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Tho worst case of selfshness that ever has
been presented to the public emanntcd from
a youth who complained because his mother
put bigger mustard plaster on his younger
brother than sho did on him.
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NEW DISCOVERIES OF REPUBLICAN EN-.

NEW DISCOVERIES OF REPUBLICAN EN-
BEzzLEMEETs..-So accustomed has the
public become to tho cmbezzlement Of funds
by the Republican party, that what would
ordinarily be deemed startling revelation
seems to make but slight impression.
From Washington there comes q statement
from tho Naval Committee "thut $462 ,OO0,-
600 in money has been expended since
1865, besides millions more in old stores,
and that Secretary Kobcson alone, in utter die
regard and contempt of law, has expended
Sl80,000,000." Tho report concludes by
declaring "that tho rottenucss Of the NAVY
Department is beyond conception and re-
commends tho President to have Robson
indicted" On the very same day, tho
18th, GIovcr's Committee discovered q
forced Treasury balauco of Sl9,000,000,
brought about BY false entry un June 13,
1868, at which timc Mccullough was Scc..
retary and Spinner was Treasurer. Con-
nected with this false entry was a forgery
and secret issue of Sl9,000,000 of COM.
pound interest notes, taken out of the rove.
nuo and not accounted for anywhere. Nor
did tho public debt statement, for that
month, account for the sum as having been
drawn from tho revenue. simultaneously
with tho dlscoYorles comes tho revelations
that the money to defray the expenses of
the Republican visiting statesmen was paid
by the First National Bauk, as matter of
accommodation to the Treasury Department
and Mr.. Hayes, and that the bank was
guaranteed repayment out Of an antici.-
pated appropriation which tho President
was to recommend. The evidence that
John Sherman knew how the bills were
paid, and countenanced the assurances Of
repayment, which were given to tho bauk,
is on file with the Secretary of the Senate
Committee on Appropriations, and specifics
the purposes for which tho money was to be
used, but studiously avoids saying how the
money was obtained. 1t is believed that
the bauk will lose all the money unless
Sherman pays the amount out of his own
pocket Straight Ont Democrat.
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A sermons strength is not its length.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-27
MORE LIGHT WANTED.

We want to know the exact cost to the
Stateof the hospital for the insane. We
want to know every figure from the begin
ming to the end 1t has been the blood suck
ing leech of the Treasury. A royal palace
has been built. What did it cost ?
What was the cost of the furni-
ture, and china, and rocking chairs, red
lounges, and so on. If this concern is rot
ten, let the people know what the rottenness
has cost.
There is no longer any doubt but that the
fellow Belts is brute who should be sent
to the penitentiary. Who secured Belts his
appointment Who keeps him in it? It
has been long known, that appointments
were the gifts Of and out of Difference to
certain influences. The committee should
get to the bottom of all this business. The
trustees should be placed on the stand, and
especially the Reverend Kerr, who has built
a church, and administers to the souls
of the insane. The Rev. Kerr needs,
for the benefit of his health and the faithful
discharge of his most sacred Office, change
of circuit, and change of diet. We trust
that the committee will make thorough over
hauling, and especially attend to the urgent
necessities Of the case of the Rev. Kerr.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-27
FOREIGN MARKETS.
Promising Condition of Spring Crops---
American Wheat at an Advance---France
a Liberal Purchacor

Promising Condition of Spring Crops
American Wheat at an MISUNDERSTANDING
Liberal Purchaser
LONDON, March 26.-The Mark Lane Er
press review of the British corn trade the last
week says: large breadth of spring corn has
been planted under favorable conditions and
the seasonable weather of the last few weeks has
strengthened the wheat planted without un-
duly forcing it. In spite of the present winter
weather we have every reason to hope for
more prosperous season than for three years.
In many districts the sowing of barley and oats
is nearly completed, that another week of dry
weather would nearly end the spring sowing.
Some reaction in favor of higher prices is no
ticeable in the wheat trade, but the improve
ment has only in a few instances extended to
home grown grain, which has been marketed in
very short quantity and somewhat defective
condition. Foreign wheat, of which the inn
ports into London were very moderate, is met
with an improved demand at an advance of a
shilling per quarter, chiefly on American
descriptions, but more business is passing than
of late in all varieties and the tendency of
prices is in the sellers favor.
There has been some continental demand
which has tended to advance values for cargoes
of the coast. 1t is probable France will require
seven hundred Thousand quarters of fine wheat
for mixing purposes between this and harvest.
Judging from the dullness of trade at the
close of the week it is doubtful whether last
week Mondays advance will be maintained. as
| arrivals of wheat from America and Russia the
| next few months will be on too large a scale to
admit of much enhancement of values. France
will probably relieve us of some portion of the
accumulated stocks in southern Russia, but al
lowing for this it is scarcely likely the ordinary
consumptive demand will be sufficient to sun
port the present currencies.
Some attention lie directed to Indian wheat,
of which the stocks in London are worked
down to comparatively a narrow compass, and
! slight improvement in the value of Calcutta
produce appears probable. Maize, although
quiet, is fairly steady. Both old and new corn
| is in moderate request at late rates, but other
sorts of feeding dull. Grinding bar
ley and inferior sorts of oats have given way
one shilling and six pence per quarter, respect
lively, with moderate arrivals.
At ports Of call the floating cargo trade for
| wheat ruled steady. The demand for the con-
tinent continues. Maize has advanced three
pence. Barley sold slowly at rather easier
terms,
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IILDEN,S INCOME.
Judge B1atchford Rules Against His De-
murers Upon all but One of the Twelve
&

murers Upon all but One of the Twelve
Counts.
New YORK, March 26.-Judge Blatchford, q.
s. District Court, gave decision to-day in the
suit of the o. s. VS. Ex-Governor 8. j, Tilden to
recover some $780, 600 income tax alleged to be
due the government by the defendant. The
suit, it will be remembered, was brought in the
U. s. District Court when Mr.. Tilden was the
Democratic candidate for president and it was
alleged was only brought for politi-
al purposes. Counsel for Mr.. Elden
set up demurrer, and the case was
argued at great length, Judge Blatchford' s
decision is quite lengthy and cites innumer-
able authorities, the principal of which are,
United States Supreme court decision and the
dollar savings bank case and Rhode Island,
lately decided by the Supreme court. He sus-
talns defendants demurrer to the first count in
the complaint on the ground that in the year
covered by this count, Mr.. Tlden had made
a return Of his income and paid the tax on
such return. On the other eleven counts in the
complaint he sustains the plaintiffs the
United States, in the demurrer to the answer of
defense, holding virtually the government was
not bound by the action of the United States
assessor or It's agents, and Mr..
Tilden was required to make
himself q return of his income which he
had not done. The case is now to proceed to
trial by the Jury, on thequestion of the amount
OF income i OF Mr.. hlden during the years in
which he made no return himself. In the
three years Mr.. Tilden allowed the United
States assessor to make the return and paid the
tax on such return, together with the penalty,
but this, the court holds, was not sufficient.
AS there will soon be decision, it is more than
probable MIR. Tildens counsel will appeal the
case to the United States supreme court.
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employees, issued the same day, wherein
the committee is required to examine
the cupboards,'' clothes-rooms,' .
&c. These employees, with the warning
before them, think to endear themselves to
the autocratic BARTLETT and entrench them
selves in their positions by showing their
scupboards'' to the committee.
All of this is too transparent. We do not
believe that the investigation has fairly be-
gun, so far as developments are concerned.
1t is probably impossible to develop one
hundredth part of sthe infamously brutal
conduct and financial extravaganza and dis
honesty in connection with this
institution, but enough yet re-
mains that can be reached which will
cause the developments already made to APP
pear Insignificant.
The committe we fear, made an error in
adjourning to July. This matter ought to
be necessarily followed up until these Au-
gean stables are cleaned and decent degree
of humanity secured for the blighted minds
who are now wholly at the mercy of inhuman
monsters like Belts.