Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-07

He GAME BAoK.-Goyeruor Duval, of
Florida, was the son of a poor .Virgiuian, a
stern, strong,. taoiturn man. The bow was
huge youth of fifteen. At the cabin fire,
at bed time, according to the custom of
putting on back log, she old man said,
between tho whiffs of his silout pipe:
"Tab, 90 out and bring in that gum back
log, and put it on the fire."
Tab went out and surveyed the log. He
knew it was no use explaining that it was
too heavy, nor prudent for him to return
without having it on his shoulder. His
little sister, passing. was not surprised that
he requested her to bring out tho gun and
powder horn, as possum or cuon might
have passed, or the brother might have
seen bear signs. She brought the gun and
Tab started He found his way through
the woods into Kentucky, in l79l. After
an absence of eighteen years, he was elected
to Congress. A man of immense size and
strength, he etsrted for Washington, going
by tho why of his old home. to see the folks
who had long since given him up for dead
Entering the little cabin door near bed
time, he saw tho identical gum log. He
shouldered it, pulled the latch string, and
with his load, stood before the old man.
pipe 10 mouth, as quiet as usual.
"Here is the gum bpck log, father"
"Woll, you've been long timo getting
IT, Put 1t on and go to bed" was the
reply.
Senator Barnum, Of Connecticut, who is
chairman of the National Democratic Com.
mittee has been interviewed in relation to
the recent vote in the Senate on the passage
OF Stanley Matthew's rcaelution concerning
tho silver bill. He says it is foregone
conclusion TINT the bill will become law,
even against tho Presidents veto power, if
that is to be exercised, of which there is
no certainty os yet.
Colonel Thomas Alexander, tho well
known railroad contractor, died suddenly
in Atlanta last Sunday.
The engineer corps on the Augusta.
Knoxville ond Greenwood Railroad have
been directed to locate the route on the
other side of the Savannah River at the
point where the Greenwood and Augusta
Railroad crosses that stroam. The .cntor-
prise is progressing fuvorably, md may
now be considered rs an accomplished fact.
WE HAVE JUDoEs ENoUan.-We hear
that the Legislature contemplates increasing
the number Of Circuit judges and reorrape.
ing the circuits 10 suit No GOOD reason
tor so doing has been given, The proposed
change is in the wrong direction. 4 n net
70 diminish would be moro acceptable than
one to increase the number of Judges We
understand that it is proposed to have ten
judicial districts and ten judges Tn place
OF that, let us have ak of both Six good
meu. we'll salaried, and holding their office
at o'tdm ait culpam will be of much
greater benefit to this State than ten uedi-
ocro lawyers undeservedly made Judges at
small salaries. The creating of new Offices
was one of the most serious charges against
the Radical Legislatures. Let the Wallace
House beware, or it will exhibit itself in the
same odious light
Abbeua1e Press and Banner.
The following gentlemen have been
commissioned upon tho staff of Brigadier-
General II. II. llemphill, Of Abbeville:
y. G. Hcmphill, Adiutont General:
WJ StfitEng, Inspector General: II d
a. Biemnnn, Qunrtcrmastsr' y Il. Bradley,
PaymnsteT j j. Lewis, Comnssary; D s.
Mccullough, Ordnance Officer; Dr. W..
Brosp, Surgeon; Rev } $. Murray.
Ch"plainall wit, the rank of Major.
Eugene 3 Gary and David Aiken, aids de.
c'"p with tho rank of Captsn.
Charles Norlhoff: The whole course of the
silver debate has shown the complete disin
teGra,ion OF parties on this question. Ran.
dolph (Democr,D replied CockIcll Of the
same side Blaine (Repubic,n). snecrei
at tho resolution Of Matthews of his own
side, and the two Democratic leaders, B y
ard and Thurman, faced each other on oppo.
site sides OF the question. Seciog this; it
is not strange that some ambitious men
imagine this question to he feasible base
for new. party organization to carry tho
next Presidential election.
The Dardancles, is about forty miles in
length, and is from thrce-fourlhs Of mile
to two miles wide. Xcrxes crossed the
ohanno on double bridge of bonts, B G
40, and Alexander crossed it B. G. 334.
Gallipoii, on the peninsula which forms
tho western boundary of tho strait, has
population of about $4,000. A strong
Russian force at Gallipoli would close the
strait for the way from tho Mediterranean
as completely as the Confederate batteries
at Vicksburg did tho Mississippi River.
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Spartanburg has railroads branching out
North, South, Fast and Wost. She is in
connection with New York, Charleston, New
Orleans. and with oil other places that those
connections imply, and che is fast making