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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-03-07
For the Keoweo Courier
Tho Lien Law ys. tho AgriCultu-
rnl Interest.

Heretofore depression in tho agricultural
interest has boom due to three general causos:
Bud management, want Of means and unfayo.
rablo seasons. To these we may add tho re-
enactment Of the lien law as fourth onuse.
The second and fourth causes are the result
Of the first, OH the one hand by an improper
course BY farmers, and on othor by like
improper course by legislators
The farming class is often reprimandcd and
admonished in regard to their negligence Of,
and want Of attention to, their vital interests
as agrioulturalists. These admonitions, &C.,
como from the ranks Of our own aud other
professions. 1t is o sad truth TINT farmers do
not take active measures in defence of their
own interests; but it is equally lamentablo
that when their interests are intrusted to
others, who are pledged to promote them, that
they are as often retarded as enhanced.
Our legislators may have thought that they
were conferring favor upon the majority Of
their constituents. Or at least complying with
their present wishes and alloviating their
Immediote wants, whom they repealed this
law; but in the honest opinion Of the writer
thoy were surely mistaken. Is the faot that
largo number Of tho farming GLASS will avail
themselves Of the provisions of this law a
sufficient guarantee of tho propricty Of its
being in force at tho present timer Dealing
on credit has been, for many years. d formi-
dablo barrier to tho success Of farmers. The
lien law naturally encourages tho cons
tinuanco, by farmers, Of this ruinous system
of buying on timo.
1t may be claimcd that it is left to the
option Of the farmer as to whether he will
avail himself Of tho provisions of the law.
We reply that there nre those in the ranks of
ovory profession, and especially among tho
farming class, who will not take such steps
rs will tend to the advanccm ent Of their
permanent interest. Hence their non success.
Tho law would be less injurious if its sup
portcrs werc tho tho only sufferers in con-
sequence of it's evil effects. But this is not
the case. Its tendency is to raise tho prico OF
farmers supplies, and thus the burden mug,
be borne by all tho followers Of tho rural
profession. We ask our legislators to ignore
oil laws which will give Temporary convent
| once, but which will work material and final
injury, Our independence aud final deliver
encc from tho necessity of placing ourselves
under obligations to others depend upon tho
adopting by us Of the motto: cash and CO.
operation. Temporary inconvenience may
ombarrass, but final results will compensate
for present esertions. NJ. r. T.
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Passage Of the Silver Bfll Over
the Presidents Veto.

WAsnrSor,N February % In the House
the Presidents message vetoing tho silver
bill was lnid before the House by tho Speaker.
Tho President says it has been his cnrnest
desire to concur With Congress in the adoption
Of measure to increase tie silver coinage
of the country, but rs not to impair the obi-
CATION of contracts, either public or private,
nor injuriously nif1ct tho public credit. 1t
was only on tho conviction that this bill did
not meet that essential requirement.. that he
felt it his duty to withhold from it his appro :
val. The message further stntes that the
capital defect of tho bill is that it contains no
provision protecting from it's operation pre-
existing debts, in cuse the coinage which it
creates shall continue of less value than that
which was The sole legal tender when they
were created. In tho Judgment OF mankind
it would be IN net Of bad faith. The standard
Of value should not be changed without the
consent of both parties to tho contract The
national promises should be kept with un-
flinching fidelity. I1o could not sign n bill
which would authorize the violation Of sacred
obligations. The obligation Of tho public
faith transcendcd oil questions of profit or
public advantage. Its unquestionable main,
tenance was the dictate rs woll of honesty as
of expedency and should over DO carefully
guarded by the executive, by Congress and
by the poople.
Before proceeding to vote on the question
will thu E13use. on reconsideration. pass the
bil2' Cox, of New York. said tho message
was "charge Of fraud by II fraud" On
which his colleague. McCook, madca q point Of
order.
The Speaker decided that the remark was
made out Of order and it should not be printed
in the Record.
The House then proceeded 70 vote. and the
result wns yeas l9G nays 73. The Speaker
declared the bill us pass ed and the announce
ment was greeted with general applause.
The House then took up the bill to pension
the soldiers of the Mexican ami Indian wars.
Without action, tho House adjourned.
In the Senate, the silver bill passed., the
Presidents veto notwithstanding. by DC to 10
Mr. Hill, Of Georgia, voted with the majority
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EIxMENnAL.

Married. at the Grcenyille Hotel, on tho
morning Of tho 2lst met, by tho Rev. II. II.
Nall, NJ F. Ansol, Esq, and Miss Ophoia
A. Speights. No cards.
Married, on tho Sd instant, by Rev Fletcher
Smith, Mr.. j. G. Davis and Miss N. Il. Gail
lard.
By tho eamo on tho samo day, Mr.. j. T.
Mauldin'aud Miss AZ. Hubbard, ull of Ooonoo
County.
Married, on January 9th, 1878, at the resi-
dence of b: i. O'Kelly, by Rov. A. McGufin,
Mr.. =. G. Ailcn to Mise Laura O'Kolly, all of
Oconeo.
BY tho samo at tho samo timo and place
Mr.. Il. w. Pcarco to Miss Aletha O'KollN
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Tire Supply BIIl.

Tho correspondent of the Charleston
6,amal Of Commerce, writingfro Columbia,
s. c.. under date of March Cd, gives the
following authentic summary Of the tax levy
for l87778, aud the estimate upon which it
has been based:
A! Thc first section levies q tax of Sd mills for
general purposes, exclusive of the 2 mill Tux
which is louied for school purposes. Ihe
ordinary county tax Isl mills with additional
special taxes ranging from J mill to 9 mills
for past indebtedness in several counties: md
IN Anderson County an additional tax of Q
mllls, 70 inclose tho county in fenco, under
tho provisions Of the fenco Inv. a. poll tax
OF 81 is lowed on al voters between tho ages
of 81 and 60 ycnrs, and tho penalty far
non.paymcnt is limited to ino of no: more
than So, including COSTS or imprisonment for
~ days Tho first instalmont ne,hnlf Of
the taxes, is payable during the month Of
Slay, and tho second in October, with the
either the half or tho whole. For q failure
to pay tho first instalment there is penalty
Of per centum. For failure to pay BY
the lst OF November, penalty of Is nor
centum is added. Tax executions upon' de-
linqnent lands will be issued on the 18th Of
November.
I'm addition to this the County Commission
ere OF the several counties, are directed to
levy tax of two mills on the dollar, the
proceeds Of which are to be retained in the
counties. and to be paid out in each county
exclusively for school purposes for the cur.
rent year.
1t will thus DO sccn that the aggregate
State tax for schools and the two yonrs
interest on the public debt is seven and half
mills
The estimates dpbn which this tax is levied
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0AKWaY LOCALS,

MARCH lst, 1873.
Old Mrs. jolly, in having her we'll walled
to the top with rock, Thursday, the 2lst q
negro named Gus IIardeo was Just finishing
the wall-was at the bottom Of tho we'll
cleaning up tho fragments Of rock, whom the
basket, on boing drawn up caught corner of
rock, and tho wall gave way and foil in on
the poor fellow; but by some good fortune the
basket saved his life. All hands went to
work to got, MS they supposed, tho dead body
out of the we'll, there being thirty loads Of
rock on him; but whom they got within about
20 feet they hoard him hollow. IIo was
standing up in II stopping posture, with tho
rock holding him fast. except ono hand he
had extricatcd from tho rocks and had suc.-
ceeded in removing somo rocks thot wore
pressing his brenst and throat, tho basket
being on topof hie shoulders held up, to- some
extent by o scaatling across tho curbing: lie
remained in that fs Is hours, hungry, tired
and pressed with tho mass of rock around
about and above him. Tho woll was 56 or 60
feet deep.
Road working is the order of this week.
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por annum, strictly in advance;
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one dollar per square Of one inch
or less for the first insertion, and
fifty cents for each subsequent in
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81 Necessity compcls us to
adhere strictly to the require
monts Of cash payments.
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John 9. Werner.

In tho House Of Representatives on the
Z8th u'timo, Mr. Werner. Of Oconeo County.
made the following speech in reference to the
grcnt bond fight that is now going on in Tho
halls of Legislation Of South Cnrolinh..
lie stated in opening thnt he was glad tbat
he was South Carolinian. Hc was gldd that
nc was from the mountains, and he was yorv
glad timt he was given the opportunity to
he was sorry to SEQ had very different con- "no
ceeption OF pledge than ho had IIo wns
glad tlht tho gentleman from Anderson had
spoken Of pledges, because he intendod n
open his speech with his UNDERSTANDING of
those pledges. "
MIR. Vorner then went on and recited Tho
three separate pledges made by tho Democrats
party to stand by the consolidation act. IF n
pledgc could bind people when there was
cratic Executive Committee pledged ' ihe
people to stand by this act, at a timn wbnn
thoir fortunes were hanging in tho balance
ana the people by their silence assented to Il,
then were the people of South Carolina bonnd
morally, legally and equtably. It wos y
sacred pledge and could not be Violated. That
was tho first great pledge made by tho Demo.
cratic party. lie then went on to show how
me democratic party had up to this timo
eS p'ouSeS' 1ney had by trer
them IN to to the colored peopIo to levy two mil
s,s, .as ior educational purposes. The next
pIeoge as to ths debt was the resolution
passed by the Wallace House. What wos
n thas resolution intended for, but to enable
doVernor Hampton to collect his taxes, r.
was passed. The people Of tho State 1I oamo
forward, paid their 10 por cent. tax, and
established at once tho government of honesty
and home rule.
Tho next pledge that tho Democratic partp
noa naa redeemed was the appropriation of $780,
UoO U to pay the interest on the public debt.
Ihat very levy stamped the position of tho
!na oaher side as wholly without foundation.
~ ine CON commission had not been appointed to
rip open tho consolidation act. If so whv
were were e the people called upon to pay tax Of
ssoo;ooo ct time whom they could but iii
nnora .a 20 40 sof lie was prepared TO admit
mat the bond commission had done tboir dutv
and q done !. woll, but he made tho assertion
Dnldly that they had reported nothing new.
lie u would g., furthor md show that in thrao
Republican investigations tho samo identical
result was reached They all agreed that tho
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y shall bo lawful for him to issue his war
rnnt, directed to any Of the sheriffs Of this
State ,rea1iring them to seize the snid crop,
and after due notice soil tho same for cash.
and pay over the net proceeds thereof, or SO
much thereof, as Inlay be necessary, in oxtiu-
guishmont Of tho amount then due; provided,
however, that If the person to whom such
advances have boon made shall within thirty
days after such sale has been made givo
notice in writing to the sheriff accompanied
with On affidavit 70 this effect that tho amount
claimed is not justly duo, that then it shall
be the duty Of tho said sheriff to hold the
proceeds Of suoh sale subject to tho decision
of tho court. upon an issue which shall be
made up and set down for trial, at the next
succeeding term of tho Court Of Common
Pleas for the county in which the person to
whom such advances have been made resides,
and in which tho person who makes such
advances shalt l,c the actor.
SEC 4. That tho above sections slloll DO
subjected to tho provisions Of the following
sections Of this net:
Sec. S. That such landlord leasing lands
Tor agricultural purposes, shall have q prior
and preferred lien for rcnt to the extent of
on e,third Of all crops raised on his lands. and
cnforciblo in tho Same manner as lions for
advances, which said lien for rent shall be
valid without recording or filing
DEC. U. Ihat every Ilen Tor advances ana
for rent where the agreement is Cur more than
ono.third of the crop shall be fled in the
Office Of tho registrar Of mesne convtydncc for
the county in which tho lenor resides within
thirty DAYS from tho date Of the lien. and
and said lien for rent over one-tliird Of tho
crop shall thereby bo made valid, and he
shall keep an index of all such lions 40 filed,
for ench Of which he shall receive fifteen
cents from tho party filing the same, and this
shalI be a sufficient recotd Of tho sautc.,
SEC. T. That the first nnd third sections Of
this net shall be and remain of force for one
yenr ffoiii the ratification tllorof
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fCoMMvs1cArEp |

Mcssrs. Editors: Something over year ago
wo elected men to the Legislature. pledged
to reform tho Government. NJ one will deny
but what they have donc great deal of good
They havo reduced the taxes and abolished
some few Offices and passed tho usury bill; one Of
the best acts, so far, of tho present Legislature
Now if they will abolish the Offices of County
Auditor or Treasurer, and lot one man attend
to tho duties Of both Offices for The same salary
TINT one receives that will be another step in
the right direction, and we have no use for
County Commissioners. My plan would be
this: hnvo IL road commissioner in every
township aud let him attend to the roads for
his road duty. There is a great talk about
paying tho State debt. How il this to be
done? will tell you: Let tho present Le-
islaturc reduce their own salaries to four
dollars per day and limit the sessions to
twenty-five or thirty days. aud reduce the
pay Of the Governor and all State officers one
half Now just think how many bales Of
cotton, ut tho present prices. it takes to pay
the Governor ono year: 60 hn!ea in round
numbers. At this rate now when tho Gopcr
nor and State officers and Circuit Judges are
pattl oif we have cotton bales enough to bridge
the Bay from the wharf in Charleston to Sui
livan's Island, or nearly so, provided the peers
were put up. We have entirely too much
legislation. The State Legislatures adj jaining
US meet bicnnial; but J. think tricnnial would
suit our case very we'll in this State. until wo
pay our debts. 1t is an absurd idea to think
ofpaying debts while the expenses are creator
than the income. think If our Legislature
men had to cut and split rails at fifty cents
per hundred, or cut ditch through swampy
land at l2l cents per rod they would not be
so cxiravagant when tho appropriation bill
comes up There is too many parliamentary
tactics made uso Of in our legislative halls.
all to consume time; too many attachces, &C.,
to ply ct high rates. Whie' things go on in
this way it is all bosh to talk of reform and
paying debts. fear this communication is
getting too long. | may in n future article
give you my views on the criminal law and
the free school system.
SPENCER CHA MBERS,
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The New Lien Law.

Fha following bill which has finally PASSED
both Houses, and only waits to bo ratified and
signed, is of much Importance to the people of
tho State at large.
An Act To- secure landlords and persbns
| mixing arISances.
sKcTios |. BE Il enacteaby tho Senate and
House of Representatives, Of the State OF
South Carolina, now met dnd'sitting in Gene
raj Assembly and by, tho authority Of tho
same, That On act entitled nm net to nmcnd
Sections SO and 81, Chapter 100 of tho Revised
Statutes relative to liens on crop, vod
Juno 9th, 1877, be and the samo is horeby 10
poalod.
SEC. 2. If any person or persons shall mako
any advance or advances either in money or
supplies to any person or persons who aro
employed or about to engagoin tho cultivation
of the soil, the person or persons so making
such advance or advances shall bo untitled to
lien on the crop which may be made during
tho year upon tho land in tho cultivation of
which tho advances 80 made have been expend,
ed in pro!eronoe Of oil other liens existing or
otherwise to tho extent Of suoh advances;
provided, an agreement in writing shall DO
entered into before such advance mado to this
effect in which shall be specified the amount
to DO advanced, or in which q limit shall DO
fixed beyond which the advances { made from
time to time during tho yoar shall not 20.
SEQ. 3. leany person making such advances
shall mako an affidavit before the clerk Of tho
court Of tho county in which suoh crop is
that the person to whom such advances hayo
boon made is about to sell or dispose of his
crop, or in any othor way Is about to defeat
tho lien horoinbcforo provided for, accompa-
nicd with statement Of tho amount thcn, duo,
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VEGETINE
Purifies the Blood, Renovates
and 1nvigorates the Whole Sys-
tenn.
ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE (
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent
and Diureiic.
Reliable Evidence.

Mn. II. r.. SrEvENs-Dear
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In favor of your great and good
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and Vegetine has cured ME: and
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Gives Health, Strength and
Appetite.

My daughter has received
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Vcgetine. Her declining health
was source Of great anxiety to
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Vege.ine restored her health,
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N. II. TILDEN,
Insurance and Real Estate
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Boston, Mass. ,4
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(From Speishts' Daily Newspapcr.)
Card From Juh &c Cooke.

MIR. EDlr'R: | desire, through, the columns
Of your paper, destined to become so popular
in tho State. to rotnrn my mpst grateful and
profound thanks to MY fellow citizens Of the
9th Circuit who gave mo their generous
support and advocated my recollection as
Judge.
| feel pt,ntlcr of this generous support
tlnn would be Of nmassel wealth shall
ever remember that they sustained nc in the
hour of nced and treasure among the sweet
est reuoiiectinns of my life the warm sympathy
extended by the sons ofmy own native State
1t we are none Of Us without faults, thank
Cad we are none of US without friends
My fellow citizuns mny rest assured that
they shall nevor regret that they gave me
their confidence, and receive the further assu4
rance TINT to tho extent nf nv humble capaci
ties will be with them through good aud
through evil report, como veal or come woe
for all time. ever ready to sustain their trucst
interest with all tho warmth Of my heart and
tho full measure of my capacities. AS gnod
citizen bow to the will of tho representatives
Of the people. II tho people have boon mis-
represented in this matter it is not for mo to
complain. and if they have not, who has u
right to gainsay their wisll2
propose to sustain tho administration OF
Gov. Hampton to the best Of my ability and
discharge my duties as citizen with the
single purpose in yiow-the best and truest
interest of all the people Of South Carolina.
Hoping to vindcate the generous confidence
Of my unfiinching devotion to righteous rule
and good and honest govornment, come from
whom it may,
am, fellow citizens. your obcdieut servant,
THOMPSON H. COOKE.
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CHAnLEsTowN. MASS.
II. r., STEyENs-Dcar Sir:
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STATE SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.

In THE CoURr OF PROBATE.
Lcwis Jaynes, Administrator of q. H..
Spears, deceased, PIuntif, against Jos.
Q. Spears and others, Dofsndants--C
PLANT FOR RELIEF.
RY virtue of decretal order in the above
- stated action, l will sell to the highest
bidder, before tho Court House door in
Walhnlla on MONDAY, April lst, 1878,
(saeday,) betwocn tho loyal hours Of sale,
the following described property, to wit:
All of TINT Tract of Land lying, being
ant situaso' in the County of Ocoueo, con--
tanning eighty. four acres, moro or less,
adjoining lands Of 5. s. McJunkin, j. NJ.
Grant, S. Waite and others.
Terms of Sale as FOlIOws:'y y
One half the purchase money 10 cash and
tho balance on credit Of nine months, With
interest from dato, to bc secured by bond
and mortgage Of the premises; purohaserl
to pay extra for titles and mortgages. Id
RICHARD LEWIS,
Judge Of Probate Ooonce/ County.
March z, 1878 I6-4t~
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cdn Continent Personal trial has deinon-
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agents for the article md when our Philae
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should certainly procure somo of it. We
know of no such article extant for the hair,
and thus speak in such decided and emphatic
terms.-- Ocean Foam, Cape Muy. NJ J.
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Tho Committee on GLAZING Of tho U. 8. Senate
mas reported In favor of paying the Methodist
publishing House at atNashyille, Tenn, $3.50, 600
ior property used or destroyed by tho Federal
troops during the war. The claim is a Just ono.
anu should have bcen paid long ago.
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It Is a Valuable Remedy.

SouTH BosToN, Feb. 7, 1870.
MIR. STEvENs-Dcar Sir: 7
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Yours respectfully,
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The ladies are all opposed to the telephone,
Iboy don't care to hare young fellow wbis.
poring 10 their. ears with his mouth twontv
miles away.