Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-02

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Common Pleas, two judges Of tho Marine
Court, District Judge, seven State Seno-
tors, twenty four Asscmblymcn and twcntv-
two aldermcn-n all, sixty-two candidates
all UT whom have more or less patronaoc M
their disto and rabblo of friends ot
shelr back. For every successful candidate
there will be largo number of uusuoccssfnl
ones, who have their local following and
who this year have good cause for boltinc
Mr.. Kolly's ticket.
10 odd to the complications, tho Sheriff,
County Clerk and .Coroners are to be voted
for on election day upon the same ticket
with shc Governor, and as John Kelly's
name Will lead the ticket, and there is no
nope whatever of his election, it will bo
about tho same aa sure defeat for the men
who accept these Offices. TEis will tend to
cmbarmss Kelly greatly, if he persists in
running, The c1ndidates for these placcs
arc assessed not less than $4,000 apiece
for election expenses, and defeat stares them
in the face this year.
The predictions of the best Informed arc
that Kelly will be utterly dcmoralizcd
before election day arrives. It is counted
cn by the Robinson men that there will bo
q grand break up after. the local nominu.
tions nrc made. For the Offices other than
| Sheriff, County Clerk and Coroner, thcro
will be hundreds Of disappointed casdidates
who will carry their followers over to Tie
Robinson men, aud in many cases will be
rewarded With tho very nominations they
sought in Tammauy as tho price for their
deserrion.
| Yet to this hour there has not been
symptom OF such brcak.up. Kclly's
men stand firm. The Robinson men show
no signs of making up to them. Both
sides uro to begin rotiGcatious and demon
strations next week. Kelly is to stump tho
State. Kelly clubs have been organized in
half dozen counties already. The old canal
ring wheels into line for him with tho
precision of regiment Of veterans It is
war to the knife against Tilden. Kill him
this fall and he is dead forever, thoy say.
# he pulls through now he may pull through
year from now, and then good bye Tam
many. It's clear case of life or death with
both Tidcn and Kelly, and both seem to
realize tho fact. In this critical moment
little encouragement for Kelly from tho
interior cities would 20 great way toward
helping him through tho bolt. Meanwhile
don't imagine that Tildcu is idle. When
he is working hardest 10 is making the
least noise '"'
| TIE CoTToN MARKET.-Tho cotton
market is not controlled by supply and
demand. The sudden rise and fail in The!
price of the staple cannot be accounted for
on ony of the common laws OF business. If
| supply and demand regulated the price
there would be tho same Auctuation in tho
prices of cotton goods. The whole CROP ia
manipulated aud controlled by spcculators
who manage it to their own advantage and
much to tho loss of the producers They
combine to make money while the planters
stand aloof from any combination and
consequently arc unable to protect them
selves. They arc obliged to take what they
can get without any regard to what the
cost of production has been. So the whole
crop IS consumed and nothing is left so
start on for another year in which the same
policy is carried out. IF tho farmers ever
a.ean to protect themselves they had better
set about it. Congress or tho Legislatures
Of the different States should enact law
making gambling in cotton futures punish
able by fine and imprisonment II is tho
very worst and most dangerous species Of
gambling and has ruined many of the most
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Laws arc enacted against card playing, lot
terice ond other games Of chance and rigidly
enforced but there Is no way to reach tho
greatest gamblers of them oil, cotton fu--
lures. The market can never be in n
healthy condition as long as it is controlled
and directed by the cotton gamblers who
fix the price Of the staple before it is ever
planted, and rob the planters under the
sanction or ut least by permission cf tho
laws. If men wcrc houcst like they used
to he and were content 10 get rich by tho
ordinary methods Of trado, there might NOT
be so much glitter and show, but there
would certainly he more real and Gubstan.
tial prosperity, -AbbcvWc Medium.
RESULT OF TIE McNINcn TRIAL AT
LAURENs The famous case of the State
against NlcNinch for the killing of Klgoro
occupied five days of the court last week
The trial commenced on Tuesday. Con-
siderable trouble was experienced in en-
punching tho jury, and the panel wos not
complete until after two days time had
been consumed. Tho counsel for tho
defence exercised to tho full extent of tho
right to "chalcngc," and to put Jurors on
their uotr dire. Many were unable to
swear that they had not xprcssed or formed
an opinion in the case, md of course wero
ordered to stand aside. The case WIG
handed to the jury Saturday night, and 10
n short while q verdict of "guilty Of man.
slaughter" was rendered. The public was
disappointed, great indignation was felt at
the verdict Of the jury; lynohing was freely
discussed by the by.standors, and at one