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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11
[John listcn Cook in Philadelphia Times |
THE RIDE AROUND McCLEL-
Lam.

Stuart set out from his headquarters,
East of Richmond, at about moonrsc on
the night of think-the 18th of june,
1862. Beyond the city he caught up with
his column, which consisted of about fifteen
hundred horscmcn aud two pieces of artl-
lcry, under command Of Coloncls Fitz
Hugh Lee, William II. Il. Lee and Will II.
Martin, of Mississippi, and the forco pro-
cecded Northward to the vicinity of Taylors.
vile, where tho men went into bivouac.
AS this sketch aims to record such incidents
as took place on tho famous march, I will
mention that, tired out as he was, Stuart
rodo on the same night to Hickory Hill,
the residence Of Col. William Wiokham,
and fell asleep in his chair whilo he was
talking. 1t was afterwards ascertained that
a Federal scouting party had passed the
house during tho night, and Stuart thus
narrowly escaped capture. They did not
stop, however, and the General returned to
the cavalry bivouac, FROM which he ad-
vanccd early 10 the morning in the direction
of Hanover Courthouse.
There could be very little doubt that a
heavy picket, perhaps the enemy in force,
would here be encountered, and this was
found to be tho fact. Scouts sent in
advance of tho column returned with the
report that tho courthouse was held by a
squadron Of Federal cavalry, and Col. Ftz
Lee was sent round to the right to cut them
off, whilo Stuart charged them in trout.
Tho charge was mndo without delay, and
the Southern horsomcn swept at a galop
down on tho little village, whose ancient
courthouse, in it's grassy yard, wos the scene
of Patrick Elcnry's first great speech IN the
"Parsons" case. The men uttered shouts
as they charged, and the startled Fcdcrals--
numbering about one hundred and fifty
ran hastily to their horses and rctreated at
full gallop. Stuart passed on 10 pursuit
without drawing rein in tho village, but tho
pursued went faster than tho pursuers. and
were soon out of sight-unmolestcd by
Fitz Lee, who had hccn directed tho wrong
road. The pursuit was then discontinued,
and Stuart advanced steadily on the road
leading to "Old Church," which passed by
place called Hawc's shop.
at the Tattepotemo, sluggish stream
crossed by rustic bridge, tho enemy was
met with in somo force. The picket at the
bridge was routed at once, but in field on
tho other side considerable body of Fcde-
ral cavalry was seen drawn up in line OF
battle. They were Mt onoo ohargeL. by
Col. William Fl. +. Lee, who was in adj
vance, and sharp engagement followed
1t did not lost long. Tho encmy gave way
and rctroated rapidly, leaving a number Of
dead and wounded-among the lattor Capt
Royal, commanding, though ho was not
captured. Tho bloody blanket 10 which he
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11
Our Phosphates--.An Important
Interest Temporarily
Paralyzed.

1t will not be pleasant news TO tho State
at large to learn that, while prospects aro
Frightening for most of the other branches
Of our trade and industry, the mining of
Phosphatcs, which had grown 10 be SO im-.
portant and valuable an interest in South
Carolina, has suddenly aud almost COM
plctcly ceased. All the phosphate GONNA.
nics in the ncighborhood Of Beaufort and
Port Royal, with single exception, have
suspended operations and discharged their
employees. OF the five companies en-
gagged in mining phosphaes in Charleston
County, three have likewise suspended
work; fourth, it is said, is on the point of
doing SO; while the fifth is kept at work
completing an uncxpired contract, but will
also suspend as soon rs existing engage
mcnts shall have been fulfilled. We arc
told that moro than two thousand laborcrs,
here and in Beaufort County, orc thus
thrown out of employment
Inc cause OF this serious industrial ca,
lamity is cessation Of the foreign demand
for phosphate rock. Most of the compas
nics now have large quantities of rock on
hand for which there is no inquiry. Tho
consequent tumble in prices has been such
as to compel the companies 10 suspend work
in order to avoid further loss. The stagna.
tion of trade in Great Britoin, and moro
especially the BLUE prospect for tho agr;cul-
tural interest, is, of course, the root of the
trouble. A large phosphate dealer in
Bristol, England, writes to prominent
house in this city: ''Thc season has been
an exceptionally bad one for the manure
trade on this side. Not only have manu-
facturcrs curtailcd their purchases of raw
material, but they arc left with large stocks
OF their manufactured manurcs unsod."
There is as little demand at home as abroad
for tho crude rock. Tho manufacturers of
fertilizers here have sufficient stock on
'land, and the Northern manufacturers havo
already contracted for all they care to buy.
The miners find that they cannot make
money on the phosphates at SIS per ton, and
even that price cannot now be realized.
Some OF the dealers express the opinion
that tho large exports of wheat from this
country to Europe has had something to do
with tho cessation Of the demand for phos-
phatc rock on the other side Of the water.
They say that if American wheat can be
sold cheaper than the native article, tho
latter will not be grown there, and consc-
qucntly fertilizers will not be needed. The
shipments of the rock from Charleston last
year amounted to but $4,000 tons, and at
this time one company alone is known to
have 10000 tons on haud, Altogether tho
outlook for our phosphate interest at this
time is anything but cheering.
NcpS an4 Courier.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11

The Good Old Farm.

There's got to be revival
VI good sound senso among men,
Before the days of prosperity
Will dawn upon US again;
Tho boys must learn that lcarnin'
Means more'n the essence NV books,
And tho girls must learn that beauty
Consists in more'n their looks.
Before We can steer clear Nv failures
And big financial alarms,
The boys have got to quit clerkin'
And git back on to our farms.
know it amt quite SO nobby,
It amt quite so easy, know,
Ez partin' your hair in the middle
An scttin' up for show.
But there's moro hard dollars in it,
Aud moro independence, too,
And more real peace N contcntmcnt,
And health that is ruddy and true.
know it takes years of labor;
But you've got to hang on in a store
Before you can earn n good livin'
Aud clothes, with but little nero.
And you steer we'll clear Nv temptation
On the good old honest farm,
And thousand ways n fashions
That only bring yc to harm.
There ain't but few that can handle
With safety ether mems cash,
And tho fate of many who would try it
Proves human natur' is rash.
So when tic rcs.ad of State prisop
Lnys by the geo. old farm
And the man sees toiiii."' brother
Well out of tho way of harnf,
Ho mourns he hadn't staid there,
A tillin' the soil in peace,
Where ho'll yet creep back in dishonor,
After tardy release.
What hosts Wv 'cm 60 back broken
In health: in mind N purse,
To die in sight Nv the clover,
Or lingcr along, which is worse
And how many mourn when useless
That they didn't sec the charm,
The safety n independence,
Nv life on the dear old farm.
So preach it up to 'cm, parson,
Just lay it out plain md square,
That land flows with milk N honey,
And health md peace arc there,
And call back the clerks md runners,
And show 'cm tho peaceful charm
That waits to cheer and bless them,
On fathers dear old farm,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11

Tho liberal philosopher Of The Springfield
(Mass) Republican Informs the world That
Liberia scoms to have about collapsed. The
negro republic 10 bankrupt aud in the
power of British capitalists; tho Liberiaus
themselves aro dissatisfied with tho oondi-.
ton Of affairs; the most powerful tribes of
natives throughout the country arc talking
secession aud calling on tho British for
protection. Without money, credit, or an
organized army, thcro is little chance that
tho republic can uphold its authority, and
tho African State which tho United States
has indirectly backed for so long is in a
fair way to fall into tho hands of Bcacons-.
field.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11
Symptoms ola DiseasedLiver

pain ip the right side, under the
I edge of the ribs, increases on pres
Ayre; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain is
telt under the shoulder blade, and it
Srequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
tite and sickness; the bowels in gen
erai gre costivc, sometimes alternative
with lax: the head is troubled with
pain, accom- n.,nicd with a dull, heavy
sensation in the D.aock part. There is
generally a considerable loss Of mem
ory, accompanied with l.ainiul SEN
sation Of having left undonc some
thing which ought to have been done.
"A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains Of
wearincss and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet arc cold or burning,
and he complains of prickly sensa-
ton Of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that cxer-
else would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely summon up fortit,lde
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several Of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex-
listed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively dcranged.
AGUE AND FEVER,
DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AcUE AND lever, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
a simple purgative, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine arc never sugar coated,
Every box has red wax seal on the lid,
with the impression DIR. McLANE's Liver
PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures Of G. MCLANE and FLEMING
Bros. on the wrappers.
9lnslst upon having the genuine DR.. G.
McLANE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by Flem-
ing Bros, Of ofPittsbnrgh, Pa, the market being
full Of limitations Of the name NcLaue,
spelled differently but same pronunciation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11
"WIDDEn poTrs "-Thc crcot nodoo, >;

"WIDDER Porrs.'- great pcdcstri-
cnnc arrived in Grccnvillc on day before
yesterday, and passed the night at the house
of Mr. W. II. Shumatc, near the Air Limo
depot She is in splendid condition, and
can walk twenty miles without resting; has
lost II pounds in weight since she started
out from Philadelphia, on her $500 mile
walk, and now weighs 81 pounds. She is
due in Philadelphia on the 18th day of
October next; but says sbo will continue
her walk to New York, and arrive there on
the 10Th of October. She is a native of
Chowon County, N. G., but removed to
New York City some nine years ago; has
been treated with the greatest kindness ali
along the road, and has paid but So. SO
expenses since she left New Orleans. Sho
is very much Drowned by exposure, but is
cheerful and full of lif,; steps with light,
elastic tread, and takes the middle of tho
railroad track, walking over all bridges and
trestlcs, some Of them being OF considerable
height and great length. There is no such
word as fail in her vocabulary; she is to
receive 5000 if she accomplishcs the walk
by the 18th Of October GrccnviUc Nc,cS
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11

Professor Bibikov returned to Columbia
Sunday from bis visit 10 the Ignite beds
near Augusta. lie has abccttained by tho
aogur tesla that the bed extends from Col.
llammonds plantation to That of Col. Jacob
Foreman, distance Of at least 400 Yards
Ills Investigations OIL Col Foreman's place
showed that under the bed from which tho
specimen came that he was working on,
there was bed Of shac, containing carbo-
nizcd plants, and this he considers almost
sure sign Of coal or Ignite underlying it
but which the augur was not long enough
to reach. His time also being somewhat
limited, lie postponed till another visit tho
investigation of this second and deeper bed,
which he thinks will tc of better quality
than the first, free from pyritcs aud Of
better consistency for market value. nc
gathered up about 200 pounds of Ignite
and directed that it be sent after him
to Columbia to to used by persons interested
in making experiments. /"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11

CRIME IN SoUTn CANoiINA.- Tho
crimes, murder, rape aud assassinations,
which, Tor tho last two weeks, have occurred
IN our State, are enough to Gll two 71licc
GazcHcs. The increase is, indeed alarm
ing. From every quar'or of South Carroll
ma, almost from every county, arc intcli--
gcnccs OF murder, rape and arson Why is
thlsl Are our laws not stringent enough
to check tho Gear of Dcath" We think
they arc, but unless other means arc used
the South will soon be as famous for crime
as tho North --LancaStey Rovic,,. ,.n
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-11

A wife 10 tho house is worth two 10 tho
street.
In thinking lovingly about others, we
think hcalthfuily about ourselves.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25

half to over eighteen feet.
The law passed at the last session Of
the Alabama legislature, prohibiting tht
buying of cotton in seed, has been deci
ded unconstitutional by the circuit court
in Lowndcs county. An appeal will be
taken to the supreme court.
The Journal says immense beds of salt
have been found in the Elm fork of the
Big Wichita, seventy-fve miles west Of
Henrietta. Texas. Two wagons loaded
with 1000 pounds of the salt sold in
Henrietta last week at one and half
cents pound.
The Georgia Legislature, at its last se$.
sion, enacted a law prohibiting the SllC
of immoral or obscene literature, and
now it is rumorcd that the next grand
Jury will indict all vendors of Police Ga
zettcs and other similar illustrated paper'
under the law.
Washington (Ga.) Gazette: We were
shown $40 gold piece few days agc
that was made from Lincoln county gold
Some parties interested in the Sale mine
sent some gold on to the Philadelphia
mint and requested that it be made into
money and sent back.
Austin (Tex.) Review The next Leg
islaturc will probably supplement oul
penal code by provision making it :
misdcmcanor at least, if not felony, TO,
4 railway company to give, or for any
one not paid employe of q railroad, OF
o. paupcr, to accept, a free pass.
Captain Crook, of Calhoun, Alabama
has imported some premium jersey cat
tie from England for his farm. His ex
ample in this matter has aroused grea
desire on the part Of farmers 70 introduce
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
How Soldiers Suffer.

The London Times publishes terrible
account of the suferinrs of the European
soldiers marched back into India, from
Afghanistan, last June, through the
Khyber Pass. They had only one hum
dred and seventeen miles to go, but the
march occupied twelve days, the men
being able, from the heat, to march only
in the early morning, and the night
march usual in India being abandoned,
for fear of attacks from the hill tribes.
Although every precaution had been
taken, cholera broke out en- route, and
con reaching Jamrud and Hurri-Singka-
Boori, and especially as they made thSr
final marches, their distress was very
apparent; their clothes were stiff and
dirty from the profuse perspiration and
dust; their countenances betokened
great nervors exhaustion, combined with
q wild expression difficult to describe;
the eyes injected, and even sunken; a
burning skin, black with the effects of
sun and dirt, dry tongue, a weak voice
and q thirst which no amount of fluids
seemed to relieve. Many of these men
staggered rather than marched into
their tents, and threw themselves down,
utterly incapable of further exertion
until refreshed by sleep and food" The
medical officers were worn out, and
before they reached Peshawur, six officers
and one hundred and twenty-one men
had died from cholera in the second
division alone; more, perhaps, than it
would have lost in severe engagement,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
The Postal Service in Europe.

On the 3lst Of December, 1877, there
were 5s,5i6 post Offices in Europe, with
229, ,5l7 persons employed, or one postal
establishment for every 6,l34 inhabi-
tants. These post offices are most
thiekiy paadtefd flaIasG IN stqkne n oen
trast 70 these two countries is afforded
by Russia and Turkey; there being in
tic former only one post Office to every
5,76S, and in the latter, one to every ven
l,lO5 square miles. Altogether, $685.
00e,e0O letters, papers, ETC., were sent
by post in Europe in 1877, 9,5S, ,@@D
being letters or postcards, l,52e, ,ooo, goo
newspapers, and 5GS,OoO,0oo patterns
and the like; and the greatest number
of letters, papers, etc, were sent In Greae
Britain and ireland, the total number
dispatched being l,4s3, ,o75, 900, or at the
rate of 34.7 letters and 9.4 rewspapsrs
for every inhabitant
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
Signs Attending Feigned Grief.

The expression of grief has recently
been a subject of investigation by an
Italian physiologist, NJ. Paolo Mente-
cazza, who has studied with great care
all the contractions which suffering pro-,
duccs in the human face, and endeavored
TO arrive at an exact distinction of the
phenomena of real from those OF simu-
lated sorrow. All the forms of doloIous
hypocrisy he exposes mercilessly. The
following. according to NJ. Mentegazza,
are signs of grief: /. The expression is
nearly always exaggerated relatively to
the cause of the grief; .. The visage is
not pale, and the muscular disturbance
is intermittent; 3. The skin has its nor
NAL heat; t. There is not harmony IN
the mimicry of grief, and one sees GER
tain contractions, certain rclaXations,
which are wholly wanting in real grief;
s. The pulse is frequent in consequence
of the exaggerated muscular movement;
6. A surprise, or any object which Wv
idly attracts the attention, srltiices 10
make the tragic mask suddenly fall OF;
7. Sometimes one succeeds in discover
inc among the tears, the sobs, and heart
rending lamentations, the presence OF a
ehuckle, which expresses, perhaps, the
malignant pleasure Of practising a oe-
ccption; 8. The expression Is eccentric,
or is wholly wanting in concentnc
forms.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25

The San Francisco Chronicle says tha
the Paris Baron HirSh, who is worth
$50, 600, 600 and recently won 100000
in lottery ticket, is almost rich enough
TO live in San Francisco. The existence OF
rich men in that city has rendered neceS-
sary a course of scientific instruction for
burglars. A professor of the art, recent
graduate of the State Prison, has begun
a series of lectures on the subject, for
which fifty cents head is charged. The
first night the lesson consisted of a trea-
tisc, with practical illustration, upon
the operation ofbrcaking open Il safe.
The outer door was opened in forty-fire
minutes, and would have been accom-
plishcd in even less time had not the pro-
fessor been 50 unlucky a> to break of his
drill. A goodly number OF wcll-known
thieves and burglars were present in the
public hall where the exhibition took
place, and for fifty cents obtained infor-
nation which they could have got other
wise only bv months or years Of study. At
the end of the lesson a detective appeared
and cleared the hall Of the most notorious
s,f then,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
Dallas (Tcx.) Herald: Dallas has in

Dallas (Tcx.) Herald: Dallas has in
deed a cosmopolitan population. The
patient on the first bed as you enter the
city hospital is a negro, the next a Swede;
the third bed is occupied by an English
man, followed by one in which son of
the Emerald Isles swears away the hours
as he discusses what he claims is the ty-
rannical rule of the English government.
The fifth bed is occupied by an Ameri-
can, who seconds the Irishman's argu-
ments, declaring that republican form
of government is the best under the sun.
A Hebrew occupies the sixth bed, and
listens to the others quarrel. Next is:a
Polander, and last a Russian. A few
days ago Mexican was discharged from
this institution.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
Punisllfng Violation OF Marriage Vows.

The Indians are very severe in their
punishment of marital infdelity. Even
among the civilized tribes of the Indian
Territory, the Choctaws, Greeks, Chicka.
saws, Cherokees and Seminoles, who have
fourishing churches and schools, adul.
terry is crime punishable according to
their ancient laws. A citizen of Ala.
hama has just been circulating among
these tribes, and says:
The Creeks have no marital laws, but
the Baptist Association adopted a
memorial on the subject, urging the next
council to pass proper marriage law.
Their custom allowed several wives, but
the churches have SO altered public
opinion that it is rare to find man with
two wives.
"How do you punish a violation Of
marriage vowP asked an Indian
lawyer.
"You see that man there?"
eyes"
"Well, his wife was taken by another
man, and one night he went with some
other men, arrested tho betrayer, beat
him senseless, and then cut his ears of
with dull knife"
elbow did they treat the womsn@'
"The same way. Sometimes they let
her off easier than the man."
"What became of the man and wo'
manT
"They are living together as man and
wife, and the injured husband got him
another wife,"
"Was that your custcm?"
"Yes; the chief made that law, and
everybody followed it."
Sometimes they cut the woman's nose
of by way of variety.
If the criminalcould hide out till after
"Busk," the annual festival, he went
free. Some of the tribes had cities of
refuge, like the Israelites.
The severity of the Indian custom Of
punishment prevents many violations of
the marriage VOWS. The Greeks have
drafted a memorial to the Legislature for
the enactment of the Christian plan. If
this is done the Indian lawyers will be-
gin to reap rich harvest in the courts
having jurisdiction of divorce.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25

The ruddy planet Mars, now nearly at
its brightest, is under close telescope
scrutiny. The two moons which for so
many years escaped telescope detection
have to be newly timed and rated. The
astronomers at Washington hoped to re-
discover these minute bodies about the
middle of October. But Mr.. Common,
of London, caught sight Of them as early
as September q, when Mars was far from
. being at its brightest. He used tele-
$eope of the rejecting sort nd wing a
rirrof three feet'in diameter, and re-
garded by some (despitc its inferiority to
the Ross telescope in size) as the most
powerful telescope in existence. The IN
ner satellite has since been rcdiscovered.
Phobos (for 50 the little moon is called)
was about three-quarters Of an hour
ahead of its computed time, judged by
the rating of 1877. Of course, astrono-
mers infer, as it is easier to suppose, that
that the Washington astronomers calcu-
Lated q period of revolution a few seconds
too leng, not that the little moon has
really been accelerated in its motions.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
An Uncomplcted Education.

Some of these seminary graduates can
throw a very powerful stream OF word.
from the engine Of their cultivated IN
tellects, but they can't bluff everybody:
The other day fully diplomacd miss OF
eighteen walked into music store on
Kesrncy street and asked the clerk for
a song entitled "Demonstratc by ocular
proof the verdue of my sepulchre;;" and,
as he handed her copy of "see That NJ?
Graves Kept Green" and raked IN
thirty cents over the counter, he smiled
blandly and said: as the ditty know as
Argentine filamen,s interspersea WIN
the aureate capillary attractions q, q
novelty to your auricular repertoryr'
She concluded to 80 hack to school for
one more year.