Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-12-04

! matters aeked him this morning whit
bearing on Gen. Grants political future tho
acceptance BY him of tho Presidency of tho
Canal Company would have. His reply
was substantially us follows: 1t would tako
him permanently out of politics. lie will
be rendered the office with the understand-
ing that he is to fill it until tho completion
of the cannl. IIc would not bo expected
to resign if nominated by POLITICAL con-
vention next year but rather to decline any
political nomination. That would bo the
understanding, and it is upon this basis
that the foreign capitalists now interested
in tho project are desirous to put their
money into it,
| asked him if he thought that General
Grant would under these considerations
accept tho Office. Hc said yes. They had
recently received letter from him saying
that he would accept provided he wos sat
lshed that tho compuny was on solid busi-
ness basis and would carry out the proposed
work, and these requirements, Nj. De Franco
said, would be met. lie fully expected,
therefore, that General Grant would iden
tify himself with this work He would
gain nothing in fame or fortune by third
term. This undertaking was worthy of his
highest ambition and powers. It would
give him double immortality, permanent
position of vast responsibility, prominence
and wealth. NJ. Do Franco considered the
Lcsseps scheme dead.
TIE WAY TO HEALTH.-T only truo
way to health is that which common sense
dictates to man. Live within the bounds
Of reason. Eat moderately, drink tempo.
rately, sleep regularly, avoid excess in any-
thlng, anu preserve conscience 'tvoid of
offcnso.' Some men cat themselves to
death, somc drink themselves to death, some
wear out their lives by indoepcc, and some
by over cxertion, others are killed By tho
doctors, while not few sink into tho grave
under tho effects of vicious aud beastly
practices. All tho medicines in creation
are not worth farthipg to man who is
constantly and habitually violating the laws
of his own nature. All the medical science
in the world cannot save him from pre-
mature grave. With suicidal course Of
conduct, be is planting tho seeds of decay
in his own constitution, and acoclerating tho
destruction of his own life.
The GROWTH or WEALTH IN NEW
YoRK.-Fifty years ago only ono citizen of
New York City, John Jacob Astor, was
worth moro than S1,000,000. Now il is
asserted that there are over five hundred
men in the metropolis whose wealth is esti-
mated at 81 100000 and over. Then New
York had little more than 200 900 people;
now including adjacent towns and the pop
ulaton within radius of fifty miles of
Union square, it includes not far from
y flfl0 non nd oll A.
York Times, eve had no hotels, newspapers,
Libraries, theatres worthy of tho name; we
had no ocean crossing steamers, DO modern
improvements, few foreign fashions, no re-
gularly recurring dcfalcotions, little official
or legislative corruption, no stupcnduous
municipal debt, no reckless ambitions, no
booming Wall street, not many Injuries,
but On amazing amount of public and pri-
vate honesty"
WASHINGTON, November 26.--The
statement furnished by the Chief of the,
Bureau of Statistics shows that the total
excess Of exports over imports of merohan.
disc during the months of September aud
October, 1870, was SCI ,27S, 900, as against
an excess during the corresponding period
last year of S4S,S60,000 Tho value of
the exports for the month of October, 1879,
was greater than du>ing any previous
month in the history of the country. The
excess of imports over exports of gold aud
silver, from July to November %,
amounted to more than S65,000,000.
:, The negro churches at Greenwood have
for somo time been greatly excited by tho
labors of a female evangelist, lively en-
thusiast and strong advocate of womans
rights, whose pulpit efforts arc suid by her
raco to possess moro than masculine power.
The remarkable circumstance of perfectly
clear sky, uospockcd by cloud from tho
Atlantic to the Pacific, was noted by the:
Signal Corps on Monday last.
"What is heavens best gift to man?'
asked young lady ono Sunday night,
smiling swectly on her male companion.
"a hoss," repiod the young man, with
prudence.
Ono day last week, between Elmra aud
New York, there were sixty miles of Eas-
tern bound freight cars, heavily laden, in
motion at ono time.
A friend Of ours remarks that the reason
tho softer sex call the men bears, is be.
cause they hug tho girls SO tight Lpgio
by the armful
An exchange advertiscs church pew for.
sale which commands q beautiful view Of
nearly the whole congregation"
Delaware editor coyo tLo foll,,, ,,Lo