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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-06

way at Washington. Itmattered not whether
Republican had lost both logs in tho wnr
Hayes would give Democrat tho preference
upon an application for Office.
Drnyton snid he was not ashamed to have
his record brought out. but Smalls had on.
deayorcd to cast reflections upon him person.
ally in tho closing hours Of tho convention.
Ile (Brayton) had tricd to administer his
Office in tho interest of tho Republican party,
and bad mover aided or assisted tho Domo.
Gratis in any way. Tho resolution was then
declared adopted amid great confusion.
Sam Lee, in IN excited manner, shouted
that tho question had been put and carried
"over his head" and he hid desired to eay
something on tho resolution. lIo was called
to order. hut paid no attention to tho speaker
aud proceeded to hnrnngue tho crowd on tho
virtues Of John Sherman.
Tho widest confusion cnsncd, and Lees
voice was drowned by the cries Of order and
the irantic efforts Of Ilayrc. who was in tho
chair, to restore quiet. a triangular discus
sion between Lee. Elliott and Strakcr arose
OH tho merits and dcmcrits Of John Sherman
as q Presidential candidute, aud three speak
crs occupied the floor at tho same time.
Th'ec or four others then joined in, and the
confusion increased. Only one or two white
men remained in the hnll at this time, and
the chairman, probably TO avoid the usual row
which has ever appropriately closed the
Republican State Conventions in years gcno
By, declared tho convention adjourned sine
die.
1fnothing had been said in the convention
to-day about the instruction Of tie delegates
tits highly probable that they would have been
much divided and would have voted as they
pleased. But after the hot discussion aud
The attention which will naturall? DO as-
,rac'cd to their action they will probably vote
for Grant on the first ballot and after that or
j. Grant is Withdrawn will vote a. fnlnw>:
Mnckey llnync, Mccall and TAFT FOR Biainc;
Braylpn, Elliott Myers, Lee aud Wilder for
Shrrman. anl F.nc. Euwcn. roinicr, Cook
and WAinpor i,r Grant. ihis is how they
stand nov, but ol course ihry ,i;ny lhi,t
otherwise under the iullucuce OF strong roli,i.
cal light" wien hey reach Chicago. There
is no telling.
Coihin failed to Nrrcar in the convention
tn,Gny, although anp;.icr ofthrt wis made iy
his friends 90 give hiu u chnncn to gc, uii'
his lille speech He says lie would rather
stay ~ !i"iuc Iian 10 81 "iu. such crowd as
have been sent t. Chicn.o.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-06
The Radical Convention.

We have given much of our space this week
to tho proceedings Of the Radical State Convcn-
tion 1t is tho first body of The kind held in
tho State since 1876 and should admonish tho
decent people of the State, and especially the
Democrats, TO commence the work of organizing
for the purposes Of success in tho coming cam-
pnign.
a correspondent Of the Charleston Necs and
Courier, in an Interview with leading member
OF The Republican party in Charleston, was in
formed that Major d. T.. Corbin, cx United
States District Attorney, OK Congressman a. S.
Wallace, Major Vim. Il Earle, formerly assistant
United States District Attorney, cX.At,orncy
General Samuel ". Melton, Col. }. II. Cochran,
cx Congressman Simeon Corley aud others, who
represented the brain and courage Of the Re-
publican party in this State, arc Intensely dis
gustcd with the composition and conduct of the
rcccn, Republican, Convention held at Columbia.
They say that adversely has taught their party
nothing. That the same disrcputahlc crowd
;a ruled and disgraccd the party in the past
is nS powerful ana u; rampant rs ever, aud ii
they should aya,n recover power in The State
would disgrace the party rs heretofore.
|, has leaked ont since;hc adjournment Of the
Convention that the most respectable members
OF ,hc OIL party cxrccted to obtain powerful
moral support at lcas, from the North and West
in the comm. canvass, and hoped, hy lis means,
that ;aey migh tna,c S1mc impression on the
solid Democracy Of South Carolina. 1ncy are
now so utterly ,lisgnatcl that, in their present
frame Of mind, their friends at lhc North will
best serve ,hcm hy letting the black rebels in
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-06
Tho Board Ct Agriculture.

The Board CT Agriculture.
The CVinni.i. iayi$tC, states that ,!,c
Board "F Anrien!'urc h.S hc"u IN session ia
tha, city for several days. The following is
The result Of their deliberations.
The Commissioner was instructed to COM
mnnicatc with and ascertain from each Of The
main routes leading from Now Ycrk aud
other points North to this State, the fare or
immigrants coming from such pont. to the
larger cities aud towns Of this State and TO
procure from such routes as low fare as posi-.
bic for thcm.
lie was also requested to cxccnFc as FAR rs
he may be able the provisions IF the twelfth
Scc;on Of the act, and that he may be autho-
riHed 10 cXrcnd for that purpose $500 il so
much be necessary. The section Of the act
referred to relates to the collection Of specs
mems Of rhospnaics and woods.
The Commissioner WAS authorized to employ
o suitable assistant to aid him il his duties
rs Fish Commissioner, At y compensation not
to exceed $40 pcv mouth He was also au-
thoriHci to unite with the Fish Commissioner
o! North Carolina in establishing fish
hatchery in the waters OF the Great Pee Dee
River or in the Elis,o, and $500. if So much
be necessary, was appropriated for the pur-
pose.
Four hundred dollars was appropriated for
the Especial Assistant" with which to pay
his ira.clinS cspcnscs, Office rent, &c., for
the year, instead Of $500 as heretofore or
drTei
The Commissioner was instructed to
require all companies or individuals ipplying
for privilege tags to file with their appncaton
the brand Of heir fertilizer, the place where
and by whom manufactured and the guaran-
tccd com mposiion Of their goods. And he
was instructed to furnish to no company or
individual privileged tags where in their
| application for the same the guaranteed per~
ccntasc Of either potash, ammonia or phos-
phoric acid is given with II greater margin
than % per cent over tho lowest percentage
given.
The chemist Of The department was re.
qucStcd, in reporting his analyses Of different
| fertilizers, not only to give the percentage of
the three ingredients named in the nine.
tccnth Section Of the act, but also tho COM
mcrcial value Of the same in each ton. And
he Commissioner was required to have tho
analytical results Of the chemist published in
each number Of tho monthly circular provided
for below.
The following resolutions wcro adopted:
That whilst the board feels tho 'ccpcst
interest in procuring as many immigrants as
possible from sister States, Canada and
Europe, and would like to nut agents to
work to procure them, it cannot do so from
the fact hat the act creating the board has
conferred no such nowcr.
win thc ;mno,,,nc, of h,r;,n an,l,,;s,
and m;ncr,lo.j., cr,nlovca and oc.iyc,, an.
corc1 in ,hr Gc,, l., osccrt,i,;r. tho cx,o,,,
,nI chor.c,,r NJ ,ho m;,,,,, onl ,,hos,,o,o
1oncs;,, or ,ho s,,,o cot :, do. ,,, az,
,u,ho,iz.1 =, n,o.,nt r. o,,r,ov ono rr,,n ,ho
r,ct tho, !, ,yn,l ;,.,,r q ,,r,, ,,,n.v o,n,,,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-06
THaE KEOwEE COURIER
lsY MEarun, smaTEa & co.
'walha11s>, as. q.
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1880.
tTTHTaNN5.

RsS" For subscription, $50 per annum,
strictly IN aJvdncc; for sie months, rs cents.
BGO~ advertisements inserted at one dollar per
square Of one inch or less for the Gra insertion,
and fity cents for each subsequent insertion.
GeGs' Obituary Notices erccediny .fvo lines,
I'ida5cs Of Respect, Communications Of a per-
sonai character, ,rhcn admissible, and Announcc :
ments of Candidates ,OiN be charyed for as adrer-
tiScmentS.
Gtly" job Printing ncatlya and cheapiy executed.
GSiy" Necessity compis as to adhere strictly
TO tie requirements Of Cash Payments.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07
For the SmUrnG TTmCs
ISatiIicatiOn Mccting at Will
min&tOn.

The Democracy held rousing meeting
at Wilmington last Friday evening to ratify
and endorse the nominations of their party
at Cincinnati. More than couple of
thousand persons were present, including
several ladies who were conspicuous on the
neighboring balconies, and not few of
the stalwarts of the party from tho several
towns of New Castle, and some from this
county and town were prominently to be
seen. The meeting was addressed by Sen.
ator Bayard and by Messrs. Bates and
Grubb.
The speech Of the evening was delivered
by Mr.. Bayard, who, although a strong
competitor of Gen. Hancock for the prize
of the Presidential nomination, evidently
thinks moro of this country's gain and his
party's success than of his own advance.
ment, and warmly endorsed the action of
the convention in its choice of candidates
and speaks their praise with no uncertain
sound. As he said his was "not the excited
utterance of stump speaker, but the de-
| liberate utterance of man striving to see
the right and to follow it."
While the Senator devoted large part
Of his speech to critcsing the course of
the Republican Party and it's efforts to re-
tain power by force against the will of the
people, and to showing that Garfield had
always voted for every measure and act of
Congress calculated to produce that result,
yet Mr.. Bayard was not abusive, but as he
went, was polite and argumentative, not the
least offending in thought or word to his
most radical opponent.
4" Hancock was nominated" said he,
"not because he is a military man, but be
cause he had proved that God gave him the
same characteristics of conscience and OF
self control which lie gave to the good
and great Washington. While a military
man, to be admired for his courage and
honesty, to be honorcd for his gallantry
and loved for his patriotism. Yet he i;
something more than soldier; he is
man of the highest personal character anC
intelligence, citizen inbued with the
knowledge of what citizenship means,
citizen under government of laws, anC
he is believer in the profound maxim
that the civil should always be superior t.
the military power. want him to be il
power in this country, because | know
when he is there the liberties Of my fellow
countrymen will he safe. lie has beel
tried and proved it, and his life is o-da
the most brilliant and honorable eXampl
of fealty to the commands of the writer
, constitution Of any man we have now il
America"
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07

WORTHLESS STUFF-NOt so fast my friend; /;
II you could see the strong, healthy, bloom
ing men, woman and children that have
been raised from beds of sickness, suffering
and almost death, by the use of Hop Bitters,
you would say "Glorious and invaluable
remedy" See another colunn.-Iht5a.
Press.
CAUTIoN.-Do not let your druggist palm
off substitute when you demand DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup or you will be disappointed, for
no medicine for children equals it in effect.
J. L. Phillipf & Co., are ready for the 4th
with a new stock. Come and see us and
we will do you good.
How to keep cool. Phillips d Co. have
goods Just suitable for this hot weather
Light Weight Cass Suits, Alpaca Coats,
White Vests, Gauze Underwear and Straw
Hats.
TIE VOLTAIc BELT Co., MARSHALL MICH.
Will send their celebrated Electro-E oltaic
Belts to the afflicted upon 30 days trial. Speedy
cures guaranteed. They mean what they say
Write to them without delay. nov l9-ly
John f. Phillips & Co., would call the
special attention of their friends and the
public in general to their new stock of
Ready Made Clothing just received. This
is our Bird stock for the season of 1850.
DoBBINs Electric SoAr.-Having obtain
cd the Agency for this Celebrated Soap for
Smyrna and vicinity append the opinion Of
some Of our best people in regard to its
merits
have used the Dohbins Electric Soap" manuiac-
turcd by lLCrngn 4 Bro Of Philadelphia, for years.
ior al purposes from the commonest uses in the
kitchen to the washing of the finest anncS and
slider 1t the best III the market for any and every pur-
pose for which soap is used.
Mrs. JAS. II. COTTON.
have used "Dobbins' Electric Soap" for several
years for washing both tlunncs and col0rcd clothes
and find the best have tried for these purposes
Mrs. ROBERT HILL.
| You ask me how like Dobbns' Electric Soap.
| answer by authorizing You to use my name in any
| way You choose in recommendation of the Soap
| named consider 1t the best in the market.
| Mis- T.. j. Colt.
| | desire my friends and customers to give
| this Soap one trial, so that they may know
| just how good the best soap in the L. S. is
dec 2i-ly j. b, COOPER, Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07
Clothing.

There is in Philadelphia
a clearinghouse that began
a good many years ago to
do a peculiar business. 1t
marked goods in plain fig
ures, and described them in
plain letters its prices were
absolute, its descriptions
were true. People had full
knowledge of what they
we're buying there, and yet
if afterward they we're sorry
they had bought, they could
go back the next day and
exchange for something else,
or, if they liked, get their
money back. 1t was a safe
place to get clothes ; it was
a safe place to leave money.
People liked that house.
1t grew, and grew, and
grew, until it became a
great house. To-day it is
the largest clearinghouse
anywhere; and it keeps up
the old practices: no secrets
about what its clothes are
made of, one price, and
the money back if the buy
er wants it. Of course, it
uses all grades of cloths
that are worth using, and
makes all grades of cloth
ing that are worth making;
for it serves all sorts of peo-
pie.
Those at all familiar with
Philadelphia already know
that we are speaking Of
OAK HALL, the original of
the WANAMAKER STORES.
There has been great i'm
provement in ready-madc
clothing in nineteen years j;
and OAK HALL has taken
the lead equally in econ
omy, reliability, and rapid
ity of production; in the
quality of finished work !;
and in the development Of
a method of business hav-
ing for its first object the
satisfaction of customers.
1t is worth your while to
know that you, whoever and
wherever you are, can get
your clothing to better ad-
vantage there than any
where else. If too far
away to go, write. You
will receive in reply samples
of cloths, and prices of
ready-made suits from them,
with a diagram and instruc-
tions for measuring. The
rest is plain.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07

A FULL grown man should nave Opinions
His motto should be "an opinion IN oil
things" 1t has been said that no action IS
ever performed without selfish motive at
the bottom of it. A soldier enters battle
with, perhaps, great deal of pure patriot
ism in his breast, but coupled with it is the
feeling of individual ambition -" may
escape the bullets, and l may achieve
glory" this is, doubtless the feeling which
carries thousands of men into deadly con-
flict with an undaunted front. All this
may be right in degree but where q
great general cause is at stake, where ma
tional interests and national safety are in
the balance, true men should rise above
purely selfish motives, and hold an un-
biased opinion, with the welfare of the
whole country and the whole people as its
basis, and founded upon nice distinction
between right and wrong. In the political
school of this country to-day, though ther'
are many good and pure men, men of sin
cere feelings and correct motives, yet there
are thousands who are biased or prejudiced
governed by the exercise of selfish feelings
or swayed by the wind Of party enthusiasm
which "bloweth where it listeth, and the!
know not whence it cometh or whittier i
goeth." The right of franchise is prince
ly right, it makes every man of this grsa
nation a sovereign, and every man VIII
votes falsely or carslessly, throws away hi
sovereign power, and instead of being on
of a noble crew that shall work the ship c
State, throws the whole vessel into tn
hands of captain who may dash it upo
the rocks of revolution, or anchor in tn
cold and narrow waters of an empire.
great contest is before us, gigantic battl
of peace,-the individual ballot is q sma
thing, but like the individual raindrop,
helps to make up the storm, and it may hel
to make a gentle, strong, refreshing foe
that shall give new life to the sell; or
may assist in forming tempest that sha
carry death in its breath and destruction
its grasp. Let the voters of this land co
slider. Are you republican? Why? A
you d HNy AAO SO0 q 6AOC
backer2 have q reason for it. If eve
voter in this country would vote intel
gently and with free and unbiased opinic
there would be perfectly satisfactory issl
sweeping result, so decided as to give
shadow of fear as to the peaceable sett
ment of all electoral questions. The corr
stone of our republic is pure statesmanshi
the superstructure, be firm, secure a
beautiful should be built of intelligt
thought and open, unselfsh, and mai
opinions. The future can not be built uI
past questions and past issues we n
learn from experience and improve W
the past, but let old and painful issues
still, let the hatchet remain buried; AM
we have been purified by fire and uni
with cementing of blood, let us grow
purity and strengthen in union. The
Lofts q mighty power, handle it not CT
lsssly.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07

The fine new iron steamshipF. W. Harris,
1900 tons burden, from Cardiff for Montre.
al, was wrecked in fog at the north head
of Chance Cove, N. F., Thursday morning.
The passengers and crew were safely re-
moved and taken to st. Johns. Chance
Cove is about eight miles northeast of Cape
Race, and is the scene of the loss of the
steamers Lty Of Philadelphia, Cleopatra, Ger
mania, and number of other vessels.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07

Representative Weaver, of Iowa, the
greenback nominee for the presidency,
claims that they will carry Maine, Texas,
Alabama and West Virginia, and perhaps
Iowa, and that they will throw the presi-
dental election into the House of Repre-.
sentatives, where he thinks they will have
as good show as any other party. Mr..
Weaver is going from here to Alabama,
where he will stump for the green State
ticket
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07

SUMMER travel has its drawbacks as we'll
as its pleasures. A hundred people, limo.
cent and quiet, in the legitimate pursuit of
enjoyment or intent upon business, are
riding upon train with feeling of security
and confidence, and the baggage car, with
the clothing and valuables of the passengers,
is burning up, with no one to dispute the
progress of the flames or to look after the
safety of the property entrusted to the care
of the carrier. Fire is a faithful servant
but heartless master it is however an
insensate creature, it has no volition of its
own, it can he kept within bounds. Fire
is the steed that propels all our great public
conVeyances, we can step upon no boat or
car without feeling that within or near is
the great heart of fire, and we know how
important it is that it should be carefully
and securely controlled. When we look at
it all around, it seems stnange that men,
with all their great mechanical genius and
inventive power, can not produce some Ger.
tain plan for keeping fire within bounds,
which vessels may be steered without crash
ing into each other and carrying their pas
sengers to eternity instead of the port speci
fed on the ticket In the large majority o.
steamboat and railroad disasters the mos
dreaded agent of destruction is fire. Every
life on the NarraganseG might have beer
saved but for the fire, as the boat did no
sink entirely. In the Std,0anLaka disaster
which took place in broad daylight in on,
of the most frc1"ea.od channels in tn,
world, fire ctiye destroyer,
a small explosion in the engine room, caus
ing flame which might have been subdue,
without excitement if the proper appliance
had been at hand, expands into a confa
grafton which destroys a great steamer
sacrifices fifty lives, and fills a whole Ian
with horror and dread. 1t is plain that n
structure in the world is so well situated fo
protection against fire as a steamboat; SUI
rounded by water, and having power With
itself, the surplus Of which might easily b
employed for the purpose of flooding col
fagration instantly and effectively. Aftt
every accident, or incident of this kind "
always hear that it might have been pr
vented if such and such precautions ha
been taken, if SO and SO had been don
Let the precautions be taken, let the r
quired preparations be made. Talking g
what might have been will net restore live
and it is deeply criminal for any carryir
corporation to neglect anything that wi
add TO the safety and security of the travs
ling public. People must travel, and the
must travel safely. We have had a prefac
of catastrophes already this Summer; !,
us not have chapter nor a volume, /,
boats be furnished with careful and ten
perate crews, let officers see that all thin,
are guarded and ready;--in q fog, slow vi
have the whistle signals corrects-better
lose Ette time and put fourth a littl
saore labor than to plunge into destruction
Let companies be held strictly responsib
Tor neglecting any of these precaution,
and let all be done for the welfare an
security of the travelling masses.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07

Baltimore and New York were defeated
in Philadelphia, last Saturday, by the local
cricket clubs. The game between the
Manhattan and Marion Clubs was no more
than batting exhibition, resulting 32S to
2l7. The Baltimore Club met its fourth
consecutive defeat, the Germantown win.
ming in two inning game, with six wickets
to spare, the score being 1T to IT'S.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07
DEATHS.

HOFFECKER-In Ieipsic, on the 1st inst, Robert
son Of Heni Iloieckcr aged years.
WIIITIINGION.-ln kcntun, on the lst inst, John
W. son Of John and Emma Wilmington, aged
months.
WOOD.-ln Townsend. June 3Oth, Francis f, wife Of
James s Wood aged - wears
BRADLEY.--At smyrna Landing June Goth Mrs
Mary Bradley, aged Il years.
BOYD-In Chester. Pa June 2jth, Ordic, wife of j.
NJ. Boyd. and daughter of Annanias Ennis. Of
Thoroughfare Neck aged about % years.
Smyrna times., 1880-07-07

The baccalaureate sermon at Williams
College, North Adams, Mass, was preached
Sunday by President Chadbourne, in which
he held that the man who neglected the
great principles Of action and Is turned
aside from his course by tho nero accidents
of life is doomed to failure.