Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-11-04
The Solid South.

New YoRK, October 30.-Gen Hancock yes-
tcrday received several delegations representing
different political, military and social organiza-
tions, and among them dcputation Of clock
makers from Brooklyn who, in their address 10
Gen Hancock, said: 1--WE came here to day to
assure you of our united support on the ap-
pronching election day We are MS solid as the
solid South"
70 which Cen Hancock replied: "If the
Sou y is % 10 day il is si.no!y soi,l IN trying
to get in harmony with The rest of The Union.
We stall in how solid il is after mex Tuesday
Ii TIE Democratic party should succeed it will
become naturally divided upon Fedora, as we'll
as local issues and $ soliLuy in The South will
be broken. The colorcd race will side with the
several factions, each of which will see HAT their
colorcd ad!ercnts suffer no Oh ruc,ion in voting
In this way one of the hoped for results of the
war will he fully attained. Much Of the pros
pcriy nvw enjoyed by the South is due to the
purchases Of Southern merchants who last sea-
son bought goods TO an extent unI'linilcd since
the war This was due to h. great cotton CROP
OF th" period and The desire rf the Southern
people to claim Utilization with ic Ncrlh and
purchase lis manu!ac,u urci products :n&,cud of
sending to foreign countries, and thereby
creating business for forcgr lines Of steam
ships. We have now an opportunity to settle
all the questions arising out of the late strife
therly feeling, which it is to the interest of the
Northern people not 10 disregard"
The New York Telegram says: "Ful
trade, as outlined by merchants and business
men themselves, could net be better than
it is. Tie great rail and water transporta-
tion routes are moving merchandise to the
various distributing points to an extent
which taxes their facilities in most instances
to their utmost capacity. The trunk lines
report their Western bound business as
from rs to 40 per cent in excess of that
of last year ut this time, while on East
bound they say the increase is at least 10
per cent. The coastwisc steamers through
to New Orleans and Galveston have us
much outward freight as they can handle,
estimating the increase at fully 10 per cent
over thas Of last year ut this time At
present the movement this wav, as might
be expected, is comparatively light; but
with abundant cotton, rice, sugar and
tobacco crops abont to be marketed, thero
will soon be no lack of frcights likewise in
this direction. Twelve million bushels of
grain were shipped from this port to
Europe during tho month OF Scrtcmbcr
10 cary this enormous amout across the
Atlantic The service in whole or in part of
q fleet of three hundred vessels were
required. All indications point 10 ship-
mcnt of over fifteen million bushels of
grain from this port during the present
month, (October.) This would be tho
heaviest shipment ever made from this
port in one month"
Not many miles from New Bedford a
small company of colorod brethren decided
to take up a collection. Tho presiding officer
offered to pass the hat himself, and in order to
encourage the others he put in 10 ct pcice.
After the collection, during which every
hand had been in the hat, the President
approached the table, turned tho hat up
side down, and not even bis own contribu.
ton dropped out. He opened his eyes in
establishment and exclaimed: "Fo' goodness,
but lzo cbcn loss do 10 cents | started
wid!' Tho presiding officer demanded
tho restoration Of the 10 cent piece. But
nobody came forward After an impress
sive pause q brother remarked, solemnly,
"Dar pears to be great moral lesson roun'
heah somewhar."
Tho boilor of tho Atlanta Ga, FIGURING
Mills exploded yesterday, killing tho ongi.
neer and flreman.