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

NEW York, October 30.-.Gen Hancock YES
terday received several delegations representing
different political, military and social organiza-
tons, aud among them depuntion Of clock
makers from Brooklyn, who, in their address to
Gen Hancock suid: 'We came here to day TO
assure you of our united support on the ap-
pronching election day. We are rs solid as the
solid South"
10 which Gen. Hancock replied: IF the
Sou J, is % j 10 day il is sinp.y solid in trying
to get in harmony with The rest of the Union.
We shall find how solid il is after mex Tuesday,
If Tie Democratic party should succeed il will
become naturally divided upon Federal as well
as local issues, and i s solility in The South will
be broken. The colorcd race will side with the
several factions, each Of which will see that their
coorcd adhercnis suffer no obstruction in voting
In this way one Of the hoped for results of the
war will he fully attained, Much Of the pros
pcrity now enjoyed by the South is due to tho
purchase s Of Southern merchants who last sea-
son bought goods 10 IN extent unparalleled since
the war This was due 10 the great cotton crop
of the prrioa nn'l The desire Of the Southern
people TO claim utilization with the Ncrlh and
purchase It's maLuac urcd products inslvad of
sending to foreign countries and thereby
creating business for forcigl lines of steam
ships. we have now an opportunity to settle
all the questions arising out Of the late strife
by an exercise of charity, good will and bro
thcrly feeling, which il is to the interest of the
Northern people not to disregard"
The New York Telegram says: "FulI
trade, rs outlined by merchants and business
men themselves, could not be better than
it is. Tie great rail and water trausporta-
ton routes are moving merchandise to the
various distributing points to an extcut
which taxes their facilities in most instances
to their utmost capacity. The trunk lines
report their Wcstern-bound business as
from 70 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 coastwise steamers through
to New Orleans aud Galveston have as
much outward freight as they can handle
estimating the increase at fully 10 per cent.
over that of last year at this time. AZ
present the movement this wov, as might
be expected, is comparatively light but
with abundant cotton, rice, sugar and
tobacco crops abont to bc marketed, thero
will soon be no lack of frcghts likewise in
this direction. Twelve million bushels of
grain were shipped from this port to
Europe during tho month of September.
10 cary this enormous amout across the
Atlantic the service in whole or in part of
fleet of three hundred vessels were
required. All indications point to chip
mont of over fifteen million bushels of
grain from this port during the present
month, (Octobcr) This would be tho
heaviest shipment ever made from this
port in ono month";"
Not many miles from New Bedford a
small company of coorod brethren decided
to take up collection. The presiding officer
offered to pnss tho hat himself, and in order to
encourage the others he put in 10 ct peice.
After tho 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
tion dropped out. He opened his eyes in
establishment and exclaimed: "Fo' goodness,
but lzo cben loss do 10 cents l started
wid!' Tho presiding officor demanded
the restoration of the 10 cent pieoc. But
nobody came forward After an imprcs-
sive pause brother remarked, solemnly,
"Dar pears to be great moral lesson roun;
heah somewhar."
The boiler of tho Atlanta, Ga, FIGURING
Mills exploded yesterday, killing the engie
necr and freman.