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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-07

Il. F. Gary and DR.. j.. II. Mcbride mado
the examination.
When the medical examination was con-
cluded tho jury was adjourned until 8
O'Clock Tuesday morning, aud tho coroner
surrendered tho body to the friends Of tho
deceased for interment. The body was
dressed for tho gravo, plaoed upon litter
and by III O'clock it arrived at the homo Of
his sister in law, Mrs. l.. L. Guffin, who
lives at the Trowbridge house, (owned by
u. G. Groydon, ESQ. J whittier the children
OF tho deceased, his sisters and other rela-
tives had assembled.
Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. Sign, tho village
undertaken, took charge of the body, TAX
ing it 10 tho family burying ground Of tho
old homestead, four miles West of Abbc-
vile, whore tho Guffins have lived for q
hundred years. A goodly number Of per-
sons from tho village were present ut the
funeral, and from tho country great many
oamo to tho burying. Rov. Mr.. Stafford,
of the Methodist Chursh Of this plooe,
read tho funeral service Of that dopcmina..
ton, and Rev. James L. Martin, pastor of
tho Presbyterian Church at Abbeville,
made an impressive prayer The scene at
the grave of this unfortunate man was u
sad ono indeed, aud We imagine that no
heart therc was untouched by tho pccul-
iary sad ending of checkercd, evcntful
and misguided life. He leaves several
small children in destitute condition.
Mrs. Gufliu died two or three yonrs ago,
and their children are orphans indeed.
Mr.. Gut6n joined the Republican party
in 1868, and was elected 10 the Legislature
for QUO term. Iu 1870 ho was elected
County Commissioner on the same ticket,
and 10 1872 he was elected Sheriff, which
Office lie held until the era of Hampton and
and Home Rule. In 1876 he moved from
town back to tho old homestead, where he
has worked on the farm, without hope of
occupying any position of public trust or
honor. When he vacated tho Office of
Sheriff VIC believe that he settled every oil
cial demand against him.
On Nlonday night there was much feel.
ing in reference to the killing. A mnjority
OF our Enito citizens oondcmniug the act
~ stroog terms, although q few thought
chat McCluug wus justifab!e. The negroes
toa h'nn thought it wifnl murder, and
rumors Of lynching wero in tho air. Tho
Sheriff called on our citizens for guard,
when quito q number repaired to tho Jail
and kept watch all night. Last night the
guard was kept up. For our own part VIC
believe that no danger of violcnoo has ever
existed at any timo.
The prisoner is native Of Knoxville, Ten
nessee. lie settled 10 Abbeville soon utter
the war, aud married here. Since then he
has followed the occupation of farmer
with varying success. Mr.. MoClung is q
man of fine physique, muscular and power.
full in person.
Mcssrs. Il, B. Gary and D. II. NIngill
have been retained as counsel for the accus-
Cd. In the course OF few days they will
make motion for his release on BAIL
Tho jury returned verdict of wiful
murder against McClung.
[AJbcvWc Press and Banner, Sept. 30.
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By the River.

0 over. changing river,
That seekest the ohangeless SEQ,
Where are tho forms and tho faces
The years have shown to thee7
Glitter Of golden haubork,
And silver of swinging sword,
Down by the shallow scurry,
And over the darklipg ford.
And here in this fcrny corner,
Where the shadows fall on the spray,
A vision of weeping woman's eyes,
AS her true love gallops away.
Say, didst thou motto them, o river,
Aud gather them up and fec
10 watt them away and to hide thcm
In the souadlcss depths of the seat
Sheen of princes armor,
And CLINT of trusty sword,
And blood stunned faces of feurless mon
Dying to save their lord.
Soldiers and statesmen ond courtiers
And cold-eyed priests, and group
OF dainty delicate maidens
In powder and patoh and hoop.
Say, didst thou note them, O river,
And garner their smiles and tears?
Did their hearts beat high and faltcr
With oldaworld hopes and fears7
Did they look on thy deep dark watar
Where it mirrors the diamond spray,
And love and struggle and suffer
AS We of this latter day?
Across tho gulf of tho ogcs,
Where the secrets of siioDco slccp.
| Comes voioe--"Ye g are sisters aud brother
Who love and suffer and weep"
For the day goes by, and tho morrow
Comes back as it did Of yore,
And the love is the same, aud the sorrow
Is the sorrow our fathers bore.
AS tho burden hos been, so it shall be
Till the kind God bears us free
Down the stormy waves of the river
10 tho calm of the infinite sea.
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TAX NOTICE! !!
TREASURERS OFFICE,
AUGUST l8, 1880.

IN accordance Will, the Supply Bill, approved
February 20lh, $780, notice is hereby given that
the books will be open for the collection Of
taxes
Wednesday, September 18th,
and will remain open until the 3lst dny of Oc-
tobcr. 1880. The rate per ccntum Of taxes is
as follows:
State Purposes, d3 mills.
County Purposes, 3 mills.
Past Indebtedness IL mills,
School Tax, . mills.
Poll Tax, 81 90
In all cases where the May insament has
NOT been paid penalty of five per cent will be
added 10 said instnllment. All taxes remaining
unpaid on the first iny Of November vii, incur
npcnnly Of fifteen per cent. and will hc collected
by distress or otherwise until the 18th Of No.
vcmbcr. After that date the County Treasurer
will proceed to collect by levy and sale as pro-
viled BY law.
Taxes are payable in the following kinds of
funds and no other:
Gold and Silver Coin;
United States Currency;
National Bank Notes;
And for County Taxes Jury and Witness
Tickets.
All information as to taxes freely given Nv
mail or otherwise II. +. ALEXANDER
Treasurer Oconee Copofv.
August ~ 1880 4O.G
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-07
Theroll Be no More Swindling
Then.

;,
FROM year TO year strange tales VIZ hoar
" s"lnaI'ng oy those We sfust,
10 lho peoplc great disgust;
'Ie W" VIZ "oP' INA. "o more W. may gFopo
uyt tn g1t'efs TOT Puone mon;
" "en iinacooh hauo ana voice shali COM
TN, muhu, :,
mere - % 10 moro s"loa'log tnen.
;" oo'en'y s'A, Wy irauu "nu tilchs,
mi, ne ;a e'ee.'on was put IN aouot,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-07

The Theological Seminary of Columbia
will be closed for the present This 10 quite
blow to tho Presbyterian Church. For
years they have been accustomed to haro
their young men 20 through regular
theological course before they were permit
ted to preach. Now their applicants for
the ministry will either have to 70 TO
Northern scmioaries, or forcgo theological
training.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

develop into valuable and productive bonan-
zas, are allowed to remain idle, and the pro-
gress of the camp is thereby seriously re-
tarded. The owners being poor are unable
to work them, while those who are financially
capable Of proving their value are prohibited
from so doing because it is contrary to their
business education and common sense TO in
vest heavily in a mine whose ~permanence and
extent has not been demonstrated. The
MINER is most decidedly the friend of the
~workingman and il is for this very reason
that we advise those who are destitute of
working capital to take what they can get for
their prospects instead of retaining possession
of them and getting nothing. If necessity
exists for its immediate use, a linn in the
hand is worth two i'll the ground. .r
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

The trite saying that there is nothing new
under the sun continues almost daily to he
exemplifed. During the past few weeks
since the success of the Edison electric light
was demonstrated beyond a doubt, the great
inventor has received a ~brundlrss mead of
praise troIN two continents. No o"e ima4i. ed
that he wGs not the first and sole inventor of
the l4ew method Of illumination, vet Il cor
respondent of the Inter-OceM rlshes into print
withthe statementlhattl the honor of the d!scov-
cry rightful'y belongs to a native of Dundee.
Scotland, who made successful experiments
with electricity at least twenty-five years ago.
The name Of this remarkable person was
James Bowman Lindsay who was born in
1899. When he lad completed his university
studies it was said ui him that there was
scarcely any branch If learning which lie was
not capable Of teaching. Mr.. Lindsay was one
of the first (if not the very tirst) to make the
important modern discovery of the electric
light. and also the electric telegraph. and to
suggest the various economic uses 10 which
they might be applied. He turned his atten-
ton to the subject as early rs 1881, and on
Saturday, July %, 1885, lie succeeded Gin
obtaining a constant electric light" which he
publicly exhibited in 1886, and again in 1897.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13
The Delightful Sensation OF Hang cling

A remarkable accident, which came close to
being fatal IN its consequences, is reported to
have happened yesterday morning to a lad
living at $3.50 Columbia street. The boy is
about eleven years of age, aud named Doyle.
Young Doyle was out In the back yard wait.
ing for a companion named Hughes to come
over with a pigeon, with which they were to
have some fun. In the yard was a revolving
circular clothes-line, with arms, and which
stood OH a platform. Young Doyle was on
this platform, and was whirling the clothes
rigging around when a section of the line
dropped down, and, catching the lad around
the neck, lifted him clean from his feet. He
was unable to get down, and hung there in
mid-air, as it were. The position was one of
extreme peril. Slowly the lad was choking
to death. 1t would not have required a mo-
ment's time to have converted him into a
corpse. Fortunately. as it turned out, a lit
tie girl of Mrs. Hughes, living next door, hap
pened out and saw the boy hanging in the
manner described. She ran in and alarmed
her mother, who fastened out and took the
little fellow down. 1t was just in time, too.
He was partly unconscious when rescued, but
speedily recovered. The only unpleasant. re-
hinder now of his narrow escape from a sin
gular death is a red ring around his neck,
where the rope chung to it, and a sunken look
to the eyes. The lad, in describing his feel
ing, said he felt Splendid" just as though he
was way, way up in the sky, and just sailing
in the air."-Elmird IN. ~ Gazette.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13
THE OHIO

The nomination Of General Garfield to be
United States Senator from Ohio should re-
ceive the endorsement of all good men ire
~spective of party affiliations, for Garfield more
than any other man in the Buckeye State eX-
cept Senator Thurman. whom he succeeds, is
both morally and intellectually fitted TO dis
charge the duties of that high office. Garfield
is one of the most rational. moderate and
honorable men in the Republican party, and
though many of his political associates are
utterly INSCRIPTIONS in their methods of
acquiring and maintaining power, and though
chicanery and fraud Garfield has escaped with
a reputation uliassalled and unassaiiable.
He has been long recognized as the leader Of
the House Republicans and is one Of the few
representatives of that party who possess those
elements OF character necessary to awaken
the repect Of the people. But honest and able
though he inlay be, he suffers greatly by com-
parison with lis predecessor, Allan G.. Thur
man. The retirement of Thurman trOnA the
Senate halls Of Congress is a national calam-
lN dlIu 10 StiItidlIy ST. lCSdlutu w Tic llltSIll-
gence Of the country. Ohio has never pro-
duced a statesman of such liberal views,
enlarged understanding and patriotic impulses
as the Senator whom General Garfield Will
succeed in the councils Of the nation.
In sOlldity of intellect, he has no superior in
the present Congress. In knowledge of par
liamentary rule, he is the peer Of Blaine aud
Conkling and in constitutional and civil law,
in powers Of reasoning and talent for repair
tee, he is much heir superior. Therefore
while the country is to he congratulated that
so honorable a man as Garfield has been Sc
leuted to succeed him, it is sincerely to be re-
GREETED that owing to party discipline. he has
been relesated by the voice of the people to
the walks CT private life.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13
EANCIES.

Short skirts are worn for dancing dres.
Light delaines and cashmere are USED
deml-toilette evening dresses.
Anything which is pretty and becomiaj
odd, or original, may be worn.
The majority of NANTES continue ID
made very long and with visit or dol
sleeves.
Evening caps of white Swiss crepe ara
turban shape with frilling of lace,
A beautiful novelty is a long Jana
scarf, worked in vivid colors with odd
signs, ANA having the advantage of b
equally handsome OH both sides.
Letters from Paris report a tendency
wards the revival Ofthe Josephine styles
short round waists, the wide belts,
The New York Erening Mail says thai
large bows Of ribbon, worn by young A
to cover the entire top of the head, can
suspicion that they are intended to con
coming badness.
Fur hats and b0nnets, to be worn on dp
occasions, have crowns of satin antiGuc.w wi
is smooth plush, and black bonnets mad
this material are often laden with bead
cashmere colOrs.
Among. the costly novelties in the won
full trosseau of the Queen of Spain is a i
dress of electric butterflies. in which
colors are true to life, and when worn
wings tlutter gracefully.
Eastern blendings of color, Eastern
signs, arabasques, palms, pines, Persial1
ols, shawl-patterened fabrics-alf known
under the name Of '~'cashmere-'' are
spicuous features in the newest evening ii
eS
A picturesque design for a hat, coat
stick stand is three oars upright, restiDJ
the ends of the blades. held together By
preserver and rope. The hats aud coats
on the tops of the handles, the sticks red
pegs across the blades.
The fashion of wearing anklets has /
introduced by English votaries of eytd
novelty. A heavy band of silver or gold
bangles or medallion clasp is worn Owed
embroidered and clicked silk stocking
low slipper. The custom will hardly ID
ceived by women Of TIE best taste.
A novelty for the season is the prea
ton hamper, or wine basket, of full size, !!
ed or tied with ribbons, which, opened, ii
of flowers, with a valuable gift and BOZ
ribbons imbedded in it. Such baskets
sent by parties of gentlemen to houses 4
innate friends, the cards of several dono]
companying the gift.
For black bonncts jet crowns are mad
would seem, entirely of jet,as neither sHl
laces are seen--merely the jet surface. q
crowns are made of jet spangles in bead
new patterns of tile squares. Anotherrl
ty is black point d'esprit lace and insed
in which the points, or dots, are made of
jet beads.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13
THE BOOM.

1t is generally conceded by the best in
formed residents Of the camp that next spring
the great Butte Boom will be inausuratcd
and that our silver huIdenrd h:i,s will re
sound with the merry hum Of successful in
dustry. Several new nils vii! lie erected
for the manipulation of our silver ores, and d
smelter is already being built for the reduc-
ton of our copper deposits, the stock Of tie
Alice bonanza will be selling al a large figure
on the New York stock board, and several
other leading properties Of the district will
change hands and be developed on a
scale never before known in the his
tory of mining operations in this Territory.
1t therefore takes no Swine illuminate IN to
predict a period of permanent prosperity for
the Summit Valley mining district. As soon
as freight communication shall be re-opened,
we may reasonably expect a steady stream OF
capital to flow into the country to open up its
resources and to confer lasting benefit upon
all classes of the population. However, in
order to secure the greatest good to the great
est number, several points in the management
of our mines should be carefully observed,
and one of these is in relation to the buying
and selling of prospects. To some exten mt the
mercantile maxim of small profits and
quick returns is applicable and neces-
sary to successful mining operations.
When a merchant has on land a small stock
Of goods, which he is unable to dispose of at
a high figure, he does not, If he is an enter
nrisiup man retire to the solituda of his
Office and await a rise in the market value of
his commodities. On the contrary he rustles
on the outside and by a system of quick sales
and small returns realizes profits much larger
in the outcome than he would obtain by
storing his merchandise in perhaps fruitless
expectation of a :. corner" The same prin-
ciple applies to the business Of mining, but ii
is much TO be regretted that miners as a rule
do not take cognizance of its value. If we
would make Butte 2 booming camp, some.
thing must be done to excite activity in min.
ing operations. 1t is not enough to have only
one or two big mines for a sole dependence
Butte might as well have twenty-five proper,
ties of the dimensions of the Alice and Gag
non as only two. The trouble lies in the ali.
solute refusal of some prospect owners tC
part with their possessions except for a fabu,
lous amount of money. Having no means Il
procure machinery they are unable to worl
their mines below a certain depth and can no
be induced to part with them for reasonable
consideration. A great many promising
properties which might at some expense
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

The Greenback members of Congress who
are endowed with considerable influence BY
reason of the almost numerical equality Of
the two great political parties, are reported to
be exceedingly arrogant and boastful of their
power. They threaten to cause the enact
ment of all sorts of crazy legislation on the
financial question and promise to support
only that party which will in a measure ac-
cede to their heretical demands. The Re-
publicans are said to be bidding high for
their votes by making numerous concessions,
for with the aid of the Greenbackers and a
few weak backed Democrats, the adminlstra-
ton party may perchance occasionally have
things its own way during thepresent session.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

Some enterprising New York women have
organized the Woman's Mining Company.
The company will be limited to two hundred
and fifty ladies or fewer according to shares
purchased. Twenty-Five thousand dollars
have been raised for the purchase of certain
mining property in San Juan county, Colo
RADIO. The company will be differed and
controlled exclusively by women, u large
number of whom intend going to the mining
districts next summer to prospect. A num-
Der of those officially connected with the
company will personally superintend the
working of the mines. Practical miners will
be employed and tile work pushed with
energy. A permanent bureau of information
for ladies desiring to invest in mining enter
priseS will also be established to be known
us the Woman's Bullion Club.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

General Grant and the New York Herald
are not good friends. Whenever the great
soldier begins to recede from public view the
Herald is active in the work of resurrection,
and after bringing his name once more prom
inently before the country, fills its columns
with excited articles ~recounting the extreme
dangers of Grants ascendency to the Republl-
can Institutions of the nation and trying to
undo what it had previously been so forward
to accomplish. On the Generals return from
his tour around the world, the Herald was the
first to bring him forward as a prominent
candidate for the Presidency and added fuel
to the fire of political excitement by de ,laring
that Grant would most likely receive the un-
divided support of the Southern States, that
the Democrats and ex-rebels as well as the
Republican carpet-bag element would be
unanimous on the proposition to elect him.
The Herald was, perhaps, more than any other
newspaper instrumental i'll starting the Grant
boom, and now that the hero of Appomattox
Is on the pinnacle of popularity and is
in a fair way to receive the Republican
nomination., the great Gotham Journal
faces about and endeavorsto depreciate Grant
in the estimation of the people by declaring
in effect, that his nomination would be death
TO the party, and his election worse than death
to the entire country. Consistency is a jewe
which does not shine in the Herald caskst
and no man is better aware of that fact than
General Grant himself, for when on the eve of
his departure tor Cuba the Herald ~telegraphed
for permission for one of its correspondents
to accompany him on the journey, the en-
President replied, stating that the presence of
the newspaper representative would not be
agreeable. Thus did Grant sit down on the
New York Herald, and the rebuff is the more
humiliating from the fact that a correspondent
of the Chicago Mter-Ocedn was not denied
the privilege which the Herald vainly re-
quested.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

Postmaster-Genera Key, says a Washing
ton correspondent, always has Z pleasant
word for everybody, and is very generally
liked. He Is a large. heavy man, with closely
cropped gray whiskers and hair, a round,
solid head and a face which always looks
smiling. He dresses in a very simple man
her. A black trock coat with velvet collar,
dark trousers. low collar, with Il small bit of
black ribbon to serve as a necktie, and a
rather rusty-looking silk hat make up his
costume"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

The farmers of the United States were the
biggest boomers Of 1879. They made d solid
increase in their products of S416, 00o, 900.
This is handsome pocket money, and besides,
OF goes the mortgage on many an old farm.
No equal amount could have been distributed
where its blessings would have been more
appreciated. We congratulate the stalwart
farmers, and wish them many such booms in
The wears to come.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

A Boston jury has decided that Samuel
Neat, a wealthy young man. must pay a girl
$4,000 for not keeping his promise to marry
her. But what hurt The young man most was
to have his love letters read in court. They
bore addresses like these My own and
precious little sweetheart my only dearly
beloved loved one," My only beloved one"
= Sweet, precious, darling etc.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-13

New Haven is fairly overrun with lawyers,
and many of the young graduates from the
law schools have difficulty in finding means
of subsistence. 1t is said that scores Of
them sleep in their little offices, and live
chiefly on milk and crackers. An effort is
being made to form an association for the
purpose of raising the price of legal work ana
to establish a mutual benefit fund.