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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
Mcssrs Editors:

McssrS Editors:
Your correspondent A, seems disp'cascd
because | asked tho nominees for whom
thoy expected to vote if elected TO the con.
gressioDal nominating convention. l did
so, because | knew the gentleman who
mado the nomination, to be strong friend
of Col. Orr, that one of the nominees had
been intimately associated with Col. Orr in
tho Legislature; and l suspected that it was
oil effort to foist upon tho convention an
Orr delegation contrary to what might be
the wish Of the majority. Tho cvasivc
replies of the nominees strengthened my
suspicion, but as was not partisan,
was satisfied to havo called attention to the
matter without pressing it, Col. Orr is
my friend, would mike good congressman
and would probably avoid some of the
things which conceive to bo mistakes in
Col. Aiken, but might I fear fail to equal
him in some of his good qualities, 1 thcro.
fore prefer not to make the change.
Tho good legislator national as we'll us
State honest, industrious and competent.
The last of these comprchends not only
common sense and business capacity, but is
greatly enhanced by liberal education and
| experience. Offices wcro not created for
tho benefit Of those who fill thom, nor can
tho holding of them for any length of time
give the incumbcnts right to ro election.
On the other hand, they wore not created
| that every man, nor even every honest, in.
dustrious and competent man should hold
one in turn: but they were created for the
transaction Of the business necessary to
carry on tho Government, in other words
Tor tho benefit of tho people. Short terms
were adopted that tho people might Mrn
out any officer who failed to discharge his
duty, or substitute, for an officer who
might bo in tho discharge of his duty,
another whose capacity to servo then might
bo greater, or whose political vioys might
be moro in accord with theirs Tho in
oumbcnt was mado pcrpctualy re- ligible,
that the people might havo tho benefit Of
his experience. TO tho spirit of change
which swept over our state and gave US SO
many lawyers, farmers, &oJ inexperienced
as Legislators, attribute tho crrdo lcgisla.
ton of our Inst General Assembly. Ono
must bo trained in law mtkng as we'll as
law interpreting, mcddno or any other
business, and tho younger hc bogins tho
better, but n thousand years Of training
would be of no up to man, without
braius, or wanting II stability Of character.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
The Liquor Traffic.

This evil continues to agtatc tho public
mind throughout the North, South, East
and West. The prevalence of suicid !,
crimes of all grades, paupcrism and wrctch-
cdncss, hos induced an inquiry into the
causes producing this condition of society,
and while the carrying Of concealed wcap-
ons is an admitted evil which should be
suppressed, yet tho manufacture, sale and
excessive use Of liquor arc held the primo
cause for tho great bulk of crimes and
paupcrism which arc found in our country.
AS q consequence an aggressive warfare is
being waged against the rapid growth aud
spread of this insduous evil, which above
all others dcbasc man and brutplizcs bis
nature. This warfare hos assumed as many
shapes and phases as tho OWL it combats,
and while tho solution of tho matter is
difficult, still indications arc unmistakablo
that tho public sentiment Of tho country
las been aroused and is beiog unified to
put it down, and that some positive action
will bo taken by our next Legislature.
Novcr in tho history Of tho country ,bas
there been moro universal announcement
of tho liquor traffic as tho cmissary Of tho
devil, and tho parent of misery, crimo and
OWLS of all kinds, as at tho present time.
Tho secular and religious press, tho pulpit,
roformatory societies, temperance organiza.
tiops and even tho national Legislature,
are all united in an effort to rcpress and
restrain tho liquor traffic. 1t is held up as
ON incubus that weighs down our moral,
religious, cducationaband material progress
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
State Of South Carolina,
OCdDN Rec COUNTY,

BY Richard LOWS, Esq, Judge of Probate
WHEREss, T. E. Madden has made sui. 10
~ me 70 grant him Letters Of Administers
Madden, deccascd-- 'ona
These ore, therefore, TO cite and admonisb a,,
and singular tho kindred and creditors Of tha
said John Madden, deceased, that thew bn
and appear before me- in the Court Of Pro-,
PATE TO bo held at Wahalla, s. c., on satur-.
N.Y. Hny, s',h a1y OF june 1880 after publication
cause if any they have, why tho said admins.
tration should not be granted.
tivcn under my hand and seal, this the 2a
day Of May, Ammo Domini 1880.
RICHARD LEWIS,
Judge of Probate Of Oconoe County.
Juno 3, 1880 Sa'9t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
STATE SOUTH CAROLINA
OCONEBIe g,nHrMrv "A -

Dy Richard Lewis, Esq, Judge of Probate
WHEREAs, @. W. Burns has made suit 10
me 70 grant him Letters of Adminisra-
ton of the Estate and Effects of NIrs Ei;.aha.L
Martin, dcccased--
These are, therefore, to cite and admonisb NJ,
and singular the kindred and creditors Of Tho
SAID Elizabeth Martin, decd, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of Probate. to
Ic held at "alhalla, s. c., on Saturday. 1eth
gay o. June, 1880, after publication hereof, at
any they have, why the said administration
should not bc granted
Given under my hand and seal, this Tho 2d
day Of June, ammo Domini 1880,
RICHARD LEWIS.
Judge of Probate Of Oconcc County.
June 8, 1880 90 3.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03

IS The COURIER will charge for all ann ouncos
Enonts, or resolutions of clubs endorsing any
candidate or sot of oanddatos Tho money
stnust accompany the order in ovory instance.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
To the Editors Of the Kcowcc Courier:


In the two last issues of the COURIER
noticed two communications from "Demo-
crat" and "A," reviewing the action Of the
County Convention, in nominating and
clccting delegates to the Congressional
Convention.
These communications show that the
source of this disposition to criticize, is
that the writer's suppose that the delegates
elected are inimioal to tho interests of COL
Aiken. These critics say that this action
was premature and the nomination was
made by an under current, that sought an
advantage over the unsuspccting farmer.
Having made the nomination of tho dclc-
gates, I desire to reply to these criticisms
The resolution to nominate delegates was
offered by Mr.. John W. Shclor, one of the
most active and cnterprising farmers in the
county. 1t was advocated by COL Keith
and Col. Livingston, another farmer. Tho
resolution as adopted was amended by a
compromise measure, offered by Col. B..
Frank Sloan, another farmer, of fine char
actcr and reputation.
The delegates were elected under the
resolution of Col. Sloan, with power to act,
provided the Congressional Convention met
before another meeting of tho County Con-
vention. Under this resolution, [ exercised
the right Of membership to nominate the
delegates, I consulted with no person or
persons. | ha,o never talked with tho
delegates either before or after the conven-
tion. When | arose to make the nomina-
tion I did not have any particular persons in
my mind and named tho delegates while
standing after looking over the members of
tho convention. I used no intrigue, no
under current, but acted as fairly as posi-
bic for man to act.
Whom the nominations were made, Col.
Norton, who is warm personal friend OF
Col. Aiken, oroso and said that ho would
like to know the opinions of the delegates.
Col. Sloan said ho would act for tho best
after reviewing tho field. Mr.. Strother,
not apprchcndlng the convention to which
ho was nominated, said as between Gary
and IIagood, ho would voto for Hagood
Having been corrected, ho replied to tho
question Of Col. Norton that not hnoptn9
the candidates, he would vote for the one who
would be tho most available. Col. Mason
made tho samo reply. Tho charaote,
of these gentlemen, they all being farmers
and professional, is guarantee thai
they will act in good faith and to tho bos
interests of the county.
"a" complains that there was dispos-
tion to impose on tho farming community
by tho election of tho delegates to tho va
rious convcntions. This complaint is alst
without foundation. Tho convention
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03

"utus5ou'otS III ueuat9 Whicn 10 propaDty
tho ablost since Drs. Thornwell and Hodge
met in contest over tho nBoard Question" ;"
it wus decided satisfactorily to both parties,
DIR. Woodrow presenting substitute for
the paper under consideration, aud DR..
Girardeau seoonding the motion. Ono
party claimed that tho other was leading
towards prelate dcspotsm, and the opposite
charging tho other with congregational
tendency. AS Prosbytcriansm is medium
between these two tendencies, and as both
parties agreed in tho action, cach claiming
the victory, it may be presumed that both
arc correct and that tho difference was
more seeming than real and tho church has
been guided to true Scriptural conclusion.
The following is the paper adopted with
such Immunity upon tho subject which
elicited suoh earnest discussion:
The Assembly met in Charleston in
yirtuo of its power to give authoritative
Interpretations of tho word declare
l. That nothing is law to be enforced by
by judicial prosecution, but that which is
contained in tho Word as Interpreted in
our standards.
2. Tho judicial decisions of our courts
differ from their tm thcsi deIivcrances in
tho former dctermsne, aud when proceeding
from our highest court conclude partcu-
lar case; but both these kinds of decisions
arc alike interpretations of the Word by q
church constitution, aud both not ouly
deserve high consideration, but must be
submitted to, unless contrary to the corsti-
tutiun and the Word, of which there is .
right Of private Judgment belonging to
every Church Court und also every ipdi
vidual church mombcr.
In tho report of the Board of Trustees Of
columbia Theological Seminary, the Assem-
bly, was informed of that valuable insti,u-
ton. This action Of the Board was rendered
necessary on financial grounds but not upon
that alone, for i'll buildings aud endowment
the Seminary has over one hundred thous-
aud dollars, but resignation Of Dr. Girardcau
together with other considerations, mado it
expcdicnt for the present, and i, is thought
That Tic suspension is for reorganization
and will soon be re-opcncd with prospect
of grcatcr usefulness, efficiency und success
than was ever enjoyed by it during the past
fifty years of its existence.
Tho Assembly will adjourn tonight or
Monday, leaving still few more items of
business to transact. During the present
sessions there were not wanting indications
of progress of this branch of tho church.
Two new Presbyterics have been created
since tho Assembly met year ago. 1t was
stated in tho Assembly that there was
Presbytcry thirteen years ago which hus
grown in that time into three Prcsbytclics,
that it has pow thirteen times tho number
of ministers it had then md eighteen times
the number of churches! The increase of
membership since last year shows also
great progress.
Many more items of interest might be
enumerated, but it would protract this
account beyond the limits of interest. NJ.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03
DISTRAINT SALE.
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE.
CoLLEoToR's OFFICE, \
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, !
WArIr,rr J,,,oD O 1oOn

DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
WALIALLA, juno 3, 1880.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ described property, belonging to B. s.
James, disillery, having been levied upon for
failure to pay certain Internal Revenue assess
mcnts, as provided by law, will be sold at
public auction, at tho distilcry premises near
Wallalla, on TUESDAY, the 10Th day Of June.
1880, at II O'Clock A. NJ, as follows:
4lS gallons distilled spirits, manufactured by
Is. s. james.
copper Still and Cap,
pair Platform Scales,
Fcrmcntng Tubs,
Lot Of Pipes, Brands and Dies.
Levied upon as tho property Of B. s. james,
under Section 3,l87, Revised Statutes of tho
United States. H. II. JILSON,
~ Deputy Collector.
June o, looo, 28-2t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03

Ex xGovcrnor Perry is q notable instance
Of tho advantage of selecting sensible,
we'll balanced young man, and sending him
to tho legislature for many consecutive
years. Grconville rcapcd many advantages
in local legislation, from his personal pop
ularity notwithstanding his political un-
popularity in tho legislature and his famil.
iarity with tho routine duties of that
body.
John Ploughman says "It is bad
thing to change horses at all; if you have
q good ono keep it, for you will not got
better; if you hevo a bad ono keep it, for
two to ono you will buy worse"
J.J. NORTON.
Tho capital invested in tho sugar interest
In twenty four Louisiana parishes amounts
to SS0,000,000. Tho product of sugar
and molasses in those counties in 1879
amounted to s22, 100000.
AT Yorkvillc, S. O., dcalcr, while dis
trbuting some guano, found in it two joints
Of human fngor, on which was gutta-
poroha ring.
Tho conyicts at tho Texas State Peni-
tontlary turn out 1000 bricks daily.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-03

Tho conyiots at the Texas State Poni-
tontIary turn out 60, 900 bricks daily.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08
TABLE GOSSIP.

REV. THOMAS STIcKNEY Haskell, who, up 10
performer, preached Sunday at the Carondelet
Street Methodist Church South, in New Orleans.
large number of ladies and gentlemen were
present 10 listen TO the eloquent words of the be
nevolent old gentleman.
Two men are litigating at Elizabethtown KY
over slave trade that took place in 1855. The
defendant bought negro OF the plaintiff, but
finding the slave unsOund, made the plaintiff
take him back. Plaintiff discovered that the
negro was unfit for work and In 1863 brought suit
to recover his value. The case is still on. The
plaintiff is seventy years old, and the defendant
eighty.
THE eighteen bulletins issued BY the Census
Bureau have reported an aggregate population of
9,44S, 40 The census of the same States, Coun-
ties and cities in 1870 gave population of 1875,
CAS-. The rate of increase in these Districts, rep
resentng nearly one-fifth of the whole country
is almost exactly % per cent. coinciding with
great accuracy with the estimate made some
months ago. This rate would give a population
for the whole country of l9,S54,7l5.
REroRTs come from Portsmouth and other
places in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
OF a brilliant and long continued shower Of me-
teors shortly before O'Clock Sunday morning.
The meteors were of varied size, and in color
ranged from delicate crimson to a rich in
tense gold. They fell in rapid succession
probably 400 falling in the space of eight min
utes, and many of them burst, leaving gor-
geous trails of colored light lasting several
seconds
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.

The Union must and shall be preserved
jackson.
The Government Is best which governs
best-MadisOn.
Governments are founded and laws en-
acted for THE purpose of protecting the
honest, the weak, the just; Furnishing the
guilty and rewarding the meritOrious-Jef-
kersOn.
No encrOachments upon, or interference
the affairs of this people of the North
American Continent by any foreign power,
King, Emperor, Prince, or POtenatate.-
Monroe.
The largest liberty to the greatest number
of persons, providing they do not encroach
upon the rights of a neutrality-suspicious..
The people of every State, as well as of
every Territory, have the right to regulate
their own domestic affairs in their own way
subject, however, to the provisions of the
Constitution of the United States.-Douglas.
The great principles of American liberty
are still the lawful inheritance of this peO-
pie, and ever should be. The right of trial by
jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty of the
press, the freedom of speech, the natural
rights of persons, and the rights of property
must be ACKNOWLEDGMENT W-S.HancOck.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08

From the foregoing tables, sit will be seen
that the Eastern States own 10 per cent. of
the bonds; the Middle States GA per cent;
the Western States, 14.2 per cent, and the
Southern States, 80 per cent In the East
ern States, 20 per cent of the bonds are
owned by the men, and so per cent. by the
women. In the Middle States, 81 per cent.
are owned by the men, and 10 per cent by
the women. In the Western States, 81 per
cent. are owned by the men, and 10 per
cent by the women. In the Southern States,
7s per cent. are owned by the men, and ~
per cent. by women OF all the vast wealth
represented in Government bonds. every
dollar is exempt from taxation. The toiling
men and women of the country pay the
favored few, who have withdrawn their
money from productive enterprises to live
off of the sweat of labor. The man or
woman who owns a farm or factory pays;
the man who has his money in bonds is
exempt; for it is held that man who buys
bonds exhibits patriotic love of country
that those who cultivate farms and operate
machinery do not exhibit.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08

hotel ard cheer her when she appears at a win
dow. This is news that has lost nothing in its
progress around the world.
GENERAL HANCOCK is sun called upon now and
then to acknowledge the receipt of some such gift
as a cane. or u bust, or perchance toothpick,
from his admirers.
JOIN W. MAcKAY, the bonanza millionaire, re-
Gently visited the Office of the heaviest stock
house in New York and was shown the details
connected with the conduct of the business, all
of which he closely examined. and. on leaving, he
remarked, You viii hear from me shortly" Ii
is generally believed that Mr.. Mackay on his re-
turn from Europe will engage heavily in stock
operations.
Mr.. HENRY WILSON, who died at Sheffield.
England, few days ago, was an enthusiast in
missions, particularly in the opening up of Africa.
He gave $4,000 to assist in equipping mission
AIRY expedition which was to occupy ground
opened up by Commander Cameron and Mr.. III.
VI. Stanley. The enterprise had tragic ending,
the missionaries being set upon by certain savage
tribes and murdered. Mr. Wilson vas In his
seventy alird gar.
WHEN a band serenades General Grant il is the
best policy for the members TO choose the easiest
tune The General does not know one tune from
another. The other evening while band was
playing "The Last Rose of Summer" he said: II
always did like Home, Sweet Home especially
that part of it which refers 10 the oaken bucket"
The band began another air, Yankee Doodle, "
and General Grant said: Il always did like that
tune of Home, Sweet Home That refrain about
Away Down Upon the swanee River always
struck me as being very sentimental."-New
York Herald.
Mr.. TESSYsoS dedicates his new volume OF
poems ITO Alfred Tennyson, my grandson" The
dedication is as follows:
"Golden-hair'd Ally, whose name is one with
mine.
Crazy with laughter and babble and earth's new
wine,
Now that the flower of year and half is thine,
o little blossom, o mile, and mine of mine,
Glorious poet who never hast written line,
Laugh, for the name at the head of my verse is
thine,
Mayst thou never be wrongd by the name that is
miLe,"
THE Lewiston (Me.) Journal says: eve ven
ture to say that one of the most remarkable fam
lilies in the State is that of which Royal Quimby
of Lewiston, is the oldest son. Mr.. Quimby's
father and mother, John and Ruby Quimby, had
eight children. all of whom are living. His
father is eighty-nine years Old and his mother is
eightyfour. The respective ages of their children
are as follows Sixty, ftyeight, fifty-six, fifty
four. fifty-two, fifty, forty-eight and
thirty-nine years. All the children
were present at the Thanksgiving Day
reunion, held at the old homestead in Exeter
Me. \ large number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren were also with them 4 Jolly
company of forty-two sat down to dinner. The
elaborate repasI was prepared by the Oldest Mrs.
Quimby, who in her eighty-fourth year. is en-
titled to be ranked among New England's smart
est old ladies, and the oldest daughter. aged
sixty-nine years. Mrs. Quimby milks COW and
feeds the pigs every day."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08
PERSONAL.

OLIVE LOGAN arrived in Philadelphia on Fri
day from an extended visit 10 Europe
TIE Emperor william, old as Le is. killed us
deer and wild boars during his recent hunting ex-
curSion at Letzngen.
GovERoR MCCLELLAN has just received a gift of
the iintlock pistol carried by Winfield Scott dur
ing the Mexican War
1T is thought that Mr.. Flood will be candidate
for the Senate from California. He is Demo
crat, with plenty OF money.
CONGRESSMAN ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS is SUI
feri4Ig from dyspepsia even more than is usual
for him. The very lightest food is hard for him
to digest.
THE American woman's Suffrage Association
will hold its next meeting in Washington the
18th and 10th inst. Lucy Stone, Mary A. Liver
more aud Julia Ward Howe are to be among the
speakers
Mr.. WENDELL PHILLIPS was sixty-nine years
old on Monday last. His friends showed that
they remembered it by sending him quantities of
flowers. Several of his Irish admirers united in
presenting him with a beautiful harp in flowers
WHAT Mr.. Labouchere lightly calls ian epidemic
for marriage among the aged is still raging ia
England. The latest victim is Rev. DIR. Close.
Dean of Carlisle, the Nestor of the Low Church
party. who is in his eighty-fourth year, and has
just married widow of sixty-five.
CAPTAIN KENNEDY, of the steamship City of
Berlin, was presented with silver tea-service III
New York, OH Wednesday, a testimonial of his
skill in bringing his ship through 1.-The stormiest
passage which she ever experienced" He has
crossed the Atlantic 456 times. but his last voy-
age was much more severe than any of the pre-
ceding ones $50
LONDON gossip reports tiff between Queen Vic
toria aud her daughter Louise A cable dispatch
to the New York. Evening Mail says: The Prince
of Wales is trying to reconcile the Queen and the
Princess LoQise, who offended her royal mother
by visiting England without Her Maiesty's per
missin The Queen siudiously avoided meeting
the Princess in Scotland"
THE fair lsara's agents. while working the
United States. do not neglect her home interests
The advertising in Paris goes on with unimpaired
visor A. Paris paper publishes a telegram from
New YORK predicting that Nile. Bernhardt win
ultimately be proclaimed PresidentH The thlted
States. SO unprecedented Is her success with the
populaee.a Crowds, it is said, stand before her
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-12-08

The increase of 1910 between October and
November. 1880, shows that the gallant De
mocracy was not at all demoralized by the
defeat in October. The vote cast by the
Greenback party at each election shows that
a larger portion of that party went to the
Republicans than to the Democrats, and
hence, the result this fall. 1t is mistake,
too, to suppose that the Democrats were not
properly supplied with money 70 make the
canvass. In point of fact, there was three
times as much money used by the Demo-
Gratis IN the canvass OF 1880 as there was IN
the canvass of 1876, or any previous canvass.
No, the Democrats of Indiana were not
defeated from any fault of their own, but
from causes entirely beyond their control.
They have suffered temporary reverse,
but it is only question of time when they
will again come into power.