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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
The Crime of Assassination,

This dctestable crlmc has been brought pro-
mnentiy before the public again by reason Of
the recent assassination Of the Car of Russia
All good citizens must condemn such offences,
whether committed on the person OF rulers or
the ruled. It is not remedy for anything, but
rather an aggravation Of every remedy or hope
full improvement.
There 10 q curious coincidence in the assassi.
nation Of the Gear and President Lincoln, which
so far has not come under our observation: In
1861 the Car of Russia by ukase freed twenty
three millions of serfs or slaves in his dominions
and invested them with all the rights Of oitizon-
ship. In 1868 President Lincoln By proolama-
ton gave freedom to the slaves of the South
and afterwards they were invested with all the
rights of citizenship. Bo.h in Russia and
the United Suites these acts caused complete
upheaval Of society. In the name of liberty
much wrong was done. The joy Of the liberated
was hushed by the cries of suffering and want.
Liberty, with these great changes, was only
another name for lccn1e. Whether right or
wrong these measures stirred the great public
heart of Russia and the United States Aspi.a.
tions were formed which could never be graft
fed, and even among the freed people of both
countries much discomfort wos apparent, and
the wounds made by these radical measures
have not yet been entirely healed in either
country.
Strange to say President Lincoln fell by The
hands OF the assassin in 1865, when the people
OF the North were realizing the joy Of the
downfall OF the rebellion, as they called It.
Aud but a few days ego the Car Of Russia fell
by the Same foul means Those two distin-
guished PERSONS who by their acts caused an
upheavai Of society, fell by the hands Of those
perhaps who had been orared by these events.
It Is sad thing to contemplate, but is none .he
less true.
bnt whatever may be the facts our duty is
plain. Assassination Is a foul crime and deserves
the reprobatton Of every good man.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
Popular Education

N' The Aiken Journal and Reo,sep aud the
Charleston News and Courier arc discuss
ing earnestly and though.fully the subject
Of popular education. The journal and
ReuieU looks upon our present school system
as lame. II admits that the system of
common school education ia South. Caro-
lima is "sho best that the pressing emer.
genoies of our case would permit at the
time that tho Democracy attaioed posses.
aion Of tho Stato," but regards it as ga
practical nullity, in view of it's utter in
efficiency in the improved 6oancial eoudi.
ton and increased prosperity of tho State.
The Ne,os and Courier looks upon tho
present system ae inadequate, and is not in
favor of higher rate Of taxation by the
State than the two mill tax and the polls.
The present syeteu,. though faulty. perhaps
is accomplishing much good and should not
be thrown aside for another without grave
consideration. The system is inefficient
mainly because the money appropriated for
this purpose is too email. There is. too, n
fundamental error in the levy. collection and
ezpenditore Of tho tax. The tax is collected
on the property and polls.of each ,uuty aud
expended on the schools in each county
The tax is local and not general. The tax is
collected and disbursed' without reference to
the number of children to be educated. Our
idea ie. that the tax should be comnlon ono,
collected by the State and expended where
the children attend school, whether that be
in oconee or Aiken.
This tax has kept our schools open in
Oconee about three months in the year.
This is "inadequel O." We should have the
public schools open as least six months in
year all over the State. The Neos and Courier
wants this effected By local taxation. Local
taxation has been passed upon in this State
and condemned. What wo waht is a free
school system, which will educate the children
of the State. Any system. good or bad will
fail without the means to mako it a. success.
Money is necessary. This can only be had
by taxation. North Carolina has lowed l2}
mills for this purpose. Thrco or four mills
and the poll tax would run our schools for
five or six months. For the present this is
as much time as the people could spare
their children from their crops. Be-
sides, as the Ne,os and Courier states, as
the State grove in wealth the income from
taxation would increase yearly and would
thus give Us larger fund for this purpose.
The taxation in South Carolina for school
purposes is now more bagatollel
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

combined With tho Republicans and was 70
control the patronage OF the Federal Gov
eminent 10 Virginia. This Gen. Malone de-
pied and compelled Hill to cease his bad,
gering. This g really the peiu. inths case.
y Malone voted with tho Republicans and
y to bs spaid With otBoes forit. he has psos-
s'sated sone Eof the highest positions ia the
country 70 az he ssys, he has mot done
%. 90 had The right tSyote as he pleased, apd
DO says BsFaill continue 10 do so. s'''.'D
The course Of Boo. Hill is condemned by
the .press generally. It,is admitted on ali
hands that he is not safe man into " hose
hands the political reputation Of any one osn
90 safely trusted. In 1877 he badgered
woil eid Is that contest Is &c did With Gen. m
Malone. Besides. Il is we'll know TINT Mr..
Hillwent into Congress from the OH Genrois d
District as on independent against tue organ.
ized Democracy Of that diatriot. Now. how
ever, he is,she self.cons.itutsd custodian Of
the poljtiesl fossupes Of Senators from other
States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
Does Guano Payi

Capt. Petty, Of The spartauburs Epayssn,
states that just after the wsr, whom eur. people
were cautiously beginning tbe use Of eommsr-
o'al fertilizers two objections were urged against
their usa The first was that they won,d no.
pay. The second was that II they did increase
tho yield Of cotton Tor year or two, their con.-
slant use would stimulate the land 90 much that
thef natural plant food contained iu tho soil
would ell be exhausted, and the land, would
become barren. In snswer to these objections,
tho experience Of tho last ten years proves that
any stsndard fertilizer will pay fair per .nt..
II the preparation Of the sol, be good. and The
crops DO we'll worked and gathered in time. On
this point there Is not The least doubt. As to
the second objection, We will state that where
land has been stimulated BY these fertilizers
year. after, year, It Hos Invariably improved.
Any land not subjeotto wash may be improved
by planting 10 ept.phi syery year, using about .
sack Of g1ano TO the sore, leaving all tho stalks
aud unopened bolls on tho land, and hauling
from tho barn yard few loads Of manure or
compost to each acre. Persons who have given
fertilizers 9 fair trial, say that they pay even
better on corn than cotton. Our county, as we'll
as oil our neighboring counties arc improving
every year. The average condition Of 'oar far
mers is better thsn It was 6ve years 'ago.
Take gunno from them and they would be
brought 10 q standatill. 1! 'fnfH
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
The Debts Of Cities and Towns.

The Charleston Nens and Courier has a
very interesting article on the debts Of the
oities ahd towns Of the United Statos I, q shown
by The recent census. We have room only
for a reoapisulution Of these amoanss in the
aggregate as follows:
For the New England States q bonded debt
Of $ll3 l63. 1873, or $82 I8 for each person;
for tho Middle Atlantic States, debt Of $377 {.
4G8.232. or $40 81 for each person. For tho
Southern States. debt Of $50 964l7l, or
S55 SO for each person. For the Western
States. debt Of $Il3.75l.327. or $32 % for
each person. 1t will DO observed that the
debt Of tho Western Stutes Is only 1888. .l44
more than that of the New England States.
while the indebtedness. to each person, Of the
latter is nearly twice that Of tho former,
which is partially offset by the higher rates
Of interest the Western States have to pay
on more than one qoarter Of their entire
debt above What is anywhere paid in New
England.
complete summary Of the figures pre-
sented in the table shows that 300 towns md
cities in the United State, have tn,al bundled
Indebtedness Of $664,346.9l3. and that H.
350,772 men, women and children inhabiting
those places owe the comfortable little sum ul
$58 So oaoh. drawing interest, as one Of the
penalties Of living in them.
The public debt Of the United States and
Of the various States Of the same are excled-
cd from these figures.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

The cotto,, exnosition nrom;s.s II :. !
biz thing for Atlanta and tha Sonth .;,h
the exoeption Of f3har,e.,onS T,o,,.;,,
cotton men Of this Isproviooial Atr ss,:,ad
.ha. he e opposition woiild not sScsJss rho
ibterssts, o cotton taisipe or masvfsSturea;
and tHerrSfots i couidynot be siodess:
The hhtnta people have formeda dIferent
opinion. a little ymopey wsG needed to
carry out@'the Plshs Of the Committee.
The subscription books were opened last
Saturday nnd in a few hours the subscrip-
tion ran up to S3O, 900 This was in the
city, Several thousands wero received
from sbroad. This exposition will be one
I?t ,tIsibtggsst fntngs Tue sotifbi hhs lRad in
her borders lately. provided Charleston does
-not>throw too much oold"~stcr'uu'it:"
.tihorA ItIIM,S. ,XLIA!A,A. yH. ~.
,,o...of. Juo .nss .no
snscu,n,;on - !. ~ a.r.n sssas I.pa',,s' tl% .s Wna
.p;rit. .ro .o;on ~ kVau, W. '.o ioss ess
Tha honanzs. h..a m" oa..oa - =. " o,9sP.u,a.
m,IIions md ,ho;r h,;nS M ''a's ~
on,.;do srs no,v 80 ;.rsa,.:" 's W '"s
10 the o,l, for os,o.spo. p.ouo"s 60 " .ospouu
San Frano;.oo e.oas, T""h. 's @ - s"S
from s36 T0r - 50 nm ,.;.S .0 ~ s".".. S.uua
and tho r;vsi m;,;nn eS.han." - ~ De, De,
where soat, sold for AZ nnn ~ 1874 % =.
,)oaed Tho ns,,ie hoo oi,on 49,, .,o,n
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
Politics at Washington.

Before President Hayes laid aside official
authority he called an extra session Of the
Senate to pass on or confirm the cabinet offs
GERS Of the incoming President and such
other officers as 1t might be necessary for him
to appoint. This has been the custom since
the foundation of the government and at
the time excited no remark. But the CLOSE.
ness Of the parties in the Senate soon made
the session one Of interest. Three of Presi.
dent Garfeld's cabinet were taken from the
Senate. which LEFT three vacancies on tho
Republican side There were also two in
dependents in the Ssnate--Judge Davis, Of
Illinois, and Gen. Malone, of Virginia. Mr..
DaVie, who was elected by Democratic votes,
said he would vote with the Democrats for
the purpose Of organizing the Senate. Gen.
Malone said nothing. Tho Senate mot from
dayto day, but nothing could be accomplish
cd, the Republicans ilibustering 70 consume
time aatil the three vacancies in the Sen
ate could be filled. This course was unusual
for 80 grave and deliberative a body az tho
Senate Of the United States and was IN.
known in the better days of the Republic.
Finally the vacancies were filed and every.
s"so6 oVpOuNou upuu. Vobs NAHuOU0. III nc
voted with the Republicans thore would bs q
tie, which wsuld be decided by tho casting
vote Of the Vice President. The organizing
Of the Senate meant displsoing tho Demo.
cratic officers and giving the committees,
which give shape to public business. to tho
Republicans. When the Senate met on tho
14tb, Ben Hill, Of Georgia, took upon himr
ssls to draw Gen. Malone from his shell.
The Discussion which followed was not very
oreditable TO the Senate. Mr.. Hill bulldozing
Gen. Malone until the latter finally declared
ho wonld vote with tho Republicane 10 or
ganising the Senate. Hill insisted that Ma
hone was elected as q Democrat and bound
o. vte with the party 10 organizing the Son.
ate. 4 Mahone denied It and said he was
sIected as q Readjustor" Of the public dobs
Of Virginia and pot 90 9 Deuaooras, and that
he in.snded to 20 as lle pleased Senator
Hill shargsd tbss Won, Malone had sorrapsly
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
Editorial Correspondence.

ssS9It y Va, dar pleasure and good fortune 70,
! v saSsntly " make "Trip % Washington and
4 New York. The trip to Washington in
eluded tho Inauguration ceremonies 4of
. President Garfield, whtok were moro than
.usnslly imposing. AT this late day, how
ever, we shalt onis ali reference to the news
Of tho day and content ourselves with
! remarks upon eaaftsrs aud things which,
though mot new, may interest our friends
: and general readers.
And Sarst: The trip can be made from
Walhalla to Washington in twenty three
hours on any Of the passenger trains,
! especially by tho Midland Route. The
8 railroads on al the routes have beonn much
improved aud generally good time is made,
especially on the t'faet mail'' train. We
found no road anywhere superior to che
Air Line in comfort aud speed. Naturally
awo took the route by Richmond, which is
known by tho name Of the Richmond aud
|Danvilis Road. From the time We left
home We saw evidence of improvement
along the routo. This was especially true
In South and North Carolina. Richmond
has besn rebuilt and greatly improved.
Ashland, just beyond, He's fins schools aud
che growth Of the place hos beenremarkable.
"Hsnover Junction." however, maintains
itsi own and hos not improved muoh We
saw very little evidence of improvement in
Virginia generally. Sho suffered terribly
during the war, in fact was almost crushed
between tho upper aud neither millstone."
Virginia, with the exception of her tobacco
crop, is q grain growing State. In this
respect she cannot compete With tho Wost
and her recuperation must, therefore, be
slow. She has, however, the best wishes Of
every Southerner who has soul in bis
body. With time, she will again take her
place in the roll Of States as the 'first and
foremost" in the ranks Of tho Republic.
From Richmond to fredericksburg there
he's been no change in the face of the
country. fredericksburg is historic spot.
The evidences Of war have neurly all disap-
peared and tho town presents a business
appearance. The United States flag waves
above Marye's heights over the graves Of
Tho oombatants during the war. Formerly
he railroad run only to Acquia Greek and
tia balance Of the trip was made by steamer.
The railroad has beon extended to
Washington along the banks of the Poto-
mao, and the entire distance from Richmond
TO Washington is now made by rail.
We CROSSED the "High Bridge, just
sfser the thaw In the Potomac. Three
spans Of tho bridge had been carried away
BY the ioe and acres Of it were lying in the
stream, in places ten feet above tho water.
It was the first notice We had that we had
struck colder climate. The great quan-
tity fioe in tho river throw the water out
into the streets Of Washington higher than
1t bad ever been before.
TO Bs CONTINUED.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
Final Settlement.

NOTICE ia hereby given that final settlement
l Of the estatc OF Middleton Maret, minor.
will be made sin the Probate Judges office, at
W"iha'ln 8 @, on Saturday. the 2Sd' day OF
April. 1881. and th-reupon letters OF .lismission
will be granted to tho said guardian.
A. J. MARET,
:, Guardian.
M"rch ~. 1881 l9.4t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

There has been panic in the cotton rnnrke,
recently. tho price going down suddenly more
than one cent per pound This was caused by
the belief that the late crop would run up to
over 1000, 900 bales. The crop is very large,
hut .e do not think Il vii, run up to 5000, ,OGO
bales. The price Of cotton is rising slowly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
Edward Carswell.

10 the Temperance Workers in South
D Carolina.
The distinguished advocate Of Temperance,
the Hon. Edward Carswoll, of Canada, will
enter our State early in April for tho pur.
pose of leoturing on tho subject of Tenn
perance. Towns or oities deairing his
services will please communicate the fact to
mo at once, In order that his route may be
planned. Address L. p. SMITH,
1 Grand Scribe, Anderson, s. O.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24
H.IMEN.E e A L.

Married, at the residence Of the brides
mother. near Mt. Airy. Georgia. by Rev. G W.
Irwin. on tho 23d Of February. 1881, Mr.. g. E.
Pitts. Of Westminster. 8. c., and Miss Lula
Brown, eldest daughter Of Mrs. NJ. s. Brown.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

James Black, colored, was hung nt Marion
C. II. on the 18th instant for killing Eli Wilcox
colored. Tho rope broke when Black was sw una
of the frat time, but he was brought back AMI
hung again till he was dead.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

. SBnAsropooL, March 81. The steamer I'M
bros, from Charleston via Malta, has arrived
here; 5000 bales OF cotton Of hey cargo have
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

General Walker declares that the centre OF
population Of this country. according 10 the late
census. will fa'! somewhere near Cincinnati,
having moved Southwest forty. eight miles In
the past decade, travelling at the rate Of five
miles year. At this rate 1t will be quito a
time before it reaches the Mississippi, which
river it will strike somewhere near Cairo, ILL.,
1t is predicted Tint the centre Of population OIL
the United States will never move West Of thu
Mississippi, bu, that this. river will DO th.
grand ''divide" Of The United States Tor all lime
to come-the centre of it's population, wealth
aud civilization.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

KANSAS CRY, Mu.. March 49, The frat
through train for the Pacific oost. via the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fa and S,nth.
ern Pacifs railroads, left this city this afier-
noun amid the shouts Of crowds assembled
to witness tho opening of i;,o gt ont Southern
route.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

-
The Yorktown Centennial Association
which has recently been incorporated under
the laws ot Virginia, and which was organ.
il ed to promote and secure the proper cele.
bration OF tho one hnndredth anni.ersary Of
the surrender Of C"rnwa!iis Mt Yorktown.
has established headquarters at tho Exchange
Hotel, Richmond. Va On Thursday nigh,
next the association will formally open its
rooms and fling 10 the breeze the French aud
American flags. Tho Fire. Virginia regiment
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-24

Senator Bayard hos written letter to III,
Delaware Legislature advising them not t,
take any action on the subject Of prohib,ury
Legislation, that such legislatinn is oontrar,
to Democracy. which allows individnals lib
erty as to eating. drinking, DO.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-09
A Wife's Nursiug.

As rule married ladies are good nurses
and understand how to care for their liege
lords when sickness befalls them, but they
all have to learn, and by experience, and
amusing instances now and then result
from the reckless manner in which they
make mistakes. 1t to a beginner, and q
most excellent lady she is, too, that we
refer here. Her husband was afflicted with
severe cold, and the physician left, among
other medicines, gargling oil for the throat
a cough mixture, to be taken internally,
and a lot of iodine, to be applied to his
administered with vim, and startling re-
suits followed. She mistook his gargle for
his cough mixture, and laboring under the
impression that the virtue of iodine con-
sisted in the quantity used she smearsd it
on until she almost burned hole in the
poor fellow, whom the gargle had thrown
into terrible coughing fit. The patient is
recovering.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-09

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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-09
DEATH AT THE HOSPITAL.
Inquest Held Over the Remains-yerdict
of the Jury

j. H. Phillips, patient at the city hos
pital, who was sOnt there on the evening of
the 9Th from the county Jail, where he was
confined on the charge of making an ag-
gravated assault on party, and seriously
threatening to take life, died ut $50 o'clock
yesterday morning of chronic diarrhoea.
He had wasted away to a mere skeleton,
and during his last days was unconscious
the most of the time. He was committed
to Jail in March last by Justice Price in de-
fault of peace bond, and was taken sick
about five weeks ago, and grew worse all
the Tune, AMI last Saturday he was sent to
the city hospital for treatment. Justice
Edwards empannelled jury of inquest,
who. after hearing the testimony, returned
the following verdict: THAT the death of
the deceased was caused by chronic diar-
rhna" The remains were turned over to
the county sexton for burial.
The deceased, who was about thirty
five years old and single man,
was rather eccentric in his WAYS
Last winter he and the party, whose name
is John Merriheld, had falling out, which
threatened at one time to end in blood-shed,
and it is said that he haunted the premises
of Merriheld who, fearing that Phillips
would kill him, swore out the peace warrant
against him, and he was committed to Jail
in default of bond though il is said he had
some $1,000 on deposit in Fort Worth. No
one knew from whence he came rs he was
exceedingly reticent concerning his life.