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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-07-06
Grand Jury Presentment, June
Term, 1882.

TIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, In THE Court
County OF OcoNEE. ! OF SESSIONS
TO the Hon. b. G. Pressly, Judge Presiding in
the Eighth Circuit. juno Term, 1882.
The grand jury ask leave TO make the follow
ing as their prescntment:
/. They take pleasure in stating that since
the last term of the court peace good order and
quiet have prevailed generally throughout the
county. Tile people have been orderly and in
dustrous, and tho rigid enforcement of the
laws. which characterzes the courts, is dimiu-
ishing crime, ana but for the special matters
with which they were charged at tho last term
of this court, would have no prescntnacnt to
make.
2. Complainta having reached this jury, at
the beginning Of their duties, that some rregu-
aritiea had existed in the Office Of Judge Wick
life, School Commissioner in consequence OF
which large amount Of school funds had ac-
cumu!ated in the hands Of tho Treasurer, j. S.
Werner, Esq, was appointed, by On order Of
this court, to usssl a committee of tho grand
jury to make an examination of that Office.
In the discharge of this duty, under the
order of The court, all tho various offices wore
carefully examined by this committee. These
kept, with tho exception Of the special matters
hereinafter stated.
The tax duplicates, in the office Of the
County Auditor, need additional desks for their
preservation. They are frcquontl used and
without sufficient desks arc liable to bo dam
aged. They recommend that tho County Com
mssoners furnish the Auditor with such desks
as may be necessary.
In the examination Of tho School Commits
sioncr's office they have foun that on the 22d
day Of March, 1882, there was an accum llation
in the hands of tho Treasurer Of school funds,
for several years past, Of $?,256 20. Since
that date the Treasurer has paid out on orders
Of School Commissioner S 1874 88, and tho
School Commissioner had in his hands on the
9th Of June, 1882, orders not called for by
teachers amounting to $44s II. At that date
there was left in the hands Of Treasurer subject
10 orders of School Commissioner Sl,77l 81,
$l,323 G7 of which, being amounts left over
from tho operations Of caoh fiscal year, wero
carried forward 10 the operations of present
fiscal year.
The school indebtedness Of the county (and
for which the county is liable) is $2.258 Oh.
This dobt 10 now being paid by half poll tax
collected each year, and they recommend that
tho Representatives in the next General Assem-
bly, from this county have tho Act so amended
as 10 apply tho whole Of The pol! tax to tho,
| liquidation Of this debt.
| The books Of the treasurer AMI School Conn.,
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ence to the creation Of new counties created a
great difference Of opinion, and Of course much
discussion, and at this writing has not been
settled and is still under discussion.
Those matters agreed upon in caucus havc
been embodied in appropriate bills and are now
on their passage through both houses.
The committee Of one from each county on
the subject of redistrioting the State made the
following report to the caucus which, after
much discussion, was adopted as follows:
First Observation-Disclosures and Berkeley
(par,), Collcon (parD, Oraugoburg (part), Lex
ington.
Second District Hampton, collcton (part),
Barnwell, Aiken, Edgefed t
Third Dslrict-Abbeville, Newberry, Ander-
son. Pickens. Oconee.
Fourth District Greenville, Spartanburg
(part), Laurens, Union (part), Fairfield, Rich
land.
Fifth Distriot-York, Chester, Lancaster,
Union (part). Spartanburg (part), Chesterfield,
Kershaw.
Sixth District Clarendon, Williamsburg
(part). Darlington. Marlboro. Marion, Horny.
Seventh District--Georgetow Williamsburg;
(par,), Sumter, Richland (part), Orangeburg
(part), Charleston aud Berkeley (part), Golle..
ton (part), Beaufort.
This measure is now also on its passage
through both houses.
Thus the work for which the General Assem-
bly was called has been quickly donc and with
great good feeling from oil sections Of the State.
Besides this legislation no other work will bo'
done excep. to correct few clerical errors in
the Code. which were recommended by the Code
Commissioners.
A bill also to extend tho time for physicians
10 register under tho late Act requiring regis
tration Of all physicians who practice in the
State, was allowed.
An Intellectual attempt 10 reopen the subject
Of registration and Tho stock law was made.
This was promptly voted down and these fruit
ful subjects Of discussion and difference cut of.
1t is thought now that the Legislature will
adjourn by the Eth at furthest.
The weather in Columbia is fearfuly hot.
With this and the musquitos q mountain legis-
lator longs for home where cool nights and
absence Of the songs Of these insects gives him
refreshing sleep ss. v.
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July 4, 1882.

July 4, 1857.
The caucus after much discussion has adopted
joint resolution amending the constitution in
reference to the creation Of new countless The
resolution proposes 10 restrict the formation Of
new counties to an area of 400 square miles
and to the l24lh part of the population. The.
constitution requires 625 square miles. This
change proposes not less than400 square miles
and population Of not less than l2Ith part o.
Tho whole population of the State to each county.
The bill to declare the jury law iu reference
TO standing aside jurors in crmnal caees was.
voted down. The law is so plain on this subject
that it was thought by the lawyers not to be o.
question worthy Of legislation.
The various measures heretofore written
about are all on their passage aud the Assembly
will, it is thought, adjourn Wednesday next, 9th.
instant.
The expenses Of this extra session viii be
about $l5,624 ~ or thereabouts Legislation
like courts is expensive and the least Of it the
better. Law making and low enforcing are
expensive luxuries, but are necessary and will
be as long as human nutnre is human nature.
1t is thought that the redistricting Act will
give the Democrats six out of the districts,
one district being given absolutely 10 the Radi-
calls. This will put power into the hands Of
The Democracy and besides putting $4,000 per
year in circulation in Democratic circles, Uhe
pay of ono Congressman being SIS, 900 per ycar)
will enable tho Democracy Of the State 10 have
larger influence in the National Congress-
j, s. ".
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anu thcn sort OF singing Injection IKE
preacher reading hymn.
TIE AUTOPSY.
At half.past 9 o'clock DR.. I. B. Loiing
concluded his examination Of the eyes of the
dead uiau. Both eyes were 80 iudstnct
that no opinion could be formed Of their
condition. The physicians who performed
tho autopsy were: DIS. d. S. Lamb, j. L.
Hartigan and Il. T. Savers. In addition
to these physicians there were present :Drs.
Noble, Young, Robt. Ryburu, A. e. Mac
Donald, johnson Elliott, S. a. II. McKill,
p. j. Mixphy, Chas. U. Nichols, Surgeon
General Barnes of the army, Surgeon.G Ten
cral Wales of the navy, Drs. W. W. Cod
ding, A. Ii Weymon aud Clarke Patterson,
coroner Of the district, G. IT, Kelein-
schmidt, j. r. llagncr and Dis. Birdsall
and Parish. John w. Guiteau aud Dr..
Hicks were present for short time, but
left the Jail before the conclusion.
A close examination of the body showed
that Gutcau's neck was broken and that
the ropc had cut deep into flesh Of his n. ok.
There was disposition on the part of some
OF those present to get memeutOes Of the %
casion at any cost. The Jail officers took the
ropo from the gallows aud secrcted it as
soon as the moose was removed from the
tho dead mems neck.
THE MILITARY GUARD
that had been on duty at the Jail ever since
tile I'd of July last marched away. They
wcrc loudly cheercd as they left. DR.. Bliss
aud his son arrived at the Jail at half-past 8
O'clock, and joined the physicians engaged
in making the autopsy. A reporter of tho
Associated Press was the only newspaper
man admitted to tho chapel where tho body
was being dissected. Tho operations of
thrce surgeons engaged in the autopsy
wero watched with the greatest interest by
the others, who crowded about tho table.
After tho examination of tho oyos the brain
was removed and inspected. Then tho
body was cut open, and thorough and
complete examination made, with tho Wow
of determining all physiological facts that
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still with iirm voice II am nnw SDirg to
read some verses %h;c!i are intcuded to indi
cate my feeling nt the moment Of lea ing
thia world. Ii set to music they NAV be
rendered effective. The idea is hu of n
child babLlinS to his mamma and his papa.
] wrote them this morning about IO o'cIock.
lie then commenced to chant these verses in
q sud, dolcfui style:
GUITEAU's scAPFoLD PJETRY.
IL am going to the Lordy
| am so glad
I nm going to tho aordy,
nm glad,
! am going to he L,rdy,
Glory llalleniah
Glory IIulenjnh!
am going to The Lordy,
! love tho Lordy
With all my soul,
Glory l1alenjah!
And that is the reason
] am going to tho Lord,
Glory Iiallolujah! &
Glory IIallclujnhl
l am going the Lord"
(IIcre Guitoau's voice failed and he bowed
his head and broke into sobs, but hc rallied
little and went on with his chant)
II saved my party and my land,
Glory IIallolnjah!
But thcy have murdered mo for it,
And that is tho reason l um going to the
Lordy.
Glory Ilallclujah, glory IIallelujah!
l am going to the Lordy."
(IIero again his feelings overcamo him.
and he leaned his head on tho shoulder of
Mr. Hicks and sobbed piti(ully. Still ho
went on:)
Lordy?
guess will weop no moro,
When got to tho I.ordy,
Glory IIallelnjah!
(IIere there was another interruption,
caused by s)bs aud emotion, which he was
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-29

IT is safe TO conclude that silk culture is
country. Our New York correspondent, in
the letter we published in Sundays APPEAL.
told our readers of the progress that has
been made in that vicinity, and we have
from time TO time set forth the rapid progress
being made in and about Atlanta, Ga, Cor
inth and Aberdeen, Miss, and in this city
Enthusiasm is in all these places a chaTsc-
teristic Of those who have embarked in an
industry that belongs peculiarly to the do
main of women. Farlhering Its interests,
and as an additional stimulus 10 those en-
barked in it, the Women's Silk Culture As
sociation of Philadelphia, organized two
years ago, announces that through the
liberality of Messrs. S.rawbridge & Clothier,
the well-kuown. dry goods merchants of Phil
adelphia, it is again enabled to offer TO the
silk culturisis the sum of $500 in ten pre-
NUNS, IS follows: First premium, 500; sec
ond premium, $50; third premium, Sos;
fourth premium, $50; fifth premium, $50;
sixth premium, $45; seventh premium, $40:
eighth premium, $50; ninth premium, s25;
tenth premium, $40. For these premiums
any resident of the United States may con-
test. From the ten largest amounts of CO.
coons one pound will be taken, without selec-
tion, and the test of reelIng applied; the
quantity and quality will be the conditions
for premium. Application tor competition
must be Endorsed, and the amount of this
years cocoons raised by the culturist testified
to by some responsible person. Stock must
be sent not later than December /, 1882.
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DIVIDED THEY WILL FALL.
Decentralization Between the Striking
Swftehmen and Frefght-Handlers
Mt Jersey city.
The Situation Iuproved at New York
One of the xsesssst. OF the
Strike.

JERSEY City, June 2S.-The strike con-
tinues, but the strikers are not conf
dent as yesterday, the striking switchmen
being dissatisfied with the treatment accorded
them by the freight-handlers. Said one Of
the leaders: "We had no grievance; we were
receiving $54 to $58 per month, work or no
work, and struck to help the freight-handlers
out, and now they go back on US and allow
new men to take our places without protest"
The various railway companies are now
moving large quantity of freight, and are
now working with a full force of men.
Special police are still on duty at the yards
day and night. The striking switchmen of
the Central road have decided to resume
work. The company has a full force OF
freight-handlers, and is said to have disposed
of SEQ carloads Of freight in the past thirty
six hours. The Pennsylvania Company put
200 additional Italians at work this morn
ing. The New York, Erie and Western
Company this morning put 400 Russian and
Hungarian Jews at work on their docks.
This company has nov $50 refugees working
on their piers at Long Dock and at the foot
of Duane street, New York.
The striking longshoremen and freight
handlers he'd two more meetings to-day.
Reports we're received from the various
freight yards and no movement on the part
of the police or companies was left unre-
ported. A donation of $50 was received
from a grocer. tobacconist offered
smoking tobacco and furnished several
hundred tickets for the same TO the
strikers. The grocers boycotted for furnish
ing food for the Italian laborers of the Erie
Railroad Company was invalidated, the mat
ter beirg satisfactorily explained.
The railroad companies removed large
quantity CT freight, working full force.
Twenty special police at the central ferry of
Communipaw, secured situations at the
shops of the company.
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pa North Carolina exchange paper gives
an enthusiastic account of the closing exer-
cises of the State Normal School at Fayette-
vile, an occasion that demonstrated the adj
vance the colored people are making in
education. The school is under the super
vision of the St,te Educational Board.
During the session it had an attendance of
sixy,ive male and sixty female students, all
Of whom acquitted themselves well at the
examination. The orstory was especially
admired. A speech on farming, by youth
-ef twenty, attracted especial attention. Rec
itations by the girls and their sweet singing
were exquisite. The effect OF educating
young people who show special aptitude,
their improved manners, language and
greater copieusness of ideas have a most
excellent and elsvsting effect upon the col
ored people with whom they mingle, and
whose children they teach, when their own
studies are completed. The principal ia
man of light color; he speaks French and
German; his language is choice; his be-
havior that of a gentleman-modest and
unassuming The effort now making to
arouse the negro mind to a perception OF the
truths Of science, the delights of literature
and the high claims of pure morality, are
of exceeding great lit crest. Will psrsever-
ance, and labor and time show that the
black man Can also rise to the nights where
all that is noblest in men reveals itself?
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The sermon delivered Last Sunday upon
the strikes and strikers by Henry Ward
Beecher is most emphatic lilly a sermon
for the times" 1t is q sensible and con-
servstive arraignment of capital, corpora
tions, monopolies and millionaires for their
expressions and neglect of the welfare Of the
working classes, and should have some effect
upon the cormorsnts who have been nursing
the day OF wrath for some time. No thought
full man can be otherwise than alarmed for
the future. The yearly recurring contests
between capital and labor are sowing the
seads of distrust on one eide and hatred on
the other. The interests of both labor and
capital demand that they should cease, and
that hereafter there shall be courts of arbi-
tratIon to which all questions between them
shall be delivered for final settlement The
loss Of time by the strikers is the loss of
wealth to the whole country; it is the loss of
Il certain per centage of the tot'l earnings Of
the country and amounts in the gross to tax
greater than the country can afford. Capital
can put a stop to this drain upon the re-
sources of the Republic if it wilt The way
is open an plain and it should be followed.
Mr.. BsecheT's sermon is a valuable contribu-
ton to the poor N ans side of the srgume mt
which this year has assumed serious pro-
portions.
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EST A LISTED 1910.

THE Chick asaw GHards were victorious in
their contest yesterday at Louisville with the
Crescent Rifles, of New Orleans; the Quapav
Guards, of Little Rock, ard the Porter Rifles.
OF Nashville. Our correspondent thinks
that perhaps company error may be ruled
against them. Otherwise they were perfect.
All the Boosting and preparation of the con-
testants considered, this is the greatest
triumph ever achieved by this world famous
company. They have, besides thus main
tanning their great reputation, settled the
question of their superiority over the Porter
Rifles, for which organization the people
and press of Nashville have been In a fever
of boastful anxiety for month. The "Por-
ters" admirably illustrated the old saying
"that pride Eoeth before a FALL" They
are not even second, but last; both
the "Crescents" and the "Quapsws' Ieav-
ing them behind. This we regret. For
he credit Of the State we would have had
hem follow the "Chicks," and h ad we known
tney were 30 poorly prepared for the contest
would have lent them drilI-master to force
them up several points nearer TO the
seemingly unapproachable stan
dard of excellence. We hope "our boysn
will be equally as successful at indianapolis |
rart waaE
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bushels of grain in the hands of any one
except the Distributing Committee. The
harvest soon commences and relief viii come
with it.
Ration, NJ NJ, June 28.-After Gus
Mentzell, the sapguinary gambler, had been
lynched, as previously reported, the crowd
took his pal, G. d. X. Bradley, and hanged
him.
London, June 2S.-The Duke of Ediu-
burgh narrowly escaped drowning at Bay
ona, Spain. He was four times carried
under the water and was half an hour strug-
Cling to reach the shore.
Las Vegas, n. NJ, June 2S.-Guiteau
was hanged Yesterday in efigy at Gel
ebration of victory achieved by the Amer
lean residents over the Mexicans in a contest
over the incorporation of the city.
Gambler, o., June 2S.-Kenyon College ia
alive to-day with the celebration of its COM
ing commencement The alumni from ali
parts are pouring in. Ex-President Hayes
and wife are here; also Chief Justice Waite.
Cincinnati, June 28.-Thomas E. SHELL
hacker, ex-superintendent of police, charged
with the murder of Armstrong Chumley in
the police stationhouse, was acquitted by a
defense.
Greensboro, Pa, June 2S.-Campbell won
the fight in thirty rounds, in thirty-one min
utes. The battle-ground was seven miles
and half from here. waiting broke his
rigb. hand in the third round, and the little
finger of his left hand in the thirfy-frs
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CoNeREss has made an appropriatiOn {

CONGRESS has made an appropriation for
the construction OF several new vessels of
the frst-class for the navy. If what the
New York Herald says about the naval
school at Annapolis is true, an appropria-
tion should be made for its reconstruction
That paper says "half the edi6ces are in a
ram-shackle and rickety state, walls out of
plumb, chimneys topping over, floors
patched and plugged and shored up; all The
material elements of the academy, in fact,
very much like the material aspects of the
navy itself-rotten and out of date. Imagine
school in which boys are taught the prsc-
teal operation of steam machinery on an
engine and boiler go old-fashioned that the
knowledge acquired would absolutely be of
no use to them if they should suddenly find
themselves in an emergency face to face
with such engines are nowadays really
put into shipsl This seems to be very wild
folly indeed" Folly for which an immedi-
ate cure should be found.
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THE editor of the Augusta Constit,tiolalist,
writing that paper from Washington, says
that "a Mississippi friend here, who pictures
10 me the useful and beautiful surroundings
OF has locality, where abundant supplies of
every necessary of life obtain and oleo-
margarine is unknown, tells me that South
ern men should initiate the Western people
and boom their States. He says: Take
Kansas and Iowa. You never hear their
senators or representatives run down their
commonwealths. On the contrary, they are
vociferous in eulogy. And yet the prosperity
Of those States is largely built on buncombe.
They are not really, in natural advantages,
worth the tail-end of Georgia and Missis-
sippi.'" There is more than grain of truth
in this, and it is quite as applicable to Ten
nessee as to Georgia or Mississippi.
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Illinois Republican Convention.

SPRINGFIELD, June 2S.-Te-day's Repub-
lican Convention was attended by the entire
792 delegates, making the largest Republican
convention ever held in the State. 1t was
called to order by Chairman Jones, who con-
graduated the convention. There was no
division in the Republican party in Illinois.
Senator George Hunt was elected temporary
chairman. He urged in his speech the ne
cessity for the continued existence of the Re-
publican party, and alluded to the death of
Garfield in touching words. Dan Shepherd,
of Cook, and G. L. Stoker, of Marion, were
elected secretaries. The usual committees
were appointed and the convention took a
recess until 2 O'Clock.
On reassem6ifng The convention proceeded
TO nominate candidates. For State treasurer
General J. G.. Smith. OF Chicago, and Cap
tain d. D. Parry, of Monmouth, were named.
General Smith was nominated on the first
ballot. For superintendent OF schools half
a dozen names were presented. Charles L.
Stratton, OF Jefferson county, was nominated
on the fourth ballot.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

London, June ga caretaker named
Cahill was shot dead at Tralee.
London, June 2S.-The race for the North
cumberland plate was won by Victor Emman-
uel; Novice second, Champion third.
Kingston, Dat, June 2S.-Elijah Van
Koughnet was executed here this morning
for the murder of John Richardson in Au-
gust last.
Lewes, Del, June 2S.-The Big Emma,
from Havana, passed up the river under
tow. The pilot boats report that she has
yellow-fever on board.
Chicago, June 2S.-The crop reports from
Kansas and Dakota this morning are very
In southern Minnesota, Illi-
nsis and Iowa, the feeling is less confident.
Danville. Va, June ga number of
persons are suffering for food. In Patrick
county there are 5000 to 5000, nearly half
the population. All the corn and other pro
visions sre exhausted, and there are not five
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A Great Deal OF Property Damaged.

ST. LOUIS, June 2s.-A dispatch from Mt.
Sterling, KY, says the freshet in Beaver
creek flooded the town of Frenchburg. On
Monday the water was six to eight feet deep
in the streets and houses. Three dwellings
were swept away and six of the inmates
drowned, Mrs. John Fox, Mrs. Byrne and
two grown daughters and two daughters of
the Rev. Mr.. Watkins. The bodies of four of
them we're recovered. The food covered the
entire valley and swept away all the fences
and crops. The postoffise at Frenchburg,
with all the letters and papers, was carried
away and lost. The rain-storm which caused
the flood extended some twenty miles,
and all streams within that distance were
swollen. The K. and S. A. railroad, on
State creek, was washed away, and much
other property destroyed. The Mrs. Byrne
and daughters who were drowned at French
burg were mother and sisters of j. J. Byrne,
clerk of the Menifee County Court, and had
only recently moved from near Cincinnati.