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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
A Sad, Sad Scene.

N . L. Lawrence md Mrs. Julia A. Folger,
two sisters, died at the residence Of ,the latter
at Pickens Court House on Wednesday, the 4tll
instant, within less than two hours of each
other. These ladies were daughters of Pleasant
Alexander, deceased, once the Sheriff Of Piokcns
District, and wero the companions Of many
ladies now living in Walhalla, who deeply regret
their sad deaths.
Mrs. Lawrence was tho widow Of DR.. j. N.
Lawrence, who died during tho war, and who,
by reason of the emancipation of slaves, lost
all his property and left his widow with three
daughters with but scanty means Of support.
Mrs. Lawrence BY industry and economy brought
up her children, gave them fair education and
gained aud retained tho esteem of all good
citizens. Though such women arc TO be found
hero and thcro in tho South, who, brought up
i'll luxury, have met the rcvcrses Of fortune
with firm heart and n steady trust in Provi-
dencc, still they deserve o degree of credit few
can truly estimate. 1t is so natural in such
cases to yiold to repinng that tho wonder is
moro do not do so, but with Mrs. Lawrence
there was no yielding, but constant effort to
give her children all the advantages within her
reach. Prior to her death she had been living
at Seneca City for several years aud was in the
fifty second year of her age. Sho lived to see
oil her daughters grown and Two of them mar
ried and settled in life.
The death of Mrs. Folger, wifc of Julius
Folger, of Pickcns, is rendered peculiarly sad
by reason of her leaving four children tho
youngest but few weeks old, and also hocauso
she was in the prime Of life, being but thirty
eight years old, with promising future before
her. While oil must die, yet when the mother
looks upon her little children, like olive plants
about the fresidc, how sad to leave them before
their minds are formed or their morals confirmed.
There cannot be mother whose heart does not
60 out in sympathy toward the widowed hus-
baud and mothcrless children. This, We know,
is tho feeling Of many in this community, who
have known Mrs. Folger from childhood, and
have associated with her in tho school room and
family. How sad indeed that two sisters, ono
on visit to tho other, should dio in the samo
house within so short time of each other
Truly in life VIC arc in tho midst of death.
The remains of Mrs. Lawrence wcre brought
to Seneca City, and after appropriate funeral
services by Rov. j. II. Riley, wcrc inferred in
tho cemetery at that place. The remains of
Mrs. Folger, VIC understand, were buried at
Pickens.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
Tho exposition buildings in Atlanta were
sold on the 9th at private sale for 5000.

Tho exposition buildings in Atlanta we're
sold on the 9th at private sale for S25, 900.
A Baptist lettor from North Carolina,
where that faith predominates, says the
colored people of that State arc improving
very much, morally, mentally and socially.
The moro thrifty of them arc buying land
and building comfortable homes. Nearly
10000 Of them aso Baptists, and perhaps
10000 Mothodists
The latest innovation of Governor ST.
John, Of Kansas, is the appointment of q
lady-Mrs. Corn NJ, Downs, Of Wyandotso
AS one cf the regents of tho State Uni
versity. Tho University is largely attended
by female students, and there arc several
women professors in tho faculty.
Wisconsin has been trying to destroy its
wolves, Wildcats and foxes by Offering re-.
ward for every one killed, aud within ak
months has expended nearly $4,000 in this
way. But those who seem to know say
that tho only result has been to increase the
number of these animals, tho reward offered
for their destruction being on incentive to
brccd and Yaiso them.
Lord Lornc is making speeches in Eng.
land to induce females to omigrato to Cana
da, where tho gentler sex is in large mi
nority and women are greatly needed US
wives and helpmates for tho settlers. Somo
of tho English papors arc heartily second
ing the Governor Generals effort to bring
about an equilibrium of tho sexes in his
Woe royalty.
Tho Commissioner of Immigration at
New York informs tho Superintendent 0!
Immigration in Columbia that no has ten
families Of Hebrew refugees from Russia,
including thirty able bodied mon familiar
with agriculture, for whom ho desires to
find places.
[ ral Johnston, in luttcr to the
Washington Post, donies omphaticn lily that
he ever accused Mr.. Davis of appropratiue
any part of tho Confederate ii casuro
What ho did say was that Mr.. Davis
should have accounted for tho disposal oi
tho money, in the Same manner as other
fiducary officers would have DONE This
denial from tho Genoral brushes away
very unpleasant picco Of business.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
An In dignation Meeting in
Summerville-A A New Party
Formed.

We gather from tho Nc,Os and Courier
thousand citizens from Charleston and COLES
ton Counties was held in Summcrville on tho
I'd instant, nominaly to protect against tho
enforcement of the registration and stock
laws. Tho meeting was held ut the instance
of Senator Fishburne, of Colleton, who had
resigned his seat in tho Senate and renounccd
his allegiance to tho Democratic party. A
number of speakers addressed tho meeting,
among them Senator Fishburnc, who took
high ground against the stock law ne an
abridgcment of tho liberties of tho people,
and the registration law as taking away the
rights inherent in an American oitizcn, the
right to vote.
lie said further. Us reported by the Nc,cs
and Courier: "Thcro are great many laws
passed and about to be passed, every single
ono of them taking away some right of q
citizen of South Carolina, 80 that one will
follow tho other until that whom they get
through thoy will give you nothing in Gods
world but tho right to die. I told them in
the Senate chamber that instead Of dying,
by tho living God We will have our rights
even If it be at tho mouth of the shot gun.
Do you suppose that you arc going to havo
your rights takcn away from your tell you
when they called mo to order hundreds of
times said, Damn tho order when tho
rights of my people arc being stoen away
| fear no rule except tho right Of the people.
l have stayed thorc for you"
lilo then spoke farther against tho stock
law, tho seed cotton law, tho registration
law and tho othor Acts passed and about to be
passed affecting tho rights and liberties Of
tho people, and stated as fact gathered in
caucus that there aro so mon who propose to
rulo. tho State Of South Carolina. lie
claimed that this could only DO dono by
frand and that tho registration law was a
| system Of fraud.
After other speakers were heard petition
was signed requesting the Governor to use
his veto power in multiplying the stock law
and his Influence to prevent tho passage o.
tho registration law. A memorial to tho
Legislature was then adopted upon the same
subject
Tho meeting then assume political cas-,
aud q platform Of principles for II new party
was read. II acknowledges tho supremacy Of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
The News-The News.

1t has been said wo 90 from homo to hear
tho news, and really looks likoit, for We copy
tho following queer paragraph from tho Balti-
moro Times. Of the Sd instant
''South Carolina 10 in pditioal Torment.
The Democratic party in that State has been
splitting into factions ever since Hampton
loft the Governorship for tho Senate. and an
open division is threatened in this years.
canvass. Thoro is no love lost between the
two Senators, and Hampton has his own
candidate for Buffers scat, which will bc-
como vacant next year. Many Democrats of
prominence arc quite ready to kick over the
traces, and it is oven said that Senator But
lcr is prepared to lead sort Of Malone
movement against the regular organization
The Republicans are doing all they Gun to
foster tho unplcasantncss and will hold
themselves ready to throw their support to
the wing that promises to secure tho delg-
oranco Of tho voters from tho thralldom
of ballot box slulliug."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
A Horrible Crime.

A horrible crime was committed at Ash
land, Kentucky, resulting in tho outrage of
two girls and tho killing Of thom and little
boy. Tho following special from Asland,
Kontucky, of January Sd, snys:
"Tho men arrested for tho Gibbon murder
are VIM. Neal, Ellis Craft and George Ellis,
nll white All of thom were arrested Inst
night and kept quietly in tho hotel in tho
custody of Constable IIeln. George Ellis
confessed to tho constable. IIo says that
Graft and Neal awakened him on tho night
Of tho murder and urged him to go to Glib
bon's house. IIo went reluctantly. They
onterod by window, and Nenl and Graft
outraged the two girls. Emma Thomas rec-
ognzcd them and said sho would toll her
mother. Robert, tho boy, was then about
to givo the alnrm when Craft struck him on
tho head with an axe, killing him instantly.
| Craft then told Fannie TINT her timo to die
had como and amid the pitcous cries OF tho
child for mercy ho struck her on tho hend
and killed her instantly. Noal then killed
Emma Thomas in tho samo way. Craft an6
Neal fret denied Elliss story, but Neal cons
fessed this afternoon and both he and Ellis
waived examination. Craft will hayo G
hearing on Thursday. Ellis md Noal are
married. Craft is single. They were al
prosont whom Gibbons residence was burned
and ono Of them drove tho hearsc at thu
funeral and another was pail bearer Crowd
have been gathering all day at Cattlesburl
and threats Of lynohing arc common.
Mr.. Gibbon had been suspected Of KILN,
his children and setting fro to his houso, bu
it appears ho was absent and on his roturt
brought such proof Of his absence that h
has not boen arrested. Since tho arrest AM
confession Of tho guilty parties it is con
stantly expected they will be lynched.
The following dispatch is tho latest j,
reference to tho abovo horrible orime:
CINCINNATI, January GA Catlotts
burg, Ky, special says that q grand jur!
was ompannelod undera special act of thu
Kentucky Legislature oonveniug tho court
to try the Ashland murdcrers. Tho fore
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
The Local Paper.

'Thousands Of people receive all tho bene-
fts from q local papor, prosper and forget tho
editor whose heart aud brain have been de-
or community in which thoso same people
have met with success. Many o paper To-
GATED in some unheard of town or county has
been the means Of Bringing tho natural i'd
vantages 10 public notice, built up tho village
into town, Tabored for tho prosperity Of tho
county, assisted evory ono else to front scat
and then failed because short sighted pub.
money expended to support it. When rail-
roads were building, whom public institu-
tions were wanted, tho local press was kept
oiled and editors kept from starvation, but
now it is as popular to sond to some noted
city for fashionable dross goods, clothing,
furniture, carpets, oto." Tho above sound
doctrine from tho Burlington Hawheyc is
verified by tho following from tho Westeyn
homestead "A largo portion of tho poo
pie do nothing to support their local papers
ana yet reap the benefit evory day of tho
editors work. A man will say. 'Advortising
does not pay in my business. I havo to koop
my men on the road and get my customers
by going after them,' and yet tho fact is that
tho town in which he docs business would be
unknown, the railroad over which ho ships
his goods would be unheard of, if it were not
for tho newspaper which ho says docs him no
good. Tho local paper is Of advantage to
every man in tho community and when
fndn refuses to contribute to support tho
newspaper on tic ground that he docs not
noed it. he might rs we'll rofuso TO pay his
taxes for tho support Of tho courts and po-
lice force on tho ground that ho mover breaks
the law and docs.not need the officers. There
are men who belio9o themselves honest and
pious, who are doing business in every COM
nunity, and every day appropriating to their
own uso tho fruits Of other mems labors, by
reaping the benefit Of the newspaper without
contributing cent to its support md yet
thoy would DO terribly shocked if
they should DO charged with stealing from
thoir noighbors. But the principle is just tho
samo, tho only difference is that tho law can
reach them in ono case, and in tho other it
cannot, but morally, it is just as dishonest to
steal tho fruits of your neighbor's enterprise
rs it is to steal his chickens. Too much
credit cannot bo givou the newspaper for tho
work it has done and 10 still doing for tho
benefit Of this country"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
Reduce the Railroad Fare.

Tho Alabama Great Southern Railway has
reduced tho passenger rates frm four cents
per mile to three cents. All tip ronds out of
Chattanooga. the Eaet Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia, Memphis md Charleston, Gin
cinnati Southern, Western md Atlantic,
Nashville and Chattanooga md Alabama
Great Southern, now have tlree-ccnt rate
and they report that travel has increased to
such degree in consequence tlat the aggre~
gate receipts have not DIMINISHED.
We hope tho railroads in Stuth Carolina
will reduce tho faro on their oads to three
cents per milo and not wait fo, the Railroad
Commission to do it!
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
the National Governments lnds allsiss ad-
herepts to the payment Of tlf National and

the National Government; lnds oil its ad-
herepts to the payment Of tlf National and
State debts; recommends 4 protection Of
Amerioon industries; advocIes economy in
public expenditures; advocate Republican
or Peoples form Of Governpnt; admits a
cclored majority of votes in he State and
oaims their rights should Il be ignored;
proposes q combination Of VIE aud colored
votes to defeat any party peking to take
away their rights; proposes acombinatton OF
efforts to defeat any measure likely toswork
ruin to our oitizens; that wile tn 1870 the
tax was oight mills it looks frobable we will
now have tax of 20 mills omoro, and while
the Republicans tampered VIII our finances
they never attempted to takaway our liber'
ties as done by the present Leisature; oil men,
irrespective Of race, Co., hall havo their
rights before tho law; the oafed raoe shall
have o fair share of State al county Offices;
that the party plodge thenis9es to stand by
oaoh other to secure free bdot and fair
count; that the cooperation oil property
holders and capitalists in thj movement is
invited. p
1ho pluuoFu was uot aole{ VuS thooSu !"
few signatures to it were obtRed.
In an interview with the Ne,os reporter
Senator Fishburne declared tht the meoting
of tho I'd instant was the beginning Of q
general movement, which ,ould cover the
State, its object being the disruption Of
the Democratic party. Ifo expressed the
belief, from informationsfro different 500
tions, that the new party wuld be readily
accepted and proposed ut o carly day to
hold meeting in the city Of Charleston, to
be followed by like meetings. other sections
Of the State.
Thus we see tho independat or Malone
movement is beginning to tke shape hcro,
rs it has dono in Georgia In the latter
State it embraces somo Of theleading names
of her citizens in point intellect and
wealth. Here it is as yet nero idea and
very few have identified themelves with it,
but the spirit of unrest is SEQ everywhere,
and on this its hopes are based Our people
should suffer no fancied wrag to misload
them, but should stick to the party which
has given them honest governnont.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12

doubt lite propriety. A State institution is
establshed In nearly oil tho States Of the
Union, aud besides its furnishing the means
of q thorough education at home, IL tends
to unity the people. In the days Of our old
college students oame from other States ard
it's influence was felt 1T home and abroad.
Our bench and bar, our Senators and Reps
resentatives in Congress and our legislative
halls and planting interosts oil folt it's oleo
vating Influence. No State stood higher in
moral and intellectual tone than South Caro-.
lima, and much Of this was duo to tho Old
College. A high University would operate
equally promotive of good, and tho only ar
gument against tho appropriation is our pres.
ent impoverished condition. Wo mover ro-
gard money badly spent which is used for
educational purposes and only wish the State
was able to oxpcnd moro for this purpose.
AT present we think the highest duty Of tho
State is to foster and did hor free common
schools. In appropriating money to tho Uni
versity there is just ground Of complaint that
the common schools are poorly supported.
We do not believe in tho maxim, little cd.
ucation is o dangerous thing, &c., but want to
see oil our citizons instructed in the rudimonts
Of an English education. Wo want to SEQ
our State, as she advances in wealth, SEQ to
the better support of our common schools:
Then wo will bo safer from dcmcgogucism
and at tho same timo assume q higher indus~
trial plane:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12

man Of the Jury Is John Russell, OF Ash.
land, one of. tho citizens committee formed
to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators OF
this triple orime. The jury is said to 6e 6
the best ever gathered ia Boyd county. IL
is supposed that they will not report till
Tuesday morning. The prisoners, under
guard of the State troops, will arrive
Wednesday morning. Tho fecing is that
so long as the law takes its regular course
towards speedy trial, there will be'no
danger of interference by the people, but
if another attempt is made to remove the
prisoners, it will bo hard to restrain the
fury of the people.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12

A company Of Northern capitalists pro.
pose to erect another largo cotton factory Id
Augusta at an carly date.
Mr.. Kimball the director. general of tho
Atlanta Cotton Exposition, says that twentya
sevon exhibitors are going to establish faoto.
RIGS at that place.
Mr. +. A. sohumpcrt, of Nowberry, took
the premium Of 500 at the Atlanta Cotton
Exposition for tho best bale Of cotton from
South Carolina.
Rev. Richard Cain, Icolored. Bishop of
Louisiana. and wife have brought suit in the
United States Circuit Oonrt at San Antonio
against the Galveston, Houston and Louis
lana Railway for $4,000 damages, on the.
grohhd of being refused tho privilege Of
riding in q fret GLASS car, after the company
had sold them fret class tickets.
h Senatorial elections will bo held noxt week
in Mississippi and Iowa, the Senators elect
to take their soats March 4, 1883. In Mis-.
sissippi Senator Lamar, who IL one Of the
ablest mon in the Senate, will have Gwalk-
over, and in Iowa Hon. James F. Wilson, a
former active mombor of tho lower house.
will be chosen for the long term. whilst
Senator MoDill will doubtless be chosen to
com 2lete the term for which Secretary Kirk.
wood was chosen. l
The dividend notices and financial advor
tisoments which appeared in the Now York.
Tribune Tuesday occupied one entire pago of
that paper. This is believed to be larger.
quantity than has ever been published in any
other New York paper and is regarded as,
marking the food lido Of financial entefpris5
since the tremendous ebb after tho great
panic of 1873.
Friday last, gloomy and unpleasant, may
bo we'll called IIangman's Day. Sovon murI
dorors suffered for their orimos. In Jersey
City Knkowski was hanged for tho murder
| of Nina Muller, in Elmra Joseph Abbott
was hanged for illing George Reod, in st:
Louis Charles Ellis suffered tho extreme pom.
atty for the murder of Mack Sanders and
Joseph NJ. Katovsky for killing his sweet
heart, Augusta Simon, in Marshall, Mo, I,
John a. Phelps was hanged for the murder
Of Elijah Keyton, ana 10 Franklin, La,
Terence Achille and Sterling Bon we,o
hanged for killing D. Lamand. A LACK
Friday indeed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-01-12
The Appropriation Bill.

We published in our last issue q resume
Of the appropriation bill rs it passed both
houses. This is subject Of personal interr
est to ovory taxpayer, as it is tho koy to our
hoxt years taxes and while tho present bill is
slightly less than that Of last yoar, when tho
expenses Of longer session of tho Lcgisla-
turo and the cost OF tho various commissions
to codify the laws, to royisc tho election laws
and to consider and submit amendments to
the constitution, all covered by special acts,
aro added in, the aggregate appropriations
year. 1t may bo said, and that truly, that
these expenses are necessary and beneficial,
but wo think in tho general bill q number
of items might have becn loft out without
material injury to the State.
Among these we would mention the Adu-
tant denoral's Office $l7,80O, which includes
the improvement Of tho militia. What need
have wo for on Adjntant Goneral, or if some
ono must have that of6oo, what is our need
for militia2 Tho South is now q nation of
trained soldiory, enured to hardshps and
praoticed in the drill. If they were put in
The militia tho old habits of discipline and
obedience would give placo to careless way
Of performing duty, should it become nocos-
safy. Tho old militia system was hin-
draneo to learning truo military discipline.
Besides, tho habits Of our people Of keeping
and using firearms makes thom available sol.
diors on any emergency. What moro do We
mood, unless there should DO n foreign war2
No ono believes thero is any serious danger
Of On insurfecton at homo, and should such
occur there would bo no difficulty in cup
pressing it. The faot is, wo are becoming
national to such ah extent that whorovcr IL
disturbance Of any consequence occurs tho
Government sends it's troops to suppress it.
At all events, considering tho Importance of
education as promoter Of peace and prosa
perty, togethor with our straitened condition,
this militia matter might we'll havo been do
Iayed to n future day.
The Office of Railroad Commissioner, so far
Gs it has accomplished or been able to ac-
oomplsh any good, might havo been abol~
ishod. If he had tho power to regulate
freight and passenger tarias tho public might
b. benefited. 1t is reflection on us that
our people buying tiokos at Seneca or West
minister to Atlanta arc required to pay four
oents mile, while if they cross into Gcor'
gin thoy can travel over tho Same road at
throo conts milo. This should not bo.
The appropriation Of $l2,5O0 to the South
Carolina University is opposed by somo and
advocated by some. AS to ourselves wo bo-
leve this State should provide for her citizens
the means of high order of education with~
in her own borders. We have the buildings
and an excellent library, and dnder those
circumstances tho State would be poor indeed
if she could not aid in opening q University.
We doubt If tho appropriation is sufficient to
.ecuro college Of the first ordor and honcc