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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03

And awoke with start. in a state OF
dire confusion. i have been unfortunate
enough TO break glass case in the Egyp-
tian Museum. An attendant admonishes
me very sharply, and informs me that the
museum is not dormitory nay, am OIL
most convinced that the fellow growls; out
some reflection upon people who have
taken too much wine. But | myself, still
in state of bewilderment, seize my hat,
and having paid for the damage have
done hurry of homeward, registering q
mental vow that on the next occasion
when / wish TO dream | will choose. some
other spot than the lnterinent haI IN 'he
Egyptian Museum of the Louvre.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03

OF all the parties named l do not think
living-say, Messrs. w. ID. Gibson, K. Ii.
Dibrell. - Christian. and John Finders,
Jr.-though it is possible that Mr.. Gilmour
who went back to Scotland) and one or
both OF the Mr. Goodies may be. Mr.. VIII
liam Hatcher. think, at the time named
was book-keeper for Preston a Enders.
and Mr.. Noting was a clerk with his uncle.
A RIsIDzsr OF RICHMOND
FROM DECEMBER, 1915, TO DECEMBER, 1873.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03

THE CshENoNlhS.
The clash Of cvmbals and olare OF tfuih-
psr. announced the commencement OF pc
ceremonies. All eyes were HHeu upon Wy
..-.rI.. tbe cate once opened. the funeral
pr..e.aoD lssued al slow march, ming
a'.ng the avenue OF tho Sphinx, wnlch Ieu
from the propylWum TO the Nile.
Atft4 head a group OF musicians ciau III
garments Of mourning filed the ar WIN =
s.lcmn chant 10 the accompaniment OF
bronze horns and drums Of crocodile-sAln
then advancing in double ME, Win .nnio &c
Of -uow-white linen, pointed sanu s'i',,' ~
bybluswood, elose-shaven heaas "IapPe.i,
around with bands OF papyrus ov'9ro
with Meroelyphics, came the nuhuIeu
priests q Apis: their austere figures seeihed
flftshadOwing Of the mysteries Oh ue'eu
aid their eyes looked forward INTO the
infinite. ,.,.,..
lntheir midst four and twenty neoophy,cs'
their bodies oiled and painted WIN Nol-
million. drew the massive throne OF ,no Us
APIS. Ia white figures upon ms shin 20 -
gllstening black were the three HS1sse
signs-a triangle and crescent upon u al,s
forehead, an eagle upon his BACK. nsss
chest was decorated with breast-pla'e VI
enamel, and between the golden horns was
the royal insignia. Above his hoofs, wnicn
were also Of gold, were bracelets OF pre-,
ciOus stones set ia lapislazuii. HIS heaa
could scarcely be seen for the thick ciouu,,
Of incense. the scent Of which he seemed
% iuhale with an air Of tolerant content.
Behind followed the serartors OF tne
temple. whose funeral chants filed the
minds Of the spectators with . nameicss
fear: one could fancy, in the air, o rushing
Of wings as If Nepbtis, Goddess OF Death
were lowering above the procession.
TaE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS.
Apis. having been placed upon . sacred
barge, was conducted toward the nyef
deepest spot. where. being laid upon 9
screen Of reeds and deepoiisd Of 81 ~
ornaments. he Was hurled into the wsteI.
whole crowd. The corpse was thsn DRAG:
sd ky The priAsts T. the riyes's bank ano
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03

Of leaf tobacco were John W. Shepherd,
Brown. n. N. Martin & Co, Preston &
Enders, q - Gordan IL Co. Ga Mr.
Montague was the company Of this firm,
Rridgers e Mckinney. Hester &White, VIM
free n Watkins, ". ID. Gibson. - Gwath-
mey d Son. John Jones (perhaps he had a
partner. Messrs. Thomas and Samuel
naIdcTaYe wore twins.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-03


We crossed through the heart of Mem
phis. On all sides was life and health and
strength; the children PLAYED about the
streets. the merchants cried their wares;
some laboring men. sweating with their
| toll cast toward me looks of envy, doubt
/ less thinking of the long sleep and rest be-
| fore me, hut | could see that their lea-
| lousy was only transltory and soon forgot
| ten IN tho mere satisfaction OF living.
| some young gris, dressed as II for te'e,
| and full of life and coquetry, paused for a
| moment in their laughing chatter and cast
| upon me some flowers they carried IN their
| hands.
n was with r feeling Of the deepest hor-
ror that noted our arrival at Memnonla, o
| district almost wholly given up 10 those
! whose business Law in the disposition OF the
I dead. On all sides rose thick reddish
| vepor issuing from watts OF BOXING hllre ;
! the very air one breathed was nauseous
with liz adinixture OF bitunen, naptha,
| palm oil. gum, aud myrrh. In every nook
/ and corner were gloomy emblems OF death,
/ cases for n,ummies, sarcophagai or basait
! and granite. alabaster urns 10 hold the vital
parts and wrappers Of cardboard covered
The quarters of Thelmosis,. the royal
| embalmer. were distinguished from al
| Others by their magnifcence ana ornate
! decorations. Thanking tue ehtiahSe WIZ
two rows Of mummy cases, on when rich
paintings and golden hieroglyphics snow
| through thick coats Of varnish: on eitnei
| side stood urns OF precious perfumes.
! The NasamoDs laid me down upon, era
mite table in "a small chamber, vailed Win
glazed tiles then they departed, aud III
| great uneasiness / awaited the coming o.
the proprietor Of this sinister establish
! ment
DREADFUL ExPkRiENcE.
Before long approaching footsteps warn.
ed me of his approach. From his appear
ance one would have thought he was
mummy gifted by some unknown power
With life. His every movement was Jerky
and automatic. as il his limbs were con
fined by some Ut his own grave cloths; M
wrinkled skin. yellow rs papyrus, seemed
scarcely TO conceal his bones, which ont
| could her crackle ut every step he took.
The spectral embalmer advanced direct
~ toward me. and ! could feel his Ions
6ony fingers examining every inch OF ny
body, Il was as II were in the clutches O
some gigantic spider.
yorng Nubisn attendant stood clos
/ ~ harms the Instruments xhjoh ~ =
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Journalistic Changes.

After five years of editorial work as
oditor Of tho Lnurons Advertiser, Mr.. j.
G. Darlington sewers his connection with
that journal to 60 to Spartanburg, whore
he and Mr.. w. M. Jones will edit tho
Daily Herald, a now daily paper to DO
started in this cntorprising city at an
t'"Ily day. MI. Darlington has made for
.nmsclf quito an onviablc reputation in
his management of tho ADVERTISER, which
has steadily grown in popular favor all
tho while. Tho COURIER con%gratulatcs
Mr.. Darlington on the upward and on
ward step taken by him in journalistic
life, and wishes for him much success in
his new enterprise.
Mr.. w. w. Ball, of Laurons, has pur-
chased from Mr.. Darlington tho Adrcr-
tiscr, which he will edit in the future.
lie enters tho field of journalism Will, Il
bright and trained mind, which argues
fol: him, though tho youngest editor Ii,
tho State, n brilliant and successful
career. lie has many friends in WAL
halla who remember him as n student in
Adgcr College, where lc was Familiarity
known as "Willic." Since leaving here
hc has graduated from tho South Caro-
lima College, and was admitted to the
practice of law at the last torn of the
Supreme Court. Ilcrc is our lH=- evil
lie," and may success crown your every
effort.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
The Force Bill.

1t is highly probable that tho Federal
election bill, popularity known rs the
forco bill, will be defeated in the Senate.
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, is leading
tho opposition to it's passage, notwith-
standing tho fact that he is Il dycd-in-thc-
wool Republican. lie is Il wise and far
seeing politician, and he believes its
passage would be a suicidal policy on
tho part of tho Republican party. Ilc
has taken II bold and determined stand
against tho bill, and refuses, SO far, to
heed tho cracking of the party whip by
Reed, Hoar, Chandler, and others of
thor ilk.
Common sense and n knowledge of tho
situation rs it is, reveals to those Rcpub
leans who arc not bowling and sectional
p%artisans, tho miscellaneous tcndancy of
tho bill to the Republican party itself.
Hence rs good political managers, not a
few Northern Republicans SEQ with Scna-
tor Quay that this I'D prove not
only a blundcr in legislation, but bad
politics in every way even for heir own
party. And it is this political foresight
that will defeat the bill, rather than any
love for tho South that may actuatc the
Republican leaders.
Still lot us honor the names of those
who have tho courage to stand up in The
face of great and consuming party rage,
to do battle for what they conceive to be
conducive to the common good of the
whole country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28

NNfS N4E2ENBAHlSUNlNtst kU ~
being present and ,necting with his
old comrades in arms ut least once n
year, and that he expected TO attend
these annual meetings as long as he
was able tc 10 &C; and sitter Il tribute
to the memorysof the Rev. a. Il.
Nicholson, who had been present
with us the year before, but had now
crossed over to the other side, he
closed his address with somo very
practical suggestions to inquire
after the necessities Of INDECENT sur
vivors and that steps be taken, if
deemed necessary, to raise q perma-
ncnt relief fund by voluntary cor.
tributions to mcot their wants.
At tho close of this address tho
Association of survivors hold its
usual business meeting, reelected all
of it's old officers, and after dispos-
ing of all matters brought before it,
adjourned TO meet again at tho usual
time next year.
This meeting was conceded by all
TO have boon the largest, most plea
SAINT and entertaining that has yet
been held, and tho general hope
expressed that these occasions will
grow more and more interesting from
year to year rs time rolls on, until
the last survivor shall have passed
away, and then that their children
after them will continue to perpctu-
ate them in memory of tho devotion
and patriotism of their ancestors,
and to this end a resolution was
adopted making the sons, and also
the brothers OF survivors who were
not old enough to have participated
i'll the great struggle for Southern
freedom, eligible to membership in
the Association. ID.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Mississippi's Constitutional Con-
ycntiOn.

The constitutional Convention of Mis-
sissippi has been in session for several
days, discussing the suffrage problem.
and trying to devise ways and means to
overcome tho negro majority in thc
State. The rapidly increasing negro
population in the Tazoo Delta is alarm
ing, and threatens to Africanize the
State. The people realize their immi,
ncnt danger, which must be met before
the State is in the throcs of u corrupt
government. This makes the expert
mcnts now discussed in the Constitutional
Convention very interesting to the poo
pie Of every Southern State, and cspc-
cially to those in which tho negroes are
in the majority, as they arc in South
Carolina.
Quite n number of cxpcdicnts have
been proposed. Educational and pro-
porty qualifications, female suffrage
under certain restrictions, increased poll
tax, disqualification for certain crimes,
tho Australian ballot system, are among
tho most practical measures now being
discussed.
idSI IhulSuRy INC Wllolc uay was
spent discussing Il plan to bcstow suffrage
on every woman owning three hundred
dollars worth of property, her vote to
DO cast by written proxy by some male
relative. The plan developed wonderful
strength, and was referred to the Fran
chisc Committee. Prominent delegates
say this plan, coupled with the Austria
lia ballot system, is the best solution of
the suffrage problem, and believe tho
Convention will adopt it. 1t has dcci-
dcdly more followers than any other
plan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Proceedings of the West Union
Democratic Club.

Pursuant to call of tho President, the
West Union Democratic club met in the
Town Hall on Saturday, August the 23d,
for tho purpose of clccting delegates to
attend the County Convention, to be
held on the 30th instant.
The following named gentlemen wcro
unanimously elected delegates: NJ. ID.
Galbraith, A. II. Ellison, G. T. d. Burns,
=. a. Brown, II. Hall, ID. 81. face, l..
Thompson, and Robert Thomas delegate
mt large. Altcrnatcs: Galcn Ncsmitll, j.
N. Iiutlcdgc, Nj. Brown, A. I~vcstcr, II.
Nj. Hubbard, Jas. Brewer, Henry Powell,
G.. l.. Mctcc and w. a. Strothor.
The following named gentlemen were
elected managers OF primary election, to
be held on tho Goth instant: j. S. IIutchi-
son, Gallon Ncsmith and ii. ID. Galbraith.
Managers were authorized each to appoint
the alternate in case he could not attend.
No further business, club adjourned.
NJ. ID. GALBRAITII,
President.
G. r. ID. BURNS, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Long Creek Locals.

Lone CREEK, S. O., August 26.
DEAR COURIER: AS it has been
some time since | have seen a local
from this section, l will give you n
few dots.
To-day it is raining, and from pre-
sent indications We look for a wet
spell. Early fodder is now about
ready for pulling, and fodder appears
to be firing and baking on the stalk
worse than usual, especially upon
manurcd lands. The corn crop will
be about an average crop for this
section. Potatoes and vegetables
are very good, except cabbage, which
owing to the bad stand which we
got in our gardens generally, will be
a light crop, though there are a few
gardens that arc fine. Gus G.. Arvc,
N. b. Shcad, Jonas and Sloan Phil
lips and James G. Lee are among our
best cabbage growers, and all of
them have fine gardens.
"hc apple crop is very spotted.
a few orchards arc full, but the ma
jority have very few apples and
some none ut all. j. B. and j. f..
Phillips orchards have several hun
drcd bushels of as nice apples as any
you sec shipped from the Northern
market. They have over 20 varic-
ties of apples growing. Have tried
both the native and Northern nur-
scry apples and generally our native
apples do the best.
The first primary is over. Our
people have not taken the interest
this year, it seems, in the primary as
heretofore. Out of 100 or 1870
voters in Pulaski, only 70 votes were
cast. Don't think our people take
much to Tillman as yet.
The building committee has en-
ployed II. ]. Mckay, of Talulah
Fails, to rebuild the Baptist Church
house at Long Creek. The lumber
and material arc nearly ali to the
place and will all be ready by time
it is needed. The house is to be 80
by so, If feet high. The chief work
man, with several hands, commenced
work thc Goth instant, and expect to
complete it by the first of October.
The ncighborhood has subscribed
literally and as many as ID wagons
in one day were engaged hauling the
lumber from Capt. Parkcr's mill.
The lumber was all hauled free gra-
It's. We will still have to raise $75
or $50 to complete the house. We
have received several liberal contri-
buttons from citizens of the county,
which has aided us greatly in sccur-
ing Il lumber and enabling us to
rebuild.
Hoping success to the old and re-
liable KEowEE COURIER, | will close
this hurried pen scrap. Yonrs, etc,
}. b. PmLLIrs.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Some Facts In the Case.
WANTS THEM UPSN
4 S$griIR REcoEB TIN RACE
~ THE ThIRp.
t1osthe Roters ct tie lAirM Con.

re III Ilotefs of tAe 1AisW Con.
g,'essionat District
desire 70 express my thanks to
the voters who had tho manliness to
vote for me; against the combined
influence of certain men Of the
District Alliance who assumed t.
represent the whole District,
In their address theyswere SO eager
to make it strong they deyiated
slightly from tho facts. They said
the sub-troasury plan had been uni
yersally endorsed BY the county and
sub-Alliances of the whole country,
whom the facts are that many sub.
Alliances, to my knowledge as ar
Alliancemm, had not endorsed the
plan.
They say that before endorsing
Mr.. Norris the District Alliance con-
sidored tho position taken by each
of tho candidates. Serious objec-
ton is made in their failure to pledge
themselves to support Alliance
demands, un%intlucnced by party eau
Gus. They say Mr.. Norris is the
only candidate who has complied
with the request and pledged him
self to support the demands, and the
District Alliance has unanimously
endorsed him as their candidate for
Congress and cvery true Allianccman
is urge to give him his hearty sup
port. It is known that the County
Alliance of Abbevillc positively re-
fused to endorse Mr.. Norris. Another
slight mistake.
From my standpoint | don't think
any honest Democrat could pledge
himself to support any measure unin-
tluenccd by party caucu
The more the sub-trcasury plan is
discussed tho Objectionable features
arc SO apparent chat almost every
man is fast becoming unqualificdly
opposed to it.
did not carr to have any news
paper controversy during the cam
paign, but think it we'll to have the
facts made part OF the record.
will be obliged if the newspapers
of tho District will print this, 50
that it may be scon by all my friends.
Respectfully,
II. e. Bowen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28

A dcstl uctivc railroad accident occurred
near Reading, Pa, OH the 22d instant.
Five persons were killed and fourteen
woundcd-sevcral of them dangerously.
Congressman Lewis +. Watson, of
Pennsylvania, died suddenly of heart
disease in Washington city ON Monday
last.
Governor Gordon has called q convcn-
ton Of tho Governors of the cotton States
TO meet in Atlanta September 10th to
consider tho question Of direct trade
with Liverpool and other matters of in
.erest to She cotton producing sections.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
AZ Fl;,obotb NJ 7 T,o,,4+ n,

At Elizabeth, N. j., Everett Cor
don, an engineer on the Jersey Ger
trail, his wife and son lately were
poisoned by eating some food which
had been cooked in a new tin pail.
They were attacked with severe
cramps and vomiting. Prompt mcdi-
cal attendance saved their lives. An
investigation showed that the vic
Tins were suffering from lead poi
soning. .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Republicans Organizing.

BY virtue Of instructions from the
County Chairman, a meeting Of the Re-
publicans of Wagner precinct is hereby
called to meet at George Williams house
on Tuesday, September I'd, 10 A. NJ, to
elect ton delegates to the Oconcc County
Republican Convention which will meet
at Walhalla September Sd. for tho election
Of two delegates To the State Convention
and three delegates TO Tho Congressional
Convention. EDWARD EVANS,
Precinct Chairman.
A,r,.t 90 Icnn .s.. ". .. .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
G.. r. ID. BURNS, Secretary.

South Union Democratic club will meet
on the Goth instant, at 3 o'clock p. NJ, to
elect delegates to County Convention.
j. W. SiiELoit, President.
NJ. RI. MCJUNKIN, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Total. 1884, 900

Total.... -. 10,SG4,0O0 10, 102, $3.50
This gives South Carolina an increase
of 91,429 during the last decade, which
is 1912 por cent, while tho average in
crease of all tho fourteen States named
is 22.6 pcr cont.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
WHAT THE OTHER SIDE SAYS.

WHAT TIE OTHER SIDE SAYS.
From the Charleston World.
In the Third Congressional Dis
trict of South Carolina the result of
the first primaries puts Hon. ID. Il.
Norris, of Anderson, in the lead
with 4,79l votes, and Hon. George
tombstone, of Ncwbcrry, second,
with $3.50.
The 4,S15 votes, which were dis
tributcd among Mcssrs. Murray,
Bcnct, Bowen and Calhoun must
now be divided between Norris and
tombstone, and it is reasonable to sup
pose that Norris will obtain that pro-
portion Of these votes which will
give him the nomination.
The chances, then, are that the
Third Congressional District Of
South Carolina will be represented
10y the nominee Of the Alliance, and
that in this State, we may fairly pre-
sumo, that of the seven Congress-
men, three will be Alliancemcn.
In the three States, then, Of North
Carolina, South Carolina and Gcor-
gia, out Of the tw~cnty-six Congress-
men elected, the Alliance will be
represented by more than half, or at
least fifteen.
In Alabama the movement is
nothing like half IS strong, and pro-
badly not more than two seats at the
most will fall to Alliancemcn in that
State, while in Florida, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tcm.cs-
see and Virginia it is yet too early To
~forctcll the result.
If in the other Southern States
the organization is rs strong as in
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia, fully half or more than
half of the Congressman from the
Southern States would be Alliance
men, but this is hardly the case; and,
allowing for the difference, we should
presume that from twenty-five to
fifty OF the Congressman returned
from the Southern States to the next
Congress will he Allianccmcn, and,
therefore, il the movement is any
thing like as active III the West as it is
i'm the South that the Alliance, while
it will not control, will have a for
midablc band in the coming Congress
and will Il, much towards shaping
the Legislation of that body.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
Tho Congressional Election.
Third district. 49, S5a

Editor Williams, Of Tie GreenYille
Negs, thus piiiiosophises over the
election in the Third District last
Friday 81.
Let the glccful granger Of the
Third District lift up his voice in.
joyful acclaim aud chant merrily Of
his glorious victory.
Murray, whose record in tho
House and Senate was for low sala-
ries and rigid economy, is downcd;
Benet, tho nan whose brains and
energy did moro than any ot'ief one,
force to establish the farmers col
lege, is ovcrthrown; Bowen, "a
farmcrof farmers, sturdy, practical,
trusted business man, who has la
bored hard and successfully for his
people, his county and his State, is
slaughtered in his own county. Nor
ris and the sub-trcasury are in the
lead. Citizen Josh Ashley, that aw-
full representative of an cffetc aris-
tocracy, the ring and the oligarohy,
is slain in Anderson by horny-handed
sons of toll called to tho service, of
their country by the acclaims of a
caucus chorus Of two or three dozen
patriots; oven in Pickcns tho FREQ
and untrammclcd voice Of n secret
Alliance conference has been heard
cclloing among the mountains, and
so on and SO forth.
How sweet and nice and snug and
convenient it is to have our repre-
scntatives and officials chosen for us
by little groups of able citizens
gathered m private confab and Sic
ing out the cake and handing it
around among their friends!
What a deal Of intellectual VICAR
and tear and doubt il saves the in
dividual voter to have everything
cut and dried and fixed for him |!
What a vindication it is of tho right
of tho people to rule, what an illus
t~rntion of the high principle of self
government Captain Tillman told lis
he represented, what a manifesto
ton Of equal rights and showing for
all and special privileges for none!
But it will all come straight. Our
people may submit once or twice to
having their representatives and Of
ficials chosen for them in advance,
but they will not do it always.
They will begin to kick over the
traces presently. They will realize
that they have been ruled and fooled.
They will demand a return to free,
fair and open races with each! man
OH his merits and they will enforce
the demand.
Citizen Ashley will, we hope, live
to have his revenge along with IL
good many other citizens who, like
him, have done the shouting and the
working, swallowed the dust and
faced the danger and been shared out
in the divide.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-28
The Census.

The preliminary 5reportHof tho ccnsus
department gives tho population Of tho
Southern States MS follows.