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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-13


current on the floor of the Stock Elk
change to-day that a gold syndicate had
been formed for the purpose of importing
about S4,000,000 in gold. a German bank
ing house was reported at the head of the
syndicate aud managing the operations.
The first shipment, it was said, would be
made Saturday. Leading gold houses
We're called on, but knew nothing of such
q syndicate.
SILVER AND GOLD EXPORTS.
NEW YORK, July l2.-Thirty- five thou
sand ounces of silver and 1925, 900 in gold
have been taken for shipment to Europe.
SILVER OFFERS.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-The offers of
silver to the Treasury to-day aggregated
$4,000 ounces at S0.72 to 5000. All were
declined and S0.7l5 rendered.
1t looks very much as if the Treasury
of the United States would be compelled
TO do some active work in order to carry
out the provisions of the sherman law
this month. July is now almost half
gone and still the Treasury has purchased
only fraction more than Is per cent. of
the 1850, COO ounces prescribed. The
price paid when the June purchases were
completed was 500 per ounce. July 9TH
100000 ounces were taken at .72O0, the
next day SIS, 900 ounces at .7230 were ac-
copied, and 100000 ounces purchased on
Monday at 1850 complete the purchases
so far this month. The Director of the
Mint to-day made a counter-proposition
on 1000 ounces offered at prices rang
ing from 200 to 1850, in which he agreed
10 take silver at .7I50.
SITUATION AT NEW YORK.
New York, July Notwithstanding
che furry il the stock market to-day,
the bank Presidents and others occupy
,ng positions familiarizing them with the
current conditions unanimously agreed
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-13

CUCCESSOR TO earle CROLY, CON
- tractor and Builder. Orders solicited aud
promptness guaranteed. Office and shop,
1924 Second street. between X and L.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Union Meeting.

Programme for union meeting OF Bea
verdam Association, to be held with
Clearmont Baptist church, commencing
Saturday before the fifth Sunday in Jan
uary, 1898:
Introductory sermon by Rev. R. w
Seymour; alternate, D. B. Wait.
First topic for discussion: Is it not the
duty of churches, comprising our asso'
ciation, to support heartily all the work
in which the association is engaged:
Speakers, W. ". Leathers, J. T. Hanr
and others
Second topic: Has the church the
Scriptural right to require its members
to bear an equal part in church expenses
and upon the failure of any one, to use
discipline? Speakers, R. W. Seymour, j
W. Stribling and others.
Sunday, missionary sermon at clever
o'clock by Rev. J. R. Earle; alternate
Rev. ]. NJ. Sanders.
Sunday school mass meeting: Addresses
by j. w. Bearden and H. A. Il. Gibson
J. q. STONE, FOR Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
For the Confederate Wounded.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. January I7.-Gov.
Tillman. Comptroller General Ellerbe
and Chairman Bratton. the special com
mittee in charge of the distribution OF
the $1,000 appropriated by the General
Assembly for the purchase of artificial
limbs for Confederate soldiers, are ready
to receive applications. The money is
available to those who received any por-
ton of the fund appropriated in ISL
The law does not make any provision for
any one who lost a limb or an eye
who did not receive portion Of
the last fund for similar purpose. The
fund in 1880 was S23. .0o0 and was all con-
sumed in the purchase of limbs. The
present fund is TO be used in the pur-
chase of duplicates of the old limbs 1t
is desired that all Confederates be in
formed of this fund and that tney un=
derstand its purposes. The money
will be prorated among the applicants,
as there is no other way of knowing
how many of the former benefc;aries are
alive or in the State The proof neces-
sary is that the applicant received a
portion of the fund when last distribu-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
WALHALLA, S. c.:
THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 1893.

We have received another lengthy com
munication from Mr.. NJ. D. Galbreath or
the subject of the county advertising lei
by the County Commissioners Jointly to
the KEowEE COURIER and the Oconet
Ne,cs. AS enough has already been said
pro and con for the enlightenment and
edifcation of an intelligent, reading pub
lie, we are constrained to decline the
publication of further compositions,
whose chief merit is verbosity. If, how
ever, Mr.. Galbreath desires still to air
his ideas on advertising rates and con-
tracts. we will be pleased to engage him
column each week, at 81 per square,
for the dilution and dissemination of his
knowledge, as we'll as the super-induced
wisdom of those whose writing he sees
fit to father This Will furnish practi-
cal demonstration OF the value Of adver-
tising space, and will doubtless enhance
the value of his communications 10 the
general public; certainly, it will to us.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Railroad Earnings.

For the last four months the earnings
of the railroads in south Carolina were
$500. 900 less than for the corresponding
period a year ago. This falling off IN
part may be attributed to the rigid econ
omy now practiced by the farmers in the
use OF fertilizers. the stoppage in the
purchase of corn, bacon and hay. The
reckless purchase of these articles
was fun for the railroads, but death
to the farmers, and wisely, and we
hope in .ime, have called a halt and now
live more at home. They have proven
this the past season that they can make
their own corn, bacon, flour. rice,
hav. molasses, lard and even fair sugar
on their farms Then would it rot be a
suicidal policy to give up raising them
in order to buy them for the railroads to
haul? The farmers are waking up.
Hereafter they will raise everything at
home and raise only enough cotton to
pay for extras.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
GOODS UnBAp
Enough Will
Sell Themselves.

lNHE bad weather and low price OF
/ corn is making business little dull,
so to stir up things and make life more
interesting offer the following bargains,
FOR CASH ONLY: Two bolts Heavy
Wool Jeans at Is cents yard; worth %
cents everywhere. One lot Heavy Wool
Is cents elsewhere. A splendid Hand
Towel for cents. ,rwo boxes Gentle
mans Silk and Velvet Scarfs, the finest
Cravat ever sold in the county; the
,, manufacturers sell them at eight dollars
a dozen, and you can't buy them any
where else in America for less than one
dollar each; take your choice for 50 cents.
Good New Orleans MolasSes, % cents
gallon.
Factory remnants in Calicoes, Sateens,
Ginghams and Madras Cloth. all widths
and colors The demand for these goods
is so great that from now on l will sell
them for cash only.
Don't forget my Shoe Department. Big
profits are always made on Shoes: l am
content with small one. My stock OF
Shoes is large, and they are sold at prices
that keep them moving faster than any
thing else keep.
Corn, Wheat and Flour are going up.
The grain crop of the United States last
year was several hundred million bushels
less than the year before. The most OF
it has passed from the hands Of the farm
ers into the hands of strong spectators,
and they will keep it till they get their
price. Don't sell your corn for less than
% cents unless you are in need; you will
not regret keeping if. The manufactu-
rers and holders of flour are demanding
20 to 30 cents barrel more than they did
two weeks ago. Don't put off buying
what you need.
Two Flying Dutchman Sulky Plows and
the finest lot of Mules in the county fo1
sale Call or write for prices.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

MEMPHIS. Tenn, January 16.-For the
second time IL its history, an ice gorge has
formed in the Mississippi at Memphis
The ice began to make its appearance
Thursday nigh. along the city front and
to-day cakes banked upin the bend OF the
river in front of the anchor line elevator
River traffic between Memphis and Cairo
has been suspended on account OF ice
Towns along the Mississippi, without
railroad facilities, are threatened with
coal famine on account of ice gorges II
the upper rivers and inability OF to"
boats to bring down coal barges.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

NASHVILLE, Tenn, January l6.-At
noon to-day special committee Of the
Legislature and the officers OF the
Supreme Court went to the home OF
Governor-elect Turney at Winchester and
swore IN the new Executive. Gov. Tur-
ney was unable to leave his bed, anc only
the briefest ceremony of induction was
performed. This is the first time in'the
history of the State that Governor was
ever inaucurated except at the Capitol.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Fifty Dollars May be Taken.

The Comptroller General has issued
the following important letter to a. F.
Free, Treasurer of Barnwell county:
DEAR SIR: In reply to yours of the 18th
instant, beg to say that on the 9th of
January, 1898, you could not accept the
sum of $50 for license, but after this
date, the 18th, you can do So The situa-
ton is this: The dispensary law did not
go into effect until after January IL
1898. Up to and including that date, the
old law was in force and you could accept
only the 500 as required by Section 1872.
Since that date, January II, the new law
is of force and you can accept the $50
under this law. Any one offering to pay
license before the 18th, midnight, will
have to pay 500. Respectfully,
W. II. ELLERBE,
Comptroller General.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
The Weather.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 16.-Never
in the history of the central South has
there been so much suffering from cold
weather as at present. All the rivers
are blocked with ice and snow, render
ing passage over them impossible. Many
trains are late and some have been aban-
doned by their suffering crews. The
most intense suffering is prevalent
among the mountaineers. The snow is
from ten inches to three feet deep in
East Tennessee and Western North Caro-
lima and Eastern Kentucky, and all
kinds of labor is suspended.
KNOXVILLE, <TENN.-Not for thirty
years has there been such severe weather
as new prevails in this section. The
thermometer is far below zero, and a
dozen or more people are reported frozen
to death. Business of all kinds is sus-
peaded, and the united efforts of city
officials and church members are being
utilized to aid the poor. Ali trains are
late and it, is difficult to run them on
anything like schedule time.
CHARLESTON, S. c., January 16.-The
unprecedented cold weather here has
caused the most intense suffering among
poor and rich alike. The peculiar con-
struction of the residence houses renders
them almost incapable of being heated
with temperature below thirty degrees,
thing which has rarely happened until
this year. 1t has been freezing almost
daily since Christmas and the suffering
is great and widespread. To-day the
mercury went down to % degrees and
ice has remained in the streets all day,
even in the sun.
Benjamin Lamb, white street car d,i-
yer, is the first victim of the cold. Ee
was frozen on Friday night after finish
ing his days wor. md died this morn
ing from the effects of exposure.
The results of the cold on the track
farms around Charleston, which furnish
early vegetables for the New York and
Chicago markets, will be very serious.
There will be no early shipments this
spring. Most of the crop is planted, but
the seeds have been frozen in the ground
and can not be replanted till there is a
thaw. Such prolonged cold spell has
never before been known here.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

In the death, on the 1lth instant, Of
Benjamin F. Butler, one of the most no.
toriously prominent figures in the politi-
cal and war history of the United States.
is removed. For fifty years B. F. Butler
mas been before the people, and for
thirty years he has been read of and
talked Of by every man, woman and
child of our nation. His reputationis so
wide. his character SO well known. that
ii would be presumptuous in us to set
them forth here. BE has been called to
a final accounting. where the checks and
balances of life have been kept with up-
erring accuracy, and where the judgment
rendered. final and fixed, will be justand
true. There we should leave him-there
we will leave him. He was IS years old.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
The Railroad Commission.

The people of South Carolina have had
a Railroad Commission for several years
1t has been mere fgure-head withoI,
authority to control or TO make its action
respected by the roads or the people.
The recent Legislature, however, has
passed an Act. like the one in fo-ce in
Georgia, which has stirred the opposition
to reform, as well as the railroads. TO the
most bitter opposition. The law allows
the Commission TO regulate the roads.
fixing passenger and freight rates. This
is wherein the Georgia law is followed by
our Act.
The Atlanta Journal says, under this
law, million of dollars have been saved
to the peop.e OF Georgia. While this
was going on in our sister State. millions
OF dollars have been lost to the people Of
South Carolina, and aS lar rs we can see
the railroads even have not been bene-
hted. They are in the hands of receiv
ers. croaking over their own misfortunes
and caring little for the interests OF the
people.
1t would be- useless for us to inquire
into the causes which have carried the
roads into the hands of receivers. The
people of the South know that they have
been overtaken by misfortune, and Trey
are not surprised to see the roads IN like
condition. In this crisis have the roads
in South Carolina reduced their passenger
rates or given up any of their old freight
rates on cotton or any Of the other pro
minent crops of the South ?
We do not believe the Railroad Com
mission will oppress the railroads under
the new law But when prosperity re-
turns TO this section we will not pay
lc,cer passenger and freight rates in
Georgia and higher freight rates and pas
senger fare in South Carolina. Even un-
der the Interstate Railroad Law this act
OF justice granted the people OF Georgia
might be enforced for the benefit of the
oppressed people OF South Carolina.
W 9 copy llllS Netn VIC NtA fip4S "a WV
from the editor OF the Atlanta journal,
showing that the Commission in Georgia
has greatly benefited the people of that
State. and that, too, without injury to
the roads Our law and the Georgia law
are very much the same. Both give the
right TO regulate passenger fare and
freight rates, and both deny to the roads
the right of appeal to the courts.
The roads contend that they have been
unfortunate and have been placed in the
hands OF receivers They certainly have
been unfortunate. Their securities are
manipulated by the sharks of Wall Street
and the prices Of these securities are as
variable as the wind. Let US not forget,
TOO. that the Directors of the West Point
Terminal Company, the machine that
runs the Richmond and Danville Roads
in this section, are charging each other
with fraud in the United States Courts.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

The Washington correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle: Senator Butler, OF
South Carolina, will make determined
fight for the Senatorship. His enemies
would like to see him accept foreign
mission, but the wish is father to the
thought. he is not to be switched off in
that fashion. Time may work wonders
for him. There may be momentous
changes in South Carolina, and counter
revolution when Butler is ready for a
serious campaign. he will not stand
aloof Ike Hampton did, but, on the con-
trary, fight to finish.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Jocassee for Sale.

r WILL SELL at private sale that
i. splendid place, known as JOCASSEE.
containing two hundred and fifty acres.
more or less, and adjoining lands of J.
NJ. Whitmire and others. This tract is
improved and has a dwelling and out
buildings thereon. The place is sus-
ceptible of high state of improvement,
and is one of the best points for a hotel
in the country. The scenery surrounding
the place is grand The tract lies on the
Southwest side of Whitewater River. in
Oconee county, South Carolina, and con-
tains large quantity of bottom land.
Mr.. James Fisher resides on the tract
and will show the same to those who
may desire to purchase. For terms adj
dress me at Robertson P. o., Clay county.
Mississippi. B. c. CARAD1NE.
December 1. 1892. 4S-2ms
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Railroad Matters.

Capt. R. II. Fitzhugh's report on ou1
railroad project has been the means of
stirring up some interest in the matter,
not only in our own country, but also
across the water The report was placed
before a very wealthy syndicate of
English capitalists in London short
time ago, and they became so much
interested in the scheme that they wrote
their agents in the United States to look
into the proposed scheme and make a
further examination Of the line.
In compliance with the request, a
company of railroad promoters and
builders from Lexington, Ky, Nashville
and Knoxville, met the representatives
of the London syndicate in Knoxville OF
Saturday, December 3lst, for the pur-
pose of considering the construction of the
proposed line. known as the Chicago and
South Atlantic Railroad, as presented in
Capt Fitzhugh's report. The combined
forces at the Northern terminal are
working energetically to bring the
matter to successful issue. We learn
that charter las been secured for the
Tennessee portion of che line from Har-
riman to the North Carolina line.
1t is worthy of mention in this con-
nection that the promoters made an
extended visit TO Port Royal, the South
ern terminus. and are in touch with
interested parties at the end OF the
line.
We also learn that the legislation that
was needed in South Carolina has been
enacted. and that the friends of the
scheme on that end have their charter in
good shape form Anderson, S. c., to
Rabun Gap. and the matter of concern
now is the gap embracing that portion OF
the line through North Carolina. Inter
estcd parties are making Investigations,
and will, a. early as practicable, get the
whole thing in good shape, when it will
be submitted to the London people. The
prospects seem very promising at the
present outlook (N. c. Press.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

Major L. H. DeSchamps was born in
Sumter County in 1890, and moved to
Columbia when about II years old. He
had a good academical education. Be-
fore the war he was practical mechanic,
and during the war was in charge OF
a portion of the State mechanical works
at Columbia. which were removed to
Greenville. He continued in the employ
of the State until his healty failed him.
Major DeSchamps never hlled public
office in his life before his election to the
Senate in 1890 He leaves an unexpired
term of one year.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
c.. F'urber Jones.
A Summon to the Dead.
STORE AT TOMAssEE.
January 10, 1893.

The Court of Schleswig- Holstein re-
Gently issued the following curious
notice: cat the request of Herr Peter
Lehman, of Altona, the seaman Dietrich
Lehman, who was born in Kirchmoor in
November, 1S4s, and was drowned on the
journey from Stockton to Hamburg
while sailing in the ship Bertha Jenny,
is hereby called upon to appear before
this Court and report himself, on or before
Friday, January 20, 1893, at II o'clock
P. Nj. under pain of being declared dead.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

Senator John E. Kenna, of West Vir-
cinia, died on the l1th instant, at Wash
ington. Senator Kenna was young man
-forty-dve years of age-bright and ag-
gressive. He was influential in politics
and popular man in his State. He had
been physically weak for some time, and
was often too III to attend to his official
duties. The death of Senator kenna
makes the fourth in the membership of
the Senate since the assembling of the
51st Congress. Senator Kenna was a
member of the Catholic church.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

Here is good story about the little
Crown Prince o, Germany: a clergyman
was recently explaining to him that all
men are sinners, whereupon the royal
pupil asked gravely if his father. the
Emperor. was not an exception to this
rule. No replied the clergyman, "he
is not. The kaiser is sinner, like every
other mortal" "Well. am positive OF
one thing" insisted the little prince,
land that is that my dear mother is no
sinner
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19

India is growing nearer to England
every year. The new steamer Himalaya
of the famous Peninsular and Orienta
Line. has just beaten all records in hei
maiden trip from Bombay to Brindisi
having completed the distance in clever
days and nine hours. The passengers
who left her at that point and travelled
overland with the mails reached London
in thirteen days from the time OF start
ing. Plenty of persons now living remem
Der when a voyage round the cape occu
pied from three TO six months.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Sheriff's Sale.


DY virtue of an execution to me di
d rected. will sell, to the highest bid
der, in front Of the Court House door. or
Salesday in February next. between the
legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel
and tract of land whereon \. II. jenkins
now resides, situate in Oconee county
on South side # Colonei's Fork creek, OF
Conneross cree k, waters of Seneca river
and on both sides of public highway from
Walhalla to Westminster, containing cne
hundred and seventy-five acres, more OF
less, adjoining lands of G. W. Kay, c. c.
Porter, Rev. A. W. McGuffin, r. E. Mason
Thos. II. Jones and estate of James Ion
kins, deceased. Levied on as the pro-
perty of Paul jenkins, to satisfy an exc
cution in favor of T. n. Carter Il Co.
Terms of sale: CASH.
Is. Z. DOUTHIT.
Sheriff Oconee County.
January u. 1893. 24t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Notice to Administrators,
Executors, Guardians
and Trustees.

VNHE attention OF Administrators and
Executors is called to Sections ,942
and l 81: OF the Revised Statutes of South
Carolina. which require ANNUAL RE-
TURNS to be made to the Judge of Pro
bate during the months OF JANUARY
and FEBRUARY in each year OF all
estates in their charge, and prescrlbes
heavy penalties for refusal or neglect to
make said returns.
Guardians, Trustees, &C., are cited to
Section 2.04l, which prescri6es the pen
atty for their neglect or refusal to do the
same.
They will find by reference to said Sec
tions that if said returns are not made in
the time prescribed. the Judge of Pro
bate is REQUIRED to cite them so to do.
J. W. HOLLEMAN,
Judge of Probate.
January -, 1893 2-4t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-01-19
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming SO well known
and so popular as to need no special
mention. All who have used Electric
Bitters sing the same song Of praise: A
purer medicine does not exist, and 1t Is
guaranteed to do all that is CLAIMED:
Electric Ritters will cure all diseases OF
the liver and kidneys, will remove PIN
pies. boils, salt rheum and other atfec-
tions caused by impure blood. Will
drive malaria from the system and pre-
vent as well IS cure all malarial fevers:
For cure of headache, constipation and
indigestion try Electric Bltters. Enelre
satisfaction guaranteed, or money re-
funded. Price, Scots, and 81 90 per bot
tie at the Norman Carroll Co.'s drugstore.