Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, March 25, 1880, Image 1

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:-. ' . . .. .. ' | ' ' ' ' ''''''' '"'^ '''' "'''r' ' ''' ~~*-~r^--*~r-; - rj*j ry - NIGHT THE DAY, frlfiU ??N0T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN ? v M BV KEITH, SMITH & CO. AV A LH ALL A, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1877. .'i }.i i . . frit">i >r .Mitf-i " ,?w.'.M ! S):!. VOLUME XII-NO. 29. LIM ? H?H*imd?Ji?i OLD ANO RELIABLE, ii ??DR. ?ANI'OKO'H LIVKR IM via ORATOR j ' ! !ia a Standard Family ltomedy for ? ! ! ?diseasesof tho Liver, Stomach r???jnl | ! ?rind Uowels.-It ia Purely c??&j&? ? \ J Vegetable.- It never IS ! ! ??Debilitate?-It >\^f?? | I ? S Cathartic ami ^*3*r^S ?? S?i^f S i ? ?'^^.^^^^^^ ^^^^^l^^^^*in my practice!! !? fl Bl ? Iand by thc publie,! 0 ! 11 Ba Wfiri or muro Minn 85 yenrs, j! ! ? I with unprecedented resulte. J ! ??VSEND FOR CIRCULAR.!' jjSi Ti Wi SANFORD, MiD., NEwyouK^oix^sf !? ,1 ANT It III (I (J 1 ST WI 1,1. TK M. VOU ll s lt H Pl:TA'l ION. '! Professional Gards. JOSEPH W. SHELOR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, WALHALLA, S C. ?IL7J practico in all thc Stato Courts and United States Court. Oflico on thc Public Square. Mardi 12. 1880 18 J. S. COTHUAN I ?W. J. BTRIHLINO, Abbeville, S. C. J \ Walhalla, 8. C. COTHR&N & STRIBLING Attorneys-at-Law, WALHALLA, S. C. IVILTJ practico in all the Slain and United M States Courts. Oflicc in tho Judge of Probate's Office. November 0, 1879 GUly ^THT PITCHFORDT ^L,-ttox,ao.c?y-wA.-t-Xji?<-^i?'f OFFICE ON COURT HOUSE SQUARE, CLAYTON, Orsu, WILL givo prompt attention to collec tions und all other business confided to him. May 15, 18V9 20-ly WM. 0. KEITH. JOHN S. VERSER, KEITH & VERNER, .A TTORNEYS AT LA W AND Solicitors in Equity, 'Will practice in tho Slate Courto on thc Eighth Judicial Circuit and in tho United iitato.? Court Office OH Public Square, Walhalla, S O Jon 0, 1870 8 tf H. A. li GIBSON, ? IT OR NE Y-AT-LAW AND TRIAL JUSTICE. "Will give prompt at tention, -to any and. all ^business entrusted, to him. Office on Court Honse Square, Wal halla, S. O. ' .February 12, 1880 13wly ?FOHN ANSEL, (CABINE T MAKER, UPHOLSTER AND HAS for salo and on hand what oyory ono ncoils sooner or later: COFFINS ANO CASK HTS, CASKS IIV CASUISTS, COFFINS Willi or Without. ,Ctlno?os. Fiiilmlmiiig Pidillie Itnrial UIM\* of tho most improved pat toms in tho knited States. Prices reasonable, according lo Ibo limop. Soptombcr 11, 1879 48-1y si X* S ip t WSmn Hl?i? \k [tfroin tho Now York Sun.] Crrmtl's I* av i iii thc Great Fr; uni. WASHINGTON, Maroh 14.-Tho lettor I from Mexico recently printed in tho Sun giving tho viows of Gun. Qrant in regard to publie afluir?, puBt ?nd present, OB gath* ercd from oonvcrsatious with him and his purly on tho trip from Huvatia to Vera Gruz, is interesting in many respects, but especially no io reference to bis part in consummating tho great fraud. That portion of tho letter deserves attention because it rel?tes to an event of the gravest obaruoter, tho full history of which has yet to bo written. Tho letter soys: "When, nt tho lust election, tho commis siou declared Mr. Hayes President, Gen. Grant took decided steps to lin ve him inau gurated, His preparations wcro complete to USO military foroo in coso tho Democrats attempted to enforce tho claims of Mr. Ttldon; that gentleman, tho recalcitrant Democratio Senators and Mr. Jv inda ll would havo been immediately arrested and imprisoned in Washington, and any Stato governments that objeetcd would havo bcoa seized by tho military.'' This statement is truo in tho main, but it docs uot oontain tho wholo truth by any moans. Tho military prcj ar uions are mudo to hingo upon tho action of "tho i commission which declared Mr. Hayes I President," when in fact they wcro organ ized long before the commission Was created or even ooncoivod, Tho conspiracy to stool tho Presidency dates from tho hour when Zach Chandler soot out bis falso and infamous despatch: "Hayes has 185 voteB and is elected." He knew, ?nd oil thc world knew, and Hayes himself made thc admission in a speech to his defeated friends ot Columbus, that Mr. Tilden bad been fairly, legally aud peacea bly clcoted by u majority of a million of white and colored voters and by a majority io the Electoral Colleges. To overthrow tho popular will was tho aim of tho conspirators, and Chandler's telegram wos tho kcy-noto to tho most mon strous arima in Amcrioan history. Upon that foundation alone tho fraud was built up, after tho election was over, and tho result had been reoorded. What followed was made to fit thc necessity of the oase. Tho devioc of tho visiting statesmen origi nated with John Sherman. Their purpose, to "seo a fair count," was illustrated by thc foot that they were oil chosen from ouc party, and were all interested io defrauding Mr. Tilden of his rights. Thc scandalous corruption at Now Or leans, and tho bargains with tho returning Hoards of Louisiana, South Carolina and Klori ia have passed into history. Thc cipher telegrams havo revealed that ino returns of these tbrco States wero mude wholly dependent on tho action of Wells and Anderson, because all were necessary to completo tho iniquity, and they all were to stand or to fall together. Hence thu extraordinary efforts of John Sherman und the means employed by him to make that pivotal point secure ut uny cost. How well lio succeeded is known, and tho prides be p lid in publio patronage are proven by thu official rocords of all tho departments ut Washington, and of thc principal Cuctom Houses and Post Oifloes and internal reve nue u[bees all over tho oouutry, where the thieves, forgers, perjurers and chief conspirators are living in luxury nt tho publie expen?e. lt wos never intended by tho conspira tors at uny time or under uny circumstances to ?How Mr. Tilden to bo inaugurated as President, or for tho Republicans to givo up power, except at tho cost of civil War. Tho troops wero collected at Washington to eon front Congress Somo of thom were brought from the remoto frontiers. They were placed on a wur footing dircotly under ibo command of Gen. Sherman, who was na deep in the conspiracy ns his brother, John Sherman, was known to bo. it was a family afluir, so far us they wo concorned. Outside ol their personal intercut., it Was an afluir of tho Republican party, seeking by desperation to bold tho Government, tho Treasury, and tho offices, and to keep their dangerous secrets of corruption ?nd tbiovory from being revealed by ti chango of administration. With Tilden in the White Houso, exposure and ruin wore inevitable, even if other departments had boen fired, ns tho navy wus, three several times in as many weeks. They could not destroy all tho rcoords of long years ol plunder. If tho Electoral Commission could by ony possibility bavo deoided for Tilden, it would not havo helped him in tho least, so far os tho conspirators wero ooncorocd In that ovent, tho Senato would have delayed tho count until tho last hour of tho 3d ol March had boen tolled, and then, there being no cleotion, a President pro tempore would havo stopped into tho White House on tho morning of tho 4th, protected by Cram's bayonets. And there was anothei oontingenoy, by which Grunt was to hold over, Mcxicau fashion, and to perpetuate his Presidency. This is not tho timo nor tho place tc discuss Mr. Tildcn's p ? rt in this ohaptor ol eventful history. Hut it may bo said thal ho relied with loo much trust upon cxprotod aid from Mr. Conkling, Cen Butler ont] Mr. Drexel, nud other influential Republi cans, who woro high in tho con?d moo ol Gon. Grant and in tho councils of tho Re publican party. How it was possiblo for Mr. Conkling to espouse tho omiso of Mr, Tild?n without an irreparable rupturo of hi? own political tics scorns past understanding. Hut tho belief in that support was known to bo ono of tho greatest reliances of the Presidout oleot boforo tho meeting of Con gress, io tho winter of 1876-77. And it is tho only explanation that nan bo con ceived for tho absence of any plan of con- i certcd action, or of any suggestion of prac? i tiool polioy, ut that time, when the leader of tho party was looked up to for Home i definito and well considered programme. Mr. Colliding mado no secret of his opinions concerning tho fraud in Louisiauo, but ho never proposed to moko them scr viaoablo to tho interest of Mr. Tildou. Indeed, ho and his friends expected to turn thom to his porsonol account. A plan was formed to throw out tho voto of Louisiana by detaching a sufficient number of Repub lican Senators, whiolt would hove prevented "a majority of tho whole number of clooiors appointed," os required by law. Several of tho oorpct-baggors, who had no fuith in Hayes, and others were in this iopidc oon ?piracy, tho purpose of which was to mako Mr. Conkling President pro tempore of tho Senate, ond neting President of tho Unitca States, until a new election could bo held. When the knowledge of this ochemo came to Mr. Morton's cars ho claimed precedence over Mr. Conkling and appealed to the. carpet-buggers to stand by him as ho hud stood by them Lato on thc Sunday night prcoedinc tho vote on Louisiana the friends of Conkling became convinced .that their littlo go Ute could not succeed, and on Monday morning tho Senator from Now York found himself suddenly called to Baltimore, and skulked away from tho rcoord. That wu? his con tribution to tho great fraud. m -?. Subscribo for thc Kcowcc Courier. This is campaign year and you will want to know who thc candidates arc. Tho State Dorpooracy CONSTITUTION OP TUK DEMOCRATIC VARTY OF SOUTII CAROLINA. Tho 'Constitution of tho Democratic party ot South Carolina, which was adopted by tho Stuto Convention, oud wont iuto forco in tho campaign of 1878, ?3 as follows: ARTICLE J.. There chall bo ono or more Democratic Clubs organised in each election precinct, each of which Clubs shall have u distinot title, MTho-Demoorotio Club," and shall elect a Bresident, a Re cording and Corresponding Secretary, und a Treasurer, oud shall have tho following working committees, of not less than three members each, viz: A Committee on Reg istration, an Executive Committee und euch other Committees as lo caoh Club may seem expedient. AKT. II. Tho meetings of tho Club shall bo frequent alter tho opening of thc canvass, und somo member of tho Club or tho invited speaker deliver on address ot euell meeting if practicable. ART. Ill Thc Bresident shall have I power to call an extra meeting of tho Club, and- members of thc Club shall consti tute u quorum for (ho transaction of busi - ness. ART. IV- Thc Clubs in each county I shall be held together and operate undo! thc control of a County Executive Commit' I tee, which shall consist of ono mcuibci from ouch Club, to bc nominated by the respective Clubs ond elected by tho County Convention, and euch other members af tho Convention may odd. Too Executive Committee when elected, shall appoint its own officers und fill all vacancies which moy urisc when thc Con vention is not in session. Tho tenuro ol ollioc of tho Executive Committeo, shall bo until next general campaign, unless sootier removed or suspended by tho Count) Convention. Tho present County ExCouLvo Commit tees shall continue in office until tho first I meeting of the County Conventions undct this organization. I ART. V. County Democratic Conven tions shall bc composed of delegate; elected by tho several Local Clubs-ont delegate for every Club, and an -additions delegate lor every twenty live (25) enrollee members- with tho right to each Count] Convention to enlarge ur diminish (he rep resentation according to circumstances This Convention shall bo called togctho by tho Chairman of tho Exccutivo Com mittee, under such rules us caoh county mu] adopt, und v/hon assembled shall bo on Mot to order by tho Chairman of tho Exoentivi Committee, and shall proceed lo elect fron among its members u Bresident, uno o moro Vice Presidents, u Secretary am Treasurer. Tho Convention shall proooei to business, and when thc same is truns neted it shall adjourn eine die ART. VI Tho modo and manner o nominating oundidutcs for county offices u for delegates to tho Stato, Judicial an Congressional Conventions shull bo regula ted in each county by thc respective Count Conventions. ART. VII. Tho State Convention shol be composed of delegates from caoh count in tho numerical proportion to which tho oounty is entitled in both branches of th Qonornl Assembly. ART. VIII. The officers sholl bo President, ono Vico Bresident from cac Congressional Distriot, two Secretaries an a Treasurer. ART. IX. Tho Stoto Executive com wiltoo shall bo composed of three froi caoh Congressional District. Tho dolo g.ites Lom tho counties comprising th Congressional District to nominate th candidates from that district, and thc Con vontinn shall than proceed to an clcotion. ART. X. Tho Exeoutivo Comm.itte shall oloet its own Chairman and ollie officers, and shall mcot at the call of th Chairman or any fivo members, at suo timos and plaoos as ho or they may ap point. ART. XI. Tho Exc?utive Committee ?hull Im vu power, by tho voto of a majority jf tho wholo Committee, to calla Conven tion ot' tho Democratic Part; of tho Stato tt such timo dud place OB it may desiguato; ind is oharged with the execution and di rection of tho polioy of tho party in tho State, HU bj cot only to this Constitution, tho principies dcolared in the platform, and Kueh instructions, by resolution or other wise, as tho Stato Convention moy from timo to timo adopt; and sholl continue in office for two years from tho limo of elec tion, or until tho assembling of tho next Stoto Convention for tho nomination of a State ticket, unless superseded by thc no tion of tho Stato Convention. And if any vacancy bo occasioned by death, re moval, or other cuuso, tho Committee 6ha)l have power to fill tho vuouooy. ART. Xii. Whoa tho Stato Democratic Convention assembles, it eholl bo called to order hy the Chairman of tho State ExccU tivo Committee, shall eleot a temporary President, and shall proceed immediately to the ?lection of pct'iuuucnt officers and tho transad iou of business. The Convention, when it has concluded itu bu-iuess, shall adjourn sine die. And when a Convention is called by tho Execu tive Committee, such Cotivcution shall bc compos?e! ot' newly elected delegates. A ur. XIII. Representation io Judicial and Congressional Conventions shall be ou tho same basis as in Stuto Conventions. A majority of delegates shall bo present at a Convention to constitute a (purum for aomiuating n caudidatc cither lur Congress or ?Solicitor. Tho delegation of each county in a Compressional or Judicial Con vention shall have power to fill any vnoanoy in tho delegation, In every Convention to nominate a can didate for Congress or for tho ollieo of So licitor ft majority of tho votes shall be necessary to a choice, and the vote sha.ll bo token viva voce and recorded, unless there is but ono candidate, in which event the vote may bo taken by acclamation. As soon as a Congressional or Judicial Conven tion hau nominated thc party candidate for Cougrcss or Soliotor, it shall adjourn sine die, and whenever a candidate to fill un unexpired term of cither ellice hos to bo nominated, it shall bo done by a new Con vention of delegate1! fresh from tho people. Tho Exccutivo Committeo of each Con gressional District or Judicial Circuit shall consist of ?.ho several County Chairman of tho respectivo counties composing such District or Circuit, which Committee, s?mil oleet its own Chairman, Sccrctury nnd Tronsurcr, who shall continuo in ollieo for two years in ? Distrist and for four years in a Circuit, respectively, or until their successors shall have bcon clcotcd. It shall i equi rc thc consent of a wujori'.y or thc wholo Kxccutivo Committeo in any District or Circuit to call a Nominating Convention. Thc Executive Committee of onch Di* trict or Circuit shall bo specially olurgcd in its discretion, except as hercio provided and sut.jecl to thc State platform,ns well as under thc supervision ot" tho State Execu tive Committee, with thc conductof every election for congressional Representatives or Solicitors in such District or circuit, and said committee shall meet ut thc call of thc chairman or of ?ny three members at snell times and placea as ho or they moy ap point. Ejch congrcssionul convention sholl meet ?thin its Congressional District, and each Judicial Convention shall meet wit bin its circuit. AIIT. XIV. This Constitution shall not *o into force until tho Stato oampuign of 1878. Fifty cents in advance will se cure the Kcowec Courier for four month, 75 cents for six months ?ind $1.50 for twelve months. Send on subscriptions at once be fore thc campaign opens? . - - ??> mm THK FIFTEEN GAME_Yunkeedom is in a cruzo over thc "Fifteen Game," a puzzle.that everybody is trying to work out. Some havo gone craiy over it, you moy joy, and thc puzzlo meets with on enormous mle. Thc puzzle consists of a littlo box, with sixteen blocks in it, numbered from 1 io 10'* The number 10 is takeu out, leuv ng one vuoani space. Tho remaining S ficen blocks arc then placed so that they lo not rango in numerical order, and thc [Kizzie is to arrange them in numerical order t?y moving them around in tho box without lifting any of them out. That is all, but is the combinations of which tho secret is japablc ore something over l,3U7iC7'i,808, J00, it requires n deal of putienoc. The following diagram shows thc position of tho alucia alter thc problem is solved: 1 % 8 4 5 0 7 8 0 10 ll 12 13 14 15 Any ono cnn make thc game lorliimsolf >y cutting tho little quarters from rt oigar jox, or by dividing tho bottom of asquoro )?stuboard box, first into quarters nod' thon nto sixteenths, and using tho lid of tho )OX, which will, of courue, just fonthill hom. Or it can bo ployed with counters m a quarter section of a checker board. There arc 21 counties in mstoi'ft North Carolina in which herc is not a singlo Presbyterian church. Tho South Carolina Press Asso ciation meets in Greenville in Tune, Acts of tho General AsBombly AN ACT further to amend tho law in rofcroueo to tho drawing, cmpanncling uud form of service of juries. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tho Senate and Ilouso of KcprcsontutivoB of tho State of South Carolina, now u)ct and sitting in General Assembly, and by tho authority of tho samo, That hereafter tho Board of Jury Com missioners ip tho Boveral counties in this State shall, in making up their annual jury lists in thejr rcspCotive counties, put upon their lists tho cameo of all suoh persons os tho said Board shall doom competent and freo from all logul exceptions, without re gard to whether suoh porsons so placed upon said jury lists live within five miles of tho Court Ilouso or moro thou Ovo milco from tho Court House. SEO. 2. That tho grand abd petit jurors drawn from said lista, afi hereinbefore pre scribed, shall bo summoned by tho Sheriff, and shall uttood and servo according to tho exigency of tho summons. SEO. 3. Thut hereafter tho Clerks of tho Courts in tho several counties in this State in empauneling Juries No. 1 and No. 2 for tho trial of causes io tho Courts of Common Pleas shall piuco tho names of all tho petit jurors io attcudanco upon the courts, writ ten or printed on slips of paper of tho oame size, into a hut or box, aud therefrom shall draw, no in tho triul of felonies in the Court of Sessions, und tho first twelve iso drawn shall constitute Jury No. 1, and tho next twclvo EO drawn shall constitute Jury No. 2, and those remaining undrawn shall bo tales jurors, who sholl bo drawn in liko manner when needed in tho progress cf tho Court. SEO. 4. That from and ofter tho first day of Juno next, whenever tho terms of tho Courts of General Sessions and Common Pleas in tho Counties of Edgcfiuld, Barn well, Marion, Aiken, Williamrburg, Hamp ton and Collotoo shall bo for two or moro weeks, no petit juror sholl be required to servo moro than one week nt any term of thc said Courts, that thirty six jurors shall bo drown ia thu manner provided by law, to serve for tho first week, and a like num ber slinl 1 bo so drawn to serve for euch subsequent week of each torin of Baid Courts: Provided, that whenever a jury shall bo charged with a ease such jury shall not bo discharged by rer.sou of anything in this act contained until a verdict shall have been found or ? mistrial ordered in suoh Oase. That separate writs of venire shall issue for tho jurors drown to servo for cooli week of said terms of Court. SEC. 5. That in oaso at any time ofter tho passage qf this oot it ahull bc brought to tho attention of tho resident Circuit Judge of uuy circuit that on irregularity has occurred in tho drawing of juries for any Circuit Court within his cirouit, or that any act has been done whereby tho vulidity of any juries drawn or to be drawn may bc questioned, it shall bo lawful for suoh Cirouit Judge to issue his order to th. Bourd of Jury Commissioners of thc county for which said Circuit Court nhall bo held at least Cftcen days before tho bitting thereof to proceed to drwv jurors for such term or to toko suoh measures as may bo necessary to correct suoh error. SEC. G. That all acts and porto of nets inconsistent with this act arc hereby re pealed. Approved February 20, 1880. AN ACT to amend on act entitled "An act to establish uniformity in thc Sessions of the Cirouit Courts," approved 9th Juno, A. D. 1877, so far as relates to thc Cir ouit Courts for tho County of Edenfield and tbs Circuit Courts for tho Eighth Circuit. SEOTION }. Be it enacted by the Senate ohd Ilouso of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Aspotubly, nnd by thc authority of tho oame: That an not entitled "An not to establish uniformity in tho sessions ot tho Cirouit Courts," approved June 9th, 1877, bo, nnd thc same is hereby, amended by striking out ni1 of Section 5 which relates to the fittings of Courts ot Edgeficld, in Edgefield County, end insert in lieu thereof tho fol lowing, to wit: Tho Court of General Ses sions at Ecgcfield, for tho County of Edgo lield, on the first Monday in March, third Monday in Juno and first Monday in Octo ber, and tho Court of Common Pleas nt tho 3omo pince on second Monday iu March and second Monday in October. SEO. 2. Tho said oct to bo further amended as follows, to wit: Striko out Seo tion 8 of said oct ond insert in lieu thereof tho following; Section 8. Tho Cirouit Courts of tho Eighth Cirouit shall bo hold os follows: The Court of Genoral Session ot Ab bevillo, for the County of Abbevillo,on tho First Mondays in February and Juno and tho third Monday in February and Juno ind third Monday in .October, and tho 3ourt of Common Pleas nt tho sumo plaoo >n tho Wednesday following tho first Mon lay in February and tho third Monday in Dotobcr. Tho Court of .Gonoral Sessions it Anderson, for thc County of Anderson, )0 tho fourth Monday in February, tho leoond Monday in Juno and tho second NJondny ofter tho third Monday in Septem ?er, nnd tho Court of Common Picas ut tho ia mo pince on the Wednesdays following ,bo fourth Monday in February nnd tho icoond Monday after tho third Monday in September. Tho Court of General Sessions it Wnlhulln, for tho County of Goonoo, on ho seoond Monday in March, (be third Monday io Juno ond tho first Monday in September ?nd tito Court nf Common Pions ot ,ho same placo on tho Wednesdays follow ng tho socond Monday iu March and Scp > tomber. Tho Court of General Sessions ft( Piokoue, for tho County of Piokena, on tho fourth Monday in Maroh, tho fourth Moo to Juno and tho third Monday in Septem ber, and the Courts of Common Pleas at tho same plaoe on tho Wednesdays follow ing the fourth Mondays in Maroh and September. Th? Courtt>f General Sosslona ot Greenville, for the County of Greenville, on the first Monday after tho fourth Mooday in Maroh and tho first Mooday in July and tho first Monday after tho fourth Mon-^ duy in October, and tho Court of Common Pleas ut tho samo plaoo on the Wednesday following (ho Grat Monday after the fourth Mouday in Maroh, tho first Monday ia July and tho Wednesday following the first Mouday after tho fourth Monday in Octo ber. SEO. 3. That so tnuoh of oil acts and parts of aots as ero inconsistent with this bo, and (ho samo aro hereby ropoalcd. Approved February 20, 1880. Wo are about entering upon one of the most important political campaings in the history of our country. If you would keep posted become a subscriber to the Kcowee Courier at once. Terms cash in advance. PttEDESTiNATION.-An old-r-time Baptist preaoher io this city, who has retired from active Gospel preaohiog, but who still keepa a firm eyo on thc faith, hus just had a littlo experionoe with a colored man that oauses him to think very seriously. Mooting tho oolored man tho preaohor said: "Dave, if you don't bring that saddle home I'll have you put in jail." ''What saddle is ycr 'furren ter'/" '.Tho ono you Ptolo from mc." "'Foro do Lord, I ncber stolo ycr saddle." ".Yes, you did. 1 saw you when you took it off of tho yard fenoe. I boliavo PU bu ve you arrested anyway.'' ?'Look hean, yoVso a Baptist, isn't ycr?" "Yes, aud Ph havo you sent to tho prison." "Well, so is I, an' now ketoh do pi'nts ez I gin 'em to yer. Dar is jes' so mac^ saddles in dis world .whut is ter bo stole, and dar's jed' so many men what is tor steal dese saddles. Dis is predespcrnation. Now if yer eaddlo happens to be one ob, do predisposed saddles, and I happons IQ bo one ob do predisposed men, kin I help / hil? Dar waa J udna, fur instance. Ho ' oouldn't help trayin' de Saviour, oeso do| Saviour said, 'Judas, sop in dis dish und go and'tray me.' Hitwu'u't Judas'fault, onsc ho was ono ob de predisposed, BO 'tended fruio do foundnfion ob dc wcrl'." "'I don't want o religious discussion, ' Davo. lt isn't tho eaddle now that I caro so muoh about, lt is that you told mo a lio in Baying that you didn't steal it." "Well, den, parson, 'sposo I toke back de lie an' keeps do enddlc?" "A lie onoe told always stands. You havo lied to me, you scoundrel, and ? believe it ie my duty to havo you arrested.'? "Parson, dar's jes' o certain amount ob lies ter bo tolo in dis world, an' cf l's ono ob de men what is predisposed to tell ono ob dcoo lies bite not my fault, an' I can't help hit." "You go on now and got that saddle or I'll swear out a warrout for your arrest.'' "I'll do do bes' I kin, purfoo, but dar's ?ea* a certain amount ob etolo saddlcB ter bo returned io dis worl' If Pac ono ob do predisposed men, an' I b'licvea I ia, you'll [Ino ycr saddle hangin' on do yard fence bout sundown dis evenin." [Little Rock {Ark.) Gazette. BUSINESS PROSPECTS AT THE SOUTIT.-y Tho South is advancing rapidly. Now (hot tho whites have to make their own living, they seo and fcol tho necessity of having proper implemento to cultivate and improve their country; railroads and oanala, to facilitate all commercial transactions; ti J ill? and factories, to manufacturo all thoy jon at home; schools and oollogos, that thoy jan educato their children, which will issist them in developing all their resources jf industry. These oro all ooming, and will only tako timo to bo brought to per fection. Thc South should excel in auo jeasful agriculturists, because they can (york tho year round on their forma, and itook docs not need tho oaro or shelter that t has to have iu tho Nortlj. In tho con .ral and Southern localities they can raise wo crops a year-ono no a green orop to snrioh tho soil. Success awaits tho immi grant iu proportion to his industrial and ioonomical habits. It was formerly an opin oo that tho climate was a bar to any ?xtensivo usc of whito labor. It has boco "ully tested and acknowledged that labor in he open air is feasible in oil portions of .he Knuth, except in tho very low, swampy tnd malarious localities Tho whito labor o increasing in tho rural dlstriots overy year, while negro labor is decreasing. As tho uegrooa like to bo together they prefer corking in towns and villages; consequently Lho towns and villages aro overstocked with tiogro labor, and tho laboring classes of tho whites oro flooking to tho oouptry-ao now there arc many localities where tho work if Jopo wholly by tho whites. [Chicago Tribune. -?? ? ?. CINCINNATI, March 18.-It i$ reliably reported in railroad cir cles hero that lho Atlanta and Charlotta Air Iii ne has purchased tho road from Knoxville to Mays yille, and that tho long contenir plated road through Kuluin Gap? Ga., will be built at once. >