Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, December 11, 1890, Image 1

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M lin Niglii ?** ?wy, Thou Vnntfl No? Th?M De Vnlic to Amy?^'^' nm li miLl'l.J.j.1 .J IIINII..I? Di'idii'. i li.n>li ii II II i ii ? Intimi lin jIII i i I'j'injJiMli M liiljf??!lHlili|iii^ j li lj UPI ,l ni j , jH III ?ii tvg^mmfmi ?hi. II, ,^iy??j III I | ^ NI, I ...Mli^ V SMITH[?t JAYNKB. W?ia?AlifcA, SOUTH CiAIW?INA, 1>K01jMI>I,;? ll, 18?M>*. -NO 4?, ??Vi''. GOOD FLOUR, por barrel, 15.76 ; per sack, 76c CALIFORNIA HAMS, per p Mind, lOo' v WESTERN S. C. HAMS, por pound, 12$o. BREAKFAST STRIP BACON, per pound, Ho, PURE HOG'S LARI), per pound, 10c. PICKLED COD FISH, 7 pounds for 26c; por pound, 4o. NEW MESS MACKEREL, 0 for 25c; each, 60I.V ^ FRESH PICKLED PIG'S FEET, 6 for 25q.; oaoh, 5o. . D. S. CHOICE BACON, per pound, 7*o. SIFTED BLACK PEPPER, 8 pounds for 60o.; per pound 20c. SIFTED ALL-SPICE, 2 pounds for 26c; per pound, 16c. BEST PURE SODA, 6 pounds for 25c; per pound, 6o. N. O. GRANULATED SUGAR, per pound, 7o. BEST A. SARDINES, por box, 5o. NEW SALMON, very fine, por cnn, 15o. 125 pounds fine BURLAP SALT, per sack, 76c 125 pounds WHITE SEAMLESS COTTON fi ALT., per Back, 86c 160 pounds LIVERPOOL WHITE COTTON SALT, per sack, #1.00. 200 pounds LIVERPOOL BURLAP SALT, per sack, $1.10. RIM KNOB DOOR LOCKS, eaoh, 25c REVILED AXES, best stcol, each, 85c PLAIN AXES, best steel, oaoh, 75c HEEL BOLTS, oach, 5c CLEVISES, 8 for 26c; oaoh, 10c PLOWS, scooters, por pound, 4Jc PLOWS, all others, per pound, 6c PLOW STOCKS, *1.00 to *1.10. Ono Cor Load Best TIMOTHY HAY, vory oboap. STANDARD COTTON CHECKS, bolt, ?jc; por yard, 0?. STANDARD ? SHIRTING, bolt, 4$c; per yard, 6o. STANDARD jj SHIRTING, bolt, 5$c; per yard, 0c STANDARD 4^4 SHEETING, bolt, 0c; por yard, 6$c EXTRA HEAVY DRILLS, bolt, 7c; por yard, 7*c CALICO, 8, 4, 5, 0 and 7c. per yard. GOOD BLEACHING, per yard, Go. $ FRUIT OF THE LOOM, bolt, 8*c; per yard, 9c 4-4 FRUIT OF THE LOOM, bolt, 9*c; per yard, 10c CUPS AND SAUCERS, unhandlod, por sot,' 20c PLATES, 6 inob, 80c per sot; oaoh, 6c PLATES, 0 inch, 85c per set; oaoh, Co. PLATES, 7 inob, 40c per sot ; each, 7c. &^ N E W GOODS BEST VALENCIA RAISINS. NEW CURRANTS. NEW LEGHORN CITRON. NEW LARGE CRANBERRIES. NEW LARGE COCOANUTS. FLORIDA ORANGES. jYOTICJ?'-AU'Accounts aro duo and must bo settled in November. Oa H. Shumacher. ?^ropV. 5^ GOODS DELIVERED AND PACKED FREE. ?3 v' Sr; .*/.'?' ?Ji'.:J RICHMOND & DANVILLE RAILROAD O0t Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway Division. -/"/_-. Following Schedule In Infect November 2d, 1800. SOUTHHOUND. STATIONS. NORTHIIOUND. No. Bl. No. 52. No. M. No. DI. No. D3. No. BD. .DAILY. KAI i.V. DAILY. DAILY. DAILY. DAILY. Lv. 12 20 pm 100 pm 2 IB a in.Charlotte.Ar, 425am BSOpni 4 60urn ?. 12 80 ?. '.. 2 25 ? .Lodo....'. ". 4 16 . 4 40 '? ?. 12 44. 2 88 " .Volleiuont. ff 4 02 ??. 4 23 " ?. 12 54 . 2 48 " .Lowell1-".M 3 02 " . 4 18 ? 1 09 " . 2 50 " ...Uastohla. " 3 41 " . 4 00 ? 1 20 " . SW 11 .HeaHngHprlngs. 3 81 . 8 40 ? 1 33 " . 3 20 " .Klng'OMt.V 3 20 " . 3 32 ? 150 V 2 15 pm 3 40 " .drover. " 3 00 11 4 10 pm 3 14 ? ?. 2 00 ". 8 62 " .Rlackshurg.?* 2 60 " . 8 02 ?. 2 17 " . 4 03 " .Gaffnoy's. '< 2 84 " . 2 48" ?' 2 29 " . 4 22 " .Thiokolty. " 2 22 M . 2 2? <. M 2 43 " . 4 84 " .CowpenB. " 2 ll " . 2 17 " '? 2 47 " . 4 37 " .Cilium. " 2 06 " . 2 18 " 2 63 " . 4 42 .Mount Lion. 4 2 00 *. . 2 OT ? 8 05 " 3 26pm 4 DI ?.' .Spartanburg. " 140 " 305pm 157 " ? 8 10 " . 4 DO " .Spartanburg Juno. " 140 " . 1 58 " ft 10 " . 0 02 ff ..Valr Forest. 140 ?. . 147 M ?. 8 30 ?? . DID ?? .Wellford.....? 126 ?. . 1 84 ? ?. 3 36 11. 5 ?l " ........ Duncan's. I 20 M . 1 27 " !. S 40 .? ./.. 0 31 " .iOreor'8.... lil rt . 117 " ? 4 00 . 0 40 " .Taylor's,. " 101 ?. . I 07 >. 4 20 " 4 30pm 'B 60 " .Greenville... 12 44pm 2 00pm 12 50 ? . 4 44 " 0 08 " .Creswell......?' 12 81 " 1 47 " . ...ti.. 4 BB " 0 21 M .Kasloy'ri. " 12 21 ???. 186 "'. . 6 08 0 82 " .Liberty. 12 09 " 1 24 ? . . B 40 " 7 OB .Central. " ll 55 ff 1 10 <. . . BBS ? 7 18 " ........Keowoo. " 1134 " 12 87 " . . 6 09 " 7 31 .SonoOft.. <. 1121 " 12 25 " . . 6 20 " 7 41 ".Richland;. '? 1110 " 12 10 " . . o 30 M 7 01 .Westminster,... ? 1100 f? 12 06 " . . 0 40 " 8 01 ? .Harbin's. ?. 10 50 1156am . . 6 50 " RH " .hcnClovoland.. " 10 40 " 1140 *? . . 6 07 " 8 18 M .Folsom. " 10 32 .' 1188 ". . 7 10 '* 8 31 " .Toccoa. " 10 20 1126 " . . 7 29 " 8 47 " Ayorsvlllo.? 10 04 1118 ? . . 7 49 " 0 OD " .MountAlry..... 9 50 M ll 00 " ;. . 7 66 " 9 10 M .Cornella. " 9 43 " 10 66 ?' . . 8 06 9 22 ? ....Longview. 9 84 " 10 47 ". . 8 20 " 9 3B " .Holton. ?' 9 19 10 83 " . . 8 22 " 9 38 " .Lilla. ?* 9 10 .? 10 80 " . . 8 30 " 9 61 ? .Sulphur 8pr'gs. " 9 02 ff 10 10 " . . 8 40 ? 9 08 ?V .... ....Holland Sur'KS.. ?' 9 54 .? 10 08 . . 6 60 " 10 OB " .Gainesville. 8 60 *' 10 05 M . ......0 01 " 10 20 " .Odell's. ?. 8 37 ?' 9 62 ? . .JR P 03 10 26 " .Flowery llranob. " 8 81 .? 9 46 M . .. .... 0 id ??? 10 42 " .lluford. " ?18 0 .to . ...'. 0 :*3 " 10 61 " .Huwanco. " 8 00 " 0 17 " . . 0 43 " ll OB ?. .Duluth." 7 64 0 03 " . t. 9 64 " 1110 " .Noroross. " 7 43 " 8 66 " .,. . 10 02 " ll 24 " .Doravlllo. .< 7 35 " 8 46 11 . . 10 05 ?' U 27 V .Charoblce. " 7 82 " 8 43 M . . , 10 10 " 1183 " ..Goodwin's. " ' 7 27 ?. 8 88 " . . 10 20 " 1141 " .noit Junction... '< 7 18 ?. 8 28 . . 10 21 M U42 " .Voachtreo. " 7 17 " 8 27 . Ar. 10 40 " 12 00 m .Atlanta.Lv. 7 00 " 8 10 " . Additional trains Nos. 40 and 41-Lula accommodation. dBlly oxocpt Sunday-loaVcs Atlanta I 5.80 r. M., arrives Lula 8.12 r. M. Returning, leaves Lula 0.10 A. M., arrives Atlanta S.60 A. M. Retweon Lula and Athens-No. dally, except Sunday, and No\ 60 dally, loavo Lula 8,85 P. M., and 10.30 A. M., ruiHo Athons lo.v. v. M. and 12,20 v. M. Returning, loavo Athen?, No. 51 dally, except Sunday, and No. 53 dally, 6.60 P. M. and 7.40 A. M., nrrlvo LulaV.60 p. M. and 9.30 A. M. . JJotw?on Toccoa and Klborton-No. 1 daily, except Sunday, and No. 3 dally, loaVo Toocoa 11.30 A. M. and 3.15 p. M., nrrlvo Kllierton 3.30 p. M. and 7.15 A. M. Retrimlng,' Nrts". 4 and 2 dally, oxcopt Sunday, lcavo Klborton 1,30 p. M. nnd 4.30 A. H., arrlvo Toccoa 6.10 p. M. nnd 8.16 A. M. . Nos, 61, 63, 60 and 62, carry l'ullinan Slcopors between Washington and Atlanta. . For detailed Irlforinatlon as to looa) and through timo tables, tates and milman .Stooping Car reservations, confer with local ngents, or address ii AH. '5\? VB.OXt, t.. & IWcOf.KMKRV, Gon'l l'as?. Agt., Div. Tass. Agt., Washington, D. G. Atlanta, Ga. O, O. WKLLH, j. L. om?, < U renville, S. C. RODT. A. THOMPSON, HORT. T, JA.YNKS, Walhalla, S. O. Weils, Orr, Thompson & Japs, Attorneys and Ommsellore ut L<\\o% Walhalla, ? (7. Hpnnln.1 attention given to all htisblOBS entrusted to our oaro. August 25,1887. 84* Important Notic No'ftOF. is hereby gi von tiu?t I will nt my ofllco. noar tho Norman Park Hotel, for the winter, Where I desire nil poisons owing mo by, Roto or account, to call and make immodiate payment or nutls f ac tory scttlomoilt. J, V. MIOKLRR. Octobor 08,1800. 42-tf , Tho National Mit it nco. Tho notional Alliance has boon In eoBBi,on at ?oala, Fla, Wo make tho following extraots from PRESIDENT POLK'S MRSBAOE, After congratulations to tho Or dor ho says : Profoundly impressed. . with the magnitude of this great revolution I for reform, involving isauos momen tous and stupendous in their charac ter, as, affecting'the present qnd fu ture weifaro of tho ppople, the pub* lie mind is naturally direoted to this meeting with anxious interest, If not so|l?ito.de, and you cannot bo unriiind ful of tho importance and responsi bility that ottaohes to your action, as representatives. AGRICULTURAL bkp?Ks?iON, ' Referring to tho depression iii agri culture, he says : Never, perhaps, in tho history of tho world has industry and Coonomy of thought boon moro intensely on gaged than for the past two years in thin country in the investigation of tho oatiBes which have conspired to place agriculture so far in the rear in tho race of material progress. This investigation, earnest, sincere and searching, has lcd td the general, if not universal conviction, that it is duo in large measure and in most part, to thc partial; discriminating and. grossly unjust national legisla tion. Emboldened by the rapid growth of its (tho money) power, it has levied tribute on the great political partios of tho country, which must bo paid in servile party subservionoy to its greedy demands. High places in polities arid in government have been intrusted to its chosen servants and suborned loaders, who scorn thc will and tho interests of, tho people. Wo are rapidly drifting from tho moorings of our fathers and stand to-day in tho crucial era of our free institutions, of froo form of govern ment and of Christian civilization To rescue these inestimable blessings and interests from tho impending peril, should bo tho solf-iraposed duty of nil patriots throughout tho land? TIIK PROGRESS OP THE ORGANIZATION. Ho then .takes up organization': Since our last annual meeting in the city of St. Louis, thc States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North I Dakota, Caluornia, Colorado, Wost Virginia, Pennsylvania and Okla homa have been added to tho roll joall of our Supremo Couneil. Or ganizers are at work in tho States of Washington, Oregon, Ohio, Now York, New Jcrsoy and Arizona, and in all these States "Tho Holds are ripe unto tho harvest, but tho labor ers oro few." I oanii?t too earnestly urge upon you tho importance of devising means and methods for th? prompt occupation of these and other States with competent and active organizers. |$?>7 LEGISLATIVE REFORM. To promote legislative reform he recommends that this council author ize tho organization of a body to be known as tho' National .'Legislativo Council of the National Farmers* Alliance and Industrial Union, to whom shall bo committed thc charge of such legislative reforms as may bo indicated by your body. I would rospeotf tilly suggest that the Legis lative Counoil bo composed of your notional President, who Shall bo ex oillolo Ohairman, and the presidents of all tho States represented in* the Supreme Counoil, and that this body shall hold its annual mooting within sixty days after the adjournment of the Supreme Counoil, at such limo and place as may bo indicated by tho national President, and that it be empowered and authorized to ap point such legislative committees as in its judgment may bo wiso, and thoy bo required to transmit to each of tho States in printed form, through the national Seor?tary, foi distribution to the reform press, leo rurers and membership of tho Order all measures or bills together witl tho argument in thoir favor as they I may dooido should bo enacted inte laws. Let it be required furtbei that tho Legislativo Counoil sha! keop a correct record of all its pro ceedings, whioh shall be submitted through its chairman to thc nox annual mooting to tho Suprom< Council. This body will exert i great moral influence, and with tin influenoe of the reform press through oirt tho States, would establish am solidify a power whioh oould not fai to oxoroise a most bonofloinl offec on public affairs. A M KN' OM KN TS. PROPOHKW. President Polk recommends flv constitutional amendments. Tho fifth is 0 bombshell. It says I rospcotfully suggest to your body the expediency and advisabilivy of requiring1 any officer of your body who may bc nominated or appointed to any civil ofllco. to tond?? tho re signation of hts office promptly upon bis.acceptance of such nomination or .'ippOiV.i V"jiC-?it. Then comes tho President's delive rance on, political action, which is as follows ; An intelligent .^conception atid comprehension of the relations and reoiprooal obligations botween tho citizens and the government is ono of tho highest attributes of Ameri can oithienship, and'Kinder our form of''government, ono of tho most im portant and respondi?lo duties de volving upon tho citizen is tho at tainment bf tliis knowledge. Hence, first and foremost hi our "Declara? tion of Principles,^ wo announce; that wo are "to labor for the educa tion of tho agricultural classes in tho science of : economieal government, in a striotly non-partisan spirit, and so bring about more^porfoot union of classes." Woro it tho design of tho f ramera of our organ io law to im press our membership with tho re sponsibility and patriotic' duty of reaohing that exalted standard in citizenship to which all. American freemen should aspire, and to assert that our organization was politioal in tho highest sonso of that torm, thoy wore fortunate in adopting the prin ciple in this declaration; but while our organization is political, it oan't bc partisan or sectional in its action. In support of this declaration wo proudly point to our whole past ro: cord and to the recent popular elec tion, and particularly to tho noblo and patriotic bearing of tho brother hood in tho States of Kansas and South Carolina. It is ns needless as it would be criminal to attempt to disguise tho fact that as an organiza tion wc have readied a critical pe riod in our existence. Insidious and powerful influences aro seeking to divert us from the high purposo and grave object for which . wo were or ganized. Flushed and elated with success, niarvolous in many of its as peots, and tho most remarkable in the politioal history of this country, let us not impair its prestige and power by indifference or inactivity on tho ono hand, or by grasping for the impracticable or tho unattainable on tho other. Strong as we aro, and strong aa? we mufet become, strong enough if united to render our lines impregnable to any open or opposing force, yet we aro not strong enough, nor can wo be, to withstand tho in trigue and treachery of our foos within. Indeed, tho evasion of this great issue has boon prominently - charac terized by the two groat parties for tho paBt twonty-flvo years. Th? groat absorbing question, let mo ropoat before tho American people? is not whether the Demooratio or tho Republican party, with their evi dent subservionby to tho will of cor porate and money poworfc, Shall bo in tho ascendency, but tho question is whether, under our Republican form of government, tho citizen or tho dollar shall be tito sovereign. Let tho people boro ropresontcd continue to reiterate, and with in creased emphasis demand, first that tho silver shall be restored to its dignity and place as a money. metal with all. the rights of coinage and all tho qualities of legal tender whioh gold possesses. 2. That tho ourroncy of tho coun try shall be direot to tho people at a now rate of interest and without discrimination, and shall bo a legal tondor for all debts, publie and pri vate. 8. That taxation shall- bo moro nearly equalized by requiring that all property shall boar a just proportion of its burdens. 4. That alien ownership of land should bo resisted and prohibited. 5. That public transportations should bo owned and controlled by tho government. G. That no class nor interest should be taxed to build up any other clase or interest. V'7? That publio rovenuos should bc limited to an honestly and economi cally administered government, and for tho further seourity of tho public welfare let thom demand 1 8. A just and equitable system o graduated taxation on inooraos. 9. That tho eleotion of Unitet States Senators shall bo by a dirco vote of tho pooplo. These demands nvo tho neoessar; and legitimate outgrowth of ou rapidly advancing civilization, am tho highest consideration for th public we?faro and safety shoub .V:^'We\;v-;,;V .:'...?: .-;,?:>/ ' ' impel us to earnestly and persistently cudonvor to engraft them upon our go vor n mon t al pol .ties., TUKNKD INTO A LOVK Pit A ST, At tho conolu?ion of ' Prcsidont Polk's address, the AlUaneo rcso?vod itself into a sort of '''love feaat^ clar?^g tfhicfc C. A. Powar, as M Un ion soldier from Indi jina, moved that all ox-Untbn soldiers in tho haii, who endorsed tho senilm^hjts ex pressed in the speeoh of President Fo?ths, of South Dakota^ with refer ence to tho burial of seetionftlidm, riso up to bo counted. Tho mo'tlori prevailed, and between forty anti fifty stood up, amid tho wildest enthusiasm. Under the inspiration of this good feeling, an ox-Union sol dier from Wisconsin stood up in his seat and oalled, upon all Union sol diers present' to give three cheers for tho old Cdnfederateo in the Allh. anco. They woro glVon w-th ?i iyill. Then it, was tho Confederates' turn, aud they cheered the old soldiers of tho Union With a voluminous hearti ness that raised no doubt as to the genuineness of their fooling. Tho cheers woro mingled with the wild, old-fashioned * Hebel yell,'* and as its och?os died away, one aged veteran of tho Confederacy shouted in ? voice that rang out cloarly through tho hall : "That's the genuine article. Pvo heard it bofor?." OCA LA, FLA., December 8.-Delo gato W. S. McAllister*, of Missis sippi^ introduced in tho meeting of tho Farmers' Alliance the following preamble and'resolutions; which were, adopted : "Wheroas, The President of the United States in his annuc1 message to Congress recommends tc3 urges tho immediate passage of . . measure known as tho Lodgo Eleoi m Bill; and : /;'>' ,': "Whereas, The said hill will neces sitate a radical revolution of the election machinery of thc Union, both Stato and national, and its passago will bo fatal to autonomy of the States and tho cherished liberties of citizens; and "Whereas, Tho said bill is partisan in spirit, and will bo partisan in its application, thus revitalizing the gory ghost of scotional estrangement; and "Whoroas, In the holy war which wo have declared against sectional ism, firesides of tho North, Mast, South and West aro citadels around which the heaviest battles hrelieing fought; and to tho erid that victor^ may crown our crusade, lot fraternity and unity reign; therefore bo it "Resolved by tho National Far mers' Alliance! and Industrial Union of America, in National Council assembled, that wo do most solemnly protest against tho passago of the said Lodge election bill; and wo most earnestly petition our Bonntors to employ all fair and honorablo means to defeat this unpatriotic measure which cnn result in nothing but evil to our common and bolo ved country. "Resolved, furtJier, That a copy Of theso preambles and resolution bo forwarded to each Senator in Congress." Me Al li aler took thc floor in sup port of tho resolutions, and at thc end of a strong speeoh moved theil adoption. As ho sat down thorn was a still ness and hush in the. convention which foreboded a storm, and every body expected it to burst from tilt Western or Northwestern delega tions, but, no storm came. ?ftor a fow moments of suspense delegate Doming, of Pennsylvania arose and said that ho regarded th; introduction of tho resolutions ni untimely; that thoro was largblypr? valent a fooling at tho North tba1 the Alliance was a section^, org?ni zation, its members being saturater with Southern sentiments, and tba tho passago of those resolution would strengthen this opinion ah< check the growth of tho Albano North and East. His languago wa very temperate and conciliatory am a ripple! of .applause greeted the clos of his speech. President McGrath, of the Kansn Stato Alliance, moved tho adoptio of tho resolutions without rofcrono .to any commiiieu ami witooul uuuuu which was lost. A dologate from Illinois expresse practically tho same sentiments ; Deming. Ho feared tho adoption ? resolutions at this timo would coi firm tho charge somotimos hoar that the Farmers' AUianoe is a part san body. The Alliance, ho said, fast getting a grip in the West an In localities where Kepublioan sent mont is strong. This notion of tl national body would tend to thro it into politioaV disrepute and stop ita expansion over tho State? of tho West and Northwest. President Hall, of tho Missouri Stato Alliance,; moved th>t tho reso lutions bo tabjed; but aftor a short interval, in wliioh thero woro sovoral short but temperate . speeches in favor of their passage, ho moved' to table" his Original motion to te.blo, Which was carried. The question thou recurred; on MoAliater's motion to adopt the reso lutions, ?hd it was carried unani mously atnid the wildest enthusiasm. Charleston. Col. Patrick Calhoun, of Atlanta, |s in Cborloston. A Nexos and Cou Her reporter interviewed bim as fol lows : I "I have jost stopped over in Charl?stoh to leave Airs. Calhoun, Who1 Will spond sonic timo here,** ho said. UI will go to-morrow after noon to Now xork on a busihess Visit. "I have very little to say about railroads,*' he continued, "because there is nothing especially new to say. Oho thing that se?his to be nt tmeting a good deal of attention is the Foot Point'boom, which has beon noticed already in tho papers. The authorities of tho Macon and Birmingham Railroad, I understand, ire projecting a road from Macon to i*00t Pointy and as they aro gentle men of enterprise and energy, I have no doubt they Will succeed Well with their plane. A groat deal of land bas been bought around Foot Point during the last ninety days, and it Will, lam sure, bo developed in thc near future. I ord nbt personally in forested in this movement at all,' am' so do hot speak with authority, but knowing tito gentlemen engaged in it, ? fjm' cortain it will turn out Well. [This same oompahy built tho South jGOorgin artd Florida Railroad and ave men of experience and ability. "Of course no, ono oan toll what eff?ot tho 1 doveloptuont of Foot jPoiht will bavo on tho ports along ?this part of tho A thin tic coast. Southern commerce is bound to find a deon water outlet, and Congress should make moat liberal appropria tions for Savorinah and Charleston harbors, so that those porto can bo utilised without any drawbacks. "Thore is au aotivity in railroad circles all over tho South at prosent Wliioh in unprecedented. .Daving thc p?st five years the progross in South Carolina and Georgia particularly bas been very great, ana I predict that during'tho next decade moro 11 railroads Will be constructed m tho South than in thc whola rest of tho Unidh. Tho entire Southern Oo?n* [tty is iix\\ of activity, and tho eyes 'or tho c?pitali?tscVety Whore Oro bo ifig attracted h?re." Speaking of Charleston Mr. Cal Ibonn said: "I have been Watching Charleston with much into vest, and I am mire ft .. is On ih? rise. Whatever changes j J will oc??r h?re ?n tho noit few years Will be greatly bohoficiol, arm all sighs ' point to a pr?sporous career for he*. S?mo other cities with which she has'tb competo have bet ter Railroad facilities, but I believe Charleston will bo ocpial to ahy of them 1 in cdiUhnSrolal advantages of atty kind irt'a very few years. Tho city ?S destined to be a gt'eat com mercial centre, hud tho realization of this destiny is not Very far off." Mr. Calhoun Will leavo tho city for New Y?rk tbis afternoon by tho At l?ntlo Co?st Lino. A'Monument to a Distinguished Preacher'and'Teacher. A handsome monument Was ?roctod J at Mt Carmel Church, in Piokona county, on Friday, to tho memory cf the Rev. John L. Kennedy, a man 1 Known all OvOf South Carolina as ( ono of the most lonrncd and able ,j preachers and toachors tho State over \ had. The raonumont wns obtained j by popular siibsoription among tlio < former pupils and admirors of the j eminent minister and educator, WAH , erected without ceremonies, a largo ? ?ptimbor of people, however, boin;.; present, inoluding tho committeo in charge, composed of J. P. Smith, J. E. Bogga and yun M. Glonn. Tho monument ie about ten foot high and was made by Clark & Coopor, of this city, out of tho handsomest importer) Scotch granite. Tho menu- i mont bears this inscription : "HEV. JOHN L. KKHNKDY, Born December 12,1801; Plod August 10, 1877." ? On ono side aro the words "Our Toachor." and on tho other "Our Pastor." X^ofore tho establishment of tho higher educational institutions in this and o thor parts of the State the noted !0duoator7s school nfc Wil liamston Springs, now Williamston, hero anrjl otfior placcB in tho Pied mont, countiofl, wore attended by men who aro now -prominent in poli tics, business and thc professions. Ilo was one. of tho most finished scholars in South Carolina and a man Of 'great find noble character. Greetiville frews. '-r-ws??uufimKni "AT- .-. Old PJckens<in 1840', ~~MOVK? TO- V<? Walhalla in 1868. Destroyed }ty Fire dum B?-Estab??tshed ?ugust ? Kv,;-;,- 1887. Macadanjljied Roads. ?IOW TH IC Y ARK Mil) AN!) WHY Til KY AUK KCONOMICAT,. Corni try rcadmakiug has become a soienco, and the' mattor of & general reform bf tho roads on a ?inform ?ysfom bids tairto->bocomo a po'Utioai Question in some States and many minor looftl?ti?s. The most sin-pris ing fftot so far developed in the rii i?mly rovivcd discussion is thi$ very few pcoplo (certainly not more than ene in a thousand) whoso busi ness involved much hauling haye any * idea of tho enormous loss oftused by bad r?ads. Sir John Ma'onoill, hy Many careful experiments, showed that the units of force needed to novo a certain weight in a wagon vft'ri?d as foll?ws: Ona vory smooth, hard surfaco.2 On a dry, olean.rough stono road.. .5 On samo, vory dusty.....8 On samo, wot and1 muddy... .10 On a wot and muddy road.82 That is, he estimates that bad toads cost about 1,600 per cont, of ivastc labor 1 John'Loudon Macadam travelled fcbeut 80,000 miles to inspect and jtudy the roads of Great Britain, ?md in 1810 introduced his method, which ga??ed favor so rapidly that of tho 25,600 milos of publio roads in .he kingdom 18,000 were macadami sed within a donen yonrs. Hin nya. tom, however, was thought by some :o bo defectivo in one particular--a vory important one in England-tho method of preparing the foundation. Mr. Thomas Telford added tho sys-? of laying a rook foundation and jiving^na^rwul a tolorably high cen tral orown, 'sTlh^QAsystom should wroperly bo called tim^^4S3^:Mao<* whim method." The improvoa relford-lviaondam method is as fol' owB : Tho grade should have a rise of at ea?t ono ipoh in thirty t^warditi^ '(.ntev, and tho ditches be not loss: han a foot deep, measuring from a JIOSS section that is tho baso of tho ?onstruoted road. On this base 'which is tho natural earth and should first bo hard rolled) isiahi Ii'bcdof stone, eight inches deep?in*? ho conter and diminishing'to six nobes at the sides; the stones should mt bo moro than oight inches n?r Hess than six inch en wide; the smaller mes should bo inserted by hand, so is to wedgo the whole Vuass very .ightly togothor. The stone surfaco s thou rammed and pounded till it is 'airly smooth. On this foundation course comos a ftvcjf of atones,'varying from -three hohes (the lafgCBt) to Oho inch (tho imalloBt). Thesonoed not nooossarjly JO machine broken, but may he rc _?il.*-J ii-'.ii-.'..: .uoo nulli i/iiu nvivunvu nvvnu ur mn uga. Tbi? layer should bo four nones deep, ana should bo frCo from Hrt and well rammed or rolled dow?. l1ho surfaco. layer of broken steno mould bo three inches deep, nfiu ihouUl bo solooted with considerable jare. Every stone in it should haye >asscd through a two-inch ring be :oro it is laid, and stones which ar? yedge shaped, or otherwise do'dot ipproach uniformity of measurement, ottld have no place'. After this ay?r has boon oarofully prepared lt s superh'oially rolled. ' Screened ?ravelor sand is thon thrown on, md thorough rolling completes tho process. Tho cost would bo about tbi'co imos that of the common gravel At.-'.Vi-ti ..'?.mUj?i I-i!*"*- ; . \mu, CTIIU, tuuiiuu ?Huvucu ja Mowed in tho thiok'noss of the up 1er lavera, yot it is laid down that ;aoh Bhoulq be at least - throe incites.... ihiok, oxcopt tho sand. Tho, entire moth, theroforo, of tho'rock, pebble m^ gravel structure would bo about ?ftejn inches. Various modlileft Aom of tho system are therefore proposed beoauso Ot a desiro to iconomi/.e. The arguments advanced in Eng land for tho Tolford-Mftcadam nys 5cm ave very foible, oho of tn? strongest being tho drainage setityre/? -, l>y sotting tho longest stone? in such i way as to leave tjio sVuoturo quijo porous below and yet quite firm. In tho United States, howovor. moro than ono onginccr declares that "if water goes through tho roadbed it breaks up at timos anyhow; tho sub tyratum of roek'd^hsr.u,t'pr?yont it." ijeforo tho.day? .of Telford and Macadam Great Britain bad th? name wretched system that still pre vails in many parts of tho United States, a system which requires tho peoplo of many a thinly inhabited and.poor farming region to koop up tin road between two populous tow ni;. <4EoquirOs" thom to do it is only tho legal expression, for thoy feet rioi'.?ly.do not do it-a fact atteste^ by ten thousand popular rjokes on "Western roads.'* The so-oalled turnpikes of O?do and "macadamized roads" oMhdiana aro praotlcally tho ??imo thiii gravel road only requiring "patching," but* hardening md Un roving by timo, provided Um 1 ng iis not too heavy at the <jtari oertamVy sooms tune for ? reform, of tho country rigid the nation,