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- DE OCRACY.
When' threatened robbeiy w,!s rife,
Unsafe was property and life,
.Who gained the day, prevonting strife?
Wade Hampton's Democracy.
What Inales the people' all alive
S- What! Mlikes them study, toil and strive
As if they wished to live and thrive?
- * The sign ' of Democracy.
What makes the people all report
And take the cases to thill'Court
Where justice is of good reprt
Imnpartial Ynem~ocralcy
,Vko lets the peopleAt the State
As dou)I111 law )/y
Without emb: Assiment or hate?
. Che faithful Democracy.
of the state a sovereign makes
)ohd lets the people held othe stakes"
,'And nothing from her fwedom takes?
The futlIre Democracy.
0r
Frem the Keowee Courier
* A Card:
Mr. B. G. loftman, Special Doputy
Col!oetor, in an articlo in the Chal
loston News and Courier, defends thc
condtlet of. th6o revenni~ offlcials iin
iiekens~ anid Oconce Countie. Hle
states that the Information as to my
treatiMlent by these worthies "is equ
ally, thise," with the statement made
by.Mr.. Neal, of Pickens, as to theia
conduct at his house. Fearing that
Mr. Hoffman's memory is short, I wil
again publish for his benefit exactly
what did take place: On the 20t1:
day of March. 1878, while at work ir
my farm in Pickens County, twenty
or more moun t'oi meun, many of thent
under the'influence of whiskey, charg
ed upon me with their guns and pie'
tols -obeked. I was arrested and coars(
ly.cursed by one Aaron Thomas, m
member of the gang. I was placoc
in custo'dy and carried to Walhalh
on the 21st of the same month, die
Vance'of twenty miles, and there re
leasied, to apponrr before the Unite<
States Commissioner in Pickons. N<
warrant or authority for this arros
wadsownto me untUi we arived a
Walhaflie. The warr'ant purported t<
b~ ave been issued. by Mr. Thorniey
of Pickans; but he has since assured
mo that he did not issue the warrant
10 must, thereforo, have been a for
goi-y. This crowd of mtscellanou
humanity, at the time of my arreot
entered the dwelling of my mothe
some armed and some at the doo
wIth their pistols . ,cooked. She i
nearly eighty years of ago and ver;
feeble. They searocd her house, 'an<
attempted to open trunks and-boxos
Their authority was demanded, bu
none was- produced. Gary turned u~
my mother's bed with his gun an4
looked vulgarly about it. My moth
dr's'house was searched up stairs an4
down stairs. One of the crowd hada
* jug of whiskey around his neck, an
nearly all of them were under the in
fluenc0p liquor. A man called by th
og9w4 'foffrni.n,'' was present. On
* of my.noighiborat, Phillip Chapmnar
was'Arrested at the same time, car
riod toWValhalla, and thore relokset
- here was no warr.rnt Irgainst hitr
TuoMAs N. JNocINNE~qiY,
Poetstetr tt.Enetatoo, 8. C.
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and it is with much feeling Ihat,4 nlow
vei:tnre to write you, and I hope yon
will not think me presumptiuts in
d0ing So.
I now feel convinced, from infor
miation whihA I have received, that a
largo class of those persons who were
he0retofOre Violitors of tie revenle
law by illicit distilling, &c., would
rejoice to receive pardon for past of
fetuses. I believe that if a general
amnesty wais given them, it would
revollitionizu the sentiment now So
much prevailing aiong the people
throughout the State in generous
sympathy with the "poor .unfort.unate
illicit distillers," and put them (the
distille:-s) on new grounzd, so that any
futture act of vIolation would bring
drown upon the violator8 the con
demnation of every good citizen ,who
would doubtlese assist any one offl
cr of the govern ment in enforcing
the law. As the law now stands, ins,
formation can be instituted within
five years necxt after the commissionj
of such crime, (Sec. 1046, Revised
Statutes.) whiich ofleni times unearths
old crimes for which the offe3nder,
though hie may have abandoned the
business, and have been loading a
correct life, is liable to ' arrest and
prosecution,
P'ermit me to say that I feel a live
ly interest in this matter, and that I
recognize in you and our much loved
Governor the instruments that are
Lmost likely to bring about this charit
able result-which result would be
bailed with gladness by all the in
,habitants of this mountain country.
I Truly and respectfully yours,
.JoHNi 1. TIIoRNLE~Y.
H lon. T. J. Mackey.
'A man who announced 'his first at
tack of rheumatisrn learned in one
halIf hour that the follow in'g would
cure it: Iodide Of' p)ottssium, quli
nine, glauber saits, onions, raw 1em-.
.one, raw silk, oil silk, gin anid tnnsey,
t rock candy - and whiskey, Turkish
> baths, a potatoc carried in his pock
I et, a llorse chestnut carried m his
-pocket, an eel skin around his leg, a
suit of red flannel, chloroform lini
Sment, hot lemonade, a trip south, a
dry atmosphere, equable tempera
ture, suilpher bathee, mustard and
Shot water, camphor liniment and 0ls
octricity.
"I sot mue down in thought pro%
.found--this maxim wiso I drew: It's
easier for you to lovo a gal than maik
a1 glt love y ou?.
HoW 'He Cohqumered.
Paul Weimor was iA love, . Ppol
Paull The object of his afection
did not know her own mind, and hei
parenta dispimed bitn. I-is belovei
was the toll.keeper's daughter and
lived on the bridge which spannei
the btoad rier below his mountair
borne. Aida was naturally -a co
quette, and her father% positior
opened it %yay fbr the Indulgence ol
this disposition to an nlimited ex
tent, so that her lovers were nuva
bered by the dozen, add even Count
Rudolphin himself failed not to cast
an admiriug glance upon the fai
girl in hlia frequent journeys acrose
the bridge. Still she , was by no
means indifferent to manly charms ol
Paul Weimer, and she declared to
her mother that there was not, in all
tho province, as bright a pair of eyes
as Paul's black orbs. As it was im
possiblo to deny this, the mother
merely said it was a pity he did not
employ them oftencr in searchin - a out
the insects that destroyed his vines
than in sighting the cOmmois upon
the hoights.
'And his figure, too,' persisted the
girl, who declared to uphold Paul,
now that another has spoke against
himi.
'Did you ever see a more Magnifi.,
cent formed man, mother?'
'Oh, that is %%ell Lnough, but his
tot n is climbing over crags and pre.
cipicos in Searchl of the n ild goat,
k ben lei hshould have been digging in
his vine) ard.'
Aida knew this was* true cnuiigh,
so shc mnade no reply, ' et, anmig
all her (uitors, lone ocenpied so
manly of her secret thunghits Ifs 1h
dark-eyed Paul, and the day on
which her faither turned him from
their door and ordered him never to
enter it again was a sad one for ber,
althongh she wuld not acklLwledge
that she- loved him.
N Young W eimer was rendered des
perate by this pr-ocwedings, and be
came wilder in consequehnce. The
p'oor chautYois hand reason to enrse the
tolI-keeper's cruelty, for Patul now
hunted them with a relentless zeal,
and- more than ever n eglected h
Vine yard.
'The mills of the Gods grind elows
ly,' but each one's turn comes at last,
and those who care not what others
suiffer have persuonll sufferir gs thrust
upjon hliml.
The winter was passing and the
toll-keeper had begun rejoicing at
the prospect of the return of spring.
The river was still frozeni, but the
south wind blow warmi and balmy,
and ther e had been warm rains upon)
the fbnountaine, sQ that the ice was
600o) expected to disappear. The
family returned to rest as usual, and
were enjoying the peaceful sleep
that follows a (day of labor, when a
sudden and terrible awakening camne
upon them. The elements were
raging, and their house shaking to
its foundations, and the crash of fall
ing arches greeted their ears. The1
trembling man sought the roof of his
house and discovered that the bridge
at either~t end had been swept away,
and he and his family were pr1isonJere
in the midst of axwhirlpool that every
instant threatened destruction. 11c
cried aloud for' help, and his voice
was hea1rd above .the roar of the eles
monuts' by a cro'wd of horrified gaz
ers on the river's bank, but no one
dared to fauce the destruction in going
to his aid. Count Rudolph rode u.
in haste, and in his hand a purse.
'IFive hundred crowns to any onc
who attempts their rescue,' shouted
he, but no one moved, and destruc
tion seemed inovitable.
A stir in the crowd announcos
new arrival, and a inan in coarse ap
par'el, with .an alpine staff in his
hand, is ~een dividing thue crow<
r'riht and left as they impeded' hi:
onwardl j'rogress. To the Conti
Qjlce made lorithe river, Whee a sinall
fishers boat Iay upon the bank..
Without'a word be launhed into
the boilibg current, and was.soon
fGghtiug his way toward the central
pier, upon which the toll-keepers
house atood. After a desperate et
for and many narrow escapes he
reached the place, and thbftightened
keeper at once attempted to step in,
unmindful of the fate of his wile and
child.
'KCeep back!' Shouted the man in
the bdat, and giving it a tnun, nearl
precipitating the toll-keeper in the
boiling flood. 'I can take hut one
at a time, and 'Aids must 'come
first.'.
They then knew their brave res
cuer was Paul Weimer. Knowing
that rei-onstrance was useless, the
father helped bie daughter. into the
boat. As it was shoved off from the
pier, the girl exclaimod. 'My moth..
erl Will you not save my mother?'
'If God spares me, I will return
for her,' replied, the delivei er, and
therbent all his energies to getting
safely back to land.
This accomplished, ho deliveted
Aida into the hands of sympathizing
women, and a second tine attaimpt
ed the dangerous passage.
Providence once more crowned
his tifo,ts and b,c reached the pier in
safey, wihen the keeper, in whom all
aIUetionl seeied dead, itied at once
to step into the boat.
'Your wife firstl' cried Paul, lift
ing Iu oar, and halfttempt,ed to strike
'te cowardly wietch, who stepped
baclk iii diBpair.
As the boat deliated, the toll
keepur teured the young man would
luave hii to his tate, and he knew
ne deserved nothing better at his
hands, so he cried ut in anguibh.
'It you return for me, P-aul, Aida
shall be yours with my blessing.l
No answer was heaid in return
and the poor wretch feared his last
ChaICe wa6 gone.
O.nce mn'ure the ittle ark, with its
p)recious hiumani freight, approached
the shore, and Aida, claSpeCd her
mother in her armse.
-'Hecreafter .1 av~a only for you,
Paull' exclaimed the greatful girl,
as the youth stood a moment Ito
breathe, before again breasting the
torrent. One ki6s on her cheek
scaled the contract, and ho was off
for the third time on his errand of
mercy.
The poor keeper on the pier could
hardly believe his senses, as be saw
Paul return, and completely hum
bled, he silently took his Bseat in the
little boat. T.ihey had not yet
reached the shore, when the pier on
which the house had stood, tottered
and fell into the boiling whirlpool;
but the frail boat providentially
reached land in safety, and the fath
er was restored to his wife and
dAughter..
Prayers and thanks were poured
out up~on the bead of the brave de
liverer. Connt Rudolph hastened
to offer his purse of gold, which was
refused w ith dignity.
'The hazards of my life cannot be
purichiased,' he explained; 'and char
ity' I do not need; besides I am more
thnrepaid for all my efforts in
thsgaining tedsr fm
The Count looked slightly eC vious,
but determined on generosity, he
bestowed his purpose of.gold upon
the poor toll keeper whIose all had
been swallowed op in the tumult of
water.
Soon after wards, Paul Weimer
led his bride to thme altar, and his
old hannts know himfr no m/>re; the
chiamoise had rest on the mountains,
but he exhausted himself upon the
enemies of his vines, and it soon came
to b)e known that in all the province
there wats not a miore flourishing
v ineyard'than Paul Weimer's. Bo
nemi thmer Aida nftr her parents had
a cause to regreat thme bescwe of hier
~.i hand mpnon -hwr hi aVn delive.
Marvelous Uveation.
Mr. Christopher 'J. Wilson, of
Macon, Ga., bne invented and obtain
ed letters patent on an ireproved
saw, which the Telegra'ph and Mes
senger thinks will produce a* revolu
tion in the world of rneoanica4 pro
Cesse . He has anl invention which,
if properlj unanaged, will be very
valu*ble,.arid -take rank %i Ith the
Arst iventions of the pge. The now
-principle on whiah his patent issued
consists in so arranging the teeth of
the saw that it acts not only as a saw
bu as a plane, and the wood on
leaving it is in a dressed condition, as
if it had passed throigh a planing
machine, or been dressed with a
plane in the hands of an experienced
carpenter.
The saw is arranged with sots of
teeth, three in a set, witl what Is
known as a clearing tooth in front
and two cutting teeth in the rear, one
beveled oin the ene eido and the oth
Or on the opposite side, and in the
movement or rotation, as the case
may by, the wood and with it the
roughness is cleared away, and the
surface lett as smooth as if planed
and ready for building purposes and
the painters brush. Specimens ol
the Work in various kinds of wood
present the same uniform surface.
The bard yellow pine the soft white
pine, poplar, in fact, all kinds, are
dresed with equal facility.
1-1je advautago oy auch a saw arc
numberless. Wuather boarding can
be taken directly frou the saw inil)
and put up without the tedious and
expensive delay of plauing; common
fences can be painted and thereby
rendered doubly durable. CrOsF
ties will last twice as lor.g and be nc
more expensive when gotten out. by
this method. But the greatest say
ing will be in the niattar of sawed
shingles. It is well known that
these shingles are less durable than
split one. This is because - the
rougt surface catches and retainE
moisture. By the Wilson saIw this
will be entirely obviated, and this
kind of roofing mauw.e se lasting as
Iany.
Timber dressed wit h ti saw will
be more dorn~b!e, will proesent a moin
regular and accurate surface, econo
mize the raw material, besides many
other advantage, too numerous to
mention. Labor will also be tre
mendously lessened, and the iwet oi
buildings thereby reduGed. The best
mechanics and experts who have ox
amined the invention prononce I,
just the thing which has long beer
neceded, and predict that it will re
volutionize the present methods ol
dressing timber.
Mr. Wilson, who has boon work
ing on the saw for georal years, has
at last perfected it, and since obtain.
iug his patent has bad some flatter
ing oilers for hi18 invention, but lie
feels its merit, and 18 honlding on.
It will be a big thing when devel
oped.____
THE B1EJK8E~ oF CARpoz'o.This
ex..reasurer of South Carolina, who
is charged with eight felonies, was
released by Judge Shaw f rom Rich
land jail yesterday. The conditions
of the release were that Cardozo
give a bond in the sum of *8,000-for
his appearanoe at the July term of
t he General Sessions. 1ils bail bond
wats promptly signed by the wife of
Obarlos Wilder, the present colored
postmnaster' of Columnbia, Polly Pick..
ens,-Greon, the Sergeant at Arms
of the South Caiolina Senate, and
Wim. M. Taylor. All the bondsmen
are colored peop)lo, and pecuniarily
syskinig, are fully responsible for
tbe sumis for which they have bound
themiselves.- Regist er.
A school boy gave his teacher this
illunstriativo definition of 'responsi
bility. 'Boys hats two buttons fo:
their s'peuders. so's to keep their
p)ants up. When one button. comet
off, why there's a deal af responsi
bilit y s ee ing on t he other button.'
Headqugrtets of the Co My-eeeat
lo Rxoqtve Poemnittee.
Piours 0. H, 8. 0., April 2dr 187g,
Ptirbuant to the. recommendattofs
made by the State ExoOutive 0Cm
inIttee of - the Deuoeratic -pawty Of
outh Caralfna; at a meottng hekM In
Columbia, the 8tb day ot February
last, a County Convention of the D#%
mocrAtic party of Pickens County, is
hereby called to assemble at the
Court House on Saturday, the 4th
day of May next, The Proeidents of
the Clubs organized In the last cxm.
paign are hereby instructed to al,&
moeting of their respective clubs on
some stated day before tb meeting of
the Uounty Convention, for the pyr
pose of reorgansing and the eleetoi
of delegates to the said County Ubwk
vontion. Undo tho provisions of the
6th Article of the Constiwntion, ad.
opted by the State Convention in
August, 1876, the County Convontion
will be composed of one dolegato4qr
every club, and an addttional delegate
for every twenty five enrolled mo
bers. The duties of the Convention
will be the election of a new County
the two young Freys, attracted by
his calls for help, went to his assis
tande. The three then put the dog
to death. It was a fear ful thing, and
was the cause of much excitement in
the neighborhood. The!'dog bit no
less thani twelve oth)er dogs. It Is lto
be hoped that every one of' the'e
will be .put to death.---partanburg
Herald,
A SLrouT INT.-A bashful youth
was paying his addresses to a lass of
the country who had long despaired
of bringing things to a crisis. Hie
called one day when she was at home
alone. After settling the meritB of
the weather, she said, looking slyly
into his face:
"1 dreamt of youi last night."
"Did yon? Why, now?"
"Yes, Iglreamnt you kissed me!*
"Why, now! What did you dreami
your mother said?"
"Oh, I dreamt she0 wasn't at
home?"
A light dawned on the youth's in.
tellcot, and directly something was
heard to crack-perhaps his. whip,
and perhaps not: but in about a
Imou thtmre~ they were miar.iod.