Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-10-21
oar, II l24:SlvoL. No. 8,

| CIIAnLEsToN. "A gentleman who hasbccn
Ebscnt from Charleston for the short 'tiiine of
(ix weeks, returned in the last steamer from
Hew York On walking up East Bay, lis
Erst exclamation was that Of surprise. at wit
Ecssing the wonderful improvements that had
Yeen made in that section of the city during
Eis temporary leave. We assured him that
Ehc improvements were not confined to. any
special locality. On every stscct and thor
puyhfare the marks of energy, industry and
enterprise were plainly visible. East Bay,
kix weeks ago. was almost barren of open bus
fness plates, while now it is next to an impos-
sibilitY to rent builning covered with q roof.
Owners of buildings are actively engaged re-
pairing damages occasoned by fire and water,
and long before the repairs are completed, dp-
plications are received to occupy the premises,
Tie same holds good with Meeting, King and 4
other principal streets Il. There, is a great de-
city. In order to meet this demand, it will
towards restoring the burnt district to "a habi-
table condition. The city cannot afford to al
low that large area of valuable space to remain
in ruins: Let the owners Of the property
commhnce at once to put up larger and com
modous buildings, and when completed, there
will be no need Of begging for .qccupanth,-
The, rents in charleston are increasing daily
which is another evidence Of enhanced bust
ness activity. Stores, WHICH three months
ago could be obtained for FIVE hundred dollars
per annum, cannot now be had for less than
|$1,500 and $4,000 for the same term. Let
us continue in the good work of city improve
ment.-- Charleston Courier. sh aattF
BRUTAL MURDER. Weregret to annouhee
SAYS the Abbeyilln Press 81, the 18th, the com,
person Of Major james q. "A Adaiifs, one Of OUR
most respectable citizens, ops Thursday morn
ing last. The deceased was resident Of our
district, near Hodges Depot, and left home
early on Thursday morning with his gun in
his hand for the purpose, as his mother sup
posed, of hunting turkies. On Friday NOR
ming his dead body was found near Hodges
Depot, very much utatcd Upon his sideS
were the marks of wound inflicted by an
axe. There was deep cash on the back Of
his head, and his whole face was beaten in, so
as not to be recognized. His broken gun was
! found near by, with which it appeared that
most of the wounds were inflicted Upon the
trees around there was the evidence of dis
charge of fire arms, and the appearance Of the
ground indicated violent struggle. Two
negroes have been arrested and lodged ipsjaiil,
liand against one of them the evidence Of Grim
inality is very strong But it is very likely
that others ate implicated, and we trust that
all willibe brought TO speedy punishment )
Bill OF .NloRrAMrIY,- By the report Of
the deaths, sent us by the city Register, We
find that there has been during the past week
I thirteen whites and thirty:iye blacks and col
Lored who have .diod. Of these, there were
/ eight cases of fevcr-three whites, twoo ofthem
children, and fvcblack adults; of dropsy, five
blacks four adults and one child; and of
. convnlsions, FIVE childrcn--one whteard four
blacks. 1t will be observed, also, that the
black adults who have died are over three
times the, number of the whites, and the black
children are more than double the white The
rest of tho deaths appear to be Of general dis
eases, pnd in the, same ratio as in former years,
at this seasons dive must still be- thankful
for the extraordinary health WHICH has blessed
our city Charleston Ne,cs.
! TRAGIC AfFAIR.-7-Cn Saturday last, says
the Charleston Couricrof lhe2St slit. a'draadd-
| 'ful and apparently well planned assault, with
intent to kill was made upon Dir. Theodore
Dehon and hissson, Theodore Dehon, Jr., by
negroes, willie tic YfSrmer we're returning from
htheiriplahtation at Ashepoo to Walterboro. ~ ~
We have not received full particulars of bhe
assault. but learn THAT the, ,assailants were the