Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-27

verdict for tho plaintiff, mot to offer violence
to the defendant, however richly he might
deserve it; in other words, "not to lynch tic
villain, but leave his punishment with God"
This was the most artful trick of all, and best
calculated to insure vengeance.
The jury returned verdict of fifty thous.
and dollarsj aud tho night afterwards Hop
klns was taken out Of his bed by lynchers and
beaten almost to death. AS the court adj,
journcd the stranger said:
"John Taylor will preach here this evening
ut early candle light"
He did preach, and tic house was crowded.
have listened to Clay, Webster aud Cal
houn--to Dwight, Buscom and Beechcr-but
never heard anything inthc form of sublime
words even approxisnating to the eloquence of
John Taylor--,nassive as a mountain, and
wildly rushing as cataract of fire."
TIE MORMON SAINTS Tho Salt Lake
Videttc thus brusqucly defines the split which
has taken place in the Mormon Church.
Young Joe Smith, the son of the Mormon
prophet, is the acknowledged heud of the large
body of Nlorlnons in the Western Stntes who
accept tho Z" Book of Mormon" Z" aud the
prophecies of Joe Smith and he dcnounccs
polygamy and blood atoncment us innovations
on tho faith of the Latter.day Saints, and
styles such practices grievoas crimes against
the we'll bcn., sof society. Brigham Young
is tho'acknowledgcd head of all the Latterday
Saints in Utah, who accept tho Book of
Mormon," the prophecies. Of Joe Smith he.
lievc in polygamy, blood atonemcnt and Brig
hams special revelations. Joe Smith Jr., il
determined to be recognized and acknowledged
as the head of the Mormon Church, and
Bringham is determined that he won't. Some
of the Smith family came out here last sum
mcr to preach the "pure quill' but they
didn't run away with the people They met
poor success. Brigham aired all that was lett
of the Smith family, one Sunday afternoon in
the Tabernacle, including the wifo of Joe
Smith, the prophet.
Joe Smith, Jr.. has about forty thousand
adherents in the Western States, while young
has double or treble that number in Utah.
Some of the defective have left and are leav-
ing Utah to enroll themselves under Joe
Smiths banner, but Young has much the ad
vantage of tho Smith family, both in power
and position Brigham, Jr., has been cho.
sen to succeed his father rs head Of the
Church
THE NEW SOUTHERN TEXrILE.-Thc
" New Orleans Picayunc" gives additional
particulars of the new textile plant that is to
supcrccde the cotton plant. 1t is called the
Ramic. Roots set out on the 23d of March
have sent up vigorous shoots, which arc now
five inches high. 1t shows strong tendency
to spread. and initiating in this respect the
low growing wild rose called "Brida rose"
having leaf quite like it when small, and of
like color-a bright light green. These roots
were nearly month in sprouting. The
ground was tenacious clay, SO that a sandy
soil is by no means essential to its growth
Roots planted in other places somewhat later
are also coming up There will, evidently be
no difficulty in raising it,.
The specimens of fabrics made from the
ramie have boon received in Cuba both those
of ramic alone and those of ranie and wool
untcd-and tho Diario, of Havana says they
leave nothing more to be desired. They have
also received in Havana seeds Of the plant,
which have been furnished by the Society of
Acclimaton of Paris. Whether these seeds
will germinate as readily us the plant grows
roots remains to be seen. a further supply
is exp cted from Vera Cruz Us soon as the
siege Of that city is sufficiently at an end to
enable them to be obtained. The price of
the roots is one dollar .cach or one bundled
for ninety dollars,
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