Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-08-13
Manufactures at the sopth,

IeoP'e everywhere are beginning to open
tneir eyes to tho marvellous advantages which
this Southern land of ours possesses de- q man.
ufacturing region. The contrast between tho
doleful talk of the New England mill.omne,,
and the cheerful reports from the cotton fac.
tories Of South Carolina, Georgia and other
Southern States, is too marked to long escape
the attention of the Keen sighted capitalists
OF the North. A Massachusetts, manufaos
turer has recently declared that it costa at
least sixteen ccnts to manufacture fabrics.
which would not bring in market more than
htteen cents per yard. Whether this be true
or not, certain it is that either because ofreai
loss or in order to secure a high protective
tariff on foreign goods, the whole. Yankee
manufacturing interest is just now making
particularly wry faces. Formerly, as is well
known, the profits of cotton manufacture were
very great, and it may now be that the. CON.
plant is owing rather to a reduction Of these
large dividends than to the alleged total ia.
p%rlvation of profits. In any: event, however.
it is gratifying to know that the depression.
real or affected, which prevails in New Eng.
land' Is not felt in any degree by our.own
mills and that even recently established COT
ION factories In the cotton producing regions
are paying quarterly dividends Of Eve pers
cent. upon initial experiments. New Eng.
land manufacturers must look 10 it, or their
occupation will soon be gone: IL ] m,ssls
~vurttshtfh6 themselves with
smaller profits, transferring their mills South.
ward, or turning their capital into other ave.
MUGS. In a few years the people Of the entire
South will be supplied with cotton fabrics
manufactured where the cotton is grown. 4
possibly Southern mills may find alarge mar.
ket also in the North for their goods. Inthe,
face of the united opposition Of tho Great
West, and of a South steadily and surely ii.
c%reasing in wealth and power, thee. aindustria
kings Down East cannot hope much Longer.
to bolster up by special legislation, at tho 81.
pense OF consumer, The Pleasant monopoly
which has so long kept them sleek aud fat.
[CAarleston Ne,os.
IHR TAT PENITENTIARY.-The escape
of convicts from this institution is becominr
quite a nuisance. Every few days Ne observe
the mention Of another batch Of prisoners q.
Gaping from the guard, generally composed
Of negroes, we believe. In addition ID this
taking Of French leave, Gov. Scott recently
p~ardoned sixteen conyicts. There are shonk
four hundred inmates Of the P~epitentiiary.
seven.eigths of whom are colored Republican
voters. at the present rateso Of d~irninutinn.
these will all have been set al liberty III snsYlo
time to exercise the right OF sui.irago sat tho
next general election. 1T is also runnored that
Gen. ssolbrand, tho Superintendent, Who Ii
likewise Commander Of the Grand Army ara 81
tho Republic for this State, has 10, 900 stands
Of arms stored away in the Penisentjsry build-
ings. Are che, conyiots drilled SID tho man .
Of the militia2
We, arc reliably informed that the Wan iii
the main building has NOS received asinsI &
atope since the removed of Maj Lee fiom shs
position Of Superintendent. i outer vii
enclosing the grounds has not progressed shv
more rapidly. Howarat the iaborers etnpioy.
eds--ALaasrsoa Ana1Hilgsaess. IS
THs Love OF I'm BsAurrsu1aplacS s
young girl under tho care ofa kindskSarted
graceful woman, aud abe unconscio0slv s
herself grows into d graceful LADY Paoo Z
boy In tho establishment Ola tliorouab .coirf
straightforward business MAJ. snd MS 81
beooraeas sslf reliant, praotI eaib psiaess nas
Ohildsen are aasooptiblo cseatuSyea, shd /.