Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-09-08
WALHALLA, 5. c.:
Friday Morning, Sept. 8, 1871.


gey- The attention Of our readers is directed
to the various new advertisements in this issue.
nea- A few cases of cholera are reported in
Paris. This dreadful scourge is moving cast
ward, and may soon be hoard of on our shores.
Precautionary measures arc being adopted
along the entire Atlantic coast.
nea- The bodies of four third assistant en-
,gincers, attached to the. Monitor Weehawkon,
have been recovered by divers. The vessel was
sunk in Charleston harbor. in December 1868.
by a Confederate torpedo boat. The bodies
wero nearly denuded of flesh.
Ma. The yellow fever is on the decrease in
Charleston. Twenty sevon. deaths from it arc re-
ported up to August 3lst. The free Of disn
fectants seems to have checked the spread of the
disease, while the cooler temperature Of tho last
few days has mitigated its severity. we hope
to hear Of the entire disappearance Of the fever
from this City.
Hsa. The number of Indians under the s@por.
vision of the United States Government is stated
at three hundred md fifty thousand The policy
of President GRANT towards these poor, benightcd
savagcs is said to look to their civilization educa.
tion and christianiza,ion. lie hopes ultimately
they will become citizens. r'
VS.. An indictment for man.slaughtcr, in
tho third degree, has been found against. the
President, Superintendent aud engineer of the
Staten Island Ferry Company; nlso on indict
ment for man slaughter, in the fourth degree,
against the United States Inspector of boilers
Such firm. prompt and decisive action on the
part of the public will doubtless have benefi
cal effect in preventing the recurrence Of dis
asters similar to that of the .Westfeld.
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Ms1. Tho statistics Of homicide, fur tho year
ending in May, as furnished by the. census Of
flee, toot up nineteen hundred and ninety six,
rs occurring in fortysix States and Territories.
This number includes one hundred and sixty
killed by Indians. In Vermont no cnseuf hom
icide is reported In Texas thrnc hundred and
twcnty three are reported, being the largest
number in any Stale. South Carolina furnish.
es thirty-sevcn cases. being less than the aver
age. The Radical Press would have the world
1ki6xed in South yGEol auiaih oh "a a" ku-
nSA- The catalogue Of crime in the United
States presents fearful illustration Of human
deprayity. Accounts Of murders, suicides.
burglaries. rnpes and arsons meet tho eye in
nearly every journal in the land not to mon
ton the numberlcss offences Of less grade
The New York Herald, of the 2Sth ultimo,
says, Our columns this morning record one
murder and suicide, two attempted murders, o
shooting and stabbng ARRAY, and one car rob,
berry, besides a long list of minor offenccs."-
This is but fair specimen eff the daily record
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things is found in all the large cities, though in
o loss degree.
neA- One of tho latest mysteries of New
York is the discovery of the body of beautiful
young lady, packed in trunk and checked for
Chicago. Tho trunk was brought to the depot
by a truckman, under tho direction of a woman
who procured u check for it. The smell from
the trunk led to an investigation and the discov.
cry of the above facts. By the aid of a boy,
who helped the woman check the trunk. the 10
lice began their search. which resulted in the
hnd'nS OF the truckman, the house from, which
tho trunk was taken and the arrest of one.
JAcon RosENzw EIo, n notorious nbortiopist.-
AS yet, tho woman who accompanied the trunk
to the depot, has not been discovered
neA- The Republican, Of tho 30th ultimo.
speaking of what that party has done for tho
promotion OF education, has the following: "We
say It, with deep grief and humiliation, tbat al
most nothing has been done in this direction.
in comparisons with what the country hid a
right to expect" It claims that devotion to
the educational interests Of the people at lnrge
is the great distinguishing feature of the Re-
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