Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-07-07

SHio you, tnat nave no interest whatever in
TINS matter, save and except the interest feel
10 the welfare of my country; and my con.
V!ctlon that we ought to become manufac
turing as well as an agricultural people.
| % Yours truly,
CllAs. II. FONDE.
| LANDLORD AND TENANT.-An interesting
ctse under this difficult branch of the law
was argued and decided before Trial Justices
Nilnott and Levy, on Monday last, at tic
City Hall The proceedings were instituted
under tho old act Of 1889, and were for the
recovery of the possession by the landlordo the
premises at the corner Of King and George
streets. The original lcass had been given
to kinsmans Of the defendant of the same
nsmo on the lst of June, 1865, after whose
dsath the defendant continued to pay tho rent
rRrsuant to tho terms of the said lease,
Si hed .S .taSfn Is \ possession , of the promises.
ed by notice III Writing between the parties,
and the defendant continued to pay the in
creased rent until the lst of May, 1871, when
no was served with q months notice to quit.
Upon his refusal to comply the present suit
was instituted. Defendants attorney, b. G.
Prcssly, Esq, moved to quash tho proceed.
ings on the following ground That tho
change Of rent and holding over by the de-
tendant in the absence Of an agreement in
writing, sufficient to constitute in law re-
newa Of the covenants Of the lease, operated
as termination Of said written lease, and us
q substitution of parole lease for year,
which became, after tho first year, tenancy
from year to year, and, as such, entitled the
defendant to three months notice, which had
not in this case been given. This ground
being fully sustained by the decisions of our
courts, cited by the attorney, the court after
hearing arguments, and after mature delbcr.
alton, regarded the authorities as conclusive,
and ordered the proceedings to be quashed.
-Chorlcstoa Republican.
TIE SoUrH CAROLINA LAND AND [MMG-
GRAFTON AsSOciATIoNAN N IMPORTANT I'm.
TERPRIsE. BY reference to the advertising
columns Of this mornings Courier, it will be
perceived that an important enterprise has
just entered upon its inception in Charleston.
Generals NJ. G Butler and M. w. Gary, aud
our fcllowtownsmcn, John Chadwick, ESQ,
have entered into an association for the pur
pore of facilitating and promoting immigra.
tion into our State The Importance Of this
enterprise will at once be perceived, and it
will be equally apparent that in order to make
it success, our people throughout the State
will have to lend their cordial assistance to it,
The association proposes to establish agencies
in the principle cities Of Europe, and tho
North and Northwest, for the purpose Of in
ducing immigration, and assisting such per
sons who may desire to como to tho State,
and become permanent settlers upon the soil.
Tho land proprictors throughout the State, to
whom particularly immigration is of the vast.
est importance, can facilitate the association
by offering their surplus lands for sale on easy
terms Of credit. The Association proposes to
! negotiate the purchase Of such lands for i'm.
migrants, and calls upon its friends to furnish
it OF once with the information as to tho
amount of land they may have to dispose Of
The names of the gontlomcn who form the
! Association aro Il sufficient guarantee Of its
reliability, and we commend tho enterprise to
| the support and encouragement of our citizens,
| with our best wishes for it's success - Char.
| lesion Courier, Murch 28M.
SeA- An awkward looking, stage struck
hoosier went to see ono of the theatrical man.
ayers at Philadelphia lately, and solcioited
engagement. "What role would you pre-
for, my friend p asked tho manager. "Woll,
Squire" said the would be. American Roscius,
III ain'tpartia to rolls, no how; dodgers
is my fayorito"
nea- "What aroy you doing ?" said father
OF q son, who was tinkering an old watch
Improving my time" was tho witty rejoin-
der. a z.
Eay There is prospect that tho Baptist
4 Theological Seminary will be removed from
\ Granville To Kentuokv
! Ey- DR.. VIM. Reynolds, Of Columbia, is
dead,