Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-12


itee1th stfyet,f fwas taken III With the, snalI,
pox. He called upon his physician, who
advised him to retire 10 ieroohi, us he had
severe attack Of the disease mentioned
h5ove Mr.. l3oraef who WINS about TWEEN
by two years of age, had for some time been
engaged to,an .estinahe young lady. named
i3Mary a. Ewing. On Thursday Mr. Boreaf
found himself much worse. and beo nie
fhlnrmed The disease. instead of, nttaokinp
fhim outw"rdly, settled inwardly, which isa
I ways dangerous and generally results fatally.
Cn Friday his condition was critical, and
ehe physician said there was no hope. The
dying young man then expressed desire 10 be
married 70 the young lady to whom he WINS
Engaged. |. was found impossible to secure
clericilnan to pertorpi the mprriage ceremo
n.y. owing tn the disensa of which he was DIV.
Ing, and Alderman Hngey was opllcd in.
| Articles Of agreement were drnwn up md
were signed by Mr.. l'oraef IN his chamber
The young lndy also signed them, and the
Alderman put his official seal uppn the dneu
ment, and declared the parties man aud wife.
Tho remains were Inferred in North Laurel
Hill. And low COMES the sad sequel 10 the
above:
"BoRAEF, Suddenly. on the 10th. Mary
a. Boreaf. wife of tho late John Boruef,
daughter of Lucy A. and tho late Samuel
Ewing" 4,re.
The cause Of death---it see,ps,. almost un.
peoessary to state it--was ss,alf pox.--f,aR.
adelPAto Ros:. \, u
GUANo AND ITS UsEs.-Guano, now est
muted as one of the most highly fertilizing
nanures, appears to have been long known
among tho Pcruvians, ny whom it has been
used for ages. 1t is the excremcnritous de-.
posit of the nunherless sea birds with which
the islands from which it is procured ahounds
and, on which rain or humidity are equally un
known. By chemical unnlysis,it is found to
contain about one fourth part Of uric ncid in
combination with amonia it is also found to
contain oxalcncid in combination with amonia,
of lime, and of potassa. Guano, thus rich in
ammoniaicn salts acts particularly favorable
on vegetation. BY abstractino the carbonic
acid from the atmosph re, it is the means by
which the primary pripci pul of starch, mucus.
ETC., nre formed of which tho body of the
plant is constituted. Plants manured with
,guano usually present dewy appearance on
their leaves early in the morning. The gun
no absnrbs the vapnr from the surroundin.
air and this is especially fer,ilzns to plants,
particularly in dry sultry weather.
ASMALLpox PATIENT BURIED AL1yE.-
The Milwaukee Wisconsin, vonohes for tho
following:
A few days ago. man residing in the
Ninth Ward, named Ruskowski, after being
sick with the smal pnx for some time. died,
as was supposed. According to the reyuIn-
tons recently passed by the Board Of Health.
he was buried shortly after his deceased His
sister, who, II seems. was not s,tis6ed with
the hasty IN .nner in which her brother was dis
posed of. was so worked up by the circun.
stanccs, and SO certain that all was not right.
that to satisfy herself, she bad his bnly ex
huWed some six hours after the burial To
her own joy.Fand to this n,mazement of those
who had pronounced the man dead. it was
found that Indications pf lif, still remained
IN the buried one IIe was ut once taken
back to his house, nnd after considerable ex
ertion anc the applying Of the proper restor
ahves, he waa virtually brought to life again
He is now living aud dung WELL
...EH
THE CANDIDATES NAMED IN OPPOSITION
The cnndldntes named for the Presidency
IN opposition to Gen. Grant, embrace sou,c
OF the ablest men of the cnuntrv Here nrn
some of them: Gen. w. s. Hnncock. of
Penn; I; Senator Allen G. Thurman. of Ohio
Chief Justire p. Chnse, of Ohio; Gov
Parker, of New Jersey Tx Gov English. of
Connecticut: Hon MiIinrd Fillmore, Of New
York Ex Gov. Hendricks of Indiana
Judge David D,vs Ut Illinois; Senator I.y
man Trumbull. of Illinois Governor Grntz
Brown, OF Missouri, and so on. The fact that
eminent men like these. of both pnlitcal par
ties-men pure, capable, and above suspicion
--are. enlisted, heart and soul. against the
rule or the extremists whom Gramt leads con.
trolls and manipu'ntrs at will through the M
tronage Of the Federal government. is most
significant Any one of tho men above nam
ed, would make noble leader for the grand
army of Reform.
PRAYING IN TIIE CAMp-When General
Jackson was connected with the armv. an
officer complained to him that some of the
soldiers were making great noise in the tent.
3 "What arc they doing?" inquired the
general.
''They are praying now, but they have
been singing
"And is that crime?" asked tho general
with emphosis
"The articles Of war" snid the officer, ssor.
der punishment for any unusual noisa.''
/ ''God forbid, ,"rcplied Jackson. II, hat sing.
ing ond praying should be any unusual noise
IN NY campW ,lG
ED- The press of Mississippi unite in cal
Ing convention of the representatives OF
ypoltical conservatism ! in That State. The