Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-08-30
Senator Q. P. Morton, Of Indiana, is dan

Out Of tho thirty.oigbt Governors in the
United States twenty Ave are Democrats.
The Greenville Agricultural Fair will begin
the 10th of October.
The Abboville County Fair will be held the
18th, 18th and 10th Of October.
L. o. Vernon, formerly Judge of the 7th
Circuit, died at his homo in Spartanburg tho
18th instant.
Governor Hampton is expected to return to
Columbia next Saturday.
Macon merchant es Inmates tho value of
tho peach crop will be $l,5O0,000 this year.
Peaches have been selling in Atlanta at ten
cents per bushel.
Tho brandy crop of North Carolina is sim.
ply immense. Over 800 disilleries are regis.
tered in tho division of tho collectors dopart-
ment around S,a:esville.
The first balo Of new cotton this season wos
shipped from Orangeburg County to F. w,
Wngcner Co., Charleston, on the 18th inst.
The Stock Law was voted on in Anderson
County the 18th, eleven townships going for
and fge against it.
1t is estimated that tho actual saving to
tho otnto OF Georgia. annually, by tho adop.
tlon OF tho new Constitution, will be about
S200,000l
An Atlanta girl. whose father is worth
$500, 900, makes all her dresses with her own
hands, and is ono of tho most stylish mcmbcrs
of Atlanta society.
PoUauKEErsIE, N. Y, August 25.-Tho
paying out of the 100000 given to tho
rnilrond mon by Mr.. Vanderbilt commenced
to,day.
NASHVILLE. August 25.-Tho Nashville
mllcrs opened direct trade with Liverpool vim
Fort Royal, s. o., yesterday. by forwardinr
2oo barrels OF flour, for which the steamer
Mexican is in waiting.
Nearly seven thousand dollars IN cosb
bonds have been subscribed towards tho ercc.
ton of tho public buildings for the new county
of Ninety Six.
A Russian dispatch from Kuruk Daro.
dated August 25th, says: The Turks took
K'zollepe but in attempting to take Kuruk
Dara. they we're entirely defeated. The Rus.
sian Generals komaratf aud Tchayschcyadze
were wounded.
Sr. PETERsnrRo, Angast 27.-An Official
report of tho progress Of tho battle ut Shipka
Pass, issued list night. says that the Russian
torcos have not yielded IN inch Of the Shipka
Pass
LONDON, August PA Reuter- telegram
from Erzcronm, referring to tho defeat of the
Russians at Kazilepe and Sobutan, says re-.
newed lighting is imminent. Russian rein
forcemcnts continue to arrive at Alexandra.
pol.
Mr.. William Lcokio. formerly student of
Davidson College N. c., was shot and killed
ny De. John 1. Dent, at Lcosvillo. Lexington
Comfy: ) @. Both parties had originally
lived in Columbia.
COLUMBIA, August 2G. Two negroes quar-.
relied over game Of cards near tho Charlotte
Depot this morning and one named Elias,
SAID to be hall-wittcC. having secured ristol
returned, shot the other through the heart,
killing him instantly. The murdered man was
train hand. name unknown. Elius was mr.
rested and lodged in Jail.
WASHINGTON, August 2G.-Tho New York
|ToHd, OF Saturday, publishes n Washington
special which states that tho Hon. Ben Till,
Of Georgia. is being warmly supported by Ger
tain prominent parties in the Enst and North
us compromise candidate for the Presidency
IN 1870. 1t is proposed to pluce Liberal
like Banks on tho ticket with him for tho
Vice Presidency
SCRANTON, Pa, August 25.-It is under
stood that tho general object of the meeting
of railrond iircmcn and brakcmen convened
here yesterday was not in reference to q
further strike, but to raise funds to meet tho
many expenses incurred by the late strike.
Several trcmon and brakemen are in iail and
bail is required. Their families need assis-
tancc, and n large number of men who have
lost their situations by striking have asked
for relief. What was the result of the meet
ing ia not definitely known, but it is believed
that the mon arc dissatisfied with their organ.
iZa.ions. and that large numbers Of them ,ce
fuse to be bound by them, or to furnish any
more funds.
WAsHINGToN, August 27. Many leading
members of poth branches IF Congress hs.e
appealed to tho President to revoke the pro-
cnmation calling an extra session of Congr $50
in October, considering tho session unncccss
snry, aud on account OF interfering with their
la)l business before the courts. many being
lawyers. 1t is stated that the President saws
he made the call after maturcly considering
every point and tlat there arc good rea sons
Why the extra session should be called,
There is no possibility Of revocation Of tho
proclamation for an extra session.