Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-31

!: We Urn that On lest Saturday night, tho
T. 10th itlans,, Bprfeld'S Mill. formerly Plow.
denis. tho fork of Black River, in Claren-
.. deu.Cjpty. was destroyed by flro. :, s,
!. Th9Ways and Means Committee Of the
Ifoufwill report bill levy'ng n Ave mill tax
for gberal purposes. This duos not include
thcshool tax Of two mile and the regular
,, coy y tax. ,ua
8 A1oncurrcnt resolution introduced in the
SeYe by Senator Lipscomb, to appoint
co{nittee to Investigate charges against.
Cbjf Justice Willard, has been referred to
thpndiciary Committee.
he Supreme Court yesterday declared tho
II sits of oil tho Circuit Judges in this State
want, except Judges Kershaw and Wallace.
fo present Legislature will fll the vacancies.
Mr. Thomas w. Rabb. ST., of Fairfield, had
, 10 misfortune to lose his gin house and
patents by fire few days ago. Tho loss is
D. iIbout 81 900 with no insurance. Tho fire Is
''beliovcd TO havo been of incendiary origin.
y Mrs. a. Il. Broylcs, with characteristic
amuniicence, has presented several valuable
lpieces of furniture, including handsome
stovo, to The rownyillo Presbyterian church.
There will DO preaching in Townvilo
Presbyterian church. by the pastor, Rev. Dir.
Adgor, on the second Sunday of next month
(l0th.) ut which timo the ordinance of BAPTISM
will be administered.
Thirteen prisoners in Aiken Jail; twenty
four from Aiken and fiteen from Barnwell
County. Six for murder and four accessories,
fonrtccn burglary and larceny. The balance
are serving out sentences Of the court.
Tho Legislature made blundcr when it
voted down tho resolution to hold biennial
sessions. North Carolina. Georgia and Ken.
tncky hold sessions of their legislatures only
once every two years. Our State is governed
too much.
The Abbavillc Press and Banner opposes
tho system of npportioning tho school fund
vises, NJ another beneficial measure in tho
same direction, tho liking Of minimum
number OF scholars for any school.
Tho Darlington Jail register stands Glty.
one: cost to the county of seventeen dollars
and eighty fivo cents per day or fvo hundred
aud thirty five drllars and frty cents nor
month. Isit possible that there ie more law
lessness in Darlington than any other county
| in the State.
Tho negro who murdered q white man by
tho name Of Berger Congcr, Mt Chester, on
the 28th OF last month, was found guilty on
last Saturday, tho jury remaining in the
room not more thnn two minutes. The
murderer will he hung on tho lst of February.
Samuel johnson, colored. Jury Commits
sioner of Anderson county, has boen removed
ana Mr.. ~ e. Murrah has been appointed to
that Office by the Governor. This is n yerv
wholesome change, and ono that will ho
gratifying to tho people ut largo.
Gen IIcmphiI', Of Abbcvilc, may be written
down ~ n stroight-out Ropudintor. No other
member Of the Legislature has risen to the
height of declaring that tho valid debt of the
State does not exceed 100000 Tho next
stop will DO the assertion that the bondbolaers
! actually owe money to the Stato
There are 10000 bales cotton annually
| sold in Marion county for $50O,OOO It nj,
| goes for credit, and it is safe to say tbot
Si0O,OO0 of it would be saved by thn cosh
system. This amount sa9ed and nut nt
! annun! interest Tor ten years ut l2 nor cfns.
w"nid "--,vunt to over $20D0, 900, or double
I the vnluo Of tho entire roal and personal
property in the county.
! Tho bond commission will make it's reoo,
to the Legislature in few days, when The
mat'crn doubt will produce animated and
lengthy discussion. There is an undcrcurrcnt
of nnxiety prevailing throughout tho State
rs t. the disposition which the Legislature
will make Of tho debt, nnd n sense of relief
will bo felt when ii is finally disposed off,.
The Newberry 1a1lWld come out munfiilly
and ..ensibly in fayqNhf the plan of ,pIrimnry
elections for, the choice of Demooratic caflai
dates. instead nf tho present System Of pre,
cinct meetings and nominating conventions
which are almost Invariably captured BY local
politicians who are in search of ofRco.
| GERMAN SrRur."--Mo other medicine in
the world was ever given snch a test Of its
curative qualities us Boschee's German Syrnp
In three ye'rs two million four hundred
thousand small bottles Of this madeline were
distributed free Of chorge by Druggists in
this country to,thoso afflicted with Cnnsump-
ton, Asthma, Group, Severe Coughs, Pncu
mohia and other diseases. of the throat and
Longs. giving tho American people uudenia.
bic proof that German Syrup viii cure thcm
The result has been that Druggists in every
town aud village in tho United States nrc
recommending 1t to their customers. Go tc
your Druggist and ask what they knoMabou,
it, Sample bottles 10 sconts2 Rcsulap size
rs cents. Three doses will relieve any case
state oT South Carolina,
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