Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-20
Congress was 9 "a j0ura8 8Sn Wedoeadsy.

y Congress was q ad jousas sSn ~ Yedoesdsy.
The Indians arc on the war path" inGtho
great West. Weare sorry to SEQ that Indian A
wars are likely " become oheonio. the
Senator Grover, Of Oregon, has been les !,
ssinyestigatod" by a Senate committee and .'sl
found clear and all right Tho Senator is a ins
Democrat. Ho vac charged with trying to Pa, p,al
s'steal Oregon for Tiden." 'ine
The Methodists and Baptists are almost n
numerically equal in Georgia. Mr..
Net earnings Of the Alabama ponitentary VIII
for tho last fiscal year was $27,74S frui
who
Cook aghting is on the increase in Cha rlotto, n,o,
North Carolina. P'oe
Tennessee has received 1900 Northern pop
settlers within the last ten months. tba
Newberry Democrats are in favor of three t'ss
dollars day for.members Of the Legislature.
To oil whom it may oornoorn including Bill s0,' ;"
Arp: Tho ground squirrel fret digs his holo lali
and then carries the dirt in after HIM If this gro
is not satisfactory. we would like to have Mr.
pOStul curu eSplnnHtl0n8. .
Two young men went out fishing the other wou
day, and on returning, were going past q non
farmers house and fet hungry. They yelled
to the farmers daughters "drls, have: you
waited back to their ears: eyes, but we keep by
it for our own oalvos" IN q
A fire at Rock Hill on the night Of the Sd NJ ~
instant destroyed eighteen buildings. iso' its
leaving kerosene lamp on bed post. Ali ~ M
the barroms in town wero destroyed. :, pef'
Tho Port Royal Railroad was sold at public a
auction in Augusta, on tho 9th. and bought ia,
by Wheeler II. Peokham. in behalf Of por. clul
tion of tho bondholdors, for $5O000O. cou
suit
Hon. Rnbort Toombs hos sent tho folowr Au.
ing despatch to tho Hon. A. II. Stephens: and
"In your race for tho Eighth District of Aor'
Georgia. am with you to tho last ex
tromity" G
Shorif Gireath returned from Wahalla, TO
last night, bringing with him Kane, Scruggs an J
Durham and Moose, whom he lodged with bei
jailor Henderson for safo -kooping. ass1
- stoa
The seventeen dead Presidents of the ool'
United States reposo some Of them under
costly piles, some in modest tombs nnd some N
undor neglected briars and weeds. our
Sta
Tho p;orons Ss,,;.., oo,,,.;, - A., who
L;llnn nf Mr Jodd hu ,Lo os s.. a. ..o lare
ives, says From oil tho facts gathered by ~ ~
US, wo pronounce this of tho most iendish cuS
coldsblooded murders ever committed in this .or UT
county. s"e
A number of States have passed bankrupt
laws to tako effect when the national bankrupt
act by repeal shal cease to operate. This, Of .
course will cause trouble and make noonio tho
move about from State to State. If a man can. the
not be national bankrupt he might as we'll tho
continue in business. nun
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno Is The reports Sror Sne
show that hostilities continue. The Indians mt
arc burning buildings at Steir Mountain. or
Three columns aro ready to move on tho Of '
hostie's position! The settlers at White blr'
House hourly expect an attack. une ugg
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a telegram received by Governor Hampton her
yesterday. from Hon. John II. Reagan. nom. nal
bor of Congress from Texas, statcs thnt the mus
river snd harbor appropriation bill has passed
both houses, with M appropriation of $500 J.
600 for the improvement of Charleston harbor org
This news is truly gratifying, and will cause troll
rejoicing throughout South Carolina. Thanks VIII
to Senator Butler. s kin
Tht
According to tho report of tho State Agri- hoa
CuiIurnl bureau, inc IeDneSseanS arc count" hoi
ing yield of Mt least 8,00O, 900 bushels of wit
whent this year. Oats. grass, corn, cotton sue
and apples aro also looking very we'll insthat Flo
State, and tobacco is tho only crop that isn't afo
up to the mark. and
fro,
SAN FRANCISCO, juno l7.-Three hundred stoi
ShoshoneS have passed through Dowawa to join Eos
tho hostile Bannocks. The County Judge, Of Cor
Baker County, tclographed tho Governor of JUS
Oregon, asking for one hundred riGcs and am
muuition. Ito reports that tho Indians arc
killing tho settlers in the Southern portion Of a.
the county co'
inv
General Howard, tho Christian soldier, finds adr
himself moro in tho imminent deadly ado
BREACH and has already put on his war paint IIo
| and begun sending telographie dispatches. In nc
his campaign against tho Nez Perces, under TT r.
Chief Joseph, no did moro despatching than ia a
fighting, and left Joseph to fall into the hands CHI
of another commander Ho may be moro sue con
cessful this time, however. clo
the
GALVESTON. juno 17.-A special to tho News =, -
from Eagle Pnss says tho Mexican government Nv NV
having discovered General Mackenzie on their ane
soil with American troops, has ordered Colonel mlt
Nunco, (falsoly reported dead,) TO take 100 Law
| soldiers and go after Mackenzie. Nuncios snr
troops being poorly mounted IL is not expected mo-
cot
SUICIDE IN EDuEFIELD.--Mr. Wu,. Z. Bryan, :