Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-04

8 Mr.. Stephens, i Of. Georgia. has been. ,sng.
gested for next President Of the United statess.
The compromise dobs Of South daaraIiSa is
now aboht 80 600 600, omisting nearly S3,UO0,.
600, which will 60 before the courts.
), Tho results of artificial propagation of fish
IN Virginia arc beginning to be exhibited in
the largo number Of shad and herring in the
streams.
South Carolina supplies nearly half the
rico produced In the country. Georgia is
next, or 1000, 600 pounds ahead of Louisiana.
Nearly oil the rice comes from these three
States.
If England and Russia should 20 to war,
the price Of cotton would be materially
effected; but there will be an increased
demand for corn and the cereals. Let the
farmers, by all means, plant corn heavily.
The New York Graphic thinks "tho offeot
of the passage Of tho silver bill upon tho
general business Of the country oannot vet be
positively determined. but it, is" "ceftairis that
all the changes observable since that event
have been changes for tho better"
. 1f.rthIes bill to. eivs the the 3, proceeds Of the
public lands to the State IN aid Of public
education becomes law, 'Geotgia will get
about $800c0, North Carolina, about $68 600,
South Carolina. $5l 900. Alabama, SOS 900.
and Florida, $l2.0OO.' Tlieso would be the
approximate amounts for tho first ten years
on the basis of illiteraoy.
The Georgia Grange saws: 8: If the planters
of the South would make their plantations
| strictly selfsustaining, md buy nothing
| which they could themselves produce, cotton
would mover be below thirty cents per pound,
and they would become the wealthest people
under the sdh.
COLUMBIA, March 31.-The election for
Mayor and Aldermen comes off to morrow.
The Republicans have made no nominations,
| and Democratic SUCCESS is now assured.
| A fire near the Charlotte Railroad Depot to
| night DESTROYED store. the property Of tho
estate of Harriet English. occupied by T.
Atkine, and valpod,at So. 900. No insurance.
Supposed cause, tho bursting of kerosene
lamp.
Senator, Lamar sont this sentiment to Au.
gusta. Ga!: ':The typical Irishman-his home,
the world; his, friends, oil the people; his
faith. his own; no olime to him go cold as will
not produce shamrock: no soil so barren as
will not grow q shillalah. Foremost at a
fight. a. frolio. or q funeral, his generous
nature finds blow for the bdd, smile for
| tho glad, or tear for the sad
| Ono exception to the rule that no Federal
officers resign and few. die, is found in the
case of tho Collector Of Customs at Whining.
ton. N. O. His namojs Joseph G. Abbot, a
carpetsbagger from New Hampshire. This
wonderful man has just resigned tho Office
above mentioned, tho salary of which is
1000 and fees and commissions He has
held the Office since 1874. The reason for
this rush act is still shroudcd in mystery.
One by one the few Stetes which have
tried tho experiment of abolishing capital
punishment arc coming back to frst priuci.
Piles and to tbe conviction that tho Biblica!
assertion, "Whosoever sheddeth man 8 blood
by ran shall his blood be she'd" is pretty
good rule to gq by in. tho punishment. Tho
las' State to take this view of the subject is
Iowa, where law has just been passed
restoring capital punishment.