Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-12-12

so penitent aftor long spieo that, on appear.
ing before his employer, be dropped on his
knees and begged to be shot, offering to
sign his own death warrant. His follow
clerks solemnly drew up document pur.
porting to authorize the execution, and
made the still dazcd debauchco sign it, put
q revolver at his head, und exploded harm.
less freorackcr behind him. 1t was fun
for the jokers, but came very near being
death to tho nervous victim.
AIR YoUR SLEEPING RooM.--Evcry
sleeping room should DO thoroughly aired
before tho beds arc made up. An hour is
tho least time to allow for this and plenty
of sunlight should be admitted, as well as
air, while mattresses arc uncovered and beds
disarranged. Even with such ordiuary
precautions for vcntilating, it is difficult to
keep sleeping room free from musty aud
unwholcsomc SMELL
Lord Justice 1hcsiger said at Chester
Assizes, England, that in his opinion too
much lcnenoy had been extended to crimes
of violence, compared with those against
poverty. Ie intends to do his best to
reform these dreadful outragcs; aud, as
beginning, ho sentenced wife beater Of
tho worst kind to twenty years Of penal
scrvtudc.
A Raleigh dispatch states that the grand
jury Of Wake County, N. c., have indicted
George w. Swepson and Milton S. Little.
field for "cheating by falso prctcnses," iu
obtaining from the State Of North Carolina
81 100000 in bonds by means of false
certificate 10 regard to work dono on the
Western N. G. Railroad
The desert of Sahara has been explored
with reference to building railroad across
it. The thing is considered practicable,
the great obstacle being the want of water,
which it is thought can be overcome. Tho
projected railroad would run from Algiers
to Timbuctoo, u distance of over 1900
miles.
The statistics of travel show that about
10000 Americans 60 to Europe annually.
Our consul at Wurtcmburg, who has inves
tigatcd this subject, places the average stay
in Europe at two years, and tho annual cx-
pcnditure at ovor $l00,000,000.
Senator Lamar says that the yellow fever
scourge was, in proportion, fur greater
calamity than the war, and terrible blow
to the South, which was just beginning to
revive, after tho prostrating effects of the
war. cit will take years to build, rebuild
and get back to the starting place."
T. e, A. AZ =
sia give employment to 100000 operatives,
and produce sl20,000,O00 worth of goods
per aunum. During tho past year America
imported s34, 100000 worth of flax from its
Ex-president Davis personal memoirs
have been delayed on account of tho death
of his only son and the illness Of himself
and Mrs. Davis. 1t is thought they will
be ready for tho printar by the carly
spring.
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt is reported to
have remarked at meeting OF Cooper In
stitute, Inst Saturday evening, amid grcnt
applause, that ave are on the dawn of an
era of prosperity such as the world never
eaw."
Professor Barff has refused on offer of one
and quarter millions of dollars for the
patent rights of his process for the pcrma-
ncnt protection of iron from rust and atmos-
pherio influences
The Democrats will have about thirty ma.
jority in the new Florida Legislature, and
ex-Gov. d. S. Walker has tho best chance
of succeeding Conever in the United States
Senate.
An American lady, according to news
item, recently bought the costlies switch
ever made in Paris Tho hair was yard
and quarter long, snow white, and its prico
$500.
With the cotton and woollcn mills business
is somewhat steadier than it has been for
some months, but several mills arc still on
short notice Oh running with reduced forces.