Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-11-28

was q most useful citizen. He was editor Of the
Southern Planter before the war.
Mr.. A. l.. Lawton, Of Calhoun's mills,
Abbeville, was instantly killed last Sunday
evening by the kick Of o mule. The man
who puts his trust in mule is not wise.
Ex-senator Cochran, Of Anderson, is en-
gagged at present working q gold mino in this
county pear the Anderson lihe, and known
as the Norton mine.
Cast your eyes Oh the Female College and the
residence Of DR.. Smother, and sec how we'll
they look In q coat of beautiful white paint. DR..
Smeltzer is always In the van with his college.
If you haven't done so, send your daughters to-
him to be educated.
The wedding ceremonies, uniting Col. ]. G..
Homphill, the handsome and distinguished
editor Of the Abbevlle Medixn,, to Miss r.. NJ.
True, Of Flushing. Now York, took place on tho
morning of November 10th, in the Methodist
Episcopal Churoh-tho ritos being solemnized
by the Rev. Il. II. True, assisted by she Rev.
Mr.. Perry.
AT n recent meeting Of tho Board of Trus.
tees Of Adger College Mr.. w. @. Erwin was
elected Treasurer of the College, and has
given bond and entered upon the duties Of
the Office. Ills ofIoo is on Muin Street, near
tho post Office. Those who are in arrears to
tho College are requested TO mako payment
ut once.
man by the name of Conley, from or
Carolina. attempted to enter the homo of Mr..
Jamison on horseback, on the road to Seneca
City, recently. Mr.. Jamison worry properly
dubbed him off his horse. Conley was drunk
Served him right. If people will get drunk,
they ought to behave themselves or take the
consequences.
Catholic Church is to DO built at Anderson,
costing not more than $4,000. An effort is
being made to build one at Walhalla, which we
hope may be successful. Already several hum
dred dollars have been subscribed For this pur-
poso here.
We have received few numbers of the Caro-
lima Reuie,0, published at Lancaster Court House,
s. g., by Mossrs. Welsh s. Hull, at ST. so year.
The Carolina Revic,~ is large we'll filled paper,
neatly printed and very readable. We welcome
the ReuicsO to our exchange list.
"Sifting for gold' on last Saturday, in
Main Street, was tho order of the day. A
young man Of our town had carelessly lost q
fige dollar gold piece by tossing it up, and to
recover it again he had to rake the sand
together where it fell and resort to the sitting
process. We have not learned whether he
recovered tho coin or not.
Rev. George Bus,yhead, second Chief Of the
Cherokee Indians, Of Qualla Town, North Caro-
lima, was in town this week. Mr.. Welsh is the
Chief Of these Indians. There ore abont fifteen
hundred Cherokees in North Carolina. Bushy.
head says tho Government don't pay them any
thing now and they have to work for living.
Ito sHys thoy have plenty of good land, but
that ''hsrd times" has reached tho Indians as
we'll as other people.
Walhalln has been full Of people and wagons
REQ emily, trading In the products Of the country.
You CON buy anything on the streets from bale
of cotton to q few 'possums. Not as many,
however, of the latter as recent inventive
genius shipped to Columbia last month. The
same enterprising person, however, may be
gathering up another drove for IIoyt, of the
Register, ns VIC learn his former lot of $50 head
has ''gin out"
A sad event las occurred in our town.
Capt. I. Wiebens, one of tho oldest German
citizens, died of lingering disease on Monday
last. When the war broke out, although too
old for active service, he volunteered "for the
war;" and remained in the army us long as
his health would permit. The heart of Capt
Wiebens was large and in the right place
lie suffered for months, but died calmly and
peacefully. Phe funeral service and burial
took place during the storm on Tuesday
afternoon. The old soldier has Tough,
his last battle. Peace to bis soul
number of coored people of tho bette,
class followed the scmains of Capt. Wiebens
to the grave. It was touching spectaolc-
| credtable to them, and tribute to the Nom.
| ory Of On honest man.
Now that General Conner has becn appointed
| Receiver of the Grcenyillc and Columbia Rail
! rond, let us have daily trains to Charleston re-
| instated. These trims were of great advantage
not only to Charleston. but to all sections of the
| country affected by the running Ct those trains
Let the road beds Of the railroads between this
place and Charleston be improved and fast,
daily schedule bo put on. Charleston can't
| afford to be ''out of tho world" as she viii
| be, in many respects, if it takes day or two to
reach her by ma, when the distance is less
than three hundred miles from the mountains
The whole Piedmont countryside life.blood Of
the state-is interested alike in this change
IL now takes twenty-four hours to reach Char.
| lesion. We can 60 to New York in thirty Ave!
RE-OrENINa THoRoUaurARE.-In orde,
to guard against results utterly subversive Of