Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-24
State Items.

Tho work of completing the Ncwbcry
College building is rapidly progressing.
The annual meeting of the State Grange
will be held in Charleston on February 5th.
The Governor has removed Samuel
johnson from the office of Jury Commits
sioncr in Anderson County upon the recon
mendation of tho Grand Jury.
The Pickens Jail is crowded, there being
about fifteen prisoners in it. Several Of
them charged with murder
A wild hog, weighing nearly 400 pounds,
was killed IN swamp few miles below
Columbia last Monday.
A special message of Governor Hampton
transmits tho report Of the pardous issued
up to tho oath of Ootobcr last, from which
it is leaned that only 80 pardons were
granted up TO tho period specified.
Tho cash drawer of MIR. G. q. Smith,
merchant at Townvllc, was rAcd of about
S15 ON Saturday night, 5,h inst.
The first session of the high school 10
TuwnvIle opened last week with n very
crcditable attendance Of students, Prof. D.
L. Werner, young gentleman Of lno schol
arly attainmonts, is the principal.
George Ooten was murdered by Turner
Jackson on Sunday, the 18th, at Gooch's
Ferry, ia Lancaster County. Jackson has
been arrested and lodged in Jill.
Thc work of constructing the Greenwood
and Augusta Railroad is progressing most
favorabiy. Up to date seven and half
miles of road haSo been graded and arc
reudy for the cross ties and iron. The work
ID we'll done aud tho enterprise is'ruuning
along quito smoothly.
MILITARY 'ArpoINTMENTs.- Governor
has commissioned the following gentlemen
Troops:
Captain j. w. Gray. Of Grccnville, to
command tho Fourteenth Brigade. Infantry.
COL A. Coward, Of Yorkville, to command
the Fifth Brigade, Infantry.
Captain j. G.. Anderson, of Spartnhburg,
to command the Thirteenth Brigade, Cavalry.
| Another returned volunteer from the wilds
of Texas has mado his appearance in York
villo, from whence be emigratea last summer.
South Caroliaais the best country after all.
The planters of Kcrshaw County generally
ure preparing for tho hard times by planting
largely of small grain of every description.
On all sides broad folds of living green greet
the oye.
The residence Of tho late James Caldwell,
at statoburg, Sumter County, was destroyed
by fro on Monday night. tho 7th instant. 1t
is supposed to have been fred by m inccn-
diary, as it was unoccupicd at the time.
Messrs. II. L. Farley and T.J. TRIMMER
have purchased the Spartanburg Spartan
from E. M. Trmmier. Captain Ii. L. Farley
will continue to edit the paper with that
ability and success which mark his record of
tho past few years.
Gen. A. O. Darlington, worthy son Of
South Carolina in her brightest days, but
who since the war has lived in Atlanta, to
which place he removed from Newborry, has
returned to this State and settled in Green,
vile for the practice Of his profession. We
bid him welcome.
The net earnings Of tho Langley Mills
factory, last year, were $37, ,2l4.4a, of wbiol,
j $23, ,639, ,60,were made in the last six months.
From July Ito December 81, 1877, the mills
consumed 1908 bales Eof cotton, and ONE
ployed an average Of 3i0 hands The cor,-
lpapy has q working capital Of 81 ,652 SO,
Iapd bIsspaid | 900 disi'
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