Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-08-29
NlENTIOly.I

There are four handrcd colleges In this
country, with an aggregate Of 200 professors.
Tho Laurens County Convention las nomi.
mated its old membors to the Legislature for
recollection.
Judge John a. Inglis, formerly Of South Ca
rolina, died in Baltimore on tho 26lh instant.
He was q native Of Maryland
j. III. Rainey. colorod, has boen re-non,i-
mated for Congress by the Radicals of the
First Congressional District against j. s. g.
Richardson. tits claimed that Richardson
will carry the District by largo minority.
The bond court has decided in favor OF the
legal validity Of u number Of the consolidation
bonds Of South Carolina. The court has
adjourned for time to give the State farther
time to got in evidence aud prepare it's casos.
Tho number Of sheep in the world il now
estimated at about 00,0O0,000 OF which tho
United Statos has about 36,OO0,000 The
United States produces about 290,000,000
pounds Of wool, and of this California alono
produces about one fourth.
Aleck D6wet. was hung at Darlington on
the 9th instant, for tho murder Of William
Warren in 1871. At the gallows he lost all
solf.control, and aftor battling tho executioner
several times jumped off the drop and died OF
strangulation.
Alta meeting Of tho Agricultural Society of
Newberry last week, two colored men applied
for membership, whereupon resolution was
adopted admitting them to tho privilege Of
membership, upon complying with the usual
terms Of admission
a child recently died in Paris from eating
peach kernels. Writer'S on toxicology state
that on ounce of peach kernels on an
average contains ono grain Of pure bydrocy.
anic aod, which is sufficient to kill almost
any grown person. Children should be pru-
dently cautioned md guarded against their
excessive uso.
The Pars Democratic Club Of Greenville
County has passed series of resolutions
favoring retrenchment and reform. One of
the resolutions roads rs follows: ''That wo
will vote for mono who have belonged to the
Radical party, or affiliated or associated with
leading members of that party"
AT Bennetts,ille, Marlborough County, S.
G., on tho 23d instant, two brothers. named
John aud Neill Looklear, and Pompey Easter.
ling. their negro confederate, wore hanged at
o'clock in expiation Of the murder OF Frank
Bryce, Jr, an Irish peddlcr, in February last.
The Looklenrs were half-breed dcsperadoes,
and formerly belonged to the notorious band
of tho North Carolina outlaw, Henry Borry
Lowcry. The doomed men mado no confess
sion and met their fate calmly.
Five years ogo Seneca City, on the Air
Limo Railroad, in upper South Carolina, was
covered with the thick undorgrowth of an
almost impenetrablo forest. 1t now boasts
fifty beautiful and well constructed residences
and fftcon places of trado, besides q high
school, churches and q newspaper.
The Jews at Milwaukee lately had under
consideration project to purchase lands in
the Southern and Western United States as a
refuge and means of livelihood for their on.
oppressed brotbron from othor nations-espe.
cially Russia, Poland and the Danubian
principalities. We would be pleased to know
that somo suoh plan had been adopted by
them.
What are Protestants doing for the ministry
Of religion to compare with tho following
which we clip from an exchanged A million
and quarter of Roman Catholics in the
Netherlands form an "Old Paper" Society,
and devote to the Pope tho proceeds Of the
waste paper thoy sell each year. Last year
tho sum thus obtained was over fvo thousand
dollars.
Tho returns arc all in from the recent
election in North Carolina, and show the
following composition Of the Legislature: In
tho Senate there are 20 Democrats, II Re.
publicans and i Independents. In the House,
70 Democrats, 40 Republicans. Iudepend-
ents and National-giying tho Democrats
majority over all in the Senate of s. and
in the House Of 81, Or minority over all on
joint ballot of 80.
Five provinces in China, covering nm area
of 395,000 square miles, and embracing O.
population Of over 120,000.0OO, three times
that of oil tho United States, have been 80
stricken with drought that the ordinary
sources of food are dried up, and not less than
100000 Of people arc now in state of
actual starvation. The number already
starved and frozon exceeds 100000 in ono
province alone. The London Times estimates
that not less than 100000 have already
pcrished.
Robert Smalls, colored, has been re nomi-
mated for Congress by tho Radicals of tho
Fifth Congr essional District against the Hon.
George d. Tillman, of Edgeaold. This Dis.
trict is composed Of tho Counties of Edger
field, Aiken, Barnwell, Beaufort. and COLES
ton. Tho three first named will give Dcmo-
cratic majorities, and with q fair election, it
is beloved Tillman will ba alanted. Smalla