Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-09-19

OF the damage done by tho breaking of
banks and the additional labor necessary to
place the plantations in order. Tho total
loss it is estimated by experienced planters
will rather exceed S300,O00."
[Charleston Nc,os and Courier
WASHINGTON, September 13.-Thc Sep
tember returns to tho Department of Agri.
culture show the condition Of tho ootton
crop to be m average Of 90 against 95 in
August. 1873, and Sc in September 1877
Tho deolino in tho condition is not greater
than usual and still leaves high average
vitality to meet the vicissitudcs Of autumn.
Its promise is better than that of it's prele-
cessor and its acreage has been considerably
increased II tho remaining part of tho
season of growth and tho picking season
should bo rs favorable as last year there will
be a considerable increase in yield which
VIII equal 1t not exceed that ofthe great anto-
bellum crop.
The conditions Of growth vary greatly in
tho different sections of tho cotton belt. In
some counties tho extreme heat of July lasted
I'll late in August, causing great loss of bolls
In others excessive rains produced rust aud
rot. Insect rayagcs were formidable only in
few localities, notably in tho "Canebrnkc"
region of Alabama. Some correspondents
consider moderate visitation of worms as
benefit in stripping the plant Of its excessive
toliage. Tho Stnto averages wore as follows:
North Carolina &c gain Of over August
figures; South Carolina 80. loss Of Ii; Gcor-
giu 81, loss Of Il Florida Ol, n loss Of 3.
Alabama %, q loss of 6, Mississippi 80,
loss of 3; Louisiana SO, q loss of Z; Texas IOl
a. loss of 7; Arkansas 90. samo as August
Tennessee 81, loss Of /.
New ORLEANS. September H. davis
report shows 200 new cases and 50 dcntbs
The deaths include % children under years
otage. Among the now cases is Charles N.
Weich, insurance agent. DR.. Stone did not
leave for Holly Springs. lie is sick and
confined to his bed. Dr.. Mctcalf, who during
tho illness of Drs. Pratt and Miles had charge
OF tho Charity Hospital, will 60 in tho mora.
ing to Dry Grove, Miss. OF tho new cases
leported to noon to day several were many
days old. Tho doctors report cases in bulk
when they have time. Physicians to, day
reported 23 cases, some five days old. There
were 20 deaths to o'clock p. NJ. and about
l20 new cases. The Young Mems Christian
Association reportncw cases to>day 02, doaths
8. The Howard Association report new cases
Ten nurses will leave HOLLY Springs in the
morning. The sick teiegraphers arc reported
to DO in un unfavorablo condition but not
without hopo of recovery.
At South West Pass, one new case occurrca
to-day. The convalescents arc doing we'll,
VIcKsDuRG, September Is. -Thcwcather
is clear and warmer. There was light frost
yesterday morning northward and in tho
mississippi bottoms. The fever hero is abs..
ing in new cases, but tho deaths continue
very large There were % to day, lG whites
Father Vitello. This makes the second
priest who has died horo within two weeks:
tho other was Father McManus. Bishop
Elder is reported convalesccnt but extremely
weak. His recovery will bo slow. The
Right Rev. Bishop Leroy has boon hero for
several days. The Rev. NJ. Galloway is
again convalescing after relapse. The
Rev. MIR. Brico and Capt. e. G. Carol, supor
intcndent of the elevator, are also among the
convaesoent.
TIE STEPPING STONE TO HEALrm.-Tho
acquisition of vital energy is the stepping stone
to health. When the system lacks vitality,
the various organs flag in their duty, become
chroncally Irregular, and disease is eventually
instituted. TO prevent this unhappy state Of
things. the dcbilitated system should be built
up by tho use of that inimitable tonic, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bittors, which inyieorates Tho
digestive organs, and insures IT,. thorough
conversion of food into blood of nourishinp
quality, from whence ovory muscle, nerve and
fibre acquire unwontod supplies Of yisor, and
the whole system experiences the beneficial
effect. Appetite returns. tho system il re-
freshed by healthfnl slumbcr, the nerves grow
strong and calm, the despondcncy bcgot.en Of
chronic indigestion and an uncertain state of
hoalth disappears, and that sallow appearance
of the skin, peculiar to habtual inyyalids and
persons deficient in vital energy, is replaced
by moro becoming tingc.
WASHINGTON, September 14.-A oircu.
lar was issued to-day by tho United States
Treasurer, which takes the place of all other
circulars, and names ono hundred and
twenty national banks as designated dcpos
itories to bo supplied by tho treasury upon
their application, with standard silver dollars
from the mint free Of expense. It is OK
pcctcd that tho coin furnished as above
will be put in circulation by being furnished
to public disbursing officers, nlanufactu
ring establishments and other banks and
bankers for distribution in like manner bv
them and generally whore ii ia to bo used
as current money. AS many standard dol
lors will be paid on salary account as ON !.
ployecs ore disposed to take.
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