Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-10

ut tho Whito House, Saturday afternoon, a
Communication rom the Attorney General
was road, saying that none of tho money
appropriated fof finishing tho monument
could properly 10 used to strengthen the
foundations. Oily tho $36. .000, appropriated
ded. It was decled that Col. Casey's plan
for strongthcningtho foundation bo adopted,
and thnt ho carryit out until the $50, 900, is
expended. Thetthe work will be begun on
the suporstructurs For this thoro waa two
years ago, an appropriation Of 100000
made, which has rover been used. This was
to bo expended, 100000 eaoh year. 1t is
thought that undg tho act, no work having
been dono duringthc two years, $l00, 900 Of
tho 100000 is at present available. If so
work will be kept up until that amount is
expended. by with timo the next yearly
instulment Of $4,000 will have become duo.
GALVESTON. October IA special to the
Netcs from Mason, qoxas, dated October 9th,
says: Information his boen received Of Indian
raids near Junction City. Threo girls and
boy named Dowdy w,rc killed on tho Jackson
Fork Of the Gaudaloupo Rivor. Reports from
tho surrounding country indicnte TINT tho
Indians were stoalitg stock and numbering
settlers, and general raid is foarod
WASHINGTON, October 7.-Offioial adyioes
report that tho Spotted Tail Indians have left
their now agency on tho Rosebud. and havo
burned the country in all directions. This
looks bad for peace Con. Sherman has
returned.
Already ovor eight hundred congressional
nominations have bee, reported. or on aver
ago of nearly three 10 each congressional
district. In some di.tricts tho Democrats,
Republicans, Nationalists, Socialists and
Prohibtionists are each supporting different
candidate. It is noticeable fact that
although nearly nl tho members of the
present house desired denomination, only
ll6 out of 292 have scnrod a chance for
another term. This is very small proper
tion, and is an indication that the poople
prefer either new or better men.
Dipthoria broke out in the family of
Samuel Randall, Of Nhnkuto Minn., last
week, and carried off four of his children
within four days. The bodies of two other
children, who had diod eno time previously,
aud had been buried in M old omotery. wero
disintcred, and the six little collins were car
ried to the graveyard Mt the Same time in tho
presence of an immense concourae of peo~
ple.
Governor Wallace. of Now Mexico, potiNos
the President Of continued lawlessness in Lin
coin County, in that territory and requests
troops to preserve The pence. The President
will issue n proclamation commanding the
rioters to dispersc within live days.
Severe shocks Of an earthquake we're felt
in the State of New York, on tho 4th inst.
along both siacs of the river Hudson. AT
West Point nearly everybody was aroused,
and it was thought THAI the powder magazine
had exploded.
James A, Hamilton, IN Of tho great
Alexandcr Hamilton. died ut lr.ineton, N.
T., on the 25th in his 92d year. lie was
once prominent lawyer in Now York CITY
llo leaves son and daughter.
Six hundred moro Mormons from Eurone
have just arrived in New York. This makes
two thousand Of this class OF nueapces that
have put in On appearance" Oh the American
shore this season.
Kansas and California stand side by sido
in grain crop the present year. From the
eigtli place as wheat State 10 1875, Kansas
jumps to the first paoo, Her crop of wheat
- - - ~ ~ o"'oooOOO DuSucIsI anu OF corn
100000 bushels.
A contemporary informs us that "Texans
raise hemp" We can inform cur contcmno-
rary that hemp oftener raiscs Texans.
dalton, GA, October 7.-Therc have bcon
only two cases ct yellow ferer in Dalton. The
first case died. Tho other case is GONZALES.
cent.
The Waco Examiner estimates the wheat
crop Of Texas for this year at twelve million
bushels.
During The year ending June, 20, 1878,
over 7,OUo pupils worc registered and ninety
teachers employed in tic public schools Of
Charleston, S. g.
Memphis is now the Niobe Of Southern
cities. Its population of 10000 only two
months ago has boon reduced to $500 whitas
and G,OO0 Africans.
The Emperor of Brazil has invited eminent
doctors from Europe to Rio Janeiro to study
on the spot the true character Of yellow reyor,
and discover remedy for it. Several hay o
accepted the call.
a little boy, when reproved tor breaking
new rocking horse, said Whats tho use of
q horse till IT'S broker"
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