Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-31

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81 100000 last year. Tho shares Of tho
company woro 100000, tho par valve being
500. They fell rs low as $40, and after.
ward advanced to 500 at tho opening of the n
canal. Five years later they rose to STA, at
which Mr.. Disreall bought l76, ,602 shares for
tho British Government. Now tho stock is
$l44, with prospects of o further advance.
Murders lave become suoh Moo and
accommodating openings for pleas of insan-
ity, for medical opinions, for bribery, for
swearing whatever is oxpcdient, aud for
lega! quibbliugs, &c., that the guardian
angels of cook pits, ball rooms, race tracks,
duols, &c.--reporters and sonsualistic pub
lishors-migbt advance their business If
thoy would furnish every murderer who is
not able to buy pistol with. shooting iron
free Christian Nctghbor.
ATLANTA, July 25.-Martin Dopoor and
wife, living six miles from Atlauta, both
nearly 80 years Of ago, were brutally MUIR
dercd last night while in bed asleep. Both
woro cat in tho neck with an axe, tho body Of
Mrs. Dcpoor boing noarly severed. The
committing tho dood. Different theories are
expressed, Tho Depoors woro quiet, peacea.
bio people. not having on enomy as far as
their noighbors knew. The community, is
excited and eyery effort is boing made to dis
cover the murderers.
If all the muscle, sweat and money exs
pended in rowing matches, walking races,
military excursions, parades and revelings,
base balls, party balls, &c., were directed
along the path of useful or charitable works
would it not soften many of tho rough places
of "hara timos," and give reporters some.
thing that is worth writing about3
[Ch.Tstian Neig1t6or.
Tho report Of tho Treasuror Of the Chester
and Lenoir Marrow Gauge Railroad shows
shas The gross receipts of tho company frona
oil earDinSv or the past fiscal your, amount,
to S32,7o7 go against $3O,l64.50 last
yeas. The expepsc, including extraordinary
as we'll as ordinary, for the sanne poriod.
amount to s20,72o.2o, leaving tho net
income $l2,077l6
BosToN, Jul; 25.-ln letter published
to-day Gen. 3. i. Butler expresses his~wil,
lingncss to accept tho nomination again for
Governor of Massachusetts, A call hos thero,
fore been issued inviting Buffers friends to
moot in convention at Worcester September
2Sth 10 nominate him and other candidates
for State officers.
WAsHtNGToE, July 25.-Amopg the desig-.
nations by the Secretary of War for exami--
nation Tor appointments as second Lieuton-
| ants in tho army arc George w. Crawford, Of
Alabama. Leighton Finley, Of South Carolina,
Dnval, oil South Carolina, Robert j. O. Irvino,
Of Georgia, Thomas NJ. Deirees, of West
Virginia, Charles M. Churchill, Of Kentucky,
w. N. Hughes. Of Tennessee and l.. Ii.
Sirathor, Of Virginia.
The Louisiana State Conveution has
taken two long steps in tho mire--ono is q
partial reputation Of Eor Indebtedness, the.
other, chartcring as mouy lotteries as tho
people want and will pay for; tho money
paid the State for license 10 carry on these
arrant swiudlcs isto be given o hospitals aud
schools Christian Neigh6or.
"Any thing new or fresh this morning7"
reporter oskod in q railroad Office.
eyes," replied tho lone occupant of the.
apartment. "What is it"' quericd tho
reporter, whipping out his note book. Said
the railroad man, eigipg toward the door,
! 'Ihat paiut you are lcaning against"
iIAMrAx, N. s., July 2o.-- Thursdav it'd
house " Richard IIadcn, at Middetown.
Guisboro County, was struck by lightning nn9
completely WRECKED, Mrs. 1faden was inr
stantiy killed. Mrs John Mann, who han
pcncd 10 be in tho house, was struck and
rendered insonsiblo; hopes arc entertained Of
hor recovery. Mr.. Iladcn and number Of
childrcn escaped without injury.
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Cotton is indeed no longer king. Tho sta-
tistics for tho eleven months, ending May 80,
show that for tho first timo in the history of
the country tho cxpUr,ation of brcadstuffs
has exceeded in value not only that of cotton
but of cotton and tobacco combined.
An hour spcnt with good book is always
so mnch solid and substantial gain. Fire,
flood, mistake or accident may rob us of our
material POSSESSIONS but they cannot got at.
tho treasures of tho immortal mind.
a movement is on foot to have reunion Of
tho survivors Of McGowan's brigade in Cos
lumbia some time next fall
ADGER COLLEGE.
!, WALHAMMA, s. G.
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