Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-16

According to official data, the total mum.
Der of tho Hebrew raoo to day is about what
it was 10 tho days Of King David--betwcen
six and soven millions. There are in Ers
ropo about 100000, in Asia 100000,
10 Africa over 10000, and iu Americu from
million to million and half. Tho
proseut population of Jcrnsalon, is given as
1850 Jows, 1000 Muhommcdans, and
5000 Christians.
Professor Tico says that wo arc to have
on tho night of November 18th, tho most
brilliant mctoorio display ever seon sinoo
1888, when to all intents and purposes the
sky literally rainod fro. Tho display for
this year will not commence until about
o'clock in tho morning, but tho professor
says that the magnilioeucc of the display
Will moro than compensate for tho incon.
vcnicucc of the vigil.
The consumption of wood in tho United
States is enormous. Railway sleepcrs ulono
require $50 900 acres Of the best timber every
year. Tho annual expenditure for railway
buildings repairs aud cars is $3S 500, 900.
Tho locomotives in the United States CON
sumo $5G,000,000 worth of tho article.
Wood industry amounts to S500,000, 900,
in which there arc 10000 artisans.
James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of tho
New York Lwahi, is ono of the poor ncws
paper men Of this country. Ills income is
only about $1,000 per day uud he works
like the vcrriest slayc-playing polo. We
have fellow feeling for the unfortunate
young man.
y Democratic gin in Burke County
killed negro tho other day. We give the
politics Of the gin for tho benefit of the
stawart organ. There was no provocation
on tho part of the negro. The gin simply
reached out and took him in
The shipment of nails from Wheeling,
West Virginia, is very heavy. One mill
recently shipped 22 car loads in one day,
aud another has on several days shipped 25
cars loaded with nails aud iron. Other
mills arc shipping i'll the same proportion.
Some Of the newspapers aud members of
tho Legislature of Georgia arc making it
warm for cx- Governor Joe Brown, of that
State. The cards published by Reprcscu--
tativc Gaward shows tho Ex-Governor up
in no cnviablo light.
The Emperor Of Russsa is suffering from
mental fatigue aud is said to be constantly
growing worse. Next to editing news
paper, wearing crown is suid to be the
most trying profession in the world.
An agricultural paper thinks that what
this country needs is fewer politicians and
morcimules. We have not yet been able to
draw tho line between tho two species.
Waiting maid-"Good morning, doctor;
my gracious lady sends me to beg you to
come 10 her hr.5and as quickly us possible;
sho docs not wish him to die without aasis-
taucc."
Says Josh Billings, "Whcncvcr sec
nlc hansum womoa engaged IN the vim
MINIS right business. I'm goin' to take off
mi hat and jnc the pcrccssion"
ln connection with Spurscon's church 10
London arc 80 colporteurs. They visit
75,O00 families every month. The visits
last year numbered 02G,2G0.
Mr.. Hayes is vchcmcu,ly assuring people
out West that he won't be n candidate for
re election. Nobody axcd you rr," sic
snid.
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