Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-20

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SOME STATISTICS FOR TIE METHoDIsTs.
Tho minutes Of the South Carolina Con-
ference, just published, disclose an encour--
aging condition Of things in tho Methodist
Church, tho largest aud most influential
denomination in the State. Tho following
statistics will not provo unintcrcsting to our
readers:
Membership, white 44,29i
colorcd 222
Travelling preachers 154
Total 44,667
No. Sunday Schools 5O4
No. Sunday School Scholars 21,939
No. Officers and Teachers 3,1l2
No. Colored Sunday School Scholars rs
Total 25,I29
No. Church buildings 559a
Zone building partly owned By another de.
nomination.)
Value of Church buildings s5l6,145
81 Parsonngcs valued at 02,745
81 Colleges and School Houses
valued at 03,765
81 Camp grounds valued at 1865
Miscellaneous property 6,857
Total value s728, ,1o7
Collected last year for support
of preachers in charge. S64504 So
Collected for presiding elders $3.50 80
Average salary of preachers in
charge 445 as
Average salary of presiding eldcra 96I 2l
Collected for foreign missions 2,46l az
for domestic missions 3,713 81
for various other OBJ
jects 48,48S 43
The average paid per member
support ministry TG5
Average paid per momber for
foreign missions OO5
Average paid per mombcr for
domestic missions 0O8
Average paid per member for
oil purposes 287
TRAGEDY IN ArLANTA.-A dispatch OF
Last Tuesday evening from Atlanta,
Ca, gives the following account Of fetal
rencontre in that city, on that day, between
two gentlemen well known throughout the
country:
At 33S p NJ. the Office of tho State
Treasurer, at the capitol, in this city was
the scene of bloody tragedy, the parties
being Col. Robert A. Aston, member of
the Legislature, and Capt Il. S. Cox, of
Deknlb County. Aston fred three shots
and Cox two, Alston was shot in tho
right temple, tho ball passing through his
brain. Cox was shot in tho mouth and
through the loft hand. Alston is dying,
but Cox is not seriously hurt. Tho diff
Guilty arose from Aston having power of
attorney from Senator Gordon to sell the
latter's interest in tho State convict lease
Cox is sub lessee under Gordon ard
wanted Aston to sell Gordon's interest to
Walters, who had promised to buy Cox out.
Aston sold to another person. Cox threats
ened Alston at noon that ho would kill him
before sundown if tho trado was not can.
cellcd and mado with his man. lie hunted
Alston down. Gov. Coquitt and others
having detained Aston at the capitol, there
the quarrel was renewed, and both drew
their pistols with the result above stated.
Col. Aston died at four minutes after G,
Tuesday.
ATLANTA, GA, March 12.-Thc Coro.
ners jury rendered verdict that tho kill
ling of Aston BY Cox was wlful and pro.
meditated murder. Cox is in Jail to await
trial.
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In attempting to carve fowl ono day,
gentleman found considerable difficulty in
separating its joints, and exclaimed against
tho man who had sold him an old hen for
q young chicken. "My doar," said tho on
ragged mans wife, "don't talk so muoh
about the aged and respectable Mr.. b; no
planted tho first hill Of corn that was planted
in our town" "I know that" said the
husband, "and believe this acn scratched
it up.
Zach leaf has a colony of insects grazing
on il like COWS in meadow.