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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16
FAIR PLArLOCALS.

Old weather prophets pronounce the
weather. for the past few weeks or so, the
coolest we have had for number of years.
A large quantity Of leo is reported as being
in Tugaloo River, more than has been seen
in the river since the year 1856 1t was
frozen entirely over during that year. At
present tho ice is confined to the eddy waters
along the bank and to RATS.
The farmers are expressing their fears
about the ont and wheat crops, especially the
former, 40 it was sown late in tho fall. They
fear that it will bo killed out by tho long and
severe cold; but, then, if it does not die out
according to the predictions Of all the farmers
they will have II good crop; Of small grain as
we'll rs q seasonable year for cotton and corn.
Tho times are pretty hard here in tho money
line. The farmers, to some oxtent, have hold
their cotton, waiting for botter prices, but l
guess that they are endeavoring to get it in
to market as rapidly as possible now.
The farmers living in straight naturally
leaves tho merchant 10 similar predcament;
although, do not think that they have any
special grounds for complaint, as they havo
been collecting tolerably we'll and have taken
in considerable stray cash, though mono Of us
could hardly feel tight without grumbling q
little. The whole world is chronic in that
line.
Christmas was very quiet here, and, in fact
especially so. Fair Play is getting to be o
model town for sobrioty and morals. owing In
part, no doubt, to tho influence of the Good
Tomplar lodge horo, which has been in sucr
ceSsful operation during the past year. We
only hope that its influence will continue to
epread, and that srers Cbl;s.masiulhe future
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

1t is mt uncommon now days for mar
ried persons who have been divorced to make
new conjngal experiments, and finally marry
ono onother again. and be quite cuntented
with renewal Of their first matrimonial expe.
rience. They cannot Gle ,rly understand how
much worse wives "r husbands they cnn get
until they have made fresh trial A man
in Southern Indiana recently separated from
his wife because she had such temper. He
said he would ms soon live with the devil's
daughter; and after he had procured legal
other partner from whom he secured d.
vorce in six months. lie returned to Indiana
and resumed his woong"f No. She rallied
him on lis snrcasm. and ho replied that she
might DO the DEVILS daughter, but that No. 2
was the devil himself, aud he preferred, con-
nubiality, any member Of tho family to the
head Of It.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16
Cotton.

Wo have heard old oitizens say tho price Of
bacon was good index to the market valuo Of
cotton. The two articles rarely differ much
in the price obtained for them. During the
past summer bacon has commanded hero from
six to eight cents per pound, and the cotton
crop hos vibrated between these figures. Our
farmers, accustomed to high prices, declare
they cannot grow cotton at it's present price,
u and assert that the coat Of production is
greater than the amount realized from tho
eale of the crop. They all look forward with
tho hope e"cry year that cotton will rise in
eprice, whlo for eight years it has uniformly
declined. Not only is this true, but it is the
settled opinion of many that cotton will con.
tinuo to fall until it reaches five cents per
s pound. The Greenyille NeWs takes this posi-
tion and sustains it on rational grounds. 1t
claims that in five years cotton will not bring
above elk cents in Now York, which would
give the farmer here about five cents per
pound. 1t farther claims that cotton can and
will be grown proftably ct these figures, and
that the South will even then surpass the Wes-
tetn States in prosperity, the latter not reali-
sing above expenses of transportation moro
than twelve and half cents per bushol for
their corn. It claims that bacon is inow
enc and half to two cents per pound lower
than it was before the war, and cotton was
then no higher. The article closes with the
following good but not pleasant advice to
y farmers:
4 We do not propose to 90 into this subject
deeply but we dosire to warn our agrioul-
atural friends that they must lower their poge'
and make their calculations, so as to raise
cotton at fve cents, or go broko.' Cotton
must come down in the same proportion with
other things, and if they can't mako it at a
sproportionate price they had better raise
bacon at three cents per pound, If they think
they can make money by so doing, and they
will not forget that slnce the late unpleasant.
8 neas they have paid afteen oents for tho greasy
@stdR aud were not disposed to grumble.
The Southern farmercann prosper until he
makes his provisions at home and raises cotton
as an incidental crop. Give any family plenty
s sofsbread and meat and it is independent.
Cotton alono will not make him comfortable,
because llo must sell at other pcoplo's pricos
and buy bis supplies the same way.
Jorasalsm 10 adding fifteen hundred to its
Jewish ophiatiousvery gear.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

FoRT ROBINSON, Nebraska. Jan. I0.-The
hostile Chcyennes imprisoned here since Oc-
tober. having been informed by the command.
ing officer that they will be taken bnck to
their agency in tho Indian Territory, became
very sullen and expressed their determination
to die before consenting to such movement
A strong guard was placed over the prison
room. Last night, whom noarly every one
windows of tho room and mado for tho prairie
which is oonted with frozen snow. firing on
the guard from revolvers they had concealed
since thoir capture. wounding four. ono Of
whom died and another will not survive q
day. The main guard rushed out. opened
fire and shot and killed ovor forty. One
hundred and sixty cavalry. mounted and dis,
mounted, are pursuing the fleeing savages.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

Il is said that Mr. VIM. II. Vanderbilt has
corner Of Fifth avenue and Fifty-seoond
street. New York. lie paid 5000. .OOO for the
ground, and will spend $4,000, 900 for the
building, exclusive Of the interior decorations.
The new structure is 10 be a miniature Of
the French Tuileries, and tho Railtoad king
will live In as much style as king 81
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

BosroN. January l0.--Smith & Forbos.
boot and shoe dealers. Of Charlotte, N.
and Boston, have made an aesipnment'
Nothing definite Is known in regard 10 tho
condition Of the firm. but it is reported their
liabilities are $l25,000. or $l5O,00O, and
assets nominally $4,000. Most Of the Ia.
debtedness is to houses in Boston and vicinity.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

CnEESvILLE, Jan. l2.-Walter W. Pegs, night
place, was to-day found dead fourth Of milo
from the depot The jury Of inquest rendered
verdict Of death by accident Or misfortune.
p,egg had threatened to take morphine, but
there was no evidence to tho effect that lie had
taken any or used any violence on bis person.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

COLUMBIA, January l0.-Gov. Hampton
was this morning transferred to an easy chair,
and sat for two hours in the open air on bis
porch. He also wrote several letters during
tho day, and is reported as being in excellent
spirits.
Engineer IIolley, having completed his
survey Of the Columbia Canal, has returned
to the North, whence he will send his report
to the Canal Commission in few weeks. It
is expected to present the claim and advanta.
ges Of tho Canal in strong light.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

WASHINGTON, January 10.-Befote a
crowded audience at the Woman's ,Risbte
Convention tonight. Purvis. philadeIph{h
negro. denounced President Hayes and biz
southern policy, and declared that the Presi.
whose hands he said, arc red with tho biooS
ct the Hamburg massacre. Fred Douglass.
however gave Purvis o handsome drubbinr.
and made highly conservative speeo6,
which is much praised.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

PRECIOUS FREIanT.-On Saturday last,
special through train from San Francisco, TO
New York, consisting of one engine md elk
cars passed through this city over the Hudson
River Railroad. The only excitement created
by this special train was that the manifest
called for six car londs of silk worms The
train arrived in New York after dinner, when
the suspicious movements Of tho authorities
revealed the truth concerning the real freight
of three of tho silk worm cars, which was
that they contained gold bars amounting to
1913, 900. consigned to the banking house of
the Rothschids. This valuable freight train
ran through from San Francisco to it's desti-
nation without even causing a suspicion as to
its valuable cargo Poughkeepsie Eagle.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

Tho contractors on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad havo been allowed until the 10th Of
December next to complete the road to Chat.
tanooga, Tennessee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

Five emigrants, Clark and Hubbard andl
his wife and two children, on route West from,
Sherman, Texas, were frozen to death on the
night Of the 9th instant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16
Final Settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given that application win
~ be made to Richard Lewis, Judge Of Probate
for Oconee county, ~ his Office in the court
house, at Walhalla, S. c., on Saturday, the 10Th
day Of February next, at j. O'Clock NJ, for
leave to make final settlement of tho estate Of
Harvey Davis, licensed, and to bo discharged
therefrom as administrator
YOUNG DAVIS, Admir-.
January Is, 1870. 9-4t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

WASHINGTON, January ll.-Com missioner
Raum has q telegram from Collector Gray,
at Raleigh. saying: "A raiding party in Stan.
ley County seized eight stills n full blast and
frrosted eight distillers. One Of my party was
shot in tho head but not fatally" Ie has
dispatch from Collector Brayton, ut Columbia,
saying: II have information Of the seizure,
on the 7th instant, Of blockade whiakev
wagon and toam ut Bennettsville and near
Walhalla Of two mules, twenty-five gallons
Of unstamped whiskey and tho arrest of
Thomas Blakely. of Rabun County, Ga. A
telegram just received announces the cap
tore Of the lattor seizure by gang Of Geor.
gians."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

Two hundred and seventy.six thousand
dollars will be paid to the families Of deceased
Knights of Honor in Tennessee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

1t IS great news from, the Eaet that Sodom
ard Gomorrah arc to be rebuilt lt--restored
perhaps. is a better term to use An English
company Is credited with the responsibility
of this enterprise. and there will soon be CITY
lots in abundance for ealc. though not that
particular Lot that we read of in its oopnecs
tion with the previous history Of this wicked
community. Busy commerce will take the
place Of the present deadness of tho Dead
Sen, and the hard-headed locomotive will
stop in where the reoaloitrant donkey trod,
and attend TO the ransporlation service. The
now civilization is certainly becoming.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

Texas has 1900 oonviots of whom some
500 are kept 10 prison, and the rost are hired
out to work oa railroads and farms One,
undergoing lifo sentence Is hired by his
vito, and li,os comfortably at home.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16
State Laws.

An act to prevent the charge of "Breakage"
in the weighing of cotton.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of South Caro-.
lima now met aud sitting iD General Assem-
bly,, and BY the authority of the same:
That from apd after the passage of this
act any person who shall put and mako the
charge known as "breakage" upon the
weighing Of cotton shall be guilty of ms-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not more than twenty-fve dollars or
be imprisoned not moro than thirty days, or
both, at the discretion Of the court.
Approved December 20, 1878.
An act respecting the filing of vacancies
in county Offices
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the State of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority of tho same:
SECTION l. That whenever ut any time
any vacancy shall occur in any county Office
by reason of death, resignation, refusal or
neglect to qualify Of the person elcoted or
appointed thereto. expiration Of the term Of
Office, removal from the county, or from any
other cause. the Governor shall appoint some
fit and proper person to fill the vacancy 80
caused, and that the person 80 appointed shall
hold his Office, in all cases in which the officer
is elected, until tho next general election for
members Of the General Assembly, and until
his successor should qualify, and in cases of
persons appointed until the adjournment Of
the General Assembly at the regular session
in 1880. Provided, That the Governor may
for cause remove any person appointed by
him under the provision Of this act
SEC. 2. That oil acts and parts of aots
inconsistent with this not be and tho samo
are hereby. repealed.
Approved December 20, 1873,
An aot to amend and supply on omission in
an act to provide for the custody Of official
bonds Of county officers and for the exami-
nation Of the eame, from timc to time, ap-
proved Juno 0, 1878.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of tho State Of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of the
same:
That tho following shall DO added as q
third section of said act, to wit; "Ihat It
shali be the duty of the county commissioners
in each and esory county in this State to
mako an annual examination into the sufis
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

COLUMBIA, January 8. In reply to direct
inquiry upon the subject Of the order recently
made by Judge Bryan enjoning the State
Treasurer from paying out the interest fund,
Governor Simpson said to.day that he hopes
there will be no necessity for calling the
General Assembly together on account of
the injunction recently granted by Judge
Bryan.
lie seems to think that this Injunction,
when it comes to be discussed, will be dis
solved in time for the relief of the people.
His view is that the Court, before it acts,
must both have case and proper parties.
In this matter he is Of tho opinion TINT the
parties applying for injunction have no casc.
A case could only arise on contract, and he
thinks there was not contract between the
State and the bondholdcrs in reference to
this money remaining in the treasury. 1t
was put there, in the first instance, by the
State for it's own convenience, and the State
"an divert at its pleasure, especially rs in this
instance, when the State also resolved to pro.
vide for these bonds when they might be cs-
tablishei as loyal and valid
The Governor supposes that the holders of
tho valid bonds, who are moro deeply inter.
osted than any other parties, will assist the
Attorney General in making motion to dis
solvo tho injunction.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

ISn pndet a1d ofs amy aud 8
sioh, by the very lnen I'M sh8 SIStin that they
ought 10 rule gths dsstililes of tho republic.
Down, down, down, with saeh men. Repub-
lioans TO the 'front.' E.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

II usssSSSpvytsyY VVuutt6Ss anu Wltliu t4uS SUaye
4 thefca$t report 10 The Comp Her General,
70 tbellaid before the State board forits action.
according 70 tho lawS any that may 10 their
Judgment be insufficient. Provided, the flrst
examination under this act shall be made on
the first day Of January, 1870. or within ten
days thereafter: Aud provided further, That
this aos so far as tho said fret examination is
concerned shall not apply to the county ofEoers
elected at the general election in 1878.
Approved December 10, 1873.
An act for the further protection of landlords
in the collection Of rents.
SECTION I. BE 1t enacted by the SEN
ate aud House Of Representatives of the
State of South Csrolina, now met aud sit.
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same: That the lien provided
for by an act entitled "An act to secure lani-
lords and persons muking advances"
approved March 4, 1878, shall extend to all
crops raised on the lands leased by the land
lords, whether the same be raised by the
tenant or other person.
SEC. 2. That subject to the liens provided
for in said act and cnforcible in the same way
as therein provided, the landlords shall havo
lien on all the Drops raised By tho tenant for
all advances made by the landlord during tho
year.
SEC. 8. That in case any portion OF tho
crop is removed from the land rented or
lee .ed and the proceeds thereof not applied
to the payment of rent for tho year, or other
liens provided for in sad act and 10 this not,
and this fact shall be made to appear by afi-
davit, persons holding liens as provided for by
said act and ander this act shall have the
right to proceed to collect the amounts which
will become duo for rent or advances in the
same way as il tho samo had become due &C.
cording to contract before such removal.
Approved December %, 1878.
An act to repeal an act entitled ian act to
regulate the granting Of divorces" in this
State.
BE 1t enacted by tho Senate aud House
of Representatives Of the State of South
Carolina, now met aud sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
Same:
That oil aote and parts of acts heretofore
passed, relating to the granting of divorces
be and tho same are. hereby repealed.
Approved December 20, 1878.
An act to punish assault or assault and bat
terry with any 6rearm committed on streets
or places of public resort.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority Of tho same:
That any person hereafter convicted Of any
assault or assault and battery committed by
shooting with any frearm on the street of any
incorporated city or town, or in any place of
public resort shall be punished by fine Of not
less than one hundred or moro than ono thou
sand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more
than twelve months, or by both at tho dis,
cretion OF tho Court.
Approved December II, 1878.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-16

ssJerasalsm 10 adding fifteen hundred to its
Jewish opniationsrery gear.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-08

ONE very good reason why a band OF
frontiersmen are generally more service.
able than troops Is, that they are not
tied down with red tape. No movement
Of troops however necessary, can
f-be made without orders, and the au
thority to issue such is not always
prompt. These facts lead the Denver
Tribune to speak as follows on receiv.
news that troops were at Rawlins wait.
ing orders:
II will not be forgotten that Major Thorn.
ourgh gave up his life In obedience to "or-
ders." When the Indians were nanking him
he could h I'VE opened IRE and brok en- through
TO his wagons, but he dared not, and his .or.
dcrs " were to wait until he was fred upon.
ind he did. He was forced to stand with his
hnndful OF men anti see the Indians surround
Ing him at their leisure and then, when they
Ind gotten between him and tho wagons, aud
had begun to pick on his men, he was per-
mitted by the language OF his orders to lead
q nital forlorn hope through the murderous
line. Major ~Thornburgh and the soldiers
who fell with him were killed by r.d-tape
and the rescue which was ~ have gone to the
beseiged survivors ar there are any now) Ia
delayed because the ~rescuing forces are still
waiting Tor ordcrs.'
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-08
subdulng and Avoiding Fever and Agu

or all chronic disease. fever and asue Il
rel haps tue least conquerable by the ordin-
airy resnur. IS or mI' diclne. There is, however
n remedy which completely roots IL out Of
the system In my and all OF its various
phnsrr. This celebrated anti-p, riodic IA
vegetable IN compos ttinn. and is : OF only ef
nc .cluus. but perfectly : 10. n thing that can
not he predicsted with truth NJ quini,.e
Hostette's D. tiers H.. besides. d
most efficient means OF de Q Use against ma.
aria. rs enduws the pn,sique with an
amount OF stamina which enables IL to en-
ludico TO heath. Persons about to visit, OF
living In. foreign Countries. or portions o
frvers prevail, should not omit To lay in a
sufici-nt supply OF The gro,t Preventive,
DILL TO avert ,uch diseases and dis riders o.
such localities.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-08
FROM WHEAT TO CATTLE.

Yesterdays kilograms stated that the
duke of Beaufort, proprietor Of large
estates In England and Ireland, had ad-
vised his tenants to cease producing
~breadstuffs and take to cattle raising.
de declared that American competi-
ton is so strong as to bar the hope Of
successful rivalry.
The duke Is about right, although
self interest prompts us to say that we
had rather not see the English farmers
take to raising cattle in any greater
number than at present. Out on our
hig ranges in Wyoming the herds are
increasing rapidly and are being bred
up to u good grade s that the beef
equals that OF the best. Very soon the
United Stafes will be able TO supply all
Of Great Britain with beef, and at fg-
ures less than tile present rule. But II
the English farmers abandon grain for
cattle the prospective market in Eng
Land narrows very materially.
However, there are several facts to
be taken in connection with this mat
ter: The farmers win be slow to adopt
B~eaufort's suggestion for one thing.
Again, the fact of any number Of farm
ers abandoning grain raising will natu.
rally tend to raise prices. This fact
may cause many to return to grain or
not forsake 1t at all.
Then we find throughout Iowa, Him
OILS. Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota aud
other states. that farmers are buying
feeders" as they have discovered that
their surplus corn yields a better profit
when put into beef. Many Of they have
ceased ~cultivating breadstuffs, except
Tor individual use, and SOW their broad
acres with corn. This business is spread
ing and the natural result will be that
enough farmers will go into 1t to cause a
reduction iTthe annual production of
cereals for export. This again will en-
hancethe price OF grain, and tlieEnglish
farmers will once again find it profita-
bhr to produce WHEAT. They take a
pride ! n wheat fields at any rate and
will ouly forsake them as a forlorn
hope.
On the whole we think our cattle
men have no need to fear serious com
petition from the farmers of England.
Much capital is required to buy u stock
Of cattle and put up the necessa ry
buildings to protect them through the
winter. Capital is what the average
English and Irish farmer lacks. Most
Of those who have 1t possess with it d
good stock of common sense and come
to tue United States forthwith to invest
i where it is sure to yield a hundred
fold.