Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-10

oo"s os' '""' sum, pe just 20 yo". All other
| expenses. except tho toos Of marshals and
their deputies, have been provided for.
CIIAS. DEVENS,
.s7 Attorney General.
The Furman (Baptsti University, Greens
vile, 8. c., hos been forced to suspend The
faculty resigned because they were not paid;
thoy wore not paid because tho trustees mado
tuition freo-deponding on endowment bonds
S225 ,OO0--to bring interest sufficient to run
tho institution. The interest on the bonds
was not oolected-henoe suspension. The
cost of an education or religion that is made
free to people who can pay, is as often an
injury rs blessing. and that in moro ways
than one. The cost falls somewhere aud to
that amount diverts the funds Of Gods uni
vcrsal Bank for the Poor from the way the
Divine character points out No surcr way
to Kali out religion in church, and pcrchapco
tho church also, than to have its cx xpcnses met
from legacy or an endowment And if
such thing could not hurt tho students
of college it Gun hurt the faculty, If
not in ono wny then in tho other-the way
the Faculty of Furman University arc made
to know. This is pity Christian Neighs
Dor.
| DEATH OF CAPTAIN VI. A. PorTs-Tho
friehdso Of Capt. w. A. Potts. tho we'll known
railroad contractor, will be both surprised
and grievod to learn of his death in this city
last evening. lie expired at $3.50 p NJ, at
his room i'll the Wilson hoosc, tho fatal nal
ady being congcslso chlls. Captain Potts
came TO tho city on Sunday noon. suffering
from the advance symptoms Of tho disease.
lie had just finished the work upon tho Spar.
tanburg and Henderson Railrond, in North
and South Carolina. 1t was probably in tho
labors attendant upon the completion of that
work that he contracted the maady. lie
had three successive chils. and the Inst ono,
yesterday evening was the fatal stroke. lie
and daughter. who were left thus stricken by
deaths sudden visitation. Captain Potts was
born. in Coweta County, and at the time of
his death was about forty seven years Of ago.
10 served during q portion Of tho war as o
Captain in the Confederate army. IIo has
long been n successful and enterprising CON
tractor upon railrond work. and 10 that cnpa-
city was highly esteemed throughout this
section. lle was successfully supervisor on
tho Air Limo, and builder of tho Elborton
branch road. lie will be remembered kindly
and deeply regretted by u very large circle Of
ends.-ANanta Constitution. 81 instant.
All statements made that there will be
another session of Congress before the rcgu.
| lar session In December arc unfounded in
fact. When the President decided not to
recall Congress upon it's adjournment last
Tuesday, it was after tho conclusion had beon
reached that If Congress should bo rcconv ened
before tho regular time, it was evident that it
would still refuse to make any Of tho provis~
ions included in tho marshals' bill. Chair
man Atkins, of the House committee on mp.
| preparations, said before adjournment that
should the marshals 60 forward and execute
tho regular business-which docs not include
election doputies-of their Office, there would
be no difficulty in securing tho passage Of
deficiency bill for their reimbursement. All
the mnrshals cnn procure sufficient money to
carry them through, and the only question is
whether they can be allowed to porsne that
course. This question has been pretty we'll
| decided in the affirmative.
Thomus w, Knox writes from tho Lotus
| Club. New York, to Postmnster>G Geperal
Keys. that he received back two lettcrs,
| mailed by him on the 18th of March, to 20
round the world in opposite directions. Tie
Eastward letter made the circuit in 80 days,
including four days dotention Mt Yokohama.
and the other circumna9igated tho globo in
ITO days. thirteen of which were consumed
by n detention at Yokohama, which would
have been avoided by an arrival at that port
two days sooner. The time made by the moro
rapidly transported of those two letters, or by
any other yet reported to the Postoflice De-
partment, has been very greatly surpassed
recently by letter mailed by a young lady
clerk in the Office of Superintendent Blaokfnn,
which accomplished the circuit of the world,
Westerly, in II days.