Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-13

Eouth ChfDllna; consequently the Comp
trol'rr issued few days ugo a circular to oil
the Railroads in the State, calling for un
amended return. AS soon as this return
comes in new assessment will bo made
including this road
CHARLESTON, March John n Pen
dergrast has been convicted of libel before
Judge hlackey, at kipgstrec, and sentenced
to two years hard labor in the pcnitcntiary
or pay five hundred dollars fine and costs OF
suit. The libel consisted in the publicu-
ton io the lPes'crn Republican, of last
November Of letter charging tho managers
OF election ut kingstree with stufling the
ballot. box aud charging certain ci,izcus
with voting moro than once. Peudcrgrast
was one Of the principle witnesses before
the Teller Committee ut its recent session
in Charleston.
RoNDour, N. Y, March 5 There was
great disorder ut the town of Kinestonport
to day. No one but ling men was allowed
to vote, taxpayers being assaulted and
driven from the polls. The civil officers
being unable to rcprcss the disorder, the
military was called upon. Great excite
mcnt prevails. The polls arc broken up,
and the board has gone away. The military
cannot arrive on the ground in time to do
anything for to-day's election. Another
election will have to be held.
Tho Republican party is the party Of
"uDivcrsal equal rights" 1t took the negro
under its charge and proposed to protect
him in all his rights as citizen, but at the
same time it robbed him Of all his hard
earnings deposited in the Frccdmans Bank.
1t has been at last left to the Democratic
party to SEQ justice done tho "poor Afri.
can" Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, has intro
duccd into the House bill appropriating
two million dollars to pay dcpositors of the
Frecdman's Bank, or their representatives,
the sums now due them
The whipping post, as a punishment for
petty offeuscs, is demanded by some Of the
Texas papers. One case is mentioned in
which negro was indicted for stealing q
box of sardines, value, fifteen cents It
cost tho county one thousand dollars to send
him to the pcnitcntiary. Such costly pun.
ishmcnts arc little too much for the Tex.
ans and they think liberal application Of
tho lash would control these petty criminals
We aggrce with Texas papers.
Corbin, after hanging around the United
States Senate for two yearsin vain attom pt TO
possess himself Of ahother mans property,
announces his voluntary retirement from The
contest. This is very kind of Corbiu since
his claim has been kicked out three or four
times 1t is very hard for Southern
carpet bagger to return to honest work after
living off Of the Government for few wears.
gentleman once asked deaf and dumb
boy, "What is truth?" lie replied by
taking piece of chalk and drawing on the
blackboard straight line between two
points, Then ho asked him, "What is n
lic" The boy rubbed out tho straight
line and drew crooked limo between the
same points. Remember this.
A BOYS REAsoNING.--A bright little
Shorcham boy, who had hccn engaged in
combat with another boy was reprovcd by
his aunt, who told him he ought always to
wait until the other hoy "pitchcd into" him
Well exclaimed the young beligerent
"t-. # wait for the other boy to begin
I'm afraid there won't be any fight"
Forty eight failures were reported in
New .ork during the last month, tho tota
liabilities being s9l2,GGO and assets S303,.
066 This is reduction of five in numbe,
aud s500,000 in amount of liabilities com
pared with the preceding month. For the
corresponding month of tho year 1875
there were sixty-scvcn failures, and tota
liabilities S4,3O0,0O0.
a recent act Of tho Legislature impose,
fine of not less than $500, and imprison
ment for not less than six months, on on,
one convicted Of carrying concealed wea-
poHs. 1t this law was carried into effect
the State Treasury would soon have none,
enough to pay off the debt, and there would
not bo one murder then where there arc ter
now. We would like to SEQ it tried
whether it is successful or not.
Tho statement that President Tilden i
afflicted with partial paralysis should not b
taken to moan that he is suffering from
paralytic stroke, or that he is in any immc-
date danger. These symptoms havo cxstc,
for many years, and though they havo no
grown worse, it was still thought best tha
he should undergo careful medical treat
| ment
The North Caralna Legislature ha
passed bill for the adjustment Of tho Stat
debt. 1t provides for the payment of fort,
per cent. of tho principal Of tho anti-wa
debt, twenty-five per cent on tho fac
OF the bonds issued since tho war, ant