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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-02
COM M H. He CHAE.

CHARLESTON, September 29.--Cotton firm
middling loa; low middling 10; good ordinary
o..
LIVERPOOL, September 29.-.-Cotton with
an advancing tendency uplands
6 l3.l6d; middling Orleans G l5.l6d.
New York, September 20.-~Cotton QUOT;
sales $50 bales-middling uplands l02; mid
ling Orleans Log.
W. LILA, s. G., October l.-Cotton
quiet-saod middling OF; middling 9S ordi~
nary0.
SENECA CRY, October l.--Ootton firm
low 10 adling 0; midding o.; good middling
9i.
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Adgei' College.

In addition to tho regular curriculum of this
institution a commercial aud scientific course
has been arranged, consisting Of instruction in
English language and literaluc, book keeping,
history, mathematics, natural science, modern
languages and civil engineering Students who
wish to prepare specially for business and cngi-
neering arc allowed 10 take this course lust cad
Of tho classical.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-02

Tho namc Of Miss Annie Hill was on The
programme Of Inst evenings concor... 81, sor iho
benefit of the yellow fever sufferers. but
having contracted severe cold, her friends
feared she would DO unable to fulfill
her engagement. However, she appeared
and sung Ernani Involnmi in tones SO clear,
and with such artistic execution. that she
received q hearty encore. 1 was enabled 10
do this, she said, by using Cousscns' Honey
Of Tar, tho best compound in the world for
clearing the voice, relieving hoarsencss, Gu
ring coughs and colds. Price SO cents. For
sale be r. II. Norman & Bro.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-02

Tobacco can DO grown in every one Of the
States of tho Union. The annual production
is now 4O,00O,O00 pounds, vailed ut $33 .OOO,.
900 in it's hn,hauuracluted state.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
DR.. Burt MitcI,cil

HAS permanently located at Westminster apd
III offers hla professional services to the conf
mnnity. Office over new storcroom Of Mathew
son & Jameson, near. the depot, where he can be
round at oil times, unless professionally engaged
Sept 4, 1879 42.3mo&
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aossr, per pound e(as
lIIDgs--Dry, por pound 10
g Green, per pound 405
lNDlGo-Span.sh Float per pound l.25
--Cnroiina, per pound 100
IRON English refined. per pound 4(95
--Sweedi per pound T(08
Band, per pound 4(15
Hoop, per pound l2(@l3
Potware, per pound 6
LARD, per pound 90lO
LINE per barrel zoo
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-02

The various cotton manufactures III md
around Augusta use 81 100000 worth of raw
cotton per nhnuth. The annual sales from
their product amount to about S2,000.O00.
Tho product Of the Augusta ilodr aud grist
mile yields 81 500 900 per anhum.
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TAX NOTICE! F!

TREASURER'S OFFICE,
September lst, 1879.
=, a',o''"1o, a WIN ane supply nii'' approves
,ha, ,,:s IN ~, ,1'o' no''oe 70 "efepy gwen
'S '''e "''' w 'pen 'o' Tue co"ee'''h u
'""t'
nlot, s
and will remain open until October slst The
rate per centum of t,xas "a q. fo,,ows.
s,o,o ,,,,osos ., =,
ffN'''' "a "''''s'
county, mills.
Post indebtedness ,,,;u
''"'
schools, mills.
Poll Tax, 81 90
IN "ll cases where The May lnstallment has
not been paid
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NOTICE THIS.
September 4, 1879.

IL persons indebted to HARPER s. PnILLIrs,
II r. HARPER & Son. or to T. lIAnpKR in
dividually, are hereby notified that their notes
and accounts must of necessity bo settled. We
have suffered ourselves sued and once sold out
and now to avoid repetition and pay our debts
we arc compelled to make collections, and there
fore hope that those persons who have been so
literally accommodated and INDUCED from year
TO year, will at once heed this last notice and
save cost. We will pay four cents per pound
for seed cotton and fifteen cents for lint cotton
delivered in tmc.' Now will you do it? If not
you cannot blamo NC for the next step.
Il. HARPER.
September 1S, 1870 4i-2t
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Thcro has boon frost in Ohio and Yirslnia
and snow in Canada.
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w ALHALLA FEMALN
COLIsNGE.

FNllE next session Of this institution will
IL cnpmencc THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
4th 1879.
1t is an advantage to teachers aud pupils to
enter the various classes at that time. for
few weeks delay render it difficult to advance
with class.
Board in College and in private
families. pei month, $1,000
Juvenile Department. per month, = so
Primary Department, per month, 80
Academic Department, per month. 100
Collegiate Department. per month, 800
These prices are exclusive of State npprol
priutions.
Music, Wax and Fancy Work extra.
For particulars. address,
DHs. j. II. SWELTXEKe.
July "a, 1879 3G-ly
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WALHALLA PRICES CURRENT,

CORRECTED WEEKLI
AprLEs-Dricd, per pound 2M3
BUTTER-Por pound 100l5
BEEswAx-Per pound l8(020
BEEr--Per pound 2m5
BACON Dry snlt shoulders
=" G. II. Sides Gal
s. G.. hams, canyassod l3
CALIco-Pcr yard 6(08
CorFEE-Rio per pound 124M20
-Laguyra, per pound 30
Java, per pound %
CANDLEs-Adamantin per set Is
Sperm, por pound 30
CHICKENS AND Fowls, per head 10(0l8
CoTToE-Per pound 8(0l0
Yarn. per bunoli 10000
CorPERAs-Per pound s
DUcKs-Per hoad 121Ml5'
Edas, por dozen 8(0l0'
FLOUR, por sack, (o8 pounds,) 275@3.50
FEATHERs---Geese, per pound DO
!" Mixed per pound 80
GRAIN-Corn, per bushel, 75085
---Ryo. per bushcl rs
Oats, red, per 5ushel so
GEEsS--Psr hoad 29CSseE
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Two inchea Of snow fell ut Montreal last
Thursday.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

There was a slight yesterday on the Exchange
Bank Montreal and many people refused tbs bills.
The bail of Pillsbury the defauting bank cashier.
to S2O,OUO.
George p. Rogers and Walter II. Slicer werc
crowned Sunday at San Andreas Cal. by the upset
ting OF boat
The Congressional Labor Committee were at
Council Bluffs sunday. and started yesterday
morning tor San Francisco.
On the Erie Railway. between Greycourt and Ches-
ter, sunday morning. Mrs. Kennedy, aged sixty-hve
struck by an engine and killed.
At Napanee, Ont, Sunday night James Dctlcr and
James Wager horse thieves. brutally assaulted the
jailer, ana, leaving him for dead. escaped.
Martin Heaney was arrested at San Francisco yes
terday ON charge of having committed murder at
Independence, Iowa. about fve years ago.
John Thomas Mary Hanson and Frank de Luca
were drowned Sunday night in the Mississippi
River near La Crosse, by the upsetting OF boat.
James Hancock. while arranging derrick sunday
at the burned building in Hamilton Ont to recover
the bodies several men who were buried in the
ruins fell thirty feet and was killed.
Sympathizers with ex.Lieutenant Governar Letel-
ler held meeting saturday night III Qeubec and
Sunday night at MOntmorencie, at which the Cana
dian government bitterly denounced tor has dis
missal.
Pierre Goadrcau Miss Rose Martin and Miss Cclina
Morn crossing the railroad in carriage near Lew
iston, Me-. last evening, struck by train and
all instantly killed H. r. Lesuein, his wife and two
children struck by lightning at Rochester.
Mimi. sunday night. The wife and children are
dead aud Lesuem will die.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
THE WEATHER.

Though the thermometer did not indicate. yester-
day. any extraordinary temperature, the heat
moro oppressive than it has been for some
days. This was caused by the dampncss
and heaviness of the atmosphere and the
murky condition of the weather generally,
the effect of which to produce feeling of pros
tration on all persons who were engaged in outdoor
occupations, while those who were indoors re-
maincd unaffected. Relief came about Eve o'clock.
when heavy storm OF rain burst this city and
suburbs and continued, more less. for the re-
lnainder of the evening.
An unknown woman fell dead the corner of
Madison avenue and Fortieth street. She sup
posed to have been sunstruck.
Ellen Corcoran. aged 35 years, died suddenly at
No. 449 East Thirteenth street.
John Feeley. aged 35 residing at No. AIS West
Twenty-sixth street, succumbed to the heat and
died.
Albert Brown, boy residing at No. AS East
Fifteenth street. died from the effects of the heat.
Washington Phelps, 45 years Of ago, found
suffering the effects of the heat Washington
Park and was sent to st. Vincent's Hospital
Martin Wyman workman In the sugar refinery
of Havemeyer Il Eastwck, Jersey City. who
by the intense heat died from the effects
at the Charity Hospital
Henry Reid, employed in the Erie Railway freight
depot, Jersey City, overcome by the heat while
at work. He was attended by DR.. Paul and removed
to his home on Thirteenth street.
The following record will show the changes IN the
temperature for the past twentyfou hours in COM
parson with the corresponding date of last year AS
Indicated by the Thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy.
HERALD Building, No. 2ls Broadway
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
CONGRESSMAN BUTTERWORTH'S
ELECTION.

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL COM
MIrTEE-MEN WHO WERE IN THE PAY OF
BOTH PARTIES. AND WHO PAID THEM.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, August A. 1879.
Before the Congressional Investigating Committee
this afternoon John Amorose testified that he was
democrat. but was not active politician; he
was at the first precinct poll Of the First ward
election day; he knew that $50 was
left with Mr.. Richards, at the Of Eighth and
Culvert streets, and that $40 of this amount
sent to the First precinct; witness got
S10 three other persons got the same
amount each his sympathies We're with
the democratic party, but he was opposed to Mr.
Sayler. thinking him too lazy, and he sympathized
with Butterworth. He had talk with Pat Dooley.
who also got $40 for working for Butterworth.
Mr. Hofer told witness that $50 had been
sent to his precinct for Mr.. Butterworth: :
witness received money from Sayler and
his friends-s25 altogether. and got the same
amount from Butterworth; Sayler gave
Dooley and witness $50 at one time and Dooley got
$40 from him another time. man named Murray
also got $40 from SayloR and Tom Finnegan also got
SO from him.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
CABLE NOTES.

General Baron Won Reutern died in Berlin yes.er-
day.
Thomas McIcar. late astronomer royal is dead.
He expired at Capetown. July Is.
railway accident occurred yesterday between
Nancy and Vezelise. by which five persons were
killed and eleven seriously. ana forty slightly in
jured. The accident caused by person
tampering with the switches No arrests have been
made.
The American Consul at Tangicr states that the
Sultan of Morocco has encampcd with his army near
Rabat. He has subdued the insurrecton of the Ber-
Der tribes Thirtyfour heads of rebels exposed
on the walls of the city to inspire terror among other
fairs proceeds to meet the Sultan.
The Berlin Gazette publishes the nominations Of
General Won Manteulcl, to be Governor General OF
Alsace-Lorrainc: DIR. Herzog, to be Secretary Of
State; Herr Pommeresghe to be Under Secre-
tary of the Interior. Worship and Instruction.
Herr Won Puttkammer -Coinar, to be Under Secre-
tary of Justice; and DIR. Mayr. to be Councillor of
Finance and Domains.
Mr. Lee, United States Consul General at Frank
fort-on the Main. reports that the increase of i'm
ports in Germany has been very large during the
last OF the month of May. in anticipation OF the
tariff OF the following articles the importatons
have been enormously large:-Petrolcum, lard iron
duties will bo protective. Germany has treaty
with Belgium admitting glass, the entries on which
cannot be increased until January. 1881.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
CUBAN AFFAIRS.

DISSATISFACTION WITH UNITED STATES TREAS
uHY CIRCULAR ABOUT SUGAR INCREASE OF
DEATHS FROM YELLOW FEVER
HAVANA August 4, 1870.
The Treasury officials to-day publicly burned
s96, TIC of paper money, being tenth part OF the
amount OF the Havana lottery sales for the drawing
of July IL.
Captain General Blanco is in Gibara. He is visiting
even tho smallest villages the island. Complete
tranquility prevails. Certain persons who. 1t is
well known, desire to disturb the peace have no
means and have public opinion against them besides.
The Did,io says:--"The decision OF United States
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury French relative
to sugars is unlawful. IL is not dictated by lcgs
lative power" The Didrio recommends friendly
monsrance the part of Spain, and says II is
the United States will annul the decision. the fact
having been proven that Cuban planters not coll
orng sugars artiGcally.
One hundred and thrty-sevcn deaths from yellow
fever occurred in Havana last week. being an in
crease Of twenty against the week before The total
number of deaths in Havana from yellow fever dur
ing the month of July is 537, against 5Oi for the
same month last year. Since the beginning OF tho
year s57 deaths from yellow fever have occurred
here, against sl3 for the same time last year,
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

John Jay Knox. Comptroller of the Currency, and
General Charles II. L. Coils of Philadelphia are at
the Windsor. Ex-Governor c. c. Washburn of Wis
consn; John L. Thomas Jr. of BALTIMORE General
j. S. Easement, of Ohio and Rev. DIR. s. g. Potter of
Sheffield, England. at the Fifth Avenue General
A. Med. McCook. United States Army is at the
Sturtevant. Bishop Thomas A. Jaggar, of Ohio J.
Ii. Ramsey. of Albany, and Judge Henry Chapman.
of Pennsylvania. are at the Gilsey Elisha Riggs of
Paris, is at the New York. Very Rev. A. Magneu. of
Baltimore, is at the st. Denis. Judge George f. Dan
FORTH of the New York Court of Appeals, is at the
st. James Judge l.. B. Watkins of Louisiana, is at
the ST. Nicholas. Rev. DR.. N. S. Richardson, Of
Bridgeport Conn.,. is at the Albemarle. L. +. Drake
president of the st. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
Company, is at the Westminster,
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
YOUNG BARN BURNERS.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

SYRACUSE. N. Y, August 4. 1879.
Ezra and Albert McClelland respectively aged
eight and twelve years, have been arrested in the
town of Parish, Oswego county, on the charge Of
arson A barn and its contents. valued at abont
$1,000. the property of W. Harter. was burned last
Friday evening, two and half miles from the
village of Parish Both lads have made con-
fession that they fred the structure by putting
matches in the haymow. The boys were seen run
ming away from the burning building. They duplicate
both their father aud mother. who. they declare,
melted them to the act. The McClclland family
lived on the Harter farm and had some difficulty
with the proprietor which caused their removal
two months ago. The Oldest lad says his father
and mother talked q number OF times about burning
the barn. and finally started him and his brother OF
last Thursday to do the job. The last word the old
man said when the boys left was, 1T Is good time
now to drop match in that oay." Warrants were
ued the OF both McCleand and his wife
and it was expected they would be in custody to-day
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
SHOOTING IN A CUSTOM HOUSE.
NEW ORLEANS, La. A

NEW ORLEANS. La. August t. 1879.
About half-past ten o'clock this morning. as Gen.
era Badger ascending one Of the side entrance
stairways from the lower noor to the main offices of
the Custom House. he was suddenly met by Will
lam Brown, an ex-Mctropolitan policeman. who.
with the remark. "Ive got you now" drew a rcvol-
yer aud fred at the head OF the Collector. Seeing
the mans movement Collector Badger caught his
arm and diverted the shot over his shoulder. and
then took the pistol from Brown and threw 1t down
stairs. Brown lost leg on the 14th OF September,
1874, under Badger. and among Badgers first APP
pointccs Postmaster. Becoming Collector, Badger
left brown i'm the Post Ofce, where he failed TO
main. The collector thinks Brown crazed by
poverty, and seems unwilling to prosecute him.
Brown evidently thinks General Badger should have
given him place In the Custom House.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, August 81 A. NJ.

Indications.
For New England and the Middle States, slightly
warmer, partly cloudy weather and light rains
the coast, with southeast to southwest winds and
stationary or slowly falling barometer
For the South Atlantic aud Gulf States, warmer
southeast TO southwest Winds partly cloudy weather.
with local rains and nearly stationary barometer.
For Tennessee aud the Ohio Valley. partly cloudy
weather and areas of rain. with continued high
temperature. southerly TO westerly winds and slowly
falling barometer during the lay.
For the lower lake region. partly cloudy and
slightly warmer weather, light variable winds and
slight changes in pressure.
For the upper lake region. light rains and slowly
rising temperature partly cloudy weather and varia-
bic winds, shifting to east and south.
For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri
valleys slight in temperature. winds shifting to
east and south and local rains with partly cloudy
weather.
For the Pacinc coast regions. generally clear
weather.
The savannah and Upper Ohio rivers will fall.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
THE BANKERS CONVENTION.
SUBJECTS WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE
MoNEY-LENDERs OF THE NATION.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

SUBJECTS WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE
MONEY-LENDERs OF THE NATION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SARATOGA, N. Y, August T. 1879.
The prominent event of the present week In Sara
toga, outside OF social and sporting events, which
absorb much attention, is the Bankers Convention.
This body will meet in the Town Hall. on Wednes-
day. and it is reported that Mr.. j. d. Vermlye, of
New York. will. in the absence Of the president Of
the association preside at tho sessions of the fnan
cial magnates. There are 6.2s4 banking insti-
tutions in the association. many of which
will not. of course. be directly represented
but will have representation here through their
State institutions. Among the distinguished repre-
seutatves who will read papers deliver addresses
during tho Convention is Mr.. John Knox. Comptro-
Ter Of the Currency whose subject will probably be
"Our Banks and Banking System. The first day
win be DEVOTED to papers pearng pea more en On
reference to its defects and the remedies for the
same. These papers will be mostly by Western and
Southern gentlemen. This is the programme sub
stantially stated by Mr. George Marsland, secre-
tary o. the association.
TOPICS FOR DEaATE.
The general scope of the papers and debates during
the meeting will embrace legislation on the silver
question banking facilities and their relation to the
requirements of business, the taxation OF bank
capital and other personal property gold and silver
standards imitation. the motive and true function OF
the savings bank, the true cause of depression in
trade. the present revival in business and its con-
tinuance, bank capital and its decrease &c.
DELEGATES COMING.
The convention will PROBABLY be in session three
days. and it is expected that about seven hundred
delegates will be present. Many Of them will be
here tonight. But few have arrived as yet. Among
those now here are Governor Baldwin. of Detroit;
John w. Ellis, DIR. George Marsland, ssecretary:
Isaac Sherman. =. c. Colburn and Isaac N. Phelps,
of New York: William G.. Deshler. Of Columbus
Ohio; Charles B. Hull and j. 3. Burr. of Boston;
Speed Stevens. OF Brownsville. Mo-; General Butts.
OF Vicksburg. and q. Snyder, of Chicago. Several
of these are officers Of the association. meeting
OF tho executive committee will be held tomorrow
evening. when the programme will probably be COM
pleted and very likely changed in some material re-
Spects.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
SHOCKING DOUBLE MURDER.
PETERsBURo. Va, Angus. 4.

PETERSBURG. Va. Angus! 4. 1879.
On Friday q double murder was committed in Sus-
sex county. of u mother and her infant. James RSse
lcolored) farmer of the above named county. came
to Petersburg Friday morning. During his alb
sence his house visited by woman to whom no
was formerly married. but whom he afterward for
sock to live with Maggie Tinns. by whom he had a
child The forsaken woman was accompanied by n
negro man, who. arriving at tho house. shot
Maggie Iinns through the breast with a revolver,
killing her instantly. The infants head chopped
of with a spade by the enraged woman. The double
murder was first discovered on Saturday when Rose
returned home.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
ZIBA STUDLEY'S CRIMES.
AFTER BREAKING HIS wIFEs HEAD HE TAXES
PENIS AND CLIMBS A TREE.


BATH, WITH SUICIDAL INTENT, BUT RE-
PENIS AND CLIMBS TREE.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
DANIELsoNvILLE, Conn.,, August 4, 1879
This town. Killingly, was yesterday the Of
an attempted murder. closely resembling the Man.
ming wife murder OF last spring. which occurred
about two miles below on the street. The
would-be murderer. ziba Studley. lives with his
wife in East Kiliingly, and is considered mentally
below par. Taking advantage of his weakness.
tain young men OF the neighborhood have flied his
head with stories rejecting upon the virtue Of his
wife, which, however, are believed to be wholly
true. He came from work Saturday night with
fresh supply of rumors and quarrelcd with his
wife all the evening, retiring late ut night About
four O'Clock Sunday morning he got up. and taking
billet of wood. struck his vito several blows upon
her head as she lay sleeping. Ne then to the
mill pond near by and jumped into the water.
rRUTTfEss SEARCH
The neighbors were aroused. and after attending to
Mrs. Studley, who unconscious, began to
search for the murderer The pond was dragged
and the search continued during the day without
avail, the supposition being that he was drowned.
About ten O'Clock at night however. he made his ap
pearance at the house. 1t appears that the water
cooled his suicidal intentions so much that he aban-
doncd The idea, swan ashore, climbed tree and
watched the search for his body during the day. lie
was arrested and brough. this morning before JUS
tce Hutchins. of Danelsonville. who sent him to jail
to await the result of Mrs. Studey's injuries. An
examination by Dr. Il. A. Hill showed several severe
scalp wounds and fracture OF the skull in the
frontal section of her head