Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-11-06

MADRID, October 30-There havo been
heavy rains throughout tho entire country.
AT Malaga water spout uprooted trees and
injured many persons. At Voro, in Almc.
ria, the river ovoraowod and flooded the
mines, throwing 800 men out of work.
Twcnty.one persons were drowned and
thirty houses carried away. At Cuevas
several lives were lost and one house was
destroyed. Marauders are taking odyau-
tnggc Of the disaster by plundcring property.
The Saragossa and Barcelona railway is sub.
merged for distance of sixteen kiiometors.
GREENvILbE, October 30.-Senator
Hampton arrived in Greenvillo to-day en-
route for the fair at Abbeville, whore he
will address tho people tomorrow. Tho
liberator of tho State was rendered grand
welcome Tonight by a largo coucourso of
citizens, and responded from the balcony of
the Mansion House, with speech oharac-
tcristie of tho man Of 1876, counscling tho
people to be prudent and control themselves
IN the great campaign before us, and adys
ing them to fight on tho old platform of tho
State Democracy. He expressed his honest
opinion that Democratic President will bo
elected next year.
CHESTER, October 29.-Tho Chester Fair
has proved brilliant success in every par
tioular. The weather is fine, the exhibition
ereditabe, and the addresses by Senators
Hampton and Butler at the Fair grounds
wesa listoned to by crowd of not less than
seven thousand persons, representing the
counties of Chester, York, Lancaster, Fair
Held. Senator Hampton having declined to
deliver speech was assigned the duty of
Introducing Senator Butler, which he did
ID very neat and graceful address. He
took OCCASION to warn tho Democrats Of
Chester to settle their local differences and
presont a solid front 20 the common enemv
10 1850. Gen. Buffers address was com.
plete and exhaustive treatise upon the in.
dustriai and agricultural resources of South
Carolina. At its conclusion he said that
while tho result Of the election in Ohio was
not encouraging, it was no cause for DESPAIR.
we IN South Carolina must present solid
front, mend our family differences, and sec
above all things that honest government is
at least preserved in our State. So great is
the crowd both in town and at tho Fair
grounds that the military review which had
been arranged had to be postponed, there
being no room on the public square for the
troops to march,
A NEW VARIETY OF CoTToN.-A sam-
pie. of cotton, tho original of which is said
to have been of Chinese growth, was on OK.
hibition yesterday at the Charleston Ex.
change. 1t was generally noticed for its
superior preparation, good color and excel.
lent staple. 1t was sent by MIR. Ellison s,
Keitt, Of Glymphville, Nowbcrry County,
). O., who says it was imported since the
var, and has been cultivated by him with
care for four years. The crop this year
Will DO about 700 pounds of lint per aero
on. eight acres. 1t was represented as
being not only tho most prolific, but tho
finest and largest of ell the Short staple
growths. Some stalks of long cotton wero
found among it, but tho specimen sent IL
tho genuine China, and is now on exhibi.
tfon at the Charleston Exchange.
Ncws and Courier.