Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-06
From Washington.

ANAA w WILL
WASHINGTON, February 24.--A letter
from ST Petersburg says of the plague in
Russia: 1t has spread in the Southern pro
vnccs OF n rapid rate. Thousands upon
thousands have died with it within the last
five days. The victims, when taken, live
only about two hours aud turn black oil
over rs negro. All the physicians ordered
to take care Of the sick have died within
twenty-four hours after their arrival. The
oorpscs are burned and so are the houses 10
which the people die. Whole towns have
been laid waste in the past few days. The
government ha9 pluced a Gordon of soldiers
around the infected provinces, so the people
cannot get out and spread the disease. ANY
who attempted to break through the Gordon
arc shot dead on the spot The people arc
beginning to feel uneasy all over the empire.
The government, of course, does not allow
the news to get out. All reports arc sup
pressed, but the worst Of all is that nobody
can get out Of tho empire. The Austrian
and German governments huve placed a
double Gordon of soldiers along oil the from.
tiers, preventing all persons from entering
their territory from Russia. All persons
from Russia by the railroads are stopped at
the frontier aud detained twenty days in
quarantine. Their baggage and clothing
are disinfected, and if they prove NIL right
after the lapse of twenty days, they are
permitted to cross the border. During the
twenty days quarantine, the people are
housed in large sheds and barps, without
any accomodations or comforts. Of course
the knowledge of this fact keeps the people
from travelling There is no possibility of
slipping out anywhere. The government
is doing all iu its power to prevent disease
from spreading, but if it is not stayed soon,
their victims may fall by thousands daily
1t is much worse than the yellow fever was
in the South last summer 1t was brought
by q Tartar soldier, month ago, who, on
leaving the Turkish territory, pulled off
from dead Turk on the battlefield hand
some oilk shawl, which he tied around his
body. On arriving in his native town, ho
presented the shawl to his sweetheart,
girl of nineteen years. She tied it around
her body and danced for JOY in a room in
which there was some twenty-five people.
In two hours sho died, aud five hours after
the introduction of the shawl into the room,
tho whole party of Twenty-Five died. All
turned black. In three days tho whole
town, containing eleven hundred people,
had died with the exception of forty-three
town. The pest commenced spreading all
over the country
WASHINGTON, February 26.-IloUsE. 800
The census bill was passed. The bill pro-
vides that the enumeration shall commence
on the first Monday in June and returns
shall be forwarded to tho supervisors on or
before the first of July, 1880, and 10 any
city having over 10000 inhabitants the
enumeration shall be taken within two
weeks from the first Monday in June. The
President is to have the appointment of the
supervisors Of the census. whose number is
limited to $50, who ure to receive com
pensation of $500 oach Three million
dollars (S250,OOO of which is hereby ap-
propriated) is limited as the maximum cost
Of the census
SENATE.-The conference committee ro-
port on the bill to amend the revenue laws
was presented. agreed to and tho bill passed.
There was three amendments by tho Senate
to which the House disagreed. Tho first
was TINT striking out the clause of the
House bill providing that any person who
rectificrs, purilies, refines or manufactures
less than 500 barrels of proof spirits year
shall pay 800. The House conferees in
sisted upon this last clause and the Senate
cooferees reccded, leaving it in the bill.
The next disagreement was in regard to
lucifcr matches. The committee agreed to
retain tho tox, 30 that it remains as uBder
the existing laws. The third disagreement
was upon the amendment of the Senate in
regard to the taxation Of saving banks.
These amendments were agreed to by the
committee and remaio in the bill.
Tho Senate resumed the consideration Of
the deficiency appropriation bill, tho pend
ing question being on the amendment of the
Committee Oh appropriations to appropriate
I $3.50, 900 for defraying the expenses of the
United States, and for defrsying the expcn
ses incurred under the enforcement act.
This amendment was the subject of an car
nest discussion, in which oil the leading
Democratic Senators took part, dcnouucing
the action of the Department of Justice in
employing tho deputy marshsls and other
subordinate officisls for partisan purposes
as entirely nnwarraptable. Ultimately the
amendment was adopted. The bill was
finally passed.
During tho discussion, Senator Bayard
remarked that tho election law haG boon
administered in the interest Of ono politoa