Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-01-30
News Items.

Of Anderson county.
There is not q lawyer in other house Of the
Delawaro Legislature.
'Yours squeezingly," is new way they
have of signing love letters.
Gov. HAMPTON will shortly mako visit to
Florida, whero he will seek pleasure.
Tho anti-polygamy law will unmarry 5o,-
600 women.
Eighty>ono oolored and six white prisoners
ore confined in tho Charleston iail.
Week before last noarly $4,000 rabbit skins
were sold in Greensboro, N. Q.
Those who raised their own meat and brend
last year are now independent of tho price of
cotton and turpontine.
Rich gold dscoverioe have recontly boon
made in Newport, Tennessee. The quartz is
said to bo equal to any found in California for
richness in tho precious motal
AT Tallahassee, last Tuesday, tho Florida
Legislature elected Wilkinson Call Democrat.
as Senator to succeed Conoyor, Republican.
An exchange says South Carolina will havo
more brains than logs in the Senate.
In writing for tho press. or even simple
letter, do not put on rhetorical airs; bo natu-
ral
Col. j. B. Peck takes charge rs General
Superintendent of tho South Carolina Rqil-
road and its branches.
The House of Representative of South Car
0hna IS oomaBSseu Of 81 lawyers, II farmers
an ana ~ 81 other occupations.
Tho following ordor was recently loft on the
slate Of New Hampshire doctor; "Doc, cum
up to the house, tho old man has got snaix in
his butos again, and raisin' kahn"
Nothing, perhaps, strikes the ear moro
pleasantly than pretty womon's charming
voice, except, perhaps, her charming hand.
The bronze bust Of Wm. Gilmore Smms,
tho historical novelist and historian of South
Carolina, is to be erected at White Point GAR
don, Charleston.
Tho recent decision of Chiof Justice Waite
gives tho power to Attorney General You
mans to mako i motion at onco which will
bring Smalls caso before the Court on its
merits.
Four colored students have entered tho
Protestant Episcopal Divinity School at West
Philadelphia, who expect to engage in miss
sionary work in Africa.
1t is stated that the Fronch export annually
100000 of eggs, valued at $l2500000,
besides supplying thcir homo market.
DR.. Liudorman, Director of tho Mint, puts
tho gold product Of Gcorgia in ls7S.at $lOo,
900.
Tho report Of the Howard Association of
Now Orleans shows $380,O00 expended, moro
than $4,000 cases Of fevor cared for and
and G0,O00 destitute persons relieved. Most
OF this immense labor was performed without
pay.
Tho election of Vcst from Missouri and
Vance from North Carolina, to tho Senate of
the United States is Il notable addition to the
intellectual strength ofthat body.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgcon will not marry person
ofhis congregation to ono who is not pro,
fessor Of religion.
Bishop Kayanangh, of tho Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, celebrated his 77th
birth.day last Tuesday.
The Charlottesville way woollon mills
shows net earnings for the past eleven months
OF So, l34, upon capital stock Of 100000.
Thomas Jcffcrson's grave will not much
longer be left in its present uncarcd for con-
dition. Tho construction Of tho monument
provided by Congress will DO begun in early
spring,
According to the last consus, Now Jersey
has less malarial diseases than any other
State in tho Union, averaging under 100 in
10000 deaths, whilo some other States aver.
ago as high as l,400.
Tho Abbcvillo papers arc discussing the
feasibility of building an Associate Reformed
Church in their town.
Tho "dry ticket won in tho recent muni-
cipal election in tho town of Greenwood. Alb.
boViIlo County.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
sustained tho decision of tho lower Court of
Allegheny County, that tho employment Of
"waiter girls" in liquor saloons is unlawful.
Colby University, at Watcrvillo, Nc, has
l55 students. % seniors, 90 junior, 45 sopho-
mores and 62 freshmen. An offort is being
made to incroaso the endowment from 5000, !.
900 to 100000.
Bishop Simpsons lectures boforc tho Yale
theological students are considered among tho
abiost that have been delivered in tho Lyman
Beecher course. The Mnthndist nrass nrn