Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-03-20

tho Piedmont Literary Society of Adger
College, which takes place at the Baptist
Church Friday evening, March 21st at u
o'clock. President of the Society, II. w.
kaufman. Orator for the occasion, b. Il.
Smitb. Question for dobato, "Arc great
men oftener the creatures or creators of
circumstances" Affirmative, Il. t. Strib-
ling; Negative, NJ. S. Stribling. The pub
lie are cordially invited to be present.
Mr. John Reed. member of the Legislature
from Macon County, North Carolina, passed
through W"halla OH his way homo from RAJ
leigh, where has been in attendance upon the
sessions of the General Assembly of tho old
North State. lie Informed us that ho had
secured the lease Of fifty convicts from the State
and they arc now engaged at WORK on the Blue
Ridge Rnilroad, near the town of Franklin in
his State. This looks like business and that
the people Of this portion of North Carolina are
determined that this great railroad enterprise
shall not bc forever abandoned. Now if Georgia
and South Carolina will each come to the rescue
of our sister State with their convict labor the
Blue Ridge Railroad can aud will yet be built
Preaching in the lutheran Church every
Sabbath morning at l04 o'clock, by Rev. J. G.
Bochm, pastor. Sabbath School every Sabbath
morning at Q y. NJ
Prcaching in the Presby lcrian Church by Rev.
S. l.. Norris, Pastor, OIL first Sabbath at II A.
NJ; second Sabbath at y =. Nj; third Sabbath
at Il \. NJ. and u =. NJ; fourth Sabbath at -
r. NJ. Sabbath School every Sabbath at 03 A.
NJ Prayer meeting lecture every Wednesday
night at a NJ.
Tho following arc tho appointments for Wal
halln and Seneca City Circuit for the quarter
ending with the 18th Sunday in March:
Rock Spring, first Sunday and Saturday be-
fore, Mt II A. NJ.
walhalla. second Sunday, at II a. VI. and !
p. NJ.
Seneca City, third Sunday, ct II a. NJ.
| Friendship, third Sunday, Mt 3 p. NJ.
Fairview fourth Sunday. at IL a. NJ.
| Old Pickcns. fourth Sunday at 3 p. NJ
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| The friends Of Professor W. H. Werner, Of
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama are always glad to hear
ofhis well dung and sncccss in his new home
in Alabama. Wo take the following extracts
from the Times and Gazette, papers published
in Tuscaloosa, tho seat Of tie State University
"Thc pupils Of Professor Ncrner's chnol
gave an exhibition at tho Court House on
last Friday night. a large audience in1amcd
| the boys with the fires ofnmbition, and if the
fate Of tho rcpublic had been at stake, they
could not have evinced more feeling and en-
| thusiasm. The entertainment was exceed
inSly interesting, The speakers were natural,
graceful and fluent in their defamation, and
each one exhibited careful training in the art
Of clocution. Prof. Werner is an excellent
INSTRUCTOR and literally gifted with the arts
and graces that make teaching Il success and
study a matter Of interest and pleasure.
The GuzeHc says: "Wc would not la,,or
/ Neptune ior bis trilcnt.' if We could help
ourseif, but ,hoso who were present at Mr..
! Ncrncr's exhibition of youthful declumution
will pardon us for IL few lines of mcritcd
compliment. No Southern town or city
could have furnished. in quality, at least, n
more elegant and elite audiences than that
assembled ut the Court House on Friday
night last. 1t was enough to inspire tho ann
bi,ion of the most modest boy who ever made
his timid dcGnf upon the rosrum. The de-
Chalmers deserve il to be said that they cxhi-
bited the inm!Iibe signs of II careful and
Ski)lfnl training il. the art of cloqncncc.
| Graceful gc>ticnlatinn, correct pronunciation,
cnrnestnesS of pnrphSc distinct cnuncialion,
and naturnlneSs of manner, characterized a
large minority Of the speakers. No previous
exhibition fnr years have cxcclled. in these
respects, this one Of Mr. Vcrncr's.
Tho last Congress appropriated $4,000 to
pay Georgia for money advanced to prosecute
the Cherokee and Seminole wars Of 1885 3S
| Secretary Sherman refuses tn hand the money
over, however. but claims that it should be
applied to lqudating a much larger debt
Georgia owes tho Federal Government-ur
unpaid tax levied ON the Southern States
while they we're in rebellion in 1868. KEN
tucky and Tennessee are said to have paid
this war tax. but Georgia is hopeful that she
can get her $4,000 yet in spite Of it.
The Democratic caucus in Washington nomi-
mated Samuel J. Randall for Speaker Of the
10Th Congress. MIR. Randall received rs votes,
MIR. Black burn, of Kentucky, 81, Mr.. Cox, of
New York, 4 Mr. MacMahon, of Ohio, thrcc,
and Mr.. Morrison. of Illinois, 2. The contest
was very spirited Mr.. Randall is native of
Philadelphia, his present home. Ilo is in his
5lst year. lie received only an academic educa-
tion and then engaged in mercantile pursuits.
In 1858 he entered into politics and has proved
himself an able and sharp leader.
The North Carolina Legislature, says tho
Spartanburs Spartan, adjourned on last Satur-
| day 1t seems 10 have been fair legislative