Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-10-16
News Items.

Wlld turkeys are very plentiful in the
Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia,
The South will hayo 252 delegates in the
next Republican National Convention.
George w. Williams has gained two of tho
frs. suite brought against him in Now York.
DrsJ. O. Iliden, Of Grecnvill has resigned
tho pastorate Of tho Baptist Church in that
city.
Out Of scholastio population Of I2,727. in
Charleston, about 5000 pupils attend tho
public schools in that city.
When Congress mcots again tho Democratic
majority in the House Of Representatives will
be reduced to nnc.
Senator Blaino Expresses tho belief that
tho Republicans will carry Ohio by 10000
majority.
Tho largo grocery firm Of j. Il. & L.. j.
Millor, of Augusta, has failed. Liabilities
$4,000, assets $4,000.
Spartanburg claims 4,800 to 5000 inhabi>
tants, and sbo is big enough in her brccchos
TO hold Is 900, which sho will yet do in timo
to come.
A military purse Of ono thousand dollars,
bc contendcd for at the State Fair next
month
Six counties of Pennsylvania lavc thus
far given instructions to their delegates to tho
Democratic State Convention, to favor dele
gatos to tho National Convention who will
yoto for Mr.. Tilden.
John Il. Calhoun's lato residence in Pick
80 81 o1,ol -,
to bo sold by tho ohcrif next salcday. 1t is
sold as tho property Of James W. Crawford.
Tho largcst church in tho United States is
the First African Baptist Church, Of Rich.
mond, Va. 1t has $500 members. On ono
Sunday its pastor baptized 50S persons, aud
added nearly 900 to tho church.
Tho Nowbcrry Herald thinks all tho asso-
Citations and camp meetings should meet
carly in tho week md adjourn before Sunday,
30 rs to keep that day from being dcsccratcd
by the many who go to such places only fer
frolic.
Baldwin County, Georgia. lying East of
tho Oconcc River, is tho section now Of tho
deprcdations Of gang Of outlaws, who aro
torrorizing tho country around. The Guvcro
tho good people and to punish tho bloody
outlaws.
There arc 10000 dentists in tho United
StNtcs, who annually extract 20.000000
teeth, manufacture and inscrt 100000
artificial teoth, and hide away in tho cavities
Of carious teeth tbroc tonsof fgold, mercury, tin.
silver and other metals employed in "illing."
A Columbus (Oho) dispatch to tho New
York Times says: "While thcrc is no reason
to doubt that tho Ohio Republican State
ticket will be elected by at least 10000 mo-
jority, there is danger, aud serious danger
that tho Democratic Legislative ticket will be
elected, which would doubtless insure Mr..
Thurman's election to tho Senate"
Tho hoirs of tho latc John B. Taylor, of
Now York, won't into litigation ovor his will
until it was all consumed in lawyers fees
and court expenses. A fortune Of thrco
quarters Of a million was thus wasted. Tho
l,cirs arc now in state Of suffering and
poverty, and tho lawyers havo retired from
tho sccnc.
Tuesday, will bo tho absorbing topic of the
week. Tho Republicans aro principally
nervous in view Of tho probability of losing
tho Legislature on joint ballot, but seem
quito aurc Of clccting Foster Governor. Tho
Democrats arc q littlo doubtful of Ewing's
success, but feel quito sure of the Legislature
on joint ballot and of no ro'clccting Thurman to
tho United States Senate.
The Now York Bullion, trade journal,
publishes letter from Secretary Sherman
iavoring an international conference to devise
currency for national exchanges based on
bullion certificates issued by different govern.
n,cnts, thus introducing in international trade
under mutual governments supervision
tho gold and silver certificates of our own
currency.
A committee CT Democratic ladies of Co
lumbus, Ohio. headed by tho wife of Senator
Thurman, have entered the campaign in
Ohio, and offer Il two hundred and fifty dollar
bannor to the Democrats Of that county which
show tho largest increased Democratic voto
over that cast Mt tho last Presidential election.
This is about tho only way Of appealing to
tho votors of Ohio which the bribery law Of
last winter has not madc crmo.
It is suggested that tho postofico depart,
mont tost, by fair experiment, tho aystcm of
giving receipts for letters mailed, with tho
view OF adopting it permanently, if it meets
with popular favor. The receipts, according
to the plan proposed, would bo given at tho
posoHice and would merely show that
letter had been mailed on that date to o
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