Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-22

The recent dry weather, though somewhat
damaging to corn, but to no serious
extent, has not pcrccptibly injured tho
cotton.
An old gardener says, with regard to tho
culture of onions, that if caro- is taken to
draw away tho earth gradually from tho
bulb until they arc quite uncovered and
| only the Gbrous roots are in the earth, there
will be no SKELETONS, but largo sound
onion-.
A Georgia man rugged himself up as o
bear to have some fun. After being
chased four miles by men with guusard dogs,
he proved he was not bear. He was com
pelled to leave town in three days, on q
charge of frightening women.
1t is unlikely that Col. Cash, of Cash'y
Depot, in the State OF South Carolina, the
killer Of Col. Shannon, will be hanged.
The traditions Of tho old fire eating DAYS
still lingcr in that State, and as COL Cash
shot his man in accordance with the letter
of the code; it will probably be difficult to
find South Carolina jury willing to send
him to the gallows. But if he goes scot
free, it will be bad business for South
Carolina in more ways than one.
Acv York Sun.
Gen. Patrick H. Jones, leading Re-
publican and former postmaster of New
York City, has declared his intention to
support Gen. Hancock.
A farmer near Ninety Six, Abbevillo
! County, has raised in the present seoson tho
amount of LOIS bushels Of oats on soyon-
teen acres Of land. There was no manure
used on the present crop, but the soil was
manured for tho previous growth. Tho
product, it will be noticed was some sixty
bushels to The acre. The result speaks we'll
for the cultivation aud soil
fAUsnNu, L. l., July 13.--The great
est rain storm Of many years occurred hero
yesterday. IN two hours AIS inches of
rain fell. The roads were washed out,
trees .lo"n down, the foundations Of houses
| washed a"ny and crops destroyed. Tho
damage is estimated at 50, goo to $4,000.
Tn rcccut address in Euglapd, Mr..
Gladstone stated that tho country annually
imports 1000, 200 OF foreign fruits. The
fruit exports from tho United States to
England are steadily increasing, among
which apples aud cucumbcrs are two of tho
leading kinds
SrARTANBURG, July 15.-J. Bell, Barton
Coins, Bcducy Rook and James loss wero
arrested ty squad of Revenue officers in
the ncigbborhood Of Broad River for illioit
distilling ond retailing liquor without q
license yesterday. Moss showed fight, and
presented gun at one Of the officers, and
was prevented from shooting by one of tho
officers knocking tho weapon from his
hands.
The New York Financial an1 Com-
mcrcial Chronicle estimates tho increased
acreage in cotton this year over 1870 at ten
per cent. Tue increase in South Carolina
is put at IL per cent, North Carolina
per cent, Georgia 10 per cent, Texas II,
Arkansas lG, Tennessee 10 per cont. and
the other cotton States ranging from to
per cent. 1t reports further that larger
amount Of commercial fertilizers have been
used this year and that tho new lands
brought into cultivation ia tho Southwest
will prove more productive. 1t concludes
that the crop of 1880 will exceed that
of last year twenty per cent. with favora--
blo fall.
The Washington Republican has already
broadly in,imated that if the Democrats
carry Indiana in October that the Potter
bill for choosing electors in New York by
congressional districts will be put through
the Legislature of that State. 1t is now
proposed by the Detroit Post and Tribune,
u Republican organ, that tho eighteen
States with Republican Legislatures and
Governors shall have special sessions Of
those bodies, and cast their 1913 votes for
Garfield and Arthur. The bare suggestion
of these revolutionary schemes shows tho
real desperation that forms one of tho Gle.
mcnts of the Republican campaign.
Within the hearing of the church bells
of our town arc twenty two white women
living openly with negroes rs husbands,
and one widow Of negro recently dead.
She has two Of his children by black wo--
man which she proposes to raise as her own.
Two or tlireo of these women show marks
Of intelligence and good raising. Ncary
all Of them arc natives Of this county and
North Carolina. The greater portion of
them are low and degraded, with no homo
of ever rising from their debascd condition.
The coIorcd people living in tho ncighbor--
!loud complain very much Of this state of
affairs, and they say that these miserable
white women 1.-Two with tho negroes just to
have somo one to give them bread. It is
also reported that :he stolen chickens, pigs
and household goods are all taken to these
| iens of degradation. TO our shamo wo
write this damaging statement, but we do
it with tho hope that somo legal steps may
bo taken, if possible, to prevent such
state OF affairs hero at our doors Tho
welfare end respcctability of tho colorcd
people demand change in this matter.
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