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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

The PETROLEUM. INpusPRY-Tho pro-
duction of crude petroleum in the Ponnr
syivania oil folds has been very prosres.
slve business from a very insignificant
beginning. Iu 1869, whom Col. Drake
sank the first oil we'll and obtained a few
barrels of oil per day, he probably had no
idea, says Sto.ceTs Psroleum Reporter, of
tho growth sud magnitude of the business
as it is to be seeu to day with its $4,000
producing wells; with It's daily production
OF 90, GOO barrels of crude oil; with it's
5OO iron tanks with storage capacity for
l0,0oO.O00 barrels; with 5000, 600 barrels
OF stock in the tanks; with its refining
capacity Of $4,000 barrels per day; with
its 5000 miles of pipe lines for carrying
the product to the iron tanks and rcfinercs;
with its 5000 tank cars with capacity to
transport 250,O00 barrels of oil with its
z,O0O miles o. iron tubing and casing used
IN and around the wells; with it's $4,000
engines and 10000 boilers used at tho
wells; with its 200 miles of rope cable,
and its 500 tons of iron and used 10 drilling
the wells; with It's export trade with all the
countries Of the world of 10000 barrels
per day, and it's home cousuu uption of
10000 barrels per day.
The outlook for better prices for tho
future and somewhat encouraging, as tho
great prolific Northern oil field apparently
has its limits we'll defined, aud it's produc.
ing area circumscribed. The haste now
manifested in the drilsng best territory is
so apparent that wc may look for speedy
exhaustion Of the field.
10 Pennsylvania the number of produo.
ing wells at the close of October wos
II $3.50, md tho oil production for tho same
month was 1,763,27S barrels OF IL gallons
each.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

AN ANECDoTE OF PRINCE BIsMARCK.-
Under the title Of "Bislnurck at Varzin,"
DR.. Maurice Busch, the author of .Bis-
marck and his Following" has Just con.
tributod to the "Prussan Annual nm
interesting article on the sayiuge Of Prince
bismarck. Herr Busch says: s"The Prince
passes for man of iron character-fo a
spirit confident in and certain of itself. I
90 not deny that he is SO; but he, too, has
his moments of weakness-perio OF ap-
paaent or real dissatisfaction with his
performances and his destiny aokadsisical,
or. let US rather say, gloomy tcmpers,
which express themselves in sort of uni
,versal wailing. Ono evening after having
broodcd to himself for some time 10 silence,
he began to complain to US thn: he had
derived but little JOY or satisfaction from
his political activity. He asseverated 'that
he had made nobody happy thercby-not
himself, nor his family, nor. indeed any
body else whatsoever We protested
against this assumption. Ho went on,
however, to, But have made many people
unhappy. But for me three great wars
would not have been fought, $4,000 men
would not have perished, and parents,
brothers, sisters, widows would not have
been plunged into grief snd mourning.
However, for all this have made up nv
account with God. But I huvo had lttlo
or no pleasure out of all that have done
on the contrary, much annoyance, care, and
trouble Aud in this strain he continued
for some time longer. We held our
tongues in astonishment; but afterwards
heard that during the last few years he had
frequently expressed himself in q similar
manner"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

REBUILDING JERUsALEM.--This scheme
seems to be now seriously contemplated.
Sir Moses MontcGore and tho Jews of tho
old school cast their longing eyes towards
the ancient city of their solemnitics Not
only has the great Jewish baronct repeatedly
journeyed to Palestine, that he might
improve the condition OF the resident Jews.
OIL whom he has lavisbod large sums, but
he is DOW working away for the re- cstab-,
lshment Of the Jews at Jerusalem, and
with that view has recommended the build.
ing OF chat city. He has recently given
orders to prepare for cultivation all the land
in the front Of tho Judah Torah houses in
Jerusalem. The rocks will be removed.
terraces built all along, as it used to be in
the time of King Solomon, and divided
into twenty two partitions, so that every
inmate of the Torah houses may cultivate
the necessary vegetables, ctc., for himself
and family. Sir Moses has also caused yory
lsrgo cistcrn to be constructed in tho centre
of tho field, which will secure full supply
Of water for all of them. There will be {.
beautiful verandab in the front OF tho
houses; so as to protect the inmates from
the glare and light Of burning sun. The
verandah was sent direct from London He
hos also had new entrance made in tho
ceptro Of the boundary wall, built a lodge for a
watchmau, and had a large bell sfixed to
ono of the houses, to give tho alarm in case
of emergency.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

Somebody has been taking the moral
ocosus of New York. with the following
result: There arc in tho city 5000 licensed
drinking places, 10000 paupers, 10000
neglected children; 10000 women without
character; 400, 900 foreigners out of l,O00,.
900 population, and 80, 900 transient daily.
On tho other hand, there are 200 public
schools and S4,000,000 spent on them
yearly; 80 Catholic Churches, with accom-
modations for 100000 people; 400 Protes.
tant Churches, with capacity for holding
275,000 hoarors and having $4,000 mem.
bers; 420 Sunday schools and 100, 900 chill,
drcn. The city supports 27 charitable
institutions, which annually receive l4O,,
600 people.
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1850.
HARPER'S WEEKLY.
ILLUSTRATE a

This periodical las always. by it's
able and scholarly discussions of the
questions Of the day, as we'll ns by
it's illustrations which ure prepared by tho
best artists-exerted u most powerful and
bcnefcal influence upon the public mind.
The weight Of it's influence will always be
found on the side of morality, enlightenment
and refinement.
The Volumes Of tho WEEKLY begin with
the first Number for January of each year.
When 10 tme il mentioned It vii! lie under.
stood That tho subscriber wishes to commence
with the Number ncxt after the receipt of
ORDER
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29
The Withdrawal Of the Peniten-
tiary Convicts.

Tho Penitentiary convicts that have been
distributed throughout the State upon vari
Gus public works, thus laying q broad and
deep foundation for the development of
State resources and its future und lasting
prosperity, have been BY recent order Of
tho bourd of Pcnitcntiary Directors, re-
called to Columbia, and 100 of them, or
moro, we understand, have been hired out
to one Of the members Of tho boaId to
work his furm near the city; and the rail-
roads that arc being built by convict labor
and which arc of grand importance to South
Carolina, are to be abandoned, and tho COB I.
viots hired out to private parties for
private purposes, because it is said
that tho Pcuitantiary must bo made
self-sustainiDg, and private persons will
pay moro per month than railroad corpora
tions. 1t strikes US that this is very
short-sighted policy, indeed, it would
appear to bc the inaugurating of huge
money making ring.-did not the high
character Of the members of the board pro.
clud any such idea. But still we must
say, that when they propose to sacrifice the
immense Interests that they might foster,
and build up with this convict labor, to the
mere temporary advantage which they
would gain by hiring out convicts to private
citizens, they make a grievous blundcr
Aud blunder, in public policy is a crime.
1t is true that it is always been difficult
to mako the P:pitcntiary system self.sus-
taiuing. Even in the great State of New
Yoak, the Penitcutiary, until recently, has
been burden to the Taxpayers, bu. &c
such trouble starcs us in the face. Every
convict sent to work upon railroad or
canal is self sustaining from the moment
he leaves the walls Of his prison. We hope
that the matter Of recalling the conviots
will be reconsidered. We caunot afford to
follow the lead of Georgia in this regard,
whose nume, fair in other respects, is so
badly smirched by her system of hiring out
convicts. Let the labor of every convict
be devoted to some public work, and allow
no member of the Board of Directors to
have the use of one single convict in any
way, shape or form, or the Board itself
will forfeit the respect of all good citizens.
Of course the immediate result of with.
drawing tho convicts from our railroads
would be to stop all work upon them, and
they might as we'll be abandoned. 1t was
the tact understanding with our Edgefcld
and Aiken road, at least, that we should
have the convicts until completed. Other.
wise our town and citizens never would
commenced building it. And we think
that good faith upon the purt of the State
will require it to leave our convicts with US
until this road be finished.
[Eagcfeld Adccrtiser.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

Pixies PEAK STATION The establish
ment by the Government of Signal Scr
vice station on the summit of Pixies Peak,
though thought for somo timc to be unneo
essary, has proved to be wise measure.
1t is tho highest station, rs we'll as the
highest Inhabited part Of tho globe---its
elevation is usually estimated ut about
l4,500 fect-and present Indications are
that it is yet to stand at the head of all the
astronomical and meteorological stations Of
the world. 1t is admirably adapted to the
observation and study of nature, the rarity
of tho atmosphere bringing out, to re-
markab'e degree, tho clearness and brill
iancy of the heavenly bodies. The nigbtp
arc almost always cloudless, and cloudy
days are exceptional, nine-tenths Of tho
storms being below the Peak The best
report OF the last total eclipse of the sun,
received at Washington, wss Prof. LIQUIDS,
Of Colorado College, from observations
made at the Peak. The summit of the
mountain contains sixty acres, and at the
lofticst point stands tho signal station, q
rough stone building, Cd by 30 feet, ono
story high, which contains tho officers
room. On the bleak, lonely spot, nearly
twenty miles from any human habitation,
the three Signal officers specially detailed
from tho army, live the creator part ef the
year. The station is three miles from the
timber line, where vegetation for the most
part ceases. Short grass, tuftcd with deli
cato Alpine flowers, struggles against the
cold air, as it crccps towards tho summit;
but that region are hundreds of acres Of
barren, gray.reddish rocks, not vestige Of
vegesstio within sight.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

"Why did General Washington cross the
Delaware on the leo during the storm Of on
awful nieht?" asked a teacher OF her young
class in history. II reckon" piped small
voioo in answer. "it vas because ho wanted
to get on the other side"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-01-29

A New York paper quotes the threo de-
grees Of comparison in Wall street as stock,
stick, stuck.
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WALNALLA VEMALN
COLLNGE.

TIME next session Of this institution will
Il commence THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
.4th, 1879.
1t an advantage to teaohers and pupils to
enter tho various clnsses ut that time. for a
few weeks delay render it difficult to advance
with class.
Board in College and in private
families. per month, $1,000
Juvenile Department, por month, so
Primary Department. per month, 80
Academic Department, per month 100
Collegiate Department. per month, 800
These prices arc exclusive of State appro.
priations.
Music. Wax and Fancy Work extra.
For particulars, address,
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July 24, 1879 3G-ly
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-21
Annual Meeting Of the Masonic
-and Bodies.
GRAND SEcREIARfs OFFIck.
TaaIyr. NJ - 10


The Thirty-Second Annual Convention o.
the Grand Royal Arch CBgpi,r wild BE- q J.
IN the City OF Jackson, Monday and tn :
day, February md and BID prox.mo. The
GrAnd Chapter viii convene at IL o'clock, 4
NJ. Monday.
The Sixty-Second Annual Commune. ion OF
the Grand Lodge will he Deld al same place
commencing at II 0 clock. 4. NJ on Wedae=-
Transportation arrangements have been
effected as follows
Chicago ST. Louis and New Orleans Rail
road-wiu sell excursion tickets 10 dele gates
al six cents per mile for round ttip. at al
stations from Grand Junction 10 Osyka iu-
GLIDING kosciusko Branch. and also at New
Orleans The sale Of Tckcts will commence
"a urday. January 3lst, and end February
Ash; good u return until 9Ib.
Vioksburg and Meridian Railroad Delegates
will apply 10 agent a. point. OF starting for
excursion iick-t-six cents per mile for round
trip, TO ne purchased from January 3lst, TO
February 81; good 70 return By / ebruary h
Mississippi and Tennessee Raiiroaj, from
Memp Is 10 Grenada Delegates payiu. regu-
ar fare 10 Gre NADIA will be returned free on
Grand Secretary's certificate Of attendance.
Memphis and Charleston raIlrOad-Deie-
gates will purchase Of station agent regular
full fare tick et IN coming and Will get Ger
tihcate Of attendance which viii anth rizc
agent AZ Memphis or Grand Junction to sell
the holder a ticket to the original starting
POI mt on said road at one fifth regular fare for
round trip. Return tickets viii be good only
on day Of sale, and viii only be sold Feb
ruary 1879
The Natchez, Jackson AVID Columbus rail-
road, and he Ripley and Ship Island railroads
viii return free delegates who pay full fare ia
coming.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad-Not vet heard
from but favorable reply expected-the Gus
tomary excursion rate on .his road being 81 X
cents per mile for round "trip. Tickets u be OBJ
Sned % agents at points of starting
The Pari=ot Line OF Steamers viii carry del
egates at twO-thirds regular fare coming ana
returning.
II is expected that The Steamers Natchez.
K. +. Lee and J. VI. White viii make the Gus
tOmary reduction.
Delegates should provide themselves with
duly Attested credentials. and exhibit same
80 ticket agen.s when applying for excursion
tickets.
Pearl Lodge 10. %, at its meeting this
month, appointed Committees 20 receive ana
assign the Grand Officers and Representatives
on their arrival at Jackson.
j. L. POWER, Grand Secretary.
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HOUSE.
TW ELFTH DAY.

MONDAY, Jan. Is, 1880.
House met pursuant to adjournment. Mr..
Speaker Johns in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Mcneil of the House There were pres
cut all the members except Mess.s. Cratir,
Featherston, For.son, Norris, Selby and
Spears.
The Chair announced the following
STANDING COMMITTEES:
CLAIMs.-Messrs Spears. Byrd, Taylor, of
Lee Carroll, Walker, Christmas, Rees, Eaton
and Myers.
CoUXTY AFFAIRs.-Messrs. Applewhite,
Bilhngslea, Bufkin, Currie. Davis, Drane,
Cooper, Moore aud Bynum.
PROPOSITIONS AND GRIEvANCEs.-Messr
Martha Coleman, Carter, Hunter Lewis, of
Perry, Aabess. Rsines-, Ross and Cratin.
FEfs AND SALARIEs.-SAessrS. Eees, Taylor,
of Lee, Cooper, Lyle, Downs, Gum, Bowman,
Matherson and Wright.
PRINTING -Messrs. Williams, McGee of
Clarke. Hurt Murphy, Stephens, of Yalo-
busha " ood and lrGne.
PUBLIG HEALTH AND QUARAyFINE-Messrs.
Ford, Sykes, Nelson, McGehee of Wilkinson,
and Hurt.
CoNTINGENT ExPENsEs--Messrs Eaton. Hum
ter Chamberlain, Lewis of Perry, and Selby.
CoRPoRATIONs- Messers. Somerville Sc
ward, Gibson. Norrell, Tankersley, Torrey Of
Sunflower, Welborn, Ramsey and Pollard
BENEVOLENT INsrIrUTIoNs-Messrs Mellen,
Lyle, Ford, Carroll, Chambliss, Nelson, MeIn-
mis- Melville and Harkreader.
Observation-Disclosures Kearney, Russell,
King, Harris, Morris. HuddlesIon, Stamper,
Rogers and Taylor of Benton. @
RAILRoADs-Messrs. Robertson, Hurt. Downs,
Guna, Harrison, .Lamkin, Murphy, Cameron
and Wilson,
Leave of absence for one day was granted to
Messrs. Feaiherston, Spears and Burnett.
Mr. Speaker Johns, being too i'll TO preside,
chilled Mr.. holland, of Wilkinson, to the
Chair.
On motion Of Mr. Huddlesten, senate con.
current resolution, providing for joint con-
ventiun of the Senate and House for the pur-
pose of eleeting Public Printer and State
Librarian, was concuFred in
s. B. No. %. To authorize the Board of SUI
persisors Of Noxubee county TO procure book
Of Government land sales in said county, was
referred TO Committee ON County Affairs
H. b. No. H. An act to amend thecharter Of
the town of Macon, as amended by the Senate
was referred TO the Committee on County At
1 fairs
Mr.. Featherston. Chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, reported back to the House \ sub
stitRfe fer Fl. B. No 43 making Adams county
sepaTsas CIRCUIT and Chancery Court Dis
trics which suhstifhEa was adopted and bin
passed.
The Committee further recommended thai
H. B. No. 81. 70 repeal an act 10 reduce The
judiciary expenses Of this State, DC not pass
Mr.. Taylor. Of Lee, By reqlest Ct Fetitionsr
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-21

I In Jack on Miss, Jan. I'd, 1880, AT O'Clock,
CRAIG only child of Mary and Harris Banks
dale.
Alas for love if this be all,
And nought beyond earth
1t was their first born, and only one. Every
father and mother who reads this, viii under
| stand the height and depth of these words;
AS the New eer was dawning with all of
its hopes and sweetness T. 1aany, TO these dear
parents it rang cut the ssath-knell
! IF their hopes i for their boy Eas
drifting away from their reaeh-away from
/ their loving care and tenderness, out of their
arms into the strange unknown, and
the srsys now holds their treasure
! All! loved ones, - know full well how
YOU will miss your darling every day and
hour-how you will cry out
oFor the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of q voice that Is still
How many to-day who synfpathize
with you, and yet can give no consoIa-
| ton. Your loss is an every day history on
4 life's checkered page, yet God knows its
crushing agony is none the less keeniy
mn and be comforted. You know "He
hIddeth Iistls children come, and said
| of such is the KingdoIa Of Heaven When
your babes bright eyes closed forever on this
| Shadow land, think how they opened in Pari-
dise9 The sunshine of Heaven beamed bright
| on his waking. And the song that he heard.
was an angels song Saved blessed
thought no toll, no snares, no suffering, no
".
! of eternity shines upon life's crooked path,
/ Won will look back and see tue spares and pit
/ falls from which your darling was so early
saved.
There IL no union here of hearts,
Which fl ds not here an end
But where your baby has gone, there is a
! long eternity of love
EHeir Of amending joy,
! His was the victory
i
Why lament the innocent dying,
H Why indulge IN tears or gloom2
What if death with icy fingers
All the fount of life congeals2
TIA NOD here thy darling fingers,
IT'S MOI deafh bis spirit feels
i See him rise Ger death vistoFieus.
ANGELS beekon him away
Harsi the rolden harps are ringing,
4 Sounds unearlhly & II hts ear;
Mile 81 neg in Heaven singing,
RB.C.
MkW ORrlaaTs. Inn 10, 1850.
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MARRIED.

MArTTHEws-NELsoN this city, Tuesday
evening, January 18th, at the residence Of the
brides father, Col John Nelson, Mr. b.
W. Matthews, of Brandon, and Miss Mary
Anna Nelson, of Jackson.
THE CLARION extends its congratulations
and Gest wishes.
BELL-PIERSoS-At Central Female Insti-
tute. by DR.. Walter niiimau. December 20
1879 Mr.. Harry Bell to Miss Lizzie Pi9rsqn n.
BAxE-H1xsox-In Clinton, Jan. :. by Dr.
Walter HihEan Mr.. Albert Basye 10 Miss
Valley Hinson, both % I!irds county.
SAvAGE-MoNTGoME the 18th OF jan
nary. 1880. in the Methodist Church, at Madi
SON station, Miss by Rev DR.. Cross Mr.. Il.
E. Savage and Miss Laura Montgomery. Both
of Madison county.
JoNEs-C ATCHINGs-On the evening of the
I4th inst, at the residence of the brides a
rents, ty Elder Jesse Woodall, Mr.. Albert G.
Jones and Miss Annie T. Gatherings, all of
Forest Eill settlement, Kinds county Missis-
sippi
R-BUNcH-In Yazoo eOauty. hiss,
ON Wednesday evening the 7th of January,
1880. by Elder Mat. Lyon. Mr.. c. c. Pepper,
to Miss NJ. A. Bunch, daughter of Hon ID.
Bunch,
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Our Daily and the Mails.

Our subscribers, North and South OF
Jackson, cannot be greater disappointed
than we are, in not receiving The DAILY
CLARION on the morning Of its publication
But while matters of great public interest
are transporting at the Capitol each night,
we can only 90 to press in time for the mid
night trains BY falling to publish Legisla-
tive and Caucus proceedings to the moment
Of adjournment. Besides, some Of our dis
patches do not arrive until trains pass. As
soon as the elections now pending before
the Legislature are disposed of, and the
body gets regularly to work, We promise
our readers in every direction from Jack
son, that they shall have THE DAILY
CLARION by the first trains that leave here
after midnight even if we have to defer
the midnight Geographic reports.
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EIGHTH NIGHT.
JACKSON, Jan 20, 1880.

JACKSON, Jan 20. 1880
Caucus met promptly at 7:30 o'clock. Sem
Gtor Bills in the Chair.
Mr.. Love asked to be excused from acting as
teller on account of being unwell.
The Chair gave it as his opinion that frac-
tionaI votes should not be cast, but would
prefer for the caucus to decide the matter.
Mr.. Singleton favored allowing members to
cast fractional votes, and made a motion to
that effect.
An amendment was offered that if any can
ddate received a fractional part of a vote
over half the total vote it should constitute a
nomination.
A division IF tue question was called for,
and the Chair put the question shall frac-
tional parts of votes be counted" Carried by
a vote Of SIS to AZ.
The next question put was shall frac-
tional part OF vote constitute a majority"
Carried by a vote of 81 to %.
The Caucus proceeded to the
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The Suit Against McComb and tn
Southern Railroad Association.

New YORK, JAN lin the argument
yesterday before Judge Blatchford, in the
United States Circuit Court, for the disso-
luton Of the injunction in the suit of the
Chicago, ST. Louis and New Orleans Rail-
road Company against H S. McComb and
the Southern Railroad Association, to re-
strain defendants from selling or parting
with any of the first or second mortgage
bonds of the Mississippi Central Railroad
Company, it was held that the injunction
should still remain out; that plaintiff
should pay into the United States Trust
Company Che amount ofe0up0rs on $3.50
00e Of second mortgage bonds of the Missis-
1ippi Central Railroad Company, 10 await
the issue pending In the suit.