Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-17


i By.a vote Of 229, to ,l39 tho General
| Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church decided not to- elect bishop of
African descent ts~3 esm s Yea
The New York SIN publishes tho names
Of Congressman Eyius, O'Connor, Aiken
and Richardson, of South Caroline,
in "bIock list" Of converts to the 81, $780,.
600 appropriation for the "Star" Postal
Service, which it alleges is scheme for
tho enrichment of contractors and iobbcrs.
Tho regular Democratic organization
in New York has made arrangements for
the transportation of 1000 anti-Tammuny
Democrats from hat city to tho Cincinnati
Convention, and it is expected tho county
district will bcrcprescntcd by at least 900
Democrats
The valuable water power of Maj. G. w.
Anderson, near WILLIAMSON, s. c., together
with 2i2 acres of land, was sold for $lO,-
o0O to representative of Charleston
capitalist. The object of this purchase, it
is understood, is tho erection of cotton
factory with capital Of 100000.
France has voted two hundred millions
Of francs (s40, ,00O) to establish high
schools for girls. "No greater victory than
this" says writer, "has been gained by
the Republic over 'lho church since the
great struggle between them began"
The colorcd Republicans Of Columbia
and in other parts Of the State had made
preparations for u ratification demonstration
upon receipt Of Grants nomination. They
seem to have bccn generally disappointed
in the South, and shake their heads in no
very amiablc way. The feeling in Column
bia is said to be somewhat bitter against
Elliott for having SO pcrsistcntly supported
Sherman.
a Sheffield manufacturer is reported to
have told his workmcn to vote just as they
pleased tin fact, shau't tell you how I'm
going to vote" he said "Altcr it is over
shall have q barrel Of beer brought into
the yard" ['IIcar! hcar!" shouted the
mcu. "But l shant tap it unless Mr.
Wol;lcy, tho Tory candidate, gets in."
Senator Davis, CT West Virgil
nia, now millionaire, used to be
IL railroad brakeman. iIo made
his money by not Summing the
doors OF The cars.
{t is estimated that Immigrants
coming TO this country in 1880
will bring $'25,00o,O0O with them.
Germans and Swcdos bring the
most money. Tho average
amount in cash brought by every
Immigrant i; 500.
The decrecs for tho Punishment of tho
Jcsuits from france arc to be rigily Gu.
forced. On the 3Oth Of june the Company
OF Jesus must dishprcar and cvacuote the
establishment it now occupies. For teach.
ing establishments, however, the respite is
prolonged ill the 3lst Of August.
a young lady who read that ''it is lucky
to rck up horseshoe" happened in a
blacksmith shop the other day and picked
up one. Tho surprising suddcnncss and
piercing Shrek with which she dropped it
showed that it was unlucky. The black
smith had just made tho shoe, and it was MS
hot as u blast furnace
The Increase in the Roman Catholic
population in the United States in he last
twenty years has been about $500, 900;
that Of plca.s has been 3,75i; that Of
churches and chapc!s l,O22. The number
OF conmunicants in That church in the
United States is reported at G,5o0, ,0o0.
Among the statistics Of work accom-
| plishca by foreign missions during the past
century arc these: Convorts from heath
cnisn, 100000; languages into which
the Biblc has been translated, o2G; copies
of the Eihlc circulated, l4S,000,O0O; bar.
barous languages endowed with a grammar
and literature, 70.
Dir. Thomas Guthrie gavc the following
reasons for becoming total abstaiocr: 81
have tried both ways; speak from cxperis
encc. am in good spirits because I take
no spirits; an hale because | take no all;
| takc no antidotc in tho form Of drugs
because / take no poison in the form of
irinEs. Thus, though, in the first instance
sought only 'ho public good, have found
my own also since became total abstain
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