Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-10-21

John Taylor was the ranking member OF the
Twelve Apostles Mr.. Cannon is regarded
Us the ruling spirt-thc power behind the
throne. although Wilford Woodruff, ranking
member Of the Twelve Apostles, and not
Cannon, is the heir apparent according to
precedent.
KINGSTON, N. Y. October IL
Col. A. j. Clements, the Grecnback
candidate for Congress in the Fourteenth
District, has managed to get himself into
trouble. Clements lives in Liberty, Sullivan
County, where he keeps the village hotel.
On Wednesday last Joseph BIuomcr,
farmer who lives about two miles from the
village, came to town on business. While
there he drank several times in Clements
hotel, aud became SO noisy and abusive that
Clements ordered him out of the house.
lie refused to 60, whcreupon Clements,
scizing heavy spoke Of wagon wheel,
struck Bloomer stunning blow on the hcad,
which knocked him scnscless. 1t was some
timo before tho man partially recovered
conciousncss At last reports he was ina cri--
tlcal condition, and not expected to recover
a number of persons who sew the affray
claim that Clements was too hasty in using
such violence, Us Bloomcr was completely
under the influence of liquor which bo
procured from his assailaut.
SpARTANBURu, October 1O.-Au inquest
was held this morning on the body
OF Capt. Benson, who was found dead in
his bed yesterday afternoon, as tclegraphed
to you last night. a post mortcn, exami-
nation was made, but without any satisfacto.
ry result. Ihc brain indicated congestion,
but letter was found in his pockctbook
which showed that he ut ono time mcdtated
suicide. The letter was directed ''ro all
whom it may concern" and is as follows:
SpARTANBuRa, S. c., June, 1880.
TO all whon, itmoy concern: This is to
certify that am losing money every day.
and think that never will be able to paw
all owe. For that reason I commit tho
deed. am Tho'. p. Benson. [ wish to-
be buried plain and quietly.
Tnos p. BENSON.
Owing to the discovery of the letter his
stomach will be sent to Charleston for
analysis. 1t is thought that he has been
contemplating suicide for some time, and
finally carried out that intention His re-
mains will be carried to Anderson for in.
torment.
New York, October 13.--Abram Or
lando Jackson has begun suit against tho
Louisiana State Lottery Company, and
obtaining writ of attachment from Judge
Daniel, to day attached the money of the
company and of its officers and agents in
the National Park Bank. Jackson, it ia
said formerly dealt in lottery tickets and
polioy slips, but his business was destroyed
by tho proceedings against tho company.
In his complaint he alleges that on ono
hundred and seventy three occasions be-
tween july 25, 1876, and September 23,
1880, he invested an aggregate of $780,
5S1 81 in the lottery tickets of the compa.
pany. lie brings tho present action uudor
the. section Of the Revised Statutes which
provides that person investing in lottery
tickets can sue FIR double the amount and
recover double the costs.
SAN ERANcIsco, October 13.-Thc rev
cnuc cutter Colwin, which has Just return
cd from a cruise 10 the Arctic Ocean in
search Of Tho Arctic exploring steamer
Jeanette, reports that on ST. Lawrence Is
land out of seven hundred inhabitants five
hundred were found do.d of starvation.
Traders had introduced liquor among them,
causing them to neglect laying up their
usual supply of provisions. The officers
of the Corwin express their opinion that
tho jeanette wintcrcd on the Siberian shore
aud is now there West of North Cape. The
Corwin could not get far enough West to
verify this belief on account of the ice.
WoRK AND LIVE. - Man was put into
the world to work and cannot find tue happi.
ness in remaining idle. So long as man
has vitality to spare upon work it must be
used or it will become source of grievous,
harassng discomfort. The man will not
know what to do with himself; and when
ho has reached such point as that he is
uncona,iously digging grave for himself
and fashioning his own coffin. Lfo needs
a steady channel to run n-rcguar habits
of work and of sleep. 1t needs steady,
alma tendency towards some.
thing. An aimless life cnpnot be happy or
for long period healthy. Even if man
has achieved wealth sufficient for his needs,
ho frequently makes on error in retiring
from business. A greater shock can hardly
befall q man who has been active than that
which he experiences when, having rcin-
quishcd his pursuits, he finds unused time
and unused vitality hanging upon his idlo
hands and mind. Tho current of his life
is thus thrown into cddics or settled iato n
sluggish pool, aud he begins to die. When
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