Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-12-16

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money. Several negroes havo been arrested,
and great excitement prevails.
MIR. Kennedy married last winter, and
bis wife would have been confined in few
weeks.
CHARLESTON, S. c., December 9.-Thc
three nogrocs-one woman and two men
who murdered Mrs. Kennedy in Clarendon
county last Sunday, were captured yesterday,
aud hung on the nearest tree to the place Of
tho murder that would hold thom.
Tho following is tho text of the House
bill to provide for tho appointment Of a
commission to consider aud suggest
amendments to the constitution of tho
State:
Whereas, complaint is made of the uno.
| quality and ipjustice of many of the pro.
visions of tho Constitution of tho State.
and it is deemed cxpedicnt to alter the
same; and whereas, it is important that any
amendments TO the Constitution should not
4 DO ooatred;~tv-y - vs,,os pv'r,o"S vrs,oVt, j
aAassa Sy tt" sdoas now oaa a1efnfo,e n6"s
OF Representatives of tho State of Sonth
Caroiina, now met and sitting in Gcnoroi
assembly, and by tho authority of the
SECTION l.. Tia: commission oono;o
ing of five members on the nart '.I. of .1's
House Of Representatives and - N N tho .ho
Sma.Ia. S1r. o. 'ne nc Senate bo appoiuted by the
and tho President Of tho Scpato 'enea.,yes 'snoa
'ttvely, dunng this sitting of tie General
assembly to whom shall bo referred all
this State. ''''o'ion OF
Sec. 2. That it shall be the dutv Of
such commission to consider all such nro.
posea amendments, and frame them in
proper lorm to be submitted to this General
assembly at IT'S next regular session.
nho' o. That it shall further be tho
uu'y OF sald commission to prcpore in
proper form such additional amendmcnta
" Inc constitution of the State as thew
may deem fit and proper, and submit tho,v
IL IN proper form to this General Assemble q.
Its next regular session. -
Sec. 4. That said commission shou :,
~ liberty to sit during tho recess, and sboII
DO paid tho same per diem 10
=, member of the Legislature: Prov;doa
nat SAID commission shall not receive sucb
'er diem tor moro than twenty days.
SEC b. That ssid oommios;on oL.u
eport by bill or otherwise. ''''''
The South Carolina Legislature vii, 81
ourn on December 23d.
$4,000 has boon appropriated by tho Lep.
''a'u[e OF south Carolina for the cclcbrn.
on OF the BauIo of Cowpcus.
. The gas companies and ferry compan;es
Gharleston arc having quite liyc)v 6obt
the Legislature about tho incornorot;on
new companies. '''0'
The Legislature has determined - 49,.
'no inc amendments to tho Constitution
It'll the next session. '''"''o"
a petition slngned by several property
iaers OF charleston county hos been sont
Inc Legislature asking for tho foncc law in
at county. :" -
Tho Grown jowols which tho French
Vernment proposed to tho Chamber of
'puuos to sell, the proceeds to be devoted
extending and improving tho national
lseums' are those which have no artistic
historic value. '''''o
Tho report of the Agricultural COMMITTEES
our Legislature was adopted Dccombor
}, allowing tho usual approximation of
500 from tho State. '''" -
our Legislature has boen discussing tho
prsoty OF making more explicit tho pre-
Ia" prohibiting the traffic in seed cot,
oetaiis .i OF recent earthquake in Australia
" u TO have been almost as terrible os
m''ar convulslon in South America. "
resident Hayes in his message to Con.
So recommends that Gen. Grant bo made
of the Army, with suitable