Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-03-18

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pfiees.
On account Of the rain and mud on last Friday
night the anniversary celebration OF the Carolina
Literary Society did not como off as announced.
Tho celebration has been postponed until Fri
day night week, Mareh tho 28th.
The contract FOR carrying the United States
mail on route No. 14,2B1, which is from WAL
halla to walballa, semi.weekly, supplying tho
post Offices o. Riverside, Toxaway, Pulaski,
Long Greek, Battle Greek and Barton's Creek,
has been awarded for the nsxt four years, be-
ginning tho hrst Of next June, to A. G.. sligh.
Mr.. Sigh is the only person In this county. so
far as known, that has been awarded contract
by tho Government Tor carrying the mails.
Rain, rain, rainl For tho last ten or twelve
days we have had an abundance of rain, which
hos caused the water courses to overflow their
banks and perhaps some bridges washed away.
We have heard Of mono however being washed
away ia this county. The small grain crop has
been doubtlessly greatly injured by the inosssant
rain. On Monday night tho rain poured in
t>rrents. attended with vivid lightning and loud
peals Of thunder. On Tuesday morning the
wind shifted, the clouds broke up and the pros
poets are now good for fair weather.
Do you wish cheap groceries, II so, when
yop comp 10 town, 60 right into one Of the
stores advertised In our columns, and you will
find just what you want. Are you in search Of
the cheapest and best dry goods, shoes and hatst
Then read the advertisements in tho CouR1ER
and call at The stores which advertise. Those
who advertise keep up with tho markets.; they
are live, earnest, active men, and whatever you
wish to buy 90 to man who advertiscs literally
and you will be sure TO get the worth Of your
money. Bear this in mind when you como to
town.
One Of the great needs Of Walhalla just now
is good beef market, where our citizens can
go and procure just such beef as they desire
Our people are getting tired of eating all the
old poor COWS and bulls in the county aud pay
ing fancy prices for such meat. We have not
seen good piece of beef offered for sale in this
market in weeks. What is astonishing to us is,
that We are living in portion OF the State
whore good fat mountain cattle can be procured
for beef at any time, yet our people seldom, II
ever, get to taste q real fat piece Of beef We
call on the Town Council to appoint meat in
spector and prevent, by suitable legislation, the
sole Of all the poor old COWS as beef in this
market. We are In solemn earnest about this
matter and shall reour to IL again soon.
CoNGREss-M Aiken, Of South Caro-
liua, introduced bill to encourage the
culture of the tea plant. Several bills
have been introduced to lower the duty on
| certain articles, such as osrpets aud rugsl
printing type, agrioultural implements,
paper and paper material. Mr.. Lowe, of
Alabama, wishes to abolish the tax on
brandy made Of apples, peaches and other
fruits; also to return the cotton tax colIotcd
under an act Of Congress since declared ile-
gal; also to repeal the Tax on tobacco in the
hands Of the producer, st 'uoe the
tax on distilled spirits to ~ cents gallon.
The revision of the rules which has en-
gaged the attention of Tho House from the
first day Of the session has at last been
disposed of. Several Of the appropriation
bills have passed one or both houses; others
arc ready to ooue from the committees.
Eulcgies we're pronounced by several of the
members on Senator Houston of Alabama.
Senator Butler is endeavoriug to get an
appropriation for the purpose of building a
! United States CouT. Eiouso iu Greeuviie.
Mr. Aiken is pushing his bill to make the
Department Of Agriculture an executive
part of the Government. Both the Senate
aud the House were actively engaged 10
forwarding the work of the session last
week.
TAKE WARNINa.-The South Carolina
| Legislature has again failed to enaot law
against the carrying of concealed weapons,
but South Carolinians will at all events have
to be careful in this regard when thsy oroas
the rivor into Georgia especially into Au-
| gusta. On Monday, the 10th, Judge Eve
sentenced a citizen of Edgefeld, convicted In
his court of this offence, to pay o fine Of one
hundred dollars aud costs or be impris-
oned in tho county Jail for ninety days.
Indeed such is the penalty prescribed by the
law of the State. AT last accounts tho said
citiEen was still in Jail. We earnestly hope
Judge Eve and all other officers of the
law will continue to be thus prompt and de-
cisive. The custom Of men going about will
one, two or throa pistols girt about thei,
waists, or hidden in their pockets, is dirty
coarse and oowardly; defiant to the laws O
God, Of human lie, and Of public and private
peaoe. Edgsfeld advertiser.
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! VALUABLE Re LIcs.-Moj. j. H. Whitner
of this CITY, attorney at law and registrar in
bankruptcy. hos in Ills Office large arm
chair that was once an Office chair of Ameri-
cas- greatest statesman, John G. Calhoun
lie has also four volumes of Henry William
DeSaussure's law reports, presented to Mr.
Calhoun by the author when Mr.. Calhoun
was Vice-P President of the United States. and