Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-11-04

The Musical Convention of Ooonee will
convene with the Uopowell Church on Sat-
urday before the first Sunday in December.
Every choir and society in tie county arc
requested to be represented in the mecting.
W. w. LEATHERS,
Secretary.
The terrible storm of last week in the
North Sea and tho Baltic will long be fol-
lowed with tidings of disaster. II is already
known that hundreds of vessels havo been
wrecked, with vast loss Of lfe At ono point,
near Withcrnsea, twelve were straoded; from
ono lifeboat eleven persons were drowned;
between Spurn Point and Ilornsca, on tho
North Sea, fifty vessels were wrecked. AL
together tho storm was ono Of the most de-
struotive in many years.
In these troublous days Of fermcnt every
wherein this country, in England. in Ire,
land. in. France in Germany, in Russia, in
South Africa, in China, and in Afghanistan
-Vesuvins. to be in tho fashion, has begun
an active eruption. and streams Of lava arc
pouring down his West flank. A few por-
tentious comets in the sky would not be
out Of place in these restless and omnous
days.
Professor Shepard, chemist Of tho Depart,
ment of Agriculture, yesterday submitted
his report on the results of tho examination
oi three specimens of gold orc from York
County to Colonel A. P. Butler, Commissioner
OF Agriculture Professor Shepard SAYS:
You will perceive that they are very prom>
u ls,mG nnS as they Indicate yalno per ton Of
1000 pounds of from about Sl3 to $33 in the
precious metals. With an abundance of
such ores, and intelligence and economy in
working them, tho owners of these mines
should rcnlizc handsomely. Register 3Oh.
1t is rumored that sc. 600 tons Of English
stcol rails have boon purchased by Mr. W.
III. Vanderbilt, to be delivered in New York
NJ the present market rntcs-SG3 per ton
On this immense purchase Mr.. Vanderbilt
pays 81 10000 Cor his rails, and 81 400, 900
MS penalty for buying them from foreign
makers.
WAsuINcToN. October 3O-rho commits
tol"wing telegram from Collector Andrew
CLARK ut Atlanta. Ga.: Seized in Red Oak,
Campbell County, last night four Illicit dis.
tllercs and destroyed f7e thousand gallons
Of mash and beer. llavo seized within thr-
~ days thirty illicit distillorics, two teams
and abhut ono thousand gallons Of ilici,
spirits. Nine OF the dislllcries were within
the notorious Red Oak ncighborhood AS
SION as Illicit stills a,e torn down in that
section others are at once set up and the
Illicit works resumed"
The modcsty ard honesty of japanese
hi. Vunr mr. hv fho
profession all tho world over. 10 save them
selses the trouble of answering the calls of
mendcants. tho sll"pkcepers of Japan hang
copper coins by strings on nails in trout Of
their shops. aud when the beggar comes that
way Ire takes one, and only one. lie never
abuses the merchants generosity by taking
two or moro coins. nor by entering tho shop
to solicit larger amount than that hung on
the nail
So many murders have been committed in
Switzerland during the last thrno ycnrs that
several cantons have ro established capital
punishment, which had bt en- abolished i'm
nearly all OF them. The last Canton to vote
this has been that of Schytz. where tho pop.
unr voo resulted in majority Of 2,OSS
against 456 in favor Of the measure. All
the cantons which have re established capi
tai punishment rs yet are Roman Catholic;
crimes against life that the other canlons are
likely to sanction tho inlliction of tho death
sentence
ST. LoUs. October 80 AT a Rc1wbican
meeting last night Il brick was thrown into
q crowd OF negroes, one of whom was struck
The negroes rushed towards q saloon on the
corner Of Twelfth and Locust streets, under
the bolicf that the brick was thrown from
that point. On arriving at the saloon they
were confronted by three policemen who prc-
vented them from entering. They began
throwing rocks at the saloon. brcnking lis
windows md ahn:ters, wboreupnn ono Gf the
policemen discharged his pistol in the mir ns
u call for help Promis cuons firing then be-
gan, during which negro named Brown was
killed. and Policeman Slattery struck on tho
head by rock and severely injured The
police finally charged upon tho mob and
qnellcd the disturbance. About dozen
men were moro or less hurt by policcmcn's
clubs.
John Shepherd. a farmer near Peoria, Ill.,,
has faithfully kept vow nude in 1860 not
to cut his hair or shave until the election Of n
Democratic President His whskcrs reach
almost to his waist and his hair is kept in
braids
LONDON. October 3O.-Advices from Hull
yesterday say that in q terrific storm pre-
vailing last night and to-day fifty vessels
have been wrecked between Spurn Point and
llornsca. Twelve vessels were stranded ncnr
Withcrnscn vessel under hare poles
drove through the new pier at Withernsea
and carried away fifty yards of tho structure.
At Hornsoa q bridge fouled with Tho now pier
and damaged it to the extent Of 5000 pounds.
Thore haVo been q largo number of ship
wrecks, attended with great loss of life on VA