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

1our6 truly, L. IL. MooRER & Go.
Tho Musical Convention of Ooonee will
convono with the Hopowell Church on Sat-
urday before the FIRST Sunday in December.
Every choir and society in tto county are
requested to be represented in the moeting.
w. w. LEATHERS,
Secretary.
The torrible storm Of last week in the
North Sea and the Baltic will long be fol-.
lowed with tidings of disastcr. 1t is already
known that hundreds of vessels have been
wrecked, with vast loss Of life. At ono point.
near Withernsea, twelve were straoded; from
ono lifeboat eleven pcrsons were drowned;
between Spurn Point and Ilornsca, on tho
North Sea. fifty vessels were wrecked Al
together the storm was ono Of the most de-
struotiye in many years.
In these troublous days Of rermcnt every
wherein this country. in England in Ire,
land, in. France. in Germany. in Russia, in
South Africa, in China. and in Arghanistan
-Vcsuvius. to be in tho fashion, has begun
an active eruption, and streams Of Lava are
pouring down his West flank A few por-
tcntious comets in the sky would not be
out Of place in these restless and ominous
days.
Professor Shepard, chemist Of The Depart,
ment of Agriculture, yesterday submitted
his report on the results of tho examination
OF three specimens Of gold orc from York
County to Colonel a. p. Butler. Commissioner
of Agriculture Professor Shepard Says
You will perceive TINT they are very prom>
lsing as they indicate value per ton Of
1000 pounds of from about Sl3 to S33 in the
precious metals. With an abundance of
such ores. and intelligence and economy in
working them, the owners of these mines
should realize handsomely. Register 3Oth.
1t is rumored that 80. 600 tons Of English
steel rails have been purchased by Mr.. W.
Ill. anderbilt, to be delivered in New York
nj the present market ratcs-SG3 per Ion
On this immense purchase Mr.. Vanderbilt,
pays 81 900 fnr his rails, and 81 100000
MS penalty for buying them from folcign
makers.
WAsnIScToN, October 30.-Thc commits
sionrr Of internal revenue to day received the
following telegram from Collector Andrew
Clark ut Atlanta, Gn.: Seized in Red Oak
Campbell County, last night four Illicit dis.
tillerics and destroyed Il &c thuuSn gallons
OF mash and beer. Have seized within thir-
ty days thirty illicit dsillcries, two teams
and about ono thousand gallons Of Illicit
spirits. Nine OF tho dislillcres we're within
the notorious Red Oak ncighborbood AS
SION as illicit stills a,e torn down in that
srcti'n others are at onco set up and the
Illicit works rcsumod"
The modcsty and honesty of japanese
bcgSars are worthy the imitation Of their
selscs the trouble Of answering the calls OF
mendicants. tho shnpkcepers Of Japan hang
copper coins by strings on nails in frunt Of
their shops. aud when the bcgsar comes That
way he takes one, and only uno. lie never
abuses tho merchants generosity by taking
two or more 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 thrco years tlla,
several cnntons have re established capital
punishment, which had been abolished in
nearly all OF them. The last Canton to vote
this has been that of Schytz, where the pep
against 45G in favor of the measure. All
the cantons which have re established cup-
tai punishment rs yet nre Roman Catholic;
but there has been such an increase in the
crimes against life that the other canlons are
likely to sanction the inflcion of tho death
sentence.
ST. LoUs. October 30-.-At Repnblican
meeting last night Il brick was thrown into
q crowd OF negroes, one Of whom was struck
The negroes rushed towards saloon on the
corner of Twelfth and Locust streets, under
the bclicf that the brick was thrown from
that pDint. On arriving ut the saloon they
were confronted by three policemen who pre-
vented them from entering They began
throwing rocks at the saloon, brcakny il, y
windows and shutters wGercupon one ,.f the
policemen discharged his pistol in the mir as
u call for help. Promi> cuons firing then bn-
gan, during which a negro named Brown was
killed and Policeman Slattery struck on the
head by rock and severely injured. The
police finally charged upon tho mob and
qnellcd the Disturbance About dozen
men were more or less hurt by policcmon's
clubs.
John Shepherd. farmer near Peoria. ILL.,,
has faithfully kept a vow mndo in 1860 not
to cut his hair or shave until the election of n
Democratic President. His whiskers reach
almost to his waist and his hair is kept in
braids
LONDON, October 30.-Adviccs from Hull
yesterday say that in terrific storm pre-
vaiIng last night and to-day fifty vessels
have been wrecked between Spurn Point and
llornsea. Twelve vessels were stranded near
| Withernsea. a vessel under bare poles
drove through tho new pior at Whhernsea
and carried away fifty yards of tho structure.
At llornsca q bridge fonled with tho new pier
and damaged it to the extent Of 5000 pounds.
There hnvo been large number of ship
wrecks, attended with great loss of life on On i,