Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-19

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Thoro ore 2 100 oonviots on the rolls of the
Texas penitentiary.
San Franoisoo's population, including 29,-
$40 Chinese, is $4,000.
Arizona contains 73, 600 900 acres Of land.
100000 Of which are surveyed.
Alabama Is as hrge as England, but has
not rs many Inhabitants by 20,000,000.
The population of New Orleans is 2l5,-
239, on increase of l7,323 during the las.
| decade.
In all Europe and America, 63,031 brew-
cries produce yearly 3,480, 100000 gallons
Of beer.
Jefferson Davis expects to gather about
1000 bales of cotton from his plantation in
Mississippi this year.
Among tue poet Offices recently established
BY the o. S., were "Baby Mine," "Blown
Ilorn,""No Co." "Bass," and "Necessity."
There are needed improvements on every
farm. which tho ownor would like to mako If
| he "only had time"
Great Britain paid upwards Of sl2, 100000
for the butter imported the asst three months
| of the present'year.
During the past thirty years, 10, 500, 900
| Geruians have left fatherland and found homes
in America.
The cotton mills at Columbus, Ga, Baye
used, during tho last eight montho, 1e, AGA
bales Of cotton.
tho farmers Of the United States 10 about
$22,000,0 900.
The British National debt lacks little
Of boing twice as largo US that Of tho United
States.
Chicago packed last year 100000 hogs,
being an increase Of 10 per cent. over 1878,
and rs per cent. over 1877. Over 10000
men arc employed.
At Dayton. Florida, thcro is not drop Of
liquor sold, except upon physicnn's pres
scription, and license fees are $500, besides
responsibility for damagcs.
Gold is found in fifty six counties in Coor-
gia, copper in thirteen. and silver in three,
iron in fifty three and diamonds in twenty-
six.
grown in young orchard. 1t would not do
any injury to grow corn, but grain crops
should not be attempted. They take from
tho soil the very elements that the trcos re-
quire.
A Texan paper tells Of family of twelve
children, every one Of whom have twelve
we'll developed toes md fingers, though neie
ther Of their parents have this popularity.
A Frenchman has on his estate near Parie
mulo aged 70. gooso agod 81, a COW Of SO
years, hog 27, q bullfnoh Of %, and spar.
row of 81. lilo makes it his passtime to give
home to old animals.
Iu 1867. $4,000 head of sheen produced
l47 ,000,0 pounds of wool; in 1877, 35, ,OOO,-
600 head produced 208, 900 900 pounds. This
shows wonderful improvement in tho sci
oncc of sheep husbandry.
James r. Dodge, in his investigation of
sheep husbandry, aays that in tho South
moro. than 100000 were killed by
dogs last year over five per cent of tho on
tire number in that section.
The Columbia Register says it is roported
the Grecnvillo Railroad will shortly begin
running an additional passenger train, also
a through freight train.
The city population iu Massachusetts is
within 1900 Of being onc-half Of tho total
OF the State.
Mr.. j. II. Baggett, formerly Of this
State, but more recently Of New York, was
drowned by the capsizing Of yacht in Lake
Mahopac, New York, last week.
The Moderation Society of New York city
report that they have distributed 22,6l6
pcuScn suc pubt ScaT, 4,lUU OIL wnlCn arc
not to drink in business hours, 5,6ll not to
drink ut NIL, and IL 1855 not to treat or bo
treated.
Tho population Of tho First Supervisor's
District iu South Carolius has iucrenscd
85,72o during the last ten years 10 1870
il was 3O6,3OS; it is now 392,034, hich
is equal to 28 per cont.
Tho following nre reported to bo somo of
the changes made in the revised version Of
tho English Bible to DO issued this year:
Damned" is to DO changed invariably to
Condemned" For "hel" tho original words
Gehena and lIades arc to bo substituted.
Prevent" is to DO turucd into "go before"
"Religion" is to be changed into "sorship."
The Postofice Department intends to
urge upon Congress next session the noces-
sity of epaotipg law giving udcmnifca-
tiou 10 the sender of registered lettor or
package lost during trensa;se;on 20 The
extont OF ten dollars or fifteen dollars por
package.
Tho following are tho estimated ohauges
made in the electoral vote, by the rccout
census:
1870. 1880. Loss. Cain.
New Eo. States 40 81 8
Central Stateq IN 10S x