Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-17
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Folk deceased. 81
Groom Ovens, colored, Of Ncwtcrry
County, was seriously shot by Deputy
Shoriff Williams on last Saturday for resist.
ing arrest for burglary, 30.
Alabama sonds her delegates to tho Cin-
cinnati Convention, but it is understood
they havo preferences for Field, Thurman,
Bayarl aud Hancock. None arc for Tilden.
Tho Colorado delegation 60 uninstructod,
but thoy arc reported to be solid for Field.
Central, in Piokons County, has passed
on ordinance prohibiting tho carrying of
concealed weapons, under ponalty of from
6vo to fifty dollars.
The. May installmopt Of taxes shows
larger collections than usual in oil the
counties. This san evidence Of money in
tho country and Of returning prosperity.
Crop reports from all parts of tho State
arc favorable aud from present indications
this will be year Of plenty.
Tho Andcrsonyill cotton factory, Clement
Attachment, has been sold at private sale
by tho Master for $500.
Judge Mackcy denies tho report that he
has an eye on the United States Marshal
ship for this State.
Eight years ngo the first Protestant
Church in Japan was organized; now there
ore $500 communicants.
Princeton College, New Jersey, has
been suspended on account Of sickness.
One tenth Of tho students arc down with
fever.
Ward, tho forgor, who shot at two men
in tho court house at Kingstrco after his
conviction, has been sentenced to seven
years Imprisonment and $500 fioc.
Two ordinances prohibiting The carrying
of concealed weapons in Columbia have
been referred to special committee for
revision and report to council. The meas
urc will pass.
A dispatch from Galcna, Illinois, that
when Grant received tho news Of Garfcld's
nomination, he said it was all right, he was
satisfied, and soon aftcr left for home.
The Georgia delegates to tic Cincinnati
Convention stand solid for Judge Ficld,
except two, ono for the support Of Boyard
md the other Tildon.
The Indiana State Convention instructed
its delegates 10 vote for Gov. Hendricks for
President, and to vote solid as q State on
all questions.
The House resolution, proposing that
Congress adjourn on the 1st instant, was
taken up on the 9th and amended, fixing
tho 10th instant Of the day of final adjourn,
mont. The House has concurrcd in tho
amendment
Most of the States which havo held
conventions have declared in favor of the
two-thirds rule in making nominations ut
Cincinnati. The Republicans work under
tho majority rule.
Tho True SomAron reports the killing
of mad dog in Sumter County. It had
bitten two persons and several dogs before it
was killed.
Tho Grand Jury of Charleston at the
present term of tho Court, entered their
protest against whiskoy selling by refusing
to grant any one Of twcnty-thrco applica-
tion for licenses to sell liquor outside Of the
city.
Senator Randolph, of New Jersey, is
now spoken Of as the coming man for stan
dard bearer Of The Democracy in tho next
Presidential campaign. The namo of
Mcdonald, Of Indiana, is suggested as tho
second man on the ticket.
AS comment on the carrying Of con-
cealod weapons, free use of whiskcy and
such like plcasantrios, tho last issue Of the
Ncwbcrry HcyuM chronicles five murders
in ono column, The fruits Of one week $
work in thnt and adjoining counties.
A dispatch from New York Of the 9th
instant says: Evidence is fast accommodating
that thcrc has been revolution 1T Ora
mercy Park, and that Mr. Tildon will make
no effort to get The nomination at Cincinnati
since tho defeat OF Grant.
There is talk about Grant coming for
ward on Democratic platform, as he was
rcady to do in 1868, tho plea being that
Grant could carry tho whole South and
would break the Republican lines at the
North Tlis cc1lninly must he q Lnnn