Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-22
The headquarters of the Republican Ma

Inc headquarters OF the Hepubllcan Ma
tional Committee in New York were for
mally opened Tuesday evening, nearly all
OF the committee being pcesent. Gen. Gar
fold has Informed tho committee, through
Governor Foster, that he is anxious to have
thorough canvass inaugurated in the
Southern States, and his wishes are to be
coupled with.
The shock of an earthquake was felt at
Memphis, Tennessee, on tho 18th instant
Its motion was yibratory and lasted several
seconds.
S. S. RickIcy, President of tho Capitol
City Bank of Columbus, Ohio, was shot in
the head Oh the 18th by u German named
Echonbers. Eohenberg then shot himself,
dyiug instantly. The trouble grew out of
tho refusal of Ricklcy to lend Ecbenbcrg
money.
Having swindcd and slghted the negro
ever since the war, the Republicans now
expect him 10 walk from his work TO the
polls to vote for nun he has never heard
Of before. 1t will be impossible to describe
their disappointment when they discover
what serious mistake they have made in
their calculations.
The religion, civilization, wealth and lib.
crty of people depends upon the SUCCESS
Of their agriculurists, therefore every effort
whlc! has for its object the nd dSanccmcut of
agriculture should receive the support and
encouragement of all classes.
Carroll, iu his Historical Recollections
of South Carolina, says every candidate for
the Legislature should be rcquiredto pledge
hmpef to pass all necessary laws for the
protection Of Agriculture.
In circular complied by the Census
Commissioners it is estimated that tho
census this year will show cur population
to be fully 50,000,OO0. This will place
the United States second 10 Russia in non
lation.
A dispatch from Columbia to the Charles
ton Nctcs and Courier says: A Republican
precinct club i'll the county has held
meeting and passed resolution recon-
mcnding to the State executive committee
of tho Republican party William H. Earle,
of Grecuville, as the nominee for Governor
and that u State Convention of the party
be held for the purpose Of nominating full
State ticket.
Edwin Freeman, colorcd, an escaped
convict was severely wounded in resisting
arrest. His arm has been amputated.
\ mob of white men in Eost Atchinson,
Missouri, armed with reyolvers and knives,
have taken possession of East Atchuson
and driven number of negroes employed
in excavatiug for packing house across
tho river into Kansas. The Mayor ad.
dressed them in the interest of law and
order, but without avail.
Lawton, charged with stealing from tho
mails in Charleston, pleaded guilty and has
been sentenced by Judge Bryan to coniinc-
ment and hard labor in the Albany Peni-
tentioly for the period Of four years.
James Redpath says that by tho prescn.
system in Ireland 1000 landlords Get out
of the land s90,000,0O0 year, and the
Government extracts s35,000,000 moro.
This leaves only s50,000,000 to feed and
clothc 5000, 900 inhabitants.
Tho characteristics of tho food of tho
japanese are plenty Of salt and tho alb
senco of meat. Scientists arc studying the
matter as the cause Of the small stature of
that peculiar people.
Iowa RENTS tho taxes for five and ten
years respectively on aud planted to fruit
and fruit trees. 1t is said to havo been the
means of clothing more than $4,000 ceres
in that State with orchards and fruits
In Chicago on the 18th the thermometer
ranged from 81 to 100 degrees. Over
thirteen cases Of sun stroke wcro reported,
eight Of which resulted fatally.
There were 1T deaths in New York for
"a hours ending July 14th. -Four fatal
cases of RUN stroke scre reported
Isaac Barton, colorcd, in resisting arrest
in Newberry County on the 18Th instant
was shot and instantly killed by policeman
Franklin of that town. lie was charged
with grand larceny and house breaking and
was one of the worst characters in the
County.
1t is well established fact that a
healthy man requires about pint of air at
a breath; that ho brcathcs about 1000
times an hour, and that, as a matter be-
yond dispute, he requires about fifty sovcn
hogsheads Of air in twenty four hours.
Tho number Of immigrants landed at
Castle Garden for tho first six months of
the present year was l77,362, an altogether
larger number than has ever been
landed before at New York 10 single lalf
year.
Vermont is the greatest maple sugar
producing State in tho Union. It's annual
yield is about 100000 pounds, worth
100000, or about an average allowance of
thirty pounds for each inhabitant.
WAsnINoToN, July l3.--This has been
the hottest day of tho season. The thcr--
momctcr in the signal Office this afternoon