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

There are 2 100 oonyicts ON the rolls Of the
Texas psnitentiary.
San Fraaoisoo's population, including co.
$40 Chinese, lis 23S.06G.
Arizona contains 70 .000,0 aoros Of land,
100000 of which are surveyed.
Alabama is as,s large ss England, but has
not as many inlabitanss by 2o,ooo,000.
The population, Of New Orleans is 2l5,-
S39, an,inSrease Of 1928 during the last
decade.
In oil Europe and America, 6S,63l brewr
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 the post Offices recchtly established
by the q. S., were BABY Nine" "Blown
Ilorn,""No Co." "Buss," and Necessity"
There arc needed improvements on every
farm, which tho owner would like 10 mako II
he ''only had time."
Great Britain paid upwards Of Sl2,000,000
for tho butter imported tho fsat three months
Of tho present'yeav.
During tho past thirty years. l0,5O0,OOO
Germans have left fntherland aud found homos
in Amorica.
| Tho cotton mills at Columbus, Ca, hayo
used during tho last eight months, lS, ica
bales OF cotton.
| Tho gross income derived from tobacco by
tho fnrmors Of tho United States 10 about
$22, ,000,0 900.
! Tho British National dobt lacks little
Of boug twico as iargo US that Of tho Untod
States.
Chicago packed lust yoar 100000 hogs,
being an increase Of 10 per ceut. over 1878,
and IS per cont. over 1877. Over 10000
men are employed.
| Az Dayton, Florida, thero is not drop Of
liquor sold, exeept upon u physician's pres
seripton, and lioonso feos are $500, besides
responsibility for dumages.
Gold is found in fifty six counties in Goor-
gin. copper in thirteen, and silver in three,
iron in fifty throo and diamonds in twenty
six.
Potatoes, or any other root crops, may DO
grown in a young orchard. 1t would not do
any injury to grow corn, but grain crops
should nSt be attempted. They lako from
the soil the very elements TINT the trees re-
auire.
Texan paper tells Of family of twelve
children, every one of whom have twelve
well developed toes and fingers, though nes
ther Of their parents have this peculiarity.
Frenchman has Oh hie estate near Paris
mule aged 73, goose agcd 81, a COW of &C
yoars. a hog II, bullfuoh Of 2S, and a spar
row of 81. lilo makes it his rasstimc to give
q home to old auimals.
Iu 1867, $4,000 head of sheep pre- duccd
LAT ,0O0, 900 pounds Of wool in 1877, 81, ,0O0,-
900 head produced 206, 100000 pounds This
shows wonderful improvement in the sci
ence of shoep husbandry.
James r. Dodge, in his investigation of
sheep husbandry, says that in tho Soutl,
moro than 100000 wore killed by
dogs last year over five per cent. of the on
tire number in tha. section.
| Tho Columbia Register says it is reported
the GreenSllc Railroad will shortly begin
running an additional passenger train, also
n through freight train.
The city population 10 Massachusetts, is
within 1900 Of boiug ouc-half Of the total
Of the State.
Mr.. j. Ii. Baggett, formerly Of ths
State, but more recently Of New Nork, was
drowned by the capsizius Of yacht iu Lake
Mahopac, New York, last week
The Moderation Society OF Now York city
report that they have distributed 22,GiG
lheoSes INC past year, H,lUU oil which arc
not 10 drink in business hours, 5,6il not to
drink at all, and 1855 not to treat or DO
treated.
Tho population OF tho First Supervisors
District in South Carolius has iucreascd
S5,720 during tho last ten years Ia 1870
it was 3O6, ,3O6; i, is aow 392,09l hich
is equal 10 rs per ceot.
Tho following arc reported 10 bo aoinc Of
the changes made IN the revised version OF
he EnS.sh Bible to be Issued this year:
"hamncd' il to be changed invariably to
'condemncd." For "hel" tho original words
Gehena aud llades arc 10 bo substituted
"PfeYcn'' is 10 be turucd into "go before"
"lieligion is to bo changed iulo "aorship."
Tho PostoiIcc Department iutenda TO
urge upon Congress next session the ncccS.
sty Of euactipg a law giving ipdcmniGca-
lion TO the sender of registered letter or
package lost during transmission to The
extont OF ten doliars or fifteen dollars per
package
Tho following are the estimated changes
ioado in the electoral vote, by the rcccut
census;
1870 1880 Loss Gaip.
New 30 States 40 81 8
Central Staic9, 10 l05 5 80
" Nostern States, 60 II g