Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-01-20


TO strive to meet him in heaven!
The Superintendent Of census has submit
ted his report of the population Of
the United States to Congress, and
it shows the total population to bo so, l52, ,S66.
MI. Cox, of New Yerk. then submitted q new
apportionmcnt bill, which fixes tho total
number of Representatives in Congress at
3Ol and apportions thom among tho States rs
follows: Alabama 8, Arkansas s, California s,
Colorado |. Florida l, Georgia 0, Illinois 10,
Indiana IL, Iowa 10, Kansas 6, Kentucky 10,
Louisiana 9. Maine 4, Maryland 6. Massa-
chusotts ii, Michigan 10. Minnesota 5,
Mississippi 7, Missouri 13, Nebraska 8, No
vada |, Now Hampshire Q, Now Jersoy 7,
New York 81, North Carolina 8, Ohio 10,
Oregon |, Pennsylvania 90, Rhode Island Q.
South Carolina 6, Tennessee 0, Texas 10,
Vcrmont2, Virginia 0, West Virginia i, Wiss
consin 8.
AS compared with the present number Of
members this bill of Mr.. Cox makes the
following losses and gains: Arkansas, Cali.
fornia, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, South
Carolina and West Virginia gain one each.
Kansas gains 5, Texas 4, Minnesota nnd
Nebraska gain 2 each, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Now Hampshire, Maine, Induna Tennessee.
Florida and Vermont lose each and New
York loses Q.
NEw ORLEANS. January l5.-The Dem ocrcS
contains special reports Of cotton receipts at
tho interior towns throughout the States of
do A l,l,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas.
These reports show that there has boon
general falling off of receipts except in
Georgia, Florida, Southern Louisiana and
Texas MS compared with 1870 The towns in
tho Mississippi bottom all report consider
able decrease in this section. Much tton,
Varionsly estimated ut from 10 to Is per cent,
remains unpcked in the fields and thorc is
no hope of oaving more than half of it.
Much of it is reported rs rotting in the
fields.
Tho Dcmoc. al also has reports of the
Louisiana sugar crops, which go to confirm
its former estimate of $4,000 hogshoads
The smnll planters have finished sugar
making and only few Of tho largo planters
are still grinding A very small percentage
OF tho cano remains in the fields and all will
be gathered in two weeks. Contrary to all
expectation tho December freeze did little
damage. The yield everywhere has been
lino and in somo sections, notably in the
largo sugar parishes, has been enormous.
Tho reports Indicate an average Of so per
cent over last years crop, when the yicl
for tho State was l72, ,424 hogsheads.
There is we'll defined movement on fJut
to give tho Southern people their share of
the Offices. coming from the President. 1t is
genorally understood that this plan is being
successfully engineered by Senators Brown
and Hill of Georgia. Mahono Of Virginia,
Representatives Spcor of Georgia aud Car-
Isle Of Kentucky. The movoment contcms
plates that good men only shall fill the
Federal Offices in the South, and that tho
Presidential appointments shall be such as
meet the general approval Of tho people Of
their respective sections. 1t is currently re-
ported and believed that President Garfield
looks with great favor upon the subject, and
l'thas Senator Blaine, who goes into the Cabi-
net "ill also endorse tho new movement and
| lend his aid in furtheiing it.
correspondent Of the Patron of IIus-
bandry, in urging Southern planters to raise
rs much rs possible their own supplies, says:
"On the 10Th of last Juno planted 81 acres
in corn and paid $ll so to cultivate and
gather it; and it cost me eight cents per
bushcl in the crib. l sold to ncighbor 100
bushels of this corn for sos; he paid ne
money TINT he got for ha cotton at eight
conts net; .ha, is, he gavo me 81 pounds of
cotton for q bushcl of corn. Now, good
man with proper tools md good team can
raisc and put in tho crib 1000 bushels of
| corn. aud if he could exchange it at tho same
price that | got he would gct 404 bales of
cotton, averaging 400 pounds cach."
CHARLESTON, January l3.-Tho Ncws and
Courier publishes q summary of reports
received from all parts Of the State, showing
great damage to tho cotton and rice crops
| from tho 2rotracted wet weather. 1t estimates
that OF the cotton unpicked in December
| fully oho-half has becn lost, while the rest
has been much damaged in quality. On tho
Sea Islands the crop is rot,ing in tho fields
The rice harvest, owing to tho rainy weather.
is one Of the most unfortunate on record
SOME MORE CoAL-ANTHRAcIr THIS TINE
The Commissioner Of Agriculture has q
specimen Of na:ivo coal found near Poor
Mountain in Oconec County, which has not
yet been tested but is believed to be anthra-
cite coal, being black aud hard and having
oil tho appearance Of anthracite coal. Col.
Butter feels very much encouraged to believe
that genuine coal can DO obtained in the