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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-24
McKEES Csc SHIRT.


Buy Hose Of Browne, 40 Madison.
JOB LOTS OrGENTSD DRAWERS
at soc on the dollar.
GAUZE SHIRTS AT COST.
An elegant line OF EmbrOIderies
at COST at cost
VICTORIA LAWNS, loo.
CHECKED NAINSOOKS, Toe.
Other goods In proportion.
GERBER & METTE,
GOT 267 Hahn street..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-24
G. HARGAN & CO.,

G. j. EIARGAN g. CO.,
manufacturers Of and dealers In
sODA AND MINERAL WATER,
SarsapariIIa, Ginger Ale,
Settler Water and Cider,
rs Alabama Street.
Telephone Orders. III
Buy Sewer Connections Of Browne.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-24
Buy Gls FiItursa Of Browne.

JOHN WALsH, UEDERTAKER,
81 Second Street. 1887,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17
A Negro Found Dead and Whis-
key the Cause of His Death,
FAIR PLAY, S. c., February IA. Is

FAIR PLAY, S. c., February ID, 1881
MEssRs EDIToRs; julius Parks, negro boy
who lived in Georgia, was found dead near the
Baptist Church at this place on Sunday morn
ing, tho 18th instant. Tho deceased, with
Hiram Wright and Joe Stribling had been on q
little lark on tho Georgia side of Tugaloo on
last Saturday evening and crossed over to this
side of the river and reached Fair Play about
10 +. NJ, when they separated for the night,
Hiram and Joc going into Anderson County TO
The formers mothers and julius to his sis er's
near Townville. After leaving this place no
thing can be learned of julius. Tho road he
took to reach his sisters is known as the Pen.
dieton road, leading in Northeast direction
from this place and he was found dead on tho
Fair Play and Anderson road, leading rather in
an Eastern direction from hero. The deceased
was thoroughly saturated with water and 1t is
supposed that be attempted TO cross creek near
MIR. Clevelahd's but could not. The streams
were all out Of their banks. No doubt he after
trying to cross the creek intended 10 90 whero
Hiram Wright was spending tho night, but was
not able to get there. Judge seaborn, acting as
Coroner, held on inquest, and the jury, oohsst-
ing OF the most intelligent mcu Of this place,
returned verdict that the deceased froze to
death while under the influence Of whiskcy. DR..
j. l.. McCurry mado the post mortcm examine.
ton and could find no signs of q violent death.
W, p c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

Ex-Gov. Smith, Republican. Of Alabama,
has been to Monitor to soc Garfield. He re,
,ports the lattor resolved upon kind and
liberal policy towards the South. We
quote'
"Gen. Garfield eaid lie wanted to inaugu-
rate suoh q scheme Of civil service reform as
to make tho Republican party in the South
respectable. He expressed desire to gather
all possible information about those he ap
points, in order to select the best and to give
the country a good and faithful administra'
ton. In this conversation he stated that, the
composition Of most of his cubinet was az
yet unsettled, intmatiog that he had already
there is no question but that Blaine will be
his premier"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

worry slight decivity sufices to give the
running motion to water. Three inches per
mile in smooth. straight channel givos q
velocity of about three miles on hour. The
Ganges, which gathers the waters of the
Ilimalaya mountains, tho loftiost in tho world,
is. at l89 miles from it's mouth, only 800 feet
above the SEQ, and to fall these 800 feet in
tho long course Of tho river is said to require
moro than u month.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

SuMTER, s. G., February ll.-A negro
named John Davis was killed near Lynoh-
burg on Saturday, the 9Th instant. Henry
johnson aud Orange Isaacs, colored, were
arrested yesterday and brought to Sumter
jail last night, charged with the murder.
Johnson has made confession duplicating
Isaaos.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

SHARP SHRlNKAGE.-Mr. A. L. Boulware,
Receiver Of tho Piedmont and Arlington
Life Insurance Company. has lied his report
to Judge Hughes, Of the United States Court
Tor tho Eastern Diatrict Of Virginia. It fills
moro than three columns of tho Richmond.
D1spatch, but tho results Of tho Receiver 8
examination may be briefly summarized
Tho last actnnry's estimate of the liabilities
Of tho company wns mndo more thnp ono
yanr ago. and then amounted 10 ST ,27O1l3.52.
The assets supposed to bc good aro put down
by tho Recover at 1919 1896. Concluding,
no says: "The books of tho com pany have been
kopt in such q loose and unbusiness. lik O
m; nner that it has been difficult for tho
Rece7er to make anything like an accurate
estimate OF the value of the assets. His
examination, however. reveals tho fact that
she real estate owned by the company has
been obtained by it at excessive costs--in
many,ln IN TACT in most instances from officers
and agents of the company And the mort
cages have been taken for tho most part upon
property that would never havo been con-
alderod eligible by business men. at greatly
exagge rated values, and with what seems to
the receiver a rockloss disregard of tho
condition and title Of the property; there
appearing. with two or three exceptinns,
absolutely no abstracts Of title in possession n
Of the c"mpany Many of those mortgages.
tao, as ~ill appear from the former part of
this report. were taken from officers and
agenta of tho company. The recoiyer think
that the estimates placed upon mortgage, are
muoh moro than he will ever realize from,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

The students at Eastman's Commercial
College in Poughkeepsi, New York, have
compelled the exclusion of Frederic @.
Dickerson, colorcd young man of character
and intelligence Ills feos had been paid and
ho had commenced his studies, when tho
white students threatened violence if ho
continued among them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

lAAIGRANTs FOR CARoLrNA.--Colonel Franz
Melchers, the editor of tho Deutsche Zeituag,
left Charleston on Wednesday morning for
New York to attend conference with Rev.
MIR. Neumann and others. with regard to tho
immigration Of foreigners to South Caro-
lima.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

There were los new Congregational
churches organized in the United States
during 1880, and 2O5 ministers ordained or
installed In 1870 tbero were sixty seven
new churches organized aud l73 ministers
ordained or installed. while ninety, nine
were dismissed in place of seventy u 1880.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

There are no less than one hundred and
fifty students in the Baptist Theological
Seminary at Ramapatan, India. who are in
training for tho Christian ministry. Some
of the students arc married, and their wives
IRE obliged to spend part Of their tme in
study, and somo Of them keep up with their
husbands in tho full course.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

A new phosphate company has been or-
ganized in Charleston with o capital of
5000 600. There mist BIO money in these
companies. If we are to judge by tho price
Of tho fertilizers they sell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

Georgia is credited with production of
10, l8l 200 bushels of corn in 1880 against 90
627, 400 bushels in 1870. Inst years crop was
about 100000 bushels smaller than that of
tho previous year, although Texas, Ohio,
Iowa and Pennsylvania reported handsome
gains.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

The Official result of the Presidential cleo
ton has been announced: Hancock received
4,444.3l3; Garfield. 4. .437 ,9al; Weaver. 3O7,-
063; Neal Dow. 9Gi4 scattering. 1872. Tho
total vote is 9.200.T94. 1Iancock's majority
over Garfield 6,332. This does not look like
Democracy is doad or played out.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

Virginia. Missouri and Indian Territory
orc not included in the statement. and so 900
or 60.O0O bales will probably require to DO
added on this account.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

them, as they are estimated upon the sup
position that the titles to tho property securing
them are generaly good, which will doubtless
in many instances turn out not to bo true.
me assets are widely scattered, and 1t will
collect thom"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

WARRINGTON, February l2.-The Sheno
andoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's
Ferry rose last night and tho ice broke up.
The rivers continued to rise oil day and the
lower part of tkis city has been flooded to the
depth Of four or fvo feet, doing much dam
ago.
Snow storms arc reported at st. Joseph,
Mo-, and st. Louis and thunder storm, with
heavy rain, at Patterson, N. j., and New
liuven, Conn.
CINCINNATI, February 12.-Toegrams
received here represent Warren, Ohio, as
inundated and boats are in demand to remove
tho people of the second ward from their
watery isolation caused by tho overflow of
Mahoniug River. Tnscarora Valley is
overnowcd. Now Philadelphia inundated.
But little Of any damage in Kentucky.
Snow in Southern Ohio.
The Ohio Rvor is rising rapidly.
TOLEDO, OHIO, February l2,-Mddle
Ground is inundated. Water is standing at
the depth Of three feet in the Island IIouso
Hotel md the union depot, cutting off com.
munication with Summit Street except by
means of boats and preventing the entrance
of passenger trains. Tho Westerly span of
the Kanawha Railway bridge has been
carried away. This bridge was rebuilt last
Summer and was substantial iron structure.
Snow set in this morning. Water in the
street is Two feet deep.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

Tho number Of bales of cotton received OF
all the ports up to February IL, 1881, was
4229,7a3. Same time last year 1925, 1888
and same time the year before that 3,547,.
528.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

WASHINGTON. February Q The first count
Of the returns relating to the cotton crop of
1879 made by Tie census otijcc gives the fol-
lowing result by States ns tho rumbcr of
acres cultivated and the number of bules
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

Hon. Fernando Wood, member of Cons
gross from New York, died on the 18th ina
slant. lie was eleoted to Congress in l841
and was twice Mayor of Nov York. He
commenced the world as cigar maker.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

The weather throughout tho whole country
has boon q remarkable winter. EARLY VIC
had much snow and much cold. On the 7th
instant furious storm from the gulf visited
Now Orleans, Mobile and adjacent points.
The leveos were broken and New Orleans
flooded. Five hundred squares in the city
aro under water and many people arc suffer-
ing for food. Boats have taken the place of
tho street cars. Every building in tho town
Of Pars Mancbao, La, were blown down. No
lives lost but many injured.
On tho Ilth instant kilograms inform us
that reports of freshets. floods, leo gorges,
and bridges being carried away como from oil
parts Of tho Northern States. Storm and
and high water reports reach US from the
West also. with loss of bridges and other
property. Three spans Of tho Long Bridge
ut Washington woro carried away.
New ORLEANS, February l2 AT midnight
last night thore was no material change in
the condition of tho water in tho over flow ed
districts. Ten thousand persons were sup-
piled with food yesterday by the relief CONS
mittee. a heavy rain and q strong wind
prevail this morning.
New YoRK, February l4.--Thc mayor re-
ceived telegram from Quincy, Illinois, Inst
night stating that oil the trains thero have
been abandoned on account Of tho snow and
the extreme cold wind blowing and the
thcrmomotcr being below zero Somo di1;
Guilty is experienced in conveying food to The
passengers on the snow bound trims. The
snow blockade is general throughout the
Northwest,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

OPPOSITION TO SUMpruARY LAWS IN ONO.
-coLuADus, O., February 8.-Tho tcmper-
ance question threatens to be the rock upon
which the large Republican majority in the
General Assembly will founder aud give
Ohio to the Democrats next Fall. Thorc are
twcnty bills touching on tho liquor question
now pending. Several provide for local
option in various forms; another provides for
submitting an amendment to the constitution
to provide for licenses, and another to amend
tho constitution to allow local option laws to
bo passed, and two others to allow special
tax to bc levied upon places selling intoxca
ting liquors. Each proposition has its sup
porters. This divisioE of opinion promises to
result in nothing. and, hence, please no one.
a caucus of Republicans. held last night to
consider these measures, resulted in q vcry
chaos of opinion, and it was agreed to
Disagree. To-day bill to provide local
option gaVe many members fine opportu- =
nifty to air thcir peculiar ideas, but srcsulled
IN nothing but words. Tie German element,
which holds tho balance of power in Ohio
and to whose votos the Republicans aro
largely indebted for their present maiority
through their various societies are protesting o
against tho passage IF ultra sumptuary laws,
and these, with the manufacturers and
dealers in Intoxicating liquors. are combining
to secure the defeat Of all these schemes
except those seeking to tax liquor selling in
some FORM This class arc willing to make
an end to this agitation by law which shal!
levy fair tax upon this traffic, bu! are no,
slow to declare that if radical temperance
iaw - passed, or the attempts to entirely Gu,
of Sunday amusements are persisted in they
will rotaliate by voting with tho Democrats
next Fall. On the other hand about 200 ,00C
people have been induced to pign petitions
praying for local option as panacoa for tho
OWLS growing out of tho liquor traffic. The
law maker is between two fires, aud the
outlook politically is largely obscured by the
uncomfortable question Of liquor legislation
-,Special to Chicago Ti,nes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

Administrators Notice.
A I'll persons indebted to the estate of Jesse
n Gibson, deceased, will mako payment to me,
and all persons having claims against said
cstnte will present them to me legally atteatod
within tho time required by law.
WM. s. GLENN,
Administrator.
February II, 1881 l4-4t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

On the 9th instan. both houses of Con.
gross counted tho votes for President in the
hall of tho House. Gen Garfield vas de-
cared to havo majority Of the votes cast
The vote Of Georgia was not counted, because
it wns cast by hor electors on dav different
from that provided by Act of Congress.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

The Charleston Nevs and Courier states
that Governor Hagood was in Charleston on
the 18th, attending the races in that city.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

The spartanburg Spartan says: 'Tbe
Cowpens Centennial Committee have ap /.
pointed Wednesday, the ll,h of May. as tho
day Tor nnveiling the Morgan statue There
is 10 be but ono day for tho celebration The
pedestal with the inscription is prepared and
in Charleston waiting shipment to this place
Tho statue will DO ready in due time, and
somo of Wards workmen will bring it on
hero and erect it. Maj Houston. on the Air
Line. has been appointed to work up cheap
TRANSFORMATION. Ills time for doing this is
very limited. and he will not be able we
feur. to advertise in suoh way as TO induce
mon from the North and West to visi. us at
that time. We will hope for Tho bcst, how
ever The speakers have not been selected
The programme was to hive four Orators.
Such information Us we can got fYom time to
time will be given to tho pnblc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

Homer jenkins. white, we'll. to do Young
farmer of twenty years, Of Greenville,
committed suicide on tho 18th instant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17
Cotton Factories.


Tho press Of Newberry is advocating the
building of p cotton factory In that town and
maintains there is an abundance of unem-
ployed capital to etart tho business and mako
1t q success.
There are reported in South Carolina'l TIC
looms and 92.78s spindlos, consuming aunu-
ally $4,000 bales of cotton and giving em-
ployment to 2,l95 operatives.
The Atlanta cotton factory consumes 100
to l80 bales Of cotton week, 50
The movement that South Carolina Id
particular is making ia the direction of
building and establishing cotton factories,
though seemingly late is now of magnitude
that has aroused oil the hitherto dormant
faculties of the people Of this Commonwealth.
From the mountains to tho seashore it has
with apparent suddeness thrown of it's
inantile garments, aud with supernatural
growth assumed the robos Of growing
giant.- New6eny NeVs.
If tho experienced busieess men and oapi-
talists Of Charleston havo confidence in prof.
liable results whore they will have to bring
coal o considerable distance, at great cost,
for tho generating of steam as their motive
power, why cannot the people of this county
feel like confidence where they have but to
dam the magnificent water powers which are
gliding idly to the soa3 Southern factories
arc now controlling the great markets of the
country in all course goods, and realize from
twelve to thirty per cent. on investments,
while Northern mills in prosperous times
only earn six per cent. We have tho
advantage in having the raw material at our
doors, thus saving tho freights which Northern
mills arc compelled to pay. Our climate is
moro eqnable and favorable to manufacture,
and labor is just as cheap and reliable. The
difference Of of cent pound which is
made between this market and Charleston,
would itself pay a fair dividend of factory
stock. The greater the number of factories
in q country the more the direct benefit to
the farmer as prices will DO realized for tho
staple used in home consumption rs high as
can DO obtained Mt our port city. 1t will res
quire organization to build Several of our
citizens havc expressed willingness to sub
scribe to tho stock. What say :hcy to q
meeting for tho exchange of ideas? And
then for Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
The managers of tho Canperdown Cotton
Mills, at Greonville. have determined to
employ two hundred and fifty additional
operatives. Heretofore the mills have been
turning out 10000 pounds of yarn per
month, and whom the force is increased, as
contemplated, tho product will DO augmented
to 275,O00 pounds in tho samo length Of timo
Tho establishment will run almost continu-
ousy, shutting down only from twelve o'clock
on Saturday night to six on Monday morn
ing
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

A dispatch from Peoria. Ill.,, says oolliss
ion occurred on Tuesday evening on tho
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad between d
passenger and ooustriotion train. by which
three laborers were killed and ten wounded.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

How CoTToN FAcroRiEs PAY.-Three mil.
lions and half dollars are invested in the
Augusta Cotton Factories The Augusta
Factory, the Granitoville. Yunclusc Factory
and the Langley Factory have u capital of
$1,000, 900, giving employment to over l,700
operatives and annually distribute among
them $30O.0OO. During tho past four years
these operatives have been paid in cash
Sl,5G0,000 During the period from 1877 to
1880, included, these factories paid ont in
dividends to tho stockholders the sum of $780,
900, and expended fnr the purchase of cotton
for manufacturing purposes IS 673,6SO. 1t il
probable that tho Sbley Mills, as noon as
they are fully under way. will give employ
mcnt to ono thousand operatives and dis
tribute among them annually not less than
1925 600 The Siblcy alone will increase
the population of Augusta three thousand
souls.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

man named Sterling was hanged in
Youngstown, Ohio, in 1877. for the murder of q
young girl He was convicted on the evidence
of q huckstcr. who few days ago on his doutb
bed. confessed that he was the murderer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

a long heavy freight train. passing over
the Charleston and Savannah Railroad on tho
lltb, foil through tho long trestlo on tha.
road. Tho trestlo is four and ono quarter
miles in length, and thrco miles Of it foil
down. The losa to tho road is heavy. The
trestle was built in 1860. Thoro was no loss
OF life. Five hundred hands are ut work ro-
building the trcstle.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

The Raleigh Ncws says that Mr.. A. F.
Bissell, Of Laurinburg, N. O., last year
cultivated 80 acres in cotton with three mules.
He gathered 40,279 pounds of lint cotton,
600 bushels Of corn. 300 bushels of potatoes,
and packed 5000 pounds Of rork He could
have realized, at low prices, on these drops
alone, over $4,000 in oash--over 1900 to
oaoh mulo. How will that do for "a country
that is good only TO immigrate fromW
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-05
SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
A Steamer with twenty-five Per-
sons on Board.
Fragments Of the Vessel Picked Ur
At Sea.

WHARTON, ONT, December A.
Thel tug Tommy Wright left Owar
Sound Saturday morning to looI
around the islands in Georgian Bay fol
some trace Of the missing steamer
Jane Miller. She arrived here to-
night, having on board four bedsteads
three doors, some pins out Of the life
boat, piece ofmast, steamers gang.
plank and a pail rack. All were
identified as having belonged to the
Jane Miller. She also had some kcg,
of butter with Captain Ports brand
on them. These articles we're found
on White Cloud Island and are omui.
Gus of the fate of the missing steamer
The Jane Miller left Mearford on
the 23d of November with a heavy
load of freight. On her last trip to
Michaels' Bay, Manitoulin Island, her
last port of call, was at Big Bay.wbere
she took on freight and left for Spen-
GERS Dock, a short distance of. for
fuel, after which she unloaded, going
for Lions Head, for which place she
had some ten tons of freight. 1t was
blowing a strong gallo from the south
west at the time, and as she never
made this latter port it is supposed
that she foundered near White Cloud
Island, and went down suddenly with
all on board, some twenty-five persons.
made up Of the crew and passengers,
but it is impossible as yet to ascertain
the exact number
So faras can be learned, the follow
ing were on board: Andrew Port.
Captain; Richard Port, Mate; Fred Port,
Purseri ]. CAristisan, engineer, Alex
SchOles, wheelsman, and four deck
hands, whose names cannot be asccr-
tained. All are from the village Of
Wyarton, aud of the vicinity. OF the
passengers James Walker, James
Hsllock, Lyman Vader and a man
and wife are all from Meadford and
bound for Michaels Bay. A number
OF the passengers also from here
tor Lions Heads, to work at Watts
mills, were on board, but the names
are not given.
The Jane Miller was built at Little
Current, Manitoulin Islands, in 1863.
She was purchased in the spring of
1880 by Captain Port, and has since
been running between here and the
ports of the south side of Manitoulin
Island. She was classed by the
Lloyds A q, and valued at $4,000.
and insured in the Phenix Insurance
Company for $4,000. The Miller was
considered stanch little propeller
and has weathered a number of severe
gales. Captain Port was recognized
as most skillful officer and a man of
superior judgment in handling his
craft. He leaves wife and family of
grown up children. The engineer,
ChristisaD, also leaves family.