Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-09-15
The Baltim oro aud Ohio Re-
ported to Intend Still to Como
South.
From the Augusta Ncws.1

The Erening Nems published on Monday
day an authoritative statement cx2lnining
TINT in selling tho Virginia Midland the
Baltimore and Ohio was rid of an incubus
with a bonded debt of $l2 00O, 900, and also
stating that President Garrett had not given
up his Southern connection. but had changed
his route for q better and cheaper connection
This statement has been confirmed by tho
Baltimore Gazette, which assures the public
that the Baltimore and Ohio will extend its
valley route by way Of the Shenandoah
Valley Road to Salem. Va. whore it will
connect with the Norfolk and Western.
This will open up the Tennessee and South
Western business, and The intimate cunncc-
tion of the two great routes, tho principal
owners of ench being the same. will mako II
most powerful and wealthy combination.
There is not ten mios difference between
the proposed route from Salem Va, TO Snar-
tanbnrg and the route from Danville Va,
to Spartanhurg now abandoned. The Vir-
| gina Midland continued from Dun,ile tn
| Spartapburg would. az n matter of course
| have been about parallel with and very near
tho Richmond aud Danvillc Railroad. already
| running. Thus of necessity tho same terri.
tory would be drained by both roads. whereas
the rouo now selected by the Baltimore and
Ohio will be right down the valley of the
mountains Of Virginia and the Carolinas
midway between and one hundred miles from
the Tennessee system Of roads on the West
and the Danvillo system on the East, and
draining rich and undevcloped territory for
| two hundred miles or more.
At Spartnnburg it is expected to connect
with the Greenwood, Luurens and Spartan.
burg or an extension of tho Augusta and
Knoxville. Sl50000 has already been sub
scribed by the counties Of Lnurcns and Spar.
tanbnrg. The road will be graded with this
money when bonds can readily be issued to
complete tho road. "a in the case of our Au.
gusta and Knoxville. which has now on hand
money enough to complete the road and outfit
to Greenwood.
A Coop Piano = Frank Lcsiic's Illustrated
Newspaper Of July 26M. 1879 suys: a gnnd
piano nt lair price s one Of tho wants Of
tho times. An instrument that is durable,
that il snb .tantially made and has all those
qualities Of tono which mike frat class
piano, can be bad from tho Mendclssuhn
Piano Co.. New York. from $3.50 to 500.
For over ,hirty~cight years their factory has
been producing pianos and adopting every
new invention which hns proved itself to be
valuable. They eau bo compared by an ex.
pert with tho instruments Of tho highest
namo and fancy price and the result is sur
prisingly satisfactory. Tho piano ia war
rantcd for five years and no purchaser has
ever made n complaint. From personal
knowledge and critical examination wo can
recommend any ono to send for a catalogue to
the above mentioned manufacturers.
DANyILLE. Va. September IA violent
storm Of wind and rain with considerable
hail prevailed throughout thia region last
evening, commencing about six O'Clock. In
this cty many trees were blown down and
several houses and fences damaged. The
old Confederate military hospital. till lately
used as n oolored public school, was demol,
shed. A negro who was in tho building
had his leg broken and was otherwise ,se.
riously injured. Several other negros werc
injured by falling tmbers. Rain foil in
torrents forming dumaging streams through,
tho atreets aud fields. Ii is feared that the
hail has considerably injured tho growing
tobncco. The extent Of tho damago in tho
country has not yet been ascertaincd
want 100 bushels of ounces. Will pay rs
cents por bushel cash. Y. T.. NORMAN