Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-09
a Mysterious Affair.

;SoclEYY HILL, s. g.. June 4.---John III.
Hartwell, aged eleven years, son Of the Rev.
Dr.. ]. b., .Hartwell, Southern Baptiat mie.
sionary to the Chinese in San Francisco,
Cal, arrived here on the I'd instant and went
to his Aunt's, Mrs. Ellen O. Edwards. john
says he was living with bis father, on Wash
ington street, San Francisco On the 22d Of
the Eddy Street Baptist Church. by an un-
known man, taken to Oakland and thence on
an immigrant train to New York. Arriving
in New York on the 30th ult. at 6 O'Clock
p. M. he was put in an unoooupied house
until tho Sd. He was then given money and
told to 60. He came South on q through
ticket to Greenville. Johnnie seems to be an
exceedingly sharp boy, and says many things
about his abductor that appear Incredible.
Hill.
AN OLD RIrLE.-Dr. J. II. Maxwell, of
this city, is the poseessor of fne rifle that
bears the inscription ~. E. Calhoun, Pen
dle.on, So. Ca, 1885," 1t was purchased by
him at the sale of the estate of one Of the
Calhoups in Abbevilo county some years
ago, and is known to bavo been tho property
Of members Of tho Calhoun family for many
years.-exactly how long is not known. Ew-
ing Calhoun, tho last ownor Of the rifle. was
q cousin to John 9. Calhoun. 1t is believed
by some that the names "Colhoun" and
"Calhoun" were originally the samo--one
branch of the family calling themselves by
tho former and the other by tho latter. The
rifle is,a long old fashioned spring trigger,
large bore deer gun, finely made, heavily
mounted with solid silver and in good ,cont
diton. It was restooked from native black
walnut that grew on John O. Calhoun's plane
tation in Old Pendleton. It is valuable
relic that has passed through tho days of
volumes Of history. Greenuille NeWs.
- s-
A CITY WITHOUT BARRooM.-The bar
rooms of Charlotte oil closed at IL O'Clock
Tuesday night. Yesterday, juno lst, was
the first day in the history of that ancient
city in which no barroom was open. Tho
Observer says; ut has been long time
since tho business has had such q perfect
"boom" ms it experienced yesterday, for the
"sover-eigns" seemed to feel that the day was
drawing nigh and from early morning till
midnight oil sizes, classes, styles and condi.
tions of bottles, jugs, demijohns and little
filled preparatory to tho dry spoil that is to
be upon us. Every class and condition Of
society was represented in these transactions,
the size of the vessel being regulated by tho
financial ability of tho owner. In ono in-
stance party was mot with q gallon jug
labelled with the name of n man who is two
hundred miles away from Charlotte and has
not been here in six weeks and not likely to
bo hero again in six mouths. There was per.
maps more liquor sold in tho city yesterday
in small quantities than has been in many q
day."
A wagon factory is in successful operation
at Darlington. Last fall it employed eigh-
teen handsa turned out ten wagons week.
1t will not be enlarged.
Mrs. Kelley. wife of j. W. Kelley, Who
had the revenue difficulty in Piokens county
two weeks ago, died at her residence last
Sunday morning
The Court of General Sessions for Green.
villo county begins it's next term on the 4th
day Of July. Jndge Hudson will preside.
A new horse mail route has been setab-
lisbcd by law from IIart's store. in Green
vile county, to Sunny Dale, Piokens county.
The new route will be put in operation on
the first Of July next.
/ From the 1st Of December, 1880, to 3lst of
May, 1881, there wcre received in Camden
$500 tons of fertilizers. or 23.00l sacks.
ceivod.