Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-11-10
a Fatal Accident.

A Fatal Accident.
sad and fatal accident occurred on Mons
day morning last, as the freight train was on
It's way from Bolton to Walballa by which
youbg man by the namo of Nelson Iiooper
lost his life. Mr.. Hooper was one of tho
nrakemen on tho train, and after the cars
lott Anderson ho took his placo, on tho top
OF one Of tho cars at tho breal:, and wns
riding, it is supposed, with his back to the
engine, when between Anderson and pcndlo.
ton, as tho cars we've PASSING under tho
bridge at Felton's crossing near Anderson,
he was struck by tho brido ON tho back Of tho
head and shoulders and killed. his body fall
| ling Oh tho top Of tho car upon which he wae
riding. Whether he died instantly or not is
not known, as tho fatal accident was not dis
covered until the train reached Pendleton
Factory. At this point Capt. Williams, tho
conductor, sent man up to see what had
become of young Hooper, who, upon reach
ing The top of tho Cur, reported back Hooper
was hurt, as blood was seen oozing from tho
mouth and nostrils. Capt. Williams then
went up to sec for himself nbout tho matter,
when upon examination, his lifo was extinct.
As tho skull wos not broken, it is supposed
that death was caused fiom concusson of the
brain. Tho body was brought down and
placed in tho conductor $ car and upon reach-
ing Pendleton coffin and burial outfit was
procured for the unfortunate young man and
bis body placed therein aud brought home to
his fathers at Walhala. On Tuesday aftcr.
noon tho body of young Nelson Hooper was
buried iii tho Baptist graveyard. after ap-
proprate religious services. Ths sympn.
thes of our entiro community go out to
tho bereavcd family In this their sad be-
rcavcmcnt
President Arthur has decided to designate
Thursday. NovcInber q, as day Of national
Thanksgiving aud prayer.
NASHVILLE November 4 River nasi.a-
ton has re opened, alter suspension since
August lst, on account Of low water.
ltappears that Tho friends Of Gutouu a,o
growing in numbers. Under ell thu circum--
stances, this is natural
GALVESTON, November "A dispatch fro
Paris. Texas, rcports heavy frost Thurs
day night. which killed the top crop of
| cotton.
Tho South Carolina rail. oed is laying
steel rails between Aiken and Augusta. 1t
has steel rails on the entire liuc from
| Branchvillo to Charleston.
WAsnNcToN. November ga dispatch
received at the Navy Dcrnrtmcn, announces
the death OF Lieutenant Commander a. Ii.
Wright at Key West this gmorning, Of yell
| low fever.
! The present administration proposes 20 so
| conduct itself that tie next president viii not
| be an Ohio veteran. Let tho conspiracy
proceed.
| General Sherman aud staff is coming to
the expositi, n. 1t will be in proper order to
build him suit Of clothes from cotton grown
on the fields over which he rode his war.horsc.
1t 10 useless for President Arthur to hum
and baw about it, the old gang will not be
complete until Bclknap is made secretary of
war and IsobesoD secretary Of tho navy Ii
tho restoration is to come, lot 1t bo complete
LONDON, November 1.-THE correspondent
Of the Da,ty Ncwe nt Rome says tho Pope
has expressed himself strongly in condcmna.
ton of he proceedings of the Irish Land
League.
PATrEcsoN. N. j.. November 2.-joscpi
Harrison, while jcstinglv showing somo by
ISLANDERS how to commit suicide, shot hn-
self in the mouth with pistol and will
probably die.
Smallpox is raging in Richmond to an
alarming extent. We hope that precautions
will be taken 10 prevent tho spread of the
disease. 1t seems that it has prevailed there
for a week, but the papers have kept the fact
of it's existence q secret.
NAPOLEON, O., November g. This morn
ing tho jury in tho tral Of cx- Governor
Scott, Of South Carolina, for the murder of
Young D.urv, brought in n verdict Of not
guilty. The verdict appears to give general
satisfaction.
President Arthur will take possession of
the White House this month. For his own
private apartments ho selected tho room
known as "Nellie Grants roonl,' in tho
NorthwcGt oprner of the building. He
did not care to live in the room used by his
predecessors, fronting on the South, and
known US the 'Presidents room," because !
Of its painful associations.
The Southorn Republicans held Two confer.
nces in Was nslon on Thursday. night, The