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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27
The Cotton Crop Prospects.

NEW ORLEANS, October 2l.-Seycral dis.
patches to the Democrat from all portions of
the cotton country show the condition of the
crop to date to be as follows:
ALABAMA. WED good, cool and drr.
Picking progressing rapidly and will be over
by tho middle of November. Yield much
better than WAS anticipated and will come
within 10 per cent Of last years. The sta..
plo will be much better. About three
quarters Of the crop has already been eath-
cred.
GEoRcIA.--Crop prospects lavo improved
greatly during tho past few weeks and it is
now believed that tho crop will bo as great ma
last year. Two thirds of tho crop is gath
cred. Cotton is being marketed slowly.
LoUisIANA.---Rhins havo fallen during tho
past week, which will injure cotton consid. .
erably in tho field. Tho weather bas bcon
cool and the:e havo been several frosts.
Farmers are backward in preparing tho sta-
pie, very little of which has been mark eted
1t is estimated that three fourths of tho cron
has becn gathered. If tho present had
weather continues the crop will be greatly
injured.
MIss,ssrrI-Thcre havo boen rains
throughout the State, doing. however, very
little damage to cotton. Some damage has
been done by worms. Eighty per cent. of
tho crop has been picked. The Weld vii, bc
about seventy i've per cent Of tho CROP Of
last year.
TENNEssEE.-Scvonty per cent. of tho cron
has been gathered. The yiold, it is now ea-
timatcd, will be 40 per cont. less than Tim,
of last year. The season stil continues fa-
vorablo for picking, which will be finished n,
q much earlier dote than last year.
MEANNEss--A gentleman wrote to hi,
sweethoart in the West that if she didn't NO,
cept, him he would hang himself. Sho re-.
piled. rather. favoring that disposition of her m
interest in him, and remarking that If he
loved her he would hayo tho hanging come
off on q tree in front of her window. The
depth of mcannoss Of somo mon cannot he
imagined by virtuous minds. Next morn.
ing thoro hung tho corpse: the pitfnl lttle
soulod follow had gopo and hanged himsclf in
tho night ond denied het tho pleasure of
| witnessing tho execution. Faot.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27
Freeport Oily Bulletin1

There is now substance which is both
professionally and popularity indorsod and
concerning which, Mr.. j. b. Ferschweillcr.
Bntteville, Oregon, writes: haye often read
OF the many cures effected by St. Jacobs Oil
and was persuaded to try tho remedy my
soil. was sufferer from rheumatism and
experienced great pains, my log bong 80
swollen that | could not movo It. | nro-
cured St. Jacobs Oil, used it freely and was
cured.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27

"DoNT KNOW HALF THEIR VALUE ."--"They
cured mo of Ague, Billiousness and Kid
ney Complaint as recommended. | had q
half bottlo left which l used for my two
little girls, who the doctors and neighbors
said could not be cured / would have lost
both Of thom ono night if I had not given
them Hop Bttors. They did them so much
good I continued their uso until they wero
cured. That is why say you do not know
half tho valuo of Hop Bitters. and do not
recommend them high enough."-B., Rooh-
ester, N. Y.-Amer,can Rural Home.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27
~ aDtiiaeeo i
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
WALHALLA, S. c., October ~, 1881.

WALIIALI,A, 5. q, UCt0ber To, 1851.
4 Ii persons holding bills accounts or de-
n mands Of any kind against the County of
Oconee, which have not heretofore during The
fiscal year of 1880 and 1881 been presented
to the Board Of County commissioners Of said
County at their special meetings, are hereby
notified 10 deposit the game with the under
signed, Clerk Of the Board ut his Office, Wal
holt. g o., %. y. ~ me ist day of November
next, SO that they may be examined and ordered
paid on Tuesday after The first Monday in
November. tho dny Of tho annual meeting of
said Board. j. s. WERNER
Clerk Board County Commissioners Oconce Co.,
October l3. 1881 d84t
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Louisville IIome and Farm.)

Frank 0. Herring, Esq. of tho Champion
Safe Works 22l and 252 Broadway, New
York, reports the uso of st. Jacobs Oil for n
stiffness and soreness of tho shoulder, with
most pleasant and effcacious effects.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27

PRocREss. The Charleston Is. C.) City
Council has voted to haze u paid fro depart
ment. to consist of six engines, three reserve
engines and two trucks, Mt total cost of
$4,000 per annum. This is progress in the
right direction and shows that the City
Fathers of Charleston are abreast with the
times Baltimore S,tn.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27
PUBLIC SALE.

WILL sell at public sale, to tho highest
L bidder, on the premises, one mile and half
from Fort Madison. on the 9th day of November
next. unless sold before the day named at,
private sale. all my tract Of land, containing
one hundred and cighty-ninc (l80) acres, more
or less, including about fifteen acres of branch
bottom and sixty acres of open land on tho
place, with good buildings and outbuldings and
young orchard.
Two hundred bushels OF corn, fodder. shucks
wheat, household and kitchen furniture. farm,
tools, &c.
ALSO,
One good mule md n one-horse wagon, So.
l5e glad to show any ono over the land
Terms cash. W. a. DUKE.
October Is, 1881 48.tdsM
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FARM LANDS
FoR S-A. LIE.

| OFFER for sale the place on which reside,
containing Two hundred and seycnty6vc
acres. one hundred of which are in good state
OF cultivation The place is we'll improved and
would be good investment for any one desiring
10 give their children collegiate education
from their own home. Tho place lies two miles
from Walhalla.
ALSO,
Ono tract, twelve miles North Of Walhalla,
containing one hundred and eighty five acres,
with residence, orchard, grst MILL together
with large amount Of fine farming nnds upon
ii. Apply to JOEL BEARD,
Walhalla, s. G.
October 13. 1881 49.3t
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27

Annio Board. q little white girl 70 years
of age. was fatally wounded in Charleston,
Monday morning, by tho accidental dis
charge of el'ot.gun, and died In few
hours.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-08

Special TO the Herald,
SAN ANTONIO, October lit was shown
conclusiyely that the two men who were run
over on the International railroad, near.the
city, We're hrst murdered and placed ON the
track, Both wcyc Mexicans at work on n
rancho, Itist .s the deed was COM
mitted for revenge.
Aboutsixty immigrants arrived this morn
lingo the Sunset route, They we're En-
glish, Germans, Sweeds and Fins. Among
them are carpenters and other mechanics,
al IN good health and just the kind of peo-
pie needed
A check for $50 600 was drawn to-day in a
cattle transaction Frank Byler was the
purchaser.
Wool in very largo dN'Nand aud the mar
ket lively. An extra line clip was bought
to-day at 26 cents. Quotations are ~ to y
cents.
Frank lllinois to-day purchased forty-tivc
hundred head of improved sheep, to start
business
A pamphlet, published by Judge Siemer-
ing, on the qhestion of emigration for the
Sunset road, has reached its fourth edition
in Germany. This accounts for
the rush of Germans TO Texas. Judge
Siemering thinks that Texas will get at
least five thousand Germans this fall.
The United States Court has adjourned
till Monday, and Judge Turner will spend
Sunday In Austin. The eases against r.
III. Neil has been set for the 18th.
a light rain il falling.
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Steamers Ashore.

WAsuIN0ToN. d. G., October The sin.
nal corps station, at Cape Hottoras, North
Carolina. REPORTS that the schooner Charles,
o! Beaufort, North Carolina, laden with
lumber, went ashore one mile south of the
life saving station, number twenty,
this morning. She Is we'll up on
tho beach Her crew of men were all saved
by the life saving crew. The wind was n
northeast gale and a high sea was running.
The schooner II. W. McCally, laden with
lumber, went ashore near the same
station stStU n, this tins IN m9rning ,r 6nt tho DREW
was bound to Philadelphia, hut lind carried
away all her sails by tho northeast gales
and high seas An unknown three-mastod
schooner came ashore near the life-saying
station No. IS this morning. Seven men
were lost.
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New York stock Market.

Nsw YoRK, October Z, II u, m.--The
stock market opened generally firm and a
fraction higher, and in the early dealings
prices advanced one-fourth TO two and ono
fourth per cent, the latter in tho Chicago,
Burlington ~ Quincy, which sold up to
1854 Chicago, Columbus, Cincinnati & India
napolis and Northwest being also prominent
in the improvement, Toward II a. III.
speculation became ieyorish and unsettled,
and reaction ofone-eighth TO othree-fourths
per cent, took place, in which almost the
entire list participated.
Stocks opened stong, closing weak.
New York Central, l3s; Erie l2s;
Lake Shore, llS2; Illinois Central, 1904;
Nashville 4 Chattanooga, 50; Louisville &
Nashville, o2 Cleveland Il Pittsburg guar
antocd, 1876; Chicago & Northwestern, 1924;
Chicago 4 Northwestern preferred, 1924 Wa
bash, st. Louis & Pacific, 47l; do, preferred,
ss; Rock Island, 1885, Western Union fele-
graph, s3I; Memphis & Charleston, rs.
| Sub-trcnsury balances show coin, $40, l26,
1876; currency. S5,AS76O.
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A Man Kills Himself by an Overdose Of
Alcohol at Pittsburg...A Boy
Caught In Cotton Gin
Near Denton.
The Late Wrecks ON the International
Cleared Away.
A Gang Of Horse Thieves Operating
Near Fort Worth.
Railroad Matters Around Gatesvillc.
A Thief Caught.
4 Severe Storm at GalyestOn...Other
State News,
Fort Worth.

Special to the Herald
Fort WoRrH, October District Court
adjourned yesterday, and Judge Hood went
to Weatheriord in tho afternoon. He will
returnncxt Monday and court will be CON
tinued, but there is no case to be tried of
any great Importance. The following cases
were disposed of during the setting of the
court this week
The state vs.. Tom McDade, for theft Of n
horse. He was convicted and sentenced TO
five years imprisonment.
Henry Gregg, for theft of ring from Belle
Thompson, goes to the penitentiary for
two years.
Julia Fitzhue against her husband, DR.,
Thaddeus Fitzhue was granted divorce.
John Foster VS., Emeline Foster, colored,
was granted q divorce; grounds, adultery.
Mr.. c. IL. Ferguson, aged about forty
years, and who has lived in this county,
eighteen miles from town, for fifteen years,
was here yesterday for the first time.
Morgan Jones, contractor for grading
twenty miles ofthe FIT, Worth Il Denver
railroad, will begin work Gt is currently re-
pored) next Monday.
Several tarsntulas have recently been
caught in the city. A large one, tied with
a thread, drew quite a crowd on the stree.
yesterday morning.
An organizing agent of A, o, of W, NJ, is
in the CITY 70 establish second lodge, and
is meeting with much encouragement
Murky clouds threaten rain. Wild geese
were heard going south last night. This i,
the first immigration of the season.
Mr.. j. j. Ringer, who resides few miles
north of town, had seven head of horses
stolen from his pasture on the night of tn,
l5thu There has been but little sale
about this theft, as certain parties were sus
pected and it was bcttertol ferret out the affair
more fully first Minger followed on tracl
ofthe rogues as they went north, and trail
ed them to Montague county, where h,
went to st, Joe and Montague
He found one horse on thu
range, and one in possession of Dave Gun
ningham. Jim Sinclair, Wilson and John
SON were arrested and placed in Montague
| Jail They have since confessed to th'
theft. Several other persons are suspicione'
and are to be arrested.
Two masked men, said to be of this SAM
gang. were killed while the officers were II
search of these theycsin Black Hollow, OF
! the st. Joe and Montague road the othc
! day. Their names are unknown.
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The Sale Of the South Carolina Rail-
way Conilrmed...Body Washed
Ashore ON the North
Carolina Coast.
Captain Howgate's Bail Reduced...The
New York Stock Market.
The Minnesota Democrats Nominate
a State Ticket.
Protestant Ministers in Body Call on
President Arthur,
The French Delegation Start for West
Point, Etc, Etc.
ConarmIng the Sale OF Rallroad.

CHARLESTON, $. G., October TN the
United States court to-day exceptions to the
confirmation of the sale of the South Car
olina railroad, in July last, were
submitted on behalf Of ]. IL. V,
Cockfort, of ConnecticutSthe holder of the
non mortgage bonds of the company, who
claims that he and other creditors
were Disseminated against by the pur-
chasing committee, who for another
SGT of creditors bought the road, and that
the effect ofthe action of the colhmittee was
TO chill the bidding and cause the road TO
Nsctl at less than its value An affidavit was
sSlbmitted showing that George Parsons, Of
New York, who held iudgmen.
against the road, had directed his agent in
Charleston to bid 81 000, 900 for the road IL
the judgment was not paid, and that the
judgment was then arranged for by
the representations Of the purchasing
committee. Counter afiidayits were sub.
mitted, and after hearing the argument of
the counsel for Cockfort Judge Bond an
nounced that he would tomorrow sign an
order confirming the sale of the road.
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CHICAGO.


The Cityt to Have Two New Trunk Lines to
Boston-August belmont to Retire from
the Turf-A New Line of Ocean steamers
to he Established.
Special to the Herald.
CHtcAGo Ill, October 1.--Chicago will
soon have two trunk lines from Boston. the
one obtained by lease of the Fetchhurg
road to the Hoosac tunnel, The route is
in extension to Buffalo, where connection
will be made with the Wabash system, and
the other is obtained by lease Of the New
York 4 New England road by the Erie
railway.
Ii is reported that the Atchison. Topeka
X Santa Fe road is about 10 water its stock
to the extent of about 65 per cent
The Spirit of the Times is
authority for the statement that August
Belmont will retire from the turf and devote
himselfto breeding race horses for annual
sales.
Freight for st. Louis, is refused by all the
roads, owing to the bad blockade there.
IL is now rumorcd in New York that
Pullman, OF Chicago, is interested in n
scheme TO establish new American line OF
ocean steamers for the purpose of 0ilording
accommodations to hrSt.claSS travel, not tn
be had on the British line. The amonnt
necessarily spent on ship and abroad by
Americans annually, is SSO,0O0,0U.
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Galveston.
WWIVl
Special Va the Herald.

Special W the Herald.
GALvRros October 7.-storm signals
were ordered mp last evening but the blow
did not reach us until this afternoon at $3.50
The wind was blowing twenty-eight
miles an hour, and the tide in the bay, on
the north side of the island, had risen almost
even with the wharf, and on tho gulf side
all bath houses have been blown down,
and tho surf is rolling high upon
the beach. Some fears are
entertained as TO the safety of the pavilion
and houses near the gulf shore. The indi.
cations are that the wind, which has at this
hour fallen to twenty miles per hour, will
again rise during the night. There is every
indication Of n severe storm,
A ship load of emigrants which arrived
outside yesterday evening, have been
prevented from landing by tho highness of
weather, Reports from lndianoia
have been received to the effect that at $3.50
the wind was blowing ~ miles an hour and
at Fort Elliot ~. The uniform of the
Washington Guards has been changed to
clear blue cut away coats aud dark blue
pants with white stripe. The Morgan
steamer Aransas is fast aground in the
Corpus Christi channel.
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WASHINGTON, October 7.-Secretary Win
dom tccgraphs from Boston that he will
he here tomorrow and will resume his
duties OF Monday. There appears to be
no grounds for the supposition that the
pcdessl Nv VIII Ms Nv 'n,s h1dia uii,lg 2ner one; 20
l05th call without u rebate Of
interest. Prominent tacasuary officials
maintain that stotcmnr, to that effect arc
without the slightest founo,. ion. They
c6Htend. moreover, that this action would
not reiicye The stringency of the mofey
market inasmuch as the outlay from the
treasury wou'l be al!nost Immediately swal-
lowe mp by Npcculators, AMI the market
left in equal as bad condition as before
redemption occurred Further than ,his,
there is SAID to be no precedent Cor such
long antici! All ~ Of interest
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II 10
Special tO the Herald.

Special 10 the Herald.
Sr. Louis, October John Bucher was
found in analley, in disreputable neigh
borhood, badly broken up. Two men,
found in the vicinity with blood
on their clothes, were arrested.
Indications pointed to murder. Later de
velopments showed that BuCher got drunk
and walked out of the second story The
two men found him, and not know
ing he was badly hurt, raised his head.
thus, getting blood on their clothes.
Butcher is alive, but will die before
morning
A few days ago Margaret Weiss left her
home near Belleville tocome to the st. Louis
fair with friend, John Slattcry. To-day
her mother called on the police to help get
her daughter out of n house of ill-hme.
w, IL. Daley got on drunk with twelve
hundred dollars in his pocket, When ht
recovered consciousness, he was in tn,
yard of a saloon and his money gone.
Judge Irwin 5. Smith, for thirty year,
a citizen of 81. Louis, and prouiinen
lawyer died at S O'Clock this morning a
Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he hat
gone for a lung trouble. He was yer,
wealthy and figured prominently in poll
| tics.
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Austin.
Special 10 the Herald

Special 70 the Herald
AUSTIN, October 7-Attorney General
McLeary will leave for the north tomorrow
to attend the centennial celebration at
Yorktown.
Adiutant General King left to-day to at.
tend the fair of Hopkins county, thence he
will proceed to Fort Worth on official busi-
ness. From Fort Worth he will go to the
from, on u tour Of inspection and specula-
ton.
=of the warrants paid at the treass
nry for the quarter ending August
Slst shows total of 81 ,2S3, ,2G.
That unusual sum was reached bv the
financial transactions reducing the debt.
The governor hakcd one of the reportorial
corps over the Goals to-day for promulga-
ting the reports respecting his declination
to run for third term, and his support of
Judge Devine, denying that he ever indica-
led the name of the latter for his successor.
lie considers that he would mae a very
good governor. The prevailing Opinion Il
that Judge Devine's nomination woul,. be
agreeable to Governor Roberts. as il wou,u
have the effect Of reducing the attorney
generals influence in the west.
John Dallan in an affray last evening, 7
miles from town, was seriously, if not fatal
" cut about tho neck and shoulders by John
Shannon.
Land Officers fees for the last fiscal year
were $55 40; patent fees $3.50; govern
ment dues, S5i3; preomption dues, $50.
Total, $Sl ,62l,
John Keanegor, formerly saloon keeper,
drowned himself to-day by jumping in a
we'll
Postonico Agent Smith jailed to-
day William Grigsby, arrested in Jasper
county charged with robbing the Lampasas
stage, on the 18th of last month.
In the district court to-day judgment was
rendered for $i,ls0 and costs against Henry
Hamilton, deisulting sheriff of Blanoo
county.
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SE PAUL, MISS, October Upon re.
assembling, Le temporary organization
was made permanent, The platform
auopsea plsages the democratic party to an
upon the state, expresses sorrow for ihe
nrs,th Of President Garfield, and extends
sympathy TO his family aud roaiilrns the
principles Of the last democrat
ic national convention. The fol-
lowing nominations were made: For
governor general, X. w, Johnson; lieutcn-
ant governor, u. p Barnum; state auditor,
Randolph Lcynicke; secretary of state A.
j. LambertOn; state treasurer, John II.
Roussell; attorney general, Geo. n, Baxter;
railroad commissioner, II. 5. Cook. The
convention endorsed Judges Clark, Dicken-
son and Mitchell, the present supreme court
judges, the latter two republicans, and then
adjourned.
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CPVVlNl 10 tne helhlus
GATEsvuLE, October Work on the
narrow gauge to this point is being pushed
rapidly forward. The grade is now within
ten miles Of the town. New houses are going
up continually, but not enough to supply
the demand, for manv who come here fail
to secure dwellings Capitalists who have
been here recently p'cljct that Gatcsville Is
to bc the future 10, # the west
Deputy Sheriff .,lhan arrived from
Georgetown to-da, .Ing in charge Scott
Parker negro hvi Sc thief
Young Dockey,Nho murdered his brother.
in.law Wm, Sears, at Eagle Springs, has
given bond in i,the sum of five thousand
dollars.
The engineering corps of the narrow
guage are running preliminary surveys from
Gatcsville.
The prisoners in the Jail indulged IN t
free fight the other day. There wa,
bloody work for time until the shsrifinteE
iered. ~
1t has been raining almost incesSan,ly for
three or four days.
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The French Delegates Sightseeing,

NEW YoRK, otober THE French dole,
gates to the Yorktown centennial celsbri.
,ion left the Fifth Avenue hotel this morn.
ing ior West Point. They passed tbroneh
iweniy.se'eond street, accompanied by A
Free military company. On their arrival
at the foos Qf fTwenty.third street the dele.
gates, with members of the reception
committee, were transferred to the decks
Of the Tennessee and Vandalla
lying In the river and the two ships steamed
up the Hudson 70 West Point. The visitors
Will be the guests Of General Howard and
his staff during the day and at night a ball
will be given in their honor
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for the first time abou, a month
since, have oeen sadly in want Of the nsces-
sary furniture, such as desks, seats, etc.
The trustees were unable TO furnish them
for lack of funds at their disposition. This
week II, $. Hayes, vice-preSi-
dent of the International sent
his personal check Tor $500,
and Mr.. Hoxie, general manager, his
personal check for $500 as donations to-
ture, These practical evidences of hearty
cooperation in movement for Palestine's
welfare are gratefully applaudcd by all our
citizens
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Waco,



WACO October 7.-Yorkmen commenct:a! q
the task oflsyimgiron ON the extension ofthe
street railway to-day. When completed it
will re two miles long, extending from the
wester. - the southern suburbs through
the enter of the city
Tie Santa Fe bridge across he Brazos
recently destroyed by flood, was n tenn
porafy structure. Iron is now on the grou"d
for permanent bridge.
Employees of the International Railway
Improvement Company, to-day presented
Major ii. J.. Marvin, chief engineer
of the company, with an elegant
watch and chain rs testimonial
of their esteem. 1t was an entire
surprise to the major, but no appreciated
the compliment.
Captain NJ. ID. Herring and wife celcbrat-
ed their silver wedding tonight, with u
large party of friends present.