Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-03

Kaneaa has amended her constitution 90
that the manufactures and sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors aud beverages are absolutely
prohibited In tho State. A proposition look
ing to the same end has been introduced in
both branches If tho Illinois Legislature
and an amendment to tho consultation
will bc submitted to the people as
soon as 1t is passed. II all tho Western
Commonwealth Odopt this fashion water will
5e scarce West of Chicago.
Moody and Sankey will begin work noxt
month at New Orleans.
The Paris Bourse was recently demoralized
fer several hours by a report TINT Emperor
William of Germany was dead.
BY direction of President Hayes, general
order has been eaued by the war department
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors at
military posts and stations.
On Friday next. the 4th March, Presidents
elect Garfield will be iuaugurated.
Mr. Fred. Harper, Of Atlanta, an omployeo
Of the Atlanta and Charlotte Railroad,
was killed in Charlotte on the 22d instant,
by pistol shot fred by q Mr.. Harrington.
Thore are about one hundred oud tbirty
public schools in Abbeville county; or 40
average of about eight TO each township.
Sales Of fertilizers are reported as larger
than ever before. Six new fertilizer ware.
houses lave been erected in tho Town Of
Marion.
The town of Darlington has iivo churches
aud twenty licensed borrooms, beside two
drug stores, where liquor can be had on
a DOCTORS prescription.
Garfield will depart from the precedent
of reading his inaugural, if wo may bslievs
the Mentor correspondent of the Cleveland
Leader, aud deliver an extemporaneous ud-
drcss.
Dr. Westmoreland. of Greenv lille, who had
his right ankle broken abnut month ago by
Jumping from train on the Columbia and
Orecnvllc Railroad near Broad Rivor TO es-
cape what might have been fearful death
has entered suit against The road for $4,000
damages.
About three hundred thonsnnd boxes of
oranges have reached New York this season
from groves in Florida. Their value is esti-
mated at S600.00O. Ten years ago not a box
was shipped to that market.
The tea farm recently leased by tho gov
ernment from Mr.. Henry A. Middleton, near
Summersille, S. c., was formally taken pos.
session Of by j. Jackson, tho tea export,
on the Goth of January. The seed cost
thirty dollars por bushel.
The South has more than doubled the
amount of it's cotton manufacturing capital
in the ten years just closed. The North did
not quite add eighteen per cent. to hor capi-
tal. The South nearly doubled her product
of cotton goods.
L. V. Shelton, the jnilor at Inrtwell, Ca,
was murdered by negro prisoner on tho
night of tho 23d by being dubbed over tho
head The murderer mnde his escape. it is
thought. into SOUTH Carolina. lie ia tull,
strongly marked by emallpox, aud has Il
double thumb on his right hand
A Cleveland correspondent Of the New
York Herald gives tho following aa rearly
q complete list of the forthcoming Cabinet as
it now stands: Secretary of Sate-James
G. Blaine. of Mlaino. Secretary 6f the
II neasory-Charles j. Folger, Of New York.
Post Master Gencral--Charles Foster, of
Ohio. Secretary Of the Navy-Nathan Goff,
Jr., Of West Virginia. The other three mem.
bers will be Horace Davis Of California.
James T. Wilson. of Iowa, and ex-senator
Howe. Of Wisconsin.
Afessrs IIafchison G' Bro.--I am happy to
say that your "Neurngine" acted as n spc-
cifc in nv case, relieving mo in m incre'i.
blg short time. would advise NIL suffering
from neuralgia to try it. Yours. etc.,
~ L. V. sins, NJ. D.