Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-04-07
Editorial Jottings.


The Catholic Church at Anderson, s. G., will |
bo dedicated May 9Th. Z" 4" '",'s
Greenville. s. c., is to have q furniture fac.
tory.
The Grand Lodge Knights Of Honor of South
Carolina meets at Yorkyillo April lath.Y
The pistol law has been passed BY the Gene
raj Assembly Of Arkansas. .i @
There was light fall Of snow in Lexingtos,
county on the 3Oih ultmo.
= Yorkvl,e proposes to make o strong effort to
carry the dry ticket at the municipal election in
May. a +a 1ra sen
Tho House Of Representatives Of Massaohu-
sets has defeated the bill to give municipal
suffrage 10 women by q vote Of 122 to rs.
Scarlet fever prevails to on alarming
extent in Charleston. Many deaths have
already occurred.
Tho post Office at Anderson has been raised
from fourth to third GLASS or Presidential
office, to take effect April lst instant.
Col. Aiken. who has been quite Ill since his
return from Washington, is now improving and
his recovery is considered certain.
Up to April 1st Sl26, 500 had been subscribed
to tho stock of the Columbia and Lexington
Water Power Company. This Is over tho
amount expected at first to be raised.
Mrs. Berle Sims, wife Of Joseph NJ. Sims, Of
York county, committed suicide on tho 28th
ultimo by hanging herself with cord. She
was thirty years old, left one child and had been
for sometime in delicate state Of health
There is probability of q union between tho
debt paying and readjusting Democrats Of Yir-
ginia. This is said to DO duo in somo measure
to tho detection Of Malone. 1t is ON i'll wind
that blows no body any good.
The bondholders of tho Spartauburg and
Ashevilc Railroad purchased that road on Mon
day last for Sill 900 Tho company was re-
| organized and it is stated tho road will be
completed 10 Asheville at once.
Tho United States Court was organized
at Charleston on Mon day last More than
twenty five cases of violation of tho election
laws was announced by the District Attor-
ncY as ready for trial.
Tho apportionment under tho recent cen-
sus bill passed the House just before the ad-
tournament Of Congress. Tho bill places tho
number Of Representatives ut threo hundred
and ton, and gives South Carolina six.
There is Female C"lIego In Massachu-
sctts, in which 10 per cent. of tho students
take lessons in cooking, and 10 per cont. of
them arc lcurning drcss cutting. This is
| higher education to good purpose.
George White, charged with killing John
Schofcld in Grccnvillc Inst Christmas, by stab
| bing him with knife, has been found guilty Of
manslaughtcr at the present term of the court
True bills have been found in four oascs for
everywhere enforced.
| The criminal business Of York County is said
| to be the heaviest sinoo 1876. Between fifteen
and twenty prisoners arc TO bc tried for different
crimes, including murder, rape. arson, larceny,
perjury, burglary and minor offences. Four
persons are to DO tried for murder.
! In The United States Senate both, tho Douo-
Gratis and Republicans claim to DO acting solely
for the good Of the country. Each party asserts
that it is tho champion Of FREQ ballot and
honest count. If this DO true they are agreed
and there is no need Of flibustering and delay
ing business
Twelve persons wore sent TO the peniloutiary
BY Judge Hudson at the recent term Of court for
Spartanburg county, one for life, the others for
| terms ranging from one to five years. OF this
| number four werc white. Two cases of oarry-
ing concealed weapons we're sentenced 10 pay
| fine Of ten and five dollars respectively and
costs.
| Judge Aldrioh at Edgefeld sentenced negro
to six months in the pcni,entiary for carrying
concealed weapons. This at first appears to he
heavy sentence. but violators of this law may
rest assured that the judges intend to enforce
1t, and as it becomes better known sentences
will be made heavier. The practice leads to so
much crime and murder that il should and will
be striolly enforced.
On the Goth ultimo at 4 o'clock p. NJ. q
Cyclone passed over Hodges going in South
eastsrly direction. The noise of its approach is
said to have rcsemhed n score of locomotives
rushing on and the mir was darkcncd so as to be
unable to see clearly. Trees wero blown down,
houses unroofed and gin house blown down,
wrecking several buggies. In Abbevile much
fencing was blown down.
CoNsTANTINorLH, april A strong shock
of earthquake at Chic in tho island of that
name yesterday destroyed many houses and
seriously damaged nearly all which were left
standing. Later details say that many of the
Inhabitants were killed and that the remainder
are encampcd in the fields. Many noighborne
villages we're destroyed. During tho panic