Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-03-09

newspapers. II kccls nothing but first class
instruments and sells them Mt rs low figures and
upon as ensy terms as they can be bought any.
where in the United States Over one hundred
magnificent instruments nre advertised for sale
through our pnpcr this week by this house Mt
manufacturers factory prices. Now is your
time to buy q standard instrument cheap. See
advertisement.
The nrporionmcnt bill has passed Congress
and been approved ny the President. This bill
gives South Carolina seven members Of Con-
grcss where she only has five now. Two Con-
grcssncn will be elected this year from Soutl,
Caiolin on general ticket. unless The Lcgisla-
turc is convened in extra session to re district
the State, which VIC hope will not be the cnsc
The Anderson journal rnicd to reach us last
week. We hope our friend Todd has not got On
mad With us and cut MS off from his exchange
list We beg to assure him :hat his PAPER is
rcad by us with no little degree of interest aud
we really cannot afford to do without it, The
'o"'nat is n capital paper. independent aud
fearless and we wish ii much success.
The fifth anniversary celebration Of The Pied
mont Literary Society OF Adgcr College will
take place Friday evening Ainrch II, 1882. at
Z! o'clock, in the Lutheran Church. The
question for debate is the following: "Pc$oived,
That capital punishment should be abolished"
Mr. r F Lcnhardt will maintain tic affirmative
and Mr. James O. Lewis the negative Of this
question. The orator Of the occasion is Mr.
Julien X. Lcgarc, and his subject mind in
Matter. MIR. J. |. llol:ngsworth is President
Of the Society and will preside over the dc,ibc-
| raions of the evening. We trust our citizens
will turn out in large numbers TO witness the
interesting exercises Of the OCCASION
| Jesse +. Cox is up before the u S. Commis-
sioncr OH charge Of Illicit dis,iiiing.
| AS was announced through our paper last
week, the fifth anniversary of the Carolina
Literary Society Of Adgcr College will be
celebrated on Friday evening next at Ito
Lutheran Church. These occasions nre
always looked to with interest and pride by
our people, and we feel sure those who ut,cnd
will bc happy and pleased ut the efforts Of
our noble young men. Let our people show
n just appreciation and worth of the institu.
tion OF learning in our miIst by giving the
young men Lrgc audience on Friday night,
| l0;h instant.
We desire to direct special attention to the
town ordinance. published in this issue. l
will be observed that several new laws have
! been passed, which have not heretofore
prevailed in our town. The town having
had its charter amended in several particulars
at the last Legislature, is now armed with
all the power necessary Tor tho proper en-
| forcemcnt Of ite ordinunccs All Should rcad
these ordinances. and after having read
them, should obey them as bccome,h gond
citizens.
The Town Council of Walhalla has fixed
the whiskey license ut slOO per year. Up
to the present time only ono bar-room in
town has accepted the terms.
improvements arc still going on in Wa
hGlIa. Col. II S. Nandivierc is erecting u
Street.
South Carolina has 10000 culored Good
Ten llars.
Columbia, South Carolra, is estimated as
having population Of $4,000.
| The floral fnir Of Sou,h Carolina will be
held in Charleston in April.
NJ HlSG cOIOIcu mau hQuHl(tCu 10 inc
ministry of the Episcopal Church in South
Caroiua is Rev. Thaddcus Saltcrs, who was
ordained at Charleston Friday by Bishop
| Howe.
Gen. Hancock, who recently returned to
| New York from an extended Southern trip,
was interviewed by a World reporter. He
said, With reference to the recent floods in
the West aud Southwest:
"The people Of the North do not realize
what the kilograms, which they read about
TIC floods, really mean. From That saw
believe tho Southern people for hundreds
Of square miles arc Literally drowned cut;
! fences and cattle are gone, houses have been
swept away or are uuiuhubitablc, railroads
! destroyed, plantations ruined and the coun.
try dcsolatcd. Nothing like it has been
seen for many ycsrs The distress in the
flooded regions is beyond the power of
words to describe" lie SAYS immediate
aid is needed, and that Congress should
take measures to prevent like calamity in
the future. The lcvccs should be devised
sufficiently strong to protect the country.
Conkling has written letter to the
! President declining the seat Oh tho U. S.
Supreme Bench to whi,h he has recently
been appointed and confirmed. No reason
is asSigncd II ia fortunatn for Tho cnnrt