Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-10
Tho Fever in Texas.

| GALVESTON, August 7.-Cascs of sus-
picious sickness on the schooner Henrietta
troni Matamoras, now lying nt the qarau.
tine station five and half miles from the
city. have developed iuto yellow fever One
death occurred on board
| The tug MADDOX left Nlaamoras at ]
o'clock with the schooner Henrietta 10 tow
for ship Island supplied with medical Off
GERS, provisions and comforts furnished by
city merchants
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, August 7 -Thc,c
was Que death fran yellow fever during the
twcnty-tour hours ending yesterday and
eighteen new cases. DR.. Swcnringon, the
State Health officer, stated officially that the
sickness under which tho Mayor and othcre
have been suffering is yellow fever. The
citizens object to DR.. Sweuringcn visiting
Matomoras aud returning hero.
MA!AMoRAs, MENICo, August -
There have been seven deaths from yellow
fever and the number of new cases has in
creased.
Anderson Intcliigcucor. The State
Agricultural Society nna the State Grange
will hold their summer meetings in this
city, commencing on Tuesday, the
! 18th instant. These summer meetings, in
which the agricultural interests of the
State are considered, arc of ,hc nrsr impor
tance to farmers, and wc would urge all
| who possibly oan 10 attend. A great deal
of practical information on the various
moaes Of farming, with their success, is
presented at these meetings. Several cs-
says on various subjects connected with
agriculture, prepared by those who have
made the subject their study, will be read
The Information gained at these meetings
by the farmers of the country will amply
| repay them for the loss of two or lhrcc days
| from their farm work
One of the curious industries of the
country has its principal homes at New
bernc, N. 9. This is the manufacture of
wooden pla,tera, plates and trays. The
timber used for this purpose is supplied by
the nciehboring swamps a huge log is
rounded by a circular plane and then put
into machine which, with great accuracy
and swifnrss, cuts off thin strips Of The
wood. When thcso strips have been cut
into square pieces aud thoroughly dried
they are made pliable by steam. IL that
condition they are moulded in tho shapes
desired. The factory is now making 100,-
600 plates day, according TO report which
it is hard to believe
Blackwell, tho Durham tobacco man, be.
gan by pedd!ing tho weed form the tail Of
wagon. Now he pays the Government
$6O0,O annually for revenue stamps. His
yearly advertising costs $4,000. The
rum he sprinkIes over the tobacco is pur.
chased in 400 barrel lois.
Harry Lamorcux, an engineer on the
Manhattan Beach Railway, i. t., saved
little child's life fes days ago by climbing
out on tho pilot Of his engine while it was
running and picking tho babe up off the
track The father and mother stood on the
top of the embankmcnt and looked down at
the sight. They had allowed tho child to
roll down whilo it was playing. Lamorcux
stopped his engine, and, sprnging up the
bank, deposited the child in its fathers
arms, with the remark: "Damnation, don't
let it occur again !"
WAsnINoToN. August 8.--Both Houses of
Congress adjourned sine die at three o'clock this
afternoon, md tho statesmen nro leaving for
home as fast as they can get of.
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| There were enough postage stamps wasted by
| the candidates defeated in our late State Con-
| vcnion 10 educate poor girl or Two in some
| college.