Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-09-14

EDITORIAL HHsl3VRTIES.

Both tho Democrats aud Grcenbackers got n
black eye in the Maine election. The Rcpubi-
cans carry the State.
The municipal election for the town of Union
was held on the lth instant md resulted in the
success of the dry ticket.
The Rev. Edward II. Buist, pastor of the
Prcsby ytcrian Church at Chcraw, died suddenly
on the lth instant from stroke Of paral lysis.
Hon. Geo. d. Tilman, of Edgcfcld, has
been unanimously nominated for Congress
from the Second Congressional District.
Scnorta St. Marc, the greatest acrobat Of
the age, gives her thrilling free cloud walk
at Wulhalla, Wednesday, October 4lh.
The Columbia & Crecnvlle Railroad has
ordered two new engines, ono of which is
said to bc tho largest in the State. This road
expects to do n larger business this sca;on
than it has for the last ten years
Three grand martial bands and the leva-
t han locomotive steam organ will be heard
in S II. Barrett a. Co.'s New United Monster
Railroad Shows free street parade at Wal.
halIa. Wednesday, October 4lh
In York county the candidates and people
are making strong fight against the consti-
tutional amendment for tho division of
the counties.
The trial of Capt. Iaile for killing Major
Blair. at Camden. some tmo ago. has resulted
in verdict of mot guilty" Blair was un-
armed Mt tho timo he was killed.
George Washington was delegate from
Kershaw county to tho late State Greonback
Convention. George. with his little
hatchet," was in tho wrong place.
There were forty candidates in the primary
election in Edgefeld for the various Offices n
that county, and it was not "good year"
for candidates either.
The people "went back" on the lawyers
in Edge6eld. Out of tho fve persons nom :
mated for the Legislature none arc lawyers.
There are very few of tho members Of tho
Legislature being returned to that body by
the primaries and conventions being held in
tho State.
In Edgefcld tho ticket for the Legislature, ,as
it passed through the primary election, con-.
sists Of Two stock law and thrco fence law
men.
| w IehIu from tnc urcCnSlllC NcUS mat
DR.. j. G. Pioda has leased from Mrs Mary
| Townes, of Greenvillc, thcnmino.al interest
| in her CheOhce lands in this county, 2,400
acres, for term of fifteen ycars.sin behalf
of company composed of gentlemen of
Augusta, Gn, and capitalists of Maine who
will establish machinery for working theee
mineral lands.
The Star Route trial at Washington is over
The verdict Of the jury was n partial one. The
verdict is guilty rs 10 Minor and Rcrcdell. No
agreement or mistrial as to Brady, Vaic and tho
two Dorseys, and not guilty as to Turnet an(
Peck. The trial has been long ono and tho
jury has been tampcrcd with. The trial ha
cost the government about 100000.
The autumn temperature is quito agrco.
able to those 10 good health. Inyalils dc
not find such sudden changes altogether
agreeable. 1t is thought by some ,h,t the
summer is over, and the longest and hot
test part Of it is, but there will bo warn
weather between this and the middle Of %
tober. Tho Indications Of an oarly frost
can hardly be found in tho present cool
change, which is nothing moro than what
usually follows tho regular September gallo