Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-04-27


Several mad dogs aro reported in various
parts Of Newbcrry.
-Laucasor county has an extended mad dog
soare
The Democratic clubs Of Chester and Lam
caster have been summoned to organize.
Treasurer U. b. Whites, of Newberry, has
gone of. lie Is q defaulter for over $4,000.
Mount Pleasant has been declared tho
county seat Of tho new County Of Berkeley, SC.
"a H.Wheeler has been appointed Treas
urer of Ncwberry County in tho place of U. B.
Whites, removed.
Mr. j. 9. IIemphill is to deliver the address
before the Alumni Association Of Erskine Col
legc at Due West at tho coming commencement.
Charles Robert Darwin, the we'll known
scientist and outhor, died nt his residence, near
orpingtop, England, on tho goth instant lilo
was seventy. .threo years old
"a handsome monument 10 the onfcderatc
dcnd was unveiled at Florence on Thursday last.
--Ah infant child Of MIR. II. a. Hester of
Piokens, aged six or seven months. fell into tho
ire last week and was seriously burned.
The South Carolina Press Association meets
at Marion in May. An excursion to New Eng.
lund is talked of. The Association has visited
Ohio and Florida.
Twelve thousand Jews will soon leave
Russia for the United States.
Farmers from all parts Of Grecnvlc county
report the small grain crops as more promising
than ut any time within thirty years.
The completion Of the Augusta and Knox
willie Railroad 10 Greenwood will shorten the
distance between Augusta and Grccnyllo ono
hundred miles
Three negroes and white man robbed
freight train Mt Hodges on Wednesday, the 10Th
instnnt, and were arrested. While on the train
going to Abbcyillc Jail tho white man. George
Wheeler, jumped overheard and escaped.
Capt B. G. Martin, OF lIoYewc ell Township,
Anderson County, made from Que pine tree on
his place $500 feet Of straight edge lumber and
500 feet Of rough edge lumber. ~ present
prices Of lumber this tree yielded about $40
Hon. Thomas L. Boynrh. of Delaware has
accepted an invitation to deliver the oration at
the celebration OF the Mccklenhurg Declaration
OF Independence at Charlotte N. c., May 20.
This insurcs on oration worthy Of the interest
ing occasion and the patriotic sons Of the Tar
licci State will doubtless turn out in full force
to hear the eloquent nnd distinguished Della
warcan
The Bond. Melton duplex patent plan of
packing jury will become popular under
Arthur and Brewster That is if il p,.s nm, :,
night in Ii, South Carolina prrsecu,inrs .,,
cry of the prosecution is: "Yon wiz
stuffed the ballot boxes and now ,., -
the jury hrxes;" aud that sath lies the COZ
sciences OF The nnredecmed Ssa sart.-Wil,o;pc
ION Star.
= Fifteen beef ca,,,e. an
Trnuaylyaujn. l9rp, <,,i. u
Augusta las, week, tho oro, u
The fifteen b, IN -, "sI h'e veg" o
weighed |. $40 n'I 49, po"h"s lhc sarscs
They wc.c ..,;s.l n.,u, ''"'S. ,oo POUNDS
:. u is. TO be observed that the South Caro,,n.
'r~'s arc rro~oc ling wi., ior rrcaicy a,,ol,.,,
'".' ,rin)s -, .r,o sIor ;}ol.a. .,l.;s,.ns u,,s,,
oodS l,'o,, why?
D., o,.
'"e revenue laws by breaking into the cis'crr
+oon' oi "Pra'''Y \ "e'eorn' broke Jail al
i''"'ns 'As' fr'u"y "h'le h's dinner was being
, '"'i"" i'' 1e h"o ho' oeeh re'nrfes'eu al hs
"'oou'''s'
ten. "m' a. WALKER. State Senator from
Cacs'er county, died Mt his residence on the
I's' instant "''cr a. rro'racied Illness, in the
S'H'S 's'eo'" year o' MS "Se. lie graduated NJ
'"' S""'" o"'"'' N"'''e' III 'oio ana was "d-
.',''' :" '"' var ~ '''%' 'ro", ""'cn ''me nc
'o''o"co '"e profession OF iaw' becoming pro
| T.o e,o,mor .ri,, or s,,c,.au
burned ON ,bc s, INNS R;y,r Gyo ,;l".