Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-10-05

IF the Columbus (Ga.) Times has
gathered rciablc statistics thon tho South
drinks vast deal less than is drank at tho
North. 1t gives the number Of saloons to
every 80 many Inhabitants. Let US glan,e
at few of the items. Nevada has ono
whisky shop to every G5 Inhabitants; Colo,
RADIO to rs. California 90; Oregon 17Oy
New Jersy ITO; New York l02; Ohio
2z5; Connecticut 235; Massachusetts 245.
This will do for tho North. Among
Southern States Louisiana tipplcs long
ways the most. 1t hos ono to every 200,
Maryland comes next with 293, kentucky
is third with 438. This is because of tho
large cities of Baltimore, New Orleans
and Louisville. But then in Texas there
is but one in every $40; Arkansas, 554;
Alabama, Cos; Georgia, Gl2; Florida, G53;
Mississippi, 654; Virginia, SOB; North
Carolina, 708; South Carolina, 900.
COLUMBIA: S. G., September 2S.-Last
night murder occurred at Ridgcway, in
Fairfield county. A bitter feeling had cx.
listed for some time between two respectable
planters, Ell Brggmau and Samuel Sykes.
The latter went into the formers yard
armed with shotgun. Seeing his victim
IN the enclosure, he pulled his trigger
and shot him dead The weapon was then
aimed at Briggman's brother, but tho
second barrel failed to explode. Tho mur.
dercr and his victim stood we'll in tho com.
munity. Sykes was arrested to~night.
The "Rag Baby" is the namc givcn to
the Grccnback nominees.
The other day in Laurcns, young lady
recovered a judgment for $4,000 for
breach of promise Of marriage.
The Republican convention of Now York
has nominated Folger, Arthur's Secretary
of the Treasury, for Governor.
The Charleston Sunday Neys pub.
fishes list of cadets that will attend the
Citadel Academy, which opens October
End. There arc cighty-fve pay cadets,
twcnty-nlne of whom arc from Cha, lesion.
There arc sixtyscight beneficiary cadets
two from each County
All tho revenue aud post Office officials
in the late republican convention voted to
endorse the Grcenback State ticket This
proves conclusivcly that the grccnback
movement is being engineered by tho MAJ
liouai nepuOllcan Iafty.
Every body is familiar with the old story
of the monkey, the cat and the chestnuts.
We arc having au attempted practical iIlus-
tration of it in this State. The officers are
the chestnuts, the grccnbackers and indie
pendcnts tho cats, and the radicals are the
monkeys.
Kew. [. D. Durham, President of tho
Grccnback convention and candidate for
State Superintendent Of Eductiou, says the
negro has no more soul than q mule or
horse; and yet he hopes to be elected by
their votes. Our oolorcd friends ccrtainlv
cannot vote for him or his ticket
Wonderful to relate, the New York
Democratic State Convention the 22d was
held without bolt and with perfect harA
mony. Grover Cleveland, Mayor of Buff
falo, was nominated for Governor. The
nomination is considered good one, and,
as the breaches between tho New York City
factions have been healed, the Democrats arc
confident Of carrying the State.
Under seven years Of Radical Rulo i'm
South Carolina l4,940,0 900 was collected
Tor State and county taxes. This was an
average Of 50, 10000 each year. Under
four ycars of Democratic rulo $6,973 900
was collected for State and county taxes
an average of Sl,743 $50 or S37G,75O for
each year. In four years the Democrats
saved 10 the tax payers $l,50T,00O.
Englaod docs substantial pccuniary ro-
ward TO those who render her distinguished
services in battle. After tho Ashantcc war
Sir Garnet WolscIey had Parliamentary
grant of Sl25,000, and if he comes we'll
out of the Egyptian business, he will receive
another grant, poeragc, and pension, for
the Queen is avcrse to creating a poor man
n peer. After Waterloo the grants to
Wellington amounted to SO 100000 Mel
son, nearly 81, 100000.
There has been almost revolution 10 tho
political situation in the North in the last
week. All the signs point to tho election
Of the Democratic ticket in New York and
Pennsylvania, TO be followed by tho election
of Democratic President in 1884. The
revolt against Jay Gouldism Bossism and
Radical curruption and Capitalization in.
general is spreading fast, and sitter the 4th,
of March, 1888, tho House of Rcprcsen-
tativcs will be Democratic There il O
slim prospect of loavcs aud fishes in
going over to the Grcenback. Radicals at
this juncturc.--Ncws ona Courier.
WILMINGTON, DEL, September
21.-Scyen black men, two whitc
mon and one white boy wcrc pub
licly whipped in the Jail yard at,
Newcastle, Yesterday, i'm the midst