Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-03-27

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tor says she VII probably hang, unless
they carry him over to Charleston or
bring him to Edgef1eld.' How ould no
fare in Barnwell {? sqE
Read the change in tho advertisements
this week Of NIessrs. w. A. Strothcr, of
Wost Union, 7. N. Cartor & Co., of West
minster, S. NJ. yanWyck and j. j. Norton
& Co., of Walhalla These gentlemen
make no uncertain sound as to what they
SGT forth i'll their several advertisements.
Tho Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that all indictments
for violation Of the law in relation to tho
election of mombers of Congress must
be tried in tho United States Court;
and that oil indictments for violation of
the law in relation to tho election of
Presidential Electors must bc tried in
the State Courts.
Tho bill of Senator Sherman, of Ohio,
against all trusts and combinations in re-
straint Of trade and production Is being
discussed in that body Tho Southern
Senators contend that tho bill is uncon-
stitutional, and that it will destroy the
Alliance and the Knights Of Labor Asso-
citation. Tho bill will doubtless pass tho
Senate.
Columbia, tho capitol city, has recently
emerged from primary election for
Mayor and Aldermen Of tho town. Col.
f. w. McMaster, who wrote tho ugly
letter some time ago in relation to tho
Clemson College, was nominated for
Mayor by very small majority. j. NJ.
Smith, who was an "issuo' in city poll
tics somo years ago, "hcadcd tho ticket"
in his ward at this election.
The Senate reached vote OH the Blair
bill on the Goth instant. Tho vote
stood Sc votes against to so for tho bill
Every Senator voted or was paired. Tho
South Carolina patriot in tho Senate,
Con. Hampton, voted for tho BILL If
half the Southern Senators had voted for
tho bill it would have passed tho Senate.
Tho House would almost certainly have
voted for the bill.
Tho Baltimore Herald calls to mind
the fact that the peculiar winter whicl,
we have experienced this year is very
much upon tho order of the winters of
1915, 1916, 1858 and 1850, and that all of
them were followed by abnormally cold
summers. The winter of 1SSS-'S0 was
remarkably cool. III fact, thoro was
} frost in ten out of the t,yelpe months of
the year.
} Mr.. w. v. Smith, eldest son of our
: MIR. d. A. Smith, has associated himself
with Messrs. j. j. Neville and l.. +.
Smith in tho publication of the Seneca
Free Press. "Walter" served his ap-
premiership as practical printer in this
Office for term of four years, and VIC
know him to be one of tho best. Bright
quick and ready, ho begins his journal
istic career with tho most hattcring pros.
poets of future success.
e. M. Brayton, Esq, Chairman of tho
State Republican Executive Committee
has issued "Manifesto" to the mem
bcrs of edo party to register and organ
ize in league clubs for tho campaign this
year. There will be stirring times in
: South Carolina if Congress passes tho
bill placing all Federal elections under
} tho control Of the Federal authorities
7 Every white man in Oconco ought tt
como forward and register at once.
There is a small boom in somo of oul
} exchanges in favor Of Ex-Mayor Court
ncy, of Charleston, as q candidate fol
Governor of South Carolina. lie made
a good Mayor, and improved the condi
ton of Charleston. But it took none,
to make the improvements. Mr.. Court
ncy is reformcr, but we fear hc is not
an economist What wc want is reform
and economy blended South Carolina
cannot afford to pay two million dollar.
in the shape of taxes year by year.
Tho new water tank recently erected
by the railroad authorities, near tho
Brewery Park, holds 20,50O gallons
This amount of water would fill the wa
ter tanks of about eighteen engines, as
they hold about 400 gallons each. The
water is pumped into the tank by means
of astcam engine, which is erected on tho
branch near tho railroad. This largo
and never failing supply of wator always
being on land, the railroad engines arc
made safe beyond any contingency along
this line.
a bold burglary was committed in tho
: town of I.alrcns last Friday night. Two
Burglars entered the dwelling house OF
Mr. j. c. Darlington, the talented young
oditor of the Laurens Idpertiscr, and
: stolc from tho room where he and his
wife and child were sleeping, pistol, 6
: gold watch, and $2.T5 in silver None o.
: tho sleepers were awakened, and the dar
ing burglars made good their escape
When II thief mustcrs up courage tc
tackle an editor, no expense should bt
spared in bringing him to suffer the jus
penalty Of his high crime!
Thcro is q good donl of talk in tho
North In reference to the Suppressed
Southern vote" Scpator Pasco, o.
Florida, says that the number of persons
| who did not vote in tho election of 1885,
was 3,373,0l3. OF these 1,SSS,243 were
, from Northern Republican States, and
1,4Sl 800 from Democratic States, or 4O3,
| 443 moro suppressed votes North than
South. In 1888 tho suppressed votes
numbered 4,774,4S7. Of these, 1920, 81: