Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-20
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

to serve out their terms Of four years.
Five inches of snow fell at Rochester,
n. T., Saturday and six inches at Cleve-
land, Ohio.
In the next House the Democrats will
have 220, the Republicans 127 and the
Third Partyites 8.
There have been bloody collisions in
Belgium between the military and police
and striking mobs.
In lady's dress of the prevailing fash
ion, about one-third of the material goes
into the sleeves.
Horrible stories of famine in Russia
are being printed. People are said to be
dying by hundreds.
The Branchville and Bowman Railroad
has been completed and will likely be
opened to traffic this week.
The English, Scottish and Australian
bank has failed, with liabilities of 30,000,-
900. It began business in 1852.
Charles E. Thomas, of this State. has
been appointed confidential clerk to Gen.
Hampton, Commissioner of Railroads.
The city elections in New Jersey Thurs
day resulted generally in Democratic vic
tories in all the important cities and
towns.
Columbia is to have a large cotton fac
tory on the canal Columbia is to be
congratulated on the success of her big
ditch.''
Two negro children, aged and ) years,
were burned to death near Florence We'd
nesday. The mother left them in her
house alone.
A general invitation has been extended
to all Confederate veterans to be present
at the interment of JEFF Davis's remains
at Richmond.
The American flag, which has been
floating from the government building in
Honolulu for two months, has been hauled
down by Commissioner Blount.
Gen. Schofeld and Rear Admiral Belk
nap have been assigned as military and
naval aides to the President on the occa-
sion of the naval review in New York
harbor.
There is talk in railroad circles to the
effect that Receiver Chamberlain, of the
South Carolina Railroad, will be made
one of the receivers of the Richmond and
Danville system.
By the collision of freight and passen-
ger trains three miles from Edwardsville.
Ill, Tuesday of last week, four persons
were killed and a number Of others seri-
ously injured.
Cashier John Schardt, of the Mechanics
Savings Bank and Trust Co.. of Nashville,
Tenn. has turned up short between
$40, 900 and $4,000. He was an old and
trusted employee.
The European authorities are looking
forward with dread to the Socialist dem
onstrations on May day. The Belgian
government has collected large military
force at the capital.
The Chicago Times of last Sunday says
that the famous bichloride of gold cure
for drunkenness has been sold by the
Leslie E. Kelley Company to New York
syndicate of capitalists for Sl0000,0o0.
The safe in the store Of D. II. Traxler,
at Timmonsville, was blown open by bur
glars Friday night. They obtained only
sl.25. This is the second robbery of Mr..
Traxler's store since bis appointment as
State Dispenser.
Mrs. John Budner, of Beaverbrock.
near Blairstown, New Jersey, gave birth
to four children last Thursday morning.
Two of the babies are boys and two girls.
Mrs. Budner is the wife of young far
mer and is but 16 years of age. Both
mother and children are doing well.
A colored woman in New York is
bringing suit against the East Tennessee
and Virginia Railroad for 5000. because
she was not permitted to ride in the
coach assigned to white people, but was
forced to ride in the car provided for col
ored people. The jury gave her $500.
The Citizens Industrial Alliance has
issued a call for the industrial classes of
America to meet in convention in the
city of Chicago on the 4th day of July.
1893. there to formulate demands as a
basis fer permanent political union for
the better protection of the industrial
classes of America.
The barn of Charles Reed, a prominent
horse man Of Tennessee, near Gallatin,
was struck by lightning Wednesday night
and twenty-five brood mares. in foal by
the horse st. Blaize, We're instantly killed.
The barn, which was valued at $4,000,
was also destroyed. The total loss is
over 100000.
The question of removing the capital
of Kentucky from Frankfort is now
before the people of that State. The city
Of Louisville will vote on the 9th on the
proposition to give the State 100000
in bonds if the capital shall be removed
to that city, while Lexington offers $780,
600 and building site. The present