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ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor. ? R. A. Thompson, W.H. Holcombe, R. Young, PROPRIETORS. TERMS.-One Dollar sud Twenty-five Cents for six months, iu advance. Provision also taken in payment, at tho market rates. Advertisements inserted at $1 por squaro for tho first insertion, and 50 oents for each subse quent insertiou, cash or provision. ij^y Obituary Noticos oxcooding five lines, Trib utes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, and Announcements of Candidates, will be ohargod for as advertisements. Job Printing executed with neatness and despatch, for cash QT provision. tiSST Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the requirement of cash payment. PICKENS C. H., S. C.: Saturday Morning, March 31, 1866. a== WANTED : : A smart, active lad, between 15 and 17 years of agc, to learn tho ort of printing. He must be able to read aud write well. Apply at the " Courier" office. Col. THOMAS P. SLIDER is our au thorized Ageut in Charleston. Jf?y0 In Now York on the 23d institut, gold WAS 27 J. Cotton, 40 to 41, currency. tSp- The receipts from internal , revenue, since June 30,1865, amounts to thc euormous sum of $232,453,876.43. jfgT Mr. W. S. WILLIAMS has been sent to Charleston, by the Military authorities, for trial before a Military Commission. B??f* A Federal soldier was shot at Hodges' Depot, Abbeville district, on thc 23d instant, by a stranger, without provocation. The as sassin escaped. For Saleday. The Sheriff, by order of the Ordinary, will sell the Real Estate of C. C. WHISENANT and J. H, BLACK, deceased. To Distillers We direct thc attention of Distillers of spir ituous liquors to tho Presentments of tho Grand Jury, and the orders of Judge MOSES thereon, The Commissioners of Public Build ings have been specially charged with thc ex ecution of thc law on this subject. These gentlemen are preparing to enforce thc law against all offenders. Distillers should como up and get license. JGQ?*The people of Abbeville district will hold a meeting, on Saleday, to express the sentiment of tho people in opposition to tho violence ana lawlessness" which prevail. Tho 'Banner' says: " The war is over, and it is the duty of every citizen, not only, to be a peaceful and law abid ing himself, but to aid in making overy oneelso HO. The reputation of our o^uiet old District is at stake-the welfare of tho community is at stake-and our own persons and property are nt stake. Wo protest in the most urgent man ner against strangers-persons having no inter oat among us-coming hero., and by nuts pf reck less violence and murder, giving diameter to the District which it does not deserve. Lot ev ery tub stand on its own bottom." Cannot we have a public meeting in Pickens to promote law and order ? Military Orders. Last week wc published an important order from Gen. SICKLES, which guaranties to the people certain civil rights and immunities. This week, we print two others of consider able interest to tho public. We have no special desire to put our hands into tho " flesh pots " of the enemy, but we do think that, if the people are to obey these or ' ders, they should bc. officially published for the " benefit of all concerned." . United States Taxes We learn from good authority that all taxes due tho United States will soon be collected. TKe direct or land tax is eighty per cent, on one hundred dollars in value, according to the valuation of I860; or $8.00 on tho $1.000 worth of real estate. Tho "Internal Revenue" will also bc as sessed and collected at thc samo time. Prudonf people will, of course, preparo to meet theso taxes, burdensome though they bc. A positive statement is made by a cor respondent of the " Charleston Courier," that the freight on a barrel of flour (over 200 lbs,) from Charleston to Greenville, is now .$3.40. In other words, that freight per 100 lbs., Jbo tween tho two points or olsowhero of the same distanoo, is about $1.60. flgW?9gg?gSgggy"" - ! .' .1- ''J".SB' "' What Injures Us. We give thc following as a spcoimen of some of ino articles published in tho Northern papers . " RECONSTRUCTION.-^Official advices wore yesterday received from South Caroling to tho effect that a baud of outlaws, le;d by au ex robel major, has boen committing depredatious and murdering Union men and uegrocs, on account of their devoted loyalty. The gueril la leader exhibits as trophies of his prowess eight ears, cut from colored persons." Comment is unnecessary. New Advertisements 1. Messrs. JOHNSON & GILLILAND, nt the New Drug Store, Walhalla, offer a new varie? ' ty to purchasers this week. 2. Dr. ANDERSON desires those indebted to him to make settlement by payment or oth erwise. 8. The Commissioner in Equity requires Trustees, &Q., to file their Returns ou or by 23d April next. 4. Citations by tho Ordinary on Estates of KASLEY and ROBBKRSON. 5. Huies by thc Commissioner in Equity in five cases. * The Biggest Robbery Thc biggest robbery " on record " has taken place in New York city. Mr. LOUD, a broker, had his safe robbed of '$1,500,000 in bonds. No clue has yet been obtained as to the rob bers. A reward of ?200 000 has been offered for the recovery of these bonds ! Good Report. Sometime ago, Cen. SICKLES issued an or der to remove the freedmen from Laurens and Newberry districts, on account of harsh treat ment. A couple of his officers wore sent ur) to investigate the matter. We are glad to learn that they report an entirely different state of affairs, and were altogether disposed to do full justice to the citizeus of these two Districts. A Good Sign? There ure some bright streaks in tho dark veil which overshadows us. By order of Gen. GRANT, Military departments are being dis continued, and the people return, with delight, to the protection of thc civil authorities. ^The Military District of East Tennessee has just been discontinued. Good conduct, on the part of our citizens, will, wc doubt not, be ap preciated in the same way before a great while. The Pavilion Hotel Our readers will learn with pleasure that Mr. BliTTERFlELI), so long and well known in connection with.the above establishment, has repaired and refurnished it in fine style. His rates of board aro exceedingly liberal. When you visit the good old "Queen City" give him a call ! ??r* Tho " Charleston Courier " says : The people out West seem destined to have always associated with their natural ?existence the ani mus characteristics embodied in sight-seeing, spectre-dances, unearthly revelations, startling disclosures, unfathomable mysteries. Not long since nine barrels of mutilated and disjointed human bodies and limbs wore discovered on one of the principal avenues of Chicago. On examination the authorities concluded the bar rels contained the subjects of some Medical College. In the freight office of thc North western depot, in the same city, a box contain ing the decomposed remains of a man was discovered last week. This last mystery is explained on the ground of a murder. That particular section of the West must bo a de lectable place to live in if all the reports which como thence are^founded on truth. The " Charleston Courier,'/ of thc 22d inst., reports the burning of the steamer Gen eral Hooker, near Sullivan's Island, with tho loss of eight lives. Thc fire was the result of accident. $3BT Tho General Conference of tho Meth odist Episcopal Church, South, composed of delegates from all the Annual Conferences 6i the entire Churoh, will moot in New Orleans, on tho first Wednesday in April. JOiST* Sound travels 13 miles in a if! in ute ; light 200,000 miles a second, and thc attrac tion of gravitation is 50,000 times swifter than ligHt; _ .\_ 'f/ie following persons havo paid on their sub scription to the CooitiKR, as follows : Dr. J. B. Tarker, , - v - - $1 25 - Thomas Singleton, - 1 25 J C. von Loho, ... j 25 ' Ooh L. N. Robins, -. -'.-<'- 1 jj? A. S. Briggs,. - - - - I 25 Important Movement. A Washington corrosion H ont of tho u NC?7 York Tribuno," says : " Tho (juestion of tho r?cognition of the Stato Governments iu thc lately rebellious States will shortly be brought to n pr?cii'/al test. Measures have been taken by prominent loyalists in the South, and arc now being per fected under tho advice of leading men in Congress, to bring this question to an early decision. The plan is as follows : Loyal men, and they only, both black and white, in the States of Arkansas, North Carolina, Louisiana and elsewhere, have taken steps toward tho for mation of new State Govern merits. These loy-, al men, without respect to color, will shortly issue calls in their respective States for State Conventions, and elect delegates thereto j the Conventions so formed will frame State Con stitutions" embodying thc principles of loyalty, freedom and equal rights j win pledge them selves to the payment of the National debt, and tho disfranchisement of the rebels." , " This being done, they will then proceed to elect Governors, State officers, Representa tives and Senators, the latter of whom will at once demand admission to Congress. The question thus being thrust upon that body, there is no doubt of the recognition of the Governments s? formed, and thc admission of thc loyal members so elected. A number of true and loyal men of the South have berni li^re for some days consulting and deciding upon the best method to bo adopted, and hav ing determined upon the plan presented above, have loft for their homos to cArry the same into execution. Thc matter has been very quiet up to this time, but as the movement iu most of ,thc States is now well under way, poi harm can, and, perhaps, much good may, bo done the Union cause by giving tho facts to thc public nt this time." Referring to tho above in its editorial col umns, thc " Tribune " says : " lt is reported that a now measure of re construction is about to be presented, coming from thc loyal men of thc Southern States. The details of this plan are given in ono of .our special dispatches from Washington. We learn, on ?ood authority, that thc statement may bc relied upo.ii." MERE MENTION. Weare prepared to furnish Magistrates with Blanks.-!-The celebrated " Mrs. Gaines' caso," of Ne,w Orleans, in which milHtinp aro involved, is still pending tri tho U. S. Supremo Court.-Several of thc forts around Wash ington city have been dismantled-The price of a good coolie is S357.00.-Wm. Wright, of Now Orleans, has been sentenced by a Militar}' Court to hard labor for singing tho "Ronnie Blue lt ag" und hallooing for Jeff; Davis.-The Iowa House of Repre sentatives demand the speedy trial of Ex President Davis.--Lieut. Gen. D. II. Hill proposes to publish at Charlotte, N. C., a monthly magazine, to bo called tho a Land we Love."-1-There arc about forty students in the University of South Carolina. Every republican paper in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois, except one, opposes the President's policy.--Maj. Gen. O. M. Wilcox, C.S. A., is in Mexico.-Gen. W. J. IIardoo has been elected President of the Selma (Ala. ) and Meridian Railroad. California has sot au example worthy of imi tation by excluding bushels, and selling and pricing agricultural products by weight alone. ---The receipts for 0. S. customs for thc first ten days of this month at Now York, Bos ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore, amount to $4,830,898,89, gold-Five hundred and sixty-five South Carolinians have been par doned by the President ol' the United States --$200,OOO worth of property was destroy ed by fire, ia Cincinnati, on thc 28d inst. From Washington WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Senate has passed the Bill to provide for thc punishment of certain crimes 'committed against the Uni ted States. The crime of forging United States securities is made punishable by ten years imprison nient. The House has pissed thc Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation Bill, also tho Bill to facilitate Commercial, Postal an i Military communication bctwqen tho several States. WASHINGTON, March 22.-SENATE.-The Senate passed a bill abolishing tho Southern Judicial District of the State of California, and constituting the Western Judicial District of Louisiana and of the State of California, re spectively, ono Judicial District. Thc case of Senator ?Stockton, of Now Jer sey, was discussed. A protest has been made by thc Legislature of that State with regard to tho validity of Mr. Stockton's title to> seat in the United States Senate. HOUSE.-The Mouse was principally*cn gaged in tho consideration of tho Appropria tion Bill, j?-?T Mon who light duels generally have two sooouds to live aftor they are doad. xis. SPECIAL NOTICE. .'PUE Commissioners ot l'ubliO Buildings will meet I nt tho Court Houso on Monday tho Kith April next, to tako into consideration tho Presentments of ?ho Grand Jury and tho orders of Judge MOSES thereon. By ord?r of th< Chairman : ' J. E. HAGOOD, Soo'y & Treas'r. March 26, 18Qfi 38 3 NOTICE. ALL those indebted to me by NOTE OR AC COUNT, from one to fifteen years standing, are earnestly requested to Come forward and settle up. If you can't pay all, you can make settle ment, giving your Note for tho balance. I am compelled to have mouoy. Trade of any kind ta? ken at tho market rates. I think I havo waited long enough on some at all events. . A. J. ANDERSON, M. D. March 27, 18K6 _28_tf_ MAKE TOUR RETURNS! GUARDIANS. TRUSTEES, RECEIVERS, and all other persons, who, by law, aro required to make Returns in my Oilico, must do so on or before MONDAY TUE 23D DAY OE APRIL NEXT. Much negligence has occurred in this respect during tho war, but. it cannot longer be safely in dulged in. . After tho 28d of April next. Utiles will be issued against defaulters, and COSTS will have io bc paid in addition to the regular fees for Returns. ff?g" Executors and Administr?t-, rs ore required, by law to make Returns for deceased Guardiuns. Trustees, Receivers. &c. KOB'T. A. THOMPSON, O.K.r.J). Com'rs Office. March 20, i860 , 28-3 . PAVILION H0TEL, Corner PfKootiia^'aud Ifiuscl Streets* CHARLESTON, S C. KATES OF BOARD PER DAY, $3.00. II. L. BUTTERFIELD, March 27, I860 Proprietor, Stale of$?(B4h Carolina? IN (Ut DIN AHY - CITATION. I IT II ERE AS, ' Mary M. Robborson hath applied; fl to me for letters of administration upon the Estate of Aman S. Robborson deceased, late of the District of Piouenu and State aforesaid : The kin dred nm creditors of said deceased, are, therefore,, cited to appear before me at Pickens C. H. on Fri day the 9th day of Apvil, 18Gf>, to shew causo, if any the} can, why said letters should not bc grnnt cd. . Giv-.n under my hand und seal this 27th day of March, 1806. _W. E. It Of,COMB E. n.p.n. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA., PW KENS-IX E Q tfl TY. Sara ? Capehart, widow, *? Rill l'or Relief, AC TS V count, Discovery, set l^'.N. Robins, Ex'or, ot.als J tlement of Estate, &o*. IT appearing to my satisfaction that tho lleirs ut-law of Harvey dtpeliart, deceased, (uanie*, number and residence unknown.) the lleirs-?tdi'.w of John Capchort, deceased, (names,, number andi residence unknown, A. D. Rogers, administrator of the Estate qf W. D. Rogers, deceased ; defend ants in this case, reside without the limits of this State: On motion of McGowan & Adams, com* plainant's 'Solicitors, it is ordered, that these sever al absent defendants do appen)' in this Court, within three months from tho publication hereof, ami plead, ansiver or dormir, to complainant's ?iud bil?, of complaint ; ot herwisc, an order pro confvsso wilt be entered against them. ' ROBT. A. THOMPSON, ?.E.P.O. S _C?m'rs Office. March 27, 18()t5. TU^STA^^ S??TTT7^R(>LINAy PICK t? XS-?NEQUITY. Samuel Knox . *! . * vs I Bill for Construction.of Heirs at Law of Andrew Will, Partitr&o, &c; P. Knox, deceased. J TT appearing to my satisfaction that rhelleirs _ tit-law of Andrew P. Knox, deceased ( whoso names, number and residence aro unknown) reside without, the limits of this State: On motion of Harrison & Whittlers, complainant's Solicitors, it is ordered, that thc Heirs-at-law of tho- said An drew P. Knox, deceased, do appear in this Court,, within three months from the publication hereof, and plead, answer, or emur to complainant's said! bill of complaint; otherwise, the allegations in the* said bill will be taken as confessed by them ey art order pro coufestto. ROU'T. A. THOMPSON, O.K.F.P. Com'rs Office. March 2ft, 18?>13 Hm1 Tho State of South Carolina, PICK EN'S-IN EQUITY. Wm. C. Kei h, et. als") vs ?-Bill for'Partition, &cv, Mary It. Keith and others J ?T appearing to my satisfaction that Broad well YV. Keith. Mary Keith, Dru ci Bs Keith, susannah Keith, and two other minors, whose names are unknown, heirs nt. law of Marvillc L. Keith, deceased, defendants in this case, reside without tho limits of this Slate : On motion nf Nor ton, complainants' solicitor, it is ordered, that these' KOVeral absent defendants do appear indhis Court, within three months from tho publication heroof, and plead, answer, or demur, to complainants' eaidt bill of complaint; othorwiso, a guardian ad li tent will be appointed by the Court te represent their interests in this cause. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, C.K.P.U Com'rs Om oe, M aroh 31, 186"0 ' 8m THE &TATE OF SOUTrl CAROLINA,. Pl?kcfiH-Sn Hqulty. M. A. Clayton ) vs. j- Bill for Partition, ft nonah Clayton, ot. als. J rPUE defendants in this caso,' to wit: S. John* I Clayton and Nathaniel Guerin and wife Marga ret, resho without t o limits ol' this Stat o : pr? motion of Norton, complainant's Solicitor, it is or dered that these said absent defendants do appear in this Court, within throe months from tho publi cation hereof, and plead, answer or dom.nr to com plainant's s-id bill of complaint; otherwise, ar* ot'dor pro oonfesso will be entered against them. ROB'T. A. THOMPSON,'O.B.V.I). Com'rs Office, March ??, 1806 3m