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rai ifiiggg EOB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. B. A. Thompson, W.H. Holcombe, R. Yoting, PROPRIETORS. TERMS.-One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents or six months, in advance. Provision also takon in payment, at the marked rates. fffi- Advertisements inserted at $1 per square for the first insertion, and 60 couts for oaoh subse quent insertion, cash or provision. goy* Obituary Notices exceeding Avelinos, Trib utes of Respect, Communications - ol' a personal character, and Announcements of Candidates, will be charged for as advertisements. IST Job Printing oxecated with neatness and despatch, for cash or provision. ggp? Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the requirement of oash payment. il_!_JU-J_.-? PICKENS C. H., S. C. : Saturday Morning, May 12, 1866. jtST The Report of the Congressional Re ?onstruetion Committee will be found on thc firs? page. Jfcgr On tbe 7th instant, cotton was quoted in New York at 34 to 8$. ' Gold, 28f. The Anderson papers announce tho appearance of rust on tho wheat. Mrs. DAVIS has boen permitted to visit hor husband at Fortress Monroe. Jt?^Tho "/Anderson Intelligencer," of thc 10th says : " The troiu on thc Blue Ridge Railroad, on Monday morning last, ran over two women named Chnstain and Lawson, who had fallen asleep on tho track. One of them had a leg broken, with other injuries, from the effects of which she has since died, and the other was badly bruised. ?ST The President of the Unifte^^vtcs has ordered that, hereafter, no citizen shall be tried by a Military''commission. One by one the shackles of military rule ore disappearing. Tho people of "WTnohcstor, ya., have formed an Association for the purpose of pro viding suitable interment for the Confederate dead in that section. A five acre plat of land has been set apart for this purpose. Contri butions are asked to assist in the work. In formation on this subject will be given by J. II. SHERRARD, Chairman, to relatives of de ceased officers or soldiers. Tho Blue Ridge Railroad. The Board of Trade, of Charleston, at its last monthly meeting, had before it the sub ject of the completion of thc RI ne Ridge Rail road. Mr. G. A. TREN HOLM furnished, in his remarks, a complete history of the enter prise nnd its present condition. Mr. HENRY GOURDIN also spoke pointedly on the subject. After which, the Roard of Trade appointed a Committee of three to visit Cincinnati and other Western cities, for tho purpose of ma king arrangements which, it is hoped, may lead to" the carly completion of this great en terprise. Wklhalla Female College- -, The attention of our citizons is directed to the proceedings of a public meeting, nt Wal halla, for the purpose of devising ways and means for thc erection of a building to bo used ai a Female College. Tho advantages of suoh an institution are too apparent to need elimi nation .N The enterprise has our best'wishes for its snecoss. ?3T Thc " Anderson Intelligencer," after stating that the 25th Ohio Regiment had been relioved from duty, in this section, says : "Tho separate Districts are again consoli dated, and tho Judicial Districts of Green ville, dickens, Anderson and Abbeville hence forth comprise a Military Post, with hend ??arters at this place. Lieut. Colonel R. B. Iurray, of tho loth Maine, assumes command of the Post, with six companies of his own rogiment, and Co. " L," Regular Cavalry, as tho troops comprising the garrison." $3* The law officer of the Government, under tho instructions of thc President, is preparing to have Jefferson Davis arraigned before the United Statos Circuit Court of Virginia, which tneots at Norfolk, Virginia, on on the first. Monday in May upon tho oharge of high treason. Nothing will prevent this action but tho intervention of Congress, or the refusal of Chief .Justice ?\nm to try the cose. IHM""*-'*-' '"" ".fri i- -i ?rinilniiiminwnrrnn Greenville and Columbia Railroad. The Stockholders of tho Greenville and Columbia Railroad met in Columbia on thc 3d instaut. Thoy determined to change tho bcd of tho road (rom the east to the west aide of Broad River. "HENRY P. HAMMETT. Esq., was picoted. President ; and Simeon Fair, Robert Stewart, T. C. Perrin, J. W. \V. Marshall, Alox. Mc Bee, Jame? P. Boyce, B. F. Perry, J. L. Orr, J. P. Reed, L. C. Childs, H.T. Farmor, and Daniol Brown, Directors. Changes iu the under officers of thc Road, it is understood, will ?Iso bc made. 'Much is expected from the new President. Foreign Intelligence. From Europe comes thc decp-toned prep.i-, ration for war between Prussia and Austria. France, Italy, Russia, and the smaller Ger man powers, arc not. inactive spectators^ and may be drawn into thc struggle, if n resort to arms cannot bc avoided. . The Mexicans, too, are still Idood-thirsty. Reports from that country represent the de feat of the Imperialists, as also the Liberals, in several engagements. 'Till tho smoke clears away, we arc unable to give satisfactory particulars. . The Spanish fleet has destroyed thc city of Valparaiso and $20,000,000 worth of proper ty, by bombardment. The war between Brazil and Paraguay "drags its slow length along." New Advertisements 1. Mr. W. C. I?YNDS will open the Wal halla Female Academy on thc 1st ?luue next, 2. Messrs. SMITH & Hov KY, of Pendleton) advertise a most attractive Stock of Goods, which they ofter on accommodating terms. 3. Thc Sheriff, by order of the Ordinary will sell tho Real Estates of HAYNES ABKR CROMBIE and GEORQE ROSS, on Salcday. 4. Notico by J. A. JOHNS, Adm'r., U debtors and creditors of JAMES JOHNS, dco'd /C3r"The Methodist Conference ??se?ec$! four now Bishops, viz: Rev. W. M. Weight man, of Georgia; Rev. Mr. McCheyne, o Louisiana ; Rev. J). S. Doggett, D. D, of Vir ginia; and Rev. E. M. Mason, of Missouri all learned men. Thc choice was nearly uuon ?IU0U8. It is reported, says the u Nation? Intelligencer," that thc military district c Charleston, Port Royal, Eastern South Cai dina and Western South Carolina, togcthc with tho sujfe districts arc to bc abolished - These districts are to be divided into twelv military posts, named as follows : Charleston Collcton, Georgetown, Hilton Head, Lavi tourilie, Beaufort, Darlington, Columbia, A ken, Chester, Anderson and Unionvillc Thcse posts arc to bc garrisoned by seven ref imcnts of volunteer troops, among which wi bc the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Uu ted States colored troops. FOR THE COURTER. Walhalla Female Institute. At a meeting of some of thc citizens of tl Town of Walhalla this evening, the 3rd < May, 1866, at thc office of Dra. JOHNSON Giiiiiir.ANi), for the consideration of a p?en I raise a fund necessary to the building of Female Institute in tho Town of Walhall Rev. C. H. .SPEARS was made Chairman, ar H. W. PIEPER and R. A. MATHESON r quested to act as Secretaries. Tho Chairman having.explained the obje of thc meeting, Col. VAN DIVIERE was calle upon to give his views upon the subject, whir, he.did in a brief and appropriate manner, st ting that, in order to insure tho greater su cbss, tho enterprise-should bc placed inti lianas of the Ladies. Therefore ' Resolved. 1st. That of this body, H. VAN DIVIKRE, (Chairman,) H. W. PIEPE Dr. JOHNSON, Dr. WARNE, AV. J. NEVILE JOHN ANSEL, Col. W.'S. GRISHAM and : BIEMANN aro appointed as a Committ( whose dutv it shall bo to communicate wit! number (deemed by thom sufficient) of cnt< prising Ladies of the District, and appoint time and place for their meeting. Resolved, 2d. Thnt when these Ladies t assombled it shall be thc duty of this Co mittec to. meet and co-operato with them the enterprise. Resolved, ?rd. That Rev, C. H. SPEA ; be added to the Committee. Resolved, ?th. That a copy of thoso re lutions be published in tho District journal On motion, tho mooting adjourned. REV. C. H. SPEARS, Ch'm'n i H. W. PIEPER, . ) A I R. A. MATHESONS \ Sccrctuncs. ? M ii ll E MENTION. -_ Thcro arc fifty cases of Small-pox in Co lumbia.-Forty royles have boon sold in Columbia at au avei*a*#bf 9215 nach.-. Judge Hook bas deemed at Augusta, Ga., that " greenbacks " area"lcgal tonder " only for debts connoted sinoo 25th February, 1862 --1-" Colored peWo^} vote in (Michigan. -Col. Henry Cumm?ug, of Augusta, Ga., committed suicide a fow days ago.-Time, patience industry, are the three great masters otf.^tho worKD-Thc United States Senate lui8 bnnishca the u grocery from its walls.-^?Washington, DjT fy)., and Victoria, Yancouvcrs Island) have neon connected by telegraph.-Thc new Constitution of Texas bases representation on thc white population.' The steamer " Gibbour^ was burned on the Savannah river ro.ceiUpy4-boat and 480 bales cotton lost.-Thc Harrison National Bank of Cadiz, Ohio, has b?cn Sobbed of *3.r)0,000. -Thc prettiest liiimg for a bonnet is a smi ling face.-~0en.(Qram WON presented with 780 boxes of Scgars in one day.-London has three and one-half million inhabitants.--Ec temperate in all things.--Another death from chloroform is announced.-Major l)ubos will publish a French paper in Charleston. Thc Small-pox is on the increase in Edgofi?ld. with one death.-Due Wost College is in a flourishing condition.--1>. P. Hughes, of Abbeville^ is dead.-Forty-six pardons were granted by thc President Inst week.-The bill, disfranchising Southern men, has been passed by thc State ?Senate of Tennessee. From Washington. WASHINGTON/ May I.-It is understood that at tho meeting of thc cabinet'to-day tho president invited an expression of opinion from thc Head of thc department respecting thc report of tho Reconstruction. Committee, and it is reported that in au. animated discus sion which ensued thereupon, Secretaries Se ward, McCulloch, Welles and Stanton were de cided in their opposition to the plan of tho committee, arid earnest in their support of the President's policy for restoration. The Post master-General was'in favor of carrying out the President's policy, but expressed some doubts ns to tho precise timo nt. whieh loyal representatives From Southern States should bc admitted. Thc Attorney-General was not present. The President was very emphatic in his op position to thc committee's repoi t and declared himself against all conditions precedent to tito admission of loyal representatives from thc Southern States in the shape of am'endmcnts to the constitution and thc passage of la VT. Ile insisted that under the Constitution no State could be deprived of its equal suffrage in thc Senate, and that Senators and Repre sentatives ought at once to be admitted into the representative houses ns prescribed by thc lawk>and the Constitution. He was for a strict adherence to thc Consti tution as it is, and remarked that, having sus tained ourselves under it during li terrible re bellion, he thought thc Government could be restored without resort to amendments; and remarked, in general terms, that if thc organ ic law is to he changed at all, it should be at a time when all the States and all thc people can participate in tho alteration. ' WASHINGTON, May 2.-Mr. Dixon offered an amendment to thc Reconstruction proposi tion of tho Committee. It declares that when any of thc lately rebellious States shall present itself, not only in its attitude of loyal itybut represented by men capable of submit ting to the constitutional test, it shall bc ad mitted to a right of representation. The House rejected a bill for reorganizing thc army, and will next consider one which has passed thc Senate for that purpose. Au order has been issued from the War Department by direction of the President de claring that, the Military Commission and Court Martjals ore not authorized, therfore, will not assume jurisdiction in trials of any persons other than those belonging to tho Ar my and Navy of tho Urtited States and camp followers, contractors^and others ns arc indi cated in the articles of war and ticts of Con gress. WASHINGTON, May 3.-Thc Senate to-day passed tho bill from the Conference Com mittee establishing telegraphic communication with Cuba. It now awaits the signature of the President. The ilou&e passed the bill for the admis sion ol Colorado. WASHINGTON, May 4.-Henry S. Foth, of Savannah, was'confirmed by the Senate, to day, os United States-Attorney for .Georgia. Lewis D. Campbell was oonfirmcd as Min istor (to thc Republic of Mexico. . - . Mk.Mi'?iiM, May A riot occurred this evening between tho police and negro soldiers, growing out of an attempt of officers to ar rest ? white luau whom tho negroes attempt ed to protect. About thirty policemen kept up thu fight for two hours, with ono hundred and fifty negroes. It tps finally quieted .hy thc 10th Regt ip CU I of Infantry. Ono policeumu was killed, and three wounded.' Eight or ten negroes woro killed and severol wounded. t?nuwBwm?iwrcii>Mi?iiiminw? RECEIPTS, Tho following persons have paid on their sub? script ion lo thc Couiumi, as follows : v Mrs. Sallie Griffin, - - . $1 25 Elihu TJriflin, - 1 25 James Burd?n?, - * . 2 50 Sharpe & Mays, - - . 1 25 THE LADIES' STORE, MY SMITH & 1I0YEY, PEN BE ETON, S. C., "AS JUST RECEIVED and is now oponiug; a very largo and well selected Consisting of Calicoes, Ginghams, Muslins, Shnllics. Lawns, Bercgos, Tissues, Crapes, Worsted, White and Cglorod Jaconot. Dottod' aud'Phiin Swiss, Tolton, Nansook, India Long Cloth, Bleached und Brown Sheotingand Shirt ings, Ulrick and Colored Silks, Kid and Silk Gloves, Culls and Collars, Em'.roidorccl Edging and Inserting, Dress Cord,'of al colors; Rib bons and Ron net's, &o. A OreafrV ?rioty of Yankee Notions' Of Every Kind. * GENTS' GOODS? Black and Colored Cassi more, Broad Cloth, Tweeds, White and Colored Linens, Cottonados, MomO ll Os, Linen Bosoms, tte. READY MADE CLOTHING ? Broad Cloth, Black and Colorod Cassimoro, MersailoS, Tweeds and Alpaeca Coats, Vests and Pants. HATS AUB CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, IAKJICS' anti Tunis' Hoots an<l Shoes in Hivvtut Variety. CHOOK KUY AND GLASSWARE, of all descriptions, A very lartto assortment of Lumps ?nd Fix tures, Press Tin, ?fcc. GROCERIES': Will in a few days have a good assortment of Groceries. Wo invite ali persons visiting our .Town it to cati and fee our ?-Stook before buying, espa cial ly our Smilies' 1>B'QSS Go?dS, as wo have a very large. Stock, and h-j vo boen caroful ly selected'by OUR MR. HOY EY, who has boon in Kew York for the last two months. Pondloton, ?. C.; MnvS, DWI. 34-tf 0?IDI?ARTS SALE., j) Y VIRTUE of an order directed to ?ne by \%. l) Vi. Holcombe, . Esquire, Ordinary of Picken? District. I will sell to thc highest bidder, at Pick ens Court. House, on Salcday in June next, tlio* ll KAL ESTATE} Of Haynes Abercrombie, deceased, consisting of ono TRACT 'OF LAND, lying and situate in tho District of Piekens, adjoining lands of J. S. L? thein, .>(). ^Armstrong and others, containing 73? Acres moro or less. TERMS OF SALE.-On a credit of Twelve Months, with interest; the purchaser to giVo-bond. and approved security to the Ordinary, with a, mort ?iago of thc premises, if deemed necessary by-. him, to soonro t he payment of the purchase money.. Thc costs to be paid in coin, in cash, or its equiva-. lent ; and to pay extra for titles. L. THOMAS, s.r.n Sheriff's Office, May 8, 1H00 ?4-ft , ~ 01DI NAR Y'S SALE. ~ ])Y VIRTUE of an order to me directed, by W.. I) E. Holcombe, Bsq., Ordinary, 1 will sell to tho highest bidder, at Piekens Court House, on SA LEDA Y IN MAY NEXT, * . The Real Estate of Otorgo Ross, deceased, consist ing of one Tract of Land, lying in Piekens District, on waters" of ?Stamp Creek, and ndjoining lands of' John Ross Thus. R. Davis and others, containing. 137 Acres moro or less. TERMS OF SALB.~On. a credit of Twelve Months, with interest ; the purchaser to givo boml and approved security to tho Ordinary, with ?? mnrtgago of the premiso!? if deemed necessary by* him, to secure tho pnyrnont of the puroha-o.money. . The costs to be paid Sn coin, - in cash, or its equii^ nient ; und to pay extra for titles. L. THOMAS, S.TM>. Sheriff's Office. May 8. 1800 , 84?-8 EXECUTORS NOTICE7 HERSONS indebted to the Es ato of E. E. Alex-. I auder, ?lee issed, aro required to make psy^ mont: and those having demands against S???\ Estate must prosont thora to tho undersigned, lo gally attested,- within tho time prescribed by law. . ?WM. K. ALEXANDER, YI JOS. J. NORTON, j ux ors. May 2, 1800 88 4 i Notice. TjEHSONS having demands against the Esto'te of L James Johns, deceased, will present th ort) j le gally attested, to tho undersigned for paymont} and those indebted to said Estate must make pay-: ment forthwith. J.-A. JOHNS, Adm'r. . May 0, 1800 84 ____ a, N?tiOO.' 'PH OSE? having demands against the Estate, ?f 1 William Laidy, deopnsed, must present them to md, legally attested, for payment; abd thoso in debted to said Estafe aro required to moko immft* diato pnyrnont. t , ' D. RIB MA NN, Adm'r,, May 2, l8li0 03 ? 4