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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.
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M ii ll E MENTION.
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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