Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, September 21, 1867, Image 2
Corro8pond6uoe<of Jto.e Columbia Pheonix,
WAH?ALIWI ??. C., ?opt. 13, 1807.
W? trust U vrjll provo iutorosting, and may
bo practically instructivo to our friends below,
to give them somu of tho prices ourrout, in
this region Of pure air aud Tuetouio honesty.
Boef bought by the, quarter, may bp had at
?f?oni three to ?vo o?nts a pound, and tho beef
is of ? oxoellont quality generally ; while at re
.la if flip price varies.from G to 8 cents. Mut
ton is sometimes cheaper than beef. Bacon
and lard raiig?.from. 12} to.20 cents a pound,
dorjendiog upon thc supply of other meats.
Venison of tho finest quality sells at from 5
to 10 couts a pound. That is to say, beef,
mutton and venison all sell at about the same
. price. Chichona oan be readily bought nt
from 12^ to 15 cents, while egjis never go
above 10 couts a dozen, and three dozen for a
ijuartcr, were bought n few days ago. Butter
costs from 15 to 20 cents a pound. Irish po
tntoes.c?st, varying with the time ol' thc year,
from 50 to 75 cents a bushel ; and sweet po
- ta toes never go abovo 50 cents. Flour sells
at. 810 a barrel. Corn just now-thc old
crop-costs 81.25 a bushel; but not a single
mau with whom wo have conversed, expects
that tho now crop soon to come in, will com
" 'Uland more than 50 couts a bushel, if even si
umoh. Oats wero recently sold at 33 cents !
bushel. Bye brings 81.50 ; but tho new ero]
must bring it down , to $1. North Carolin
apples sell readily at 50 couts a bushel, um
country apples arc rather lower. House ron!
.too, is at correspondingly low figures-th
best houses in Walhalla rent at about 810
month ; and smaller houses rent at 85, an
there arc many that can be rented for less tba
that.
Thc Bluo Bulgo Railroad, you are a Wari
. comos nominally to Walhalla; but in fact
stops two miles short of tho town, so as t
give one a pleasant drive in tho omnibus bi
fore coming too suddenly upon tho town. A
long as this arrangement continues, preset
pi iocs will probably remain ; and, when tl
railroad shoots on past through tho tun nc
and away into North Carolina and Tennessei
of course prices will rather fall than rise.
From tho Walhalla depot to tho tunnel
about ten miles above herc-tho road is nea
ly, if not ontircly graded; and the tunnel
about two-thirds done. Thero is no workiti
. now on this end of the road, but rumor sa;
the Tennessee end is b>- jg brought ?Soutl
ward as fast as possible.
Tho Greenville Company is running tl
Blue Ridge rond to this place now. lt cha
gos enormous freights; but if a practical wi
dom,were infused into its counsels, to indui
it to put down these exorbitant rates to aboi
half, tho amount of freight would-so som
. bio resident think-bc increased ibout Ov
fold. But penny wisdom is likely to have i
n?sual result-pound folly. D,
GovEnN'on OF rlii? SKA ISLANDS.-Tl
" Savannah Republican " publishes thc fi
lowing letter, which was received at tl
Freedmen's Bureau in that city :
-ELMIIU,- N. Y!, August 12,* 1807.
the (luvernov.-Dear Sir: I have an on
brother, who enlisted iu tho Union army, vt
. taken prisoner by tho rebels, and since I
not. been heard from and supposed to.be dct
. X-. Vvo oonsujted a.ola?rv.oy?u^ who tells
if 1.vrrtto^?'ln'di ana direct it to thc Cove
or of 'trip Spa islands off tho coast of Gcor-j
he will get it; therefore, I direct to bim, a
enoj?se it to yoii, and beg of you, if you kn
of any such person, ploaso.deliver my lcttci
him.
I am a widow, and in need of a male fi ic
and ho is tho only ono to whom I could lo
Iiis name is Samuel James Garrett. He <
in Co. D, 146th Bcginicnt, New York Vol
tours. Yours, respectfully,
II A. HART,
Box No. 3, Elmira, New York
Strango mixturo of education and ig
rance. Mrs. Hart cnn write a letter corr
in orthography, syntax and punctuation, r
Y^flh? believes in n clairvoyant, and a g
- <c ^J-?llilid^. '
Tny.'BONKS or Bi;r,i, RUN.-A corrcsp
dent pf tho " Cincinnati Commercial," w
ing of a vigil to thc battle field of B-* Jil
says : , ,4
; "The first sight tlu>* greeted my eyes
Manassas Junction,'Was a forcible remini
of thc war. Tho lingo piles Of bones, ho
^ bpnes, cattle bones, and, sad to say, ?hun"
- bones intermingled, lay whitening right
- front of tho/hotel. Tjfiey ave pitifcod tip
. tho battlefield by the owners of the soil, a
carted hore for shipmPnt by the enrs to
ground info, fertilizers, at some mill in Ba
inor?. ThO'pricc hore is ""a penny a ponm
'Vtifi? of Fairbank'* platfonii scales to wei
i the. deliveries, and several tons of bones lu
been shipped. One man,. With a girl lo h
him, collected in two days qnough to come
816. My landlord, a Pon;isylvania Dut
_jnan named-Variier; brought out a lons fi
powerful looking bono from behind thc I
saying : - ".lloro now is some poor folio
thb?h bono.'' Thc sight was not to ins}
,.,cheerful reflections. In another great h
Veto piled masses pf camp-kettles, musl
barrols, wlicol-iirc?, solid shot and bro
.ehejit., fragments of swords, bits of wn<;
... goar, old rpsty fire-locks and the like. T
'^-fbrr, is for thc market, the last relics of
? hugo debris of destruction of which cv
bu ttl o is thc fruitful parent."
.? '*.''''','. . ', ~C'
.... GALVKSTON, September 12.-Matann
'' d?f,CB to tlie 12th stato that n convocation
bepit pvoniitlgatcd ordering an olcction
.UpputhVa to Congress and a President of
Supremo Court on tho 22d September. I
trict elections wereid bo hold on the 6th,
. and 8th instants. Congress meets on thc 2
, of. -Novcmlnf. The President elect is to t
W$(? ??atW. the 1st of December, thc Cl
- Jji?jtico on thc 1st of June.
vV.< " X! brigade of troops viuder Canales sun
dorcd themselves to thc authorities of Jua
B:or:/obal, resigned" tho Governorship of T
nUtipas, and Pav?n Was appointed; Esci
?j doicrtplied Monterey .with 2,000 troops on
^^^^lijluo. ' Grp'at rejoicings wore displa
'?." QU hts arrival. In a speech, Escobado i
'..'tpal iho naine Amcri4pn would bo always (
to him. .
My ' ' -
reOT**w Yr?ftK, Sept. 13.-Tho " Herald
^?bington spoeial dispatch says that on
kiiMjpct of the vO??fit aninesty pr?Qlamntic
'^^fa'^mlorstood that tho Cabinet was united,
, ?hat iii tho flj?ous'fl?on it v/as ngrood thnt
jl.tfgal.effdet of it would.be to rolicvc tho Wh
;' ?wjiQwt?r0 nov<r oxclud?c?, of their di&aVil
^^^^'^^^^^ tt* ^g?t pf attffrngo.
ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
lt. A. THOMPSON & HOBT. YOUNO,
riiopitivroits.
T bili MX. - Ono Dollar mid .Twenty five colts,
strutt}/ tn advance, for six month* Subscription.
H/ci}" Advertisements inserted at $1 MIT sonare of
ten lines or less for thc fist insertion, und 60 cents
''or car/i siif/scfpicitt insertion.
jgfcjy" Obituary Notices excudiny fcc lines, 'J'.-ib
ntes of Ilcxpect, Communications of a personal
character, and Announce maits of Candidates, witt
bc eho?r?fed fot as advertisement*.
?t??M" .fob Orbiting neat/;/ and cheaply executed.
Payment can bc made in currency, orin pro
vision at the market rates.
l??ay" Necessity comp?lit us to ad/nre strictly to
thc requirement of cash puyuunt.
P1CKKNS C. H., S. C's
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Saturday Morning, September 21, 1867.
JO??>"* In New York, ou thc 17th, gold was i
quoted at 45 j cotton dull at 25.
-- - .? t ?.
Jfj??T' lt is announced in all quarters that tl.c
State treasury Ts empty, There, is duo the
State, in tax executions, (bc sum of 8100,
000, the speedy collection ol which has becu
ordered by competent authority.
?t.?~ "Good News." Mr. Pl?AKK, Super
intendent of the Charleston Ka i I road, under
date of Sept. 17, says: "The Augusta tariff
will bo used to Columbia, commencing to
morrow." This is good news, as it brings
freight down. We trust tho Creen ville Hoad
will follow suit.
--_
PKKUY Dun ii AM, convicted of thc
murder of Col. MlM.r.lt, of North Carolina,
has, after examination by two physicians, been
declared a lunatic ; and thereupon, has been
transferred from the Penitentiary to tho Lu
natic Asylum.
WS?'Tho "Daily Chronicle," issued in Co
lubia, S. C., by " Chronicle Publishing Com
pany," has made its appearance. It is a bright,
lively sheet -well filled. Terms: daily, 88
per annum ; six months, 81; three months,82.
Thc prospectus appears in another column.
Thc" enterprise has our bett wishes for its suc
cess.
iti?' Tho Fork Association will bc held
with Coucross church, near Walhalla, com
mencing on Friday before the first Sabbath in
October next.
8?* Tho " Daily Chronicle" says that Cen
CAN BY has re-appointed thc Intendant and
Wardens of the town of Blackville, in this
State, and augurs therefrom that no changes
of officers will b? made where the incumbents
aro prompt and faithful in the discharge of
their duties.
PATRICK. CMI?OUD, convicted of
horse stealing, lu.s been pardoned by the Gov
ernor, on condition that he leaves thc State j
not to return in five years.
jtST.Thd United States Court, which has
been in session nt Greenville for six weeks,
has closed its labors there. It will re open in
Columbia at an early day.
gtfF "In the midst of life we are in death."
This is practically exemplified in thc death of
Gov. Ii KLM, of Kentucky, just one week af
ter llb inaugurat ion as Governor of that State.
This sad event has lilied the citizens of Ken
tucky with gloom and disappointing-"*' Gov.
I?ELM was universally r<~~ot?? a,,d 8cnoral*
ly loved. ^_?; ^ ^_
-rile freight on sajCfrom Charleston
io Knoxville, Tennessee, is scvv,nh/-ninc couta
per sack. The freight on the same article
from Charleston to Walhalla is 81 GO! This
inequality is very great, and we hope to sec
, j it removed very soon.
Pllj' Tlio following are the prices of leading
articles in ibo Athens (Ga.) market: Cali
coes, ?2J lo '?Ci cents per yard; flour, 88 to
812.00; corn, $1.25 j wheat, 81.5Q ; bacon,
18 to 20; sugars. 15 to 20; codee, 30 to 50;
salt, 81 per sack; corn whiskey, 88 to $1.00;
loather, 40 to 75. Wc believe thc merchants
of this section can offer equally reasonable in
ducements, in the way of price, and quality of
goods, as those quoted above.
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Eclipse of tho Moon.
On Friday evening last, tho moon present
ed itself two-thirds in eclipse. Thc sky being
clear nt thc time, afforded a fin? opportunity
for those who were anxious to seo for them
selves.
Messrs. Wm Perry and Co.
These gentlemen give notice that they have
formed a private corporation for manufactu
ring purposes, at thc Pendleton Factory. Thc
oapital stock is fifty thousand dollars. The
partners aro WM. PKIUIY, .1. W. CRAWFORD,
A. J. CMNKSCALF.S and L C. CLINUSCAI.KS.
Wc note this arrangement with pleasure, in
asmuch ns it betokens confidence in the fu
ture. Such schemes aro, moreover, to bc tho
groundwork of our futuro grcitnoss and pros
peri ty. Wc wish these gentlemen theso-coss
which their enterprise* and energy so richly
merit.
--
A terrific boiler explosion occurred
Monday afternoon, at No. 258 West Twenty
eight street, Now York. Tho boiler wa3
j hurled through thc air a distanco of ono hun
j drod aud fi*iy yards, falling upon thc roof pf
n four story dwelling, and crushing ?ts way to
tho collar. Tho foreman, engineer, and a
man, and two oliildren woio killoe!, and sovoral
[ I others wero scvoroly injured^.
iras?* Tho " Yorkvillo Enquirer" says that
tho corn supply pf that Di?tiiot will be short
.bf tho wants of the pcbplo thereof.
II mi H iiiim ;.'I?I<IM'? r.iii I??IMIII ii?y*?-i?yjv??fc??cy>'?i<
Registration,
Tho following is a correct return pf Rogi?>
tration, in this District, as fur ns heard from,:
PHV.CINCT8 AVIIITK COl/l) TOTAL
Bickens C II* . 84 GO H4
Piokonsvillo,* 287 126 408
Salubrity,* 78 28 1?1
Wolf Crock,* 107 07 174
Guiucs* 76 55 181
PorryvHlo* 76 78 ?49
i Muddy Springs, 4? 24 L-70
Tunnel Hill, 31 5 Wj6
Cheuhcc,* 09 19 TT8
I Whctstouc, 23 5 28
; Walhalla, 195 121 5U6
! Hurrioane, 61 5 66
I Kastatoe, 65 6 71
Hagood'.s, 77 18 05
I Hall's, 46 46
Toxaway,
Pair Play,
Bachelor's Retreat,
Centre,
Pumpkintown, 72 53 125
Trap 142 29 171
1,548 699 22.47
Majority for tho whites thus far, 847. ff
Registration at the precincts marked Urns *
has been completed. *^
The number registered in the State up to
the present time is i 8,317. Blacks, 52,|i5j
whites, 26,202-majority for the blacks, 2*5,
918. ?
Miuing Operations.
A Northern company is prospecting heavily
for gold in thc vicinity of Walhalla, with fail
ohanees of success. Operations fdr thc pros
! cut are cul)Unod to Mr. J. C. Conn's: ph?oc
The mine at l'?ATON'S is ulso to be pretty thor
OUghly tested. Success to these efforts.
There is an abundance of gold in tho Iii.'
trict. In many places veins of the preciou
metal can be traced. If private cnterpris
cannot dcvelope them, let them be favorubl
put upon the market. *1
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Look to tho Convention- ^
TI"' order having been issued for thc Ah
bama election, a similar one in regard to^n
own ?State may be looked for shortly, says (li
Athens (Cu.) " Watchman." (
Aro our people sufficiently alive to tho rin
portance of this thing '{ From the niai/m
in which they failed to register in some /sci
tiona, we fear they aro not.
Are they willing, by non action no\V,V
permit tho State Government to fall into fl
hands of tho ignorant and corrupt classes
the community '! Ai e. they willing tn see stu
a Constitution adopted us will driyo all thpd
cont people to seek refuge in other lands ?
Are they willing to make a cowardly surre
der of all their rights and yield their h?rita
in this beautiful land a prey to thc spoils:
Do they intend lo expatriate themselves OJ
their children ?
Those who fold their arina and refuse trf
any thing, are practically answering all lbj
questions affirmatively. This is a fearful
sponsibility, and wo hope that every tifia
will weigh well the importance of the issi
nod thou uot coolly and dlsp??oMw>iM.?l}?fc
nil means lot bim ?ct. in somo liiuiinoT-~^i
no time to stand still and supinely permit ?
last shadow of liberty to pass away. jj
We hold now, as wc leave held from
first-(?li; Convention will he held-and if
1 intelligent, conservative white men of
i count ry, who have every thing lo lose, do
i take control of it, it will bc directed by th
who have not/tint/ lo lose and rvn/ ihinl
Odin by thc adoption of such a Constitu?
as agrarian fanaticism would dictate.
lt is true, that we do not-nor does i
sensible mau of thc South-advocate the 1
d?lg of tliis Convention, us a matter of ?J
??tjfij tait, /laving been overpowered ?
glaced in a position wherff we cannot diet
ternis to lite victors, it is the part of wisdou
choose between evils, and lake tho least.
And right hero ono word. Wc hear ,
remark every day, and read it in the news
pms, " I would rather submit to a milit
i government than to such an ono as is pr
dod by tlic reconstruction measures ; th
fore, I will vote against a Convention.' N
my dear sir, stop a moment. llave we
assurance of such an alternative ? Thc p
put Congress will remain in power until
-Itil bf March, 1869, lt will convene a?
lon the 21st of November. It is just as tu
bent upon carrying out its pinn of rceonst
Lion as it was when it adjourned in Juli
Obstacles'thrown in the way will only into
fy that determination. Suppose tho pe
of Georgia vote down the Convention, y
will that body do? LoilVO us under a mi
ry [government, ami acknowledge itself w
ped ? Is there a white man in Georgia
enough to believe this ? Is it any where
corded in history that fanaticism was fo j
ly baulked '{ Vote down tho Convention,
Congress will at once pass another rcconsl
tldn act, coiiliueing the right of stiff rag
thosconly whocr.ii takotho ' iron-clad oath'
this would secure thc adoption of a Cons
tion which would not only disfranchise,
abo confiscate the property of all who pii
paled in, or syn) pa til i ?ted with tho " reboil!
Wo perfectly agree with Gov. Perry ii
views on this point-there is no dango
Congressional confiscation, none -whale
but trust your property to a Convention
members of which do not in thc nggn
own fivo thousand dollars' worth of rca
tate, and wont will become of it ? Trust
right to tho ballot to such a Convention,
posed of men taught to regard you us
worst enemies, and when will voil vote at
People of Georgia ! ponder well
thing?. Act coolly, calmly and dispat
ately. If, by rejecting thc Convention
the matter could be staved off until an
Congress could take it in hand, there v
bc somo sense in such a course; but rei
ber, this same Congress will pass upon it
will your rejection of what they considc
crnl terms have a tendency to moderato
doniands ? Nobody is silly enough to bi
so.
Thou your duty is plain-choose no
least of two evils-go to work and seoul
control of tho Convention, instend ot' st
ly suffering it to pass into tho hands of
who will not hesitate to disfranohiso yo
confiscate your property. Do this, tri
to arcturningsftus? pfj tts tico pu tho part
peoplo of the North and West, and when
gross shall -become purged and its balls
with bettor mon, you cnn get full just!
Your action now will not Ear your olai
relief thon. But ?tis needless to diseu?
viow of thc sutyPdt at this limo.
?0
I Spirit of the Press.
Tho " National Intelligencer," in speaking
of tho lato omno?ty proclamation of the Pres?
j id?nt, says :
" During the deliberations of tho Cabinet,
yesterday, it is Understood that it become evi
dent that, in thc opinion of every member
present, thc legal effect of tho contemplated
amnesty proclamation would be lo relievo all
persons included within its terms from all dis
qualification, as well as all penalties incurred
by their complicity in the late rebol lion, and,
of course, so far as tho action of thc General
Government is concerned,) from disability as
to thc oxerciso of tho right of suffrage. ^c
mny, therefore, congratulate the country upon
tho prospects of a speedy settlenont of all
our difficulties upon principles conformable' to
tho Constitution, and in harmony with our
republican form of Government. That such
will bc its effect, no sound lawyer cntcrtainsn
doubt, nor is it to be presumed that it will be
seriously denied by any considerable number
of respectable Ilion of the radical party, in or
out of Congress."
Kr F KOTS ol' Ttli? A M N KSTY.-The "Wash
ington correspondent of thc " Heston Post,"
who is supposed to be in tho. confidence of thc
White House, says: " Much speculation is
indulged in hero as lo the effect of the amnes
ty proclamation of tho 8th. Thc understand
ing with tho Administration is, that the am
nesty removes all disability, but will bo inef
fectual where I li? registration lins been closed
Where this is not the ease, the party may en
force, his leg il right by an appeal to the courts
Thc actum of thc President, in proclaiming
amnesty, meets tho full approbation of al
Conservativo Union men. Some claim tba
it would have been better had the Presiden
made no exception whatever. Such will, ni
doubt, be the opinion of Mr. Greeley."
Tho "National Intelligencer," the Presi
dent's organ, also takes the ground that thi
amnesty removes all disfranchisement and pu
litioal disability.
Tim UKU?M) ON "OU? NIAV SOUTH KU;
MILITARY COMMANDERS."-The New Yuri
" Herald," bf Saturday, indulges in thc fol
lowing lucid and hopeful editorial :
Thc country will watch with some hnpii
tioilCC thc first acts of Generals Hancock au
Canby in their Military Districts. In accori
ance with army regulations, thc orders issue
by Generals Sheridan and Sickles remain i
full force, and the new Commanders ure r<
minded of this by Gen. Grant as he nssigl
them to their posts. How long these Con
mandora can retain their positions, depcm
upon their adroitness in balancing thouisolvi
between two clashing principles which Coi
gross has stupidly allowed to conic in couta
in the South. Thc District Commanders tl
forced to obey the laws enacted by Congr?s
Those cannot be changed by a Genera! of ll
Republic. If he attempts it he is lost. 1
may administer tho laws with a mildncf
which may enable him to maintain bis poi
lion; still they control him. If Mr. .Joh
son, dissatisfied, makes other changes, ups?
lint: and instating, with the hope that he in
find those who aro willing to override t
Congressional enactments, bc will only discf
cr th?$. the remedy is not V? il,,?t dtreofcb
: n< Ht- Iji.niD The b-.itt.lfe luis (abo fnijj
out at Washington, and must now rnpii
narrow down to that point where tho two gr
powers will strike at each other. Whicho
wins, the result is an overthrow of the G
eminent.
The Washington correspondent of thc N.
"Tribune" says: ''There is a good deal
anxiety existing herc ns lo what the Pr
dent is going to do in regard to re-open
and extending tho (crin for registration in
South for the, purpose of allowing those
whom he lately granted amnesty to regis
[inmediately after the proclamation was m
public, he let it be understood that lid hail
intention of re opening registration, but w
in tho last few d-ys bc has been veer
around, and now intimates that he will re o
the lists, notwithstanding the seventh seel
of thc July Reconstruction act, which, in s
stance, says that registration in South
States shall md bc extended beyond the
of October, except by order of the Dist
Commander!? "
Rut the " 1 leralu " has a fiery leader on
Bil ino subject ?ri t ofMiue day.
The " Herald " wants to know what is
prospect for Mr. Johnson. Will tho issn
lo him tho triumph of Cromwell or tho fa i
of Charles the h irst ?
He proposes to re open thc registratioi
fices in the rebel States, in order that tho
els embraced in his lr";f amnesty proclama
may be admitted to ibo ballot boxea in
work of Southern reconstruction ; and
bc proposes in defiance of thc Reeonstruc
laws of Congress. I t is his declared purj
in tho event of an attempt by Congress ti
move him, to attempt tho removal of I
gross. This brings tho contending part'n
close.quartcrs and to the eonsider.itiou of
main question, viz :-on which side is
heaviest artillery '( Assuming that willi
reassembling pf Congress in the hist wen
November the House of Representatives
in thc capacity of a grand jury, pasy re:
lions requiring thc ?Sonate, as thc high c
of impeachment, to try Andrew Johnsoi
certain " high crimes and miidemeaiu
what will bc the next stop in (Ids case '(
Mr. Johnson be next dccl?r/q suspend?
his official capacity, and Ri?njamin V. W
Presidont. of the Senate, h? declared Presi
of tho United States, foi' thc time being,
then '{
lt strikes us lhaV thcro tho conflict
end, for tho constj/ution provides no iq
against thc renuyid of a President by
gross. All orders from Mr. Johnson, aft?
shall have boo/declared fiupercodcrl by
gross, will bo/so muoh v/astu paper, and
bo so regarded by all officials subject tu
Presidcnt'?authorily. Mr. Johnson nus
portnit Congress to proceed tb tho extre
of hirt-romoval or suspension, or ho is goi:
Rut hp will antic?pala this result and prc
\l by proroguing Congress. Thc two ho
however, will disregard this order ; and
tho/i '! Tho example of Cromwell in dis
ing tho Long;Parliament by a squad of
iors, will thou bo tho only alternativo lo
the Presidont ip pursuing his lino of r
anoo against Congress. lint will Mr. ?1
son take this hazardous step? Wethink
with all tho blunders ho has committed,
with nil the induoouionte and arguments
have been or may bo proscutod io favor
BY
?TO THINE OWN SELF BK TUUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THE
IIOB'T. A. THOMPSON & CO.
iummMmnmt?i?fm*?m)?mm i m j '-_ ^ M I I - - rn Milli II I I I I i i n II irn?ri?. m.mi mniii
PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1801.
NIGHT THE DAY, THOU
NO. 5&
i WA sn IN OTON, Sept. 9. - From letters re
ceived boro within tho pnst fow days from Va
vious quarter*/ it-docs not appear tlmt tho
impeachment movement has gained substan
tial headway among the Republican mcmbors
of Congress who have heretofore opposed tho'
measure. Outsido of tho real merits of tho'
controversy bctwoen thc President and Con
gress, th oro is reason to bclie\e that tho im
peachment will ho opposed by a considerable
I number of Republican members upon tho
ground of impolicy Carrying this additional
weight, as it is regarded by them, into tho
Presidential contest, this consideration, it is
argued, would alone determine these Congress
men against the adoption of articles of im
peachment, to say nothing of other complica
tions, such us objection to placing Senator
Wade in tho White 1 louse, .which is depreca
ted hy a good many influential Republicans.
WASHINGTON*, September 18.--The Cabi
net, including (louerai Grunt, favor simulta
? neons elections throughout tho Southern States
ot? tho first Monday of Xovomber noxt, on tho
I question (d' holding Conventions under tho
j .Military lloconstTUCtion Acts. lt is confi
dently expected that the District Command
ers will con?u;'.
Thu Dubuque (iowa) " Herald," in apeale*
big of tho Montana election says, " and in
Montana Janies M. Cavanaugh is said to have,
boon handsomely elected to Congress. Old
lien Puller will probably move his expulsion,
as Cavana tish slapped the brute's fabe nt tho
Charleston Convention, and told him that ho
was a dirty dog."
Thu Peace Coin missioners held a meeting
ct ( hilaba y< Ktordny. They r x'pcCl to start for
tho North PlattO on the I Ith, and to there
meet Sp itted Tail, who promises to bring his
principal mon.
Airorni'V-Gononil Stanborry attended tho
Cabinet session to day. Genend C runt was
absent. The session was a short one.
The gold in tho Treasury amounts to $99,
807,000; Currency 81 ?V?00Q,'00p
A dispatelvVVori.t Omaha says that ? General
Sherman has foeoivod iidvioos from Port Lar
ntie stalins tliat tho hostile Indians will not
mei t, (?ic Peace Commissioners at tho time
specified, as (hey suspect a trap has been laid
fur them, hut that, they will send some of their
number to hear what thc ( 'ommisMoners have
to say, ?un? if satisfied with the report, will
I then make arrangements to meet MUMU.
! I'llAtifiKSi'iiN, Sept. Di.-Cov. Orr has
I pardoned a freedman named Smart Chisolm,
' convicted of murdering his step daughter, oil
? condition that ho would leave tho State for
five years.
In the cuso bf John Jenkins, freedman,
convicted of tho murder of young Brnntford,
during tho riol in June, 1800, and who was
three limes respited by Gen. Sickles, u notili
cittiot) has been served on the sljOriflf by tren.
Cunby, that ho has fully examined the ease,
and that there wilt l>c ifo further interforeuco
hy tlie military.
RICH.MOND, VA., Sept. 1 I.-Abner Marks,
j charged with robbing Adams' Kv press in
j Tennessee, about, a year ago, of 3-1,000, was
arrested here to day.
NKW Ont.v..\xs, Sept. 1 I.-(?en. Prank
Whoaton, commanding this post, was violent
ly a.tacked hy fever hist evening. The death?)
from fever to 0 o'clock thi.-s morning uiuou.it
to 41.
WASH I Ni; CON, Sep tomber 1 j.-The Cali
fornia Damnerais have twenty .majority oq '
?<tiuL,b^LD.^..A.v\d-ri uiu^fiuilim'-s of Congress."1
A I te pul .1 ieioir mobTOf? ^fc f^Turi^*
delpl.'a to day, itt which Seniors Nvo, Cam
eron and Cadell spoke: A resolution do- -.,
chiving it tho ? I. tty of Congress to impeach'
and try, and, if guilty, remove tho Pre:ddmit,
passed ont liusiasi i ea l i y.
MeC?ol h is cit die.ige 1 Joe Coburn to fight
for 810,000
Numerous suits ure binnie the District
Courts liefe, to tc.-t. tho con.st.it ut i nullity of tho
Congressional Confiscation Act, whereby tho
propert y of persons who went South was sold
during the lifo of those implicated. Caleb
( lushing has bo m employed by Dr. Garnett,
who occupied n high medical position in tho
Confederate army, to conduct a test case.
Coin in thc. T'v.isury ? 1 UiJ.O'i'J.OOO.
An Omaha despatch says 127 lodges of
Arapahoes, under Little Shield, propose sur
rondering. provided thc whiles protect them,
and feed their families. Orders have been is
sued to iicocpt tito terms.
The Dcninic iu txovonrnent. refuses to sell
Hamann to tho United Slates, for a naval sta
tion.
General (?rant, h is issued an order to tho
Distiict Commanders, directing them to co
operate with the Commissioners and Assistant
Commissioners of tho l<Veodni.Qjt's Bureau, jill
reducing the number of employee's and vol
unteers still retained in service, by giving de
tails of ofileers and enlisted'men of tho army,
to I lice their places, when it can bo dono
without manifest ..detriment to the service.
The Presiden tia I party, including Grant,
leave at six o'clock on Tuesday for Autiruum.
The fiovernors of New York and Now Jer
sey, with their stall's, leave Jersey City on
Monday, for Antietam.
Kelley will .shortly re visit tl|e South, con
fining his attention to tho seaboard States.
NKW OIUJ'A.VS, September 1.0.-Advices
from Houston, Texas, yesterday, state that
tho yellow fever is very prevalent-there ho
ing at least a thousand cases in town, nnd tho
deaths lon to fifteen daily. Tho Firemen's
Charitable Association provide for tho desti
tute with nurses and physicians, alan expenso
of over ?250 daily. Tho fever is very fatal
in Hampstead, Nc vals?la, Millican, Bryun,
Chapel Hall, RICH mm, Lagrange, Huntsville
and Albritton. The Charitable Associutiou
of Houston is extending all the aid in its power
to these towns. They require money, physi
citins and nurses.
(ion. Gri?ll?'s ordor removing tho Judges,
of tho Supremo Court of this State und ap->
pointing others, has been revokod.
Tho deaths from fever in .Now Orleans, on
Saturday and Sunday, arc officially reported
at 103.
-?., -
?iT Thc proceedings of tho Southern Rap
tisfc Convention, shows the receipts of tho
Sunday School Board to have boen, during
tho past year, $7,o0P>.00 ; of tho Domestic
and Indian Mission Board, SHO^^-iO ;..of
the Foreign Mission Board, ?321,078.8.5,
Young ludios who aro accustomed ta
road nowspupors, aro always observed to pos
sess winning ways, most ainiablo dispositions,
invariably mnke good wives, and always seleot
good husbands.
Wo loam that Colonol Honry 8. Bow?
on, of TU??OWOII County, V-irgtnin, has ?old h's
fana\ibr tho snug little sum of 000,000 in
apooio, ? Gerninn.company aro tho pureba
sors. Wc^arc glad to publish sugh i
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