Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-04
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MopTqoAEsY. April 80 -Nothingof general
interest has occurred to-day.
Congress has sabeen mostly in secret session.
The fret battalion Of tho Sd Alabama Rogi-
mont left hore this morning for Virginia.
Two companies Of Dragons arc ready for Pen
sucola. = iiyssr ,>,il n -
ALExANDRiA, Aprir30 Tho Steamship Coat.
zhcnlns with troops pnsscd here to-day.
y s'fhe Jincoln Government will cnlI an addi.
tional force of 25,000 troops, which. with tho
1o,0Op already cpllod out, and tho regulararmy
men OF tho disposal Of Lincoln,
New YoRK, April 29.--In tho Northern
States, cities, &C.. Including private snbscrip.
uted for war purposes.
The steamers F. w. Bruno, Cadwallaler and
William Woodward, chartered by tho Unitcd
States Government, left this port on Saturday
morning for Trenton, to tako troops to Wash.
ington. ast Nsa st
PninApELrurA, Arril pa petition is in
circulation hcro urging Lincoln to open tho
routo through to Baltimore. @ !.
fIAnnlsDcno, April 2s,-An arrangement has
Pennsylvania Ohio. and Indiana, by which they
will act in conjunction TO throw troops aud provs-
ions into Washington or elsewhere South, upon an
order from tho War Department.
earnestly recommends an appropriation of SIS 500O,-
ooo and the raising of 25,O0O men for domestic.
dcfences, as well us for federal service.
Albany, April 2o.-A desperate riot occur
red at the Adams lInusc, tho depot for volun-
| teers hcrc, to-day. The nnn comnnna,l nf the
f"od furnished them. and to-day Nh officer
Knocked waiter down. when II general riot
@ t"ok place and chairs, tables, dishes and win
: 'dows were smashed. One Of tho Dcevan House
| walters was thrown from window and Ind his
leg badly broken Pistols wero fred, knives
drawn. and several mon were badly wounded
indseriminate)y The Governor repaired to the
scene, and the police were called out before tho
riot could be 9ucllcd.
RlcuMoSD, May l.-Scnatnr Mason has ar
rived from fredericksburg and speaks cncour-
agingly OF Marylnna's probable secession.
| The Baltimore and Norfolk boats have stopp.
cd running
Tho Snluda Guards. nnl detachment of tho
Governors Guards, from South Carolinn ar
rived here this morning. The Wilkinson Rifles
and the Blodset Guards. from Georsia, also ar.
rived.
. There is reign of terror in Washington.
ALsxANpnIA, May l.-rho city is quiet A
rumor prevails Of an attack BY the Federal troops
and the citizens arc leaving. The streets are de-
serted.
Moro troops arrived in Washington today from
Annapolis.
Long bridge, across the Potomac. is guarded by
eight pieces Of ar,cry and largo infantry force
MoNrooMEnY, May In Congress to-
day tho public proceedings were unimportaut,
the sessions being mostly in secret
President Davis message is lengthy lie
calls for 100, 900 mcn, and intimatcs that the
war will be long and bloody.
FROM PENsAcoLA.- Passengers who Lett Pen
saco!a yesterday report that the troops were
generally in iino health and spirits.
The Confederate for,fcations arc rapidly
progressing. Troops, arms, and ammunition,
arc being daily received.
CRors IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA.-Thc
editor OF tho Fort Gaincs Independent States
recently made an excursion into Southeast
Aiabama. lIr says should the season for
grain continue ITO be favorable, the harvest is
bound to be abundant. We have lived in Al
ALBANIA twenty seven years, and have never
seen anythingin the small grain line to com
pare with the present growing crop. It is
confidently believed that the wants of the
country will DC greatly and timely relieved by
the early grain crop,
Natches Courier, AprH OH.
The IIarrisonburg (Catahoula Parish) In
| drpcn6cnt, Of the 10th, says :: -
The heavy rains on Friday last have nrovcn
dlsadvantagcons to the plantation interest in
this parish. They have been general and tho
+" oldest say their equal is of rare occurrence.
Our streets, roads, No., bear unmistakablc cy-
ldcnce of the disastrous flood of Friday night.
High winds have been prevalent for the past
few days, which in no wise will remedy tic
| injuries. -
MEDICAL NOTICE