Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-11
dcbt,of tho Fedcral Gogornment, making In
all about $3.50, ,000S000. These are points for
the consideration of capitalists.3 s,rIt,
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an almost uhanimousyyote. Hon. III. w. Uilliard |
Commissioner from the Southern Congress to Ten
nessee, telcgraphs thatth Legislature Of Teines-
SEQ llns just passed un Act of Secession. Salutcs
nro now bcing fired in front of tho Government |
buildings
MoSrcoNrnr, May c.-4secreey has beop ro. !,
moved from MI Act pnssed by Congress, recog. i
nising thecxstenco Of war. between the United,
States and tho Confederate States and concern
ing Lettors of Marquc, prizes and prize goods.
WAsHISoroN, May 8. 1t is sreported That /, .bat.
terry has. been erected opposite General Buffers
station, on the retapsco, which can effectively
rako him. Butler Is preparing to'take it.
The Secretary of War has directed the opening
of. military route between Washington md Phil
adelphia'via Annapols--wih two daily trains
I. ALexANDRIA, May S.>--Tho city is quiot.--
The rumorsof occupying this place by Line ,ln's
troors is not credited,
Twcnty.threo sten,nors in the United States
employ nre now in tho castern branch of the
Poton,ac. Vessels londed with troops, ninnu-
niUon and provisions are continually pussiag
this city for Washington. ,A 3N W.
In Washington today Col. Ellswor.h's Pet
lambs, LOO strong, were sworn in at the War
Department.
Travel between Now York and Washington
.Perrysville. ~ f
To-day was the day for the Federal troops to
pass, through Baltimore. 1t wns not known
whether they did so or nut.
MnSTGoMERY, May7.-Thc Confederation this
morning says that over three bundled npplicu.
stinns l,nve hhon mnde o tho State DrnnrtmGnt
for Letters of Marque and Rcprsal. p.
MoNrooaERY, May s.-Tho Postal Depart
ment is ready to.tnkc charge Of the mails any
momcnt Congross may order The Office is pro,
vidcd with seal, books, blanks, routes, and cler-
icnl force, complete.
MONTGOMERY, May 7-'phc Tennessee Act Of
Secession is to be Submitted to a v5to of tic pco-
pie on the 9th of June. Tho Arkansas Act of
Secession is complete and final
it,t ,'.Et .--r-.-> .e-4-.---'
RIcuMoND. May Tho most extraordinary
military movements are in preparation. and wo
are now in constant expectation of stirring
times. The South Cnr,linn troops have received
orders to DO ready to march at n moments nc
tlce. Theothcr Regiments in the city nre wnt-
ing and expecting similar commands. The au-
tilorlios here have received definite information
to the olcct thnt tho Government Mt Washing
ton intend to make an attack upon several.
points, simultaneously within two or three
days. These points arc believed to be lIarpcrs
Ferry. Norfolk and Richmond
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. May 2.-Threo thou.
sand troops, we'll armed aud equippcd from
here today cn route for Lynchburg, Virginia.
Tho like of soldiers has not been witnessed
hero before in the history of Knoxville
They were greeted with tho most unboundcd
enthusiasm by dcnse crowd of citizens, com
prising hundreds and hundreds of women
and childcn. Several eloquent and D trotic
speeches were made, and the cheering was
dcafcninr. 1t is now believed that u st Ter
nessce will vote for secession by an ovcwhcl
ming majority. It is reported that our State
Legislature has passed an ordinance of sccc
sion, and tho tiGings arc received with the
most rpturous demonstrations of delight
Tho great revolution tornado will sweep all
things before it.
: Sr. Louis, May 2,--Abouta dozen Chica
70. companies at Caro refused to take .vhc
oath, and left tho ranks declaring that thcy
camcto to Cairo to defend Illinois from invasion
but will not cross the river to war upon Ken.
lucky or Missouri, so long as they arc in the
Union. Thcrc are now six thousand two hun
drod soldiers in md around Cairo, and there
nre one thousand troops arriving hcre daily
Cairo is at present quiet, but Gen. Pope has
intimaton of largo forces Assembling at Co.
lumbus aud Memphis, with designs on Cairo,
and battle here is prophcsicd to tako place
SOON The families of most of our citizens
nrc flying from Cairo Col Prcntiss, COM
manding at Cairo, tclegrnphcd that 1900
stand of arms were landed ut Columbus, XIV.
on the night of the 30th, and seven cannon
at paducah, yesterday.
AFRENcn FRlGNrE FOR CnARLEsroN.-
The New York Express docs not very we'll
relish the idea Of Louis Napoleon sending a
trlgatc to Charleston. 1t says:
"rhc news by the steamer Columbia, at
IIalifax, is important, if true. Isis reportca
that Louis Napoleon has despatched, or is 90.
ing to dispatch, a ,nan,of.war to Charleston,
ut the solicitation Of Jefferson Davis. While
there is reason, to doubt tho truth Of tl.is ste
ry, intlre absence Of more definite informa.
ton. it ought not to occasion any surprise if
the leading Euro ,can governments have their
fleets in on our .watcrs while civil warts ra-
ging. 1t is customary, especially with France
and England, to have their mon of war near
by when fighting is going on, no matter where.
Their ostensiblo object is to be in position
to protect their own people and their inter-
ests, If either should DO endangcrod but it
not untrequently happens that these fleets of
observation ,becomoactiyc participants as we'll
as observers" =
A. DISTINGUISHES, VETERAN IN THE
RANKS. .--7One Of tho most noticeable features
OF these warlikc t IS was tho appearance
Yesterday on our streets. Of tho scalsart
form of sMniOr (1nnnrnl SonEorJ &, az - 80: