Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-07-13
Telegraphlc News from all Quarters.

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we have no particula
The eneny's transport steamer Catilinc
was destroyed by fire night before last at Fort
Monroe. All quiet here.
McnMoND, July 5.-Thc Winchester cor
date of July 2, at night, says that last night
mac--somc above and some below Williams
port. Marching six miles east of Martins
burg, Col. Juckson advanced and met them
The vanguard of the enemy consisted of 4
company of IS men, distributed as follows !:
Fifteen in front; thirty distant 200 yards ;
forty distant quarter of mile The first
IS surrendered without contest the next
thirty fired few shots, and surrendered -
OF the remaining 40 four were taken prison
crs, II killed, and 10 wounded In the
meantime the main body of the enemy came
up. a battle cnsucd, which lasted un hour
and n half, when the encny retired Col
jackson retired near Martinsburg. The Con-
fcdcratcs had killed and ] / wounded and
the enemy 70 killed, 80 wounded, and so
taken prisoners.
| LOUISVILLE, July4.-5, 800 troops, inclu-
| ding 90 Arkansians and 4,5OO kentuck-
inns, arc at Icllvile, with 0 pieces Of flying
artillery. The indications arc, that about
E,20, 600 arc to advance. Every able bodied
man IN Southern Missouri is enrolling
HAnTFoRD, Conn, July 4.-ExG Gov.
| Seymour offered resolutions in the House of
Representatives virtually upholding the South
crn Confcdcracy. His resolution was sup
! ported by eighteen fearless Democrats
| LOUISVILLE, July 4.--Tlcre is not word
Of confirmation of Patterson S Dispatch The
dispatch was tclegraphcd here yesterday noon.
The details of such an affair would not be
withheld The usual morning report from
Trieste fails today.
Last nights midnight dispatch contained
nothing. The invaders evident have moth
ing encouraging.
| WHEELING, July 4.-Both Houses have
organized. Picrpont's message, with federal
documents recognizing the State, read.
S27,OOO Tirsinia's money has been seized
by the Wheeling traitors.
NEW IoRK, July 5-Thc Solferino cap
turcd by the Vandulia has arrived A South
crn privatccr captured the transport Hanna
Batch of Cape lIattcms.
NASHVILLE, July 5.-Thc up and down
passenger trains on the Louisville and Nash
vile Railrcad, were seized this morning at
Camp Truestlnlc, near Mitchcllyilc, by order
of Major General Anderson, and both brought
to this city. The managers had taken all the
engines and rolling stock except few and
carried them to Louisville, against which pol
! icy we had to cn.onstmtc. This seizure Was
, necessity to protect ourselves Gen. An
dcrson informed the agent here that no furth-
cr seizure would be made and that the trains
should pass uninterrupted
LOUISVILLE, July 5.-Ihc London Money
Market Recit'o says we have habitually re-
gardcd the United States with respect as
providcr of cotton, whereby four millions sub
sisted, and let us not forget that VIC must
now transfer this feeling to the Confedcratcs
WAsnlNGToN, July s. Ethcridgc has been
elected Clerk Of the House. The Senate has
organized, and Powell and Breckinridgc, of
Kentucky; Polk, of Missouri; johnson, Of
Tennessee, and Pierce Of Maryland, were in
their seats. The credentials Of Lane and
l'omeroy, and Dr. Ewing for the long term
from Kansas; also, Browning from Illinois
and McDougal from California were present.
! Copies of the navy contracts were demanded
| Wilson will introduce a bill tomorrow, ap-
proving tho acts of the President. Notice
was given that the following bills: to employ
volunteers for cntorcingthc laws increase the
military establishment, for the better organi
zatlon OF the military, to promote the eff.
! cheney of the organization of the volunteer
militia force called out for the United States
uational guard Dickens has resigned the
sccrctaryship Senate adjourned.
ALEXANDRIA, July 5.-All is quiet here.
Two Southern balloons arc in sight, recon
noitcring
| BosToS, july Ga conhagration is ra-
ging in East Boston. Wharves, a salt ware.
house, the Suffolk mills, East Boston iron
foundry and machine shops, sectional dock,
marne railway, marine and chemical ware,
houses, one hundred dwellings,, al immense
amount Of lumber, timber, marine stores,
moulls for hand grcnadcs, Curtis new gun,
n boat, and four vessels totally destroyed and
five vessels badly injured; also, twelve dwell
inss destroyed elsewhere in the city.
WASHINGTON, July 5,---In tho House $50
members answered at roll call Colfux With
drew Hickman and nominated Blair for
Spcakc applause from the galleries Grow
was also nominated. There Was no choice on
tho first ballot and Blair withdrew On the
second ballot Grow received 0S, Blair IL, ),
CriHcndcn IL.
ST. LOUIS, July 5.--Official information
places Seigle at Mount Vernon, Lawrence
county, with strong force, and jackson
across tho Arkansas limo
LouI"ylILE, July 5.-No goods ar'e going
forward Merchants arc generally withdraw.
ing tl.cir stocks from the depot.
1t is determined to send no train beyond
Bowling Greenutpresent The directors arc
undecided as TO tho Mon nhis hr.n.L- l,.;,,o :,