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THIRD EDITION
MEXICO AND THE SOUTHWEST.
Juarez and Negrete at San Antonio
More Arrivals of Union Sol
diers-B lshop Gregg, of
Texa s-The Louisiana
FFeedmen-The Mlssls-
sippi Levees-cotton
Markets, Etc.

NEW ORLEANS, January 9.-President Juarez
and General Negrete arrived at San Antonio from
I'll Paso on the lst of January.
The Galveston Bu etiR notices a number Of
United States troops passing to the Rio Grande.
There is general decline IN dry goods and
groceries at Galveston and Houston. Cotton,
especially in the superior grades, has advanced.
Bishop Gregg, of the Episcopal diocese of
Texas, has arrived here, enrote North on church
matters.
Accounts from Louisiana country papers re =
present the freedmen as indisposed to contract,
and refusing to make any agreements, except
near the towns, expecting something eXtraordi
nary to turn up. In the parish OF st. James
work on several large plantations has entirely
stopped since the 1st instant on this account,
and there is some complaint in other parishes.
A number of the principal planters of the Alta
kapas emigrated few days since to Belize, Hon
duras.
General Humphreys, United States Engineers,
advertises for proposals to build number of i'm
portant levees on the Mississippi, the work to be
done by the middle of March next and paid for
in cash by the Government
Encouraging reports have been received from
Mississippi as to the behavior of the freedmen,
and their willingness to make contracts.
The colored troops are fast leaving the places
lately garrisoned by them.
Sales of 1000 bales of cotton at 46D49 cents.
Gold, 1888.
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Markets hY telegraph.

NEW YORK. Jan. TO- Cotton dull at 60a51c. Flour
firm and ADVANCING; sales OF 5000 bbs. state $40
g S5i Ohio, S6'45910 25j Western S7a8 30 !
Sou hem SO 70@l5i Canadian, SSO69ll 70. Wheat
auieyj sales unImpOrtant Beet steady Pork firm
500 So Lard quiet at143917Bc. Whisky dull.
new YORK, January TO- Stocks are steady
Chicago ana Rock Island, l04b; Cumberland pre-
69i; New York Central, 95; Reading 1927; Erie,
965; One-year Certificates, 9Sai treasury 1-3 los,
9s1 Ten;forues, 93ii Five twenties lo4 Coupon 6s,
1033; Gold 1891.
BALTIMORE, January 1O.-Flour dull and uu !.
changed. Wheat steady and scarce. Corn dull :,
with a downward tendency. Oats 1CG2c lower
Cloverseed, ss Provisions neglected, and prices
nominal. Sugar and Coffee heavy. Whisky steady.
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From Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ca, January 7.-rhe Hon. Peter
Cone, for many years State Senator, and a
prominent citizen of Bullock county, died at his
residence on the 9th instant.
The steamship Jtttid, from Boston for the Rio
Grande,Tput into Fernandina, Fla, on the 9th
instant short of coal.
Arrived at Savannah, British ship Crimea,
Captain England from st. Vincent. Below,
British barque ROckdJCdy.
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PLYMOUTH CHURCH MATTERS.
ReutinR Of Pews-s4OO Bid for the First
Choice.


The annual pew renting at Plymouth Church
has become q feature of Brooklyn city life.
Every year the entire church is thrown ooen to
the public the seats 7eIt to the Board of Trus-
tees, the genial pastor opens the meeting-auctton
with prayer, makes few appropriate remarks,
gets everybody in good humor, introduces
way since the commencement and then the
work goes on.
At ~ o'clock Mr.. James Freeland the Presi-
dent of the society Mr.. Pillsbury, the auc-
tioneer, and several clerks, came upon the plat
form, and Mr. Freeland called the meeting to
order.
After brief exposition of the "expectahonsr
of the clerks, as to change of selection after a
number was announced, Mr.. Pllsbury took the
stand, looking younger than he did twenty years
ago.
The bidding opened at 5000, and was run up to
gl00 by MIR. ClaAin, for the first choice, Mr..
Howard securing the second choice Tor $500, and
MIR. II. s. Benedict the third for 1920.
In the following list twill be noted that no
record is made of the regular valuation OF the
peWe, that being fixed the same tor all
.ime Mr.. ClaAn, for instance paid SI0O for q
choice He chose No. 80, the assessed valuation
of which is Sl20, making total OF $500 for the
years occupancy. Many of the pewrenters
hold scrip, on which they are allowed interest,
pay able in pew rent; and as some of the shire Td
fnanc. ers attendant there have, from time to
time, bought up the scrip from their less veal ny
brethren AZ halt its value, they make a very
good thing OF it, az the same time securing egl-
bic sittinCs. The premiums ranged high aud
held up in the S200s for a long time. We give
herewith q list of the first fifty selections:-
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CONGRESS.
HOuse of Represen tntives.

WASHINGTON, January lO.-0n motion of Mr..
Raymond IN. ", a resolution was adopted
instrucung the Committee on Commerce TO In.
quire into the expediency of deepening the chan
mel at HuTlgate.
Mr.. ConkIing IN. " introduced a resolution
requesting that the President, if not ilcompati-
ble with the public interests, should inform the
House why Davis, Clay, and Others are kept in
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KAN Sass.
Organization OF the Legislature -SenatOE
LhhN On kS con uGtlOn.

TOPEKA, January 9.-The Kansas Legislature
net to-day. Captain Banks was elected Secre-
tary of the Senate, Colonel Burrows Speaker,
and John F. Morton Clerk.
General Lane will speak here on Thursday
night, on Reconstruction, endorsing President
Johnson's policy.
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The riverside route for the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg Railroad has been surveyed. 1t
diverges from the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad at Bro"ke's Station, and
adheres closely to the Potomac. The distance
between the two cities by this route is just fifty
miles, Other routes are TO be surveyed.
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From Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, January lO.-rhe Maryland Legis-
lature met today. Governor Swami, elected a
year since under the new Constitution, took his
seat to-day, and will transmit his message to.
morrow.
The weather is becoming quite mild
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From Halifax.

HALIFAX, N. S., January lO.-In the ship Zeno
murder case the mate has been sentenced to be
hung by the Judges. Cooks confession impli
Gates the mate and hand on board the vessel
The time of the execution OF the mate has not
vet been fixed
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The rental, as indicated by the foregoing and
by the esprit with which the bidding was kept
up during the evening, will fully equal, il not
surpass, that of any previous year.-N. I. Times.
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AT TIE EVANS
GIFT STORE.
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THE EVANS
GIFT BOOK SALE,
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BUY ALL YOUR
HOLIDAY BOOKS
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-04
O r I G Z N a l.
FOR TIE KEo,YEE COURIER.
NJ erO.

For eighteen hundred years that name has
filled tho blackcst and most infamous page Of
history. IIc burnt Rome and ordered his
mother to be assassinatcd Rome was city
of immense wealth, and presented display of
buildings and ornaments us are common to all
great cities. The crisis that is now on the
Southern pcoplc-ccven ates--agricultural
pcople-al history comedies they have more
"trtuc than any other portion of the human
family; and nearly all the great men of the
world are born from their ranks: General
WASHINGTON, JOHN G. CAIuoUA--CINcIH-
NArrUs and DAvlD-thc Shepherd d" The
man after Gods own heart;" and distinguish
ed names from the same source that would
reach around the globe. Gen 1st chapter,
2Sth verse Rcplcnish the earth and sub.
due it, Nero burnt one city and .assassna-
ted his mother. 1t may be in the compass of
figures to tell the number of farms that will be
dcaolatcd but think the census -taker would
shrink from the task of numbering the moth
ers and children (thc largest proportion wives
and children of soldicrs) driven from their
homes, and never to say +" Home again." and
their offspring forever deprived of an cduoa-
ton.
The great, great Palmetto State I fear, in
history will be on the same page with Nero
In all the official circles of the State there is
not ono intimation that woman and her chill
dren will be offered shelter around the great
and magnificent State House, costing at least
five millions of dollars, and built by the toll
of her husbands and sons presume the
Stay Law" and the decision of her Judges
will be filed in it's archives in letters of gold
If could think that my mite would be null
tiplied like the widows, which was of moro
avail than of all Of those that gave Of their
wealth, in the eyes Of God 1 would feiglnI but
the name Of Judge ALDRIcII in letters of gold.
| think that there are thousands of women
and children, after their devotions to, God
morning and evening, their aspirations will
then bo offered in behalf of Judge AIpRron.
.2 How patriotic, how enthusiastic, the State
of South Carolina and her Office holders, chat
the people should sacrifice the last dini,c Of
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-04
The Political ASPECT.

Congress adjourned on Saturday the 2Sth
ultlmo, after prolonged session of eight
months Our readers will, no doubt, with US
feel relieved by the announcement of this event
1t can scarcely be denied that much of that
bitterness and hate, SO apparent whcn Con
gress first assembled, has very pcrceptibly
oozcd out. The admission of Tennessee, to
her rights as State in the Union, is justly re-
gardcd as the most favorable omen of the scs-
sion. 1t forever sets at rest the question of
confscation, except in cases where the often.
der has beon regularly convicted of treason
The assembling of the Philadelphia Con-
vention, which promises to be most inpos-
ing body, together with the independent and
straight forward course of the President, has
doubtless affected favorably the action of Con
grcss, and other departments of the govern
ment. From these sources, we expect much
in tho future. Whilst "all is not WE'LL" it is
satisfaction TO be able to announce partial
Improvement iu our dcplorablc condition.
Our exchanges bring us tidings of another
revolution 1t is charged, that rather than
give up the government the radicals will at.
tempt to hold their position by force. This
we 10 not believe. In the first place, there is
no present likelihood that the radicals can be
defeated. And in the second place, if they
were, revolution is not a necessary conse.
qucncc. We dc Hooss ss'aa;li that revolution and
bloodshed is the continued desire of the pres.
ent generation.
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Value of Real Estate.

Now, that negro slavery no longer exists,
real estate is the only property of any great
value, i'll which investments can bo safely
made. There has been so little means in the
country upon which to trade, that there has
been few sales of real estate, and no we'll de-
fined value for tho same.
We learn, however, that a tract of land,
known as the CApEnARr Mill place, and
which sold anterior to the war for about one
thousand dollars, has been sold by the owner
to two public spirited citizens of our District,
for the sum of seventeen hundred dollars,
cash, in gold.
The purchasers contemplate erecting on
this fine water power, machinery of various
kinds. AS much of our prosperity depends
upon the development of our ample resources,
in this respect, VIC hail with pleasure this in
tention on the part of thcsc reliable gentlemen;
and, at some future day, hopo to be able to
speak more advisedly on the subject
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MERE MENTION.

Tho" Southern Cultvator," for July, is an
interesting periodical. "A negro died re-
GENTLY in Louisiana, aged l20 There are
nine hundred steam railroad corporations in
tho United States. s.-----Thc losses by fire
throughout the United States for the past six
months are set ut $4,000, ,0OO.-M Mr. Alex.
D. Walker was brutaly murdered near Chcs.
ter G. H., on the 22d ult., by negroes
Gov. Orr has offered Reward of 5000 90 for
the arrest of Palmer, who murdered Mack,
the freedman, in Union District The
bricklayers in Worcester, Mass, struck for
s375 per day on "Wednesday. The South
crn Pacific Railroad is complcteat to MARSHALL
Texas After the snow storm in Utah on
tho 9th ult., Brigham Young made his wives
useful in shoveling snow paths about his res.
idcncc. The young ladies' of Louisville,
Ky, have takon initiatory steps to present
General Lowell II. Rosscau with cane, as a
token of their high appreciation of the man
ncr in which he disposed of his own on Mr.
Grinncll THE Albany Evening Jour
nal of the goth inst, contains list of lands
i'll tho State of New York, to be sold for ar.
rears of taxes, which is twenty ci ,ht columns
of nonparci type in length THE Spartan
burg Iron Works arc offered for sale. .--Un
der the influence of more favorable weather,
cholera is decreasing in New Yo,k.--A
white young lady of Mobile clopcd with mu-
latto; both were caught aud returned -
The Louisiana cotton crop is estimated at one
million bales; sugar crop 10000 bogshcads
- -Nlad-dogs iii Richmond, Va.-Gov.
Orr has pardoncd YIN \ Rose, convicted at
l@urcns G. H., Of manslaughter Asa Par
kcr has given $500, 600 for an Episcopal Col
legc at Bethlehem, Penn.-Thc greatest
king has never carried anything but a wind
ing.shcct out Of the world. d.-The New York
State militia enrolment shows 10, 900 names
for the city and county Of New York. If
you have much, give of your goods; if you
have little, give of your heart --Th lie great
Railroad Bridge over the Susquchunna River,
at iavre dc Grace, has been destroyed by a
tornado. Loss one million dolars--Civil
law has been restored in North Carolina. --
n wise man stands firm in all cxtremitics and
bears the lot of his humanity with divine
temper. There, is,a negro in Philadelphia
whosu feet measure 21'inches in length 1t
is supposed they will bc used as the ncxt ere,
publican " platform. .---l7 500 immigrants
arrived in New York from tho 1st to the 23d
instant.
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Entertainment.

The community is under obligations, to the
young folk, for their very iino entertainment
on Thursday night of last week The sub
jects of the tablcaux, charadcs, etc, had been
selected with good taste, and their execution
reflected much credit on The actors. 10 par
ticularizc would not only be invidious, but
a breach of editorial etiquette; we there
fore, forbcar, and simply return the thanks of
tho delighted audience. for their performance,
as wholc-not forgetting, however. our
young friend who pcrsonatcd so well the in
imitable nigger."
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their property to pay their debts The Con-
veption of the State Of South Carolina en-
dorsed the action of the Federal Government
on that Of abolition. Is there living man
that dare say, if prompted by the feelings Of
equity and justice, that Government has iu
a measure taken everything that the whole Of
its citizens owned and could have paid their
debts with case. That the State should in
itor and debtor, history tells us a way in which
it could be done, and has been done for tho
same kind of property: England gave ono
hundred millions Of dollars to her subjects for
comparatively q few negroes OH tho West In
dia Islands. "CONSTITUTION."
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Valuable Real Estate for Sale.

WM A. LAY, Executor. will sell, at this
place, on Salcday in September next the Re-
al Estate of JAMES LAY, deceased situate in
Cheohcc. The place is a valuable one md
the terms favorable.
The Commissioners in Equity will also sell
on the same day, that desirable Homestead,
known as Oconcc Station, and other valuable
lands in various parts of the District See
advertisements.
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Legislative Documents. J.

After an unreasonable delay, and for which, we
apprehcnd, no reasonable cxouso can be given. the
Acts reports, resolutions, &C., of tho last session
OF tho General Assembly. like proceedings of
tho same body, for 1864 ("oontraband," we sup.
poso) together with the Constitution Of the State
have bccn received at this place.
From the "Actto establish certain roads, bridges
and ferries" we make the following extract:
NIL That the several Boards Of Commission
ers OF Roads for the respective Districts aud par.
ishes in this State, as existing appointed at the
session S, OF Tue General Assembly for December, A.
d. 1863 shalt continue in office md have legal ex-
ht'ncc as such until the end of the next regular
session OF the Legislature Of his State"
The following appointments were made by the
Legislature for this District:
COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES james
a. Ballingcr vice l.. n Robins. NJ. +. Mitchell vice
James George, S. Nj. Crawford vice p. l.. Dean,
5. ID. Keith vice Alox Edens, deceased, l.. W. .lusk
Woe Benz. Nicholson, Vim. l'hb vice NJ. s. Messcr,
Wesley Pitchford vice W. S. Grisham.
MAdIsTnATEs.-M Spring: j. B. Sanders
Georges Greek: John Il. Gossct.
MANAGERS OF ELkcrioN Pickonsville AL
yah McW Whortcr Vice IL. G. Briggs, H. III. Barton
vice Rufus Oates Jonb Mauldin vice q. Odcl.
Resolved, That now election precinct he cs.
tablishcd ut John Ross, to bo called 'slIickory
Land. J" and that Thus Il. Davis, A. B. Kelly
and Q. b. Finley be appointed Managers for
the same
That Samuel Johns and John Werner he Man
ayers at Bachslor's Retreat, in place of ohm S.
Dickson and Wm. McWhnrtcr.
That p. NJ. Alexander DO Manager at Pickcns
9. H., in place of Joseph j. Norton
That james w. Poulo and A. II. Ramsay be
Managers MT Toxaway, vco Warren Il. Davis
and joel II. Jones'
That james ii. Amber, John H. lIngoo1 and
e. M. Burgess be Managers at Twelve Mile.
vice; S. Brown, Benjamin Holder and H. j.
Anthony.
That w. c. IIillhnnsc be Manager at IIurri-
cane, vice l.. N. Robins
That Nj. l.. Cole: W. j. Barker and +. L.
killian be Managers at Milestone, vice Daniel
L. Robins. John Morch,ad and Is. Frctwcll.
That Joseph Bcasdin be Managor at Center,
vice l.. p. Harris.
That ?. J.. Dean he Manager at Fair Play.
vice d. l.. Slribling.
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One of ths Great Events.

The Atlantic cable, over which 50 much
has been said and writton, is success. Tho
Great Eastern arrived at Hearts Content, on
tho 28th, with the cable. The distance be-.
tween shores is 1,6G9 miles This places
America and Europe in hourly communication.
The latest telegram is from London, July
2o, which arrived at Pickcns G. II. on the
2d-just five days. The despatch is as fol-
lows:
LONDON, Jnly 28.--Thc armstioc OF four
weeks from yesterday has been signed by
Prussia, Austria, Bavaria and other German
States.
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Death of Mr.. Cary.

We regret to have to announce the death of
our friend and noighbor, Mr.. john w. L.
GARY: This sad event occurred on Monday
morning last after protracted illness of great
suffering. Disease had been prcyng OH him
for years.
Mr.; CARY was well known to our readers.
lie had been Tax Collector of tho District for
a long term of years, and had discharged the
duties OF that office to the satisfaction of the
State and very large majority of his follow
citizens.
AS lesson to tho youth of the country,
nothing can be more convincing or interest
ing, than to state that Mr. CARY rose from
obscurity to position of prime usefulness in
the community by his own industry energy
and indcfatigablc cxcrtion
lie was buried by the Masonic fraternity.
DeS~ The "Charlcston Courier" of the 3Oth
says: "Tho prisoners, Mcssrs. Il. G. Srow-
ERs, CRAWFORD KEYEs, RoBERr KEYEs and
ELISHA BYREM, who have been confined in
Castle Pinckney, since their conviction by
military commission, and for whom Writ of
haoeas corpus was recently sued out by their
Counsel Hon. ARMIsTEAD Burr and Gene
oral JAMES CONNER, were on Saturday night,
quietly removed, under guard, from their place
OF confinement, and it is believed, sent North
beyond tho jurisdiction of the United States
/ DISTRICT Court for South Carolina. We have
not been b. able to learn under what authority,
pending the decision Of the President in ref.
orenoe TO the ha6eds corpus Writ, the prison
ets nave peon thus removed. This mystic
rlous proceeding would certainly appear toig-
Court in this Stato." D''''' '''
4 EH" The ncws from Mexico continues to
DC unf >rabie to Maximlian.
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The Legislature.

The proclamation Of Gov ORR, convening
the Legislature in extra session, will appear in
a few days-pcrhaps before those lines appear
in print.
The immediate measure for consideration
will be, probably, the amendment of the "ne-
gro code" giving the negro the right to tcsti
fy in all our courts, with his other rights as
guaranteed by Congress. The sooner this is
done tue better for all parties
The doubly "vcxcd question" relief for
debtors and creditors will doubtless como in
for full share of legislative attention We
trust that something may be done, but what
thatsomething is we have not the remotest idea.
The failure Of the grain crop of the State is
suggestive Of action. Relief or starvation
starcs thousands in the face. Copll not the
State, with it's means and influence, procure
corn from the teeming West, and place it in
every district for salc at one dollar per bushcl {?
We arc opposed to the donation system.
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Negro Emigration.

.. WOOD DAVIDSON, writing from Colum-
bia to the Yorkyillc Enquirer" says:
" Dissatisfied with the prospect of political
equality in South Carolina, and discouraged
at the business prospects ahead of them, our
negroes are cmigrating Many have already
gone; mainly, VIC believe, to the West. They
have established an Office of Emigration in
Columbia, the aim of which appears to be to
secure concert of movements among them-
Those desirous of cmigrating are invited to
report their names to secretary and to4oon-
fer with him upon, the ways and means best
adapted to carry Oft their ends. We have
too many of thcm-too many, for the interests
of either race; and the popular feeling seems
to be that the black man would do better to
find homes in the West and Southwest-the
Gulf coast, including that of Mexico