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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-11-17


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my cautit.sa t.4t t.e Ir.-... .-
L.lu, power 10 mal-. .a .a.1 as..r
of pardon which caui g.. I..iei '-
ON a. a protection for oii'.u-,- COM
mitfcl after notice of jAc oii,r.
Til. opinion i dclucrl FROM p:iu-
ciplc. and independently Of the Ian
ruarc of the proclamation.
The language of the first proc
lamation is. however. consonant with
,j,is or;nion. 1t is addressed t. "M
prSo.ls ~ho hare partcrFh IN the
rristi,,q rebcNioa' a''-words referring to
the past.
"If am richt in this construction
of the Northumberland am
another proclamation should be is
sucI. Persons should not be invi.
ted to take an oath AMI to comply
with terms under which thcy can
not obtain firm loral rirlts. 1t is
especially due to those who have
heretofore and would now avail
themselves. in rood filth. otthc ben.
eiits ofnarelon and amnesty. that an
other PROCLAMATION should be sub
stitutei, covering the now past.
Persons who lave been c0HShfHt'y
c01qqed IN rcJc'lion should know dis
timely what they are to do, when
and how they arc to do it, to free
NcmSelrcs from punishment IN mhoie
or N ya,1, or to reinstatc themselves
as Jlforc the rebellion. Such as have
been affected merely by their trca-
sonable associations should be obso-
Mtey foreiW. Appropriate condi,
should be appended to the pardon
of many. Tile grace and taror Of tie
Cor0nmcM shoUhd aoIr bc large dlUi
generous, and the operation and cf-
feet OF its proiicrcd mercy SHOULD
NOT BE LEFT UNCERTAIN.
"Thc second question you ask rs
to the rebel States who have not
taken or offered to take the oath
and comply with the terms Of the
of the proclamation.
"Iierc again, we meet trouble and
uncertainty.
"The expressed objects of the
proclamation are to suppress the i'll
surrection, AND TO RESTORE THE AU-
THOITY OF THE UNITED STATES. Can
any one be permitted to take the
oath, and comply with the terms
prescribed in the proclamation, in
State or a community where the
civil and military power of the inSur-
rcctlon has been destroyed and the
rebellion suppressed, the authority
Ofthe United States established with
out let or hindrance? Or does the
insurrcctlon continue, in legal con
temptation. though not IN fact, until
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-11-17

LIFE TOO SHORT FOR STRIFE
Charles Dickens relates the follow
ing Of Douglas Jerrold:
OF his generosity l. had proof
within these two or three years,
which it saddens me to think OF now.
There had been estrangement be-
tween us-not on any personal sub
.jcct, and not involving angry words
and q good many months had
passed without my ever seeing him
in the streets, when it fell out that
we dincd, each with his own separate
party, in the Strangers Room of the
Club. Our chairs were almost back
to back, and l took mine after he
was seated and at dinner Q am sorry
to remembcr) and did not look that
way. Before we had sat long, he
openly wheeled his chair around,
stretched out both hands in an en- =
gaging manner, and said aloud, with
bright and loving face, that | can
sec as | write to You: "Let Us be
friends again. A life is not long
enough for this"
Jcrrold was not q Christian, but
his conduct in this case was worthy
of the Christian character. On Il
dying bed, how insignificant will ap-
pear many things about which we
contend in bitterness and wrath !,
Life is too short, its inevitable sor-
rows so many, its responsibilities SO
vast and solemn, that there is, in =
deed, no time to spare in abusing
and maligning one another. Let
not the sgn 20 down on your wrath.
Never close your ewes 10 sleep with a
heart angry towards vOgr brother
and ic,loW-suficrer. Sce him and
bv re.-,nc.led - him IL you can. j.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-11-17

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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
Crime on the Inorease:

The increase of crime is one Of the reyolting
features Of the present day. The disturbed
condition of society is bearing its Legitimate:
fruit, aud we shall not bo benefited in the
least, except by the use of the most stringopt
measures for the eradication Of the disease.
.JonN GoLraHrnY, of, this: :Distriatgret ''is
sive in person and habits, has been hung up
without ceremony near Anderson, for horse
stealing. He was nuisance here, stealing
most everything on which he could lay his
hands. His end was an awful one, and We
trust it n,ny be a warning for rnscals Of his
stripe. ~s -
PAT CLIrFonp stole Gen. IIAMproN's war
horse from tho plantation Of Mr.. i. B. !CAl.-
nouN, in this District The horse was found
in livery stable at Augusta. PAT is in Jail
Mt Anderson, to mediate on the mishaps of a
thief Hc will be ronshdcd to this District
for trial,
CIV TILLEy, q person, of uIsodnd mind,
was robbed on the highway, in this District,
on the goth Ile., and his person much abused.
The supposed offender is in Jail at this: :pooe,
A man BY the name Of I.ovtN, residing Of,
Twelve Mile, received on his bare back one
hundred lashes last week for stealing. lie
was ordered to "quit in twenty four Hours,
which he did.
OFT tit, that there arc persons engaged in
horse-stcaling, who, when exposed, will open
wide the vigils Of tic people: Let US have
their names.
Generally speaking, VIC are opposed to moi
law but VIC. are not so sensitive ou the sub.
jcct as to believe that some of the diseases un-
der which we groan (stcaling for instance
can be cured without the application of tho
shortest and most effective remedy!
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
A Prompt officer.

Mr. SAMUEL G. HERNDoN. our worthy
Tax Collector, was the first Collector in the
State to make his return to the State Trcasu.
rer.
There were $50, ,401 acres of land returned,
which was assessed at Sl,805,O4lO0. Town
properly was valued at s5S, ,l95. There were
2,C1s oapitations or "hcad tax" Dogs,
2,osl. Sales of goods, $500 Liquors ro,
turned, LIZ gallons; with so gallons brought
into tho State for sale.
The gross tax of the District amounts to
S1S,00000. There were about $40, 900 90
collected, and somo s3 100000 of Exc buttons
turned over to the Sheriff.
The tax for the Commissioners of Roads is
$3,l32.6S, less commissions and executions
for Commissioners of the Poor, s460. 90, sub
jact to like deductions
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
FOR THE KEowEE COURIER.

.Nr. Elitor: The writer of the article in
your last, over the cognomcn of "Constitu-
tion,' writes as though his head was in n
cloud bnt as the good Pilgrim says in his So
liloquy, Ozark clouds bring water when the
bright bring none;' dark and cloudy words
they do but hold tho truth a, cabinets enclose
the gold. .It'might be. if We Ind the kew to
the enigma, VIC might see what they meant by
Nero burning Rome and assassinating his
mother, and apply it to the noble old State of
South Carolina, and it's analogy in the home
less mothers and uneducated orphan chill
dren that is "'nevcr to. sny home again p
" and Tor 10 these many, many days, scarcely
know what bread and meat means" 1yhat
docs the writer mean by referring us to our
officials, and that magnificent piece of folly.
our unfinished. State House and our women
and chlldron having 40 place to shelter around
It, though 1t wasS principally built by their
husbands and brothcrs?" Surely if the home.
less mothers and uncducatcd orphan children
and disabled soldiers arc not allowed to rest
in tho shades of that magnificent folly, nor
slakc their thirst in the refreshing stream that
now flows so freely for the civil list Of officials
from from which they look 50 healthy; by which
they can bid such defiance to poyerty's fore.
runner-tbe Sheriff. Yet all tho lrayc sold.
icrs who have played their part so noblyin tho
great drama arc to have their names recorded
IN thao magnificent folly at salary Of twenty.
hve hundred drinks Of pure official water
year and surely that's enough for those who
had patriotism enough to 60 at tho bidding of
the officials, and to die in thoir cause-whcn
homeless wives and uneducatoa children ann
get .esculents for food end the promised good
that was made by tho memorable body in their
sovereignty, resolving that tho wives and chill.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
The Meeting on Saleday.

The proceedings Of tho meeting, at this
place, on Monday last, will DO found in our
columns this week
It is source Of regret. with us that the
meeting departed from the tenor and spirit Of
atal previous public meeting New issues
have been raised, which will divide the pco,
pie; and, we fear, seriously affect the good
feeling then existing between debtor and cred
itor
we DO not propose to enter at length into
tho discussion of this matter at present, but
simply to say that the " tone. temper and
spirit Fl" Of some Of the resolutions adopted did
not receive our approval. More anon
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
The Anderson Prisoners.

Some days ago, VIC extracted from the
I" "Charleston Courier" statement that the
prisoners Mcssrs, Showers, j. G. and Robert
Kcycs and Byrcm, had been removed from
Castle Pinckney, and mentioned that we had
reason to believe that they were sentenced to
be confined in the Dry Tortugas for life. Tho
following official orders confirm our. ur.statcmcnt: !:
~: WAR DEPARTMENT.,
AnJUTANT- GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington City, July %, 1866.
Ordered, That the sentences to be hanged,
in the cases of Francis Gaines Showers, James
G. Keyes, Robert Kcyes aud Elisha Dyrem,
sstlhfR f Gna nE;l fcr life at the Tor.
tugas.
Maj. Gen Sickles, United States Volun.
tcers, commanding the Department of the
Carolnas, will cause the abovcnamed prison.
crs to be transported to the Tortugas, and
turned over to the commanding officer there,
who will carry this order into effect
BY order of the President.
(Signcd,D Il. u. TOWNSEND,
A. a. General
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
Federal Assessor.

Mr.. WM. VAN WYcK, of Pcudcton, has
been appointed and confirmed blythe Senate
as sAssessor of tho Sd District of South Caro-
lima. 10 place of Col. G. j. EhroRD, who was
unable to take the "tcst OATH"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
Old Field Schools. /"

We are glad to learn that, as soon as the
crops we're ,"laid by" tho schools of almost
every ncighborhood. in the District have been
revived again. This isright. A few days at
school have done much for many boys who
afterwards distinguished themselves in tho
various walks Of life.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
Real Estate for Sale.

Tho Commissioner in Equity offers this
week the Real Estate of CORNELIUS KEITH,
deceased, for sale
Thore arc also number of new advertise.
ments beside, in our columns this week. .
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

Bss> The State Baptist Convention of souii,
carolina wae in session at Greonyillc last week.
Tho interests of the Theological Seminary was
discussed, and looked after. To promote cdu.
cation generally is hereafter to bo the work Of
the Convention. Special efforts will be- mado
Tor State Missions" and ministerial eduoa.
non'" The education of the colored people is
recommended. For foreign missions 500 was
received, and for State missions $3.50.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

Rsy-" a Subscribcr," who writes to us from
Walhalla, will leave his name at this Office
This will enable us to mako use of the infor-
nation he communicates to u.s.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

dren Of soldiers were pre-. eminently the chill
drcn of the State, and pledged themselves for
their support. Officials, take care of your
selves HERMIT.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

aer Illinois contains over 100000 foreign.
sfs' & These, with their children born in this
country, constitute nearly 100000 Of the
population. In the pubic schools Of Chica.
go, more than forty nationasities are reprcsep-
'e6 feople from almost every civilized coun.
s1Sy on tho globe are fou;,a there. =
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
PICKENS C. H., S. c.:
Saturday Morning, August II, 1889.
pssy~ We arc still without q regular mail.

!. Rsy" The drought continues, with high winds
Cornon bottom lind, now otr 1chief horo for
bread, is suffering badly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

gs5" In New York, on the 9TH, gold was AZ.
Cotton, 35 to sc.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

EH- The Federal Court is in session at
Greenvillc this week. Business light.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11
The Convention,

The proceedings Of the State Convention, which
assembled in Columbia on the Ist instant, will
be found on our first page. The delegates are
men of usefulness and talent many of them oc.
cupying high positions in the State Tho al-
dress of Gov. ORR, on taking the chair. is very
much to the point. Ilc fisnvows that 'ssqnenm-
'shncss," OH tho subject Of tho "cal'' which has
exercised tho minds Of '.losscr lights" i,f the
State Tho action of the Convention was har-
monious throughout. We trust that mucl, good
may be realized from the action Of tho people
in this matter
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

MORE HORSE STEALINu.-Itgivcsu us pain
to record another instance OF outrage for
which there is no pallistion On Saturday
afternoon last, while number Of horses be-
longing to tho Government wcro being wa
tered Mt the lanyard branch, in the western
suburbs of tho village, two men emerged from
the field adjacent, and presenting pistol at
the head OF the only soldier in charge Of tho
hosscs, mounted two of the bost ANIMALS and
made. their cseapo Pursuit was Immediately
made, by several parties OF soldiers and citi-
zens, but tho tricks Of the pursued became
indistinct about six miles from the village,
and the efforts for their arrest abandoned
This conduct, We nre we'll aware, wilt re-
vive the, injurious reports in circulation last
winter regarding this community, and it be-
comes the duty of all true and law.abidng
citizens to manifest their condemnation of
these outragcs by emphatic words and vigor-
GUS action. 1t may be that there is an organ
lied band in this section that will keep alive
the animositics and prcdjudces of the past
but, for the sake Of pence, we earnestly hope
that such IS not the case. However, if the
sequel proves the existence. Of laylcss or
ganization, thero is only single remedy to be
applied counter action must be had by those
disposed to tranquility and good order. Fear
full responsibility rests upon tho citizen who
now hesitates to throw his weightand influence
in the balance, against. depredations of this
kind, aud we trust that none will prove re.
creant or reckless in tho discharge Of an i'm;
peratiye duty Leta indignant public opin.
ion and active public measures at once check
the career Of those who are disposed TO bring
anarchy and ruin upon our already impove.
riahed and suffering land. !. 10 .,4.qI
[Andersos' Mtelligencer, or. I
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4-,rhe Impe-
rinl Consul of Mexico here has been officially
Informed that tho Liberals assaulted tho for,i-
fed town of Acapulco on the third line Of do
fence on the morning of July 22d, but were
repulsed and pursued some distance, leaving
the body Of thoir commanders in the hands Of
the impcrialist. Z,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

Two RADICAL Bills .KILIED.-The bill
for admitting Nebraska as a State, and the res.
olution to convert the building erected for the !.
orphans fair into political wigwam for the {
radicals, .woro very properly killed by tho
PrcsidouT who dccliped to sign t),on 4: ,s sgy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-11

. CrNolNNATfI, August THE steamer
General Lytcl exploded, near Bethlehem, yes
tcrdny' She is n total wreck. The whole
number of killed and wounded is not yet as.
eserta'ned (; fifteen or eighteen are supposed to
be lost. ss4t
The latest accounts from the scene Of tho
steamer l4ytel's disastcr report fifteen killed
and seventy wounded; ;.ttenT the wounded
died at Madison, Indiana, to.day.=
Returns from Kentucky indicate tho Dom.
ocratic majority as from. 20, 900 to 80 900.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13

Senator CONFESS received for mileage
ll,l24, and Senator McDouoALL $40, 1854;
Senators HARDING and NEsMIrH, of Ore
gon, received for mileage $ll, 1856 each /;
Senator'S NyE and STEWART, of Nevada,
received for mileage $5622 each, but this
was only for one session, being at the
rate Of Sll,244 for the thirty-eighth Con-
gress. The Massachusetts Senators re-
ceived for mileage $3.50 each. The small
est sum received for mileage was Mr.
JOHNSON. of Maryland, S67 20. OF the
California members, Mr.. Cole received
for mileage $l0,3ss; Mr.. HIGBY, $40, 54s,
and Mr.. SHAnDoE, slO,692 The Oregon
member, Mr.. MoBRIDE, received for mile
age sl2,56l; Mr. Cole, the delegate from
Washington Territory, received sl2,0s9,
and Mr.. WALLACE, delegate from Idaho,
$l2,364. The smallest sum received for
mileage was S64, by HENRY WINTER DA-
VIC
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13
Last of the Feuiau Invasion.

NRw YORK, June liza ST Adams
dispatch says after the FIRST night over
the border there was discomfort among
the Fenians and numbers deserted On
Friday night, there being no prospect Of
supplies and ammunition coming up, the
discomfort became general
Early Saturday morning, Gen. Spear
addressed the men, saying that supplies
and ammunition had been seized by the
United States authorities. Still he was
willing to continue the advance, and
asked how many would follow him
Only seventeen stepped forward from the
ranks. This disheartened the General
so much he at once decided 20 abandon
the enterprise, and so informed the men
The evacuation Of Camp Sweeney then
commenced. Orders we're promulgated
from Gen Sweeney and Col Mahon dis
continuing the advance Of the movement
for the present The march back was
without order, the men struggling along
in groups; still they appeared cheerful
and with full faith in their cause. At
ST. Albans they were furnished transpor-
tation by the United States TO their
homes They seemed pleased at the
kindness of the United States, and
cheered the Stars and Stripes Justify
Gen. Spear was released on parole 10
swat at St Adams the action Of the
United States authorities
Gen. Sweeney and Col Mahon we're,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13
ENDORSING THE LORD.

The Washington correspondent of the
London Times, describing the prayers o.
the Chaplain of the United States House
of Representatives, says:
Sometimes he startles his bearers BY
some such passage as this, which he de-
livered in a prayer few weeks ago: '0l
bord, Thou hast governed the world six
thousand years, and we believe Thou
hast governed it WE'LL Thus the appro-
baton of Congress was given to the gov.
eminent of the universe in o way that
must have been very soothing to the
pride of all true American people.
The Captain alluded to, who rever-
emily tells the Lord that He has governed
the world well, is no other than the Rev.
BoYNrsN, formerly of this city. His
piety is equal to that of THAD. STEVENS.
So says the Cincinnati Enquirer. 4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13
THE REPORT.

The report of the Reconstruction Com.
mittee. is terrific on the President. II
declares that the lately rebellious States
can only be restored to their political
rights by the consent of Congress, and
that the Governors appointed by the
President have no power to organize
civil courts 1t also declares that no
Constitution has been legally adopted in
any of these States except Tennessee,
The report further represents that Ten
nessee is the only one of the States at
all qualified for representation in Con-
gress. The minority who dissent from
the conclusion of the committee are,
Senator REvERDY JOHNSON and Repre-
sentatives HENRY ORDER and ANDREW
j. ROGERS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13

on Saturday, released from close con.
6nement and put on the limits Of st.
Adams 49,
II is said that a guard of ten Fenians,
placed on this side of the Canada line to
pick up stragglers, were attacked by
mounted troops, and one man killed and
three wounded fa~
Affidavit was made before Gen. Meade
that a party of British regulars made a
raid across the border on Saturday night,
and captured three Fenians near Frank
lin, Vermont, two of whom they hung.
Three live Fenians, lying drunk on this
side of the river, were seized and carried
into Canada by British troops, and two
Others were shot Sunday morning.
The following orders have been pro-
mulgated here by Sweeney and Mahon +:
ST. ALBANs, June 10.
TO W. X. Roberts, President Fenioa Brother
hood, 1876 Bo,oerV. Nelc York;
Send no more men to the front. The
stringent measures of the United States
Government have rendered success i'm
probable at present
Promulgate this Immediately,
(Signed) T. W. SWEENEY
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13
ANCIENT CURIOSITY.

A London paper says: "In large
glass case, standing in one of the upper
chambers of our great national museum,
is to be seen the skeleton, decently in.
cssed in its original burial clothes, Of
one PHARAH MYKERISus, surrounded by
fragments OF the coffin, whereon the
name of its occupant can - easily read
by the Egyptologists of the present day,
affording thereby conclusive evidence
that it contained the mummy of king
who was reigning in Egypt more than a
century before the time of ABRAHAM a."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-06-13
BAD MORALS.

The morals of the people of Evansville
must be sadly deteriorating, judging by
the following from the Courier 1T is
bad enough, in all conscience, that our
young men ruin themselves by drinking,
but it seems that this destructive habit is
spreading among the young ladies'.
Fancy drinks are mixed up, containing
brandy, whiskey, or other intoxicating
liquors, not only at private parties, but
at the soda-saloons frequented by the la
dies