Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-10-27

-Saics VIII commence as follows November
l, IS66-forty- four lots and houses in the
town of Beaufort; November 5-ncarly three
1thonsapd lots in the newly laid out town Of
Port Rdynl, satf the Southwest end of ST. He.
| lena Island December -thirty.three school
farms, containing about 5000 acres These
sales are to be made under the Act of July
l6, 1866.
WASHINGTON, October 17.-Therc seems
to be no doubt but that Stanton will soon re-
tire from the War Department, and that
Lieut. Gen. Sherman will succeed him, for
term, at least, as Acting Secretary of War.
There is no probability whatever of the
President changing his present position as to
his restoration policy---;ls has been iutin,atcl
in some of the papers.
OMAHA, October l7.-Onicial returns from
the Territory arc nearly complete, and show
Republican majority of between 600 and 700
In TIC Legislature, there are over thirty Re.
publican majority
New YORK, October 1S.-Threc large
stores in West and Washington streets, were
burned last night one filed with cotton
Loss $500 900.
n private letter, dated Monterey, Scptcm-
Der y, from Major General Lew Wallace
has been received by prominent merchant
of this city The Liberals were confident of
success, and were continually receiving muni-
tions of war; and, as they advanced, obtain
ing the necessary funds for carrying on the
war. ut the time of writing, the French
were rctrcatng instead of advancing.
WAsHINGToN October 19.-A letter has
been received il This city from Lieut. Gen.
Sherman, discussing the political situation,
and emphaticalIy approving of the Presidents
policy Of restoration.
The Secretary Of War, on the rcecmmen
dation of the Surgeon General, withdraws. on
the lst of November next, the military quar-
antinc established in Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Secretary Stanton had lengthy interview
with the President this morning. His early
retirement from the War Department is con.
ccdcd to be certain. Senator Cowan of Penn
sylvania, arrived this morning, aud also had
an Interview with the President during the
day.
New York, October 1s.-Thc steamer
James S. Green, from Georgetown, S. G., ar
rived this morning, and reports that on the
l4th, she saw large brig ashore twelve miles
South OF Fenwick lsland-the sea breaking
over her. On the 18th, she saw schooner
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propeller Empire, from Wilmington, n. c.,
is ashore on the outside of Sandy Hook she
is logged and has three feet of water in her
hold. Her cargo of rosin is strewn all al,ng
the beach She went ashore last night
n large Republican ratification meeting was
held last night, at the Brooklyn academy of
Music. Prominent radicals delivered speech.
es, assniing the public and private character
OF 'eSident Johnson, and earnestly urging
on the people tho importance of the adoption
OF the constitutional amendment, as securi-
ty for the future. a series &C resolutions ex-
prcssvc of their principles and ratifying the
Republican nominees of this State, were
unanimously adopted
ST. Louis, October 1S.--A terrific steam
boiler explosion occurred here this morning,
in the turning shop Of j. II. Rubrock, on
FRANKLIN Avenue, totally den.olishing the shop
and two other buildings Twenty two per-
sons arc known to be buried in the ruins.
New IoRK, October l6.--Parsen Beecher
delivered an address at the Brooklyn Acade-
my of Music, last night, in which he advoca-
tod the passage of the constitutional amend
nent. as necessity expressed his confidence
of the good faith of the South, and character
lied the Republican party the true guardians
of the Government; declares it to be the duty
of the North to educate the South into a rec
ognition of entire Justice
ALMOST A PROpHEcY The National
Intelligence" says: N.Y. Calhoun, as far
back as 1887, proclaimed great truth when
he said
Emancipation itself would not satisfy
these fanatics; that gained, the next step
would be to raise tho negroes to social nnd
political equality with the whites, and that be-
ing effected, wo should find the present con-
dition of tho two races reversed. They and
their northern masters would bo the masters,
and we the slaves tho condition of the white