Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
[voL. 2-No. 8.

reluctance to assume the duties of that Office,
it is probable he will be assigned to the inpor-
| tant duty indicated Observation-Disclosures Sun.
| WASHINGTOS, Nov. 2.-Sanford Conovcr,
0tms Charles A. Durham, was arrested in
New York yesterday and brought to Washing
ton to- day. lie is charged on the affidavit Of
Wm. II. Roberts of having frauducntly pro-
cured Uobefts To commit to mcMpyy and swear,
a fdlso statcnient Before the House Committee
on the judiciary as TO matters duplicating
Jefferson Davis in the murder of President
Lincoln. Conover it will tc rccollcctcd gave
secret testimony before the military commits
sion on the trial of the assassination conspira.
! tors.
WASHINGTON, Nov -Four negroes who
murdered Mr. lycs in Prince George coun
ty, Maryland, in July last were executed to-
day IN Upper Marlborough. They confessed
their crime and acknowledged having been
implicated in several robbcrics about the date
of the murder.
ROME, Oct. 3l.--Thc Pope has delivered
an allocntion condcmning the Conduct of It.
nly, and declaring his readiness to die in de-
fence OF his rights, and if necessary will seek
the free exercise Of his ministry in another
land.
PANS, Nov. IA decree has been issued,
appointing commissioners for re organizing
the French army. Napoleon will preside over
the commission.
LONDON Oct 3l-1hc Turks claim great
| victories over the Christians in Gambia Largo
submissions were being made by the Christians
to the Turkish authority.
SouTH CAROLINA SoLDIERS.-Thc follow
in. South Carolihians have been buried around
the Manassas hnttle lcld
Ut. Allen. NJ. II. Edwards, Scrg't Eusder-
hy, It, r. Nnchols. j. G. l}rant, j. II. Copc-
land, Il. w. T.. lIampton's Legion; W. L..
h., H. j.. B., H. Grover. e. w H., Levi
Shelor Co. IL F; w II. Todd, Co. II, Charles
ton; ii. Wredc, German Light Artillery,
Charleston j. G. lIakcr. Co. g; j. w Col
lius. Co. H.. ]7th; r. Crowdcr, Co. B; r..
,SM SMcfMGn.JSr' M s & G0k kSo,s kk W t6 A. e H0mens c. y
I.ourimorc. Co. r.; w. II. and j. McCaw, 0.
II. Il; j. NJ. Adams, Co. * Ut. w. e. Da-
Wis, Co. B; Il. j. Ryhard. II j.. Crawford,
NJ G. Adams, 1T. w. y. n. L. d. Rallcry,
Co. B, 1lth J, j. Palmer Go. Il, p S. S;
Serg't .. S. Mes, Go. b d. T. Reordcn, j.
n. b.. Co. C; D. W. Moore, Co d; w. w.
Chcat|.am. II. S. H.. Co. G; j. T. Capcrs,
Co. X; Whiteford Smith, w. N. Kccnc, col
or Scrg', l.. Mcsscr, p s. S; a. n Askcw,
"a Ia. II 81. Munro. n. -, i. llOlley.
Barrett, killed 1861 II. White. Sth; II.
Williams. Geo. Britt, Co. +, 9th; Mai j. NJ.
Whden, Capt. p. II. Scabrook. s. c. "; a.
j Dixon, 9Th j. Canad. Co. ii It, May,
died in hospital; j. II. IIunnic, Il. r.. 9th
Scrg't B. Jackson, i. W. Jackson, A. II. j.,
S. L. Moats. S. G. Ray, S. G. "; \. G.. D.,
Col John Moore, Y Il. Maxwell, Orr's Reg
imcnt j. w. Nyhard. Orr's; - Pcndlc-
ton. - Kline, died 1866; three of 9th
Regiment, killed 1861; large grave contain
ing thirty, :,an,cless
WE regret to announce heavy loss sus-
taiued by Mr.. G. 4. Haskell, of our District,
in the burning o! his barn and adjacent build
ings, containing 300 bushels of corn and
other produce, besides &c bales Of cotton Tho
fire was the work Of an inccndiary Three
negroes have been arrested and lodged in Jail,
against whom the circumstantal evidence is
very strong. We trust that the guilty parties
will be brought to speedy punishment.
.idGcyiWc Press.
y LETTER from Fort Union Montana, da-
ted October |. says party of miners, descend
ing the river in Mackinaw hoat. cncampcd
for the night ut tho mouth Of Milk River, and
were attacked BY band of about fifty Siou-
Indians After five hours hard aud bloody
fighting, the Indians were driven off, with u
loss of twenty. one killed. The whites ind
four killed and several wounded. One whito
man named Kent shot ten Indians, and killed
thrcc others with his knife.
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