Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-10-20

SHto Wv W ANcNS' GudG GlS lHSD SurTGn-
der of the war East Of the Mississippi was
made by Col James r. Love, GU tho 7th of
May, 1865. The News says:
1t is fact,which impartial history will re-
cord, that Col. James II. Love, with his lit
tie veteran band, fought the last battlc for the
" lost cause" that was made on this side "the
great father of waters" This battle took
place at Mill Creek, in Mcdowell County, in
this State, on tho 18th April, 1868, and was
success to the Confedratcs delaying Gen.
Gillian, who had Gas many thousands as Col.
Love had hundreds" and causing the cneny
to take another route to Ashcsille, then the
headquarters Of tho military district, known
MS the +" Western District of North Carolina !"
Subsequently to this, however Col. Love
had skirmish with Col. w. G. Bartlett, com.
manding United States forces in Haywood
County, on the 9th of May, 1866, and ncgo.
tintcd terms favorable not only to his own
command, Bat to the citizens Of The district,
III the surrender on the day following, Mt
(" A'nan's MILL" which terms were confirmed
by Brig. Gen. j. G.. Martin and Col w. IT..
Thomas. r!iis was the last regular surrender
this side of the Mississippi River-Gcn. Dick
Taylor surrcndcring on 4th May, 1868.
A Coon Dou SroRy.-The French papers
tell the following:
When the war in Italy commenced, the
Houaves embarked for Genoa; but as they
were going on board the ship they saw for
mai RIDER forhiddng the entrance of all dous
upon the vessel. AS they were very much at,
tachcl to their dogs, they were stricken with
grief. 1t WAS not easy to deceive the sharp
l"nkont kept by the intendent, for every sold.
ier advanced along the narrow gancway, ono
by one, as their names were called Ncccssi-
ty is tho mother Of invention The drummers
unscrcwc'l their drums, aud tho best dogs of
tho regiment were concealed in the drums,
which worc screwed up again. When rcgi,
ments embark no music is played, but IN this
occasion the colonel determined there should
be music. Ilc ordered the tru,npcts and
drums to take the head of the column and play
lively tune. The faces of tho drummcrs--
every one of whom had dog in his drum :
may be conceived Tho trumpcts sounded ;
the drums were all silent. The colonel got
angry and bawlcd to know why tho drums did
not beat. There was but one thing to do, and
that was to beat The moment the drums be.
gan to beat, innumcra5lc dogs began to howl
and bay, to tho nstonshmcnt of everybody but
the Iouavcs. Everybody looked right, left,
backward, forward-no sign of dog any.
where; yet the more the drummers beat. tho
more the dogs howlcd. At last a spaniel fell
out of drum, rolled over and over on tho
ground, got up and took to his heels, howlng
louder than ever. Roars Of laughter greeted
this explanation Of the mysterious howls The
intcndents ordered the drummcrs to advance
OH board one by one, aud to roll the drum as
he came. If barking was heard, the drum
was unscrcwed, and the dog put ashore Only
one dog got aboard this was Toutou who kent
quiet through all the ,olling. Il need not be
said that the Third Zouaves adore Tontou.-
lie made his entry into Paris at their head
few days since.