Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-12-01
From South Carolina,

A Charleston correspondent of the "New
York Times" after referring to the political
feeling i'll this State, thus refers to other mat
tcrs:
~ dozen movements arc on foot, in various
sections of the State, for the erection of ,tton
factories by which it is hoped that each neigh.
borlood will ere long be able to send the roy.
al staple to market in an at least partially
manufactured condition. Notwithstanding
the prevailing poverty of the agricultural
classes, the more substantial planters by club
bing their surplus menus, have been able ia
begin the construction of factories and, in
tho course of the next year or two, it is cx.
pcctcd that the amount Of capital invested in
the cotton manufacturing interest hercabouts
will have beeowe qatse 99RGssisl!syyia9ssa !yi ,A;he
ing operations of the ensuing year arc of a
very extensive character There has been /,
visible Improvement of late in tho dispoyition
of tile field negroes. They are evidently be.
ginning to comprehend that freedom does not
mean complete immunity from labor; and
tho large majority of these poor ignorant crca-
lures arc rapidly following the example lonu
ago set them blythe more intelligent and prov.
ldcnt OF their number, in seeking to make adj
'antaScouS yearly contracts with the hest en-.
ploycrs they can find The planters have not
been slow to notice the increased alacrity Of
their late slaves, and taking heart thcrc(rom,
they are extending their plans far beyond
what they deemed practicable three months
ago. II the seasons be moderately propitious
1t Is more than likely that the crops. next
year, throughout this entire section of conn.
try, will be at least as good as they have over
been in the most prosperous times.
The present crop proves to be much better
than the terrible drought of August ana Sen.
tcmbcr led the planters to expect Cotton, +
is true, is a decided failure bu. the corn md
other grain crops have turned out SURPRISING.
y we'll, considering the circumstances of the
case The rice crop is really splendid, and,
at thc prevailing enormously high price viii viii
60 far toward enriching all who have plontcd
The only difficulty is, that too LARGE . nronnr,
tion OF tho best rice lands on the coast have
been suffered tolic idle. Tx Gov. Aiken hos
harvested very largo and valuable croo Of
rice on Jchossco Island.
bay The Anderson Intelligence" learns
thas che cotton gin of Major Andrew II,m;,-
ton, was burned down at his residence near
Wllliamston, in that District, On the 18th
ult, causing the loss of some six bales Of cotton
y negro boy was burned up with the house.
Inc lire Is supposed to have originated from
the carelessncss or imprudcncc of two negro
boys, which cost the life of one of them. Thew
we're IN the habit of playing hide .and.scek in
the lint-room, and it is supposed that one Of
them lighted match to look for the other.
and thus originated the fire.
Inc revenue commissioners estimate that
42,ooo,oOO gallons of distilled spirits, 1856.
ooo'ooo of fcrmontcd liquors, and 10 900 900
gallons imported liquors are annually con.
sumed 81, in this country, costing $500 900 600
Inc T. Government revenue derived from Tho
liquor business is estimated at S47,727. .276
'-'o
Boston, November GA large mcet;no
Ior raising funds to educate freedmen. was
held h,el at fremont Temple last evening. Adj.
1resscs !, were delivered by Ex-Gov. Androw.
hey '; Henry Ward Bcechcr, Geo. Thompson
IF England, and othors. p''"'