Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-27
Security of Capital In South Carolina.

investments within the limits Of this military
district:
HEADo'Rs 2D MILITARY DIsTR1cr, !
Charleston, S. G., July 10, 1867. {
SIR: In reply to tho inquiries you max O
in behalf Of certain foreign and Northern CAP
italsts, Ian directed by tho Commanaine
General to inform you that by General Or
dcrs No. 10, dated Headquarters I'd Military
District, Charleston, s. G., April IL, 1867,
it is provided:
That all advances Of money, subsistence
implements and fertilizers, loaned, used or re-
1uiicd for the purpose of aiding the agricul-
tural pursuits of the people, shall be protec.
ted. And the existing laws which have pro-
vided the most efficient remedies in such cases
for the lender will be supported and enforced
Wages Tor labor performed in tho production
OF the crop shnl be lien on the crop, and
payment OF the amount due for such wages
shall be enforced by the like remedies prov-
dcd to secure advances of money aud other
means for the cultivation of the soil"
The local civil law formerly gave the land
lord of leased lands superior lien BY Par
! agruph TX. of General Orders No. 80, dated
| Headquarters I'd Military District, 30th May,
| 1867, the remedy by distress for rent is abol,
! ished, thus removing the lien of the landlord,
/
! 1t has been the purpose and aim of the
| Commanding General to establish such reeu.
! latidns MS would promote the security, ccono.
my and thrift of agriculture and trade. Ap.
|! preciating, as he does, the advantages of per.
mancnt and certain guarantees where capital
Is concerned. it is not to be apprchcndcd that
| any OF the orders heretofore issued to promote
these desirable objects will be inconsderatelv
modified. On the same basis, advances of
subsistence arc made in certain cases TO i'm.
poverIshcd pT ntels in the Carolinas by the
Government OF the United States. Very
respectfully
| (Signcd) j. w. CT.CUS,
| Captain 3Sth Infantry, a, a. A. G..
Mr. b. &. WILKINS, II East Bay, Charl-
| cston s c.
| TIE Constitutional Union of Washing
ton city reports that Runc inscription has
been discovered near the Great Falls in the
Potomac; that it records the dcuih IF an Ice
l,ndic woman manlcd Suasu, who died in 1851;
that the discovery proves the visit of the
Nortlmcn to our shores five centuries before
the time of Columbus, aud that they made cx-
| ploratons inland. 1t is also stated that frag
'mcnts Of teeth, bronze trinkcts coins and 9TH
er curious things, have been cxhumcd from
the grave
WHAT IIofE DID--A WORD OF EScouR-
AGEMEST.- stole on its pinions to the bed
of disease; the sufferers frown became 4
smle--the emblem of peace and love-
| 1t went to the house Of mourning, and from
the lips of sorrow there came sweet aud cheer
fu songs.
1t laid its head upon the arm of the poor,
| Oh a. l., 4.
impulses, aud saved him from disgrace and
ruin.
1t wells like living thing in the bosom Of
the mother, whose son tarrcd long after the
promised time of his coming, aud saved her
from dcsolation and "t the care that killcth. :"
1t lowered about the head of the youth who
had become the Ishmacl of society, and led
him on to works which even his enemies
praised
1t snatchcd the maiden from the Jaws of
death, and went with the old man to heaven
No hope, my good brother? Have it
keep it always with you Wrestle with it
| that it may not depart. 1t may repay your
| pains. Life is hard enough at best, hut hope
| shall lead you over its mountnins and sustain
you amid its pillows. Part with all beside,
but keep thy hope!
g lie SHOT ALL BUT Me !''-Whcn Cen
cral Braxton Bragg commanded The army of
Tennessee, one day, while on the march he
suddenly came npon one Of the "rnggrd."
butternut fraternity, who was just then busily
engaged in plundcring garden, The Cen
eral drew up, and in that clear, ringing voice,
which once heard on the field of battle is not
readily forgotten, called out, "To what com-
mand do you belong? Butternut was caught;
he recognized tho General, and he knew the
man lie had to deal with. Assuming green,
gawky manner. he answered us follows "Mis.
ter, / did belong to Mr.. Bragg's company;
but he shot all hut me ~ This was little
too much, and drawing his hat over his eyes
aud COMPRISING his lips. the General rode on,
and let the last man of his " company live.
A SLIGIIr MlsTAKE.--A capital story is
told of young fellow who one Sunday .strolcd
Into village church, and during the services
was electrified and gratifcd by the sparkling
Of pair eyes, which were rvetcd on his face
After the service he saw the posscssor of the
shining orbs leave the church alone, aud EN-
boldened hy her glanccs, he vcntured to fol.
low her, his henrt aching with rapture. He
saw her look bohind, and fanoicd she cvnced
some emotion at recognizing him. IIo then
nuick ennd his n,co md Ohio oot,.,1lv sI,ol,on.