Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-23
lvoL. 2-No. 20.
TIE Bankrupt Law.

soon as sHld assignee ls appointed uIu qublIutd,sS
the judge, or where there is no opposing insss
tcrest, the register, shall by IN instrument un.
der his hund, nssign and convey TO thespssignee
supt with lsalt his deeds, HOOKS, and 50 Ts-
lating thereto. aud such assignment shall re-
late back tu the commencement of said pro-
cccdings; Provided. however. that there shall.
be excepted from the operation OF the provis-7
ions of this section. the necessary household
aud kitchen furniture. and such other articles
and ueccssnrics of such bankrupt as the ns-
signcc shall designate and set apart, having
reference IN the amount to the family, condi-
ton and circumstances Of the bankrupt, but
altogether not tp exceed in value in any case
the 4u,n Of five hundred dollars. and also the
wearing apparel OF such bankrupt. and that Of
his wife aud children, and the uniform, nrDs
aud equipments of any person who is OF has
been soldier in the militia or in the service
of the United States and such other proper
ty as now is or hereafter shall he exempted
from attachment or seizure. or levy nn execu.
ton by she laws Of the United States, aud
such other property not Included in the fore.
going exemptions as il exempted from levy
and sale uKnn execution nr other process or
order of court. by the laws Of the State ia
which the bankrupt has his dOuicic at the
time Of the commencement nf the proceedings
In bankruptcy. to an amount not exceeding
that allowed by such State exemption laws in
force in the year 1864.
PoLIT1cs At TIE SoUTU.-A special to
the 4" Herald" of the 18th, from Washing.
ton, says:
From every State in tie South we have IN
formation here that two distinct parties are ut ,
work preparing for the organization Of con.
vcntions under the reconstruction bill. In
North c. lima Gov Hidden, Judge Settle
and other radical Unionists have organic. d a
party embracing all the unconditional Union
men Of the State, white nnd"blacll alike.--s{
Union leagues, with Northern settlers, frreG &
zen aud Southern l"ynists as meuibefasrh rharasSs
been nost effective in preparing tHeir scvcrs&
tioh. but they will fill If they d, not receiv
assistance from Congress They say that til
disounlifrutiona of the rccnns,. uttion till ar@
not comprehensive enough to insure the snfd
ty Of the Union cause as many men now
ntfice will be nhle to take the prescribed o"thl
and secure re election. IN Georgia the most
thorough organization of the freedmen exists, \
every county being rrpres nt"d in the State
Union League. and the p,rty under Governor
Brown has joined forces will! them. In South
Carolina. Mississippi. Alabama. Florida. l.,u-
isilna and Texas the organizations are not 80
complete, tnt their ru,nfcatinns nre being
rapidly extended throughout every county
On the other hand the class VIII" I'll! the offices
ut present are also rganized and, among 9TH
ers. Gov. Worth. of North Caro!ina, has ar
rived in this city. to work in conjunction with
the Virgini, delegation in obtaining the detail
Of officers fur the command Of the districts
provided for in the bill.
TIE BABrIsTs IN TUE UNITED STATES.
- There are III the United States and in the
territories. l2.6T5 Baptist churches. with
l.U43.6 members and 1888 ordn,d min
listers IT csc figures are from retu ,ns made
in 1865, with the exception of II of the
southern States. in wnicl the statistics ale far
1869 OF tho States Innking returns in 1865,
New York stands highe t. the numbers being
S26 churches. with 80.lr7 members and 7i5
ord in d ministers The six New England
States have an aggregate Of 8O7 churches with
9T.O7l members ard 700 ministers. There,
re 20 colleges in the United States under
Baptist influence. The oldest nf these is
Brown University, founded in l764. and the
youngest is Mt Chicago. founded in 1850 -
There are l3 Baptist theological institutionsk
AN official communication shows tho acsrd&
cato amount of $3.50. 900 expended, for subsf
tcnce stores issued to destitute refugees ar{S3 {3
freedmen. or persons not belonging to the ar
my. for the six months ending with DECEMBER
last Of this. nearly 324. 900 are set down for \
Tennessee, SsS0DO for Louisiana, SI7O. 900
for Alabama, $4,000 for Georgia, S5l 900
for South Carolina. s33 600 fnr North Carroll.
ma, $4,000 for Vir.inia. $4,000 for Wash.
ingt"n, and other ~. ns varying from *l4 to-
Sl.lO0 wore expended III other Southern
States.
WE learn that tho Grccnville and Colmm.
bia Railroad obtnncd verdict nc Ahheville
OH, last week. NC i;,st-- Partlow, for $3 500
Ia "ages. for injuries t, the read occasiuned
tr,ck. Such conduct when wilfnl aud ma.
licious. is now, by Act Of the Legislature,
punished with death.
AID FOR THE South Both houses of The