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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09
The First Trial,

Recently an election f,r Mayor was held in
Georgetown, under tho late law ALLOWING ne.
groos to vote. An exchange says:
"Charlcs ID. Walsh. the radical caujil,te w,.
elected Mayer "r Gcorgetpwn by II majority IF
96 votes. over Henry Al lison, the present in.
cumbent--thc conservatives. or un;i.uc.rr,, Su E
tmgc candidate. Tho larger number uF c,nn
cilmcn on the a liSpn ticket are elected R.-
ing tho first election held in the D,Strict unl,r
the late suffrage act nf Congress. great deal or
interest was manifested in the contest.
Fl" At nine o'clock the polls were opened and
the rush OF v,trrs, without distinction of colnr
commenced The votes of several culnred man
were rejected because they could not he denti
hou, anu tew on the gr"u nj If minority This
action of the judges IF eloctinn dclayed tho caI
orod voters somewhat. requiring thnn to make
oath to their identity and age The vptinr in
Inc precincts. except the second. was rather
Glow. In the second precinct the c,lDrcd vote
was very large. and the line Of voters M timos
very long. The receivers were nn,itirl th,t
they we're not judges of cnaiinn and had onlv
the right To require pro If of identity and when
mat was given they had no right to reject ro,,
istered voter. '
During tho entire day there was Ie.s of
drunkenness and disprlerly c,,,luct than usual
upon the streets. thong fran an carly hour the
streets and c,rners in the vicinity of the POLLS
were occupied hy groups Of pc ,ple. with ,ut dis
tihction OF color. WIN we're evidently deeply in
terested in the result nf the election The req
taurants were cl 'sed all day. anl the metr,p,l.
itan police continually patrnlled tho town"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09
COZ SON SgGsIsb.

EV.
nHE snn'l lot Of the q Dickson COTTON
nEnp tnr sale. These saed cost So per bushe,
In lShS Price: 50 cents per busl,e Warranted
sound. or no pny. ''
J. W. CRAwFORD
Cold Spring. Pickcns Dist Feb ~, 1897 e3-e
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09

aSss~ Elections will be he'd in New IIamp-
sh're' on the I'd Tuesday in March; Con
ncctlc"t' lst Monday in April; and Rhode
island lst "Wednesday in April, for Cover
nors and members of Congress-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09

1as~ lion. ISAAC e. IIoLMEs, q distinguished
citizen OF Charleston, diod in that city on tho
25th ult.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09
RECEIPTS

Thc following persons have paid on their sub.
soription TO the CoURIER, as follows:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09
The Rec,nstrnation Rll

Loo,' tho Washington c,rresp ,ndent of tho
" Charleston Courier" says:
.! It may now be considered "a settled that
this lllshHrcd aud malignant bill will be a law
effect Immediately. The military machinery uf
the law will bo put in operation Bat this viii
cause no change it il sail. in tho present cnm
manders and other officers Of the army now en-
Ployece IN the S'uthern States nor in the nun
Der of tho troops, unless there should occnr nm
insnrrection. -"
The military government will be composed
OF the same personnel rs heretofore, but the mil
tary commanders will have a supervision over
I" as to tho reconstruction nr,vs;nns :, =.
, held that nny ono in any State. may call n cnn
ysention for tho purpose of ro ro,rganizinr the
State government. The bill makes It mo- ones
business to cal acnnventinn. A body of freed
men or single individual may call it. They
may call, but will the convention como whe11
called7" o''0 "'0'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09
TO TAX-P YERS,

WILL attend ut tho following times and
l. places f,r the purpose Of Assessing the State
Tax for the years 1866 and 1867. namely:
Monday, lth March, 1867, al Bachelors Retreat.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09

bssT Tho Atlanta (Ga.) E,n f" saws the to
t"' number of tho destitute in that State reach
es NIFTY thnnsanl. VIII, have not the actual mean,
of subsistence. ''''''''
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WANTED TO PTRCHAsE1

w ANICD III PURCHASEl
4 L\RGE BODY OF FARMING I,ANn vii, -. =.
~ without WATER POWER Whore bo,b ara ~
blended tho same would be preferred. For fur.
Feb. oe, 1867 ~ -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09

1es~ The wheat crop in North Carolina il re
ported excellent. In fact the same comes from
sil sections of Virginia, Tennessee and Kan.
lucky. A>'"'
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09

PREPARING TO GO INT, A TrRHIroRY. =
n gentleman residing on fru n,ar Rich
mona, a Few days since, III VI rf the passage
"t the tcrrioria'izng bill a re Srd the Com
missioner "t Agriculture, Lcg sng him to
SEND on about live hundred bushels of prairie
grass and ten bufTalucs. Augusta Press
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09

seS- Six tons Of elementary school hooks were
purchased in Now York tho other ,,av G,r ,..
among the freedmen. What IL doluyc of learn.
ing a - 49,"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-09

y. Is. DeBow, editor of DeBow'. Rew..
IL dead He was forty.ssven years old
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

The TggRITaRY or WYoNiNG.-The new Ierri-
tory Of Wyoming Is described as beng bounded on
the west by fhe Rocky Mountains, east by Neora,-
IA and south by Colorado. The resources Of Wy
oming are YET undeyeioped; but enough Is Known
Of its immense tisoSts OF gold silver. copper and
COAL to warrant Us in saying that within year
fro,n now it will equal Montana in population.
The veins Of coal alone will supply the Pacific Rail
road wiki fGel for ages to come Ahese Seias are
already haio- worked in Colorado Al SoYlisT
CITY. north Of Denver there are Eve veins OF sG-
peToz quality OF coal the largest beng hfieen ieef
and the smallest Eve feet thick. Al the crossing
OF the North Platte there L eoa! strata among
the r,,ks on the north side of the river The other
precious metals will be found equally rich This
Territory Is boand 10 be settled up with thriving
nopulation.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

TERRIBLE AccIDENr.-A terrible accident hap
peued ai Fort Point on the Fourth Of JHly, which
caused the instant death Of two soldiers, John Pc
teIson aud Michael Gonden. The exact manner Of
the accident can only be surmised. as Il was not
discovered until some moments after it had hap
pened. The followi 9 facts were elected upon the
Coroners jarv. which sat yesterday afternoon
Both the men had been absent from dliy Tor tolr
DAYS, having been indu-ng in a spree in town.
They returned u their quarters on the morning OF
the Fourth q july, and were Immediately placed
undeI srrest and confined within the walls Of the
fort. Daring the firing Of the salute at neon they
were missed and search for them ordered The
sentinel Vas positive that they had not passed him,
end a further search revealed the dead and man
zIed bodies Of the two men, about twenty feet from
tae muzze OF one of the lower Tier guns The
men were literally torn u pieces and the nesh was
vet QuiveriSg when the scarcherS discovered Inc
bodies The suppo>itien is that the men in their
efforts 10 escape had craw led through one Of the
embrasaIe>. and were probably craving along in
front al the guns when the MONDAY salufe was
fred. aui they were blown iuto etc Tnity Ihe jury
rendered verdict in accordance with the facts as
narrated above.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

A QvEER SroRY.-The Charlestoa CID PLATA
dealer tells this snake story: On Saturday Of last
week, Mr.. James Gilbert. one Of cur Subscribers
came to the ofce for his paper. and while here re
lated an Incident as having occurred the day pre-
Vi3us. On Friday he aud his brother George were
engaged cutting wood, oue mile ana hsii south
of the town. About Ten clock in the notnins Sit.
Crowaer came along. and said be was looking for
HIS COW. >rippeF. The Young nen replied tha.
they had noticed her about the clearing. Mr.. {.
soon found her and drove her home, the COW bel
lowing and calling IS though she had lost a calf,
Al three O'Clock in the afternoon the COW came
back. but appeared very restless. walking about
lowing continuously. Presently She was heard to
lay down. when everything became quiet. The
wood>men having Their curiosity excited by the
COW strange conduct, stopped their work and
went 10 where the COW was last heard. Imagine
their surprise when they 'ouud her Suekling large
greasy lnHkins snake. Al the time fendly lick
Ing Il with her tongue. The COW was made to get
mp. and, as she wSSed away, the snake followed
after her. Clua> were procuged and the snake was
Nillel. Il was 4 species unknown TO ogr inform
ant, measuring fdi SIX Inches around the body and
five feet seven ana oae halt inches in length.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

TUE SHiF OF DgATu.-Since the time when the
ancient mariner told the terrible tale Of the curse
laden ship with her crew Of ghasjly carpSeS no
more truthful st1y Of the has been related than
that Of the whale>lip Diaua that recently driiei
into one Of the Shetland Islands.
year ago She left the Shetlanls. on whaling
voyage 70 the Arctic regions having on board fifty
men. From that uale nothing more WAS near1 OF
her. The i.lenls oi those On board became alarm
ed. Money WAS raised and premiums offered TO
the first vessel that would bring tidings Of the miss
ing ship, hut ali to 10 avail.
On the ID Of April she people near lsnnas Voc,
ia one OF the Shetland Isles. startled al seeing
a ghastly wreck Of ship sailing into the harbIr.
Battered and ice-crushed, sails and cardige cat
away beats and spars cu. up for fuel IN the dread
fd Arctic winter, her decks covered with dead au
dying, the loag-osi Diana sailed in ike : snip from
the Dt tadmaH > Land Fftv men sailed ont Of Ler-
wick in her on bright May morning last year.
All OF the hiiy came back on her on the u Of April
this wear; the same, vel how d,Aerent
Ten men, of whom tie Captain one, lay
Stlhenod corpSeS on the deck; thrty-iive lay help
lesslY sick, some dying; two retained sufficient OF
strength to creep alat and the other three crawled
feehy about the deck. The ship was boarded by
the Islanders, and as they criwled over the bal
wafks, the man at the wheel len faiating from eX
citemeat; one of the sick died as he lay, his death
being announced by the fellow occupant Of his berth
teebly moaning: fake away this dead man On
the bridge OF the vessel lay the body of the Captain
a. it had lain ter tour months with nine # Ii, dead
shPmateN ~ hIS SIDE al. deceufiy lld out by those
Who soon expected Ia share their fate.
The survivors could not bear ta sink the bodies
@: their comrades The sea. bat kept them that
when the last man died the fated ship that had
been their common home should lie their common
tomb. The surgeon of the Snip worked faithful y
to The last but cold hunger Scdrvy, and dySentery
we're too much Ter him. Th, brave Old Captain
was the first victim. and died blessing his men.
Then the Others Eel. oue 10y one unll tAe ship WAS
tenanted only by tie dead and dying. One night
r I.
coffin. Not ore of the atty w0nid haze lived TO
tell the ghastly tale.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

ExrtoIrs or 4 Win CAT.-The Marin county
Journal. Of June 29th, SAYS: .On Thursday. Of
last week 4 monster OF wild cat entered the house
OF Mr., Shi2py. Of 0lema, in pursuit If a chicken,
and Gevoured i there and then. without heeGinE
the presence Of several females who we've present
snd Of course very much afrishted. Finishing is
neal, !, sprans from the house and made lis way
to the house @: Mrs. {. : Parsons where A great
commotion was manifest among lie poultry aud
The bones of a dozen CT more were slrewn Up0n the
-rosnd in a short time. Finishing lis foray al this
point the animal went 10 the next hoaSe. ard 81
tempted similar depTedAiions, when it killed
BY 9 shNtsua.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

REMNANTS OF A AONSTEB.-Ihep principal excite
n.eut of the week says the SogtIern oregon Press
published at Jacksonville. has been Greeted to
wards the observation of certain portions o. i'm
Helse skeleton recently ulearj jAed dy some China
men who are engaged IN mining on MSSuuyj GGlch
and which are supposed to be the remains Of mas
tdon. They were fonud buried about twenty feet
under ground. and had lam there in all probabii-
~. thousands uf years. Two OF the teeth a sh0gl
der blade part OF one leg and various pofti lns
Of the tu-ks were brought into town. and are row
on exhibition al Satton 4 Hyde's drag store. 4
single lib l. said to have been GGg out that IS
ieet long, and from twelve IL fourteen inches
in width; while the balance Of the skeleton Is yet
under ground. The portions brought into town
exceed in size any fossil remains we ever saw. The
teeth are large enough 10 have maStcated saw logs,
being fu!! seven inches in breadth and over three IN
width: and one piece of tusk-from appearances
less than half its fGl leugthis four feet long and
twenty inches in circumference According -
theory OF geo.ngISts, these tusks must haye been
aboat twelve feet long; and when it is considered
that this animal IN its lifetime carried two of these
mammoth prOtuberanceS, some faint idea Of the
immense proportions OF the monster may be form
cd. It is thousht by some-owing u what is con-
sdered disDroportion in the SIZE OF some of the
pieces OF tu-k eXbumed-that these remains are
portions OF different animals. Such fossils are
Auo,sn 10 De numerous throughout North America,
and particularly in Kentucky: bat we believe tlis
TO be the fist discovery Of the kind in this part o.
the country
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

\ FsANS AnMIssIoN.-lt was frank. 81 least. on
the psri OF Rhode Island JaGge. before whom q
liquor dealer was arTaigned. that in reviewing the
evidence be admitted is inefciency, ssvias thar
under ordinary circumstances the defendant would
be entitled 10 discharge: bai he added the court
canno, ignore the evidence OF Its oYn ssases- Tie
court has frequently drank at your bar aud would
stll;iy itself il proiesssd any doa5t OF vour guilt;
The oo2Ft therefore, impose fine npan yoG Of %
irlis-s soi costs.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

FROG IN THs SroNacH.-A party Of young peo-
pie recently amusing themselves at the home of
Mr.. White. near Terre Hsute. Indiana. (says the
Rochester Jai0p) were suddenly somewhat star
tel on heaIi>g ,hc croakng of a frog in their
midst. While they were vainiy searching for the
strange visitant-aI unwele1me one certainly In
froat pari0r-they noticed that one of their num
Der. 4 yauaE girl of seventeen, named Mary Co
paXi. turned as white sheet ana laid heF hand
upon her breast. The croaking continued, and
Miss CopaXi suddenly uttered terrible scream
and swoonei away. As her young companions
gathered sround her, applying the proper re,tora-
tives. they made startling discovery that thrilled
them with horror. Mr. White coming in At this
iguctpre, Inquired to the meaning Uf the strange
turnHt. and was informed that the craaking OF the
frog was heard proceeding from the stomach OF
Miss CoPaXi. Yes, there could be no mistake; the
noise OF the frog came from the yoang girl She
swonael away three times before the kind minister
could inspire her with Sufficient hardihood and
cooines, to endure her misfortune as became
christian. and her companions were obliged 10 con
vey her home in a carriage. Dr. Williams was I'M
mediaiely sent for. He perceived that the was
a difficult one bat with remarkable self possession
and steady hand, he at orce proceeded with the
work which could alone the girls lite. Be
fore night he had made inci~iou in Tie flesh
just below the breast, and extracted large. green
speckled frog, almost four inches in length. The
girl Is now doing well and will recover.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

the Colorado papers contain an account Of the
killing OF James Martin by one Edward Bainbrjdre.
ua5er the following circumstances: Bainbridge
challenged Martin 10 a game Of cards. and Martin
won. Bainbrijse threatened - shoot him il he
won the second. Martin won the game and lis
card had scarcely touched the table before Balm
bridge drew his revolver and fired az Martin. the
bali entering his brain; and thangh still alive his
recovery : doubtfGl. BainaTid-e was arrested,
and the citizens were 50 enraged that large crowd
collected at tbs house, and some OF them, in order
hot 10 alarm the guard, entered upper story
window by means OF ladder. and sejzin- Balm
bridge hurled him ogt 0t a window, where rope
was fastened about his neck, and he was dragged
- tree near uy and hung. BIS fate mus. have
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

\ TorGH CHIoAGoAN.-The Pouchkespsie cor
respondent of the New YORK Herald says:-Nira-
els sill never cease. The man who jumped from
the Cincinnati express train on the Hudson River
Railroad Yesterday ma-Riag, and who. i. was sup
passed. was Instantly killed. : alive and eompara-
lively .sas well as he ever was in the whole course
OF his life | visited hin to-day At Stockport aud
from him obtained the following statement:
NY name is Charles Lamphin. ! am resident
of Chicago. formerly kepts Yankee nctioa store
there n the corner Of Clark and Michigan streets.
When | sold ont nv business my family went OF s
visit 10 Europe. thea moved - is South Second
street. leit Chicago early tbs week for New
York intending 10 take the steamer there to Eu-
rope, where | was 70 meet my family, aai with
them return to the United States. When started
had $1,000 in money with NE, and had also. q
satchel aud trunk. While travelling on the West
ern roads noticed several Chicago thieves on the
same car with me, watching me closely. | am sat,
isfed that they inteaded to rob ne. When got
on the Hudson River Railroad they watched me
more closely. ! became very much alarmed and
was afraid they would do violence. | offered one
0: them fifty dollars ii they would let alone. l
knew they meant 10 rob and kll me. Becoming
alarmed | determined to take the chances
and jump from the train, concluding that | had
better the risk of being killed in JUMPING than
10 be killed on the cars Having been used TO get
ting and of the street cars q, Chicago thought
could land from the Train in safety. The con
dlctor states that at the time the occurrence took
place the train was going at high rate of speed.
| stepped down on the lower step and looked out
in the darkness for place jump, and then lea D.
ed. | think tumbled the distance of halt block
When | came to my senses l was hanging over
fence, my head and arms on one side and nv legs
on the other. Becoming conscious. | CROPPED about
in the dark until found my hat. and then walked
two miles to this place. | have the check for nv
trunk and have also all ny money. l feel little
sore. but nothing more
A physician who attended him today says that
he may be injured int rnally. but that he shows
symptoms OF any hurts. When he arrived at the
hotel lie was covered with mud and particles Of
grass. There was not cut visible on him. nor
brnlse except slight one on the cheek. HI walks
about and couverses in a rational manner. Con
dactor Overbangh, who was on the train thinks
that he IS slightly derauged and that in reality no
person or persons on the train were attempting to
obtain his money. It was fearful leap, and rail
road men cannot conjecture how ne escaped instant
death.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

Tug body Of Louis Fex. the billiard player, who
mysieriousiy disappeared in December last. was
found foating in the Genesss river al Charlotte,
seven miles from Eochester.
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

TEg Massachusetts, State Constable has notified
the proprieso-s of sslooas = stop the sale
Of that beverage,
The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13

MARCUS d. BoRCCK-We learn with pleasure
that this gentleman VIII be a candidate for reelec
ton to the Clerkship OF the House of Assembly of
the next Legislature. and to which position he will
doubtless be elected by accamation. II there was
ever man who deseroed well of his party il is ~
d. Boruck, and laying aside the work and labor
done by him for the organization not only through
the columns OF the Spigii Of the Times, Of which
widely read and influential Journal he is editor
bat in many other respects; his magnanmous ac-
t0n in the late State Convention in Welding up
prominent place GA the State ticket, Voluntarily
the Supreme Clerkshp, in order TO strengthen the
party, entities him 70. and be will receive the uni
ted support oil the Union men OF the Assembly.
BoTuck IS in prominent position before the people
OF the State. and the time viii come when he will
be hnnored by them. He was the Clerk of the last
Assembly, and in the fuament OF his entire official
duties he maintained high reputation for prompt
ness, ability and integrity. He was the best Clerk
since the days of Anderson. Marcus has our best
wishes for his success.-Rei Bluff Independent.
OUTRAGEOUS QUACKERY.-The case OF Mrs. Par
ker. oil Iowa, recently deceased has disclosed the
fact that although the regular physicians declared
her malady CONSUMPTION. she preferred to believe
the statement OF qIack. who insisted that she
had a lizard in her stomach, and submitted TO his
treatment for its removal. He dosed her with tar
penlne, oil, crackers soaked in vinegar, salt her
rings, etc. Until death released her from misery.
After the death of the poor woman. a post mortsn
examination made when it discovered that
her lungs were nearly destroyed by tabeTcles but
IN her there was 10 lizard nor even the bones Sf
one. The quack should be hung.