Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-02
From Washington.

Tennessee has passed. The House amend .
ment torbidding Confederate professors Was
stricken out.
The bill transferring Indian affairs to tho
War Department was negativcd by Is to "a.
Committee Of Conference was asked for.
The bill for mail between San francisco
aud llonouln was passed
In the House; the Speaker directed the
Dnor-kcepcr to exclude from the floor all but
privileged persons. The House went into
u Committee Of the Whole on the tax after
September |, 1867 passed by G3 to 81.
The South Carolina murder committee have
reported, strongly questioning the action of
Judge Hall, who released the alleged mur-
dcrers. The report asserts that O. H. Brown
ing, fora fee of 81 900, made argument be-
fore the President, urging that the prisoners
be brought within the reach of hahcus corpus
IN Northern court. The report also saws
that neither magistrates or Judges arc disposed
to do their duty with respect to punishing
crime; that there is 10 change for the better,
but rather for the worse. The committee
suggests military trial as the only practical
cure for the alleged evils.
GRAND ROYAL AHcu CHAPTER or MAsoxs-
At the regular annual convocution of the Grand
k"yal Arch Chapter Of Mnsuns of South Caro-.
lima held in this city, the following officers
were elected and Installed:
M.'.E'R S. Bruins, Grand High Priest, Char
lesion.
NJ E':B. Rush Campbell, Deputy Grand High
Priest l.nurens
RE. Montgomery Moses, Grand King Sum.
REC. ". Miller, Grand Scribe, Laurcns.
NE. &C. L. Jackson, Grand Treasurer, Colun,.
E.',Ebcnezcr Thaycr, Grand Secretary, Charles.
M...Rcy. 'rhos p Rayzor, Grand Chaplain.
Branchville.
Ell. II. Miller. Grand Captain of Host,
E.'.ito. l.. wood, 0ta"L Royal hrol, Gnntain
Charleston.
E...Thos. Allison, Sentinel. Charleston.
Resolutions were adopted to present Bro A.
u. Mnckey suitable testimonial for past ser
vices, and also to present Il testimonial To Rrn
II. S. Bruins for his able and elaborate report on
Foreign Correspondence also resolutions of re.
spcct to the memory of Bro David Ramsay.
Charleston Cou,icr
TIE MoTTo FOR THE IIouR.-Plant no
more cotton than you need to supply personal
expenses. Cultivate corn and improve your
stock. Lay in plenty of provision. Wear
no Injuries, dress III home spun, patronizc
your own people, and live as you did during
the war-within yourselves. Every dollar
spent at the North strengthens your enemy
Upon dollars depends the solution of our
troubles. BE satisfied simply to exist, inde.
pendent of lankccdom. We have been de-
clarcd to be out OF the Union. and let us aui
city act accordingly.- - Caroiniun
TIE NEW SECRETARY OF SrATE.--We
learn that Hon. Ellison Capcrs, the new See
rotary of State of South Carolina, will enter
upon the discharge of his official duties on
Monday next, the 18th instant. All comm /.
nications intended for him should henccforth
be addressed to him at Columbia. Our State
Exchanges will pleas cphy.-- Caroliaiaa.
ENGLIsH LABoRERs FlMIsurNG.-The
London Times " of Jauunry %, says that
twenty thousand dock llborcrs in England
have not earned n shilling for two months. and
udds ga gentleman residing on the West
India roud states that he hnd visited many of
the working people at their houses in that
neighborhood, and that the distress among
the mechanics and laborcrs is snppalling. Ma
ny of them, he says are quite dishcartcned, sit
ting within bare walls, with neither bed nor
clothing, aud with their children almost makcd
and furnishing. Strong young men had burst
ed into tears on seeing him enter. and pointed
to their starving wives and children in silent
despair"
Dey- The Canadian government has award
ed pensions and grntuitics to the volunteers
who suffered by reason Of tho late Feniun in
vnsion. The gratutics range from $50 to
S2O4, and the pensions from twenty cents a
day to s400 year.
ass- The pecuniary stringcscy is so great
in Pitt county, n. c., that the people recently
compelled the Sheriff to burn up all his writs
and executions rcturnubc at Court, refusing
10 be elected from their homes mud being un-
able to pay. Dcsttution is evident oil over
the State