Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-21
PlcKENs COURT HOUSE. c, SATURDAY DECEMBER q, 1877

Rivers, and PORTIONS Of Dakota Tertiary. rc
lo'roh the presence OF large military fore
In that region. lnstigaicd by real or imapi
nary grievances, the Indians occasionall,
committed acts of barbaruns violence uno,
cmlSrants and our frontier settlements: bu
genera lndinn war has been providcnt;alI,
avertcd The Commissioners under tho oc
OF 18th Of July, 1867, were Invested with
lull power to a'ljuAt existing d!licultcs, ne
gotiate treaties with the disafrectod bands
and select for them reservations, remote from
the travelled routes between tho Mississipn
aud the Psciiic. They entered without DC
lay upon the execution Of their trust, bu,
nave not yet made any Official report Of thci,
proceedings it is OF vital Importance .hat
our distant territories should be cxc;npt rrnn,
Indian outbreaks, AMI that the construction
OF the PNc'tc Rilroad, All object of nationa,
'mportncc, Should not BE- Interrupted Nv hos.
tile t'b%. These objects, as wolI as the ma
ter'al interests aal the mo~a, and intnlloc.u,,
Improvement Of the Indians, can be most ec.
icctua!y secured by concentrating tl,m uu,n
portions OF country set apart for their cxc!,,.
s'vc use, and loaatcd at po;nts remote rrom
our hiS'lways and cnc:oachiny white settle.
mcnts. Since the commencement of IN q
second session of the 'rhirty.ninth Congress,
80 mil,@ of road have been constructed ON
the nam l'nr and branches Of the Pacific
na'!"aY Thr inc from 0msha is rau;dly
approaching ihc eastern b,,c Of the E,.kv
Mountains, while the terminus of the last
section of constructed road IN California, ac
copied by the Government on the ojth DIV
OF October last, was but II miles distant from
the summit Of the Sierra Nevada. Tho re-
markable energy rvincc'l by the Companies
otcrs the strongest assurance that tho com
piction of the road from Sacramento To Oma.
n" Will not be long deferred. During the
Inst fiscal year 7,0ll, III acres of public land
were disposed of, aud the cash receipts from
sales or I f~~-' 49,
realized from those sources during the pre-
ccding year. The amount paid to pension
crs, including expenses Of disbursements, was
slS,619,956, and 3G,4S2 names were added
to the rolls. The entire number Of pension
CtS ou liS cotlI VI cunC EtSG WIS oO, It +
Eleven thousand six hundred and tirty-Gys
patents and designs were issued durine the
year ending Sept 30 1867 and ut shat date
the balance in the treasury to ihc credit Of
thc patient fund was s2sG ,G07. The report
Of t|i,. Secretary Of the Navy states that we
have seven squadrcns actively and iudiciously
employed, under efficient and able comnan-
dcrs, in protesting the persons and property
OF American citizens, maintaining the dign;-
ty and power Of the Government, and promo
ting the commerce and business interest Of our
countrymcn in every part of the world OF
tho 23S vessels comp >sing the present navy
of the United States, 56, carrying 507 guns,
arc in squadron service During the year the
number of vessels in commission has been re.
duccd l2, and there arc l3 less on squadron
duty than there were at the date Of the last
report a large number Of vessels were com
mcnccd and in course of construction when
the war terminated, and although Congress
had made the necessary appropriations for
their completion, tho Department has either
suspended work upon them or limited the
slow completion of the steam vessels, 30 az
to meet the contracts for machinery made with
private establishments. The total cxpcnui.
lures Of the Navy Department. for the fiscal
yssr ending June 80, 1867, were s3l ,03i, ;
OIL. No appropriations hare been made Or
| required since the close oi 1'o Tsr lor :"h
| construction and repair Of ves6cls, for steam
msohincry, ordnance, provisions and cloth
ing, fuel, hemp, &C., the balances under these
several heads having been moro than sulli
cicnt for current expenditures. 1t sllou,c
also be stated to the credit Of tho Department
that besides asking no appropriations Coz tho
above objects for the last two years, the See
rotary Of the Navy on the 30th of Scptcm
Der last, in accordance with the act of May
1920, requested the Secretary Of tho 'Trcasu
ny to carry to the surplus fund tho sum o
S65,0O0, 900, being tho amount received from
the sales Of vessels and other war property
and tho remnants Of former appropriations.
The report Of the Postmaster-G General shows
the business of tho Post. flee Department
and tho condition of the postal service in
very favorable light, and the attention of Con
gross is called to its practical recommends
tons. The receipts Of the Department 70
the year ending June 30, 1867, including a
special appropriations for sea and land SCI
yico and for free mail matter, were Sl9,07S