Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-21


election of representatives at tho time of the
election in the Constitution, who shall take
their seats at the session succeeding the one
at the time the States are admitted. Section
third provides that Until new apportonmcnt
the States shall be represented as follows -
South Carolina six-two of whom shall be
elected by the State atlafgc; North Carroll
ma ciyht-ono to be elected by the State at
large; Georgia eght--onc by the State at
large Florida one; Alabama sx--two by
the State at large Mississippi six-onc by
the State at large; Louisiana six-one by
the State at large; Texas fvc-one by the
State at large; Arkansas three No number
of representatives is given for Virginia. The
judiciary Committee was directed to continne
tho examination regarding AIaryland's Re.
publican Government.
RICHMOND, Dec. 14.-Thc weather is ex-
cccdingly cold here. \ man was frozen to
death in the city last night.
SAVANNAH, Dec, 14.-John T.. Hayes, ed
itor of tho Republicans" was attacked by
Charles II. Hopkins, this evening. Hayes
was badly butnot dangerously hurt, by blow
on the head with loaded whip
ATLANTA, Dec. 12.-Gencral Ord has is
sued an order declaring that Conventions have
been carried in Mississippi and Arkansas, aud
orders Conventions to assemble at Jackson
and Little Rock ou January 7th. Tho order
says there are such irregularities at somo pre-.
cincts as make it impossible to give the total
vote in each State for or against Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ia bank mes.
scngcr was robbed on the street of two mil
lions while on his way to the clearing house
The robbers were in sleigh, and drove Off
with the plumber. No arrests have been made
SANDUsKY, Ohio, Dec. 12.-Thc scvcrcst
snow storm ever known has prevailed here
for the past twenty hours The water in the
bay rose five feet. At Cleveland all the trains
were behind tune, and no trains leaving
| LoNDoN, Dec. 1l.-.A barrel of powder OK
plodcl under the wall Of the prison in Clerk
enwall, where Col Burke was confined The
wall was blown up, and twenty houses shat.
tered. The lircmcn arc digging for the dead.
No prisoners escaped; forty men, women and
children were wounded. The man who lit
the fuse escaped.
ATLANTA, December ia mob of about
fifty negroes threatened Tuesday last to attack
some students Of the Georgia University at
Athens The students armed themselves,
and a difficulty was imminent when troops
were ordered out and the negroes dispersed
"A county Conservative meeting under the
! call of the late State Convention held at Ma
cen, was held here tonight. Much enthusi.
asm prevailed. a resolution was adopted,
suggesting the call Of National Convention
to be held at Louisville, Kentucky, on the
"".,l ~f E..hrnaru tn form ~ nartv for thc
restoration and preservation Of the Union, on
the principles of the Constitution.
AUGUSTA, Dcccmbcr lit is reported
that collision occurred to-day between n par
ty OF negroes and the civil authorities, at FL
berton, Ebert County, in which the Sheriff,
George Allcn, was killed and several others.
"'.'tc and black, were wounded. The diff.
o'''S ,''slnated at ball. Three of the per
sons implicated have not been arrested
ATLANTA December ll.--In apparent de-
nance OF the relief ordinance adopted Thursday
last by the Convention, the sheriff levied here
to-day on store, and closcd it. Gen. ponc
was appealed to, and replied that he could not
'ntervcnc-thc ordinance merely saving lcvies
snail DC suspended, but not preventing their
being made. This construction IL snst,;,oa
by the bar, and under it the ordinance defeats
its own end
DSS- The first shad of the season have f,,nd
their way to the hotel tables of Savannah and
Charleston
CD- There is a convict in the PHILADELPHIA
jail who has been under sentence of death
sixteen years, and has been repricycd each
successive year. There arc several cuscs same.
what similar in Maine, where murdcrcrs Lnvc
oeGn confined for nearly or quite twenty years,
urc." :" p'"o
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