Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-09-07

uilculIy is giving rlSc 10 COnSluCraDle feolTnds'
1t is stated that tho speech Of student at:a,
recent commencement caused General Pope,
to take steps to close up the institution andi
convert the buildings into barracks. Through.
the exertions Of Chancellor Lipscomb the OK
crcscs were allowed to continue on the condi-
ton, rs alleged, that the press Of the State
should not refer to the matter. It is also sta
ted that General Pope has ordered the appro-
priation Of $4,000 made by tho Legislature to
be withheld
Freedmen in the Third and Fourth Dis
tricts are out in addresses to their felow-citi-
zens, irrespective of colour, as candidate, for
Congress. They claim that the right to vote
gives the right to hold Office, and as they arc
in the majority, whites should not be elected
by their votes The candidates arc Censor
vativcs, and advocate universal amnesty
1t Is the impression that large number Of
whites will vote for the blacks in preference
to whites who can take the iron clad OATH j
General Pope has issued orders rovoking
temporarily SO much of his Jury order as in.
terlercs with the present term of the civil
courts AS the registration lists are not conn
pletcd Whites arc allowed to serve exclusive
ly, provided they have registered.
The rains for tho last two weeks have boon
unpreccdcntly severe. Accounts from Mid
die, Southern and Southwest Georgia and
| Florida, where the Cotton prospect was so
promising, now give the most gloomy pros
pect The continual rams have beaten oil
the blooms and the worm and caterpillar have
made their appearance. 1t is believed that
notwithstanding the heavy rains fair crop
has bccn already made 1t is raining hard.
MACON, GA, August 27-Colored mass
meeting oday numbered six or eight thous-,
and Speeches were made by whites and
blacks in the interest of the Radical party,
and the Atlanta Rndcal platform was adnp-
ted. Good order and good feeling prevailed
on the ground and in the city
RIcnMoND, August 27.--Gencral Schohelth
last week ordered commission of magistrates,
in Hanover county, to investigate whether
colourcd military organization existed Tho
investigation showed that there was secret
military organization among the blacks OF
Formidable strength, which is believed to cx-
tend to all the counties throughout the State.
The fact creates alarm among tho whites, who
have neither organization or arms.
WAsuISGroN, August 80. "A negro by
the name of IIangston has applet for tho
mission to IIayti. The President replied that
there WIS no vacancy, but sEonld one occur
he saw no reason why his claims should not
be considered. TO the inquiry whether he
would grant I4angston another interview in a
week, he replied eyes"
General Stccdman arrived last night, and
had long interview with the Pres ;dont to-
| day.
LoSDoS, August Sit is stated that
| France has given Prussia peace assurances -
| 1t is reported at Paris that the Foreign Oiiico
will soon issnc a pacific toned note. Tho
Studtgard "Olicial Gazette" denies that the
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Salzburg Conference.
--LATEST. Napoleon spoke at Amicns no
considered his enthusiastic receptions ev.
leuces of the p,triotism Of the people. Alu-
ding to tho Mexican question, he said he
dian't regard French honor tarnshcd or its
prestige impaired. ticrmanic events left
France tranquil and tho certain ptotc of Elu-
rope rcmains uudisturhed Tie will do his
utmost to promote trade and more liberal in.
stiutions
| The little schooner John Il. Ford, from
| baltimore, on the 23d, for Paris, capsizca as
the entrance nf tho English Channel Only
on" person, name unknown, saved.
PARIS, August 3l-Noon. Tho Empc-
ror's pacific speech affects the Bourse layora-
oily. Rentcs arc Grmcr and higher.
WASHINGTON, Augusta -Furthcr chang
es in District Commanders are not inmedi-
ately probable
The steamer Guide has arrived at st. Louis,
from Fort Denver, with $4,000 in treasure.
In the late prize fight, McCook knocked
Jones out of time on the 34th round. h,
Five millions in coin is the amount of in
tcreSt on l0-lo's due the 1st of September.
Special Order No 429, from Gen. Grants
| hradqnnrt"rs is MS follows: Commanders Of
the Military Districts created under she Act
OF March 2, 1867, will make no appointments
TO clVll Offices OF persons who have been re-
moved ny themselves or their predecessors in
command
The Attorney Generals report, on Which
, me President removed Sickles, viii be pub.
l'shed on Monday. 1t appears that Sickles
ncid nc that no was not amcnablc to grand iuries,
United States marshals or United States dis
tnct attorneys, while in command of militia
| ry district created by Aot of Congress, and in
which tho powers of military commanders arc
defined ,''''' : :, ~
coLUMnus, Ga, August 31.-A large
conservative meeting was held here today,
which was attended by number of whites
and blacks, The meeting was addressed by
Joseph Williams and BENJAMIN Holmes. (col,
orcd,) of Tennessee. Amid grcat enthusiasm.
resolutions wore passed demanding tho cnfran.,
ch'sement of all the whites, and declaring tho
rights of the negroes to hold Office, Go:d
order prevailed until tho snooob of A 7, I ~.