Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-09-21
Gen. Sickles and His Clerk.

OuEstGt ''IcS iOT 'SOubD ShIOIud was III ScS-
sionaThe presiding judge, sworn to fealty
to tf&'Tsderul Constitution. and to adnliDis-
ter jastice in court created by Federal en-
actNeut and sustained by tho Federal Treas
ury, fose in his place, and iD the presence of
y crowded audience announced that the cleo
tionSbf sectional President by sectional
majesity was sufficient cause for the frccmcn
Of ;iSfath Carolina to assert the inalicnable
rights Of self.government, and for the State
to rssume her unquestionablc sovereignty.
and dsnap the bands which bound her to a La.
ted Enion He, therefore, divcstcd himself
Of his robes of office, threw aside the gown
in which he was arraycd. and declared the
Federal Court for that District stood adjourn
cd ffcver That speech inhamcd an excl
tedpopulace. 1t reused frenzied people to
madness aud led to violent publicc meeting
thatnight, ut Which transparency was ex
hibltcd which represented u Federal Judge in
theEfact of firing gun which was to shivcr
theSFcderal Union into fragments. This
same judge made one of the most violent
speeches delivered at that meeting, and took
the Gad in the mad crowd that, hurrying to
the State Capitol, threatened and coaxcd the
Legislature into authorizing the election of
deteSates OH the 9th of December to con-
vcntbn which was to meet the 17th, and
on The 18th he was made the Secretary of
the sovereign State of South Carolina so
that{oremost among the secessionists of South
Carolina was Judge A. G.. Magrath.
TS,day, as we learn from an article in the
New York Weekly" that ex-Judge is the
chief clerk of NIajor-Q General Sckles, auto.
cratiof the Carolinas. To- day he has the ear
Of that Commanding General, and is found to
be one OF the readiest and most fusome Of
his defenders. 1t is spectacle sufficient to
rousE the indignation of every honest Union
mahe throughout the country to find that this
man who thus led in the mad movement
agnp,stthe Government of the United States
is nNYJonly more potent than he ever was when
a Federal Judge, but is the right hand man
Of sse. who, in the nume of the United States,
enaeIs codes. sets aside Legislatures, and
ri ssst KS. upon the authority Of Fedefal courts.
-isstsisotn' Judge Alasrath that Major Gener.
al Sipkles has learned to dspisc the authority
ofa Federal Judge !-Nutiona1 Mtehiwn nccr.
Poisonous Drinks.--How They are Made.
On Wednesday night, last week, a man in
state ot intoxcation was arrested in Phla.
delphia, and taken to the station. There he
was searched, and among other things, was
found blank book, part of the contents of
which we print below He asserted that the
receipts were worth $500 to him, and that all
the liquors to which they refevrcd were .actu.
ally made iii that way A eense OF lnty to
the public Induces 9s to publish them, tina,
drinkers may sec what vile stuff they arc cpn-
suming The man was and is an attache of a
distilcry:
Brandy-Forty gallons of whiskey, one
drachm of oil Of cognac, one gallon of syrup,
one gallon of tincture of catechu, ETC., etc.
Bourbon Whiskey- Forty gallons of whis-
key, five gallons Of rye whiskey, two ounces
of spirits of nitro, half u drschm of oil Of
cognac.
Old Nectar Whiskey-F Forty gallons Of
whiskcy, forty drops Of Jsril, three and a half
pints of cherry wine, one pint of alcohol
Blackberry Brandy gallons of
whiskey, one ounce of oil OF cloves, one ounce
of oil Of ginger, one ounce of oil of antimac,
ono quart Of alcohol, etc, etc. color with
brandy coloring.
Best Fort Wine.-Four gallons of cider.
five gallons of white whiskcy, ten quarts Of
oil Of cloves; one pound Of catawba root, one
gallon Of syrup, quarter of an ounce of arrow
root, ETC., etc.
Scotch Whiskcy-sixty drops of krcosote,
two ounces oil of smoke, one quart Of alcohol,
etc., etc.
Peach Brandy-Onc ounce oil of bitter al
monds, one quart of peaches, bruised, one gal
lon of pure whiskey half gallon of syrup,
one pint Of alcohol, in forty gallons of whis.
key.
Lavender Brandy-Onc ounce of bitter al
monds, ono ounce oil of cinnamon. ono ounce
oil of lavender, and forty gallons of whiskey
color with cochineal
Sherry Forty gallons of whiskey,
two gallons Jamaica rum, ono ounce Of tine.
ture of reno; two ounces Of putrio acid, one
gallon Of syrup color with cochineal
Claret Wine-Forty gallons cider, five gal.
Ions Of syrup, three gallons of water, one
quarter pound Of cream of tartar; color to
suit, etc.
Holland Gin--Forty gallons first proof,
three ounces of spirits of nitre, half gallon
of syrup, one gallon of alcohol, carroway,
qaantu'n SUIT, ETC. etc.
Bitters-Twcnty gallons Of whiskcy, TWEEN.
ty pounds Of sugar in twenty gallons Of water,
various havors, and the I" brandy coloring."
Jamaica Rum Forty gallons Of whiskcy,
two gallons of Jamaica rum, two ounces Of
tincturo of reno, two ounces Of putrio aoid,
one gallon Of syrup, etc. color with coohi.
neal.
And this is the way all the fancy drinks
that sleep in glittering bottles in a thousand
bar rooms are made. Whose stomach, whose
brain could stand such villainoua concoctons |?