Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-26
Nrw URLrAss, October e1.-speoiul o.

held September 9th, 75.O88 votes were cast
for Convention, and 4,600 against; and
majority of votes cast being for q INVENTION, as
prescribed by Acts Of Congress- the delegates
elected at suid election. are notified to easell.
BILE in Convention at Mechanics Institute
Hall. in the city of Now Orleans, La., on the
23d November for the purposes stated. accor.
ding to Acts Of Congress, March, 22d and
Odd, 1867.
RICHMOND, October 18.-With view to
making Gen. Schotield defendant in case Of
n,andamus, and to exhaust the remedies under
the Reconstruction Act, Gen. Imboden, un.
der the advice Of counsel. has appealed fronl
the decision of the Registration Bourd The
following is tho Commanding Generals reply:
HEADQUARTERS, &c-Mr. j. d. InIbo-
den: In reply to your communication, sub
mitted to day, appealing from the decision Of
the Board Of Registration of Richmond city,
in rejecting you as qualified voter, am d.
rcctcd by the Commanding General to inform
you that the decision of tho Board of Regis.
tration is sustained. Very respectfully, your
| obcdient servant,
S. CLAFFIN, a. 4. G..
BALTIMORE, October 22.-John Bowers
killed Elisha Brady, well known ward poll
tician, to day The quarrel originated by
erected on the goth
BuRLiONToN, VI, October l8.--Thc pre-
mater" explosion Of state blast. today, in
jurcd seven prrsons-thrcc fatally two kegs
| Of p"wder p ,ured into crevice exploded. it
/ is supposed from Il Q fire remaining from a
previous blast.
WASHINGTON, October l8.-In we'll au-
thcnticatcd conversation, the President ex-
pressed himself to the following effect: Re
garding impeachment. he apprehcndcd that
the radical leaders would heco,ne more dcspc-
rate than ever. and hesitate ut nothing to ac-
conplish their revolutionary purposes. Re-
ferrng tn the suspension before conviction,
he declared he would resist with all the pow
ers which the Constitution furnishes for its
own protection. On the Cabinet he said cir
cumstnnccs ncccSsitutcd change, and before
the meeting of Congress change would be
made; hc will neither consult nor be govern.
| cd hv party cliques but draw around him men
If ability nerve and patriotism. Abiding
to Gen. Sherman he said he would be here
between the 10th and 18th Of Novcmhrr-
in ample time for the discharge "f any duty,
/. oscvrr responsible, which may dcvolvc upon
| Inn.
Custom receipts for the wcc!, ending on the
18th. S2.93S.OU
| Internal revenue receipts to-day S254,O00
BALTIMORE, Octoncr 1S.-Twelve or fit.
teen shuts were fired from negro military
company, and white boy killed instantly
The cnrnncr's verdict was that death oc
casinncd hy a muskct ball, fired from the rear
rank Of n"gr" military company. supposed
to be the 1" Butler Guards = and that it was
totally without cause or pr"v"cation.
| NEW York, Octuhcr 1S.-A boiler explo
| ded at Pier No S, North River, to-day de-
moliShcd building aud cnrricd itself into
4 the river killed two men and wounded five.
& A limsnnna d. spatch states that Santa
! shmrnt. +" "a 'rs-- nan
4 WILMiNGToV. October IL The Reru',-
: o sno"i ntcd G"n. &C Abbot and S. S.
Ashley. (white.) and \. II. Galloway. (cnlur.
cd for the Convention. Some Of the nc.
gr"s are dissatisfied because not two of their
color are on the ticket.
| SAN FnANclsc", October l9 --partinl ro.
turns from twenty one Counties give Sprasuc
! Democrat) mnjnrity Of LUG His clcc
tion is conceded
BALTIMORE. Octnlcr l0.--'Thc Synod. now
IN session here. laid on the table, nv 81 vote nf
to to 70 the resolution that it would bc pxpc
dirnt to unite with the New School. \ re-.
port was nndr by select committee t,kinu
the ground that present union would be ull.
fnrtunntc.
The Board Of Police commissioners hav"
issued an order torbdliug the asscn,bagc cf
armed men, whether by dnyo night
ECuM0ND. October 19.-It is understood
that the Supreme Court Of Appeals of Vir
Gina will, on Monday. announce an opinion
declaring stay laws unconstitutional.
ST. LOUIS, Oo'r'ar 10.-Juiyc Miller has
discharged VIM. Murphy, sentenced to ten
years imprisonment by military commission,
for burning Mississippi River boats during
the %'r. nm the ground Of the uncoustituton
ality Of the commission
THE SHERMAN AND JOHNSON TREATY
Every one can understand that if Gen. Sher
mans treaty with Gen. johnston had been
approved by the Administration. or by Gen.
Grant. all the States would have been in the
Union in June. 1865. the country would have
been placed on the road to prosperity, negro
suffrage and negro equality would have heen
kent in the back ground. aud nll the troubles
we have since had upon the question of re.
:aHSts"ation would have hecn avoided. That
document recognized MS much of State rights
as the Northern people are willing to concedc.
and may be the platform of Presidential