Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-06
A ".Latter Day Saint" Come Il Grief.

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A Latter Day Saint" Come tS Grief.
it affords US uumisigatcd ploasSre to an
'noancc that G. G. Bowen, who has bccn fieu-
ring so extensively of hate as prao)iciny at
torncyin the Provost Courts, buSmore par
ticularly as the " freedmeps fri@d," was
yesterday arrested by tho military Authorities
and committed to Castle PipckntB to await
trial by a Military CommissionlIpbn several
charges, amongst which arg tho aesIMpt of
military authority and cmbczzlcm3nt Of the
funds of freedmen on Edisto and lYadmal;.w
Islands. Tho arrest was made, Nc are in
formed, at the request Of General Scott, ..and
upon representations from parties whom Bow
Gil has victimised. The history 9f 9fS5owen is
ccivc tho Intelligence Of Ills caasS2tta with
uufeigncd satisfaction His first suiS,ara,itoe
in this city was in the character 81 "a Gantain
in Battalion of Georgia Cavalry,$kommand
ed by Major Wright, from which 8sition he
was afterwards dismissed upon Il G&ling, of a
Court Martial convened for the 1Grposc of
trying him upon charges Of conductt tnbccom.
ing an officer and gentleman, fo38inc pay
rolls and. being absent without lY}ye from
command, for each Of which, severaf1y, he was
convicted. at n later day, it ouI memory
serves us, in the fall of 1868, ,sMaioa " right,
tho officer to whom we have referred, was as
snsslnated, and Bowen, upon the Mdavit of
the man arrested on suspicion, wab mktn in
custody for alleged completely in tho offence,
and remained in the Jail of this citYsantil the
ncomihgsof the United States troodtjjs, when
he was released by Bort of general author
lied iai delivery, was lnaas Clef& ogNse Pro.
yost Glourtand suon,a afterwards MsWue (3Es1tID,
as a self-constituted friend Of! tue 4seedsssan
and enemy tothe white people Of this Stat.
More of his history, but nothing ,oreaitnbla
could be given, did we feel warlnntbd| in be.
slowing notice upon him, but it suffiees TO say
hat he has been foremost, untilsnow, in Sian
dcring a "lost aause," tor which l..4was per,
sonally disgrace, and in endenvornp to wcan
the eolored people of this city fro,u tho conf
dcncc ofetheir ofd employers forspnrposes of
f-aggrandizcmcnt.- - Marleslon Cauriey.
Sheridan tos6rast.
The following is tho tart dispatch from
Gene:a' SHERIDAN to General GRANT:
lIEADoUAnrERs' 5ru MILITARY DIsrnIcr, J
New ORLEANS, La; June 22,, 1867.
General ~. s. Grant, commanding .fnios
United State, Washington,D ":
GENERAL: 7 am in receipt Of sas,aologram
from the President, through Brcyct Major
General y. d. Townsend, a. a. G. u. s. Ar
my, directing me to extend the registration in
this city and State until August j, unless
have good reasons to the contrary, and order.
ing me to report such reasons for his informa.
tion. Also stating that in his judgment this
extension is necessary to full and fiji regis
trntion, and that the time should he thus OK
tended because the other District Command
crs will not get through before thas time.
My reasons for closing the registration in
this city were because I had given the city
two and half months, and there were no
more to register. / have given the State two
and haif months, md registration, will be
exhausted by that time. n.
sssAI did not feel warranted in kcepiny I'M
sbSarassof registration, at large expense, to
sstIi !eysssues comingin at the eleventh hour
& issration will be completed in I.oui.
time specified, iuplessI am. order.
out the Law, under STr, Stanberry!s
u actieally, in registra-
'tiof pehi,ig a staHd macadamizcd
k3{s egistratioD should be depend,
lss other dlstric, command.
4 SShrough Il have given more time for
$gistratioD of Louisiana than thcy BRO
To- give in their commands, for, I COM
n,er,eed six weeks before they did. regret
Tint IL should have to differ with the .Prcsi.
dent, but it must be rccollcc.ed that 81 have
been ordered to execute law to which the
President has been in bitter antagonism. IF.
after this report, the time is to Be extonded,
please notify me, and it will be done. would
do. it at once, but the Presidents telegram.
was conditionah and there is sufficient time
left to issue the necessary order :
?. II. SHERIDAN,
MajorG General. ~