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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
What the President will Do.

The "National Intcfligencor" (scmi-ofIiciol)
says: 1t ia understood in well informed
circles that the President will chcerfullv and
promptly enter upon the execution Of the Re-
construction Act Of the last session Of aCon.
yrcss, giving, if occasion requires. iexplicit
instructions to the Commanding Generals. =
The utmost care will be taken to guard arainst
possible aollision with the generally under
stood wishes of Congress. 1t is believed. how
ever, that all the Cabinet are agreed upon the
principle that the President of the United
States, under the Constitution. bas no mower
to cxonerate himself from ultimate resnopsi.
bility for all executive action under the Gov
ernmcnt, to tho extent that he 'sIjall take
care that the laws are faithrulIy executed -
Should an occasion unfortunately force itself.
OF be forced, upon him, in which he must
consent to be disobcycd or supplanted from
his constitutional jurisdiction, or disc require
his commands, under the law, to be Implicitly
obeyed, by the power Of the army and navy.
If necessary, there is, we are satisfied, no n,,.
thorlty for saying what limo of action the ad-
IninistrAtion would adopt."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
Cotton Prospects.

From intelligent sourccs wc. have learned
that with good season and good luck to the
last picking. says the "Ncw York Herald !"
our Southern cotton crop of this years plant
ing will probably amount to 2,500,0OO bales.
From recent ndvices, however, we are sorry to
say that the prospect for good general cron
is not encouraging. The late floods 10 North
and South Carolina have dcne considerable
damage to tho tender plant just making what
they call "a good stand" In the next place.
the planters, from North Carolina to Texas,
complain of the want of that careful plough.
ing, hoeing and cleaning out of the weeds
which are Indispensable to vigorous growth. !.
OF the cotton, but which cannot be procured
from tho freedmen, who will not, even when
most urgently needed, do tho days work re.
quircd; and lastly, in tho observation-disclosures
OF the South west wo.are told that tie cotton
fields drowned out by recent floods have been
eaten out by tho terrible army worm: Against
all these drawbacks, if not largely exaggerated,
We must give up our calculations 'os' Of good
Southern. cotton crop this year bat still,
with q - margin for the croakers, consider.
ing tho p.eadth Of land planted, it will have
proved bad season indeedif il; fails 10 rive
a return Of less than 2,5OO,000 bales :
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
Union Republican Convention.

A body styling itself the "Union, Rcpub
iican Convention of South Carolina" hal
been in session in Columbia. We publish il
to days paper synopsis of the proceedings
including the platform adopted. Wa agree
with the Ph@nix," that the convention did
not represent tho people Of The State ), and
that the platform adopted is not such as tc
meet the appreciation of the republican Gle.
ment in the State. B"
What, then, is to be done? Shall we stand
still and allow the government of the State to
pass under the control of the rulers of this con-
ventlon, or by participating in new move
ment make an effort to restore the State to the
Union on a fairer more just, and enduring
basis We greatly prefer this latter course,
and urge upon our people to make the effort.
Let our citizens, without reference to previous
condition, come torward-harmoniz and or
ganizc-and lay down platform upon which
every man, who desires q restoration of the
State to the Union on the basis of tic recon
struetion acts of Congress, can stand:
On this subject. we append the suggestions
of the Columbia Phenix.p II sssays:
But we come, now, to our hon; ,i ror
however opposed we may 30 to- the Formation
Of parties in this Statc,. yet,thisSconvcn ton
has taught, or ought to teach, the people al,
impressive lesson. They must act, Or let all
their rights and liberties go by default Til,
time for registration, at furthcst, is not sixty
days off, and unless we have wilfully blind
folded our eyes, tho destiuics of tho State oI
South Carolina will be handed over to mel,
having no part or lot among her people--un.
| scrupulous purtiAans, or their more honest
dupcs.
"Thc position Of ,his journal is well known
that which it has aimed at, and What it is
now anxious to accomplish is, the restoration
OF the State to the Union, in the Speediest
way, and.in compliance with the reconstruc
ton Acts Of Congress. This requires nc
platform no discussion of agrurian doc
triucs---no discrimination Of race or coh,r.-
Therefore, we suggest that the conservative
leading men Of South Carolina-ntcn who
know her present nccds-men who dye den
tilted with her dearest intcrcsts--lneS whose
ancestral homesteads causc<thcm tu-pteave t,
her sol-to call State Conventions Of I'll,
true representatives of the people Of Souti
Carolina, both white and colorcd, that the in
terests of the State may not be sacrificed te
apathy and Indifference. Let the delegate.
to this convention be elected hy the cpeoplc
black and white, in every District aud Parish
in the State, and, in this way, we will have ,
convention Of the people. KS to names. il
matters little; all good men will unitein this
conservative movement, to set the State a'riph,
before the country in her efforts for recon
struction and restoration I"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

not to DO questioned or evadcd, and have ex-
ecutcd that duty with "a thoroughncss and
moderation which cannot be too highly COM
mended. Congress limited its further legis-
tion to subjects OF immediate importance, d.
recting inquiry into oui Mexican relations.
and requiring the House Judiciary Committee
to present tho testimony obtained at the be-
ginning of tho next session. This wise and
moderate spirit is faithfully expressed in Mr.
Calfaxs speech elsewhere printed-one of
the very best exhibits of the political situa-
ton VIC have read. Terse, clear, compact,
logical, temperate yet firm, it will be read
thr ,ughout the land with hearty, cnthusias
tic approval. We doubt whether a single
cector who voted to sustain Congress in 1866
will fail to do so.in 1867.
great many rash, unwise projects arc
troachcd in either House, but how few of
them ever obtained any sort Of sanction -
MIR. Stevens s'the oldest aud ablcst Repre-.
sentative; yet his Confiscation scheme, though
pressed for many months, has not yet been
even seconded; aud he, positive and brave us
he is, has never yet vcnturcd to ask vote
upon it. impeachment. though zcalously
pushed, has made no headwuy, aud never will
make any unless Mr.. johnson Insists on be-
ing impeached by refusing to execute the
laws. Meantime, the practical work of Re.
construction goes steudily forward ut the South,
md will be completed in season to allow eycry
State to be represented in the present. Congress
and to be heard in the choice of our next
President. The People are calm as well as
earnest, and the country is steadily returning
to its normal condition of concord, security
and prosperity. York Tribune.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
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ROB'T, "A. THOMPSON, Editor.
Il. A. THOMPSON a. ROBT. YOUNG
PR OIRII,TORS

TER NS-Ome Dollar amd 1inenty fvc cents,
strictly az ad"aace. for SIC months S.bscription.
EeS" Adpeniscncnts inserted at ST. per square nt
ten knes or Tess for me first Insertion, and 80 ccuis
for cuch subsequent inscitioa
gsaS" obituary Notices exceeding fee lines, 7.i6-
mes Of Respect. COMMUNICATIONS Of q personoI
character. and announcements of Candidates, w1l
Jc charged for as advertisements
gsas" Job Printing ncoiv and chcapiy executed
gsas~ fragment com Gemodcin currency, in pro-
Uision at the market rates.
BFsS' Nemssity compcis TO adhere sfrictly tc
the requirement Of cash 1umaent
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
Veto Message of the President.

Wc lay before our readers the MESSAGE of
the President of the United States, vetone
the second supplementary reconstruction bill
passed by Congress. The President. with
quito member of Southern men, have failed
to be impressed with tho inexorablc logic of
events, or arc wilfuly blind. The hermit
may descant, as he pleascs, on the constitu-
ton Of the past and consistency generally I;
but for the ruler Of a people not to profit by
tho experience of the past or tho necessities
OF the present, is not only ,inwisc but 'unwor.
thy to rule over as. Doubtless the President.
with not few Of the Southern people, will
awaken to the realities of the present eu,er.
gency when it is too late.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
PICKENS c. H., S. c.:
Saturday Morning, August 8, 1857,

EY- The post Office at Eastatoe has been
re-opencd, aud Miss f. G. Mckinney an.
pointed postmissrcss. We hope that an earn
est effort will be made to reopen all the post
offices i'll the district We arc bearing our
share Of the burdens Of the government, and
receiving very few Of its benefits.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

PARIS, July 29.--This mornings dton;.
.s ts"r declares the rumors Of war prevalent or
tho. o.oontinent withopk foundation. -
LoNDoN, July 29,--The sincerely Of. the,
the Moniteur's repeated denials of The az war, y,
rumors Is doubted. The " Times" ava tbssa,
spring. NH''' 4SAs
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

CoLLEcToR's SALE.-Mr CoBB, Dcpntv
Collector, offers some valuable property for
sale, for the payment of taxes
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

es2s- new mail route, connecting Walhal-
Ia with Gainesville, GA, has been established
The mail on this route leaves Waihallu on
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03
N.y- The health officer Of Now yorl mob,

EE- The health officer Of New York makes
some suggestive statements touching "thc
murder Of the innoconts" 1t seems that last
week ono hundred children died whose lives
might'have been saved. They were sacrificed
to the prevailing system of over.crowding in
tenement houses, and to the lack of proper
care hnd nurture. When child is whipped
or otherwise tortured to death, public senti.
mcnt nanifests itselfip an out burst of indiu.
nation. ls not the slower, and, therefore. the
less hooking process of chld-killing to which
thehealth officer refers deserving Of some at.
tention?
b s ssXt ,--,--,> q e------
AN. VIM. s.'HAsrlE, Esq, has been .ap-
pointed Sheriff Of Charleston district, by Gen
sroKIEs, in place Of Col. CAeEw, whose term
Of office had expired ,'f@ Q,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

REdIsrRATIoN.-The order of Gen. SIcK.
LES, appointing Registers for the post, of An.
son, appears in our columns The gentlemen
appointed are, so far as we know, unexcep.
tionablc. Theirs is delicate duty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

5s5~ After registration has been perfected,
che commanding General apportons the mum
Der OF delegates to be elected amongst the
different Districts according to the number Of
persons registered in each; giving as many
delegates as there arc representatives in the
most numerous branch of the State Eegisla.
turc. The District, therefore, which regis.
ters most will have the largest number Of del.
egates
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

1sI~ Gov. PERRY has written another let
teron reconstruction. lie continues to run
his old schedule. We shall ondcayor to make
room for it in our next issue.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

'EY- In New York, on the 31st ult cotton
was quoted at 27 to %; -four, s6 to SIG
corn, 81 to sl04; wheat, 81. 10 to s2.6u.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

CiTATloN-Lettcrs Of administration to be
granted by the Ordinary on the Estate ST JAS
NJ. TAYLOR.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

ES- On Thursday morning rain common.
ccd falling gently, with the prospect of a good
season Twas greatly needed. There is a
fine corn prospect.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

GET The Baptist State Convention assem-
blcd at Anderson on Friday the 26th, and
adjourned on the Tuesday following. Next
week, we hope to be able to print such of the
proceedings as are of general interest
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

asy- Mr.. j. f. DENT, Sheriff of Richland
district, whose term Of office had expired. has
given way to DR.. Il. W. GREEN, who has been
appointed his successor by military authority.
GREEN has qualified by giving bond and tax.
ing the "iron--clud."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

HORRIBLE MURDER-Wc learn thut ~,
Tuesday of last week, Mr. .Franklin a. Rags.
dale' living in the eastern portion of this Dis.
trlct, was found within three hundred vnrds
OF his own house, shot through the right wrist.
with his 'eft arm shattered at, above and be.
low the elbow Joint. Ho had been in bad
health tor some me, and was unable to give
any account OF the occurrence, and no salts.
factory clue was obtained by the Coroncrs in
Guest. We have not heard how long Mr.. r.
survived tho injuries, He was.a quiet, fnof.
1ensivo ion citizen, and highly esteemed. On
Friday morning, a. negro was brought to Jail
on suspicion of being implicated in this mur.
def, put there no definite evidence of such
completely, so fer as we can ascertain. ~
Anderson Intely'gencer,s81st uN.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

say- In New York, the newest cxpcdicnt
OF tho illicit whiskcy distillcrs to cleat the
Government is to construct and work their
/" stills on board vessels in the harbor. One
OF these vas seized the other day. and the de-
tcctives are on the track of others.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

Es- An amendment, DISTINGUISHING all
persons who voluntarily went into the service
OF the rebellion, has bce,r adopted by the New
York Constitutional Convention. One promo
sing to eo'fcr the right of suffrage upon bow
eighteen years of age, was rejected.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-03

GH" We have received letter from our
esteemed Brother, B. RUSH CAMpBEIL,, ESQ.
Grand Lecturer of this State, says the An.
derson Lnte9'igcnccr," announcing that he will
DC at this place Oh Monday, the 1911, of Au.
gust and will remain until Thursday follow
ing. lle will visit Pcndeton on Friday md
Saturday, 2Sd and 9th, and will be at Wal.
halla on Monday, the Goth, where lie will
probably remain f6r n week or more
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26
LIFE INSURANCE.

Me-. I. [. SARGENT, agent Of the 4Etna Life Insur-
Company Of Hartford, Coun., for the COUNTIES Of
Essex Caledonia and Orange has established an Office
with Dr. G. r. Billiard, Msin street. this town where
he will be happy to give inform 4tion pertaining to life
insurance.
The peculiar advantages offered by the Etna makes II
worthy Of investigation and desirable to those intend
ing to insure their lives Over 200 NEW policies were
Issued by this company tie past year. The aonfafeit.
ING feature Of its policies, and the advantages given
by the al cash or half credit system, fail Of
meeting the appreciation Of the insuring public.
head hat the New York = Insur nee Monitorn-the
authority on insurance-says Of the Etna, in the
numbers OF October and December, 1866:
mo lie isurance company ever achieved so COMPLETE
fncetss Is THIS popular Institution It popul rity is
altogether 1,eced, ted in the annals OF commercial
enterprise in this country"
"Others follow rapidly, but the Etua still tea,s dino
on, lar in the advance making strides every
the last the most gigantic of all. 1t. officer and
have. in measure impaired their enthusiasm to the
public, whose growing confidence and favor swell. Tn
ranks Of the assured a rate which not only surpss
the OF past years but pisces the estimate Of
it future greatness and benefcence almost beyond the
scope of calculation" E. E. SARGENT, Agent
st. Johnsbwy, VT, March q, 1867. 2mos
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26

OF Brandon, fat COW, whose live weight
was l435 pounds, and dressed weight was
1912 pounds. One hundred and fifty-eight
pounds Of tallOw were taken from the
carcass.
The following prosecutions have recent
ly taken place in Rutland, under the aus
pices ofthe committee of citizens who have
taken on themselves the duty of securing
the enforcement of the prohibitory law in
that village:
>. +. StinsOn of the Central house: sec
ond offense, convicted of twenty violations
and fined $500.
Francis Fem. druggist. second offense,
convicted of nine violations and fined $50.
John CramtOn, of the Bardwel house !;
second otfense, convicted of nine violations
and fined $3.50.
George f. Graves, druggist; convicted
OF ten violations and fined 500.
All these appealed and the cases 90 TO
the county Court. Rev. Norman Seayer
accompanied the sheriff in making the
seizures, and is roundIv denounced there
for, by the Rutland Courier.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
+. ID. Putnam has been appointed post
master at Cabot, in place of Geo. H. Paige.
resigned.
The Northtield post office case makes a
a good deal of stir in that quarter. Anew
postmaster at NOrthtield has recently re-
celVaa his commission. A petition has
however, been signed by large majority
OF the voters and business men Ofthe town,
asking that the old postmaster. Mr.. Dew
ey, be reinstated. We have heard that he
had over 900 names on his paper. Wal
tons journal says: I'VE cannot doubt
that his case will be recOnsidered and de-
eided in his favor. A stronger case than
his we never knew"
The Freeman gives the following ac-
count OF very mean outrage: Sometime
IN the latter part of the winter some very
mean criminal put four dead kittens into a
spring from which several families at
Mrlght's Mills get their supply of water.
The villain is supposed to have been moved
by some spite against one or more of the
men who work for Mr.. MoOrcratt. Mr..
Moorcratt offers 500 reward for the dis
covery and successful prosecution of the
perpetratOr of the outrage.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
The Merchants Union Express company
have opened an Office at Brattleboro.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Windsor county farmers at their
recent club, were all agreed that thousands
of tons of hay were injured, rendered al
most as worthless as straw. by being cut
too late. and they proved their position by
incontrovertible facts. All agreed, also.
to commence haying earlier than usual
this year. one man-Tucker of ROvaltOn
declaring that every forkful of his hay
should be in his barn by the fourth of July
-extraordinaries excepted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26
Fatal accident.

Fatal accident.
MIR. VIM. Magee, about 10 years of age,
recently from Canada, came to his death
on Monday the 22d inst. by hanging. The
circumstances were substantially as fol-
lows: He was laboring by the month for
Mr.. Chas. Sartwell in Salem, Orleans Co.
lie was in the habit of amusing himselfby
doing something to frighten Mr.. Sartwell's
little son, some 3 or 4 years old. On this
occasion, while doing something in the
barn, he assembled scaffold where the
lower end of a rope lay, the other end be-
ing fastened to an overlayer over the
threShing floor. This rope had been used
in dressing a beef. He adjusted the rope
to his neck with strong slip moose, then
decended the scaffold, in doing which it is
supposed he made blunder and fell,
which suddenly frightened the rope around
his neck. He began to struggle, which
fully answered his design, the little boy
leaving the barn; but not being of sufi-
cent age to comprehend the transaction.
and having been previously corrected for
allowing himself to be so easily affrighted
by William, he said nothing about it to
any one at the time. About 80 minutes
afterwards little girl went to the barn to
call Magee to supper, and found him as
above stated, with the rope so long that he
was on his hands aud knees. his head not
being more than feet from the floor. He
was doing what the little girl termed
playing dead" which it seems he did
ettectually. L. Ms.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26
INJUNCTION CITY. KANSAS

PUB. CALIFORNIAN: Find enclosed 50
tor the Caledonian. 1t Is now fifteen years
since | was resident of the good old
Green Mountain state, and now, at this
late day. want the old paper. --."
Those who have friends abroad. former
residents Of this section, cannot do them
better service than to send them the Gale
DOMAIN regularly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26
West Burke.

The world moves little in Burke. Da-
vid Coe has opened general assortment
of Dry and West India goods at the old
stand of S. L. Nichols, in Burke, with Mr..
Allen Nelson, formerly of Sutton, acting
as manager at present. Belknap & COL
lisOn of West Burke are whiting out from
Z to NJ. feet of lumber per day with their
new Turbine wheel. Jonas Silsby has
about twelve hundred thousand feet of
lumber at said mill and two others, to be
shipped south the coming season. ...Su-
caring is pretty much played out this sea-
son, unless we have cold snap again
only about one pound to tree in this sec
ton, as far as heard from. Harley Hall,
Esq, sold his matched years old mares
few days ago for $3.50, and keeps his
stock good by buying 3 more to fill their
places. DIT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-04-26
II, ScGie RHSijIesS.

The ScGie Business.
The work Of making Fairbanks Scales
+, ia.r 10 be rs prosperous the present
... 4- ever, and even more so. We give
..r The first page, an account of the
..aia- K. r. depot at Philadelphia.
.rilv NcssIs. Fairbanks have just put
a'.u.y OF their large track scales. We
AWoFrocured from the shipping clerk OF
Ills linn the business for the past ten days.
"4trn shows 1923 boxes Of scales sent
DaH This station, the total weight of which
,.,' mp over two hundred and twenty-five
'oaS. They are BOW melting over thirteen
ions Of iron per day. in the manufacture
d scales. The machinery is being put
ITO iheirncw foundry, and they will oc-
cu7g It soon. For size, convenience, and
capacity for The business, this foundry il
IL. cxcelled in the country.