Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-23
PICKENS c. H., s.: c.:
Saturday Morning, February %, 1867.


aO- The Editor has been unavoidably alb.
sent this week.
pay- Mr.. J. w Conn has been appointed
Deputy u. S. Marshal for Pickcus District.
Office at Pickcns G. II.
EH~ Give your aid and encouragement to
the cause of education, by attending tile Tab
lcaux, at Walhslr on the 2Sth instant
ssg~ 7. b. TnausroN, Esq, has been ap-
pointed collector of Internal Revenue for the
Districts Of Grccnvillc and Pickcns. TO be
compelled to pay tax to a government, which
refuses US representation, is bad but to be
required to travel distance Of sixty miles,
more or less, to effect this object, is an un-
necessary outrage on the people.
Ey- The (" Ladies' Fair" at Grccnville G.
H., on the 25th, 26th aud 9th February,
instant, for the benefit of the Baptist Church.
promises to be most entertaining affair. Wo
presume everybody will be there. Oar thanks
are rendered for courtcsies extended to this
Office.
EB- We surrender our space this week to
the proceedings OF Congress Thus far all
radical measures have failed and the Con-
servatsts in the House have risen in strength
to 70 votes. We live in hope.
EI- In New York, on the 10Th instant,
"Cotton was dull, heavy and declining. !" =
Gold, 36s.
neS- a G. Haskell, L. a., has been appoint
cd by his Excclency Gov Orr. District Judge
tor Abbeville, viee Judge Jones, resigned.
EB The Ocala (Florida) Banner" makes
mention of The following instance of good
farming - a gentleman in this vicinity
purchased l20 acres of pine lanl-onc half
clearcd-for 1915. With himself and family,
consisting entirely of fcnales. assisted only
by small boy for whose services he paid $50
he raised tho following crops, viz: Eight
bales Of long cotton, worth about 81 900
$3.50 worth Of corn $500 worth of potatoes
oats and fodder worth SIS; and from tho
pindcrs raised he fattencd S4U0 worth of pork
In the production of these crops he employed
two horses, His total expenses for the farm
and the support of his family was $780,
@ New England papers say that ga
mechanic who is out of work, proposes to write
Thad. Stevens, and see what amount Of noney
(to be raised by subscription among the me
,chanics of New England) will be satisfactory
to him, as an indnceHlent to let peace and
prosperity bs restored, North and South, as
they arc anxious to get b,ck to their work
shops. 1t may be fun to hm-hut death tc
them" The mechanic is behind the times
Bingham is boss of the House now
New ORLEANS, Feb. 10.-Thc complete
evacuation Of the city Of Mexico by the
French occurred on the 18th ut,, as reported
via Brownsville. Miramon was defeated and
shot through both legs. The Liberals have
rcoccupicd Zaccatccas
BRAzLIAN EMIGRArroN.-An exchange
says letters have been received from many OF
the emigrants who went from New York some
months since, to avail themselves of the "lib.
eral offers Of the Brazilian Government as
to donations Of land, implements. and other
facilities to enable thcm to become prosperous
farmers, etc. The substance of these letters
is, that all are sorry they ever left the United
States, and would give everything to be back
They do not like the Brazilians, and the
Brazilians do not like them. 1t is alleged
that the Brazilian Government wanted them
to submit to certain conditions which would
make them but little better than 81 .yes. Re
fusing to comply, tho Brazilians, in turn, Al
lege that these Yankee immigrants wero no,
the kind Of agriculturists tho Government is
desirous of obtaining. Tho upshot of the
whole matter probably wi be that as many Of
them that can return home will do 80, with as
little delay as possible .F.
ED- III the catalogue of the cities. towns,
Villages, rivers, &c., in the different States Of
the Union, nre to DO found the following rep.
etitions: Washingtons, 43 (; Jacksons, II
Jsffersons, 33; Franklins, al; Madisons,
26; N1onroes, 25; Perrys, 22; Fayettcs, "a;