Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-19

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1t is currently talked Of among intelligent
mon here, and believed, that the advent of
Congress will be preceded by tho collection
here of Is, 900 volunteers" black and white,
lpart OF the "Grand Army of the Republics
The purpose is to enforce the usurpations Of
that body of lawless men at the poin. of the
bayonct The ridiculous charge of an intend
ed emcute on the part of the President, was
intended to cover this Infamous design.
[ Washington Letter Baltimore Gusette
The radical leaders now here are boasting
confdcntaly among their friend. of the com.
pleteness Of their plans for the future. They
say Gen. Butler has already prepared Joint
resolution, declaring that any officers against
whom articles of impeachment shall be pre-
ferrcd, shall be suspended from office during
trial upon the charges preferred Immediate
ly following the passing of this resolution, ar
ticles of impeachment will be rushed through
the House under call for the previous aues.
ton, and Mr.. Wade will be sworn int, Office
as acting President of the United States
Your correspondent inquired of one of these
gentlemen how they proposed securing to Mr..
Wade the Presidential chair after he had been
sworn in at the capitol? On that point he
said there was some doubt, as General Grant
had given them no assurances as to which of
the two Presidents he would recognize; but
in the event of refusal on his part to espouse
their cause, they had the militia of the North.
ern States to fall back upon, as we'll as their
own powerful organization, the Grand Army
OF the Republic, large portion Of which will
be found in Washington. | suggested that
the success of the conservatives in the fall
elections would probably cause change In
their programme. lie replied "No it will
only nccessitate the greater frmness aud quick
er action" He also remarked that it was be.
lieycd Mr.. johnson would resist bnt that
the little power of resistance which had been
left him by Congress would not be difficult to
overcome. Such is the desperate programme
of the revolutionists, and have positive as
surance from those who know, that it will be
strictly carried out WashiAgton Cor. Bo,.
ton Post, Oct. 2.
The work accomplished by the Pacific
Railroad in crossing the Sierras is one of the
marvels of the world in engineering SKILL
The road makes steady ascent for ninety
miles from Sacramento to Cisco, IT'S present
terminus, where it reaches all altitude Of S ,9F1
feet; when it crosses the summit ii viii be
7,O42 feet above the level of the sea. Duri6g
this ascent it crosses enormous ravines or tres.
tle-work, winding IN sharp curves arourd the
mountain sdc where you look down into can
ons thousands of feet below, or through long
mountain valleys filled with pine forests, and
gradually climb, by many grade and curve,
grand peaks so high that the snow still lies on
the submits. Sometimes the track is cut in
the solid rock, sometimes supported by huge
piles OF masonry; again penetrating in dark
tunnels the rocky mountain side. Frequent
ly for miles it is covered with snow roofs made
of heavy timber; indeed, forty miles Of these
roofs must be made before the road will be
safe from avalanches and snow-drifts. On
these Alpine SUBMITS the snow piles and drifts
forty feet deep. But when the road is fairly
finished over the Sicrras, it will give the grand
est journey which can be taken on this CONT
nent. And far beyond the region which tlie
eye can reach lies country even vet more
difficult and inhospitablc, where the real diff !
ficuftes Of the Pacific road are to colnmlence-
the fearful wilderness and desert between the
Sierras and Salt Lake, where for five hun.
dred, perhaps seven hundred miles, not tree
of timber or piece of fire wood can be obtained.
There every stick of fuel, every railroad tic |
and beam for trestlc work, must be carried on |
construction-train from these mountains
The Rockingham (Va.) "Rcgister" says
emigrants from the more desirable class of
Northern society are focking oil through the |
Valley. All express themselves ms delighted,
and many Of them have determined to locate
among MS. We welcome all who como to |
contribute their Inuaus and etferay to the ex. |
pansion and development of our natural re-
sources.
Ono family of Switzcfs has arrived and To-
Gated near Ashcvllc, N. c., and thirty others |
merely await The report Of the forcrunncrs to
do likewise. They are thrifty, highly respect
able farmers, with capital. Let them come
on.
ARTIFICIAL lEas.--Dr. DougIas Bly,, the
contractor with the State to supply artificial
limbs to citizens disp,sscssed Of their locomo.
tive apparatus, is turning them out at the rate
of three or four day. The present cool
weather is peculiarly adapted to the fitting of
the wooden leg to the stump, as the wearcr is
not obliged to contend with the heat and 9TH
er drawbacks incident to Summer. About 22O
arc estimated 70 be necessary. Chronicle.
A GREAT NAruK4E GtR1os1rY-A MA.
NATEE, OR SEA Cow.-The "Savannah News
and Herald of yesterday says "The steam
or Dictator, from Florida, has left in this city,
for exhibition for, time, manatee, or sea
cow, which, was lately captured at the mouth
Of the ST. Lucie River. Florida, for the 70,
ological Gardens at London. Without going
tob minutely into particulars, let it suffice to