Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-10-05
FOR THE lkEowEE COURIER.
Public Meeting.

Mr. Editor: You will oblige many of
your friends, by announcing through the col
umns of your valuable paper, that n Public
Meeting of tho citizens of Pickcns District
| Irrespective Of coor) will be held ut pickcns
Court House, OH the third Monday of this
month, being the first day Of Court, to take
into consideration the political situation of
our District. WALnALLA.
October I, 1867.
WASHINGTON, September 25-- The Pres
ldcnt, in his brief and pertinent reply to the
congratulations of the thromg of citizens who
had just finished like demonstration in com
pliment to General Hancock, last night, rc
marked upon the "peril'' Of this country.
That tho country is in more peril now than
it was while the civil war was flagrant and
raging. there is no doubt. Then it was thought
that when the contcSt ended, we would have
peace on such terms us would be consistent
with general prosperity. The test of battle
is worthless it it cannot produce, in any is,
sue. some decided result
| liut we are now experiencing the worst
consequences of the civil war. in continued
nNcnSon n' a large section of the country
irom the Union and the prustration of it's
| productive power.
The " London Times " remarks that the
next President, upon his accession to Office.
will find the Union still unrcconstructcd.
fear that in this, well ns in other cases. the
adage will br verified that those who look
on sec most of the game"
The President will proceed to extend par.
don to individuals who are still cxccntnd from
/ tie Amnesty Proclamation sir Mallnry
of Florida formerly Secretary of tl,, Con
frdcrntc Navy has been p,rnncl. Mr.. 4
II stephens the Con nrc,lrratc Vice prrsid.n,
will it is said. be the next prominent sulic.
of Executive ccmrnrv.
| Everything rests upon the event of the De
t"hcr elections The President appeals tn thr
n""pl". Tue prnpl" are not f,r the President
Trey nr" dis,pwninirl and di..u>trd at Raj
'c'l rule. They will MT .iiiuta with The
democrats; hut they viii reject and defeat
the n"gro suffrage scheme.
SAVANNAH, Sep 3O-Onn Hr r.dlcy. OF
6u5ton, II mu'altn. who has been several t.; ..e>
arrested by the military and civil authorities
for haranguing thr negroes and exciting dis.
turhnncc, had gathering here OF some thn,.,
an'i ~ groes, mostly from the country. tod,v.
In the course nf his lnrangur against white
men and III favor of the distribution of lands,
the conservative noyrn,s imtrr(errcd with him.
when melee occurred. \ large forcc of DO
lice charged through the crowd, the military
came to their aid and together they cleared
the ground Muskets, brought by larre
band of country negroes. were taken by the
police and tnrncd over to the military. A
large proportion of the cnlorcd population
i'snpprovc OF Bradley, and threaten to assasi
nate hlm. The entente curdiale between the
cry government and the military affords great
satisfaction to all clliscs, except the ignorant
advocates of Bradley.
LArER.-Thc city is in great commotior.
y disturbance is threatened between the cpun.
try anu conservative city colnred peoplc to.
night. Gen. Anderson, Chief Of Police, has
gwen orders to arrest every disortlprly person
regardless of color or politics The military
arc under arms; large number of arrests
have been made. The ring leaders will prob
ably be sent to Fort Pulaski by the military.
KENNE, New Hampshire, September 30
Three inches of snow fell here today.
ST. LOUIS, September 30.--The funeral
OF Gen. Sterling Price, to-day, was one of the
largest ever seen here. The ceremonies took
place in the First Church, DR.. Boyle, Where
the remains lay in state all the morning. and
were visited by very large number Of citi
: zcns.
| New YoRK, October 1--Sheridan's reccn
ton by the Union Lcaugc was showy affair
Sheridan said: | have scarcely lanpuooe
to express the very great appreciation / have
Tor your very warm aud hearty welcome |
only hope that may hereafter be able to de-
serve the same approval in my acts l only
know that heretofore, and believe hereafter
| shall never, ny any act of mind, attempt ia
make rebellion honorable. [Loud Applause. I
Rebellion is a crime and it Shall not be made
honorable. [Chccrs1 Gentlemen, thank
you.
Sheridan visited the stock and yoll bo,rd.
this n"rning. There was wild cnthusi,n,.-
After the excitement subsidized, Sheridan
thanked them kindly. when Tie members SUMO
cod John Brown" much to the Generals
satisfaction.
i collision occurred on tho Morris and Es.
sex Railroad to day. The cars were smashed
and breakmbn killed.
! Adyces from Iowa indicates serious Cor
man detection from the radicals Well.pos
ted Republicans, though confident of cur
| ryin,g the State apprehenG heavy losses.
RALElat, September 2S.--rhere was 4
grand rally of conservatives Inst night. Res
olutions we're adopted which declare devotion
4 to che Union and constitutions! liberty,
against n wtitoman's party cpnfiscntion and
i prescription; opposed to drawing pnrty lines
further than neutrality-suspicious. There wore
ii half a dozen spenkers vrnat onth,, ,;,, ~