Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-24
The South Carolina Penitentiary.

made an appropriation of $50 900 for thepur-
pose of trying the novel experiment of erect
ing State Penitentiary. Not few hootcd
at the idea of its success but to day, one
story of one wing is completed, aud 100 con-
vics arc serving their time in manual labor
connected with the progress of the institution.
Fifty cells have been finished and, during
the coming week, the construction of the sec
ond fifty will be commenced. The work is
being done chiefly by the convicts, under the
direction of a few skilled artizans. Stone
cutting and the removal of immense blocks Of
granite from the adjacent quarries affords am.
pie occupation to all, and the work is progress
ing as chcaply and rapidly us possible.
The immense importance of the develop
mcnt of these granite quarrics cannot be over
estimated. In the course Of time, the mate
rial is likely to be introduced into all cities
and towns accessible by railroads, and en-
pnycd i'll the erection of public and private
eli6ccs; while the opening of the canal will
create water-pnwcr that must invite North
ern capital to Columbia, and aid us materially
in the development Of the resources of this
section of the State
In view OF the largely increased RESPONSE
b!itics dcvolving upon the officers of the Pen
itcntiary, the salaries have been increased It
may be proper to add here, that among the
rewards which are given to convicts for Good
behavior, during their term Of imprisonment
~ tIn r,11nN,;n,,.
tn the Governor by the Superintendent for
their exemplary conduct. they shall have
their terms shortened one.twcllih One has
already been discharged uudcr this clause of
the rules and regulations The punishments
inflicted for nsuborlination are those author
lied by the army and navy regulations of the
United States. Fhggin% is strictly prohibit
ed We learn that there have been several
instances of viocnt insuhorhinatiun on the
part OF cnnvic,s, and, not long ago, u plot was
discovered, which, il it had succeeded, would
probably have cost the lives Of Captain Green
and his sergeant o! tic guard = Paocnic.
NEw ORLEANS, August l7-Shrrilan' $
anticipated election order was issued to day.
1t provides two days for the election Sep
tclnber - aud %. The convention is to he
comprised Of ninety eight men bcrs. The
Eonds Of Registration are ordered to coa-
mence the revision of the rolls and final regis
trati"n fourteen days before The election. The
number of representatives in each Parish is
designated. Tho other provisions of the or
der are unimportant. and confined t. the usual
details of a general election, cxccpt the fol-
lowing: Section T. Should violence or fraud
be perpctratcd at any of the voting precincts,
"n the days Of election the offenders will br
punished in the sevcrcst manner, and the
election within these precincts will be pnlod
over again, under the protection of United
States troops.
NIicAuo, Angus, to.-Tlv ,..n,, i E,n;.n
picnic took place to-day All the military
comr,nie., aud 5000 citizens were present
Flights were the order OF the day, and black
eyes and blnudy noses ruled. John Leonard
was fatally stabbed
NEW YORK, August 15.-I -Inniam prcsi
dent Roberts arrived in the steamer Pererc.
Later Mexican adviccs, via liavana, state
that Jnrrz ordered Santa Anna's trial, IN.
der the law OF 1862. hy which conviction fol
lows Identification. Vidal is closely confined
Prince Salm-Snlm is among the condemned
Havana letter Of the 10Th says there
vas serious riot at Matanzas during bull
fight.
X negro conspiracy has been discovered in
SanEiago ao Cuba and most OF the leaders ar
rested The yellow fever ;s raging all over
the island.
WASHINGTON, August Is lawyer Brad
ley was arrested this morning; the affidavit
charges him with sendin. Il challcnse. Brad
ley waived an examination, and gave bail in
50 ODO
lnt'rnn! revenue receipts to day 1905 600
\ Il
that Santa Anna. Vilnl and Rivas are con
fined III separate rouns in the Castle Of San
Juan.
three hours Gehr occurred recently near
Fort kcarnoy, in which sixty Indians and six
soldiers were killed, when the Indians were
driven off
RIcnMoSD, August lG.-rhc Central,
Danville and Fredericksburg Railroads have
all sustained damage from WISHES. On the
',anvllle Road, a freight train broke through
the bridge near powhatan Stntion killing a
fireman and badly wounding two Others.
WAsnINGroN, August 17.-Intcrnal roy
enuc receipts to day $l92 900.
There have hcnn Irregular rains sufficient
to sustain the flood. There were no trains
to-day hence North nor thence.
There was full Cabinet to day-Brnck
ley representing the Acknowledgement The
case of Holt was discussed, and it was deter.
mined to order him from the Bureau If Mil.
ltary Justice, and give him leave of absence.