Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-24
From Washington.

pcacc rcuuclnS hlaJOr-Ochcral ulahIj otn'
crs to bo mustered out by January
In tho Seuato, tho Froodmcn's Bureau bill
was adopted, continuing Howard in ofico---
! In case Of death or resignation, the Secretary
of War may nominate, and tho President ap.
| point, SUCCESSOR, with the oonaont Of tho
Souato Tho Electoral College bill amond-
mont was eonousred 10, and goes 70 tho Pres
ident.
In tho House, tho bill for tho reduction Of
tho army was resumed and anonded, reducing
| Major Generals to three Brigadiers to six
| to take effect March 81 Selections to bo
mado by tho President after March 4th re.
gardloss of seniority, Quartormastcr, Adju-
tant and Surgeon Gcroral to boroduocd to the
rank Of Colonel Of cavalry. All staff olicors
of departments reduced ono grade of rank,
and tho numbors roducod onohalf. Solco.
tions 10 bo made by tho Commanding Conc
raj. The bill regulating the ELECTORAL Col
logo passed with an amendmont, aud it COOS
back to tho Senate.
The Secretary of tho Treasury has issued
| orders enforcing the eight hour lay in his de-
partmcnt
The President issues his proclamation that
papers have boon received from Florida and
North Carolina, announcing tho adoption of
tho fourteenth article. The adoption by
Florida is not in accordance with the Act of
Congress. Aftor quoting the law and cir.
cumstanccs, the proclamation announces the
| ratification by the Legislature of North Caro-.
| lima, in the manner set forth in tho proam.
| blc
WASHINGTON, July IL In tho House,
the Frccdmon's Bureau bill passed by the
Senate, making Towards Commssionership
independent, passed, with an amendment ma.
king the discontinuanec Of the Bureau abso.
lutte in represented States on the lst of Janu-
ary, except as regards education The bill
goes to the Senate for concurrence.
WASHINGTON, July l5.---'Hhc Senate pass
ed, last night, tho funding bills and tho bin
appropriating $4,000 to Mrs l.. T. Potter,
of Charleston, S. G., for relieving Union
prisoners; also, bill liscontinuing the Freed
mans Bureau in January.
WILMISaToN, July lG.-Thc icat is una
barcd-thermomcto 81 to lOl. Patrick
Curran died to-day from sun stroke The
crops in this entire section arc suffering great
ly.
ATLANTA, July l5.--Thc trial Of the Col
umbus pris onors was resumed to-day Mr..
Stephens was able to act rs leading counscls
for tho defence. An alibi was proved for
Wm. Duke, and it waa also proved that Ash.
burn was noted as n cruel oyersecr and bad
man.
| JACKSON, MISS, July l4.-Gov. Ilum-
phrcys and his family were yesterday elected
from the executive mansion, by the military
authoritios
New York, July 15.-The IIorad reports
forty-fivn fatal snnstrokes yesterday
RICHMOND, July l5.-Tho weather is OK
cessively hot, and the thermometer stood last
night at ninety.six degrees.
Samuel IT, Harstead, tho c)ork Of the
Spottswood Hotel, died to-day from sunstroIe
A WoaDEarUL MUSICAL PnoDIuY.-Tho
Norfolk Yirginian," of the 7th instant
says:
| Yesterday afternoon about 5 O. oolook go.
loot party Of ladies and gcnt,emon, several
professors of music, and the mclnbers of the
pross woro invited to tho rooms Of Dr. Linn.
No. 81 East main strcot, for tho pn.poao of
hearing ono Of tho greatest prodigies Of the
age. The ohild, Willie Kaufman, Of Nor
folk parcntage, only thirty.on months Of rye,
perform upon the piano, evinoing decided air
formusic, and great vlgor oftouch, showing con
clusivcly that musicians arc born and not mado.
IIc pave oa "ccompanimcnts to several songs
sung by his father, clearly ad ~.'s'a'Sl"g
abundant cyidcnco that he was playing BY
air, and not repeating lesson previously
taught, and tho professors of music present
did not hesitate to pronounce it tho most
wonderful development Of precious musical
talont thoy had ever witnessed.
Sinco he was eleyen months old little Will
lilo has evinced dooided musical taste, and
when two years Of ago could sing correctly
bass treble or alto to fifteen familiar tunes
Shortly after arriving at that ago he was taken
down with sovore attack Of sickness. Up.
on his recovery from which he appeared to
hayo lost his passion for singing, and to have
acquired strong prediction for tho piano
upon which ho has now boon practising about
two months TIia littlo handa aro too small