Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-08-07
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closed the Alaska transaction.
The South Carolina and Georgia Legisla-
! lures, n tho recent elections, which indicate
The abandon,ncut Of extreme views, creates
consideration in Ujical ci.clcs here.
The Republican Executive Committee have
unfavovablc accounts ircm the South. Maj.
Moore, Of the San Antonio -Ecpress, who has
just arrived, says there IS li!tlc bope FOR the
reconstruction policy in Tess. "A member
of Gov Warmouth's staff, just ,'rived from
Louisiana, says if the President does not YES
pond to the Gail for troops, which tho Govern
or will mako, i'll compliance with tho resolu.
ton Just passed by tho Log s;s!ature. tl.s State
will be practically in rebellion. Nc says the
! Western pa,t of.thc State y wholly under the
control Of the Ku KiuS Khan, who ride about
openly by daylight, Several Of tue former
'febc' cavalry regiments have been rs.orsau-
ixcd and called Seymour Kuig'us," and .hc
inS,ntry companies "BtiAy Guards"
p.cpr,,ions arc making to reduce the ma.
w III compliance with the reduced appro,
priaton' Two vessels will be withdrawn
ho.u cach lo!elSh squadron
WAsnlNuroN, August 1.-The Ecpubli
eau National Executive Committee is in scs-
sion at New York.
The Post Ohicc aououuty arc not yet made
up. The roccnt statement Of great deficiency
is wild speculation it will not exceed ST..
10000, and is chargey.ble to expensive routes
in the far West, instead OF in tho Southern
service.
Tbo President tcadsred Lient. Gov. Cox,
Of Ohio, the Revenue Comnissone,ship. M,
surng Cox that Rollins would give way to
him, and rc'ieyc all par,cs of tranb!e. Cox
dec!lnea, Oh account Of cngTossing personal
business.
special agent will be placed in charge
of the New Orleans Custom House
Admiral Dal,lgrcn assumes his duties as
Chief Of the Naval Ordnance Bureau Mon.
day.
The time for converting 1908 expired to,
day. There arc about 5000 900 outstand
ing, which will be pail in currency at par.
Considerable anxiety is fc!t regarding the
position Of the Cabinet The New York
Times" special Says, tic position in regard
to the Democratic nominees is ascert.ined TO
be at fo|!ows; NoDe of fhnn are satisfied With
tho nominations bat Mcstrs. MoCu!loch and
Browt."s will probably support thom, while
Mcasrs, Scwa:l, Randall anI Wellcs will un.
less they alter tho;r present opinions, remain
as neAural AZ possible du. ns tho campaign
and Mcss.,. Evaris aad Scnoiie.d will vote for
Gtant and Colfax
WASHINGTON, August 8. -McCulloch has
issued orders to 'hc leads of Departments, to
classify clerks occosdin3 to their c;p;oi.y aud
attention to business, with avicw Of retaining
tho more 81 HALL and i.ithral.
Roli's Issues ;llc following order: "Ev.
cry dealer ill manufactured tobacco having
more than twenty-five pounds, or dcalor in
SNUFF having moro than ten pounds on hand,
must deposit Immediately with the Assistant
| Assessors Of the proper distsiot, sworn in
ventory Of tho amount Of tobacco and snuff,
respectively, and like inventory on the
first of every month hereafter. After January
!, 1860, all smoking and Gne cut tobacco and
snuff, and after July, 1850, all other manu-
taoturol tobacco is to be deemed as Layino
beon manufactured after the passage OF the
Aot, and will be required to bo put mp in
packages md stamped as required by law
livery dealer in domestic or Imported scgars,
having moro than 5000 scsers on hand, must
file sworn inventory every month until the
lst of April, 1869, at Which date all scgars
shall bc dccreed to have been manufactured
snco tho passage of the Act, and are required
to be stamped accordingly.
Howard, of the Frcedman's Bureau, started
South, this afternoon, to visit the princo,
Bureau stations, and make preparations to
wind up tho oonocin by January.
Thrcc gamblers we're Lynchcd a: Sioux
City, last wock, for cheating
Tho subTrcarury business to-day was heavy
Receipts slo,5l7OC0; payments sl5,98o,.
900; balance sS0,628,OO0
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NASHVILLE July 2S.--,Gov Brownlow's
message has been submitted to the Legisla-
ture. There is not a conciliatory word in it
from beginning to end, but it is defiant and
bitter in tone, Notwithstanding tho fact that
hundreds Of nntifiOns hoyo hoan oort "a h.,G