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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12
Life Insurance.

See notice Of The Piedmont Life Insurance
of Virginia. We regard this Company as
perfectly relinliable, whether we consider the
character and stnnding Of its officers, or its
pecuniary reliability The character and
standing Of its officers, is vonchrd for hy more
than fifty Of the first men in Virginia, ard. we
notice that all of their investments arc mnde
on Real Estste up to one half its value. ex-
elusive Of buildings. together with II life policy
on the borrnwer Of the amount loaned. which
is assigned TO the Company Nh collateral secu
ritz. Surely there can be 40 safer investment
The policies arc all non furficting, which is
an admirable feature. II party cannot loose a
copper. If he discontinnes his payments. AS
to the character and standing Of its managers
mt this pIncr, il is useless to shy a single word
they are men who are known among us,
apd who would not d b. e in uncertainties
Center Township.
AT an election held on the 9th Of M,rch.
inst;; for officers for Center Township, the
following men wore elected
Selectnen = M. s.. Messer, A. s. Stephens
and b. b. Harris.
Town Clerk. Il M,ret.
NConatnble-F. G. Brown.
Surveyor of Iighways-S. NJ. Crawford.
, Restaurant.
Mr. A. Evans BROwN has opened p Res
taur"nt in Walb"lla. and informs the public.
BY advertisement. that he IL prepared to no.
commodate all who my call IN HIM. We
advise all WIN are fond If Norfolk Oysters.
and good things generally. 70 atop at Mr..
fBROwN' q, aad make their WANTS known.
3. : Messrs. W. q r.. PiepAr.
These gentlemen wish 70 inform their
friends TINT their stock Of dry goods. grocer
iea 40 e now complete. and hssins been
sgpplectad with. great care. they aatter them.
selves TINT they onnnot be nnderSold. They
ask an REORGANIZATION Of their stock.
ssy- CarlottoS writes letters to Maximilian
Every day They are saidjtaa 20 beautifully
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12
Election Notiee.

Attention Of the public IL called to the no.
tice Of the County Commissioners, ordering
'thc Township Elections. These elections
were called OH the 9th March, hut counter
.nan,led By State authorities. too late for notice
publicly, prior to the election day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12
Piping Hot !!
Township Elections.

Tile ELECTION Tor Township Officers through
L OH the County Of Oconee will DO held nj the
places heretofore designated in the several Town
ships. OH the sccon Tuesday i'll april next.
by order Of tue Bonrd OF County Commissioners
March 8, 1859 az 8
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12
THE STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA.
OCoNEE CONFEDERATION.

WHEREAS. Ru.u.J. Ward hath made suit to
w me to grant him Lcttc, 0 ,r Administration on
the Estate and Eff,ols OF ". B. llnmmcit. de-
ceased: rno kinhrel and creditors Of the y IL
'. Is liammett deceased. are, therefore. cited 20
be anil appear before me. in tho Court of Probate.
to be held mt wnlhalla, s.. G., on Monday the 22nd
day Of March, inst. nj II o'clock. A. 81, to
shcw cause. it any they hnve. wly'the said Ad.
ministration should not be granted. Given under
my hand and seal, this the 9th day Of March,
1869.
Il. LEWIS,
Ju lge OF Probate,
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WALMALLA, s. C.:
Friday Morning. March, 10, 1859.

EV- In New York, on the 9Th instant
Cotton was quoted at 2o@29l. Gold 2of.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12
X. LEWIS.
Ju lge OF Probate.
THE STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,

IN PG)BAPS Ooutr -pt0K8NA
Nancy Erwin Petition to sell Lanly, pay
vs.. Debts. for partition. 30. Z
william Erwin. ot.ai
I appearing to my satisfaction that William Err
L win. Thomas Erwin. and tho Heirs OF George
Erwin. deceased -nlmes AMI number unknown.
the Heirs OF Isaac Erwin, six in number-nnmes
nnknown-resiis from and beyond the limits Or
thls State. On mot,o OF Norton. Pro Petitioner.
it is ordered th II the said ahsont parties 10 appear
aud pleat thereto. within forty days from this date,
or their consent to the same v Ii DO entereA, Of re-
cord.
I. II. PIIILPOT.
JUICE Of Probate Court.
Feb. 10. 1909 22 II
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12
Inauguration Of President Grant.
WASHINGTON, March 4,

WASHINGTON, March A.
General Grant wus inaugurated us Presi.
dent Of the United Suites shortly after noon
to dry, in the presence of one Of the most
immense asse,nblnges evor gathered in tho ma.
tional capital.
The display was magnificent. The process.
sioi, which escorted tho President elect from
his headquarters to the capitol was the grand
est ever seen here. The whole city was gal.
- decorated with flags, aud the accession of
the new Pre- ident was welcomed by salvos Of
artillery both Mt tho spot and all the military
posts IN the neighaaori,ood.
The ceremony Of swearing in General
Grant tonK place on n large platform on the
East front OF the Capitol, where thousands
could see, but few could hear what wsa snid.
General Grant delivered his inaugural ia a
rather low voice. as follows:
INAUGURAL ADDREss:
C'tizens IF the United Stotes:- your suf
frag"s having elected me 20 the office Of Pres.
ideut Of the United States. 1 hive, in DON
forn,ity with the Constitution Of oar coantry.
trAes the ostf without s,ental reservation aud
wish the determination to do, to the best Of
my ability, all that it requires Of mo,
The responsibilities of the position 1 feel,
bat scccF: :hona without IHszzSSzaszs zszs S.a IA ce has
come to me sn.uusls sssadu,ies
untr,mmelleasas S8| s;;pps
desire and q )
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20
Petty ISLANDERS Letter from Catha-
rine L. Beecher.

To the Honorable Conductors of the Public
Press
GENTLEMEN-I have the greatest re-
spect for your profession, and am panied
by whatever tends to lessen it's respect
ability and usefulness. l therefore beg
leave to bring to your notice matter
which is both private grievance and an
injury to your calling.
| refer to the increasing circulation Of
falsehoods and ISLANDERS, especially as
they bear on the private feelings and in
terests Of my sex. To illustrate this,
allow me to state some of my own expe-
riences within very short time, premis-
ing the fact that slurs aHd falsehoods on
honored and dear friends are often more
painful than personal injuries.
Among many other false and discred-
table stories circulated Of my venersted
father, / have again and again at differ
ent periods read in the newspapers that
at an appointed meeting be went through
all the services, of reading psalms, the
prayers and the preaching, when only one
man was present, who was converted by
this absurd performance. Again, and
quite recently, | read q long account in
various newspapers Of the details of an
abrupt courtship, which we're as false to
his wellkuovn character for delicscy
and discretion as they were to that Of the
lady thus implicated. Again, ] read Of
one Of my brothers, who, at his sons or
dinstion, charged HIM not 10 forget that
be vas the grandson Of his grandfather,
the son OF bis father, aud the nephew of
his uncle, which foolish speech, believe,
was made, but BY another person, and
not by my brother.s
Again, read version OF an old
almanac story that amused our family
circle in childhood, of coarse and
irreverent minister, who began his ser
mon with saying, at is damned hot y
and this stale suecdote vas fastened on
another brother, and discussed week after
week, as to its probable truth, although
publicly denied by him, while every at
tendaat at his church will affirm its i'm
possible occurrence.
Then, read that my sister, owning
place in Florida, had lost il for want Of
proper land title; and, again, that all her
orange crop was blasted; and, again, thai
she hsd changed her opinion Of the negro
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20
A full line of the above now being offered al

plish its legitimate work. In several i'm
portaut points, however. he has allowed
himself to be badly advised, and has ad-
ministered his trust not for the country,
nor yet for himself, but for the oligarchy
The worst of preceding administrations
could hardly have contrived more cor.
rupt abuse of it's power than that plan of
interfering in the approaching State cleo
ton of Tennessee, on the heralding of
which we commented not long ago, and
the final adoption of which by the Presi-
dent in full council was more lately an
nounced in our Washington correspond
ence. The Chief Magistrate, sumnoning
to his side his monitor of constitutional
right and duty, the respective heads of
the army and navy, the manager OF the
treasury, the warden of the broad ma
tional domain, the authoritative spekes-
man of the republic, the assembled rep
resentatives of the whole executive power
of the nation, it is now declared, has SOL
emnly enlisted the United States under
the banner of Stokes.
Henceforth the Federal officers are in
Tennessee, not for the prompt doing OF
the peoples errands, nor for the firm
and impartial collection of the revenue,
but to promote the cause Of Stokes, or
rather of the oligarchy who are Stokes 8
masters. 1t may be that among the
intelligent electors of Tennessee there
are many who are prepared TO acquiesce
in this impudeut and fraudulent assault
upon the liberties of their State. IL may
be that factious heat has risen to such a
frenzy there that men are glad to be
ridden by any one who will ride them
over their enemies. Tennessee is q
Southern State, and in the Southern
States of late years the law OF Federal
dictaion has come to be second con-
stitution. We have just seen the vic
torious party in another Southern State
addressing their thanksgiving for the
triumph to the divinity at Washington,
aud can almost hear them say with
Virgirs shepherd
80 Melibee, deus haec nobis otia fecit-
Nam mini semper crit deui."
But it is not in Southern States alone
that these usurpations are practiced.
Like encroachments are ready for every
State whose electors choose to tolerate
them. Step by step-and the steps are
long and rapid--adultcrations of the
Constitution, the bold grasping of Con-
gress at unlawful power, and the fraudu-
lent abuse of the executive trusts are
converting-and unless resistance is
prompt and general, will soon have con-
verted-this nicely balanced system of
States into a consolidated mass, which
nothing short of miracle can prevent
from flying into chaotic fragments.
Henceforth," said Mr.. Morton, in his
speech at Gettysburg land nothing less
than capitals were adequate to express
the greatness of his faith) disunion is
impossible" Never was there greater
mistake. Destroy those guarantees Of
State autonomy without which the Union
could never have been formed, need
lessly apprehensive jealousy for which
has all but torn that Union asunder--and
in the war of discordant sectional inter-
ests and pretensions, the intemperance
of the msjority, the rage of the scorned
minority, disunion will become inevits-
BILE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20
Miscellaneous Items.

A Chicago girl is making her fortune
as house-painter.
Dan Rice is building barn at Girard,
Pennsy ylvania, which will cost $4,000.
The people who stood around the Phil
adelphia FIRE made q good sized whisky
ring.
An Omaha dispatch states that seven
teen car.loads of butter were sent to
California Monday.
An Iowa paper announces that ex-
Governor Kirkwood will be candidate
for the United States Senate.
Brigham Young's sons are marrying
as fast as they can, in hopes to catch up
with the old man.
DR.. Abernathy used to tell his pupils
that all human diseases sprang from two
causes-stufiing and fretting.
1t is stated that national convention
of liquor dealers will be held in Washing
ton during the fell or early winter.
The champion tobacco county of South
ern Illinois is Williamson. Three farm
ers have shipped from there 1871 hogs
heads. .,...sfaf.
The National Capital Convention :"
will meet in St. Louis on October 10th.
Its object will be to adopt measures look
ing to the removal of the national capital
West.
w. W. Leland, formerly of the Union
Hotel, Saratoga, has just become the pro-
prietor of the Laugham hotel. London,
the largest hotel in England. In conse-
quence of this purchase, Leland's future
residence will be London instead OF
Saratoga.
A wicked New York correspondent
saws: Nobody in New York need aspire
to be fashionable unless he or she is pre-
pared to do good deal of lying. Brown,
The sexton of Grace Church, (who knows
all about it), assured me, this morning,
that about one-half of his constituents
(he meant his congregation) were at
home, on the avenue, only they were
hiding away, and making believe they
were at the watering places.
During the eclipse a little four year
old was standing on the sidewalk in Sy-
rscuse, with piece of smoked glass in
her hand and black spot on the tip OF
her nose. An acquaintance. passing by,
asked the little one, "Whst was the mat
! ter with the sun q The juvenile astrono.
mer replied. without moments hesita.
ton, There's piece broke out OF II"
AToledo journal states that the drum
mers" for the business houses of New
York are returning from the Western
States with doleful accounts of the con-
dition of trade. Orders can not be OBJ
tanned. neither in the dry goods line OF
any other line; even the sharpest and
most energetic "drummers have been
unable to make their expenses In
their attempts to secure orders in the
West.
McEttrick, the Boston pedestrian, has
hesn matched to walk Bill Robinson, the
Euclish pedestrian, one hundred miles,
square heel and toe, for stake OF $1,000,
and 500 has already been placed in the
hands of .he stakeholder. Robinson is-
sued q challenge to anybody in the coun-
try to walk one hundred miles for the
championship, which was accepted By
McEttrick fer the above stake, on condi-
lion that the match should rot be consid-
cred champion walk, be allowing Rob-
iusoa S25 to walk in Boston. The match
will take place on the 9th OF September.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20
Emigration TO Georgia.

Georgia is holding out inducements to
emigrsnts, especially to Germans, and
the First German Immigration and
Manufacturing Company has just been
established with capital stock of $780,
600, divided into 500 shares Of 81 each.
The intention is to settle colony in the
pine region of the State, to invest the
capital in land and machinery, and to
manufacture tar, ship pitch, beer piteh"
aad turpentine from pine, and pyrolig-
neous acid and tannin from oak. No
shareholder can own more than twenty
five shares, as the design ia TO make the
company cooperative, and to identify
every lshorer with it. The success of
this company will lead to the establish
ment of others on the same or similar
plan.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20

They have nice mpss in Sandusky,
Ohio. business before the Municipal
Court is at dead lock, because every ac-
cused person demands o jury trial, and
it is impossible TO get jury who will
convict even the most notoriously guilty.
The City Attorney has resigned in die
gust, and the Mayor is in despair. The
difficulty is caused by the City Marshal,
who openly informed the Mayor. Attor-
ney, aud all concerned, thai be will put
put such nea On the jury to Gil up the
pansl that no conviction can fellow 8
Jury trial, giving as his reason for this,
lhat be was himself once placed spon
trial before jury that had been n;eked
10 find him guilty.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20

The sOcis,tJ; Of California Pioneers at
Fan rranciscn have purchased . cane,
valued st $1,000, for presentation 20 Wm.
q. Seward on his return from Alaska.
The head Of the stick is composed Of
foriy-ons triangular pieces Of gold-bear-
ing quartz.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20
PUBLIC LEDGER.

The PUBLIC LEDGER is published every AZ
ternoon Except Sunday by e. WHITM0RE
and J. ]. DuB0SE. under the firm name of
w HITMORE e Sc CO.,
at No. Is Madison street.
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By mail Tin advanced: Ono year. So; six
months. "a |; three months, ~ one month"; 70
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Nswsdealers supplied at TX cents per copy.
Communications upon subjects Of general in
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Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
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there being twelve lines of solid type TO the
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To regular advertisers We offer superior IN
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All bills for advertising are due whom con-
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SfArEo
Of
complied with
With the requirements Of the
land dransac
=LS-4 O. w bLAChbUhN. ConuoneI ~ lean -..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20

The PUBLIC LEDGER is published every AZ
ternoon Except Sunday by e. WHITM0RE
and J. j. DuB0SE. under the firm name Of
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-20
HOUSE
Raleigh Springs.

,..ra reduced to $40 per week.
s. PUMP. Proprietor.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-05-28

"Where ii Drake S. r. 1850 X p,
We have herd this question asked
many times, ind fer all we knew for
year past 10 might be dead. Re-
Gently, in NV York, we called at
his Laboratdy in Liberty ST., and
there found dis gen tleman barricad-
ed behind tremendous pile of boxes,
distributing funds to a Sunday
School Committee. Our business
was to secure an advertisement. He
said: "My dsar sir, what is the use
OF advertising the Plantation Bit
ters? They tell better now than
when | advertised at such enormous
expense, and low have not made a
contract for a!year. 1 have all this
amount to give to the poor. To sat-
iify the Press, however, who have
always been my friends, / think l
will give you little something to do
again, for have improved the Bit
ters greatly, and it may be well to
have you let The people know It,"
And so he ran on in happy, cordial,
appreciative manner, showing us the
wonders of his place and the cords of
certificates. Everything is on a mag
nificent scale, and is done with neat
ness and promptness. While there
we saw at least forty orders come in
for these celebrated Bitters. Cases
were being shipped to the four COR
ners of the world. Drake is not
dead, nor his Bitters either.-Er-
change paper.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-05-28
10000 Square Miles.

| Iowa has an area Of 50 600 square
miles into which the tide of immi.
grafton has been pouring for the past
! three years with Unparalleled rapid.
| ". Not Mt one point along her Dor.
| ders but all along the eastern and
southern line has the lusty bone and
sinew OF Tue eustern States ard the
Old World been iiowing in. What is
the result? AS Gbnye stated there
are iifty-five thousand square miles
Of land III Iowa. Deduct the cdd
Ave thousand miles on account OF
uuproductiye soil, which leaves q
solid fifty thousnnd-one fifth OF
which is ten thousand, and that is
very nearly the number of square
miles Of raw prairie that has and will
havebcen turned bottom side upward
to the sun, in this State, say from
May LIST, 1865, to November lst, 1869.
That in agreat measure Is the result
of immigration thither,
In wheat this amount of soil,
at an average of ten bushels per acre,
would produce 12S, 900, 900 bushels
Divided up, rs is generally the case,
into wheat, corn, barley, potatoes,
ETC., it will bar famine from the en-
tire borders of the State.
In no State, probably was the
march of Improvement ever before
co fapIu, taken as whole, All over
the prairie from one boundary to an
other, new farms are coming forth.
Villages Of no small pretensions
come forth in a month, and as If by
magic the entire face of the land
seems to be undergoing universal re-
generation. The census of 1870 will
show that Iowa has doubled her pop.
ulation in the last decade, and full
statistics will show that the great
bulk of increase, by immigration
took place within the three last years
of that period. With these rapid
strides, but few years will elapse
before this State will take full front
rank in wealth and population with
the most wealthy and the most popu-
lous of the Union.-DavenpoH Dem
ocrdt.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-05-28

IMEAN WHAT SAY, AND WHAT
I SAY Is TRUE.-And what / do say
is, that l have just returned from thu
East, East of the Mississippi, where
l purchased an entire new stock of
goods i'm my line, such as Cloths,
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats,
Caps, Trunks, VaIises, &c, &c., &c.
And, as to my Cloth Department, it
is Complete, purchased right from
the Importers and Manufacturers,
and L would invite any one who
wants good fit or cheap suit made
to order, to call before purchasing
elsewhere. In Clothing, / can cap
the climax, as / bought of Chicago
and New York Manufacturers and
bought for Cash, and therefore can
sell % per cent. cheaper than any
other house in Cedar Falls. woulG
also, say, that have the largest stock
Of Hats and Caps in town, purchased
from the celebrated house of Keith
Bros, and also the largest stock of
Trunks and Valises in Cedar Falls.
S. BERRY, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-05-28
Tax Title Decision.

We have another decision from
the Supreme Court, affecting tax IT,
ties. The statutes calling forth the
decision is that mo action for the
recovery of real property sold for the
non-payment of taxes shall lie, I'M
less the same be brought within five
years after the date of the sale there
of for taxes as aforesaid" The re-
cent decision gives the unfortunate
owner of the land sold for taxes, five
years after the treasurer's deed is re-
corded in which to bring his action.
The Court maintains that the five
years date from the day on which the
treasurer's deed is recorded. So tax
deeds are not a dead certainty after
receiving deed from the county
treasurer. The law must be held for
five years after the tax deed has been
recorded. The purchaser is amply
secured for any outlay and oil costs.
---TTchange.