Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-04-23

affaHScu tle elcctlon IN Virginia VIII occur
on tho 9TH Thursday in May under new reg.
i%stration. Tho disfranchiscmcnt, test oath
and county organization clauses and possibly
some others, if good cause be shown, will be
submitted to q separate vote.
Col. JAS. Sogar has announced himself as
q candidate for Congress from the State at
large.
Preliminary orders havo already been is
sued md q formal proclamation by tho Prcsi.
don't is expected at an early day.
WASHINGTON, April III is stated that
Secretary Boutwell, has appointed three no.
gro clerks to tho Savannah Custom House,
among them Sims who was expelled from tho
Georgia Legislature.
The bill restoring tho property of Col.
Blanton Duncan, of kentucky, Ga part Of
which lies in this city, failed by reason of the
refusal of the President to give it his sigma.
turc.
The Senate will probably adjourn about the
middle Of next week.
WASHINGTON, April lit is stated that
Boutwell, has appointed three negro clerks,
including Sims, tho expelled representative
from Georgia Legislature, to Savannah Gus.
tom house.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Among the con
frmations to acy arc Lucus ID. Kellogg,
General Appraiser for the South, VIM. A.
Howard, Minister to China, vice j. Ross
Browne.
The following arc some of the nominations /:
&. d. Dumas, colorcd, Of Louisiana, as Con-
sui General to Liberia Hiram T.. Grant as
Postmaster at Goldsboro', N. G..
Among tho visitors named by the Prosi-
dent for tho Naval Academy is Judge Hum.
phreys, Of Alabama.
Col. Moore, cx-Prcsident Jolnson's Pri-
vatc Secretary, has been ordered to duty in
California.
Gen. Towards Bureau hayo been sued for
$4,000 balance for the Howard University
The expected suit will expose all the transac.
tons connected with the patent brick used in
its structure.
A delegation of colored preachers in con-
ference here called on President Grant who
said he would ondeavor to so administer the
laws as to have peace at home and abroad, and
to do Justice to all races and colors, and if he
failed it would not be from any want of good
Intention Oh his part.
Discussion in the. Senate to day Indicate
ADJOURNMENT about the middle of the week.
A spcoia, Washington dispatch to the New
York World says a called session Of Congress
will be held within thirty days to consider
the Cuban question. Thio osnccmcnt is
made upon the authority of ono Of the Senator's
from California.
The New York Daily "Ncws' prints an OK.
ira with the dispatch:
BosToN, MASS, April 17.-Ordcrs wcrc
received here yesterday from the Navy Dc.
partment directing all war vessels at Ports
mouth and Charlcstown Navy Yards to get
ready for immediate ~activcc service.
HAVANA, April 1.-THE authorities at
Washington will be advised of the movements
of the expedition under Stcadman.
The newspapers here praise tho course of
tho United States towards Cuba.
1t is reported that a schooner, Laden with
arms and ammunition for the insurgents,
has been captured on the south side of the
island.
FERr1L1zERs.-Somc idea may be formed
of the immense trade being done in fcrtili-
zcrs all over the Southern country, when it is
known that 10000 tons of fertilizers passed
over the Georgia Central Railroad during the
months of December, January, February and
March last past. During inc whole e tno
previous year 49, tons were transported over
I'd" Same road,
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