Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-08-20

Wo learn from the "Columbia PhWnix"
Tint at the recent term of Court for Licking.
ton County, DR.. F. 8. Lcwio was tried for the
killing of j. Elliott Drafts, and found not
guilty. The cause of the homicide was Grim.
inal intercourse Of the deceased with the pris.
oncr's wife. DR.. Lewie is a Democratic mem.
Der of tho South Carolina Legislature. Both
parties were men of standing and popularity.
WASHINGTON, August l2.-The Cubans
have official adyices to the I'd. The leaders
state that were bolligercnt rights accorded
them by the United States such would BIO the
effect in Cuba as to enable Thorn to secure
possession of tho entire island, except Havana,
within thirty days. The Cubans throughout
tho island are in sympathy with the Ccspcdes
government, and the disaffection Of the Span
ish troops would leave the Spanish Govern
ment without an army. 1t is reported that
q serious difficulty exists in tho volunteer
organization.
-Four hundred troops from. St. Jago dc
Cuba were captured by Jordan. A force sent
by Valma ia to relieve them, were defeated
with a loss of one half their force.
1t is reported that the Spaniards have been
driven FROM tho Cinco Villas district with
heavy loss. The Cubans arc now in posses.
sion of the entire district. Jordan has &C.
complished his purpose evcrywhcrc-his
troops, inspiritcd by successes, arc in excel
lcnt spirits.
A cargo Of slaves recently landed at Cinco
Villas, were captured and liberated.
Quesada's forces nrc closing OH their oppo.
ncnts, who have no troops outside of Nueyitas
except those confined ln Puerto Principe.
RICHMOND, August lit is stated on
good authority that General Candy will, with.
in ten days, issue his election proclamatie n
converting the Legislature, applying the iron
clad oath to the members, and, where a mem.
Der elect cannot take the oath, giving his
seat to the candidate who received tho next
highest vote. This news produces different
feelings among different parties. The Wells
Republicans, who form nine tenths Of what
was the Republican party, rejoice over it.
Tho Democrats are confident that the effect
is to give tho State to the Democracy in 49,.
~, and permanently thereafter; and the
Walker Republicans, who elected their ticket
on the idea among tho whites that there was
to be no more disfranchisemcnt and test oath,
arc very sick.
New York, August 14.-Tho Times says
"Thc question of enforcing the test oath in
the case Of the members elect of the Virgi-
MIA Legislature has been decided afirmativcly
by tho Attorney General, and it will be accor-
dinghy enforced by General Cauby."
Mr. P~ENDLEToN's Neutrality-suspicious.
tclegraphio dispatches tell of the nomination
of George II. Pendlcton, by the Executive
Committee of the Democratic party, as Cover.
nor of Ohio, vice General Roscnoranz, dcclin.
ed. When a party thus puts forward one OF
its best representatives, the sign is a good
one. Mr.. Pcndleton has been called "the
rising star of the West" He is a man Of
lofty character and eminent abilities, com
bines in himself many of the ~elcmonts that &C
to form a high order OF craftsmanship. A De
mocrat by conviction, his mind is yet broad
enough to take in tho interest of tho wholt
country. In the last Presidential canvass
no man made ADLER speeches, and his firm ut
torances, not wanting in a beautiful poetic
Wow, were received by thousands with delight
and admiration. Ohio will do well to cleo
| him to tho Office of observation-disclosures.
HORSES IN II UITED STATEs.-The in.
crease in tho number Of horses in the Unite
States since 1860, is estimated at l,750,O00
or 20 per cent. The whole number is now
said to be 100000, valued at SO, 1856, 900
900, or something moro than the whole ma
tional debt. Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Nc,
York, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kentucky an,
Texas are the great ho.so raising States, il
tho order in which they are givop. Califor
MIA, however, has increased hor stock in
greater ratio than any other State. viz Fror
100, 310 In 1850 to 100000 in 1860,
WITHDRAWAL OF TEN.po4LAR GREEN
BAcKs.-Orders have been givon to the te
lors In tho Treasury Department at Washing
ton to pay out no moro tep.dollar greepbacks
The whole issue will be Withdrawn and del
trOyed, and no new greeabacks of tho depQm
nation will pc substituted.
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