Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-01-15
EATu OF Hon. JOHN MINOR Borrs.- -

| DEATH OF Hon. JOHN MINOR BoTrs.--
The telegraph has announced the death of the
Hon. John Minor Bolts, at his residence in
culpopor County; Virginia, on Friday last
IIhhc "NatiQpal Inteligoncer," in noticing the
|decssp Of Mr.. Bolts, says:
J. Mr.. Bolts was in past years ono of the most
prominent politicians of Virginia IIo was
fbornin Prince William County, of that State,
September 16, 1902, His parents were lost
in the conAagation Of tho Richmond Theatre,
! iu 1911, when he was sent to boarding school,
aud subsequently, at very early age, was
admitted as member of the Richmond bar.
Soon afterwards he retired to farm in Hon
rico County, but taking an active part in pol
| ities, he was elected u mombcr Of the State
Legislature III 1888, and served in that capac
| ity till 1889, when ho was elected to Congress,
to which ho was re elected in 1871, and also
to tho Thirtieth Congress, after which he re.
sumod the PRACTICE Of tho law at Richmond.
! Although ever declining nominations for
! public Office in his State, ho, .nagcd to keep
his name prominently before the country as a
politician, ana in 1853 was urgently pressed
for the nomination as the candidate of the
American or Know w-Nothiny party for the
| Presidency. During tho war Mr.. Bolts re-
NAMED faithful to tho Union aud afterwards
was accorded some prominence by the loyal
ists Of Virginia, who desired to have the coun
tenanoo of native Virginia Union man !;
but he soon discovered that they intended
simply to use him. aud not to confer upon him
any power whatever. lie had warm friends
and bitter oneniios His death destroys one
Of tho few remaining links that connect our
present with our past political history.
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a SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT FAcr.-A
] gentleman in mercantile business, when in
New York lately, whilst glancing over the reg
istry OF the National Hotel there, came across
business directory printed on the blottcrs,
We think, of the book, in which he noticed
the names Of firm engaged in the business
ho Was in, of which llc was never before aware,
nor with whom had he ever had any personal
acquaintance. This advertisement may have
cost thcm rs Lew rs Eve dyllars. It was but
on" or two lines. The next morning he re-
paired to their place and bought s157.71, nc
advertisement alone directing him there pri.
marily; thoir prices Of course holding him.
How many mere have occn We know not; but
We feel confident that in this one bill alone,
thc profits were more than Tic cost of the no.
tioc which brought the customer a word to
the wise is sufficient. We could give names
and dates if necessary.
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DEATH OF GEN. LOWELL II. RossEAU.-
Our tclegraphic columns on Saturday an
nounccd the leccase Of Lowell II. Rosseau,
commanding the Department Of Louisiana at
New Orleans. The "At'anta Constitution" !"
in noticing Con. Rosacau's death, says:
Ills dca.h will be kccnly felt by his many
friends throughout the country. In all the
force of vigorous and powerful constitution
at command, lie has suddenly fallen as n gi-
ant OF the forest before an unexpected storm.
mnn OF positive forces, there were no neg
atlyes i'll his character. With him right on
the one hand and wrong on the other wcro
distinctly marked. No influence could swcryc
him from principle or the discharge of IL du-
ty. The writer knew him well and intimate.
~ before the war, and although differing with
him in tho cause ho took in tho contest, his
after conduct only convinced us the more firm
y of his upright intent.
i General Rosscau was born in Mercer coun
ty, Kentucky; was about fifty years of ago
and lawyer, by profession. IIc was gal.
liant soldicrin the Mexican war then mem
bcr Of Tic Kentucky Senate for several scs.
slons soldier in the late war then cleo
tel to Congress from tho Louisville districts
} which position he resigned was next sent to
Alaska, and then to the Department. Of Lou.
isiana.
j, Radicalism had determined foe in Gone
raj Rosscau. His death will be lamcntcd by
moderate man Of all parties
SUDDEN COLLAPSE or TIL CoLoRED REP
hEsENrATIvE. Mcnard, the colorcl Repre-
sentative from Louisiana, who came to Wash.
lngton to take seat in Congress and did mos
has gone home in disgust. 1t is said that he
was noccssitatod to get money from tho Freed
mems Bureau fund to carry him to Louisiana
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