Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-06-24


over and above tho poll tax, for free school
fund.
The Agricultural Society.
The d, embers of this organization will bear
in mind that Col. CLEMSON will be present
at the meeting on sale day in July, aud will
address the society and citizens on the sub
jcct Of locating an Agricultural College OF
Walhalla.
Col @. is gentleman of wido experience
and liberal views, aud no one will hear him
without profit: The subject is one of general
Importance, apart from the special Interest VIC
should feel in is as local benefit. Walhala
is our County scat, our market and our pride.
Whatever will build it up is of interest to
every citizen What will place ut our doors
institutions for instruction in the literary and
scientific world should meet our hearty aid
and encouragement. Agriculture has been
sadly neglected Regarded under the dis.
pensaticn of slavery as menial, it has elected
the attention of few educated men, AS q
consequence, ignorance and idlcncss have
wasted and ruined our soils, ana now We need
knowledge and industry to restore them
Young men need practical instruction This
can best be had through the medium of an
agricultural college, which applies the in
structaon given 50 she end proposed. We
know no better place for college of this
kind than Walhalla. II is feasible if We do
not reject the means at hand b. indifference
or inactivity. Mr. CALnouN, we lcaru, will
donate good quantity of land in this County
to the scheme, and Col. c. thinks he can get
other means, if our people will show an actiy-
ity und will in tho matter. Come oat and
hear him. The society also on that day
discusses the question of deep and shallow
plowing.
College Commencement.
The annual meeting of the Board of Trus
tees of Newbcrry College. will take place in
tho College building at Wolhalla, at o'clock
A. NJ, on the Goth of June, "wednesday. J
The following programme will be observed
curing Commencement week at Walhalla
Sunday, June 2Gth-3l, p. M.-Bacca-
laureate Address by President Of College
Monday, June Discrimination Of Col
lego Department..
Tuesday, June 26th-Examnation Pre-
paratory Department. The patrons and tho
public generally arc invited to attcpd --....
Tuesday, 3uno 2Sth-S P. M-Aunivcrsa.
ries of Literary Societies.
"Wednesday, June 20th-.y A. M.-AIcet
ing of Baord Of Trustees; 8 p. M-Contest
Of Literary Societies. Revs. W. W. IIix and
w. S. Bowman are expected to be present
and make addrc $685.
Thursday, June 30th-Commencement
Exercises; Graduation and Comforting Of
Degrees.
Whttemore Again
We clip the following from the proceedings
Of Congress, on the 18th instant
The Speaker laid before the TTouse the
credentials Of i. T. Whittcmore, memSer
elect from Sopth. Carolina. Logan objected
to swearing in tho person claiming to repre-
sent the State of South Carolinu undcr shcsc
credentials. Farnsworh' suggested that The
tions Logan did not want tho case to go to
the committee The individual had disgraccd
himself, and the journal of the House SO OK
pressed it; and it was question for the
House to 6uo;dc foriiself lsaarnsworth insist
od that 1T ought to 90 to the committee. 10
gan said he did not wish it to go to the com
mittec to be pocheted till after the adjourn
ment of Congress. He wanted the apostior
settled now. The election was not contested
the question was whether che House woul,
admit him. Farnsworth could not see how
the House could act without report to q,
upon; there was' no official record. 1t il
true members remembered some weeks ago
but they could net 80 upon that. Togar
said to refer it was treat the case with'mor,
consideration than it deserved; The uous,
I was familiar withiall the facts, and it WAS q
mere question whether they would alloy hin
to'occupy seat in this. Copgrsss;a = sYhethe,
/ they would stand by. what their own, mora
sense and the sense fitheupeople prompted
them to do. He moved, the Committee O.
Claims boing onti.lcd to the day, that The
case be postponed to Tuesday, Agreed to, !,
gm Gay-. The officers to ba voted for at, tf,t
nextgeneral election in this State are Govern
or 3Bieutsnant Governor, members of Con
grssa, members of the General Assembly
School Commissioners Judge Of probate and
County Commissioners
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