Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-12-02
From Washington.
REPoRTof TIE sEcRErAuY OF THE INTE
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REPoRT%oF TIE SECRETARY OF TIE INTE-
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WAsnINoToN, November 23. The report
ofthe Secretary OF tho Interior has the following
regarding Southern Forts Fort Nloultric,
Charleston, appropriation required, $4,000
cstimaScd cost of the notifications, $75 1000
Fort tSumtcr, Charleston, $4,000; estimated
cost for completion, $1,000; Fort johnson,
Charleston, $4,000; Castle Pinckncy, Char
lesion, 81 900; Fort Jackson, Savannah Ri
vcr Ga, $4,000; Fort Pulaski, Georgia,
$4,000; Fort Ouch, Amelia Island Fori-
da, $4,000; the estimated amount required
for completion, sl06,O0O; Fort Jefferson,
Tortuyas, Florida, SS5 1000; Fort Morgan,
Mobile Bay, Ala. $4,000; Fort Gaines,
Mobile Bay, Ala, So .00O Fort Pike, lsiyo
let Pass, ia, $2i 900; Fort Mncomb Chief,
Monterey Pass, Ia, $4,000; Fort Jackson,
Louisiana, 10000, the estimate of the cost
Of the work is SlSl,O0O Fort St. Philip,
Louisiana, $4,000, estimated cost Of the
work, SlOS, 900 Foit Livingston, Louisiana,
S3S, 600.
Also tho following regarding the Pacific
Rail Roads, in which the South is interested.
at the close Of the last fiscal year the amount
Of subscription to tho stock of the Southern
Pacific Rail Road was 81 100000; actually
paid III $2S0, ,000. 1t has contracted for the
purchase of the San Francisco and San juan
Rail Road for the sum of $2,77O 600; gold
payment to be nude, and possession to be
taken by the 3lst of Drccmbcr next. The
Union Pacific Rail Road Company, Southern
branch, is now the Missouri, Kansas and Tax
AS Rail Road Company. The Kansas and
NccosIio Valley Rri Road Company, and
the l.cuycnworth, Lawrence and Port Gibson
Rail Road Company, were fully heard in the
right OF their respective companies to con.
struct rail roads from the Southern boundary
Of Kansas, aud through the Indian Territory.
also considered the objections Of the rep.
rcscntativcs OF the certain Indian tribes,
through whcsc lands tho projected lines of
road would pass and after most careful cx
animation reached the conclusion that the
existing laws and treaties authorized the con
structlon OF one rail ro,d Oh certain conditions,
which neither the company lad then per
formed.
On subsequent herring, it was shown
hat The first named Company had completed
its road to designated point on that boundu
ry, and | held that it was entitled to extend
its line through said territory
Butler, in his speech at Boston, said the
WI VI viz ltcpuoiica'l PifIy Is DelnE accom-
pIishcd; that the party is split OH side issues,
but claims that the Democratic party is equal.
ly divided. England should be brought to
an immediate account, but it would be COW.
ardly to press her when involved in war lie
blameS the Democratic party for defeating
The valuable West India acquisitions, notwith
standing its time honorcd desire for the nc
QUESTION of Cuba. lie suggests uon Inter
course with Great britain as the hest means
20 bring her to tcrms The rcImration which
England shoul make to the United Suites are
her naval stitions at Ja!naici, Nassau and
Dcrnhd,. lie did not ask for Canada but
would be willing to let the people settle their
dostinics lya vote. lie spoke Of the temp
talon to make a war on Engllnd, which
would unite the entire county. 1t would be
Il war upon the ocean, anG not expensive. i:
would give us Canad', and as Republican
and raiilzan, lie would say, war would per-
pefuntc the Republican p'rty for moro than
three generations.