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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06
Meeting Of Stockholders of Greenville and
Columbia Railroad.

The Columbia "Phpnix," of the 10th in
slant, Bays: A meeting of the Stockholders
of this Company was held in the Nickerson
House Hall, yesterday. D. II. Chamberlain,
Esq, was called to the Chair, and Mr.. G. v.
Darlington, the Secretary Of the Company,
appointed Secretary Of the meeting. A Com
plittee on Proxies and Stock Representation
was appointed, who, after short absence and
consultation, reported that about GO 900 shares
of stock wcrc represented. Rresident Ham
NETT was then called upon, aid read the an.
nual report Of the Presdentand Directors;
which, with the General alsSupcrintcndents
report, and the usual tabIeg were received
and adopted. An amendnientSto the bylaws
wns then agreed upon, creating the office Of
Vice President. Other changes were also
made in tho bylaws. Asresplution was
passed, accepting and adoptingaa a part of
the charter, Section l, of an Actf0 regulate
aasssd sas sgits Febas,y and pSHers Of
The following officers were then elected:
\ iEPresident - frederick Bush. y
Pice Prcsi2ent-J:J. Patterson
Directors. ohm J.I'atterson, j. W. IIar.
rison, Niles G. Parker James L., orr, Timo.
thy Hurley, ID. M. Porter, Joseph Crews, H.
~ IlSi'aptan, Jsmesa NJ NJ lien, IA. j. Rpusier,,
(colored,) George w, Waterman, Il. 4. Car
doza, (colored)
A Complimentary resolution Of thanks to-
President Hammett, the Board of Directors,
and Superintendent Meredith, was then pass.
ed A FREQ ticket for life for Presidents
Hammett and family was then ordered, and o.
resolution of thanks, to Mr. Wright, &r sho
use Of his hall, whom tho meeting adjourned.
Mr.. Bush is, as We arc informed a acntle--
man of nehns=-a New York banker; and iu
is his intention to go to work, as rapidly as pos
sible, aud put. the road in complete order. BOY,
as to rank 1t as first.class. IIo is thoroughly,
;an ,fnitin railroad matters and will be ably.
assisted by Vice President Patterson. /. D :"
I The Board Of Directors elected the: fallhcv.
ing officers: @. ". Carrington, Scoresary ;.
Reuben Tomlinson, Treasurer; D.iH. Cham.
berfain, Solicitor, sJohn II. Moore, General
Superintendent. @ Il Z III =
At recent meeting. of the Board Of Di.
fectois of tne dreenviiie and Columbia Rail.
road the, President, j. Crews aud Waterman.
were elected Executive Committee. M. D.
.. .Meredith'was elected Superintendent Werk
Shops, II ..,, \. .,.,. = \, :,
ED- Collector Patters, ofsMemphis. Ten.
nessse, has received instructions. from the
Seoretary Of tho Treasury to take possession
Of oil property sold ttero during tho war for
taxes and afterwards re. .deliyeroi, Nv Millions
are involved init. s{s IS. s 4, g
lsD Ireland continues to be- in,ssurra 4
alry, andS IN accordance with tho proyisionsne
Y the i.l toi,e law, several distriots haya III +
been .proclaimeaY 6 s. ,,,'''s suse;'s pf''s
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06

aEsW We are Indebted to Messrs. GRIFFIN
and HOFFMAN, of Baltimore, for an accu-
rate list Of Southern Newspapers, with facts
and figures touching the resources aud busi-
8ness condition Of tho South" These gentle,
] men are reliable newspaper agents, They
have our thanks for tho copy sent us.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06
Pic-Nic.

The children attached to the Lutheran
Sunday School, under tho charge Of their Su-
perlntendent, had pleasant picnic near by
town on Tuesday last The young folk of
town, with due admixture of the more ma
ture, were present by invitation. The partic.
'pants marched in procession, and presented
most interesting spectacle
Once on the ground, innocent pleasures
were the order Of tue day Tho picnic was
abundant, the band afforded good music, and
every one abandoned themselves to the genial
influences of the OCCASION. 10 the young, as
we'll as the more aged, we wish many happy
returns Of the joyous occasion
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06

ee SsD The Supreme Court Of tho State will
hear'the negro debt cases on the 9th Instant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06
Who are Liable to Work on the Roads
We arc sometimes asked this question The

VINO are Liable to Work on the Roads |?
we arc sometimes asked this squcstion. The
Act Of 1870, which rcpeals all previous acts
inconsistent with its provisions, enacts, "that
all able,bodied male persons and all male per
sons able to perform, or cause to be perform
ed, uae'lab6r herein required, between the
ages, Of eighteen and forty-fvc years, shall
perform annually, on the highways, labor not
exceeding ten days in one year, to be excmp.
tod on paying, in lieu thereof, 81 per day"
The warning must be by personal notice or
byleaviDg 4 written notice at the residence
Of the party. The ,Ac. is-nnivcrsal in its ap,
plication to ablc.bodied persons, botwoon the
prescribed ages, so that ,nillers, scholars and
others, heretofore exempt, are no longer ex.
empted from road duty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06

4 BEE Ireland continues to be- insure !, ssa,,,
ary, and in accordance with tho proY;aion 80
the 9 3 to,,e law several distriots haya RI
been gproclaimedy .s.5 &; & 's's Sss'ss 3use;
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06

GS- Collector Patters, ofsMemphis, Ten
nessee, has received instructions. from The
Secretary ofitho Treasury to take possession.
Of oil property sold there during tho war for
taxes "a; and afterwards retdoliyerel, Millions
are involved init. 4 ls{c 4. y .s.; * h
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06
BY KEITH, HOYT s. co,
WALMALLA, S. c.:

Friday Morning, Mays6,sl870.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-06


around here. From Wasatch to Castle Rock,
Smiles tho country gets moro rough if pos.
sible. Passed through small tunnel 700
feet, two miles from Wasatch, great game
country now tis said, and the scenery not so
lhonotonous and dull. Castle Rock is in
Echo Canyon, and Wasatch Station in noun.
tains Of same .namc, and are the most rugged
and sublime and grand we have seen. Pass
ing down the Canyon at a great speed, tho
grade is enormously heavy We soon arrive
at l1cho City, at end of Canyon.
Pho Mormon Forts on tho top Of some of
these highest points may still DO seen. .Thcy
were erected in 1857, when President lsnch-
.ansh sent troops to qucli tue Ihlormon trou.
.bles of those times. Some of the preopiccs
reach asJhish as 800 feet, projecting oyet tho
Railroad, It seems tho omigrant road runs
along side of tho Railroad. z. II
after getting through }Echo Canyon,
wo enter Wober Canyon, and if. we had b Of
exhausted tho thome, grand, sublime and
beautiful, and poouliar. terms, wo should now,
bring shcm il again, but lang,usgo fail mo tos
do justice to Weber Canyon ID Utah Teerrritory,
80 We just tear; aaleaf fromaoass guide and
send yodtwo Of the viowa, theS Dsvil's Slide
and Needle Rock, very life like, FThol, 900
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
"A Word to Our Friends.

Tn less tlIan a month the Democratic Mons
mating Convention at Charleston will assem-
BILE to put our State ticket in the field. Have
our friends in all the counties held their meot-
ings and appointed their delegates? Are they
fully aroused to the great Importance Of the
contest, and the solemn duties they should
perform? Ifa any neglect or delay Of this
character exists in any section Of the State, we
sound the tocsin of alarm this morning and
call our friends to arms and to battle. There
is no time for delay and much less excuse for
neglect. Picked delegates should be sent
from each county to this Convention to ensure
the selection of the ablest aud most popular
candidates for election.
In former Conventions too many counties
have been represented by proxies. Every
one of them should now be represented by full
delegations at Charleston because that point
is mora accessible to the Western counties
than former localities have been. We appeal
to our friends in every county to note this
fact. and move at once in the discharge of
their duty. Appoint delegates and perfect
your county organiza alton without delay. They
who cannot vote as we'll as they who can, are
invited to participate in these conventions and
organizations. Unity of action and full
Development of strength will lead US to glo>
rious victory, Division or neglect invites
certain defeat. Let our battle cry, therefore,
ring out through every valley as clear as a
bell, and the march of our legions be as ter
ribe as an ''army with banners"
HheelinS Register.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
MARRIED.

On Thursday, April esth. at the residence of 8.
A. Jor es, Esq. by Rev. G. w Phillips, BERKELEY
w. MOORE formerly of this place. nd Miss
ELLEN T. DICKINSON, of Baltimore, Md.
On Thursday, the 9Th INST at the residence of the
brides father, by the Rev. James A. Latane. Mr..
w. r. POINDEXTER to Mrs FANNIE r. BAKER,
eldest daughter of George A Armeutrout, of Staun-
ton, Va.
On Tuesday, the 9th inst. Mt the residence of the
brides parents. st. Louis. Mo-. by Rev. Dr. An
derson assisted by Rev. Dr.. Branch, Capt. CHAMP
C. CONNER. of Lauderdale county, Tennessee. to
Miss TITLE J.. STEPHENSON. daughter Of F. w.
Stephenson, of ST. Bouiss Mo-, formerly OF Harpers
Ferry
In Shenherdstown Sunday afternoon, che sth
inst. bv Rev. d. II. Bttle, Mr. JOHN KNoBLE to
Mss ELIZABETH NIGRAM-aIl of this county.
On the 9th ult.. by Rev. T. B. Shepherd. near
Duftield's Depot, CHARLES II. KABLE to ANNA,
daughter of David Rhinehart, Esq, of this county.
On the 18th inst. in MiddIetown. Frederick Co.,
Va, by Rev. Mr.. Stevenson, MIR. OWEN BLANCH-
FIELD, Of HarpeE's Ferry, and Miss ANNA SAM
MELIA PRATT.
On the Sd ult.. nv Rev. r. B Shepherd. near Bcr-
c. ROYST0N all of Clarke county.
In Lexington. Ky. on the 26th ut., by Rev. Geo.
Hunt, s. GEORGES K0SZELL. formerly Of Lees
burg. Va. and Miss ADDIE v. CLARKSON, pf
Lexington.
In Hageratown. on the 5th inst, by Rev T. T.
Titus, Mr.. DAVID f EUBANKS and Miss MOL
LIE NJ. SEIBERT-both of Martinsburg.
In Hagerstown. the 5Ih init , nv Rev. Thomas
Sherlock, CALVIN TABLER and Miss MARY E.
KEFAWYER-both of Berkeley county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
DIE D..

In this town. on the night of the I4tk inst. after
prolonged and acute suffering, Mira. SARAH r.
BELLER. widow of Ephrnim S. BeIer. and mother
If James w B.ler. the founder of this journal
She in the nth year of her age and iued in
a remarkable degree her mental perception to the
last moments OF dissoiying nature. expressing en-
Incnt of Jesus. she was but passing from the suffer-
ings, trials and subnhary things Of earth, to the
reward and bliss of Heaven. good and prOvident
mother, kind neighbQr. meek and humble Chris.
tian, she Ieaves many 5chIud TO revere her memory
aud long moisten her grave with the tear of afiec
tiOn.
AT the residence of 5Iartn b. Lemon, near Shop
hrrdsnwn, Wednesday Last. oi Lockjaw. NrR.
ANDERSON, wife of Geo. D. Anderson. in the 2Sth
year of her age.
At Richwood. Ohio. on the let inst. of Typhoid
Pneumonia, Mr.. JACOB SNYDER, native nf
Shepherdstown. and at one time resident of this
place, aged about 80 vears.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
THE COUNTY, CONVENTION.

We trust that the Conservatives of the
county favorable to the election of delegates
to the Charleston Convention on the Sth OF
June, will NOT lose sight of heproposed meet
ing for that purpose, on Saturday next, (2lst
list at Charlestown We deem it of great
Importance that representatives should be
sent to the State Convention, upon whom will
devolve the responsibility of shaping policy
for the Fall campaign, upon which We can
reasonably hope to.revolutiouize the State
A reaction was clearly indicated in the large
conservative gains in the last Legislature, and
by proper and judcous course. on the part
of tho convention on the Sth proximo, the
complete overthrow of radicalism is certain.
The strength of the party in power is waning /;
Its doom is sealed. It is for the elements of
opposition to combine and say ,Chen the hour
of its fate shall be struck. A cordial and
united effort will result in such consumma-
ton next October; feeble and lanquid cam
paign will postpone it yet another year. Let
the people, then, bestir themselves; put on
their armor for earnest WORK at once, and as an
evidence of their sincerity let the meeting on
next Saturday be large one, and be prepared
for energetic action.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
ROAD SURVEYORS;
nj TI0E.

THE uudersigned, Road Surveyor Of DiatEict No.
Il ofGEant To~nship. hereby, gives notice that.
according to the Road Law, every male citizen
(whiie and coloTed) between the nges of twenty
and fifty years. is required render two do ya
service in labor upon public roads, IN iieuihere
Of pay Three Dollars the personal service aiore-
said be not rendered. Collector will call upon
each citizen. and II the amount is not then paid tho
collection will be made by due process Of law.
As Road Surveyor. propose to cxpeDd tho
amount collected of citizcns within the town Of
(hGTlsSt0trn in Ieveling. cleaning and otherwieS
putting in good condition and improving the strees
Of the tOtcn.
In order TO accommodate those who prefer 70 pay
the fine rather than render personal service ADD
may not at present he prepared 10 pay the whole
amount will receive one bHlf now and defer col
lection Of the sinder until Fall II is desrahes
however, that many can do 80 pay The fulk
amount at once.
JOHN BURNS.
NAV TO- IS70-3t Road Surveyor,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Shaking ami Turning.

is not necessary to journey from the tropics to
Alaska in order to experience the Of heat
and cold. Thousands undergo all the incOnve-
nienCes of this thcrmometricaI change every day.
or every other day, the may be, without the
trouble of moving over the threshold. word with
these involuntary shakers. What are they doing
to expedite their return to a medium temperature
to break the chills and ban ish the fever. Arc
they dosing themselves with guinine, thereby i'm
perling the soundness of their bones nd impairng
the vigor OF their brains and uervops,systema Some
of them doubt. but not :he lority Of them
il is believed. The value of EIostettcr's Stomach
Bitters a harmless aud certain specific for fever
and is understood and appreciated in all parts
of tho country where intermittents prevail, The
residents of such localities begin to take it early in
the spring protection against the miasnla by
which they are surrounded not all "f them, per-
haps. for blind adhersnce TO il the speca lily
of some people, hut the greater number.
If there ia any fixed fact in therapeutics il ia this:
that the Bitters far better safeguard against
all the varieties of periodic malades produced by
unwholesome exbalRtiohs tha n any drug or COM
pound in the materia medica of the profession
This assertion mace with all duo respect to the
faculty, but being important truth and that
nearly concerns the health of large settlements in
various country and indeed 1.-THE public
at large. it lie made fearlessly. Founded on ample
and unimpcachAble testimony. IL defies disp
To break up chile and fevers. we'll as TO pre-
vent them, there lie nothing reliable this whole
some vegetable restorative.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
Destructiye Hail Storm.

On Sunday week, the people of Philadelphia
were subjected to one of the most terrific storms
of hail and rain which are to be found re-
corded in the temperate zone. The press
telegram of that day says:
About P. M.to-day, the most disastrous
hail storm ever known here. passed over the
city from northwest to southeast. For nearly
thirty minutes there was continuous fall of
hail stones from the size of q hens egg to
seven inches in circumference. The damage
done greatly exceeds that Of the great hail
storm of September. 1868. The greatest force
of the storm vas along Broad street and in
the southern section Of the city. On the
south side of Chestnut street, above Eighth,
hardly pane of glass is left. On Broad
street many churches had their stained glass
windows destroyed. The front of the Con-
tinental Hotel, as far as windows are con-
cerned, is perfect wreck. The loss may be
computed by thousands of dollars.
Reports from the outskirts indicate the
almost total destruction of the fruit trees,
which were Just in blossom. At 9 p. NJ. the
hail still remained in piles in the streets.
The storm seems to have expended its fury
in and around the city. Dispatches from the
interior say no hail fell there, and it did not
extend across the Delaware river to Camden.
Many of the hotels are greatly damaged, es-
pecially the Bingham House, Eleventh and
Market streets, the windows being shattered
in the whole of its front. People in all
sections are giving orders to GLACIERS this
evening for repairs, knowing there will be .
rush on the trade tomorrow.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
REGISTRATION AND THE XVIII
AMENDMENT.

The Registration officers of West Virginia
will find themselves in quandary in refer
once to the execution of the Registration Act,
under the operation of the Fifteenth Amend
ment. The law of the State only authorizes
them to register a0hite vOters possessing the
requisite qualifications. IF they undertake
to register negroes they must act on their own
responsibility, and evidently III direct viola
ton of the very law TO which they owe their
existence and authority. That law, in effect,
prohibits them from registering colored men,
and if they undertake to do so, they assume
to declare the law in this respect unconstitu-
tional, and to substitute law of their own.
If they have power to do this in one case,
why not in others? IF they can violate the
registry law in favor of negroes, why not in
favor of white men ? If they have power to
decide upon the constitutionality of the law
in one particular, they have the same power
in referedce to all of its provisions. If the
feature which excludes those whose political
opinions led them to espouse the Confederate
cause be manifestly &c post .tacto, and in
violation CT the Constitution of the United
States, and the Registrars are to judge of the
constitutionality of the law, then they are at
liberty to throw the doors wide open and
register all who may apply, without reference
to the radical hobby of "loyalty." Certainly
they have the right to do this, if they have
power to register negroes. If they are re-
quired to register colored voters, it will be
right, ard equally legal, and proper, and pa
triotic for them to register all white men who,
without reference to the question of loyalty"
are otherwise qualified.
On the other hand, if the registrars refuse
to register the colored applicants they may
fall under heavy penalties, if the proposed
law to enforce the Fifteenth Amendment
should be passed by Congress. The validity
of the election, also, might be impeached.-
Upon the whole, We incline to the opinion that
the registrars will be justifable in allowing
every man to register who can prove his resi-
denee, and citizenship of the United States.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.

On our first page will be found another
communication from d." being a reply to
the card of zone Who Knows" lately pub
lished in this paper, attempting to refute the
charges made by Ell" in a former article,
against Judge Joseph A. Chapline. al" as
will be seen, accompanies his communication
with copies of original letters, over the sig
natures of the respective parties, which APP
pear to be the most undeniable proof of the
enormous fraud perpetrated upon our people
at the election in this county last Fall. Whilst
we cannot but endorse the just and impartial
course of Judge Chapline during the last term
of our Circuit Court, we must, as conscientious
public journalists, unless reliable evidence is
produced by him or his friends to the con-
trary, censure his conduct in regard to the
aforesaid election as grave public offence,
and an action most unbecoming to him in his
Judicial capacity.
We had hoped that the said charges were
without foundation and that the communion
ton of ''One Who Knows" would have been
sufficient to refute them but when such eUi-
dence as ''L." produces is laid before US, there
seems to be no room lef. for further denial,
and unless clear and explicit contradiction
is made, Judge Chapline stands before the
people of this county as partizan officer, who
stopped to lend his aid to the most foul po-
litical corruption.
As to the communication Of zone Who
Knows" VIC would say to 81" that we did
refer to it in complimentary manner, it
being written by ga talented and popular cit
izen of Jefferson" gentleman who is held
in the highest esteem by all who know him
and who has the confidence and respect Of
men of all parties.
The letter of Mr.. Chambers, when first
published in the columns of the Spirit, came
to our hands just on the eve of our going tc
press, and only gained an insertion in that pa
per by the exclusion of other matter, and
therefore comment in that number, even had
VIC wished it, was almost impossible. 1t is
true that we might have referred to it in our
next issue, but the letter itself appeared to GOV,
er the ground SO clearly that comment was
unnecessary.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17

Ra The town elections out West show de-
cided democratic gains. Madison, Indiana,
elects Democratic mayor by FOG majority /;
last year II elected Republican by 16 ma
jority Peru, in the same State, gave DEM
ocratic majority of131-a gain of $50. Terre
Haute also has gone Democratic. The DEM
ocrats elected all their city officers in Columbus
Ohio, by III majority. Last year it was
Republican.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17

TERRIBLE FIRE IN FINcAsTLE.-A ter
rible and destructive fire occurred in Fincas-
tie, Botet9Trt, on FRIDAY 1Ignt' last, the o.h
Hotels, Herald Printing Office, and every
store and business house in the place were de-
stroyed, together with a number of other
buildings-about sixty in all, leaving thirty
six families homeless and number literally
without food and clothing.
Stanton Tindicdtor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17

Ba~ The black and tan clans of this county
will hold pow-wow in Shepherdstown, on
Saturday the 4th of June, to appoint delegates
to attend the State Convention, at Parkers>
burg, on the 22nd of June. for the purpose
of nominating candidates for State officers to
be filled at the October election.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17
NoT1oe

III oG1ce
IEsTOwS, HIny 7,lS7O.
All proposals. for tho above work must he msdo
prior to SATURDAY. the 2STH DAY. OF MAY,
iS7O. which time the BOnrd OF Directors will meet
Lee Hail. Char lestOTn. md the proposals. be act
ed upon finally. In the meantime. bids for sections
will be received aud, IL satisfaetoTy, accepted by
tho Roard. LOGAN0SBOURN.
May 10, 1870 President,
Co- Paper. now publishing the. above, will please
add THE Notice
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-17

DEATH OF CotoNkL CALvEzT.-CoEsnel John s.
Calvert Treasurer of the State Of Virginia. died
Yesterday of the injuries be received in the calamity
at the Capitol on the 9th ultimo. He had leg
broken in three places and hip bone crushed: II
was feared the time of the event that he could not
recover. There were Afterwards some grounds OF
hope but they proved delusive. He has been vi.
brating between life and death for some days, and
was Yesterday relieved of sufIering by death.
[Riehnaond DisPGteh, 1Ioy II.