Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-17

Of their desires to the want of sufficient Wig.
or Then they rcdoublo tho efforts of their
impatient cruelty which, producing, as they
must produce, new disappointments, they
become irritated against their rapacity From
cruel men they arc transformed into savage
beasts, with no other vcstgcs of reason left
but what serve to furnish the incentives and
refincments for fcrocious subtety for purposes
of wbioh beasts are incapable, and at which
fends would blush.
(Signed) FRANK p. BLAIR,
II. T. BAYARD.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE caucusing
SO far has been rcsultless as to adjournment
or special Ku Klux legislation. The impres.
sion is growing that the Democrats, aided
by the more conservative Republicans, will
succeed in defeating any legislation supple
mcntary to reconstruction.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Tho Joint
Committee of tho Republican caucus will
meet to morrow at 10 clock, to devise Ku
Kux bill.
Whatever bill the committee may present
Sumner will move to amend by his supple.
mental civil rights bill.
Sumner, in the caucus, held that loyalsts
North, as well as South needed safeguards.
Thirty Republicans in the House arc count
ed upon to act with the Democrats in oppo.
sing such legislation.
MOBILE, March IA severe rain and
thunder storm occurred today, lasting Eve
hours. A negro woman was killed by the
lightning. The eastern and western portions
ofsthe city are completely ovc,fowcd, and
bridges ure washed away and stores flooded.
Heavy losses to merchants were caused by
the overflow, which is due, in great part to
the new track of the New Orleans, Mobile
and Chattanooga Railroad.
The loss be the overflow, in bridges and
merchandise, is $4,000.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-No Southern
nominations. Coloucl George Brown was ap-
pointed Treasury agent, picc Major James
Bclgcr, who resigned in consequence of his
restoration to the army.
w. ID. Gallagher was confirmed as pension
agent for Louisville.
Senate.-Sumnor asked his successor to
take kindly charge of the French spoiption
bill, and to press it to. passage.
Cameron thought it hardly fair to expect
new committee to accomplish in one session
what had failed with the late committee during
ten sessions.
The questioned credentials we're referred
to the Committee on Elections and Privileges
The names referred are Vance, Golthwaitc,
Blodgctt, Hamilton and Reynolds, and also
AbbottS claims
The Cincinnati and Southern Railroad bill
was read Il second time, and referred to tue
Committee on Commerce. Adjourned
Housc.-A vast number of bills were in
troduccd, most Of them old acquaintances
A joint resolution to adjourn Wednesday
noon passed by vote of 125 to 81. The
bill placing salt on the free list passed, l45
to 46 The bill placing coal on the free list
passed, 1872 to 81. The bill placing tea and
coffee on ,hc free list passed, Ill to 40
These bills were passed under suspension
of the rules, and tukc effect upon their be-
coming acts.
DEATH OF Bislop ANDREw-B Bishop
Andrew, one of the leading prclatcs of the
South, and one of. the brilliant lights of
Mcthodisni, died liz Mobile on Wednesday
last, and was buried OH The following day.
James Osgood Andrew was born in Elbcrt
county, Ga, in 1893 hence he was 78 years
old ut the tune Of his death He counmcnc-
ed preaching when he was Is years of age,
and entered upon the ministry in tho South
Carolina Conference, which then embraced
Georgia and Alabama, in 1918, at the age of
20. The now venerable DR.. L. Pierce was
then presiding elder, and recommended the
liccntiatc for the ministry. The deceased
was ordained bishop in 1882. An action of
his led to the division of the Methodist
church. He married lady who owned
slaves at session Of the conference in
New York Bishop Andrew was requested to
resign by many Of the Northern ministers on
this account. The Southern men deeming
the request on insult to them. submitted q
proposition tor Christian parting and divs
ion of property, which was accepted The
separation was cfected A year elapsed and
it was found the North wanted all the prop
crty. Salt was commenced by the South for
her share, and both of the courts below and
the Supreme Court Of the United States de-
cidod in favor of the Southern church. Il
was at this time that Henry Clay, warm
friend of Bishop Andrew, remarked with the
spirit of prophecy, that the Northern fanati-
cism of that church was the entering wedge
to the dissolution of the Union. The South.
crn ministers met in Louisville, Ky, in May,
1915, and established the church South as
distinct from that North. Bishop Andrew
presided over the conference. After the d.
vision of tho Northern and Southern Metho.
dsts, lie was continued bishop of the church
South, and has been senior Bishop since that
date Ills place Of residence was Summer.
field, Ala.
- The steam boiler explosions in this
country iOr the year ending January 1st,