Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-08-04


tho various populations Of the world, The
! Colonel has copious notes on the manners
and customs OF tho people among whom he
has travelled, and sketches of the most attrac.
tive scenery which it has been his fortune to
behold. lle purposes to give the results OF
his observations to the public ut no distant
day in the form of a book, to be illustrated
from the sketches mentioned.
The Colonel is a singularIy attractive man
in personal appenrance-such man as you'd
turn to look ut again us YOU passed him. He
is about 30 years of age, little over six feet
high, square built, 1.-THE and muscular, uf fine
physique, dark brown hair, with Dundreary
whskers and moustache shade lighter, blue
eyes aud quick, intelligent expression. =
He is scholarly and refined in his converse.
ton, and altogether most pleasing and fas
cinating companion. Ills MUD is stored
with an incxhuustitlc fund of classic lore
and modern Continental, English and Amer
ioan literature, and rich fund Of amusing
nnecdote. His dress, too, deserves notc.-
His ordinary walking suit is made of corduroy
cont cut short, knee brooches, with WOODEN
hoes, Alpine shoes, and corduroy cap.
WILMlNaToN, July 29.-John L. Pickc.
r~ll, New York broker, brought here on
charge Of fraud by the officers OF the Whining
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Com
pany, was committed to Jail to day, in default
of $500 900 bail.
A bloody riot occurred at Goldsboro, to day.
About 5000 negroes arrived there from New
born and the lower Counties, ON un excursion
train, chartered by the Republican Executive
State Committee, to attend mass meeting.
at which Congressman Thomas, ex Senator
Abbott, Marcus erwin and II. G. Bad, ,cr
were to be the speakers. There were very
few white people in town, and many of the
negroes came intoxicated. The police arrest
ed one turbulent negro, and while on the way
to the guard house with this prisoner, the
negroes rallied and rescued him. The color.
cd police fred at tie prisoner, who was
recnpturcd and taken by the police to the Ex.
change Hotel About LOCO of the negro
mob, with clubs and pistols, rallied to the
hotel, attempting another rescue. Tho riot
commenced by the negroes throwing brick
bats at the police and using clubs, when u
cross firing began between the police and the
mob. The w ite citizens foreborc, but are
now armed for the emergency. There is
great excitement About thirty or more
shots were fired; three more whites were
hurt; one negro was killed and one coored
policeman killed and two wounded a com
mittec Of citizens, appointed by Mayor Robin
son, waited upon the Republican leaders aud
Mr.. Stanley, President of the Atlantic and
Moth Carolina Railroad, aud requested that
the trains and negroes be carried away TO
this Stanley replied, that he would moi carry
them away until he wus ready When told
tn he and Thomas would be hel rcspons
bic for tie disturbance, he replied, "hold us
responsible aud be id"
SEnESADE, Hon. II. b. Carpenter arr
we'd in Columbia on Friday last, aud occupied
quarters at the Columbia Hotel. lie has
been waited upon 10y number Of our princ
pal citizens, aud last night was complimentcd
by IA scrcnade by the Firemcn's Band. After
repeated calls, Judge Q. made Ills appearance,
and was cordially greeted lie delivered
short and pithy address, which was warmly
received by his numerous hearers. After
giving IN outline of his evidence before the
Ku Klnx Committee in Washington, he gave
the substance of a conversations between him.
self and Gen. Grants factotum, Senator Nor
ton-the latter gentleman having informed
the Judge that lie had been 'rcad OUT Of
The Republican party, because he ran against
"the party in South Carolina. "Well," said
the Judge, "if running on an honest ticket is
contrary to Republican prinopIcs,i am perfect
ly willing not only to be read out, but to re
main out. "-INonir, JnLy2S.
TIE LATE EDMUND RHETT, Jn.-Thc
community were suddencd on Saturday last,
by the announcement of the death of this
well known aud talented Charestouan. For
many years he was associated in the editorial
management Of the liercury Since the war
Captain Rhctt has lived in retirement on aud
near the family plantation on the Ashcpoo,
where he has devoted himself nssiduously to
growing rice. |his involved frequent expo
sures to the malarial influences of that sec
ton, and is believed to have FASTENED the dis
case under which he has suffered for many
years. He died on Saturday morning. 20tl
instant, ut Cord,sville ut Pine Land village,
on the Savannah aud Charleston Railroad, and
his funeral obscauies we're performed at St
Phillips Church, the Rt. Rev W. B. Howe,
and Rev. John johnson officiating. and were
attended by large number of his friends and
Of our citizens. Charleston Courier.
TEREIDLE EARTnoUAKE.-The Phillip
pine Islands arc not without an earthquake
record. Perhaps in the matter OF small
shakes they don't stand quite us high as Bos
ton or some of the other interesting towns OF
Massachusetts, but they have already had twn
Or three substantial shakes, which have been
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