Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-01-13
In rIesnoriam-Gcne II. e. Lee.

,si"nored President, General Robert t. Lee
! This solhmeia prepared under the authority
| and with the cooperation of tho family oi
General Lee, and its materials will be drawn
wholly from original and authentic sources.
| 1t will coutain--
A biographical sketch of General Lee,
to the end of the late war by Colonel Chas.
Murshaii lis aid de.camp and military sccre.
tary. 2. An account of General Lees life
at Washington College, and of his history
since the war also Of his death and funeral
obsequies, by members of the faculty Of
Washington College. 3. Incidc"ts ani rem.
iniscences, illustrative of General Legs per-
sonal character, by n Confederate chaplain,
resident at Lexington. 4. Eulogies editori.
al, and other notices, selected and arranged
under the direction of the faculty Of Wash.
ington College. g. Portraits and ilus,ra.
tIons, selected by Mrs. Lee, comprising Por.
trait OF General Lee 10 early life, engraved
on steel pci' ait Of Generl Lee as Con.
federate general engraved on steel portrait
OF General lee in recent years engraved on
steel; portrait of Mrs. lies, engraved on
steel engraving of Stralford House enera.
wing of the Lee Memorial Chapel aud Tomb;
engraving Of Washington Cvlege as drafted
in mourning.
The entire profits from, the sale of this
volume will be devoted to the Lee Memorial
Fund, for the erection of tomb and monu
mcnt over the remain, of General Lee at
Washington College. It's purchase will,
therefore, be direct contribution in honorinp
his memory, while it will also secure the
most authentic and complete memorial record
of his life and character.
vsllshfss s4laassffs HKilt he 8aRlisbq the Uni
street, New York, who render their services
entirely without remuneration, and are dcsir.
Gus to obtain number of old Confederate
soldiers, tcnchcrs and ladies, as agents for
tho work, which will be sold at low price
LONDON, January "A telegram from
I5asle reports fighting, on tie LIST, on tho
Swiss frontier, in consequence of which 200
French troops rctreated into Switzerland,
where they were disarmed by the Federal
soldiers. A severe engagement is reported.
on the End, at Dclic, in the department Of
IIaut, Rhine, near Bclfortc. No particulars.
y despatch from Lille that vague rumors are
current there Of a battle, on the Cd, between
the towns of Sapngnes AMI B.panne, in
which there were heavy losses on bath sides
The Prussians are said to have been defeated
nlong the whole line.
King Amadeus made his entry into Mad
rid on Monday, and was received most cnthu.
astically by the people.
! More reliable information mas been rccciv.
cd ms the movements Of the French army of
the North, under command Of General Faid.
herbe. 1t appears to have occupied the towns
of Acheit and Brcucourt, after trifing resis.
tancc from the Germans. The towns Of Er
yiilers and Bchaigue, we're also carried ty
the French, after hard fighting. Losses
heavy on both sides.
VERSAILLES, January o, VIA LONDON
January The bombsrdmcnts of the forts
on the East side of Paris continues with sucl
effect that only Fort Nogent now replies t,
the German fire.
MADRID. January 8. 3.-Amadcus, immcdi
ately upon his arrival, visited prim's widow
and then proceeded to the hall Of the Cortes
and took the oath as King of Spain. Th
enthusiasm of the people is immense III
King has consulted Rosas, Sorilla, Rav,r
and Olesaga, on the formation of ccnstitu
tional ministry.
BORDEAUX, January 4.-The following
official Gen Faidherbe sends the follown
despatch, dated jnnaaffy 8, to the Minis.c
Of War We have fought battle near Bd
panne, which lasted from in tho morning t
in the evening Of Monday. we have dri,
en- the Prussians from all positions and villa
ges occupied by them. The ehony's losse
arc enormous. Ours are serious.
Paris advices show Intense cxci,cmct
among the population, who demand gran
sortie.
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,Corfoa BURNT. %" Sunday night, 25t
!, or December, three PLATFORM oars loaded wit
cotton attached to freight train on tn
Greenvl,o and Columbia Railroad, wero d.
stroyed by fire at Bolton. The oars containo
: about $50 bales Of cotton, which belonged /
tho merchants of Anderson, and had bee
shipped from this depot two days before. w
understand that considerable portion of tn
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