Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-05-12
For the Kco,cee Courier

them VI the franchise by any means.
For the Kcowee Courier
PIcKENs G. II , S. G., May !, 1871
meeting Of goudly number of the Tax
payers of the county, was this day convened
i'll the Court House. for the purpose Of ap
pointing two Delegates to attend Conven.
sion of the Tax payers of the State, soon to
assemble in Columbia. 10 pursuance of II call
from the Chamber Of Commerce. of Charles.
ton, for the holsllu. Of such d convention. t.
take into consideration the oppressive and
ruinous taxes Imposed by the State Govern
mcnt. and cxtravagant and proalgatc squan
dcrlng of the same by State and County OH
cas and to advise as to the best mode of
abnling the great evil.
On motion. the meeting was organized by
Q ling Gen. +. n. Garyin to the chair, aud
requesting John II. Gossctt to act as secretary
The chairman, III few pertinent remarks
explained the objects of the meeting, when.
on motion of John w. Singleton, ESQ W.
H. llolcoube, Esq, and j. Frank Bradley,
were appointed us Delegates to represent this
county, in the Columbia Convention, and D@
". Y. Field aud j. II. Amber, as atcrnntA
Moved and adopted, that the prccecdn -
of this meeting be published in the Ktouee
Courier.
There being no further business offered for
the consideration of the meeting, it was ad
journcd
f.. GARVIN, Chairman.
JOHN X. GossETT, Secretary
Defalcation of Another Radical Office holder
The l"rkvilie Enquirer says
"Durlng recent visit b Columbia, We
we're enabled, through the kindness of Attor
ney General Chamherlnin to ascertain some
facts with regard to the recent dcfalcntion
OF NJ. Rose, late Treasurer of this county
The amount due to the State is l2.O4U34
which includes 200 collected from the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta RIilroad
Company, received by him through the Ex
press Company but for which no entry is
mnde on tic hooks. The dcfca,f ~ to the
county Is supposed to be quite small, if it is
anything at all, as we are informed that us
the taxes were being collected Rose paid all
county orders which we're presented To
him, without regard to whether he had mon
cy III his hands belonging to the county or
not tn addition to this, about 81 900 were
fonnd in the Trrasurcr'S office after his dc
par.G:o.' Rose !s :,nw in Canada
ALASKAN Where on this globe can VIC 90
beyond the omniprcsrnt Yankee? lending
at SlrKA, we had walked hut a short distance
into the town when we reached the nusthcrn
depot Of DR.. Ayers medicines in full display
an,ng the huts sh,ntes and cnnrts of these
bofeal tribes. There the familiar, homclik e
names Of his Che rry Prctnral. Pills &c sa
late us from the exterior and interior of "A
store which shows more business than its
nelshb"rs, and proves that these simple ut
sure remedies arc even more necessary t. saw
aye life than to ourselves where ihry visi:
every freside. - Corrc*ppndem AIcruud
Jouraui.
- detachment Of German landwhcr
troops arc engaged, and have been for IA
mouth, in rcntrrring the dead around Metz
Private letters tr"m the spot describe the work
as horrible, sicSenin., and disease compelling
IN the extreme. ln hundreds of instances
the rain has washed away the shallow graves
OF the half drcnnp"srd bodies and portions
OF c"rpSes are lying tlrc. Mss horrible uf
all is that portinn of their task which con-
pel> them to search out the bodies Of off GERS.
aud to transfer the remains to a more suita
bic Iucali.y. The cfiluvium has so pcnetra
ted the garments Of the workmcn that they
arc never rid of it, day or night Disgust
aud nause, deprive them Of their appetite aud
of the power Of sleep. and the scene is more
dreadful even than D,nse's visinn of the In
forno. Still it is necessary labor, ns other
wise the whole country around would be un.
iuhabtable.
News from Winnsboro is to the effect
that Henry and Spencer Hoffman are to be
hanged on the Goth instant, for tie murder
Of another colorcd man last December
Houston attempted to break Jail Saturday
morning. having succeeded in snwing off one
of the iron bars. but was caught in the acb