Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-02-10
From Columbia.

COLUMBIA, January 80 A report was
circulated today that brother to General
Qnattcbaum had been killed in Lexington
| County. Chief Constable Hubbard went to
the place and found that tho report had arisen
from tho discovery Of tho body Of an Eng
lishman near the premises While wauder.
ing III the field he had died from natural eau
ses
The remains Of Wade Perrin, who was
Killed during the Laureus riots, were brought
to the city to day. Bnth houses adjourned
in token of respect. The funeral services
were held in the hall Of the House of 1cpre
sentatives, ut three O'clock and the reu.uins
were buried III the cemetery where Randolph
lies.
The Senate deferred action for ten DAYS on
the Whipper joint resolution to call ON the
Government Of the United States for protec.
tion
The resolution to Inquire into the expenses
of fitting up the hall of the IIousc OF Rcprc.
!nta,ivcs was tabled by vote OF 4S to 40.
COLUMBIA, January 31-Lcttcrs have
been received from the contestants of the
seats occupied by members of the General
Assembly, from Spartanburg, siguifing their
withdrawal Mr. Lrderc", itadcal, has re-
ports all quiet.
The Senate passed tho school bill aud the
bill compelling county trcasurcrs to receive
county checks-the Reform members voting
negatively on the latter bill
In the House, another attempt to invcsti
gate the expenses Of the Hall of Representa-
tivcs failed. J.. Cain WAS brought to the bar
of the House for contempt aud apologized
COLUMBIA. February 3.-Senator Ruse,
who has returned from York. says that the
difficulties in that County were caused by
negroes parading around with muskets.--
Scvaral hundred armed men were 10 town,
aud trouble is brewing. ~ meeting of prom.
inent citizens WAS held, aud it was agreed
il General Anderson would disarm the militia
the white people would pledge themselves
that no trouble would arise This was doue,
and things quoted down. Several acts uf
incendariSm caused the troubles.
row was reported in Chester County on
the nig't of tile LIST; one negro was killed
exaggerated rnmors are rite. Judge Rutland
sent for General Anderson, who has gone To
the scene of the troubles. The House to tl;,y
adopted the minority report OF the Committee
ON Privileges ani Elections, unseating the
Reform members from Chesterfield, and seat
lug the Radicals, by majority of about
twenty One new member is State Consta
bile, and is already sworn in. This action is
regarded as ou,raging all considerations OF
drcency.
The House adopted the minority report
seating Mcssrs. Litdrfrld aud Singleton, Re
rnbcaln1, and ou-tiny Mrssrs IInuyh aud
Evans, R.fnrmcrs, from Chesterfield. after
four hours debate, by y vote OF 53 to 25.
Action upn, the attorney generals opinion
IN M"lntyrcs CASE was postponed until Mon
day week.
The Senate concurrent resolution, appoint
ing committee to investigate the operations
Of the county commissioners of Charleston, WIS
adopted in the House
a resolution giving General Wo,thingtnn
twenty five hundred dollars and Elliott tistcen
hundred. additional, fur services rcncre,l
during the impcachn cnt of judge Vernon,
was laid ON the table. Both Houses adjourn
cd till Monday.
~ message was received from the Govern
or. transmitting the charges of various public
officers OF Charleston, and inv;tin. the attrn
ton ut the Senate to the same, as being ex.
travagant and unreasonable The accounts
arc stated rs follows For Magistrates and
Trial Justices Sl5.527 %; Solicitor, 49,.
2l5 0O Sheriff, s39,7 80; Clerk of Court.
Sl7,73f S3; Jurors, SO SO Oh; Cproncrs,
$4,000 l2; Constah"S, S23 57D O2 Com
missi"n"rS' Clerk, sl.G5I 90; min roads,
S3o.38l00; bridges. S37,3ll 90; public
buildings, S2S, $1,000.
Gov Scntt offers three hundred dollars re
ward for the arrest OF the murderer or mnr-
dcrcrs of thr Rev Robert NJ lIarrisnn OF
Edgrf"h. The Governor also offers re
ward Of five hundred dollars for the arrest Of
the parties who srt fire to the barn and sta
be of Mr. \. G.. Matin, in Union District.
= The !"inaboro Nr'cs says It seems
that colorcd man by the name of Powell
m'sterou>'y disappeared from Ridgeway, in
this county. on the l7th December last, and
afterwards it was hintcd 10y parties th,t he
had been killed. Col. S. NJ Stuart, taking
the matter in hand, caused the arrest of Sp"n
Ger lloifman, Muc. ra Vandross and Sandy
Ihonas, all of whom positively assert that
Powell was killed by Henry Houston. Shcr
lit Duval aud Col Smart have succeeded in
arresting Houston, who is now in joil On
Monday morning the citizens Of Rldgeway
and vicinity assembled, and made search
through woods, fields, thickcts and swunps
for the hndy Of the murdered Powell, aud
were rewarded by finding it in wild, desc
late jungle place designed apparently by
nature for deeds Of blood Powell was bu.