Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-06-16


will havo to be careful however 1t willno.
DO to put old pIanks in the platform, aud old
fogges on it. Only live issues and live nvn
will win the day.
The Ex-Governor hero got back 10 tho sub.
jeoi of the South Carolina troubles, repeating
with moro emphasis than before the opinions
given above. Tho reporter listend to the
close Of his remarks, aud then took Ills leave.
A MAJOR GENERAL Dies IN THE TONES.
A few weeks ago Muior General Charles
! Mundce left his home in Tallahassee, Fla,
to attend the reunion of the Army of the po.
tomac, at Boston. After tho reunion he re.
turned to New York, and called on Generals
Wright, Newton and Hamilton, who had been
his former companions iu arms He was at
that time very finely dressed, but was unu.
sually pale and nervous Upon leaving his
friends he went to the low drinking den No.
ITO West street, aud bought partnership
interest for $3.50. He went there regularly
each day, taking no part in the business of
the shop, but sitting quietly behind the bar
, The whole transaction occurred without the
knowledge Of his friends, who supposed lie
had returned home. On Friday three mou
entered the saloon, and wcro waited on by
their partner Of Gen. Munace.
After quitting Que Of tEem declaring
he had been robbed, went out for an officer
and had the bar keeper arrested. The follow.
Ing morning Nlundee was also arrested on
charge OF grand larceny, and conducted to
the Iombs. About o'clock thut night he
was seized with convulsions aud died within
two hours
The deceased was man Of great wealth
aud high standing, and hid been an officer
IN the regular army of the United States for
twenty years His friends can account for
his Conduct only on the ground that he was
insane Gen. Hamilton declares that while
with him ia the army he was never al ntem
peratc man, and was always highly esteemed
by his fellow officers lIo was IL years of
age, and leaves a wife aud six children. =
When his friends saw the body at the Ton,bs
1t was clothed III very cuarse garments and
ring had been stolen from the hand. Tho
remains will be taken charge by Generals
Newton, Wright, Shalcr aud Hamilton, aud
forwarded to rulahassee.--N Y. Tribune.
GOVERNOR OER AND TIE Ku KLUX-.
The Subcommittee for the investigation of
the alleged outrugcs in the South, held
meeting OF three hours to.day, which was 90
curled throughout with the examination of
Governor Orr, Of South Carolina He stated
that he had no personal kiowcdge Of the Ku
h'ux, and did not believe they existed in
MS section OF the State; expressed the opin.
ION that such an organization did exist in
somc Counties in Sout. Carolina. and that
Its object was to intlnilatc colored pc,p|r
from voting at the election in 1872; believed
that the Constitution Of the Council Of s f.,
ty, published III the Charleston ReLublicaa
last February, was The basis Of the orgauiz,
tion; SAID the Legislature had been ex,r,ys
CANT, and some of its members corr ut can.
dcmned the present election laws, and Lclicv
ca they would be repealed thought the
white people were very blamcablc for the in
competency of their rulers, aud the iuef1icien
cy OF legislation, because of their refusal t.,
take part ut the outset of reconstruction in
elections, and SINCE hy tryin. -. the .,,.l,r
od men TO vote the Democratic ticket. in on
position to their friei ds, the Republicans. =
Governor Orr returns TO South Caro- ina 10
night Wash. CDr Bohimoye San 7M.
- The New York Ilo,a, of the 9Th
says:
The letter from Harrisburg upon the sub
)ectot minority representation, which appear
Cd in yesterdays Iforla, shows the progress
which has recently been made in pcnnsylva,
MIA by the trien Is of more equitable systom
OF representation than that Which has hithcr.
to prevailed throughout the country. Only
those who nave closely watched the course Of
public opinion upon this snbjcct ARE aware how
rapid has latterly been the growth Of the con.
vlctlon that our present mode of e!ccting
candidates BY majority vote is. not in accor
dance with the true theory of Democratic
government. The system Of cumulative yo
ting is soon to 20 into operation in Illinois,
and the eight or ten States which are soon to
revise their constitutions will all, doubtless,
adopt some form of minority representation
The success which has been attained in be-
halfof this measure in Pennsylvania has been
rapid aud marked, and is due IN a great dc.
gree to the cXcrtion Of the Hon. Charles r.
buckacw, OK x.Scnator from that State"
= General George McCook, Of Ohio, in
the course Of his speech before tho Democrat
ic Convention, which nominated him for Gov.
ernor, made the following point:
$50 far as tho question, simply tho ques
ton Of negro suffrage, is concerned, and it is
the only merit which is in The amendment,
suppose my fellow citiZans that II worn IN.