Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-05
souasd Daotins
The Louisyille Conrier..ouraak In MI ar.
ticle 'op the condition of the South, says

oS'N rss'sSS tSse>-'y'Ss- ~ t.as eu"'"b o"Jo
truly;
eve, in the South, are responsible for
much whidha wiser course ON our p,rt might
have rendered Impossible. In tho old time
we did not want for political acumen and
+ forecast. But we lmve. as n bndy. shown
little since the war. We have bitten tho iron
wedge which mischnnce has thrust between
our teeth, and.n this ,nouent, are suffering
the consequences,
'.'lqo oie State. of nll the Southern States,
whiuh i.as preserved her dignity and her
peace by onf,rcing her laws and pursuing
her better Impulses, is thu nnblo old State of
Virginn. Had every Southern community
stood un in. the fight ns Virginia stnod, there
onmmunity stmd mp against defeat NJ VIrx
nin hns stunh. there meyer cnnli have hern II
!, ,Ku.Klux act In war as in ,peaoe. the oIIi
mother OF States hasse M example of mud
eratun aud courage unsurpassed in all the
world. There WAS mt q V,rginil soldier
shot,. from first To last for deserting in the
fnce Of the enemy. There hns mover been i,
Virginia Ku Klux Scnurgpa hy war.,still
exposed to the fire Of hostile guns pointed
f,mn Washington after the advent of reace.
| Virginin has kept on in tho open highway
OF her duty. 80, she is prosperous md
tree, nnd hos the respect even uf her enemies
Her example ought to he o,amlated by the
whole South. and it is not tvu late to consi
der it aud fall into it.
THE outlet to our difficulties is universal
edncation." a,
The NORTHERN BoNDn0LDERs MovINa.
-Governnr SC0rr and his fraudulent Bond
Ring are much mistaken it they congratulate
themselves that they lmve escaped the conse
qnenccs Of their manifold crimes The pco
pie " no IRE mos; interested in This n.ntter
next to the down trodden tax payers Of thus
State, ure those who have been dcfrnudri tiy
the illegal issue of tho securities of the State
We nre in receipt Of u letter from certain
gentlemen in Baltimore. under date Of. The
2Ith instant, by which we learn that there
will he II meeting Of the holders Of S,utl
Carolina Bonds ut the Eutnw House, in th,t
city, on the 10th Of January ensuing. Tie
purpose OF meeting is to devise such mc,ns
una adopt such measures as will secure them in
their interest, and tn proceed against thuse
otli'i'ls who have been guilty of wholes, 10
| fraud. I@lHsl' ai) la
The movement meets with tho hearty sym
p"thy Of gu. people, ny viii my steps /, a;
Will bring down justice upon tho he,d, o'
the corrupt Ring who h, ,ve ''iefraulel ~
State aud ruined It's crcdit."-- Ch;,rtcst.,n
| COurier..SN 'i' r"
~ Two of Brwkyn's Fraudulent Inspect
ors Of election have heco Eumi guilty of cor,
ruptiy md kn"winsly counting and returning
five i'undrc'i frauducnL votes By way h
llnp,rtinlily, ono of the cunvictci cneni,s OF
tho Ge'bWouwsathiss - republican sani ll,e
OF 'er d'rti 'crat IL was the second triL II
the case, the jury having disagreed Oh th.
first LII this trial the jury ntfar'd severn
vcrdicts which wero refused. qni tii.iiy
agreed to Gnd Thom,s MrGiF aud MiShael
y. Weldon guilty,and john SI,,ndn, M;
guilty This promises well for tho work ni re
form in tho sister city. Lrt b.ut Bux suffer,
everywhere know th,t the Penitenti,ry gaprs
10 receive them, nnl one great step to the
purity Of clrctlo,Is will be mnlc, wnlle fou
p"'t "' t:c TepuUlic VIII Dc moved ~. /
Herald.
The iuffaloes arc very much discoul.nodcd
by tho late terrible snrw Strr., On tho p ,cif
ltailroad. While one train of ears was lin
be'idcd in the saw, thcss sniim,ls g,thrre
to the lee side f,r shelter. \ c,rresp md.nt
s'ys: 1T any one felt Disposed he might
tr"" his seat in the c"r. p"p them over viii
li'S reroiyrr--the rest would not nlnve--lhry
could nut be driven away hy engine whistle o
human voice, but Cru" did their shaggy aide,
close up t" the c,rs aud there stonl, with
b"wed 'bea'is, for ti'e storm 10 pass Many
were seen t. fall down in their tracks. dead
from the cUld.' ISL fte5 ,a
= The veteran comedian, james Henr,
flackerft, died on Thursday last. AZ his h"n'
in Jan,uica. Long Tsl,nd Mr. Hnckctt's ,icatl
has been for sn'ne time anticipated. Drop,
aud a complication Of lung and livcr G.,,,l
plaint, the result Of fortnight's cold, wer,
, tie Immediate cnuscs of bis death Mr.
, llHskett was in the I'D year of his age, hnv
lug been born 10 New York city NJ ,rci Is
1900. Fpr over f,rty years his talents l,a,
been devoted to d,usic and thu drama, hay
ing made his first appearance on tho stnge Il