Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-19
From Columbia,

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tho Senate .J,duy Arnim offered Joint rcso.
luton asking the Governor for copies ofathe
opinions of the Attorney General regarding
tho issue, sale and hypothecation Of Stato
bonds. Tho resolution was adopted. 4
The bill for thsa construction OF new
court. house for Rchland County was passed,
and tho following bills were ordered for thifd
reading:f TO amend an act to provide for
tho construction and repair Of public high.
ways; to revive aud extend the charter of the
Relief Loan Association of Charleston to in.
corporate tho Charleston Land and Joint
Stock Company. and to corporate the En.
terprise Association of harlcstou. qegm I'D
Nash moved the inaslnite postronomcnt Of
the consideration Of the report of the joint
iinanciul Investigating, committee. .-..T This
brought Leslie to his feet, who made long
speech against hushing up the matter after
the groat publicity which had been given to
It, lie closed'by a bitter attack upon Whit
temore. .GiGsssDIosg sm0.aa
Whittemore replied 10 pointed and forc.
BILE speech, which evidently had its effect upon
tho Senate. Tho report of the committee
was finally laid upon the table by q decisive
vote. u k,,6& Mtdant$ ,fg,, ta 4, al -,.,
|. In the House tho bill to, regulate divorces,
and tho billito create a board of examiners,
and to impose certain duties on the cp,np ptrol.
Ter and treasurer, were passed. 1.-The veto of
the bill to repeal the Joint resolution author.
izing the Governor to employ an armed force,
was sustained 'o>,@N = IS Iafg4 N
Jones introduced the Metropolitan police
bill, which was referred to the committee on
military affairs. I'D, H.r aty 1s,.frb5
In the United States Court to-day the
grand jury returned u long, rambling, pohtl.
cal prcsentment This olcited mild rebuko
from Judge Bryan,l after which tho grind
jury was discharged, and the court adjourned
sine die. tlI..., u,s
COLUMBIA, January 12-In the Senate
to-day, Nash introduced resolution author.
izing the employment of the Hon A. G.
Magrath and Hon. j. d. Tradewel, to insti
tute legal proceedings, civil or criminal, or
both, against all parties implicated in land
swindles, ard to recover by legal process all
moneys unlawfully paid out Of the Treasury.
1t provides for payment to the counsel of five
thousand dollars, and five per cent on all mo.
nics they recover III.
Maxwell introduced a Bill providing for
salary of five hundred dollars per unnum n
the members of tho General Assembly A
resolution was introduced in the House for
the appointment of Joint Committee to ia.
vestigato tho sale Of State Stock in the Blue
Ridge Road, and to report by Bill for tccov-
eriDg the same Also, Bill to reduce the
salaries of the County Trensurers and County
Auditors, and provide for their election by
the people. 1t is rumored on the street TINT
Governor Scott will be arrested in a few Clavs
under proceedings Instituted by the BondhQ..
dcrs. ' 'tu ',w,l'n
DEATH IF MAJOR GENERAL IIALLEcK -
HENRY WAGER llALLECK, whose death oc.
Cured OIL Tuesday, the 9th instant, at Louis
Vlilo, Kentucky, was born in Oneida County,
New York. in 1910, and was graduated ut
West Point, with honors. in 1880. lie was
made second Lieutenant Of Engineers on gra.
duation, aud assistant professor at West
Point the sano year, promoted to first Lieu
tenant,in 1915, anl brovctted Captain for
gallant and ncritorous conduct in 1917. He
served with Generals Mason and Rilcy in tho
Moxican war from 1917 te 1919, and. ho'd,
tho position of Secretary Of State in their
military governments; being also chief of
staff to Commodore Shubrck fur portion of
part in forming the Constitution Of California,
in 1910, notwithstanding his promotion to.
Captainoy in tho Engineers in 1853, ho re.
signed his commission 10 the army the fol-
lowing year and entered ih the practice of the
law at San francisco. He built up large
and lucrative practice speedily, utnbondom.
ed it ut once on the breaking out Of the war
He had previously signalized his military
ability by several works of value and was ap.
pointed Major General in the regular arhiy
August 10, 1861, and assigned to command
the Department Of tho West, with hend quar-,
sers OF St. Louis. As chief Statfat Wash.
ington, he virtually controlled and command
ed all Of tile armies fnr some time. IIe was
made Commander Of the Military Division Of
the Pacific, commanding Columbia and Cali:
fornia, in 1866. He has beon afflicted with o
disorder of tho liver for some time, and. his
death is attributed to congestion of the brain.
Ie was the senior Of lis grade.
-, The fire yesterday morning at 4 'clook,
was at o two and.a. half story frnme building
at the corner Of Tradd md Greenhill streets,
owned by John Michel, colored, and unoc-
copied, being partially finished. Loss about
$1,000. 1t l. supposed to have heeh the
work Of sn ncondiary, as the owner who
lived next door, allowed no ono to sleep in it,
and the doors, were we'll secured, and the
fences high and tight Charleston Courier.
THE CHARLESTON ACADEMY OF MUs1c-
The Savannah Aavertiser, of the 18th instant,
says: