Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-26

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County 70 ill the position; and that though
not Republican, he knew him to be a man
WHO would fearlessly aud impartially dis
charge his duty.
Mr.. Corbin wanted to know If Mr.. Colcock,
was the sane man that was Collector at the
port of Ci fiesto6, and had notyet settled Els
dues. II.
Smallsiseplied, that Mr.. Colcock had been
CollectcsSof Customs at Charleston, but that
it was untrue that he had not settled with
the Government, which the gentleman from
Charleston should we'll know, as he was and
had been District Attorney of the United
States fpf two years.
considerable row arose here. June
Mobley hhnde motion that the rule limiting
the tlmeSof speaking to five minutes be re-
Mr.. gorbin maintained that all motions
were ouSof order except, such as related to
tho election of Judges, which was tho sole
businesssbefore the joint Assembly
hlobley, Byas, Jones, Jamison, and other
noisy members, endeavored to get the floor
at the same time, and all was noise and con.
fusion for ten or fifteen minutes.
Nash moved that the Senate withdraw to
their owp chamber until order was restored
Ransi3r used his gavel strencousiy, and
finally succeeded in queting the disturbance
sufficiently to commence tho call of the roll
for the Ballots. The whole number of votes
cast was l36-J j. Mahcr, 1lb; G. b.
Farmer, l3; w. Il. Colcook, l6.
Judge Green was re elected without op
position sfrom the Third Circuit
For tl{e Fourth Circuit, Keith, of Darling.
ton, NOMINATED B. w. Edwards, Esg.
.,fr TT
McIver5Esq
Mr.. Gfittrndcn seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Maxwell. Of Marlboro, put the name
of Charts p. Townsend in nomination
The ballnts resulted as follows: G. p.
Townsend, 81; II. Mc[ver, %; B. w. Ed
wards, H.
For tho Fifth Circuit, Judge Melton was
unanimously re elected
Fortha Sixth Circuit. Clinton, of Lancas.
ter. noniiiated Thomas Jefferson Maokey
:. Byas .ss,ol,le,l the nomnation.
White, Of York, nominated Col. I D.
Witherspoon.
MIR. Corbin seconded the nomination, and
spoke 10 the highest terms Of the legal attain
ments and worthy character Of his nominee.
Council, of York, rose and opposed, ia
an earnest manner, the election Of r. j. Mack.
cy, whom he stated, was violent and turbu.
lent character, that the people Of Charleston
only desired to place him on the bench in or
der to get him out of Charleston.
The balloting resulted as follows: VIII ole
number Of votes, 120 necessary to choice,
81; L. j. Mackey, "a; l. D. Wither
spoon, 45.
For the Seventh Circuit, Hurley nomina
tel for re election the Hon. Montgomery
Moses
Joe Crews nominated Mr.. w. T.. Earle.
The vote resulted: Moses, 99; Earle, 25.
After the election Of Judge Moses, White,
OF York, rose upon question of information,
which was, he SAID, to know if it would be in
order to nominate Ulysses s. Grant for Presi
dent of the United States
Tho Chair ruled that such nomination
would not be in order.
Well, then, said White, nominate him
for Judge of South Carolina.
Judge Orr was unanimously reelected for
the Eight Circuit.
WASHINGTON. January 18.--The Presi.
dent has directed the discontinuance of tho
military division of the South, and the COM
manders of the departments such of the gulf
are ordered to report direct to army head.
quarters.
SENArE-Carpenter made strong speech
against civil service reform.
The Judiciary Committee reported ad.
versely on the rights of female suffragists ask.
ing to be heard at the bar Of the Senate Ad.
journcd to Monday.
The amnesty bill comes up Monday.
The House passed several bills granting
pensions.
Noobjection was made to tho introduction
of a bill to relieve the political disabilities of
H.V. johnson aud jackson Brown, of Ga.
Wilson introducetpa bill in the Senate al.
lowing women to hold office and to vote in
the territories of tho United States on tho
same conditions as men. Referred to the Ju.
dietary Committee.
BaA. That which the prosecutors once said
Of the apostles, ought still to be said of every
christian man: "And they took knowledge of
them, that they had been with Jesus" Men
carry unconscious signs Of their life about
them. Those that come from the forage, and
those from the limo and mortar, and those
from the humid soil, and those from the
dusty travel, bear signs Of being workmen,
and Of their work Ono need not ask mer-
ry face, or a sad one, whether il had come
forth fvo,njoy or from grief. Tears and
laughter tell their own story. Should one
come homo with fruit, we say, "Thou art
come from the orohard;" il with hands full
Of wild flowers, "Thou art from tho fields,''
A it ones garments smell Of mingled odors, we
aay, "rhop hast walked ina garden" hut