Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-17
The Republicans and Green
hackers.

backelS.
The Columbia Register says that tho Ro-
publican Executive Committee wcro in SOAR
ion ut Columbia on tho 10th instant. +. w.
NJ Mackey, johnson, Drayton. Quomcy and
q number Of lesser lights composed tho as
semblago Tboy discussed tho Democratic
situation and were Of tho opinion that tho
nominations mado by the Convention had
put quietus on any hopes of success for a
stroightout Republican ticket this year. II
was deemed advisable however, to preserve
complete organization and to give all posi-.
Bile aid and encouragement to tho Greenbaok
movement, 80 that ii should bcnr tho odium
Of defeat should it determine to fight against
tho Democratic hosts this Fall 1t was
thought best to wait tho notion of the Grccn
back meeting on the 5th of September to do
tormino tho extent to which they would COM
nit the Republican party to tho support Of
it's nominations. An address to tho party
will be prepared by Mackey and issued ac-
companied by call for tho assembling of tho
Republican party on tho 18th of September,
the principal object Of which will bo to pre-
pare tho party for the shock which is to bo
experienced in October and save it's organi"
zation for possible operation in 1884, when
there will bo national Republican funds aud
Offices to be distributed to those who show
themselves "faithiul in few things" in the
meantime.
SAN FRANc.sco. August ll.-Thc Tucson,
Arzona. Star publishes an interview with
Judge Wood, who has jnst arrived from San
Pedro valley, and brings news hat the noted
Indian Chief Eskcminizin is making prcpnra.
tions for war. llo has assembled forty or G(,
ty warrior rcnegades from San Carlos. all
heavily armed, and who act in q threatening
manner. The settlers arc greatly alarmed,
but havo guarded against surprise Eskc-
mnizin has for q few years been ut poaoo with
the whites, but was at one timo tho most in,
trnctable Indian in tho territory.
Tucson, Arizona, August ll-Adyices
from ucrmasillo, Sonora under date Of the
9th, say that parties have just arrived from
Urcs who report the Apache dcprcdations in
that section as most fearful. Over two huns
drcd warriors nre in tho Mazatlan mountains
near Urcs, and make daily raid, on the VAL
leys in small bodies, burning crops and h,us,
cs and numbering the inhabitants. During tho
past twelve days forty five persons have been
murdered within radius oftwcnty-6vo miles
Of Ures. Tho Apaches are from The Sans
carla agency, md are armed with Winchcs-
ter rifles and use cartridges stamped
UNITED Statcs." The country is tcrrorized,
business paralyzed and tho settlers are
llecirg from their ranches to Ures. All
available Mexican troops arc being conccn-
trated to Operate against tho Indians.
The President vetoed three measures
passed at the recent session Of Congress.
The first was the Chinese bill us originally
passed; the second was tho act to regulate
tho carriage of passengers by sea, and the
third was the river and harbor bill. Tho
two first were amended in accordance with
his views, and subsequently, approved. The
river and barbor bill was passed over his
7cto. The brig Armstrong bill became law
without the Presidents signature, under tho
ten days provisions. With these exceptions
tho President promptly signed all the Con-
grcssonal acts that came bcruro him.
MEDICINE MAN,-Juhn B. Morton came
over from Oconee the other day to this city
and began selling on the streets a peculiar
dccocion of his own mako in littlo paper
packages which he cluimed was Il pnnacea
and would cure all diseases. lie chilled him.
self doctor and in some instances sold his
preparation for serenity cents per package.
as there were no stamps upon the composition
1t was apparently q violation of tho revenue
law. lie was therefore arrested and taken
before Commissioner Hayward, who invcs,i-
gated his case care fully. Tho prisoner, on
being asked what his medicine wns, replicl:
1T is only cinders," but still claimcd lha. it
was ''curo ALL" After thoroughly examin-
ing tho case, tho commissioner discharged
the prisoner GrccnriNc Nc,os.
ELECTION IN ANDERSON A primary election
was held in Anderson on Friday for tho pur-
pose of choosing tho Democratic candidat os
for the municipal officers. There are two clubs
thcre-,he young Mems club" and the "Old
Mems Club" and it is thought tho ticke
| elected is u victory Tor the latter The follow
ing arc the names Of the successful cendi-
| dates:
For Mayors. D. Maxwell
ForlAldermcn-Jcss Smith j. T.. PEOPLES,
W. D. Brown, r. Il. Morehcad, Dr. Samuel