Keowee Courier from Pickens, South Carolina • Page 2

fi.iiiS per a mi icu in for si One Dollar. 'AJSHF-AJuerti-Wiients inserted at $1 ps? linos or less for the fest insertion, and 60 cents fot each subsequent insertion. Obituary Notices fik ules of Respect, Communications of a personal character, and Announcements of Candidates, will faeJuuyed for Prinlimj. nearly and cheaply execute, in currency, orin edinpels to plrjcify to I WALHALLA. 1 i Friday lg In New on ino i8iU instant, Cotton was quoted ot Goldy 80s, iii jil The Teturn'dfly for County trill bo 27th instant.

Court week begin? ob 8tb 1 Tho i President the United States bas issued a proclamation setting opart tho thc 30 th day of November neat as a dey Of Pieper a general as. "sbrtmcni bf best paints, oils, gloss, varnish "Their 'hn' exception in the way of good old puro Liquors, Wines 1 Clover and rass'seeds can bo nod at JVB. Sloan at PenThe Ot Pendleton Society was held in Hall Thursday the 14th instant. society was organised io 1813, and daims to be thc oldest "Farthers' iu tho State. An eleotiofi for officers fdV thc year ending October as President-James W.

Crawford. Vice President--R. Simpson: a Frank Sloan. Wo wish'- this nnd nil other institutions of tho kind may flourish anew Sad disseminate useful practical information i iv of Agriculture. On the farmers rests hope of the country." ni Thc Lutheran Synod its session at t'iis placo on Monday last.1 A largo number of distinguished ministers fi'bhVB, distance rttsnded and gave tho place an unusually lively appearance.

Our necessary absence on profession el business, deprived us of tho ploasUi'e of attending its meetings And giving an account of the business before it. We understand a portion of ita deliberations related tb tho present condition and future prospeots of tho Newberry a subject of roatorlal interest to our County. Wo ulso understand that D. McNeil Turner was elected professor in tho institution. Wo hopo to gather fuller information for our issue Air Line Road.

The1 County Commissioners, tho custodians of the County's interests and'funds, have required on expression bf opinion through delegates from the1 Townships." before ordoring a voto for or subscription of stock to th? Air Lino llohd. Wc consider the enterprise One of great to our people, and favor the subscription' on conditions assigned, but cannot complain of this caution on th? part of tho Conrinlssfoners. When th? act? of public officer's yield good fruits there will bo no complaint, hfti'if? measure bo lost or ft bad ono bo adopted for want of proper ventilation, are booked against tl 'This isa tier iuvofves intcrcstsof thc tux payers of the County, und ns such, and means should be aft forded, for; a ftrnj d.UojOj&ionA>f mensuro, js j(Lppe; (et the people not fpr thpj intercstfcof, the. they appear to ers accede (cv wij.i. J't is good precedent in oil cases.

inf Iiavo v.ee.eive.d their: new-fgoo4s from tfew York, and offer thom lp tho publie at small prolits for Thpir large, and has been by his usual gatod JLyej wautjfp.mflMiingiiuwfuJ or or or coinbin'ng these qualities, you will find it there it prices to suit tho If, tho lacHoswatt or shawls, of th ft latest stylo, A rn BELL can sufi "These trien ar? hot of Stoof, as be seen by rofcrcrlcji The Tho first bct-n im'cl' tiou8 press and peopfe. Tho eontonts- dre 4arranged under eight exnnprislwg useful brinf life sketch of Wove, description of his fplnyitstjorti WtkotfatH ol' pl fjollVo the end of the yest, orood vol uno. afc $2 WfbKH kirim ci Weit union Hai witliin tho few years bcoomo a witlnja tasty doings, io nu ble, nud from dewy moro to night the store and street io front is crowded with buy? Mr. MIOKLBB brings into his business a sound judgment, with tho experience of ous boaricg towards bis customers, have made him a popular and successful merchant. He your wants in his lino.

A little further on a great display of substantials and novelties looking out from the s-fofeifr passer by. Hero you should stop and examino tho superiorstock. Xkf doods and theso gentlemen have just veoeived nnd are selling at very accommodating prioes. Their stock is ootirely new, a 8 trio ii dh pren co to their motto, "Quick sales and small havingeffectually emptied thqir Tho good displayed in i Tu ney dress goods department is duo to oahnot; fail- to please the dies. aid OJ v-n al i Debts for WU) they be enforoed by tho Courts lu Georgia the Supreme Court has decided the question In 'thV i and ordinance of the Convention of ol this State has declared them to bo null and void.

Tho decisions of the Circuit Courts indicate invalidity, but thc questing with all the interest and anxiety our people have in its solution, yet remains openi Thc great case of Calhoun against Calhoun, involving the question, has been to bc n'nd must walt. Thit of ou4 SupreWe indicates a doub'l as to the constitutionality of the ordinance Hind clause of thc Constitution, declaring then: Wo believe contraots for tlaves wit! riot be enforoed, but ri? there is reasonnbh doubt, think it best for rill parties holding snob claims, to compromiso fair abd equi table terms. for Them are no greater legal complication! than those which grow out of thc rolatioi bf Tho mutual rights duties and liabilities bf parties, and tiri remedy for their when violated isa fruitful sourco of strife rind litigation To avoid such difficulties or to ensure a safi rind speedy redress against offenders, wc ad vise our readers to make it an invariable ml to onter into written contracts before witnesses specifying clearly tho terms pf the contract Whorevor this is dome, either the landlord tenant or laborer, can have an easy rented; for violations of thc contract, under tho pro visions of an Act to protect laborers and per sons working under contract on shares orops. Th? 4th section of that Act a criminal offense in either party to thc con traot, to violate its provisions, by fraudulent! disposing of or removing the crop before di vision, or by refusing to perform tho labor fulfil.the conditions of the contract, and pati ho offender by fine, or imprisonment conviction before a competent regard it one of the best laws for the time: that could bo trained, and we want our read era to understand that it relates to and govern written contraots only and them duly wi! nessed, of tho difficulties botweet lessors and lessees result from negligence i making thpir contraots; After they got int troubio. they sock a lawyer and find, if any there is bat slim remedy.

They have contract, becuuso they each though the odie would act right, and, even then eaoh perhap thinks-he is acting fairly, having forgotten misunderstood tho terms of the original agroc ntcnt. Write contracts Weaftor an' them signed and witnessed in duplicat nod you Wi)) feel yourself moro than repai by freedom from ny anxiety: ju the oomin settlement. t. HST Our Agrjoulturpl friends will bpnr i mind that the Annual Fair of the State Agr cultural nod Meuhnnioial Society will bo hoi in Columbia on tho 1 Otb, llth and 12th daj of November. We hopo as many as can poi yeniontly do SQ, will attend and give their ai inmakinVil The Pheonix says: ''Woore pleased 1 stoto that the arrangements are progressin favorably for tho apprpaohjog fair.

A moe ingof tho.Kxocuti^o- will prob bly bo hold hcr? pn the instant, to mal the final arrangements. Let tho whole Stn bestir itsolf apel make this industrial moy nient a dcoidctl The Madrid of the 14th pu lisnos a synopsis'of tho reply niodp by Mini ter Silvita to Mr. SUW note. Senor Sijvl says diotated by, national prevent the'aoceptanoo of foreign racdiath in our domestic affairs. Tho intlmatioi made by Gen ml Sickles arereocivod with tl will whloh ono nation owes to nnoth irith whloh it Abound of i MI ai ou.

Ow, correspondent th Imperativo Rule Relative to Chango of Firm ns Regards. SpecUl Transfert VFIOB Sm rios mado in regento liability spooia? tax upon ble tion of paid by thooriginal should ho Sossed from tho" '3ay'oWra? a person year for nc has poid the tax. can trans In the caso of dealers, I of eating houses, hotels, innsor taverns, who' li'ivo paid special tax as such, if, nt the timo of ohnnge of firm, the sales, products or gross receipts, no the case may boj boto not exceeded $1,000, thc special tax will bo refunded upon application inndo in proper form. Jf tho paid iy that of wholesale dcolors, at tho time 0f thc chango thc sales did not exceed $25,000, forty dollars or fifty dot lard will bo refunded, according to whether thc sales exceed 81,000 or not." (8 RECORD 110.) Very respectfully; I J. W.

Douglass, Acting Commissioner. W. VRi VAN Esq, Editor Internal Revenue A "Corn" PauiTout WestThere is excitement and "downward tendency1' in tho grain market nt i Chicago. Tho Moudny evening popers, of that city furnish tho following particulars. Tho Chicago "Journal says rain comes in more rapidly than wanted for shipment, under our recent pecuniary derangements, and thoro have been but few hore who could command money enough to to Our weakness has re noted on New York, and sont that market down, while Liverpool has caught tho same, infection.

Wall street gambling was tho primary cause, but tho proximate cauco aroso in Chicago Thora was a good deal of short trading to-day many being anxious to sell, and others equal ly willing to buy, but, with a decided prefer, epeo for tho buyer's option, which made buy. er the month worth a groat deal moro thur seller do." With reference to the condition, of banks, under this unfavorable condition things, the "The strain on tho banks of this city, pro duocd by tho largo amount of grain whiol has accumulated boro, has been heavy. Tin panic in New York deprived thc grain ant flour dealers of New York city and State tho facilities for doing business, because tho; could not get accommodations to pay sigh bills drawn on them to pay for grain shippct from here. There has been any quantity orders hero to buy grain, to bo paid for bills drawn at thirty days; and it is iscles for thc banks of this city, without an iticrcas of capital, to attempt to furnish funds for th whole of the transactions in grain from th hands of tho producer to thc consumer in th Eastern and foreign markets." At Cincinnati, the ''Enquirer" says wheat "Advices from other points have been au unfavorable and thc orders hav goncrally been withdrawn. The city mi I lei are, in mosteases, limiting their purohascs immediate wants, as they have not muoh cor fidonco in pricos, and tho present rates fu flour afford thom no profit.

Tho receipts wheat have not been large, and the suppl has exceeded tho demand; and there bein moro disposition tu concessions were, i somo cases, granted. "Corn-r-priccs are lower. The distillei hove hoon buying pretty freely at ioterit points, and aro not in the market to any tent at present, and the demand from the I qui doalers is not equal to the receipts." WA8HIOTON, Ootober Cube Junta in this city have rocooivod ad viet from tho eastern department of the island the effect that a great bu tile has been fougl between the Spanish and Cuban forcee no Quaymaro, in the District of Rjyamo. Tl Cubans, commanded by Generals Vuluiasei and Pucllo. The engagement lusted scvi jiours Fuller aro expected by next dispatches rcooivod by tho Junta.

WAS IIINOTON, Ootobor comma der of thc' United State gunboat Frolio, i fonds tho Navy Department that he li notified the officors of the Cuban Hornet not to attempt to leave their prose pssUion unless tho oase is deoided in th favor, and that, by order of the President has atiohorod alongsido, to pro von her uoa thoihtod departure A special telegram from Nashville si that tho Ton senatorial cleo tion oom off on Tuesday, ntl tl tlint Andrew Johns has a majority of six votes on the joint mtiOWfl i "kl ii Joffe rson Davis Ballad from Pul ti mt thia evening for Charleston bri hts. way Mltaivaippl. The President and Cabinet returned to city fro Frederick to-night, Ths Kudicals oro 'greatly elated over selection of General Ikdknop ns Noorat of War, and say that by his new polioy tpwa ai tfaoiY. bailas There was a large attendance of oounse vf ip, tho. Supremo Court to day, Yorker ORSO.

Tho tho bar beliovo that( tho, tho ciific for jurisi Octobor telegram i Ohio, midnight, says that the noon yesterday do probable result; 10,000 jTbc (korney's) Vrees pub? of rotutPSt making Geary's Agc (Dcmcprst) publishes tho published returns are not worfiiyof trust. Both parties claim 'will i)C ai red tot? eoLd c. tho eon tes t. UH custon from -1 1 to th i ta a mou ti to 4 over, iii wm di bte) ti Admiral Aorrogut probably live through the Commissioner Delano hos deoldod that lawyer? having two, distinct offices or places business must pjy two licenses General Can hy's report is to tho charges of fraud and intimidation in thc Virginia election: 10 i rivoli PHILADELPHIA, October Press makes Geary's mnjority 8,101. Tho Age publishes DO tahlee, hut says tlie ere un roi i a bl c.

Both parties claim Tho official returns will bo required.to?dppidqthc contest. October his with regard to visiting Friday evening in tho steamship Cuba direct for Now Or. leans. Thc Sun 6ays in this Jefferson Davis left the city in good health and spirits, the repose hp has experienced tinco arriving from Europe on Sunday, evening appearing to have added to his already improved health, goes to Mississippi on priyutc business, qnd it is uti dcrstood to bo quite uncertain how lpng mriy remain, there." The governmeut lias' official news from Mexico that revolution' lins broken out in Sun Luis de Potosi, and that thc authorities regarded a rebellion in Sinaloa as imminent, Troups hnd been dispatched tb thc hitter The President to day authorized a contradiction of the statement that a Mr. Frign'et, who claims to bo an ogent'of the Rothschilds, hod been in correspondence with him, offering to negotiate a large loan with thc United States at four per cont.

Frignet's story wos that thc proposition was made direct to the President, and the scheme was deferred at his request. Secretary Rout well also denies 'Frignet's stutcmciit'. Forney's' 'Chronicle of to day anticipates that the Supreme Court will grant a writ of habeas corp-'sin the Yerger ease, and thereby declare the reconstruction acts unconstitutional. It calls the President's attention to "thc grave duty that would devolve upon him in sucha ormtinj-oney." General George H. Thomas has just submitted report to the President on Alaska, rc presenting that territory tts well-nigh wortl less to tho United States.

Proposals have been invited for thc erection of a keeper's dwelling and two range lights on Morris Island, near Charleston. Thc Cuban Junta here says it has ort iden from Spain showing that tho new revolution in that country is so formidable aa to prevent tho government from soviing tho contemplated reinforcements to Cuba. A meeting was held yes but nothing of importance was do- Sherman took his leave of the Cabinet as Se cretary of war. The National Intelligencer changes its owners to-morrow and comes out as iNc organ of tho workingmen. Official returns from all bnt three counties in Pennsylvania gives Geary, (Radical,) majority of 4842.

RICHMOND, Legislature met to-day. In both Houses resolution was offcrqd congratula ting tho country upon recent Republican victories st the North nud West. In the Senate it was laid on thc table ns being I fl I i oh-mv i out of the province, of thc presept Legislature, ia IT rMi iii and the House adjourned without notion. MAUIUEDvon the evening ot tile 22nd ultimo, at reen wu the residence of lite bride's mother, by Rev. Wm.

McWhoi.br. Mr. A. Il formerly of Pickons DlBli'lci, to Mico M. AUN KS STEELS, of Oconcc.

on i he Cid insianl, by Rev. Mr. Dodge, Mr. C. KMKB.

of Wulhalln, lo Mies E. D. KY KU, of Atlanta, CU, on Sunday morning, lie 1 Ott? of October. 18(iii. hy N.

jtohSnrt. Mr. Wu. KELLY, of A ndt-i son. 4p MJaa NAHCSSA.

FKANoia, BLIZAUETII, JANE DtntlAM, of PickcnsIS herby given, that I will apply to tho Jqilgo of Probate, for Piqkepa County, at Cr on Monday, 22d November nut, for leave to make Anal settlements of tho Estate of John decoaaed; Estate of M. Mullikan, deceased; Estate of duo. Hinton, droansed; and to receive letters of therefrom, respectively. Ordditors and all others interested will take duo notice and govern themselves Oct 20.186P rtEREAS, Wm. Sander? 'fit piado suit lo tn'e VV td grant hiiO lottcva of ftdfnlnlRtrnlion with will ann ox? aM.fctfWhl.i?.' James Sanders, deceased, late of Ooone CVmnty arc, tb ol te and admonish all the k'nuh'Pd mid oredUnM qf th Ja? sw V.

etti? Ai bo granted. undtr my hand and thia CART NORTON, I Offer to cf gains in DRY GOODS, selected 'WitterOracle, at to suit (i) WI Tsayaoa phftgui ftftftn latest styles dj dress goods for ladies and STAPLE I)KY GOODS, "WOOLENS, UOSIEY. GLOVES, ALARGI selection of Fashionable lints. Hoots und of the best quality eyer offered in this mnrkoi Ludios Cloaks ami Shaws, Our of is completo in ovory line, comprising Muscovado, Port und Refined Molones of every grade; a good assortment, and also, a Choice selection ol Ihim aud Java, i I Also an assortment of Confections for the Ladies and Children. A goo St mk ware, Cm-tings, Iron, Farm Tools, Shot and Ldnd, and and'evor thing to supply the wan wf.

this morLot, iP WANTED! oAwU n. di o- jy 1 vi bushels corn, 2000 bushels of oats, FOR WHICH WU WILL PAY Titi! HW ll EST LVd'4Sfr It Oot 20, 1869 2 '1 tf Assignees Sale. WK will sell, ut Anotion, nt Pendleton, S. on Friday, the 19th day nf Noycniber next. ALL TJIAT HIV KU PLANTATION, in the 1.893 acres, assigned to.

us, tiy Mr. R. Max? well, for tho henoQt of hi? creditors, survey i cd hy M. SI McCoy, District Surveyor. 1,002.1 aeren, whioh has been laid off into IO vvit TRACT NO.

1. .707 aeres. OG of which is valuable Hiver Bot tom. in ono body, poni? good colton lands, and plenty of wood binds. Tho buildings (except one) aro all on this tract.

v. TRACI WO. 2 150 nores 84 of which ii Uiver Botlomi Somo part cleared land, balanco ia Woods, and is ndjoiping hinds of 0. H. Cherry tutti Lot No.

ll rh' TRACT NC" 3. i 229 actes, ha's both Uiver and Branch Hotteln, with good wood lands, lind adjoining lands of Klliot, Lots No. 1 and TRA NO. fa 107 aeres, nearly nil in woods, and adjoining lauds of Dr. J.

II. Maxwell, Elliott and Pinck.ncy TRACT NO. 5. 171 acres, nearly all in woods, and adjoining hinds Reddy, Phillips, Cherry, Simpson and Lot No. G.

TRACT NO 6. 274 acres, nearly all in woods, nod adjoining lands Hubert Adgor, Roddy, Whitten und Uni No. 5 and 7. TRACT NO. 7.

204 acres, on willoh i.s a good Cabin and Small Flinn, known as part of tho Mayes place, and adjoining hinds of Pinckney, Whitton and Lots 1 and G. ALSO, We will sell, SEVEN LOTS OF LAND, within ibo limits of Pendleton Village, to wit: LOT NO. 1. 121 acres. Wood Lot, and adjoining Mrs.

Maxwell. Sha uk lin and Smith, and is one of thc most beautiful sites to build on in Pendleton. LO7 NO. 2. 40 cores, pointing on thc Orrvillo Rund, has a good site to build on, adjoining Mrs.

Maxwell and Lot No. 3. i LOT NO. 8. 37) being part of Rn CO Tract Field, fronting on ville Hoad, lins line building sile, anti adjoining No.

2 and 4LOT NO. 4. acres, pointing on Orrvillc Hoad, nod adjoining to Lot No. tho tiriilin hinds. LOT, NO.

o. 9 norco, and pointing on tho Anderson Road, and adjoining lands of Mrs. Sloan, Mrs. and Lol G. LOT NO.

0. acres, and fronting on the Anderson Road, and Adjoining lands of Mrs. May, Maxwell and Lot No. 5. LOT NO.

1. 9 ncros, adjoining lands of Mrs Mays, Mrs. Maxwell und Lot No. G. WE WILL ALSO SK LL, The BEAVER DAM PLACE, containing by survey, ubout 885 situate in Oconco County, on Big and Little Ruavcrdam Creeks, adjoining lands of Elias Eric.

0. II. P. Kant, Myers and others, which bas been laid off into Three Tracts, to wit TRACT NO. 1 429 acres, on Big Benverdan) soirto creek mid branch bottoms, gi aid cotton and sumo extra good wood lands, buildings all oil this tract.

TRACT NO. 2. hores, On Little Boavordnm Creek, adjoining Maxwell, llruco, and traut No. 1, soin bottoni, and.soino gyod woodlands. TRACT NO.

8, 199 pn, Big Creek, some good bottom and wood lands, and adjoining of Elias Karlo, Myers, and tract No, Tv Phi te of lands aro now ready nuthouse ofJ, B. of (tho will toko, ptyftsurojfl showing fthd feiplftlnUlfe 'ftttmV. ff? wd.i-?rrf Cash, and for other "wo sin i J. SITTONJ owe lid rd Assispoot af. R.

A. Maxwoll, figg 1 tho le-of vi Jb liaARb-is 'thia day Mmi trna w. I bMtirjf BflARUv ul im oUriso nod) 4adw CASH STORE. TTii QjMfPJ? o' i MATHESON BELL II AVK NOW OPEN FOR A Fall and boen selected'and purchased in New York'hy merchant, ut a nnd will nt the smallest Oqr comprises all tho in DUI A handsome bf 1 Hendy made Clothing, Routs, Shoes and Hats, Family Groceries, -Ladies Shawls CLOAKS STYLES'ANi) PR ICES TO CIT -Y II A CROCKER WARE, 1 toft PISTOLS, Also, a large stock of Fuwily Drugs pod Medicines, by Dr. for sale 1 k'tt sW-k For thc cnichoa of 'duri Mountain? friends we have established a bra ooh itorc at Clayton, where 1 1 I iv rs fl i WC will KO general i fi i h'tock of Goods, which will' be Wal-.

halla pricos. DH. HAS FOR HIS PUlVATK TICK STOCK OF Tl HO A CT J. VF Ob' Til rali i-, most While wo tUhtV era for their'very" pnst vvo WtlP'a'nd examine our now stock. to'toroid Oct li, ison -L-i.

TS hereby given fttl lt may 1 we will apply. of Picketts Conroy, tho loth day of November next, for a final rfs'Kxc'ciitors of tholnst Will and Testament off Carinii deo'dH. J. JOHN JACKSON. 1 fit BkituWttifk) Ooh 1 A (HY Tntef Armand! noyes, 1 on hiwh o.0'lHnkont O.

joining binds Schroder, Ti. Sek And formerly 'ottrnoil by tin? COIN Uor of saiil land 1 ams withif? lt. is watered Canp Creek, ts partly cleared, but the part heaty 'llfASS' MBW Ot Ul ta moot at All- tina 4 drosses wlllbc "Tim undersigned JR 111 soll at I day, r)oicWr Iiis ticoii payinont hafw that time; t-.