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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1871
Page
2
A nineteenth century style notice lists subscription terms and ad charges for the Courier. It mentions monthly advances, dollar rates for advertisements at one dollar per square, first insertion discounts, and cash payment rules. It also notes obituary notices over five lines and tributes or communications as personal items may incur fees.
Local newspaper brief notes the edition published in Walhalla on a brisk morning in March 1871 with standard notices and community items. The fragment provides limited readable details besides place and date.
The piece notes plans to inaugurate a cash system after a notice, with weekly elonga gathering, preaching by Rev. Igan Melaks, and a flurry of local notices about juries, education, and Westward migration. It mentions a burned child, a lively railroad town scene with fights, the impeachment of Gov. Won. pen, and local elections of officers, all set against weather and travel in a period newspaper voice.
March 24 proclamation by Ulysses S. Grant declares the United States may mobilize state or federal forces to suppress insurrection and restore order. It cites constitutional authority and orders armed groups to disperse within twenty days, with the president directing military effort to enforce the laws.
The Rural Carolinian praises its editor Colonel D. A. Facques and staff for prompt delivery and broad coverage. It notes high regard from readers and stresses reliable, timely issues with strong editorial leadership and robust agricultural reporting.
The March issue features engravings of Galloway and Breton cattle Hew Hive Spangler Hamburg and White Leghorn Fowls and a fine pig breeder's plan. It promotes breeding, care, management, and improvements in domestic animals and offers specimen copies free from Buyvkit & Co Publishers Parkersburg Pa. A sensational New York ball night ends in tragedy with a guest, Jacob Moritz of Williamsport, dying from heart disease. A Vermont scandal prompts a suicide and other dramatic gossip about society figures.
A violent raid at a store near Yorkville ends with arrests and evidence of a cunning burglary. Residents recall a tense scene as attackers looted, threatened the owner, and fled, leaving the scene strewn with ballistics and pewter pieces while authorities pursue suspects and track leads.
In a Washington dispatch from March 25, reports depict a tense Senate session with Corbin and Rapley confirming roles in the South Carolina and Alabama districts. The debate touches on naval shortages, economic plans, and bellicose language about the South, with crossfire over Reconstruction and federal authority. The text also notes local legislative moves, a bridge incident in Savannah, and various political and legal details unfolding in the capital.
The piece discusses how South residers and loyalists claim compensation for supplies sent to the Tonton army, including horses, wood, hay, beef, and other articles. Congress is pressed to allow claims and the Senate has voted privilege. opponents urge exemption from taxation and military service relief.
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