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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1867
Page
2
A garbled OCR style summary from Pickens Illinois and New York items notes weather, market figures, and civil war era references. It mentions the Phanig TM and Columbian publishers, shipping notices from Liverpool, and various political and legal items. Specific names and dates are unclear due to transcription errors.
Court of Equity session reports heavy caseload and broader juristiction as Pickens Viste No. summary notes larger returns of causes than expected. Utilities and trade improvements are linked to plans for Greenville and Wallalla while Foreman and Chancellor Hesmann are mentioned as expected to preside.
A damaged notice describes Maj. Dy of the Raven issuing a circular to form the Magistrator of the Fifth Thogl- Mont Art theresy of Circonville with corn distribution of one hundred fifty bushels among the regiment’s destitute. It notes corn and bacon sent to Mesas HL Agoon and Late dosing for distribution to ancuniorie and district residents, discusses demoralization and stay laws, and mentions Alabama gold production and Governor Murphy’s proclamation dissolving the Arkansas Legislature under General Ord.
A controversial letter from ex Governor Perry appears in this morning’s paper, criticizing current policy and urging careful weighing of public action by Carolina voters. The missive references past communications, party pledges, and calls for honesty, with strong mentions of Perry, Wade, and Tribune-like editorial concerns.
Fragmentary obituary notes the death of D Sloan in Pontotoc county Mississippi in March 1867 at age sixty. It records D Sloan as the first sheriff of Piokons district and mentions emigration to Mississippi in 1880 and related family notes.
A Charleston Mercury extract discusses registration for voting, urging vigilance against democratic erosion and praising or criticizing figures like General Sickles. It notes political tension over registries and the potential impact on Reconstruction, with references to South Carolina candidates, laws, and public sentiment during a wartime context.
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