Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, December 01, 1849, Image 2

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: I III II I III tin ? ! The Bottle Trick before the Queen.? i The following, from the Caledonia Mer- . enry, throws into the ahnde Blitz, Herr Alexander, and we do not know but it ' goes ahead of the 'old gentleman* himself: On Monday, Prince Albert's birth-day ?!._ 11..1 ?i .1._ v?umhit: a*>uviuc3 ni imiiiiuuu, iiic Wizard of the North, Prnfesaer Anderson, vt&& present, nnd was asked if he wonld ju rform tlie feat they had beard o much of his ha' *ng done successfully, The Inexhaustible Bottl*.' 'On receiving the royal command to 1 perform it, he called for a champagne bot- i tie, and handed a large number of glasses round, nnd a9ked Lord Portrnan what he i would drink. JIis lordship replied whis- i key?whiskey was poured out. Mr. An?on preferred brandy, which he got. Several demanded wine, which passed freely; and one of the proprietor* of the royal distillery, Mr. Bcgg, thinking to baffle the professor, asked him if he could give him a glass of his best Lochnagcr whiskey. No sooner said than done; and the the Locnager whiskey became in great demand. A large number of anditional glasses were distributed, and numbers call ut'or Irish whiskey, num bers for brandy?the //ighlanders patronized Mr. Begg-; when Lord John i?ussel, perhaps like Mr. Begg, wished to try the wizard's skill, asked for a gloss of rum, which was immediately supplied, and his lordship pronounced it excellent. The London portion of ihe domestics and police called for gin, which was freely poured out of this extraordinary bottle; ' nnd the Witard was returning to his seat, when his royal highness, nnkious to test the bottle, presuming as he was returning that it was exhausted?asked if more could be poured out. Glasses were brought for her Majesty and Priucc Albert, and on beingasked what they preferred, requested Kegg's best Lochnager, which immediately ran forth, and the Prince, tasting it, acknowledged its purity; and the Wizard gave the bottle to the Prince, and ailed to look if it was emvty | ?it was. Mr. Anderson poured out omc water, and in the Piinee's hand filled it, ordered glasses, and asked the Prince what *ine he preferied. Port was selected. The Prince poured out port, then sherry, then milk, then champagne, and then broke the bottle*, and in it was discovered a beautiful turrle dove. Count Louis Bittthyany, ujpon whom the crowning acts ef cowardly and treacherous Anstrinn vengeance has just been performed, in addition to the hanging or shooting of nil the other distinguished Hungarian Generals who surrendered after Oeorgey's submission, was one of the most distinguished men of the country, nnd also one of those who most ear nestlv sought to give a moderate tone to the objects of the late struggle, This nobleman, it will be recollected, was Prime Minister of Hungary at the outbreak of the war, and even after the open violation of the Emperor's pledge he was one of the members of the deputation from Pesth that waited upon the Imperial commander-in-chief, in the hope of still effecting, if possible, a peaceable solution of the contest. He is said to have been entrapped mto a voluntary surrender to Wiudischgrnti!, in December last, and since that time he had remained u prisoner, and his name was scarce'y ever mentioned. To the nstonUhinant of All, however, he was suddenly condemned by Haynau, without a form of trial, to death by the rope, nnd his suffering* have now been concluded, under circumstances which have added horror to a tale that yeemed to admit of no aggravation. The Bole ground upon which the execution took place, according to the official notifications of the monster of the mon ter by whom it was ordered, was that the Count, in his former capacity as Prime /it i---4 - j . i inmi.Tier ui uungiiry, ihui naopiea resolutions 'contrary to the Imperial will,' and had subsequently entered the insurgent army, and lmd also formed one of the Hungarian Diet after it had been dissolved by his Majesty. He was, accordingly, after the lapse of ten months, during which he had bean a harmless prisoner, and when every Hungarian had laid Jam VI. J J" A ituTTii ins wins, win mi uirnger iu me Austrian* over, condemned to be hanged, his property at the Mine time being confiscated. Tus Author or thk ft aiiat a? Bys> tkm.?The following sketch of Thomao Gray, the author of the railway system, we take from the Painesville Telegraph: TTiomasGray was born in Leeda, England, about a half a century or more ago?"Uod this is all we know of his early biHtor/. The Middleton Colliery had a railway for carrying coal to Leeds a distance of three miles. The cars moved ?? ni. A- ?i ? ? ? wiuugnttiie raio 01 mrc?j ana a nail miles per hour. It was laughed at?not by Gray?but by the wise public. Gray si* in this little work something that might be augmented into greatne*?; attd he thought upon'ihe subject, and forth- 1 tttlik Kahhma m ifI I rr a via wvwmiv ? r fotuuui ^ i i %i VOJA^U UIIU wrote upon hia project of 'A Oelierai < Iron RftilwAj/ until the people thought i:im insane, lie, petitioned Parliament; i fought interviews with the lords and oth- 1 ar great bub; and thus became the laugh 1 lg?o*ni 0 . * ir i 4 * Hfia nothing but rebuffs wherever he went. All this took place in 1820, or thereabouts. But ha succeeded nt lart. The milways were laid. The world has been Iwnufitt*/! Kv m*rlni?sK of 7*homns Gray. WeII, what became of him,\he render will ask? Wc do not know; but believe he still litfes inExetei, to which place hp removed. Up to 1840 he hns been neglected. While thousands have been enriched by the consummation of his brilliant scheme, be remained forgotten? forced by poverty to glass on commision for a living. Hewitt, in the People's Journal, a few years ngo, gave a somewhat lengthy sketch of his career; thus bringing bin into public notice. Elliott wrote a great truth in these worJs: 'IIow many men who lived to blew mankind Haw die J uuthaaked' How many of the railroad projectors, - '* * * V _ 1 I l g _ 1 aguaiors, siocnnoiuers, <vc., nave oir hoard of the subject of this brief sketch ? The Meteor.?The meteor, (for it was one) the explosion of which we noticed in our last, was heard in Vorkville, and also about sixty-five mile* in a northwest direction from that place. Wc learn also that in its track particles of iron had been picked up, but the largest piece was found in CVbarrus countv. about 25 miies from Charlotte. It weighs 19 pound*. The gentleman who found it states that it struck a large pine tree lying on the ground, went through it, break ing it in two, and then into the earth to the depth of three feet. An effort was made to obtain the iron, but he was not willing to give it up until a 1 his neighbors had *een it.? Charlotte Journal. KEOWEE COURIER. KatiarJiii-. Ik?*r* I. I With a view of accommodating our Sub scribert \rlu> live at a distance, tha follo#in^ gentlemen are authorized and requested tc act as agent* iu receiving and forwarding Sub script ions to the KtowL* Colour, via: Ma;. W. S. Gai?bam, at West Union. Edward IIluhes, Esq., " Horse Slioe. E. P. V*bnm, Esq., " Bachelor's Hetrea M 1'. Mitchell, Esq.. " Pickensvill^. J. E. Hauo?d, " Twelve Mile. T. J. Wibb, for Anderson District. CONGRESS. Next Monday Congress will conveno, whci tonie cxciternent is expected about the Speak ef's election?that being the openiug 6cent FrW sessions of our national legislature hav been more interesting, particularly to the Sout] efn people, than the o:u- about to commence, i destined to be, Questions that will uffeithe vi tality of the Union are to be settled, and w arc now to see how far the abolitionists of'h North will carry their aggressions, and int what new troubles the madness of their fan&ti cism is to plunge our country. California will offer herself Tor admission int this Union, prcschtiug a Constitution contain ing a clause incorporating the Wihuot Pro vise tnd then, upon the question of her udinisaioi with this odious principle fixed in her Coribti tution, there will be desperate struggle, tin result of which, some seem to believe, will <lt perid very much upon the character and in fUience of the men she may nend to the Sen ate. Hut of this we will know more 'When the huriy-burly'n done, 'When the battled lost and won.' THE GERMAN SETTLEMENT. We understand that Surveyors are now er gaged in laying off tlio lands recently pui Kv ihfl n??rm?na in nnr into iota containing from 120 to 200 acres, an thf.t moat of Ihe.s? lots will soon be in the pof session of tenants. We havo also been ii formed by one of the surveyor*, Mr. Mauldii that a tract of 1000 acres, situated twelv< miles from this place, on the road toClaytoi Qa., ban been selected by the agent*) of th company an the site of their Village ; the si U ati?n is i\ happy one, being the centre of high and level country, and we have no doul but that t';e intelligent foreigners who nr About to become our fellow citiaens will in very few years build up a prosperous setth ment, in the heart of wluch will repose a quic hamlet, lending by its peaceful beauty anotlio charm to this already delightful country, nn increasing by its churches and academies th moral and intellectual resources of our Dis trict. Str^aote it be. # OUfc LEGISLATURE. We will present our readers next Wee! with the Oovcrnor't Message, together *ith ai *hsfr*ct of tl>? weak'it proceedings of the Lea hlatr j. The people expect much, at th present Session, from the haud.i of their P.cp fosentatireH, arid will wait their action on th important tubjecU which will como befor thein with confidence iu their wisdom and pul lie spirit Upon the great Southern question the Leg islaturo will tak^we have no doubt, a firu and dignified courso?-a course which will con iitcc the agitators of abolition that a apiri still exfoto in South Carolina, as Well as in th. other Soulherrt States, which id an ready to re nut the domination of domestic enemies ha i lu* ahown itself prompt to repell the aggrtn lion of foreign foea. Much diMAtisfaetion with the many imp*.* faction* of the preeent Free-ychool ayatoni hn< hve?M iMtprewed, and radical changes callod fot i>y the Oeoplo, but what thoeo chan m will ha > lo prwlici An attempt, arid H i? lolievcd ft aucc?a?fu) one, will be uiiule t<? establish It Penitentiary, and a Wo to restore Military Encampments; while the Mends of the Bank may prepare to resist 4 powerful effort totbrow that institution i into commi;3ion. From the Columbia Tctegraph. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. | In thk Senate Chamber, ) j Monday, Nov. 26(h, 1849. j" The members of the Sccaic assembled in the Senate Chamber to-dav, at 12 O'clock M The venerable President, Hon. Angus Patterson, of Barnwell, took the chair, and the roll being called and a quorum j present, the body proceeded to busi ness. The Journal of the last day of the pro- j ceeding Session, was read by the Clerk. On motion of Mr. MVitherepoon, a com- j mittee was appointed to wait on the Gov- j em or, and inform him, that the Senate were ready to receive any communication he might be pleased to make- -consisting i of ,Vossrs. Witherspoon and Quattlebum, | The Presentments of the Grand Juries of rVillefnn. M.nrlhnrnucrh and Fairfield. ! ? ^ , ( p - - ' ' praying the establishment of a Peniten- | tiary, among other suggestions, were read ! and-appropriately referred. Reports from the Commissioner!} of} various Free Schools, were also presen- ; ted. A portion of the Fairfield Presentment, ' relating to the mode of weighing cotton 1 in Columbia, was referred to the Commit- j tee on Agriculture and Internal Improve- : ments. 1 he Hon. John Willson, Senator eVet; from St. James Goose Creek, was quali- : find nm) Innt )ii< ?>nt Mr. Witherspoou, from the Committee appointed for that purpose, reported that 1 the Governor would communicate with j : the Si?nat? to-morrow (Tnesday,) at L o'> clock, P. M. After the transaction of some formal business, the Senate adjourned to meet on Tuesday at 1'2 o'clock M. 1 In tub House of Heimiesentatives; ) Monday, November 20, 1849. ) At the hour of 12, m. the Clerk called - ihc roll, the ?S'pcakcr took the Chair, and a quorum being present, the journal of a the last day's proceedings of the previous - session of the Legislature was read. >. The Speaker announced that during the t recess of the Legislature, information had li been received of the decease of lour mem1/ II T"\ a u^io? uii' laic 14, A A. uai R , u, i- Crosby, T. S. Gillison and T. J. "Wriylit e ?and also the death of Mr. J. JfuElhae ney, laic door-keeper of the House, and 0 that writs of election as required, had been r issued to fill the vacancies occasioned by the death of the late members above 0 nnmed. The House was informed that Mr. llol\ 4 1 I 1 1 1 ianu> a memucr cieci wno nau been una* ^ Lie to attend at the previous session, was now in his seat ana ready to be qualiIt was announced that the following members elect were also ready to be qualified : Mr. B. F. Perry, member elect in place of the late E. II. Earle, of Greenville ; Mr. S. li. Massey, in place of the late. 7'hos. J. JFiright of Lancaster; and Mr. It. W. Kingcllton, in place of the late Thos. S Gillison of St. Lukes Parish. Whereupon jVessrs. Holland, Perry, I /S'ingellton and .A/assey appeared at the Clerk's desk and were duly qualified as * members of the House of ltcprescntatives. '* On motion of Mr. J W Blakeney, it was l" Resolved, That the House do now proII ceed to the election of a door-keeper. 8 A ballot was accordingly had, and Messrs. 'I1 S Marion. B Y J/artin anil A ? M Martin wore appointed a Committee to i* count the ballots. a Mr. Perry, of Greenville, asked that J >t N Whitner, Esq., one of the Solicitors of 0 the State, be excused from attendance at a this Session, on account of ill-health; and >. leave of absence was accordingly grant ted. r On motion of Mr. L M Ayer, it was 1 Resolved, That a Committee be apo pointed to wait on his Excelioney the i- Governor, and inform him that the House had met, and were now ready to receive such communications oh he might have to lay before them. '* The Speaker appointed Messrs. Ayer, a Seabrook and Wallace to constitute said Committee. Mr W R Robertson, of Fairfield, in ali? luding to the decease of Mr D Crosby, o late member from that District, addressed e the House as follows: ?- Mr Speaker,?If the House will indulge me, I shall embrace the present occasion to bring to its notice, on event that cani not fail to impress the mind of every mem ber. 1 At our last #c?sion, there ant in the ? midst of us a Representative from the - District of Fairfield, in the bloom of life t and in the enjoyment of full and vigorous - health ; that Representative is no longer numbered among the occupants of this - floor?death has assigned to him another i ?cenc of life, a different stage of action. On the 22d day of February last, and i in the 35th year of hi* age, at hi* home, in |b* botovt #fhi? ofamily, ??jd #ur 1 ' -d"1 1 ^ rounded by ^ympi thising flier.ds C'ol David Crosby breathed out his life, and paid the Inst debt of nat ure. , i This interposition of Providence, (o \ whose decrees we should submit with I ] christian resignation, hau summoned from j amongst us, whilst in the midst of the en- j joyment of all those blessings which ren- j i der life desirable, one who was admired \ for his many virtues, and much esteemed j ' fur his annable and estimable qualities. ] j Col Crosby was a native of the District ! t of Fail field, born of worthy and respeeta- 4 ble parents?his ancestors were among ( the early settlers of the country, and pos- \ sesscd those decided traits which seldom ; fail to manifest themselves in the line of offspring?giving dctei niinnteness to char- ] acter, and putting it in a great measure i beyond the control of contingencies and < external condition of life. These trails seem to have been in a very striking de- i grce transmitted to the subject of these re- s marks. ] Having in early life been thrown chief- lv unnn his own resources, bv his enercrY. i -j i ; ' J o- ' ? industry, and frugality, as a planter, he ; j accumulated, and lias left behind him for j i the support and enjoyment of his wife and j < children h handsome and competent for- I tuae. He was also possessed of decided j military taste, and by his early devotion to ; i the study of tactics, rose in rapid success j to the different commands of Captain, Major, Lieut Colonel, and finally Colonel of > the 24th Rejriment Sout. C'arolina Jfilitia. As a citizen he was ever prompt to discharge every public duty ; as a neighbor, he was kind and conciliating; as a friend, warm and sincere; and as a father, husband, son and brother, affectionate in the highest degree. As an evincing evidence riflljM nf (Iwtcn #1 unit f toe nnrl r?f the manner In which ihoy were appreciated, he was, while yet so young, fixed upon with entire unanimity by his section of the country as their candidate for the post, from whhh death has removed him. Thus whilst in the summer ot life, and in the midst of hi i usefullness, has death claimed him as its victim, and consigned him to an honored grave. It is not my purpose, sir, to pronounce I an cuiogy on u?c nie ana virtues ol my ' deceased friend and colleague, but simply ! to call the attention of this //onorable l body to this afllictivc dispensation of i Providencc, and to sisk of it an unanimous j adoption of the resolutions, which 1 will i now submit for its consideration. I 1 TU..4 IT 11- l ncauivcui i iiui tins n;is learned with deep and abiding sorrow, the death of C'ol David Crosby, Into a Kepresenta live from tho District of Fairfield, j Resolved, 7'liai the members and offii eers of this Jl?use, from a sincere desire of manifesting their respect for the memory of the deceased, will wear the usual badge of mourning, duiing the present iSVssion. i> i i it. -v? * .1 xvusuim-h, i iiiit wiu prucecuinjjs 01 uiih 7/buse in relati n to the death of its late member, Col Crosby, be communicated to his family by the C'lerk. The customary resolutions of condolence and sympathy were also offered w'th appropriate and feeling remarks, in relation to the death of members that have been announced? Hy (i F Tow lies, in relation to the late K II Earle, of Greenville. 15y Mr 0 Mc Witherspoon?in relation to tlie latcThos J Wright, of Lancaster; | and i My Mr It 11 Tillinghast?in relation ie the late Thos 8 Gillison, of St Lukes. On motion of Mr Henry, it was Ordered, That when this 7/ouse adjourns, it adjourn to meot at 12 M tomorrow. On motion of Mr lilakency, the 7/uuse then adjourned at 1J P M. Vacant Okfickrs. The following offices, we believe, will soon be vacant by expiration of the terms of the present incumbents, and resignation, and will be nuea by the Legislature, which meats today : Comptroller General. Treasurer of Lower Division. Adjutant and Inspector General. .Solicitor of Eastern Circuit. Commissioners in Equity for the following Districts; Beaufort, Orangeburg, ?9umter, Richland, Marion, Chest^i field, Marlborugh, Pendleton and Lancaster.?Telegraph. I IAUT? IW? A OTLIWVir 1 acvnu i? i 1 X V 14 1IIUIII UUV1 that M*. Eivi g will .bo legislated out of the Cabinet by abolishing the Secretaryship of the Interior, created during the last session. Both Whigs and Democrat# it is thought will coalesce to get rid of this functionary. jThero is evidently danger in the expansion of powers which this new department may ehoosc to exercise, and it matr b? wall doubled whether there was r.ny necessity for iU creation.?S. Carolinian, Im mar tine,?A Iottor from Constantinople, tinted Mh October, state* that the 6'ultan has granted to M. de Lamartine, gratuitously* an immense trnctof country situated in a fertile plain, within a few rntlftu Af ftfttWfnil onri ?r* ?yii3^iuii| miu K/iiuiiiK jiarv ui me domains of the crown, and which, it is said, Laraartjo* will make his rtHdencc id thf fourcaof the eflminpfupring 0i * . *<f?? NEWS BY THE AMERICA. J?nffland.~?The English piets devotes nuch ypaceto the consideration of tber>n ixexiUion add ret* of the Canndians. Th? London Times says, by whomsoever pro)Osed or concocted, it reflects great credt upon the tact, skill, and r.droitness of ts author. In &i)f akintr of the r.nnexa ion of Canada to ibe iTnited States, the l imes* says, that tho conduct of the pea* t)le will be directed by motives of pru lence and interest alone if they think they ;un do without Canada. They will not :ede those harbors which must ever command the mouth of the St. Lawruice, ind {noted the tnide. uf (he Atlantic. France.?The French Ministiy has resigned or been ditmined, because of their disinclination to sustqin the views i i.iU. i> :.i?.i?i*w .-iiiuuuii-u in me i icMucm# icucr 10 m. Ney, relating to the aJTuirs of Home. CJreat excitement existed in Paris in consequence, but the President was firm, and t?us written h letter to the Assembly, which the London STimes characterizes aa imprudent, but spirited. He has formed 1 new Cabinet, which wholly represents the views of the President and a majority L)f the Assembly. ai.. T\!?: i - * i* - IIIIAJIII^UII^C Ul IIIC JL/|-iiniS5.'ll OI IIIC French Ministry was received in London un Thursday, and caused much surprise md excitement. The French Ministry resigned in a bod y on the 30lh, though one account says thcv were dismissed. It seems that the whole ministry assembled that morning, with the exception of Odillon Barrof, who was ill, to advise the President respecting the appointment >f a successor to M. Falloux, the retirincr minister. At their meeting, Louis Napoleon emphatically declared that the Cabinet wanted dignity. This insult was too deep to be foigiven, and the President added that the Cabinet had-been too subservient to the conservative party of the Assembly; that the Clubs of the Council of fctat? did what he himsolf could not do, set tied the policy ot Uovcrnment, and actually nominated the ministry. This was enough. An explosion instantly follow* lid. The Timos says 'Louis Napoleon has placcd himself between absolute sueees.*, crowned with absolute power, and oerliiiti destruction.' M. Thiers, M. -Vole and Gen. Changamier, support the new ministy, but have too much prudence, it is said, to* join it. The proposition of Naj>oleon Bonnparte for an amnesty for the insurgents of,? une, came before the Assembly on the 25th of October. After much discussion th? proposition tvas negatived. Home.?Assassinations of the French soldiers continued at the latest dates. It is expected that the Pope will re turn soon, and that the t rench army will leave immediately. A correspondent of the London Time* says, that if the Pope returns lo Romf, it must be under the protection of foreign bayonets. Spain.?The new American minister has formally presented himself, and with much tact and skill disclaimed, In fh? name of /'resident, the doings of the party who proposed to scire upon Cuba. frOn Urto I ~ ?l A ? v ... jjuiimiiviviv iiiio i wmiiiiiiiiLJin u iu the French cabinet the fact thnt Ruiulu only demands the expulsion from herterritory'of the Hungarian?, and tlie affair is now regarded as settled. f ?. . TT CI v-l.'l.l I VA I lun J$? II1C. UMITM) ni'ATIS,? The following is an Approximate estimate of the proportion of liinds in the respective (Slates and Territories at this time under cultivation: Per ccnt. Ptr ttnt. New Hampshire, AO Ohio, 50 Vermont, 40 Indiana, SO Maine, 20 Illinois, 13 Massachusetts 60 Michigan, SO New York, fl5 Towa, 10 New Jer?ey. 50 Tcxm, (proper) 10 Pennsylvania, 70 Rhode Island, 60 Maryland, 20 Connecticut, 78 Virginia, 40 Florida, II South Cnrolina, 40 Wisconsin, 20 Georgia, 40 Missouri, 40 yllahama, 20 North Carolina, 21 Mississippi, 60 Louisiana, 60 & TYnneweo, 60 I Arkansas. 2# Kentucky, 40 | This shows that without our nswlj quired territories', there is CO per cent, of the United States, or more than one-half uncultivated. It also shows that we hare yet nbun* dant room for at legst twice our present population; and lastly it shows that th? United 8tntcs is destined to be the mistress of tho world ?Souih Caroling?, Yanreiw oh tub SUH JoAQtny.?? Bayard Baylor gives the Tribune nn ?e* count of his visit to .he Stockton Vailey of tho Sm Joaquin. Ho says: Tho Sm Joaquin is now about 80 yards in width Tho Yankee* have "squatted" at tho crossing, and established a ferry. They eharge for carrying over a man and hor??, mid ?* this route is now much travelled, their reeiepte range from 1500 to $1000 dnity. In addition to this they have a tavern ana grating enmp, which arvs very profitable. They built tboir lerry boat, which it * heavy (1st, hnuled eero?? with ft rope, wit.-.'their owi.haed?, Mwell es A lawk of 60 tea*, now doing ft fine bu?ineeibft* itwn tnd fHn <T ' i r *f?f *tflf 1