Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, August 14, 1858, Image 2
KBOWEK CjgtJMgL
ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
TKIIMS.?$l.ftO per nntiuin, in ntlvniipc. If
pnymont >?c delayed until after (lit* expiration of
the ycur, $2.00 For six montlitt, 70 cents, in
advnnco.
Advertisement* inserted nt tlie imiml rates.
riCKENS C. H., S. C.:
Saturday Morning, August 14, 1858.
K.ar Post Office.
A now post office, named "White llill,"
lias been established in this district: niul.Mr. i
IJiki> Pt'l.l.KN appointed Postmaster. He ,
will accept our thanks for forwarding the |
names of several new subscribers.
New Cotton
Mr. Joki. Valhiian, of this district, band- j
ed us on Tuesday last a boll of cotton, which j
opened 011 the 1th instant. This is early, we
believe, for this section of country.
Revivals"We
learn that large ami interesting protracted
meetings have been bold in the District
by the Baptist denomination, at which
moat gracious out-pourings of the divine spir. |
it have been manifest. Large additions hare
been made to the churches at Knon, Pleasant '
I I ill V?...
Mass Meeting at Williamston.
On the first page can be found the proceeding*
of the muss meeting at WiUia'inston last
week, minus the lights, with a brief report of
the speeches made on that occasion. The efforts
of Messrs. Keitt ami Our bear the impress
of wise statesmanship, as well as safe
counsel. There appears now to be but one
party or poliey in the State: that of forbearnlicc,
conservatism ami unity.
Tho Beech Island Speech.
The Charleston Mcrcur;/, in a brief para
grnpn, remains tn:it it lias reason to believe
that the report of Senator Hammond's late
speech, given in its columns, does not correctly
represent his views. As ho is expected to
Hpeak again some time during this month>
wo hope to have an authentic expression of
his opinions and positions.
The points made, we understand, were correctly
hut not as fully reported as he desired.
They have hcon endorsed, with fow excop
uons, by tuo state at largo.
What Does it Mean*
"We were not a little surprised to find the
following paragraph in a late number of the
Pendleton M:?icn<jcr. Speaking of his visit
t.) Willhunston, the editor says:
"Enough has been already said about the
Southern people running to Northern watering
places, instead of visiting those in our
own sunny South. Oh 1 they are so inaccessible.
Papa, do lot us go to Saratoga! We
acknowledge that there is much truth in the
saying, for most of our beautiful scenery is .
nearly, if not entirely, inaccessible. Hut j
thin i<nnnni lin nnrrwl ?<?"! >uf Will;- ?-?? I
^" ovvl Y
for tho Grccuvillo and Columbia Railroad
runs nearly to the door of tho hotel, and the
country roads arc as good as any one could
wish to travel. Why, then, not go to the
Springs? Keen if you arc J'rom Pickens and
]>uor too, surely you can put on airs as much
us any one. Need not cat breakfast until
nine o'clock if you arc not used to gcttiny up
before that time."
The italic? ore the editor's, not ours. We
Ja -1 " *
uuv (>iu|?u5u w> anumju 10 uivinc uio tneauing
of tho two last sentences of this paragraph,
even were it possible, but would merely
suggest that the editor bo a little more
personal in his remarks, or deal less in innondo
when speaking of Pickens ami her citizens
generally. Every place, no matter what
may be its character and position, is made the
butt occasionally of some numscull's witless
trash, but wo had not before supposed that
the editor of the Mmacnyr aspired to such
an unthankful ofH.ro. No assertion being
,n-wln rv^ I
....v.v, v? iitvv avttbUU, MIUIU 13 I1UWUII1? U) UU"
ny or disprove. It is l?yimplication tliat the
c litor attempts to distinguish himself, and,
if unmeaning nonsense bo included, we shall
be disposed to award him the palm ! Whatever
may be condition of our people, (and, if
the debts of those were paid who affect to
Rnecr at us, our balance-sheet would compare
favorably with any,) there is not ono so
"poor" in all the length and breadth of the
Ul.lbrim, 113 U) UtllUt IIIOSC WHO llllgllt l>o supposed
to occupy, pecuniarily, an inferior position
! That unthankful office is left to those
whose tastes and inclinations incline them
? that way.
The Election Returns.
Scattering returns from North Carolina induco
us to bclicvo that Judge Ki.i.is, thodcin
ocrauc cnnaiuato tor uovernor, is elected by
over 12,000 majority. No further particulars
arc at hand.
The oloution in Kansas, as far as heard
from, is adverse to the Lecompton constitution.
If so, she relapses into a territorial condition,
whoro she must rcmnin for a consul,
crahlo length of time. Eventually, in any aspect
of the coso, Kansas will become a free
?tato.
Tlio democracy of Missouri have trampled
(he emancipationists nndcr foot, and regained
their lost ground. Bi.air, tho hlack republican,
has boon <lofontcd in tho St. Louis congressional
district bv lion. J. H. Barratt. tho I
democratic cendirlate. Tlic election in this
Stato was for Congress and members of the
Legislature, ami tho result olsowhere is unknown.
Iti 1,1.y Bowi.bos.?It is stated, on the authority
of the Indian Agent, Col. S. Ruthor
lord, tnsn the renowned warrior chieftain of
tlie Seminolo tribe, Billy Bowlogp, bod arrived
with his attendants at their new wostcrn
home, and are much^pleaHcd with it.
Fam.ivo Or p.?The foreign import# at New
York of dry goods for tho month of July have
fallen oft' about r>7 pcrecnt. as compared with
tbo coirc??pondiug month of last year.
The Telegraph Cable.
The greatest achievement of the ago la ondoubtedly
tbo putting in auccossful operation
tho inngnctic telegrnpb. Next in importance
is the laying of tho "telegraph cable," be-'
tween Valencia, Ireland, and Trinity Bay, |
on tins continent, which 1ms just been a(s_
coinplishcd. .Strange as it may appear, in. |
telligcnce can be received from or forwarded
to Kuropc almost instantly. Independent of
the intrinsic value of this connection with
Great Britain, it must havo a very salutary
and happy eflfect, bringing us closer together ^
and harmonizing our diversified pursuits and '
[n(nri?sts Tlin fiilli.wi.ifr lutlnf \f.. t
J'iei.I), who has charge of (ho cntcrprien, will
he road with interest:
" Trinity Hay, Augusts.?The telegraph |
licet sailed from Quecnstown on the 17th of
July, and met at. mid ocean, and made the!
splice at one o'clock on the afternoon of the
20 til. TllO \ Hlrtll cnnm.of?.l il.~ I
mcumon and Yalar his bound for Valencia, i
and the Niagara and Gorgon for this place, 1
where they arrived yesterday. The cable
will be landed to-day.
"The cable laid is 1,098 nautical and 1,950
statute miles long from the Telegraph House
at Hull's llay to the head of Valencia harbor,
and for more than two-thirds that dis
' The cable was payed out from tlie Agamemnon
nt the sanio speed as from the Niagara,
and the electrical signals sent and received
through the whole length of the cable j
are perfect. The machinery worked most j
satisfactorily, and was not stopped for a sin- ;
gle moment. Oapt. Hudson, Messrs. Ever- j
ett and Woodhorsc, the engineers, electri- '
cinn* mill nfTir*ni*a i?f tl?#? .?*??! !?
every man on board the fleet, exerted tliein- j
selves to the utmost to make tlie expedition j
successful, and, by blessing of Divine Provi- j
deuce, they succeeded.
" After the cable is landed and connccted
with the land lines, the Niagara will discharge
her cargo, belonging to the Telegraph 1
Company, and will go to St. .John's for coal,
whence she will proceed to Halifax.
Cyrus W. Fiei.d."
\r.. o ? *- ' ... -
mr. rif.i.d imorms tuc l'resuient that tho.
first messago which passes over tho Atlantic !
wire, will he addressed to him by the Queen
of Kngland. A suitable response will he
made by the President, when tho line will be
thrown open to the public.
Appointments.
The Governor has appointed Mr. "Wesi.et
Pitch foro, of Tunnel Hill, a Notary Public
for Pickens district.
Mr. Pitchfoud has also been clcctcil Socr'.tary
and Treasurer of the Kcovreo and
Tuckasegce Turnpike company.
The Next Governor.
Naturally enough the people are casting
ahout for a suitable man to fill the Executive ;
chair in December next. Many nominations,
of " good men and true," have been made;
and. among them, we are pleased to notice
that of (ion. Harrison-, of Anderson. Fitted j
uy uuucuuun iiuu association tor any position
in life, \vc arc not surprised to see his friends
urging his claims to an office, which would
bo honored hy boing filled by a man of his
sagacity and wisdom. Just in the prime of
manhood, his hest energies would he devoted
to the discharge of the gubernatorial dutiesand
the advancement of the true interests of
the State. JL'lie second nomination of Gem
II. appears in the Orceuvillo fin(crpri.sct and
reads as follows:
ik Mr. Klllfnr Uw Mmdncr ty
J "VUi) , H.U IIIAI VIIIV- I
ernor must come from the up-country, and
in private oirclcs 1 have heard it conceded by
men of all parties that no one is more worthy
of receiving, as none would certainly support
with more dignity, ability and grace,
uubornntionnl honors, than (Jen. Jamf.s W.
Harrison, of Anderson. (Jen. Harrison is |
well known throughout the State, as an ac- >
complishcd gentleman of vigorous and highly
cultivated mind. To his friends he is known
as an honest and warm-hearted man, modest
and unaspiring, yet dignified, loyal and
brave. It is believed that, should lie permit
his friends to place him in nomination as a
candidate for Governor at the next election,
ho will receive the hearty support of all parties
and sections of the State, Permit me,
tlmn til l*AM r?ll rAUW ~ *- * -
..... vugu ) will \'\J I il 11111 lu MIS I
name to the people, as that of a person in
every way worthy of receiving the honors of
that high and responsible oftieo."
General Summary.
The charges oji extravagance, preferred by
the opposition papers against Mr. Bcciiaxan's
administration,arc beingclleetuallv met.
It 1ms boon stated that the amount appropriated
for the present fiscal year is $100,000,000,but
this is not true; and, moreover,
the authority to spend does not make an expenditure.
The amount appropriated is $08,- I
000,000, with the additional sum of $2,430,- j
000 authorized by a general law to bo ex pen- ;
ded in the collection of tho revenue, if so !
much he neeossary. This would make a 10tal
of $70,450,000, but it is not to bo presumed
that this amount must be expended merely
because it has been appropriated by Congress,
for various purposes.
Tho latest ndvieos from Europe are: that |
cotton has declined 8d in Liverpool, with sales !
of the week footing up 10,000 bales. Flour \
ami wheat arc both dull salo. The India and 1
Jew bills have passed both houses of Parlia- j
mcnt. D'Israem said the English govern- j
ment were preparing a plan for submission
to America, on matters relating to suspected !
slavers, which it was believed would be satis- i
factory to accomplish tho ond in view. Tho
fanatical movements against the Christians I
in Turkoy arc unabated. In India, tho for- j
tress of Gwalior has been retaken from tho
rebels: severo fighting, with heavy losses, j
continue throughout tho country. From Chi- j
na, wo learn that the Knglish llavo cnpturod j
a fort of 138 guns. An ineffectual attempt
was made toroulo tho Chinuso noar Canton, j
Tho Knglish mcrchantssought safety on board :
tho war vosseN. Tho heat in India has been
torrific, killing inoro than the enemy, thisbei
.... r....
Iiijj tuv uuiicnt nuinwii iui' IIHiro 111 1111 ft 'JlWr- 1
tor of ft century. Ex-President Vir.ncr. 1ms
arrived lit Cadiz, and sailed for Marseilles.
The new# from Mexico is to the effect, that
communication with the interior lia? been cut
I
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off, anil tlmt tho prospoota of tho '/uloaga party
were gloomy. A rising in favor of tho
constitutionnliHte had tnkon place in tho province
of Jliiastcea. and Oov. Morono, of Tampico,
at the head of GOO inon, had loft for tho
purpose of putting it down.
T!v?hnn?iri?
-..vm.i.6vo, |
Peterson's M au a^VnV:'.?Trt fidvnnco of nil
other publications, comes tliis cxccllout lunga/.ine.
It is published by t!. Peterson,
Philadelphia, Pa., at $'2 a year.
Mr. II. Jcdue MooUE proposes to publish
at Bennettsville, in tins State, a now paper i
under the title- of the Sun.
rcnnings ana cuppings.
Lauoe Number.?It iscstiinated that there
wore botwocn throe and four thousand people
in attendance at the " Mass Meeting at
Ayilliamstoii" last week.
Foreign Ikon at tub Caimtoi..?Six or
seven thousand tons of iron arc now being
imported from Scotland, to construct an iu|cduct
to supply the city of Washington, the [
capitol of our country, with water!
i a i> ? i. ?? i
xv ivr.i.n wr Till) VI.IIKX i IMG. 1 1ICTC IS 11 j
i time piece in Clinton, X. Y., over two h?iw
dred years old, brought over by tlie celebni- |
| toil Fatlier Elliott.
Kii.t.p.o itv a SliKKl'.?J. \V. Shaw, of
Winnsboro, S. C., was killed on the 2nd inst.,
hy n but on the neck from a sheep.
' Our Points awe Traitous."?A cotompornry
doubts if the Atlantic Cable, can last
amid the temporary dancers that beset it.
Tin: Ui,ousts asl> Dr. Hivikrf..?These
people, whose history foi the last few weeks
has been public property, are now in Savan
I nan. UUl IHount imprisoned Do Riviere.
| when the ladies espoused tlio cause of the
i latter. l>e Riviere has boon liberated, and
it is .supposed other " scenes" will occur ocI
casionally.
John Chinaman's Ice.?A i .wly arrived
John Chinaman, in Sluvsta, California, purchased
some ice ro'.jntly, and finding it very
wet, laid it out to dry in tho sun; On going
to look for it again he found that it lwul disappeared,
and forthwith accused the whole
Chinese neighborhood with larceny. A general
riot was tho eonsoquenco.
The Indian War in Oreuon.?A Washington
dispatch says that from arrangements
made by the War Department, for the Indian
war in Washington and Oregon Territories,
there will be, within a short time, 1200 or
1500 efficient troops concentrated in that portion
of tho country occupied by the hostile
tribes.
ii.i.Ness of Gen. Cass.?Gen. Cass is in a
critical state of health. He is suffering'much i
from diarrhuc.
flmm S?i i?v .?VI?a ?- n ' ~r<
?- i.v> MU^uiurucilunil Ul
Canada gets ?31,000 per annum?$0,000 more
than the President of the United States gets.
Chicaoo, August 2.?A bloody battle is reported
to have taken plaec between bands of
Sioux and Chippewas, near Big Stone Lake,
in Minnesota, on the 1 (th of July. Twenty
Sioux and eleven Chippcwas were said to
have been killed.
Fast.?A young lady and gentleman, who
knew each other when ehildron, met on the
ears going to llarrisburg, last Saturday.?
iiu.iiui?-inoy ion in love, stopped ftt a liotcl,
gut miirrioil and wont on together.
Adopting BuiTtsu Customs.?Nenn Sahib,
the East India chief, lias blown from u gun, in
the* neighborhood ofBarcily,a person whom lie
suspected of corresponding with the British
government.
Ijak<!e Amount.?'L'lic Mount Vernon fund
has now readied tho considerable sum ofr
$12;).67 ">. Of this Mr. Everett's labors collected
$80,000.
(llv a /-? ? "
...........v jinuu.iu.?xjcii. tvaixernas :
raised several thousand dollars at Columhup,
Miss., and enlisted thirty uicn to he ready to
leave fur Nicaragua about the 1st of September.
Dkad.?The Charleston papers announce
the death of A. Delhi Torre, an old merchant 1
of that city. Ho was a native of Italy. j
j\ ui.kar i iti.e.?a Now Zonltind cliiof !
maintained that he had n good titlo to his |
land been use lie had eaten the former owner.
Droivkkd Yii.t.ages.?-There is mueli suffering
among tho poorer classes at Algiors,
Gretna and McDonoughvillc, La., which aro |
still to a considerable extent covered with 1
water.
A Heavy Frost.?Tho Milwaukee Jotirnal
says n Mr. T. S. Frost was in that city Inst
week, who weighs 375 pounds. Considering
that we are now in August, this must cer- |
tainly be regarded a* a very heavy Frost. j
Increase or Ik', inkss.? Lust October the |
daily receipts of tlio New York custoni-houeo |
were from $15,(KX) to $20,(>00;during the fol- i
lowing months, it increased to $30,000; to '10,000
and $50,000.
A Fine Cow.?The Charleston Courier enys
thore is a cow at tho dairy ftirm of Mr. T. B.
Bissoll, near that city, that is now yielding
twenty-livo to twenty eight quarts of milk
daily.
Tkndkrpo and Dkomned.?Tlio annoint
moot of minister to Spain lias boon tendored
to Mr. Mallory, Senator from Florida, and has
been declined by him.
Tim Khamsin* iNnf.v,?A Now York cotemporary
says, in relation to the Hritidii in
Ilindostan, " to understand tho ponding In- 1
dian war, ono must, fancy the Florida war j
magnified ten thousand times," Tho co'm- !
pariHon hits the nail upon the head.
Tkrrihi.e Fkiht.?A bloody fight occnred
at n barbecue in Madiaon county, Kentucky,
on Monday last, in which throo men woro
killed, two of thoin named Jones, and two
named Mullor. were mortally wounded, by
one llulsey and hia two sons..
SusrECTED Si/AVKtt.?The Savannah papers
stato that the bnfmto Rawlins has arrived at
qaarantiho ground without papers. She reports
herself from tho const of Africa. Itu
mora arc current tlmt sho landed ft cargo of i
Africans on tho coast of Oubaor Toxfts.
Cruri.ty.?Tho 'fronton Authorities havq
a singular wny of dealing with their habitual
drunkards. lteccntly one was made to drink
a pint of cool water, which ho did very reluctantly
after a severe effort.
Comi'i.ainino.?Tho St. J/ouis papers complain
that men sit in church with their arms
around their wives, and suggest it "distracts
the attention of the lookers on from tho
preacher."
AIIK Alll lil NK HAII.ItOAl).?.Air. Morse, tlio
Knginccr, is now nctivoly engaged in locating
this Hoinl.
Invkteuatb Ciieu ers.?-A St. Louis paper
says that tlio grasshoppers have eaten up
the entil e crop of tobacco in Franklin conn
tv, and tlio last that was heard from them
tlioy were seated on the corners of the fence
bogging every nuin that passed for a chow !
A Wn.n Cat Hank Ci.oskd.?The Tbiinbridge,
Gil., Argus, of the Hist, snys: " Wo
have boon infnriiinil l>v Hir? n?.?ii?c* i Siul.in.. r.f
? "J ,v?'6 l"
this Hank, that every dollar in this Hank
had been paid out. ami the vaults are minus
of eithor specie or'.tills on other Hanks. He
consequently closed doors on Monday, and
loft in the stage on Monday night."
Pi.imp, (SoonSized (Jiiu.s.?The Taunton
(/uzttlc sa\s that there arc four sisters in that
town weighing nine hundred and thirty-live
pounds. The shortest being about six feet
high, weighing two hundred and fifty-six.
si'ictDK or a l'uoressor.?Mr. Cooper,
Professor of Greek, in Centre College, Danville,
Ky., hung himself on the 27 th ult. lie
was universally beloved.
IIf.ai.th or Cities.?The Charleston Mcrcu,ry
gives a statement of the mortality of the
, important cities in the United States during
tHo last week. Charleston heads the list in
point of healthfuliicRH.
1'lTIIf.lC lll?Vl?U-? A mil.li.i I
been tendered to Gen. Bonham, at Kdgclield
C. 11. t wii! coino oil'sometime during this
mouth.
Homuidk.?At a barbecue, near Ford's
Mill, in the vicinity of Columbia, on Saturday
last, James Goings shot Bryant Medlin,
killing him instantly. Difficulty orignatcd
over a card table.
A Class or Dlej lists.?Captain Travis,
" the groat-pistol shot," huo bo?n instructing
a class of forty-five young Indies at Lexington,
Ky.,'in tho use of the pistol. Among
them, lie says, the most timid becuine the i
host shots. With practice they acquired
courage, and ten times out of twenty they
would hit tho "bull's eye."
Yellow 1'kvf.k.?The yellow fever appears j
i'j m: prevailing 10 a greater or loss extent ;
all over tlie Island of Cuba. At (Jionfuogns j
its ravages arc reported to bo fearful. Tlio
people die rapidly, and the boat increases every
day.
Yki.i.ovv Fever.?There wore seventy cases
of yellow fever last week, in Now Orleans,
an 1 it is on the increase.
JioYAi.tv Shocked.?The Attorney Goner
al ol Kngliind, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, lias shocked
the whole fashionable world by marrying his
dairy maid.
New matkriai. vok making Papkr.?The
paper on wh'jh the Boston Courier, the Hoston
Journal, the i! jston Herald and the NewYork
Ledger are printed, is manufactured
from mummv rdntli. ?fiM???rv.l it.~ .....
...... ...u VIIIbahned
cattle and moi>a..,hsof auoiont Kgypt. |
A Patriotic Ukmark.?A follow who got \
ch unk 0110 election day, said it was owing to
his efforts to put down '' party spirit."
The Sand Man.?The ' retired physician
whoso sands of life" liavo been running out
for several years past, in New York city, has
1 --- ---
uticij Iiiiuvu 1.11J ill iltl UU VClUSUnlOIll 111 tlie
London journals!
Iloors.?Hnnguy, of the Central Independent,
inilofonco of "lioops," speaks of tlicin
as among the things that wo "first loathe,
tho'? pity, then embrace."
Kim.kd.?Tlie Columbia Carolinian eaj's
that on the 5th instant, two negroes wore killed
by lightning, near 06 depot. They were
uotli under a tree when it was struck.
Nett Eaunin'os.?The nett earnings oftlio
Greenville and Columbia Railroad, for the
last six months, lins been $U0,G80.UG ; an increase
of $13,'J18.57 over the same period last
year.
Dkci.i.mis.?llyv. 11. W. Barnwell of this
-1 ?- l l> -M *
.-.i.iiv, lutu'juj uiuciuu i rosuipin ui William
and Mary (Yu.) College, declines tlio honor.
Ck.n. Quitman.?(Jen. Jolm /V. Quitman?
the hero, statesman, and patriot ?wax a member
of tho fraternity of Masons ; holding 0110
of it? highest officers ut the time of his death.
Promoted.?Lieut. CScorgo S. James, of
Laurens, Ims boon promotod to the firat Lieuteney
of the 4th llogimont, U. S. .A.
'A'BRilBiiE JJeath.?A negro woman, bolonging
to Luda Cotiiran, living uomu ten
uiiloe south-oast of Panola, Mississippi, was
struck by lightning lust week, while standing
noar a trco under which sho had taken
shelter during a storm. Tho lightning struck
the trco and passed down her body, opening
hvi iiinn, mid IWISllllg tllO
Hkin of her body onco or twico around licr.
She died in a low hour*.
One of tho deacons or \ certain oburcb a*l<od
the hiftiiop if he usually kissed tlio "bride
at wedding? "Always," was tho reply.?
" And how do you imina^o when the liappy
pair are negro# Y" was the next question. "In
all such cases," replied tho bishop, "tho duty
of kissing is nppjiutod to the deacons."
oc nmwmQ&rmm?..
yoIt TUB COURIKlt.
Mr. Editor: A communication Appeared*
in your last paper, ovor tlio name of ' Ome*
gft," asking ine to do that wliioh it Ih out of i
niy power to do, namely : " To nuiko a con
doused allowing of the riso and progress to i
its consummation of tlio Pendleton Female
Auademv?(ho public and privuto fundi of
each individual (hat huvo sustained that in- '
stitutiouup to tlu* present time." Long since '
all the papers bclonirinor to that institution.
that wcro in my hands, liavo boon turned .
over to cnotlicr net of Trustees : and, if I bad ;
access to tho jm|>crH, 1 could not do what I
lnvo boon asked to do. The former Trustees I
may Imyo committed blunders, such as the '
human race are all liable to do, but Iain well
satisfied that their intention and whole object
was to carry out tho wishes of thoso who
subscribed and ji:iid to them their nionev;
and, if I am not great I v mistaken, their In
bors wero not lost. Tlio benefits and inllu- i
oncc of that institution have boon fi'lt, niul :
may bo t>eoii throughout this whole coimuu-1
nity.
Hio present Trustees Arc gontlemen of high i
qualifications, and will no doubt man- getho |
a (lairs of the institution to the best nib tin.ago '
anil tor the good of all contai ned.
K. 15. Benson.
Pendleton, August 11. 1S.">,S.
roil IIIIK COL'KIKR.
}Fr. KtWor : 1 would most respectfully ask
a piano In your columns, to suggest tlie name
of a gentleman to tlio voters of tlie District
for tlie office of Tax Collector. And in doing
so, I feel confident that I can sny for liim,
" without the foar of (contradiction" that he
is competent in an eminent degree, to discharge
the duties of tlie offico, and worthy
the confidence of ovcrv voter of tlie District.
I allude to John Bou rn, Esq. It is known !
to llic eiti/.ens of the District, that lio was !
their Tax Collector eight years ago, when I
he ilisohs rgetl all the functions of that office
to the entire satisfaction of the tax payers,
and with honor to himself.
In common with the mass of his friends
and neighbors, I shall deem it a very great
pleasure to " ticket" him at the next regular
election, ami hope early to see his name regularly
announced in the columns of the four/or
as a candidate f>r Tax Collector.
In justice to Mr. iiowK.N, I will Mate that
this article is written entirely without Ins
knowledge or consent. (i.
(Joorgo's Creek, AugustGth, 1858
Letter Envelopes.
POST OFFIOK, CII aiiiiKSTONJ )
July 550, 18.r>S. j
Tho undersigned would respectfully ask
for public altcntion to tho following facts :
J Jus ill ess letters are almost invariably
sent in envelopes, ami in tracing out losses
or miscarriage# it is always important to
ascertain the precise day of inr.iliiig at tho
point where tho letter was written. In
many cases lie has found the letter itself to
have been carefully preserved, while tho
envelope has been lost, and thus every cs
scntial information is forever destroyed.
The uxdorsignod would therefore suggest
that wheucvor letters arc of such nature
as to he matters of "reference" after
their reception, they had better be folded,
scaled and forwarded as formerly, without
envelopes, the original sheet hearing the
date within and the post mark or stamp
without. A l.vkki) ifudkil,
Postmaster, Charleston, S. (J.
Shooting Affhav.?The Laurensvillo Ifer
all* ays: "An unfortunate difficult)'occurred
in this District on Friday last, in the
neighborhood of Tumbling Shoals, in which I
Mr. I> roston .Tones ami a younger brother of |
Mr. Henley Maddox was shot by Mr. J. A. 1
Sullivan. We understand that Mr. .Jones
was dangerously wounded, but Mr. Maddox's
wounds arc but slight. Of the circumstances
connected with the difficulty wo can no
reliable account; and as we understand tin
whole a ft air will undergo judicial investigation,
wo forbear publishing at.y of the reports
we have beard.
l<\>ni<u it r\ *
r.ur.nnu uwuill. All 13 VUUIt WHH ()Trani/.ed
by the Hon. A. (jr. Mngrath yesterday
morning, ami will probably continue
two weeks, as there is a large amount of
business, wo understand, transferrn<l from
Charleston to this point. His Honor is
kind and courteous to the members of the
bar, nnd the officers of the Court generally
arc gentlemanly and obliging. There is
n-r.-.r _i r, - .
im.iv uuniuvon U11 mo \_li 111111 !> 1 KIU0 01 (ItC
Court and the Grand Jury will probably
be d'lHcliargcd to-day.
We notice among the members of the
bar in attendance, Hon. J. L. Orr and Col.
J. P. llced of Andcraon, Messrs. Summer
ami Baxter of Newberry, Mr. Phillips of
Marion, ;md Col. Baskin, of Abbeville,
Hon. W. I). 1'ortor, Messrs. Evans and
Conner, of Charleston.? Greenville Patriot
Personal.?l)uringsovcral days of the
past week, Col. James I). Blanding, of
Sumter l)i.striet, South Carolina, has bent
in Knoxville. We take pleasure in noting
the fuet of his presence in our midst, becauso
ho has front the earliest inception of
tho Rabun (lap Kail Road enterprise, been
one of ife< warmest and most earnest friends
as n member of tho South Carolina Legislature.
It will be remembered by many
of our citizens, that Co). IHanding, tho fa-1
?!.?? ,.e .1
i.iui ui mo auoiuui oi mis notice, whs a
/.onions and untiring advocate of tho Louisville,
Cincinnati end Charleston Knil Hoad.
Col. B., while here, had the satisfaction to
see thnt the wck is going forward prosperously
in this Htate, and lie lind opportunities
to acquaint himself more fully with the
great advantages which will result to his
constituents upon tho completion of tho
road, in furnishing them, at lowerrntes than j
they perhaps have ever known, with flour,
bacon, beof-cattle, horses, mules, &e., &e.
it will altord us pleasure to Icnrn that liis
constituent# have at the ensuing Octohcr
election returned him again to the Legislature
by ft larger vuto than he has over before
received, for we nro auro he is worthy
of increasing honor.?Kftoxvillc Citizen.
A YOUNG lady of more heauty than
tjenso?moro accomplishment th?m learning
?more charms of person than grnco of
nil n<1 ?!*?.? A.!? 1
mvniuminiua ijlliilli 11 irilllN HlCfC I
fool? than wUc mea, for nttcudauts-^a
Wquctto.. '
Highly Interesting from Utah.
Wo find in the Now York papers some
interesting uowh from Great Salt hake City
concerning the arrival there of the United
Krtnnu tl.rt rp?s)>iuiA lltlU
i 'luiun ti ah*' i i iwuiiv ??*?* ?*
from that city to the 3d of July. One <>f
its correspondents writes:
The army arrived qu Saturday, occupying
ten hours in it.s passage through the city to
the camp beyoiui the Jordan. The advanced
guard, connnnndcd by Brevet Col.
.Smith of the lUth infantry, consisted of
('apt. Pc.Saussure's company of tho 1st
cavalry, Oapt. Marcy's of the 5th infantry,
and ('apt. (lardnc-'s of the 10th, and a section
of Phelps' bnuJrv, under Lieut. Ilow...,l
Tlx, ,1 ?,?
advance. (.Jotu Johnston was attended only ^
bv his regular stuff, and by the commissioners,
who rode out from the city nt an
early hour to meet him.
The advance emerged from Emigration
canon about 7 i o'clock, and after a brief
halt on the beech dircetly abovo the city,
descended into the streets and pursued a .
it route toward the .Jordan, winch led io
past Brighton Young's mansion and the *
Lion House, the Council House, the Temple
square and the houso of W. C. Staines,
nt which (Governor Cumming is a guest.?
It was followed by the 10th infantry, I'ln/lps'
battery, the f)th infantry, lteno's battery,
Colonel boring's battalion, (consisting of
companies of the (itli and 7th infantry au<l
of the mounted riflemen,) Col. Hec'svolun
tool-battalion and tho 2d dragoons. Kacli I
regiment and b. ttalion was followed l\v its
wagon train. The sun was just setting
wbon tlie dragoons crossed the bridge over
the Jordan.
All the flags which bad been flying ever
since last runway trotn tno stalls un iMam -?j
street, were struck by the Mormons during
the passage of the troops. Most of the men
who had been attracted from the Fov.th by
curiosity, watched the procession through
the cracks between the boards with which
their windows were barricaded. The city
seemed as dead as on the day our little party
of Gentiles entered it a fortnight ago. The
only groups of visible spectators were on
(be corner near tho IVmplo square.
A correspondent of tho Herald says: Tlio
Mormons wore greatly surprised at the vast
number of wugonsdonnocted with thiarmy.
ICaeh division was followed by its wagons ;
so there was a body of troops and then an
immense line of wagons, which were driven
A1. l. ii. . A., x mi _ .1
viiruii^u iiiu ciiynt iui' vroi. J iiu uny wnw
intensely hot, mm) atirl beast sweating copiously.
Dense eloudw of dust wore raised
by the advance of the wagons, the men
perspiring with labor arid the heat, and enveloped
by the dust; their faces covered
with sweat, were recontcd with dust, till
they looked as black as tho oarth upon which
tlioy trod. I ho .Mormons greatly pii111
ired the military bands, particularly tho
excellent one pertaining to tlic tcntli infantry.
Not a man left the ranks in passing
titrough tho city; not a stick nor stone
belonging to Ziot) was touched; the army
passed through it as hastily as possible, and
then shook the dust from off their feet by
loaning into the Jordan for a bath, which
every man of thciu needed.
On Tuesday, the 20th ult., thennuy, under
Col. Anderson, the senior officer prcnont,
struck their tents and moved up tho
Jordan (.southward) ten miles. On tins
JJUth, the inarch was resumed, hut directed
west to what aro here called the West
Mountains?that is the mountains on tho
west side of this vallev. 'Tho nrniv is now
encamped at tho foot of said mountains,
some twenty miles distant.
In a few days the army will move down
to Cedar Valley, about forty mihs south
and west from this place, ami ten miles
west of Levi. It will probably winter thero
and in the adjacent vnllcvs. Cedar Valley
is beyond the Jordan river and lies be
tweon the foot of the first and tho body of
tho second mountain west of this valley.
Tho Mormons have begun, U>jrcturn to
their homes; numbers hare alrenctyurei*-ved
in this city, nnd others arc on the way.
Hri^ham and lleber Kimball arrived dny
before yesterday ; their families arrived yesterday.
Within n week, it is expected that
the major part of the population of this city
will have returned. Whether we (lontile.s
will then ho able to get rooms mid better
accommodation* than we now have is questionable.
'I'llA MnnnAna lnpArmA<1 ?nn *!* ?* ^"
signed nnd desired to return to their homes
a month ngo, but were prevented by n
movement of the nriuy, an tliey considered,
contrary to the binding promise of tho commissioners.
Bald movement destroyed
their confidence in the execution of the nrrangement
that had been completed ; so
they determined to remain south till the.
army passed, so as to sec what would be
done, by it.
From letters in tho X^w York Times,
we learn that Brighnm Young had not
ceased his fulminntions against the Federal
Government. A discounts delivered by
liiin at Provo, abounded in vulgar personal
reflections upon the President, denouncing
him as a " driveling old dotard." A cor- ^
respondent of the Times fnys of the audi
viiw iu nuivii j uuii^ iiciu idriu H
A glance at tho audience shows us that S
thrcc-fo*rtlm of it is composed of women,
nil dressed with exceeding plainness, not to
say coarseness, but ninny of them exccec'-.
ingly pretty or interesting in personal npnnnrfiiu^a
-- j? 1
r .w, uutniui^iaiiUiii|( UlWU UIHIHIVillltflgc?.
I wn? struck 'with tho fnct thnt nii m
seemed to have brought their children with 9
them. There wore few among thorn without
nu ing infinite on their knees. Tho
oxeceding yoMth of some of thexo mothers
could not (wcflpe attention. Ono, nt leant,
who safe noar mo, could Hca?c?ly have bceu
(if#/.,... ?/ ? ? *? ? 1 *
uimyu ^umo uiuui lilllll livr UUDCj it oven.
thttfr.
Tho refugee Mormon a at Provo vroro >
living in tonta, many in lodgea made of
willow twign, and akiil others under thoshade
of roofa inado of strong wiljow blan- ^ jP:
keta or carnntu >
work of potcH. With nil tncM> comfort
was out of the question, but tliouMinds linvrt
uovcrthclcsa Hubuiittcd in biUmcc (w. tfio- t
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