Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, September 11, 1858, Image 2
KKOWKK COUJtlg
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
TKltMS.?$1.60 por annum. in ndvnneo. If
toUymout l>c tl(jlnye<l until nftortlie expiration of
tl?o jcur, S'2.0^ For !?ix months, 7o couts, in
AdrortUomonts inserted nt the usual rules.
PICKENS C. II., S. C.:
Saturday Morning, September 11, 1858.
Land for Sale
Triin attftntinn of Iniwl liiivovu ?c
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tho various ^droi tiscmonta in our columns
for the snlo o? valuahlo Lands. Thoro arc
other noticos therein of public interest.
New Post Ofilce.
A now post office ban been established at
Heady Mountain, in North Carolina, Mr. W.
1). ItouRRs bos boon appointed Post Master.
Favors.
Wa nrn At- IT.. -r T
? v iumvi/vvca w i>A ( i Lr<-^ I r>i\) uv U UVillO"
hoc Valley, for somo very tino peaches. llo
will please ncccpt our thanks for the same.
Mr. L. Capeueart has also favoroil us with
n liberal "mess ofbeans," of a now variety.
They are called " Cabbage Bonus aro prolific,
of a beautiful goldeu color, and pleasant
to the palate.
Saleday.
Tlio number of persons in attendance on :
Monday lust was largo. Much valuable
property was t?r?Ul, tho land sales amounting
to about $15,000. A negro boy was knocked
off at $000.
The Pickens Agricultural Society held a
moeting in the Court House, in tho morning,
for tho ptirposo of preparing for the Anniversary
or Fair, which is to eon.c off at a future
day. ?
The orcction of a new arch, under the upper
Keowoo bridge, was let to Col. ILvgood,
nt $350,000,'lie being tho lowest bidder.
As usual tho candidates woro ploasant and
busy. Thoi time is growing abort, and they
seem disposed to improve it. There lias been
no excitement, wo glnd to perceive, in the
canvass thus far; nor is there any neccsfity
for such a state of affairs.
A Destructive Storm.
"\Vc loaru that a destructive storm visited
the South Western section of Pickens district,
on tlio 3d instant, accompanied bv a henvv
vain. Tho Morohnnt Mill ot' the Messrs.
Siiei.ok was injured by the house being moved
a few inches. A dwelling of Mr. Mosks
mtbser was blown down, together with the
barn of Mr. Hawthorne. Other houses were
blown down and unroofed in the neighborhood.
The damage to proporty in that section,
has been Tory considerable, but we are
tinalllft to <ri*t nnvMltmr lltr? n O"1'
? ?V O "?v " wnvv. van
mate.
The AfricansThe
Africans discharged from the Echo, in
Charleston, aro still the topic. Tlioquestion
of jurisdiction has croated quite a discussion.
The Sheriff of Charleston, underlogal advisement,
thought it his duty to take charge of
tho ncgrooa under tho act of 1835. This was
resisted by the Marshal of the United States,
under tho legal opinion of the District Attorney.
Finally, to get rid of tho diffieulty.thc
Africans were removed to Fort Sumter, with
out tho jurisdiction of the State.
We copy from tho Mcrcury an interesting
account of a visit of the editor to these unfortauuto
crcuturcs.
A Home Anecdote.
One of the editors of tho N. C. Presbyterian
is reirosinng mmseit at tno v lrginia springs.
At the White Sulphur lie met Dr. W. of Lexington,
and was tolil an anoodotc about the
Dr. and Speaker Orii. The editor tells it
thus:
Not long since, they were both at the warm
Kprings, and met in a public room of the Hotel.
They had been sitting with other 00111
. puny, ami after awhile the Dr. rose and walked
across tho room with tho usual limp in his
Mr. Orr immediately recognixcd him,
and asked if lie wore not Chaplain at the
University of Virginia at such a time, naming
the year. Tho Dr. replied that he was.
" I was there," said Mr. Orr, " ft student, at
thoUDiversity, and I knew youhy your limp."
' Well," said the Dr., "it seems my litnpini/
made ft deeper impression on you than iiiv
preaching." The joke placed Mr. Orr in an
awkward predicament, and most men would
have been unable to extricate thomsolves.but
he replied with ready wit. "Ah, Dr., it is
the highest compliment we can pay a minister
to say that he is known by his walk rather
than bv his convcrstifion !"
Labor in tiie Free States.?As further
evidence of the depressed condition of
labor in the Free .States, wc subjoin the following,
which we find in a late number of
the Philadelphia J'reus :
A recent viait to the interior of Pennsylvania,
has convinccd us tluit. the worst accounts
of destitution among the sons of toil
have not been exaggerated. The best
IiiikI-j nnii Virt linrl nf. fift nflntfi ft <lnv in llif?
harvest field, and those who lout year easily
earned 81 50 per diem, are now glad to
worl for one-third theaniouut. Meanwhile
in the department of skilled labor, everything
is dull. Manufacturers are compelled
to reduce their force or suspend operations
entirely. Furnaccs arc closed, forges
stand still, the coal trade is stagnated, and
i ii... !. i ~
^i;iiui?ii prcvtidn. i nunu >v uu uuvu
capital refuse to invest it untii something
is done to Htiumlate business. Those who
have no capital <irc in tho greatest uncertainty
as to the future.
Mt. Vernon in tiik Forf.8T8.?A loMor
from David V. Whiting, Esq., postmaster at
Snnta Fe. New Mexico, states that lie has
^r.1 1 O.lt A>1 S r\ Min f Pr? * /\W i 1. /. OHM A. r
wiiwuwwyiu mi wu wwii"?IIIV sum ui
$10, for tho Mount Vornon causc. Tho nnt<ociation
neoma to have Us "knights" evorywhoro,
and voty onorgctio onoa, too, if vse
tako Mr. Whiting a?j a
Whito Water Fallo.
"E. K.," of tlio Elljjefiohl Advertiser,
writes some interesting letters from our (lis|
trict. In his last, speaking of Whito Water
Falls, lie says :
"And now 1 fly off at a tangent to Whito
? atcr mile, in i'lekcns, >*. I"., without taking
things in tho order of their occurrence.
Cara&hilarktoy, or White Water, is tho
most celebrated cataract in the Palmetto
State. The rivulet itself is one of considerable
size, and it pitches headlong down a
steep shelving rock vhieh must bo at least
250 feet high. I made a pilgrimage to this
far-famed locality in company with a favorite
friend. IJoforo reaching the Falls, we
stood upon the brow of a mountain overlooking
tho Keowee valley, and saw Uie
yielding, vanishing clouds, liko a ghostly
nrnoi'iinn. swoon Mm orrminrl <it
I? J I'( * "' "" vl" lw;t)
whilst to tho South and East, prismatic
vistas "bade the lovely sceties at a distance
hail." Thence descending a continuous
succession of hills to a rocky knoll irradiated
by the sun-lit face of the White Water,
we heard tho roar of the cataract. Turning
our horses, wo rode down the rivulet
through copse and shady forest, fit haunts
for dryads and sylvan boys, to the precipiu,?.
.*....1 : i ?i?
Iiuua unu JU^VU IUCh.1 ovur WHICH llllC
Water pours its milky tido. There was a
pause; we stood spoii-bound upon the verge
of the Fall, looking with fearful delight
adown the long rugged slopo of dashing
waters made white as the driven snow by
j the swiftness of their dcscent. We lingered
long, and with soul-stirring emotions at
many a point and angle, where the eyo
I takes in the magic wonders of nature. The
I wildnesH, the beauty, the splendor, and the
! magnificence of the scene lights up a blaze
j in memory's gloom, which can ceasc to
shine only with the extinction of life itself.
j No one, over whoso, breast nature holds empire,
could forget the blended music of those
sighing pines and roaring Hoods ; nor could
ho fail to remember those frightful crngs,
which rise high above the misty cavern filled
with the presence of that "spirit, of all
the colors in heaven and on earth;" nor that
"whitening sheet," as seen from the base.
decked with a thousnnd evanescent gleams
nnd ever varying hues. Although White
Water has no legendary reminiscence to
lend a charm to its embowering shades, and
give a tongue of eloquence to its impetuous
waters, yet it speaks for itself, in a voice
and with an aspect which agitates the very
soul within us. Hut time stealing on, we
bade a long farewell to these " fairy splendors."
11 1.1 i ' *
/vuoui rue nour wnon day-iignc dies, wc
rode into tho dreamy vale of Jocnsacc, situate
tlirtso miles below tho falls. This valley
is full of tho romantic, tho beautiful and
the picturesque. Environed by high craggy
mountains it seems secluded from the
rest of tho world. At its upper termination
the Thompson and the White "Water mingle
their sheeny waters; tho Jocassee,
U'llidll Qnviniro 4\'A?n *l?Io
n" "v'" """ liio
entire stretch of the valley with its limpid
flood. 8itnins says that in grace and grandeur,
the scenery of this region is not surpassed
by that of Switzerland. Indeed,
the imaginings uf the Poet could hardly
give an additional charm to Jocassee's "101ysian
vale so complete is its own freshnet
beauty and loveliness."
1i. . Paiiauuay Exi'KDiTiox.?Paraguay
affairs have claimcd more or loss of
the public attention since the adjournment
of Congress, and the name of Captain Thomas
J. Page has generally been assc ;iatcd
with them as the probable commanding officer
of the expedition now in preparation
<U. T? l)l..i. li il - - f.i
iui u>v l liuii. j t wua, uiuruioro, Willi some
surprise that his many friends learned that
Commodore Shubrick had been assigned
to the command of the Brazil squadron, and
that the Paraguay fleet would form a part
of it. We are glad to know, however, that
the most cordial feelings exist between the
distinguished officer selected as flag officer
of the squadron and Captain Page, who will
occupy the responsible post of fleet captain
and mat tnc position assigned each of them
by the department is entirely agreeable to
both.
It has been deemed sound policy to greatly
augment the naval force to be scut upon
this expedition, that the demonstration
may be as imposing as possible, and that
nothing may be wanting to produce the desired
moral effect by the anncaranee of the
expedition in tlint part of South America,
it has been deemed advisable to place it
under the command of the senior oiliccr of
the navy?a man who unites to bis high
position all the personal qualifications essential
for such service. Captain I\ige is
assigned to the post of flag captain by the
selection of the Secretary of the Navy, and
at the expressed dciiironf (Jommndnvp. Hindi.
rick. Nothing could furnisn better evidence
of the high appreciation in which
his services arc held by theso distinguished
gentlemen.? Washington Union.
tkrium.k Tornado in 'Jf.stkr County.?A
terrible tornado visited the town of
Donning, Ulster county, New York. It
began at Dcwittvillc, and took its course
westward to a place called Smithvillc, about
nve miles distant, tearing up trees anil levelling
almost ov? ythiug in its course. At
Dewittville, the house of Mr. J. Smith and
that of Mr. IToyt were Mown down. There
was no one iu the latter house at the time
Mrs. Iloyt and her three ehiidren being on
a visit at the house of Mr. Smith. Mr.
Hoyt was instantly killed, and Mrs, Smith
80 badly injured that she died in a few
hours after. A lndy named Mrs. Hunbock,
who was nlso in tho house, was so
badly injured t!int her life is despaired of.
Tho three ehildren of Mr. Hoyt were also
soriously injured. The tornado passed on
its course towards Smithvillo, but whether
iinv innrn livou urwn Inal (ir m-rtfuirti; ilnulv/w
""j " , . v
?d wc arc yet unable to learn.
A Good Sikjokktion.?The Now Orleans
Pictit/unc insists that n? (fogs are property,
no person or corporation has authority
or right to poison or kill them, any more
than they Jiave authority or right, to kill
horaca or oows.
Pennings and Clippings.
New Aktiui.e of Xkauk. --An ingonious
follow hi Now Orleans has inaugurated a now
: trade?that ?,f alligator killing. Sinco May j
ho hi\3 slayed 400, which have netted him j
$551), besides paying lilts expenses. Their '
hides nro tanned and made Up in boots, and
tho oil ns v. ell as their teoth nro saleable.
An Endorsement ok Poitoi.as.?Tho Hon.
Mr. Wright, M. C., from Georgia, endorses
Douglas against tho Administration, and .
hopes ho will ho rc-eleotod. Douglas is winning
a great deal of sympathy in tho South, j
Burned to Dbatii.?Miss Mnry Myjor, ft
young ami interesting lady, ngcil 17, was 1
burned to death in Chicago on the 25th iust.,
by the upsetting of a fluid lamp.
IIbavv Taxks.?lt|]is stated that the New 1
York city tax levy for 1858 amounts to $8,-1
17l,092,or uoarly one hundred dollars per j
llpfld fnv ovnru rnfni- I I?% 1 F I*- no it ? '
? wi 11, ?o wurjf
body belioves," is wasted fraudulently.
Fined.?The Indepondenco llelgo stntos
that a young lady living in Itunovor, hasboen
sentenced by a court of that town to pay u '
fine of two francs " for having worn a dress
which, occupying tho whole of tho breadth of j
tho pnvoment, is an obstruction to tho public '
Onb-Kveh.?Tho Richmond (Ky.) Jftjwe/i- !
c/rr mentions a freak of nature, which, wo j
believe, is without a parallel. It is a colt i
with but one eye. Th" eyo is considerably
larger than the usual si.e, and in the middle
of tho forehead. It was folded on tho farm
of Mr. Elisha Roberts, Madison County, Ky.
Heaths is New York.?We learn from tho
l ..C it.. nil- t.. - .
iv|iuivi'i im: \-u v inspector iiini mere wore
057 deaths in tho city during the past week;
and increase of 10 as compared with tho mortality
of the week previous, and 54 more than
occurred during the corresponding week of
last year.
Teas Recused.?The news of tho conclusion
of peace in China has considerably depressed
tho tea market at New York, ami on
Friday priccs declined 1 to 2 ccnts per pound.
The Pi,ace rou an Extra Session.?Thcro
art; said to Jx) sixty members of Congress now
sojourning at tho (Jrecbricr White Sulphur
(Vfi.) Springs.
Stim. true to his Nature.?Antbony
Burns, the celebrated fugitive slave, who
eneiieu a iew years ago, so much sympathy
from Boston Abolitionists is now in the Massachusetts
penitentiary for the crime of robbery.
I)KrTit or the Atlantic.?Lieutenant
Bcrrvman, in 18">3, made a sounding in the
Atlantic ocean 39.090 feet in dopth, equal to
a little over 7 J miles; and Captain Denham,
of the British navy, 1ms obtained soundings
at the vast depth of 40,230 foot, or about 8 J
English milce.
New York.?Gorritt Smith, abolitionist
13 giving the Black Republicans "fits" in N.
York. Both parties hftvo candidates for
Govornor, and the contest waxes warm. It
is thought the democrats will bo successful.
Tnn IvAVSAS Kl.KfTinv. '1'llA Itnul'd r\f nlrtr.- 1
tion commissioners, constituted by tlio Kng- |
HrIi bill, have issued a proclamation, declar j
ing the proposition rejected by nine thousand i
five hundred and twelve majority.
Poisoned.?A child was poisoned a few
days ago in Champion, Ohio, from eating a
small picce of cobalt or fly-stone, which hod !
been placed on a table for tho purpose ofdc
stroymg tlics. Uvoatcaution should be taken
in the use of such poisonous drugs.
Heavy Taxation*.?In the city of "Wilwaukoe,
Wisconsin, the people are taxed at thy
rate of $2.37 for ovory man, woman and child
for city purposes alone. The debt of the city
is $2,370,850.
Minnesota Homestead Law*.?The "homestead
law," recently passed by the Minnesota
Legislature, exempts from sale by execution
a homestead of eighty acres, and ono lot in a
town or city, with the improvements on tho
same.
Sf.I'TF.miikr Elections.?An election for
Govui nor, members of Congress, .fee., took
place in Vermont and California, on the 7th
of September. A similar election will come
oil in Manic, on Monday, tho 13th of September.
The canvass in the latter State is quite
animated.
War Copartnf.rsiiii*.?Tho London Times
correspondent mentions the probability of an
expeditions being undertaken against Muda-'
r ?~r ?1-_j 1
fturvui UJ uiv illlUVU 1UIUUU Ul 11(1 itllU
France t? punish the inhabitants for thoir
cruelty and piracy.
A Great Voyaob.?The whale ship Laurens
arrived nt New London, Conn., a few
days since, after an absoncoof only onoyear,
with a cargo of 4,100 barrels of oil. Less
than four and a half months of the time was
occupied in whaling, or taking oil, the bal
anco of tlio year having boon required to
make the passage. '
A Hari> Place.?Columbus, Kentu^ y, is
a hard place. An old (armor, who had boon
badly swindled thoro, eaid of it; If thcnngcl
Gabriel happens to light at Columbus, there'll
bo no resurrection, for they'll swindle hi i
out of his trumpet before lie can mako a single
toot! ?
Not Pi.RASANT.?.A fnolixh r>l*l uf tu-ontv
- - * - - rs r~' J
married one of tho Sioux Chiefs, recontly, nt
Washington. When she reached his princely
wigwam, si. a found it a mud hovel occupied
by two othor wives I
(}RAS8iroprKR8.?Tho fields in this vicinity,
says ft Philadolphir phper, are filled with mil*
lions of grasshoppers. Some fields look as
(though they had been literally burned up.?
The clover nnd corn crops have been very
much injured, (
CouxTEitrEiTa.?Tho Charleston Couritr
notices a oountorfoit bill for $ LOO, purporting
to bo of tho Bank of Camdtfti, S. C. Tho bill
is mndo up of parUs of throe bills of different
banks, ami in not very well executed. The
Courier thinks tho Bunk of Camdou does not
issue bills of $100.
IT K m.... ti.? rr.,.. !
vr. K/r,.l .VIVI\ I 'I< .\ 1 ' 1 I1U HWII.
Willoy. formerly United States Senator from
Connecticut, died nt Stafford, Connecticut, on
tho 23d ult. 11o would huvobeen eighty-two
years of age if he had lived till the 15th day
of September.
Accident.?Near Pittnburg, Pa., on the
1st inst.. a serious railroad accident happeno
1. A pnsdongor car was thrown from the
track ami iv lady instantly killed, wilh 20
others nioro or less injured.
N. C. Election.?The returns arc nil in,
and Judge KIlis' majority foots np 10,247.?
Aggregate vote in the State 90,177.
llo r.?Seven cases of yellow fever luid occurred
flt Fcrroll, Spain, previous to the 12th
ult. The heat had been intenso hnvoud mnm.
?J
ory, the thQrinomoter being every day above
100 iu tlio shade.
Oanu Hkokk.v Up.?The Petersburg (lud.)
'Reporter gives the details of the broaking up
of a band of robhors that liavo for sonic time
infested the neighborhood. About a do/en
have been arrested. One of them was a justice
of the peace, and auothcr was postmaster
ftiul con-stable.
Xf.w Cotton.?The total receipts of the
new crop nt Mobile, Ala., for the present
peason, to the 28th nit., is 200 bales against
3 up to the samo time last year.
Hiot.?A riot occurred at Stnten Island, |
N. Y., on the 1st iiwt. 1,000 men broke into
I,. 1 1 4 I - ? I !i-l
v..? .tllVIMV VMIIUIO, I?uiin;u IIIU J I t\ I H,
and threatened tlio rcsidonco of the health
officer. Tlio cuuso of the riot is not given.
IIeavev Hohrrv.?The residence of Miss
Emily Dodge, :it Georgetown, D. C'., was entered
Saturday morning about one o'clock, |
nnd a large amount of silver was stolen.
Olt on Hail.?Stephen II. Branch, late I
editor and proprietor of the Alligator, has
been bailed out of the ne n i ton liar v sit Itl.i.-V- -
I * ?/ "" ""
well's Island. It will bo r^cullootctl ho was j
sentenced to twelve nionths imprisonmentfor
libel.
Tkkkihi.k IIaii, Storm.?Smith county,
Ton a., was visited by a terrific hail storm
lust week. 801110 of the stones were as large
as a lien's egg.
Fata 1, Accident.?Thomas B. .Jarratt, employed
in a mercantile house at Murfrecsboro',
Toini., was killed by a falling wall last !
week.
m- r - * ?
j.o 1je liluiitku with uas.?tllo colllummissioners
of llalcigh have determined to
light the city with gas. The works will bo
in operation antl the city lighted, by tho meeting
of the Legislature in November.
Poisonous.?A young girl in Baltimore, 1
inane a narrow escape on Friday from death,
>L.: n 1
--- w* ikmiii^ otuiuwnuu <v uuii i
sidorablc nuinbei of the seeds of jinipson or
Jamestown wood
Tup, Crops.?Tho corn crop in sonic portions
of Albomarlo county, Ya.. is very good
und the tobacco in that region excellent. In
Madison, the corn crop will not bo as bi'd ns
expected.
Laiusr Feet.?An cxchangc speaks of a
plum witli fnofr jo 1ni??*A ? '*?? ** ?
v.?|y ...v.. avw KT\J iui^V tillib U UUil It liWII^ Ur
whon lio wants to get in tho shado, ho lies
down on his back and holds up one foot. It
fully answers tho purpose of an umbrella.
Set.*' Mcrdkr.?Mrs. Klizaboth T. Boyd,
of Boston, killed herself on Sunday, by con?ontofher
husband, by swallowing oil of tansy,
for tho purpose of procuring an abortion.
JjE .wen worth, Sept. 2/?Tho i'iko County
gold excitement is rapidly on the increase.?
Two ol.l Californians are making arrangements
for working the mines successfully.
A company left yesterday, and others are
organizing.
New Yowk, Sept. -I.?The Domocrats of
the Eighth district of Illinois have nominated
Phillip 1>. Foulkc for Congress, in tho
placo of HoLort Smith.
Tiik Captuukd Nkoroks.?Sonic of
v'.e Free Suil papers are endeavoring to
raise an excitement upon tlvoeul Vitof tho
captured Africans in Charleston narhor, on
the pretence that the South Carolinians
will take bodily possession of the negroes,
,apd that tho crew of the slaver will have
no chauco^of justice in that latitude.?
There is no c??use for their benevolent apprehension.
The peoploof Charleston and
of the South are not in the habit of steal- i
ing negroes. Tlio underground railroad is
mi institution which belongs exclusively to
another part of the country, nnd the proprietors
thereof need have 110 fear tlint their
patent will he infringed. In regard to the
crow of the slaver, whatever opinions the
Carolinians nv.iy entertain of the extreme
rigor of the act of Congress, which makes
slave stealing piracy and punishes those
who commit it with death, they will carry
Allt tlm vn/nm'AinAnlu ? ?-?
vuv vuu IVUUIIVIIIOUVO KJi UlU t'llilUUIR'lltj UN
tho "higher law" has norsr vet hoen adopted
in any State of the Smith-. Wo trunt,
therefore, Hint the perturbed spirit of abolitionism
will compose its agitated feelings,
and hear in mind that it docs not follow,
because nogro stealing and law breaking
arc considered virtues in its own codo of
-wi.w.o - -?? - - > -
viviaivo) iiiviiuiiiu uiu niuiit; uirun Illltl practico?
ure recogimofl as proper by just and
honorable mot).?Richmond Dispatch.
TnKfliiAur.ehtom Nominkk?ThoWashihgton
correspondent of tho Now York
Tim oh, ?tites that the Hon. Pierre Soule,
whilo In that city lately, on his way to Now
York, expressed tho confident opinion that
the Demooruoy can alone succeed in 1800
with Senator Douglas as their nominee for
thi Presidency.
kor til 15 cocjrikr.
Gkorce'h Chf.bk, Aug.. 5. IH">8.
II. A. T::c.m rso.v, Editor Keowco Courier?
Sir: Sonic friend, in a We nnmlior of vnnr
paper, 1ms suggested my name in a manner
highly fluttering to 1110 in connection with
tho yftico of Tux Collector, und I feel it duo
to the portion so calling upon mo ami to such
of my friends as may think of 1110 in this connection,
to say to them through the medium
of your paper, tlu\t 1 must ut this time decline
beeoming a candidate for office, not that I am
unwilling to serve, should occasion require,
eitlier inv friends or my district, (the service
of boll) I hold to he a sacred duty) which I
hopo never to forget. But I am growing old
and find myself without either tho inclination
or the leisure to undortako the fatigues of an
electioneering canvass. Thoro nro many
j v/?..p uiuii 111 uiiu \nouiv;v u iiu.^u i-wn\uiiu'in:u
and tastes this business would more aptly suit,
nnil whose ability to discharge tho duties of
the oflioc to tho satisfaction of the people undoubtedly
much greater than any I protend
to possess. By inserting this in your paper,
you will confer, sir, an obligation on your
obedient servant, John Bowkn.
1 Advertisement. ]
i Vnr fVin PMt/in TI: T\:_
A V* Uiv VV/HVU xiaub^lQ SJl JL 1V/D.UHO JLM3" 1
trict.
.Sai.uhuity, S. C'., Sopt. G, 1858. I
Mr. HI if or : Vi'c hopo von will not roquo.it i
us to give any reason for Introducing one of
tho greatest machines for the facility of those
who plant cotton much or littlo. Wo have
had tho pleasure of seeing the machine in op*
eration, and do believe it to be one of the best
inventions that ever has boon invented for the
benelitol' the cotton planters. The machine i
hard to ttmnag? in planting. One of its advantages
is that it plants in a direct lino, at
equal distance, at a uniform depth, and curtails
the labor considerably in planting and
' cultivating, and in ninny othor advantages.
We learn from one of our friends thnt our
friend, Mr. Joiiy Sukum. has purchased tho
I right for Pickens District, and we are satisfied
that ho would he glad to exhibit his machine
at any time, at Salubrity, and we heard he
had reduced tho price to $8. I guess that is
in order to sell more of his machines. We
I :? ...:11 i.A i ? *
mi|/u ik >->111 i.ht |nuni;idh; n> mm IllUI tllOSC
who purelmso from him. Your#, with esteem,
A FtllfiS'I) TO AI.I, WKLI. l>ISt*03ED PkHSON'S,
1I0T1I MAI.B AND Fbmai.K.
Sept. 8, 1808 8 1
rOR TUB CorillKK.
The Agricultural Society met in the Court
IIouso on the Oth of September, according to
adjournment.
The proceedings were then read, after
ii.? r..ii ? i i
n vil IIIC IWIIUUIII^ ll jMM V M un BtllJlUlltUU IU
the Society. "The Committee appointed to
select im Orator for the anniversary, beg leave
to roportthat Col. M. M. Noktox be the prop*
cr person to deliver Ihc Address."
The followingjlitit of Premiums was then
laid before tho Society and adopted.
The Committee raised to prepare a Premium
List, beg leave to submit the following:
For tho best nutivQ Colt, not exceeding
4 years old, $5.00
w:ii i i
LUI IIIU MVOVil|?klti;i.lllJ, IIUVUAIX'UUlug
4 years old, 5.00
For the best native Colt, of and under
1 rear. ,1.00
For tliobost native Jack, not exceeding
3 yenrs old, 5.0U
For tliobont native Jennet, not oxcecding
3 years old, 5.00
For the best native Mule, not exceeding
3 vears old, 3.00
For tin; best native fSolding, 5.00
i *. ?a.j _ vr .i -
r <ir n.iu ucsi nuuru iililic, <M>U
For tho best nativo Stnllion, 5.00
For the beat native brood-marc, 5.00
For tho best native Boar, not exceeding
1 year old, 2 00
For the beat native brood-sow, not
exceeding 1 venr old, 2 00
For tho heaviest hog, notoxcecding
1 year old, 2 00
For "the best native Milch Cow, 3 00
For tho best native Hull, 3 00
For tho boat native Calf, notoxcecding
six months old, 1 00
For tlio boat native Hani, 1 00
For the boat native Kwo, 1 00
For tho beat Barrel of Flour, 3 00
For the boat 5 lbs. of lluttor, 1 50
For tho best -I lbs. of Choose, (homematlo,)
100
For tho boat Coverlet, (hoinc-madc,) 2 00
For tho bost Quilt, (homo-nnulo^ 1 00
For tlio boat 0 yds. of Jcnus, (homemade,)
1 00
For the host pr. LadiesIIoso, (homo
made,) 50
For the host pair Ocnts, $ock?,(ho!no
made,) 50
For tlio Lost pioco of Kmhi'oidory, 2 00
For tidiest G'ountorpnno, 2 00 j
The committer recommend tlmt a DiscroiiOpary
Committee bo appointed to award premiums
for article** not ombracod in this lint.
And ihat an Auotinn be had on Anniversary
day for tho disposition of articles exhibited
at'the Fair. ltcHpoctfully Submitted.
Roh't. A. Thompson .
Tho Kxocutivo Committee failed tomako a
report in refereneo to the dinner. It wn?
moved that it bo stricken out. whioii was earriod.
Tho i'residont appointed the following
gentlemen on the several committees.
On IIoksrs.?J A Doyle, W N Craig, SE
Maxwell.
O.v Coi.ts.?Col J 0 Miller, ?J W L Cary,
Ileo??c liowcn.
Ov jAflira Avn .Tuvvi'va .?At/m f ft
""" " w -?? III lAUIIIOr, II
II Ainhter, 11 F Morgan.
On ?L C Craig, Col J I Hullingsworlh,
W K llolcombo. "* >
0^ IIoos.?-Uon F N Garvin, Col L Thorn,
an, ?)n? Lawronco.
On Catti.r.?E II Griffin, Esq., Cunt J II
a..s?m 11 v * '
ill Mill, IV IVIIUA.
On SiiKKr-?Kob'iMaxwoll, C M Lay, W
J fjtantt, Emj.
On Fi.ouR.-Dr J N Lawrance, M Miller,
S U Mo Frill.
On Co vx rusts, Quw.ts ani> Countkhpankr.
11 A '1'hnmiiuin h'.xri I > A .1 A ii.laruiin V
Oilx.on.
Os UoMRSl'Uy, IIOSIBKV AVD KmOHOJDKRY.
J K I Inland, Ksq, Or / W Orociv, K ij Alp4*
undor.
Of* Bt'TTF.R AVI>0lfEK3K.--M f A
If Hogga, Ixnue WudclWTe. Ksq.
DjSCRRTIOXARr <?0MM11'?*!;. ?A
?
E?|, Z C Pullintn, W Smith, Murmn
Harbin, Ool J Norton, JoshiMi l?urkor, Col A
M Hamilton, filiun Shurpc, S lloid.
Ordered that tho proceedings be published,
and tho Society adjourn until the 1irut Thnrs
ilny niter tlio fourth Monday hiCctol?ornc.it,
it bcini'tlic nuiiivorpnrv.
T. J. KEITH, Scc'ty.
Nkw YoilK,Scptenibor2.?The arrangements
which havo been making for koiiic
weeks past for the Atlantic Telegraph celebration
were consummated yesterday, in
all their grandeur of design and minuteness
of particulars. As n general thing,
business was suspended, and our citizens
scented entirely devoted to the object and
the occasion. We mnv snfelv dnnlum iln?
ovation of September 1, 185S, as an event
equal in its character to any that lias ever
preceded it, while as a public celebration,
it must be considered as the grandest />'*yea
lit oyer witnessed on this Continent.
In accordance with the published programme,
the great and eventful day, which
will hereafter bc chronic'cd in the world's
history, was inaugurated by a full cathedral
service at " Oid Trinity." The sceuo
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Wlllllll 1(11.*) Illil^lllllCUlIt UltllUlll?, III Uit I * V
mom, wad solemn and impressive in the extreme,
for while Broadway was in a turmoil
j of oxeitemcnt, tho cathedral aisles of old
Trinity reposed in silence, asdiUat and as
peaceful as the cable, laid on the ocean's
bud, whose natal day was about to be celi
ebratcd as the bond of lasting union bei
tweontbe two great nations of tho earth.
Broadway and the other principal tlior
ougntjiros woro mngmnocritiy uoooratou
with ban net's, transparencies, mottoes, &e.
The display of tho military companies and
societies was the finest ever witnessed in
this city. The procession marched to tho
Crystal Palace, where addresses wore delivered
by Mayor Tioman, Messrs. Field. Clancy,
Howell, McSpudden, Davis, Dudley
and others.
The vocal and instrumental music was
executed in t-'.o lnowt Hkillful manner, mid
tlic cxceutibn of each pieoo called forth tlio
warmwt npplouso from the vast coneourao
of spectator*.
Tho torch-light procession of tho Viro
Department closed tho ceremonies of tho
day. The department turned out very gencrally,
and made, n.s they have never failed
to do, an exceedingly fine appcnmnce.
J/.UMfiliS n.MIAUKll I.N T1IK ltKYJVAIi.
?The correspondent of tho Savannah Marti
int/ News, writing from Athens, (!a., on
tho 20th nit., w>ys :
It is worthy of note, that the lawyers of
tliis (western) circuit are now carrying on
a most extraordinary revival at .Jefferson,
in the adjoining county of Jackson?Superior
Court being in session there. Tho
most, prominent movers aro Hon. Jame*
Jackson, tlic representative from this Congressional
District j Tlios. It. H. Cobb, Ksrq.j
B. II. Overby, Esq., former candidate for
Cover nor; lion. James P. Simmons, former
candidate for Congress in this district;
and W. J. Peoples, Ksq., of Lawrencovillo.
These gentlemen arc all activo and ardent
cliurch members, and are exerting their
ntuiost efforts in carrying on the irreat re
ligious work which scorns to be pervading
this whole country. .Tuatsuohn work was
connncnccd by the snmo members of tho
bar, last week, in Walton county, which is
now going on, I learn,'in the hands of tho
regular ministry.
Before I dismiss this subject, it will not
be out of place to mention, as a remarkable
tl..l ..?t.. 1 C .1 - 1
Linn nu.iiij cvuij iiiumuui ui mi! uar,
in this circuit, is a professor of religion, and
most of them arc activo ami cuUitisinxtiu
Christians. "Willi no disposition to be invidious,
L must take tho liborty of speaking
particularly of T. K. H. 0<>bb, Esq., of this
town. Mr. C. has long been known, not
nlmill tliriillirluint itu* Sitntu Vint (ill nwn? ?l??
country, us the moat talented and industrious
lawyer of his age in (Jeorgia. .But thofo
who only know hiui as n lawyer aro luiablo
to appreciate his true ohnnicton Hero in
Athena he is known as n high-minded, honorable,
Christian gentleman?a finished
scholar and an enterprising, liberal hearted
citizen. He has been a prime mover in
many of the improvements which have been
made in tho town of late years, and it wits
mainly through his active exertions and almost
princely liberality that tho beautiful
building?since named the Lucy Cobb Tnstitutc,
in honor of a lovely daughter of hi.c,
lately deceased?was erected.
Stop that TIoy.?A cigar in his mouth,
a swagger in his walk, iinpudenco in bin
face, a care for-r.cthisigners iu his n:snr.cr.
Judging from hi* dotnoanor, ho is older
than ins father, wiser titan his touohor, moro
honored than tho mayor of tho town.?
Stop hiu)?ho 19 going too lie don't
know itis speed; stop hint, ore tobacco shatter)}
his nerves, ero pride ruins his character,'ore
good ambition and innnlystrcngth
civo way to low pursuits titid brnW^lttiMiita.''1
SUrm nil U.,M.
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shame of their families, tho of
their towns, the sad and solemn rcjK|mchca
of themselves. jWBMhi
i? mmi '^SSBEHfifiL
CostIjY.?The Baltimore
that the New York Custom lluusoigijl
100.000. the collections at that
JiiKt yoar amounted to luoro than
000, uud inovo than one thousand
wero employed in its collection. 'n'<c;X?ffyftr
torn House in iho city of Philadelphia
nb(mt.$500, 000, and that In Boston about
ci nYWftanA Tk.? ,v.^ j??r-'
y t )^W/iVVV> * ,,V1U ? " V?VI*OI v U-T-lUm
I lull-" , one nt Now Orlonns ami tlia other
nt Clinrle?ton, not Vet fin'-wlted and no data
furnished whnt they will cost when comple*
ted. Already inoro than ?500,000 havo
boon impropriated to build tliowo two ,house*.
Thon? is whero tho money goes. It is supposed
thnt tho ChnvlcKton Gtietom House
will cost 85,000,000. i n 1857, it employml
fnrivJtldrlit nilMnna ?ml i.lm wi-nnu* o/?l_
looted wna but little over 8500,000.
A Ukai.tiiy ojty.-*-Tho Augusta (?onatitntiumilint
learna that tho uui.ibop of
ilcntlis hi that city, during tho month i)f
August, wufi twonty-olght; of which twen^jd!
w^.ro ehrtdrcn, nwt eight were wdultn,
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