Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, May 07, 1859, Image 2
fi KKOW El col HlKli.
ROB T. A. THOMPSON, K.'.itor.
? ?I.-V.) ucr annum. in n<lvr\nt?o. If ;
}>\yiuout l?i "Hii/C'l unlil 11 ft or tlioexpiration of I
tlie yr.if. $2.00 For six month*, TScont.s, in
advance.
Advertisements in?-..Tto<l at the usual nitcs.
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Saturday Morning, May 7,1850.
Information Wanted
Tiio heirs of J vies Cj.auk, deceased, who
removel from V ir^inia in 1820-'25, and
whose mother'* maiden name was Mitciiem,
will hear of something to their advantage l?y '
applying at thisoflieo hy letter or otherwise.
Early.
Capt. J. 15. IIkeweii, of (Ids district, presented
u? on -Monday Inst, with a mess of ,
r,ngiisn jims. ji nev lire inu nisi we nin e
scon, nml we return our thanks lur the favorEquity.
All cflusc.4. of a litigated diameter, must bo j
lllo.l with tlio Commissioner on or before
Monday the 23d May, instant.
A Righteous Verdict
The SiiM.Es case. at Washington, lias been
disposed of by the jury returning a verdict
of " not guilty." Tliis verdict lias met with |
the B|?|iroval of the press and the public, and
it would have been passing strange hud it i
not done sj. When u man under the guii-'o
of friendship, as Ki:v did, dishonors the wife
and home of.mother, death by the hands of
the outraged husband should he his sure and
speedy reward. May it e\or be so!
ti.a n:-i?
a xiuiuiai uuuuui iv/i \Jiiio.
This school, established by tlio act of the ,
Legislature, will ? > into operation, in Char- j
lcvstoii, on the Oth instant. Those win. apply
from the country, under the provisions of the j
Act allowing fifteen from caeh C'ongrassionnl 1
District, may apply on or before the Olh of
Slav, or within one month thereafter.
The following are the requisitions for Admission
into the Normal School:
1. Applicants must be at least fifteen years
of age, and not over t went)-live, of unques- j
tiouahle moral character, and in sound liodi- |
ly health.
'J. They must be able to sustain a pood examination
in the following subject*, viz :
OuTiiouRAiMiv.?Oral and Written.
11j:aoino?With facility, either i'roso or Poetry.
< iKoiiRAPiiY-Oeographieal Definitions, with
.uotiern ueofrrapny.
liitAJiUAK?Definitions and Uulesof Syn- I
ax, tvitli ability to parse plain Knglish i?entonccR.
Aritiimktii:?Numeration, Simple ami
<1.)in;v?uml Nuinl)?W, Reductions, Common
and Decimal Fractions, Simple and Compound
Proportion, ami Computation of Interest.
lhsTonv?Of United States, with some
knowledge of General Ilistovv.
A legible handwriting will lie required,
with Homo practice in Knglish Composition.
In ndditn to tlio foregoing, i\ni>licnnt8
for the State appointments must deelaro their
desire to make themselves competent n? Teachers
in this State, ami on their nppettranee
at school must proaent a certiticato signed by
o majority of the delegation front the election
district in which she roaides.
Application to be made personally or by
letter to C. U. Memmi.vckk. Ksq., Charleston.
Dedication.
Tho yccular and spiritual welfare of a peo" ,
pie arc intimately connected, and we arc
pleased to observe the advancement that is !
making amongst us, in both respects, on al- <
iho.h every nana. ? nnout tiic guming ami
benign influence of a propor religious spirit,
our worldly success must be only temporary,
and without those fruits which niakotho wny
clear in our passage through the "tlurk valley
of the shadow of death."
Those thoughts wore forcibly brought to
bear on a large congregation, at Mount Zion,
in this district, on tho occasion of the d edit-n*
tion of a new Methodist chnreh at tliut place.
The old house, hallowed by the recollection
of the pleasant hours and spiritual food therein
enjoyed, gives place to a new and more
commodious building. Many of those who
delighted to listen to the droppings from its
holy sanctuary have boon gathered to their
Fathers, whilst others, whose headsarc "Idoshoming
for tho grave," linger yet awhile around
the snored precincts of the long cherished
ground.
The service of dedication was performed
by tho Presiding Elder, Itev. XV. A. MliSwai.v.
His discourse was appropriate, clo
<(iiont ami touching, producing deep and earnest
feeling throughout his audience. The
.rQumi'k, so striking and true, that evorj nation
worshipped a Si;i*rkmk Bti\c, or u OmI
of its own creation ; was darkly relieved in
disclosing the fact that millions, in the heathen
world, walked Mindly after Baal, instead
of in tlie "footsteps of tho true and living
find."
It was not tho least pleasing thought of i
the occasion, that wo livo in aland of liberty, I
...1 I- \ ? . ..
wiifru viiuii <>uu may worship according to tiie
dictates of hi* own conscienco. This is iv vital
principle, which should not lie forgotten in
the shugglo for the honors mid gohlon trash
nfthouurld; and in tho pursuit of which,
t.nu as it is lamentable, every thought and
nerve of sordid human nature seems to he '
intensely strung.
Recollection*, pleasant but not without
tlinit* uliiiil'1 vi ? iM'iiu ilprl imr n>tn<1 \V!#li
era tlic-ro, it was tlio consecrated ground 11 j 011
which our heart, in the hoy-day of it? youth,
receive I its first impressions of divino truth.
Pleasing, that such a boon had boon vouchsafed
to us ; and, sad in the thought, that
nnch an opportunity may, in life's struggle,
pas.?. without being profitably improved.?
Shadows, too, marked the footsteps of those,
friends and kindred, who liavo "roiio before;"
relieved vuly by tho cordial friendship
with which we arc btub alwajr ?r<;ctod,
I
mid in tho |>roiii?sc that in death nil, snnctif.rd
ami redeemed by tho holy npiiit, >ludl
' by joined together in the hlos^od world above !
The Public Meeting
Hold on. salcuday, to inako urrnngenionls j
for tho mass meeting to bo held nt Tunnel
Hill, acted with promptness and spirit. The
proceodrtvgs are published in our columns,
and attention is directed to thorn.
[ Correspondence has been opened with Gov*
' Gist, asking him so to arrange tho Ilcviows
cf the -d and oth Kegiments, in the^suminer,
as to allow an interval of two or three days
between them. Should His Excelloney ac
code to tliis request tho tiino of the meeting (
will be fixed on hearing his determination.
The Committee of Twenty-ono are charged ,
with making tho necessary arrangements. |
Contributions, either in money or provisions, j
utl . eAliMio.1 ??? -? .
IIIV v.linvou; <<<IIIVIIWI< II V H UM lllill n ill)- !
oral and cheerful spirit will chnracteriso-the j ,
action of those interested on this, occasion: j
I <
General Intelligence. ! ,
The Hamburg correspondent of the Edge- ,
field Admit* r states Hint, on tho 22d nit.,
a severe hail storm visited that place. The ]
hail stones were huge, and did injury to the !
growing crops. In Augusta tho hail fell larger
and thicker than ever before seen, bleak-* j
ing tho strongest glass in the sky-lighted ^
1'OOIllS of lilt! 1111.1
were largo enough "to kill birds, and <lid (
kill pigeons."
Hon. K. IIarnwem, Riiett has been in*'
ted. by several prominent citizens of (Ira- i
hnmville, in 11?i^ State, to deliver n speech
there on the 4th of July next. They desire 1
his "opinions upon public a(fairs."
Ouo of the humbug advertisements of the 1
day the publication in tlio papers of tlio !
first chapters of the " thrilling" story, enti- i
tied "Onc-ovcd Saul," &c.; ai.' 'hen stilting j '
that tho remainder of it can bo found in a;!
certain New York weekly. Tho lmit wasal- '
so extended to us, but \vc were not fishing for | '
gudgeons. The promise of three or fourccnts '
a line was no inducement to us to cumber our j 1
columns with such trash.
The Odd Fellows' of the United States cc'.- , 1
obrated their anniversary, in New York, on
the 20th nit. The oration was delivered by
lion. It. 15. liovi.STON, of this Slate' It is j
; pronounced tin excellent address, and was 1 i
j delivered most acceptably.
The press of tho State, with few exceptions,
[ have denouncer., in unmeasured terms the <
| ' wretchedly corrupt method of electionocr|
ing" j racticed in Richland district. This we
! are truly glad to see, and trust that it may :
elicet good there ond elsewhere. We urc
creditably inf rined that over $f>0.000 have
! been cxpendod in that district during a sinj
glecontest. Such things are practiced through
j out the country, more or less, and should be '
I frowned down.
i Dlll'imr Mm CAuciAn rxC r-1.-*
? ry uv.jw.w.i VI i??u Ill i>CW* :
, berry, S. 'J'. Acxew was fined $100 for send- 1
! ing a challenge. (Sentlcmen, with "wounded
1 honor," should make a note of this.
; A serious riot occurred at l'aimma on tlie '
, evening of Palm Sunday, which was only 1
quelled after ordering nut the military,
! l>y the way <;f California, we learn that the |
[ volcano on tho Sandwich Inlands was still ac'
tive. llicli gnnno islands have been discovered
in the same vicinity?possession was j '
taken in the name of the United States.
The steamship North lJriton brings Liver- \
pool dates to the 10th ult. Cotton had de- i
i'lined slightly. Sumo of the continental i
States having agreed to disarm before enter- 1 <
ing tho peace congress, the latest phase of
unairs was more peaceful. The friends of
pcuoc nro moro hopeful.
A steamboat accident on tho Mississippi,
with more fighting in Mexico, make up the
" sensation" nows this week. Such facts us
have been received appear in our coluinnn.
Exchanges.
IIlackwood's Mauazink ron Aran..?This,
sterling old periodical " still holds the even ten- j
or of its way"?always interesting, uenr dull,
Kot a number of its long series is ever taken in
hand and thrown aside for want of sufficient in- '
terest to detain the reader?a rare merit, cer- 1
taiuly, in a periodical, and one we are quite sure ;
can be claimed for Dlwkicootlalone.
niv prescm mumier contains a continuation ;
of "--1 Cruise in Japancut Waters," which ircreaso.s
in interest. " J'hc J.uck of Ladysmedc. '
Part I/-," which promises !o bo one of those .
charming tales or novelettes for which Itlnck- j '
wood is so famous. '* A Winter Journey," live-,
ly and sportive. " The lurk* in Kufa/af?1861 '
? /'art 11." " Christianity in India," nn nble 1
review of Knye't* late work under "that title, be- j
infc a history.of the introduction and, progvoss '
of Christianity in India, from the sixth century j
down to the present time, with sketches of the
early missionaries, and of the Knirlish UiwlinuM
o r- I
?Micldlotou, Hober, and Wilson. ' Adam
Ihtlr,"' a commendatory review of ?iliot's new
religions novel?and three articles on ' J'arlia
mentor;/ Jlrfurm," one of which contains a notice.
of M. Chevalier's late work 011 the " Fall of
//., Value of (/old," which the writer alleges
will, of itself, silently work out achangein (he
elective franchise, suilicivnl to satisfy the most
liberal of radicals.
Published by Lkovahd Scott & Co., 04 Gold ,
Street, N. Y., at $;{ a year, who also publish
?lmr. in. in?.is?~ ii..i<;uk 11 ... ou 111?1.
wo'ul and tlic Four llcview*, $10. 1
Tiib lln.i.ki is.?This spicy little sheet hns
been remove*! from Columbia lo Charlotte, X. j '
()., where it will shortly he ixsucd. The Messrs 1
Bhitton continue proprietors, nmt wo heiutily '
wish them micccss. j 1
Oxr.v one Yk.nk.?Tho shad liven but a sin- '
glo year. It is hatchcd in the early summer
?descends the streams ns soon as large enough '
?foods and fattens in tho winter at tho month ( 1
of tin ftronin?ascend* in tho spring to do- i
posit its spawn?descends to dio at the hot- \ i
tgty of tbc PVV'O": j
.:, _ ? . . i
The Greenville and Colombia Railroad- |
The Stockholders of thie road recently held i
tlivir annual meeting in the city of Columbia.
The business that wiled thou* togfthwAvn*
tranpnotod sati?fnctorily. Tho following arc j
uic omcers onno )*onn tor the ensuing your <
President.?Hon. T. C. Pkkrin*.
Directors.?' Messrs. John B.O'Neall.^jiim I
con Fair. T. M. Cox, D. lJlak'e, C. Gl Mcniniinger,
J. I'. Itced, vl. M. Allen, \ . Mcfefce,
Hon. J. N. Whitucr, ). F. Livingston, CL
Smith, H. Stewart.
Pefthings and Oiipp&ga.
Cotton.?Cotton vrnsquotcd in Charleston,
)n the 30th, at 10 to cents per pound.
Bisiiop Davis.?The friends of Bishop Da* j
/is, ot' the Episcopal Church, will rogrot to j
earn that he has almost lost his bight. Mis 1
>nly hopo is by an operation for cataract. j
He Stii.i. Flourishes.?-Bonmsr, of the
S'ew York Ledger, announces that Mr. DickMis
has been induced, by the usual golden
irguments which Mr. Bonner employs, to
ivrito uTule expressly for the columns ofthb
Tjcdger, and a portion of his letter, in which
ic states that he would immediately com
ncncc on it, has been published'
A\ A rim. Snow.?Tho.anow ou the mouw- j
ains at Thornton's Gap, in Rappahannock
:ounty, Va., was so deep on Saturday last,
hat it had to he shovclod from th<? roads, in
>rdcr that the wagons and other vehicles
lould pas:u
liascainy in 11 ion Places.?Kx Judge
randcrsmith, Lancaster, Pa., has been confuted
in the U. S. District Court oh two inlictinonts
for forging fraudulent pension
daims. Four other indictments against him
Arc barred by the statute of limitations
Cheat Country for 110rsf.s.-Tn Paraguay, j
Horses and mares are so abundant that they <
\re slaughtered for their hides and tallow.?
The finest animals under tlio saddle can he
bought for a douhloon, and the general price
for geldings broken to tlie saddle, is ffyin ?o
to $10. j
Desjkes a Divorce.?Proceedings for a
divorce have already been commenced in the
New York Courts, by the Hon. Daniql K. '
Sickles.
New Comkt.?The observer at the Culver- ,
sity of Michigan discovered a new comet on !
the 23d instnut, near star seventeen in the
I .... ? I... 1? * I'.l. r.... i- ,'n.t
ij) ha. 11.1 ii. -1. 11 wu. .mi. mi'i n.i urnii.
I
57nv Xorth. Tlio coinct is moving West and
Sun til.
Tiik Bi.ack Hero.?The six Kew England ,
Stales send twelve Senators and twenty-nine I
members of the House of Representatives to
Congress, every one of whom ?t the next '
session will he republican in politics.
Tiik Mexican Minister.?SenorMatawa* j
prosontcd to the President last Thursday, as ;
Minister of the Liberal Government of Moxico.
Short hut highly friendly speeches were
exchanged.
Indians in Texas.?General Twiggs bas ;
[microti out a cavalry force for active tscrvicc |
Against tlie Indians in TetcUs. Majl Van
l>orn is charged with the duty of" scouring I
the country to tin; Western line of tliotStsite. J
The force numbers about one thousand men. |
Tho settlers on the frontier complain bitterly J
jf now outragos from the savages.
The Fuencii 1)ro.vd liAii.ito.vi>.?The Ashcnllc
Ncipj, of the 28th instant, states that the
nngistrutes of Madison county have unauinously
resolved to submit to tho poo rile the
[nestion of taking $50,000 of stock in the
French Bread Ilond. I
Artesian Wki.i,.?The artesian well in ,
Kentucky discharges 230 gallons of,winter !
per minute, or ab.iut 330,000 gnllnAt? in 21
hours. The water Hies with such force that i
it rises in pipes, by its own pressure, 170 ft.
above the surface.
The Census.?The census tn?er for Georgetown,
Samuel McGinncy, Ksq., says the I'ce
Dee Tiiw-i, returns 843 whites in the town,
auil 2752 in the district.
Ki.cctko.?Col. Win. Wallace, of Columbia,
has been electcd Brigadier General of
thcoth Brigade of Infantry, by a majority of
G3 votes.
In Want.?Great destitution is said to exist
in the inland counties of Canada. Middlesex
and Kent arc reported to be suffering
from tho want of tho necessaries of life, tha
crops having boon destroyed by insects. The
Provincial Govominent has a*?i#?ed these
counties in tho purohasoof seed'grrilti, "to" liic
amount of $20,000 each.
Death of tiik Kentucky Giant.?James
i'orter, tho celebrated Kentucky giant, was
found dead in his bod at Shipping port, Ky.,
on .Monday morning last. lie was about 40
years of ago and 7 feet 9 inches high. His
coffin was the largest ever made in Kentucky,
being over nine feet in length, and two feet
across the breast.
Hit. V.LI1AN 1 KI.EOKAPII. 1 I1C CIlllIO lifts
been successfully laid across the Sat ilia and
St. Mary's rivers, and the connection with
Fernntidinn is now complete. The lino is in
working order, and operations will commence
is soon as the instruments aro recoiled.
Mkmpiiis and Ciiahi.ksto.v Kait.koad. It
is stilted, on tlio authority of Col. Samuel
I'ato, IVoaidont, Mint il?f ?ros? receipts of
tliis ron?l, during the eight months ending
ivitli the 1st ultimo, amounted in rot|hu,i\uiii>
jcrs to $9o2,000; expenses for the miriio '
:imo $302,000, leaving a qlca: profit of $390,)00.
. ..
Kiuk.?A doutruetivo fire occurred at I>ctroit,
Michigan, on the 25th oil., destroying
property valued nt over $100,000.
Looking Ui?.?Tlie Catholics are building
ft large and expensive house of worship in
the tbwu of KilgofieM.
?
0iicrc 11 AVi) Stvtk.?The a\ income I
of !?? Mexican Church is twon. r ? irtll*,
lions ? your, while the revenue of th*. .ntionid
Republic in only fifteen millions*
M.vttK tins.?Kvefy husbaiiilinnn should
carefully xe&<l ttnd (litest inntttsru fcftnnOyfeu
i,i. i.:.. ?. i...:*
I <> ?? mo i/uoiiiv?Tr'"T" no ouv V/Vcn i'Viii Uf uu*
pendent upon a full' knowledge of Its prtnci,
plo.s aud duiaiU-as is that of lite lawyer or
physician, with a knowledgo of tho science
of law and physio.
p.is3gxdfclft3 krom California.?The number
of passengers brought down to i'anania,
by tho regular oppositi >n line of s lvalue rs,
oji a late trip, was ii-'arly thirteen hundred.
Tin: President's Visit.?-It is stated that j
Mr. Buchanan will visit North Carolina about
tho tirst of June, and be present at the commencement
exercises of the University at [
Chapel Hill, and that during his stay there i
ho will be the guest of the lion. "Weldon N,
Kd wards.
Caution.?Tho result of the investigation j
in tnc nonfiling Mouse poisoning case, in Now j
York loaves it probable that tlio poisoning, .
whether intentionally or unintentionally, or.- j
iginated from a solution of arsenic that hat '
been known ti> be kept in tho house for the
purpose of destroying rala.
Amkkican's is H.?mr. President "eroo
and his wife have been in It nne about a week,
and ox poet to roiuain some weeks longer.?
Mrs. Pierco's health is docidcJIy hotter than
wlion she left America.
Xonfu Carolina Kwmioaus.?The netrc- (
ccipts of the Wilmington and Weldon Ksiilroad,
for the six months ending on 11iO l?t j
ultimo, wore $1-30.301 being an increase of j
$20.37o over the rcccipts of the same period |
last year. The receipts of the l'uloigh and
(Jaston Railroad for the same period were
?111,500, against $8 1.011 last year.
Quick Time.?On Friday, the Uxprese train j
made the run from Rochester to .Syracuse a i
distance of 81 miles, in one hour and twenty. j
one minutes, including two stops. The ae- ;
I tuul Apoed was a mile in eighty-two seconds, i
Vote!is in Ohio.?B ?th branches of the
Ohio Legislature have pnsned a bill to prevent
persons in wliolo or iii part of African
descent voting at State, county or city nine"
lions.
Sowing to Kbai'.?A priec paid for a good
newspaper, is liko tlio " seed sowed in good1
ground," it brings a thousand fold its value. J
Crimkon thr Inciikask.?-'L'lie Ohio penitentiary
is overflowed with inmates. It ha*
now near one hundred more than there are
cells in the institution, and the cry is still'
they conic.
Mortality.?There wore 405 deaths in
Now York last week?-00 were children un- 1
der the ago of l'i years. There were 1>8 .
deaths in Philadelphia.
A JunyE in Jam,.?Judge Siiilhcek, of
Kentucky, was lodged in jail at Newport, on
JrVuldy, on a charge of felony, in aiding a
prisoner to escape. Considerable excitement I
ii'iw innnS('nul<i<l * ? 1 *
...... ?ii iivn|i<!H| niu gunurai 1111pression
being that the .Judge's proceedings I
were all ii mockery in lichulfof the escaped
prisoner.
| Xaturai..?An artist painted a cannon ho
naturally the other day, that-when he finished
Che touch hole, it went off* A friend accounts
for it by saying it was taken by the
sheriff.
Sr. L)t'is, April 27.?* ieorgo A. Alhorton,
Teller of the Southern Bank, has been arrested.
lie is charged with embezzling $5!$,0U0,
funds of the Bank. Amount covered Insecurities.
A liorKttrr. yoy-i.v-L.A?'.?A letter from
Constantinople states that the first thing |
. Nourry Pasha dill,, after ho was married to
the Sultan's daughter, was to borrow $200,i
O00 from his father-in-law's banker.
I Dead.?Bishop Donne, of New Jersey, died
! on the 27th ult.
Ciioi.kra in J at' \?Cholera lias been
raging in the northom part of .Japan to b
1 frightful estcut. At Yeddo, alone, the death?
1 are roporte-1 at 130,0(K) in onemonth. Allis'
Rama ami OJo.vara haxe also Buffered greatly.
The natives boliove it to bo a punishment
upon them for opening their ports to foroigneri.
An.iv :il- Viri
.4 U.1.1 IM l/.\ I ?fc. ? X IIU IVIIU.WIIIO M /II fj
j says that Oen. Sam. Iloustnn will qgaiu-be
! a oandirtate fur Governor ol' Teicas, ay tho
J hext ohicLtvu.
fl j .i I^tejr froin.JJSexloo.i
| !ft}W OiiLpA^s, April stei m j
ship Tqnnosaoe, with Vera Crux dates to
1 tho 22d, and (lutes from t lie City of Moxi'
co to the 10th ult., has arrived.
Miramon had forced the lines of Generals
A'?pudia and Llave, at Orixaba, and
reached the capital on the 11th, with his
army considerably diminished.
1 ho Liberal forces had beon defeated
and driven from Taenbaya and Chupultcnec.
losing two hundred men.
Miramon was murdering the peaceful
foreign inhabitants in the capital indisuriminatcly.
A formal protest had been issued against
the recognition of the Juarez Government
I by tho United States. Consul jR!ac;k'n oxi
eq ^itor had been withdrawn, and ltu him|
self banished froui tho country by the lteactionist
Government. Mazatlau had been
taken by the Liberals, under Governor
Pc*fjui?ra.
Tlie Kngliah srju?dron wan threatening
| tho and demanding payment
of indemnities.
Tlw JJritish Minister insists upon pay.
went in full of nil claims, and the Hritish
commander, before Vera (Jruz, had been
instructed to demand n million nnd a half
from the Custom House there. In ease the
amount wan refused, he is to bonibnrd tho
city.
The Juarez exequator of the Spanish
Cotoeul trt Vera Cruz, had bc'<ju Tvithdrawtf,
4
?OMMUNJOAYJ.<>M !l
for this courier. i
j Rail Road Meeting- <
At a irtoctiii" of the fiieniln of the llluo ,
Kidjro ItiMMftiV.' at Pickens C. II. to-day, on j
motion, Oon. F. X. Garvin \vn*c?Ued to tho J
?i i i xi i?.i ?.v i I
| uuiiir, vihm ut ti? iii'niw.i iu\|uvoivu vv m v no
I Sucreti.vy. ?j ]
A\*h'en'tnc meeting had boon organized. tho (
1 clinirman briefly anil dearly explained its ,
! object. ! i
Then, on motion of Roh't. A* Thomson, ;
I K*<i. It w\s j i
i Jtciolrrtl, That tlic chairman of this niootj
tug appoint a commit too. consisting of live j
, from each battalion in this district, to mako j
; arrangements fur the mu.su meeting to bo j
hold at Tonnol Hill.
Umlor thin resolution, tho following gentlemen
wore appointed:
Is* Jltfhilion, 2<1 lf<\f/imrnK?-]\ob't. A.J
Thompson, Klain .Sharp, A. Uryce, So nr., ! i
I A. 11. I? iwdoii, K >h't. Maxwell. J i
2<1 IiattaJi#n.?\). A. Ledbottor. J. C. Mil- i
lor, bcoimfd Tower.", J. A. Doyle, Geo. U. j
I Chorrv.
tA/i AV... if,.!.-!1
tor. J. J, iiiilliiifcswovih. .lames Lawrence, '
Win, S. Williams Jolin Ibnven. .
'2d flu'fttlion*?1'j. II. (Jritlin, A. J. .\ndor- ;
son. I<. Thoiiuo, llob't. Uraig, Ben.}. lli>jjo?d. ; ;
The chairman nf this mooting was, oil mo- ,
tion. added to tlio above com mil too.
The mooting then adlnurnod .*?/? ? ?/?Vj -'I
May, I85i>. 1'. X. (JAIlViX, Chm'n.
J. .1. Nokton. SeorOtnrv.
MKKTIXG OF T11 K~COM MITTK K. |j
Immediately i\flcr the adjournment of the i
public meeting, the Committee of Twenty* (
one wits called to order by the Chairman.
On motion, it was resolved tlmt a Commit- i
too of Invitation ho appointed, when Messrs. <
Win. Hunter, F. X. Garvin, ). M. St. .Inhn,
/.. 0. Pulliam and W. S. Grishnm, were nam- i
ed as its members. I '
On motion, it was determined that the pro- ;
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innv i ?'IVU? * IIJ5 WIHUIIU 'MM 111 I II11 - J
nel Hill, between the Reviews of the 2d i>nd j
;jtli lse^iments, to be ordered by His Kxucl* j
lcncy (Jov. ( isr.
, 0:i motion, it was rc-? ivc?l that a Sub.
j CommUtoo of seven be appointed to Kolect a
site, receive e nitributions, and make Mt It
armngaiuonts l\>r the proposod mooting nnd j
barbecue nt Turtuel Ilill. as may be necessa- '
ry. This Committee consists of Messrs. Kl a in ;
Slmrpe, A. 11. 11 >\vdcn, K. Herndon, W. [
I'itohCnd. John Humbird, llob't. Maxwell j
and I), liiemunn.
Oil ,\C !?/* I
f ti.n. iii\> in iiv l ? u1v vl'hhiiiul i; i
of Twenty from each Battalion wore Author* 1
i/.od to appoint sub-committcci to receive coo- j
trihutions, either in money or provisions, and i
urge the necessity of liburnl and prompt ?e- i
tion. i ;
0:i motion, the Olinlrmnri was authorized i
to appoint Committees nt Pendleton and An- j
dOrson for tho same purpose; which will he (
composed of tlie following gentlemen:
i At I'cii'il Jon.?W. II. I). (Jailbird, John
j B Sitton, John 0. Cherry.
At Anderson.?A. 0. Norris, S. Bleckley, I
I. \\r. Taylor.
On motion, the Committee of Invitation
was instructed to invito Messrs. B. F. Porrv
I and C. (i. Memmingor to make speeches on j
I the occasion, and that tho members of the j
I f ,t*ir tttlnfr-lt l*n Willi ilifltlnrtii'ul.A.I '
| ? a? gvuuw
I mod, bo invited to be present.
i iS>'ay* Tlio papers in tin State are requested
I t > copy tlie foregoing proceedings,
j On motion, tlie CQtninittoo adjourned.
| Ron'r. A. TnoMI'SftN, Clim'n. j
' Explosion of the St- Nicholas?Great
Loss of Life.
It i.s our painful duty this morning to
| record another of those terrible liver disasters,
of frequent oceurreuce upon the Mississippi,
and which has resulted in a great
sacrifice of human life and the loss of a line
steamer, together with her valuable Qargo.
The steamer St. Nicholas, Capt. Mo.MulImi
'frnin l.niii? <"? Vnm 1 i\ i
[ , ?V AlViT V.M IUtU|?y JUIl
j this port at4 o'clock on Sunday evening,
| haviujr awaited tlic arrival of the evening
train, and when opposite Island GO, exploj
ded several boilers and immediately after'
ward tool: tire and binned to tl>o water's
edgo. The scone of the disaster is about
| scveu miles below the spot at which the
I memorable accident to the Pennsylvania
occurred, on the 13th of last .June, and
some sixty-five miles below this city. The
explosion occurred about 10 o'clock Sunday
night, Captain McMullcn being on
watcli'at the time, and but a few minutes I
clnDsed beforo the flmiiPH liml <v?iisiim<wl ili/? I
entire boat, with tbo exception of the hull
which flouted on down ,tbc riyor. The
rfeobkri tind j> a pC'rs beipg de,str<?yod ,i t is imp(ft$ibl6
to ah .Vo ut a perfectly accurate
Statement of the number of persons lost,
but enough is known to warrant the belief
that from fifty to sixty arc killed and iuwi
sing, and among them several ludic*. The
loss of life would necessarily have been
much greater, had it not been for thooppor'
tune arrival of the Susquehanna, which j
boat cmho to the relief of tiro sufferers when j
the ill-fated steamer was about half consu- i
mcd, and took on board all tlioso uninju- j
red by the explosion of firo, hh also sixteen j
of fl>r> riiclfi./l m-v ixlillo '
, r ?? "r Mw..nut
upon the water. Tho Susquehanna arrived
1 at our wharf about 2 o'clock last evening
; and left ail tho.se in any wine injured, who
j wore i in mediately taken in charge by the
| city authorities and Sons of Malta, at whoso
bauds they received nil necessary attention. |
I Four of tho unfortunates died on tho pan- j
j sngft up, mid will be buncil to-uay, ax por
! notice given plscvfhoro. </*',
At tho time of the accident, Capt. MoMullen,
us already stated, wus on wntch,
and in the pilotliou.se, from whonco befell
; through to tho boijor deck, wtard a sharp'
picco of timber penetrated his foot ond
holding him fust, entirely presented his cs
ciipo. Ho was heard repeatedly toonll foci
I nnaxe, with whioli ho might sever his leg
: from his body and thus oxtricuto himself'
! from the perilous position^ which he wes j
playod, but failing to receive aesbttunce, Uo .
jjs - -irr. -i- ? i??.-?~~z
[?uriKhcd in tlio flame. The jiilot on duty, i
James Held, vnxk also urcolpitated below, V
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jiu uuu him wriuuc io rt-huii 111c wn
:'cr, from whenco ho was rescued by one of \
ihe Siu-qucliHp nft's boats. . 1
Onpt. U. V. Olime, clerk and part own- 1%
ci?*6f the hui.t, on watch nt (lie time, luf-t ^
his wife and ono cousin?-? Miss JDunnicii
?and was very badly scalded and burned I
himself. Another cousin, n Miss Kennedy
jf Brunswick, Mo., was also severely inju- f
red. Cupt. Olimc and Miss Kennedy were
removed to tho residonco of Mr. S. II.. II
Shock, in the N.\vy Maid, and strong hopes f
lire entertained by the attending physicians
that they will rccovcr.
Mr. ({. II. II. <iilium, second clerk, was
asleep in his berth, and the first intimation
had by him of the occurrcnco was on awakciyng
to liud himself in the river, fully ^
une hundred yards from the boat, with his
mattress and bed-cloths under him, and in
us perfoot order as though remaining in tho " 1
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suiwrwiii. m: is uauiy ourueu Dill will
recovor. 4
A family named Oiisip, from St. Louis',
und on their way to Viel<sburg to reside,
consisting of fathfcr, mother and a little sou,
were lofct, .with bho exemption of the latter,
who lost nearly nil his clothing by tlie firo,
it)d was httnxulf considerably, though not
seriously, burned.
As a somewhat singular coincidence we.
may state that a few moments before tin?
explosion took place, ('apt. MeMullen and
\ gentleman from Warrciiton, Mississippi,
in tlie course of conversation, spoke of the
Pennsylvania disaster, which occurrcd at
tlie very place they were passing at tho
lime, when the gentleman referred to took
Dec ision to assert his belief in the doctrine
nt' predestination?-that whatever occurred
was right, and that he wasatany time prepared
to die, and in whatever manner the
uUiitmnnu %%?! *!.? '!'! " 1 - x 1
??..niiumg wiiii:. j lit' uurus IUIU
scarcely been uttered whew the boat cxj>Jo- ***
Jed, and he tvns summarily called to test
the truth or falsity of his belief.
llvlh the engineers on watch, William
lfe\v and John Jenkins, were 'instantly
Killed, and hence nothing definite is known
as regards the origin of the explosion.?
Thirteen of the deckhands and firen.cn
nrc also kiHimI and missing, as also the
barber, a cabin boy, two berthtnakers, cook
ami chambermaid. Indeed, it is doubtfid
if a similar disaster has ever occurred
011 the Mississinui which was more <!< -
Htructivc to the lives.of officers and crow
then the one in question.
The St. Nicholas was a I'itt.-^burg-built
hoat, of good si/.e, about seven years old,
was owned by ('apt. A. lteeder, of St. Louw,
and H. V. (Slime. chief clerk,
and worth from $18,000 to 820,000. Shu
bail recently been refitted and rep tired,
tind wis in complete running order. Iler
uargo consisted of S;">0 barrels of flour, 1,D00
kegs lard, 800 barrels pork, 7f)0 pigs
lead.JiOO hogs, 4l> cattle. f> mules, 2 horses,
lit) barrels molasses, 1,000 sacks oats, all
consigned to parties in New Orleans, with ^
the exemption of a small amount for Vleksburg
and the Yazoo River, and the total
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entimsite with any degree of ccrtainty.
M'-ntphi* J iu/let in.
Exoitiag News from Utah.
Advices- from I 'tali remwout uflairs in
/I* ! !#? *? ? ? ^ ?1*~- 1
V....V <>r> nunv mail nicy navoovor
boon, cither before or since the arrival ot*
tho army there. The ill-feeling had roachoil
its cxtlmiiiatiii^ point, and -the people
were on the eve of open hostilities.
Difference# also exist between Governor
Cuminiiig and (loncrul Johnston, touching
their respective powers, atul there is likewise
an open rupture bctwc'clr tho Executive
and the .J udieiflry.
The Federal Courts iind it impossiLle to
exercise their functions, the (irand .Jury
refusing to find bills, and using every .other
ineaus to screen parties accused ol murder
find other crimes.
Judge Cradlcbaugh had discharged the.
jury, nnd had been compelled to discharpe.
also all the prisoners in custody. On the ,
occasion of tho discharge of the juries, tho
Judge charged tho .Mormons with having
obstructed the officers of the Court, suppressed
testimony, and refused to mako
nroviston tor the ( .niiUimmnii* ?i>?t
onoo of prisoners.
Owing to tho excited statu of .the popular
feeling, a detachment of one thousand
troops hail umvecltrom (.'amp Floyd, and
encamped near Provo. Governor (Summing
had issued a proclamation, defending
the Mormons from tho charge* mndu
against them. It is not stated whether he
bad demanded the withdrawal of the troops
from Provo.
Much bad feoHug't^Qtexisted between
the Mormons and Utfrfed States troops,
though those of the latter who are station ed
at Provo had behaved with remarkable
forbearance. A collision, however, between
the two parties wua considered inuuiuesi.
A scries of letters published in the Salt
Lake Valley in giving tho nrooocdintr of
Judge Crudleburgh-H Court rts I'rovoj-cvpluin
to somu extent the ditTiculties mid
disturbance*! in the Territory. The mimm(lerMtuudlng
between Governor Cuinming
hihI General Johnston seems to have grown
out of tlie refuseI of the hitter tt withdraw
the troope from I'rovo, which hod been sent
there liudora rc<|uibitien of tlio Court, to
protect witnesses. Judge C^idlebnugh
pasaodaeverostrietureauponGovcrnot Cumminp'tt
orooliMiWtion, (which has not been
reeeivoct* hero,') chnraoteming it. ns intVrmal,
(is evidently signed to cxuppcrato
the people against the troputi, ?<?. wUtiucl
the course of iu&tiuc. mid to ?*# ???> !>.? >??
a - --r-, - ? (lin\?UUl *
dinntiou in the army. Ho also Bays that
instead of the prescuce of the troops tending
to terrify tlio inhabitant* mid to intimidate
witnesses, the jurors aud patties
testifying in behalf of ifle prosecution hoVo
beon compelled to seek the protection of
tho troops against the threats and intimidations
of the very iuhubituutH said to be terrified.
JudgeCradlcbaugh, who was sitting merely,
ns n committing magistrate, would go to
Camj) Floyd tho following waek to contiu