Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, September 03, 1859, Image 2
KKOWKK COIJRI Eli.
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
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TKit MS.?31..>(? |>cr iitintim. in (\<lt.*ince. If
f> iVHiviit W,> iIcIjiyc<l until iil'lortliocMMMiiniurf
llit> yoiif. $"J.UO Fur .?ix montlm, ~o mils, in 1
n<l viiiicc.
A'l vort i nucut ? in sect erf :>l Mir vrtN**.
riCKKNS C. If., S. C.:
Saturday 'doming, September 3, 1859.
jlo uorresponuents.
The notice of a child com cm to us
not vouched by a responsible name. It must
lie over, under our rule, until this disability
i< remove I. Then wo will publish it with
pleasure.
The B.irbeoue, &o.
It is a matter of congratulation to those
concerned that the mass mooting anil barbecue,
at Tunnel Kill, passed off so well ami 1
pleasantly. The olRvit produeo I, so fur us
\to hivve boon able to loam, is <. ?? >d. An inspection
of the country through which the
road runs, ami tlie work already done, were, ,
in most instances, nppr hlted. Many expressed
themselves delighted with the visit,
and not a few were sensibly impressed with
the importance of an early completion oi' the ,
great Bine Ridge enterprise.
It was seriously regrette 1 that there were i
not more of the opponents of the road present l
to sec and hear for themselves.
The reports published by those in attend- !
dance are generally highly favorable. The
only obje :tionablo articles we have seen on
uio suujeet, ^anu nicy arc manors oi taste
only) appear in the Spartanburg papers.? (
The editor of noitlier paper was at the celo- j
bration. The K-prr.ig ridicules the affair, and (
the Spartan descends to an insinuation tin* ;
worthy of its reputation and the occasion.? I
"We recur to these notices, not booauso they 1
tire important in any aspect, but to show the j
exceptions to the general kindly spirit before ,
adverted to.
One other point in the programme. It is
l,t ?...p-! -~ i ?*-? ? I
Huwiu, \um uv mi1 inumix ui uic ronuj [
that the Company git tip t e mass meeting J
ami furnished the barbecue. To those conversant
with the facts of thu case, it is unnecessary
to say a word. A\'e only refer to it
now to disabuse the minds of those lit a (lis- j
tanee of any such erroneous impression. It |
is a slander on the district, as well as unjust i
to the Company and its subordinates.
It will be gratifying to those on the ' Ilill,"
and in the neighborhood, who threw open I
their houses to the throng of strangers gath- j
1 ll
uruu mure on inu interesting event, to Know
that their hospitality was properly apprecin- !
ted. The most kindly mention is imulc of it !
in the published accounts.
Information for the Peoplo1.
That Mr. Fkank Conn, known to many j
of our readers a? an excellent tolmcconist is 1
ruurenaing his hu.sinc.is and sales to a large i
extent. To enable him to do this, he keeps
the heat article of the quality, deals honestly,
and sells at the lowest rates. Try him.
2. The public must eat as well as chew and
snrokc. Travelers, too, and seekers after
pleasure, like the comforts of a good inn. Everything
in their line, mark the superior ac<5ominodati.il
of .Messrs. Nkvii.i.k it Pitch*
vor?, at Tunnel Hill. Their house is well
kept, and combines comfort and quiet with
reasonable charges.
1W. T? . i - T *
jraimer s lienor
On the first page of this paper appears Mr. \
T.\i.mk.u's letter to Col. IjTI.rs, of Fairfield. |
It is a political document, not generally very |
(Iccided, ami part of the history of the times. ;
In its latter aspect we give it publicity. The j
discfission of the subjects embraced in this
epistle has been commenced at an curly day
and consequently taken a wide range. It is
?>ot our present purpose to engage in the dissuasion,
but we cannot forbear directing at*
Mention to that portion of the letter, which
peaks of the olection of Skm'ard, a black rcTAlblican.
to the Presidpiu-v M'liw \a \f.
I'ai.meh's lighting line. Will the S >ulli face ;
his music ? A simple fact, although not satisfactory
to us, successfully answers it. It'
the South has repeatedly refused to resist the
enactment of unconstitutional measures, wil'
uhc resist one purely constitutional ? Tiiat
is the question. Mr. Pai.mkr is judicious !
and sensible in resting to see whether lie must ,
support Dot'oi.as or one less objectionable for
the Presidency. There is timely wisdom in i
this. But we did not intend indicating our :
views in this connexion. AVc may do so at |
another time.
General Intelligence.
From Kuropo, a recent arrival nnnouncos (
that cotton, broHdstnft's and provisions havej
declined. The Zurich conference, for quirt*
ing matters in Italy, is progressing. The j
red republicans arc disturbing some of the j
Italian States. Otherwise, Kuropo is quiet.
The stockholders of tho Snartunhnror nnil
I O
Vnion railroad recently held n meeting. The
road is soon to l?c finished. Tlio French
JJroad '?ond was discussed favorably.
Mexico continues in a revolutionary condition.
The various parties nro so mixed up
that it is iinrd to right them properly.
We have further discoveries of gold related
in the Kansas news. Largo numbers nro on
inoir way to the new diggings?the South
IMntte.
Haw Hide Kkheuv.?Three women in
Mnsxaehupotts have, within a few days, applied
raw hides to the shoulder# of tlicirinale
tdauderorn.
i[<??sfs? ron tiir South.?At the Cincinnati
horse innrkct, a few dnys ngo, flirco hundred
and eighty-three horses wore Mild. The
nggregate side* nmountcd to $43,400. They
>vcro wold for the Sou thorn market, including I
ami Tennessee. I
What it will Do!
A onrrofrpondeiit of t'io Franklin (N. C.) Ohiwrrrr,
in a I'cw words, lolls us what the Dine
Kidgo U???tro!Ml will accuii>)^li?li when built.
Ilo says :
' The lllno Kitlgc Uailroad is now finished]
tVmn Aiulei ? >*? lo I'oudlotou. mid a large portion i
nl" Ilio iIllinois, masonry, bridges and grading |
has boon eoinjdelcd <o the North Carolina lino, I
neros* hip nine ISntgr: awl as but little expen- j
ditiit'C will lio roi(uirod to cx'-etul it from that !
point to the town of Franklin, in the ml ley of
the Tennessee. i> is fair to presume that the road
could he completed that far in (lie next throe
years. Ami it may not lie altogether foreign
to t'.ie discussion of the question to notice some !
of the results from the extension of the road
tints far in the valley of tho Mississippi. The
Slate Turnpike* which extend from Ashville,
west, between the llluo llidge and Alleghany
mountains, passing through the counties of
lliitioomhc, Haywood. Jackson, Macon and
< neroKee. 10 I'liok Town Copper mines, will lie
intersected tit Franklin; and the commerce,
which now mostly funis lis way to Alliens, Georgia,
will !?< intercepted mul transferred to the
South Carolina roads; also, the great Mineral
belt containing Copper, Gold, Silver and Lead,
will have been penetrated. Already in Jackson
ami Macon enmities, within a short distance
from Franklin, some eight >r ten mines of Copper
have l>ecn discovered ; md competent coinpani"w
have lieen formed to work them as sown
as the UaiWoad ean reach t h?i t point; audit is
probable they Would furnish a considerable
amount of freight judging from the quantity
produced by tho working of similar mines at j
Duck Town during the last live or six years. ,
"Hut - < miles below Franklin, the outlet to j
the valley of the lliawnssce and Duck Town will j
lie reached, and a branch rond of <>"> miles. I
iiirniigu 11 country nhoumling in agricultural
mill miticr:il woalth, favorable to tliu construction
of n llailroad, which would be constructed
it llic lllno Kidge ri>ii>! lie extended. A little :
upward* of forty miles further, brings tlie llluo
liidge road to t'ilieo, which wonlil become the |
licail of stciimboiit navigation on the Tennessee. j
Here u brunch of thirty miles to Athens on (ho j
Must Tennessee and (ieorgia r' iid, has already j
been chartered, with State aid; but its con-[
struetinn must depend upon the completion of j
the llluo Itidge roail to t'ilieo. This short link !
being completed, would give to the Blue Kidge J
road u railroad connection of the same gauge |
with t'hattanooga on ihe Tennessee, nnd Mem- I
phis on the Mississippi; and by the extension |
to Knoxville, the road to Danville, which lia.s |
been chartered, with Slate aid. would he built : j
which would secure u connection with Cincinnati
ami Louisville, and nil the railroad and
steamboat. lines extending more than thirty
thousand miles over the valley of tlie Mississippi.
And by the lllue llidge Koad, Charleston
would become the nearest seaport on the Atlantic,
to the centre of this vast commerce."
The Kd it or of the Oljurrer also says:
" While there, (at Tunnel Mill) we had the
pleasure of exhibiting aomc tine specimens of
marlde, in connection with other parties who
exhibited a suit of Copper ores that promise
large items in the freight lists when the Koad j
is completed. And we now say, and stand ready
to substantiate our words by facts and tign- '
res, that whun the Mine Kidgc road is cotnple- |
ted, we will furnish large amounts of freight in
copper ores from Jackson and Macon, ami in- I
exhaustible supplies of statuary inarlde as well ]
as elegantly figured marbles from Cherokee and
Macon, unsurpassed by the finest Italian mar- j
hie. There arc other sources of freight in our 1
country. One dealer alone paid the South Car- j
oliaa Koad, twelve hundred dollars freight on
beef cattle from Hamburg to Charleston last i
season. Had we the advantages of llailroad ,
transportation, the freight on beef cattle would i
he greatly increased. We have many other ar- >
tides that would add to our freight lists. These. :
aro facts \vliit-li wc deem it proper now to state, |
ami wliicli we stand rea<ly to verify."
Exchanges, &c.
The Ci.arendon Banner.?Messrs. Maciien
Son, practical printers and competent
men, have assumed control over this
journal. Wc wish thorn success.
Illustrated P11.chim Ai.manac.?We are ;
indebted to the publishers, A. Williams
Co., Boston, for this Almanac. Beside the
u-ual calculations, it contains much other
valuable information. The price of single
c >pios is '2't cents. They have our tliunks
for the copy sent us.
Fun Sale.?C. 1'. Peliiam, F..<q., proprie* 1
tor of the (timrdum, Columbia, otVers for j
sale a half interest in the establishment, lie \
says the paper "has a larire aod continuallv
increasing circulation and business,"
Gopev's Lapv's i> ujk.?Tlio September
number, bright anil sparkling with its illustrations
nml literary articles, has been re- |
ocivcil. Ooi#f.v more than performs his prom*
i.-e*.
Kkskinf, TiKi onnKit.?This capital monthly, '
published at l>ue West, S. C'., comes to us
much improved in appearance. The present
corps of Editors retire under a graceful va!- i
cdictory.
Tiik Si.ave Trade.?The author, " Las
Caciis," forwards to us a pamphlet copy of
certain articles that appeared in the Churl#*!
on J[i-rciirf/ in favor of the slave trade,jiml !
in roply to tlio Charleston <'mirier.
KNOXVII.I.K A.\l? TI1K Hl.UK KlOTlK
lloAly?A SlMXIKHTIOX.?The following '
is an extract from a ! tter we have received
from a distinguished ('hnrlestonian, dated
Kuoxville, August ID, :
" The, cnviroiiH of the town are very
beautiful, rolling and picturesque, but very
poorly cultivated. Should the Rabun 1
(lap Railroad ever be completed, the plant- |
ers of our low country will find a delight- 1
fill retreat up here, during the summer ,
months, in a most abundant country. The !
change to lime-stone water will itself he !
beneficial. It is rather sad to nee the cost- J
1)' piers erected for the railroad standing
up in the river, and the extensive embankments
for the road completed for sixteen
inilpi from the town. Will not vonr l-oirislature,
at its next session, take efficient
means to complete it? And since the
stock of the Charleston and Me mollis Kail
road has risen to par, why cannot your ci- I
ty Hell their slock it: ihu road, ami vest it
in the Itahnn (hip Knilrond '( Tlie 8500,-1
000 they now ovn in the Charleston and
Memphis Railroad will thus he instruniental
in carrying ont two great railroad enterprises."?
C/mr/rnfou Atrrcuri/.
TTost and Wo?*.?Tlic Memphis Avalanchc
my* Hint n gentleman from Louisville. recently
lout in tlmt oity $7,000 playing " high,
low, Jack and tlio game," and won it again
by virtue of a revolver.
Pennings and Clippings.
Nr.w Cotton.?The In-st halo of Ncvr Cotton,
grown Iiy Mr. (Jeorge P. llowinan, of
Orangeburg district, win sold in Charleston
on thc'2'Jd ult.
A ihikvi i.le.?The Abbeville IVfsn snvs that
Rev. 15. Johnson has accepted the Presidency
im mu vimcsDury remaie College?i'rofuicuv
Conner having to retire on account of impaired
health. The same paper announces
tho dcatli of Mr. Charles Dendv. of Abbeville.
and, at the time of his death the oldest
man in he village.
Dkau.?Cornelius I).mlinc, originally from
Laurens District, of this State, hut for sixty
years a resident of (ieorgin, died on the loth
Minium, m uomi county, at the very ailvanecd
ago of 102 years.
" Ijikk and Timks."?Kx-Prosirlent Martin
Van lluren is writing Mjmcthing in the shape
of nn auto-biographical " Life ami Times."
Laiick Knocuii.?It lias been ascertained
that the Democratic majority in the Kentucky
State Senate will be ten. anil in the House,
eighteen ; on joint ballot, twenty-eight.
C<>im-WKmi.?T,a<t week, John Cobb mnrrieil
Miss Kate Webb. A pnnjif /in;/ eilitor
fays tli-jir house will, without doubt, be full
of rob-m tts !
I'ltESKNTATtON OF JACKSON'S SnUKK lb>X.?
The goldsnuft' box bequeathed by Gen. Jackson
to the bravest soldier in the next war
after his death, was presented, in the City
Hull, at Nashvillo, Tennessee, on the 18th
inst., to General Ward 1?. Burnett, of New
York. (ion. Pillow received the box on be*
half of the recipient.
1)ratii or Coi.. 11 hockman.?Col. Tlioinns
l\ Hrockman, of Greenville, died lust week
?r :n_
... .-.o. ? ire VJI 11iv papers, in;?Klii
t!io announcement, state that ho wns elected
to botli State conventions liehl in tlie Stntc
in '.'52 and '"?2?served in the State Senate
four years, and in other prominent positions
in that district.
OrnriAi..?The official total vote in the
8th (X. ('.) congressional district is 14.1107.
For Ynnce, 8,020 ; Coleman, (!,.'];{1. Vance's
majority, 1,0'.).?.
On.orT.\n.?A consumptive man in Portsmouth,
says tlie Norfolk Ari/iix, who has used
many remedies without relief, was advised to
take tlie oil of tar, and acted accordingly.?
lie was considered a perfectly hopeless case,
hot the tar oil has cured him completely, lie
is now hale and hearty.
Missionaries Foil Japan.?The North Carolina
('/iris/inn Ailroca/r states that five mis
sionuricsfrom tlie Southern Methodist Church
will fail fur Japan in November, including
llov. M. I.. Wood, of tho North Carolina Conference
; llov. Mr. Allen, of the (Seorgin Con*
ferenco; llov. Mr. Stewart of the Tennessee
Conference, anil two ministers from the Memnli'tw
( '<*?\fo* / * *< ??
Tub f!ov. Wisk Letter.?The Richmond
11 'h i;t has a statement that Donnelly, (Jov.
Wise's correspondent, is a fictitious per8on,
and states that John 0. Mather was the
mou who drew the letter from Wise and exhibited
it.
Nkiiraska.?There is a popular movement
in Nebraska for a state government, proposing
a convention in October, an election in
November, and application tuuiultaiic.>u*1y
with Kansas.
T>u. lVu.MKn.?It will gratify the many
fricudsof Dr. Palmer,of the First Presbyterian
Church, New Orlean*, to lcaru that bis society
have purchased, at a cost of $1'>,IK)0, a
parsonage for their minuhir mid i!*i>?ll??ui
minister.
Sf.a Isi.and Cotton.?The Chilvcston Xirws,
of the SOtli ult., fays: The So a Island cotton
crop of Texas the present season will be two
or three times as large as that of last year.
The crop now promises remarkably well.
Mokmons Leaving Sai.t Lake.?The S?.
.Joseph (Mn.) (iazi'/t', of the Oth inst.. mentions
the arrival at that place of a number of
M >ruion? from Salt Lake City, IJ. T , who
report that -1,000 or 5,000 reetisnnt saints will
make their exodus from the valley this summer.
In Iiimho.?I.?m\e Kornhack, of-' soft sonp''
memory, U hemmed iu by the meshes of tlie
law in North Carolina. Inane probably ileservos
u tij^ht plttee.
WUOWTII OF i>KW I'JKK CI TV.?111 -NOW
Vork, twenty years ago, every promenadejr
reported to (lie Battery ; now tlie Buttery lias
been very generally abandoned and all the
proincnadors'go to (ho Central l'ark, which is
six miles further North. No fact more strikingly
illustrates the remarkably rapid
growth of the metropolis.
Governor ok Kkxtuckv.?The official majority
for Magoffin, Democrat, for Governor
of Kentucky, is 0,182. lie will be inaugurated
on the 301 h instant.
The Cotton Croi>.?The Now Orleans
Crr.ic<ul sets down 3,7fio.801 hales of cotton
as the rocoipta of the different ports. It says
iniT miuii! crop win nm."'ni to i),iwu,W.
Tiik Presiiiency.?The MeKjnncy (Tcxah)
Mr* ,ii/rr nominaten the Hon, Sain Houston
c.* tho "Uuion candidate" for the next I'renideney,
" subject to the convention of the
people lit tlio ballot-box."
Death ok Hon*. J. A. Pavi*.?A private
despatch from Carbide, Indiana, announe6?
,1... ,U,ll. ..e If- I 4 /? .1 . ?<- i
iiiu ucinu m i&ui1 ?/. a. I'hyis, ot inm orftU'd
formerly Speaker of the United Stntcrf Hotse
of KopiOHontntive*,
Burnt to Death.?On Saturday evening,
Mrs. Orr, a young married woman reniding
in Lowell Mreet, Honion, attempted to kindle
n firo hy pprinkling some camphene upon it
from a can, when an explosion took plnco,
enveloping hor in tinmen, from which ?ho
died iu a few hours. . .
Av Kn'oruous S.vaim'BB.?Tlio Hoatli?>
| (I'a.) diMtt'i ?i\y* tlmt n snapping turtlo. the
Inrgc.it over Caught ?u llurko county. weigh
i,ing 22 lfof.. ami * ublo to crawl with a tnai
j upon his hack, was sftiirod, a fow daya ago,
ill the vicinity of Kntxtown.
] Or.v. Houston's rn<??\hi.k M:\joiiitv.?Tin
u.iive-?iuii C<> iliuii of the l.'Hh ins .. think?
that I loustoii is olootcil tJ'ivcrnor ?if Texas
from lO.OiKHo majority. Much largei
than his merits deserve.
Ci.osk Work.?One Oppositiim oandidat(
f>r Congress is cleeted in Kentucky by f
majority of tfiroo; nn> in Tcnnesseo lij
twenty-six : another by oighty : and anotliei
' by fifty. A Democrat is elected in Kentucky
J by sixty-seven.
I Kiui.ku.?1. Ticl was killed in Cumpbol
; o., tin., lust Mnidav, by Joint ami Tlioimv
s Yancey. Ticl was the only sober matt in the
, affray, which oaused hit* death.
j Xotti M.K. Aug. '2:).?The bailor of a drodg
| in^ machine exploded this ttt nning, in tin
; Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal, near thii
, city, killing three men.
Cctk Y.wkkk.?A Yankee schoolmnstei
nalitO'l C.linstock, turne I a drove of eatth
i lilt') the Cumfiolil of n I'lrinnr in I
j low'a. an>l during the confusion of this ac
! ere.itc<l in tii<; family, run away with tin
larinor's daughter nn?l tnarrie 1 lier.
Mortai.itv.?C.mrloston oontinuc* to b<
I the hoaltiiic.it city on the Atlantic coast, fay:
the .1 [miri/. in ratio to her population. Tin
' olHjial returns of the mortality of the cil\
for the week ending August rogistcrsjtln
I death of six white persons ami thirteen blacks
: T.tul nineteen. Of tho *>ix deaths union;,
i ?i.~ 1"
I vnu ?uiiu |iu|Hii?iiuii, one was rroni ol?l ago
and the rest from five different diseases.
Tkxas Oii.mt.s.?In Caldwell county, Tex
1 a*, the white Malaga grape, grafted on tlx
common Mustang of that Siute, has prove '
a perfect success. No larger bunches or
grape* more uniformly ripe, than samples o|
tliese Texas grapes, c mid be presented. Thii
is a suggestive fact fir fruit growers.
Porti.\xr?. Me.. August21.?The l'enob
softtt Democratic C invention met at llangor
on Monday. Amongother resolutions adopt
e l, was one in favor of the nojutaition ol
1 Cuba.
i Tkxas Crvtkai. Umi.road.?The .Centra
llailrond of Texas is completed to the 7 "?11
mile. Ten miles more are expected t?> bi
| completed early next spring.
; II mmn (Jitou rn.?loxva, which had bul
100,000 population in IS 10, has 000,000?an
unnariilli'loil iiuinincn
Vote nut Governor.?AH wave six conn
| ties in Alabama, have been heard from. Ii
! is estimated that tlio majority of M tore, 0;in
' oerat. over Samford. Opposition, will heabiut
32, 000.
1r ?
I'r.Ai).?John Hhike White, Esq., an old
citizen of Charleston, died Wednesday.
From Kansas.?McOrefi, who killed Clark,
a pro-slavery man. in 1 >V> 4, was arrested at
j Kansas, on the '2'M Mist. Mr. Clark was thy
| first man killed in the territory for pafiticnl
, c.inso.s.
I'riiuc Meetino in Baltimore.?Tin; ox
j tent to which rowdyism has g me in Haiti
j inure, and its latest bloody and brutal muni
J testations, has caused a general reaction iv
| the feelings of the citizens there, and a publh
| mooting is called for Monday, thn 4th pro*.
! to devise measures for putting a *top to it
( The South should propare for tl?o ro\v<ly am
j murderous spirit forcing itself upon hor.
j Skvatoji II v.mm inn.?Tho Democrat, t
loading German journal of \Vintern Now
j York, nominates tlic 11 in, dames II. 11am
' mond, of South Carolina, u-i tho Douiocrntii
' candidate for tlic next Presidency.
1 For Mayor.?Tlio Charleston papers an
nounco that there are tliroo candidates nov
j in tho field for tho Mayoralty of that city
viz: Hon. Clmrlo* Molioth. present Mayor
1 rv.i ? i ---? i " * ? *
i .\inirvwniii)ii .ion 11 r<e uurew
! Ur Cahkiii..?Chemical examination*, i
is snid, go to slnnv that must of the vinogai
j made in Now York is adulterated with sugn
<if load, vitriolic acid, and other poisououi
i metals nn<l mineral".
Kk-Ei.kctei>.?.John Uos? has been re-elect
1 cl President of the Cherokee Nation. Hosi
I was elected Principal Chief of the Cherokc<
Nation, under their first constitution, in tin
1 full of 1H28, nt New Kchota. (Jcorgi a, nni
;,has been tho chief ever since, being ic-electei
every four yours.
Rainiiow.?A lunar rainbow was vi sibl<
ut Culpepper C. II., Yu., lifter the storm 01
i Mn.'uliiy evening,
IIoMK'l 1>K.?Three, uieu in this Distric
liavin^ been indicted for highway robben
two of theni gavo bail for ntypcuranee n
Court and the Constable, Mr.Samuel Ilurs
with a posse, proceeded with u warrant o
arrest to wait on the third, Jlritton l/.iytoo
on the. 18th iiftt.
I On reaching his premises, and just ai
they passed through the j:atc into tlio yard
I aytou cnuie out, ordered thcin to leavo
pud, not being heeded, scixed a grub
; biug-hoo, made a ferocious assault, knock
i ed down one 1111111. tnrnorl n??nn ?! <
: constable, who drew n pistol und nttomptci
\ to lire nt him but it " snapped" nnd hi
; w?f? obliged to " run for life;" Lnyton pur
cued ?nd was. apparently, about to Kucodct
in striking liiin to the ground, whin Mr
Stephen \Voodhnm, one of the posse, shu
him (I/nyton) down with a donble-bnrre
.1,^ i.? A\n.\ ; 1
PMUv-j^uia | lib UK,U 111 u IllUimnit/.
Tlic Coroner began inveatigations or
Friday evening, 19th inst.,nnd cloned nex
t^ny, ?t ithout li o'clock, P. M. The vftr
diet of tlic Jury of Inquest was to tlio of
feet that tlie 4< deceased cnnie to liin deatl
by ft wound from a pun in tlio hands ol
| Stephen Woodhfttu."?Darlington Vlaj
- ? ? .. - rr-Uf -* - \ rwr 11
Additional Letter
Ti) TlitiTVNNKI* III fjjb OKI.KIlItATCOS, ,\l'0. 10. 1
OlIAKr.OTTK, Vng. lot If, ltf.V.I.
Messrs. W. S. Gl-ittliiitn, mid ytlior.* of ('otnmiN
i I teo.
j Gentlemen: Vour.favor inviting nie to ho
present ut the |llnc lli:l>?0 U.irbevuo nlid M'U*-*
' Meeting. to he hold nt Tunnel flill. on iho llilli-'
inst., wiik duly received.
| Upon tlie rucuipt of your note 1 had olvetl
< tu be prertont ut the meeting, mid li.ul made my
' arrangement s accordingly. I mil. however, just
imviKca mm n will Do necessary lot" mc to bo in
i>io11111o11 1. Vi?., Dii iliu ICili iiist., which pre]
eludes (lie hopn of my being able to partake of
, i the festivities of the 1 lit It wit h t lie friends of the
i I tine Kidge liailroad. As I inn denied the .
1 pleasure of meeting with I lie citizens of I'iekr
ens District on that interesting occasion, may I
, not express the hope that South Carolina will
not ubnndou this great work, fraught with so
many beneficial results to all portions of the ,
j State, when completed. lis objeel is to conned
. the harbour of Charleston, it? llio nearest Atlantic
port, by a continuous line of railway.
* | through your entire Slate, with Knoxville?-the
? center of a vast region of country?embracing
portions of North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
ami Virginia?nearly eijital in extent to
the New Kugland State?, This vast region is
destined to become the "New Kngland of the
! ] Soul'.." Situated near the center of the above
i j States, itn 1 about o>|ua*distant from the Missis1
sippi on the West, the Atlantic oil the Kast. the
| Ohio on t!io North, an I the liulf of Mexico on
r j lite South?destined soon to be accessible to all
> I these great arteries of commerce, by railway, i
1 with iv soil more fertile than New Knglanl: with '
| n.iiur |i'?>vvr ueriaiaiy IIUI Ulterior. ail'l Willi !l j
t I soenory an i a temperature an I salubrity of cli- j
> j mate, far superior. The liino is not distant i
I when it will teem wit-li more capital. wealth ntid
I population limn, perhaps, any otliore<|tinl por?
| lion of I ho South. Already Tennessee and i
t j Virginia have spent millions of dollars to reach !
litis proii'l region 1 >v railway, ami In-tln(v they
5 I are more than realizing their most sanguine ex- i
f pedations. Kentucky nml North (Carolina an- '
, driving the iionhorse in the same direct h n and i
with the saino object in view, and the latter ;
. State mill reach it, though it he at the cost of
r millions. The prize is a noble one, and Is Wor
thy of the contest of such generous rivals. And I
sliall South Carolina, with Iter race half run. ]
with all I lie advantages of harbour, route and i
distance, with hi r former renown and chivalry, !
j ingloriously retire IVoiu tlii.-t generous emulation
: | of St >I< ???this work national ia its resultsi Icr J
| ! intelligence, licr lihorality, Iter enterprise. her '
I past history, all forhil it. Hut rcauh Knoxville |
i l?y the Blue Ridge It lilroad, the most direct j
j route to the Atlantic, and Kentucky ami the j
; North aii'l West with all their trade, resources j
, ami population, are hound to connect the Ohio
j Uiver with that city, giving a continuous line
; of railway from the Ohio Kirov.to Charleston. .
j This, if not done immediately, cannot he other- |
wise than accomplished soon. If not, it will '
prove au exception to tho entire history aiul .
p progress of railroads in this and every other |
country,and exist as astiguiaupon the intelligent i
enterprise 'of the millions of enterprising inhahit - |
I ants dwelling In the valleys of tho Ohio Uiver.
, | and those of it-t tributary lit renins, with such n j
new and direct eoiincclion between extended
] regions of fertile country, so different in its soil, j
produ -lions, and climate, with such vast amounts
and vaVietV ot products toexehantre. Wlmt would i
Ih> its results to iim almost, unboundless extent
i of country, to tlie city of Charleston. mnl tin- {
| Siatc of South Cat'uliui"! The mind i# appalled I
; it? contemplating ilie benefits nii<l blessings it I
- | would bestow in the moral. social, political. an<l
: commercial revolutions, which would inevitably i
follow its completion.
Hut tiina. iiii l other engagements will not |
permit me hastily lo pursue this interesting
i subject t'urtber, even in its ni'.*re outlines. Silt'- 1
j lice to say, th.vt many oi' the greatest intellects !
' ati'l purest patriots of South Carolina living j
since the era of railvoails, have regarded this
I great enterprise as important to the prosperity
and retiown of the State. I'lensc present my
| grat'sful acknowledgments to the citizens of I
! l'iekons District for the honor extended tft me
, : by your polite note, hud ncccpt for yourselves,
' generally, assurances of mv high regard.
I am, very respect fully, yours,
W'm. Joiixj>tox.
Speech of Hon J P. Reed.
* Al Tumid Kill celebration, Auj?. 1H,
1 I Follow Citizens: 1 am surprised at this j
call made upon mo. T came to hear dis- <
, j tinpuiHlioJ gentlemen, invited for t'10 <nj.
| casion, and not expecting to be culled, !
I j would bo so fortunate as to hear others.? j
! 1 have been gratified to hear from many 1
j distinguished men, whoso nautCfs are not
1 | in the programme. It is not for ino to de- |
I oline to add a word, wlien the subject to ;
* , be discussed is the resources of the conn- j
: try and the character of .South Carolina, i
! I have been callcd to speak on Railroad**, i
| not for the lirst time. 1 luivc spent some :
I years of my life in the study of these con- '
1 . VRIlicucos smtniouitf t
, . ....x-vVy> HI.II .'Will II !
1 Carolina';; neighbors tire grasping nil around I
J | her. I regret that we have not heard from J
j Home one who is opposed to this rood. J >
t | regrot that their gallant leader, Mullin*, is |
r j not here. 1 regret that the earnest Senator
from Fairfield is not here, that we
! might have spoken face to face. It is
5 J worse than folly to talk to the people of
; this audience about the bb'ssings of It iil
; roods, Fvcry man fools and appreciates,
i and we are more apt to speak of what has
[> been done, and what we are bound to do as
u Carolinians, if we woidd maintain a ehi.vl
' ulric name?still bound to do?-every man
1 who lives lindttr t)n> PulmnMn \?
, -t. ?vfj> .fvl
the outset I w;ih not favorable to it.
9 | My friends on more than one occasion
I censured mv lukewnrnniCMM. I doubted
1 I myself its practicability. T doubted that
j it would bring into the State thnt vast
t ninouiit of commerce that its friends pro^
chtimcd for it. Hence I hc.sit.itcd, and did !
t !..?t take hold of it. Ilut it went forward i
t with ardor and energy. Who arc those '
f ; who did take hold of it'/ T say that South
f Carolina, as a body, took hold of the work.
; And should put hor shoulder to the wheel; I
* ' to lookback now is to retreat. The State !
did not undertake to build tlm rnnl
f | start. A company was organised, tluitsub- j
. seribod capital enough to build the road iji i
. this State mid (loor^ia. Afterward, tlicy I
3 wont to the State a id said, tbis is n private j
1 I enterprise, which cannot be built by pri2
Viito capital alone. What did the He^is- !
. latr.rc do? The Stnt^of Soutb Oarolina(
1 in the first instance, subscribed 84t000,000
, | of the capital stock; but to one-half of
t ^ that sum thcro w is found annexed that ,
1 8.")00,006 of private stock was to be sub
j scribed by individuals. What was the oh
i jeetot Hint/ Why, tlio Legislature ft aid j
t t lint tlio object was to givo private capital
. an interest in tin; rontl.
Tlift State ilitl not intend to manage the
i interest, thus leaving the private xtoekho!f
j ders to look after tlieir own. The Ststo
, ' auncxcil to their last appropriation that onc%
. * "" ~ f~
luilf should not bo nvnilable until 3500,000
was guaranteed by private subscription.?
Well tlio ctyrporutitfli went to work, and
tlio qu mtity w.is subscribed. Will anybody
tell me tliat that was not a contract
between the State and private citizens'!?
Such was the connection of South Carolina
with the road. The people put up the
half million, the State put up a million,
and the State endorsed the bonds foriinoth
. !!?! ... I..!..
(T 111 1111? 111 11 III Ml euilillll I'HIIMUUI ill HIM.-*.?
Now that was a very inccnn-us effort of
tllUSC opposed to the io.nl to cllsllljrc the
solemn nature of this contract. When
called upon to put up a little inoro money,
they said we will on another condition.?
.Mr. Heed tlien briefly reviewed (lie discussion
of last winter The appeal was defeated.
The Iiojjixhfture refused to relievo
the eoinpany. Its indomitable leaders
went looking n round. There were one
thousand poor men brought from all Mictions
at work here. The company looked
around. They determined to go on to the
extent of their limited resources. The
city of Charleston had not paid the whole
.sum they subscribed. They said we will
pay our money.
We believe that the State will yet do
w 11: t is vi 'lit i>omi?mv hiivn miwii
gone on with 200oriJ00. \Yo say it. in
within the power of mm tocomplete tlm
work, and complete it within reasonable
time. Then I occupy that position. It is
not worth while talking ahout whether it
is to he profitable or not. These questions
have heen adjudged of by the ]?eople of
South Carolina. 'I hey decided upon it hefore
they put their money into it. They
went to work, and have finished part of
the road, the greater part of it. From
Pendleton to Anderson is finished, and tlio
great obstacle overcome. It is destined to
stand for all time a monument of folly.?
I<iico tiic 1'ytiimids of ftjrvpt, to staml a
monument to our jjlovy hereafter. As my
friend Itns said, I am willing to pay my
share, and vastly move than my share. It
is not worth while to be hutnbujrgod on
this subject by anybody. There is not the
slijrhte; * probability of one dollar ever eomini;
out of the pockets of the people ?
When you are told so. it is by some one who
wishes to travel. Who are the Blue llidgo
Company? Why, they arc private stockholders
in Charleston and Anderson.
Let the State loan her ercdi.. to this lllno
l{id<*c, endorse their notes, as one neighbor
would go security for imother, that is
all. We will complete the work if you
will only give us the credit. (Jo our seen
IH> IIMU, nil tlliu HI" I Nil IIIIIIIUIl.N, I.sil
possible IIi:<t there i.s anv man who believes
tlic income* would besomiiall that it Would
nut pay tho interest upon the bonds which
til! com piny bnvis asked to guarantee '! i
say the effort to oppose tho road is to humbug
the people, or the thing is not understood.
I undertake to say that if the llailroad
was built here now, that upon the
faith of that Kail road by the mortgage of
the load, the company will bo able to finish.
Aikk.n (tk.ms.? We regret to record
several incidents of violence, perhaps all
of tlieni fatal, which have just occunctj in
our neighboring village of Aiken.
< )n Saturd y evening last a difficulty occurred
between (leorge Purdue ami Willis
Ifurkhulter in which both parties fired double
barrelled guns. Kurkhalter's arm was
shot off below the elbow and he was otherwise
seriously injured. At last accounts
he was considered in imminent danger.?
Purdue, we understand, escaped unharmed.
During Saturday night one (ieorge J [idly,
at or near the same Village, was beaten
severely by some person or persons unknown
receiving such wounds'ami bruises as render
his situation also very critical.
Oii i!ic Suiid.iy MMi.-.wtiig, iii the same
place, n.man named .lorry .JeiTcOat committed
suicide bv euttinir his tb rnn t. Mix
ajre was 24. We have not heard the supposcd
cause of tlio deed ?Kth/tjithl J</vwtiniT.
11a mar Statistics.?Tho New York
I'jXamiiicr says that there arc in the United
States 500 I>aptist associations, 12,l(i?t
churches, 7,500 ordwiued ministers,
licentiates, 002,851 communicants, and
that the number baptized in lS'iS was 0S,508?nearly
otic hundred thousand baptisms,
and a little less than a million of members !
These arc figures for which entire accuracy
cannot be claimed, but thev nmv Vio mwv.n
' * J " J "^ *"WV| K
toil as the elo.se.st practicable approximation
to accuracy, and as more likely to bo too
low than too high.. Tho largest number
of Baptists reported from anyone State is
Virginia?115,140. Tho largent number
baptized in anyono State is Now York?
10,802, and next largest, (Jeorgia?7,9-14.
There are 88 colleges, 14 theological seminaries,
20 weekly newspapers, lt> monthlies
and 2 quarterlies, in the I'nited States,
that depends on Baptists for support'? (54
nnw mlifi/...!. .........
v..t*. VK vvtiiiVtn ngiu III lOiJOJ
28S now church edtUcoa were constituted,
lind :J04 ministers ordained.
KKNTl'CKY STATK OmrKiitfo-sMw the
jato election in Kentucky thoiyH^HntH
have chottcn, by from nine to uBgagP$tl.sand
majority, the Mlowinj?
(loYCrmir. I,if>n?J>nnn* I
' ?
Oeneral, Auditor, Treasurer, lJegiiitor, Superintendent
of Public Inhtftt$?tt>& arid
President of tho Uoafd of I "i
provcments. These otricer^jB^OHBLTor
four years. The democrats
elected tho Clork of the Coi^^mHHm^
tlitf State Printer and the StraMQn&C^
of the Stato Prison. For the
thirty yenrs Kentucky will harwHKnro
hoard of domoeratic State offieei */,a flfylgL.
lature. democratic in both bronST
two dQttyOcruU to rcpre^ot hcriu tbo Henflic
of the United Ht?U?. f
-f ? - ??
A crusty oTd fcncUolor sny.s: "'Toll mo,
tliou mighty deep, with waves 80 blue and
clear in there n 4'good time coining" noon,
when hoops will (lisiipponri' uomo foreign,
rock-bound ?hnre?flotim i.il-in.1 ?
whore tiicac tremendous HtVcetboitouus sfudl
till bo stowed a way! Tlio dwp
wan rippled by n tqilal'r nod answered-alow
and wully, nnryplacoratull.'"