Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, October 15, 1859, Image 2
KKO W KM MMm\
ROUT. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
TK" M V? ^1 ."> ) per auntim. in titlvstncc. If
piym-'t't he iloliywl until nflcrthc i'xpirnti<>n of
tin* veiip. $:2.0<) For aix months, 7.> cunts, in (
h'lriini'C.
A lv >rti?<vnent-< lii*erti* 1 nt the usiml rule*.
PICKEXS G. IF., S. C.:
Saturday Morning, October 15,1859.
IT A .1 *:
Atcw /xuYernseraenisWo
desiro to <lirc. attention to the advertisement
of Mrs. Knee?her stock is large
ixnil fine, ntul her prices tempting. Muj.SK.tiiorv
oilers a valuablo tract of laml por sale. !
The Slate Agricultural Society also appeals |
for favor and patronage. These and other !
notices in our Columns are commended to the i
consideration of (lie reader.
Fro6t.
Jack Frost with his nipping powers, sharp
us usual, visited us on Monday night last.
"We have heard of no damage that has been I
done by his thus coming.
ResignedW.
J. Parsons, K.si]., Ordinary of this <lis- i
trict resigned on the 13th inst. The Clerk of >
the Court will order tin election within ?ho i
next-sixty <lays. In tho meantime, tlie Clerk '
will net a* Ordinnrv.
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AccidentWe
lehrn from h friend that Mr. Seaborn
.Siikdi) whilst in tho act of makingsecure tlio
position of a log it broke from his hold, fell
upon his thigh, ntul broke it. The accident
ncpurreil oil thn ulnnn i>f If W TC ? ? ???. .*
Esq. The wound is not considered dangerous",
as wo learn from our informant.
Spccch of Com. Stockton.
AVe have received u pamphlet edition of
the speech of Coin. 11. F. Stockton, ofN..J.,
on tho ' Past, Present and Future id' the
American Party," delivered in Camden, X.
.1., 4th of August, 1850. Tho t>pceei? though
able, is only a poor advocate of a pooror
cause. Tho American or know nothing party
is now completely defunct.
Court at Anderson.
The Court of Common Pleas has been in
Session at Anderson this wok. Judge Monkof.
presides, there having been a change of
Circuits effected between him nnd Judge Gi.oVKit,
whose time in course it is to prc-o'ulo on
this Circuit. Tlio business is neither inipi rtaut
we learn, nor of such ft character as to
consume tlicontire week.
Next week the Court will sit for the transection
of business for this district.
Tho Fall Elections.
Elections have been held in several of the
States this full. In California, the Lecoiupton
democrats have earrie 1 tho "Golden
State" by 20,000 to 25,000.
From Georgia we have tho nrmfifVlnrf In.
o O 'J '"o *" j
tolligencc tlmt U >v. ISrjwn has been re-elected
by at least 15,.0i>0 majority. The Congressional
delegation standing as before ?
seven democrats to one of tho "opposition"
party. The dein icrats havo had a narrow
escape in the 7th and 8th congressional districts.
Tho Legislature is largely democratic,
and composed of very able men.
A friend has furnished us with tho result
in ltabun county: For Governor?Brown,
557 ; Aikin, -10. Congress?Jackson. 541 ;
Lytic, 17. Semite?J. C. Williams, 210 ; J.
Adam*, 189; W. T. Crano, 136; Tims.
Kelly, 15. Homo?L. N. Jones, 323 ; Pressly
Pago, 138; K. Singleton, 03.
in? -> ?
jjusi m Jiign Julie. !
A fatal duel lias been fought in California !
between David 13kooer iuk, U. S. Senator,
and Judge Tbiihv, of tho Supremo Court,?
Brodkkick was killed at tho first fire. Thi?
duel between two distinguished officers, profoundly
agitated tho community where it occurred.
Exchanges.
ClIBSTZR STANDARD.?C. S. I>:tlCE, l) i.'[.
rctiroi from tlio K lit<>ri<il onlut of litis
wellJ conducted Journal. lie is tnic^eodo.l
by Mr. E. J. McD.vsiei,, who co:.i;ncnd< hhn
--1
rvii |;iui?ooiii.ijr in tin iijijirw^riuiu mini- j
tatory. Wo cordially extond to the new
comortho right hand of fellowship.
I'ktkrsov's Magazine.?Tho Xovouibci' ,
number has boon roeoive 1. The front engraving
prosonts a characteristic view to (
mothers. As usual the literary department |
is good. I
IKore Evideuco- I
We have evidenco ou all (lands tint CjI.
Our is tho man for the next Presidential con- ]
A nhlAfl<*A / Til \ !..? I
. \"""/ W. II1U |
Charleston Courier says : j
" Politics are? rather tho vopriio. ami nomina- i
tions for" ilfe Presidency aro reduced to bets {
by the knowing one*. I was vory much (
Incased to hear a distinguished gentleman,
?igh in station and considered of influence
in tho West, deelaro that if tho South farn- '
fslicd the cnndid.ito. tho only national man '
was a leading Carolinian ; lie statod bis boKef
that in fact the only democrat who could (
bo oleuted was Mr. Speaker Ohk." .
TO KWF.M, jNOHTHRRJi UoMMBRCI.?O".0
hundred i?n<l elevou niilo# of tlio Kentucky 1
Jwinrif, that is tu connect that Stivto with South 1
Carolina thtough Kul.>uii Gap and Knoxville, i
is now in operation. The following, f'.om
ho Cincinnati Enqiiirtr, of tlio 1st instant, j
shows how muoh it is contributing t<i North- ]
?rn oommorco. So the South will continue ,
to pay trilmto to Northern cotniuorco, until,
r>y 1110 extontuon ol our rnilroud system, wo \
retain the triuio that belong* to .Southern 1
yoi'tn ; ^ (
" A tnun of tweutv-sevon freight cars, ]
mostly filled with stoctr for the Ku?t, cnmo |
r)?or tho Covington nnd Lexington Road on j
Thursday ovoningZ!^ ^ (
Peau?OoI. Ilugb Miliar, one of that gal- 1
lant bund of tho Palmetto Regiment, died
fpoeutl^at Winusborayin this Stat?. I
IiT.ercBting MattersThe
Franklin ^N. C.) Obtervcr,' speaking
of the barbucuo, nuya :
*' Tho Hon. I jlain Sharpe, Senator from
Pickens District, delivered us a capital
speech?chastc?appropriate?eloquent. ?
lie said ho gloried in meeting his friend# of
North Carolina, and in being permitted to
nay even a word in behalf of ho grand and
noble nil enterprise. a? the Blue llidgo Kailroad.
South Carolina had looked to wes
tern trades For more than twenty years?
but she 11 a< 1 boon a deep?had been engaged
in political strife; while she slept
(ieorpia had pushed forward her works of
internal improvement ami rubbed her of
her crown ; that the true policy .of the
Stato was to sleep no longer?to arouse
and avail herself of the advantageous circumstances
which now surrounded her,
and contend nobly, generously for the exhaustless
stores of commerce pouring down
to the Atlantic const from the great west.
lie said that .Jiulge Frost lmd boon thoroughly
tried tlurii??t tho session of the Legislature
of South Carolina last winter?that
as President of tho Road ito had never
swerved from truth and candor?that he
had always rather overrated than underrated
tin} eost of the Hluo Ridge Road?in
this ho had shown himself the friend of
the State in her legislative action, as well
as in her greatest commercial interest, as
involved in the completion of the Rlue
Kul go enterprise. Mr. Sharpc said, the
friends of the Hoad had fought the battio
in her behalf, last winter, nobly?were
ready to return to the Held and fiirht it nvnr
ngnin?woro rcsohed to contend for it, as
a great and vital interest for South Carolina,
ho long as a man of them should be left.?
The speaker then paid a well merited compliment
to our beautiful Tennessee valley
?said ho had never seen a more beautiful
and interesting country, with its pure
springs, and crystal streams, and meadows,
and landscapes, and undulating hills, and
mountains draped in grandeur and sublimity?that
God had done much for us in ,
our rich lands, productive resources, and
mineral wealth?had made a wonderful
depression in the Blue ltidge as a pass for
a Railroad?that nature had done all she
would do, and it now remained for cnterprize,
skill and capital to appropriate it to
the use of commerce and civilization, lfe i
closed with a stirring and eloquent appeal
to tho fricuds of the cntorprizc to lend a
strong arm and vigorous hand to tho work,
and success and prosperity would crown
onr labors.
Mr. J. S. Shanklin, a member to the
lower house of the Legislature of Month i
Carolina, made lis a short but oppr< printo
speech touching the merits of the liluo
Uidgc Road, as a State entcrprizo with
South Carolina, lie gave us assurances
of fidelity when the friends of the enterprise
meet its foes in Columbia next
wiutcr."
Maj. Perry writing from the North says :
" To-day I visited the Greenwood Cemetery,
and 11 more beautiful and lovely resting
placc for the dead, there does not exist
on this broad globe. One of the monuments
to be seen there, that of Charlotte
Carida, cost forty thousand dollars ! There
arc many others which cost several thousand
dollars. The grounds are beautified
by hill and dale, lakes and fountains I
suppose wo rode four or live miles in passng
through this beautiful place.
Whilst in Natick, 1 was politely carried
through one of the largest shoe manufactories
by our otlier second cousin whom I
met there, hv t.lio n iiiw> I 1.'........
tiling is done by machinery. Tlio shoes
nre cut out, a dozen at a time, by machinery,
and they are sewed by machinery driven
by steam ! The whole town of Natiek has
been built up by shoos! I saw private
residences there which cost fifteen thousand
dollars, paid for by shoes! The shoemakers
have become nabobs and live like princes
! What wonderful people these Yankees
are ! Their industry, skill and energy
overcome everything. Every town has its
historian, and every family in its place in j
the history, f was presented with a his- '
*ory of Sherborn, in which every family I
in the township is traced hick one bun- '
?? I l. i ' *
mm i?u nuiiuruu years: i UtiU my ;
own family history going back two hundred !
years, and my father mentioned iss moving ;
to South (Carolina in 1784, and lost uuheard j
of afterwards.
Senator Wilson, of Masschusctts, resides !
there in a very humble but neat house.? !
lie was originally a shoemaker himself,
;ind still concerncd in the manufacturing
shoes. Ho educated himself, and now
ranks for ability with the first men mi the
I'nited States Seuate. His father is still
ilivo, and makes his living by going from j
laiian fn I.?.oa .-J ? ' *
..... >v hvuou IIIIU ounmj^ IVUOU . 110 IS
m intemperate man, and the Senator lets
him pursue, his original occupation to keep
liiui out of intemperance. JJut, what a
'emarkable commentary on our republican
nstiiutions?the fatherof a United States
Senator now earning his bread by a menial
>fiice '?
The growth of the city of New York is j
dmost miraculous. In a few years it will .
jc the largest city in the world. Tho '
Fifth Avenue House is now in the midst
if the city, three miles from the Astor '
House, and but a few years ago was in the j
sountry! The streets of New York are '
dmost impassable for persons from thecoun- !
try. You have literally to push your way ,
ilong in Broadway, ns if you were at tho !
President's levce. Tho othcrcvenina f Rnw
# > o "
several ladies who liad their dresses terribly
torn and injured hy a walk on this
fashionable strcot. Constantly moving til) :
night there are two rows of omnibuses go- i
ing up and down all tho principal streets
>f the city, fdled with men and women.?
Instead of walking from one part of town
k> the other, they ride in these rgular lines.
Indeed, it is Impossible to walk over tho
sity, rind then railroads atid omnibuses
lupereodotlie necessity of private carriages."
Suicides.?Tho stticidfls throughout tho
Uuitod .States nctv average ab>ut uiue a we;*.
I Pennings and Clippings.
IIiuii Thicks run Nkoroka.?Six negroes,
Ihe youngest 10 nnd tho oldest 30 yearn of
age.nold in Culpeppor, V?., on Tuesday at m>
Rvorngo of $1,248.
Anotuf.h Cmcutf.-?Van Amburgh'a circus
Ims hoou Dorforminc In W'mxlmrit
" f-T"iT
, 11 rail says tlicro is loss humbuggery about
it than most such "institutioui*."
j II) miCide.?Tlio Darlington Flag states
j that I). Ladson Siuokcy was killed by Henry
I H. Ilcuroa his brother in-law. Tlie particulars
arc not gi von.
[ A Town IUtried.?Letters from Trebixond
I stato that the town of Chirvan, in the government
of Tit'n, had been l>uriod under a
mountain thrown on it by a recent earthquake.
IIoRRtui.K.?A woaion was arrested in
PhiladelphiaCity.on Sunday morning,grossi?
i-?~.i ?> t. i i- ! .
j nuuMViiicu, juiu uoiuing in nor arms tno
body of a dead infant, to \vhuh she hud given
birth the evening previous in an open lot.
IIou 0ontracts.?In the interior of Kentucky
sales of hogs for early delivery are reported
at ?3,50 gross. In Ciiioiunnti Some
contracts have been made at $">,7o not.
Tiie Great Citiks.?The population of
II >inc at the highest period of its power, has
I been estimated at 0,800,000. Tho present
population of Lmdon is about 2,800,000.?
Tho entire population of Paris, including
that of all its metropolitan suburbs, is about
1,600,000. That of Now York, estimate in
ihn Mstmn wnv i? 1 1 Hfi AArt
iu ?,
L\Rr;p. C.vi.r.?The Ella worth American
inoiitionsaciilf, four weeks old, which weigheil
four weeks ago, 500 lbs.; girlh 5 feet, :\n<l well
proportioned. liaised on the farm ot Wm.
II. Black.
Tu?: Cuban' Slave Trade.?About two
weeks ag> a cargo of slaves was landed near
Trinidad do Cuba. One of the inspectors, n
young C'reolo, informed the government of
the fact. That night he was assassinated in
his bed.
American Railroad Cars for K;vrr.?
The ship Vivid Light, about to set sail from
n\r.-. . r _ ti ?
., .. ^.1, .utim., nir iiiutiiiuirnv, r.^ypi, will
take out fourteen railroad oars, manufactured
in Springfield, for tho Railroad in Egypt.
Ton veco.?Says the L iuisvillc (Ivy.) Jourtuil,
QOth ultimo: ' The very handsome
price of $20..r?0 per 100 was obtained yesterday
at the 1'ickott warehouse for a hogshoaI
of tobacco from Tennessee."
Tknnesskf. likuisii.vtukr ?This body n**i
at Xtishvillo, on tho 3d instant, and was organized
by tho olectiou of T. W. Newman,
of Frunklin. Speaker of th?j Sonate, and Mr.
Whi thorite, of Maury, Speaker of the IIju.sc .
Suddkn* De.vtu.?Wo learn from tho Abboville
pipers th it Mr. Edmund Cobb, a
betel keopor in that place, committed suicide
K.? i~.. i '1
>>j uimii^ liniw.uni ill I lie I VTCl'K. 1NO I'CStSOIISlblo
account, is given for tlic commission of
tho act.
Gander Pulmng.?Tho Star of (he South,
published at Klborton. O.i.. say* that an old
fashioned "gaudor pulling" came off in that
county recontly. Tho S'ar in down on suoh
inhuman sport, and very justly too. Anybody
who has road tlio "(Jojrg:a Sucuoj," can
appreciate the scone.
A Wretcii.?A married wretch said that
ho dreamed lately that lie had an nngol sloop:
l. ? i_i. *-i_ y
iu- uy ma hi'jc. aim upon waking up found j
it was nobody but his wife!
IIkavv Damaoej.?About a year ag?> tbo
wife of a man nnmo 1 Cirey, wi\9 thrown
from a wagon in Detroit, Michigan, in con
so<pienco of a sower having boon loft open.
Mr. Corey sued the city for damages, and
last week recovered $:20,000.
' Setting the Ham. in M >tiov."-?T'.io
Philadelphia Democracy opened the fall ca-n- j
uaitrn bv a rousing r>?>
I C * n ?vv?...Q \'*t t'UMIlill^
The Ponnsylvonian auys the resolutions introduced,
and also tlie very able and interesting
addresses, had the rinjj of genuine coin,
and were received l?y the immense auditory j
with frequent and vociferous ohecrs.
Presentation.?Mr. Harris, our consul at
Japan, lias been presented with a nmgnitiMl\t
rrnlil *i*?i<V-1mw !??? ' "*r; * ?rnl
0 uva .<> yuvcii ? ICVOriJI. J 110
b i.\ is about six inches in length, four in
width, and two in depth, nnd is of wrought
gold handsomely washed. On the top is the
Queen's cipher surrounded by n wreath of
diamonds. The gift ia ?i most splendid ffne, 1
and is valued at $2,000.
JMU'.WEKV IJl'RNT 1" IKK AT Si NO 8|XO.
Spoyor'a Lager Moor brc* e y, ut New York,
was burnt on Sunday night. Th<j loati is
about $80,000.
Memphis.?When (his city subscribed in
lRf>0 for her first railroad stock of $500,000
in the Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
she contained a population of 6,282, and her i
whole taxable proporty was valued at $3,000,- j
000. Her population now excepts 30,000, ;
and tier tables aro over $17,000,000. j
Lonoktitt.?Mr. I'utrick Riordan wns (
bom in Kilmare. Ireland, in 175G. Twonty |
yenrs ngo bo emigrated to New Orleans, {
where be has since resided. He died on tho I
20th ult., nged 103 years ; a most reinarkablo
ngo to arrive at in that climate.
w -- *v ? - -
??iiai iv.mi.koads wo:?i no Vi6orgii\ State
Railroad line paid into tlic State .trennury for
tlio year ending September, tbc sum of $402,uOO,
over the above expen?c*.
An Actoh's Importanc*.?The Now Haven
Hnjistcr relates that an actor at one
of tho thentroA wns called oat four times in
ono evening not long ngo?twice by a nhariff,
once by a t?ilor, and onc? by an ifr??is(?blo
desire to irnhibo. <
-* / ;
Kktuum or Fuuitive Si.aves.?A few days
ago aixtcon fugitive hIuyos. who a year or
two ago tun-apod from Kontuoky ami reached
Canada, passed through Cleveland on their
I \vn(v hack to slavery. They had bocomo
t heartily disgusted with Canadian freedom.
Virr. President RnECKENRindK.?A KonJ
tacky correspondent of the New Oilcan*
! Dvffu snys that ' on tho territorial question
i Mr. ISrcokenridgo has idwp.ys l>ean. and now
is, opposed to (ho views expressed by Mr.
' Douglass, and his sentiments nro such can
safely be endorsed by every true friend of
; the Union."
I Fi.oik $240 a It a h it k i..?At Hie lnnt accounts
flour was polling on tho Island of
i I lay ti at two hundred and forty dollars per
| barrel ! That looks like h high prioo?but
] the money was Uaytien currency, which is
liko our old continental money. About$20 i
of it is worth one silver dollar.
Si'tcniE.?Maria Van llensalaer, committed
suiuidc at Charleston, on (ho 1st instant,
by taking poison. She was a native of At" |
j bany, N. Y.
Tiiankscivino.?Tito CSiivorimr and Counj
ell of Now Hampshire) htivo appointodThursj
day, Nov. 21. as thanksgiving day in thnt
j State. This is the first Stale that haa doaig!
tinted a day fur thanksgiving this year.
Military Mkn.?Theroportor of the Lan*
castor, Ponn., " Express" lias l)cen to tlie I
State l'air, where lio saw urn-oral hundred
Lancaster people ho never hoard of before, j
' 1 i r> ll.,.) i... ui..^U 1 1 8?l. e t
m u?im\ > * v iiv o?iv/\/i\ iiairn w 1111 lUlir IIUI1- j
died and fifty-nine Colonels, Majors, Oener. '
uls, Kditors, Legislators ami high Private*,
j A Sao Cask.?Tho widow of the late Mr.
Harris, who was killed by tho loconiotivo explosion
at Cameron, pays the Wheeling Infillii/incer,
has not touched food or slept
since the unfortunate death of her husband.
Her friends fear that she may evidently lose
her reason.
Km am. Pattern.?Miss Dollie Dutton, the
smallest girl in the world of her age, being
9 years old and '20 inches high, and weighonly
pounds, is giving levees in Providence,
P. I.
A Uio I'ii.e. -A big pile of silver, ten
tons, is at El Paso from Arizona, waiting
shipment. Wo would bo satisfied with a
"dug-out" full!
Vioi.ent Bi.ow.?A gust of wind which
t>rcdown chimneys, unroofed houses, and
| damaged property to tho extent of about
$10,000, passed over S* I* >uis, Mo., on Friday.
Part of the Lneus market was also
blown down.
For President.?(Ion. Sam Houston hub
been nominated for President, in To'xas, with
llobert C. Wlnthrop, of Mass., for Y iee l'resideftt.
Dead.?James \V. A. Henderson. n prae'ioal
printer, and one of the veterans of the
Palmetto Regiment, died in Charleston on
l the 21st nit.
Gone at Last.?Gen. Jackson's Old Horvo ;
is dead at last, at the age of forty-one. For |
several years he has been nnnblo to mastirate,
and fed with bran, &.O.
Raii.roads.?Theodore Hook says of llail ]
roads and Steamboats: They annihilate j
[ space and time, not to mention a multitude !
of passengers.
Threading Xekoi.es.?An implement for I
threading needles has been invented. It is
made with two blades, which hold the neodie
with its eye <ppositc a little funnol-shapcd
opening, into which it is perfectly ea*y
j for a person of weak sic'it to pass the thread,
and the thread inevitably passos through the
oyb.
! Awfui. Thacikdy.?The (leot^* Citi?
! 7.cn of the 8lilt, has the following : A horrible
occurence took place, yesterday, in
Jones county, a few miles above Macon,
which resulted in the death of two brothers,
of tho name of Jaok and (.Jus Roberta,
each by tbc hand of the other ! Dctwccn
th^sc two brothers a foud had, for some
time previous, existed, about a piece of
land, and when they met yesterday, for tlie
purpose, with others, of working on tho
public road, an altercation arose and one of
thciu drew ft pistol and shot the other,
when the latter, in the act of fulling dead,
fired at the former and shot him in the
brcatst, killing him instantly !
Fatal T)uki, in tiik Rocky Mountains.?The
Hocky Mountain (iold importer
contains the particulars of the duel
fought on the 1st of September, on the
Colorado. 4.')0 mile* fW?l?i l)niiv*>r /.!??' l./>
w '? r ? -ir*-* ?
twcen Geo. W. Harrison, of Virginia, ami
(!o!. Warren, of Iudiana, resulting in tho
death of the latter. The difficulty jrrew
out of the election of Harrison over Warren
as n Justice of the Peace. They
fought with revolver, at fifteen naces.?
Harrison first received the ball of his unia^onist
through his hat, and Wo Ten roceived
two balls, one striking his collar
bone, and the other passing through his
breast, killing him instantly. Thomas Ma
son and William Koan, of Kentucky, acted
as seconds for Harrison ; Henry 11 rown
and Moses Fox, of Nebraska 'J erritory,
for Col. Warren, who wns tho ohallongor.
This is tho first duel esrer fought in the
llocky Mountains. Mr. Harrison has many
friends residing near Baltimore.
John ilAXwOT.ru was ono of ?hft most
uarcastio men that ever dived. One time
a young man attempted to inako his acquaintance.
lie ohtuincd an,-introduction
and among the first remarkn, siiid :
l pasMcd by yuur house lately .Mr. Handolph."
" I fiopo you id way h will," wn?
tho reply. Another one tr/ltod him ah to
liis "wantof education." "The gentleninn
reminds me," snid Randolph, " of tho
lauik :U tho hetfd of the Montgomery,
which ire poor by nature, Lut ruined by culliyaiiQQ.''
C ?MM 13 Miai\T3?iN 3., |
Correspondence of llie Kvowee Courier.
UxiVKnsitY or Yiumikia, Sept. 2'.?th, IBM).
Mr. Kditor: Witli j our permission, we propose
giving nn nceoimt of our trip from llie
noblo oKl Palmetto State to this pine?:
On the morning of tlio 21st, after having bid
adieu to the " loved ones at homo," and inoro
especially to that "bright particular," wo stalled
for Anderson, where, on the noxt morning,
..... >.?! nl.nAM.1 ll.. ....... I. - 1. I ... > 1
??v otv|'|'i;-> mjuiii m iiiv vain ? inu niusuu mnunr ;
oil, nii'l wo drove off At Helton we met up !
with n worthy widow lady, who was to l>c our i
! cowjHiniont (!< voyage, as fur us Richmond-one j
[ wlio.so xtrongth of intellect uiul great converse- |
tional powers wore in every way calculated to
make our journey <|iiite agreeable. Nothing of j
I note occurred bet ween this point and Columbia, j
t We passed away the time in conversation, when |
suddenly it waj unuottnccd that we 1ih<1 resclicd
Columbia. Wo slopped into an Omnibus anil
1 drovo lo Hi'xt'h Hotel, where wc hnd every atten!ion
shown us, nnd wove soon discussing the
merit a of the rich viands set before uJ. It
being several hours until the departure . f the
Charlotte curs, we took a stroll over the city.
Wc visfted first tho Theological Seminary, the j
exorcists of which had already commenced.? j
Tho grove in front is one of the most beautiful |
| Wo ever beheld, because it is entirely a natural |
growth, and the ground is covered with the j
most luxurient grass, nmkinjr u cool and shady |
retreat, and a Hording to the students a line opportunity
to study Nature and Nature's tiod. I
From I hence we proceeded to Hampton's liar- |
don. which is decidedly (/> ornament of the city. I
Here is every variety of production. Kxotics :
gathered front beneath the burning sun of the i
tropics?shrubs from the golden sands of India j
?some from AtViu'n nnwl ?imnil?lw.?.i ?i.~ I
- "V" V UIU I
bread-fruit from the islands of the Pacific?there '
the orange front the Mutiny South. Wlint unity !
there is in the whole?what vanity in the detnils.
The A.syhtin is n noble institution, ami
reflects Rival honor nnd credit upon its originators'.
08at? > upon those who Iihvo it in charge.
Front the situ of this building there is nn excellent
view of n good portion of this city, nod
we stood for some time wrapt in contemplation.
Hut the time o'fttne for our departure?all too
soon. So we had to yield much against outwishes,
and hurry to the Depot. Wo were soon
aboard iiiid whirling :iv.ny fust os strum could
carry ns, and when morning broke upon us. ii
found us rapidly traversing tlio old North State.
Judging from what we could sec along the route,
tho crops must he cut short nearly one h.tlf.
If our people do not make corn enough to do
them. they will have to get it from some other
quarter than that. Thin i? tholiest route 1 ever
had the good fortune to pass over?makes all
the connections in time to change and re-cheek
h.icrcrnn>i\?I'l'mu n ? . n? tmi"' 1 " ?
-noc- - B cuuilin,
and it is almost entirely free from duxt. \S\?
passed through a good ninny beautiful Town*
on the way, hut Columbia far surpassed all of
tliem in loveliness. Petersburg is nil obi fashioned
town, witli i? population of about Iwentyfivo
thousand. It is tlie head of navigation on
tlie Appomattox lliver, and is the centre of
business of n large seel ion of counfhy.
All aboard ! a shrill whistle! itnd oil' we go
for KiohnioUd. where we arrive about 7"o'eloek.
Friday evening. The earn have 8topped, and
such n. Babel of voicos. It Hcctus as it all l'urgatory
had been turned loose. Hackinen pop- ,
ping their whips?Hotel drummers shouting
"This way, gentlemen.' " Go to the Kxehange.''
"Uototho St. Charles?to the American, ike.,"
until you feel as if you wished them all on the
other side of Jordan. We <ook the Kxehunue I
Omnibus, ami wero soon landed safely ul ilic
Kxchaugo, which is just a "lectio ahead" of
niiytliiug in the Ibflel line^^c have ever seen.
This iadeuldiSdly a city of fust men, fast women
anil fast horses. Kvery body seems to bo in a
hurry as if ii was a question of life and death,
and you have to bo in a hurry too, or you will
be loft. Travelling Affords one a tine opportunity
to study human nature, and It is also one
of the very best tests of the true gentleman.
To give somo idea of the splendor of this Hotel,
wo hud for dinner on Saturday, titty-throe different
dishes, with any kind of wines thnt you
could mention, and on Sunday the course was
almost entirely different. The Capital and its
surrounding:', is one of the most attractive places
tor visitors. It is situated on a beautiful knoll |
covered with beautiful grass, and from this'.not .
the eye can command an extensile viev of a
groat portion i>f tlie'city. Here stands tjiocque?trian
slut no of Washington". cast (? <s believe)
by Clark a Mills. This is tho nio-t imposing
ami soubiiwing sight in the ci'y. As we stood
at ?.!'0 base and looked upon and admired that
nobi j'statue, our emotions went too deep for utten
ice?could bo better imagined than do?C.ibed.
There Ik depicted on every feature that
icr' .jr of soul and burning lovo of Liberty which
a warrior must feel when engaged in the righteous
causc of his country. And thero on that
splendid brow intellectual greatnoss stands out
in all its prominenco, and in every feature can
he seen that firm noun mwt ?i.t-.i.
,V1 " VII 1
lie was so celebrated. liencath and on the twine ,
pedestal stand statues of Jefferson ami Henry?
the ono who camo forth from " Monticcllo's
classic brow," issued to the world the Declaration
of our rights?the other supporting those
rights with nil llio fervor and pathos of his
burning eloquence, und the first?"tlx noblest
Itoman of them nil"?defending those rights
by his sword in a hundred welT-fougiit fields.
Iu the countenance of JetFersoti Is expressed
deep thought Mid firm decision?iu that of Henry,
ft fiery, intimated expression is observable as
if he was engaged iu an eloquent appeal for the
rights of his countrymen. Tho James Kiveri*
ono of the most majestic streams wo cross mi the
whole route, and as wc crossed it we were impressed
with tho maxim, " Little brooks are
lir.Ui/ I..It -I".." 1 I
>W|' Iiivin IIVIT UlOllg III nilUlll III1IJc?tjr."
It i? quite iiu interesting* Night to nee
tho sailors loading ami unloading their vessel?
tho ship* anchoring ami heaving up gradually to
the wharf like Home soa n.ouster. Saturday
night wo went to tho Theatre, and were much
pleased. Two pieces wore noted : the Mytholrwripul
ll.ivlott* \li.l..- ....I LM_L_ '
- V> ?ii?iin,?uu riiusiiur Ul' IIIQ
Masked Hitlers. Mr. uml Mrs. Wai.i.ku were 1
the two principal actors, uml nobly did they
sustain themselves in tlio characters of liloanor 1
and Sir Kverard. Never have we seen tlie Hope, <
h'ear and Jealousy of woman so woll represent- i
ed as Mrs. \Vai.i.kh did it. Truly did she sliow
to what passionate depths tho lovo of woman I
could go, and alio aln.ost nuido us believe that j
woman "loved o.ioc, but loved forever." I
Monday morning cjwo,' and with It wo took
our departure for the University, going by lie i
Virginia Contval Kiulvoad. through a tine, level i
country, for Home 7o miles, when it strike* tho ,
Blue Kldgo, This in one of tlio beat romla in
the Stulo, nnd was built At ft cost of ftbout $10,- i
000,000, tho Htato Inking $'2,000,000. It ling (
reecntly (I??Im?(I ncmi-Hiiniinl, (we bellero,) n
dividend of 4| per cent., which put into tho
Htato Treasury llio mim of $5)0,000. This hIiou!<1 '
cticonrngc tho fricmU of tho Blue llidgo liivilroad
to gfonlcr exot-rion* in ltd behalf. The
U..ii~?J i-> ? ? 1
v?.?i?iivhu fiiui mrrriuy DCCii cut through I '
several Tunnel*.
Ami now are at the old University onco , I
more?U?? pl?(UMint associations of Colfvfe-Kfc
hare been renewed- some of our old College-j
mutes have returned, but others again are not '
here? they have gone forth to contend In the <
fierce haule-fiold of life ?r?oino, porlin|m all, <
wo hope, to win nt^ny laurels la (ho coming j
t ,
fight. To theni nil wc wish pucccss, ami liopo
they mny be "htroot in the strife."
Aud departing, leave behind them
Footprints on I tic sands of 'fime."
This Institution now stands fh-st on the list of
Southern Institutions of learning. It undoubt edly
possesses one of the ablest Faculties in tlio
South, Hid nil together offers tho greatest inducements
to students to come here. There is
none of that Ironic-proud, would-be nfistocrncy
here like there is in eoino Institutions we wot of
not n thousand miles from here : but, on tho
contrary, no praise is bestowed upon any t|unlift
vi?11011 but thut of merit, hvcry stuuent here,
no matter how rich or how poor, is on an equality,
and no Hludviit, if lie possess tho wc.dlli of
n CrocfU* :iiul has !?< ' unlove's tulcnt. ran take
a position nbove a pv. -ur student. /.ook over
tlic land and see how many alumni 6T this Institution
now occupy distinguished positions.
She now point* with pridu to hor many sons
tilling I In- highest positions of Church and State.
Two tlint wo know of are spoken of in connection
with the nest Presidency, and another, a
Professor in our own College. Such things an
these speak well of the cupuil trity of the University
system over the College system, anil wo
hope the day is not far distant when we shall
see our own College changed into a noble I'uivernity.
I'.r.uoso.
? ? mm ?
FtiIt THE COtUli.Il.
Tributo of Respect.
At a mooting <>f tlip Sabbath-School at
Centre Church, Pickens Circuit, on tho 2Ath
ult, tlio following preamble nnd resolutions
were adopted, with n request that tlicy
be published in tho lvcowee Courier.
Whereas, it \ta* announced to thcSnbbathSolmol
that MUs Amanda, D.iughtor of \Vil~
I'mm 11. ami Sum! Sanders?a regular Soho*
lar?lias boon removed by death, after a:;
illness <?f two days. She diod Sept. 18th,
a^eil 12 years, :"? months and 19 days.
Ilosolved. That wo deeply sympathise with
tho parents (if tho deceased, and commend
tliciti tn the care "f an All wiso G u\, who
dueth all things well, and humbly supplicate
lliiuiu their behalf,
.1. II. SA XDl'llS, Sup't.
M. 11. Moroav. Scc'tv.
Tiik IIkat ok thk Stars.?Dr L;<r
due says: "It is a startling fact, that if
the earth were dependent alono upon tho
sun for heat, it would not got enough to
make the existence of animal, and Vegcta?..i.i?
i:r, e? i? i... c.
muiu iitu n|K?n nn nui i n;u. Jt irsuiiv* iruui
tlio researches of I'ouillet, that the stars
furnish heat enough in tho oouv.se of u
year to melt a crust of ice To feet thick?
almost as much us is supplied by th? sun.
This may appear strange, .vhen we cousidcr
how immeasurably small must bo the
amount of hoat received from any one of
these distant bodies. .Hut the surprise
vanishes when we remember that the
whole lirmament is so thickly sown with
s'ars, that in some places thousands arc
?r?wdcd together within n space no greater
than that occupicd by the full moon."
PikttSONATi.?We were gratified yesterday,
by a call from Mr. W. W. Walker,
jr , of the Columbia Courant. Mr. Walker's
visit to Charleston was for "the pmposc
of meeting Mr. Ashmead, the London
attorney, who was chained with tho
transmission of the necessary legal documents
to Mr. Walker, relative to his ICn1
? " MM.- . I.J ?
U ?HI J. J I1C L'llU'I pHperK Wt'VO J'C8terday'arranged
before Hubert Hunch, lOsq.,
Her Majesty's Consul at this port. This
visit of Mr. Ashmcud to South Carolina
will preclude the heccssity of Mr. Walker's
contemplated visit to Now York. For
the. full reception of the legacy, he will bo
obliged to visit London about the middle
of December.' The gcntlciuau ' who nfudo
Mr. Walker his heir, was Mr. liichard
Aubrey, of Devonshire, Knglund.
[ Churlcston Mercury.
Foi.i.oYV thk Itiiiiit.?No matter who
you are, what your lot, or whero you live,
You cannot afford to do that which is wrong.
Tho only way to obtain happiness and
e.
I>ivuduiu iv< juuraeti is u> do Clio riglit
thing. You may not always hit the mark;
but you should, nevertheless aim for it, nnd
with every trial your skill will increase.?
Whether you are to be praised or hlamed
for it by others ; whothor it will seomingly
make you richer or poorer, or whether no
other person than yourself knows of your
acting; still, ahvays and in ail eases, do
the right thing. Your first lessons in this
rule will sometimes scorn hard our*, but
they will grow easier nnd easier, until finally
doing the right thing will becomon habit,
and doing a wrong will seem an impossibility.
Couruik.?IIuvc courage to keen out of
debt lis long as possible?nl u.olutoly ho, if
voo cum. lV>t it ftikpi'nioa of slavery. Tito
creditor owes tlio debtor to the extent of bin
claim, tor wlint does tho word claim" menu
if not this? In taking our advice, you will
but bo obeying tho gooa Seripturul exhortation
to "owe no nuin uny thing."
lluvc tho courage to wear your old coat or
gown, until vou are aldo to buy another rpon
the good old fashioned "pay ri* you go'"
E>riw-iple?ay, and do not be aft I. id tohtno it
v.K., . <v_ .1 :
.. m i |Vii iiirivr iiim c?iiir?n. i unr
neighbor* will think nono tlic worn of you
fur your honest frnnkncn" On ;ho.<Mv|riiry,,
they will think all the better of yoa, if they
iu c pooplo whose g' >od or bad opinion is wortk
uonsidcring.
Have tho courage to live on two moata a
Jay?ny, even on ono if tv.;> of the thr?c you
mixtomurily partook of in bettor time*, wouhfc
now have t" bo procured with fatso pretences.
Aod what but moral if not legal " fuluo- pre-.
v? ic- |>uruiiii9inj( Willi "proiuwcs to
|?nv," which you know, in your inmost heart,
tlicro is no prospcct of your mooting?
Ilave the countg? to own that you aro
poor! No one whoso opinion is valuable will
think any tho I curt Tor your frankness, but
will rut Iter onteom you tli a Dtor? highly.
Finally, havo the oourugo to ha truthful,
tiouo^t and just?just to your sons# of rtght,
\r woll i\m to tho sen*e of othors. And 00
r. ill maintain your solf-rcspect* as well
tho rcupcet of your neighbors, and theso
will constitute no tiinntl capital to start afYowh
with, when " better timas" ahull have ro
i)i|>uurcu ah oro long lltoy will to all who
iave the count go to be ju?t in their dealing*?ii<l
prudent in tlicir cx|>end;tnro(i.
" Jo tlx," /wld Mr. B., tho other tiny,
lo hinHon, "John, yon ore ln*y ; whit on
sarth do yojt cxpoct to do for ? Iking?"
4 Why, father, l'vo thinking *f? now
[ vfould be a rerolotiouarj pen^n^f/'
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