Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-05-18
GnEENv1LLr AND COLUMBIA RA,

noad company yesterday was large
and respectable one. The President.
Judge O'Neall presided, and the Reports
OF the President and Chief Engineer.
both highly interesting papers, were read
to the Stockholders.
1t appers from those reports that the
Road will be completed and in operation
25 miles from Columbia to the crossing
OF Broad River by the first of January
next, and that the Bridge over Broad
River will be complete by the same time.
Such rapid progress shows that those
who have the affairs of the Company in
hand, have "put their shoulder to the
wheer' in earnest and the enterprise is
bound to go on. A Committee was an
pointed to examine into and report on
the two Reports to an adjourned meet
ing of the Stockholders this day.
A Committee was also appointed to
nominate Officers for the ensuing year.
All interested in this valuable enter
prise seem to be in high spirits, and san
gulnc of successfully have every cause
to be sol and the best wishes of our citi-
zens attend them in their efforts to link
the Upper and Middle country together
by iron bands Columbia telegraph.
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF CoLuM-
DIA,-The Legislature of Michigan, be-
fore its adjournment, adopted the follow
ing joint resolutions, submitted by the
Hon. r. G. Berry, of the Senate, relative
to Slavery and the Slave trade in the
District of Columbia;
Resoluea, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Michi-
gan, that the existence of Slavery and
the Slave trade at the seat of our Nation
al Government ''is an evil of serious mag
nitude, which greatly impairs the pros
pcrity and happiness of the District, and
casts the reproech of inconsistency upon
the free institutions established among
u.s.
Resol0ed, That our Senators in Con
gress be instructed, and our Representa-
tivea be requested to urge the passage of
a law that shall put an end to the Slavery
in the District of Columbia without de-
lay, and also provide for ascertainine the
views of the people of said District upon
the question of the entire abolition of
Slavery therein.
Resoioed, That the Governor be re-
quested to forward copies of the fore
going resolutions to each Of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress.
The vote on their adoption stood, in
the Senate, yeas IL, nays Sin the
House, yeas 81, nays o.
A NEW INTERNAL MAcaiNE-NAR-
ROW EscArE.-A most ingenious and
dastardly attempt was made on Friday
to destroy the life of Thomas Warner,
ESD, by aninfernal machine. Itappears
that on Thursday night, in the absence
of Mr.. W., a man, whom the family sup
posed black, called at his house and left
for him a package, marked "confdetial.
On Friday, at about half past two o'clock
in the afternoon, Mr.. w. returned and
found the package, which he immediate
ly began to unwrap. 1t was small
mahogany box with sliding top. From
"a description of the man who brought it,
and his MANNER at the time, suspicion
arose in the mind Of Mr.. w. that al
was not right and he used great caution
in removing the top Of the box. The
family were seated at dinner at the time,
bu Mr. w. discovering flame, gave the
alarm, an' the family, with himself, in
stantly fed. Scarce had they escaped
from the loom N-hen the explosion took
place, destroying every thing around,
and settirg fire to the house. AS soon
as the fire was extinguish d, it was found
that the table upon which the box sat
was broken, the walls torn down, and
the partition, separating the room from
the nall, moved from its proper position
several inches. The front windows of
the basement were destroyed, and an en-
craving of Washington pi reed by a shot,
which was buried an inch into the wall
A canister, which had contained the
charge, was FUND upon the fi"or, but
the box was blown toatoms. The canis-
ter was marked "Hazzard's Canister
Powder" The supposition is, that up
on the inside of the lid of the box was a
piece of sandpaper, which came into
contact with friction matches, by which
the explosion was set off; but there are
chemicals which would produce the same
cause as soon as exposed to the air. Sus-
Piicion has already fastened upon an indi-
vldual who holds high position in the
wealthy circles Of the city, and every
wn4<.sns- A a &.