Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-08-29
neath of- Senator Rnsk.


journal published at Nacogdochcs, where he
resided; e.,s
"a great calamity has bcfallen the State of
Texas. One of her most distinguished and
noblcst sons has ful en-. Thomas j. RusE is
no more, A gloom hangs over our people;
a mystery. thus far, is connected with the
mattor. We can only give the facts andmomn
the sad stroke which has thus deprived Tex
as and the South of valiant and useful cham
pion. Gcu. Rusk has, ever since the death
of his lady, suffered under a mental dcpres-
sion which nj times wore him down, beneath
its weight. He has, to n great extent, scclu-
ded himself from society, aud latoly that des-
poddcncy has been more marked aud appo-i
rent to those familiar with him. x severe
illness, from which l,e was just recovering,
had prostrated ltinfor weeks, and he was suf-
foring greatly froma a rising in the back the
neck. On Yesterday evcuing, about two o.
clock, his family, hearing the report of gun
and the fall Of n body, ran to the spot, and
found him lying dead upon the ground, he.
hind tho gallery at the back of the house,w
q rit,c ,nlcr him. A coroncr's jury was sum
moned, from whose verdict we extract the
followinS: "rhc cause OF his dcntl, was a
gun shot (rflel wound on the fore. part of the
head, inflicted from rifle held in his own
hands and discharged by himself" No fur
ther clue can be given to this mystery. No
papers or writings Of the sanic day have bocn
found, except lcHcr addressed to u gentle
man. in Now Orleans, ordering II tombstone
for his wife, with this inscription: 'BlcsSe,l-
arc the pure in heart, for they shallscc God. '"
Let the people mourn the loss Of man, who,
oil the field of battle, and in the councils.of
tho State and Nation, has proved himself to
heworthy the place already accorded him in
the affections Of the people"
n = nNtvuordiuar rv i N stonco Of l,Opcvt,,
as occurred at Hornellsvillc,. New York.
J he keeper of the railroad eating house
there received a letter, enclosing postage
stamps to the amount of fifty cents The
writer says: 81 Judge by my purse that ]
must have paid you for my supper at lIor-
ncllsvillc. on Saturday night with bogus
half dollar. Atany rate, / had such a
piece, and now have it not Enclosed
are postage stamps to the amount of fifty
cents. If | am mistaken let some poor
hungry soul have meal without charge,
some time, when they happen along, as
doubtless they often do
The PALMETTO REGIMENT.--We make
the following extracts from the address of
Gen. MCGOWAN before the remnant of the
Palmetto Regiment:
The Regiment was shipped from Mobile
in three detachmcnts. The first undor
Maj. GLADDEN., consisting of the Fairfield
Company G, the Chester Company B, and
the Barnwcll Company X was taken ON
board the ship EIlcrslic on the 10th of Jan
nary. The second detachment under Lieut..
Col. Dickinson, consisting of the Sumter
Company A, the AbbcYille Company h,
and the Lancaster Company j., was removed
by a lighter TO the transport Oregon, on the
morning of the 2Sth; and in,the afternoon
of the same day the remaining detachment,
consisting of the Kcrsliaw Company c, the
Edgcfield Company ID, tho Charleston
Company T, and the Richland Company
II, entered the Alhambra, commanded by
Capt. Wilson.
Col. Butler and the Regimcntal Staff
went with the last detachment. The Col.
was the last man that left the land, and as
the Lighter moved off from the wharf, he
raised his cap and said a word of parting
to the assembled citizens They answered
by three hearty cheers for South Caroline,
and made signs of farewell encouragement
until the Regiment passed from their view
down the Bay of Mobile. All eyes on board
were turned toward the land of home and
country loft behind and the last sight
which met their straining gaze was long
line of white handkerchiefs waived in token
of the sympathy of loved and lovely wo
man. Generous, patriotic woman From
her the soldier derives his uoblest inspira-
ton, and to her he looks for highest re-
ward. Her bright image nerves his arm
in b;sttle--sustaius IS spirit in suffering
and dependency, and fills his dreams Of
fame and glory
Mr.. BUCHANAN's INDGsTRY.-A WASH
ington correspondent says that President
Buchanan attends to all important matters
himself During his long and active life
he has been remarked fora regular habit
of increasing toll. Even in his retironent
mt Wheatland, he was close student and,
an early riser During his residence at
the British Court he performed the heayi-
est duties himself Tho number of letters
and papers he writes without the aid of an
amanuensis now,i is legion. Reading with
out spectacles, and giving to every subject
prompt and careful analysis, he is a wonder
to his Cabinet, several of whom knew very
little Of him till thus thrown into conncc-
tion with him. Rising almost at dawn,
and toiling late, he gives to his Office. con-
scientious fidelity and patience, which have
marked his career from the day when,
nearly forty years ago, he took his scat in
the national councils.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. Adyices from
Fort keaIney states that a party of Mines