Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-11-21

rights of the South s and we look not only
TO the Southern Democracy, but TO the
Northern Democracy, to see to il that they
are fairly maintained and carried out in
good faith, in practiccas well as theory.
Correspondence ef Charlest9n tStaudaryl,
~ WASHINGTON, Nowel1
Our city is already beginning to swarm
with strangers-includin politicians FROM
all sections of the country, discussing the
prospects and issues of the approaching
Congress. "What will be the leading
questions in Congress z" j hear asked ON
all hands, aud by every body. The i'm
preston is, that financial relief win be the
first subject for consideration. -including,
of course, the policy md morality of bank
rupt law. Next to this, WILDE che Kansas.
Constitution, if pro-slayery, and not ruEifed
by the people. The third great subject
which will occupy much of the attention Of
Congress, is the construction ofa railroad
| to the Pacific Ocean. The loss of the Gem
tral America with her immenso treasure,
aud her freight of human life, has created
determination, on the part of the friends
of the railroad enterprise, to push railroad
bill from the very jump, and it tisconfdent-
ly expected that the plan proposed at tho
last session of Congress will be adopted
without serious opposition, us it harmnni.
zes ali sections, and offers every guarantee
for a speedy and faithful execution of the
work.
| The organization of the House of Rep
resentatives is now an exciting theme, aud
every day brings us new candidates for the
various public lonors to be conferred
The Speakcrship, think, is settled /
have not doubt that Col James l.. Orr,
of South Carolina, will be the Speaker of
the thirty-fifth Congress. Not only does
his personal popularity indicate this, but
his decided ability as a presiding officer
points him out as the oise to be chosen
Speaker. have conycrsed with a great.
many Democrats fronlthe North as well us
the South, and | have heard but ono opin-
ion expressed as to the prospects Of Col
| Orr-should he not be elected TO the Uni.
ted States Senate iu the place of the late,
lanepted Judge Butler, His friends here
much prefer his remaining in the House
and presiding over that body to his going
into the Senate
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1--mtelligen re-
ccivcd here from the Plains announces that
Col. Johnson's horses are rapidly falling
for want of forage. 1t was reported at
| Fort Laramie (alniltary post and settle
i mcnt on the North fork of the Platte river,
on the route to Oregon, that the Mormons
had burnt three Government trains, con
sisting of seventy five wagons and their con
| tents.
CHICAGO, Nov 11.-Rcports have reach,
ed st. Pauls, of the massacre of.iiyc hun
dred Government troops by Indians. 1t is
| believed that the troops butchcrcd were
part of the Utah expedition.
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. liz Gen. Walker
was arrested today just previous to his de-
parture for Nicaragua, whittier lie WAS
bound with 1900 troops, fine steamer, !,
plenty of provisions aud ammunition and
good officers under his command lie was
held to bail in $4,000, sum SO small that
he will possibly forgo it
! MOBILE, NoyS l2.--Gou, Walker mr.
rived here at the lower harbor to-day with
800 mon from New Orleans. He was Joined.
| by 90 Mobile men, and taken off the New
Orleans boat by a small steamer which was
! Immediately run outside the bar, where he
embarked with his men aboard the steam
ship Fashion, that was in readiness and
awaiting him i.
MONTE, Nov. 15.-4The steamer Fash.
ion sailed yesterday for Greytown, having
on board Walker aud his Nicaragua eiai--
grants. The Fashion obtained a regular
clearance, having been advertised to sail as
the Greytown packet.
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Romance IN sRnlI. I.1FE. The Wor-
cestcr Spy states that a few DAYS since an
Irishman, named Michael Smith, was sent
to- the States Almshouse at Nlonson. tocetl- \
er with his four motherless children, by
Mr. Bannistor, clerk of the oyerseers Of the
| poor The next morning fine looking
Irish lady called mt Mr. Bannisser,s Office,
stating that she was from Charleston. South
Carolina, and was in search of. a brother.
/ whom she had not seen for eight years.
She stated that her husband was plan
ter, of large property, and that: she had.
heard that her brothol had ldsts Re- wifo.
4 was poor, and in this section ao,f2 s5y.--.-
She said his name was Miohae FYnfs sE,,,
BnnnisteF pointedto hisrecsl sctp
her the name of her Brotha 81. 5.
oyerjoyed, and sat down and M So,
were her feelings, She stated ID n
nine Trunks full of eln3iiihs,s In tsss
which she had brought on for thSsspt sofs
her brothers family, and thar she wogis
take them all home with her, whefe hers