Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-17
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correspondent of the New York Commercial
Advertiser, gives tho following description Of
visit to hear Mr.. Sturgeon preach:
j Went last Sunday morning to the Surrey
Gardens, a distance OF about three miles from
hlg lodgings. to hear the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon
preach Tho day was excessively hot. hut
frea, all that had heard and read about fhs The
preacher, l expected to he well paid for the
trouble of' going SO far. Mr.. Spurgeon is a
little over FIVE feet in height is stout built
has low forehead, with black hair, parted
L,Nr the middle and quite long. ard
has stopping figure. He has bovish look
I'm fact am told lie is only twenty three.
In singing he reads over each worse, as in
times gone by in America, q custom which
thought had become obsolete wears ago.
His text was the 18th verse ofthe 8th chap
tor OF Ecclcsiasties, from which he gave what
might be sailed an interesting discourse, some
what after the Beecher style but not inter
larded with quite so many amusing savings
as the latter gentleman often INDUCES in
Mr.. Spurgeon's sermon was about an hour in
length, and his audience paid strict attention
TO him during its deliyory. The assemblage
was the largest think | have ever seen in
one building, there being at least four thou
sand persons seated, and about two thousand
standing. have seen the l4th-strcet Acade-
my of Music and Castle Garden crowded to
excess. but there did not appear TO bein eitlr-
or case such an immense crowd az this Mt the
Surrey Garden. The cllnrge for admission
was Que shilling sterling, besides Which IN
person stood at every door after the service
with box to receive any contributions that
might be offered hut noticed that very few
persons put anything in these boxes, think
ing, probably, as | did, that one shilling
admission ought to bc sufficient.
This l1aNino- fnr oJ,n;ss;nn 10 I,oor o,l
ing appears to I've wrong, and was thunder
struck when the door-kceper demanded my
ticket L ofcoursc had none; and had to make
my way to the ticket Office, theatre fashion,
and procure one, am satisfied that it is
not the real merits Of the preacher, in the
case of Nlr. Spurgoon, that draws the crowd,
but tho oddity of his expressions.
MASS MEETING IN PHlLADELpuIA.-
A numerously attended mass meeting was
held at Philadelphia Thursday afternoon
by the business men of the place, relative
TO financial difficulties. The call, which
was signed by most of the prominent firms,
was only issued during the morning, but
being posted in every prominent position
throughout the city, attracted general at
tentIon, and notwithstanding the short no
tlcc, large number of persons had assem-
bled at the appointed hour.
A number of speeches were made and
various views were expressed 1t was be-
lieved that New York was the cause of all
the present difficulties The Ncw York
Banks had expanded S7,000,O00in thirty
one days, while an expansion of S17 900
OOO In five months broke the United. STATES
Bank. Becoming frightened they curtailcd.
in two months Sl2,000,000 sufficient to
produce panic i'll the strongest .coJplnuni3
ty, The condition of laboring men was
dcplorably presented Thousands Would
starvc If there was not immcdiiteerelief,
Extracts from letters from the largest
manufactures in the country were read
Men impored aid for the payment of wa
gcs, or else they would have to discharge
thousands of hands. Notwithstanding il
was their own interest to stop altogether
they were determined to keep on if posi-
bic, The remedy was in the renewal @,
confidence in the banks Thus renew con
fidence and all would be brought about by
n discontinuancc OF the run on these inst:.
tutiops and not depriving them of the abil
ity to move.
8 OFFiEIAL CIRcUhAR RELATIVE TO FmLIDus-
rFRs.-Thc following communication from
the Secretary Of STATE was transmitted to tho
United States MatshalS and United States
District Attorneys on ihc 18th ultmo:
SIN: From information received AZ tn
Department. there is reason to helieyc tia.
,lawlcss persons ate nov engaged Within the
limits the Uuitel States in setting. on fo.,,
and preparing themselves for military expe-
ditonstu be carried OH against the territories
OF Mexico Nicaragua aud Costa Rica-re-
pubIcs with whom tho United States are AT
peace-in direct violation of tho sixth section
Vt tho act of Congress, approved 20th Apiil,
1918. And under the eighth section of the
said act, it is made lawful for the President,
or such persons ar he shHll empower. to en-
pioy the land and naval forces of the United
States and the militia thereof ''for the pnr-
pose of preventing the carrying on of any
such expedition or enterprise from the terri
tories or Jurisdiction ofthe United States"
am, therefore, directed by tho President
to call your attention to the subject. and to
urge you TO use all dne diligence, and 20 avail
yoursclf of all legitimate means at your COM
mand, to enforce these and all other provis-
icns of the said act of the 20th April. 1918,
against those who may be found to be cngag-
ed IN setting on foot or preparing military ex-