Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-17

cred him [ know not, but his bowed head
ana gushing tears | saw, and until the
waters of the oblivious Lethe shall drown
all human memories, shall never forget
that scene.
Several post-prandial speeches were made
one of which was made by sou of John
9. Calhoun, who was then plantern Ma
rengo county.
Beaufort District.
a correspondent of the Charleston INer-
cury says:
Thos. Hayward, a signcr of tie Dcclara-
tion oflndependence, and distinguished
Judge of South Carolina; Robert Barnwell,
Speaker of tho House of Representatives
of South Carolina, and a member of Con
grcssj Stephen Elliott, the Botauist, and
the first Editor of the Southern Review /;
Edward Dewar Simons, Professor of
marked ability in the South Carolina Col
lege, whose early death quenched promis-
ing future; John A. Stuart, the gloriously
gifted genius-the brilliant Editor of the
Charleston Mercury William II. Ia
Der, whose shining talents were buried in
a recent grave, are all sons of Beaufort,
ndtioe born, who, though being dead, still
shed alight upon acommunity that claimed
them as her own Beaufort can boast, too,
of living sons whose talents would grace
the annals of any city. There are William
Gr,yson, William Elliott, Professor j, Ed
wards Holbrook, Robert w. Barnwell, r..
Barnwell Rhett, William F,Golcock, r..
DeTreyillc, William p Finley; all of these
men who have exhibited decided ability in
the varicdpursuits of knowledge
Besides these, there have dwelt within
her precincts at various times, other men
of learning, many of whom were engaged
in imparting or receiving instruction at her
schools. Among these we record the names
of Virgil Maxcy, Judge G. j. Colcock
Robert Y. Hayne, james L. Petigru, VIM
t. Brantley, Rev. Basil Manly, Martin
Luther Hmlbut, rhos. Rhett Smith, John
Phillips of Alabama, Hon. Richard Wilde
-Habcrsham and Judge Montgomery of
Georgia. Albert Rhett, Rev. James II
Fowlcs John Milton Clapp, j. d. B. De
bow, Rev. James III, Elliott and Wm. III.
Trescot Attrition with such minds as
these could not but have the effect of eleva-
ting the intellect ofmy community. While
we are on this point, we will state that
Captain James Stuart, of the Mounted Ri
aes, who bore gallant part in the hard
fought battles around the City of Mexico,
and who subsequently fell in Oregon a, was
native of Beaufort as is also the gallant
Capt Hartstein, of the United States Ma
Wy.
Beaufort has also given manynatiye born
sons to the service of the church. Among
these are the venerable William johnson,
of Grecnvillc; Bishop Elliott, and the
Rev. Richard johnson, of Georgia; the
Rev, DIR. Fuller, OF Baltimore; the Rev.
james III. Guthbcrt and the Rev. Wm. o.
Prentis, of Philadelphia; the Rev. w. II.
Barnwell, the Rev. John b. Campbell, the
Rev. z. Q. Pinekney, and Julius w. Stu
art, of Charleston; the Rey. Robert w
Fuller and Lucius Cuthbert, OF Aiken;
Rev, Julius j Sans, of st. Johns, and
Professor Robert w. Barnweli, of Colum-
bia. F' ss 81 1s4ss ,}& "a q ltf2ffh
There are distributed from the Beaufort
Post,office aH0aa2Ig thirty7three thousand
one hundred and twenty-four newspapers,
three thousand four hundred and six lnaga,
zines and other periodicals and wo have
not been able to find asipg gle man or woman,
a native of the Parishr that cannot read
and write3 The public schools have been
always of, the FIRST character; and the eyi-
ience of this is, that our lpoung men, at
various times, have carried off the first
honors at Cambridge, at Yale, at Prince
ton. at Colombia, and at Charleston Col.
lege; and this in q Parish thar has not
above 1900 white Inhabitants. 5,ga g, \, Z,
aggslSzs.e s-rv7---.-t;{ $780, ~ \ ,s,; az IN
MRs PARmwaToN ON BANKS. 80 Are you
.affaia of banks failing I" asked The cashier,
as Mrs. Partington went to draw her pen.
sion. /" Banks failingp said the dame /;
"iheSer bad any idea about il at all. II
be gets votes senoiteh Il dc1tS see how lie
can fail, and ifjhe dos,t ] can't sec how he
llst2, help 5it,Yta" neapt," eaid he, e the
banks that ftrDislfcurrency fl The coun.
try" She stood a moment Mounting her
bills. /" Oh, you did, did you ~ said she ;
Wei, it's about the same thing IL tbey
have money seoough toyedeenf witlr-Aand
heaven Knows there's need enough for re,
dempiion for y good many Of 3hem, aid
more gfacesthan they allow their custom.
efs---tbey may stenditSbnt tdo6blful.fliinas
are uncegtain.sa She passed oil. like an ei.
halation, aud the .casbief counted out 66a
hundred md fifteen dollars and seventeen.
tcensceots fifteen tines while pondering
what what she b said, y orderto catch her mean,
ing lBostop Gd@ette,