Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
HIckENs coyNT HOUSE, s. q sATuRpAY, MAY -. lsg1.
Re-Un.op of ths Press at Memphis..

The exercises Of the Memphis Cclv bration
were very happily aud appropriately tefmi,.
mated, by - euniop of, the Prcss---a con
ayral meeting Of the editors who. were pres.
ent in the city, together with a number Of
invited guests Among those called were
Hons. Wm. Porcher Miles, ard James L.
Orr, Of This State. Between twenty and
thirty editors were present and il ,Te may
Judge from the accouatsof the affrir, which
The Memphis papers give, had avery good
time Of it. A(lerthe usual devotions To the
edlbIes provided, the. intellectual portion Of
the banquet was inauguraled by the Presi
dent (Mr. McMahon, of The Bnllchn.) who
read. the first regular toast. This naturally
regarded The occasion which brought the
company together, and was responded to
by the Hon. A. o: p Nicholson, Iate editor
OF the Washington Union The next tonst,
honoriug as it does our own Stale we give
entire:
Sourn CARouNA-Our first Ally in
opening up n shorter outlet to the Atlantic
The value Of her sympathy and aid in this
great undertaking, is measured only by the
lofty chivalry Of hermen and The dcoacy
.mSeuliment and beauty of her womcntg>
This toast !he Bulletin saws, called up
Hon. Mr.. Miles, Mayor Of Charleston, who,
apologi>ing for his inability to respond at
length, on account Of a severe hoarsencss,
brought on by,frequent previous speaking
and cold, indicated the several gentlemen
present who, he felt assured, could not let
such acompliment pass without suitable ac-
acknowledgement,
Hon. j. L. Orr, of the 9Th S. G. Con
grcssonal District, responded to Tie call,
and entertained the company with a speech
replete with sentiments Of Southern patriot
ism ahdsocal good humor, and in the course.
of II took occasion to pay Just tribute
to the efforts of Hon, h. w. johnson,
C' Bob" of Arkansas,) in procuring. the aid
which the Government has extended 10,
Southwestern, railroads. 81 .aaI
Mr.. j. w, Duncan, Of the Atlanta INTEL
Hgencer, and Col. bochrane. of the Macon
bar acknowledged a sentiment compliment
'tnry-to Georgia Toastsin honor of several
Southern States followed, ,fand. voluntaries
succeeded, Some .oflhese were very good !.
Mr.. S. p. Bankhead, of Memphis, gave
h. RAILROADS AND CHILDREN, The, best.
evidences Of the, spirit of international Inn
provements. Whilst the Atlantic cities
have furnished us material aid int the cor
struction of thelfol mer, we, offer to the bach,
ctorS of the South cordial iny,ationfor AZ
unaed effort in the production of the latter
This. the Bulletin says, brought another
brondsde' directed against Mayor Miles,
who. though suffering severely from hoarse-
ness, said he could mol remain silent, after
listening TO the many kind things which had
been said of his State and city. He gave
Tue SOUTHERN, CITY OF MrMpHIs-=,A
living example to the entire Southern peo-
pie, of what may be, accomplished by union
among themselves, and an earnest effort at
seb.development.
The company separated, after singing
"Auld Lang Syne, on the most amicable
terms. h~fr' "a 6'FS' 50 -" -
DIDN'T LIKE IT,-The Atlanta Examiner
notices the arrival in that city, on Friday
last, Of a negro man, Jefferson" formerly
the property Of thelate G., w. Waters, of
Gwinnett,aJef was one offor,y slates'sent
in accordance with the will Of their master,
TO Lberia. More than half of them died
after their arrival there, for want of whole
some food, and of diseases Incident to the
country. JEFF didn't like it, and couuiyed
to get passage on ship TO Baltimore, and
travelled thenceby by1Hilioad to Atlanta. His
sonly desire ,wasno get back to abe old plan 8
ialion" and slavery. d; fortunately, g Cel!
Hutchens, the executor of his masters es,
tate, was in A atlanta, and JEFF went with him
to his old bone, VIII some ofour Nortb-
erD friends put this N Their pipes AND smoke
IL? -A $'" i'a"'>' ''*' m fr''-h-
From FLoRIpA.--We learn from an Off =,
Ger just arrived from Southern Florida, that
Gen. Hhrney, with part Of his staff, left
Tampa on.the u. 3: steamer Fashion, on
the 2stb5 and was succeeded in.u,e,com,
fnand of the Department by Col. Loomis.
of The y5ih, Infantry. Troops were stili ac :
lively engaged jp the field, and no orders
had been received for .their withdrawal, The
scouts in The vicinity Of istopogs and To
-hopocoliga had'rccentlY met With sons sue
cess, capturing and killing several Indians.
1t is believed that Gen. darney, upon his
arrival at Fort LeavenworLh, will be ordered
% commnnd aalarge force to proceed to
Uttahf The. general health Of the troops
was good. - Mercury; -
- 4 ,PRoMIsIN G ,Cokr. 7r,We read in the late
California papers, Of the birth ola foaI un.
der most singular circumstances. 1t ap-.
penrs that tt ine bioodta fsee tis re y, '%iFa
feeding on the line Of railroad near PatteF-
sons rancho, when The fnorning train from
Folsom surprised her on the track, and lit:
orally cut her iR two, Strange to say, ,sthaC
though the, mare was thus utterly crushed,
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