Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-06
The Reception of the Memphis Delega,
fion


A special committee of ten from the Gen
eral C'mmitlee of Reception, left The city
in the 10 o'clock train last night for Sum
mcrvile, where they met the main body of
the delegation and accompanied them to
the city. They came down in the night
train from Augusta and reached the city
this morning at s o'clock. where they were
received with warm end hearty welcome
by the Committee of Reception, including
n portion of the FIRE and military depart
ments, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city.
The first welcoming address was made al
the depot by j. w r. Pope, esq, Chair.
man of the Special Committee, aud he was
followed by VIM. E Martin, esq, Chairman
OF the General Committee. An eloquent
and appropriate response was made by Mr..
Munford, Chairman of the Memphis Delega-
ton.
The military company from Memphis, the
German Rifles, was received and escorted
by the German Artillery, and the German
itifiemcn and German iNusileers, of this city,
TO their quarters, AT Military Hall. The
Memphis Fire Company, the "InSincible," :"
was received.by detachment of len from
each company of the fire department, and
escorted in procession TO the Hall of the
Phoenix Company, on Cumberland st. ct.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Memphis
Huntsville, and other cities, were received
and welcomed as the guests of the city, by
the Mayorand Aldermen of this city, at the
City Hall, Mt 10 o'clock this morning. where
they were introduced to large number of
cur citizens.
The procession was quite large and i'm
posing. reaching from Line street to Cal
houn, accompanied by an array of flags,
banners and martial music. King street,
along the whole line of the procession was
crowded by thousands of citizens, and the
fair daughters Of Carolina smiled down upon
the moving mul,ilude from the windows
and balconies on either side King street.
between Wentworth and Calhoun, was
sPanned with flags and banners, containing
appropriate devices and inscriptions.
The first that attracted our attention in
passing up was one suspended upon line
between the stores of Messrs. Fogarlies &
Stillman on the West, and H. Won Santen
on the East. and was gotten up, we learn,
by the former enterprisiog and public spir.
tied firm. The device Represented Charles
ton and Memphis as two men, approaching
each other with extended hands, and ship
and train of cars in The bnck ground. Sur.
mounting the whole was the following 10.
scription: May our union prove mutually
beneficial. -
Further up, and iast beyond Wentworth
street, was suspended another beautiful BAN.
ner. which was goitonup by the invincible
and ipdefatgable Cohen. of the Carolina
Clotbiog Depot. The deyice is the coat OF
arms Of the four States through Shich the
railroad passes ~South Carolins. Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee, eurmounted by the
inscription, "You are welcome" and at
the bottom, the number of the store. 29i.
Among others, the stars and stripes were
flung to the breeze and suspended across
the street Ia various places, SO That viii
derness Of flags. all procIaimipg hearty
welcome, greeted the procession as they
passed down the street. and we're selutod
by shcrs w:sk long and loud cheers,
The number which arrived in the cars
This morning was very large. probably not
falling far short OF one thousand PERSONS
The arrivals have been quite extensive for
tho past three days. and will be. continued
tErcughcasto day and ln-moygow.
The attendance thus faT Is as,larae as was
TO be expected, and the weather being ilne,
though rather warm and dusty, there is ev-