Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-08-08
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.

what confused The old Wing party Of
the Northern States went over chiefly to
the Republicans or to the Know Hothings,
I'apd the remainder ia she Democrats, at the
late Presidential election In the South
the Wings fused with the Democrats orthe
| Know Nothings. There are signs every
| where Tint the last named organization
canuot be maintained, and wi1lbo abandon
cd The Know Nothings of the North
are, it appears, preparing to go over, almost
/ IN a mass, to the Republicans. The Wing
element of the party rcyolts at this fusion,
and will go back to the Wing camp, where
an independent few still keep their watch
! fires.
The Republican party, brought together
under political excitement, finds its bonds
vory weak, aud every future election will
show dimunition of its strength. Thou
sands of them, all who are reasoning and
conservative men, are we'll satisfied with
the Wal&er-Kansas policy and disapprove
of the insubordinsto and factious spirit of
the Topeka men. The question is ''whcre
shall they go?" Events, partly local part
ly national, must determine that. Things
now tend either to n reorganization of the
old national Whig party or to a fusion of
! all conservative elements into the Dclno-
| cratic party.
The Republican party of, New York have
not used their power with such wisdom and
| discretion as affords promise of continued
local predominaucc, and no one will be sur
| priscd at the ncxt State election to witness
| political revolution.
The calculations which have been made
upon the success of the Republicans in
| 1860 are without any solid basis, for tho
| party, instead of growing, has shown already
signs of dccodcncc
The August and fall elections for Con-
grcss, in several Southern States, are looked
to with some interest, as Indications of tho
fate of Americansin in that quarter. There
is ncorccly a doubt that the Democratic
party will have the organization of the
House of Representatives
In the noxt Congress, neither North
Amoricanism nor South Americanism will
make much show but it appears probable
that new party--a Central American par
ty--may disclose itsclf--a party which
may advocate a more decided and rigorous
policy in regard to our relations with Cen
tral America, than that which the admin
lstration may put forth. Ion.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 25.-A, little be-
fore noon, one ofthe most terrific rain, hail
thunder and lightning storms ever expert
enccd here, visited us State street and
all the parallel streets leading to the river
were flooded. State street looked like tho
rapids of Niagara.
The torrent tore up paving stones and
carried away boxes and barrels, whirling
them towards the Hudson like go many
straws. The storm lasted tlueo quarters Of
an hour entirely suspending business and
travel. The stores and cellars on Beaver
and State streets, Maiden Lane, Broadway,
etc., are flooded, and enn immense amount
of damage has been done, Troadwoll's iron
foundry on Beaver street suffered consider
ably: There has been great flood in the
neighborhood of Cuba There are two bad
brcakson the Gcnesee Valley Canal.
DISTANCES FROM WASHINGTON. The
following is a list of the capitols of the
States, with their distance from Washing
ton, District of Columbia, by the Post 0aice
records, according to the course of the mail:
I Augusta, Me, 635 miles; Concord, N.
III, 542 Montpelier. VT, 557; Boston,
Mass; 4GS; Providence, r. l., 407
Hartford, Conn.,, 844,; Albany, N. ",
31G; Trenton, Nd, lT3; Harrisburg, Pa,
1915 Dover, Del, 100; Annapolis, Md,
! 43 Richmond, va, III Raleigh, N. c.,
856; Columbia, s. c., 617; DIilledgeyille,
Ga.,372; Tallahassee, Fla, / ,535; Monteo,r
ory, Alao 1863; Jackson, Miss, ] ,B31;
Baton Ronge, Ia, 1858; Austin, Tcxas,
2,lo6; little Rock, Ark, / ISL Frank,
fort, Ky,791; Nashville, Tenn, l1l2;
Columbus, o., 542; Indianapolis, Ind.
fI3O; Springfield, H., 1000; Jefferson
| City, Mo-, I,2S3; lansing, 736;
Madison, Wis., 992 Des AIoihcs, Iowa.
! ~ Sacramento, CAL, 5,9T7'; st. Paul,
Mt, 1856 OMAHA City, N. r., 1891;
Iecompton, k. r., ,495 Santa ,Fe. \,
~, ] ,8l4 Salon, o. p, 6,687,; Oivni-
pia, We 6,648j Fillmore, U. T., 2,G79.
RAILROAD CONNECTION AT AueusrA.
-1Phe arrangement between the South
Carolina Railroad ON the ono hand, and the
city of Augusta and the Georgia Railroad
on the other, has at length bcen hapnily
completed says tho Mercury. II provides
that tie roads shall run parallel tracks in a
specified street, in the city of Augusta, This
enabling their respective trainsto loud from.
acommon platform without the use of draw
age The value of this arrangement win
soon be felt, as it goes into operation about
the 10th of August. The conscction he.
tween the. two roads, always so important.
has gained additional integest from tho
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