Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-24

are and had all my gold ina heap before
me, would have given the last dollar of it
Tor one glass of pure cold water. Ny i'm
agination Knocked and tortured me with
memories of my native hills, and the pure
cold waters gushing from them. How bit
terIy | cursed my folly, my ambition, my
chlvalry. my love Of adventure, that bad
led me far away from the cool fountains of
my native bills to die OF thirst and fever
in the tropics. Never before or since have
| suffered such agony as during this time
on Lobos.
But Neptune at last asserted the supre
macy of his trident, and the winds hushed
their fury. After the usual spell of three
days the northcr had wasted lis brcath,an
there was calm on the waters. Then we
had water fresh water from the ships, and
our suiferinge were ended
BosroN, Oct 10.-A letter received per
Niagara, dated on the 18th ultimo, reports
money matters as generally growing tight
or throughout England, while the demand
was also on the increase. At Manchester
the late bueyancy had yielded to dcpres-
sion, and on both goods and yarns a decline
had been submitted to.
The demand for cotton for export con
tnucd active and more than absorbed the
receipts.
New York, Oct 10.-If it were posi-
bic for Wall street to look blucr than it has
done, then it looks so to-day The rates
asked for money are higher than ever, and
many failures arc reported, including some
heavy sugar dealers and paper dealers.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company
has made an assignment There are ru-
mors of more trouble in the Reading Rail
road Company. These things, of course,
affect the stock market most seriously.
The Groccr's, Marine, Pacific, New York
Exchange, Merchants Exchange, North
River Citizens, Irving's and Ocean Banks,
have suspended specie payments Several
of the country and some of the New Jersey
bank bills have been thrown out.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 13-Thc Peoples
Bank suspended to-day.
AUGUSTA, Oct 13-The Georgia Rail
road Bank has suspended.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 13.-Messrs Oakley
d Hawkins, large cotton factors in this CITY,
have suspended. 1t is rumored that 9th
crs will follow.
AUGUSTA, Oct. l4.-At public meet
ing of the citizens, held this day, it was re-
commended that all the banks suspend
specie payment. The Union Bank sus-
pended this morning.
The Bank of Hamburg, and Manufacture
cr's Bank of Macon, have suspended.
New YoRK, Oct. 14.-Nineteen banks
suspended yesterday, and it is believed that
to-day the balance will go.
The Tradesman $, Market, St. Nicholas
Chatham, Bulls Head Banks, and the
Bank of New York have suspended Sew
eral old banks announced their ability and
determination to so through the crisis, but
it is feared that general suspension is in
cvitablc.
The Marine Bank was stopped by injuno-
tion of customers, and it is presumed that
others haveadopted the same means to avoid
the penalty of suspension.
The excitement is relieved, and it is
thought that the suspension is only tempo
rary Business, however, is generally de-
ranged
FURTHER SusPENstoNs.-Th South
western Railroad Bank and the Bank of
South Carolina suspended specie payments
this sorenoon. They arc unGuestionably
solvent, as are all our banks. Note-holdcrs
and dcpositors need have no apprehension
now or eventually. The community owe
the banks an amount of debt, much beyond
the cash liabilities of the lutter Currcnt
means arc only wanted, and as specie can
not be obtained, what currency is next 50
good aud convenient as the bank bills
Why then sacrifice the latter by forcing
suspensions?
An unnecessary and needless panic pos
sessed some this morning, and dashes were
made in Broad street at various other banks,
but the latter have met them steadily
The majority of our banks are we'll pre-
pared, and nothing but the panic of our
people can embarrass them. Let deposi-
tors at least rernain calm.
All rumors as to the suspension of othc,
banks arc ineerrcct; and the probability
is, no moro will suspend. They will not
suspend, unless our own people compel them
which is suicide There isnot depoS-
itc or uote of any Charleston Bank which
is not good ~ Cher}eston .Ermag Nelos.
Istcpped in at tho Bank of Charleston,
when the excitement was mt its height, and
remained half an hour for the purpose Of
witnessing the effects Of the rush for specie
upon the insiders, and remorking the con.
duct, countcnances and general denortIncnf
OF tho motley crowd of bill holders,a as tn y
threw them upon the Sconnter.and tlcmaa.
gcd the specie. Many incidents occurred
which were altogether anusingto disin.