Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-01
From the Anderson Gazette.
The School Teachers Convention


From the Anderson Gazette.
The School Teachers Convention.
Pursuant to a call through the columns of
the Gazette the Teachers of this district met
at this place on Monday for the purpose of
meeting was organized by calling A. II.
Broylcs, Esq, to the Chair, and N. X Sulli-
van to act as Secretary.
| Gen. j. w. Harrison having expressed his
willingness to explain the system of the Free
School located in Charleston, which he visi-
ted during recent stay in that city, Col w
S. Shaw and John B. Watson were appoin-
ted u Committee to invite him to address the
meeting, which ho did in very appropriate
manner explaining the great advantage of
such school, and tho system, order, obedi-
was governed, notwithstanding the very large
number Of scholars. He spoke of the pro-
gress of the students, &C., all receiving
| thorough education gratuitously, and urged
the Importance of such n school in our dis
trict, and the propricty of the Teachers of
this district visiting Charleston, and seeing
how said school was conducted
The Rev. w. Il. Walters next addressed the
meeting, explaining the object of the Convcn-
ton. He urged the Importance of a School
Teachers Convention, from the fact that eth
politicians, physicians and the religious de-
nominations all have their conventions, and
by so doing they improve themselves and
why not the Teacher Of our District, so they
might be better qualified to learn "the young
idea how to shoot" He concluded by moving
that Committee of nine be appointed to
draft Constitution and Bylaws, to be sub
mitted at our next moctng.
The Chairman appointed the following gen
tlemcn on said committee: Rev. w. f.. Wal
tors. w. O. Alexander, j. Ycargin. j. NJ
Walker II. King. o. II. p FAINT. j. w. Glen,
! w. III. Haynic and j. w. Pickens.
1t was further
Resolved, That the Teachers of Anderson
district be requested to come forward at our
next meeting, and enrol their names as mem
bers of this Convention.
Having no other business before the Con-
vention, we adjourned to meet on the fourth
Monday in July next at ~ O'Clock precisely.
A. Il. BROYLES, Chairman.
N. K. SULLIVAN, Secretary.
ONO LEGIsLATURE.-Thi body ad-
journed sine die, on the 18th inst. The
last scenes consisted of singing Auld Lang
Syne, Oft in the Silly Night, Home, Sweet
Home, and Star Spanglcd Banner. A
number of important political and general
laws were passed, among which are men
toned the following:
A law repeating the spiteful and anti
national act of the last Legislature, forbid
ding to the General Government the use of
its jails for the confinement of fugitiyes
from service.
An act to restore the old ha6eas corpus
law, and to repeal the rider which had
been put upon it by the Black Republicans,
which was intended and designed to render
imperative the fugitive slave law in Ohio,
and thus nullify provision in the Federal
Constitution.
An act to repeal the foolish and uncon.
sttutional act of the last Legislature, which
made it pcnitcntiary offence to bring 0
slave into Ohio.
FLOYD G. H., April 19.-On the night
of the 18th instant, Mr. p. Howell, having
detected one of his negroes stealing meat
and finding that he was in the habit oi
selling it to white man named r. McDan
iel, made the boy make an appointment with
the white man to deliver him more bacon
while Mr. Howell and his friends surround
ed the spot, and effected his capture. Mr.
Mcdaniel was arrested and carried before
Justice Deskins. While in the court room
he borrowed a pen-knife from bystander
and before he conld be stopped cut his
throat. The windpipe was severed, and
his neck horribly gashed He is still alive
but IN most crisical condition.
--D Sss--------.
The New York Post calls attention to the
fact that the word Baby does not appear in
the now Cyclopedia, and supplies definition
i. "BARY-The judge, Jury, and sentence Of
squawks at midnight and will not be coinfor
ted by any quantity ofsops. A bped called
by its mother de title rosy posey, pinkun
pink, bless its title heart Z and very frequent
| ly 'toted' to the tune Of Here We go up, up
nup-e, and hore we gedown. down, down-e.'--
by bachelors called brat and by Topper
the proyerbial philosopher, delicately alIuded
to as q well spring"