Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-03-20
Destruotiva Fira.

came Known that q fire had broken out OH
onetof the wharycs, the excitement bocame
general and intense, The streets were soon
alive with hurYing crowds, and the ready
firemen were speedily W slrcir way to the
scene of the coudagration. A watchnan
ON duty on Adger's wharves discovered fire
in the large brick building known as Adcer's
store, which extends from the North to tho
South wharf a steamboat bell gave the
first alarm, and the wharf was soon after
crowded with people. 1t is believed that
the fire originated in the second story of
the building When the fire was first seen,
hamcS were coming out from windows in
the second and third stories, and soon after
burst throughthc roof The building com.
priscs three compartments, divided by fire
proof walls, aud to this pcculiarity in it's
construction is attributable the prevention
OF very disastrous conHagration. BY the
energetic labors of the firemen the flames
were confined to the centre compartment,
IN Which the fire broke out, and of this the
second and third stories only sustained any
considerable damage These are badly IN
iurcd, but it was impossible, last night, to
approximate to the re;ll loss The building
as nearly as it could be estimated, last night,
about three hundred and fifty bales were
destroyed The largest portion of this was
owned by Mcssrs. ADAMS Il Frost, whose
Joss is fully covered by insurance. A small
portion of the cotton burned was Sea Island.
The origin of the fire, up to this time, is
a mystery. No cotton had been removed
from the building for two weeks, and as far
as we can learn, no one had eutcrcd it since
Friday. The watchmcn on the wharvcs
were at their posts, but not an indication
of the tirc was seen until the flames burst
from tho windows OF the second and third
stories. There was an immense quantity
ofcotton on and near the wharvcs, and if
the building had been constructed in diff
fercnt style, the loss of property woull
doubtless have been very great,
ChdriestDH Stamford, Hi.
-~a Ss---
Sc. LOUIS, March l2.-The Council
Bluffs Bu9Ie, of the 3rd instant, says that
MIR. Wlngate has arrived from Salt Lake,
which place he left ON the 25th of January.
He reports that there was no snow in Salt
Lake Valley, and but little in the noun
tains. He came bya route known ONLY to
the Morruons, and by which horscmen in
single file can pass by the army undiscover-
ed. The Mormons were manufacturing
small cannon, with percussion locks, tcles,
>coplc sights, carrying two pound balls with
ns much certainty AS II common rifle
They were also making 500 reviewers per
week, and coarse powder for mining pur-
poses. \ skirmish had occurred between
the Alormons and picket guard of the
army, Two of the former aud four of the.
latter reported killed.
Sr. LOUIS, March 22.--Adyices have
been received here from Salt Lake to the
18th of January. The Mormons were
manufacturing cannon, revolvers and pow
der, a skirmish lad taken place between
the Mormons and tho picket guard of the
army, in which two of the former and four
soldiers we're killed.
4 CuRIoUs WEDINd.-S Says the New
York correspondent of Charleston Courier ::
An interesting wedding took place a few
days since, between a Mr. Henry B. Mell-
vile aud Mrs, Sarah X. Seymour. The
parties have been married before, and each
have a family Of seven childron-thosc of
the gentleman comprising six daughters
and son, and those of the lady six sons
and a daughter The sons acted on the
occasion as groomsmcn TO their future faith
er, and the daughters as bridesmaids to their
future mother. The wLolo fourteen chill.
slreu dressed alike, according to their sex,
entered the church arm in arm, aud ranged
mo are hoth ro,o,,.aSI,. @ s, VI sn1at Parcn1s
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