Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-08
Disorder In Congress.

| frlqay, curing the debate on the report of
the Kansas Conference Committee: q
| Mr. Trippe explained his reason for votinr
for postponcmcnt in opposition to the ma5
lority Of shis party in q manly aud sensible
speech, indicating his personal independence
! MT Hill wished to mako similar cxplaha-
tionhbut Mr. Gartroll, also Of Georgia. OBJ
| jeeted.
Who objects?" inquired HILL turning to-
| ward him,
~ object" replied eartrelT, torping his
heaQ ina very naughty manner.
:" Where is your graveyard" exclaimed
Hill, rushing at him With great fury.
| He was intercepted. however, and Gartrcll
merely said, we will talk of grayeyords
elsewhere''- ''
Thc'Speaker called upon the Sergeant-at
Arms to conduct Hill to his seat, and order
was soon restored in ,tke Hall
a scene also occurred in tho Senate on this
subject. ~
Mr., Green roso TO make a report from tho
Conference.
Mr.. Stuart objected, on the ground that-the
bull itself was not in the possession of the
Senate but M the House |~
Mr.. r.Green arfogantly objectedto this in;
tervention. 80
| While Mr.. Stuart was on the floor. the bill
was brought over from the House and quiet.
J ly lard on Mr. Green IS desk 80.
Mr. BrOderick Immediately rose and said
he was informed by member of the House
ttlat the bill had been surreptitiously obtain
ed from the Clerks Office and sent to the desk
OF the Senator from Missouri.
Mr. Green inquired if the Senator charged
that he had dsshrreptitiously obtained the Bill
Mr.. Broderck replied that he stated the
fact that it had been surreptitiously procured.
subsequently, after remarks by others
\, MT Green again got the floor and said that
the bill had been brought to hinl to compare
data with bls report. A very remarkable
coincidence. but it did not mislead ANYBODY
Mr.. Brodcrick answered that he had been
Informed by Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, that the
bill had been improperly obtained, and that
ne held himself personally responsible for
the statement.
HoRBIBLE MURDER CoNfEsstoN AND
SENTENcE OF THE MURDERBR.--On the
9th INST, man named Samuel Landrum.
IRON Benton county Ala, was murdered
short distance from Atlanta Suspicion
pointed to three men named Johcs, Cobb
and Crockett, and steps were taken to ar
rest them The two, former were caught
below Atlanta, somewhere near the G.. r. :
H., and the Inter, after long chase, near.
Tuskegee, Ala. He was taken back to AT.
lanta, and made a confession of his guilt in
open Court. ~
He says that Jones, Cobb and himself.
were walking in the country, and were
overtakenb Landrufn, riding In wagon
that Landrum asked him to ride, but that
he refused until asked second time, whom
he got into the wagon and rode short dis
tance--that he and handrum then got out,
and Jones and Cobb got in, and chat them
IN accordance with an agreement made at
the suggestion of Cobb, and with slung.
shot that he (Cobb) had given him, he
knocked Landrum to, his knees, and the
others jumping out of the wagon, finished
the work with a lightwood knot and rock.
fhIs is the substance of his confession, and
he says that they only gpt f}iy-Go6 cents
from the pockets Of the murdered man, of
which they gave him t,oenty-fve cents,
lie has been sentenced to, be hung on.
the 18th OF June next. AS the cases eff
Jones and Cobb were continued before
Crockett was brought back, they wifi not
be tried until the next torn of the Court
Tha BANKINe SYsrEaG-The Grand Jnrv
OF 1orkS'lle District speaks as follows of the
BapKipg system:
Tie Jury beg leave further to present the
detcctfye--an instrument ofuppression cramp.
ing the energies ofthe people, and impeding
the course OF asound, substantial and per,na-
nent progress. They have failed to meet
their obligations in good faith, and have this l
far with impunity, violated the true intent
and meaning of their charters-thus forfeit 4
ing thescom6dence of the people, an,, embar
RAISING materially tho financial interest of
sne state The Jury regret that the. Banks
have been permitted, without, obstruction, to
disregard the regulations of law, and, In fact,
70 ,asusp, the powers OF lcgislution; and they
belIeyesthat due regaydtn the public ccono- |
my imposes upon the next Legislature the
duty OF earnest Vigilance in this respect and
the providing of Stringent restrictions upon
tho general exercise Of. banking privileges.
RsyIyAEs.--From all quarters Throughout
the Union we learn that the religious feeling !
lately awakened is still upon the increase q !
In some Of our neighboing villages, largo
additions have been made to the different
branches of the Christian Church. In Green |
vile, We learn that twenty.tbree werc IN
last Sabbath, added to the Baptist Church |
and larger number to the Methodist Church
AT Spartanburg, large number have con-
.nected themselves with the Methodist Church
In this place, tho meetings are still kent up, |
and cur Ministers are eVinoifie quite a. coI,s |
'mepdable zeal in tho matter. SWelearn that
seven converts have united with tho Rantistl
Church, and that the altar is nightly crowded 4
with anxious seekers aftor truth. The Union |
Prayer Meeting is hold every afternoon fs !
hasonic llaih AID is attended by,a runner
GUS speisRce.-7 a''dey.e,s Cacolieiap,
/" NV bfethrsn,' said Swift, in q sermon, !
"thcre are three sorts of prides of birth, of
riches, and of talents. / shall not now sneak /