Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-30


power as dangerous, and their existence us
useless. Fhe people arc beginning to feel
that thy have been imposed upon, aud to
appreciate the importance of imposing upon
the Banks, in turn, such checks and re.
Straints'as will regulate their business op-
erations, with reference to the public well
fare. This fcclingis getting to be general,
not only here, but elsewhere, and those
who were 40 first in favor of the suspen-
sions, and then of remittiug the penalties
therefor, as Sneasures of relief to the coun-
try, arc now Most clamorous against the ac.
tion OF the Banks.
Terrific Storm in Lower California-La
Paz in Ruins.
A correspondent says On the 30th
September, about clock in the evoning.
commenced the lurricamc-which has of
late years become periodical in these parts
1t increased rapidly in violence till ! /, and
then gradually subsided till 3 A. NJ, on
the lst October.
Tho terrific fury of the gale is said by
the inhabitants to have surpassed any pre-
ccding one within recollection, and though
rot attended Cat least in LA Paz,) with the
same loss of life as the storm of So, its 9th
or results were cvcnmore disastrous. Thir-
teen vessels-everything in fact in port,
with the single exception of launch in
the laguna, and a schooner in Pichiinque,
were driven ashore almost at the outset, the
Jeaanette, of San Francisco, holding OH
the last Had the coast been rocky, the
loss of life would have been fearful. The
E$perdaza, Chartered by Government
was after great oXertion, noatcd yesterday
The Btdncdrte, Pd4ucte, Pearl, Jeanmctte
and others, remain high and dry. The
crew of the last go up to. day to Guaymas.
Seven-tenths of the inferior dwellings, of
the town are heaps of ruins, and many of
the better class, such as the Bishops pal
ace, Mr.. Kimbalps, &C.. are ina similar
condition. There is perhaps scarcely a
house in La Paz which does not present
evidences of the fearful fury of the Storm
All the barracks are q wreck, the streets
obstructed by the fallen trees, and the gar
dcns almost destroyed.
But one solitary traveller has reached us
from San Jose since the catastrophe. Six
ty houses, the church, and all the palm and
sugar plantations are reported utterly de-
stroyed, with the loss Of Gix lives in the
suburbs. The sea there, and at Cape San
Lucas, swept mile and half inland, car
rying away every thing in its devastating
route. At the Cape, Capt, Ritchie's large
house was swept off, with all the smaller
houses in the settlement and loss of one
life. 49,
Commissioners are now employed taking
a census of the losses in order to report to
the General Government the ruined and
impoverished condition of the country
Meanwhile, the troops are being rapidly
withdrawn, like locusts fleeing from eoun-
try already pillaged The first detachment
left in the B,-tSd few days ago, and are
to be followed by majority of the remain
der IN the commencement of the ensuing
month.
The sole redeeming features of the tenn,
pest has been the liberatihg of large guam
tity of the precious metal in the placer of
Los Galliuas, and the uncoyering' of a val
suablc vein of silver in the neiglborhood of
San Antonio.
NEW YORK, Jan, IS. between 2 and
3 o'clock, this afternoon, "a fire originated
in the large public school house al the
corner of Leonard and Navy streets, in
which were five hundred children, and a
most agonizing scene took place The
teachers in one of the rooms, in conse-
quence Of the increased heat, not knowing
the cause, threw up one Of the windows,
and it was not until the smoke poured into
the room shat the alarming fact of the
building being on fire was suspected. A
stampede ensued among the alarmed chill
drcn, uttcring tho most agonizing cries !,
Many were thrown from the windows, and
sayod from injuryby bcing caught in che
arms Of the fremen and others. Seven of
Of the children were slfffocated or killed by
being hatnplcd upon, in the rush for tIe
various staipBays, al the first alarm. II is
believed that none we're burned. Several
Of the children were badly iniured---two
having their backs broken. The teachers
acted with the greatest fiTInness, remaining
in their rooms until all the children were
out.
Many exaggerated reports ere In circula{
ton to the number Of oh ildren Killed and
injured, batit Is believad sahaa the deas
does not exceed seven.
The school hansc was nearly new, and
considered tFe most perfect and thoroagh
built Of any IN the city n was four sto-
ries in height and covered large extent,
of gsound rhe fw coameneed shortly
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