Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-18
Terrible Accident.


On Wednesday evening last an incident
occurred at an election meeting in Tilsen-
burg, which, VIC regret to say, has been at
tended with fatal results. Itappears, from
the details that have reached us, that the
meeting was called by the friends of DIR.
Connor, and that, just as Mr. Foley was
about retiring, after occupying the atten-
tiou of the audience for several hours, tho
floor in the upper part of the room sudden
" gave way, carrying with it about one nun
dred and fifty people.
The floor underneath proved itself unc-
quail to withstand so great and sudden
weight, and that, too, instantly gave way,
precipitcting the unfortunate sufferers into
the room below, making total fall of some
twenty-four feet, The scene that cnsued
it is impossible to describe. A mass of hu-
man beings lin eminent danger Of smother
ing, and fora few moments incapable of re-
cciving any assistance, lay in darkness,
groaning under bruises and broken limbs,
and all that had not become insensible from
the fall madly endeavoring to cxtricate them
selves.
The news of the calamity spread ike
wild6rc, and int few minutes wives and
sisters were frantically calling on husbands
and brothers who were known to be among
the sufferers. Aid was not long in arriving
and the whole community turned out with
speed and zeal worthy of all commen-
dation Mr.. Smith, the Reeve Of Dercham
and Mr.. Van Norman were hononbly con
spicuous for the energy they manifested on
the occasion, although scores of others en-
ulated them in the good work
The result of these labors of mercy was
the early cxtrication of all the sufferers,
many of whom were taken out with no 9th
er injury than q severe fright, and few
unimportant bruises. Others, however,
perhaps to the number of nearly thirty,
were very severely confused indeed
it is feared, fatally. 1t is ou painful duty
to add that, in tho case of one person, when
taken out, lifc was found to be. quite extinct.
The person whose earthly career has been
thus suddenly closed was AIr. Hopkins,
carpenter 7oro"to (Cona1oD Leae1er,
THE CONGO NEaRoEs.-It is a grave
question now, whether the 300 Africans
captured in the SLAYER Echo, and recently
landed at Charleston, S. c., should be sent
back to the jungle by the Government, or
be permitted to choose for themselves the
place of their residence. We understand
that the negroes declare that thcy will not
90 bnck. The act of Congress makes it
obligatory on the Federal authorities to
transport tncm to their native land. But
was there any Constitutional right to dis
criminate between natives of Africa and
natives of Asia, or natives of Europe?
We learn that the owners of tho "Jamps
Buchanan" aslaycr built and fitted out in
the Delaware river in sight of our dwell
ing, have become apprehensiye of loss since
the capture ofthe Echo. But tho ",Ja1lcs
Buchanan" has made four successful Nh
gcs since 1856, and cleared S4G0, ,409
Two of the owners were the. ssSp sy5 Of
Fremont for the Presidency. sse -
Our readers may be incycdulou flhe-
less we state nothing but fact
Southern (Penns .lfe;Yfll,t.
GOLD SINaUI, ARITY. The hero of