Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-22
VOL. Ix,-No. 44.
The Mississippi.


slowly rose, and there is a prospect that
several days will pass before the highest
point Of the season shall hayo been at
tanned. 1t, is little singular, adopt
ing the theory that outlets arc protection
to the lower delta of the Mississippi, that
Notwithstanding the immense amount of
water poured out of Its bed by the numer-
ous crevasscs which are inundating the
country in many places between this city
and Memphis, that we still received steady
increase, OF height in the riyer4at this point
fully equal to the ratio that has usually
been maintained under other circumstances,
between the rise here and at the former
place. Difficult also is it to reconcile the
fact of the river oycrrunning it's banks two
hundred and fifty yards below the Bell Gre
vase, when thc outlet should have dimin-
ishcd its height below that point; or, that
we have seen within two days past the wa
ter~ruuning over the lcyee in front of the
city and of Jefferson, at more than twenty
different places. True, the wind and tide,
on Monday, combined to swell the height
| OF water here, and aided in producing a
condition of things that called for hundreds
OF laborcrs at exposed points, even within
the city limits, until near the midnight
hour. 1t is we'll to note these difficulties
now, though they do not have sufficient
weight to influence opinion, for true the
ory of the laws of the river can only be OBJ
tanned by careful record of every known
fact
Yesterday the appearance of the river
along the city front was not so threateninp
as it was the previous evening, though in
reality the water was higher than any point
1T had before reached unaidod by forces
which retarded the regular flow of the cur
rent t
The authorities, wrtchful as it became
them to be, when disaster might possibly
occnr from negligence, despatched force,
under the Surveyor to examine the entire
line OF the lcvcc between this city and Car
rolton, prepared to work wherever aid was
needed. Just above that place the levco
was thought to be in danger The inn
mensc pressure of the accumulated waters
and the dashing of the waves upon this i'm
portant point, had weakened the barrier
erected for our protection and labor has
been especially directed to this point The
weak spots have been strengthened so as to
add to our security, and the whole line of
lcvec is now under close surveillance The
prompt action of the authorities, even if
actual danger had not been anticipated, was
praiseworthy
On the river front steady current six
inches higher than now exists, can be dis
charged without damage by overflow; nor
do we anticipate that any danger really ex-
lists, with the vigilance and promptness
which mark the officers of the city. There
was no discharge of water yesterday over
the levec except near Felicity Road, and
we can again enjoy the sublimity of the
scene without apprehension.
Nv 0. Pfcoynnc, Nay s.
THE EsoUrnEKN BAPTIsT THEoIoGIcA1.
SEMINARY, This body, composed Of Def
egatcs from The Southern and South wes.
tern States, convened in the new Babtist
Church at this place on Friday mornipg.
last, to take into consideration the location
and plan of organization of Theolooical
Seminary common tothe Babtist dehomina
ton OF the South. The most important and
Interesting transactions ofthe Convention
were simply these 1t was definitely settled
that the Seminary is to be located in Green
vile, $. C., and known by the name of "lho
Southern Babtist Theological Seminary
nour Professors were elected to fill the ,l;Y.
iercnt chairs in the institution, viz: Rev. A.
Broaddus and Rev. Basil Manly, r.. of
Virginia, and Rov b. r. Winkler and Rev
James z. Boyce, of this State. If these
gentleman accept the positions thus offered
them, (and it is generally thought thew
Will the enterprise catnot fail of success.
lhey are all young men of eminent picty
ana learning, and are extensively known Az
such throughout the whole Southern eoun-
try. A Board of Trustees, consistihe Of
twenty members, Of whom eleven arc from
this State and the rest from the other South.
ern States was elected. Rev. A. NJ. Poin-
dexter of Virginia, was appointed AGENT
to canvass the Southern States for the nnr.
pose of securing the endowment ofo R,u..
dred thousand dollars, which is to be raised
out of South Carolina The amount appor-
toned for this State has already been raised.
with hcexceptior fla few thousand dollars.
lhe exercises of the Seminary, tits contem
plated will be commenced on, the first Of
September next. The selection ofa site
tor thc bulldogs of the Seminary bas been
left IN the hands of Provisional COMMITTEES
for future decision
CosTLY CANpLEsTIcK. rish 0pem.
man, had occasion to visit the South semo
months since. When he r6,iurI,od. he re-
marked to friend that the southern pco,de
were very cxtravagaot. Upcn being asked
Why 80, he remarked that, who're he stayed,
1hey mad eandlestick worth eleven hun,