Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-01-23
The Esrthauaka at Han,as.


two minutes after 4 much more fearful
shock hurried them from their houses into
every street or open space they could find.
Ihls second shock lasted more than rs sec
ondsj both were undulatory from North to
South Two other slight shocks were felt
on Thursday--onc at 3, the other at 5 a.
IN No great damage occurred in Naples,
as the buildings are strong !; but no doubt
the ts,S;tt and t3ff;5 Ist.air Will cause ifiaiY
OF the sick, who wore brought out in the
slight coSeringof night, to,de of cold. In
Soa there have been some shocks. In At
tene half the houses have fallen down. :. In
Padula more than II hundred houses have
fallen, and many lives lost. In Polla the
disaster is great, and among the many vic
Tins are the whole of the brigade of tile
gendarmcs. In Auletta Petrosa and Gag
glono the deaths and destruction of proper
ty areyery great. In Salerno many cdifces
are rent iii two, two churches and the bar
racks severely injured. A despatch from
the intendcnte of Banlicata has just reach
ed, stating that IN Potenza the earthquake
was most severe, and has caused much dam
age; many buildings have fallen, burying
great many families.
From Bari the telegram is Incomplete
mcrely stating " The-inhabtants in great
numbers --.." Nesuyius is now in full
activity, but for some days previous to the
earthquake no fire issued from the crater.
Whoneycr the mountain emits fire or lava
we feel quite safe, and you may woN sup
pose how gratifying is the present appear
ance of our safety vhlyc. Whatever ac-
counts you may read of the state of this
city at tho ti'ac of the shocks it will fall
short of the reality. Women were seen
carrying their childrcn-men helping some,
old father or mother, or some sick person
wrapt up in the first covering available
Women screaming, tearing theirhair, pray
ing and calling on their patron saint and
the Madonna immaculate, all passing frau
tcally in denscly crowded streets. Tho
king, on hearing of these disasters, ordered
the public functionaries not to spare any
thing in the shape of assistance Ills Mai
esty directed the intendent to proceed to
the scene of the catastrophe, aud authorized
him to make use of the communal and pro-
viucial funds to aid the sufferers.
A shock of an earthquake was also felt
on the same night of the 18th, in the val
ley and on the mountains near Licbcnzell
CWurtemburg) as we'll as in that town it
self. The oscillation appeared to be from
North to South, The vibration was so
strong that many of the houses were felt to
trcmblc, and the windows rattlcd
.-----ss S-s--.------
Kansas.
We are very tired of Kansas and Kans-
asses, as Gov. Wis, quccrly calls those who
are most concerned for it. There is no
practical issue row for the South in it's af-
fairs The course of things there has borne
out our position last summer. The sooner
the matter is left to the people of Kansas
the better The President S position is the
right one; and the Lecompton Convention
being admitted as legitimate, even by Gov.
Wise, Congress is bound to admitthe State
wlththe pro-slWery Constitution although
weshayc nc doubt it Will be soon changed,
The FcnnSytvaAidn has the following SEN
siblc views:
@The vital policy of the National Adj
ministratien touching the affairs of fkansas
Is, that prompt admission of the State
presents the only certain and safe solution
of the protracted aud unhapps iubroglio
All procrastnations are fraught with haz-
ard aud mischief Ifever the maxim that
delays arc dangerous is to have a strik-
ing Illustration it would be furnished in
the ease of Kansas. The most studious re-
fection we can give the subject, taking our
impressions from experience and the posi-
tion OF men and parties in the Territory,
impress us forcibly with the belief that the
unhappy struggle should be terminated
right speedily, for the sake of Kansas, the
country and the Democratic party. What
is the remedy for the evils complained ofY
The elections on the 18th ultimo, for State
officers, held under the authority of the
Leeompton Constitution, manifests most
clearly that the true and only remedy is
with the people of Kansas tnemselvcs.4-
The free State party, In their Convention,
have declared their determination to- sake
charge of the new State goverAmeitt as or.
gani2ed under thc Leeompton Constitution,
on the ground that they can aud will call
another convention and change the Consti-
tuition 50 far,as il may be Questionable to
them =,
f'This IS their right and duty aud this
COZ sc presents the legal and peaceful settlc-
lnent of the whole question Of n State gov
ernmcnt for Kansas. Its a farbetter Gen
abling act than any nleaiber of the Senate
can dcyisc,sand will most ccrtaiuly settle
the troubles in Kansas, and preserS entire
the doctrine ofnonlintefyentton for which
she Democratic party has been contehding.
Ii is deeply to be regretted that this resolve
on thcpart of the free State men Of Kan
sas had f0t an ehrIier birth Tkcv haye.