Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-22


DsAp.--IIon. Killan Miller, late NJ. q.
from the Duchess and Columbia District,
died on Tuesday morning of npoplexy at his
residence at Hudson. N. Y.
Blue Ridge Railroad.
The stockholders of the Blue RIDGE
Railroad in South Carolina met in Charles.
ton Wednesday at II o'clock NJ, pursuant
to call of the Board of Directors. The
lion. Charles Macbeth, Mayor, presided.
The Hon. Edward Frost, President of the
Company, made report upon the condition
of its affairs. The sum total of its resour-
ccs amounts to $500, 1l9 co. After sat
isfying the Companys Immediate liabilities
only little over $200,000Q0 will remain
| to be expended in the construction of the
work during the current year
| This sum is not more than sufficient for
the prosecution of the contracts for the
Stump-l1ousc Tunnel-for the bridge ma
sonry for the 26 mile Creek, and Seneca
River, and for the Whitmire fll in Geor-
| gia. The contractors for these several
works have been requested not to discon-
tinuc their work upon them The indica
tlons OF public opinion are considered as
favorable to the grant by the next Lcgisla-
turc OF the assistance necessary to the COM
pletion of the Road
In order to obtain that aid, it is urged
that the work shall be continued to the ex
tent of the resources of the Company; for,
If it abandon the enterprise, it cannot be
expected that the State will take it up
The stockholders are cxhortcd, therefore.
to make vigorous and united effort to sus-
tain the enterprise until the next session
of the Legislature. Judge King addressed
the meeting earnestly, and introduced res
omtions carrying out the suggestions of the
Presidents report, which were unanimous
| ly adopted.
The City Council of Charleston, through
George w. Williams, Esq, expressed their
entire readiness TO pay the remaining in
stalmcnts of the city subscription. Scyc-
raj gentlemen addressed the meeting, a.
mongst them George A. Trenholm, ESD,
who briefly and cloqucntly exhibited the
future greatness of the Western trade, to
be carried over the Blue Ridge Road.
We think the course pursued by the
Stockholders is just what it should have
been, and we arc pleased to chronicle it.
Southern Guardian.
/ BhUE RIDGE RAILROAD. We are hap
| py to learn that great reaction on this
subject has taken place in Greenyille Dis
trict, and we trust that it will prove conta-
gious throughout the State, and rescue
from abandonment and ruin great and
glorious enterprise. The entire delegation
from Greenvile opposed the measure, cx-
ccpt the fearless Perry, who stood alone in
its support. His able speech in favor of the
project. published in the Greenville papers,
and re-published in the Courier, has, we
learn, satisfied his intelligent constituency
that the welfare as well as the honor of the
State is involved in the consumation of our
Blue Ridge connection with the Mississip.
pl Valley We trust that, as in Anderson,
public meetings will be held all over the
State, calling for q reversal of the unwisc
action of the Legislature at thelate session
Charleston Courier
The BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD IN Tenn
EssEE.--Some twenty days work will COM
pletc the grading of this road from Knox
vile to Maryvile. We hope the County
Court of Blount will have enough of ambi-
ton and public spirit to issue the bonds of
the county, and order the carrying on of
the work, and the finshingof the two brid-
ges over the Holston and Little River
The State will furnish the means to iron
and equip, and we shall have the road in
operation between Maryville and Knoxville.
KnorOiUe Wig.
BLUE RIDGE RAILRoAD.-We are pleased
to learn that the work on the Blue Ridge
Railroad will not be abandoned but prose
cuted as vigorously rs the means of the com
pany will pemit. So far as we can learn
there exists in the public mind strong de-
sire that the State will take the matter in
hand and grant all the supplies that may be
necessary. 4 free conference with their con-
stituents, we feel satisfied, will result in re-
moving the hesitation which many of the
members of the Legislature felt in commit
\ ting them to an enterprise of such magnitude.
Many who wcre originally opposed to the
measure are now strong advocates of its be-
| ing pushed forward rapidly to completion by
State aid.- Clarendon Banner
LATER advices from the Western Plains
represent the sufferings from the extreme
cold weather to have been dreadful. A gcn-
tleinan just arrived ut st. Louis, from Salt
Lake City, states that men we're frozen to
death at nearly every station on tho route.
Ten men had been frozen at ono time. The
snow was very deep and the temperature
| was lower than it has been known for thirty
ycars-27 deg below zero.