Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-22
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Correspondence Of the KsOweo Courier.


families started for Niagara, Saratoga, Sharon
/ Staten Island and other fashionable summer re-
sorts and most places of public entertainment were
closed. But with the summer $ lacbrymosal fare
well aud the joyful entrance of fall our streets as
= stunned their usual appearance. Costly carriages,
freiglitcdwithove and dngly women, rolled along ;
strangers crowd the sidewalks, whilst filling the
hearts of Yankee merchants With JOY at their liber-
al purchases The theatres are in full blast with
! talented stock companies. the actors attracting
! greater attention than before by displays of gym
l nnstic strength and skill by their professional nnL
amateur gymnasts. The Opera Ivy engaging Mad
/ anne CoRTEsI draws crowded houses. Last evening
! Madame CoRrEsI made her entrec in Polinto, and
IN the role of PaoliDa created perfect fnr6re by
the display of her grand lyrical powers and perfect
acting. In the magnificent finale of the second
act CoRTEsI and MUstARNI reused the audience to
! intense excitement and in the famous duett, All.
| Santa Mclodia, perfect ovation greeted this
charming woman, and the whole opera rent with
whirlwind of applause.
With the return of the elite and the re.openino
OF fashionable amuscmcuts in the metropolis, comes
scandal. Ludori Joachim lnlius Tode. n Soi-diSant
noblcman. who has been charming all the ladies
by his address and supposed title arrested by
detectives ELDER AMI M'CoRD for embezzling
so, 900. The accused il is alleged was an agent
for an English house at ST. Petersburg, md about
a year ago, while acting in that capacity, sold u
vessel for his employers, and pockcting the pro
D.
Offered, for his arrest and photographs of him for
warded to the New York police. But up to this
period all efforts proved Intellectual, until broker
notified the officers that Russian nohlrmnn, cor
responding TO the description of Tode. was in town
The officer seized the idea that the nob!cman and
fodc were the same. and succeeded in arrcsng
the icion thereby realizing his anlicpations and
rcaping II reward of SO OGO. AS natural consc
qucncc intriguing mothers shocked that Count
Tode who is so polished, so charming, so wealthy
and so nobly born can be felon 1t is a sad
| blow to the girls, but the moral equazcs the dis
| appointment. Leaving Count 'rodc with his friends
the police sauntcred up Broadway. when n huot
and sshout proclaimed that some even, was trans
Pirng, bascncd forward and found man riding
mule and declaiming violently TO the rahble, when
police took both rider and animal TO the station
The prisoners name is CnRsTiAN GorrscmuLL n
lunatic and was in the habit of riding about the
city on ~ mule. representing himself as Jesus
Christ, and calling upon the sinners to repent-
In his haranguc he wi,s particularly severe upon
the common council, and prorhesied that the City
liail nnd its occupants would be DESTROYED
like Babylon Of old. When arrested the uutortu-
nate man had upon his person eleven silver watch
cs, and very grnvely remarked he Ind great diff.
cnity in convincing the people that he the
" Messiah"
few days ago the metropolis was the theatre
of another grand military scene although not nov
e yet each occasion brings freshness with it that
renders 1t pleasant The occasion was the presen.
taion of set OF Rcgimcntal ColOrs to the Seventh
Regiment by the corporation of Washington City |
for their patriotism in responding to the invitation
of Congress TO participate in the ceremonies of tho
Inauguration Of MILLS equestrian statue of Wash.
inGon i'll the federal Capital on the 22d February
last. The stand Of cOlors consists of rcgmcntnl
banner and a national hns. The banner is n very |
chas;e and beautiful silk banner, trimmed with |
gold fringe. On the front, which is of elegant |
blue silk is elegant oil painting of Mills eucs-
tran statue of Washington, which tho seventh reg
iment assisted TO naugurote surmounted by the |
arms of the regiment.
This painting is by Wm. d. Washington !
Esq, Of Washington, membcr of the family |
of Cen Washington, young artist Of great
merit and pupil OF Eeua. The design, the !
subject. the association and family ties all seem
to have combined TO inspire the artist and his !
picture Is pronounced complete success. On |
the reverse are paintings of the arms of the |
United States, the State Of New York the city
Of New York. and the city of WnShington.-
These are beautifully done by Mr.. Ortou II
promising young painter, also "f Washington.
Ii is of the size prescribed by the army rcgu- |
lnti"ns. The workmanship in the manufacture
Of the flags is in perfect Keeping with the de.
sign for superiority. enuty and elegance -
They arc surmouu'ed with gilt eagles and |
pnicS approximately inscribed. and trimmed |
with golden cnrd aud tn>sc.S
The case s of black walnut about eight feet
high surrounded with spread eagle, carved |
from walnut 1t is lined with satin wopd. and
contains two upright rocrs--onc for ea;h flag |
hooks for the slaves and belts and sockets |
for the bea.ers. On the door there is IA silver |
plute inscribed =
From tie Corporation Of lpl%hiugioa Ciiy. d. |
C.. NE ScCeaM Regiment, Mationdi Guards |
1860.
The cost of the whole is estimated at from ST.. |
500 to 81 800
The steamship John p. King, for Charleston, wns
launched on the Tth inst She is owned by Messrs !
SrorFoRD, TRELsoN & Co., and will be commanded /
by Capt. ADAMS, late Of the James Adger. She |
presents a magnificent appearance quiverng on
the bosom of the Hudson. and from her build and
accommodations need fear rival in point of speed
and comfort. In dimensions: length of keel 235
feet; breadth of beam, 81 feet depth of hold, 81
feet; measurement 1900 tons single beam engine
with cylinder ~ inches in diametep'and 10 feet
stro'a; two boilers. 26 feet long.
n riratons for tie reception of the Prince of
Wales continues, and will be classed under these
heads First, grand ball the Academy of
Music, under the auspices of the leading rcprescn-
tatives of the wealth and talent of the city Sec
omd, tho military review of the finest volunteer
soldiery in the world Third, torcl-light process
sion of the frc-department. This procession will
exceed anything of the kind witnessed in the
city. The various companies arc making prepara-
tions to have their engines, hose, carriages and
trucks decorated in the most costly manner and
from all accounts, greater display of torches,
lantt rs and fancy lights has never been produced
The E emen of Brooklyn, williamsburg Jersey city
and Boboken contemplate joining the procession.
The merchants bankers and others are making
active exertons for the monster meeting 10
be held in this city on tho 18th inst. 1t is pro-
posed 10 combine all in one BREoKBSRIDGE, DoUG-
LAS and BELL, composed of men of all parties OPP
posed tG LINCOLN. The republicans scof at the
meeting, and very justly remark it will have no
ether effect than hallow n few speeches and reso-
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