Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-01-14

ing the tree Mt the top. The root is diseased,
and there the remedy should be applied. Then
the top will grow aud flourish.
Our Letter Box.
We have been permitted to make some extracts
from n letter written by "B., dated Berlin, Sept
1859.
"On arriving here took lodgings at the Brit
ish hotel, the world-rcnowncI street, Untcrtlcn
lJndcn--the street on which Humboldt livcd-on
which the University stmds-at Que end of which
is the famous Brandcnbmg gates:s.rmountcd by
the car OF victory, an immCnsc.cQshnS of copper
drawn by four horses abreast liIcN$iAe. The god
dcSs is q beautiful figure. with wings, bearing an
iron cross surmountcd by an eagle. 1T is said TO
be an imitation of the Propylacan gate of Athens.
NJ The other end of this street is the statue of Fred
crick William, tho Great said to l5g~riIc' Ac& in
the world 1t is on a pedestal % feet high, on
which arc 3 life-siAc figures of ilustrious men of
Frcdcricks time, and at the four corners are four
tcmnIc iorhs representing Prudence, Justice, For
tudc and temperance The cquestian statue is
IL feet high and beautifully proportioncd x =
will tell You something more of this interesting
street 1t is very wide, with pavement of flat
stones, OF feet from the houses, and then wide
carriage way. itself as broad ordinary streets
then two beautiful rows of linden or lime trees,
between which is wide gravel walk for horsemcn
and soders-thcn in the middle is very wide
gravel lootway. as wide most of tho streets of
Columbia All these places being filed with pco-
pie of all nations and languages, makes it a very
interesting place When | first awokc the first
morning here | heard drum and on opening my
window, j saw thousands of soldiers in gay uni
forms, with martial music going out to drill in
.somc of thGsc extensive pleasure grounds outside
of the city WlcrNOle said to be 10, 900 soldiers in
Merlin, all the time, and it looks -vctS.muoh like
camp, though the cityfWs 5O0,1OO inhabitants.t,
The general impression upon my mind is that lielAs
lin is far the preticst city | have the CON
tincnt. The streets are very broad and level, and
the houses low and modern, and not smoked and
blackcned by centuries rs most other cities.
have yet visited its collections of art want
cd first to get settled and then look around.'
"A distinguished friend in Washington, writes:
"We are still without Speaker and no very
speedy prospect of making one. The Republicans
getting the worst of the debate throughout,
and we driving them into much more pro-
fcsscd conservatism than they manifested at the
opening of the session There is no confidence to
be placed in them. They would only retire to
cover, in order to rccupcratc their strength and
then make a boldcrrush than ever My own opin-
ion is. they are now divided amongst themselves,
and that party drill and party lash alone holds
them together. They arc evidently taking water
on the Brorm raid and the IfcLper book HAM
MoND's words will be verified, and we Uhc demo
cras) will beat them in 1860, If are only prrt-
dent and cautious. In the meantime we may go
on here for months without an organization"
pi From letter, dated Lebanon p. o., Tppah
CO., Dee. 1859, VIC make extract or two:
"Aftcr the lapse of month or two, / take up
my pen TO give you my location. My post Office
is "Lcbanon, Tippah county, Mississippi" and
hope that my friends will write ~ me often, for
assure you Sand in need of nli'thc encourage
ment and sympathy that may receive. believe
that my move is the greatest misfortune of my
life and, were it not for the hope of heaN en-, feel
that reason would be dcthroncd 1t is true, we
had fine weather good luck and good health all
the way ont. But we met discouagcmcnt all
through Alabama MnHy pcrsonSwerc moving
b"sk WS vayng, fer you & go the the worse il
near where L.RINN GAMnRE. lives. | must sag
that the people here arc very kind to us and have
done us many fayors. I find Sod many old
friends from south Carolina. X.
say to you that | have got good land, but when
think o! Carolina, 0ph look a; the location OF tbs
country and water, Tdon't feel that all the go!AL
that can be got for cotton can reconcile inc to it
and, if do not get better satisfied here, cams
stay though it may take the last dollar to get
back will try, however, to make all can in a
proper way, do a. much good as possible, and pray
that may be better satisfied What shall say
more? You that have good homes in Carolina be
sure keep them that you may he comfortable"
Walhalla Banner and Anderson gazette will copy
Rev w G. MS letter hy his req"s~
SENATOR SEwAnD-oyations to Senator Sew
ard. the ''irreprossibIo ediNict" man, were.
given in New York. Albany, Utica Syrncnse'
Rome and Auburn, such as would be tondercd
to the patriotism and bravery Of one, on his re-
turn to his native land, who had achieved great
triumphs over "eign enemy. The only tri.
umph Of which William IL. Seward can boast
is one over the constitution of his country
REvoLUTIcNARY SOLDIER GoNE-John Ucw-
son, an old Revolutionary soldier, died ON Sun
day, in Philadelphia, at the advanced age of
3d. Mr.. Uewson was native of England, and
was born 10 London, October, 1867. He come
to this country at carly age, and was the first
calico printer in America.
SUICIDE IN PniLADEGrnfA--A woman named
Ann Walker living in Hepburn ST., committed
suicide yesterday afternoon, by strangulatioHs
She hung herself to bed post and pcrishod
Handsome PREsENTs--Louis Napoleon has
has given NJ Alodcnizo an estate near Bordcax,
worth 100000, as a rccompense for services in
old times. Ic gave some time ago 100000 to
one Of this gontleman'S daughters upon her
INcoNslsTENT-Among the signers for a.
Union meeting to be held in Iaycrhill, Mass.
which is understood to be bid for Southern
shoe trade, in the name Of q man who presided
aJ meeting is the saino town 10 raise funds
for John Browns family. iTeis boot and shoe
maker d