Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-11


drsssed,in l Il an apgreSEit Stlate manner by Messrs.
4 John Dcdson and Wm.:: Fonhs aud theslast
named, gentleman presented them with a
beautiful Confederate States Cog, made byishe
true md noblc-hoafteds ladies Of Bollibgbrook
street, ms token OF their appreciation at tho
generous efforts they were about stos1nnketo
achieve: a successfult defenoog of Virginia soil
and principles lps ~ e - fSSt s,}vssl
| Charles Tlnsley, one of :shoifnumbor, stop
ped forward to receive the saag, ,sand III, reply
said: '.We arc willing To- aid Virgihia's
oause to tho utmost extent of our ability.
We do not feel that it Is right for us to re-
,9ain here idle when wlite gentlemen arc en-
gagcd in tho performances, workout Norfolk
that siss more suitable%to our .hands, aud of :
I$Mhichit is our duty to rolievo thenB. There,
l.is not''an unwilling Heart among IasRnota
I hand but Wiiistellsin thoiwork before us; land J
we promise unllesitating obcdiepcc;to all orr
.ders at4may be given to his. q, In referring
to the flag, he said: atLoould feel no greater
pride, no more genuine qualification, than to
:5e'able to plant IT first upon tho ramparts{of
fortress Monroe" siss a14s = .s;., ,@ssg4 L
TIE I)EIvERsiTY OF <YIRaIN1A. Stu
dents who, have just returned from the Uni.
,yersty pform us that the, college exercises
have been entirely suspended. Even the
iacuity have organized themselves Into mil.
ltary company, under the command of Dir
Scheele dc We're LOuly ono hundred and
twenty-five students, ronain, WHO constitute.
another military company under the lender
ship OF DIR. Blcdsoe, ready to marchlat a mo.
ment's notice. All the others, ,nfIihberine
about four. hundred, have returned to their
homes in the South, to take part in tho I'M
pending struggle. ~ Ietc,sLu,y Ea3,,ess.
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SoUTHERN MEN LEAvINa WAsnrNaToN:.
Southern men have left Washington lin
numbers for days past and families are also
gong. There will soon be great deaI.of
distress DIST there. Flour las gone Up 60 S15 OF
.Szu per barrel, and If tho Maryland people
cut OF their communications, prices will so6iFf
pe enormous Fearing starvation tho Gov; !.
ernncnt has seized 10000 barrels of flodr
lprlvnto property and converted it to its own
uses. They have thrown law, honor, relieion
and,deccncy to the winds long ago. H''
Lincoln is not sleeping in tho White
House, but around at the houses of his
friends 1t is supposed that he fears a can
non shot from Arlington Heights aimed>at
the White House. S~s y
=, VoLuNrEERs.-Fr From every portion of the
w " cst our people nrc responding promptly to
the call OF their Governor. Capt. Mellow.
-, 80 Is'!IH H'Nc aireaoy mafched, and Will DO
III haioish by morrow night Capt. yanccs
and allow US to add, that it is as finc looking
body of real mountain boys MS ever answered
to tho tap of a drum. Besides these, .t.apt.
Moodfn's " company, n. company on Turkey
Creek,' md one on Swsnnanoa, will, we sup
pose, soon follow.
a fine company has. been organized in
Madison, and making oil, possible haste to be
OF. a, very large company has been. raised
IN. Ya"cey, John $. McElroy, Captain. Two
companies have been organixcdn Hcndcr-
50" one IN Haywood, and one in Jackson.
,se [1shoille Neps, 2el Moy..n
a HUSBAND advcrtiscs thus "AIy wifo
Marin has stnyed or bocn stolen. Whoever
returns her willgct his head brokcF As to-
trusting her, anybody ca,l.do SO If sthey SEQ
fit; for us never pay my Own debts, rs not
likclY III my lrr'h q -, So. Nm. -,---s..