Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-16

around the post preparatory to an attack
Fort Cooper had been taken by the Rangers.
From the Spartanburg Express
For the Southern Congress.
Messrs. Editors A new and brighter era
has dawned upon the history of the South
Our connection with the United States has
been irrevocably severed. a Southern Con
federacy has been organized, and the new
Government will soon be put into active opera
ton. And as our people will soon be called
upon to elect a member to the Southern Con
gress, we beg leave, respectfully, to nominate
Hon. j. J.. Orr for that position The dis
tinguished ability with which Col. Orr so re-
! Gently represented this Congressional District
in the National Councils of the late United
States makes it entirely unnecessary for us to
say anything about his eminent qualifications
for the Office, The great reluctance with
which his constituents suffered him to retire
is evidence of their entire confidence and APP
proval of his course while in their service
For some time past Southern members have
been in minority in the Congress Of the
United States, and consequently only nomin-
ally filed seats in that body. But the case
will be different in the Southern Congress-
A new Government is being inauguratcd and
we need the services of our first, best, and
greatest men to assist in shaping its destiny.
And though we could not do otherwise than
| acquicsce in the wishes of Col. Orr to retire
from the Congress of the United States, VIC
now, however, claim and urge the right of
the people to call for his services for the good
of our country in the present cvcntful crisis.
We hope that the changes in our political re-
lotions will induce Col. Orr to consider the
| question, and that he will regard the call of
his fellow. citizens for his services as mpcra-
tive upon him in time, like the present, even
at the Sacrifice of his personal preferences,
feeling confident, as we DO, that his return to
public life at this time will be hailed with
great satisfaction by the people of our State,
and of the whole South
SPARTANBURG.
$1,000 NEwARD.-On Wednesday, 18th
February, Samuel Lumpkin procured, under
false pretenees, horse belonging to the sub
scribcr. He is published in the Masonic
POice and 1GdingS, published in Louisville,
Kentucky, as an escape from Jail in Camden,
Ala, on charge of attempting to abduct a
negro Said Lumpkin is about 35 years of
age, 5 feet 8 or 8 inches in height, stout
built, dark cOmplexioned, with heavy black
beard, and some of his upper front teeth out;
says ne is lawyer and practiced law and
taught school in Texas. When last heard
| from, was about Columbus, n. c., and pro.
fesscd to be recruiting officer in the army OF
South Carolina. The horse stolen was a fine
looking dark chestnut sorrel, age unknown
with certainty, but supposed to be about
eight years; n small white spot on right hip
and a small scar on left on one of his upper
front teeth is a black streak, us if the toot
was faulty; white streak down the face pa.
ccs under the saddle, and rather cuts his
gait in. the hind feet \ reward of ST5, ,0O
will be given for the man and horse delivered
at Spartanburg Court House, S. c., or $50, 90
for the horse. Any information, by means OF
which L can obtain possession of the horse
will be HJcraiIy rewarded
G. Il. FLEMING.
We clip the above notice from the Spar
tanburg Erprcss of the eth ult. This man
Lumpkin paid our village visit few weeks
since, when we were so unfortunate (os il
turns out) as to have made his acquaintance
llc came into our Office, as Mason, and ap
piled for loan from the Lodge at this place
An examination, however, proved that he was
not entitled to such benefit. He told a long
plausible aud very affecting story and We
! NClH 81 cIcuulOtGS as lO DCllcNc MIN 10 UnC
amount of "" When we first saw the
notice, VIC were 10th to believe it, from thl
fact that we were unwilling to acknowledge
we had been " sold )" but the evidence was
too strong-the description suited him to,
well to admit of doubt as to his Identity
He is certainly the most censummatc scoun
drcl (always excepting j. G. Stanley, whom
our citizens have not forgottcn,) we have ev
er seen. While relating his story his chin
and lips quivered with emotion, and tears ac
tually came into his eyes. From the perfcc
ton and skill! to which he has attained in vii
lainy, we presume he is an old sinner We
offer an additional reward of $50 to the man
or men who Will arrest and hang him, or de.
liver him at Spnrtauburg G. III, We do not
charge Lumpkin anything for thi "puff, "
and hope that our exchanges will be liberal
enough to extend the notice. He said he
bailed from Oglcthorpe county, Geo
LaUrenSeUHie Hcyuld
LITTLE RocR (hrk) March 5.--~David
Walker has been elected President of the
convention by a majority of six votes H. G.
Boudinot was elected Secretary j. r. Jones
Assistant Secretary, aud Hammond door keep.
er. These gentlemen are Unionists.
NEW YoRk, March 5.-Thc steamship
Empire Ciy, of the New York and Havana
line, has been chartered by the United States
Government, and isuow taking in provisions
and army stores. Her destination has not